Pontifical Mass Marks Another Tercentenary
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At Leonardtown, Md., where Catholic priests landed 300 years ago to bring their religion to the North
American continent, more than 10,000 persons gathered recently at a solemn Pontifical mass to celebrate the
historic event, l.eonardtown, that now has a population of about 1,000, was the spot at which Lord Baltimore
and a small band of Catholic refugees landed in 1634.
Michigan Quadruplets Celebrate Sixth Birthday
Four Girls
Mark Their
Sixth Milestone
Four famous children, the Morley
quads, are here shown on their sixth
birthday, in their home in Lansing,
Mich., with books received as birth
day gifts, and dressed in their new
birthday clothes. Left to right are:
Edna A., Wilma B., Sarah C., and
Helen D. Morley. The middle ini
tials of the quadruplets form the
first four letters of the alphabet.
Bearing a striking similarity to each
other and dressed identically, the
quadruplets are difficult to distin
guish apart. Even their parents
have a hard time.
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Bar Couples on Faculty
Logan, Utah.— Utah State Agri
cultural college trustees decided re
tently that when a man and his
'ife both are on the faculty, the
one most capable will be retained
and the other dismissed.
Fair Warning to All Motorists
TK TOWN HAS NO
^HOSPITALS
DRIVE WITH CARE
m RwaoiPH
The town of Randolph, Mass., doesn’t wish to have any injured mo
torists on its hands, for there is not a single hospitnl in the place.
Travelers are warned to be careful by this sign at the town’s border line.
Dr. Macfarland
President of
Women Medics
Dr. Catherine Macfarland of Phil
adelphia is tlie new president of
the Medical Women’s National as
sociation which held its annual con
vention in Kansas city.
Varied Projects Aided by PWA Allotments
T Here are three examples of the many and varied projects that have been made possible by allotments of
(funds from the Public Works administration: 1—New barless state prison colony at Norfolk, Mass., which re
ceived $7(53,000. 2—Storm drains In the orange country of California, being constructed with PWA money. 3—
't'he new Point of Pines bridge carrying New England resort traffic from Lynn to Revere, Mass.
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
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1—Scene in the Socialist convention at Cleveland, Ohio, where Noruian Thomas was nominated for Presi
dent of the United States. 2—President Miguel Mariano Gomes o*.’ Cuba, behind the chnlr, accepting the trans
fer of office from Provisional President Burnet in Havana. 3—Impression machines In the bureau of engrav
ing and printing in Washington stamping the official seals on the bonus baby bonds.
Kiwanians Make
Plans for 20th
Annual Meeting
llarper Gntton of Madisonville,
Ky., president of the Klwanls Inter
national, who will preside at nil ses
sions of the service organization’s
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twentieth nnnual convention to be
held in Washington, June 21 to 25.
Delegates from every state In the
Union and from foreign countries
will be present nt the convention
which will be addressed by na
tionally known speakers.
Paying Homage to the Conquerors
Led by tlielr aged chieftain, these conquered Ethiopian natives give an
awkward attempt at the Fascist salute as they greet'the smartly garbed
general, Rodolfo Grazlanl, lender of II Duce's southern nrinles In Ethiopia.
, “Wall Paper*’ Stocks Come Back
Stock certificates which had depreciated to the point where they were
< good only as wall p.'Kter and which were used as such In the “Milllon-Dol
lar Koom” of the Union League club of Chicago, are being removed from
the wall and returned to their donors, since some have “come back’’ In
value.
“Gold King” of
the Philippines
Visits Washington
John W. Haussermann, so-called
“Gold King" of the Philippines, ar
rived In Washington from Manila.
Declaring that the Island common
wealth Is the richest country In the
world, Mr. Haussermann expressed
the hope that the United States gov
ernment would be liberal and help
ful during the first years of the
commonwealth.
Commemorative Exercises on Dewey’s Flagship
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Philadelphia, Pa.—Part of the crowd that watched the Dewey day parade also joined In the exercises
aboard the flagship Olympic. The ceremonies commemorated the thirty-eighth anniversary of the battle of
Manila bay.
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ALTHOUGH customers seldom
came Into the store at night,
it was part of Jadd Haines’ Job to
keep It open until nine. He often
decided laconically, as he seated
himself before the coal stove, that
It was lucky for him he could
spend so much time dreaming. And
he enjoyed It, too, this dreaming
of the day when he could get be
yond the hill-country into the cit
ies where there wns laughter ami
music the same ns you heard over
the radio. Of course, It wasn’t so
pleasant when his dreams were In
evitably grounded by a grim real
ity—money. At least five hundred
dollars he would need to go “in
style.” Such an Impossible amount
that It wns fortunate the store
cash never exceeded fifty dollars.
He was thinking along these
lines when a couple, typical of the
hardy hill-folk, entered. Wizened,
they were, and you noticed it all
the more because their eyes were
so bright.
The man spoke first. "Is thar a
courthouse hereabouts where we
can get married?”
“Why, yes, there’s a courthouse
’cross the way, but It’s too late to
night. You’ll have to stay over un
til tomorrow morning.” /
The old man wiped his brow In
fatigue. “We come a long way.
Couldn’t make It no earlier."
His bride-to-be patted his hand
consolingly. “One more day ain't
much. We can stay up to Cousin
TIllle'N over night.”
“ ‘Tain’t the stayin’ part thnt
worries me," the prospective bride
groom said, then paused ns tils eyes
roved about the store until they
rested on n safe In the corner. He
looked at It a while, then turned
hack to the clerk and studied him
carefully,
Jadd was becoming uncomfort
able when the old man spoke,
“Young feller,” he said, “you ’pear
honest to me. I wnnt to put this
money In the safe 'tit mornin’. 1
don’t trust cousin Tlllle's man n
mite.” He took the purse from
the woman and handed it to Jadd
Jadd took It, knowing perfectly
well thnt he couldn’t put It In the
safe; thnt was beyond his domain
The mnn wns saying wistfully,
“Thar’s nine hundred of ’em In
thnt. We snved quite n spell for
that"
Jndd muttered something unin
telligible ns the trusting pair made
their way off. He was left standing
with the nine hundred. Four hun
dred dollars more than he needed 1
He looked at the clock on the wall.
Its ticking was suddenly«llke a vol
ley of rhythmic hammers. Eight-fif
teen—thirty minutes until the only
night train to the city pulled In. The
train would take him to the city
that had music and lights.
He stood there, a solitary figure,
his Imagination picturing the new
scenes that were now within his
reach. Ills eyes saw streets crowd
ed with friendly people and shining
with lights of brilliant hues. . . .
And all at once another sort of light
came into his vision. Lights that
had been soft and starry, lights
that shone from the eyes of a wiz
ened old lady—a bride-to-be. And
still ngaln nppenred a different sort
of light, proud, defiant, that had ac
companied the words of the groom.
“We saved quite a spell for that.”
But something that had always
threatened the cash register still
persisted. It was saying that# the
little lilll-town had a heart; a great
big heart that would shower the
poor couple after he was far be
yond apprehension.
The purse was still clutched
tightly in his hand. He wished
suddenly that the train might come
at once, so that he need hesitate
no longer.
Suddenly he whirled around. The
door had opened and the old man
was again entering. Jadd dropped
the purse Into his pocket.
The old mountaineer leaned on
the counter. "Jes’ thought I’d run
back ’n ast ya to go 'long to the
courthouse tomorrow,” lie said, then
added confidentially, “I never liked
Cousin Tillle's man nohow. He’s
got wicked eyes, not straight, like
most fellas—like yourn are.”
Jadd Baines eyes fell, then lift
ed suddenly as a train whistled
shrilly. The eight forty-five!
The engine had stopped and was
panting impatiently at its inactiv
ity, Jadd stood fascinated until the
panting began to quicken. Bells
rang warningly, and then the pant
ing became a steady purr.
Then, to the old man's astonish
ment, he laughed. A laugh that held
a world of relief. He stretched his
neck and ran his handkerchief
around inside of his collar.
“What’sa matter—” His trusting
friend wanted to know.
"That train.” Jadd motioned in
the direction of the station. "I'm
just glad It wasn't early.”
The old fellow’s brow wrinkled
in puzzlement. Then lie, too, laughed
in a bewildered manner. He had
dismissed it as something he
couldn’t understand.
And he was right about that. But
the next morning, when a hnppy
old man opened n decrepit purse to
pay for his marriage license, and
nine hundred pennies rolled out,
Jadd Baines blinked at the pile of
coppers and then understood many
things. Among which was that hon
esty—even fortunate honesty—pays,
