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THE REWARD
proper Gander.)

(fIOper Gduuer.)
The two officers stopped. Slowly
they turned their eyes over the sur
rounding hills. 1t seemed as though
the country were desolate. For a
week they had been hunting moon
sinners, but there was no = trace of
them to be found.
AS their eyes followed the hori-
zon one of the officers said:
Hand me the field glasses!"
After peering thru them a few
moments, he exclaimed, "We've
found them! Look. on the hill that is
on the other side of that ravine. No,
not there! BY the grove above the
rocks
= "Darn, if that isn't one"
The officers drove their spurs in
to the sides of their horses. They leap
ed forward. Slowly they descended
the p~recipitous side of the hill into
the rocky bottom of the ravine. Then
up the steep bank, in and out among
the rocks, thru the narrow crevices,
they went until they reached the
edge of the woods. Here they held a
few minutes consultation and then
rode on.
They had but a short distance to
go until they came into a large clear
ed space. In the midst of this stood
a cabin with flames leaping from the
windows, door and roof, while clouds
of black smoke were rising high into
the sky. The roof fell.
They rode until they came to the
buring building. They saw no one.
They rode across the distance of one
side. What was it they saw turn the
corner? One of the officers motioned
to his comrade to go around the
house in one direction. He went in
the other. At the opposite corner
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gazing at the beauties of nature
when his gaze fell on this beauty.
Could you blame him for almost fall
ing in love with her at first sight?
Shirley dressed in a short, brown cor
duroy skirt and a hat to match, perch
ed on her short, curley hair, a khaki
blouse open at the throat, disclosing
a slightly tanned, though soft vel
vety skin, sat upon her horse at whose
side stood the dog. ALI three had their
eyes rivited upon some object. Evil
IDENTIFY the object moved, for the girl
smiled, tossed her head and patted
the horse as it slowly moved up the
mountain.
The man in the red racer suddenly
landed on earth again; the vision had
vanished.
by jove, that must be the little
girl who owns the stuffed animals"
The man had become suddenly inter-
ested in stuffed animals. So much so
that he went to the cottage and found
the animals so interesting that he
wen again and again. Every time he
went they got more interesting
(the stuffed animals) of course.
One afternoon just after Shirley
and Bob (the young man) had fought
and put out a small mountain fire
and were sitting under a tree cooling
off, Bob suddenly asked, Shirley how
do you spell your name, with or
without an e?"
with an e., she answered.
The man jumped to his feet. "By
jove, I thought so. Shirley the only
man named Floyde that spelled his
name with an 'e' was one Of the
greatest scientist and botanist ever
known. About fifteen years ago, he
disappeared. 1t was your father. Do
you know that the contents of those
cases r worth piles and piles of
money!"
Daddy told me they were very
valuable just before he -" The deep
blue eyes were filled with tears.
eyes, and they should not be left
up here exposed, to fire and other
things from which they never could
be saved" The man looked down at
her as he spoke. Her eyes were in
toxicating.
"Well, what shall I do with them?"
she smiled.
"Couldn't you send them to some
museum"
Shirley shook her head. 81 couldn't
part with them for worlds. Couldn't
you take them to your big house in
New York and keep them for me?"
"Could I? Well, I should say So"
His voice betrayed the joy he felt.
Quieting down a bit he said, "I'll keep
them on one condition, and that"
she looked dazed.
"That I car keep you too"
And to this she agreed.
Debbie Down, TX.
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WAS CAUSED BY
STUFFED ANIMALS
proper Camden


In Virginia, high up on the side Of
the mountains, was a cottage. From
the outward appearance Of this cot
tage, one would think nothing of it.;
but on the inside ones eyes would
open wide with surprise and wonder.
The walls of the cottage were lined
with glass cases, and in them was a
mans life work.
It was summer. The Dorothy Per
.kins rose climbed all over the little
cottage, the birds sang merrily and
inside the cottage a girl busting: the
numerous glass cases sang just H'as
merely. Shirley Floyd was the lone
occupant of the cottage, having as her
companions a beautiful collie dog and
a sleek, black horse. Just one year
previous her father had died leaving
her the p~ossessor. Of the cottage and
its contents. As Shirley busted, she
thought not of the valuable things
she was busting but of the summer
tourists that would soon be. coming
up the mountain seeking pleasure.
These tourists always; greatly Inter
ested Shirley. As far back as she
could remember the people had stop
ped at the cottage to look at; the
cows. She liked to look at tie :genu-'
inc delight of some 81, tAs1nen, the
pretty indifference Of The women, the
looks Of horror on their haces asEthey:
looked at the stuffed ,a-ninaals, and the
shivers which shook their bodies ss
they gazed at the mounted butter
flies and moths, and'the flowers so
carefully preserved. Not one of the
tourists SO far had interested her any
farther than this. p
The busting was finished and shir7
ley, with a sigh Of pure joy, fairly:
ran from the house into the yard.
where she flung her arms joyousiy
above her head and drank in the ex-
quisitiveness Of, nature. Such small
things as busting, sweeping and wash
ing dishes, positively bored Shirley,
when Porcup;ne waiting impatiently
in his stable for q, run down the beat
en- path of the mountain. With ahap-
py laugh Shirley ran around to the
stable and in less than two minutes
was off down the mountain on Por-,
eupine with her dog close behind.
A young man sat in his req racer
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they met. Each stared at the other.
"Well I'll be -w

they met. Each stared at the other.
"Well I'll be -"
what became Of him." They dis
mounted and walked to the side of
tie burning structure. This person
was not in there. They walked back
to- their horses. The elder officer
stopped. He got down on his knees
and began to scratch aomng the
leaves. His hand struck wood. He
got a stick and scraped the ground.
Befors his eyes was a piece of wood
a yard square. In the corner was a
paddock with the key in it.
The officer pulled at this and MOTTO
ed the wood gave way. He raised this.
Below was a dugout. He peered into
the opening.
AT astw he yelled to his COM
rade. Here's the still and the moon
Sinners" =
They got into the dug-out. 1t
seemed to be empty save for the dis
tillery. But no! In the n was
the crouching figure of a man.
"Come here,7 demanded the Of
ficer.
Slowly the quaking creature left
his corner and came before them.
The younger man whistled.
Gee! this is some find! A still with
no moonshiners and an escaped con
Wet with a five hundred dollar e
ward! 1 feef rich alread. But what
about the moonshiners?"
eve have enough On u now with
this creature. He's got to 60 to Jail.
The still can wait"
M. W, XII.
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%BATTLESHIP WILL
WEAR GAS MASKS
Prof. Lewis Chemist, Says Battles
Will Not Be To The Strong,
But To Superior In
telligenee

. West Point, N. w.. April 21.--A
plan for the protection of battle
ships at sea against an enemy's poi
sonous fumes by the installation Of
a "gas mask" for the whole. ship was
outlined in an address TO officers
and students of the military acade-
my here today by Professor W. Lee
Lewis, head Of the Chemistry de-:
partment of Northwestern Univer-
sity and inventor of the deadly gas
"Lewisite," perfected just as the:
world war closed. :. ::
1--WE face the possibility in the,
naval warfare Of the future of ar
m~or-piercing toxic and tear shells,
smoke screens, toxic smoke, clouds
and invisible toxic fumes" said
Professor Lewis. .
eve also may consider in this
connection parallel defensive meas
ures such as a gas mask for a whole:
battleship. ;
"Gas weapons ARE capable Of q
much finer adoption to purpose than
explosive weapons and the future.
will see worked out a great deal Of
scientific refinement in the develop
ment Of gas weapons fer all types
Of military oprations. ~ -.
Future Battles to Intelligence :,
;. future battles will not be to the.
strong but to the superior intelli-
gence., Warfare will become less a
matter of brute strength and rela-
tive man-power, and more and more
matter Of scientific acumen. Battles
will be shorter and more decisive
and hence innocent populations will
suffer Jess" ,
Professor Lewis declared that the
prevailing impression of the uncivil-
lied and inhuman character of toxic
gases as a military weapon is not
we'll substantiated.
'The purpose Of warfare is to
break down the enemy man-power
as quickly as possible" he said. !"The
three .criteria by which the humane
ness of any particular method might
be judged are: First, the efficiency
of the method to produce wide
spread casualties; second, the per-.
cent of deaths among the wounded
and finally the completeness Of re-
coyery Of the wounded. :
"The efficiency Of toxic gas to pro
duce widespread casualties was am
ply demonstrated in the last war. As
to the test of humaneness the death
rate from bullets and sharpnel
wounds in the last war among Am
erican soldiers was in round num-
bers "a per cent, the British rate
running about two and one half per-
cent. Thus a soldier wounded from
gas has twelve times the chances of
recovery over a soldier wounded
from shrapnel, without the chance
Of permanent Disagreement"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-25
NO ACTRESSES BEFORE 1866
Rose Coleman Was Fret Woman To
Appear on Stage.

There are so many actresses today
that it is hard to believe there was a
time when there was none. e..
Yet, before 1856 A.. D., no civilized
country could boast a woman "star."
There was no law against it, but it
was considered a disgrace for a wo-
man to appear on the stage, and ,wo-
man'sparts as in the Chinese theater
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of today were taken by boys or men.
Rose Coleman broke the ice b
1856. She appeared The Siege
kof Rhodes and her Success was Sc
great that scores OF English women
followed her example and France
Germany and other nations followed
suit in haste.-New York Sun.
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EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION
OF FARM PRODUCTS

Clemson College.-No national
problem is of greater importance at
present. than the efficient dItribu-
ton of the products of the farm.
The plan which promises most in this
direction is cooperative marketing
along line which have been tried out
successfully by farmers in other
parts of the country, especially in
California, says MI. W. W. Long,
Director of the Extension Service
in speaking of the regional meetings
now being held preliminary to the
campaign soon to be put on in this
state to establish cooperative mar
keting of farm products. The prin-
ciples of cooperative marketing
have been proved to be sound just,
and practicable. 1t remains for US.
to apply these : principles to our
staple crops such as cotton, tobacco
sweet, potatoes and peanuts. That
here is. need to improve the market
ing practice with these crops is
readily apparent. The losses sustain
ed, due>to the inefficient assembling,
grading, warehousing shipping and
general handling Of these crops
could be reduced greatly through
wisely managed cooperative effort.
Such saving would benefit not only,
farmers but the public generally
and would give to agriculture a,
stability Of prestige not enjoyed
heretofore. ."
Has Proved Its Worth @.
That cooperative marketing is
both feasible and. desirable is the
opinion Of most thinking farmers
and. agricultural economists Of the.
country. In European agriculture
cooperative marketing is the rule
rather than the exception. In this
country the U. s. Department Of
Agriculture reports $4,000 farmers,
buying and selling associations most
Of which are eo-operatives. In Cali
fornia, where the cooperative prin-
ciples have probably been most thor
oughly perfected, between $50 and
900 million dollars worth of farm
products 60 to the market annually
through cooperative marketing as
sociations of growers. North Caro-
lima and Virginia have already laun-
ched a campaign to organize the
growers Of cotton, tobacco and pea
nuts into three marketing associa-
tons for handling. the sale Of these
crop comparatively. In Oklahoma
fourteen thousand cotton growers
with over. 175,000 bales had signed
up on March 1 to market through
their own association and they are
continuing the campaign until a
minimum Of 100000 bales shall be
Signed up In Mississippi the long
staple growers have practically COM
pleted arrangements for co-opera-
tive marketing of long staple cotton.
The plan is receiving attention by all
cotton farmers of the North and
West and fruit and truck growers
the country over.
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The women Of Java are having
Occidental theories of equality v7A
men. The progress Of the suffrage
movement is necessarily slov. 10
many believe in its ultimate sucee1R
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See the Splnsters conven-
ton at the Opera House, Mon
day night, May 9th. Laugh and
grow fat. Under auspices Of
AbbeviIle Chapter U. D. c.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-09
MAKE IMPROVEMENT TN SEWER SYSTEM

FLORENCE. April S.-O Over month ago the plan to improve the present sewage disposal system oi the city and state penitentlary was approved by the state engineer. ana now the work is well under way and In another month will be completed
 The old system disposed of the sewage into a series of ditcheS Tn the flats north of town. but in not weather this was found to De very ipsanitary and. because 1t was put - mile from town, frequently olsa- dreeable. The city engineer drew up d plan therefore to extend the sewer to the Gila river and when the ap- | proyal of the state engineer was se- cured a gang of men from the peni- tentiary began the excavation work, [ which will be completed in another week. The pipe then Will De lald and the entire system completed De- fore the coming of the hot weather. The system will serve both the city and penitentlary.
 A Goldwyn picture company. 30 strong. under the direction of Clar- ence Badger, put in its appearance in Florence yesterday and will spend a couple of days in this vicinity in the development of western picture feature which is no wbeing produced with Will Rogers as star Rogers, himself. was the only movie satellite in the group of 20 players, who were all men.
 Yesterday pictures were taken of a cattle drive in which 1,200 head or cattle from the Phil Nichols ranch were used. Today desert scenes will be taken, and tomorrow the compa- nv plans to return to Los Angeles. Very few properties were brought along. but a corps of carpenters and stage setters are with the party, and materials are carried about from place to place in a truck. In few minutes huge corrals and run down barns are constructed from a few boards and a good truck backing.
 A great deal of Improvement work ;s being done on the city streets by a crew of men from the state prison. It is planned to have all of the gut ters in the resident section cleaned and all culverts repaired.
 The stage line which started oper- ations a couple of weeks ago from Tucson to Phoenix through Florence has found the Phoenix end of the line amply handled and so has sus- pended operations on that end. There was already stage running from the diyarsion dam to Phoenix, leaving Florence at 10 a. m. and reaching heSe and Tucson, leaving here in the sfternoon and returning the next morning.
 H. B. Klingenberg returned We'd nesdav from a weeks stay in Cali fornia. where he went on a business trin Immediately upon his return he made arrangements to purchase a Studebaker touring car. which he drove over from Phoenix last night
 IT. D. Hall is the possessor of a rdw Studebaker. which he brought Over from Phoenix Thursday.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-09
ANNUAL SWEET PEA
 EXHIBIT WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 15

The woman's club will hold it's an nual sweet pea exhibit APrli l'' cording to Mrs. Frank H. Parker, Wno for the second time will have charge of the flower show.
 There will be women at the Wom ans club house to receive flowers S:30 on the Tuesday morning or tne exhibit All flowers must De III Il o'clock. the judging 10 oesih 11:15. ;n The following score will be useo III Judging:
 Length of stem-25 points, V Color-20 points.
 Size-25 points. Substance-15 points. ,- Number of flowers on slen points. f,owers wiu he sold to help pay expenses ana those unsold will be given 10 the hoS pitals. ,t very early Flowers should be cut very .,,s in the morning, or very late I;a+aI,, m evening before, and lfn.n .sd for placed in cold water, cpins tI for en- try in the display, accoroins
 committee in charge. ,.,h n. Ari- .r,o ceed and Floral company offers . silver loving cup, the cup 70 pe.on it tha nroperty of the club Wlnnii,s three times. For best display py school, the Phoenix Seed anu store will give prize. , or
 Col,ections shall contain SIX oi more varieties of 10 stems each' towing is the prize list: .s.
 Rest collection of whites, oo ceh's' second best. 25 cents-~ so
 Best collection of iaVenoes' cents: second best, 20 cents;
 Rest collection of reos' oo second best, 25 cents. ..
 Rest collection of pinks, DO cen's' second best, 25 cents.
 Rest collection of buffs, 5o cents' second best. 2B cents.
 Rest collection of blues. 50 cen's' second best, 25 cents. so
 Best collection Of noveities' oo cents. second best. 25 cents
 Rest collection of all colors. io or or ,nors varieties of 10 stems each, oo cents: second best. 25 cents.
 Rest center piece, any color, potteo nalm or fern, by Donofrio floral store. Second, 50 cents, o,ors
 Best center piece, oienneo eo.o otors potted plant by Donoirio iioi@ Second. 50 cents.
 Rest 10 stems, pure white, Do cents' second best, 25 cents.
 Rest cream, 50 cents; second pest 25 cents. oona
 Best, lavender, 5o cents' su eEs Best. t. purple, 50 cents; second best
 Best. bright red. 50 cents; second T Best dark red, 50 cents; second best, 25 cents.
 Best. cerise, 50 cents: second best
 Best. orange. 50 cents; second best.
 Best, deep pink, 50 cents; second T Best pale pink. 50 cents; second
 Best white with pink edges. 50 cents; second best. 25 cents .-
 Best, buff, 50 cents; second best, 70 cents. best, 25 cents. 25 cents.
 second best, 25 cents.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-09
Bankers Reserve Life Company

women in good positions carrying fyture promotions. Our method of 4Aaining assures your success. If you inNad to chanse your business, call on H L, Johnson, state agent, 3267
 Heard Bldg, Phoenix, Arizona-Adv.
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Arizona republican., 1921-04-09

There are 1S.50O elevators in the -:ty of New York
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
FINES COME AFTER
EARLY-M MORN NOISE

John ]. Dougherty, charged with
assault and battery on Patrolman
Skepski, and John G. McGinness.
Thomas Walsh. Edward ]. McGeachie
and Michael Dougherty. charged with
disorderly conduct. we're fined 50 and
costs each by Judge Hastings in
City Court today. The men were ar
rested early Sunday morning at Sew
enteenth street and Grant avenue.
They we're represented by James
Salisbury and entered pleas Of not
guilty Skepski testified that when
he went to the men and ordered them
to cease swearing, Dougherty struck
him on the shoulder.
Dougherty admitted having been
drinking but said he fell against the
officer.
II. Herbert Hirzel, an undertaken.
and Dennis ]. Buckley. whose homes
are within a block OF where the al
legged disorder occurred. testified
they were not annoyed by the men.
although Hirzel said he heard loud
talking.
Dougherty said the loud talking
was due to an argument over base
ball.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

When cooking keep a damp towel
on the table for wiping the hands.
A cheesecioth bag is excellent for
draining lettuce or salad greens.
To broil successfully have a red
hot fire and turn the meat frequently.
All game should be soaked in salt
water over night before cooking.
A moth-infested closet should be
washed out with turpentine and
water.
Make two or three desserts at one
time and save time. labor and fuel.
Knit medallions can be sewed
across the worn toes OF satin slip
pers.
Spinach is more nutritious II
cooked in its own juices instead OF in
water
Whole wheat bread is easily baked
and especially good for the children
English ivy will grow in water,
and a bowl Of It will often NIL a
vacant space.
When picking ducks. do not at
tempt to pick of the soft down. but
SINCE II on
~ AAAAAN aAt " NE NEWM W n haN
pierce holes in their stems with a
hot hat pin.
Keep on hand a supply OF small
squares Of new cotton cloth for wip.
ing meat and fish.
Make up a batch Of cornmea
cakes for the dogs. They are health.
ful food for them.
Oilcloth can be cleaned with mill
and polished with a mixture OF bees
wax and turpentine.
II the lid OF a fruit jar Is held
under warm water a minute. It will
come of with prying.
When stuffing tomatoes. add q
small quantity Of cooked meat. finely
chopped to the crumbs.
Triangular sandwiches OF thir
brown bread and butter are nice I,
serve with raw oysters.
Sandwiches are quickly made on
wintry morning II the butter IL pu
in the oven over night.
To clean suede shoes. rub then
with n rag moistened with turpen.
tine, Place IN the air TO dry.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
RUSSIAN TOTS ESCAPE
PANC,S OF THE FAMINE
BY EDA TREAT o'NEm

(Written for the United Press).
Copyright 1921 by the United Press)
REVAL. Aug. 1S.-with all Rus
STA burdened by the great famine.
the situation OF the country's chm
dren is the happiest.
Everyone who comes out OF Rus
za must agree that the soviet gov
ernment is making every effort TO
care for them efficiently.
1t Is characteristic that the very
irst problem taken up by the fam
Inc relief commission was that OF
saving children OF the Volga region.
With the children. the states pro-
gram comes nearest realization.
One OF the pieasantest pictures
one brings out Of Russia Is that ol
barefoot. Drowned youngsters tha
All the camp colonies along thl
Neva. and are scattered through tn
pine woods within a radius OF i0l
miles from Moscow.
Overcrowded Moscow. called upoi
to sacrifice and to give up parts o
It's scanty food stock for relief o
outsiders. Is preparing TO receiv
thousands OF Russia's refugee chill
dren into homes where the famil.
payok (ration) viii have TO b
stretched to pitful thinness to In
clude another member.
IL Is interesting to note that tn
people OF Moscow and Petrograi
seem quite won over TO the idea o
food centers and child welfare In