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tin xv n .'-i , V 01 ..--.,:... : .T-"'. ........ . w ,, ' 'Society CUissiiihd', :' ..J - i ' - SECTION TWO : (Page'lto8 v r CL:EAN AND VIGOROUS J i v ! 1 L ' ' ' " . - 4 ' - ! ' SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAB V 'A i 1 .... . - it, .fiAT.PM nPTirnM CTTMT.4V imurnvn if voo Hrtoa , ?;"? r . - .... : i. .: .-; i : i' : t--..- -TinTrrn titfi. rvrres m MM-Wem-tymTftW8i. Emer& 'IkcreaBeff Field Vof W$ 46 01 it- Liective V . xeurers rrmcipai wnaress . atKJf dimal Dedication of New Building on May lp ? . (Followinr is the dedication address aa defered in full.S .sumostiSOOTyears aaroRobert Gtishmiin iiri,ti Now ' s England congregation of Pi!jrrims?You came to this country I . ; prpprety or popularity' This is. a significant judgment, an i epigrammatical statement reflecting a transcendent phase of r . numan. progress, ior it was a clear reyersal of the general i. ' : , j and age-old order. -V- : J f - ' - - - 1 to.v s In the beginning God commanded jhxan to "subdue the . eartn and to nave dominion over,it. $ Through the ages since '.then man has been subduing the earth and claiming it- for , liimself. Each person, ; his : fought .for, -his little portion, .n xougnt to aeiend ,itrtrom the claim of others, fenced it about and formulated Jaws to assure his undisputed -possession of ; his field or factory or mine or home. J Naturally in the course ' of this struggle, the instinct of self-preservaiton and ; self- promotion would. jbe deepened. Selfishness to a degree' is : necessary; there must be rewards for effort and there must be the accumulation of possessions for the maintenance and ' the further promotion of business. 'No .one .can endure to ', .toil and to suffer without reward ; t. is .necessary that there snouia Jt)e the inner and the outer motive. So too there must ' , be the gathering together of goods against the. time of non production and ta maintain progress. But this type of school ing alone leads to an exaggerated selfishness -which respects not the rightsneither jknows the rights, of others, n : -. ' . In the fullness of time, therefore,' the break came in" this r prograiCof Tgelfipreferemnfc when Christ1 introduced the red thread of service. The world has experienced no greater reQluUopryl social 3ecree.i iMTo.love God" was a command which men easily understood and easily; interpreted -in the . light jpf theur Town-desires. But , "to Jove .your neighbor,, as : yourselT' brought in that fundamentally, distrubing element . intended to, work a reversal of the ancient-order. i ; i--- - j - The momentum of -the. centuries of self-devotion was not stopped: self-interest-still 'controlled, but running 'parallel - withJt was the red .thread of sacrifice' for the good of other 4 . m . . . 4 a ' . -- v - i - - t ., a . At people, ssmce tnat aecreeaspronouncea ana uvea oy .ine Savior Of men the contest has been between the excessive Jjemphasis; upon property anC.e'-rWlitfui'rcJation t-people. j Christ caused the race to ask ,'Whicb is worth more, 4 things or men Ha The answer comes easily to one lips ; any- . , one Knows tnac men are wortn more-MXJutit.-Dnngs.A crisis " - in a man's life wheiv he in actual fact does' decide .that .his neighbors are to . be esteemed ' and cared ' for as he esteems and cares) for himself. ? I - ; ' tug most a cionous nazes - oi nistorv are tnose .wnicn speak "of the struggle of inan to . claim his 'right to be as against - the rights of material things. The record, of the 'abolition bf legalized slavery is no more than the story of the .rise, ot ai full-appreciation of -fellow man, In like manner, the advancement of woman to a uniform .-place with man, ' the protection of childhood, the endeavor to securer a living wage, the "prohibition amendment- itself , : are rail milestones orrthfs journey "from" uncontradicted selfishness toward a 'finer altruism. -TTiese achievemenUgive'great encourage- inent and create'a vast "hope."" Ther are' "fine instincts-in . (Continoed 6.) j f Lenine's Widow Rjetaihing . I Faithm Early, Theories Nadleshda ("Hope") Krupskaya, constant; Companion and ! Promoter of Mate, Raised to Forefront of Power, ' ' . ,: , , Popularity and Prestige 1 V MOSCOW. (By Associated Press.) Madam Nadieshda '(Hope"!) Krupskaya, widow of Nicholas lnin, is considered , by all communists as "the keeper pf Lenin's faith.-, .t ; rX In all Lenin's bold revolutionary activities, Madam Krup- ekaya, (her maiden name) was the constant companion and prompter of her husband. rThe obscurity of the rest of Rus eian women has raised her to the forefront of. power, popu larity and prestige. t ( ' v - V ' 'Followers bf the' founder of Bolshevism see in- his widow the living symbol of Leninism., Many of her. friends say she was the inspiration :ahdtfeal motive force; behind Lenin's i enterprises. Although she is not a member of. the Central ' executive committee non of the powerful .Political bureau' of the Communist party, 'her -influence1 in all party affairs is 3 apparent. : ' i ' MadamLenin'is'a memberb"f the Central controlling com anission of the party, which makes rules and regulations for the admission -of ew" Jne'mbers and the "conduct and political t , education of old members. In the now: historic controversy with the Communist party which resulted in -the virtual dis ; nissal and exile olLeonTrotsky, whol was Lenin's lifelong : . friend, lladairi Ienin was primarily responsible for effecting , -a reconciliation ramong the party dictators and restoring Trot .i.sky?toood.s1dmg.t;;::Bi V itf-.-rr: :) ; . Outside of Communist party affairs her most important Work is in the domain of education;-' She is a member of the Collegium of the Commissariat: of .Education; in charge of . Jthe department which deals with the removal; of illiteracy ' among, adults and the socalled political education of the jmisseaC - She"is' also a; member of the; All-Russian Central . texecutive committee, the: so-called Parliament of. the Russian Republic, and a member of the Moscow Soviet.1 - Under her eupervlsion thousands of books ; and pamphlets are issued - furthering the knowledge of science: amongf the masses and ' the political aims of the Soviet; - z--i t The most.striking characteristic of t3Iadam Lenm ls her ? inodesty and simplicity of manner .and of life. Like her hus- - band, she lives and: dresses . inost simply, and without pre- - tention. ' Her small two-room apartment in ine xvremun ' would serve as little more than a storeroom for the average - iAjnerican, wcmsn: ; Although she speaks in! .calm sincere, fen" f f ected manher7she is a woman of strong ponvictions and of VjI'tirtTcrcercKar&cterr I ladamLenin'canie ira : nobla but poor f amlly." -She" was - l-rn in Her father, who was a man of advanced, liberal - . f T M . . .' ' i r M f I w TtvoScciiohfplFarn TrainCrashiEscapesMira - mm t P 4 " '.'X -v h - 1 i r ,J. When 'tiro - Ructions of the f- mons - Seminole Xlmlted train met t Jasper, AIa.,: north of Birming ham 1 with -the este shown above members of the- crew and the first passengers-4 who crawled from the coaches expected a wholesale loss of life, t ; A Jcheck-np reTealed hot one man seriously ; injured. no - Queen of Missouri. : i 3 Of s. 5 CnlralPreA Photo ' X v Miss Dorothy Dysan.-aboTe. fca ust . been chosen queen of; the May by stuaents at the Uniyerstty of Missouri, which she t. attends. She is one of thev-most- popular girls at that, university. V fjfioretnorsf) .. .. Following up df coratlons .from Ions ; othehors, ?faJ. jGen. Charles 1. Kummerall : presented Cat.'Iiea ef JV S.' tocp r?'. se- TelC.wiljij m bronze; .tablet CO m memorallTe 'of the ' heroic Jscue of jtrvwot Brit tsh ship j Ant hony. The award was conferred; in the name pf'the American people." gro. - One"? baggage ear-"' plowed through and came' to rest on top of a similar car in the other see tlon and the baggage man escaped unhurt. v ' ' : ! . Vanderbilt IsfFumAid foi$His Tabloids ? ;: ! Motion Jficturie actors (jiijnaD Fr orri Humble; Bife Intimate Glimpses of Early. Strcgnes,Kevealed In Story-of vyeu unown Figures on Silver screen, many i ? f o 'Dropped. by' Wayside . p ' i ; HOLLYWOOD. CaL (By serge suitjs have been supplanted! ed garments. : Flossy fur imitations have given way to sables Instead of hall bedrooms, there Associated Press.) Shiny by arrays of , English-tailor-; are fine homes.f Trip!3 to ... The journalistic affairs of Cor nelius Vanderbilt Jr. have reached a crisis aa the result of the action of his father. Brig. Cen. Cornelius Vanderbilt,' in refusing, to finance his son's newspaper, activities fur ther. The refusal comes as young Vanderbilt' states frankly that he must ; haye. S300.000 ,' to carry his papers f over the next six months or face their retirement. . Corne Hus Vanderbilt, above,-and hls.'j ther.l--r..;;vV' : " ' ' ' Radio Raises Mystery Tenor to Fame m t 4 .W-',,-v.:-y ' "- " ? v ( 'TO ? v ifejv-;.:...v.v.':':-:-:-?'--:. J If if i Masked aid. mysterious . singer, Irish , tenor, jls bidding: for fame of John McCormack fla the radio. He . steadfastly .refuses , to', reveal his identity or show-, his whole face, - .Possibly you've heard him sing from VVMCA, .New York. Millions Await This IMtte) Miss ; fV' ' - M . i " -' I C - " - l - .."-'x-:::?.-: ' . ; '-:".'--.-:-:-: i , . ; - . ' ' ' ' ' ':iv. ( - , V 3 , 1. , - J Gloria. Laura Vanderbilt Jias fortune- ofi9S.300.fHM. await ing her as ahef reaches the tender : age of twwyearsw Georgo .W. Wick ersham, ' noted.: attorney: and i her guardian, recently filed, a; bond to cover that amount, so it could be turned over Jo hert , : WhvoltUioii Giiris Were Made 1 ' . s -Steps may, be taken to- preserve ruins of what" va America's most important munitions factory . in Reyolution pf '76. This Is aU that remains .of the cannon - and can nonball factory of" Washington's army, located near Ilcllamf Pa. . Europe, fmce confined to riitjims, now receive no more tnougnt than visits to Florida l-:tyr' 'yr 1 : Such has been life to many, of the movie stars .who bah in the age of one-reel thrillers, when ?5 a day was considered a fat ' salaiy. ' ' . , . -'.' ."" : " ' : ' ; " . - : ' . i To the! millions that throng the picture houses, . this.might seem as if a fairy had waved her wandV But to, the players the change has been written; jr l weeks, months and "years of toil, repaid by rapid progress t a neV Industry.- After I a career on the stage,! which began, at.the cre of ; five-and led to Belasco productions, Mary Pickford entered motion pictures as an extra under David Warjc Griffith. From $5 a day, jshe advanced until in lp!6, the Mary Pickford Film : corporation was organized. The star had a drawing account of $10,000 aweek, with 50 percent of the profits-a rcmun-. eration representing, the highest amount ever paid a woman in pictures or any other professpn at the.timd. : y-K Today, she is one of the leading' figures in the United Artists Corporation and is . receiving a much larger income. The other member of the family, Douglas Fairbanks, how ever, has 'never known a poor salary in the movies, He came in at a time whn producers were offering high pay to induce stage stars to appear on the , sben. This, littler era .was marked by the f act'that Fairbanks and William S. Hart were among the very few to remain wth pictures. r :" ' . . r . $hortfr after Miss Pickf ord went with Griffith, the Gish girls, Dorothy ? and Lillian, joined tho director as extras. Lillian's fame came in The Birth of a Nation." Her latest vehicle was "La Boheme." Dorothy also starred in several of Griffith's special productions and her last appearance was in "Nell Gwyn," an English film. . , -j - , ? Wallace Beery was an Animal trainer and the a baritone singer with , a stock:; company. His first salary .with tho -movies' was little more than the $20 he had received as a' warbler, j Now he owns a home In Hpllywood, two mountain cabins, a jstable of horses a.nd id a member of "20 clubs and 4 lodgeS.:; ..,ftV : ,"V pl2'. The Marquise de la Falaise de la Co.udray, better known as Gloriai Swanson,' came along a- little 'later: as a bathing beauty in! short comedies, t Soon she may have a company of her.own in the United Artists group, v. V. , - , - ' Norm and- Constance , Talmadge and Dolores Costello . were little more than kids when jthey played bits in the one reelers which "brought John Burmy "and Flora Finch to the heighth of their fame. . V", !' VW-' . Charlie Chaplin inade his screen debut in-1914 and three years latr signed a contract toi make ' eight two-reel com edies at a; salary of $1,000,000. Today, he is one of the Unit- ed, Artists' clan. h E::1:. & ;- . ) Fifteen years ago, Ricardo Cortez' was making $22 a' week in the movies. A hard climb brought him to the top, and he now is working in "Sorrows of Satan,". which Griffith: I is making A fireman's seat in a railroad ; r. engine, coal mines, timber par. " - ' - King's Ransome in Wealth Lost oh Point PdsseSsioh Records Deposited by Cap- . .- K w ...... .... Boatmen Endeavoring to Locate j tain Cook Hundreds of .Years Ago, in First Saiang Ship , Seen by Aboriginies : . ... ; t forts are )eing made by.boatmenl plying Cook Inlet MJpcate records deposited by captain cook nanareas oi years ago on Point Possession, a tableland jutting into the upper inlet, s t is believed these are in th, hands Of members of the. old Russi4n colony about NinUchik, or were preserved by the natives fallowing, their J disco verjr of the stone monument erected by Cook on the occasion of his first visit to the large waterway! bearing' his name.;'. , f. : -0 : " .. Captain George Howe Sr., one .of jthe oldest skippers in Alaskan waters, gives the legend narrated to him by an old. Indian chief telling of .Cook's historic visit about as follows: , . ; Captain Cook brought his ship to anchor near Kenai. ,It Was the first time the aborigines had ever beheld a sailing vessel. Tjiey decided to send one man out in his birch canoe to reconnoiter the. strange craft, .to ascertain if its mission was hostile or friendly. He was instructed to give a signal with his paddle if .hostile. v i W--:": X?"- ? ' '' ' When the native came close to the schooner, Captain Cook by signs prevailed ori him to come iboaTd where he was shown , piles of trade good and finally dressed out in lancy ciomes. He was made to understand that fcll the Indians could have such things and others in exchange.for. furs., j ' When the Indian returned to shore he was a marvel to behold, and was'oressed for exoianations. He. conveyed the myitatiorilto trade and the Indiaris Joaed their canoes with" fine furs and barter began "Bale after bale of costly sea otter, beaver, rnartenlmink-and, other furs that today would command a King's ransome were taken, out to the schooner and swapped for goods. Several days were consumed in me transactions. '-'- ! ! j At tnei conclusion ot-tne trading; uapiain vxxjk sauca,n Point Possession, disembarked- abd erected a large stcne cairn in wmcn he , -deposited recoras-tjr ms voyage ana ex perience. ! For years--this monument stood and was visi I J by many . Indians, It was cherisied fas . a memento 'cf ,t.o Then the tides began to rip at the forelands, -cutting r.v y . the bankl. ! To save the records they ivere removed and tr.. i to what is now Ninilchik where thjy y! era handed dovrn fr, ri chief to chief for more than a century, and then &izz : : :r I.- .The Indian chief believed they eventually cr.rr.o in to r - session of ; the earlier Russians v,nd eecaped fr..i i ;.' Fli settled thjj Jnl;J-j