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Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-09-13
WOMEN'S CLUB NOTES

The Hayward Unit, colored women s
motor crops. branch of the National League
Tor Women)s Service in New York City,
is oo1ng great deal Of work among the re-
turned soldiers Especial attention has boen
given to the sick and wounded men A.
their headquarters they have rest rooms for
reading and writing, piano, player-piano
and Victrola, which are at the dismissal of
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-09-13

sent his concubinage wife and her two
children North, where he had subsequently
married Maryellen and his long stays from
the plantation were to be with his family
The major was a hot number among the
whites of his section and however strong
the rumor might have been none of them
had the courage to confront him with it.
He eventually sold his belongings and went
somewhere else to live.
Hastily getting his traps together after
the stormy interview with his wife Ger
aid Mightyrch took passage to Europe and
from plae to plae he went, hoping thereby
to completely forget the past. A year had
elapsed and he had seen much, and being
man Of high mental qualifications, he was
much wiser than when he had quit his home
in dear old New York Apparently he had
no desire to return to his native land lest
he meet or hear of the woman that had de-
eived him and to an extent wrecked his life.
"And yet," he said to himself, ct never
saw one thing in my wife's department that
would lead me to mistrust her. Perhaps,
after all, have done her an injustie, and,
it | have not, [ should at least. know the
facts, and, perhaps, then murder the black
brute that consorted with her. I am going
home"
Nothing TRANSFERRED in the Thompson fam
lily different from that of other families
The young ladies graduated with high hon.
ors and their parents were present and as
proud of their children as all parents are
when they succeed One after the other
married to good advantage and each reared
large and interesting families, who grew to
manhood as well as womanhood and they
too married and the grand children of Ma
Jor and Mrs. Thompson were proud of their
ancestry.
Mrs. Mightyrich junior, did not COM
NIT suicide as she frequently thought she
would do to end her troubles, but took a
new lease on life and determined to know
the cause OF the complexion of her baby,
which she seemed to love doubly dear. A
detective was hired to trace the lineage of
her own family and one to trace that Of her
husband. The detective, looking up the
pedigree OF her husband, had found that
his grandmother claimed to be an Indian
and direct descendant of Pocahontas but
for months he was baffed as to her exact
place of birth. A chance business relation
that was a matter of record in Boston in
Dictated that Major Thompson was from
Mississippi, and from that time the plot
was rapidly unfolded. His visit to Missis
sippi confirmed his suspicious and the
whole story was told
II am delighted to see you Gerald, and
IN spite Of our parting I still love YOU. T
felt that you would some day realize your
mistake and at least come back to assist me
in solving our family mystery. Your mo-
Their has told me ALL of which you knew
nothing. Instead of your grandmother be-
ing an Indian woman she was a colored
woman and our child bred back, which, the
scentlts tell me, periodically happens. And
after the happy couple had wept in each
others arms and were thoroughly recon-
cleo they turned to their baby and he said.
:, and we two have an Indian in our fam
n.y. whom we both will love even as much
as [ love my dear old Indian grandmother y
The Washington times., 1919-04-22
GERMANS ATTACK
RED CROSS MISSION

NEW YORK, April 22.-German
troops have attacked the American
lied Cross mission at Kovno, Lithu-
snia, according TO a cableEram re-
ceived here by the Lithuanian national
council from its Paris representative.
The message gave neither the time
nor the result Of the attack. A Lith-
uanian soldier was killed defending
the Americans, II was said. p
"The American relief adminiStfa-
tion has consulted the Lithuanian DEL
egatiOn in Paris, and Is sending ships
laden with food and medicine TO Lith-
uanis," the councils cabIegram added.
ALSO an agreement has been made
with the American Red Cross TO send
food, clothing, and medicine into
Lithuanie from its base at Copen-
hagen Kovno has become the seat Of
the allied representatives in Lithua-
MIA
Independence Of Lithuania is be-
coming clearer. Shortly the question
OF Baltic states. Finland, Esthonia,
LatFis. and Lithuania will be dis
cussed by the peace conference.
The allies are sending a mission
TO investigate Lithuanian conditions. /"
The Washington times., 1919-04-22
CONFER TO MAKE NATIONAL
JOBS BUREAU PERMANENT

Plans for a national legislative pro-
gram TO create q permanent national
employment service cooperating. with
states and municipalities will be dis
cussed today at the opening Of q
three-day conference between repre-
sentatives OF State governors. Secre-
tary OF Labor Wilson, and John b.
Densmore, director general OF the Fed
eral employment service. The pro-
posed service would carry on the
work OF the Federal employment
service, established as a war emer.
geney measure.
Director Densmore announced yes
terday that the employment service is
now being operated mainly through
contributions aggregating 500, 900 a
month. Only ffty-six branch Offices
could have been kept open. he said. on
the Federal funds available, but suf-
ncient contributions were received to
maintain 461.
The Washington times., 1919-04-22
AIR MAIL SERVICE
IS YEAR OLD may IS

The first anniversary Of the In
4uguration Of postal air mail service
viii be observed Nay IS. on which
date the public VIII be invited to
witness the nights from New York
and Washington. the Postoffice De-
partment announced today.
The same six planes with which the
service was inaugurated. equipped
with the same engines, win be In
these flights. Lieut.. J. c. Edgerton,
who piloted the first air mail plane
into Washington from New York, and
who Is now chief Of dying operations
of the PostoRice Department, win
take the mail from Washington TO
New York in the same airplanes pro-
PEELED by the same engineA in which
lie feW to washington with the mail
just one year before.
When the air mail service was In
Rugurated Il was predicted that the
service would be a seven days won
der, and II was declared that the
maximum life Of any OF the planes
would be 40 hours actual dying time.
A statement issued by the Depart
ment today declares that the postal
air service viii close its first years
operation with the record Of 800 ny
ing hours IN the life OF several Of its
planes: 140O0 miles Of dying. and Il
transported By air over zoo, 600 pounds
OF mail. or about S.Oo0.O0e letters,
The fact that the six original
planes with their engines have sur
vived this years flying through all
sorts Of weather. snow. storms and
winds gales with sometimes forced
landings. has DEMONSTRATED the feasi-
bility Of commercial air service and
that commercial flying is entirely 8
different proposition from flying in
the military service" the statement
adds.
The Washington times., 1919-04-22
GONFEGT0NE=RS 10
REAP DRY HARVEST

July / and national prohibition viii
sse the beginning OF a rush Of dol
lars into candy and ice cream manu-
faeture, it 10 predicted.
More than q half-billion dollars
win be tied up in Ice cream making
alone when prohibition begins its
second year, experts In that tnpus-
try say. Capital now invested totals
S16o coo. 900.
Manufacturers expect a demand
equivalent to four gallons for each
Of the about 100. 900 900 persons in the
United States. Consumption now Is
less than two gallons per capita.
Ice cream eating double In sudden
~ "dried' territory, say experts. This,
IL is pointed out, win increase wealth
for dairy farmers and a score Of in
dustries making ice cream supplies.
Per Cent Output In lee Green.
Farmers now are selling per cent
OF their total milk output OF SO0o,-
100000 yearly to make ice cream,
manufacturers say. More milk sales
means the opportunity 70 raise profit
ably more cows Department Of
Agriculture figures show that live
stock prices, including milch cows,
have increased more than 100 per
cent since before the war.
Larger suEnF Demand, Tee.
Southern and Western farmers who
raise beets and cane for. sugar are
expected TO benefit through the in
creased demand for sugar.
Converted breweries will need to
double their forces, creating jobs for
additional hundreds Of men, IL they
plan to make ice cream, experts also
say.
Even tin production may be boost
ed. IL Is explained, through an in
Arizona republican., 1919-06-17
OVerIQr1d and
 Villys- X r1ight'

The new home of these cars has been particularly fitted for giv- ing greater service to the Arizona owners. Exceptional attention has been paid to the housing of the full line of parts. A big stock of tires, tubes and accessories is here, as well as oils and gasoline.
Evening star., 1919-04-13

predominant character and made I
essentially a literature OF romance.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
y. S. MAY PARTICIPATE
IN new CHINESE LOAN

The proposal to float a loan for
China's urgent needs is making prog
ress. Chinese interests have been
seeking to arrange heavy purchases
of American manufactures, and the
country as a whole is badly in need
Of concerted financial assistance.
With the great war over, the re-
constitution of the international bank
ing group seems a certainty. Ameri-
can. British, French and Japanese
bankers have been working on the
situation; an understanding is said
to have been reached at a conference
in Paris participated in by ]. p Nor
gan. The Chicago interests which ar
ranged the American loan of several
years ago have not abandoned their
activity; John ]. Abbott, vice presi-
dent Of the Continental and CONNER
cial Trust and Savings Bank, is now
in China investigating the situation
for American bankers as a group
It is held to be necessary that the
United States cooperate in any in
ternational financial operations in
China. 1t should take the lead, it is
declared. not only because of our own
economic interests, but by reason of
the international situation. The set
tlement developing in Paris is laying
down a basis upon which America can
act in bringing about the strengthen
ing Of China.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
MARTIN |. PULCHER
WILL HEAD COMMITTEE
Will Arrange Exhibitions of
Motor Trucks in New York
and Chicago.

Martin L. Pulcher. vice president of
the Federal Motor Truck Company,
has been appointed by President Cliff
ton of the National Automobile Cham
ber of Commerce as chairman of the
motor truck show committee to ar
range proposed exhibitions of motor
trucks in New York and Chicago next
winter during the same weeks as the;
national passenger car shows. with
MIN on the committee will be A. j.
AFhipple, general man ager OF the Dla-
ma )nd-T Motor Car Company, Chicago,
arA1 David S. Ludlum, president of
thS Autocar Co npany, Ardmore, Pa.
IA, care better for the increasing
acti sities of the truck makers and
enabAe them to work in still closer
appoinN ed as additional members OF
the moN or truck committee, David c.
Fenner <,f Mack Brothers Motor Car
Company and r. II. Salmons of the
Selden Motor Vehicle Company. Others
on the co\nmittee are: Windsor T.
w White ch.e;rman (White); Victor l..
Brown (SAarling), Nj. L. Pulcher
CFederaD. George NJ. Graham pierce
Arrow and ,Alvan McCauley tPack-
ard). Al.
rural motor ga press department OF
n u
retarv of the mtA or truck committee.
Following the recent convention of
motor car manufs cturers the quesr
,tion of further standa ardizatien OF
trucks was discus:Sd: A committee le e
matter in co-operati,o with the So
siety of Automotive Nngineers; The
committee consists of" D. c. Fenner,
chairman (Mack); R'ancls DAVIS
(Pierce-Arrow), F. A. W hltten SGen-
eral Motors), E. M. Stern berg tSterl-
'ing) and F. F.. Beall (Packa !rd).
The feeling that it might, be time to
revise the Standard senvice and
Standard repair parts policies as they
relate to trucks, resulted in the ap-
pointment of a committee 10 take
charge of this matter. as follows: T.
T. Herbig, chairman (Service), b. II.
Drew 1Packard, w. NJ. Ladd (PAerce;
Arrow. A. B. Gunner (AutocarC and
F. H Harris (Republic).
Evening star., 1919-04-13

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fruit and truck country lying to the
east of these coal fields.
Supplementary plans look Tor oe-
velopment of the potential water
power of the Potomac river through
construction of a chain or number or
storage and impounding lakes along
the Potomac river with minor power
plants for local electric power and
light production and main storage
power plant in the vicinity of Great
Falls for an auxiliary supply of light
and power for Washington and near
the proposition it is held that con-
troll of subway under the railroad
tracks in the canal ditch should be
centered in the company handling the
project, such conduit to carry wa
ter, gas and oil mains and pipes and
electric light power. telegraph and
telephone lines. leases on which will
be used to pay interest of part of the
principal on the capital invested.
1t is also planned to combine and
co -ordinate the canal and water pow
er developments within the District
so as to supplement extension of
proposed park system in the western
and northwestern sections of the
city.
Adherents of the plan claim that
the entire project can be handled at
maximum cost of $50, 100000 and
believe that when the railroads real
ize the true value Of the project they
will become the chief workers for
of concessions. it is claimed. will pay
interest on the outstanding capital
and will even enable yearly payment
of part of the capital
Evening star., 1919-04-13
On Boashng.
From the Ohio State Journal.

From the Ohio State Journal
The habit of boasting is not a sign
of merit 1t is rather the reverse. A
really brave man allows his deeds to
speak for him. and they always will
If they are great and strong enough
These are great days for boasting, for
there is much to be proud of. We are
proud of our country, of our sacrifices,
of our privations, of our sorrows, but
they are apt to lose their merit by
our boasting about them. The testi-
mony of worthy deed is not ex-
pressed in words. but in a quiet and
noble life. We heard a man tell of a
heroic deed in which he was the hero,
but one wouldn't know it from what
he said, and yet somehow in his very
tone and his praise for others one
could easily see whose was the honor
of it. There is one phase of boasting
which is very distasteful. and that is
the sort which makes ourselves the
greatest people on earth. OF course
we are, but we don't know it from
what the boasters say. We only know
it by hearing of the acts of our heroes,
who are apt n otto mention it at all.
We learn of our own nobility by feel
ing it in our hearts and not by read
ing it in the newspapers or hearing
the orators tell it.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
PUTTING RAILWAY
IN THE BED OF C. & O.
CANAL IS PLANNED

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1919-04-13
PHILIPPINES TO PLACE
PUBLICITY BUREAU IN U. S.

The Philippine government has made
plans to establish a bureau of informa-
ton in New York The purpose of this
new activity, backed by the government
of the Philippine Islands. is to put COM
mercial information before the American
people, but the project seems to be init
mately connected with the Philippine
aspirations for independence.
w. Morgan Shuster. it is understood,
will be the head of the Philippine bu-
reau, assisted by Arsenic n. Luz. a
prominent Filipino journalist. Mr.. Shus-
ter, formerly collector of customs in
Manila and later member of the Philip
Evening star., 1919-04-13
Diversion of Freight.

Figures of coal tonnage transporta-
ton to the sea board for the year 1917
show that more than 90,000.0O0 to-
of coal were shipped from the mines
in Maryland, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia, centering near the proposed
rai!head of thirty million tons, was
diverted toward seaboard and trav-
eled over the tracks of the Baltimore
and Ohio. the Western Maryland or
the Pennsylvania, the frst-named
The Baltimore and Ohio maintains
great transshipping yard at Point of
Rocks washington Junction), Md.
and from this point only a small part
of the coal is shipped to or through
Washington. the major part going OF
along the Patapsco river trackage.
Under the new scheme for transship-
ping at Washington and at the East
ern branch by boat down the river. in
stead of Washington getting only a
small part of the freight business of
the railroads, it would get a major
portion and become a freight ship
ping point of great magnitude.
The favorable grade of the canal
route from Cumberland to Washing
ton will enable the railroads to deliver
at Washington coal at reduced freight
charges, estimated to railroad traffic
men at 40 cents a ton, and the new
carrier will open to the Washington
mercantile, commercial and produce
markets a populous' and productive
country.
The Georgetown end of the canal
railroad will become yard and mar
ket station for the railroad and land
in the vicinity will be used for coal
yards, docks, factories and industrial
plants.
Legislation to make these plans eff
fective must be based on recommen-
dations made to Congress by Secre-
tary Baker and his advisers. Other
commendatory legislation will be
needed from the states of Maryland,
West Virginia. Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania 1t is claimed that the Old
Dominion electric line through Vir-
ginia will continue to serve unin-
yaded territory. but through the de-
velopment of electric power will be
given an additional source of power
from which to draw.
Another advantage of the plan
which its adherents believe an i'm
portant one is the impounding of the
mood waters of the Potomac SO that
the spring freshets will be checked
and a steady supply of drinking water
be made available for the city of
Washington and nearby places.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
Undecided as to Assembly.

The question of whether a special
session of the general assembly at this
time will actually hasten road con-
struction or not has been gone into
from every angle by Gov. Davis and
he said that he will take such action
as may be necessary to secure for
Virginia it's full apportionment Of fed
era1 aid. and which will actually
hasten the building of good roads
throughout the state. It is under
stood, however. that the governor
wants to save the cost of an extra
session of the general assembly, if
possible, and is opposed to increasing
the tax burden unless the state is
ready and fully prepared actively to
launch at this time upon an extended
road building program.
Evening star., 1919-04-13

pine commission and secretary of public
instruction. attained special prominence
in connection with his attempt to reor-
ganize the finances of Persia. He has
advocated the withdrawal of American
control from the islands.
The new bureau. it is understood. will
have other than purely commercial func-
tons, among them influencing the Amer
ican public on political conditions in the
islands in order to further the inde-
pendence movement now being fostered
by the group of Filipino leaders con-
trolling insular politics.
Evening star., 1919-04-13

schoo1boy when he tells you he has
inst come from some" ball game. and
you will perceive that the OFFENDING
word has ceased to be a mere lin
guistic sign and has become kinetic
current within the body, a movement
of the spirit. Some word. it! true
super-word, in fact. Philosophlze on
it-and on the kindred subject of
slang-and you may discover Why'
when a mans vocabulary begins to
expand. his powers of expression are
generally on the wane.
Evening star., 1919-04-13
A Super-Word.
From the Atlantic

The recent vogue OF the word
some" as an adjective. in a sense
for which there is absolutely no syno-
nym in the dictionary. has been the
despair of many a parent and peda-
gogue. The language Is being pau
perized," they cry. Nonsense! 1t
would be nearer the mark to say it
is being vitalized. Watch a healthy
Evening star., 1919-04-13

George Eliot, the centennial ami
versary Of whose birth is to be cele-
brated this year. was the greatest
woman writer the world has ever
known. She was the fourth member
of that great tetrarchy of novelists-
Dickens, Scott and Thackeray being
the three others-who gave to the lit
erature of the nineteenth century it's
Evening star., 1919-04-13
WILL FRAME ROAD
BUILDING Program
Gov. Davis Of Virginia Ap-
points Board Headed by
Consulting Engineer.

Gov. Davis of Virginia has announced
the appointment of board on road con-
struction to advise in the adoption a a
good roads program for Virginia. a s
chairman of the new board, which WIN
be known as the governors advisory
| board on road construction, the governor
has named Harry Frazier of Richmond,
| who is considered one of the ablest con-
sulting engineers in the state.
The other members of the board are
Thomas S. Winston of Midlothian, a
| member of Winston & Co., contractors,
! of Richmond; Senator ]. f. West of
Suffolk. a member of the senate COM
mittee on roads and internal navigation;
| Homer L. Ferguson of Newport News.
president and general manager of the
| Newport News Shpbuilding and Dry
Dock Company: Fairfax Harrison of
Belvoir. president of the Southern Rail-
; way Company; Wade H. Massie of
Washington, Va. a prominent farmer of
Ra ppa ha mock county and member of
| the executive committee of the Virginia
Good Roads ASSOCIATE ton, and c. l.. Bent
| ley of Roanoke, secretary of the Roam
| oke Trades and Labor Council.
Purpose of Board.
| 1t is understood that Gov. Davis has
created this board in order to bring to
the assistance of the state the best en-
gineering and business ability in Vir-
ginia in solving the roads problem. The
governor has stated that there is no
| more vital problem confronting US today
than our roads, and he has reiterated
| his e-election pledge to leave no
stone unturned to give Virginia a sys-
| tenn of modern, substantial highways,
but he is determined that procedure
be adopted which will insure the tax
| payers getting real roads built on the
ground and not paper roads for the
money to be spent.
/ For the year ending February 29,
1920. there are now provided for or
unexpended in the hands of the audi
tor Of public accounts approximately
$4,000, 900 available for road construc-
lion and maintenance in the state.
Matching the federal aid dollar for
dollar which is available for roads in
Virginia for the three years 1919-1921.
there will be an additional 10000. 900
to he spent on our highways. Thus.
irrespective of whether a more extern
Sive road building program. such as
the nine-year S40,000.0O0 program ad-
vocated by Gov. Davis in his address
before the Virginia Good Roads AS
sociation, is adopted or not. the road
building organization and methods of
the state are a serious consideration.
dollars worth of properly con-
structed permanent roads is desired
for every dollar spent, and it is to
help accomplish this that Gov. Davis
has called into existence the advisory
board on road construction.
Evening star., 1919-04-13

Camp Crane, Army ambulance service
training camp, Allentown, Pa. has been
officially closed. 1t was opened in May
1917, and 5000 officers and q. 1000 men
received their training there.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1919-10-09
WHEATLEY ITEMS

The first number of the Ly-
ceum will be October %. DR.. Fl.
W. Sears, humorist, will lecture
on that date.
Miss Laura Eleanor Smith,
who was recently operated on,
at the Saint Joseph Hospital,
has returned and we hope to
have her in school again soon.
Miss Georgia Knight, our
primary teacher, spent Satur-
day and Sunday visiting friends
in Widener.
Miss Gladys Brown of Helena
is the guest of Miss Orena
Oehlschlager.
Richard Weis spent Saturday
and Sunday in Memphis.
Mrs. Sam Hall Of Cotton
Plant, was a weekend visitor
here with relatives.
Our old friend, Mrs. l.. P.
Heep has leased her hotel and
her many friends, hearing that
shef was to lcava acGn, gave
here a misce'i;p92,;s shower
last Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Geo. Walker and daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie of Forrest City
attended the burial of v B.
Hendricks Thursday.
Mrs. Jake HartZ and children
will leave Sunday for Oklahoma
to visit relatives.
A Literary Society was or
ganized last Friday afternoon