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Evening star., 1921-08-03
OPPOSES PARD0NING DEBs
Edwin S. Bethlehem, Jr.. Attacks
Sperry Statement.

Condemning the statement of Mar
YIN g. Sperry. chief of the Private
Soldiers and Sailors Legion. as "A
misrepresentation of the service
mans convictions regarding the par
doning of Eugene V. Debs. now serv-
ing time in the United States prison
at Atlanta, Ca. Edwin S. Bethlehem.
Jr.. chairman of the national Iegisla-
tive committee of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, himself sent letter
to President Harding yesterday up
holding the stand taken by Maj. John
q. Emery, head of the American
Legion.
We are convinced the letter
reads. that the biggest part of the
former service men and women are
opposed to the pardoning of Eugene
V. Debs. and We desire to add the
weight of opinions of thousands of
members of this organization to those
OF the legion in urging you to guard
the true patriotism and Americanism
Tor winch the veterans fought. We
are not convinced that Mr.. Debs is
worthy of pardon"
Evening star., 1921-08-03
PRESIDENT RESTING
/. IN F0RES! RETREAT
Completely Isolated in Lodge
of Mr.. Weeks in New
Hampshire.
PHONE FOUR MILES AWAY
Will Take, Mountain Trips and
Play Golf-Leaves for Wash
ington Sunday.
PHONE FOUR MILES AWAY
By the Associate Press.


LANCASTER. N. H., August a.
President Harding found today the Sc
clusion and easement from cares of
office for which he has expressed de-
sire SO often since he became chief eX-
ecutive. AS guest Of Secretary Weeks
at his country home on the summit of
Mount Prospect, the President and Mrs.
Harding. with party of friends. began
with day Of rest vacation which Is
to last until the end of the week at
least. A closed private road . the only
approach to their retreat and tele-
phone four miles away at the foot of
the mountain is the nearest connection
with the outside world.
!. VIII Stay for Week.
II is expected that their only trips
outside the Weeks estate during their
stay here will be to nearby golf courses
and for short motor rides in the White
mountains. The President expects to
give attention only to such public busi-
ness as will not permit Of delay.
The President and Mrs. Harding
reached the Weeks lodge late yester-
day by motor from Portland, Me.
where they had left the yacht May
flower after a cruise from Washing
capital by the same route, leaving
here Saturday or Sunday.
Besides Secretary Weeks and the
President and Mrs. Harding the vaca-
ton party at the Weeks lodge in
cludes Senator Hale of Maine. Senator
F'relinghuysen of New Jersey and Mrs.
Frelinghuysen. Senator New of lndi-
ana and Mrs. New, Senator Phipps of
Colorado and Mrs. Phipps and Secre-
tary Christian. Mrs. John w. DAWN.
Secretary Weeks daughter. is hostess
in the absence Of Mrs. Weeks in Eu
rope.
Addresses Villagers.
Despite it's isolation. the cottage has
many modern conveniences. and the
drive mounting to the summit is in
reality a well constructed boulevard
otherwise the mountain slopes are
completely covered by virgin forest.
from which a red fox scampered out
to take shy look at the presidential
party as it passed.
When the President passed through
Whitefield. the last town before reach
ing the Weeks estate, he found a
crowd Il several hundred waiting for
him. and rewarded them with little
speech. in which he repeated the hope
he had expressed yesterday at Ply
mouth that the coming disarmament,
conference would lead to new era
of world peace.
Evening star., 1921-08-03
MRS. DIDLAKE DIES.

Mrs. Mamie Peyton Didlake. wife
of Thomas Elvin DidIake of Manassas,
Va, died yesterday morning at Sibley
Hospital She was thirty-three years
old and was the only daughter of
James Leon and Mamie Taylor Lux
ford. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock at
her home.
Mrs. Didlake was born in Staunton,
Va. She was graduate of Black
stone Female College and the Univer-
sity Of Virginia Normal. For several
years following her graduation she
lived in this city. Since her marriage
she has lived in Manassas. Two aunts,
Mrs. Blanche E. Watts of this city
and Mrs. Eva B. Hudson. Newark. n.
j. survive
Evening star., 1921-08-03
ENROLLED AS MEMBER.
Mime. Galli-Curci Lauds Woman s
National Foundation.

Mme AmeIita Galli-Curci, operate
star yesterday became a member of
the Womans National Foundation.
In her letter to Mrs c. c. Calhoun.
the president, requesting that her
anne be placed on the list. Nine. CALI
Curci expressed her earnest wish for
the success of the enterprise.
Mrs. Calhoun today will inaugurate
a speaking tour in the interest of the
foundation in New York She will 20
to Southampton. Long Island. tomor
row As the guest of Mrs. FRANCIS
Burial Hoffman,, under whose -aGs-
pieces the meetings are being arranged
Mrs. Hoffman,, who is acting as state
chairman for New York, where mem
bership is rapidly growing. is q
founder-donor of the foundation.
Mrs. Calhoun will include Newport
Bar Harbor and probably Saranac in
her tour
Evening star., 1921-08-03
RUM RING ROUNDUP!
TO TRAP RICH MEN
Face Charges of Conspiracy
in Capture of Schooner
With Liquor Cargo.
IMPORTANT LEADS FOUND
Members of Crew Give Information
Concerning Financial Spon-
sors of Venture.

NEW YORK, August 3.-Arrest OF
several wealthy and prominent men
on charges of conspiracy to violate
the federal prohibition law was prom
ised by federal authorities here today
as a sequel to the capture of the
schooner Henry l.. Marshall. towed
into port yesterday with a cargo or
liquor on board.
Members of the crew. it was init
mated. had given the authorities i'm
portant leads" concerning the finan-
cial sponsors of the Marshall and
other rum runners which are said to
have piled between the Bahama Is
lands and the American costal three
mile limit.
The Marshall. her bow and stern
slrouded in tarpaulins to conceal her
identity, was run down by the coast
guard cutter Seneca off the Atlantic
City shore Monday night. Her captain
and mate escaped in a swift motor
boat. leaving four members of the
crew on board. 1t was from these men
that federal officials obtained what
>hey declared was startling" in
formation as to the alleged rum-run-
ming conspiracy.
Evening star., 1921-08-03
.FIVE-DAY CARNIVAL OPENS
Entertainment for Benefit of st.
AIMS Infant Asylum.

A five-day carnival for the benefit
OF st. AIMS Infant Asylum opened
last night on the grounds of the in
stitution. 22d and X streets.
Special booths have been erected
about the grounds. where refresh
ments. country store articles and
rides on flying horses may be obtain
ed.
In charge of the various booths are:
Mrs. W. Ertter and Mrs. c. Clark. ice
cream and cake: Mrs. Linskey and
ladies of st. Stephens Church. dolls;
Miss Mary DAILY. surprise box: Miss
Margaret Tucker, aprons. and Mrs. c.
T. Fitzgerald. candy. Jack Ryan, a
former member of the Washington
base ball club, is in charge Of the
merry -go-round."
Officers of the auxiliary association
who arranged the carnival are: Mrs.
s NJ. Tucker, president; Mrs. William
Carlin, vice PRESIDENT: Miss Mary
DAILY. secretary. and Miss Kathleen
Ready, financial secretary.
Evening star., 1921-08-03
WALL TO INCLOSE PARK.
Plans for Improvement of Meridian
Hill Reservation.

In execution of plans approved by
the Fine Arts Commission for the
comprehensive development of Merid-
ian Hill Park, that reservation is to
he entirely inclosed by an ornamental
pebble e-cement wall similar to the SEQ
ton already constructed along the
10th street side.
The wall along the Euclid street and
10Th street sides. now in course Of
construction. will be about four feet
high. while that along the W street
side viii be a foot or SO higher.
Those in charge say the park area is
on such high ground that the walls
around it will not obstruct the view
at any point.
Numerous entrances will be pro-
vided at short intervals on all sides
of the park. Congress has provided
$4,000 for the low walls now being
laid on the Euclid and 18th street
borders.
Evening star., 1921-08-03
SEIZED BY CUTTER.
Former Daytona, Fla, owEs- An
nounced Sale Recently.

DAYTONA. Fla. August 3.-The
schooner Henry l.. Marshall. seized
outside the three e-mile limit off Allan
tic City Monday night by the coast
guard cutter Seneca was transferred
to British registry early last winter.
with the approval of the United
States Shipping Board. according 10
acquaintances here of William r
Mccoy. former owner of the vessel
Mccoy. who was absent from the
city. announced several days ago that
he had sold the schooner.
Evening star., 1921-08-03

persists. 1t endures because it rests
on something more binding than the
formal agreements of statesmen. 1t
is based on a common understanding
and oneness of aspiration that lives
deep in the hearts of the two great
democratic peoples"
Evening star., 1921-08-03

the camp. who had charge of the r. o.
T. G. at Georgetown.
Three new members were elected.
They are william Gait Mish. Fallas
Broche and William X. Watkins. Isaac
Cans. vice chairman of the board of
directors, presided. in the absence of
Chairman Albert Schulteis.
WHEELER MAKES REPLY.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
My Fayorite Study.

Dear Uncle Jed: My favorite study is reading. I like reading because it teaches us to pronounce our words prop- erly and enables us to talk more fiuently In our conversation with other people. At school l am reading out of Stepping Stones to Literature. written by Sarah Louise Arnold and Charles B. Gilbert. have read most of the books in our school library and many in the Sunday school library. We could not study his tory, geography or arithmetic if we could not read. The best story I have read at school is Tales of a Grandfather. written by Sir Walter Scott, the most beloved of the poets of Scotland. Ii is about Bruce trying to free Scotland from the rule of England, how he tried six times and failed each time. One day he was lying in a cabin and looking up he saw spider trying to fasten thread from one beam to another. but failing each time would try again and again. Having failed six times. the spider tried the seventh time and was successful. Sd Robert Bruce tried the seventh time and freed Scotland
 l enjoy reading interesting and ,n- structive literature
 SUSAN TERRY. Age 12.
 Griswold
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
The Ghost Story.

Dear Uncle Jed: Bella Warner ter years old lived in New Hampshire. Ons day her cousins came to see her. They were Ethel. fourteen years. and Alicia nine years. They were to stay three weeks.
 On the second night of their visit, Ethel started to tell stories. ''Terl s ghost story" said Bella. "Oh. mo-" said Alicia, they give me the shivers" 'oh Licia, you fraid cat.'' said Bella "oui with the ghost story. Ethel"
 So Ethel began. real scary one. while she and Alicia laughed at the impossible things she said. But Bella was inter ested.
 That night sudden shrieks were heard from~Bella's room. NIT. Warner rushed in and found her screaming and rolling about in bed. Bella, wake upr' he said. and then he shook her. She opened her eyes "Oh. daddy. I saw ghosts" she said. At this Ethel and Alicia, who were in the doorway began 10 laugh for they remembered how Bella had insisted on a ghost story. Ethel said "I hope you will remember that lesson" And Bella always did. for she had reason to
 LOUISE CASE, Age 10. Baltic
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
Foliage on the Trees.

Dear Uncle Jed: live on hiu and can look all around and see many kinds of trees. l noticed in August how green the leaves on the trees were In the morning the leaves looked dark green. When the sun was real bright they look ed light green. In the afternoon they looked brownish green, and I have mo- ticed them ever since; when they began to get ripe the leaves have turned all coiors. Now the frost has struck then, on the lowlands and they are turning yellow and dropping off of the trees. But the cedar and junipers are very dark green now. l can look down in the val ley and see the small bushes and the leaves on them are very pretty dark red.
 There are catalpa trees in our yard and l notice that the leaves are most all of and the trees are covered with long green pods full of seed. I measured one of the pods one day. It was 1s inches long. Some are a little shorter. Our catalpa trees are very large In July they are covered with large clusters of white flowers with a pink center. They look like lady slippers. Some call them balsam. They have a very sweet odor
 DONNA c. PLYMOUTH, Age 10. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
Baltic.
How I Spent My Vacation.

Dear Uncle Jed: I went to my grand mothers and stayed there while during my vacation. and then I came home and helped my father do things on the farm I used to go away Sundays to my aunt's and to my grandmother's in Westches- ter.
 When Monday came we used to take hay in the barn. Some days we would go out ard pick berries and grapes Al night when my brother came home ws used to play ball and many other games and we would go out for a walk in the lots and the garden.
 When moving time came my father made hay and we used to take the hay in the barn. was on the load of hay and my little sister was with me and both had a lot of fun. When time came to take the corn tu the barn we cut it for the cows with the corn cutter. I have a little calf l feed it and give 1t water.
 One Sunday we started to 20 10 our grandmother's and the road was closed so We couldn't, and we had to turn around and go home again SOPHIE GALICH, Age Il. | Eagleville
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
BIWLING On TaftviIIe Alleys
Team Three
PRINCETON IN FRONT RANK
 AFTER DEFEATING HARyA7

New York, Nov. 6.-Princeton, despite it's defeats by the Naval Academy and Chicago elevens has taken the front rank position in the march of the casts Big Three, as result of it's Saturday victory over Harvard, and is rated high ly for its clash with Yale at New Ha- ven next Saturday.
 Long and patiently the Tiger had waited for victory over the Crimson, and t came Saturday something after the fashion of the previous Princeton tri- unnph in 1911. Ten years ago Princeton i met Harvard on. a gridiron ankle deep | in mud and won when Sam White car l ried the mudsmeared bal ninety-f1ve wards for a touchdown. In Ralph Gil- row who took a short forward pass from Snively, sidestepped the Crimson first line. then scrambled over the more than 60 yards to the goal posts, there appear ed another Sam White It was this one startling dazzling play alone that car ] ried Princeton to the crest. Captain Keck 1 later boated a goal from placement Owens of Harvard. had placed the Grim son in the lead with a field goal before Gilroy made his great sprint Don Lou rie. last years AllAmerican quarter and Garrity and Keck. besides Gflroy and Snively, contributed the bits of sen. sational play
 Meanwhile Yale was having a picnic with Maryland Tad Jones sent his sec. ond string men into the line and gave number of substitutes a chance. while the regular Bull Dog backfield enjoyed an opportunity to employ some of the tricks they will use against the Tige1 Saturday. Maryland fought the Yale eleven valiant'y, but could find no effec tive defense for the varied Eli attack.
 Notre Dame employed it's unique at tack successfully against the Military Academy eleven at West Point, an, while making four touchdowns permitted the Cadets to gain ground for only twt first downs The weird attack of the Indianans was even more baff1ing thar that the Cadets were called upon to face = 1920.
 Glenn Warmers Pittsburghers were
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
The Sheep and the Birds.

Dear Uncle Jed: A father and his son were once sitting under tree upon a hill. It was near sunset, and a flock of sheep were feeding near them A strange man came along who had dog with him. As soon as the sheep saw the dog they became alarmed and ran into some thorny bushes which grew near by. Some of their wool caught upon the thorns and was torn off
 When the boy saw this he was trou- bled and said: See father, how the thorns tear away the wool from the poor sheep. These bushes ought to be cut down, so that hereafter they may not harm the sHneep.''
 As they were speaking a bird few down among the bushes, picked off a tuft | of wool and carried it away in it's beak l to a tree
 See" said the father. with this wool | the bird is making a soft bed for its young in the nest. How comfortable the | little ones will be and the sheen could well spare a little of their fleece. Do | you now think it well to cut down the bushes?"
 No" said the boy, I've will let them stand"
 | .''Remember, my son" said the father that we are all dependent on one an. other It seemed to you very hard that the poor sheep should lose their wool. pui now you see that without this wool the little bird could not have it's warm nest .
 LORAINE GLADUE, Age 10.
 Taftville.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
SATURDAYS 9rARKEr.

New York. Nov. 5-United States Eoveiumeut bonds, as represented by the Liberty group, again contributed notably 10 the trading on the stock eX- change today. Four of those issues made now high prices of the year.
 Al the maximum quotations of 95.50 tle l-1s showed q gain of 150 points, while the second. third and fourth 1 1-4 were 2s to s6 points higher. Some for eien war issue salso hardened. but do- nestle raj 8 and industrials reflected the duliness of shares of that character. To- tai sales tuaT value) aggregated $9,s50,- 900.
 Business in stocks were perfunctory, the sev7ral contrary movements denot- ing Ittle more than the customary week end seftl-nl- -1t of speculative contracts High-grade oils were inclined to strengthen hUt junior oils reacted un- der pressure directed mainly against Union Oi
 Steels. equipments copners and kin dred stoc'-s lost 1 to points and trad ing in rails fe1 to lowest ebb of the week a number of active transportations remaining unruoted throughout the ses sion. Sales amounted tS Z35.000 shares
 German marks collaDsed to the new low price of 39 1-4 cents with concurrent weakness in rates to Austria and Hun. gary. The more important foreign ex changes ignored this condition. however British bills especially showing decided activity and strength.
 The clearing touse weekly statemen failed to disclose any marked change! resulting from November 1 transfer O funds. Actual loans and discounts showed the relatively nominal increase of ss5 S36,0o and a cash contraction O t3.4l2.onn reduced excess reserves tc about s13.0O0 0Oo
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
Foreign Exchange.
THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Chicago, Nov. 4.-Hogs-Receipts 26,- 900 head; market active and steady to 1Oc up. Bulk S7.4O@7.75; top, S815. heavyweight, S7.50@7S5; medium weight $760@7.S5; light weight, S76007S5; light lights, $7.60@7.S5; light lights SITS @S.15; heavy packing sows, smooth, S6.75 Q7.35; packing sows, rough, $6.4O@ TAO; pigs, s7.9o@S.3O.
 Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; market slow and generally steady. Beef steers: Choice and prime, s9.O0@12.O0; medium and good, s6,15@10.25; good and choice, s9.50@12.OO; common and Hefers. s3.65 O $50; COWS, s3.00@65O; buls, s31O66.25. Gamers and cutters: Cows and heifers.a s2.5063.5O; canner steers, $3.00@400. Veal calves Qight and handyweight), $7.5O@11.5O; feeder steers, $500 @7.00; stocker steers, s3.S5 @6.75. stocker cows and heifers, s3.oo @5.25
 Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 5000 head; market. fat lambs steady, sheen slow. Lambs (S4 pounds down), S8@ 9.40 lambs (cul'o and common). $500 | 775 yearling wethers, s550775; ewes, 1 s3@5.25; ewes (culls and common) | s1.75 @3; feeder lambs s6756s.
 Pittsburgh, Nov. -Cattle-Supplv 25 head market steady. Choice, sS@S 50 prime, S75O@S; good, s65O07; tidy butchers, $6.50@7; fair. $5@6; common s4.50@5; common to good fat bulls | S3.50 @5; common to good fat cows. s4.50 15; heifers, s425 @6.25; fresh cows and l springers, s35095.
 Veal calves-Recefpts, 450 head; mar ket steady at s13.OO Heavy and thin calves s5.O0@S.00.
 Sheep and Lanths-supply, 200 head market steady. Prime wethers. s500M 5.25; good mixed. s4.5O@485; fair mix ed, sS.5O@4.25; culls and common, s1.0C 02.00; lambs steady at s900.
 Hogs-Receipts, 4,00o head; market 1f to 20c lower. Prime heavy hogs, $So0G S.15; heavy mixed. $8.15@S.25; mediums | sS.35 @8.40; heavy yorqers, sS.35@8.4o light workers, sS.40@S.5o; roughs, $6.oOt7 TOO; stags, s4.00@5.Oo.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
; and Girls Department.

My grandfather was very very wise man to get a team of horses and a GOV cred wagon and take us and his other treasures out to the prairies There's where we were going and where we slept all that night.
 Next day we came back as far as the old Grace clslrch and. ate our supper on the church steps, from baskets kind peo- pie had brought there. There were other children and they seemed to enjoy it, but the grown peorle looked very worried
 "It was there my mother lost her pig yellow cat I think he was lost among the people, or maybe he just ran away We never saw him again. my mother was very sad.
 "She was also sad about my little bit of sister-her tiny china doll which she had lost.
 But we found her in the ashes where our house used to be-" Such a terrible experience may have been the lot of many other dolls but Il cannot failed to be noticed by the Wide awakes that had there been proper care, little more thought of fire prevention the destructive fire would not have beer started, homes would not have been burn ed and people and dols would not have been driven from them and lives lost. I is a good story to remember.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
Picking Chestnuts.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you and the Wide Awakes about the gooo time we had picking chestnuts.
 The other day my friends and l went after chestntts. We took a basket with us and said 10 ourselves that We sure would come home with a full basket. But I'm not so sure that we did Anyway. as we were all willing to lend a helping hand it seemed indeed an easy thing to do.
 We'll, we came 10 the chestnut trees and began picking. We were al very busy when we were startled by a low cry. It sonnded like a deer's voice. but the frightened girls by my side did not seem to think of tllat-they had caught sight of something white, and so they ran off. and of course I ran. too.
 I really had not seen it. but when we had stopped to get some breath we dis covered that we had left the basket of chestnuts under the trees. when we ran away. Of course we had to go after E. I was only too glad to go back. for ] wanted glimpse of the white thing. too. The girls weren't sure that it wasn't spotted.
 After a while they consented 10 go back. so we went back to the place. Upon reaching it we looked around and there in some sand or dirt we saw some little deer tracks.
 suppose the poor thing was moro frightened at us than we had been by it Anyway. we had a good laugh over our fright, and then after finishing picking | the nuts we went home PAULINE EISENSTEIN. Age la. Colchester
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07

and my father was handing some hay to my brother Bill who was on the wagon the horses jumped and ran. Just as soon as they jurrped up my father ran and tried to catch them but of course he couldn't. My father didn't know what to do so he called. Hold on. Bill. Hold on" He said Whoa about dozen times but of course they didn't heed him.
 They ran as swift as the wind and be- fore long they were down at the end of the lot.
 They game one jump and there they were on the other. side of the stone-waH. They had jumped over the stone wall and one of the front wheels was on the oth- CT side of the wall They couldn't pull the rest of. the wagon over so they had to stop. When We saw that the horses had stopped we all ran down to the end l, of the lot. When we looked at Bill's face it was as white as snow My father unharnessed the horses and we went home.
 When we came back we had to take all of the hay off of the wagon and pull the wagon home. When we got home wt talked about 1t. Bill said that he never was so scared in his life.
 HELEN SLEDJESKY, Age 12. l Eagleville