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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-26

ana sh6iHs- sor The Manager Of the
eoupany-fhe lowest. medhss. arner-
lest shlfe man that ever But I an
Grabbing the old mans part. Yea
ought 70 her what he hss 70 ~ about
Mr.. 1ansger He car use words I
never even hesra Of before. 80 that
leaves Just the four of us here. WORK
ing 81 the two days board bill Of
Bradley and the manager. Rushcr0ft's
UHgodly spree. and at the ssme time
keeping our own slate clean. Miss
Thaekeray viii no doubt make up your
bed IN the morning. she Is tempo
rsriy q chambeFmald. Cracking 6ne
girl. too. Are you al resdy1 III lead
yOu 70 the dining room Or woald tou
prefef 3 little appetizer befoFehaBd7
The tsproom ls right on the Way. You
mustn't call It the bar Everybody IN
that little graveyard town doEn the
road would turn over completely II
yOu did. Hallowed tradition. you
know"
Il don't mind having a cocktail. win
you Join mef7
-As q matter Of fact. I'm expected
TO-" confessed Mr.. DiIllngford. We've
been drawing quite a bit Of custom to
the tapro0rn. The rubes Ike to sit
around snd listen to conversation
about Broadway and Bunker Hill and
Old Point Comfort and other places.
and then 20 home and tell the neigh
bors that they know quite a number
on stage people. Human nature.
guess. Llsteni Hear thatl Rush
croft recitIng 'Gunga Din You can't
hear the thunder for the noise he's
making"
The descended the stairs and en-
tered the taproOm. where a dozen men
were seated around the tables. all OF
them with pewter mugs In front OF
them. Standing at the top table-that
Is to say. the one farthest removed
from the door and commanding the at
tentlon OF every creature 10 the room
was the Imposing figure Of Lyndon
Rushcroft. He was recitlng IN a So
norous voice and with tremendous fer
y0r. the famous Kipllng poem. A
genial smile wiped the tragic express
sion from his face. He advanced upon
Barnes and the beamlng Mfr. Dllllng-
ford, his hand extended.
MY dear fellow he exclaimed re-
soundlngly. "how are your Cordial
ity doomed In his voice. u heard you
had arrived. welcome-thricefOi well
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-26

oomei" He neglected to say that Mr..
Montague Bacon. In passing a few
minutes before. had leaned over aud
whispered behind his hand:
"Fellow upstairs from New York
Mr., Rushcroft-fellow named Barnes
Quite a swell. believe me-
II was a well.plaeed tip. for Mr
Rushcrofi had been telling the natives
for days that Ne knew everybody
worth knowing In New York.
Barnes was momenmrily taken
aback. Thea he rose 10 the spirit OF
the occasion.
"flello. Rushcroft." he greeted. as n
meeting an old-time and greatly be-
loved friend. This Il good. Pon
my soul you are Ike a thriving date
palm In the middle Of an endless des-
ert. How are your
They shook hands warmly. Mr.. Dn.
llngford slapped the newcomer on the
shoulder aifectiOnately. famlllarly, and
shouted.
'Who would have dreamed we'd run
across good old Barnesy up heref by
Jove, It's maFveiousr'
friends, eountrymenr boomed Mr..
Rushcroft "this Is Mr.. Barnes Of New
York Not the man the book was
written about but one Of the best fel-
lows God ever put into this little world
Of ours. ] DO not recall your names,
gentlemen. or would Introduce each
Of you scparatelE and dlylsIhlx..--
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-26

Of q 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 a forge He remembered two men
In theftaproOm ,who we're bare-armed
and wore the s'shapssess Feather aprons
OF the smithy..
He had been standing there not
more than half a minute peerlng In
the direction from whence came the
rhythmic bang Of the anyll-at no
great distance, he was corslnced-
when some one spoke suddenly at his
elbow. He whirled and found himself
facing the gaunt landlord.
"Good Lord You startled me- he
exclaimed. His gaze travelled past the
tall figure Of Putnam Jones and rested
on that of second man, who leaned.
with legs crossed aud arms folded.
against the porch post directly in front
OF the entrance to the house. his fea.
lures almost wholly concealed by the
broad-brimmed slouch hat that came
FAR down ever his eyes He. too It
seemed to Barnes, had sprung from
nowhere.
Fierce night said Putnam s0nes,
removing the corncob pipe from his
lips. Then. rs an afterthought,
"Where'd you walk from todayT
Il slept In a farmhouse last night,
about fifteen miles south OF this place.
! should say.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-26

Eynaaa Rass1ruft Eas tall. szkgy
ma o. aftY. Despite his determiaed
ersetnezs b wzs lnriizeg 70 SO from
r. shezldefS doEa. HIS kead. hage
and graz. appear-d 70 be maeh 100
psa1eross for his Fisi1i8g bsdy. md
yet he esrried Il nazfuIly, sfsn the-
atricaIlF. ne Hnes il his DART. sea-
ssaed fzee we're He fsrDss: his noss
vas large and someshat buIb0as. hls
msgth Esde azd grin. Thfck. blaek
eyebrows shad-d Z pair Of eyes IN
wkieh white VS. no fonger apparent--
Il had gFeq say 10 = pernanent red
A tEO-days stnbhle covered his chin
aud cheeks Altogether he zas = an
guar exe9pliGestioa q Oos's idea Of
the old-time sesor.
PassiaF tknea<h TIE 0fhee. his arm
llnked IN oae u Barnes. kr Rssh-
eroft hesitatsd ioag eaough 10 Impress
upoa Landi0rd Jones the Importance
Of providing his distinguished friend.
Robert ". Barnes.- Etth the very best
thai the estsbllshmeat afforded. Put
nam Jones bliaked Alghtly ssd lis
eyes sought the rexisterzs II . &C
cuse or Justify his memory. Then he
spat eoplously into the corner. . ner-
esssry praIminafg to q grin. He
hadn't much hse for tie great Lyndon
RusherOft. HIs Erin vas aard0aic.
Something told HIN that Ar. Rush
croft YES abOat 10 be HsgeAss I'D.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-26

he e66iezsf rEIment that her ward
robe contained' and she was bright and
CHEEKY and exceedingly Incompetent
Il vas her costume that SHOCKED him.
Not only was she attiFed IN a low
necked. rose-e0lored evening gown. I'D
orally bespangled with tinsei. but sAe
wore q vast. top-heavy picture hat
whose crown OF black was almost
wholly obseured By a gorgeous white
feather that once must have ad0rnG
the king OF all ostriches. She vas not
AZ all his idea of a ehambermaid. He
started to back out OF the door with
an spology for having blundered into
the wrong noom By mistake.
-Cone right in.- she said eheeriiy.
-Tu s0oa Be through. | suppose |
should have done all this an hour eg6.
but Just had to write few letters. |
am Miss 7haekeFay. THIS Is Mr..
Barnes, l believe"
He bowed, still quite overcome.
you needn't be scared she cried.
observing his confusiOa. This ls my
regular uniform. I'm starting a new
style for ehambermaids. Did II para
lyze you to nnd me hsrer
Il couldn't believe my eyes"
She abandoned her easy. careless
manner. A look OF modification came
into her eyes as she Strengthened Up
and faced him. Her voice was a trffs
husky when she spoke again, after
moments pause.
"TOu see. Mr.. Barnes, these are the
only duds I have with me. 1t wasn1
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-26

so ~ F9i69 81 tks B6TaI Geo
Eraphicai society. MauAer q the
L0yal LeHoa ard The So = n
AnGiezn RsFoi1tlea.
Add to tbs. Lha mere anasznae-
Bent that he sss Il 4 pazdna - L.
dzlse q fahey for Gag and perhaps
simies vakiag tsars ehrs1gh Dsrs
e lsss eEt-et-sheEaJ sections a. his
own coantry. 10 say ngthing of sxcur-
sens II Eurepe
BE Eas nek. Perhsps aot a. rschss
are measured IN thsss Mldzz4iks dayS
but rich bsyand The demands q sFa-
rice. His legacy I'D been an ample
eae. ne faet that b worried hard at
his p.osessioa fre1 0ae FesFs nd %
the othg-hot sxcioaiag The SIX
devoted o nsafEiy prOdaaise jsunts
lis proof suBdezf that he was nct
content 10 s1h@ist on the fFuiissoe an
ether mans enfeFpxiEe. Hs rs a
worker.
The Art fortnight Of = pcspa,ed
II weskf jzanf ehrszsh upper Eew
EngiEpd termlnsted wheu he laid
sssde hls hsavy psck 10 the little bed
rccm 81 Harf's Tavern. Coekcrow
veold md him ready and eaEer 70 b.
Sin HE third wtek-s At Issu - he
rhoughf. BE. trssh q. he haa cone
70 his tourney's cad: be vas aot to
sling his PACK for many q dAE 10 cone.
After setting the mind Of the land
lord st resf Bsrzes decfiHed Mr..
Rusheroft'S Invitatfon 10 @qusH- q cor
diai with hin in the taprOom, explain-
Ing that be was exceedingly ttr~d and
Intended to retire early.
Instead Of gelng ID to his room i'm
mediatelg, however. be decided 10
have a look Ct the weather. His IN
easinsss concerning the young woman
OF the crossroads increased as be
peered ct the wall Of blaekness loom
ing up beyond the circle Of light. She
wss somwheFe outside that sinister
black wall and In the smOtheFinz
grasp Of those invisible hills, but was
she living or dead? Had she reached
her journeys end safely? He tried to
extract comfort from the confidence
she had expressed in the sbIilty and
integrity OF the old man who drove
with far greater reeklessness than one
would have looked for in q wild and
irresponsible youngster.
BE recalled with a thrill the imperl-
Gus manner in which she gave dlrec-
tions to the man. and his surprising
servility. 1t suddenly occurred to him
that she was no ordinary person he
was rather amazed that he had not
thought Of It before.
Moreover. now that be thought Of II,
there was. even In the agreeable re-
jolnders she had made to his offerings,
the faint suggestion Of an accent that
should have struck him at the time
but did not for the obvious reason that
be was then not at all Interested In
her. Her English was so perfect that
he had failed to detect the almost i'm
foreign favor that now
took definite form in his reflections.
He tried to place this accent. Was
i French or Italian or SPANISH Ger
iainly 1t was not German.
He took a few turns up aud down
he long porch. stopping finally at the
upper end. The clear. inspiring ciang
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-26
CHAPTER ~.

An Extraordinary chambemaid. a
Midnight Tragedy, and a Man Who
Said Thank your
Miss Thackeray was turning down"
his bed when he entered his room after
bidding his new actor friends good
night He was staggered and some
what abashed by the appearance Of
Miss Thaekeray. She was BY no
means dressed as a chambermaid
should be. nor was she as dumb. On
the contrary, she confronted him in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-26

necessary to put ON this hat of course
but | did 1t simply to make the char,
aeter complete. l might just as well
make beds and clean washstands in a
picture hat as in low-necked gown, SO
here | am"
She was tall. pleasant-faced Cir
Of twenty-three or four, not unlike he,
father In many respects.
81 am very sorry" he said lamely
4 have heard something Of your mis-.
fortunes from your father and-the
others. lists really hard luck"
Il call 1t rather good luck to have
got away with the only dress in the loi
that cost more than tuppenee." she
said, smiling again. Lord knows what
would have happened to me If they
had dropped down on us at the end Of
the first act. was the beggar's daugh.
ter, you see-absOlutely In rags. Glad
to have met you. 1 think you'll find
everything nearly all right. Good night
sir"
She closed the door behind her.
leaving him standing in the middle Of
the room, perplexed but amused.
by George" he said to himself. still
staring at the closed door, they're
wonders, all Of them. l wish | could
do something to help them out Of"
tie sat down abruptly on the edge of
the bed and pulled his wallet from his
pocket. He set about counting the
bills, a calculating frown in his eyes
Then he stared at the ceiling, sum.
ming up. 'Pll do II" he said, after a
moment Of mental figuring. He told
on half dozen bills and slipped them
into his pocket. The wallet sought It's
usual resting place for the night: Un.
der pillow.
He was healthy and he was tired
Two minutes after his head touched
the pillow he was sound asleep.
de was aroused shortly after mid.
night by shouts, apparently lust out.
side his window. A man was calling
In loud voice from the road below
an instant later he heard a tremendous
pounding on the tavern door.
Springing out Of bed, he rushed 70
the window. There were horses in
front of the house-several of them
and men on foot moving like shadows
among them.
Turning from the window. he IN.
locked and opened the door into the
hail' Some one was elatteriDg down
the narrow staircase. The bolts on
the front door shot back with resound-
ing force, and there came the hoarse
tumble Of excited voices as men crowd
ri through the entrance. Putnam
Jones voice rose above the Glamour.
Keep quiet Do you want to wake
everybody on the placer he was say
ne angrily. whats up2 This is a
1ne time o. night to be Good Lord
" mats the matter with himg"
Telephone for a doctor. Put-damn'
lniekl This ones still alive The
1ther one is dead as door nail up at
I'm Conley's house. Git ole Doc
James down from Saint Liz. Bring
lin in here, boys. Where's your llghtf
Easy nOwl Eas-eer
Barnes waited to hear no more. His
'iood seemed to be running ice cold
IS he retreated into the room and be-
an seramollng for bis clothes. The
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-26

Continued next Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Information Topics
Eastman Called
To Head Packard
New York Branch
Philadelphia Manager Shifts
Base of Operations-Suc-
ceeds Roger ]. Gilmore,
Who Goes to Mercer Co.

Lee J. Eastman has been called to
head the Packard Motor Car Company
of New York, Packard's largest and
most important distributor. He sue
ceeds Roger J. Gilmore. resigned, as
president and general manager He
will make his headquarters at the
Packard building in New York City.
Mr.. Eastman has been prominent i.
Philadelphia's automotive business
circles since he took command of tn
Packard organization in that city four
years ago.
Incoming to New York Mr.. Eastman
is rea ly returning to his native state
as he was born in July, 1877, in the
little town of Potsdam, St. Lawrenc
County. His education, as far as
schools were concerned, began ther
and ended in the Potsdam State Nor
mai school. While in school he served
as correspondent and special writer
for various upstate" newspapers and
"The New York World" At eighteen
he became editor of "The otsdam Re
corder," weekly. He was said al
that time to be the youngest editor o.
real newspaper in the United States
AS has been the case with many
other successful men, newspaper work
proved an excellent training school fo
Mr.. Eastman and he was graduated
rom it and Potsdam in 1904 to ente
the broader field Of business. He
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

and Lugano, in the Swiss-Italian lake
district. Proceed to Italy or return
into central Switzerland over the ST
Gothard Pass.
The above tour would afford tour
lists an opportunity to make several
cities and mountain resorts their head
quarters for prolonged sojourn.
The speed law provides Tor IL ki!o-
metres in towns and 40 kilometres in
the open country. with special anita
tions for the high Alpine roads. AS
many OF the great Swiss passes were
already frequented in the Roman era
road construction in the land of the
Alps has always been looked upon as
special science, and the great high
ways traversing the mountain ranges
are consequently remarkable engineer
ing feats and never-ending source OF
admiration to automobiiists.
If the latter take into consideration
the nature of the roads, with their fire.
Quent curves, the short distances be-
tween the towns and the presence OF
herds Of cattle in certain Alpine dis
tricts, they will not object to being
prevented from speeding" On the
contrary, the reduced speed will be q
provider of continuous pleasure, for it
will afford a lasting impression Of the
true Switzerland.
The Federal Department Of the In
terror gives to each foreign motorist
entering Switzerland booklet printed
in four languages containing the au-
tomobile regulations of each canton
and all particulars about customs, re-
sponsibiiity traffic and itineraries are
furnished by the general secretary of
the Swiss Automobile Club, Geneva, or
the respective secretaries of the sec
tions Of Lucerne, Zurich and St. Gail.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

started as q salesman for the N. K.
Fairbanks Company, covering a terri
tory in the South. His record won for
him. two years later, the management
of the Baltimore otfice of that Company.
His first venture in the automotive
industry was as head OF the Eas .nan
Motor Truck Company, at Philadelphia.
in 1911, handling Wilcox trucks. The
next step was TO go WITH the Packard
Motor Car Company of Philade. pnia IL
May. 1915. Three months later he sue
ceeded E. B. Jackson to the pres dency,
Mr. Jackson coming to Packard, New
York, as president and general man
aser. SO Mir. Eastman is only follow
ing out an cd Packard custom IN NOV
ing from the Philadelphia presidency
to that of New York.
Under his management the PhiladeI-
phia organization expanded until it
now has eight fourishing branches and
service stations, with another one just
beng organized at Atlantic City. The
business of the Philadelphia branch
has nearly trebled.
There are several important public
movements with which the name of Mr..
Eastman is prominently associated.
Best known, perhaps, is the good
voted much time to the betterment Of
national, state and local highways. He
is chairman of the committee on roads
and streets of the Philadelphia Cham
ber of Commerce., of which he is di-
rector. He is SO a Lincoln Highway
consul, district governor Of the Will
lam Penn Highway and member Of
the. Federal Highway Commission.
When Mr.. Eastman was in Phladel-
phia he affiliated with q number OF
other business organizations and social
clubs. He is vice-president of the Phil
adelphia Automobile Trade Assoc cation.
former president and director of the
Motor Truck Association, member of
the National Automobile Dealers AS
sociation, director in the Philadelphia
Rotary club and a member of the Man.
ufacturers' Club, the Poor Richard
Club, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club,
Goats Club. Orpheus Club and Old
Colony Club, E. Cope Mitchell Lodge,
f. and A. NJ, Oriental Chapter, Kadosh
Commandery. Philade'phi Consistory
and Lulu Temple. Autoing and golf
are his principal diversions.
Mr.. Gilmore, it is generally under
stood, goes to the Mercer Motors Com
pany, where he will be again associated
with Emien S. Hare, the new president
of that company.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Feeding Too Much Oil
May Spoil Casolene
In Air Pump System, Lubricant
Nav BE Driven into Fuel Line.
Affecting Engines Work
TO the Automobile Editor of The
Tribune,

To the Automobile Editor of The
Tribune.
Sir: With some cars possible
trouble for the beginner arises from
too great conscientiousness in supply
ing oil to the engine. In those cases
where pressure is provided by an air
pump to drive the gasolene from the
tank to the engine with too much oil
in the sump, it may be driven over in
place of air. With hot engine the
resulting mixture Of oil and gasolene
VIII burn sufficiently we'll in many
cases to give no clew to the trouble.
1t is only the next day, when the car
refuses to start, that the puzzled owner
searches in every other direction than
the light one, knowing that he is well
supplied with gasolene and that there
is no lack of Oil In extreme cases the
car will give out quantity of blue
smoke while still able to run 1t would
appear therefore. that one tcst, when
the car smokes, or. being cold, refuses
to start, would be the drawing off of
small quantity of the tank gasolene to
find out it's character.
CHARLES f. MANIERRE.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Switzerland
Now Offers
To Tourists
Wonderful Roads, Scenically
and Otherwise, for Those
Who Have ''Seen Ameri-
ca First
By F. Dossenbach
Director, Official Information Bureau of
Switzerland

Swita erland, formerly a partially for
oldden paradise to automobilists, has
opened many Alpine roads hitherto
closed TO motor ears and the little
Helvetian republic, which can boast of
some OF the best constructed scenic
highways leading across the mountain
passes, is thus on the threshold of a
new era.
Like her neighbors, Switzerland be-
longs to the Association of Interna-
tional Triptyques, permitting the mo-
tCrist to pass the frontier of any coun-
try which is a member thereof without
payment of duty. One part of the
triptyque is retained by the frontier
customs house. when the car enters q
foreign country, another is retained at
the frontier pluce where the car leaves
a country and the third part must be
duly stamped und signed by the GUS
toms officials at the places of entry
and exit, and is retained by the mo-
torist as evidence that the car has left
the country in question. The trip
tyque represents cash bond, which
the association puts up for its mem
bors. The money deposited may be
collected upon presentation of the
third part of the triptyque.
Motorists can enter northwestern
Switzerland from France, for instance,
ard proceed gradually from the lower
valleys to the region Of the Alps in
one continuous route, without retrac-
ing their steps" tentative timer
any could, for instance. read as fol-
lows: Basle. follow the Rhine to
Neuhausen (Falls Of the Rhine) and
Schaffhausen Ziirich make n tour
around the lake Aug, Lucerne, skirt
the lake. including the famous Axen-
strasse. and proceed to Goschenen,
Furka road to Gletsch (Rhone Glacier),
Grimsel Pass TO Meiringen, Lake of
Brienz. lnterlaken, Lake of Thun,
Berne. siie trips to Fribourg. Neu-
chate. Soleure and Jura districts in
general, Spiez, Zweisimmen, Montreux
Vevey. Lausanne, Geneva, follow the
lake to Bouveret, Monthey, side trip to
Champery, Martigny, visit the Great
St Bernard Hospice, Sion, Leuk, side
rip to the Baths of Leuk, Brigue,
Simplon Pass. Domodossola Locarno
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Pneumatics Nearly
Called "Aerial' Tires

That pneumatic tires came near to
having another name has been discov-
cred by the United States Tire Com
pany in delving into the early history
of automobile tires. The inventor Of
the pneumatic tires was r. W. Thomp-
son. an Englshman, who called them
aerial" tires, probably because they
were filled with air. Thompson got
his patents in 1S45, but the invention
fell into oblivion until the late $685.
when DR.. Dur'op, of Scotland, brought
4I,t hig Il INN ticc