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CHAPTER xx
A Social Crisis.


 On day the ship sailed into a splen- did roadstead, big enough to hold the ships Of half the world Then into a wide flashing river, the James river. four or five miles wide down there at its mouth And up and up and up the bright river the narrowing river. be- tween its low green banks, with now and again a glimpse of a large house and of gardens and lawns green with June, as one sailed past.
 Harry Hampton told Francois who lived in them as they went by-Har- risons and Carters and Byrds and Ran dolphs - strange-sounding, difficult English names in the ear of the Frenchman. Young Mr. Hampton knew them all. 1t seemed; many of them were his cousins; Francois listened. surprised, interested, to the word pie lure which the Virginian unconscious Ly drew. as he talked of everyday hap peningsl of a society and a way of liy-
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ger Of an old wall" and Fmnoo.e stopped. smiling
 "Aud how you saved him." rietuo added
 ..,".Ttat Was a chance . sold Freuco-is qllchlF hut Fictro. do you ramem- bgr how Alike turned ou ,or because ] had done te uron ltHe AI.No'
 She always scwned me because J was not wonderful l.be you Frmgois You were always Che hero. Pietro said gently. and pressed tho skeleton hand under his own
 Francois eyes blased mp at him then as ihey had done SO often Tn boyhood "Not thatr piotro You do not under stand It was because Alike wished always Co see you drst was older and had a certain GuIctnoss she wanted you Co have my poor facility as wen as an of your own e'lts"
 Pietro smiled his kind quiet smile "Ny Francois have DO gifts And if Alike is more proud oi you it is right for you are pride to an ot us and am Che last t0 ErudEe one particle Of honor or love Co you. Francois Plgtros deep voice stopped and then he went on in his straightforward. sim pie Francois. 1t is not possible for me Co ten you how glad ] am Co have you, my brother, back from the dead"
 And weak. uerve-wreCked Francois, holding tight To Pieuo's hand, turned his face Co the wall and cried
 Now that the end of effort was over, the strain of the long years showed their effects in collapse; the stretched chord had fallen loose, re.
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faxed as # it might Deyer make mu- sic again When the time came to leave the sauboat of Luigi and go aboard the Lovely Lucy, the effort was too much for the man who two nights before. had shown the nerve and agil- ity Of an acrobat. When he must leave the boat and make the change. he fainted, and. wrapped in Q blanket, Ehastly white, unconscious Che little Hartista carried his light weight up the ladder of the American ship.
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IH. hlIa u.e llmal WIih excite mnnl what would he uInk oflt1 Ht would tbnE l rI0uoua wonderful haIi Id dozen ble Hdiocuvoh
 There were many young men iu iht ne.ehoorhood au Of chem rode. none 0l 'ham had enough Go do. Ipncoif hHd hold on them a man may mol pend Eve golH lu dungeon bcoauBs
Newark post., 1914-07-29
DuPONTS AS
PEACE MAKERS
Cut Huertas Supplies

Secretary of the Navy Daniels
has given a polite but effective lie
to the Democratic criticism of the
DUPONT Powder Companies. The
duPonts have been the object Of
several attacks from Democratic
politicians for some time. Now the
secretary voicing their voluntary
action as "Pure Patriotism it
silences at least one unwarranted
attack. Below is printed the re-
port as given in Mondays Balti-
more Sun.
Washington, July 26
Inside history of the near-war
with Mexico is now being revealed.
At the Navy Department today it
was learned that one of the prime
causes of the weak yielding of Pres
ident Huerta to mediation, follow
ing almost on the heels Of his brist-
ling defiance of the United States
ia- tho Ta,,,r;"o Aa" incidept was
the voluntary refusal of the Gov
ernment's powder makers, the du
Points and other American manu-
facturers of munitions of war to
supply the dictator with powder.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels was the one who revealed
this interesting phase OF recent
history.
Mr.. Daniels said today that the
powder companies were under no
restraint from this Government;
that as soon as the crisis with Mex
leo was reached the duPonts ceas-
ed to ship powder into Mexico.
The Secretary praised this action
as pure patriotism. Whether every
American powder company took
this course he did not know, but he
expressed himself as certain that
the duPonts and most of the others
did.
This gives a different picture of
the "war trust' from the one cir
culated during the critical period
of the Mexican embroglio. At that
time the story was circulated that
the munition manufacturers were
actually shipping into Mexico pow
der that might later be used to kill
American soldiers.
It was on the latter estimate OF
the American powder companies
that Dictator Huerta banked when
he defed the United States. Stimuli
taneously with his defiance he cab
led large orders to American pow
der manufacturers.
Newark post., 1914-07-29
GOOD ROADS AS
CROP PRODUCERS
Government Issues Statistics

That an improved road will in
crease vastly the productiveness OF
the area through which it runs has
now been satisfactorily demonstrate
ed by studies conducted by the
United States Department Of Ag-
ricu,ture in Virginian. Condi-
tons in Spottsylvania county were
investigated with particular care
and the results have proved sur
prising. In 1909 the county voted
100000 to improve 40 miles of
roads.
Two years after the completion
Of this work the railroad took away
in II months from Fredericksburg
the county seat, 1000 tons of ag-
ricultural and forest products haul
ed over the highways to that town
Before the improvement of the
roads this total was only $4,000
tons annually; in other words the
quantity of the county's produce
had risen more than 40 per cent.
Still more interesting, however,
Newark post., 1914-07-29
COLLEGE NOTES

Netting of the Board OF Trustees
was held at Hotel Dupont on Fri
day last. Arrangements were made
to borrow $4,000 for payment on
Women s College according to the
provisions of the bill. The State
will appropriate $4,000 for five
years which will clear this lndebt-
edness.
The Agricultural Committee
made recommendations for the
County Farm Agents for Kent and
Sussex counties. A meeting will
probably be held shortly to pass on
these recommendations.
A woman acquainted with the
Farm Home questions will probab-
ly be added to the Extension Force.
This will not be taken up, however,
until the establishment of the Do
mestic Science Department OF the
Women's College under which sup
ervision, most Of the work will
probably be carried on.
Newark post., 1914-07-29

tance of s miles, or total OF $40,
900 "ton-miles. Before the roads
were improved it was estimated
that the average cost of hauling
was 20 cents "ton-mile"; after
the improvement this fell to II
cents a "ton-mile" or a saving Of
s cents. A saving of s cents per
mile on $4,000 "ton-miles' is
| $41, 900 a year. The county's in
vestment of 100000 in other
words returns a dividend Of 40 per
cent annually.
Because this saving, in cases of
this character, does not take the
form of cash put directly into the
farmers pocket there is a wide
spread tendency to believe that it
is fictitious profit, while as a mat
ter Of fact, it is just as real source
of profit as the increase In the
price in wheat.
In Dinwiddie county, Virginia,
for example, where peanuts is one
Of the staple crops, the average
load for two mules on a main road
was about 1000 pounds before the
road was improved. After it's i'm
provement the average load was
found to be 1000 pounds and the
time consumed in hauling the larg-
er load to market was much reduc-
ed. In other words, one man with
a wagon and two mules could do
more than twice as much work
with the improved road than with
an unimproved road. This is the
explanation of the extraordinary
rise in the total output of agricult-
ural products in a county with
good road system.
Newark post., 1914-07-29

is the increase shown in the quaint
ity of the dairy products. In 1909
these amounted to 14,S15 pounds
in 1911 to 273,02S pounds, an in
crease Of practically 14O per cent
il two years. In the same time
shipments of wheat had increased
SO per cent, tobacco 81 per cent,
and lumber and other forest pro-
ducts 4S per cent.
In addition to this increase in
quantity the cost of hauling each
ton of produce was materially re-
duced. In other wrods the farmers
not only produce more, but pro-
duce more cheaply, for the cost of
transportation to market is of
course, an important factor in the
cost of production. From this
point of view it is estimated that
the 100000 spent in improving
the roads in Spottsylvania county
saved the farmers of that county
$41 900 var.
In the past two years the traffic
studies of the Federal experts show
that approximately an average OF
$4,000 tons of outgoing products
were hauled over the improved
roads in the county an average dis
Newark post., 1914-07-29

When Vera Cruz was first occu-
pied the DUPONT company, it is now
learned. sent it's vice-president to
Washington to see Secretary Dan
iels. The latter assured the repre-
sentative that this Government
would not attempt to stop ship
ments of powder into Mexico, but
he earnestly voiced the hope that no
powder would be shipped. There
upon the company's representative
declared that not a pound OF pow
der would 60 into Mexico while
any danger remained that Amerl-
can powder might eventually be
shot at American troops and all
Mexican orders were Immediately
cancelled, regardless of finacial loss.
Without this American supply
of powder Huerta was helpless.
The European nations hesitated to
risk Yankee wrath by filing Mexi-
can powder orders. Huerta was
thus left with only the supply from
his own powder mills.
Mexican powder makers under
stand the manufacture only of the
old fashioned black powder, which
can t compare in effectiveness with
modern smokeless powder. With
such an advantage in powder the
American soldiers could expect to
meet SUCCESSFULLY the Mexican snip
ing and bushwhacking type of war
Newark post., 1914-07-29

In the Philadelphia RECORD OF
Wednesday morning a dispatch
from Washington quoted Senator
Willard Salisbury of Delaware as
saying, in response to the reading
by Senator Gallinger Of New
Hampshire of a press dispatch set
ting forth the depressed condition
of industry in Wilmington, that
II have been told by men them
selves that they have been LAID or
when there was work to do. :" The
statement was hardly credited by
many in Wilmington, as it was
looked upon as too startling an ac-
cusation of the creation OF appar-
ent business depression for parti-
san effect to come from man hold
ing the position of United State
Senator.
The Congressional Record of
Tuesday, however, containing the
official report Of the Congress pro-
ceedings of that day, shows that
Mr.. Salisbury made this astound-
ing remark. Senator Gallinger read
a dispatch in the Washington Post,
under date of Wilmington, July
13, stating that 1000 workmen of
the Harlan & Hollingsworth Cor
poration had been laid off during
the past few weeks.
"May I ask who presented the
article?" said Senator Salisbury.
The Congressional Record report
then continues:
"Mr. Gallinger-I presented it.
I took it from the Washington Post
1t purports to be special dispatch
from Wilmington.
"Mr. Saulsbury-I may say, if
the Senator will permit me, in re-
gard to that article that it is not
an unusual thing for a thousand
men to be out of employment in
Wilmington. We are very FORUM
ate to have only a thousand men
out of employment.
"Mr. Gallinger-This is in only
one establishment.
MIR. Saulsbury-The Harlan 4
Hollingsworth Car Manufacturing
Co., the American Car and Foun-
dry Co., and the Pullman Car Co.
have their shops there.
"Mr. Gallinger-The statement
was that those concerns were also
in more or less distress and 1000
men had been discharged from one
particular concern.
"Mr. Saulsbury-1 also noticed
that the American Car and Foun-
dry Company was mentioned. This
is the eastern branch Of that large
car building works, and | may say
that the condition in Wilmington,
where there are many shops which
ale furnishing car supplies, Is that
when men have been discharged,
and l have been told by many OF
the men themselves, they have been
laid off when there was work in the
shops to do. l do not mean to say
that that condition exists in all the
shops, but these men told me they
had been discharged when they
had as much work to do as ever.
They told me they could not be
fooled by alleged conditions when
they were discharged and work
existed in the shops which could b.
done.
"Mr. Gallinger-This is most
extraordinary suggestion. Of course
it will go into the Record for what
it is worth. The idea that when
work is at hand in any manufactur-
ing concer nmen are discharged is
certainy food for the marines and
not for the Senate of the United
States.
"Mr. Saulsbury-May l ask the
Senator if it is not conceivable that
where there are large communi-
ties greatly interested in railroad
supplies, when peculiar conditions
exist pending certain Investigations
which have been going on by the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
Newark post., 1914-07-29

fare by keeping out Of black-pow-
der range and picking off the sharp
shooters.
The knowledge of his disadvan,
tage in this respect was powerful
argument with Huerta to accept
mediation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08
@EREES

THE very next morning after
Pinkeyes had come home with
out dolly Betty. the bunnies
started a search party TO go through
the woods Of Tabbyland and hunt for
her.
Pinkeyes went to town and got Tom
Tabby's automobile, put the other bun
MES in the back and started of
please take me with you" begged
Fluff. She was a dear little kitty girl
via had run away u rabtyland with
Betty because a little girl had been
unkind to them. she was very fond OF
Betty. and had missed her terribly. 4
can smell and see in the dark, and I
think that I should be allowed TO 60"
she sObbed in her clean hanky.
NO" said Pinkeyes very firmly
I'VE do not want any girls along Any
how there is not enough room in the
machine, and you might have to walk
It is broad daylight and we do not
need to see in the dark.
Fluff begged and cried, but IL did
no good Pinkeyes was determined that
she should not 90. You stay at home
and ger ready for US when we come
back. Fluff" He patted her on the
head as he spoke. and was very kindly.
The started off down the big road.
Pinkeyes in front and Sniffle and
Shuttle behind. Al wore clean aprons,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08

and all OF them were prepared 10 run
fOr their lives. for they did not intend
10 let the dogs get them
Fluff stood and watched them down
the road as far as she could see she
wanted to 90 with them worse than
she could tell but she turned finally
and walked back into the house
Even il they have left ne she said
as she began TO clean up the house,
I an not going 10 let that spoil my
day"
So she made the beds. and swept and
Weeded the lettuce patch and cleaned
up the room where the bunnies dyed
their eggs, and made everything very
neat Then she irOned the things that
Plnkeyes mad washed By this time
it was almost sundOWn and she began
to think that the others would be back
soon So she prepared a lovely dinner,
all Of the things that bunnies love TO
eat, put on clean dress and went out
on the porch 10 wait
Even If they did leave ne at
home" she thought, 7 have had a love-
" time IN just step down 10 the end
Of the yard and see II I can see them
down the road"
She stood in the fading sunlight and
shaded her eyes with her paw. Surely
she saw cloud OF dust, far down the
road, but although she waited for sew
eral minutes nothing appeared Ny
eyes are playing tricks" she said to
herself This bright sun blinds me
But II viii soon be nice and dark and
As she walked back up the path to
ward the little red house she felt very
lonely The bushes waved in the
faint breeze that had sprung up. and
she was almost afraid Suddenly her
heart almost stopped beating There
was some one going in the back dOorl
she stood perfectly still. almost hop
ing that the sounds would stop.
But no The door sagged gently TO,
and something fell in on the floor.
Her whiskers trembled and she
thought Of all OF the naughty things
that she had ever done. But what
ever II IS" she peeked in to the front
door IS tired. and too IL 70 fight
without a sound she tfp-toed softly
TO the kitchen doOr-but Just as she
was about 10 look in Honkl Honkl she
heard the bunnies hornl They were
back She turned and fled from the
THING on the floor, out the front way.
and threw herself sobbing into the
arms OF Plnkeyes we did not find
Betty" was his first word but he saw
IN a moment that something was wrong
with Fluff
In a whisper. she told him Of the
noise. and tired as he was he bravelv
pushed Snif1e and SHUTTLE out OF The
way, told them 10 be quiet, and went
into the house
(TomorrOw's story. What PfnL-evaz
found on the Floor"l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08

party Of about 80 young folks Saturday
night on burro ride in the fothills
John kingsbury, night yardmaster Of
the g. H, viii perform the duties Of
yardmaster Tegtmeyer during the lat
ter's absence.
Invitations have been sent out by
francisco Mallen, the Mexican consul
IN III Paso, 10 a concert TO be given in
the Plaza de Armas in Juarez Monday
evening
This is election day again in Mexico
and Gen ProfiriO Diaz was again elect
ed president by vote OF the delegates.
Each state is divided into districts
which are allowed one delegate to ev-
cry 1000 votes There are u districts
In the state Of Chihuahua
There was good game Of baseball
At Athletic. park today between the
Colts and the G. H team. The Colts
again won by the score of 7 to 8. Pratt
pitched a good game for the G. H. and.
with good support the score would
doubtless have been closer. The batter
les were: G. H Pratt and White.
Colts, Hansen and Krause.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08
The One Theme

Scott and admit Pm trim
Of all that kind Of rot you say the world IS richer since ShaPe sung
southpw pitcher word OF praise
here
of
worlds there's
thoughts
all Of
thinkers to spiel while
craftsmanship
uy, making
halls
&C., -. &C., n .a.rs1 WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08

"HE banana is a soft, delicious
fruit about the size Of a police
mans billy. It comes in punches
like trouble and has made it possible
for the Italian race 10 prosper in
Bananas can now be purchased in
this country wherever the nickel can
he fouud But 40 years ago, they were
a great rarity and people gathered to-
gether around a banana Tor the priv
ilege Of peeling il and taking adven-
tnT0Ds bifes II grows in the tropics
and consists Of a large plant with ex-
tensive leaves and stalk IN the mid
die which produces, when kindly
treated. a bunch Of b2nans each year
and sometimes throws IN tarantula
or n small snake for good measure
The banana is picked when green,
but when kept long enough becomes
tender and melting. II Is almost as
nutritious as beef, and IN Africa has
formed both dinner and dessert for
millions of people ever since Africa
was founded by Nature
rated as a delicacy and is principally
used by travellers TO stave off starva-
ton on way trains, and by small boys
TO combine pleasure and excitement
With five cents worth Of bananas a
small boy can eat himself into a
warned and distended state and can
also carpet a large section Of side
walk with the discarded skins. Step
ping on a banana skin is one of the
most discoucerting things that can
happen in this. country. Nothing can
floor a man so quickly except possibly
a letter which he once wrote 10 a
trusted friend before he thought OF
running for office.
Americans now own millions OF
acres Of banana plantations in Central
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08


~ the way down to the surf sbs
~ had hurdled over a baby car
rage and he. OF course. had fol-
lowed her, exclaiming. 7 can do any
thing you can do"
4 certainly hope So" she reioine5
I'd hate TO marry a man that couldn't
do everything can dol' Saying which.
she leaped into the surf He STAYED
behind TO whisper a question to the
lifeguard
Little chilly this morning. reDIie5
the lifeguard- Water was As degrees
at II o'clock"
In another moment he was splashinV
about beside her. trying to keen MS
Jaw from shaking when he talked
Isn't the water lovelyg" she tvvft-
tered happily.
Yes, it isn't-I mean no. It is.'' he
snlXered- Let's 80 out"
ny Cnauncey," she protested.
we've Just come in. Waters iust
about right, don't YOU Think"
Aes, l DON'T mean no. I dor he
chaIlsreo- Ready TO go out yetg''
Suauncey she exclaimed
Wonderingly. Are you coId2 I'm mot
Certainly I'm 1-nor c-coi5i -
salu- Gu don't suppose YOU can do
ANYTHING 1 can't do, do you2 Going out
Pretty soon. in about 20 minutes
sac Eep.eo sally, and splashed him.
ana she nursed him all the way
- C-7u ms pneumonia, except on mat
lhee Gays ana tango tea afternoons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08
"A Years Ago Today


Mrs Charles shapley is III at Hotel
Dieu.
Mrs. E E Neff went up to Cloudcroft
this morning
Mrs. Dennis Y. Hadley went up to
Cloudcroft this morning.
Z. B. Welch went 70 Captain, n. N,
this morning on business.
Miss ROsamOnd Windsor has taken a
clerical position in the postoffice.
VIII Sachs returned last night. after
two weeks visit to Santa Catalina
island.
Miss Susie Dix went up to Cloud
croft this morning for a two weeks va
cation.
B. F. Hammett, Col Bean and Mr..
Hill returned yesterday firm a visit TO
mining interests in Mexico
J. L. Dyer and wife ehaperoned. a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08

dav all the jungle between Mexico
CITY and the Isthmus Of Panama will
be transformed into banana planta-
lions and the italian peasant who now
eats black bread for 20 years and then
dies with a sigh Of relief, will be able
to enjoy bananas without emigrating
to this country and selling them for
copyrighted by George Nat
thew Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08

were astonished and remarked that
seeing is believing and il is indeed
a pleasure to prove TO such people
that FL Paso is a real city, for they
are men who travel a great deal and
are competent judges. and are now
each Of them FL Paso boosters"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08
Public Baths

oLOGNE, Germany, city large PssO
public
$4,000 public baths city
all facilities for pleasure
public
2s5ooo The bath house viii viii with
different swimming basins
long
produced machinery
fdd
The Cologne provide special bath facilities
is held that the health of the city
years, only export
trade while United protective
quadrupled export
Fl viii among
population ought to be
100000 started right with carefully planned publicity
money general publicity
population
The next state convention for FL
viii be principal guest Ferguson
-o
Of the disadvantages you
office an Paso
good o in
Though falls often dangerous person to al
asleep his work apparently without Of consequences
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08
NEW AUTO IN HERALD
VALLEY DELIVERY SERVICE

J. L Dunn. who operates The Heral,
automoolle service to Las Cruces and
Mesilla valley points. has added a new
Ford car to his transportation equip
ment Mr.. Dunn leaves The Herald
office every afternoon at 8 o'clock for
Las cruces and carries passengers and
express as a SIDE line
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08

front in FL PasO few minutes attention
day, talking
yards they nothing
n better than Fl Pasds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-08
The Banana
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author Of at Good Old siwash."

America and large fleets Of steamers
are employed to bring the crop to
this country. The banana can also be
dried and ground into flour Some