* t ^
Sea Scouts of Chicago Inspected by Pershing
General Pershing, during his recent visit In Chicago. Inspected t lie Sea Scouts of that city, a k\vell-rrganized body
of lively boys. He is here seen looking them over with Thomas Keane, portmaster of the Sea Scouts.
' * I
Faneuil Hall
to Be Repaired
Contract Let to Paint and Put
New Roof on Boston's Shrine
of Liberty.
INDEPENDENCE HALL RIVAL
History of the Famous Building That
So Often Rang With Early Amer
ican Oratory ? Restoration Work
Only to Be Done.
I
a
Faneuil Hall, is to be painted
and repaired to prolong its life..
Unpatriotic vandals, from time
to time, have attempted to con
vert . various American shrines
to commercial purposes. What
do you suppose would happen if
someone, proposed to sell Hhe
"Cradle of American Liberty?"
* , ***'
Boston. ? Boston, the city of land
marks, has a hard struggle to pre
serve them. livery once in a while
some adventurous individual proposes
to divide Bunker Hill into building
lots, to roof over Bullfinch street for
a garage, to make a recreation pier
of the fish dock, or vo melt down tlie
statue of I'aul Kevere for nickels for
use in the subway. Such proposals of
unpatriotic vandalism are vigorously
resisted by the surviving old Boston
ians and are ultimately defeated, but
not until there has been a contro
versy with the vandals on one side
and the Boston ancients on the other.
The latest proposition ? it is going
through all right, all right ? Is to paint
and reroof historic Faneuil Hall, de
scribed by Wendell Phillips as "the
cradle of liberty" and by Ralph Waldo
Emerson as "the forum of freedom."
Peter Faneuil was of French de
r
scent. lie was a merchant In Boston,
and he believed with Thomas Jeffer
son that where there is no free speech
there is no freedom, where the voice
of the patriot Is muffled the hand of
the elector Is shackled, and there is
no liberty in the land.
Entertaining these views, which
uere those of men ^onsidered revo
lutionists in his day ? for the Ameri
can colonies were then under the con
trol of England ? Peter Faneuil cher
ished the Idea of presenting to Boston
an appropriate Meeting place where
the views of patriotic colonists could
be fearlessly expressed. With the higli
sense of civic duty which has always
marked New England and is, In fact,
one of its chief titles to the reverenti
tribute of all patriotic Americans, he
attended a public meeting and offered
to build 'at his own expense a market
and to present it to Boston. There
were reactionaries and progressives
in that day as well as this, and the
Boston reactionariesr protested against
what they called the "public monop
oly" of a market which would "drive
out of business" a number of small
dealers or hucksters who were "dead
agin" the innovation, to use an old
New England phrase still current.
A vote of thanks was given Peter
Faneuil but his proposition to con
tribute a market, at his own expense,
to Boston was adopted by a majority
of only seven votes. Whether encour
aged by the vote of' thanks, or ad
monished by the slender majority of
seven, Peter Faneuil enlarged his plan
of a market and coupled with It the
idetf* of a meeting place, so the two
were built together.
Such was the origin of Faneuil
Hall, years before the opening of the
Revolutionary war and more than a
century before the anti-slavery meet
ings which made the old building a
very pillar of forensic fire for those
who wished to see blotted out for
ever what John Wesley called "that
execrable sum of all villainies com
monly called the slave trade."
"The Hall."
Faneuil Hall, which is in Faneuil
Hall square and which eld Bostonians
still describe as "the cradle of liberty,'
is by ail, odds the most Importani
? and historic public meeting place it
th# t/riifed States. The first Faneuil
v Hall was built in 1742 and was pri
marily a market. The plan of a
"second story" (there were no second
story men in those days) was an after
thought. When Boston accepted the
building, it was provided that it should
he called Faneuil Hall "forever." The
first Faneuil Hall was a structure only
100 feet long by 40 feet wide. It was
partially destroyed by fire In 17*Jl;
only the walls remaining, but was re
built in 17(52, fifteen years before the
beginning of the Revolutionary war.
Part of the funds used in rebuilding
were raised by a lottery.
The second building was formally
opened March 14, 1703, and It was the
patriot, James Otis, who dedicated
the hall to "the cause of liberty" In a
fervent speech. In Faneuil Hall were
held all the town meetings and, in the
Stirring days before the American
Revolution, the oatriot orators of that
time were heard in "old Faneuil" ?
though it was not very old then. The j
building which was only about half 1
the size of the present one, was two
stories high and so remained until
ISOf). Then, under the direction of !
the architect Buliinch, it was enlarged i
and improved. Its width was increased j
to 80 feet; a third rtory was added ;
the "hall" was made 78 feet square j
and 28 feet high; galleries resting on 1
Doric columns' wefe put in and a I
large platform was (built for the orn- 1
tors, for distinguished citizens and
for members of x.'ominirtees.
On the rear wall hangs an oil paint
ing representing Daniel" Webster ad
dressing the United States senate on
the occasion of iiis celebrated reply |
to Hayne. It is by He&ly ani is la- |
teresting because of the portraits
the picture of some of the 1 Aiding
New England men of that period.
Other portraits hanging on the walls
were those of Washington (by Stuart),
Faneuil (by Colonel Henry Sargent),
Hancock (by Copley), Samuel Adams,
John and John Quincy Adams and
Warren (all by Copley), Commodore
Treble, John A. Andrew, Abraham
Lincoln and Edward Everett by
modern artists, all copies, the origi-_j
nals having been removed to the Bos
ton Fine Arts building.
In other, earlier and perhaps better
days the orator with his harangues,
arguments and appeals held the cen
ter of the stage ? when that stage was
Faneuil Hall. He was to the public
sentiment of his day what the news
papers, the magazines and the best
sellers (the newspapers especially)
are in this day. Some of the greatest
orators and agitators of the countrv
were heard in Faneuil Hall.
The hall was never let for money,
but was and is at the disposal of the
people whenever a sufficient number
of persons, complying with certain
regulations, ask to have it opened for
meeting purposes. The Boston char
ter contains, or did contain, a pro
vision forbidding its sale or lease,
on the upper floor of the building -was
for years the armory of the "AnVient
und Honorable Artillery company,"
the oldest military organization in the
country and one of the local institu
tions of Boston. Until Boston became
a city, in 1822, the town oflices were
in Faneuil Hall and it was the place
of the regular town meetings.
Practically every distinguished
American, and certainly every impor
tant orator who had a message to con
vey to the people of this country, has
either attended a meeting In Faneuil
Hall or has spoken from its platform.
A few years ago Theodore Roosevelt!
seeking at that time delegates in his
support for the Presidential nomina
tion, spoke in Faneui| Hall in advance
of the Republican convention in Chi
cago. The auditorium was densely
crowded, so much so, in fjict, that a
lurge number of those standing in the
rear of the hall could not see Colonel
Roosevelt, though they were able to
hear him. ? ,
"We ctin't see you, Colonel," a few
of them called out. At the front and
on top of the table on the platform
where Colonel Roosevelt was speaking
was an American tiag draped, and one
enthusiastic partisan exclaimed
"Stand on the table!" Quick as a flash*
Colonel Roosevelt exclaimed, "Remove
the flag and I will do so. I cannot
stand with my feet f>n the Amerlcun
:
The first tloor Faneuil Hnll as
now used, and as always used, is a
market, the assembly lu^ll or meeting
place occupying the second floor. This
is an old English arrangement which
was borrowin' -for Boston when taneuil
Mall was fir-t built. Since then, the
old building as never been seriously
changed architecturally.
The new work to be undertaken is .
the complete fireproofing of the build
ing. This includes a new lloor of re- j
inforced concrete under the market
In the lower story, an extension of j
the sprinkler system, the providing of ,
a "water curtain" for the exterior, and i
(!?e introduction of a fireproof stair- j
way as an axit from the Quarters of ;
the Ancient find Honorable Artillery
company. The roof, which has not
been repaired for 23 yours, is to be
put into gyod condition and the pres
ent unsightly and ramshackle awnings
over the sidewalks are to be removed
and a new awning of iron and glass
(in simple Gulonlal design) substi
tuted. ? ?
Work of Restoration.
All the paint will be cleaned off |
the brick, mutilated stonework re
stored, the white trim repaired and (
the building left in its natural red ,
brick (with white trimmings) sub- j
stantiully as It appeared when it was
first constructed. The Boston firm i
of architects in charge of the altera
tions, \vhi'-h are more In the nature
of a restoration than of innovations, i
is Crate & Fergusoji, and the expense
will not be large ? wasteful municipal i
expenditures have not been the ruje ,
in New England? even for the most j
valuable landmarks In Massachusetts, j
the one rival to Independence hall in
Philadelphia.
Mr. Cram, one of the architects
supervising the repairs, said recently
that if any one n Boston proposed j
sale of Faneuil Hall, ^the people!
of Boston would build barifcades In the
streets and fight to the last gasp to
pi event such an outrage.
Every one knows the story of Daniel
AVebster and the Boston "silver top." ?
There existed for many years a branch ,
or division of thef Vhig party, the
members of which were called "the
Conscience Whigs," They regarded
the slavery question as still an open
one for popular discussion and for
remedial legislation. The other Whigs,
known as "the Cotton Whigs," did not.
In New York, the older members of
the Whig party were known as the
"Silver Greys"; less reverent persons
called thein "the SnufTtakers ." In
Massachusetts they were known as I
"the Silver Tops" on account of the
white hair of many ,of the older mem
bers. It was an era of whiskers and
beards; there were no, or very few,
bald heads.
Daniel Webster was a Whig, but de
siring to propitiate and gain the sup
port of the Cotton Whigs of the South
i,i his aspirations for the Presidency,
he made a speech In the United States
senate in Washington which gravely
affronted the Conscience Whigs and
prompted .John (J. Whittier to write
i hat fierce denunciation of him in
poetry, ."Ichabod." By the Boston Sil
ver Tops Daniel Webster was re
garded as a backslider, a traitor, a
recreant and as having "gone over to
the South." On the day of his funeral
one Silver Ttop met another on Boyls
ton street and asked him whether he
was going to attend Mr. Webster's
funeral. "No, sir," said t lie other
Boston Silver Top tersely; "I will not
attend it, but I approve of it:"
While Aew . York was languishing
under the tvranny of an alien govern
ment. 3, (KM) miles away, and its more
prosperous inhabitants were indulging
in social convivialities, the voice of
Boston was being raised in protest
against the injustice of English rule,
and t lie nearest echo, a faint one, was
to be heard in Philadelphia. Boston
was at that time at the head of the
patriotic procession in the North, and
Faneuil Hall was the platform upon
which the revolutionary patriots in
voked the support of the friends of
freedom throughout the world to re
sist the accumulated tyrannies re
cited in the Declaration of Independ
ence. ? Earnest Harvier in the New
York Times.
The largest sum ever won I# an
owner in the course of a single rac
ing season in England was won by
the duke of Portland with his two
horses, Donovan and .Ayrshire. - The
amount was in excess of 1366,000,
"amssr uqhors
SOUGHTJY POLICE
RAID APARTMENT HOUSES IN
FASHIONABLE SECTION OF
WASHINGTON.
FORMER MINISTER JMSTED
_____
Indications Point to an Organized
Trade in Liquors Brought -by
- Embassies.
Washington. ? Sources of what are
described as "embassy" liquors which,
it is claimed, have been finding their
way into the illicit traffic in Wash
ington in large quantities are sought
by the District of Columbia police as
a result of three successive raids in as
many apartment houses in the fash
ionable Northwest section.
Lieutenant O. T .Davis, chief of the
vice squad, under whose direction
the raids were conducted, declared
that there were indications of an or
ganized traffic in liquor lAougHt by
some of the embassies and legations.
Information had reached the police,
he added, that attaches of some of
those establishments have been par
ties to this traffic.
Among so-called "exclusive boot
leggers" who handle high grade li
quors, are a number of women, ac
cording to the police, whose clientele
includes many of the participants in
what the authorities term the "high
life" of the national capital.
Whisperings of certain "bootleg
gers" that they could supply the fin
est of intoxicants because of "pipe
lines" into foreign diplomats estab
lishments reached the police some
time ago but it was not until the re
cent raids that the law officers became
satisfied that this was more than "sell
ing talk.'' '
In the latest raid, Lieutenant Davis
and his squad, which included fed
eral officers, took into custody a man
who said he was Joaquin Mendez, a
former minister from Guatemala, and
seized a large quantity of imported
wines and whiskies. Lieutenant Davis
said Mrs. Hecht admitted that the
liquors found in her apartment were
from f". reign sources. He added that
the man arrested had claimed owner
ship ?f the liquor, and had protested
against its seizure on the ground that
it was the property of a diplomat.
Inquiry at the state department.
Lieutenant Davis said, brought the in
formation that Mendez was no longer
an accredited diplomat, while at the
Guatemalan legation it was stated he
had no present connection with that
-establishment. The legation said it
had been informed that a man repre
senting himself to be the minister
from Guatemala and calling himself
Mendez, was in Washington.
Federal prohibition enforcement of
ficers said .they had not yet received
official reports from the government
agents partisipating in the raids, but
added that if investigation should dis
slose that liquors imported by embas
sies and legations were flowing into
illegal channels the matter would be
laid before the state department. .
The next step, they said, would b?
for that department to call the facts
to the attention of the ambassadors
and ministers in a friendly way- with
a view to a tightening up in the diplo
matic establishments.
Preparing to March Into the Rhur. |
Paris ? France's Rhine army is gath
ering to be ready to march when
Premier Poincare gives the word for
carrying out his still secret plan for
seizing the Ruhr and the Rhineland.
Trains were crowded with officers and
men hurriedly recalled from leave,
returning to their posts, and M. Poin
| care conferred with M. Le Trocquer,
minister of public works, on final ar
rangements for the 'transportation of
the civil and military forces.
The French troops on the Rhine
have been ordered by General Degou
I ette to remain in their quarters where
I there appears to be any darjvr of
clashes with the Germans, and every
precaution will be taken to avoid dem
onstrate ns. [ , .
There are several times the number
of French forces in the' Rhineland as(
! are likely to be required for tli-3 Ruhr
operations, but all the troops av ill be
: held in readiness for instant service,
! although there is nothing yet to .justi
fy the assumption of immediate ac
tion.
"? The details of the French plan re
main a mystery, but M .Poincare
has repeatedly described the proposed
entrance into the Ruhr as chiefly the
work of engineers and customs col
lectors. This is the nucleus, bul the
military support required necessarily
depends upon the French eatimta3 of
vrhat resistance the Germans offer.
Postal Receipts Record Made.
Washington ? Postal receipts during
the holiday season of the month of
December were larger than ever be
fore in history, the pos1 office^ depart
ment announced. The total receipts
were estimated at $29,150,025 compar
ed with the previous high of $26,727,
275 in December, 1921.
St. Louis was added to the million
dollar group with a gain of 15 per cent
over last year. Richmond, Va., gain
ed 21 per cent, the largest increase re
corded.
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE OLD NORTH STATE
short notes of interest to
CAROLINIANS.
Asheville. ? The Buncombe County
Farmers' Federation established a
Wholesale department warehouse in
this city for the announced purpose of
"giving to the farmers of this aection
a dependable rcarket for their pro
duce."
Duke. ? S.. P. Daniels, one of the
leading citizens of Duke, holding a
prominent position in the Erwin cot
ton mills, died here following a short
attack of pneumonia. He was ill but
six days. * >
Greenville. ? Mr. John Allen Brady,
aged 38, well known farmer of Belvoir
township, was shot and accidentally
killed recently by the nine-year-old
son of Mr. R. H. Parker. A bullet frbm
a .22 calibre rifle pierced Brady's
?heart.
I Hamlet. ? As the result of persistent
efforts to arouse interest in the grow
ing of tobacco in the vicinity of Ham
let, a special meeting of business men
will be called at which time reports
will be made as te the proposed acre
age to be planted 'this year.
Hickory. ? With a new table factory
as a starter, Hickory business men
forecast an active year in building and
manufacturing in Hickory and vicinity.
J. W. and Mason Yeager, two young
fcligh Point furniture salesmen, have
Initiated the organization here of the
table factory, which will employ 35
or 40 men at the outset.
Charlotte. ? With a total attendanco
of 10,300 pupils in the Charlotte
schools, 800 more than the record at
I tendance at this time last year, Su
perintendent of City Schools H. P.
Harding here told the Rotary Club of
this city that by January 15 every
available school building and every
class room will be filled, in order to ac
commodate the students.
Goldsboro. ? A ballot published daily
in a local paper purports to sound the
sentiment of the people here on the
question of whether the pictures by
Fatty Arbuckle shall be sworn in local
theatres. Although the poll is yet in
complete there appears to be a slight
majority against the once popular
comedian.
Greensboro. ? Lossie Wharton, tir
ing of confinement in the Guilford
county jail, took a leap to liberty froi#
the third floor of the courthouse, and
sped away to freedom. The woman,
with a lead gained while the guards
and turnkeys gaped at her miraculous
escape, made her getaway good, speed
ing around a corner, and Is still at
large,
Greensboro. ? Building permits is
sued in Greensboro during 1922 totall
ed $4,223,173.99, according to an of
ficial tabulation made public here.
Troy. ? Hon. Isaac S. Fike, present
welfare officer for Montgomery coun
ty, ex-mayor of Troy and commis
sioner; present master of the Masonic
lodge, died at his home here from
Influenza.
l/umberton. ? There were 44,750
bal.?s of cotton ginned In Robeson
couaty from the crop of 1922 prior to
December 13, as compared with 81,770
bales from the crop of 1921.
Tarboro. ? Rev. J. E. Kirk, who has
been pastor for the past four years
of the Baptist church here, left lor
Rocky Mount where he has been called
to the North Baptist church of that
citv.
Rocky Mount. ? After a lingering ill
ness, Mrs. G. W. Smithson died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. H.
Edwards, on Church street. Mrs.
Smithson had long been a resident of
the city, coming here from Battleboro
32 years ago.
Burlington. ? C. B. Way, of this city,
has been chosen secretary and treas
urer of the Alamance County Sunday
School association to succeed Miss
Hester Stuart, who has moved away
from the county. The other officers of
the association are: Phil S. Dixon, of
Graham, president; L. C. Allen, of Gra
ham, first vice-president; *D. R. Fon
ville, of Burlington, second vice-presi
dent.
Winston-Salem.? C. E. Petre, son of
ex-Sheriff R. J. Petre, of Stokes coun
ty, who has been in China for several
years, in the employ of the American
Tobacco company, has returned home
and announces that he has decided not
to return to China. For several years
Mr. Petre has been engaged in
teaching the Chinese how to grow and
cure leaf tobacco.
Wilson. ? That \t is impossible to
hold down the price of Wilson county
farm land was demonstrated when at
the court house door Mr. Moss Strick
land, commissioner, Bold 84 acres of
land located in Old Fields township
for division. The land belonged to H.
T. Wells, deceased and brought $13,
350.00. It was bought by Messrs. G.
P. Williamson and L. C. Deans. The
auctioneer was Mr. A. O. Davis.
Durham. ? Although official tabula
tions haVe not been completed, the
committee in charge of the Shrine ex*
position held in Durham are positive
that a considerable amount of money
will be realized for the Shrine
ground fund. Last year the exposi
tion netted about $3,500 for the fund.
Asheville ? Structural contract for a
new department store building to be
erected by E. W. Grove for tjhe Bon
Marche has been let to the Sutherland
Company, of St. Louis, rep: ^santatives
4>f Mr. Grove announced today. The
new building will represent an invest
Bent of approximately 1450,0(0(1
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTIRNA'flONAl
SundaySchool
' Lesson T
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1>22. Western Newspaper Union
LESSON FOR JANUARY 14
JESUS TEACHING HUMILITY
LESSON TEXT-Luke 14:4-14.
GOLDEN TEXT? God resisteth th*
proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
?1 Peter 6:5. v
REFERENCE MATERIAL? John 13 1
17; 'Phil. 2:5-11.
PRIMARY TOPIC? The Story of *
Great Dinner.
JUNIOR TOPIC? Teaching Courtesy.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
?Others.
YOUNG PEOPLE ANI) ADULT TOPIC
?The Spirit of Christian Service.
I. Jesus Dines With a Pharisee (v. 1).
Jesus entered freely into the common
social customs of the day. We see
Him at a wedding, a dinner party, in
the- heme of sickness, ami at a funeral.
He was truly a man among men. He
was unlike John the Baptist in this
respect. The Christian's intluence is
best when mingling withr his fellow
men in all right relations and positions
in life, even though selfish and evil
minded persons are found anions
them. This does not mean that he
should be a partaker of their evil
deeds. Jesus In thus moving in all
circles of human society showed the
divine sympathy. While Jesus was in
society he was not it. So should
the Christian be. Jesus was in a com
pany outwardly courteous but inward
ly hostile. Doubtless the motive of the
invitation was to ffhd an occasion
against Him.' This is implied in the
statement "they watched Him."
II. Jesus Healing a Dropsical Man
(vv. 2-0).
1. Why Tills Man Was Present (v.2).
There Is no way of absolutely de
termining it, but likely it was part of
a plot of the Pharisees to jtrap Jesus
by getting Him to^violate the Sabbath
rules.
2. Jesus' Question (v. 3). Jesus'
question was an answer to the thoughts
of the lawyers and Pharisees who
were watching Him, for they had not
spoken. Before healing this man He
submitted the. case to their judgment.
They were free on the Sabbath day to
hold a feast where their seltlsh pride
and vanity could be displayed, but they
\\4re horrified that a fallow-man should
be healed on the Sabbath. They were
silent because their consciences made
them aslwmed of their heartlessness.
3. Healing the Man (v. 4). While
they were In a state of embarrassment
Jesus healed the man and let him go.
4. Jesus Rebuked Them (vv. 5. (1).
He laid bare their hypocrisy by show
ing them that their willingness to show
mercy to a beast on the Sabbath should
Induce them to regard as not sinful
to reliwe a human being of distress on
the Sabbath. They were again silent,
for they perceived their inconsistency
and Inhumanity.
III. Jesus Rebukes Selfish Ambl*
tion (vv. 7-10).
1. The Occasion (v. 7). He observed
that the guests while taking their
places at the table chose the best
seats for themselves. This Is still tru?
of men and women. In the rah way
cars, hotels, street cars, etc., they
scramble for the best places. In the
homes even members of the same fam
ily will try to get the best food, etc.
2. Instruction Given (vv. 8-11).
When bidden to a feast, take the low
est place lest you suffer the humilia
tion of being asked to take a lowvr
seat. This Is more than a lesson 6n
courtesy or table manners; it is a
severe rebuke of that selfishness which
fills the human heart, causing it to seek
to be ministered to Instead of minister
ing to others. Unselfishness will ex
press Itself In humbly .taking the low
est place, esteeming others better than
ourselves. The fundamental principle
of^the philosophy governing the moral
world, Jesus declares to be: "Whoso
ever exalteth himself shall be abased,
and he that humbleth himself shall be
exalted."
IV. .The True Motive in Deeds of
Charity (vv. 12-14).
Jesus takes advantage of this social
occasion to teach a great principle.
The Jews, like many of the rich today,
made social dinner occasions for dis
play. They invited only those whose
wealth would enable them to recom
pense them by inviting them in return.
Jesus took note of the selfishness thus
displayed and set forth to them the
right principle, namely, that they
should extend their hospitality to the
poor and afflicted. All charitable deeds
should be done with unselfish motives.
Jesus assured them that compensation
woutd be macle at the resurrection of
the Just. This does not mean that
frlepds and neighbors of certain ran*
should never exchange pleasant hos
pitalities. Wealth should be used to
confer blessings upon the poor and
needy Instead of ministering to the
pride and vanity of the possessor.
How Churches Grow.
Once there was a Chinese laundry.
Then is became a store. Then it be
came a church. For ten years it
served in this capacity, and from it
has come a group of 47 communicants
and 100 children who, this year, have
acquired their own new building, SL
Philip's chapel, New Orleans. .?
The Earnest of the 8plrit
Now he that hath wrought us for the
selfsame thing Is God, who also hath
given unto us the earnest of the Spirit
?JI Corinthians 5&