Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 3, 1921, Page 4

wnd Boufied Esterec 8t e Postoffies 4t Norei+, Comn.. se wessicam matier. Telephene Cats, Businms Ofice. 4. Balietin Editortal Satcan oms, 35-3. ulletin Job OTles, Sumatic Omics, 23 Norwich, Tuesday, MEMBER OF THE derwich Bulletin Telephone 108. million dollars have been sent to the relief of thoss people. The work ls being made to secure the “last five million” which will make it possible for the fam- ine sufferers to avoid devouring their growing crops before they are matured and give them supsistence for the future. Crop conditions are promising but the people are in just as seglous @ situation until the harvest time®™Wgmes as they have been all ‘winter and it is with the idea of tiding them over the short per- iod that the final appeal is made. That-theére will be the same generous response that has characterized the at- | titude of the country in the past towara such conditions is to be expected. When it is realized that a dollar Wil feed a erson for 2 month it can be readily ap- preciated what . the amount sought will do for those who are facing death for the lack of spmething to eat. o ey IATED PRESS, BEEEREE o & ety saimad MAY DAY TROUBLES. t T we for reo i news despateh- Knowing the trouble that has been B e 2 L e St 1 | experienced ang the inclination to let red = g activities come to the surface on May AL dights et 1. @ecial des- my dem e A glsek of transportation fagilities. and miany who were able %0 exist upon the upon anything Those stores which _on hand are now faced with '¥ of spanning the period of | mails they are going to be small ar- months untl] the crops day there is no surprise to be attached 15 the preparations that were made in the large centers for holding in check or putting down any trouble that might arise, May day as it turned out developed nothing very seirous. There were dem- onstrations in some cities and some ar- rests were made. In Europe Where the vioting is the more lfkely to occur there was apparently less trouble than a year =0 when riots in Paris resulted in the death of two and the sending of about 0 to the hospltals, while therp were { Itatian disturbances and demonstrations |in Centra 1Burope. Radicals let it be ‘Ul known that they were cognizant of the lday in this country chiefly in Chicago where many arrests were made. The situation in faet ‘was quite in contrast {0 this year, though preparations were uike on both oceasions. It was a case where the authorities were justified in anticipating the worst nd making preparations accordingly. To ave done more than was necessary and und that trouble did mot develop is far ctter than to have made no prepara- ms for dealing with what might have roved a serfous situation. Experience | has taught’ that there cannot be a dis- | remard for protection measures on that 1| day and no error of judgment I likely Y| to he made by displaying a'lack of read- | iness to deal with what may develop. Instead of being used as a day for the demonstration of the spirit of unrest Y| May first bids fair to become a day 5| when there will he patriotic demonstra tions throughout the country. That this ould be true particularly in those ceri- ters where radicalism has its greatest {n0ld is mot surprising. Tt is certainly “[time that there was an awakened inter- { in that direction if for no other pur- than to offset the dangerous doc- | trines that are being quietly but persist- ntly put forth for the breaking down ¢ the government. | | | i sk q AN EYE FOR FUTURE OIL. In view of the constantly increasing 1ses to which oll ig being put and the 1a:.| Importance of leoking well into the fu- ""”lu“r concerning an adequate supply to 100 imeet the demands, it is not surpristag | that Secretary Hughes should have sent 1 note of protest to the Dutch govern- | ment against the polley Which it seems 1‘_4hmn to establish of closing the door { i | to foreign participation in the develop- ment of certain of the oil fields under its control, It is not the duty er the nolicy of the administration to pave the way for =pecial interests which are coneerned in | varticular development, but It has | reason to comcern itselt with insuring | a sufficient supnly of ofl for the future | | .s| that Will not make this country depend- ent upon other nations. to the polley And it holds that inasmuch as it has | hered to the onen door policy regard- | 'ng its own territory It should receive similar treatment from others. The hope = o prevent the oil fields of the world from being monapolized. The Djambi oll fields in Sumatra are n the hands of the Dutch government They give promise of producing vast quantities of ofl when fully developed. { An opportunity to help in the develop- _|ment has been mought by the Standard Oil company of this country but from the ction which has been taken by the +ve|l0Wer house of the Dutch parliament it | has been decided to give the exclusive : for half of the field to an aux- i,/ liary of the Dutch Shell company in | which British capital is heavily inter- ested and that right would cover a pe- riod of 40 years. Secratary Hughes takes palns to say lthat it is not in behalf of any particular company that he voices the protest of . | 7is country but of American interests in | meneral. Tt is the same attitude that 1y | has been manifested regarding the Meso- | otamian ofl fields, while it Is in keep- z with the same view that it has re- 1y been pointed out that we should rot prejudice the chance of American capital in Colombia. Dutch actlon is not yet completed but the lower as acted since the receipt of the Amer- can note. EDITORIAL NOTES. The weather man might at least be a more considerate to those who dance around the May pole. The man on the corner says: These days for the gatherers of dan- delions—with or without blossoms. Poseibly that erowd in the legislature nat 1s so opposed to daylight saying will next try to legislate against clondy | Word to the effect that Haywood is In | Russia confirms suepicions but informa- | tion“that he intends to come back causes *|no enthusiasm. Of course when lawyers decide to run e courts on daylight saving time it is eless for anyone to talk about vio- ng the la That middi¢ west woman who at 79 ¢! has never ridden in a train or automobile [ will probably bregk the ice by taking \e|® trip in a flying machine. It Germany continues to get an exten- ion of time every time it defaults it come to the conclusion that it can hat| talk the allies out of collecting repara- tions. The boy messenger Who disappeared unless ther ntinuance | with $125,000 worth of securities he was T « weeks. | Celivering probably remembered hearing ple of cer-| someone say that messengers ought tq na e It was| be paid more. o ) to tide 5 til @ new crop of | I railroags schedules can be adjusted T d because of €0 as to accommodate the patrons bet- It | ter, improve commections ‘and increase WASHINGTON AFFAIRS (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, D, C., May 2. — Three hours at the White House. That's where The Bulletin correspondent gpent an afternoon watching the crowd of vyis- itors who besiezed the secretaries for admission to the executive office; where those who came by appointment ‘flanked the walls of the big reception hall; where delegations of women fluttered ‘round ; where men of high degree and colored delegations from the South pac- ed the marble corridor, side by side. All waiting to “see the esident.” And by the grace of membership in the Press Gallery supplented By the courtesy of an additional appointment, I was able to see President Hardirg receive many of the unbidden gmests. It is this sort of reception that has entirely changed the atmosphere of the White House from the seclusion which marked the Wilson regime. Mr. Hard- ing follows the custorn of Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Wilson i bi-weekly conferences With the press gallery, otherwise his method is entirely different. This does not mean that any one can run upf the White House steps, drop in and shake hands with the president. No, indeed. President Harding is as closely guarded as were any of his predecessors, but persons with proper credentials can meet him, if they wait his bidding. When President Harding receives the members of the press, on one else is’ permitted 10 be present, as the talks are often con- fidential and the president never quoted, although the correspondent may ftall the story along general lines. At such times Mr. Harding stands at the side of a big mahogany table on which are vases of magnificient roses. By his side are his secretaries, Mr. Christtan and Mr. Forster. Ranged in a semi-circle are the correspondents, usually about one hundred of them. Then the questions begin to pop. always prefaced by the title “Mr. President.” The president always answers them frankly, whether or not he gives the desired information. You see, six years in the senate has brought President Harding and the press gallery men finto far more intimate and friendly touch than has been the case with other incoming presidents. As a result he Lusts the mewspaper men and they trust him. At the end of twenty minutes the conference ends and the correspondents withdraw. On the day referred to there followed the other sort of a reception By this time the waiting room was fililed. There were delegations of women with big pe-| titions for one thing or another in which they were specialy interested. One was| for immediate disarpament, no matter what other countries do; next came a delegation of sturdy men composing the “Quoits Club” carrying a purple case in which were two big silver horse shoes for the president, who excells in pitch- ing quoits; waiting side-by-side with those men was Mrs. Wadsworth, wife of the senator from New York, who carried a big basket of daffodils and in her train were one hundred small boys of the city who want a swimming nool of their own. They had written the pres- ident their plans and he had replied if they would come to the White House he would buy a ticket to the big ball for their benefit soon to be given- with Mrs. Wadsworth as head patroness. The tickets were fifty cents. “Perhaps he'll take two, one for himself and one for Mrs. Harding, and maybe two to give away"—excitedly whispered one of the little chaps as the line waited its turn to be called. Pretty.soon they went in. Then came a tumult coupled with shrill cheers. That “Ole Swimming Hole” scheme struck a responsive chord in the President’s heart. He told the bhoys of the days when he went swimming with his chums, then gave thém $30 for the pool. It fairly took away their breath, but the little chap who had thought $2 almost too much his to hope for, ot back wind in time to vell, “Gee, but 't you great.” Then followed several officers whose decorations. showed them to be gener- als with over sea service; a party of school, girls in gay spring sport suits; senators and congressmen, singly and in groups went in for a few mintues’ talk on patrona Then came a long line of persons Who had been properly vouched for, as every precaution must be taken fo keep out persons of vi- cious purpose. President Warding still stood heside the table with its roses, with the bright sunlight streaming throkeh {1 low windows banked with palms aad ferne, just as he stood two hours earfier whnen %2sttalked with the press. Al (the Visitors now had time to note was the strong,. kindly face of the president and his cordial greeting to each unknown and umbidden guest, for the little line was kept moving by the dexterous but auiet management of his secretaries and aids. The visitors passed out of the room through an opposite door, peeking into the famous cabinet room as they went along. “Don't the president find i\t a tiresome inferruption and a hore o meet all these unknown people right in the midst of his most pressing du- ties?” T asked. “Not a bit of it.” sai his secretary. “He finds it a relaxation. You know he is a firm believer in the ‘people’. He likes to meet the different types. Being president has not chang- ed him one bit.” And so it seems to those of us who have followed him closely through the six years in the semate and the campaign. It is a ten to one guess that the daffodil boys will Sme him down at their ewimming pool, when it is completed, even though some man of high political degree, is kept waiting “to see the president. The confirmation by the semate of General Edwards to the rank of major general is the cause of much grati- fication to the members of the New Eng- land delegation, for they worked long and hard to have him properly recos- nized by the Wilson rezime. And here is a peculiar happenstance connected with the promotion. It was Secretar of War John W. Weeks of Massachu- sette\ ¥hen senator from that state and ranking member on the military af- fairs _committee, who tried in vain te gef from the war department detailed| information as to the ground on which LGeneral Edwards had been deposed as commander of the 26th Division, or to obtain access to the official records. No information was obtained and Senator Weeks and others seeking it got scant courtesy from either Secrefary of War Baker or Chief of Staff March. So the matter went by default, although sharp protests were Tegistered hy men especial- ly interested in the 26th Division. Now Secretary John W. Weeks, whose courteous requests for information met only court refusal from the chief of staff is at the head of the war department. At the touch of‘'an clectric button on the secretary’s desk that same chief of staff now answers the summons and comes to Mr. Weeks' office to recgive dnstructions. Secratary Weoks greets him with all due courtesy, and oniy those few men famiifar with the “re- fusal of information” incident three years ago, realize how completely th: tide of authority has turned, for it is mow hiecretary of ¥Var Vdxils who holds in the hollow of his hands, the tenure in office of the chief of staft. Congressman Tilson I8 presiding of- ficer over the house while it sits in com- mittee debating the army appropriation bl Speaker Gillett ofien selects Mr. Tilspn to preside in committee, the speaker sits only when the house is on regujar session—for Tilson is regarded as the best parlementarian and forceful presiding officer now in the house. When its & foregone conclusion that the com- the revenue there i3 no doubt the offi- cials wil] be glad to do it. for From the weapons that are being sent to postoftioss for protection of the cenals. But that matters little i the ady five and a half|highwaymen are discouraged. mittge will be turbulent and the house unruiy, Tilson is named to sit in the chair. 1lis decisiows are quidk and correct. No matter how great may be the confusion or -how hot-headed ihe leaders of different factions become, Til- son mever loses hig head or his temper. The gharp bang of his gavél and his imperative demand the -committee will “How long do you sunpose we'll be here?” asked the sunburned girl in the white middy who was perched on the edge of the hecalmed sailboat out i middle of the lake. S “Forever, I hove,” she was told by the young man sitting with crossed arms gazing at her cheerfully. “Oh, possibly Wo may get towed in so that we can have the last dance on the programme tonight, but I'm sure we shall miss the dinner at the inn. There Is much. to be thankful for, you see, in the smallest disaster.” “There is mothing small about being sunstruck,” the sunburned girl informed him. “You said You could said a hoat!” “So I can, Arboreta insisted the young man, “but to do so T must have u breeze and somebody certainly has mis- laid this afternoon’s breeze! However, I am perfectly happy for the first time in a long time. It's about the first time Tve been able to talk to vou without Cranfish or Buskirk butting In. g “Never in my life have T seen two men who extended over as much space as those Wwo. Wherever T turn, there they are, and it isn't humanly possible to be elsewhere! When you have a husbang you want—’ “Did _you hring me out here to con- verse about Mr. Buskirk and Mr. Cran- fish?" demanded the sunburned girl, “Far from it.” said the cheerful young man. “T am just sori of gloating over them to myself. 1 like to reveat their names and consider how they must be raging all during their lonesome after- noon. there were other thing: about which T wanted to talk with yor “Then I wish you had selected a spot with a tree on it,” the young woman told aim. “Isn't that a boat coming?” " said the young man without looking around. “Everybody yith sense is on shore this hot dav. Cranfish and Buskirk drove me to this desperate deed. I wanted to propose to you and I never could be sure of seclusion till now.’ “Seclusion ! cried the sunburned girl. with heightened color. “Riznt In the middle of the lake—and every last house along shore has telescopes and field glasses sprinkled over the verandas!” “Well, nobody has managed to hear a conversation through a field glass yet,” the young man reminded her. *“Don't talk about glass lenses when I'm con- versing about matrimohy, Arboreta! Are T nat you o marry me this fall?” -~Ff§m|umiofi of voice the sun- burned girl told him, “I shouldn't be surprised if you had not only the season but' the date and hour for the eeremony all set and the living room wall paper icked out! T mever heard anything’ so absurd and yet so cagual in my lifel I'd never dream of marrying a man Who could be so eal and deliberate: about he proposing to me!” “What would catch ypur interest in the matter?” th: young man asked her. “Really I haven't the least idea ‘how to ask for anything I want except just ask in plain words—and 1 want you aw- fully, Arboretal You seem to be so much more entertained by Cranfish and Bus- kirk that I must confess I've been wor- ried. Somehow, parlor snakes like those two always make a hit with the girls. Yoy aren't—don't tell me yow've picked out ane of those two—" “I came up-to this lake for a rest.” aid the sunburned girl, ‘and I have mo tion of picking out anybody.” ou don't have to,” soothed the cheerful young map, “because I've at- tended to all that. Tve picked out you and it's all settled and you don't have to worry your head at all over the matter! My aim in life is to snare you unneec- essary trouble and strife.” Uni ma the Gr bor the tow of Its faci for er. pre the “The only trouble and strife T've had,” she told him, “have been furnished Dy you! I'm always in trouble explainingiw Why I can't go to places with Whoever asks me hecause you've asked me first and the strife is furnished trying to es- cape from you! Why, the whole resort just sits up and watches us! “Let's give them an eyeful” the young man suggested. “We'll go back and tell ‘em we're engaged—let's, Arboreta!” “I never planned to get engaged while my. nose was actually sizzling with sun- burn,” mourned the pretty girl “Tll| never forgive you for this, Arthu we'll be here hours and hours!” “No, we won't,” sald the young man “The minute you say ves I'll get out an oar and scull in—fifteen minutes and you can dab on creams and acids or the the ant tra it n In the ‘whatever you dab on for sunburn. Ofh- erwise—" “Do it this minute then,” sighed the young woman. 1 suppose T've said yes, Arthur, DAt I'm furious at you! This hasn't been my idea of a proposal at all, so there!"—Exchange. come to order and is oheved without loss of time. Senator Moses, “of has demanded an inv Amaigamated Clothing. United States, saying they ing up the production of clot by keepifig up the cost of living and that moreover he found during his in- vestigations Wwhich secured the depor- tation of Martens, the so called soviet ambassador. Mr. Moses believes the or- ganization is reaching out to almost con- trol the textile workers of the coun- try, and thercby secure complete pow- er of the production of men's cloth- ing. Senator Brandegee is to be one of the Ncuished party who will go te New York today to see Ambassador Harvey off for his post in England. CIDENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY CIDES IN AMERICA ‘Among the English judges who had sen- tenced King Charles 1 to death in 1649 three of them escaped to Amarica and settled at New Haven. They were Gens. Goff and Whalley and Col. Dixwell Whalley was descended fr m a very an- cient family and was a relative of Oliver Cromwell. Goffe was the son of a Puri- tan divine and married a daughter of Whalley. Dixwell was a wealthy coun- try gentleman of Kent and was elected a member of parliament in 1645. On the restoration of Charles 1I to the throne of his r many of the judges were arrested; thirty of them were con- demned to death and ten were executed. The three above named escaped to New ingland. Goffe and Whalley arrived in Boston in July, 1660 ,and took up their residence ' in Cambridge. Fecling inse- cure there, they removed to New Haven, where their unaffected piety won for them the confidence and esteem of the people, and particularly of the minister, Mr. Davenport. Their 2 ent freedom from danger lasted but a few da The preclamation of Charles, offering a large reward for apprehension, and the news that pursuers were on the scent reached them at the time and they were oblized to flee. They took shelter in a rocky cavern on the top of West Rock, where they were supplied daily with food by their friends. They shifted their place of abode from time to time, calling cach locaton “Ebenezer.” and oc: casonally appeared publicly in New H: en. one cccasion they sat under the Neck Bridge, oveg Mill River, while their pursuers passed. and several times they came near fa to their hands. The people . geperally favored their escape. | and for their lives they owed much to Mr. Davenport. Abgqt the time when the pursuers were expecttd at New Haven the Rev. Daven- port preached pubiicly from the text: “Take counsel, execute judgment. make they shadow as ihe nisht in the midst of noonday ; him th ete. sermon had the effect to put the whole town upon their guard and made the people resolve ay not on the concealment of the “outcasts.” The following anecdote is related of Goffe while he w Boston: A fencing master erected a stage and upon it he walked several days defying anyone to a combat of swords. Goffe wrapped a huge cheese in a napkin for a shield and arm- ing himself with a mop filled with dirty water from the pool mounted the stage and accepted the challenge. The fencing master attempted to drive him off, but Goffe skilfully received the thrusts of his sword into the cheese. At the third lunge of his antagonist Goffe held”the sword fast in his soft shield long enough to smear the face of the fencing master with the filthy mop. En- raged, the challenger caught up a broad- sword, when Goffe exclaimed, with a firm _voice: “Stop, sir. hitherto you see I have only played with vou and not at- tempted to harm you, but if you come to me with the broadsword, kmow that I will certainly take your life.” Goffe's firmness alarmed the féncing mpster. who exclaimed. “Who can you be? You must be either Goffe, Whalley or the devil, for- there was no other man in England could beat me.” In the autumn the regicides left New Haven and went to Hadley. While there, eleven years afterward, King|§ While the peo- | Philip's war took place. 1 ple of the town were in the meeting house, observing a fast, a_body of In- dians surrounded them. The. continual expectation ‘of such an event made the inhabitants always go armed to wor-1 ship. They were so armed on this oc-|g casion, and sallied out to drive off the savages. At that moment there appeared in their gnidst 2 man of venerable aspect and singular costume, Who placed him- seif at the head of the people, and Dby causing them to observe strict military tactics, enabled tnem t# disperse the as sallants. The stranger then disappear- ed. The peaple believed an angel had been sent to lead them and effect a vie- fory. The angel was Gen. Goffe . Col. Dixwell was with Goffe and Whal- Jey much of the time of their long exile His later years were passed in New Ha- ven, where he called=himself James Da- vids. He acknowledged his name and his charactes before his death, which oceurred in 1688, about a month pre- vious to the arrest of Governor Andros o ana TWhailey djed in Hadles and it is supposed that their bodies were af- terward secretly conveyed to New Haven. In the old burying ground in that city, in the rear of the Center church, are stones which bear the initials of the regicides The reason given for inscribing only their initials on their stones is a fear that some sycophant of rovalty, “clothed with a little brief authority.” in New England might disturb their remains. (Tomorrow: The Eccentric Sir William Johnson.) IN THE DAY’S NEWS THE VIRGIN ISLAND Just what did Uncle Sam for the $25,000,000 he paid to Denmark for the Virgin’lslands ? A recent spectacular airplane flight by United States Marines from Wash- | ington over the large islands of the West Indies to map out an air line to these latest lands to come under the American Flag has raised the ques- i new. An answer is given by the ing bulietin issued = from tk Washington, D. C., headquarters of the National Geographic Society: “The Virgin Islands are mot remote from other Unifed States goil. Th are hardly more than a stone's throw | from Porto Rico. St. Thomas, tie westernmost of the three larger Vir- gins, is only 40 miles from that island, and the presence of Culebra Island | helonging to Porto Rico, midway by tween the two, ties the new sions still more closely to this elder American brother by adoption. The truly beautiful view that may be had from the 1500-foot peak of hilly St. Thomas includes to the west the dim outline of the Porto Rican coast. “St. John, the smallest of the thr | principal islands the point of view of the United States Government are Thomas Harbor on which is situ-| ated the principal town of the group, B Charlotte Amalie; and Coral Bay on|f# the island of St. John. St. Thoma posses- | Embarrassing Hairs Can be Quickly Remaved (Beauty Culture) Hairs can be easily banished from | the under-arms, neck and face by this quick, painless method: Mix into a| Stiff paste some powdered delatone and water, spread -on hairy eurface and in 2 of 3 minutes rub off, wash the skin and it will be free from hair or blem- ish. Excepting in very stubborn growths, one application is sufficient. To avoid disappointment, buy the de i | | i fresh. tone in an original package and mix $14 514 Telephone 884 NEW SPRING PRICES IN LEHIGH.WILKES BARRE COAL NUT STOVE [EGG No.2 NUT 50c EXTRA IF BASKETS ARE USED JOHN A. MORGAN & SON 514 $13 5 CENTRAL WHARF Jstarbor is probabiy the vest aeveio; harbor in the ceptionally strong hurricgnes. Bay, constitutes an even and better protected [ ) . = These harhors were yvaluable to the with % United er'SO) s ; 2 was even more important that the | s into the hands “The Greater Antill; Lesser smaller digantic crooked arm enclosing the. Caribbean Sea. are at the ‘elbow’ the closest point Europe. polnt stzpame traffic between Europe and S: Centrai it has been said of St. Thomas Har- that they are ‘on the road to every- where. porta falling off of shipping during the war were taken over by the United States, population of s This W portion of the fey w English has always been the predomin- Eng! and bettered school facilities, and has cleaned up and enforced sanitary reg- t Indies, and except from e b Coral entipely undeyels L«! ipace commedious arbor of refuge. urally protect though States in _themselves, but it ited States grevufll' “their ¥ falling possible enemies. made -up_of larger of the West Indies, -.gyi the Antilles, composed of ' the islands. together form " Usipterssting st Losst four year ald, been BB e Tiit el B S “anal, bets New York o er a5t ind Wesl cpasts of Spuih and[td the patience of her motner an America, and between the of her fam y‘:. ter and and the Lesser Antilles. ter chiding her for her l‘.‘l her yery carefully and at The' Virgin Isiandp Past thi last minute. FLe club management an- reed that Culley had fe-d1sd 1o aluh jonight, was called off ac g ®°e* ta: Cing, bul gave o "wiedn. just the qualifications sequ uaifeations seaulred ot FROM THE CONSULAR REPORTS iy “nice little girl.” n Iren "'fi cigaret! d - a’glll'nl'r :nfimffl hoped ghe %":.‘;?E bave ::J:s;' “been §I. e R hclenly: Now. Hele] ey, the Hulgarian . 4 it be lovely It you were and the town of Charlotte Amalig T this fact has been due importance of the town: and the vn in turn has given to the islands St. Thomas and &, John what ims nce they have had in recent years. accessibility, its good harbor, its ilities for coaling gnd storage, and dry dockage and repairs to steam- gave Charlgtte Amalie a place of eminence among ali the harbors of West Indies hefore the war. The Chiacs cotitcal pove nment te tak ' cemitral gover: 3 ing great interest :Tma ilding and the govérnors of Shanhai and Mengel- ia are giving special attention. No fewer than forty-twg American gopn(lvu were purchased by one inese rallway last winter. Irene. wouldn't Jt b t kind of "f'wk:u.q yes, T suppose 0" said Hélen Trene. “but it would be awfully upipte- resting, mother. e Knew Robert, aged three, récelved & number of Easter baskets and bunnies and one aunt had delighted him by hiding colored ekgs in her yard and letting hunt for them. His mother in talking 19 him at night said: “And 46 you kmow. Robert, it made Aunt Mary look just 3 happy &8 you, fer she loves you so much.” Robert replied: and T think Aunt Mary is the whole cheese, mother.' ‘Bhe parents are still wondering where he heard it. a hard blow to its prosperity. November 1917, Soon after they n Aluminum wire Is cheaper than copper wire and lighter. American Virgin Islands had a ightly more than 26,000. not a great deal over haif population in 1835. A large pro- ites are Danes HWUEBASD AND WIFE BOTH SICK Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Comer, Shenan- doah, Va., were both~ il He writes: ‘Rheumatism and bladder trouble was our trouble. My wife had rheumatiom in her arme 50 she could not use them. She has had no troubie stnce taking Foley Kidaey Pilis. 1 don't Rave 1o get up at night w much since taking Foley Kidney Pills, for have I a weak hack.” Backache sii. swollen or stift muecles or joints, tied. languid feeling—yield auickly to Weley Kidney Pills. Lee & Osgood Co. THE PORTEOUS & Mm:um Co. A MAY HOUSECLEANING SALE Heusecleaning time is at hand and every housewife who engages in this Spring Cleanup will find many things in the home that should be renewed. This May Housecleaning Sale offers an opportunity to supply those household needs, at greatly reduced prices. This sale involves special values in Sheetings, Pillow Cases, Sheets, Ticking, Towels, Toweling, Napkins, Table Damask, Bed Spreads, Blankets, etc. The outstanding features of this sale are good variety, standard brands, the high quality of which are known to everyone—AND MOST SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS FROM EVEN TODAY'S LOWERED PRICES. Sale Will Begin Today and Continue for Ten Days EXTRAORDINARY OFFERING OF TABLE CLOTHS Exactly 144 Hemstitched and Scalloped Table Cloths, in assorted patterns — good quality, mercerized Satin Table Damask, in regular every day sizes, formerly sold at $250and$296— On Sale At 99c Each (Not More Than Three to a Customer). language, however, because the de of the islands has ben Jargely h the Uniied States and with the glish West Indian colonies. The Virgin islanders have shown serness to become Americanized. it3 administration of the islapds avy Department has increased Called off Bout New York, April 28—Tho 15-round boxing match between Fred Fulion ind George Culley, which hed beea &r- rangod Tor a Jamaica, Leag istard, SHEETING, PILLOW CASES, SHEETS 36-inch Unbleached Sheeting, (about 500 yards), very special value — PRCER AWM o's.. i s s enleonns Sanod 36-inch Unbleached Sheeting, form- erly as high as 25c—Special price 12}5¢ The well-known “A. C. A.” Feather- proof Ticking—Special price a yard 22¢ 300 Pillow Cases “Constitution” grade, very special value — Price each SR, - TOWELS, TOWELING, ETC. One case of Bleached Turkish Towels, medium size, very special value, at 12%¢ 50 dozen Hemmed Huck Towels, red border—Special price .......... 12Y3¢ One lot of Bleached Turkish Towels —also Jacquard, Fancy Towels, former prices up to 59c — Special 500 yards of Absorbent Crash, ex- cellent quality — very special value 600 yards of Union Linen Crash, bleached and unbleached, splendid weight, formerly as high as 39¢ — 250 yards of “Stevens” high-grade Crash, strictly all linen and 18 inches 100 dozen Turkish Wash Cloths — these WE OBk s 3s < 50« ¢ vosveriit 0 25 dozen Dish Cloths — these we - offer, at . 5¢ 9c . “PEQUOT” PILLOW CASES, 45¢ 300 of the famous “Pequot” Pillow Cases, sizes 42x36 and 40x36 — Special price .........cc000000., 4 Bleached Sheets, size 81x90, excel- lent grade——Special price.......... 98¢ - “PEQUOT” SHEETS, $1.48 Size 81x90 “Pequot” Sheets, un- etqualled for service, a limited quant- ity only, at . $1.48 NAPKINS—TABLE DAMASKS ‘ 50 dozen Hemmed Napkins, a de- : pendable grade- ial price each, . 10¢ 58-inch Mercerized Tahle Damask, in : a good assoriment of patterns — H 64-inch Mercerized Table Damask, selected pattérns, regular £1,00 value HEMMED CROCHET BED SPREADS One case of Hemmed Crochet Bed Spreads, a good serviceable grade — Sptctalphige .. o0 . ogv et iy BEER Other, excellent values in Crochet Bed Spreads, at §3.48and.,,..... $245 FOUR BLANKET OFFERINGS 150 Cotton Blankets, size 50x72 inches—Special price each..,,..... 48¢ Size 114, gray and white “Nearwoel Blankets, formerly $3.50 — Special PRCEE 0. | v anh e aassrs S sk LD One lot of sofled Blankets, both sin- gle and in pairs, former value up to airs of soiled blankets, in white ay mixed wool, former value and $12.50—Spegial price $6.98 $1.50 DAMASK, AT $1.19 This is exceptional value—72-inch Mercerized Table Damask, good selection of patterns, regular value M.Soaa.&.& yord. T LACE-TRIMMED SCARFS, 69¢ 10 dozen Lace-Trimmed Scarfs, as- sorted designs, regular values $1.00 | comessamans stamnassnents s anesas