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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-10-18
SVEDEk POZNAN JAkO
TRETf UCASTNfK LOU
PE1E.

VGera odpoledne souzen byl
pred okresnim soudcem III. w.
Jewellem Dan Brown, pro lou
pei spachanou ma Janu Pazy-
kovskym. 8113 Aetna rd. Jiz
drive byl pro kousek tento cd
souzen koncem minuleho ty-
dne drnhy spoleGnik Barney
Sokop. Spoletnost lupitu Sc
stavala ylastn6 2 trl su6astn6-
nSch, ale treti nemohl bFti. az
byl dsiiovn9 hledan, policii w
patran. Teprve vGera Sc poda-
rilo jej polapiti a sice Ia ne
obvykle okolnosti. kdyz vypo-
vidal jako svedek ve prospech
obhaloby.
Krone prepadeneho PaZy-
kovskyho vypovfdal Josef
Gatz. Softer, jenz byl dobe.
kdy Gin byl spachan. lupici do
nucen k zebrGm pfilozenym re
volverem je vezti. Vypovidal
take jisty Walther Bush, kite
reho 81 pojednou vSimnul Gatz
a rychle vyskotiv, ozna6il jei
ako tretfho lupi6e. Obvineny
hyl ihned zatcen a doveden
ma hlavnf policeini stanici, kde
nh podana bude prislusna Ia
loba. Pffpad druheho banditv,
Browna. pfedan bude porote
liz dnesnfho dopoledne.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-10-18
NEUZNANA HORLIVOST
DVOU SCOUTU.

Diva hoSi. Alec Neskin a
Phil Stern. 2370 vfch. 61. ul:,
ieli kolem els. 5904 Quincy A
We. kde slySeli ma verande 70
lani pi. Dwanov6. Oba hoSi
SCOUT spechali ku pomoei a
spatrili ma zemi Ie2eti Paula A
sema, 25-leteho 2 els. 26Al
vych. 65. ul.. jenz byl postre-
len ieste .iinak Zran6n, mad
MIN pax stal s revolverem Pc
ter Dwanov. Stern zadrzel o.
zbroieneho muze. kdezto Ne
skin vyuzil scoutskych vedo-
mosti a poskytl zranenemu
prvnf pomoci. Oba hoSi poma-
hall horliv6 pTi nakladani IRA
n6neho do ambulance, ale
kdyz vypovidali SVEN zazi-
tenn dobrodruzstvf, byli obzalo
vani sami pro poruSeni chodni
kove ordinance a watt sebou
ma policejni stanici vFch. 55.
ul. a Perkins Ave. NaSla sc
vsak dobra duse. ktera slozila
"a horlive scouty zaruku, tax
ze byli propust4ni. Pred poll
cejni soud vSak pfedvolani bu-
dou dnes pfeci,
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-10-18

PostovnG zrizenec: "Co je Y
tom baliku?"
ZaSilatel: "Pekelny nastroi"
IrfZenec: eco? Honem po-
& etc pro policistu - Wy jste
bol$evik - komu posilate pc
kelny nastroj?'
Zasllatel: MENU synovi =
on 81 iei zoe zaromn6l a ia Sc
jei chci zbavit co nejdrive."
Zrizenec: Neil vybuck
me-"
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-10-18
OTAZKA ZASOBOVANf
CLEVEL.ANDU IA NONE
STAVKY PRED MEsTSKOu
RADOU.
Fofravinovk situaee mssta.

Ma vcereiSi schizi mestske
rady byla pTijata jednohlasne
resoluce radnfho J. J. McGin-
tyho, kterou jest mayor Fitz-
gerald zadan. apy bezodklad-
ne zahajil akci, die ktere by
mesto bylo pripraveno, zejme-
ma dostate6n9 zasobeno pro
pTfpad generalni stavky ma ae-
leznicfch. We zneni resoluce
pojat jest i dix Clevelandsk6-
mu Acknowledgment klubu j
jinym zpTfbuzn6nym organi-
sacfm, jez vtera prohlasily, ze
jsou hotovy dati svoje vozidla
X disposici, aby zrizen byl
park Gitaiicf 1000 nakladnich
aut, ktera by 2 nejblizsfho o
koli mohla dovazeti zasoby a
po pfipade i palivo, hlavne II
hli. Mayor pravil, ze situaci
dnesnf nikterak nepousti Sc
zfetele a ze jest hotov V padu
nezbytnosti iednati. Hodla ia
ks v Gas zakrociti, aby lid ne
byl nesv6domitymi vydfiduchy
"a t6chto neblahych okolnosti
vykorist'ovan a tax ucin6na
cara pres rozpoeet nekterym
vytetnikim. kteri Sc tfsili. iak
budou "ket' et'as0vati"
Potravinova situace die dnes
nfch zprav jevi Sc nasledovne: !:
Konservovan6ho Zbozi V kra-
bicich jest nd sklade mnoz-
styi. sta6ici as ma diva mesice.
hIre BY hylo potravinami
nadno podl6hajicfmi zkaze.
lItere by Sc daily beZ zeleZnie-
nj dopravy iiz hdre zaopatro-
vati. Situace palivova neni
lax zla, aG nemoznd stanoviti
nnozstvf zasob, ale mnoho ro-
lin mGze 81 pri yytapeni vypo-
moci plynem. coz arci opetne
pax zavinf maly tlak, re cely
plyn pozbude ceny. Jest mOz-
nym, ze dodavani uhll toyar-
nam bude zastaveno, ably Zu-
stalo uchovano jen pro spotre-
bu domacnosti. Mnozstvi u
hi mohlo BY byti zadrzeno ma
1dejsich jezernieh dokach.
lgde lezi, aby 2 Clevelandu BY
10 odvezeno. Mouky jest do
statecna zasoba Y skladiStich
obchodnfkn a k tomu zasoby
okolnfch mlynl Zabezpe6uji
Cleveland pred nedostaokem.
HIfe jest 3 cukrem, ktery by
nam vystaeil pry jen ma neko-
lik dni. kavy jest ma diva ty-
dny. Nejhilre by stavka zahra-
la prdmyslu. ktery by byl po-
gazlive ohrozen. jelikoz by ne
mohly byti doVazeny suroyiny.
AMI hotvg toyar yyyazen.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-10-18
BITKA POLTCISTU S
LUPICI.
Diva policists a jeden domns
lych iupiGd zranSni.

PoIicejnf straznik Albert
Haenner byl stTelen do zivota
q snad smrteln9 zranen; straz-
mix s. w. Johnson strelen byl
do prave ruky a ctyTi kule
prnStrelily rpkAv kabatu ser
zanta F. Rolfa a iisty muz ne
davno prS propust6ny 2 trest-
nice utrzil dve stTe1ne rany do
prav6ho ramene "a povstale
prestTeIky, "a ktere Sc letaci
Skadrona Q. precfnktu prave
dostavila v Gas, aby vcera We
Ger zabranila vyloupenf do
nova w. Langdona, 1921 zap.
Il. al. Dive hodinv po prepadu
zatkl serzant A. Grega 2 5 pre-
cinktu s letacf Getou podeZrele
no zran6neho iinymi dv6ma
muzi a divkou V iiradovne il
st6ho lakewoodskeho lekaTe,
ku kteremu byl zran6ny dove
zen, kdezto jeho spole6nici &C.
kali V automobile pred do
mem. Jak pozdeji vysetfeno,
bylo d6vte milenkou zranfne-
no muzc.
Langdon, iehoz dome K
cel6 aftre dosIo. jest konduk-
Iterem osobnfch vlakH Big
Four drahy, ale meSka mimo
domov s manzelkou svoji IA
dovolene v Middletownu. Lupi-
ci byli zpozorovani pri praci
18-letym u. Kingsleyem. kite
rf k diyadlu tomu poZyal &C.
lou rodinu, nacez pTipad byl
telcfonicky oznamen policii
ma zap. %. al. a Anthem Ave.
DOStavivSi Sc Straznici 81
rOzd6lili funkce, Haenner sire
I'll Zadni vVchod. Serzant
vstoupil dvermi prednimi 4
rozsvitil, naGez doprovazen
JOhnSonem Rolf vysel do PRIV
nihO patra. Zde nemohh nat
lett knoflik elektrickeho We
deni a proto pouzili kapesnich
svitilen. V loznici spatTili vSak
n6koho. jenz 81 svitil podob-
nym zpusobem. Lupic Sc sna-
I'll vytrhnouti okno .-yednncl
ma strechu verandy V pru6eli
domu. Ia t6chto okolnosti do
Slo X 1--WE preStrelce, "a mz
Rolf. jenz mel revoKery diva,
vystrilel 2 jednohO vsechny
rany. Drive vSak. nez Sc dosta
villa ma rychlo priyolana posi-
la, podarilo Sc lupicum pod O.
chranou vecernf tiny zmizeti.
Oba zran6ni straznici doprave-
nj byli do m6stsk6 nemocnice.
L6kari sice vyhali Harnero-
vi kuli re ziyota. ale nemohou
fici, zda policista z6stane m
zivu. Do t6ze nemocnice do
fraven byl zran6ny zatcenec,
ktery byl ale ztratou krve TAX
seSlably. ze ma otazky mu kla
den6 vdbec neodpcvidal. By
dan do Odd6leni pro veZne,
kde Jest stfezen.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-10-18
Pred zastavarnou.

"Tamhle ten, to je nadejny
mlady maiif. velice slibny ta-
lent.
"Vystavuje uz nekde ?"
"Ne. Dosud jen zastavuje".
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-10-18
Ohlas DOLBY.

X ucitelovu dotazu, co Sc
nasoluje krom uzeneho a ryb,
odpovedel maly Vrtilek: "A ta-
XIV - dane -
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-10-18

Zasflatel: "Kdo mluyi 0
vybuchnuti? To je tahacf har
monika, kterou mu chci poslat
a to drive, nez,i Sc donna 2 ta
hroznf muziky zblaznim."
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-10-18
USPORY MESTA NEW
YORKU.

! Atkoliv statisice delnikI We
ttite New Yorku jsou bez "a
stStnani. coz povazuje Sc "a
HiZnak zlych dob. jeyi sc po-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-10-18
MUSKU"

uvidite nedSli q. rijna SIM
Sokola Cleveland ma Quincy
Ave. Nebudete litovat, pak-li
navstivite toto divadlc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-29
WAR NOT ENDED
FOR THOUSANDS

beg to submit few words along
with a number of my countrymen
in behalf of the disabled eX-service
men and if possible assist the Ameri-
can Legion in the great fight to help
their fellow comrades.
To the masses of the American
people the great and horrible World
War ended November II, 1918, but
this my fellow countrymen was not
true to thousands of others, the
fight was continued and still is going
on and will continue to rage Until the
last spark of hope and life has gone
out. The greatest capital any man
can possess is sound body and mind,
this was required of every man who
entered the American army; this was
the supreme sacrifice made by every
American soldier, this is the greatest
thing one can do was to lay on the al
tar that you and | and all the rest
of the world might be made safer
and better place to live in. The
leave as perfect specimen and If per
chance they are returned alive, they
are manned in body and in many
instances demented; to these men the
war is not over. Provisions for them
have been made, but they are still
waiting, exploited neglected, forgot
ten for the draft of honor to be re-
deemed" Men who were not stopped
by machine guns, gas, nor barb-wire
acknowledgements of the German army
now find themselves baffled and
thrown back by the heart break
ing red tape entanglements in Wash
ington. 1t seems that the condi-
tions under which our administration
head of the activities of the three ag-
encies now responsible for the Medi-
cal, Financial and Vocational care of
the disabled, viz: The Public Health
Service. the Bureau of War Risk In
surance and the Federal Board for
Vocational Education would in
great measure facilitate matters and
it seems that just here the public
. in general working through the Am
erican Legion. Our representatives in
Washington could do a great deal of
good in securing the necessary legls-
lation to this end. Some of the great
dailies of the country have stated
upon authority that the Public Health
Service is months behind in dealing
with urgent appeals from disabled
soldiers needing medical treatment.
This is also true of the Bureau of
War Insurance payments. 1t is stated
that hundreds of men have not been
supplied with artificial legs and arms.
1t is further stated that the Board
for Vocational Education has issued
orders that no matter how disabled
a man may be, if he has taken posi-
ton and is making living he is to
be denied the benefit Of re-education.
We have an opportunity of show
ing at least some appreciation of the
service these men rendered this
country and the world by joining in
with their own organization. The Am
erican Legion, in determined effort
to build more and better hospitals
throughout the country and in
measure if possible to put these brave
and patriotic fellows on their feet
again. also to help them to get COM
pensation that thew so much deserve
while they are alive. This debt the
world owes them. let us not forget
our duty. w. S. PRATHER,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-29
LEGION PROGRAM
FOR LEGISLATION
APPEALS TO PACE.

No one familiar with its efforts
and aims can but admire the legisla
tive program Of the American Legion,
now being actively promoted and ad-
vanced by a capable and efficient
National Legislative Committee, with
headquarters in Washington.
Of the many commendable meas
ures which are being urged for the
relief and assistance of the ex-service
men, none are more earnestly press
ed, more greatly needed nor more
sincerely appeal to the general public
than the five bills designed to give
aid and comfort to the nations dis
abled soldiers; and certainly it is to
these that first attention should be
given. for they not only suffered the
Inconvenience and hardships incl
dent to cruel warfare, but sustained
physical and mental impairment
which are, in most cases, irreparable.
Of these | consider the most
important the bill providing
for the building and main
tenancc of hospitals capable of
furnishing treatment to all cases re-
quiring disqualification next the bill
to consolidate the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance, the Rehabilitation of
the Federal Board of the Vocational
Education and the United States Pub
lie Health Service, giving to one Of
ficial full charge of all disabled sol
der relief and benefits. and thus eli
inmate the great delay separate de-
partments naturally occasion; and
third in Importance is the bill provid-
ing for the decentralization of the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance, by
the establishment of fourteen region
al offices, making the insurance de
partment more accessible to the mil
lions of former soldiers scattered ov-
er the country.
Practically every measure recon-
mended by the Legion merits whole
hearted endorsement, for they seek
to uphold the honor of America, to
maintain American traditions, to pre-
vent disloyalty, to punish the guilty
to promote law and order and to ter
inmate war and the causes of wars;
most worthy program. wholly unself
ish, 100 percent American.
Respectfully,
STEPHEN PACE
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-29
CHAPLAIN TELLS
TWO WAR TALES

May rs, 1921
Rev. Frank P. Anderson,
John D. Mathis Post No 2. Ameri-
can Legion,
Americas, Georgia.
Ny dear Mr.. Anderson:
am very glad to commend the
work of service which the American
Legion is doing. Let me give concrete
examples.
Near Moutfaucon /; she'll burst and
killed four of our boys, woundlng .
others. To whatever extent those
bows now really need aid, it ought to
be given them. The American Legion
should be commended in their efforts
to obtain such aid.
Near Damvilliers one of our boys
showed me picture Of his wife and
two children. The younger child was
an infant born soon after the father
arrived in France. About three weeks
after | saw this picture | saw little
wooden cross by the side of the road:
1t stood at the head of the grave of
the father of that little babe. The
little babe did not nor ever will see
its father Such aid as is needed by
the widow and the two little children
should be Forthcoming and the Amer
lean Legion is doing real service III
its attempt to arrange for such aid
Many wounded soldiers, whether
disabled by blindness, shell-shock or
gas need to be helped by vocational
education. hospital care or medical
aid, In its efforts to supply such. aid
cordially endorse the work of the
A yoo,ioa,o aOiOO
We do not want another war. We
have had enough of it. The mighty
idealism of America is to prevent the
recurrence if possible of any other
such catastrophe. Strange ideas, and
''isms" of all sorts, hostile to Ameri-
canism, are more or less rife IN the
land. These hostile attacks aye met by
the principles of the American Legion
and the Legion can do the country
no greater service than by upholdlng
true Americanism before the rank
and file of our people
| With my best wishes for the sue
cess of the Legion in its work on
the lines suggested above, am,
Very truly yours,
JAMES B. LAWRENCE
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-29
LEGION DESERVES
HEARTY SUPPORT

1t is pleasure to indorse the
principles for which the American
Legion stands, and it is fine thing
for the Times Recorder to publish
these principles in the form of a.
special edition that they may be
read by every man, woman and child
in this community, for surely such. 2
statement must thrill every patriotic
American. r-
The stirring days of IT and '18s
are behind us and we no longer look
to the paper to learn of the fortunes
of war. Most of our young men who
responded to the country's call have
been spared to return to their homes
and take up again the duties and OBJ
legations of citizenship. However, the
experiences and associations of the
great war can never be forgotten,
that spirit of service that saw such
splendid development throughout the
| war ought not to be permitted to die;
and surely no others are so well. quail
| flied to preserve and pass on to pos
terity these qualities as the ex-service
men, and their organization, The Am
erican Legion, is the ideal organiza-
ton for the purpose, and deserves
the hearty support of every thoughtful
and patriotic citizen.
1t is easy enough to promise that
we will cling to our patriotic devo-
ton, in times Of stress, when armies
are marching with colors flying and
bands playing when the danger
is past and the pulse is again sluggish
we are prone to forget. The pream-
bic of the Constitution of the Anefi
can Legion was written for real Am
orleans, that they may MOTORCYCLE
Truly yours, .z--.. -a---".'-s7t
w w DYKES Il
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-29
LEGION HEARTILY
COMMENDED BY
|AMERICUS MAYOR

| wish to most heartily commend
the American Legion. This is an or
ganization of ex-service men who
took part in the great war. These
young men were called on to pre-
serve not only our government and
her institutions, but to preserve civil
ization itself. They nobly performed
this duty but as private citizens they.
owe other duties to their government.
their neighbors and themselves. Sure
ly there could be no greater organizes
ton for civic righteousness and uplift
than one composed of these men who
have been tried in the severest school
and have proven themselves worthy
of every trust and qualified for ey-s
cry duty. The American Legion can
count on the support and active co
operation of every patriotic, liberty
loving citizen.
j. f. SHEPPARD, Mayor
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-29
OTHER LISTERS.

Lack of space makes it impossible
for us to publish other letters writ
ten for this page, two Of which we es-
pecially regret not being able to
print. one by the Hon. ]. z. .. Shlppg
the other by Hon. j. A. Cobb,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-29

pomon the
United the other The foundation which
i supporting politics. with no need for diplomacy, asking for fnan
- calico capable sacrifice with
nandd tsvvah three million and
still has al
The 0 almost
all individuals
the field battle what
then Learned car
Returning to be homes when magnitude
and inepaby linked
the ohad widely
t1eires o together Maine orda
The call
rades of thu World War assembled then1slv together
thep
ed speak here the follow
ingdecl arauon
associate following
the United of Aneica
maintain 100
then dncden War;
Nations combat
acvofbo the
transmit Posteh the
sanchty comadshp
byourd ouon 20 MI
de- wuev tina theresa
dcnd t hand down
n
5y .sndGe Ii~orJ complete
bpoveJsf eyJp
bH" still and the ne bern de-, 1 %Re parts
United Only hsase@"""@ strange then" am" me"
s% bs. ss , and "
hn h b q call
1sn 5 ' I os Gsn 1s %s
and justice and born of tn"
1osave ad@ faeu blood
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-29

The Planters Bank
The Bank of Commerce
G. NJ. Eldridgey Jeweler
Americas Drug Co.
Windsor Pharmacy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-29
The American Legion-A Medium of
Service to The Community,
State and Nation

membership end Of
the other The foundation which this superb
parallel is house founded rock is standing
supporting unned by politics. with need for diplomacy asking for fin
seeking peement capable Of sacrifice
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-29

ess Firms of Americus:
Churchwell Bros.
Americas Auto Co.
Glover Grocery Co.
Sheffield Co.
The T'imes-Recorder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-29

Nathan Murray, Druggist
Rylander Theater
Alcazar Theater
Model Bread Co.
Southern Printers
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-01
UNLIKE THE oLD-TIME DUEL
Recent AFFAIR Of Honor In Paris Actsa
ally Appears to Have Been Care
fully "chaperoned.s

Not long ago quarrel broke out
between subprefect and the secretary
general Of the prefecture In q depart.
ment Of the west Feeling ran 30 high
that blows were exchanged. Ell
changedl No, not quite. The word
isn't quite exact. If they had really
been exchanged, both the enemies
might have thrown up the sponge.
But there was bestowal Of slaps by
one Of the functionaries and simple
reception without return by the other
That was serious! Only blood could
adequately wash the offended cheek
They secured their witnesses. named
the day and bought themselves swords.
But the project found out about 1t. At
first he tried to effect reconciliation
between the two foes. Vain effort |
Then he tried to use his authority to
forbid their fighting. Useless threat |
They offered him two heroic resigna-
lions to win the right to get them
selves killed.
well, then, have your COMPOUNDED
threats cut, II you want tot" he cried
"But you shall assist at the combat
and TIL hold you responsible for the
lives Of both Of Them" he said to the
chief clerk of the prefecture. "If any
body gets hurt I shall discharge you u
The chief clerk obeyed without a
murmur. He chaperoned the encoun.
ter with a huge sword In his hand.
and whenever blow seemed danger
GUS, he warded Off the murderous
weapon. In the end they made 1t mp,
and the project was content.-From LIE
erie, Paris.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-01
ALCOHOL FROM THE JUNGLE?
May Yet Be Economically Manufac-
tured From Moist Vegetation of
Tropica! Forests

We clutch at anything as a subSti-
tute for gasoline. Professor Whitford
of the Yale school ST forestry says
that alcohol could be economically
manufactured from the moist yegeta-
ton of tropical forests and jungleS.
"The evidence is conclusive" said Pro
fessor Whitford, that the tropical
sun has the power to store up more
energy In the form of cellulose in a
given time than has the temperate sun.
If this Is in a utilizable form it re-
mains for the ingenuity Of man to
overcome the difficulties of probably
applying It. With the increasing needs
Of the nation It Is reasonable to ex-
pect that sooner or later It will be
necessary to utilize more fully the
plant resources Of the tropics"
Professor Whitford said that the an
nuaI production Of alcohol from the
nipa plant In the Philippines was now
nearly 100000 gallons and that one
disttllery there had produced % per
cent alcohol at q cost Of about 10
cents . gallon. and II epsratsd 10 full
capacity could make 1t a . cost 4
is cents . gallon.-Scientinc Amerf-
cah
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-01
HIS SEEN tiFz'5 BITTERNESS
Granddaughter of the Mighty Napo-
leon | Worthy Of Remembrance
by the French People.

Paris observed the centenary of Ma
pOleon Bonaparte's death with elabo-
rate ceremonies q few weeks ago.
Amid oil the pOmp in honor of the one
time arbiter of Europe another figure
stood out In contrast-that Of woman
of fifty, dressed in black, with a fine.
open face, lined by sorrow and the In
cesSant effort to exc out q livelihood,
teacher in an ordinary elementary
school near the Boulevard st. Michel.
This poor teacher, now living in q tiny
apartment with her cat and few mea-
ger possessions, is the granddaughter
of Napoleon l. Her father was the lille
climate son of Napoleon and EleOnore
de la Plaigne, maid Of honor to Caro-
line Murat. Napoleon gave the boy the
title of Count Leon. Born IN 1906,
Count Leon" died in 1881, after an ex-
citing and feverish life, into which he
crowded excessive gambling, many
duels and love affairs and some mys-
teal meditations. The counts only
daughter, Charlotte Leon, was born
when her father was sixty years old.
She began life as teacher In Algeria
to support her widowed mother, to
whom the count had left but small
means of subsistence. After hard years
Of struggle on pittance she finally
went to Paris, where she married
NJ Mesnard, taking the name Of Nine.
Mesnard-Leon. Her husband is now
dead and she lives alone, barely re-
moved from want, meditating on the
strange destiny of her grandfather, the
great emperor, of her fathers wild and
stormy life-and of her only son, who
died for France at Rheims during the
war.