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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-24

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pcssd MountaInssr Outlaw
. tatsns 10 Tell Governor Il
tlIs Beard Z Clipped
FUN WATCHING CROWD.

Z. avid man captnred yesterday
,sHarry Rhodes, chief Of police OF
ISf,rtown, was taken. to Doylestown
morning and placed IN jail there
I charge Of vagrancy, and now the
irhty task Of determining whether hs
4 se,,ine '.wild man" or just an or.
s;y wsnderer rests upon the shoul.
~, Il the legal authorities Of Bucks
oenty.
r. as the man who twenty-five years
(S7S. In Haycock Mountain. eix miles
Ouakertown, killed q constable and
1ufed another man IN driving on .
~ 6rst action that the District At.
~ win attempt WILL be to shsar his
~ red beard, q foot long, and his
0IS. ~ ray hair 20 that hi1 features
= Compared with photograph Of
murderer taken twenty flour years
IL Hard Man 10 Shave"
I'm such action the wild man. who
~ his name 40 Roy Hecox, makes
kiSnuous objection.
Fs(l've been growing this beard for
~ years." tho wild man" said
~ when turned over to Sheriff Har.
~ Hunsberger at Doylestown. II am
|I;nember Of q church which is opposed
II1 shaving.
lVaver, the outlaw mountaineer. ana
'raje be 10 90 tame that be would not
III 1 child. He told an sxceedin&ly
tI1ne story Of hts past life when ad.
1ltted to the Jail at Doylestown this
kesniny.
III was born in Homer, Ill.," be said,
Dud kas never in the East until 1912.
q = father was Isaac Newton Hecov
Z "a my grandfather was q minister In
1lpois for forty years. I attended q
fSeparatory school, for a year and then
< ESent to railroading.
I'm 1902 I had an arm cut off when
}veshing as brakeman and then
EEfot to New Orleans in 1904 for the
fSfdi Gras, and then went through
Southern States to the coast. /
l1he East for the first time In 1912
"a arrived in Philadelphia. left
llGdelphia in 1918 and went to Dab.
><6tk. Ca, and returned to Quaker.
Nm only few days ago."
Stin Think He IA OUTLAW
Despite his story there are many who
Iyhdked the Jail at Quakertown last
jrght who say they see a strong re.
|faublance between the wild man"
|epd Weaver, the outlaw. These old
iaidents Of the vicinity Of Haycock
|ountain were ushered into the Jail
|Ille6n at time last night. The wild
E6nv watched the curious crowds and
|1kta asked Chief Rhodes II the towns.
|ppple had been invited to tho jail to
|nelyel at his strangeness or to give him
q dance to marvel nt theirs.
Everywhere stop they pinch me-"
jlN the important prisoner. ''This is
IrAl3g new to me. I'm used to It.
It'll they try to cut OFF my beard |
fsend a telegram to Governor Sproul.
l. IN can take lot Of things away from
q man nowadays. but he still has the
Sght to wear his hair and beard the
Ipay be wants to.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-24
HONOR DR.. AYOELOTTE
Head Of Swarthmore 10 Guest at
Luncheon at Bellevue. Strstford

4 luncheon to DR.. Frank Aydelotte.
PRESIDENT OF Swarthmorc College; Mrs.
!Aydelotte and Prof. j. G. Ncwlands,
iefturer at Cambridge, was given at
ne Bellevue -Stratford today by the
Trans. Atlantic Society.
This is the first Of a series of such
iuncheons. In the coming months the
lociety hopes to bring to Philadelphia
Mch notables as Ambassador Geddes,
LORD Byng; John Lyon Mckenzie King
and Lady Astor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-24
cssi isSt,'s Hi,s'is !.
TOR s'ss Ansdesus'

Tie p,antine ssassn b Aefe.
Psrhaps you ars unceFtAin Just
what . plant. end how - plant 4,
and when.
Tomorrow, in the Evsxro HuD.
LrC LxDoxa, will appear ~ dfet q
! eefiss d short articles giving TIE
PLANTING time Of garden Vegetables
and Instructions - 70 thslr cui0.
vation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-24
FLEE FLAMES in NIGHT
Ist Cambria Street Tailor and
Family Routed From Beds

N Fire discovered at 1 o'clock this morn.
Ela4 In the tailor shop Of Samuel Levin,
s901 East Cambria street. caused tho
|psecipitate flight OF Levin, his wife.
kose. and their two children, Samuel,
~. eleven years old, and Bertha, eight.
Tho family was asleep on the third
Moor when aroused, and escaped to tho
ground by the back stairs. clad only in
garments. The firemen succeeded
'@ tcnfning the flames to a closet on
M second floor. Damage Is estimated
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-24
S|'l|E|''l|E|:'|R| ! |||EI|Q[!
ISND|T'FELT | ! HERE R |:
Philadelphia Women Refuse 70
% Excited by ':AIarm" o. New
Yorksrs Over esorst Order
JUST GOOD FUN, THEY SAY

u
\ The "Shifter'' Order presents no
amasing peril TO the welfare OF Phila.
dslphia's young women, IL the assur-
ance Of two women who have seen the
workings 81 the order among girls Of
the happsr ass. ; e.
In New York, however. the order 10
looked upon a. "niftation peril"
There 10 no need for alarm" says
Miss Mary Tyler. GIRLS work secre.
tary Of the Y. w. G.. A. MisS Tyler
comes In contact with al girls in the
Philadelphia Y. W. g. A. between the
ages Of twelve and eiGhteen---in the
high schools and the shops.
II haven't seen thing serious about
IT," she continued, but have seen Q
lot Of fun had ont Of It."
Hsvs Lst os Fm
When asked II she thought that GIRLS
were Spending their money foolishly
on initiation fees in the order instead
Of saving it for serious things, she 70.
Piled. smilihsly. They don't save
their money anyway"
Dr.. Laura II. Cornell. dean Of the
Temple University. says that the order
meant - lot Of fun at the Univer.
''It came and went like an attack Of
measles." she said. 'It 10 70 silly.
never thought Of taking II seriously. Az
many boys Joined here as girls. ] did
not Join, but I knew all about It.
Il saw no reason to try TO suppress
It. The initiation Sxhortations here
were chiefly candy"
Gertrude Robinson. Smith. acting for
the Vacation Association, Of which she
Is president, said in New York that
her investigations Of what she called
the ways and wiles Of the Society Of
Shifters," had shown the organization
20 b even more teprehensible than had
been at 6rst supposed.
New YORKER Alarmed
"The prospective member of tho
Shifters 10 made to believe that she is
aa4ed to join a universal secret so.
ciety to promote cordiality, particularly
between the sexes" said Miss Robin.
son. Smith. ''The society badge serves
40 an invitation to Irritation and to in.
timacies that self. respecting girls wouia
ordinarily resent.
Eve have learned that among hisn
school students 'pelting parties have
been the general result of Shifter ini.
tiations. There is a Shifter dress, we
have learned, black and white ere.
alton; q Shifter insignie, which is q
turned. back coatlapel, and a peculiar
shuming gait, which, calls itself the
Shifter Walk. To wear q Shifter dress
y to invite the attentions Of male
r Here Arc ''Excerpts"
: Shifter headquarters 10 at 3O3 Fifth
avenue. where also Is located the Oh.
cial Shifters' Emblem Company, ine
emblem company publishes the. BY laws
Of the organization in the following
form:
TYP ~ sRUETEsss1A syTFEsf ARE RNA ~ oHoANIzATJos
and By,LAws-ro. Become .
|. Make him (or her) put his right hand over
, h!s head and LETT hand over his heart.
3. He or she must promise to be n s,s,a
fellow or, sister and to, help other shift.
}. He or she must promise to nay what.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-24
ROSS WOMAN OF JswslaY

A thief yesterday forced door %
the first floor apartment Of Mrs. IrunN
Lehman, 14O6 West Erie avenue, ard
stole jswelry valued at $1,000. 4 ins
liere, q gold lavalliere with several IA.
monds, diamond rings and sevorol
bracelets. Mrs. Lehman was away &C
tho time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-24

Mask and Wig Chow for New York
The annual New York performance of
the Mask and Wig Club show will be
given this year, it was announced to.
day, in the Metropolitan Opera House
May 3.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-24
s. &:

National Alliance Il Leesi xj1 G
eties ana other 'mattorB. q Z u ..
The sessions VIII cUnela1o t9ou
tomorrow, eulminatins With III e(1
annual banquet Of the Phi166el@
Legal Aid Bureau tomorrow evo1(1
Romain @. HaEsstck ID chisf - &
local Legal Aid Bureau. n z
Addresses will be made b. 0o1G11
Pepper, DR.. William Draper tsWlt q
other lawyers and representative 1
social service organisations,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-11-15
OF THE
POPULAR FAVORITES

Harry Shannon's Famous Players
will be ut the Amuzu Theatre for 4
nights starting Thursday. November
10 with new plays. vaudeville, seen
cry and their same high class Jazzo
Orchestra.
The Shannon's are too well known
TO waste space in this paper in trying
to tell you of the merits of the show,
AS they are the great favorites Of
this section of the country.
The opening Play. The Marriage
Of Geraldine B, is society comedy
DANA with a lot of good situations,
giving the Indies u wonderful chance
to display some beautiful wardrobe.
There will not be play on their
stay repeated from the recent visit
here, everything will be new.
Seats are now selling at Kelly's
Drug Store.
Secure your choice seat early.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-11-15
MRS. HENRY L. LANE
ENTERTAINS u. d. c.
Mrs. c. c. Cochran Presents
Book to Chapter


Mrs.Henry l.. Lane was the delight
full hostess of the October meeting
of the United Daughters of the Con.
fcderacy ut her home last Wednes-
day afternoon.
On account of the illness of the
president, Mrs. Malcolm Smith. the
vice president, Mrs. j. B. Wamplcr
opened the meeting and presided
throughout One of the most impor-
ant things decided upon during the
business session was to place in the
Library Of the Big Stone Gap Public
School II set of the late Thomas Mel.
son Pages books. the Plantation
Edition. Mrs. j. b. Daugherty.
agent for the Confederate Veteran.
the U. d, C.'s monthly magazine, re-
ported that she had received seven
new subscribers for the Veteran.
This is an excellent magazine and
ought to be in the hands of all the
U. ID: c. members.
Mrs. c. C. Cochran, who recently
moved to Richmond, has presented
to the local chapter n handsome set
of books The South and The Build
ing of the Nation" which are very
highly appreciated by the chapter.
Mrs. Cochran was one of the charter
members of the chapter several years
ago and has been an active member
every since its organization. She
was president OF the chapter the past
two years and will be greatly miss.
ed during her sojourn in Richmond,
Mrs. p. A. Compton. of Dunbar,
and Mrs. a. NJ. Padgctt are two Of
the new members and it is hoped to
have more by the next meeting in
December at the home of Mrs. |. T.
Gilly.
Mrs George L. Taylor, the histo-
rian, then took charge of the pro.
gram for the afternoon, which was as
follows:
Paper Lee at Appomattox
Written and Read by
Mrs. j. a. Youell
i''"'''b ''-- ''' NhuSe OF secession
Mrs. G. l.. Taylor
Poem Land OF the South
Mrs. j. W Rush
Reading ....-.... Memorial to Lee
Mrs. j. b. Daugherty
At the close of the program, Mrs.
Lane assisted by her sister, Mrs.
Robbins, and Mrs. G. L. Taylor, serv-
ed a delicious salad course and coffee
to the following who were present:
Mesdames. +. +. Goodloe and
guest, Mrs. Carroll, of Atlanta, j. l..
Mccormick. D. c. Wolfe, j. B.
Wampler, j. w. Rush, W.T.. Goodloc,
j. w. Kelly, |. T. Gilly. j. b. Daugh-
erty, a. NJ. Padgctt, c. l.. Taylor,
j. a. fouell. Blake Wampler and
Curtis Robbins.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-11-15
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Little Miss Mary Gilmer, the
youngest daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
j. y. Gilmer, delightfully."- entertained
large number of her playmates on
Saturday afternoon in honor of her
eighth birthday. The little ones en-
joyed the afternoon of play and at
five o'clock Mrs. Gilmer served de-
licious refreshments consisting of
ice cream, cake and candy.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-11-15
HORSLEY OWNS IDEAL
LOCATION FOR STILL

Mayor Horsley owns natural To-
cation for a still. On his farm in
Eiisha's Lick Gap there is cave
with running water and all the seclu-
sion so dear to the heart of the moon
shine magnet. But he raises apples
instead. His apple crop this year is
prize winner. AT the present time
he has over 900 bushels of apples in
storage on the farm.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-11-15
LOCAL ITEMS

g
q Mrs Carroll, OF Atlanta, Ga, has
& c Cy," '' 'a,a., "ee H. uass :" ~, 'ne
4 @ CanI,oo " .
g "
8 W. and Mrs. |. c. Taylor left
y Iuffhny for Rye Cove, Scott county,
With relatives and where Ike viii
hunt.
=, 49,,
leon. spent saturday nj Norton
lNe many friends in the Gap and
elsewhere OF Mrs, w. r. Gilmer, who
has been Ill mt the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. Guy Gilmer, will be
:, - IT, 'iernuon ana airs. ~
o's u.s. 81 norton, were III
noon.
~ anu mrs niaRe "ampler ana
den with relatives.
A. ,u,
sl .' =, u. iieoN ana ''tt'e
%,., ,ra:y N'u'se' 'ci' SUNDAY
~ 70 n''.'so' W"e.e t'c WIZ
I ~" "ee"S S's''''R re'at'Ves
" T. ana mrs, Creed Kelly of st.
N"i''es' spent last week IN the Gap
'''' ~ anu MIS- d. W. heiiy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Horne. who
na.e peen i'VihE at keokee a few
w are moving TO Exeter where
Nl horne is superintendent OF the
a'nes OF the stonega Coke and Coal
'''''"y'
Mr. and Mrs l. a co,,r,or az,
li'tle daughter, of Dunbar, spent
sunday IN the Gap with relatives.
Mrs ~ u o., ,.,
Ter o spent the weekend with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. c. V. weems and
T"'"''ay afternoon for Russellville,
is"'''' where they were called on ne
,ouh' OF the death of Mr.. Weems'
Ne'''e'"'
Olr'le No. 2 of the woman's Aux
mary oil the Presbyterian church will
"Oa their regular sewing meeting
at ,bo hom's 50 A.. ., 49,, .'o'"
81 ana Mrs. j. j. Kelly, .Jr., and
so niue daughters spent Saturday
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-11-15
KELLY DRUG COMPANY
BIG STONE CAP. VIRGINIA
Oho RcxoW Store

Miss Margaret Mitchell spent the
weekend at Josephine visiting Mrs.
Fred Troy.
FOR SALE one four-burner oil
stove at reasonable price. Apply at
this Office. adv.i6-47.
Bruce Crawford and Tom Elem
ing, Of Norton, We're visitors to the
Gap Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Esscr ana
Miss Martha Taylor, of Norton, were
in the Gap Sunday afternoon "A few
hours.
Frank uonaker, of Norton, spent
Sunday in the Gap.
Mrs. BETTE " Taylor has returned
from IA visit to relatives and friends
ut Morristown and Newport, Tenn.
Mrs. ISAIAH Collier is reported rs
being very i'll at her home in the
head of the valley She has been
suffering from heart trouble for a
year or more which has been very
serious within the past two weeks.
G. c. Long, local Dodge dealer,
Arch Fleenor and George Stacy re-
turned to the Gap Sunday evening
from Detroit with two Dodge tour
ing cars and one Coupe.
Nj. and Mrs. N. II. Scale went to
Rose Hill, Lee county, their former
home, last Tuesday to vote for Geo.
Peery" IS they expressed it.
Martin Carnes, who has been To-
Gated at Powhatnn, W. Va, for sew
eral months, has returned to the Gap
and is working with the Kelly Drug
Company.
w. II. Wren spent several days the
past week in Richmond on business.
Circle No. / of the Presbyterian
church will meet with Mrs. II. w.
Hudson Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Long spent
several days in Detroit last week
where they purchased a new Dodge.
On their return they spent Saturday
in Lexington where they attended
the football games between Center
College and University of Kentucky.
Mrs. S. w. Trout, of Jacobs Creek,
Pa, is visiting her parents, Capt.
and Mrs. Henry Taylor. in the Gap.
The Lloyd Guild will hold their an.
nual Christmas sale at the Monte
Vista Hotel December 9th.
LOST.-Small leather purse CON
tanning $2O.3i on November 9th be-
tween East Stone Gap and Minton's
store. Liberal reward if returned to
Rufus Willis Mt East Stone Cap
adv.
Miss Ruby Kemper, of Asheville,
who has been spending d few days
in the Gap the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Otis Mouser, left Friday for
Bristol where she will visit friends
Tor n few days before returning to
Asheville.
The Music Study Club meets this
afternoon Wednesday, at the
home of Mrs. w. Fl. Wren at 3
o'clock.
Mrs. G. f. showalter, who is TAX
ing treatment Mt the Abingdon hos
pital, is improving nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mullins spent
several days last week in Atlanta,
Ga. and Knoxville visiting relatives.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-11-15
APPALACHIA WILL
HAVE DAIRY

Appalachia viii have modern
dairy. Russell Brothers have moved
their dairy to that place. The milk
men declare that it was impossible
to obtain cooperation in Norton,
and moved to Appalachia. The milk
is shipped into the coal fields from
Lee county.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-11-15

night.
MIR. and Mrs. j. Arch Stcrne, Miss
es Maxine and Elizabeth Sterne. of
Norton, and two attractive guests.
Misses Patricia Kancannan, Of Mem
phis, Tenn. and Aline Miller, of
Grcenevillc, Tenn, classmates of
Miss Maxine, who is atteding school
at Martha Washington College ut
Abingdon, motored to the Gap on
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Louise Horsley, who is at
tending school in Knoxville, spent
the weekend in the Gap with her
father, Mayor W. j. Iorslcy..
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Il. pierson were
called TO Charlottesville Friday on
account of the illness of their son,
Dan Person, Jr., who is attending
school at the University Of Virginia
and who underwent an operation
Thursday night.
Mrs. Sam Davis and two daurh.
have becr occ,n,,;na NJ c,,,' ~
Railoy,s r.s;lan
past two months, returned Friday
to their home in the Cove near the
Seminary where Mrs. Davis will care
for Mr.. Davis grandfather, Mr.. John
sarver' who is eighty two years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Young and
daughter, Miss Bess and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Younr and b,hy SON
of stonega, spent sunday in the Gap
the guests OF MIR. and Mrs. !. II. Gil
~
William Goodloe, of Crest, spent
weak and attended, A. ,.,, -" f"s'
pnlacbi, on rr;day mi,,S, ~ up
Moan rierce, representing the U.
PLANES, Tenn. was business visit.
OF in the Gap Saturday
r.
~ No',,'e''e' an 'geu e"lzei'
~ : a" Y'eM, "eo'' county, together
~, no w. spent SUNDAY III me
Robinettc is 81 veors ola and ;s an
joyinr splendid health considcr;nc
his extreme age.
). =. Banks has moved his family
Compnnv bonsoy ~ pan1. iIu ~
ioininr ibo ,osidan., I'm u, mn
son.
me Lau'es Aid society OF the
n"P''st chureh WI meet with Mrs.
sargent lhurSday afternoon Mt
-So'
Mrs EIiz,b.,b ocksc,dt v,n ,.s
been spending sometime in Knov
vile. is visiting her mother, Mrs,
Agee. in the Gap.
ROB earn
,,;,I, -, :. 49,, - - Ip' '"s N"so"
ni 49, 80" '''' ~ ~ 80 oussS
"aon "' E,r,. p:., I" s'.e' me- Oan Dc
f'''N' ~ ''e',,
Rehrer.-adv.
rha wa ,,;
az H., NJ n -, go, .,vI',y
,bo deyo,;onaI -, 49, w. %'I , no."
- NJ. ch,,... W.. ~ 'ne "o'''u
=, ,hr.o Ill, ''''' "'0"
- 49, ''Cste W. -AOiitAN
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-11-15

Mrs. KATE Repass, of Blue6eld,
spent the weekend in the Gap the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Shalcr Gilly.
5. II. Morrison, of Bristol, spent
Saturday in the Gap.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-20

they reported, was the gin they found
in the real estate office of Morris
Fom cranz, at 400 Lenox Avenue.
Two of the raids were on places near
courts, and it was said that lawyers,
bondsmen and court attendants made
haste to return to their duties when
Izzy and Moe burst in. The agents de-
clared that players from the Audubon
Theatef fed from Louis Cacci's cafe
at 3940 Broadway when they entered.
The only person arrested was Thomas
Fisher, bartender in cafe at 974 AM
sterdam Avenue. He was locked up at
the West Tooth Street police station.
Izzy explained that eight summonses
already had been served on him in SINH
lar cases and nine summonses equaled
an arrest.
While Izzy and Moe were busy
ashore agents patrolling Great South
Bay Intercepted schooner carrying
whisky valued at $4,000, seized the
liquor and arrested the skipper Leon
ard Black, and his crew, John II. Bailey
and Eugene Brown. They will be ar
raigned in Brooklyn to-day.
Their boat was creeping through Fire
Island Inlet when the agents pounced
upon it. The liquor aboard is said to
have been lightered from steamship
lying about thirty-ive miles off the
coast. This vessel is said to have
10000 cases Of whisky aboard.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-20
''Izzy" Reaps Kiss as Climax
OF Wholesale Liquor Roundup

Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, Of the
local prohibition forces, secured the
city yesterday. They got three truck
loads of liquor, valued at $4,000, ar
rested one person and served sum-
monses on sixty-eight and Izzy was
kissed.
The woman who kissed him was one
of group emerging from the Church
of the Reincarnation just as Izzy and
Moe were raiding Peter Fay's place at
230 Amsterdam Avenue, close by. Sew
eral of the women waved their hand
kerchiefs to the two enforcement
agents, and when Izzy took off his hat
and bowed in reply one Of the women
rushed forward and embraced him,
planting a resounding kiss on his,cheek.
Izsy and Moe had search warrants
authorizing them to hunt through the
places on their list. They are said to
have bought liquor in each place in
order to get the evidence necessary
before warrant can be obtained. The
places on their list were scattered ali
the way from the East Side to the
Bronx.
The most important seizure was made
at the cafe of Otto L. Arps. at 49s
Brcome Street. The agents said they
got $50 cases Of beer and seventy-five
cases of whisky there. Next in value.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-20
Student Refuses to Wear
U. S. Uniform i'm College
Against Christian Principles to
Take Military Course, Son
of Minister Holds

4 AMHERST Mass, Nov. 19.--For the
first time in the history of Massachu-
sets Agricultural College student has
refused to den the uniform of the
United States Army a. participate in
a military course conducted under the
direction of commissioned and nom
commissioned officers assigned to the
institution by the War Department, it
became known to-day. The man is
Gordon Hugh Ward. of Englewood,
NJ j., the son of a minister, and rated
as one of the most brilliant students In
the college.
Ward, who is q member of the sopho-
more class, said that he would not drill
because he believed mi mi.itary training
to be against the principles Of Chris
tianity. He took the course in his
freshman year. but declined TO con-
tinue 1t when he became member of
the second year class. Because of his
excelIent work in the course he was
slated to become sergeant OF the
corps, army officers said.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-20
Living Cost Now 81 Pc.
Above Pre-War Figure
October Increase Makes Aver.
age 40 Points Below Maxi
mum Reached i'm 1920

The cost of living for the average
wage Garner rose per cent to level
57.1 per cent higher than that in July,
1914, during the month ended October
Ii, according to statistics given out
yesterday by the National Industrial
Conference Board. On the basis Of
the pre-war figure this is 2.6 per cent
higher than the postwar low level of
1915 per cent reached in August of
this year and is higher than the aver
age for any month since February.
The recent increase is due to rise
of points in the cost of food and a
rise Of points in the price of clothing.
Shelter, fuel and light and sundries
remained stationary at the September
level.
The unchanged cost of sundries and
shelter is still the lowest since the
peak was passed, hut fuel and light
went to the highest mark since Febru-
ary, 1921, in September, and are now
only Is points below the high mark in
the fall of 1920, although Che cost of
living, as whole, has fallen more than
40 points. Both food and clothing are
still within points of the recent low
level