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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23


suitable and JOY
Gus holiday for the young children Of
the poor district Of Carleton.
Sufficient had been donated to give
comfort and pleasure 10 the little Snes
and now the grand work was going on
to make up wreaths and other trim
mings for the workingmen's hall,
where Santa Claus was to distribute
his gifts.
1t pleased her SYMPATHETIC heart to
see how anxious her little pensioners
were to make up the evergreen
wreaths as she directed them. The
willing and excited helpers chatted
and laughed and sang and comprised a
noisy brood. Then there was a sud-
den lull.
Someone Is peeping in at u.s." an
nOunced one of the girls. "Why, Miss
Allison" volunteered the eldest of her
assistants, 1T is Vance Dacre!"
Miss Allison turned her face away.
1t had grown very white. almost
frightened, and her lips trembled and
NsSS Aau sioNh NduIC
Dacre had come back! Two years
had passed since she had seen
him or had even heard of him. She
was greatly shaken, gathered up the
decorations and said as steadily as
she could:
to work, and there are things l must
attend to this afternoon, so we will
defer further work until tomorrow"
AS her willing helpers trooped away,
she sat alone in the room thinking,
wondering. and of Vance Dacre all the
while. The door opened and Vance
Dacre entered the room.
II had to come. l hope you will
forgive the intrusion" and then he
paused. for she had hurried to her feet
and advanced with smiling face and
extended hands. surely everyone OF
your good friends will be glad to wei
come you back home" she said.
perhaps had better tell you"
he began, "that after two years Of
hard grubbing at a mine prospect
saved enough money to come back here
and DO some good with it. l have
heard Of your noble charity. Won't
you help ME enjoy my homecoming by
placing in your charge this ?"-and he
rendered a roll OF bank notes-"Use
them to make the little ones happy,
and will be more than satisfied"
For three days, Vance Dacre was
most enthusiastic worker, and the
heart Of Madge warmed towards this
strong rugged helper whose tenderness
for her little charges evidenced the
soul of true man.
What bright happy hours for those
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23
secret Gold Field

l., mere Is no doubt that there is gold
III .he Soudan, and the French gov
eminent eminent Is taking steps to get II ont
CONCESSIONS are being given to com
pah,es which will endeavor to operata
eoia mines in that country. and the
natives Will be rewarded for reveo,,ps
the places where nuggets have haen
iound. Twenty years ago some no
yves Drought in 6O-pound root
winch was found to be 90 DER cent
goid' and recently there have heen
round number Of smaller nuogo.a
which were almost as rich. The Son
danese fields are at present very difs.
cult to reach, but the announced fao.
that colonial railroad project ,s 70
De completed in few years makes
the outlook very hopeful, and the nre'
diction Is made by some that the Son.
dan VIII some day outrival the tIon
dlke. Heretofore the natives bor.
been clever enough to guard as q co
cret the source Of their gold findings
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23
Peered Through the Leafless Trees.

ton, conversing with Marty Remick,
and then he kissed her. Alvin thought
of how his wife had feared that the
helpful, dependable Dayton would soon
leave for his home In the next county.
"He will stay and they will marry"
declared Alvin, land will be glad to
let them have the little cottage. FOR il
solves the farm management. Oh, this
golden kissing time! He bent his ear
attentively as the echo of music
reached him from the direction Of the
house.
1.-THE old organ, cracked, broken,
pretty well ont of commission" he
said reminiscently. "And Nancy so en-
joys music If it takes the last cent
I've got she shall have a Christmas
present worth having" and the men,
DRY of the kiss and the holiday tinge
to everything about the business por-
ton Of the town Influenced an hour
of brisk, practical shopping. Then
Alvin started homeward; back In the
wagon. cased up, was fine victrola.
He found Nancy strangely excited
when he went into the evening meal.
More than once her hand went secretly
TO her dress pocket which held a
precious letter she had received that
day. Then she began speaking of
their daughter Elsa, who had eloped
two years ago with Ronald Bruce.
"Alvin, l have heard from Elsa.
They are longing to pay us visit"
"They?" repeated Alvin, a deep
frown crossing his face.
"Yes. Oh, Alvin, don't be pitilessl
have heard grand news. Ronald has
steadied down. Elsa Is so happy.
Can't they conner"
II shall not exactly abuse Them"
he uttered, but 1t will not be pleas
ant to think they ran away"
ITO mend it again, for oh, Alvin
they love the old home, and you and
me. They will be here tomorrow ready
for Christmas and your blessing"
He came into the house just after
dusk the next evening and from the
parlor proceeded strains of music that
told that Nancy was already enjoying
the victrola. Then In the darkened
hall Alvin stumbled over a baby car
riage and then
"Oh,. Alvin, Is that you" cried out
Nancy joyously.
He entered the parlor. 1t was to
stand transfxed as Nancy held to-
wards him smiling, happy-eyed little
child who put her baby arms about
his neck and then kissed him.
"vour present, Alvin" spoke Nancy
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23
THRILLED BY STATE LINES"
English Woman Surprised at Sim
pIicity Of Crossing Boundaries
In the United States.

/ like the feeling \of crossing from
one state into another, especially as
the American states are us big as Euro
pean 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 tOot your
horn, taking soft drink the while,
and presently a vessel appears which
is none other than a roomy red punt,
propelled from the side by small
launch. The punt let's down tail
board, the motor gives a hiccup over
1t, 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
waterways over which, most Of the
time, bridges are unthinkable.
1t Is also the gateway from the Green
mountains in the Adirondacks, blue
and shapely, 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 plies
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 In
dams, who also had their own par
ticular interest In historic spots.
-Muriel Harris in the Manchester
(EnOlandl Guardian
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23
INTENDED TO DESTROY PEST
English Sparrow Was imported to End
Plague Of Devastating Cater
pillars, but Alas!

The hOuse-sparrow or English spar
row is perhaps the most familiar Of
the seed-eating birds known to the
whole civilized world. 1t is indigo
nous to Europe and Asia where 1t is
only partly migratory. 1t was not
known south Of the Sahara, nor in
Australasia, until the European col
onization of those regions caused its
introduction there. The house-spar-
rows were first brought to this country
from England in 1850 by Nicholas Pike
and other directors of the Brooklyn
institute, when eight pairs were liber-
ated in Brooklyn, N. Y, but a second
importation in 1853 was needed to es-
tablish the race. Sparrows were
brought IN and colonized elsewhere dur
ing the next twenty years, In various
parts of the country, including Cali
fOrnia, the city government OF Phila-
delphia, Pa, importing and letting
loose more than 1000 pairs in 1869.
The motive i'm most cases was to free
the shade trees of devastating cater
pillars, which at that time were especi-
ally numerous and annoying through
out the eastern states. A few far
seeing persons protested, but were not
listened to. Only few years elapsed,
however, before mass of evidence
was presented that the sparrOws were
of no practical service as insect de-
stroyers, and were an increasing nui-
sance and menace. The outcome of
much discussion and writing was an
exhaustive inquiry by the United
States Department of Agriculture. the
results Of which were unfavorable to
the bird.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23

two, drifting together after that long
parting!
Then came Christmas eve, and the
event lived In the memories Of the
needy ones benefited for many a year
to come.
Christmas day, serious and business
like, Vance came TO the house of Miss
Allison whittier he had been invited.
II am going back to work tomor-
row." he ted Madge. "YOu see,
have had my fling and am content to
take up again the old burden Of hard
work and barren hope for the future"
"Could you not do quite as well here
at Edgerton?" inquired Madge.
81 fear not. There are occasional
streaks of luck at gold mining so
shall have to keep at it,"
But later that day he came hurrying
to the Allison home and sought out
Madge, fairly bristling With excite
ment.
"Oh, the luck Of It," he cried. my
partner sent me a telegram. They
have discovered a rich vein back in
the mountain and he can sell it for
more money than l ever dreamed of
possessing"
"What good news" fluttered the de-
lighted Madge, "and now"
at shall STAY. because I think Won
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23
Origin Of Lunar Features.

Mr.. Walter Goodacre discussing the
photographs Of the moon taken at
Mount Wilson with the Hooker tele-
scope, says that the hypothesis as
cribing the formation of lunar craters
to the impact Of meteors is now gen.
orally discredited, but If additional
arguments against it were necessary
they would be found in careful
study Of the superb photographs above
mentioned. He states that con-
sideration Of the fine detail found in
these pictures, especially in relation
to- the many crater chains and clefts,
suggests that their existence can only
be accounted for on the supposition
that they are due to volcanic agency
in the early days Of the moons history.
Scientific American.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23

color, showing that his, strangely uh'
usual act had moved her TO the depths
ITS the Christmas spirit" nut
tered Nancy, but she was wrong, ana
stood staring after the man she rad
taken AS a life partner because she
had truly loved him.
What in the world does that meanT
she murmured."
But Alvin was gone, as II halr
shamed at his impulsiveS"ss and hur-
ried to his wagon outside.
kissing timer he soliloquized, ana
APPLY, it TRANSFERRED. II couldn't help
1t. Poor dear! She seemed to prize that
first token Of romance Of the dull
Flooding years.
Alvin hulnmed an old love song that
took him back to the early days Oh
courtship. He slowed up the horses
as he peered through the leafless trees
Of grove near the road. Then he
chuckled as he caught sight Of slim,
girlish figure and companion. She
was Luella Morse, the daughter OF
neighbor, and beside her was his own
handsome, stalwart son, Noble Blair.
They stood near together. fairly face
to face, and their attitude betokened
acknowledged lovers.
"Thls will give Nancy q genuine sur
prise" Illuminated Alvin. well now,
look at that-more surprising still"
This time, near the dairy barn, AL
vim noticed his hired man. Alan Day
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23
Office Bow Got Even.

There was a knock at the Office door,
says the London Chronicle, and a
clerk threw up the communication
panel, through which was thrust
parcel wrapped in brown paper, some
two feet square.
Thinking to take rise" out Of
the Office boy, the clerk called out !:
Johnny, here's your lunch arrived !"
Some time later another package
arrived, with quantity Of straw exc
posed to view through an opening In
the end
"Mr. JONES'" yelled the Office boy,
'your lunch has come newt"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23
penmark,s Motor Car Census.

A Danish motor vehicle census was
held on September 1, 1929, and showed
that on that date there were In the
country 1854 private passenger cars,
2,276 motor cabs and omnibuses, 3,7S7
motortrucks and 1882 motorcycles.
The rapid increase in the number of
cars and trucks in Denmark during the
past three years is noteworthy. The
increase was especially great in the
country misunderstanding American.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23

u,-r Oh uengnt. --tneir baby.
only a year old-ours-' ana ALVIN
dressed the little treasure to his heart
and forgot oil the past.
II was a royal Christmas eve and
Noh,e and his fiance. and even Dayton
and Marty were present at celebra-
.,nn that made kissing time and Christ.
mas time the happiest occasion OF
tbair lives.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23

A ID G T. ALLISON
was seated In the
front part of the
vacant store on
Ii DAD sire ct,
W h ere for two
weeks she had been
the active director
of a public move
Inent for preparing
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23

Mrs. Nancy Blair
uttered the word In
a profound gasp
bewilderment.
For the first time
In twenty years
her husband, Alvin,
had kissed her.
His face took on
a sudden flush OF
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23

would have it so. Madge, am guess
ing rightT
sit is no guess" replied Madge In
q low intense tone. "Oh. Vance, you
deserve the happy fortune that has
come to you this blessed Christmas
day."
And there was no thought of anoth-
er parting for those two earnest. low
ing souls.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23
stared. The standing of the league
0wosso Churches Prepare
for Yletide Exercises

The congregation of The Christ
Episcopal church will have Christ
mas exercises Friday night, Dec.
%. The church will be decorated
with evergreen and holly. Red
and white flowers will be placed on
the alter. The program will be as
follows:
Pageant of the Trativile-Pro-
cessional: Silent night; Carol Leaf
let: prayers; creed; st. Luke 11:7.
Song-"Away In a Manager. Kin
dergarten.
(Enter Madonna).
Hymn 81, second tune, "Hark
the Herald Angels Sing"
(Enter anGels).
st. Luke II:8-1S.
Hymn 54, second tune, while
the Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks.
(Enter Shepherds).
st. Matthew HILL.
Song of the Kings, 1--WE Three
Kings of Orient Are"
(Enter Kings).
st. Matthew II:11.
Presentation of gifts.
(Recessopma).
Hymn SO, second tune, % Little
Town of Bethlehem"
After the program Santa Claus
will appear with an empty sack
and collect presents for children
who otherwise might not receive
them.
A midnight service will be held
at 11:45. Thomas Dewey will rem
der a solo, Holy Night"
Christmas day services at 1000:
Christmas services at st. Paul
Episcopal church of Corunna at
500, communion.
Loretta Bowling is home from
Ypsilanti to spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil M. Waters.
of Big Rapids, will be- the guests
of relatives for the holidays.
Ed. Wymer, of Big Rapids, will
spend the holidays with his parents
in this city.
The daughter of James Oliver
Curwood is home for the Christ
mas holidays from Dana Hall
school, near Boston.
lola Connolly, who is attending
school at Adrian, will spend the
holidays at the home of her par
ents here.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23
A Yuletide
Reunion
By CECEILLE LARGDON

Copyright 1921. Western Newspaper UnIon
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-23
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| Christmas Time Y
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t,uyr,snt. 1871. Western Newspaper Union
The Washington herald., 1921-09-20
HARRISON TO URGE
PARLEY PUBLICITY
Democrat Says He Will Intro
duce Open Sessions Res
olution' Tomorrow.

Agitation for open sessions and
thorough publicity at the interna-
t!onal conference on limitation of
armament will be renewed in the
Senate Immediately after it recon-
venes tomorrow.
Senator Harrison, of Mississippi,
Democrat, announced yesterday
that he had drafted a resolution for
'pitiless publicity" to be introduced
as soon as the Senate meets. The
resolution is in the form of a re-
quest to the American delegates
I" strive to bring the barley as
fully into the open as possible.
The resolution has a threetfold
purpose. First, 1t would have the
conference admit newspapermen to
the main sessions. This provision
was drafted as a recognition of the
physical impossfbiiity of admitting
the public to the sessions. Second.
it would look with distavor on any
effort by the conference to censor
the publicity attending its proceed
ings. Third, II would require the
keeping Of complete daily record
of the debate and proceeding, of
the conference. This Is aimed TO
prevent recurrence of the situation
which developed at the Paris con-
ference where vastly important
questions Of worldwide conse-
quence were considered and decided
without American delegates keep
ing a record.
Senator Harrison declared he
would force the resolution to a
vote before the conference con-
venes on November H.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-20
NONUNION MINERS
TELL SENATORS OF
BATTLESAT MINCO
Williamson Jury Fails to
Agree in Chambers
Burgraff Case. :

HUNTINGTON. w: Va, Sept 10
Senators Kenyon and aShortridge Of
the Senate investigating committee
spent today in Ningo and the neigh
boring towns.
They concentrated their investi-
CATION today on the non-union side
OF the mine wars. Merrimac town
was Included in their itinerary.
This town has been under intermit-
tent fire for more than a year
probably the most shot-up town in
the country.
Here, too, the latest fighting on
a large scale in the Mingo melee
took place. The big fight occurred
during the battle of Logan.
Citizens Describe BATTLES.
For the benefit of the investiga-
tors. citizens, miners and mine Of
hcials described the battles in
which the enemy" raked the town
from the wooded mountains in Ken
lucky just across the Tug River. The
Senators examined bullet holes in
several buildings. including the
postofice and were told that the at
tackers were union miners, most of
whom were from the village
rnNTINurn
The Washington herald., 1921-09-20
Oil Field Strikers Prevent
Invasion by Nonunion Men
Aided By Public Officials in Taft District,
Guard Force "Black Jacks" Hard Boiled
Gang to Return to Frisco.

strategic points, and the occupants
and cars examined before they are
allowed to proceed.
All suspicious looking persons are
turned back.
Strangers who wish to remain IN
the district must be examined by a
self-constituted court of strikers
and their credentials accepted, and
a pass given them before they can
proceed safely through the picketed
zone
If the court does not like their
looks they are put outside the lines
and told not to return.
Strikers Purchase Arms.
Mess kitchens have been estab-
lished where the strikers may obtain
free food furnished from the strike
benefit fund.
An hardware stores and gun shops
throughout this part of the San
Joaquin Valley have been cleaned
out by the heavy purchases of arms
by the strikers.
No bloodshed has resulted thus
far. owing probably to the speed
with which the strikers worked.
Determination to act came, 1t Is
said, when the oil companies en-
ployed BLACK Jack" jerome, of San
Francisco, who with his hard
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-20
REFUSES TO SEE
LABOR MAYORS
Lloyd George Pleads Illness
To Those Seeking Relief
Measures.
Especial Cable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune.)

Especial Cable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune.)
LONDON, Sept. rg.-The labor
mayors who travelled 700 miles from
London to Inverness last night to
see Prime Minister Lloyd George
apparently are going to have only
tnelr labor for their pains. On their
arrival at Inverness this morning,
atter sitting up all night in a third
class coach, the station master
handed them a telegram from the
prime minister's secretary saying
that the doctor had forbidden Lloyd
george to see them today and saying
later.
They. therefore, had to cancel
their arrangements for being taken
over the eighty miles of mountain
roads to Gairloch and are waiting in
inverness for a further message
from the prime minister.
1t is suspected that Lloyd George
Is taking advantage of his illness to
refuse to see them An official bull
letin today reported him to be much
better.
Local authorities all over the
country are refusing to accept the
governments scheme for relief work
and are insisting that the national
government must take full respon-
sibility.
Copyright 1879
The Washington herald., 1921-09-20
ALLIES TO STUDY
PREPARATIONS PLANS

BERLIN. Sept. Is.-An interallied
guarantee commission, composed of
representatives of the allied powers
under the chairmanship of NJ. Maui
clair. will arrive in Berlin on Fri
day officially for the purpose Of in
staliing new control officers for
supervising the terms of the treaty
OF Versailles and the London agree
ment. but the main object of the
trip Is to make a close study OF
plans for new method of payment
of German reparations.
The drop in the mark and in most
european currency as compared
with the dollar after the payment
of the first 1000. .ooo, 900 gold marks
by Germany. caused a flutter in the
breasts of European hnanciers. and
numerous members of the guarantee
commission are convinced that small
changes In the method OF payment
are necessary.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-20
5000 MORE PUPILS
ENROLL FIRST DAY
THAN Did YEAR AGO
Preliminary Figure Indi.
Gates Total Registra-
tion of $1,000.

Enrolment for the first day Of
the new school year exceeded by
more than 5000 the figures for the
same day Of 1890. A total of 57.23S
registered at the various schools
yesterday morning. as compared
with 53,97s last year.
Figures for the first day are no
criterion of enrolment later in the
season, officials say. Some thou
sands of children who are planning
to enter the first year have not
yet received their vaccinations nor
fulfilled other prerequisites for ad-
mission. Hundreds Of families.
with their children, are still away
on their vacations. The peak load
of the enrolment is never reached
Until November, school officials said
yesterday.
But with the greatly increased
enrolment recorded on the first day
school officials forecast the total
enrolment this year will be $1,000.
The list of school teachers on
reserve has been practically ex-
hausted, and for the first time in
many years it may be necessary,
CONTINUED on PAGE EIGET
The Washington herald., 1921-09-20
POLICE BEAT BACK
GOTHAM JOBLESS
Urban Ledoux Attempts in
Vain His Demonstrations
For Unemployed.

NEW YORK, Sept. ia - riot
featuring police brutality in which
hundreds, including women and chill
dre., were dubbed. kicked and
knocked down by charging mounted
and foot police. marked the opening
of Urban LedouN's campaign to feed
New York's army of unemployed
today. The rioting and interference
by the police caused Ledoux to
abandon his scheme of auctioning
off jobless men from the steps of
the Public Library on Fifth Avenue,
at midnight
Ledoux was stunned by the DEM
onstration and bitterly assailed the
police for what he termed a viola
tion Of his constitutional rights.
II must wait until the conscience
of New York awakens." he said.
Ledoux, or ''Mr. Zero" reached
Bryant Park just before / o'clock
with an escort of detectives. report
ers and photographers who had been
following him about the city all
morning. 1t was his intention to
hold a meeting and give, food to
the jobless in Bryant Hall.
Before the party reached the park
gate at Sixth Avenue, across from
the hall. hundreds of jobless men
ran in all directions to Ledoux. Then
a special squad of police, afoot and
mounted. charged. The shrieks of
the jobless rang SUIT as they hurled
themselves into a whirling mass and
fought for place beside Ledoux-
Ledoux. who walked with Sergeant
Gegan of the bomb squad at his
side.