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Anyway, Brooks Bragdon backs off, his
mouth open.
"Do you mean to say, McCabe," says
he, "that you would encourage such a
dastardly act? Why, the fellow is a
shirker, poor, miserable coward who"
Maybe" says l, coolin' down some,
"but that amt any sign he can't change
his mind if he wants to, is it? Strikes me
he ought to have chance to state his
case. amt SO strong for this army stuff
as you are. A few of us amt, you know.
And he may have other reasons for backin'
out.
"Come now, Stacey, speak up. Have
you told us the whole of it?"
"Well, says he, sort of fushin' under
the dirt and tan on his woodeny face,
"there-there's Rosie
"There generally is," says l. "A skirt
in the background, eh? Well, who and
where is Rosie?"
"She-she's Rosie Beaubien, says he.
"Her mother runs tn mealin' house up at
Battenkill Cut"
"Up at which," says l.
"That's where the lumber-mill is where
/ was workin', up in Vermont says
Mink.
"He's right, puts in Brooks. Il know
it, Been there. We had big claim to
adjust once. suppose Rosie is a French
Canadian girl, eh?'
Mink mods.
"a lot of these people work in those
camps and saw-mils," goes on Bragdon.
"lf you want to know, can tell you just
how much apiece it costs to blow 'em
up in boiler explosion. We settled for
half a dozen last year. But some of
those girls are rather pretty, you know,
l suppose this Rosie of yours is; eh, my
MANI"
Mink he only scowls at Brooks, SO |
takes my turn again.
Evening star., 1916-01-02

pond, with a skidway down to the water.
The peavey-men stand at either end of a
car, and when they loosen the chains and
the logs start rolling it's matter
of jumping quick or getting caught in the
rush. Quite sight to watch that pyra-
mid crumble and go crashing down into
the water! l watched the work for an
hour one day, when l was up there.
Rather fascinating. Have to keep your
wits about you, eh, my MANI"
Mink stares woodeny straight ahead.
Come" says |. with good job like
that, and Rosie, why did you quit?"
Stacey sort of shudders and half rouses
from his trance
"On account of Dutchy Breen," says he.
Evening star., 1916-01-02
BY EDWIN TENNEY BREWSTER

hunter is content to pass them by on the
other side, they commonly reciprocate the
attention.
Even the fierce gray timber-wolf has
become afraid of man. Those who have
tried it say that it is now possible to shoot
a deer and leave it in the woods unguarded
overnight.
The pack will walk around it till they
trample the snow hard. But the terrible
man-smell in the wolves noses keeps
their mouths from the meat. So much
the more is the hunter himself fairly
safe
The wild creature that damages more
human beings than any other is the great
horned owl.
Not that he means any harm. But
he is as large as cat, and as stealthy,
and his claws are an inch long. Also his
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goes to work with the peaveys. Have
an eye, there!' l sings out to Dutchy.
'Aw, hell!' says he.
"Then the logs started. jumped for
the end. A big spruce just grazed my
shoulder. But Dutchy-well he was too
fat. Got him. Ten tons, bang on top
of him. He goes plop! like smashed
punkin. Made me sick here"
MINK rubs one hand across his belt and
stares for minute, woodeny. Then
he braces up, brushes his eyes open, and
goes on.
"Him and the load," says he, "smashin'
and grindin' and jumpin into the pond.
Ice there, too, and twenty feet of black
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eyesight is poor, and he hunts on the edge
of the night.
AS he sits aloft in tree in the gathering
dusk, and sees fur cap or shock of hair
go by under him, he has no way of making
out that what looks like fat rabbit has
six feet of man under it. So he drops down
on silent wing, and drives two handfuls
of sharp chisels into the scalp of the luck
less wight.
1t is said that in northern Canada there
are more woodsmen packers, and trap
pers Scared by the talons of the horned
owl than by all kinds of teeth and claws
combined.
In fact, they say that in the lumber
camps, in regions where the owls are es-
pecially abundant, the human invader is
afraid to go home in the dark without
half pork-barrel over his head!
Evening star., 1916-01-02
The Most Dangerous Wild Animal in North America

(WHICH is it? Not, apparently, the
w Bull Moose. Many man has sat
in the crotch of limb, with nothing
on his stomach but the wind blowing off
the landscape, while B'r Moose paved the
earth below and waited for him to come
down and be trampled. But there is al
ways the tree-and the man never tires
first of the waiting.
There is of course, the rattlesnake.
If he once bites fairly, you are pretty
sick person.
But mostly he doesn't bite. And when
he does, he commonly hits leggings or
boot-leather. Besides, most of the rattle
snakes are dead.
There are the bears, of several sorts;
but the man always gets away. AS for
cougar and lynx and wildcat, they are as
prudent as they are brave. If the lone
Evening star., 1916-01-02
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for January 2, 1916

"Jumped your job, did your says |.
"What was it?'
"Peavey-man on the sidin', says he.
"Clear as mud" says |.
al understand" says Brooks. "He I'M
loads the logs from the cars as they're
brought down to the mill-does it with
peavey.
"You see, they pile the logs on flats,
twenty or more to the car, and bind
them on with chains. AS the train comes
down the mountain it is shunted on
siding thirty or forty feet above the mill
Evening star., 1916-01-02

"Eh?" says |. "Cut you out, did
hep ~
Mink shakes his HAY
ale was workin' opposite me- says
he. "Fair enough with the peavey, but
slow like on his feet. Too fat, Dutchy.
Logy Swilled coffee. | used to tell
him, too. Then one mornin' we was
unloadin' the first run. There'd been
sleet overnight, and the skids was
slippery; glare ice on everything. We'd
got the chains loose on Number Three
car, but the load stuck. Froze in. We
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water. They had to get the drags out
and fish for him. She was there watchin'
Mrs. Breen. His kids, too four of 'em.
IL couldn't stand it, $3.50 | sneaked
off l only told Rosie. sent her word,
too, when got here. | was goin' to get
job. But | couldn't. | got hungry.
Awful. Then thought I'd try the army.
l would too, if | hadn't met this feller
that told me how bad it was. wouldn't
like to black boots for anybody. That
amt mans work. Or emptyin garbage.
And if any drill sergeant kicked me I'd
kick back, l guess, though | amt much
on the fight. But no boss has ever laid
a hand on me without gettin' a punch
back. They know that up at Battenkill
Cut. II wish't was back there
"What?" says l. an front of one of
them carloads of logs?"
Mink mods. "I got over bein' sick,"
says he. "If you amt too fat you stand
a show. You got to take chances at most
can handle peavey better'n most any
thing else, too. They paid me dollar
seventy-fve day. That's good money,
up there. And this noon gets card from
Rosie. She's been to see Collins, the
foreman. He says can have my old
job back if get there by the time the
whistle blows next Monday mornin.
| wish't | could"
LIE stops, starin' stupid at the ceilin'
for while. Then he comes to life long
enough to shoot me another of them
kicked-dog glances of his 1t got to me
all right, too. l turns to Brooks Bragdon.
"Well," says |, sort of batted up to
you, amt it?"
"To-to me?" says he, lookin' kind of
fused.
want you Stain emphatic few
minutes ago, says |, show somebody was
a rank coward? Referrin' to Mink,
want you? Course, that was before he'd
stated his case-before you knew about
him bein' on the peavey job. But you've
heard; and you've seen the sort of work
he's pinin' to go back to. That bein' the
case, l should think you'd kind of feel
like"
you're quite right, Shorty says
Brooks. STACEY, must apologize. You
you're no coward, at least"
"And maybe says l, "he'll be just as
useful to his country up there, juggln'
sdW ioSs anu siuc-otcpPlu suuueH uettL
forty times day, as he would be over on
Governors Island blackin officers boots
Anyway, the peavey job seems to be his
choice. And this is supposed to be free
country, amt it?'
"Ye-e-es, | presume it is-in way
admits Brooks, a trife draggy.
"Railroad fares amt free, though"
goes on, diggin' up my roll. "What do
you say? Let's pass the hat for Mink and
Rosie"
He amt such bad sport, Brooks Brag-
don, even if he don't think the way do
on some things. In on my five-spot he
chips twenty.
"Take Rosie something nice,' says he.
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Pulling an Alibi for
Mink
Continued from page
Continued from page z

COnfmUed from page Z
he's practically deserter. And if you
don't take him there"
"Well," says l, steppin' between Mink
and Bragdon, "what them"
Iexpect does it bit hasty and hostile,
and maybe my neck was tinted up some.
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ANOTHER POST III
|. OFFICE SCANDAL
Gross Irregularities in the
Parkersburg Office Are
Alleged.
Special 10 WEST virginian

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 1s.-
Congressman Sutherland has called
on First Assistant Postmaster General
Daniel C. Roper to investigate a state
Of affairs said to exist In the post OF.
fec at Parkersburg, which concerns
the assistant postmaster there. N. w.
Kight. The charge is that Kight SO.
licited and secured the endorsement
to. a negotiable note of, an employe.uIi.
der him, Charles Anderson by name,
q letter carrier, and that Anderson
was forced to pay the note and the
fees which go with protested paper.
gThe, charge against Kight has been
made once before, but as nothing was
done. Congressman Sutherland has
takensis up again, demanding that an
investigation be made and, II the
charges arel proven true, that Kight
be dismissed from u service; prompt
III" says Congr gressman Sutt erland in
ieffey 10 alr,s, as shows;
that ISight Is utterly unfit ~ be long.
En- retained ID the ;seryice sS[ f5$ss "a
lost office inspector made an In.
,Yestigation Eof the Parkershurg office
last January. but made no report, OF
this case, although It. is said by those
in touch with the natter that they
knew of the note affair at the time.
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ANT|-TYPHO|D
. TREATMENT FOR
. C|1Y'S F|RENEN
First of Three Inoculations
WILDE Given To-
morrow.

In accordance with the most modern
ideas Of disease prevention. the; Fair
mont Fire department employees are
to receive an immunizing typhoid
treatment. This treatment for the pre-
.Yeption of typhoid Il. similar In aprin5
'ctpfe to ciration for smallpox aud
has been successfully used for many
years In the. United States army and
the National Guard. But unlike the
smallpox vaccination treatment the.
use Of prophylactic doses Of typhoid
vaccine does not cause pain or sore
ness and the patient receiving the
treatment Is not forced to cease his
regular work by any Ill effects Of the
vaccination.
+ This immunizing treatment reduces
the danger Of contracting typhoid in
fection to a negligible minimum for a
period lasting from one to three years.
Usually however two years is consid-
cred the safe limit for the duration
of the inmunization
Every member of the local Fire De-
partment was unanimous in the desire
TO receive this treatment and the step
was decided upon by the City Health
officials by request of the flremen. =
Three doses OF vaccine are usually
injected into Sle patients who desire
typhoid prophylaxis. at intervals OF
nine to eleven days. The first dose
will be given the firemen tomorrow.
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sE|EAL|.EY|sRH|'GHEs...
VA SG'IAR|[.||N||E||. NJ.
Traction Company Officials
Have Ordered a Sur
vey Made. +.

On Wednesday the officials Of the
Monongehela Valley Traction Com
pany including President james O.
Watson. Vice President Smith Hood.
General Manager L. b. Moore, General
Superintendent E. c., Bowman and Su.
perintenients W. ]. Flaherty and o.
L. Flowers, spent the entire morning
going over the streets Of Stealey
Heights near Clarksburg with view
Of determining II a. line from Clarks.
burg to that town would be. justified.
Stealey Heights Is located on the
homes Of the Stealey families, and be.
tween the Weston and Adamston lines
just west of the old fair grounds at
C'arksharg and while practically a
new town, already has something like
1000 inhabitants. Approximately 100
new homes were built last year and
more than so are under construction
this year. There are prospects OF 1t
becoming a very large town in the
next few years.
The Traction company officials
found the grades and curves serious
obstacle and hard to, overcome, so
that no decision was reached but the
engineers were instructed to prepare
q survey. after. which 1t would be eas.
Ter TO determine whether line woula
be built at this time. ~
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CLARKsBuRG G, w. Va, May -1s,-:
The annual parade of the Wcst VII.
ginia command deries OF Knights Temp:
lar which.was! held here yesterday az
ternoonsint connection with the forty.
second annual conclave or the, ordor
In West Virginin, was one of the most
brilliant outdoor displays In tles his.
tory OF the state. Twenty.one com.
manderies were represented and itsis
estimated that over 5000 sir knights
were in line. Practically every con.
clave was accompanied by . band.
Prominent Knights In the line includ..
ed Eminent fSiri Knight George 3B.
ChorpeningS grand marshall; a'Sir
knight. g. c.. Finley, chief of;staff;' Sir.
knights; John e. Bitner, John S. Nit!
chell, Edmund Z. Sawyer, R.: s. Hick.
man. Henry A. Davidson and George
w. Wilson, and Sir Eminent Knights
Joseph E.lRoblns,l Thomas W. .sArnett
and John Olson. aides. 't'4.' ,' =.
In addition to. the parade;yesterday's'
program included election and Iinstalla.
tion meeting In the Masonic Temple,
opened by Dr.. Luther. Fl. : Clarke. Of
Kyle, eminent grand commander;,
election, and: installation Of. officers,
ladies' reception. q brilliant feature
held in the CLUB rooms OF tthe-temple
Immediately following the parade;F d
reception to the Grand c Commandery
at $3.50 last evening, the annual grand.
ball In the auditorium Of the Masonic
Temple and |. final session Of the
Grand sCommandery at Q so'clock last
night. \ 'Sl q. .$ = 7 y i. q n Z
The new officers. are u. W.. Blay.!
ney, Wheeling, grand commander.
Thomas G, Bowling, Of Charleston,
deputy grand commander, :. fsi1l,
Ed. R. Patton, of ,Parkersburg, grand
generalissimo.i} !, & ~ Z ff ri VI p
Charles ,A.i sinsel, of Grafton, grand
captain. general. i3'
= C.. Q. }Dusenberry, Of Huntington;
grand senior warden. .. 81.
Frank w yanllorn, Martinsburg.
grand Junior warden. Il, y
w. L. Grayatt, !'of Charles Town,
.. s, s,Hyanderyort, Of Weston, grand
treasurer. w. tis& T.. (
Franeies n. Nichols, of FairmornitI, ont
grand recorder. AZ. ,9'' 4
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Triple Votes are Offered in
West Virginiatl 1000 Club

Well has the poet said There is
a tide in the affairs OF men which.
taken at the food. leads on to for.
tune. Since the days Of 40 people
have bewailed the fact that they could.
MT go out and pick q fortune out OF
the ground. 1t is true that so.called
easy money" is largely a. thing OF
the past, but every now and then
comes an opportunity OF the first wa
ter for those who have the ability to
see and grasp 1t. The West virginian;
through it's 1000 Club Is offering such
an opportunity to. those who become
members OF the club, today. The Club
Is no "get.rich.quick" scheme, or for
that matter. no scheme at all, but
simply big business proposition
whereby little intelligent and dill.
gent effort may be, turned into sure
and certain profit with almost light
ning-like speed. J.
More than $1,000 in splendid prizes
are TO be t.stribnted Tree among those
who enter the dub and. take an ac.
tive part. To be, active means to- se-
cure votes. You, or anyone who has
the ability can secure votes; II your
name is In the list we feel sure that
you have this ability, for you your.
self would not have been interested to
I'LL out the nomination blank, IL you
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did not possess energy and: ambition,
Your friends would not have taken
the trouble to nominate you II you
looked like dead one." To secure
votes you save the free ten.yote cou.
pons from each issue OF the paper, and.
have all the subscriptions possible
saved UP for you by your friends and
relatives. Each subscription, either
new or renewal entities you to 40
many votes according to the length
for which the subscription Is paid. Al
an incentive for you to make an early
start right now when the votes como
easiest the Manager OF the 1000 Club
Is offering triple votes-just three
times the regular number-for all sun.
scriptions which you turn In BEFORE
next Saturday night, May 2O,r at nine
o'clock. II you takc advantage Of
this offer. your efforts will 70 three,
times as far and you'll ind yourseif
a winner almost before YOU know II.
The, First Grand prize Is, a sp!en.
did seven.pessengers Overland purchas.
ed from the Fairmont Motor company.
,Fairmont. To secure the car docs
not mean that you must take long
chances on getting paid nothing for.
your efforts. The ~ 900 Club, Il not
o lottery, soliciting proposition, can.
7 - 2
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/ !. With
!. ,...GR:AN|'lI|'....B||I||ST. ! | !. | vote
| County I ( u court I ii ! 7: Guarding Gu
Against S irregularities i of
..::e I I. Registration.

Receiving registration Of additional
~ s$ers who ,nesireStp vote at the Grant
district road bond election next Tues.
cay! was StiiaS Sch feft business; before the
Marion county COURT to-day For this
bond ELECTION the gistratlon books
OF the last general election are used
and ranys new voters in the district
who GestreS d; vote next Tuesday must
appear In person before the county
commissioIie iers and testify as to their
oualificat tions aforl a2franchise. N
|; ;s2According to the members of the
court M irregular !practises such as
caused the dissensions In Paw Paw
and Lincoln districts at the bond elec.
tions5 viii ;be permitted. n It seems that
tu8 the: previous elections the. commit.
tee and the Scltizens who were in IA.
vor. Of 1.-The "A bond election simply
brought aslist of the additional voters
to- the county court, and these were
placed on theSreglstration books. This.
according to one Of the. e.commissione
was the cause ,of: tho, recount In, Lin.
coin district and the proceedings. now
under way for as, contest OF. the elec.
ton In this district, The taxpayers
who were, not Iii favor OF the bonds
allege that many unqualified persons
were allowed to register and vote,
! No official mention was made. by. the
court today concerning the Lincoln
district contest except that the pum.
mons served On the commissioners
sets this date for the sfrst hearing OF
the matter for May 80, NO officiai
action can BE mad ds.suntil that time,
.:As petition ito the court asking tns
county, 70 build o short spieee Of road
near Metz waa recelf led this morning
and the codrt ordered CoInty! Engineer
iHalfong TO Inspect tho proposed road
and mo action will Sbe taken until his
report is received, Hhe2road has "a !.
practically been built by o real estate
company and connects d asnumber =;
lots with the county road The peti;;.
TONERS desire tho county to accept md
iIroed that fhss been .li,llt .ahd TO con,
,stract "a, !arcsa!rg wiiepeS 4 he road
crosses the r. sS Q! lFaiEoad Z. !.
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Official Effort Made to Pre-.
vent Plots in This
Country. G.
STRAIGHT FROM BERLIN
Ambassador Bern S 10 riff
Sends Communication to
General Consuls.

~ tt6bOeIhltA t-Et6Sl
WASHINGTON, May 1S-GeTmany
through Count Won Bernstorff has in.
structed all German consu:s In the
United States to admunish German
citizens in their districts scrupuloualy
10 observe American law. This was
done in an effort tc end various al.
legged violations OF American neutral.
ity.
The ambassado. acted on instruc.
tions from the Berlin foreign office.
The action was announced today in
this official statement from the embas.
sy.
I'm consequence of cases which
have occurred OF late the Ger.
man ambassador has sent instruc.
tions to all German consuls in
the United States to strongly i'm.
press upon all German citizens
living In their districts that It IS
their duty to obey the laws OF
the state in which they reside.
It was said that the German embas.
sy instructions were designed to pre-.
vent plots or lawlessness on the part
OF German citizens who might be dis.
posed to engage in such.
The German government, It was said
looks with great disfavor upon any
such conduct and desires that they
shall not engage in any undertaking
In any way outside OF the law. It was
not disclosed whether specific cases
have been brought to the attention OF
the German government, but 1t was
made clear that Berlin officials want
the United States and It's people to
understand that they had not counte.
nanced any illegal affairs with which
German citizens or sympathizers In
this country have been connected.
Count Won Bernsto.ff's instructions
were received last night and were
forwarded Immediately to German
consuls. lst!i & :. "a, Il. !.
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Stat : cto,r,;s;;. j.
{ /! ! ,'11laIe i !. !. Here | :

svvHEELiNe May Ia
TIE est irglnia State Medical
asseeiatlon;ini iconyertions here slnce,
|; ;Tuesaa today selected Falrmont,
s'W Va. !as the ! place Of The next
conventlon. E:s,.'. 1 III III K.
The following officers were elect.
ed;;.s resfdents pr...l: RAIDER,
-Huntlnatop; sfirstnSvieey president,
: DEM Young, sIstersvllis; sec.
!. ond yise s.presjdsnt De- e. H.,
Thompson; Bt1efieid; third vies
ipresident, fnr. Reed M. Baird,
Wheeling: Ssecretary, Or. J. H. An.
;derson,t MarytoWn; 4 treasurer, Or.
II lG.s Nicholson, Charleston. Tho
'eepyentlenswlll adjourn this after
], noon. :, Z. 4. 4. J,,,y+. 40.
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House Naval Comm.
Has Brand New Plan
FIVE YEAR BUILDING PROGRAM
ABANDONED IN ITS
REPORT.
(By AgsocIateti presa,

-.. by ASSOCIATED PreSH1
WASHINGTON, May 1S-The House
naval committee today voted to aban.
don the five year building program
recommended by Secretary Daniels
and to build i've battle cruisers, no
dreadnaughts and about 25 submarines
by the current naval bill.
Z WASHINGTON, May 1s-Plans for
the reorganization OF the Atlantic fleet
which will he announced shortly by
Secretary Daniels include the retire.
!nent Of Admiral Fletcher as com.
mander in chief. Vice admiral Henry
Y. Mayo, now commander Of the First
division of the fleet, with his flag on
the Arkansas. will succeed Admiral
Fletcher as commander In chief. Ad.
mi-al Fletcher automatically returns
to his line rank of rear admiral and
probably Will be assigned to important
strategic work.
Rear Admiral Dewitt -oTman. one
OF the division commanders OF the
feet will become vice admiral. All
changes become effective June 10.
Admiral Fletcher has completed his
tenn as commander In chief.
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Much InterestIn
Political Meetings

Announcement that Ex-Governor
White and Attorney General Abe Lilly
would both be in Marion County Sat
Surday5 of this week aroused consider.
able amount OF interest outside the
Republican ranks as well as within
and already there is prospect that all
three of tho speechmaking meetings
will be largely attended.
Governor Lilly will speak at Man.
gnington at 2 o'clock and he will then
come to this city 10 address meeting
at the court house which will begin
5at s o'clock. l
Tho time for the speech which Gov.
ernorS White will make at Manning.
I ton Saturday afternoon is 1880 o'clock.