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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-14

opposite her, swallowing gulps Of hot
coffee, and making pretense Of eating
thin strips Of toast. His whole de-
meanor was that of a very Ill man.
And the transformation terrified her.
All her preconceived ideas Of him had
vanished. She could. make nothing of
him. She felt deep sense of relief
when the meal ended.
Then Lancaster looked at her with
the same furtive expression that she
read in the face of everybody there.
IT thought / would run up and see
how the institute was getting along,
Miss Wentworth" he said.
They had risen from the table. Joan
turned and faced him. Doctor Lam
caster" she said, you spend good
deal Of your time here. There was
nothing unexpected about your visit
last night. You knew that you would
come here when you employed me-"
She must have spoken more angrily
than she knew. for the web of decep-
ton was smothering her. and she felt
that her position was becoming unen-
durable. For an instant a glimmer Of
amusement passed over the doctors
face.
"Why, Miss Wentworth, you are a
regular spitfire," he said.
"It Is true. then?"
"Well-yes, it is true. My work at
Avonmouth is not too exacting for me
to come here frequently"
"You knew you were coming, and
you did not tell me. And you limited
at patient requiring care. There is
no patient, unless 1t is yourself. Doc
tor Lancaster, you engaged me for Ger.
tain work here. and am ready to full
fill it. It is not requisite that you
should explain anything to me. But
please give me the work you hired
me to do. and do not try to deceive
me-"
Lancaster. who had been regarding
her intently as she spoke. glanced hur-
riedly into the hall before replying. A
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-14
DIRT EATING AMONG
CHILDREN

MOST children have perpetual ap-
AVA petites. They are always hungry.
Their young bodies need plenty OF
food to build them up and to make 1t
possible for them to grow to full sized.
strong, healthy men and women.
Plenty of milk, good bread and butter.
fruits and fresh vegetables and meat
are needed.
The healthy child is satisfied with
plenty of good food. 1t gets hungry
again of course, but 1t is natural
hunger which is satisfied with ordi-
nary food.
But few children, when they are
from one to three years old develop
a craving for unnatural things. Some
of them eat mud, coal, cinders. gravel
or mortar, wallpaper, newspaper, or
paint.
Koplik of Philadelphia thinks that
this starts from the natural instinct
of the child to put anything it gets
hold of into it's mouth. We all know
that the first thing baby tries to do,
with anything it gets its hands on, is
to put it into its mouth. Most children
outgrow this habit. But in few.
generally those who are weakly or
anemic, the habit is kept up and the
child eats all kinds of queer sub
stances.
In most cases, these different kinds
of dirt are comparatively harmless
But the paint eaters and those chill
dren who have a morbid craving for
painted objects may easily develop
lead poisoning.
The child may gnaw or suck paint
ed toys or may gnaw the paint on the
window stills, white furniture, crib
ratings, porch ratings. or even off
door and window frames. In one
case, reported by DIR. John c. Ruddock
of Los Angeles. boy Of three years
had gnawed every bit of paint off the
porch railing. window stills, furniture
and doors.
The lead in the paint poisons the
child just as 1t does the painter. 1t
becomes restless and fretful, has a
poor appetite, foul breath and pains
in the stomach and legs. Its gums
bleed and it may have commissions.
These commissions may become more
frequent and severe and may end ia
tally. In Queensland. Australia, where
frame houses are common. these cases
of lead poisoning in officiating chill
dren became so numerous that efforts
were made to prohibit the use of
white lead paint in houses where 1t
was within the reach of children.
Children from one to three should
be carefully watched, and any tendency
TO officiating corrected. Paint and
painted objects should be kept out of
their way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-14
"THEN HELP MEL"

SYNOPSIS. - Nurses in the
Southern hospital at Avonmouth
are angered by the insolent
treatment accorded them by DR..
John Lancaster, head of the in.
stitution, and there is a general
feeling Of unrest. into which
Joan Wentworth. probationary
nurse, is drawn. Doctor Lam
caster Is performing a difficult
operation, for which he has won
fame. Joan, with other nurses.
is in attendance. She Is upset.
through no faralt of her own. and
makes q trivial blunder .at crit
ical moment. The patient dies
and Doctor Lancaster accuses
her of clumsiness. She Is sus-
pended. the action meaning the
end of her hope of a career as
O nurse. without relatives or
friends, and Desperate. Joan.
I urged by her landlady, goes to
Doctor Lancaster's office to ask
him to overlook her blunder and
reinstate her. She overhears a
violent altercation between Doc
tor Lancaster and other men she
does not see. Joan Is struck by
the favorable change in the APP
pearance and demeanor of the
doctor, recalling that at times in
the hospital he has been gentle
and thoughtful and at others SUI
percilious and bullying. He tells
her he can do nothing for her at
the hospital. but offers her a po-
sition In a nursing institution In
the country. telling her she can
be of great assistance" to him.
A man named Myers demands
she tell him what the doctor had
said to her. She denies him the
information, and he covertly
threatens her. At the institu-
ton. which IL owned by Doctor
Lancaster. Joan finds Myers. He
tells her he IL the secretary. She
instinctively dislikes and fears
him. The only patient at the
institute is q Mrs. Dana. de-
mented but harmless, Joan is
vaguely uneasy. feeling that
there is some mystery about the
place.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-14

Don't forget that breakfast caps are
among the lovely things that women
expect at Christmas. OF the two
shown here, the one at the top is Of
lace and ribbon, with frills Of pink.
plated chiffon over the ears. The
other Is. of net and lace with frill
of lace over the nape Of the neck, a
facing Of ribbon at the front and knot
and ends of 1t at the sides.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-14

own. II am very glad you came. Miss
Wentworth" he said. II hope you like
the instituteT
Myers, who had come up and plant
ed himself between them. flung out
his challenge.
"She likes the institute all right.
DOCTOR" he said. with short laugh,
"but reckon she don't like me. Bad
taste. call It, What do you say,
doctor?"
There was an indescribable insolence
in the mans tone. Joan looked for
one Of Lancaster's explosions Of fam
ing wrath. But to her amazement
none came. He seemed struggling to
control himself. He flushed and looked
from one to the other.
"Well, well, Myers" he said. hest
tating. Il think things will turn out all
right. Miss Wentworth and you won't
conflict In any way. You mustn't quar-
rel, you know. want all my en-
ployees to like each other" he ended
weakly.
AAu uC gave SOdII Tic tAuPECSoAOn Va
pitiful impotence, as If he were some
how in the secretary's power and had
surrendered his will to him-Lancas-
ter. the tyrant of the Southern hospi-
tai. the SNUG bully of the operating
theater! Joan saw flash of tri-
umph in Myers eyes. and. with an
other laugh. the man left them and
went into the building.
II think breakfast Is ready, Miss
Wentworth" said Lancaster. after a
moment, offering the girl his arm.
But Joan gave him hers instead, and
they went together into the dining
room.
She was glad to see that Myers was
not to eat with them. Hungry as she
was. she could not have taken break
fast in the mans presence; and even
now she could hardly manage to eat,
with Lancaster. so evidently ILL., seated
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-14

That merry pair, Nanette and Rim
tintin. still hang around milady's bou-
doir, as pretty ornament. Here they
are, with heads of cotton cloth, paint
ed faces, hair and bodies of white
zephyr (wound with black for the feet).
Nanette's skirt is Of blue zephyr, the
tunic white. Rintintin's coat Is cro-
cheted Of blue and so are their hats
and the cord and tassel that suspends
them. They are about eight inches tall.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-14
CHAPTER V-Continued.


II thought I heard an auto drive
up to the institute last night"
Myers looked at her in the same
hammer. ''The doctor came back last
hight Unexpectedly" he said.
rBut l thought Doctor Jenkins
ed at Millville?"
Not Jenkins, Miss Wentworth.
Pctor Lancaster"
"Why," stammered the girl. II must
have misunderstood, then. hope Doc
tOr Lancaster Is not Ill. He was look
ing unwell when / saw him the day
before yesterday"
That's just what you might have
told me when asked you about him"
said Myers trlumphantly. "Well, Miss
Wentworth. If you are going to ask
me questions suppose can ask you
questions
''If can answer them"
Precisely" said the other. IT want
to know if you can answer them. New
let's be frank. What do you know
about all this?"
II beg your pardon?" Joan inquired.
declining his invitation to seat her.
self beside him.
about all this" repeated Myers.
"Come, now, you know what mean as
well as do. How did Doctor Lam
caster come to engage you?"
IF you have really a right to know.
Mr.. Myers" said Joan. 'you had bet
ter ask Doctor Lancaster himself"
20, all right" said Myers huffily.
"Only the time will come when you'll
wish you'd been frank with me. If
we put all our cards on the table we
can have frank look into the situa-
ton"
Really, Mr.. Myers. l had no idea
that had come to a gambling house."
said Joan, more nettled by the famil-
iarity of his tone than by the words.
II have no cards at all. as you term it.
/ am simply an employee of Doctor
Lancaster, and If that is not satisfac-
tory to you / must refer you to him"
Myers grew red. His short, stocky
figure with the wide shoulders looked
abominably mean as he planted him.
self upon the porch and surveyed Joan
with a furtive, sneering expression.
He was not in any sense gentleman.
just a low. class of bully, as Joan
could plainly see from his gestures,
even If his next words had not made
this plain.
$50 that's your attitude. Is lit" he
said. jerking out the words between
his teeth. "All right, Miss Wentworth,
you and will play our hands sepa-
rately. Don't come to me afterward,
though. and say didn't warn you.
And If you don't like my ways and
speech, and think I'm too ordinary for
your taste-here comes the doctor I
Go and make complaint about me 7"
Joan. turning from the man In dis
gust, saw Lancaster standing at the
door. She went toward him, and then
she looked at him In CONSERVATION.
For Lancaster was undeniably Ill.
His face was dead white, and he
was leaning on a stick, as If to sup
port himself.
Doctor Lancaster" Joan began.
He Strengthened himself with an eff
fort. held out his hand and took her
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-14

So Doctor Lancaster himself
is the sick man! And Joan
says she'll help him. What ails
the doctor7
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-14
ITO BE CONTINUED

There are nine different grades Of
admlrals 10 he British Lavy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-01-17
BANK ROBBER AND
PAL BREAK JAIL
Potter Convicted in This County Saws
His Way Out Of. Walla Walla
County Jail

C. l.. Potter awaiting commitment
to the state penitentiary to serve a
sentence for an attempt to rob the
Bank of White Bluffs, escaped from
the Walla Walla county jail last Sum
day evening. He was accompanied by
Charles Barbieri who was awaiting
trial on a swindling charge. The two
men made their escape by saving
the steel bars of a jail window and
although their absence was discovered
less than an hour after the escape,
they have not been apprehended.
Potter was one of three men who
attempted to rob the White Bluffs
bank The other two escaped from he
Franklin county jail in which they
were placed owing to the insecurity Of
the Benton county Jail. At that time
Potter refused to leave with his ac-
completes. Since that time he has
been twice convicted in the superior
court and his second appeal to the
supreme court has been denied.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-01-17
BILL TO HELP
RIVER RAILROAD
Senator Dill Seeks to Have
Certificate Of Necessity
Rule Abolished

If bill introduced by Senator C.
G. Dill late Tuesday afternoon is
passed by the national congress the
Wenatchee Southern railroad can be
built regardless of the action of the
interstate commerce commission.
Senator Dill's bill proposes to abol-
ish the certificate of necessity pro-
vision where railroad is to be con-
structed entirely within a state. The
senator says he has polled the MEM
bership of the, committee on inter-
state commerce of which he is men,
Der and is confident that the bill will
be reported favorably.
The Wenatchee Southern is pro-
posed line down the Columbia from
Wenatchee to Kennewick. Two hear
ings have been held on the company's
application for certificate Of necess-
ity and the decision Of the interstate
commerce commission is bein g
awaited.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-01-17
PASCO MAN is
ELECTROCUTED
R. A. VanHoy Takes Hold of
Wire Carrying $4,000
Volts Of Electricity

R. A. VanHoy employed as ware
taker of the Pacific Power & Light
company,s Pasco substation was kill
ed at 1:15 yesterday when with both
hands he caught hold Of high line
carrying $4,000 volts.
There were no eye witnesses to
the accident. Miss Genieve Craver, of
this city, stenographer, was the first
to see VanHoy just after he had fall
en- to the ground from a platform
in the substation yard. His clothing
were aflame and he was terribly
burned. He was hurried to the hos
:pital but died on the way.
The line from which vanHoy re-
ceiyed the fatal shock had been dead
during the forenoon while workmen
were doing some repair work and he
thought it was still out Of commission.
VanHay was a young man and mar
ried.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-01-17
EVERY ORCHARDIST
URGED TO ATTEND
Meeting Called to Consider Spread
-of San Jose Scale in Orchards
of Benton County

I
Edward Hill, district horticultural
inspector has arranged meeting for
1880 Wednesday evening, January %
at the Highlands Club house for the
purpose of considering the cause,
spread and prevention of scale on
fruit trees.
The speakers for the occasion are
E. j. Newcomer, u. S. etomoligist,
Charles l.. Robinson, state commits
sioner of horticulture, and w. L.
Close, Yakima, inspector at large.
Mr.. Hill says that reports indicate
that scale is spreading rapidly and
becoming bad all over Benton county.
All orchardists are urged to attend
this meeting and aid in outlining a
campaign to check the spread of this
pest.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-01-17
PLAUDITs FOR PM
Audience Has Only Praise for Second
Coming of Moroni Olsen Players

There is nothing but praise for
the Moroni Olsen players for their
presentation of the English comedy,
"Mr. PIN Passes By" at the Liberty
Monday evening. The play is full of
humorous situations and certainly
none of the inherent comedy of the
production was lost or weakened by
the manner in which the players took
their several roles. The public's YER
dict seems to be that the Repertory
company is without doubt the most
talented and altogether the best the
atrical troupe that has ever visited
Kennewick.
Bringing the players here was rath-
er large undertaking for the Kenne-
wick Business Girls who are to be
congratulated upon their success. It
is to be hoped that if the Players
continue their circuit next year they
can be brought to Kennewick for five
instead Of two plays.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-01-17
CLUB WORKERS
GIVEN PINS
Boys and Girls Receive
Achievement Awards At
Annual Meet Saturday

Saturday was a big day for the
boys and girls of the Benton county
clubs as well as for the Changers. A
meeting held in the Valley club house
marked the close of the years work
and Miss Elnnina White, was pres
ent to outline the work for the COM
ing year. A large increase in enroll
ment is expected this year by County
leader Miss Gertrude Gage.
Leaders present were Mrs. c. A..
Crawford, Mrs. H. C. Graft, and Mrs.
Carl Meyers. Short talks were given
by County Superintendent Gilkey
and A. R. Gardner, Elizabeth Drank
haln, state canning champion, Ed
ward Lum, state garden champion,
and Robert Zindel, state pig cham
pion, gave inspiring talks to other
club members.
Achievement pins were awarded
as follows: 5-year, Lorain Engels,
potato and bee; Edward Lum, gard
en-; 4-year, Preston Anglin, cooking;
Joseph Ely, sheep; Ora May Lyons,
sewing; Robert Zindel, pig; 3-year-
Dudley Beals, pig; Elsie Deakins,
sewing; Elizabeth Drenkhan, canning;
Albert Goulet, pig; Ethel Kelso, can
ming; Jesse Lande, corn; George Lea,
pig; Helen Lum, sewing; Vera Maud
Lyons, sewing; Genevieve Piert, sew
ing; James Stone, pig; 2-year-Geor-
gia Cantwell, sewing; Margaret Craw-
ford, sewing and cooking; Esther
Dickinson, sewing; Helen Endsley,
cooking; Delphia Franklin, sewing;
Lulu Hughes, sewing; Edith Leibel,
sewing; Arvilla Luke, sewing; limo
gene Rorick, poultry; Margaret
Schaffner, sewing; Elmer Schneider,
pig; Raymond Schneider, poultry; l.
year-Bernice and Dorothy Brown,
sewing; Earl Burros, corn; Ethel
Dickinson, sewing; Olamay Elliott,
sewing; Lois Endsley, cooking; Kath-
leen Flesher, cooking; Virginia Gas
coigne, cooking; Marie Gerards, sew
ing; Bonnie Hillyer, sewing and cook
ing; Margaret Hoyt, cooking; Lloyd
Hunt, corn; Edna Jacot, cooking; Del
la Jones, sewing; Elanora Moe, Mar
garet Moulton, Ruth Mueller, Anna
Thomas and Helen Toothaker, sew
ing; Verdella Mueller, Elanor and
Helen Wallace, cooking.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-01-17
MOULTON ATTENDS
RECLAMATION MEET
Goes To Salt Lake To Repre-
sent Kennewick Irriga-
ton District

M. M. Moulton left Tuesday for
Salt Lake City where he will repre-
sent the Kennewicl1 Irrigation dis-
trict at a reclamation conference. The
meeting is being conducted by the
fact finding committee recently ap-
pointed by Secretary Of Interior Work
to thoroughly investigate government
reclamation and make recommends
ions for bettering the service.
The Salt Lake meeting will be at
tended by representatives of practi-
cally every government unit in the
West and it will undoubtedly have
very vital bearing on the future
reclamation policy of the government.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-01-17
STATE SECRETARY
ON OFFICIAL VISIT
Mrs. w. ]. Kennedy Discusses Mis-
sionary Work With Members
of Local Society

Mrs. w. j. Kennedy of Tacoma, one
of the secretaries of the Congrega-
tional Women's Missionary Society,
of the state Of Washington, was here
last Sunday and Monday in tie inter
est of Nission.. " work She gave a
very interesting talk Sunday night
in the parlors of the Congregational
church where a number of friends
met, with the women of the mission
ary Society assisted by few others
as hostesses. This gathering was also
in honor Of those who have supplied
the pulpit during the time when the
church has been without a pastor.
After lunch was served Rev. L. J..
Aldrich, as presiding officer, called
upon several persons for short talks.
Two musical numbers were given
by Miss Mary Harvey and Miss LULU
Moulton and were followed by Mrs.
Kennedy's very interesting message.
At this time Mrs. Kennedy spoke
particularly of the Jubilee, the 50th
anniversary of the Woman's Board
of Missions for the Pacific coast. cell
ebrated last year. One of the features
of the celebration was the completion
of the Jubilee fund of $780, 900, gath
cred from the Congregational church
es on the Pacific coast for new for
eign missions. The Kennewick church
was glad to learn that it was one of
the IL Washington churches to go
over the top with a goal set for 5000
for this fund.
On account of the w. C. T. U. meet
ing at the Baptist church, this meet
ing closed early so that those who
wished to attend both, could do so.
On Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. NJ. o! Kitten, Mrs. Kenne-
dy again met the women of the
church for a further conference re-
garding methods and plans for mis-
sionary work during the coming year.
E.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-01-17
FAILOR is SPEAKER
Anniversary of Prohibition Celebrated
Under Auspices of Local w. C. T. u.

Under Auspices of Local w. C. T. u.
At the close of the business meet
ing, the Civics department took
charge of the program. Mrs. F. l..
Fraser in the absence of Mrs. Frank
White, chairman, introduced the
speaker, Superintendent j. w. Failor.
Mr.. Failor took for his topic, ed
ucation". He defined what education
is and what it ought to do for the
children. He spoke of the responsible
tiles of the parent to the child and
the need of cooperation with teach
er and the teachers responsibility to
the child and to the community. In
closing he summarized what educa-
tion ought to do toward helping the
child find himself and prepare for
his life work. The address was listen
ed to with interest and was much ap-
preciated by the members of the club.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-01-17
BRIDGE FOREMAN DIES
Charles w. Johnstone Meets with Fa-
tai Accident Working in Michigan

Word has been received in Kenne-
wick of the death of Charles w. John
stone, Christmas morning at his home
4250 4th Avenue, Detroit Michigan.
Mr.. Johnstone was employed by the
Missouri Valley Bridge company as
frame construction foreman on the
o-W. r. & N. bridge near Hedges.
Following the completion of the work
here he was superintendent of bridge
construction near Monroe, Michigan
and it was while engaged in this work
that he met with an accident which
proved fatal.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-01-17
KNIGHTS INSTALL

Officers were installed by the
Knights of Pythias Tuesday evening.
Following the installation the rank
Of knight was conferred upon three
candidates. Plans were made for local
observance of the 60th anniversary of
the order, February 10. Celebration
of this anniversary is to be known
as the Diamond Jubilee and is to be
observed by all subordinate lodges
throughout the United States.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-01-17
CLASSES
GET UNDER WAY
Membership Of Athletic
Club Continues to Grow.
Volley Ball Starts

It is with difficulty that some of
the fellows are sitting down because
of too much sitting up in the Athlet-
ic club classes each Tuesday and
Thursday night in the Hi gym under
the direction Of E c. Smith. But
they like it and the classes promise
to become very popular as soon as
they get well underway.
But the real kick from the clubs
activities during the winter will prob
ably come from the volley ball con-
tests the participants of which are
those too decrepit or tender to go
against the more strenuous basket
ball. The first games of the series
were played Tuesday evening when
the professional men defeated the
mechanics by 30-19. Owing to the fact
that Captain Sherk was out of town
the Merchants were not ready for
their game and the grocers played a
picked team from the professional
men and mechanics and lost 16 to 80.
Tonight the grocers play the profess
sional men and the merchants meet
the mechanics.
Only one game o. the city basket
bali schedules hss been played. The
Knights Of Pythias defeated the Mod
ern Woodmen 14-7.
The town team has been humping
up against some pretty fast COM
pany. In Prosser. Friday night they
were trimmed 81 to 6 and last night
~ n m