Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 93, 26 February 1921 — Page 16

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T v THE RICHMOND PALADIUM, SATURDAY, FKBKfJAJlY 26. 1921

Frances Hjf.go Montgohcpv

Everytb.injt went well train carrying Billy Jr. with the j and Star; until About midnight of the fourth day out, when Billy Jr. and his companion were awakened by a terrific crash, a bumplty-bump-bump, and the door of the car broke from Its hinges and fell to the (round. At the same time there was a noise as if an avalanche of snow were scraping and rattling on the top of the car. "What do you suppose has happened ?" said Billy Jr. "I think either we have run Into some other train or it has run into us," answered Star. And the latter is what it proved to be. The freight was behind time and an excursion train had tried to make the next station before the freight started out. The consequence was that the excursion train, running at a high rate of 'speed, did not notice the freight, which was behind a deep bend in the road, until it was too late, and crashed into it Both engines were thrown off the track and two or H roa itava rf fiA ATfiircInn train were smashed to splinters, while one was suspended in mid-air over a deep precipice of the mountain and the only thing that kept it from going over was the coupling between it and the other car. For a second after the crash ev ery thing was still: then the cries of women and children were .heard above the noise oi escaping steam and crackling wood, as fire spread from one car to another and added its horror to the already disas.ious wreck. "Billy Jr., I smell smoke,' 'said 3tar. "You are not tied while I am. Can't you jump out and see where it comes from; for if the train is on fire, what will become of me? I am tied up so tight I can't possibly get loose." "Try to pull back and break your strap," said Billy Jr. Star tried, but It would not break. "Ill tell you how; rub your head against the side of the car and try to slip the bridle over your ears," suggested Billy. Star did this and the bridle dropped off. But he was no better off than before, for he found himTHE WHITE BLANKET. Sunday afternoon about 4 : 00 o'clock the snow began to fall. In the morning the snow looked like a white blanket. It stuck to the trees so prettily. It sparkled like a thousand diamonds. When I came to school the first thing I did was to play fox and geese. The fivpn Innlrml Ilka mnrhlp atntties. Everybody seemed to like the snow. IWnlcnlm Jnlliff. K-H Vaile School. BUT WHERE ARE THE GIRLS? Suffragists are In arms in the Junior class of the South Bend (Ind.) high school. Out of fifteen nominees for class offices, reported by the committee on nominations, not a single one Is a girl. It looks like some anti-suffragists are on the inside of things. , "How do you South Bend boys expect to get through a whole year without the support of the girls?" Answer if you can! Two tennis balls have been found in the dust and cobwebs of the old rafters of Westminster Hall, London recently that are said to date back to the time of Henry VIII, who was an ardent player of the Royal Game. The balls are made of leather and stuffed with human hair as were all balls of aa early period. .

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self boarded in his stall away from the open door. "I'll tell you how you can fix that," said BQly Jr. "You kick with all your might and throw your body against the boards and I am sure they will give way, for they are nailed on loosely from this side. While you do that, I will Jump out and see what is the matter and if there is any danger of the fire reaching our car." So when Star threw his weight against the board and kicked for dear life, Billy ran forward to see how bad the wreck was. TRUE WAR STORIES AVIATORS IN To interest the junior boys and girls I am going to write a true war story every week, that has taken place in France, I will do my best to tell them as near right as they were told to me. Sammie. (Next weekThe Most Loved British Captain.") Number 1. We sailed from Montreal March 3, 1917 on the George III. There were 30 . of us aviators on aboard with the same number of war planes. We encountered a German U-boat off of the Irish coast and it was with much difficulty that we finally landed in Havre, France. Immediately upon our arrival we wer carried inward by the peculiar railroads to the training camp and supplpy bases, Bome 35 miles from the front. We could at this distance hear the roar and booming of, the gigantic field pieces all through the day and night. And we longed to get into the fray. Occasionally one of our machines would whir there way into the air to combat with an enemy machine. And an air battle would ensue. The first one I saw resulted in a victory for our side, the German plane being set on fire while 5,000 feet in the air by a handful of blazing oil soaked in waste. The victorious aviator was given a great hand upon his alight-

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In view of the fact that on March 4 of this year the Republican party steps Into the White House at Washington, D. C, and the Demo cratic party packs up its belongings and moves out, it looks as if iouls Ludlow, a young chap who has beon personal page to Vice PresidentMarshall, will be unseated by some other boy just like all the big politicians. It is said that some youth from Massachusetts will probably get Louis' job. QUESTION FOR DEBATE Resolved: That a slim person has a better chance in life than a stout one. TOLD BY FRANCE--SAMMIE J ing. I learned later that this was his twenty-first victim. I stayed around the hangar two days when the squadron commander approached me and remarked in a casual manner, "you will go up tonight at 10 o'clock, stand by." He was gone in a moment and J did not know what he meant, but resolved to stand by until 10 o'clock and see. At the beginning of nigh! fall 1 became nervous and sat alone on one of the benches on the outside of the hangars listening to the roar of the field pieces and watching different illuminations in the sky. From searchlights and bursting schrapnel I dreamed of what was happening out there over the! trenches and was aroused by some one talking near me. It was the' squadron commander. He conversed in low tones with six leather-clad aviators for some time and at length the gathering broke up and the six men and commander departed twoard the largest of the dozen hangars. Soon the air was rent with the roar of the big engines and the whir of the propellers. The man in the front machine stepped over the lusilage and sat. down in the front seat adjusting the life belt as he did so, and testing the different controls. Finally he gave the warning to stand clear and in a mom OtrrfcU If. T: Tr.M ft

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ent he was shooting over the ground with his horizontal rudders elevated and making an effort to rise immediately. Within 100 yards the machine was 20 feet off the ground and planing upward rapidly. Soon it became a mere speck in the darkness and before long the drone of the engine died out. He was followed in turn by tlio remainder of the five machines. The lights of the hangar were extinguished and the men forbidden to smoke or strike any matches. Still the commander had no word for me, and I eat down to wait. I heard the little telephone, in the commander's office jingle and the commander took the receiver down, held a few words of conversation and put on his hat and went out into the night air. Soon he fumbled about a switchboard and a little row of lights on the upper! part of the roof of the hangar flashed out and twinkled In the fast approaching darkness. Soon thej drone of a faraway engine ever growing louder became audible, and j within five minutes the first machine to leave the hangar returned i

and made a wonderful landing, al-j most in the door of the hangar. He clambered stiffly out of the machine, lighted a cigarette and gulped down great quantities of blistering coffee that was obligingly banded him by one of the mess attendants. The commander approached and questioned him. lie replied yes there were more searchlights than on tho night before. The German field pieces were finding the range better. Ho had bombed a railway station and a warehouse. That was all, he was going to sleep. No. 2 should be in soon. But No. 2 never came in. No 3 came irt some time later with a story of No. 2. Ho had seen her struck and seem to fall sidewi.se down a searchlight beam, somi new stunt he said. He clamored loudly for more bombs to put. an artistic finish to a row of blazing oil tanks that he had started. In a moment he was gone again, and one by one the rest of the machines came back. The commander came over to me and said: Go to bed my boy, we shall not need you tonight. 1 was disappointed ; but I did as ho told me. I learned the next day that we had lost twoj macnines tne nignt Deiore ana u was considered a lucky night. Sammie.

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SMILES J Teacher "Who is the laziest person in the room?" Mary "I dunno." Teacher "You ought to. Wlieeverybody is studying, who sit3 in her seat and watches the rest?" Mary "Why, you, teacher." A Reader. BY A FRESHMAN A sophomore, seeing somethinf green, Thought it was a froshman class. But when he nearer to it drew,' Alas, 'twas but a looking glass. Mike "Come, quick! Patrick is stuck in a bog up to his ankles." James "Don't worry, then, if he is only up to his ankles. He can soon get out again." Mike "Yes; but his head is in first." A Reader. "Really, Tommy, I'm ashamed of you. You must think. Whatever is you head for?" "To eat with, ma'am." Willie fell into the molasses barrel That was in the shed. "Now I'll lick jou, Willie." his Angry mother said. Hyde Park Weekly. Hyde Park High School, Chicago, III. A freshman is green on the surface, A sophomore is polished a bit, A junior is there when there's fun in tho air. While the seniors think they'ra just it. The Tattler. Des Moines. Ia. McMIV OF LONDON. Two Highlanders stood looking at the imposing facade of a building in Westminster. The cornerstone bore the date in Roman characters, "MCMIV." "Luke a thot, Angus." said one. "Ah've never heeard th' name McMiv befure. hut theare's a Scotsman who's got his name on one of th' finest buildings in London. Ye can't keep 'em down, can ye? London TitBits. Immediately upon announcement that the Davis Cup for International Lawn Tennis had bee- niven to the United States for 1 :20 comes the challenge from Spain to the United States for the 1&21 contest. By Briggs