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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04
Have you a vacancy" said Alan.


They both knew they were embark
ing upon dangerous game. but Alix
! played 1t often No pretty woman
takes her European degree without
ample occasion for practice and Ali1
had been through the European mill.
She threw out her daintily shod feet
rs she walked. She was full of life.
She felt like skipping. The light Of
battle danced merrily in her eyes. She
| made no other reply.
81 met lots of people we both know"
she said, at last.
(Which one of them passed on the
news that l had taken to the ways of
a wild beast?"
''Oh, that was the Honorable Percy.
| only caught a few words. He was
telling about man known as Ten
Percent Wayne and the only time he'd
ever seen the shirt-sleeve policy work
with natives. When | learned it was
Africa, l linked up with you at once
and screamed and he turned to me and
said, You know Mr.. Wayne| But
just then Lady Merle signaled the re-
treat, and when the men came out
somebody else snaffied Collingeford be-
fore l got chance"
ooh. Collingeford," said Alan. II
remember" He frowned and was, 81
lent.
"Alan," said Alix after a moment,
''let me warn you. 1 see new ten
dency in you but before it goes
any further than a tendency let
me tell you that thoughtful
man is most awful bore. When
I caught sight of you thought, What
a delightful little party but if you're
going to be pensive there are others
Alan glanced at her. "Alix," he
said, mimicking her tone, 81 see in you
the makings Of an altogether charming
woman. Pm not speaking of the
painstaking veneer-I suppose you
need that in your walk of life-hut
what's under it. There NAV he others.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04
DUMBEsT OF DUMB ANIMALS
Remarkable Creature of the Lowest
Species Is the skeleton OF
the Sponge"

What would you think of an animal
who sat on his mouth? You'd guess
he didn't know very much, wouldn't
YOU? Neither does he. You could
call him the dumbest of dumb ami
mails. In fact, he's so very dumb that
most people don't know he's an ami
NAL at all. He's a sponge, the Phil
adelphia North American says.
No, not the sponge you are acquaint-
ed with-not the bathroom kind.
That's Just his skeleton. The sponge
we're talking about is the one that
lives in the bottom of the sea, where
he sits all day on his mouth.
In the beginning he's an egg, which
splits ali up in many cells and then
swins around for day or two. Then
there comes a dent in one side-that's
his mouth. Soon the sponge stops
swimming and sinks to the bottom,
mouth downward. There he eats, un-
til sometimes he gets to be three feet
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04

Besides the shacks, there are tenement
houses for about 1000 lepers. At one
time there was even mayor, with his
officials, elected by the citizens from
among themselves. but this system was
not satisfactory, and now the physician
in charge is the head of the colony. To
him the complaints are brought, and
he is virtually the mayor of the town
The lepers furnish their own police,
own plays in their own theater, where
they have, too, of course, motion pic
lures. A special form of money has
been put in circulation for the island
and twenty centavos per week is al
lowed each leper as spending money
There Are Few Escapes.
There is one general store, with
branches in the two districts. The
one in the unclean part is managed
by Chinese leper. 1t is new build
ing, made of concrete, and is one OF
the interesting sights of the colony
Another center of interest is the big
kitchen, where the people can bring
their bread and other food to be
cooked in the big ovens, if they are
not well enough to cook in their own
ovens at their shacks. Once a fort.
night supplies of rice and staples are
brought down IN a special boat, and
these supplies are distributed to the
lepers. Most of the yards have -four
ishing gardens, and the people raise
much of their own fruit and vege
tables They also have the freedom OF
a certain part of the bay for fishing.
using RATS for the purpose.
Almost never. do they attempt to es-
cape, and when this has happened, the
fugitives have usually asked to be sent
back to the colony.
Perhaps their favorite amusement
is baseball, with the exception, of
course, of cockfghting. Scarce shack
in the unclean part is without its
gamecock This sport is so instructive
with the Filipino that 1t has not been
forbidden the lepers, in whose favor
various laws have been a little
stretched. as, for instance, the mar.
riage law. Intermarriage is permitted,
on the basis that it gives a moral tone
to the colony. Few children are born
of these marriages. Even if the chill
dren live after birth, their lives are
always brief. and in all the years in
which the colony has been operated,
very few of these children have lived
to see the age of five years.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04

Fur is frequently introduced as
trimming detail, and several effective
schemes are being carried out with
a combination of crepe and skunk. A
charming example is a blouse of the
palest pale-pink chiffon with veiled
fine ivory shadow lace arranged to fall
in a little basque movement over a
deep bell of black panne, tiny black
dots trimming the V-shaped neck open
ing and sleeves, which are furthermore
adorned by ruffies of fine net. The
distinctive feature is little bolera
of old gold mousseline de sole. the
edges bordered by finger depth of
skunk fur, the fronts just caught to-
gether by a cameo brooch.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04
| s'land Of the
: Cgnclean

7 IS Philippine island, Culion-
with the accent on the on-and it
is the place of happiness for the
unclean. OF course in it's great
work of making happiness it has had
the cooperation of mantle American
man. While Americans have been find
Ing and using much in the Philippines,
perhaps they have never levied upon
nature for finer service than that
at little Culion. The people whom 1t
makes happy are the lepers.
Making lepers happy-the phrase
seems anomalous, because we have
never thought of happiness in connec-
tion with lepers. We know that a
leper colony means isolation, one Of
the grimmest things we can imagine,
and 1t never would occur to us that
isolation under those particular cir.
cumstances could by any possibility
be other than terrible and dreadful.
When the Americans went into the
Philippines they discovered that the
Filipinos were not taking proper care
of their lepers, says a writer in the
New York Evening Post. The bureau
of health, under Dr. Victor G. Heiser,
set aside Culion, one of small group
of southern islands about a days sail
from Manila. 1t had three or four fish
ing villages on it, of which the largest
was Culion village. Its inhabitants
were transferred to nearby islands
and the site of the old town of Culion
was taken for the new leper colony.
Culion Coral Island.
The scene as one comes in toward
the island gives the impression of Sc
renity. The bay is deep and amazingly
blue. and it swarms with varieties of
the most brilliant fish. Reaching out
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04

! scenes of their childhood, they be-
came children and just as French
| man of the old school will not light a
cigarette in the presence of his father,
| so. they would not take drink for
drinks sake on Red Hill.
So Alix looked on interestedly as the
old butler set glasses and started the
port When it had, gone the round
| Nance stood up, and with her hands
on the tables edge, leaned toward
them. all. For Wayne, she was very
fair. AS they looked at her the color
swept over her bare neck. Its wave
reached her temples and seemed to
stir the clustering tendrils of her hair.
Her eyes were grave and bright with
moisture. Her lips were tremulous.
"We drink to Alan" she said. to-day
| is Aian's birthday
She sat down. They all raised their
| glasses. Little Clem had no wine.
She put thin hand on Gerrys arm.
Please. Gerry, please!"
Gerry held down his glass. Clematis
dipped in the tip of her little finger,
and as they all drank. gravely carried
the drop of wine to her lips.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04

from Culion. crescent wise, is Pc
culiar and fantastic coral formation
called the Coral islands, jagged and
ITSELF hilly and green and serenely
beautiful. Except in typhoon seasons
these waters are quiet, and as one
nears the shore one has the sensation
of being awaited by some spirit OF
friendliness and peace-an effect new
er lost upon the little throng of men
and women-and often children-who
stand forward in the vessel looking
with wondering eyes upon this spot
where they are to spend the rest Of
their lives. They have been expect
ing prison, and what they are behold
ing has the appearance of home.
There is the colony. The little white
houses or shacks with their garden
yards cover the hillside, and the larger
buildings showing here and there, the
hospital, the quarantine buildings, the
theater, the church on the head1and,
and other But it is on the wharf that
the interest centers. There all the
able-bodied men of the colony have
gathered-an eager throng. In the
very vanguard of them trim group of
erect men in white uniforms, the Gu
lion leper band, already playing wei
coming strains which greet the new
corners.
These two crowds gaze toward each
other eaperIy-the little crowd on the
boat, the big one on the landing-be-
cause in the colony all the tribes of
the Philippine islands are represented,
and great is the excitement of those
who espy members of their own tribe.
On the boat the entire attitude has
changed. The despondency which the
lepers have felt since they were first
taken aboard rapidly gives place to an
astonished and childlike delight. Not
only does the colony appear now to be
a home, but for many of the strangers
1t is the first home they have ever
known. They begin to realize that here
they will not be outcasts, living in
avoided huts and among rocks on hill
sides Stunned by their fellowmen, but
they will be living with people.
Town Scene of Activity.
Yes, it is a town that receives
them, a town with civic life, social
life, amusements and, above ALL occu-
pations. For, contrary to the general
idea, while at the present time there
are about 5000 lepers in Culion COM
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04
Didn't Need Much.

Customer-When I bought the mo.
torcycle didn't you say you'd supply
me with any new part if broke any
thing?
Motorcycle Dealer-Yes. What do
you wish me to let you have?
Customer want pair of new
ankles, rib, three feet of cuticle, a
box of assorted finger nails, four mo-
lars and a funny bone.-London Tit
Bits.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04

and the matter of fostering the growth
of her hair claims the attention of her
mother. The hair loosely braided and
wrapped about the head is as practical
and pretty as any arrangement for
the girl OF eight and upward, as can
be found.
Unless the little miss has hair of
more than average length it will be
necessary to braid her ribbons in with
it, toward the ends of the braids.
This hairdress keeps the hair from be-
ing broken and roughened and allows
it to be easily combed.
To the end of her school days hair
ribbons are among the affairs of i'm
portance which engross the time of
the young girl. Just how versatile
she becomes anyone who observes will
learn All sorts of bows worn lin
all sorts of ways have their seasons
of popularity, and it is interesting to
note the amount of style which some
gifted misses manage to achieve In
making and wearing them.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04
tall and as thick as he is tall.

tall and as thick as he is tall.
He's covered with a jellylike flesh.
When sponge fishermen hunt him to
sell they go out in boats and pull
sponges from the bottom of the sea
with long handled forks. Then they
put them on the shore to dry. After
days the jellylike flesh drops off and
the fishermen tramp the sponges with
clean enough to sell. We really get
the bones OF the sponge, that's all.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04
Reindeer Proved Their Value.

The first practical test of the endur-
ance of reindeer and their ability to
traverse any part of the country under
the most unfavorable circumstances,
with the temperature at times lower
than that experienced by many of the
Arctic expeditions, was made in 1898
The train, consisting Of nine sledges
and II head Of deer, started from
Teller station in the dead of winter,
with the thermometer at As degrees
below zero. Native trails and we'll
known sections of the country were
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04

The long, straight sleeves are gath
cred into wide band at the wrist.
and fiaring turnback cuff, Of the
band. In the management of the col
lar and cuffs and girdle the originality
of the designer is most apparent, and
the whole frock speaks for her sense
of fitness and beauty.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04
Need for Electric RickshaWs.

According to advices from India,
there is no reason why small electric
vehicles should not replace the rick
shaw in hill stations. where these are
now in general use. The overall di-
mensions OF the vehicle need not be
over eleven feet by five feet.-Popnlar
Science Monthly,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04
New Neckband.

The newest thing in neckbands is
the small black silk cord from which
hangs a jeweled pendant. These may
also be used as veil fasteners, plac-
ing the cord and pendant over the
veil.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04

An artificial oil of geranium made
of phenol has been invented In
France Cor perfuming soap.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04

SYNOPSIS.

Alan Wayne is sent away from Red Hill,
his home, by his uncle. J. Y. as a moral
failure. Glen runs after him in a. tangie
of short skirts to bid him guod-by.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04

purposely avoided The trip of more
than 1000 miles was made in little
less than two weeks-with a loss of
but two deer.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-04
Town a Scene of Activity.

Yes, it is town that receives
them, a town with a civic life, social
life, amusements, and, above all, occu-
pations. For, contrary to the general
idea, while at the present time there
are about 5000 lepers in Culion COM
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-09
IN NO HURRY TO LEC|SLATE
FOR RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS
compulsory arbitration" "

compulsory arbitration"
If scheme satisfactory to the
workers is drafted, II is understood,
1t then will be submitted to repre-
sentatives of the railroads and other
employers and to the president Ap-
proval of it probably would mean
that congress would eliminate the
compulsory arbitration feature from
any legislation enacted,
Under this amendment arrange
ment there is no need for urgent
haste, leaders think. The senate
commerce commission will continue
to hear testimony on the railroad
situation generally. the house com
mittee, which framed the Adamson
act, for the present will not touch
the railroad situation insofar as II
concerns the presidents program
and In the meantime labor leaders
employers and the president can be
carrying on their negotiations.
If no sub-plan can be agreed upon
the congressional machinery will b'
ready for rushing the presidents pro
gram in whatever form he may de
sire to speedy vote. If it shoult
include a compulsory arbitration fea
ture, organized labor is expected t,
make the fight Of its life against 1t.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-09

w tht HhouhukU.b
WASHINGTON. Dec. g.--Congres-
sional action on President Wilson's
railroad legislative program probably
VIII await the result of efforts of
labor leaders to draft as substitute
Tor all forms of compulsory arbitra.
ton a plan for dealing with strikes,
actual and threatened, which will be
agreeable to all concerned.
The determination of the president
to make impossible such situation
as he faced last September in the
railroad dispute has aroused all
branches of labor to the greatest ac
tivity The unofficial alliance be
tween the American Federation OF
Labor and the four railroad brother
moods, arranged for the purpose
among other things of opposins
dangerous legislation" is bearing its
nrst fruit in conferences between
representatives of both organization
'or the purpose of drafting a plar
wn'ch viii shelve all compulsory ar
bitration bills.
PRESIDENT Samuel Gompers of tn,
american Federation Of Labor sal,
,ast night that no concrete plan ha,
oeen worked out, adding "organize,
'aoor always will oppose any form @
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-09
WEST WILL GET
BIG ARM0R PLANT
BORDER AND COAST POINTS TOO
MUCH EXPOSED DURING
WARFARE

WASHINGTON, Dec 9-The spe-
cial naval board appointed by Secre-
tary Daniels to consider military
aspects of proposed sites for the
100000 government armor plant
has submitted its report. 1t sum
marizes the arguments of more than
125 cities seeking the award and
without attempting to designate a
site, presents the boards judgment
of localities where the best protec-
tion of the factory would be afforded.
Although the report has not been
made public, II was learned that
there is little possibility that the
plant will be located in any OF the
coastal states or in proximity to the
Canadian border. Some point in the
middle western area, having good
connections with the mineral supply
sources and transportation facilities
to coast points. but sufficiently re-
mote to remove danger of destruction
by any hostile invading force. is yir.
tually certain to be selected.
The board followed closely the
advice laid down by congress con
corning the location of the plant as
a military problem by eliminating
from the field OF possible selection all
frontier states, particularly those OF
the north Atlantic.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-09
tBy Associated Pres..)

(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.--The lack of
adequate naval stations as a weak
ness in the naval establishments of
the United States was discussed to-
day by Rear Admirals Bradley A.
Fiske and John R. Edwards, both re-
tired, before the American Society OF
Mechanical Engineers.
They spoke after the reading of a
paper by Prof W. L. Cathcart, a
naval consulting engineer of Phila-
delphia. dealing with the deficiencies
of the land end of the country's naval
affairs. Both the rear admirals en-
dorsed what Prof Cathcart said, Rear
Admiral Edwards declaring that IL
there were no other way to get
money to build up the short stations
he would cut out one capital ship
from the appropriations" in order to
do so.
oOu.n VI AioeecioS you ha'ch O
crane that will lift gun out of a
turret of battleship," he said And
1t is a, fact that there is not place
along the coast south of that cape
where battleship could go for re-
pairs. Charleston, s. c., would make
splendid base. We need base
at Charleston and one in the gulf to
protect the Panama canal The great
menace to this country is the condi-
tion of our shore stations. A base at
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-09
GIVING UP
ARGUMENT
STATE DEPARTMENT FEELS II
HAS GONE FAR ENOUGH
OVER DEPoRTATIoNs

WASHINGTON, Dec 9--With the
publication of the protest on the de.
portations of Belgians. the state de
partment has made known that il
has exhausted all means of diplomacy
and laid the case before public
opinion. from which it expects to
draw guidance for the next steps
If any. Officials Information shows
the deportations are continuing. The
state department feels it has gone
far beyond the usual diplomatic
bounds in protesting. In strictly
conventional sense the United States
had no right to discuss the subject a
all with Germany.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-09
TO DIRECT WAR
FROM LONDON


Thy Associated Press.)
LONDON, Dec. 9.-Lloyd Georges
eHhinet will be non-partisan, to meet
the popular demand for business
government. There will be no coali
tion cabinet in the sense that AS.
quith's was. The liberals decided to
constitute an opposition in the house
of commons, although the opposition
will be with helpful criticism rather
than hostility.
The Pail Mall Gazette says Sir
Edward Carson has accepted the post
of first lord of the admiralty Lord
Miner will be member of the war
council without portfolio.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-09
WASTING PUBLIC FUNDS
BUILDING BIG BOATS
WITHOUT A STATION

Charleston would make an enemy
extend his line of operations 500 or
900 miles, which would take dozen
more capital ships"
Rear Admiral Fiske said that the
American people do not realize their
danger any more than does a baby
on railroad track He said 1t was
the duty of the mechanical engineers
to point out to their fellow citizens
what our country must do or
perish"
Prof. Cathcart said several Ameri-
can naval stations now could be
seized with ease If the American fleet
were first defeated AS to the sta
tions on this coast. he said. 'they all
lie within an air line distance Of 500
miles, although our Atlantic and gulf
coast lines are more than 5000 miles
long. If an enemy should gain pos
session of these 500 miles of coast
our dreadnaughts would be homeless
unless the feet could fee to the bay
Of Panama"
The Caribbean sea for its size
he said, has more strategic positions
than any other important expanse OF
sea on the globe and that for the
United States the mastery of the
Caribbean in war is almost vital
since that mastery is the bulwark OF
our defense of the Monroe doctrine
and the Panama canal.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-09

Passing to conditions in the Pa
cific ocean, Prof. Cathcart said that
Guam and Hawaii should be our
malta and Gibraltar against any
enemy sailing from the far east, and
yet Guam lies neglected at the very
threshold of the far east. an easy
prey for any foreign nation which
would dare war with us to take it."
The need Of drydocks and chan
nels to the navy yards. he said, lis
an amazing instance Of naval unpre-
paredness. We have been building
and are to build giant dreadnaughts
which at present can be docked only
at four widely separated navy yards
New York, Norfolk. Bremerton and
Pearl Harbor. The possible conse-
quences after but one great naval
battle are appalling"
Considering our "uneQualled and
ill-defended wealth inviting spoila-
tion." our immense territory and the
fact that the United States navy is
really dis-united states navy since
we have two widely separated coasts
linked by a canal which may fail US
in a crisis. either by slides or direct
attack with high explosives" he said.
the conclusion is inevitable that we
should keep permanently in each
ocean "a little feet strong enough to
defeat decisely any possible enemy
there"