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The Washington times., 1920-11-07

a spider out Of myself. Even gen.
fuses like Raphael and Mcclellan
geiQ had to learn from somebody.
There are times when hardly
know what am talking about"
well, dear, II that Is the way
you feel We must think out some
planefor you to do Just that-to go
and study in some big place" She
did not mention New York or
Anthony.
"Oh, how could ], mother? Leave
you alone-and we have 80 little"
"Never mind all that, child"
soothed the mother, Eve can ind Q
way II We put our heads together
you and I. There's q way for
everything" She glanced toward
the window. "There comes Chris
tine to take you for . walk. Run
along, child, and have . good time
and let me think for q bit Don't
worry"
Adela leaped up, threw her arms
shout her mother and kissed her
holly without word. Dimly Adela
knew that her mother understood
her at least as well a. she under
stood herself, and warm was her
gratitude for the things that were
left unsaid. A gentle sigh escaped
Mrs. Gray as her eyes followed her
daughter out Of the room. She had
long since realised where lay
Adela's heart and thoughts. Her
one regret was that she herself had
not made the suggestion for study
In some larger place"
The sprightly and talkative
Christine Halstead. Adela's friend
and fellow teacher. was somewhat
vexed and piqued to find her com.
panion absent and distracted dur
ing that particular walk.
"What is the matter with you.
Adela Grayr' she broke on abrupt
ly. "Here am I rafting on like an
election orator and you 90 answer
ing me yes when the answer is no.
and saying no when the answer is
yes-what Is It? Has Arthur Clark
been proposing to you again -
mo-" laughed Adela In confusion,
"he hasn't and that isn't It. I
haven't seen him at all lately" But
as her mind had been q verftable
hive Of plans and schemes, she was
bound In candor to admit: ut Is O
domestic matter I had been talking
over with mother Just before you
came. But I promise, Christine,
promise. cross my heart, I shall
listen ever 50 attentively now"
And yet the towers and skyscrap'
ers and the many windows Of New
York swimming in . mysterious,
radiant, Whistler-Turner mist, float.
ed fitfully in her imagination both
as an adventure and as o goal.
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The Washington times., 1920-11-07

One ct the intfmscies that Jim
Howard had inherited from the
elder Anthony West was that OF
Charlie Hotchkiss. Charlie Hotch-
kiss was that modern peripatetic
philosopher, O travelling salesman.
He was Q philosopher In shoes. For
some fifteen years and more
Charlie had been travelling the ter.
ritory in which lay Little Rapids
for an Eastern shoe house, and
never once In his semi-annual visit
to the town did he fail to drop In
at the Office Of the Beacon.
Early that Winter. soon after
Anthony had taken Jim Howard by
surprise with his brief announce
ment Of having Joined Cass Lig-
GETS brokerage and banking"
house, Charlie Hotchkiss was en-
gagged In presenting hts Spring and
Summer line to dealers of Little
Rapids, and infallibly he stopped in
to say howdy to his friend Jim
Howard at the Beacon.
"Well, JIM" cried Charlie heart.
lily, and how are they comin'?'
Comm fine. Charlie" Jim, shook
his hand warmly, "and how's the
great world?"
"You know me. JIM" replied the
philosopher. "and what I think of
the great world. This and places
like this II where common sense
has her private address. The
backbone Of the country, friend
take my word for It"
you always do jolly a fellow
up" said Jim, make him feel good.
Sit down. Charlie, make yourself at
home"
They talked Of crops. Of business.
Of general prospects. of prosperity
and Of Beacon prosperity.
"And come to think of It." re-
marked Charlie, isn't Anthony
Vests son In the Eastf"
"Yes-New York"
New York; thought so
Thought I couldn't be mistaken.
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You anow me-never forget q face
never knew myself to forget one.
In my business
When did you see him?" inter
rupted Jim.
81 was comm to that" went on
the philosopher pleasantly. In my
business It don't do to forget faces,
or names either. Got to be regu-
lar Teddy Roosevelt for memory.
Well. as I was sayin'. our sales
manager generally gives US a little
blowout before We start off to our
territory" and his tone assumed
the solemnity Of a viceroy describ-
ing his royal audience before pro-
ceeding to . distant province.
Smart Teller. that sales manager.
Well, we were in q cabaret. you
know, one OF those places they
have in the East where you eat,
drink and dance all at the same
time. Ever been In one Of EN-.
Jim! Ought to 90. Great sight
"Yes-so We sat chinnin', laugh.
IN, havin' some soft refreshments"
and this he punctuated with a
mighty wink, when whom should
I spot there but young West. Sure
1t was him. Was there with q girl
"A woman" Jim made no COM
ment whatever. Certainly a high
stopper she did look. swell-might
have been one Of them chorus
ladies-still," he added refiectively,
her clothes were too good for that.
Might have been q society dame at
that-hard to place her-but . high
stopper. sure"
well, WE'LL" murmured Jim with
The Washington times., 1920-11-07

Men and women who have failed by
ell other methods have quickly and
easily attained success when studying
with me. In all ssssmtto1 ways you are
In closer touch with me than II you
were studying by the oral method
yet my lessons cost you only 20 cents
each-and they include all the many
recent developments in scientific teach
ing. For the student Of moderate
means, this method OF studying Is far
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that your progress 10 at all times in
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of the present day, ana this makes all
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Ny. Course 10 endorsed by dis
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1t IL for begfnnere,, or experienced
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ALL necessary music L. supplied with
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Write to-day. without cost ote8bliga-
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Teach Piano a Funny WAY

So People Told Me When ! First
Started in 1891. But now. after
over twenty-five years OF steady
Growth, ] have far more studsnts
than we're ever before taught BY
one man. ! make them skilled
playsrs Of the piano or organ In
quarter the usual time at quarter
The usud cost.
To persons who have not previously
heard OF my method, this may seem .
pretty bold statement. But ] will
gladly convince you OF it's accuracy by
referring you to any number OF my
graduates In any part OF the world.
There isn't q state In the Union that
doesn't contain . score or moro skilled
players Of the plano or organ who OBJ
tanned their entire training from me
by mail.
Investigate BY writing for my s4-pass
free booklet. How to Learn Piano or
Organ"
My way Of teaching plano or organ
Is entirely different from all others.
Out Of every four hours Of study, one
hour 10 spent eWttreIp ospap from
the keyboard, learning something about
The Washington times., 1920-11-07
CHAPTER XII.
(conf'd from, Last Sunday
AdsIa's Plans.

AoU08 St0Uos
@UR influence upon our fellow
mortals, no matter how de-
- tached or solitary We deem
ourselves to be. is one of the out
standing features Of life. Anthony
would have been astonished had he
realized that a few words Of his
own, written in q letter the proceed
ing Autumn. in a mood that he had
long since forgotten, were instru-
mental in shaping the lives OF peo-
pie as remote from him as Little
Rapids.
IAN immense world of homes"
he had said In his letter to Adela,
with women, mothers, sisters,
sweethearts in them, and they are
all somebody else's. They all ex-
clude you like SO many fortresses."
And again; II certainly wish you
were here, Adela, with your sweet.
ness and your genius for friend
ship. It would make big differ
ence to me-"
Adela. however, not only remem-
bered them, but she simply could
not forget them. She reread them,
fingered upon them, imbedded
them in her brain and initiated
new channels and grooves for her
thoughts to run In. Her life had
come to q standstill In a gloomy
and colorless plain Of existence.
Her teaching OF "art" in the school
at Little Rapids suddenly assumed
the hopelessness Of the classic task
OF Sisyphus. What did It amount
to and what was 1t all leading to?
The cool sun of the Autumi
shone from the heavens as always,
but It was no longer quite the same
sun to Adela. The broad lines and
rectangles OF the Little Rapids
streets, with their squares Of lawn.
their youthful shade trees, the
rustic Of falling leaves. were the
same as for years past, but they
were touched with q new bleakness
for Adela. The very houses, quite
unchanged. exuded an indefinable
melancholy. Adela was restless.
She walked II anything more ener.
getically IN her trim tailor-made
suit to and from school, but she
was restless. And her mother, an
elderly lady given to knitting and
watching her daughter, infallibly
perceived the disturbance.
'T'm wondering, mother, whether
it's any use my going on teaching
something I don't know myself"
That was the way Adela first sig
nalised her discomfort. Mrs. Gray.
o woman addicted to common sense
rather than to introspection, said:
Nonsense, Addie! What put
such an idea into your head"
Then she looked up into her daugh.
ter's eyes and her daughter failed
to meet her gaze-an occurrence
sufficiently rare to be remarkable.
"0h. I don't know" and Adela
looked away through q window into
the far horizon, which has little to
disturb 1t in Nebraska. A lovely
color played in her cheeks, and she
had filled out and looked decidedly
prettier than when Anthony had
last seen her. Her eyes we're a
glory. Il feel such fool" she
went on. Il have never really
studied. II I could learn something,
In some real art school, In q place
where there are big artists, teach
ers--some place like New York;
might feel as though I had some
right to teach. After ALL" she con-
tinued quickly, Il can't spin It Hike
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Harmony ana The
Laws of Music. This
Is an awful Lhock
to most teachers OF
the "old school,"
who still think that
learning piano IL
solely q problem OF
""hnger gymnas-
tics" When you
do 60 to the key
board. you accom-
|plish ttctce az mach,
because you sndor-
stand schgt pow are
|dotne. within four
] enable 700 TO
play on interestips
lpiecs mt only in The
|urisinal hey. but In ell
| other hays - vel.
I make use Of eyer
pos sibie scientific help
|-piany Of which are
entirely snkaoww to
1.-The average teacher.
my patented inysntIcn.
ID he C0D0R0T0NE.
l.weeps away playing
ldificuities that have
Troubled students for
RESERVATIONS. ny itr use,
Transportation - usually
la nightmare" "a SD.
1i.uts - becomes easy
land fsscina ting. With
my nth lesson ] intro.
1duce another important
Hand exclusiM inyen.
ftion, QUINN .DBx.
i0uinn.Dex Il q simple,
nd-operated moving
picture device, which
,risSS,' before your .,.s!
every movement OF MP
hands az the keyboard,
dYou aofsallg zee ~
.of having 70 repfvducs
your teachers nngeI
moyemente from MEN
lORY--whlch cannot b
] Railways accurate - yot
Ihpye the correct model
before ron during ever,
iminute ~ prrrtice. tn
as.
1QutNN-DEx save yo'
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Twssted effort, The
can be obtained onll
frow ne sod thers !
nothing else hnywher
even remotely hk
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nv of Music
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The Washington times., 1920-11-07
By Henry James Forman

Q feisned languor Of uttsrsnce.
hope the boy 40 having . good
time"
Good timsl" laughed Charlie.
make no mistake about that. He
was havin' q good time al right.
Had no eyes or ears for any one or
anything but the queen. Oh. sure,
don't let that worry you. A good
timei-Ever hear from the ladf"
yes, indeed. Charlie. Hear from
him often. Doing very well" and
IConsiased on Meet Po0e)
The Washington times., 1920-11-07

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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16
IRRESISTIBLE LOGIC
BY DR.. Frank Crane

Out of the dirt and dust and wrangle and
general scramble, incident to the collapse
of idealism at the close of the war, and the
springing into vigor of every sordid and
contentious impulse few things stand out
fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and ter
rible as an army with banners"
First: The people OF the United States,
the great mass of the intelligent commons,
they who day will reward and punish
all their public servants according to their
doing or their undoing of their will--the
people Overwhelmingly in favor of one
thing, and that is that such a horrible,
stupid, cruel and criminal thing the late
war shall not happen again, if there is any
honorable way to prevent it.
Don't forget That is the one main issue
before not only the United States but hu-
mainly, just now.
Two: The League of Nations is an at
tempt to prevent future wars. It can only
be defeated by showing us some better way.
1t cannot be permanently shelved because
it is imperfect. It cannot possibly be as bad
as the Old Order of rival ornaments
Three The people of this country are
not vitality interested in Senator Lodge, or
Hitchcock, or Woodrow Wilson, or any other
man and his ambitions or personal feelings.
Neither do they care hang about the sue
cess of the Democratic or Republican party
They want peace established, commerce re-
sumed and further possibilities of war pre-
Guided.
Four: The people are entirely out of pa
tence with the actions of the politicians.
They want to know what mysterious in
fuence is blocking the way to agreement be-
tween forces separated by a margin so mar
row." If the hope of humanity the honor
or America, and the whole higher gain of
the war is to be lost, in order that some
partisan advantage may be gained by any
group of men, the people will sooner or
later find 1t out and visit upon those who
nave betrayed them their full contempt and
wrath.
We went into this war for just one DIR
pose, to stop war by licking that Prussian
mll1tarism which was wars chief proponent.
And we do not propose to be cheated out of
what we won
Come, Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Lodge Mr.. Hitch
cock' and the rest, rise up, be Statesmen,
not Partlsans, get together, ratify the
treaty and give some kind of a League
that Will furnish an honorable working
agreement with those nations by whose side
we we lateiy fought the common enemy That's
all ask.
Copyright, 1920, by Frank Crane,l
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16
Making Smoke Into Treasure

~HE more and more urgent problem OF
fuel conservation can be solved to
II q great extent thinks interstate
Commerce Commissioner Robert w. Wool
lev, bv coking raw bituminous coal, utilizing
the sundry by-products and burning me resi-
due in furnaces and stoves. Wrtlns III Ihe
Annals of the American Academy OIL Pohtlcal
and Social Science, Mr.. Wootley supports
this opinion with interesting array OF
facts gathered in the course of his notable
researches into the matter of fuel economy
as one Of the important questions Of trans
portation during the war.
It appears at the outset that the coklng
process, if generally adopted. would increase
the available coal supply forty or fifty per
cent Through the use OF low grade ores, now
regarded as Of negligible value" Gains OF
this nature could be augmented still further,
it seems by mixing the immense culm banks,
hitherto regarded sheer waste with Vola-
tile Goals of the anthracite region and cox
ing the combination at the banks or mines
near Northern and Eastern industrial GEN.
kters.
Specially striking is the estimate, based
upon figures carefully collated for the Smith
sonian Institution, that if the entire annual
output of bituminOus coal, worth ordinarily
about $2,142, 100000, were cooked, the re-
sultant would be: $2,662, 400 worth Of
coke, s3,213, 100000 worth of by-products,
and a saving of some three and half bill
lion dollars worth of natural resources
which, under present methods, are wasted
or lost AS to the particulars of this far
reaching conservation we are told: The an
nual gasoline supply would be increased 49,
624,110 barrels, or nearly twice total
production for 1917. The total gas supply
would be increased 1872, 900, OO0 900 cubic
feet, worth 1857, 100000, which could be
piped for consumption. Through recovery of
Light oils and twelve gallons Of tar per ton Of
coal, 7,344, 100000 gallons annually, worth
S367,2OO, 900, we should become the leading
dye and chemical producers of the world The
1850, 100000 pounds of ammonia sulphzte
thirty pounds per ton of coal-produced
annually would so augment our fertilizer
supply as to increase vastly our agricultural
production. Production of toluol would be
greatly increased.
Finally, by extracting all these treasures
| from the coal before turning it over to the
| consumer, the smoke nuisance that evil
genie OF the American city. would be made
forever captive. Imagine the delectableness
of smokeless Atlanta, This alone is annie
to commend Commissioner Woolley's idea.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16
CAMPS AND CHARACTER
BY Il. AddingtOn Bruce


G UMMER still is a long way Off But
y already many people are talking over
plans for country life during the
heated months. Especially is this true of
people with growing boys and girls, whom
they are anxious to take out of town even at
inconvenience to themselves
To such people I would suggest that thew
seriously consider the desirabiity of sending
their children to good summer camps instead
of accompanying them to summer hotels or
farm boarding houses as they have ordinarily
done.
Certainly summer camps offer advantages
for the young which no hotel or boarding
house can give. They are particularly to be
recommended in the case of children shown @.
character defects which the parents lament
but which they feel at loss to correct
In fact, a properly conducted summer camp
for boys and girls is essentially a school for
character training.
Hardening the body and improving the
physical health through outdoor games and
exercises, the summer camp equally improves
the morale and gives the psychic hardening
every child should have.
The timid return from it with their timidity
gone. Often children who have been down
right towards delight their parents by an
astonishing conversion to fearlessness.
The disobedient child learns in good sum-
mer camp what obedience means and why it
u,
and reinforced by the example of other chill
dren, works marvels in curing the headstrong.
The selfish, too, learn greatly needed les
sons. Not only do camp rules make against
selfshness, but camp traditions emphasize the
value of generosity, self-denial, mutual give
and-take
For that matter, the social sentiments in
general are developed through the daily init
mate intercourse with the other children in
camp. AS one well acquainted with the sum-
mer camp for boys puts it.
THE chief value of camp to the boys, as
contrasted with however favorable set of
family-vacation circumstances, lies in the
stimulus of the group, thing that amount
of private tutoring, elaborate equipment, in
dividuaI liberty, can take the place Of
True of good camps for boys, this holds no
less true of good camps for girls In both
also, the prime virtues of honesty, industry,
and thoroughness are fostered.
And, happily, it need not cost much to send
a boy or girl to first-class summer camp
-first-class, that is to say, in point of influ-
this respect are within the reach of parents
of limited means.
If you are interested, your child's teacher,
the family doctor, your clergyman, ought to
be able to inform you as to some good camp
near home. Or question neighbors who have
sent their children to summer camps.
Thus you can obtain the personal indorse-
ment you ought to have before you incline to
any given camp. After this, write to the
camp authorities for specific information as to
rates, regulations, and so forth.
Don't act in hurry. But do act if you
feel that you have child who might signally
benefit from camp training.
Copyright, 1920, by the Associated News
papers,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16
The Bible Conference.
~ NE of the most important Bible con-
ferences in the history of the south

~ NE of the most important Bible con-
~ ferences in the history of the south
will begin in Atlanta, Thursday.
March Is, at the Baptist Tabernacle. and will
continue until March %.
among the religious leaders in attendance
Will be DR.. G. Campbell Morgan, of London.
VINO aroused deep interest in Atlanta on pre-
Vlous visits here to attend sessions of the
conference which were held yearly at the
Tabernacle until their interruption bv the
war.
Dr. Len q. Broughton, while pastor of the
Baptist Tabernacle, established the animal
BLDG conferences as permanent part of the
cnurcn program. His plan, in which he met
with entire success, was to bring here each
year leading Bible students of this country
and of England for series of lectures which
would extend over a week or ten DAYS The
yearly conferences had become thoroughly
established when the war made it necessary
to abandon them in order that the church
might give its full support to necessary war
measures.
year ago, however, the Rev. John w
Ham resumed the plan of yearly Bible con-
ference, and this year has arranged for six
sessions daily throughout the conference, with
six Bible leaders of national reputation in at
tendance. In addition to DR.. G. Campbell
Morgan, the speakers will include: DR.. w
M. Evans, of Los Angeles; DR.. George w
Mcpherson, of New York; DR.. Jasper C. Mas
see, of Brooklyn; DR.. John Paul, of Wilmore
KY, and Dr., Len G. Broughton, formerly
! pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle and now
| of Knoxville, Tenn.
| The conference will draw to Atlanta peo-
pie from all parts of the south, and will fur
nish an opportunity for Bible study such as
the city has seldom enjoyed.
| No Stacker charge could be brought against
| the French during the war and none can be
| brought now, for the cable dispatches say they
are even "eager to pay Cheyenne
State Leader.