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The New York herald., 1921-04-04
Transpacific Mails.

Close at New York at 6 PM as follows:
Hawaii, Philippine Islands, Straits Settle
ments and specially addressed mail for
French Indo-China, Sumatra, British India
and Ceylon, via San Francisco, str Granite
Japan, corea and China Especially ad-
dressed only, via Seattle. str West lson,
Hawaii. via San Francisco. str wilhelmina.
Australia, via Seattle. str West Mahwak,
April 8.
Hawai-! and specially addressed mail for
Japan. Corea and China, via San Francisco,
str Korea Maru. April H.
Japan Corea, China, Siberia, French Indo-
China Netherlands East indies Except Su-
natra) and Philippine Islands. via vancou-
yer and Victoria, BE. str Empress Of Japan,
April IA.
Tahiti Marquesas, Cook Islands, New Zea-
land and specially addressed mail for AUS
tralia, via San Francisco. str Tahiti. April
II.
.Must be specially addressed for this
fParcel post mails and specially addressed
correspondence.
Mails Of the following dates: Melbourne
March ., Sydney Sd. Auckland and Welling,
ton 18th and Honolulu 23d. which arrived
per str Makura. we're despatched east from
Seattle on March 80 and are due IN New
York on the afternoon of Monday, April :.
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JAPAN HALFWAY POINT
IN MORPHINE TRAFFIC
Government Promises Strict
Control OUer Narcotic Trade.

TOXIC, Feb. 25.-Morphine brought
from the United States every year to
Japan for reexport to China amounts
roughly to $4,000 pounds. Baron Full
mura, raising the question of the opium
traffic in China, asserted at a session
OF the Budget Committee of the House
Of Peers.
1t is impossible under existing condi-
tions, Baron Fujimura said, for China
to prevent the importation of opium and
morphine. and the Chinese are compelled
tc endure terrible sacrifices in conse-
quence.
A large quantity of morphine is
brought every year to Kobe from Eng
land. said the Baron. as well as from
India and other places. 1t is reexported
from here to Tsingtao and to kwang-
tung.
The Japanese Government-General OF
Kwantung derives a revenue of 3,000.00O
yen (about S1,500.000) every year
through opium Baron Fujinura said.
Under these circumstances. he declared,
it is not surprising that the Chinese
charge the Japanese Government with
conniving at this, nefarfous trade.
Such a state Of affairs is inexcusable,
whether viewed from the standpoint OF
humanity or from that of International
relations, declared the Baron, and he
asked what the Government had to say
on the matter.
In reply Mr.. Tokonomi the Home
Minister. said that the Japanese Gov
ernment has been controlling the opium
traffic in accordance with provisions of
the opium law OF 1919. This law re-
quired that all those who exported opium
should first obtain the permission OF the
Home Minister. The Home Office al
lowed no permits for the expectation of
narcotics except under the condition that
they were to be used solely for phar
maceutical purposes. On account Of
persistent talk regarding the smuggling
Of opium the Government framed new
law in December which came into oper-
alton at the beginning of January. 1t
was hoped he said. that this would
prevent the smuggling alleged to be go
Ing on In the last few years.
The New York herald., 1921-04-04
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

schr Evolution, OF Providence, bound from
New Bedford TO Cape Verde Islands with
general cargo, had sails carried away In
blow and In putting back to New Bedford
struck on Long Shoal; Is leaking and In bad
position: doubtful TX she VIII float Coast
Guard cutter Gushing is standing by and
has sent men to the schooner.
CADIZ. April 3--rhe municipality is con-
sidering a plan reported to have been sug-
gested by American capitalists for the Inn
provement OF the port. The project Is to
cost a. half billion pesetas. II includes the
construction OF grent breakwater, which
will reclaim large tract of land from the
sea.
LONDON, April 3-Au Exchange telegraph
despatch from Christiania says that the
NordenfJeldske Steamship Co. In conJunc-
tion with the Strays Shipping Co, Is inau-
gurating a new line for the transportation
OF general cargo between America, Finland
and other Baltic States.
SHAW, April 1-Schr Ruth Y Merrill,
bound for England from Oska rshamn, Is an
chored off Skaw. about miles from shore.
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NOTICE. TO MARINERS.

New Yorx--New York upper bay-Fairway
across anchorages 21-B and 2l-C was opened
by order of the Secretary of the Treasury
wide, extends In n NNW direction from Bay
Ridge Channel TO the main channel Of New
York upper bay, opposite the entrance TO
drawn from the twin stacks at Bay Ridge
to the Greenville piers channel gas buoy 20.
The fairway is marked at each end by two
buoys indicating It's width. Masters OF ves-
sells are warned that, while they may freely
traverse the fairway, they must not anchor
therein under penalty for violation OF the
AnchornRes Regulations for the Port of New
York Four new buoys we're placed March
Al 1921
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Paraguay (s), via Rio Janeiro. Montevideo,
campana and Rosario. str Socrates. $50
AM.
South Brazil. Argentina. Uruguay and
paraEuay. via Rio Janeiro. Montevideo and
Buenos Aires, str Aeolus. 8 AM
Grenada, st Vincent, Trinidad, Ciudad
Bolivar and Guiana, via Grenada, Trinidad
and GEORGETOWN, str Mayaro. o AM.
Turks Island, Monte Christi. Samana and
Sanchez (other parts OF Dominican Repub-
lic y, via Turks Island, Monte Christi.
Puerto Plata, Samana. Sanchez, La Romano,
san Pedro de Macoris. San Domingo City
and Azua str Tosto, $50 AM.
Porto Rico. Curacao, Venezuela. st
Thomas and ST Croix, via San Juan, Cura-
Gao. Laguayra and Puerto Cabello, str Phil
adelphia, $3.50 AM (sup 10;3O AND.
Puerto Plata and San Pedro de Macoris,
str Yaque, 10 80 AM.
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SAILED.

Strs Glare. San Juan; San Rossore GtaD
Naples and Genoa Thomas III Wheeler,
Texas City
Str Port Curtis (Br). Auckland.
Sailed I'd, strs Bevernon (Nor), Gibara !:
Ipswich. Hamburg Algeroen tNor) Odense !:
Harrington Court (Br), Norfolk; LON (Nor)
Gibara. Princess May (B). Port Antonio !;
FL Occidentc. Galveston.
The corrected reading OF the barometer
(reduced 10 sea leveD at New York on Sun
day, April 3, 1921 at AM, as reported by
the United States Weather Bureau, was
thirty and twenty y-eight hundredths l30.2S)
inches. This closely approximates seven
hundred and sixty-nine and one-tenth (I69.1)
millimeters. Captains of all vessels now
lying in or near the ports Of New York and
Brooklyn can advantageously use the above
official data for observing whether their
own barometers require any considerable
correction or adjustment.
Wind at Sandy Hook, 8 PM, w. 13 miles I:
clear; smooth sea.
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ARRIVED.

U S transport Cambrai. Antwerp March
q. to the u S Army Transport Service. with
rs first Al second cabin passengers and 4S5
troops and stores. Brought 1,224 bodies of
soldiers Went to pier 4. Hoboken.
Str Manchuria. Hamburg March %, 70 the
American Line, with passengers and mdse.
Anchored in Quarantine.
Str Epitacio Pessoa, Brest March 10, to
Moore & Mccormack, In ballast. Went to
foot Of 18th street. East River.
Str Graecia (Sw), Naples Feb %, Catania
March 8, Messina 4th. Palermo 9th and Glib
raltar 11th to Moore & Mccormack, with
mdse. Went TO foot of SD street. Brooklyn
Str Vague. San Domingo City, &c, to the
The New York herald., 1921-04-04
WOMEN JOURNALISTS
OF JAPAN ORGANIZE
Plan to Raise Position of the
Sex.

OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 25.-An organiza-
tion OF women journalists has been
formed here by the women reporters of
daily newspapers and the women edi-
torial workers on other periodicals in
Osaka.
Elevation of their social status as
journalists who are participating in the
promotion OF general culture as well as
in raising the position OF women in
Japan" is sought.
The New York herald., 1921-04-04

came seriously Ill and his relatives We're
called together. Having made certain
that they were all in a forgiving mood,
he then confessed that he was the cul-
prit Under the circumstances his people
felt they could not hslt forgive him.
Thereupon it was astonishing how rapid
was his recovery.
The New York herald., 1921-04-04
CABLE REPORTS.

gNrpoA. Arrll 1-Arrived strs General
ii f Hodges, Guayaqutl; Lompoc (Br), Tai
tai.
Sailed list, strs Chifuku Maru (Jap), Kobe /;
Eurymachos (Br), Tacoma; Valdez, Bre-
BILBAO, March si--saHed, str Altoona, Lis
bon and Las Fslmes.
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MILITARY LOAN FOR JAPAN.
s35, 100000 to he Raised Mt Per
Cent Interest.

TOXIC, Peb ga new military loan
issue amounting to 10000, 900 yen (about
S35.000,000) was announced by the Jap
anese Government yesterday. following
conference Of leading bankers from
Toxic, Nagoya and Osaka.
The rate OF interest is per cent. and
the term or redemption six years. The
proceeds win be used for financing the
Governments military projects.
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Tames MCGEE SO NNE Hatteras Sd.

James McCiee so NNE Hatteras Sd.
Japan Arr9T 5iS ssW @ SfMpor "a
Josiah Macy 275 z Galveston I'd.
Juniata 80 Il Fire Island L. V Sd.
kaweah 1880 Sc South Pass I'd.
kekoskee 238 $ Galveston I'd.
Kinderdyl 500 5 san Franctsco 8 PM 3D.
Lackawanna Bridge $40 T. Charleston I'd.
Lake Elmont 90 " Hatteras I'd.
Lake Elon l10 Sc Hatteras I'd.
Lake Elsah 522 u Ambrose 3D.
Lake FarLstell $50 Scotland l. Sd.
Lake Fillmore ITO NE st Simons I'd.
Lake Markham 10 ID Miami ID.
Lake Stirling NE Brigantlne I'd.
Lake Traverse 10 S Hatteras I'd.
Lansing S73 from Hilo PM I'd.
Ligonier 33 N Savannah Sd.
Limon 1875 s Scotland l. Sd.
Lurline l01 T. Honolulu PM lst.
Maquan ,345 Il Cape Henry 80.
Maryland 80 Fryingpan I'd.
Mohawk 40 NE St Johns Bar I'd.
Montana 240 SW Nantucket I'd.
Momus 24S Amor0ye ou. A
Mount Evans . off American Shoals "a.
Montgomery City 6S San Pedro "a.
Mulaire, PIG S Ambrose I'd.
Muneiic 145 sW Hatter@s I'd.
Muskogee - y Tuxpam I'd.
National Bridge lat '3s "A. lon ca "a Sd.
Nelson 225 SSW Montauk Point 3D.
New Britain 80 l. Cape Henry I'd.
New Orleans Lat 80 II, lon " II ID
Newport /. $40 San Francisco lst.
Newton so SW Montauk Point Sd.
Noddle Island 1S0 Il by S HatteraS I'd.
Norfolk 2S Sw Fire Island Sd.
q Il Waring 80 w FryLngpan ID
Oronoke a14 SIC Nantucket I'd.
Panuco 800 L Tamplco I'd.
Pawlet 720 w Columbia River PM I'd.
Pawnee 500 Sc Scotland Il V I'd.
Pennsylvania $50 IIatteras Sd;
Philip Publlcker 20 Z Havana I'd.
| Pledades 431 Balboa lst.
| polaiIne II NV Tortugas 3D.
Pontia 420 + Ambrose Sd.
| Porto Rico SOL S Ambrose I'd.
Princeton 391 w Sand Key I'd.
| PruSa ,9S2 Ambrose I'd.
| Rapidan 25 ESE Galveston I'd.
! Republic As S Cape Henry I'd.
| Roanoke 81 S South Pass I'd.
Ruby lat % 81, Ion 81 53 I'd.
' Hardness 2ss WNW Cape Mala Cd.
Salvador 81 + Cape Mala Z PM I'd.
| san Bruno 80 s. Nantucket I'd
Santa santa Tecla 7ss S Ambrose I'd.
SchoiBarie 800 Sc South Pass I'd.
schodack sss W Honolulu 8 II Pm NJ list.
| Shenandoah ENE Tuxpam I'd.
| Solitaire 2S4 Sc Sabine I'd.
| Sonoma 0o3 SW San Francisco PM LIST
Standard 800 Il Port Lobos I'd.
| Steel Inventor 56S S Five Fathom Bank I'd
| Steel Maker lat 13 Ia. Ion 94 10 "a.
| Stockton 3 1872 w Los Angeles Pm 31st.
| Tampa lat 26 13. Ion 75 50 I'd.
| Tanamo 319 N Santa Marta I'd.
| Tivives ] ,045 S Ambrose I'd.
| Topila IS S Galveston I'd.
| Trilddadian 100 SE st Augustine I'd.
Turrialba 407 South Pass I'd.
/
| Walter d Munson 255 S Ambrose Sd.
Walter Hardcastle 10 w Cape Cruz I'd.
| Walter Jennings 430 NE Port Lobos I'd.
4 West Conob 1876 w Honolulu PM 1st.
West Hembrie 592 Savannah I'd.
| West lsleta 121 NINE Colon 1st.
West Kasson 400 S Cape Henry I'd.
| Wheeling Mold lat 40 48, lon 81 IL ID.
William II Doheny 400 SEs Cape San Antonio
| I'd.
| Winnebago 40 w Key West I'd.
Wlmyah i ,222 w Balboa I'd.
| Yalza $50 S san Pedro I'd.
| York Harbor 43 S Hatteras I'd.
| Yucatan % S Hafteras I'd.
The New York herald., 1921-04-04
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea, West Indies, &c.
TTESpAY. APRIL


North Brazil. Iquitos Pernambuco Para
hyba. Natal Bahia and Sergipe (other parts
OF Brazil y, via Para, Pernambnco, Bahia,
Santos and Santa Fe, str Glenaffrc, II NJ.
~ Grenada. st Vincent, Trinidad, Ciudad
Bolivar and Guiana, via Grenada. Trinidad
and Georgetown. str Mayaro, AM.
Jamaica and Colomuia, except Cauca and
Narno departments Canal Zone and Pana-
ma y. via Kingston. Cristobal, Cartagena,
Savanilla and Santa Marta, str Sixaola,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL Q.
4 Canal Zone. Panama, Salvador (prints,
&c) Nicaragua Except east coasD ANA
pala, Choluteca (also prints SC for Ma
caome, Tegucigalpa and Yuscaran) In Hon
duras, Cauca and Narino departments OF Co
lombia Ecuador Peru Except lqultos), Bo-
livia and Chile (other parts Of Honduras ana
letter mail for Salvador y, via Cristobal,
Caliao. Mollendo, africa. Iquique. Antofa-
gasta and Valparaiso, str Santa Elisa, 6:30
AM
ton. Z 80 AM.
South Brazil. Argentina, Uruguay and
The New York herald., 1921-04-04
FOREIGN WEATHER CABLE.
GRAMS

CAPE RACE. Nj. April 3-Barometer al
noon. ee.7s inches; wind, w. strong breeze
weather. dull; temperature. 81 deg Fair.
The New York herald., 1921-04-04
Transatlantic Mails.

MONDAY, AFIIL 4.
Germany, Poland, Lithuania. I,atvia and
Esthonia (s) via Halifax. Hamburg, Dan
zig and Libau; also parcel post mails for
+. .Lithuania and Latvia, str Gothland, s:oo
AM.
TUESDAY. APRIL 5.
France and other countries -, Via Havre,
str Chicago, go AM (sup $3.50 AND.
Belgium and Luxembourg Especially adj
dressed only). via Antwerp; also parcel post
malls for Belgium Luxemburg and Belgian
Congo, SsA Somme, 1880 AM.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 6.
Europe, Africa and West Asia, via Cher
bourg and Southampton tmal -. str Adri-
attic, S AM (sup $50 AND.
Italy (Greeee >, via Naples and Patras
also parcel post mails for Greece, str Presi-
dente Wilson 10 AM.
Germany and Poland ~, via aremen and
Danzig. also parcel post mails Tor Germany,
Austria, Czecho- Slovakia, Hunsary, Sw.t1-
The New York herald., 1921-04-04
DArREN TO BE PORT OF CALL.

TOXIC, Feb. 24.-Announcement is
made here that the ships of the Nippon
Yusen kaisha on both tho American and
European voyages will probably include
Dairen. Manchuria, as a port of call.
The New York herald., 1921-04-04
NOTICE TO MARINERS

THE NEW YORK HERALD'S Ship NeUs Office is in
the Barge Office Ship Information gven By U. S.
Macy Department Daily Shipping Bulletin. Telephone
Bowling Green $780,
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS.

SAIL WEDNESDAY.
Susquehanns. Bremen and Danzig. 300 I'M
Santa Elisa Cristobal, Callao, &c AM
Fort Hamilton, Bermuda. ..... 1000 AM
Socrates Rio Janeiro, &C. c....... Noon
Aeolus Rio Janeiro. Montevideo,
10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Noon
Navarro Grenada &c............. Noon
'rosto Turks Island. &c.......... Noon
&c ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Noon
Yanue San Pedro de Macoris. go. PM
nj iago New Orleans. ........... Noon
si Norte Galveston. Noon
The New York herald., 1921-04-04
AMERICAN PORTS.
By Telegraph

BY Telegraph
BOSTON. Mass. Aprn ARRIVED. strs
Camden. Bangor; Governor Dhlgley. Port
land Me: Italia CBr). Trieste Via Naples and
Gibraltar; II Devereux Norfolk Lehigh.
Tacoma Seattle. Portland, o, san Francisco
The New York herald., 1921-04-04
CLOSING OF MAILS.

tn Foeigns corner o ma
hcura IN Central and Sppme ms
the Foreign mai close ha an
America
The New York herald., 1921-04-04
WIRELESS REPORTS.

str Kroonland. Antwerp, &C, for New York.
Is expected to arrive In Quarantine about
noon Tuesday.
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and San Pedro via Philadelphia; Nithonian
(Br) Portland; Oscar ID Bennett, Tampico
Pawnee. New York: Poughkeepsie, Ham
burg. San Bruno (Br). Port Lilnon and Crss-
tobal; tugs Confidence, Sandwich, towing
barge Clara, New York: Nottingham, towing
barge (supposed) l. g. w ID @ @ No ., Port
Land for New York Paoh, New York.
Sailed I'd. strs City of Atlanta, Savannah;
Agwiworld. Port Lobos: Jllniata, Norfolk
and Baltimore Essex. Philadelphia: Poca-
CONTINUED on NEXT PACED
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MARINE-FOR SALE OR WANTED.
--~-~-~-~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~
FOR Sale--Wooden platform car float, 23f
f.. long, 30 IT. in. beam. 10 f.. in.
JONES, Marine Supt. N. Y, N. II. and II.
r. r., i32d st. and Willis av., Bronx, N. Y.
FOR SALE-Tug. draft IT.. compound 10,
PING in; built 1918; immediate delivery.
MCINTOSH AGENCY, II Broadway.
Bowling Green 1857.
ANY knowing the present whereabouts
OF ]. " Parsons lighter captain. please
communicate with McALLISTFR LIGHTER
AGE LINE, - state st., N. Y.
WANTED-oNE OR MORE HARBOR TUGS
TO OPERATE ON COMMISSION BASIS.
Address Ill Herald, Herald SO.
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Bound East.

Schr John Schmults. New York for Bridge
port.
Tugs Sachem, with barges Cat AS AND /;
Battle, with 3 (at . PM; Charles McWil
liams with Cat AS PM); Frederick j
keelSrs, with 3 Cat 6:10 PM).
Motor barges Texaco 146 tat 1 PND; So
cony No cat 1 80 PM).
Passed I'd. schrs Jesse l. Leach, Port
Reading for Calais: Storm Petrol, Port
Johnson for Ellsworth.
The New York herald., 1921-04-04
BY United States Naval Commune
cation Service.

distances given in miles; position at moor
unless otherwise specifiedl
A Bedford 90 E Sand Key Cd.
Achilles 6S NE Colon I'd.
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Almanac for New York April a.

Sun rises. ...... 35 Moon rises. 3 IS AM
Sun sets........ o % Moon sets. % Pm
TIME OF HIGH WATER APRIL a
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PASSED CITY ISLAND.
Bound South,

Tugs Onrust with / barge cat 80 AND
John + Lewis. with l Cat 2 PM; Socony No
), with l Cat 80 PM).
Steam lighters The Howard Co tat 9:4J
AND VIM II Moody, with / tat PM).
Steam canalboat Marion cat 8 80 AND.
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The time given In the above table Is East
ern standard time and is furnished by the
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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MARINE-roR SALE OR WANTED.

1coNTINrEp oN NEXT PAGnl
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-11
MY LITTLE BLUE Jay.
A true story, in verse;

birds built of
SO close to my window that looking could plainly
The mother
She covered her with her downy breast left the
S and gardin al
one who. in infinite marks the sparrows fall;
And her patience well rewarded in May
Through each shell protuded the body
And through the while daylight
The mother bird and her happy conend free
Flying home
birds like human
And also like human beings birds
AS proved when found hedgng of
And bedroom the
And made and fed it and eoiced when
With its feet if in plight
had founda whowould
And woud the
And then felt its
So firmly believing freedom |
And through the pet
o u il its weltr
And darkness fell would wend;
And | failed o to SEE il was ropery fed
Il to to of
all through the visitors
whistle full not far
And he o. by tree
then would fly shoulder happy could
the winds of a
far
And il back a far
still the loss of dear little blue
HERBERT w. HARRIS
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-11
A Strange, But True, Story About Little
MARY Of Breckenridge County

Then realizing that none of her
companions spoke, she feared that il
she spoke her ruse would be discov-
cred and she would be returned to the
sister whom she said beat her. Mary
told her teachers all of this and of
her nine years on earth as nine years
of hardships, beatings. long periods
without food and being forced to
sleep our of doors. She knew no father
or mother, only sister whom she
described as a normally raised child
would picture the witch in fairy
tale.
But the instructors at Danville de-
clared the school for the Deaf and
Dumb would do Mary more harm than
good, being surrounded only by sill
ent, afflicted children. The County
Judge was consulted and a commit
ment was issued by the court placing
Mary in care of the Kentucky Child
ren's Home Society, Louisville The
last name required for commitment
purposes was supplied and Mary was
placed among normal children. in
normal, healthful surroundings to
forget the wicked fairy sister as a
nightmare of childhood.
Throughout Kentucky children
daily are being committed to the care
of the Kentucky Children's Home
Society which makes them into cit
liens among whom are the most sub
stantial business men and women in
Kentucky; men and women who to-
day would be part of the dregs of
society, but for the uplifting influence
and chance to make good" given by
this institution.
From Breckenridge county, 10 child
rem have been received into the Re-
ceiving Home of the Kentucky Child
ren's Home Society, Louisville,
whereas the total appropriations from
Breckenridge county, by the Fiscal
Court have been only $275.OO during
the twenty-five years of the Society's
| existance.
Toward the building fund the
county has given $1,7O2.42 altho its
| quota has been fixed at 100000.
The building fund is for the cree
ton of the cottage village at Lyndon,
KY, where ground was broken March
| list, and the plans are for the COM
| pletion of the administration building
and one large cottage in October.
| The village is to be memorial from
| the school children of Kentucky to
the homeless children of the State
thru the plan evolved by George L.
Sehon, Superintendent of the Society.
The appeal for nearly half of the
building of $500 10000 is being made
/ to the school children thru the schools
! of Kentucky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-11

When the train stopped for lunch
at Irvington, twenty-three little
mouths eagerly responded to the
goodie placed before them by the
agent of the School for the Deaf and
Dumb at Danville He was on his way
home with his wards who had been
gathered together in western Ken
lucky; all of them, tots to whom the
meant nothing.
Then as the train rolled out of the
station he counted noses. There were
twenty-four. He counted again as he
knew he had gathered together only
twenty-three children. Again he found
twenty-four in his group. He spoke
to them but none answered. All APP
peared deaf and dumb and he as yet
had not become so well acquainted
with his charges as to pick out the
child who had entered his group with
out his knowledge So the mystified
agent returned to Danville with his
even two dozen wards, the extra child
seemed insensible to sound and words
fell on deaf ears. No clew as to her
identy could be learned and she SEEM
ed unable to furnish any. She became
just MARY"
For three months the twenty-four
children were drilled daily in lip read
ing and sound jaculations-then at
dinner one water glass had been over
looked. A plaintive plea was voiced
in this room of silence. "Please, may
| have some water?"
Every eye turned toward MARY"
Her deaf comrades the children with
whom she. had romped and played in
silence and had carried on animated
conversations on her fingers, seemed
to sense that something marvellous
had occurred in their midst.
"Child, aren't you deaf and dumb? p
asked a startled teacher.
what has happened? Speak and tell
u.s."
Then Mary broke her long silence
three months of silence, in the midst
of silence and surrounded only by
silent children. Her story carried heI
listeners back to the hills of Breckin-
ridge county; to an unnatural sister
and life of hardships
Mary did not even know her last
name or the name of her sister. Al
she knew, she told to the teachers al
Danville and even then not clew tc
her kin was revealed.
She had been taken to Irvington by
her sister and as the twenty-thret
little deaf mutes ate their lunch If
the station she watched with wonder
and longing Then as they filed out o.
| the railroad dining room she watched
| her chance and squeezed into the Ions
, line.