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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-31
CHARLES.BAlLEY
.T|.OR'|'E|.@'i.I||G|.N.H|lE:..R!;|E':. I. [. /. !;| !.
International Representative
Of Miners Union Wants
to Be Transferred.

Charles H Bailey, international
representative. United Mine Work
ers of America, left this morning
for trip to Kirksvtlle, Mo-, to
visit his folks and 1t. is not very
likely that he will return to this
field.
1t. is understood that Mr.. Bately
has made a request that he be tran
sferred from the local field. The
resignation of the local post has
not been. accepted by the interna-
rional officers as yet but It is be-
lieved that it will be and that he
will be transferred to some other
field. u
Mr. Bately has been in West Vir-
ginia probably seven years. He
went to Charleston in 1916 as pro-
yisional secretary of district II,
when an insurgent movement was
on in the ranks Of the United Mine
Workers of, America For two years
Mr.. Bailey has been in Fairmont
as an international representative
and more particularly as person
al representative OF John L. Lewis
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America. He has been con
nected with the labor movement for
many years and was a stand patter
on the policy of live up to your
contract" al
With the Workers
Nick Aiello, PRESIDENT of sub dis
:trict q, is in the Morgantown sec
ton today to sign up several COM
panies.
member, and Frank Miley, scale
committee member, are in the
sClarksburg field today.
p. A. Barthalow scale committee
member, is along the Wyatt-BinS-
am ION branch OF the Western Mary
land Railway. today
Joseph Martin; scale committee
member, and Patrick Buckley, vice
president OF sub district 4, are at
Usage today.
Five additional coal. companies
signed up with the Off icials OF
sub district 8, district II, at Graf
ton, since yesterday They are as
follows Big Run Coal Co., Century,
which was signed this morning;
Phtlippi Coal Co., Philippi;s Hiora
Coal Co., Hiora; w S. ArbogaSt,
Junior; West Junior Coal Co., Jun
ior: 55s3 sa
Non-Union Men Quit
+ According to reports received at
;the Grafton office of the United
-Mine&workers OF America, seven
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YOUNGSTOWN STEEL
MILLSsREOPENlH.Y YG|
!. n. '..t

YOUNGSTOWN; Ohio AUG
the fuel lsnpp1ySslo but
steadily increasing three bIast
furnaces and perhaps one
others will resume ations
the youngstown district tIIis
week, giving semp1 hunss
dreds of workers, was ms
at indepe steel scomsS
panies' Offices today last
was turned on In one furnaceEOGI
the YoungstownsS ts&gTube@Gpa
today and another sShes sblosSng
tomorrow or Saturday.
Il The Brier$S Hi gSteel& Go. also
resumptionsofss ss!s one
furnace this week. The zincreaseds
supply of iron VIII low gyesMmp
tion Of one Bessemer@a @aHdsseyeIaR
open hearth steel elsmahng ngsunftsNby
the first Of next wee ksssss
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V|OLENCE.STILL
ON INCREASE|N IN
railway II STRIKE | .|i \ ',.||::.
Railroad Bridges Dynamited
and Trestles Burned
Throughout Country:
FOUR {; j /. NJ Il. EN- BEATEN.
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Now Operating Under Fed
eral Receiyership.
fRy the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
Violence increase on railroads
affected by the shipments strikke
with dynamiting ofrailroad bridges
near Cincinnati, finding of cann1s-
ters Of explosives on tracks near
Alton, Ill.,, beating OF four men said
obe deputy marshals guarding
railroad property at Sedalia, Mo-.
and dana aging of Big Four round-
house at Indianapolis by two small
explosions
Three men are, held at Chicago
in connection with an alleged plot
to dynamite fast New York Central
western express train 4
The Chicago & Alton is operating
under receivership as result OF
federal court action in which the
roads total indebtedness was
shown to be s14,O00:0o0.
The ST. Louis Western Cotton
Be1t) Railway announced three
wooden nstrestles. eighteen miles
north Of Texarakana, Tex, were:
destroyed by fire shortly before
midnight last night.
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new ARGUMENTS
ON LIVING II | ! WAGE |!
PRINCIPLE. {. MADE ] !:
Onion Statisti ticiaI1s Claims In
creases Should Be 22
% 81 Per Cent.

CHICAGO Aug. 3 1--tBy the
Press p ursuing: the
efforts of the United brotherhood
Of Maintenanceof of Way Employees
and Shop Laborers. Union to base
its pleas for Increased minimum
wages on a living wage" princi-
pie, w. T.. Lauck, union statisti-
clan, today before the Railroad
Labor Board testified that what he
termed the living wage, if estab-
lished in all branches Of America
industry, would mean an Increase
in wages of from 22 to "a per
cent. The lowest range. or22 per
cent increase, Mr. Lauck said,
would only raise to an annual
wage of s1.6OOIthose workers now
receiving less than that sum. on
the basis OF aggregate wage bud
get in industry Of IS 3.ooo,o00.oO0z
in 1918. An average wage of
$1,000. Mr.. Lauck further assert
ed, would increase the cost of
living Ia per cent, but he declared
the increased financial burden
would be Offset by other factors
AS against the SO 3.0O0,000,O00, o.,
which the witness said labor had
received in wages in 81 NJ E.
Lauck said capital in that year
had eceived, a return of SIS, 00O.-
100000.
',WiIl you agree that there are:
i 17!0OO.OO0 workers in the United
States Attorney Arnson. rep
resenting> the New York Central
lines, asked the witness.
yes, 4, the witness answered.
z ...Wi11 you agree that one-tenth
ofSthat number is employed on
the ratlroads?" the lawyer then
asked. ;i .5.% "a .s
!. THAT is, approximately cor
rect" Mr. Lauck said.
"Then,,'' Mr.sArnson said, "the
witness statistics indicated that
the living wage Nfr-sLauck spoke
Of would increase wages S11,3 OO,-
100000 and that the increase to
the railroads therefore would
amount to about $1,000, 900, ,00o.
Mr. Lauck in explaining h ow
he had concluded that the in
creased wage which he said
would be called for. by the So.
called living wage " Id be com, n,
lprIensated for and said that the
added financial. burden would be,
OFFSET by the increase of American
capital, and that labor would be
3
I }s THE laboring man would be,
better housed, better fed and
would naturally be healthier. the
witness continued He ez would
not lose any time from :his work
and he would be- able to save. . 81
"a His suggestion that capital
would be increased he explained;
by saying that out of their saw
ings the employees would invest.
mind ustry. Absence from work
sickness and migraS
ton ofs1abor would be materially
lessenedSunder!th the liyingSwageI.
Mr.SLauck said.
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both IMONONGAH
AND'CHARLESTON
DIVISIONS D I s; SHORT
Gar Supply Today Less Than
d atsAny Time Since Shop
men Walked Out
3'64 MINES WORKING.
Other Railroads in Northern
West Virginia Able to
Supply Demand
364 MINES WORKING

Once again the car supply IS
ragged on the Monongah and
,SCharleston divisions, B. & o.,
there being but an IL per cent car
supply on the Monongah Division
Il and 13 per cent supply on the
@Charleston Division today. The
Cumberland and Connellsville di-
visions, B. & O.. have full car
ksupply, which is also true of the
&c kingwood Railway
which is operated by the B. & O..
While the B. & o. is hopelessly
gcripPled. the Monongahela. Nor
Wheeling and Western
Maryland branches have 100
per cent car supply. This they
have had ever since the strike
$zended.
Coal mines on the Monongah
ss1s65O empties and only 800 were
placed at O'Clock. The run of!
%empties on the division totalei
Ss47 Along the Charleston Diyi-l
gsion, b.. & O.. there were "a cars
splaced this morning at q O'Clock
although ISL empties were order
Sed.
36,4, Mines Work =: =,
sssssI n s orthern West Vlrs1nia To- 1
sday there are 364 mines active,
kwhicnsis 354 less than4th the number
&that t. worked yesterday. The
/ sTnines that worked today ordered
SSS.l 81 cars. which was 211 more
yHhansWednesday' total.
$50 Cars Loaded
Coal mines in Northern West.
5fyirginia last week loaded 1.5S95
Sgcars Of coal against 1853 Tuesday
and 1,S42 on Monday. Car shor-
tage has cut the tonnage to
Continued on Page Four)
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MRS. cLlNE';S / :';' !. Bro. [. 0I[IHEElR E!!::l|
HELD ON aMU URDERsC HARGE|

EDGEWATER. NJ 81
Charles Scullion, brotherNo aTa.s
George Cline, e,Swhoseh husb Isl
held for the murd err ohm Ber
gen, motion picture daredeYil
arrested by Bergen Countya1thoE
titles tod ay onSa& charge ofsmurdsI
Witnesses Of e4slayingsas
'Scullfon was present sthez GLinel
home at the time BeEgenSwassa1ot
and that he procured sforsCl line as
pistol with which { he shoots
n IN &, Ess.
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ALLoTsf[EIsNTs MADE.

Es!WASHINGTUNN,1 S1AUkyl9 IssT--sk44s1sSs17
idition ali Sfronnsf nd
ipropriated by rtYar
and harbors IMPROVEMENTS Nork
during the fiscal year19 92s aLsss
today by Brigadter Zen
eral #Taylor,S ,Sassisfant S GhfeI 0fS
army engineer 1nc1udedf
,000s for Honolulu aarbor and
$4,000 for. dam No. s 2 I'm thes
Ohio River. s5sss
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Seven BRIDGES surne

Seven Bridges Burned
z TEXARKANA,2T 2Tex-,ts5A Aug. 1J-----
Seven bridges Of the St. Louis
Southwestern Railway betweN
,Texarkana and Stamps, Ark, were
burned last night.
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SWASHINGToN,Ar

WASHINGTONsA A1g. The
inew8programS for fuel moYsmst1t
to the Northwest WI ll#be esinsoperas
tion. the first tSofsnextw week
announced today by fheEG EGentraIa
Coal Committee which Sexpectss
that the coal load dedsforsmoYsnsntS
to the Great Lakes vii total
100000 TONS this week and
], ,000, 900 tons CoaIs
for the Northwest,of ,offcfalssafdsi isS
being shipped sfronzo ohio sPennsyIss
vania, West Yirginia and EKsnss
lucky. 5;sS
Efforts are being madestosspeeds
up the lake coal in yfeWsof thes
fact that lake navigationSdoss ssnots
close until early Decembe
William W. ueEadnnInt-s
strator for Michig applied to-
day to the Central Coa1gC Conmitsa
tee for an additional Al Hocatio
so 100 tons of oca1 ,fwh ofhcia1s
said, probably swouId beKproYide1S
(Continueds on Page -Four
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OPERATORS ALSO
EXPECTED TOlSIG i!
BEF0RED||A|Y'I'.!|N| & /! Ends
Washington Officials e'oI1fi.||
dent Of succe essfuI out
come OF Conferenc
PEPPER Will VII: ASSIST
New Program for Fuel Move
ment to Northwest Will Be
StartediNextsy yVeek
PEPPER Will ASSIST

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 !: Fine
union officials negot otiating5 With
the operators esentatfyein inS
sPhiladelp hfa accepted theXanf fhraES
cite strike settlement prop osaI
advanced as asresu1 of Friday
nights conferencesh re.saccord
ing to adyices received toda I'M
official circles in the capita
The reports reaching HERE
Strengthened hope that t1is;opera
tors also would nsent to the
settlement PLAN before the day
was over. D etails OF thesPhiladsfSa
piia discussions were otsrevsalsS
ed, however, and no ffcfalAWould
go further. than expressac aconds
5dence in the outcome
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Senator PepperzExpectedS

Senator PeppersExpeeted
PH1LADELPHIA, Aug g
United States SenatorSSPepperEgas
the! attitude OF the m diners saand@ops
orators toward the ess sSs suigsgesstio
made to them OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ing to settlement of thesprotract
ed suspe ensions In tn anthraeitaS
fields. Z. n q
sSenat 5Peppersya Saxueeted IN
sPhilade SfhesFep6eei
III nSthegnatureso sof depends
sonSwhetherSaS DIN Cont fsTenca
miners and erators faIsbss He'd
Evening star., 1922-04-07
MEMORIAL TO ALUMNI
SLAIN IN WAR APPROVED
Bronze Taolet and Flagstaff to Be
Erected in Front Of New East
ern High School.

The Fine Arts Commission has xiv-
en- it's approval to the bronze tablet
and Flagstaff which the Alumni As
sociation Of Eastern High School will
erect In front Of the new Eastern
High school In memory Of the gradu-
ates OF the school who died in the
world war. Earl G. Jonscher, presi-
dent OF the alumni association. made
TINS announcement at the spring re-
union OF the organization last night
at the school. A feature Of the re-
union was the presentation by the
Eastern Dramatic Association of
The Amazons." which will be re-
peated tonight and tomorrow night.
1t was announced that. the alumni
association again this year will award
gold medal each to the boy and the
for school activities and stand high
in their studies.
Announcement also was made that
autographed copies Of books written
by the alumni will be placed in the
library of the new Eastern High
School. The collection is in charge Of
Miss Rosemary Arnold, secretary.
Charles NJ. Boteler. editor Of the Bull
letin, official organ of the alumni as
sociation. spoke on its behalf. The
reunion was attended by graduates
of classes from 1894 to the present
time.
School officials who attended the
reunion and witnessed the play were
Superintendent of Schools Frank w.
Ballou, Assistant Supt Stephen e.
Kramer and Frank c. Daniel. princi-
| pal of Mckinley Manual Training
School.
Evening star., 1922-04-07
Society
Continued from Eighth Page.) .

eral committee Of arrangements, Mrs.
Lyman B. Swormstedt; patronesses.
MRS: A. G. McClintock; ushers, Mrs.
William Van Week; circulate, Miss
Myra Hendley; posters, Mrs. Floyd
Waggaman; stage decorations, Mrs.
Marie Moore Forrest; tickets, Mrs.
William Chamberlin and Mrs Hen
rietta Packard, and advertising, Miss
Bess Davis Schreiner.
Mr.. and Mrs A. H. Stevenson of
Detroit are at the Burlington Hotel.
Dr. L. N. Lehman has left seabring
and 1s at Palm Beach. Fla.
Important among the social events
scheduled to take place after Easter
is the card party to be held at Ward
man Park Hotel Monday afternoon,
April "a. for the benefit Of st. Thomas
Apostles new church.
Meetings are being held on Tuesday
and Friday evenings for the purpose
or completing arrangements for this
party. The following ladies, with their
committees, hope to make this party
both a financial and social success:
Mrs. S. Cantley, chairman Of commit
tees: Mrs. ]. G. Haskell, tickets: Mrs.
A. Rauel, prizes: Mrs. S. A, Drury,
cards; Mrs. J. P. Tumulty, patron
esses: Mrs. J. A. Phelan, publicity,
and Miss Marie Mcdonald, candy, as
sisted by all the young ladies of the
Evening star., 1922-04-07

The Eeleet Klub will hold an in
formal dance Saturday night at the
Meridian Mansions, 2400 16th street.
Dancing begin at 9 o'clock pm.
Evening star., 1922-04-07
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
the health department in the last twenty.four
hours:
Jacob Collier, 70. 65s East Capitol st.
Katharine G. Smith, 60, 1923 10th st.
Harriet D. Richards. 81. 541 9th ct. s.e.
Evander French, IS, 2227 Nichols ave. s.e.
Mary w. Nash, 81. COL NJ st.
Mary Miles. so. National Homeopathic Hos
pital.
William b. b. Somerville, IS, the Kenesav.
apt. 50.
Anna P. voesler. 50. 535 18th st, ne.
st. bet b and s.
Sylvia L: Ramsey. months, 1924 18th ct.
Melvina Thomas, ]. Freedmen's Hospital.
Alice Mason. SO, 927 Dismore Ct s.w-
Hortense Smith, 1s. tuberculosis Hospital
Ernest Carter, "a, Tuberculosis Hospital.
Evening star., 1922-04-07

parish. The chairman of the card
party. Mrs. A. Hoover, is assisted by
Mrs. NJ. Brooks Reitz and the ladies
of the parish.
Evening star., 1922-04-07
Marriage Licenses.

following:
Edward W. sieling and Laura III. Foust
both Of Glen Rock, Pa.
Earl A. Thompson and Sara L. Long.
Oscar A. Jackson and Laura ". Murphy.
George Harley Of Charlottesville. Va. and
Estell Hopkins Of Basic. Va.
John B. Ginechesi and Margaret Elliott.
Henry Griffin and Sarah Davis.
James s. Payne and Emma Horton.
Harry Fl, Kidwell of this city and Agnes o
Burriss of Bethesda Md.
William d. Switzer and Edna NJ. Drutzler
James A. Williams Of Alexandra, Va, ant
Jennie Alexander Of this city.
Thomas c. Darling and Mary T. Taylor.
Clifford q. smythe of Toledo, Ohio, ant
Lois Martin Of Chicago. Ill.
John L. Williams and Cora I. Brown, bctl
of Richmond, Va.
Moffett NJ. Menefee and Pauline a. John
son.
Douglas Gentry and Lenora Berron
Howard Hillery and Carrie Coleman.
Evening star., 1922-04-07
NAMED FOR U. S. POST.

Appointment of Charles A. Pearson
rector general of the United States
Employment Service, has been an
nounced by Director General Francis
!. Jones. Mr.. Pearson succeeds Wade
II. Skinner. assistant director for the
past four years. who has resigned.
Mr.. Pearson was connected with the
editorial staff of Pittsburgh paper,
and is an eX-service man. Prior to his
entry into the military service, Nr.
Pearson served as chief clerk of the
Pittsburgh office of the Pennsylvania
Workmen's Compensation Bureau.
Evening star., 1922-04-07
SEAT AIDS MAIL CLERKS.
Postmaster Chance Evolves Special
Device After Many Tests.

After experimenting with a dozen
different styles of seats, City POST
rest for postal clerks that may be
adopted by the Post Office Department
as a standard.
The seat consists Of two uprights
with a cross bar at an angle, against
which a clerk distributing letters may
lean. taking the weight of his body
off his feet, or may sit while he is
at his case.
Evening star., 1922-04-07
CAPTAINS SENT TO PACIFIC.

Capts. Joel F. Watson, George r.
Ford, Robert s. Beard, Simeon J.
Seals. William w. Smith and William
H. Moore. all Of the Quartermaster
been ordered to Honolulu, Hawaii, for
duty.
Evening star., 1922-04-07
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported t
the health department in the last twenty -fou
hours:
Irwin L. and Bessie Y. Hall, boy.
Franklin C. and Esther B. Jerrcll, girl.
George +. and Della n. Federline, boy.
James S. and Dorothy o. Petrie, girl.
Albert K. and Bette v. Williams, boy.
Pedro G. and Ella NJ. villalon, boy.
John C. and Marie T. Minco. boy.
Joseph c. and Margaret Sabin, girl,
John and Carrie Fyfe. boy.
George A. and Lillian v. Kidwell. girl.
Grennar I. and Ruth Anderson, girl.
Albert E. and Frances L. Haan, boy.
john B. aud Isabelle Beadle, boy.
james and Florence C. Clancy, boy.
Newman S. and Ella N. Lee, girl.
J. Homer and May Smith, boy.
Frank A. and Julia Tracey, boy.
John and Allean Chandler, boy.
Robert p. and Margaret l.. Scripps girl
Charles L. and Beatrice Y. Harvey, boy.
J: Richard and Sarah Hawkins, girl.
Thomas and Ella Benson, girl.
Lewis and Maud Grimm. girl.
John and Emily Ball, girl.
Jacob 4. and Matte Dupree, Girl,
James and Marie Redrick, girl
Taylor and Hattie Brown. girl.
Evening star., 1922-04-07

Miss Ella O'Connor of 429 18th
street southeast, who is spending a
part of the Lenten season in New
York city az the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Anna Curry, is being extern
sively entertained. Mrs. Curry is
giving theater party tonight in
compliment to her niece. to which
number of young people have been
inXife ed
Evening star., 1922-04-07
A Simple Way To
Remove Dandruff

There is one sure way that has never
failed to remove dandrun at once, and that
il to dissolve it. then you destroy it en-
tirely. To do this, just get about four
ounces Of plain. common liquid arvon from
any drug store {this is all you will need,
apply it at night when retiring; use
enough to moisten the scalp and rub It in
gently with the finger tips.
By morning most, If not all. Of your
dandrutf win be gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dissolve
and entirely destroy every single sign and
trace Of it, no matter how much dandruf
you may have.
You will lind all itching and digging Of
the scalp will stop instantly, and your hair
will be fluffy, lustrous. glossy. silky and
soft, and look and feel Z hundred times
Observation-Disclosures.
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Halloween

Come on, boys, let's have some fun,
Get your dope and let us run;
Plenty of chalk, soap and corn,
Don't forget your old tin horn.
We will bang the doors on the run,
And soap the windows, just for fun.
The sound of the doorbell gives me
cheer,
That l have rung from year to year.
Such a noisy crowd I've never seen,
Some dressed in red, yellow and
green.
There's Charlie Chaplin, you know
his name,
With turned-out shoes and carries
cane.
There's Uncle Sam, so tall and
lean,
And Santa Claus, he's on the scene.
The two old maids in short hoop
skirts,
Oh, Boy, don't they laugh and flirt!
Hurrah for Mutt! and hurrah for
Jeff!
Happy Hooligan, full O. pep.
There's Satan in his red attire,
Looks like he just came from the
fire.
The soldier boys are in the gang,
Marching beside the Ku Klux
Klang.
We are bound for home, it is getting
late;
Well move the steps and hide the
gate.
Goodbye, Halloween! With glad
good cheer
We will see you again this time
next year.
by Betty Estelle.
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He that loveth a book will never
want a faithful friend, a wholesome
counsellor a cheerful companion, an
effectual comforter.-Isaac Barrow
1630-1677).
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II will bring

continued, coaxingly. II will bring
it safely to you"
The little mother took Serena in
her arms and kissed her eager face
while the three sisters shouted in
loving scorn.
What! That old basket that
Mother has carried all these
years!"
But you know what she does
with it," said Serena. 81 think to
carry basket that would contain
the thing most needed by any per
son you meet who is in trouble,
would be the greatest thing pos
sible."
Mother said we were to have
something for ourselves today"
persisted the others.
Would 1t not be for me, if l
made others happy?" asked dear
little Serena. Her mother kissed
her again while she said lovingly,
"Yoa may have the basket tomor-
row, and go where you like all
day"
"Then I will go to the city and
find all those unhappy people who
do not know the forest, and the
flowers, and the beautiful growing
things"
IF you go to the city, must give
you a wand to transform yourself
or make you invisible" said the
Mother. And so it was settled.
Serena started out bright and
early next morning on her strange
holiday. The leaves caressed her as
she passed, and the robins and
meadow larks called loving God
bless you" as she hurried along;-
but, must wait until next week to
tell you some of her lovely adven-
be continued)
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The Mother Fairy called her four
daughters to come to her own dear
little corner of their home in-but
why try to tell you where to find a
fairy's home? If you can not find
1t any place else, you can always
find it in the heart of child and
in its imagination.
1t is well enough to say that this
was very lovely place, and 1t was
sweet and lovely mother fairy
who looked into the expectant
faces raised to hers.
Mother has so many grand sur
prises for U.S." whispered Famine
to Pansy Blossom, Il wonder what
this can be?"
my dears," Mother said, this
Is the anniversary of my marriage,
and | want to give each of you
something as q remembrance. You
may choose the thing you want the
most, something beautiful and un'
usual"
The four little fairy girls clapped
their hands and danced about In
great glee upon the messy carpet
Then they thought very hard for a
moment. Famine spoke first, "Oh,
Mother | know what l want more
than anything else, and that is a
new dress for the Princes ball to-
morrow night. | want one more
beautiful than anything we have
ever worn. / would like 1t woven
of sunlight and so dazzling that
every one would see me-"
ooh, Famine" said Pansy Bios
som, II was just going to ask for a
wonderful dress, too. But | want
mine woven of moonlight, with a
crescent moon for diadem."
And l." said Zenilda, want a
dress woven of star-gleams, with
stars for a girdle and diadem.
Oh, Mother, may we have these
dressesg
The mother nodded smilingly,
but said, walt until We hear from
Serena. Do you want a dress for
the Princes ball?"
Serena shook her head mo,
Mother, dear, if | go to the ball l
can wear my lovely rose-petal
gown, with the garland of roses for
my hair. | want something differ
ent. You know the basket that
hangs over your couch? You told
me of its power once, and ! have
longed to have 1t to use for one day
just one day, dear Mother" she