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till she got the child so nervous the
doctor was really serious over her?
Mrs. DelariO was not Mt dinner that
night and Claire left the table after
the soup. and as was busy packing
I saw neither of them until morning,
when all was hustle and excitement,
for we'd passed the Statue Of Liberty
and were steamtng up the bay and
would be on dry land almost before we
knew 1t. And then we were hanging
over the rail and looking down ut the
friends of the passengers on the dock,
and heard Claire. in an agonized
voice: "Alamma isn't meeting meta
Claire began to cry. not boisterously
hut in dreadfully pathetic, lost-child
way, into a very beautiful French en-
broidered handkerchief. and all the
customs inspectors gathered about her
and she asked them each in turn If
he'd seen mamma and described man.
ma, and he shook his head and told
her he'd help her look for mamma in a
minute as soon as he got the baggage
inspected; aud Mrs. Delario and got
our suitcases opened and made Claire
open her bags and her trunk and we
impl0red the inspectors to look ut our
meager belongings in hurry and the
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TEACH CRIME IN
COLLEGE IN TEXAS
Feminine Fagin instructed Pretty
Girls in "Theory Of Shop
lifting"

Dallas, Tex.-Miss verda Flowers Is
under arrest in this city. charged with
shOplifting and with teaching others
the art of stealing for living Accord
Ing to evidence in the hands of the
police, Miss Flowers made a business of
locating pretty young girls who were
working for small salaries and taking
them to lunch. Then she unfolded a
plan whereby for fee of $25 they
would be taught how easy 1t was to
make some real money and wear the
finest of clothes ut no cost.
Miss Flowers was not arrested for
shoplifting, hut was caught while ''tu.
toring' one Of her students in a de-
partment store. Later four other young
ladies were caught and $4,000 worth
Of finery was recovered.
The plan Of instruction in the school
conducted by Miss Flowers included
lectures in the ''theory of sl,opIifting.'
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f0B[N=
ROADS
MANY oooD-RoAD PROJECTS
Oklahoma Leads Country In Size Of
Single Scheme Handled During
the Month Of July.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Among the special features of the
recent federal aid road record as kept
by the United States department of
agriculture are three road projects to
cost over $1.OOO.OOO. one of them over
$2.OOO.OOO. Pennsylvania had first
place in the number of statements ap-
proved during July, the amount Of
federal aid allowances, and the esti-
mated cost OF roads to be construct
ed. while Nebraska turned in the
greatest mileage. Seventeen projects
in Pennsylvania approved will cost
s46O7 ,O2S.41 for which the federal aid
is $1.96S, 997. 40. Ohio with IL projects
came next to Pennsylvania in the
number approved and in the estimat-
ed cost Of the roads to be improved.
and third in the amount of federal
aid.
Oklahoma's two projects occupy
third place for the month in the esti-
mated cost Of the roads and second
In the amount of federal aid allow
!ance. This state leads the country in
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BOY BURIED ALIVE "a HOURS
Boy Rescued by Neighbors After Hav.
ing Been Entombed Thirty Feet
Below Ground.

Barber, ldaho.-To escape with
his life after having been buried 30
feet below the surface of the earth for
"a hours was the experience Of Paul
Bennett, eighteen years old. Of Bar
Der. Idaho.
Young Bennetr descended into his
fathers well for the purpose of dig
cing II deeper. but had hardly reached
the bottom when the rotten walls col
iapse'l. completely covering him be-
meath the debris.
The young mans father summoned
neighborS who frantically began tn
remove the tons Vt earth which buried
the youth. 1t was nearly dawn nf the
following day. however. before the res
cuers succeeded in allowing Bennett
to escape from his prison. little the
worse for his experience.
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Chops 80 Cents and
No One to Claim Pju

New York.--Patrolmun Joe 10.
haha propountled u problem for
the supreme court when he led
an excited and squealing young
lady pig into the Greenpoint po-
lice station and hooked her on a
charge Of vagrnncy.
mo visible means Of support
aud therefore vagrnnt," said
Johaba. still putting from chase
Of half a mile. during which the
prisoner once upset him by run.
ming between his legs.
with pork chops at 90 cent?
n pound:" the desk sergeant tx.
p0stulated. ''why the lady's
worth $35 at least"
Mot alive. she amt worth it,"
Joe persisted.
"'rhen kill her." the sergeant
suggested.
but she amt convicted OF
murder"
The policeman tilted his cap
and scratched his head.
'All right" he said. I'm waive
the vagrancy charge"
Miss Pig Is being held without
bail till her owner comes.
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More Rapid and Economical Trans
portation Of Farm Produce Brought
About by Better Roads.

the size Of single project handled
in July. 1t is estimated to cost ST.
271 $500 for which 100000 federal
aid is allowed.
In the record of approvals for the
month Of August Arkansas occupies
first place in the estimated cost and
mileage of projects and in respect to
the largest project. Minnesota is first
in the total number Of projects ap-
proved. namely II. and second In the
amount of federal aid allowances.
Pennsylvania received the largest
amount OF federal aid and her six
approved projects come second in the
estimated cost of the roads.
On a Massachusetts, project a short
concrete road. the estimated cost is
at the rate of S127.S6 a mile. This
is the highest average cost per mile
SO far shown in any federal aid road.
A bituminous brick or concrete road
in Ohio will average $67,716 a mile
and TIA miles OF concrete or brick in
Pennsylvania will average $64,O15,
while another project in Pennsylvania
will average S56,443 per mile.
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This consisted in talks and lemOnstra.
tons how to lift" stuff. Later the pu.
pill was taken to II store and given per-
scnal instruction by Miss Flowers. who
criticized the pupil. giving special at
tention on how to act when suspected.
After the pupil had been pretty we'll
grounded in theory and plain shoplift-
ing, Miss Flowers instructed in
fancy" lifting, that is in the taking
of skirts. dresses. waists, jewelry.
suits and piece goods. 1t is estimated
her pupils stole more than $4,000
worth Of goods
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GOOD ROADS CONGRESS DATE
Ninth Annual Gathering 20 Dc Held In
Louisville, k.., During Febrv.
ary, 1920.

The ninth American Good Roads
congress. under the auspices of the
American Road Builders association.
will be held in Louisville. KY. the Sec
ond week in February, 1920. A good
roads show will be held at the same
time.
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inspectors We're all too busy asking
Claire what her mother looked like
and what hotel she stayed at; and
Claire would use her exquisite hand.
kerchief on her more exquisite eyes
and say she supposed it was Hotel
d'Angleterre--they always stopped ut
dAngleterres when they travelled
Finally managed to induce an inspec-
tor to take his eyes off Claire for a
minute and devote them to the bag.
gage Of a mi,ltlle-aged person-lny-
sclf-nnd he cast glance over my
suitcase and Mrs. Delario's, which was
open on Il bench beside mine. and said.
"That's all right. Where does the
young lady come from. and isn't 1t
awful her mother isn't here, and may
be she's met with an accident ON the
way and been killed"
Claire heard hi,n-and almost faint.
ed into Mrs. De'ario's arms.
Now just moment before he said
these words noticed that one Of the
two pairs Of turquOise.studded slippers
AsssA ANAsNu OVN"CGA luC lNO SulkNttSCS
I picked 1t up and was on the point
Of asking Mrs. Delario II it belonged
to her when Claire collapsed. and three
seconds later saw my cousin. who
should have met me. coming up on the
trOt.
He made the first sensible sngges.
ton that had been ofrered-that as
Mrs. Delario had Claire in charge
she'd better take the child home Will,
her and cable to the father for instruc.
tions.
The slipper was all this while In my
hand. and without giving It another
thought-indeed. hardly being con.
sclOus what did stuffed it In
among some clothes in my own suit,
case and shut the lid and away we
went. Wasn't It. under the clrcun,.
stances. perfectly natural thing Ia
do? Well. the moral Is ''dont"-ion't
every curry OF an old slipper unless
you're sure It's yours. That old slip.
per nearly cost me my sanity and my
life!
Now. when I unpacked found the
slipper. hut even then it didn't occur
to me that it wasn't mine-I merely
wondered how I'd lost the mate, and II
was a couple of DAYS before got to
the bottom of the other suitcase and
found my own pair neatly done up in
tissue paper. OF course l knew in,
stantly that the old slipper was Mrs
DelariO's, aud remembered then how
I'd carried 1t of: but l didn't have q
box suitable for sending it through the
mail to her, SO I set it on a chest
where I'd be sure to see 1t and not lei
1t get mixed with mine. meaning to
take 1t down to the house as soon rs
l could find time for 1t. And thus
several more days went ny. and
forgot the slipper and that Mrs. Jimm
son was coming to clean. I some
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FARMING LIFE WORTH WHILE
Neiehbor Probably Willing to Join
Community for Better Roads
and Other Things.

Whether or not your neighbor DO.
lieves as you do he is probably willing
to join you and the rest Of the COM
lnunity for better roads and other
things that make farming life worth
while. Give him a chance to be pro.
gresSive.
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BETTER ROADS IN AUSTRALIA
Recommendation Made for Central
Commonwealth Organization 70
Aid Construction.

Recommendations have been made to
the Australian government by various
scientific and industrial organizations
that there should be central common
wealth organization to collaborate with
state and local authorities in promot-
ing the construction Of good roads
throughout the commonwealth.
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influence of Good Roads,

The influence Of good roads on So
cial and economic conditions. upon
the development of industrial and
farming pursuits and the promotion of
business Is recognized in the majority
Of the communities of this country.
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Works New One.

Minneapolis. Minn.-A smiling, we'll
dressed woman sold Mrs. c. A. Stein
a membership in the League Of Ma.
TONS for $3.50. Police are looking
for the saleslady.
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Factor in Edueation.

The increasing use Of the automo-
bile has been the greatest factor In
educsting the people. particularly Of
rural communities, In the Importance
q good roads.
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CHAPTER Ol-Continued.

Well. CT course. / hadn't meant any
thing SO serious as that when spoke.
hut seeing that she was very much in
earnest let 1t pass and told her the
story Of the ring. 1t is a pleasantly
romantic tale. the curious escapes from
perils and sudden deaths coincident to
the rings possession giving you the
feeling that it's lucky.
Mrs. DelariO listened. and when !
had finished she burst out. I'm mad
over gems-simpiy mad! It's been the
dream Of my life to own them in hand
fuls. You can't imagine the influence
they have over me. could sing-I
could dance. They thrill me through
and through. People don't generally
think 1t. hut gems are alive"
We had some discussion on this,
rather flippant on my part. and 1t was
this incident that started us talking
gems and gem values. a subject that
had been my pet delight since child
hood. when learned the story of the
ring that was one day. to be my own.
A few1days later she came to my
statefo0m with very mysterious air,
said she had some stones she. would
like to have me value for her. and pro-
duced a package of. topazes. She said
she had bought them in a little town
In Belgium.
ran them through my hands. held
a few to the light and In less than
sixty seconds told her they were worth
from ninety cents to q dollar apiece.
She was in high feather over it. say
ing she'd paid only franc each for
thenl.' She next asked me to appraise
the diamonds in ring she wore.
gave her the value of the stones and
the probable price that had been paid
for it. She appeared SO much Inn
pressed by my knowledge that she fiat
teringly said as she rose to leave me-
I'll know where to come IL I ever
need expert opinion on stones-and
may some day."
didn't think anything Of this at the
time-people always say 1t to me out
OF p0liteness--and no more expected
her to call on me as a gem expert
than looked for her to call me as a
physician or a lawyer or anything that
professionally wasn't. She knew
was writer. for was pegging ava:
at Belgian Byways' as hard as ever
l could to get it ready in time fol
Blanks magazine-so much that had
to tell Claire frankly she mustn't both
err me while l was working. l remem.
Der that was quite sharp to her one
morning, saying should not be able
to go out on deck with her till after
noon, and after she had left me. look.
ing rather sad. had to rush to my
stateroom for my forgotten penknife
and there was Claire.
confess it surprised me to see he,
there without invitation. but she ex
cused 1t by saying that she thought
wouldn't mind-she'd grown so tirea
Of her own staterOOm and Mrs. Delaric
was always talking about people she
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II Surprised Ne to See Her There.

didn't know-and wouldn't I. Just out
Of pity. let her lie in my berth & while
My suitcase was open in the berth.
l took it out and slowed 1t; and then
just out Of pity laid Claire down in
its place and stayed with her. That
one tritiing act probably changed the
course Of my life: but I'm telling the
story as 1t unwOund its length and
eoiled It's entangling meshes over the
straight and narrow path my feet
were treading.
It was because Of our common In.
:erest N Claire that I saw a great
deal more Of Mrs. Delarto than I other
Else should have done. It was on the
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The spinster sees some
"rubies" that surprise her.
Waste Of Money,
(TO BE CONTINUEDl

W1oto Of Money.
Magnate-That fellow knows too
much about my affairs. ! had to give
him 5000 to keep me out Of Jail.
Wife-Oh. Henry. please stop spend.
inc your money 20 foolishly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-24
Fight Begins Today
to Abolish the
Prohibition Office


Retention OF abolition OF the state
prohibition department. will be. tbs
question thAt will hold today the 81
tsnti0n % dm11phera of fh1 eeneral -
aannhlY AZ ykGfAan i
s n I10ueM II u eM1y ~ eoskintsNus
hearing and the house 0f de10eAt1s
viii hare adjourned for the week.
fffends agd eaeuaaes Of tina department
are expected 70 AAck the hail on the
house. when Chairman Mayo e. Brown.
NJ the moral and sDetAi welfare COM
nittec. calls that body to order at
noon.
The house committee viii assemble
to consider the bill offered by Delegate
Kenneth n. Gilpin and others to abol-
ish the department az useless APP
pendaEe OF the state government II
In said that Mr. Gilpin and Delegate
Albert o. Boschen, OF Richmond. will
appear personally to; fire the opening
guns against the department.
Friends OF prohibition in virginia
believe it Is necessary to continue the
ofilce OF prohibition commissioner and
are prepared for the battle which has
its Official beginning today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-24
Serious Expressions As to Urgent
Need for Constitutional Convention

The necessity for another consti-
stutional conventiar II the subject of
much comment in both housss " the
Sle Siss7te-e, and II IL NOT IL III un-
reasonablcto suppose that sosae mefp-
bar will start movement To this era
before the present 1ession Il con
cluded. Criticism az the convenfton
ot 1904 il neard almost every Day.
Senator's and delegates ere ufppartnK
In their condemnation Of 4 constftt-
'tion which seems 10 require amend
llag aiMsost tyslcs daily. : ~.
Amendment after ApterdmeiH has
been introduced into beth hoAtes Of
tho exseHAhy. with no sign of abate-
sp1eflt. One senator estitna ted the cost
~ advertising the amend nnentn
airaAd u introduced 1t nat iess than
43e,000. 5x IN S
Should ne prevailinE sent3Mant ind
rxnxeesiOn III deanite action, the pro-
cedure I'LL ~ IL introduce II Aiil sub
nsitttpf I'M question 10 The voterss AZ
Inc next <l2ctton. lf the people decide
Ter the conxaAt lion, the assembly of
IA xtiIl dats xqf ~ eIActt0n AZ
'sstsSS ~. MI would pssh6bly " ~
I / I 'I';'''I
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-24
Significant Plans
On Foot for 4 Dry
South Australia

Adelaide, south AustraIia.-AI-
though the South Australian govern
ment Is opposed 10 prohibition and
even to referendum Ok the people on
the question. il has lust passed 4 bill
ItaaeNn41E fskes ~ isl1kl xarexfoF the pur~
pose cf making ail the irrigat ton set
Elements dry.
There Is C6nafderahIe development
going on along the banks OF the MUIR
ray river and. rs the locking scheme
ad vAnces, progress viii be accelerated.
The government Is sperdin millions
or pounds In reclamation and in the
esta blishipent OF farms and industries.
apart from large sums on machinery.
Populations are beginning TO be at
tracted TO these irrigat ion colonies
and. looking ahead, the authorities
see the danger. OF having hotels there.
So they have decided To block any
licenses being issued for five years at
least Al the end OF that period the
residents are to decide by local OPP
ten poll whether they shall have a
hotel or not
In the meantime the passing of the
bill BY large maiorifies In both the
upper and lower houses is regarded as
an important prohibition victory, COM
ing as 1t does In the midst Of an active
ana sustained agitation for making
the whole OF Australia dry
Many OF the new settlers on the
banks Of the Murray will be returned
soldiers. The government has train
ing farms there to equip them for
agricultural pursuits and. while they
are learning the art of beating swords
into plowsharcs. blocks are being pre-
pared for them on easy financial
terms. II was largely in the interests
OF the returned men that the govern
ment introduced the prohibition
clause.
Already there have been alarming
evidences Of the serious moral and
economic effects of excessive drinking.
In the absence of hotel on one Of
these large irrigation settlements The
soldiers have been introducing the
liquor surreptttiously. Men have been
found drunk In their gangs. and the
progress OF cleaning work has
been seriously retarded by the loose
discipline.
A statement which rather startled
some of the legislators was made By
ministers OF the crown in commend-
Ing the bill to their sympathetic con-
sideration. They asserted. on the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-24
Most Important
and Far-Reaching
Drive IN Orange

Especial To The Richmond yirginiAn.l
Hiilsboro. N. c.. Ian. 29.-One OF
the prominent cttixcns Of this city,
~. N. Brown. has addressed the fol-
lowsnk cnmnlnnicAtion ta hts neigh
hors III ofAnctr 'cuss1isy sesas1-
We are iii the midst IL the most
Important and fAr-rea0hinG camp&i4ft'
ever conducted In OrNnks county.
I'VE remember Mr. Wilson said onr.
recent war was Il, make the world
safa. for denlocracy. Now we are
hghting to make democracy safA for
the world. and ~ starter thirty
two good citizens OF Durham county
q child OF OrangN--ias set an exam :.
pie worthy to be followed by every
community in our state. They met
and served notice en- the blockaders---
the reds OF the underbrush Your
damnabie business must stop in our
community. The time has come
when every decent. law-abiding citi-
zen must take a similar stand or be
counted as aiders and ahettors of out
iaus---reds OF the underbrush.
The United States government is
rounding up the alien reds and de-
porting them for tulking against our
government, while the people OF this
country permit the reds here to defy
every law of state and nation, debauch
our people. make labsr worthless,
killing some and wcunding more than
the Huns bullets. Tho reputation OF
Orange county. inside and out, Is as
bad as any mountain county in North
Carolina for blockadisg, Let me tell
you, good people. this is something to
be ashamed Of; 4 county the center
OF education for more than one hun
dred years; churches and schools on
every hill. We mas lose our reputa-
ton. and lose IL q,nssk. The time has
come for a change. Law and order
must be supreme 81 we must admit
defeat end turn tha government over
to the reds and their friends
Rev. s. w. Oldham Is now con-
ductlng a campaign ;r Orange for law
enforcement, Now dnnAt you saw this
is the governments business You
said the same thing when asked for
a contribution for the Red Cross
You knew at the time such talk was
all cot You are part OF the govern.
mcnt, and II Il goal citizen YOU viii
have the manhood 10 do your duty.
Mr.. Oldham deserves the unstinted
SUPPORT OF every rond citizen. white
and black.
''rhe reputation OF our county
- !. s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-24
People from Over
Rockingham County
Attend Meetings
III HARVEY HoLLEAa.AN.

Especial to TIE Richmond virsinian. j
Reidsvilie, n. ~. Jan. 22.Two
stlaerings of dry workers were held
In The Nh sghpreh og this city,
ON xt zsso fh the xfteenoon. the other
MI 7.so T.. NJ
Thss afternoon meeting was at
folded by people from all over
Rockingham county, soma persons
coming from distance VI more than
sixteen miles.
n The purpose OF these two meetings
was to organize for the financial drive
for law enforcement and worid pro-
hihition. at which time the county
is expected to raise over $15,0a0 as
an Altering for these two purposes.
j. III. Allen ID the county organizer.
Irder whose management this drive is
to be made.
Rev. DR.. E S. Shumaker. superin-
tendent Of the Indiana Anti-S saloon
league. addressed both meetings An
oyster supper was served at $3.50 p. Nj.
to about fifty persons present from
oyer@t the county.