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Evening star., 1925-06-27
eleven ARE CARDED
FOR LATONIA DERBY
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LATONIA, KY, June 27.-The
making of turf history was in pros
pect today when III Of the most capa-
Bile 8-year-olds obtainable were named
through the entry box as contestants
In the forty-third renewal Of the
$26 900 added Latonia Derby.
Barring a change In track condi-
tions, the entire array was expected
to go to the post, giving the purse a
total value of more than $35 900, the
lions share of which goes to the
thoroughbred best able to negotiate
the grueling mile and a half journey.
Early today support was divided
among Swope, Captain Hal, King
Nadi and Broadway Jones. but back
Ing for Old Slip. Flying Ebony. Deem.
ing and Caractus was not lacking.
The others were regarded as outsiders.
The carded starters, in the order of
post positions. with weights, jockeys
and owners. are:
c.p,ain Hal rs Sarne5-A A,.EInss Kaissr
ppilwss plnkss.s III p scohs GoR%eIlyf kssns. l. Mills
Fl~'"@ Ebony. 126. c. Kummer-G. A. Coch-
Klns .Nadi; 11s, H, stuttsooJt J, TEo1ler.
Desming. 6ss si 11S. i i, McCoy-c E;a !, Daley
StepsIons is. j. GaSfs5dIIf 4 G5abnsr.
swope. IIs. ]. Kellum-Bud Fisher.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
SHOWING OF TIGERS
STIRS FANS IN WEST

By the Associated Press.
today had its eyes on Detroit as the
result of another triumph for Ty
Cobb's Tygers yesterday-their eighth
in a row.
The st. Louis Browns were the vic
Tins. Whitehill turned in a five-hit
pitching classic for Detroit and the
four unearned runs scored by his club
were just enough to nose out Sisler
cohorts by lone tally, to 3.
In another American League
game the White SoX. in third place,
kept jump ahead of the pursuing
Tigers as a result of Red Faber's
fifth straight slab triumph, with fal-
tering Cleveland on the short end of
a 3-to-1 score.
The Chicago club. however, did even
less hitting off Miller and Buckeye
than the Indians did against Faber,
but their cloutS were punched and
one of them was a homer by Kamm.
George Kelly kept the Giants in
first place in the National with a pair
Of home runs. the second of which
accounted for three runs against
Brooklyn in the twelfth inning Of a
Polo Grounds parade, in which 35
ers were treated to a hot barrage of
hits before the contending clans called
of their forces with the Gotham CO.
horts In front, 9 to 6.
Pittsburgh. after a 5-to-3 decision
over the Reds, was waiting for a
Giant reverse to hop into first place.
Although Kremer was hit freely by
the Cincinnati team. he kept the
bingles we'll scattered.
Second division teams matched base
blows in the other games of the Ma
tional. the Phillies splitting a double
header with the Braves and the Cardi-
nails nosing out the Cubs, 8 to 2. The
latter game was q mound duel be-
tween Flint Rhem and Grover Alex
ander. decided In the sixth by Blades
home run.
A pinch hit by Jimmy Wilson, scor-
Ing two runs in the seventh. decided
the second game of the Philadelphia
Boston twin bill in favor OF the
Quakers. to 5. after the Braves had
sewed up the opener. s to 6. by a
shower of hits which drove Mitchell
Off the slab.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
G. P. 0. IS KEEPING
UP WINNING MARCH

Government Printing ONCE, winner
Of the first series flag In the Govern
ment base ball league, scored its third
straight triumph in the second half
race when Patent Office was out.
classed, Is to 10.
Annex No. of the Treasury cir.
cult staged a ninth.inning rally in an
encounter with the Registers and got
the decision. 8 to 8. Randall's pitch
ing and kelley's hitting were features
Of the game.
In the Commercial League. Evening
Star annexed a clash with w. b.
Moses, ) to l. and Standard Oil
handed pasting to Thompson's
Dairy by a count of 9 to 4.
Treasury and Agriculture of the
Departmental group battled to a 9-to-
tie in 10 innings. Casper, manager
and left fielder OF the Agriculture
nine. banged out five safe hits in as
many times at bat.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
PARIS ISLAND MARINES
WIN SHOOTING TOURNEY

Marine marksmen from Paris Is
land. s. c., carried off first honors in
the annual rifle and pistol competition
staged this week at Quantico.
The Leathernecks from the South
garnered ,534 points, with the Guam
tico team single point behind.
Total scores made by the IA teams
entered are as follows:
Paris Island. 8. C.. 1894; ouantico. Va.
1888; Guantanamo Bay Cuba, .521: Port
au- Prince. Haiti. / sos: Newport r. L.
49l;. Annapolis Nd. 14ss: Key. West
Fla. .4S6:. New York. n. Y. 1882; Bos.
ton. Mass, 4Sb: New Orleans. La. 4b6:
Charleston, s. C.. 1,442: Washington Navy
Yard, ,44O;. Norfolk. Va. 1,43O: St. Thorn.
as. Virgin Islands, 362.
Evening star., 1925-06-27


What seems to be the best outdoor
bed covering yet devised consists Of
down quilt, covered on the outside
by porous. wear-resisting cotton fab.
ric. and, on the inside, by a loosely
woven woolep blanket.
The writer has slept on the snow.
covered ice without any other bed or
bedding. being quite comfortable all
night long, although standard Govern
ment thermometers registered Il tenn
perature of 55 degrees below zero,
Fahrenheit. This robe weighed. only
15k pounds and occupied just half OF
the space in his rather large packsack
These robes are part of the standard
equipment of the Royal Northwest
Mounted Police. and most Canadian
outdoorsmen consider them a neces.
sity for open-air sleeping comfort.
They cost $50 to $50. according to size
and are worth it to any one who has
to sleep outside.
Most vacationists, however, must be
satisfied with such blankets and quilts
as can be borrowed. l advise taking
Evening star., 1925-06-27
SET SWIMMING MARKS.

ASHEVILLE,. n. c., June 27.-Two
more amateur swimming marks were
set up here by members Of the Won.
ems Swimming Association of New
York. Agnes Geraghty, holder of all
American breast-stroke records. added
another to her varied marks, doing the
50-meter course in ~ 3-5 seconds
Ethel Gary, distance champion of
America, covered the 600-meter free
style in minutes and seconds
Evening star., 1925-06-27
MINES IN W. B. B. A. A.
GET LOTS OF ACTION

Midget, junior and senior teams Of
the Washington Base Ball and Ath-
letic Association have a schedule Of
20 games tomorrow, and will play in
five contests during the week
The schedule:
SUNDAY GAMES.
Senior class-tSection AZ, Linworths vs..
Texans. Washington Barracks l. oslock {;
Section B), Crescents VS.. Mt. Rainier. wea
Ellipse. 3 o'clock: Liberty VS.. Trinity. dia-
mond G"I,Sr No oelsS sss,o, Corinthians ',
Peerless. East E,llipse, l o'clock: Mt. Rainier
Centrals vs.. sonthends. Plaza; IL o'clock ):
Section. Cl .Yorlye Preps VS. Frcer No. 4.
] O'Clock Bloomingdale VS.. Arrows. Rose
da. dale oclock, Section p. Ixnksss ":
a1ar1S oardnais Roscdale Seiosk S,acs feoefa' vs.
Midget class Section Al. New Haven
VS.; Meridisns, Plaza. | o'clock: Texans vs..
sPtss Esras% sslost ,s..
e'eioeR; Southern vs. Diamonds West
rs nPs Ps,beds Goet Third s,ree, and M,sours
avenue. l, o'clock: Dreamlands vs.. Nationals.
Third street and Missouri avenue. 3 o'clock !:
Terminals vs. Cardinals. South Ellipse. b
o'clock.
WEEKDAY LEAGUES.
Junior class Section E). NJ. Vernon vs..
Cardinals Plaza. Tuesday at o'clock: Ia
8 o'clock
Midget class-tSection d.. ST. Martins
Es Au'hs Pls,a MonfpSs W.hDs.dar s1es Peer
o'clock; Michigan vs. Victoria. East Ellpse.
Saturday. o'clock.
Evening star., 1925-06-27

no cotton blankets. Choose loosely
woven. woolen ones, II possible, and
be sure that each bed is provided with
ground sheet and blanket cover OF
strong cotton cloth or duck. Many
campers use a sheet Z feet wide and
IA feet long for this purpose and
place one-half under the blankets and
the other half over them. Such an ar.
rangement not only protects the bed
ding, but adds to the warmth. One
blanket and sone windproof cotton
sheet make a much warmer bed than
two blankets without the sheet.
II provided with eyelets or grom.
NETS. spaced equally around four
edges and about 20 inches apart. such
a sheet may be used for many pur-
poses other than the bed. 1t can be
pitched so as to form a tent Of almost
any desired shape. as a sunshade or
canopy, as a windbreak for cooking
fire, and as a cushion for the knee
when padding. The writer uses his
for q sail when the lake Is long and
the wind fair.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
WINS OHIO GOLF TITLE.

AKRON. Ohio. June 27.-Eddie Has
mann, Cleveland, defeated Joe Wells.
East Liverpool. for the Ohio State
amateur golf championship. The
match ended on the thirty-flfth green
with Hasmann up.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Providence. 3: Baltimore. ..
Buffalo. 10: Rochester. 8
Jersey City. ia: Reading A.
Toronto-Syracuse mot scheduled
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indiananohs. g: Columbus. 3.
Louisville. s.; Toledo. l.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Little Rock. 3: Mobile Q
Chattanooga, 3 Atlanta. T.
Nashville. IL: birmingham 3.
New Orleans. 4: Memphis. l.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Norfolk. o: Richmond, s.
Rocky Mount 4: Portsmouth, I.
Wilson. 10: Kinston. /.
EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE.
Easton, o: Crisfeld. 8.
Cam bridge. 8: Salisbury, g.
Dover. ID: Parksley. 0.
BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE.
HaGerstown. IL: Hanover, 8.
Martfnsburg. 4; Waynesboro, .
Frederick. 8: Chambersburg g.
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Wheeling. 6: Clarksburg. l.
Evening star., 1925-06-27

BALTIMORE. Md, Juno 81 @-
frankie Genaro, American hyweight
champion. easily won the decision over
Kid Williams. former bantam king,
after IL rounds here last night.
Evening star., 1925-06-27
THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS
BY WILL H. DIG,
President Izaak Walton League Of Anerico

FAMOUS explorers stated that the accumuaing
dampness inside their sleeping bags constituted of the serious
hardships encountered travel Alright and waterproof
which prevent escape off
Evening star., 1925-06-27

Eastern Athletic Association Juniors
are booking games at Lincoln 8625.J.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-13
Main Street

J. A. HaiEht. lawyer. greeting
friends on Second ave, VI. J.
Carkeek old.timsr. entering the
Empire building, u. l.. ffnncy.
salesman hurry across PIKE
~ W, u, Freeman. city buyer.
climbing James 81. hin. Oscar
LuclSs, merchant. enjoying the
scenery on Fourth ave. George
B0uehaert, merchant hunting
Elk on Fourth ave. William
James. railroad man. crossing 1t
Fourth and Union. Thomas
Hughes, builder. getting lunch at
the restaurant, George Ryan.
democrat. rounding ZIP the herd
at noon luncheon. G. u. Stevens.
harbor. doing his STUFF on sixth
ave. Fred Everett, investor
scurrying around at Second and
Madison,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-13
PLAN TO RAISE.
tEASEHOLD TAX
Metropolitan Company Must
Prove Valuation Is 0keh

Members OF tho county tax equal,
isation board win meet Tuesday
morning IN an annual effort 10 raise
the personal valuation on the lease.
hold OF tho Metropolitan building
company.
The company operates number
or Seattle buildings on state unNcr.
Sily land. The land and structures
escape taxation because they are 10
revert 20 the state AZ tho end OF
period o. many years.
Last year the board raised tho
valuation for taxes on the leaschold
from $4,000 20 $500 600. Efforts
aro being made this year by Council,
men Nichols ana Campbell 60 have
!, raised still more,
Figured on the so per cent basis
on which taxes arc assessed. the
leasehold value Is now $1,000. O0O. on
>millage basis the company pays
Feen So, 600 and s4s.0 In taxes.
~hphcl said Monday.
He introduced motion last week
TO compel the company To show
cause by Tuesday at II why the
valuation should not be raised.
He and Nichols ana Councilman
Moore were named 20 sit on the board
with County Commissioner Gaines,
Brown and Paul Thus FAR they have
refused to say who viii he called. bu,
say n certain unnamed man viii ap,
pear. with figures. TO TESTIFY that the
Valuation should be raised.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-13
Many Seek to
Wayfarer
Letter Prizes

E'AcTs about THE wayfarer." Sc.
i attle's great civic and religious
pageant-drama. are being sought by
scores OF people in this city. who
are taking advantage OF The Stars
offer Of 500 in cash for the best
letter Of invitation, written TO
friends outside the city asking
them to DO sure and see the pro.
duction this year.
The prizes offered are: First. $50;
second. yz5: third. SIS; fourth. SO.
and five prizes OF two reserved seat
tickets to "The Wayfarer."
The letter must be not more than
$50 words in length. and must be
written to five friends outside the
city. inviting them to come and sec
the great pageant during the week
Of July 81 to August 1.
All letters. to be eligible for the
prizes. must reach The Star office
by noon, Saturday. July 10. Names
and addresses OF those TO whom tho
invitations are sent must accom-
pany the letters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-13
AUTOS DAMAGED
IN SMASHUPS
Only Three Injured in IL
King County Accidents

Twelve King county motor acct.
denta resulted In Injury OF three
persons and damages 20 20 cars
over tho weekend, In addition 10
the fatal wrecks. according 20 70,
ports TO the sherlfrs office Mon.
day.
Howard Anderson was released
sunday afternoon on $3.50 bond.
charged with driving while drunk.
lie was arrested near Duwamish.
on the Pacific highway after hay
lng smashed into an automobile. in
iurinE Mrs r. J. Rawlina. Fleming
apartments, who was riding with
her husband
Patsy Scott. il2s Norman II. and
his two sons. were driving north Of
Renton when another car crashed
into them. forcing them into "a
fence. Carl Friodgren. Los Angeles
tourist, reported his car damaged
Ia a collision north OF Bothell. on
the Everett highway.
Both cars were damaged when
w Askcll. 1890 y. 6Srd st.. and
John Carney, OF Everett. coliidcd In
a traffic Jam near Botholl Sunday
afternoon.
A. A, Penrse, Of Burlen. report.
ed he ran into tho rear OF car
plotcd by n. w Mecneh. 5000 War
rem ave. four mics south OF Bothell.
damaging both cars
j. * Krusemnrk. 1854 18th ave
n. =. mid HIS car was struck at
llryn Mawr by ono driven by u. T.
Hale. 400 Roy a.
Mrs, John Drummer. rural route
No. G. was badly bruised when her
Ford was hit by car driven by J.
c. Lodln. 1899 18th ave. n W. at
Bothell way and i26th VI. Both cars
were damaged.
Mrs. w. r. Gray. 1898 Ninth ave
w, received bruises to one knee
when tho car driven by her husband
akldded into one operated by Louis
o. Bracken. 4to3 Spencer ".
Oscar r. Erickson. 1905 Stewart
81. told tho sheriff his car hit one
driven by A. Gmdger south Of
Georgetown
X Higgcu. 2ii5 Irving st.. wns 70
pairing his car Monday after hitting
an automobile driven by Harry
Carleton. between Kent and Rcntnn.
A car driven by Emma L. Starr. 1910
Dexter ave. colidod with n car driven
By +. w Ewing OF Auburn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-13
TRY MAIL PLANE
New Boeing Aircraft to Be
Tested in Frisco Hop

II Eddie Hubbard. Seattle flyer. Is
sufficiently recovered from the Of.
7ccts OF recent accident. he will
pilot Bocing mail plane IN a
trial flight 20 San Francisco early
this week. The flight probably will
start Tuesday morning.
The plane is the Boelng entry In
the competition. now going on be-.
tween airplano builders turnout the
United States. TO determine tho best
type OF air carrier for use By the
postal department.
The new plane. developed at the
Bocing plant In Seattle. has nearly
twice the cargo capacity OF those
now used for carrying mail Ad-
vancod design and construction
makes this additional space pos
aible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-13
Graduate Nurses Open
State Institute at "U3
Entire Pacific Coast
Represented at
Annual Meet

fIMEgrssustc nurses Of tho state
began their ANNUAL institute I'm
haslcy hall al the University OF
Washington Monday morning with
an attendance from all over the
state, There were also some regis.
trauons from California. Oregon.
Idaho and British Columbia.
The institute is sponsored by tho
University OF Washington extension
service, In connection with the state
Nurses association. tho Public
Health nurses organization and the
King County Graduate Nurses as.
sociatinn.
Al . o'clock Monday morning n
lecture ON mental hygiene was dc.
hvcrcd by Eleanor r. Thomson,
former secretary OF the Illinois So.
eiety OF Mental Hygiene. but now
associated with tho Oregon E:duca-
tional Nurses work AZ 10 O'Clock
Cecilia a, Evans. director Of public
health nursing OF Wisconsin. spoke
on public nursing. Miss Evans was
formerly director OF the public
nursing FOR the beard OF health OF
Cleveland, o.
The principal lecturer az the
afternoon session Monday was Mary
Curtis Wheeler. president OF tho n.
hnois Nurses Training school. She
talked ON nursing education.
The institute viii last for three
days. and luncheon Is served daily
az tho oommonA
"Wednesday night tho closing ses-
don win be held In Plymouth Con.
gregational church. 10 which the
public Is invited Miss Evans. Miss
Wheeler and Miss Thomson will
speak at this meeting.
Mrs Elizabeth = soule. OF the
department OF nursing at tho Uni.
verSity OF Washington. Is chair.
man OF the program committee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-13
BY wINNIFRED MASON HUCK
Former Representative TO Congress
From Illinois

on week days we were up att and
hrcakfasted at 7.sO.
At the whistle blew. and we all
went to the work assigned to US.
Some worked in the laundry. which
was just across the court. II was
said TO be the best place in the prison
TO work. for Il was well lighted and
clean.
Others worked in the bakery. just
beneath the kitchen. Very good
bread was made there,
Some girls worked in the sewing
room. where the mending was done
and the uniforms were made. There
were Is sewing machines, two cutting
tables and clock
/ had arrived on Saturday after.
noon, and on Monday l was sent to
the "art ROOM" another sewing room
where the prisoners did hand sewing
and crocheting. Some of them did
nothing at all.
II was called the 'loafers' room"
because many OF the girls who want.
cd TO avoid work said they could not
sew or bake or wash. and were sent
TO this room, where they did their
work so badly that tho matron gave
them no moro TO do.
Then they sat vhcantly, not even
thinking, day In and day out.
The better class OF prisoners de-
spised the art room buns"
There were so girls In the room
when entered II. Anne, the matron,
was out. and when they heard me
coming, they thought II was she.
"Oh. II is Just Betty" said one,
who was sitting ut the sewing ma.
chine. Come over and sit by me"
went over and sat by Glenna until
saw fat Susie, my bootlcgger friend,
sitting among the negro girls across
the room.
crossed 20 speak TO her, and
learned that she had nice room and
everything was going well with her.
a buzzing among the girls alarmed
me. could hear whispers: III Anne
should come In, She'll get into trou.
bic" you ought TO tell her"
Susie. quite as new and ignorant ms
I, had begun 90 tell me all about tho
NEGRO cottage.
Finally one OF the girls olutchod
me, drew mo up closer than was com.
Portable and snid, you're not sup,
posed to leave your seat. Anne will
yet awful mad"
hurried bnck to my place, more To
got away from that dreadful clutch
than to avoid Annc's anger,
had broken three rules. had
left my chair; | had spoken. and
above nil, had spoken to nero.
/ did not gct to my seat any too
quickly,
Tho girls here had strange codes
During tho frat day | was given
tho following rules,
y "Don't borrow; don't lend; don't
tell anything about yourself; don't
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-13
YOUTH DIES IN
RESCUE TRY
He and Friend Are Sucked
Beneath Falls Rapids

Greater love hath no man than
that ho give his lifo for his friend,
and Harry Loren Meyers, 20. S5ii
RaElry ave. met the supreme test
Sunday In vain. tho desperate at
tempt 20 rescue Theodore Finke. ~,
s34 T.. 6sth NJ,
Both boys were drowned In tho
rushing water falls and cascades or
the Pilehuck river. at Granite Falls,
Sunday while on a picnic with
Finko's sister. Mabel. 20. 10 whom
young Mcyeds was engaged. and
Miss Irene McOrath. 49, G7ii Eighth
ave. n. r.. fiunceo OF Finke.
After picnic lunch. tho two
youths left the girls IN camp while
they went TO get some pictures OF
the cascades and canyon.
Finke slipped and plunged into
the water.
without hesitatlng, young Meyers
plunged In after him, 90 aid him.
Both young men were sucked I'M
der the surface Of the river. which
IL Htili high. and In few moments
their lives were snuffed out,
Meyers body caught on rocks near
shore and waH easily recovered, but
Flnko's body caught far out In the
stream between two rocks. $50 feet
below tho falls.
H. c. Pollette. sbts goth ave. y. r.,
Seattle. l.. II Kirby y. 18th a.. and
Meridian ave. and Jack Sterling.
also OF Seattle. made desperate at
tempts TO recover H. Finally ster'
ling straddlod snag. running into
the stream above tho body, and. by
means Of n iasso. caught the body
and dragged II ashore.
The two girls. unaware OF the trag.
edy that had oyertaken their escorts
were waiting AZ camp when some
one told them OF the death OF tho
two.
The bodies OF the youths were talk
en- so an Everett undertaking estab-
llshment and later brought 20 the
Butterworth mortuRry.
iFinko Is the son OF William Finke.
contractor. and wan engaged in busl-
ness with his father. lie and Miss
Meyers were 20 be married when n
home. now under construction. was
completed. he II graduate OF
Queen Ammo high school.
Meyers Ii tho son OF Mrs, o. 4.
Chester. asii Bagioy ave. and com
plcted his junior year at the Unlyer-
ai,y this summer. lie was 20 be
married 90 Miss FInke after grndua-
lln.r.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-13
Elks' Thousands Storm
Portland at Convention
Special Trains Roll Into Depots; Whole City
"Dolled Up in Purple and White

nre scheduled for s15 tonight. They
Will be broadcast from station
KGW. 40i,5 meters.
Texas and Oklahoma delegates
were the first in today. Their train
0rrsYed AT q. m and hauled I'm nt
a siding TO give the sleepy lodge
mon time TO get awake. That did
not take long, however Salt Lake
City and Iowa representative fol.
lowed soon after.
Portland was in best dress. with
purple md white prcdomlnntIng.
Strcamers, bunting and flags were
everywhere, AZ every important
street intersection four Elk girl stnt.
ucs. white, with robes OF purple,
stood facing the center one on each
corner
Portlandcrs tried 10 display their
hospitality 10 tho best advantage.
Thousands Of automobiles were seen
everywhere, with atrcamers ncro@
tho Windshield, reading.
ride Free, Bit Climb IN"
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around me. engrossed in the making
OF these small articles.
] told Anne that with the scraps
which were being wasted I could
keep number OF girls busy, and in
time could teach them to make things
good enough TO sell. / hoped that
this would make some OF the listless
ones happier.
But Anne was afraid. She scented
the formation OF clique, perhaps
for purposes Of rebellion. In another
day or two. we were all scattered.
and none OF the girls were permitted
to sit near me.
Before this happened, we did have
one dispute over my scissors.
We were sitting together. using
them in sisterly fashion. when one
Of the girls from across the room
walked up. took my scissors and an.
nounced. Anne says / can have
some scissors to cut pictures"
The matron had stepped out. but
was not without defenders.
Mary. the girl at my left. stood UP
in a sudden rage.
Nobody can take Betty's scissors
IL / know it." she shouted. "I'll
get 'em for you, Betty"
And get them she did, and none
too gently either. / had no idea
she had so much spunk, nor did
Hazel. tho little scissors grabber.
The air was tense, and l felt the
cold wave OF fear that always swept
over me when these women began
one OF their brawls.
Then a dull, spiteful girl who sat
beside Hazel came to Mary and
spoke few words in a foreign
language. did not understand her.
but l did catch one English ex-
precision.
she did. did si,eg" cried Mary.
Nobody can call me thatr'
She sprang to her feet in a white
rage.
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