davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-23
Woman Leave. $4,000

An estate valued at more thar $1O.OOO
was left to relatives by Kate II. Ashton,
Thirty ninth and Chestnut streets,
whose will was admitted to probate to-
day. Harry s. G.. Vincent. Ogontz ave.
nue. and Church lane. whose will was
also probated. left an estate worth
$4,000. An inventory of the personal
estate of George NJ. Newhall showed II
to be valued Mt $14. .4O4. Letters Of ad-
ministration were granted to executors
of the estate Of John II. Davis, 2141
South Twentieth street, which was val
ued at S6650.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-23

Wayne avenue. was nt Tabor rond and
Wayne avenue when two Negroes
stopped him and searched him at the
point Of revolver. lie had no money, /,
so they took watch worth few
dollars.
Though none Of The victims has re-
ported that the hold-up men work with
nm automobile. they have jumped from
one part Of the city to another with
such rapidity that 1t seems possible
they are, using machine and leav-
Ing It around a corner while they wait
for victim. q.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-23
Y. W. c. A. a. Harvey cedars

Harvey Cedars Hotel, Long Beach,
N. j., famous since revolutionary days
as the ,..., eastern head9uarters' s Of Demo.
be the summer headquarters Of the
Young Women's Christian Association,
following the recent sale Of the prop
erty by Daniel b. Frazier, of Philndel-
phia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-23
Mems Blue
Serge Suits
.$25

Through the cooperation
of a manufacturer who has
supplied us for a number of
years, we are able to mark
about 400 of the finest Blue
Serge Suits any man could
wish for at the remarkably
low price of $25.O0-there-
by establishing a new stand.
ard of value-giving. They
are carefully tailored, Of
fine-twill ALL-WOOL blue
serge, in correct new single
and double-breasted, two
and three.button styles for
young men and men of con-
servative taste.
Practically all sizes to begin
with, in regular, stout, short,
tall and slender proportions
but when such fine Suits as
these are to be had at $25.OO,
men cannot expect the range Of
sizes to remain complete any
great length Of time.
Strawbridge 4 CIothier
Second Floor, East
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-23
Floran1ye
Perfume

A delightful odor sent from
the well-known perfumer, L. T.
Piver, Paris, the choice of dis
eliminating American women.
FLORAMYE Extracts, $1.93
and $3.50; Toilet Water, $2.19;
Vegetal, $1.36; Face Powder,
$1.04; Sachet, 7Sc; Talcum Pow
der, 52c, and Bath Salts-S1.O4.
StrawbridFe e. Ciothier
Aisle o. Centre
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-23

ono hnlf-story brick building rster
opening the store shortly before $3.50
o'clock The store was nbInze when
he returned. Firemen prevented the
flames from spreading to other parts OF
the structure,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-23
OIL STOVE CAUSES FIRE
Flames Do $500 Damage In store
Hsrrowaate ST. and Nleetown Lane

Harrowaate ST. and NIeetown Lane
An overturned oil stove cauyrd a fire
which damaged the stock and f&turcs
IL the store Of Arthur Bennett. Hnr :
o'clock this morning. The loss was cs-
timated at $500.
Bennett. who sells cigars and candies,
went into the kitchen Of the two and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-23

"a Arch Street Factory Robbed
The clothing factory Of Isaac Stern,
22S Arch street, was entered by thieves
some time yesterday and 300 skirts,
twenty two dozen pairs OF stockings
and 400 yards of cloth were stolen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-23
Mems Strau
HaS.--Special!

No matter what a mans taste
may be-for Sennit, Leghorn or
Panama--he can be assured Of
finding a style and straw to suit
his fancy in one of these three
special Hats.
Panama Hats-$3.95
A special purchase of genuine
South American Panama Hats
which would otherwise be one
half more to three times this
price.
Leghorn Hats--$4.95
These, too, constitute a special
purchase. They are worth one
half more.
Sennit Hats-$2.65
Our own good "Wickham"
Hats, in fine, medium or coarse
sennit weaves-the best value
obtainable anwhere in Phiia-
delphia at four dollars or less.
Strnwbridge A Clothisr
Second Floor, Market Street East
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-23
a Wonderful
Display of
Artistic
Furniture for
Summer Homes
SIXTH FLOOR-WEST

WILLOW Furniture, Wicker
w Furniture, Reed Furniture,
Reed Fibre Furniture, Painted
Furniture, Old Hickory Furni-
ture and Rustic Cedar Furni-
ture--in a wealth Of beautiful
new colorings, some with artis-
tic blendings of cretonne up
holstery. A collection which we
believe to be the best of its
kind in Philadelphia to-day
and all marked at prices Of
pleasing moderation.
There are many pieces
and CO m plete suits.
Throughout our great stock
of year-'rOund Furniture
marked at SUBSTANTIAL
REDUCTIONS from for.
mer already.reduced prices.
strawbrIdse 4 Ciothier
Third Floor 1a
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27

General Davis was born In Chicago
and received his education in Chicago
schools. lie attended Northwestern
university. and served as a member OF
the Illinois legislature and also held
the position OF recorder OF deeds OF
Cook county. Illinois. He Is now vice
president and trust officer OF the Chi
cngo Title and Trust company.
The military career Of General Davis
dates back to 1897. when he enlisted
In the Illinois National Guard. He
served as a private in the Spanish
American war and remained In the
army afterwards. He attained the
rank OF major. and served for some
time on the Mexican border After
n short period at Camp Logan with the
One Hundred and Thirty-first infan-
try. he was promoted to colonel and
given command Of the One Hundred
and Thirty second infantry, which par
ticipaied In n number Of major Of
fenslves In France. He has received
the rank OF brigadier general In the
Illinois National Guard.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27
WILL TEACH cows TO POSE
Students Under Cattle Specialist VIII
Develop Jerseys for Show
Purposes

Louisville.-B. X. Parrish. a special
lst in the art of selecting, fitting and
breeding prize winning Jersey cat
tie, is to open unique school near
Anchorage. Ky.
Among the queer stunts will be
course in teaching cows how to pose,
according to Parrish. To induce a
COW to look Its best he asserted, In
itself is a difficult task and yet quite
necessary for ribbon-taking purposes.
A COW is plentifully supplied with
curiosity, and will watch a traveller
along the road as far as he Is In sight,
but is In some respects self-conscious
creature, and II takes great deal of
training and encouragement to get II
10 hold It's head high and obtain even
a semblance Of the beautiful arch seen
In the necks Of blooded horses
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27

men from the gendarmerie (natives)
volunteered to be bitten by bedbugs
which had been fed on patients with
the disease. One of these volunteers
developed dropsy six weeks later, but
this dropsy was attributed to other
causes. and the experiment was re-
garded as negative.
The prevalence OF the malady has
shown a progressive decrease during
the last three months, but whether
this II due TO measures taken by Doc
tor Mann and his staff can be deter
mined only after further study and
careful investigation. The American
naval surgeon explained that he is
careful not to accept false encourage
ments because OF the tendency Of the
disease to subside altogether In GER
tain institutions and then suddenly
crop out anew with more serious re-
suits than lever.
Col. Frederick NJ. Wise, United
States marine corps, commanding the
Gendarmerie d'Haiti, and Col. John
huSSeil, Cbfninuuuius tht HhS' Hioi hV
brigade In Haiti, have shown great In
terest In Doctor Mann's fight to locate
the cause and combat Haiti's disease.
They have given all possible assist
ance and placed the entire line OF re-
search unhampered under his direc-
tion.
The beneficent and altruistic labor
of Doctor Mann and his medical
staff is one Of many compensating fac
tors in what appears to be muddled
situation In Haiti today. Theirs Is
work for humanity In the strictest
sense.
Undoubtedly the United States pub
lie health service and the Rookie
Teller institute would take a certain
interest in the strange disease. Doc
tor Mann hopes, however, with the Co
operation of such institutions and with
the utilization Of such additional facil-
tiles. that the results Of sustained ef-
forts will serve to eradicate a scourge
that kills such an appalling number Of
Haitians every year.
So far as known, Haitis mysterious
disease never has affected a white
man.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27
Man Keeps Green
Prospective Grave

New Carlisle, Pa.-There's
newly-made grave In New Car
Isle cemetery.
No mourners with bowed
heads stood by when 1t was
made. No minister said earth
to earth and dust to dust" No
flowers bedecked the casket.
But the man who will rest In
the grave some day carefully
heaped up the little mound and
as carefully placed the little
squares Of sod in place. The
grave is empty-waiting until
death lays its hand on the man
who prepared IL.
j. Herwert Day. so years old.
well known citizen and music
teacher, being the last member
of his family, ordered the care
taker to prepare the grave, con-
struct the stone vault for receiv-
ing the casket, place the broad
stone over II and refill the grave.
This was done. after which Day
himself heaped up "the little
mound Of clay" and placed the
sod upon II.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27
PEOPLE FAVOR BONUS BILLS
New York, New Jersey. Washington
and South Dakota Sanction the
Proposition.

The passage Of soldier bonus bills In
New York. New Jersey. Washington
and South Dakota by overwhelming
majorities at the November elections
In unquestio nable proof OF the public's
recognition of veterans claims, IL the
opinion advanced In an editorial which
appeared recently In the American LIE
gion Weekly.
zone fourth OF the Ave million men
who served In the army and navy Ne
In states which have shown their sense
Of justice by awarding compensation.
the writer says. "Three-fourths Of the
veterans OF the World war live In
thirty six states which have not faced
the lssue-in most of them because
there have been no recent sessions OF
state legislatures.
"The United States senate will soon
pass on the question OF national com
pensation for World war veterans.
Facing them squarely In the Fordney
hill. adopted by the lower house. This
hill will meet every test OF justice. II
is In accord with the sentiment Of the
people OF the country as attested by
the state bonus elections. Its passage
by the senate viii mark the fulfllment
Of q national obligation. The state DO
muses. are the expressions Of desire
by the people TO give square deal.
They do not lessen In any degree the
federal responsibility, which cannot be
avoided on the plea OF state generos-
ity."
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27
LESSON FOR JANUARY 80.
JESUS OFFICIAL PRESENTATION
AS KING.

LESSON TExT-Matt slI-B
GOLDEN TENT Blessed ~ he that
cometh In the name OF the Lord Matt
ms
REFERENCE MATERIAL - Matt p.
3-H Luke is2s@. John l212-is I Pet
SIS
PRIMARY TopIC-The Story Of Won
derfui Procession
JUNIOR TOPIC--A wonderful Process.
sion
INTERMEDIATE AND sENIOK TOPIC
-Honoring christ In our Lives
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The t.ordship OF Jesus Its Meaning for
ts
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27

ton enlisted in the Canadian engi-
uecrs In 1914, and served with them in
France until 1917. when he received
commission In the American army.
He served with the Three Hundred
and Seventy infantry, attached
TO the One Hundred and Fifty-seyenth
French brigade from it's arrival In
France March IL, 1918. until he was
discharged In February, 1919.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27
There Are Fronts and Fronts.

A mud-spattered doughboy sl0uched
into the Y hut where an entertain
ment was In progress and slumped
into front seat.
Firm. kindly and efficient, Y. NJ.
C. A. man approached him saying
SORRY, buddy, but the entire front
section is reserved for officers"
YEARLY the youth rose.
IAN right" he drawled, but the one
I just got back from wasn't."-Amerl.
can Legion Weekly.
.A
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27

all over and was
covered with q
cold sweat"
"And yet, under
other circu m :
stances, Kersmith
might show all
kinds OF courage"
said the hotel.
keeper. ut isn't
safe to jump to
conclusions about
such things. A
woman will climb
a tree. and shrek
for the police II
she sees a mouse.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27

and II a real peril comes along. she'll
exhibit more courage In five minutes
than the average man could dig mp In
q hundred years.
There are scores OF different kinds
OF courage In this world, and you
can't expect one man TO have them
all. A man may tremble and cringe
when threatened with physical VIC
lence. and yet stand up serene and
magnificent when the assessor comes
to the door. and there's nothing finer
than that sort Of moral courage.
There used TO he blacksmith In
this town who had a wide reputation
as n fire eater. He wasn't afraid OF
anything, people said. II he heard OF
promising bruiser anywhere In the
countryside he couldn't rest until he
had mixed things with him. And he
didn't ask for purses or other induce
ments. He engaged In combat just
because he loved II. and was happiest
when his nose was knocked to one
side. and his eyes were bunged up 30
that he couldn't see whether he was
going or coming. He acted the hero on
several occasions. rescuing people from
burning buildings. and saving gents
who were drowning and his nerve
became byword.
swell, in the fullness Of time his
teeth went wrong and his head swelled
up until Il looked like a squash. He
a
drug store, and they wouldn't relieve
the pain. The doctor told him he
could have his sufferlngs ended In Ave
minutes by going to the dentists. but
that idea turned him faint. At last he
had to 90. and the dentist told me he
That invincible blacksmith just had to
be lifted into the operating chair. and
as often as he could get his breath,
he yelled.
1.-THE dentists chair takes the starch
out OF. many a brave man. ! used to
have TO frequent II good deal before
I bought these handmade tortOiseshell
teeth. and I saw some moving sights
when I was seated In the waiting room.
Women would come In there as calm
and cool as though they had just
stepped in for dish OF ice cream.
comfortably until her turn came, and
then she'd step into the chamber OF
horrors without turning hair; and
then some big policeman, who'd think
nothing of fighting revolver duel In
the dark with burglar. would come
into the waiting room as limp as
dishrag. sweating Ice tea and grooming
every time he drew a breath.
"a man might easily get a lot or
false ideas about courage in the den
lists waiting room.
THAT man Kersmith. who stood and
permitted smaller man TO twist his
nose. has sort Of courage I'd give a
lot TO own. I've always wished could
make public speeches. I've lot OF
pent-up eloquence inside OF me that
ought 10 be turned loose for the edifi-
cation and instruction Of the people.
But every time I'm called upon for a
few timely remarks. I'm scared stiff.
and cant say a blamed word. l Just
gurgle and splutter like a sunstruck
lunatic. and hate myself for three
weeks after II.
"But when Kersmith is called. he
rises without a tremor, and smiles
sweetly upon the audience, and goes
ahead saying what he has TO say as
though In his own arm chair by his fire
side. I'd he willing to have my nose
and ears twisted several times to have
his courage"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27
Chilean Nitrate Fields.

The nitrate fields. the principal
source OF Chile's wealth. are limited
to narrow strip Of arid desert 10
Gated on the eastern slope OF the
coastal range, west OF the cordillera
Of the Andes, at an altitude OF from
1000 10 5000 feet above sea level, and
inland distance varying from 10
miles In the northern part OF the zone
10 90 miles In the southern part
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27

then, without warning, fall In a faint
and gradually expire.
Though the grouping OF Haitian ne
groes In prisons called Doctor Manns
attention to the disease, he Is reason
ably certain that IL is not due to con-
finement, as In some prisons the NAL
ady is entirely absent. Before the ad-
vent Of Americans in Haiti the pris-
ons were quagmires where prisoners
were thrown to subsist on food snug
gled In by relatives or starve. Today,
under American supervision, the pris-
Ons are models of cleanliness, but sani-
tatiOn has not served to eradicate the
mysterious disease. Infection almost
has been eliminated by research as
the cause. Imprisonment possibly
aids the malady. but II is not entirely
responsible. as numerous natives who
never saw a prison succumb. Re-
search brought the possible cause to
the question of faulty diet, especially
in prisons. On this question Doctor
Mann was noncommAtal. As he ex-
pressed II: "The evidence accumulated
up to the present date regarding diet
as a factor is conflicting and uncon-
vincing. Diet may or may not be at
fault, and l am not prepared to ex-
press definite opinion on this sub
ject."
Many Leads Developed.
Or. Mann's researches have devel-
oped many leads. but when one theory
seems 10 have given the greatest en-
enlargement II is destroyed.
symptoms Of the disease would seem
to bring II nearer to beri-berl than any
other. and for the want Of better
name Doctor Mann has called 1t
psuedo beri-beri.
On the theory that prison diet brings
about a greater manifestation during
incarceration of Haitians than else
where. the gendarmerie doctors, under
the direction of Doctor Mann. have
conducted extensive dietary expert
ments. The reports show that diet
variation has produced no marked ben
eficial results either as a curative
or preventive. This has destroyed a
theory that war edema, prevalent In
prison camps, due to faulty nourish-
ment, has relation 10 psuedo beri-
beri.
As rice, the cause Of true beri-beri,
is not used to any degree in the prison
food here. the American doctors have
endeavored to find a similar lack of
vitamins In cornmeal. base Of the
ordinary Haitian diet. Experiments
to date have given no conclusive an
swer.
The institutional incidence OF the
Haitian disease or Its tendency to ap-
pear In epidemic form and to affect
certain institutions, suggested the ma
ture of an infective agent. At one
time the bedbug was under suspicion
Numerous blood cultures and cultures
from autopslcal finds, animal inocula'
tion and the like. have produced only
either negative or Inconsistent results
says the medical chief Of the gendar'
merle.
Maiady Decreases.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27

ing men for Its Of
hcials, Henry l..
Norton. fifty years
old. a fighter for
four years and
seven months In
the Canadian and
American armies
during the World
war. has been APP
pointed organizer
OF the Vermont de-
partment Of the
Legion. Mr.. Nor
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27

h o sp ! talization
a n d vocational
training Of the
American Legion,
Is a front-line SOL
der who won the
u 4 1 nguished
Service Cross and
Croix de Guerre
when he com
handed the One
II u n dred an d
Thirty second in
fantry In France.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27
Fellow ArtIsts.

Mr.. Pedalbass-l am a musician. j
give rectals on the pipe organ.
Mr.. Proudfather-Tbat sof wish
you could meet my son. He plays
the mouth organ In vaudeville. You
organists might be able to help each
other.-Columbla State.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27
Beautiful.

Mary-They say that very wise peo
pie are awfully homely.
Marty livery ardently)-Mary,
you're the most beautiful girl In the
World.-Cornell Widow.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27
The klnodom Of God.

The kingdom Of God is not . busi-
ness set up In rivalry with worldly
business, but Q divine law regulating
and a divine temper pervading the pur-
suits Of worldly business.-Doctor Mar
tineau.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27
AS ;7'$Ssfiec.a''
l@.LeSion
Copy for This Department supplied b.
the American Leglon News serxiceD
DAVIS FACES IMPORTANT JOB
Prominent Illinois Legion Man Heads
Committee on HospItaIlzation and
Vocational Training.

Gen. Abel Davis. who has been ap-
polntrd chairman Of the committee on
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27
STRANGE MALADY
SWEEPING HAITI
Doctors Unable to Discover the
Source OF Most Battling and
Fatal OF Diseases.
WHITE POPULATION IMMUNE
Ailrent That Kills 10000 Natives
Every Year Starts In the Feet
and Spreads Upward, the
Body Becoming Swollen.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti.-The Ameri-
can occupation of Haiti has served to
direct medical research into one Of the
most battling and perhaps fatal mala-
dies known TO modern medicine.
Haiti is a land of 2,OO0,OOO people.
The most conservative estimate, based
on IL months Of historical research
into Halti's mysterious disease, is
that million Haitians have Sue
cumbed to the mslady In the last 80
years. Here where native productive
ity Is truly synonymous with extrava-
CANT tropical verdure. a death rate Of
10000 a year, or nearly LOO month,
has not served to worry the nationals.
For the last five years American
medical officers have noticed that
lower caste Haitians, sent to prison,
develop an alarming condition there
and die at a rate Of from 80 to 80 per
cent Of those affected.
Only during the last IL months have
the causes and effects of these alarm
ing deaths been studied and recog-
nized as a separate disease. The dis
covery was made year ago by DR.. w.
l.. Mann. surgeon Of the United States
navy, a native Of Austin, Tex. whose
naval rank Is that Of lieutenant COM
mander, supervising the entire medi-
cal department of the American-con-
trolled Gendarmerie d'Haiti.
DIR. Mann is a graduate Of Harvard
medical school, holder Of several col
lege degrees and has spent the major
part of his time In tropical and SUBJ
tropical countries. His writings on
preventive medicine and tropical dis
ease and long experience equipped him
to point out this mysterious disease
soon after his arrival In Haiti.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27
NORTON IS NAMED ORGANIZER
World War Fighter Appointed Organ.
izer Of the Vermont Department
Of the Legion.

In keeping with the policy Of the
American Legion Of electing real tight