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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-12-28

Is not fitted to advise you" he insisted,
NOR can she control your actions. 1t
must already have occurred to you
that you're rather out Of place In the
present circumstances. The men who
have brought you hither l believe you
already see through to some extent.
Forgive my speaking plainly. But that
Is why you have accepted Mrs. Hal
lam's offor of protection. VIII you
take my word for 1t when l tell you
she has not your right interests at
heart, but the reverse? l happen to
know, Miss Calendar, and p
"How dare you, sir?"
Flaming with rage, Mrs. Hallam put
herself bodily between them, confront
ing Kirkwood in white Tipped despera.
tion, her small gloved hands clinched
and quivering at her sides, her green
eyes dangerous.
But Kirkwood could silence her, and
he did. do you wish me to speak
frankly, madam? Do you wish me to
tell what l know and all l know"
with rising emphasis, ''of your social
status and your relations with Calen-
dar and Mulready? promise you that
If you wish 1t or force me to it,
But he had need to say nothing fur
ther. The womun's eyes wavered be-
fore his, and little sob Of terror forced
Itself between her shut teeth. Kirk
wood smiled grimly, with a face Of
brass, impenetrable, infexible. And
suddenly she turned from him with In
different bravado.
"As Mr.. Kirkwood says. Dorothy"
she said in her high metallic voice. II
have no authority over you. But II
you're silly enough to consider for a
moment this fellows insulting sugges-
ton. II you're fool enough to 60 with
him unchaperoned through Europe and
imperil your
"Mrs. Hallam" Kirkwood cut her
short, with menacing tone.
-"why, then, wash my hands Of
you," concluded the woman defantly
"Make your choice. my child" she
added. with a meaning laugh. and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-12-28
CHAPTER XXI.

" IRKwOOD. turning the key In
II the lock, withdrew It and drop
n ped it on the cabin table. At
IN the same time he swept into
bis pocket the money he had extorted
of Calendar. Then he paused an In
slant, listening. From the captains
room came a sound Of murmurs and
scufaing. He crossed to the port locker
forward.
he had its lid up In twinkling
and in another had lifted out the well
remembered black gladstone bag.
This seems to have been bis nrst
compound larceny.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-12-28
Degrees Of Hunger.

"pm simply starving" cried the
short story writer at the Hungry club.
II wish they'd begin dinner"
~ never saw you when you weren't
starving" said the poet.
"Pm never as hungry as you are.
though" the short story writer declar-
ed, because l write prose."-New
York Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-12-28
AMONG THE FARMERS.
" SPEED THE PLOw."

on practical agricultural topic
is solicited. Address all communications IN
tended for this department to HENRY ID
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-12-28

More quality and less quantity is a
good motto to start out on.
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
GROWING SHORTAGE OF THE
SUPPLY OF LABOR.

is there a growing shortage Of the
labor supply in this country The
question is raised in an interesting way
by MOtosada Zumoto. the greatest
newspaper owner Of Japan, a capable
student of affairs. in an interview in
the Wall Street Journal, in which,
after saying the United States is the
greatest country in the world, he adds:
Your resources seem TO be limItIess.
and. outside OF an abnormal waste Of
these resources, the only impeachment
20 their future development and use
fuIness that , can see would be the
possible lack of labor.
Nh. Zhmoto here touches on two
great questions, each of which gravely
concerns the future welfare of the
country. One is the implied rebuke he
gives as for prohigacy OF resources and
the need Of conservation; the other is
the lack of enough labor The need for
conservation Of resources = now pretty
generally conceded, except by extreme
reactionaries But it is not so gener-
ally realized that this country is reach
ing a point where the lack of enough
labor ought 20 give concern. Neverthe-
less, it is a fact. 1t is shown in various
ways. One Of them is the utter i'm
possibility experienced by farmers in
this country in getting enough farm
labor, in spite of the fact they stand
ready 20 pay good wages.
The facts are that the rapid develop
ment of the country is creating a de-
mand for labor for which there is not
an adequate supply in the United
States. 1t may be argued there are
many men out of work, but the truth
is that if the men out of work could
be distributed to the points where labor
is needed there would be little or no
idleness- immigration from without is
almost indispensable, and when an out
cry is raised against the heavy income
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
POLICE SATISFIED
WITH NEW PATROL
Electric Machines Probably
Will Supplant Other
Wagons.

Entire satisfaction is expressed by
the District Commissioners and the DO
lice authorities over the automobile pa
troll wagon which VIII soon be put in
use at the Second precinct station.
OmciaI tests Of the new car the in
PRODUCTION of which probably will mark
the passing Of the horse-drawn patrol
wagons, are being conducted, and as
soon as these are concluded the Com
missiOners will inspect the Districts
latest purchase in the line of equipment.
The new auto patrol was built at the
factory Of the Franklin Automobile
Company at Syracuse. n. Y, whose
local agent is the Cook & StOddard Com
pany. 1t has a seating capacity of ten
persons IN addition 20 the driver. Among
its special features are TWO COmpart-
meuts under the seats on each side and
running tho entire length OF the chassis
one being Intended for stretchers and
the other for equipment, a third com
partment under the front seat is for
tirst-aiC medical equipment
The machine is Of the same type as
that used in several Eastern cities. and
marks q new departure I'm the police
service of the city 1t has a four CYL
inder 4ir-CO)led motor, and is rated Al
20-horsep0Fer. The transmission is OF
the progressive type. with three for
ward speeds and reverse. Ignition Is
by means Of a Bosch htgh-teusiOn mag
ueto. The wagon has carrying space
for ten people. and is capable of high
speed. The car Will be thoroughly tuned
up by the Cook q Stoddard Company
before &c is turned over TO the District.
It's advent on the streets of the city
viii be awaited with interest by Major
sylvester ana the Police Department,
who have long advocated the adoption
OF motOr-dTiven patrol wagons in place
OF the familiar horse-draWn vehicles.
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
Notes From abroad

King George Of Greece is talking of
abdfcating Some pOtentates in his
vicinity have scooped him on that stunt
but he may want 70 get in ine.-CIeve-
land Leader.
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Bolivia and Peru have settled their
boundary dispute without going 70 war.
But won't Other South American re
publics regard them as mollycOddles
Toledo Blade.
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Why shouldn't King Edward play
bridge on Sunday If he Wishes2 But, Of
course, the divine right Of kings doesn' I
excuse the three others who played WI
hlm.-Atlanta Constitution.
Socialism stung and Spain is being
chased for the bee.-BaltlmOre sun.
The King Of italy Will receive the Car
in a castle entirely surrounded by in
fantry." This is the kind OF fO0tman
10 which the Russian court is accustom-
ed.-Chicago Post.
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
MACHINES REVERSE;
INVENTS NEW TOWEL

In a certain New England town they
manufacture a weIl-knowD kind OF tow
81 most efficient for drying purposes.
How that towel first happened to be
made in the form which has proved so
Drofita bIe TO it's makers is the subject
OF am amusing legend 1t savors strong
Is of belonging 20 the TOO good 10 be
frf,a' genus of anecdotes, and is as
follows. Once the machinery in the
towel factory. busily engaged In turn
inc out a very convenient brand Of
toSvsI suddenly went wrong and began
ms cficaIlv TO go backward. There was
much excitement. Eventually the ma
cbinerv was chastised and set to rights
again Butt was disCover,d that the
towels turned out during that interval
Of mechanical anarchy were of a tex
tire quite unrivaled for use as bath
towels. At once the machinery was set
going backward again, and has been
travelling in that direction ever since.
10 the great delight of the stockholders
in the towel company.-New York
Times,
The Washington times., 1909-10-22

Hills plan. 1t would require Congress
to eliminate itself. But the end IS
so much to be desired that maybe Con-
gress could be persuaded TO do so.
Then, in the further judgment of this
same student, there must be sane
financing
We all remember the Inland Water
ways Congress and its plan for bill
lion dollar bond issue. If conservation
is to wait for that we might Just as
well keep this new Farmers Bulletin
out of the mails. But need we wait
day for it? Hardly.
What ought to be done by the
friends of the conservation movement.
and done right away, is this:
The fight should be focused. There
ought to be as nearly as possible
unanimous demand upon Congress for
one thing. That one thing should be a
commission to lay general foundations
for future appropriations as to the
further purchase of national forest
lands, the development of mineral re-
sources in the public lands, the pro-
lection OF soils, as well as to digging
channels and building dams.
If that can be accomplished-Sud
there is a tsrnel sight more chance of
it than of getting any billion dollar
bond issue-then there Is some hope
for the whole cause of conservation.
Somebody ought to send out farmers
bulletin on the need of getting to-
gether.
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
THE POND AND THE PURE
FOOD PEBBLE.

II would appear that Uncle Sam
made a bigger splash than he antiei-
mated when he tossed his pure food
pebble into the worlds commercial
pond. In the effort to protect his own
people against unfit foods he has forced
upon good many other peoples an
,lnwonted consideration of the de-
STABILITY of taking bath and scrub
hing their floors. It is even reported
that they are introducing fresh air into
date packeries in Fee, and compelling
the fig handlers of Smyrna to wash
4heir hands from time TO time.
There isn't, obviously, much gain in
,rIeaninc I'D the Chicago and Kansas
City packing houses, if we are to let
foreign trade dump on our shores the
output of filthy, disease-infected, in
sanitary oanneries and packing estab-
1ishments which provide us with food
products. So the authorities have be
stirred themselves to compel the rest of
the world to clean up, if it proposes to
sell us its goods; and the Turkish en-
pire is threatened with a thorough
cleansing.
Italy, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Asia
Minor and Major, all sell us a vast
amount of stuff which we have been
habited unquestioningly to introduce
snto our systems, without consideration
of the unnamable and unenumerated
varieties of bacilli they might contain.
We have excited ourselves about SAM
4ation in philadelphia, but overlooked
its possibilities in Palermo. Now the
food law administrators are getting
lines on the Levant, trying TO find out
whether foodstufs from the East are
proper for our use; and by dint of
barring or threatening to bar the out
mt of unelean places, that are forcing
q great housekeeping upon the more
or less unwilling followers of Mahomet.
1t may involve exceeding incon-
pvenience 70 the leisurely folk of the
East, and it may shock some Of their
notions of propriety, TO take baths,
let in the fresh air, wash their hands
occasionally while at work and in gen
eral to clean up; but in the end they
viii find it Is not injurious. They viii
have less of epidemics and viii live
longer for the effort. OF course, they
viii praise Allah for it, and never
realize that il isn't a new demonstra-
aion Of His regard for them; but in fact
Sd win be an incident to the fact that
Uncle sam Is trying TO protect his
people against filth and the danger Of
disease.
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
MAKING OF SPOOLS
MONSTER INDUSTRY

One Of the industries which deals with
small things yet which is one of the
Utmost Importance TO the c0uutrv's
commerce, is the manufacture and ex-
port Of spool wood. This business is
peculia. 70 the New England States.
and Is centered in Maine. Spool fac
tories Of this State are now turning cut
500, 900, 900 spools annually, with a marks t
value Of nearly 81, O00, 900.
The best quality Of timber Is used for
the manufacture OF spools. White birch.
which is used almost exclusively for
this industry. reaches the factory In
the form Of bars from , 10 % inches
square. and from pa to feet Ion g.
These bars must be absolutely clear.
The birch is cut IN winter and sawed I'm
small portable mills, which operate near
some railroad line. about l-3 cords be-
ing required for 200 feet Of bars After
saving, the bars are piled crisscrOss,
I'm order 20 facilitate seasoning, and pro-
tected from the weather. are allowed to
season until June The spoOl-bar mills
H. Maine turn out about ~, COO 900 feet
OF bars during the year, and appTOvi-
matsly the same amount of material lis
manufactured into spOOls in the State
The machines for making spoois are
complicated, and require skilled men for
their operation. The spools dr0D from
the lathe at the rate Of one per second
and must be perfectly uniform and true
Tie finished spoOls are marketed in this
country, largely IN Rhode Island. Con
necucut, New York, and New Jersey
while the SpOol-bars are largely eX-
por ed to Grcenock and GLASGOW. Scot
lhnd. and 10 HUI and Fleetwood Eng
land. Shipments 10 these points are
made mostly from Bangor, as much as
S,0OS.UO0 feet having been sent from thaf
port IA season.-Drexel WOodWorker.
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
LET'S FOCUS on SOMETHING
FOR CONSERVATION.

Forester Pinchot publishes as a
Farmers Bulletin the declaration 81, the
governors for conservation. The theory
IS that when Pa has done the chores
end ct his supper he'll stick his stockin'
leet beside the kitchen stove and pore
over a document beginning 1--WE, the
governors Of the States and Territories
OF the United States" and ending Let
as conserve the foundations Of our
prosperity"
There may be something IN &c. Those
"a fellows on the farm read more Of
the Congressional Record the Presidents
annual message, and information
articles" in the heavy magazines than
some of us in the city. We will hope
and suppose they read Bulletin No. $40
of the United States Department Of
Agriculture.
But, what if they do What if
everybody reads it, What II every
man, woman, and child in the whole
country could be convinced Of the need
JuI ffEbIbN5 f9i1Ei ftAiBA IlJEIdff al p
Would they get itg Not in a thousand
years if they didn't organize the fight.
The Forester has been at work TO
organize that fight for ten years. The
Administration tells us it is doing all it.
can to the same end now. The Con
servation Commission and the American
Forestry Association are far from idle.
But all these forces together have not
gone a great ways.
James J. Hill has hit the conservation
snail on the head. There will never be
any progress, thinks that astute empire
builder, until the plan Of waterways
development is made solely in the light
of the greatest good to the whole
country. Congress viii keep 10 about
its present tire-exploded pace as long
as Goose Creek is fighting Sugar Run.
80 with restrictive legislation as to the
cutting OF young timber. So with
planting for the protection of soils. So
with everything eIse-even the tariff.
a waterways commission was Mr..
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
FRANKLIN X. LANE SAYS SUI
FRAGE FIGHT is WON.

Is England on the verge of adopting
woman's suffrage? Much has been
heard to the effect that the violence of
certain of the suffragettes has not
helped the cause of suffrage, but on the
contrary has hurt it.
The testimony of Franklin K Lane,
one of the leading members of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, who
has been abroad this summer, is worth
listening to in view of the widespread
interest on this side of the Atlantic
in the question of what progress the
English suffragists are making. Mr..
Lane has given out an interview in San
Francisco in which he asserts that Eng
lish women have won their battle for
equal suffrage, and that immediate
woman's suffrage is certain" He de
clares no other such campaign has been
waged in the worlds history as this
struggle of the English women for the
ballot And he adds this remarkable
statement as to the influence they viii
WELD when they get suffrage:
When they get the right to vote
they viii WELD a power that VIII
startle the world, a power that will
so far exceed that sWayed by AmeTl-
can bosses and parties that our politi-
cal powers viii pale IN comparison.
Talk about the labor unions being
able TO sway an election. Talk about
capital being able to get what it
wants by means of the ballot Why,
what the women Of England viii do
when they get the right Of suffrage
VIII be more far-reaching than any
thlng that any Vote-getLlhg comDlne
which America can boast Of has ever
been able TO accomplish.
Coming from a man Of Mr.. Lanes
experience and capacity these words
are well calculated to- make people and
politicians in this country sit up and
take notice. The effect of woman's
suffrage in England would be ire
mendous. 1t would reach to every
civilized nation. Especially would it
give great strength to the movement
for suffrage in the United States. 1t
would doubtless mean the addition of
a good many States in this country to
the list Of those that allow women to
vote. And if women voters are going
to WELD vast power in England, how
greatly would they revolutionize politi-
cal conditions in America? 1t might be
well for our political bosses to sit down
and give some solemn reflection to this
new force which is threatening to make
itself felt
IF Mr.. Lanes observations are cor
rect. a new Importance should attach
TO the visits or such sufragists as Mrs.
Pankhurst and Lady Cook.
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
GOOD WORDS FOR THE COM
MISSION PLAN.

The st. Louis Dispatch, speaking of
the commission form of government
which is now being considered for
that city, says:
The commission plan Of city govern
ment is not a move against any par
tlcular party or set of men nor in the
interest Of any party or set of men.
IL means the adoption of business
methods in the handling Of the city's
business It means business instead
OF wasteful political patronage.
The Kansas City (BIo.) Star, one
of the leading newspapers of the ooun-
try, referring to the success of the
commission plan in various cities
which have tried it out, says: where
the municipal business plan has been
tested, it has proved that the key
to successful municipal government has
been discovered Tt adds:
From these smaller towns and
cities, adding their testimony to that
of cities in other States, has come
the lesson from which Kansas city
and the other large American NUM-
cipalities are to profit. With capable
government. direct -espOnsibiiitf of
officers, the referendum and the recall
and the merit system. the people of
cities are safe in the conduct of their
municipal affairs.
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
French Police In Lie.

BEIFORT, France, Get. Thou
sands of special police are guarding the
route OF Gar Nichola1 Of Russia
through France on his way to visit the
King Of italy. Russian secret service
cents have gone over the route with
thc greatest care, and several suspicious
persons have been jailed until the Car
leaves
Arrangements have been made for an
official reception of the visiting ruler
mere when He arrives tonight. The cere-
m0nv viii be exceedingly formal. Presi-
dent FaIliCrrs viii be represented by a
colonel of ordnance, Who will welcome
Nicholas
The Washington times., 1909-10-22

of aliens from Central and Southwest
ern Europe it should be remembered
that few Of these people come here who
fail to find something to do.
When heavy curtailment of immi-
grafton is talked of, it would be well
to reflect on just how, in view of the
demand for labor, this country would
get along without immigrants. So long
as a good class of immigrants come in,
men and women willing to work and
capable of doing it, there need be no
apprehension. If proper attention is
given to distribution of immigrants
there is not likely to be any great diff
ficulty in their assimilation.
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
81 Birthdav Anniversary.

Little Miss Margaret Isabella Hagner,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Hag-
ner. entertained company Of her young
friends yesterday Afternoon from 3 TO G
O'Clock IN celebration OF her nth birth
day anniveu ary.
Tho house was prettily decorated
with autumn foliage, Chryssnthemums,
and Halloween favCrs.
Among the guests were Miss Caroline
HagnCr, Miss Louise Clayton, Miss Eliza
beth Johnson, Miss Grace Wagganlan.
Miss RebecCa WorhingtOn, Miss Caro-
line Thorn, and La3riston Hardin, Tay-
Tor Hardin, James Mitchell. Henri de
SibOur. Blase de Sibour, Richard Hook
or, WOlcOtt WIgEaman, Richard Clay
tor and Alexander BrittOn Hagner. ID.
The marriage of Miss Lula May Cola
more and belmont Jones LOCkard. of
Pittsburg, Pa, took place Wednesday
afternoon at $50 o clock at The home
of the brides mother. Mrs. L. c. West,
SI4 NJ street, northwest
Only a small family party and a few
intimate friends attended the ceremony,
which was performed by the Rev.
Charles T. Guthrie, of Hamline Church.
The bride wore her travelling suit
Of dark blue CheviOt and a blue beaver
hat trimmed with large white willow
plumes.
After a short bridal trip Mr. and Mrs.
LOckard viii reside I'm Norfolk. Va
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Miss Mamie Clay Sheehy. daughter
Of Mr.. and MIS- James J. Shelby will
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
Aviation Meeting

The Washington aviation committee
has sent out a number of bstters
inviting the attendance of the public
at the meeting called by the Com
u7issioners i'm the interest OF the
Washington Baltimore international
AVIATION meet. I'm the board room OF
the District Building. Tuesday, Octo-
Der 20. at 4 p. IN.
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
TRIPLE ALLIANCE
MAY BE DOOMED
Russian Papers Think Gar
Wants New Treaty
With Italy.

So. PETERSBURG. Oct. 2-.-An. en-
tireIy new lineup of European powers
is outlined today by several Russian
newspapers, among them the Novoe
Nremya
They insist that the Cars trip to
italy is the result Of "a plan TO form am
alliance to oppose the Austr0-German
combination.
II is asserted that while in italy the
Car viii eudcav0r to persuade italy
TO drop the old triple alliance. which
has lost its use uluess and enter a com
blnation that viii result in au entente
embracing italy, France. Eng land, and
Russia
The Washington times., 1909-10-22
ONLY ONE FLIGHT
MADE BY WRIGHT
Wind at College Park Is Too
Strong for Aviator to
Flv Often.

Wilbur Wright made only one short
flight at College Park today. He went
up alone at s o'clock. and remained I'm
the air for three minutes. In spite OF
the fact that this was about as pretty
a day as College Park has ever seen
the wind was too strong for flying
and Mr.. Wright decided to wait.