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The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-24

honest man. But he Is well along In
years, and has an exaggerated notion
OF his own importance. Stanton. or
rather his figurehead railroad people.
have asked him to intervene. and he
has taken the case under adyisement.
That Is where We stand this morning"
Starbuck was noddlng slowly. Il
see what you mean, now," he said. 'If
Lorching jumps the wrong way for US,
you're looking to see United States
marshal walk up to BARLEY Williams
some time today and tell him to quit.
That would put the final kibosh on US.
wouldn't itf"
Smith was rising In his place.
"Tm not dead yet. Billy" he re-
Joined cheerfully. II haven't let 1t get
this far without hammering out few
expedients for our side. II can man.
age to stay In the fight today and to-
morrow"
A little new under clerk had come In
from the hotel Office and was trying to
give Starbuck note in square en-.
yelope, and Starbuck was saying: mo,
that's Mr.. Smith, over there"
Smith took the note and opened 1t,
and he scarcely heard the clerks ex.
PLANTATION that 1t had been put In his
box the evening before, and that the
day clerk had been afraid he would
get away without finding 1t. 1t was
from yerda HIGHLANDER, and It had
neither superscrlptlon nor signature.
This Is what Smith read:.
my little ruse has failed miserably
Mr.. KS. messenger found my father
In spite Of 1t, and he-the messenger
returned this evening. know. be.
cause he brought note from father Ia
me. Come to me as early tomorrow
morning as you can, and we'll plan
what can be DONE"
Smith crushed the note In his hand
and thrust 1t into his pocket. Star
buck was making q cigarette, and was
studiously refraining from breaking In
But Smith did not keep him waiting.
'That was my knockout, Billy" be
said with a quietness that was almos,
overdone. my time has suddenly beer
shortened to hours-perhaps to min
utes. Get q car as quickly as you car
and 90 to Judge Warmers house.
have an appointment with him at Mint
o'clock. Tell him I'll keep It, II I can
but that he needn't wait for me II
am not there on the minute"
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CHAPTER XXI.
The colonel's "Deh."

Though 1t was only eight o'clock
Smith sent his card to Miss Richland
er's rooms ut once and then had him
self lifted to the mezzanlne floor to
walt for her. She came In a few min
utes, a striklngly beautiful figure Of a
woman In the freshness Of her morn.
ing gown, red-llpped, bright-eyed, and
serenely conscious Of her own re-
splendent gifts Of face and figure
Smith went quickly to meet her and
drew her aside into the music parlor
Already the need for caution was be-
ginning to make itself felt.
II have come" he said briefly.
"You got my notei" she asked.
"A few minutes ago-just as ! was
leaving the breakfast table,"
"You will leave Brewster at once
while the way Is still openf"
He shook his head. II can't do
that; In common Justice to the men
who have trusted me, and who ore
now needing me more than ever,
must stay through this one day, and
possibly another"
"Mr. Klnzie will not be likely to lose
any time," she prengured thoughtfully.
"He has probably telegraphed to Law.
renceville before this Then. with q
glance over her shoulder to make sure
that there were no eavesdroppers !:
"But not one Of these Brewsterltes can
Identify you as John Montague Smith
OF Lawrenceville-the man who Ia
wanted by Sheriff Macauley. My ia.
ther, In his letter, after telling me
that he will be detained In the noun.
tains several days longer, refers to Mr.,
Kinzie's request and suggests"
The fugitive was smiling grimly. HE
suggests that you might help Mr.. Kin
zie out"
"Not quite that" she rejoined. "He
merely suggests that am to be prudent
and-to quote him exactly-'not gel
mixed up In the affair In any way &c
that It would make talk"
II see," said Smith. And then: "You
have disagreeable duty ahead Of you
and I'd relieve you Of the necessity
by running away, II l could. But that
Is impossible, as l have explained"
She was silent for a moment: ther
she said: "When I told you a few
days ago that you were going to need
my help, Montague. I didn't foreset
anything like this. l shall breakfas'
with the Stantons In a few minutes
and after nine O'Clock II yoy
could contrive to keep out Of the wa,
until l can get word to you; just y
they won't be able to bring US face Il
face with each other"
Smith saw what she meant; saw
also. whereunto bis wretched fate wa
dragging him. 1t was the newest o.
all the reincarnations. the one whicl
had begun with Jlbbey's silent hand
clasp the night before. which promptes
him to say:
II they should elk you about ~
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Pace Setter.

Smith made nm early breakfast on
the morning following the auto drive
to the abandoned mine, hoping thereby
to avoid meeting both Miss Rlchlander
and Jibbey. The Hophra cafe was
practically empty when he went In
and took his accustomed place at one
Of the alcove tables, but he had barely
given his order when Starbuck ap-
peared and came to Join him.
you're looking whole lot better
this morning, John" said the mine
owner qulzzlcally, as he held up a
finger for the waiter. "How's the
grouehf'
Smiths answering grin had some
thing Of Its former good-nature In II.
''Today's the day, Billy" he said. 40
morrow at midnight We must have the
water running In the bitches or lose
our franchise It's chasing around In
the back part Of my mind that Stanton
will make his grandstand play today.
I'm not harboring any grouches on the
edge Of the battle. They are handi-
cap. anyway, and always
'4Thats good medicine talk" said the
older man, eying him keenly. And
them "You had us all guessing, yester-
day and the day before, John. You
sure was acting as II you'd gone plumb
locoed."
81 was locoed," was the quiet ad-
mission.
"What cured youf"
TITS too long a story to tell over the
breakfast table. What do you hear
froA Wllllamsr
"All quiet during the night; but the
Weather reports are soaring him up
a good bit this morning."
'Storms on the ranger
"Yes. The river gained four feet
last night. and there Is food water and
drift coming down to beat the band.
Just the same, BARLEY says he Is
going to make good"
Smith nodded. BARLEY is all right
the right man In the right place. Have
you seen the colonel since he left the
Offices last evenlngr
Eyes. / drove him and Corona out
TO the ranch In my new car. He said
he'd lost his roadster; somebody had
sneaked In and borrowed It."
Il suppose he told you about the
htest move-our move--ln the stock
selling gamel"
''No. he didn't; but Stllllngs did. You
played II pretty fine, John; only hope
to gracious we won't have to redeem
those options, 1t would bust our little
inside crowd wide open to have to buy
In all that stock at par"
Smith laughed. "'SufYieient unto the
day. Billy. 1t was the only way to
block Stanton. It's neck or nothing
Sith him now, and he has only one
more string that he can pull"
"The railroad right-of-way deal r
yes; he has been holding that In
seserye-that, and one other thing"
"What was the other thingr Star
buck was absently fishing for a sec
end lump Of sugar In the sugar bowl
sHas II gut anything to do with ths
bunch Of news that you won't tel
ss-abour yourself. Johnr
1T haa Two days ago. Stanton hat
Ne fairy, but friend Of mine stepped
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Mississippi river OK per cent. and the
section west Of the river 13 per cent.
The smallest share Of the total value
of the Is crops remains to the North
Atlantic states and to the Western
states, tn per cent each.
The relative standing Of the various
divisions of states In value Of chief
crops may be better understood when
It is remembered that the corn crop Of
1917 has an estimated value Of $4.054,,,
100000. cotton lint 81 .452. 900. 900. hay
$1,359, ,O00.0 900, wheat $1,307. 900 600,
oats 81 O81. .00O. 900; and that the North,
Central states enormously produce,
corn. wheat. oats, and hay, and the
Southern states cotton, with strong
support from corn, tobacco. sweet po@
tatoes, and rice.
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Big CROP WORTH
$1o,7o0,0o0,00o
Estimate Of Department Of Agri-
culture for 1917.
STATE OF ILLINOIS IN LEAD
Farm vaIue Of Nations Production
Two and one-Half Times That Of
1o09-crops include Cereals, Po-
tatoes, Hay and Cotton Lint

Thirteen principal farm crops In this
country In 1917 had q value at the
farm of s10.70O 900. 900. according to
estimates Of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture. or nearly two and
one-half times the value for the census
year 1909. This amount Is about four
fifths Of the value of all crops. These
crops include seven cereals, faxseed.
potatoes, sweet potatoes, tame hay, to-
bacco, and cotton lint. Three states
stand out far In the lead In their share
Of this great and unprecedented total.
Illinois Is In the front with value Of
$775.0OO.O00 for these crops, Iowa is
next with $712,OO0.O 900. and Texas Is
third with s847, ,000. 900.
The position Of Texas is determined
by the cotton crop. which was much
damaged BY drought; In 1915 and In
the average Of the preceding five years
Texas led all the states In the total
value Of these crops, and this with
out including cottonseed In the value
Of the cotton crop. The states that
follow In order after Texas In 1917 are
Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Georgia, and
Minnesota, with values ranging from
$470, 100000 to $418,O00000.
Great Achievement
These figures represent a great
achievement by the nations agricul-
tural forces. and the workers well de-
serve to be cited for commendation.
But 1t is not the time to rest on these
gains. It is a time to plan for greater
efforts this year, as Secretary Houston
recently pointed out.
In comparing the geographic divi-
sions Of the country with one another
for 1917, the great predominance Of
the North Central states Is conspicu-
GUS, and their production is mostly hu-
man food and animal food. The II
chief crops produced In these states,
for cotton does not appear. had value
that is nearly one-half. or over 48 per
cent, Of the value Of the Is crops for
the whole country. OF this division.
the section west Of the Mississippi
river produced the greater value. or
over q per cent, Of the nations total,
while the eastern section produced Il
per cent.
Production In South.
The entire South produced nearly
three-eighths Of the total value Of the
nations 13 crops. or 36h per cent,
and this fraction was divided among
the three sections SO that the South
Atlantic states produced IA per cent
the South Central section east Of the
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-24
| THE REAL MAN /
II BY FRANCIS LYNDE
b.
(copynshi BY Charles Suibnes's Sons)

In. Last night, again, he stood to win
out. But a man fell into the river, and
Stanton lost out once more"
Starbuck glanced up soberly. "You're
talking in riddles now, John. I don't
sabe."
ut isn't necessary for you to sabe.
Results are what counts. Barring accl-
dents, you Tlmanyonl High Line
people can reasonably count on having
me with you for the next few critical
days; and, ! may add, you never
needed me more pointedly."
Starbuck's smile was faee-wide.
II hope l don't feel sorry" he re-
marked. "Some day, when you can
take an hour or SO off, I'm going to
get you to show me around In your
little mu-zeeum of self-conceit, John.
Maybe / can learn how to gather me
up one"
Smith matched the mine owners
good-natured smile. For some unex-
plalnable reason the world, his particu.
lar world, seemed to have lost Its
malIgnance. He could even think OF
Stanton without bitterness: and the
weapon which had been weighing his
hip pocket for the past few days had
been carefully buried In the bottom Of
the lower dressIng-case drawer before
he came down to breakfast.
"You may laugh, Billy, but you'll
have to admit that I've been outfigur.
Ing the whole bunch OF you, right from
the start" he retorted brazenly. "But
let's get down to business. This Is
practically Stanton's last day Of grace
II he can't get some legal hold upon
US before midnight tomorrow night
or work some scheme to make us lose
our franchise, his Job is gone"
"Show me-" said the mine owner sue
cinctly.
'It's easy. With the dam completed
and the water running in the bitches
We become at once going concern
with assets long way In advance OF
our liabilities. The day after tomor.
row-if We pull Throughout wont
be able to buy a single share OF
Timanyoni High Line at any figure
As natural consequence, public sentl
ment, which, we may say. is at pres
ent a little doubtful, will come oveI
to our side In a landslide, and Stan
toms outfit, II 1t wants to continue the
fight, will have to fight the entire
Timanyonl, with the city Of Brewster
thrown In for good measure. Am
making 1t plainf'
Right you are, so far. Go on"
"BIlly, I'll tell you something that
I haven't dared to tell anybody, not
even Colonel Baldwin. I've been
spending the eompany's money like
water to keep In touch. The minute
We fail, and long before we could
hope to reorganize q second time and
apply for new charter, Stanton's com.
pany will be In the field, with its char
ter already granted. From that to TAX
Ing possession Of our dam, either by
means Of an enabling act Of the leg.
islature, or by purchase from the pa.
per railroad, will be only step. And
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-24
PROTECT FOOD BILLIONS;
DESTROY RATS AND MICE

We have billions of bushels
of food worth billions Of dollars.
Let's protect these billions. We
need all Of them. Let's not al
low rats and mice to take their
toll Of millions this year-$20O,-
0OO. 900 is their annual bill Of de-
strucuon. Trapping. poisoning,
and rat-prooflng buildings will
help reduce this enormous food
loss. Organized rat hunts by
communities are effective. In
one Ohio town a few years ago
each Of two organized teams
killed more than 5000 rats, and
q dinner for all the hunters was
the penalty for the losing side.
Boards Of trade, civic societies,
and citizens associations In
towns, and farmers and women's
clubs In rural communities
should find this matter worthy Of
their efforts. Farmers Bulletin
898 tells how individuals and
communities can fight rats and
mice. Write to the United States
department Of agriculture for 1t.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-24
GREATER EFFORTS NEEDED
SAYS SECRETARY HOUSTON

That the farmers Of the nation
have generously responded to
the appeals for increased pro-
duction, and that much has al
ready been done to insure a large
supply Of food and feedstuffs.
justifies no let-down In their &C
ivities or In these Of all agri-
cultural agencies. On the con-
trary, even greater efforts must
be put forth In the coming
months II we are to meet salts
factorily the domestic demands
and the needs of the nations
with which we are associated In
this struggle. There must be no
breakdown on the farms, no fall
ure Of foods, feedstuffs, or cloth
ing. ! cannot emphasize too
strongly the urgent necessity Of
doing everything possible to
bring about q still further In
crease In the production Of all
essential commodities, particu-
larly Of the staple crops and live
stock.-Secretary Houston.
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you must tell them the truth, verda."
Her smile was mildly scornful.
"Is that what the plaln-faced little
ranch person would dot" she asked.
Il don't know; yes. l guess It Is"
doesn't she care any more for you
than thatT
Smith did not reply. He was stand
Ing where he could watch the conings
and goings Of the elevators. Time was
precious and he was chafing at the de-
lay. but Miss HIGHLANDER was npt yet
ready to let him go.
Tell me honestly. Montaguef' she
said; us 1t anything more than / case
Of propinquity with this Baldwin girl7
-on your part, ! mean"
ut Isn't anything" he return ID So
berly. Corona Baldwin will never
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marry any man who has SO much 10
explain as Ihave."
"You didn't know this was her home,
when you came out heref"
no"
"But you had met her somewhere.
before you Gamer"
"Once; yes. It was In Guthrieville.
over a year ago. I met her there at q
house where she was visiting"
II see." she nodded, and then. with.
out warning: "What was the matter
with you last night-about dinner.
timef"
"Why should you think there was
anything the matter with mei'
Il was out driving with the Stantons.
When came back to the hotel found
Colonel Baldwin and another man-a
lawyer, l think he was-waiting for
me. They said you were needing a
friend who could 60 and talk to you
and-'calm you down. was the phrase
the lawyer used. I was good-natured
enough to go with them, but when we
reached your Offices you had gone, and
the ranch girl was there alone. wait.
Ing for her father"
'That was nonsensel" he comment.
ed; "their going after you as If I were
a maniac or drunken man, mean"
This time Miss Richlanders smile
was distinctly resentful. II suppose
the colonel's daughter answered the
purpose better" she said. There was
an awkward little contretemps, and
Miss Baldwin refused, rather rudely. ]
thought, to tell her father where you
had gone"
Smith broke away from the unwel.
come subject abruptly. saying: "There
is something else you ought to know.
Jlbbey is here, at last"
Does he know you are herer
''He does"
"Why didn't you tell me beforei
That will complicate things dreadfully.
Tucker will talk and tell all be knows |;
he can't help It."
This Is one time when he will not
talk. Perhaps he will tell you why
when you see him."
Miss Rlchlander glanced at the face
OF the small watch pinned on her
shoulder.
you must not stay here any longer"
she protested. "The Stantons may come
down any minute, now, and they
mustn't find US together. I am stu
forgivlng enough to want to help you,
but you must do your part and let me
know what Is going on"
William Starbuck's new car wal
standing In front Of Judge Warmers
house In the southern suburb when
Smith descended from the closed cab
which he had taken at the Hophra
House side entrance. The clock II
the courthouse tower was striking the
quarter Of nine. The elevated mess
upon which the suburb was built com
manded a broad view of the town and
the outlying ranch lands, and In th(
distance beyond the river the Hillcrest
cottonwoods outlined themselves
against a background Of miniature
buttes.
Smiths gaze took In the wide, sunlit
prospect. He had paid and dimisset
his cabman. and the thought came Il
him that In q few hours the woodet
buttes. the bare plains, the might,
mountains. and the pictured cit,
spreading maplike at Lis feet woult
probably exist for him cnly a. Z mem
ory. While he halted on tho terrace
Starbuck came out Of the house.
sThe Judge u at breakfast" tht
owner announced. you're to 90 d
and wait. What do you want Nc b
do nextr
cro m CoNTINUppl
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Get Rid Of Rats and Mlce.

In the United States rats and mice
destroy each year In homes, factories,
stores and warehouses, In cars and on
ships. crops, poultry. and other prop
erty valued at more than 500. 900. 900
an amount equivalent to the gross
earnings Of an army Of 100000 men.
Grain, eaten and wasted by rats and
mice on many farms would pay all Of
the farmers taxes. |
States, communities and individuala
can help eliminate rats and mice:
BY requiring that all new buildings
wharves. and other structures be rat!
proof; that existing buildings Of rat
proof construction be further protect.
ed by having basement windows and
drains covered with screens, gratingss
etc.; and that existing buildings that
are not rat-proof be made 20 BY re-
modelling.
By constructing sewers and drains
30 that they will not provide entrance
and retreat for rats. /
BY insisting on greater cleanliness
about markets. stores, and generally
throughout cities, villages. and the
country districts.
BY threshing and marketing graifI
early 80 that stacks will not furnish
harboring places and food for rats.
BY removing piles Of straw, trash,
and lumber which harbor rats In Aida
and vacant lots.
BY protecting the hawks, owls add
other natural enemies Of rats whlnll
are not 50 destructive to poultry as
rats themselves.
BY keeping well-trained dogs on
farms and about city warehouses.
BY keeping provisions which rats
and mice will attack In rat-proof and
mouse-proof containers.
BY destroying rats and mice sys-
tematically by poisoning. trapping and
by organized systematic hunts.
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The preparation Of sweet potato
-four Is under investigation by the
United States department Of agricul.
ture.
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The sugar specialists Of the bureau
Of chemistry have devised improved
methods Of preparing cane sirup that
will neither crystalline nor ferment.
These methods are being adopted com.
mercially. The department Is develop
Ing improved methods Of clarifying
this sirup.
Evening journal., 1918-08-12
CIVIC CLASS LEADER
HIGH SCHOOL
Miss Carlisle Resigns to
Accept Position With
Shipbuilding Co.
FOUNDED COURSE
TEN YEARS AGO

Miss Elizabeth Carlisle. founder Of
the class in Clvlcs and Citizenship
at the Wilmington High School and
one Of the best known public school
teachers Of the city. has resigned to ac-
cept a responsible executive position
with the Foundation Company. a ship
building corporation at Port Huron,
Michigan, OF which Alvin r. Morrison,
formerly Of this city, Is general man
sger. Miss Carlisle's resignation will be
CONTINUED on Page Thirteen)
Evening journal., 1918-08-12
81 900 DONATION TO
ENDOWMENT FUND

Caleb f. Burchenal, secretary OF the
wilmington NJ. E. Conference Endow-
ment Fund for Aged Ministers has re-
ceived a donation Of $1,000 from Timan-
us J. Wilson OF North Ponawanda, n
.J.. as a memorial to his mother who
was for years member Of the VI. Z.
Church OF Rising sun, Md. and also
in honQf Of his father, who is mem
Der OF fhe church at that place
Mr.. Wilson the donor Of the money
towards the fund OF 100000 which is
10 be raised Is a graduate OF Goldey
College Of this city, and is a brother
in-layy OF the Rev. W G. KoOns. Of the
Wilmington NJ. z. Conference.
Evening journal., 1918-08-12
DISCUSS SHORTER
HOURS FOR STORES
Suggestions Made That
Merchants Hold Meeting
on Subject
SMITH ZOLLINGER
STORE FAVORS PLAN

There is a division OF sentiment
among Wilmington merchants over a
proposal that Wilmington stores adopt
the plan OF Philadelphia department
stores in keeping open for business
from 10 o'clock In the morning until
40 o'clock in the afternoon.
The suggestion is made that a meet
ing Of the mercantile section Of the
Chamber OF Commerce will be called
10 consider adoption Of the new sched-
ule for opening stores at 10 o'clock and
closing them at i.30 o'clock. The new
hours were adopted in Philadelphia
as a patriotic move in order to save
light, power and fuel. The Smith-Zol-
llnger Company, today, issued the fol-
lowing statement:
ITO the Editor OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL:
"Sir-We notice in the Sunday Star,
Of August fl. and the Morning News
Of August ~, an article saying 'Mer-
chants object TO shorter hours and say
there would not be sufficient saving Of
fuel to justify a change.
I'VE do not know from whom these
papers got this information or why
thew were authorized TO speak for all
department stores. We, on the con-
trary. feel that under the war and war
working conditions such a closing move
ment would be highly patriotic, alto
gether iustinsble and beneficial, and
we wish to protest to being put in any
other class.
There certainly would be a consid-
erable saving in heat. light and fuel
as well as a more evenly distributed
load on the transportation companies.
To make such a movement OF the
greatest service we think 1t should not
he confined to department stores alone,
but should apply TO all stores and that
the Fuel Administrator should take II
up Immediately.
"Smith-Zollinger Co.
by w. Harold Smith, Pres"