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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1923-08-30
A BIG CELEBRATION
AT BETHEL CHURCH
Homecoming Is Attended by Great
Crowd; Former Bethelites Come
from Great Distance
A BOUNTlFUL FEAST IS SPREAD

Bethel church, about six miles
northwest of Chapel Hill, had
a great homecoming Sunday. 1t
was in celebration Of the Tooth
anniversary Of the organization
of the church and it drew a big
ger crowd than had ever been
seen there before.
Not only from Chapel Hill and
Carrboro and the surrounding
country did people come. For
mer Bethelites, who had been
born and reared here, but had
strayed away to distant places,
heard the call and came back
to spend the day with their kin
and old friends. Scores of auto
mobiles were parked in the
grove, outnumbering by about
twenty-five to one the horse
drawn vehicles lined up along
the edge of the woods.
One of the home-comers was
T. Wingate Andrews, superin-
tendent of schools in Salisbury,
who came, from there in his car
to be at the gathering and
started on the return trip home
soon after it was over. Another
wss Albert n. King of Burling-
ton.
Never did returning Prodi-
gal Son find awaiting him more
bountiful feast than was spread
out at midday on the tables in
the grove. There was no fatted
calf visible, but there were many
other things just as good or bet
ter-fried chicken in heaping
plates, home-baked bread and
biscuits, pies and cakes of every
description, pickles and other
condiments without end. Every
family unpacked the box or
basket they had brought along,
piled the contents on a table
and then all present might come
and eat.
1t was a lively scene: the
women in their finest dresses,
children playing about, the men
swapping remarks on farming
and politics-everybody laugh
ing and happy.
There was a meeting in the
church in the morning and an
other in the afternoon. Rev. J
L.. McDuffie presided at both.
In the morning he gave a brief
review of the history of the
church. For nearly 80 years af-
ter it's organization in 1923 it
was called Sandy Field church,
taking the name of Bethel in
1851 when it moved to its pres
ent site. II It's member l have seat at
tered far and wide, in North
Carolina and beyond; and it was
one of the Joys of a hemecom-
ing like this one, said Mr.. Nc
Dufie, that these former sons
and daughters of the church
came back to be with the old
folks.
S. w. Andrews, former sheriff
of Orange Nand now a merchant
in Chapel Hill, was the first
speaker introduced by the pas
tor. He told of how he had been
baptized at Bethel As years ago
and recalled many Of the men
prominent in the congregation
at that time. He told quaint
stories of them, and extOlled
them for their services in build
ing up their church and their
community.
Continued on page two)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1923-08-30
Mount MOriah's Homecoming


Mount Moriah Baptist church,
five miles to the northeast of
Chapel Hill, will have a home
coming this next Sunday. The
regular pastor, Rev. T. NJ.
Green, and Rev. Charles E. Mad
dry will preach. The church is
100 years old.
Graded school will be opened
Monday Sept. 10. The list of
teachers and particulars win be
announced next week.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1923-08-30
Chapel Hill Chaf

University alumni, coming
back to Chapel Hill always have
tales to tell of pranks of college
days. When Mike Shull, cap
tain of the '99 football team,
was here the other day, about
the first question he asked was
i"Where's Billy Dey,?" mean
ing w. M. Dey, now a professor
! in the University. This set him
off into reminiscence: Il was
just thinking this morning
about the time decorated Billy
Dey's coattail. Short coats
were in style then, but when
Billy came in from Norfolk that
September he had improved on
the style by three or four inches
his was the shortest coat
Chapel Hill had ever seen. We
decided this wouldn't do at all,
so bunch of us at the Deke
house got some brilliant red tis-
sue paper and made the fanciest
ruff1e you ever saw. We maneu-
vered about and managed to pin
it to Billy's coattail, and pretty
soon he was promenading up
and down the street with it on.
It caused great sensation. We
had to keep out of his way for
three days, for he had murder
lin his eye.
Clyde Andrews has a fine new
sedan. but it is not half as pref
ty as the three-year-old son
with the curly fiaxen hair, who
rides about beside his father
on the front seat.
I met D. Sparrow on the
street the other day and was
glad to find him recovered from
the injuries he received not long
ago while performing his duties
on the. railroad. He tells me-
too. that his son, Marvin, VINO
was hurt in the yards at Selma
several months ago, has gone
back to work.
NV brother Ralph who lives
in New York writes to me: i
hope you'll print as often as you
can news of Captain Smith and
sampy Merritt and others OF
my day. Most Of the names IN
YOUR paper are absolutely un-,
,, ~ roon As for Mr.. Mer-
ritt, I saw him last week at MS
store in Carrboro and learned
that his rheumatism was not
quite as bad as it had been. HIS
legs still gives him trouble, but
he sticks at work.
His son, Nello Merritt, was
starting out on a squirrel nunt
with two or three youngsters OF
Carrboro. Nello told me some
thing that many people OF this
region will want to know about
hunting regulations in Chatham
county. No matter what you
hunt,-birds, rabbits, squirrel
anything.-you must get a per-
nit from the clerk Of the court
in Pittsboro. 1t costs you So
which is a good deal less than
you'll have to pay if you fail
to get it and then fall afoul OF
the law.
Speaking of permits, Arthur
n Nosh tho architect Of the Z.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1923-08-30

Speaking of permits, Arthur
C. Nash, the architect of the I.
C. Atwood Organization, went
over to Hillsboro a few days ago
to get the license required by
law, and was told by Mr.. Stray
horn, the county clerk, that ne
was the first architect who had
ever applied for a license from
Orange county. The clerk used
a physicians blank in making
out the document, scratching
out the word physician" and
writing over it the word "archi
tect."
Continued on page four)
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FAHAT T|CS DENQUNCE GREAT BRITAIN IN
 UNT|MELy PARADE

NEW YORK, Oct. 5-Police re- serves today broke up a narade of middle aged women carrying banners denouncing Great Britain. The pa rade marched to the city hall where great crowd had gathered to greet Lloyd George.
 Many banners were displayed, some of which read: Don't Let England Pull Wool Over Your Eyes," British Bootleggers Are Flooding America With British Booze," and others.
 Police grabbed the banners and tore them into snreds.
 "Unhappiness and difficulties re sulting from the war have been az gravated by the ineffective operations of the provisions of the treaty of Yer sailles, Lloyd George declared soon after his arrival here
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OPERATIONS IF RAILROAD BOATS
 ARE PROFITABLE
RIVER DIVISION OF ALASKA RAIL ROAD ON PAYING BASIS,
 DECLARES STEESE

Steamers on the river division of the Alaska Railroad will show a small net operating profit for the season when it ends this month, said Colonel James c. Steese, head of the railroad, who recently passed through on his way to Seattle.
 Up to the present time said Colonel Steese, the two steamers operated on the Panama and Lower Yukon Rivers in conjunction with the railroad have handled $500 tons of freight out of Nenana. In addition they have car ried six hundred paying passengers. The total revenue for the season will be approximately s60,0OO which will slightly more than cover the expenses of operation.
 The operation expenses of the rail- roads hotel venture at Curry, new departure for the enterprise have also been covered by the revenues it has received, said Col Steese.
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STRANGE STORY
 OF MARRIAGE IN
 SCRAP IF PAPER
DIVORCE ACTION STARTED- AL LEGED HUSBAND AND oTH-
 FRS DISAPPEARED

DETROIT, Oct. 4-When Miss Win nifred E. Morgan emerged from the shadows of a strange mental break down-and she isn't sure whether or not that condition was induced by nar cotic drugs or otherwise-she was handed a slip of paper containing the following message:
 This is to certify that Julius F. Vanden Boom and Winifred E. Nor gan were by me united in marriage on the sixteenth day of January, 1922, at Grown Point, Ind"
 The certificate was signed by How ard Kemp, a Justice of the Peace, who however, disappeared from Miss Nor gan's reach as completely as did Van den Boom, her reputed husband
 About all that is clear to Miss Nor gan now, nearly two years after the mysterious experience, is that she was in a Chicago hospital in January, 1922. She was treated there for nervous and mental collapse.
 The realization that she had gone through the formality of marriage came to her after she had regained the full use of her faculties. Never did she live with Vanden Boom as the latter's wife, she alleges in a petition for annulment of the marriage filed in the Wayne County Clerks office.
 The marriage certificate is attach ed to the bill. Efforts to obtain more direct. information from the officer who married them have failed, Miss Morgan says, and she has been unable :o locate her alleged husband.
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EARL HARTsOvGH DIES
 IN ANCHORAGE TODAY

Word was received here today from the Anchorage hospital that Earl Hartsough had died at 6:45 a. m from infection arising from fractur ed ankle.
 Deceased was injured few weeks ago in the logging camp of the Resur- rection Bay Lumber company at Days harbor, and was taken to Anchorage for treatment. His wounds became in- fected and he rapidly became worse, death resulting.
 MT. Hartsough was unmarried and his only known relatives are a father somewhere in Ohio. The American Legion at Anchorage has taken charge of the remains pending an answer from his father.
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COOLIDGE DECLINES TO
 ATTEND MEMORIAL MEET

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 4-Pres- ident Coolidge told the New York com mittee inviting him to attend the Harding Memorial meeting in New York on November 2. that he believed he could honor the late President a lot more by remaining in Washington and striving to carry out the policies of the Harding administration, than going to New York and making an address.
 The President said he must work laboriously to crystalize the construc- lively Harding policies by the time Congress meets.
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HARVEST HANDS
 EXPLAIN TROUBLES
 PRINCE IF WALES

WINNIPEG, Man, Oct. 5.-Police guarding the Prince of Wales were pushed aside today by a swarm of harvast hands who came from Eng land only to find no work and who are stranded here; overran the Royal Alexandria Hotel, and were success full in obtaining an audience despite the efforts of the police to keep them from the heir apparent of the British throne. The men laid their grievances before the prince and demanded they be returned to England.
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HEAVIEST FLOODS FUR MANY YEARS
 DAMAGE RAILWAY

Continuous heavy rainfall for the past week has caused washouts along the Alaska railroad at many points At Mile 34 the bridge went out at noon today. At Mile 13 and II the waters from Snow river have covered the grade, and a washout of about three rail lengths is reported At Mile g severeal washouts are report ed, and rumor states that the steel bridge at Spencer glacier is gone. This bridge was built last November. It is also reported that heavy rains have caused slides the other side of Anchorage.
 Communication between Anchorage and Seward is interrupted and it may be a week or two before damage can be repaired. The past week of rain was the heaviest seen in this vicinity for many years.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-05

BABY CALLED PAPA GORILLA;
 FATHER GOES TO COURT

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-"Papa" is banker, lives on the west side, is nifty dresser and does not look any more like gorilla than mamma" does. Even the baby looks civilized. And the whole family could serve as Exhibit A for Bryan to prove that humans and monkeys are not the same kind of animals. And yet papa, mama and the baby were in the court of domestic relations looking as an grily at each other as Greeks and Italians.
 Baby called papa a gorilla and he accused mama of putting him up to it.
 They were reconciled
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COOLIDGE EXERTS
 EFFORTS TO BRIN5
 REPUBS. TOGETHER
SAYS THAT UNLESS ALL ELE- MENTs UNITE NEXT PREsI-
 DENT BE DEMOCRAT.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct A. Jermaine, in special despatch to the Seattle Times says Mir. Coolidge is carrying on the policy of conciliation much further than ever was carried by MT. Harding, and he is doing it with the view or uniting tle elements of the Republican party for the sup port of next years presidential ticket
 If such a union can be brought about the Republican chances will be materially increased. If it cannot the next President is talrly certain to be democrat
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HEAVY STORM AT SEA
 DRIVES WATSON BACK

The Admiral Watson, which left here at 10 o'clock yesterday morning returned to port last evening about 500 o'clock, the seas running too high outside to make safe going. She left about midnight for Anchorage, the storm having abated somewhat. Passengers on the Admiral Watson declared the wave breaking 100 feet high.
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SEATTLE LAWYER MUST
 CONTRIBUTE ID FAMILY

SEATTLE, Oct. 5-Ervin Palmer, lawyer and former deputy prosecut- ing attorney was given the alterna- tive of contributing $20 a week to his wife and five children CT serving six months in the stockade. He told the court his earnings would not al low him to contribute anything to the support of his family.
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D|vEH NHO WORKED
 Ov EAsTLAND DEAD

CHICAGO, Oct 5.-Captain Dan Donovan, a professional diver for 45 on the waterfront died here today of heart disease. His career as city div CT was one crowded with thrilling ex- periences. In the Eastland disaster, working between jagged beams and the rivers mud, he brought to the sur face more than 148 bodies. Tales are told of how he was pulled to safety gasping for breath with his suit torn, but still clasping the inert forms.
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NJ AUTOMOBILES
 ALLOWED TO ENTER
 ISLANDS BERMUDA

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Bermuda mas a law banning all automobiles from the islands, according to Dr. F. M. Mabardi, a passenger on the liner Victoria. He reported today that the nearest approach to anything resemb, ling an auto on the island was an en- zine received for pumping purposes.
 Bermuda banned autos because she has only a few miles of roads, and her streets are so narrow there is no room only for the carrioles and cabs driven by the conch coachmen.
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BOARD UNABLE ID SELL
 FLEET IF SHIPS

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-The U. s. Shipping Board cannot sell it's fleet of forty-nine passenger liners and 1900 freight boats. It will at tempt to lease them and in the event the leasing plan fails will operate them, Meyer Lissness, member of the board said in an address here last night.
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GOVERNOR BONE
 DISCUSSES ALASKA
 WITH SEC. WEEKS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. A. Following his arrival yesterday in the nations capital, Governor Bone held conference with Secretary Weeks on Alaska Territorial matters.
 The Governor expects to remain several days on Administration ques- tions between his o:tice and depart ments in Washington
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YOUNG STREBL|NG \NORLD'S CHAMP
 II. HEAVYWEIGHT

COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 5.-Young Stibling of Macon, Georgia, IS years of age, a high school boy, wrested the worlds light heavyweight champion ship from Mike McTigue of Ireland, the referee awarding the decision to Stribling after he had declared the match a draw at the close of ten round fight.
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ARMED INTRUDERS TAKE
 POSSESSION WRECKED SHIP

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4-Lloyd's Agency here has requested the United States District Attorney of Los An geles to proceed against a band of armed intruders who are alleged to have taken possession of t6e wrecked steamer Cuba on the rocks near Point Arguello.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-05
MAYOR OF kETCHIKAN s.
 BREAKS LEG BY E<a

Mayor Thomas Torry, of Ketchikan sustained a broken leg recently when he slipped and fell while walking a plank on the superstructure for a road. He will be laid up for several weeks, doctors say
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NEW SILVER STRIKE MADE AUSTRALIA;
 2000OZ TO T0|V

BRISBANE. Australaa, Oct. 5.-A five mile reach of galena deposits has been discovered in the vicinity of Chelragoe. Assays show the silver will go 2OOO ounces to a ton of ore, in to a heavy lead content.
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BILLION STAMPS BE PRINTED

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 4-One billion additional Harding memorial stamps were ordered printed today by Postmaster General New. Two lots ot three hundred thousand have already been printed.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-05

A piledriver crew under charge of Gus Manthey, left at one o'clock for 3A mile where the bridge is out. The bridge near Ed Vogl's homestead is in danger from high water and drift wood piling against it.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-05
RUSSIA BREAKS OFF RELATIONS W|TH
 REPUBLIC FINLAND

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. B. Russia has broken off relations with Finland in consequence of the recent assassination of M. Lavroff and M Leshneve, Russian members of the Karelin frontier commission.
 Finland disclaims responsibility for the killing declaring that they were done by members of the Red guard.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-05
LOWELL CREEK SAFE

Despite the heavy rains of the past week Lowell creek has not risen to dangeodus stage, the only damage be- ing cut started in the bank, near the bridge on Fourth avenue.
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Roadway Under Water

It is reported that the road at Grouse Lake is under water, and also the road at Mile 3A. The road crew had several inches of water over their camp, and several men came in to town yesterday.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-05
HARVEY LHD CHILD
 WOULD QUIT JOBS
 ON JANUARY FIRST

WASHINGTON, Octf 5.-Ambassa- dor Harvey and Ambassador Child have resigned their offices in Britain and Italy respectively, effective Janu- ary l. Both resignations were ten dered President Harding just before his Alaskan trip.
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NORTHWESTERN IN GALE

The trip south by the Northwest ern was declared by Capt. Glasscock to have been one of the worst in years, a sixty mile gale making up tremendous sea, even the crew of the vessel being seasick.
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ENROLMENT
 ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND

SEATTLE, Oct. 1.-The University enrolment for the fall term is about five thousand with prospects of a to- tai enrolment of seventy five hun dred, President Suzzallo said.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-05

Several local halibut boats were out in yesterdays gale and fears are expressed that some of them may have been wrecked. One or two are said to be overdue
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JUNEAU DAMAGED BY STORM

A 40 to 50 mile gale at Juneau this week damaged a number of small boats and blew down the cid wharf at Douglas.
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PO|NDEXTER WILL RUN
 GOVERNOR WASHINGTON

SEATTLE, Oct. 5.-Reports from Peru indicate that Miles Poindexter contemplates giving up the ambassa- dorship and run for governor of the state of Washington next year.
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5OO MILES PER HOUR NAY BE MADE: BY
 PLANE IF FUTURE

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5.-A speed of 500 miles an hour can be built but the craft would fly so fast that it would burn itself up in friction with the air, Glen Curtiss, designer of racing air craft declared today.
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NEW CABINET FORMED

BERLIN, Oct. 5.-Chancellor Strese mann announced today the compile tion of another cabinet
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No dance tomorrow night.
RUM SELLERS DEFY GOVERNMENT n
 CLOSE BUSINESS

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.-Of the 1900 saloons closed early this week in raids by state and federal authori- ties, more than a thousand of them have defiantly reopened.
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BOF ORD DAMAGED
 IN COLLISION WITT
 FRENCH FREIGYTER

SEATTLE, Oct. 5.-The passenger steamship Buford, of the Alaska Sibe- rian Navigation Company collided last night in a heavy fog with the French freighter Montana, off the Washington coast. The Buford was slightly damaged, and will arrive here this evening. The Montana proceeded on her voyage.
 Mo danno tnna nr,,n.r- ,A:ezl4
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GOVERNOR BONE AND COOLIDGE
 DISCUSS RAILWAY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Governor Scott c. Bone of Alaska is in confer ence with President Coolidge this aft ernoon in regard. to the reorganiza- tion of the Alaska railway.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-06
OLD BRIDGE

Mrs. Smith and children and Hen.
ry Hartkern, of Brooklyn, spent the
holidays with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hartkern in South Old
Bridge.
Miss Lottie Cheeseman, of New
York, is spending a few days with
her aunt, Mrs. M. j. Mcguire here.
Miss Alberta Appleby, of Newark
Is spending her summer vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert W. Appleby here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Smith and
children, of Matawan and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Stewart of Monmouth
Junction spent the Fourth as the
guests of Mrs. Sarah Gre rory.
There are but two nights left for
the carnival given by the st. Thorn
as club on Crandall's lawn this week
Fancy articles, soft drinks, cake etc.
are on sale. There are amusements.
The music for the dancing is furnish
ed by the Elks band of Perth Am
boy.
The Misses Katheryn Krebs and
Elizabeth Anderson were South Riv-
err visitors Wednesday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Van Hise
and kathryn and willard Apple
plegate enjoyed a motor trip to At
iantic City over the Fourth.
Mrs. Cecilia Hillyer and daughter
Genevieve, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Hil1yer and Harvey Fowler motored
to Berlin. South Jersey. Tuesday tc
spend the holiday with relative
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-06

there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Roller and
daughter. Marjorie and Miss Marian
Whitaker spent the Fourth with rel
atiyes at Marlboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eurias Boyce and
son, Eurias Jr.. spent the Fourth at
Soldiers Beach.
Miss Gertrude Rice. of New York,
spent the holidays with her parents
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-06

here. :
Miss Elva Appleby spent the
Fourth visiting relatives out of town
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Hillyer and
son, Milton were visitors at the sea-
shore July 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Meitz en-
tertained relatives from Brooklyn
over the Fourth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-06

The rest of the S. S. Leviathan is
In proportion to this ~smokestack,
photographed from the bridge.
And you get some idea of the size
of the smokestack by contrast with
the woman standing at the base.
The broad ax., 1923-04-28
EXELENTO QUlNINE POMADE
French aevoIutlonary Leader.

Georges Jacques Danton (1759-1704)
was one Of the leaders OF the French
Revolution and foremost in organic
ing and conducting the attack on the
Tuileries, and bringing, together with
Robespierre, royalty TO the scaffold.
He afterward was condemned by the
revolutionary tribunal as an accom-
pliee in conspiracy for the restora-
ton of the monarchy and was exc
cuted.
The broad ax., 1923-04-28
Another Conference Advised.

EN- a family" said Uncle Eben.
where de old folks thinks young folks
IL too fur ahead OF de times an where
de young folks thinks De old folks is
too fur behind de times, it looks to me
like dar ought to be some kind Of a
conference wifi a view to compromised
Washington Evening Star.
The broad ax., 1923-04-28
Hob Civilization il Yueatan.

Yucatan Is ''the Egypt Of America"
As early as the beginning OF the Chris
tian era the people there built stone
structures Of excellent masonry, true
angles and smooth, vertical faces.
They had astronomical observatories.
an accurate calendar and better sys-
tenn OF numerals than the Romans.