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Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-06-26

of summer threw the shadows Of the
plumed branches Of the great trees
upon her floor, hearing that faithful
beat of footsteps she could recall,
awaking when the bright sunlight was
prying at the shutters on the western
windows to hear the measure of his
pacing.
Once she had awakened in the night
and heard no sound She had crept
downstairs and peered into his study.
He was crouching down below the
window sill, only his eyes above, like
man in ambush, or like one who ex-
poets an attack upon his home, watch
ing the running shadows made by
trees, shrubs, wind and moon upon the
lawn.
What are you doing, Compton,
she asked.
He had jumped around and then
laughed.
what are you doing down here?
You'll catch cold. was thinking"
Thinking? Thinking Of WHAT?
"Of life"
"And what about it2"
How love it." he had exclaimed.
A few days later he rode in with
Brena to New York. A new spirit had
come into him. His eyes were filed
with new light; his voice had grown
more firm. He did not converse with
his young wife, but his silence had
changed from that of fear and brood
ing to that of one who plans and
weighs. On his countenance was a
new expression, In his motions some
thing of the former dynamic activity
and decisiveness.
When Brena came home that eve
ming she asked If he was there.
mo, ma'am," said the maid.
There's been someone telephoning
from New York. His lawyers,
ma am"
"Oh. Mr.. Lanfrew"
Yes, ma'am. Several times,
ma'am"
Brena ate dinner alone.
At half-past eight the telephone
rang again.
Il win answer it." said Brena.
Again it was Mr.. Lanfrew He
wanted to speak to Mr., Parmalee 1t
was about some legal document that
had been drawn that morning.
but Mr.. Parmalee is not here yet. .
said Brena.
That's strange said the telephone
instrument. THAT'S strange. i I'M
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-06-26
Euphenaistic

Mrs. Newrich-So you've traced my
family back to great-great-g grand
father. How did he die?
Genealogist-We ll--er-he died oil
apnoae, superinduced by pendulous
illaqueation.
Mrs. Newrlch-.-Oh, that sounds SO
aristocratic. Please write 1t down. !
must tell my lady friends.
Genealogist--I don't think l would
madam. TO tell the truth, 1t means
that he was hanged Boston Tran
script.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-06-26
SYNOPSIS

Out of uniform, at the end OF
the World war, with the rank
of major, Peter DeWolfe, young
American of wealth and family,
is urged by an English comrade
in arms, Eversby Benham, to visit
the Benham home and meet the
Englishman's mother and sister,
and, incidentally, Brena Selcoss,
young woman about whom there
is an air of mystery. Muriel Ben
ham, Eversby's sister, becomes
infatuated with Peter, but he is
interested only in the mysterious
Brena Selcoss. The feeling be-
tween Peter and Brena ripens
into love. Brena confesses that
she is married and that ner hus-
band has vanished" Brena'S
life story is out of the ordinary.
Her father had been forced to
leave Greece because of revolu-
tionary Affiliations. and his death,
following quickly upon that of
his wife, leaves Brena penniless,
at Dallas, Texas. She secures
work, and meets Jim Hennepin.
He falls in love with her. He
urges her to meet him in st.
Louis. Brena returns to Dallas
alone. Compton Parmalee, Hen
nepln's employer, tells Brena
Hennepin's intentions toward her
were dishonorable. Parmalee
makes Brena an offer of mar
riage. After reflection, she ac-
cepts the offer. They are mar
ried. At the railroad station,
Immediately following the cere-
mony. Parmalee is seized with
apparently uncomfortable fear.
Brena shows her husband a scrap
of paper Hennepin had given her.
On 1t is figure which Parmalee
tells her is the ''Kuk-ul-can,"
symbol of the Mayas. He APP
pears perturbed.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-06-26

Horizontal.
ITO relinquish
"a covered portico
10-A Wild West show
IA mans name
1a--Mercenary
1B-Prefix meaning "twice"
1e-A famous cartOOnist
IA unit 1S-Lfke 2O-SOOn
21-First name of Persian poet
22-Ta Gerry 23--Form of ito be"
24--Half an EN-
2S-A mechanical device for exerting
power
27-Narrow 3O-A NUT
SS-Wise 3S-Strtves
RS-TO depart 30-Crumbled
A2-TOtnl 44-Af1rmative
Ab-Terminus 40-Large deer
k7-Tangles 49-PrOnOun
B1--A part of a muscle
ga altar In the constellation Lyra
B7-Detester 60-1TruncheOns
6O-Synopsis
ga tool for splitting wood
6S--ArticIe 66-TO coil
6S-An island 60-The end
gO-An exclamation
T1-PrOper
72-FOrm of verb "to be"
y3-Form of verb s'to be"
y4-Virtu0us 77--EsSence
7s-One who is mentally deficient
Sl--Festivals
S2-One who questions
Vertical.
I-SOrrOw
2--An Asiatic seaport controlled By
Great Britain
8-That IL
B-One who casts a ballot
6--Places for baking
7-Concerning
s--An early king of England (the
less ordinary spelling)
Sex clam alton
1H-TO accept ones own sOmefhru
not naturally so
12--GirFs name (cOntraction)
14--After n while 15-Laden
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-06-26

ia plant or the medicine made q
its leaves
26-Annoy 2S-A fragr
29-Fast 31--A NM
32-ReciprocaI pronoun
34-SpelIed 35-The god RI
36--Man's name
37-Warms In the sun
30--To soften 4O-TO olsen
41--An ecclesiastical dignitary
43-Doctor ia
48--NeKative 4O-TO sprinkle
SO-Mysef Ga BIoDe
B3-A vyrau 54-DifRera
55--To heat and then cool slowly
B0-LetS
SG--A seIf-evident truth
GA dead language
GA cupliBxe spoon 04--COnntderS
07-TO prove courage
Ca tiresOme person
75-PrepositiOn T6-Prepositt0n
T0-AI right SO-COn5uncuOn
The solution win appear In next issue.
Solution Of Last Weeks Puzzle.
Evening star., 1925-09-26

The sound. economic principles Of
home ownership have been demon
strated in Washington. according to
Howard Moran. vice president of the
American Security and Trust Co. who
told the class in home ownership" at
the local Y. NJ. G. A, in discussing the
subject of mortgages, that lin % years
experience with one of the local finan-
cial institutions it's records fail 10 show
a single foreclosure on any loan made
by that institution where the loan was
secured on home occupied by a home
owner"
Mr.. Moran said in his lecture: This
record is very positive evidence Of the
thriftiness that almost invaria bly, ac-
companies the purchase of a home.
Literally thousa nds of persons have
Evening star., 1925-09-26
LOSS In SANTA BARBARA
BLAMED ON CONSTRUCTION
Faulty Building Methods Found Re-
sponsible for Great Deal of
Earthquake Damage.

dence also was little affected by the
quake"
On the basis of the necessarily
limited observation afforded by
the city's experience, qualified by the
possibility that impropr methods are
accountable for the results observed.
Mr.. Knecht adds:
"Of all building materials employed
hollow tile proved to he the poorest
In ability 70 resist earthquake strain.
This light weight building biock
seems TO entirely inadequate for re-
sistinS earthquakes and may he con-
sidered dangerous in localities fre-
quented by earthquakes or severe
windstoryns.
The official 'eXamina ton brought
out defects in construction reSponS'-
BILE for the inability "f structures 10
withstand the shcok. Mr.. knecht
gives details of what he found as
follows:
MANY of the ma asonry walls We're
not anchored to the joists. rafters OF
wood framework. some of the ma :
sonry piers supporting Gntels over
large openings were entirely too small
for proper strength and stability, and
many lintels were not provided with
sufficient bearing area at ends.
Lack Of Bonding.
Lack of masonry bonding was
another principal factor assisting the
many failures. | saw as high as 36
courses of face brick without any
bonding or tying to the backing Nat
ur' uy this facing must fall away in
a Il >ke. Also much veneering fell
frtm. 'he wood framing back of same.
All tAls was on account of a scarcity
of anchors or ties.
Most fire or parapet wall failures
were due to the fact that the walls
were too thin relative to their
height. or due to lack of ties or
braces, or due to poor mortar. Ordi-
nary plain hollow tile walls with no
solid piers or bonding beams We're
in general complete failure.
Poor concrete and insufficient re-
inf0rcing We're the principal causes
of the failures of reinforced concrete
construction. Many four. six and
eight inch reinforced concrete walls
were too long and too high relative
to their thickness an consequently
must have fallen In any ordinary
quake on account OF their lack Of
stability. Had the wood post under
pinning been properly braced the
failures would not have occurred.
Mr.. Knecht cites, for example. a
hotel of cheap reinforced concrete
and buttresses We're merely shells.
built for effect, and not properly
anchored to the main structure. The
brick filler or panel walls of this
building in many cases were hollow
brick, unbonded, and these ell-like
walls were not anchored or tied to
the reinforced concrete, framework.
Evening star., 1925-09-26

s ts Fully S0i per cent of the property
Barbara earthquake could have been
prevented had good Judgment. appro
PIRATE materials and sane structural
engineering practice been used when
the structures affected were built. ac-
cording to Oscar G.. knecht. building
inspector Of Santa Barbara. in a state
ment made TO the Santa Barbara
y Realty Board and the National Asso
citation of Real Estate Boards follow
ing survey by him OF the effect of
the shock on various types of struc-
lures.
The statement will he of general
public interest in view of the fact that
real estate boards in regions where
seismical disturbances have occurred
are advocating the revision of build
ing ordinances to take care of pos
sible occurrences. Its value is. Of
course, that of the experience of
single city, with only a very limited
number of structures in any type of
building coming under the test of the
shake
"All we'll built and we'll designed
buildings withstood the earthquake
nicely. with no apparent damage
other than a little falling plaster. Had
a severe windstorm visited Santa
Barbara the damage might have been
as bad or worse" Mr.. knecht states.
Building Law Enacted.
Prior to the earthquake Santa
Barbara had no modern building law
or ordinance. Speculative builders
built as they pleased. Now there Is
a new modern building ordinance in
effect.
THE Santa Barbara earthquake
and the damage it caused is just
another bitter lesson as to what may
happen to any city where cheap spec
ative builders or uninitiated or un-
scruplouS contra ctors can build any
old way
After making an examination of the
effect the earthquake had on various
types of materials and construction
Mr.. knecht holds that with Intelligent
structural designing, honest work
manship and good materials. all
buildings can easily be made pract-
cally earthquake proof.
Earthquake eresisting power. as
shown by the various types of con-
struction, Is reported upon by Mr..
knecht as follows:
Types OF Buildings.
"Pra ctically all types OF building
construction experienced at least a
pa rtial failure. Three reinforced con-
crete buildings were almost complete
failures. 4 number of brick and
masonry buildings, including hollow
tile. stone, cement block, and adobe
structures, wholly ar partially col
lapsed. Even a few large open wood
frame buildings or sheds were shaken
down.
practically all the above failures
were due to poor construction. poor
material. and lack Of proper super
vision or inspection by authorities.
structural steel framework, bolted
or riyeted, and wood framework.
we'll braced and nailed, proved TO be
the best and most successful mater
ials for use in making buildings
earthquake proof. Carefully designed
reinforced concrete is the next best.
The one and only structural steel
building in the city came through
the earthquake practically unharmed.
The average we'll built frame resi-
Evening star., 1925-09-26
NEW COMMUNITY DUE
ON WISCONSIN AVENUE

4 new development in the Wiscon-
sin avenue area of the city is now
under way In this section resi-
Dental subdivision will be built. in
creasing the number of this type of
community that is fast growing in all
sections of the city.
The ground is bounded by Wiscon-
sin Avenue Parkway from Upton to
Van Ness streets and east toward
Connecticut avenue for two blocks.
Two hundred houses will be built and
the new development is to be called
Devonshire Downs. w. c. x \. y.
Miller are the deNeloperS.
Evening star., 1925-09-26

a maids room and a bath. The own
er's room is large and light and shut
away by itself so that reading or writ
ing may be done without interruption.
The other two bedrooms are in the
back section and face the garden. The
maids room Is on another level, leav-
ing that room in a section of its own.
The garret is-large. Another room
could he finished off here If desired or
more room We're needed. The stairs
to the garret rise from the hall, just
across from the bath.
The doorway is a special feature of
this house and should he carefully
guarded to see that the builder fol
lows the design closely.
The house should not be built on
lot smaller than 81 feet. for it is 30
feet deep by 4ii2 feet wide. Ii could
well he placed on a corner lot, for
all sides are equally pleasing.
Let your planting he the least bit
Evening star., 1925-09-26
BUYING HOME ON CREDIT
FOUND SOUND BUSINESS
Banker Says 1t Encourages Thrift-Fore-
closures Come Seldom in Well
Arranged Deals.

bought homes with small cash pay
ments and small monthly payments,
and in the vast ma jority of these cases
the individuals have Immediately i'm
bibed the spirit of saving.
In fact, this is necessary in many
instances. as personal sacrifice and
self denial is required to meet the pay
ments throughout the period of years
before the final payment is made. The
thrift and saving that one must prac-
tice in purchasing a home on the in
Stallment plan in many instances
makes the person permanent saver,
and when the home is finally and com
pletely paid for the habit continues and
the same monthly deposits re made,
and in this way capital IS accumulated
Continued on Twentieth Page
Evening star., 1925-09-26

formal and the paths be of split field
stone.
Detailed informal ton as to the build
ing costs can he obtained from any
local builder.
For information as TO the procuring
of the building plans of this design
No. 81. send a stamped and self-ad
dressed envelope to the Real Estate
Editor. The Star. Use number of plan
in asking for information.
tCopyright George Matthew Adams)
Evening star., 1925-09-26
NAMED AS SECRETARY.
Muncie. Ind. Man to Serve Florida
Real Estate Boards.

Paul O. Meredith, secretary-man n
ager of the Muncie, Ind, Chamber
of Commerce, and former sec, etary
of the Indiana Real Estate Associa
ton, has been selected secretary of
the Florida Association of Real Is
tate Boards Mr.. Meredith succeeds
the IaIe j. L. Wallace of Jacksonville.
Evening star., 1925-09-26
What's in a Meteorite ?

A large meteorite that recently fell
in India includes three kinds of mat
ter-igneous rock of slate gray
color, marked with spots of dark tur
quoise blue: quantity of jet-black.
highly glazed lava with turquoise blue
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11
THE CAREFUL DRIVER
D.. LID WIN CD LlI-D

Modern automotive comfort
equipment presents one way out for
the motorst who wishes to avoid
motorists wrinkles" Devices that
adequately control spring recoil
immeasurably relieve driving strain.
They give a car greater "roada-
blty and reliability" and make
it vastly easier to steer. Conse-
quently, the man whose car is
equipped with them has less occa-
sion for frowning and, all other
things being equal, should be much
less liable to the typical and much
to be deplored motorists wrin-
Nes.
have a friend who purchased a
car just after he was discharged
from the army and that five-year-
old car looks and runs today al
most as well as most ears do after
they have been driven a year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11
Communities With Charm.

American tourists will leave mil
lions of dollars in. Europe this sum
mer They travel across the Allan
tic for old world tours largely be-
cause the European cities possess
the reputation of having a certain
romantic or imaginative charm"
Yet this so-called charm" lies
often in some simple thing that can
be developed Many American
cities and towns have such features
now, but they are not appreciated
because they are so close that they
are overlooked
1t has been said that the charm
of Paris lies in large measure in
the beautiful trees with which the
famous city is profusely planted,
and which are preserved with the
greatest care, even in the business
localities
Any American city or town. no
matter how large or how small, can
in due time obtain that same charm
and attractiveness. If the people
have been negligent in this respect.
they can plant quick growing var
ieties that will transform the com
munity in "A few years.
Too frequently the hustling Amer
lean folks viii cut down a noble
tree merely because it blocks the
sidewalk little. or for some other
trlfdug reason. But by cherishing
their trees, planting those fitted to
the soil and climate and preserving
them against the inroads Of pests,
the inhabitants of any community
can give it rare beauty TX.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11

! asked him how he keeps his
machine in such excellent condi-
ton and why it was that the orig
inal finish was so remarkably good
after such long time.
His answer, | believe, is good to
pass along to other car owners. 1t
was summed up in the one word,
Care"
He said that every morning be-
fore he started to town he busted
his machine thoroughly with a
light cloth dampened with auto
polish, washing off any mud that
had collected the day before, looked
over his tires, tested them with a
gauge, turned down a grease cup
or two and then drove away. This,
he said, took him less than ten
minutes each morning.
One morning a week he spent an
hour or two going over his car
more thoroughly. All motor adj
justments We're attended to at this
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11

THIS GOVERNMENTS efforts
in the direction Of war debt collec-
tons has caused the British govern
mcnt TO adopt similar course.
Among the nations to which Great
Britain has addressed a dun is
France, which owes the United
States four billion dollars In some
quarters It is feared That the British
action may complicate IA possible ad
justment with the French. who are
adjusting their internal finances
with a view to sending d debt com
mission to Washington The Italian
debt funding negotiations here have
adjourned until August with only
small progress being made.
Mrs. Constance Schaeh Oracle
De Ufbna. who married "a young
South American diplomat Hum
berto Agulerre De Urbuua after
her first husband went down ON the
Titanic has learned from her at
torneys that her second husband has
fled the country and is working as a
waiter or dish washer ON a steamer
bound for Argentina Mrs. De
Urbina charges chat he made away
with some Of her jewels before lcav-
inc and has asked that ne be
eNtradited back to the United States
as soon as he lands in South
America. DE Urhma is about
fifteen years younger than his wife.
who said She married him "out of
pity but is now through with him
SECRETARY OF LABOR Davis
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11

all sources, however. exceed early
calculations. A suggestion is being
made in Congressional circles for a
law providing for automatic pro
rata refunds to taxpayers at the end
Of every year in which surplus is
accumulated in the treasury. That
this could be done by the treasury
was shown when the p per cent in
come tax rebates were paid last
year by order of congress.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11

is to represent the Cabinet in
Europe this summer since Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon has elected
to stick close to Washington to
watch out for debt negotiations
Davis will investigate immigrant
conditions abroad in addition to go
ing on "a pleasure trip on the con
tinent and calling on his old friend,
Alex Moore, now the ambassador at
Madrid This was the first sum
mcr, for many years, that Secretary
Mellon has moi gone to Europe He
will spend much of his time during
the hot months at southampton,
Long Island where he has summer
home
EDWARD l.. DOHENY'S lengthy
defense in the New York Times
against the government, conspiracy
charges against him in connection
with his California oil leases has
aroused widespread comment here,
but is not expected to change the
status Of the civil and criminal cases
which the government has in
stituted against Doheny and his oil
companies In copyrighted articles
in the New York paper Doheuy de
clared that the United States was
fearful Of getting into war with
Japan and this led to the contract to
build oil storage tanks in Hawaii.
According 10 government officials.
any possible fear of war was remov-
ed by the Washington Armament
Conference before the Doheuy con-
tract was concluded and that the
war scare talk brought out in the
Senate oil investigation was never
regarded seriously
THE GOVERNMENT ENDED
the fiscal year of l92l-25 with "a
quarter Of billion dollars more of
the peoples money than was needed
for operating expenses The surplus
will be retained In the treasury as a
basis for the tax reduction which the
administration has already promised
and which will be urged 60 Congress
IN December The amount left
over was S50,000.000 more than had
been estimated "A few weeks ago by
treasury officials Receipts from
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11

When our we'll known business
ana professional men begin to take
on that middleage spread" and
show symptoms Of the gout. the
doctor wisely prescrihes golf
In doing SO. the doctor is follow
ING the modern tendency to advise
outdoor exercise for indoor workers
and he invariably says play golf
and i've longer
But it's not new this golf bug
that is as vieulent us the most dead
ly germ ever discovered by science
because more than $50 years ago
Dr Benjamin Rush, one Of the first
professors Of medicine az the Uni
yerslty of Pennsylvania. in book
Sermons H. Gentlemen en- Temper
ante aud Exercise" prescribed and
commended golf as an exercise and
remedy ion MS
Il Is only IN recent years that golf
once regarded rs rlch mans game
has been popuIarzed and has been
taken up by men ST modest means,
and has placed many invalids back
on theraad Is health
The community that has It's own
golf course IS indeed fortunate for
i places within reach Of the man
ln Very ordinary financial eircum-
stances type of recreation that
makes him better physically ana
mentally and develops q better type
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11

time and the storage batter
tested with hydrometer a "as
water was added if needed. ana
Every month he spent an er,,.
hour or two greasing his car eA'ia
plying top dressing to the ten p =,
side curtains to waterproof a.la
preserve them. Any chipped ns ~
or places starting to rust g ''''
touched up with little air-8r'. ~
enamel. - ''ug
The result is that after :.
wears, with only the investra..a. - 8
4 little time and a few Gear go :
us car is in excellent meebania.,
ondition and from the outward - =
5earance you would think !, W
almost brand new"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11

The newspaper always saw d.
bride was led to the altar. but uI '
heard of one pulling back
There are lot of THINGS wo,..
than a rainy day.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-11
NJU

INFORMATION AND ADVICE OF INTEREST AND
VALUE TO THE AUTOMOBILE and TRUCK OWNER