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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1921)
HIS TIME ALL TOO SHORT Dying Profltrer Coulg Not Mak* Cam plate Conftaaian of Iniquity in Ono Brief Day. Armin W. Kiley, head of the "flying squadron” that hunt! down profilecrs for the dcparuu.nl of Justice, told a profiteer story at a '-Vaxhingtou re- ception. “A sick profiteer,” he said, “was told by his physlclau t.<at be had ouly a sh irt time w live. Accordingly, he expressed a dralre to confess his sltis. ami a divine was sent for. •The divine eo'ered the dying prof iteer's chamber aud the door was closed. An hour, two hours, three hours passed. Nothing was to be heart! by the attendant curses and physi cians outside In the corridor save the steady, monotonous flow of the prof iteer's confession, punctured at brief Intervals by exclamations of horror and indignation on the part of the divine. ■'Lunch was sent Into the sickroom, and the confession went on. The af- tension waned. The sun set. Night felL The divine's dinner was carried to hltn. And still the profiteer con tinued to confess. “Haggard and unstrung, the divine at last tottered forth at daybreak. “•Our unfortunate friend.' he said. Is no more. He worked very, very- hard ; but at the time he passed away he had only carried his confes sion through the tlrst year of the war.” lady slipped from her horse, and with a laugh lifted her skirts and took off a Jeweled garter which she bound around her hastily replied hair. The king eras delighted with the by play, and upou arriving at the palace an nouuced the mode the moat bccotqlng In the world. Within 24 hours every coquette and matron In the court had adopted the fashion. WON BY APPEAL TO VANITY How Wily Diplomat Saved Lord Bsa- consfleld From Bad “Break“ He Had Contemplated. kite balloons la gravely Impulsevi. Al though the substitution of helium for thia purpose «malia a loss of 7 per veut In liftlug power, this la uiorv than compensated for hy the elimination of all rlak of fire and explosion. Helium suffers less Iosa hy diffusimi Ihau by drogai, and cannot lie made Io burn ur explode under nuy condii loua. "But. at least. Mias Susan.” urged the messenger, “you'll uot taka Miss Emily with you." "And. my dear," said the lady to the woman, when she told her story «ver ii cold lunch, "what do you »up pose Miss Susan said? Herlously. In her alow drawl, site replied: ‘Oh, I couldn't leave Emily behind. You see she has so little fun In her life.'" Curiosity, says a London'cvirre-iMvnd- ent of the Christian Scleuce Monitor, la frequently expressed as to how the prime minuter gels along lu bls con ferencea with foreign uilldatera It Is Learn From Laay Man. Scraping the Ballet. understood that, though he can make At last some use has Iteen found out tbe purport of a printed parage The woman who had charge of the for a laay man. The secret was re In the French language, he never had voting machine placed lu one of the vealed by F. B Gllbreth. an efficiency the opportunity of acquiring facility In downtown stores for use In the In expert. In a rev-ent lecture before the the s|H>ken tongue. In this reaiwet be struction of women first voters, met polytechnic sect Ion of the American finds a precedent In the caw of Lord a number of unvsual and suiuslug institute^ A few days ago. a well- Beaconsfield. When he went to the situations. “When we go to Investigate a fac Berlin eougreaa In 18’8 be made .tressed woman who had all the ap tory.” he said, “and wish to find the known to his faithful secretary hla lu- pearaneca of being well Informed on swiftest worker, we naturally ask to tendon of addressing the conference matters political, entered th« section are the men or girls who have the In French. Monty <\>ry. ha v lug suf where Instructions were being given, fattest pay envelope* fered scraps of hla chiefs colloquial and after making th« usual prelim “But when we want to see the man French, was aghast. In despair he ap I miry a||>logles. asked th« young wom who accomplishes a task with the least plied to tbe British minister at Iterllu an In chargv to demonstrate the oper amount of lost motion, we hunt out fur assistance. Odo Bussell lived up ation of tlie machine. She was shown the laxlest man In the factory. By to tin* occasion. In casual conversa what she should do In case she wished Instinct, he learns tv do things tion with Lord Bencuusfield he meu- to vote a straight ticket, but this without loss of motion, otherwise he tloued that be had heard a rumor that fall«! to satisfy her craving for In could not hold bls Job. the climax was he Intended to address the plenipo structions. and “We study that man's movements tentiaries on the following day In reached when she Innocently request and take motion pictures of him In French. "That would." the wily mln ««1: “And now would you mind allow action. Then we show these pictures later said, “be a grave disappoint ing me how I should work the machine to the rapid, energetic worker, aud by meat. They know that they have here If I wish to ‘scrape’ my ballotF* studying them he learns shorter meth In you tbe greatest living master of ods and becomes much more efficient English oratory, aud are looking for Furs All Her Fortuna. at his own work.—Cleveland Plain ward to your speech as the Intellectual “Alaska produces a large variety of Dealer. treat of their Ilves." "Disay“ Imme-fiato- beautiful aud valuable furs upon ly saw the reasonableness of thia ob land." mya Andrew J. lit one tn the Playing at Soldiering. jection and all bls «|>eechee during the Century. “It has 1.1 varieties of bears, Some Australian Wellington will sittings of the congress were In Eng SIX species of fox black, blue, irosa, probably trace a modern Waterloo to lish. red. silver and white-and all com mon land furs. The skins of Its foxes COQUETTE SET NEW FASHION the playing fields of Melbourne or Syd ney. Australia has recognised as the COULDN’T LEAVE EMILY OUT are of the highest quality and are result of her war lessons that tntelll larger than th<>ae produced In any Favorite of French Monarch Respon gence. not monotony, la an Invaluable Bible for Coiffure Which Became Peculiar Reason Why Elderly Spinster other country. The Alaska moose la test of the soldier. The old wqgri the largest land animal found on the a Universal Style. Just Had to Attend the some drill-ground system of training western hemisphere. The meat la as Funeral. cadets Is fast giving way to the new choice as the beat of beef and the Styles have bad queer origins, and plan which makes a play of work. none more unique than the foatagne. Word has come to the mld-VIctorlan akin makes excellent footwear ami la While the boys are taught discipline a style of hair dressing popular In the lady that an old friend of her moth much worn during the winter months The caribou, like the reindeer. Ilves early part of the eighteenth century. and drill they are mainly shown bow er's had diet! suddenly In her hoiue In to play basket ball and to compete In The dressing consisted largely of do Maine. It was her duty to break tbe almost exclusively upon mosses, and Jumping, tug ■ war and swimming Ing the hair high and binding It tn sad news to two elderly spinsters, Inhabits nearly all parts of the coun place with a Jeweled fillet or ribbon. Those Intrusted with the making of a cousins of the dear departed “auntie.” try except the southern coast country. At one time It was worn by every lady new Australian array are confident She found Miss Susan at home, tend They are found In large herds and that the beat soldier will be the happy, tn the court of Louts XIV, and from ing to her pet canary. Miss Susan la supply mnn with millions of pounds sportsman. who has there it spread to all parts of the civ well trained 78. but spry and alert, ready for any of meat. ilized world where fnshion reigned. learned to play for his side, to keep emergency. Miss Emily, five years his temper and to think Intelligently. Helium From Natural Gas. The manner of Its origin Is this: older, was out motoring with a kindly There can be little doubt that the The king went for a ride one r-.orn Up to a little more tliau a year ago benefactress. The alow tears of old Ing with Mlle, de Fontagne. n lovely change la keenly appreciated by young age trickled down Miss Susan's cheeks helium was a laboratory product mails Anstra fa.—Christian Science Monitor girl with whom the king was madly In at the word that another of her gener at a cost of fr..m Jl.."*»i i<> F-'< mxi per love, and who was not cold to his t 1 in spite of all tbe reports of Infla ation had passed away. And then, cubic foot, but toward tbe close of the rances. In fact she shortly took h.r tion. at times we wonder If the paper with a quick transition, she began ex war Its production had been simpli place as his favorite. As they role, j shortage Isn't having a tendency to cited plans for attending the funeral, fied to tbe point that H.UU0 cubic feet her hair came tumbling down, and make federal reserve notes scarce. which Involved a trip by boat to Port per day was produced In Texas alone there Is reason to believe the little com Tbe commercial production of be- land and a long and arduous ride In edy that followed had been staged In Tbe unearthing of laws believed a day coach. But the thought of all Hum has been stimulated by tbe ueed in advance, even to the loosening of to have been In existence before 2100 this, coupled with midsummer heat, of a substitute tor hydrogen, which la the pins that allowed her beautiful B. C. aids greatly one's research Into did not daunt the little lady. She so highly Inflammable that Its value tresses to escape. At any rate, the bow long there have been lobbyists. for military purposes In dirigibles and would go. MATT GREENSLADE Wagon Repairing Hof seshotlnq A (icfl. 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