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Monday, May 14, 1923. ! KANNAPOLIS * % department & * ® M p; sentclle. I>. D.. Dean of ' ivun Vnllege. occupying tho ('hair afi'l Philosophy, preached tho " l ", ur<*;i f«* sermon before the grad , i of the Kannapolis High 1 ■ ;i lt > \ M. A. auditorium S '' ,, ;V‘ Yhiv tifh. His subject was. N ! n '"‘ .‘ im l i a , I>r. Sen telle gave in of these two characters. U ' Ui Vi. In- the type that would win ' "h.- itis".Hid affections- of his ae fl!,‘.ji„v> hot a man who eared on llU:V ,'r ,to* sensuous, selfish, and ino “ \ phases of life. Jacob, in turn lie less attractive. the -sissy” ( ciwanlly and deceptive, who. laid a vision for the future. tT whale difference between the two Y ri .-mr< being determined hy the ! " jp-it .lacob took Clod into his life, o- ! changed his whole life and 1 ' Lia <>f it all the mean and little -, . iiis former life. The ser masterful one and singu vu, iihpropropriate for the occasion. P iL ti»atd by a large congregation, j- V,„. churches of Kannapolis itnit '} a service. The music, also. >L ’ :', v special mention, and was lit-cl'* I »oiglii> eli.l<i.vod. 'l'tic i'aharms Mill Co. lias started a , r j ( .|. ;,p;iruacnt house, and will, iii He near future . construct a brick i„,i,dini: house. A number of dwell i - also, have been erected. i| rs i.uis Earnhardt and two small fun* 1 returned home. Mrs. Earn ]riPlf ijas closed her school at Lowell. \li-. I,;uv. of Atlanta, is visiting her ni otb»* r . Mr>. Laura Smith, of < lak St re ‘t. Tii*> home of Mr. and Mrs. John (!. Pi,c ( >r mi Smith Main street, is being r t»ni(Kl*‘l(‘ih Tlic brick bungalow on South Main street i< about completed, and will he ,h.ujiicit by Mr. Baxter Yarborough awl family. Ktigetie Sfirewalt, little son of Mr. (i,)i| Mr-. A. W. Stirewalt, of Pine' str.-ct. is recovering from an aftaek of Measles. Mi and Mrs. 11. M. Turner will move f„ Ue-t Avenue this week. Mr. and Mis. Turner have been making their hmue at the Kannapolis Inn. Messrs. Springs Gilliam and James IVi-enian -pent Sunday in Raleigh. Misses Lula Sides and Thelma Far rell are expecting to spend the week eii<l in Salisbury with Miss Pauline Gardner. . Mrs. Walter Mayhew has returned to lier home in Mooresville after visy itiug relatives in the city. ' Misses Vivian Walter and ATyrticp, t'amiien were in Salisbury last eve ning seeing the picture "Mv American Wife." Louise Sides, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sides, is confined to her home on account of measles. Mamie Turner, little daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. T. I). Ingram, is recov *i'in; r from an attack of pneumonia. Mr. T A. Scott left Monday for Statesville to undergo an operation f"i’ t!i*' removal of his tonsils. Mrs. Scott nml children accompanied- him. Mrs. M. L. Troutman entertained tlie Social Hour Club yesterday at* her Louie on South Main street. Mcsdaiues G. G. Allen and AY. (\ Jamison will entertain the Literary h*‘|iaruiieiit of the Woman’s Club at the home of the latter this afternoon. Mrs. 11. R. Ilankin and children are spending a few da vs as guests of Mrs. fl. »i. Allen. "Mother’s Day” will he observed on Sunday at the Presbyterian Church mid tin* service will he marked hy a s P*vial program. The pastor, Rev. W. * -htniisfui. ;vill preach from the :e\t The Compensation of Mother hood." Miss Hess Thompson, of Davidson. the past week with Mrs. W. ('. Jiiiuison. • iti*' friends of Mrs. Joha Rutledge will he pleased to know that her con -1 '"ii i> improving somewhat since filtered the ITeshyterian Hospital in 1 hi)riotte over a week ago. Miss Lucy Cope is indisposed at the lotne ol Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fry where s|lt ‘ has apartments. Misses Hattie and Lura Ford and \* ls - Ihn**' Ford spent Tuesday in * t.itesville. Miss Lura will return to ■titesviii,. Friday to undergo an op *l*ition lor the removal of her tonsils. b-. (has. Chandler is ill at her iioim- on i best nut street. , ,V|l “ condition 0 f Mrs. W. L. Spry, has been confined to her home for " 1 "eek. on account of illness, i ' s ‘niproving slowly. F. Jamison will leave on f'lines,iav. May ltlfh, for Montreat, General Assembly of the Church of tin* C. S. will " .hs meeting. Mr. Jamison will until rimrsday. May 21th, and iiit'iKj as Commissioner. * 1 iiniiapolis defeated China Grove a fm , ln r< ‘ !: Minings in a baseball, game vii a , ° <:l1 hark. This is the second t; Kannapolis over China (I *i ' ‘ bical high school hits play ,7;;'"h'i ball tins season, winning i mimes, and losing two. Il( . ' 1 "’• Daniels died on AVod -'id at her’home out he -111,1(1 .' H**llevi»‘\v se< «tio/i. Inter in tlll . V nil Thursday, the 3rd. i'-ls k '" i " :, D>lis cemetery. Mrs. Dan is S11I : ‘L '"*‘[d.v-four years of age, and \>n r (l i, , ',- v !l husband and a one * Vj fl l child. m ' rLi.L'' :i V a Sim I)son and Mr. Geo. Si l , 1( i. < *'• nl s Jw*ncer were married N„ 1;i L ( ; '' s l»cncer at the Baptist ptir-l *Ut 'i'-hr.M-' ', s ' ( ' s the attractive! si,,."' . Ml:s ‘ si “»Pson, of Mid-J tar*. , ls ' ve . ll known here and a j in her , ' r >ends are interested. Tiles s, Ti,,*,] 'j , h ; ' ra, lc of the Kannapolis j a| bT n ,„, n l ' i,n entertainment this j I M,s itini! k 'i» a, ' , l'h‘ r has a I ts » (Ja S f lm ~ as,t» iua. He will move Mr j" ‘ " the near future. . 7 1 horn,; Sun, nv ln rl ,,l<l fumil * v return- i "Tvs i„ th mi > after spending a few : Mr. o„ , Vi nio ««tarns. i ,1: '.V in' I : tn ;,i" s - <llenn r h*a 1 spent Sun- ’: Mr P. m Vltb Mrs - Fisher. ! ; tri i» to sj.i'i: a K ne r made a business i -Mr. aiwl \i night. Y' Tin , IS iev‘ H J rvin . and daugh- Week-end m n .V ot Salisbur .v, si>eut m the city with rela- < tires. , j Kannapolis friends of Winona Chaney will learn with regret of her .being ill in a Durham hospital, j Mrs. Funderburk, of Oak street,, re turned fids afternoon from Wingate, where she attended the commencement exercises of Wingate school. Mrs. j Funderburk is accompanied by her daughter, Aliss Blanche Fundefrburk, .who was a "student at Wingate. Air. and Mrs. P. J. Wagner spent Monday out from Concord with Air. and Mrs. Johnson AA’agner. i A (*rowd of young people went on j Thursday night to Rocky River on a jfishing trip. Those composing the par ty were: Hoyle AYidenhonse, Claude Potts, Bill and Paul Alaulden, Cecil Robinson. Air. and Mrs. AYidenhonse •and daughter, Edna AA’idcnhouse. Airs. Robinson. Misses Helen and T.u- Icille Robinson. .Miss Graham and Miss 'Alary Duncan. Aliss Blanton and Mrs. Turner tm tertained the Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Church last evening at tint home of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Reel. The friends of Air. AMncent Crowell, went to the Brushey Mountain about »three weeks ago, is critically ill. little or no hope being entertained for his recovery. Mr. and Airs. C. F. Farley and son. Mr. Clyde Farley, of High Point, came down Sunday to attend the baccalau reate sermon. They were guests of Mrs. Ira Montgomery. Mrs. Farley is remaining for the conclusion of the commencement exercises. New Orleans Cotton Review. New Orleans. May 13. —AYide fluc tuations attended the trading in the cotton riiarkef last week, prices rang ing over 200 jmints from the highest to the lowest. At the highest in tin* early sessions, 'tin* trading positions were 10 to 30 'points over the close of the preceding week; at the lowest they were 130 to INO points under, while the close was at net losses of 93 to 107 points. July, after trsiding as high as 23.09. sold off to 23:30, finally closing at 24:10. October rose to 23.37, fell off to 21.39. and closed at 21.53. In the spot department prices lost 173 points on middling which closed .at 24.73 cents a omul, against IS.so on the close of this week last. year. Back of the declines in value was tin* slowing Mown in trade, quite gen erally reported* the quiet in the cloth markets of tin* country and the world, further talk of short lime, more not ably among Fall River mills on this 'side of the water and among Italian 'mills aliroad. and on to of everything else the imseftlement in other markets. There were times when weakness in the stock market had considerable effect on «*otton and at the end of the week prices were prevented from making ,-'Wider recoveries, on short covering, than were scored hy the report that Ihe grand jury in Xew York was in vestigating the sugar market. Weat her conditions of the week were, to some extent, against values as they <were considered rather more favorable than unfavorable, espec ially on the score of moisture. The weather was dry over large ureas but during si good part of the week the. abnormally cold weather caused concern although at the end of tin* week it seemed to he quite generally considered that while the cold weather had retarded germination of seed and growth of the plant it had not la*cii actually damaging. During the week to. come'the weather will he of tho greatest importance because planting should advance into its final stages over flic greater part of tho belt. High er temperatures are needed in all sec tions of the belt and dry weather wouldT>e considered beneficial in most sections. Bethel Community Club Meets. The Bethel Community Club held its regular meeting on Thursday night, Alav 10th. AI uoh interest is being shown hy tho large attendance pres ent, and the readiness of the members to take part in The program. P’irst. tin essay was given hy one of the members on “Community Better ment.’’ ‘ Dr. Spruill, who is holding a clinic for tubercular Patients in this county, made a very interesting talk on mar riage and the home. His interest shown in the community is appreciated by all. _ AA’e also had with us Messrs. Hol man and Collins, representing the Country Gentleman, whose plan the club adopted to secure subscriptions for the benefit of the new church. The “Coon Town” Glee Club sang several selections. Other subjects of interest to the community were dis cussed during the meetings. Talks were- made by Aliss AA’ilson and Mr. Goodman. Aliss AA’ilson talk ed on the Better Kitchen Campaign. Our next meeting will be held the second Thursday night in June, to which the entire neighborhood is invit ed. AI. B. MEASMEIt. Pres. IRENE BLACK. Sec-Trcas. Twenty Years Ago. Nobody swatted the fly. Nobody wore a wrist watch. Nobody sprayed orchards. Nobody knew about radio. AList young men had "livery bills.” .Farmers eaine to town for their mail. i Many people read hy candle of kero sene light. The heavens were not full of man birds. Nor the seas alive with underwater boats. Young men learned trades at $3 a { week. The merchant “threw in” a pair of t suspenders With every suit. Nobody listened in on the telephone, j There were no electric meters. Nobody observed a sane Fourth. j The safety-razor had not introduced tin* clean-shaven face. llow times have changed! Charlotte Woman Wins Golf Cham- • pionship." Pineliurst, N. C., May 12. —Miss Dorothy Dotger. of Charlotte, won the women’s golf championship of the ( Carolinas here today defeating Miss Edna Hirschinger, Charlotte, 3 and 2. in the final 18 hole round of the wo men’s Carolina Golf Association tour- ] nament. ( j Concord’s richest asset, greatest problem, sternest peril, mightiest, cost liest offender, strongest defender, high- j est hope, is her boys aud young men. i LOCAL MENTION Cotton on the local market today is . quoted at 23 1-2 cents per pound: cot ton seed at cents [w*r bushel. Tom Alix in “Hands Off." Also a Fox comedy is tin the program today at the New Piedmont Theatre today and tomorrow. The Y. campaign starts tomorrow. A T ou should g.ve this matter serious consideration and be ready to make a contribution wh?n the campaign ers visit you. Register of Deeds Elliott has issued , marriage licenses to Jake Harrington and 'Miss Myrtle Carpenter, ,both of Concord, and Ccer|gi£ AV. Petrea and Aliss Bernice AA’urd, both of Kannapo lis. At a met*ting hold last Thursday the dentists of Concord decided to observe a half hoi day each Thursday until •September first. The new ruling will become effective on Thursday of this week. ATr. Charles AA’adsworth, who left here several weeks ago for r loieao. where he joints! Mr. Frank Crowe 1 , and accepted a position with a ToLrdo company, has returned to ms ■ home here. Five new cases of m**asles and three new cases of whooping cough were reported to the county health department tin’s morning for the week end, according to the de partment’s latest report. Mr. James Ca dwell, of Albemarle, spent the week end here with his parents, iMr. ad Mrs. M. H. Cald well. He became ill yesterday aftei noon and was not able to return to Albemarle until this morning. 'Fhe condition of Patrolman B. F. AVidenhouSe, who is undergoing treat ment in a Charlotte Hospital, was reported as not so favorable Sunday night. He underwent another opera tion at the hospital th s morning Twelve cases were on docket for trial in recorder's) court this morning, according to police records. The cases included intoxication, affrays, driving a car while intoxicated and other clmig**s. ('part was in sessions several h<urs._ The regular monthly meeting of the Fred \\ McConnell Post of the Ameri can Legion will be held in the c.ub rooms tomorrow Tuesday night, May 15th, at 8 o’clock. Special 'business will come up and all members ne urged to be present. Air. Artie AA\ Smith, one of ,the Times-Tribune linotype operators, who had been confined to his room at Air. J. F. Honeycutt’s with an attack of illness, left yesterday for his home near Stanfield, where lie will spend a week recuperating. A touring car driven by a negro and a “jitney” ran together at the intersection of Spring and Corbin Streets yesterday afternoon about 5: 30 o’clock. The occupants of the cars were not hurt and neither car was badly damaged. iMr. M. H. Caldwell. Jr., arrived safe’.y in Honduras on Friday, May 4th, according to a letter relatives re- C2ived from him Saturday. Mr. Cald well is eonected with the Cuylan Fruit Company, and is stationed at Puerta Cortejs. Honduras, Central America. Traffic on the old road to Char lotte is now being detoured at a point beyond the Mecklenburg county home. The detour winds through a pretty wooded section, strikes the Derlta road abut a mile from Sugar Creek Church, and comes back into the highway at the Church. The detour is in good shape at present. The new houses recently contracted for by the Norcott (Mill have been comp eted, and are now ready for the painters. The houses were erected to take care of the increase in the number of operatives that will he needed when the addition to the mill is completed and the new machinery has been installed. Frank Lee, son of Mr. G. VV. Leo. of this county, is playing with the High Point team in the Piedmont League this year. Lee was the twirling ace of the city league here last year, and so far has , itched fine ball for the High Point team. This is his first ex perience in organized baseball, and he bids fair to become a noted south paw. Eight new ielders were chosen by the congregation of the First Presby terian Church at the morning service yesterday. They are E. C. Earnhardt, T. T. Smith, AV. L. Bell, J. F. Good son. F. C. Niblock, (’. A. Cannon, Jones Pharr and Levi D. Moore. Next Sunday the members, of the Church iwill choose eleven new dea cons. ENGINE BUILT COMPLETE IN SHOPS AT HICKORY Will Pull Eight Poaches Easily at Rate of Siyty Miles an Hour. Hickory, May 13.—Engine No. 167, built complete at the Hickory shops of the Carolina and Northwestern railroad company, made its first run from - this city to Edgecombe Satur-' day. It was the only locomotive com {pletely made here and naturally has attracted a great deal of local as ■ tention, not to mention prine. The * boiler was made in Richmond, just (as motors are made at separate i plants for automobLes, but the rest of |the job. including some improvements over existing types of engines, was planned and executed in the Hickory shops. The engine weighs 175,000 pounds, was 4wilt for combination freight and passenger service, will pull 600 1 tons and easily make 60 miles an J hour. An eight-coach passenger t ain i would fee a proper load for the new J iocomotive. Many a man who covers a place of H leadership, discovers that the cost would be an overdraft of his moral re sources. Every achievement is a vantage j ground from which to discover new ' opportunities. ] thecongorp times * § V TENTH DISTRICT RALLY Os the Methodist Protestant Church' Held Here Saturday. i The Tenth District Rallv of the Methodist Protest})nt Church held its first, session here in the First Church on Ann street Saturday morning nt : 10:30. A number ( >f delegates were ’ present for the opening session which! was presided over by Rev. J. T. Sisk. • Three sessions were held Saturday I and each one was full of interest and enthusiasm as the different phases of church work were discussed. Rev. j Lawrence Little; Field Secretary of j the work of the yonng people of the Church, spoke Saturday on the “Sun-! day School.” Air. Lithe has had a ! large experience on this subject. He i is a live wire and never fails to enter- | tain and instruct. At the last session; of the annual conference he was call ed to this work from the Louisiana conference, and now has the work well in hand, as evidenced hy his famil-1 iarity with the work, of the church. ! Rev. A. G. Dixon, I>. I)., president ! of the conference, was present and spoke on the "Church.” I)r. Dixon j was heard with pleasure each time he 1 appeared on the program. He has hold a number us offices in the church organizations and is alive to the best interests of the c hurch. He is one of the best speakers in the denomination, i ns well as one of the most popular,! and what In* has to say on matters,per laining to tin* church -js always edi-1 lying. Rev. I). A. B&tswell spoke during the cmiferonco on "The Optim istic Outlook for Our Church." Among tin* clergy df the church no one could i have been assigned this subject who would have put more into the subject ! than Air. Braswell. Hi* has done more real, lionest work for the church, per-1 Imps, than any member of the confer-J ence and now in his old age is seeing 1 -the results of many years of his labor being rewarded. He hid the men go for ward. as there wen* yet ’greater things ahead for the old church. Saturday night "The Business of the Church, in tin* Community" was discussed by Rev. J. r. Hardy, of Rockingham. Mr. Hardy showed that tin* church was beginning to realize that it had a place in the community, and thaf the world also was awaking to tin* fact that it could not do without tin* church. His address was full of good smd wholesome advice sis to how the church cotdd benefit tip* commun ity. Sunday morning sit 11 o’clock, Rev. A. G. Dixon. I>. 1)., occupied the pul pit of the church, taking for his text "Stewardship." He spoke on the needs of the church and said among many other good things that the members of the church are just now beginning to realize that in order to be success ful and go forward that it is net;es sary to follow the teachings of the AA’ord of God on Tithing. He showed how the storehouses of the church could he filled and running over if the churches would tithe nml give to God the tenth that belonged to Him. It was a great sermon aud will do much good for the church. At the afternoon service an educa- ROSE COLORED Spectacles WE know a young couple who enjoy life tre mendously. They haven’t a large income, but they’re never worried over money matters—and they expect a lot of the future. In short, they look at the world through rose colored spectacles. But should you say a3 much to them, they’d tell you that their spectacles take the form of a thriving savings account! ‘/^CITIZENS E?ANK <2/20?TRUST Company* CONCORD. NORTH CAROLINAS*^ wmmmi t mm mm * ‘ : yXXXX>QQOQOOOQOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOCXXXXXXXIQOOCXaC3OOOOOOOC If one is to judge by the people who buy their bed room furniture here the popularity of this store —we should say there is no other store in Concord. Many New Suites, splendidly designed, just added to our floor. Os superior workmanship, this Furniture is of the Life-time Variety that anyone would he proud to own. Many of these Suites are specially priced for those who select 110 W. ~ ————— — ■■■— BELL-HARRIS FURNITURE CO “THE STORE THAT SATISFIES" f” ' 1 tional rally vrns held, this being in | the nature of a boost for the new col lege of the denomination which is be ling erected at High Point. In the ab sence of Dr. Andrews. Dr. Dixon pre sided and gave to those present some ; history in regard to the building of , the college. He stated that 18 years ( ago he traveled the bounds of the eon- I ferenee and the largest subscription he j could get for the proposed college was 1 only .SI,OOO, and notv the church had one man. Mr. J. Norman Wills, of j Greensboro, who had gi\eu SIOO,OOO lon the condition that the church j would raise .$.‘500,000 and Dr. Dixon told his audience that the church would j not foil, and that the college would be ! ready Jo open in 1{)24, the equal of j any college in the State, and would not | only be a credit t*> the church but to j the State as well. He urged those who | had made pledges to pay them at once, and also asked for new pledges, in or jder that the work might go forward, j Rev. Lawrence U. Little made a few i remarks at this service, and Rev. R. i (». Currie, of Charlotte, on the outlook for the college and the denomination, j At the eight o’clock service the Con ' gregntion heard a masterly address by Rev. Lawrence C. Little on the work of the young people. Mr. Little is a leader of ability with a vision, and after hearing him the church is to be j congratulated on appointing him to ! this work. A better man could not have been found, and he knows young I people and bow to work among them. . He has spent two years at Tulane Uni versity in New Orleans, and while ! there wqs president </f the college Y. I'M. A. and held other offices among the student body of this institution. He jis fully equipped and is full of en thusiasm. No speaker during the cun | ferenee was heard with more pleasure 1 than Mr. Little. ' The convention adjourned after the splendid address of Mr. Little. It was the first, conference of its kind to !>e held and will prove of much good and benefit to the church. About twenty-five delegates were present from the district, and enter tainment was provided those who at tended. At the close of the service Mr. Currie, of Charlotte, thanked the Con cord Church for the splendid enter tainment and hospitality given the delegates. WEATHER FORECAST. Cloudy with showers Tuesday in ex treme southwest tonight; not, much change in temperature. The second .week of the tuberculosis clinic in this county opened this morning with a full day’s work anead of Dr. Spruil. who is conducting the clinic. The clinic will be conducted in Kannapolis tomorrow and Weaestaty, and will be concluded here Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Great interest continues to be shown in the clinic and the numl>er examined this year probably will be larger than at either of the othw two. You will be glad you helped when you see the result. Owners of Seized Vessels Released. Hull. England. 'May 11 <By the As sociated Press). —The ownets of the trawler/ .lames Johnson, seizure of which recently occasioned a protest from Great Britain to the Russian Soviet government, have received a telegram from the skipper stating that he had been released by the Bolshevik! —imr linnrrnm~~i mrr 11 i i iimum mm 1 jg-L M e think more of you - than we do of your money! SK/ There’S lots more money in sell ing lair clothes at good prices than iru selling good clothes at .- fair prices. * B! A case in point; Instead of selling Satisfactory Suits N at $30.00 to $40.00, we could skip down to New York or h Baltimore for a few days and bring back suits that would net $5.00 more profit for us—and about $12.00 less in val- I ue for you. ,< Ihe point is—we like you more than we like your 8 money—and we think as much of our reputation as we > want you to think of it. ' h Here now—a storeful of gobd clothes cheap—but not a fj stitch of cheap clothes good, bad or indifferent. Browns - Cannon Co. Where You Get Your Money’s Worth New Hats / New C.aps New Shirts New Ties "rrrrrs —rrirnrrrrh lilt ■ p SWEATERS 1 SMART SUMMER j J c STYLES i la * I I Sweaters i! ? That are useful on so many occasions, one cannot do jj well without one or two.' i , j New' arrivals here make it possible. A present day of- t sering in many colors from $2.50 to $9.95 I I ' And Then If You Need a p Sport Skirt l They are Very Attractive Models— $3.95 up b| - TB It Pays to Trade at KISHER’S JL Concord’s Foremost Specialists Si i U I SPORT SKIRTS j g!S!g!ir;rrrt?!fr?rr i r'r"^Trrr|rr , 'rT^rrr^rr!T^^'y'';rryr^T ,, T^rr?vrT^ra";’ i '';'-''j;ri!:itit tviguitßjM PAINT PAINTI The importance of painting is greater today than ever N before, because you could riot replace your buildings at 0 near their original cost. High priced labor and building material should prompt |j you to protect and preserve your property. j “SAVE THE SURFACE AND YOU SAVE ALL” | Homes and How to Paint Them i i ■ Ritchie Hardware C« “Your Hardware Store” PHONE 117 -g ,i i«-a * 1 ooooooooooOooQoocx?ooooooooocx>ooobooooooooooooooooeKWy i Hats trimmed in Two-Tone Ostrich; Flowers Used in f Many Ways; Pond-Lilies also make a becoming trim. All and many other Trimmings found at SPECIALTY HAT SHOP Hair Nets Veils Hose PAGE THREE and now is at a Norwegian part ex pecting to sail homeward. John Kenlon, chief of the New York fire department, the largest fire-fight ing organization in the world, started life as a sailor before the mast after running away from his borne in Ire land.