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Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-26
CHAPTER II.
The First Wayfarer Lays His Pack
Aside and Falls in With Friends

The First Wayfarer Lays His Pack
Aside and Falls in With Friends
The little hall In which he found
himself was the ''office" through which
all men must pass who come as guests
to Hart's Tavern. A steep, angular
staircase took up one end of the room.
Set in beneath its upper turn was the
counter over which the business of the
house was transacted, and behind this
q man was engaged in the peaceful
occupation of smoking a corncob pipe.
An open door to the right Of the
stairway gave entrance to room from
which came the sound of deep, sono-
rous voice employed in what turned
out to be a conversational solo. To
the left another door led to what was
evidently the dining room. The glance
that the stranger sent in that direction
revealed two or three tables covered
with white cloths.
"Can you put me up for the night?'
he inquired, advancing to the counter.
"You look like a feller who'd want
room with bath,' drawled the man
behind the counter, surveying the ap-
plicant from head to foot. (Which we
amt got" he added.
"Pll be satisfied to have a room with
bed" said the other.
"Sign here" was the laconic re.
sponse.
Can | have supper?"
''Food for man and beast" said the
other patiently. He slapped his palm
upon a cracked call bell and then
looked at the fresh name On the page,
"Thomas K. Barnes, New York. he
read aloud. He eyed the newcomer
once more. "My name is Jones-Put-
nam Jones. 1 run this place. My fa-
ther an grandfather run it before me.
Glad to meet you. Mr.. Barnes. We
used to have a hostler here named
Barnes. What's your idear fer footin
it this time o. the year,"
81 do something like this every
spring. A month or six weeks of it
puts me in fine shape for a vacation
later on," supplied Mr.. Barnes whim-
sically.
Mr.. Jones allowed a grin to ste&
over his scanned face. He reinserted
the corncob pipe and took couple of
pulls at it.
81 never been to New. York, but it
must be heavenly place for vaca-
tion, if feller en- judge by what some
of my present boarders have to say
about it. It's sort of play actors
paradise amt ita''
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-26

comet" He neglected to say that Mr.
Montague Bacon, in passing a few
minutes before, had leaned over and
whispered behind his hand:
''Fellow upstairs from New York
Mr.. Rushcroft-fellow named Barnes
Quite a swell, believe me-"
1t was a well-placed tip, for Mr.
Rushcroft had been telling the natives
for days that he knew everybody
worth knowing in New York.
Barnes was momentarily taken
aback. Then he rose to the spirit OF
the occasion.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-26

the car around-sAnd be quick about
it." she added.
The first drops of rain pelted down
from the now thoroughly black donna
above them, striking in the road with
the sharpness of pebbles.
Lucky it's a limousine" said the
tall traveller. Better hop in. Wen
be getting it hard in a second or two"
'You must let me take you on to the
Tavern in the car" she said. "Turn
about is fair play. cannot allow you
to-"
Never mind about me-" he broke in
cheerily. He had been wondering if
she would make the offer, and he felt
better now that she had done so. 'Tm
accustomed to roughing it. 1 don't
mind soaking. I've had hundred of
'em."
"Just the same you shall not have
one tonight" she announced firmly.
Get in behind. / shall sit with the
driver."'
If anyone had told him that this
rattling, dilapidated automobile-ten
years old, at the very least, he would
have sworn-was capable of covering
the mile in less than two minutes he
would have laughed in his face Al
most before he realized that they were
on the way up the straight, dark road
the lights in the windows of Harris
Tavern came into view. Once more
the bounding, swaying car came to a
stop under brakes, and he was relax
ing after the strain Of the most hair
raising ride he had ever experienced.
Not word had been spoken dur
ing the trip. The front windows were
lowered. The driver-an old, hatchet-
faced man-had uttered single word
just before throwing in the clutch at
the crossroads in response to the
young woman's crisp command to
drive to Hart's Tavern. That word
was uttered under his breath and it
is not necessary to repeat it here
The wayfarer lost no time in climb
ing out of the car. AS he leaped to the
ground and raised his green hat he took
second look at the automobile-a look
of mingled wonder and respect. 1t
was an old-fashioned, high-powered
car, capable, despite it's antiquity, of
astonishing speed in any sort of go-
ing.
For heavens sake" he began,
shouting to her above the roar of the
wind and rain, "don't let him drive
like that over those"
"You're getting wet" she cried out,
a thrill in her voice. "Good night
and thank you"
'Look outp rasped the unpleasant
driver, and in went the clutch. The
man in the road jumped hastily to one
side as the car shot backward with a
jerk, curved sharply, stopped for the
fraction of a second, and then bounded
forward again, headed for the cross
roads.
''Thanksf shouted the late passen-
ger after the receding tail light, and
dashed up' the steps to the porch that
ran the full length of Harris Tavern.
A huge old-fashioned lantern hung
above the portal, creaking and strain
ing in the wind, dragging at it's stout
supports and threatening every in
slant to break loose and go frolicking
away with the storm.
He lifted the latch and, being a tall
man, involuntarily stopped as he
passed through the door, a needless
precaution, for gaunt, gigantic noun
taineers had entered there before him
and without bending their arrogant
beads.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-26
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They fairly tear one to pieces. You
are a stranger in these parts?"
"Yes. The railway station is a few
miles below here. l have walked all
the way. There was no one to meet
me. You are a stranger also, so it is
useless to inquire if you know whether
this road leads to Green Fancy"
Green Fancy? Sounds attractive
I'm sorry 1 can't enlighten you" 81,
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-26
He Drew a Small Electric Torch From
His Pocket and Directed Its Slender
Ray Upon the Sign Post.

his Pocket and Directed Its Slender
Ray Upon the Sign Post.
drew a small electric torch from his
pocket and directed its slender ray
upon the signpost.
at is on the road to Frogg's Cor.
ner," she explained nervously. ga mile
and half, so 1 am told. 1t isn't on
the signpost. 1t is a house, not a vii.
lage. Thank you for your kindness
And 1 am not at all frightened" she
added, raising her voice slightly.
But you are" he cried. you're
scared half out of your wits. You
can't fool me. I'd be scared myself
at the thought of venturing into those
woods up yonder."
swell, then, 1 am frightened" she
confessed plaintively. almost out of
my boots"
"That settles it," he said fatty. "You
shall not undertake it,"
"Oh, but 1 must. / am expected. It
is import"
"If you are expected why didn't
someone meet you at the station?
Seems to me-"
'Hark! Do you hear-doesn't that
sound like an automobile-ah !" The
hoarse hOnk of an automobile horn
rose above the bowling wind, and an
instant later two faint lights came
rushing toward them around a bend in
the mountain road. "Better late than
never" she cried, her voice vibrant
once more.
He grasped her arm and jerked her
out of the path of the oncoming ma
chine, whose driver was sending it
along at mad rate, regardless of ruts
and stones and curves. The car ca
reened as it swung into the pike, skid
ded alarmingly, and then, the brakes
were jammed down. Attended by a
vast grinding of gears and wheels, the
rafting old car came to a stop fifty
feet or more beyond them.
''Pd sooner walk than take my
chances in an antediluvian rattletrap
like that" said the tall wayfarer,
bending quite close to her ear. 'It will
fall to pieces before you"
But she was running down the road
toward the car, calling out sharply to
the driver. He stopped over and took
up the travelling bag she had dropped
In her haste and excitement. 1t was
heavy, amazingly heavy.
II shouldn't like to carry that q mile
and half" he said to himself.
The voice of the belated driver came
to his ears on the swift wind. It was
high-pitched and Enthusiastically apollo
getic. He could not hear what she
was saying to him, but there wasn't
much doubt as to the nature Of her
remarks. She was roundly upbraiding
him.
Urged to action by thoughts of his
own plight he hurried to her side and
said:
Excuse me, please. You dropped
something. Shall put it up in front
or in the tonneauf"
The whimsical note in his voice
brought quick, responsive laugh from
her lips.
''Thank you so much. am fright
fully careless with my valuables.
Would you mind putting it in behind?
Thanksl" Her tone altered complete
ly as she ordered the. man to turn
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of hammer on an anvil fell sud-
denly upon his ears. He looked at his
watch. The hour was nine, certainly
an unusual time for men to be at work
in forge. He remembered two men
in the taproom who were bare-armed
and wore the shapeless leather aprons
of the smithy.
He had been standing there not
more than half minute peering in
the direction from whence came the
rhythmic bang of the anvil-at no
great distance, he was convinced
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-26
CHAPTER 1.

'rhe First Wayfarer and the Second
Wayfarer Meet and Part on the
Highway
New-York tribune., 1919-09-21
President Shuns
osAngeles Cro1Ud
Tun,ulty Asks Throng at
Station Be Disbunded;
TWO Talks in Eue1,ing

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2O.--President
Wilson arrived here from San Diego at
8 o'clock this morning, having spent
the night on the train despite the
recommendation Of Rear Admiral Cary
T. Grayson, his physician, that the
President guard against fatigue by
stopping at hotel.
Mr.. Wilson had not yet breakfasted
when his special train pulled into Los
Angeles. A crowd filled the railroad
station waiting for glimpse of the
President, but he had decided not to
leave the train until noon, when the
big parade was scheduled to start.
After brief stop at the station, the
special train was moved to a secluded
spot in the yards.
Secretary Tumulty conferred with
Mayor NJ P. Snyder and the reception
committee. urging that the crowd at
the station be disbanded, but the eff
forts of the city officials ware unavail-
ing, as people continued to~gather. A
crowd also surrounded the hotel at
which Mr. Wilson was expected to
stay before announcement was made
that he would not leave his private car.
Two speeches will complete the
Presidents day here. the first at a
dinner tonight and the second in the
Shrine auditorium two hours later The
Presidential party is expected to leave
the coast Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-21
Peh'og7'ud Asks
Separate Peace
Russian Reds Split and
One Faction Would End
Var on Allied Terms

COPENHAGEN. Sept. 2O.-The city
Soviet of Petrograd has empowered the
Peoples Commissario to begin peace
negotiations with the Allies on the
basis of conditions fixed by the Allied
Powers, according to reports received
here from Petrograd.
Peace is wished at any price by the
Petrograd Soviet, the reports declare
OMSK, Sept. 20 (By The Associated
Press ).-General Sakharotfs army con-
tinues its successes in the direction
of Koogan. about 200 miles southwest
of TobolslS, having captured in the
present offensive five complete staffs,
1000 prisoners, II ineteen cannon, 40
machine guns and a large amount Of
other booty. Cossacks operating on the
left flank have raided positions in the
rear of the enemy's line, the Bolshevik
retreating toward the northwest.
The advance OF the Siberian army
brings t1 light many atrocities com
mitted by the Bolshevili in the terri
tories they recently occupied, accord
ing TO announcement Of the inteli-
gence Office of the Sherman general
staff. All officers and cavalry soldiers
captured by the Bolsheviki, according
to the announcement. are shot.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-21
Shonts Likely to Lose
Long Fight for Life

Theodore P. Shonts. who was taken
i'll June 21, has suffered relapse from
which it is believed he cannot rally
DR.. j. Bentley Squier. his physician.
said yesterday he feared the presidcn.
of the lnterborough Rapid Transit
Company was losing his long and stub
born fight for life
The repalse came night before last.
All night Mr.. Shonts's family remained
by his beside, and were within call of
the room where the sick man lay all
yesterday. When asked concerning his
patinent's condition, DR.. Squier said
that he was every, very low"
Mr.. Shonts was stricken last June
with pleurisy. which developed into
acute lung congestion. Since then three
operations have been performed on him
and several times bfeorc it has ap-
peared that he was dying. On each
occasion he has rallied at almost the
last moment.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-21
RunyOn to Keu,
Zone Fare Charges

TRENTON, Sept. 20.-Governor Run
direct the members Of the New Jersey
Public Utilities Commission to appear
before him between September 23 and
October 7 to show cause why they
should not be removed The announce
ment was the result of petition from
the Commissioners of Montclair asking
for the removal of the commissioners
for neglect of duty and misconduct in
office in connection with their approval
Of the zone fare system on trolley
lines.
1t is set forth in the petition that
the establishment of the zones has
caused disturbance of the public peace,
that the plan was put into effect with
out notice to the municipalities affected
and before an appraisal of the trolley
companys property was completed. and
that the fares charged are inequitab BILE
and fixed without regard to franchise
requirements.
In Camden, which has been the
centre of disorder fomentcd by ship
ward workers, Mayor Charles II. Ellis
called a special meeting of the Council
for this evening to consider the "in-
tolerabe trolley situation and a sug-
gestion to petition the Public utili-
ties Commission for an immediate re-
hearing on the zone system. The
Mayor Will ask that the commission s
permission be sought to restore the s.
cent farc> within the city limits of
Camden.
The Public Utilities Commission is
sued a statement saying that condi-
tons in Camden should not be taken
to indicate general public disapproval
of the zone plan, as those responsible
for the disorder were prone to seize
upon any pretext for riot.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-21
Auto Drivers
Fight Death i'm
Blazing Racer
Louis Chevrolet and His
Mechanic Travel a Mile
Enveloped in Flames at
the Sheepshead Speedway

Twenty five thousand spectators at
the Sheepshead Bay Speedway. yester-
day saw two thrilling escapes from
death 1t was day Of thrills and
record breaking
by Tar the most spectacular accident
of the day occurred shortly before 6
o'clock, at the completion of the 10th
mile in the 150-mile race. Louis Che
vrolet, who had been alternating with
his brother, Castor, in leading the
field around the two-mile track, sud
denly put on burst of speed as he
was turning the northwest banked
curve. AS he did so his machine burst
into a mass Of flames.
Tearing along at two miles a minute
close behind his brother, he flashed
past the grandstand, his car mass of
seething flame. For thirty breath
taking seconds he and his mechanic,
Kenneth Goodson, fought desperately
stands and upon the infeld were. held
spellbound.
Standing on the rear cowl the two
men fought hard to bring the machine
to a stop, while an aureolc of flame
seethed about them. Close behind
came Ira Vail and Ralph milford so
close that the tongue of flame which
swept back of Chevrolet's car almost
reached them.
Rubbed Along Wall to Stop
Chevrolet was tugging gamely at
the emergency brake, but his efforts
seemed in vain. Then he began to
edge his burning car toward the small
concrete guide wall that edges the in
field. BY rubbing along the wall he
finally halted the cars blazing course
Goodson leaped for their lives They
were badly burned about the arms,
legs and feet. Ambulances were rushed
to their assistance and surgeons
quickly rendered first aid. Afterward
the two men were able to walk back
to the pit, while the crowd cheered
vigorously.
The other escape from death oc-
Cured earlier in the afternoon, during
one of the three ten-milc sprnts. 1t
was in the finishing lap. while Louis
and CASTOR Chevrolet were running
neck and neck for the finish, that
Ralph Milford in a Duesenberg. put
on burst of speed in the back
brothers at the northwest curve.
He had scarcely passed the field
when one OF his tires went fiat This
sent the machine sweeping down the
inclined track, and at that moment the
tire rod of the machine broke. Out of
control, it dashed into the ground
alongside the inheld sending up a
shower of dirt in column twenty
feet high. 1t looked as though both
men had been killed.
Louis Chevrolet narrowly escaped
|
Continued on page sirteen
New-York tribune., 1919-09-21
Germans Start
Dye Trade Fight

German dyestuff manufacturers, after
five years Of forced quiescence, are
reaching out to get back export bust
ness lost to the United States during
the war.
American exporters of dyestuffs
learned of this yesterday when it be-
came known that several orders placed
here had been cancelled by Spanish
and Oriental firms which had received
cables from the Badische Anilin und
Soda Fabrih, one of the largest Ger
man dycstuf concerns, stating that
orders could be taken shortly.
The seriousness of this development
has not been overlooked by the Ameri-
can manufacturers and exporters, who
expressed fear yesterday that the Ger
man concert had succeeded in getting
cables through TO all of its prc-war
customers. Other large German manu-
facturers are expected to adopt the
same tactics. The activity of the Ger
mans is regarded in the industry as
the firing of the first gun i'll the war
for the. domination of the worlds dye
stuff markets.
Dealers in dyestuffs asserted that
American manufacturers ought to be
able to meet the Germans on even
ground and retain their customers in
all kinds Of colors excepting the vat
dyes and shades made exclusively in
/Germany. The other colors can be
made in this country, they said, to
undersell the German manufacturers
because of the large available stocks
of crudcs and intermediates at tho dis
posal Of the American manufacturers
New-York tribune., 1919-09-21
Stern Measures to Crush Violence in Steel Strike
Wilson Admits He Was Mistaken on Shantune
Marshall Summoned
To Aid Treaty Fight

WASHINGTON, Sept 2o.-Demo-
cratic leaders in the Senate to-day
telegraphed Vice President Marshall,
who is in Atlantic City. requesting
that he return to the capital by Mon
day. Senator'S Hitchcock, Walsh,
Swanson and others, after a confer
ence, said that, although the Vice
President probably would not be
called upon to exercise his right Of
voting to break q tic in the Senate,
it would not hurt to have him in the
chair when the proposed Johnson
amendment to the peace treaty came
up for action next week
New-York tribune., 1919-09-21
Business Men in Rusn
To Get Riot Insura,,c.

PITTSBURGH. Sept 20.-Thc ap-
prehension the bushes men of the
mill towns in this district, and even
of Pittsburgh itself, feel regarding
the steel strike and it's concomitants
is reflected in the eleventh. hour rush
for riot insurance. Agents of COM
panies carrying such insurance we're
overwhelmed to-day with applica-
tions. Policies were made effective
by tclegraphing applications to head
quarters.
1t is estimated that S2,OOO0OO
worth of riot insurance has been
taken out this week in the Mononga-
hela Valley towns alone.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-21
Rumania Prepares to
Meet Bolsheyik Riots

GENEVA. Sept. 2o.-Rumania is re-
calling volunteer troops scattered
through Southern Russia for concen-
tration on the Dniester River in an
ticipation of Bolshevik disorders. ac-
cording to statement issued to-day by
the Rumanian bureau al Berne
II is said Rumania also is expedjt-
ing the repatriation of $4,000 Rumaniau
troops from Pennsylvania and else
where
Looking for a position: Consult the H.,u
New-York tribune., 1919-09-21

Many women are advertising for domestic
post ions 'onsult the t'la ssified an
nouncemcnIs in days Tribune. e.--Advt.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-21

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New-York tribune., 1919-09-21

Partly cloudy and warmer to-day
showers at night and tomorrow:
fresh south winds.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-21

Continued on page three
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-17
P~enitentiary Doors
Open To Big Booze
Shipping Syndicate

Under a new act passed by the legis-
lature in 1919 1t is a felony for a per-
son to be caught transporting intoxi-
eating liquor into or within the state.
This act was passed primarily to catch
the wholesalers with penitentiary sem
fences when apprehended violating its
provisions, but so far none Of the big
wholesalers have been caught. 1t has
been the general impression that 1t APP
piled to persons who had liauor in their
possession.
s., @ Bates. states attorney. said
saturday that II the arresting officials
will land some Of the big whales he
viii certainly make the indictments
against them read felony when
caught transporting liquor, and sheriff
Perry VIII, he says, make felony
charges against them when they a
arrested.
The penalty for mis- felony is a fine
Of $3.50 to $500 and a penitentiary SEN
tence of from | to . years. The ar
resting officer, on conviction of the Of
fender gets $50 bonus for each conVic-
ton, this amount being taxed as costs.
However, ii you have n million dol
lars worth Of liquor stored In your
cellar. purchased before the bone dry
law was passed and do not sell same
or transport IT, II is yours and you are
not amenable 10 the law. liz you have
a million dollars worth Of shorty
stored away, purchased since the pass
age of the bone dry law and not sell or
transport II, YOU can he only convicted
OF a misdemeanor and get a fine and
workhouse sentence,