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Show THE RICH COUNTY NEWS RANDOLPH UTAH ft. ) and gently closed the door. Presently Tony emerged with a cake of soap, a nail brush and a clean towel, and Bill Benson directed him Into his own private dressing room at one side of the waiting room. Theres warm water in there. Take your time and dont get discouraged, he told the You can't get all that grime off boy. the first time. Mildreds keen eyes observed, too, that In place of the rags and leather that Tony had worn in lieu of footgear he now wore a stout pair of new shoes, and in place of the mens socks that had left ills legs half bare he now wore a pair of good office I a a a a The Case of Bill Benson a a a a a By JANE OSBORN bjr McCtura Nawapapu Bjradieat.) Mildred Harold bad been borne from college exactly two days when sbe went to the office of her uncle. Im tired of Idleness, she told him, looking , very serious. Now Ive earned my degree I want to make use of It. Can't you get a Job for me? dont care about the salary, of course, though thered be some Incentive If didnt work for nothing. Havent you some sort of work in your office ' Uncle Tenny shook his head, trying not to show the amusement that this his of. speech pretty little niece caused. Youre not trained for office work, end anyway there are no vacancies. Hut, let me see Ive a good many Irons in the fire. Let me see did you take any education In college? Education and twelve B," said Mildred very proudly. . H'm, mused the uncle. I guess that would answer the requirements. Well, Ill tell you what you do and what I say now is quite confidential. Among other things Im chairman of the board of education. It was In 1--2, measure a political appointment, but my ambition is to take the whole matter of education out of the realm of politics In this town. Up at School 34 theres a young fellow principal up there. I know something about him, but I want to know more, a whole lot more. Thats a bad section up there the worst in town rough crowd of children. Now, It happens that the woman that had been holding the job of substitute and clerk to the princi- pal up there died or got married or I cant remember the desomething. tails. The salary doesnt amount to much and substitutes arent put on the schedule for yearly Increase In salaries, so college girls usually prefer to get a regular appointment. The result Is that the principal usually hands out the Job to some incompetent poor who cant qualify for anyj relation thing else, dont You put me In that class? asked Mildred, with an embarrassed and annoyed little laugh. Walt till I finish my story, smiled the deliberate uncle. Tve heard things about this Bill Benson. Hes a big brawny chap, played professional baseball one season not the sort of man who would be content with principal's job or a principals salary If there wasn't in it for ' him. He got his something when the appointment other party wjps la and they chose too i k" aie fact that his college wasnt quite up to standard overlooked a lot of other things I guess that ought to have stood In the way. -Now, I want you to go up to the school and apply for the job. Its the first of June now there will be four more weeks of work, and busy weeks, 'too, with promotions to record on the card catalogue. I want you to apply for that job and get It. But I dont want you to mention my name or let on you know me. Hes probably had other applicants, but If you look pleas ant I guess youll get the Job. Start In at work, and keep your eyes open and mouth shut. You may not be able to answer my question before school closes this year. Then . youll have to go back next autumn. Theres a reason why Bill Benson Is holding down that Job and youve got to find It out. Mildred had been listening with The scheme apgrowing Interest. pealed to her there was an element of hazard Involved that brought her to quick decision. , It was decided between uncle and niece that she would have to use her own name because ehe would need to show her degree In order to get the position. But the principal would not have any reason to believe that the newcomer, Mildred Harold, was a niece of Tenny Saun-- 1 ders, president of the board of education. And of course shed keep her affairs strictly to herself. The next day Mildred walked Into the waiting room next to the private office of William Benson, principal of School 34,' and sat waiting her turn woman in a shawl with a sobbing mildly at having been ordered to the school by the truant officer and smelling strongly of bad whisky. Two or three big boys, who" put on their good behavior when Mildred arrived, were apparently bad boys sent to the principal by some distracted teacher who knew of no better way to keep order in her classroom. Mr. Benson took the sobbing mother and then the big bad boys one after another Into his room, dismissed them and was then about to see Mildred when an - Irate teacher came into the office drag- -' glng a ragged young Italian by the collar. Heres Tony, come to school again with his feet half out of his shoes, no collar to his shirt and his hands filthy. three times hes got to Ive told him ' clean up. This Is no school for pigs. Jf his folks havent money enough to - send him to school better than this, he And ought to go to an Institution. then addressing the cringing Tony,' -- You mind what the principal says and dont get fresh. So saying she hastened back to her classroom. Bill Benson, big and brawny, and a little rough as Uncle Tenny had sug--' gested, looked with mock reproval at Ill Tony. Sit down, son," he said. nee this young lady first But Mildred Insisted that he take care of Tony. She was very anxious to know just how he would administer punishment In this case. So BID Benson took Tony Into his . j i vci-Iot- - red-face- d ribbed boys stockings. When Mildred went Into Mr. Bensons office she noticed the remains of footgear In the waste basket. Then Mildred began her request for the vacant position, and before Bill Benson had made any definite answer to her question the Italian boy, his face shining with the effect of soap and water and his hands very red and much Improved, timidly appeared at the door. You can have the rest of the day to yourself, Tony, said the principal. He put a silver piece In his hand. Now get a tube of vaseline, dont forget the name, and rub your hands with It tonight and Tony," he said as the boy started for the door, dont let any one know where you got the shoes. You needed them and now you have them. Thats all. That evening Mildred telephoned to her uncle. "Ive got the Job, she said, start In at work tomorrow., The situation up there seems Interesting hut I dont think you figured it out right By the end of the spring, after the busiest four weeks of the whole year, Mildred told her uncle she was not yet ready to make her report But I have been keeping my eyes open and by next autumn I can tell you. You may be surprised. Then Benson Is going to let you keep the job? I dont know, said Mildred. But I may find out a lot this summer, and that was all the meager satisfaction Mildred would give her uncle. Then the first day of September Mildred appeared In her uncles office. She looked rather flustered very pretty, as Uncle Tenny thought. In fact It had never occurred to him that his niece was pretty at alL Ive come to give my report In the case of Bill Benson, said Mildred just as her uncle was getting ready to say something by way of compliment. Then youve found out, said Uncle He has Tenny, showing interest. some reason for holding down that job up there ? said Mildred deliberately. Yes, He. has. What I tell you Is confidential, because he told me confidentially, and perhaps I ought not to tell you at all under the circumstances. But I can trust you. Bill Benson was reared In that rotten ward, as you call It. He went to the public schools and was taught by teachers under principals who got their jobs through political pull. He found out a thing or two about your glorious board of education. Something happened I wont tell you about It now but It was something that people dont think ever does happen In the schools in this country In this day and generation and Bill vowed then and there that somehow hed get an education, and that somehow hed get an appointment in the public schools and get to be a principal and on up to the top, and that he'd spend his energies as a man to clean up just such schools as No. 34. So he worked and almost starved to get through a second-rat- e college and then played politics with the bosses up there to get his appointment. He did play professional baseball, but thats no disgrace, and he did get his appointment through the machine politicians. But all the time hes been working with the purpose of real reformer. - It Isnt just School 34 he wants to help, or Just the schools in this city, Its Mildred Harolds cheeks were glowing and her eyes danced fire as she raised her young voice higher and higher in defense of Bill Benson. Uncle Tenny had Interrupted her at the last. "Hold on there, niece, he said. I guess youve got the dope about Bill Benson, all right Im glad hes only a visionary, not a crook but how did How ? you get his confidences? You dont suppose he would want to keep things back from me?, exclaimed Mildred. Why before hed How the Salvation Army Saves Paper PA. The saves annually paper to; com serve approximately 9,000 acres of standing timber. This Item, buried In a report of its social service department, attracted the attention of HARRISBURG. . . even proposed to me Uncle Tenny wilted in his chair, but there was an expression not of displeasure on his face. So youre going to marry your dicWhat shall my tionary? he said. wedding present be? Your help and influence In getting Bill appointed as a district superintendent, was Mildreds prompt reply. Hes been principal long enough. Theres a lot he can learn about- the school system as a superintendent. Could you do It? Its a big order, said Uncle Tenny. "But you didn't flinch when I gave you your assignment last June. And Bill Benson got his Righto. Hey! The patient Jumped out of the chair. I thought you told me you pulled teeth without patn! "I do, said the dentist, calmly. "Not only did I pull that one without pain, buf I didnt suffer the slightest Inconvenience 1 The Habitual Critic. My dear, I think you could have played that hand a little better. But I made a grand slam. "Well er that is oh, welt- - . Louisville Courier-Journa- l. Governor Plnchot of Pennsylvania, who- took tha time lb Harrisburg recently to turn aside from pressing legislative matters to bring the report te the attention! of the Pennsylvania state forestry department. Be also wrote to Col. B. J. Parker, head of the social service department. In which he said ; The paper-earin- g work of the Salvation Army deserves the participation of every woman whe Is inter ested in public welfare and wants to eontribnte to the future stability of our nation. . During the last fiscal year the Army wagons' collected 55,000 tons of waste paper. According to the Army, the American Paper and Pulp association of New York has stated that by scientific methods of calculation it has been shown that every time six tons of waste paper is returned to the mills, approximately an acre of standing timber has been conserved Tbe paper collected by the organization comes mainly from housewives who habitually save for Army collectors. Governor Plnchot wrote to Colonel - Cruciform Grave Near Mitla, Tehuan tepee. (Prepared by the National Geographic So- of the Pacific. Much of the route lies ciety, Washington, D. C.) The rival of Panama when both re- through wild and beautiful country, gions were dependent on railroads as with tall manaca palms (Attalea and forest trees topping a d connecting links between the Atlantic jungle, and here and there and the Pacific, Mexicos Isthmus of a quaint lltjle Indian village on tbe Tehuantepec is not so Important now that the canal Is in operation. But its banks of a shaded, shallow river. The standard-guag- e rail- picturesque Malatengo canyon, with Its road is still carrying on Its concen- rocky chasms, is followed by the Chi-vepa3s, entered at a height of 735 trated transcontinental way some of the goods of the world when quickness feet above sea level, the highest point of shipment is the chief consideration on the isthmus. Modern Town of Salina Cruz. and a steamer trip of a thousand or so Leaving the pass, the train crawls miles is worth eliminating. down the Pacific slope of the Sierra Cortez, conqueror of Mexico, was the first man to have the idea that the Madre, running along for some disIsthmus of Tehuantepec might solve tance by the banks of the Rio de Tehuthe problem of a passage between the antepec, then cutting off across country to Sallna Cruz, the Pacific port. oceans. Even In thlek-ly-matte- la the midst of his busy Here the little Indian village of life as warrior and governor he atago has given place to a new years tempted to find a way across, and exbuilt on higher ground and plored the Coatzacoatcos river to Its town, headwaters. He did not find a water dotted here and there with comfortable respassage across the divide, of course, bungalows, the homes of English but he realized that some day com- idents. Fierce northers rage on the Isthmerce would pass through this relativemus the greater part of tbe year, and narrow ly low, region, and he asked the king of Spain for a grant of lands the long swell of the Pacific causes a In the Isthmus. The request was heavy surf. As no natural shelter exists, It was found necessary to build granted, and a few years ago his de- one an outer refuge harbor, and an scendants still held the lands. k and Baron Alexander von Humboldt, who Inner harbor with traveled In Mexico In the beginning wharves. The country through which the railof the last century, saw at once the lm portance of the Isthmus of Tehuante- way runs Is In many respects of great pec and called it the bridge of the Interest. The tropical nature, the many different tribes of Indians living along worlds commerce. Half a century ago the first attempt the rivers and In the hills, their pewere made to dig a canal, and many culiar customs and picturesque garb railroad schemes were proposed from furnish an interesting study. The different Indians today Inhabittime to time. Including a ship railway for the transportation of vessels, ing the isthmus, descendants of once The first work on a railroad was under- powerful tribes, still show enough distaken by the Mexican government In tinctive characteristics to enable one 1882, but It was not until 1907 that the to judge of their ancestors. The Tehuantepec railroad was formally Agualulcos, Aztecs, Huaves, Mljes, opened, after a succession of failures Zapotecos and Zoques are among these. The Agualulcos and Aztecs dwell In and after years of unremitting labor. The road as It now exists is a well the northern part of the isthmus. constructed line about 120 miles long. Though outwardly conforming to the It Is in fair condition even after years Catholic religion, they still retain many of revolution and instability in Mexico. of their old customs and superstitions. Among these Indians the memory of Sallna Cruz, the Pacific terminal, was given excellent modern port facilities Dona Marina, or Mallnche, as the Inby the Diaz regime, and became In dians called her. Is still revered. Alfact probably the best port on the Mex- though acting as Interpreter and guide ican west coast. The latest loading to Cortez, she seems to have been and unloading machinery was Installed. greatly beloved by the Indians. The Mljes live in the mountains to Puerto Mexico, at the Atlantic end of the railroad, had in the mouth of the the west, in the town of San Juan Coatzacoalcos river an excellent nat- Guichicovi. They are exceedingly Ignorant, bold, and rather repulsive in ural harbor. Great Oil Field There. appearance. History classes them as Along tbe Coatzacoalcos river is a having been at one time the most bruMexican oil field rivaling that of Tam- tal .and idolatrous of all tbe Isthmus pico. Derricks pierce the sky on ev- tribes. The Mljes Covet Mules. ery hand and the bustle about wells, The greatest ambition of a Mlje Is to and loading tankers gives an unexpected Yankee touch to his once possess more mules than his neighbor.. Just why Is hard to understand, as sleepy tropical region. Before the days of the pioneer and they prefer to carry their burdens on forest roads, the Coatzacoalcos river their own backs. They get good crops of maize, beans, (tbe river of the Winding Snake), eiintying into the Gulf of Mexico, was and rice from their milpas, which are s well taken care of, but they work fitfulthe favored highway,' and poled by dusky natives carried freight ly, are great drunkards, and very disand a few passengers up and down honest. The Zoques, who live in the mounthe river and its tributaries. Here and there a narrow mule path trailing tains between the Chlchljapa valley away from the banks of the river and the Rio del Corte, are, like the marked the entrance to some lonely Mljes, very fond of tequila, the naplantation or village. Today, however, tive alcohol, but more Industrious and the new stands side by side with the of a more pleasing appearance. old. Pine steel boats run on the river, The Huave tribe, now dwindled to but the native still poles up and down a thousanu or two, live in a few towns canoe. Good roads and on the Pacific coast. They are very in his dug-ou- t mule paths have been .made from one different from the other tribes. e The Zapotecos. who inhabit the plantation to another, but the ox carts haVe not yet been discarded. greater part of the southern dIVIsloa The town of Coatzacoalcos, at the of the isthmus, are hard working, genmouth of the great river, has under- tle, and Intelligent, and at one time gone the greatest change. Once a ver- were a highly cultured nation. itable fever hole, it is now rapidly beThe various Indian languages are dialects ing modernized and brought Into some now little else than semblance of sanitation. Long wharves pieced out with Spanish words and Jut out from the water front, and sentences. Somewhat below medium height, the fireproof warehouses and electric cranes give to the town a business-lik- e Indians possess unusual muscular appearance. strength. They are often able to carFrom Coatzacoalcos the road gradu- ry for several hours on their shoulders, ally begins to climb the Cordillera, under the rays of the tropical sun, car which divides the gulf slope from that goes weighing from 100 to 200 pounds dry-doc- dug-out- old-tim- . a painters smock. There Is a touch Parasol Styles. Durable, but smart looking pnrasols of gay embroidery at neck nnd cuffs. are of natural pongee, with a border In Tan Jersey. of navy blue or red brocaded silk. A tan jersey costume Is hound with Sprays of flowers or Chinese figures black braid and equipped with a huge are sometimes added. bandanna kerchief in; orange and blek. It has straight, tailored lines. For The very little girls, those around Overblouses. i!x and seven years old, are blossomSmart overblouses are cut like midThese ing forth In Magyar frocks. short straight-line- d little dresses dles with corded cuff hems and monohave a bit of accordion plaiting on grams worked in silk to match the each side to differentiate them from skirt with which the blouse Is worn. . Parker: Ridding your home of waste papei New ,York "I am- particularly Interested la the conservation aspect of the enterprise It deserves the participation of every woman whe' la Interested ta public welfare The collection, of paper dees more than save forests It also regenerates thwarted human life. The good of this The one economic Industry it two-foand the other humanitarian. And what is most surprising of aU, is the fact that It pays for itself. I am told It IS the only branch of the Salvation Army. The sorting and baling of waste paper Is done by down but not outers in the 95 Army Industrial homes of' social service craters throughout the country: The money received from this . salvaged paper Is usedexcluslvely to pay for tbe maintenance of the Army work. It is The report of the work comes at a time when the Department of Agriculture, through the federal forest service In Its year book warns of the necessity of conserving the nations supply of timber. I ld Planning Giant Hospital Plans for a new enlarged Bellevue which will be the largest Institution of Its kind In the world, were revealed at Welfare day of the Silver Jubilee exposition. A model of the new building was nnvelled. The estimated cost Is from $5,000,000 to $7,000,000. Dr. John J. McGrath, president of the board of trustees of Bellevue and Allied hospitals, declared In an address at the evening session that the plans for the Improvement and additions to Bellevue had been approved by Mayor Hylan. He said that, In addition to its work in healing tbe sick, the new hospital would be "one of the greatest of medical teaching institutions. Doctor McGrath said Bellevue handled more than 40 per cent of all the ambulance work of the city. During 1922 more than 200,000 persons were treated in the department. he said, may well be Bellevue, caUed the hospital of the open door, because It Is always ready to receive those who apply for help. Several weeks , ago, before the alumni of the New York university NEW Is a domestic necessity. Keeping pabeing scattered over rite neighborhood Is a civic duty. Helping to conserve Americas forests Is an act of patriotism. Giving men who- are down a chance to get up Is a humanitarian responsibility. Yon accomplish all! four in one stroke by saving waste paper for the Salvation Army. per from YORK. . out-patie- and Bellevue Medical college, United States Senator Copeland said the press ent building were and, unless something was done, a terrible catastrophe would occur. He estimated that between $5,000,000 and $9,000,000 were needed for Improvements and additions. All of the hospital exhibits at tbe jubilee attracted special interest A reception was given to Doctor McGrath by the board of managers of the Bellevue Training School for Nurses In the evening. Mayor Hylan and Com- missioner Whalen were among those fire-trap- present.- Seven small boys tapped and ham-- , mered a welcome at the Gonverhauf ' hospital booths.. They gave a demonstration of shoemaking and offered to repair the footwear of visitors. The small shoemakers ranged in age from six to fourteen years. They are part of the floating school maintained by the bospltal for children exposed to tuberculosis In their homes. So many contributions have been submitted that the prize march contest In connection with the exposition bad to be extended. ; , Brooklyn Zoo Loses Its Famous lion Sarah, Helen and mournfully from In the Prospect park zoo as a solemn little procession mounted the hill behind the llonhouse to perform final obsequies over Berk, king of tbe llonhouse, whose long career ended after 21 years. Berk just lay down and died. His years the average lion age Is fifteen had sat heavily on him lately, and he was not so peppy as In the days when Headkeeper John OBrien used to lend him to the movies when they wanted to film a jungle scene In Long Island City. It was about a year ago that Mr. OBrien noticed. Berk was not. ruling the roost If you can call a lions den a roost with his pristine vigor. Time was when Berk would settle a dispute between Sarah, Helen and Queenle with a single, thunderous roar. Of coarse when his roar began to squeak bis moral Influence over the girls began to wane. But Queenle, Helen and Sarah were silent and mournful when the men lifted Berks Inert form from the cage. The latest medical methods were ap BROOKLYN. plied to prolong Berks life. Quite a while ago the rough diet of raw horse meat that vigorous lions enjoy came to be too much for Berk, and Dr. John Gillespie, veterinarian at the zoo, put him on a diet of rabbits and squabs.. Rabbits have a tonic effect on devitalized Hons. Lately also Doctor Gillespie had been administering a serum to put pep Into the aged lion. He was able to keep on his feet up to the moment of his death. In the morning he Just looked wearily around at the world, nodded to the girls and John OBrien, lay down and went quietly to sleep. Berk had quite a history. Once he was a star performer In Mme. Dorseys wild animal act, when It was showing at Bostocks In Dreamland. That was ten years ago, before the Dreamland fire. The Berkeley Institute of Brooklyn decided when the Hons were sold that one should go to the zoo and Brooklyn school children started a fund. With their pennies, dimes and nickels' Berk was bought and Installed as king of the zoo. He fulfilled that function with dignity. . - Are Wedded in Brooklyn Rose Garden Elizabeth boiled, land four laborers on their way to work, were the spectatora Owen and BROOKLYN, Park Commissioner John N. Harwere married In tbe rose garden ' In Prospect man was master of ceremonies. The nu.ld of honor was Mlsf Harriet Smith. . park. They had some difficulty In finding The best man was Sinclair Senarens, a minister of the gospel who did not the brides brother. The park comconsider a wedding In a public park a missioner escorted them and Mr. and show, as one clergyman had ruled. Mrs. Luis Senarens and Mr. and Mrs. Even the fact that the particular spot George Gunderson, parents of the In the park had been a favorite one bride and bridegroom, to the rose of the bride since childhood failed to bower and the service began. Unforconvince certain clergymen that the tunately, the park commissioner tiled dignity associated with a wedding the entrance to the bower and aothlng more interesting than the back of his would not be lacking. Eventually Rev. Mr. E. J. Marvin of neck was offered for public yew. the Fenimore Methodist church agreed ' The; ceremony. Including the custo officiate. The time set was 7 :45 tomary kissing of the bride, did not o'clock In the morning. .To avoid an last much more than 15 minutes. The expected crowd, however, the wedding wedding party went away In automoparty arrived 15 minutes earlier, much biles, the police urged the reporters to to the relief of waiting reporters and depart and not step on the flowers, photographers. The crowd was mlss-n- and the childhood dream of Miss SenFourteen young things, full of arens was realized. The couple will paaa their honeyrlggles In the presence of romance, a quad of policemen, married and hard- - moon In Bermuda. Miss 1 |