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EXTRACT FROM LETTER RECEIV-
ED FROM PALESTINE RED
MOGEN DAVID.

JdIld, june IL, lJlJ'
ITO the National Office of the Red
Mogen David:
Dear Sirs:
In respect to the program Of our
work, we herewith give you the fol-
lowing report:
/. Organization Work: We are in
constant communication with different
parts of our country. One Of our
main aims is to unite the whole popu
lation into Red Mogen David organ
ization. We have sent oui to all cities
and colonies Of the country leaflets,
receipts and constitutions. We have
elected temporary committees, and in
many cities permanent committees,
which are very active.
2. "The work of our committee
We came to an understanding with the
Medical Society that they should give
medical attention to Legionaires. We
have seen to it that shower baths
were installed in the camps. We have
opened q canteen in the 50th battal-
ion, which develops rapidly; we are
about to open such canteens in Mikvah
Israel, Ber-Jacob which are located
near the 39th battalion, and Bala and
Raffa. We have sent few Of our
members there to organize the work.
However, there are many obstacles
because Of military administration.
We have undertaken to supply the
legionaires with books, to form libra
ries in the camps; we have appropriat-
ed a sum for the furniture, for bind
ing the books and for maintaining the
libraries, Especially for maintaining
the library in the 10th battalion.
1--WE have arranged for series of
concerts thru the Singing School
'Sulamith' in Jaffa. Some concerts
were arranged Tor the groups that
are located in Jaffa and for the leg
ionaires of the 3Sth and 80 Battal-
ions. Refreshments were served at
these concerts. At present we are
occupied in preparing a big concert in
Raffa for the Palestinian Regiment,
but we are confronted with the diff
ficulty that it is very far from here.
I'VE have organized Culture Com
mittee with the assistance Of the best
literary men Of Palestine, for the pur-
pose Of delivering lectures and form
ing various courses for the Legion
aires. The Culture Committee is al
ready active having secured the CO.
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operation Of the military a. uo.
We expect to form such courses Iii "
different camps but we lack text books
and other materials, which hinder our
work.
"At the expense of a lot of energy
we have succeeded in arranging ex-
cursions for the American and Eng
lish Legionaires to give them an OPP
portunity to get acquainted with the
land. Wherever the Legionaires pass
on these excursions we send out COM
mittees to meet them.
We have distributed among the
Legionaires certain quantity Of
writing paper and envelopes. The
high cost of all materials has compell-
ed US to apply to you by wire for at
least 10000 sheets of writing paper
and 5000 envelopes weekly.
I'm our cable we asked you to send
us text books, newspapers and reading
books for the Legionaires, in Hebrew,
Yiddish and English. We asked you
for 6 copies Of each but we now find
copies will not be enough because the
regiments are not located in one place.
at is also necessary to open librar-
les in the soldier clubs. In the SOL
der house of Jerusalem, there is n
fine library, and 1t would be desirable
to open such libraries in the soldier
house in Jaffa, in the canteens in
Rishon, lie Zion, Petach- -Tihvah, Ber-
Jacob, and in other colonies where
LegionaiIes are found
1--WE are in need Of a good moving
picture apparatus. We expect to is
sue memorandum book, which should
serve the Legionaire as an informa-
tion book in regard to everything
about the land and our history. This
requires an expenditure Of about 500
pounds.
"We agree with you in your just
request that the Red Mogen David be
a non-partisan organization. Our or
ganization is such and therefore has
the sympathy of the entire population.
"Signed BEZALEL JAFFA,
For the Central Committee Of the Red
Mogen David"
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CHIEF OF WILMA COMMUNITY
ARRESTED WHILE DISTRIBUT.
ING RELIEF MONEY.

London, Aug. 6.-(By !. j. p, b.
The Moment Of Warsaw reports that
DR.. Shabbad the chief of the wilma
community was arrested. DR.. Shah
bad went around in his automobile dis
tributing American relief money. He
was arrested and brought a prisoner
to Wilma but he was freed immediate
ly.
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ANTI BOLSHEyIK BANDITS MAKE
POGROMS ON JEWS.

London, Aug, 6.-(By |. J. P, b.
A report Of the London Times"
states that the conditions Of vohlin
and Podolia are so dreadful and the
massacres upon the Jews are so ter
rible that a deputation Of Poles
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dye. and asked Gen Pilduski to occupy
D., p,hl1oId Ruthenians came to War
'sso territory. Pilduski answer
ed tn, elegation that he is not at
liberty to do anything without the
consent Of the Allies.
According to the report Of the
London Times the Jews are the
main sufferers Of the anarchy that
reigns at Podolia and Vohlin, where
ant-Semitic bands under the leader
ship of brigands, walk around from
city to city and devastate Jewish
homes. Their favorite past time is to
place Jews in line one behind the 9TH
er and to shoot 7 times at them. The
Bolshevik soldiers cannot do anything
to protect the Jews because they are
occupied in fighting against Kolchak
and Dennikin.
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THREE-DAY POGROM IN ODESSA
Reported Massacre Instigated by Gen.
eral Gregorieff.

London, August "A massacre in
the Jewish quarter of Odessa, carried
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FORCED TO WAIT FOR NEWS JUDGED BY SKILL AT PoKE7
Business Man Estimated Another's
Qualifications by His Actions
at the Card Table.

After all, there is something to be
learned from cards. even If the aver
age gambler, who plays for the pas
sion of the game and for the money he
expects, does not always learn it. \
Los Angeles business man recently
asked an acquaintance, what do you
think about Smith? Do YOU think he
would be good man to take into our
firm?" His friend looked him straight,
in the eye and replied, eyes, | think
he'd be first-class man to tie to and
I'll tell you why. | played poker with
him last night and discovered that he
plays safe. He is what religious
minded people call good; what eau
tious, conservative people call wise
and what the world in general, esre-
cially the bold ones, call a coward
but a man whom nearly every one So
cretly respects. envies md almost
fears. He never takes chance. He
doesn't gamble. When he bets on Il
hand he's got the cards. When h
doesn't get the cards he lays his hand
, down with a smile and waits until
they come to him. and then he plays
'em to the limit. Yes, / think he's
safe, all right. He could play With my
money at card table or in the fiel
of business Los Angeles Times
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ace to stop this liquor business, not

place to stop this liquor business, not
NINE"
A few hours later they were ap-
preaching the adobe walls of Maldo-
nadO. They found the gate locked. A
woman, whose beauty had faded into
tragic whisper, CHASTITY twilight of
suggestion, came to their knock, and
unbarred the gate for the white
strangers. Mystery hung over the in
closure like a pail.
Richard told his errand. Maldonado
sputtered and swore. BY the mother
of Mary the Virgin, that thing would
be stopped. He showed to the seniors,
with pride, his badge. He was ru-
rale; he was there to uphold the law.
He had caught some of those drunken
Indians on the road. He had brought
them here.
Maldonado showed three men in a
locked shed, deep in drunken stupor.
He thought the liquor was obtained
somewhere back in the sandhills. He
would find the place. But the senior
must be patient his hands were so
full.
Both men were glad to get away
from the place and Maldonado OBJ
viously he was a brute; undoubtedly
he was liar.
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ing. "Not If it helps" Her voice was
low and soft, as if this were secret
between them.
"Why, Of course, anything you want,
Mrs. Hardin" And, remembering her
former position, he added, "The camps
yours as much as mine"
A glad smile rewarded him. She
went out, reluctantly. There was a
new significance in MacLean's absence
from the ramada. What could that
woman have to say that MacLean
must not hear? For the first time
the weak tenure on her old lover came
to her. Not sign had he yet given
of their understanding, of the piquant
situation. Themselves old sweethearts,
thrown together in this wilderness.
What had she built her hopes on? A
word here, translated phrase, or
magnified glance. She would not har-
Dor the neY worry. Why, it would be
all right In the meantime she would
show them all what a woman with
executive ability could do.
"Sit down, sonora" said Richard to
the brown woman, Maldonado's wife.
Don't be frightened. We won't let
him hurt you" Richard vugarized
his Castilian to the reach Of her rude
dialect. Familiar as was Richard with
the poems speech in their own coun-
try, he could not keep up with her
story. Lurid words ran past his ears.
Out of the tumble of abuse, of shame
and misery he caught new note.
"You say Maldonado himself sells
liquor to the Indians?"
"Ssh, senor!" Someone might hear
him! She looked over terrified
shoulder. That had slipped out, the
selling of the liquor. She could have
told her story without that; she want
ed to deny it. Relentlessly Richard
made her repeat it, acknowledging the
truth.
"What makes you tell me now?'
Richard hunted for the ulcer. He
knew there was a personal wrong.
"What has Maldonado been doing to
you? Has he left your
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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Of nothing; they moved as one to the
liquid falling beat.
The music dropped them suddenly,
solating them at the stern of the deck
The silence was complete. Richard
broke it to ask her what she thought of
the camp.
Her resentments were recalled. She
blundered through her impression of
the ltghtness, the gayety.
"a work camp does not have to be
solemn. You'll find all the grimness
you want if you look beneath the sur
face"
The guitars were tuning up. "Shall
l take you back? l have this dance
with your sister,
She thought of Tom-on his lonely
cot outside his tent. She forgot that
she had been asked a question. He
was dancing again with Gertyi If that
silly little woman had no scruples, no
fine feeling, this man should at least
guard her. If he had been her lover,
he should be careful; he must see that
people were talking of them. She had
seen the glances that evening The
business relation between the two men
should suggest tact, If not decency! 1t
was outrageous.
Richard stood waiting to be dis
missed; puzzled. Through the uncer-
tain light, her anger came to him. She
looked taller, older; there was flame
of accusing passion in her eyes.
1t was his minute of revelation. So
that was what the camp thought The
wife of Hardin-Hardin Why, he'd
been only polite to her-they were old
friends. What had he said to call down
this sudden scorn? Dancing again
Had he been all kinds of an ass?
"My turn, Miss Innes!" demanded
MacLean, Jr.
"Oh, yes" she cried, relief in her
tone.
Richard did not claim his dance
with Mrs. Hardin. He stood where
the girl had left him. thinking. A few
minutes later, Gerry swept by in the
arms of Breck. Later. came lines
with Junior; the two, thinking them
selves unseen, romping through two
step like two young children. He was
never shown that side of her. Gay as
a young kitten, chatting merrily with
MacLean! Should her eyes discover
him, she would be again the naughty
young woman!
He'd gone out Of his way to be po-
lite to the wife of Hardin. What did
he care what they thought? He'd fin
ish his job, and get out.
A minute later, he was being rowed
back to camp.
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People Got information Slowly Before
the Invention OF the Telegraph
and the wireless"

Today when the latest news Of the
day is flashed all over the world by
wire and wireless, we are apt to
forget the difficulties of gathering
news before telegraphs were in gen
eral operation. The earliest fast news
courier service of record was reported
by Marco Polo, who relates that Geng-
his Khan, ruler of Chinese Tartary in
the thirteenth century, sent relays Of
couriers across the country. covering
about 300 miles each day.
David Hale, manager Of the New
York Journal of Commerce from 1927
until some time in the 30's. found his
paper shut out of gathering
combination, so he organized an indie
pendent service. He first created a
private news boat service, which en-
abled him to scoop all his competitors
in bringing the first news Of the French
revolution to this country. During the
exciting period of Jackson's admins
tration he established a horseback ex-
press service from Philadelphia to
New York, which resulted in the insti-
tuition of the celebrated Halifax ex-
press"
Richard Haughton, founder of the
Boston Atlas, used relays of horses to
gather election news in Massachu-
sets, and he was able to print the
returns of the election Of 1880 at y
o'clock on the morning after election.
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CHAPTER XIII.
A White Woman and a Brown.

For few weeks Mrs. Hardin found
the mess tent diverting. Before the
Delta had expanded the capacity Of
the camp her soft nook had been over
taxed, her hospitality strained. The
men of the reclamation service, thrown
into temporary inactivity, were eager
to accept the opportunity created for
another. Failing that other, her zeal
had tagged. Events were moving
quickly at the break; Richard was alb
sorbed. Mrs. Hardin told herself that
it was the heat she wished to escape
not to her own ear did she whisper
that she was following Richard, nor
that the percolator and chatting dish,
her shelves and toy kitchen were a
wasted effort. She kept on good terms
with herself by ignoring self-confi-
dences.
Richard, the discovery unfolded
slowly, took his meals irregularly. His
breakfast was gulped down before the
women appeared; his dinners where
he found them.
mo wonder!" reflected Gerry Har-
din. 'Ling's cooking is so bad" Small
wonder the manager foraged for his
meals. 4, Z, ~. - r..
She worked out a mission as she
lay across her bed that hot afternoon.
Her duty became SO clear that she
could no longer lie still. Immediately
she must retrieve her weeks of idle
ness what must Richard think of her
She buttoned herself thoughtfully into
frock of pale colored muslin, cream
slipping toward canary. White was
too glazing on a red-hot day like this.
Pink was too hot, blue too definite. A
parasol Of pastel green, and she looked
like sprig of fragrant mignonette.
She found the open space of the
trapeZium swarming with strange
dark faces So silent their coming she
had not heard the arrival of the tribes.
She isolated the Cocopahs, stately as
bronze statues, their long hair stream
ing, or wound mud-caked under the
brilliant headcloths. Foregathering
with them were men of other tribes /;
these must be the Yumas and Degui-
nos, the men needed on the river.
These were the men who were to work
on the RATS, weave the great mat
tresses. A squad of shOrt-haired Pr
mas with their squaws and babies
and their gaudy bundles, gaped at the
fair-haired woman as she passed. The
central space was filling up with Pr
mas and Maricopas, Papagoes, too ;
she knew them collectively by their
short hair. These were brush cutters.
This, then, meant the beginning of
real activity. Tom would at last be
satisfied. He would no longer sulk
and rage alternately at the hOld-up of
the work.
Before she reached Richards ra-
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cut into the hard sand. There was q
suggestion of prance in her mien. She
waved her hand gayly at the two,
cried, How hot it is - and passed on.
Innes saw Richard at his long pine
table used for a desk.
Il can see it all from here" Not for
money would the sister of Tom Har-
din go in!
At table, that evening, her family
heard with surprise Gerty's announce
ment that they were to eat in the mess
tent with the men. 1t was too hot to
cook any longer this had been one of
the hottest days in the year.
She expected to hear protest to
the new arrangement from Tom. She
was to see a new develOpment-sullen
resignation. If he would accept it, she
must not argue. Both sister and broth
er knew why it was too warm to cook
any longer.
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mazda she saw that another woman
was there. She caught an impassioned
gesture. Her only surmse rested on
Innes. Gerty saw that she was dark
she looked the halfbreed. The brown
woman drew back as the white woman
entered. Gerry smiled an airy rehS-
surance. She herself would wait. She
did not want to be hurried. She told
Richard that she had plenty of time.
There is something you want to tell
me?" Richards patience was cour-
teous but firm. He would hear her er-
rand first. Gerty. remembering the
implOring attitude of the stranger, de-
termined that she would not be sent
away.
"Will you excuse me, sonora? 1t
will be only a minute
She was to tell her GRAND, and
briefly Gerry swept past the intruder.
"Sit down, Mrs. Hardin"
Resenting the injection, she said
she would stand Her voice was a
little hard, her eyes were yelled, as
she told her mission. Her usual flu
ency dragged; she felt a lack Of sym
pathy. In short, she proposed com
missary department, herself in charge.
I'D like to feel | was of some use, "
urged Gerry. "My heart is bound up
in this undertaking; if I'm allowed to
stay, I'd like to help along. This is
the only way l can, the woman's way.
aren't YOU taking a good deal on
yourself, Mrs. HARDING"
Then she forgave his hesitation
quite, as it was of her he was thini;
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CHAPTER XXI.
A Complete Camp.

- NOnPteIc SdIHP.
complete, isn't it," Estrada was
leading Innes Hardin through the en-
gineers' quarters.
Eyes, it's completed"
| Her Brother had told her at break
| fast that morning how grandly they
had been wasting time! She would
not let herself admire the precision of
the arrangements, the showers back of
the white mems quarters, the mesQuit-
shaded kitchen. Gerty's elaborate set
ting was of a piece. it would seem,
with the new management. House
keeping, not fighting. then, the new
order Of things!
Tom was afire to get his gate done.
She knew what 1t meant to him; to
the valley. The flood waters had to
be controlled. That depended, Tom
had proved to her, on the gate. And
the men dance and play house, as If
they were children, and every day
counting!
She thought she was keeping her &C
cusations to herself. but Estrada was
watching her face.
1--WE are here. you know, for siege.
There are months Of work ahead. hot
months, hard months. The men have
got to be kept well and contented We
can't lose any time by sickness" He
wanted to add "and dssensions.' The
split camp was painful to him, an Es-
trada even after we finish the gate.
if we do finish it"
ing like deep yellow jewels. you've
never thought we could finish it!'
Estrada hesitated over his answer.
"You are friend of Toms, Mr.. Es-
trada"
Surely! But am also an admirer
of Mr. Richard. mean of his methods.
l can never forget the levee."
She had to acknowledge that Rick
ard had scored there. And the burn
ing of the machinery had left wound
that she still must sslve.
"You have no confidence in the
gate?"
"The conditions have changed"
urged Estrada. you've seen the mess
tent? AS it was planned, it was all
right, q hurry-up defense. Marshall
all along intended the concrete gate
for the permanent intake. Have you
seen the gap the Hardin gate is to
close? Have you heard what the last
floods did to it? It's now twenty-six
hundred feet, and Disaster island,
which your brother planned to anchor
TO, swept away! If it can be done, it
will. YOU can rest assured, with Rick
ard" he saw the Hardin mouth then
-"and your brothers zeal, and the
strength of the railroad back Of Them"
The camp formed hollow trape-
zium: the Hardins' tents, and Mrs.
Dowker's, were isolated on the short
parallel. Richards ramada and his
tent were huddled with the engineers
Across, toward the river, behind Ling's
mesauites, began another polygon, the
camp. of foremen and white labor.
Some Of these tents were empty.
us this Mexico, or the States"
asked lines.
"Mexico." She wondered why he
halted so abruptly. She did not see.
for the glare in her eyes, woman's
skirt in the ramada they approached.
Estrada marched on.
Outside the ramada. the two women
met. Gerty's step carried her. past
ike high-bred horse. Her high heels
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CHAPTER Xxx.
x soft Nook


inna travelled, gleefully, in a ca
sose from Hamlin Junction to the
nla0ns. She could not stay away a
~ longer. Never before had Los
angeles been discipline. Why had it
Nsleo her, made her restless, home
~ Then she had discovered the
l; history was going on down
sea'ler. Going on, without her. She
! s'sK maj that was what was pulling
aer; that only.
lne exodus Of engineers had started
'ssxard In July. Gerty went with
IVY ana she had made it distinctly
ssa. slPt It was not necessary for In
Y, &C g Follow them. Ridiculous for two
.0lsa g coddle a Tom Hardin! IN
A4ass nad special interest
hef pride had kept her away. But
.s,s y. ~ MOI write; Gerty's letters were
~ ~ ana unsatisfactory; the newspa-
~. e 0'ss lnflamed her. The day be-
- s mad wired Tom that she was
-, she had to be there at the
~ welcomed her stlfiy. Assum-
I @nscientious hestess-ship, She
os e!e at her waning enthusiasms.
r. 'ooked younger and prettier.
1r,.s = were smiling down her an
/. - yer this unlimited visit.
aii the home comforts,
lSHks. why shouldn't we be COM
r1ksS .. n We are to be here for
p fa|ssz = song to brave it QUITO
] ny even II bake. 1t is my
Ae would make her intention
slearl 'There ought to be at
9 spg place, one soft nook
= : woman's presence. We
= asfs In the Afternoon. soma.
nlckard drops in" The
: delicate stroke.
: teai At the 'FRONT.' Is
arfarei" The girl draped
! mile.
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.uAerER xIx-cont'nueo'

-tO
u,s voice halted them. Men
a,levv The audience, sWayed
4 pc listened, vs "Hear me. The rlv-
eln, ming MIN" away again down yonder.
u ruun,' message from Rickard. It's
rls y .s : the levee. It's started
rsen ' ralley. Now, who's going TO
f' +, car Can you? Where's ,,lSa IS your your
rp ~ rorr equipment? Who can rush
trs' !! sV call but the company you are
lD a,s s | gave you Faraday's mes
b'a'ulIgIi s hands on the table. NOT
we. cont from him unless you
pets ,ssw those suits. You say you
d'n'la 'Ten me your answer, Blacks
s'sss ~. rour bluff. Shall we stop the
ca', men Of the valley? We can,
n s,., ~ nsD withdraw Ii your suits7 You
WI at is your answer now' I'M
ne scene broke into bedl IAN Men Men
y = % their chairs, to the velvet
sar + the boxes, all talking scream
90 = at once. The Yellow
fs .. was never so fearfully visual
y ls,s'I Ont Of the chaos of mems voices
Ssu woman's shrek, For coos
0Ds ..ve our homes" 1t pitched the
w. note aSaye the valley! Stop
he rver!' o.o roo ding
:. mass Of scared faces as though it
y. =. sheet Of typed paper. Barton
!, ~ s.lled through the din. where's
nhoni" ,.,s ,,,nr Co.
:. I. .ron their shoulders. His vibrant
-. i rolled above the shouting. The
~ vithdraws its suits against the
cupsny." ,.
AN. oratory, "the company with
-, the river from the valley"
o = was loose. There were
~, and the sound Of women Sob
49, BARTON was carried out on the
A,sIders Of his henchmen. Black led
|. rovd out, haranguing to the street.
A. the street, Marshall fell back to
su.dasn "That was a neat trick the
q, threw in our hands" His voice
~ dropped from oratory; the de-