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RISKY BUSINESS OF SALVAG-
ING STEEL in FRANCE
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RANCE has a big and adven-
turous bit of work to do in sal
vaging the vast quantities of
iron and steel sown in her soil by
cannon, or planted as stakes and
fences of wire.
A large proportion of the whole
worlds output for over four years
was spattered over the face of that
country between August 1914 and
November 1918.
A good share of this salvage work
has been performed by the troops of
the Allied armies, but also large
amount of it has been done by the
German prisoners of war, says a
scientific journal.
AT practically all the railroads.&c.
tions in the neighborhood of Etain
and Bar-le-Duc train-loads can be
seen of the crooked, rusted barbed-
wire entanglement-rods, stacked up
like cord-wood, waiting for shipment.
There are small mountains of mis-
cellaneous scrap-iron, and piles of
heavy corrugated iron sheets are a
characteristic sight in salvage dumps
and railroad-yards throughout the bat
tie region. In the centre and toward
the-eastern end of the line this work
has been carried nearer to completion
than at the northwestern end. In
the northwest, along the British
front, the salvage work has proceeded
a bit more slowly, perhaps, but GER
tainly not less thoroughly.
In the winter and spring just past
German prisoners of war were going
over the shell-shot battlefelds which
had been part of the British front,
tearing down the corrugated iron
shelters, picking up uuds' or al.S-
ploded shells, clearing the thickets of
barbed wire and chevaux de frise,
storing and piling up all the salvaged
metal in the dumps, and loading it
on the freight-cars and canal or river
barges.
In the salvage dumps are to be seen
wrecks of cannons, tanks of all de-
scriptions, great piles of metal he'll
NETS, rifles, bayonets, knives, shells,
and shell-cases, machine guns, and, in
fact, all the metal debris of warfare,
but the one lasting impression made
on most observers is that of acres of
corrugated iron sheets, and barbed
wire, and the twisted rods around
which the barbed-wire entanglements
had been made. In good many areas
the artillery-fre had been so intense
that the soil has been ruined for agri-
cultural purposes. In such cases, the
salvaging is very dangerous, implying
the handling of dangerous explosive
agents, to recover the metal junk.
In the agricultural districts, in
cases where the shelling was compar-
atively light, and the land had been
dug up to make trenches, the salvage
work is closely tied up with that of
arr;c,,l+ura1 reconstruction
The mirror., 1921-07-28
WHERE GARBAGE Is TURNED
INTO GOLD
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emptieS the ashes In his furnace,
he is helping to build an island
which will some day be worth a mil
lion dollars as real estate, and every
time New York housewife throws
bacon rind or few potato parings
into the garbage pail, she is helping to
make somebody wealthy.
Garbage" in New York means
practically everything that is thrown
away, although it has ceased to have
any value for its original possessor,
still has some worth when it goes
through the intricate processes of
turning garbage into gold.
When one throws bits of refuse
into the waste paper basket or the
garbage pail, it is with the feeling
that that is the end of it. You have
worn it or used it until it is worthless,
and so it goes to oblivion. But so
complicated and minute are the steps
by which great city disposes of its
refuse that what appears as the final
move toward nothingness to you is
but the first step in fascinating jour
ney.
Your last summers oxfords may
. still be doing duty in some altered
form, and that old bedspring which
you threw away, may have been
rescued from its surroundings by the
contractor who removes it, and who
makes an immense profit just by sort
ing and redisposing of all the junk
which comes his way.
Piled up in high, unsightly piles,
are all the strange conglomerate arti-
cles which are thrown away in city.
Men employed by the contractors 60
over the wagonloads as they are re-
ceived, and make rough attempt at
classifying the debris. This is the first
step in turning the refuse into mar
ketable product. Old metals, such as
brass and iron, are variously sorted,
and ultimately get back again into the
channels of manufacture.
An island has arisen out of moth
ingness in the East River, built up
slowly out of the water by gradual
accumulation of ashes. This is
Ricker's Island, which you could not
have discovered at high tide few
short years ago, but which was visible
as fat, muddy, mosquito-infested bit
of swamp in low tide.
Gradually under the citys direc-
ton, this island, opposite Ninetieth
street, has been formed by scow-load
after scow-load of ashes tand refuse.
Today it is an island of considerable
size, and growing constantly, as more
ashes are added to the shallow spot in
the river. In the course of time, it is
predicted that the land of this island
will be worth million dollars, in
view of the scarcity of land close to
Manhattan Island. The city's inn
mense garbage disposal plant has been
erected on Ricker's Island, and here
the elaborate processes for reducing"
the garbage are carried on.
To this plant are brought all the
waste, and all the garbage, and here
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Saltwater, Minnesota, Thursday, July %, 1921.

most of it is rendered into market
able form. What doesn't lend itself
to being made over into something
else is merely made to increase the size
of the island.
Every day of the week you may see
the scows docking" at this artificial
island, and adding to the raw product
which is to be turned from garbage
into gold.
The waste material receives a
second and thorough sorting when it
reaches Ricker's Island, and such ad-
ditional junk as the contractor can
use is placed in the empty scows and
hauled back.
This second sorting turns up
great deal>of material, some of it of
surprising character. The contrac-
tors assistants always know just what
purpose will be served by all the stuff,
however, and it is collected into var
ious piles to await the emptying of the
scowS.
However, some is sorted out of the
wagons on Manhattan to save the
extra hauling of it. But nothing is
overlooked in the end, and every pos
sible conversion of the discarded ma
terial is taken care of.
The cable road on the island takes
care of the ashes, and transports them
to whatever spot is being filled in at
the time. By gradually increasing
the range of the dump" the size of
the island, and its height above the
river surface are being increased.
Immense steam shovels are used to
load and unload the cars on the cable
road, and every device of modern in
vention to facilitate the movement of
the ashes is to be found there.
Cable cars also run from the dock
to the disposal plant, carrying the
refuse which is to undergo the refn-
ing processes there. In case the scows
are run up close to the plant, another
method of getting the materials from
the barges into the plant is used. Men
shovel the refuse onto a conveyor, and
it is thus carried into the plant by
machinery.
This conveying runway leads to
the "Digester shed. Sometimes there
are scores of men at work, shoveling
material upon the conveyor, so that
you can imagine the capacity of the
plant, and particularly of the "Di-
gester" machines. These machines
are perhaps the most important factor
in garbage reduction. They are inn
mense tanks or boilers, placed in
horizontal position, and each with
tremendous appetite" for raw gar
bage, just as it is dumped from the
barges.
The garbage is placed in them,
and cooked for a considerable period
of time. This cooking is the big step
in garbage reduction, and is the first
process in securing the greases and
fertilizers which are the main pro-
ducts of garbage reduction.
When the garbage is thoroughly
steamed, or cooked" the liquid part
of it which has been drawn from the
bulk by the heat is drawn off by
means of fitting the great machines
and allowing the heated grease to
flow out.
The mirror., 1921-07-28

The ordinary varieties of ferns are
in great use in China and Japan as
articles of food.-Es.
The Washington times., 1921-10-12
Dry JEAN ELIOT sl

day over the luncheon OF the
Ladies' OF the Senate as is her
custom. Mrs. Thomas Riley Mar
shall was present leaving inS
mediately afterward for New York;
and Mrs. Edwin It. Meredith. wise
OF the former Secretary OF Agri-
culture, was also "A special guest.
Mrs. Coolidge will be the guest
OF honor at u luncheon which Mrs.
Joseph Irwin France is giving at
her home In Baltimore on Novem-
ber 8. A number OF guests from
Wasl~ngton will be present. spe,
cial electric train being provided
TO take them TO Baltimore.
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GEORGE HARVEY. the American
" ambassador TO Great Britain,
will break the long silence he has
maintained since his memorable
League OF Nations address at the
Pilgrims dinner last spring, when
the same society entertains the Brit
ish delegates to the armaments con-
ference. The date for this event has
been tentatively fixed for October ~.
Announcing the ambassadors ac-
ceptance OF the invitation, the secre-
tary of the Pilgrims said that Mr..
Harvey might make "only a Few re-
marks" but that there was a possi-
bility that he would take occasion
to make a lengthier pronouncement'
The Washington times., 1921-10-12

Lher niece. Miss Mildred Hanson. who
have been at the Willard for few
days, will leave Washington today Tor
New York. After a visit there they
will return 20 their home In Chicago.
Not only is Mrs. Snyder person
OF Importance socially In Chicago
but she lis widely known as a business
woman. She Is a successful manu-
facturer OF candy and the develop
ment OF her business from small
beginning TO its present proportions
movement for economic as well as
political equality.
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Mrs. Mary C. Waters has gone to
New York and is staying at the
Vanderbilt, where she will await the
arrival OF her son from abroed. Mrs.
Waters has just returned from the
West Indies.
Mrs. Leonard Wood has arrived In
New York from Sheriden, ILL.,. and
is staying at the Belmont before
sailing to join her husband in the
Philippines.
Mrs. T. T. Craven. accompanied by
Miss Ann Craven and her younger
daughter, have left jamestown, X. L..
for Charleston. 8. c., where Captain
Craven has been ordered to duty.
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stettinius
and Miss Betty Stettinius, who have
occupied the Hawley cottage at
White Sulphur for two months, left
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Conforming to every movement, at the same time
confines just enough to correct any muscular growth
that shows tendency to depart from Natures
plan. We might tell lot about them, but you will
agree that the most satisfactory plan is to come
here and allow to fit you in the girdle you need
Prices S1.50 to $780,
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tic or aesthetic standpoint. II cannot
be SAID that Il Is prohibited by law" "
Attorney General L. l.. Thompson mas
advised w. ii. Hillyer, town marshal
OF zillah, Wash.
Marshal Hillysr consulted every au-
thority In his pursuit OF means 10
curb the wearing OF mems attire by
women In his town. Secretary OF
state j. Grant Hinkle, TO whom the
question was first put, passed the
problem up 10 II. l.. French, director
Of Agriculture, on the ground that
the women wearing mems clothing
were engaged I'm agricultural work.
French was unable TO offer a solution
ard the matter passed on TO Thomp-
son.
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-opened their new home at sixteenth
street and Park road for the winter.
They spent part OF the summer at Hot
Springs, Va. and also visited their
old home I'm ST. Louis. Mr.. Long was
Third Assistant Secretary OF State In
the Wilson Administration.
Mrs. John Biddle gave a luncheon
at the Shoreham yesterday, having
among her guests. Mrs. Thomas II.
Ryan. Mrs. John G. O'Lougblin and
Mrs. l.. Mason Gulick.
The Secretary OF the Smithsonian.
institution, Charles ID. Walcott, and
Mrs. Walcott have returned to Wash
ington after spending the season In the
Canadian Rocky mountains, engaged
in geologic field work.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Swager Sherley, OF
Louisville. KY, are visiting the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. de Frees Crittel.
at her home In Leroy place.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles III. woodruff
have returned from the North Caro-
lima mountains and are at 17ls nj
street for the winter.
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Mrs. Franklin Townsend and her
small daughter, Babette, sailed Oc-
tober from New York aboard the
Paris to visit relatives in France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winthrop Rutherford,
OF Washington. are at the Vanderbilt
Hotel. New York. for a few days.
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Mrs, w. G.. Snyder, OF Chicago
her daughter. Mrs. s. w. Neill, and
The Washington times., 1921-10-12

nRESIDENT HARDING is fiirt-
ing with an invitation TO taks
luncheon tomorrow aboard MIR.
and Mrs. Cyrus III. X. Curtis yacht,
the Lyndonia. which is now at an.
chor In the Potomac, ami will be
present IL his engagements permit.
Several Cabinet officers will be In
the company asked TO meet him.
Today the President was the guest
OF honor at the weekly luncheon OF
the Overseas Writers, the new or
ganization OF Washington newspa-
per men and authors who have had
foreign service. The party was
given at the Shoreham and covers
were laid for fifty members ond
their guests.
Among those seated at the table
OF honor with the President were
his secretary. George B. Christian.
jr.. Cyrus III. X. Curtis. the we'll
known Philadelphia publisher;
Theodore w. Noyes and Frank b.
Noyes, OF Washington; e. A. Van
Valkenburgh. editor or the Phila-
delphia North American; Alexander
II. Moore. proprietor OF the Pitts
burgh Leader. and Henry Suydam.
The President was welcomed by
the executive committee of Over
seas Writer'S. including II. v. Oula-
han, chairman; Frederic William
VILE, secretary. and David Law
renee, Mark Sullivan and Oliver
owen Kuhn.
An air OF delightful informality
prevailed at the party. The Presi-
dent enjoys keenly being among
his fellow-scribes and shop" was
the predominant talk during the
hour and a half he spent with his
hosts, who consisted almost eI-
clusively of active Washington
newspaper correspondents. In hon.
or of the auspicious occasion, the
Overseas Writers today unveiled"
In the shape OF place-cards, their
newly-adopted official emblem-the
two hemispheres, interlaced, with a
wreath encircling them inscribed:
Overseas Writer'S"
MRS. HARDING received today
NA the delegates to the first an
nual convention of the National
Council of Catholic Women, which
opened at the Willard this morning.
The delegation called at the White
House at noon. Col. Theodore
Roosevelt will make an address Of
welcome at the session this after
noon, over which Mrs. Michael
Gavin will preside.
A new piano is to be installed in
Mrs. Harding's private apartments
at the White House and the First
Lady has expressed her intention
of practicing for an hour each day.
Although few people know 1t, she
is no mean pianist, having received
her musical education in the Con-
servatory of Music at Cincinnati.
VICE PRESIDENT COOLIDGE.
who is in great demand as a
speaker, is now in his native
Massachusetts but will return to
Washington tomorrow. He made
an address last night in Spring
field at the opening of the drive
for the community chest under
which head all the city's philan-
thropic activities are included.
This evening Mr.. Coolidge will
speak at Cambridge, Mass, on
the occasion of the seventy-fifth
anniversary of the incorporation
of the famous university town.
Mrs. Coolidge presided yester-
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Townsends Have Guests.

Senator and Mrs. Charles z. Town
send are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
Burr Cook and Mr.. Neesley, OF Jack.
son. Mich, who are on a motor trip
through the East, and who will leave
on Saturday for their home in Michi-
gan. Mrs. Cook was Mrs. Townsend's =
guest at the luncheon OF the ladies OF
the Senate yesterday.
Senator and Mrs. Townsend spent
the last weekend with Senator and
Mrs. Joseph S. Frelinghuysen. at Rari-
tan, n. j., and returned with them to
Washington on Monday.
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Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, who has
been at her summer home at warwick
r. l., is In New York for a few days
before returning to Washington, and
Is staying at the Plaza Hotel.
Miss Fonrose Wainwright, daughter
Of the Assistant Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Wainwright. will be bridesmaid
at the marriage Of Miss Mildred Eddy,
who will be married today TO Lieut..
William Mckee Dunn, u. S. A, In the
imperial chapel at Coblenz.
s.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. F. Ward Denys
and the Misses Denys have returned
to their home in street after
spending the summer at Saint HUI
berts in the Adirondacks, where they
had a cottage. Early in the sum-
mer, Miss Dorothy Denys and Miss
Katheryn Hitchcock passed several
weeks at the boys training camp
near Louisville, KY, where they
were in charge Of the hostess house
Miss Denys also paid a visit to her
sister, Mrs. William Alexander Rob-
inson, at Louisville, Ky.
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Mrs. William Howard Taft has re.
turned from New Haven. Conn.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Breckenridge Long
have returned to Washington and
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Quarters for Delegates.

The Italian embassy has engaged
apartments at the Washington Hotel
for the Italian delegates to the confer
ence on the limitation OF armsments.
Quarters have been reserved for forty
five persons.
Lieut.. Col. A. Guidoni. air attache
of the Italian embassy, will represent
his government at the commemoratiori
Of Columbus to be held I'm Baltimore
on Columbus Day.
The minister Of Colombia. Mr..
Urueta, who is sailing shortly for
home on leave. was the guest OF
honor at a luncheon given today at
the ShorehS m by group Of his col
leagues among the Latin'Amer'can
diplomats. Thers @'r re- dozen In
the party, luncheon being served In
a private dining room.
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GEN. DEFENDS
PANTS WEARING WOMEN

SEATTLE. Oct. l2.-while the
wearing by women OF masculine shirts
snd trousers may perhaps be sub
1ect to some criticism from an arts
The Washington times., 1921-10-12
Bien JoHe Corsets
OF Treco Cloth, So to SIS

soft pable athletic corset suitable for misses and
women place comfort and figure building above all
other considerations There many models styles
that suggest you make special errand here and allow
us to At you, assuring the most satisfactory result
NoTE-We are eager for friends to know that we
not will At corset regardless of price, but WE
PREFER TO FIT THEM BY this MEANS friends
satisfied for then know the model
has selected and unless does the needed model
discomfort and style effect is likely to be the result
Third Floor-Lansburrh & Brother.
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IVA longed to ask what he was
thinking, but she did not like
~ to do so. She changed the sub
iect, and they talked trivialties till
they reached the theater.
Eva was looking very pretty and
animated. Calligan felt a little thrill
of pride as he looked at her.
He was trying to imagine what
life would be like If this girl were
his wife. He could not for the life
of him understand how Philip could
remain so cold and Indifferent to
her.
Eva stood at the front Of the box
for a moment, looking into the
crowded house. She told Calligan
excitedly that she had never been
in a box before. She thought the
set of upturned faces a wonderful
sight.
Il wonder if there is anyone we
know here" she said.
He laughed.
II dare say-the worlds a small
place"
There's not likely to be anyone
I know" she said laughing. II
hardly" She broke off: her eyes
had rested on some people in the
third row of stalls, and for mo-
ment she stood quite still, her hands
pressed heavily on the padded rail
In front Of her.
Twice she shut her eyes and
opened them again, confident that
she was the victim of an illusion;
but, no, 1t was Philip-Philip, who
had told her he was dining with a
man at the club; Philip and
She felt her whole body stiffen and
grow cold as her eyes fell on the
girl at his side. 1t was Kitty Ar
linRton.
For a moment she could not more.
Philip and Kitty-Philip and Kitty
over and over again the words
went through her brain. Calligan
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FOR LOVE By b RUBY M

saw that she looked rather white.
, He spoke to her concernedly.
I'm all right-it's only-looking
down made me feel queer for a mo-
ment. No, I'd rather sit
here. If you don't mind"
She drew her chair a little back
In the box so that Philip could not
see her IL he CHANGED to look up
she sat there during the whole OF
the play; she never once turned her
eyes again in her husbands drec-
ton.
He had lied to her and deceived
her, deliberately! And for Kitty!
And Kitty was engaged to Peter.
All power of thought seemed num-
bered: she could not rouse herself.
I'm afraid you haven't enjoyed
it very much" Calligan said anxious
ly when 1t was over and they were
making their way out with the
crowd. Does your head ache?"
ut does, rather" She caught
eagerly at the excuses. I'm sorry,
I'm afraid it's been dull for you.'
No" The monosyllable told her
nothing, and she did not see his eyes.
When they reached home Eva
hesitated.
You won't mind If don't ask
YOU in tonight?" she said. I'm
tired, and you don't mind?"
"Of course not. When shall / see
you again"
She was silent for moment, then
she laughed bitterly.
"Tomorrow-come tomorrow, /
you have nothing better to 90
He held her hand.
There isn't-everything's quito
al right, isn't it?" he asked
anxiously.
quite She drew her
fingers gently away. Good night,
and thank you ever so much"
Calligan waited till he had seen
her safely in then he turned away.
1t struck him as odd that he had
not noticed before how dark the
night was.
TO BE Continued Tomorrow
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r INSTEAD Of going right out into
the hotel lobby to meet Envy.
/ hurried to the dressing room
after I'd called Tom and had re-
ceived his assurance ;hs. he'd come
at once to Join us. wanted few
minutes to be alone and 20 think
quietly before plunging into the
events OF the afternoon. Moreover,
l wished to have my meeting with
Tom appear accidental.
Lyons story had swung me back
to the early days of Dad Lees re-
turn, when I discovered that IL was
from Dick West that my prodigal
father had received his inspiration
to come and seek me out. At the
moment of making that discovery
I'd felt something elusive dancing
on the edge of consciousness-som
thing about Dick West i ought to
remember and couldn't. Suddenly /
remembered 1t clearly.
At the time Tom Mason had help
ed me defeat Dick Vests plot
against Jim, I'd had n premonition
that, though Dick West vas de-
feated, he'd come back with a more
dangerous plan. And / had won
dered to whom Dicl; West would
go next time he planned Jim's I'M
doing.
This was the time l had been try
ing to focus in my mind-the idea
which had begun to tantalize me
from the moment Dan Lee revealed
his acquaintance with Dick West. l
wondered il I had the answer now.
Grimly I set my jaw and vowed
that I'd play the game now, colby,
calmly, ruthlessly--until | knew
what part each of Dick Vests con-
federates had been assigned in his
plot to ruin Jim.
l have to deal with the crafty
Imagination of a man who's been
INSCRIPTIONS ever since I'd known
him-but who had become twice as
dangerous from the time his use
of drugs began to tell on him.
From now on" I planned care
fully, IN accept the help / need
to save Jim. When he pledged me
to secrecy he didn't foresee Dick
Vests return. But to fight Dick
West will take all the ingenuity I
possess. ! can't refuse Toms help.
can't make myself miserable over
the fact that Miss Storrs is where
l ought to be.
Instead, I must give her every bit
of information she needs. II she
patroniZes me and refuses to place
in me the confidence Of which I've
a right, l cant let that matter. I
don't count. Nothing counts ex.
cept getting at the bottom of Dick
Vests scheme to ruin finland
stopping it."
l smiled grimly at this point and
added to myself:
Dad Lee, you've forfeited every
right to consideration and regard II
you're really Dick Vests confeder.
ate. IL he'd pulled the wool over
your eyes, I'm sorry for you. The
father who can trick, and cheat his
daughter Isn't worth the name
father"
Marshali'tJ my thoughts in this
fashion restored my poise to a SUI.