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comes public property. Maitland
happened to be out this way-he has
a post in Singapore-and. being in
what you Americans called tho audit
ing bureau Of the Straits govern
ment-'
The resident paused, slightly con-
fused. He was trying to hedge, try
ing to conceal something. Being an
Englishman, it came hard. He was
trying to hold back something, and
was making a mess of it. I decided
to help him out.
you mean." I said carelessly,
that Maitland dropped onto the fact
that Fortescue had presumably looted
tho exchequer and came up to see
about it and help his cousin out Of
the hole? Very proper Of him, I'm
sure"
The resident looked a bit distressed
not over my Americanisms. which
he understood perfectly, but over my
deductions.
"Er-not altogether" he returned.
Dash 1t all. man. don't jump at con-
clusions! I've said that Maitland
was something of bounder. eh?
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The Story of Bronze.

CCR1OUsLY enough. the bronze age
antedated the iron. It world
seem that the discovery and use of
one metal would logically come before
the art OF fusing and making an alloy
OF two. for bronze is an alloy COM
posed entirely or chiefly of copper
and tin.
1t is believed that the bronze men,
toned in the Bible was really bronze
In Deuteronomy, eighth chapter and
ninth verse. it is said that the He
Dre"s Shall have "a land whose
stones are iron and out Of whose
nils thou mayest dig brass" At any
rate, the use Of bronze in the manu-
facture Of articles Of use or orna-
ment seems to have been of the verv
earliest antiquity after those of stone
1t was about the only material for
household articles. such as Jugs, CUBS
lamps and mirrors. In the arts it
was cast into vases and statues,
The Etruscans were noted for their
bronze mirrors. They added to the
copper and tin small percentage of
silver. which helped to give the high
polish necessary for the purpose. OF
the large number Of bronze mirrors
now e1tant nearly all are Etruscan.
Tin added to copper gives a prod
uct more fusible and better suited
for casting than copper alone. The
more tin employed. the harder and
more brittle Is the resulting medium
Seven parts of copper to one of tin
makes a very hard bronze. In pre-
pairing bronze for statues the most
desirable qualities are fusibility.
hardness and readiness to take on a
fine patina. the green corrosion so
desired by collectors. In the ordinary
bronze statue bronze has about 80
per cent of copper to 20 of tin. Bell
metal for large bells shows three
parts Of copper to one OF tin, for
small bells four parts Of copper to
one Of tin. Bronze casting as an art
was revived with great vigor by the
Germans in the eleventh century. The
fine bronze gate Of the Cathedral of
Hildesheim was cast in 1015.
Some years ago there were ex-
hibited In Paris certain remarkable
Japanese and Chinese bronzes. Their
wonderful dead black color both de-
lighted and mystifled the experts. An
analysis showed that they contained
a large proportion of lead. the parts
being: Copper. eighty; lead, ten; tin,
four; zinc, two, and the remaining
four parts, iron. nickel. arsenic. sill
yer and gold. The secret of the bril-
liant blue color Of bronzes found
in Herculaneum and Pompeii has
never been entirely understood. The
bronze coinage of different countries
contains different alloys. The present
British bronze coin is ninety-five
parts copper. four parts tin, and one
part zinc.
Evening star., 1922-02-05
Palm Fiber for Brushes.

QUITE a fair trade has developed
y in what is known as palm fiber"
in Hongkong with the United States
for the manufacture of brushes. The
material is the center of the leaf
stem of the small palm Qivistona
chinensis). which grows wild over
much of the South China hill country
and which is generally cultivated IN
some districts for its leaves-the COM
mon palm leaf fan Of commerce.
The fiber is obtained simply by
soaking the stem and stripping on the
outside portion. The fiber in the stem
is then cut into convenient lengths
and shipped in bundles of about two
hundred pounds each. The fiber is
used locally and in fact all over
South China in the manufacture of
what are popularly known az "bam-
boo brooms," and for Chinese scrub
bing brushes and similar articles.
Evening star., 1922-02-05
Making Diamonds.

IT was Majorna, an Italian chemist.
who succeeded in producing minute
artificial diamonds in a manner Diff
fering, in one important particular.
from the method Of Moissan, the
French chemist, whose operations in
this direction were a sensation at
the time.
Majorna heats a piece of carbon
with the electric arc, and then sub
mits it to sudden pressure de-
veioped by explosions driving a piston.
and amounts to 5000 times the ordi-
nary pressure Of the atmosphere. In
the mass of carbon thus treated he
finds microscopic crystals which an
swer the tests for diamonds. Mois-.
sans method was first to dissolve
carbon in molten iron and then allow
the iron to cool under great pressure.
The Italian chemists experiments in.
dicate that great heat and great pres
sure are sufficient to transform ordi-
nary carbon into the diamond form
without . metallic solvent
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be at peace with myself. That would
be impossible were I to be q moral
coward"
Maitland shrugged his. shoulders,
took a cigarette from the open case
on the table, and went outside the
hut.
THE instant Fortescue was alone
his manner changed. He threw
aside his cigarette. gave himself to
relaxation. A slow flush crept across
his sun-touched features.
HE dared not name her" he NUT
tered. "He did that before, the swine
and it succeeded. This time-ah!
He must have guessed that 1 would
have been glad of the excuse to kill
him. He guessed 1t, and now he will
give me no excuse at all"
His nostrils dilated. He held out
his hand, and the strong fingers
curved in a grip as though to crush
some unseen object between them.
Then he relaxed again, a bitter smile
curving his lips. and shook his head
slowly. One gathered that this man
Evening star., 1922-02-05
building Your Own Home"
By Ring W. Lardner.

1t like 1t ought to be furnished. with
couple chase lungs and a davenport
and Morris chairs and a piano an.
asbestos rugs, and If you are expect
ing to invite me in for the evening /
wished you would also provide a nook
where a person can settle themself to
read when the bibbers gets to the
story telling stage. Fl
In regards to the rest of the house,
the DINING rm. can be about the same
size as in the old days but the table
should ought to be equipped with
drawers and compartments where the
Evening star., 1922-02-05

IN0 the editor: 1t is beginning to
look like they would be a big
boon in the building line this
spring as materials and labor
has come down so far that a person
can now build $4,000 residence for
100000 to $4,000 80 everybody will be
rushing to build their own home and
don't know of no more pleasant way
to spend money except getting your
teeth fixed. Personly 1 am all through
with home bldg. as l can only afford
one family and have got them safely
housed but 1 won't never loose my in
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I did not.
**** ]
DAO SINGH could not move with
rapidity. owing to his lameness,
but rapidity was not greatly required
in the hill jungles. Within two
days he had the party quartered in
a native village. had located man.
eater ten miles distant, and was pre-
pared for business.
Tomorrow" he said gravely when
he served the evening meal in the
hut allotted the two white men, I'VE
shall have sport sahibs."
When they were alone Fortescue
looked at Maitland and smiled thinly.
Sport, indeed. eh?" he observed.
Il suppose that you have already ar
ranged the details? You're that sort"
Certainly" assented Maitland with
precision. 'It is very simple. You
will choose whatever moment seems
best. when we are waiting alone. The
discharge Of your gun will be heard.
The evidence will be perfectly plain
that you accidentally killed yourself
AS we decided in Penang"
Fortescue leaned back, lighted a
cigarette, and fastened upon his
cousin a gaze that was blue and
direct
ct have changed my mind, fair
cousin" he said abruptly.
Maitland started.
"You-what? You've not
Listen" Fortescue broke in upon
his incredulity. when we planned
this thing was silly ass. The sur
prise Of it. the threatened disgrace.
overbore me. You overbore me, too,
with your hypocritical advice and
Then it seemed best to go on out of
the world and let others advantage
by my going. But the past few days
with you have rather spoiled my
appetite for chivalry. I've decided
not to be q rank coward!"
Maitland stared at his cousin with
Mortified eyes and decided that this
was not a jest. His cold efficiency
returned to him swiftly, the more so
as he realized that Fostescue was
completely cool and collected. voic-
than an impulsive idea of the mo-
ment.
"Ohm he said quietly. 'You real
ize what it will mean to you? You
realize what it will mean to all of
us?"
Fortescue said nothing. One would
have imagined that he was waiting
for Maitland to say something fur
ther, something expected. His blue
eyes were steely, as though his wait
ing were q trap. Maitland, however,
must have caught the warning.
We've thrashed 1t all out before"
pursued Maitland wearily. mo use
going over it again. You understand
that I'm unable to cover up the mat
ter for any length Of time"
"Quite so" And Fortescue yawned.
Don't worry about me, old chap
Between the two men hovered a
veiled hostility, cold feeling, not
of hot wrath but Of deep bitterness.
Fortescue's direct sneers were coun-
tered by an icy precision, as though
Maitland were playing too deep a
hand to let himself be angered.
your decision, hope, may change
before morning" Maitland rose as
he spoke. There are elements you
may not have considered; persons
upon whom your disgrace will have q
direct bearing. can't say that I
sympathize with your deliberate sac
rifice of yourself to save another man
"a man who means little or moth
ing to ,you-but that's your affair.
Suppose we let it go until morning"
my decision" said Fortescue idly,
lis quite definite and final. ! want to
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cannot beat man Of his type. He's
been hard hit; he's down in the dust;
he's seemingly about to meet utter
extinction. If he were a fool or
weakling. all right. But he's not.
He's man.. by the Lord! And I've
noticed that heaven always comes
along and gives a man an upward
shove when he gets to the last
gasp"
The resident merely shrugged his
shoulders. He was vestryman and
did not think highly of my irreverent
illusions to the Almighty At least,
did not.
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peater that lay upon the ground.
Yet Rao Singh no longer attempted
to follow, but drew himself erect,
smiling grimly, and put his hand. to
the steel ring about his turban.
YOU have seen boys sailing skip
pers" over the .water-round, fiat
strata Of stone that cut! the air hori-
zontally, swoop upward, dive sud-
denly down and breast the water
until they lose force and sink. So
the steel ring left the hand Of the
Sikh. He seemed to throw 1t awk-
wardly, feebly. yet it sailed upward
and curled through the air, and sud
denly drove down with q CLINT and
q simmer Of sunlight
Maitland heard the singing hum
Of the thing, and shrieked at he knew
not what.
I went up to the residency on the
day they brought in Fortescue. The
whole town-which have been care
full not to name-was talking about
the tiger-shoot, and my friend the
resident knew that I had not come
on consular business.
10 you've seen him?" he inquired
when we were alone in his study.
"Yes-rve just come from the hos
pital," I said, nodding. "They say
he'll pull through in good shape-a
little marked up about the body. but
nothing worse"
The resident bit at cheroot,
frownifie savagely. upon me,
'aToo' bad about Maitland" he said.
'To think that. after he'd downed the
| brute and saved Fortescue. the chap
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the rumorS are true
mot half the truth, old chap. This
bounded Maitland, now-know him?"
I shook my head. The resident
opened a box of cheroots and ordered
drinks.
Maitland is Fortescue's cousin and
heir-point number one. There was
something between the two men at
homo during the war. I'm not sure
about the details, but I fancy that
Maitland married the girl who should
have married the other chap. For
,escue was a prisoner and reported
dead-one Of those beastly messes,
you know. So. when things quieted
down, Fortescue applied for exchange
and came out here"
But" interrupted. Then
ceased my questioning. The resident
was going ahead.
That's really behind the whole
jolly row." he continued frowningly.
IT'S no excuse Of course. There's
another story mixed in with it-a
young subaltern down at Penang. As
to that. l know nothing: can only
draw differences. At all events, there
was a. beastly misapplication of
funds, and Fortescue tried to hush
it up-paid up the account himself.
But too late to prevent the thing
being discovered. Since he had set
tied up, he was presumably to
blame"
ooh" said. '"You meant that the
subaltern-
my dear chap. I mean only what
say-that I know very little" The
resident made a deprecatory gesture.
Il can only relate the facts AZ
know them. There's a fortnight to
spare At present before the thing be-
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-12

MEN AND MATTERS AT CAPITAL
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Interesting Sidelights on Capital Activities
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BRIEF BITS OF Wit AND WISDOM

, the League of Nations in the campaign
was due merely to a wish to keep on
friendly terms with President Wilson,
although the latter did little or nothing
actively to aid the democrat candidate
who admittedly was struggling against
the greatest odds which ever faced an
aspirant for the chief magistracy. 1t
was not until after the election that
President Wilson wrote a word of en-
couragement to Governor Cox. He sent
then most gracious and appreciative
letter.
The theory that Governor Cox was
merely following Wilson wish in
talking League of Nations and nothing
but League of Nations from one end
OF the country to the other was all
wrong. The governor was thoroughly
converted to the league.
Since the election and despite it's
disastrous effects upon his own ambi-
tions, Governor Cox has never recant-
ed single phrase uttered in behalf of
the league. Instead, he has tried to in
ject the issue anew in every political
speech he has made. Now he has gone
to Europe further to study the league
and the conditions which exist across
the Atlantic. Despite the advice Of
UiUtT ueubCTdlS W Wdkt Il CdtuDdlku
this fall based wholly upon attacks on
the republican record in congress. Gov
ernor Cox believes the league is the
live issue and that it will remain an
issue.
Like drowning man clutching at
straw the senate reaches out these
days for q bit of diversion that will
take it away from the dry dust of the
tariff debate.
There are democrat threats to take
it into the campaign. If all the threats
to take things into the next campaign
are carried out, everything will be in it
but the kitchen stove. 1t was stated
that Colonel Harvey gave up the knick-
ers because his legs were too slim for
extended public exhibition, but it is
true that the pictures of him at Prin-
cess Mary's wedding received in this
country did look bit top heavy. This.
however, merely carries out the con-
tention of some senators that slim
legs mean large brains.
If legs, however, are to be a poll
teal issue in the future, it may as well
be stated right here and now that
President Harding has about the hand
soonest pair in Washington.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-12
NECR0ESk|LL
CONDUCTOR WHO
ELECTED BLACK
Motorman Tried to Get
Away in Auto But
Was Jerked From it.
Four Held as Suspects
in Connection With
Murder of Virginian.

Richmond. Va. June lip. L. Bur
Lesson, a conductor in the employ of the
local street railway company, was
stabbed to death Sunday in South
Richmond by several unidentified ne
groes, following his attempt to eject
a disorderly negro from the street car
which he was operating The slayers
made their escape before the arrival
search had been impeded by the crowd
of negroes who swiftly gathered in the
vicinity.
Burleson was caught by his slayers
on the running board of an automobile
in which he had sought safety. The
automobile was proceeding alongside
the street car at the time and before
the driver could get under way the
conductor was pulled down and stabbed
repeatedly.
The murder was committed in what
is known as the BLACK belt of Ric-
mond.
Four negroes were under arrest
Sunday night under suspicion of being
implicated in the affair
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-12
jim dunn, BASEBALL OWNER,
BURIED IN HIS NATIVE TOWN
Beloved Head of Cleveland American Club Is
Laid to Rest With Notables Known
Throughout Nation Present.

g o'clock the cortege left the residence.
escorted by long procession of auto
mobiles. and proceeded to the ceme-
terry. where interment took place.
F. K. Northrup, a Marshalltown at
torney and member of the local lodge
of Elks. who was a personal frined
of Mr.. Dunn. read the funeral address
I'VE are proud of the accomplishments
of the man who lies here" he said.
by the strength of his ambition and
his own will he made himself famous
and loved James Dunn was one of
those rare persons who possess love
for his fellowmen. He was a leader.
He was steadfast to his friends and
never went back on his chums and as
sociates. He was sportsman for
the love of the game. He was not
born to wealth. 1t was his real man
hood and his CHEEKY merit of mind that
endeared him to the nation"
Tributes to the personality of the
baseball magnate were many from the
group of celebrities of the game who
came to Marshalltown to attend the
funeral.
I'VE are mourning for Jim Dunn"
said Ban Johnson, president of the
American league. He was real
man and true friend of baseball
and to every man in the game. His
death is a heavy loss to the American
league and to baseball as whole
'He was one of the best friends |
ever had" Clark Griffith. owner of the
Washington American league team.
said. Il will miss Jim Dunn. for he
was Il real man"
What Jim Dunn meant to the Cleve-
land team, and to the people of Cleve-
land, was told with feeling by Leslie
catcher for the Cleveland
Indians. who with Jack Graney, out
fielder. and Fl. c. Folger. head of the
Cleveland baseball park police depart
ment. came to attend the funeral
u am sure all Cleveland from the
peanut boy and the grass cutter mt the
baseball park to the residents of the
city, will miss him as we do" he said
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-12

Fang has accepted the premiership. In
the meantime President Lii has desig-
mated DR.. W. w. Yen, foreign minister
under the last premier, Liang Shih- vi,
to act as premier until DR.. Wu's arrival
from Canton.
The unification of China is declared
in official circles here to have been
brought considerably nearer by WI
Tin Fang's acceptance of the premier
ship. 1t is asserted that DR.. Sun Vat
Sen, president of the republic of south
China, in whose structure WI has been
consistent pillar of strength, will be
unable much longer to maintain sep
arate government.
Proponents of the reunited China
program count on WI to swing many
of Suns supporters to the new Peking
backing of large bloc of the revived
republican parliament. as well as that
of General WI Pei Flu. conqueror of
Chang Tso Lin, and the outstanding
military figure of the country
1t is expected that in the near future
members of the old republican parlia-
ment resident of Canton will come to
Peking as the result of Wu's assump-
ton of office at the head of the cab
met
Premier Opposed Pekine
WI Tin Fang has been an active
enemy of the Peking government since
1917, when Ii Yuan Hung was forced
out of the presidency by the militarist
and the republican parliament dissolv-
ed. At that time he resigned the pre-
to throw the weight of his
support into the struggle of the south
western provinces against the militar-
lists of the north.
He consistently has backed the Cam
ton governments battle for the resto-
ration Of the republican parliament, a
program which is one of President Ii
Yuan Hung's most prominent admins
trative planks
1t is reported here that President
LII obtained DIR. Wu's acceptance of the
premiership before leaving Tien Tsin.
LIS return to the presidency was
sought by WI Pei Flu. chief of China's
forces .as well as by the re-
vlyed republican parliament. but the
elderly Chinese statesman declared him
self reluctant to leave his retirement
TO reenter the turbulent seas at Pek-
ing.
Ne"o iuchuhS 10 Resign
on being importuned, he said he
would undertake the responsibility if
all the tucbuns and high inspecting
would resign, immedi-
ately accompanying him to Peking to
confer on the welfare of China.
1t was the tuchun. or military gov
11rnor system. that brought about the
loWhfall OF Lis presidency in 1917.
IN an appeal to the tuchuns, Lii said
am willing to sacrifice myself.
out if this program be not adopted, the
extinction Of the nation is before our
Eyes; 1T is my inclination to stay until
ieath in Tien Tsin. my home. | have
10 more desire to see the people of
he world, | am old.
What. ambition | have is only to
zee reunion and | would lay down my
lie to bring it about a day earlier"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-12

Marshalltown. Ia. June 11.-(By
The Associated Press. On a COO
slope of Riverside cemetery. under q
bright June sky, the body of James e
Dunn. square shooter of baseball and
beloved owner of the Cleveland A1neri-
can league baseball club. was laid to
'rest at 3 p. m. Sunday, while notables
whose names are known throughout the
nation stood at the grave and paid q
last tribute to their friend and leader.
Among the baseball celebrities who
came to Marshalltown, Mr. Dunn S
home town." to assist ut the last
rituals, were B. B. johnson, president
of the American league: Clark Griffith,
owner of the Washington American
league club; Jack Graney and Leslie
Nunamaker Cleveland Indian players.
and NJ. Ii. Sexton, president of the Ma
tional Association of Minor Leagues.
Profusion of Flowers
Floral offerings from all parts of
the country. which covered the grave
and made it deep mound of delicate
bloom, attested to the esteem in which
the Marshalltown man was held
In addition to the dozens of floral
wreaths from personal friends of the
family, there were flowers from every
'iub III the hiutEitdH ana ANdtluHdl
leagues, the "Three-T league, the Mis-
sissippi Valley league. from Judge X.
VI. Landis. commissioner of baseball !;
Mayor Kohler of Cleveland. and from
the Cleveland police and fire depart
ments.
A huge blanket of roses, numbering
hundreds of blooms, sent by Cleveland
players and ball park employees. COW
cred the casket A huge floral base
ball stood at the head of the grave,
a gift of the Cleveland club chapter
of the Baseball Writer'S association.
The body of the baseball magnate.
accompanied by Mrs Dunn and a large
delegation of notables, arrived at Mar
shalltown from Chicago, where Mr..
Dunn died early Friday morning, at
$50 O'Clock Sunday morning. A large
group of relatives and close personal
home town friends of the deceased,
many of them of boyhood days. met the
train and escorted the body to the
home of c. NJ. Forney, brother of Mrs.
Dunn.
The house was opened to the public
at 10 O'Clock A continuous throng
visited the caskpt, with its great bank
of flowers, until the time of the fu-
neral.
Eiks Conduct Funeral
The funeral services for Sunny Jim"
Dunn were in charge of Marshalltown
Lodge No. 3, B. p. o. e. A brief
private prayer service was held at the
home in the presence of Mrs. Dunn
and few relatives, at 2:3O p. IN. AT