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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-23
DREAMLAND ADVENTURES
TUE EJYyNG FROGS
THE FLYING Fl
ny DADDY

and ponds made big with snow water.
On. on. until he came to the woods
OF Birdland.
"Hurrah, we will visit the birds,
cried Peggy Perhaps they have ridden
the South Wind home from their winter
sleep In Dixicland."
Not yet. II takes long time to
come from the South, and this Is only
tho first breeze Of spring, answered
Billy. but we will go through Bird
land and see II their ncsts are ready
for them.
Birdland's trees were just beginning
to stretch themselves after their winter
snooze. The leaves had not come forth,
but the buds were showing, and the
bark. which had been frozen gray
during the cold weather. was getting
back it's summer color as the sap flowed
bushes were pussy willows, their fluffy
tails swelling under the touch OF the
warm South Wind.
With the trees bare of leaves, it was
easy to see the last years nests that
had not been hidden away in holes or
hollows. Some Of the nests had been
all torn 10 pieces by the winter tempeHts
and some had been badly damaged,
But the birds will not mind that,
said Billy to Peggy. They like to build
cozy, new nests each year.
Peggy's eyes were eagerly wing
about the woods for she was hoping
that some of the birds might have come
back from the South a bit carly.
Suddenly she caught Billy by the arm
and pointed ahead.
"See Some of the birds have come
home" Billy looked, then he quickly
pulled Balky Sam to a halt.
"Sh h h hi - he warned. ''Ihosc
are not our birds. They are some
strange kind Of creatures in the old
nests OF the birds.
Peggy now saw that this was true
At the same time harsh noise came
from the stolen nests--a noise utterly
unlike the sweet voices of the birds.
(Tomorrow more wiH be told about
the strange creatures.
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CHAPTER XXI
The Blank Past

JESSIE ANYMORE came forward to
d meet Spargo with ready confidence :;
Tho elder girl hung back ditiidently.
MAY We speak to you?" said Jessie.
I'VE have come on purpose to speak to
you. Evelyn didn't want to come, but
I made her come.
Spargo shook hands silently with
Evelyn Aylmore and motioned them
hoth to follow him. He took them
straight upstairs to his room and be-
slowed them in his easiest chairs be-
fore he addressed them.
rye only just got back to town, he
said abruptly. ~ was sorry to hear
tbe news about your father. That's
what's brought you here, OF course. But
! N afraid cant do much
~ told you that we had no right to
trouble Mr.. Spargo, Jessie said Eve
Iyn Aylmore. What can he do to help
usT'
Jessie shook her head impatiently.
1.-THE Watchman's about the most
she said. And isn't Mr.. Spargo writ
bury case? Mr.. Spargo, you must
holp us!"
Spargo sat down at his desk and he
ssn turning over the letters and papers
which had accumulated during his alb
sence.
"To be absolutely frank with you"
10 said, presently, II don't see how
anybody's going to help, SO long as your
father keeps up that mystery about the
past
That" said Evelyn, quietly. ms ex :
actly what Ronald says, Jessie. But
We can't make our father speak, Mr..
Sparso. That he is as innocent as we
ave Of this terrible crime we are GER =
tain, and we don't know why he
wouldn't answer the questions put to
him at the inquest. And.-we know no
more than you <:ow or any one knows.
and though 7 haze begged my father to
speak. he won't say word. We saw
his danger: Ronald--Mr. Breton--told
US. and we implored him TO tell every
so far he has simply laughed at the idea
that he had anything to do with the
murder, or could be arrested for 1t, and
now
And now he's locked up. said
spargo in his usual matter Of fact fash.
ion. well. there are people who have
IN be saved from themselves, you know.
Perhaps you'll have to save your ia
ther from the consequences Of his own
shall we say obstinacy? Now, look
here. between ourselves, how much do
you know about your fathers past?"
The two sisters looked at each other
and then at Spargo.
Nothing" said the elder
Absolutely nothing" said the
Younger.
Answer few plain questions. /"
said Sparso. I'm not going to print
your replies, nor make use Of them in
any way: I'm only asking the questions
with a desire to help you. Have you
any relations in England?"
None that we know Of" replied
Evelyn.
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C..nnt CSyyt''gIroio gIoio. bv the Pu6Ho Isdeer @,


s.T3x- CONVICT. He was sentenced,
"a, Market Milcaster Quarter, SEES.
y, autumn, 1901, to ten years
sions ~ rs.ryitude for embessling the
Pensi n,nrsv 70 the tune OF over 200, :
seo sso1 pounds. Served his term at Dart.
moor con,e out. That's who
soon s,,rv a,ser, rw,ss1-Maitlsnd. Dead---cer-
MarpU",rs W."
tain, !,,,,rv still stared at his caller.
Go o,oso on Let's hear every detail.
~, sparU ro,, ali know after, But what
~ telI you unnthinr 70 that"
] know to,d him the whole story Of
spsrso spso,npss ,p at Market Milcaster. and
his his sEtsi sSEsts"tive listened with rapt attcn.
the de'ee''''
tionv; be said at the end. "Yes--I
esst;nl there's much doubt about
& dont VIII Will that clears up a lot, doesn't
tnn,,' tnn, "'"'
'hts hts....o vawned,
NGs.e' wbole slate full Is wiped of
~ ae"s' bc soid, II haven't so much
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MARYLAND's CURIOUS ISLAND

Maryland has an island where the min
lister of religion has all the authority,
and more, that belonged to the divine Of
three centuries ago, where absence from
church is not only a mark of disgrace but
actually illegal according to the ordin-
ances passed in the times of the P~uritans
and strictly maintained by the older res
idents of this isolated community in
Chesapeake ba Not since the time of
its settlement away back in the days of
Capt. John Smith had this island of Ten
gier been before the world so conspicu-
ously as now, for foreign newspapers as
we'll as American dailies have noticed
the shooting of a young man by the
islands one policeman because of dis
obedience to the law that requires all in
habitants. either to attend church or to
, 1920-06-14

keep out of sight during the hours of
service, appearing neither in the street
nor at q door or window. The youth
was not 'decently hidden" and when
he refused to obey the officers command
ne was shot and wounded in the struggle
that followed.
On this island the church Methodist
in denominations everything. The
people are not fanatical but theirs is
the old fashioned religion" The is
land knows not baseball, nor PLAYING
cards, nor the movies, nor libraries:
pleasure is sinful and modern convenient,
ces are superfuous. The shooting has
called the attention of the world to one
OF the queerest places in America, its
population of 1900 men and women of
inter-blended blood going back through
more than $50 years segregation, and
most of them lesenting the notice the
world now is taking of their affairs.
Some of the younger people who coca
s~ionally have fingered upon the mainland
are developing liberal tendencies, and
he 'ancients" are somewhat alarmed
in consequence. The islanders are l0vaI
Americans; 25O of them fought in the
Argonne and one of the number now
rests in France. A more curious survi-
val of the tradition would be lard to
Gnd. IBID.
, 1920-06-14
THE GREAT OCEAN RACERS.

1t may be believed that the world
prays sincerely for lasting peace, and
vet of the building of big warships
there is no end in sight. Charles M.
Schwab that the United
States will soon have the largest. She
is to be a battle cruiser, 1000 feet long.
That is so feet longer than the Leviathan
the immense liner which is coming to
Boston for repairs. The new vessel,
says Mr.. Schwab, will be capable of a
speed 10 knots an hour faster than the
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LuSlCanla, once Queen OF the Seas.
That will mean about IS knots an hour.
The present queen of the Atlantic liners
is the Mauretania, whose speed record is
27.O4 knots an hour on her fastest days
rum. Since that day. in 1911, the palm
for speed has passed from passenger
ships to Warships, and in the speed of
these no new construction will bring any
thing like a 10-knot leap.
The British battle cruiser Renowno on
which the Prince of Wales recently went
over the Panama canal has a speed of
81 knots, aQd three sister ships are her
equals. Another battle cruiser, the Hood,
has just gone through her trial runs at
ship to which Mr.. Schwab refers will
take the lead of these ships by about 8
knots an hour, and will be the fastest
at1oat-for a time. The British have run
ahead of us with swift torpedo boat des-
troyers, having more thar a hundred of
IS knots each. But these do not come
into comparison with the huge battle
cruisers. All the vessels in our suspend
ed battle cruiser program are to be Of
35 knots.
In armament our big ships are designed
TO sdrpass those of all other nations.
thus far the British, have been content
with 15-inch guns on their most power
full vessels, but the ship of which Mr..
Sch"ab speaks is to carry sixteen 16-inch
guns-just the same as the main bat
terry of the d~readnought Massachu-
sets, which is under construction at
Fore River. Compare this with the
twelve IA inch guns of the d%readnought
Tennessee, which vas completed and
commissioned in February last. and
then we see how quickly the contraction
designs grows from big to bigger. Our
giant warsilips are both ocean racers
and floating forts. The building of
enough of these" says Mr.. Schwab,
will be a simple way of maintaining
peace with the world" Time will tell.
And the verdict will largely depend on
the spirit Of the plan-defence or def
ance. Boston Herald May 18th.
MARYT AND'S CTTRU0TTC G
, 1920-06-14

a garrison remains on the right bank of
the Rhine in a fifty kIlomutre zone, con-
Sisting of ten battaliOns Of infantry and
some other arms.
Paris, June 18th. The conference of
ambassadors today considered the case
of Colonel Xylander, whose removal as
head of the German delegation in the
Sarre Basin was recently demanded by
France, and studied a proposal for a col
Iective note to be addressed to Germany
relative to the carrying into effect of
clauses of the treaty establishing COM
mercial equality.
Paris, June 18th. -AdviceS from Els
sen state that the workmeA in the krupp
factories at R~heinhausen have struck, in
consequence Of the refusal of their de-
manI for an increase Of wages, the strik-
ers number ten thousand five hundred.
Amsterdam, June 18th. The English
tugboat Bowel" while towing the steam
err "Huefta" struck a mine off the island
of Terschelling and sixteen persons were
drowned.
Rome, June 18th. The Press announ-
ces that Signor Giolitti has been invited
to form a nen cabinet, and the "Messa-
gers" even asserts that he has accepted
the offer. The King yesterday received
him and later Signor Salandra AID others
also had audiences with His Majesty
Vienna, June 11th.- In consequence
Of dissension between the Christian
party and the Social Democrat party, on
the subject of the decree relative to the
soldiers council, the abrogation of which
was demanded by the former Premier
and his colleagues has resigned.
Zurich, June 18th. The troubles in
Upper SiIesia continue and many Incl
dents, are taking place. On the 9Th,
during an affray provoked by the Ger
mans. A French sapper was killed at
Oppeln.
Paris, June 18th. Lieut.. Roget, who
left Villacoublay on the 9th, on a flight
around Europe, arrived yesterday at
Warsaw.
Berlin, June Ith.-The reelection Of
Herr Muller. the Chancellor, is announc-
ed.
Rome, June 18th. The Spoca states
that during disturbances caused by a
strike at laramie the carabiniers charg-
ed the crowd, one person being killed
and four wounded.
, 1920-06-14
NOTES.

Trinidad reports a large increase
OF tonnage but very. poor yield of su-
gar. Cane prices have Jumped from
So. 40 to $40. and $12. a ton. Late De-.
cember and January rains affected the
quality Of the cane stalls. There has
been some trouble between the govern
ment and the manufactures the latter
refusing to sell their yellow CRYSTALS at
80 pounds sterling and the committee
finally settled matters by raising It ten
pounds, Two-thirds of the CROP was
harvestested by March 81. Louisiana
Planter, May 22nd.
The Danish people sent Mr.. Selmar
Loft over to Utah in March. He is visit
ing the various sugar companies with the
purpose of engaging their interest to
send their beet seed business to Den
mark. Mr.. Loft, SO the dispatches say.
claims that he has a seed that can re-
main in the ground during winter with
out injury and that will give it all the
storage space needed without paving
high rent and running other concomitant
dangers. Mr.. Loft has been all over the
West and it is believed that he will oct
some of the trade that the Germans n c
had. At least, that is his intent.-Bid,
The worlds sugar production for 1918
- is put at l6, O32 600 tons and for 1919
1920 it is estimated at Is, 458, 500 tons.
The Cuban crop was originally estima-
ted at 1900, 900 tons but turns out to
be $500, 600 tons.-U5d.
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was former president Of the asso
citation. Such men as Bryan, u. S.
Senator Harding of Ohio, Hichard
P. Hobson, Ex-president Taft, Joe
Cannon, Adam Bede, U. s. Senator;
Gore and Owens of Oklahoma, Champ
Clark, etc., belong to the organiza-
tion. Mr.. Kemerer has the unique
distinction of being the onl:' layman
who ever held an Office in the asso-
citation an dthe only man to serve
three consecutive terms as an official.
The attendance last evening wa:
fairly good and the program given
was we'll received. The Southern
Bellies proved to be entertainers OF
exceptional ability and pleasing per-
sonality. Miss, Burns in her cos
tuned readings and impersonations
made decided hit with the audi
ence. They will undoubtedly be
greeted by packed house this at
ternoon and evening.
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BROADLAWN

Mrs. Glen Brace returned home
Sunday after spending the week in
Hope.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pope enter
tanned bunch of friends and neigh
bors last Saturday evening and a
very pleasant time was had by all
Mrs. 'Adolph Lindeman and Mrs
Ed Schultz went to Wahpeton the
first of the week to visit relatives.
Mrs. Vierkandt and family and
Mrs. Hagebock and family spent Fri.
day evening at the Eggert farm.
Miss Florence Bugby, who has
been i'll for the last two weeks, re.
opened her school in Broadlawn last
Monday.
Mrs. Fred Jesse, of Colgate, is
spending the week at the Eggert
farm.
Miss Phoebe Eggert is spending
the week in Hope.
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and former member Of the state
Board of Contrl, president. The
purpse of the organization is the es-
tablishment of LANCER for Governor
Clubs in each precinct in the various
counties of the state to boost Mr..
Langer's candidacy for governor and
to have these clubs an important fac
tor in carrying him to victory. Mr..
Nagel has been very close to LANCER
since the latter was states attorney
of Morton county. "a state wide
campaign will be launched immedi-
ately to get the clubs we'll under
way" says Robt. l.. Mackin, secre-
tary of the Federation.
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INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
At THE STATE CAPITAL

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 22.-House
Bill so is unconstitutional.
No legislature has the right to de-
clare all of it's acts emergency meas
ures and put them into effect at
stated date. }
The Supreme Court of North Da-
kota-the Nonpartisan League su-
preme court itself-has So decreed
and thrown whole wagon load of
sand into the ger boxes of the Town
ley-Brinton-Lemke Frazier machin-
cry.
Article 81 of the North Dakota
constitution declares that an act
which does not receive two-thirds of
all votes in both houses, but which
carries a majority of the votes shall
take effect on the July 1st following
the session. If it receives two-thirds
of the votes in both house and senate
it may become an emergency measure
and effective after it's signature by
the governor.
Arguments on the constitutionality
of House Bill 60 which declares all
acts of the special session to be emer-
gency measures were heard before
the supreme court two weeks ago.
Friday afternoon Judge Bronson who
wrote the adverse opinion, and re-
ceived concurrence from Grace, Chris
tianson and Birdzell, filed the docu-
ment in which it was held by u foul
to one vote that H. B. 60 over-rides
the provisions of the constitution
that bill des not become operative
until July 1st after a session of the
legislature, and that it is impossible
to declare all acts emergency meas
ures. Further the constitution is helC
to mean that session" OF "assem
bly," means any session whether reg
ular or special, and that the rule ap
plies to both in respect to the time
when laws passed by without tn,
emergency measure shall become eff
ective.
While the startling feature of tn,
affair is that Bronson and Grace
genuine We'll Stick" Townleyites
agreed that the,,bilI was a joyridin,
legislative steam roller and uncon
stitutional, the big feature is the fac
that the socialists have utterly faile'
(until July 1st at least) in their eff
ort to punish LANCER, Hall and Ko
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sitzky for their boiling and fight a.
gainst Townley, ct al.


The holding of the law to be un-
constitutional postpones until July l
the slashes in the appropriations for
the operation of the Attorney Gener-
ais, Secretary of States and state
auditors department; postpones the
transfer of the state license deuart-
ment, postpones the governors bill
which allows him to get his hands
on to or his sleuths into any private
mail, property or business; retains
on the auditing board, the emergency
commission, the banking board, the
board of equalization and other CON-
missions the auditor, attorney gen.
eral or secretary Of state; it prevents
the governor from spending $4,000
for political purposes in digging up
propaganda stuff through his invest
igating committee; it prevents the
governor from spending $4,000 for
special attorney general hire; it pre-
vents the governor from hiring law
yers to defend Hagan, Sherman and
other Townleyites whose prosecution
might be easily lost; it prevents the
addition OF two more salaried pup
pets in the Workmen's Compensation
Bureau and the raise in salaries for
the present men; it prevents the
league from being able to personally
solicit and collect votes in every pre-
cinct in the state under the operation
of the absent voters law; and it pre-
vents the league from putting in an
organizer in every township in the
state ostensibly as noxious weed
inspector.
| The Bismarck Tribune in the issue
of Saturday sums up the decisions
effect in the following biting, scath'
ing and powerful editorial:
"Repudiated by a supreme court
they helped to elect, leaders of the
Townley movement come out of the
House Bill 60 fiasco discredited
stripped of the last shred of respect
lexposed as men who would deliber
lately set aside the constitution whel
that fundamental basis of law stand
between them and their selfish am
bitions.
j Nothing since hte organization o
the Nonpartisan league was first con
ceived has SO served to reveal tn
complete disregard entertained b
the leaders of this movement for an
established form of governmen
which stands in the way of thei
plans. The conflict between Hous
Bill 60 and the clear wording of tn
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LANCER CLUBS FEDERATED

Mandan, Jan. 21-The state feder-
alton Of LANCER for Governor Clubs
was organized today in this city with
S. j. Haymarsh, prominent farmer
Arizona republican., 1920-04-27
SCHOOL LAND ID BE
 SOLD AT AUCTION

State school and institutiinal land situated in Maricopa county, together with improvements, will be sold by the state at public auction Monday morn ing, May 10, at the state house. The lands are located in the Gila Bend dis trict and consist of ten tracts in town ship south, range west, half of sec ton 36, and other lands situated in township f north, range west; town ship l south, range east, and town ship 2 north, range east.
 No bid for less than the appraised valuation will be considered by the state land department, which reserves he right to reject any and all bids.
 A bid for any land upon which there are improvements carries a bid for the appraised value of the improve ments, which must be paid in cash. The highest appraised value given in the list to be sold next month is tract of 12.3S6 acres, appraised at $3S. while the improvements claimed by the Southern Pacific Railroad company are appraised at $31. 1.930.2S.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-27
SELECT TEAM II REPRESENT CITY hT TUCSON SHOOT

The Phoenix Rifle club team for the state shoot at Tucson May 7th and sth will be:
 L. D. La Tourette, team captain; w. C. Henderson, Tom Rasmussen. H. H. Howard. Dr. C. II. Woodan. No regu- lar alternates will be taken. according to present plans, but c. V. Gulley will be at the match as state executive officer and will shoot with the Phoenix team in case of necessity.
 Troop A, First Arizona cavalry team. for the same match will probably con- sist of the following:
 Lieut. .. K. Hughes. team captain; J. F. Resveloso. Sgt. w. J. Scheidler, w R. Hendrickson, Corp. G. H. Oar nall, (short range matches). Sgt. A. w. NewhalL Oong range matches). al- ternates, E. A. Ebbert and N. E. Walm- sley.
 Winners in Phoenix Rifle club match, April 25. 1920:
 Expert class-W. C. Henderson, score 173. Winner Woodall trophy; L. D. La Tourette. 172. Winner club trophy.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-27
GRAMMAR SCHOOL BASEBALL
 LEAGUE
Standing of Clubs

Alter holding the leadership for a week by virtue of their defeat of Adams the Monroe team journeyed to Roosevelt Friday last and by listless playing managed to come out with the short end of the score. Jack Carr and Harvey both pitched good enough ball to win any game but old man Jinx. who has trailed other teams in the league, showed his versatility by ac- quaiting himself with Monroe. Roose- welt however ought not to be deprived of commendation because they were alive to every miscue and followed it up to advantage.
 St Mary's again proved their worth by taking Osborn into camp for the second time this season. Both teams played good brand of ball and were it not for the lateness of the season they would be in the running.
 St. Mary's and Roosevelt have yet to play their postponed game and the fur is sure to fly when they meet.
 Osborn has by far the best chance Of capturing first honors among the sec ond division teams. A lot depends upon the results of their meeting with Adams and Monroe.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-27

Sharpshooter class-J. F. Resveloso, 169. Winner Woodall trophy. r. M. Wurth. 151. Winner club trophy
 Marksman class-George H. Darnall, 166. Winner Woodall trophy. N. B. Walmsley, 16o. Winner club trophy.
 Tyro class-E. A. Ebbert, 149- Win ner club trophy.
 Luke Henderson match-2O0 yards, rapid fire I. P Resveloso. AS; 300 yards, rapid fire. F.. A. Ebbert, 49: 600 yards. slow fire, Tom Rasmussen, 46: 800 yards, slow fire. L. D. Tour cite, AZ.
 The presidents cup was won for tine month by Tom Rasmussen with the score of 46 at 600 yards.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-27
SENATORS BOOT
 GAME ID TANKS
 IN LAST FRAME
With Two Out and Bases Loaded, Tanks Score Twice on Two Errors; Boston Wins Handily from Mackmen and Tigers Drop Ninth Straight

NEW YORK, April 26.--An exciting ninthinning finish enabled the New York Yankees to defeat Washington With the bases full, two out and New York needing one run to tie. Catcher Charity threw to the outfield trying to catch Bodie mapping and Meusel scored the tieing run. A base on balls 10 Peckinpaugh again filled the bases and Bodie scored the winning run when O'Neill fumbled Pipp's grounder. Score.