The evening world. Newspaper, July 12, 1919, Page 11

Leave It to Lou « Spare That Tree By the Rev. Thomas B. Gregory —————————— The Evening World’s — <“"\\Kiddie Klub Korner Coperight, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) {s a sorrowful piece of news that comes (o ab trom the Hoosier State. | On a lot at Huntington, Indiana, stab four largest trees in the State, and over 300 years ‘ened. with destruction by a local church-building committe voice Certain Christians (?) of Huntington are thinking ofp ehureh edifice, and if they carry out their plan the glorious tree will have , sg@0 be cut down. The “committtee,” it seems, has decided that the tree must to make room for thd “House of God.” ‘daa « The committee should immediately reconsider its verdict. eat Think about it for just a few minutes, ye men of the committee! That le elm, pronounced by the forethost scientists of Perdue University to he moro than three centuries old, is too sacred a thing to be | to @ church. ? eienj “That tree had just made its 4 Magnificent elm, one of the ich is threat- Ing up a new | tart in the Western wilderness when the | bioMlgrim Fathers were on their way to the shores of the New World. It bas| edpseen the entire history of the white man in what is now the United States | dg:@t America, It witnessed the settlement of the country; it was a “thing | sdf beauty and a joy forever” when thé ragged Continentals won their fight against King George and established this great Republic. ‘ortng arms toyed with the storms while slavery was being destroyed in our | I tting ready to show herself. And last, | “Hit not least, it saw the New America join hands with England, France | other liberty-loving nations, for the overthrow of civilization’s most jemy—Prussianiem. All this the grand old tree out in Hoasierdom has seen, and it would eve nothing less thaf the rankest of irroligion. and sacrilege to destroy} “*"4t for the sake of a church or any other type of human handiwork. Nothing that man might build could eqtal in sicredness and in spiritual | value that same Huntington elm. ‘Spare it! Spare it! Let not the hand of man lend a stroke for its’ destruction. awe < Huntington too has a population of 10,000 souls, and out of that num-| .o» Der of souls it should be possible to find enough inspiration and appre- ciation to save the town’s finest asset—that grand old tree. Let Huntington buy the piece of land that the tree stands on and * fake a public park of it; and on the mornings and afternoons of the Summer time let all who are so disposed assemble in the shade of the | me “wide-spreading elm and worship God by looking at its fair’ proportions | and listening to heaven's breezes playing and singing among its foliage. | Those not caring to kneel might lie upon their backs upon the green- “Award, and, while the boughs gently swayed in the wind, look up. at the, nal blue above, and dream dreams that would be worth infinitely more] «te them, perhaps, than any organ peal or preacher's voice. The Housewife’s Scrapbook nail brush. A brush is really ity to obtain good results, ‘3 hot Water in which a few drops) of ammonia has been dissolved. well in dDluing water. Its wide-reach- land and the New America Touch it not with | “eethe vandal axe! LOOKA What Man | CAN DO" WITH: HL ODT FINE FISH, THESE —— WEY) ARAVER IY OOLS, on KHOW © you MUST Have CASWREED “WHE KINDERGARTEN GOOD hot weatier drink and a positive thirst quencher can be made by combining grape juice ‘with charged water. ‘should be very cold. one-third full of the grape juice and gad the water, Household brushes should never be iptt to rest on the bristle “will last longer if regularly washed. {& wash blue is occasionally added {6 the dishwater the pure whiteness .. ef the china may be preserved. ee Both liquids Fill the glass When selecting a percolator, cho ting comes in direct contact with hent you will find those of nickel most satis- factory, They are also easy to ‘seep| in good condition, nish and only require a washing in| Soapy water and rinsing in c water to kee» them bright. hey do not tar- ing strong. vegetables »~e, onions, &c,, the odor can be overcome by boiling at the same time a little vinegar with a few “TO remove “perspiration-wmins a silk blouse moisten the spot with French chalk, Leave it for iwenty- jfour hours, then shake off the ch»lk. the water in|1f the stain is still apparent repeat Add a little sugar to fte flower bowl It will keep the| ‘vlossoms fresh a much longer time | f0Phan plain water. Conducted by Eleanor Schorer Copyright, 2019, by The Prose Publishing Co, (The New York Rrening World.) Kiddie Klub Fun Festival at Luna, Coney Istand, Wednesday, July 23 i, as the old ditty goe®, which some of your grandmothers, Kiddies, may sung, is not the coal mine referred to when you are asked about this Luna Park. This coal mine does not produce any coal, but it does Just as much fun and delight as the old song did when it was sung years ago. The coal mine at Luna Park, however, is a copy of the interior of song-told storied one, but this one is a ride, which every Kiddie will to use, The donkeys you see standing in a row sed to draw ous little coal cars all around and down deep in the coal mine, has an amusing name. The white one is Black Diamond ani is called Gnowwhite—and stil another, who is extra slow, is and so it goes, The tracks before you enter the mine pass an attractive rushing brawling brook, Just beyond are groups waiting to step in to go down to darkness and coolness, and later, have moved through the entrance, you will see little villages and also of queer dwarfs who never come up into the sunlight, but down there “all the season round.” ' I think, thourh, Kiddies, you will like riding behind the as the bel ¢ in the coal mine, for these wonderfully patient been living at Luna Park and have been used to give thousands nands of children wonderful rides and much pleaqure for over Tam sure they will enjoy the appearance of every single Kiddie reward for patient work, to be thought worthy to be entruste, care of 80 many good children, as all Kiddies who belong to surely worthy of cone = xia All Cousins wearing ir le Klub pins will be admitted to Luna| fignd along to share in the and all ite safe attractions on Wed-| child’ guest of the Kiddie Kim ae nesday, July 23, , day through the gates of Luna with Each Kiddie Klub member wiil be] out having to pay the usual ‘admis permitted to bring one non-member |sion fee, COUSIN ELEANOR, {Cousin Eleanor’s Klub Kolumn en NAA RRARNRRRRR ARN 8" ie all they want Bu the romatae of nthi 6 } ’ ‘one Tro put them On their feet once more, te we, montive ‘They, fought and risked thelr very|Is not enough to make the way, iv ae 5 Can Uncle Sam refuse his sons And now they've come for thelr | )° his ‘ reward, « hie who so vallantiy ae arrived in New York; | To save the world from Fie seen the wonders that could be, ring guns. bf must | turn Ht i Ly HH 3 f i 3 fi HHH : lite s to see his home let our boys all know “ But Bow ne among the apple trees y we are that they've req He longs to see bis loved ones, With the wreath of victory they hag pc alts me ba And ¢ German helmet and a German Liothes will not come out of the seq hue water streaky if you add a cup ot milk,to the blue water before put- :tng in the clothes, Clean paint brushes in hot \water PJ i which washing soda has been dis- solved and soft so: (Copyright, 1919, by Street & Smith, Corp.) is ip until he drew blood. I bent every power to that end. You Some ons made me your secretary, trusted me with your confidential papers"—~ “Fool! Griswold muttered. “When I found out that you were on the point of cornering the wheat and corn of the country I felt the time had come to act. I employed/squarely, your bew ‘butler,’ my brother, I went feeling out who else could be brought to the point of But you shail never know any more than what I have tod you about them!” wold laughed widkedly. mire your self-confidence, my “but you will most certainly tell me who every one of your accomplices 1s—or you will tell A little matter of @ doubie abduction will make the ba- sis of @ substantial charge against you, don't you think?” “Even if you did as Kate Mellish said quietly, "you would learn no more than you know now, We have gone through a ‘third de- And the second time find us prepared, He felt as though he were the most+ insubstantial creature it was possible for human flesh to be. spun dizzily. they looked at each other. Daniels caught Griswold. else supported Brewster. were near collapse, Browster said in a dead Mead moved the lever to the next His arms felt strength- Both woman leaped ‘forward in their bonds as the Strongér current shot throu, With it the din, the flashes, the whold assault on every nerve in their bod doubled in strength, Her moan of Pain touched even: Mead. has not spoken!” But I don't think holdout, much on, with the rind re- s-4moved, placed in the wash boiler will the clothes beautifully «nite wai#ed also aid in cleansing them, Araced. slice of lem “Hello; Mead!" a harsh voice, but Apparently weakened, grated in the “Done!” Griswold repeated dully. There was oppressive silence in the 8. riswold. Whom have you got about cautiously, eaeeTar will readily come off the hands if they are rubbed with the outside 82 of fresh lemon or orange pee! and im- ft Hiediately dried. pemeHere is a new use for orange peel. ) qniQne thrifty housekeeper thoroughly = dries it and uses it for lighting the ‘five. She finds it most excellent for that purpose, Brewster's ‘head dropped on his He will!" she cried with a hysterical triymph in her yoice, “And I know I shall not tell you senses as best they could from the e nemeehai ba masitared: view I held, A secretary entered the room. “There's an urgent telephone mes- sage from Mead waiting on your wire, Mr, Daniels,” he . Daniels lifted tke receiver. It was that Griswold announced to Mead over the telephone that he was coming out to Elko Park to talk to Kate Mellish, An hour later he was at the labo- “Kate Mellish and your supposed is real Suddenly Kate Mellish Her eyes closed. Her head fell for- wi Her whole body hung in Its tm till I get there!” The receiver at the other end of the wire rasped down on the hook. CHAPTER XY. ALL STREET was in an up- For several days it had been agitated by mys- terious movements in vast holdings of the two most important crops of the year—wheat and cor, “Mr, Daniels wants to talk to you * he cried, trying to make himself heard above the crack- ling and the it to the police, aught his breath, Saad who. will tell me all about #228 Boll the clothesline before usiitg it ab » 18¢4ha you will considerably increase its wearing qualities, bear your suttering any longer, “Harry, you Rave no right! ‘ou threaten,” to make’ her ‘do it!" “What do you mean?" Daniels do- Harry Mellish stared wildly, Then he uttered a ringing cry of fe: tried to leap out of his chair, his bonds held him, all right!” his did it!” I will only involve myself!” “You will tell. everything!” “Where are Griswold and Brewster?” ed his head with an ef- "he sald deliber- cuss “ob eThere are special brushes for vush- Prods cut class, but if you have ngne gree’ already, CHAPTER XIV, LL through the day and night giant combination of speculators had tried to corner these two necessities of life, similar agitations and symp- toms had been observed, Griswold came forward, tioned the guards out of the room, Fh ad he stopped before Kate Mel- Mellish, who had deen staring tacl- turnly Into vacancy, only glanced at Griswold, But the look was unpleas- antly eloquent. t you won't have us arrested, she went on, “that is, not un- iron bars yourself. a ‘NMeS@MERGENCY SHELF FOR PICNICS VERY housewife should have aa “emergency shelf” in the kitch- her brother continued, never what I want to hear!" His voice, freighted with fury, was rau- with every hou hand over her ance of their nerves to the repeated and on them for n the mornin © tu stock up such a shelf because other and strange accompaniments to the apparent attempt to corner wheat and corn, A period of frantic buying was at once followed by copious Prices rose and fel! in an insane less you enjoy And Brewster will go with you, I have some faith in the laws of “I remember entering my Then nothing more until a few hours ago, when I found myself sitting by the wall of a water-front warehouse, By my side was Brewster, dy for the impromptu picnic ep a@ great conve Lyieparing a meal for the unexpected | ¢ An “emergency shelf” styould 4s potted ment, hat do you mean?” om Brewster's safe was taken @ package of papers outlining a cam- Paign for the acquisition of most of the corn and wheat by methods that too close scrutiny. T intend to hold 1 not slept a wink 1 I have to say," Mellish Mellish,.no longer silent but mutte ing to himself, was sti “Ready to talk? he said, his lips to Mellish’s ear, self heard above the angry, crackling Holtz machine, Mellish looked at him with world gasped at the developments, It was plain to all that either tremen- dous fortunes were being made or that sational bankruptcies would follow. the morning of the twentieth th With it came the col- lapse of the attempt to corner wheat Amid scenes of panic on the exchanges and in many a mag- - nate’s office, the crash of se fortunes was announced. The prices of wheat and corn fell and fell, The climax was set though he did Standing knee deep in ticker tape, hi face pale and ang cabinet of associates, Daniels read off the figures which in his ears and to the others sounded like the crash of falling walls. Suddenly the door was flung open. The group turned to the dvor, started eyes remained fixed on the where is he?” t Is all L have to 1 minutes later his b 8 your party," much detail what happened between my two periody of waking. great deal of what came befor "; urdines, salmon, Butter, baked beans, canned corn, you think they will? those papers as @ sort of shield from the operator as and Jellies, Phe family storm broke, ys ptenics will also to keep all the nec Daniels?" Mead a hem, eh?" Griswold looking wistfully at him, Griswold strode down the room, avage , savagely Op 006 Oot atrald you © the more room th tween me and you brother of yours, the healthier it will You're going free, 9 enien 49% cnic eauipment Jn. ¢ & ft will be handy Aathidinloe “@*FIRST GOLD AT A PREMIUM, HE first quotation of gold at a premium in the Unit occurred fifty-eight ye By October of 1861 its cure io wency value vadfPhe United States Government had coumegotiated its first war loan to carry is hereafter be- nd that precious Griswold has and the murders No clue to Brewster's wi stopping before her, to love me and [ returned that love. 1 gave you the best in me, making ready to marry you. As your wedding gift I meant to bring you “You pretended for all of us. both of you.” Mead watched him ething to avert wreck." y Daniels said with | opened bottle of the powerful liquor road to the surrounded by a Saeranune Of return you—you smash me, bank- drooping man, piled on top of us, your achievement is just n I Daniels called Mead on the te "You wrecked my When they were out of sight of the him bankrupt, were the direct cause of hiv suicide, and brought me and my brother to penury, mother died before you and Brew- voice showing the strain he too was | undergoing. complished it in tim or rather two. Griswold and Bach. hero receives a welcome ny ont 4 position secures”, a t eat meanw! As well as any one, you ‘and L te, Six months’ pay will ouy him And feed him till he gets a sees ee He has fought and he has won, house and out of hearing of any one|A®@ we dare not tet him starve. lee Melliae Corned seddenly oS) Be #9" | Sey MARY DOtseiee esata ‘ecNow," he demanded, “with what|teen years, Bronx, little trick did you fool’ Noguchi and petit Tarleton and Jennings and me?” e Kate Melliah met his angry look HOW TO GET A NEW KIDDIE “Thank your stars I did iti” she KLUB PIN, sald in @ quivering voice, “Or you Members who have belonged and I would be making ready for the |} to the Kiddie Klub for three electric chair, When you left me in| $1 on1, pags the mortuary that night and went ‘8 or longer and have brok- up to the mecune is ory or} en or ties their pins can get new oratory you did what Janne: ones by send! you should do. "I knew that the | $ (oumporeg pipes sieg omere shroud in which Lee was wrapped AG! tion). NAME was fastened with Noguchi's seal R, ADDRESS and CERTIFI. stamped in red wax. That was the|$ CATE NUMBER must be given: way he usually marked the cadavers | } New certificates can be obtaced brought to the laboratory for his in the own special experiments, When you same way. If you do not left me 3 tore otf the seals and re- peor your certificate number moved the shroud. I uncov ‘one | 3 tell the date upon which you be- of the other bodies in the mortuary Intended for some one of Noguchi's | } “4 & member or aa near to it staff, I then put Lg) coves meeuet as you af recall. the poor fellow with Noguchi's 4 After losing the ori which t had stolen from nim, and | $ ang certifeate given eum won with some red wax I fastened the | } s mem- folds of the shroud. Then I put Lee * upon entering the Klub only in his place and” —— one pin andone certificate may be ‘ ee cheated us out of our decis-| } secured, according to the above jon!” “L would have done worse than|$ Tule. If a momber again loses that, Harry, Did you think I could | 3 Pin or certificate send three cou- oon tae {dette J ie hls death?” pong and & cents for another pin long silence fol red, “Who knows?" Mellish asked | $ “4 three coupons and 8 cents finally, for another certificate, “Dear Noguchi. ‘The man whose | ewww” genius was equal to devising a drug that put Lee into a state of virtual death for days without killing him, KLUB SMILES. has also a heart as kind as it is} The Kiddie Klub is something erand, brave, When I told him later what T had done he not only forgave me but |. Yor all the kiddies in the land was glad. He helped hide Lee until| Te eet that pin that glitters bright the time came to bring him to con-| And that is the kiddies’ great sclousness and to set him and Brew- delight. ster down in the alley where they| py SOL, SUSSKIND, aged tweb 2. found him,” A “Ka His eyes shone with af. | 78% Brooklyn. fection. “Did you do it only for Grig- — wold's sake?” JUNE RIDDLE CONTEST AWARO "You need not ask, Harry," she sald WINNER. solemnly. “You are dear to me, too —far more than he. The weakness As white as a snowflake for him I will conquer. But you, And shaped like @ bell, brother, I shall always love.” It lives tn the water mer resumed thelr way to the And also in the dell, station. THE END. A pond lily, By GEORGE SMITH, aged eleven years, Hasbrouck Heights, N. J. Sete: ; By Jackson Gregory OBTAIN NOUR PIN. oment storming two men who had entered—Griswold and Brewster, They were unbelievably emaciated and looked like living corpses, Their cheeks were sunken and yellow, Their eyes were deop in dark pits. cheeks were covered with stubble of Their clothes were twisted atiearly that year, the Secretary of the (irctePreasury stipulating that payment |-'Nfor the bonds be made in gold, biFonsequence, millions in gold coin evere drawn from the banks, which tarewere compelled ster and Daniels and t In my office,” d back to the Mellishes, He himself went to the switchb: clutches on my father,” Griswold stared at her, mnturous Western story full of the personality of a rare woman. Judith Sanford inherits an interest in a cattle ranch only to find that she must fight an unscrupulous foreman to establish ber rights, There is a close-up gun fight in this yarn that has never been outdone in fictlon—when one man faces six in a pitch-dark gambling room behind the Jailbird Saloon, ‘Begins on this page next Monday regulated the amount of current an » and Brewster are moment, storming strenuously as thelr somewhat weak condition allows. least. so much truth turned to the victims. “Will you speak?” he called, Mellish looked at shut her eyes and with a. tr | effort at a smile shook her he the effort was fleeting and the shake communicated hody, which has been alleged by feeome critics that the suspension of Specie payment, which cost the tax- ers of the United States untold Lt) shvipayment. “Good heavens!" Danie! is the report? voice sounded weird and harsh, He and Brewster staggered forward and plunged thelr Gagers into the Jerking tapes, turned even miore gaunt tha: “Was he your father?" “When I found employment your office siencsraphen you wi my wtelligence. from the gray throughout her whole a pay,,other moncy than gold for the Was seized as wilh an ague; Mellish ts @ word with you!" bimeelf in bis x ning with