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ship. Few know that the oil man has
a seat on exchange. He is nnder-
stood to have paid about $25. 900 for
his membership in 1883. but the old
est trader on the mart does not re-
call that Rockefeller has even as
much as peeped inside the exchange
building. His operations there have
been conducted through others.
J. T. Morgan has been member
of the exchange since 1896 when he
bought seat for about $4,000.
Neither does he appear on the floor
1t was spring day in 1892 when
twenty-four brokers gathered under
Il buttonwood tree in Wall Street
and subscribed to an agreement to
deal in securities-then only the first
Federal government bonds and the
stocks OF two or three banks. Now.
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Youths Are Sentenced
For Assaulting Girls

SEATTLE. Dec. Fixing County
Superior Judge Batcheiler today sen
fenced seven youths who pleaded
guilty to assautng high school girls
to read and reread Luther Burbank
article on the apineless cactus. The
must pay the court costs from their
earnings within 80 days and must
keep savings accounts in IA bank.
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ARMY FLIERS
OFF ON TOUR

san ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 21.
Ten Army fliers in five planes left
Kelly Field this morning on the
Pan-American Friendship Tour to
visit twenty nation.
The planes skinned off the mile
concrete runway bidding goodbye
to Texas much which held them
here yesterday.
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TACOMA JURY RETURNS
MIXED UP VERDICT

TACOMA. Wash. Dec. 21-After
11S hours deliberating, a jury in the
Federal Court convicted seven, ac-
quilted 10 and disagreed on one de-
fendant on charges of using the mails
to defraud in selling Buby Beach
Mining stock.
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PARKS IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE. Dec 21.-Goy. George
A. Parks, Of Alaska, enroute to
Denver and then to Washington for
several months business in connec-
tion with the Alaskan administra-
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Alaska Flier Reports
Crash Down to Tundra

SEATTLE. Dec. 21 G. f.
Youngs. Fairbanks. Alaska fier
is here enroute to Detroit to visit
his family. He recounted 700
foot fall onto the tundra near
Telida.
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Ini0ue Ocean
Cruise NoM
Being Planned

VANCOUVER. B. c.. Dec. 2l
The Daily Province says plans
are being made for an ocean
cruise from New York. around
Cape Horn, along the western
coasts of South and North Amer
Aleutians.
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Coolidge Is Against
Cruiser Construction

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Presi-
dent Coolidge believes that it is not
necessary to begin immediate con-
struction of 10 light cruisers auth
orized in the bill introduced by
Butler several days ago.
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SEATTLE. Dec. Mrs Harriet
Pullen, of the Pullen House in Skag-
way. has arrived and is registsre
at the Frye Hotel She expects to
return north leaving here January s.
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HEARING ON
CYRUS WOODS

WASHlNGTON, Dec. 2l.-The Sen
ate Interstate Commerce Committee
has ordered u hearing on the nomina-
ton made yesterday of Cyrus f..
Woods, If Pennsylvania, former
United Sto'rs Ambassador to Spain
and Japan. 10 the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Friends of Com
missioner Cox, whom Woods suc-
ceeds. opposed the nomination Sen
ator Reed. OF Pennsylvania. declared
the inquiry would show Woods is
above reproach.
POINT ISABEL. Texas. Dec 21---
The flies landed here this afternoon
completing the first leg of the jour
Iney.
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CONTINUED ON Page Two.)
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YOUR IRONING
BOARD
BY Hannah Wing

A N ironing board is of sush
"A ungainly size and shape
that most housewives dislike and
So postpone the job of covering
1t, although they recognize the
fact that a board thiclkly and
evenly padded with a spick and
span outer cover is an important
aid to good and easy ironing.
Smooth and thick padding is
OF the most Importance for un.
evenness there makes lines in
the articles which are being
pressed. Unlike the wrinkles
which are accidentally pressed
into the garments in ironing
these lines cannot be dampened
and smoothed out for they reap
pear whenever the iron passes
over the inequalities in the iron
ing board covering
Each strip of material used for
padding should reach the length
of the board and be tight enough
to prevent wrinkling. Because
the top cover must be removed
frequently for washing it is a
great convenience to have it of
the type which laces to the board.
Spiral spring fasteners which
are sold for this purpose also
make a quick and easy way of
fastening the cover securely, as
it takes but a few moments to
adjust the cover and even less
time to remove them from the
board.
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iii the sun. She let her eyes wan
der far across the bay to the dark.
still file Of mountain islands.
Imagine Isolation
She thought Of that girl lost
out there In San Nicolas. the In
dian girl abandoned with her baby
III the WidesWept isle ST skulls
forgotten for eighteen years. Old
people iii santa Barbara remeFn-
bered the time She was rescued.
and not a living soul. not man
or woman on all the earth. could
understand a word she said.
Sandy imagined herself walking
on the forlorn, rocky waste. she.
could imagine isolation more desc
.ate-a spiritual lon1iness far more
terrible than the Indian girl had
known. She said. grimIy, Hers
would be easy EASY =
Chilly House Warming
Suddenly she snapped open her
box Of correspondence cards. She
wrote hastily eager personal
notes to the friends Murillo had
snubbed. She said she couldn't &C
count for the loss Of their invita-
tons and it would be mighty
chilly housewarming If they didn't
come. She expected them.
She was shaking with a cold,
fainting desperation. She didn't
care what consequences might at
tend this act. She put the invita-
tions in her bag. Immediately
after dinner she came out quietly,
intending to mail them.
Murillo was in front of the
house talking with neighbor.
He said, in loud, pleasant tone:
1--WE been waiting to take you
for a ride
Her cold, still manner repud-
lated him But he smiled down
at her in the loverlike way he
adopted in the presence Of
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seem to know Of people they go
about with. When information Is
needed. only given name can be
furnished. with no knowledge of
address or business. Make 1t a
point to become informed about
your associates, and note this
down in a small book, one can
never tell when the slightest bit
OF information or opinion can be
OF vital Importance!
Stop to think, II you were to
be injured or lost today, is there
any way in which you could be
identified at once?
but that could never happen
to me-" you say--no doubt these
others thought that too!
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come confused in a traffic that
confuses even young people should
be without "A memorandum book!
Children by all means should
always have their name and home
address in locket, or small en-.
velope pinned to their dress or
coat, and instead of frightening
them with threats of the police to
make them mind, confidence In
the kindly cop should be instilled
so that they go to him when they
are lost!
He is their best friend in time
of need!
1t is true that people who lead
lives they do not wish to be iden-
titled with are not apt to carry
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4 j
wanted to parade the complete
ness of his ownership. He de-
Icided to give q hcusewarming.
months more. don't feel like
q celebration. /"
why not now give 1t when
we're six months married.
She answered lightly: "Oh.
make ii year
Al few DAYS later he come hone
with engraved invitations. X
didn't really occur to him that
she had seriously opposed her
will to his.
she thought Of refusing to
come But that would be only
another futile threat.
MuriIlo made out the list Of
guests He passed 1t to Sandy.
told her to add any names he
had overlooked.
Received No Invitations
There were none of the young
friends of her girlhood included.
she added ten of these. They
were the girls and boys who had
sat at her bridal table ccmpaI.
ions since childhood. Jimmy was
on the list, Heinie. Dick Chap
man and a number Of girls.
One day Sandy was shopping
She met the Arliss sisters. May
said: "Old thing. 1t didn't do US
much good that you married
millionaire. Why don't you liven
the. town UP bit?'
You're coming to my house
warming. aren't your? Sandy
asked.
They had received no invita-
tons Heinie had received none.
nor had Jimmy.
Sandy walked homeward. her
brain on fire. She guessed what
had happened. She oaid to
Murillo: Some Of the invitations
have been lost"
She defied him with blazing
eyes. MAY Arliss received none.
Jimmy received none-nor Heinie
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By EIenOre Meherin,
Author Of 'Chickie, Ann
"Ann and Phip' and
Mora Lee"

= 4 @
EARLY in the morning Sandy
IA went softly through the garden
to the road. The first touch Of
winter was in the breeze and in the
gray ripple OF the waters. She
held out her hand as though she
expected it to rain. She blinked
walked on tdistractedly. She
said TO herself, 1T doesn't matter
nothing matters. = And. she
fought desperately against her
sick. furious resentments. She
stee1ed herself to endurance
That evening, MuriIlo took a
little box from his pocket, opened
II slowly. glanced indnIgently ut
Sandy.
DO you know what I have
here2' In his ceremonious way,
he reached for her hand, slipped
a ring on the little finger. It
eralds to match the bracelet. He
clamatioFl. He said wooingl
Not such bad idea to please
me little, Is it Sandy?"
With an effort she checked the
hot retort. kept her eyes down.
For five months-nearly six he
had Inundated her in money mat
ters. She hadn't a dollar in her
purse. Now he would act the
prince show her how fine
he could be when she kotowed to
him.
Don't you like it?' he asked
with a touch of injury.
Oh. yes: the rings lovely. I
can't say I'm thrilled with your
presentation speech"
The long eyebrows went up In
Quiringly.
Impndent Grin
Sandy laughed. You'll have to
pardon me. Benny, but can't
share your belief that was
created for the sole purpose OF
giving delight to one Benvenuto.
Murillo."
She twisted her finger, gave an
impudent grin.
MHrillo shrugged: Then he was
smiling again. Have your own
way, Sandy. You will anyway.
Oh, before l forget it, I've asked
my family to dinner Sunday.
They're overjoyed.' .
one was stunned. you dOns
mean you've told them? You
surely haven't told them already?''
Why not?"
81 asked you not to-"
You can hardly mean that you
wish me to hide the fact. You
want me to keep it from my fam
ily?"
Tears flew to her eyes. She
said, trembling, What business
is it Of theirs?"
What business of theirs? You're
not thinking of what you say.
Seeing that I'm the only Murillo
in this generation, it is certainly
q matter of family interest"
She had a vision of the whole
Murillo family-the mother,
brown shrinking little body, with
swapping black eyes and thin
parchment lips; the three sisters
all Of whom. wore a great deal of
.~~alry and were very effusige;
the aunt. who was patronizing
and nosey Sandy had a picture
of these Murillos coming up one
by one and officiously congratlI-
3attng her as Beatrice had already
done.
She said 'Tiervous1y: Call off
that dinner, Ben. pIease.'
Z saturday morning she heard
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strangers. He helped her into the

strangers He helped her into the
car.
Il was nearing the middle BIZ
November already dark The
rich purple shadow fell Ike gar
nnents over the nude. quiet hills.
They took the road alomg the
water and finding point hedged
with trees MuriIlo stopped The
CLEAN Of the naoOnlit water waver-
ed through the branches.
SuIIky
Do you IKE this. sandy e
she smiled family Does that
matter? II that Of the slightest
consequences RI
He put his arm ABOUT her. but
she reached np very deliberately
and moved ii from her.
He sat upright. eyes flashing.
Then almost Immediately he was
looking ct her with amused
tolerance.
Feeling little suIIxy, darling?
Don't you really think acted for
the best? / may know there was
no harm In that affair. Others
don't. why should you and I, In
view OF what Is coming, give meat
to the gossips7 That incident Is
past. sandy: I've overlooked It
once. There's no need 10 be con-.
tinnally raking It III my face.
she answered nothing
III the morning she went out
and mailed these invitations. She
had no sooner done This than she
was anguislled with alarm. Mu-
RHO had already snubbed Heinie
openly. she began to fear that
ne might refuse her friends ad-
mittance to the house. She could
meet any rage he might visit
upon herself, but she uuailed at
the thought Of sub5eeting these
unsuapecting friends to insult.
She finally went to MuflIl0.
she said to him: just want
to tell you that came hack TO
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> fright OF being lost can be SO
bright and helpful as the little
boy who told those who found
him his name and his grandmoth-
er's telephone number!
Young people often suffer from
sudden loss Of memory and are
for a time unable to tell who they
are or where they live!
Every man, woman and child
should see that they have at all
times upon their person means Of
Identification!
Seal rings should be useful as
well as ornamental by having en-.
graves on the inner side your full
name and the initials of your city
and state!
No old person who Is apt to be-
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Romance and the Thrill Of Young Love
Move Side BY Side in This
Appealing Serial.

You intending to DO the best !
could
He closed his magazine. 4 faint
sarcastic curl to his molstereJ
lips. & think understand per-
fectIy Sandy. your reasons Tor
returning to me.
Donst Think YOU'RE God
she flushed. iii admit Ii. Ihad
ID come But I mean to do the
best / can. So now, I'm going
Is tell you. Don't think you're
God III nv opinion Don't think
you own me body and soul, You
can't tell me to sfiub the friends
of lifetime and expect that ! Il
obey you. won think and
feel IS please and ask no ones
permission
I'm saying this to give yoil
warning. YOU do anything
to Insult me Or my friends, you y
find yourself without wife.
And I'll take care that you shall
never see my child !'
Not 4 muscle Of his face moved
but there went over it a notified.
blush pa1IOr He picked up the
magazine, turned pages in =
clam0ring silence.
She remained standing before
him. Finally he closed the book.
In voice that he tried visibgy to
control: You're very good At
making threats. Don't try to
carry out that last one. Don't
try to carry II OUT
Significant Pause
The day 81 the housewarming,
Sandy was in 4 state Of pitikul
excitement She was almost driven
to ring up Timny and tell him
not 10 come She didn't do this.
Shed given d def to Fate and
she would not back down. She
told herself desperately: He'll
not daree to test me. He's afraid
Of what III dor
Now she sat at her dressing
table She wore black with 3
long string Of crystal beads. Her
eyes were very darktl1e faintest
color IN her white cheeks.
MurioIIe, who had been dashing
about everywhere, giving thou
sand orders to their one maid and
to the caterer. came iii suddenly,
closing the door behind him. This
unusual activity made him ex-
cessiveIy tense.
He watched Sandy, his eyes.
lighting with approval. He told
her she looked very beautiful
He was proud Of her.
He waited for her to turn She
ran the buffer over her nails, her
head lowered. She was piercingiy
aware Of his disturbance.
Sandy he said softly, 81 think
we're going to have wonderful
time tonight
81 hope SO. .
We done everything could to
make things pleasant. hope moth
ing Is going to mar the AZ
fair. He came to
significant pause.
To Be Continued Monday
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anything that will betray their
true self, but even the girl who
finds herself drifting with a bad
crowd, should leave some sealed
letter with names and addresses
of doubtful friends, where 1T can
be found in case they play her
false!
When anyone received a sus-
picious message, to go to a place
unknown to them, they should
leave a note behind them indicat-
ing where, when, with whom,
why and under what circum-
stances they have gone. If they
return alright they can destroy it
If not, 1t will be very valuable
and reliable clue to the police.
1t is surprising how little people
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ASK HIM TO
CALL
BY Beatrice Fairfax

NEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
- am 1s and. have known
certain young man for some
time. When we meet he never
seems to speak at all seriously
Everything he says he jokes
about. l always thought he was
bashful but recently / have
found that he takes girls to
theaters.
WIN you please advise me how
can win his love? / love him
dearly. HEARTBROKEN.
YOUR friend enjoys joking with
you and there's no reason
why you should not laugh and
joke together Have you ever en-
couraged HIS friendship by asking
him to call on you? If you live
at home, ask him to dine with
you some evening and give him
a pleasant, home-like time.
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s
failing sleepiIy. magazine of
fervid stories dropping from his
hand, she couldn't bear to re-
main in the same room.
There was no argument about
It, he tfilled her with aversion.
And this was terrible enough. but
the thing that filled her with
unbearable panic was the hos
tility she felt toward the child.
She dreaded that 1t would re-
semble him. She wept about
this.
Murillo was aware OF her an
tagonism 1t made him vicious
with resentment He sought to
compel her affection, dominate
her whether she was willing or
not.
He was intensely proud OF the
notice she attracted. Sandy was
a prize that he liked possessing
now. more than ever. He
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THE TIMES
DAILY SIX
BY A. L. Wilbert, M. A.

/. SCIENCE. From what planet
is tspioca obtained.
2. Law. What is a judgment?
8. CIVICS. Which is the most
powerful judicial tribunal in the
world2
4. ART. Where has a statue OF
"Huck" Finn and Tom Sawyer
been erected recently?
5. MUSIC. What are the natu-
raj qualifications of good flute
player?
6. HEALTH. What is st. Vitus'
Dance?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions
j. LITERATURE. Ulysses.
2. HISTORY. = At the battle of
the Armada in 1888.
3. GEOGRAPHY. Bucharest.
4. BUSINESS. The United
States.
5. MANKIND. Oklahoma: 100. 7Gs
indiana.
s. HUMAN NATURE. A woman
who seeks to attract the adnira.
lion and love of men for the pur-
pose OF gravitatinG her vanity.
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NO.D 60 on With the Story

him giving orders to the maid.
She asked flamingly: Are you
having your people here tomor-
row night?"
Yes.
II asked you not to-.
He smiled, patted her hand:
Now, don't get excited Certain
things must be done. =
Bluff Was Called
She walked out OF the room.
tears burning her eyes. But she
held her head insolentIy high
knowing all the while that her
bluff was called. The feelings
that she had frightened her. Try
as she would she couldn't master
them. She hated him hated the
whole arrogant tribe OF MuriIlos
resented violently the fact that
now made her doubly one OF
them.
1t made no difference how
many times she said to herself
that she would do her share;
that she was going to be game.
No amount of reasoning van
quished her emotions. When he
came slowly behind her. as he
had a habit of doing. and slipped
his hands under her arms or
when he looked at her with those
languid, possessive eyes, as
though her beauty were thing
of his creation. she wanted to
scream: Stop looking at me!
Stop paving me! I'll go out of
my mind. When she saw him
in. the middle of the afternoon,
stretched on a couch, his jaw
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WHEN DID III
HAPPEN?

1-When was James Buchanan.
18th President of the United
states, minister TO Great Britain?
when was Joan Of Arc taken
prisoner at Compiegne?
3-When was Thomas Paine's
pamphlets, common Sense" pub
1ished.
Answers to Yesterdays Question
denis Diderot. the celebrated
French philosopher. died July 80,
1884.
Edward " OF England was
murdered In 1888.
3The great obslt TX in front
OF st. Peters, Rome, was erected
In 1896.
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|POTAGE BONNIE
FEMME
BY ALICE LANGELTER.
International News service staff
EnPPean0mdamf

TN the land of good soups. Pot
i age Bonnie Femme is one of
the very best.
Cook good mealy potatoes and
peel while still hot. Pass through
sieve and crush thoroughly.
Put the PURGE into casserole
and add a good bouillon. Let cook
for five minutes.
Chop a good quantity Of sorrel
and prepare croutons fried in but
ter. Put all this into a soup
tureen and pour over the soup,
adding a large piece Of butter
and a cup of thick cream at the
last moment
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By FAY KING

nECENTLY the body OF a
IL young and neatly dressed
young woman was found in the
snow! She had been foully muir
dered. Since then numerous peo-
pie have visited the morgue to
view the remains, and her pic
ture and description has been
widely published but she remains
unidentified.
Not so long ago an aged man
became separated from his wife
in the crowd and for two days
he wandered about the neighbor-
hood of the street on which he
knew he lived, but he could not
remember the number.
Few children In the distress and
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Who Said It

'Men's thoughts are much &C.
cording to their inclinations.
Bacon, In his essay on Gus
tom and Education" notes that
mems thoughts are directed by
their education and custom.
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Sandy IN Movies

SANDY soon win b seen n
many 81 ne leading Washlng
t0n tlleaters. The Fox Film
Cooperation already IAas started
production.
Madge BciIaslny. shorn cf Her
luxurious tresses, hns been
selected for the part 81 the
red-headed. bob halred. flaming
sandy
SANDY win make her screen
debut while the story + run.
ming III The washington Times.
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"Do-Notiing Kings Of Franks

THE "do-nohng kings the It'll egiven to the Frankish
king Clovis, H. in 656 and his ten
They fgueheads ruled by majordomo elected by
the nobes