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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-02
CHAPTER VII.
In Which I Lose My Way.

In Which | Lose My Way.
'..The audacity Of the fellowl" ex-
claimed the "king," who was the first
to recover. "
"But CAfypsow cried.
The "king' laid his hand on my
shoulder reassuringly.
Don't be afraid for her." he said.
IT know my daughter"
"But I love herr I cried, thus
hurting out in my anguish what had
designed to reveal In some tranquil
chosen hour.
IT have loved her for twenty years."
said the king" exasperatingly calm.
."'Jack Harkaway' can take care Of
himself"
I was not even astonished at the
time. 2NlaFli.
But something must be DONE" 1
cried. II viii 60 to the commander
at once and rouse the settlement. Give
me lantern" / called to one Of the
negroes, who BY this had come up to
N, and were standing around In a
terrified gronp. I waited only for 1t
to be lit, and then. without q word,
dashed wildly into the forest.
Hadn't you better take someone
With your heard the "king' call
after me, but I was too distraught to
reply. plunsing headforemost through
the tangled darkness-my brain boil
ing Ike q cauldron with anger and .
thousand fears, and my heart stung.
too with wild, unreasoninl remorse.
After all, 1t was my doing.
ITO thinki to thinkl to think I" I
cried aloudleaving the rest unspo-
ken. s
meant that It had an come Of my
inssnsats pursuit Of that filthy treas
ure when all the time the only treas
ure I coveted was Calypso herself.
Poor old ignorant Tom had been right
after al. Nothing good came Of such
enterprises. There was curse upon
them from the beginning. And then,
az I thought Of Tobias, my body shook
% that I could hardly keep: on walk
INK 00U next HluUS0- ny -o8SISO VI NAAo
50 nerved me up that nan on through
the brush like a mailman. my clothes
clutched at by the .devilish vines and
torn ct every yard.
y fed past the scene Of our excava-
IONS, looking more haunted than ever
in the flashing CLEAN Of the lantern.
With an oath left them behind, a.
the accursed cause Of all this evil; but
I cannot have gone by them many
yards when suddenly felt the ground
giving way beneath me with violent
jerk. Ny arms went up in a Wild ef-
fort to save myself, and then, I'm
panic Of fright, felt myself shooting
downward as one might fall down the
shaft Of mine. Vainly ] clutched ut
rocky walls as I sped down in the
eafth-smelling darkness. seemed to
be falling forever, and for moment
my head cleared and I had time to
think Of the crash that was coming
at the end Of my fall-a crash which.
I said to myself, must mean death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-02
PUBLIC WANTS LUxuREs.
Federal Reserve Bank Report says
Costly Articles in Demand.

Federal NooerSe BANK NspoV Says
Costly Articles in Demand.
Chicago, Oct. 2.-Public demand for
luxuries continues undated. accord
Ing to the September report from the
Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago on
business conditions in the seventh dis
trict. In the language Of the state
ment, luxuries "are being gobbled up
fnster than they can be produced"
THE people will have jewsiry and
they want the costliest." the report
continues. "The watch factories can
not keep mp with orders, partly be-
cause Il Is impossible to obtain ma
terials and efficient labor. Prices
would go higher but for the policy OK
one dominant factor, stated thus: We
do not want to see this vicious circle
of advanced prices and costs 80 on
any longer"
The demand for silks. the report
saws. us characterized as 'extravA-
CANT"
Evidence Is seen in the middle west
of "a rather marked disposition to
Capitalize present prices and condi-
lions, Notwithstanding the fact that
thew are due primarily to the war
This is indicated. it says, by the land
movement, where present owners OF
land, seeking to capitalize present
prices of farm products. are exactinS
higher rentals and holding for higher
acreage prices, and by the appeal OK
the Illinois Agricultural Association
and the Indiana Federation OF Farm
ers to hold their live Stock and grain
until a sane market has re-estao-
lished itself" II the latter movement
becomes widespread, 1t is declared, 1t
would in q measure defeat efforts to
readjust living prices to lower level.
Efforts to use the cost Of living as
a lever to obtain high wages and snort
hours, thus curtailing production ana
tending to perpetuate the existing
high living costs" are said to make for
unrest, and manufacturers report an
attitude among wage earners not to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-02

destroys properly - M vaaas = abeut
% every year. while IN c9Scsal Of me
British NsAtoai Assoe1Atton lays the
spread OF many deadly diseases. ~
GLIDING trench fevsr. TO rats
Already precautions have been taken
nj the London docks which will pre-
vent rats from landing from ships and
which, u they do land, speedily eads
In their death.
Sycamore IL one OF the most durable
OF woods. In the oissh Museum at
Cairo In a sycamore statue carved more
than 5000 years aGo. The wood 10
sound and natural In appearance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-02

ossvsaeAA y psus,sdsy. Psss = Company
+ Two OF three days went by. but as
yet there was no news Of either Char
lie Webster or Tobias Nothing fur
ther had been heard Of the latter In
the settlement, and a careful patrol
ling u the neighborhood revealed no
sigAs Of him. Either his sailing away
was Q bona Ads performance or he
was lying low IN some other part of
the island-which Of course would not
lbs q dimcult thing for him to do. as
Imost Of II WAS wilderness-and as,
also. there were one or two coves on
the deserted northern side where he
ieeuld saAlly bids his time. Between
thAt eoost and N, however, lay some
ten miles Of scrub and mangrove
swampa, and Il was manifestly out
! Of tlas question, to patrol them too.
There was nothing to do but watch
and wait. 49,
! At last thsrs came a message from
Charlie Webster, another Of his Caesa.
tfian notes: "Sorry delays few days
#, IOuBSG. h0y -uoWbt
l That seemed TO- decide the 'sdng."
Swhat do You say, Ulysses" he
! said, ~ W begin digging tomorrow!
There are Va Of us-with - many
guns, 1oaf 4svolvefs ana plenty Of
machstopspoe- counting Cs1ypso who
Is a G.seelana dot herself"
l1ofssd III homins wssld please
ne bst9e-sq q saz1y hour tho fol-
low6x Aoen1nS pgnd u Win the
wAse6 sfAesApql e1esptiny Samson,
whom 4 I'D bssn thought wise to
leave at home - . bodygusrd for
CaiypeoaineA N1sst the old ruined
nAaxloo Nh tcln. ed shovsls and
msGhseGhSfs1d1 10 commence operp
ti0A A--Ass<Ft
7 wsH1 yotksd: Tor . week before
~ SdS TuQftnep' Of he ground
lsoG s1A4 q hst ~ TIME upon 4
lsolsdi4 (aflesas slaakAss, winding
,dswnXsndEfAts clearing away the
debris x4t3which Il Nas cAoked. 10
depth q some twenty o. thirty steps,
~ ein1 - s stout woodsn door stud
ded V1tA nA11A sx.ess
{ tn 6sngSs1 q last" said the
sfhg.. k-e,sss-1k1ss
} -Ths hDAIsn2 I bst," said I,
! Aftsf soms battof1ng the door gave
way With . crush moiderine breath
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-02
RENEW WAR ON RATS.

British Government Estimates Loss Of
Properly From Rats at $25o.ooo,ooo.
Correspondence Associated Press.1
London, Sept. 10.-The war on rats,
which was suspended while the other
war was in progress. Is being renewed
by the ministry Of Agriculture. which
estimates that property to the value Of
$1,000. 900 rs destroyed in the United
Kingdom every year by rats.
The chief rat inspector OF tho board
OF agriculture estimates that each rat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-02

Liant wss 10 prsslo1s 10 waste. -
] blew out my laatssn, and, curling up
on the sand, alna0e instantly fell
asleep. But bsfofsSI iapsed Into un.
consciousness I had clutched hold Of
one sustaining thought In tho dark.
ness--the assurance of Calypso's safe
~, SO confidently announced by her
father: "Don't be afraid for her. I
know my daughter.y Whatever hap
pensd to me. she would come out all
right. Az her brave shape flashed be-
fore my minds eye, down there under
the earth, could have no doubt Of
that. .... .. .
(To Be Continued.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-02
Il Was The PIratsS Wine Cellar.

u Woo SnO PIrateS vino N&lIAr.
Is Of the grave met our nostrils, and
IA cloud Of bats few In our faces and
Get the negroes screaming. A huge
! cavsrnous blackness was before us.
The '.king" called for lanterns
As we raised these above our heads
and peered into the darkness, We both
gave q laugh.
/ "Yo-ho-ho-And bottle of
Fum.'" sang tho king"
/ For al along the walls stood or lay
prone on trestles. a silent company
Of hogsheads, festooned with cobwebs
IKE huge black wings. 1t was the
pirates wine cellari
Such was our discovery for that
day, but there 10 another matter which
/ must mention-the fact that some
how the news Of our excavation
seemed to have got down to the set
tlemsnt. It ID Q curious fact 90 the
s.king" observed, that II Z man should
start to dig for gold in the center Of
Sahara, with no possible means Of
communicating With his fellows, on
the third day there would not fan to
30 someone to drop IN and remark
4 on the iineness Of the weather. 80 It
was with a. A. . general thing not
once in 4 twelvemonth did human
being wander into that wilderness
i 5whare the '.sz:nSH had made his home.
There was nothing to bring them
there. and, % I have made clear. the
way-was not easy. Yet We had hardly
begun work when one and another fdle
aigger strolled In from the settlement
j md STOOD Jrinning his curiosity Sc &C.
'hbof1.
(; Toward evening Of the third day We
came upon 4 passage leading out Of
one Of the cellars; It had such I prom
issns appearance that ne kept at work
later than usual, and the sun had ret
and night was rapidly falling as we
turned homeward. z "
~ " came In sight OF the house
No were struck By the peculiar hush
shout II, and there were A. lights In
Tie MfndoWS. ys
I. Nh q H6hta r. fha e1Iln1ss And u N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-02

work fun time when thsv have pasaty
OF money In their pockets" .
But business In the district 10 saif
to be very good" and "rctailcrs are
selling all the goods they can get, At
Nigh prices, making enough money TO
cover the increased cost OF doing bus'-
ness
"The demand for the best qualities
OF merchandise. and, regardless OF
newspaper headlines. the people APP
pear 10 have money in pocket to pay
FOR whatever they fancy"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-02
To Keep Seborrhea Away
Use Famo Every Day

You dspu1d no mzU (Ank a u6ng
FAAkO oily onps . vssk. ehA yus
would think a ushng your snOeA
brvsh onos Q vssk o. usang IL
oentists pssser4pkton for pyurhsa
TAAkO4s ao0eoa4ys SvWyN
yow toothes.ah = usnssasy. svsy
day.
VIM you DsA o. w - -
doinx do bese ezlng yos On Do %
asGro beaut1fA hair end . scaSp me-
ftum dnndru6.
Il txADes bat q Nv rAn.ts svszy
morning b uss YAAdO. r.
n Requires 10 rubbang.hG o.ae-
Ing 40
BE surs II your hair. b sms By
using FA1lO svssv dSy Of your We.
wherever you ne snd whasver yun
do. a.
FAAlO = I'D 1t "a toiIst epotk
counters. In two stses-H cd
IS ceuts.
Ssborrhsa isti,s medical name for
. nsorbidly inoreased fo~ from
the sebaceoos 6lands of fhe soalp.
Tho sskorflssan excrsffon forms
In scales or haAss and 10 com.
monty known - dandru6.
From the Laboratories of =. A.
Thompsoa d Company, Manufac-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-02

vaInIy q cIutehsd ct Rocky Walls.
It came with sudden crunching pain, Z
swift tightening round mr. heart, as
though black ropes were being dashed
tightly about It, squeezing out my
breath then entire blackness engulfed
me and q knew no more.
How long / lay there n the darkness
i cannot tell. Al I remember u
suddenly opening my eyes on intense
blackness. and vaguely wondering
where I was. Ny head seemed entire
~ detached from my body. Of which
10 far was unconscious But pres
emily the realization II Il returned,
and involuntarily I tried to move
to hnd with sott pf indi3srent mild
surprise that It was impossible
80 there 4 lay. oddly content. IN the
.dafk-1As punt ~ .tl1ll q ~ earth
Evening star., 1919-05-06
Special and Timely Values
in Glassware

Bedside Sets consisting of water bottle and
patterns in light-cut floral designs. Special at
Sec set.
Table Tumblers, plain. thin clear glass o-ounce
Tumblers. Special at 6sc dozen
Water Pitchers comprehensive showing of
Blown and Colonial Glass Water Pitchers rang
ing in size from one pint to two quarts A two
quart clear Colonial glass water or iced tea
Floral Cut Iced Tea or Lemonade Glasses,
well-hnished thin tumblers in choice of two
shapes, cut in dainty wild rose pattern. Spe-
cial at s. dozen.
Glassware Department. Fifth floor.
Evening star., 1919-05-06
Electric Helps for
Hot-Weather Homework

Completely equipped with cord and socket for
instant connection.
Combination Grill and Toaster-A comnlete
cooking appliance, which you can boil fry
toast and stew perfectly; ickel-plated with
ebonized handles; consisting of two cooking
pans, one toaster screen and top. Price, S7.35
Electric Toasters, with bread rack Price, $65S
and $685.
Electric Coffee Percolators, $3.50 to $3.50
Electric Chatting Dishes, $l2oo to SI7So
Electric Irons, for travelling or the home Sooo
Electric Irons, special o-pound iron COM
plete with cord and stand S3.95.
Housefurnshins Department. Fifth door
For the Lawn and Garden
A Reliable Ball-Bearing Lawn Mower
One of the most satisfactory makes. self
sharpening, with high wheels o $3.50.
Other Lawn Mowers -
Lawn and Garden Rakes
Champion Steel Garden Rakes. 12-tooth, DOC,
14-tooth. d.
Wooden Lawn Rakes. 35c.
Wire Lawn Rakes $50.
Hoes, Forks and Spades
Garden Hoes. s1.15.
Ladies' Garden Hoes. s5c.
Onion Hoes, 1-prong, 55cI 2-prong s5c; g.
spadins adm Pks Pophs. sisb
Hand-Spade Forks. Soc.
Garden Trowels, 15c to 4Oc.
Hand Weeders. 15c.
Potato Hooks Hoes, S1.25
Cronk Mattocks, 81.
Housefurnishing Department. Fifth floor.
Evening star., 1919-05-06
BIBLE QUESTION
CONTEST FOR D. C..
Federation of Women's Clubs
Outlines Program for
Youth of City.
100 ENTRIES IN GENESIS

Plans for city-wide Bible ques-
ton contest. open to all the young
people of the District between the
ages of twelve and eighteen years.
were adopted at the opening session
of the -twenty-f1fth annual convntion
of the District of Columbia Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs today. Ses-
sions are being held at the Eighth
Street Temple and will be continued
through tomorrow afternoon.
Beginning Saturday, The Star will
carry the first twenty five questions,
twenty five questions to be printed
each week until 100 questions have
been answered. Prizes will be. award
Ell for the best sets Of answers. the
awards to be made at public meet
ing to be held in June under aus
pices of the Federation of Women's
Clubs
Evening star., 1919-05-06
WASHINGTON MEN ARRIVE.
Vermont and Susquehanna Bring
Several From Overseas.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEWPORT NEWS. Va, May g.
overseas are as follows:
On the Vermont. Capt. John KIM
berlin, 1906 G street; on the Susoue-
hanna, Private William Bowers, 927
Ingraham street northwest; Sergt
James Cogswell. 240 14th street south
east; Private Thomas Killiher, 3455
14th street northwest. all OF the 3o7tk'
Tank Corps; Private Varnum s. Lewis.
$3.50 Northampton street, 303d Tank
Center, and Privates Norman NJ. Kay,
$40 Pennsylvania avenue; William r.
Mason. 215 Morgan street; Kenneth
Rider, 10th and G streets; Sergt.
Archie Carpenter, 2l0 A street south
east; Private John Strobel, 612 5th
street northeast, and Corp. Lionel
Bailey. 2512 University place, all Of
balloon companies.
Evening star., 1919-05-06
Contest Undenominational.

The contest will be open to all the
children of the city, it was announced,
within the age limits named, and the
younger contestants will have equal
chance with the older. 1t is not nee
essary that contestants be members
of any Sunday school, and the contest
is to be strictly undsnominational.
Each contestant will be assigned a
number. and these numbers, with the
proper corresponding names. will be
placed in sealed envelope in the
custody of one person throughout the
contest. No names will, therefore. be
signed to answers as they are turned
in week from week. Answers will be
signed by numbers alone.
Mrs. Louise Harding Earle. chair
man of the child welfare department
of the federation. reported on the
Bible question campaign and an
nounced that the 100 questions will
be entirely upon the book Of Genesis.
it being believed that the entire Bible
was too great a field to be COVERED
properly in 100 questions
Pastors of the city. Irrespective Of
denomination. are giving their sup
port to the Bible question contest. it
was announced. Four committees will
have the work of conducting the con-
test in hand. These committees have
not been composed entirely as yet.
but will be completed by the end of
this week.
Evening star., 1919-05-06
An Easy Way to Clean Silver

Get Silver-Clean Pan, which is recommended
by the leading siversmiths, domestic science
schools and the Good Housekeeping Institute.
Frees the silver of all tarnsh and takes all dirt
out OF erevices in ornamental silver. Absolutely
safe. the electric energy produced by the pan
not in any way interfering with the silver itself.
No ! Silver Clean Pan, single size. $780,
No. Silver Clean Pan, double size, $500.
No 3 Silver-Ciean Pan, large single size $3.50.
y Housefurnishing Department. Fifth floor.
Evening star., 1919-05-06
Hoes, Forks and Spades
indispensable in Spring Renovatine

Sapoln Aluminium Enamel. washable and wea :
therproof. for boilers and ironware, 25c roc.
Sapolin Gold Glaze. for radiators, 70c to 81. IN.
Gold Enamel, for decorative and gliding pur-
poses. 35c. "
Gold Paint. ready mixed, for gliding picture
frames, etc, soc SOC.
Stove Pipe Enamel. for all kinds of ironwork
Wire Screen Enamel, does not clog mesh.s
15c and 0Oc
Bullo Sanitary Aluminium Cleanser and Pol
Usher. 100.
Silva Putz. for polishing silver and gold, 2sc
and 45c
Electro Silicon Polishing Cream. for silver and
gold lOc and 25c.
solarine Metal Polish. for brass nickel and
copper. 25c to 41.5o.
Putt Metal Polish, for brass. nickel and COP
per, 25c $780,
Housefurnishng Department. Fifth door.
Evening star., 1919-05-06
Mrs. Wood to Be Chairman.

Mrs. Court F. Wood, president Of
the local Federation of Women's
Clubs. presiding at the sessions. is
announced as chairman of the COM
mittee on examinations. DIR. George
A. Miller is chairman of the commit
tee on awards. DR.. II. w. o. Milling
ton. president OF the Federation Of
Pastors Unions of the District. is
chairman of the committee on ques-
tions. Among those serving on these
various committees MAJ De named
Mgr. G.. F. Thomas, pastor of St.
Patrick's Catholic Church: Rabbi
Abram Simon of the Eighth Street
Temple; the Rev. James Shera Mont
gomery. the Rev. Forrest j. Pretty
man and other ciergymen.
In connection with the question con-
test there will be an art poster con-
test. open to competitors. Clifford
Bergman. cartoonist of The Star, and
ment Of the public schools have been
named among members Of this COM
mittee.
Many prizes will be awarded to sue
cessful contestants. AT today's ses-
sion of the convention of the fedora
tion many Of the twenty-nine differ
ent clubs represented announced that
their memberships would be respon-
sible for prizes. The federation ap-
propriated sum Of money for carry
ing on the contest, and women present
seemed enthusiastic over the prospect
Of getting the children of the city in
terested in answering Bible questions.
Object of the Contest.
, AS explained by Mrs Earle, the ap-
preaching contest Is to quicken the
spiritual qualities Of the youth of the
District by getting them better ac-
quainted with the great spiritual
thought in the world Plans Of the
federation for the physical, mental
and moral welfare Of children of the
District have been approached in past
years. Some of these efforts were
overturned by the war. which neces-
STATED the Withdrawing Of many
women from these activities to more
present essential war work.
Now comes the time. Mrs. Earle de-
c.ared. when the spiritual side of the
Districts youth must be considered.
The lives of many young people in
the city. she said. are being lowered
by cheap literature that is not al
ways uplifting" Bible study will
more than counteract these deleteri-
GUS influences. the speaker said.
Evening star., 1919-05-06
Tomorrow's Program.

Tomorrow's sessions Of the conven-
ton will begin at 9 o'clock am. at the
temple. when reports of departrn entail
work will be heard. Miss Alice Deal,
president OF the High School Teach
ers' Union, and chairman Of the de-
partment Of education of the fedora
tion, will make her report for that
department.
Mrs. Philip North Moore is to speak
at the session tomorrow afternoon.
Other speakers are to be Mrs. Minna
Van Wrinkle, Mrs. Margaretta Neale
anG Miss Lucy Minnegerode.
Evening star., 1919-05-06
Best Porch Shade Made

After carefully analyzing the benefits tc
be derived from porch shades in general tlat
conservative purchaser invariably choose.
the
Evening star., 1919-05-06
Clubs Make Reports.

Reports of the various clubs which
make up the federation were heard
at this mornings sessions. and show
ed that all the clubs pulled through"
the war period successfully, despite
the activities of members in all lines
of war work in the District. Club
presidents reported with pride upon
the amount of work done by members
in war work.
Plans for club women to participate
in the Salvation Army drive to begin
soon were considered at today's ses-
sions. Nominations for officers for
the ensuing year were taken under
advisement by the nominating COM
mittee. of which Mrs. William E.
Andrews Is chairman and elections
will be held at tomorrow's sessions.
Earl budding, president Of the
Prisoners Relief Society. in an ad-
dress before the convention at this
afternoons session paid tribute to
Charles +. Foster. recently put in
charge of the District Jail. Mr. Dud-
ding told the women that he believes
IN proper discipline in prisons, COM
bined with humanity and sympathy
Orrin c. Lester, associate director Of
the savings division Of the Treasury
Department, spoke on Thrift" out
lining the. necessity for it, and the
good results accomplished in the
United States during the war along
the lines of thrift.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-20
CLAIM No KNOWLEDGE
THAT AUTO WAS STOLEN

At the request OF the police, who
desired more time to work on the
case Rudolph t'heatwood. Zoos West
Grace street, and w. NJ, Myers. II
West Marshall street. were released
on bond in police court yesterday and
told to appear before the court May s..
Greenwood and Myers were ar
raigned on a charge of having a
stolen automobile in their possession.
The car. a FIVE passenger Buick. was
located Friday in Broad street
garage where ii is alleged to have
been taken by Cheatwood.
While repairing the car, mechanics
nj the garage discovered two tanks
with a total capacity of forty gallons,
concealed SO cleverly in the rear of
the seats as to render their detection
Improbable. John Il. Leftwich. 3o2s
West Grace street, identified the car
as one he says was stolen from hIm
on February %.
Cheatwood is quoted as saying he
purchased tho ear from another man
the price being 800. Attorney Per-
tamin Lovenstien, engaged as thei.'
counsel, stated yesterday that he
would he prepared to prove that
neither man had any knowledge Of
the car being Il stolen one.