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The Washington times., 1922-11-28
WHEN FROST'S ON THE PUMPKIN
Memories of the Old Days Home Thanksgiving Time Stir
The Heart Just They Did the Hero of This Short Story

as the train rushed on: when
the frost is on the pumpkin and
the folders in the shock"
THANKSGIVING NEAR.
Hang It ALL" said John West
finally. II believe it's Thanksgiv.
ing Day In the air. All these
pumpkins are on their way to
make pumpkin pies for Thanks
giving. It's just occurred to me-"
Presently q cheery-faced coun.
trywoman' came through the car
carrying q BASKET from which
q golden pumpkin cleaned. and
man across the aisle leaned
over sociably.
Must have been a big crop Of
pumpkins this year." he said.
Big ones. too. but not as big as
my old dad raises back home"
They couldn't beat fathers"
John West replied. 'Nobody's
could"
"oh, I suppose that's the way
every fellow thinks about his
father. Going home for Thanks
giving Day?" ,
Thanksgiving Day?" repeated
John West. "of course not. I'm
on a business trip"
80 am I. but I'm going home
just the same. I'm on my way
there now. Wouldn't miss home
and the old folks and the pump
kin pies on Thanksgiving for
something pretty. Old Hoosier
Riley knew what he was talking
about. When the frost IL on the
punkin' I always want to be get.
ting back home"
A few stations farther on the
man left the train. John West
saw him. being greeted by a group
Of the smell town people before
an old man fell on him and fairly
enveloped him with his embrace,
John West watched his chance
acquaintance az long as he could
see him, and after he had disap-
peared he continued to think--not
20 much of him as of the old
man.
Miles away there was another
old man who looked Just like the
one he had seen welcome his
son. Wholesome. simple minded
and honest. he had q few ambitions
beyond being q good farmer and
a good man. Good old Dad! = He
was probably gathering in his
pumpkins about now, and nobody
ever did raise such pumpkins.
Long ago John West had left
the farm and gone on the road"
as he called II. He wanted to
see lifs--and he had seen Il. The
ideals Of his boyhood had been
shattered and he. had bscomo a
homeless wanderer. eoing from
city to city and. town to town
on an sndless Journey.
DAD AND MOTHER.
hack hsme was Dad asd Moth
or And the girls. Quite grown
up nov. the little siris must BE-.
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CHAPTER Nv.
Condolences.

The girl touched his arm gently.
John. il tall this-anything
Hike you pictured it? I tried to
describe it to you. but 1t wasn't
easy. Is 1t all like you thought
It was?" she asked.
The Fortune Hunter pulled him
self together with an effort.
TT is all much more beautiful"
he said stumblingly. II can't"
He turned apd looked down at
her. But can't stay here" he
went on with a sort of rush.
"ypur uncle"
Her eyes opened wide.
why, uncle will Just love to
have you." she said. Poor dear!
He's been SO worried. He never
thought you would really come at
all; he always said that I was
wasting my time. He was ever so
angry when I would not look at
any-any Of the other men who
who" She laughed.
"Well. did tell you that there
were other men. didn't II" she ap-
pealed. He echoed her words
slowly. ts.s
"Yes-oh, yes. You did tell me-"
But he hardly heard. He was
wondering how on earth he could
explain to her, what excuse he
could make to get out of the
house and away before the fraud
was discovered.
She seemed quite unconscious of
his agitation. She went on eager
ly "And Is Tommy like what you
thought he was? Poor Tommy.
he's been longing for you to come.
I've always read him bits Of your
letters and since you said you
had q bear skin for him he's
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CURSES JUDGE WHEN HE
READS DEATH SENTENCE

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 2S.-Marcue
Newman, q negro. convicted Of mur.
dering J. L. Mccullough, a railway
mail clerk, in the Pennsylvania rail-.
road yards here in February. 1921,
was sentenced to die in the. electric
chair by Judge Singleton Bell.
When the court read a. section of
the sentence saying a current Of
electricity shall be caused to pass
through your body" Newman
cursed.
Newman was found guilty Of kill
ing Mccullough and stealing O
popch containing $4,000 worth Of
registered mail. He wss arrested in
Philadelphia The case viii be ap.
pealed to the Supreme Court.
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Seeker Of Thrills Finds Himself
Mistaken for Another and Thereby
Becomes Enmeshed in a Maze
of Love and Mystery.
pI1px m AYREa
RUBY N. AYREs.

2 talked about 1t every day. You
have brought It. haven't your"
/ The Fortune Hunter opened his
mouth to speak and shut it again
with a little snap.' There was q
grin Of amusement in his blde
eyes.
"Oh, he shall have his bearskin
all right" he said after a moment,
and wondered how 1t was that IL
John Smith had known this girl
SO well and intimately he, had
never before met either her uncle
or the boy. Tommy. q.
1t was obviously situation
from which to escape as soon as
possible. The only wonder was
that he had not already given
himself hopelessly away. Why.
he did not even know the girls
surname or the place from which
he himself was supposed to, have
come.
He ran a nervous finger round
the inside Of his collar. He felt
as II he could not breathe.
Cant we get out in the gar
den?" he asked abruptly.
This room Ii so hot. :"
He knew It was not; the room
was deliciously cool and filled with
the soft river breeze, but It felt
like prison from which he
longed to escape.
She led the way to the lawn and
the Fortune Hunter followed; he
glanced down at his ill-fitting suit
and laughed.
"Will the neighbors be shock.
ed?" he asked. Anne turned and
laughed.
mo one can see us; this house
is very secluded. See how lovely
the trees are?"
ON A POWDER MINE.
Her voice softened shyiy. John .
thOSe w1ti0wS- She pointed to
a clump of graceful willows bend.
ing their branches down into
the flowing river-"what do they
remind you Of? Aren't they
like" She broke off. waiting
for him to supply the missing
word.
The Fortune Hnter bit his lip.
With every step he knew he was
stepping on a mine: The sense
of danger and discovery angered
him.
What q fool he had been to
carry things 50 far; It was unlike
his usual foresight and cautious
ness. ...
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. Y. HUNTERS KILLER 3.
INJURED 20 THIS YEAR

ALBANY. ny, Nov. 2s.--Eight
lives we're lost during the 1922 hunt
ing season, the conservation oom-
mission announced today. In addi-
ton. forty persons were more or less
seriously injured by firearms.
4 The accidental discharge OF, weap.
ons caused the death Of eighteen
persons and the injury Of seventeen.
twenty-five hunters were shot. BY
companions three being killed. Nlns
hunters were not In mistake foe
deer. i've Of them being killed and
four injured
The Washington times., 1922-11-28
Copyright. 1929, BY
The Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.
Continued From Yesterday

TTE had meant no harm;
he had been carried off
AA his feet. and the girl
herself was responsible for the
mistakes in the first place. She
ought to have had more sense;
women were so sentimental.
Even supposing there was a
faint resemblance between himself
and the dead man! After all. theirs
was an ordinary type. But he
was conscious of keen curiosity to
know what story lay behind 1t all.
and from what ten years of exile
the dead man had been on his way
home.
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CHAPTER v.
The Body Discovered.

They were passing the garden
gate that opened directly on to
the main road. along which an
excited crowd Of people were hur.
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Old Age Records .

THE French Medical Record says Nine. Prioux, born
in 1850, sold at sixty-six small property for an
annuity of $500, which she drew regularly nnetytwo
years. surgeon named Poltiman died at 140.
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hnck heme was Dad asa Moth
or end the sirls. Quite grown
NJ nov. the little giris must BE-.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-17
FIRE WOOD IS
HIGH At FORDS
SIP is Cost of One Plain
Piece of Board, it is
Said

FORDS, Nov. 17.-Twelve dollars
for a piece of plank-plain fire
wood! That's the discussion in
Fords corner since Wednesday
night, when the Fords Gun Club ad-
journed after their meeting in Jen-
sen & Rodner's store.
The matter of great importance
that was announced to be X up,
at the meeting was the plank, Just
a large piece of board, which 1t Is
said disappeared the other day. II
seems that plank comprised part OF
the gun clubs apparatus. Ihey
say they found the guilty men, who
removed this valuable plank, called
him before the court" of the club
and put the value of the wood at
S12. When a reporter of the Perth
Amboy Evening News walked ln'
while the meeting was in progress,
he was told, that money is being
collected for the paraphernalia OF
the club" His presence brought the
session at a standstlll.
Alfred Murdoch, who 1t Is SAID
committed the great oftense, ap--
peared before the private court OF
club and explained that he did not
think plank was good for any use,
so prepared some good fire-Wood out
OF it. Reports are saying, that the
defendant paid the fine, in spite or
protests.
But the residents cannot see why
a man should pay twelve honest-to-
goodness American dollars Tor a
piece OF fire-wood.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-17
SUIT FOR $4,000 AS
RESULT OF ACCIDENT

A suit for $4,000 has been start
ed in the supreme court by Mary
Conner. as administrators, for the
death of her husband, against
Stuart Minton a resideNt of Deal.
The accident occurred in Asbury
Park on June 26 last. While Conner
was on his way delivering milk he
stopped his wagon and went to the
e a of it. the plaintiff alleges and
while leaning over the tail board to
reach for his bottles Minton, driving
an auto crashed into the rear of
the wagon crushing Conner to the
running board. Conner was in
stantly killed.
AS the automobile hit the wagon
the horse broke lose and a away
Two lanterns were hanging lighted
on the rear of the milk wagon and
they were still lighted after the
crash, the plaintiff declares.
Conner was forty years old and
leaves surviving him his widow and
two infant children. Also surviv-
ing in addition to his father is his
brother Edward Conner, residing in
Perth Amboy.
The firm of Wight. Wight & Co
lenbock. represent the widow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-17
hNEED REPAIRS
: AT WOODBRIDGE
Hoy, SaIter and Clerk Reyes
Make Plea Before Board
of FreehoIderS

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. IL
Committeeman william Hoy and ..
j.. Salter and Clerk Andrew keyes
representing Woodbridge township.
appeared before the Board OF Free
holders and made several requests
Tor Improvements to streets now ull-
der county control. The delegation
presented a petition signed by res
idents along Freeman street, Wood
bridge, asking the county to take
owe this road from Railway ave-
nue. to st. Georges avenue. The
f~reeholders were asked TO make a
good sized appropriation in their
1928 budget for the upkeep OF
county maintained roads in Wood
bridge township. The following
roads were said by the delegation
to be in bad condition and in need
of extensive repairs:
Railway avenue from Woodbridge
to Railway; Keasbey road, which s
outer Smith street from the Perth
Amboy city line to Rogan's; Correga
road, the old Lincoln Highway
route past the Colonia hospital;
Chain OF Hills road, from Colonia
to Avenel; Upper Green street. from
Woodbridge to Iselin, and QUEER
MAIN SlISSl. 4HLS ISquSSI was {
ferred to the road committee.
Another Woodbridge township
delegation was present in the matter
of better roads. 1t consisting of
Howard Van Buskirk. spokesman;
Mrs. Howard Van Buskirk. Mrs.
Edgar Smith and Mrs. George Hag-
adorn, all of the New Dover section.
They asked that the county take
over the New Dover road from CO.
lonia to Oak Tree and make it pas
sable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-17
SPOTSWOOD WOMAN
GIVES BLOOD FOR HUSBAND

sPOTsWOOD, Nov. Ito save
her husband Mrs. A. d. Appleby.
wife of the former postmaster Oh
this borough, allowed the transfu-
sion of her blood early this week at
the Jefferson Hospital in Philadel-
phia where Mr.. Appleby has been in
a critical condition since he entered
the hospital in September.
Mr.. Appleby. it is believed, has
now a good chance of recovery since
the blood TRANSMISSION. His wife,
who has been at his bedside for two
weeks, is recuperating at the hospl-
tai and is able to sit up.
MIR. Appleby underwent an oper-
alton of his right limb and on Mon
day last a vein bursted and he a
been in state of coma ever since.
The quick action of the hospital au-
thorities in allowing Mrs. Appleby
to give her blood saved the patient.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-17

jury. He was in company with
Charles Harmon, of Hightstown and
Fred Ferris of this place and they
were cunning near Monmouth juno
ton. Harmon shot at a rabbit which
got up near Thornton and the dis
charge struck Thornton in the heel
of his boot. Fortunately he had on
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-17

to Princeton has been sold to Eus-
tin Latsch, of Elizabeth. He will en-
gage in general farming. Both of
these sales were effected through the
w. II. Johnson. agency of Cranbury.
Clarence Thornton met with a very
painful accident while cunning and
was fortunate to escape serious in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-17
CRANBURY

The Thomas H.. Bierne farm on
the Cranbury Neck road has been
sold to Stephen Groncke, of Eliza
beth. He will Engage in the poultry
business. The Harry B. Gravatt
farm on the road from Hightstown
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-17

an extra heavy boot which kept the
shot from scattering. He Is able to
get around, however, but has suf-
fered a great deal with it.
The members of the w. c. 7. U.
are urged to attend a meeting for
sewing which will be held In the
First Presbyterian chapel on Tuesday
afternoon. November 81.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-24
TROPHY FOUND
and GUN CLUB
HAPPY AGAIN
Dixie Boys Jubilant When Hayes
Unearths Emblem.
RYAN CELEBRATES BY
DROPPING 81 TARGETS
Next Shoot Friday-COmplete
Score of Contestants.

The members Of the Dixie Gun club
are jubilant. The diamond trophy that
uses to be so holly contested for when
the club held their weekly shoots at
Magnolia Bluff, back before 1914, has
been restored to the club. Jimmy
Hayes, one of the ardent shooters Of
the club, found it slowed away with a
bunch of his keepsakes and Jack Ryan,
by dropping 81 targets out Of poss-
ibIe sixty yesterday afternoon at the
weekly meet, will have the honor of
wearing 1t until next Friday when it
will be contested for again.
The trophy was the source of much
competition about seven years ago At
the close of the 1914 season Jimmy
Hayes was the possessor, and, accord
ing to the rules governing the medal
he was entitled to hold IL until the
opening of the next season. However,
the war came on and the shoots were
abandoned and were not resumed
again uptiI 1920.
Had a Hunch
Several days ago the members hap
pened to get in a conversation and
some mention was made Of the trophy.
Mr.. Hayes had a bunch, and following
1t up discovered the long lost medal.
Jack Ryan being high man yester-
day will have the honor of wearing it
for the first time since its recovery.
The complete score of each con-
testant yesterday at the Bayshore
traps was as follows: ]. Ryan 81, DR..
Quina Sc. Hayes IS, Merrill 90, Forbes
50, Born, Sr.. 81, Biggs 81, H. D'Alem-
berte II, 81, G. Kupfrian 40. Day 40,
Robinson 4S, Taylor 43, Palmes 43,
and DR.. D'Alemberts 80.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-24
NCLE'S HOME RUN
PUTS NAVY AHEAD
Hard Hitting Catcher Sends Grape Fruit

Ingle's home run over the tennis court
in right field with Horne on base brought
the Navy from behind in the fifth inning
yesterday afternoon and started them to-
ward victory over the sevilles. The
final score was 4 to i. Ingle's drive was
one OF the longest ever seen at the Twl-
light League diamond. the Sailor catcher
Looping around the bases although the bah
was in play all the time.
Kent held the Sevilles to three hits
but two OF these were for extra bases.
He famed ten. Outside Of Ingle's hon.
er. Morris pitched good ball for the
sevilles but costly errors ran the score
UP in the last inning. Morris struck out
six Navy batters
Morris slammed out a triple to left
field in the fourth inning, went out in a
double play. Sanford and Gingrich got
two base hits.
The seviiles took the lead in the third
chapter on Behma's tumble of Harris
fields grounder, stolen base and Grin
grich's double to left field.
Horne strolled In the Nays half Of the
fifth inning and Ingle's circuit blow fol-
lowed In the seventh act Skey singled
TO center and took second on Gringrich's
muffled throw. Ingls was out but Kent
lived on Morris tumble. Palmer mad
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-24
EMPLOYEES WILL
PLAY TWO GAMES TO-DAY

The Naval Air Station employees
will stage a doubleheader this after
noon at East Hill diamond. The first
game will be played with the Warning
ton Stars and will begin at two o'clock
The batteries viii be: Naval Employ
ees-Cobb and Myers; Warrington
Mccarthy and Schools. The Air Sta
ton men viii play the Hull Division
team Immediately after the first game.
Henrickson and Myers will do battery
work for the Naval Employees and Nc
Clellan and Durant for the Hull Divi-
sion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-24
POP CEERS, Il
WANTS FORAGE
10 YEARS MORE
Grand Old Man of Turf Still
Training Own Horses.
TO DRIVE SANARDO
PETER JUNE AND UTAH
Total Horses at North Randall
Track Now 470.

CLEVELAND, June 2s.--'Pop" Green,
the Grand Old Man OF the Harness
Turf" has reached North Randall from
his Memphis training quarters to put on
the finishing touches for the 1922 Grand
Circuit campaign which begins at North
Randall July 3. Aged IL Geers Is the
Oldest driver on the Grand Circuit Hale
and hearty he also trains his own
horses.
Has New Stable.
Pop has virtually a new stable this
year, al but two being trotters. Famil-
far to Grand Circuit fans are his SAN
ardo. Peter June and Utah Peter June,
with a mark OF 2:O4A, Is his leading
trotter.
Geers declared he expects to be seen
on the Grand Circuit at least ten more
years.
40 at Track.
The arrival Of his stable brings the
total horses now AZ Randall UP to 47O.
The stables OF Walter Cox, Lon McDon-
aid and several other prominent drivers
are still to come
Many OF the famous Grand Circuit
reinmen already are here. having arriv-
ed preceding the opening Of the 1929
harness season which was ushered in in
tho Greater Cleveland district with the
meeting at the North Randall half-mils
track June 5.
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Cottrell Boosts Average Taking
Second-Frances Taylor Wins in
Seasons First Junior Classic
Twelfth Elimination to Be Sailed
Sunday, 2:30-Little Yacht
Mac to Enter Marathon.

In spanking good breeze off Pala-
fox wharf yesterday afternoon Capt.
Dave Witherell led the field of five
sloops around the triangular course
three times and won the 18th elimina-
ton race in fine style. The boats got
off to good start.
Jack Crenshaw, who was to have
sailed No was unable to be present
and only four sloops competed.
Capt Charles Cottrell finished in
second place and thereby boosted his
average in the won and lost column
considerably. DOC" Kennedy rounded
the home buoy in third position, while
Johnny Engstrom came in last.
johnson Still Leads
on basis of the eleven races Of the
series already sailed to determine who
will pilot Pensaco1as entries in the
Upton regatta at Mobile on Labor
Day Capt. Tommie Johnson is still
leading with % points, two above his
nearest contender, Capt Witherell, who
has an even 20. The others follow:
Kennedy 10. Cottrell IS, o. Sheppard
II, Walthers Is. White IA, Crenshaw
IL, Engstrom II, and Dan Shepard s.
Junior Classic
Following the Upton event the Jun
Tor Yachtmen of P. 7. G. held their
first sloop race of the season, which
was won by Frances Taylor the lad
who made the 50 mile jaunt with a
slxiff boat propelled by an out-board
motor last Sunday. Kenneth Kahn won
second honors, Warren Pierpont, who
accompanied Taylor on his Camp Wal
ton voyage, finished third, George
Greenwood fourth, and Claude Kugel-
man fifth.
Twelfth Elimination
The twelfth elimination will be sail
ed Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Nine more races are yet to be sailed.
Those who will handle the tillers in
the 18th are Walthers, o. Sheppard,
Engserom, W1therell, D. Shepard, or in
case he does not show UP. Tommie
Johnson.
Following this event there will be a
Glass G race providing the shippers Of
that division are present in sufficient
numbers.
The "Mae" Will Enter
Rear-commander Rox Cowley an
yesterday that his little yacht
Mac is on the ways and will be in
shape for the Southern Marine Mara
thon which viii terminate here July
2. This will probably be the only boat
from Pensacola to go over to New
Orleans and race back to this city, and
is just large enough to be admitted to
the race.
Accompanied by vice-commander
Dan Shepard and Ex- Commodore John
Cross Rear Commander Cowley will
leave Wednesday for the Crescent
city. He says that he expects to.
bring home the bacon with his little
craft.
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GODCHAUX TO MEET
BURNS IN THE FINALS

ATLANTA. Ca, June 2s.-Bobby Jones
OF the Atlanta Athletic Club, and Frank
Godchaux of the Audubon Club, New
Orleans, viii meet in the finals for the
southern amateur golf championship here
tomorrow.
The Albanian shot seven strokes par
today defeating Chris Bring Of Louis
Vile in the seui-finals, 10 and IL, and
Godchaux eliminated NJ. c. Jones, Allan
ia, ana Z. by getting 70 for the MORN
ing round, seven over par, shooting par
for the first afternoon nine and one over
par for the two other holes. The Brink
Jones match ended on the seventh hole
in the afternoon but they finished it to
complete Jones medal score.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-24

AT7I STILL RACING YALE CRl
PENSACOLAS OFF
TO PLAY MONTGY
RETURN MONDAY
Twin Bill Sunday Afternoon-Expect
To Get all Three Games

All keyed up for action and a rarin'
to go, the Pensacola Regulars left last
night for Montgomery, where they will
play a three game series with the
Montgomery ALI Stars. The first game
will be played this afternoon and a
twin bill Sunday afternoon.
Montgomery invaded Pensacola last
week lend and managed to cop one out
of the three games played, but the
Regulars left last night with the firm
intention of administering a triple
wal1oping to the Alabama lads. They
will probably return to the Deep Water
City Monday morning.
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Hayes has added to it his quaint,
humorous personality and subtle in
terpretstion.
Mr.. Hayes Is unique in his particu-
lar field, which is character acting for
comedy relief Sometimes he brings a
smile, sometimes a tear, but mostly
smiles. Those who know both Frank
Hayes and Las vergas" can anticipate
the treat they are to have at the com
bination of the two-the rare fiction
character with the rare actor character