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The Washington herald., 1909-03-06
EVERY SATURDAY.
CuMotto: II you sesi It IN Ths siS
Ssiek, isisn' Z necessarily So
EN- PASSANT.

Politicians rise and fall
The steam roller rolls or
Administrations cons and 50.
Statesmen bulge into the lineiight
ard then pass into eclipse.
Predatory wealth to-day winks IS
other eve and catches its breath.
The Senate Oligzrchy and Uncle
Joe, undisfgured. are stili in the
riuz ard standing pat.
This glorious republic, having
escaped the imaginary menace Ct
an autoCacy. unf1ris the stsrTy
banner. and marches onward and
upward
Ali Washington weeps fo- Sohn
Wesley Gaines, or wiz take time
to weep for him when its head IS
clear and its feet are dry.
Charles E. Hughes ICONS large OF
the national horizon as be lifts bis
STATE up BY the boot straps. while
ITS politicians ETithe and vTiSgie
IN the process Of being dwarfed into
utter insignifcance.
Meanxhile, The Big Stck-not
Teddy's. but this urlift sheet-un-
moved b the dazzling glamour Of
the passing show, spurns unholy al
liaRces. keep. its conscience clean,
and. in season and O1t Of season.
proposes 10 keep on serving up
every Saturday the best possible
variety Of news that Is not neess-
sarily 90.
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Cheer up, 7. R has departed. but cur
few shall not ring tonight. nevertheless
and notwithstanding
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The 'possum undoubtedly has faults. ''
says the Birmingham Age-Herald- Truth
crushed TO earth win rise again
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HA. Hal

There is not an atom Of pe-simiSu
n Col. John A JoYce's makeup.
BE laughs. and the whole town
eonfinues 70 laugh nth hiu-
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle admits that
Edgar Allan Poe inspired the Sherlock
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Why is It. however. that March is
always such a gorgeously glorious day
in Washington
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Politicians rise and fan.
The steam roller rolls or
The Washington herald., 1909-03-06

Statesmen bulge into the Enelight
ard then pass into eclipse.
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Predatory wealth to-day Winks IS
ether sye and catches its breath.
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One oetecI IN tnS New York ar1h1J-
lance service is the delay in answering
calls" said DR.. Hans OrtIe. of New Yort-
who is at the Shoreham. The deiav
arises from the great area which the
hospitals are supposed 10 cover" The
physician said that not long ago he saw
cab driver thrown from his vehicle hv
a passing automobile. and that the in
jured man had TO lie On the sidewalk
fully twenty minutes before tbs ambu-
lance arrived
Another defect Of the New York svs-
TEN" continued Dr Ortle. is the un-
necessary and often harmful overcrowd-
ing Of hospitals IN European. and par-
ticularIy in German cities, such dif5c,,l-
ties have been overcome by a system OF
relief stations.
Persons found IN the streets sick or
injured are first treated at the RELIEF sta
ton, and are then taken to the hospital
OF the district to which that particular
station may belong. Patients with minor
injuries or complaints are attended 10
and Immediately discharged or allowed 20
stay few hours 10 recuperate.
The establishment Of these relief sta
tions was originally OF a private character
and owes its origin IN the present form
10 Prof Won Esmarch in the creation OF
the Samaritan Association.
This society introduced relief stations
IN various cities. Later other societies he
gan 20 take an active part IN their es-
ta0llshment, especially the Red Cross
Since 1903 these societies have united
and formed an association for first aid 20
the sick and injured and for their trans
portation TO the hospitals.
I paid particular attention to the am
bulance service OF Washington durius
the rush hours OF Inauguration day. and !
am glad TO say that you have a spiendis
service here. which compares most fsvor-
ably with that IN any American city.~
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Tie weather nan need rot think
he Is getting anywhere by wearing
false whislzers nowadays EF2Ty-
body knows hin f0r the Villain
he IS.
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The Senate OIigzrehy and Uncle
Joe, undisfgured. are stil in the
riuz and standing pat.
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The new administration does not
appear % believe n hoodOos VsTy
strenuonsly- L proposes 20 start
OF with a session Of Congress first
thing
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Administrations cone and 80.
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Can't | ride him DOWN.


1T would be pretty rough riding"
"Oh, Jim goes anywhere" she said
with her attractive indifference to sit
uations. IF you don't mind helping
me mount"
with pleasure"
She stood waiting for his hand and
McCloud stood not knowing just what
to do. She glanced at him expectant-
ly. The sun grew intensely hot
You will have to show me how
he stammered at last.
Don't you know"
He mentally cursed the technical
education that left him helpless at
such moment, but it was useless to
pretend. Frankly, ! don't"
Just give me your hand. oh, not
in that way! But never mind, I'll
Tx" she suggested, catching up her
skirt.
THE rocks will cut your boots all
to pieces. Suppose you tell me what
to do this once" he said, assuming
some confidence. 'I'll never forget"
"Why, If you will just give me your
know
He did not know, but she lifted her
skirt graciously, and her crushed boot
rested easily for moment in his
hand She rose in the air above him
before he could well comprehend. He
felt the quick spring from his sup
porting hand, and it was an instant OF
81, haI hnr.
self with flushed laugh in the sad
die, and he guided her ahead among
the loose rocks, the horse nosing at
his elbow as they picked their way.
Crossing the track, they gained bet
ter ground. AS they reached the
switch and passed box car, Jim
SHE'D, and Dicksie spoke sharply to
him. McCloud turned.
In the shade of the car lay the
tramp
That man lying there frightened
him." explained Dicksie. "oh," she
exclaimed. suddenly, "he has been
hurt" She turned away her head. SIS
| that the man who was in the wreck
Yes"
DO something for him. He mus
be suffering terribly"
"The men gave MIN some water
awhile ago, and when we moved hin
into the shade we thought he was
| dead"
He isn't dead yeti" Dicksie's face
still averted, had grown white. "
saw him move. Can't you do some
thing for him."
She refined up at little distance
McCloud bent over the man mo
ment and spoke to him. When he ros'
he called to the men on the track
You are right" he said, rejoininl
Dicksie; "he is very much alive. Hi
name is Wickwire; he is cowboy"
"A cowboy"
"A tramp cowboy"
What can you do with him."
'I'll have the men put him in tn
caboose and send him to Barnhardt'
hospital at Medicine Bend when tn
engine comes back. He may live YET
If he does, he can thank you for it,
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CHAPTER ~.
Georqe McCloud.

McCloud was an exception TO every
tradition that goes to make up noun
tain railroad man. He was from New
England, with a mild voice and hand
that roughened very slowly. McCloud
was a classmate of Morris Blood's at
the Boston Tech" and the acquaint-
ance begun there continued after the
two left school, with scattering fire
of letters between the mountains and
New England, as few and as far be-
tween as mems letters usually scatter
after an ardent school acquaintance.
There were just two boys in the Nc
Cloud family-John and George. One
had always been intended for the
church, the other for science. Some
how the boys got mixed in their era
dies, and John got into the church. For
George, who ought to have been a
clergyman, nothing was left but a long
engineering course for which, after he
got IT, he appeared TO have no use.
However. il seemed a little late to
shift the life algnments. John had
the pulpit and appeared disposed to
keep It, and George was left. like n
New England farm. to wonder what
had become of himself
1t is, nevertheless, odd how matters
come about. John McCloud. a pros
porous young clergyman, stopped on a
CALIFORNIA; trip at Medicine Bend to
see brother Georges classmate and
something of real western town. He
! saw nothing sensatonal-it was there
| but he did not see it-but he found
both hospitality and gentlemen. and
! If surprised. was too well-bred TO al
nit it. His one-day stop ran on "a
several days. In leaving, j ohm McCloud
in a seventh heaven of enthusiasm
over the high country, asked Morris
Blood why he could not find some
thing for George out there; and Blood
not even knowing the boy wanted tC
come, wrote for him. and asked Buck;
10 give him job. Possibly, being
I oyersolicitous, George was nervous
when he talked TO Bucks; possibly
the impression left by his big, strong
blulf brother John made against tn,
boy; at all events, Bucks, after HI
talked with George, shook his head
Il could make a frst-class railroad
man out of the preacher, Morris. bu
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"lm Coming to Medicine Bend, superintendent"

flagman over. Tell Whitmyer we will
stay at Cold Springs tonight"
Il thought you We're going through
to Medicine Bend suggested Smith
as the trainman disappeared
"McCloud,' repeated Bucks, taking
up his cigar and throwing back his
head in a cloud of smoke.
Yes" assented his companion;
but l am going through to Medicine
Bend, Mr.. Bucks"
DO"
How am TO do it?"
Take the car and send it back to-
morrow on Number Three"
Thank you, if you won't need it to-
night"
81 sha'n't | am going to stay at
Cold Springs tonight and hunt up Nc
Cloud"
But that man is in bed in very
bad way; you cant see him, He is
going TO die"
mo, he isn't. / ann going 10 hunt
him Up and have him taken care Of
Ten weeks later McCloud was sent
from Medicine Bend up on the Short
Line as trainmaster and on the Short
Line he learned railroading.
That's how | came here said
George McCloud to Farrell Kennedy a
long time afterward, at Medicine
Bend II had shriyeled and starved
three years out there in the desert. |
lived with those cattle underground
till / had forgotten my own people
my own name, my own face--and
Bucks came along one day with Wits
pering Smith and dragged me out OF
my coffin, They had it ordered, and
il being a small size and 'onhandy,' as
the uRdertaker said, paid for it anc
Told him to store IL for me Wen. dc
YOU thiak | ever could forget either
Of those men, farrell?"
In all the group of young men ther
on the mountain division. obscure ant
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them and hang him. They had chosen
a time when McCloud, the assistant
superintendent OF the mine, was down
with mountain fever. II was he who
had put the Italians into the mine.
He had already defended them from
injury, and would be likely, it was
known, to do so again If he We're able.
On this day a mob had been chasing
the dagos. and had at length captured
one. They were running him down
the street to telegraph pole when
the assistant superintendent appeared
in scant attire and stopped them.
Taking advantage of the momentary
confusion, he hustled their victim into
the only place of refuge at hand a
billiard hall. The mob rushed the
hall. In the farthest corner the un-
lucky Italian, bleeding like bullock
and insane with fright, knelt, clingine
to McCloud's shaky knees. In trying
TO make the back door the two had
been cut off, and the sick boss had
got into corner behind pool table
to make his stand. In his pocket he
had a pistol, knowing that to use it
meant death TO him as well as to the
wretch he was trying to save, Fifty
men were yelling in the room, Tloy
had rope, hatchets, a sprinkling e.
guns and whisky enough to burn tie
town, and in the corner behind a pool
table stood the mining boss with
mountain fever, the dago and broken
billiard cue.
Bucks took the cigar from his
mouth, leaned forward in his chair
and stretched his heavy chin out OF
his neck as ii the situation now
promised a story. The leader, Smith
continued. was the mine blacksmith
strapping Welshman, from whom
| McCleud had taken the Italian in the
street The blacksmith had a reyol
yer, and was crazy with liquor. Nc
Cloud singled him out in the crowd
pointed finger at him, got the atten
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not out of the brother. Yes, I've
,alked with him. He cant do anything
but figure elevations, and. by heaven,
We can't feed our own engineers here
now" So George found himself
stranded in the mountains.
Morris Blood was cut up over It. but
George McCloud took it quietly. Pm
no worse off here than | was back
there, Morris" Blood, at that, plucked
up courage to ask George to take a
job in the Cold Springs mines, and
George jumped at 1t. 1t was impos-
sible to get a white man to live at
Cold Springs after he could save
money enough to get away, so George
was welcomed as assistant superin-
tendent at the Number Eight mine,
with no salary to speak of and all the
work.
One day, coming down special"
from Bear Dance, Gordon Smith, who
bore the nickname Whispering Smith,
rode with President Bucks in the
privacy of his car. The day had been
long, and the alkali lay light on the
desert. The business in hand had
been canvassed, and the troubles put
aside for chicken. coffee and cigars,
when Smith. who did not smoke, told
the story of something he had seen
the day before at Cold Springs that
pleased him.
The men in the Number Eight mine
had determined to get rid of some
Italians, and after good deal OF
rowing had started in to catch one OF
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tion of the men, and dashed him across
the table with his tongue until the
blacksmith opened fire on him with
his revolver, McCloud all the while
shaking his finger at him and abusing
him like a pickpocket THE crowd
couldn't believe its eyes" Gordon
Smith concluded, "and McCloud was
pushing for the blacksmith with his
cue, when Kennedy and | squirmed
through to the front and relieved the
tension. McCloud wasn't hit"
What is that mining mans name ?"
asked Bucks, reaching for message
clip.
"McCloud."
First name?" continued Bucks,
mechanically.
George"
Bucks looked at his companion in
surprise. Then he spoke. and a feel.
ing of establishment was reflected in
his words. George McCloud," he
echoed Did you say George? Why
| must know that man. | turned him
down once for job. He looked sc
peaceable / thought he was too soft
for u.s." The president laid down his
cigar with gesture of disgust. "And
yet there really are people along this
line that think I'm clever haven't
judgment enough to operate trolley
car. It's shame to take the money
they give me for running this system
Gordon. Hanged If didn't think thai
fellow was too SOFT He called the
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CHAPTER v.
The Crawling Stone.

The valley of Crawling Stone river
marked for more than decade the
dead line between the overland route
of the white man and the last country
# the Sioux. 1t was long after tn,
building of the first line before even
an engineers reconnaissance was
made in the Crawling Stone country.
Then, within ten years. three surveys
were made, two on the north side of
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unsympathetie.

Mrs. Malaprop-Young Sharp win
have to apologize before I'll speak to
him again.
Miss lnterest-Did he insult you?
Mrs. Malaprop-pid he2 The last
time | met him told him that my
uncle, Lord de style. had locomo-
tive atacksia, aud he had the imp-.
dence to ask If he "whlstlod at
ings." He's an unsymathetic brL.-.
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SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck
ers were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Creek. McCloud. II
young road superintendent, caught SIN
clair and his men in the act of looting
the wrecked train Sinclair pleaded in
nocence, declaring II only amounted to a
small sum--a treat for the men. McCloud
discharged the whole outfit and ordered
the wreckage burned. McCloud became
acquainted with Dicksie Dunning, girl
of the west, who came TO look at the
wreck.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
ST. YVES WINS MARATHON
SVanberR Comes In Second and
Crooks Third.

Svanberg Comes. In Second and
Crooks Third.
NEW YORK, May S-Wlth ideal weather
conditions favoring the assemblage of an
immense crowd, thirteen athletes faced the
starter today at the Polo grounds here in
what promised to be a record breaking
struggle of % miles 1856 yards for honors
in the &c., 900 grand international Marathon.
Nine nations were represented, the best
known of the contestants being ST. Yves,
winner of the Marathon derby a few weeks
ago. and Dorando, the italian, with others,
including Cibot and Orphee of France,
Svanborg of Sweden. Marsh. the Canadian
Appleby. the Englishman, and Simpson, the
Canadian Indian.
Carrajal represented Cuba and Maloney
and white the emerald isle, while Crook OF
Fall River and Morrissey of Yonkers were
the American competitors. r
At the twenty-fifth mile all of the con-
testants showed signs OF exhaustion with
the possible exception OF Dorando, who
had recovered and was running strong. but
under tremendous handicaps from his many
halts.
st. Yves time for the full distance was
244:S. %Svanborg finished second in 2:5O;5,
beating Crook for second place by a LAP
and twenty yards. Crook finished third in
2:52:l0. collapsing after crossing the tape.
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CENTRAL CITY TAKES MEET
Defeats WRhoO High school by score
of R2 tn A..

Of 6S to as.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., May S.-CSpecialD
BY a total of sixty-five points to it's OPP
ponents' forty-five, the local high school
Track team defea ted the twahoo high
school team on the athletic field of the
Nebraska Central college. The following is
the complete record OF events:
10O-yard dash: Wilson Cwahoo) won, Rand
(Wahoo) second. Wright Central City
third. Time: 0:10%.
29O-yard dash: Wright &C. c. won. Will
son (W.) second. killian CW) third. Time.
OBS.
40-yard dash: McMasters &C. c. won,
Wright &C. Co second, Killian (W.) third
Time: 0:5SA
Rard CW.) second, Martin &C. CO third
Time: 0:0.
Half mile run: Powell &C. c. won, Nc
Masters &C. c. second, Hamilton (W)
third. Time: 2:1S.
Mile run: Powell &C. c. won, Clayton
&C. c. second, Carlson CW.) third. Time
5:22.
Relay race, half mile: Wright, Martin
Rowland and McMaEters won, Rogers
Rand, Wilson and Killian second. Time
1:47.
High jump: Anderson Cw.) won, Wright
&c. c. and Rogers W. tied for second
Height: 3 feet.
&C.. CD second, Rogers CWD third. Dis
lance: IS feet 10 inches.
Pole vault: Rogers Cw) won, Wright
&c. CO second, Miller &C.. c. third. Height.
8 feet 9 inches.
Running broad jump: Rowland C. c.
won, Anderson W. second, Rogers CW.)
third. Distance: 10 feet.
Hamme throw: Rogers CW.) won
Wright &C. c. second, Rand CW.) third
Distance: 100 feet.
discus throw: Rowland &C.. c. won,
Rfnd CW1 second, Rogers W.) third.
Distances: 30 feet 10 inches.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
NIAGARA STAKES CLOSE SOON
Time is About Up for Fall and sum-
mer Meeting.

TORONTO, Ont. May S.-stakes for the
summer and fall meeting of the Niagara
Racing association, at Fort Erie, Ont,
close May Is. These stakes include the
Canadian Derby OF 50. 500 guaranteed, Mag
ara stakes of $500. Fort Erie Selling
stakes of $3.50 and the Grand Canadian
steeplechase OF 81, 200. The fall stakes are
the ~Iroquois Hotel stakes of 1880 and the
Canadian Sportsman handicap of 1850. In
addition to these fixtures entries will also
close for the Dominion handicap OF 1910.
This is to be the richest race offered by
the association and will have a guaranteed
value OF $4,000, The summer meeting at
Fort Erie is Of twenty-one days, from July
S TO July Is, and the fall session is nine
days, from August 26 to September 4. The
meeting book is being arranged and will
shortly be ready for distribution among
the horsemen. In this respect It is prom
Used that no purse will have a smaller value
than 500.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
High Schools of
Kansas City Are
First and Second
Lincoln is Third and West Des
Moines Fourth in Missouri
Valley Athletic Meet.

KANSAS CITY, May s.-The Manual and
Central high schools Of Kansas City took
first and second places. respectively, In the
Missouri Valley Interscholastic Athletic as
ISOLATION track meet here today. Lincoln
and West Des Moines schools being third
and fourth. respectively. The total points
wCr were as follows:
Manual, 81; Central, q; Lincoln. 81; West
Des MOines. "a; York, 10; Westport, Z;
Omaha. 4; st. Joseph. 8.
The meet was held under the auspices
of the Kansas City CKan) High school.
Lincoln won two firsts. Mann taking
the 1O0-yard dash in O:1O% and Branno
winning the quarter mile event in O:54.
The same team was second in three
events and fourth in two.
West Des Moiues captured one first and
two seconds. Redfefn won the mile
event in ASH. Matthias and Redfern
were second and third, respectively. in
the half mile event. West Des Moines
also wa ssocond in the quarter mile event
and fourth in the discus throw.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
Visitors Bunohed Hits When Mr..
Clark Was Wild in Second.
DIVER WINS FROM THE PRoH1Bs
Lincoln Manager and Shortstop
Guilty of Serious Errors.
WICHITA NOW TIED BY DENVER
Grizzlies Pull Tn Even with Jobbera
In Western League Race by the
Defeat of Lincoln and the
Victory of Dee MOines.

WICHITA. May S.-Des Moines blew into
town with a cold north wind today and
took an easy game from the Jobbers by
the score of IL to I. Clark was badly out
Of form and allowed the visitors to bunch
their hits with his bases on balls in the
second inning for q total OF six runs. They
got two more off him ip>the fourth, when
Manager Holland called Westcott to the
rescue. Happy hit one, walked one and
then struck out the next six batters in sue
cession. In the seventh three bases on
balls and two hits ave Des Moines three
more. Miller allowed but three hits after
the first inning, when ne was hit hard.
Eight hundred people braved the worst day
OF the season to see Wichita lose the poor
est Western league game played here. In
the sixth inning the game was stopped for
ten minutes until the dusr storm subsidized
sufficiently to allow the players to work.
Score.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
CHICAGO DEFEATS WISCONSIN
Fine work OF CrawIey snatches Vic
tory from badgers.

MADISON. Wis, May S-Coming from
behind with a tremendous finish the Uni
versity OF Chicago defeated Wisconsin by
the score OF 81 to IS in the opening dual
meet of the western outdoor track season.
The sensational work of Crawley
snathched victory from WISCONSIN. Craw-
ley far overshadowed his fellow athletes
with a total OF p points. He was first in
the low hurdles and high hurdles. tied for
first in the pole vault and high jump and
was second in the shot put. The majority
OF his points were scored near the end OF
the meet. osthoff was next in the total
number Of points scored; He won shot put.
discus throw and broad jump.
In the half mile Timblln OF Chicago was
disqualified for the alleged fouling Of Til
lotson of Wisconsin. Three C~hieagoans.
Timblin, Comstock ana Whip, finished in
a row. Referee Delaney disqualified Tim
blin after a consultation 1t appeared TO
some as II Tiilotson was equally to blame.
but the referee did not see il that way. In
the 22O-yard hurdles when Comstock. who
finished second, was put out for running
around a hurdle.
one of the best performances Of the aft
ernoon was Stophlet's work in the two
mile run. He ran alone most az the way
and finished in 1851.