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The Washington times., 1921-11-08
DO Spirits Talk?
PROOFS HAVE NEVER BEEN FURNISHED

ton is as to the reality Of the
facts themselves, for that can only
be established by the strictest crit
icism of the methods Of observa-
ton employed by the witness.
If a man says he saw white
horse in a field, we do not need to
consider, in weighing his testimony,
the possibility of illusion. for white
horses are real objects occasionally
seen by everybody. But II the same
man says he saw ghost in a
room, the possibility Of illusion is
the very first thing that we have
to dispose of. for ghosts are not
real objects seen by everybody.
Here is where scientific control
comes in. That control should be
exercised by the observer himself.
If his Testimony is to possess any
value whatever. People are con-
tinually going astray in their OBJ
servation of the commonest OF
real phenomenal: how extremely
likely, then that they should go
astray in the observation of sus-
pected phenomena which according
to general human experience, or to
scientific laws, have no existence.
A case very much in point has
lately come to my attention. Some
one wrote me that he had seen
star between the horns" Of the
new moon. He sent me a drawing
of the alleged appearance, and In
the drawing the star was placed
far within the line connecting the
points of the crescent moon, and
in a position which 1t could not
possibly occupy without shining
directly through the center Of the
moons globe.
wrote an explanation OF the
phenomenon, pointing out the true
geometrical relations of the objects
concerned, and 10! In reply to that
comes a letter from another person,
affirming, with absoluteness, that
he has seen a star inside the cres-
cent figure Of the moon, and sup
porting the statement with a draw
ing similar to the one received be-
fore.
Until you have begun to exer-
else such control over your own
everyday observations of the com.
monest phenomena you cannot be
aware of the pitfalls of illusion
and delusion that are all about
you, and into which you, and all
of us. frequently fall. Test all
things; hold fast that which is
good"
The Washington times., 1921-11-08
ET-RICH-QUICK WALLINGFOR]
Follow This Great Story Here, Then
Watch for 1t on the Screen at the
Leading Theaters.

many interests he can't stop to
do all this petty work himself
he's always looking for a chance
TO invest his surplus income. and
he takes this way to do it,"
Mr.. Daw was now the center Of
an appreciative group-even Col
onel Battles, who had at first
started to go, fingered to hear more,
and Harkins, sensing something
worth printing, Joined the group
as Mr.. Welles asked the name Of
this Colossus with more money
than he knew how to invest.
"Wallinpford's his namc-J.
Rufus Wallingford-you don't
mean to say you've never heard
Of him."
"Can't say we ever did," broke
In the colonel.
Mr.. Daw moved back a pace or
two in evident distress and
amazement. "Really-let me
look at you-you've never heard
of j. Rufus Wallingford7 Wait
till / tell him that! President Of
the Mexico Rio Grande Rubber
Company, owner Of the San
Diego Blood Orange Plantations,
the man who built up and con-
trolls the Locos Lead Develop
ment Company, one of the big
gest employers of labor in 'his
country-the man who's given
away millions-you've never
heard of J. Rufus Wallingford ,"
Likely we have. but perhaps
we've FORGOTTEN the name,' ven
tured Mr.. Welles in an effort to
remove the stigma Of ignorance
from himself and his fellow
townsmen.
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
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Delightful Serial of Adventure,
Intrigue and the Triumph of
Love Over Dishonesty.

Welles. how's the real estate
business? ?"
'Tt isn't moving much. colonel
real estate is what you might
call at standstill m this town."
That's one good thing about
it," remarked tho colonel, "any-
thing that's anchored can't move,
and anything that can't move Is
safe, and I say better be safe
than sorry"
maybe. maybe. colonel: by the
way. Eddie. seen my daughter ?"
"I've seen her all right" an
swered Eddie coming from Lc-
hind his desk. "She's with that
fellow Daw Of New York.
"I've heard about him"
"Of course / don't know any
thing against him." continued Ed
die, trying to speak calmly. "but
still l don't know anything for
him, and II l were you, Mr.. Welles,
I'd keep my eyes open."
A Daughterly Kiss.
This advice was easy Of fulfill
ment, for at that moment the
charming Miss Welles, accom-
panied by Gertie Dempsey and the
citified Mr.. Daw, appeared from
the hotel parlor, from which the
strains of music had recently been
issuing.
"Oh, there's father" cried Miss
Welles and, running up to him,
kissed him with fervor that made
Mr.. Daw long to exchange places
with him.
"Am l on time?" asked Mr..
Welles.
you're Just in time to meet
Mr.. Daw-this is Mr.. Daw, father,
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Ry Ann LiSle
Whose Present Serial Has Scored
q Big Popular Success.

Copyright, 1921, by King Featrues syndi
cate, inc.)
THOR several days after / went
to live with Carlotta Sturses
life ran along smoothly ana
without any event to differentiate
one day from the next
Neal and I had happy ex-
change of letters. Father Andrew
wrote a few characteristic lines
reveling in the Joy which had come
to his boy" and hoping joy was
also the portion of his girl His
own worries were not mentioned.
From Jeanie I've had no word.
Whatever kindness she has shown
Carlotta was so scheduled that
didn't find myself entangled In
the fringes of II.
Then one morning at the break
fast table Carlotta remarked care
lessly:
Pat said yesterday that he'd
like to have us over for dinner
tonight. l couldn't quite bring my
self to 60 even there to dine
vet, but / made him promise
they'd come here instead. You'll
be glad to see them, won't you,
Amer"
Why, yes--of course" ! began
stumbling, and then to cover my
confession rushed ahead: Car.
lotta, I've a secret in my life-a
relative I'm not very proud Of.
have to-dine with him tonight.
You mustn't question me. But 1
can't be at home tonight. II
might have worried me. but ms
long az you're going to have COM
pany III all right"
What explanation Will / give
Pat anG Jeanie?" asked Carlotta
blankly.
"Do you need to offer any3
Won't IT. he all right IL you sim
ply say THAT I had an engage
ment" l replied. knowing full well
that Virginia would not fail to
understaId.
Suddeny Carlotta, the strong
and lf.stiffiCient, buried her face
in her iolded arms and sohbed.
After a moment she Strengthened
un and sared at me from a pair of
hopeless. Slifeless eyes. Her face,
under hcrI flamboyant red hair, was
male and h'awn by suffering.
I'm all my life I've never cared
for a man--till now" she ,mur.
INJURED fisrcely. And now-when
The Washington times., 1921-11-08
BY Garrett p. Serviss

~ ROFESSOR BRANL1, lho in-
ventor of the original Co
Il herer' which rendered wire
less telegraphy possible, was lately
asked in Paris for his opinion OF
the alleged survival of the dead In
the form of spirits who are capable
OF communicating with the living
He replied, in effect, that he had no
objection to believing in such
thing provided that It's truth was
proved, but so far he had seen no
proof.
This was not because he had not
looked into the subject, for he had
attended many seances, and had
had all kinds of "spiriust ana
other strange phenomena presented
to his attention, including alleged
photographs, but in no case had the
necessary proofs been furnlshea'
Referring to the well-known expert
ments of the "lnstltut meta
physiaue," which are independent
OF the spiritist theory, he said they
lacked scientific method.
.'Take note that l do not deny
the possibility of these phenomena.
II would be very interesting If they
were real. I have always been
willing to believe II l could. But.
1 demand proofs, and the expert
menters have never been able to
furnish them when there was a
truly scientific control.
The key to the subject. according
to Professor Branly, is to be found
In this matter Of control" by
which is meant a scientific super
vision enabling every phase and de-
tail of phenomenon to be openly
and clearly watched and studied.
The position that he thus takes Is
unassailable. AS long as there Is
concealment, shuffling, and appeals
to blind credulity, on the part of
those who give such exhibitions of
supranormal phenomena, there can
be no genuine investigation of them.
That which invalidates the testi-
mony Of persons who believe them
selves to have been witnesses OF
supernatural wonders is that they
cannot offer verifiable facts for
examination, but only their belief
that the supposed facts are so. II
those facts were of an ordinary
mature. such as anybody might en-
counter any day, then testimony of
this kind might be acceptable; but
II Is very different when the ques-
The Washington times., 1921-11-08
BOBBIE AND
HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk.
IA, sed last mite, how long is


this erth going to last?
Serch me sed Pa. Longer
than most of us, / guess, sed Pa.
sed Pa.
/ saw in the paper ware man In
Minnesoty sed the wurld was cum
ming to a end.
That is a joak, sed Pa. Thare
isent any gent in Minnesoty or any
ware else, sed Pa, that can tell wen
the wurld is cumming to send.
am not so sure it is a joak, sed
Ma. One of the ladies at our club
is a MistiCk, sed Ma, & she has fore
told the erly end of the wurld sed
Ma. She is a brite lady, too, Missus
Kerr, sed Nj
| feer Missus Kerr is off her ker-
basel, sed Pa. Tell her | sed so, If
you want to. sed Pa.
/ shall do no such thing, sed Ma.
| wud not think of insulting a wom-
an of her intelleck. How do you
BILE? sed Ma.
l doant know anything about IT,
sed Pa, & neether does Missus Keer
& neither do you & neether does
anybody else. sed Pa. All we know
is that this old erth has stuck around
here for oaver a milyun yeers is
likely to stick around long after we
have begun to tune up our harps,
sed Pa.
How do you know you will have a
harp to tune up? sed Ma.
A nice minister toald mo SO
wen | was a little child, sed Pa.
He sed l wud surely be angel sum
day.
How sweet, sed Ma. & what a
charming angel you wud be, sed
Ma, If you wud shave off that Van
Dixie, sed Ma. Imagine angel with
wiskers, sed Ma.
Billy Spiffin sed thare was angels,
[ tOald Pa. He sed the spirits
calm to thare house wen his Pa q
Ma had See-anses.
Maybe Billy Spiffin is rite, sed Pa,
but thay will have to show me.
Why do thay have to show you?
sed Ma. Maybe they doant care what
you believe. & how do you know
the wurld may not cum to end to-
morrow?
will bet one hundred TO one, sed
Pa, that this old wurld will last
longer than anybody now living on
II. sed Pa. 1t will ccrtingly last lonG'.
or than yure brother, sed Pa to Ma,
II he doant stop Citing PrC.scrip.
shuns from every dUCktor he knows,
sed Pa. beekaus all he sees Is moon.
shine, sed Pa.
Then Ma glaircd at Pa & ia didcnt
say no monr. | hOap the wurld VIII
last until | have growcd up 4 bee
com President 81 this nashun any
how.
The Washington times., 1921-11-08
BY Arthur Stringer,
Novelist and Author
of Countrywide Reputation.

OF Countrywide Reputation
kET KNOW it," murmured the
woman In the bathrobe as
rough-textured as a fellon
garment. Her head bowed, not In
shame, but more in submission to the
inevitable. She seemed anxious to
avoid his eyes. But the man beside
her slowly lifted her face. Then with
a movement that seemed equally
deliberate he drew her toward
him. Her breath caught, sharply,
as he stopped and kissed her in
the warm hollow of the milk-white
throat. Then his arms closed
about her muffled body and on her
upturned lips his own lips closed.
He remembered Modrynski. He
remembered Vibbard. He thought
Of Chester Hardy, and he had not
altogether forgotten Pannie At
will. But they seemed figures in
finitely remote, crying In thin and
faraway voices that meant moth
ing to him.
"Beloyedw murmured the warm
er voice against his face. She
spoke drowsily, out OF a content
ment so complete 1t seemed word
less. And there was aggression.
he noticed, i'm her sudden passive
ness itself 1t seemed to demand
mastery and subjugation. II evoked
ancestral savageries from strain
ing arms that seemed already cruel
in their unconsidering strength.
Beloved" he repeated, bending
back her body in that sudden i'm
pulse OF appropriation until she
was compelled to cling to him to
keep from falling.
He stared at her. like a sleeper
awakening, when she suddenly
stiffened in his arms. She was
trying to twist away from him,
white and wide-eyed.
What is it?" he asked.
That man." she gasped. We've
forgotten him! We don't know
what might have happened"'
He reached for a chair.back to
steady himself. 1t took time to
throw a bridge Of thought across
n gulf so wide.
what could happen?" he asked.
Yet each of them knew, as their
eyes met. what the other was
thinking.
81 couldn't get any answer when
l knocked" she explained, follow
90, hlp = ! star ed toward the
hODIs Ilt SlDDDtu blllN lOl Il M
ment, to pull off what remained Of
his ridiculous costume. Then ne
went out to the hall.
An Ominous Sign.
He found the smell OF gas very
strong there. He was suddenly Inn
pressed by the tomb.like quictne ~
OF the building. Torric kept one
hand on his arm as be made his way
tu,Hrd Museli.'s door. Beside this
door he saw = bird cage One OF the
canaries twittered sleepily, dis.
turbed, apparently, by movement so
close to 1t.
Storrow lifted the cage away and
dropped to his hands and knees.
Then he shifted along the bottom
of the door. The smell of gas was
stronger than ever there. His face
was grave as he looked up at the
girl in the bath robe. Mechanically
he tried the door end found II lock.
ed. Then he backed slowly away,
facing Il.
What are you going to do7"
asked Torrie in n whisper. The
quietness of the empty halls
seemed more oppressive than ever.
I'm going to break in that door"
he told her. you mustn't come in,
remember"
Before she could reply to that
question he flung himself full for q
The Washington times., 1921-11-08
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
Sy Aline MichaeliS-
Plain Fare.

ToR old champagne 1 hanker'
along with caviar; but as I'm
- not a banker I get much
palmer fare. And daily when I'm
lunching on cabbage and corned
beef, on juicy onions munchlng,
find no cause for grief. For num-
ming birds with truffles and straw
berry parfait and such-like frllls
and ruffles are not for every day.
For how could / dig bitches upon
such airy feed designed for folks
with riches? Pork pie is what l
need. Oh, pigeon brains with sauces
may do for kings and queens; but
folks who work for bosses prefer
their turnip green's. And not alone
in cooking does simple stuff give
zest; wherever I am looking / see
plain things are best. Fine furbe-
lows are splendid for festive scenes
and gay, but they were not Intended
to wear for every day. Though
sometimes l am pining for buffers
and Wallets, ten courses when I'm
dining would ruin my working days.
The time I'd spend at table would
leave no moments free; l never
would be able to earn lone rupee.
SO doubtless 1t Is saner while l have
little pelf. to serve my food much
palmer, right off the pantry shelf;
to dress in homespun and shun the
silken sock will help me meet each
payment upon the parlor clock.
Yes, furbelows are festive for folk
with ample means; but l would get
too restive while buying limousines.
The mortgage on my cottage would
weigh upon my soul, so flivvers,
spuds and pottage will be my daily
dole
The Washington times., 1921-11-08
BY Jane Mclean
Screen Version Nopelizet

EyANNIE'S laughter was cut
II short by the entrance OF the
head waitress with a menu. 81
fposs you want to see this, Mr..
Lamb" she ventured.
"No. he DOESN'T" interpolated
Fannie. "he's In love-"
"In love. the poor thing, who'd
have thought it, Knocked Bessie,
standing off to survey him as
though he were a newly imported
curiosity. 81 suppose the new
guest has cut him out-dear-
dear" and she sidled away to-
ward the dining room leaving her
victim speechless.
He was recalled to earthly
things by Fannie. "I'm going over
to Judge Lampton's to take a
little dictation," she sail, so If
Mr.. Dempsey wants me you'll
know where / am"
"That Bessie is too flip" was
Eddie's reply to this information
delivered just as Richard Welles,
the one real estate dealer in Bat.
tlesburg, drifted into the lobby.
Mr.. Battles. returning from the
inner sanctum and still wrought
up over the heresy Of Harkins.
hailed him genially, Hello,
The Washington times., 1921-11-08
ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
by Beatrice Fairfax-
Left His Fiancee Out.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX; ,
~ I'm engaged and in few
months will marry, whom l
think the dearest man in the
world. We have been very happy,
but now something has hap
pened that has made me misera.
BILE indeed. It's just this:
He was invited to a party and
the same night told me all about
Il. but he never asked me TO
go. II q young man Is engaged
is II not his duty TO bring his
fiancee to parties which he at.
tends7 VIVIAN.
A MAN can enjoy himself with.
"A out the woman he loves best
in the world. What n narrow thing
existence would I've II this were
no. so. why should old friends
cease to interest man merely
because n big love has come into
his life7 Are you giving up all
your girl friends, finding sun
set tiresome and centering the
world about one person only? II
so, haul yourself up short and re.
member that you'll have more to
bring to love ~ you retain few
outside interests You can't live
your husbands life. but you must
trust him TO live Y according ~
his best lights. It's not any mans
"drtv" to force friond" ~ i1vite
his fiancee TO their ga'horings. II
might be In better taste II they
did n OF their own accord. But
II your engagements Is not pub.
lie, there Is nothing to say against
anyone concerned-save only your.
self for being suspicious and ex.
acting. Careful--or voull destroy
love by Weighing down on It too
heavily with demands.
The Washington times., 1921-11-08

decided on anything YETI"
81 can't be sure-I've been look
ing the ground over pretty thor
oughly."
"Everybody's been wondering
what you've been doing here"
said the now pleased Mr.. Welles.
while Eddie Lamb shifted, and
Mr.. Dempsey, who had come in
frcm the back. appeared as an in
terested listener.
"You see," explained Mr.. Daw,
"it's my business to saw wood and
keep mum-the man / represent
demands that Of me-"
"No harm in saying whether
you've picked out site yet, is
there 7"
'Not at all. I'm considering
three or four"
"Don't forget I'm the leading
real estate dealer in Battle
county"
A Subtle Reply.
$50 understand. that's why
I've been so anxious to meet you"
"I've got a dozen locations
that'd Just suit-let me show you
around-when can we start I'm
ready any time-now."
"If / were the only one inter-
ested I'd go now, but I'm not; all
I'm supposed to do is to get
line on things-look around and
size up the situation. ] Irn
about the country and look for
undeveloped territory. inquire
into possibilities, and then report
to my chief-wire my views to
the man who's got the money
you see he's so busy and has so
The Washington times., 1921-11-08

the gentleman I've told you about;
he's been just grand to Gertie
and me, hasn't he, Gerytie?"
The interested Miss Dempsey
smiled and nodded to the further
discontinue of Eddie. who glow
cred his disapproval of the dandi-
fled young man.
The Washington times., 1921-11-08

"I'm glad to meet you, Mr..
Daw," said Mr.. Welles shaking
hands affably, "hope you like our
little town"
81 certainly do since I've met
Miss Welles," said the polite Mr..
Daw, while Gertie nudged the
pleased Dorothy.
The Washington times., 1921-11-08

"My daughter tells me you're
thinking of settling here"
"Not personally, nod hardly
say that" answered Horace Daw."
81 represent a man looking for
a wideawake town for a manufac-
turing plant"
The Washington times., 1921-11-08

C"Get-Rieh- Quick Walliingford"
d a Cosmopolitan Production
based on some of the famous Wal
Mngford stories and the famous
play By George M. Cohan, d.
rected by Frank Borzage and re-
leased as a Paramount Picture.)
O.. U.u..o.. Mn.,aEzoI
The Washington times., 1921-11-08

; "Oh, you're after a site, eh?"
asked Mr.. Welles, Immediately
alert to a possible chance to dis
pose of some of the land with
which Battlesburg was so super
fluously blessed.
"Yes, if it's just what we
need"
The Washington times., 1921-11-08
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the death, in 1874 OF
John Milton, author of Paradise Lost" and other
poems This epic he wrote after he he'd become blind
He fought hard against the usurpation of royalty.
The Washington times., 1921-11-08
Beads in BOrneO.

THE natives of Borneo the greatest bead lovers
in the world, There are collections of beads which
have been in one family for centuries which not
be bought, they cherished by the owners.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-07-20
FAMILY REUNION

1t has been the custom for the de-
cendants of the late w. G. w. Going
to meet in a reunion of the family for
several years before his death at his
home place, and on his birthday, yes
terday 18th of July, was the annual
day for this gathering. 1t was an
ideal day and a large host of his
descendants gathered for the usual
celebration and picnic. One hundred
and twenty-five children, grandchil-
dren and great grandchildren, among
whom was the Rev. j. T. Going, of
Horny county, this state, who preach
ed very able sermon from the text,
Prov. 4th G. 7 ": "Wisdom is the
principal thing; therefore get wis
dom; and with all thy getting get un-
derstanding."
After his discourse he called on
any other member of the family that
wished to say anything.
DR.. j. G. Going responded in the
following short remarks. After
which the benediction was announced
and sumptuous picnic was served
which all enjoyed and were glad,
The fifth commandment. "Honor
thy father and thy mother that thy
days may be long on the land which
the Lord thy God giveth thee" con-
tains one of the greatest promises
that we have recorded in the Bible.
This is day of which we all should
be proud. We have met here today
to do honor to one whose character
we are not ashamed of.
This, the II day of July. 1921,
brings us to the 9th mile stone of
time. the beginning of which came
upon this earth an individual which
moved and had his continual being
for 90 years. Labored and always
had the welcome plaudit we'll done al
the end of each duty. He was hu
man. and tired as others do, but never
flinched when the order was given tt
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-07-20

Herbert Hoover is quoted as saying
"The hard times that knock at every
cottage door today, come from Eu-
rope. No tariffs, no embargoes, no
navies, no armies can ever defend us
from these invasions. Our sole de-
fense is the prosperity of our neigh
bors and our own commercial skill"
1t is the truth. But how are we to aid
Europe to get upon it's feet? We
have loaned the nations billions, and
have not exacted payment of principal
nor interest. We have done much in
the way of charity to aid the peoples
who are starving. What is there that
we can do something that will be eff
fective? Many of the tribes and peo-
pies are still fighting among them
selves. Russia is past our aid. What
is there for us to do? If Mr. Hoover
will tell us what and how, we will be
under lasting obligation to him.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-07-20

1t is reported that Sergeant Alvin
C. York, world war hero, is faced
with the possibility of losing his farm
by the foreclosure of mortgage. The
farm was presented to him by ad-
miring friends, or something over
eleven thousand dollars was so pre-
sented. The mortgage is said to be
something like twelve thousand. II
would have been wiser if he had been
given a smaller farm and left with no
debt. Few men have the ability to
work out a twelve thousand dollar
mortgage on farm. 1t is possible,
however, that the hero will find some
rich man willing to come to his relief.
It is said that York has steadfastly
refused to commercialize his fame.
Motion picture and vaudeville offers
that would have made him rich he has
turned down. That is to his credit,
we think. Some man with plenty OF
money ought to pay the mortgage and
set the hero free of the burden of
debt.