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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04
SIX FINED FOR GAMING

Six negroes were fined ten dollars
each for gaming, in the short session
of the city court this morning. They
were arrested Wednesday in More
head, while indulging in an interest
ing game of African Golf :" Another
defendant of color drew a ten dollar
fine for being drunk.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04
RING REPARTEE.

'Ah shuah does pity you" said ia
colored puglist to his opponent as
they squared off. "Ah was born with
xin'-gloves on"
Maybe you was" retorted the
other. al All reckon you'se goin' to
die de same way Boston Tran
script.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04
ALTO THIEVES

AUTO THIEVES
Three autos are said to have been
stolen in Polk county Wednesday
night, one from Lake Wales. one from
Barlow and one from Lakeland. the
Lakeland car was the property OF
Foster Sloan and was taken from IN
front of G. B. Murrell's residence be-
tween nine and eleven O'Clock. 1t was
Buick Six roadster, newly painted
in blue black with yellow wheels. and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

Paul Franklin was the guest over
night of his aunt, Mrs. ]. r. Frank
lin. Mr.. Franklin is student at the
University of Florida and is on his
way to his home in Fort Myers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

M. Harry Peyton, of Atlanta, who
makes this territory as special agent
for a fire insurance company is in
the city accompanied by Mrs. Peyton,
charming Tampa girl, to whom he
was recently married.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04
STORY HOUR

The story hour at the Woman
Club library will be conducted by
Miss Ethel Miller. Saturday morning,
at 1920. The program will be as fol-
lows:
THE finder Box Andersen
King John and the Abbott Rob
in Hood.
THE King and His Hawk" and
"Grace Darling" from Fifty Famous
Stories
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

After they get through with the
Better Babies" campaign. we favor
putting on a Better Grown People"
drive.-Wichita Beacon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

The way to pay the expenses of the
country for the next four years is to
levy tax on applications for federal
offices.-Sycamore (Ohio) Leader.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

Bill Brennan is to take on Battling
Bill' Bailey, a Texas heavyweight, in
ten-round contest at Savannah on
January 81.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04
EI.KS MINSTRELS

EIIkS NIINSTRELS
Rehearsals begin tonight for the
big minstrel show tina. the Elks plan
to give February 16. The show is at
present under the direction of Percy
Reed, of Harris, Ky, who will hold
the fort ably until the arrival of
Gov" Bowen himself.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

METHODIST PHILATHEAS
The Philathea Glass of Nhe First
Methodist church has postponed its
social meeting which was to have
been held Monday evening to the fol
lowing Monday, Feb. IA.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04
INTIMATE D|SCOURSES

When you see a person emerging
from the postoffice or leaving his mail
box dragging his feet and walking as
if he were in trance. or was about
to step off of some high place; when
they stumble over rough places. and
bump into people; or do not get out
|of the way when car honkS at. a
street crossing; or does not speak
when he is spoken to-when you see
a man acting that way he is reading
the paper from Back Home. and the
I1est of the world must either go on by
or get out of the Way until he gets
through.
There is more genuine interest to
the square inch in the little old paper
Back Home than there is in any other
publication in the world, and the in
terest increases with your distance
from home.
The paper may come out only once
week, and it may use a lot OF
''boier plate,'' and it may not be
printed good, being too pale in some
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04
LADIES OF THE G. A. R.

The Ladies of the G. A. r. will
meet at 2:30 o'clock, Saturday after
noon with Mrs. A. C. Shaffer at her
residence, 709 Lake Morton Drive,
Visiting ladies of the G. A. r. are
invited to be present.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

Jaywalker: A term applied to the
unfortunate who guessed which way
the driver would turn and guessed
wrong.-Baltimor Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04
.AcEMENr ANNO11NCED

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
The many Lakeland friends of W.
B. Seweil will read with interest of
approaching wedding to a popular
young lady of Eustis. Mr.. SeWell
came to Lakeland from Gusts about
year ago to accept position as
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04
LaCOnicS
G. A. r. MEETS

y
The Grand Army Of the Republic
will hold a meeting Saturday morning
in Odd Fellows Hall, at 10 o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
visiting Comrades.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. Hether
ington are now at home in attractive
apartments on the corner of South
Florida Avenue and Palmetto street.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

A young man at Medic, Va, re-
quested an up-to-date marriage Ii
cense in exchange for one made out
in 1916. "The girl whose name is on
it refused to marry me. I'm going
to try again with another girl" he
said.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

equipped with two worn United States
tires in front. and two new Beacon
Cord tires in the rear, and had a
crack across the top windshield,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

Miss eorgia Strain has returned
from pleasant visit in Bowling
Green, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

Mrs. Frank Thompson is improving
ibut is, still confined to her bed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

W. w. Mccain, of Lakeland, came
through here yesterday on a business
trip.-Orlando Sentinel
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

A. j. Holworthy is among the
prominent visitors from Lakeland to-
day to the South Florida Fair.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

Mrs. P. D. Day is the owner of a
new Ford Sedan.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-04

WANTED to buy a used Sedan car.
Phone 216 Feb.5-1t Pd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
BRITISH YOUTH
HAS ITS FLING!
This Is Lord Erne's Ex-
PLANTATION OF Social Revolt

LONDON. Feb 25.-"Youth viii
be served" according 20 tho 1t Hon.
Lord Ernie. NJ. V. o.. In commenting
in the Nineteenth Century magazine
upon the present revolt Of English
youth against English tradition.
The majority OF English girls
hmoke cigarets. English girls and
boys kiss after asfew houn aoquain.
lance. the ehnperons h out OF fash
ion. social manners aro In decay.
youths and maidens laugh at their
parents and elders. No states Lord
Ernie.
But War has offered us new
models OF character. new types Of
heroes and heroinca. new patterns Of
combined and associated efforts"
What II the girls OF the new era
have dropped ciEnrct ends. Uttered
our floors, burnt holes In our carpets.
biistorcd our tables. SCARED our
mnntelpiccenT Youth n "overeating
after nix years Of starving" Every.
thing viii come out IN the wash
II H. better 10 smoke cigarcts bo-
fore everyone. ha says. than To 40
into hiding--if you actually like to
smoke cigarets.
la fine. ha points out. the new
era belongs TO the young. When the
present generation OF youths reach
maturity and old age u. too. VIII be
Mortified at tho revolt Of youth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25

that the hill he enacted
In defens, of the automobile vast.
aEe army officials claim that when
the armisticc came the department
found itself poaseascd OF thousands
OF trucks and autos with no place
to go" Some had accumulated AZ
ports, some wcrr on the seas, some
were en- route 60 the ueahoard.
Because the equipment had Co he
removed from the ports TO make
rcom for returning soldiers, II was
found necessary To atore " In any
way possible.
Army officials also claim unc~r'
tanty aA To the future size OF tho
army made Il unwiae 10 dispose OF
the motor equipment.
Thousands OF the tractors were
shipped Co tho Texas border for open
air storage. with most OF them at
III paso and Galveston
Automobiles were shipped 10 Camp
Jessup. Ca. Fort SIN. Okla. Camp
Holabir,i. Md. and TO Columbus. O..
Indianapolis. Ind. and other places.
Thousands OF cars were left to rot In
the open.
Efforts WIN - made 20 dispose of
all marketable automobiles early In
the next administration.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
GREAT MOTHER
IS ON The JOB
Helps Restore Vienna as
Worlds Medical Capital

VIENNA. f'cb. 2s,-v1enna Is be
ginning to resume It's role as the
medical capital OF the world
The American Red Cross reports
viennese hospitals and medical In.
stitutions arc directed by men
with International regulations and
equipped with tho most modern ap-
paratus and equipment
Following the war. however. these
institutions have been hampercd be.
cause OF lack OF drugs food and
linen
The Red Croes found doctors
using waste paper for hansiaTcs and
many patients lying on harc mat.
tr~Sscs
Now. win the aid Of IN. Red
Cross. practically every hospital In
Vienna has been piacs-i ON an 81.
fcicnt working lasts and tho mortal.
ity rate has brcn considerably re
duced.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
HE IMPROVES
EVERY MINUTE
Indicted Man Approaches
Officials With Scheme

NEW YORK. Feb. zg.-o,,,..,.
are wondering whether Georgs "a,
ham Rice b. trying to taunt tbe,
Rice n under three.year a..
tenee. Imposed following copyl.,,as
on a charge Of larceny. But he.
Ing TAf-
In the meantime officials n, a.
district attorneys office have ~
receiving literature from him
verifying a new mining venture sns
offering large gains 20 investor. =
the Broken Shaft Mine"
When last heard N Rice was ..,.
70 have opened an office In ean
FranciAco.
Detectives have been detailed >.
check W on him.
Eight other indictments are sd.
10 be pending against Rice. ranv,r.
from larceny 10 assault.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25

JACKSONVILLE. Fla.-tny MaiD
Mrs, willis III. Swain u Jackson
VILE has revealed TO her husband
that since 1916 she has presented
to him az their own. five babisa
that she obtained from an Atlanta
maternity hospital.
This came only n few days after
Mrs y. y. A. South Of Atlanta. the
mother OF Mrs. Swain. confessed
that she had trieked her husband
into believing that II children whom
sno had adopted In IL years were
born 10 them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
DEVIL FINGER ONLY
THING THEY FEAR

The Philippine constabulary could
not do u and tho thousands of Amer.
lean soldiers were pOwcrlena @ stop
depredhtionH Of these once Dad men"
whose victims were found headleas
In lonely places. II took the intro
duction Of the sinister, mysterious
devil finger" to make them run and
hide.
With the introduction OF upto.
date police systems and the Bertilion
method of Identification into the
islands. major crimes have become
almost a thing 81 the past ana petty
thievcry II fast on the wane.
By clever ruse. John W. Green.
formerly Of the Now York police de.
pnrtmrnt. and now chief OF detectives
IN Manila. obtained ana indcxod The
fingerprinta Of practically every bad
man" In the iaiaudn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
THEY THOUGHT 1T
IlN--AT FIRST

He Jet II be known that q man In
Manila wanted picture" Of the
hands OF all "well.snown" men in tho
islands Pre- ud OF their distinction
az Killers" and outlaws. the native
criminals fioeked into the ely think.
ing u great fun To have their fingers
dabbed In the black. sticky fluid.
fsut. 10 their amazement. at the end
81 month. after practically every
iawbrcnkinF native had os.en -print.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
ME GOT TIRED or
LOVING POODLE DOGS

/ Its another story Of mother
love- she said My daughter grew
tired 81 avishing her affections on
poodle dovs and helped her TO Oh
tain tho babies secretly when she
visited me.
she was the only pcrpon. excep,
I Mrs NJ r. Mitchell. nj tho maternity
home. who knew how 7 had obtained
my babies: and she wrote me that
she wanted to have some babies in
| the same way.
she stayed az our home nearly
two months In 1915 before | went 10
| Mrs. Mitchclrs and picked out her
| first baby. She named Il Josie and
wired Willis the baby was girl.
Willis told Eva II looked just like
/ her.
I'm two years Evn came again to
Atlanta and returned with twins.
willis and Antonio. Both these chill.
dren died before they were "A year
old. September "a. 1918. Eva rot
another pair OF twins girls She
named them Evelyn and Gwcndolyn.
They are In perfect health"
iH' Hf''H'I rays 'iihA HihNe heI
story was published she has received
hundreds of letters conRratulaiinR
her on her unselfishnoss
II believe the publication OF our
experiences will give the mothers
and wives Of America something to
think about" she nid 'Sober
thot on any important subject must
bring results. and great good for
the entire country
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
LISTINCOF
WAR GOODS
IS PLANNED
Inventory Expected to Show
Waste Is Costing Millions
Per Day

wASfitNCrON. Feb. s5.-A com.
plctc inventory ~ all leftover war
materials IN possession OF tho war
department IA OF March will be-
ordered ny tiro incoming secretary OF
war. TrIts will bo one OF the first
acts OF tho Hariing administration.
This inventory Is planned not only
Ca show the amount OF these war
materials stored from coast 20 coast
hut also to show their physical con.
3ttior
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
Champagne" Labels
Are Declared False

WASHINGTON. F,-h. 25.---what
little JOY was lift in the 18th amend
meut has been removed by TN, pure
food and drug act n IL n violation
OF this law TO babel beverages as
champagne soda" -Erape juice
champagne" and -gfnrer cham.
payne" becausc they arc false and
miSIeading-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
$50 Municipal Flats
Planned for Paris

PARIS. twb. Is Paris municipal
council has voted $1,000, 900 for the
building Of blocks or flats 10 be let
cheaply TO relieve the housing short
age. La one street 10000 900 In to b.
spent In providing ESQ flats. each
with "A bathroom and facilities for
washing clothes. hitherto unknown
In most Paris flats.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
Funeral for Realty
Woman TODAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Mar.
Brynaldson. 90. engaged in real a,
tate and brokerage business In ~.
city since 1902. were 10 be held !,
the Bonney.Watson Company's o.
ubiishment Al . p. m. Friday. Mrs
Brynaidson died suddenly Tuesday
night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
"Devil Finger" of
White Man Strikes
Terror to" VOOdOO"

MANILA. 4. T.. Feb. %. Tho
"Devil Finger" has the "Vood0O
Man" on the run In the Philippine
Islands.
No longer do the Moro bad men
40 IN search OF human heads with
which TO attest their prowc,H.
For the whita mnn'H "devil finger"
now points out with unerring ac.
curucy those who tranHEreHH the
Laws. and the fearless head hunting
Moros are scattered ana few.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
AFTER SIXTY YEARS

WATERBURY,. Conn. Feb, 20.
"A romano. OF 90 years was re-.
vealed when Nelson W, Heater,
e. secured a license Ia we'd Mrs.
Warren Cunning Haggcrt. 6S.
The groom ~ "a produce dealer
ANA has two SONS. Mrs. ilaggcrt
has six sons and "a grandchildren.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
EASY 10 TRACK
THEM DOWN SOW

IL WAS "a simple matter. once com.
parison Of fingcrpnnts found al the
scene u crime WAS made with
those on file IN Manila. 20 pick out
the criminal and hunt him down
within "A short time every notorious
criminal IN the island. whether OF
the jungle variety or Of the city. WIS
gathered into the fold
And all thru the agency Of the
devil finger" that fearful. orninous.
little nrnudge which has spread ter.
ror and fear Of the law into the
fartheHt and Widest Jungies Of the
islands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25

toner al Philip
Corn's grocery
Help Let me
out came from
the oask what
fory'' asked the
frightened Gus
toner. Il want
shoot "a man
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25

ed arrests began. They were for
all the crimes on tho calendar. Rob.
b.ry. thievery and murder. no mat
Ter what the crime. the devil finger
soon found them out For. bold as
they were. the bad men had not
learned the necessity Of obliteraiinR
their ten taie finEorprinta to oscapc
detection for their crimcA.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
DEPRECIATION
COSTS MILLIONS

The consequent depreciation has
cost the government hundreds OF mil
lions Of dollars and each day this
condition continues The loss in
Grass
Congressman G. Frank Rcavis of
Nebraska has frequently called the
attention Of congress TO the loss In
automobiles. auto trucks. tractors.
mobile machine shops and other
motor equipment
The Nebraskan. who chsuact~rfr-s
this situation as "A national scandal
has intru.fuced a bill To compel the
war department to turn over To the
bureau OF good roads of the assricuI
tural Department all motor equip
mcnt which can he usssi In highway
consrrucf,pn- This equipment In
turn viii b. Distributed among the IS
states
The Rcavfs ban has bocn endorsed
ty highway commissioners turnout
the nation. who are wiring their
congressman and senator's. urging
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25

who died February 10 at Richmond
Cal. Will be- honored by special sery.
ices at the Theosophical society
rooms, 100 Lyon building. at 4n m
Sunday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
uNKpING WANTS
DATE NxDE PUBLIC

Former Senator John j. Weeks Is
slated 20 become the next secretary
OF war. lie has Discussed this In
ventory with President elect Hard.
frg. who not only has approved u
but has SUGGESTED that the date be
made public when completed.
Present. war department officials
admit they have no accurate intorrna-
ton conccrning the hundreds OF nib
hons OF dollars worth OF supplies lcf,
ON the departments hands az the
arrnistice.
The situation Is described thus;
The wires are down between the
outlying dcpots and the central
derots and Washington
The Harding administration plans
to send into thu field experts who
win make actual inventories on the
ground
Vast quantities Of supplies are TIM
properly stored.
Often these supplies arr thrown to
gether in a great heap. heit.r- SHELTER.
like so much junk. in the open with
-. ..re.s
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
FUNERAL SERVICES for

4. Cross. 81. were To be held Frsday
afternoon at the BOnney- watsoa
pariors. Cross died Tuesday at Prov.
idence hospital He lived at sOe7
Seventh ave. ~. T.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25

Tho man CORN wanted 10 shoot was
the fellow who nailed him Ia the
barrel after taking ti4s.
There are three widows for every
wtdower In the United States.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25

Cuts cost Of drinking good coffee.
Xlcnt Blend. y lbs, soc; H.. 35c.
M. A. Hansen. 40 Economy Market
Advertisement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
Nailed in Barrel, He
Thirsts for Blood

CHICAGO. Feb. 25.--A jumping
sugar barrel greeted an early Gus.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25

IL waa Mrs epuih's announcement
az the age o. So that shc had given
birth 10 tripiota that led To- the dis.
covery % her deception.
Following Mrs, South'H confession.
her husband consented TO Keep ak
Of the children. but hs returned tho
'riplots TO the hospital Two OF the
chiidrun have died.
Two OF tho swain children also
have died. but tho SWANS will keep
Tho other three.
Il am glad did what 1 have
DONE aayn Mrs. Swain. II regret
now that | deceived my husband.
but ha IN not provoked. He loves
tho children aH much a. I do
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
WANTED HIM To LOVE
THIN AZ HIS OWN

THEM AZ Ills OWN
when no children blessed our
marriage I adopted some. The only
reason l did not tell my husband was
because ! wanted him 10 lovo the
children as htH own"
Swain says. II have always been
under the impression tina; tho chill
drcn were our own. But II makes
no difference. I love children and
am financially able to caro- for them.
SO We will keep them"
Mrs Swain waa asked how she
had been able TO fool her husband
II haven't been in tho theatrical
business for nothing" she replied
Il visited my mother In Atlanta for
some time before returning home
with each child
Mrs. South, in Atlanta. corrob-
Grated her daughters story
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25

Alaska Pack Wards
Cove Pink IN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-25

BO
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
PENTECOST

apostles gathered of
 the Comforter which Christ had promised suddenly with the sound of rushing winds with the There to those waiting which they could nation upfted strengthened by this heavenly weakness but in their exalted faith the world And tell the churches Sunday Pnteco day glory which the apostles knew the dawn of the Christian made historic which God Almighty intended to be a continuous process.
 We need prophet will of twentieth century life We need the Spirit temp through a There old nuste cuterng suffer them to be because they always the national
 c the earth of the the horrible gayhird survivor of the poygmy of other There the philosophy the survival the ftes the task of life the unfit fit to survive Yes the Spirit of God to today a cleansing storm.
 We need Him again burning in frgottenhow strengthens the spirit of We need God burning the of eishness from the fathers believed God who rewarded have hath best Our not believe being found around the rocbbed life which the flaming Spirit of God to burn it
 language which may speak all this miracle intended for alone? this speak language naked through their with apparel speak the China sending mil the language of all ourselves single deed of this And this tell story and day of glory It the coming of God AL mighty into he life and heart of the world.
 MIDDLETON S. FAREWELL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
Boy Wonder Fails to
 Meet Edison's Test

~ oLLEGE graduates who were un- W able to answer Thomas A. Edi- sons now famous list of questions should pluck up courage. The utter uselessness of college education has not yet been proved. Edwin Roche Hardy, Columbia's 12-year-old prodi- gy, studied MT. Edison's 77 questions for half an hour and answered 53.
 That the boy failed to answer all the questions is not so surprising as the ignorance he showed in placing Tallahassee in Tennessee, naming Horace Greedy as the founder of the New York Herald, saying that ma hogany is the hardest wood and citric acid is the acid in vinegar. He was successful in answering historical and scientific questions.
 Mir. Edison may have demonstrated to his own satisfaction that most college men are ignoramuses, but highly educated and we'll informed people are frequently unable to answer lists of questions such as he