Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 117, 28 March 1921 — Page 9

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, INDi MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1921. PAGE NINE AIMS AND PURPOSES ! Pa's Son-in-Law mcr cedrc is so enthusiastic I IN IIP'KpI.KpII I lllIJ lillMIK maiiiiiH OVER THE IDEA; THAT H H5 v wi iifauiikni iwii ii win EMULATED OLIR, EXAMPLE TOLD BY SECRETARY TO THE EXYENV OK BRlNCylr? I HOME J

VETERAN THAYHI

Preparatory to the complete organization of community service In Richmond, C. B.( Root, local head, issues the following explanation of community service: "In this -workaday world of ours, In ' the struggle for the necessities of life, we have oft times forgotten that there is "another" side well do we know of the work Bide for that side means our very existence, no one can tell us of 'the hours of toil which we daily give to life, for we ourselves are the workers and know our field, as such. 'What about the "other" side vaguely we i-ealize, as we come home from the store, or the factory, or the shop, that there are individuals playing along the streets, or in the vacant lots of the

.'city. "We regard them with a casual'

interest, as people to be envied, but not of our world. We think of them as the fortunate ones who do not have to worry over the rent, or the grocery or doctor hills, and as we pass we sigh a bit, but never loose sight of the fact that perhaps some are more fortunate tii an we. "It were well If we better realized that we can play as well as those we see along the road. It Is not impossible for us to enjoy a few moments pleasure after our work is over, but the trouble is we do not know where to find the people to play with. There ' is an organization in Richmond which ' intends to provide "play" for U3, which hopes to arouse our deadened nerves, and thoughts and our latent energy. Community Service, a great national

movement has been told that it is needed in our city and It has heeded the call. Community Service is a gettogether movement by the people in

their leisure time, through, recreation, as well as the citiea, efficiency, health, happiness and citizenship. Community service is something which is not material, it cannot be seen, it cannot be felt, but it is the voice of the people and their asperatlons. It Is the pursuit of happiness, and is for every one and fey everyone. All of ub, live for work tand love, for worsihip and play. Community Service is you and each of you. . Train Leaders. r "A play leaders institute .which

opened February 21 in the assembly

hall of the K. of P. building on South

Eighth street, was organized for the purpose of teaching games, song lead

ing and other recreational activities

8nd was open to anyone in the city of

- Richmond.

The one or two paid directors who

gave the institute multiplied them selves through the training of volun

leer leaders, who are to reach the en

tire community.

This was only a beginning of the

.-service which will be rendered to Richmond through community service. It is the hope of the directors that ath-

iletic organizations will soon be formed, 'where all the people may take part in

Kames of volley ball, base ball, basket

ball, and other lines of sports. Neigh

borhoods interested in dramatics will find the service at their.disposal with

'plays, vaudeville acts, pagents and associate directors who will give the -necessary time to the instruction of

peoj'le who take part m the produc

tions. Form Many Clubs. , Through community service many clubs for social and recreational pur-

O'popes are being formed, and in church

formation of choral clubs is a possibility. Business in Richmond will be advertised through the introduction of com ;munity service and a better feeling of understanding between employer and employed may result, i Sanitation in the home, activities of t. civic character, holiday celebrations and in fact everything pertaining to the life of the people and the betterment of the city, Is the interest of community service and will receive attention. There is not one or two pictures cf community service for can we picture the mind and thought? Community service i3 service to the community and common sens?. If the community needs may be helped by the service of '. a group of people, or by an individual, then that group or individual is community service. Community service will relea.se the desires of the people and will fill them with a desire to become part and parcel of the community in which they live. Community t-ervice is the element of eternal youth, and as such is a personal thing: it is justice, for it is fair and square, it is .clean and pure in thought for it is you. "Important as it is to organize and direct the industry of the world, it is more important to organize and direct the leisure of the world."

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Get-Rich-Quick Bubbles That Have Burst By HARLEY MATTHEWS THROWING GOLD DUST IN THE KING'S EYES

(By Harley Matthews.) Emperors, statesmen, soldiers, merchants, peasants they have all been lured by the same bait easy wealth. None knew when or where Jean Delisle was born. Suddenly, his name was heard all over France as the man who would right the finances of the kingdom, and put it on the road to prosperity forever. No. one, high or low, would ever want again, for Jean Delisle held what the learned of all

past ages had sought to discover the philosopher's stone and oould convert all other metals into gold. From the little that is known of his early days, we learn of another power he possessed a charm for women. Only a traveling blacksmith, every woman's eye followed him. Once at a road-side inn he saw Dame Aluys. A few words from him, and she left all behind to follow him till the end. That as conceivable perhaps, but how did an unlettered man like him, come by the secret that had eluded all others through centuri. of experiments and studv. An ujrly explanation some had. He had murdered some obscure alchemyst and appropriated his secret. But none dare breathe that suspicion within his hearing. For Jean Delisle had by his secret, untold wealth

at his command, and there is no vengeance that money can not accomplish. In the year 1705 all France seems to have heard of his achievements at Sylanz. near Darjarniont. There he would turn into gold any old spade or shovel that was brought to him. All he did was to heat the iron red hot. and pour some oil and powder over it. It would turn into gold the purest gold, they had ever seen, declared the jewelers of Lyons. Soon, from all over the country, people were flockingbringingjtheir unwanted nitensiTs for rhim to 'transmute. The Baron and Baroness of Eheinwold saw him turn a pewter mug of theirs into a solid lump of

gold.. For others he transmuted iron nails into gold, or silver, as the fancy took him. But hundreds had to be turned away in disappointment. For the alchemyst found that his stock of powder was running out. It took much time to prepare, he gave out, and it had to be exposed to the rayB of the sun for six months before it was ready. However, for those who would pay him money now, he guaranteed to treat old iron with the first of his next powder, nd in this way he collected thousands of francs. Some could not understand how, if the man could make gold whenever he pleased, he did not live more luxuriously, having only two servants and one carriage. Howewer, that was easily explained. He was a philosopher, and did not care for money for itself. Monsieur de la Pain of Sylanz, had three ugly daughters whom he could

not marry off, because they lacked money for their dot. He caught Jean Delisle, and he promised to make them the three richest girls in the province. The goldmaker and his family took up his residence in the chateau. There gold was turned out, but not enough

to pay for what they extracted from, the owner. The trouble was, Jean said, he could not get enough of his powder for all the demands made upon him. This excuse all served for the other people whose money he already had taken. Just about this time. Monsieur de Ceresy. Prior of Chateauneuf got to hear of him. He had wasted 50 years of his life in the study of transmu

tation, and was astounded '..nat a man of Delisle's education could succeed where he had failed. However, he went to see for himself, and before his eyes, Jean Delisle turned a nail into gold. Then the alchemyst allowed the Prior to try himself with the magic powder. We read oC the result in a letter to his friend, the Vicar of St. Jacquese du Kautpaa, Paris, written in January, 1707: "I have in my possession a nail, half iron and half silver, which I made myself. Monsieur Delisle allowed me to turn a piece of lead brought by me, into pure

cold bv means of this wonderful

France. Delisle was just the sort of man that King Louis XIV and-his minister of finance, Des Marets, wanted at this time. The treasury was getting low, but now brilliant hopes of what Delisle might, achieve, suddenly dazzled them. An invitation was sent to him to come, to Paris immediately. In the belief that -the shortage of cash would soon ' be - over, the court plunged again into extravagance. The king gave out . that Dolisle's secret

would belong to the crown alone. On the strength of the wealth , it; would bring him, , he borrowed . everywhere, engaging to pay back' a .hundred fold. This everybody felt he could, do, for Delisle was expected to .turn all the iron in the kingdom into' gold. More than that, hundreds of people pressed money on the king, seeing. themselves with the return, richer than the mind could ' imagine. But true philosopher that he was.

Delisle did not pine to .be a court.

favorite. He preferred to' be a great man in the provinces. Three times the invitation from the court came,

but each time he excused himself, saying that he had not got together enough of his - powder. The Bishop of Senes, fearful of losing' the royal favor, implored him to go to. Paris, but in vain. At last he got the minister of finance to send a detachment

of soldiers to arrest the alchemist and convey him to Paris. This was in 1711. But such was Delisle's tame, that even these soldiers had heard of his power. The

thought of there being so much wealth at their prisoner's command was too much for them, and they conspired to rob him of the precious powder he

was supposed to carry. One of them permitted him to escape, and the rest fired upon him, Delisle was shot

through the thigh, but some peasants coming up just then, prevented the soldiers making an end of him. In great pain, he was carried to Paris and thrown into one of the bastille's dungeons. There he was iniportuned by the '. court ' to show -his powers, but he replied that he , had rot the necessary materials. . The Bishop of Senes even visited him. promising him .his liberty, if he would, only transmute some lead into gold before the king. But Delisle only turned his. face to the wall on them all, and died of his wound shortly afterwards. Again the court had to turn its extravagance. It was ,found that the king had taken hundreds of thousands of francs on the strength of Delisle's making as much gold as ordered. And Louis was not . the sort .of king who .would pay a debt if it did not suit him. . Hundreds, of tradesmen . also went without their money, though that gave Louis little con. rn, either:

France which had, been .heading for

bankruptcy, came closer to it still. It was the "extravagance of this period that made the Mississippi Bubble pos

sible, and was one of ; toe causes of the French Revolution afterwards. : Did Jean Delisle really turn Iron- into gold ? It is thought that he merely practiced a conjuring trick. 1 . Sometimes he would work with a crucible that had a double bottom, or a hollow stirring rod into which gold had previously been placed. Whether that be or not, his step-son, Aluys, professed to have had the secret transmitted to him. He got into

goal a good many times for his gold-

making, but there showed that he possessed, at any rate, one of his stepfather's powers. Generally he was able to get the sympathy of the jailor's wife or daughter, and with her help, make his escape from prison. (Copyright J920 by the McClure Syndicate.), . - -

Reapportionment Plan Prepared by Census Body '' IByAocIted Vres) WASHINGTON.-March 28. A scientificplan " for the ' reapportionment of representatives ;ln .the house is being prepared by 'an advisory committee of the census bureau and will be submitted to congressional committee chiarmea when the extra session of congress convenes next month. Upon failure in the last congress of the congressional reapportionment bill

passed by the house. Chairman Sutherland of the senate census committee requested the . committee of experts to draft recommendations. : Dr. Huntington, of Harvard university heads the advisory body and has advised Senator Sutherland that the new plan will be complete soon. It contemplates after study of the 1920

census and population distribution, a scientific plan for equalizing house membership between' the. states. The basis of representation,, however, would be left ' finally' for" congress to determine.

whole, not more than one hundred and

A morgan T orrirm I ' filty homesteads have been patented American Legion , ; the , d lte th6 Iact

JUNEAU, Alaska. March 28. Veterans of the World War in Alaska prefer a land grant, compensation to a cash bonus based on length of service, according to the result of a vote taken in every American Legion post in that territory. In accordance with the decision of its members, the Legion Department of Alaska will ask tbat ex-service men and women be given grants of one hundred and sixty acres from, the unappropriated public lands of Alaska. The area of Alaska is 590,884 square miles, which is about one-sixth of the United -States proper. Although the desirable land of this large expanse ot territory is small compared to the

up to the present, despite

settlement of the more desirabla area is admitted to be one of the essentials of the future of Alaska, . ; Legion officials believe that the proposed land grants to veterans would result in as great a benefit to thVTerritory. as. to the .ex-service inea and women. - -

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GUEEN TO BE GODMOTHER TO CHILD OF MME. MANOS ATHENS. March 28. It was announced that Queen . Sophie will be godmother to the infant daughter of

Mme Man os, morganatic wife of the i late King Alexander. The child will be

christened Alexander Sophie.

Mexican Salons Hear

1 Petroleum Question Monday (By Associated Fress) ; MEXICO CITY, March 28. Hearing's

and conferences relative to article 27 of the Mexican constitution, pertaining to the nationalization of petroleum deposits will be begun on Monday by the petroleum commission of the chamber of deputies. Lui3 Espinosa. a member of the commission, told newspaper correspondents here yesterday that all persons directly interested would be given ample opportuni . n.Acant grviimanta n -H that

the whole auebtion would be taken up powder

personally with President Obregon be- The Bishop of Senes relates how ha

tore a report wouia oe m&ae.

The commission is determined to reach an amicable settlement of the problem and Senor Espinoza declared his belief that some understanding would be reached soon. The project for hearings was approved by the Mexican senate during its last session.

saw Delisle transmute metals In pub

lic. The lead or iron was rubbed with the powder and put over burning charcoal, when, in a few minutes, it changed color, and was found to be pure gold. It was natural that the fame of these things should get to the court of

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