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The Benson signal., 1915-09-11

Following is the faculty Of the
Benson Union High School:
H, @. Robertson. Princlpal--
mathematics, histary, government.
Mrs. M. M. S. McKowen-Eng-
lish, Latin; Spanish.
Miss Stella Smith-domeetic arts
and music,
c., W. Frost-science, manual
training, athletics. ,
Miss Myrtle Snyder-commers
oial branches.
The Benson Grammar School will
Also open Monday, with the
following faculty, E. G. Bunch,
The Benson signal., 1915-09-11
Milk Record Sheets Given Away

Prof, G. W. Barnes, livestock
specialist, University Of Arizona
Agriculture Extension Service,
urges the keeping Of a record of
the dairy herd. He will furnish
milk record sheets to farmers who
wish to find out which COWS they
are paying for the privilege of
milking.
For sale, buggy, saddle and
work horsoS. Mrs, IN. Powers. #
Western Kansas world., 1915-12-25

the porch : little spell? I'd Hike to
talk with this lady by herself
When ne had gone there was a short
silence. which Havey finally broke
with question:
why didn't ye say all these things
to Jebz / sent the letter on his say
so.s
But you sent it-and all the Havey
power is in your hands. Jeb wouldn't
understand such plea L come to the
fountainhead- My school is not Ha-
vey school nor McBriar school 1t is
meant to open its doors to both sides
of the ridge. regardless of factions
Did young Milt come there ter git
eddication? ! thought he went to col
lege down below" The question car
ried an undernote of irony.
Juanita shook her head
No" she answered He came there
as any other passer-by might have
come. and he hasn't come often Let
me keep the children and he shant
come again"
For time Bad Anse stood there re-
garding her with steady and pierc-
Western Kansas world., 1915-12-25
CHAPTER XIV

Its only lonesome people," ABse
Hayey went on, that knows hetW 10
love an dream I've stood up there on
the ridge with Julius Caesar and Al
exander the Great, an il seemed to
me that | could see EN- as plain rs
see you now. / could see the sun
shinin' on the eagles of the legion an
the shielGs of the phalanx- Fm rich
enough. reckon. to live. amongst other
men that read books, but a dream
keeps Ae here The dream Is that
some day these here mountains shall
come into their own. These people
have got IL in 'em ter be a great
people. an I've siayed here because l
aimed to try an help 'em-"
But" she family expostulated- you
seem to stand fer the very things that
hold them back You speak almost
reverently OF their killing instinct and
you oppose schools"
The man shook his head graveiy and
continued:
I'm eeudist because my people are
feudists an because l can lead 'em
only 30 long as I'm > fghtini Havey.
God knows. II ! could wipe out this
Western Kansas world., 1915-12-25
CHAPTER XIII.

In other years Bad Anse Havey re-
membered the days in that house when
the voices of women and children had
bsen raised in song and laughter. Then
the family had gathered in the long
winter evenings before the roaring
backlogs, and spinning wheel and quilt
ing frame had not yet gone to the cob
webs of the cockloft. But that was
long ago.
The Quarter-century over which his
memory travelled had brought changes
even to the hills The impalpabie
ghost of decay moves slowly, with no
sound save the occasional click of a
sagging door here and the snap of a
cord there. but in twenty-five years it
moves-end an inbred generation
comes to impaired manhood. Since
Bad Anse himself had returned from
Frankfort his house had been tenanted
only by men, and an atmosphere of
grimness hung in its shadows. A half
dozen unkempt and loutish kinsmen
dwelt there with him. tilling the ground
and ready to bear arms. More than
once they had been needed.
1t was to this place that Juanita Hol-
land and the preacher were making
theirway on that October afternoon
At the gate they encountered a soli-
tary figure gazing stolidly out to the
front, and when their coming reused
it out of its gloomy reverie it turned
and presented the scowling face OF
Jeb McNash-
Where air they?" he demanded
wrathfully. wheeling upon the two ar
rivals. and then he repeated violently:
by heaven. where air they? Why
hain't ye done fotched Dawn and
Jesse2''
-Jeb," said the missionary quietly
I'VE done come over hyar fust ter hev
speech with Anse -Havey- Whar's he
att"
Il reckon he's in his house. but ye
hain't answered my question I'm ther
one for ye ter talk ter fust. Hits my
sister ye've done been sufferin' ter
consort with murderers. an hits me
ye'ye got ter reckon with"
Brother Talbot only nodded Son "'
he gently assured him. I'VE aims ter
talk with you. too. but | reckon ye
hain't got no call ter hinder us from
hayin- speech with Anse first"
For q moment Jeb stood dubious.
then he jerked his head to~ard the
! house
Western Kansas world., 1915-12-25

ing gaze. while his brows drew to-
gether in frown rather of deep
thoughtfulness than of displeasure
81 asked Brother Talbot to go out, !"
he finally said, because 1 didn't hardly
want to hurt your feelin's by telling
you before him that your school can't
last. You're goin' about it all the
wrong way, an it's worse to go about
a good thing the wrong way than to
go about a bad thing the right way.
told we once that ye couldn't change
the hills, an that ye'd change first
yourself. l say that again. Ye can't
take fire out of blood with books. But
if ye've done persuaded Brother Anse
that you're doin' good, l didn't want
him to hear me belittle ye."
Anse Havey went to the window,
where he drank deeply of the spiced
air. Then he began to speak again,
and this time it was in voice the girl
had never heard-a voice that held the
fire of the natural orator and that was
colorful with emotion.
THE first time We saw me ye made
up your mind what character of man 1
was. Ye made it up from hearsay evi-
dence, and ye amt never give me
chance to show ye whether ye was
right or wrong. Ye say I've never
dreamed a dream. Good God! ma am,
I've never had no true companionship
except my dreams. When / was
little barefoot shaver used ter sit
there by that chimley an dream
dreams, an one of ems the biggest
thing in my life today. There were
men around Frankfort, when l was in
the legislature, that lowed l might go
to congress if / wanted to. l didn't
try. My dream was more to me than
congress-an my dream was my own
people: to stay here and helT 'em.
He stepped over to the tabl. and.
with a swift and passionate gesture,
caught up two books.
These are my best friends" he said,
and she read on the covers, '-P1u-
tarch's Lives" and Tragedies OF Will
liam Shakespeare"
The girl looked up. in amazement
and she met in his gaze fire and ea-
gerness which silenced her.
She felt a wild thrill of admiration
not such as any other man had ever
caused, but such as she had felt when
she watched the elemental play Of
lightning and thunder and winla along
the mountain tops
Western Kansas world., 1915-12-25
SYNOPSIS.

Juanfta Holland. a Philadelphia young
woman of wealth. on her journey with
ner guide. Good Anse Talbot. into the
heart OF the Cumberlands to become a
teacher of the mountain children. faints
at the door of FIetch McNash's cabin
While resting there she overhears tax
clan, and one of his henchmen that ac-
quafnts her with the Havey-McBriar feud
Juanita has an Improbable talk with Bad
Anse and they become antagonists Cal
Douglas of the Havey clan is on trial in
Peril. for the murder of Noah Wyatt
McBriar- In the night Juanita hears
feudists ride past the McNash cabin
Juanita and Dawn McNaSh become
friends. Cal Douglas IS acquitted. Nash
Wyatt attempts to kill him but is him
self killed by the Haveys- Juanita goes
to live with the Widow Everson. whose
boys are outside the feud- Mlt McBriar.
head of his clan. meets Bad Anse there
and disclaims responsibility for Wyatt's
attempt to kill Douglas They declare
truce, under pressure from Good Anse
Talbot Juanita thinks she finds that
Bad Anse is opposing her efforts to buy
land and build school Milt McBriar
breaks the truce by having F1etch Nc
Anse 10 tell him who killed his father,
but is not told Juanita and Bad Anse
further misunderstood each other Bad
Anse is bitter. but tells Juanita he does
not fight women and will give her land II
necessary. Juanita gets her land and
cabin. Old Bob McGreegor incftes Jeb
McNaSh to murder Young Milt McBriar,
but Jeb refrains he Is not sure Young
Milf is the murderer.
Western Kansas world., 1915-12-25

nothin'- Ye've got ter go over thar
an have speech with Anse"
Juanita drew back with a start of
distaste and repulsion- Yet she had
known this all along.
Ye see," she heard the missionary
saying, thar's Jest one way Ause kin
handle Jeb. an nobody else kaint
handle him at all. He thinks he's
right l reckon eff ye kin persuade
Anse ter reason with him yell hev ter
promise that Young Milt haint a-goin'
ter hang round hyar."
I'd promise almost anything. / can't
give them up-l can't cant!"
EFT Anse didn't perfect little Dawn
from the McBriars. Jeb would. ter a
Gods certainty. kill Young MiIt," went
on the preacher, and the girl nodded
miserably.
4 don't low ter blame We none,~ he
said slowly. almost apologeticaIly, "but
Two got-ter say hit Hits pity we've
seaa fit ter say so many bitter things
ter Anse. Mountain folks air mighty
easy hurt in their pride. an no one
Western Kansas world., 1915-12-25

and stalked away, even before the COM
ing of the note she knew what would
happen, and what would happen not
only in this instance. but in others
like it. This would not be just losing
Dawn, bad as that was 1t would De
paralysis and death to the school; 1t
would mean the leaving of every Ha-
vey boy and girl
So she stood there, and afterward
said quietly: "Milt l guess you'd bet
ter CO." and Milt had gone gravely and
unquestioningly but with that in his
eye which did not argue brightly for
restoration of peace between his house
and that of his enemy.
When the two girls had gone to-
gether into the cabin Dawn stood with
a face that blanched as she began to
realize what it all meant, then slowly
she stiffened and her hands, too.
clenched and her eyes kindled-
She came across to tho chair into
which the older girl had dropped list
lessly and, falling to her knees, seized
both Juanita's hands. She seized them
tightly and fiercely, and her eyes were
blazing and her voice broke from her
lips in turgid vehemence.
Il haint a-goin' ter leave vel" cried
Dawn. 81 hain't a-goin' ter do it.
No word had been spoken of her
leaving, but in this life they both knew
that certain things bring certain re-
suits, and they were expecting a note
from Bad Anse.
Il hope not, dear" said Juanita, but
without conviction.
Then the mountain girl sprang- up
and became transformed. With her
rigid figure and blazing eyes she
seemed a torch burning with all the
pent-up heritage of her past
'1 tells ye 1 amt a-goin' ter leave
yei" she protested, and her utterance
swelled to fiery determination. "Es
fer Milt McBriar, / wouldn't spit ON
him. l hates him. l hates his MUIR
derin' breed. l hates 'em like" she
paused a moment, then finished tu-
like all hell. reckon
I'm es good a Havey as Jeb. l hain't
seen Jeb do nothin' yit.''
Again she paused. painting with pas
sionate rage. then swept on while Jua-
nita looked at her sudden metamor-
phosis into fury and shuddered.
When l wasn't nothin' but baby
fotched victuals ter my kinfolks q
hidin' out from revenuers. l passed
right through men thet war a-trailin'
'em. I've done served my kinfolks
afore, an I'd do hit ergin, but reckon
| hain't a-goin' ter let 'em take me
away from ye."
Juanita could think of only one step
to take, so she sent Jerry Everson for
Brother Talbot, whom she had seen
riding toward the shack hamlet In the
valley.
Thar hain't but one thing thet ye
kin do said Good Anse slowly when
he and Juanita sat alone over the prob
lem with the note of Havey command
lying between them. "An' hain't no
ways sartain thet hit1l come ter
Western Kansas world., 1915-12-25
naInr nuver dared ter cross him

afore'.
NO" she cried bitterly. he win well
come the chance to humilfate and to
refuse my plea He has been waiting
for this: to see me come to him sup
plant on bended knee. and then to
laugh at me and turn me away" She
paused and added hrokenly. And yet
I've got to go to him in surrender-to
be refused-but I'll CO."
Listen" said the preacher. and his
words carried that soft quality of paci-
fcation which she had once or twice
heard before "Thar's a heap worse
fellers than Bad Anse Havey. Eff ye
could jest hev seed yore way ter treat
him leetle diff'rent-"
How could I?'' demanded Juanita
hotly How could | be friends with a
murderer and keep my self-respect? ?"
The brown-faced man looked up at
her and spoke simply.
I've done kept mine." he said
The girl rose.
"Will you go with me?" she asked a
little weakly Il don't feel quite
strong enough to go over there alone.
While they are humbling me would
like to have a friend at hand ! think
it would help a little
I'm ready now." and so. with the
man who had guided her on other mis-
sions. she set out to make what terms
she could with the enemy she had so
stubbornly defied.
1t seemed an interminabIe journey.
though they took the short cut of the
foot-trail over the hills.
The house that had come down to
Anse Havey had been built almost a
~frrTr Vwy
placed in a section so large that else
where it would have been domain-a
tract held under the original Virginia
grant. Since those days much of it
had been parceled out as marriage por-
tions to younger generations
Cabins that had once housed slaves,
barns, smoke-house, an icehouse, and
a small hamlet Of dependent shacks
clustered about clearing which had
been put there rather to avoid surprise
than to give space for gardening. The
Hayey of two generations ago had
been something of a hermit scholar,
and in his son had lurked a diminish
ing craze for books and an increasing
passion for leadership.
The feud had blazed to it's fiercest
heat in his day, and the father of Bad
Anse Havey had been the first Bad
Anse. His son had succeeded to the
title as a right of heritage, and had
been trained to wear it like fighting
man. Though he might be a whelp of
the wolf breed, the boy was a strong
whelp and one in whom slept latent
possibilities and anomalous qualities.
for in him broke out afresh the love of
books.
1t might have surprised his newspa-
per biographers to know how deeply
he had conned the few volumes on the
shelves of the brick house, or
how deeply he had thought along some
lines. 1t might have amazed them had
they heard the fire and romance with
which he quoted the wise counsel of
the foolish Po1onius. Beware OF en-
tering a quarrel, but being in, SO bear
thee that the opposer may beware
of thee"
AS to entering a quarrel, it sufficed
his logic that he had been born into 1t;
that he had ''heired" his hatreds.
And because in these parts his IA
ther had held almost dictatorial pow
ers, it had pleased him to send his son.
Just come to his majority. down to the
state capital as a member of the legis-
lature. and the son had gone to sit for
a while among lawmakers.
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BROKE
SteubenVilie Forced 20 Pay Police,
Firemen and Eacrtion Officials in
Seript-NS Relief soon.
Intenigonoer Bureau. columbr

Special Dispatch 10 the Intelligencer.
STEUBENVILLE. Ohio. Nov. s.
For the first time in the state Of Ohio
ii is believed. script" was issued by
Charles r. Wells. city auditor Of Steu.
benville to-day to pay the police and
fremen, and election officials who
worked in the recent election. In
the case Of the police and firemen the
banks here took the paper at face
value with no discount. while mer
chants Were buying up the election
officers script" al from ten ia
twenty per cent. on the 500.
Badly depleted city funds with No
prospect OF the officials receiving auy
pay until March or April prompted
Auditor Wells TO issue he shin
plasters.' The safety fund which i-
used TO pay the police and hremen
has been wiped out together with an
additional 10000 borrowed in antici
patton Of the February tax settlement
lhis loan comes due in February with
interest and the city will have TO do
more borrowing 90 take care OF This
issue. and an additional advance loan.
Thousands Of dollars OF city debts
are piling up with no hope for settle.
ment for months 90 come CITY Off
cials philosophically admit that tho.
are up against &c." and are rakirp
every avenue for way to get out off
the financial difficulty Every biz of
me estimated revenues has been used
Tor advance settlements ON loans
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-09
VILLA MEN
DESERVING
LEAVE TO JOIN THE CAR
RAMA ARMY AT Aqua
PRIETA.
Villa Greatly Depressed-Zapata
Army Rapidly Disin-
tegrating.

DOUGLAS. Ariz.. Nov. s.-Forty
soldiers Of the villa garrison at No
gales. Sonora. to-day left ostensiblv TO
join the ranks of Generai 2. Elias cal
les the Carranza commander al Aqua
Prieta. according to reports received
here
General villa is tonight reported On
route from Cananea to Nogales. for
the purpose Of interviewing Carlos
Randall, acting governor Of the state
of Sonora. Randall denied today he
was about TO desert villa. villa ia
said 10 BE- accompanied only by "a
small bOdyguard The remainder Of
his force Is In camp near Villaverde.
where supplies are being received
from Naco. Sonora. Naco Is now oc.
cupied by approximately 1900 villa
troops.
twenty-five villa dcsortors reached
Aqua Prieta to-day T. A. Garduno.
Mexican consul here. said sonight
that one Of the dcsortcrs had Informed
him that General villa was greatly de-
pressed
General Obrogon to-day granted am
(conunued on Page TwelveJ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-09
MUTINY OCCURS
ON LAKE STEAMER

BUFFALO. y. Y. Nov. S.-Mutiny
on Great Lakes freighter. the first
incident of its kind recorded here in
many years. is alleged TO have oc.
CURED tonight on the steamer J. X.
Omisk. Of Detroit As result OF the
trouble Robert Hamill. "A wheelsman.
Is in hospital in a critical condition
from beating he received. and two
members of the crew. Albert Scuenk
and Frank Benz. are under arrest and
viii be given a hearing before a Fed.
eral commissioner tomorrow.
The steamers lines had Just been
cast OF the dock when the trouble he
gan. Captain William Jagnau later
told the police. He feared an outbreak
and had sent Wheelsman HamiU AFT
10 see that all was well
Hamill was seized. 10 was alleged
and beaten into insensibility Several
members o fthe crew. armed with re-
volvers. then rushed upon Captain
JaEnau. The captain retreated 10 the
pilot house. from which he kept the
men back with an iron bar. and shout
go TO the dock watchman. who notified
the police
When the police boat arrived Can
tain Jagnau picked out Scuenk and
Benz as the leaders. and they were ar
rested
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-09
STEUBENVILLE HAS
KIDNAPPING CASE


STEUBENVILLE. Ohio. Nov. s.
mysterious telephone call about s
o'clock this evening set the local
police securing the foreign quarter
for John Barbette. Italian chauffeur
who mysteriously disappeared last
night with Anna Pasquarella. aged IA
years. Up until midnight the Off
GERS had not been successful I'm their
combing. but feel assured that they
will arrest Barbette before daylight
tomorrow.
Barbette had asked to marry the
girl. but owing to her age the father
refused. Last night when other mem
bers Of the family were away he went
10 the house. secured the child and
made off with her This evening he
called and asked the father II ne
would permit him 10 marry Anna. but
he again received an negative answer
He then replied Alright. she won't
be your girl anymore"
This knowledge was made known
TO the police. and a general search
that had somewhat abated during tho
afternoon was renewed and pressed
with vigor. Frank Pasquarella. the
girls father. IS rather prominent in
italian circles here. az is the chauf
feur abductor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-09
MINISTER FLAYS
PROHIBITION

PITTSBURGH. Pa. Nov. S.-Assail.
ing prohibition Of the liquor traffic a.
impracticablc,' and declaring that ia
deprived citizens Of their constitution.
al rights. the Rev. John s. Young. of
The West End Presbyterian church OF
pittsburgh. to-day startled large
number oi the ministers Of that de.
nomination az their weekly meeting
in the First Presbyterian church.
j am not an advocate OF prohibi
uon. declared Mr. Young ''The "a
loon is the destruction OF our Ameri.
can citizenship. but prohibition is
against our constitution
Mr. loung.s remarks were made In
connection with a discussion Of tho
liquor question, and ho afterwards
seconded "a motion which placed the
ministers on record AGAINST Iiquor a.
a beverage. but made no mention OF
prohibition
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-09
.ROCHAMBEAU MAKING FOR
SHORE WITH FIRE IN HOLI
NeU HQUen
Forced to Pau
A Big Price

NEW YORK. Nov. S.-Attorneys for
the government in the trial of the
eleven former directors of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail
road on the charge or criminal viola
ion of the sherman law today read
INTO the record a letter from Charles
). Mellen. vice president and later
president of the road. in which he ap-
piled the phrase Maintenance of your
monopoly to the activities of the road
IN the acquisition OF competing proper
ties.
Mr.. Mellen remarked. in the same
letter. that through lack of foresight
ana delay in the purchase of such pro
perties. the New Haven had paid "a
tremendous price when with very lit
tie effort the competition could have
been stopped at its inception and with
very little expenditure"
II was fortunate. he wrote. that the
road was rich but is there not a limit
beyond which even a property like the
New Haven can go?"
The letter was written on Nav 30
1900. during Mr. Mellen's absence
from the New Haven as president OF
the Northern Pacific in response to a
request from John NJ Hall, then the
New Haven's president to put him I'm
touch with the interests in control OF
the Central New England railroad with
a view 10 purchasing IT, Previous ties.
timony introduced by the government
revealed that the New Haven had con.
templated the purchase of the road
three years before while il was in fore
closure proceedings but that the direc.
tors, particularly the late J. p. Morgan.
and william Rockefeller. had objected
10 the purchase on account of the price
asked Their opinion. II was disclosed
was not then in accord with that OF
either Hall or Mellen. although four
years later Messrs. Morgan and Rocke.
Teller were revealed as conducting the
negotiations for the acquisition of the
road.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-09
OFFICIALS NOW AWAIT THE
EFFECT OF AMERICAN NOTE
ON TREATMENT OF TRADE

WASHINGTON. Sos President
Wilson and Secretary Iar.r. today
read American and British pros. com.
ment on fho latest note sent bg tho
United states f1 Great Britain and
awaited fHa effect of tHr document
upon British treatment OF neutral over
seas trade
Amhaa 1dlr PAGE boo. not r.rlrfsG
.lr impression made upon fha ur.I.H
foreign oni'r Hu Oar sH American
.hIpprr arc concerned. HlTs..r. fl.
dl patch Df fHr note rHrEH "a HrrIre
point m taHf Importance. nf .lr..
forth fhr United State. .. f4 ,.r .f..
fhr ErN.h hI0rFHf. H. ineffective. arf
uDr'farFa Hrd 900 .Hr.... .f rlr
0on.rabHrH GOOD. destined u. g.r
many ur frrlI.. neutral rr.r.r... I.
f0r rnrm.r. ut g..Hf Britain uu I.
.IrHfd hy .HH government .. .I.m...
from detention fI.I.. rl.IrfsH I.
Americans f0r detention. 1r ...,.I..
gi Irh g0od HIII I. Imported h. IUr
diplomatic machinery OF fUr United
State to the fullest stfrrt
Speculation ir Official qrarfrra To-
faV na tO what Great HrIfaIrH p0ur.r
would be- were varied Some official.