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New-York tribune., 1920-01-26
Changes in Victory Hall

If the movement for the erection of
victory Hall at Forty-frst Street and
Park Avenue Is realized, Legionnaircs
VIII have as pretentious convention
hall as any organization in the coun-
try boasts. A revision OF the original
plans by the architect gives the Legion
total Of $4,000 square feet of floor
space. Another story has been added
, to accommodate the Salvation Army
, the G.. A. r., the Spanish War Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Veterans O,
: the Great War and similar societies.
& The new floor also viii include ar
assembly room with capacity Of 2.50(
persons. Other changes Of equal i'm.
portance have been made.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-26
PrisOn-BOrn Poetry
OF Jesse Pomeroy,
'Lifer,' Put in Book
Boyhood Comrades of Man
43 Years Behind Bars
10 Publish Volume; Chap
lain Is His Inspiration
Special Correspondsnc1

Special Correspo ondsnce
BOSTON, Jan. 25.-Jesse Pomeroy,
the noted "lifer,' who has been in
Charlestown Prison for forty-three
years, has completed a book of poems.
and, thanks to schoolmates of fifty
years ago who have stood by him, will
soon publish the volume through funds
furnished by the same old companions.
"The kindness Of these friends" says
Jesse, "has made possible the publish
ing of my book. The first edition will
be distributed only among my friends.
If the book meets with any favor
second edition will be issued for the
public in general
"My years here have given me the
solitude that is conducive 20 specula-
ton. For many Of those years my spec
ulatlon was not what l may call on the
higher things, the poetic phases of life.
And then l met man, kindly, genial.
great-hearted man. who helped to stim-
ulate and guide my reflections. 1t was
this help which to a large degree
brought about my writing of poetry.
The man was Father Murphy, the prison
chaplain.
my lack of real experience in life
is handicap, but / manage to keep uu
a good acquaintance with the outside
world through the books and papers
and magazines. And sometimes | can
recall my boyhood memories"
Jesse's first poem, "The Song of the
Flying Machine.' was written in June,
1918, when Bleriot first crossed The
English Channel in his plane. It was
signed "Grandpa," Pomeroy's nom de
plume tor his contributions to "The
MENTOR the prison magazine. Other
poems in the book include "To Miss
Katherine Wilson," written last wear
after Scottish knights entertainment.
IN which the dancing of Miss Wilson
impressed Pomeroy, and "Thc Quiet
hour. dedicated to the new prison
chapel
One Of Pomcroy's best bits of nrosc
IS consldercd to be "The Philosophy of
Lite. 1t runs: zone Of the most strik-
ing and influential forces in life is
found IN the company of books. Their
menta food, together with reflection.
mental. moral and spiritual. influences
more than We may suspect. 1t in
hucnces our outward lives because
through the mind our acts and words
express our inmost thoughts What
ever is or may be the environment Of
any life, if there is companionship Of
good books there is found wealth Of
experience and enjoyment, the extent
of which is limited only by ones capac-
ity and hand in hand goes mental
expansion and tendency to larger
growth"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-26
The eAmericanLegion
Me1us: Local, State, National

Battle of scissors. General Snow will
talk about the work of the field artil-
lcry during the war.
The Field Artillery Reserve is an
outgrowth of the Field Artillery Corps
Officers Training School Association,
of which Colonel Arthur II. Carter was
the president. and of committee
formed to further the interests of the
field artillery of which the members are
Colonel Arthur II. Carter, chairman
Colonel Francis l.. Robbins ir Colonel
Dallas S. Townsend, Colonel Robert Low
Bacon, Major George Brokaw Compton,
Major Kenneth f. Walscr, Major Robert
McC Marsh, Major Walbridgc S. Taft
and Major Theodore Douglas Robinson,
all of New York
New-York tribune., 1920-01-26
Artillery Officers Meet

hajor General Charles p. Summcra),
VINO commanded the First Division Of
: sne United States Army in France. and
hsgor General William J Snow, chIcS
o. Field ARTILLERY. viii be the gucsts
OF the Fieid Artillery Reserve at a
banquet a. the Hotel Astor tonight.
f'eio Artiiiery Reserve Corps officers
and men eligible for reserve cororo;.9 .
xions in Massachusetts. Rhode i.iard
Connecticut, Hew York, New Jersev
and Pennsylvania VIII attend.
General Sumncral will deliver sn
illustrated lecture, based upon hia pcr.
aonal experience and observation OF
Ne role Of the felA ARTILLERY in thu
New-York tribune., 1920-01-26
Raise for All Fighters

The American Legion of New York
State has gone on record in favor of
increased pay for the enlisted and
commissioned personnel Of the army
navy and Marine Corps, according to a
statement issued yesterday by Wade H.
Hayes, state adjutant of the American
Legion. Of state headquarters. b4 Wall
Street, New York City. The following
resolution was adopted by the state
executive committee OF the American
Legion, according to Mr. Hayes S
statement:
"Resolved, That the Executive COM
mittee, Department Of New York,
American Legion, favors substantial
and reasonable increase in pay to be
granted the enlisted and commissioned d
personnel of. the army, navy and Ma
rine Corps, commensurate with the
present increased cost of living"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-26

Pomcroy is serving his forty third
year in the Charlestown prison. He
was only II years old when he entered
in 1876. after criminal record ex-
tending over six years and culminat-
ing in the murder of two school chill
drcn. He has made twelve vain at
tcmpts to escape. In the last eight
years, however, decrepit and nearly
blind, he has done little but pore over
his Bible and his language books. hop
ing to add little to his knowledge Of
seven tongues before his dimmng eyes
fail entirely
New-York tribune., 1920-01-26
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HARDAAN FlANO IsED.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-26

Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City,
Rear Admiral Mcdonald, f. H. La
Guardia, Borough President; Henry NJ.
Curran. Fire Commissioner brennan.
Captain Stone and Chaplain Isaacs, Of
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, have accepted
invitations to be present at the enter
tainment and ball to be given by
Greenwich Village Post Is and Barbara
Frietche Post 43 in the Pennsylvania
Hotel January %, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-26

The regular monthly meeting of the
College of the City of New York Post
will take place January 20 in Room 126
of the college, starting at p. IN.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-26

Queens Post 301 has completed cx-
tensive preparations for the concert and
dance to be held at the Queens Lyccum
January 80.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-26

=, Ht tne last meeting OF john Purroy
Mitchell Post 203 the annual election
Of officers was held The following
were elected: John A. Dix, PRESIDENT;
Howland s. Davis. Harry c. Cushing
30 and Edward J. Halligan. vice prcsi-
dents; Henry Varay, treasurer; Rus
teil X. Doughcrty, recording secretary
Albert J. Rowland, corrcspondinp
secretary. and an executive committee
consisting Of Harold a. Content. A.
irving Topping, Arthur Woods, Lester
y. y, ,SAay, Frederick G. Bcllnger and
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27

any one thing that is being done py
any one of them-and 1t forces the
men who are about recovered ana VINO
do not need to learn trade, 10 Der
come very ambitious.
In this shop, where only the conVa-
lescent come, the aide doesn't ma SO
much to do to keep the men contenteu'
Away from her ward In this broader
atmosphere they are more patent
about home difficulties and willing 10
face the responsibility of managing the
home farm for a parent more disabled
than the son, not only with good cheer'
but with real forethought-one man
stating that his responsibility was so
great that he really couldn't afford the
time TO get lined up In dairying.
Across in second corridor the men
are sick. The aide says: "Oh, so SICK,
with such awful wounds to be dressed"
Therefore, she sees that each man gets
In touch with the Red Cross, or repre-
sentative Of the war risk insurance,
or whatever will satisfy him. Petty
troubles bother. He can hardly pass
nv any Inconvenience Of hospital serv-
ice with a smlle-though the smile Is
the usual response. One of the things
the reconstruction aide has stood for
that has made her organization strong
and perhaps done more than anything
else to win for her the deep respect
of the patients, is the policy OF her or,
canization to look after little wants,
the Idea being to avoid treating man
in plecemeal fashion. So through a
"want card" she checks off the mans
needs and sends this along to whatever
organlzatlon-Re Cross, Y. Il. G. A.,
library-whose business IL to look
after these. These may be an auto
ride or a visitor, or candy, or smokes.
II has taken so much effort to give
this balanced service and to be the
connecting link between the mans
army and civilian life, to always be
on the hopeful side, that she has won
the confidence of the men-just as IL
she. too, had gone over the top in serv-
ice. Uncle Sam didn't tell her to do
this. but in this large hospital she has
done II, and II has made reconstruc-
ton one Of the biggest influences In
war work.
The reader will hardly realize what
II means for these men TO take this
initiative until he remembers that for
months, ever since they left home, they
have been asked to let go Of all their
own plans, to forget ambition, to let
Others think personally for them. and
10 submit to the win of Others These
soldiers were not just TO play OF letting
I 20. They had really let 90, otherwise
they could not look constantly toward
one ldea-that OF the reason for the
} war, and the way TO win II. So when
it's over, it's like bringing ones self
| back to life again No wonder there
! is drama In this work.
!. This reconstruction program is be-
: ing carried out by trained workers from
3 among the people. 1t remains for the
| home communities to continue the
| work as the discharged men return.
B The first step is understanding the
) men. II n what they crave most. On
d this account the influence OF recon.
: struction IN the military hospitals
q should be known by the public-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27
CHILL TO HAVE
PLANE FACTORY

military reasons for favoring the un-
dertaking.
"The introduction Of this new
branch of enterprise into Chill would
undoubtedly stimulate a number of
the national industries" comments
the paper, "and at the same time find
employment of a skilled kind for many
hands. while 1t would also mean the
introduction of not less than $500. 900
capital.
Would Be Independent.
"The military air service would
benefit by being made Independent Of
material imported from abroad, while
the establishment of an efficient
postal service throughout the coun-
try would greatly help the population"
Well organized steps to incorporate
aviation In the development of their
resources are now being taken by
eight of the South American republics.
Flying is being extensively employed
for military and naval purposes and
1t is expected that aviation to carry
passengers TO outlying mines and
ranches will soon be developed on q
's-se scale. as at present Transports
ton by rail, water and pack animals
is extremely slow and difficult.
According to a foreign airplane rep
resentative, Brazil has done more than
anr other South American country
toward the development of aviation
Plans are now under way for the es
adjustment of several mail routes and
for transportation up and down the
Brazilian coast some 1000 miles. while
several planes have been sold for pri
vate use.
Air Schools Established.
In Uruguay and Argentina govern
ment air schools have already beer
established for both naval and mill
tary pupils. while along commercial
lines the former all-night trip b.
steamer from Montevideo to Buenol
Aires has been reduced 10 an houi
and a half by the use OF the airplane
Bolivia Is rapidly undertaking m,
use OF airplanes. an American ace hav
ing recently been employed BY tn
government to set up a flying school
Machines are also being sent to vene
zuela and to Colombia where the,
win engage in military and passenge
work.
In Peru. however. airplane repre-
sentatives say they have found NOR
enthusiasm for flying than In any Othe
South American country. Already sev
eral PeruvIans have qualified as pilots
and more machines are expected I,
be ordered at an early date. II Z
expected that In Peru the many dlffl
culties OF transportation. due to tn
mountainous contour Of the countJ
win be overcome through the use o
! the plane.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27

and 100000 this year because of the
worldwide epidemic.
81 did not invent this anti-plague
serum, and 1t was only after | had
made successful experiments on my
self that / used it on others. Since
that time l and other physicians have
made thousands of cures, and | am
convinced that the Spanish Influenza
and the sleeping sickness are the same
disease.
"Whlle there is no danger in employ
ing this treatment, there is grave dan
ger from Influenza due to the great
number Of cases, which are constantly
increasing every day. Nearly three
quarters of the population of the world
has already been more or less affected
with Il.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27
British Firm Submits Proposals
to Government, Which Are
FavorabIy Considered.
MAKE WORK FOR MANY men
Peru VIII Try to Solve Transportation
Difficulties by Use Of Alrplanes-
Eioht Latln-Amerloan Countries
Have Pilots.

Valparaiso, Chili.-Proposals to the
Gillian government for the establish
ment of an airplane factory In Chill,
by an English firm, and the organlza-
ton of postal service between the
principal cities are meeting favorable
reception at the hands of government
officials, says the South Pacific Mall.
A detailed report on the project has
been forwarded to the government
finance minister by Gen. Don Pedro
Dartnell, following careful study of
the plans as outlined by the John
Thomas Aircraft Manufacturing COM
pany. In his report the general gives
detailed economic. commercial and
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27

other occasion like the recent war.
Let the reader picture this story as
1t is taking place in the largest OF the
reconstruction hospitals. Starting IN
the office and lecture room of the arls
and crafts workers-women dressed Ill
blue uniforms with snappy whlte
aprons and caps-One feels an expan-
sive atmosphere. It's like n big busi-
ness office and store combined.
One Of these workers, as she takes
you down long corridor No. 1, to the
wards and workshops, assures you
that the making of the article Is the
least part of their work, and that al
though strong organization has been
built by the members Of her group
connecting up with all the large clubs
and organizations outside the hos
pital that can help out and bring OPP
portunities TO the men, still this Is all
kept in the background while the work
er-the aide or bluebird, as the men
call her-gets in close touch with the
patients and keeps herself as much like
home person as possible. She VIII
be bit excited while telling you this,
because she knows how hard 1t is In
the army to keep these workers under
the necessary regulations and routine
and at the same time make them feel
free and forceful enough to help pa
tient find contentment and vocational
interest. She knows that she can't
explain this, and so gets stirred up a
bit. and then Gains herself, and Is
ready to enter the large workshops and
point out to you what is really happen
ing.
It's easy enough for you to see that
the man with his arm in a sling is
} learning to use his other hand In max
Ing the reed lamp; that the man who
stands at footloom exercises his Grip
pied hip in the reaching; that the post.
, er work Is more than interesting pas
time for the fine-looking young man
: whom YOU are told has been gassed
; that the wood carver is restoring the
: use of stiffened fingers, and that the
J idler is at least In o good atmosphere
But the bigger influence of all this Is
. wholly hidden from the onlooker. Ev
cry one of these men is studying some
thing that will help him In his trade
: Some are taking courses In correspond
ence schools, getting ready for few
months training when they get out
One of these has been lumberman
but his disability is such that he mus
I. have a less active Job. At present HI
: Is not decided whether he will learr
to be foreman In managing lumber
mentor he really knows this work o
e the woods and has personality-o
: whether he viii take the course neces
e sary to make him draughtsman. TIL
: aide has brought him all the informa
ton she can get her hands on, AM
a more-she has got him In touch witt
b men who know about both vacations
Il One of the men who is losing bis eye
d sight permanently is learning trad
), right In the shop-reed work.
+ dolls cradle has been done so wei
a that a firm has promised him a 10
e as soon us he's bit more proficient
v All these things that the different me
It are doing for themselves seem TO or,
y ate an inspiring inhuence-blgger tina
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27

We content ourselves with a knowi-
edge Of the tongues, and q little skin
In philology, or history. perhaps. and
antiquity; and neglect that which TO
me seems more material. I mean ma
turai history. do not dlscommend or
derogate from those other Studies:
should betray mine own ignorance
and weakness should | do so: only
wish they might not altogether jostle
and exclude this wish that this
might be brought in fashion amcag
us-John Ray f16oll.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27
Legal Fight 80 Years
Stretches Around World.

New York.-A legal fight for
control of an estate which has
stretched over 80 years and
through the courts of New York.
Rhode Island, Massachusetts,
and Australia came up IN the
Brooklyn supreme court. Affi-
davits covering 100 typewriter
pages and reading like an adj
venture story were filed by Mrs.
Fannie S. Thurber Of $40
Riverside drive. They oppose
the application made before
Justice Cropsey by William ii.
and Dexter Thurber, brothers Of
Edmund Gibbs Thurber, to re-
strain Mrs. Thurber from col
lectfng an annuity of 1898 al
legged to be the property of her
husband.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27
Paris Physician Meets With Sue
cess in Anti-PIague Ex-
periments.
100000 IN WORLD HIT
New York Hospital lsolates Sleeping
\ Sickness Germ-ParIs Doctor Says
Influenza and Sleeping Sickness
Are Twin Diseases.

New York.-Three-quarters of the
worlds population have been affected
with Spanish influenza, which Is now
declared to be the same disease as the
sleeping sickness, and a serum has
been found to cure both, according to
reports. Experiments are being car
ried on here and In Paris.
simultaneously with the receipt of
word from Paris that a serum had
been made by DR.. Charles Foley which
would cure both influenza and sleeping
sickness, came report from Belle
vue hospital that a preliminary report
had been issued from Mount Sinai
hospital of the probable isolation of
the sleeping sickness germ.
To produce a serum to cure the en-
cephalitis letharglca, as the sleeping
sickness is known to science, It would
be necessary TO segregate the germ Of
the disease, as serums are made from
the disease germs themselves, the live
germs in the blood being killed by the
Injection into the blood of the dead
bodies of the same germs.
The germ of Spanish influenza is
said to have been isolated, but no per-
feet serum Is known to have been pro-
duced.
Use Flu Germs.
Doctor Foley in Paris produced the
serum for the cure of sleeping sick.
ness without isolating the encephall.
It's letharglca germ at all, but by using
germs of influenza, which led him to
assert that the two are twin diseases
and caused by the same germ under
different conditions.
The same serum with which he cured
many cases of Influenza was found
equally effective in curing sleeplnl
sickness. This theory of twin diseases
is borne out In the famous Mrs. Mint
case here, where the sleeping sickness
followed a severe attack of Spanish In
fluenza.
At the office Of Doctor SINNERS a
Bellevue 1t was said that Mount Sina
hospital researchers were not read.
to state positively they had segregated
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27
Bees as Architects

A famous mathematician Of the early
eighteenth century who perceived that
the bottoms Of the cells In beehive
were formed BY three lozenge-shaped
plates measured the angles Of the loz-
enges. The greater were 100 deg. :
min. the lesser, 70 deg. 80 min AN
other man Of science. marveling At
the precision Of the angles. pro
pounded the following problem to
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27

Koenlg. the geometrician: @What are
the angles OF bexagonal cell with q
pyramidicai bottom formed Of three
similar and equal rhomboid plates
that require the least possible mate
risl7- Koenig. ignorant Of what had
suggested the problem. found By cal
culus that the greater angles OF the
rhombs should be 100 deg. q mln-
and the lesser angles. 10 deg. 81 mn.
He was wrong by two minutes in each
dimension. What human architect has
equaled the economy Of the beesf-
Youths Companion.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27
RENT BOOSTER SENT TO JAIL
Paris Court Furnishes Landlord for
Increasing Charge at abusive
Rate"

Paris, France.-Convicted Of in
creasing rents at an abusive rate" a
landlord has been sentenced to spend
a week In Jail and pay fine of 800
francs. He leased an apartment to
two "midlnettes" for a monthly rent
of 1856 francs and then advanced the
rate to $50 per month.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27
.AASRZT KxAEZNdc

HERE is not one Of the re-
turned disabled who does
not say ell the zine he is
in any one Of the sixteen
reconstruction hospitals
that his discharge is what
he wants most and he will
keep on saying it after he
gets It and arrives home.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27

Boston.-A second case of leprosyl
within a fortnight, was discovered to-
day. Nicholas Bruno, a cement WORK
er, has the disease and will be sent to
the leper colony at Penikese island
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-27
FIND SERUM TO
KILL FLU GERMS

the sleeping sickness germ and that no
formal announcement of the germs
discovery had been issued. A prelimi-
nary report had stated the doctors at
Mount Sinai had succeeded In finding
"globold body" of infinltesimal pro-
portions which was believed to be the
possible germ or cause Of the disease
To Publish Report.
Experiments with the globoid body
are now being carried on at Mount
Sinai, a complete report Of the find
ings Of the researchers there win be
issued In due time, it was said.
Doctor Foley, In Paris said there arr
25,0O0,000 cases of the "flu" annually