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The Washington times., 1921-09-30
By Garrett p. Serviss
Famous Astronomer and Writer on
Scientific Subjects Of Popular
Interest

~ lJON, France-How the city
that has been the birthplace
of great man wears his
memory as a crown! This 'city, the
old capital Of the Dukes Of Burgundy,
where this Is written. has more than
one such crown. To say nothing OF
it's famous dukes, the wonderful
carved tombs of two of whom are
among the double starred art treas
ures Of France, Dion boasts Of
pair Of sons either of whom would
shed glory on the greatest capitals
in the world.
One of these Is st. Bernard Of
Clairvaux, the incompatible preach
er of the Second Crusade, in the
twelfth century, the crusade of the
aristocrats, when, on the historic
hill at Vezelay, kings, dukes, counts,
lords and barons knelt at the feet
Of the marvellous orator and received
the crusaders cross from his hands.
From Vezelay, whose ancient church
is one of the finest existing gems OF
medieval architecture, st. Bernard
went through all the provinces OF
France, preaching the crusade for
the rescue of Jerusalem from the in
fidels, who had recovered 1t after
its.first capture by the Christians
forty-eight years before.
From France he was called into
Germany, which he set on fire with
enthusiasm for the holy war against
the Mussulmans, the Emperor. Con-
rad being tho first to kneel before
the preacher and take the cross, Il J.
lowed by a multitude Of barons and
knights, and 1.-The cry Of war was
heard from the Rhine to the Danube.
Louis VII, King of France, led the
crusade, accompanied by Queen
Eleonore and followed by 100, 900
warriors, while the Emperor Conrad
set out afterward with an army that
the old chroniclers describe as too
great to be numbered.
OF course, I have no intention OF
retelling the story of the Crusades,
though history contains nothing
more strange, tragic, thrilling and
romantic, but I simply wish. by
this example, to show the enor-
nous power and influence pos
sessed and exercised by st. Ber-
nard in an age when there were no
newspapers and when almost no.
body could have read them II they
had existed.
One flaming headline" how
ever, not printed, but uttered by
hundreds Of thousands of voices,
ran through Christendom, among
whole nations reused to arms,
wherever st. Demands inspiring
words were met with the universal
shout: God wills 1t! God wills
IT,
But the preaching Of the crusade
was only an incident in the career
OF this wonderful son of Dijon-this
monk, born rich and an aristocrat,
but devoting himself almost from
boyhood to the cause of religion
and living life of incredible
physical privation and constant
labor of the hardest kind. He was
without doubt the most influential
man Of his time, a maker, guider
and protector Of popes, q critic and
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HIS WIFE BORES HIM
By Beatrice Fairfax.

HE thinks he's a hero! His
III wife bores him. He con.
fesses 1t frankly. They
fon't enjoy the same people or the
game things. He came to me the
Sther day and put his case CURLY
Rnd frankly.
"Bess doesn't mean a thing to
ne. She likes living in the coun-
Fry and sitting at home night
Rfter night"
"Doesa't she like having com.
Hapy in the house," 1 asked.
Yes. but I lake going around
Nancing-"
Haven't you monograph and
a few dance records?"
's Yes, he answered impatiently.
ssBut I like the restaurants
lights. gayety. a crowd. I'm bored
70 death hanging around the house
knd seeing the same old faces.
Hike excitement. She doesn't. I
know she doesn't. so / don't try
10 drag her out with me. And If
a did. she'd select some quiet
place, while want to rningle
with folks. like cabarets and q
iybt of noise. 1t gets on her nerves
10 be in big jazzy crowd. So I
let her go her way and go
mine"
Couldn't you compromise and
10 her way half the time and
ssk her to go yours the rest Of
HE time?"
When, then, neither Of us
Hould have a bit OF fun. No. I
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" TREATMENT Of various disor-
ders by massaging is Of con-
siderable value within Ger
tain limits. This particular treat
ment has its chief value in stimu-
lating the nervous system, increas.
ing the tone" OF the apparatus
controlling the blood circulation
and aiding IN the assimilation of
food.
It is a sort of exercise which does
not involve any exertion or strain
on the part Of the brain centers.
There are some general rules for
the administering of massage.
Also, there Is common sense"
method" OF rubbing which has been
scientifically worked out In gen
eral 1t should be remembered that
the person who is to give the mas
sage should see to 1t that his hands
are soft, warm, clean and, aboYe all.
dry. Massage should be given
about bedtime, and may last from
treatment Is given in the daytime
1t should be followed by an hour of
rest.
The movements in massage. &C.
cording Ito the common sense"
method, are divided into four differ
ent kinds. The first Is called ef-
'fleurage. and consists in the gentle
stroking of the surface of the part,
which quietly starts the circulation
previous to more vigorous rubbing.
The second movement, friction,
is the deeper and firmer pressure
following the first movement.
Petrissage, the third of the series,
consists Of a kneading movement
in which the skin 10 held firmly and
rubbed against the tissues just be-
meath 1t. This in turn presses the
muscles, and SO the pressure con-
tinues on downward until all the
soft parts are pressed against the
bones and the liquids are pushed
on through the tissues, with q re-
sulting Fastening Of all the proc
esses of circulation.
The fourth movement, tapote-
ment, OF rapid tapping with the
balls OF the fingers. Is not SO essen
tial, but Is sometimes used to
stimulate sluggist circulation. These
nnanipulations are followed by a
repetition of effleurage, which is
shaded off gradually in order to
equalize the circulation in the su-
perficial tissues.
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of himself; and so he had usually
won.
And now-now in this crisis--a
crisis involving the loss Of what he
cared for enough to marry-if he
must marry to have his way with
her-what was to be done?
He tried to think coolly, but the
cinders Of rage and passion seemed
to stir and move with every breath
he drew, awaking the wild fire
within.
He would try to reason and think
clearly-try to retrace matters to
the beginning, and find out why he
had biundered when everything wss
in his own hands.
His Aunt to Blame.
1t was his aunts sudden policy
that betrayed him into a>premature
move-Mary Ledwith's return and
his aunt's visit. Mary Ledwith WIS
there to marry him; his aunt to make
mischief unless he did what was ex.
pected OF him.
Her Ultimatum.
Leisurely but thoroughly he cursed
them both as he walked back across
his lawn. But he was already think
ing of Strelsa again when, as he en-.
tered the wide hall, his aunt waddlcd
across the rugs Of the drawing-room.
pronouncing his name with unmis.
taxable decision. And, before the
servants. he swallowed the greeting
he had hoped to give her and led her
into the library.
Mercy on us, Langly" she ex.
claimed, cycling his reeking bouts
and riding breeches; do you live
like pig up here?"
I've been out" he said briefly.
What do you WANT"
Her little green eyes lighted up.
and her smile, which was fading,
she forced into a kind of fixed grin.
Your polished and thoughtful in
quiry is characteristic Of YOU" she
said. Mary is here, and want YOU
to come over to dinner"
I'm not up to it," he said.
II want you to come"
Il tell you I'm not up to it," he
said bluntly.
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cess of fury and began looping UP
and down the room, gesticulatins'
almost mounting out his hatred
and abuse-rendered more furious
stiii by the knowledge OF his own
weakness and disintegration-his
downfall from that silent citadel
Of self control which had served
him so many years as a stronghold
for defiance or refuge.
You imperttnsnt old womsn!
he shouted, III you don't keep
your fat nose out Of my affairs
III set a thousand men tampering
with the foundations OF your in
vestments! Keep your distance
and mind your business-I warn
you now and for the last time, or
else''-He swung around on her;
and the jaw muscles began to work
-"or else I'll supply the Fellows
with a few facts concerning that
Englishman's late father and your
SELF
Mrs. Sprowl's face went pasty'
white; in the fat, coloriess .expanse
only the deathless fury Of her eyes
seemed alive.
Change of Manner.
80 that fetched you" he OBJ
served coolly. 81 don't want to
give you apoplexy; I don't want
you messing up my house. I mere
~ want you to understand that
it's dangerous to come shifting and
nosing around my threshold. You
do understand, guess"
He continued his promenade, but
presently came back to her:
You know we'll enough who I
want to marry. II you say or do
one thing to interfere I'll see that
you figure in the Fellows"
He thought a moment; the color
slowly returned to her face. After
a 1T Of coughing she struggled to
rise from her chair. He let her
pant and scuffle and kick for q
while, then opened the door and
summoned her footman.
I'm sorry cannot drive with
you this evening" he said quietly,
as the footman supported Mrs.
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Sprowl to her feet, but I've prom.
Used the wychelys. Pray offer
my compliments and friendly
wishes to Mrs. Ledwith."
When she had gone he walked
back into the library. picked UP
the telephone and finally got Molly
Wycherly on the wire.
Wont you ask me to dinner"
he said. i've an explanation to
make to Mrs. Leeds, and I'd be aw-
fully obliged to you"
There was a silence, then Molly
said deliberately:
You must be a very absent
minded young man. l saw your aunt
for a moment this afternoon, and
she said that you are dining with
her at Mrs. Lawson's."
"She was mistaken" began
sprowl quietly, but Molly cut him
short with a laughing goodbye"
and hung up the receiver.
That was Langly," she remarked,
turning to Strelsa, who was already
dressed for dinner and who had come
into Molly's boudoir to observe the
hairdressing and comprehensive en-
Enlistment of that young matron's
person by a new maid on probation.
Strelsa's upper lip curled family.
then the happy expression returned.
and she watched the decorating OF
Molly until the maid turned her out
in the perfection of grooming from
crown to toe.
There was nobody in the music
room. Molly turned to Strelsa as
they entered:
What a brute he is-asking me
to inyite him here for dinner when
Mary Ledwith has just arrived"
Did he do that?'
yes. And his excuse was that
he had an explanation to make you.
What a sneaking way Of doing it,"
Strelsa looked out of the dark
window in silence.
Molly said: II wish he'd 60 away.
/ never can look at him without
thinking Of Chester Ledwith-and
all that wretched affair. Not
that l am sniffly about Mary-the
poor little fool. Anyway" she
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Absorbing Story of Hearts and High Society by the
Master Hand Of the Most Gifted Living t.
- Writer of Fiction

: And I tell you that you'd better
come"
Better conner" he repeated.
Eyes, better come. More than
that, Langley. you'd better behave
yourself or I'll make New York too
hot to hold you"
His prominent eyes were ex.
pressionless.
"Ah" he remarked.
Exactly. my friend. Your race
is run. You've done one thing too
publicly to squirm out Of the con-
sequence. The town has stood
for a good deal from you. When
that girl at the Frivolity Theater
shot herself. leaving a letter di-
rected to you. the limit of public
patience was nearly reached. You
had to 60 abroad, didn't you?
well! you can't 60 abroad this
time. Neither London nor Paris
nor Vienna nor Budapest-no. nor
st. Petersburgh nor even CONSTANT
nople would stand you! Your
course Is finished. II you've an
ounce Of brains remaining you know
that you're done for this time. So
go and dress and come over to din.
ner. And don't worry; I'll
keep away from you after you're
married"
You'll keep your distance before
that" he said, slowly.
You're mistaken. Many people
are afraid Of you. but never was
and never could be. You're no
good; you never were. II you
didn't lug my name about with you
I'd let you 60 to hell. You'll go
there anyway. but you'll go mar.
ried first"
II expect to-"
Married to Mary Ledwith," she
said, looking at him.
He picked up a cigar, examined
it. yawned, then glanced at her.
AS l had-recently-oc to
tell Chester Ledwith- I'll marry
whom I please. Now suppose you
clear out"
Are you dining with u.s."
No"
What time may We expect you
tomorrow"
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rt W. Chambers THE STREETS OF - Charles Dana Glib
A Delightful Romance in Which Beautiful Girl Makes
Supreme Sacrifice For the Talented Young
>~@ Man She Loves.

added naively, ''old lady Sprowl has
fixed her status and now we all
know how to behave toward her"
Strelsa. arms clasped behind her
back. came slowly forward from the
window. m..
What a sorry civilization" she
said thoughtfully. and what sorry
codes we frame to govern it."
"Ivhat?" sharply.
a:relsa looked at her absently.
Nobody seems to be ashamed Of
anything any more" she said. half
to herself. THE only thing that
embarrasses us Is what the outside
world may think of us. We don't
seem to care what we think Of each
other"
Molly. a trifle red, asked her
warmly what she meant.
Hard to Explain.
"oh, was just realizing what
are the motives that govern us
the majority Of us-and how print
tive they are. So many among W
seem to be moral throw-backs-
types reappearing out Of the mists
Of an ancient and immoral past.
- Echoes Of primitive ages when
nobody knew any better-when life
was new, and was merely life and
nothing else-fighting. treacherous.
cringing life which knew Of nothing
else to do except to eat, sleep and
reproduce itself-bully the weaker.
fawn on the stronger, lie, steal and
watch out that death should not
interefer with the main chance"
Molly, redder than ever, asked
her again what she meant.
Il don't know, dear. How
clean the woods and fields seem
after a day indoors with many
people"
you mean we all need moral
baths?"
II do"
Molly smiled: For a moment l
thought you meant that do"
Strelsa smiled, too.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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| nationaI Feature Service. inc Il
tcepyrisht By Robert W. chsmssra) z
The Washington times., 1921-09-30
POWER OF GREAT MEN
AS EVIDENCED IN SLNGLENESS OF PURPOSE

corrector OF Kings and emperors,
wielder OF moral energy that bore
down all resistance throughout
Christian Europe.
And all this he owed to his sin
gleness Of purpose, his concentra-
ton Of mind and the matchless
power OF his personality-for his
words have no special magic when
they are read. His was an age
Of oratory, when men had to learn
and be CONVINCED and aroused by
the spoken word.
The marvels Of the printing press
were to change all that. but only
after the lapse Of many hundred
years. Today oratory has, become
only an interesting and sometimes
captivating art. capable OCCASION
ally, Of producing great local eff
fects: in st. Bernard!s time 1t was
practically the only means by
which a great mind could reach
the multitudes. ~.
1t was a great mental revolution
that substituted the newspaper for
the orator. We see the change in
action during our American reVO-
luton as we'll as during the French
revolution of 1889. In the first We
see Patrick Henry rousing the col
onists with fiery oratory-"Give
me liberty or give me death"-
while at the same time Tom Paine
appears with his irresistible writ
ings, his clear reasoning, his telling
phrases, reaching farther and trav-
cling faster than Henry's' burning
words.
In the other case there stands
Mirabeau, speaking as few men
have ever spoken, but yet over
matched in. his own cause by the
pamphleteers and writers Of the
news sheets, quicker, surer, plain
err, wider in their effects upon the
public. Men were beginning to read
as we'll as to listen, and they
found that they could take the
printed words home and read them
and study them again and again.
80, at laSg tne printing press anu
the writer behind 1t bore off the
crown so long worn by the master
speaker.
The other great son Of Dion Of
whom / have spoken was also one
OF the greatest orators that ever
lived-Bossuet, the marvellous
preacher, before whose pulpit
kings, queens and. courtiers sat lis
tening, thrilling and sometimes
weeping; Bossuet, whose funeral
orations for dead kings, queens,
statesmen and generals have en-
balmed their memories in the
worlds literature.
This year they have erected q
beautiful statue-monument of Bos-
suet against the wall OF the Church
of st. Jean. in which he was bap-
tized, and within a few rods Of the
house in which he was born. st.
Demands monument. in little
park, also has a statue, whose
high uplifted hand and opened lips
seem to invoke the resounding
r''God wills it!'' of the old Crusad-
ers, to be heard by thoughtful spec
tators under the shade Of the sur.
rounding trees. ..
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by Robert w. Chambers.
Ewhose Novels Have Won Him In
4 ternational Fame.

& ternational Fame.
e<<HIow 60 home and punch
yourself full OF dope;
n - Sprowl said; swung on MS
Rheel and saunterea off.
81 Ledwith looked after him, one
sbloodless hand resting on the
4 cheek which Sprowl had struck
hwatched him out Of sight. Then
Epatiently, he started to search for
gthe weapon. dropping on an'fours'
4 crawiing, peering. parting the ferns
land bushes.
Z But the sun was low and the
& woods dusky, and he could not find
awhat he was looking for. So he
ssat upon the ground among the
sdead leaves of other years. drew
sfrom his pocket what he needed.
sand slowly barred his SCARED arm
eto the shoulder.
q AS for Sprowl, his vigorous tread
Enlightened to a swinging stride as
she shouldered his way through a
igthicket and out again into the
sOpen.
b Already he scarcely remembered
gLedwith at all, or his menace, or
isthe blow; scarcely even recollected
lsthat Mary Ledwith had returned or
lsthat his aunt was within driving
,sdistance of his own quarters.
e A dull. hot anguish. partly rage,
possessed him, tormenting brain
sRnd heart necessarily and giving
Shim no rest. His own clumsy mad.
ssness in destroying what he be-
slieved had been a certainty-his
ssstupidity, his loss of self-control,
Anot only in betraying passion
gprematurely but in his subsequent
Evidence and brutality, almost
ssdrove him insane.
# Never before in any affair with
Fwomen had he forgotten caution in
gany crisis; his had been a patience
@lnshakable when necessary, a dog
Eged, driving persistence when the
time came, the subtlety Of absolute
anertness when required. But, above
PHI and everything else, he had been
master Of patience, and so master
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Stories of Famous

TN Memoirs Of a Clubman," q.
B. Burgin, the novelist, tells
the following story Of Swim
burne, whom he was invited by
Watts Dunton to meet at lunch at
the Pines: THE menu consisted Of
roast shoulder Of mutton and 'pud-
den.' both very good in their way,
though they scarcely came up to
my ideal of poetic fare. In front
Of Swinborne was q big tumbler and
a bottle Of beer. He unscrewed the
stopper or pulled out the cork and
poured the beer with loving care into
the tumbler, his eyes lighting up
with fervid anticipation. Then he
took a gulp Of the beer, and his
features became convulsed as he
put down the tn; Nbler and Kissed out
the word Tat" ..... '..,
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PRETTY MISS VIN1NG, THE TYPIST WITH
WHOM DANKMERE FALLS IN LOVE.

Yes" he shouted. partly rising
from his chair, his narrow face dis
torted. Yes. do. Now, you
know, don't you! Is the matter set.
tied at last? Do you understand
clearly?-you fat-headed, heddlesome
old fool
He sprang to his feet in an ac-
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AT no time"
do you intend TO marry Mary
Ledwith?"
No"
lis that final"
Yes"
do you expect to marry any
body else?"
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This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the BIRTH in 106 B. c. Of
Pompey, who disputed with Caesar the mastery
of the Roman Empire and lost through his own cow
ardce. He was killed in cold blood by the Egyptians
The Washington times., 1921-09-30
Maps as Paper for Stamps.

MANY of the new republics which were by-product
NA of the war utilizing all kinds Of material for
their needs For example, Latva prints stamps on the
back of maps Paper used for maps is generally good
The Washington times., 1921-09-30
The Value of
MASSAGE
By Brice Belden, M. d.

IN TREATMENT Of various disor-
ders by massaging Ia Of con-
uldns.ra al al. l..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-11
METAL TRADES
AGAINST 0. B. IT,
Favor Recall Of Admiral
Sims for Anti-lrish Speech

DENVER. Col. June 1.-THE
metal trades department OF the
American Federation Of Labor was
on record today for the recall and
discharge OF Admiral william s.
Sims. because OF his remarks on the
friAh situation: against creation OF
big One Union" and favorinR call
Ing OF q meeting OF international
union presidents 10 launch a greater
organizing campaign.
The building trades department In.
froduced q resolution approving .
national board for Jurisdiction
awards.
The resolutions were brought up
last night at pre- convention sessions
OF the departments OF the American
Federation OF labor. which holds
It's $ift annual convention here next
week. The convention will be called
on TO act on the resolutions.
Approval Of $4,000 900 publicity
FUND was voted BY the label trades
department
Today the mining department del.
tsates viii hold their pre.convention
session.
J. H. Thomas. Of London. member
Of the British parliament and rep
resentative Of the railway brother
hoods. and James walker. OF the
British iron and steel workers, are
tho only two delegates from Europe
A delegate from Japan was expected
TO arrive today.
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tie out Of court.
II was amazed. I had been with
Knutson the evening before. and !
had an engagement with him that
very day. went then TO q lawyer"
Gilmore, in his cross-examination.
sought 70 Introduce evidence that the
two had considered themselves en-.
gagged long before the first week In
December. as Mrs. Schott had said.
The effort was interrupted time
and again by considerable wrangiirg
between attorneys. and the legal
point involved was not settled ut the
end OF the dag.
DENIES STARTING
PREVIOUS SUIT
Didn't you start suit for breach
of.promise against Knutson in Sop
tember, ie20?" Gilmore asked. under
protest from the opposing side.
IT visited Attorney Reuben d.
Hill with Knutson," Mrs. schott said.
Didn't you start that suit and
serve a summons on Knutson be-
cause he wouldn't buy you 1915
coat?" Gilmore persisted.
mo"
He bought you the coat."
-Yes."
"You dropped the suitr'
Yes
Two points OF law dangied In the
air from the time the jury OF four
women and eight men were selected
In the morning TO try the case until
the crowded courtroom emptcd itself
into the corridors of the courthouse
at 5 D. m.. when court adjourned
until $50 a. m. Monday.
One OF the points concerned the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-11
Bear Renews
Poultry Thefts
in West Seattle

According to the latest bulletin
from the West Seattle sector. the
black bear that has been causing
such a furry around AID got all
the worst Of the fighting Friday
night.
Friday afternoon Mrs. J. Ray.
mond. s4a9 seth ave. s. w. reported
10 the police that Mr.. Bruin sud.
denly came out OF the woods and
made a dive for the chicken pen.
when night fell the black thief
r-appeared In the duck yard Of A.
Geycr. 5oth ave. $. w. and w.
Hines St
Geyer phoned tho police. who had
by this time begun To regard the
bear as q jlnx. Patrolmen NJ =.
Arbogast and J. s. StoddaTd arrived.
armed with riot guns. 10 find Bruin
had left. after devouring a dozen
ducks.
After pursuing the bear down O
ravine stoddard fired u charge Of
buckshoi. knocking the bear down.
but Bruin was nothing II no, game.
and Saturday he was still among
the missing.
Police say there In n synaii army
camped In the woods waiting for a
chance to end Bruins chicken de.
vouring career.