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The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-08-27
QUIET PREVAILS
IN CHARLOTTE
A1RPLANEs HERE TOMORROW

Late this afternoon Mr.. Fleury
notified us the airplanes were not
able to make the trip today, but
will reach here tomorrow.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-08-27
Oral Talks With Austrian Peace
Delegates.

Paris, Aug. 27.-The Supreme
council Of tho peace conference met
this morning in order to consider the
peace treaty with Austria. The del
egates will hold oral conferences
with the American ambassadors.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-08-27

President Preparing for Trip
Washington, Aug. 27.-President
Wilson will begin his trip to the
Pacific coast as soon as the details
can be arranged.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-08-27
SHOPMEN BEGIN VOT.
ING ON WAGE PROPOSALS

washington, Aug. 26.-Railroad
shopmen throughout the United
States will begin voting immediat-
ely on whether they will accept the
wage proposals made yesterday
oy PRESIDENT Wilson and Director
General Hines or go out on strike
to enforce their demands for gen.
eral advance in pay.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-08-27
SHOPMEN REFUSE
PRESIDENT OFFER
OF Four Cents Increase ir
Wages Until Living Can
Be Reduced
AFFECTS STOCK MARKET

New York, Aug. 27.-The refus-
al Of the shopmen to accept the
offer of President Wilson to pay
them an advance of four cents per
hour until the matter of the cost
OF living could be adjusted, and
fixed scale of wages agreed upon,
resulted in selling on the stock ex-
change at the opening today and
there were losses ranging from a
Point to almost three points in the
rails, Steels, equipments, coppers,
L; otors, oils and specialties. The
losses were largely recovered before
the end of the first half hour under
g. demand for Crucible Steel, Bald
win Locomotive and United States
Steel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25

for morality somewhat clouded though
where his patients in Manitou and Leb
anon were concerned. he had been tn,
pink of propricty"
Rockwell had arrived in Lebanon
early in its career. and had remained
unimportant until a railway accident
occurred at Manitou and the resident
doctors were driven from the field of
battle, one by death, and one by ILL
ness. Then il was that the silent,
smiling. dark skinned, cool headed and
cool handed Rockwell stepped in, and
won for himself the gratitude of all
from Monseigncur Lourde. the beloved
Catholic priest, to Tekewani, the Indian
chief This accident was followed by
an epidemic
That was at the time. also. when
Flcda Druse returned from Winnipeg
where she had been at school for one
memorable and terrible six months. pin =
ing for her father, dofying rules and
crying the night through for the open
world" as sh" called it. So it was that,
to her fathers dismay and JOY in one,
she had fled from school. leaving all
her things behind her; and had reached
home with only the clothes on her back
and a few cents in her pocket.
Instantly on her return she had gone
among the stricken people as fearlessly
as Rockwell had done but chiefly among
the women and children; and it was said
that the herbal medicine she admins.
tered was marvellous in its effect-so
much so, that Rockwell asked for the
prescription, which she declined to give.
Thus it was that the French Cana e
dian mothers with daughters of their
own, bright eyed brunettcs, ready for
the man market. regarded with tolcra e
ton the girl who took their children
away for picnics down the river or into
the woods. and brought them back safe
and sound at the end of the day. Not
that they failed to be shocked some
times, when, on her wild Indian pony,
Fleda swept through Manitou like a
wind and out into the prairie, riding,
as it were, to the end of the world.
Try as they would, these grateful moth
ers of Manitou, they could not get as
near to Fleda Druse as their children
did, and they were vast distances from
her father.
old Madame Thibadeau to her neighbor
Christine Brisson-'look at him with
his great gray beard, and his eyes like
black fires, aud that head of hair like
bundle of burnt fax! He comes
from the place no man ever saw, that's
sure"
"Ah, surelee, men don't grow so tall
in any Christian country" announced
Christine Brisson, her head nodding
sagely. I've seen the pictures in the
books, and there's nobody so tall and
that looks like him-not anywhere since
Adam
Nom de pipe. sometimes-trulee,
sometimes, look up there at where he
lives, and think see a thousand men
on horses ride out of the woods behind
his house and down here to gobble US all
up. That's the way feel. It's fancy,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25

but I cant help that" Dame Thiba ,
stomach as though the idea had its orr
gin there.
I've seen a lot of fancies come to
! pass gloomily returned her friend
! It's funny world. I don't know
what to make of it sometimes.
| And that girl OF his. the strangest
creature. as proud as peacock. but
then as kind as kind to the children
Of good heart. surelee. They say she
has plenty of gold rings and pearls and
bracelets, and all like that. Babette
CourtOn, she saw them when she went
to sew. Why doesn't Ma m sefle wear
! them? ?"
Christine looked wise and smoothed
! out her apron as though it was a parch :
ment. With such queer ones. who
knows? But, Yes. as YOU say. she has
a kind heart. The children, we'll, they
follow her everywhere"
Not the children only" sagely added
the other. From Lebanon they come.
the men. and plenty here. too; and
there 5 that Felix Marchand, the worst
of all in Manitou or anywhere. -
I'D look sharp if Felix Marchand
followed me. remarked Christine
There are moro papooses at the Reser
vatlon since he come back, and over in
Lobanon--' She whispered darkly
to her friend, and they nodded know
ingly.
IF he plays pranks in Manitou he'll
! rpf his tbrnut nuf Go
l'rotes ants and Iniuns it's bad
enough remarked Dame Thibadeau.
painting with the thought of it.
He doesn't even leave the Doukho-
bors alone. There's" Again Chris
tine whispered. and again that ugly
look came to their faces which belongs
to the thought of forbidden things.
Felix Marchand'n have much
money-bad penny as he is" continued
Christine in her normal voice.
Hell have more money than ne can
put in all the trouser legs he has. Old
Hector, his father, has enough for n
COVER 'ment. But that AI'sieu' Felix
will get his throat cut if he follows
Ma m 'selle Druse about too much. She
hates him-Ive seen when they met
Old man Druse II make trouble. He
don t look as he does for nothing
All, that's so. One day, we shall
see what we shall see," murmured
Christine, and waved a hand to a friend
in the street.
This conversation happened oh the
evening of the day that Fleda Druse
shot the Carlton rapids alone. An hour
after the two gossips had had their
say Gabriel Druse paced up and down
the veranda of his house, stopping now
and then to view the tumbling, hurry
ing Sagalac, or to dwell upon the sunset
which crimsoned and bronzed the west
ern sky. His walk had an air of i'm
patience; he seemed disturbed of mind
and restless of body.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
The Coming of Jethro Fave

,AbN1EL Dh.SE > mouse STOOD on
~ little knoll on the outskirts of
the town of Manitou, backed by grove
/ of pines. Its front windows faced the
Sagalac. and the windows behind looked
into cool coverts whore in -6Id doys
IIE IInnE lnuian tribes had camp'd. where
liuGSoH 5 Say company men had
t..c"'d 'ne'f teh's I" DuE the red man ;
i"rS, ,,...
aanloou showed ltSelf antasonlstic TO
rn"et.HH was "ld 1aSNloned. and
n,n!'iH nninit';Sr'H nsrn'utulaI' IL looked with
InanIL nSlt, i"'l oH tnr la't"rieS bullt after
li.?E '""'" anu oh IN" mining propo-
Sa'ionS Whlch cirrled the place with
w.. una, ~ .oU muse ofher towns OF the
oataJ. was lISahltarS and unedu-
ard N'n dtSo given 10 nepotlSm
~, .t Irin'i'i'c Nluu OF Joobery but,
sa,tIo 1t was honest. 1t was
oro,, LoI '"'H'! years before Lcb-
coodoL .h "'uH', tHouSh the latter cX-
fvo ,oors tIrd'dtloH Oh Mahltou Ill
odvontMr;n -tu oe'anle 'he nome OF all
nanv nronIe.onp aa'' -luno agents COM
wor Non ,oi;t; mining projectors, rail
m, n,to"dato PJiatiCIans' J;a suioonkeepers and
lion ,,.aa neltils preachers. Man
noonIo .o,;n; luii OF pack water
crs ,,,ido ouo iana'lcs' little farm
hois Hndso! !apPels' o'd coureurs de-
and ex faoto uS company factors
rest naii oreeds' and all the
mi,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
The Scared Circus Crowd

line SCdTtu Shsuo
UDLIM. Blam. Boom! Boom Ia
D ra ra boom! :" The blare of the
circus band grew louder and louder as
Judge Owl. clasping Peggy and Billy
one in each claw, tapped heavily To-
ward the show grounds. Looking ahead
Peggy and Billy could see the brown!sh i
white tents with throngs of folks clus t.
tering about them. These folks sud :
denly began to run up and down In
great excitement and point into the air:
They had seen Judge Owl coming and
didn't know what to make of him. Some
thought he was new kind of airplane.
Some thought he was a balloon. But
il wasn't until he was right over the
tents that they saw what he really was
"a huge owl. the biggest bird in all
the world. At about the same moment
they saw Peggy and Billy dangling in
his claws.
Then the crowd was scared. They
thought Judge Owl was a man eating
owl and that he had grabbed Peggy and
'I3lly for his lunch. Instantly there
was a loud hubbub. Men shouted,
women screamed and children yelled.
Mothers seized their little ones and fed
into tents and under wagons---any place
to get away from the flying monster.
Even the circus men themselves, used
as they were to being among wild
animals, dived out of sight under the
canvas when Judge Owl swooped down
and landed in a clear space before the
main entrance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25

"Hoot. Hoot! See 'em scoot I'm a
wonderful bird" screeched Judge Owl,
much pleased with himself.
You certainly do look ferce,' ad'
mitted Billy.
"And I feel fierce" boasted Judge
Owl. >''I can eat any bird in the whole
world. l guess I'll lunch off an os-
trich."
You'll do nothing of the kind
spoke up Peggy, frowning severely al
Judge Owl. You mustn't be a bully
Just because you are big"
She looked so very tiny standing
there laying down the law to a bird
larger than an elephant that Billy had
to snicker. 1t struck Judge Owl, too
as funny. He chuckled loudly anc
winked genially at Peggy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
DREAMLAND ADVENTURES Daddy
j "THE CIRCUS BIRD"

"Well, If you want me to be good,
you'll have to feed me-" he hooted my
appetite is as big as my body, and I'm
starving to death" ...
"Maybe when they feed the animals
they will feed you,' suggested Peggy.
'If we can find the circus manager
We'll hire you to him right away"
No person was in sight to tell them
where to find the manager, but they
heard voices in the ticket wagon, and,
| looking in, saw two men counting
money. These two had been SO busy
they hadn't seen Judge Owl and so
hadn't been scared.
"Will you please tell me where I
can find the manager?" asked Billy.
I'm the manager" answered man
in a high hat.
/ Il want to hire an owl to your cir
GUS" said Billy.
Don't want any owls; they're too
common, growled the manager.
But this owl is the biggest owl In
the world" argued Billy. 'issaa
II wouldn't want him unless he was
as big as an elephant. Get out of here
and don't bother me-
He is bigger than an elephant /"
spoke up Peggy Indignantly. "And
you're not bit polite to tell US to go
away when we are bringing you the
finest freak you ever saw"
Bigger than an elephant!' err
claimed the manager. "Say, little girl.
you ought to be spanked for telling such
whopping story. Bigger than an ele-
phant Ha, ha, ha - And he went back
to his money counting.
Judge Owl, come here," ordered
Peggy. Judge Owl stepped around IN
the front of the wagon. s'Please loot .,
said Peggy to the manager. eco 'wov.
ing his head.
Hoo Hoo! loot! Toot! How dare
you answer Princess Peggy that way?'
hooted Judge Owl in a voice that sbook
the wagon. The manager and the ticket
seller looked up in a hurry, and then
IN the Hash of an eve they diyed under
the table, spilling the money all over
the wagon.
"Howling hyenas! What's that"
yelled the manager.
It's the biggest owl in the world >.
said Billy. "'f'a'
And the best trained one." added
Peggy. Dance, Judge OWL" and
Judge Owl danced funny liz. .srurn
somersault," and Judge Owl aonnsd
over as gracefully as an acrobat. Ss;ns
a song" and Judge Owl made tbs
echoes ring with his Hoo Hoo Too /
Tool" Ioo'
AS II in answer, an awful howl s,os.
from the menagerie tent. Ao'
"Ow! Ow! Owl"
There's that peEky tiger In a rsS.
again ~ exclaimed the manager ~ LIZ
may. IF we'd take another crsstnr.
into the menagerie he'd kick nm 81,
awful fuss. Get that owl away from
here in a hurry!' -'V'A
lTomorroto scill be told Aoso Peooy.
busg ond Judge Os0I scs w a circ,.s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
Author of "Ihe spy in Black"
"The Lunatio at Large,r eto.

| didn't know he wasn't one OF the fam>
lily J" she insisted. "And that was one
of the reasons why I went and inter-
fered again when I'd vowed l wouldn't.
I thought if you didn't suspect him.
perhsps was wrong, and II had been,
you'd never have trusted my 'guessess
again; so wanted to get some proof I'd
show you. But all the credit Is really
yours"
Our debate on this point was too ons-
sided to be worth recording. And yet
though my arguments were irresistible,
she would persist-and persist to this
day-that somehow or other unmasked
Jock the spy.
"Well, let's leave It at that" said
at last. Disguised as Miss Kendall,
alone 1 did it And now tell me what
made you suspect the man7'
"It was only when you told me about
meeting him by the cliffs on the day of
the murder that I suddenly thought of
Bottoms discovery and then saw that
he must have meant Jock. At least I
guessed, but knew it would seem the
widest idea until there was a little,
more proof, and so determined to make
few inquiries and then tell you at
once If there seemed to be anything in
my idea. So next morning I went to
the Scollays and paid them a friendly
visit and began talking about Jock and
his habits and movements, and found
he had disappeared for a good part of
that day when Bolton was murdered. I
also found he was often out at nights,
aud that he kept that locked box in the
barn"
$50 you felt surer''
At would have if you hadn't mads
me rather less confident about nv
guesses. Still, I'd have told you next
morning, only when you showed me that
pocket book you seemed so positive that
you quite shook me. And then I de-
termined to 60 myself and break into
the box and see If I could find some
proof"
''That's the one thing can't quite
forgive you for; running all that risk
by yourself!'
"But that was just the point. had
somehow got it into my head that since
had found you out, perhaps he had
too, and I remembered what happened
to Bolton, and I couldn't let you run
the risk when it was quite safe for
mer'
Quite safe" / exclaimed. "Quite
safe if he had caught you opening his
box?'
''Oh, one has to run a little risk"
she admitted. But knew unless he
actually caught me he would never sus-
pect me-"
well" I said, every one has his
own idea of what's a soft job. But you
did think it worth wiring for my
cousin?'
believe me-" she said earnestly, II
only really decided to do that after
you had gone back and couldn't con j.
suit you! I did think of it while you
were with me, but you were so positive
that there was no need for wiring that
I thought you might absolutely refuse
to let me in any case"
And so you decided to decide after
had gone? I see! Well, all I can
say is I have been very judiciousN
handled
you are frightfully good -natured !"
she declared, apparently in all sin
cerity.
I had given up debating my virtues
by this time.
"It's this sea air." said modestly,
and enjoyed the delicious sensation Of
trying to see her smile in the dark, and
imagining how sweet she would look II
it were lighter.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25

lTonorroo scill be told Aoso Pscov.
bvig ond Judge Os0I scs gp a oirc,ss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25

of those who were risking all on his
skill and judgment.
But that was Ingolby. Thinking
was the essence of his business, not
Time. As fishing was the friend of
thinking, therefore he tishcd in Seely 5
Eddy. saw Fleda Druse run the CARL =
Ion Rapids. saved her from drowning
and would have brought her in pride
and peace to her own home but that
she deCreed otherwise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25

(Judge Owl, after gro,oing TO great
size phen Peggy and Billy plant him
in q hothouse, sets off to join CIR
cus.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
The Man From the Clouds By Store: ess:s. @

could possibly have been. For fear oil
losing their little gold mine they had
shut their eyes when people of average
common sense would have opened them
pretty wide. Our questions convicted
them of this much, and at the end
Whiteclett said emphatically that the
two Peters must depart that night with
him for further examination, IL for
nothing more.
"I'll leave you here with them, sir,
for q moment, while have a look at
the other prisoner" he said quickly be-
fore our uncle could begin to issue the
commands that we knew were coming
and, with a sign to Jean and myself,
hurried out.
We we're at his heels and followed
him to the barn. There Jock was still
| lying bound, with the doctor sitting over
him.
Has he said anything to youT'
asked my cousin when he had called the
doctor aside.
Doctor Kendall smiled under his gray
mustache.
HE offered me f2oo in gold to be
paid on the nail if would let him
loose. We must have dig for that
money tomorrow, Whiteclett."
Anything else?"
"Not a word after I had refused,
| and it's my belief you'll never get an
other word out of the man between now
and his execution
"He seems that Sort" my cousin
agreed. "And now. doctor, you and l
will carry him into the house and
keep Sir Francis company.
"The three of us will have an eye
on all the prisoners then, till I can
get some fellows up from the drifter to
escort them. Do you mind going down
to the boat, Roger, and sending up a
party2 You can find your way in the
dark"
"I'll make a shift to-"
"Perhaps If Miss Kendall Is going
home she might put you on the right
road" he suggested.
"Of course I will!' said Jean.
As left him, Jack pressed my hand
and whispered.
"Never say again I'm not tactful,
Roger! Congratulations old chap,
you've brought off triple event If I'm
not mistaken ~
''Triple?"
That's one," he said pointing to
our prisoner, "Uncle Francis is an
other. and I'll bet you sixpence I'm
right about the third as soon as you
shave that filthy beard. Get off with
you now and don't keep a lady wait
ing"
The Frosty Road
COMETIMES we walked and some
~ times we trotted in step side by side.
her arm through mine, where I had per-
suaded it to venture, and where it
thrilled me by remaining. Personally
I was not in the least anxious to bring
our errand to an early end, but Jean
was fred with zeal to astonish my re-
latons by the speed with which we
brought re endorsements, and so, trot
and walk, we hurried down the frosted
road through that black March night,
talking. talking, almost every step Of
the way.
1t was she who began as soon as we
were clear of the farm.
care your uncle and Captain White
cleft going back tonight?" she asked
anxiously. and when l said I didn't
know, she cried, "Well then I must
come back and see them in case they
60. There has been no time to explain
and they must be told that it was sim
ply my stupidity that prevented you
from catching Jock sooner -
"Your-what?" I exclaimed.
YES, I ought to have seen that you
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
SOCIETY NOTES

+ j. j. j. j. + + !. i " j. + + + =
A message received by Mrs. I. j.
Boyd this week stated that Mr.. and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12

Luncheon for Mrs. Johns.
Featuring the social calendar OF
the week was the charming lunch
con given yesterday at the Country
club at which Mrs. ]. II. Griffin and
Mrs. Claud Erwin We're the hos
tesses and Mrs. Ed f. Johns the es-
pecial guest. Mrs. Hyndman greet
ed the guests on their arrival and
receiving with the hostesses were
Mesdames Johns, T. II. Williams ana
w. w. Horn.
Fifteen small tables were deintily
appointed, ionquils, carnations and
yellow shaded candles carrying out
a color scheme of yellow and white
which was also observed in the me,
nu. The place cards held jonQuil
nut cups Cards and forty-two fol-
lowed the luncheon and the prizes
to players of both games were
awarded in all around cuts For be-
ing successful Mrs. VIII Melton and
Mrs. Lawhon won exquisite cut glass
sweet pea baskets Mrs. Johns was
presented with a pair Of silk hose
The invitation list included Mes
danes Johns, Major R, X Wootten
Sr., R. X. Wootten, Jr, Scott, Bryce
p. Smith, Charles Evans, Macarthur
W. A. Bulkley, Methv'a,' Humphrey.
Alger Melton, viii Melton, Tram
mel, Lawhon, Frey Hutson, Charles
Williams Cashell, Bond, Good Spin,
ing Cochran, Browder Ashton
White, Ben Johnson, w. E. Dwyer,
King, T. H. Williams, Hyndman,
Horn, Brownson, Losey, Ambrister
Id Melton, Blackmon, Alkire, Slush,
or ia Gilkey, w. Fl. Gilkey, Plot.
Elmer Terrell, Black, Courtney Aus
tin, Burton, Roy Smith. Banks Lud-
low Ben Morgan, Roche, Hammerly,
Claud Sigmon, Owsley Lester
Hampton, C,inglesmith Botsis, Car
michael, Tom Dwyer end Harwell
and Misses Elizabeth Powell and
Jennie Williams.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
High School Girls Entertained.

Mrs. D. H. Roche entertained the
girls OF the Senior high school We'd
nesday morning at her hcmc, and at
the request Of Miss Flagler, dean Of
the girls, she addressed them on the
vocational subject, what are the
qualifications necessary for a mus
clan. Mrs. Roche's talk was iDsrir-
ing as we'll as instructive and after
discussing true appreciation of mu-
sic she spok of its religious influ-
ence On ones life In explaining
musical appreciation, she played
Chopin's Sonata" and "Impromptu"
and a descriptive sketch "Egerla'
by Kroeger, also the Viotrola record,
overture from "Tannhauser, Mrs.
Roche served hot chocolate and wa
fers at the close Of the pleasing
morning, and the girls presented her
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12
oFrty.two Club.

An enjoyable meeting of the
Forty-two club was held Tuesday aft
-fnoou at the home of Mrs, Elmer
Terrell. The club game furnished
amusement at four tables, guests
other than members playing being
Mesdames Tramnel, Losey. Meth
win, Lawhon of San Angelo, and
Clay Donovan of Oklahoma City A
delicious ice course was served after
the games an dthe hostess presented
each guest with a beautiful bouquet
of lilacs.
Mrs. r. K Wootten, ST., will be
the hostess at the next meeting,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-12

The regular meeting of the Meth
odist Missionary society was held
Thursday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. L. L. Washburn. Mrs. ]. l..
Rick!e led the devotional services,
following which the last chapter Of
the mission study book was re-
viewed. Mrs Washburn served re-
freshment plate during the social
hour which concluded the afternoon.
The society VIII meet next week
with Mrs. r. X. Wootten.