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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-21

A London writer has recently In
PRODUCED the subject of dolls In W.
erature. Almost anyone. who VIII
trouble. to search his memory, can dis
cover a doll somewhere between the
covers Of many book which he has
read. Beginning with a "slighting rel
erence to them under the name OF
babies" in Sydney's Arcadia" ano
noting the mention Of doll by Char
lotte Bronte. this writer concludes
that. until the nineteenth century
dolls were neglected by English au-
thors and that they appear more ire
quently In French than in English nc
tion. Dickens seems TO have had more
to say about dolls than any other Eng
fish author; hut the doll Nobby is an
important parsonage I'm Mr. Wehs
Peter and JOAN" and the dolls house
In "Tono-Bungay" contained 50 dolls
although with none of them does tho
reader become personally acquainted.
Jerry and Rosa. in "The Golden Age
are also remembered.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-21

great exception. And. Of course, like
everything else in our national and
private life that is ont of whack just
now. It can be traced directly to the
late war.
Diana had been an obedient child
always. She had done just the proper
thing at the proper time and in the
manner in which she was hidden to
do it.
In her second year "out" the society
world threw into the discard the mad
pursuit of pleasure and turned fever
ishly to the rolling of bandages, the
frying of 'ham and" and personal SUI
pervision of the morals of our army
and navy. Diana chose the canteen
as her medium of serving.
Mrs. Wilson did not force Diana to
give up the canteen idea. for two rea-
sons. First. some of "our very best
people" were going into 1t. Second.
she was very busy just at that time
planning for the prelude to the great
event in her daughters life. Mrs. Will
son had married for money II had
been high step up the social ladder
for her. She meant to use the ad-
vantage she had gained to boost her
offspring yet one rung higher.
Senator Brendon was the star to
which Mrs. Wilson had hitched her
wagon, and Diana's beauty and
wealth constituted the motive power
which were to land her in the posi-
ton coveted for her by her mother.
Just as Mrs. Wilson's absorption in
her plans blinded her to the risks in
allowing Diana TO become interested
In canteen work, so Diana's. interest
in the work kept her from realizing
that the engagement was being
forced upon her.
Senator Brendon was a middle-aged
bachelor, large stupid man who
got by on his family name and a
pompous manner. He had money
but not enough, and was a gallant adj
mirer of the weaker SEX" For him,
competent women. women who dis
played executive ability outside their
own homes, did not exist. Mrs. VIII
son assured him that Diana had no
such talents.
To Diana the honor and glory Of
being q senator's wife made strong
appeal. But 1t was all an indefinite
thing-something that couldn't come
to pass until the horrible war was
over Meanwhile there were innumer-
able "ham ands" to be prepared for
Unsuitable young American appetites.
Diana, bustling around in immaculate
apron and cap, was thoroughly happy.
The senator rarely appeared In per-
son; he was too busy in Washington.
His infrequent visits left Diana quite
overwhelmed with fiattery and gal
lantry.
It did occur to the prospective
bride to wonder little that the wom-
en- with whom she was working daily
were not more profuse in their con-
gratuIations upon the announcement
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-21


These stars stand for intervening
hours of that day, during which the
best laid plans of Mrs. ]. Henshaw
Wilson "ganged" very much aglee in.
deed.
Diana was taken on the rebound
Lieutenant Granger. a STRIPPING M. D..
knew nothing of Mrs. Hensbaw or her
plans. He pleaded well his cause.
At eleven O'clock Mrs. Wilson dis.
covered her daughters absence and
phoned the canteen. A voice In.
formed her that Miss Wilson had left
haH an hour before. Was some one
bringing her home? Mrs. Wilson In
quired, for that lady had ascer-
tanned that no car had been ordered
out Of the family garage that morn
ing.
"Why, l don't know. I'm sure" an
swered the voice. Miss Wilson went
out accompanied by Lieutenant Gran
GER"
Worried by Diana's unwonted as
sumption of independence. Mrs. Will
son waited-and waited. Diana Will
son never returned, but at five o'clock
I'm the afternoon a young woman who
much. resembled the one who had
stolen out Of the Wilson house. I'm the
morning returned. very much pinker
Of cheek than her NEUROLOGICAL name
sake.
And the only consolation Mrs. j.
Henshaw Wilson has been able to
salvage out of the wreck is the ameli-
Grating fact that Mrs. Barding-Scott
takes a proprietary interest In Mrs.
Laurence Granger. For when Diana
told her mother the overwhelming
news of her sudden marriage to a
man who was to sail overseas that
very night, and whom Mrs. Wilson
had never seen or even heard of, IL
was not in the motheis power to
take the retaliatory measure employed
additionally by irate parents since
the world began and cast the disobed-
tent daughter out into the cold, cold
world. Because. you see. ]. Henshaw.
before he died. had had the wise
.prescience to leave the greater part Of
his plethoric fortune to Diana.
Doctor Granger is back now, and
Mrs. j. Henshaw is living alone on a
liberal income and the thoughts Of
what might have been.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-21
TO CONTROL SPIRITS OF EVIL
Chinese Have Distinct object In
Erecting Faqodss, and Country
10 Garlanded With Them.

Chinese pagodas are The work Of
the Buddhist church almost EXCLUSIVE
II. The most beautiful specimens are
In the Yangtse valley, where pagodas
are the most numerous. Every impor-
tant Chinese and Manchurian city is
garlanded with them. From the walls
Of Pekin dozen pagodas and towers
may be counted within the city, and
with a good glass a half-dozen may
be seen rising from the surrounding
plain.
Chinese have appropriated the pa
CODA as a counterpoise to evil, and
use ii subject to their rules Of geo
NANCY. AT a city in Tung, in the Pekin
plain, region in past years Visited
by earthquakes, there is a prominent
pagoda. which at one time had LOCO
bronze bells suspended from its cor
nices, most Of which are still in place
The people have this story of its con-
struction:
a water owl lives underground at
this place, and when he shakes his
tall 1T causes earthquakes. Geo
mancers located the end Of his tail, and
the pagoda was built on it to hold Il
down. However, they could not 10
cate his head, and thus he is still able
to wink his eyes, which causes trem-
blings Of the earth. When his eye
lids have been accurately located
second pagoda will be built.
Pagodas range in height from ~
to over 200 feet, and are of various
shapes. such -as round, square, hexag-
onal, etc. They always have an ODD
number of stories, ranging usually
from seven to nine, and sometimes
with eleven, or even thirteen.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-21
Best Laid
Plans
Copyright, 1919 by the Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate.)
By CONSTANCE scUDDER


Diana Wilson wasn't born with q
silver spoon in her mouth. Nothing
so ordinary ever happened to Diana
Every one has silver spoons nowadays
Diana's had been gold, with a plat.
mum monogram.
II 1t had been good form at the
time to incrust baby spoons with dia-
monds, Mrs. Wilson would have seen
to 1t that 1t had them, too. In suffi-
cient number and of the first water.
Mrs. j. Henshaw Wilson had more
money than brains; but to do the lady
Justice we must suggest the thought
that even Solomon would have been
hard put to 1t. had his wisdom been
forced to stand the same comparison.
At any rate she possessed gray mat
ter In sufficient quantity to enable her
to have her own way about things, as
q rule. This story has to do with one
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-21
JUST HOW THEY ORIGINATED
Enterprisins Chicago Newspaper Man
Has Traced Some Common Gus
toms to Their Source.

The common custom of shaking
hands. according to an encyclopedia
in which we have every confidence,
was introduced by the Phoenicians,
who signified their agreement to a
bargain by clasping hands.
The common custom of Offering
ones left arm to lady originated In
days when one was required to keep
ones right hand on the hilt of a sword.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-21
The Bulgarian Wife.

The wife of q Bulgarian rarely goes
out without her husband, does not re-
ceive callers In her husbands absence,
seldom appears In a restaurant, q cafe
or place Of public amusement, and
never goes to any such place unless
her husband accompanies her.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-21
Doc BARRIERS.

In Paris there are great number Of
dog" BARRIERS. Some of the shaved
animals are Enthusiastically shorn,. leav-
ing rings Of hair adjoining their bodies,
alternating with denuded strips.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-10
Believes In Physical Training.

Marguerite l.. Smith, elected to the
New York state assembly from the
Nineteenth New York district, is TWEEN
ty-five years old and a specialist in
physical training and her election Is
she believes, the natural outgrowth of
the work she has been doing in her
community all through the war. She
will not give up her work as physical
director in the Horace Mann Elemen-
tary school, where she Is also super
visor of girls clubs.
In the summer for several years
Miss Smith has been director of the
physical training and dancing at Camp
Hanoun, girls camp in Vermont, and
has also superintendent the girls hikes
through the White mountains.
When she was in teachers college
Miss Smith was president of the ath-
letlc association for two years and re-
ceived the highest individual score for
athletics in her senior year.
~ never had any legislative or po-
litical plans for myself" she says. 81
haven't now. But I want to keep on
working for the people of my own COM
munity in whatever way cam"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-10

aims to secure fol- children born out
Of wedlock "the nearest approx
nation to the care, support, and
education that they would be en-
titled to receive if born Of lawful
marriage The, State board of con-
tIol is made the child's official
guardian; this board may bring COM
plant in illegitimacy proceedings and
must see that the childs interests are
safe-guarded.
Provisions were adopted in Vir-
ginia as early as 1885, Whereby the
issue of certain annulled marriages
could be made legitimate. and where
by subsequent marriage could legiti-
mate issue, and the child could in
herit from the mother. These pro-
visions ale not even yet universal
in this country. -Four States have
no provision for legitimation by sub
sequent marriag &c, and many limita-
lions are placed upon the right OF
children OF annulled or void mar
Iiages to be considered legitimate.
Attention is called in this report
TO the fact that our legal provisions
for the support of the child born out
Of wedlock are inadequate-the pay
ments prescribed are often too low,
and in most of the States the period
OF support is too brief. sometimes
reaching only to the childs 10th OF
18th year. In one State only a
single payment of $50 is required;
another 800 distributed over three
years is required. The two most
liberal States have allowance that
total, in one case. $2,750 for the first
1S years Of the child's life; and in
the other. $1,760 for the first eleven
years of the child's life.
The report suggests that illegiti-
macy legislation in the Emitted States
might be improved by uniform pro-
vision for the establishment of legiti-
macy; the legitimation of children
Of null or subsequent marriages;
possibility of adoption by the father;
and declaration that the relation of
mother and child Is the same whether
the child is legitimate or not
In addition TO a critical analysis of
illegitimacy legislation in this coun-
try, the report contains an analysis
OF certain phases of the various
State laws in tabular form, the COM
plete text of all the State laws, the
illegitimacy provisions of the Codes
Of France, Germany and Switzerland,
and a reference index to the U. S. IL
Legitimacy laws.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-10
BUSINESS MEN START DRIVE
FOR HARLEM BANK.
Hon. John w. Lewis, Washington
Banker; Prof. Kelly Miller and
other National Figures VIII Speak
at Big Palace Casino Meeting Next
Sunday at 3 p. NJ.

New York, N. ", Jan. S.-The
movement to organize Colored bank
in Harlem has reached such proper
tons that the pastors of prominent
churches have agreed to bring it to
the attention Of their congregations
on Sunday, December %. which has
been set apart as Bank Day, accord
ing to the committee in charge of
the project. A gigantic citizens
mass meeting for Palace Casino at
$3.50 on Sunday next is planned.
The Hon. Join w. Lewis, president
of the Colored Industrial Savings
Bank of Washington, ID. c., will be
the chief speaker. Ten years ago
Mr.. Lewis was an ordinary bod car
rier. Grit and ability have brought
him to the top.
Another speaker Of national fame
is Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard Uni
versity, author, orator and scholar.
DR.. A. Clayton Powell. pastor of
Abyssinia Baptist Church and HUI
bert III. Harrison, president OF the
Civic Forum. as well as other promi-
nent speakers, will help to put the
matter before the citizens, business
men, investors and working people.
whose $17,000O0O in the white banks
OF New York have failed to get them
business credits, financial accomo-
dations OF bank clerkship.
Mr.. Augustus Duncan, chairman
of the Executive Committee, will pre-
side. Inspiring music viii be fur
nished BY Prof H. Gladstone Mar
shal's orchestra.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-10
DO BUSINESS IN THE OPEN
itinerant Merchants" In City Of Mex
leo Flourish Exceedingly, Espe-
cialIy on Sundays.

Conditions in the republic which
have crowded a million persons in
Mexico City, or more than 100000
above its normal population, have in
creased greatly the number of timer
ant merchants who set up shop where
their whim wills. 1t is impossible to
find street in the city where some
vendor has not set up stall.
A person desiring to outfit a house
can buy almost everything needed
without placing foot within regular
shop. Let a prospective buyer merely
hint that he is in the market for some
thing and he is besieged Immediately
by crowd of energetic statesmen, who
dilate in machine-gun Spanish on the
worth of their wares.
Sunday Is the busiest day for these
merchants. They foregather principal
~ in the plazas, spread their goods
about them and patiently wait for Gus
toners. Their numbers are augment
ed by men and women, boys and girls,
all of them selling candies, fruits, shoe
strings, pottery, tobacco, drinks,
bright-colored ribbons, shoes, hats,
dogs, cats, gophers and the dozens of
varieties of food of which chill is the
most important component.
The plazas present an animated APP
pearance. Bands are playing, whistles
are blowing, newsboys call their edl-
tons, man with wheel of chance
beseeches the credulous to try their
luck; boy with a huge basket bal
anced atop his head offers sweetmeats
at D centavos each, and following him
comes a seller of ice cream with his
frozen dainties tucked away in a con-
tainer which he juggles perlouSly on
his head but never loses a spoonful,
and above all shines a glorious sun
which gives no hint Of brooding prob
lens of existence.
1t is happy life the native leads
on Sunday, when with few centavos
he may fill his stomach with sweets,
bask in the warm sunshine and listen
to music furnished by Mexican band.
A man from the United States, who
on a recent Sunday morning took his
seat in plaza, within few minutes
had his shoes shined, his nails, mani
cured, his breakfast served, his morn
ing newspapers delivered, his measure
taken for suit of clothes and was Of
fered an assortment of diamonds and
opals at bargain. He concluded that
there may be more modem methods of
conducting business, but none more
picturesque than that employed by the
outdoor merchant.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-10
CHILDREN BORN OUT OF WE'D
LOCK.

What rights do the laws of this
country give to the child born out
of wedlock? What responsibility has
the State toward him? What method
exists Of placing a part Of the bur-
den Of his support and education up
on the father? Can the child inherit
property from either his father or
his mother? Has he right to his
fathers name? Does the subsequent
marriage of his parents make him
legitimate in the eyes of the law
These and many other questions
about the legal obligations OF parents
and of the State to children born
out OF wedlock are answered in a
bulletin entitled "Illegitimacy Laws
in the United States and Certain
Foreign Countries issued by the
Chlldrens Bureau of the u. S. De-
partment OF Labor.
The English common law, in some
respects still unaltered in England
and in parts Of the United States.
regards the child born out of we'd
lock as the child of no one He
bears no legal relationship even to
his mother. and the subsequent mar
riage OF his parents ca not legiti-
mate him, Many Of our States have
altered the common law by statutes
more favorable to the child. One OF
the most radical departures is found
IN the North Dakota law of 1917,
which declares every child the legi-
innate child OF his natural parents,
but which weakens this broad pro-
vision by the failure to provide ade-
quate administrative machinery.
Minnesota In 1917 passed law which
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-10
HOW NATURE CLEANS HOUSE
Fall Rains Wash OFF the Dust Of Sum-
mer and Wind Sweeps 1t Up and
Blows 1t Away.

We humans have dire way of talk
Ing about the calm before storm as
though 1t was brief intermission in a
bitter round of evil days. AS matter
of truth calm may last sunny and
serene for weeks at time. 1t is the
storm which merely clears the air for
another calm, John Brock writes in the
Kansas City Times.
If the weather is sulky and fearful,
shifting to itself in little gusts of drops
or occasionally bursting into a good
steady cry, 1t may remain unsettled for
days. But when it lets itself out into
a real tantrum it will hardly outlast
the sunset.
The other morning trouble began to
brew before sunrise. The fitful night
wind steadied with the light as though
1t had just awakened to the fact that
1t had a good days, work ahead Of it.
For time it lowered, as though to
survey the world. 1t poked into odd
corners, combed the long grass, took
stock of all the flag ends the summer
leaves behind, like householder in
specting his premises after his tenants
have departed to town for the winter.
1t is really surprising, the amount Of
muss 1t found. The most careless
housewife hardly dares to let her ashes
and potato Feelings accumulate beyond
a certain point, but summer gets clut-
tered up with all manner of unconsid-
cred trifles. Even such tiny things as
the husks of seeds, the wings Of gnats,
the CASTOR down Of the little birds, &C
cumulate into surprising amounts.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-10

Smaller, but still more untidy, are the
molds and germs, elements of decay
which have their place in the scheme
of things, but must not be allowed to
usurp that of their betters.
All these things the wind found. 1t
sighed and set to work sweeping the
earth with angry, vigorous blasts. And
the dust rose up and filled it with
sitting clouds. Like the Augean sta
bles, here was task nothing less than
river could wash clean. 1t reached
out for a lowering cloud which hung
far in the western sky and dumped its
contents until every crack in our part
of the ear!h's floor was running over.
1t secured and rubbed and scrubbed
and rinsed until 1t squeezed that cloud
completely dry and flung it back to the
highest rack of heaven until it should
be fit to use again. And then it went
on polishing up the world until 1t was
fairly dry again. And while it worked
its voice took on satisfied contented
sound. For this particular corner of
the universe was as fresh and clean as
it had been in early spring.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-10
EUROPE BENEFIT CONCERT NOT
A SUCCESS.

New York, Jan. S.--The Clef Club
Of New York gave concert at Car
negie Hall, in aid Of memorial
fund to perpetuate the name and
honor Of Lieutenant Europe who was
murder by one Of his men during a
concert in Boston given shortly after
his return to America.
The audience was too small. The
Importance of the Negro's contro-
button to the music of America is
not yet fully realized. Those in
search of more entertainment would
have been fully repaid by the per-
Torrance of the comedian singers
and dancers of this excellent or
ganization. Those who were pres
emit however, made UP for the small
ness Of their numbers by the heart
mess Of their applause
The program included Europe's
Clef Club March. Negro spirituals,
songs and dances by various mem
bers OF the club. The conductor was
William II, Tyers, and the leader Of
the chorus. William C. Elkins.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-10
SOUTHERN GOVERNOR SAYS
SOUTH INTENDS TO STOP MOB
RULE WITH JUSTICE.
(Associated Negro Pressl

Boston, Mass, Jan. S.-Ex-Gover-
nor Emmett O'Neal OF Alabama, pres
ident Of the Bar Association OF that
State. In addressing the member of
the Twentieth Century Club urged
that in ell parts of the country the
orderly processes OF law be followed.
He discussed the race riots OF the
country.
who can say that the Negro race
is not progressing and that econoraic
freedom does not lie ahead Of it?''
asked the Governor.
despite the fact that they have
often been exploited and guided I'M
wisely and have been the victims
Of Visionary schemes. they have ac-
quired b billion dollars worth OF
property and have reduced illiteracy
among themselves from 80 to 30 per
cent
Il voice the spirit Of the new South
when say that mob violence ami
disorder is ended. that when the
problem is solved as we intend to
solve lt-with justice-when all race
enmity eradicated. then viii the
hopes ane dreams Of the wise lead
ers Of the South be realized.
''Violcnca and disorder In the
North during the last decade show
that no section Of the country can
polnt the finger Of scorn At any
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-10
No Wonder.

My, how her feet did hurtl 1t was
now two o'clock in the afternoon and
she had been traipslng about all day
in search of Christmas bargains. 1t
was balmy fall day and she couldn't
lay the hurting to the weather. Her
shoes were two or three months old
and had never caused her distress be-
fore.
But there was no denying the aching
appeal for relief frsm the lower ex-
tremlties and she HE'D herself to a
restroom in one of the downtown
stores.
She stopped to unlace the shoes and
horror Of horrors She had been walk
ing all day with each shoe on the
wrong foot.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-10
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