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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11

all that they could make. A boy can
make a number of these toys in a
short time. this Is the main reason for
making the boys DESTROYS of working
on the toy.
The materials needed for making
the toy are a piece OF broom handle,
an empty spool, an eight penny nail.
two one inch No. Is wire brads. a
piece of tin IA" 50. and 81 piece
Of good strong string
Cut the broom handle according to
fhe dimensions on the drawing and
with knife and sandpapar work to
form. rounding one end nicely and
cutting a shoulder on the other
Bore a hole In the end of the piece
OF broom handle on which the shout
der was cut, large enough to receive
the Sd nail. Next drive the two btads
in one end of the spool II" apart
File the heads of the brads and
round the ends. Now place the spool
on the nail and drive the nail into
the hole bored in the handle. Do not
drive the nall too far in the handle,
the spool must work freely on the
nail.
Layout the propeller pattern on a
piece OF paper TO get the size. After
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11

"oh Nanny. is 1t fox7" they
cried.
"only the COW stepped into the door
1 guess" replied Mother White Tail
but we'd better move to the other
side Of the thicket. Come, little ones.
OF they raced all underground. on
and on and on through the winding
halls till they came to another room
NOW sit down and get your breath
my dears," said Mother White Tail
"Such q scare.'
whats fox" asked Twitch Nose
You don't know what a fox is?s
cried the mother rabbit. why Won
poor little innocent thing. Foxes are
great ugly beasts that eat Dummies. You
must watch out for hem and for dogs
and weasles and hawks and owls
they all eat Dummies"
Dear. dear." cried the little rab-
bits
willie and Pau worked away long
time but they never did reach the bot
tom of that rabbit hole and no won.
der. Mother White Tail had lug 1t full
OF criss-erQss passages that wound
away through TIE WOODS.
We'll. no use said Paul, Tets
play catch | got ball"
Willie was willing TO play catch but
Janet sat down by the rabbit hole and
mourned for her pet
Meanwhile Mother White Tail was
talking about traps and dogs and foxes
ill the hsde bunnies were shaking
with fear.
Maybe we'd better go home" wh,s-
pered Twitch Nose TO his brother. "rs's
safer at home"
I think so too" said Itch Ear.
Goodbye, kind Mrs. Rabbit. Good.
bye. little rabbits"
And Off they ran through the wind
ne r tff-'A ttt.1 Trey came 70 tie door
and stuck out their little noses. there
sat Janet and she gave a cry Of .ov
when she saw them.
They've come back good little rab.
hits!" she cried Get into your bas.
ket Quick!"
Murray" shouted the boys. we
knew they'd come hack."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11

scuttled before anybody thought about
him.
Both little rabbits reached Mother
White Tails door at the same time
and both darted into the warm brown
hole.
"Oh, my bunny" screamed Janet.
Never mind" said Willie, well dig
EN- out I'll run and get some
spades"
Meanwhile the rabbits ran down a
long dark hall which turned and twist
ed and twisted and turned so that no.
body who was not q bunny born could
ever have found the way at all. Pretty
soon they came to a nice airy room
where Mother White Tail and her FIVE
little Dummies sat.
The two little rabbits bowed most
politely and the other little rabbits
cried: Come in. What nice white
fur you have! Don't you find IT hard
to keep tidy? Shall we show you our
play room?
Twitch Nose and Itch Ear said:
Eyes, please"
Well. they were having the greatest
fun playing tag UP and down the lons
hall when suddenly they heard
thump. thump. thump It was only
Paul and Willie trying to dig into the
rabbit house but how scared those lit
tic rabbits were They Wen. rushing
to their nanny.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11

saw each other, they came together
with crash. that made Us wonder II
the earth wasn't coming to an end.
They pushed and they pushed. an1
they showed and showed. until the
weaker one was on hts knees.
Seeing he was outclaa0od,4 10
scrambled to his feet, and diRppeAeed
in the forest. his hoofs' strikinG to-
gether with a loud. clacking aound.
long after he was out OF sight The
victor patted himself on tho hack.
snorted, and beloved. and did Svery-
thing but crow. and then he dtexp-
peared. We told mother about Il when
she came back. but we needn't have
done 1t. as her nose had told her the
whole story. She got awfully mad. 70
think some one had dared to come
there while she was away, but snltep
awhile. she quieted down. ana called ID
us TO climb down and stretch our Ngs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11
POT AND KETTLE

other ear. Since that day. whatever
mother says in our family. goes. l
had just a. soon stand up and advise
a cyclone not TO blow 30 hard. as to
suggest anything to mother. But we
have long since found out that she Is
the one that does know things. and we
are the ones that don't. So we mind
every word she says and are mighty
glad we have her here to say them.
When she tells US TO go up tree
and stay until she comes back, all the
horses In the world couldn't pull us
out OF that tree. We don't always I'M
derstand the reasons. but we DO not
have to bother with reasons. all we
have TO do. Is to obey, and things will
come out all right. When she says.
"Woof." We just fall over one another
to see who can get up the tree first,
and there we stay. until she tells us
to come down, and we are not in too
big a hurry to come down. even then.
Sometimes she does stay away an aw-
full long time, and our legs get stiff
and we can hardly hold on. but we
stay up there II we have to hang on
by our eye-lashes. You might think q
tree was a pretty big playground. but
when one has TO stay in all day II
seems very cramped and small.
But sometimes we see some strange
sights from our tree. One day. l re-
m ember We saw terrible night be-
tween two bull moose, and that par
ticular time we were glad enough 10
be safe in q tree. and not on the
ground. The first one came crashing
the brush. gritting his teeth. |
gruntinx. paving the ground, and
the bushes with his big !
antlers. He was % mad he never once |
saw us, but Just charged about under |
our tree. alrths while sending out his
challenge for nght It was not long
before We heard another one coming.
beating the bushes. and making just
~ much noise a. the hrst. When they
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11

IN HE two little white rabbits were
now several weeks old They had
come on Easter Day to the Put
man family, bringing with them
such quantities OF lovely eggs. Janet
mad. adopted one and brother Paul the
other Janet named hers witch Nose
because Its nose twitched SO. Paul
named his Itch Ear because the frst
tinfe he saw 1t 1t was A-acratching its
var with It's long hind foot
Last year our Easter bunnaes didn't
live long" Janet said. 80 this time
We must be very, very careful"
Fresh air and exercise Is the best
medicine. Mummy says" Paul replied.
Wen take very extra caro- OF our
rabbits this year.
The old rabbit house was cleaned
Out espick and span. nice leaves were
spread out for the Dummies to nibble
ara witch Nose and Itch Ear were
put into their now quarters. Every
aRyo when it wasn't rainy Janet and
Paul took them for ride in their
baaAat, up the road to Aunt Bessy's
hcrso or down the road to Grandma's.
One day as they we're skipping down
E'it fOoN It&A JAhS NASAA i%S"' o>N''~
shsp Willie, the neighbours boy.
stopped them and asked: What you
got In that basket"
"shabbits." replied Paul.
"where'd you get them7" While
wanted to know.
They came to US on Easter" re-
piled Janet.
..'Whatre you going to do with
tfem ?" Willie asked.
aiWe're just giving them an airing"
Paul replied
Willie asked II he might 20 along
and he was told he might so the three
OF Them went down the road to
Grandma's.
Hext to Grandma's house was n
meadow where her old red COW
monched and munched the clover ali
dsy. long. Willie said II you wan
real.e healthy rabbits ycu oughter L.
en- run 8 little and get exercised"
lssielss43' q sis hi. Z s,h5ig pau MumuT
Says fresh arr and exercise -
But s'pose they run away" said
Janet
oWe'u watch EN-" Willie cried.
wa won't let EN- run away
81, isey went into the meadow and
$ ss1own.
You watch en- this side" said
Paul "and Janet watch that side and
III watch from here and the Dummies
tsAst run away"
LheA he lifted the rabbits cut OF
ths. basket a first the little crca.
tusa8 sa still aud Looked around a. Il
surprised 70 find such a very big green
World spread before them. Tw!teh
Saaa s9Aoa or his hind feet and shifted
th6,aIr md .hea. Itch Ear stood on his
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11

/ shall take my sword and cut the
oaoy IN TWO, then you can each take
one half of the child and be satisfied "
Wise king said the woman who
had spoken first, your way Is good.
blvIae the child But the other wom-
an hung0erself upon her knees before
the KING and cried In great grief.
No, no. spare the life of the baby
give him TO the other woman, but do
not hurt him" Then said the wise
solomon 10 her, Take the baby for
he Is yours, and by your words do
know YOU to be the true Mother.
For Mother-love Is so great that 1T
could not see It's own child harmed
Be good Mother and your child
shall reverence you all the days OF his
life"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11


I Day Proclamation by Presi-
dent Wilson That busy man had
much to do. but he realized the great
good that would be realized by setting
aside at least one day IN the year on
which sons and daughters, big and
little, should honor and show by some
special kindness the great love which
they feel for Mother
Many are the white carnations. the
emblem OF this holiday. that one sees
on the second Sunday OF each May.
but few know IN whose heart and
mind originated tho idea OF the Moth.
ers' Day movement The founder OF
this holiday Is u Philadelphia. Miss
Anna Jarvis. who felt that some ex-
preston should be given to the love
for Mother that CLOVIS in every ch!ld's
heart She worked hard 70 have her
idea spread. and once the thought
grew It was heartily endorsed. for who
does not love Mother, who Is not glad
OF q chance 10 show that love. One
OF the ideals or Miss Jarvis was that
the home ties should be strengthened
by having one day OF tho wear when
tho thought OF Mother should be the
dominant one IN the minds OF all.
Absent sons and daughters were 20
convey their love through letters on
that day, II 1t was not possible 10
travel to visit Mother and spend the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11
TX JUNIOR COOK
TASTY SPINACH

In spring time Il IS well 20 Use more
vegetables and less meat than at other
tima Of the year. Spinach is one Of
the best vegets nles
Material:
Z pack spinach.
thin slices OF bacon or equal
amount Of salt pork
hard boiled egg
Salt.
Wash spinach carefully
Cut off coarse root end.
Cut bacon Tor pork into small
pieces.
Fry bacon IN bottom OF kettle till
grease Is out but bacon is not brown
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11

- HE carefully. explicit able style
II OF President Wilson's diplomatic
papers Is not the result of acct
- dent or mere chance, His mas
terful prose OF today Is due to the
hard lick he put in as q student in
college and at his home.
His father, brainy and canny As any
Scot. did not mince words in remind
ing Woodrow Of his deficiencies in ex-
preston
Don't shoot at your meaning with
blrdshot and hit the whole country
side" he would advise his son. Shoot
with a rife at the thing you have to
say"
Until 1908. when his father died.
Woodrow had the benefit OF his wise
counsel He was severe in his stand
ards OF scholarship. but It is from
such teachers that real assistance
comes.
Great writer's have various methods
OF composition President Wilson, as
an author Of many textbooks on his
tory. demonstrated his orderliness: he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11

stopping to argue about 1t. At least
that was the way it was with Kettle"
my brother and myself. At first we
thought We knew a lot more about
things than she did. and one day /
was foolish enough to explain to her.
where I thought she was wrong. The
words were hardly out Of my mouth
before she landed q Gun on ono ear
that sent me spinning and within pering
with the largest pain / had ever felt
Before ! could stop spinning, had
bumped right into 'Ksttle," who gave
me shove that sent me again In
reach Of mothsr's strong arm, when
she administered . lovs-lick to the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11

Pour one-haif cup wafer over bacon
and grease
Drop spinach lightly into Kettle,
cover at once and cook tn tender.
The fire should be Very moderate SO
that the cooking will take about IS
minutes. Hard cooking spoils the
flavor and requires more water which
spoils the food value Of the spinach.
The water should have about boiled
away so that he spinach can be
served at once without draining.
Add one-half teaspoon salt Just be-
fore serving.
Garnish with slices of hard boiled
egg II desired.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11

LA ANY manual training classes
and boys clubs devoted their
spara time to making and sell
- u Aiug toys and other articles for
the benefit OF the Junior Red Cross.
The flying propeller was one of the
toys the boys liked TO make and play
with. and they found q ready sale for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11

swered; But l have two OF the most
precious Jewels In the world, SO
precious that no money could buy
them" and she called to her sons
whom she presented TO her visitor.
Under the guidance OF this loving
Mother these boys grew up to be the
greatest powers n the Rome of their
day.
Another famous mother of whom
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11
WHO CAN TT BE?
10 was obedtent TIL death

7"tit was obehIent UT deafh
kGu Nor broke his word once given
~ Bat stood alone upon the deck
Whence flames the crew had driven :?
Who chopped his fathers favorite tree
And then confessed his crime?
The famous words he uttered then
Still live In prose and rhyme.
Casa Blanca Che boy Of the Burning
Deck1. George Washington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11

I'LL ERE you ever slapped by any
one as big and strong as our
mother? Well. II % once
y" was enough to teach you to
mind every word she said without
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11
A DAY FOR MOTHER

.A OTHERS DAY Is Il National
holiday. made so by the Is
vsuing In 1914 of a Mothers
L Day Proclamation by Presi-
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-11
MASS MEETING
FOR SATURDAY
SELECT NAMES

A mass meeting of the voters of
Nenana has been called for Satur-
day night for the purpose of choos-
ing candidates for the board of
town trustees, to be elected at Ne
nana's first official townsite election,
scheduled for next Tuesday. The
meeting will be held at the Colise-
UNI Immediately following the pic
ture show.
The election was called by Com
missioner Mcdonald, at the request
of large number of property own
ers, in order that trustees might be
selected to take the place of the
advisory board, which ceased to ex-
ist when the terms of the members
expired last month.
The election of such a board as
it is proposed to name was provided
for by special act of the territorial
legislature, and the trustees thus
elected will have power to pass or
dinances and otherwise regulate the
affairs of the town in so far as
their activities do not conflict with
the townsite regulations.
The members of the advisory
board, elected little more than a
year ago, performed their duties in
manner eminently satisfactory to
the town, contributing il no small
measure 10 the efficient management
of the town, in cooperation with
Townsite Manager Schmidt. And it
is argued by those in favor of Tues
days election that a regularly elect
ed board of trustees will prove of
even greater benefit to the Gown be-
cause Of their greater authority.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-11
CHAIRMAN READY
TO START SOUTH

Announcement is made that Col
onel Frederick Mears, chairman of
the Alaskan Engineering commits
sion, who has been in Nenana con-
ferring with Engineer in Charge
Fred'k D. Browne during the past
two days, will be through with his
work here by tonight and ready to
start on his return trip to the coast
early tomorrow morning. He will
be accompanied by Mr.. Browne TO
the end of steel.
Before leaving Nenana, Chairman
Mears will prepare a statement for
publication in The Nenana News,
relative to the plans of the Com
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-11
were -

were"
The story of how Lieut.. R1tcn
won the Distinguished Service Cross
already has been told. During the
last German air raid on Paris. in
August, 1918, low-fying plane
dropped bombs on a river scow
loaded with gasoline. The exploding
drums threatened to destroy a big
bridge and menaced an ammunition
depot in the vicinity. Lieut.. Rotch
leaped into the water, swan through
burning gasoline, attached a rope
to the scow, and by his heroism
made it possible for the scow to be
pulled into midstream and away
from points of danger He was Sc
verely burned. The American and
Allied decorations and the wound
stripe came to him as a result.
Some fireworks when those drums
We're being hurled into the air and
exploding up there" was all the
lieutenant would say about the in
cident.
Lieut. Rotch served in the navy
during the Spanish war
and was wounded during the China
campaign. Later he was in the
signal corps of the Washington
National Guard, and was the first
top-sergeant of the old First COM
pany of the Washington coast ar
tillery. He has been ordered to
duty at Camp Lewis, but is hopeful
of obtaining his discharge within
a few days
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-11

mission for future activities in this
division. This statement probably
will be released for publication to-
morrow.
During the time the chairman has
been here, he has been closeted with
Mr.. Browne almost continuously
and when he leaves for his head
quarters on the coast end, he will
take with him a thorough knowledge
of local conditions, obtained first
hand, on the ground.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-11
MURPHY SUCcUMBS
At A. {. HOSPITAL

An illness extending over a peri
cd Of several years, which reached
an acute stage in Nenana, caused
the death, this morning. of Timothy
F. Murphy, an employee of the Alas
kan Engineering commission. who
was admitted to the Government
hospital on August 21st. Death was
the result of complication of
troubles.
The deceased is well known in
Interior Alaska, where he has re-
sided during the past six or seven
years. He came to Nenana from
Gibbon.
Arrangements for the funeral will
not be made until word has been
received from relatives of the de-
ceased. There is one brother, James
P. Murphy, residing at Sumner,
Washington, and another, Dennis,
resident of Oak Harbor, Washing
ton.
The deceased was born in Ireland
November l, 1868.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-11
New Puritan and Premium Ham.
and Bacon. Fowler & Morris.

Melvin B. Summers, meteorolo-
gist in charge of the Alaska section
of the weather bureau, left for
Fairbanks this morning, after a stay
of several days in Nenana He is
enroute to his headquarters at Ju-
neau.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-11
LET ALBERT DO IT

Launch Margaret ready to ferry
you across or take you up or down
the river. Special rates to berry pick
e-s. Leave word at Fowler & Morris.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-11
ROTCH RELATES
EXPERIENCES ON
HOMEWARD TRIP

homeward voyage of Frank Rotch,
former skipper of the Commission
powerboat Midnight Sun, who was
among the first of the Nenana boys
to answer the call to the colors, is
taken from the Seattle Times:
I'VE managed to hit the Azores,
but somehow or other we missed
the Bermudas and had to go back
and look for them. At that it
wasn't so much to miss. The Ber-
mudas are only some twenty-eigh
miles across, and out there in all
that water twenty-eight miles were
mt such lot"
( Home from Frnce, Lieut.. Francis
CREAMY Rotch of Seattle, who
was awarded the Distinguished Serv-
ice Cross and Certificate of Merit,
the decoration of the British Mill
tary Order, the French Medaille de
Sauvete and the French Verdun
medal, but who contents himself
with wearing a wound stripe, two
gold service stripes and campaign
ribbons that would do credit to the
most grizzled veteran, today told
the story of how he and twenty 9TH
er soldiers brought the good ship
80. D." across the Atlantic. So far
as is known, this was the only YES
sci navigated and manned entirely
by soldiers to make or undertake
such a voyage. Lieutenant Rotch is
the son of the late Francis Rotch,
twice member of the state legis-
lature and one of the most widely
known pioneers of Seattle.
Lieut.. Rotch was the skipper, and
his experience with small boats IN
the Philippines, on Puget Sound and
in Alaska waters, after service III
the navy, constituted his license to
undertake the transatlantic voyage
None of his men, with the exception
of quartermaster corps soldier
who acted as chief engineer, had
done like duty before. Grit, adap-
liability and ability to solve prob
lens as they came up, on the part
of skipper and crew, pulled them
through without mishap.
Misses Bermuda Islands.
The good ship o. D. was known
previously as the Gwalia and was
one of several large and powerful
tugs in use on the other side by the
service of supply. Lieut.. Rotch, who
went TO France with the 57th en-
gineers, was detached and was doing
duty at st. Nazaire as assistant ma
rine officer when the plan came up
to send the Gwalia' back TO America
with a soldier crew Lieut.. Rotch
was asked to select the crew Lieut..
Rotch knew that his commanding
officer desired to keep him for sew
eral months longer. After the crew
had been selected, the lieutenant's
superior asked him if he knew Of
any officer qualified to command the
tug According TO the story told
by a friend, which the lieutenant
declined either to affirm or deny,
Rotch answered that he knew of
only one officer qualified to COM
mand transatlantic voyage, and
that, unfortunately, this officers su-
perior would object to his being de-
tailed for such a journey.
/ "I'll arrange that all right" the
higher officer replied. ''I'll fix it
with his superior. Now, who is this
officer of whom you speak,"
( "Who?-Mew Lient. Rotch, &C.
cording to the story, replied.
There were some explanations,
adJectives and remarks, the story
goes. but. ANYWAY. Lieut.. Rotch
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-27
.DRYS SEEK TO CURB
WORLDS LIQUOR EVIL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Plans for
an International campaign against the
demon rum are being worked out by
officers Of the Anti-Saloon league, to
be carried into effect by, through and
in cooperation with the International
League to Prevent Alcoholism.
A world wide Sahara is the goal.
and their plan Of attack for 1920 In
cludes; 49,
Appeals to the prohibition forces in
Mexico, Cuba, and other countries to
launch campaigns for prohibitory leg.
islation.
Legislation by congress to prevent
American citizens from manufacturing
and selling intoxicating liquors in for
eign countries where existing treaty
provisions give this government con.
troll of it's citizens. No such treaties
exist in case of Mexico and Cuba, but
the law would apply to China, Turkey
and India.
Support of organizations In foreign
nations requesting assistance in their
work to advance the movement for
world wide prohibition. -.
The campaign will be carried out,
Mr.. Wheeler explained, through the
organizations already existing OF
which may be formed by, prohibition.
lists in the various countries, and also
through the International League to
Prevent Alcoholism, which came into
existence here last summer, when rep
resentatives of fifteen countries met
to discuss their problems. -