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The Washington times., 1920-07-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Brooklyn, a.: Chicago, AL
Cincinnati, I; Philadelphia, 2.
Pittsburgh, I; Boston, ?,
Now York, 7; st. Louis, 1.
TODAY'S GAMES.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Boston at Pittsburgh
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-25
The Clan OF
North America
III. THE SHORT HAUL
Francis Rolt-Wheeler

Three days later the Camp Coun-
Gil was called together again at
Lars request. They men at the Di-
rector's house. Lars opened with
out preliminaries.
Ibid you notice the other day
how bad the road was, and how 1t
went twisting all about?"
81 was driving" said barton, in
his precise way. Certainly l no.
ticed it."
Maybe you didn't stop to figure
out why it's so crooked. There's a
creek that winds all about. If one
big bridge and two little ones were
built, we could straighten the road
about eight miles, and open up
seven good big tracts of farming
land. / went to those seven farm
ers. Each one agreed to give $50
toward making of the road and
building of the bridges. Then l
went to the County Commissioner,
and he said the County would give
three hundred dollars more. That
Is six hundred and fifty dollars.
We've got fifty-two fellows to work
and the girls will look after grub.
I've got permission to use road
making machines, and sixteen
farmers will lend us their teams.
If we pay four experts five doll
ars day for two Saturdays, use
the teams that are offered, and do
the labor ourselves, we could put
up those bridges for hundred dol
lars, having first paid days rates
for a couple of logging teams to
haul the timbers. We'd be five
hundred dollars to the good, we'd
have bettered the community and
saved ourselves an eight-mile
haul"
Great stuff" said Jim. THAT
trail certainly gave me the Willies.'
ut is a good business PROPOSE
tion," agreed Barton.
There wasn't a dissenting voice,
and orders were sent out for all the
fellows to report at o'clock Satur-
day morning with tools, and all the
girls with boxes of grub.
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Mr.. Cranbarry. running toward
them.
"I'll take you home In the auto
If you care to wait couple Of
hours" he said as he caught up
with them.
Sure, Wen watt" the boys said,
settling matters.
Pm glad you came just when
you did, then, Milton" smiled Mrs.
Cranbarry. Il hated to see them
CO." In two hours afterward, they
were on their way home in Mr..
Cranbarrys automobile.
When they arrived home, Hal
remembered the letter he had
found, and then proceeded to read
it. Continued next week.)-Julia
r. Burr.
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around it," Betty said. II can't
get over that"
We'll help you," he said. But,
hurry. now, the rains coming down
In big drops. That's It; now run
for the house, every one, as soon as
you get over" Frances and Billy
were the last ones over, and ran
after the others.
my skirt got ripped when l
was climbing over" Frances said,
after they reached the house. "But,
oh, where Is my bracelet"
you haven't lost it, hope!"
Moreno said. They looked for the
bracelet, but could not find it.
II must have dropped it out
DOORS" said Frances.
"I'll go see," said Hal, when the
rain Stacks up" Soon the rain
Stacked up and Hal started out.
Carefully he went over the ground
that Frances had come over. A
little distance from the barbed
wire fence he found a sealed en-
velope. He put 1t in his pocket,
and went on to look for the brace
let, and at last, found it on the
other side of the fence. When he
got back to the house the rain be-
gan to just pour down.
I'VE certainly did choose a bad
day to hike, but maybe it'll clear
up, soon," AL said. So they waited
and waited, but still it rained.
F n know what you can do" Mrs.
Cranbarry suggested. why not
eat your lunch up in the barn?
You can have lots of fun, there"
why, just the thing!", said
Betty. "How kind of you, Mrs.
Cranbarry. But. you must come up,
too"
ooh, but / can't" protested Mrs.
Cranbarry. II have to get dinner
for Mr.. Cranbarry and the farm
hands,"
ooh. then, let us help you'll" cried
Moreno.
Eyes, do" the girls agreed.
"But, what would the boys do?"
Mrs. Cranbarry asked.
"We're going to help, too" they
decided.
"That is real nice of you," Mrs.
Cranbarry said, "but wouldn't you
rather 60 up in the barn?"
mo, MOI" they cried, and soon
they were all busy helping Mrs.
Cranbarry. The hours went fast,
and soon Mrs. Cranbarry started
to ring the dinner bell.
wait, there!" shouted Billy,
from the other end Of the kitchen,
that's my job"
Nov, you've earned a good
chicken dinner" said Mrs. Gran
barry.
"And we've had loads of fun, at
that" said Frances. The dinner
tasted SO good to the children, and
this was due to the fact that they
had shared in getting it ready.
About three o'clock, the day
cleared up, but of course, the mood
for hiking had disappeared by that
time.
Must you really go now?" asked
Mrs. Cranbarry. We've been such
jolly company to each other to-
day, that / hate to see you CO."
wait minute, there" shouted
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-25
MYSTERY
HOUSE:
CHAPTER XIII.
A Proposed Hike and a Sealed
..--. Letter.

"Well, shall we go on hike?"
Billy asked the others several days
afterward.
Yes, let's do urged Betty. ut
Is early yet, and we can take our
lunch and come home about five
o'clock" ..s
"Just the thing" the others said.
Where shall we 60, then"
asked Al
why not go to Hollingsville?"
suggested Hal. "It's only six miles
from here"
"All right" the others agreed.
II think we'd better put on some
other clothes-so that are more
suitable for hikes" Norent said.
The others thought so, too. ~.
"Have you anything old to
wear?" Betty asked Frances, after
they had gone up to their room.
"Yes," replied Frances, IT
thought when packed my suitcase
to come over, that you would prob
ably go on hikes or something of
the like SO / asked mother if she
had an old skirt or something that
| could take along. She said she
had nothing that would do, but
that there was an old skirt Of my
other mothers In a trunk up in the
garrett. So, ! found 1t and brought
it along. See, here 1t u.s." and she
held up q plain blue serge skirt.
'"That Is just the thing" said
Agnes. ~
>"Do you look much like your
other mother?" Betty asked.
ooh, no." answered Frances.
you see, she wasn't my real
mother, either. Ny parents died,
and SO she took me-" -.
Were you the only child?" asked
Moreno.
NO." said Frances" l had a
brother. He was older than I.
[ don't know who took him. Some
day hope to find him."
Are you ready?" Hal shouted
from across the hall.
Eyes, we're ready" they ans
wered, and so they started on the
hike.
They had gone about three miles
when little drops of rain began to
fall.
"Of all things!" Frances said.
1T didn't look like rain at all,
when we started. What shall we
do?"
'We can stop In at Mrs. Gran
barry's until 1t stops" Hal said.
"She lives over there in that brick
house. We'd better cut through
this field here
"Oh, 1t has a barbed wire fence
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-25
BETTY WALKS IN
SLEEP AND GETS
some D0UGHNUTS

HAS she gomez" called a voice
from under the bed, after Miss
Winters had left Betty's room at
the Winters Boarding School.
"Yes," called another.
Out crawled Betty and Susan,
who had been hiding until Miss
Winters should retire.
Nov for Hates room," said
Betty, "but be careful, for if Miss
Winters should see us it will be
Good Night, Nurse!'" Slowly,
but cautiously, they crept along
the wall through the unlighted hall
way, to Hates room. A low knock
sounded and soon the door was
opened. There, in their kimonos,
stood all the girls of the boarding
school. After reassuring them
selves that Miss Winters had re-
tired, they placed the chatting dish
and all the leafs" in the middle Of
the floor. Soon the chocolate was
boiling away, and the girls were
preparing the rest of the feast.
"Everything is ready" said Kate.
Then they sat down in circle
around the chatting dish. AS every
thing tasted so good, it was not
long until everything was eaten up
and still the girls were hungry. 1t
was too late to go to the grocery
for some supplies, so the girls had
almost decided to go to their rooms
hungry when one of the girls sug-
gested going down to the kitchen
to see what they could find.
I'VE can't all co." said Kate,
"for we would sure to be caught"
who will 6 o." was the next
question asked.
mot l." spoke up Susan, "for l
would be sure to be caught, and
you know I have been threatened
so many times with being sent
home, that would be afraid"
Here, too" said another voice.
ooh, well, l suppose it is up to
me-" said Betty. I'm usually the
goat"
A laugh came from all the girls.
BE quiet" warned Susan.
you know Miss Winters has
good ears. Well, Betty, go on"
Betty unlocked the door and
crept down the steps. The first
thing to scare her was the little
dog Fido, at the bottom of the
steps, who began to bark and
wouldn not stop. Betty tied her
handkerchief around poor Fido's
mouth, and he went back to his
corner, whining.
Betty finally reached the kitchen
and then went to the cupboard.
Three pies, dozens of cakes and
doughnuts were there for the next
day. Then she looked around for
a basket but could find none.
Then she saw the dish pan.
"Just the thing" she said to her
self. She filled the pan with the
cakes and pies and started up the
steps, when, much to her surprise.
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she saw all the girls running to
their rooms. Then out walked Miss
Winters from her room. She had
heard noise and got up to see
what it was.
Betty managed to slip into
small attic at the end of the hall
so Miss Winters could not see her.
She stayed there until she thought
Miss Winters had retired and then
she started to her own room but
left the leafs" in the attic. When
Betty reached the door she saw
Miss Winters, and Miss Winters
saw her.
Betty collected her thoughts in
a hurry and put her brains to good
use. PLAY nightmare" was her
first thought. She walked slowly
toward Miss Winters, feeling her
way as she went. Miss Winters,
very angry, began to scold but
Betty paid no attention.
Betty, what does this mean?"
asked Miss Winters.
No answer came from Betty.
Miss Winters thought perhaps
Betty did have nightmare and ran
to the medicine chest, got some Bit
ter medicine and gave it to Betty.
She put her to bed and then wax
ened Susan, who was in bed fast
asleep.
"All right" said Susan, with
half smile on her face.
After Miss Winters left, Betty
bounced out of bed and told Susan
all about it.
Betty, you're star" said
Susan. How did you ever think
to play nightmare"
Il don't know" said Betty, but
l don't want to talk any more
about it. Let's go to bed"
The next morning when all were
seated around the breakfast table.
the cook came running in and told
Miss Winters that the pies and
cakes had been stolen. All the
girls had sober faces and none
could imagine where the cakes
were, except Betty and Susan.
Miss Winters told of the night
mare Betty had and then all the
girls guessed where the pies and
cakes were.
After breakfast the girls planned
to put the pies and cakes to good
use that night.-No Name Given.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-25

They will visit many places Of in
terest in the east while here. Sir
A. E. Shipley is vice chancellor OF
Cambridge University. Lord and
Lady Rathcreeden head the party.
Admiral Grant was in charge of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-25
MON EY

MONEY
What will you do with it? What
will it d.
What has it done, is it doing with
you?
Nations have fought and died:
sages have thought,
Heaped up your heritage. Ages
have wrought
Strength for your children, duty
and dover,
Wealth, obligation and peril and
power.
Waste it, you waste yourselves:
hoard it, you shrink;
VIII muscle dwindle and minds fail
to think.
Let it alone!
John Curtis Underwood.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-25
Rssde Ratreen and Admiral Sir a"he

the American and West Indie
stations during the war. H. s.
Perris is chairman Of the British
Sulgrave institution. Stanley
Udale is member Of the Anglo
American society.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-25

Every cruel act hardens the
heart and blunts the sensibilities.
All animals appreciate kind words
and gentle treatment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-25

This group Of we'll known per-
sonages has arrived from Eng
land to take part in the celebra-
ton now on Of the tercentenary
Of the landing Of the Pilgrims.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-09-08
Improved water.wheeI Governor

Overshot water wheels respond only
sluggishly to a governor that opens
and closes the gate, while one that
sets a brake on the main shaft wastes
water, because the gate remains wide
open. An eastern manufacturer has
designed governor that operates both
gate and brake. AS the speed rises,
the ball spindle moves down until the
brake sets, when the sleeve begins to
move up. In doing so it throws a
clutch, and worm gear slowly
closes the gate. For the opposite, or
opening, movement, another clutch is
used which works three times as fast.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-09-08
Wood Fibers.

A new conception of wood fibers Is
given by the great number Of measure
ments that the forest products labora-
tory in Wisconsin has made. The
length Of the fibers, instead Of being
uniform and characteristic in each
species, has been found to vary more
in single tree than In the average
for different species. One Douglas FIR
had fibers ranging from 0.S to 1865 mill
limeters In length, though several
thousand measurements showed the
average for the Douglas fir to be
AL millimeters and for the longleaf
pine 3.67 millimeters-a difference In
the avefage FOR two species Of less
than one milllmeter, or, one-twenty-
fifth of an inch. In early growth, up
to 20 to so years, the fiber length IN
creased strikingly from the center out
ward, but after the maximum has been
reached the variation Is small, even
though the tree live to 400 years or
more. There is also some increase
in fiber length from the butt of
the tree upward for about two-thirds
of the distance to the top. Each an
nual ring shows variation In Itself,
the wood Of early spring having
longer fibers than that formed last
summer.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-09-08
Was She Riqht2

Four-year-oH Mary Ellen Is much
given to humping her knees and skin
ming them. So her mother makes her
wear long stockings when she is out
playing with the children. But when
ever she goes to church or any other
place where she will not play she
wears short fancy socks. And Mary
Ellen does not like 1t.
She voiced her protest the other
morning. II don't see why have to
cover my knees when we're at home
and then let them show when we go
places" she said poutlngly: "You and
daddy don't do that way"
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-09-08
ruled BY WIVES
Wall Sent Up Long Ago by Dig
nified Roman Senator.
Statesmen Of the Great Empire Might
Be Supreme Over All Mankind, but
They Were PowerIess to
Control Women.

The modern woman" with her new
found interest in politics and law
making is not as purely a twentieth
century product as most of us imagine.
Colby historical records prove that
over 1000 years ego the gentlewomen
Of ancient Rome welded considerable
political influence. To repeat verbatim
the words of Cato, the reform candI-
date of the times: 1--WE rule all man
kind and we are ruled by our wives"
/ And while the fair citizens would
not register protesting vote against
undesirable legislation, they could and
did use other methods.
= Take, for example, in 215 B. c.,
when a bill regulating women's dftss
was brought up before the Roman Sc l.
ate. Government control was no nec
idea in the third century B. c.. and
the Roman senators were brave and
sapient graybeards. Had they not
steered the nation safely through The
perils OF the war with Carthage and
settled the terms Of the peace treaty
with minimum amount of dissea-
sion? Surely, with wave of their
collective legislative hand they could
settle once for all the trivial question
Of how much money woman should
spend for clothes. So the law was
passed-the Lex oppia.
Unfortunately, however, the maids
and matrons of the republic couldn't
see 1t. They definitely objected to 1t.
As there was no equal suffrage at
Rome. they, of course, could NOT at
tack the measure by the power Of the
ballot but law, TO be Mt all effective,
has to be enforced.
Let us not pry too closely into the
family secrets Of the senatorial honse-
holds Why attempt to visualize the
digniied politician who swayed the
votes of hundreds trying to ex-
plain to his irate spouse that really,
my dear 1t was not personal matter,
or trying to harden his heart to the
plea of some dark-haired beauty as
she nestled her head against his shout
der and begged him TO stop that silly
old law Whatever the methods Of
the fair lobbyists. they were eminent
~ successful In 195 b. G. the law
I came up for discussion as to its re-
peal.
When the question reached the SEN
ate the femlnists adopted even more
militant tactics. They tried picket
ing" TO quote from Livy, the great
Roman historian: "While the argu.
ments waxed hot In the senate, the
matrons could not be kept at home
either by advice or shame or the CON-
mands Vt their lMsbandS' tWffere,
oh where, was that good old word
"obey"O "They thronged every street
! and avenue in the city, pleading with
r the men on their way to the senate.
Each day the crowds of women in-
creased as newcomers arrived from the
country towns and villages"
And, naturally, the law was re-
7 pealed-Geo:ge w. Lef1ingwell, Ph. D.,
In New York Post.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-09-08
Beside the Gentleman.

A few nights ago lady, as the tale
Is told in the Boston Herald by Philip
Hale, arriving after midnight by train
at the Back Bay station with two trav-
cling bags, saw only one cab for pas
sengers. Two men were getting into
1t. They looked at her and-got in.
The driver, negro, seeing the lady's
plight, asked her where she wished to
20. She answered: "The Chiffon
club" He said: "Would you mind.
ma'am, sitting up here with me?' The
two men inside heard this talk. They
did not ask her to share the cab with
them; they were not shamed by the
negro's courtesy and solicitude. One
said to the other: 81 think I'll try the
Algonquin club" They drove off, the
men inside, the lady on the box, sit
ting next to a gentleman.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-09-08
aBLAZED" TRAILS IN WOODS
Guides for Travellers and Marking
Bounds 81 Lot Or Town Lasted
! for Many Years

In earlier days when large portions
Of the country were covered with for
ests and there were few roads, travel
was often possible only by way Of
paths "blazed" through the woods. To
blaze. as every woodsman knows, Is
to strike of a chip from the sides Of
trees, so that the line of marks shall
indicate the direction of the trail.
In blazing for a path small trees
were marked, but in blazing for the
bounds of a lot or town or for a
farm line larger trees were usually
selected, the blaze being made about
breast high. When, however. as was
often the case. the blazing was done
In winter on deep snow by men travel-
ing on snowShoes, the mark was nee
essarily higher up. When such line
is Travelled In the summer especially
after some years. during which the
trees have grown, the marks are some
times found high up on the trunks aud
are likely to escape the eye OF the in
experienced. AS many of them VIII
also be partially overgrown the task
of the surveyor who goes over one OF
these old lines is not always easy.
If the boundary line passes to the
left of a tree selected for blazing the
cut is made upon the right side. If
the line goes to the right the tree 10
blazed upon the left side.
In running a boundary at corner,
where two lines come together, either
monument" is erected-a stake sup
ported by four boulders--or a tree Is
blazed on oil four sides to Indicate as
nearly as possible the turning point
Of the line.
The wound of blazed tree heals
over, but never so completely that the
scar may not be readily recognized by
the experienced woodsman; hence 1t
follows that so long as the blazed tree
escapes fire and the AK Of the lumber
man so long it remains faithful rec
ord Of the line as surveyed. E
Bazed trees also fix dates almost as
accurately as they preserve boun-
daries. The outer shell which has
grown over the scar ls'cut away, and
the rings in the wood beneath the
bark testify to the number Of years
which have elapsed since the blaze
was made.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-09-08
An Unbiased Critic.

Two artists were exhibiting their
paintings in one of the store buildings
in our town, each having room for
his exhibit. went to see the pictures,
and did not fancy those in the first
room entered. went into the second
room, where a polite attendant showed
me about, and Joined me in warmly
ipraising several landscapes. As I was
leaving he accompanied me to the
door of the other room, saying: Have
YOU seen the pictures In here?"
"Yes," I answered, "but / don't like
them very we'll"
"Neither do IL painted them !" was
his astonishing reply.-Chicago Trib-
une. IA
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-09-08
A Dickens Memorial.

Number 4S Doughty street. where
Dickens settled down after his mar
riage, and where he completed "Pick-
wick" solver Twist" and Nicholas
Nickleby," is coming into the market
and there are great hopes that 1t will
be purchased ON behalf of the Dickens
Fellowship. eve are anxious" says
the secretary, ito preserve one house
in which some of the masters greatest
work was done, as lasting memorial.
before all the landmarks are swept
away."-London Chronicle.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-09-08
Change in Turkish Rulers.

, Philip Marshall Brown, professor OF
International law at Princeton uni
versity, met Mohammet vi in the PAT
ace of Yildiz, where ten years ago he
had met and talked with Abdul
Hamid.
: "Sultan Mohammed SIXTH" says Mr..
Brown, writing in Asia, lis O man with
q scholarly stoop TO his shoulders. BE
wears a gray mustache and a pair 'of
gold-rimmed eyeglasses, which height
en- the resemblance to a benevoleri
college professor" And IN the palart
.where previously reigned dark suspl
cion, insane fear and hldeous cruelty
the visitor found an atmosphere lcN
kindness and serenity"
----------------- ar
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-09-08
Eclipse Of the Sun.

, A total eclipse of the sun is ex-
pected to throw light on Australia.
That is another way Of saying that
technical expeditions may be expect
ell TO hasten to the Commonwealth In
1902. the attraction being the total
eclipse on September %, which will
be visible across the whole of Aus
tralia. 1t is stated that the eclipse
will last six minutes, and that line
drawn diagonally from Broome in
Western Australia to Newcastle in
New South Wales will show It's exteit