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Middletown transcript., 1922-09-30
<Uhery Extra Sesutce is Demanded
Firestone Cords Predominate

been developed by men whose
life work is the production of
constantly increasing tire val
ues for the public.
Users in this vicinity verify
Firestone reputation, and re-
port almost daily some new
Firestone record of extra dis
tance travelled.
Don't be satisfied to buy
tires-buy values-the longest
mileage at the lowest price con-
sistent with such reliable per-
formance.
Make Most Miles per Dollar
your principle of tire economy
choose your next tire on
that basis.
Middletown transcript., 1922-09-30
PREHISTORIC TRACKS FOUND
Monster Prints Discovered in the
Rocks on Cumberland Ridge
in Kentucky.

Mckee, Ky.-Tracks of prehistoric
animals one of which is tive-toed and
eleven inches across, have been found
in the rock on the summit Of the divid-
ing ridge between the Kentucky and
Cumberland rivers near here, it was
reported
A three toed track of abnormal pro-
portions is nearby and on another
stone plateau zoe the tracks Of a herd
of animals of great weight. Petritied
tracks believed to have been made by
man also have been found, it was re-
ported.
In the same vicinity few years ago
was found tooth the size Of loaf Of
brand
Middletown transcript., 1922-09-30
The Key That Unlocks The Door to
Long Living

The men of eighty-fve and ninety
years of age are not the rotund, well!
fed, but thin, spare men, who live on a
slender diet. BE as careful as he will
however, man past middle age will
occasionally eat too much or of some
article of food not suited to his consti-
tuition, causing Indigestion or constipa-
ton and will need dose of Chamber
lain's Tablets to move his bowels and
invigorate his stomach When this is
done, there is no reason why the aver
age man should not live to ripe old
age.
Middletown transcript., 1922-09-30
A Pronounced Success

The uniform success that has attend
ed the use of Chamberlain Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy in the relief and
cure of bowel complaints, both tor chill
dren and adults, has brought it into al
most universal use. SO that it is practi-
ca,ly without rival and as everyone
who has used 1t knows. it is without an
equal.
Middletown transcript., 1922-09-30

TxIHEREVFR the exac-
w tions and tests of t tires
are most severe-there
you will find Firestone Cords
in universal use.
The hard jobs seek Fire
stone. And so well has Fire
stone responded under difficult
conditions-so consistently has
mileage mounted to totals inn
possible to obtain from ordi-
nary tires that today Most
Miles per Dollar is the buying
slogan of thinking motorists
everywhere.
The blending and tempering
of rubber, gum-dipped cord
construction, air-bag cure-all
these mileage methods have
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
By Garrett
p. SerUiss
Copyrtght, le22, BY btAr Company.

the less so when 1t is very violent.
"I am having an argument about
a star ! saw Sunday night, August
20, about o'clock, and also the
following night the same time. 1t
is very bright and is just hanging
right over us. Can you tell me II
that's a planet or a star, and how
many million miles 1t Is from the
earth?-J. r.. Bronx, New York"
The only very bright celestial
object that could be said to hang
right over" New York at 8 o'clock
about ugust 20 was the star Vega,
or Alpha Lyrae. the brilliant gem
of the constellation Lyra, one of
the brightest stars in the Northern
Hemisphere of the heavens. Its
distance is not less than l25 mil
lion.million miles, or about 1,344,-
900 times the distance Of the sun
from the earth. II we were as
near to II as we are to the sun II
probably would appear a hundred
times as bright as the sun.
There was no planet anywhere
near the overhead point as seen
from any part of the United States
1t the time mentioned. Mars was
far down near the southern hori-
zon, and Jupiter and Venus were
glowing over in the western part
of the sky. No planet ever goes
very close to the zenith as seen
from latitudes near 40 degrees, al
though within the tropics they are
sometimes visible overhead
Most persons are very inaccu-
rate In their Judgment of the posi-.
ton of a celestial object when Its
elevation exceeds As degrees above
the horizon. They are apt to think
that 1t is right overhead'-i. O..
in the zenith-when IL Ia really
many degrees below that point.
In the northern part of the United
States the North Star, or Polaris,
is about 40 degrees above the hori.
zonr and so degrees below the
zenith. This may serve as a guide
in learning to estimate attitudes in
the sky.
The celestial equator crosses tho
meridian, or north and south line,
at an elevation of so degrees when
viewed from latitude 40 degrees
north. At this time OF the year
there are no very conspicuous stars
visible in the evening that lie close
TO the equator, but .he first magni.
tude star Affair, which lies south.
east OF Vega and south OF the
Northern Cross, is less than 9 de.
grees above or north OF the equa.
tor.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
FOOD & BODY
WARMTH
BY Brice Belden, M. D.

"HE food that you eat nour-
ishes you and keeps you
u warm. Your body is warmer
than the air around you because OF
chemical processes going on fol-
lowing the eating Of food, and
what happens Is very like the pro-
duction Of heat when a piece of
wood or coal Is burned.
II is the combination Of the oxy-
gen in the air and the carbon and
hydrogen in the wood or coal that
produces combustion and liberates
heat.
The value Of food, therefore, de-
pends largely upon the amount Of
heat 1t will produce when oxidized
within the body. Scientists have
measured the value of different
foods from this standpoint.
The unit Of this system is called
the calory, meaning the amount
Of heat required to raise one kilo-
gram Of water (about two and one
quarter pirts) one degree Cent?
grade lone hundred degrees on the
Csntigradc scale are the equtva-
lent OF $50 degrees on the Fahrer-
keit scale-thus the normal tCm-
perature Of the body by the Fab
renheit scale would be about 98,
while by the Centigrade scale It
would be about Sd.
BY means of an ingenious APP
raratus called the calorimeter II Is
possible to determine the number
OF calories produced by different
varieties Of food when burned. The
amount Of energy that a food ~
capable of liberating In the body Is
gauged by the number OF calories
Il Yields when burned; thus a poun 1
OF corned beef Yields 400 calories,
while, a pound Of tomatoes Yields
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
advice TO THE
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax
Undignifed.
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

lEAH MISS cAlhf Al:
am q bride. eighteen
years Of age, and love my hus-
band just as dearly as he loves
me. Lately we have had little
quarrels that tend to become Sc
rious and for prevention I turn
my hopes to you.
My husband objects to see
after a good-looking and we'll
dressed man, on the ground
that lower myself and that
passersby would be justified in
not considering me an honest
woman. attribute this to
jealousy; he. however, denies II.
On the other hand, he con.
siders men privileged by the
law Of nature to admire pretty
women.
Is II fair? q. B.
IT isn't fair--but 1t is grounded
in custom. I think II a bit
undignified for a woman to turn
and stare after a man. and the
average man fancies that he has
made a great impression when a
woman does such a thing. You
owe II to yourself to be fine and
selective in your attitude. Your
husband probably glances at u
pretty woman without taking
himself or his look or appraisal
seriously. Show him that you're
willing to change a habit to suit
him. and first thing you know
he'll have the same generous de-
sire to please you.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23

10 you bne y u BTdCelul1 tdWhy
leopard-slow moving and"-
A howl from Pat interrupted
me.
SLOW moving" he cried. IT do
protest, Alanna. I'd never be
choosing that description"
1t wasn't till much later that
got the full force Of Pats mega.
ton, however. The rest Of our
drive was spent in chatting OF
things in general. Not even with
Pat could I bring myself to talk
over the question of Virginia's
probable attitude toward Phoebe
and Neal. l felt ! owed it to the
kiddies to make a careful sur.
vey Of Virginia's mental configu-
ration without having any preju-
dices to start me off wrong. And
I knew that Neal and Pat would
each hate the idea of having the
woman he loved discussed.
AS we drew nearer and nearer
to Dre1Inwold l found my breath
coming with less and less smooth
ness. Pat took charge Of the con-
versation and gradually let II die
down to a restful silence. When
we arrived at the gate he said
suddenly:
Remember the old Summer
house where-Jeanie came back
to me? She's waiting down there
for you, Alanna. Suppose you get
sout and walk down while I drive
to the house and entertain the
leopard lady"
"Oh. Patr' I gasped. How
picturesque! Who thought Of
that?"
Taking no undue credit to my.
SELF" Pat replied gaily, ~ was the
stage manager of the little scene
to which we both look forward
with such delighted anticipations."
With his graceful gallantry ne
helped me from the car and stood
in the road waving to me as I
started down a sidepath to the
winding river road.
My heart was beating high
partly from relief at the thought
that needn't meet Virginia under
the critical surveillance Of R
eyes, partly with chagrin at my
own unreadiness for an emotional
reconciliation with Virginia. For
once dear Pat had blundered.
"a pl ClCl Cu q blllPiC
shake and quiet greeting. with
nothing to emphasize the fact that
a long time had elapsed isnce Vir-
ginia has cared to offer me her
hospitality or l to accept II.
But as l got to the foot of the
hill I realized that Pat had reck.
oned without his guest. For there
were two persons strolling along
the river path by the summer
house. Pats idea in arranging to
send me down to the summer house
to meet Virginia had undoubtedly
centered on getting us off by our
selves-away from Rosa. But II
was Rosa who teetered along at
Virginia's side. And felt almost
sure that I was right In picturing
the expression on her face as one
of impish mischief and complete
satisfaction.
This is going to be frightfuliy
awkward" I told myself nervously.
I hadn't the slightest idea how
to meet the situation. There SEEM
ed no reason in the world why IN
arriving guest should be roaming
about the grounds Of Dream void
without going first to the house to
greet her hostess. / slackened my
pace to tagging steps. I sum.
moned smile to my lips. And
cudgelled my brain for the right
thing TO say.
With a sudden exclamation. ns II
she'd just caught sight Of me
through the thick shrubbery, Vir-
ginia started forward. She came
running with girlish eagerness and
both hands outstretched.
(To BE Continued Tuesday,
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
About Steeples and Stars

take up the linear expansion and
thus prevent buckling.
A tall structure like a church
tower or a "skyscraper" is also
subject to DETECTION under the
pressure of high winds. In this
case the motion. unlike that due TO
unequal heating, il vibratory. The
vibration arises from both the elias
ticity of the material and the va.
riability Of the wind. which 10 al
ways more or less gusty. and not
The Washington times., 1922-09-23

the woolworth and other build.
ings. the masonry, towers of the
Booklyn bridge, etc, but you can
find some of them in descriptions
of these structures.
The property Of expansion with
increase of temperature has to be
taken into account in the con.
struction of long steel or iron
structures. OF course, a tall struc.
ture, Ike bridges its effects are
allowed for by sliding joints, which
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
BY Garrett p. Serviss,
Eminent Astronomer and Author
ity on Subjects Of Scientific
Interest.

Can you explain the action
Of plumb-bob hung from the
top Of a church steeple? At y
o'clock in the morning a mark
was placed at a point on the
roof which indicated PLUMB
point. At 3 o'clock the point Of
the bob had moved three inches.
am a carpenter and would
appreciate an article in explana-
ton Of this happening. Person
ally I did not believe this until
the fact was corroborated by a
skilled carpenter.-A. J. w"
Peeksville, N. Y"
!" HE motion Of the steeple is
due to expansion under the
- heat Of the sun, causing one
side to be longer than the other,
and thus producing an inclination
away from the expanded side. Diff
ferent substances have different
ratios, or "coefficients," OF linear
expansion, but you do not tell
what the steeple in question Is
made of.
The coefficient Of iron is about
l 1,166, ,000th per degree Fahrenheit; 1;
of wood about 1900 ,000th, of ma
sonry about 1889 ,000th. Between
8 q. m. and 8 p. m, the direction
of inclination, following the sun,
would swing around from say east
to west.
Your measurement, therefore,
represents double the radius Of the
semi-circular curve described by
the plumb-bob In the course Of
six hours. The angle of deflec-
ton of the axis of the steeple
would, then, correspond to hori-
zontal displacement OF an iDch
and a half, and assuming that the
height Of the point Of suspension
was 100 feet above the roof, the
angle would be almost four and
three-tenths minutes OF arc, far
too small a departure from Vertt-
cality to be noticed except by
careful measurement.
All lofty structures exhibit a
similar DETECTION due to expansion
of the most heated side. I have
not at hand, In the place where I
am writing, the statistics of the
measurements that have been
made with reference to this phe.
nomenon as II affects construc.
tions like the Washington Monu.
ment. the Bunker Hill Monument,
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
EkNN1ss JOAN. will you look
"M at at these ,.n paper, ZAP :, here; S"s

AV1 and tell me II you
know anything of them? Have
you ever seen them before?"
Joan shook her head. She
turned over the documents.
What are they?"
The proofs that you are Lady
Tallbois Of Knayth!'
Joan looked at him and gave a
little gasp.
you are wonderful she cried.
How did you get them?"
THAT is what I want to know"
He told her how they had arrived.
Don't give me any credit for it
the thing Is a complete mystery to
me. Can you throw any light on
TT"
None" said Joan, her face
alight with excitement. IF any
body had them I should have
thought 1t would be Mr.. Vaille.
He cannot have sent them?"
''Vaille? He is the last man on
earth to do such a thing. These
papers are worth a fortune. Miss
Joan. there is something extraor-
dinary behind this case. Some
thing that l cannot yet fathom at
all. Why are these things sent to
me anonymously? But 1t Is use
less to theorize. For the moment
all we can consider is the fact
here is that vital evidence which
builds up your case. 1t is a Won
derful piece of luck, for all these
proofs would have taken a year to
trace-even then the tracer might
have failed"
You are sure It is genuine?"
UNLESS all these are brilliantly
clever forgeries-which I refuse 10
believe. Such an effort would be
foolish and useless: It would never
bear the light of the open courts.
No, think we can rely on this, as
far as II goes-and 1t goes very
far. Do you wish to learn more
Of the secret Of your life-and
your father's-as it is set out in
these strange documents?"
"Yes!' cried Joan eagerly, her
cheeks flushing red. Show me-"
He set a chair for her before the
papers.
Now" said Mottisfont, I'VE
need not wade through the whole
of this bulk of matter. much of
which you would find tedious.
That will be lawyers work. But
1 will give you the outline"
That will be best"
He placed in her hands the mar
riage papers and the certificate.
Joan's fingers trembled slightly as
she held them. 1t was as though
q clear white light was flung upon
the darkness of her early child
hood-days Of which she knew, or
could remember, nothing. Here
were the proved names of that
father and mother who, till now,
had been not even names to her.
Those speak for themselves "
said Mottisfont quietly. II needn't
explain them. And here is an
enormously important point; per-
hsps the most important of all.
The name or the ship that picked
your father up at sea the day
after the disaster to the liner and
the name of that ships captain,
with the statement that he is still
living"
Joan drew a sharp breath.
Then why has he never come
forward?" she cried.
You forget that your father
changed his name. 1t is given here
and vouched for. He called him.
self, for some reason, La Mesurier."
The girl nodded.
"He had his reasons, of course,
for wishing to sink the past for
ever" Phillip passed on rapidly.
But the surprising thing is that
once, and once only, he went back
on that. He married under his
own name-William Travers Tall
bois--in this obscure little southern
town where he took Helen Lloyd
70 be his wife. That is an amaz-
ing thi:.g."
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
CHAPTER II.
The Last Clue.

No one was there. The corri-
dor was empty. At the end Of It,
in a little open room used as .
pantry, Mottisfont's man-servant
was silently polishing silver.
Philip glanced at the mans back
and returning slowly to the room,
closed the door.
What is the matter?" asked
Joan.
(TO he Continued Tomorrow.)
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
WHEN A GIRL MARRIES

AN ABSORBING SERIAL OF EARLY Welded LIFE
Pat Takes Anne Out to Dreamwold and She
Gets Big Surprise at the Warmth of
Virginia's Greeting to Her.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
Justice Grapples With Infamy, Portray
ing Master Rascality, and Love of
Fair Women and Brave Men

eyes flashing.
"I love him for itr she cried,
a lump rising In her throat. do
you not see that he did this be.
cause whatever danger hung over
him, he would not marry a woman
under false colors. Whatever else
he may have done, he gave my.
mother the name that was his by
right-because he loved her."
True" said Phillip, mo doubt
it must be so. And a fortunate
thing it is for you, his daughter.
1t mi; .es things enormously easier
for you in this crisis. Had h"
married under a false name. the
difficulty OF proving it would have
been terrible.
However, when he lost your
mother" continued Phillip gently.
''or even before that. the name
of William Tallbois in not heard
any more. Yet we can connect
him with lie Mesurier, again and
again, and the proofs of that con-
nection, given here are good.
am used to sitting evidence and
this evidence seems to me very
sound" He paused. Finally, It
Is lie Mesurier who enlists in the
Foreign Legion and dies in France.
That will be quite easy to estab-
lish: all the facts are given
here"
"Then everything I need Is in
your hands" exclaimed Joan,
"and there is nothing to do but
begin the case and win"
Phillip hesitated.
You are asking a lawyer to do
a great deal" he said. ''in COM
mitting himself to such a state
ment. We are a cautious race.
You know, there's many a slip
in the law courts"
But you believe It certainty
now!' she cried.
:. IL thought no when first I
went through this stuff. We have
almost everything. But there
are a just two beads missing
from the string. We've got to
have those. One Is the ship cap
tain who saved your father; we
must find him. in the flesh.
That, am sure. can be over
come. see my way through 1t.
THE other is much more diff
cult. You are Joan Tallbois, yet
you live for years with this ex-
cellent woman, Janet Mackellar.
who must have known some
thing of your beginnings. Yet
you never heard of your name
Tallbois, till a week ago, never
reached your ears. You were
called Joan Ayre, through all
that long time. Why? What
does it mean? Here is a con-
siderable hiatus. Miss Joan, which
will have to be filled in and ex-
planned. There is nothing about
It in these papers"
Joan's face was troubled. She
considered a few moments, and
then looked up at him quickly.
II have thought of something"
she said. IT expect you win judge
me foolish for not having spoken
Of 1t before. but until now I never
thought 1t could matter. Janet
Mackellar, who brought me from
America. died in Lon1on some
time ago. She left a will in my
favor"
"a will" exclaimed Mottisfont.
Suddenly he checked himself and
raised his head as II listening.
With three swift, silent strides he
reached the door and flung it
open.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I
was in bed much of my timewith pains
and had to have the doctor every
month. One day ! found a little
book in my yard in Guthrie, Oklaho-
ma, and read it through and got the
medicine-Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound-and took eight
bottles and used the Sanative Wash.
! atonce began to get stronger. lhave
got many women to take It just by
telling them what It has done for me.
/ have a young sister whom 1t has
helped in the same way it.helped me.
want you to know that / am o
friend indeed, for you were friend
ilneed. Mrs. GEORGE HARDEE,
1913 Byram St., Los Angeles Cali
fornia.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23

T.. Plnkh q m
Vegetable Com.
pound. ] have
taken It off and
on for twenty
years and It has
helped me change
from q delicate
girl to q stout,
healthy woman.
When i was mar
ried l was sick all
the time until !
.tools lydia T..
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
FOU, Story of LOUe and
The French Academy

THE French Academy was founded by Richeieu in
1885. 1t has membership of 40. known as the
"Forty Immortas Criticism of the selection of men,
bers has been due to failure to elect men OF letters
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
This Day in Our History

THIS is the anniversary of the announcement In
1927 by Joseph Smith, of the discovery of the
Book of Mormon. Smith, with other members Of the
cult settled in Illinois, but finally located in Utah.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
AFRIEND IN need
A FRIEND INDEED
Writes Mrs. .Hardee Regard
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Los Angeles, Calf. II must ten
you that am a true friend to Lydia
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-13
5PARDONED
CONVICT GETS
IN TROUBLE
Sumter Finds One, Convicted
Of Manslaughter, Sentenced
Again

OF those from this county par
doned while Blease was governor,
several have left here and are
known to be living in other states
and one or two others have died.
One, Robert n. Barwick. white, in
dicted for murder of a negro In
the fall of 1909, before Judge
Sease, was convicted of man
slaughter. A new trial was refus-
ed but he was allowed to give bond
pending an appeal TO the supreme
court. It was not until July. 1911,
that the supreme court handed
down its decision confirming the
verdict of the lower court. AS
Barwick had not appeared by the
fan term of 1911, a bench warrant
was issued for him october 8. The
next day, October 10, 1911, he was
paroled by the governor and n
December, 1914, he was fully par
doned. Since then he has been IN
the tolls, Of the law again, as IN
July. 1921. he is recorded as plead
ing guilty to violation of the pro-
hibition law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-13
IMPRESSION
is DEF:
Over Decision of Peru to. Quit
League of Nations

Washingtorb Sept. s. The
statement from Lima to the eff
feet that Peru is to participate no
further in the work Of the Leagns
of NATIONS occasioned deep im-
preston in Latin-Amerlcan cir
cles here Concern was expressed
lest the step had been decided ups.
on, in part at least, through the
election Of Senior Edwards Of Chile
to the presidency of the Geneva
assembly and Swas a rejection OF .
sentiment between the two coun-
tries.
It was generally agreed that
such a development could not be
construed as happy one in con-
nection with the ratification by the
congresses of the two countries OF
the protocol signed in Washington
to submit to arbitration the Tacna-
africa dispute. Opposition to such
ratification, it was pointed out, was
already being developed by ex-
tremists in both Peru and Chile.
Although none cared to venture
a prediction concerning the prob
able result of Peru's action, the
hope was expressed that if the
Tacna-Arica agreement was in-
volved the two governments never
theless would smooth away any new.
differences and bring about ratifca-
ton of the protocol within the
time specified, that is, before oc-