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The Washington times., 1922-12-20

that It's most unusual for him to
show anybody attention and
this Is the best Of my story-he Il
one of Uncle Toms closest
friends. and comes hero all the
time. Wasn't that luck. meeting
him the very first day? When
we're going to visit Uncle Tom
for four blissful weeksg'
Mother-in-law to MARSHALL! That
would be strange. And all at once
Margaret exulted because OF the
velvet dress she had allowed her
self when the money really should
have been saved to buy Isabel
one Of the cunning new fur Jack
cts all the girls were wearing.
You're going to wear some Of
my orchids. dearest. They will
look heavenly on that blus-I'm
simply awed to death Of you!
Why didn't you tell me about III
Won't wear any flowers? Oh,
come. dearest. they won't spoil
your frock. I'll pan them, 20. that
they won't make q spot"
But no amount of pleading ceuid
change Margarct's mind. On to
the dinner dance at the club they
sped in Uncle Toms Limousine.
Marsaret's hand kept smoothing
her velvet dress, The touch of its
= richness gave her assurance. How
glad she was that MAfxhail was
not to know how, many corners
she had to cut to Keep 'Isebel up
with the best Of them. az
They were two ,thousand mil0
from home. and-Aperhapn the
same good fate that hxd. dressed
her in velvet that night weuId
So fit to prevent Marshall from
hearing about her effort to keep
. smiling face to / skepticaI
world. Even careffss little lisa.
bel did not suspect. -
{. ~
A far - she could see there
was not q single silver thread in
the coal.biack hair that had dis.
tingnished him twenty years be.
fore. The same charm. the same
handsome. daredevil look IN his
brown eyes, enever I, quite wide
enough open for anyone to-. see
Just what might be lurking
there. She remembered 10 many.
things, And yet that very night
she began to forgive him much
that she had boarded up against
him because he 1is 30 attentive
to Isabel and did make her have
such a good time. Easy to see.
after a few. minutes III. the ball
room. that he was 4 much sought
after beau. bachelor, rich. good
looking-what more could any
girl desire? y. ~ g. p.
No turning back for Marshall
Andrews! Neither that night nor
any night thereafter did he 20
much an Intimate that he had
ever been more than. 4 casual
scQuaintance Of the lovely la
bels mother. His sport model and
his touring car were always at
the giri's disposal.
Every day shs expsctsd Mar-
shall to come rather shame
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
ON THE WINGS OF YOUTH

) facediy to ask for her daughters
hand. Then one night after she
had brought Isabel from q gay
party she heard the girl sobbing
In her own room. She pulled on
q kimono and went In 10 take
Isabel In her protecting arms.
"Tell Mommeyw she Whispered
passionateiy. suddenly hating
Marshall Andrews because she
felt sure that he was responsible
for IsAbel's tearS The sirfs
first question seemed to justify
her bate. =
4; ".Do you-do you think he's in
love With me. even Q speckf"
,."'Of course. dear"
Iabei's = sobbins suddenly
ceased. who are you talking
about. dsarsptY''
"AarshaIi Andrsws! VINO else
could it bsfg
's0h. dsarsst-he-I forgot to
tell i you somsthing important
when I came in-I-I was 20 hurt
1t Tom"
.~r6m?'' = ,st
A.s'-rom Andrsws. Marshaips
+. youngest 'brothsr-dearest. he's
The. .naost-or was-ths most
(. adorable man I svsr knew-"
, ~Hs hasn't been here half.
| 4osen tiinss-- ~ -
'sJust bscadss--becauss he was
ensassd 10 . s&ti when came
here --ws knew II right away a.
soon 40 we saw each other. or
ct satast. W thought so-that We
were meant for each other. And
Marshall--hs said no brothsr OF
his shou,l break HE Its through
falss pride and aham--as he has
done. Oh. dearest. Il Marshall
; hadn't been % sweet about Il, I
Z, would have died. He didn't want
me to worry you
The tinikis Of q telephone, at
ono in the morning! Martaret
reached for the receiver. ;.Mar.
sarst. dearest! May I call You
that. too? Isabel said that. she
would have you ring me a. sSon
as she went upstairs---I've beSn
sitting here waatins-waating--.
as I've waited for you all my life.
i I've always loved you. nobody
else, but was tied. bound IN
honor. and when i finally tuld
the girl to whom I was enkaksd
that ! loved only you and she set
me free, I rushed to you only TO
find you married-and gone.
That's why rye held Isabel for
Tom--About Tom7 ~ =.
e"oh. yes, dearest. TN try not
( to be jeaious-Isabsi does come
first with. you--Tsll her Tom a
free. He's here now dancing nil
over the place-HsIl be there by
> O'clock. perhaps sooner. IN be
there With him. Margaret, can't
We have double weddinsf
Dearest. are you listsninsf'' lf
sdftiy came her answer. like
the brushing of q wfld BIRDS
wings. soaring af0ft to the bius.
"Yes. Marshall. tstsnins---witA
,.~~ 49, - -
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
MONKEY GLANDIsl

.MUNkEI NLANDSI
| latest styles to intrigue
tLoh gdllibles! Choice
/ from short haired, long.
| haired, red. yellow, black
and white-haired monkeys!
Line forms this wayl
= " BUT sNs THE MEANTIME
Sensible people for.
get that the vigorous health
'of youth may be retained.
just so long as bodily health
Ia maintained. >
~ When the stomach fails
Ito digest food, the liver
|aslows tips and constipation
land biliousness result, wise
/ men. and women heed
= Nature s'wafnings and cor
rect an, digestive and elm
! 3rinativet disorders With,
+ Beecharn's Pi1lss-for 80
/ years the reliable family
4 medicine. .a@s.e . 90
~ ~. .c. -, 's-.f. = go. ~
1 IA All prugsists-~25c and soc
a. & .4-as--S - ~ 80
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
Working SeUen Days q Week

HITHERTO all shops in Japan kept open seven days :
- week, so the employees had only few days of. at
New Year and during the Feast of the Dead in
Leading shops are now adopting the six-day week
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-02-24

Misunderstood
Il hear he has been beating his
wife up lately"
"The brute! Why don't they jail
him?"
"Oh, I mean he has been getting
up first and cooking the breakfast in
the morning"
Back Home Again
Alice-"Have you written to that
wonderful man you became engaged
to at the seaside?"
virginia-"Pve.i intended to all along,
but / can't think of his name. 1.-The
American Legion Weekly.
Stop, Look and Listen
Pleasures" said Uncle Ezra, IAN
much like mushrooms. De right kind
am fine, but you has to be on de look
out foh toadstoOls. Western Chris
tian Advocate (Cincinnati).
Before Disarmament
The edifying tale of little George
Washington and the cherry tree had
been related by fond mother to her
offspring with the hope that he might
gain inspiration for better life, but
he remained Hnimpressed.
Don't you see the lesson, Billy?'
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-02-24
WITS AND FUNNIES

she asked. George could not tell
lie. He told the truth even though
his father stood there with cane in
his hand"
"Huh!v said Billy. That's nothin.'
George had the Ratchet, didn't he?"
Henry Ford's Story
After the handshake between Uncle
Sam and Mr. Ford both sat down at If
they we're tackling the Muscle Shoals
business at once, just like hard head
ed business men. But Ford digress-
ed little with a look of quaint humor
in his eye. by saying:
'sUncle Sam, l want to tell you a
little story, or rather it is conum-
drum. with your kind permission.
(. when bachelor marries a widow
named Elizabeth with two children,
what has he got?
"Give it up" said Uncle Sam, smil-
ing
"Why" said Henry. HE got Liz
zie and two runabouts."
Uncle Sam laughted.
| ST see, Henry, that you measure
everything in the terms of the Tin
Lizzie. Washington Star.
Dippy Dialogues
He kissed her in burst of passion
"You have no business to do that"
she shrilled at him.
'It wasn't business" he replied
sweetly. 1T was pleasure"
Improbable Conversation
He: Can I kiss your
She: mo, that's wrong"
He: Hanged if | see why"
She: you should say, May II"
Where do the jelly fish get their
jelly?'
From the ocean currents" Cor
nell Widow.
Typist: There's someone knocking.
Why don't you answer?
Office Boy: If it's the boss I'll get
that raise. He told me this morning
that every knock was a boost.-Way-
side Tales.
One afternoon a stranger debarked
from train at a hustling town in
the West and headed up the street.
Finally he met man who looked like
a native.
Pardon me" said the stranger,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-02-24
LITTLE SWEETHEART OF LONG
AGO

Dear little sweetheart of long ago,
Innocent, happy and fond of play,
Could you have known what the years
would bring,
Would your choice be the same as it
was that day,
Mid the clover blossoms in early
spring
When your heart was light as a this
ties blow?
Dear little sweetheart of long ago,
love you now as | loved you when
Youths skies were cloudless, and
flowers were fair
In the meadows afar from the haunts
of men;
And our hearts were happy and free
from care
AS the numbering book or the winds
that blow.
Dear little sweetheart of long ago.
Little Won know what the years would
bring,
Little you knew when your bark
sailed fair,
That LIES sweetest pleasures have
SHafpeSL sung.
That shattered idols are hard to rear;
And flowers once gathered no more
will grow
Dear little sweetheart of long ago.
Where are the dreams that you once
held dear?
Where are your castles with gardens
round,
And children's laughter mid flowers
fair?
Nothing you dreamed of your heart
hath found.
What you have suffered, God only
may knowi
Dear little sweetheart of long ago.
Somewhere unseen an angels hand
Hath gathered your heartaches, your
love, your fears.
To blossom anew in some far on land:
Where God shall wipe from your eyes
all tears
Dear little sweetheart of long ago.
u. H MoreIand.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-02-24

''are you a resident of this town."
Yes, sir" was the ready rejoinder
of the other. Il have been here
something like fifty years. What can
do for your"
Il am looking for criminal law
yer" responded the stranger. Have
you one here?"
Well said the native, reflectively,
1--WE think we have but we can't prove
it on him" Washington Herald.
Oh Lady, Lady!
Old Lady Ito newsboy)-You don't
chew tobacco, do you, little boy?
Newsie--No, mum, but l kin give
yer cigarette if you want one.-Bos-
ton Post
Bust-Proof
What is it," quizzed the Sunday
school teacher, that binds us together
and makes us better than what we are
by nature?"
"Corsets." piped Tiny Tim-Elmira
On. " Advertiser
"But father objects to you," she
said.
Does he object to my calling?"
said he.
mo, he objects to your lack of call
ing" said she.-St Augustine Record
when is your daughter thinking of
getting married?"
Constantly"
Speed Boy
Lady-Tobe, I'm sorry to hear your
wife got a divorce
Tobe-Yessum, she done gone back
to Alabama.
Lady-Who will do your washing
now?
Tobe-Well; mum Use co'tin again,
and cots rapid.-Louisville Courier
ournal.
Ten to One
Drug Clerk-What kind of a tooth
brush do you want?
| CustOmer-Give me big one, boss,
dare's ten in my NATURALIZATION
Chronicle
Why the Editor Left Town
A Western editor wrote that Miss
DeShon was the belle of the ball and
wore wide antique collar and band
SUITS" The paper stated that she
wore "a snide antique collar and hand
cuffs"
I'll not wed the count" she said;
His bride I'll never be;
His castles fair are in the air,
I'd suffer from insomnia there
So it's America for me-"
Extremes
Cashier-My, oh my! l have forgot
ten the combination and l am in
terrible sweat over it.
Sadie, the Stenog-Well, l forgot
my combination, too, and I'm pretty
near froze to death.-"Topic of the
Day Films
Foreigners say they can't under
stand country that bans poison gas
and yet listens to some of the wit
nesses in the Tom Watson inquiry
Washington Post.
The Change
Lon G.. Todd; What caused MINI
bell, the steeplejack, to go into the
circus?
Al. T. Todd: Wanted change of
climb it" Wayside Tales.
LITTLE SWEETHEART nE ONO
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-02-24

Try . Banner wans "A Tor ResuIta
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-02-24

Ten to One
Drug Clerk-What kind of a tooth
brush do you want?
| Customer-Give me a big one, boss,
dare's ten in my family.-Allenton
Chronicle.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-02-24

Why the Editor Left Town
A Western editor wrote that Mis-
DeShon was the belle of the ball ant
wore a wide antique collar and bant
SUITS" The paper stated that sh,
wore "a snide antique collar and hant
cuffs"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-02
OVERSEE (;LEARANCE9
IN 1920 AND 1921
,-Kv Il. S. Press;

Nusn nington, Apr. GA
statement from the United States
Shipping Board shows that a to-
ta{ of / "A 4 ocean steamers. ag
pe..aegating q, 467 ,626 gross tons
us ,591 $40 net tons,) departed
once or oftener from the Cnited
States for ports IN Europe, South
America, Asia, Africa, and Ocean
IA, during the calendar year 1920
tbs was the year Of maximum
activity of shipping out Of The
United States to these oyersea
continents. In that year the
.ciearances, which include repeat
ed voyages OF the same ship,
amounted to 3,376,9l8 net tons
IT, these continents. During 1921
.1Ae cleararces fell to 25,3699, ,035
ret tons, while during January,
1922 (the only month $ return
available for this year,, the clear
a1:ccs were 1.931,000 net tons,
compared with 2,41S,0OO net
tons in January, 1921. and q
3S2 900 net tons III January. 1920.
During the year ended June 30,
1914 (the last year before tho
tut break Of the war and the year
Of greatest shipping activity out
;nf American ports up to that
time), the clearances for the
cversea contingents aggregated
II 2235 ,o49 net tons.
! In 1920 the $4,000. 100000 fleet
Of the Shipping Board fully en-
tered the foreign trade OF the
United States. The 4,444 ocean
steamers. Of 1,z.67 ,526 gross ton:
employed during all or part oi
the year 1920 in the oversee trade
of the United States were 10 pen
cent Of the worlds ocean-steame'
tonnage and 35 per cent OF the
12,5OO ocean steamers afloat al
The time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-02
Employment
Unsolicited
Industries

Washington, Apr. 28.-Thc
tinted States Department Of
Labor through the Bureau Of
@1aooF Statistics received and
la24LaEed reports concerning the
'"ilm" of employment IL March
~ from representative -estab-
1'nhhehts IN 13 manufacturing IN
GastEies and in bituminous Goa!
aiming.
Comparing the figures Of
@iArcil 1922 with those for ideu-
5ie@l establishments for March
l3-i, K appears that in 9 of the
- industries there were increas-
's !" The number Of persons en-
IIoErd. while liz i industries
there were decreases. The larg-
'St increase, 43.4 per cent. ap-
e;:'S ~ hosiery and underwear.
Scots aliJ shoes show AL increase
81 --s5 per cent. s,nd automobiles
"a Increase Of 2u.S per cent The
greatest decrease. 20 per cent, is
SHOWN tnr cotton manufacturing
nc>rcelivc decreases Of 1O-2 per
't'&t al'd 50 per cent appear in
jF!it and steel and paper making
'.Ea 81 the Is industries show
i:'cr".a>e> II the total amount Of
pay r"'i for March 1922 as com
''tff': with March 1921. The re
h's'1'ng industries show de-
= ass II the amount Of pay
."': isasiery and underwear
't.'t':$E.'# shows the most import
or. = ,rease-4S.3 per cent, while
III "a" automobile industry there
1a> 81 increase Of 2o.S per cent
- 80 iron and steel industry
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-02
Fast Scotland
Neck Affair Is
AiredInCourt

saturday afternoon it appears
,l,a, larl Lee who, witnesses
,,a,ed, was drinking, entered the
.,ote Of Dave Harrell IN t.as'
snotland Neck using i,rofaEe
I.,,,,nage and making pass 1T
the proprietor and generally fool
-, viii. customers III the stora
,Ia IiarrelI 5 stated that the.
...:.e1 him to leave the store ans!
he refused. Finally, witnesses
>,atrI. l.c walked up TO Ed. Hal
,,li swinging his arms with his
f,,1s doubled, and either intention
a!l or otherwise struck Harreil
-; :.r shoulder. 1t seems that Har-
rail then knocked him down ana
,,.orce,ied TO beat him up geu-
,.ra}lv and The three Harrel S, Ed
Frank and Dave proceeded "a
t.,rou nim out Of the door. VIZ.
rnssas stated that he then came
Lack i.to the store when the
!raras started again. Ac
y"rding to witnesses Ed. Harreii
struck Lee over the head with q
pop bottle, some witnesses clalri
i,.. from behind his back while
Il. was held by the other two.
lis battered appearance was egi
dance enough that he had been
n a battle and that he got 1nt
worst Of the affray.
The TRIAL was held befo~>
Mayor Coleman, A, ?. kitclli:l
appearing for the three Harre'l
ana 1Ir. -Ashhy Dunn appearing
for tho State.
Ed. Eiarrell was bound over +
next term of court under q $loc-
0D bond. Frank Harrell WAS fin
cd 5000 and costs and loa =
Harriet was discharged;
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-02
LLOYD GEORGE ASKS FOR
MEETING Of S|GNATOR|ES
TO VERSAILLES TREATY
by Associated Press.

Genoa, May 2-Vice-Preniar
oartlou, head Of the French dc',
cgation to the Economic Confer
cree, left for Paris for q confer
e1ce with Premier Poincare and
cabinet.
He conferred with Lloyd
George, who told him that a
meeting Of the signatories to the
|Trcaty ;of Versailles was desired
1T the very earliest possible mo
ment at some Mediterranean
town.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-02
Dv RICHARD LINTHICUN
Especial correspondence

Washington, May 2.-The Ia
test administration scandal,
growing out Of the leasing of na-'
va; oil reserves in California aa<x.
Wy oming, to private Interests
controlled by subsidiaries OF tie.
Standard OH Company, promises
= revive the former "Conserva
tion bloc'' in Congress and re-
veal perhaps the existence of a
Standard Oil bloc.
These naval oil reserves, orig
i1ally set aside by President TAFT
and in charge Of the Navy De
partment, were transferred to
the Secretary Of the Interior, Mr..
ern navy vessels are oil-burners
order by President Harding. Dur
ing the administration Of Secre
tary Daniels Of the Navy Depart
1nent many attempts were made
h. private interests 10 obtain
these naval reserve oil lands bu.
III every instance they were frus
tfated. Recent wild speculations
on the New York Stock Exchange
"a tie stock Of tie Sinclair con
Germ. led to investigation which
lrvealed these secret leases IN
der the Fall administration Of the
Interior Department. The late>.
Ct these naval oil reserves TO fail
ilto the hnads Of the Standard
Oil subsidiary is the Teapot Dome
district in Wyoming comprising
between o,000 and 1000 acres Of
Virgin territory. Naval reserves
10. ] and 2 are In California
/ Senator Kendrick Dem. Wyo.)
! first introduced resolution ask
I.lg for information concerning
+hls alleged deal, which resulted
IN bringing to light the fact that
tie deal had been eonsu1nated
viii. Il statement from the IN
terror Department made to the
Iress, that the reason for leasing
, as that owners Of ADJOINING
;.nGs had drilled wells within
two hundred feet Of government
land and We're draining the navai
reserve I was alleged that
isilch drainage had been going or
for years. This statement was
completely disproved by former
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels.
who said in public staten ent
that several times owners Of ad
coming land had threatened 10
sink wells close to the naval re-
serves. but he had told them II
this were done he would put
Marines into these fields and tai
aae,r reserves. and the threats
Of the owners Of the private land:
Il ere not carried out The form
er Secretary stated that all mod
trn navy vessels rae oil-burner',
end that these reserves must be
protected.
! Senator LaE'ollette (Rep- Wis
came to the support Of Senator
,llendrick and introduced a resn
l:.tion directing the Secretary q
the Interior to send to the Ser
ate 1: list Of all ell leases IN three
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-02
COAL INDUSTRY
IS NOW TO BE
Re Of RGAN|zED D
(By Associated Press)

Washington, May 2-An in
vestlgation by the Commerce Dc
|partment into the underlying
difficulties Of the coal industry,
such as itermittancy and irrec
slarity Of production, is being
expedited, it was learned today.
Nth a view Of securing data
which might be used in the pre-,
posed administration plan fo'
tic reorganization OF the enti:
industry.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-02
BILL To ABOLISH PRIVATE
PROPERTY IN LAND

London. May 2-A bill TO aboi-
IS, private property II land a:sfl
- transfer all lands il Great
Britain which is not already tn :
property of the crown Of Of any
public authority to a newly cr',l
ted Ministry OF Lands has been
introduced INTO the House nf
Commons.
In the case OF agricultural land
while all tie buildings (cxcept
laborers cottages) and other per
;nanent improvements would be
transferred to the new ministry
6hc measure provides arrange
.Aents whereby they can become
the property oi; tn tenant ard
form part o. the tenant right,
together with all other improve
,:lents made by Ililn.
Compensation to owners is ID
be paid iii the form Of five pei
cent National Land Stock (pro-
yiding an anla.1a! income euua!
to the present net lettin" value
of the land transferred redeem
able at par sJer 30 years.
After the redemption ef the
stock one-fourth Of the net rev
cneu OF the land would be app!i
cable to national purposes anu
three-fourths to local purposes
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-02
THE BRITISH OIL
INTERESTS SIGN
AN AGREEMENT
" | I H R j SS|A
tEv Associated Press1

London, May "A gigantic
industrial agreement was signed
|Sunday at Genoa by representa-
,tlves OF the Russian Soviet am!
the Spell group Of British o;.
,Companies, telegraphs Genoa
correspondent to the Evenin@
News. Under the agreement tht
Spell group will control all sales.
ara under certain conditions.
all production of oil in ev&S
! part Of Russia for an agree,
period
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-02
Suffering
Continues
From Flood
tBy Associated Press]

Natchez, Miss, May .
Thousands of persons Of Concor-
iis: Parish, Louisiana, are still in
their flooded homes, it was re
ported today. Suffering is Ger.
tain unless relief is speedily az
lan"ed, officials stated. Som.
were compelled to place their be-
lcn"lngs on RATS, suffering in
tcnsely from exposure