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feur was a courageout man, tnorough-
ly devoted to the cause. An aide
de-camp explained the situation anu
it's hazards to him, and without d
moments hesitation he accepted the
mission. Our supply of gasoline was
not sufficient to take US to Gatchina
and back, and we had no spare tires,
but we decided it was better to FISK
this than to arouse suspicion oy
seeming to prepare for a long Trip.
only two of my aides-de camp were
to go with me.
heaven only knows how-but Just as
wo were leaving there arrived oeie
ga+es from the French and British
embassies and, l think, one from tne
american. They declared that II was
Tho wish of the allied embassies tnat
We We GOV he followed by one bearing
the American nag. 20 ..o
did not really feel that II the
boisheyiki at the barriers did not
wish to let me pass the Anerioa d II
flag would do me any gooo. put. N
ternreting the offer as an expression
of eood viii on the part of the allies,
accepted it with thanks. Atter d
anal grasp of the hand of kichkine'
u-bo had been named generaiissiiio
of the defense of Petrograd durins
INV absence. / went out with tne MS
innocent and unconcerneo ar ;t;ns
assume. ana we
automobiles. oar
Thare was not room in my own ca
for one of the officers VINO was ~
accompany me, and they oHeLeu -
seat, which he accepted, IN nc W;th
lish car, which was " ioi'o
the American flag. , ,ad
As though nothing at all depe"u.u
,,on II we were launched on our
long tourney. AS far as posssio, ~
maintained the appearance Oh one ~
my routine INSPECTION irnJs nIsce at the
car occupied my usual place a. a. III.
.irbt and assumed the semi miillar.
,,nar;ne 10 which civilians ana troops
alike had become accustoHieo:
The automobiles proceeoeo a" a
n,l mace. We passed one red
norina' in front of the telephone bu-
80 and although / held m- breath
.usnense. do not think they
noticed me.
GAUNTLET of Red Guards.
In the square before the Palace
,,;, we encountered bolshevik
patrol They recognized me me-
the stare of several of them fuli IN
the face and it seemed as thouen 'nss
met hear my heart beating like the
roii of a drum. 1t was all over in
second. but the time seemed long to
10 was certain that many in the
mob of civilians recognized me 100;
Then the soldiers presented arms anu
7 knew that all was well for the mo-
nent returned the salute. rather
hastily l fear.
Our engine was purrins smoothiy
and we glided away from them. l
dared not look back. 1t seemed to
me they must already be wondering
why they had allowed to pass that
hated Kerensky. that counter revol-
utionary" that enemy of the people
Now we were approaching the outly-
ing industrial districts. All the exits
from the city w ere guarded by red
Here the real test would
come. Could we meet it. Our cars
gathered speed. They were whirring
now. Street corner aIter Street
corner went flashing by. The last
barrier was just ahead. We were
burning up the distance dizzily. We
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of thinking they were playing off two
negligible forces against each another
and that after one had triumphed, II
would be so weakened that it in turn
could easily be disposed of.
Created n Frnnkenstein.
The first part of this plan the re-
dictionaries accomplished brilliantly
They sat quietly by and watched the
bolsheviki tear down the provisional
government, but then these patriots
found themselves incapable of flghtlng
against the force they had considered
of no real Importance.
This state of affairs was conducive
to a spirit of treachery, and only too
late l learned that one after another
of the military leaders on whom 1 had
depended mad lent too willing ear
to one side or the other. Every one
was tricking some one else. Only one
principle held generally true. Pretty
nearly every one was conSplrlng
against the provisional government
After the Korniloff revolt met with
disaster the provisional govsrnmeht |
had assumed a fairly stable form. But
agitation against it continued. A
right session of all the councils of the
nrovisional government was called on
the 25th of October and the whole
situation was laid before the leaders
of all parties Not one of the govern
ity of so much as treating with the
traitors, and some even went SO FAR
,s TO denounce what they called the
nassiyeness of the government in
dealing with the uprising. But, as is
so often the case, it was these very
elements which criticised that showed
the least inclination to take part in
the organizing of the forces opposed
to the bolshevists.
Long after l o'clock that night the
conference came to close and all the
ministers went home. with the ex-
ce ption of NJ Konovolov. minister of
commerce and industry. who remained
with me in the Wilmer Palace. Most
of the time before morning was spent
in telephoning or telegraphing to the
north front for reinforcements, which
were essential if Petrograd was to be
saved to the existing government.
From time to time there was born to
us on the night breeze the sounds of
rioting and the cheering of the mob
or disorganized soldiery-
The Cossack regiments in the capi-
tai had been called out to quell the
disturbances. but they were practi-
cally in state of mutiny. i tele-
phoned to their headquarters. They
had not even saddled their horses as
yet, but they promised that they
would. soon bS in the streets. Time
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NOT TAKING IT TOO SERIOUSLY
Some Angles of the Passing Shov That May Have
Escabed the G1oons and Grouches.

BY KIRK MILLER.

lit nearly crowded off the signature
of William Jennings Bryan.
Independent is right, lndepe ndent
as one apple in an orphan asylum
as an omelet without eggs.
The democratic derby was won in
a limp. with the defeated candidates
hobbling off the course under the
care of their trainers, jockeys and
aspirants for cabinet positions. They
have .rechristened the town Sin Fran
cisco. The convention has folded up
like a sick accordion and Mexico has
all revolutionary concessions for the
next four years. The Chicago thing
was a riot. but the Frisco panic was
little earthquake among itself. 1t
was one of the pleasantest disorders
that the marines never were called
out to quell. Convention started out
mildly enough on the thoroughly
American excuse that every child has
a chance to become President. Some
body left the Auditorium gate open
and the whole school came trotting
in. Every American fiapper has
chance to become Bluebeard of these
United States. but they can't hold off
their option until second childhood.
Frisco frolic was frisked of it's
thrill, though. when Gov. Edwards
was knocked down before he had got
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WEARING OLD CLOTHES REAL
AID IN PRICE REDUCTION

purchased at fraction of the amount
now written in the price tags:
Merchants. finding their shelves
burdened with the clothing that the
at the prices asked. stopped ordering
from the manufacturers and can
celled future orders wherever pos
sible.
Manufacturers, on receipt of these
cancellations, in turn cancelled fu-
ture orders placed with the wool
merchants.
Big wool buyers of the east, who
supply raw wool to the manufac-
turers. and who at this season have
agents in all the western wool states
buying this years clip. simply wired
their agents in the field to make no
more offers for wool and to come
home.
Old Clothes Campaign Helps.
That's the whole story Mr.. UIti-
mate Consumers persistence in wear
ing his old clothes, either because he
could or would not pay the price
asked for new ones, left the retailer
wool stock on hand. Sooner or later
the retailer must move these stocks.
and, having had unmistakable evil
dence that he cannot move them at
the prices asked. he will be forced
to take less for them.
Leaders in Congress recognize this
and are gratified that the consumers
have so effectively taken the reins in
their own hands and curbed the high
prices. House Leader Mondell who
was active in arranging the Wash
ington conference. and who acted as
spokesman for the western wool
growers before the Federal Reserve
Board. said of this phase Of the
meeting:
This is the first concrete case
brought to my attention in which the
voluntary self-denial of our people ap-
pears likely to be rewarded by a reduc-
tion in the price of an absolutely neces-
sary commodity. 1t should be encour-
aging to those of us who have tried to
get along with our old clothes, and
should inspire Us to practice the same
spirit of self-denial along other lines
I'VE must refuse to pay exorbtant
prices and return to normal and simpler
conditions of living before the country
generally shall settle back to pre-war
conditions. In my opinion the facts
brought out at the recent Washington
conference. as affecting the clothing
market. win result in very considerable
reductions on woolen clothing"
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ME high price of clothing.
especially woolen clothes, Is
coming down.

TINE high price of clothing.
especially wooden clothes, is
coming down.
This is not the stereotyped
announcement of a fair-price commits
sioner. intent upon holding his job
It's a -blooded deduction from un-
dispted facts which on their face
carry conviction.
The high price of clothing is COM
ing down on account of the only GER
tain way to reduce prices, and that
reduction is being caused by the peo-
pie of the country who have regis
tered their protest in no uncertain
but in a very effective manner. II
you have been wearing your old
clothes as a protest against the high
costs of new clothes, take heart. for
your self-denial has won the victory
and YOU are soon to be rewarded.
1t seems like far cry from
western wool grower to the
Federal Reserve Board, and folks
generally will wonder what either
has to do with the reduc-
ton in the prices of clothing
meeting of the western wool growers
with the Federal Reserve Board
which has just been held in Wash
ington, has given the assurance that
prices of wool clothing are coming
down"
Why Prices Will Fall.
Members of Congress were recently
BON mbarded with kilograms from western
wool growers, who reported that agents
OF the big eastern wool buyers had been
called home and had refused even to
make an offer for the big wool clip usu
ally sold at this time of the year. The
wool growers appealed for relief in some
such manner as was afforded the cotton
growers in 1917, and came to Washing
ton to meet representatives of the Fed
eral Reserve Board to talk the matter
over.
The meeting was attended by repre-
sentatives of each of the federal reserve
banks, many private bankers, wool buy
ers and wool growers. AS a result OF
that conference the following facts were
brought out. upon which is based the
prediction that your clothes may soon be
Evening star., 1920-07-04

On March 10, 1917. the Gar Of Rus
sia abdicated his throne. The dOuIna
national assembly Immediately form
ed a new cabinet in which Alexander
Kerensky held the portfolio of minister
of justice. On March IS. Grand Duke
Michael resigned the regency, the pro-
visional government WAS established
and Kerensky. who advocated a vigor-
ous procesution of the war against
Germany soon became minister Of war.
On July 20 he became premier. retain
ing also his portfolio Of minister of
war. In September of that year Gen.
Korniloff engineered q revolt against
the provisional government, kerensky
made himself comma nder-in chief Of
the government forces, and became viz
tuaIy a dictator. The provisional gov
ernment was reorganized along stronger
lines. 1t represented the republican
elements in favor of democracy as
opposed to the anarchistic state sought
by the boisheviki. 1t was opposed by
Lenin and Trotsky. on the one hand.
and by the reactionary imperialists, on
the other.
Evening star., 1920-07-04

ten up. He was a presidential pos
sibility just long enough to be i'm
possible He vas in line for the
White House just six seconds less
than Charles Evans Hughes in 1916.
only Edwards wife hadn't kissed MIN
and called him Mr.. President.
But now for the main tornado: Ihe
sandstorms and cyclones are packed
away with the moths and the phono.
graph campaign is about TO Unrest
every apartment house and bungalow
from Maine to Madagascar. Senior
Harding and Senior Coolidge will sing
sextets from la Republicans" until
Senior Caruso RECEIVERS his S50o.OoU
worth of earrings, to say notnlne Oh
his pilfered liquid Inspiration Enrlco
can't warble without broken doses OF
vim rouge before and after chirping,
and the bird who shared his wine
cellar away from it's sparkling Bur-
eundy had a poor sense of humor.
Phonographic medallions will be
sprinkLed throughout the fertile repuoil-
can terrain like confetti at a church
carnival. Harding and Coolidge the
fullest republican ticket which ever ran
on a dry platform. intend to dot this
universe with free victrola records con-
tanning warmed-over speeches dating as
far back as Spartacus chirp to the
gladiators Between now and next No
vember the nation can expect to be
baptized, hypnotized and subsidized with
double disc records. carrying selec-
tion by the Marion Brass Band on one
side and Hard'ngs speech of acceptance
on t'other. The country is going to
get round-shouldered from winding up
music boxes and soon the whole place
will be freckled with canned oratory
a la Harding Coolidge and Company.
all rights reserved
This phonographic reaction is the
latest smear in modern politics and goes
to prove that necessitv is the mother
in-law Of invention. That is what you
will all think when every horn in the
apartment gets to footing the Battle
Hymn of the Republicans. at the same
time. 1t is the practical way to reach
and proves that strength will never con-
quer brute science.
No more conventions for four swings
of the calendar. when everybody will go
back and chin himself on the same
trapeze. All hands are fed up on con-
ventions and convention steaks. and are
pointed toward home. where they don't
weigh their sirloins on apothecary
scales. 1t stands to reason that if a
man wanted to starve to death. it would
be cheaper to stay at home where he
could starve among friends. but every
body has to take at least one trip west
before he learns that the golden west
is more west than gold. Bryan's 1908
frock coat IS laid away once more, his
starched shirt is losing a little bit of
its glucose. and time busts on-but
future generations will always know
that w. J. B. stands for two national
essentials. including Wee Jee Board
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couId see the sentries with their rfnes
over their shoulders ~.
Whir-r-r-r. We had passed Thel
rifles were still over the shoulders ..
the dazed soldiers. Had tney
recosnized US? Would they fire: We
rounded a curve in the road. Ihere
was not a sound behind us we were
safe. -
very court of the palace and stopped
before the door of the commander
quarters We were frozen to the Ner!
marrow. My limbs were SUN as
Iimped into the bureau OF the com
mandant. He had seen nothing OF the
troops which were supposed 10 oe au-
yancing toward Petrograd
was determined to proceed al once
to Louga in search of them and even
to Pakov if necessary. but IL was not
safe to start the trip without more
gasoline and some spare tires.
ordered the cars to the garage for the
necessary equipment and we sat
down to get warm and drink tea
while waiting for them TO return
But something in the manner OF the
commandant struck me, and made me
very ill at ease He talked IN
, nervously high voice. and kept hlm-
self between us and an open door
through which several soldiers were
watching US curiously. | had become
SO accustomed to treachery that the
least thing unusual aroused my sus-s
piciOnS. Whether 1t was imagination
or not | made a quick decision and
ordered my car to return TO the door
at once. leaving the English auto to
bring on the tires and gasoline. One
of my officers remained with us.
Before any one had time to question
me ] hurried out of the room with
one of my aids. jumped into my
touring car and we dashed out OF the
palace court and took the road toward,
Louga
I was just in time Five minutes
after we passed through the gates an.
auto decorated with red flags entered
the court of the palace. In it wSref-
members of the bolshevik revolution
airy military committee who had come
to arrest me. Traitors at headquarters !,
had communicated the news of my de-
parture to the red headquarters and
from there orders had been tele- y,
phoned to Gatchina to delay my de-
parture. Either had acted too
quickly for the commandant at
Gatchina or he had not sufficient
nerve to stop me. -
Copyright. 1920, by the Bell Syndicate. Inc. J.
NOTE: The second and concluding INSTALL
ment of Eerensky's narrative tells Of the
opera boufie battle over Gatchina. describes
the stormy scenes. plots and countcrplots
which centered round him and relates how he
finally escaped the bolsheriki ITO whom he
had been sold by the CossacksD. by meas C.
clever disguise and suhterranean passage.
Concluding chapter in next Sundays Star.
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GIVEN SCIENCE MEDAL.

The Academy of National Sciences
of Philadelphia has conferred tns
Hayden memorial medal for 1920 cn
Prof. T. Chrowder Chamberlain. pro-
fessor emeritus of the University of
Chicago. in recognition of his dis
tinguished services to geological,
science. This medal is presented
every three years for distinguished
in geology or paleon-
tology.
Evening star., 1920-07-04

1t II the practical way to reach every
voter.
both have been nimble tools in the
battle for independence which looks
as though it might end in Tennessee
Independence day is snare and a
deluSion under. the arid conditions
obtaining as we rattle to press. but
there is naught to keep US from GO
ing through all the diluted motions.
Judging from the number of towns
it dried up, the eighteenth amend
ment must haye been scribbled on
blotting paper. Being monarch of
our own destinies is a right which
the Constitution gave us. and then
snatched away just when We were
beginning to know what real inde-
pendence tasted like with a little
water on the side. Observing Inde
pendence day with firecrackers is a
beautiful thought, but where, oh.
where. de we get the firewater for
Independence night? The Declara-
tion of independence was noble
loking valentine until Congress start
ed to launder il to pieces. It's got
so many patches sewed to it that
you can't see the place where John
Hancock wrote his name so big that
Evening star., 1920-07-04

The German chancellor, it is re-
yealed, will demand the restitution OF
Evening star., 1920-07-04

both have been nimble tools in the
battle for independence which looks
as though it might end in Tennessee
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-03
FARMING IMPLEMENTS

Heavy Studebaker wagon with So
buShel bed; 3-horse Studebaker wag-
on; heavy low iron wheel wagon with
heavy ShclvingS for hauling apples
spring wagon, buggy, surrey for one
or two horses; manure Spreader, OS-
born binder, in good condition; Farm
crs' Favorite grain drill, clover seed
Sowcr, HooSer corn planter, corn
planter, corn harvester, one 40 Xxx
Oliver chilled pillow, 4 No 40 and two
one horse Oliver plOwS, 4 double shovel
plOwS, one Sngle-Shovcl pillow, one
Buckeye and one Brown cultivatGr,
,wo single cultivatorS, one square
narrow, one lS-disc harrow, 2 spring
,oo.h harrows, grain cradle aid rake,
clover seed separator or fan, SharpleS
cream separator, hayfork, rope and
puIlcyS; 2 sets rope. block and pu,lcys;
set CT blacksmith tools, good lot of
picking aldderS, 45-foot extension lad
der, lot of empty bee hives, four stands
of bees, wood Jack, heavy steel lack,
log chains, single, daublc and thribble
trees, picks, mattocks, digging iron,
80 grain sacks, ) heavy canvas wagon
covers, machine sheet, lot OF pruning
shears and saws, etS
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-03
Berkeley County Farmers Picnic.

The fifth annual farmers picnic un-
der the auspices OF the Berkeley Coun-
~ Farm Bureau, will be held next
Thursday, June 10th, on the farm of
|. ID. VanMetre, known as the Stone
House Farm, near Kearneysville. All
members OF the bureau are going TO be
there and act as host to the remainder
Of the residents Of the adjoining
counties Of West Virginia, Virginia
and Maryland.
During the forenoon, a big air
plane will give exhibition flights in
field adjoining the picnic grounds, and
it is rumored will probably carry few
passengers, although this is not def
mite. There will also be demonstra-
lions of the DcLaval and Sharples
milking machines, exhibit OF Louden
and James barn equipment; and a
demonstration Of electric power ana
light generation for farm use BY the
DelcO light system, as used by Mr.
VanNetre on his farm. Mr.. Van,
Metres herd of IS dairy cows will be in
their stalls for inspection the entire
day. This is something worth seeing.
so make a special effort to go through
the barn
From II noon until p. m. dinner
don't have time to prepare a basket,
or don't care to, don't let that keep you
away. The farm bureau has provided
for the wants and comfort of the crowd
and will sell sandwiches, coffee, ice
cream, cake, candy, pop, etc.
The afternoon will be devoted large
ly to some speakers who will make
die day worth while. Governor Corn
well will go to the picnic direct from
the commencement exercises at Shep-
, herd College, which conclude at noon.
He will be on the grounds in time 10
take dinner with some of the Berkeley
county folks.
Another well known speaker and
general favortc in this part of the
country will be w. ID. linn. also !. b.
Mclaughlin, secretary of the State
Farm Bureau Federation, is planning
TO attend and tell some things in re-
gard to work being done by the farm
bureau Of the State and nation and give
some helpful suggestions along the
line Of organization.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-03

At the session of the jefferson Cir.
cult Court last Wednesday, Judge
Woods rendered an opinion declining 10
dissolve the injunction heretofore
granted temporarily restraining the
State Road Commission from recurring
registration of traction engines and
farm tractors, on the ground that,
while the road law was constitutional
he was of opinion that such machinery
was not included in the legislative
designation of motor vehicles.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-03

George Febrey, of St. James, the
plant wizard of Washington county,
Md, and a second Burbank in his
ability to make plants do wonderful
things, has shown some specimens Of
his seedless plumb. The plums, of
course, are still green, but are very
large and without seed. Where the
seed is supposed to be is pithy SUBJ
stance, but no seed. Mr.. Febrey is
watching the tree with care, and if the
fruit when mature measures up to the
standard plum it can safely be said that
he will have a fruit that is destined to
be wanted wherever the plum is grown.
Window screens at BoSwel's.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-03
Real Estate Transfers.

r. G. Miller to Thos. Z. Shell, house
and lot on the east side of College
street. Shepherdstown, consideration
$685..
Hannah Z. Fiouke to G. d. VAIN
right, house and lot on the southeast
side OF the Berryville pike, Charlie,
Town. for $3.50.
John Madden to Fred Winston, lot
IN the HomShcr Addition to Kcarneys-
vile for 500.
K G. Miller TO w. II. Knode, house
and lot north of the N. & w. freight
station, ShcphcrdStown, for $500.
Heavy team nets at d r Shiplev's
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-03

Two of Martinsburg's most promin-
cnt business concerns, the John w.
Bishop Company and the c. A. Miller
Grocery Company, operating whole
sale grocery, flour mill, grain elevators
and coal yards, have been combined in
to one organization, capitalized at
S5OO,OOO. The following officers have
been elected President, John B. Stew
enson, of Huntington; vice-president,
Gray Silver; secretary, Max Won
Schlegell; treasurer, E. r. Sigler.