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Hans Wagner, btar
Of Other Days, Is
Just Poor Man Now
One Time Big League Star
Working For Seven Dollars
1 I'er Day.
New York.—Hans Wagner, one
time star of tlie major leagues, has
been appointed an assistant serg
eant-at-arms for the the house of
representatives at Harrisburg. The
post pays $7 a day.”—News item.
There is a sob in every line of
that paragraph for the lad who
likes to weep his way to fame and
fortune. Hans Wagner reduced to
the role of a $7-a-day pensioner;
Hans Wagner, hailed by John Mc
Graw and other critics as greater
than Cobb und Ruth, as the great
est of all. in fact. Hans made big
money when money was small and
he was no benevolent spender,
either. He saved his money against
a rainy day but maybe he wanted
enough for a Johnstown Flood.
Anyhow it didn't stay with him.
Today, he is making small money
when money is big.
innate Honesty.
. However, the date of his birth
and his innate honesty have more
to do with Wagner’s status at the
moment than the fact that Invest
ments aren’t sound. Like many an
old time, Wagner was born too
soon. He probably never made
more than $10,000 a season out of
baseball and then only lor a com
parative few years. His life time
snlary average was about $5,000,
so that he couldn't hope to amass
anything that looked like more
than a comfortable stake when the
era of expensive and expansive
living set in. By that time, Wag
ner long since was finished with
baseball and with money.
So much for the vagary that con
cerns Itself with a man’s birth. If
he was playing major league base
ball today, Hans Wagner probably
would be drawing an annual salary
of $50,000 reckoning his compara
tive importance against the $40,
000, of Hornsby and the $70,000 of
Ruth. That doesn’t mean that his
ability may be measured at $20,000
less than that of Ruth. Fate and
showmanship have had much to do
with the latter’s Income.
Wagner was a showman, too, but
his color was more physical than
instinctive. He didn’t have Ruth’s
flair for the bizarre. Neither did
he have the average ball player’s
irresponsibility in the matter of
personal obligation. And there
you have the second and most con
vincing reason why Wagner is oc
cupying a minor political job and
getting $7 a day—whenever the
Fennsyvlania legislature is in ses
sion. He could have doubled or
trebled the money he made in base
ball if his word of honor hadn’t
been one of the sacred things of
his life.
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Ton-Year Fight Of Belgian To Be
come An American Ends
Happily.
Nashville, Tenn.—That is another
story about a man without a coun
try—but this one will end happily.
Back in 1914, when the German
armies struck at Prance through
Belgium, a Belgian soldier was kill
ed by the invaders and his family
scattered. The soldier's son Albert
then aged 9, found himself suddenly
an orphan, fleeing with other refu
gees into France.
Through the first three years of
the war, Albert lived as a waif be
hind the Allied lines, picking up
food where he could, and sleeping
any place where a shell was not
likely to strike.
Then in 1918 came the Americans
to aid the French and English and
Albert’s stricken countrymen.
The boy liked these new strong
soldiers, particularly the Fifth regi
ment of marines. So he followed
the Fifth through the final victor
ious clays of the war, as mascot.
Befriended By Sergeant.
With the marines was Sergeant
Ted Vaughan of Nashville, who be
friended the waif, and soon became
the boy’s idol. Albert's objectives in
life narrowed down to three—to lick
the Germans, to be near Vaughan,
and to become an American, like,
the soldiers or the Finn.
Then came the armistice, and the
first of Albert’s desires was attain
eft. But after the armistice it was
time for Vaughan to embark with
the marines for America.
Albert—by this time known as
Albert Vaughan—clamored to be
taken to America with his protec
tor. But army regulation forbade
taking the boy on board the trans
port ship, so Vaughan paid a
Frenchwoman in Brest to keep the
lad until money could be sent to
bring him to America.
One day Albert disappeared. A
week later Vaughan, in Nashville,
received a wire from a sailor on an
American freighter saying that Al
bert had stowed away aboard the
ship, and had landed at Norfolk, Va.
Albert was brought to the Vaugh
an home here and became to all
outward appearances, Vaughan's
adopted son. He attended American
schools, and learned to speak the
American tongue with but a trace
of accent.
Government's Refusal.
But for reasons Inexplicable to
him, the American government
would not allow him to become a
citizen. It also refused to let Ser
geant Vaughan adopt the boy.
From 1919 to 1928 Albert, and his
foster father tried every means to
secure citizenship for him. The boy
grew to be a young man, with his
status still in doUbt. and no legal
means of making Mm an American
available.
Then the Inevitable happened,
Albert, now 21, fell in love—with
an American girL They were mar
ried.
Albert went again to the Ameri
can government. He had everything
now that goes to make an American
he told the officials, excepting citi
zenship papers.
The government pondered. Well,
it finally agreed, if Albert were to
leave the country, and his Ameri
can wife were to ask the govern
ment to make her husband an Am
erican too—then maybe . . .
And so it Is to be done. Albert
will go outside the boundaries of
the United States. His wife will pet
ition the government, and after ten
years of waiting and hoping, the
Belgian war orphan will become a
citizen of the United States.
HERE’S THE BOY WHO
CAN REALLY EAT
Billy Sherman, champion food
consumer of Missouri, has issued a
challenge to the world. A big gal
lery saw him perform today.
Billy, who comes of a family of
father, mother, brother, and sister
whose combined weight is 1,278
pounds, sat down to a meal consist
ing of 24 hamburger sandwiches, 15
doughnuts, two dozen fried eggs, two
T-bone steaks, French fried pota
toes and topped the meal with a
whole cherry pie. He stands 6 feet
2 inches tall, weighs 354 pounds and
is 27 years old.
Giacomo Vllardo and his wife, of
Rome, each fired 5 shots at the
other in a quarrel over money, but
neither was wounded.
RESOLUTION.
Since it was the will of the Great
Architect of the Universe to re
move from our midst on February
16, 1929, our beloved Brother George
Smyrnios—therefore be it resolved:
1.—That we bow in submission to
the will of Him who doeth all
things well.
2—That Cleveland lodge No. 202
has lo6t a faithful brother ' whose
fellowship it was a pleasure to en
joy. Love, kindness and generosity
were natural impulses of his heart.
We also recognize the fact that our
loss is his gain.
3.—That we extend to his rela
tives and friends our sympathies,
and that a copy of these resolutions
be spread on the records in the ar
chives of the lodge and a copy be
published in the Cleveland Star
and, also, in the Orphan's Friend.
J. T BABINGTON,
HENRY H. MASSEY,
M. H. AUSTELL.
1 alkies 1 o L»ive
American Women
Charming Voice
Hollywood, Calif.—American wo-,
nen are to have the most charm
ng voices of all women of the world,
rhe talkies will do It.
This is the prediction of Lee Pat
rick, Broadway stage actress, who
;s making her film debut in Pathes
first all-dialogue picture, “The
Missing Man." Miss Patrick speak
ng:
“Everyone knows what motion
pictures did to raise the standard
af dress and personal grooming
among the girls and women of
America. The village queen no
ongcr dresses in gingham. She ap
pears on Main street in a crepe
backed satin replica of the frock
ler favorite movie star wore in her
latest picture.
“Women no longer neglect their
>kin and hair because a husband
lias been corraled. The wife has
seen too many episodes in movies
in which this neglect has wrecked
i happy home. She observes that
screen beauties keep beautiful
through millions of feet of film and
snows that she too can keep youth
ful looking—with the proper care.
“The talking pictures will have a
similar result because players are
studying and striving to perfect
their voices. A higher standard of
speech must result. At the pic
ture theaters women will hear well
modulated, cultured tones. The
strident speech and raucous laugh
ter will be taboo.
“Within the next five years girls
will be flattered when their beaux
assure them their voices are as
dulcet as the tones of some reigning
screen star.”
KILLED WHILE SINGING
SMILE STAYS ON CORPSE
Rutherfordton.—Isaiah Pritcard
35, was Instantly killed at a saw
mill in Polk county and was buried
at Mill Spring.
He was “off-bearing” lumber
when a plank struck him on the
head and he fell dead.
He was singing when the fatal
stroke came and the smile was
still on his face. He leaves a
widow, two children and his
mother.
IF A
_ WINDSTORM -
Should come along and
sweep away your house, it
would be too late to take
out windstorm insurance.
SO
WHY NOT
—take out the insurance
now with us and be on the
safe side. Rates are low.
— Insurance Department—
CLEVELAND
BANK & TRUST
CO.
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EASTER EXCURSION
To
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Via
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
SYSTEM
FRIDAY, MAR. 29, 1929.
Round-Trip Fare From:
She1 by, N. C. --$13.00
Rutherfordton, N. C. $13. 0
Marion, N. C. ----- $'2 .*5
Morganton. N. C. -- $1250
Hickory, N. C.-$ 12.00
Newton. N. C
Statesville, N. C. — $11.50
Tickets on sale March
29th, final limit gor'd to
reach original st 'rting
point prior to midnight,
April 3rd.
Tickets good going and
returning on all regular
trains date of sale and
within final limit except
(Crescent Limited)
Tickets good in pullman
sleeping cars upon payment
of proper charges.
Easter time in Washing
ton offers many attrac
tions and this is a wonder
ful time to visit our Na
tion’s Capital.
Cherry Blossom Time
Potomac Park.
For detail information
and reservations call on
any Southern Railway
Agent or address,
R. H. GRAHAM,
Division Passenger Agent,
Charlotte, N C.
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fOOTWE\R
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A complete selection of high grade Footwear most
suitable for your Easter outfit. Many new styles re
cently added to stock.
Saturday is Footwear Day at the Paragon and we
cordially invite you to come and see what is correct
Footwear Fashion.
SEE OUR
WINDOW
DISPLAY
The entire north window is
filled with the very latest
styles and then you only see
a part of what we really
have.
Latest Styles
Patents—
Colored Kids—
Satins—
Sport Oxfords — Straps -
Pumps - Sandals.
We pride ourselves in fit
ting the hard to fit.
A PRICE FOR EVERY PURSE—
$2*95 $3-95 $4*95 $5*85anduPto$ll00
ENTIRE STOCK OF
— MEN’S SUI'i at —
NOW REDUCED
331/3% to
50%
A
Closing Out
Sale
Fellows, it’s just a few days ’til
Easter and no doubt you will be
wanting a new Suit.
Now, what we want you to
know is that we still have a
large stock of suits and want to
close them out entirely and
quit the clothing end of it.
You can save many dollars if
you are able to get suited and
fitted from our stock.
Paragon Dept. Store