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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-05

now down with a ease OF sheer nerves.
The shock to her nerve system had
been something dreadful. To think OF
her son. her darling boy. rowing the
wild and woolly West with a box OF
paints. Goodnessl II was fierce,
And where has your O landed.
Mrs. Bennett?" ! now asked.
Montana" she replied.
Montana" exclaimed. Why.
that's where my own brother has gone.
He's been in Montana 10Y SON few
weeks"
SOS my son. replied Mrs. Bennett
And where do you suppose he Is
now"
Where"
Hes a cow~b oy-think OF Il. a cow
boy-my son a cowpuncher!-on .
ranch"
Ranch. What ranch?"
THE Flying L."
didn't say a word. was toe par
alyzed ny the littleness OF this great
big world. The Flying n, Why. that
was my brothers ranch. And N
Claude Bennett was n cowboy on that
ranch II meant that Claude Bennett
was an employe Of my brother Jack.
For come reason was already So
deeply interested IN Claude Benne
that | somehow-perhaps intuitiyely--
wanted 10 have some secret 70 myself
that concerned him. So ! just did not
say a word TO Mrs. Bennett about
Claude being on my brothers ranch.
and therefore surely In good hands.
And what do you suppose they call
him." Mrs. Bennett nov exclaimed.
They've nicknamed him. II seems
that every man on a ranch-every
cowboy-must rave a nickname. IL
In not according 10 ranch ethics 10 call
a man BY his own name. SO they call
him-"Chip."
Chip" | repeated. and ] spoke the
name with such interest that I'm sure
that I blushed and nearly betrayed my
thoughts. namely. thoughts ~ my own
visit 10 the FLYING u and my meeting
with Chip Yes. ! wondered. even
then. if would ever earn that vsca-
ton In which I would visit my broth.
er's ranch and meet this very delight
fur Chip"
Yes" supplemented Mrs. Bennett.
they call him-Chip OF the Flying u"
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Well" I again drawled.

Nen! again drawled.
We'll. he's gone TO M~ontana-and
he went away because his father said
he was no good as a clerk In the bank
and because he would insist on
painting pictures in office hours-and
b-ecause-wcll. because"
But because WHAT" insisted.
And forthwith then she poured out
the story which she had all along
been just dying 10 tell me.
IL seems that her son. Claude Ben
nett. had returned from college OBJ
sessed by the idea that he MAS G
to be a great artist. Nothing could
keep him away from oils and pastels
and etchings and art museums and
easels and canvases. But his father
had different ideas. His father judged
that Claude should be- a banker and
n business man and engage thus In
an occupation that would yield cash
revenue instead Of criticigrs in the
paper~ ard the ~fattery of sy~cophanis
who always surround n rich artist.
And that's why Claude had been put
IN work IN his fathers bank instead
OF EoinE q m art school 70 "Enish."
And rirrt here lot me toll you tina.
| am relating ia every particular these
facts about Claude Bennett for a good
and sufficient reason. Claude Bennett
already Interested me. tie was a man.
seemingly. after my n heart. lie
wished To engaee in a profession. And
he stalNartly adhered tu his intention
To stick 10 that profession despite his
fathers objections and In spite 81 his
fathers pooh p%oohing ~ the artistic
temperament" and all that sort Of
young mans talk.
Mrs. Bennett told me how the mat
ter had reached its crisis. II seems
that Claude. while Al Ills desk in the
bank. had been caught e -handed
making a picture. liz had been
caught making a copy of a famous
painting The bank caShier-whO was
also the bank manager had Witnessed
this crime in office hours a. commit
ted by the presidents son And in
horror the cashier had flown ~ the
fond parent In his private Office and
communicated 70 him the fatclul news.
Mr.. Bennett" the cashier had said.
'your son Is not earning a tenth part
Of his salary. Instead of learning
banking he persists in practicing the
profession Of a painter. lie paints
pictures when no ought 10 be filing
out sight drafts on Milwaukee and
Trenton"
Straightway d~utifully appeared h
son. Claude. with his fingers all color~
OF the rainbow after dabbing them In
his paints. and his clothing like a rain
bow from his carelessness with his
palette.
Son" roared the older BENNETT.
president ~ the bank. What IN all
the fnries do you mean nv T-'-'ing
pictures when Won should 10 filling
out sight drafts on Milwaukee,"
Son laughed Father roared some
more. You see. the son was like the
flea on the lion The lion could roar.
but what was the use?
son" roared elder Bennett. "ei-
Their you give up this paint stun. or
else YOU get ont OF my bank and shift
for Yourself. don't want any artistic
tcmperaments loafng around my bank
nor my house. Understand
Perfectly" replied the soIf-assured
son. In that case. dad. since you
SO strenuously and unreasonsbly OBJ
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CHAPTER ~.
Nv First Patient.


81 the moment when the telephone
rang announcing that very frrt really
truly patient Of mine was sitting in
orr waiting r~oom"-namely the par
Tor. reading an article ~ tho Medical
Review telling ~ tho nerves OF
women. The article set forth sundry
facts as Ia how many women are not
IN at all when they call for a doctor.
but are just nerves" They merely
want a doctor as a consolation. not
a. a remedy.
And. would you believe II. the voice
on the phone said i've heard ~ YOU.
Doctor Nhi,morc. from a medical
frAnd Of mine at the hospital. Ny
wife Il all nerves ard she fancies sine
would like q woman doctor. So Il
YOU kindly come nj oncc9 | am Mr.
William Ecnnett. Fifth avenue. oppo-
site the Buckingham hotel"
Tho name If William Bennett para
l,zed me. couldn't sax a word. 7
simply hung m And 7 myself hung
JTmp On the phone table And az In
a dream ] heard Cecil saying:
What ails YOU. anyway
I told her. She didn't get limp At
all. She sprang M and threw her
arms around me and commanded me
"a get my things on at once and heat
it,"
"Rennet'i" she crie-'. as 7 grabbed
nv doctors ba1 Why. he's The presi.
dprt n tho big bank IN which your
brother has his account. He's a MI.
DIS. He's richer than Rockefeller. or
III least nearl, ~. AnyWay-+ay. he's
a nice fat fee
"siuw unnrOfessiunal and how mer-
ccnary," ! exclaimed. You must not
think 81 fees when you're a doctor" I
protested
'Bosh'" was Cecil's comment. and
fosthvith she showed mo out ~ tho
house.
Well. | met the great Rennctt. And
h. conducted me up a flight ~ velvet
carpeted stairs 20 a gloriously fur
nished bedroom. whore Mrs. Bennett
lay in the most beautiful w beds. ter
ribly distressed about something.
could not AZ first mako out Just what.
Pennett left VS. alone. thank good.
ness, I perceived that Mrs. Bennett
Was Just = case of nerves. ~ the Med
ical Review had pointed ont. and that
all she wanted was consolation.
questioned her rather tlcNerly-ycs.
I'm su-e I acted with clcverncss with
this. ms very first patient. ! ala not
examine her pulse. o ask her "a stick
out her tongue. nor anything like that.
81 nothing that shocked ~ n pro-
fessionai visit. ! made IL seem. rather.
that | had come as a consider. In
short. I diagnosed her case with such
extreme frankncsa and snch brutal
candor that she herself AZ Last laughed
and confessed that | was right aud
that she wasn't sick al all. but just
had a case OF nerves.
And the important thing now. Mrs.
Rennett." said. IL what T. on your
nerves. As my chum. DIR. Cecil Gran
fhum. would say. What ails you, any
way"
"NIv son" she replied. lsconically.
WELL" I drawled.
Well" she said. my son has gone
West.
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Prohibition in Chicauo Aim.

Chicago. I'LL. Mar I-Ilau> ~ uu>t
saloons from Chicago 10 1916 were dis
ruS>rd TODAY III the Opening herr. w tenn
Vrrancr headquarters. More than thru,
hundred churches have agreed ~ support
the movement and tNrutV four temper
anoc anil kindred organizations ha,r
pledged their nil ~ drive IlJ. ~%aluum.
from the cit,.
About \ hundred township and muuiri
pal spring elections throughout The stale
accor,lin. 10 the Nnti Saloon League.
will hinge un thr wet MI drN question
n large reinforced ruurruir Juuturr -
working successfully IVY 4 landing -i1-r w
an Australian ferry.
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CHAPTER 4.
Ny Novelette,.

While 7 was playing the part ~ Dr.
Della Whitmore in the photo comedy
drama. Chip Of the Flying II" the
Power-That-ls in the moving picture
company that wa producing the play
suggested that | write my impressions
of this story I'm the form of a short
novel. The deeper ! entered into the
part OF the little doctor" "a ! was
called In the play. the more charmed /
becam( Iith the entire production.
The rey was that | approached my
task Of Unvelizing my impressions Of
this story. not with hating en-. hut
with guSto. andnpn a typewriter speed
ing unfSAthA anipulation Of fingers
that wd o work.
| mu |remind you that Chip
Qkhe D." il a novel by u. NJ.
from this novel the
Lich PLAYED the lead
heSHAand the photo
mold the stogArcm the view
of The principaWka character.
DnamalN chin In fhaC aa.vnlnffa nf
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wherein Denver had his being when
he was properly stabbed a. a valuable
stallion should he.
This proposition set the foreman
10 bordering. Deep he ~pondered till
AZ last he actually grasped It's mean
ing. II really vas volunteering 10 for
swear his painting outfit In order 20
sweep out Denvers stall and perhaps.
even. To clean stables In general and
sundry.
Whereat. as the result ~ the heavy
bordering. the foreman told n IN 90
~ work and handed him A stable
broom. And the boys stood around
gaping with surprise as II went 10
work like a house aire and swept that
stable as Il had never been swept IN
all It's history for generations prior 20
the time that my brother had bought
the Flying l.. The way II swept out
that stable solidified him somewhat IN
the estimation ~ the boys and the fore
man and they decided that such a very
heluva M a worker ~ that should have
some name other than II. Whereupon
there and then. one ~ them happenec
"a remark that ID worked and took
the whole joshing like he had a chip
on his shoulder.
Chip" exclaimed the foreman.
Chip" cried the COW boys IN chn
rus.
And that's how II became ChiD-ana
Chip he remained. as my brothers
letter stated. up 20 the present wit.
ing.
Such was the introduction ~ Chin
TO the Flying L.. Not a soul OF them
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tnct 10 your son and heir following
thu noble profession ~ Whistler and
Millet and Sargent. why the prodigal
Will just Fact Is. dad. I'll
beat IL West"
West" gasped the elder Bennett.
you mea to say you'll chuck up all
! provide for you--yGNr motor. our
mansion. evr~rything-to 90 West
where there isn't anything but grass
and sand and sagebrush?
Sure thing" replied son. Good.
BY. dad. I'll start AZ once. But be-
fore 7 80 let me tell Won some lt-tle
truths that nobody else has the cour-
age 70 tell you. Those men who work
for YOU AZ those desks out there arr
all Of EN- just So many slaves. They
are shackled 10 your desks and teth-
cred 10 Your salary drawer. They
daren't say their souls are their own.
They Just put their noses 10 their
books and bend their backs 10 your
managers ard are perpctually IN NOR.
tai fear of losing their Jobs. None o'
that in mine. dad. I'm NC slave. I'm
n freeman. The long grass and free
dom for mine-with my painting outfit.
Good by"
Whereupon Claude Bennett re-
signed from the bank and g~uifawed in
TIE faces ~ the bank managers and
the shaving clerks aud betook him
self away from that august Institution
of money and went home and packed
up his clothes and his paints and babe
good-by 70 his loving rlnther-and
beat II West.
And that was why Mrs. Bennett was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27

family were present except one son.
Abe, who lives in Seattle. Wash. and
could not be present.
The out of town guests were their
sons, Lon. Of Waterloo; James, of VIM
ner. 8. D.: S. ID. Luther. OF Howard
Lake, Mimi, together with their famil-
les: and their daughters, Mrs. Newell
and husband and child, of Adrian,
Mimi. and Mrs. Crawford and family,
of Clarksville. A nephew, Frank
Woodward, of North Dakota. and
Charles Woodward. nephew, of Clear
Lake, were present. Their daughter
Julia and granddaughter Pearlie john
son, who make their home with them
were also present.
The only person present. who also
attended their wedding fifty years ago,
was Mr.. Woodward's sister-i law,
Mrs. Amanda Woodward, of Clear Lake.
There were about forty present, and
they gathered at the Lincoln hotel,
where they were served a fine dinner
In the afternoon from 8 10 O'Clock,
a public reception was given at ther
home and many of their friends came
in to congratulate them From to
o'clock the time was given over TO the
members of the G. 4. R. of which MI.
Woodward is n member.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
MORE PAVING PLANNED.
Nevada City Council Takes Steps to
Improve Streets.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, Dec 27.-At a special meet
ing the city council took preliminary
action on further paving for Nevada
the coming year and there is very
excellent prospect that Lincoln avenue
will De paved from the east edge OF
The incorporation thru the city TO the
Grant township line near the cemetery
gate on the west.
The action at this meeting was to
create a paving district under the new
law regarding paving on main streets
entering into city and TO instruct the
city solicitor TO draw the necessary
resolution. Under this new law not
only the abutting property would be
assessed for this Improvement but such
other property as the council may see
fit TO place in this district and their
action on Thursday night was favor
able TO including block and half
either way from the street in the dis
trict. This would make the district
embrace all property from midway
between Court avenue and First aven-
ue south on the south 10 midway be-
tween Third and Fourth avenues north
on north. These limits would extend
thruout the main part of the city but in
the acreage to the east II would be
widened. This property would all be
assessed on gra6SRted scale according
to It's distance from the improvement.
II is the purpose of the council TO
pave between the Birch street inter-
section on the west and half way be-
tween Maple and Spruce on the east
between the cutters which is a width
Of forty feet while the outlying
stretches would be a width OF eighteen
! feet without curbs and cutters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
GLEE CLUB ON TRIP.
Ieander Clark College Singers to Visit
Southern Iowa Towns.

Special to Times republican.
Toledo, Dec. 21.-The mems gIee
club of Ieander Clark College leaves
today for a ten-day trip. Their itin-
erary is as follows: Dec. 81. Mel
bourne: Dec. %, Dawson; Dec. %. Pan
ora; Dec. go. Van Meter; Dec 81, Des
Moines: Jan. l. Charlton; Jan 2, Char
iton; Jan. 4, Moravia: Jan. 5, Abba
The club is under the direction Of L.
f, Mathers, former teacher of voice
OF the conservatory. Carl c. Emerson
is business manager.
A number Of booster receptions for
the college will be held at the places
where concerts Will be given. At these
receptions speeches will be made by
alumni and faculty Beside the Christ
mas trip a two-weeks' trip will be
made at the spring vacation to western
Illinois, southern Wisconsin and north
ern Iowa The personnel Of the club
follows: Tenors. Max Ward. Merle
Green, Deibert ShiveIy, Carl Emerson,
Floyd Roberts. Austin Repp. Kenneth
Smith: bass, l.. r. Mathers. Clement
Sones, Weilar Hoibrook, Raymond
Brush, John Huston. Azure Critics,
Harry Robson
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News Of Hansell.
pecial to Times-Republican.


Hansell, Dec. 27.-Both Of the bas-
ketball teams were badly defeated at
Clarion Friday night. the boys 80 TO 5,
and the girls 81 to 1.
J. K Allen Is here from Denver,
Colo, for a visit with relatives.
4 baby girl is the latest addition to
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A
Allen.
The attendance al the Farmers club
meeting was good. The president, w
H. Harrison. resigned, and B. E. Van
Vert was selected for the place. Com
mittees on executive, social and consti-
tuition were appointed. j. W. Holland,
lecturer of note, spoke at the meet
ing. and afterwards a basketball game
between the high school and the young
mems team resulted in a score Of Is
to Is in favor Of the latter. The next
meeting will be held the goth, and a
ganie viii be staged between the two
farmers teams. The captains are
Charles Harrison and James Hannah
~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27

Major Robert r. Motion Of Hampton
institute. Hampton, Va. chosen to sue
coed Booker T. Washington as presi-
dent Of Tuskegee institute, the negro
Industrial school which DR.. Washington
founded, traces his ancestry from q
member Of an African tribe who was
captured by rival chief and sold into
slavery to an American in 1875. He was
horn In 1867 in Amelia county. Va.
where his mother was cook ana his
father was a foreman. From the
planters family he received encour-
agement to educate himself. and when
ne heard OF Hampton. from which DR..
Washington was graduated. he decided
to 60 there He entered in 1885 and
was graduated in 1890. After he had
finished at Hampton the negro boy de-
cided to enter the legal profession. but
General Armstrong, head OF Hampton
institute, prevailed upon him to remain
at Hampton and help to prepare teach
ers. He took the position Of drill
master and assistant to the command
ant and within few months was pro-
NOTED to the rank of commandant- He
Is associated with many movements
for the advancement Of hts race.
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News of Alden.
,cial 10 Times-Repuhlican

SpeClal 10 eS-kepu slcdn.
Alden. Dec. 27.-Frank Morrou.
young married farmer living near
Buckeye. died Tuesday in a hospital IN
Iowa Falls of typhoid fever. His wife
has the disease and has not fully re-
covered They were married only
few months.
Jim Jackson has leased about i,oot
acres of land near Brentwood. Wis,
for term OF four years. and will use
1t to pasture stock on. Mr.. Jackson sold
his SEQ acre farm in Franklin county
few months ago and will give pos
session March i, 1916. when he viii
take up his proposition in Wisconsin.
AIR. Jay Jones rented his farm for 1919
in Franklin county and when the new
owner lakes possession Mr.. Jones ex-
poets TO go to Wisconsin to help Mr..
jackson. and in the meantime i'm
prove $50 acres which he bought
there recently at the nominal sum of
s31 per acre.
Mr. William Everhart IS home from
Grinneil college TO spend the holidays
with Mrs. Elizabeth E5erhart and
daughters.
Charles Alderman. who was ope--
ated on at Iowa Falls hospital a short
time ago. Is gaming 1aForaoly-
The town Of Alden unioaded car
load OF new watermains Wednesday
which will be used to extend the city
water system the coming year. These
mains were bought with the surplus
fund from the water receipts.
The old settlers of the community
were sorry to learn of the death of
Mr.. Steve Davis. formerly a resident
southwest OF Vincent church, last Mon
day forenoon in southern Minnesota
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
Grinnell and Vicinity.
to Times-RepubIicaR.

Special to TlmeS-RepuDUcan.
Grinnell, Dec. -. Rev. Charles
Bauerel, pastor Of the Nazarene
church, gives notice that revival meet
ings will begin at that church on the
I'd Of January and continue two weeks
or more, depending upon conditions.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. HUFF had
the pleasure of entertaining as Christ
mas guests Mr.. and Mrs. James Swan
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. William
lime, all Of Minneapolis, and Theodore
Swan. Of Hinkley. MINI.
The Christian church Of this city re-
ports progress all along the line OF
church activities. Just at present the
short campaign is on for the raising
Of the annual financial budget The
campaign is to end with the present
month and year. An old debt Of $500
has already been practically wiped on,
by good pledges Not only is ii much
desired by this people that the annual
budget shall be met promptly but there
Is growing need Of a larger church
building and efforts are being made in
this direction. Rev. Fl: w. Hhoreson.
the present pastor. has been here less
than a year and the congregation is
backing his energetic and persistent
work in the interest of the churchill
Prof f. A. Steiner is at home for
the holiday season after an extended
lecturing tour in the east and a visit
with his daughter, Miss Gretchen, in
New York where she is engaged in
settlement work since her recent grad
uation from Iowa College here.
Hon. II. w. Spauiding is again al
home here after some weeks spent in
| the southern states on business trip
W. o. Willard is enjoying Christ.
mas visit from his son, DR.. W. A. VII
lard, of Omaha, Neb.. who is accom-
panied by Mira. willard and their tive
| children.
! Mr.. and Mrs. .. nj. Arnold expec,
/ a visit from Mr.. Aronlds sister, Mis-.
/ Caroline Arnold. who comes from hel
home in Manhattan, Mont. tn sren.
the holiday vacation.
Frank w. Thackery, who was elected
lefty assessor in place Of l.. n. Smith
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
RuMOR CURRENT THAT YOUNG
MAN HAS SECURED POSSES
SION OF BRIDE.
LEAVES MYsTERiousLY
DESTINATION NOT KNOWN
Rumer Has II That Mrs. Vollnner-
Palm Is Returning Home After Be-
ing Sent West by irate Fathen-Al
Source of information at Davenport
CIosed-Palm Not There.

Davenport, Dec, 27.-Young Edward
Victor Palm, the Chicago youth whc
secretly married Dorothea Vollmer las;
Wednesday. is said to have settled ali
his difficulties pertaining to his en-
forced separate from his bride and is
nov reunited to her or en- route to
meet her
4 telegram Wis received here from,
Chicago Saturday night to the effect
that Young Pain left Chicago today;
destination unknown"
4 few moments later a report was
received here to the effect that the
bride had returned. This was sub
stsnIially reported by local acquaint-
anCes who claimed they had seen her.
Whether or not this means a recon
Citation is not known al this time.
With Her Father, Henry voIiner.
Attorney Con Murphy, who admitted
in the early part of the episode that he
had been retained to represent Palm
here, was summoned by telephone
sometime after the midnight hour.
Mr. Murphy declared that If the
bride and groom were reunited he
knew nothing OF Il
IEeI are mercy ruUiofsr sup
oose." Mr. Murphy said over the tel
ephone.
But Mr.. Murphy, how do you ac-
count for young Palm leaving Chicago
SO nys;cr!ouslyH" re was saked-
Well, they won't talk up there vii
they? The Chicago papers said they
were not going TO talk he continued.
Evidently they knew the newspapers
pretty we'll"
From which statement was drawn
the conclusion that Mr. Murphy IN
tended giving the impression that he,
too, perhaps, vas not saying all ne
knew in connection with the develop
ments OF the case.
Several persons who had vouchsafef
Information on the impulse OF the mo
iuent when pressed for particulars, re
sDonded with me proverbial answer, Il
have nothing 10 say" They evidently
knew something OF the inside" OF the
matter.
Local hotels denied that Palm was
registered and declared that so far
they knew no reservations had been
made for him.