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The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
AirpLane Was
Home e m a d e
Centuries Ago

HONOLULU. T. H. Aug. IL
Thriiis of flying were enjoyed
by, Hawaiians centuries before
aviation was invented, according
TO stories told by natives, Of to-
day. Their apcestors got their
aerial excitement sby- jumping
off cliffs into the ocean in home
made 'planes."
They made a regular game of
il, known as "lele pail" or
Jumping from the cliff" 1t was
played up to 100 years or So ago
by natives who lived near groves
of loulu palms near high cliffs
overlooking the ocean.
Details, OF the game have been
obtained by William J. Coelho. a
former newspaper, editor, now an
officer of the hale o ma alii Ha-
waii (house of chiefs). This is
what he says of the vanished
sport:'
The game was played with
huge .contrivances built Of light
but stout sticks and overwoven
with loulu palm leaves. Several
of these affairs were made ready,
the Hawaiian "aviators" took
their seats. and were pushed
over towering cliffs at the same
time. The adventurer who re-
mained longest in the air was
the winner.
often through carelessness or
excitement a plane would ex-
ecute q nose dive similar to those
of twentieth century airplanes.
The only damage was the loss of
the game.
old Hawaiians say that their
flying men were exceptionally
skiIlful. The only means they
had of guiding their crude ap-
plfances was to shift their
weight to maintain balance, as
they zigzagged down toward the
sea. E
"A fleet of ootrigger canoes an
chored offshore to pick up the
sportsmen and retrieve the
planes"
Exceptionally. daring Hawa-
iians often hoped off 1,000-foot
cliffs on the mainland, 1t is said.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
GETS Jon Ar ocooauAN
FOR STEALING CLOTHES.
,NRUD0EPH PEKKfNs3|

F0R STEALING CLOTHES.
Ulysses s. Grant is not aitoreth.r
useless He win dq something very
practical for the government-to-
wit. work down on the farm at
occoquan. Wand do that with
out pay.
1t all happened this way: After
doing a little scheming. Ulysses Wis
tied a dyeirg and cleaning estsb-
lishment He put on the air Of a
customer about to do a little busi-
ness. IL was testified, and then pro-
ceeded to carry out his scheme.
He snatched a freshly cleaned and
pressed suit OF clothes. II was tes-
tified, and ran out
The owner Of the place ran out
and caught him before he got thirty
feet away.
A charge Of larceny was preferred
against him Before ne had been
in the hands of the police very long.
Ulysses realized he had made a
fox pass" To steal was not much
Of an ofense, to his way Of think
ing. but 20 be caught at Il was un-
pardonable. He did not stop TO con-
slider that IL was his own bone
headed scheme that got him in
trouble.
The court took him for an oily
proposition and gave him a three
in-one sentence The suit was val
ued at s3O-and he must serve three
days for every one Of those dollars.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
Granddaughter of Key,
Composer, Dies at 93

ANNAPoLIs. Nd. Aug. 17.-Mrs.
Jessie Habershams SO years old,
widow of Alexander w. Habersham
and granddaughter of Fraonis
Scott Key. author Of The Star
Spangled Banner" died here today.
Mrs. Habersham- was probably the
Oldest resident of Annapolis.
Surviving her is a daughter, and
three sons. as follows: Miss Ellen
Habersham. who lived with her
mother for years at the Charles
street residence; Alexander w. Of
Baltimore; the Rev. Henry s., of
Monroe. Conn, and Edward
H Habersham. Of Tampa, Fla.
A sister. Mrs. ]. s. Barstow, OF
South Orange. n. J., also survives.
Mrs. Habersham was a member of
the well known Steele family OF
Maryland. She was a daughter OF
Henry u. and Maria Lloyd Steele,
and was born near Elkrfdge.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
Prodigy Leaves Harvard
For Life of Farmer

BERWICK, Pa, Aug.
erick Santee, son of DIR. and
Mrs. c. D. Santee, OF wapwall-
open, who entered Harvard at
thirteen and finished his fresh
man year among the honor stu
dents. just after he passed his
fourteenth birthday, doesn't be-
lieve in all mental and no ply
steal development.
The young man is almost as
we'll developed physically as
mentally, for the usual under
sized body that marks a youth
of such unusual mental caliber
is entirely lacking, His sensa-
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18

tional record in the schools of
wilkes Barre and Philadelphia
and later at Harvard has attract
ed attention, and his work as a
farmland is beginning to attract
local notice.
Farmers declare he is the best
farm hand they have employed
in many a day. for the boy puts
his whole heart into a good days
work just as he does in his
studies.
The young sophomore is fol-
lowing out his belief and is
spending the summer as a laborer
on farms in the vicinity of his
home. He has been taking his
share of the work in the harvest
field with the other hands, and
also helps with the other work
on whichever farm he is en-
ployed at the time.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
Veterans VIII UnDeil
Jackson Statue Oct. IS

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Aug
IL. - When the Virginia Grand
Camps of Confederate Veterans and
Sons of Veterans hold their joint
annual reunion here in October. the
statue of Thomas J. (StonewslD
jackson, presented TO the city by
Paul GoodIoe McIntire, millionaire
philanthropist. will be unveiled.
The committee had also planned
TO unveIl the statue OF Robert L.
Lee. another McIntire gift. but the
monument is not completed. The
unveiIing will take place on octo-
Der ls. Il is expected that there
will be at least 5000 people here
from every section Of the State
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
Sues on Wrecked Auto.

The Washington Railway and
Electric Company and Sterrett and
Fleming. auto dealers. were sued
Yesterday in the District Supreme
Court by Elizabeth A. Davis to re-
cover $4,000 damages for alleged
injuries to her automobile. Through
Attorneys Lambert and Yeatman
the plaintiff alleges that on Feb
ruary 4 her automobile. while in
charge Of an agent OF the dealers,
was struck by a car at Eleventh
and V streets northwest. and
wrecked.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
Vessel With Dynamite
Cargo Lost on Breakers

BEAUFORT. ". g. Aug. 1.-THE
schooner Louise Howard, with a
cargo of dynamite. lies pounded TO
pieces on the breakers. a total loss.
The vessel was driven into the
shoals during a southwest gale yes
terday and the crew was rescued
by the coast guard. Owing TO the
nature Of her cargo. all efforts TO
salvage were abandoned.
The schooner was valued at $751;
000 and was not insured.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
Poor Laws.

LINCOLN, Nebr., Aug. IL
Eight boys caught pitching
horseshoes on a vacant lot at
University Place, a Lincoln
suburb. last Sunday, were
found guilty of violating the
law and fined IS and costs
each in Justice Court. of the
town last night. University
Place is the seat of Nebraska
Wesleyan University.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18

silesia is a small country sit
uated between Germany and Po-
land.
Its inhabitants are Poles and
Germans.
When the league of nations
determined that Nall people
should have the right TO de-
termine how they should be
governed il seemed a very sim
pie matter to permit the people
of Silesia TO determine by vote
to which country. Germany or
Poland, they wished to belong.
The people of Silesia voted and
in the northern half the major
ity decided to belong to Ger
many while in the southern half
the majority favored Poland.
Poland did not like this and
insisted that all of Silesia be-
come a part of Poland. France
sustained Poland in this even TO
offer of armies to assist her.
England thought that Northern
Silesia should go to Germany.
Thus a conference was held'to
decide and il was this confer
ence which Ambassador Harvey
of the United States attended.
But the real question is not
all concerning the freedom Of,
choice or democracy Of the ST.
lesian people.
1t is about Silesian coal.
Poland tries to get this coal
because she can use it in her
manufacturing business. France
wants Poland to have this coal
which is for the most part in
Northern Silesia because she
wishes to check Germany. in any
rivalry with France for her
own benefit. France cannot
take. Silesia coal fields for her
own use so she prefers that they
go to Poland which is a small
friendly competitor and which
could never compete with her.
Representatives from Eng
land and France could not agree
and the mater was left entirely
for the council of the league OF
nations to definitely settle. All
agreeing to this.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18

them and touched the they would only
of the moving nails needles.
These needles moved by electric magnet
which moved about underneath the cardboard
needles which themselves
the other nails and needles could be charged with electricity
could by power take hold
of them and them push them along by main force
These moveess nails and needles rusty.
The prevented the of the them
But polish off the and make shiny nail and needle and
could until others would cling
and along by the power they could throw
Did a rusty boy?
I have
had of these rusty boys in my court day.
He a and him to a boys school,
where all boys playing square.
These charged with the magnet Of honor.
But my rusty boy didn't move with them
When with him he didn't understand anything about
moving about honor.
He had away from very fine home; loving mother,
and a respectable and consderate father.
rusty like nails which would
stick.
did finally off shined splen-
didy and moved about the honor magnet
How about you2
Don't
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
Boys Questions
On PoIitics
Are AnsWered

The question.
What is there so impor-
tant about the Sflesian busi-
ness that France and Eng
land take SO much time about
settling? And why. does
France seem to favor the
. Poles while England thinks
Germany right"
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
CHEERING FRENCH
MOBS GREET YANKS

TOULOUSE. Aug. 17.-Met by
cheering, kissing crowds at every
station, the American Legionnaires
today continued their triumphal
pilgrimage to the battlefieIds. De-
parting from Toulouse. they stopped
AZ Carcassonne, Avignon. Narbonne.
and Mines on their way TO Lyona
Mayors made speeches at every halt,
and enthusiastic thronEs greeted the
AmericaHL
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18

Ahu, strange 10 say, WITHOUT any VisipIe power
these moved about on the paper. .-7..s-,..,
Sometimes a nail would move about and
nearly every other nail and needle it touched
clung to it to another nail or needle, until
there was a regular procession of nails and
needles moving, snake-like, over the cardboard.
There a few of the nails and needles
which never moved
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18

In England it is unlawful to
play billiards in a public place
on Sunday, Christmas day or
Good Fricay.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
A Judge BroDn Story Talk
Rusty Nails and Needles
By JUDGE WILLIS BROWN.

There white sheet of cardboard the window
Lying the cardboard nails and needles.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18

| WISH I FAD A
DOLLAR FOR GACA
Tine a MAN COMES
In HERE 70 TGIC
HIS WiEe HE'S AT HIS
OFFICE IN a SUStrIE SIS
corIFERGHCE AND
WoN'T Be HOME TIL lRTS
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-03-25

acted, That all laws and parts of
laws in conflict with this Act, be
and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 8. Be it further en-
acted, That this Act take effect on
and after its passage, the public
welfare requiring it.
Passed February s, 1921.
w. w. BOND,
Speaker of the senate,
ANDREW L. TODD,
speaker of the House Of Repre-
sentatIves.
Approved February-11, 1921.
A. A. TAYLOR,
Governor.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-03-25
CatarrhaI Deafness CANNOT Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There IL
only one way TO cure Catarrhal Deafness
and that Is by a constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. Catarrhal Deafness is
caused by an tlifiamed condition Of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when 1t Is entirely closed, Deafness fs the
result. Unless the Inflammation can be re-
duced and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which is an infiamed
condition Of the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
be cured by HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE.
An Druggists 75c. Circulars free.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-03-25
each team and driver.

each team and driver.
SECTION 5. Be it further en-
acted, That one (1) days notice, in
person or in writing. left at the place
of residence, by the District Com
missioner, the district contractor
or any one authorized by either Of
them to do SO, shall be legal warn
ing to any one subject toroad duty
and anyone failing to appear at the
time, and place named and to per-
form satisfactory work, to the best
of their ability or to pay as herein
provided by this Act. shall be
guilty OF q misdemeanor and shall
be punished accordingly. And any
one failing to appear at the time
and place designated for work,
and failing to pay in cash as pro-
vided for in Section four (4) of
this Act, all the time such person
is subject for road duty for the
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-03-25

year becomes due and payable at
once, either in work or in cash as
herein provided in this Act and
without further notice.
SECTION 6. Be 1t further en-
acted, That all applications to open.
change or close highways shall be
made BY written petition pre-
sented to the County Court, and
said petition must be signed by not
less than ten (10) freeholders re.
siding within the Civil District af-
fected by the proposed change and
by the District Commissioner of
such District. The County Court
may proceed to dispose of the mat
ter in such way as it deems best.
SECTION 7. Be it further en-
acted, That the County Courts in
all counties affected by this Act
shall exercise all their rights as
given under the law for the letting
of contracts for the building of
bridges, roads, levees, etc, and
nothing in this Act shall be con.
strued as in any way interfering
with the rights and privileges of
such courts. And nothing in this
Act shall in any way interfere with
the construction or maintaining of
any State or Federal road within
the bounds of any county affected
by the Act.
SECTION s. Be it further en-
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-03-25
Private Acts 1921 Chapter 1877
Senate Bill No. 1888

An Act to be entitled an Act to
regulate the laying out and work.
ing of public roads in all counties
in this State havinga population of
not less than "a, 1855 nor more than
24,275, according to The Federal
Census Of 1920, or any subsequent
Federal Census, and to repeal all
laws and parts of laws in conflict
with this Act.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by
the General Assembly of the State
of Tennessee, that at the April
term of the County Court of the
year 1921, and at the January
term of said court Of each year
thereafter, of all counties in the
state having population of not
less than 24,355 nor more than
1876, according to the Federal
Census of 1920, or any subsequent
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-03-25
Pepiona Our Best Tonic
Priest & Patrick Drug CO.

the road or roads to be maintained,
including all necessary bridges of
not more than fifteen (15) feet in
length and shall specify the terms
and considerations of said contract.
The said District Commissioners,
provided for in this Act, shall re-
ceive such compensation as may be
named by the County Court elect
ing them, and shall make such re-
/ ports to said County Court as may
be required. All road tools, i'm.
plements, road machinery, etc i,
belonging to the various Civil Dis
tricts in counties affected by this
Act, shall remain the property Of
the said Civil Districts, but may
be rented to the contractor alta
reasonable price or counted as a
part of the consideration in the
contract.
SECTION 3. Be it further en-.
acted, That all male residents of
counties coming under the provis-
ions of this Act, who are between
the ages oftwenty- one (2l) years
and fifty (50( years shall be sub
ject to road duty, except those who
for physical disabilities are ex-
empted from road duty by the
County Court, the order of the
court showing that such persons
are exempt from the payment of
the poll taxes for the same reasons.
SECTION 4. Be it further en-
acted, That each person subject to
road duty, under the provisions of
this Act, shall be required to work
on the public roads six (6) days 10
each year; eight (8) hours of &C
tual labor shall be counted a days
work, provided, that any one may
be relieved from road duty BY pay
ing to the District Commissior er,
or to such person as may be au-
thorized BY him to receive the
same, the sum of one dollar ($1.0 0)
per day for each day released, and
provided, further. that any road
contractor, or any one designated
by the District Commissioner to
supervise the working of roads,
may accept the use Of a work ami
NAL or a team and when so &C
cepted shall give credit at the rate
of one days work for each work
animal or three days work for
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-03-25

Federal Census, The said County
Court shall elect one road Com
missioner for each Civil District
10 said county Each Commissioner
shall be a free holder and a re-
sident Of the Civil District he Isl
elected to represent, and shall have
general supervision over the lay
ing out and building, and repair.
ing and maintenance Of all public
roads il said Civil District and all
bridges not exceeding fifteen (l5l
feet ID length.
Each person chosen or elected
District Commissioner shall be q
person Of practical business ex-
perience, and shall have had ex-
perience in road construction and
maintenance. and shall hold Office
until his successor is elected and
qualified; provided that for any
wilful neglect of duty, or for in
competency, or for failure to
comply with the provisions Of
this Act, any District Comthis-
sioner may be removed from Office
by a majority vote Of the County
Court; at any regular or called
term of said court, and, provided
further, that the Commissioner
may have had ten days written
notice specifying charges against
him and shall have a right to be
heard in his own defense.
Each District Commissioners
shall, before entering upon the
duties Of his Office take oath to
faithfully perform all duties re-
quired of him, and shall make
bond ID such amounts as said
Coanty Court may direct. for the
proper accounting of all monies
or other things of value pertain
ing to che public roads under bis
supervision in accordance with the
provision of this Act. !,
SECTION 2. Be it further
enacted, That it shall be the duty
Of the District Commissioners here
in provided for to proceed, i'm
after election, in such
way as they deem best, to contract
for the construction. repairing,and
maintenance of all roads and
bridges over which they have
supervision, provided that not less
han ten days prior to the closing
If such contracts there shall be
lot less than three written or
printed notices posted in places
Iccessable to the general public
announcing the intention of clos I
ng such contracts. All contracts
must be in writing and must specify !
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-03-25

Having recently purchased Mr..
j. E. Breeden's we'll known stall
lion and two jacks, | am going to
stand them at my barn. 81 miles
from Huntingdon, on the New
jackson road near Leach, at $40
each to insure a living colt. Money
due when facts are ascertained or
mare is traded. All care will be
taken to prevent accidents, but not
liable should any occur. | will
appreciate your patronage.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-03-25

-=-N@~ -
The Clsrksbnrq High School
will have its closing exercises The
week Of April S.8. Following is
tie program Of the week.
Commencement Sermon. Sunday
evening, 8 p. b.. By Prof. n. B.
HardemOn, vice. presidential Freed
Hardemon College,.
Primary Department, Monday
evening, 5 p. m. grades l and 3.
Home Economics Agriculture
Exercises Tuesday evening, {
,. 10.
intermediate Department, Wed
nesday evening, 8 p. a., classes
4 and 8.
High School Department Grad.
uatiDg Exercises Thursday, 8 D.
N. Glass address. DIR. H. E. Wat
ters, president Union University.
jackson.
Annual Play Friday evening, s
p. N.
The Music Department will give
its recital Friday evening, April /.
This is to be the best series Of
programs ever given by the school.
You are invited TO attend.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-03-25

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Priest
returned from Memphis last week,
after visiting relatives there.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-26

'or summer is urdUuiT .d!y the FIRST
rhoic" of the smart woman. whether
her wardrob" Includes avery favored
type OF the sehsun or il limited 10
those costumes which most appro.
rriat"l! m Il number Of occasions. \
smart if"ok Of this tspe is The one
illustrated above. which j. equally
smart when developed in batis;c any.
or TIA" new crcpcs. wolfe. E!nrhn:l.
crepe SATIN, crisp ;airr,a. or orvnndla
u - made In hut on" piece and IS
"icv"rIy siash"i ana trimmed to
achieve shoulder yoke. hip yoke and
"""oinirr Mouse effect 1T the high
whisilir" kim"no-cut sleeves and n
bright ribbon sash ar" ics other as
sets. and cn'r" -h.ux or cyrlct en-
hroidcry rlakc a charming trimming
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-26
WOMEN VOTERS SEEK
WELFARE LEGISLATION
ASK Tucker and rrinklc to FIN.
body Such Measures in Their
Respective Platforms.

TIL" Nireinia i."nruc or Women
Voters. advocating certain I.Gisla,ivo
and administrative measures in tn.
'htc''S, of women und children. has
presented :" TIA" two guh,rnatorial
candidates petitions asking that they
~" embodied in IN" platforms az IN.
."nhln"trS. Tho entrants i'm tn"
hAt"rhi Thr" ar" also asked 10
N4nr th"'i records ON IN" measures
IN" petitions stand Tor child VOL
.a''; compulsory education. SimDliiinl
local administration for schools h.,.
Yer paid t"GCh"rs. tn. SHf.ruardIuy
90 women in industry. fairly conduct,
cd elections ana good roads Other
candidates for election - state Of
noes W'r" also asked to include IN.
petitions in their platforms
IN" league stands firmly in it's guY-
E'Sl"uS 10 candidates for State OF &.
'r"S against abolition of the primary.
anu urges S'"us 10 InSUr" pcrmanrnc-
Of tn" primary
They asl; that candidates sand FOR
flt'inS women ON school huar.ls and
"I""tInE them as diNiSiou suprrini"ud-
ants Tn" proposed platform also
recommends enactment OF improved
laws 1" nr"v"u, food prpnt""rinp. do
Sr""'tou vast" and improper hoard
ihr Of f"o'istuffs. and strict enforce
mont of an such present laws
he mad" I'm tn. stat" executive budget
for womHns department i'm tn"
iiur"au Of Labor. ana ais" that wo-
men be- placed on tn" g"vcrninG
board OF Tho stat" Pcri,.utiuiy and
OF Tulrtgil ~. institutions
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-26
PASS mlllION-DOllAR
MARK IN COLLECTIONS

Duty collections yesterday a, tho
port Of Richmond indicate that the
cnd of tho present nscal ycnr Juic
80, vii again md this port ranking
as one OF tho greatest Tor duty col
lect!"ns in the United states rho
'l'o"p'VVo marx was passed yesterday.
,crday.
Last year the busiest in tho his
tory OF the port nearly 3l.l5o.000 wn e
collected ana IL is estimated ina, an
"GHa! amount, II not ono slightly
larger, vii! show on the books by
June 30.
Nearly every Kind II merchandise
is Imported through the Richmond
customs house. the city now having
hNe bonded warehouses. The Eich-
"nH-E"w YORK steamship Company.
tho Buxton Steamship Company and
all railroads entering the city are
bonded carriers.