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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-14

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hour, free lodging first month, per-
manent. No labor trouble.
MOBILE LIGHT AND RAIL
ROAD CO., Mobile, Ala. 1926
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-14

FOR SALE-My home on Elk
change street, two pieces of colored
property, and 40 shares of Canvas
Decoy stock.-W. M. Miles. 12tf
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-14

FOR SALE-Practically new Clar-
endon piano. Phone Ala rings.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
IN 1n[ lr1lELIdnT
WILL ASSIST SECRETARY BAKER

When it became necessary to con-
fer with Secretary of War Baker, Maj.
Benedict Crowell was obliged to put on
his overcoat and cap and step across
the street in Washington to the state,
war and navy building. But now he
has taken his typewriter from the
Mills building to the office of assistant
secretary of war. ..
President Wilson has appointed
Major Crowell to help the secretary of
war as assistant secretary with some
Of the difficulties and intricate prob
lens connected with carrying on and
winning the war. Major Crowell is an
engineer by profession and first showed
his merit by his expert advice to the
general munitions board, especially
concerning steel production immediate
ly after the formation Of the national
council of defense in Washington. 1t
was in. the engineer corps that he was
given his commission, and later he was
placed in charge Of the Washington
office of the Panama canal Major Gro
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
AIR FEATS Of THE LAFAYETTE MEM

mense pressure on the under side Of
their wings. In some acrObatic man.
euvers I was trying the other day
to stall and then fall in such a way
that the full weight was supported by
the upper surface-by the wires which
In most machines are supposed merely
to support the weight Of the wings
when the machine Is on the ground.
eyes, the Spad is well-built ma
chine, the nearest thing to perfection
in point Of strength, speed. and climb
ing power I've seen yet. OF course it's
heavy, and that's why they put 15O-23O
horse power in them. The other school,
that Of light machine with a light
motor. depending for its success on
lack Of weight rather than excess Of
power, may supplant the heavier ma
chine in timei can't tell.
yesterday there was a review here
in honor Of Guynemer, and decorations
for the pilots Of the group who had
won them. Three Americans received
the CrOix de Guerre-members of the
Lafayette Escadrille. Lufbery, the
American ace, carried the American,
flag presented to the escadrille by Mrs.
McAdoo and the employees Of the
treasury department, besides the two
aviation emblems Of France. He was
called to receive his decoration for
having in the course Of one day held
70 IncnnnInI (Sfv
German plane in flames, and forced five
others to land behind their lines,
(Which means that he Is officially cred.
tied with One-his thirteenth-and that
the other five. though probably brought
down, do not count for him because
there were not the necessary witnesses
required by the French regulation.)
"Aviators are not very military. The
chief Of one Of the escadrilles was COM
mlssioned to command the mechanics,
who are plain soldiers with rifles and
steel helmets, for the occasion. He Is
bit of clown and amused the entire
gathering, kidding with the officers.
The pilots of each of the five esCa-
drilles were in more or less formation,
most of them with hands in their pock-
cts, for it was chilly, and presenting a
mixture of uniforms unparalleled in
its heterogeneity. Every branch Of the
service represented endless personal
ideas in dress.
Spent Their Holiday in the Air.
Because of the occasion, repOse had
been granted to the entire group for
the afternoon, another group taking
over our patrols. So that after the
review every one had the afternoon to
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
Wouldn't Be Siiuhted.

The principal Of school once had
occasion to lick very refractory pu-
pil. 1t was very meager punishment,
but the child complained to his father
when he went home that day. The
next day the father paid the principal
q visit.
st understand" said the irate parent,
"that you licked my boy yesterday"
81 did," was the reply, "but not Sc
verely."
"Well," said the father. II want you
to know that I am one of the largest
taxpayers in this place and my boy is
entitled to as good a licking as any
other boy gets. If you slight him again.
you'll hear from me in no uncertain
terms"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
FIRST HALL MARKS
HierogIyphics Stamped on Gold
and Silver in 1900.
Guild Formed In Early Days to Pro.
tect the Buyer In the Matter OF
Purity Of Metal.

What are the strange hieroglyphics
stamped on the back of silver articles
In England, and what do these marks
signify? This is question which has
often puzzled the inquisitive. A tedi-
Gus and technical subject, you say.
On the contrary, most absorbing ana
appealing one. Read here what an ex-
pert in the matter Of these markings
has to say, and be convinced.
1.-THE first hall mark was used in
Paris in 1900. 1t was employed for
both gold and silver, principally the
former. Some goldsmiths had been
underselling others and as there was
no difference in labor or perfection
Of detail. it was obvious that much
inferior metal was being used. So
guild was founded to protect the buy
err in the matter of purity Of metal.
The guild specified the Paris touch,
which meant that certain standard
Of metal was to be maintained.
"About 1927 stir took place IN
England for a slightly different rea-
son. Privateering off the coast was
frequent, the result being that silver
vessels were brought back and made
either into coins or other vessels. AS
the product was of lower grade than
the English standard, goldsmiths'
guild was established there also, with
the rather awe-inspiring title Of ORR
gin and Mystery Of the Fellowship
Of Goldsmiths.' The guild specified
that standard metal must contain 925
parts of silver and IS parts of copper.
It's members had authority to travel
through the provinces of the United
Kingdom assaying silver vessels, and
If any specimen was not up to stand
ard it was confiscated or a fine Of dou-
BILE it's value was imposed on the
maker.
"When q piece was made 1t was
the custom to send it to the guild
hall. There it was assayed and If
found to be Of the proper proportion
it was stamped with the English hall
mark. or as it was then called. the
'guildhall mark commonly referred to
as the kings touch
"A leopard's head was the first mark
employed in England and the maker
also was privileged to place his own
stamp upon it. which generally con-
sisted Of the first two letters of his
surname. AS so few people were able
to read, most Of the tradesmen had
signs which they placed on their pro-
auctions, hence the modern trade
mark. In 1850 the guildhall added a
letter marking the year that a piece
was made, but as the full alphabet
was not used, the date Is very difficult
to determine. Later the leOpard's
head was changed to lion PEASANT.
which in turn gave way to lions
head erased with a figure of Brit
tania.
"The collector Of old silver must
look out for the method Of 'glorlfy-
ing used by INSCRIPTIONS dealers who
cut the hall marks out Of old spoons
or forks and fit them into big piece
to mlslead the unwary. It Is extra
ordinary that so much good old Eng
lish silver has survived, considering
the vicissitudes through which It has
passed. In the Wars Of the Roses, for
instance. much plate was cOnfiscated
and melted into coins for carrying on
the strife"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

This type of camera which no doubt
will be used by American aviation
corps men for reconnaissance work
Is attached to the airplane and
is operated by the pulling Of strings
or the pressing of buttons. The cam
era Is almost automatic, as everything
can be set in advance and the entire
operation Of taking the picture Is the
pressing Of the button or the pulling
Of the strings. The camera makes an
almost perfect view Of the terrain and
will be invaluable in the reconnaissance
work Of the army. The camera Is
loaded with plates and number of
pictures can be taken successfully with
out additional work. A British royal
flying corps man Is In the machine.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
USES 0vERCOAT AS BANK
Negro Proves Ownership to Garment
by Disclosing Location Of
Savings.

New YOrk.-Monroe Smith, a negro,
insisted in the court Of special ses-
sions that he had not stolen the over
coat Of Leslie Davis while he enter
tanned Davis In his home. Smith said
the coat was his own property and he
had right to pawn 1t.
81 can prove own the coat" said
Davis. "There Is nine dollars sewed
in the lining"
Promptly the justice ordered the
lining ripped open and the. money
was found.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
KILL DEER TO REDUCE COST
Chippewa Falls Park Board Forced to
Stay Because Of Cost
Of Keep.

Chippewa Falls, Wis.-An increase
in the herd of deer at the public park
in this city and an increase in the cost
Of food for the animals, has caused
the park board to have five Of the deer
slain. and the venison placed on sale
in one of the markets. Permission to
kill the deer had to be obtained from
the state conservation commission.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
Use Paper as Fuel.

every household in Italy saves all
the odd bits Of paper. These are
soaked in water and kneaded into balls.
then put in the sun to dry. They will
serve to give a little heat later on.
Walk down fashionable street in
Milan and you will see pyramids, Of
these paper balls in the balconies Of
the houses of the rich-Exchange.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
WON FAME AS STATESMAN

One of the most picturesque fig
ures in the senate is that Of Senator
Knute Nelson, whose decision to retire
from the senate has met with insistent
protest on the part Of his friends. But
inasmuch as he has the reputation of
being "the hardest-headed individual
in the senate" it is not thought likely
that even President Wilson's letter
urging him to return will induce any
change Of mind. He has been Min
nesota's senator for four successive
terms, since 1895.
Born in Voss, Norway, in 1843, de-
scended, as he says himself, from a
long line Of Norwegian pirates, Knute
Nelson came to the United States with
his mother when six years old, and
they made their first American home in
Chicago. Knute helped his mother by
selling papers in the streets. Later
they moved to Wisconsin, and for three
years he attended the academy at
Albion. In the Civil war he entered
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

waste-a sunny day, which is quite
unusual this month. Within a half
hour every machine that was in work
Ing order was in the air, forming into
groups and then Off for the lines, just
looking for trouble-voluntary patrol,
they call 1t. Which opened my eyes
bit as to the spirit in the French avia-
ton service after three years Of war;"
In another letter, written December
1. young Walcott says:
II tried to give you some idea of the
strength Of Spad In letter while
ago. At home people speak Of factor
Of safety, meaning the number Of times
stronger the machine is than is neces-
sary for plain flying. The Spad Is made
so that man can't bust 1t, no matter
what he does In the air-dive as far
and as fast as he can and stop as bru-
tally as he can, 1t stands the racket.
OF course, motors do stop, and If 1t
happens over mountain range-well.
that's just hard luck.
"Have had few patrols since last
I wrote. One at big height-4.OOO to
$500 meters, considerably above the
clouds which almost shut out the
grouno below; a wonderfully beautiful
sight, but beastly cOld-and couple
when the clouds were low and solid.
The patrol stays at just the height of
the clouds, hiding In them, slipping out
again to look around. If 1t stays be-
low the enemy antiaircraft guns pep
per 1t whenever near the lines, and at
q low altitude that Is rather awkward.
so the patrol shows itself rs little as
possible.
Its lots Of sport to try to keep with
the patrol; be behind the chief Of pa
troll. see him disappear, and then bump
into a fog bank, low-hanging cloud.
and not see darn thing. Then dive
down out Of the cloud, wondering
whether the other Guy is right under
meath or not dart out of the cloud and
see him. maybe 500 yards away. going
Mt right angles. Then back up and
turn around fast and give her the gear
full speed to catch up-and so on.
See a Boche regulating artillery fire,
start to maneuver into range, and.
zip; he's out of sight in the clouds.
and the next you see he Is beating 1t
far back Of his lines. Not very dan
gerous this weather, but lots Of fun"
In a letter from the front, dated
November 30, the following passages
occur:
Yesterday was Thanksgiving day,
and, praises be! the Lafayette bunch
invited me and my partner to dinner,
or rather to the feast. They have the
most remarkable chef. Soup and fish
prepared the way for a most remark
ably big bird called the turkey, barri-
caded by chestnuts. And then plum
pudding-a regular American one-and
as good us I ever tasted. I sat ut the
table with Captain Thenault. Lieuten-
ants Thaw and Lufbery, and some
Frenchmen.
can early patrol this morning, de-
spite low clouds. Lots of fun 1t was,
ducking in and out Of the clouds, keep
ing from hitting other machines in the
clouds and from losing the patrol. Saw
a few Boches, but all they had to do
was to slip up out of sight when the
patrol approached. Every now and
then their antiaircraft guns would
blaze away bit, but there was lots Of
room for them to miss and for us to
leave the place they were shooting
at"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
IS HONORED BY SCIENTISTS

Theodore William Richards, presi.
dent Of the American Association for
the Advancement Of Science, was born
in Germantown, Pa, on January 81,
1868, and is the son of William T. Rich.
ards, famous American painter Of
marine and landscapes, and Anna Mat.
lack Richards, well known for her po
etical writings.
Scientific societies at home and
abroad have honored him with cleo.
lions. In the United States he Is q
member of the American Academy Of
Arts and Sciences (1s91), the Ameri.
can Philosophical society (1903) and
since 1899 of the National Academy Of
Sciences. In 1914 he served the Amer.
lean Chemical society as its president
also he Is an honorary member Of the
Chemists club Of New York city.
Among his honors abroad are foreign
membership In the London Chemical
society (190S) and honorary or CORE
spending membership in the Royal In
al Academy Of Sweden (1907), and the
)9). His membership In the American
ate; for he Joined 1t only at Its Boston
iade fellow. At the New York meet
main Of chemistry easily made hiri {
he association gladly conferred on him
he Scientific American.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
Dirt In Milk.

About lne.tenths of the dirt In milk
has been found to be COW manure.
Keep the COW and the dairy barn
clean.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

Obtain First Class Concrete.
To obtain first-class concrete it Is
absolutely necessary to use good mate
rial3, and the work must be done by
competent and conscientious men.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

compete with the trust the Eastern market In 1895 the plant was sold
large profit Mr. Sprecks
decided retire from business and seveng all with the
travel The
plantations
later he again
organizer Of the Federal Sugar Re
capitalized $0OOOOOO
president I'M Office
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
Just II.

Just it.
my lawyer thought this was q
feasible course"
"Of course, ne did. To q lawyer all
courses are fees-able."
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

studied
admitted 1867 He elected
the leg
both Minnesota and Wisconsin After the lower house
1895
to become
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
SPRECKELS, THE SUGAR MAN

Claus A. Spreckels, president Of
the Federal Sugar Refining company,
who, in the recent investigation into
the sugar and coal shortage made
startling accusations against the gov
ernment's food administration, and
who in turn was accused By Mr.. Hoover
as being foe to the food rule, is one
Of the best-known sugar men in the
country. He was born in San Francisco
in 1858, Of German ancestry. His IA
Their, known as the "Sugar King" had
established the California Sugar re-
fnery in San Francisss, and it was
here, where he went to work at seven
teen, that the young Spreckels had his
opportunity to study al phases Of the
sugar business. In 1882, after he had
served as secretary Of all the Spreckels
companies, he was transferred to Phil
adelphia as vice president and general
manager Of the Spreckels Sugar Re-
filming company, which had been estab-
liShed two years previously in order to
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
Oldest College Sorority,

The oldest Of the women's college So
rorities is the Alpha Delta Pi, which
was founded at Wesleyan female col.
lege in 1851.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
Secure Supply of Seed.

Have you secured your seed corn fol
next year? II not, do 1t now!
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

traicel
will
In
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-03
CHARLOTTE WALKER
SEEN in NANCY LEE"
Eugene Walter Play at the
Carrick Theatre Proves
Pleasant Entertainment

Those who blushed at Eugene Walters
frankly spoken Easiest Way" and
those who refrained from witnessing a
performance of that brilliant and search
ing tract because they a heard 1t
described as indecent, need have no fear
of shocked sensibilities by seeing Nancy
Lee" by the same author and II. Crown
In Wilson, which, last night, served as
the opening attraction of the season at
the Garrick Theater. But there Ia this
to be borne in mind-they won't see as
good a play. Nancy Lee" doesn't ring
altogether true.
A number of the characters in the new
play are taken from the same social
stratum reflected in the Easiest Way
and the main portion of the drama deals
with modern life at a hasty gait. Nancy
Lee" jostles the proprieties but slightly
and at the end there IL a pleasant taste.
The reason for all this. in great meas.
ure. is owing to the angle taken by Mr..
Walter and his partner playwright from
the basic theme. Given a pretty woman
with virtually no useful accomplish
ments. ~extravagant in tastes and be-
sieged by creditors and set her adrlft In
the current of a society made up of a
risque set. what will happen? Laura
Murdoch, in the earlier offering. took
'the easiest way''-hence the shock.
Nancy Lee wabbles at times, but In the
end proves the truth of the old saw AS
the shoot is trained so the tree VIII
bend"-or something to that effect.
Virtue is triumphant, lthoug the
authors fail to make the point as con-
vincing as they might have done.
Miss Charlotte Walker. first as the
girl in the Southern home forced into a
~loveless marriage to obtain money to
enable her parents and sister-an unde'
serving lotto keep up appearances
and later as the widow in the bright
light" set, won sympathy in a trying
role. Her emotional work was GOOD
but lacked little subtleties to make the
character convincing. Lillian kemble
as Molly Day. a parasite, racy, humor-
Gus, and a keen observer of life. made
much Of the part. Charles Mackey In
the leading male character made a good
impression. Richard Farrell was capa
Bile as the youthful and foolish lover
The rest of the supporting cast Is good
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-03
GIRL BEHIND THE
GUM" NOT WARLIKE
Excellent Cast in Musical
Comedy Which Opens For.
rests Season

Only an echo of the trenches was
audible when THE Girl Behind the
Cum fired the Forests first shot of the
season last night. The number Of the
atrical big guns involved. however,
made II a veritable broadside of musical
comedy talent. 1t is indeed Klaw 4
E~rlanger's big charge of ammunition
for the new season.. and IL its opening
'hoom" wasn't heard round the world, It
was at least heard by most of Broad
way. for the very simple reason that
most OF Broadway that really is Broad
way came over to see and hear It fred.
Those tireless makers of wartime
amusement munitions, Guy Bolton and
p. G.. W~odehouse, whose names have be-
come a habit on recent musical comedy
programs, are again the authors of
book" and lyrics. while Ivan Caryll
has furnished another characteristic
score. 1t all makes quite a colorful
flash as fired by such popular runners
as Donald Brian, Jack Hazard, Ada
Meade, Vida Bennett, John f. Young
and Frank Doane. But despite the
bright military trappings and racy wal
allus'ans. its sound is the sound of
typical musical comedy, as fleeing as
1t Is familiar.
What there is of the ~farcical plot" Is
almost a Gordian knot of mistaken
identities. in which poilus back In Paris
on brief 'leave' masquerade as their
friends under the spell of feminine
charms, while the wives. on the other
hand, engage in firtations prompted by
pique n the determination to punish
their capricious husbands. Its details
really do not matter, save as they pro
vide the pretext or opportunity for Jack
Hazards drollery, Donald Brian's
faultless dancing. Vida BENEFITS
charming voice and fresh beauty, and
Ada Meade's vivaclous personality. Jack
Hazards cynical song hitting of femi.
nine traits. apparently an Interpolation
of his own scored emphatically.
Most of the melodies provided by Ivar
Caryll are sprightly marches, pleasing
| enough. but wholly ephemeral. Thu
song obviously destined for greatest pop
ularity is the wistful and haunting
waiting" which Is first sung by Wilda
| Bennett in the first act and recurs dur
ing the other two acts. There is also q
! graceful Love waltz" toward the end
/ which is pleasing but not Of striking
originality.
The chorus is particularly fresh look
ing, and danced and sang with spirit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-03
ANDY TOOMBES HEADS
GOOD BILL AT KEITH'S
There's a Laugh in Every
Minute of Act of This
Comedy Creator

"Labe" Sherman put Ashtabula, Ohio.
on the map. Andy Toombes Is keep
ing 1t there. The two were pals back
in the Lake Erie tow where the Sugar
Bowl keeps open until IL o'clock some
nights. Lab went to keith's last night
to see Andy and Rena Parker do a top
line stunt in an unusual bill. and Labe
vowed Andy's act was clever. 1t was.
He's booked as Mr.. Andrew Toombes.
but back Ashtabula way everybody
knows him as Andy. He's a sort of
Dan DAILY type of comedy creator, and
there's a laugh every minut in the
act. Just to look at Andy is a giggle.
He has a line of chatter that is really
funny. Miss Parker sings n looks
well.
THE Decorators is a new act here
that's crowded with laughs. It Is booked
as a comedy of errors" with a drunk
a paste pot and two paperhangers form
ing the plot nucleus.
One of the cleverest bits of mind con-
centration ever seen here Is shown by
Tameo Kajiyama, a young man from
Japan. Last night he ~conversed with
persons In the audience, while at the
same time he e the headlines from q
copy Of the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
and copied them on a blackboard with
his back to the board and writing back
ward.
Gus Van and Joe Schenck have d
batch of good songs that are new. and
which they sing well. Fred n Daisy
Rial have a clever acrobatic act Johr
Regay and the Lorraine Sisters dan
we'll, the American Beauty Ballet pre-
sents some interesting classics, George
Whiting and Sadie Burt sing a batch o.
clever songs and the Bert Hughes com
pany docs some clever cycle stunts.
Altogether one of the best shows a
Keith's in a long time.