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. Disastrous Deal in Jumbo Iron By R- RAY BAKER- 1921.. W .-.i.Dr fane had overflown the Claude Winters', office he It' '"- , d 3uW,.yly curled on the h , ...i Kfo rannaari hero I . , ""J -U-c liber W Hi" , ,-hP room. . "c marK aisttgured as lie sal cpvm stones down the city iff. and clattered, but the young red heard none oi xue 4 iu- He bent over tne uesK, uis 1 tinL' on it. hiS gaze trans it hofnro him. , . on tno ui'c v--- ir-rl It- wn n nt h0 muttered, it was lost, groaD, for Claude was not . the kind. He had stamina, al- WW" .u-thP supply was being over- L,U2U . ; U at present Lost a clean Only one possiuie way to re 'thnt's to throw at least eep. ..a aiiu ' - i I 1 t-v-v-v! 4-Tii lr nsl Lvi 000 into me !... i3.v.cvi 1 . :tit..r. But Where's it Iff I haven't more than niVi Ipft. anu mai wuumu i uueti '" . . . t f i. JW A. lal No, what I, need mho iron uue IK Dai " - I Aim.' Vmi'1A i 1 1 TT- . . .... whole lot (If money in quick time, phasized the .word "some." not ?lve u. i wo nuuurea uiou L will bring back the five hundred iisand; tneres uo uwui uj. iu out here 11 I get it? b ground it between a heel and the iice rug Crossing to iue leiepnone called up various DanK omciais, IP after the pother. No satisfaction. nov was "tight,' ana Desiaes, it the big banking interests largely lat had brought about his downfall. was disappointed out not sur- spd. Claude returned tp his desk, TJut not his attitude of dejection. Uls mind s busv seeking the sighpost of a jghway that would lead him out of forest of rrenzied nnance. Six years ago Claude had come to citv with a comparatively few dol- js, and acceptance of a lowly posi- bD in fl orOKeragt: ouiuc uau yruvt?u lucky step. He made a favorable Wession with the broker and was ucated in the finesse of playing jocks. Finally he was maae a part- r; shortly after that the broker died Id Claude became sole owner of the siness. Fortune leaned on. his side k money rolled in. Everything he inched responded as oogects respond- to the golden touch of Midas, as 1 in mythology until he tried Jum iron. Then came the crash. IT this time he had neglected the home on the farm. On this"-farm had been born and raised to young whood. On the adjoining eighty tres had lived Alice Hall, pretty. Pfliter of a farmer, and with her aude experienced his first affair of h heart. He had loved her des- rately he had thought. men his parents had died, one ortly after the other, and having a Btural-born dislike for farming, ' he Id gone to the city. T11 come back r you some day," he had told Alice, t after writing once or twice he had gotten her. A member of his office w had attended to the payments taxes on the old farm, but that was s only remaining connection with -environment of his boyhood. w as he sat at his desk seeking ay out of his dilemna the picture a girl arose in his mind a beautl- But it was not Alice. Her ae. was Hortense f Molton, and she ;s the daughter of Ruthford Slolton, Power in the financial world. She N i million in her own right, and as fond of Claude. He had met fr at a social function and they had t-3 . . . eacn other. Somehow be had 1 sne would marry him If he asked f "t he had never really courted ff. although he had taken her around "She's the solution." he decided, as F Mrasserl his brain for a means of f'8's money. "IMJ ask Hortense to me. Lpt's spp shp's snAnrtinff e month at Troy.' I'll just: run 'up ere in my car. cet her consent ouick- inj iiicu ui aw j nauuo r ep a week at least. I'll appeal r "er romnntt ., naiuic, UI1U UUftllt ulsPeriSe with nn Plnhnroto r-nuaUv rn stop on the way find l-K - e 0VPr the old'farm Ji n . l "- very afternoon he started on hBJ s nPes once more arisen. Ihinv c -mes ot mi an cm i u.e, lfl'Ch hie .. t- 1. """3 W nr pnnctmiHn nor. PJfo' t0 ESSUmed a h0lIr L T"t, and Snrvkp nmlnhlir frt avorv -v.i im inn rnort ;ru trough, at a swift pace. At Ftln ttiuiiiar sign is oegau an v ; stance.; rney. ; were !or; .ramlllar because never' be- Rrvt, . .v-v. ill LXllO uu c.uvu, sP'te of tho Al . , . ijjjt i ; mat me roaa lea is 1 wmcn nao once Deen 0.. Wt JKP fr more tnan a minute," Hilph k. ne noticed a landmark v ihl'M u was nt more tnan j ill i m - a F 4 1 uver . won't even stop Sm! v rther - he came upon a l'uunie- It was standing at give It back. of the road, the hood was and PechamL. s'n was prowling In . the Belt,-.., vvlin wrench. IV h... h0'iday mood and like- .. . "VIK ft f..,!!.-. ' . Kj. 81PI1 hU roadster, and in. anrt. Kill ill TIT Vminia vAn Apparently thft ' rt.i . : ossed in her work . u u- i , - his pleasantlv . "eea OI lie repeated the turned toward m ' 1.17" ' uu. BU . " nuns a nana across her face that .eft a black streak "Well" she "said aWw"..,. as If. I. might " She stopped talking" vi. him in a daze. . 7 "You're-you're nrn'. vtr.. , she managed to stammer. was so like an accusation . that ieic guilty. V.-wirhrmf: v fc Aid. Y L11K . 7. Kf.. vanrtCD,i hora r. uj. . ne peered at her ...,?! SllOlT wis wv v4v tmtenH , u,.... ... ,. : c . nan ne " ex- claimed, and forthwith swihori the ignition of his motor and left his machine. They shook hands with n of restraint. "You're you're still here T tnke it " he observed inanely. As you see," she retorted some what pointedly. I I just thought I'd dron in at the old place and see how It looks" he went on. "I hapDened tA he romfnfr this way, you see." About time," she sighed. "And vou won't see much to nlease vour eve Theold home Is burled under a CTowth of weeds. It's been sadly neglected just like some other things." She em- Claude was feeling contrite. In ad dition, he had a strange t sensation about the heart. This country girl had grown more beautiful since he went away. He had loved her once, and the city had made, him forget, Now he was away from the city; and the old feeling appeared to be creep ing over him. And it was not an unpleasant sensation, either. -xour rattier," he asked. "He is well 7" "He died a year ago," she replied simply, dangling the wrench in a smudgy hand. Tm farmerettlng." "You're whatr Claude Inquired. "Farmerettlng. I'm a farmerette. rra working our old farm and getting along pretty well, too ; but It's terri bly hard work, I can tell you." 'Let's ,see what's the trouble," he suggested, and looked into the hood. 'Timer wire is loose," he said present ly. "Have you some pliers? Thanks ; now It's all righti.I think. Where are you bound?" "Home," said Alice. ' "Good. Til straggle along behind." "Afraid you wouldn't know the way, I suppose," she said pointedly. During the four-mile ramble Claude did a deal of thinking. Hortense and his mission were forgotten. His finan cial worries had faded. Things seemed good In the country. He had never liked farming, but he believed he would enjoy it now. Hard manual la bor was what he needed. Let the half million go ; he could get along without it. When the flivver ahead came to a stop he had made up his mind. He and the girl stood and looked at two farms, one of tnem nounsning, the other gone to . ruins. "Let's make these two farms Into one, be suggested, "uo you remem ber once I said I'd come back for you? .I've neglected you. I know, but I've returned. What do you say? Will you have me?" She hung her head. V "I'm still here, you see" she replied finally. "I took you at your word anu I've been waiting." New Flying Target. A new kind of flying target has been patented by. Alexander McMillan of -Princeton. Ni J. It is an artinciai bird, meant to be discharged like clay "pigeon from a machine. A clay pigeon, when hit, is smashed. The target here described simply flies to pieces, which can be readily put together again, making it as good as ever. The target is composed of severa wine-shaDed pieces, with turned up edtres. so that in revolving through the air it has a tendency to fly. in this respect It claims superiority to c . the ordinary clay target, The component pieces are so con structed, with resilient gripping en gagements, that, while readily detach able one from another, they are easuy assembled again after the target ha's been hit by a shot. . Grow Your Own Stray Flowers r,ie witn an elaborate cere-1 . -jj ionsis . - : The trip will do me good, and' been gay with an old-fashioned annual T7iiAricfc wfndowa all winter nave In several varieties which was popu lar in the days of our great grand mothers, who always had bouquets of them for, the winter the everlasting flowers.- Two varieties have been dis- nlnved more thaa others, tne nen- chrysum and the rhodanthe. i The for mer has a fine line of bronze, maroon onH vpIIow shades. The latter Is the uties. viiio - V . .. . . . . unrt delicate of all the everlastings. It is orxen growu a pot plant. Its flowers are noaains and a delicate rose pins, ah mese are as easily grown from seed as a zinnia or sweet alyssum. The blos soms should be cut when half open, nnended head downward until ary, and may then be made into, bouquet. ' ' . Beat Prodigy. Top?" "Weil, Junior" "Got a silver dollar In your pocket?" "Yes but " "Lend it to me a little wane i "But why do you want a silver dol- "I want to try it In my slingshot "Shoot it?" wYep.H '. , r. . , V"What forr. , : . ""Oh. lust for the novelty f ein 1 Socialists of Chicago entering , the Coliseum for their big May day meeting while police watched them. St airs. Calvin Coolidge reviewing 21 troops of girl scouts in Potomac park, Washington. 3-kRepresentatlve S. B. vinslow of Massachusetts, the largest member of congress. , r NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Reparations Ultimatum and Protocol Handed to Germany by the AIRes. RUHR WILL BE OCCUPIED Fehrenbach Cabinet Resigns After America Rejects Offer Poles In vade Upper Silesia Plebiscite Zone Panama Scorns the Warning of Secretary Hughes. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Two things operated to prevent the occupation of the Ruhr district by the allied forces last week. One was the hesitation of Great Britain and Italy to exact the sanctions which France demanded and which everyone admits are warranted. The other was the time required to mobilize the French troops and move them over into German ter ritory. The French minister of war, however, called to the colors about 140,000 men of the class of 1919 and started them toward the Ruhr, armed and equipped for real warfare. For several days the supreme coun cil, in session in London, argued over the reparations and sanctions, Lloyd George and Count Sforza delaying final decision as long as they could, while Premier Briand Insisted on speedy action. Lord Curzon was sin gularly stubborn in contesting the French propositions and in the effort to delay matters he persuaded the council to summon to London the en tire reparations commission. . Early in the week Secretary of State Hughes had replied to the German note, saying that the offer of Berlin was not, in the opinion of the American government, worthy of transmission to the allies, and expressing the hope that Germany would "at once make directly' to the, allied governments clear, definite and adequate proposals which would in all respects meet its just obligations." The wording of this' note made it clear that America would not inter fere, but the British and Italian mem bers of the council still hoped Doctor Simons would come across with a new offer that would make the seizure of the Ruhr unnecessary. On Wednes day, however, they gave in and a final agreement was reached regarding the ultimatum and protocol to Germany. Next morning the documents were signed and the ultimatum, giving Ger many: six days to accept, was handed to Doctor Sthamer, German ambassa dor to Great Britain. The allied rep arations commission carried the pro tocol to Paris and handed it to the German representatives there. The total sum demanded from Ger many was Increased from 132,000,000, 000 to 135,000,000,000 gold marks by the inclusion of the sum due Belgium for her debts to the allied nations. Germany is to acknowledge the indebt edness by the issue of bonds In three KPftlons. the first immediately, the second in November and the third ac cording to her ascertained ability to pay. Germany is ordered to pay 2,- 000,000,000 gold marks annually and. In addition, 26 per cent of the value of her exports. When these payments exceed the Interest on the bonds is sued the reparations commission is en titled to require the issue of further bonds to the amount otthe annual in 40me. It was . also decided that the proceeds of certain German revenues, such as the customs, should be appro- nriated to the service of the debt. To enforce compliance .with the de mands of the allies France will occupy the Ruhr district on May 12 her troops being accompanied by relatively small detachments of British and Belgian soldiers, and it is probable the British and French navies will at least make a demonstration in the North sea and the Baltic, possibly establishing naval control of Bremen, Hamburg and Stet tin. Concerning this it was felt -the advice of the United States should e obtained, j. v - Meanwhile the German cabinet was -- ? - ' r . - : . - . . - holding futile sessions trying to frame a new offer, and on Wednesday Chan cellor Fehrenbach, Foreign Minister Simons and their colleagues gave up and resigned. At this writing It is understood Doctor Stresemann, leader of the people's party, will be chancel lor, and Dr. Mayer-Kaufbeuren, German ambassador to France, will be foreign minister. The collapse of the German cabinet had no effect on the plans of the allies. The United States 'doubtless will take no part In the military occupation of the Ruhr district, but it may soon be a party to the enforcement of the reparations terms. The supreme coun cil has invited President Harding to name representatives in the council and the reparations commission, and there is reason to believe the invita tion will be accepted. The administra tion, it is sai,d in Washington, desires to participate in the work of the com mission to promote American interest in a permanent settlement. Enraged by reports that the allies' plebiscite commission had recommend ed that only the Rybnlk and I'less re gions in Upper Silesia be awarded to Poland ... and that the rest .or the terri tory be given to Germany, some 20,000 Poles, well organized and armed, In vaded Upper Silesia, seized . a number of important cities, cut the communi cation's' withTGermany and at latest reports were advancing on Oppeln, north of the Oder river." The French, British and Italian control officers and their small bodies of troops were un able to cope with the situation and the whole region was overrun, the peasants there siding with the Polish Invaders. -At Gross Strehlltz Italian forces commanded by Colonel Bond, an Englishman, resisted the Poles who sought to occupy the city and an artil lery' engagement ensued. The German government, of course, formally protested against this action of the Poles to the allied governments, and ihe latter took immediate steps to legain control of the situation, declar ing martial law in the plebiscite zone and sending troops against the in vaders. It was admitted that it would be hard to oust the, Poles, and the al leged fact that their course was tacitjly approved by the French authorities there created considerable ill feeling between the British and the French. Premier Briand, however, asked Prince Sapieha, Polish foreign minister, now in Paris, to transmit to the Polish gov ernment a request to end the disturb ances in Upper Silesia. When the al lied supreme council adjourned its London session It was said It would soon meet again in Ostend to take up the Upper Silesia question. Now that the senate has adopted the Knox peace resolution, it Is up to some One to devise our further procedure in the matter of restoring our relations with Germany. In the final debate on the resolution Senator Lodge admitted the Versailles treaty could not be so amended as to meet the requirements of the United States, as President Harding hoped and that a new treaty must be negotiated. This, of course, is pleasing to the "irreconcilables," who now believe the Versailles pact never will be resubmitted to the sen ate And, as has been said before iu this review, it Is difficult to see how, that treaty can be separated fronrthe League of Nations covenant. The sit uation is not satisfactory to the ma jority of Americans, nor to our associ ates In the war. "German officialdom was glad to hear of the adoption of the Knox resolution, though there Is no hope there of an early resumption of diplomatic and commercial relations with America. The little republic of Panama is going around with a chip on her shoul der and is talking back to Uncle Sam. Secretary Hughes warned Panama that "unless she acts voluntarily In a reasonable time the United States will take steps to compel her to transfer jurisdiction of the disputed Coto terri tory to Costa Rica and to abide by the White award. President Porras asserts that Mr. Hughes note has not changed the icttitude of Panama and that she "feels backed in her right in refusing the White award " her position being snpported by ; the opinion of Doctor Bustamente of the University of Ha vana, nn authority on International law. Porras concludes: ' . "Panama feels sure that the Ameri can government will cease Its endeav ors in recommending acceptance of a decision upon which public opinion al ready has uttered its last word and which has become an "adjudged mat ter. Panama refused the White decl- slon with the same right and for al most the same reasons that the United States government declined In 1831 to accept the decision of the king of the Netherlands in a boundary litigation With Great Britain." President Harding won the first part of his fight for a big navy, the naval committee of the senate having re ported the navy bill with provisions for funds not only for completing the 1916 building program but also for a personnel 20,000x in excess-of the 100,- uoo proposed by the house. Besides this, the committee refused to Incor porate In the measure the proposal of Senator Borah authorizing and re questing the President to invite Great Britain ami Japan to a disarmament conference in Washington. Borah will make a fight for his amendment on the floor of the senate and Senator Pom erene also has a similar amendment which he will introduce." The senate committee increased the house total of $396,000,000 to $496,500, 000, or the same figure in the bill as it failed In, the senate last March. The senate passed the Dillingham" immigration bill, which limits Immi gration to 3 per cent annually of per sons of various nationalities In the United States in 1910. Only Reed of Missouri voted in the negative. The measure went to conference and It was expected the house would accept the senate bill and that it would be signed by the President. It becomes effective within fifteen days after enactment and remainjuin force until June 30, 1922. The measure would permit the landing in America of about 350,000 immigrants in the next twelve months. In the Republican presidential pref erence primaries last year North Car olina went for Hiram Johnson. In the Republican na.tional . convention Dele gate David H. Blair refused to abide by; those instructions and voted for Warren G. Harding, A few days ago President Harding nominated Mr. Blair for the important office of com missioner of Internal revenue and the nomination came before the senate In executive session. There was a stormy debate, the opposition being led by Senator Johnson, who told of Blair's action, In the convention and asserted that "a man who will violate his own state's laws is unfit to administer the nation's laws." A second objection made by Johnson was connected with tax returns. He said : "Mr. Blair's father-in-law is one o the richest men In North Carolina and he sought, by forming a partnership withrhis family, to lessen the amount of his income tax." The nomination was referred back to the senate finance committee, which, on Saturday, began a thorough investigation of Johnson's charges. Senator Truman. H.. Newberry of Michigan is set free from all charges of violation of the federal corrupt practices act. The United States Su preme court set aside the conviction of Newberry and 16 other defendants, the majority opinion holding that the law under which, they were convicted is unconstitutional. All the justices agreed that the conviction should be re versed, but three of ' them held that congress, under the provisions' of the original Constitution, has the power to regulate primaries. The board of directors of the United .States Steel corporation has an nounced a cut In wages of day labor of about 20 per cent, effective on May 10. and ; an equitable adjustment of all other, rates, including salaries. Chair man Gary also announced that the board had been unable: to find a prac ticable basis for the entire abandon ment of the 12-hour day In the Imme diate future. The average wage will be cut, by this order, about $1.40 per day, and the reduction In the corpora tion's $ay roll will be not less, than $150,000,0000 annually.- Frank Mor rison, secretary of the American Fed eration of Labor, denounced the wage cut as unjustifiable. IMPBOTO tJKTFOlM !HTIKMT10lfI&. Lesson (Br RKV. P. B. FITZWATKR, D. XX. Teacher of ; English Bible in th Moody Bible Institute o Chisano.V T T (. 1921. Western. Newspaper Union. LESSON FOR MAY 15 WORKING WITH. OTHERS.' LESSON TEXT-I Cor. 12:4-27. Christ, and members in particular. I Oar. 12:27. " 1 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL T . Klnn Ir 1-12; Neh. S:l-32; 4:15-?3. JUNIOR TOPIC-Helpirtg One Another. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC TeamWork. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC Co-operation or Competition. This Scripture pictures the church the body of Christ, I under the figuraf of the human body. The topic "Woric-v ing With Others" can only have ap plication to Christians working with; each other; for it is as members of the body of. Christ that this relation ship and obligation are set forth. Tha 4 church is an organism, not merely an organization. As such it is: I. One Body (vv. 12-20). As a body it has many members, each with a definite ministry or func tion. Many members are essential to a body or organism. I So it Is with the church. Each member has its own. gift and office.:-The proof of this one ness is that by the sovereign act of the Holy Spirit all believers are consti tuted one body (v. 18). A multiplicity of organisms does not make a body. but a multiplicity of members wltb their-separate functions. There is no room for jealousy or discontentment among them (vv. 15, 16). It would be? aa reasonable for the foot to complain. s of its lot and refuse to function aa a foot, as for one member of a church to envy the place of another. A deacon who is such by the appointment of God should not complain that he Is not a minister. The church needs its foot-members, that is, those who are swift to run on Its errands; it needs Its eye-members, who are quick ta perceive opportunities for service; t. needs Its ear-members, who are quick to hear the call to duty ; It needs its tongue-members, who can speak forth the message of truth ; it needs' its hand-members to perform its many deeds of . kindness. Each member of . the church has Its place by the sov ereign will of God (v. 18. If this " were realized there would be the most efficient co-operation among the mem bers of the church. The pastor would faithfully do the work of a pastor; the minister, the work of a minister, the teacher, the work of a teacher,, etc. ' ., '. j Members of the Body (v. 21). . They must co-operate for the life and service of the body. As the foot cannot dispense with the head, the eye with the hand, etc., so in the church, even' the most highly gifted are dependent upon those of the lower, order. Self-conceit and pride are as much out of place on the part of the highest In ability as of the lowest. In fact, a sober realization of this will da away with selfishpride. III. The Least Attractive Member Are the Most Necessary (vv. 22, 23). In the human body the heart is of more vital Importance than the tongue. So In the church prayer Is of much more Importance than the gift of eloquence. Many examples could be given of those who wrestled with God in the closet, doing more or the, cause of Christ than those who shone forth most conspicuously In the public eye. The lungs are never seen or heard, yet without ! them the ' tongue could not titter a sound. IV. The Different Members Have Been Adjusted by God (vv. 24, 25). So perfectly has this been done that If each performs its own function there will be harmony in the body. Alt schism In the church Is, due to failure of one member to perform its duty be cause of envy of the position of an other. , By considering Christ the head and obeying Him all strife and dlvt- -sion in the church will be elimin ated. ; 7 ; ' ' 7r'; -V. Members Are Sympathetically Related (vv. 2527) i - One member should have the same care for the other as for itself. The eye has the same concern for the foot as it has for itself ; so the most elo quent has the. same solicitude for the -humblest member' as for Itself. This is true because the suffering of the one is the suffering of the other ; the honor of the one is the honor of the . other ; the sorrow of the one is the sorrow of the other ; the property of the one is the property of the other; the shame and disgrace of the one Is the shame and disgrace of the other. This Is true because there Is a com mon life which is ' derived from aadt directed by Its head, Jesus Christ (Kph. 5:23). 7 Doing Things. God made us to do things, and there is no tonic like that which comes from doing thlngs worth while.- A clear conscience and a clean life are far more- to be desired than money; Real happiness without the ; achlete' ment of some aim Is unthinkable.5 7 More Valuable Than Gold. A good disposition' Is more valuabls tnan gold; for the latter is the gift of fortune,, but the former is . the dower d Mture.- Addison. l0Qie aeljpr a . dollar go ft Ions way. , ,