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, 1922-08-23
HANDY WITH HIS REVOLVER
oId-Time Sea Captain Notorious for
His Brutality to Those Under
His Command.

One of the most inhuman charac-
tiers in the history of navigation was
Bully Waterman, a captain who COM
manded a ship between New York and
San Francisco years ago. His treat
ment of the crews under his command
were classics Of cruelty. On n Of his
oyage Ire left New York with a crew
of AZ men, and by the time the vessel
reached San Francisco II of them had
been shot by Waterman. most of them
fatally, his excuse being that they
refused to obey orders.
When the ship returned to New York
tie authorities were waiting for Water
man, but he learned of his danger and
contrived his escape. He landed on
the Jersey coast, and the ship was I'M
loaded and cleared in the name of the
first officer. When the vessel left
New York for its return trip the sher-
If came aboard and announced his
determination to stay there until he
found Waterman. When Sandy Hook
was reached the acting captain told
the sheriff that he was about to steer
for Cape Horn and advised his return
ing to New York by the pilot boat.
He did so. and soon afterward Water
man boarded from a coasting schooner.
He never returned to New York, but
died In California.
, 1922-08-23
IN THE LAND OF ROMANCE
Commonplace Couple Only Joking
When They Compared Their Diff
ferent Preferences.

They were sitting in the half-dark-
ness Of the picture theater, holding
hands. They were very small, pale.
and insignificant. He was something
in the city," she was the same thing
in the female Zine"
The stirring drama upon the screen
was "The Queen and the Duke"
Amt he a wonderful man2' mp
plauded the girl. 81 could die for a
man like that-a tall, dark, handsome
man. the kind that is born to rule. /
don't see how she can resist him u
Then he had his say:
Amt she a wonderful queenf
That's the sort l like-the tall, stately
woman that can look you over like a
worm and go trailing them silk robes
round and granting her favors with a
cold. proud smile upon her beautiful
lips"
Really. Jacki"
mo, Sue; 1 was only joklngl"
And they held each others hands a
little tighter, and the screen lost its
interest for at least two more In the
crowded picture house.
, 1922-08-23
Times Change. in England.

The poacher. the trespasser. the
man who by accident let's his pigs or
heifers ou upon the public road, the
urchin who robs an orchard, and many
minor. rural ..'malefactors" are, 1t Is
generally claimed. being more person
ally dealt with by modern country
magistrates, in England. The abolition
of the old-time benches of squires and
landowners. whose right to be made
justices of the peace was almost re-
garded as hereditary, and their substi-
tuition by men Of integrity in every
walk of life, and now by women, has
wrought a change in rural police court
Justice which the country mind under
stands and appreciates to the full. On
Al country bench. recently. a prominent
landowner, his agent, one of his la.
borers were all adjudicating together.
, 1922-08-23
acknowledging the Corn"

The expression ito acknowledge
the corp." meaning ito confess to a
charge or imputation," had its origin
In the misfortunes Of a certain up
country gentleman years ago in New
Orleans. This individual arrived In
that city with two fiatboats, n laden
with corr and the other with potatoes.
His first night there he entered into a
disastrous gambling game during
which he lost all his money and finally
put up his two boat-loads and lost
them.
Returning to the wharf after the
game he discovered that the boat
bearing the corn had sunk, and was
a total loss. The next morning the
winner arrived at the wharf claim
ing his winnings. The unlucky voyager
said to him, stranger, 1 acknowledge
the corn-take 1t but the potatoes you
can't have, by thunderv u
, 1922-08-23
A SPARK LAYS WASTE
10000 ACRES AND Is
MILLION FEET TIMBER

The weather was hot and dry. No
rain for a month. The east wind
moaned through the trees. Pine nee
dies snapped underfoot. July in the
forest
The crash of falling trees. The ring
of axes. The swish of saws. Logs,
logs everywhere. Dry tops. branches
and slashing- And amidst all these
a putting donkey engine.
A glowing spark from the stack.
A wisp of smoke. The hiss Of burn
ing pine. Cracking flames creeping
onward, skyward. A living wall of
vivid fire. Black death and destruc-
ton.
One little spark-and in its wake
10000 acres Of fire swept land; 49,
000,00 feet of burned timber; four
logging camps. 10 donkey engines,
n locomotive. 35 fiat cars. 20 hous-
es, and three automobiles in ashes.
and 10000 worth of property gone
up in smoke.
It all happened this summer in the
State OF Washington. 1t could hap
e in any forest
Prevent forest fires-it pays.
, 1922-08-23
PECULIAR IN PLANT WORLD
Strange and Valuable Property Pos
sessed by the Compass" indio-
enous to America.

One of the worlds most curious
this country alone Is the compass
plant, which was first brought to the
attention Of the scientific world BY
Gen. Benjamin Alvord In 1912. 1t re-
ceived Its maine from the strange
property exhibited by Its leaves OF
presenting their faces to the rising
and setting sun.
This remarkable species, say the
New York Post, is a perennial plant Of
the order compositae. The first year
1t bears only radical leaves; the second
year and after 1t is a Towering herb,
with four or Ave leaves from II to 30
inches In length.
1t is found In the rich prairies Of the
Mississippi valley, from Minnesota to
Texas. The polarity Of the leaves was
known to hunters and settlers long be
fore General Alvord discovered 1t, and
they would resort to 1t when lost on
the prairies on dark nights, as by feel
ing of its leaves they could easily get
their bearings. Many lives have been
saved by this plant.
By the movements Of the weather
plant" an expert Is able to foretell the
weather and warn Of Forthcoming
storms, cyclones, earthquakes, fire.
damps and volcanic e%ruptions. This
plant, which bears the scientific name
Of abrus ~precatorlus. Is a native of
Cuba. II bears no flowers, and con
sists merely of a long stalk from which
branch numerous twigs containing
rows of delicate looking leaves. The
leaves frequently change color or close,
while the twigs bend themselves int
curious positions.
, 1922-08-23
Strike No. New Weapon.

That strikes are not Of recent origin,
but that they have. for many centuries,
troubled the employer of labor, is said
to be interestingly established by a
record recently discovered In certain
ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic tablets.
These tablets were found in the exca-
walton Of some ruins at Thebes. and
cast a strong light upon the labor con-
ditions of the city 5000 years ago. De-
tails are given of many interesting
phases of a strike when a large num-
Der of workmen notified their employ
ers they would discontinue work I'M
less their back pay were promptly CIV
en- them and a new wage scale ar
ranged.
, 1922-08-23
steel Has Great Cutting Power.


F"High-speed steel" for cutting tools
has been well known for years. and
an improved form of this material has
been introduced in Sheffield. England
1t is reported that this steel has four
times the cutting power of any other
in use. The composition is, 1t ap-
pears, still a secret. but 1t is said to
be the first 'hlgh-speed steel that
can be hardened in cold water with
out danger. 1t a also be hardened
with oil or In a cold blast.
Tools made Of II veal out much
less rapidly and require much less
grinding than those Of the older
kinds Of steel. They will also go OF
working at high temperature longer.
But the makers themselves say that
this steel does no by any means
mark the final development of high
speed steel."-washington Star.
, 1922-08-23
MAN LIMO AS SMART
AS COUNTRY EDITOR is
OPPOSED TO DRY LAW

These small-town weekly editors
who are so cock-sure that there is le-
ultimately no wet and dry question
are pitting their opinions against pref
ty fair sort Of i%ntellects.
The following statement is not
made b., a bum, cut-thoat, rum-guzzler
or anarchist, but are the words of
Hon. George ]. Kindel of Denver, for
mer congressman, prominent manufac-
turer, the greatest transportation ex-
pet in America.
In his announcement as a candidate
for congress this year Mr.. Kindle
says:
Every good citizen stands for tenn
perance. No good citizen is an adj
vocate of the saloon. Everybody ac-
knowledges the evils glowing Qua of
interperance.
at is a question as old as civiliza-
ton. Intelligent people earnestly de-
string a solution of the problem in a
way to best promote the general well
fare. honestly differ as to the remedy.
! am one of those who believed
tue oeSt anu moSt enctlV way would
b reached through prohibition.
Against my Judgment, however, l
joined with those in favor of prohibit
ton and voted for it, glad to give the
experiment a trial, to determine
whether or not it would do what was
claimed by its friends.
Legally, prohibition exists. Actu-
ally it has signally failed. Under it
crime has steadily Increased in our
city aud state. as the jails, the peni-
Tertiary and the records of the courts
amly testify.
ut has provoked general disregard
OF the law and lessened respect for all
laws.
81 have returned to my original be-
lief that prohibition is not the proper
and best remedy for intemperance,
and unhesitatingly declare that I am
for a modification of the law as it
stands and for some regulation that
will command the respect and sup
port of public sentiment, without
mo law al be enforced or endure.
Meantime, / van rigid enforcement
of the law IN Capitol Hill as well as
in the bottoms"
, 1922-08-23

One Of the youngest Of American
writer's to achieve instantaneous sue
cess. His first novel, "The Voice Of
the Pack" was published in 1920,
and was one of the most noteworthy
books Of that year.
Then success came to him from q
different kind Of literary effort, for
he won the o. Henry prize for the
best American short story Of 1921.
The award is an annual offering
made by the Society Of Arts and
Sciences Of New York as q memorial
TO o. Henry. In addition to the rec
IGNITION it carried q cash bonus Of
$500, which was ample for Mr.. Mar
shall to journey from his home in
Medford, Oregon, to receive the dis
tinction and be guest Of honor at the
dinner which accompanied it.
lust a country newspaper boy who
started in to write big stories Of ro-
nance, adventure and nature lore in
his native mountains. His second
book, 1.-THE Strength Of the Pines"
has duplicated the success Of the first
one We have been fortunate enough
to secure It as a serial for this paper.
, 1922-08-23
peleterious Imitation.

"Don't you sometimes lose faith In
human n%ature?'
"Never," replied Senator Sorghum.
"You can always depend on human
nature for generous actions and I'M
prejudiced opinions. That refers, Of
course, to genuine human nature,
which isn't always so easy to find. A
good many people feel that they have
70 depend on human artifice and dis
stimulation. Human nature, my friend,
ia al, right. What makes the trouble
in society is the de-natured human
, 1922-08-23
HIS SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX
Banker Would Have Put Would-Re
Borrower With His Other 6usi-
ness Securities.

The great banker looked keenly at
the young man. $50 you are tempo
rarily embarrassed, eh?" he asked
kindly.
." am sorry to say I am" said the
young man. emboldened by his man
ner.
How much do you want?"
"Five hundred dollars would tide
me over"
"And what security can you offerf"
II can offer you" said the young
man, impressively. my own personal
security"
The old man arose with a slow
smile and raised the lid Of an iron
bound chest which stood in a corneri
xviii you get in here, p~leasef" he
said.
an there7 why7"
Because was the reply, this is
the place in which / always keep my
securities. kansas City Star.
, 1922-08-23
neoIfr come. from Dutch Word.

Why Is the ancient Scottish game
now SO popular In this country among
those able to support the extensive
links required, called ''golfT" The
answer is to be found In a letter writ
ten by Sir Walter Scott, In 1872:
II should doubt very much that the
word golf is derived from the verb
'gowff,' or to strike hard. On the
contrary, l conceive that the verb it.
self is derived from the game, and
to 'gowff' Is to strike sharp and
strong, as In that amusement. II I
were to hazard a conjecture, I should
think that the name golf Is derived
from the same Teutonic expression
from which the Germans have cobb
a club, and the Low Dutch 'kolff,'
which comes very near the sound of
golf If / am right, the word golf
signifies the game Of the club"
, 1922-08-23
injection and contaolon.

Infection is the spread of disease
through the air, through water or some
other distant means. In pathology IN
lection means the communication OF
disease as by entrance of pathogenic
germs into an organism in any man
ner; distinguished from contagion' In
which direct or Indirect contact with a
diseased individual is Implied. Con
tagioD mea re communication OF
disease from pc. on to person by con-
tact with the be, of a diseased per-
son.
, 1922-08-23
Late News From Ball Rich
pecIaI TO The Enterprise.

Special to The Enterprise.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Blevings of Pow
ell. Wyo., and 8 children where the
gests for a week at A NJ Walters and
Mary a Say They all made a trip
into Sunlight baison.
A M Walters ben putting UP his Hay
And is well pleased with dry farming
crop
Mr. and Mrs Aug Schultz spend a
few days at Walters Ranch with
Mary a Say & A NJ Walters
/ thank you
, 1922-08-23
sam shrouded in Mxs,erv.

Mary and her little brother were
playing in the back yard.
A worm came to play Its humble
part in their lives, 90.
"Oh, Mary" he cried, suddenly. II
have found a worm"
A robin looked %enviously from a
tree.
"Oh, Mary" the child exclaimed, as
a worm good luck2 Say, Mary, is a
worm good luck7"
Mary replied. but her voice was
quiet, so that 1 do not know yet
whether a worm is good luck or not
Washington Star.
, 1922-08-23
Plants Remarkable Growth.

A recent note In science records
what is believed to be the temperate
one record for a single seasons
growth of a shoot of the tree type of
woody plant. This quite phenomenal
shoot grew from the stump of a be-
headed Paulownia and reached a
height of 81 feet 6 inches, a circum-
ference Of 10 inches at the base, and
had "a leaves, one of which. measured
In late July, was found to be 3S inches
long in the largest dimension.
, 1922-08-23
GIANT GOING HOME
TO HELP HIS PAPA

One of the largest men alive recent
ly left Hungary for his fatherland,
Siberia. to ossist his parents in farm
work He is "a years of age. nine
feet three inches tall and weighs ASS
pounds. He consumes more than four
times as much food as the average,
person.
, 1922-08-23
what He Would Do.

Being told by the deacon that MS
constant demands for money from the
pulpit would kill his church. an DC
colored preacher replied, "Churches
don't die that way, brother. You show
me one hat did an I'll shout with a
voice Of thunder. Blessed am the dead
that die in the Lordr"-Boston Tran
script
, 1922-08-23
heroe. of War and Peace.

We worship the heroes Of war and
neglect the heroes of peace. The for
mer are few. the latter many. They
are the men and women who con-
stantly serve humanity, presenting
Ideals, uplifting standards. serving
through lOve.-Exchange.
, 1922-08-23
Two Made Heavy work.

Mrs. Benham-I made this cake with
my own hands.
Benham-Well, many hands make
light work. You ought to have had
help.
, 1922-08-23
Marin. Gran. Found Valuable.

A marine grass found extensively in
Japanese waters yields a fiber which.
when mixed with cotton. both strength.
ems and cheapens thread usually made
Of the latter alone.
, 1922-08-23

Home made Polar pies at The Mint.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
BIT TER ENDERS
OPEN FIRE ON
4-P0WERPACT
Senate lrreconciIables Insist
That Pacific Treaty Must
Be First Considered.
By J. BART CAMPBELL,
international News service.

The four.power Pacific treaty un-
expectedly provoked a stormy ses-
sion of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee today when the members
began a preliminary survey of the
new international agreements evolv'
ed by the armament conference.
For nearly two hours a heated dis
cussion OF the various provisions of
the Pacific pact ragged. and the com
mitteee finally adjourned until
Thursday without any agreement
being reached as to which of the
seven conference treaties should be
acted on first.
1t had been anticipated the naval
treaty, as promising the least oppo'
eltion, would be considered first,
but several of the Senate "irrecon.
cilables" who are members OF the
committee, insisted that the Pacific
treaty be taken up before any OF
the others.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
NJ, BEGINS WAR
0NbUGKETSHOP
CAME IN STREET.
State and County Officials Join
In crusade-$25, 100000
Involved in Recent Failures.
BY CHARLES FARMER.
International News Service,

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-State and
county officers and officials OF the
New York stock exchange today an
nounced they had begun a fight to
the finish to save the investments
Of thousands Of men and women in
every State in the Union who in
trusted their funds to members OF
the Wall Street bucket shop ring"
within the past few weeks.
Twenty-Five brokerage firms, the
majority Of them members Of the
ring. went to the wall within the
last two months, after being caught
in the rising market. II is esti.
mated that the total liabilities Of
these shops will be more than
S25, 900, 900.
The bucket shop ring" has be-
come so brazen that Selmour l..
Cromwell, president of the New York
stock exchange, in an exclusive in
terview given to the International
News Service, explained the efforts
that the exchange is making to
"clean house" of all firms that will
not abide by the rules. He said in
part:
I'VE shall clean our own house,
then, IL the public wishes to trade
outside, 1t does so at its own peril.
We are regulating the exchange.
1t is up to the authorities in every
community to see that outside
brokers obey the law"
A committee Of stock exchange
members, alarmed at the widespread
activities and holiness of the
bucket shop ring" is preparing a
report that will be submitted to the
main group within the next week,
IL is believed.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
At 70,
SEESRETURN Of
.U.S.PR0SPER|TY
Also Forecasts Great Inventive
Age-Reports for Work
10 Minutes Late.
by international News Service.

WEST ORANGE. N. j., Feb. IL
Thomas A. Edison celebrated his
seventy-fifth birthday announcing
that the world is on the threshold
of a great inventive era and that
America soon will enjoy a long
period of prosperity.
1--WE soon shall be able to hear
ants talk he announced as he
explained that ne was working to
improve the amplifier that spreads
broadcast radio messages.
Mr.. Edison shame-facedly report
ed for work nineteen minutes late,
after all of his 1000 employees had
punched the clock.
"It shan't happen again." he apol-
ogized to the newspapermen when
he told them of his dereliction.
Today's tardiness. however, is offset
by the fact that he worked all Mon.
day and Wednesday night. and until
a. m. Thursday morning, besides
putting in his regular day shift OF
ten hours or so in each twenty-four.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
ST. LOUIS MANUFACTURER
FOUND DEAD FROM BULLET

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Feb. 11.-Clar.
ence j. Curby, thirty-six, vice presi.
dent Of the Smith & Davis Manu-.
featuring Company. was found dead
today In the gun room Of his home.
Members OF the family declared he
was killed when an automatic pistol
which he. was cleaning, accidentally
exploded.
According to members Of the
family, Curby. just before starting
for his office, declared he was going
to clean q gun"
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
SHERIFF SPIRITS PRISONER
AWAY FROM ARMED MOB

ATOKA, Okla. Feb. u.--FollovIpg
the murder Of Cora Jones here Thurs-
day and the arreet of Sam Watkins.
charged with the crtme, O sheayfiy
armed mob OF about $50 men at
tempted to lynch Watkins here last
night.
The mob threatened to break down
the Jail, but was assured by County
Attorney Sanders and Sheriff Philips
that the prisoner was not in the Jail.
A committee was permitted to go
through the building and satisfy itself
that Watkins had been removed.
Sheriff Philips heard OF the gather
ing OF the mob and spirited Watkins
away to an adjoining county.
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
OUTRAGEOUS RAIL RATES
BLAMED FOR DEPRESSION

Railroads of the country were
held directly responsible for agri-
cultural depression by Edgar Wal
lace. representing the American
Federation OF Labor, before the
House Agricultural Committee to-
day.
Wallace indorsed the Sinclair
Ladd agricultural price stabiliza-
ton bill and declared its enactment
necessary to offset high rail rates
on farm products.
"The present railroad freight rates
are outrageous" he declared.
They are the crux of the farming
depression. l believe fair in
Vestigation would show that the
high rail rates are caused by
Cliques among the stockholders or
the management"
The Washington times., 1922-02-11
By CHARLES e. HUGHES.
International News Service.

Los ANGELES, Calf, Feb.
,11.-After four-hour confer
ence late last night between
Mabel Normand, screen star, and
District Attorney Thomas Lee
Woolwine, which officials said had
shed no new light on the staying
of William Desmond Taylor ten
days ago, Investigators today are
continuing their tireless probe of
new clues, including the recovery
late last night of blood-stained
cap, which has been partially
identified as the headgear worn
by the man seen leaving the Tay-
lor home the night of the murder.
Found On Burglar Suspect.
The cap, light brown in color.
but made In such q manner that it
might have given the appearance Of
plaid, was found last night in the
possession of Walter Thiele, who
was booked on suspicion Of a burg
larry committed the night Taylor
was shot,
On the visor of the cap officers
tOuDu ne pIiSOuct
was unable to give a satisfactory ex.
PLANTATION of this coincidence or how
the cap came into his possession.
Investigators today are questioning
the man further in an attempt to
ascertain II he might have any
knowledge OF circumstances sur
rounding the murder.
Two detectives were sent out to
search Thiel's room. They stated
later they believed the possibility
that Thiel may know something Of
the murder was remote, but that
nothing would be overlooked in their
investigation.
1t was learned this morning by
the International News Service that
District Attorney Woolwine's corps
of investigators have under survetI.
lance a man whose identity is being
kept strictly secret, but who Is be-
lieved to know more about the case
than he revealed at conferences at
the district attorneys office.
Left Sick-Bed
Miss Normand left a sick bed, her
friends SAID. to go to Woolwine's
office. After the conference she ap-
peared to be CALM and composed
and smilingly allowed camera men
to flash" the scene as she walked
to the elevator on the eleventh
floor Of tho Hall of Records build.
ing
District Attorney Woolwine de.
clared today that, while every phase
of the case was discussed during
his conference with Miss Normand
nothing was obtained which shed
any important light on the tragedy.
The prosecutor stated that the
screen star, who was the last per.
son known to have seen Taylor
| alive, appeared to have made
frank statement regarding her
friendship with the slain director
and her final visit to his home
shortly preceding the murder.
Miss Normand talked freely and
for long time, while we discussed
the case informally. said Woolwine.
"She is a very bright girl and seemed
perfectly willing to help in running
down the person who killed Taylor"
She Issues Statement.
After the conference, Miss Nor.
mand, through her representative, A.
| Macarthur, issued the following
statement:
mo one ever will know how I
regret the terrible tragedy. have
told truthfully everything I know
and am very sorry, indeed. that I
cannot offer any solution whatever
as to the motive which prompted
this terrible deed.
'T have satisfied the Los An
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