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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-02
WILL ERECT FINER
SCHOOL BUILDING
FVtI:;G,, 600
insurance Adjustar and Money APP
prop:-ted for New Preparatory
School at keyser.


School at keyser.
We"t Virginia will build a much
larger and finer preparatory school
building than the one destroyed by
fire at Keyser, severa weeks ago
THE insurance has been adjusted and
IT, companies will pay $4,000 to
|sover total loss, in addition to al
lowing the school the salvage from
tine fire. The state has decided to
give 100000 additional for the erec-
J ion Of the ew building for the West
Virginia Preparatory School building
bnd it IS under stood that the citizens
|bf Keyser will give $1,000 towards
placing a large clock in the tower Of
he building. AS soon as the plans
hre ready and the contract can be
awarded, work will be started on the
Pdilding
Prof. Jos. w. Stayman, principal Of
he Preparatory schoo7, has just re-
urned from Charleston, and states
hat the school has also been award
Id by the state $4,000 for establish
ng farm and for agricultural pur-
oses, and an additional $4,000 to be
sed in completing the dormatory.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-06-02
AlLS AND BREAKS RIGHT
ARM ABOVE THE ELBOW

Tony Pannudi. who conducts the
bmmissary store at the plant Of the
|ittsburgh Limestone Company, in.
he county. fell from wagon Satur-
by evening and sustained broken
| ght arm T!e was brought to this
(ty and taken to the City hospital,
here he was given medical aid. The
m was broken above the elbow.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
Imitation Applique.

That the vogue for applique work
Is strong IL proved by the many meth
ods resorted to in the needlework
world for initiating this attractive art.
Now instead of sewing on pieces of
colored material to form designs on
bedspread or runner or centerpiece,
you may give the same effect with SIM
pie embroidery stitches, with perhaps
not any less work, but more art.
An instance of this is shown in darn
ing huck toweling in bold colorings and
rather close stitches. A finished flower
treated this way looks very much as
If it were cut from chambray and
stitched into place.
Another way is to first stencil de-
sign on heavy linen and then couch
heavy thread around the edge. A
fruit cemerpiece for n luncheon set is
done In this manner.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09

mining claim in the hills back of the
dam, somewhere near the upper end
of the reservoir lake-that-is-to-be
They're doing 1t so that they can get
out an injunction. or whatever you
| call 1t, and then we'll have to buy them
Off. as the others have been bought
OFF,"
Smith was by this time entirely fa-
miliar with the maps and profiles and
other records Of the ditch company's
lands and holdings.
"All the land within the limits of the
flood level has been bought and paid
for-some of 1t more than once, hasn't
itT he asked.
"Oh, yes; but that doesn't make any
difference. These men will claim that
their location was made long ago and
that they are just now getting ready
to work it. It's often done In the case
Of mining claims"
"When is all this going to happenw
he inquired.
ut is already happening" she broke
out impatiently. "Mr. Martin said
the three men left town little after
daybreak and crossed on the Brewster
bridge to go up on the other side Of
the Timanyoni."
The young woman had taken her
place again behind the big tiller wheel
and Smith calmly motioned her out
Of 1t.
"Take the other seat and let me get
In here" he said; and when she had
changed over, he swung in behind the
wheel and put foot on the clutch
pedal.
what are you going TO do?" she
asked.
I'm going TO take you on up TO the
camp, and then, IL you'll lend me this
car, I'll go and do what you hoped to
persuade Williams to do-run these
mining-claim jokers into the tall tim
ber."
'But you can't!" she protested; "you
can't do 1t alone! And. besides, they
are on the other side of the river, and
you can't get anywhere with the car.
You'll have to so all the way back to
Brewster to get across the river!"
1t was just here that he stole an
other glance Mt the very-much-alive
little face behind the motor veil: at
the firm. round chin and the resolute
slaty-gray eyes.
Il suppose I ought to take you to
the camp" he said. "But you may 20
along with me. II you want to--and
are not afraid"
She laughed In his face.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09

mobile, with the cut-out open. was top
ping the slde-hill grade, and Smith rec
ogniZed II at once. IL was Colonel Dex.
ter Baldwin's roadster and 1t held u
single occupant-namely, the young
woman who was driving II.
Turning to look up the track, he saw
that the three loaded cars had been
set out, and the forward section of the
train was now backing to make the
coupling with the standing half. He
hoped that the tralnmen had seen the
automobile, and that they would not
attempt to make the coupling until
after the gray car HAD crossed behind
the caboose. But in the same breath
he guessed, and guessed rightly, that
they were too far around the curve to
be able to see the wngon-road np-
proach. ~, d. es-f ~ ~
Smith saw the young woman check
the speed for the abrupt turn at the
bottom of the hill, saw the car take the
turn in n skidding slide, heard the re-
newed roar of the motor as the throttle
was opened for run at the embank-
ment grade. Then the unexpected
dropped its bomb. There was a jan
Cling clash and the cars on the main
track were set in motion. The train
men had failed to make their coupling,
and the rear half of the train was surg
ing down upon the crossing.
Smiths shout, or the sight of the on
coming train, one of the two, or both,
put the finishing touch on the young
woman's nerve. There was still time
in which to clear the train, but at the
critical instant the young woman APP
parently changed her mind and tried
to stop the big car short of the cross
ing. The effort was unsuccessful.
When the stop was made, the front
wheels of the roadster We're precisely
In the middle Of the main track, and
the motor was killed.
BY this time Smith had thrown his
coat away and was racing the backing
train, with the ex-grade-laborer a poor
second dozen yards to the rear. Hav-
ing ridden In the roadster, Smith knew
that 1t had no self-starter. Jump
he yelled. "Get out of the carl" and
then his heart came into his mouth
when he saw that she was struggling
to free herself and couldn't; that she
was entangled in some way behind the
low-hung tiller wheel.
Smith was running fairly abreast of
the caboose when he made this dscov-
cry, and the hundred feet of clearance
had shrunk TO fifty. In Imagination
he could already see the gray car over
turned and crushed under the wheels
Of the train. In flying squirt he
gained n few yards on the advancing
menace and hurled himself against
the front Of the stopped roadster. He
did not attempt to crank the motor.
There was time only for mighty
heave and shove to send the car back
Ing down the slope of the crossing
approach; for this and for the quick
spring aside to save himself; and the
thing was done.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09

'T'm Smith, he told her; adding:
ITS my real name"
Her laugh was an instant easing
OF tensions.
"Oh, yes; you're Mr.. williams as.
sistant. I've heard colonel-da-my
father. speak of you"
NO." he denied In blunt honesty,
I'm not Williams assistant; at least,
the pay roll doesn't say 80. Up Mt the
camp they call me tN Hobo"
The young woman Mad apparently
regained whatever small fraction Of
self-possession the narrow escape had
shocked aside.
"Are they never going to take that
miserable train out Of the way?" she
exclaimed. "Tve got to see Mr.. Will
liams, and there isn't minute to
spare. Colonel-da-I mean my father,
has gone up to Red Butte. and little
while ago they telephoned over to the
ranch from the Brewster office to say
that there was going to be some more
trouble at the dam"
"You won't find Williams at the
camp. He started out early this morn
ing beyond Little creek, and said he
wouldn't be back until some time to-
morrow. VIII you tell me what you're
needingT
"Ohw she exclaimed, with a little
gasp of disappointment, "Tve simply
got to find Mr.. Williamson some
body! Do you happen to know any
thing about the lawsuit troublesl"
/ II know all about them; williams
has told me-"
"Then IN tell you what Mr.. Martin
telepboaed. He said that three men
were going TO pretend to relocate a
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09

something elaborate enough for after
noon tea or reception wear7 Well
this Is the way to DO it. Have your
frock made of fine blue serge, the
finer the better In this instance. The
skirt Is quite plain, with tucks run be.
low the knee. The bodice IL fitted
slightly at the waist, and presents u
plain serge front to square neck line.
A deep sailor collar of white satia Is
trimmed with elaborate stitchery
embroidery in blue with steel beads.
The sleeves are funnel-shaped, caught
tight NJ the wrist with snaps.
To transform the frOck merely un-
snap the front of the bodice, which Is
In bib effect, and let II down to dis.
close a guimpe Of white satin elaOo-
rately embroidered to match the collar.
Unsnap the sleeves and turn them back
and snap again at the armhOle. The
undersieeve Is of satin, trimmed Nike
the vest and collar. IUa
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
cHAPTER VI.
A Notice to Quit.

Once started and given its push, the
gray roadster drifted backward from
the railroad crossing and kept on until
1t came to rest in the sag at the turn
In the road. Running to overtake II,
Smith found that the young woman
was still trying Intellectually to free
herself. In releasing the clutch her
dress had been caught, ard Smith was
glad enough 10 let the extrlcating of
the caught skirt and the cranklng of
the engine serve for breath.catching
recovery.
When he stepped back to "tune" the
spark the young woman had subsidized
into the mechanlclan's seat and was
relying her veil with fingers that were
not any too steady. She was small
hut well-knit; her hair was golden
brown and there was a good deal of
1t; her eyes We're set well apart, and
In the bright morning sunlight they
were slaty grny--of the exact shade
Of the motor veil she was rearranging.
Smith had sudden conviction that he
had seen the wide-set eyes before also
the straight little nose and the half
boyish mouth and chin, though where
he had seen them the conviction could
give no present hint.
II sup-pup-suppose ought to say
something appropriate" she was be-
ginning, half breathlessly, while Smith
stood at the fender and grinned.
"You don't have to say anything. It's
been long time since I've had
chance to make such bully grand
stand play as this" And then:
you're Colonel Baldwin's daughter,
aren't your"
She nodded, saying:
"How did you know?"
II know the car. And you have your
fathers eyes,"
She did not seem to take Il amiss
that he was making her eyes basic
for comparisons. She was her fathers
only son, as well as his ouly daughter,
and she divided her time pretty ev- --'y
in trying to live up to both sets of re-
Quirements.
"You have introduced me; wo-won't
You introduce yourself2" she said,
when second crash of the shifting
freight train spent itself and gave her
an opening.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
BOER SOLDIER AND STATESMAN

Gen. Jan .Christia-i Smuts, the min
lister of finance and defense of the
South African Union government, who
is now in England and aroused great
enthusiasm there by recent speech
In support of the empire, has achieved
reputation along many different lines
of expression and activity. In the first
place, he made name for himself as
soldier in the Boer war, where he
took up arms under his friend Cen
eral Botha and became known as one
of the most capable and dashing cav
airy leaders in that wonderfully re.
sourceful army that held the British
squares so long at bay, fighting them
after the American fashion in the days
of Concord and Lexington.
Then, after the war was over, he
was the one man who dared to stand
up before his fellow countrymen and
speak In praise of Cecil Rhodes, the
empire builder, who was the worst ex-
ecrated man In Boer land, and TO place
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09

Credit for the successful $4,000
600 war fund campaign recently made
Is given to John Il. Mott, general sec
retary of the international committee
of the Y. NJ. G. A. just before he was
appointed with Elihu Root on the
American mission to Russia, Mr.. Mott
had mapped out the general scheme
and was preparing to put ail Of his
energy into the work. President VIII
son. by selective draft, placed heavy
strain on the association by taking
him on the Russian commission. Mr.
Mott was so thoroughly acquainted
with Russian conditions, as result OF
his student talks and other association
activities there in the last 1S years,
tnat II was believed he could represent
the United States in the present crisis
better even by going to Russia than
by working here.
Mr.. Mott has given practically his
whole time TO the relief and comfort
of the men on the battleflelds OF Eu-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
WOMAN IN HIGH FEDERAL POSITION

Mrs. Frances G. AxtelI was on
January / appointed by the president
to serve upon an executive commission
the first woman TO be chosen for
such post
Mrs. AXtell is Western woman.
coming from Washington, which gives
women the privilege Of equal rights
with men, and she has served her state
in many public capacities. For her.
therefore, 1t was no new thing to be
called upon TO take an important po-
sition upon national board.
The position which Mrs. Axtell
was called TO fill is that of United
States employees compensation com.
missioner and the commission, which
has its headquarters in Washington
began active work this year. The
United States employees compensa
tion commission is a new division OF
the federal service. II is composed
of three commissioners, appointed by
the president. These commissioners
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
Copyright by Chas. scribner's Sons
CHAPTER v-continued.

-
Smith heard him through. noddlng
understandingly when the tale was
told.
TITS the old story Of the big fish
there is no longer any saving touch of
novelty In It," he commented. 1--WE
been wondering II there wasn't some
thing Of that kind In your background.
And you say you haven't any Belmonts
or Morgans or Rockefellers In your
company" ,,,,.... ,.,-,
1--WE have a bunch OF rather badly
scared-up ranch owners and local
people. with Colonel Baldwin in com.
mand, and that's all. The colonel is
a fighting man, all right. and he can
shoot Ms straight ms anybody. when
You have shown him what to shoot Mt.
But he Is outclassed, like all the rest
Of us. when It comes to game Of finan-
cial freeze-out. And TINT is what we
are up against, I'm afraid"
'There isn't the slightest doubt In
the world about that" said the one
who had been called in as an expert.
"What ] can't understand Is why some
Of you didn't size the situation up
long ago-before II got into its pres
ent desperate shape. You are at the
beginning Of the end now. They've
cnught you with an empty treasury,
and these stock sales you speak of
prove that they have already begun
70 swallow you by llttles. Timanyoni
cOmmon-I suppose you haven't any
preferred-at thirty-nine is an excel
lent gamble for any group Of men who
can see their way clear to buying the
control. With an eager market for the
water-and they can sell the water to
you people. even II they don't put
their own Escnlante project through
the stock can be pushed to par and
beyond, as II will be after you folks
are all safely frozen out. More than
that, they can charge you enough, for
the water you've got TO have. to finance
the Escalante scheme and pay all the
bills; and their Investment, Mt the
present market, will be only thirty
nine cents In the dollar. It's a neat
little play"
Williams was by this time far past
remembering that his adviser was n
man with possible alias and presum-
ably fugitive from justice.
"Can't something be done, Smith?
You've had experience I'm these things;
your Talk shows It. Have we got to
stand still and be shot to plecesT'
"The necessity remains to be dem
onstrated. But you will be shot to
pieces, to a dead moral certainty. II
you don't put somebody on deck with
the necessary brains, and do It quick
ly." said Smith with frank bluntness.
'Hold on" protested the engineer.
"Every man to his trade. When said
that we Ind nobody but the neighbors
and our friends In the company.
didn't mean to give the impression
that they were either dolts or chuckle-
heads. As matter OF fnct, we have
pretty level-headed bunch Of men In
Timanyoni Ditch-though I'll admit
that some Of them are nervous enough,
just now. to want to get out on almost
any terms. What Y meant to say was
that they don't happen to be up In all
the crooks and turnings of the high
finance buccaneers"
II didn't mean to reflect upon
Colonel Baldwin and his friends" re-
Joined the ex-cashier good-nnturedly.
1T is nothing especially dlscredlting
TO them that they are not up In all the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
CATTLE ROUNDUP ON ICE
Cowboys on Skates Lasso Herd That
stampeded Crossing
River.

} Selingsgrove. PA cattle round
up in driving snowstorm, over acres
of ice, with the cowboys using skates
instead of the customary brocho. was
the experience Of many Snyder coun-
tians at McKees Half Falls.
John Whitmer, Hickory Corners
cattle dealer, attempted to drive q
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
CTo BE CoNTINuED)
Internal Heat Of Planets,

The late Professor Lowelrs discov.
cry that Saturn does not rotate as one
piece. but has ''confocal layers. rotat.
Ing faster Within" suggests that some
OF the other large planets may have
the same structure. As pointed out
by Professor Very, the friction of lay.
ers Of different velocities would gen.
crate heat. and thus retard the cool.
Ing down Of the planets.-S,;entine
American
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09

herd of 200 animals over the mile
wide SusQuehanna river there. They
walked with difficulty over the rough
ice near shore. hut were unable TO
keep up the gait when the smooth sur
face was reached near midstream.
The legs of some were frnctured ana
few were killed by the otl,ers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
o had the best interests Of the South


African
He looked the
PREMIER and he stands today the
anu hoe surviving Tor democracy
VINO put the welfare of the Transvaa
nnance Stanch
regarded by the English and ana
ation
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
JOHN SMITH HAS THE GOOD FORTUNE TO PLAY HERO TO
A VERY PRETTY YOUNG LADY-HE is OFFERED THE
JOB OF FIGHTING ENEMIES OF COL. BALDWIN

Montague Smith, cashier Lawencevile
bachelor leader
wrongfu of dishonesty
urged to be the
Dunham him
time later
his secretive
Williams, superintendent, tells Smith his troubles.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09

Smith shows his real character
to Colonel 6aldwin's daughter
something Of the fierce brute ma.
ture that 10 alive In him. There's
real fight described In the next
instailment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
Apt to Como.

II expect II any day now with white
paper as high as 1: is" "Wbats tha,
you expect?" 'An embargo "a DO
p "try Louisville COurier-JournaI
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
~can't Something Be Done, smi.hr

"can't somethino Be Done, smith?"
tricks Of trade which is not theirs.
The financing of scheme like this has
come to be business by itself, Mr..
Williams, and It is hardly to be ex-
pected that a group Of inexperienced
men could do It successfully"
The construction chief turned ab-
Tdptly upon his cost-cutter.
Excepting In mind what you said a
few minutes ago about 'ba,x numbers,
would 1t be climbing over the fence too
far for me to ask II your experience
has been such as would warrant you
In tackling Job Of this kind?"
THAT is q fair question. and I can
answer It straight" said the man un-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
Beads on Her Toes.

High white kid shoes have their toes
and sides OF uppers embroidered IN
white beads.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
Transformation Idea.

Wouldn't you like frock that you
could change In the twinkling of an
.eyelash from q plain street frock into
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09

r. Little Mrs Frances Axte and John keegan Mrs Axel
in of a
wcmen In
The Robesonian., 1917-10-29
At the PaStime.

Edna Goodrich, one of the bright
est shining stars Of the Mutual fam
lily, will open the weeks program at
the Pastime this afternoon in "Rep-
utation," picture that is going to
please. Tomorrow Pearl White in
''The Fatal Ring" and other reels
will be shown; Wednesday Mary Miles
Minter, an old Lumberton favorite,
will be seen in CHARITY Castle,
reel Mutual; Thursday can Amateur
Orphan reel Pathe Gold Rooster,
will feature Gladys Leslie; Friday
MADAM X', reel Pathe produc-
ton featuring Dorothy Donnelly vii
be the offering. Thursday the prices
change to, 10. and 15s cents. The pub
lie should remember this increase in
price is forced upon exhibitors on ac-
count of war revenue Remember
that every time you visit a picture
show a part of the price of admission
goes to the war fund. Congress made
the law and the exhibitor is power.
less. Any false statement made by al
exhibitor means 20 years in the peni
tentiary. Go to the show often sni
help the boys in France.
The Robesonian., 1917-10-29
P E r S O N AL

Mr.. ]. R. Phillips of Attention was a Ium.
berton visitor Saturday
Mr. F. l.. Parnell of Buie, R. 2, was a
Lumberton visitor Saturday
pr. and Mrs. w. eF Stephens and three
children of Fairmont were among the shop
pers in town Friday
Lumberton was among the callers at The
Robesonian office Friday.
Mr., Mr. Thomas Davis of Hamer. S. c., was a
er Master Wilbert Davis, son of Mrs. owen
Davis. who lives near Fairmont
Mr; and Mrs. G: P. Conoly arrived Thurs-
home of Mrs. Concly's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
N A. McNeill in the Ssddletree section
Ihey will be there about a week longer and
will then go to Florida
Mrs. S. Mcintyre left Wednesday of last
week for Raleigh, where she spent shor
time visiting friends. From Raleigh she wen
| time visiting at the home of her son-in-lav
| and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. L.. P. Stack
The Robesonian., 1917-10-29
PEMBROKE POINTS
Red Cross Box Supper Friday Night-Churcl

Red Cross Box Supper Friday Night-Church
Notes.
Correspc ndence of The Robesonian.
Pembroke, Oct 27-The Red Cross society
will give box supper at the school house
Friday night, Nov. End 1880 o'clock. There
will be candy and coffee booth, also an in
teresting guessing game. Music by yictrola.
Every lady member is requested to dress as
a Red Cross nurse. The public is cordially
invited to attend and good time promised
to all.
organized here some time ago is growing with
rnuch interest. We extend to all the ladies
most cordial welcome to meet us at our
next meeting, Sunday, Nov. 4th, 80 p. m:
Mesdames j.. A. Mccormick and II: A. Neal
attended the fair in Fayetteville Wednesday.
Several from here attended Barnum-B Bailey
circus in Hamlet Friday.-We are glad to re-
port Mrs r. D. Mcqueen slowly improving
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Dixon, on the
21st, a fine girl. !,
Rev Rowland Hedgpeth of Barnesville
precahed at the Baptist church Wednesday
night All who were so fortunate as to hear
him seemed to be very much impressed with
Mr.. Hedgpeth. The Baptists a1e consider.
ing calling him to serve as pastor another
Let everybody remember the h,x snlpe,
next Friday night and come prepared to ds
your part in helping the Red Cross.