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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-10
His Father S
House
By
HAROLD CARTER

copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)
1T has always been my practice"
said the dean, ito baptize a child on
Easter eve. ! ask the members of my
congregation to help me to continue
this practice"
Everybody knew the deans love of
children. He had had three of his
own. one, girl, had died, another girl
was married and living in the West;
and of the deans son only q few peo-
pie knew anything. After a wild col
lege career he had disappeared abrupt
ly from his fathers house. The cause
of the quarrel nobody knew, but all
knew that the fault lay with the. son.
Since that day. father and son had
never communicated with each other.
It lacked five days Of Easter, and,
prolific in births though Madsbury
was, no child had been born lately that
had not been baptized. except the oc-
casional child that was not destined to
be baptized. In vain the good-hearted
women Of the congregation hunted
through the lists Of the parishioners.
There's Mrs. Martins baby" said
one to another, as the news came of
the tenth child Of the bakers wife.
But you can't take baby six days old
to be christened in weather like this"
We've got to get somebody" said
Mrs. Latour. Have you tried the hos
pitfalls, dear?"
They hunted through the hospitals,
and at last their quest was rewarded.
There was a colored baby, two and
half weeks old, in perfect health.
But the parents belonged to an OBJ
scure sect which insisted on baptism
by its own ministers.
IF you'll help us not disappoint the
dean. Mrs. Washington. I'll give you
ten dollars" said Mrs. Latour. And
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-10

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-10
SOME NATURAL SOAP PLANTS
Weeds Of the Southwest That VIII
: Produce a coplous
Lather.

In western Nebraska and Kansas, in
Colorado. New Mexico and parts of
Utah. Arizona, Texas and Mexico,
grow the plants commonly known as
Spanish bayonet, bear grass or soap
weed, the Philadelphia Inquirer OBJ
serves.
The first name is suggested by the
stiff. sharp-pointed leaves that stand
like q cluster of bayonets round the
crown Of the plant, as II to protect the
tall spike Of large, greenish-white flow
ers that shoots up during the early
summer. The last named comes from
the use that the native peoples Of
these regions have long made Of the
plant, for It contains substance
known as saponin, which forms lath-
er in water much like that of soap. The
material can be used to wash articles
that would be injured by the alkalis
OF ordinary soaps. The roots Of the
plant, which contain most of the soap
Ike substances, are generally used.
The Indians bruise these roots be-
tween two stones and put them into
cold water to steep for a few minutes.
Then they stir the mixture vigorously
and rub it between their hands, an
operation that soon produces a copi-
Gus lather Then they throw away the
root fibers and use the suds they have
produced.
Soap manufacturers have begun to
use soap weed in making a mild soap
for the toilet and for washing deli
cate fabrics Ranchmen, on whose
land the soap weed is a nuisance, can
often sell it for enough to pay for
clearing the land. The weed can be
dug at any time, dried, baled and sent
by rail to the soap factories. The spe-
cies OF soap weed most commonly en-
ployed is the large fruited Spanish
bayonet, Yucca baccata, the fruits Of
which were formerly eaten, when
dried, by the Indians. Another COM
mon species. Yucca glauca, is also en-
ployed as a source Of the vegetable
soap.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-10

s'8ut I've esever Seen Dean Farrell"
= slTk dress. Andanew suit Of clothes
for your husband. And q Job In our
garden"
do yen think Ah'm going to sell
nah bahy's soul for silk and gold p
demanded the indignant Mrs. Washing
tom, sstttng up tAercely among her pill
lows.
The womsnlbeat hasty retreat. The
last hope seemed gone. And then II
was that the great discovery was
made.
Thsre wwsa baby-and Mrs. Latour
found IT, It had been born three weeks
before. IN alTooming house at the other
end OF tine toWn. The mother, a
delicate. fr&il young thing. listened in
awe ~ Mrs. Latour told her Of the
deans wish,
but rvernever seen Dean Farrell"
she whispered.
That makes no difference" an
swered Mrs. Latour. Now don't be
q foolish girl, but do just as l tell
you I'm going to let the dean know
an hour or SO before the christening. !"
She did mot tell any of the other
women Of the congregation, and MAIDS
bury was agng to know whether or not
Dean Farrell would be able to carry
out his longeherished custom. And,
as the days went by. andtthe scramble
to find baby became more and more
acute. withou visible result, It was
confidently anticipated that the dean
would not.
Dean Farrell vas greatly distressed.
He had kept to his custom for more
than thirty years. In fact, the first
baby that he had ever baptized had
been his own maynard son, of whom
he thought constantly. Like every
father. he saw him. mot as the grown
man who had defied him. but as the lit.
tlsychild whom he had held in his arms
and yearned over. Where was he
now
Hi heart was very heavy. The boy
m3glSt be dead. Worse things than
death Kdght have befallen him. Some
where es the broad face OF the earth
was the nan whom he had held In his
arms at tie baptismal font and who
had filed all his life.
II was at the eleventh hour that Mrs.
Latour came to the deanery, when the
dean had long given up hope. Her
face was alight with triumph.
I've found hint" she cried happily. |
"Himl" said the dean vaguely. He
had been seated in his office, thinking |
Of his son at the time when she was
The words seemed like an
answer 70 his prayer, and he con-
nected them with him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-10

The dearest little boy baby. And
he'll be here with his mother in half
an hour. She's q girl from the
other end Of the town. and / found her
BY accident. I'm going to be god
mother, my husband will be one god
father, and the verger has Just said
he'll be the other"
But the father?" queried the dean.
Dean Farrell" said Mrs. Latour
seriously, you know you said that you
would give anything to have a baby to
baptize, and it was pretty difficult to
get one for you. This is a case of pri-
yate troubles, and-you mustn't COM
plicate matters by asking questions,
please"
Il won't, then" answered the dean.
Half an hour later he stood before
the christening font, looking thought.
fully into the face Of the girl-mother,
who was opposite him. Beside her
stood Mrs. Latour, holding baby that
behaved with all baby's traditional
goodness at baptism. 1t neither stirred
nor cried, but hy in Mrs. Latour's
arms with its blue eyes wide open. and
fixed on the Deans face.
The service proceeded, and all the
time he was speaking the Dean was
thinking Of his own lost child. His
son had lain in his arms in the same
tranquil way, and he had never guessed
what trouble was to come after.
But there was trouble now. There
was trouble on the young mothers
face. Timid and shy, she seemed un-
able to conceal her grief. The Dean
saw the tears well into her eyes and
roll down her cheeks as he took the
infant into his arms and asked it's
name.
After q slight pause Mrs. Latour
stepped forward and whispered it. And
the Dean stared into the face OF the
child he held. It was his own name
that she had spoken.
One little hand clutched at his sur
plice. The face, upturned to his, the
eyes that looked gravely, almost Ques-
tioningly, into his own, told him the
secret. It was his own grandson that
he was holding. He traced his sons
features, as a child's, in this child's
face; 1t might have been his own boy
that he held in his arms again. His
prayer had been answered, although
not as he had asked it.
He felt that as he poured the water
over the head of the babe. Then the
ceremony was over. The mother held
the babe in her arms again and the
register had been signed. Mrs. Latour
and her husband had slipped away.
The mother had gone, and Dean Far.
rell stood alone in the vestry.
Only q minute, but in that minute he
summed up an eternity. Then he went
through the church. At the door he
came upon the young mother. She
was just leaving. and at her side, be
hind the pillar, where he had stood
throughout the ceremony. he saw his
son.
For just one instant the two men
hesitated. Then the Deans arms were
about the grown man, as II he were
the little boy whom he had lost.
You must come home," he said
This day l have taken two children
Into my Fathers house."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-10
Worth Ponderinu over.

To understand the world is wiser
than Il is to condemn it. To study
the world is better than it is to shun
it. To use the world is nobler than
to abuse it. To make the world bet.
ter, lovelier and happy. is the nobIest
work OF man or woman.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-10
Result Of Association.

This aviators assistant takes too
readily to the business"
In what wayg"
He has been at it only q week AID
here he wants q raise"
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-04
Autos Must Not
Interfere With the
Labor Day Parade

Arrangements have been made to
admit street cars through the Labor
day parade at intervals, but auto
mobiles or other vehicles will not be
allowed to intersect the procession.
Acting Chief of Police Dempsey has
issued orders to that effect
The parade will start at 930 from
Nineteenth and Farnam streets and
will traverse the following route
South on Nineteenth, to Harney, east
on Harney to Fourteenth, north on
Fourteenth to Farnam, west on Far
nam to Sixteenth and north on Six
teenth to Cunning, where the paraders
will disband and proceed to Krug
park.
Parking of automobiles will not be
allowed on Nineteenth, Douglas to
Howard; Eighteenth, Harney to
Howard; Douglas, Eighteenth TO
Twentieth streets.
Speakers of the day at Krug park
will be Colonel 7. w. Mccullough,
managing editor of The Bee; Carl
Minkley, Milwaukee alderman and
member OF the Wisconsin lcgisla-
ture; Miss Gladys Shamp, who will
soon be graduated from Creighton
law school; Henry Beal, South
Omaha, member of the Topographic
cal union and recently admitted to
the bar.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-04
Local Officials
OF Brotherhood Get
NeWs-From Capital

I'm exceedingly happy that the
crisis lis past" was the comment OF
Charles Bogue, general chairman OF
the Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men for the Union Pacific, last night,
at the Carlton hotel when Bee re-
porter called to tell him of the latest
strike news from Washington. A few
minutes later messenger boy en-
tered the hotel and handed the
brotherhood official batch of tele-
grams. -
,"Wait until / read these" he said,
eagerly tearing open the yellow en-
velopes.
He read through half dozen mes
sages, each of which apparently
contained much information.
"Yes, you're right, the strike is
Off he exclaimed, when he had fin
ished. 1T says so here" :.
He would not say whether his Of
fetal notification carried anything tur-.
ther than the information embodied
in the press dispatches,
II will notify all the members OF
the brotherhood immediately These
messages describe the Situation
briefly. so do not wish to say any
thing for publication at this time. |
expect correspondence tomorrow
morning which might make interest
ing reading"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-04
McMillen's Body
To Be Sent to Perry,
Iowa, for Burial
tFrom stan Correspondent, j

Lincoln, Sept. Especial. "A
treacherous Kansas wind was respon-
sible for the death OF Captain Ralph
Mcmillan, Nebraska Guard aviator,
who was killed while making a flight
at St. Francis yesterday, according
to information received by National
Guard headquarters this afternoon.
According to Major Hayscl, Cap
tain Mcmillan got away in good
shape, but when he reached the height
of about 200 feet he appeared to
strike heavy current of wind which
nearly turned his machine over In
an attempt to right the machine it
appears that the nose OF the aeroplane
was turned toward the ground and
he came down at a tremendous gait.
The machine was broken badly and
the captain was dead when spectators
reached the wreck, in appearance
nearly every bone broken in his body.
He was a member of both the Ma
sons and Elks and the body will be
sent to Perry, Ia, where those Or
CARNATIONS will have charge of the
funeral services. He was about 27
years of age,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-04
Two Motorists Wreck
Horse Drawn Vehicles

Two autoists who, by reckless driv-
ing, wrecked horse-drawn vehicles
last night, are being sought by the
police
At Fourteenth and Capitol avenue
an auto smashed into horse and
buggy, wrecking the lighter vehicle
and injuring the animal. The autoist
escaped. The buggy was occupied by
R. B. Rhoades, 2ll2 North Twenty
fourth.
At Fifteenth and Davenport, a few
moments later, Mrs. ]. ]. Greshen,
6l9 North Nineteenth, who was driv-
ing south, suffered in a similar man
ner. In both cases the lmotorist
drove on without stopping to help
his victim.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-04
TEUTONS CHECK
RUSSIAN DRIVE
UPON LEMBERG
Berlir ,st 500 Repulse With
,o,siH SsiH as' VS. Advancing
aast Upon Gap
ital Of Galicia.
GERMANS LOSE IN HEIGHTS
Repeated Attacks Of Russians
in Carpathians Finally
Succeed.
ALLIES GAIN ON THE WEST

Berlin (Via London), Sept. 81
Strong Russian attacks made against
the Austro-German forces north oi
Zeborow, east OF Lemberg, were re-
pulsed in bayonet fighting, says
the official statement issued today
In the Carpathians, the statement
adds, Teuton positions on the Plosks
heights, south Of Zielona, were taken
by the Russians after many fruitless
stormings.
Fighting Near Riga.
Petrograd, Sept. 3.-The text Of the
Russian official statement says:
Western (Russian) front: In the
region of Riga, Germans attacked
our Lettish battalions, who drove the
enemy back and inflicted severe
losses.
In the directions of Zlotchoff and
Halicz battles are raging.
In the region of Kaput mountain
and also in the region Of Doiranvanta
our troops captured several heights
The enemy's counter-attack was re.
pulsed by our fire. Here we cap
tured 800 prisoners.
Turks in Flight.
Caucasian front: In the region Of
Ognott fierce fighting continues. The
enemy has been put to flight at some
points.
Turkish attacks in tbe region Of
Tchoruk were repelled by our fire.
In the battle around this village we
captured another gun"
Germans Lose Ground.
Paris, Sept. 4.-The villages oi
Forest and Clery-Sur -Somme and all
the German positions between these
two points have been captured by the
French and British in joint attack
after intense artillery preparation
More than 1000 prisoners, as well
as twelve cannon and fifty machine
guns, were taken.
The official statement issued by
the war office tonight making this
announcement, also reported progress
for, the. French troops in the peigh.
sborhood Of Fleury, with the capture
of 800 prisoners.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-04
Woman Carries Gun
Beneath Her Coat

Officer E. R. Gardner's quick per-
ception probably averted tragedy
Saturday night when he arrested Mat
tie Larrimore, 2o0l Farnam street
The Larrimore girls younger sister
had been keeping company with Hem
ry Whitland, 523 South Twenty
fourth street, and when the latter
made date to meet her at Twenty
fourth and Farnam street Matte
kept the engagement armed with a
38-caliber revolver. As Whitland was
approaching the corner Officer Gard
ner saw the girl reach beneath her
coat and grasp the handle of the re-
volver. He stepped to the corner,
took the weapon, and brought her to
the station. Whether or not she
would have shot her sisters admirer
will be threshed out in court this
morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-04
Heads Of Ladies'
Auxiliary Of War
Vets Entertained

National officers of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Spanish-American
War Veterans were entertained in
Omaha yesterday by General Henry
w. Lawton lodge the Omaha chapter
OF the order Mrs. Mary B. Hamil-
ton, president-general; Mrs Clara
Levy, treasurer-general, and Miss
Raye l. Leventhal, secretary-general,
were the officers. They :. passed
through Omaha on their way from
San Francisco to Chicago, where they
will attend the national convention,
and spent two hours here. A lunch
con and automobile ride about the
city included the entertainment.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-04
THIRTEEN zEPS
DROP BOMBS ON
BRITISH ISLE
Most Formidable Air Raid Yet
Undertaken by Big German
Airships Leaves Wake
of Destruction.
ONE OF THEM SHOT DOWN
All Lights Dimmed So That
zeppehns Have Difficulty
Finding Targets. s
THREE APPROACH LONDON

London, Sept. '3.-Thirteen Yep
pelin airships took part in the raid
over the eastern counties last night,
and an official statement issued this
afternoon says it was the most formi-
dable attack by air ever made on
England. Only three of the Zeppelins
were able to approach the outskirts
of London. One of these was shot
down and the other two were driven
off by anti-aircraft guns and aero
planes.
Reports regarding the number Of
casualties and the damage caused by
the great number OF bombs dropped
! had not been completed this after
/ noon, but it was stated that the dam
age and loss of life were not heavy,
Considering the number Of ships en-
gagged
The text of the official statement
said.
Last nights raid was carried out
by thirteen airships, and thus was the
most formidable attack that has been
made on this country. The principal
theater of. operation was the eastern
counties and the detectives seem to
have been London and certain indus
trial centers in the midlands.
Lights Are Dimmed.
Reduction or observation of lights
proved most efficacious, for the raid
ing squadrons, instead of steering
steady course, as in the raids Of the
spring and of Jast autumn, groped
about in darkness looking for safe
avenue to approach their detectives.
Three airships only were able. to
approach the outskirts of London.
One Of them appeared over the
northern district about 2:15 in the
morning, where she was picked up by
searchlights and engaged by anti-air-
craft guns and aeroplanes. Soon the
airship was seen to burst into flames
and fall to earth.
Crew Il Killed.
"The ship was destroyed. the
wreckage. engines and half-burned
bodies Of the crew being found at
Cufley, near. Enfield
The large amount Of wood en-
ployed in the. framework Of the Yep
pelins is startling and would seem to
point to a shortage of aluminium in
Germany.
THE other two ships which sp-
preached London were driven off
without being able to approach the
center of the city.
e
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-04
TEXAS FARMERS IN
PROTEST AGAINST
AID TO TRA|NMEN
President Pope of Farmers
Union Says Nation Has
Witnessed Its Humilia-
tion by Unions.
soUTH's CLAIMS REJECTED
When Cotton Growers Made
Appeal, They Were Turned
Down.
DEAF EAR GIVEN TO PLEAS

Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. S,--(Spe-
cial Telegram,)-H, N, Pope, presi-
dent Of the Texas Farmers union,
has given out the following state
ment commenting on the eight-hour
law passed by congress Saturday:
THE people OF this nation have
during the last week passed through
the most humiliating experience this
government has ever endured. A few
labor union leaders have stood at the
portals Of congress demanding that
the government give them ransom
or they would wreck society,
This nation instead Of meeting the
situation bravely has delivered the
goods in fear and trembling.
"Our American congress has stood
within the shadow OF the goddess OF
justice and voted an increase in
wages to 100000 trainmen, who are
the highest paid laborers in the
world, and never at any time men-
toned the $4,000 trackmen, who are
perhaps the poorest paid workmen in
the world and who must subsist al
most wholly upon the crumbs that
the trainmen leave upon the table.
when cotton was selling for s
cents per pound two years ago and
poverty stalked over the southland,
causing a greater financial loss to the
southern plowmen than the freeing Of
the slaves, congress confessed inabil>
ity to cope with the situation and
stepped aside, letting this awful bur
den fall upon the backs Of the tillers
Of the soil. The organized plowmen
pleaded with congress for relief, but
we were told that il would not be
constitutional for the government to
undertake to fix the price Of cotton
or to advance money on cotton in
storage and that congress was a slow
moving body and could not meet
emergencies"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-04
Ink Singers to Be
Omaha Guests Today

The ink singers Of Iowa and Ne
braska are to be Omaha's guests to-
day. The editors and their wives
from these two states are responding
to the invitation extended them by
the bureau of publicity to visit the
metropolis. Special features of en-
tertainment, including luncheons,
dinner parties, theater and dancing
parties, a trip to the baseball game
between Sioux City and Omaha, and
finally the initiation at Ak-Sar-Ben
Den, are among the features of the
program. One hundred and fifty or
more have already definitely written
in that they are coming.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-04
Senate Passes Last
Of Big Supply Bills

Washington, Sept. 3.--Last night the
senate passed the general deficiency
appropriation bill carrying approxi-
mately $l5,000,000. the last Of the big
supply measures, and cleared the way
for passage OF the revenue bill early
next week and for adjournment Of
congress Wednesday or Thursday.
The bill carries a provision for pay
ment Of salary to George Rublee, fed
eral trade commissioner, for his fif-
teen months Of service before his
nomination was rejected by the SEN
ate. 1t appropriates $3,000,000 for
payment to Nicaragua OF the money
authorized in the canal treaty and
contains various deficiencies for the
army and navy and 100000 for the
Farm Loan board
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-04
Young Girl Drowned
As Falls in Deep Water

Crete, Neb., Sept. Especial
Telegram. Wilma Vavra, l3 ear-old
granddaughter Of Anton yavra, own
er OF park on the Blue river, was
drowned here at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. She was swinging over the
river on diving swing when, losing
her grip. she plunged into deep
water. Her grandfather dove after
her, but was himself nearly drowned
without rescuing her. Her body was
recovered
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-04
men ARE RESCUED
BY SHACKLETON
Members Of Antarctic Expsdi.
'tion, Thought Lost on Ele-
phant Island, Saved.
BACK TO PUNTA ARENAS

Punta Arenas, Chile, Sept. 81
Lieutenant Sir Ernest H. Shackleton
has rescued the members of his
Antarctic expedition who were ma
rooned on Elephant island. Shackle-
ton returnedihere today with his men
safe and we'll on board the rescue
ship Yelcho.