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What was your fathers name, my
grip Duke asked her.
Il dunno fer sure; dey allus called i'm
Harry Hopit.'
"Why?"
HE was about de best ~second-story
worker in de biz. I guess that's why"
And YOU name?'
ooh, I'm jest Mamie"
Mamie what?'
Gee, mister, yer can search me. u
never knew no other"
Well, in spite of Mrs. Rockwood's dis
appointment in the girls story. she re-
fused to consider her leaving the house.
and it was arranged that she should
stay as a servant for the time being at
any rate.
IT need some one TO do some OF the
ough work. Myra is always grumbling
that there's too much work for her,
though goodness only kpows what she
finds to do"
So Mamie went with Mrs. lockwood
to begin a new life. AS she turned to go
she looked at Duke and said:
you was Merry. mister, to go fer the
old man. If you hadn't a biffed i'm
guess he'd a had my number. l does
thank you If / only knowed how ter tell
you"
Duke said:
at looks, Peter, as if Mamie's prob
lem was in a fair way TO be solved
Dear old Mrs. lockwood will look after
her. The only trouble with that woman
is she has too much heart and not
enough head. Bless her.
/ then worked on SOME statistics of
sales for the Republic Cutlery Company
Duke had to work up a sales contest
for them-until Walter told me | was
wanted on the phone.
1t was Mary. "Oh. Peter, dear She
began excitedly, what is this in the
paper about o and Mr.. Duke? IT'S
dreadful Are you hurt, dear? Did MI
Duke really kill the man? Oh, dear,
why didn't you telephone me instead OF
letting me get SO wrought upY'
1 comforted her-that is, as well as
one can comfort his sweetheart over the
telephone-and told her the truth and
promised TO be down there by slH-thirty
for dinner.
but it's after that now, Peter, that's
why I'm so worried"
! did the only thing | could do, apollo
gize, and promised to go TO FRANCIS
Graham's house at once.
on my way down | bought several
papers. All of them had long accounts
of the disturbance. Bruno Duke, being
SO we'll known. was played up big. one
paper had a scare-heading which read;
BRUNO DUKE HITS DRUNK
picked Up Dead"
They had both Dukes and my pic
ture. \ photographer snapped us as we
entered our Seventy-seventh street
house. was played up as the hero in
one paper. But not one of the papers
had the story quito right.
All evening Mary. Lucy and Francis
talked about the matter till / vas sicl
of it and / was rather glad to get home
As | got to Seventy-seventh street q
small crowd of curious folk were arouno
the house and | heard one say, That
Peter Flint-the fellow who saved The
girl"
Next mornings papers also had thu
story. What a relief it was when Hazel.
brook was announced and Duke told him
the answer to his problem. 1t SCENE
to bring me back to earth again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-20

light, good Pere LeClair. .Attegat must
despair if Blais goes to the Legisla-
ture. Tile people must be warned
must awake up to the danger"
at is wonderful TO have friends
who are young" said the priest, smil.
ing at the officer.
Yes. it gives an old man new our
age cried the patriarch. 81 will go
among my people again. ! will. try
hard to show them that there is u
way out for us if they will be pa
tient. The big school will win in the
end. The State will listen when new
voices speak
And | shall stand with You, my
good friends declared the priest, 81
shall pray that the ones in high
PAGES may incline their !iearts to me
and understand that / am not disobe,
dent. For the ways of the north
country are not to be hedged by mar.
row creed. ! shall put myself where
nay duty calls me-
They had been talking long. The
still night lay about them. Repre-
sentative Clifford turned to go, and as
he turned he cast a glance at the
gloomy bulk of the school on the hill
temple of his hopes for the newer
generation of the Acadians.
lie shouted wordlessly, pointing las
quivering finger.
A dull-red glow painted the outline
of its lower windows against the night
"That is fire." He declared it in the
tense tones of one who announces the
end of all things. '"The his school is
on fire.
The next instant, from u Of the
glowing windows, tongues Of flame
came licking. The fire streamed ur
the side of the building.
Adrich leaped upon his horse ano
went Gathering away down the village
street. shouting alarm, The two Ole
men followed on foot.
The bell of the parish church began
to clang.
All, Monsieur, Monsieur, It is sal
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p XT
The Funeral Pyre OF Acadian Homes

''"H hOUto
NORMAN AIDRICI, his horse gal
~ Looping wildly, was in the vanguard
Of the rush Of persons up the hill. He
Understood the futility of his haste.
The little village had no means with
which TO cope with a fire of that mag.
nitude, lie could only go along with
the others and watch the ruin
wrought.
Suddenly he swung to the side OF
the road and checked his horse.
Evangelinc Beaulicu stood at Nine
Ouillette'S gate, her eyes wide with
horror, her lips apart, staring at the
leaping flames, The baleful' light H.
lumined her face and revealed her to
him,
ut Is wlcked.' he cried, running ia
her. his bride-rein on his arm. And
when he arrived closer, where no one
could hear, he tried to comfort her
with words of love. for he realized
the sorrow this spectacle brought 10
her.
lie tethered his horse in Mme. Ouil.
lette's yard, out of the way of those
hurryiuG along the road, for Nine
Ouillette came out and gave him PEI.
mission.
You shall know, M'ser Officer, that
l have been fearing some great trouble
for Attegat. | have been warned
: she cried, And he questioned her
eagerly and a~nXiously.
l., hfg NJ, Iaa,s+ ha EnEN. that ellie
fire was no accident, The time was
ripe for a criminal deed of this sort.
He has been frowning very much
my Xayier's picture has told me that
much sorrow was on the way she
said, and he turned back TO Eyange.
line, muttering his angry disappoint
ment. lie knew from Pere Leclair the
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futhor Of King Spruce" "The Ram.
rodders," "Thc Skipper and the
Skipped" etce

fate o~vertakins Attegat," gasped the
little priest.
That isn't fate-it's hellishness!'
Clifford roared. They've let them
selves be b~amboozlcd! They've start
led in TO fight tho Yankees! They
qon't know what they are doing. Oh,
bow can I talk to a Legislature about
Helping 'em after this?'
1T is not the people-it is not the
Door people who do this" insisted
Father Leclair. "Gt has been done by
those who wish to lead them into
trouble. There are men who will profit
By trouble on this border. All, 1t is
mot my poor people who have done
this!"
Men, women ana children flocked in
the village street ahead OF the two
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-20

selfish. They have always laughed at
me and my 'Canucks.' I would be
called a mailman IL I should ask for
what YOU have suggested. l know
legislatures. ] have served in many
Of Them
nevertheless, I believe it can be
done" cried Aldrich. Il am young and
full of folly, you see, Representative
Clifford"
And | am old aud also full of folly
Il should have foreseen what might
happen to these poor people. The men
have good reason to scowl at me. I
am too old. I will tell them that |
will step aside and let a younger
man go to the Capitol"
no, you shall not step aside in
sisted Pere Leclair.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-20

Il agree with my good friend said
Aldrich, caressing the priests Shout
der. You must go bacl; TO the Legs,
lature, Mr.. Clifford. You have done
much for these folks; you shall do
much more. We shall consider this
matter of the lands. You shall have
help. Do you know Attorney Winton
Dole? lie was in the last House.
II do. lie is an able young man.
And he did not weary his elders with
continued declarations OH the floor,
Yes. an able young man
lie was my classmate in college.
He was with me on the border for a
time last winter in the hunting season.
I anticipated a part of this land
trouble. We discussed special legis-
lation, lie and T."
The patriarch rose and put his hand
OF Aldrich's arm and regarded him
with fresh interest.
81 did not know before that you
We're a college man
Aldrich smiled.
81 did not feel that il would be a
matter of special interest along this
border whether l had an 4. 4. degree
or not. In fact, my friends, the SNUG
glers, would show even more prompt
contempt for a school man, So ! hope
you will keep my little secret, you
and Father Leclair. I was obliged tc
work my way through college. | tried
to do loo much, I came out with
nervous prostration and a sheepskin!
You understand why 1 anne into the
open country of the border. Some
day I'll go back to the city and &c
into Winton's Office as a law-student
Pardon me. That's all about myself.
I have mentioned 1t only that yol
may understand how close WintoI
and 1 are. He believes that the Stat,
ought to protect and encourage thes'
citizens OF the border. You see w
have a strong ally, Representative
Clifford. For myself, ] am in thi
thing with all my heart. I shall g
down before the mex Legislature an,
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me-kicked me into a pool of mud ana
laughed at my struggles to get out.
But I had my revenge, for when
she kicked me her f~orefeet a into Q
bog, and in a minute she was struggling
for dear life. The more she struggled.
the deeper she sank, until IL seemed cer-
tain she would drown in the mud. /
didn't want that, SO I ran for help. A
covered wagon was coming down the
road, and I stopped il. II made dog
signs so plain that the driver got down
from his seat and followed me to where
Nan the COW was drowning"
"Ha. what a nice fat cow he cried.
Then he threw a rope around her horns.
hitched his horses to the other end, and
dragged her out. But when she was
on solid earth a new danger arose. In
my haste to get help for Nan I never
noticed what the man was. Now I found
that he was a butcher.
I've saved tho COW from the bog,
now I'll turn her into meat to feed
hungry people, he said, pulling a large
knife from his belt and starting for
Nan.
But I wasn't going to let her get
outchered while those poor children
GRABBED the butcher by the leg and
gave Kim a hard nip. Ny, how he
yeiled! He gave a great jump and
landed right in the mud. While he
was getting out l jerked the rope from
vans horns, and started her kiting for
home. The butcher never caught US.
l tell. you those children were glad to
see their dinner coming. land Nan was
so glad to get safely home. she promised
shed never run away again. But az
for me-my good deed has gone to
smash"
"Hee-haw! Are you awfully cross,
Judge Peggy" There stood Balky Sam
with ears dropping, the picture of woe.
I'm the neGt chapter aoH be told
hot0 Bdlky Sam makes sad hedrts
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DREAMLAND ADVENT --ByDaddy
"THE FOUR GOOD DEEDS'

(Bdky sam, Bully Goat. johnny
Bull aud Judge Owl set out TO per-
form a good deed apiece to atone for
kidnapping the Boy Who Ho0Ied.
They come back TO tell their stories
to Peg1yJ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-20

Did men. The strident clamut of many
voices, the mao c~langOr of the church
bell, made bedlam Of the night.
The patriarch groaned, peering up
AT the building as he hurried. Flames
were waving crimson bannerets from
bursting windows; even TO the cor
hlces were the red tongues reaching
now. The great building was doomed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-20
AN OVER X A L

On Pine street at the edge of town
A hundred years ago,
7 wore a suit Of russet brown
And bravely played the beau.
l courted, married, slipped LIES cup,
Read, smoked, attended kirk,
Played, labored; watched tho town
wake up,
Yawn, stretch and start to
work.
And ere ! took my final rest
In cool sequestered spot
The town any friends and l con-
fessedl
Had changed All awful lot.
Now after ia been dead for years
CThe simple fact | state,
I came TO life again, my 'dears,
I'm happy to relate.
When in this vale Of tears and
smiles
| woke at last, why, then,
| had TO travel miles and miles
To get back home again.
Yes, / admit, It's passing strange
But sooth AND solemn face
| know tits home, for, spite of
change,
|, recognize the place.
GRIF ALEXANDER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-20

Veal Bcsulieu keeps m inn on the
mSkssslCansdisp border and cater, 70
lWGHyssrs, His daushter. Eyansei,ne,
[SSSSeSs3iy. rebcis sssinst the nature OF
~ 61sisess, refuses to marry the man.
~ ehss<n Ter her, and Leaves hong pen
lSfsss. Ssterrniped 10 become q TEACHER In
ssYsnkss school. further north. Ncs,man
oSSsts EvsnGeIine az her. home. under.
slspis her position and falls In love WIN
-. A. She "Yankee school" and become
cSGasea. The Acadisn peasants do not
eve the lapds they live on. Evanfsuno
No. 81 wealthy "Yankee' lumber
lssisrs. iSuis Bl.is. an sttorssy; tse
X1srSeSr Goyernment and IL ants Ecni.ed
TSiher Leclair. who in turn, IL crit
riDs5 by the blshop. David hci arr,ses
Is rsturn to her home with nm; ana ne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-20

In this space Mr.. Whitehead WiH an
st0er readers business questions on buy
iig, selling, advertising and employment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-20

Business Questions Answered
In common with many others l am greatly
interested in the career Of Peter Flint. but
Peter has not yet reached the age which
would be Of vital interest to me.
The war has put my business completely
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-20
HI DAILY
A TELEPHONE A
NENT
By Edna Morey
By Edna Morey

THE t,ngle Of the telephone broke the
i stiffness of the June day. Again and
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-23
MAIL HEAVIEST IN
IN LOCAL HISTORY


Outgoing mail this morning was
the heaviest in the history of the To-
cal postoffice. the postmaster re-
ports, approximately 5000 pounds
being contained in the mail sacks
and packages. sft
Sunday evenings incoming mail
also broke all previous records,
about six tons being received in one
consignment.
While the Christmas rush is keep
in the postofiice force hustling as
hard as any one in town. Postmaster
Delzell stated that he had an ample
force to meet the situation and there
viii be no delay in moving the out
going or distributing the incoming
mail. 1t all goes forward to the ad-
dresses as fast as it is received in
the local office.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-23
THE LOBBIES

We two birds flew into kpwn on a
belated train looking for amusement,
The lady at the hotel sent us 10 a
movie. We went to the Liberty and
the show was new and good. We
read in The Herald about the Big
jazz Dance at the Moose Hall-We
went--it was some dance, the music
was very. very good, I'll tell the
world. And how you folks do enjoy
up here! Everybody hap
py and enjoying life. We stepped in
and had good time. There were
several floor managers looking for
strange birds TO see they got ac-
quainted. and the girls Oh! Boy
We intend TO camp right here. They
are up-to-the-minute with any big
city. We'll stay till the holidays are
over as the band leader announced
they will dance Christmas Eve and
night and New Years Eve and
night. There's nothing cheap about
the dance 75 cents admission. but
we birds believe in high prices, I'll
,ay so.
23-1t A WISE BIRD.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-23
FARM BUREAU PLANS
SQUIRREL POISONING
CONTINUED from page ~

four cents an acre will be supplied
prorata with his poison mixture. The
committee feels that in order to In
sure the absolute success Of this un.
dertaking It Is most essential for the
land owners to act Immediately in
the matter of making their contribu-
tions.
It is the purpose OF the committee
to arouse the interest Of all aid
make these poison drives large com
munity affairs. II Is possible that
on the opening day Of the squirrel
drive, the business men OF the COM
munity will be asked to declare 2
holiday and all go out in the country
districts, visit with the farmers and
help distribute poison. There arc
many details yet to be worked out
but 1t Is intended to keep the pub
lie fully informed at all times Of
what the committee plans to do in
order to most effectively combat
pests In Klamath county.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-23
Today's Birthdays

II. ID. Mortensen has returned to
the city after an extended business
and pleasure trip TO San Francisco,
Mrs, Josephine Sharp OF San Fran
cisco Is expected to arrive on this
evenings train to spend the holidays
with her sister, Mrs. Henrietta Mel
hase. Mrs. Sharp is Mrs. Melhase's
only surviving sister and mutually
her visit is looked forward to with
pleased expectancy.
Mrs, Fred Hcilhronuer returned
last night from a months visit with
her daughter. who resides In Seattle.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-23
CHILE-MEXICO
WIRELESS LINE

MEXICO CITY. Nov. 30.-(By
MaiD-The governments of Chile
and Mexico are discussing plans for
the establishment of a wireless SER
vice between the two countries. This
results from discovery that messages
sent by wireless from Yucatan to
Mexico City were being read in San.
tiago.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-23
FRIDAY, DEC. 26.

This Is the date OF the Community
dance at Merrill. Come down and
have a good time. Music by the
Klamath Falls Jazz orchestra. Big
chicken supper will be served
23-2ts
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-23

Don't forget Liggets Chocolates
as a last thought gift. Star Drug Co.
23-1t
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-23

Perfumes from all leading manu-
facturers at the Star Drug Co. 23-1t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-16

One hundred dozen large 18x36|
Union Linen Towels; firm, heavy
quality. Made to give long, hard
service. The lowest price we have|
quoted on linen towels in two|
years. This lot Of towels is slightly
soiled on edges. Price quoted isl
less than present wholesale cost
Not over one dozen to o.
customer, at, each. ..... AJCI
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Blanket Specials

Large 7Ox80 North Carolina wool
Blankets; weigh 5 pounds. Come
in plain white and assorted plaids.
z a strong sla.So $1,000
66x80 North Carolina wool Blan-
kets; weight Az pounds. White
a s5sid assorted fo5s $7.98
6Ox84 camp or sleeping porch wool
Blankets. Come in dark gray and
Indian designs; $3.50 eE 90
value, for :. :. @CeJO
66x8O wool-finished Blankets.
Come in plain gray and assorted
plaids; 4pound weight O. 90
extra special ........ %OsOO
30x40-inch Crib Blankets, TX
assorted colors. ......... SOS
36x50-inch Crib Blan- O. m
kets, assorted colors. ~AsVV
e sis. Comforts sna 'l.so' $3.50
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The Latest Weaves In Dress
Goods For THANKSGIVING

~ Ss sas for and 81 Is
On sss for Ss'sss and r'e'ne all wool $3.50
On sas for sss"sn Serge 4s-nsh in eo'ors S295
ai sA' On sais for 'neD Tine assortment
a no better 98
s Hs ali eoos sss $50 as0s fs1f
On Ds' sss for sns' ''."sn :" black navy $3.50
ssaeh 01 On aSs brown 'aoDs tan $698
fa~n On white brown 1898
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$500 to 1880

you allow these opportunities by you will always regret
We have always attempted to rally the side of the pubca
time like and by carrying out the above will surely
coed this time!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-16

You know what magnificent ock have handled this
to aid you filling your wants for semevenng dinner after
and costume Well just realize that the price
every Of the Kittens Ear Crepe Lace Chaeuse and Satin
Gowns has been lowered onsiderably
New-York tribune., 1919-10-17
Rockefeller Backs Labor
In Collective Bargaining

tive bargaining, with the employers
group set against it. Any thought
that the steel resolution might have
been brought up for vote ahead of the
collective bargaining issue was dissi-
pated from the first.
Millionaire and Socialist Unite
On motion the report as brought in
was made the report of the committee
and the great fight was on. The line
up was strange. John d. Rockefeller,
jr millionaire; John Spargo, Socialist;
Frank Morrison, Matthew Woll, Will
lam H. Johnston, w. D. Mahon, labor
men; II. B. Endicott, big shoe manu-
facturer; Paul Feiss, clothing manu-
facturer; Charles Edward Russell,
Socialist and author; j. N. Tittemore,
farmer; Gavin McNab, lawyer these
were some Of the men who fought to-
gether on the floor for establishment
in American industry of the principle
of collective bargaining. The resolu-
ton under debate read:
"Thc right of wage earners to or
ganize in trade and labor unions. to
bargain collectively, to be represented
by representatives of their own choos-
ing in negotiations and adjustments
with employers in respect tc wages,
hours of labor and relations and con-
ditions of employment is recognized
"This must not be understood as linn
iting the right Of any wage Garner to
refrain from joining any organization
or to deal directly with his employer
if he so chooses"
The second paragraph of the resolu-
ton was added as a compromise, and it
was drafted by Mr. Endicott, it was
said during the debate.
In Tho Courco of tho dc he to Orp0NlZp Il
labor served notice that the resolution
expressed their last word and after
adjournment they indicated no weaken
ing in their determination to stand on
the language it contains.
Employers Offer Amendment
Frederick p. Fish, chairman of the
placed the employers contention be-
fore the conference. He presented in
rough draft an amendment which read
as follows:
at shall not be understood as limit
ing the rights of the employer to agree
with his workmcn that their cpresenta-
tivcs shall be selected from their own
number or to fln.i some other and bet
ter way in which to bring about the
close personal contact between en-
ployers and employees which is so alb
solutcly necessary to the prosperity
of an industry and the contentment
and good relations Of the men,"
Mr.. Fish moved that the resolution
be sent back TO the general committee
His motion was seconded and had not
been disposed Of on adjournment. Tic
wns told from The labor side that
nothing could be gained by longer de-
liberation IN committee and the idea
he wished TO convey in his amendmc nj
could not be accepted by labor The
amendment was Interpreted as mean
ing n limitation OF the right of unions
to select men from outside their ranks
TO represent them in negotiations,
Mr.. Fish contended that the personal
relation between worker and employer
still is possible in large number of
Continued on page four