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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-09-22
THE MIGHTY MAN TOTTERs

Less than half dozen years ago
Senator Penrose possessed all the
appearances of physical giant. The
other day the writer saw his big
red automobile whizzing along one
of the main roads leading out OF
Washington. The purring engine
the alert chauffeur and the big "reo
devil" retained all the sham of the
Penrcse outfit that has become Sc
familiar to Washingtonians. But
the lone Chief slept YEARLY, SLOUGH
ed in the rear seat of the maritime
III health and the responsibility OF
carrying on the ponderous affairs
which he insists on directing, have
been too much for the Pennsylvania
Senator. For more than a year he
played the role of an invalid ana
remained away from Washington,
but when his party was returned to
power he came back to the Capital
to take up his work as Chairman of
the Finance Committee of the Senate
He has been threshing out the reve-
nue. bill with his colleagues. The
tariff bill has been pushed aside for
the present. Both measures are
said to be going the "Penrose way
That way, apparently, has result
ed in the tax bill being changed in
so many features that its authors
will hardly be able to recognize it
as their product when it gets back
to the House. 1t is said that Senator
Penrose finds the House tariff bill
very distasteful, because some of its
schedules build a prohibitive wal
against certain classes of commodi-
ties in foreign trade. He believes
in lower rates. No one knows when
the tariff bill will get to the Senate.
Senator Penrose has it in hand, and
he has made it very plain that he is
in no hurry.
Out in the West in the early days
frontiers men used to glory in "dy-
ing with their boots on" The same
spirit of determination must ac-
tuate Penrose. He seems deter
mined to carry on his work utterly
regardless Of his health, and his
friends would not be surprised at
any moment should be sing beneath
the burden of his elf-imposed duties.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-09-22
WASHINGTON LETTER
BY J. e. JONES.
"BOSS PENROSE"

One of the dominant figures in
National life for many years has been
Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsy-
lvania. When Penrose was a young
chap at college he walked off with
class honors, and was considered one
of the most promising of youths. In
those early days he exhibited every
quality of leadership that has since
yielded to his domination in the
affairs of the politics of his State.
Always, Mr.. Penrose has been con-
sidered brilliant man, but there
are plenty of people who insist that
politics is his business rather than
his public trust. But while there
are those that cry out against, and
defame this Ulysses of Pennsylvania,
there are others who believe him
to be not only safety valve, but a
bulwark as well, against the en-
croachments of radicals who would
sovietize the United States. 1t is
not necessary to quarrel with opin
ions of men about Penrose, because
friends and enemies alike credit hin
with being a very smart and able
man. He was hero in the politica
fray while most of the leading lights
in National political life were learn
ing the a, b, c,'s of the game. By
sheer force of mentality and DOM
mating personality he rose above al
the crusts of politics and became
known as "Boss Penrose."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-09-22

clear that the President is able to
secure close cooperation among his
advisors, and he has also proved to
be master of masters in cementing
friendly understandings and in Sc
curing good "team work." Thus as
the first year passes the Harding star
is brilliant in the political firma
ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
For Good of
 the Community Structural Steel Made in Birmingham Finds It's Way to Many States and Into Foreign Countries.

WY oRTH mention large fabrang firms made w their during the daon period and that these for the growing business that Birmingham in finished products
 Go By the take the steel frame of that S75O structure shapes B steel produced in Birmingham out of Birmingham iron
 Go into the cotton congresses you ham bales In the orient Souh America in Europe Birmingham mills about the casks, hogsheads and bales of jute
 Orleans and Tampa where office structures and factory buildings rising and and the Birmingham trade mark will be found
 bridges span banks Mississippi Birmingham structural worker and the bookings made in a weeks time
 Philippines there bridges that made Bmng seveneensory building in Greenve Birmingham steel Great meat packing houses have their ribs of Birmingham structural steel
 In Gadsden new sanitary pipe dimensions being and large forge shop building for by the firm Knoxville fer ler factory supported by Birmingham structural steel
 While s5 per cent of the steel fabrcang shops nghm steel have the privilege of fabcang in transit oh the steel that brought here from the outside and converted into finished product here
 at Fairfield steel fabrcatng works In car made started last June and has been periodically The product standard pressed steel than which superior freight carriers made.
 Brmingham fbrcatng plants their origin the the World Each built primarily fashion for shp and they did it. Thirty vessels made of Birmingham steel in Mobile yards now float the
 But did stoppag shipbuding fabcng fabricator make shapes for ships So Birmingham has lost nothing What during the sticks and keeps going
 byprodu plant began during the and with service until after the history but it went into the completion the piping times today of the industries that is 100 cent
 that connections peted of Birmingham their lighting and cooking fuel.
 Birmingham majestically
 Yours for upbuilding,
 Rol,l A5ayz, z,1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03

peared on Natalie's face. Donald, the chauffeurT
 Ninette nodded.
 My mistress gave me holiday till she come back from ze honeymoon. Rut do not like zat Mir. Gait. He try to flirt too much" The girl made an expressive face. "So I come up here to tell Donald zat l marry him. I have save $500 for my dot, which ] bring to him. arrive at his cottage, where his mother lives. But he Is out. She is angree-veree, veree- arrree-when she see mccall me foreigner-and turn me out
 Natalie understood the situation.
 And you are sure that Donald loves you? Has he asked you to mar " him, Ninette?"
 The French girl drew herself up proudly.
 Fees it likely that l come here Mees Natalie. without my Donald ask me to marry him? He ask m, ten time. in letters zat he send to. me in New York"
 His mother did not understand the situation said Natalie sooth- ingly. "Donald is her only son, and the apple of her eye. Listen to me. Ninette, and stop crying. I'm going to do what can to help you. I'll talk to Donald and to Donald's mother, and in the meantime you can come back to the house with me as my per son al maid until the wedding is ar ranged
 Ninette. greatly to Natalie's chagrin and surprise, went down on her knees in the dusty road and kissed her benefactress' hands in gratitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03

Wrapped in her own thoughts, she was considerably startled when, at a turn of the highway, she found a woman sitting in an attitude of ex- treme dejection by the roadside, weeping bitterly.
 The woman's face was hidden in her hands. but her whole figure shook with the tempest of her tears.
 Natalie was kindly girl, and inn mediately she stopped the little car.
 Hello? What's happened? Can I be of any help?' She descended from the drivers seat and walked over to the stranger.
 The latter was dressed in a once smart black suit. with collar and cuffs of white organdie that were now dusty and crumpled.
 What's the matter?' Natalie's voice was incredibly gentle and com passionate. Don't cry like that"
 The woman raised face that was disfigured with tears. A startled ex- pression came into her blurred and swollen eyes.
 'Mees-Mees Nataliei'
 he girl stared in amazement.
 Good graciousl It's Ninette! What
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
The B MAY CHRISTIE Dis ping Kiss
 Iv-HENRIETTE's TROUBLES
By MAY CHRISTIE

on earth are you doing here? thought you'd gone back with your mistress to New York"
 Ninette rose painfully to her feet one hand over her eyes. as though she were ashamed to exhibit her dis figured face.
 50. did. I only arrived from New York th-three h--hours ago. She she turned me out"
 A fresh access of sobbing ensued
 Come. pull yourself together" Natalie patted the maids slim shoul- der reassuringly. You mean that Mrs. Desmond-er-er-I ought to say-Mrs. Galt-has dismissed you? Is that it?''
 Ninette shook her head
 "No, no. She does not know zat ] am here. She would be. oh, so ang rec. Eet was--eet was"
 Yes. Tell me-"
 Feet was ze mother of Donald, my young man." This with 8 loud sniff.
 'Donald?" A dawning light ap-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
MORE STEEL USED
 IN BUILDING CARS
 THANOCEAN SHIPS
Car Works at Fairfield Per- forming Mission For Which Intended Central of
 Georgia Places Order

The pressed steel car works of the Chickasaw shlpbuilding and Car com any at Fairfield. which was built to utilize and consume product of the plate mills at Fairfield when they would not be turning out shapes for steel ships, has received orders for heavy repairs on several hundred Central of Georgia freight cars.
 This plant began operations in June and has been continuously in opera tion since that time. It has been speeded up until 1t Is turning out To standard steel cars per diem.
 Following completion of 300 gon- dolas for the Louisville and Nash vile railroad, the works are building 300 coke rack cars for the same company, after which 1t will execute orders for 300 cars for the Steel Cor poration.
 Ten-Ton Minimum
 Minimum amount. of steel entering into construction If a standard steel freight car is 10 tons and 1t runs as high as IT tons per car. The amount of steel entering into the 10.o00-ton vessels built at Mobile was, 2.Soo tons average per snip. rms amount Ol steel will be the minimum entering into the construction of 2S0 stand ard steel cars. The monthly capacity of the car works Is 450 cars now and will eventually be pushed to 700 cars, which gives pressed steel consum- ing capacity of 4,500 tons month and eventually of 1000 tons month.
 Consumes More Steel
 It required from March. 1919, to September. 1921, to build the 14 Chickasaw ships consuming 10000 tons of steel The car works at pres ent rate of operations will consume that amount of steel in less than 10 months, which is much less than half the time consumed in building ships that consumed like amount.
 The car works more than takes tho place of the Mobile shipyards of the Chickasaw company just as the build- ing of bridges and office buildings by the Birmingham Steel corporation more than took the place of fabri- eating shapes for the snips built by the Mobile Shipbuilding company.
 Use Same Machinery
 The same machinery set up to make shapes for ships Is now mak- ing them for standard steel cars at Fairfield and the car. plant is con suming more steel than the shipbuild- CTS did, thereby justlfying the build ing of the car works.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
----------------------------e' e'-------- TO REBUILD PLANT

Huntsville, December z.-(Specialo The Spring City Milling company is expecting to begin preparations for rebuilding it's plant which was de- stroyed by fire week ago as soon after insurance adjustments are made as possible. The other burned build II gs will also be replaced immediate ly. Swift & Co. have taken other quarters pending the rebuilding or their office and warehouse, and their business is going on as usual nere' w. &. Smith, who lost his big stock of general merchandise in the same fire, is preparing to rebuild at once, and hopes to be back in business in few weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
TWO YEARS FOR BRIBERY
By Associated Press

Memphis December 2.-Jake Tuck erman and Andrew B. Wallace, found guilty fhaving bribed Tyree Taylor, former deputy United States mar shal. to permit the landing of contra band liquor shipments here in 1919, were sentenced by Judge J. W. Ross in federal district court today to two years imprisonment in the Atlanta nenftentiary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03

by the governors friends as an un- usual honor in view fthe fact that it hasn't been customary for a uni versty to confer such a degree upon a person while he held the position which earned for him the distinction. No information has been given as to whether there will be a formal cere- mony for the conferring O fthe de- gree. In notifying the governor of the trustees action, pr. George Fl Denny, president of the university, rendered his congratulations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
DEGREE CONFERRED ON GOVERNOR BY
 STATE UNIVERSITY

Montgomery, December 2.--tspe- cial. )-Governor .Kilby received off cial notice today of the conferring of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws upon him by the board of trus- tees of the University of Alabama
 This action of the board was regarded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
HELD FOR GRAND JURY

Rockford. December 2.-(SpeclaL) A few days ago Bud Sims shot John Folly four miles west of Equality. The wound did not appear very seri- yesterday and Bud Sims was brought to Rockford and placed In jail to await the action of the grand jury. which is now in session Only a few cases have been disposed of this week, which leaves very haaavy docket for the remainder of this week and next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
TO MAINTAIN SCALE n.x A.~nc;ot~l D~.aa

Fall River Mass. December 2.--An agreement to maintain the present wage scale in the textile mills in this city was reached at the semi-annuai wage conference last night between the executive commission of the Fall River Cotton Manufacturers associa- .tfon and the textile council
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
TRUST CERTIFICATES SOLD

Washington. December 2.-Sale of $12.842.300 of railroad equipment trust certificates held by the government was announced today by Director General of Railroads Davis. bringing the total of these securities dispos ed of by the government now to $132.- 9l0.OO0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
s:aAysoN HEADS KIwANIANs

Huntsville, December 2.--tSpecial) David A. Grayson, prominent attor- rey, was last night elected president of the Huntsville Kiwanis club, to succeed w. L. Denham when the lat ter's term expires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-03
Children's s Hats REDUCED
 All Shapes
Boys Neckband Shirts
 REDUCED

This sale is in effect for the sole and simple reason that we've too much stock for the time of year. If the savings seem to be shy on sensationalism, remember they're GEN. JUNE, and are quoted on merchandise of the finest quality.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-02

Decision of the state highway de-
partment to designate the main high
way over Orange heights for state and
federal road construction is well made.
This stretch of highway forms part of
one of the main highways, east snd
west, connecting with roads from New
Hampshire by the way of Wells River
and Bradford. II is being traversed
more and more frequently, not only
because it is a main highway but also
because Of the wonderful scenic at
fractions of the route. This increased
traffic has pounded the road so hard
during the present season that the COW
ering on the improved parts has been
ground of and the natural dirt road
way has been worn down to the rocks
in short, the highway is very much in
need Of attention, attention which the
town Of Orange Is not in a financial
position to give. Nearly every con.
sideration, therefore, points to the
wisdom Of the decision in designating
this highway for Improvement
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-02

| thesia. The museum is full OF George
| III and Hessian uniforms and fire dogs
| made in the shape of Hessian soldiers.
| On the other hand it also eommemor-
ates the famous three charges Of the
Black Watch against the earthworks
| thrown up in a night by Montcalm
when all but two of their officers were
killed and wounded. Here an eight
zenith century Six Hundred were killed
and wounded, and across the meadow,
where harebells and black-eyed Susans
are swaying in the summer breezes,
there are rough fragments OF head
stones concentrating French, British
and American soldiers. This was dy-
ing in a foreign land with vengeance,
when distance had to be measured by
time as well as space, and popu-
lar press had not yet brought the
extraordinary within the range of the
humblest.
like the feeling of crossing from
one state into another, especially as
the American states are as big as Eli
ropean countries. Especially also as
there is only stone to mark the
division, and the transit is as simple
as going from one county to another
At Ticonderoga you cross from New
York state to Vermont or from Yer
mont to New York state. This might
seem an important process. Actually
YOU stand on one shore and foot your
horn, taking soft drink the while,
and presently vessel appears which
is none other than roomy red punt,
propelled from the side by a small
, launch. The punt let's down tail
board, the motor gives hiccough over
it, and there you are until the process,
reversed, takes place on the other SIDE.
This is one of the few ferries by means
of which you span the great water
WAYS from New York to Canada--wa-
terwavs over which, most of the time,
bridges are unthinkable. 1t is also the
gateway from the Green mountains
into the Adirondacks, blue and shape
ly. and from the one you can see the
other on either side of Lake Champlain,
and between the two on the sparkling
blue surface of the lake piles little
white steamer, bearing visitors to the
most historic spots of North America,
and taking the place Of the birch bark
canoe with its load of Indians, who
also had their own particular interest
in historic spots.
Isaac Rice died at Tieonderoga in
1852. Isaac Rice was the last surviv-
ing member of the American Revola-
tionary garrison. There are people to-
day who can remember easily the wear
1852. and so the American Revolution
is Joined up with to-day, needing but
one solitary link. And the great war
has taught us that most history is
false and that things were not really
like that. And the American Revolu-
ton is being revised, as you might
revise proof sheet of fairy tale
and it also was probably not like that
either. But Ticonderoga must always
have been like that, because it has
always stuck out proudly into the two
lakes, and because il was the center
of the carrying trade between Ameri-
ca and Canada, and because any ma
tion that happened to be about fought
over it with regularity that was
almost monotonous-because in short,
it is a great natural feature, like the
Marine or the Foret de St. Gobain,
about which there could be no two diff
ferences of opinion.-Muriel Harris in
the Manchester Union.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-02
CURRENT COMMENT
An Englishwoman at Ticonderoga.

Ticonderoga sticks right out into the
waters of which part is Lake Cham
plain and part the Tieonderoga river.
1t breaks them as though it was a
ship. 1t is an absolute invitation TO
men to build forts and to fight. 1t
was, perhaps, Ticonderoga which was
responsible for Canada being British
instead of French to-day; possibly also
for the bulk of the North American
continent being English speaking IN
stead of French. For here the French
explorer, Champlain, accompanied by
the versatile and tickle Hurons, met a
war party of Iroquois at the beginning
of the seventeenth century. They
fought. Three Iroquois chiefs were
killed, and from that day the Iro-
quois, fierce and powerful, became the
deadly enemies of the French, allies OF
the English and buffer between them
and the continually invading French
of the north. The Revolution itself
pales besides the significance of that
chance meeting.
Since the war-the great war, that
tit is customary in America to re-
gard the Revolution as fight between
Americans and the Hessian minions Of
German king, Lord Bryce found an
echo here the other day, when he said
that the American Revolution was
the saving of English liberty. While
there is a certain amount of propa
ganda in this revision of American
history, yet Ticonderoga, as it stands
to day, does something to support the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-02

reach the age of six years shortly aft
err the opening of the school year by
barring them from school when, as a
matter of fact, the children would be
six years old during the greater part
of the school year. In consequence OF
many complaints about too sharp
drawing of the line in this respect.
the legislature changed the law so that
it now reads that children who will be-
come six years old on or before the
first day of January next following the
opening of the school year in August,
or September or October, as the case
might be, shall be eligible to attend
ance in the public schools. This ex-
tension of time and qualification of the
school attendance age will work out
satisfactorily as it will admit children
to school who are essentially as well
equipped mentally as the children who
had already reached the age OF SIX
years before the opening of the school
year. Parents who have been in doubt
about their rights as to sending to
school their children who are just short
of six years of age will have the doubt
cleared up as the law is explicit in
this regard; school directors and su-
perintendents are compelled to admit
children to school this fall who are
to become six years of age during the
remainder of 1921 or on the first day
of 1922.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-02

A net return of ten per cent is con
sidered reasonable amount on apart.
ment house investment in New York
City, according to a decision by the
appellate term of the Brooklyn SUI
preme court. A net return of ten pei
cent looks rather big for some land
lords outside of the big cities. Some
of them are glad if they break ever
after allowing for depreciation and mp
keep of property.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-02

Lieut.. Gov. Fuller of Massachusetts,
becomes entitled to fame, now that his
house has been ransacked by political
enemies searching for evidence" In
cidentally, things have come to a
pretty pass in Massachusetts when this
sort of thing can be put across under
the influence of quiescent public
opinion. This is not the first time that
a persons home or his Office has been
broken into for the purpose of looking
over private papers and documents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-02

A young man smoking cigar passed
a maiden summing herself in bathing
suit on a Connecticut beach; some
ashes from the young mans cigar tell
on the maden's bathing suit; the
young man paused to brush off the
ashes; the two engaged in converse
ton; in three weeks they were mar
ried. Behold what a great conhagra-
ton a little fire starteth!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-02

Amateur gatherers OF mushrooms
should remember that all that mushes
is not mushrooms. For instance, the
toadstools which score of people at
Michigan City, Ind, ate, causing the
death of one soon afterwards and Sc.
rious condition to the other 10. Mush.
room gathering is an act which must
be carried out with great discrimina'
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-02
YOUNG CHILDREN ELIGIBLE TO
ATTEND SCHOOL.

With the approach of the public
school season again, parents are get
ting ready to send their children 10
the schools and those having children
not yet in the legal age of school chill
drsn are having the usual difficulty
about Interpretation Of the law as 10
.caool attendance. The state Law for
meTly read that children must be six
YEAR, Of age before they could attend
school; that Is, the children must have
reached their sixth birthday before
The opening day OF the school year
This sharp distinction led to discrim-
nation against children Who were 70