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SCRIPPS-BOOTH
MISSES
Big Touring Car Eats Up
Miles Down Chesapeake
Beach.
RIDERS FIND COMFORT
Ocean S Best" Waits Hum
cry Motorists at End
Of Trip.

youngster consented to pose for
Jack. red hair and all. and though
he shivered in the salt water, he
bravely argued, NO. sir; I'm not
cold"
At I o'clock, after wandering
about the village for a, short time,
the Scripps-Booth was once more
tuned up for the return jaunt and
Elliott manned the helm. Elliott
tried to act as though he was ready
for city life once more. but when the
party was twenty-nine miles nearer
Washington. he nonchalantly an
nounced he had left his coat in the
Solomons Island Inn. He suggested
going back, but the rest Of the party
argued what was a coat between
friends, and at Sunderland he
'phoned and requested il be sent to
Scripps-Booth headquarters.
Just before reaching Sunderland
the party visited All Saints Church.
a sister church to the Herring Creek
Church, which, as explained last
Sunday. Is one of the string OF four
churches twelve miles apart and
founded in the Seventeenth Century
Sunderland was the last stop
made on the tour, the Scripps-
Booth purring contentedly up and
down the graveled grades and
around the curves. The party ar
rived in Washington once more at
1880 o'clock in the evening. a trifie
sunburnt from the cruise on the
water. but happy with the days
outing.
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you can use your own Judgment In
the matter Of whether the Solomon
Island trip was enjoyable.
The party left the Scripps-Booth
headquarters at 1914 Eighteenth
street northwest at $40 Thursday
morning with Lawrence X. Elliott.
the debonair Scripps-Booth sales
man, at the wheel. George" Ber-
nard Cooke. expert mechanician. was
also aboard, much In the manner OF
an observer In q cross-Atlantic
flight. But the only job George
had was occasionally to act as re-
lief pilot during the expedition. Not
even a spring squeak developed
throughout the tour.
No Detour Necessary.
Down H street northwest the ex-
ploring party sailed. around Thomas
Circle, into Massachusetts, avenue,
New Jersey avenue, snd through
the 'parkways OF the Capitol
grounds, fresh and bright in the
morning sunlight. In a few minutes
the machine had spun out Of the
shadows Of the city's bricks and
across the Anacostia River. coffee
brown from the heavy storm OF the
previous afternoon.
The detour necessary a week
previous as the mileage turned to
seven miles from headquarters was
eliminated this week and the
Scripps- Booth scooted UP the grade
of the Pennsylvania avenue hill Ike
the darting rabbits the party saw
along the roadside later in the day.
The party covered for the next
forty miles the same route ex-
planned in detail last Sunday In the
story Of it's trip to Chesapeake
Beach. At 40.2 miles a large sign
on the left-hand roadside, directing
motorists to Chesapeake Beach.
was disregarded and the Scripps
chose the sand and gravel road to
the right.
Down a winding road fanked with
occasional wild grape vines. which
members of the party were sorry
to, note were not yet loaded with
the forbidden fruit, the car rolled
along around curves that out the
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trail into fascinating chapters and
provided the open road with its
chief delight.
Valleys Fragrant.
From a beautifully kept farmyard
with a hedge manicured in city
style, the party rolled down through
wooded ravine at 49l, where
hung a fragrance that would have
raised envy in the heart of Mary
Garden could some rival only con-
centrate the essence. label 1t, and
put II on the front of the drug
store counter.
At 1915, when the speedometer
read 52.2. We passed a sign at the
left which told US that Prince Fred
erick was but a short distance
ahead. Rounding a curve shortly
afterward We rolled down the main
street of this picturesque village to
be greeted by Buster" the town
dog. There we learned the court
house, for Prince Frederick is the
county seat Of Calvert County. had
once been the scene Of many inter-
esting tales Of Southern Maryland.
A new building, erected In 1915.
now stands upon the courthouse
site, as the original one burned In
confiasration that DESTROYED al
most the entire central portion OF
in 1725. e0
Not forgetting our destination
and dinner were still miles away,
we tuned up once more. ana at 57
passed signs on the right which di.
rected the wayfarer to Mutual.
TWO miles. and Broom's Island.
eight miles At so.2. the scripps.
Booth rolled past st. Leonard's post
once into another wooded stretch
that hailed US with it's delishtfuI
odor Of old pines.
Improving Road.
On the left at SIS, stood former
Representative Thomas Parran's
hillside home, one Of the largest
farmhouses in all the country we
had traversed, honey retreat with
wide porches that overlooked one
OF the best stretches Of tobacco on
the journey.
At 64.3, Jack, the lens shot of the
party, was first to spot an ancient
farmhouse with quaint dormer win
dows and broad chimneys. A mile
farther we were held UP for a mo-
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tor boat trip around the point.
looked over the shipyard up. Mill
Creek. and watched the bathers en-
poytng their afternoon swim.
Motor boats may be hired for a
trip out into the bay TO the light
house and other points. One thing
that strikes he visitor as being
out Of the order at Solomons Is
lanh Is the pteseEce CT high-mastel
vessels only q stort distance frcn
a shore where cows are browsing
a strange combination Of farm
sights along q shore lined with
oyster shells Along the docks In
various states Of Decay wore the
hLlls Of cld-time' fishing boats. 4
verttable graveyard where lay the
skeletons CT vessels once consid-
cred the nnai word in the shir build
ers art
Returning to shore the party tooK
another stroll around the point
and Jack insisted that he must get
some bathing pictures for the tired
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COUNTRYSIDE
is FRAGRANT
Calvert County Court House
I Built Following 1915
! Fire, Passed.
MOTOR BOATS POPULAR
One Of Seventeenth Century
Churches Lies Along
! Picturesque Route.
MOTOR BOATS POPULAR

King Solomon, wise bird that
hN was, never visited Solomon's
Iyand, Nd. 1t may have been be-
cause of the unusual array of fem
inine reasons he had grouped
abound his freside, or rather. in
t1Ese days of warm weather,
abound the family ice box and
household winepress.
iGood reasons, of course. But
Undoubtedly the best reason he
ntyer made the trip down the bay
fsom the Capital City was because
ii iiwould have made him miss a
row of his wives birthdays if he
had tried to negotiate the seventy
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readers Sunday morning eyes. We
found Wilmer Elliot-Larry, the
Scripps-Booth driver. insisted there
was no relation between them. but
the rest Of the party likewise in
sisted he must be a cousin.
--latest Bathing Suit.
Wilmer was exhibiting the latest
word in bathing suits for men-a
wrapper effect, not unlike the full
length smoking jacket of the we'll
dressed gentleman, such a creation
as only Beau Nash, Of theater pro.
gram fame, would dare suggest TO
his man-about town readers. The
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6ve-mile jaunt Ok teams are slow.
But it's good bet that he would
have hiked over the trail to the
southwark more than once a sea-
son if he had a Scripps-Booth
touring car in his imperial garage.
And he wouldn't have missed the
family birthday celebrations while
making the trip, either.
King Solomon was wise and all
that, but the mechanics he had
lined up to keep the Kingdoms
best harness in good condition
failed in their duty when they
didn't provide better transportation
service for the master of the
household.
Go Him One Better.
That's where the Herald pathfnd
ing party had the slight edge on
the president of the old school. They
had at their service last Thursday
a flying son of the Scripps- Booth
family. and no birthday cakes were
missed in annihilating the l46 miles
that must be clicked.off to visit the
interesting point in Maryland which
enjoys the prestige of having the
Kings name.
Encushioned above the Pullman
like springs Of the sturdy Scripps-
Booth, even Jack Stowell with his
suitcase-style camera had to ad.
nit pathfnding was an occupation
that beats anything the King him.
self could offer in the line of sport
A reporter Is supposed to enjoy him
self, no matter what the breaks are
but when a photoman has to admit
openly that work is enjoyable -
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-01-16

ried on abroad through the use 8. i
money contributed by the JuaicF Z.
Cross. the production of the neg
gee garments, reconstructed "a
for use among the refugees, re-.
furniture, and large number
ticles for use In camps, can
and hospitals as well as for
stitutions. will be continued fol
time to come.
An illustration OF the extea
which these articles are reqs
the present time is presented
following statements:
In most chapters tic seN
classes win be kept busy
the remainder of the schoei
and still the number OF al
produced cannot possibly
the demands.
Orders AMI instruet:oas
just been sent out suggest
schools that they cosorega
the making Of reconStrucsud
ments for use In Europe
Allotments have beer raade
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-01-16

Every one casts o shadow. There
hangs about us sort Of penumbra-a
strange. !ndefnable souething-whlch
we call personal Influence. which has
its effect on every other life on which
1t falls. It goes with as wherever we
GO. It Is not something VIC can have
when we viii. as we lay aside q gar
ment. 1t is Ike something that al
ways pours out from our life. like light
from lamp, Ike heat from q tame,
IKE perfume from a flower.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-01-16

M st1E- purposes are
new Peace Pro
Junior Red Cross
outltn - officials at National
headG Injecting the 4S,2S9
Jun c: smbers in the Gulf
Divis ia ag Louisiana, Missis-
sippi az "a
The pHrgc e given as follows:
K saruss1 .elief to suffering
chila e. .hout the world.
10 $40 - community actiyi-
fies ate to the spirit OF
the ted Cross.
n international TN
Set as I'D good viii made
necass#fr b. tie new world con-
ditl0Gs .ts9 ling from the war.
10 prof.ae motives for the pur-
poseiui ara useful school actiyi-
ties.
10 iasclcate ideals and habits
Of service.
Iharo is great need for relief
among the millions OF children in for
aigo lsnds Nlo are suffering and viii
.eutsnue 10 suffer for q long period
1e0ause CT the deprivations forced
upca them during the war. Through
he new psaa of the Junior Red Cross
the children Of the Gulf Division, as
well as thousands of other Juniors
throughout A.aerica, will be given an
opportunity to help these children
across the sea
The questions arising are: Are we
not vitality bound to help the children
Of those countries? What can we do
for them? Are we not even serving
our own best interests In following to
the letter the creed Of unselfishness?
National chiIdren's Fund.
In future years as the children Of
America take out Red Cross member
ships through the schools. a part of
the membership fee (60scl, will be
sent through the proper channels to
National Headquarters, to form q |
i.Nasionai Children's Fund for the
ps.Dasa Of carrying on relief work |
entirely among children In various
e6uavies II the school or school
es ifsnsss tieeires to remit an amount |
a c0eo OF the membership |
eea it may do 80. and credit will be
een aecordingIy. No part Of this
lsrnisg viii be used for any other pur- /
Id addition to the relief work car /
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STATE OF ALABAMA
DEPARTMENT or EDUCATION


DEPARTMENT or EDUCATION
Spright Dowell, Superintendea;
Montgomery. April l, 1915.
Miss Vsrna NJ. Pursell,
Director Department of juno
Membership,
The American Red Cross,
New Orleans, La.
Dear Miss Purseli:
] am very much interested in
the Peace Program which il DC
ing prepared for the Junior IL
partment OF the Red Cross. Per
haps the greatest opportunity for
giving practical app.icet-e2 &c
lessons in patriotism, N the
teaching OF our national and III
ternational responsibilities. viii
be through the work suggested
in this bulletin.
I feel sure that the teachers
OF our State will be glad to have
this very practical plan OF con
tinuiDg q work during peace
times which gave motive e
nearly every task during the be
Rod our Nation wRs in war.
J, Yours very truly,
(SigAed) Sprtght Doweil,
superintendent.
REFS
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-01-16

Mhen they scarf passing ont deco.
Eatloaa and Citations tog distinguished
service u peaee. watch Tor soma pf
ne konoga hsias hsztosad upon thase
two detaehpaenta cg Uncle SANS Thrift
aFzg They're the caamplon Thrift
Club organlHeTs & ne Southeastern
cotton mllla
Wnlle TIE Wef Vas 81 kAeg learned
~ save ana put thelg meney ~ Thrift
and Aaginss Stamps Afterwards
tncy fcana CIT that thrift was y city
ged sniax s. hssp hea1 ths high cost
81 living end eks 4 p1blhic u save
~ the shlAssn theg tesA eeHldns buy
. Bad % pey aa7 s. sace gas q
wages. m&, fhaE e0u5
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AmethYsts.

The best ametlYsts are brought FROM
Cambay, Ia India, and from Siberia
.Ceylon and Persia. The chief supply
O. Ihe blue turquoise is drawn from the
peninsula of Sinai, the great mining
ssi2Srict OF the ancient Egyptians.
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safe scttInc

About the only sure-thins bet In this
.'orld Of chance is to place your money
On the locomotive when 1t is racing mn
automobile 10 a Observation-Disclosures
lis News.
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where all meetings Of the stock.
holders ard directors must be
held, provided that With the writ
ten consent Of all the directors
valid meetings of the directors
may be held without the state or
within the state elsewhere than
at it's domicile.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-01-16

ten consent OF all the director
valid meetings of the director
may be held without the state o
within the state elsewhere tina
| at its domicile.
ARTICLE G.
The number of directors sfal
be five, and the first Board 0
Directors of this corporation are
F. w. Bertschinger, whose post
office address is Forest Hill, La
Joe McGilvray, whose postofficf
address is Forest Hill, La; FloyC
Peningcr. whose posto ffice add
ress is Forest Hill, La: e. s.
Duck whose postoffice address
is Foest Hill. La; and A. D. Boyd
whose postoffice address is r'or-
est Bill, La.
The said Board of Directors
shall be vested with all powers
that are given boards of directors
generally by the laws of the
State Of Louisiana, ard the mem
bers of the board nay be repre-
scented at q meeting Of the board
BY written proxy filed with the
Secretary.
The stockholders meeting for
the election Of directors shall be
held annually at The domicle Of
The corporation on the first Tue
sday of May Of each year, begin
ming with the year 1920. Notice
If the annual meeting must be
given personally or in writing to
the stockholders Of record by de-
posting the samein the postoffice
postage prepaid, addressed to.
each stakeholder according to
his address shown by the books
If the corporation at least fifteen
lays before the meeting. Each
director to be qualified must ho-
d at least one share Of the cap.
tai stock in his own name I'M
pledged as the Law provides.
The election shall be BY ballot
nd each share Of stock shall be
Untitled 20 ono vote. The -hallots
hall be cast in person or written
lroxy, and o majority Of the vot-
s cast shall elect. A majority of |
be stockholders or directors
hall constitute a quorum for
he transaction of al business.
Yacancies may be filled by the
s0ard of Directors electing a
tocIsholder having the proper
qualifications.
Failure to elect directors shall |
OF operate q dissolution of the (
corporation, butalI directors then
! office, Is well as the officers
t the corporation shall continue
/ Office until their successors |
re elected and qualified A spec |
i meeting for such an election |
hall be ordered by the Board of
directors upon the written app
cation Of the holders Of twenty
I've per cent, al the outstanding
tock Of the corporation, and such
pecial election shall be called
nd conducted In the same man
eF as regular elections.
The directors slaI | elect from
heir number b President, A Vice
resident, and Secretary and
treasurer at q meeting Of the
Ioard heldaftertil rejection. They
nay appoint other agents and
Employees who shall respectively
ave such power and perform |
uch duties as may from time to
inc be prescribed and WHO may |
e removed at the pleasure OF the |
irectors.
.RTICLE I. The officers Of this |
0rporation shall be 4 president, |
Vice president and a Secretary
treasurer. Tie Offices 81 the Sc
rotary treasurer shull be comb.
led ii one person. Tie directors
bali. from among their number.
! soon is practicable annually
ftea. their own election. electsaid
fts rnro The fssll.axps ne xIaals tan
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-01-16
NO. 63295
STATE OFLOUISIANA
PARISH OF RApIDEs
BEITENOWN AND REMEM

--~es - - A. @AtSA ~ AoA3 W IA W
BERED, That on this the % da,
of October. A. D. 1919, befor,
me, Notary Public, in and for the
Parish of Rapides, State Of Lou.
siana. duly commissioned, DUAL.
flied and sworn according to law
personally came and appeared
the several parties whose sigma
lures are hereinafter affixed he
reto, al citizens and residents OF
Rapides Parish, Louisiana who
declared unto me, Notary, in the
presence Of The undersigned
competent subscribing Witnesses
that availing themselves of the
provisions of Act 267 of the Acts
of the Genera Assembly of,the
State Of Louisiana for the year
1914, and all amendatory laws:
they have coyenanted and agreed
and do by these presents coyen-
ant and agree and bind. obligate
themselves as well as al other
persons who may hereafter be-
come associated with them. to
form aud constitute corpora
ton and body polite in law und-
err the name and title and for
the purpose and objects and
with the stipulations, articles
&nd conditions that form their
charter, to- wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and style of this
corporation is declared to be-
FOREST HILL POTATO COM
PANY, INC.
Undef said name and title said
corporation shall have and enjoy
succession for the period Of nine
ty-nine years unless sooner dis.
solved according 70 law
ARTICLE2,
The objects and purpose for
which this corporation is formed
and declared to be: TO acquire,
own, improve. lease, sell, and
otherwise dispose Of lands, to
construct. acquire, own, lease,
operate, and to cell or otherwise
dispose Of sweet potato and vege-
table curing houses 10 acquire
grow, cure and preserve sweet |.
potatnes and all other kinds Of
vegetables and produce OF all
kinds ID acquires grow, own, sell
or otherwise dispose Of sweet
potatoes and all other kinds Of
produce and vegetables, sweet
potato pls MS, drawers ana vines
to 10 q general farming business
30 acquire By all kinds Of title.
III own, bulId, construct, erecF,
lease and operate canning fact
nr;pg. crate factories. eGc. for the !
purpose Of properly carrying olA
its BUSINESS, atd to do any and
all other things needfui and nee 1
essary to carry on general sN
set potato and vegetable caring
business
ARTICLE 8
The capitot stock Of this cor
poration is fixed ID the sum Or
Seven Thousand five Hundred
Dollars, divided into and repre-.
scented by Seven Hundred and
Fifty shares OF the par value 81
Ten D0llars each, more than fifty
per cent Of which has been ) ub.
scribed and paid for il full, az
will be seen by the list and sub
scriplion III stockholders signed
personally or hy their attorney
ID fact showing the names and
addresses and the anount sub
scribed BY each stockholder
There is annexed 30 the artlc- |
les Of incorporation and tobe read
Ii conn eetion herewith an accu- |
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tary- Treasures, all as the law
provides.
The President and all other off
icers of this corporation shall
have all of the powers ,,lf3rolj
Upon such officers by the laws
of the State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE 9. No stakeholder OF
this corporation shall ever be
liable for the debts of the coTpo-
ration or for more than the IN
paid balance due for the purchase
price OF capital stock.
ARTICLE 10. This corporation
may be dissolved in the manner
and form provided by law.
Thus done, read, and signed on
the day and date first above wri-
tten, in the presence of me,
Notary and the su describing wit
nesses, after reading.
WITNE SSES
E. P. Ferguson
]. W. Britt, Jr.
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ECHOES FROM
ODD FELLOWS
z. =. Rodgers. Grand Masten Who
Retired After keotuk Meeting.
Sends Special Commend
atory Communication.

Echoes from the successful Odd
Fellows convention which was held
in Keokuk last month. and the salts
faction the delegates felt in the
treatment which they were accorded
while here, have been expresses in
the November issue OF the iowa Odd
Fellow" the official magazine of that
organization in this state
F. F. Rodgers. Of Ames, and past
grand master, has this to say to the
committees, brothers and sisters and
citizens of Keokuk:
"The hundreds that visited Keokuk
during the grand lodge session have
only the highest words OF praise for
the hospitality and courtesies ex-
tended US. The sisters and brothers
wera ever alert to offer their aid
along any line of work ever since
they knew that the grand bodies were
to meet in Keokuk this year. Their
homes were offered. their money
and ability and time, and they were
ready to show you their loyalty by
extending to you the hand OF friend
ship with a face beaming with love
for the world all placed on the foun-
dalton OF truth.
You offered to us the very best
to be secured, and we in return prom
fsed to guard the trust safely, and
we sincerely trust that when we left
your city. that you had but one re-
great, that we do not come annually.
/ most sincerely thank each Of you
with my heart over1owing with
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-15
GRANDEST ON EARTH
SAYS IOWA WOMAN
81 Can Never Praise TanIae Enough
Says Mrs. Grace Meader.

I've already told my neighbors
about Tanlac, and now want TO let
others know what a grand medicine
ii Is" said Mrs. Grace Meader. Of
l2e Fourth avenue, Clinton, Iowa
Last winter / was IN a dreadfully
rundown condition which worried me
very much, but it didn't take Ianlac
long TO put an end TO my troubles
and build me up TO health and
strength. My stomach was SO badly
disordered that everything ! ate
soured and fermented in my stomach
and caused me to suffer terribly with
Indigestion / had headaches both
day and night, and was simply mis-
cradle all the time.
Ny brother in Cedar Rapids had
gotten nd of troubles ike had by
taking Tanlac, so / started taking
The medicine myself and it wasn't
but a little while until il had built
me up ten pounds in weight and had
me feeling fine IN every way
We'll. a few weeks ago my stom-
aeh started troubling me again, but
got some more Tanlac and ii soon
Strengthened me right cut and had
me IN the very best of health / sim
ply think Tanlac is the greatest medi-
cine in the world for troubles like
had. and can never praise it enough
Tanlae is sold in Keokuk by Viii
kinson & Co, in Hamilton, Ill, by
n. c. Hughes. and by the leading
druggist in every town.-Adv.