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Oxford Democrat., 1921-10-25

boys in which they frankly admit that
they gained from the movies ideas for
the crimes they committed. Apparently
the faet that the picture usually showed
the villain captured and punished made
little impression; the supremely e.cit.
Ing moment was when the shot was fired
or the pooketbook abstraoted. The
truth 10 that the modern American child
has an abnormal Drawing for excitement; /;
the 'jszz" spirit pervadss oil his aotivi-
ties. Advertising agents pander to this
morbid interest by displaying posters
with sensational scenes and descriptions.
Last Saturday night In our towo, for ex-
ample, there was poster with the
legend "Hesrts up" showing . woman
levelling pistol ut the head OF cow
boy.
As II cheap and misleading melodra-
mas were not sufficiently bad for the
childish mind, the producers Of scena-
rios 60 step farther and dose IL with
pictures based on the so-called sax mo.
tive. It has actually become difficult to
flnd show in. which the feature film
does not depict story either Of mans
lust or woman's frailty; and II 10 often
presented with details which even Zols
or Balzao would refrain from desorib-
Ing. Il 10 fatuous to gay that much OF
this sort of stun passes over the heads OF
children who see the play. Bven our
young boys and girls are often Tar more
sophisticsted than We imagine, and one
shudders to think Of the probable eject
of salacious plays upon adolssoenos.
Il b not my province to discuss here
the means BY which the moving picture
evil msy be oombatted; but I may per.
hsps point out In conclusion the course
such reform should take. Let the pisy
have aolean plot with plenty OF action
Ireproduced faithfully from the real life
with which We are familiar. u should
avoid unnatural situations and unrelated
episodes luRged In to give "pep" OF
"punch''. II the play involves s ro'
nance, IL should also contain . lighi
comedy vein By way ofrcontrsst; bul
above I'll Il should be clean and without
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
EARTHQUAKE PLAYED
PING-PONG WITH
MAN-OF-WAR
Earthquakes play queer pranks.

Earthquakes play queer pranks.
Recent seismic disturbances in Italy
have attracted renewed attention TO
this phenomenon, and recall an amaz-
Ing incident In the annals of the Amer
lean navy in which a United States
man-of-war was carried on the crest
Of "a tidal wave three miles up the
coast two miles inland. and set down,
entirely unframed, within hundred
feet of the Andes.
This thrilling incident is recounted
I'm communication TO the National
Geographic society by one of the par
Elephants, Rear Admiral l.. G.. Billings,
u s. N, retired, as follows:
I'm 1868 / was attached TO the u. s.
South Paclfc-one OF class OF
boats built at the close of the Civil
war 10 ascend the narrow, tortuous riv-
ers OF the South; she was termed
double ender,' having n rudder at
each end, and was quite fiat-bottomed,
a conformation which, while II did not
add 10 her sea-going worthiness, en-
abled, her TO carry large battery and
crew, and eventually saved our lives
in the catastrophe which was soon 10
come upon US.
August, 1868. found us quietly at
anchor off the pretty Peruvian town of
africa, whittier we had lowed the old
United States storeship Fredonia to
escape the ravages of yellow fever,
then, desolating Callao and Lima.
at was August that the awful ca
lamity came upon us. like storm
from a cloudless sky, overwhelming US
all IN one common ruin.
81 was sitting in the cabin with our
commanding officer, about 4 n. m.
when we were startled by violent
trembling OF the ship, similar 10 the
effect produced by letting 60 the
anchor. Knowing IL could not be that.
we ran on deck. Looking shoreward.
our attention was instantly arrested
by a great cloud OF dust rapidly an.
preaching from the southeast, while a
terrible rumbling grew In intensity,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
ST. PAUL'S: A CHURCH
WITH A STORY

Z Since postwar building needs al
ready have robbed London of many
historic churches and threaten the ex-
istence of others, those that remain
will be enhanced In historic value. One
of those which will stand, barring
some natural calamity, IS St. Pauls ca
thedral. This famous church, like the
English constitution, represents a
growth Of centuries rather than a def
mite period OF construction. Indeed,
n request for funds ito complete st.
Paul's" was made during the war. And
Englands esteem for the historic edi-
fee was shown by the continuation Of
restoration work throughout the war
despite the interruption to practically
all other building.
Still fresh in public memory is the
notable service of conservation attend
ed by royalty and distinguished Amer
leans then in London, held In St Paul's
April 20. 1917, 10 commemorate the
entry Of the United States into the
war.
st. Paul's Is the largest Protestant
church in the world. It's dome is one
of the most beautiful. The church
embodies architectural ideas Of many
periods, because it is not the product
of a generation, or even century.
True, Sir Christopher Wren is credited
with the structure as it stands to-
day, but he embodied many features
of the famous "Old ST. Pauls." RACED
in the great London fire of 1906. Wren
did not wish the restoration 10 be after
the "Gothick Rudeness Of the old De
sign" But he was compelled to mod
fly lis own plans 10 a considerable
extent Said he OF the balustrade
added over his veto: Ladies think
nothing well without and edging."
Travellers are apt TO pass by an In
scription on the south porch pcdi-
ment. "Resurgam" q shall rise again)
as religious reference 10 the resur-
rection. When the architect was sur
,rying the ruins he wished 10 mark
lie certer Of the projected dome. He
d@srd n workman 10 hand him stone.
III" workman CHANGED TO pick I'D a
chi from nm old tomb bearing the in.
scripiion. which Sir Christopher
ad'nfed
The motto was appropriate Some
historians heliete the cramped Lud.
safe hill site originally was that Of
% "m"nn shrine of Diana. A Christian
church IS known 10 have been built
90 q ?" n.e early seventh century. II
and before our astonlshcd eyes the
bills seemed TO nod, and the ground
swayed like the short, choppy waves
Of troubled sea.
THE clouds enveloped africa. In
stanly through its impenetrable veil
arose the cries for help, the crash OF
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
,KIEV: THE MART AND THE
\ SHRINE OF RUSSIA

[kiev, which became battle center
once more during the Pole-Bolshevik
fightikg, already has changed hands
ten times In three years with its oc-
,cupation\by the Poles earlier this year.
Mother of Russian cities, also the
Jerusalem of Russia. Kiev did not live
ln\the past, even before Its recent ka-
leiCboscopici adventures, though II was
sufficiently significant thousand
years ago toA give its name to three
century period Of Russian history.
Boilf the Wall street and the Ply
MOUTH Rock of Russia. each February
found thousands OF merchants crowd
ing its fair to- contract for merchan-
dlse,and produce. especially beet sugar,
and >other seasons found hundreds. OF
thousands Of pilgrims thronging its
unique shrines the Convent OF the
Caves.
Few cities of>er such an aggEomera-
ton Of the old and the new. Kiev
les upon the muddy Dnieper, The Ohio
river OF Russia. formerly carrier OF
some 100000. 900 worth of freight an
nually for,the 100000 people, within
It's basin. Near its site Prince Vhdi-
mir herded' his people. for wholesale
baptism, after he had forsaken his pa
gan gods and thousand wives for
Christianity.
Russians embraced the new religion
with all the fervor with which they
had offered human sacrifices 10 the
abandoned idol. Perun- While'vladi-
mir held political sway at Kiev there
came a lowiy monk, Anthony, who took
up his abode in cave. Other devout
men followed his example Archaeolo-
gists since have recognized In these
caves the homes OF, dwellers of the
stone age.
The caves constitute but onea feature
OF the famous monastery which, with
It's streets OF churches, cells, inns and
schools, is small city in itself.
Among the munImies that fol nnerly lay
I'm open collins, enveloped IN costly
robes, was that of Nestor, the Russian
Herodotus, whose chronicles ,G~e re-
sponslble for the tradition that Kiev
was founded by three brothers in the
ninth century.
From the Gave Town" quarter OF
the city one energies suddenly into he
Podol, or trading quarter. suggesting
New England factory city. with its
mills and shops, for paper. machinery.
tobacco, chemicals and hardware. Kiev
not only was the chief seat of the Rus
sian beet sugar trade, but also dealt.
heavily in timber, live stock and grain.
Its recent growth has been rapid. In
1889 is had less than 100000 peo-
pie, and IN 1911 more than 100000.
Oldest OF the better known cities or
Russia, kiev gave Russia her first
Christian church, first library, first
Christian school, and today II boasts
the Oldest cathedral OF the former en- ,
pire. that OF st. Sophia. Therein is
the so-called "Virgin OF the Unbreak-
able Wall" Because the figure re-
sisted the vandal frenzy of the Ia
tars when they smashed other price
less treasures of the church.
Kiev is the seat OF government OF
the new republic OF Ukraine. It Is
62i miles southwest Of Moscow aud
go miles north Of Odessa.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24

falling houses and the thousand COM
mingled noises OF great calamity.
while the ship was shaken as IL
grasped by "A giant hand; then the
cloud passed on.
"But our troubles then commenced.
We were startled by terrible noise
on shore, as of tremendous roar OF
musketry, lasting several minutes.
Again the trembling earth waved 10
and fro, and this time the sea receded
until the shipping was left stranded,
while as far TO seaward as our vision
could reach. we saw the rocky bottom
of the sea, never before exposed 10 hui
man gaze, with struggling fish and
monsters Of the deep left high and
dry. The rOund-bottomed ships keeled
over on their beam ends, while the
Wateree rested easily on her floor
sea, not like wave, but rather an
enormous tide, came sweeping back,
rolling our unfortunate companion
ships over and over, leaving some bot
tom up and others masses OF wreck
age, the Wateree rose easily over the
tossing waters, unframed.
"FrOm this moment the sea seemed
TO defy the laws Of nature. Currents
ran i'm contrary directions, and we
were borne here and there with speed
we could not have equaled had we
been steaming for our lives. At irreg-
ular intervals the earthquake shocks
required, but none of them so violent
or long continued as the first.
about $50 p. m. the lookout hailed
the deck and reported a breaker APP
preaching. Looking seward, we saw,
first, thin line Of phosphorescent
light, which loomed higher and higher
until IL seemed 10 touch the sky; its
crest, crowned with the death light OF
phoSphorescent glow, showing the sui
len masses Of wafer below.
"With a crash our gallant ship was
overwhelmed and buried deep beneath
a semi-Solid mass of sand and wa
ter. For breathless eternity we were
submerged, grooming In every timber,
the stanch old Wateree struggled again
TO the surface, with her gasping crew
still clinging 10 the llfe-llnes-some
few seriously wounded, bruised and
battered; none killed; not one even
missing. A miracle 1t seemed 10 us
then, and as / look back through the
years 1t seems doubly miraculous now.
'The morning sun broke on a scene
of desolation seldom witnessed. We
found ourselves high and dry in little
cove, or rather indentation. in the
coast line. We had been carried some
three miles up the coast and nearly
two miles inland. The wave had car
ried us over the sand dunes bordering
the ocean. across a valley and over the
railroad track, leaving us at the foot
of the seacoast range Of the Andes. On
the nearly perpendicular front OF the
mountain our navigator discovered the
marks OF the tidal wave, and. by meas
urements, found it TO have been AZ feet
high, not including the comb. Had the
wave carried MS 200 feet farther we
would inevitably have been dashed to
pieces against the mountalnside."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
CAIRO: ANCIENT CAPITAL
ATTAINS NEW POLITI-
CAL IMPORTANCE

Egypts capital attains new political
Importance as the administration seat
OF the more liberal home rule granted
the ancient empire by Great Britain.
Cairo, "Queen of the Nile Valley"
the paris OF the Levant." or "the dia-
mond stud on the handle OF the fan
OF the Delta" as your Imagination pre-
fers. has about the population of Bos-
ton, a record of disorders that makes
bolshevism nouveau-anarchy, and IA
picturesqueness all its own.
From the citadel ramparts the visit
or receives the best introduction to
Cairo, that unforgettable ylew-the an
Gent city at his feet, vast panorama
OF houses and palaces and novels,
fecked with cupolas, mnarets and tow
ers: the island-dotted river and the
verdant Nile valley ever widening to-
ward the north, yellow cliffs TO the
east, and beyond them the desert. The
sea Of sand suggests illimitable space
until the faint outlines of the pyramids
against the horizon turn ones thoughts
from space 10 time.
Descend to the streets OF Cairo and
encounter bedlam. "City of the Ara
bian Nights" perhaps. but certainly
the days loose thousand and one
noises. There are the rattle Of carts.
cries OF the water bearers, moaning OF
camels, braying of donkeys. whirring
OF taxicabs, jgngling OF coins in the
open bazaars. continual shouts from
pilots OF this traffic medley, such as
'thy foot, sir" or "to thy left, oh
chief" all In the native tongue, of
course.
Gorgeous colors Of every hue and
shade assail the eye-a post-impres-
sionistic fanfare Of prehistoric color
schemes. The poorer the Egyptian
the more ragged the more rags the
more colors. Then again the Arabs
denote their families and dynastles by
turbans OF distinctive colors. To tell
n prophets scion from n priest OF to-
day, or one dervish order from an
other, or any OF the countless dynas-
ties and sects apart, requires a study
CT turban lore as complicated as the
numerous insignia worn by American
soldiers returned from France.
The richer women, attended by serv-
ants, may be seen in carriages. faces
yelled 10 their eyes, eye laShes and
lids, fingers and exposed toes darkened
with henna, and bedecked with ear
rings, anklets, beads and bracelets.
Poorer women go afoot, also yelled,
CARRIED in plain robes highly sugges-
tive OF "Mother Hubbards."
In the street crowds, too, are the
beggars whose balloons serve the pur-
pose of the monkeys Of our organ
grinders; snake charmers, vendors OF
the ubiquitous scarabs and tiny craven
images and the Berberlne bead boys.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
CHINA'S HOLY PLACES

Chlna's shrnes, including those In
the much discussed Shantung. are de-
scribed in the following communica-
ton TO the National Geographic society
by Frederick Mccormick:
"Coleridge could not have selected
a phrase more apt than stately pleas
ure dome had he intended TO call at
tentlon 10 the best-known form in CHI
neSe architecture. Like so much OF
the wrought beauty of China, such as
is still seen in parks and gardens, pa
godas are the work OF the Buddhist
church almost exclusively.
THE most beautiful specimens are
in the Yangtse valley, where pagodas
are most numerous Every important
Chinese and Manchuran city is gar
landed with them. From the walls OF Pc
king a dozen pagodas and towers may
be counted within the city, and with a
good glass half a dozen famous ones
may be seen rising from the surround
ing plain.
"Pagodas range IN height from 20
to more than 200 feet, and are Of va
rious shapes-round, square, hexag-
onal,. octagonal, etc. They always have
an odd number Of stories. ranging usu-
ally from seven to nine, and some
times possessing IL and even IL.
"The Chinese have appropriated the
pagoda as counterpolse to evil, and
used it, subject to their rules of ge-
ometry.
AT the city OF Tung, in the Picking
plain, a region In past years visited
by earthquakes, there is a prominent
pagOda which at one time had more
than 1000 bronze bells suspended
from its cornices. most OF which are
still in place. The people have this
story as TO its construction A
water fowl lives underground at
this place and when he shakes his tail
it causes earthquakes. Geomancers To-
Gated the end OF his tail. and the pa
CODA was built on it to hold IL down.
At the same time this did not prevent
the water fowl from winking his eye
but, as his eyelids have not been ac-
curately located, a second pagoda has
not yet been built. AS result, trem.
blings Of the earth still occur.
"The wonder inspired in the breast
OF the traveller who visits China's vast
remains OF abandoned capitals, extern
sive temples ranged i'm successive
courts and on terraces Of mountains,
its pagodas, p'ai-lous, bridges, and
canals, is equaled by the awe inspired
by the silent splendor OF the tombs
OF China's emperors. The tombs OF
The kings Of the six Kingdoms I'm
Shantung, though now only earthen
pyramids tcrraced with little fields.
have the air of the pyramids Of Egypt"
was burned two decades after William
the Conqueror came to England. From
the ruins emerged "Old ST. Paurs."
Fire destroyed that building, too, but
1t was restored on an even more pre-
tentious scale.
At the "Old st. Pauls" John wy
cliffe faced the charge Of heresy, Tyn-
dale's New Testament was burned,
Wolsey heard the reading Of the papai
condemnation OF Luther, and under
"Powle's Cross" now marked by a me-
mortal, heretics were forced 10 recant
and witches 20 confess.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-26

which was given for the most popular
young lady brought S19. Miss Neva
Warner received the cake. Music was
furnished by the Jennings quartette
and high school orchestra. They
cleared about $50. .COrlis White is
spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. o. Harrison of Richmond. Mrs.
Hazel Thomas and children spent
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Corrie
White.
BLOOMINGSPORT. lnd.-Mrs. c. A
Washer, Joseph and Doris Lea spent
Tuesday with Mrs. Glenna Hinshaw
with Mrs. Elwood Hinshaw and family
near Snow Hill. Mrs. Stella Bales
entertained Mrs. Lizzie Huber, of Wa
bash, Tuesday night and Wednesday
Misses Nellie and Reba Anderson
entertained the Misses Pauline York,
Florence ChamneSs and Gertrude Cox,
at dinner Sunday. Wilbur Lamb
was the guest of Jake Anderson. Sun
day. Mitchell Cook has traded his
farm for one four miles east of Bloom
ington. He will have sale of person
al property March 11th.. MI. and
at the home of their daughter, Mrs. J.
w. Engle near Crete.
LYNN, Ind.-Harvey Spencer and
daughter Irma, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Spencer, Tuesday and We'd
nesday.. The w. r. c. held their
annual dinner in the |. o. o. F. hall
Tues day. Gala Pierson, Seaney
(briSen and lanes PoSa3pl attended
Masonic banquet at Winchester. Tues
day night Ed Reid was called to
the bedside of his sister, Mrs. Nora
Martin, in Greenville, O. She is
seriously ILL.,. Cecil Beetley spent
Tuesday night in williamsburg, O.. the
guest of his father, J. n. Beetley..
Mrs. George Love died at her home on
North Main street, Wednesday after
noon.
ANTIOCH. O.-Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Brown were visitors Wednesday with
Mrs. Jennie Potterf Thursday with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Deatom. Mrs.
Boliver was entertained Wednesday
by Mrs. Joe Atgar. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
F. McComnaughey spent Wednesday
in Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. J. F.. Shields
and son, Ray, were visitors at the
home of Neal Geeting Mrs. E. E.
Webb spent part of this week with
her mother at Hamilton. Mr.. and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-26
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-26

1t is now over a hundred years
since John Campbell, the original set
tier of Campbellstown,- o., stalked into
the particular spot in the wilderness
which is the site of the town, made
his camp and started to clear away
the forest for the small log cabin
which he erected as his future home.
Since that time the Campbell family
has grown and multiplied, and spread
to other parts of the country, but the
spirit of their sturdy Scotch ancestors
is still to be seen in the descendants
who remain on the site of the old
home.
1t is far cry from the wilderness OF
1912 to the cleared farm land of 1921
from the log cabins of the early set
tiers to the electric lighted homes OF
modern design that now make up the
village of Campbellstown. We can
imagine the establishment of those
early settlers if they could see today
! the structures which stand on the
site of their early efforts.
Sponsors Centralized Schools.
That this district has not only kept
up in progress with the surrounding
tO"nS, Out even mas SuTpdSSeS Inelu
in some respects is evidenced by the
fact that Campbellstown is sponsor
for one of the most modern school
systems in the state, the township
centralized high school. Several
years ago, a modern we'll equipped
building was erected at cost of $40,
| 600 on a site in the eastern part OF
the town.
AS is the case in many communi
ties, Campbellstown's school is out
! growing its building. Of late there has
/! been considerable talk of building ar
addition to be Joined to the present
structure. In fact. some two years
ago, the matter was definitely de
| cided upon, a bond issue floated anG
| plans were drown up.
Awaited Price Drop.
| Here a difficulty, common to many
/ other communities, arose. The plans
provided, for. a building just a trifle
more expensive than the amount OF
the bond issue. Whereupon the school
board with the backing of the citizen
ship, decided to postpone. erection Of
the addition until prices for material
and labor showed drop.
The proposed addition will include
six class rooms, and gymnasium