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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-13
Help Make
Red Cross
Bandages
at
Ellsworth S

We have a room on
the main floor devoted to
making bandageS and
surgical dressings for the
Red Cross. While shop
ping spend an hour or so
apron and head dress
is furnished free.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-13
These LdceS 15c yard

Cotton Cluny laceS and Insertions suitable for
dresser ScarfS luncheon sets, curtain edges and
various other household articles, choice SC yard.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17

his blood rushed tingling to the roots
of his hair as his eyes travelled down
the neatly typewriter pnge:-
circumstances have put the writer
science compelS him to reveal. If you
would save the life of Sir Gordon
Race, go back to him instantly. Say
that in the antique watch sent him
this morning is ;n explosive strong
enough to kill six men. Even if the
east be opened, Il spring must be
touched which will mean destruction
This was all but it brought Chris
topller Race to his feet and set his
heart humping. He bolted down.
stairs, tucking the sheet of paper and
envelope into his pocket.
Without Il word to the chauffeur who
| sat in the car, he sprang to the driv-
er's seat and started Scarlet Runner.
Ludgate Hill was crowded, and MANY
precious minutes We're wasted before
Christopher could leap from the car
near the entrance 10 that grim haunt
Of lost hope, the Old Bailey.
The spacious new court Of the re-
built Old Bailey was crowded to over
flowing, and the heavy atmosphere
moved with the inarticulate buzz and
murmur of intense interest and CON
trolled excitement. 1t was as the
Judge took the bench that Chris
topllcr reached a seat exactly in front
of Sir Gordon Race.
Christopher handed him the anOny-
nous letter, and watched the elder
mans face change as he read.
"What Il fool l was not to suspect"
he said. There's one person on this
carth-in this court nOw-who has ev-
erything to gain by putting me out Of
the fight today. Great Heaven. If had
any heart left in me, what l could
make out of this for Lady Mendell!
How l could break her enemies if-but
this has broken me. Nothing matters
here. l must get out of this-I must
follow Nora-Miss COllingwOod-and
save her"
"Send me instead, I beg Of you,"
broke in Christopher. You can't 60.
You'll realize hat when you're your
self again. If you desert Lady Men
dell now you'll condemn her to death.
and / promise you I'll do all to ave
Miss C~OllingwoOd and her people that
you could. Trust me and tell m
where to go with my motor"
you're right" said Sir Gordon, the
blood slowly flowing back to his white
face. "NOw, listen; they were going
to Somerset to look at country places.
1 remember the names of four
houses. l think there were no more,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17

day In n great case; and may 1t bring
you the good luck wish you. Would
that this old Nuremberg watch were
filled with diamonds as brilliant as
your own arguments; but since l have
not those to give, | give my best. OF
its kind this watch is perfect, as you
will see by the date, and an examina-
ton of the works, which are unique.
Yours,
ELIZABETH POINSETT."
"Elizabeth Poinsctt !" echoed Sir
Gordon. "By love! That case l had
forgotten"
'Ah. ! thought you'd find the name
had associations" exclaimed Miss
CollingwoOd, flushing.
"To show you how much l value
them and their souvenir, ! beg you to
accept the watch" said Sir Gordon.
"Lct it bring you luck instead of me-"
81 couldn't think of taking it," cried
tn" girl.
"For your father, if not for your
SELF pleaded Sir Gordon. "As Mrs.
C|ollingwood says, it's just the thing
to please Il collector, and it's wasted
on me-"
"We ought TO be going" said Mrs.
COllinSwOod, who was as English in
type as her Stepdaughter was Ameri-
can.
His errand accomplished, his break
fast supposed to be finished, Chris
TOPPER took his leave. Instead of re-
turning to the garage, he ran out to
South kensington to call on il pos
sihle client who had asked to see the
car, and ar hour passed before he
brought Scarlet Runner to the door
of his lodgings. Until this moment he
had forgotten the envelope left by
the yelled lady, but seeing it on the
table he had the curiosity to open it.
Within was a smaller envelope, and
this contained, in lieu of check or
banknote, five gold sovercigns.
Several letters had come by post,
but one, arriving by district mesEcn-
ger in ChriStophcr's absence, had been
laid on top of the others. Opening it,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17

though n or two may have slipped
my memory. I'll have my clerk tele'
graph a warning to ~Collingw0Od al
each pluce; but that's Il fOrlOrn hope
without you and your motor"
The cousins exchanged n look, and
Christopher turned away. BY the
time he had reached the door and
stopped for one backward glance Sill
Gordon was on his feet, ready to
speak. He was still pale, but all the
old fire burned in his eyes. Chris
TOPPER expected to hear the stereO-
typed words, "Gentlpmcn of the jury"
but to his surprise and amazeuicnt of
the Court Sir Gordon began with Il
vital Importance had come TO hand.
He begged the privilege of recalling
two of the witnesses for the prOSecu-
ton.
Christopher dared not linger; but,
hurrying off on his quest of life and
death. the question would spring into
his mind: What evidence of vital i'm
portance in this case had he, all I'M
Willingly, brought to Sir Gordon with
the anonymous letter?
4
Through the City traffic forged
Scarlet Runner, her bonnet pointing
for the Marble Arch and the Bath
road. All four houses whose namrs
We're written on the torn leaf from
the notebook were within Il radius of
thirty miles from Bath.
The first of the four houses on Sir
G0rdon's list was some miles on the
London side of Bath, and Christopher
found it after IN inquiry OF twO-a
stately Georgian mansion. His heart
leaped when he learned that the Col
lingwoods had been there. Two hours
ago, then, they had been alive and
well. This raised his hopes, and
Christopher went on in better spirits.
Mr.. COllingwOOd's directions to his
chauffeur had been overheard by the
caretaker: there was no difficulty in
taking up the chase as far as the
next house visited by the blue motor.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17
ROAD
BUILDING
FACTORS IN ROAD BUILDING
Necessity Emphasized In Giving Great
est Consideration to All
Local Conditions.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Theory is simply the sign post that
points the way in road building,
while judgment is the vehicle on which
the journey is dependent, says a pub
LEGATION on "The Design Of Public
Roads" by the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
The publication emphasizes the
necessity of giving the greatest con-
sideration to all local factors in road
construction. In order to furnish the
kind of roads that a community wants
and to furnish them with the least
possible drain on the public treasury,
the person who designs them must be
thoroughly familiar with local condi-
tons and must possess the judgment
necessary to weigh the Importance Of
all considerations. The publication
makes no attempt to state definite and
exact rules for designing roads to
suit every locality but takes up sep
arately the important features of the
problem with a view to showing the
variations in current practice and the
influence of some special conditions
with regard to each feature.
In order to select the type of sur
face best adapted to the need of a
particular road, it is necessary to cOn
slider first, the class of traffic to
which the road will be subjected, and
second, to compare the estimated ulti-,
mate cost of the different surface
types which would be capable of sat
isfactOrily caring for that particular
class of traffic. The number Of roads
for which accurate traffic and eff
cheney records have been kept is said
to be insufficient to warrant definite
conclusions as to the best type for
any particular class of traffic, but the
following summary Is said to contain
about as definite information on this
records.
(a) Earth roads, when properly
maintained, are satisfactory in dry
weather for a light. volume of all
kinds of highway traffic.
(b) Sand-clay roads are the same
as earth roads, except that the sur
facing material has been selected care
fully with a view to increasing the
stability of the surface in both wet
and dry weather. They are satisfac-
tory for a moderate traffic of horse
drawn vehicles and a light traffic Of
automobiles. They seldom are salts
factory for yer a light traffic Of
heavy trucks unless the rOadbed ma
terial is very stable.
(c) Gravel roads, when well built,
are satisfactory for a heavy traffic Of
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17

hOrse-drawn vehicles, a light traffic
of automobiles, and a light traffic Of
heavy trucks. d
(d) Water-bound macadam roads
are adapted to the same general char
acter of traffic as gravel roads.
(e) Surface-treated macadam roads
are adapted especially for a heavy
traffic of automobiles. They also are
satisfactory for a light traffic Of
horse-drawn vehicles and heavy
trucks. In all cases they require con
slant maintenance.
(f) BituminOus roads are suitable
for a heavy traffic of both automobiles
and horse-drawn vehicles and a mod
crate traffic of heavy trucks.
(g) Concrete roads are adapted to
the same general class Of traffic as
bituminous roads, and generally are
capable of withstanding the traffic Of
somewhat heavier vehicles without in
jury.
(h) Brick roads are adapted to the
same general class of traffic as con-
crete roads. Either brick or concrete
roads, however, may be economical
for only moderate traffic where other
bodybuilding materials are scarce.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17

This was on the outskirts of a village
and while Christopher finished his in
quirles there he sent his chauffeur fly
ing off in Scarlet Runner to the post
office with Il r%eassuring telegram for
Sir Gordon Race.
At Greystoke Hall the Collingwoods
had duly arrived, but had not ever
entered the doors, as the two ladies
had pronounced the place "uninterest-
ing" and 'the gentleman had got into
Il temper" More time than he liked
to think of had been wasted before
he had called at the two remaining
houses on the list, only to find that
the Americans had not been at either.
All Christopher's fears returned. He
was at Il loss what to do for the best,
for the one clue he had to the Col
ingwoOds' movements was lost; he
decided to run into Bath, which now
lay near, and call on the most promi-
nent hOuse-agents there.
Twilight was drawing on when he
drew up before the door of Richard
son and MillingtOn, in Bath, and
Christopher was thankful to find
the office not yet closed. To his joy
his wisdom in coming was proved.
The COllingwoods had called, between
three and four o'clock, and had spent
some time discussing particulars of
various houses in the agents books.
In the end they had found one, the
description and photograph of which
had delighted all three. 1t was late to
visit 1t that afternoon, as it lay twenty
miles or more out of Bath; but the
American gentleman had seemed very
energetic, and had insisted upon 60
ing. He had been interested to hear
that the Owners-the two heiresses of
the estate-were still living at the
Manor, which must be sold owing TO
the conditions of the fathers will,
Mr.. COllingwoOd had heard of some
valuable pictures and Jewels, which
were heirlOoms in the Anterior fam
lily, for he had inquired il they were
kept In the house; and, on being told
they were still there, he had been
anxious to set off at once with an
order to view.
did the ladies objectf' asked
Christopher.
"Yes," replied the agent. "The
younger n complained of fatigue,
saying she wished to stop in Bath;
and the elder lady thought it might
be well to remain on accoun of the
hour, and a storm coming up. But
the gentleman wouldn't listen. 1t was
the heirloOms had determined him
and though there was some talk about
an antique watch which the young
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17
COPTRIChT.iol
SECOND EPISODE.
The Nuremberg Watch.

Christopher had had II hard rut
with his motor tn" day before, ant
while llziIy drinking his early tea il
bed II" read the morning paper.
His own advertisement was there
but il was not that which interested
him. He had glanced over the events
of yesterday, and ut last settled
eagerly To reading the MendeIl lois-
nning Case, as half London wnS do
ing at this very hour. The paper in
his hands was an illustrated one, and
this morning there were portraits of
young Lady Mcndcll, accused Of pois-
oninp her elderly husband; the cele-
brated X. c. who was her counsel
Miss Mcndell, the Sistcr-in-law, IA
philanlhropist, and witness for the
prosecution; and Miss Mcndcll's sec
Rotary.
trrcsting even in the rough illustrn-
ton but it was not the face of the
young oma (oncc popular, now
noiorIous) which engaged Christie
piers attention: it was tn" strong
profile Of Sir Gordon Race. his distant
cousin. engaged for the defense.
Tlr trial was a more than usually
interesting murder trial: for only Il
few months ago the accused had been
prominent in society, a young woman
married to a rich old man, II City
knight. who had been received amOng
her girIlIuol's friends for his Wifr'S
sake. Lady |AIcndrlrs dead father, II
nan of science, had been Il friend and
protector of Gordon Race while Cor
don Race had been young and OBJ
scurc 1t seemed II debt of gratitude
that III" *. G. should defend his old
friends daughter; and the fact that
Ii" had taken up her cause added to
the piluancy of the case.
"If any one can get her off, ii will
be he Christopher was saying to
himself, when there came Il knock at
his bedroom door. please, sir" an
IOunCrd tn" n ovcrworked servant
If the house, there's Il lady to see
You in a hurry, and she won't take
no for n hanswer, because her bust
ness is that important"
ANY namc?' Christopher called
out.
Miss Poinsett; and | was to say
it WAS about your motor-car and Sir
Gordon Rice"
Without asking further questions
Christopher jumped up and into his
bath. To the lady who had been
asked to wait in his Sitting-room, APP
pcared at the end of twenty minutes
II clean-Shaven and well-groomed
young man. A plainly dressed close
Is yelled Woman of medium height
and size half rose from Il chair at his
entrance.
"F"rgive my disturbing you" she
began, in a cultivated, if somewhat
affected voice, but ii was necessary
that | should see You early. A great
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17
COSTS LITTLE TO FIX ROADS
Expense Of eeautifyins Highway In
Front Of Farm Buildings 10 Conn.,
paratively Small.

1t costs comparatively little to fix
up, or even beautify the road in front
Of the farm buildings-and how much
it helps the looks and general appear
ance of the place! 1t costs but little
more to have the road so far as 1t bor-
ders the farm not only free from un-
slightly weeds and rubbish, but well
graded.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17

Christopher suffered no serious In
juries, but the efrects Of the explosion
and the heavy fall on the back Of his
head took II form resembling cOncus-
sion of the brain. For twenty-fpur
hours he was unable to speak cOher-
emily, and the family at Anterior
Manor might have suspected him to
be IN accomplish of the dead burglar,
had it not been for TIE somewhat con-
fused evidence of his chauffeur, and
the knowledge of the COllingwOOds
that he IA a cousin Of Sir Gordon
Race.
They kept him that night and next,
day ut the Manor. Meanwhile, no N
in London (save the one man whom
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17

deal depends upon it. Mr.. Race, | be-
lieve you are a lucky person. You not
only have luck yourself, but you bring
luck to others. That is one reason |
have come to you. The other is, be-
cause you must be a relation of Sir
Gordon Race. It's not a common
name"
Christopher smiled and began to be
a little bored for he hated gush.
Naturally / claim Sir Gordon as
my cousin" he said, "but Sir Gordon
would not claim me. because l doubt
if he'd remember me from any other
member Of the race of Adam. l met
him several years ago at a Inner CIV
en- by an uncle of mine who's delight
ed if he can find a drop of his Own
blood in the veins of a celebrity"
Il am anxious for you to go at
ut once, and as quickly as possible.
to Sir Gordon Races house in CurzOn
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17
SAFE, BUT NOT COMFORTABLE
Rabbit Must Have Passed Some Un'
easy Moments in Its Peculiar
Place Of Refuge.

Two hunters were in the woods one
day with their rabbit dog, named
Skip" They were tramping along
when "Skip" suddenly caught sight of
a rabbit and gave chase. He ran the
victim on to posted land near a farm
house. The owner Of the dog, hear
ing him make unusual noises, deter
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17
SKIN PICTURES BY SUNBEAM
All Sorts Of Designs Can Be Made by
Use Of Proper Protective
Media. .

MY attention was called to this at
Newport many years g by sitting,
Mt a dinner party. opposite a young
lady who had spent the day on a
yacht and had on her neck and Shout
ders q reproduction in sunburn of the
pattern of the lace in the shirtwaist
she had worn. ! was led to experiment
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17
Work Of Science.

"A good fairy touched you on your
cheek with her wand and left a dimple
there" said the romantic young man.
"Umph" replied the sophisticated
summer girl, have it that way If you
like, but the person who did the job
was a beauty doctor, and he charged
me an outrageous fee.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17

at the beginning of the next summer,
before my own arms had become SUM-
burned with various protecting media.
Common rubber adhesive plaster gives
perfect protection, and stays on until
IT Is intentionally pulled off. Any de-
sign Ehieh can be cut in plaster, such
as a6nggram or a profile head, is
left wift as the surrounding skin
darkens by sunburn. More than this,
a head from a strong negative can be
printed by attaching the negative.
which must be, of course, of flexible
film, to the skin with collodion. The
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17

mined to see what was the matter.
Leaving his gun with his companion,
he climbed over the fence and looked
for "Skip." He beheld what he thought
was a dog suddenly gone mad. "Skip"
vas whining, yelping, growing and Bit
ing at a large milkcan. Dog and can
rolled over and over, "Skip" in appar-
ent frenzy, biting and scratching it
with his paws. Then he would en-
deavor to hurl himself inside without
regard for bumped or bruised legs.
Upon making an investigation, the
hunter found that the unfortunate cot
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17
Sunlight for Plants.

Don't worry about having too much
sunlight, worry about not having
enough. Some plants do better in
partial shade than others but no vege-
table will thrive when shaded for the
greater part of the day.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17
Starting With Poultry.

The safest way for those who are
about to make their first attempt at
poultry raising Is to start in a small
way with a few fowls and learn the
business thoroughly before making
large investments.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17

%tontail, In seeking shelter, had rushed
into the milkcan, where, although the
dog could not get at him, he must GER
tainly have had alarming doubts con-
corning his safety.-Youth's Compan-
ion.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17
Set Him to Thinking.

De Sappie-Do you know, Miss
Mary. I'm afraid I'm engaged to the
wrong girl.
SheAWhat leads you to think so1
De Sappie-She is going to marry
another fellow.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17

longer it is left on, the better the
print. A week or two gives q good
result Correspondence Scientific
American,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-15
EAT LESS BEEF
HELP WIN THE WAR

Nashville, June Ito Food Admin
istrators and Hotel and Restaurant
Representatives:
Effective at once the following regu
lations will be enforced.
No boarding house, hotel, restaur-
ant or public eating place shall place
on their menus or serve boiled beef
more than two meals weekly; beef
steak more than one meal weekly and
roast beef more than one meal weekly
Householders shall not, under any
circumstances, buy more than one and
one quarter pounds of clear beef
weekly, or one and one half pounds,
including the bone, per person in the
household.
The demands for beef for our army
and our allied armies and their civil
ian populations this summer are hey
ond our surplus. On the other hand
we have enoughN increased supply of
pork to permit. commercial expansion
in its use. 1t will therefore be dir
ect service to our armies and the al
lies If our people would, in some de-
gree, substitute fresh pork, bacon,
hams and sausage for beef products.
The above instructions are manda-
tory. No option is allowed any one
subject to them. 1t will be the duty
of all county foor administrators,
deputies, hotel representatives and
loyal citizens to report any violations
in order that the drastic penalties of
the Food Control Act may be invoked
against the offenders.
Yours very truly,
Fl. A. MORGAN.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-15
w. s. (

The Congressional Record of May
"a is largely filled with running col
loquy in the Senate over the Wads-
worth amendment to the vocational
rehabilitation bill, in which a num-
Der Of Senators took part. Both oil
the Tennessee Senator'S participated
especially the junior Senator, Mr.. Nc
Kellar, who was in the thick of the
senatorial sparring, the matter under
dispute being decided his way.
Senator Shields only asked three OIL
four quite pointed and direct ques-
tons at the beginning of the colo
guy, which soon brought from Sen.
ator Wadsworth of New York, the. cor
fession, Il cannot argue a legal ques.
ton with the Senator from Tennes-
see."
Tho vocational rehabilitation bill
relates to the training to be given to
disabled soldders to fit them for some
manner of gainful occupation, and
the point discussed was mainly as to
whether this should be done under
military or civil authority, and when
the surgeons should surrender the
disabled soldiers to the instructors.
The discussion gave much interest
ing information on what is being done
and what is proposed to do for dis
abled soldiers, teaching them the use
of artificial limbs, ETC., and fitting
them for useful work despite the i'm
pedimency of physical disabilities. MI
McKellar's experience on the Com
mittee on Military Affairs in the house
and similar service in the Senate
made him quite familiar with the
points involved. Among the senators
joining in the argument and inter
jecting questions were Wadsworth,
Lodge, Smith of Georgia, Norris,
Pomerene, Brandegee, Kenyon and
others. The junior Tennessee Sena-
tor, who got into the discussion as an
interlocutor, was himself made the
target of many sharp questions and
sustained himself we'll. He stood in
favor Of the work being done mainly
under civil authority. The Wadsworth
amendment that Senator Mcclellan
opposed was defeated by vote of SO
to 22.-Nashville Banner.