O'NEILL FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN
CPNEILL.. NEBRASKA
"Opportunity for world leadership
knocks a Becond time at America'*
door,” said Joseph P.. Tumulty, In New
York recently when asked to discuss the
armament conference. "A year ago
America abandoned that leadership In
exchange for what Woodrow Wilson
characterized 'a barren Isolation.’ Now
Is the time for President Harding, rep
resenting America, to assume bold lead
ership. All Americans, Irrespective of
political affiliations, wish him the ut
most success In the approaching con
ference. But he will succeed through
audacity rather than caution."
Old Bill Downey, whose life has been
devoted to opening oysters, claims that
when he split 100 of them In 3 minutes
1% seconds not long ago he established
a world's record, says a dispatch from
New York. He has challenged any and
all oystermen to meet him In competi
tion with a barrel of bivalves and a
knife. Old Bill was born up Cape Cod
way G3 years ago, and he knows the
names and records of all the speedy
oyster openers along the coast.
Dock operators In Superior and Duluth
have been worried considerably of late
because of severe fires in the large coal
piles on tile water front. Fires this fall
are numerous, due to the recent rush of
stocking the northwest's winter supply
before the threatened railroad strike
materialized. Caused by spontaneous
combustion, many of the fires are at
the base of the coal piles, which make
It extremely difficult to combat them.
A new species of -con man” has been
discovered In Bay City. Mich. The city
put a bounty of 10 cents on rats, and
for obvious reasons, required only the
tails of the dead rodents to be pre
sented for “cashing In." This counting
developed Into rather perfunctory per
formance and then It developed that
some of the ever present small boys
were mixing in pieces of Insolatcd wire,
and even small pigs’ tails with the rat
appendages.
The greatest need for the country girl
who comes to the city Is religious train
ing, statet conference of probation of
ficers of New York state were told
Monday by Miss Helen P. McCormick,
deputy assistant district attorney of
Kings county. Many country girls, she
declared, are fed on the worst sort of
movies, books and stories, and from
other girls are under the obsession that
wicked city people are going continually
to tempt her, and It Is through these
Influences that they fall.
The plight of some of the landed
proprietors of England was Illustrated
In London recently when the marquis
of Northampton, In returning thanks
for a wedding present from the tenantry
on his estate, said that at the present
time he was living on borrowed money.
”W* are passing through difficult
times," »ald the marquis. "I try to ex
cuse myself because I feel that people
must hale me. I hope they do not. My
grandfather had a great deal of money
to play with. My father had some, too.
I have none. I have to live on borrowed
money. I have to bo rather pinching.”
Washington stationers, at first over
joyed because of the calling of the con
ference, are mourning. Armament dele
gates have cut the red tape of diplomacy |
In one regard at least. They will dis
pense with the "formal and official
call,” long a sacred Institution. Some
body figured out that If all the dlplo- 1
mats and attaches and advisers here
were to call on one another In formar I
fashion It would use up more than 40,000 I
calling cards.
The Washington Elm, under which
George Washington assumed command
of the continental armies, sheltered In
Cambridge the other day another gen
eral whose name will rank with the
greatest. Under Its massive, time worn
branches Ferdinand Foch was made an
honorary member of a local psst of the
Grand Army of the Republic. A dele
gation of veterans of the Civil war
pinned on his breast a bronze medal In
token of his membership.
Co-operation, Instead of competition,
between nations was urged In resolutions
adopted by the National Council of
Women, In session at Philadelphia this
week. Plans were launched to create
a woman's "bloc" to throw the vote of
associated organizations to candidates to
minimize war preparations. World
wide co-operation of women for reduc
tion of armament was urged In a mes
sage from British women, and the
league of nations union.
Speaking to his fellow countrymen who
formed a largo part of a great crowd
that gathered In Memorial plaza to great
General Diaz of Italy, when he spoke
In Baltimore, Saturday, the general re
minded them they are part of the
American Institution. "Become Amer
ican citizens,” he said. "Be Americans
at heart." He then placed on the forum
of the plaza, tribute to the soldiers who
died In the war.
The shot gun messenger, long a pic
turesque figure of the far west, has
come hack. Formerly the messenger rode
atop the stage coach, weapon on his
knees, and watched the Indians or road
agents. Today 20 civilian guards, mod
ern prototypes of the colorful former
group, were put on duty on mall trains
running between Spokane, St. Paul,
Seattle and Portland, Ore.
Funds for national defense will be
secured by a patriotic stump tax If a
bill approved by the Peruvian senate
becomes a law, according to a dis
patch from Dima. This lax creates a
10 per cent ad valorum tex on liquors
perfumes and candles and 1 or 2 per cent,
tax, according to prices, on automobiles
and carriages. In addition It creates a
tax, to be paid once only, on all auto
mobiles actually In use.
The first effort to organize farm wom
en on a national scale, according to
headquarters of the American Farm Bu
reau, will be made at Its annual con
vention In Atlanta, November 21 to 23.
Bach state farm bureau federation has
been asked for the first time to send at
least one representative farm v. train,
and these will try to work out a plan of
affiliating women In farm bureau work.
The National Tuberculosis Associa
tion reports t iat more than 5.000,000
•chool children In the United States are
suffering from malnutrition. To cor
rect this, the association soon will put
Into effect an unique plan for instruct
ing these children In correct health hab
its. Each child will he required through
his teacher and parents to Bubmtt a
card Indicating dally performance of It
health shores.
The national champion horseshoe
pitcher is Frank E. Jackson, of Keller
ton, la He has been ringing pegs for
mere than 40 years. He Is as enthusias
tic over his horseshoes as golfers are
over their game on the green. He claims
to play a -.lentlflc game, and declares
he played 3|,3 game wrong for 28 years.
Giant airplanes now carry mall of the
Belgian Congo In place of the half
naked black, the lumbering bullock,
and slow moving river steamers. The
new air mall service operates between
Kltshasa and Stanleyville, a distance of
1,150 miles, with frequent stops en route,
traversing the Congo river ***• entire
ASuce.
PINE COMPANIES
APPEAjJ VAIN
State Rail Commission Says
Higher Rates Now Not Con
sistent with Dropping
Prices.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 22 (Special).—
Unless telephone companies are chok
ing to death, they will appeal In vain
for a raise In rates to the state rail
way commission. In a decision hand
ed down In the application of the
Pawnee City Telephone Company, the
commission said that the falling prices
on supplies and materials ought to
take care of most of the revenue
troubles, and that It would do noth
ing for this company until after its
report for the entire year wm avail
able. The company asked for a val
uation of $82,000, but the commis
sion, while nddln* $8,042 to a pre
vious valuation, said It could find no
more than $61,000 of value. The pres
ent revenues will lack about $400 of
paying 8 per cent, return on this in
vestment.
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REVOKE LICENSES
OF INSURANCE AGENTS
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 22 (Special).—
The licenses to write Insurance here
tofore held by F. A. Stech, of Table
Rock, and C. L. Purley, of Fremont,
have been revoked by the state de
partment of insurance. Stech has
been running a Community bank In
his town, and was forced out by the
banking department because he had
loaded up the bank with notes given
by persons to whom ho had sold In
surance. He did not show up when
notified to appear, and the state In
surance commissioner has some un
answered questions with respect to
the genuineness of notes he holds.
The charge against Purley Is that he
has Issued several checks that were
returned marked "no funds.” He also
failed to obey the summons, and the
license was revoked.
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8ERUM MAKERS WANT
8TATE TO CEASE MANUFACTURE
Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 22 (Special),
A vigorous attack on the right of the
board of state university regents to
manufacture and sell hog cholera
serum has been launched In supremo
court briefs filed by representatives
of the manufacturers. The legislature
put the college of agriculture In the
business originally because serum
makers were manifestly in agree
ment on prices, and these were too
high. Now the makers say that it is
class legislation, and that while the
police power can be properly invoked
to protest against monopolistic busi
ness, It can only regulate and control
prices where the business Is not In
herently a monopoly.
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MUCH CORN REMAINS
TO BE HUSKED
Bloomfield, Neb., Nov. 22 (Special).
—The first real snow of the season
Is on the ground and farmers who
still have quite a little corn In the
fields are feeling “blue.” Despite the
fact that “unemployment” tales have
fill’d the country, It has been Im
possible to secure enough corn pick
ers, otherwise all the corn would now
be out. Much of the corn Is lying
on the ground, the dry weather and
wind having broken the ears from
the stalks. Many of the farmers and
a number of townspeople are using
more or less corn for fuel. Good soft
coal Is $15.60 per ton and liurd coal
Is $21.
WOMAN CABINET MEMBER
IN WEST CANADA QUITS
Victoria, B. C„ Nov. 21.—Announce
ment was made Sunday of the resig
nation of Mrs. Ralph Smith, member
without portfolio, of the British Co
lumbia cabinet. She was a member
of the legislature. Mrs. Smith ex
plained that she was quitting the
cabinet because she had been "in the
unfortunate position of having to
assume the •bsponsibility of acts of
the government without being al
lowed to criticize or advise.” She add
ed that she had been “precluded from
criticism.”
Mrs. Smith is said to hnve been
the ilrst woman cabinet member in
the British empire. She was appoint
ed last spring.
ALEXANDER HAS NO
NOTION OF QUITTING
Belgrade, Nov. 21.—All reports
that King Alexander has any inten
tion of abdicating may be put down
as fiction, he declared '-j^erday. Ho
has never given the sllgy,.est thought
to the subject. The young Serbian
ruler already has taken the oath to
support the constitution and his coro
nation probably will occur soon after
completion of the palace, next sum
mer.
The king, in an interview with an
Associated Press correspondent,” de
clared stories forecasted his abdica
tion were quite as absurd as others
concerning him while in Paris. He
said bis health was excellent and
that he was glad to get back to Jugo
slavia. Alexander sought news of
the Washington arms conference. He
expressed the wish for its fullest suc
cess.
ASK WAGE CUTS.
Houston. Tex.. Nov. 21. — The
Southern Pacific lines in Texas and
Louisiana today gave formal notice of
its desire to reduce wages effective
January 1 and asked for cenferences
with representatives of the different
classes of men affected. No schedule
of reductions was announced and it
was stated that efforts would be to
adjust rates of pay in such a man
ner as to remove differentials in favor
of some classes as against others.
Conferences were scehduied to begin
within the next two weeks.
MILLERS ARE TO
BE INVESTIGATED
Governor McKelvie of Ne
braska, Said to Have Ar
ranged for Probe Into
Present Flour Prices.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 21 (Special).—
Now It Is whispered about the state
house that Governor McKelvle's profi
teer hunt, scheduled to begin next
Monday, Is to Include a number of
millers. It has been pointed out that
the price of flour haa shown a queir
reluctance about following the price
of wheat down the rungs of the price
ladder. Millers, who were satisfied
with a profit of 25 cents a barrel
during war time, are now doing busi
ness, It Is declared on a margin sev
eral times as much. Why so lares
a spread between wheat and flour is
one thing the commission will Inves
tigate.
Secretary Stuhr, of the agricultural
department, has been chosen chair
man. This time the governor is go
ing to use the power of subpoena,
and will not depend as he did in the
fruitless pursuit of the price gougers
two years ago, when volunteer testi
mony was the large dependence.
SHOWS WOUND WAS
INFLICTED FROM REAR
McCook, Neb., Nov. 21.—Word from
the bedside of Pearl Turner, of Alli
ance precinct, this county. Indicates
that a more serious charge may be
lodged against George Harris, who
shot Turner, his brotherlnlaw, through
the shoulder and arm with a shotgun
November 9. Turner suffered a se
vere wound and his condition is said
to be quite serious. As Turner is said
to have been shot from the rear, the
question of self defense Is being ques
tioned by the prosecution in the case.
If Turner Is able to appear In court
the preliminary will be held here No
vember 23.
WILL ACT ASADVISER
TO YOUNG REPUBLICS
gy K
Henry Mason Day, who recently
sailed for Europe will act as commer
cial adviser to the three new Eu
ropean republics—Armenia, Georgia
and Azerbaijen.
CATCH RUM RUNNERS
FOR GIGANTIC PLOT
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Plans to Withdraw $2,000,
000 In Booze Thwarted—
Charge Bribe Offered.
United Press.
Chicago, Nov. 19.—Two alleged rum
runners were under arrest here today
on charges of attempting to withdraw
more than $2,000,000 worth of whisky
from Chicago warehouses for promi
nent men In New York and Chicago.
The men were also accused of offer-,
ing a bribe of $60,000 to A. W. Earn
shaw, government Investigator, and
Assistant United States District At-j
torney Harry Brin. They were trapped
through Installation of a dictograph in
a hotel room where the bribe was al
leged to have been offered. The men
gave the names of William McCulley
and Nathan Epstein.
BRITISH SEE SUCCESS.
Washington, Nov. 19.—The British
mission believes the success of the
arms conference ‘‘is almost assured.”
This was revealed semi-officially
today by a British spokesman, who
added his impression was that the
home public reaction was similar.
FOUND AT LAStT
Joplin, Mo.. Nov. 19.—R. W. Rah/
ling, 21, lost when Infants were mlxei^
at a children's home in St. Louis 21)
years ago, has been reunited with his
mother, Mrs. Lucy Simpson.
THREE LOSE LIVESTn
TWISTER IN MISSOURI
Poplar Bluff, Mo., Nov. 19.—Three
persons were killed early today when
a cyclone struck their farm home five
miles east of here.
Mrs. George Chaffin, 40, her son.
Case, 18, and daughter, Molly, 18.
were the victims.
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♦ TODAY IN CONGRESS. *
United Press.
Senate.
Continues debate on Newberry elec
tion case.
House.
Resumes consideration of maternity
bill.
Appropriation committee considers
deficiency appropriations.
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"FORTUNE LOST 8?
GDURT DECiSION
Dodge County Woman Fails to
Get Property of Man
She Was About
to Wed.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 18 (Special).—
Mrs. Mary Alailett lost a comfortable
fortune through a supreme court de
cision just handed down. A year or
two ago her soninlaw, Lee Kleimaa,
who is a farmer living near Snyder,
in Dodge county, was asked by a
bachelor neighbor, Louis Kienbaurn,
to find him a housekeeper. He pro
posed that Ktenbaum secure the serv
ices of Mrs. Mallett. On talking it
over they decided that her presence
alone on the farm wou'd cause gos
sip, and Kleiman suggested a wed
ding. Louis was agreed, so was thy
motherlnlaw, and a wedding day was
set. The night before that date Kien
baum fell ill and died within three
days.
Mrs. Mallett brought suit to have
vested in her the title to his 240 acre*
of farm land, on the ground that he
had contracted that she should have
all his property if she would care for
him and his homo the remainder of
his life. He was then 46 years old.
The court said, however, that the evi
dence established only by a contract
of marriage, and as the law require*
these to be att sted in writing, and
there being nene, she has no claim
on the estate.
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SUPREME COURT WRITES
I JEW LAW IN DECISIONS
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 18 (Special).—
Some new law was written into the
statutes by two new decisions of the
supreme court in estate cases. The
claim of a great grandson of David
R. Rowan to valuable land in Otoe
county was upheld as against the
claim of his uncle. The will said that
the land should go to the issue of
testator’s body, and the uncle claimed
this meant children only. The court
said that it means lineal descendants
and gave the grandson his father’s
share.
The other case was from Cass
county whore the other heirs of John
II. Davis desired to shut out the
widow of his son, Philip, from any
share of the estate, because the will
said that the estate should be divided
among his heirs. A widow is an heir.
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LYONS, NEB., EDITOR
FOLLOWS WIFE TO GRAVE
Lyons, Neb., Nov. 18 (Special).—
M. M. Warner, editor of the Lyons
Mirror-Sun for the past 31 years, died
at his home Thursday morning. Mr.
Warner has been in failing health
for the past six weeks but was on
duty until one week ago when he
was stricken with pneumonia. Mr,
Warner’s wife died last March. He
leaves surviving him his daughter,
Mary, 7 years old and two sisters who
reside in South pakpta. Funeral
services will be under the direction
of the I. O. O. F. lodge of Lyons.
Refunding War Debts.
From the Chicago News.
Reginald McKenna, former chancellor
of the British exchequer, in advocating
before the Commercial club of Chicago
the cancellation of all national war
debts, including presumably reparation
debts, as the best solution of the pres
ent problem of trade depression and un
employment, uttered no thought not al
ready entertained by many economists
and financiers. The argument has be
come tolerably familiar: The debts can
be paid in goods alone, and no country
in the world is willing to take ’’a flood of
goods” in payment.
Whatever may be thought of the val
idity of this argument, one thing Is per
fectly clear to the Judicious American,
and that is that public opinion at pres
ent does not approve and will not even
consider immediate cancellation of war
debts. Now the only course for congress
is to enable the secretary of the treas
ury, or an appropriate commission head
ed by him, to refund the allied war debts
on fair and satisfactory terms.
Mr. Harvey’s Great Illusion.
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
“Now it seems to have been jmy un
happy lot since I have been in England,”
said Ambassador Harvey, In his Liver
pool speech, “to dispel Illusions respect
ing the attitude of the United States.”
If Ambassador JIarvey would dispel
his own great illusion that he is the
public spokesman for the United States
and the man designed by high destiny
and superlative ability to define its
policies, state its intentions and inter
pret its actions his lot would be less
unhappy and the lot of President Hard
ing and Secretary Hughes and other
constitutional devisors and interpreters
of our foreign and domestic policies
would be far happier.
The president and Mr. Hughes have
had a busy time trying to destroy the
effect of Mr. Harvey’s last attempt to
destroy the “illusion” that the United
States went into the war from any
higher motive than fear and selfish in
terests and that it would have no re
lation whatsoever with the League of
Nations or any other international league
to keep peace.
LONDON—Ted (“Kid”) Lewis, the
English middleweight champion, de
feated “Boy” McCormick in the 14th
round of a 20-round bout Thursday
night. The referee stopped the fight
In order to save McCormick from
further punishment.
It is suggested that the Swiss navy
be taken as the model for the reor
ganization of the other navies of the
world.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — Cedar Rap
ids high probably will play Ames
Thanksgiving day if both teams win
Saturday’s games. The winner of this
contest may play Charles City early
in September to definitely decide the
state high school football champion
ship.
FINANCING IS HALTED.
Washington, Nov. 18.—There will
be no further government financing
before December 15, it was said today
at the treasury.
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Show us the way to see the good
That comes into our lives each day, S
The blessings, dimlv understood,
That give us cheer along the way.
Give us content, with gold and gear—
Though much or little we possess— ! S
Let us be glad for what is here
On this, our day of thankfulness.
But broaden, too, the soul and mind
So that our thanks will not be found 55
By custom's rule and rote confined 55
Within this one day's narrow bound. 55
Let us be glad for early rain 5=
That bids the flowers wake and creep,
Let us be glad for snowy plain 55
That holds them in tneir winter sleep. 55
Give us the heart to understand
55 The graciousness of spreading trees;
55 The changing seasons, wisely planned,
5 . The storm and sunshine—all of these.
H For all the brightness of the dawn,
§§ And cheerfulness of noon and night; =t
And all that joy is builded on ==
Give us the grace to see aright.
Let us remember each kind word
By weight of goodly feeling blessed—
Each gentle thing we've said or heard—
And blot from memory the rest.
Give us the grace to see and know
The benefits along the way—
The many things that help us so. H
Let us be thankful every day.
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Springfield Republican.
louay is inaiiKsgiving: vvun unristmas it marks one of the two
great family festivals on the calendar. Turkey and cranberry sauce and
pun'kin pie come into their own today. Perhaps Little Willie and Doro
thy will be excused from the table while their a*»wn ups partake of
the more Impractical salad and such dishes, but tfit'y'll return to pass
expert Judgment on the pie and ice cream, a fitting climax to the noble
turkey that has gone before.
The churches will hold a union service In the auditorium this morning
Lots of thankful folks wil take this apportunity of showing gratitude Just
about 300 years ago the Pilgrims had the first Thanksgiving Today
holds nothing to Impugn their Judgment nor to belittle the custom they in
augurated. Bring on the turkey!
THANKSGIVING
^TURKEY CREOLE
If you want to eat turkey that fills
you to overflowing with thanksgiving
in spite of his price the Creole turkey,
served with browned sweet potatoes,
and a dish of flaky rice, is the bon
bouche which best spells epicurean
appreciation. Somehow Thanksgiving
day is so closely allied to a full dinner
pail in its association and so over
shadowed with the wings of turkey
that the sacred beginning of the day
in churches redolent of the fragrance
of autumnal fruits and bright with
the glow of sheaves of grain would
seem less Joyful if there were not in
the perspective a Juicy bird to sym
bolize the fat of the land for which
thanks are so earnestly returned.
The November turkey has sacrificed
his life at a high price and some
people claim that the price of 70
cents a pound will prevail, while pru
dent housekeepers declare that the
late buyer gets the heaviest birds at
the lowest figures. America no long
er seeks the burnished wild turkey
fattened on autumn grain and nuts
and bending with his weight the limb
of his forest roost. The search for
turkey is not a thing to be thankful
for, but the man who is able to go on
such a quest has much to sing praises
of gratitude for, and he may well
smack his lips if the creole turkey re
wards his efforts.
The piece de resistance of the cre
ole turkey is the stuffing, which im
parts a flavor to the bird besides fur
nishing a delicious tidbit in itself.
To make it, procure from one to three
dozen oysters, according to the size
of the turkey and the plumpness of
your purse. Strain the liquor into a
bowl and break into the Juice pieces
of stale bread and let them soak. Place
a large lump of lard or its equivalent
into a deep skillet or pot and when it
sizzles drop into it a finely chopped
big onion or two or three small ones.
Stir until the onion is golden brown
and then drop into the pan the
chopped giblets and liver of the tur
key. Meantime the bread has ab
sorbed the oyster Juice and is mixed
with chopped parsley, and, if it is corr
venient, with a tiny sprig of thyme,
bay leaves and a bit of sage. Stir the
giblets in the sizzling lard till they
and the onions are a delicate brown
and then quickly throw in the bread.
While stirring this mass pour 'into
the receptacle a soup plate full of
chopped pecan nuts and stir. The nuts
dissolve quickly, but that has nothing
to do with the process of cooking and
is not to be noticed. Only stir the
mass an do not let any scrap of it
scorch. The whole will assume a
beautiful light brown color and a won
derful aroma. The bread does not
need cooking, but only mixing in the
hot ingredients, and last of all the
oysters are emptied in and stirred.
The mass is thick and must be
handled quickly so as to. prevent
scorching. Kmpty it on a broad plat
ter and let it cool enough to place in
the turker. Thie dressing tvlll be
somewhat soft, but will have enough
consistency for stuffing purposes. ^
Stuff the bird as full as It will hold,
sew up the opening with coarss
thread, rub lard all over the turkey,
sift flour over the lard lightly and
lay the turkey In a large roasting pan.
in which a thin layer of cold water
has been placed.
Have a kettle or pan of water, at a
boil on the stove, and when the tur
key begins to cook, pour a little over
It frequently with a large basting
spoon, and baste It also with the
Juices which accumulate In the pan
as the turkey cooks. Keep this up
until the turkey is well done, by which
time a delicate flavor of pecan nuts
and oysters will have permeated ths
bird and the stiffing will be fit for a
king. Incidentally, don’t forget tb
sprinkle salt and pepper over the
bird and the stuffing will be fit for a
are delicious cooked in this way. The
dressing, not forgetting that oysters
are salt and so is the bread, and less
cooking salt will be required. A b?t
of chopped red pepper is more de
lectable than the black variety with
turkey, duck or chicken, all of which
are delicious cooked In this way The
stuffing, eaten with rice, alone is much
sought by epicures.
Her Idea of It.
Prom the Boston Transcript.
"My dear,” said Mr. Plunger wtlen he
went home one evening. "I’ve something
important to tell you—a receiver lias
been appointed to take charge of my af
fairs."
"How nice!” cooed Mrs. riung-r.
“When will he hold his first reception?"
In Great Britain, a regular passenger
motor service Is In service from London
to Glasgow and Edinburgh. The trip
covering two days, costs J?5, which In
cludes hotel bills.
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4 Trials made over New York and 4
4 other eastern states show that it -f
4 is capable of enormous destruc- 4
4 tion. Loaded with incendiary 4
4 materials or with poison gases, it 4
4 could be used, it is said, practi- 4
4 cally to annihilate whole cities +
4 without any loss of life to the 4
4 army employing it. That is one 4
4 of the things that will happen if 4
4 another war comes. The world 4
4 war has shown us that the battle 4
4 will be carried beyond the mill- 4
4 tary forces, to cities and hamlets, 4 *
4 regardless of whether noncom- 4
4 batants, women and children, are 4
4 slain. And this is only one of 4
4 the marvelous new devices for 4
4 killing. They don’t make war 4
4 impossible beecause w’hen we en- 4
4 ter on the acts which produce 4
4 war we are not thinking of them. 4
4 The only way to make war im- 4
4 possible is to start a long way 4
4 back of the immediate causes. 4
4 We recommend to the considera- 4
4 tion of the Washington confer- 4
4 ence this new and terrible engine 4
4 of slaughter. 4.
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