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the clearing and disappeared into the
jungle.
From the hut OF Chief Nambo at
the head OF the main street OF the
kanr village now emerged a little boy
wifi skin like polished ebony. wear
ing a loin cloth ut Unbleached cotton.
He glanced back into the hut and r..
ceived a signal. from his father with.
In. not TO speak. f0r Chief Mambo. a
veritable giant cf a katr. was not
sleeping, but wide awake. sitting with
his assegai In his hani and his shield
living al his feet. The little black son
OF Wambo did not understand Why his
father had remained IN his hut thus
for several mornings past. long after
sun-up. Very likely IL troubled his
boyish mind not az all. Anyway. he
now darted into the jungle and pres
emily called softly:
Missy Edith"
Find me. rantu." a voice replied.
The boy ran 10 "A great mahOgony
tree and dartei round and round 4. till
nj last nt Sel.tu .NiA VI I"iiH wayne
who for thee years had been HE
play mate.
IF YOU want a ride on Bibi.' The
boy said. I'VE must go 10 the water
lake. quick"
p,bi was a baby elephant. Edith
and Bantu ode N Eibi's back every
morning aud had great fun. So now
they raced toward the little pond
where Bib Mas IN the habit OF com
ing for his morning drink. For Bib
had strayed long ago from his mother
and his herd and VAS the pet Of the
Kafir village.
The jungle was noisy with the chat
ter OF monkeys and brilliant with the
plumage Of parrots. Yet the jungle
held its error-terror other than the
kanr warrior who even now was
watching the two children as they ran
toward the pond. A python full 10
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QUICK ACTION WANTED.

When one j. coughing aud splitting
with tickling throat. tIghtnrSS IN chest,
soreness ~ throat aud lungs-whrn
he'd II aching, and the whole body
.ra hrd with 4 cough that won't permit
sleep-he wants immediate relief. thou
sands say Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound il the surrSt and quickest acting
medicine for coughs. colds. Group aud
Ia grippe. MARTINEZ Drug Store. north
corner Market square. adv.
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CHAT Ter ~.
The Taking Paper"

~ sF F@
DR.. Robert Wayne. hefculean %
stature. appeared ia the doorway OF
his bunsalow and stood toyinE mood.
ly with his Bible. la the outdoor
kitchen the Gahr cook and mess boys
we're preparing breakfast-uf fried
vans and coffee. Across the clearing.
nj the kahr village. not a black MAS
stirring. though IL was now "A half
hour since sun-up-a fact which
seemed 10 trouble Doctor Wayne.
The doctor was Joined nov by his
man Friday-the man-of-allwOrk In
the missionary camp This man. Hart.
had come all the way from California
with the Waynes. and for three years
had acted as their guide. philosopher.
friend and campmaster.
There's something troubling you.
doctor Hart now said What's ailin'
YOU. sir"
Come aside-away from the house
Hart. | don't want Slrs. Wayne to
hear what I've got To say. Hart. lie
continued. when they were we'll away
from the house. ~Wambo Is expecting
an attack from his old enemy. Amuzu.
I'm sure Of il. lie has been expecting
the attack Ter several mornings past
al sunrise. At sun-up each morning
he and his men keep within their
huts. all armed. Their object Is thus
10 mislead Amazu's spies into beliey-
ing that he. Wambo. can be taken by
surprise at sunrise But, careful,
Here comes Mrs. Wayne. We must
not LEI her know"
Mrs Wayne came from the bunga-
low. looking sesrchingly about. Aud
now when she Joined the two men. she
asked:
"Whsre is Edith"
Here she comes" cried Wayne. as
Edith and Bantu bounded into view.
coming from the jungle.
They bring news, said Hart. See!
Bantu calls excitedly into the hut
OF Mambo. his father"
AT the same time Chief Wambo ap-
preached. And as II his coming forth
conveyed the signal the whole village
all the Kahrs OF both sexes
emerged from their hu,s in hordes and
set about the work OF the day.
Little Edith ran 10 her parents.
"Oh. papa-mamma, Did you hear
what Bantu told mis- papa? lie said:
one horse-snd many homecoming
this way"
Hart cooked his alarm. lie whis-
pered to Doctor Wayne. 1T Is Amaxu
coming 10 the attack"
But Doctor Wayne. 10 Harris sur
prise, smiled. NO" he said. Not
with a horse. You forget. Hart. thai
only the whites can AFFORD a horse IN
this country" lie turned To Mrs.
Wayne. Noble" he said. guess who
is coming. A horses hoofs have been
heard pounding along the trail-and
as horses are Too expensive for the
horse Is ridden by a white man.
Guess who he Is"
Edith answered. for her mother by
exclaiming: 1T Is Uncle Steve"
Yes. my brother Steve" Mrs.
Wayne said. But how strange. Why.
he's a week ahead OF time. Didn't you
tell me- only last night. Robert. that
Steve would not get back from the
river station with the mail for al least
q week TO come? Why Is he hurrying
back so soon? But come. papa,-come
Edith, - come Hart. - breakfast Is
ready"
A little later q great hullabaloo
burst forth IN the kahr village. and
"one horse and many men," just a.
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CHAPTER VI.


Through the jungle and down into
the valley Bantu ran. AT last. painting
from a race lasting an hour or more.
he sighted the wagon standing in =
clearing n little way on the trail There
was smoke from a fire. They were
cooking the MONDAY meal.
Edith vas the first TO see the black
boy. and she shouted with delight:
"Bantu."
The boys eyes searched the camp
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the stealth OF a panther. suddenly
paused In his tracks. lie beheld
the child. yet he gave her little
need. He noted with particular
ity. however. that all the cattle we're
grazing unguarded ia the clearing
Just beyond the ksfir village. aud
that now. Al sunrise. all the kairs
who owned the cattle still slept within
their huts. For this warrior belonged
10 . tribe hostile 10 Wambo. who
ruled the sleeping kraal. Moreover.
this warrior was engaged In a recon
noissance for his own chief. Amazu.
To whom he would presently return
and report hat Wambo and his men
had become slothful and permitted
their cattle To remain unsentinelsd
after sun-up. For Chief Amazu Gov
eted the cattle OF the rich Wambo. and
property at an hour when there was
small chance OF having TO fight as well
ss 10 steal.
The little. golden-haired girl glanced
back into the bungalow OF her father.
assuring herself that all within still
slept. Her eyes then wandered TO the
Kafir huts OF Chief Wambo and his
people. Not a sign OF life among the
blacks. Seemingly the only human
being up with the sun in all that
settlement was Edith Wayne. the mis-
~sionary's daughter. She gliied across
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ly fusillade from their repeating rifles
into the ranks % the blacks. ~ whom
many dropped In their tracks
The Hairs rallied and again al.
vanced with extreme caution. hurting
their spears. Amazu again fired his
gun.
Bantu was watching the tight from
the tail piece Of the wagon suddenly
he ave a shrilI cry-and fell back
ward into the arms 81 little Edith lilo
looked into the blue eyes ~ his white
playmate. for whose sake he had run
miles through the forest Then the
body OF this little black boy stiffened
and he lay very still.
oh. the pity of it." cried Mrs.
Wayne. Poor Bantu''
A bullet from the gun 81 Amazu had
found the heart or the valiant little
black boy.
ITO BIZ CONTINUED
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CHAPTER ~.
~Bantu, Where Art Thou7"

In Nambo's village a yeldt wagon
stood ready to carry the WAYNE fam
lily over the trail 10 the river Mrs.
Wayne had already taken her place In
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providing for them so long as they
shall live. SO tomorrow. az snn-up
We must leave here aud take the river
trail"
To the missionary's speech Vambc
listened stoically till the doctor an
nounced that he would take the trsf
through the jungles. Ii W. then thai
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haired grim the
eighth summer OF
her childhood and
la the third summer
OF her life ia the
jungle OF British
East Africa "a
emerged from the
big matched bunga-
low that stood a lit
tie apart from the
coIical grass huts
comprising the Ka-
FIR kraal or village.
la the thicket
yunder a kaiir war
r.or. moving with
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-23

barbaric custom Of the frozen lands:
The most novel feature of the fete
was the actual marriage rite itself.
This, in accordance with the customs
Of the Eskimo people, is chiefly
demonstration of the bTidegrOOm's
swiftness of foot and proves in
wrestling. At a given signal, Kau-
vechka and his beautiful bride-elect
started running-she away from him
and he in pursuit.
When an Eskimo catches his bride
he drags her to his dwelling place, so
proclaiming to the world his right to
call her wife"
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Washington park. Two weeks ago
he was met by a nurse who told him
his baby had eczema and was in the
Children's Memorial hospital, which
is at Fullerton parkway and Orchard
St, on the North Side. He was I'M
able to find out why they had failed
to notify him of the child's illness.
A few days ago the childr was dis
charged from the hospital cured. Van
Wanroy called up Mrs. C. H. Stock
ing, matron of the asylum, and asked
if he could bring his baby back to
the home.
1--WE have scarlet fever and diph-
liberia here now and are under quar-
antine, p" he was told by Mrs. Stocking.
Can bring the baby back when
the quarantine is lifted?" he asked.
mo. that child cannot enter this
institution again." was the reply
snapped back.
The health department denies
knowledge of any quarantine estab-
Iished at the asylum.
when Vail WdLIOy WGuI OuL " LuC
asylum for his baby's clothes he was
met at the door by an attendant, who
handed him the little girls things
rolled up in an UnwTapped bundle.
Now he is trying to find another place
where Rosie can stay and where she
cannot contract eczema.
RAISING KALE ON BROADWAY IS
O. FN1AT DITCIMECC
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KALE ON BROADWAY IS
SLOW BUSINESS

New York, Aug. %. - How long
would it take millionaire, known all
up and down the great white way as a
liberal spender, to raise $1,000 cash
on Broadway on Sunday?
Twenty minutes? Guess again!
Philip Lewis, Chicago, ran down a
man with his auto in New York. Carl
LaemmIe, president of the Universal,
Film Co., agreed to go his $1,000 bail
Laemmle had to have cash for the.
bond, so he went to Broadway to get
it. He spent seven hours visiting the
aters, movie houses, clubs and per-
sonal friends, even borrowing from
restaurant walters, before he got the
$1,000, and most of it was in one
dollar bills,
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and he in pursuit.
When an Eskimo catches his bride
he drags her to his dwelling place, so
prOclaiming to the world his right to
call her wife"
CONCERNING A BABY AND THE
CHICAGO ORPHAN ASYLUM
The Chicago Orphan Asylum has
$445, 900 invested in farm mortgages
and bonds. The interest on this huge
fund supports. children who live in
that institution, located at 51st st.
and South Park av. The total value
of it's real estate is unknown, but the
taxes on it amount to $4,000 yearly.
Last year it collected SCI, 900. It's
disbursement fell $500 short of this
figure. Under the head of disburse-
ments, however, is listed $4,000
worth of bonds which are now re-
posing in the safety deposit vaults of
that institution.
A year ago Everett Van WanrOy's
wife died and left him with three
small children, the oldest six. Van
Wanroy has no relations and he was
obliged to board out" the two oldest
children. Then a neighbor who had
been taking care of his two-year-oId
baby died. After visiting many insti-
tutions he finally decided to place the
child in the Chicago Orphan Asylum.
He put in his application and a week
managers. He told them the life his
tory of his family and gave refer
ences. The board decided that he
must pay Sc a month for the care of
his child.
Van Wanroy never missed a pay
ment- East Sunday he would visit
his baby and take her for a walk in
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-13
Increase In Expenditures In
All States Greater Than
Gain In Revenues and the
Causes Are Sought.
TO COVER WHOLE MATTER
OF PUBLIC ECONOMY
Reports Believed Likely to
Prove Powerful Argument
of Campaign for Economy
In Administration of Public
Finance.

Washington. Aug. ia new line
OF work just undertaken ~ the bu-
reuu OF census. department OF com
merce-thc collection and publication
OF statistics OF state revenues, vNpcn-
ditures, assets and liabilities, las lev
les, ctc.-was described in a paper
prepared by Mr. Starkc N. Grogan,
chief statisticiau for finance and mu-
nicipal statistics. and read by Mt ".
Austin, chief clerk OF the bureau.
before the National Tax association
20 a Francisco this afternoon
For more than a decade the cen
sus bureau has been gathering and
publishing annual statistics relating 10
financial transactions OF cities Of owe
so. 0G0 and there has arisen a wide
spread demand for similar statistics
relating 60 state finances. The sec
rotary OF commerce. iu june oi this
I year. issued uu order dircytius the coi-
lection OF such statistics for what the
bureau terms the fiscal year 1914
TO-" that b.. FOR state fiscal Gears end
ed at some time between July !. ltli.
and Jun 90. 1918. inclusive. II au-
| thorized by congress. the work vii
be carried on annually hereafter
The scope of me utcstig1tiou VIII in'
Dlud, Gp total ana per capita re-
| CENTS from revenues. 100 dDtuii ca
total and p,r capita payments for 'N'
I pcustz. Interest. Hud OUTLAWS. 300 d,l1li
! 90 assets and liabilities ana 60 i".
tai and per capita Hsso-sgd valuation
of property subject Goo taN'lun. ih'
I@lcvi,s. methods Of asset smrut. etc
-t,t. ..t,.I.,. Ir f..r,.t sD fnt Be-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-13
RUSSIANS HAVE |
HARD Time ON
TRAIL Of THE
7 j R K s
More non Combatants than
Soldiers have been Killed
Thus far in the War in Ar
menia, Associated Press
Correspondent Says.

(Associatcd Press correspondence
a Russian Camp in Turkish Ar
menia, June The Russian army
that Is Ina pursuit of the elusive Turks
Ia this region have. at this writing.
reached the valley Of the Haour. an
anluent of the Tigris. ut a point sixty
miles south of Van.
on June g. tine right flank OF the
Russian forces engaged the Turks un-
der Hnllid Bey. nca the Tigris. and
fought until nightfall, whea the
Turks made on into darkness. The
armenian volunteers, who are dOiug
some OF the best nghting tor the Rus.
SLAMS. began the battle az Q o'clock in
the morning ana sustained 1t alone
on open ground until noon when gen.
cral rs cavalry from Sarai came IN
tu action. The artillery was brought
uu boz the afternoon, but hy then Hal
liu Boy had taken "a position on mac
cc-siblc mountain and since then
there has been uu contact with him.
Whatever may Dee true OF atrocity
stories from other sources. 10 is cer-
taiuly "a fact hat the warfare in Ar
mcnia has resulted in the killing of
more non-combatants than soldiers,
and 1t is doubtful II there is any other
area in the world where the war Is "a
plainly a case OF murder.
The Associated Press correspond
cnt has himself seen the corpses of
non-combatants. Goth men and wo-
men. strcWn along every tran that
the Russian army has traycrscd. on
June 4. while climbing "a pass AT least
10000 feet above sea level. two re-
m|arkably handsome Armcnians wcr'
I seen slain beside b road, ana near
bt lay t kurdish girl dead from star
walton and hardship. IN a niche %
the rocks or the hirh mountain pas
there was found q deserted baby soft
T. crying beneath "a saddle blanket.
At ono point % group OF thirty Ar
mcnlan women gathered az the mid.
| day halting place of the Russian sol
! aicrs ON the crest OF the pass, ant
moaucd for food and clothes, nu
| there was 1othiue to spare them, "a
| the soldiers themselves were withou
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-13

yclopmcnt ana conservation Of nat
urai our will be shown. Under
this head will be included agriculture.
forestry. geological surveys, prOpaga-
ton Of fish aud game. etc.
The WORK for isil-i5 has not yet
progressed lar enough To Yield stats
ties Of any value; but ID fcw figures
from the census bureaus recently
published report on wealth. debt. and
taxation are OF interest In this con
nectiou. Between 1903 and 1913 the
revenues OF the federal government
increased IS per cent while its eX-
penditures for governmental cost in
creased by $40 per cent During the
same period III revenues or the states
increased by oi.3 per cent and their
expenditures for governmental cost by
1863 per cent; tho revenues OF the
counties Increased hy s5.s per cent
their expenditure by esq per
cent. and the revenues Of incorporat-
ed places of 5000 and over increased
by gS.3 per cent and their cxpedi-
lures boy 1889 per cent
For every division of government
the Increase In expenditures was
greater than the increase In revenues
and, except IN the case Of the fed
crsl govcrnmnt. which showed "a
small surplus, the revenues IN 1913
were less than the expenditures for
governmental cost. The surplus for
the federal government was about ST.
600. 900. or approximately vne-tenth
Of I per cent of the revenues; the
deficit FOR the states was SIS. 000, 600,
or I per cent OF the revenues; the de-
lfCit for tho counties was SIS, zoe, 600.
or 4 per cent Of the revenues. and the
deficit FOR incorporated places OF s.
OOO and over was tl2s,000,ODO, or IL
per vent ~ the revenues These de
ncits. however. are more than hc-
counted for by OUTLAWS Tor permanent
improvements. Tho OUTLAWS of the
federal government IN 1913 amounted
Co nearly Z per cent Of the total cx-
pcnditurcs for governmental costs; oil
the states. 20 nearly ~ per cent; OF
the counties To over 80 per cent; ana
Of the municipalities Of 5000 ana
over. 20 over ~ per cent the eN-
cess OF expenditures over rcvcnus fur
nishcs an approximate measure Of the
rate at which the state, county. and
municipal governments are increasing
their Indebtedness from year To year
and thus shifting 10 tho future the
burden Of paying for present permah-
cnt improvements.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-13
Tax Commissioner of Indiana
Says 1t Covers All Taxation
Sins of Commission in Tax
Dodgers Lexicon.
TOO MUCH LEGISLATION
MICHIGAN EXPERT SAYS
Ohio State Tax Commissioner
Tells Conference Not the
Rate But Amount of Money
to Be Raised Should Be Lin
tied.

san Francisco. Aug t3--E H.
Wulputt, member of the indiana
state tax commission. In an address
today before the ninth annual con
ference OF the National TAI aHs0cia-
ton condemned general property tax
ALTON as u exists in some states az
ineffective and uncnforCible.' The
trouble was. he said. IN taxing tang
lille property under a g]cnertl law.
such as mortgage, stocks, bonds q
the like.
Mr. Wolgutt recommended as a sub
stJfutc "a system of cIassihcat'un OF
certain properties for taxation pur'
poses. lie cited the general prop
,r,y tax las OF indiana as one COW
oriug q multitude of sins. the SINS
oi ummission,' under when the
amount ot property that escapes tax
alton raunot Dc definitely computed "
a., said he had written to the taNlns
,ni.orr OF other states 'laborinE IN
der m, Same law and That from the
.cpII,. received 10 was really aston
.shIue Co. note the chaotic condition OF
tho axiug LAWS in many states
The burden Of taxation, nc N
iuu,g calls heavily upon those VINO
own real estate OF whose personal
rrup,rty d.. visible or tangible. The
result is that each year the rate IN
,r,l.es. and this increase causes
NOR, .,uu,strluuu tho more ihHi u
b. .Idru. the higher "a rates ana 49,
mtreh.ug out of step, general prop
,rt. taxation BE- Ineffective, un.nIoTl-
Doh, and creates dlsrcspcct ana al-T'-
rtfT Tor uI' luns."
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-13
METEOR
LIVES TRUE TO
HER NAME
Amazing Story Told by Ger
man semi Official NewsPap-
err OF Daring Exploits Of
Commerce Destroyer.

Berlin. Aug i3. tH} wireless
To sayyiilc THE adventurous
career at the German auxiliary
cruiser Meteor which was blown
up hy her commander 90 escape
the BRUSH Wa.sh.ps after she
hod sunk the British auxiliary
cruiser Ramsey. is described by
thc overseas news agency as fol-
.uNEs
According Co private reports the
Meteor. Is converted merchant steam
er. succeeded In breaking through the
lines of British patrol ships and trov-
cling to the orkney Islands 300 miles
from her base. She laid "a large NUM-
her ~ miner and destroyed British
merchant ships.
"Fiualiy SIRE encountered the Brit
Ism cruiser Ramsey which she sank
after "a splendid mancuver. The cap
tain of the Meteor whose crew con-
sisted OF about 20 men, saved ana
captured a. mon from the Ramsey.
and BE- is probable that more tnhn
&c others were drowned.
"Eritlsh hattio cruisers, notified by
wireless. pursued the Meteor. After
tho Meteor had burned the Danish
mcrchantman Jason. the little Ger
man craft, facing four British cruis'
ors, stopped "A Norwegian steamer
Transferred the captured British crew
! II the Jason and also put tho Danisi
sailors on board. This 0oat escaped
from her pursuers and reached por'
safsly. wilh the captured Englishmen
} The Meteor VA sunk by explodtol
her mines"