THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SKnMEK 5, 18ZI.
By BUD FISHeJ
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Chicago, Sept. 5. Woman's advent
into public life is causing: the gradual
but sure extinction of the crock spit-
i toon and the sawdust box in court
rooms, according to the observation of
Harriett Reid, first woman arbitrator of
the Illinois Industrial Commission,
' whose duties takes her to many of court
'houses in the State.
"The spittoon and its brother, the
sawdust box," said Miss Reid, "are ba-
! coming almost as scarce as the buffalo.
I Even the boldest 'and baddest' of men
iseem to have some hesitancy about
exhibiting before women their fond
ness for the cud.
"My work as arbitrator takes me th
round of courthouses and city halls,
and I note a decided change for the
better. Public buildings are much
cleaner than they were ten, years ijo
I attribute it to women's advent into
public life.
"Women's clubs, interested in com
munity sen-ice, are; responsible general
ly for the women's rest rooms in court
houses. Women's influence is seen also
in the better kept courthouse lawns and
the settees scattered about.
' "Frequency with which women visit
city and county court buildings is also
quite noticeable now. It is not unusual
to come across women county officer?,
and at several of my hearings,- women
and girls from the various offices come
in to listen to compensation cases.
"I am often asked if I handle -women's
cases only. No; I handle all th'j
-cases in the particular vicinity to
which I am sent, and the cases ransje
from a pin scratch to a broken bact,
and from vaccination to seven year
itch."
INDIAN MAID WINS
HONORS IN CAPITAL
Mexico City. Sept. 5. Fame came to
Maria Eihmna tribe over night and,
from a simple, Indian maiden living
with her parents in a tiny village in
the Puebla mountains, she become a
social figure of the Mexican capita1.
Senorita TJrihe was chosen as the
most beautiful Indian girl in Mexico in
a recent newspaper contest which ex
it rdecT over many months and in which
more than 00 photographs were sub
mitted to the jury. The Puebla In
dian girl received first prize and was
1 rought to Mex co City to be the cen
tral figure at a'number of society func
tions. Senora Pani, wife of the Sec
retary of Foreign Relations, invited her
to a recent tea where she met manj'
of the social leaders of the city.
Earefoot Maria, wearing the charac
ters dress of her race and tribe was
not at all amazed and that night oc
cupied a gaily decorated box at a thea
ter entertainment given in her honor.
She says, however, that she cires not
for the glitter of society and that "un
less something happens" she will not
leave her mountain home.
JACKSON'S BODY FOUND.
Spartanburg, S. C, Sept. 5. William
Jackson. 55, of Tucapau, S. C, paiac
er by trade, was found dead Sundav
ttueuiwn on me top seat or the grand
stand of the Tucapau baseball park by
children playing about the grouni
Mrs. Abbie Davis, living near the park,
saw a man on the grandstand and
heard a pistol shot shortly before the
body was found. The verdict at th
coroner's inquest was that the de
ceased came to his death by cause un
known to the jury.
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Greater London
The World's Largest City
Washington, Sept. 5. What is thi
largest city in the world?
"The question arises again with th
British census announcement which
ascribes to 'Greater London' 7,476,158
people," says a bulletin from the Wash
ington, D. C, headquarters of the Na
tional Geographic Society.
"Since the 1920 census gave New
York city a population of 6,620,048.
there would seem to be no question re
garding the relative size of the two
cities. But if one seeks to know what
is the largest population center in the
world, then New York can advance a
tenable claim against London for the
honor.
"Strictly speaking the municipality
of New York has more people thai
the municipality of London. For le
gally, as a municipal unit, 'London' re
fers only to the area within the boun
daries of the county of London. Thus
the municipal London, which corre
sponds to the municipal New York,
comprises about 116 square miles and,
in 1911, had a population of four aid
a half million. Only the 'Greater Lon
don' figures are carried in dispatcher,
but at the rate of growth they indi
cate, London proper still is under the
five million mark.
"The 'Greater London' which ha3
nearly seven and a half million, his
an existence as a metropolitan and po
lice unit. It is municipal London p'lts
the so-called 'Outer Ring.' The 7,
476,168 people of 'Greater London' are
distributed over 693 square miles, an
area six times that of municipal Lon
don, and more than twice that of mu
nicipal New York.
"In passing it should be noted thac
not only is there a distinction be
tween Greater London' and plain 'Lon
don,' but that the 'City of London' -s
'something yet again. The 'City of
London' covers only 675 acres and has
a resident population of fewer than
25,000. The day population, however,
exceeds 300,000. The 'City of London"
is the London of history, with its quaint
government forms, including its lord
mayor who is installed annually with
a time honored ceremony known as
the lord-mayor's show.
"New York of today is an agglomera
tion of towns. All have been amalga
mated with the original New York,
comprised in what now is the borough
of Manhattan, or the county of Now
York. The New York which includes
the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn,
Bronx, Queens and Richmond, is a mu
nicipal unit with an area of 326 square
miles and a population of 5.620,048.
"The 'Greater London includes all
the suburbs within a radius of 15 milt-s
around Charing Cross. By this defini
tion New York also should include Jer
sey City, Hoboken and Bayonne, across
the Hudson, and Yonkers, Mt. Vernon
and New Rochelle to the north.
"Suppose New York were to add io
its present area the aggregate 373
miles of Hudson, Essex and Union
counties in New Jersey. It still would
be a hundred square miles smaller than
'Greater London' but would pass t!m
seven million mark in population. Wore
it then to add portions of Westchester
County (north of the Bronx) and of
Nassau County (on Long Island) it
would pass London's population will
within a like area.
"Summing up, then, municipal New
York is larger than municipal London.
A mythical 'Greater New York' extend
ing as far into its environs as does
'Greater London' would be larger th;m
'Greater London.' Aside from munici
pal definition New York ahd the terri
tory about it constitutes a greater pop
ulation center than London.
"Within 50 miles of City Hall, Ne.v
York, there now live more than nino
million people, and within a hundrct
mile radius lives one-ninth the entire
people of the United States."
McCUBBINS IMPROVED.
Salisbury, Sept. 5. J. S., McCubbins,
who suffered a slight stroke of paraly
sis white visiting in Roanoke, Va., has
arrived at home being able to accom
pany his son, Frank N. McCubbins,
who had been called to Roanoke by
his father's sudden illness.
Mr. McCubbins' affliction was only
slight and he expects to be out in a
few days.
HOLY SEE ALLOWED
TO ISSUE PASSPORTS
Rome, Sept. 5. The issuance of pass
ports has been recognized by Italy as a
prerogative of the Holy See and Italians
see in it a step toward acknowledging
one attribute of the temporal power.
Italian newspapers speak of the event
"as a small thing, in itself but of great
political importance."
Until a few months ago Vatican dip
lomats traveled in possession of pass
ports of the country from which they
came. If the representatives of the
Holy See were Italians they would pro
cure their passport from the regular
Italian authorities, secure the necessary
vises and travel v.nder that protection.
When the Holy See needed a passport
urgently for one of its emissaries the
request was made to the Italian Minis
try of Foreign Affairs in a confidential
way, according to the Giornale D'ltalia
and the passport blank was dispatched
to the Vatican so that the name could
be filled out there.
Now, tho Pore's nunzios, lesrates, in
ternunzios and apostolic delegates are
furnished with ventifical passports is
sued in the Vatican. These passports
are taken over to the Italian Ministry
of Foreign Affa?rs where they receive
the Italian vise. '
"It demonstrates," says the Giornale
D'ltalia, "that the habile attitude .exist
ing between the Vatican and Italy is disappearing."
YOUTH KEPT FATHER
FROM BEING ROBBED
Spartanburg, S. C, Sept. 5. Bovve
Holder, a lad of 15 years, saved hlo
father, E. R. Holder, a manager f f
store in the suburbs of the town, from
being held up and robbed of 300 lata
Saturday night ry arawing a p!P. ;
from his father's back pocket and fir,
upon the man who had forced hj!
father to throw up his hands, t;,',
boy was accompanying his father wj,!,
the would-be highwayman came m,,
then! in the road and demanded .
the storekeeper stand and deliver. v
man fired upon by the boy escaped li
the darkness. '
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NE of the most remarkable characters in the
State of Mississippi, is "Uncle" Jack Ter
ry, whose picture is shown above, repre-
Ing "Old Father Time," whose venerable appearance he greatly resembles.
His home is in the Eastern end of Union County, and he probably
holds the longevity record of North Mississippi, having been born in 1812,
the year that Napoleon declared war on Russia, making him now over 108
years old.
"Uncle" Jack Terry was converted at the age of 99 and baptized-by
the Reverend S. B. Gullett, of Blue Mountain, and when he was well
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for years; in fact it is the only medicine I
take at all, for it's all that does me good.
"I am a firm believer in Thedford's Black
Draught Liver Medicine, and have been for
years." - .' N
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over the century mark, this venerable Baptist brother used
to be a regular attendant at the mid-summer revival meetings
in his community.
Mr. Terry was born in Lawrence County, Ala.," where he
married, and he and his wife lived together for 63 years
His daughter is now over 70 years old. These old people
live together amid the beautiful surroundings and picturesque?
scenery of the Mississippi backwoods, where his daughter
still carries on the old-time home industry of hand-carding
and spinning the wool for her dresses and his clothes.
Mr. Terry retains remarkable vitality for a man of his
years, and is always glad to meet visitors, with whom he
converses with much interest He was in the Confederate
Army for two years, and when over 50 years old he fought at
- the Battle of Chickamauga. His grandchildren are greatly
interested in the stories he tells of his army days. o
So remarkable a character could not fail to attract the at-
tention of the motion picture producers, and a camera man
was sent to Mr. Terry's home, to record the history of his
daily life and show him on the film for the benefit of the pa
trons of the movies. In this film he will shortly appear as
one of the principal characters of a cast consisting almost
entirely of old folks over 100 years old.
According to the 1920 Census, many people in the U. S.
are over 100 years old. Mr. Terry is one of those so re
corded. His health is excellent, his mind is clear, and his
memory is good.
To a visitor at his 'home, Mf. Terry authorized the pub
lication of the statement given herewith, in regard to his con
tinued use of Thedford's Black-Draught