davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1921-11-07
By Jane Mclean

MOT even the most enthusi-
~ astic citizen of Battlesbure,
in the great and rapidly
growing State of Ohio, would
have had the temerity to fore
cast an awakening for that
sleepy little town.
For years and years Battlesburg
had gone on its doing way con-
tent with life as it's founders had
lived it, averse to the new-fangled
experiments that had doomed viii
lagos into towns and towns into
cities.
"What was good enough for my
father is good enough for me-"
said Timothy Battles, mayor and
oracle, and his brother, George
Washington Battles, richest man
In town, backed him up.
What G. w. said was law and
gospel to Andy Dempsey, proprie-
tor and manager of the Palace
Hotel, and as the local celebrities
of Battlesburg gathered at Andy's,
1t became law and gospel to them.
Now and again some hopeful
stranger would wander into The
Palace and, struck with the somno-
lence of the place, would suggest
plans for building, schemes for
utilizing water power, trolley de-
velopments and other modern
ideas; invariably he skunk away
convinced he was dealing with a
lot of dodoes who did not know
the value of their own possibili-
ties.
Onlv local trains stopped at Bat
tlesbufg; the Overland thundered
through, disdaining to slow a
wheel even for the crossing. Bat
tlesburg, as far as the outside
world was concerned, might as
well have been off the map.
And then, one mild day, while
Abe Gunthsr, the hackman who
drove the few and far between
guests Of The Palace, was waiting
for the way train from Des Mcines
a man stepped to the platform and
The Washington times., 1921-11-07
AdUice to the
LOUeLOrn
By Beatrice Fairfax
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

Il vEAIk It
/ am a girl, twenty-five and
deeply in love with a man of
twenty-one. He came to see me a
few times and told me he loved me
dearly.
have set my heart on this man
and he is well able to make good
home for me. just cannot live
without him, but he has grown in
different.
Please tell me what to do. Do you
think l should go to his home and
call on him? Il. d.
THERE'S an old "proverb" OF
rather a cynical nature. II
might make a good motto for the
girl who sighs that she can't live
without a man who probably has
never thought OF marrying and
living with her. It's this: when
man tires of her, the wise wom-
an says Amen" Don't ruh after
this youth. Just make up your
mind that you had no particular
attraction for him and that there's
nothing to do about 1t. And then
set about finding other worth
while and more profitable things
to do with your life than signing
over him!
The Washington times., 1921-11-07

Mr.. Harkins voiced in print as
his own some of the leading ideas
that Daw had whispered to him in
confidence
What do you think of this?"
asked George Washington Battles
when he had read some of these
heresies in the lobby of the Palace.
THAT fellow Harkins been doin'
something new?" asked Dempsey.
"He ought to be turned out of
town." exploded the other. Here
he is advocating a wake-up cam
paign; says we're all asleep, rot
ting away, going to rust and all
that"
"Harkins is fool" cried Eddie
Lamb.
Says we ought to change the
name of the town to Peacefulville;
The Washington times., 1921-11-07
|OUCH!LUMBAGOPA|N!|
RUB BACKACHE AWAY
Instant Relief with a small
trial bottle OF old
"St. Jacobs OIL"

Kidneys cause Backachc? No
They have no nerves. therefore can
not cause pain. Listen! Your back
ache Is caused by lumbago, sciatica
or a strain, and the quickest relief
is soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs
OIL" Rub It right on your painful
back, and instantly the soreness
stiffness and lameness disappears
Don't stay crippled Get n small
trial bottle Of "St. Jacobs OIL" from
your druggist and Timber up. A
mopfent after Il is applied you'll
wonder what became Of the bach.
ache or lumhago pain.
Rub old, Honest "St Jacobs OIL"
hcncvcr YOU have sciatica, neural
ri'. rheumatism or sprains, as II
is absolutely harmless and doesn't
burn the skin.
The Washington times., 1921-11-07

things to myself" answered Fam
ME, especially when they're con-
fidential."
Fresh sounds of music came
from the other room and Mr..
Dempsey's face assumed a redder
tinge. "I'm goin' to tell my Gertie
to keep away from that feller,"
he cried as the lanky form of the
editor appeared in the doorway.
A Sound Belief.
"Well, gentlemen" cried Har-
kins, beaming, "what do you think
of my editorial? Pretty good, eh?"
Pretty good" snorted Battles,
"it's rot! We've got town full of
sound, conservative men and here
you are trying to upset things"
Don't you believe in progress
sion?"
The Washington times., 1921-11-07
By Arthur Stringer,
Novelist and Autho'
of Countrywide Reputation.

NROWNING, he advanced toward
the oblong of tapestry on his
- wall. He threw back the imi-
tation Bobelin and shifted along the
door cracks. This, however, did not
satisfy him. Without giving actual
thought to the movement he slippeu
back the metal bolt and tried the
door.
His first surprise came with the
fact that ii opened. His. second
surprise lay in the discovery that
the lights were on in Tore Thros-
sells studio. And his third surprise
took the form OF Torrie Throsse,
herself, standing within three feet
of him. She was wearing a mans
bath robe, which was much too big
for her, doubled about her waist and
held in by a girdle OF plated silk.
Her preoccupied face, he noticed.
was almost colorless. The studio
behind her, he also noticed, impress
ed him as being over-lavish in It's
decorations, almost theatrical in Its
studiously achieved Orientalism.
"I've been waiting for you" she
said, very quietly, and with a smile
of slow constraint that was new TO
her.
More than ever before, as he stood
staring at her, he was conscious Of
her appeal. But the prcoccupation
on her face disturbed him.
'1s anything wronR?" he asked,
slowly moving through the open
door. II that portal had once taken
on him the Significance of a 'tubi-
con, he seemed to have forgotten
the fact.
I'm worried" the girl told him.
She lifted one shoulder depreciat-
ingly. "1t may be foolish, but
can't get the thing out of my head"
A Subtle Fear.
What thing?" asked Storrow.
She lifted a hand as though to
touch his arm, or to grope to him,
II not for support at least for per-
sonal contact. But to his disap-
pointment she changed her mind
and threw tho hand away again.
There's been a smell of gas com.
ing from young Musellrs studio"
he heard her saying. A selfish wave
OF relief flowed through him az he
listened. And I'm-T'm afraid
something may have happened"
What could happen? demanded
Storrow.
That's what we ought to find
out" she replied.
Then YOU now him7" storrow
asked. the prey OF quick and In.
The Washington times., 1921-11-07

well, he can't try any Of his fool
notions on me-"
"I'll bet he got that from the fell
low in there playin' the piano"
volunteered Dempsey.
"You mean Daw?"
That's the fellow / mean
what's he here for, anyway,
spending all his time running
around with the girls. He may be
a highwayman for all l know"
The absurdity of this suggestion
caused a snicker from Fannie Jas
per and the irate Mr. Battles
turned on her.
"Wnat you laughin' at? He's
been sendin' telegrams-an' if you
know what's goin' on you got a
right to tell"
81 guess l know enough to keep
The Washington times., 1921-11-07
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT.
TAKE YEAST THE BEST
WAY---WITH IRON


II you are weak pale, sickiy-if you
nishts---if your vitality 10 low and you
are getting old before yeur time-thsn
try this remarkable new tonic. You will
notice q good Improvement In your condi-
ton even after the first few days use.
Pimples, boils, snd other skin blemishes
usually disappear entirely within two
weeks. Evsrywhere people are saying
that 1ronized Yeast 10 Just the tonic they
needed.
.rS iTon.ea Sn,;. no mst. PER ds..,h.n osn sommoS
yeast. Each package contains 10 days
treatment and costs only ti.oo-or Just
100 q day. Special directions for child
rem in each package. Sold at all drug
sists Made by the Ironissd Yeast Conn
nsny, Atlanta. os.
sold at all Peoples Drug Stores ana by
good druggists everywhere.
The Washington times., 1921-11-07
Delightful Serial of Adventure,
Intrigue and the Triumph of
Love Over Dishonesty.

("Get-Rich-Quick Walliingford"
Is Cosmopolitan Production
based on some of the famous Wal
llngfOrd stories and the famous
play by George NJ. Cohan, di-
rected by Frank Borzage and re-
leased as Paramount Picture.)
ccree, Vorsio, No3,eJize1
The Washington times., 1921-11-07
Book Mart Of Central Asia

ROKHARA has for ages been a center of learning
and religious life. The madrasa libraries
some of which were very rich, have been scattered
and lost. Some rare books are sought there
The Washington times., 1921-11-07

: well, he can't try any Of his fool
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10
NEWS HAPPENINGS
What Has Transpired This
Week the World Over.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Short Mentioning of Interesting
Happenings From Day to Day
Throughout the World.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
washington NEWe.

Drys in Congress are preparing to
jam through the anti-beer bill on short
notice as soon as the revenue bill is
out of the way. This would invalidate
the ruling of the Treasury Department
that beer may be made and prescribed
as medicine.
Proposals for the taxing Of undis-
tributed earnings of corporations met
with defeat Thursday in the Senate.
Three separate amendments on the
proposition, two by Senator Jones of
New Mexico and one by Senator Sim
mons Of North Dakota, both demo.
Gratis, were rejected.
Saved from being thrown out Of the
House of Representatives by a bare
margin of votes, Thomas L. Blanton,
Texas democrat, was publicly
reprimanded Thursday by Speaker Gil
lett, in accordance with resolution of
censure, against which no man cast a
single vote. Then, moment later, as
he walked out of the chamber with all
eyes upon him, he toppled over in a
heap, but was soon revived.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10

Janssen's experience Of interest to Chldess wives
Mston Wis"I of
medicine We fond Of children and for considerable time after
hams Vegetable Compound and strengthened now have
healthy baby girl suffered little at chdbr and give all
the credit medicine and shall always recommend hghM
H. H. JANSEN Milston, Wis.
Mrs Held of Marinett Wis., adds her testimonial Lydia
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. She says:
condition very irregular Ny
husband
Pnkhams
healthy
my
letter testimonial H. HELD $50 Jefferson Marinette
There homes that chdeSs and
blessed healthy children Pnha Vegetable
Compound has restored the mother strong and healthy condition. 1t
indicated
larihes displacements, weakness and nervousness
dpace
groths although the that
80 apparently serious readily yield Lydia Pkha
vegetable Compound
with perfect safety and often troubles.
Therefore
70 secure relief and gretfuly looking forward cd old
hert Lydia Phsms Compound
happiness
Lydia e. Pinkhams Private Textbook upon "Ailments
Peculiar to Women will
to The Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine
This book contains valuable information.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.

The strike of 900 trainmen of the In
ternational & Great Northern railroad
operating in Texas has been called off
by the unions general chairman OF
the road, according to telegram re-
ceived in Chicago, ILL.,, Friday by W.
G. Lee, chief of the Brotherhood Of
Railroad Trainmen.
The Gray Wolf mine, near Gross,
Kansas, was wrecked by two charges
of dynamite shortly after midnight of
Wednesday.
An order directing the railroads of
Missouri to make an estimated re-
duction of $3,6O7,9OO in grain, grain
products and hay rates, based upon
this years crop, was issued 'Wednes-
day by the State public service COM
mission. The order becomes effective
November 9.
Mrs. Arthur MacDougal Wilson of
Atlanta, Ca, was reelected president
of the Southern Confederated Memor-
ial Association Wednesday.
A verdict of guilty of murder in the
first degree was returned by jury in
Henrico County circuit court Wednes-
day in the case of DR.. Wilmar T. Had
ley, former United States army sur
geon, charged with the murder of his
wife, Mrs. Sue Kathleen Tinsley Had
ley. The body of Mrs. Hadley was
found in the James River near Rich
mond about, three years ago.
North and South, whites and blacks,
were admonished by President Hard
ing at Birmingham, Ala, Wednesday,
to put aside old prejudices and pre-
lenses and set the face of the nation
courageously toward a constructive
and permanent solution of the race
problem. In sweeping manifestation
of his views, which was received with
varying manifestations of emotion by
a crowd of several thousand whites
and negroes, the president declared So
cial eqality between the races must
not be considered a possibility, but
that the black man must have an in
creased political, economic and educa-
tional opportunity If the Ameican ma
tion is to live true to its traditions of
democracy.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10
CoLLEGlANS STEALING BASES
ThOrne Murphy Stole Fourteen Bags
In Sixteen Games for Yale
Other Star Features.

Base stealing is regarded as an art
temporarily lost in the major leagues.
The seasons batting averages for coll
Iege players would indicate that among
the cOllegians base stealing is still In
dulged in.
ThOrne Murphy, a son of the late
'AIike" Murphy, playing 16 games for
Yale, stole IA bases. He was not
thrown out in any attempt to steal,
and he was the ranking base runner
Of the college field.
In all the leading eastern colleges
there were 80 men that batted 300
or better, and few games were de-
cided by long scores. There was
plenty of good pitching.
One hundred and nine regulars Of
leading college teams were able to
gather only 21 home runs during the
season and no cOllegian made more
than two four-base hits in 1921.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Prince of Wales left the Victoria
station, London, England, Wednesday,
for Portsmouth to embark on the bat.
tie cruiser Renown, for tour of India
and Japan. Great crowds outside the
station gave England's heir apparent
an enthusiastic send-off, while on the
platform were King George, Queen
Mary, Princess Mary, Prime Minister
Lloyd George, several members of the
British cabinet, American Ambassador
Harvey, Japanese Ambassador Hyashi
and other distinguished personages.
A passenger express train from Ma
pies jumped the track Wednesday, in
crossing a river bridge north of Reggie
Calabria, Italy, and plunged into the
river.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10
Fort Worth Stock Market.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Active trading
and light receipts resulted in an early
clearance of the cattle division Fri.
day. Only 1000 head of cattle, and
1000 calves were on offer. Steers met
with a better demand than on other
days recently and the call for cows
was broad Good steers went at $5.65
and $3.50, while desirable COWS notch.
ed $410. The decline in hog prices
was just about sufficient to erase all
of the advance that was marked up
the day before, the loss measuring
close to $3.50 for anything, but one car
of exceptionally good quality went to
an order buyer at $775.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10

can easily be imagined the hopeless
ness of expecting a game like the
eastern attack going out to catch up.
It would be like a snail trying to
catch a rabbit. But So far western
teams invading the East have not
Jared so well as eastern teams play
ing in the Far West, as did Harvard
and Dartmouth.
The necessity Of learning many sig
nails and the intricate moves of the
midwestern plays is a severe task on
football men in the conference.
Fewer Plays In East.
At the same time 1t Is bound to in
crease the thinking power under stress
in game. That, of course, is one Of
the principal values Of football. The
eastern man with fewer plays is most
concerned with his own performance in
the machine. He passes much time re-
viewing the limitations of his problem,
being very careful not to overstep GER
tain boundaries which may interfere
with the man next to him. His car
dinal principle is to stick by his
job, defend his little bailiwick and
let the rest of the world take care Of
itself.
Backfield men, of course, have more
latitude. They may even rise to bril-
liant self initiative, sometimes doing a
thing little better than the coaches
expected. The coach is not con-
cnTpad with the hrilIiaOcv oF tha pIav
er, but with the arrangement of men
which permits one to get into the open
and star.
The Midwest game is far more an
Imaginative stimulant than in the East.
The East apparently is the stronger be-
cause 1t plays closer to the ground and
is not imaginative.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10
New Orleans Rlee Market.

New Orleans, lathe movement OF
rice was reported much smaller in the
local market Friday, as growers are
beginning to show a much firmer atti.
tude and are not willing to go ahead
at the lower levels Of prices recently
reached. On the Board of Trade Fri.
day it was said that reports from the
belt indicated that harvesting practi
cally is over. Receipts-Rough, 621
sacks; no clean. Sales-No sales OF
rough. Clean: Honduras, 2,7OO pockets
at 1A @5c; Blue Rose, 2,7OO pockets
at AZ Q41kc.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10

Eastern football men for years have
been confronted by the problem Of
overcoming tight lines Of opponents.
Even Harvard, supposed to be one Of
the best teams in the country, found
PrincetOn's line too much for it last
year and to tie the game, resorted to
clever forward passing. 1t was be-
cause the East has been slow in TAX
ing up the pass-as shown by the
strong antagOnism against the play at
every rule nleeting-that Harvard sue
ceeded so well as it did.
That the East could overcome
strongly trained lines by trick play
and other thrusts indicates, possibly,
a stronger attack than the Middle
West has developed, taken season
after season.
Football Intricate In West.
The conference, taking to the for
ward pass as the line Of least resist
ance, developed this highly. 1t went
farther, it developed plays to disguise
the throwing Of the ball. In this
way, the development Of regular line
piercing or rounding plays and the so
called curtain plays to cover a forward
pass, meant that the usual number Of
tricks taught a team ranged from 20
to 30, writes Fred A. Hayner in the
the Chicago Daily News.
The East handicapped by the ten
yard rule and the removal Of the
pushing masses, bent to the study of
line piercing in earnest, until now it
has evolved system highly dangerous
to a Midwest team where scores are
frequently held to nothing or to one
touchdown.
Should western team breeze down
there and run up quick big score by
forward passing or freak running, it
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10
Their CHARTERS
ARE TAKEN AWAY
-Four Carpenter Unions in San
Francisco Punished by the
Brotherhood.
"AMERlGAN" PLAN UPHELD
Offending Workers Refused to With
draw From Rank and File Organ
lzatIon Which Sought to ProIong the
Building Trade Strike.


Four carpenter unions in San Fran
cisco have lost their charters because
of refusal to withdraw from the rank
and file organization which sought to
prOlOng the building trade strike and
attempt to incite a new strike when the
strike originally ordered was ending
in failure. The charters were revoked
by the International Brotherhood Of
Carpenters, the supreme order to
which all recognized unions of this
class of workmen belong. This marks
the definite victory of the agreement
Of the building trades unions to return
to work under the american plan,"
as demanded by the employers organ
ization, and also puts final quietus
on attempts by cliquas within the
unions to foment fresh labor troubles.
The unions did not officially accept
the American plan," but made tacit
acceptance Of it when they released
all their men from strike pledges, al
lowed them to make their own bar
gains for their jobs, and dropped the
mediation of the walking delegate.
Official announcement of the revo-
cation Of the four charters was made
by w. A. Cole, coast representative Of
the International Brotherhood of Car
penters, who stated that the new Or
ganizatiOn would be formed to re-
place those whose charters had been
Cancelled. The rank and file Organiza-
tion, however, remains, though shorn
of all union connections, and without
the support Of the national or interna-
tiOnal organizations of the carpen-
ters or other building trades workers.
Thus the matter SINNERS down to a
considerable quarrel between two divi-
sions of organized labor and marks an
open breach between the officials Of
the unions and this party, which is
known as the Conference Of Building
Trades Unions, although 1t has no au-
thOrity to use the word unions" in
it's name The entire Pacific coast is
more or less affected, since the rank
and file organizations were formed in
Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Bakers
field and other coast cities.
Leaders of the rank and file move
ment declare they are more numerous
and more powerful than the brother
hoods believe, and that the local strug-
gle will be carried into the courts to
determine by what right the Interna-
tiOnal Brotherhood revoked the four
charters. Organizers are out in sew
era1 cities in the interior Of the United
States and on the Atlantic coast, pre-
pairing for this split from the brother
hood of building trades unions. Money
amounting to about $4,000 is involved
in the treasures of the four unions,
and disposition of it probably will be
decided by the courts, since the treas
urers Of the Ousted unions refuse to
turn over the funds to agents of the
brOtherhOOds or to officials of the local
unions.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10
Sporting SquibS
of All Kinds
Walter Cox has won around $45, 1000
with his trotters this season.

Walter Cox has won around $45,000
with his trotters this season.
Double-header football games are
said to be not popular at West Point.
Cagnon, SimmOndinger and Riopel
make up the backfeld for Holy Cross.
Judge Landis is the only man in
baseball who is content to be on the
bench,
Amateur Athletic Union will hold It's
annual convention in Chicago, NOvem-
Der 10 to 21.
Pat Mcdonald, the Olympic weight
thrower, is sergeant Of the New York
traffic squad.
Coach Heisman Of Pennsylvania
likes VOgelin as a fullback. Vogelin
is a Philadelphia boy.
Jack Weinheimer, star end and cap
tain Of last years New York q. team,
has returned to school.
Charley Buell., who won the Holy
Cross game for Harvard with a drop
kick, is Harvard's substitute quarter
back.
Captain Aldrich of Yale, is kicking
about fOrty-flve yards at present.
Quaile kicks goals made in scrim-
mage.
Coach Fisher of Harvard made an
unusually early start In scrimmage
play and the result showed In his
first games. The men worked like
veteran team and took the hardships
Of the double-header lightly.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10

Union to Care for GoIden's Widow.
The United Textile Workers con-
ventiOn in New York voted to provide
for Mrs. John Golden, widow Of the
late president Of the organization, for
the rest Of her days. The amount to
be allotted was left by the convention
to the executive council. Golden, who
spent his life in work among mill
hands, served for many years at a
nominal salary and for long periods
without any. The action of the un-
ion, Secretary Treasurer Conboy said,
was in recognition Of this fact. The
organization is also expected to erect
monument over his grave in Fall
River, Mass.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10
Miners Strike In Kansas.

A strike of 800 coal miners, en-
plOyed by the Spencer-Newlands Coal
company at two mines at Pittsburg,
Kan. ordered by President Alexander
Howat and the district board Of the
Kansas miners union, has gone into
effect. A dispute over the pay of a
blacksmith was the cause of the strike
order. "Tho Kansas industrial court
will receive no consideration in this
matter at ALL" President Howat said
when asked whether he expected the
court to take action.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-10
Topics for Ohio Federation.

Legislation having to do with mini
mum wages for women and children
and with workmen's compensation as
it pertains to injuries received in In
dustry and Occupational diseases will
be considered at the thirty-eighth an
nual convention of the Ohio Fedora
tion of Labor in Hamilton.
Other questions that will come up
for consideration are: Old age pen
sion legislation, the enforcement of
the constitution and statutory law re-
lating to eight hours of labor on pub
lie works and the employment situa-
tiOn.