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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20
Colonial Dame. Society.

MISS y. p; b.. Memphis Tcnn.-To become 2
Lnefnper OF this society ono must he a descendant
IRON, some ancestor Of worthy life who came
70 reside IN an American colony prior To ITO
winch ancestor or some one of his descendants
bbe,ns a nheni asce ndant of the applicant. shall
nave rendered efficient service O his
during the Colonial period. All services which
Tonstltutc "A. lain to membership must have
nsen rendered before July :, 1876. but this date
S H De he'd 10 include all the sgncrs Of the
provides further: mo person shall he candt
date for admission unless invited or Dronosad
by one member and seconded by another mem
known and we'll recommended" ~ '''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20

: II Congress thinks it can deny the coun-
-trys demand for food control, Congress is
entitled 10 at least one more thought
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20

publishers, John Lane Company.
Letters and Diary of Alan sceger,"
the poet of the Foreign Legion. has
been published by Charles Scribners
Sons. Alan SccEcr. who died in
charge at Belloy-en-Sa ntere on July
4. 1916. left. in his letters and diary
An intimate personal record Of his life
during the war. The letters. some to
his mother some to others IA few of
which appeared in the New York SUM
express Secger's fierce JOY at finding
in the war an outlet for his pent-up
poetic feelings. The collection gives
vivid insight into the soul of the
like Rupert Brooke. went singing to
his death.
"Thc American Ambassador" by
Lawrence Byrne. an anonymous author
about whose identity there has been
much speculation. has just been pub
lisncd by the Scribners. This novel
remarkable not only for its intrinsic
qualities as story OF love and in
trigue and OF American character. but
as timely presentation OF life in an
American cmbassy-is the work OF an
American diplomatist who for obvious
reasons employs 4 nom de plume. II
opens with the appointment of an
American Of character and ability but
no diplomatic experience to the post
OF bassador. Negotiations OF great
international importance Immediately
and unexpectedly dcvolve upon him.
and the main theme of the novel is his
brave and vigorous fight against insid-
ious influences. AS a picture OF the
workings of an American embassy in
time of crisis it is powerful and fear
less. AS story OF the strife OF wit
and will 1t is exciting and absorbing.
The preparedness folks who have
been so impatiently criticizing Uncle
Sam because he has seemed to be a
little slow in setting his house in or
der. ought to get great deal of salts
faction out of the fact that the pur-
chase OF the island Of st. Thomas from
the Danish government was prepared
ness measure that showed very long
vision on the part OF the people at
Washington. In Caribbean Interests
of the United States" recently publish
cd by d. Appleton e. Company, Ches-
ter Lloyd Jones, who is an authority on
Latin American politics. says: From a
military and naval point of view the
Danish Islands (now our own) are
valuable because OF the possibility Of
fortifying the harbor of ST. Thomas.
and because that land port can, by
dredging, be made by far the best
anchorage for ships in tho eastern
West Indies. For the same reason it's
position is important for the facilities
offered peaceful commerce, though in
recent years, the harbor being unIm-
proved, the large ocean liners have
touched at the port infrequently. A
German line is a partial exception; in
decd. as has been often remarked, the
islands were largely a possession, not
OF Denmark. but OF the Hamburg
American Line Steamship Company"
Is 1t any wonder that Germany did
her level best to discourage tho sale
OF those little islands to the United
States?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20

"Peary Wants America Leading Air
Power" remarks a headline. There are folks
unkind enough to say that America attained
That distinction during the Bryan campaipns
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20

This country and Japan have never had
any difficulty in sustaining their gentlemen's
agreement When the Japanese commission
gets TO work, other agreements will he as
easily made and az faithfully kent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20

There is room for choice even among die
ta'ors For our own part. we prefer Prcsi
cent wilson or Mr.. Hoover to any one the
Kaiser would be likely to select.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20

There now seems 10 be some probabi,itv
that the Russian bear is going To sion hihor-
mating This is no time Tor hibernatinc
anyhow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20
Books and Authors

H. De We're Stackpole's novel of sea
adventure. Sea Plumber" has been put
to press for second printing by the
publishers. John Lane Company.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20
Tonnage of n Shin,

F. G NJ. Petersburg. Na.--The tonnage OF
shin is the carrying capacity or weight Of the
e OF IN tons There arc four ways
dead weight carrying capacity and displacement
tonnage; The gross tonnage Of a shin is ascer
ainei by dividing by 100 the whole interior
oSSpactf .eSpresfed IN cubic fcel of the hull
method presumes that. average cargo 10, Of
19 snhg fee, for each ton q
for cargo or passengers. The dead Weigh Ion
mage is the actual weight Of cargo n vessnI
e ear esrry TithTnt mmetsng deeply
Of ship and cargo or contents when immersnd
TO some fixed depth. For vessels The dc
placement tonnage is usually given for an ~;
trary condition called at normal draft" which
with about two-thirds OF all fuel and stores
For me reliant vessels the displacement is
usually given for the fun load conditinn. n -,
is. when the ship is immersed to her Piimsili
mark. ''"Si'i
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20

when MIR. Hoover's army Of women begins
20 save good many men will begin to
mink they have acquired new wives.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20

And now the Climbers begin to display a
real disposition to climb
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20

realization OF the fact that II Is neither abreast
Win puDlic opinion conscious of tho Inn
mediate needs of civilization and humanity-
Christian Science Monitor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20

Isn't it about time for the survey to be
cir to survey?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20
Current Editorial Comment

What Senator Reed is appar-
emily aiming at Is. not to pre-
vent the creation Of food die
ttht0rship. but 10 prevent the
1000 diCtatOrShip existent from
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20
To-Day. Best Irnnd-pick.a ,,ok.

we take wiser view of preparedness now
than we look last year." said Representative
David y. Classon at banquet
Our former attitude toward preparedness re-
minds of Boozcman Boozer
How we'll you're looking a man said to
Boozer the club.
Yes he answered. swelling out HE ch.s.
Yes. I've off,
Gee: That settles it. I'm going to swear
OFT. too How long have you been a teetotaler?.
Il begin Tomorrow. Boozcman Boozer an
swered."-washington Star
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20
Doing His Dit at Sen.

When Sammy is a sailor
And plows the stormy main.
He does his very darndest
To cause the Kaiser pain,
And now and then a submarine
VIII not reach home again.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-03
~rhe Msst Horrible sight"

a great viol!nist says that American
women are ''inhuman." do you know
what to me Ia the most terrible sight
In al New York; he asks. "Worss
than the pitiable procession Of little
girls up Broadway It Is the women II
the foyer Of the opera. When look
1t them It is with pity and with dis
may, and finally with terror. How can
there be 30 many women, I ask myself,
who look so inhuman? Oh, the splen-
dor of their perfection, how terrible It
is. One after another, one after anotl'-
er, 1 SEQ them; early middle-aged aud
middle-aged, calm and magnificent,
their too-abundaBt flesh carefully cor
seted, their arms and bOsoms shining.
every detail Of them speaking how
they live in the realm Of the body, and
+ how much thought and time it has TAX
en- to give them that special aspect OF
perfection. One knows how they live,
how sheltered are they from every un-
comfortable physical sensation. They
shrink from discomfort more shudder.
lngly than a drawer race shrinks from
pain."-Woman's Home Companion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-03
Wa HOSPITALS for Horses.

All the horses in the veterinary hoo
pitfalls on the British front In France
are fed four times a day. The more de-
bilitated ones are fed five and sin
times. When they are particularly rum
down and in danger Of being mistaken
FOR boneyard hatracks of sort, the
patients get nothing but cooked foods,
and they fairly revel in them. They
have tonlcs. too. and it is remarkable
to see the improvement In their condi'
ticD that a few weeks work. The diet
for "debi'ities" consists of oatmeal
Cruel, linsced Cruel, boiled turnips and
scal6ed oats. Later they get crushed
oats and chopped hay, and almost be-
fore they know it they are in the con-
valeSccnt ward.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-03
USUALLY NOT so CARELESS
Glory Of the Steward and the Cock
reaches One Of Late Admiral
Dewey's Favorite Sea Yarns.

Among the late Admiral Dewey's sea
stories was one about an inefficient
steward.
"A sea captain"-so he would be-
gin-"drank of a cup Of coffee and
then started back with a cry Of hor'
ror, for there in the bottom Of the
cup lay two gigantic cockroaches.
'"The sea captain summoned the
steward in a voice Of thunder. he
pointed out the two cockroaches to
the man, and demanded an explana-
ton.
":Tm certainly very sorry, SIR
stammered the steward. 4 don't un'
derstand it at all. I hadn't an idea
them two cockroaches was in that
there cup Of coffee when give It to
you. They float, usually, you know,
Dir, and when I see one I always take
4 out, Of course, sir, before servin.'"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-03

HOUSE DRESS and APRONS
Every one we sell is mighty
good value and will be higher
73c. SIC. SOC, CSC. $1.25. etc
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-03
MODEL RURAL TOWNSHIP.
Rura! Survey In Iowa Locates Il In
Northern Section Of State.

Rural Survey IN Iowa Locates Il In
Northern Section Of State.
The model rural township has been
discovered by rural survey In Iowa
Orange township, in the northern
part of the state. 1t has not village
in it, and the residents are almost Who'll
~ American born, though many are of
German descent There are now eighty
seven owner-operators Of farms and
ifty-seven tenants, but half Of these
tenants are related to the owners OF
their lands, being, for the most part,
either sons or sons-in-law, and nearly
four-ffths expressed confidence in some
day becoming full landowners. Thirty
one Of the owners belong, on the aver
age. t. two and one-third farmers or
CARNATIONS and thirty-two Of the chill
dren Of the community are in high
school. Practically all the homes have
telephones; more than half are heated
by furnaces; more than half have vac
uum cleaners; more than half have au-
tomobiles; more than half have pianos.
and very nearly half, or flfty-seven out
Of 142 homes, have running water in
doors. The owners Of land have an
average Of little more than a hun
dred books each and the tenants near
ly a hundred. Not q single home
was without a paper or magazine, and
half Of them had four or five apiece.
Sixty-three owners families cootribut-
ed an average Of over $50 each to
church support How many city blocks
could show such figures? The social
conditions, finally, are excellent, for
pi@io and community aatheunGB An
frequent. The spirit of the township
may be gagged from the fact that each
fall a community banquet is held for
the hired men.
It's futile for Opportunity to knock
ut the door If we haven't saved up
money enough to take advantage OF her
ropositiou.-Detroit Free Press.
It is estimated that there are proba-
bly, 1,5OO,OOO,OOO cents and 100000, 600
five cent pieces afloat in the United
States. or an average Of twelve pen
MES and FIVE nickels for each person.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-03
Japan's Rice Crop Grows.

Japan's last rice crop broke all rec
ords for that empire having amount
ed to 29S, 466. FOG bushels, which beat
the former official high record (1014)
by 6.G3O,27O bushels. Better methods
of investigation and handling by local
officials may be partly responsible, but
, the increase is probably due also to
improvement made in the selection of
seed, methods of farming and pre-"
vention Of damage from natural
causes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-03
Meteorites.

Meteorites.
Specimens of neteorites command
such a value that those which fall to
the earth are generally broken up into
innumerable parts and scattered in all
directions among the private .collec.
lions. Thus one of the earliest known
meteorites, that found in Eusisheim.
Upper Alsace, in 1892, is represented In
sixty-six collections. The result of this
practice is that exorbitant prices are
asked by dealers for meteoric material
study.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-03
NOT DUE TO BAD ToNslLs
Theory That Rheumatism May Be-
Traced to Infected Condition Of
Throat 10 Given Jolt.

The prevalent idea that there is .
distinct relationship between the tom
nils and rheumatism" receives a Sc
we're Jolt in a report by Drs. s. J.
Grove, s. Shelton Watkins and Alma
8. Rothholzsi In the bulletin Of the Johns
Hopkins hospital. These investigators
followed Up nine cases after the tom
dis had been removed. Only two
showed Improvement, two showed no
Improvement and I've 81 the cases are
much worse. Yet in each Of these
casesGit seems certain that the tonsils
we're the source Of injection. 90
Topsalectomy, as cutting out the
tontals il called, IL always / trying OPP
e1StiSn!E Su6eferS from krheumatoid
arthritis are generally middle-aged,
and the disease IL generally we'll ad'
zunced when they seek medical advice.
There is often marked anaemia and .
distinct lessening OF ability to with.
stand pain. Therefore it is doubtful
II they should be subjected to such .
painful operation.
The Investigators express skepticism
as to the efficacy Of tonsil removal in
other rheumatic Observation-Disclosures
fever and chorea, for instance, but say
that when the tonsils really are the
primary source of infection their re-
moval may materially help the cure by
preventing constant reinfection.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-03
WoIfe's Sash to 4 Museum.

A new and valued addition has juN
been made to the Museum of the Cha.
teau de Ramezay. 1t consists of .
cabinet containing portion Of the gar.
net silk sash worn by Gen. James
Wolfe on the day he became the vic
tor of Quebec" in 1859. In addition
to the sash are the original letters that
prove Enthusiastically the authenticity
0f the relic.-Mont1Aal Star
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-03
To ENLARGE New York City.

A competent engineer proposes to
enlarge the area of New York city BY
retaining so square miles Of land
from New York bay, by the use Of cot.
ferdams. He estimates that the expense
will be greater than the sum required
to build the Panama canal. This would
be small item If the project were sue
cessful.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-03

The best that history gives US Is the
enthusiasm it arOuses.- Goethe.
Every one who puts up a fence
fences out more than be fences in.
There is $5OO.OOO,OOo invested in Unit.
ed States lumber plants.
Good intentions are apt to get rusty
unless kept in constant USE
The larger the bluff the smaller It
looks when called.
Delaware was the tobacco plantation
Of New Amsterdam.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-28
BARRETFs sRE-IGLECTED HEAD
OF Farmers Union--Organizati OPP
poses Universal Military Service.

Jonesboro, Ark, Nov 22.-The
Farmers Educational and Co-opera-
tive Union Of America, at the final
session late to-day Of its 18th annual
convention, reelected G.. S. Barrett,
Of Union City, Ca, president, and
adopted resolutions piedging the
government its support in the pres
ent war, but protesting against the
maintenance Of large standing
army in times Of peace, or "any form
Of universal military service"
A. V. Swift, Of Oregon. was re-
elected vice president, and A. G. Da-
Wis, Of Arkansas, secretary-treasurer
TIE resolution opposing a large
standing army charges that a new
movement Is ON foot to fasten upon
the people Of the United States the
hated Prussian military system"
Other resolutions adopted endorsed
the Federal Farm Loan Act; urged
members Of the organization to raise
more food crops; pointed out the
necessity OF the farmer securing such
prices for his products as will enable
him to employ competent labor, and
urged that men in the training camps
OF the country at the time of the next
harvest be granted furloughs "to
come home and help save the grain"
The selection Of the 1918 conven-
ton city as we'll as substitution of a
manual for the ritual abolished by
vote Of the union were placed in the
hands of committees for final action
later.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-28
THREE AMERICANS RESCUED.
Ailmen, Lost at Sea, Rescued in Elk
hallsted Condition.

A French Port, Now 25.-Suffer-
ing from cold, exhaustion and hun
ger, three American naval airmen
were picked up by French patrol
boat last night after having been
lost at sea for nearly 60 hours.
The three men, in a huge triple
hydro-airplane, left French base
Thursday morning in search of four
enemy submarines which were re.
ported operating off the coast.
When the men failed to return
within the usual time fears were felt
for their, safety and machines were
saafsillhs haRsseFS "; "
turned after several hours and re,
ported that they had seen no trace
Of the missing plane or its crew.
The naval authorities then sent out
general warning to all allied boats
off the coast and the search for the
Americans was continued Thursday
Friday and Saturday.
About dusk Saturday French pa
troll boat saw the missing machine
drifting helplessly several miles out
at sea. A boats crew rescued three
men, who included Ensign Kenneth
Smith, former Yale student, who
was the pilot; Frank j. Brady, Of
Newark, N. j., observer and gunner
and l. +. Wilkins, mechanician. The
three men were virtually exhausted
when picked up.
All the men have now-recovered.
The boats crew were unable to save
the hydro o-airplane, which was sunk
at sea.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-28
LOWER CONFERENCES AMoUnNs
Partial list Of AppOintments-136
Session Of 5. &. Conference Closed.

Bishopville, Nov. 25.----The 135th
session OF the South Carolina Meth
odist Conference closed tonight. af-
ter very busy and valuable day OF
preaching and special song services
IN the city churches by. visiting min
listers.
The services at the Methodist
church, the home OF the conference
at this session, were especially enjoy
able to everybody and most. crafty
Ing to all the people OF every faith
In the city, in that they were the
dedication services for their magnifi-
cent new building. The sermon was
delivered by Bishop james Atkins.
after which the brief but impressive
services setting aside the building for
the services Of God were conducted.
At the services Tonight the ap-
year were read by Bishop Adkins.
tLnck Of space forbids our pub
fishing the complete list Of appoint
| ments. We give the presiding elder
for each district, and the names and
| appointments Of those ministers we'll
known in OcOnee):
Charleston district--G.E Edwards,
presiding elder; Charleston (BetheD,
T. G. Herbert. Spring Street, j. p.
Inabnit; Hampton, p. A. Murray.
Florence district-Peter Stokes,
presiding elder; Bennettsville (First
church,, w. w. Daniel; Chesterfield,
b. J. Guess; Darlington (Trinity) II.
]. Cauthen; Darlington circuit, J. 8.
Beasley: Bert A. Powell, Army YIN.
CA.
Kingstree district-D. Arthur
Phillips. presiding elder; Kingstree.
G. 4. Harmon.
Marion district-M. w. Hook, pre-
siding elder; Loris, ]. l.. Mullinix:
II. l.. Singleton, supernumerary; Ma
rion, J. w. Daniel; president Paine
Colleg A. ID. Belts; president Of
Horny Industrial School, s.. C. Nor
ris, .
Orangeburg district--A. J. Cau-
then, presiding elder; Branchville.
j. A. White; Cameron, j. X. Inabi-
net; Norway, r. r. Doyle; Olar, A.
Sassard; editor Southern Christian
Advocate, Dr.. Creighton. .5ls
Sumter district-D. M. McLeon,
presiding elder; Camden, j.. H.
lstions J.sW::sWoll ling !; n Sershaw, It !. .
DnBose; Oswego, J. w. EIkins:
Manning, G. B. Smith; Sumter
(Trmlty), r. S. Truesdale, H. w.
Bays. junior preacher; Broad Street,
S. w. Danner; superintendent army
work, Camp Jackson, T.. 0. Watson.
The next conference will meet In
Orangeburg. McColl also extended
an invitation and received n fattcr-
ing vote.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-28
WHOSE BABY WAS 1T?
Infant Left on Porch Of Home on the
Cherry Bridge Road.

Somewhere between late Friday
night and 1880 o'clock in the morn
ing Of last Saturday, November oath,
somebody left, near the door on the
porch Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Moore, a
basket containing the body of baby
boy, about three months old. Mr..
and Mrs. Moore live about four miles
below Seneca, on the Cherry's Bridge
road. The child was discovered
about 1890 o'clock. 1t was by mere
accident that members of the house.
hold had been up at that hour, and
the child could not have been on the
porch for q very lolg u me ore
Y s6ASing bHshs d discoySr Us & NC Oh y 81 siS
heard near or at the house during
the night, though Mrs. Moore recalls
having heard what she thought at
the time was a wagon passing, going
toward the Cherry Bridge. This was
but short while before the child
was discovered. The child was sup
piled with an abundance of clothing,
parts Of this being Of fine material.
Among the articles OF clothing were
noted number Of fine white sum-
mer aprons and other articles Of ex-
ira quality materials, and a light
white summer coat. Tucked away
IN the basket there were also four
nursing bottles.
The Moores know whose ba6y.it is
now, but they want to know whose 1t
was. In other words, somebody is
going to have sweet time getting
this kiddo from its new home, as
Mrs. Moore states that money could
not buy 1t. And yet-who can
fathom the workings of q woman's
curiosity-she would give almost
anything in the world except the
child to know whose it was before
1t became hers by right Of possession.
II you get an inkling as to who the