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WTASHINGTON.-The war depart
w ment has announced the state
groups composing the army corps
areas and the headquarters of each:
First corps to embrace Maine. New
Hampshire. Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut; head
quarters at Boston.
Second corps to embrace New York,
New Jersey and Delaware; headquar-
terS at Governors Island. N. Y.
Third corps to embrace Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland. Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia; headquarters at
Fort McHenry, Md, but temporarily
ut Baltimore.
Fourth corps to embrace North and
South Carolina, Georgia. Florida. Ala
bama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkan-
sas and Louisiana headquarters at
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rector of the census at Washington.
The proportionate number of mar
riageS in urban communities is small
er than in the country and the city
families, as a rule, are not as large
as those in the country, the greater
part of the urban gains ordinarily
coming from alien immigration and
migration from rural territory.
But immigration was practically
suspended from 1914 until well after
the armistice in November. 1918, and
practically all the aliens who have
left the United States to return to
their native lands We're city residents.
The greater proportion of the war cas-
ualties, II is officially stated, was
among city troops. and the bulk of the
deaths in the influenza epidemics was
in urban communities.
Yet the cities and towns have Showr.
great gains and actual decreases have
been shown in rural districts. There
fore, the census officials can see but
one explanation for the urban gain
that they come from the rural sec
tons.
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Marine Corps Is Popular Other Items

I'D ECRUITING for the marine corps
IN Is rapidly increasing. Before the
war 500 men month was considered
a fair average; now 1t is double that
number. The marine corps Is now re-
cruited to about 60 per cent of its au-
thorized strength of ~ 400, and at the
present rate of progress will reach the
maximum number within few
months. Recruiting officers believe
that the educational advantages now
offered to marines are leading large
numbers to enlist.
REQUEST that the senate commit
tee on reconstruction and production
hold hearing in Chicago and conduct
thorough investigation of the pres
ent building, housing and high rents
crisis, was received by United States
Senator WilliaEi N. Calder, chairman
of the committee from the Chicago AS
sociation of Commerce. Benjamin
Rosenthal. director of the Chicago
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DLANS for a reorganization of the
l. bureau of investigation. the Ameri-
can secret service, have been perfect
ed. The country will be divided into
nine divisions, each under a superin-
tendent, who will have headquarters
in principal city.
r.. ]. Brennan, who has been in
charge of the Chicago district, has
been designated as superintendent in
charge of the fifth division, to include
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
Dakota east Missouri and western
Michigan, with headquarters In Chi
cago.
William ]. Flynn, who became head
of the bureau several years ago, stays
in that post and L. ]. Bailey, who has
been the agent in charge of the At
lanta (9a.) Office, goes to Washington
to be assistant director and chief Of
the bureau.
The reorganization plan was deter
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CHAPTER I
The Troops"

at was hard luck, said Searles.
play for woman only to find that
she had vanished-jumped off the
earth into nowhere. This was my
highest flight, Singleton, the best writ
ing / ever did, and after the vast
palms took with the thing. the only
woman ! ever saw who could possibly
act Ii Is unavailable; worse than that.
absolutely undiscoverable! Nobody
knows l have this script; I've kept
quiet about II simply because I'm not
going to be forced into accepting n
star ! don't want. have feeling
about this play that never had about
my other things. The public has been
so kind 10 my small offerings that
I'm trying to lead 'em on to the best !
can do; something little finer and
more imaginative. with touch of
poetry, II you please. And now
He glared at me as though | were
responsible for his troubles. As he
knew i had been flying In the French
aviation corps for two years and had
just been inyallded home, didn't
think II necessary to establish an
aiibi. Fate had been kind to Dick
Searles. In college he had written @
play or two that demonstrated his
talent. and after rigid apprentice
ship as sceneshifter and assistant
producer he had made killing with
let George DO IT," farce that earn
ed enough TO put him at ease and make
possible an upward step into straight
comedy. Even as we talked a capac
ity house was laughing at his skit
"Who Killed Cock Robinf" just aroun,
the corner from his lodgings. So hi
story was not the Invention of a re
jected playwright 10 cover the non
appearance OF play which nobOd,
would produce.
''lsnt II always mistake to writ
a play for particular starr I sug
.gested. "Seems TO me I've read some
where that that is among the beset
ting sins of you playwrights."
''Old stuff, my boy; but this ism
one OF those cases. The person I ha,
in mind for this play wasn't star
but a beginner, quite unknown.
was when ] was In London putting %
Fairy Gold that I saw her; she ha
q small part In pantOmime. an
'pantomims j. the seyerest test OF a
ACTORS powers. "oD know. a littl
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Reorganization of the Secret Service

mined upon partly because of the fail
ure of congress TO give the bureau the
same appropriation as in past years
and partly because it was believed to
provide a better system for rapid and
efficient work Congress last year gave
the bureau $6.0OO,OOO but this year it
cut this amount to S2.000OOO.
Under the new plan the first division
will be made up of New England and
the states of New York and New Jer-
sey, with headquarters in New York
The third will take in South Carolina.
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississip-
pi, the western judicial district of
North Carolina and the eastern district
of Louisiana and Porto Rico. with
headquarters ut New Orleans. The
fourth will take in Ohio, Indiana, Ken
tucky, Tennessee and eastern Michi-
gan, with headquarters at Cincinnati.
The sixth will include Iowa, South
Dakota Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas
Oklahoma and Arkansas and western
Missouri, with headquarters at Kansas
City. The seventh will comprise Tex
as, New Mexico, Arizona and western
Louisiana, headquarters San Antonio,
Tex. The eighth will take in Califor-
mia, Nevada, Utah and Hawaii, head
quarters San Francisco; and ninth,
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
and Alaska, headquarters Portland.
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LADY LARKSPUR

Tady Larkspur" is a de-
lightfui little Whimsey of a
story by Meredith Nicholson,
author of "The House Of a
Thousand Candles" and
other charming romances
that nearly everybody has
read. It's short and sweet
and full of the fanciful
charm which has made
Nicholson deservedIy popu-
lar.
Bob Singleton is the hero.
He's an aviator invalided
home. His Uncle Bashford
has married an English
woman in Japan in his old
age, died and left a widow
whom Bob has never seen.
Said widow, present where
abouts unknown, is mystery
No. !. Mystery No. 2 is Vi
olet Dewing, an entirely
charming English actress,
also missing from public
view. Bob's friend Searles
has written a play, LADY
LarkSpur," especially for
her and naturally is combing
the universe to find her.
Bob goes to the Bashford
"farm" at Barton in New
England to recuperate. The
household is made up of
broken-down h oteI en-
pIoyees befriended by the
uncle-comedy material.
A young and attractive
woman arrives and says
she's the widow. Bob is
quickly captivated. Appear
in due course a puzzIing
stranger, a remarkable
fan, and a suspected Ger
man Spy-materiaI for ad-
venture and incidents both
exciting and entertaining, to
say nothing of mystery deep
and dark.
In the end-but what's
the use in spelling it! Read
il for yourself.
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New Army Corps Areas and Commanders

Fort MCPHERSON, Ga, but temporarily
at Charleston, S. C.
Fifth corps to embrace Ohio, West
Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky; head
quarters at Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Ind.
Sixth corps to embrace Illinois,
Michigan and Wisconsin; headquar-
ters at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, but tempo
rarily at Chicago.
Seventh corps to embrace Missouri
Kansas. Iowa, Nebraska. Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Dakota ;
headquarters at Fort Crook, Neb.
Eighth corps to embrace Texas, Ok
lahoma, Colorado, New Mexico and
Arizona; headquarters at Fort Sam
Houston. San Antonio. Tex.
Ninth corps to embrace Washington,
Oregon, Idaho. Montana, Wyoming,
Utah, Nevada and California; head
quarters at Presidio of San Francisco.
Corps commanders were announced
as follows: First. Maj. Gen. David c.
Shanks; Second, Maj. Gen. Robert L.
BulIard; Third. Maj. Gen. Adelbere
Cronkhite; Fourth. Maj. Gen. John F.
Morrison: Fifth. Maj. Gen. George F.
Read: Sixth. Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood; Seventh. Maj. Gen. Omar Bun
dy; Eighth, Maj. Gen. Joseph p. Dick
man; Ninth, Maj. Gen. Hunter Lig
gett.
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Cities Have More People Than Country

Il OR the first time in the history of
Il the United States the 1920 census
returns will show more people live in
the cities and towns than in the rural
territory.
With one-third of the census tabu-
lated, including practically all the
larger cities. the census officials esti-
mate that 81 or SO per cent of the
population of continental United
States will be shown by the final fig
ures as urban residents.
Based Oh the total estimate of 105,-
100000 made by DIR. ]. A. Hill, chief
statistician Of the bureau. the number
of people living in cities and towns,
If the percentage is 81, would be
53,550000 and 81, 100000 in rural ter
ritory.
The increase in the proportion Of
urban population to rural has been
manifest since 1920, and has been
steady and rapid since 1880. This in
crease is shown in the following CEN
Sus tables:
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BENEFITS IN DISGUISE.

"This house is rather old. isn't lt?'
said the prospective tenant.
"Oh, no." assured the real estate
agent. This house is comparatively
modern"
But these stairs crenk terribly"
complained the prospective tenant.
Oh explained the agent, "that is
the latest modern improvement in
homes. That is n patent burglar
alarm staircase. No burglar can get
UP to the bedroom floor without wax
ing you up"
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her identity, but tell you Dalton and
exhausted the possibilities. 1t was
by accident that she got her chance In
the pantOminie-some one wouldn't do
at the last minute. and they gave Miss
Dewing trial. She was well liked
by her associates in spite Of the fact
that she was bit offish and vanished
from their world the minute the cur
tain fell"
"A clever gOverness out of Job.
satisfying craving for excitement
and playing the mysterious role as a
part Of the adventure. Am ! to as
sumo that you've burned your play
and that the incident Is closed?"
"Oh, | didn't burn IL; have a copy
locked In safety vault, and Dalton
left one heavily sealed at small ex.
elusive London hotel where, he found
after much difficulty, the girl had
lodged during her two engagements"
"You're morbid" said. "Show me
her photograph" -.
He laughed Ironically. Never a
chance. Singleton You haven't yet
got the idea that this young
woman is out Of the ordinary
She refused to be photographed
wrote 1t into her two contracts that
this was not to he asked. never
saw her of the stage, and can't give
you a description. of her that would
he OF the slightest assistance 10 the
keenest detective alive. In that panto.
mime she was frollc. the clowns
daughter. and, although nobody saw 1t,
she was the whole piece. the elusive
sprite that could evoke laughter and
tears by gesture, a lifting of the
brOws. grimace. BY utterly differ.
ent methods In Honorable Women
she proved her wide range of appeal
Hers was the one true characterize
lion in the piece. When Terry was IN
her prime you remember how We USED
20 say that only one bird sang like
hat. and from paradise II flew2 Well
Ibis bird sings on the same branch
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BY MEREDITH NICHOLSON
copyrieh, sy Charles scribuer's Sons

later she appeared in Honorable WO-
men, a capital play that died early,
but there again ! felt her peculiar
charm-it was just that. She was ex-
quisite! No one ever captured my
Imagination as she did. watched
her night after night. was afraid
that when I heard her voice It would
break the spell, and | actually shook
like man with an ague when she
genue In Honorable Women And
her laughter! You know how hollow
the usual stage mlrth Is, but that girls
laugh had the JOY of the lark ascend
ingl"
"By Jovew calculated. there's
more here than appears. You're in
love with the grill"
Rubbish" he cried impatiently.
You'll think Pm talking rot, but this
girl was the visualiZat0D of char
acter ] had dreamed of and CROPPED
after for years. That's all; but it's
a whole lot. I can tell you!"
Let us be practical for moment,
Searles." | urged. "Emperors. presi-
dents, and popular murdererS are not
more conspicuous than the people OF
the stage. No girl talented enough to
get two engagements. even for small
parts. in tirst-cass London theater
could vanish. With your acquaintance
in the profession you'd be able TO
trace her anywhere on earth. BY the
way. what did the paragon call her
self|
Violet Dewing was her stage name
and the only name the managers knew
her by. i assumed that. of course,
all had to do was to finish my play
and then have Dalton, who represents
me over there. make an appointment
to read ii to her; but Dalton worked
for three months trying to find her,
without success. | wasn't the only
person who was interested in her.
Dalton said that half a dozen mana
gers had their eye on her, but after
Honorable Women closed she stepped
into the void. | knew what you're
thinking-that the other members of
the two companies she appeared
| with must have had some inkling OF
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Unrest at the Barton farm.
tTo BE CONTINUED
Too Deep for Him.

An Irish sailor, after pulling In 80
fathOms of line, muttered to himself.
Sure, It's as long as today ana to-
morrow! It's good weeks work for
any FIVE men. More of It YETI The
says mighty deep. TO he sure" Then
he suddenly stopped short; and, look
ing up TO the officer on watch. he ex-
planned: "Bad luck to me. sOrr. II
don't behave somebody's cut OFF the
other end of this line"-Congrega.
tionalist.
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A Thought.

It's not easy TO be famous or skill
full or pre-eminent In ones chosen pro-
fession. but II is easy for every man TO
be kind father. good neighbOr. a
true friend and d loyal citizen. If he
is these he Is all that men of renown
can be. The great man who has won
his greatness al the expense OF his
children or his neIghbors or his
friends has traded lasting memories
for temporary famA
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Her Restful Present.

Our waitress has an interesting
face"
"Umph ~
aid like the know the history of
her life"
"I'm not interested in the damsel's
career previous To the time we came
into this place for Il bite to eat, but
I've noticed that her life for the
past twenty minutes has been one of
naughty reposc."
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Housing association, makes the state
ment that the housing problem is of
greater concern than the coal shOrt-
age.
ADOPTION of a liberal policy to-
ward licenses under the federal water
power act has been urged on the wa
ter power commission by representa-
tives of several New York investment
houses. The commission is composed
of the secretaries of war, interior and
agriculture.
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Naturally Fitted.

Young Student. In higher school for
girls, to teacher (saucily)-Is II true,
professor, that your father started In
as a goose shepherd?
Professor (quletly)-Very true. lit
tie miss; my ancestral heritage has
particularly qualified me TO handle
geese.
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In the Flat.

"When you call at the De Styles.
sometimes you see him and some
times you see her, but you never see
them together"
"Of course not. They have to
take turns to sit in the parlor."
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sarber-Your hair is getting thin,
sir.
Customer-Yes, treated it for a
month with ant-fat thinking 1t was
hair restorer.
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Hard Workers.

what do these professional cheer
leaders do between engagements?"
"Unless those fellows have cast iron
constitutions they probably lie fiat on
their backs and rest"
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Where Il Would Eft In.

~ don't know what to do with my
youngest boy. He has such mega
ative kind of character"
"Then why don't you make him a
photographer.
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Delicate Consideration.

"Why do allenists employ such
large wOrds?'
$50 they can say anything they
choose, right i'm mans presence with
out risk of hurting his feelings"
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''There has been great tendency
towards large increases i'm the cities
and towns which we can't account
for, unless it has come from the
country" said Samuel l.. Rogers, di-
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Fifty-Fifty.

He-A man isn't SO apt TO fib about
his age ms n woman.
She-Perhaps not. hut he evens up
the score when telling about his sal
ary
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A Time Waster.

"He says he's man of few words, I"
"That may be true. but I've learned
that 1t always takes him long time
TO say them"
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At the Zoo.

See the critters at the ZOO.
See the panther and the bear.
Then the thought occurs TO you
hLat expensive furs they wear
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Think of Others.

Think of Others.
When on the slippery street you set
Your feet and get twist.
Thin OF what fun the others get;
Just be an altruist.
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oE SOME Use

OF SOME USE
~ hope we have snow on Christ
mas"
"Whyw
~ am going to give my husband
q new shovel"
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Jump from Bed
in Morning and
Drink Hot Water
Tells why everyone should drink
not water each morning
before breakfast.

why is man and woman. half tbaa
lme, FEELING nervous desnondanS
Worried; some days headachv anil am;
..nst.ung; some days really incanaci.
tated by illness. -i's'ei'
II we all would practice inside.batn.
.ns. what a gratifying change wnnid
S, pace. Instead Of thousands of
sick, anaemic-looking souls WITH
pestys muddy compilations wa should
80 crowds OF happy. healthy. rosv.
cneeheo people everywhere. The roo.
son - tnat the human system does not
LLu nser each day of all the waste
(WHICH " accumuiatea under our nror.
~ MODE or living. For every ounce
"a LOCO and drink taken into the svstan
nohIiy an ounce OF waste material
uss De carried out, else It fermenfs
anu forms ptomaine-like poisons which
absorbed into the blood.
Just as necessary as IL ia IN cioor
ne asnes from the furnace each dav
IIe."re the ire will burn bright and
.S ot' 30 we must each morning clear
suo INSIDE organs Of the previous davis
accumulation OF indigestible waste and
Luuy toxins. Men and women, whether
SICK OF well, are advised to drink each
nlo,ning' before breakfast. a glass of
Ieai not water with teaspoOnful of
limestone phosphate in 1t, as a harm.
Iess means OF washing out of the
ssO.nacn, liver, kidneys and bowels the
-nuisestlDle material, waste, sour bile
anu toxins; thus cleansing, sweeten.
ing and purifying the entire alimen.
saTy canal before putting more food
into the stomach.
Millions Of people who had their firm
~ constipation, bilious attacks, acid
sOIacn, nervous days and sleepless
nights have become real cranks. aho11t
me morning inside-bath. A quarter
pound of limestone phosphate will not
COsI much at the drug store, but is
sufficient to demonstrates tn envona
us cleansing. sweetening and freshen-
sng effect upon the system.
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dous.
In this connection recent report
from the Consul-Ceneral of the United
States to Sweden is particularly per
tinent. After describing the tremen-
dous numbering operations of Sweden.
which annually exports many, many
millions of dollars worth of lumber
and wood pulp, used for paper manu-
facture, the report states that the for
ests of Sweden today are greater and
in better condition than they were fifty
years ago. The reason for this is the
practice of replanting every acre of
cut-over land Immediately after it has
been numbered This is required by
law and it is stated the law is rigor
ously enforced The law was put into
effect some fifty years ago; and it is
said has resulted in not only replac-
ing the forests as fast as trees have
been cut down, but in actually increas-
ing the forest areas as compared with
the time when it went into effect
Could not something of the sort be
worked out in Florida?
Suppose it had been put into effect
even twenty-five years ago? The re-
suit today, would be large growths of
standing timber on many thousands of
barren cut-over acres, which would
make Florida the richest state in the
Union in lumber and forest-product
resources. Thousands of acres of cut
over land would be worth ten to TWEEN
ty times their present value to their
owners: and great windbreaks which
once protected the citrus crops of the
state would be particularly intact;
for the acreage under cultivation would
make no real difference in its effective
ness as shield against the cold north
west winds.
/ No particular blame upon the
lumbermen and turpentine operators
whose activities have brought about
the present situation, which finds Flor
ida with many thousands of acres Of
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the southwest angle of the great move

the southwest angle of the great move
ment.
Is it any wonder. then, that with
cold air thus being drawn down at a
rapid rate from all me way TO the
Ohio river. that the temperature drops
quickly, if it is winter
Briefly, that is just about what hap
pens when freeze hits the Florida
citrus belt A roaring gale from the
northwest brings the hurtful cold
down upon the citrus trees. The
storm, or great air movement, in the
weather mans sense of the word, may
move onward, leaving a day or so OF
comparative calm in it's wake, but the
cold air has been brought down to do
its damage, in the time which must
elapse before the ordinary air move
ments of the Florida winter may
bring in sufficient warmer air from
elsewhere to mingle with it and raise
temperatures.
It is necessary to admit the great
value to citrus groves in the state OF
windbreaks, not only what might be
termed individual windbretks as af
fecting only nearby groves; but the
great windbreaks which the once ire
mendotls forest area of the peninsula
and country to the north and west OF
it constituted. There is not only the
effect of great freezes like those OF
'95 and IT upon crops and trees, but
the effect of many minor cold spells
which intervene between these major
occurrences, which should be consid
cred in relation to the citrus crops
of certain localities.
What would the original great for
est area of the state be worth in its
influence upon he weather, if it were
possible to restore it except upon such
lands as now are under cultivation
That is a large question, and one
which it is impossible to answer &C
curately. However, it is entirely
safe To assume its value to the citrus
growers of the state would be tremen
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