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The New York herald., 1922-12-13
FAR EAST.
SOUTH AMERICA,
CANADIAN EXCHANGE

New rork funas n slonisssl, ss.sa prs-
s5e2 Discount . Si.oA
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Exchange Holiday Petition.

Two hundred members Of the New
York Stock Exchange have affixed
their signatures to the petition asking
the board of governors to close the ex-
change on Saturday. December %. The
board will not act on the proposal until
December 90.
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Cell Money Drops to "a Per Cent.

An unexpected decline in call money
in the New York Stoc.S Exchange oc-
CURED yesterday. The opening and
renewal rate was AZ per cent. but
it later dropped to az per cent. The
time money market remained firm
however, and brokers continued to bid
az per cent. for loans over thirty days,
while bankers held out for per cent
With an increasing amount Of money
coming into the market brokers antici-
pate some change In the policy of the
banks.
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TOPICS OF WALL STREET.
st. Paul VIII Pay.

A banker. acquainted with plans OF
the ChicagQ Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway. declared yesterday that the
road will not default on any OF its
obligations falling due on January
next. He said that st. Paul had
plenty OF cash and would find no difh-
Guilty In paying Interest due on its
bonds. Moreover. he said that s7sO.ooO
Tacoma & Eastern 1st IS falling due
on January ! would be paid,
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INTERESTING
SPORT NOTES

Japanese girls have taken up ath-
letics. 200 competing in Toxic meet.
The California VS.. Stanford foot
ball game will be played at Palo Alto
November Is.
The greatest match player in Ameri-
ca, says George Duncan, who should
know something about 1t, is Walter
Hagen.
One learns to swim by watching
the big stars about as much as one
learns to play golf by observing golf
dom's cracks.
Georges Michel, French long dis
lance swimmer, who set out for Bou-
logne In an attempt to swim the Eng
fish channel was forced to give W
the attempt
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CHAPTER i
=

Out upon the sheen of the mighty
river the pine-torch flames fell in
rfppling. streams and the full moon,
peeping over the tall timber made
mouths at herself in the wrinkled
mirror of flood. On the steamboat
Leona the negro deck-hands were
chanting the buoyant anthem of the
June rise. In the gilt, enameled sa-
loon, sweet-stringed waltz, centuries
removed from the melodic below Of
the black bucks below, swelled out
upon a breeze that seemed eager to
mingle with it, while sentiment smiled
and gallantry bowed in the studied
graces of floating ballroom on the
Mississippi. All ceremony was precise
with the inherited observance of pre-
cedent, save when some hair-greased
and less refined dandy of the woods,
having fingered too long at the bar,
let liquor fly to his heels to cut a re-
bellious pigeon-wing.
The boundless ranch Of the West
was unknown, and along the lower
Mississippi lay the great plantations
of America. Except for the toll of the
slaves, industrial life had been only
sort Of happy Incidence; but society
its libraries from Europe, intellectual
life INDUCED the luxury Of ceremoni-
GUS romanticism. This atmosphere
was still breathed on the big Missis-
sippi steamboats,, for fantasies which
render poetic the condition of us all
linger on the water after having been
driven from the land.
In the ballroom Of the Leona the
dress Of the men and the women was
variegated with the odd ends Of DIFF
ferent periods Of style. Old chests,
hidden during the Civil war, only a
few years past, had been opened to
give up the family scented tufts and
gourd-fowered vests Of Andrew jack
sons day; and the brigadier in ruffled
shirt poured gallantry's extravagant
figures of speech upon the graceful
young dame arrayed in the silk that
had adorned the form Of her grand
mother when In the village of Wash
ington she waltzed with Lafayette.
During lull In the music-measured
capering tall, handsome young man,
CARRIED in the fashion of the day,
passed with long and careless strides
from one end OF the saloon and out
toward the upper deck.
Admiring eyes were bent upon him |;
and one lady turned to her partner
and said:
"Oh, please, Colonel, tell me who he
IA"
The Colonel placed his right hanc
on the bosom Of his ruffled shirt and
bowed. ''Miss Lucy" he said, ut would
be one Of the satisfactions OF my life
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to crafty your more than natural
curiosity, but that pleasure is denied
me. / can't tell you who he Is"
And then-because the Colonel had
sighed his own sentimental distress In
the presence of Miss Lucy and because
her curiosity concerning the young
stranger stirred a jealous qualm-he
added: "He looks like Yankee to
me-"
The young man was Yankee. And
because he was journeying to the
South upon grim and terrible mis-
grated upon him and he had sought
the solitude of the upper deck. Yet
1t was this moment that Fate chose
to bring him face to face with one
who was to change the whole course
Of his life
For as he turned into long pas
sageway, afiame with light but de-
serted, there suddenly entered at the
far end a girl thrilling In litheness and
almost barbaric In dress. In swift I'M
CONSEQUENCES VI lillu ollc upplCdShCu,
great handful of roses in red glare
hiding her features. She lowered her
hand he caught full view of her face;
and 1t seemed to him that his heart
ceased to beat, like pendulum caught
and halted, then thrown again into
motion. She did not look at him as
he slowly passed her. He gazed into
her eyes as she bent them upon the
roses held out in front Of her; and
then he wheeled about to follow her.
She turned into crOss-passage, was
gone; he ran to the entrance, but she
had vanished.
In the young mans heart was
struggle to call her, but there was no
appropriate word; and then sobered,
the Yankee smiled at himself. But the
smile did not balm his delicious
wounds, and he continued his search
into the ballroom. There were many
handsome women, bellies Of proud VIII
lagos, but to none did he give sec
ond glance. Again he passed out to-
ward the upper deck.
Tor time he stood gazing down
upon the never-solved mystery Of night
on the Mississippi. The fiddles were
going again, and he heard slippered
feet whispering over the floor, but II
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guerrille warfare had raided your home
and murdered your father, and then,
hanging his body to a tree, had in
soiently pinned a card to it bearing
the outlaws name! Would not you
likely do as Virgil Drace did-swear
solemn vow to find that outlaw, hang
him as high as Hannah, and decorate
his corpse with your own card? Then,
while you were setting about to exc
cute that vow, suppose you met fasci-
mating girl with whom you fell In love
and had the satisfaction of finding
your affection sincerely reciprocated
Then supposing it developed that the
girl were the daughter of the man
upon whom you had sworn to wreak
vengeance. What would you do? Is
1t not satisfactory web upon which
to weave an intensely interesting story
or romance, especially when the incl
dents occurred in the South following
the civil war, the young man a north
ern officer, the girl a beautiful, fiery
southerner, and all the other charac-
tiers and episodes of the South and
that turbulent period which marked
the days of reconstruction? Would it
not be more absorbing If, as in this
case, the author were one of the
greatest of American novelists? You
Will find this stirring romance worked
out in the most charming way in
'Periwinkle House, by Opie Read
No man in the United States has
written as many stories as Opie Read,
and no author has had a larger num-
Der of readers. He was born in a
small town in Tennessee in 1852, fol-
lowed newspaper work for awhile in
Kentucky, and then moved to Little
Rock, Ark, where he edited the Ar
kansas Gazette from 1878 to 1881 He
was next on the staff of the Cleveland
CO., Leader and then returned to Lit
tie Rock, where he established the
Arkansaw Traveller, humorous paper
which attracted the attention of the
entire English-speaking world Mr..
Read furnished most of the material
that went into the publication. He
conducted 1t from 1888 to 1891 and then
moved to Chicago, where he has since
resided, engaged in literary work.
1t is doubtful IL Opie Read himself
could recall the titles of all the books
he has written, without referring to
list. One or more of them is in nearly
every home where fiction is INDUCED
In throughout the land They form a
conspicuous part of the fiction section
of every public library, and are car
ried in stock by every enterprising
book dealer. During late years he has
been less prolific, due to the fact that
he has not had the leisure for writing.
for he has become one of the most
sought after lecturers, and his time is
practically filled with Chautauqua. Ly-
ceum and special platform engage
ments. In this work he has covered
practically the entire nation
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in actual test during the Thames COM
petition, produced as high as So COM
plete strokes minute. Nothing In
the annals of aquatic sports reveals
that any other follower of the SOULS
was capable of such execution, and
admittedly, there were none at the
English water sweepstakes who were
even closely matched with the Duluth
lad in point of technique.
Hoover's mastery style Is self
originated, according to those who
have watched him through his long and
arduous training since he left his en-
ployment as an engineer in the old
home town to seek the sculling cham
pionship Of the world, and even the
title holder himself is not wholly able
to define or explain the creation Of
his stroke.
During his first six years connec-
ton with the Duluth Boat club Hoover
was uncertain as to his particular
ability with the oars and he was
doubtful in what division his efforts
would eventually place him, but dur
ing that time he followed closely his
own set rules for physical training.
Hoover did his first rowing in 1913,
and in the nine years interim before
he won the worlds title he guarded
his physical self religiously. During
this time he was woodsman, factory
worker, soldier on the Mexican border,
student and engineer. When he final
" decided upon sculling career in
1921 he had every physical advantage,
and this, according to experts, ena-
bled him to develop his style to per-
lection and triumph over the best
scullers in the world.
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seemed to him that this scene Of gay.
ETY. was forced, like a melancholy
laugh; it reminded him of a book Of
poems in tatters, of love-letter In
faded ink.
Built about one Of the smokestacks
was a shanty of boards called the
dog house." Turning corner of the
shanty, the young man stumbled
against some one; man growled in
resentment.
II beg your pardon
II should say you dol" A young
fellow of unusual height and of hui
morous slimness came forth out Of the
Shadow. The boat was landing, and
superintendent on the shore re-
vealed him, pale and long of face,
with collar cut low and chin standing
high. .
Eyes, SIR" he added, land although
1t may not be necessary on this occa-
sion, yet If you knew who / am, you
would apologize some more"
"Ah, you don't say!' replied the
Yankee. smiling. "And as you seem
to be fond of the music Of apology,
win you please tell me who you arer
II can do that easy enough, but
don't wish to frighten you"
"You are considerable. But the fact
is / rather enjoy the sensation Of
fright"
"Then tremble: I am Liberty Shot
tie"
what, you don't mean that you are
really Liberty Shottler
II swear it."
swell, well! And now will YOU
please enlighten me as to who Liberty
Shottle is? And why do you suppose
that people who have heard of YOU
tremble in your presence? What have
you done?"
"SIr, modesty puts clamp on me-
-. /. And now would you mind tell
ing me your Manner -
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QUICK STROKE WINS
FAME FOR W. HOOVER
Duluth SculIing Marvel Is Attract
ing Much Attention.
Experts Are Agreed That Marvellous
Speed Displayed by New Champion
Is Due to His Peculiar Stroke
Style Original.

Walter Hoover, the Duluth sculling
marvel, whose phenomenal rise to the
pinnacle of craftsmanship has attract
ed international attention, achieved
his coveted position by virtue of par
ticular style Of rowing which aspirants
to his title may have considerable diff
aculty In mastering.
Boating experts are agreed that the
marvellous speed Of the new worlds
champion as displayed in the English
Henley regatta is due to his peculiar
stroke, short, swift movement which,
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PRAYERS for the Table.

Here are five prayers for the table
I'VE bless Thee, our Heavenly Father,
for these and all Thy mercies, and
pray Thee to give US thankful hearts,
for Christ's sake. Amen" BLESS, o
Lord, this food to our use and us to
Thy service, for Christ's sake. Amen
~For these and all His mercies may
the Lord make us truly thankful"
1--WE thank Thee, Q Lord, for Thy
daily care and goodness. Teach us to
realize our dependence upon Thee, for
Christ's sake. Amen" ''Bless us, o
Lord, and these Thy gifts which we
are about to receive, from Thy bounty,
through Christ our Lord, Amen"
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LEE KINGS NEW BAT

When Lee King was serving
his first enlistment as Giant,
he and Art Nehf used the same
model bat. Returning to the
Giants the other day, King greet
ed Nehf: "Well, old boy, / got
a bat now that you and / sure
can plaster the apple with"
"Yeh?" queried Art.
"Yeh," was the answer. Its
special model. / went to the
factory and told 'em how to
make it and saw 'em do it."
whats it likeY' Nehf wanted
to know.
"Well," said King, "the hitting
end Of it is Lee King model;
the handle Is q Babe Ruth, and
it's got George Sisler knob on
the end of It."
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So says an old
writer, with our
text in mind.
"But," it may
be asked, are we
to be so narrow
that we cannot
give an ordinary
greeting of cour-
tesy to someone
who differs with
us about some
point of doctrine,
and cannot en-
terrain such in a
social way?" This
leads us to set
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Record Grain Elevator.

The largest grain elevator In the
world was built at Minneapolis juno
ton, Mimi, in 1885. The building Is
1856 feet long, 90 feet wide and It's
feet high, with a storing capacity for
100000 bushels Of grain.
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Wife-John, / wish you would stop
saying. "Gadr' don't like it."
Hub-Tll make 4 bargain with you,
my dear; I'll stop my Gadding if you'll
stop y0urs.-BoSton Transcript.
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Apparently.

I don't see how the people Of Rus
STA can stand for all this hashed up
state Of AFFAIRS
well, you can get on a train and 60
anywhere the train is going. That
seems to make up for many hardshlps."
Louisville COurier-Journal.
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Weighs carooes In Ships.

For weighing cargoes in ships q
Frenchman has invented scale oper-
ated by pipe extending into the wa
ter, the amount of water it contains
varying with the draft Of vessel as.
1t is loaded.
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vENeEANcEl
supposing you

Supposing you
were a young
man who had
served in a war
and escaped its
perils and that
the future were
rosy with prom
Use, excepting
that fate had
called upon you
to execute a
grim and terri
Die purpose; the
circ UNI 8 tances
being that dur
Ing the conflict,
an outlaw oper-
ating under the
cay,,f-eo,o+too -
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alfred Drace, with the COM
pIfments Of Stepho Ia vItte."
GRO BE coNTINUnD.)

Attention, Class In Chemistry.
Professor Bdg-Slow smoldering fire
devoid Of any visible cause-a very
good example Of spontaneous combus
ton.
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Heresy and the
Home
By REV. LEW w. GOSNELL
Assistant Dean, Moody Bible
Institute, Chicago.

TExT-If there come any unto you and
bring not this doctrine. receive him not
Into your house, neither bid him God
speed: for he that biddeth him God speed
Is partaker of his evil deeds.-II John
10, IL
Let not your house be made a
basis Of operations against Christ"
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'pcriuinkle House
By oP1E READ

Copyright. The Bell syndicate. INC.
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FOR RENr-HousEs


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bath and summer kitchen. two stories,
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living rooms first floor oak wood
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This house can be used by two small fam
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Separate plate glass front doors to first
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FOR RENT-Six-room strictly modern
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FOR RENT-S-roem cottage, all modern,
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1917 CLAY rooms, nice sleeping porch.
$50. Phone 1855.
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The Zig Brothers class Of the. Second
Presbyterian church will hold business
meeting Tuesday evening at Z 30 O'Clock at
the home Of Harry Graham. 1929 Jackson
street All members are urged to he pres
eat as important business matters will
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hale 1881 Quincy
street visited friends in Hoyt over the
Mrs, ". H. Kelsey and daughter. who
have been the Enests Of Mr. and Mrs
tbetr Rome IN Hutrbinson Thev were sieA &C.
companied by Marjorie ward, who will
spend the summer with them.
The Merry Workers class Of the Kansas
Avenue Methodist church will hold a bust
ness meeting at the home Of Mrs John II.
Moore. Garfield Place. Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oran Layton and family,
and Mr.. j. NJ. Priddy were guests Sunday
If Mr. James Priddy aud Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Priddy Of Elmont
A meeting of the Ladies Aid Of the Kan
sas Avenue Methodist church will be held
Thursday afternoon at 1 O'Clock at the
church
The Womens Missionary society Of the
Central Avenue Christian church will hold
Shorey. Members will meet at the church
where autos will be provided TO take them
TO the Hummer home.
Henry Buechner and Frank Euenberger
left today for Leavenworth, where they
cisco 70 attend the meeting Of the Imperial
The Mems Bible class % the Kansas
Avenue Methodist church will hold a social
at the home OF Verne Farnswerth, lis
Holman street, at o'clock Tuesday eve
81. Marks A. NJ E. church. North To-
peka. will have 4 Tag Day Tuesday. J ne
6th,-Adv.
Miss Elizabeth Reader, formerly Of north
a town, who has been at the Union Pa
ctftc for the past two weeks. following her
return from i've years absence in the
east. leaves this evening for San Diego
where she Will Join her cousins Miss
Fanny Cole, and the Misses Campdoras
formerly Of Topeka, for an extended stay
y The Booster class Of the Central Avenue
Christian church will meet with Mr. and
Mrs 7. i. Wolf, SCI Monroe street south
The men and boys of the Central Ave
nue. Christian church will be entertained AZ
luncheon Thursday evening at the
church by the women and girls Of the
church, as they recently won over the
women and girls in a contest for new
members for the Sunday school
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Vim of 1saS
Quincy street have gone to Renver for n
short stay and then will go to Kansas civ
No. and other Missouri points for their
Vacation. Mr.. Vim is employed by the
Union Pacific.
Mrs. Walter Black and children. Robert
and Dulcie. havs returned to their home in
SummeFfield. Kan. after n visit Of two
weeks 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Nolney Reety Of
haSt Laurent street and other relatives
Mrs T. j. Mcfarland. 110T Central ave
nue. IS in critical condition at a local
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OUT OF TOWN advertisements must Be
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pendicitis
For rent, for . months 4 rooms modern
furnished cottage Phone s025.-Adv.
Mrs Wayte {. Lyle of La Cueva, n. NJ.
Is the guest Of her brother. Roy Boast, and
Mrs Boast 900 Jackson street
Mr. and Mrs Roy Boast. Mr. and Mrs
charles Boast and children motored to
Kansas City sunday and spent the day at
the Boast farm.
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LOST AND FOUND.

->----~------~~--~-------~-
LOST-One twO-skin baum Marten fur
to lila Harrison ST. Topeka, Kan, and
claim reward.
LOST-Ladv's diamond ring. about 1k carat
in Tiffany mounting; lost in business
district l.. H, care Journal Liberal re-
ward.
LOST-Saturday. 4 good fraternity pin,
with Marian Williams engraved on back.
Phone SO, Reward.
STRAYED OR STOLEN-BIack Jersey
COW, about 8 years old. Has horns. Phone
2551 XII Reward.
FOUND-Packag of candy. Owner can
have same by Identifying and paying for
ad. Phone 1869