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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-04-27

When she arrived at the little hos
pltal In MERGED Falls to which Holmes
had been taken, she was met at the
door by the lawyer. a gray-haired kind
ly looking man, who ushered her into
a small room next to the one In which
the wounded man was lying. He did
not know that Helen had already dis
covered that the magnate was her
father.
Miss Dawson" he began, II have
some very startling news for you
news so startling that perhaps you will
hardly be able to credit 1t. Indeed,
could hardly credit 1t myself when I
irst heard 1t. Miss Dawson, your
father is still living. He is In the next
room waiting for you. Your father is
Rupert Holmes.
"You were born In cabin on the
Calapoola," the lawyer continued.
"Your father was bitterly disappointed
that you were not boy. Indeed,
sometimes fancy that the disappoint-
ment preyed upon him until It affected
his mind. In any event, he treated
your mother with such cruelty that
she decided to run away from him.
With you in her arms she tried to cross
the river on q log-jam, but, when she
was part way across the jam broke.
Your father saw his wife and baby
swept away to what he believed was
certain death. He came to Seattle, he
prospered I'm business, believing your
mother dead, he married again. A
year ago, while in Jacksonville, he and
your mother met by chance on the
street.-the first time they had seen
each other for twenty years. They
exchanged only few words and part
ed. Now am not trying to palliate
the course that your father has taken,
Miss Dawson--Niiss Holmes l suppose
should say. Nor does he expect that
you will forgive him. But, now that
death is approaching, he sees his &C.
lions in their true light. Believe me,
when assure you that he is a chang
ed man-that he is genuinely sorry for
the suffering he has caused and that
he wishes, so far as possible, to make
amends. I might add. Miss Holmes,
that he has just executed new will,
In which you are named as the chief
beneficiary. Beyond an annuity to his
wife, and another to his son, who has
been deep disappointment to him, ev-
erything, all his vast interests, are left
to you. You have wonderful oppor-
tunity for doing good, Miss Holmes. I
feel sure, from what I have heard of
you, that you will make the most Of 1t.
Now. will you see your fatherT'
"Yes," said Helen quietly. II will
see him."
Holmes lay dying. The stern visage
that had reflected every phase Of vii
lainy for more than quarter of cen
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-04-27
SYNOPSIS.

Rupert Holmes. lumberman OF the
North Woods. disappointed at becoming
the father of daughter instead OF son,
jammed river. Thinking them dead, he al
lies himself with the lumber trust head.
whose daughter he marries. But the DE.
serted wife and baby are picked up ana
cared for by one Dave Dawspn. Twenty
years later Rupert Holmes IL the lumber
magnate fighting the independents around
him. His daughter, Helen, unknown to
him. has brought herself to his attention
by several heroic acts about the camps
She takes up a fight against the trust and
leads the independents ~ Their ae, lenses
eeks to absorb their hard-earned prop
critics. In this Helen Is assisted by Tom
Dawson, young engineer and her s,.i foster
that the trust Is not living up to their
charter and she proceeds against them.
The village council resigns TO balk her,
Holmes meets his abandoned wife, Vir..
ginia, whom he has thought dead and
learns that his own daughter r. hghting
renders her an invalid, but she tells the
truth about Holmes 20 Little Bear. the In
dian boy. The Amalgamated foment "A
strike among the Independent camps. In
a riot the buildings are burned. Holmes
agent releases car OF explosive against
the Independent lumber train. but 1t is
by s .d nsr Stephen to C win
to the side of the trust. but the boy falls
N love with the girl His father sends
him away. Little Bear confronts Holmes
with a threat, and Dill turns up to add
his enmity, Helen learns from her dying
mother that she Ia Holmes daughter.
Holmes orders his marriase records be
stolen and destroyed. Tom Dawson and
ielen 6rally recover the papers but water
aas rendered. them worthless; In order to
hold up Dawson's work.. Holmes sue
ceeds In getting the men OF the job. Helen
and Tom 10 to Capitol City for more men
but Holmes hires q gang to drive them
back. In the fight. the gunner are beat
en- and Dawson's work goes on. But
Holmes carries out run on Dawson's
banker to demoralize the men. Helen
steals an engine and while Dawson stands
the gang OF at the switch she runs TO
MERGED and returns with more money for
the bank Holmes decides that to save
further trouble Helen should be put out
OF the way He orders his thug to do the
JOB but the reii1w arran ns 70 so sror,
the train: but she Is followed by Tom
Dawson and together they, get away.
Helen escapes by crossing the chasm on
q wire. Behrens Is shot by Tom.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-04-27
BIRD DAY In
The SCHOOLS
Suggestions by the State Department
Of Education for the Preser-
walton of Songsters.

The last Friday in April, this year
April 9th, is the day set apart by
law in Utah for the official observance
of Bird Day. The schools of the
state are therefore advised to remem-
Der the day with appropriate exercises.
1t will be well this year to consider
bird life chiefly from it's economic
side. We should pay most attention
to the services which the birds render
in in conserving the forests and in
defending the crops, since the ravages
of the insect hordes would otherwise
destroy them. Saving the song birds
in particular means increasing the
food supply. For it's insurance against
destruction by insects, the food sup
ply is directly dependent upon the
abundance of bird life. To bring this
simple but momentous fact clearly to
the consciousness of pupils is the task
that confronts the schools. This is
truly a patriotic duty of the hour.
The following suggestions will be
helpful to teachers:
How to Make Ready.
1. Take up as many of the birds
as the pupils have learned about, or
may be able to observe in the open,
in the order given in the text book on
bird life, adopted for the schools of
this state-either the teachers or the
pupils edition of the "Out of Doors
in the West" list of the best colored
plates, ETC., for the permanent use of
the teacher will be sent to any school
upon application to the Correspond
ence Study Department of the Univer-
sity of Utah.
III. Assign to each grade in the
school definite group of birds few
days in advance of April 9th and
have one or more of the pupils from
that grade discuss the bird assigned
to him. Emphasize the food saving
work and refer also to the ways,
songs, nest, fight, migration, etc.
iii. If possible have drawings fade
of the birds to be represented by each
grade, and if any colored plates OF
bird specimens are available use these
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-04-27

Of Western warblers are there? Are
they all equally useful? Reasons.
Of what special use are humming-
birds?. vireos? wrens? Describe
ways of each. Which are our most
useful sparrows? the four most mu-
steal? the one worthless sparrow?
Give three reasons for the great use
fitness of horned larks. Farm Foes,
p. 70. Out of Doors, pages 94-103;
129-137; 154-15S)
Sixth grade. Which birds rid us of
the plaques of gnats, winged ants,
and other flying insects? Why is it
that America alone has f1ycatchers
and humming birds? (Our long hot
summers breed flying insects by the
billion.) How can we encourage fly
catchers, swallows, and humming-
birds to increase in this region? What
value has the catbird? the ouzel?
the quail? the mourning dove? the
grosbeak? the waxwings? Why do
crows, jays, and magpies have little
value to farms? pages 145-154;
105-120; SO; 90; 145-14s.)
Seventh Grade. Why should gun
ners never be permitted to kill an
owl? Which owls are most useful?
Which are the four best hawks
Which is the only hawk that it is
safe to kill? How distinguish bene-
fetal from injurious hawks by their
fight? by colors? by marks? by
size? How can the following birds
| be saved from determination: sage
grouse? pine hen? mourning dove?
Why should they be saved? pages
k17O-184.)
Eighth Grade. In what ways are
sore birds useful? Why save kill
deer? snipe? sandpiper? curlew? will
let? avocet? silt? Why should the
islands of Great Salt Lake be taken
over by the state? Give three reasons
for making the gull the state bird Of
Utah. What common mistake is made
about the insect destroyed by the
gulls in 1S48? (See Farm Foes, 123-
1881 Which ducks are being shot to
extinction? Is it worth while to
save them? Give reasons. Will
America soon be gameless country?
Will that matter? What can be done
about it? What can school pupils do
about it?
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-04-27

in illustration. Let the teacher take
the pupils out on brief field trips in
order to observe and identify as many
of the birds as can be found near to
the towns. This, in fact, will consti-
tute the best preparation for the ex-
ercises of Bird Day.
~. Let the teachers of the several
grades find from the text or elsewhere
the answers to the following groups
of questions, and explain so fully to
the pupils that they will be able to
state the chief facts about the group
assigned to their grade.
A Program for Each Grade.
First and Second grades. Why are
the bluebird and it's relatives, the rob,
in and the thrushes, regarded as valu.
able bird neighbors What does the
bluebird live upon? How many
months of the year does it work TO,
us? How can we encourage it to live
near us? How can we assist blue
birds against the sparrows What
is the truth as to the food habits OF
the robin? How long does it live in
our region? What about the goot
that thrushes do? Where do they live
Why are they not generally known
What can any boy or girl do to helr
bluebirds, robins, thrushes? (See Out
Of Doors in the West, pages IT'S
Third Grade. Prove that an abund
ance of meadow larks is necessary fol-
a good hay crop. How many grass
hoppers does each meadowlark prob
ably capture per day on the hillsides
during the month of May? How many
for the summer months? What Other
values has this bird? How can we
increase it's numbers? (By keeping
far from its nest, which it will desert
if visited by man, etc. OF what
special value is the oriole? What car
we do to increase orioles? What does
Brewers blackbird do against the al.
falfa weevil? Why are the redwinp
and yellowhead, on the average, fan
more useful than injurious? Why
should the cowbird be destroyed ?
How recognize it? pages 139- 145.,
Fourth Grade. Why is it said, "No
chickadees no forests?" Does the
chickadee ever leave us for the sunny
south? When does it do its best work
on trees? How? What other small
forest birds render similar service
pages 1884; 160-167.)
Fifth Grade. Which birds destroy
most plant lice? How many kind.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-04-27

fury was now shrunken and the hard
lines had been ironed out Of 1t by suf-
fering.
The old lumberman turned his head
YEARLY as Helen entered. His eyes
frightened and he seemed to read a
message Of hope In the young girls
face.
"Fairchild has told you the truthT
whispered Holmes, reaching for Hell
ems hand.
"Yes," she answered, "he has told
me ALL"
~ wish I might undo what I have
DONE" Holmes faltered. "Dying eyes
see more clearly than the eyes of youth
and earthly ambition. 1t is too late for
me to undo the harm that / have
DONE"
The mans voice was failing. His
eyellds fluttered. Helen moved nearer
to the dying magnate and placed her
arm about his neck. The long thin
fingers of the sick man CROPPED blindly
for the cool hand of his daughter.
"Can you =. forgive me my
daughter" was the faltering question.
Helen bent forward and her lips
touched those of her father.
Il forgive you father" she
sobbed.
Six months after the death of Rupert
Holmes there was simple wedding In
the little church at Jacksonville. When
at the conclusion of the ceremony. the
slender darkhaired bride emerged
from the church on her husbands arm,
she found the street outside packed
from curb to curb with men Of the
lumber camps. Helen appeared In the
church door there arose a great roar
of affectlonate greeting.
"Now then" roared big lumber
Jack, waving his cap In the air-"An
together-three cheers for Mrs. Tom
Dawson, our Lass Of the Lumber
lands"
(THE END)
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-04-27
FIFTEENTH EPISODE

The suit brought by Little Bear, son
Of Sleepy Dog. against Rupert Holmes,
boss Of the lumber bar0ns, was ono of
the most sensational In the history OF
corporations. In 1t every legal re-
source was brought to bear by Holmes
lnwyers. They won. The Jury dis
agreed and to have retired the Issue
would have cost more money than the
independent lumbermen could COM
mand.
Helen Dawson was defeated for the
time being but not crushed. The in
domitable spirit of the LASS Of the
Lumberlands" rose superior to crises
that appeared final to her associates
In the terrific fight against wealth and
greed that had lasted for SO many
years.
; With extraordinary success, Helen
had been addressing lumber workers
In the various towns Of the range, tell
ing them the truth about Holmes and
his machinations and winning friends.
right and left. Within month she
had become the idol of the camps and
had she said the word could have been
elected to any office In Onawa county.
Helen had organized committee
representing all the employees Of the
A;nalgamated Lumbermen and this
committee had journeyed to Seattle to
place Its grievances before Holmes.
The men demanded an increased scale
Of wages, shorter hours, better food,
Sxnu an Improvement In the sanitary
conditions Of the camps.
"And II the Amalgamated does not
see At to grant these demandsT
Holmes asked the committee with an
ill-concealed sneer.
''In that case" said the spokesman,
1--WE shall have to strike. But we trust.
Mr.. Holmes. that that will not be nee
essary. We Will give you a week In
which 70 consider your answer"
"Tll give you my answer now" cried
Holmes. his face llvid with anger.
"Strike and be damned"
When the. committee returned to
Jacksonville and reported TO Helen the
result Of their mission, she looked very
grave.
"The strike must be called. OF
course" she said, "but remember. my
friends, there must be no violence.
That will be the Amalgamated's game
Ito provoke the men to violence and
then call on the governor for troops.
And that is the very thing we don't
want. We must do nothing that is
against the law or that Is likely to turn
public opinion against US. There shall
be strike but 1t must be an orderly
one"
Holmes lost no time In taking meas.
ures to meet the threatened strike.
Let the men strike II they want to,
he told the directors of the Amalga-
mated not only would they be beaten,
but he would see none OF them ever
obtained work In q Northwestern lum-
Der camp again. He had only week
In which to make his preparations, but
II was enough. for II does not take long
to recruit an army OF strike-breakers.
In Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, San
Francisco, his agents were hard ut
work recruiting them-hard-bitten,
hard-faced men who were willing TO do
what they were told and to ask no in
convenient questions. The day before
the strike was to be called, trainload
Aver trainload of strike-breakers be-
gan to pour to MERGED Falls, where
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-04-27
(THE END.)
The Greatest Puzzle.

Upon reading boyhood stories Of ia
nous men the chief wonder is how
they ever kept out Of the ministry
Washington Post.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-04-27

FOUND-About Mar. Is gold
ring on the road west Of town. Find
er may recover by proving property
and paying for this notice.-Adv.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24
DIES AFTER SHORT rL1NEss.

A short illness of one day, diagnosed
by the attending physician as diph-
liberia, caused the death of Irma Webb,
the thirteen-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Webb, corner of Main
street and English Court. The child
was sick only one day. having been at
tackled by the disease Saturday night
and death resulting Sunday afternoon.
Irma Webb was born in Kenosha in
1904; she attended the Durkee school
where she was in the sixth grade. The
funeral, which will be private one,
will probably be from the house Tues
day morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24
Former Kenoshd Man
Murdered in Ell paso

Old time residents of Kenosha viii
be interested in the fate of Thomas
Lyons, one time Kenosha resident, who
is reported to have been murdered at
Ell Paso, Texas, on last Thursday night
Lyons is alleged to have been the vie
tim of plot and he was shot to death
in his room at hotel at Ell Paso. No
arrests were made in connection with
the case as yet. Tom Lyons was born
in Kenosha of lowly psrentage. He
was one of the early students in the
Kenosha "Free School" and he left
this city more than forty years ago
and went to Silver City, New Mexico.
He had been back in Kenosha just
once and reports said that he had
amassed fortune in Silver City. So
far as is known Lyons has no relatives
living in Kenosha at the present time.
The body was taken back to Silver
City on Sunday and the funeral will
be held there on Tuesday afternoon.
Lyons was Mason of high degree and
the funeral service will be in charge of
the members of that order. Lyons
was sixty-eight years old.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24

The infantry company from Kenosha
is now sure of being well trained thanks
to the efforts of Captain Dayton. Sun
day. A real for sure drill master, who
has seen service in the regular army
for six years has enlisted in the per-
son of Charles Piske. Piske was on his
fay to Fort Jefferson to enlist and stop
ped on his way in Kenosha as it was
once his home In a short time Cap
tain Dayton, who is very much pleased
with his new recruit, persuaded him
that his old home company needed his
services and the result was his name on
the dotted line Sunday. Since serving
in the army Piske has been in British
Columbia and was able for this reason
to give important facts about the Can
adam military tactics. On the honor
roll today also appear the names of the
men who enlisted Saturday and also
that of DIR. Hanley, who was called to
medical corps service last week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24
PAGE THREE

brilliant war bonnet by making the
speech which presented brave B. v.
Della Hunt Of the Milwaukee club as
candidate for a place on the director
ate. All three delegates from Kenosha
went down to Detroit to boost for the
next annual convention to be held in
Milwaukee.
Be ab your place at twelve-6fteen
next Tuesday. Write your name for
the attendance prize as soon as you
sit down. Fred Mayer viii be special
chairman and McKune and DR.. Klema
will be silent boosters. Big Chief
Ernst, Secretary Otis L. Trenary and
Tom Lockhart will give reports from
the convention and we are all sure that
we will have the best hour we have
yet had. W-h-o-o-o-o-o-e-e-o
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24
MISS LANGAN is PRESIDENT.
Chosen at Meeting Saturday to Head
Catholic Woman's Club - Next
Meeting in September.

The Catholic Woman's Club held It's
last meeting for the season of l9l6-l7
Saturday afternoon when it elected as
its officers the following well known
members: Miss Mary Langan, presi-
dent; Mrs. Walter White, vice-presi-
dent Miss Margaret Pirsch, recording
secretary; Mrs. W. F. White, CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. Thomas Quig-
ley, treasurer.
A particularly pleasant social hour
followed the business meeting. The
rooms were decorated in the colors Of
the United States and even to the
flowers, only red, white and blue were
used. Many flags were about the room.
The committee reports for the year
showed a large number Of names added
to the list of members for the year and
many important meetings held, as well
as much important business transacted.
The next meeting Of the club will
be on the third Saturday of September
next.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24
KIWANIs ON LONG TRAIL.
Three Kenosha Men Attend National
Kiwanis Convention at Detroit
Elect Wisconsin Man to Office.

W-ho-o-e-e-ol This is word imita-
tion Of an Indian yell and being trans
lated into the vernacular means
attention. It is addressed to the Keno
sha members of the Kiwanis club.
Big Chief Ernst and his associates in
authority joined a group of Milwaukee
and Racine braves on Wednesday and
travelled the long trail to Detroit to
attend the first annual great council of
the Kiwanis tribe. The Milwaukee
braves were intent upon presenting a
candidate for a place on the board of
directors. The Racine braves had
with their club a quartette to enter
tain the convention, and our own
wampum keeper, Trenary, was to add
many bright feathers to his already
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24
WAS BEAUTIFUL AFFAIR.
Nuptials of Grant Simmons and Miss
Offut Take Place in Brides Home
In Louisville.

In the beautiful southern home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Offutt of Louis
vile, occurred at $3.50 o'clock p. m. last
Saturday, the wedding of Miss Nancy
Graham Offutt, their daughter, to
Grant Simmons, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Zalmon G. Simmons Of this city.
The wedding was very beautiful af-
fair. The house which was transformed
into veritable bower of flowers by
the profusion Of white blossoms and
greenery used, was entirely lighted by
Waxen candles.
The Rev. DIR. Thomas of the First
Presbyterian church Of Louisville per-
formed the ceremony before the $50
guests present, all of whom were either
relatives of the families of the bride
and groom or intimate friends of the
bride. The bride and groom knelt on
white satin pillows placed on the prize
Dieu before the clergyman, during the
ceremony.
The BRIDES only attendant was her
bridesmaid, Miss Helene johnson of
Racine, and the groom was attended by
James PIERCE of Chicago, his roommate
through preparatory school and college.
After the ceremony dinner was served
to the guests in the dining room and at
tables arranged on the spacious lawn
which was lighted with decorative Ian
terms and candles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Simmons left for
the west on nine CLOCK train out of
Louisville.
Those who went to the wedding with
the Zalmon G.. Simmons party from here
included the J. v. Quarles with Master
Joseph Quarles of Milwaukee, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. i. Grant, Miss Thomas, Mr. and
Mrs. A. HI. Lance and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Jeffrey of Kenosha, Mr.. and
Mrs. Towne and Miss Emma ToWne OF
Evanston, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Q. Brown
Of Chicago and Mr.. and Mrs. Otis John
son of Racine
With the exception of Mr.. and Mrs.
Simmons all of the members of the
party returned yesterday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Simmons are not expected until
tomorrow.
The scarcity Of young men among the
guests attested only too we'll to the
large numbers who are leaving civil
life to go to the defense Of their coun-
try.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24
MRS. FRED GRIFFITH DEAD.
Mrs Hannah Emile Griffith Dies at
Home on Wednesday Evening
-Interment at Green Ridge.

Mrs. Hannah Emile Griffith, the
wife of Fred Griffith, 703 Quinton
street, died at her late home Wednes-
day evening. Mrs. Griffith, who was
the daughter Of Joseph Barnes, also Of
this city, was born in Newfoundland
Canada, April 81, 1879. She came TO
this city with her father and was mar
ried to Fred Griffith, who survives her,
She also leaves four children and two
step-chiIdren. The funeral services will
be from the home on Saturday and in
terment will be made at Green Ridge,