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cess. The theme is one OF self
sacrifice and the devotion OF one
sister to another. The ending is
very happy and leaves clean taste.
The presence of Charles Sanford
Laird here is another feature OF the
program which will score big hit
with music lovers. He will sing
THE Unknown Shores Beyond. by
Petrie, and Annie Laurie" He has
fine bass voice.
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Comparisons Sell Chevrolet

Standard Rear Axle Construction.
Strong, Quiet Spiral Bowel Gears.
Standard Transmission-three
speeds forward and one reverse.
STANDARD Brakin6 System-foot
service brake, hand emergency brake.
Standard caISystem-Start
or, storage battery, electric lights
Standard Cooling System-pump
circulation. large, honey-comb radia-
tor and fan.
Standard Doors-two on roadster
coupe, and light delivery, four on
touring and sedan.
Standard Instrument Board -
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ditIon arises in the mid-central dis
tricts of the province.
The southern portions of the prov
ince have been exceptionally favored,
reports showing that the yield of all
grains will be wonderfully good.
The crops Of all Saskatchewan are
a week or ten days later than those
of Manitoba.
. Conditions In Alberta re said TO be
good, especially In southern Alberta,
where coplous and plentiful showers
came In time to give assurance Of
good paying yields. This applies to
nearly all sections Of that district.
Northern Alberta, or at least that
portion of 1t lying within thirty miles
Of Edmonton, has suffered from lack of
moisture, a very unusual thing for
that district, where there Is generally
an abundance. AS q result. the heavy
yields of wheat, oats and barley for
which the district is noted will show
considerable falling of over past years.
The grain, though, is Of excellent
quality and the yield will be fair.
Pasturage Is poor, and the hay crop
will fall short of that Of any previous
year for quite an extended period.
On the whole, the prairie provinces
Of Western Canada will have a crop
that will warrant the statement that it
will prove satisfactory and remuner-
alive.
A number of farmers put In corn
this year, and from present appear.
ances there Is a likelihood Of an
abundant yield for fodder and ensi-
lage, while a good deal of it will fully
mature. A number of silos were
erected this season. While grain grow
Ing Is losing none of its interest, 1t
Is highly pleasing to note the number
OF farmers who are adding dairying to
the grain growing industry.-Adver.
tisement.
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CROPS ALL Good
Western Canada Farmers Jubi-
liant Over Prospects.
Harvest In Southwestern Manisess
Expected - Gene Close to
Bumper Yield Of 1878.

Those who have friends In Western
Canada will be aaxious to learn of
the conditions there, and will be In.
terested In knowing that generally the
crop prospect Is very favorable. Cut.
ting and harvesting have become gen
eral, and 1t Is anticipated that the re-
suits which viii appear when thrash.
ing is completed will be highly salts,
factory.
With tie widely varying weather
conditions that have prevailed In the
different sections Of the prairie prov.
inces il would be impossible to fore.
cast with any degree Of accuracy as to
how the crop Is made. The Manitoba
crop has held It's own, and the outlook
for the province as a whole Is decided
ly good.
With the exception Of an area south
n west Of Brandon, grain crops in
Manitoba continue to give promises
OF a good harvest, the best in fact for
q number of seasons, reports the Cana
dian National Railways for the week
ended July 90. Recent rains and favor.
able temperatures have improved con-
ditions wonderfully.
Southwestern Manitoba will reap q
harvest which will nearly equal the
bumper harvest Of 1915. Farmers in
the district are very optimistic. The
rye crop is exceptionally good; many
fields will yield upwards of 80 bushels
per acre. The fields are remarkably
free OF weeds, and the grasshopper
menace, which has been evident In the
southwestern portion of the province
for the past three years, has been
almost entirely oblitersted. No dam
age has been done to the wheat crop
by rust, and the cats crop will aver.
age more than 60 bushels to the acre.
In Saskatchewan there are large
areas where the crops are excellent.
In places where the prospects some
few weeks ago were not encouraging,
material change Tor the better Is ap-
parent. In these places unusually dry
weather during a portion Of the grow
ing season kept the crops back, but
what was most remarkable was the
effect that the spring moisture had.
While light In some places, this mois-
ture kept sufficient strength In the
growing crops to ensure a fair yield
Of a good quality of grain. This con-
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THE BIC MUSKEG
a. VICTOR ROUSSEAU

per cent of grade and four degrees OF
curve.
Actually and unconsciousIy he was
seeking to interpret the natural con.
vulsion which had. In time immeasur
ably remote, cloven the ridge Of the
land and set the swamp seeplng Into
the assure.
II he could read the meaning OF that
CONFUSION, understand the mind and
mood of the great Architect, he could
see, as If c~lalryoyantly, just where the
Muskeg lay thlnnest on the roots of
the hills, where ballast would appear
the soonest above the sucking swamp.
But he could read nothing.
Joe Bostock wrinkled his eyes
against the sunlight.
That's what | was thinking. VIII
ton" he said. But it's got to be done.
SomebodyIn build 1t some day If the
Missatibi doesn't"
That vas the nearest speech to de
SPAR that Joe. %invincible, ~exuberant
optimist that lie was, had ever made.
Weeks, months OF resurvey must en-
sue, with work halted, and the Missa-
THIS precarious capital diminishing TO
vanishing point, while the story of the
great blunder ~percolated through the
Hobbies Of the provincial legislature.
filled with bland, jeering, Iii. condi-
toned men to whom one days tramp
such as their laborers performed
would mean apoplexy.
Their faces haunted Wilton. He re-
membered half a dozen whom he had
approached when the Mlssatibi scheme
was first bruited abroad. There was,
In particular, Tom Bowyer, Of the New
Northern line, his many interests en-
trenched behind the bulwarks Of po-
litlcal influence. Joe Bostock had sug-
gested an am~algamatIon In the belief
that Tom Bowyer could wreck the bill
In the Legislature. But Tom had
laughed In Joe's face, and had not
even opposed the measure.
go ahead with your muskrat line,
joel" he had said. II won't hinder
YOU"
The surveyors who made the pre-
liminary reconnaissance had shirked
their work and lied. Wilton suspect
ed that most Of them had been in Bow
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his shoulder; and doggedly he began
his awful journey, his right arm grasp.
ing the dead man, his helpless left
hugging the tourniquet-stick against
his side.
He stumbled ove the rough ground
until he reached the cleared road
through the trees. Here the going was
easier, but the burden numbed his
right hand and shoulder, the throbbine
pain in his left seemed to beat time 70
his footsteps, and the ache of the
Cramping muscles increased the agony
Of his wound and began to spread
down his body.
A wind sprang up, driving gusts OF
whirling snow into his eyes. A deadly
lethargy was creeping over him, and
presently, turning his head to shield
his eyes from the beating blasts, he
saw a trickle Of crimson on the road
behind him.
The tOurniquet had loosened. He
was bleeding his life away. The blood
was gushing down his fingers. VIII
ton set JOe's body down and succeeded
In Tightening the compress. And II
was only after an almost ~superhuman
struggle that he could get Joe over
his shoulder. He knew that If he was
forced TO set the body down again he
could never lift it.
With knees bent, tripping over the
roots Of the trees, and Keeling
through a swimming world, he stag
gered on and on and on. And neither
his anger nor the thought Of Kitty
could have kept his resolution through
that nightmare of pain. 1t was all Joe
now, the memory of Joe, his love for
him, and his resolve that his friends
remains should not be torn by the tim
ber-wolves.
Joe had b%efriended him years be-
fore, when he had drifted. penniless,
into Winnipeg. JOe's faith had been
his own, and the secret Of the Missati-
bi theirs.
SO the miles reeled off behind him,
while the wind increased and the snow
fell thicker along the way. At last the
trees opened, and the bleak shore OF
Big Muskeg lay before him, a desert
of ice and snow, with the bluffs oppo-
site, and beyond them the trees nee
more.
At once the fierce swirl OF the gale
caught him, whistling like sirens, Dor
ing into his face like white-hOt
probes. The Ice that fringed his
lashes blinded him and pulled them
from the lids when he tried to open
his eyes. He reeled on, clutching Joe's
body, and heard his own voice go
from him In shouts Of despair. They
rolled across the snow, and the echoes
came In faint, mimicklng answer from
the distant cliffs.
Wilton retained sufficient conscious
ness Of his surroundings to make his
way along the shore toward the port
ge. He might have shortened his
route to McDonald's store a little by
risking a direct crossing; but the sur
face of a muskeg Is always dangerous,
even In midwinter, when the appar-
emily solid ice conceals sink-holes Of
slush, which, mixed with peat and
ooze. does not CONCEAL firmly. and en-
traps the unwary traveller, a quick
mud from which escape Is e to i'm
possible.
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yer's pay. Bowyer and Bostook were
old rivals. They had reported Big Mus.
key TO he IN insignificant swamp with
a firm underbed about the portage. 1t
could be crossed. of course, In the
end. since nature always yielded to
a But the Mlssatibi must either
swing a huge loop around II, through
territory u~nsurveyed. Or set to itself
the task Of filling those ~unsounded
depths with thousands of tons OF rock.
ID N youi" said Wilton. shaking
his fist toward the valley. "well beat
you yet. We've made a bad blunder,
Joe. Crooked work. without doubt
though I can't imagine why Bowyer's
gang should take the trouble TO hurt
us unless, Of course, they guess"
Joe Bostock shook his head. mo.
they haven't guessed that. Wilton
he answered. I'm stake my hat on
that. There amt nobody except me
and you and Kitty knows. It's Jest
bad luck. Wilton"
Joe could never sense treachery nor
DFutS TitiiScu 10 Dt1fsfc VI It's pv~ri,
bility; and II that weakness had KEEP,
him. In the main. a Door man. ID had
bound his friends To him with unbreak
able bonds.
al the best It's gross negligence
said Wilton. "rhose surveyors
sca,nped their work. accepted their
reports. I conldr't go out with the
transit and aneroid and follow them
all up TO check their results. But !
might have sounded Big Muskeg. I
didn't" His voice clicked. Joe, II
You have any sense. youll fire me
first" he said.
Joe Bostock laid his hands on the
other mans shoulders and the humo
GUS smile came on his face. "Well.
guess MOI Wilton" he said. You
amt to blame. yon w dora NJ sha
mortal man could do The Aiissatib'
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"And somehow, breaking the
rotten ice in front Of her body,
the girl succeeded in getting
Wilton to the shore"
cTo BE c~oNTINUED.J
SHUT OUT WATER AND DUST
lea Closing Of Nostrils Of
Seal and Camel.

Most of us when we go I'm for diving
have the very unpleasant experience
Of getting our nestrils full of water.
Nature did not design man to be a
diving animal. otherwise she would
have been as clever with his % as
she has been with seals, London Tit
Bits says.
The seal is, without doubt. the clev-
crest diver In the animal world, and
his nose Is a very ingenious contriv-
ance indeed. Each nostril is provided
with muscles which close II hermetical-
ly at the owners will. And the shape
Of the nose Is such that when the nos
trifs are closed not q drop Of water
can enter.
With seals the closing of the nostrils
at the momen Of diving has become
an automatic process.
This Is wonderful enough, but we
can zee . still more remarkable applt
cation Of the same principle In an ami
NAL as far removed from the seal as
chalk Is from cheese.
The seal is a water animal. The
other owner Of trapdoor nostriis Is tho
camel. AN inhabItant Of the driess
parts Of the world, the wateriess sandy
deserts. Now. why should the camel
require such an apparatus, He is not
troubled With water, bur he Is trou-
bled with dust not the dust that we
see In this country. but the fierce.
binding duststorms Of the desert.
These are so violent that tiny par
ticles are driven into the works CT
even the most finely made watch. which
becomes ut Office eiegged and useless
If the camel had NOT nostrils~ which
were perfectly dust tight he could
endure the dreadful sand and
dust storms
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WHEN NATURE FRoWNs.

Nature Is not q genial old dame,
nature writer's and poets to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Go at
her with a club and she viii give
freely. But she always watches for
a chance TO get even Beg OF her
and she is cruel as the grave. She
pardons no mistakes, and always
she resents mans intrusion into
her Wild places.
MuskeR is North American In
dian for a marsh, swamp. tussocky
bog. It's generally a bad place for
travel. This Big Muskeg was
crossed here and there by trails,
but was never stable, contained a
river Of ooze and had unsounded
depths. Nature had apparently
stuck II right there t o stop the Mis-
sattbi Extension from going far
ther.
So around the Big Muskeg re-
wolves n thrilling story OF Canadian
railroad building-a fight against
the hostile forces OF nature. Ex-
tremely interesting are the side
lights on the i!gs OF the North.
Best of all there's a fascinating
story OF the loves and passions OF
the strong men and women who
are conquering the wilderness.
Victor Rousseau knows life from
experience. He has been a student
In England. a fighter In South Az
nca, a newspaper man In the Unit
ed States. He is the author of
many novels and his public is large.
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Don't Xiii BuIIsnakes,

Kansas farmers find that a bull
snake In an alfalfa field is worth at
least $3.50 a month, says The Scien-
tfc American, for an acre harbors,
on an average, six gophers, which
damage the crop to that extent. One
adult bullsnake keeps an acre free Of
the pests. The bullsnake is harmless.
feeds also on rats and mice around
barn or granary, and deserves the pro-
lection of the farmer.
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II Wouldn't Do at All.

Miss Neverwed-Are you going to
enter your child in the baby show?
Mrs. Youngmother-No, I'm not.
We'd be certain TO win the blue rib.
bon. and blue Is not his color.
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Breezy.

Breezy.
Hello, old man, l see you have an
electric fan" Yes; / thought I'd
,blOw myself"
Evening star., 1922-10-25
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

GARRICK-"A Clean Town." per-
formance at $40 pm.
PRESIDENT-"East Is West" (sec-
ond week.. at $3.50 pm.
kEITHS-Elsie Janis, vaudeville, at
21' and Sis pm.
BELASCO-"Plenty of Pep" vaude-
VILE, at 2:15 and Sis pm.
COsMOS-"TheC Country Store" at 5.
$50 and 9 p.m.
E.ND-""Stepping Around" at
2:3U. $50 and . pm
:. E-sHEFf-"Wfne, Women and Song"
burlesque. at els and Sis pm.
COLUMBIA when Knighthood
was in Flower" with Marion Davies,
photoplay. at 1925 am. 1925, ESQ.
i:aa. and 9 pm.
METROPOLITAN - Richard Bar
thelmess, in The Bond Boy" at IL so
am. :3". 4:35. $50. 1885 and 9:30 p. m.
HiALIo- Remembrance" with
Claude Gillingwater, at HAS am,
las. 3:45. 5:4a. 7:45 and 9:45 pm.
PALACF-"rhe Old Homestead"
with Theodore Roberts, at 11:1O am.
l:15. 3:20, 5:25, 7:3O and 9:35 pm.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
QUESTION IN SCHOOL CODE
PUT Up TO THE STUDENTS.

When a high school student wins a
letter at one, institution and is trans
ferred to another, should he continue
to wear that letter? In subtance. this
is a question submitted to the board
of education recently by James T.
Lloyd.
MIR. Lloyd pointed out that a per-
sonal friend of his, a former student
at Tech High Sch ool, Is now attend
ing Central. While at Tech the boy
had won a 1T" and requested Mr.
Lloyd to ascertain if it would be per-
missible for him to wear the letter
at Central.
stephen f. Kramer. assistant
superintendent of schools, cut short
an apparent protracted debate on the
subject when he informed the board
that tie question was a self-adjusting
one. Mr.. Kramer automatically but
strongly intimated that should the
boy be COURAGEOUS enough to disport
the letter "T' on his sweater while
attending Central the students there
would soon settle the problem.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
MOTION IS DENIED.
DR.. Griffith Denied Permission to
Amend Petition for Mandamus.

Justice Hitz of tho District Su-
preme Court yesterday overruled the
motion Of DR.. Lewis A. Griffith for
permission to amend his petition for
mandamus to compel the District
Commiss toner's to restore him to the
position of superintendent Of insur-
ance. DIR. Griffith sought to incor-
porate into the record alleged state
ments by Commissioner Rudolph that
political pressure was brought to
bear SO that the insurance superin-
tendent had to be ousted.
The hearing on the original petit
ton will shortly be scheduled before
the court. Attorney w. Gwynn
Gardiner appears for the petitioner,
while Assistant Corporation Counsel
Ringgofd Hart is representing the
District Commissioners.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
9O-Year-OldD.C
Woman Is Actiue
InSpiteo

Mrs. Elizabeth r. Riley. 2031 F
street northwest. yesterday celebrated
her ninetieth birthday anniversary.
has lived here all her life, and today
she Is as active as people many years
her Junior. She keeps up with the cur-
rent events and can talk Intelligent
ly on any of the present day problems. S.
Mrs. Riley attended school at Miss
Her father was Charles Calvert, for
many years chief clerk of the War
Department.. and one time acting Sec
retar yof War, during the administra-
ton of that department by secretary
Potts
Evening star., 1922-10-25
INSPECT FURNITURE.

Inspection of samples of furniture
and equipment for the new Eastern
High School was made today by
school authorities. The inspection
party was composed of Frank w.
Ballou. superinte endent of schools;
Stephen E. Kramer, assistant 0lper-
intendent; John f. Chamberlain.
supervisor of manual training, and
Charles Hart, principal of Eastern
High School.
Bids for furnishing the chairs.
desks and equipment for the new high
school were opened yesterday after
noon. School authorities are anxious
to have the contract awarded to the
successful bidder as soon as possible.
so that equipment VIII be installed
by January 1. 1t is planned to open
new Eastern at the beginning of the
second school semester, February 1.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
CITY NEWS IN Brief.

Mrs. w;Ison-Greene entertained the
bows choir of the Epiphany Chapel
Yesterday at the President Theater 10
hear the. Ckrainian Nation Chor.
HaI'owee-r favors will be given :;
the Iaucin.. aSScrnbl OF taf tasHo4IS
Women's Service Cub, FRIDAY. l''hi''
at Community House. sol L street
The Omnr E.ub will give Its weekly
dance Saturday. . pm. at Nason''
Hall, 18th and Monroe Slrec'S '
east
Washington Hebrew Congregations
Simon Wolf. life member OF 'ht 80.
sixth birthday anniversary f'ri1aT.
pm. 4 special musical proSrahi h:tS
been arranged and Rabbi SIMON VIZ I
deliver 4 sermon on tf'' Suoje.' " -
asked TO be present to honor the
Grand Ole Man OF American iStaeI-
Conduit Road Citizens Association
Will meet tomorrow. : PM, at 81
David's parish hall.
Chi Delta Si=r,a Sorority will give a
masquerade ball SATURDAY y III. d
the Alton estate, Montgomery county
Md.
The mce,in.: oF the Minnesota state
Society. scheduled for Saturday, mas
been postponed until November =
$50 pm al Thomson School dance
and entertaining program
Progressive Council. No. o. DauSh-
.ers of America, will hold bazaar
tomorrow night II 18th street aho
pennsvlyania a-cnue southeast
Washington Seminary reunion
rr;iI h.. held NJ yEardman Park. begin
ming his date ard continuing to Fri
day. inclusive. Thee VIII he caro-
party tomorrow afternoon and pan
auet Friday evening. All former STU
dents asked TO attend
Evening star., 1922-10-25
SPEECH TO BE RADI0ED.
DR., Simon's Address on "Our
Birth ard Birthright.'

A speech on "Our Birth and Birth
right" by DIR. Abram Simon, presi-
dent of the board of education and
rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation. win be broadcasted from
station WEAS of the Hecht Company
this evening at 7 O'Clock. This viii!
mark DIR. Simon's first speech over
the radiophone-
The program of WEAS this evening
also will include vocal duets by Mrs.
Fannie Heartsil and Miss Marie
Koonts, the Dixon Trio and a violin
solo by George kaZamek.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
FACES COURT-MARTIAL.

Ernest Murray. United States
marine stationed at Quantico. Va.
charged with intoxication, disorderly
conduct and assaulting Policeman
Joseph Linkovitz of the sixth pre-
rinct, was turned over to the naval
authorities for court-martial. A
sergeant of the United States Marine
Corps took cl arge of the young man
and headed for the post at Ouantico.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
D. C. JOBS Plentiful.
Demand for Street Repair Laborers
Exceeds Supply.

Employment conditions In the Dis
trict of Columbia continue fair with
a large building program taking care
Of virtually all building tradesmen.
the Department of Labor announc ed
yesterday, Machine and automobile
shops are operating on a full time
basis The demand for first class labor
for street repair work exceeds the
supply.
Notwithstanding favorable condi-
tions among certain skilled trades.
unemployment among general clerical
workers. the department announced, is
on the increase.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT.


Community dance. O'Clock, al
NeighborhoOd House
Annual reception OF officers ana aa-
visory board of College Women :
club. $50 TO 1880 o'clock. Musical
program.
Bishop j. s Caldwell will dedicate
baptiSInaI font in memory of the late
Bishop J. w. Smith at John " esleE
4 NJ E Zion Church, $ o'clock.
The Wanderlustt-s viii hold an
open meeting at 1101 Z street for the
p11rpose Of completing and enlarglng
the activities of the organization
and election Of officers. Sunday mixes
will be conduct cd as at present and
all will be welcome to participate.
Burnside Post. Grand Army of Re
public. will hold an open meeting,
O'Clock, III q. \. Il. Hall. Comnis-
sioner Of Pensions Washington Gar
diner Will speak. All Grand Army
men and their families invited
The Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association will meet g O'Clock, in
Sherwood Presbyterian Church.
women's City Club: Informal din
ner of business and professional
Women. Ada Eainey will speak on
THE Secret Of Success
Kelvin Barry Council. Am merican As
soctatiou for the Reorganization of
the Irish Republic: Card party and
dance, Col + street.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
| AROUND THE TOWN
YHEN n. "feller" needs a
I friend he becomes desper-

w e: :'i p; ::
the question of why little
Tommy Chat may be his real 'name)
made canvass of virtually all the
houses on the 1900 block of D street
northeast last Sunday morning, seek
ing a playmate.
1t was about II O'Clock when the
ringing of doorbell disturbed the
Sabbath tranquility of a home near
18th and D streets. The housewife
opened the front door and looked
down upon the lonesome appearing
Tommy.
"Have you little girl that wants
to play with me-" he said appeailng-
Il. Il cant play by myself and l
haven't any sister.
Unfortunately there was no little
girl in this home. and Tommy went
TO the adjoining house in search OIL a
p!aymate But his efforts obviously
were vain. Half an hour later he was
seen alone on Il nearby vacant lot
throw:nS stones at stray cats
Evening star., 1922-10-25

known radium supply in Jachey
NOV. Czechoslovakia, will last twent.
years.
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Chi Delta Si.-r,a Sorority will give u
masquerade ball Saturday, = NJ AT
the Alton estate, Montgomery county.
Md.