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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-16

~ I 114 ClSI1ClSO IIl5 LdDl6, LuTI
~ ing her head away, biting her
0 lips. Then she asked family
Are you surel thought it
moved
ut didn't move"
But she went up to it then,
touched its lips, STOPPING down, laid
her face against 1t. And cried and
couldn't stop the tears. Oh-such a
little forlon thing-never to have
crted-scarcely to have stirred. Now
1t was gone-bleakly-like this
But the doctor said: cts better
so, Mrs. Clayton 1t had no
strength-none at ALL"
She twisted her hands, staring at
them, did the cold kill it? Did the
wind-perhaps-"
"The cold didn't kill it. I didn't
expect it to last this long. But the
cold can hurt you. Why did you
come? Why didn't you send for
me? This is bad"
She told him-and as she spoke
she saw Jennie and her father. She
was besides herself and mumbled:
"Oh, I'll be too late-Oh, I'd rather
die then-She wants me So"
She said that she had started for
the city, but on the way the baby
got so chilled it frightened her
"But this is madness, Mrs. Clay
ton. You take your life in your
hands"
She answered helplessly: my
mother will be dead-Oh-I'm 60
ing-I have to go. Oh-what am I
to do?"
Chickie went back to the dead
baby. stared at it, fingered the red
gold curls. Can it wait till come
back?"
why, Mrs. Clayton? You can't
do anything for the baby now, And
If you're going to South America
you said that didn't you-will you
want to take the baby all that dis.
tance?"
No-she didn't even know when
she would be leaving for that long
"Trip now. She kept saying: my
mother will be dead. She can't live
through the night"
She went up to the doctor and
clenched his arm. She said: "I
have to go. You don't know, doctor
I'm the only one they have. 1t
will break my fathers heart. Oh
cant you do something-can't you
take care of the baby here for me?
Keen IL or sonething-"
N OBERT EMERSOUN was a
Xxi big man with a large, intel
EI ngent face and fine, sharp
eyes. He said quietly: 1T could
be buried here. Yes-you could do
that. Do you want that, Mrs. Clay
ton? OF course, we could attend to
that-an infants burial is simple
She began to cry. Leave it-poor
little thing-such cold, lonely way
to do. She wanted 1t laid away
kindly. 1t should have flowers and
a little white robe. And some one
should go with it-she wanted to
know where 1t would rest.
Well--a nurse could handle it.
She wanted it named-"Merle
Clayton"-and stone or a little
granite cross. And she would re-
turn soon--oh, the moment that she
could
The nurse came in. She held
Chickie's hand and said she'd dress
1t herself-she's got a wreath Of
pink roses or lilies Of the valley,
Chiclie cried.
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III leave behind It, finished and
III cold, the anguish of the past.
Chickie wept, doing that.
1t was over-the waiting; the
fearing. And she had a little dead
child with red-gold hair. They would
put a monument on its grave. She
wanted that.
Going back now; back to those
two waiting 50 long, in four hours
Jonathan would wrap his arms about
her, raise her face in his hands. Oh
he would hold her so.
She cried softly. Now it was for
Jennie and that Jennie might be
gone; the blue, dear eyes closed. Now
it was for herself and that she had
to treat them so. Oh-Mary said
she was a selfish thing and what she
did was cruel; thinking OF herself
not at all Of them that loved her
so, leaving them so sad on Christ
mas day.
But If Mary could have really
known these months; the hour just
passed? If Mary had to close door
like that, or if she had carried her
little son all cold against her neck?
Chicknie had to do it. Had to.
She sank against the red plush
cushions. The hum-hum of the
wheels at the rails drummed mo-
notonously on her nerves. It was
like the wearing and ache OF her
flesh. She was glad for the weak
ness; it was drug lulling her
senses; making her thoughts and her
fears drift vaguely. 1t gave her
respite from herself.
She watched the dust along the
road blown in high dreary circles;
trees bowling before the wind-dimly
in the gathering darkness. Going
on and Outgoing back.
Sleep came upon her-troubled
Jonathan opened the door. His hands
touching hers were ice. He didn't
take her in his arms. He stood
there with his chin doubled. his lips
tight. He kept shaking his head.
And she knew All for nothing
too late
But again, she dreamed that as
the door opened, Jennie came pat
tering. She wiped her eyes on the
corner of her snowy apron; gave her
SLY laugh. She said: Home, Chickie
dear! You thought I was dying? oh
Il was only lonely. We wanted you
back! We made believe" But as
she said this, Chickie took some
thing from under her coat and put
it in Jennie's hands. 1t was the
baby, and it was alive. Jennie's
face grew ashen, her mouth opened.
She seemed to totter; to shrink. Then
the hall was dark. Jennie wasn't
there. Chickie was alone, leaning
against the living room door. The
house was filled with moaning.
She awakened, moist with alarm,
glanced about her nervously. Across
the aisle a woman with a large,
f1orid face and black, straight hair
dozed. She had a double climber
mouth was open. There was no
other passenger in this end Of the
train.
WI HE rush and scramble at the
station bewildered her-boys
- shouting their extras, men
dashing for automobiles and the
stream Of restless humanity pouring
and whirling. She held fast to Will
dies leash. A man screamed, Taxi,
lady; tai" a. her car. She nodded
and followed. She gave the address
quietly
And her heart stood still because
they went so fast. She was afraid
Of the word that waited7that she
would hear so soon now. She kept
pressing her hands; kept talking to
the dog, Going home, Wildie-you
and mel"
The street was dark; it breathed
heavily under it's canopy Of silence.
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Puzzle q Day

A race horse made / mile in /
minute while travelling with a strong
wind but on the return trip it took
him Q minutes to run the same mile.
His owner wishes to know how long
it will take hi shorse to run / mile
when there is no wind to contend
with.
Last puzzle answer:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-16

Chiclde (Helena). only daughter of
Jonathan and Jennie Bryce. loves Bar
Y Punne y0ynng lawyer with h,, Tufts
friend of Janina Knowles and Amy
Heaton, tells Chlckie he considers Bar
yy's feeling only boys love, and that
Tilted her. Ila Moore's father expects
to engage Barry to represent locally
the Gulf Steamship Company of San
Francisco. and la invites him to tour
the world with. her party. When
Chiclde accuses him of loving Ila,. a
quarrel follows and he leaves on the
Lip. In desperation she telegraphs
+ m when she realizes she must en-
dure the consequences OF her love.
Her parents ignorant of her plight,
favor Jake as a sritor for Chiclzie. In
Barry's absence Jimmie Blake renews
his attentions. When Barry tells
Chtckie he has been married to liza
for two weeks. Chickie takes the name
of Mrs. John Clayton. buys herself
wedding ring and goes to the country
homo OF widow, Mrs. Agnes Rob-
bins, for vacation. Sho writes that
o new position will keep her away
from home for g. long time. Dorothy
Wrenden. q hotel clerk at Lancaster.
agrees to forward Chickie's mail I'M
der her assumed name. Chickie be-
comes the mother of tiny girl. She
ab,c dying and ri answers YER Coming &"
absence of her nurse, Emily Farris.
tells lis her the e'f BABY i is S dead. oc'or no
co IN WITH THE GT0RV
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-16
By Elinnre Meherin

TN HE c1enched the table, turn
10 ing her head away, biting her
IL lips. Then she asked family
Are you surel thought it
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-16
CHAPTER CIV.
Homecoming

RI TRANCE to shut a door and
IN leave behind 1t, finished and
. cold, the anguish Of the past.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-16

OBERT EMERSOUN was a.
Xxi big man with large, intel
E Hgent face and fine, sharp
Ia cot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27

with which merchant vessels can be
utilized by the Navy In war.
1T Is also hoped that the forma-
ton of reserve groups on vessels OF
the merchant marine win increase
the peacetime efficiency of these yes.
sells and thus do a service to the
merchant marine. Eventually en-
listed men will be added to the reserve
groups when larger appropriations are
available"
Describing the plans for the Sum-
mer cruises of the naval reserve,
Admiral Shoemaker said:
Next Summer each fleet division
will make its cruise at the same time
and on the same ship; the men will be
trained under their own officers.
Thrs we will be training organizations,
not individuals. and in military as
well as civil affairs 1t is organizations
which produce the results and take
the time to build.
1T Is hoped that the cruises may
be made on vessels Of the regular
Navy Of the same type as that for
which the reserve crews were formed.
If this system Is continued for sew
eral years there will be no question
but that we will have provided the
trained crews for our destroyers and
other vessels now out Of commission.
They may then be counted as real
ships. able to go into the fleet on
short notice, and we will have greatly
increased our war readiness without
additional cost. The country will then
be getting an excellent return for the
"a, 600. goo 1t expended on the naval
reserve annually"
A total of 1000 officers and 5000
men have been allowed for the fleet
naval reserve, but while the officers
quota is filled. the enlisted men total
Is short by $500. Efforts are now
being made to complete this quota
the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27
ALTITUDE MEASURED
WITH ELECTRICITY
New Apparatus Declared Eight
Times as Accurate as
Ordinary Barometer.

By Science Service
PARIS. September ga new in
strument which measures altitude
electrically and about eight times as
accurately as the ordinary barometer,
to height Of at least one mile, has
been constructed by the French phys
icists Ora. Huguenard. Maxnan and
Planiol. and was recently shown be-
fore the French Academy OF Sciences.
The apparatus 10 based on the fact
that heated object cools of much
more quickly in dense air than in
very thin air or near-vacuum, because
In near-vacuum there Is very little
matter to conduct or convey the heat
away. The density Of air depends on
the altitude. 30 that an instrument
that will measure air density will also
give measure Of the altitude.
The device consists Of a, wire of
great resistance, SO that when an
electric, current is passed through q
high temperature can be obtained.
Heat Is Immediately lost by radiation,
convection currents in the air and,
to q certain extent. by conduction.
After each OF these leaks has done
what 1t can the temperature wire has
reached equilibrium, and when once
this balance is attained. changes In
the temperature of the wire will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27
XLIII.

XLIn.
Clumps of York and Lancaster
roses, probably brought from England
as small cuttings before the American
revolution and cared for tenderly
until the Civil War, formed the orig
inal nucleus Of one of the most
charming gardens In nearby Virginia,
that of Mr. and Mrs. ellison Gardner
on the Mount Vernon Boulevard be.
tween Washington and Alexandria.
The garden now consists of about a
half acre Of old-fashioned flower beds,
artistically set amid pines transplanted
Of hollyhocks, bleeding heart and pink
phloX, with yellow roses galore. COM
bine in the color scheme of the
garden.
Found so Bushes.
Mrs. Gardner found about 80 tall
bushes which she believes originally
were York and LancasterS. For half
a century they had been left to them.
selves. however, and some had run
wild. losing the characteristic red and
white combination which made the
rose SO famous in history. 1t repre-
sents symbolically the peace pact be-
tween the warning houses of York and
Lancaster for the throne of England,
over which the Wars of the Roses
were fought. The dukes Of Lancaster
carried a red rose as their emblem,
while the dukes of York carried a
white blossom. both probably ordinary
wild thorns Of the English country
side. At the conclusion of the wars.
which had resulted in nearly wiping
out the old Norman families in Eng
land, the combination red and white
rose appeared as if by a miracle. al
though it probably was an accidental
sport such as continually are appear
ing in roses.
The rose was very close to the
hearts Of the cavalier families which
settled Virginia, and hundreds of them
were brought to the New World. The
Gardner home was one part Of the
old Addison estate, one of the largest
in this part Of the country. They con.
are digging.up in their garden
relics Of Civil War and slavery days.
SpeciaIizes in Yellow.
Mrs. Gardner has made speciality
of yellow roses, principally the
Duchess of wellington and the Souve-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27
use CARGO SHIPS
FOR NAVY RESERVE
Officials Here Propose to
Train Merchant Marine
Officers in Groups.

The Navy Department. in develop
Ing an adequate Naval Reserve, is
planning to build up a merchant ma.
rine naval reserve. and beginning next
Summer. will conduct the annual 15-
day cruises of the Naval Reserve by
organizations. under the mems own
officers. Heretofore the Summer
cruises usually had been made by
reservists merely as individuals.
Explaining that. so far. officers OF
the merchant marine have been pro-
cured individually for the reserve
without regard to their probable war
time duties, Rear Admiral w. r. Shoe.
maker. chief Of the Bureau of Navtga-
ton. said certain merchant vessels
were now being selected as most es-
sential to the Navy In time of war. and
II was planned to organize reserve
groups on each OF them.
Provision for Base Pay.
"These groups" he added. will be
composed of the master, the ofncers
and the engineers serving on board the
ship, provided they desire to join the
reserve and fulfill the necessary re-
quirements. Such officers receive one
months base pay Of their Naval Re-
serve rank while they are actually
serving on a vessel which is author
lied to maintain reserve group.
When not serving on board vessel
which has a reserve group they will
not receive pay. but will remain In
the reserve.
When mobilization is ordered. the
reserve group Is called to active duty
and continues on board it's own ship.
1t can readily be seen that this will
be an important advantage and will
contribute greatly to the readiness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27
Centuries of Cultivation Have Aided Making York and
caster Roses of Mrs Gibson Gardner Among
Most Beautiful Historic

mir de Claudius pernet. hybrid teas
which afford q show of blossom all
Summer. She has not vet found a
way to preserve the yellow shades
under the hot Washington sun which
turns them to white and cream
Keeping the bushes we'll mulched and
watered helps to a great extent. she
finds.
Between the gate and the front
door is a long bed Of old-fashioned
nerennials. There are beds of the
flaming bleeding heart, of honesty
and of blue delphinium. The thou
sands of hollyhocks about the place
are all from seed raised by Mrs.
Gardner herself.
Half of the yard Is given over to a
vegetable garden. but each vegetable
Is planted in a bed by itself and the
beds are marked off by lines OF blue
and purple iris.
Thousands of picotee tulips. white
edged with lavender make the garden
a mass of color in early Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27
5000 Smiths" in England.

In England there are 100000 per-
sons Of the name of Smith, and 2O4 900
of them have ~" for their first in
itial. The John Smiths number Al 900:
the John w. Smiths, 10000. and the
John William Smiths, 5000. 1t has
been necessary to devise a mark for
them to distinguish the products they
make or own. A monomark with
symbols will designate just which
Smith Is referred to. 1t was neces.
sary to include FIVE symbols In the
monomark
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27
due TO change in the density of the

due TO change In the density of the
surrounding air.
When the wire il made Of a metal
whose specific heat is known, the
measure OF its resistance to an cleo
trtcAl current can DO used to deter
mine how hot II should get. and from
that the density of the surrounding
atmosphere can be deduced. II is a
we'll known fact that tho electrical
resistance Of the wire itself changes
with the temperature. A variation
in tho density of the air Will. there
fore. cause q variation IN the tnten-
sity of the electric current, and this
huctuRtt0n can be used to measure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27
Child Blamed for $1,000 Blaze.

A child playing with matches 10 be
lieved to have started fire at c7e0
Georgia avenue, occupied by james
w. Williams, last night which caused
81 500 damage. All occupants OF the
house got out before the arrival OF
fire apparatus, which quickly put the
blaze under control. Much OF the loss
was caused by smoka and water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27
Army designations Accepted.

The President has accepted the
resignation of Capt. Hollie l.. Mason,
Judge Advocate Generals Depart
ment; First Lieut.. II. Meeks, jr, Field
Artillery, and Warrant Officer George
II. jerks, band leader, sth Cavalry,
Fort Bliss, Tex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27
NEGRO MEMORIAL
TO COME UP AGAIN
Sponsors Want National
Monument Here to Honor
Colored Heroes.

The National Memorial Association
will have reintroduced at the coming
session of Congress the joint resolu.
ton to provide for the erection of a
national memorial in Washington to
the negroes who have fought in de-
Tense of the United States in any of
its wars, according to an announce
ment released for publication today by
S. c. Smith, secretary
The resolution was introduced last
session and statements in favor of the
memorial were made at hearing.
The resolution, however, was not
acted upon.
Sponsored by Wood.
The resolution was sponsored by
Representative William r. Wood of
Indiana. The movement also has the
support of the National Baptist Con-
Nentton. which has a membership of
S,253,733 over the United States. A
resolution adopted during the conven-
ton at Baltimore a short time ago
and which was sent to President Cool.
idge praised the service of the negro
In American wars and declared that
the erection of national memorial
would be a profound inspiration to the
coming genera tons of the coIored
race.
Text of Resolution.
The resolution read, in part:
whenever our country'S welfare
has been in Jeopardy and a call for
men, either to win her independence
10 defend her honor or to preserve her
as an inseparable union was issued,
the negro has always been among the
first to respond. The records show
that over 5000 colored soldiers and
sailors fought in the Revolutionary
War, 5000 in the War Of 1872. 178.975
In the Civil War, 1857 in the Span
fsh-American War. and 100000 were
under arms during the period of the
great World War. There was never
conscientious director; there were no
consplrators against the nation: none
was convicted under the espionage
law: tlsey We're all 100 per cent Ameri-
cans
The memorial. it is pointed out.
would give recognition to Crispus
Attacks in the Boston massacre; to
Dorothy Gannett, who served as a
man with the revolutionary troops in
Massachusetts: to the negroes who
were with Jackson at New Orleans; to
the 10000 negroes who died in the
civil War: to the troops who con-
ddeied beI OHlillO III the w est, TO those
who scaled San Juan Hill with Roose-
Welt: to those who were in the Philip
pines with Pershing, and who, after
Carrizal, received special honors from
the French nation as they passed
through Brest."
Officers of the association, which has
headquarters at 923 r street, Wash
fngton, are Ferdinand D. Lee. presi-
dent; John r. Hawkins. treasurer:
Samuel c. Smith, secretary, and Mrs.
Julia West Hamilton and Rev VIII
liam II. Jernagtn, District of Columbia
Robert Lee Brockenburr, Indiana; DIR.
George W. Bowles, Pennsylvania; DR..
Robert r. Motion. Alabama; Rev. L. K.
Williams, Illinois; William c. Mat
thews, Massachusetts,; DIR. Joseph L.
Johnson, Ohio. and Mrs. Mary Mcleod
Bethune, Florida, vice presidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27

the altitude, since the density yax1es
according to the distance above sea
level. Z Ht
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-08
NOTICE FOR BIDS ON COUNTY
WORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that sealed bids will be received up
to and until two O'Clock p. m. on
the 2nd day Of November, 1925, by
the board of Supervisors of the
County Of Imperial State of Cali
fornia, at the office of the Clerk
VI said Board at the Court House
in III Centre, California. for labor
lud material for the construction Of
Mess HaN' at the County Farm
of said County, to be located and
constructed according to certain
specifications and plans heretofore
approved and adopted by said Board
Of Supervisors and filed with the
Clerk Of said Board, to which the
attention Of bidders is hereby called
for further particulars
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that said bids must be ac-
,ompanied by the regular bidder s
bond in the sum of 1919 of the sum
bid and that at said time said Board
of Supervisors will open said Bids
and viii award a contract TO the
lowest responsible bidder.
Said Board > Of Supervisors re,
,crves the right to reject any and
81 bids.
BY order Of the Board Of Super
risors.
G. q. MOUSSEAU, Clerk.
Nv L. ~. Simpson, Deputy Clerk.
lt3o.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-08
To. Stress Value
OF Publicity In
Fire Prevention

Percic +. Garnett, manager of the
bureau of publicity of the Caliror-
MIA Fire ndcrwritcrs association,
will be the chief speaker at the XII
wants luncheon tomorrow, taking
as his subject, "ThC Importance OF
Publicity for Fire Prevention.
Garnctt is known as very in
teresting speaker, knows his sub
ect thoroughly. and this being Ma
tional Fire Prevention Week makes
his talk to the kiwanis Club very
appropriate. The KiwaniS Club is
pledged to cooperate in every
movement having the bctterment Of
their community in mind, and the
members, arc urged to aid III fire
prevention by joining in the clean
up campaign which FL Centre is
conducting this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-08
Vrs. MitcheU Hostess
to Sans SOuci Club

Mrs. !. X. Mitchell was hostess
to the members of the Sans Souci
club at the home OF her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Franklin Baker,
last night.
The annual fall business meeting
was held, Mrs. Mitchell presiding
Mrs. William Reed was elected to
the presidency for the ensuing year.
and Mrs. kimmons .Johnsou was Sc
lcctcd us secretarv-treasurer Plan,
for various meeting dates were dis
cuSsed.
Dainty refreshments were served
bv the hostess following the meet
ing.
Members present included Mes
DANES Harry Horton, Vaughn
Thompson. Calvin Mousscau. kim
mons Johnson, Harold TYLER. and
the Misses Irene Brooks. Evalyn Bo,
man. Rose Sammons. Laura SWEET
and the hostess.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-08
Christian Church to
Hare Weekly Suppers

Plans for making every Wednes-
day night "churcn gnt' were
made at the State Street Christian
church last evening in connection
with 4 discussion of activities
which followed the annual fall
homie coming supper.
1t was decided that each WedneS.
day night be devoted to. church al
fairs. y congregation supper will
be served each week. and will be
Followed hv' a Bible study period.
Immediately thereaftr business
meetings Of all departments. or
committees having matters to dis
cu>s viii be held.
\ good attendance marked last
right 5 gathering.