davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1921-07-17

II one may Judge by their poets, the English,
more than any other people, love nature
deeply and simply. In no other language,
1 imagine, hsye so many men waIed poetic
over lying on sun warmed grass beside q
stream. One poem, by Frances Cornford,
quite new to me, amused me very much
the author Is so horribly sure that no one
could love the creature in question:
TO A LADY SEEN FROM A TRAIN
Oh, phy do you palk through the tieids in
oloves,
Missing so much and so muehf
Oh, fat tohite sooman tohom nobody loocs.
Why do you ,oaLk through the fields IN gloves
When the grass Is soft as the breast Of doVes
And shiperino- s,oeet to the torcAf
Oh, .ohy do you soalk through the felds IN
gloves, .-f...
Missing so much and so TBschf7
TT RAINED continually during the two
days we spent at Oxford. Persis said
calmly that 1t nearly always rains at Oxford,
/ think because it is a valley with some
peculiar atmospheric conditions. Even the
rain, though, and the lot I'd heard Of its
perfection, could not spoil Oxford. And its
beauty is living, something that is going on
now, not just interesting relics of q past.
Even better than Magdalen pronounced
Maudlin) College and the famous Water
The Washington herald., 1921-07-17

'Really?" said Persis, looking most par
aeularly British. How fortunate that
you're not-lit up-tonight; It must be 20
tiresome!' .-.' - q.
1t seemed to me BY this time, that we
had had quite enough dinner.
noticed business like looking rods over
the windows of the Meadow Buildings, and
asked Persis what they were for. THOSE
are awning supports, she replied.
Awnings? What for?" inquired.
But Persis' eye met mine firmly.
ITO keep the sun off," she replied.
We left Oxford at o 10 for Manchester.
Our train was half a minute late in start.
ing, and Persis remarked that the railway
system Of England was going to the dogs.
At 10 80 the sun came out and stayed out.
We changed at Bletchley, and took turn
in the town, where the only remarkable
thing we saw was q hot water bottle about
half q yard square. .'
TIHE table d'hote is particularly rampant
1 in England-even at breakfast. always
take just rolls or toast and coffee; also I
am Of a distinctly frugal turn of mind, es-
pecially since the war. and / bitterly resent
consuming toast and (bad) coffee, and then
paying for a course breakfast Of porridge,
fish, bacon and eggs, cold meats, ETC., which
am apparently expected to do. Once. when
The Washington herald., 1921-07-17

of-fact efficiency. Ny one fear, that 1
should be airsick, was dispelled by the sunny
calm of the morning. Some half dozen great
machines. looking as unwieldy as seals on
a rock, numbered out of their hangers to-
ward US. And, as in a railway station,
the group Of passengers divided up and took
their respective places, some for Holland,
some for Belgium, Some for Paris. There
was the excited novice, making her first trip.
There was the classic gentleman, who was
"crossing' for the nth time. There was one
passenger Ian American, naturally who
was returning to Paris in the same plane.
having had an hour at London. There was
the youth posing, In an advantageous posi-
ton against the propeller. for his photo
graph.
I will admit that my heart sank little
a. I watched, hoisted into our machine, q
great brass bound leather trunk, ana some
dozen substantial looking vaIises. 1t seemed
impossible that we should rise into the air
and stay up-with that weight around our
nscks, had moment Of quite active dis
like for the weman-I felt sure 1t vas q
vomaa-resoonsibls for the trunk.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-17

Walks, I loved the velvet gray roofs and
garden of st. Johns.
The Oxford accent was the best, and the
Oxford coffee the worst, that encountered.
At Oxford one stops at the Mitre. As
1 sat in the dusky quiet of its dining room,
1 could easily fancy the centuries of proud
parents who had gone up" to Oxford to
assist at the blossominR forth Of their
progeny. 1 noticed, in a glass case against
the wall, spoon and several other eating
utensils. / imagined they had been used
once by some one very Olympic indeed, and
L didn't ask for fear of being disillusioned.
The Mitre is full Of amusing little flights
Of steps, and its beds make no concessions
to-a degenerate and soft-living generation.
Its walls are decorated with some beautiful
old pewter, and views of Oxford town. But
even the Mitre has q weakness-an elec-
tric fan!
At dinner we found at our small table
middle-aged American in gray tweed. He
recognized me, with. fattering satisfaction,
as a fellow countrywoman, and opened up
a conversation, apropos of passing the salt,
with the desperate eagerness only displayed
by the homesick traveller Of whatever
country. He took it for granted that Persis,
too, was one Of us, until she confessed to
being Briton.
But" he demonstrated, "your husband,
then, !s American-or at least Canadian
or Australian? have a gift" he went on,
"of telling a persons nationality at a
Glance. and I'm sure you're not all
English"
Now Persis has sundry Irish and Scotch
branches on her family tree. So she began.
"Well, not entirely-,' but got no
further.
''oh, yes, can always tell. Now, In
Louisiana, knew q lot Of Creoles-you
know. mixed blood. but all white. Of
course" docking Persis in the eye).
Here ] broke in, asking how long he had
been in Oxford. -
"Oh. few days. and don't know how
long III stay-a day more or a week moro
as long a. IL amuses me-" he concluded. with
an air Of giving Oxford Its chance.
He further conhded that he was ono Of
the refugees from the American drought.
mot that I'm a hnbitual drinker; bue i
must have my freedom. and 1 won't stay
In place where can't have 1t. I've been
pretty continually liz up ever since left,
just because the law has IL now that can't
drink at ALL"
The Washington herald., 1921-07-17

But we did rise into the sir. We rsss
and rose until Croydon and It's 6elds vsrs
q fat Christmas tree garden below us; vs
rose clear Of the silver mist above Oroydoa.
up and I'D into cold, clear sunlight, thrss
thousand feet. Almost Immediately the
green fields and ribbon roads were hlotted
out; below rs lay the thick, even BLANKET
Of fog cozily covering an East England
nearly to the coast.
was travelling faster than ever before In
my life, more than one hundred miles an
hour, but there was only the sense Of quits
ordinary speed. Only the almost solid rush
of air past the open window made the fact
vivid.
am q good ocean traveller, but the
English Channel has often worsted me. Now,
we crossed it in ten minutes level green
streamlet with crisp white edges, q fishing
feet thrown like peanut shells on one side.
There being no fog. we few lower now,
and faster. Departments Of France swept
like cinema scenes underneath. Then, Ike
a suddenly turned on bathroom shower, rain
drenched the planes and windows, whisked
of instantly by the implscable wind rush,
and passing as a drifting cloud behind rs.
The airplane seemed to hy ss definitely
level as a train, except when we dropped
six or eight hundred feet, when the sensation
was something like that in Q suddenly
brought up elevator.
AS WE approached Paris nothing was 10
n be seen, not even the Eifel Tower. IL
was raining, and reflected how pleased
Persis would be to know that we'd left Eng
land in sunshine and reached sunny Francs
in rain.
From the landing field at lie Bourret an
Airco automobile deposited us before our
door in Paris within half an hour. We de-
posted our luggage and FASTENED to favor
lite restaurant nearby. The waiter, as We
entered, led the way to our own particular
table in a corner. And as slid back on the
red leather banquette already knew, down
to the last detail, what / should eat I'd
been planning it ever since my last English
meal-salty little Beion oysters, q vol-su-
vent, some meat other than mutton or beef,
dressed salad. Billy remarked with some
slightly irritating triumph upon my unusual
interest and appreciation Of my food.
Though naturally, Just back from Eng.
land be conceded
And now that it is over, Persis, who re.
turns to Paris next week, will say in effect:
There, now-that is England Don't you
like it better? Don't you admit that yos
were prejudiced-ignorant? Don't you 70.
mark that il sometimes we are awfully
stupid, We are also often extremely nicef
The Washington herald., 1921-07-17

took up the subject with the waiter he
shilling.
Nearly all the food seems really very bad
to the ordinary visitor. The universal tea
is good, and breakfast also, if one is equal
to consuming it, and takes tea instead Of
coffee. But lunches and dinners are q
montonous round of inane soups, meats
which always taste as If they've been
boiled, vegetables which invariably have
been boiled In plain water, and the practi-
cally national dessert of "custard" and
fruit. The savories are always delicious,
and, indeed, all the hot cheese concoctions,
which are to be found in the smallest res
taurants.
As we neared Manchester Persis tried to
give me some notions about 1t, discovering
that had none. She says there is q great
deal Of local pride-a sort of see Manches-
ter and de- attitude. She says cotton
manufacture is the great industry, and that
the town is extraordinarily prosperous and
fodrishing.
Afterward, at bridge party, which 1
gathered had been specially planned because
an American was to be there, ''and they
always play bridge" I was forced to con-
fess that did not
The charming hospitality in this house
was queerly matter of fact, and made me
remember q story Of an American youth
who went to an English house party having
never met his host. The guest, next morn.
ing, found himself alone in the breakfast
room. save for another man apparently ab-
sorbed in bis eggs and bacon. The youth
watched for an opportunity to say good
morning, but the others attitude made such
a barrier against even so slight an intrusion
that the guest resigned himself to d appar
ent incivility on his own part, ate his
breakfast and departed. Later in the dsy
some one mentioned the stranger to his host
pointing him out. "Oh, really" said the
host. '-is that Mr.. Blank? I want to meet
him at once. He's a corking chap-I liked
him immensely at first sightr'
We had perfect weather" in Manebes.
ter. This means the palsst sun I've eve,
seen, and air 30 thick that a light veil fell
on everything moro than twenty yards away
The effect was not unpleasing. But my eve.
smartsd continually from the dust and sol.
phur laden air.
Leaving Manchester by train we ps,s.d
through q dreary, dfeary country ON our
way to Edinburgh. ] think the worst ef the
luddisd. black. sordid little towns vs passad
The Washington herald., 1921-07-17

for II gave rs some hours ut Loeb Lomond.
From Arrochar we meandered down Loeb
Fune to Glasgow.
On the way we met q very old and very
friendly gentleman. who rejuvenated visibly
BY twenty years on learning that we were
from Paris. He had visited Paris in 1867
for the Exposition, and that had evidently
remained for him the great event Of his
youth. He asked us IL Gallignani's Messen-
ger was still appearing; and spoke Of the
marvellous things to be seen in Paris such
as the Artesian Well at Grenelle. Neither
Of US had the courage to admit that we had
never seen this-nor heard of it.
At Glasgow Persis' friend, Nell Munro,
the author hero of Inverary and all the
country round, awaited us. / discovered
to my surprise that 90 much adulation had
apparently not spoiled him-or, at least,
only very little.
We stayed three days at Glasgow because
Persis was obliged to do some work. The
three days were ''fne"-that is to say, it
did not rain, and everybody was proud that
we should see that the weather there was,
after all, basely msligned. In the shops
some one would say to the visiting stranger:
I
smile as brightly as could and assent, and
then 70 forth into the gray day, my eyes
marting from the sulphury atmosphere, my
spirits getting lower and lower from the
gloom Of it all. learned afterward that the
total fall Of SCOT and smuts in Glasgow in
1914 was more than fifteen hundredweirht
per acre, and for once statistics were to
me perfectly vivid.
don, long, tiresome journey. And the
day after, Billy slighted, little bewildered,
rufaed and quite deaf, from a fight from
Paris in an open plane. And it was decided
that we should return to Paris in one Of
the Airco Limousine" biplanes.
Billy in London is hopelessly grumpy.
He hates the city; above all, think, the
lack OF any sort of life" in its atmosphere,
both literally and fguratively. Being rather
more dependent on sunshine than most peo-
pie, in London he is at his worst. I was
horribly disappointed to gather that he was
utterly and frankly uninterested in anything
i had seen or done. His whole attitude
was, well, that is over! Now we can
get on to something else,'
It is one thing to read about the worlds
progress in air travel, to watch the great
metal birds pass far above our heads. 1t
is quite another to fly, yourself, for the
first time. / imagine no other adventure,
nowadays, can compare with II.
At Croydon. our starting place, there
was a tranquillizing atmosphere of matter
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-06-25
HITS BOARD OF TRADE
Federation of Labor Goes After
Chicago Institution.
Abolition of Gambling in Futures"
Urged as Means of Lower
ing RI. c. of l..

Denver, Colo. June 23.-Abolition
of gambling in grain futures on the
Chicago board of trade" establish
ment of cooperative producers and
consumers organizations, and gov
eminent regulation OF corporations
and monOpolies were urged by the
convention of the American Fedora
ton of Labor as a means to combat
the high cost of living.
In urging the abolition of gam
] bling in futures" and unnecessary
reconsignments and brokerage opera
tiOns," the resolution said there ARE
too many turnovers between the pro-
Queer and consumer, which ultimate
ly increase the cost of living"
The work of the federal trade COM
mission was commended and congress
was urged TO provide funds for in
vestigation of all industries and pub
LEGATION of statistics showing the cost
of production and marketing of all
staple commodities.
IF the people," the declaration
said, 'were in full possession of all
the facts of costs of distribution and
the profits made on the neceSSarieS
of life public opinion would have a
powerful effect in reducing price and
there would be no necessity of pros
ecution under the Sherman antitrust
law"
The convention went on record
against legislation fixing the wages
of workers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-06-25
THE MARKETS
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

FLOUR-Hard spring wheat-Short pat
ent, $S60@S.S0; special mill brands in 81
Id. cotton sacks, $S.75Q9; warehouse de-
livery, 1925. Soft winter wheat-Short
patents, $7.S5GS.10; hard winter, $500
$50. Rye four-White patent $S.50qS.75;
dark, $6Q6.25.
HAY-No. l timothy, s21Q23; standard
and No. l light clover, S19Q1; No. 2
timothy and No. 1 clover mixed, S1SQ19;
No. 8 timothy, $15617.
OVERWHELMINGLY, extras, 81 score,
S3c; higher scoring commands a premi-
UNI; firsts, 81 score, &c; $3.50 score, Esq
BIC; seconds S3-ST score, 22G27c; centra-
lized, 3212c; ladies, 20q23c; packing stock,
16017c. Price to retail trade: Extra tubs,
Soc; prints, Csc.
EGGS-Fresh firsts, 24G25c; ordinary
firsts, 21@22c; miscellaneous lots, 220
231ac; extras, packed in wildwood cases,
city candled, S2439c; checks, 1812Q191zc;
dirties, 191Aq2O1zc; storage extras. 26Q
2612c.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, SOC; fowls,
&c; broiIers, 40Q42c; roosters, Ice; ducks,
&c; spring ducks, CSC; geese, 15c; spring
geese, 23c.
ICED POULTRY - Turkeys, 25Q3Oc;
fowls, 26G37c; ROSTERS, 15Q16c.
NEW POTATOES-Per bulk, 100 lbs
northern round, white, $4,000.
POTATOES-Packed and 100 lbs, Tri-
umphs, $225q2.50
ONIONS-$1Q1.50 per crate.
CATTLE-Prime steers $S49.10; good to
choice steers, $7GS.5O; fair to good steers.
S. 2507.25; yearlings, fair to choice, SIG
9.25; feeding steers, s6.50QS.15; heifers. $50
$780, cows, good to choice, s5G7; fair to
good cows, s4Q5; Gamers, S2G260; cut
ters $2.75d4; bologna bulls, s4G475; calves.
sS@1025
HOGS-Choice light butchers, 5000
$780, medium weight butchers, $S.5GGS. rs;
heavy butchers, 2706325 lbs, IS. 4OGS. 70;
fair to fancy light, S. 35GS.SO; heavy pack
ing, ss@S.45; rough packing, $L.75QS.1o
pigs, S75O@S.5O.
SHEEP-Native lambs. s1O613; western
lambs, s105Od13; Gull lambs, s6.5O69: year
lings. 5000; wethers, $3G5.75; ewes. s2f6.
The Hood Tires and Tubes are the
best on the market Try them with
| quick service at CasazZa Brothers,
Distributors, 165 West Illinois Street.
| Phone, State 1858.
-
| The Brevoort Hotel main restau-
rant is famed for it's excellence and
| it's display of the highest type of hos
| pitality.
~GA
| Judge Frank Johnston, Jr., is max
| ing fine record on the circuit Court
bench.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-06-25
GREET ROTARIANS IN LONDON
Lord Mayor and Officials Welcome
United States Dele
gates.

London, June 23.-American dele
gates who were present at the ses-
siOns of the international conference
of Rotary clubs held in Glasgow last
week were officially received by the
lord mayor of London and corporation
warmly welcomed the visitors and the
reply of the Americans was made by
Ralph Cummings of Lancaster, Pa,
first international vice president. A.
]. BalfOur, lord president of the coun-
Gil and former secretary of the state
for foreign affairs, addressed the
Americans at a dinner.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-06-25
U. S. POLO TEAM WINS CUP
national Trophy by Defeating
Great Britain 10 to 6.

birmingham Polo Field, London,
June 23.-America regained possession
of the international polo trophy, de-
feating Great Britain in the second
match, 10 to g. and winning the series,
two matches to none
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-06-25
Chief standing Buffalo" Dies.

Regina, Sask., June 23.-The death
of Standing Buffalo," chief of the In
dian band located on the Sioux reserve
at Fort Qu'Appelle, was reported here.
standing Buffalo who was seventy
five years old, participated in the Gus
ter massacre, afterward fleeing to
Canada.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-11
NEW PARKWAY
 PLANNED BY l CHICACOANS
Will Be 1900 Feet out from 2 Present Shoreline Into !
 [ : Lake Michigan. ] sE
sfs1f' s,l sE r----77-1------- .l- :.

w iS't ftifN v 3tsf+ s-ss&t
 CHICAGO, Aug. IL Blocked from the lake along more han half it's south side, Chicago has started work td jump the intervening railroad tAcks by building fiye-mile park way out in the lake. y1
 This is to run from 18th Street td 55th Street. connecting downtown lakefront improvement with Jackson Park, and adding the missing link of a a;40-mile drive running along or within stones throw of Lake Michi. gan.
 A start is being made this summer on the initial 4fill-in on the present shore line and on a necessary break, water. It is hoped to complete the first part of the shore fill before the year runs out. This will event ually add strip of land about 600 feet wide and five miles long beyond the railroad tracks. The made land will be converted into a park.
 The much larger task of construc-
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-11
Announce Hospital Plan
 For Disabled Veteran.

! WASHINGTON, Aug. LA defi- mite hospital plan for disabled war veterans, involving the immediate expenditure of more than $6,000, 900 and making nearly 1000 new beds available by January 1, 1922, was an. nounced here today Complete de- tails will be announced within a short time. lR
 Horace R. Barthels. well known. in the Whitehorse district. died from heart failure recently at Seattle as he was about 10 take q steamer for Nome.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-11
Naval Aviator's Training
 Station Be Opened by Japan

TOXIC, Aug. 11--A naval aviat. ors' training station at Kasumigaura near Tokio will shortly be opened under the direction of the British aviation instructors who recently ar rived in Japan.
 The authorities of the training station have published a pamphlet which says in view of the infant stage of aeronautics in this country 1t has been decided to bring the inn perial aerial forces to the level of those in foreign countries.
 The new institution is intended generally for the study of all aerial operations in naval strategy. but chiefly flying direct from warships m seaplanes and land machines. The station will be superintendent by Rear-Admiral Tajiri and a branch station will be established at Yokosuka.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-11

Cid papers for sale at The Empire Office, 25 cents a bundle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-11
GREENLAND IS
 ENTERTAINING
 ROYAL COUPLE
King and Queen of Denmark
 Given Great! Welcome by the Eskimos.

| ss L : | GODTHAAB, Greenland, Aug, H. l (By Wireless via, Reyktatik and Co 1 penhagen. )--For the first lime in it. history, Greenland has been. enter taining royalty. King Christian and Queen Alexandrine of Denmark ar rived here last night on the steamer Island from Iceland and received q warm welcome from the Eskimo pop ulation.
 After rounding Cape Farewell at a considerable distance to avoid the ice the weather changed from foggy to clear and the rocky west coast of Greenland, glittering with ice, was sighted against fantastically-colore clouds. For some time the Island and her escort, the warship Fylla had to thread their way through a stretch of drifting ice and several | cebergs were seen near the vessels
 Just outside the skerries off God thaab, single Eskimo kayak ap peared and its sole occupant wa2 taken on board the Island and pre- sented with a rifle by the King
 Inside the bay, encircled with snowclad mountains. a whole squad ron of kayaks rowed out to greet the royal party. who admired the skill with which the Eskimos handled their craft. The native women wore l the characteristic many-coloreC Greenland costume, with short j brooches and long skin boots. l After landing today reception was held followed by religious serv ice and the rest of the day was givel up to festivities. The King was pre- scented with kayak and the Queer with a blanket of cider skins The royal party afterward left for North ern Greenland and are expected home by the end of the month.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-11
ADVANCE NEW
 THEORY |' FOR l..
 ALASKA WRECK
Shifting Currents May Have Caused Steamer to Pile
 Up on Reef.
fContlnued From Page One.j

the Alaska struck. He praised the dead commander for disregarding all danger and exerting the greatest of coolness while trying to assist his passengers.
 Fred Helmer, boatswain, testified that IA of the members of the crew were unable to launch lifeboats and
 SAN JOSE MAY BE LOSS
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11-Offi- cials of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company expressed fear today that the steamer San Jose, grounded on a reef off Ascension Island early Tuesday morning, may be total loss. It is reported by wireless that the ship is taking water fast. Tho passengers and crew have been transferred safely to. land.
 The San Jose carried $500,000 in gold bullion and a coffee cargo of 220 tons. | The destroyer Farquhar is now en route to Ascension Island from San Diego and will attempt to pull the San Jose off the reef
 STEAMER RUNS ASHORE
 SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1.-The steamer Golden Gate, Manchest CT, England for San Francisco, is re ported to have run ashore near Cristobal.
 Advices received here late this aft ernoon stated that the Golden Gate is expected to be lowed into deep water by tugs from the Panama Ga nal zone