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New Britain herald., 1920-11-29
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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-26
Girl Adver,ises for Oates"

Az advertisement which, the adver-
Using department Of Columbia univer.
sity's daily newspaper, Spectator. says
is the legitimate appeal Of young
woman. appeared recently in the pub
lication as follows:
"Are you bound by convention? A
Columbia girl from out Of town, cul-
tured, well bred and fairly good look
ing, wishes to make the acquaintance
of several men In order to be intro
duced at Columbia functions. She Is
entirely unconventional and Ii willing
to meet the men half way by paying
all expenses. Strictly confidential.
Address r 38, Spectator"
The students who publish Spectator,
the New York World says, profess ig-
norance Of the identity Of the young
woman or whether the number SO had
any reference to the age or figure OF
the advertiser.
Hundreds of masculine students are
awaiting replies from her, the adver-
tisement having been well answered.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-26

would be divided among the old, long
term convicts, who would buy tobacco
and other luxuries with 1t, while the
victim of this form Of extortion would
have no recourse except to await the
time when he himself got chance to
preside as Judge or sit On the jury
at the trial Of some new arrival.
It was called kangaroo court because
in those days the Botany Bay convicts
spoke Of themselves as kangaroos. an
animal very abundant, as everybody
knows, In Australia.
The institution, as well as the term.
travelled from Australia to England.
whittier 1t was brought by returning
Botany Bay convicts. whose terms had
expired. It had a short life In Eng
land, however, where 1t was speedily
discovered by the jailers and turnkeys
and broken up; but 1t was Not long
afterward that II found Its way Into
the prisons Of the United States. where
it has remained ever since.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-26

and the American Smith College
which maintain Ginling, Is modern.
One pushes ajar the halves Of .
moon door, latticed over paper II
plum blossom and honeycomb design
and enters q chemical laboratory sci
up In a room with 20 windows, each
framed in dragon tracery. And from
the fagstones Of the laboratory floor
often is scraped fungi and mould fos
use under the microscope.
These are typical contrasts Of Gin
ling College, revealed through the
survey of the Chinese field now being
made by the Tnterchurch Wor1t
Movement, which seeks to promote the
closer cooperation Of Protestant
Churches of America in attaining theiI
world aims.
Ginling College, the survey shows
Is at the, heart Of five Chinese prov
.nces, with total population of no,
000, 0,o00-and is the only woman's col
lege in that great area.
Ginling owns 81 acres of land on
the hills beside the Yangtze river. In
the Interchurch World Movement sur
vey of China, there is a budget item
Of $5C0,000. 1t is there to show the
churches of America how they ian
place upon that land on the hill the
library, administration building, reci
tstion buildings, chapel-all that art
,eded for q modern college
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-26

The way to all things at Ginling lies
through the moon door. And through
the moon door on the way to wisdom
pass and repass, every day, the 20
Chinese maidens Of the "gung-gwan."
The, moon door at Ginling is round
rs the full moon, whence 1t has its
name. And the Chinese maiden. as
she steps over its high sill, may spread
vide her arms and still not touch its
rim with the tips Of her fingers.
Sometimes across the court yard is
another moon door, and beyond 1t, like
a smaller concentric circle, still an
other, leading on through that Chinese
puzzle Of house. the "gung-gwan" or
official residence at Marking, China.
which is now the home Of Ginling Col.
lege for Chinese girls-one of the
three women's colleges in all China.
The moon door is but single fea.
ture Of the old place. Once inside the
high stone walls that enclose 1t one Is
lost in a maze Of courts and galleries
and covered passages and isolated
rooms.
The whole is China, old China and
new. The moon doors and the ;rchi-
lecture as a whole lend the dignity
and the greatness Of old China. But
the laboratories and dormitories. libra.
res AMI studies made from the old
rooms c state and ceremony are mod
ern: j..,- as the force of America is
behind IL all, represented by the five
Americ. u missionary organizations
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-26
HELD IN M0CKERY.
Kangaroo Courts" Instituted by
Australian convicts.
Prisoners at Botany Bay Said TO Have
Invented Idea to Relieve the No.
notony Of Their Existence
Spread to United States.

Kangaroo court is an expression
which. however strange 1t may be to
the layman, Is familiar to most United
States marshals, post Office inspectors
and the police forces Of large cities,
remarks q writer In the Detroit News.
What it really stands for Is explained
by q post Office inspector who has had
much experience with offenders and
criminals.
1t appears that In a number Of the
larger prisons in this country the pris-
oners, from time to time, are accus-
toned to hold what they call kangaroo
court, and that every notorious Grim
inal In the United States Is probably
not only familiar with the term, but
has no doubt presided often enough
as Judge or prosecuting attorney in
this relation, or perhaps has been tried
for some Of the numerous mock
charges. that are preferred against
those who have the misfortune to be
hailed before such q tribunal.
Such q court Is held only In the
great prisons Of the country, being
entirely unknown In the country jails,
The institution of kangaroo court
seems to date back some 40 years In
the United States.
In the days when Australia was
penal colony the convicts at Botany
Bay, by way Of amusing themselves
and relieving the monotony Of prison
life, used to organize a sort Of mock
court at which the shrewdest and oft.
en- the worst criminals of the lot pre-
sided as Judge, while others acted as
jurymen, prosecuting attorneys. bail
LIS, criers and the like.
At such trials the prisoners were
wont to take on recent arrivals from
England on all manner Of mock
charges, such as snoring too loudly
washing their faces with soap, and 50
on. II 1t was found that among the
batch Of newcomers, cOnvicts just
from the old country. there were sev.
eral who possessed money, court was
Immediately convened and the ones
suspected of having funds were hailed
up on the charge of having red hair o.
wearing box-toed shoes
The trial was held with neck gravi.
V and decorum, and In the end the
prisoner would be found guilty and
fined whatever amount be was known
to have on his person fpr the ofense
charged. The money thus obtained
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-26
Inee-spraylna Apparatus.

One Of the developments Of the fight
against tree pests is mobile power
sprayer that Is touring the middle
west, working in certain localities
only 80 long as Its services are de.
manded, then moving to another field.
4 solution containing arsenate Of lead
Ia used In the sprayer in warm wealth.
er. and one made with lime and sui.
phur In cold weather.-Popular Science
Monthly.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-26
FOR SALE

Seventy-Four Gay acre tract of
land in Hope Township, adjoining
Estate T. A. Mcdaniel, deceased, now
being advertised for sale. AZ acres
cleared and in good state Of cultiva-
ton. One 4-room dwelling and one
corn barn with sheds situated there
on. For information, apply to Lee &
Shuler, Attorneys, Kingstree, S. c.,
or ]. w. Kirby, owner, Greelyville,
s. c., Route 2. 2-12-3t.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-26
Mailed At Last.

aren't you a bit Of a profteer On
these eggsr
NO." protested Farmer Corntossei.
It's the Zen. She insists on the most
expensive food In unlimited quaint
hea.S
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-26
FARM MACHENIRY

We have on hand at all times O
full stock Of K of P Distributors and
Avery's combination corn and cotton'
planters. Also a full line Of farm
implements Of all kinds. s. ". TAY-
LOR'S DEPARTMENT STORE,
Greelyville, S. C. > 1924
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-26

FOR SALE-Four new Ford tour
ing cars with starters, for sale by L
D. RODGERS. =
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-02
Cleanup at
Dakota Wesleyan

Mitchell, s. D., Nov. IL, 1920.-To-
day has seen the close of a series Of
three days meetings conducted at Da-
kota Wesleyan University by Dad"
elliott, who is known as the greatest
leader of college men of the Middle,
West. Mr.. Elliott is a nan of middle
age and he is perhaps the man in
America who best knows and under
stands campus conditions of both
large and small universities.
The students and faculty at Dakota
Wesleyan have been made to feel
Dad" Elliott's vital interest in the
work while things Of life and the
things in which college people are in
terested. While Dad has particular
ly studied the problems OF the college
men. he is also deeply interested in
those which affect the ome
One asks If the meetings have been
successful. They have been well at
tended by the student body and facul-
iy members. Perhaps a review of the
closing meeting would best illustrate
the results.
After a splendid talk by Dad" Ell
lott or the Ideal Friendship with
Christ" which was followed by a per-
iod of silent prayer. the leader invited
the group as a whole to make a dec:-
sion for the Christian life, regardless
of previous confession, and put it into
practice on the campus of d. W. U.
Who will be the first man IL he has
to stand alone, to come and take my
hand" asked the leader.
Men as a body rose to their feet
and made their way to the front of the
room.
Then came the call for the first wo-
man. One girl, thinking she was "on
tap" started to her feet. but before
she could get into the aisle three seats
away. women in nearly every part Of
the room started toward the front. II
was several minutes before we could
get anywhere near the front OF tn,
room.
Perhaps, some will say that the i'm
pulses were purely emotional. Tn
writer, however, is Of the opinion tina
the decisions made this morning will
be lasting. The call for clean ath
l%etics. honor system in class rooms
honesty on the campus. true friend
ships. democratic spirit, helpful innu
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-02

ence on others, especially High School
students, closer relationship between
faculty and students, and elimination
III cigarette smoking, fussing and
swearing,-in short a higher moral
Observation-Disclosures lives, has struck
home and the student body as a whole,
has taken the initial step toward a
bigger and better Wesleyan.
"A Girl at Wesleyan.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-02
LarsOn.Setbacke

Mr.. Olaf Larson. OF Canova, s. D.,
and Miss Clara NJ. Setbacken, of Lake
Preston, 8. D., were united In marri-
age at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Runger at noon Monday, the 10Th. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
A. C. MacLean, pastor Of the NJ. K.
church, in the presence OF immediate
relatives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-19
Work Conferred Here Yes
terday Afternoon For
First Time
BANQUET FOLLOWS
X. of c. Knights Attend Nesper Ser
vices Last Night at ST. Mary's
Church-Ball Tonight al Elks' Hall

/ The fourth degree OF the knights Of
! Columbus was excmpIified yesterday
afternoon on large class Of candi-
dates at ST. Mary's Hall. numbering
about fifty. including a delegation
from Portsmouth. Va, headed by
grand knight P. J. Riley. The work
was in charge Of Dr.. 4. \. German.
master Of this jurisdiction and staff.
Following the degree work q ban
uuet was served at the Lyceum Hall
20 the candidates and members of the
fourth degree.
C.. NJ. Horgan was toaStmaSter and
toas.s were responded to by the fol-
lowing: Sir Knights Sheehy and Har-
rington of Washington Rev. Sir
Knights Wheeler Of Washington and
l.. +. Kelly of Alexandra: The ban
quet was served by a committee Of
ladies under the direction Of Mrs. NJ.
n. O'Sullivan and the women were
highly praised for the splendid ban
Quet.
Members attended special vcsper
service and benediction AT I o'clock.
The vespers was sung by the Knights
Of Columbus choir of Washington and
newly elected members headed by
soldier member in uniform carrying
the colors marchej to the church in a
body, occupying the main aisle seats.
The salute given by the members with
their swords was very impressive.
This is the first tine the fourth de
gree the highest degree Of the order,
was ever conferred here.
This afternoon the visitors went to
Mount Vernon and ether points as
guests Of members Of the local assem-
bly,.
The affair VIII end ton:gh: with
bail which will take place in the au-
di.orium Of the Elks' Home to which
the knights and their friends will at
tend. The ladies who served the BAN
uue- Yesterday afternoon will be Spc-
cial rucstS of this occasion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-19
GOMPERS TO TAKE STUMP
VIII Oppose Candidates fer Congress
Considered Uufriendly TO Organized
Labor

Washington. July 19.-President
Gompcrs and Secretary Morrison. of
the American Federation Of Labor.
will take the stump during the com
ing political campaign in opposition
to candidates for Congress regarded
as unfriendly to organized labor. Mr.
Morrison said. He intimated that the
federation would conccntrahs>its e.
forts on candidates for the House and
Senate. rather than on the heads Of
the party tickets.
The federation, however. has pre-
pared for campaign purposes the rec
ords CT the stand on labor legislation
taken by Senator Harding. the Repuh-
lican presidential candidate, in the
Senate and by Governor Cox. the
Democratic presidential nominee
when ne was member of the House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-19
PLANK OF LAW AND ORDER
Prohibitionists Thunderstruck by Eli
mination of Issue Adopted at
Chicago

Chicago. July 19.-The law and or
der plank adopted by the Republican
National Convention has been left out
of the platform as issued from Repub-
Lean headquarters. Virgil G. Hinshaw
chairman Of the Prohibition National
Committee, said:
..Prohibirionists," said Chairman
Hmshaw. are thunderstruck by the
failure of the Republican platforms
issued by the national compittee TO
embody the law enforcement plank
adopted along with other pianks by
unanimous votes Of the Republican
National Convention.
Clinton \. Howard. representative
of the Prohibition National Commit
tee. and William Jennings Bryan,
sat in the Republican convention and
heard this plank in advan3 of its
adoption. which followed without a
dissenting vote. 1t was published as
part of the platform in all the big
papers Of the land.
Friday | went to the headquarters
of The Republican Nationa! Commit
tee in Chicago and Captain Victor
Hcintz in charge admitted the O.
mission. and said he was taking the
matter up with the authorities in New
York in order 10 ascertain the reason
fer leaving it out
The plank referred to by Mr.. Hin
shaw was this:
"The equality of all citizens under
the law has always been a policy OF
the Republican party. Withon: cbedi-
enca to law and maintenance Of order
our American institutions must perish.
Our laws must be impart;ally enforced
and speedy justice should be secured. "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-19
Continued on Page Fourl
News Of Potomac

Miss Edna McCauley vino has been
visiting friends and relatives in the
north for the past month has return
ed to her home on Oxford a"enu".
Mrs. Samuel Ruark and tive chill
dren Of Del Ray, spent the week end
in Washington with relatives.
Mrs. Frank Heisley ard two little
daughters. Phoebe and Bette, who
have been visiting relatives in Balti-
more. Md. have returned 20 thei,
home in Del Ray
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tesh and fam
ily left yesterday for two weeks
visit with relatives in North Caro-
lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Terry and
little sen are visiting relatives il
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. ]. ". Cawman and family spent
Yesterday with friends at Potters
Hill near Accotink.
Mrs. j. ". Cawman is visiting Miss
Matte Goodwin al Ballston. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-19
MRS. JANE McB. ACTON DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Mrs. Jane McBurney Acton, wldo"
of Richard Courtney Acton, an old
and well known resident, died shortly
after II O'Clock yesterday morning at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Isaac
Gregg. Mrs. Acton had been confined
to her home for the past six months.
She is survived by the following
children: Mrs. John Hammond Grlf-
fifth, BiEtmore, n. c.; Mrs. Isaac
Gregg, this city; Richard E. Acton,
Courtney Acton and G. Raymond Ac-
ton. this city. She also leaves two
sisters and a brother. Mrs. Metrah
Makely, Edenton, \. c.; Mrs. K. II.
Havener, Alexandria and George Nc
Burney. Washington.
Her funeral will take place at II
o'clock tomorrow morning from St.
Paul's Episcopal Church. Services will
be conducted by Rev. Dr.. P. P. Phil
lips, rector and the intement. which
will be private, will be in st. Paups
cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-19
Frightful Accident
Automobile Turns Over and Burns
Seriously Injuring Two Women

A serious automobile accident oc-
CURED about twenty miles this side
of Frederick, Md, yesterday after
noon, by which Mrs. Daisy Clark of
this city. and her daughter, Mrs.
Helen Giddens. of Washington, were
badly injured Both are in a hospital
al Frederick. Mrs. Clark, it is feared.
may lose one of her limbs. her foot
having been badly crushed. Mrs. Gid
dens is injured in the back, Claude
Clark, a son, who was in the auto at
the time sustained slight injuries.
Immediately after the sverturnins
of the machine It took fire and was
totally consumed.
c. r. Clark, who was operating the
car al the time is an automobile ma
chinist and for some time has beer
conducts business in this city Mrs.
Clark is daughter of James Wilkins.
Her home is on south Fairfax street.
near Duke.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-19
TRIES TO GET MURDERER

4 Annistcn, Ala. July 1a.--E@Gly
Saturday mob attempted to get into
the county Jail to lynch lemuel
Keith, negro, but abandoned the eff
fort after leaders had succeeded in
entering the residence portion OF the
prison. The negro, alleged aiayer Of
w. T. Lindley, Woodstock furnace
foreman, slept soundly throughout the
demonstration, but Edgar Caldwell,
condemned to die July 80 for the muir
der of Cecil Linton in December, 1918.
was badly frightened and prayed
loudly. Sheriff Parker, with a squad
Of picked deputies. was in the Jail
awaiting the mob. having been warned
an attempt to lynch Keith would be
made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-19
RELIEVED OF DUTY

Sandy Hook, \. Y. July l9.-Sir
Thomas l.iptcn pIans to take Captain
VILLAIN p. Burton from the whee! OF
the cup challenger Shamrock ~. Inc
decision to suppant Captain Burton
as skipper Of the Upton sloop was
reached after series Of conferences
yesterday.
Wien the Upton seventv-footer is
found at the starting line for Tues
days race either Colonel Neil! or
Designer Nicholson will probably be
IN command. Sir Thomas choice for
skipper Of the challenger is Mr.
Nicholson. who rot only designed but
built the Shamrock as wei! and ls
also yashtsman Of ability as shown
IN his c9rtest in England.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-19
SEIZE WHISk Ef

Norwich. Germ. July IA New
Ycrk truck carrying l95 cases Of
whisky. cnroute to Albany, \. y,
frcm New York City and in charge OF
Louis Sorrel, of Bridgeport, was
taken in charge by the local police
about ten o'clock Saturday night while
passing through here. Two other men
with the truck are held with Sorrel
under $4,000 bonds each for appear
arce here tomorrow morning before
a United States Commissioner.
Sorrel when questioned by the po-
lice. exhibited permit for the trans
poltat;on of liquor but the poIlce
question its validity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-19
DR.. Watson Buried
Funeral at First Baptist Church
Largely Attended

Last rites for Rev. William F. Wat
son. retired Baptist minister for
many years pastor Of the First Bap-
tist Church, who died Friday. were
held yesterday afternoon at the First
Baptist Church and attended by a
large concoursc of relatives, friends
and many members of the First Bap-
tiSt Church together with delegations
from the various fraternal organlza-
tons of which he was member IN
Guiding the Odd Fellows, Masons. Or
der Fraternal Americans.
Rev. DR.. Z. B. Jackson, pastor OF
the First Baptist Church, presided and
made a few appropriate remarks.
Assisting in the services were Rev
DR.. Smith. Richmond; Rev. DR.. Z. v.
REGISTER and Rev. Dr.. John Lee Al
lison, this city; Rev. Hugh T. Steven
son. of Washington and Revs. }. {.
McFadden and Willis l.. Waytts. Hon.
orary pailbearers were James n
Mansfield. John H. Trimyer. D. K.
StanSbury, Page Waller, DR.. c. +.
Outcalt and Alvin Powell. represent
ing the Potomac Baptist Association,
Order Of Fraternal Americans, |. o.
10. F.. Masonic bodies and the Royal
Arcanrm.
Active pa!lbearerS were J. NJ. Saun-
ders, S. ". Pitts, r. H. Cox. j. B.
Williams and NJ. P Pitts. The floral
offerings were handsome and numer-
Gus.
The body was shipped las night to
Gastonia y. c. for buria which "
take plac, this afternoon. The funeral
Irites of the va -.ous organizations OF
which = n,smher W.. 5e con-
Iduc:e4 y me Gastonia lodges OF
these organizations at the grave