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Evening journal., 1922-12-27

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to her. she had walked boldly to the
fire and emptied the contents OF the
cup into the boiling water in the tea
pot.
Then she took the pot Off the fire
and poured the hot contents into the
cup that had jus held the potion
She brought II steaming to Ben,
side.
IT'S pretty strong, I'm afraid" II"
she told him. The leaves weren't
very good. and ] boiled them too
long. I'm afraid you'll find It Bit
ter"
I'll drink 1t. If It's bitter as gall"
he assured her.
His hand reached and seized the
handle OF the cup.
Then she seemed to writhe as in a
convulsion. Her voice rose in a
piercing scream. ''Ben-Ben--don't
drink it," she cried. "God have
mercy on my soul"
She reached and knocked the cup
from his hand; and its black con-
tents, like dark blood, stained the
sandy floor OF the cavern.
Never mind. Beatrice" the man
was saying, his deep. rough voice
gentle as a woman's Don't cry
just forget all about II. Let's go
over to your hammock and rest
awhile"
But you don't understand-you
don't know-what 1 tried to do
His rugged face lighted as he
smiled, kindly and tolerantly. But
her solemn voice arrested him.
Wait. Ben. l want you to know
so you won't trust me again. The
cup-was poisoned"
The man looked at her, IN infinite
compassion, then came and sat be-
side her in the hammock. Rather
quietly he took one Of her hands.
Then he pressed II to his lips.
You'd kiss my hand-after what
l did?"
After what you didn't do" he
corrected.
They would need fuel in plenty to-
keen the fire bright tonight. Evi-
IDENTIFY rain was impending-one oil
those cold, steady downpours that
are disliked so cordially.
He went a full two hundred yards
before he found a tree to his liking.
It was a tough spruce of medium
height and Just at the edge OF the
stream. He laid his rifle down, lean
ing it aginst a fallen log; then be-
gan his work.
His blows struck true from habit.
Now the tree was half-severed; II
was time to cut on the opposite side.
Suddenly his axe crashed into yield
Ing, rotten wood.
Half of the tree had been rotten.
changing the direction Of its fall and
crashing It down before its time
Ben leaped for his life. instinc-
lively aiming for the shelter of the
log against which he had inclined
his rife; but the blow came too soon.
Ben's rife. catching the full might
Of the blow, was broken like a
match Ben himself was crushed to
earth as beneath a meteor. The rain
clouds deepened and spread above
his motlonless form.
Beatrice's dreams were troubled
after Ben's departure into the forest.
She opened her eyes; the cavern
was deep with shadow,
She wondered why Ben did not
come into the cave. Was he embit-
tered against her, after all?
Her uneasiness was swiftly de-
veloping into panic.
Continued in Our Next Issue).
Evening journal., 1922-12-27

What security have we in Gods
protection Psalm 1886.
Evening journal., 1922-12-27
YOUR LASTNAM
Copyright. 1920 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
BY MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE

southern Chase family. This was
Samuel Chase, born in Somerset
county. Maryland, in 1741. His
father was the Rev. Thomas Chase,
an English clergyman.
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+ N N y - n.
a BIBLE THOUGHT
X FOR TODAY
Bible Thoughts memorized, will prove q
priceless heritage In after wears.

LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR
There is no fear in love; but
perfect love casteth out fear;
because fear hath torment.
He that feareth is not made
perfect in lOve.---1 John 4:1S.
Evening journal., 1922-12-27
Continued from Last Issue)

Continued from Last Issue).
He fought like the wolf that was
his blood brother-lurking. striking
down. recoiling out OF harms way.
and springing forward to strike
again.
The old exhiliration and rapture
OF battle flashed through him as he
swung his axe. sending home blow
after blow.
He danced aboud the shaggy.
bleeding form of the bear, escaping
the smashing blows OF the bear with
miraculous agility. But at last the
grizzly iunged too far. Ben sprang
aside, just in time. He aimed a ter
rife blow just at the base Of the
skull.
The silence descended quickly
thereafter. The blow had gone
straight home, and the last flicker
of waning life fed. Ben stood wait
ing TO see II another blow was need
ed. Then the axe fell from his
hands.
For a moment he stood as II dazed.
But soon he remembered Fenris and
walked unsteadily to his side.
The wolf. however, was already
recovering from the blow. He had
been merely stunned. Once more
Ben turned to the mouth Of the cav
ern.
sobbing and white as the moon
light itself, Beatrice met him at the
doorway.
PART THREE
Evening star., 1922-12-24
UNIVERSAL ALLIANCE
OPENS CLIFTON ESTATE
Mrs Franklin Ford, Psychologist
Installed Club Hostess-Ar-
ranges Winter Program.

Permanent headquarters OF the
woman's Universal Alliance were
nnened Yesterday ut Clifton. the forty :
re estate the organization has just
acnuired as a site for its acropolis 70
womanhood. Mrs. Franklin Ford OF
Tcw York, psychologist. was IN
stalled as club hostess and immed,-
ately began arranging a series OF
lectures and social events lot the
winter. .h,+
IL was announced Yesterday ina
state associations. patriotic and CIVIC
organizations of all kinds. could ar
rance to hold meetings at Clifton
without charge. The headquarters
are open from 9 am. to pm. daily.
Mrs Ford will begin course OF
lectures on Practical Psychology.
which is free to all members OF the
alliance or prospective members, jan
uary ?. Tito,
will ne given under the auspices OF
the alliance in January will he one
by Nine Boissevaiu. from Holland,
who will visit this country under
The patronage of the Netherlands le-
cation. other distinguished foreign
visitors. will be heard at the alliance
from time to time.
Clifton will he the scene on Thurs
day night of a Christmas tree party
for 100 wounded men from Walter
Reed and Naval hospitals. when each
man will be given presents and
special entertainment will be staged
by 1ocS1 artists.
Evening star., 1922-12-24
CHRISTMAS Brings
LOW STRIKE MARK
Less U. S. Industrial Strife
Than at Any Other Time
in Two Years.

The Christmas season finds the na-
tion with less domestic industrial
strife than at any time for two year..
il il shown in the latest figures or
labor disputes, made public. by the
Labor Department YESTERDAY.
There are today y-eigbt STRIKE
before the Labor Department for
settlement. and in addition five con
troversies which had not yet reached
the strike stage. Only one new cas-
has come before the department dur
ing the past week.
In all. there are probably less than
10000 persons out of work as result
of labor disputes it was estimated
today. a strike of boot and shos
workers in seventeen manufacturins
plants i'm and near Cincinnati was
settled during the week. This strih"
involved about 5000 persons. The
major part of the workers not nov
employed are in the bituminous fieios
Of the Connellsviile. Cambria and
Somerset sections of Pennsylvania. \
strike threatened last week in the
Indiana coal field. involving d lara =
number of men. because tho opera
system of collecting union dues. wsS
averted by agreement of tho orei1-
tors to accept this method, while =
/ strike Of miners at Shadyville, ONO.
! is still in progress.
l The situation in the textile industry
! is good, with practically all IN"
, workers in the big mills in northern
| Davis next week will confer AT Pater-
son. y. j., with officials regarding a
new plan for settling disputes in the
| silk mills there.
Evening star., 1922-12-24
HOLIDAYS TO SPEED
COAL PRODUCTION
Opportunity Given Roads to
Break Up Congestion,
Say Fuel Officials.

Cessation Of coal mine operations
over the approaching double holidays.
in tho view of officials of the federal
fuel distribution ofiice. is expected to
bring about increases in the supply Of
both >bituminous coal and anthracite
in principal eastern consuming CEN
tors Immediately thereafter.
H. E. Bell, assistant to Fuel Distrib-
utor Spens, in charge Of railroad CO.
operation, explained yesterday that
this result would occur because the
temporary suspension of production
would allow eastern railroads to clear
up yards and sidings on which con-
gestion has lately been occurring. The
diversions CT Coz! in abnormal quOn-
titles to Great Lakes ports, and to
other parts OF the country distant
from producing territory, he added.
which have been in progress during
the fall. have also meant scattering OF
ooal-carrying equipment out OF or,
binary routes. and have contributed
TO car shortage. These are now con
cluded.
Speed Up Empty Cars.
/, The holiday is expected to assist ~
| m mobiliEing and returning OF the empty
| cars from these special uses ahe
with usual rail movements proceeding
congestion will be reduced. Mine'
| reopening after the temporary smut
downs will find a more plentifui ca'
supply for continuing operations. Mr.
Bell suggested.
j Stocks Of coal in nearly all prlni
| cipal consuming centers.' togethe
| with current supplies which cal
be counted upon. have been esti
mated by the fuel distribution offic
as sufficient to secure the countr.
against any serious deprivation dur
ing the winter. President Harding
arranged early this month with Fue
Distributor Spens to declare OF tn
emergency proclamation under whic,
the government supervision has bee
maintained. about January ]. Th
organization is consequen prepar
ing to- disband. At the same time tn
situation as to rail movement of Goa
has been the cause of some concern.
Evening star., 1922-12-24
BUSINESS HIGH ALUMNI
REUNION ON WEDNESDAY
Special Arrangements Enable Grad
yates Home for Holidays to
Enjoy Program.

The midwinter reunion o. III.
Business High School Alumni Asso
citation will he held at the scho"'
Wednesday. Arrangements for th'
AFFAIR have been completed by Henr'
A. Schweinhsut. chairman or ih'
specisl reunion committee OF the a.
sociation.
In past years it has been the Gus
tom for the association to have oh!4
one &c ,ersl meeting year. that on.
taking place in June. Immediate =
after the close of schools. The 40
ditiouaI meeting Wednesday ha'
been planned principally Tor re-
union in which the graduates return
ed home for the holidays can partlri'
pate.
The reunion program VIII inclun'
an address by Allan Davis. princlp"
of Business. and several |ioiin soloe
and a dance in the gymnasium
Besides Mr.. Sweinhaut. tie CON
mittce in charge of tho reunion =
composed of Leroy A. McCariy. Joh'
A. Reilly. Agatha NJ. Lanigan an,
Marguerite r. McDonough.
Evening star., 1922-12-24

between Goth street and Rock creek
and X and 0 streets. This item OF
500. 900 should be restored. And its
restoration will not involve national
bankruptcy.
The second project of the school
sites for early use at total author-
lied cost Of $216.000. These were
struck out. Two of these are for
new Junior high schools-one In the
section. The rest are for elementary
schools These items. We submit.
should be restored. They would have
an immediate effect on the shortage
1t is a manifest economy to buy these
sites now rather than pay enhanced
Immediate purchase will advance by
at least a year the time of buildings
which, needed now. will be doubly
needed by the time they can pos
sibly be built.
Shortage in schOOlhouses.
Meeting the schoolhouse shortage
should not be made to depend upon
the adequacy or inadequacy OF the
facilities Of the municipal architects
Office; but obviously the acquisition
of sites in advance Will greatly
shorten the time of construction. We
submit with confidence that your
committee will deem the items Just
then, should they not be restored by
the committee on its own initiative
! We recognize that this is period
of enforced economy. We freelV
concede that there are other items
which do not rank in Importance
with these already mentioned. But
candid examination will show that
some at least of the others eliminated
are of almost equal Importance. For
example, we believe that all appro-
priations requested for items hereto
fore authorized by law should be
granted for the full amounts asked
for. because the partial sums allowed
| in the budget will only retard the
construction Of buildings admitted II
be necessary
/ Total Not Staggering.
! I'd to the present point the total
I, of the items asked to be restored is
| by no means staggering.
F.; The remaining items are for needed
| extensions of school yards and play
+; grounds, 100000. Important as these
! Fairgrounds are. it is undeniable that
! they can be postponed if there is in
truth an iron limit already touched
by the total of the items we ask TO
Evening star., 1922-12-24
DEAN OF BRITISH
CATHEDRAL IN u S.
Restoration of Quaint EditIce
at Lincoln Object OF
Rev. FY's Visit.
TO Be HoNoRED HERE
Former Tourists From America
Counted Among His Thou
sands of Friends.

;...-cst of restoring one OF
o,dest of English catheora's
lincoln. England. known -,
.,nas of American tourists. .ne ~,
r.y r. c. Fry. dean OF the -.
. como to this country Oh
"'' , ...e,f.appointed. self-suppor''ns
.onsistinc Of himself only an'
'u ,,, ruest of honor at oih
WI" .iven here during the hoii-
.e' ,,c English Speaking Cnioh'
In b,s capacity Of dean ne '"e.
to- MANY years an unusua' ,,;s
,,cricaus, who will "eleo"@
W ,h;. country. Every suh'",Id ia
.lSit 10 -owds of tourists 70 .ms Of
-, ~ lincoln for thr number
.cc,nr the cathedral. Ia the dean
is al"a!s hoan ,ontented TO
has never oeyn o;irr;ms entirely IN the
,,ds of the custodiahs'
General custom
Made Many Friends'
,; the keys to the moIs ~
ioio"s ,uarded rooms W i;s
,Sodrai buildings. it mas cham-
'a,sure to open these Sc s. showed
,,ars himself to sucn ioIt h,I:,arr and ira
unusual nIeI or who seemed TO
"'t,oi. beauty Of the archltee'uI
''c, .hn atmosphere Of the piace.
~. manner. as the years na s.,snds
,'r he has made so man s;,coin is
,hat he feels his love o. ,,-;,h n very
nnders.1. IF the English -speakins
'arse 90, only in the old. but IN 'he
new world. ooe sinister
\ few years ago So ,he most
,r,cks began to appear IN .n. Hra 80
;nnortant portions o. the ,,;Jant
structure and it soon became 'rsre
60, un,ess very radical REPAIRS VIZ
III. NJ once the cathedral musr ~
nritabIy fall into ruin. nen
r.ry saw the great catheorat a' ~ +
.rcd IL was but natural TO ieeI
Americans would he wni'"s'
10 share in the expense.
Enjoyed by Thousands.
There are literally thousanas -, 70
.,nericans now alive who III ansmer ,s os, 81
wont YOU went abroad: wouia rep .re
..trc English cathedrals. and there 90,
,,,,uy thousands more capaDie vi :,
iur both disappointment ana ,, Ere 81
,hcy could not confident! .oon % time
,o seeing those cathedrais SOME ' sa,,
,i,,rin- their lives. At present Nery NV Nv
n.,rh,ns appreciate the enormtty OF .He
architectural destruction caused the
,,tc war A vast percentage Vi
most beautiful Gothic churches. to"n
halls and Other buildings. which c.en, n.
alton cherished and loved. are gone ON.
r0rcyer. The highest charm OF @ nor'ne,, ne ~
Trance and the low countries mas 'Sn
she'd Nothing comparable to this de-
..,r,,ct;on has ever been known: not ever
~ the days Of King Henry VIII: ano INC
now more than ever it is necessary foi
the present generation to preserve no
only for the present. but for the future
the great masterpieces.
Dean Fry's se,f-appointed mission
viii appeal to all lovers OF the oea0..
mi hnt chiefly perhaps to those wa
lave feeling for architecture. ant M
,nnmoriais meu of the English speaking
peoples.
Evening star., 1922-12-24

ings and building material is high.
the market price for vacant ground is
relatively low. In fact. 1t is natu-
raj consequence of high building
land values. Moreover, many of these
sites, which must Of necessity be in
the immediate vicinity of existing
schools. if not acquired now are like
ly to be built on. and thereby made
unattainable except at prohibitive
sites is manifest economy.
These playground items. therefore.
should be restored unless the re-
sources Of the District are utterly in
adequate for. their acquisition. This
cannot be the case SO long as taxes
actually collected remain unexpended.
While the federal government must
match the local money in the ratio OF
40 to 60. its contribution represents
and measures the governments share
in the cost of upkeep of the great
city which it enjoys and controls.
one. made upon that special consider
alton: otherwise 1t would be changed.
The whole District appropriation Is,
and must remain. essentially local
expenditure.
Such being the case. the p. obvious
creasing the appropriation by the
$4,000 necessary to provide for
these items. =,
The original estimate of the board
of education was inclusive of funda =
mental needs on the part of the Dis
trict of Columbia schools. and only
such items as are essential to proper
school service were included. The
reasons for each item are stated in
the reports OF the board Of education
and it was most earnestly petittoned,
ON behalf of tho parents and citizens
of the District that all items disap-
proved by the bureau OF the budget
/ be restored.
.Natioual Humiliation"
The schools of the District of Colum-
/ bia are of national importance. There
| is a growing interest in Washington as
the nations capital. and the people
everywhere are coming to look upon Its
! school system as something they are
! bound TO consider in appraising what
their capital really. stands for. Wash
I inston is now the headquarters for vari.
; Gus national organizations interested ir
the efficiency Of American education
3; These organizations, and the people al
large. want the public schools of Wash
ington literally supported. so that BY
collaboration between the experts OF
Evening star., 1922-12-24
HEALTH OFFICERS
"sHEART TOUCHED"
57E
.a:o BY GIFT OF AUTO

Employees Of the District health
department touched a soft spot in
the heart Of their boss, Health
ofiioer william c. Fowler. yester-
day., when. at an informal Christ
mas, party. they presented him
with. toy automobile.
During the year now drawing 10
q, close the doctor has had more
than one mans share of trouble
with his car. When the joyous
season Of Christmas drew near
his ofice force wanted to remem-
Der their chief. And 50, when the
clerks were exchanging gifts yes
terday afternoon. the doctor
found . nursery size. motorless,
no-horsepower auto reposing on
his desk.
Mai. Daniel j. Donovan. District
auditor. also played Santa Claus
at q Christmas party yesterday
afternoon to his employees. Al
though the major is not old
enough to boast Of a flowing white
heard, he filled the role OF St.
Nicholas to the best of his ability
as the employees gathered around
the tinsel-covered tree. :
Evening star., 1922-12-24
10000 EXPECTED
TO SEEK d. C.. AUTO
TAGS IN ~ DAYS

Only four and one-ha days remain
in which to obtain automobile Tags
for 1928.
And within that short period OF
time approximately 10000 machine
owners will have to visit the District
building in quest Of the necessary
license plates. ..,.
Wade H. Coombs. superintendent OF
licenses, again reminded these last
minute customers that the later in
the week they call on him the bigger
the rush will be.
The superintendent hopes to reduce
the waiting time on the last Few
days of tho month through the estab
lishment of a temporary license office
on the basement floor Of the District
building, in the water registrar $ room
Evening star., 1922-12-24
Source of Liquor
For Yuletide Sale
Found or, Coast

The principal source of supply of
illegal Christmas alcoholic beverages
for New England has been located in
a traffic down the coast from Can
ada. Federal Prohibition Director
Seth May of Maine reported yester-
day to Commissioner Haynes. He
said immediate steps had been taken
in cooperation with the police Of
nearby cities to block the movement
Our greatest problem" Director May
said. is the transportation of large
quantities of liquor along the coast
from Canada to Massachusetts,. Rhode
Island and even to New York state.
There is a constant traffic by water
in large shipments Of 500 and 1000
cases each along the Maine coast.
These boats are operated and cop-
trolled chiefly by interests located In
the state Of Maine"
Evening star., 1922-12-24

have restored. But we submit that a
beginning at least should be made i'll
this regard. II we are to have modern,
healthful public schools, then these
Fairgrounds must eventually come.
The issue. then, is whether ii
would be wiser to stretch the finan-
cial resources a little further and ac-
quire these sites now or to screw
down the appropriation now and pay
more for the sites hereafter. All
local experience shows the great saw
ing made by purchasing as far as
possible in advance of land require
ments. Purchase of these sites at the
present time will effect a great saw
ing to the District. taxpayers and the
government itself. AS an example. a
school site in the northeast section
Of the city purchased in 1912 for ST.
600, if sold today AT the present value
Of lots in that immediate nelghbor-
hood would bring no less than $4,000;
In other words, ten years delay would
have meant a loss Of S64 900. While
the present market price for build
Evening star., 1922-12-24
400 CHILDREN AT PARTY.
New Willard Employees Families
Get Christmas Treat.

About 400 children of the New vii
lard Hotel employees were entertaine'
al a Christmas party in the hotel yes
terday afternoon by Frank S. High
managing director, who acted a.
santa Claus. OF the total number "i
children present about 500 were mos
Of white employees and were enter J.
tained in the small ballroom. whit.
the remainder were the children a.
colored employees and were entertain
ed in the Fairfax room.
In the center of both rooms wer"
large Christmas trees. on which hau
been placed presents for the children
Each child also was given a bag o;
candy. nuts and fruit. Music was fui
nished by an orchestra in each room
Evening star., 1922-12-24
DENNY IS ELECTED.
Heads Michigan State Society
Annual Banquet Planned.

Secretary of the Navy DENLY was
elected president OF the Michigan
State Association Of the District at
meeting Friday nignt.
Other officers elected were: Vice
president. Earl c. Michener: treas
urer. Joseph A. Fenton: secretary.
Charles F. Consaul: executive com
mittee. Bert II. Brockway. Fred G.
Coldren. Carl f. Grabill. Alexander
Grant. Ralph L. Hebbard. Bert w.
Kennedy. Donald l.. LuXford. William
J. MCGEE. Carl o. Markham. David j.
Nevin. William r. O'Brien. Henry NJ
Rose. Col. Oliver L. Spaulding. jr.. G.
Roscoe Swift. Howard w. White and
Burridge Wilson.
A committee was appointed TO ar
range for the annual banquet Janu-
ary 26. the anniversary of the admis.
sion of Michigan into the Union.
Evening star., 1922-12-24
FLAMES IN MOTOR CARS
QUICKLY YsEXTINGUISHED
Several Homes AblaZe Contribute
to Busy Evening for
Firemen

Fireinen were kept busy answering
calls last night in various parts Of
the city Quick action by the hose
companies prevented serious damage
TO several automobiles and houses.
\ three-story brick dwelling at
1927 1st street southwest was threat
ened by flames about $50 o'clock.
Firemen eXtinguished the blaze after
about $500 damage had been done.
The house is occupied by William
Nelson. cOlored.
Slight damage resulted from fire
discovered in the dwelling at c2I .
street northwest about O'Clock.
An automobile which caught fire at
Boiling Field shortly after O'Clock
was saved from destruction by fire
fighters.
Another blazing automobile. in
front Of 9l5 9Th street northwest. was
eXtinguished by No. Z engine company
about o'clock last night.
Evening star., 1922-12-24
THIEF HAS SKELETON KEY
Jewelry Case and Contents Taken
From Second Story.

Theft OF a jewelry case contain
ing brooch. Iavallier and watch.
aggregatinE in value $120. from
second story room at 40 5th street
northwest. was reported last night 10
the police by the owner. Mrs. Lillian
Rawlette. Entry into the room was
gained yesterday morning, apparent
". with a skeleton key.