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CLAIMANT
FOR EASTON ESTATE
iBy Associated Press. !

NEW YORK. Dee. 1i.-Another Will
and another claimant Dobbed up to-
day In the complicated case OF Mrs
Margaret Easton, Brooklyn rccluse
who died October ~, leaving an es-
tate OF S250.000.
The latest documents. purportinS
10 be the copy OF Il viii signed by
Mrs. Easton and her husband. In
1870. was forwarded to the Brooklyn
surroEate's Office b. Miss Jessie Al
nton owens, of Spar. Fla, claiming
10 he cousin. With 1t was mailed f.
credentin!. describing Miss Owens ms
"a vcritable lady bOuntiful,' and
signed by Frank Harris. editor OF
the Ocala Banner. Of Ocala, Fla, who
asserted that Miss owens had been q
frequent contributor to his paper
both in poetry and prose. on re-
ligious and moral themes"
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NUX ATED IRON

contains tho principal chemical constt-
,ucnt of active living nerve force In n
form which most nearly resembles that In
the brain and nerve cells of man. II also
contains organic iron like the Iron In your
blood and like the iron In Bpinach, lentils
ana apples. Organic iron enrlches tho
blood and plenty of rich red blood means
moro norve force. so that Suxated Iron
rot only feeds what might he termed
artificial nerve force TO the nerve cells,
hut It stimulates the blood to manufac-
ture n greatly increased supply OF new
nerve force. II you arc weak, nervous or
run down. get n bottle of Nuxatcd Iron
today, and Il within two weeks time you
10 not feel that II has Increased your
nerve force and mndo you feel better and
stronger In every way. your money VIII be
re funded. Sold by all druRgists.--Adv.
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"They Shall Not Pass on
U. S. Gift to Verdun City
IBy AssocInted prasa.l

WASHINGTON. Doc. 14.-Presi-
dent Harding today approved tho
design OF the medal which. under
tho army bin of June o, 1920. he
was authorized to present to the
city Of Verdun. In the name Of tho
Congress and people of the United
States. John Flagan, OF Newark.
y. j.. was tho artist selected by
tho commission OF flnc arts to cx-
ccutc the work.
The medal was cut at the Phila-
delphiu mint. The diverse repre-
SCENTS two struggling giants. ana
the reverse port chaunsee. with tho
ruins OF yerdun forming the back
ground The phrase. "Ils nc pass
circuit pas (Thcy shall not pass
Is ascribed across one face and
from tho people OF the United
States To the City OF ycrdun.''
across the other.
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STEED SEES BREAKERS AHEAD
FOR AMERICAN COOPERATION
Finds Mass of Public Opinion Favorable to All Peace
Moves, but Irreconcilablcs Active Against Any
thing Smacking of international Bargains.

men. who are convinced that the in
tercsts OF the United states demand
speedy and effective cooperation
with other powers TO save the world
from utter economic chaos. VIII have
hard task before them &c they seek
to convert the bulk OF their fellow
citizens TO their own views.
ON the Atlantic seabuard. whcr.
European conditions arc more or less
understood, and where the economic
interdcpendence of Europe and Amer
lea is realized. public opinion may
be enlightened in IL comparative;
short time. Efforts to this end are
indeed being made by men who have
no personal AK To grind.
But in the Middle West and the
West. where Europe can neither be
seen nor felt. and where local fl
nancinl conditions are not favorable
the process or enlightenment will he
slow. believe that nine out OF
every ten letters received at tho
United States Treasury or at the
White House on the subject o,
European Indebtedness, urge the adj
ministration to go ahead and coIlec;
the European debts forthwith
However little heed tho admiuIstru-
ton may pay to such advice. its sig
n.f!cancc cannot be ignored In any
sane estimate of the outlook.
Milking Debt Biil Unacceptable.
Moreover. the Senate is handling
the loan rerunding bill---which lef,
the House OF Representatives. IN a
FORM satisfactory 10 the ;ldninistrl :
tiun-ln such Il manner as To render
Il practically dead letter. If not en-
tireiy unacceptable. In these cir
cunstances II Is easy To understand
the View. attributed to President
Harding. tat the Washington con-
ference should be allowed TO com
plete its iabors. and AN interval he
given for reflection. before any pro-
posal for AN international economic
conference with American participa
ton is put forward.
The attitude of the West and Mid
Ole West Is not merely due TO incom
prehension or cuksedncss. The farm
ing community. which is the backbone
of the United States, is passing
through serious crisis. Losses dur
, Ing the past twelve months have
been heavy. Several banks that
hnance asrarian operations are en-
tirely frozen Some of them hav.
have been obliged to suspend opera
lions for the time being. Others ar,
heavily Indebted to the Federal lie.
serve Board When IL Is remembered
| That American loans to European
countries were not made merely out
OF bankers reserves, but consisted
largely OF money lent by the pcoplc
IL Will be understood that no Sugges-
ton for the cancellation Of European
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Indebtedness can be made without
raising serious financial probicin
Tor the United States Treasury.
Cnnt He Done Onhnnd.
With the best will In the world. the
thing cannot he done offhand. even
should American interests be admit
ted L. demand 1t. This. as have
said. is not. or liz not yet. the case.
Consequently there should bc no talk
In Europe OF tho cancellation of Eu-
ropcan debts b" America. Nor should
there be talk IN England ,f the cam
collation. Of European debts Ia her
until her intention 10 pay or her owl,
debt to the United States has been
made clear. n possible In tho form o,
Il definite contract Tor gradual repay
ment over Il long term OF years. Were
this done. as II should have been done
long since. nhd We're the British
1 Treasury thus occurred against any
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-15
FOCH WSIBLY MOVED
As He QUITS AMERICA
Receives Farewell Gift Of
Sword From 100000
School Children.
10y United ,Scws.J

NEW YORK. Dee. l4.--"Although I
return to Franco. to apcnd Christina
with my family. ] leave my heart In
tho United States. That Is my Christ
mas gift to this country was the
farewell message cf Marshal Ferdi-
nnnd Foch. ns the French liner Paris
steamed out of New York hnrbor.
The allied commandment chief, who
has been accorded honors seldom con-
ferred upon any man. In hia tour OF
the country. WAS visibly moved at the
ceremonies attending his departure.
As gold sword. gift OF 100000 Phil
adelphia school children. who con-
tributcd their pennies to furnish the
final expression Of Americas esteem.
was presented to the marshal. tears
hIled his eyes and he was unable to
respond.
AS the farewell banquet tic night
before had been exclusively a State
affair. so the ceremonies at the pier
were distinctly the city OF New York's
own demonstration. Speeches cx-
pressing the c!ty's vcncration for .
warrior were made by Mayor Hyland
and Rodman wanamaker. heading the
reception committee. and the cerc-
mony came TO "a close when Wanna
maker bestowed "America's highest
honor" on the marshal. draping a
silk American nag over his shoulders.
Thousands of citizens gathered at
the pier TO wish Foch bon voyage"
and the crush was so great that the
efforts of hundreds Of police to main
tain pnssageway' were taxed to tho
breaking point.
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CLEVELAND MILK
STRIKE is SETTLED
Company to Take Bnck Half n,
Men Immediately and
Others Later.
IBy Associated presg.l

CLEVELAND. OHIO. Dee. 1.-THE
ssriKc OF approximately 500 milk
wagon drivers. which went into ef-
rect SIN weeks ago. was settled late
today. when the Telling Dele Yer
non Company accepted the proposal
or the city Council committee. which
provided that the company take back
% per cent of the men Immediately
ana the others when vacancies oc-
Cured.
Other provisions OF the settlement
are that the wage scale will range
from $40 TO s31.so,ner week. the same
as offered the men when they quit
work, and that union membership
VIII In no way affect employment.
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Its Nerve
Force from
Nuxated Iron

,hnt helps makes STRONG. Mag
NETIC. FORCEFUI. MEN, who make
their Over-mnsterinE presence felt
the moment they enter a room.
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Water Color E,hlblt at Art League

stance y. Mccks. OF California. was
" ned yesterday afternoon In tho
ru- thcast exhibition room OF the Vir-
,.iris League OF Fine Arts and Handi-
"r..''>, \ number OF charming scenes
- leland and California. depicting
t;.Il'i: corncra OF old cities, are
shown The technique Is part line
and par, color. suggesting colored
e,chinss The paintings were OBJ
,aincG through Miss Elizabeth Daven-
rort. chairma nof the artist member
group OF the league.
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s,atc ofacInI Indir:-d.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1+.-Edward G.
Davidson. State Representative for
;he Fourth ST. Louis District. was in
dIctcd today on two charges OF third
degree forgery. in connection with
the alleged padding OF expense ac-
counts OF two former deputy State
beverage inspectors. Davidson is
chairman of the House Committee on
Life and Accident Insurance.
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cans of experience and of economic
vision desire t" help Europe. both Ia
IN" interest OF America ana from Il
s'nsc OF Indirect moral obligations. II
IS equally unquostioaabIc that Amer
lea VIII help in time. unless European
E"rcrnm"ntS blundcr go badly as to
convince the mass Of Aincr!can opin-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-15
90 CANDIDATES SEEK
ADMISSION TO BAR
state Hoard OF Law Examiners VIII
Probably Announce List of Sue
CcshfuI Ones Today,

oHeH
Ninety candidates for admission TO
the bar were examined by the State
Board of Law Examiners yesterday
and Tuesday. The examinations
closed at o'clock yesterday after
noon. and the successful candidates
probably Will DO announced today.
The asp!rants for legal honors came
from every section of the State. two
young women being among those who
presented themselves.
Several of the candidates stated last
night that tho examination was ex-
trcmely rigid. and that those who
proved successful will deserve credit
The members OF the board are John
II. Minor. OF Richmond: Robert NJ.
Hughes. OF Norfolk: George Marshall.
of Martinav!lle: stuart Campbell. of
Wytheville. and Aubrey G. Weaver, Of
Front Royal. NJ. -. Watts. Of Rich
mond. Is secretary of the board.
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SEVEN PRISONERS SAW
WAY OUT OF DENVER JAIL
Escaped Men Include Two of
tho Famous Todd
Gang"
IDy United Novel

DIES MONIES. IOWA. Dec. 1.-The
)aii-breaking epidemic spread to this
'"S today. when seven prisoners
lived their way out OF tho city Jail
made good their escape.
escaped prisoners include
and Alfred Todd. OF the Todd
= which haa been held reBpon-
hible FOR some OF the most yenaa-
Nohal robbcries In Iowa.
Recnpture Five Escaped Convictx.
IBy Associated Press.l
i:L!4IJAf. GA. Dec. l4.--Fivc white
conTicts captured here by the sheriff
ana :. posse OF citizens. after their
escape sunday night from a chain
gang camp near Cherokee. y. c..
LETT here today In custody OF the
sheriff for Murphy, y. c.. to he re-
turned to camp.
The met who said they tunnelied
their way out, gave their names as
I-onnic Hanson. Is, Concord: Bob
Alien. 20. Durham; Jimmie Madray.
~. Wilson. Clifton Jarvis. 90. Wins
ton-Snlem. and Iiascomb Robinson.
-. Robinson declined to say where
he was from.
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ION that the only safe course Is ~
cut entirely adrift from Europe. R,is
1t ls certain tina: European govern :.
msnts must try to make u beginning
by helping themselves, and that in
s" doing they should not lose sight OF
American difficulties
Copyright, 1921, by Cuitcd Ncws.l
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suspicion of seeking American char
ity. far-sightcd action by the British
Treasury towards Its European debt
"rS. might have Il bcnci.cen; innu-
ehco In this country. Such action
would set an example that Americans
could presently follow.
IL Is unaueStionnbIc tina: Amcri.
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nv brave words. II didn't look
very encouraging, and the minute
/ relaxed the iron self-control I'd
called In to fight my own despera-
ton I found myself on the verge
OF despair again.
ST can't stand it," / nnoaned-
leaning forward with my weight
on my hands and staring miserably
at the dry-eyed woman who stared
back at me 30 helplessly.
After a minute or two I jerked
myself UP and went on fastening
the black satin dress into which
I'd slipped, because its plain cut
and sombreness suited my mood. As
II / were dieciplining some one else,
1 got out a string of beads Jim had
brought me from one OF hts trips
to the North They are Of cop
perry red. Opaque and dull, like pot
terry, mounted in carved silver links.
Next / went to the closet and got
out a turban OF the same red,
shading to a deeper henna- The
color worked wonders. At once the
dull drabness OF my cheeks became
clear pallor, and lost its look of
sickness and depression.
AS the first move IN standing by
I determined to go down and have
a plain talk with Miss Storrs. Hith-
erto my pride had kept me from
plunging I'm and asking questions
which would betray my absolute
ignorance both as to Jim's plans and
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When Isle Popular Serial WHERE IS HEAVEN!

his whereabouts. But now 1 felt
that / owed II to Jim to talk things
over with the woman who was where
longed to be-in charge Of Jim's
affairs.
wanted to run In for a glimpse
of Neal first, but / realized that
would take me far out of my way
and might cost me my chance to
see Mabel Storrs this morning.
Now that I'd made up my mind
to 60 to her again, 1 didn't want
to let any more time elapse.
wasn't sure whether this was be
cause I didn't trust my humble mood
to last or IL IL was because Dick
Vests return was driving me to
action.
Telephoning to inquire for Neal
would save time, so / hurried out
to the hall. AS lifted my hand TO
the receiver the bell tangled it's quick
summons. / lifted 1t down, and in
response to my impatient Hello"
a guarded voice asked:
Speak to Mrs. Harrison, please"
This is Mrs. Harrison" 1 re-
piled, my heart jumping as II al
ways does nowadays when an I'M
expected summons makes me hope
for the miracle Of a message from
jim.
I'm asking you to let me talk to
you,- Mrs. Harrison, because I've
that to say which you ought to
hear" replied Lyons doggedly.
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II knew darn well what was the
matter. but / said: Picture OF some
one you known and went and
looked over his shoulder. It's a
picture Of my wife and our little
GIRL he said. and very good pic.
ture.' After a while I said; Frank.
why do you always say my wife in
stead OF my former wife7'
why do ~ says he, why. be-
cause she lis my wife
Hes drinking again; but not
hard. don't worry. He's been good
for long while. He says he's gone
stale on his work.
Drinking Again.
Were resting, that means
wear clothes and we take long
walks. I think he wants to break
with me, and don't know how. The
minute I'm sure of 1t I'll make It
easy for him. Love himf OF
course I do. But I've had every
chance TO make him love me, and
he-he doesn't even get used to
me.
don't make his life one mite
easier. and maybe some one else
would. don't believe he'd have
touched me or any other woman
with ten-foot pole except to fur
nish grounds for that wife Of
his. VIII you send me one half
dozen black silks, md charge same?
Same old size. my feet haven't
spread in spite of going barefoot"
Last Day i'm Country.
One day. and most Of the leaves
had fallen by now, Frank Manners
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his thoughts. O. II the way
was paved with women like me
he'd run over them with spiked
shoes to get to her. He wouldn't
be cruel. He simply wouldn't know
they were there. "
I'VE had an awful fright, the pair
of US (the usual thing. but nothing
came of 1t, thank God. and we're
working overtime while the weather
lasts. I'm tough all over now, the
way your face and hands just natur-
ally are. Frank says I'm like some
of. the trees he's reading about In
book there Is here. Hardy ~, far
north an Massachusetts,, In sheltered
positions
It's q love Of q country. and II !
wasn't 10 damned unhappy that
could scream sometimes I'd be happy
Al q clam. . : He subscribed to all
the society papers. There was pic
ture of her with the little girl In the
last Town and Country and some
text to go with IL. Lovely faces. just
like pansies. i dare anybody to say
that my Frank ever wronged any
body in his life; but no woman with
q face like hers, ever can have
wronged anybody either.
He waxn't looking for the picture.
and happened to be watching him
when he came across 1t. He just
opened the magazine quickly. came
right on the picture, and froze. the
way you've seen settlers do in pic.
lures when there's a bunch OF quail
on one side of a bush and they're on
the other.
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announced that he could do no
more good In that place. and sug-
gested that they return to the
city
We've played at love in cot
tage." he said. "and we know all
about It. Would you like to keep
It up forever"
-"No. dear" she said. And
why? Because I can't make you
happy Gawd knows I've tried,
every way could think Of. IT'S
easy to make most men happy for
q time. but I've never made you
happy for one single minute"
He slipped his arm around her
shoulders and pressed her close to
his side.
III it's our last day." he said,
Tets spend IL on the lake. Wen
paddle out to the middle. and just
sit and let the wind take W.;
where We touch shore wen eat
lunch. and then I'll lie on my
back and smoke. and you can tell
me things"
They adhered to that plan, and q
little sadly. since it was for the last
time When they had been waited
ashore and had had lunch. Frank
Manners lay on his back and smoked
with his head in Mrs. Herriot's lap.
Presently he saw = V-shaped wedge
Of wild geese Tying South, and he
pointed them out to his mistress.
When the geese were no longer Wis
iblo he shivered little as II he were
cold. and got up.
MY dear child" he said, you
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How soon can you be heref-
asked briskly.
I'm at the corner drug store teie-
phoning from a booth. ] seen Mrs.
Dalton on the avnue. Then went
over to Mr.. Meals and found Miss
Phoebe was there. So 1 came around
here at once, and now-if you'll be
permitting I'll call around in half a
moment"
"All right, Lyons" / agreed.
Neal must walt. My talk with
Miss Storrs would have to be post
poned. There was something urgent
in the voice of this ex-thief 1 had
befriended- II didn't occur to me to
be afraid. 1t didn't occur to me to
wonder why this man. who'd been
sneaking about In company with
slim" barrow and Dick West,
should suddenly insist on q secret
interview with me.
Hur1-ying down the hall I went
out to the elevator. A minute later
l WAS crossing the sidewalk to An
thony Norrey's big limousine which
was drawn up q few feet from the
entrance to our apartment building.
Lyons was completely the respectful
servant as he helped me into the car
and then got back to the drivers
seat. But he asked for no direc-
lions. Instead he whirled along pur-
posefully. He evidently had a goal
In view.
TO Be Continued TucsdayJ
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By Garrett p. Serviss
EMfneRt Astronomer and writer
PHQkleAa nj Seles flAe Iss~~s

EMfnemt Astronomer a.d writer IN
Problems OF scientia Interest.
II the earth revolves SO that at
midnight we are on our heads as
compared with our position at noon.
then up Is I'm opposite direction at
midnight and noon. Don't YOU
think that it would be enlightening
TO the world of people to do away
with the dogmatic superstition OF
pointing up to heaven, which is
almost always taken in a physical
sense?--J. b. A, Peoria. Ill.
IF people didn't point upward
when they spoke of heaven,
where would they point? In
the vast majority OF cases the act
is not an expression OF dogmatic
superstition that heaven lies in
the direction indicated, but ii In a
gesture Of differentiation between
heaven and earth, and. since the
only direction away from the earth
is toward the sky, naturally the
finger. guided by the thought.
points skyward.
1t has always and everywhere
been so, and 1t will always be 80.
as long as there are pen and wo-
men who believe in a future and
better state of being. As the earth
turns around on its axis thcy will
continue to point away from It's
center. l. O., over their heads. to
Indicate the location of heaven,
and they will not be troubled by
the physical relationship which
causes the head OF man stand
ing on one side of the earth to
be pointed in an exactly contrary
direction to that of a man stand.
ing on the other side.
They might say to an objector:
Heaven is above us on all sides
Of the earth at once; so what dir.
ference does IL make that we point
toward one side OF the sky at mid
night and toward the opposite side
at noon? They are both upward
in exactly the same sense. I. e.,
away from the center of the earth,
and that Is all we mean, VIZ, that
when you go to heaven you go
away from the earth. The earth Is
a point and heaven encircles it"
But, OF course, there have been,
and are, people who believe that
heaven has a more or less definite
and limited location. At least their
descriptions Of heaven imply that.
They picture 1t rs lying In the
midst OF the stars which they sup
pose to circle around 1t as a CEN
ter.
Some have even expected astron-
omers with their telescopes and
their studies of celestial motions
to discover the great master star
around which the entire universe
revolves, and which could be re-
garded as containing the throne Of
God. That distinction was once
even assigned to a star that the
naked eve can see. the star Al