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The Washington times., 1922-06-18

Her husband did not
answer at once. He
was looking straight
before him, and while
he still held her hand the
- caress had gone from his
touch. It was ,unconsciously
hard; he gave the impression
Of being tense with curious
restraint. He spoke quietly enough
at last. o., :, ".
= !.Had, 1 been aware of Mrs.
Dorices intention of bringing him
here. should have suggested the
selection OF another guest in his
place. As It Lice felt the thin
white fingers tighten with unex-
pected strength over hers-"as It
Is, under the circumstances and
since he is our guest, we must make
4 the best of It. And now-let rs
talk of something else. I want you
to come to me when You are dressed
for dinner, before you 60 down.
Frost will tell you when I am
ready" ,r.t.-.,s -. 49,.
Lee said nothing further on the
subject. They talked desultorily
for few minutes before she. went
to her own room. Smithers ap-
peared quite .unruffled and some Of
her own anxiety subsided. She
dressed quickly and came to him
again at Frost's simmons.
He had already dressed and was
standing leaning ON HIS long cane.
with his white hair he made an i'm
pressiye figure, despite his bowed
shouiders and the continual shak-
ing Of his hands, and the girl, meet.
ing his eyes, smiled at him involun-
tarily.
she herself looked more lovely
than she guessed. She was wearing
white and was without ornament of
any sort. Smitherss eyes fiickersd
as they rested on her. and he
slipped, hand suddenly into his
pocket. When he drew It forth
! long string Of pearls hung, gleam-
ing mistily In the candlelight. from
! his fingers. ~.
Lee had halted on the threshold.
The old man came to her slowly, In
his stiff way, the hand holding the
!, pearls outstretched.
."My Christmas present, Lee" he
said. And added, simply but with
q warm satisfaction In his tone that
brought the rose flooding to her
cheeks, I'm glad you're wearing
whiteH' Tt,ss
He threw the string Of pearls
lightly over her small head as he
spoke, and she drew q quick breath
as their warmth touched her skin.
For an instant they faced each other
quite silent, The old man spoke
presently.
I hope you1l like thsm. They
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

Hafnes. Jason smithers's very
unusual young chauffeur, who 10
in love with Terry, but prevented
from showing his love on account
OF his humble position, Is delegated
to give Terry riding lessons. Roy
don Gish comes with Mrs. Dorice
and two other women for the
seem quite friendly. She tells
Haines that she will ride with Roy
don Gish instead Of him the next
day. Haines is dumfounded> when
ne hears that Gish Is under Jason
Smithers's roof, and, throwing
aside his serviie manners. tells
Terry that Gish Is a cur and not
tit to breathe the same air as de-
cent men and women. He warns
her that he VIII break every bone
in Gish's body II he catches him
within two yards Of her.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

with the light Of the
hurricane lamp shin
ing down full upon
him, 'Denham Carson
stood above her. And,
even as she cried out,
his arms went about
her. Into his eyes
there leaped a sud-
den, fierce, hot pas
sion. Helpless, she
found herself caught
and held close so
close that she could
feel the thick beating
Of his heart. Then his
lips found hers"
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

Her husband did not
answer at once. He
was looking straight
hefore him and while
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26

doublc-canister. Colonel Nelson,
from the right, dashed up with MAJ
sizes Battery to re-enforce Battles
brigade. The Alabam!ans were fight
Ing In two directions and I'm imml-
nent danger OF being crushed by the
closing sides OF an acute angle. Look
ing along this line | again saw the
distinguishedl looking officer with
the buckskin gauntlc,s. and gold
braid. In his hands now was "a cedar
stake. which he had pulled from the
fence. Where Il nervous man swcrvcd
from the line he appeared behind
him. crying Closeup! On you lirc."
Colonel Had Horse Shot
While that column of Southern
chivairy quivered In the smoke and
held two opposing lines at bay. our
battery was firing tho double CAMS
ter; and In some instances one gun
was trailcd over another and our
men on the left seemed in danger of
being shot by their own guns.
The sun was now behind the noun
tain ana the little cove at tho base
OF the hill was dark with smoke. Sud
denly the firing ceased. The flantinr
column had not dared TO emerge from
the woods And the battle OF Fish
ers Hill was over
In the twilight, our or,i,Ierv ho-
tho infantry, leaving only rear.
guard.
Early In tho action our gallant
colonel had had his horse shot: tho
hlSh-cro owned red and gold hat too
was gone and the gallant old Spar
IAN was coming out on Il Timber
chest OF ono OF our guns. The gal
!ant Alabamians srw ana began 20
yen Three cheers Tor the grand
o'd colonel and the echo OF his
fame rolled down the mountain
The staiwart leader Of the daun, :
less Aiabamians was the slncc,ire o!
all eyes. This man Of iron nerve
welding the cedar stake. lie hal
saved our artillery and the left wing
at least OF Early's army. IookInG
on this colossal figure forgav.
General Battle.
Proud of Artillery Chief.
think at this time / might have
outscored Pollyanna in the Glad
game. was proud OF my bare
headed artillery chief. was glad
as / thought OF Colonel Peters who
refused TO obey AN order 10 burn pri-
waite property. .I'was glad OF Gen
eral Lees order torb!dding moles,-
ton OF private property, and I was
glad OF General Battle and glad that
the colt was In Maryland meadows
| where IL belonged.
Sheridan followed our retreat VI
the VALLEY completing the dcvasta
ton begun by Hunter. in tho Ian
graGc OF General Fi,z Lee Tho
beautiful Valley o! Virginia was n
barren waste, ard from the noun.
tain's breast Was reflected the High,
of 1000 burning barns. seventy
! mills flied with whca; and farming
| utensils. while in front or the vic
| torious army We're driven thousands
| Of heads OF stock" In the Language
of Sheridan. "a crow hy!ng across
the Valley now would need To carry
It's rations."
Such Was tho prospect OF the in
offensive citizens Of the VALLEY as
the winter of 1864 approached. And
this was my answer TO the Tcnncs-
see lady who had asked II the South
would noe have imposed harder
terms on tho North?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
latest COACH TYPE
HAS MANY FEATURES
New Hudson Model Will Sell
for ST, 705, Which Is De-
clarcd Reasonable.

Tho new Hudson coach. which Is
10 sell ut Sl.795. or only $50 more
thhn the passenger phacton
|anG 500 more than the hvc-p asscn-
yer phaeton. Is on exhibition for thr
ilrst timc by a. Ed:od Donnan, Jr.
|it incorporates q number OF econ
|omy features In closed body con-
Is,ruction. n large part OF The econ
|omy has been affected by the elimi-
nation of curved pieces of wood.
Substantially all pieces OF wood In
me body framing arc cut on straight
9linest This not only materially re-
fuccos the cost in preparing the wood
framing for assembly. but also, In n
number OF instances has resulted In
making the assembly work much
Ieasier and far more readily handled
ION an interchange cable basis. An ad-
|ditional saving has been made In the
use OF two In place of four doors.
This has been made possible by the
adoption Of the Individual Pullman
type seats in front In place OF the
usual fixed type. These seats fold
Tout of the way to allow access To the
rear seat The car Is Il i've pass"n-
ger design. The rear scat is c0ntiuu-
sOus across the body In the usual way
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26

Ike yours, by tho experience OF war
end rs aftermath, have been allen
ated from the attitude and aims oS
organized labor realize that the
bitter and unqualified crushing OF
labor would he u fatal disaster to
American liberty.
II think OF every Eirginian as n
statesman. II man Of affairs. great OF
ncart. OF courage. OF truth for the
whole worlds sake. Out from yir-
ginias past there are hands that
beckon and voices that call u.s. None
but the mean and untrue will refuse
that call. We are within hearing OF
st. Johns and Rytrlck Henry. In
this Stnte the great American sacrl-
flee for right and fcllow-,nan was
made. when an artstocrat. bound to
England by every tic. left all. turn O.,
his face from Mount Vernon. his
heavy heart cheered by the smile OF
his ,TaTe mate in self -abnegation. To
become. IL unsuccessful. rebel
against tho crown. This George
Washington did because he was ar
heir Of Virginia's liberty and heroism
and Yorktown brought the recon-
pensc OF the reward
Those voices call and those hands
direct us into the only way where d
FirEinian can walk. II is q high.
way. The unclean cannot walk there
Hut the redeemed shall walk there
TO walk In that way is to live 70,
the truth. to defend the right and
to save n world"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
YOUNG TEXAN WIDOW
ARRESTS SPEEDSTERS

Mrs. Anna l.. Hart "a young widow.
IN Il deputy constable in jefferson
County. Texas. and in less than three
months has made a record for arrest
ana conviction OF automobile speed
stcrs. Mrs. Hart drives IL high-pow :
cred automobile. specially gcared
and has not, failed to catch any stock
car she has chased since assuming
her duties.
Women. according to Mrs. Hart. are
the most difficult to convince they
have committed infractions OF the
law and the first move they make
she says, Is to show signs OF being
insuited because they are stopped
She has paid a great deal OF attcn-
ton TO what she terms "automobiie
fiirts." Mrs. Hart declares she likes
her work because IL is exciting and
interesting. She has record OF
seventy convictions and. 100 arrests
since December OF last year
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26

an observation, Virginia has mover
been the prolific mother OF great
preachers or poets or philosophers or
sc'entists, with only here and there q
Maury or a Broadus. But her Rouse-
re!t:an family OF statesme,: ::nd SOL
d!cr-EniEhtS has been the admiration
of men. Her genius sccmY to lie in the
way of justice and Of defense OF the
rights OF man. She was born in u
time ot such need. so today tho re-
turn Of need. greater ana now world
side. calls every son OF Virginia TO
herolsm In the defense OF tho right
and the rescue Of the peace and poise
Of the world.
y world today challenges Virginia
and Fir2inians. Hero at home. our
moral sense is dull. our life is large
iy vanity, our aims arc sordid. our
passions ana greedy and unsubducd
The rising generation. our joy aud
hope, Is impoverished mentally. vir-
GINA almost bringing up the rear of
IN" advancing column OF education.
shall our children. of All Amerl
Gang. lag in the race OF life? Taxa
ton ana routine revenues cannot
ovcrtakc the needs o. education. We
must pour our riches. our best. into
the needs " Il rising generation. The
world needs an educated Virginia.
every child to become Il hero and
Il helper Of men.
America LcEisIntinE Wildly.
America IS legisrating Wildly 20
right the wrongs and avert tho
dangers OF our social order. At any
tlne classes may be arraycd agains,
each other. Sooner or later the en-
ploycr and employed must fight il
out. in bloodless way. but In n
hard and bitter way. | believe that
the end Will be peace and kindly
disapOaitiom. While ny svmnnihics
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
HEIRS OF ALL BENEFITS
HE TELLS BIG AUDIENCE

Continued From Third Pagc)
shadow OF their sorrow and sacrifices.
what men we Nirginians ought 10 be,
II there Is any place on earth where
liberty should be cherished. the rights
Of man preserved. the weak defended.
justice md Kindness loved and Gods
truth maintained. that spot is Vir-
ginIa.
I think OF every true Virginia as
n statesman--I did not say "a politi-
c!an, but lover OF truth and an
advocate of right. If may hazard
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
Maxwell omcrn, visit. ,,.rc.

John J. Piath. director OF sales,
Maxwell Motor Sales Corporation.
Detroit. was n visitor last week to
the Alsop Motor Corporation, local
distributor for Maxwell and Chalmers
cars.
Evening star., 1922-01-20
EMPRESS PEARLS
BROUGHT S25,o)D
Dodge, Auto King, Paid This.
Sum for Necklace Once
Worn by Catherine II.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT. January 20.-Horace e.
Dodge. the automobile manufacturer.
purchased a short time before his
death the famous string Of pearls
that once belonged to Catherine II.
Empress Of Russia, as a gift for his
wife. according to statement given
opt here by Howard b. Bloomer,
chairman of the board of directors
of Dodge Brothers and executor Of
the estate of Mr. Dodge. The Arm Of
Cartier Inc. New York. was paid
$S25,000 for the necklace, Mr.. Bloomer
said.
French Firm Brings Suit.
Ownership Of the pearls. said to be
the most perfect collection in the
! world. was opened to speculation re-
Gently by the fling Of a suit in New
York by a French jewelry firm that
alleged 1t had been defrauded Of
thousands of dollars when Cartier.
, Inc, disposed of them. The price
paid had been reported as high as
$1,500,00O.
In announcing that the necklace
was in the Dodge family Mr.. Bloomer
made public letter written by him
to the Cartier firm. in which he Of
fered to assist the firm in proving
that $S25,000 was the price paid by
Mr.. Dodge. The French firm con-
tends larger sum was realized.
Government agents here declined to
Evening star., 1922-01-20

comment on their Investigation to de-
termine whether the import duty had
been paid on the necklace.
They previously had announced tnat
II evasion Of duty was disclosed the
Jewels were liable to seizure.
The officers made it plain, however.
that the Dodge family had nothing
to do with bringing the pearls into
this country. Duty on the necklace
would be 60 per cent.
Evening star., 1922-01-20
Gaelic Spelling Bans
Queensto,U,. and Puts
Cobb OF, IreIa5sd's Map

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 20.
with the founding Of the Irish
Free state, Gaelic spelling has
The International Mercantile
Marine, in sailing announce
(QueenstoWn).n
Craft operated by the United
States lines pause at "Queens-
toWn (CObh).n
Evening star., 1922-01-20
FIRE LOSSES SOAR.
SIS, ,00O, 900 Jump in New York
Causes Special Inquiry Plans.

NEW YORK, January 20. = Fire
losses which increased $15,0o0.0o0
last year over the total loss In ls2o
In the metropolitan district alone,
due, it was said. to the prevailing
business immortality" caused the
announcement by the New York board
Of fire underwriters that a fund OF
800 600 would be set aside for the
investigation Of fires of suspicious
The total hre loss in 1921 for the
metropolitan district, which includes
New York city and Hudson county;
n l.. was conseryatively estimated
by underwriters at $40.000,0OO.
Evening star., 1922-01-20
Boys Wash
Suits

Made of Palmer, Jr.,
Cloth - NJ i d d y and
Button-on styles. Blue,
Tan, Brown, Gray and
Green; with White
Waists, and trimmed
with White braid. Sizes
3 to 8 years. Special
at
Evening star., 1922-01-20

Oxford Mixed, Brown
and Blue Mixtures.
made UP with Raglan,
Regular or Kim o n o
sleeves. Big, full cut
models.
Evening star., 1922-01-20

New Spring patterns,
on light grounds; col
lar attached; cut very
full; and carefully
made. Many patterns
from which to choose.
Sizes 6 to 16 years.
Special
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-07
NATION VILE STaISE
Of SAoPMEN EE.GlNS
% interruption In Traffic Is
reported BY Railroad
Officials.

Chicago, III. - Notwithstanding the
efforts Of the federal government, act
ing through the United States railroad
labor board, to throttle a strike of the
nations railway shop workers, thou.
sands Of shopmcn answered the call
of the union leaders and laid down
their tools.
There was no interruption of traffic
on any line. Engineers and tralnmen
stuck to their posts, although, under
instructions from brotherhood chiefs,
they performed only their regular du.
ties. All trains, the railroads report
ed, were running on schedule.
Statements from rail executives ali
over the country, although admitting
large assertions from the shop RANTS,
reiterated their stand that transNOrta.
ton was unaffected and would con,
tinue so perhaps for months"
No further efforts would be made to
settle the stri by The railroad labor
board, it was said at the boards Of,
fees, From Washington came word
that the administration was solidly
back of the board on its stand on the
strike question.
The power of the United States gov.
ernment coupled with public senti-
ment, will give every protection to
every railway employee who remains
on the job and to all men who take
the place of strikers in the present
railroad walkout, Ben w. Hooper,
chairman of the United States railroad
board, declared in statement.
Wage cuts aggregating approximate
ly $1S4 100000 and affecting more than
100000 railway workers went into
effect on all railroads of the United
States July by order of the labor
board.
In protest against the wage cuts and
against certain practices charged
against the arrangements of the rail.
roads, the shopmen throughout the
country voted to go on strike.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-07
HAS GRUDGE AGAINST RADIO
See Anything In the Latest Pop
uar Amusement.

I'm through with Greenwich VII
lage fD- good" the out-of-towner told
her city cousin. at was false TO me
in my hour of need Furthermore, Tn
haunted by wireless"
you don't say sol"
AT home led terribly conven-
tonal life. 1t was boring, but | man.
aged to endure it. My brother is a
rather clever talker, you know and
we were the best of pals-until he
took up wireless telephony"
IS" that's why you came to town
so suddenlym
ut is My life was just one con-
tinuous discussion of radiophoncs,
PDQ stations, antennae and wot not !
But the thing l hated most was my
brothers enchantment with the night
iy radio concerts. Every time we set
tied down for chat and he promised
TO reform from his wireless craze
he'd get word that there was a CON
cert in Newark and of he'd dash to
his wireless telephone. New York
Times.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-07
HARDING warns
IN COAL STRIKE:

Washington, d. C-In kindly
worded speech to the leaders of the
coal mining industry, both operators
and workers, President Harding ad-
monshed them to seek a prompt soiu.
ton Of the present strike and conveyed
to them the delicately worded warn
Ing that if they failed the government
would be compelled to administer the
industry for the common good of the
American people.
President Harding did not mention
federal control by name. He adopted
the more discreet way of putting it,
but throughout the presidents brief
speech to the warning factions it was
made clear that the administration is
keeping "a steel hand in a velvet
glove" and that if the miners and op.
orators cannot get together then the
government is going to protect the
consuming public.
The kick i'll the speech was near
the end
you are admonished to arrive at
such understanding with measurable
promptness, among yourselves. If the
adjustment cannot be reached by you
alone, the government will be avail
able at your joint call, We wish you
who best know the way to solution to
reach it among yourselves, in a man.
nar to command the sanction of the
people
Failing in that, the representatives
of the American people will be called
to the task"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-07
SHOULD BE LITERARY SHRINE
kipIing, Thirty Years Ago, Wrote
"The Light That Failed"

Thirty years make few changes In a
London street, and Vllliers street run.
ming down to the Thames past the
smoke.smudged walls of Charing
Cross railway station is much the
same us when Rudyard Kiplmg lived
in Number 10, the Embankment cham
hers, and struggled for recognition
from the London editors, says Arthur
Bartlett Maurice In Literary Pilgrim.
ages" In the New York herald
The third.iloor rooms In the EN-
banlment chambers where kipling
worked in his early twenties are the
scene Of nearly all the stories with Il
London background that he has writ
ten
FOR example, The Light That
Failed The rooms shared by Tor
pcnhow and Dick Heldar were Kip.
ling's own rooms. From the doorway
of No, 10 poor Dick, stricken with
blindness, CROPPED down to the waters
damp and the feel of the ships thai
waited to his nOstrils the pungcnt
smells of the East. Lying across that
doorway Torpenhow first found
Bessie Broke, the little street girl
from south o the river who fell in
love with him, and rcvenged herself
on Dick for his interference by scraps
ing away the face of the Melancholia.
ON n table Of the Kipling rooms in
the Emhankment chambers, Charlie
MearS, of The Finest Story in the
World scrawled the words, meaning
less to him. that told of the agony of
the galley slave. The very table once
had being, Kipling had been burning
the midnight oil and generally over.
working himself. on the table he had
srayed the words: oft was | weary
when toiled at thee'-the motto
which the galley slave carved upon
his oar"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-07
Under His Hat.

The Woman and the man from out
OF town were theaterbound, and at
s o'clock both discovered that neither
knew the street on which the particu-
lar theater was located.
Lets go to.a newsstand and get an
evening paper" suggested the man.
Lets ask a policeman" suggested
the Woman.
ooh, that looks so out.of-townish,"
said the man, but as big policeman
hove into view the man went up to
him to get the information.
Lord love you said the jovial DO
liceman, 81 can't keep all the theaters
IN my head any more than You can
but do keep them in my hat" Then,
winking amusedly, he removed said
hat, or cap, to be correct, and extract.
ed tiny guide book which reveaIed
after turning of numerous pages,
the desired addresS-ExChange
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-07

A teacher in a public school is an
emplOye and not a public officer, ac.
cording to a state supreme court deci-
sion The discharge of r. ]. Baldwin
as teacher of the Little Rock school in
Thurston county by the directors,
which was upheld by the county su.
perintendent of schools, was affirmed
by the supreme court reversing the
decision of Mrs. Josephine COrliss
Preston, state superintendent OF public
instruction, and of the Thurston coun-
ty superior court
Representative OF the Northwestern
Products association visitde Walla
Walla last week for conference with
Warden John Pace of the state peni-
Tertiary concerning proposed increase
in industrial work in the state peni.
Tertiary. The delegation was headed by
George II. Black OF Seattle. Others
attending included Paul Kennedy and
w. Il. Theodore of Seattle, Frank Day
and Thomas o. Johnson of Tacoma,
Tom Moore, j, w. Bailey and Gus
Meese Of Spokane.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-07
FOREIGN BORN INCREASE
Total Population in United States
Now 36,39a,959.

Washington, D. C.-The total white
population of the country, foreign born
or with one or both parents foreign
Born on January l, 1920, was 3G,$9S,.
g5G the department of commerce has
announced in compilation of the
1920 census figures. This was AN in.
crease in the foreign white stock
OF the nations population from 1910
OF i,l55,576, or 1913 per cent.
Ills 1920 total includes, it was
shown, l3,7IS,754 immigrants and %,
GG6,a4 PERSONS born in this country,
ON or both Of whose parents We're
il sgau.s.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-07
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

The report of the Vashon State
Bank this week shows this local
home institution to be as safe as
he Bank of Montreal for the
deposits are more than double the
mount of the loans.