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The Detroit times., 1913-12-10

they filed the air with strange,
deep toned popping like the discharge
of impossibly large shells from ma
chire-gun.
A strange wild cheer swelled from
the air-feet. as they approached the
smooth-appearing. inviting landing
field OF, | suppose, two hundred acres
in extent.
They have won" said |. I'm sor
ry!"
.'won?" scofSed Hawkins. See
them go to pieces'"
Hawkins had hit upon the exact
word The great question was decid-
ed against the aeroplane. In one mo
ment, In wholesale mayhem ana
slaughter. The defenders. overlook
ing nothing. had so planned that
each airship collapsed at height OF
so feet from the ground For as the
feet settled. there rose from the
earth huge wire net. with a twenty
Ave foot mesh--a mesh that caught
the airships and wrecked them.
Rank after rank broke on these
hitherto invisible reefs like shallops
on rocks as the alrmen sought to
break the wires--and sought in vain
and the remnant drew on defeated
over the breach In the lines which
their comrades had just made. A not
fire broke cracking from 1t, speak
ing eloquently OF the unbroken spirit
OF the defenders.
The first grim act OF the grimmest
drama In history was over. The
wings and frames of dozens OF
Bleriots hung on the wires. and the
white-fires OF short circuits glared
here and there. where the electricity
:, IT through frsing metal frame or
the frying body OF an eiectrocuted
soldier.
well" screamed Hawkins. that
points tiled
That night I think I was inspired.
What I wrote was tipped with hre
end soaked In blood. II went over the
world next day on hundred thou
sand miles Of wire, woman CRYING
out against this horrible thing. this
useless thing, war.
Travis found me in my tent. ham
mering the keys OF my typewriter IN
the last dim-eyed agony OF finishing
what I had 10 write.
You'll kill YOURSELF" he cried. his
face full OF dread and anxiety.
Fool. fool" I cried las IL that
made any difference"
Then l began crying and beating
my hands on things. Instead OF try
ing to comfort me. Travis looked over
nv copy. added conclusion. and fled
Il at the telegraph Office. My editor
wondered at so sane peroration to
4 description so apocalyptic.
Ito be continued tomorrow
The Detroit times., 1913-12-10

The single tax" r. w. Garrison;
Some allies of love- Richard g. Ca.
bot: The wedding ring. Alice Brown;
lin Belshaxzar court" Simeon
Strunsky; Panama hymn" Wendell
Phillips Stafford; AT the feet Of my
teachers. being q stage In far jour
new" Abraham Nitric Rihbany:
Naive psychology" Hugo Munster
berg; The gentleman with the green
tie" Lucy Pratt; "Margarita singing
ballads" Sarah N. Cleghorn; "A WIS.,
ion Of things to come" Charles Johns
ton: England and Ireland" II. Field
ing-Hall: THE contented heart" Lucy
Elliott Keller: THE meaning OF
Christmas" George A. Gordon.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-10

wa turning III with the strain.
Aad come up Ia my bIpIAne for a
merely And was
.aoo1ng something unprecedented,
curtain riser almost
~ nrOat ~ the big dofngss my paper
I ~ sent me to cover. ~.
4 'The oncoming cloud OF aeroplanes
w tracted In tanks, and became
1onoer. Ono could no longer see the
: ~ through Il. From a haze, II be-
] roine = thundercl0ud.
ne great shimmering. intoxicated
sh1nmtng cloud drew beneath my
q 6f0plane like curtain. thinning as
& 3hot Under ~.
y HE ar shook - the works opened
,1 ne airs0eet. Here and there
S1lI& bird nntfered. carrying Its three
|f1n q certain DEATH. and every one
A. lieh otruck blew up with dreadful
& 6louiun. The attackers. coldiy
y koairx that the crews Of disabled
chlnes were lost In any case. hnd
11yerted each falling airship into an
n &InJ torpedo. Dying men were made
( ~ deadly missiles. spreading their
Il 0nth q Z contagion!
'.$I' Il NV. Il. lint could not believe 1t.
r Soeemed . outrageously and muir
ously odd. The crippled aero
A 8nos, with . strange. unmistakable
S<VGFing when the pilot was hit. or
&n1don eOllApse when brace
2ne wao snapped by projectile.
u ended with the same deep de-
o&ica and gfuesome cloud Of dust
Mon the falling machine and It's fall
~ men crushed to earth could not
Iove It. The cold. calculating fierce
~ of Il! And this was Glorious"
The Detroit times., 1913-12-10

easy matter II you'll just put a lit
tie brains into 1t. Get an ordinary
stiff bristle brush, cut IL In half ana
fasten the halves together with an
ordinary lingo.
Mount the whole thing ON iong
mop handle and put spring be-.
tween the halves to hold them apart
and against the sides CT the pipe.
Almost any old spring will do. Then
oil you need to do Is 10 run the brush
back and fourth through the pipe.
The spring forces the brush against
the sides OF the dirty pipe and
cleans It out thoroughly. This
brush Gan also be used to clean out
narrow chimney flues.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-10
Popular Science Monthly"

In the December Popular Science
Is an interesting sketch OF the char.
acter and work OF Alfred Russell Wal
lace, the late English naturalist who
died Nov. Z. 1918. at the age OF 81.
II is by DR.. Henry F. Osborn. OF Co
lumbia university. Other articles In
the issue are: The struggle for
equality In the United States" Prof.
Charles r. limerick, Alcohol from
a scientific point OF view" DIR. j.
Frank Daniel; The most remarkable
monument in western China Roger
Sprague; The place of study In the
college curriculum" DR.. p. II. Church
man: The protection of homestead
ed animals" Prof. Veranus A. Moore:
The forests and forestry Of Ger
many" Prof, William n. La1enby |;
"The history OF Ohm's law" Prof.
John G.. Shedd and Mayo ID. Hersey.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-10
DON'T SWEAR AT THE
CHIMNEY-CLEAN 1T

!, Had the usual trouble this fall
cleaning out the stove pipe? Maybe
you didn't clean 1t at all, and have
been wondering why the Are didn't
draw as we'll. The cleaning h an
The Detroit times., 1913-12-10
1.-THE Forum"

Society and solitude" epitomized
In the quotation from 1t. THE genius
of solitude Is the true eye OF society
Is the leading article in the December
Forum. II Is by Mowry Saben. who
formerly was connected with a De
troit newspaper. Other contents u
the magazine are "Thankseivins
for our task" Shaemas O'Sheei'
"Pnnt Royal" Joseph Warren Beach;
"Impre ssionism to synchromism,
willard Huntington Wright; "Juda-
ism In America" Rabbi Joseph 3.
Kornfeld; Irish nationalism.' James
David Kenny; The present-day col
.lege." J. A. Reed: How TO Raise the
cost OF living" Harold C. Ridgely:
The town that would not be city.
e. z. Miller: THE confessions OF
Harvard man" Harold z. Stearns'
Brothers" Edwin Davies Schoon-
maker: Whispers" Lyman Bryson;
"The clean slate" Charlton lawrence
Edholm: Point Bonita" Witter Byn.
ner: The still forefront OF winter.
Clarence Stone; The two books,
Fila NJ. Ware: Queer beasts and
birds of Peru" Millicent Todd; TO
an old friend" Arthur Dawson
Fioke: Colonel Archibald Oracle"
Charles Vale: "The dead SOUL Bea-
trice Redpath: THE lyrical poetry
OF the new laureate" William Stanley
Brsithwaite. ,.srwss.,
The Detroit times., 1913-12-10

LONDON The bishop OF LONDON
challenged anyone Of his age, DO. 10
TN athletic contest. and Col omman-
ney took him UP. Both are pronc'ehS
in tennis. billiards and golf.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-10
"National Magazine"

The December National contains .
variety OF well illustrated timely
political. theatrical and fiction arti.
cles. Among them are: Affairs at
Washington" Joe Mitchell Chapple;
"A get-together genius In the SEN
ate" the editor; In Broadway i'ay-
houses" Ann Randolph; "A day n
West Point" Mitchell Mannering;
THE Mosaic" Grace q. Crowell; An
old-fashioned debate. In the senate"
heard from the Gallery: THE elimina-
ton of Bill" Ella Wheeler Wilcox:
The item" Roy Kilman; Socrates"
Edward Wilbur Mason: THE corner
table" Rebecca N. Porter; the
haunt" Arthur wallace Peach: An
Indian love tale" Georgia Bell He'll
veg: "will the lights be whittier Cy
warman: Clubs. Plupy's strong suit.
Judge Henry A. Shute: THE play.
ers." Florence l.. Patterson: "A half
century of fraternity" Union b.
Hunt: Baby boy" Horace Hazel.
tine: Americans In Mexico" Mildred
Champagne; When grandma goes
away" Fanny 8. stone; THE Ubi'
quitous travelling man. Flynn
Wayne; Through the latin lands.
Peter Mcqueen: Boston" Nathan
Haskell Dole: The little brown
brother" J. Sloat Fasset; COLOMBIA
and the Panama canal" Marcos j.
Trazivuk: The passing q dual teie'
phones" w. c. Jenkins.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-10
" HERDERT QUICK.

~ HERBERT QUICK.
Author of "On Board the Good Ship
MArth." virginia Of the Air
x Lanes" etc.
(oopyrjeIst, 1919 by the Newspaper
4 Eneerpsise Association In the Unit
- otates and Great eritain.)
The Detroit times., 1913-12-10

procession as he can summon.
In the case noted In the photograph
the rajan Is seated In a magnincen
palanquin and be will be carried in
great state by beautifully uniformc
attendants to the brides house.
The picture shows him In fun brida
costume. with the marriage crown @
his head, his face covered with a,
elaborate veil which is expected Il.
protect him from the "eyil eye" In Ia
crowd which viii view his prooess.o,
- he home Of his hearts delight
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chimed in so opportunity with her
thoughts. She turned. frowning family.
to Lena. who was sorting pile of Isle
thread dishe"eied by a finicky customer
who wanted flfty-cent value for seventeen
cents.
Why yes" Aline acknowledged You
see. he's had his mother and father to
keep" she spoke quickly, although Lena
had known that circumstance for a long
time. Now, his fathers dead. Sounds
heartless. but didn't mean to say 1t that
way. But now we can get married"
Lena yawned. She had been talking
simply to talk. She had not meant to be
inQuisitive or haunting. and now she con-
tinued: Course the old folks have to be
taken care Of Did you get the MESA
line?''
Yes" absently.
"Seen that new girl in the drygoods
Her names Jane Grady. You know she
and Jim used to chase around together
about seven years ago. But she ism
one of the kind that wait for old folks OF
care for old folks. l guess she chucked
him. Say, she looks real young, doesn.
she? l don't see how she keeps her pink
and white skin cooped indoors all the
time. The rest Of US can't" And Lena
cast dissatisfied glance first at Aline's
colorless face and then at her own re-
Elected in a mirror across the aisle.
Altne might have forgotten both Lena's
words and her own perturbation. She
! wasn't the doubtful kind. and she wa
sure that Jim loved her.
| 1t was only from habit. she assured
herself. that she went 50 frequently q
the cpd Of the counter that day. But a
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the end of the day her face, always COL
orless. was unusually pallid, for Jim had
never looked once through that vista be-
tween the sateen petticoats and the or
molu clocks.
Lena" she asked. abruptly, at the
sound of the closing bell. as they put
away their aprons and checkbooks, "how
old would you take me for IL you saw
me for the first timer"
We'll, Aline.' said candid Lena, you
don't look like you're twenty But ]
wouldn't"-she tilted her head critically
for inspection-'oh. don't know, Aline, "
with obvious desire not to offend. What
do you care? You've got JIM and you
couldn't get a better one If you was q
Cleopatra But I'd like to know how
that Jane Grady keeps her looks
Aline very quietly slipped out
"Tired?" Jim asked that evening
Want to go to nickel show?"
No" She was sitting down on the
front steps of the fiat building.
oh. l forgot I guess it's the dress.
makers night" he laughed. did you
get the white silk?'
NO" said Aline. quietly. THAT is,
got 1t. but l asked Stella to take it back
guess I'll wait awhile before buy It. ;
Why the delay?" he asked. But he
didn't seem to notice that she didn't an.
sWer. For some reason he was abstract
ed. Finally he said In q sort Of .blurtins
| way: 'Aline. are YOU sure you wouldn't
mind living with mother? I'm afraid
He paused, as though uncertain how
best to speak.
Aline stif1ened. Was he trying Il
uriggie into freedom? She flung up he,
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chin. Very well. He needn't wriggle.
She would tell him. But before she had
chance Lena came by with three or
four others on their way to park. They
insisted that Jim and Aline join them.
and Aline was glad to postpone the
break that now seemed inevitable. And
at the end of the evening Jim kissed her
goodnight in precisely his usual warm
fashion and said: i've got something
to tell you tomorrow. Aline. tn be a
shock. so get ready to meet it.
How perfectly heartless of him.
gasped Aline as he ran down the steps.
Does he think I will be heartbroken?
I'll tell him first" And then she went
to bed and cried.
The next day she kept away from the
north end and waited on customers with
such assiduity that Lena was moved to
comment. IF I was going to quit in a
few weeks I'd take 1T easy" said she.
disapprovingly. First thing I know the
manager will be noticing that l could
work harder, too. You shouldn't set
such an example. Aline- 1t isn't fair"
Aline said nothing Out OF the corner
Of her eye she saw Jim approaching.
WhereupQn Aline flung OF her apron,
murmured Its my lunch time" and
ran down the opposite aisle to the ele-
vator that led to the lunchroom. But
she left her lunch untaSted. She was
thinking what to say to Jim.
When she got back to the section he
was waiting His eyes were perplexed.
when did YOU change your lunch hour?''
be asked, Indignantly. 7 had mine
changed 80 az to 30 with you and then
you go half an hour sooner. Say. Aiine,
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month from that day. On the way she
ioitered In one aisle to send a brilliant
smile across tall outstanding bolts Of
broadcioth and serge at Jim Cooley. who
had charge of the drygoods. But Jim
wasn't looking. He was talking 10 the
new salesgirl. a tall, slim blonde, who
mad come that morning. Aiine her smile
less brilliant since he would not see 1t,
but still very happy smile went on to
her own section
II you stand at the extreme north end
OF the hosiery counter ano tilt your head
oo!iquely so as to look through the vista
between the rack Of black sateen petit
coats and the long table OF ornolu clocks
under the overhanging panel of mission
unepieces, you can see the extreme
southeast corner of the drygoods Jim
usually stood there when not engaged
with customers, with his head tilted
around the tall outstanding bolts of brown
Sc; Sc. in order to smile at Aline any
time that she happened to be smiling at
him. Aline, when she got to her section.
immediately sought the north end and
tilted her head at the required oblioue
angle and Jim stood at the southeast
corner OF the drygoods and smiled-down
into the appraised smiling face Of that
tail SLIM new girl. Aline thoughtfully
realized that yellow hair Of that peculiar
dark luster was rare. But she shook OF
the hrst faint suggestion OF jealousy.
Rubbish! As II Jim could ever even
dream--Why. she and Jim had been en-
gagged four years!
You and Jim have been engaged an
| awful long time. haven't you?"
Aline jumped. The careless question
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First to Bear Washington's Name.
NOTICE OF BU0YAGE.
Aids to Navigation Reported by tho
Lighthouse Service.

A notice regarding buoyage in the Wa
tiers of the Chesapeake bay has just been
issued by the lighthouse service authori-
ties in charge of the fifth district. as fol-
lows:
Virginia. Chesapeake bay. main chan
nel-Tail of the Horseshoe shoal gas and
whist,ing buoy, 1T, reported extinguished
November 1: relighted as soon as pracu-
cable.
chesapeake bay. Hampton roads APP.
proa Willoughby spit gas ana oeii
buoy. Is. reported extingu.shed Novem-
Der 1: relighted soon as practicaoie.
Chesapeake bay, ives side, James river
-Chickahominy river channel buoy, NO.
4, third-c,ass spar, found out OF POSITION
and rep aced.
MARYLAND. Chesapeake bay, main cham
nel-Tolly point shoal gas buoy, NO. 81.
reported extinguished November |; re-
lighted same date
Baltimore haf Dor approach, main chan
nel-Craighill channel buoy. No. :. first
class spar found missing; replaced.
Chesapeake bay. East side. Little Chop.
tank river-Slaughter creek dredsed cham
mel buoy, No. = fourth-class spar. re-
ported adrft October 80; replaced as soon
as practicable.
Chesapeake bay, west side, West river
Dutchman point flats buoy. No 2. fourth
class spar, found broken off: relieved.
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HIS FIRST APPEARANCE
AS "OFFICIAL" ORATOR
Assistant Secretary Newton to De-
liver a Post Office Building
to Washington, N. c.

His maiden speech-and his first pub.
lie appearance as an orator represent
ing the administration-will be made By
Byron r. Newton. assistant secretary OF
the Treasury, next Tuesday at WASH
ington. N. c., when he turns over to the
city for the use OF the public the newly
completed post Office building.
George F. Cooksey. private secretary
to the Secretary OF the Treasury. learned
that Mr. Newton was to be heard from
the public platform for the first time.
Mr.. Newton and Mr.. .Cooksey were both
formerly newspaper men. the former
representing the New York Herald for
years. and the latter an Associated Press
correspondent in Washington until his
appointment, less than a month ago.
Calls Him by Phone.
Mr.. Cooksey took up his telephone re-
ceiver and called for a connection with
Mr. Newton. and got il.
Mr. Secretary aid Mr.. Cooksey,
1.-THE Associated Press would like 1000
copies of the address that you are to
make at Washington, n. c.. next week"
"W-h-a-tr exclaimed Mr.. Newton.
who's this?
THE Associated Press" repeated Mr..
Cooksey, would like 1890 copies
Go to blazes, Cooksey.' said Mr.. New
ton. hanging up the receiver, but smil-
ing.
Mr. Newton will leave Washington Satr
urday night on his journey south. AZ
Elizabeth he will board the revenue cut
ter Pamico and proceed to his destina-
ton. The state chapter of the d.. A. IL
will be in charge of the program for the
ceremonies Representative Small or
North Carolina will be another of the
orators of the day.
First to Bear Washington's Name.
Washington. n. c., was the first
washington" community in the United
States It's post office was established
in 1850. under the first administrator
when the seat of government was az
New York and Samuel Osgood was the
first Postmaster General. The state
chapter of the d. A. r has these his
torical facts OH a tablet which has been
placed in the new post office building.
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instead OF getting married a month from


Wen change it," hastily. I'm will
ing. l wanted to tell you last night.
The perplexed light in his eyes changed
to gladness Then you know! Who
told you? Jane Grady? Say. that girl
Aline caught her lower lip tight be.
tween her teeth. The audacity OF MIN
I'm glad you think So" she muir
INJURED.
L didn't hear YOU" said Jim. placidly.
Say, about that white messaltne-
! "What?" sharply.
You won't have time to buy the
goods and have 1t made" he went on
But, say. Jane says they're having a
sale of charmeuse gowns readymade on
the eighth floor. And she saw ono that
would just about fit you, white with lace
panels, SO I told her to tell them to lay
IL away till you came up and looked al
1t. I've got to go tomorrow evening. SO
you'll have to hurry. l wasn't sure last
Elm, what are you talking about?" de-
manded Aline.
"Why, the firms taken me out of the
retail and given me charge of branch
store, Jane takes my place here. I've
been coaching her, and. say. she's got
posted in no time at all. Can you get
of now to go up and get your gown
what's the matter, Aline? You look
Like a simpleton?" Aline laughed
trenuIously. II look like myself, then.
sure, can get OF. My. wanted char
(rHE ENID
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READY FOR SERVICE SOON.
New Steamer City of Richmond Il
Receiving Finishing Touches.

Early in the coming week the new
steamer City of Richmond. building at
Sparrows point Md. for the Chesapeake
Steamship Company, for the York river
route out of Baltimore. and which is re-
ceiving her finishing touches. viii be
ready to turn over to her owners for
service The City OF Richmond is a sister
ship of the City of Annapolis. which was
completed and placed on the route last
week, and when she is in service the
Chesapeake line viii have two OF the
handsomest and fastest steamers In serv-
ice on the Chesapeake on that route.
The boats are modern in every detail
and are said to make speed in excess
of twenty miles an hour. They connect
at West Point, Va. with the Southern
railway for Richmond and the south.
and the route is much patronized by tour
lists for the water trip on the bay. With
the coming In service Of the new steamer
the chesapeake line now has, new boata
on all it, routes on Chesapeake bag.
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1Oc w riting
I ablets, SC each

THIS COUPON and &c
for usual 10c note size
pure linen lawn Writing
Tablets, contain about 50
sheets.
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Of INDIANS
MUST STOP, SAYS LANE
Secretary of interior Threat.
ems to Send Offenders to ],
the Penitentiary. I

Kid gloves will not be used by Indian
Office officials IN the future In dealing with
persons caught attempting to fleece the
Indians out of their lands and funds. This
instruction was issued last night by Sec
rotary Lane of the Interior Department
during the course of a conference with
Commissioner Cato Sells OF the Indian
bureau and the chiefs and attorneys OF
the Five Civilized Tribes.
Secretary Lane made II plain that IL
any person was caught attempting TO
fleece the Indians OF their rights the party
should be sent to the penitentiary.
Problems in Oklahoma.
At the conference last night Commits
sioner Sells pointed out just what sort OF
conditions he was attempting to have cor
| rected in Oklahoma. and II was then that
Secretary Lane made known his policy OF
| eliminating the gloves in dealing with
such persons as try to defraud the In
dams
The Secretary expressed himself az
being delighted with Commissioner Sells
attempt TO correct the probate conditions
affecting Indian minors.
| He was much pleased with the force
1
| appointment OF probate attorneys. and he
| gave his hearty approval to Commissioners
| Sells plan. The commissioner Is now
engaged in mapping out plans for CO.
| operation with the state authorities In
| handling these probate conditions.
Probate Charges High.
Some idea of the conditions facing the
| Indians in Oklahoma was demonstrated
| to Secretary Lane when figures were pro-
| duced to show that the average cost OF
settling an Indian estate in Oklahoma
was 20 per cent OF the estate. while the
average cost OF settling the affairs OF
white child was 3 per cent.
Commissioner Sells will continue the
| conferences on probate conditions in his
Office this afternoon. Some OF those who
| participated in the first conference have
| gone home. but some have remained.
The commissioner will thrash out with
them more of the details for perfecttng
the new system.
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PERMIT HELD UP.
Objections Made to Placing Electric
Light Poles in Street.

A permit issued to the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company to erect number o:
wooden poles along Maple avenue be-
tween Nichols avenue and High street
southeast, for the purpose Of furnishing
electric light to certain premises In that
vicinity. has been held UP by order OF the
District Commissioners, pending fur.
Their investigation Of the matter.
Complaint against the erection of the
poles was made to the District heads by
number of citizens. who claim that the
poles would be uns.ghtly and tend to de-
crease the value of their property. En- /.
neer Commissioner Harding said today
that the case Is being reconsidered and
day or two.