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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01

ent day schools were built prior 10
1897.
The report directs attention TO the
large number of children between the
ages of thirteen and sixteen years who
leave the public Schools" and adds:
There probably is no more serious
problem or one more difficult to solve
now facing the people of this coun-
try" .....
According to the reports from 800
cities 6 per cent of the children have
left school before their thirteenth
year, 10 per cent before fourteen. 80
per cent before fifteen. and GA per cent
before they are sixteen years old.
in the geographical groups" the
| report continues, ''the highest per
| cent of these children remain in the
western cities. Next in order are the
| great plains cities, then the southern,
the great lakes, and the lowest of all
are the eastern cities. In this last
| group only 20 per cent of the children
sixteen years of age. and 56 per cen,
OF those from fourteen to sixteen
years, inclusive are in school,"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01
Wherein Cupid Gets
Best of Father-in-LaW

Philadelphia.--The romance
of Oscar Shenderoff, dental stu.
dent, which got mixed up when
his father-in-lav "kidnaped' his
bride Of few hours, Is mended
again.
ShenderOff married eighteen
year-old Myrtle Stewart, daugh-
ter of William Stewart, retired
printer of Denver. Colo. That
night her father summoned
them for an interview.
lie urged his daughter be al
lowed stay with him all night.
Shenderoff returned the next
day To find that his bride had
disappeared. He went to Wash.
ington, where he knew her ia
Their had friends.
Boarding car in Washing.
ton to begin his hunt. he was
startled 10 see his bride on Il
corner waiting for a street car.
Then came the reunion and
Shenderoff and bride returned
here without bidding dad" fare.
well.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01

the nattle of North Point and the re-
tirement of the British, 10 their ships
1t was this matchless defense that
saved the nation and checked the pro
posed attack upOn Philadelphia and
New York.
Then took place the attack upon the
historical Fort McHenry; 10 bomb
and-rocket vessels bOmbarded the fort
throwing a constant shower of rock
cts and bombs, the later weighing 22V
pounds. Colonel Armisted, In command
of the fort, was unable to reach them
except on one or two occasions when
they came nearer. AS the army was
retreating. more severe bOmparu@
ment than before was executed. Un~
der the cover of darkness, us last
resort, several rocket vessels ana
barges. with 1,25a picked men, passed
south of Fort McHenry and attempted
to land. After passing the fort. they
threw up rockets Of rejoicing and to
light landing place. This, however,
was their undoing, and caused Com
modore Rogers "invincible crew" at
Fort Covington, under Lieutenant New
combe and Barney's flotilla men, UNI
der Lieut.. John Webster. at Fort Bah
cock, to pour into them pitiless fire,
sinking one barge with all on board
and compelling the rest to retire. The
enemy retired badly damaged under
the fire from Fort McHenry and the
Lnzaretto. At safe distance they
continued to lombard Fort McHenry
until morning. The bombardment
lasted for 20 hours, and they are said
to have thrown 1900 to 1900 great
bombs. 400 Of which landed in Fort
McIIenry.
/, DR.. William Beanes, who had en-
countered the displeasure of the Brit
ish at Upper Marlboro, In their march
upon Washington, had been carried of
: in their tee~. He was particularly
, close friend of Francis Scott Key, who
/, visited the fleet at Baltimore to seek
a the release OF his friend. Having
), boarded the Minden, one Of the ships
4 of the fleet. the British compelled him
. TO remain until after the bombardment.
e There he was during that memorable
l. night when Fort McHenry was being
l. 50 terribly assaulted. We can well
d imagine his anxiety as to the fate OF
Is the fort and the attack to be made
s. upon the city wherein resided his fam
: ily and loved ones. He and his friend
:, paced the deck during that night OF
=, September l3. The bombardmen
;, ceased just before day. SO long a.
=, the bombardmeDt continued they knew
~ the fort had not surrendered. but wheI
!, it ceased before daylight 1t left then
h. in great suspense as TO the result. W.
10 may well imagine how earnestly the,
. locked forward to dawn and sufiicien
&c light to relieve their anxiety. How
,a happy they must have been when the,
j, saw that 1.-The flag was still there,
% Key was stirred to the depths by pa
y, trlotic fervor and devotion, and Their
a wrote his song of rejoicing, THE Star
id Spangled Banner"
NJ The memory of the old flag whic
ed saluted Key on that morning of Ser
as TENDER II, -lSl4, still lives In tn
20 hearts of the people. and the flag
,rs stored in the archives of the govern
hit ment.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01

of turning the chain shaft. But now
the old boiler and cylinder are gone.
and in their place modern wind
motor has been installed, its slim, etii-
cient steel form rising from the cliff
top in striking, yet not inharmonious,
contrast with the primitive rugged
ness that marks the earlier work OF
man and nature. The whirllng 26-foot
wheel of the new motive power now
Is drawing up 14,3OO gallons of water
an hour as an average figure, and II is
significant of the value Of modern
method that the saving Of fuel. no
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01
Many Schools
Serious Menace

are represented in this report
on Fairgrounds" it is stated, land the
study discloses that one-half of them
i 100000 chlldren-haye each play
ground less than six by six feet per
pupil, and many of them have no play
ground at all.
These facts Of limited playground
space" says the report, present one
of the serious problems confronting
those who are Interested in the well
fare Of American school children.
Whatever the cost, adequate play
ground space should be provided for
those school buildings already erect
ed in cOngested districts. Public SEN
timent must become so strong that it
will be considered breach of trust
for school authorities to erect school
building on a site that will not afford
adequate playground space for all the
pupils housed in the building"
Few Fireproof Buildings.
On the subject of fire hazard in
schools the report states: "Only five
per cent of the total number of br'ild
ings are Of the types constructed su'
ally called tireproof. Only small
| number have tireproof elements tC
lessen the fire hazard to the children
AT least % per cent Of the two poor
est types of buildings are of two O
more stories, and do not have a fir
escape. Thirtynine per cent of thes
two types are without fire extinguish
ers and less than ten per cent of then
have automatic sprinkler equipment il
any part of the buildings. Only II pc
cent have automatic fire alarms. Sue
facts as these demonstrate the exist
ence of Il real menace to the childre
of these cities" One-half of pres
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01
Not Crime to Kill Dying

ty-two years old, and the girl was
Coline Nandyck, age eighteen. They
had love affair and the attempt at
suicide resulted. The shooting oc-
Cured in the Bots de Cambre, Brus-
sells largest public park.
"Coline ran from the path into q
thicket," said Hermans. 81 heard a
shot and ran after her. She had shot
herself in the temple, but was still
alive. ! could not see her suffer and
! took her revolver and shot her in
the neck. Then she was still, and l
shot myself"
Hermans recovered from his wound
and was in prison for eight months
until acquitted. Medical testimony
given at the trial was to the effect that
the girls suicidal wound ultimately
would have been fatal
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01

Port Covington-all today within the |
limits of the city Of Baltimore.
Because of her zeal and loyalty. |
Baltimore was singled out as the
target for British vengeance. On the
18th of June. 1914, newspaper pub
lished In London stated:
"rhe great expedition preparing at
Bordeaux for America is destined for
the Chesapeake direct. Our little army
in Canada will at the same instant be
directed to make movement in the
direction of the SusQuehanna. Both
armies will in all probability meet at
Washington. Philadelphia, and Balti-
n.re. Our naval and military com
manders have no power to conclude
any armistice or suspension of arms.
They carry with them certain papers
which will be offered to the American
government at the point of the bayo-
net"
After the humiliating sack Of Wash
ington, the British turned with re-
neNe ed anger TO attack Baltimore. to
which the helpless national govern
ment could offer no resistance.
The British, however, found strong
Notifications to protect the city against
their attack. Gen. Samuel Smith, a
heroic revolutionary figure, with a
large force had built Notifications over
mile In length from the harbor as
far as the present Hopkins hospital.
Behind these were mounted over 100
cannon. with 10000 troops. The cit.
liens rallied as one man under General
Smith and toiled day after day with
pick, shovel, and wheelbarrow until q
great armament greeted the British
when after the Battle Of North Point
they arrived within sight Of the city
and were compelled to retreat to theil
ships without single shot. The
Americans were so eager for the en-
counter they could not await thei
coming. When news reached Genera
!. Smith of the anchorage at North Poin
!, of a British fleet of so vessels, tn
= mos, formidable fleet ever seen il
. American waters, Gen. Stricken aske
; leave to advance with brigade o
!, 5000 men to draw them on. Thos
y men who landed on the 18th of Septen
y Der, 1914 were picked soldiers Of Ell
rope, the Duke of Wellington's II
I, vincihles and Lord Nelson's victoriou
. marines, fresh from Napoleonic war
- The Americans marched bravely TO
II ward to meet the conquerors Of n;
poleon on the battlefield of Nor!
~ Point. General Ross with 1000 me
y tarried to lunch. General Stricken, vii
u 800 voluntary skirmish party. advance
" TO draw them on. General Ross. belle
u ing it incredible that the new repu
y Tic should have men so fearless as
w. advance against his British force
u proceeded to investigate. when he W,
y shot down by American rifiemen. al
the command fell 10 Colonel Brooke.
ed monument today stands for the ~
NJ, young men in Baltimore who broug
ty down General Ross. For an hour and
st hall the raw militia of the States ne
OF i'm check the veteran army number
of foui times its strength. The day clos
d. with a loss to the British of 800.
,rt against 100 of the militiamen, only
err OF the latter being killed, the otht
NV wounded or disabled. Thus was fous
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01
WILL EXPLORE PERRY ISLAND
Sir Ernest Shackleton to Leave in
May or June on New Polar
Expedition.

Christiania.-Sir Ernest Shackleton.
the antarctic explorer, will leave In
May or June on a new polar expedi-
ton.
He will take with him dozen men,
chiefly those who accompanied him on
former expeditions, and contemplates
being away for about two years.
The Norwegian whaling boat, @oca
J! has been purchased for the expedi-
ton, and in all pro- ability ii will first
proceed to Hudson bay. where $50
dogs will be taken on board. Thence
the expedition will proceed to Axel
Heiherg's land. From there Sir Ernest
intends to explore the islands east
ward to Perry island. this being the
main OBJECT of the expedition.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01
Tens of Thousands Of Children in
United States Are Reported
Housed in FiretrapS.
REPORTS FROM 429 CITIES
a53,0O Pupils Either on Half Time
Study or in Unsuited Quarters
Survey Conducted by Chamber
of Commerce Committee.

New York.-Tens of thousands of
school children housed in firetraps and
hundreds of thousands of them either
on half time or in makeshift buildings
Is the condition in 429 cities of the
United States, as disclosed in a report
made public here.
The report was issued by the ma
tional committee for chamber of COM
merce cooperation with the public
schools on O survey conducted by the
American city bureau.
The committee was organized in
February. 1920, to inquire into school
conditions. Its executive committee
Is headed by George d. Strayer of
Teachers college, Columbia university,
New York.
The evidence presented shows
clearly that there are tens of thou
sands of children now housed in old,
unsanitary, dangerous buildings" says
Mr.. Strayer in his introduction to the
report. MANY of these structures are
best classified as tiretraps."
Data From 429 Cities.
Data was received from 429 cities
The report says: "These facts, OBJ.
tanned from 70 per cent of all the
cities reporting, show that in these
cities, even excluding those housed
In annexes where conditions may be
normal, there are more than 453,0Ot
children who are either on half time
because of lack of building space o.
are housed in portables, rented build
ings, attics, Easements or corridors
1t would require an average of tw,
3OrOom buildings in each of these cit
les to properly house :nese groups o
children alone"
The report sets forth statisticall
the inadequacy Of playground space
ut Is clear that In many cities Chi
dren are now housed In buildings i
which there is less space on the pla!
ground than is supplied in the class
rooms IN which they are taught" say
MIR. Strayer in the introduction.
'rhree ID filion six hundred thousan
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01
Belgian Court Acquits Man Who Shot
Girl Who Tried to Commit
Suicide.

Brussels, Belgium.-The question
whether or not person is guilty OF
II crime in Fastening the death of an
oiber who is suffering from a mortal
wound has been decided in the mega
tive here in the case Of married man
who shot and killed girl who at
tempted to commit suicide. His plea
was that she was dying and that he
fer. He was arrested. but acquitted
of the charge Of murder by the Bra
bant Court of AssiZes.
The man was Jerome Hermans, thir-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01
Old Pump on Isle Of Man

ON the QuaLr and picturesque Isle
Of Man. made famous by Hall Gaines
fiction, an ancient pump of the chain
bucket variety, built into masonry
abutment on the face Of a rock cliff
lifts Its endless load of water some
eighty feet from the pool below. says
an article In Popular Mechanics Mag
azine. For many years II big steam
engine OF obsolete form. slow and ex-
travagaut Of fuel, attended to the duty
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01
&c MNE orig 0aQNaz EaWS0e00T
LII good Americans stand

LII good Americans stand
while the band plays
THE Star-Spangled Ban
ner'; 1t is officially our
national hymn in the
navy and is generally
SO regarded by the ma
ton. Doubtless most of
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01
Mutton SAUSAGE.

The Department OF Agriculture says
thai sausage may be made Strom NUT
ton mixed With pork in much the same
way rs beef Is used. A general
formula is: Mutton. two parts; ,ean,
fresh pork, one part; fat pork, one
part salt and seasoning to taste. IL
can be made into cakes and cooked at
once, or packed In skins. Homemade
sausage 10 asaally kept frox.n.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01

'iol. bOublieSS IilOSt VI
those who stand know
.nal II was written by Francis Scott
hey' though very few know that 1t
Is sung to the tune OF "Anacreen in
heaven How many know the when.
where and how OF Its writing?
The citizens of Baltimore staged an
impressive pageant of the centenary
OF the Battle Of North Point and Fort
McHenry during the week of Septem-
Ter L., 1914. Congress appropriated
S7",0OO for the erection of monu-
ment to Key. this monument to be
dedicated this summer with appropri-
ate ceremonies. 1t is therefore timely
to recall the stirring events which led
To the writing of this immortal song.
Representative ]. Charles Linthicum
Of Maryland in recent speech in the
house reviewed those events a.I said,
among other things:
MIR. Linthicum-This monument now
to be dedicated by the national gov
eminent to that immortal poet Is but
a fitting tribute from the government
to my native state Of Maryland for
the heroism, generosity and support
of Its people during the troublous
times Of 1872
To the strong support of Maryland,
and particularly of it's metropolis, Bal
timOre, Is largely due the successful
termination Of that war. 1t was a
| RoIttvnnrn n,on-Nfinjctar tpn
who asked for his leave of England
and was made Attorney General of the
United States. and wrote the declara
ton Of war;
Maryland gave to the war more Off
GERS, ships, and seamen than any Other
state. She supplied 46 officers, Of
nearly one-ffth of all the officers, O
! the American navy. Virginia supple,
! IL, which was more than all New Eng
: land. Baltimore supplied 81 privateers
Salem. 40; Boston, 80; and Philadel
! phia, IA; and the state of Marylan
equipped over 100 privateers in all. !
Is estimated that the loss to England
: commerce by the Baltimore privatee
! captures alone was over $4,000. 0O(
1t was Commodore John Rogers G
Baltimore, who commanded the Mort
Atlantic squadron, and Stephen d,
. catur, Jr., native of Berlin. Md. VIII
commanded the South Atlantic squa,
&. ron. 1t was Commodore Rogers
i! Maryland on the flagship The Pres
e.! dent who personally fired the first sh,
o.. OF the war at the British ship BE
D.! vedira. 1t was Chesapeake ere,
!. commanding the Constitution bette
! known as Old Ironsides. which ca
4. turcd the first frigate Guerrero.
The merchants Of Baltimore loun,
: to the national government S3,0O0,0C
which WAS later assumed by the CT
OF Bal .1more. and became it's fir
municipal debt Finding no part
this fund available for the defense
the city. Baltimore raised 5000, 900 u
ditional with which to fortify FC
Mcllenry. Fort Babcock-now Xiv,
+. side park and Fort Covington--n,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01
Barking Of Dog Saved Mans Life.

Muskegon, Mich. The barking Of
his dog attracted men to the garage
OF Severson Casper, where they found
casper unconscious from gas fumes
from his car, the motor OF which was
running. He was revived.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01

longer needed for a hungry boiler, soon
paid the cost Of the mill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
Wedding
to Startle World

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Not only
IN will Alice Delysia, the French
star OF "Afgar," become natural
lied American through her forth
coming marriage, but the announce
ment Of his identity will electrtfy
the world and prove veritable
bombshell," on the word or that
actress herself
Between rehearsals yesterday
Mile. Delysia was moved to throw
just a bit more light on her coming
union and she admitted the object
of her affections was a citizen OF
this country. The two met In Paris
some time ago, II seems, and the
wooing has been under way ever
since.
While she would not disclose her
fiance's name, Mile Delysia limited
broadly that his prominence in so
cial and business circles was OF
sufficient height to give the public
a spasm or two that might out
last the usual nine days wonder
of the universe.
Meantime the French actress will
begin a tour OF the country In
"Afgar" next Monday night at the
Globe Theater, Atlantic City, and
she has brought over with her a
brand.new song entitled, II Want
Love-" as an appropriate offering
for the occasion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
NATIONAL
"Other Lines"

THE season at the National Thea
l. ter opens Monday night, Sep
tomber s, with "Other Lives" a new
play by Theresa Helburn and Ed
ward Goodman. and produced by
Marc Klaw, Inc. Following the en-
gagement here the piece will go to
the Klaw Theater, New York
The play. which is one of a great
love and it's power over other des-
TIMES, may be described as a stir
ring and unconventional story that
shows how little each of us alone
can know OF any other human be-
ing, and how a sudden crisis tears
down the walls that hide our person
alities.
In, 1t II said. this rarely truthful
story Eleanor Averil, beautiful,
charming and unselfish, believes
that she is a failure. Through the
vision of the man she loves she
learns the truth about herself. The
crucial situation in which Eleanor
finds herself placed is one few wom-
en- dare face and live.
The cast, which was chosen for
the metropolitan engagement, num-
bers Mary Servoss and Craufurd
Kent I'm the leading roles aided by
whitford Kane, Mary Kennedy,
Ernita Lascelles, Alethea Luce,
Junior Herman, Frederick LLOYD,
George Lynch and William Williams.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
Gayety Company
To ReheaySe All
Week for Opening
THE full roster of the "Cuddls
I'm" covnnanu shiloh v.rfIl imam

"HE full roster Of the "Cuddls
Up" company, which will open
the 1921-22 season OF burlesqus
at the Gayety Theater with a mat
inee on Sunday. September 4. will ar
rive here In q day or SO and Inn
mediately enter upon a busy week Of
intensive rehearsing for the event.
This offering is one OF the headliners
on the Columbia Burlesque wheel.
A musical fantasy In two acts, tho
book of which provides for the In
troduction of numerous specialties,
will serve as the vehicle for the ex-
ploitation of the talents of the large
cast.
George Snyder. a versatile and ac-
complished comedian Of original
laugh producing methods. will head
the cast, and will be supported by
prima donna possessed Of unusual
vocal attachments. Included in the
company are Sherman de Forest,
Dan Sherman, Mabel de Forest, Tess
Sherman, Nat Mortar and Yvette
Quinn. A large chorus of agile and
attractive young women forms
pleasing background for the work Of
the various principals.
The organization has been pro-
vided with an entirely new wardrobe.
and many of the gowns represent
the best efforts Of exclusive Fifth
avenue modistes. which assures
added enjoyment to the feminine
members OF the audience. always
well represented at every perform.
ance In this popular playhouse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
Id@xAldnDdl0|
1&%e NEWPLKYp
BY ALAN DALE.

NEW YORK. Aug. 81
get ;s, T S,'s Ter e
rssp nss
bright evenings everybody appeared to know every
perfectly that the audience would b in that lobby
se ens SaSs mo-
went o the d lights ss S nS @ B
it ss " @ s s % S the
they Delay until the n last moment they like
sy es ast Rso Ss
the h ssen F sa a s h
they eater ths
sSus Ssd Sn midnight the
s a 8e SSS 2sss
their admiration of punctuaty and demanded
IN 1.-THE Detour" Shannon told Augusta,
Rsfs fs sbs had
sss
ne
g; :1s porch
with hTs xss S'@ he
i s: ssaf PS $ s french e
ssd H sp es % % @ s
is ~ sDs wss
he sf hsr Perhaps pas
ss% isssssRE $ss
tie h.. s @ % GS would fn a r si
.n Of Ssif s
the pictures to get they show set Of ungrateu
s @ Rigging Si be-
THE simplicity Detour" welcome relief from
complicated heatricay Of first batch
something
Situations and exploitation of human beings
Nearly all of the action took kitchen
deary kitchens popular the Irish drama but
attempt displaying the superfcaies Of life
the
such life for showed, plans have
rebellion demand
did this from somewhat different angle During its
Mr. Davis could resist the temptation dipping heatca
his strong
actor's he wasn't until he it.
the theatrical from simplel Even
calous perfectly well
of the precise when 1.-THE Deou detoured from its
sincerity and truth.
don't Effe Shannon nsey-woolsey be-
discover her when the curtain
kitchen She looked
mother tremendously difficult
that But left blond and
cmped mother has looked In the
would have played the if that privilege hadn't been
corded No likes audience remembering her
thing Of shreds and patches-and pies
SHOULD that would
In the and astounding rush
be acknowledged of offer
ngs must fall by the wayd Imagine week with nine
mgs As there days which the productions
industrious
until late date recall managerial plant time the
effect that he play that had snued
had been overlooked opened during like that which
starts tomorrow So far nobody has succeeded in securing critic
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