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Show THE SAUNA SEN. SAUNA. UTAH Child Brides in U. S. Are Many HELP FOR MOTHERS COMBATS BLACKMAIL OF flILlMG DAUGHTERS - Sage Foundation Makes of Marriages. Twentietli century Is no such tiling; certainly not when conditions in a country as intelligent as the United States still make possible the marriage Sur-ve- y s New York. Mure than of u million persons living In the United Slates today have been child brides were less than sixteen years of age when they married or have been married to girls under that age. The great majority of these contrary to popular belief are native white persons of native parentage. These tre h few of the many startling facts revealed in an extended study of child marriages, a preliminary report on which was made public here by the Itusseil Sage Foundation. This situation, says the report, is due in large measure to two causes. The fact that many states require no better evidence of age than the affidavit of one of the candidates for a marriage license, and that the legal minimum marriageable age is still only twelve years for girls and fourteen years for hoys in New York, New Jer sey, 1eiinsylvunlu, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Colorado, Idaho, Maine and Mississippi. The seriousness of the situation becomes even more impressive wtien it is known that the foundation's report classes as child brides only those under sixteen years of age; that it does rot take into account t tie many marriage's of children over sixteen, but under eighteen, and that the total of MT.txXI child brides and husbands of child brides is increased each year by thousands of additional child marriages. Nor have the foundations investigators included in their estimates boys married at seventeen or younger to girls or women older than fifteen, because t he number of such marriages is relatively small. The investigators, acting under the direction of Mary E. Richmond, nationally known authority on family welfare work, visited f0 cities in 28 states. Their field work was followed by exhaustive statistical studies, library research and extended inter- iews and correspondence with representatives of social agencies, jurists, public officials, physiologsts and other authorities on t lie many phases of the problem. The study, which is still under way, e covers not only the problem, hut the whole subject of the administration of marriage laws. The sections of the report dealing with child marriages, prepared by Miss Richmond with Fred S. Hall as collaborator, will be published within a lew weeks and will immediately be brought to the attention of t lie leagues of women voters, marriage-laadministrators. school authorities, state and local legislators, clergymen and social the welfare agencies throughout country. A tin illustration of the public apathy in t tie matter, a section of the report cites t he fact that in 14 states, it is legally possible for a girl to marry at an earlier nge than that at which sl e is permitted to become a wage-cerneThe marriageable age of girls has remained Rn inactive issue in these stales, says the report, while their educational and child welfare agencies lave kept the age of leaving school and of entering industry a burning two-third- (Copy for This Deportment Supplied by American Legion News Service.) J ? A Sf y Honor Memory of Last of Hawaiis Royal Line retire and Mrs. Louise Wise Lewis, heiress to tlie $GO.(XX),xxj fortune of the late Henry M. Flagler, who lias enlisted tlie aid of friends, detectives and attorneys in her attempt to combat tlie apparent blackmail attempt against herself and her young husband, Lawrence Lewis. Tlie leading character is a governess who used to work for her, who was recently arrested in a southern city with diamonds, money and letters which it was said laid been stolen from Mrs. Lewis. Yanks Find Tomb Older Than Tuts s- n r. Heller Gets Help From Pygmies expressed go Into a desire to other work, Na- tional Commander d child-marriag- James F. Burton, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, formerly adjutant of tlie Iowa department of tlie American Legion, was recently named as assistant adjutant by National Commander Janies A. Drain. There lias been no assistant national adjutant since National Adjutant Russell Crevls-towas promoted from that position to tlie national adjutancy. Mr. Crevlston has during tlie present year been serving also as general secretary of the American Legion endowment fund movement, in addition to performing tlie duties of the adjutancy. Tlie pressure of tlie work became too great and Mr. Barton was appointed to assist ldm. Shortly after my election Ht St. Raul Crevlston Honolulu. Tlie birthplace of Prince Jonah Kuliiu Kalaniunaole, last titular member oi tlie former monarchy of Hawaii, who served tlie territory as its delegale to congress for more than twenty years, is to he restored to tlie condition in which it was 50 years ago. and Also it will Lie maoe a week-envacation spot for members of tlie OrIt is situated der of Kamehameha. at Kuwalu, Koloa, island 'f Kuul. A wide stone seating place about eighty feet long, from which the kings and chiefs watched tlie hula dances and games in past years, remains and will lie utilized by tlie society. Boston. A cable received by Dr. George A. Reisner, professor of Egyptology at Harvard and director of Museum tlie Harvard university-liostoof Fine Arts Egyptian exposition definitely establishes the tomb just discovered by tlie expedition near tlie Giza pyramids as being some 1,700 years older than tlie torn!) of and of a period of which little lias been discovered heretofore. Tlie cable was from Alan Rowe, chief assistant of the expedition, an Australian who liar, been working with Doctor Reisner for three years. Dated About 3,000 B. C. 1 lie text of tlie cable, ns extended by Doctor Reisner, was made public ns follows: Tlie new tomb reported from the exexcavations of tlie Harvard-Rostois Giza at the ee.iy important pedition intact tomb yet found previous to Dynasty VI. It is to be dated to tlie time of King Seneferu, tlie first king of Dynasty IV, the predecessor of Cheops, that is, a period of 100 years u)i to about 3000 B. C. "Tlie new tom!) Is situated about ore. 100 meters due east of the great pyraThis century has often been mis- mid of Cheops. During tlie final clearnamed the century of the child,' ing of tlie rock surface a patch of In suiter truth, with white plaster was noted which covered says the report. a quarter of the full term behind us. masonry consisting of massive blocks It must tie acknowledged Hint the laid in plaster. On removing tlie plas- - with girls who have these troubles." Mrs. Quigg, 210 Main Street, Roy- COMMANDER DRAIN NAMES ASSISTANT of children. Such conditions constitute only a small part of the body of evidence against exaggerated claims of advance in the matter of child welfare, but they are a part which lias not yet been developed in any detail. In the matter of child marriages no group in any section of the United States lias yet given serious attention to t he social effect of existing laws and to their necessary daily adaption iu the license offices. R should lie noted, says the introduction to the report, that these fyets concern the general public also, and parents more than any oilier one section of tlie public." New Discovery Goes Back to Fourth Dynasty. t tie Mrs. Quigg and Mrs. Betton Tell in the Following Letters What Is Best To Do - ter a stairway was disclosed filled with blocks of stone, also laid In plaster. Find Alabaster Sarcophagus. At 6 meters down tlie shaft a closed recess was found in the shaft wall which consisted of a bull's head and legs, matting and pots. At 20 meters the top of tlie burial chamber was reached on tlie south side of the shaft. The bottom of tlie shaft was readied at 30 meters. On removirj the top course of stone in the masonry block which closed tlie door of tlie burial chamber the chamber was seen to lie about 18 feet long by 12 feet wide. Inside was an alabaster sarcophagus intact and on the collin lay an elaborate woven gold mat with a line of incised hieroglyphics. giving tlie name which seems to tie tlie name of the person buried in tlie coffin. Tlie name indicates that she was a lady, probably a princess. Tlie posts of tlie sarcophagus are sheathed in gold and tlie floor of the dumber is covered with vessels of bronze and alabaster and a quantity f gilded wooden furniture which Is in bad condition. This tomb Is not that of either Seneferu or Cheops. R was in existence when the first pyramid at Giza, that of Cheops, was bnill. and the superstructure of the tomb must have been cleared away by the architects of Cheops when they built the rause'cvr which led from tlie valley to (lie temple in front of tlie Cheops pyramid, Tlie tomb Is to he dated probably to tlie reign of Senefrr:,. Nelnt-Sene-fer- RUBBER THRIVES IN PHILIPPINES Para Trees Stand Force of Seasonal Typhoons. Manila. Iara rubber trees will tlourisli in the southern provinces of the island of Luzon within tlie typhoon belt, is the conrhiMoii rea lied I'ratitch. agent of tlie Departby A. ment of Agriculture, who lias just returned from an extensive trip through the provinces of Aihny and ('amarines . Stir. "Sonic 4(,HK) Iara rubber seeds were purchased by me in Singapore ami brought tu the Philippine islands In 1:112." said the report. The government look a keen interest in this movement to encourage rubber growing, and was employed several months in making a campaign in ('amarines and Al m.v provinces to interest tlie people m tlie cultivation of the rubber tree. "In most cases the seeds were given to caFetakers cf distant hemp pianta lions. The trees from these seeds matured. and in their turn produced seeds which dropped, germinated and produced young trees. I counted more limn (KXt large rub her trees of twenty incites or more In and found one tree circumference, which measured 31) indies in girth. .' counted 108 small rubber trees unde me large tree. "Tlie impression widely drculatei 'hat Iara rubber trees will not flourisl in tlie area where typhoons prevail h Urof. Edmund lieiler. big game hunter and cluei of the iiiaiuuiai division a myth. It is certain Unit these tree of tlie Field museum. Chicago, with two of tlie pygmies found in tlie Belgian will stand any storm, as they sway Ir. Congo. These natives are tlie smallest people In the world and live deep in the strongest wind like bamboo. "I ton thoroughly convinced Hint rubflu Iturl forests, being scii'om approachable by white men. The pygmies are ber trees will thrive .wherever nhecn aiding Professor Heller in bunting specimens of the okapi, a rare forest (hemp) trees are successfully grown.' I Drain said. Only at my insistence and express request did lie consent to stay through my administration. So it became necessary to obtain un assistant who might take over tlie duties of national adjutant after (revision retires. Jim Barton was recommended by ('revision after u careful consideration hud been given to other possibilities." Tlie new assistant national adjutant was horn in Seneca, Wis on January IT, i S8(). He entered tlie service as a first lieutenant within ten days after war was declared in 11)17. He was assigned to duty with Company G, Second infantry, Iowa National Gunn!. He was promoted to captain in less titan a month. He saw service with Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-sixt- h machine gun battalion, lie was with Company D, Three Hundred and Twenty-seconmachine gun battalion He was in the army of occupation. also for a time Judge advocate In Base Section, No. 6, of the A. E. F. lie was discharged from service at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on August 8, 10111. Barton began ids active work with the Legion as conmiaiAlor of Fort Dodge post 130. He was elected to that position before the first national convention in 1010 and served until tlie full of 1020. He was then appointed adjutant of the Iowa department and held that position until his appointment us assistant national adjutant. As adjutant of tlie Iowa department, he was in a large measure responsible for tlie splendid record of that department, which lias come to lie recognized as one of tlie outstanding leaders in Prominent LegionLegion activity. naires of Iowa regretted losing Barton, who has been identified so closely with their department since its very beginning. Barton is a inwyer by profession, lie was educated at Fort Dodge high school and took a course in law at tlie University of Iowa. d LOOK TO THE LEGION JOSEPH HORR1GAN, pastor of St. Thomas church at Kenosha, Wis., speaking of tlie destiny of the AmerID KV. ican Legion recently, said ersford, Pa. Mrs. Bettons Letter run-dow- run-dow- DAUGHTER OF MRS. QUIGG SIO MAIN ATAEIT, ROYtRtFORD, FA. My daughter Royersford, Pa. was sickly from the time she was 13 years old, and when she was 15 she was irregular and also had severe headaches and pains in her sides and back. She was this way about six months before I began giving her Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound regularly although she had tried it before. It helped her very much. She is not bothered by any more, and h as not missed but one days work. We recommend it to other mothers Chimney Waste Checked Toothache Closed School Most of the furnaces anil many of tlie later designs lost a large percentage of their heat through the chimney. Electrical engineers arc now beginning to check tills waste with new devices. To date they have succeeded in converting into energy 1)3 per cent of tlie heat units of the fuel used. Mrs. Bessie Hooper has a school of one pupil near Kelso, Wash. One day recently her pupil developed a severe toothache and school was closed while the teacher took her to tlie nearest dentist, it took two days to make the trip, get tlie tooth doctored and return. Chilclr0 MOTHER Fletchers Cas-tor- ia is a pleasant, harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups, especially prepared for Infants in arms and Children all ages. To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of Proven directions on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend Extremes Meet Building Sets Record During tlie past three years there has been expended for new building in tlie United States somewhere between $ 4, (XK), ())(), 000 and $10,000,-000,0K- ), and Hie year 1024 1ms seen a larger amount expended for building than any previous year. : 1 What happens to you 1,000 miles from home is always interesting. Lowcost. Transportation Star (Sil Cars Six Legionnaires in Senate; 45 in House Tiiere arc now six American L. in the senate, according to islative officials of tlie American Le The hi'esi Leginn in Washington. in tlie senate ids seat to take gionnaire is Hiram Bingham of Coffnecticiit. win fills tlie vacancy left by tlie death The oilier Le Senator Rrandegee. in the are: Brook senate giennaires hart, Iowa ; Elkins. West Virginia ; lloweil, Nebraska: Means, Colorado: Reed, Pennsylvania. There are 45 Legionnaires in tlie house, more than lit per cent of the total number of represen'ntiv es. THE STAR SEDAN g'mn-naire- s -g Propose Memorial Bridge The erection of a memorial lirldgi across tlie Schuylkill river at tlie sit i built a where General Washington crossover for his troops lots been proposed by tlie George N. Altlioiise post of tlie American I.cgon nt Norristown Pa. Other suggestions calling fur improvements In Valley Forge park have been made by tlie Legionnaires, wlm bine forwarded their proposals lincliot for con.siih ratii u it. The National Gcorgruphic society tells ns that within tlie last few decades only two Eskimos have been overcome by heat one in Hollywood and tlie other in hades. Williams Purple Cow. it Is difficult to persuade men that tlie love of virtue is tlie love of A better citizenship and more sincere churchmen living tlie principles of good moral conduct will make of all of us better Ingredients in this maelstrom of humankind. Live and breathe and exhale your religious principles. You cant keep tlie law of tlie land if you violate the laws of your God. Tlie people of America today look to the members of tlie American Legion for a good start in this direction. They believe that the American Legion embodies tlie noblest specimens of American manhood. Because of this tlie country looks to tlie hoys that gave tlie greatest and noblest service in the time of need as tlie real leaders of the land I want to tell yoa Ridgely, Md. how much good your Vegetable Compound has done my daughter. Before she started taking your medin cine she was in a nervous, condition, so that she could hardly sleep at night. She always had a pain in her side and sometimes cramps so that she would have to go to bed. She is a schoolgirl and was going to school only half the time because she n was so weak and she could not stand it to walk there some days. She was this way for three or four years. She had been reading your advertisements in the different nt .. and she noticed that some of the girls and women had suffered just as she had. So she took Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound and is a lot better. With the first bottle everybody could see a big change. She can go to school every day and can eat just as much as anyone else, when before she did not have any appetite. We have told others about the medicine, and we are perfectly willing for you to use these facts as a testimonial. We are also willing to answer letters from other women concerning the help my daughter has received from the Vegetable ComMrs, Joseph Betton, pound. Ridgely, Maryland. Star Motor The incomparable Star chassis, the Million-Dolla- r and the modern roomy and comfortable body of the Star Sedan offer a total value per dollar of cost that warrants first low-co- st consideration by all of the millions who seek transportation. 2292 Star owners report an average cost of 114 cent per mile for mechanical repairs and replacements. 2292 owners report an average of 23 8 10 miles per gallon of gas. 2292 owners report an average of 9817 miles per set of tires. 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