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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
33y Ralph E. Renaud

-N story by Ambrose Bierce there is
4 description of 3 mans translation from
life into death, or rather into the ex-
isterce that hes beyond earthly expert
are The mans death came suddenly with a
rash of artillery. But the transmutation of
his senses was strangely gradual. He ap
,sared 10 be walking along vast, open ave-
r,s toward what he believed TO be his home.
After a space he noticed that the avenue was
.arneted with thick growth Of grass 1t
NAV not have been grass precisely-perhap
i was velvet of an unusually deep pile. At
snv rate it was very soft to his feet. 1t
ssen,ed 10 offer no resistance whatever. IN
deed. it had become obvious that he was adj
vancing without any physical effort at all.
And then, as he recovered from the surprise
~ that discovery, he looked about him, only to
find the landscape wholly new and changed
into forms and colors he had never previously
conceived
I thought of that story as we assembled
heavenward in the aeroplane-my little
daughter and l.
It was one of those winged boats-the kind
that is supposed to skim the water and to
suurn il like monster dragonfy. Personally
l
DO anv spurning. It seemed so lazily content
to rock at its anchor as we cambered into
the cockpit. Of course, my little girl knew
the thing would rise. Her daddy had said it
would Consequently, it would. No other
motive power was required.
But for minute OF so daddy's doubts
possibly daddy's suppressed desires) seemed
about to be justified. Why, the blamed thing
had nc power at all. 1t Unanswered along
the Hudson for what I presumed to be the
hop-oF Yet not very fast-sluggishly, in
fact We bumped across the water quite like
an old barge. The spray splashed up past
her nose like the spout of rather playful
whale.
The propeller whrled and the engine hum
med, but not apparently with more vigor than
that Of the average high-powered automobile,
which, Of course, is guaranteed to remain
strictly on the level. We moved at moderate
speed along a broad, open avenue of water.
Then Lieutenant Clark, who drove US, began
TO fool with the controls or the throttle or
nozzle, or whatever they call it. Anyway, he
took some very serious step. For suddenly,
right at the back of our skulls, came furious,
deafening burst of continuous explosion, an
amazing eruption Of sound, from which the
whole boat seemed TO leap forward in terror
1t was that crash of artillery which shot
Berce's story into my brain.
Forthwith we assumed rhythmic steadi-
ness. The bump Of the water beneath our
feet lessened and ceased Or was it wafer
Perhaps we were skmming a surface Of
velvet, Of an unusually deep pile. 1t seemed
70 offer no resistance whatever Indeed, it
had become obvious that we were advancing
without any physical effort at all. From the
way IN which we were forced backward III
our seats the nose of the craft appeared to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
OF all permitted things, it comes near
est to fulfilling 0. Khayyan's vide-
~ quoted desire to cling the dust aside
and naked OF, the air of heoUen ride"

are wholly unimportant feature Of the pro-
ceediags.
Of course the Statue of Liberty is notice
able. Yet only because she is isolated. Even
so, she looks patheticay squat and Dutchy.
But the Woolworth Building is merely one of
d cluster of small splinters which happens to
be little cleaner than the rest Indeed, the
same night descended | hurried to City Hall
Square to reassure myself and restore the illu-
sion of the great uplifted Gothic finger.
Columbia University is decidedly a more
prominent feature Of New York's sky-view
than the Woolworth, the Bankers Trust 'or
any of the towers. Perhaps this is because the
angels just naturally prefer Morningside
Heights and higher education to lower
Broadway and business achievement. Perhaps
it is merely because Columbia with its many
buildings, bulks over a lot of ground and some
body had the forethought to cover all the roofs
with copper sheeting. which the weather has
tempered to bright, distinctive verdigris.
The general impression is as though some pass
ing spirit had inadvertently dropped a pack
age Of lime drops.
You also note the darker, softer green Of the
park, like small rug spread among a clever,
geometrical arrangement Of childs building
blocks. We dipped a little over the park and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

ems, cleanliness being next to goodness. But
one whose orbit is chiefly confined to the griny
street doesn't realize the expanse of white hope
spread out on the roofs above him.
Indeed, the kingdom of the clouds should
thrill the careful housewife. For it is there
that her most cherished dreams come true.
It is the zero zone for dirt. There may be
little cosmic dust itering down from the :
stars, but that sort Of thing is usually pur-
sued with spectroscopes rather than vacuum
cleaners. No cobwebs in the corners, no fies
no scuttling insects running along the base
boards no germ life Of any sort The purity
of the most celebrated of soaps would wither
in shame before the lustral perfection of the
upper air Every breath is an ablution
The streets below lay like white rules on
gray paper It was only on our infrequcnt
downward swoops that they expanded to an
inch or so in width. Then we could even
make out the particular form of mcrobe
with which they were infested-little black,
motionless specks, which in our pre-fight
period we called men. Yet these were the
ants which had built the astounding hill we
viewed, these the strange, persistent insects
which had changed the course of rivers and
relieved the landscape left them by the
angels after the first six days. And by
son of that jewel set in their heads, that
ieck of restless gray jelly known as the
brain, they had even launched US into fight
through the forbidden medium left unchal-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

might approximate the effect. The day we
assembled was Of broken clouds, and when
the sunlight, following shadow, suddenly struck
the endless panorama below and spread from
feature to feature it was as though the old
world we had left was smiling up at US its
confidence Of our return.
Now then, take everything have said and
apply it to Manhattan viewed from the top.
Can you visualize it? No, of course you can't
Because it's New York in the fourth dimen-
sion.
Our prosperous community is undoubtedly
the teemng metropolis of the western world
and all that sort Of jolly rot But to the fellow
who merely gives it the once over from plane
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15
PLANS FOR SCHOOL
A. r. P's Will Soon Complete Ar
rangements at Heidelberg.

Plans for the proposed Associate
Reformed Presbyterian school at the
old Heidelberg Academy near Hen
dersonville, are expected to be COM
pleted during the next week, accord
ing to local members of the board, of
directors, says the Charlotte News of
last Thursday.
1t was rumored during the last week
that there was some misunderstanding
in the boundary lines of the property
purchased by the Seceders at that
place which might seriously affect the
entire deal, but local members of the
organization state that this will not
affect their plans.
A meeting of the finance committee
was held at Heidelberg Tuesday and
Rev. w. 3. Lindsay, who attended that
meeting stated that the work would
not be hell up and that, while the
plans for the establishment of girls
school at that place were not yet com
pleted it was probable that they would
be within the next week.
The grounds purchased by the AS
sociate Reformed Presbyteri2ns near
Hendersonvihe contain some $50 acres
and were formerly used IS q school
site. 4 large, roomy building is situ-
ated on the grounds. This building
was formerly used as dormitory on
the grounds. This building contains
over 100 rooms.
Landscape gardeners have already
visited the place and plans for beau
tifying the grounds have been perfect
ed. The present plars are for the es-
tablishment of an Associate Reformed
Presbyterian assembly, ground ut that
place. Lots are to be laid out and sold
TO the ministers and laymen of the
church. Here the summer conferences
! of the church will be held and an ideal
| place furnished for the worn-out min
listers of the church to spend their
! summer vacations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15
FINE FURNITURE, !,
We Want to Figure With You on Your
i 3, Needs in the Furniture Line. ~

We Want to Figure With You on Your
} Needs in the Furniture Line. z
Our stock is still growing and we in-
vite everybody in the clover FiclnityFto
call and see what we have I'd .offer
Our Aim Is to Please apd EverylArti-
}. Gle We Sell Will Have a ,Guarantee
/, Back of 1t. jytft fsa ,l. 81 ts'E
= OUR STOCK INCLUDES
Cook Stoves and Ranaes, Iron BEDS,
!. Cots, Feather Beds, Springs, Sewing
Machines, Dining Tables Mattresses,
Blankets, Comforts, .Rugs, and Art
Squares, Window Shades, Kitchen
Safes, Kitchen Tables, WOOD Heds,
Dayenettes; Trunks, Suit Cases, ttauo
BAGS, Chairs, and Rockers, kltchen
Cabinets, Heaters, Bedroom Suits ~
Oak, Walnut IAN Mahogany, etes
We SelLfor Cash and On BInstallmenfs.
4 Store Next to the Postofhcs
c. l.. PARKER & GO.
Phone IA cLov1s,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15
GIVING MILLIONS AWAY
Interesting Sketch of Europe's Man Of
Mystery.


ETope's man of mystery-that's
what they call Sir Basil Zaharoff, a
short, white haired, simply dressed
maS who glides in and out of Euro
peah capitals and always makes
statesmen and captains of finance sit
Up and take notice, relates Paris dis
patch.
He's Russian by his father, Greek
by his mother, French by nationality
and English by education and knight
hood.
In business he owns banks all over
Europe, has very large blocksof stock
in England. French and other great
armament factories, a string OF theat-
ers, and half of Monte Carlo.
! He has homes in most of the great
cities of Europe, but his special pets
are his palace in the>Avenue Hoche,
Paris, and his estate at Monte Carlo,
where he entertains ona scale of mag
nificence rivaling that of an oriental
potentate.
He gave 100000 pounds per annum
to the Greek government during the
Balkan wars and 100000 pounds to
Athens for a radio training station.
For the training of French athletes
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15
STANDS FOR DEcENcY
Mayor oles Will Make Clean City of
Youngstown.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., November 10
expect to allow Sunday moving pic
ture shows" stated George l.. Oles
Mayor-elect, in announcing his plat
form this evening, "as long as they
run clean shows and no underwear
exhibitions. If they use common horse
sense we'll get along all right. But
not one carnival will he permitted. to
play in Youngstown"
With his wife, and two children,
| Oles will leave Friday for Florida,
where he will remain until January /,
when he will assume his duties as
mayor. He succeeds Fred j. War
mock, Republican. whom he defeated
for re- election.
"The soft drink licenseslaw will be
enforced to the limit! Bootleggers
have no. place in the society of re-
spectacle people. a bootleSger is my
idea of human cootie.
81 have been charged with saying
the parks viii be wide open. They
will not be wide open. There will be
enough police in the parks to see what
is going OIL, ard none of them will be
asleep. If they go to sleep once they
will he fired Young men and women
are going TO be allowed to walk
Though the parks together, and are
certain to hold hands and spoon If
81 ~ n,,f u
won't be allowed. I've had the wo-
men tell me what is goiEg on and I'll
have n number OF women detectives.
And expect every mother in this
can't put anything over on the moth
ers. They know too much about hu-
man natuae. ,.-
Youngstown youngsters arc going
TO find out that we have a curfew law,
and parents who won't keep their chill
dren ut home after that hour will find
them locked up. to keep them from 60
ing to the devil. Our. young people
must be protected. If you bring up a
child in the way it should go, the
chances are it will not stray far from
the path later on. I'll have enough
women policemen to take care of the
young girls on the streets, and the
girls who can't give reasonable ans
wers will be takeE home.
Street walkers will have to walk
the streets of some other city.
Fortune tellers and clairvoyants
will find their business on the bum.
They are frauds. No woman or man
can look in a pipeful of smoke or
deck Of cards and telfme what's going
to happen. / don't need to look, at n
deck of cards 20 tell what's going to
happen to them. They're going to
leave town or stop taking peoples
money.
I'm going to try something now on
the speeders and start in with the po-
lice in the department. The flying
squadron is all right, but the police
have no right to tear through our city
at the, rate of sixty to eighty miles an
hour just to be spectacu Jar. They'll
get there just as soon travelling at a
decent rate and not driving like fools.
The people who are found guilty of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15

been expected to be seen in business
as a consequence of such a sudden
duplication of the financial brakes?
The process of getting back to
normal condition after a period of cX-
pansion is a very delicate one. While
unnatural expansion is bad it is dan
gerous to impose radical limitation
and attempt q too sudden cure. The
virtuous end of contraction will be
better achieved by following and not
causing a shrinkage in trade.
OF the four great industrial coun-
tries of the wbrld the two which have
proceeded more slowly in the direction
of defation or have not proceeded at
all are Germany and France. The
combined unemployment in those two
countries is not comparable with un-
employment in England. .In the Uni
ted States, INSTRUMENTATION has been
most drastically applied, unemploy-
ment had reached height that is not
approached by any other country. /
In it's consideration of the unem-.
ployment problem the commission apt
pointed by the: president might have
begun by considering the inevitable
result of the forced process of defia-
tion. =
The old banking system could not
be called elastic, and yet it was adj
ministered with very, great ability and
showed some remarkable results. The
shock caused to business and finance
by the outbreak of tie war in Europe
was met superbly by the banks. Eu-
rope held great quantities of our Sc
curities and vast amounts OF them
were tumbled upon our stock exchange
for sale. The different nations in the
war or likely to be involved In it were
reaching in every direction for gold.
Our stock exchanges were ordered
closed and there were present all the
elements of q formidable financial
panic. But, although the reserves of.
the banks were fast dwindling and
had fallen much below the legal limit,
the banks courageously expanded
their loans. Rates were kept down.
and when the new banking system
came into force in November of that
year the situation had been already
put under control.
The reserve system showed It's ca
pacity during the war by permitting
business to lead and by following its
legitimate demands. In contraction,
instead of following business and re-
spending to it's legitimate demands,
it has preceded business and COM
PEELED trade to adapt itself to the re-
quirements arbitrarily imposed by the
system. 1t compelled it TO lie upon
such an iron couch as might be pro-.
vided for It, We had elasticity with
a club.
One thing needs no further illus
tration. this is that the business and
industry of the country and of differ
ent portions of it lie in the hands of
the administration of the reserve sys-
tenn II is TO be noted that the coun-
try has suffered from no lack Of gold.
Indeed. roundly every dollar of The
Federal Reserve notes is secured by
dollar in gold. anG we We're influenced
by no threat of danger to the stability
of our currency-New York World.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15

speeding will not get off with fine.
They'll go to Jail.
"The people who think I'm going to
run an open town are going to wake
UP January / and get the biggest
shock of their lives. It's going to be
down with the lid, and it's going. to
stay down and all the politicians or
grafters in Christendom won't pry
that lid loose. We're going to have
the cleanest city in Ohio, in the whole
country, If l can do it.
They ask if l am going to close
the town up. am-to immoral
houses, bootleggers, street walkers
thugs and criminals"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15

Mules Come cheap.--Live stock
taken in mortgage and sold on the
block in Bamberg sgo at -ridiculously
low prices during these strenuous
times, and on some days pretty fair
mules are struck off to bidders at
from ten to fifteen dollars a r cad. On
one occasion a Bapbers citizen is
known to have wagered a nulo against
a mule on foot ball garae, end the
party betting on the losing. team
laughed it off as a. joke saying he
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15
CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS
Notable Meeting to Be Held in Char
lesion Next Month.

A large number Of governors have
accepted Governor Cooper's invitation
to attend the national conference of
governors, to be held in Charleston,
December SIS. Gov. Cooper expects
large attendance.
Tentative plans announced by Gov
ernor Cooper provide for a gathering
of the governors in Columbia on
December 5th, with a reception that
night by Governor and Mrs. Cooper.
A. special train will take the governors
to Charleston, where the remaining
days of the conference will be held.
Tentative plans also call for an ad-
journed meeting to be held in Wash
ington, where the governors viii meet
the president.
The main topic before the confer
ence will be the unemployment prob
lem. This will be discussed from the
viewpoint of all parts of the nation.
SO far Governor Cooper has received
acceptances of his invitation of q few
days ago from the following; Gov. and
Mrs. Thos. w. Hardwick, of Georgia; ;
Gov. and Mrs. Thos f. Campbell, and
other officials, of Arkansas; Gov. and
Mrs. Charming H. Cox and one member
Of the Governors staff, of Massachu-
settes; Gov. Arthur NJ. Hyde, of Mis-
souri,; Gov. and Mrs. Harry L. Davis,
of Ohio; Gov. and Mrs. ]. A. =. Rob-
ertson, Of Oklahoma; Gov. julius A
Wilcox and his secretary of civil and
military affairs, of Vermont; Gov.
Everett ]. Lake and several officials of
Connecticut; Gov. and Mrs. Cary A.
Hardee, of Florida; Gov. and Mrs. j. l.
Blaine, of wisconsin; Gov. and Mrs. W
D. Denny, Of Delaware; Gov. n. E
Kendall, of Iowa; Gov. and Mrs. ]. A
o. Perus, of Minnesota; Gov. and Mrs
J. NJ. Dixon, of Montana: Gov. and
Mrs. S. r. McKelvie, of Nebraska
Gov. and Mrs. r. D. Carey. Of Wyom-
ing; and Governor Edwards, Of New
Jersey. Tentative acceptances have
been received to date from Governors
w. H. McMaster, OF North Dakota; E
f. Morgan, of West Virginia; and AL
bert c. Ritchie, of Maryland. Cover
nor Allen, Of Kansas is president of the
conference. e..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15

he gave 10000 pounds and he gave
2S, 900 pounds each to establish chairs
of Aeronautics in the Paris Sorbonne
and the University of Petrograd in the
old days before the Bolshies ruled.
He gave $4,000 pounds to the British
government to endow a professorshir
of aviation and a like amount to Ok
ford University to establish a Marshal
Foch professorship of French litera-
ture.
Speaking most, of the tongues of Eu-
rope, he refuses to talk for publication
in any Of them.
Zaharoff is reported to be behind a
newspaper shortly to be launched in
Paris and to be edited by Clemenceau.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15
Page Three

would gladly deliver the, mule because
although he bet wrong way he felt
that he was the winner since ne
.wouldn't have TO feed the animal any
'longer.-Bamberg Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15

- Carrying the furniture of the ex-
kaiser to Holland called for ,53 railway
vans.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-15

A good businessl woman usually
drives harder bargain than man,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17

(This column will be published
each week on Saturday, and is open
to all Fraternal Orders of the city.
Contributions should be sent to the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17

were living in other states III
1000; 2S.9 per cent. in 1910; and
SOL in 1920.
These figures, as stated, are
interesting and instructive. They
prove, however, that the fear that
the Soutll's negro population is
migrating to the North and West,
is entirely grou1idless. The South
is the negro country, not only on
account OF its llospitable climate
and its fertile farming soil, but
far beyond these, because in the
South the white man is the negro 5
best friend: who understands his
nature. his needs, and his en-
vironnent as no other white peo-
pie on earth!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17

own home. from which they will be
enable to dispense the goodies that
hey will have in, store for the little
mes on Christmas Day. Donations OF
clothing, toys, goodies, etc.. will be
,eceived by the Entertainment Conn
.nittee every evening until Christmas,
md same will be very much appfe.
ciated b. the members WHO are in
charge of this charitable undertak-
ing.
slegem of Falls Church was both in
5tructive and delightful, and the mem
1ers are very thankful to Father
Van for his kindness in coming down
to our meeting an furnishing Us with
such elegant talks.
Now that the Yuletide season IS
with us. the officers of the council
AXE this occasion to thank all Of
the members for their hearty sup.
port thus far, and to wish each and
every member a most joyful Christ.
mas and Happy New Year. The past
year has been a banner one in the
annals of Colunibianism in this city
and the remarkable things that have
been accomplished have been the con,
sequence of the cooperation that has
been given the officers in the projects
that were undertaken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-17
Veterans of Foreign War

Regular meeting Of Russell Mitchell
Post No. 609 was held at their hall
on Prince street on December 10.
Election of officers sor 1922 took
place with the following officers elect
ed for one year, excepting one trus-
tee, he was elected for IS months.
Commander Arnold, Surgeon Dodd
and Quartermaster Nagei were
unanimously reelected. Comradc
Oscar r. Baker was unanimously
elected chaplain.
The officers for the ensuing year
as elected were: Commander, H. L.
Arnold; senior vice commander, John
f. Clegg; junior vice commander,
Neal O'Leary; quartermaster, J. f.
Nagel; chaplain, Oscar R. Baker ;
officer of the day, Clarence E. Dun
can; surgeon, DR.. Thomas F. Dodd F;
trustee, Fred J. Miller.
There was splendid crowd pres
ent and every one was right into it,
with the same pep that helped to
make the Hun drop to his knees. And
as for smokes, there was "beaucoup''
Tags left over till our next meeting.
For the benefit of those not members
and those who absented themselves
read. A year ago last December 2,
past, a couple of young men were re-
quested to investigate the Y. F. W.
activities and doing SO were persuaded
to call meeting for purpose Of or
ganization.
They have II members on the char
ter and on closing books for the year
1921 have increased it's membership
to 81. We have our hall all fixed up
and about the middle of January we
are going to stir up feeling for an
auxiliary, which we badly need, but
have not had place that we could
invite them. Watch our growth in
1929.