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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-09-12
CHAPTER vi.
A Lawyer Plays Witness.
idal has returned, senior"

Vidal has returned, senior"
Billy Stairway awoke with a start.
The late afternoon sun was streaming
through the drawn curtains of the
guestroom to which he had been
shown, and Pedro stood over his bed.
''Vidal has brought Mr.. Dempton
back with him?" he asked, sitting up.
Isl. senor." grinned Pedro. 81
think that Mr.. Dempton did not like
to come, but''-and he shrugged elO-
quently-"you know Vidal, senior"
"Torre and Juarez have had no
word together? They know nothing
Of our having brought Dempton to the
rancho?"
mo. senor"
Stairway slipped out of bed, his
great sinewy body towering for mo-
ment over the lesser form of the
breed.
''You are a gentleman. Pedro" he
said warmly. "Your master, when he
comes back to us, will have you to
thank as much as anyone. Now, will
you ask your senorita to come to the
library? And then will you see that
Vidal brings the lawyer there?"
Pedro went about his errand, and
Stairway, dressing swiftly, went to the
library, which he had chosen because
it was at one end of the house, and
so place in which to converse with
out fear of being overheard by Tore
or the captain.
Vidal was there before him, a big
man with a beautiful body and a
Scared, ugly face. And with him,
looking grotesquely small, pitifully in
efficient in the presence of his guard,
was Dempton.
''Mr. Stairway. sir" The lawyer
was upon his feet in an instant, his
face red with anger, his speech seem
ing to froth up in stream of barely
articulated words from between his
writing lips. "Are you one of this
darHable conspiracy. sir? 1t is brig
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-09-12

The average wagon load of wheat
For tbe United States as whole was
a bushels in 1906 and SO bushels in
1918: the motortruck load in 1913 was
"a bushels. For corn, the wagon loads
Of 1906 and 1918 were 80 bushels, and
tbe motortruck load of 1918 was %
bushels. The cotton load for 1906 and
1o1S for wagons was 3.4 and $50 bales,
respectively, and for motortrucks 90
bales in 1918.
Estimated Hauling Cost.
The estimated cost for hauling in
WAGONS from farm to shipping point
averaged in 1918 about 30 cents
ton . mile for wheat, SO cents for
corn. AS gents for cotton; for hauling
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in mOtortrucks or by tractors ne a7N
erages are 10 cents for wheat or corn
and IS cents a ton-mile for cotton.
The motortrucks generally in use
by farmers are not large trucks, but
small ones whose nominal capacity is
usually from one to two tons. In
quite number of counties throughout
the country the trucks used for haul
ing are made-over passenger cars. In
some cases light wagons are attached
as trailers to ordinary passenger cars,
and produce is taken to market in that
way. In North Dakota and California,
as well as other states. tractors. each
drawing several wagons, are used for
hauling grain.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-09-12
Barney oIdfieId Compelled to Pull
up Alongside Track and
See Others Go BY.
TELLS HOW TO PREVENT IT
Carbon Deposits in Cylinders Is Most
Prevalent Cause - Have These
Seraped or Otherwise Cleaned
Out Frequently.
CBy BARNEY oLDr1R1nA

Several times in the course of nv
racing career | have had to pull up
alongside the track or road and watch
the other boys speeding on to victory,
while l. by decree of the great god
dess' Chance, was out of it because
excessive oyerheating had burned my
engine up. So what am going to
say in regard to the causes of over
heating comes, so to speak, from the
heart
While overheating is more common
ly encountered in hot weather, it oc-
ours even in the coolest regions. The
ordinary owner probably considers it
nuisance, but little more. AS mat
ter of fact chronic overheating con-
tributes enormously to deterioration
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-09-12

termination came into her mien and
voice.
'It is a chance, senor," she said.
She rose and stood looking at him
steadily, still ignoring Tore. at is a
game of dice with our destinies."
"And you will play it, senoritaY'
eagerly from the American.
She made little gesture as though
she were handing something to him.
II place the dicebox in your hands.
May I, Senior Billy?"
"Then," cried Stairway, 1--WE must
waste no time Call Pedro"
She rang. Tore, still watching sus-
piciously, made no comment. Pedro
came in his swift, silent fashion.
"Send word to Gaucho to come to
the house Immediately" Stairway told
him. Let him bring three men with
him. Let them come armed. And see
that Captain Juarez does not leave
the house. l shalI-entertain Senior
Tore"
A quick light of understanding
leaped up in Pedro's eyes. He turned
with a brief, grunted "Bueno," and
hurried on his errand.
Tore had leaped to his feet, his
face crimson.
what does this mean?" he cried
sharply. GAS heir to the De la Guerra
estates demand"
"Sit down." Stanway's voice was
very cool, but it rang with an unmis.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-09-12
Woes Laid 10 pyspepsia.

How many serious family quarrels,
marriages out of spite, and alterations
Of wills might have been prevented
by gentle dose of blue pill What
awful instances of chronic dyspepsia
in the character of Hamlet and Othel-
10! Danish dyspepsia from society md
you have no crime, or at least so lirtlS
that you would not consider it worth
Charles Kingsley.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-09-12
Tore shows his hand and
makes threats. Stairway
defies him and makes coun-
terthreats.
GRO BE CoNTINUED]
De Leon's Landing in Florida.

On March 81, in 1913, on Easter
Sunday, Ponce de Leon discovered land
after his voyage of exploration from
Porto Rico. De Leon had sailed in
search of the mythical island of BIZ
mini, where the Fountain of Youth"
was said to be, when he discovered
land on the North American continent.
He named the country Florida, on &C
count of the profusion of flowers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-09-12

viously more of the cylinder wall is
exposed to the heat of the fame and
consequently the general temperature
is raised.
Very often when car is driven up
a steep hill 1t is necessary to retard
the spark to keep the engine from
knocking. BY the time you get to the
top of the hill the radiator is boiling
away like teakettle.
Most Common Cause.
OF all the causes of overheating I'M
doubtedly carbon deposits in the cyl
inders is the most prevalent. AS a
matter of fact, carbon deposits cause
overheating simply because they cause
the explosions TO come at the wrong
time, whereby too much cylinder wall
is exposed with the results that
mentioned above. When the engine
overheats. knocks and backfres, with
an obvious loss of power, it is a safe
bet that there is lot of carbon in
the cylinders. The cure, of course,
is to have the carbon scraped or other
wise cleaned out at frequent inter-
walls.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-09-12
"slT DOWN."

Synopsis-Senor Antonio de la
Guerra, a fine old Spaniard living
on his ancestral estate on the
American side of the Mexican bor-
der, Is informed by his American
lawyer, Dempton, that there is
technical error in his will. He
thereupon signs new will, without
reading 1t. While this is going on
his adorable granddaughter and
heiress, Senorita Teresa, is out on
her rose-covered balcony listening
to American love-making from Billy
Stairway, owner of the Painted
Rock ranch. Teresa goes to join
her grandfather and finds him gone,
with the drawing room in disorder
and blood on the floor. The Amer
lean takes command of the situa-
ton. Senior Eduardo Ramon Tore,
hated kinsman, arrives. Stairway
and the De la Guerra ranch hands
return from vain pursuit of the
bandits. The new will disinherits
Teresa and makes Tore sole heir.
Captain Juarez. nominally repre-
senting the bandits, appears and
demands $4,000 ransom for De la
Guerra. Tore, as heir, assumes
control.
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taxable sternness. "We are going to
begin our game of dice presently. And
you will do well, senior, in playing your
hand to keep right on smoking and
Sit DOWN.
His hand moved very little as he
spoke, coming to rest upon his right
hip. Tore sat down.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-09-12

of the power plant. Make no mistake,
overheating, except for a local and
temporary cause, is something to be
run down and remedied.
Some of the Causes.
There are a number of different
causes of overheating, some mechan-
icaI, some functional and others due
simply to the bad driving Of the OPP
orator. One of the most frequent
causes of overheating is simply driv-
ing with the spark retarded. When
the spark is held this way the piston
is on its way down in the cylinder be-
fore the explosion takes place. OBJ
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-24

The President cannot be sent back across the Atlantic in the person of his Commissioners, hat in hand, to say to Spain with bated breath, q am here in obedience to the mandate of minority of one-third of the Sen ate to tell you that we have been too victorious, and that you have yielded us too much and that am very sor- ry that I took the Philippines from you." I do not think any American President would do that, or that any American would wish him to.
 But that Is exactly what Senator Lodge now demands of President Wilson. He insists that the treaty must be so amended that it will be sent back to the Peace Congress, which means that it must be sent back to Germany and that the Presi- dent must be sent back across the Atlantic, hat in hand, to ask Ger many if 1t will make peace in accord ance with he mandate of a minority of one-third of the Senate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-24
YANKEE OFFICER 0UELLS REVOLT
 SINCLE-HANOED
German Revolutionists Re pent When American
 Takes Hand

With tho American Forces in Ger many, Oct. 1.-By The Associated Press -Single-handcd, an American intelligence officer recently put down 6 Revolutionary movement in the area on the Rhine ocupied by United States troops.
 Tho first the Americans i,new of the ''revolt'' was when news reached army headquarters that in Luetz, q village of G00 population. a red flag had been hOisted and was waving in the breeze at the tip of 8 seventy foot pole. When the American officer ar rived in Luetz the 'rcvolution, con- ceived by Q society calling itself ''F'rohsinn'' CHilaTlty) and composed dtscha rged German solatera. was well under way and mono Of the inhab- itants could enter or leave the village without proper passport provided Gy the society members,
 Luetz, like many German villages in. the hills, has no troops in the town, the army depending upon an occa- stonal patrol to keep in touch with events,
 The American summoned the Ge- meindevorstaher, or the chief official of the town. who informed the officer that this was the third attempt of the ''FrohSinnfsts" to rule the village anG that the action was directed against the Catholic priest for whom the young men had a, pronounced dislike
 The American officer summoned the executive council of the society, pro vided them with pick and shovel and had them dig up the flag pole, amid the applause of the conservative ele- ment of the village, He instructed the burgomaster to withhold until fur ther notica any authorization for meetings of the ''Hilarity," gave the executive council Q dressing down and instructed the one German policeman to patrol Luetz at all hours on Sun days when most political meetings are held,
 Each member of the "executive councfT' promised to be good here after and none of the society mem bers were arrested. They agreed that the American had convinced them that revolution" did not pay, The revolution had lasted six hours,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-24
MAJ. GEN. JAMES ESCAPES BANDIT
 GANG IN TURKEY

ConstanttnopIe, Thursday. Oct, 16.- CBy A. P)-ATajor General James G. 1Tarbord, head of the American mts- Sion to Armenia, was congra tulated upon his arrival here on his escape from capture by bandits few miles from Mount Ararat, while the mis- sion was returning to FTrivan. Part of the mission was attacked and held prisoner for a few hours on Septem- Der 50 by Kurds, Tartars and Turks, who fired upon the automobiles car rying the Amriecans, several of the mission narrowly escaping death.
 The attack came while the caravan was proceeding through the valley of the AraxeS, but fortunately General Farbirj's car had reached the plain leading to Erivan before the attack was made. It is believed that had he been captured, he would have been held for ransom by the bandits,
 The original reason for the attack appears to be that bands who are warning with the Armenians doubted the nationality of the Americans. Af- ter the bandit chiefs had assured themselves that their prisoners were really Americans they were released, their automobiles were restored and most of their property which had been stolen was given back to them. The chiefs declared they desired peace but asserted that peace was possible only if some strong outside power inter vened- They expressed the fear that thousands would die of starvation this winter owing to unsettled condi- tions in Armenia.
 What happened to the mission is an almost daily occurrence in that sec ton, where raiding bands are almost constantly destroying prosperous vil- Iages, both Armenian and Moslern. Where the missions automobiles were detained was formerly an Armenian village. Ten days before the mission reached their a MosIem band bore down on the place wrecked the build irgs, drove out or killed the male in habitants and held the women cap tiyeS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-24
LODGE CHANGES HIS VIEWS ON
 PEACE TREATIES

Nobody could have been more scan daltzed by a proposal to amend or re- ject a tTez v of peace than was Hen ry Cabot Lodge in 1899, say the New York World.
 At that time Senator Lodges Re publican colleague from Massac chu- setts was opposed to the treaty of peace with Spain which President Mckinley had negotiated, and many Democrats were against it because of inc acquisition of the Philippines. There was the possibility that a min- ority Of the Senate would prevent the ratification Of the treaty, and Senator Lodge was appalled, at the possibility that the treaty might be rejected.
 we must either radfy the treaty CT reject it." he said Suppose we reject the treaty, what follows2" This was his answert
 Let us look at 1t practically. We continue the state of war and every sensible man in the country, every 5usiuess interest, desires the rc-estab- itshnent of peace in law as well as in fact. At the same time we repu- diate the President and his action before the whole world, and the re- pudiation of the President in such a matter as this is, to my mind, the humiliation of the United States in the eyes of civilized mankind and brands us as e people incapable of great affairs or of taking rank where we belong as one of the greatest of the great world powers,
 Ths is what Henry Cabot Lodge thought on Jan. 24, 1899, about the kind of politics that Henry Cabot Lodge is playing with q treaty of peace in October, 1919,
 To continue;
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-24

Some of the girls who married uni forms are now getting themselves divorced from overalls-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-24
NORTH CAROLINA
 NEEDS SUPPLIES

New York, Oct. 24-In answer to an appeal from North Carolina for surgical dressings and hospital sup plies for needy mountaineers there, the Churchwoman's League for Pa triotic Service, has organized a hos pita1 committee, which will begin work immediately to prepare dress ings and bandages. it was announced here today. The Churchwomans s League is a new woman's organization of the Episcopal Church.
 The American people are assured that after plenty of sugar has been provided for candy and soft drinks, what Is left will be generously handed over to the housewives to preserve the nations food supply.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-09-02
THE WILLING HORSE.

THE HORSE
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Ion he onp lac freely go ride
be the sometimes asked
bc tho youngsters ai ' sue
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And ruin n %
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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-09-02
RAILROAD PROBLEMS

Our railroad history has been
one OF the world s wonder tales 81
industrial enterprise " also con-
,ains chapters filled with shame
Yul stories OF colossal fraud and al-
most unbelievable corruption I'm
the building Of the roads an em-
pire OF land and a nation 5 ransom
in bouniies were largely misap
propi'iaicd The scandals that
came with the giidironiua of ihc
continent with iron highways
when followed hy tine riot of re-
bates and Discrimination which
made and wrecked cities and in.
dustries, aud founded the trust
dynasty against which democracy
is now revolving, provoked the lp.
T;;ssings Of Granuerism and popu
lism and brought regulation
through the state and Interstate
Commerce Commissions
This ended laisse1 laire aHd ox-
IRENE indiyidaalism II also in-
troduced the new era of mWipula-
ton, speculation and consolIda.
ton. Profits were sought in hand
ling stocks and bonds rather than
freight and passengers. The great
valuable constructive work OF This
ere was The combination of waste
fully competing roads into great
systems. Iis evils formed ihe
main material upon which ihe
school OF muckrakers worked
Few to&sy would urge return 20
the then SO highly Landed compe.
tition. Fewer still would urge
that we 60 back 10 iha earlier and
even more highly lauded individ-
ualism IN management. Those
fhings al least are behind Us.
The war came at the close Of the
Second era. II found the roads
in great sysienf. byt
rank bencaih seas OF watered CAPT
IpI. neglected and Quilted phyjc-
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-09-02
TO THE TEACHERS.

To the teachers OF South Texas
eathered here for the week, at
tending the sessions of the South
Texas Teachers Institute, The
Caller In behalf Of the people OF
Corpus Christi extends hearty
greeting
Corpus Christi is always proud
Of the opportunity of extending
the handclasp of good fellowship
10 the men and women engaged m
This most important work OF edu-
eating the youth Of the land And
the teachers apparently enjoy
their stays in this beautiful city by
the sea. for the attendance each
year upon the summer normal and
the fall institute increases mater
tally.
There never was in history such
n time when real men and women
were more in demand for the
teaching profession than at the
present time; yet despite this call
for the best talent il must be sand
TO our own discredii that we per
nit these splendid men and wom-
en-. who have dedicated their lives
to this high service, 20 labor at
wages totally inadequate and that
certainly will not have the ten
dency 70 continue 20 attract the
brightest minds 10 the profession.
An that America viii be n the
wears to follow will depend largely
upon our success in attracting the
best talent of the nation to the
school-rooms 10 teach our boys
and girls. We want strong,
sturdy men and women for this
task and Just as surely as We con-
tinue this niggardly policy OF pay
ing small salaries 20 our teachers
our school system will decline ln
efficiency.
And TO these teachers gathered
here to prepare for the ensuing
school term The Caller offers !
word of cheer. Yours is a task
often irksome and yer In your
daily labors you have the happy
knowledge that you are engaged
IN a real service "a service of pre-
paration for a better citizenship
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-09-02
OBSERVATIONS

They may debate the League of Na e.
unus bat ihc people cannot vote a.
once il was Al tho traffic win
bear Now 81 b. How much money
have they
Seldom Boz BE- ~ much contempt of
court as it o. contempt of the Judge.
investigates Sc milton dollar piafi
teen won't DE- aa mach spod as jail
luF one
since mo en-, at high prices atarted
Sew Works. 400" han become her
10000
Hui can O person roast tho commun-
Ig Kitchen because it doesn't make
biscuits like mother used 90 bake cmg
"lf wages weren't ESQ high prices
wouldn't he eco high explains New
DIRK business man And " prices
woren an high % would not Toe nccea-
sary o. have WAGE 500 high There
you aroi
Congress has e peculiar disposition.
ihe lnrfrf time 10 has Co work the lcHH
I'D does
Some daf lcf us hopr. we viii pay
ouf aDhnoi teachers as much Cor doing
tfu hours work % duN for ten months
nf zinc year as We pay hnrohHli play
an fnr pIaying two hours day sis
months of 'he yea.
iu England They say we spell the
HWr uf uuf Secretary of state
D Sl.N g. bat pronounce IL
nIuuei House
Eddi. b. "a nice hoy" Canadians
sN uf tnr Prince of Waics. Not many
,catH ago thHt would have sent Brit
ieh subject tn the tower. Hut now t
trkioa royalty
"housrwlye- should put up the win
tcr vegetables" urges the a. s. De
nafiincnt nf Agriculture, So thcy
would i thDy could gee them
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-09-02

ally and almost bankrupt flnan-
sially Once more private enter
prise had done It's best and It's
worst. Ii had now performed the
two tremendous tasks OF building /
and then consolidating the man /
agemcut of the roads
But ii had neglected or denied I
The existence Of two more impo,-
iani social duties The largest
and least powerfully organized
group Of workers had been denied
a living wage The roads had he
come incapable of performing
fhcir primary function. that Of
Transporting the nations goods.
The plant had been neglected m-
nh 10 broke almost flat when con-
fronted with the war crisis.
These problems were pressing
for solution when war came. AS
in SO many other fields the war
but preoipitated am alrcady over
due crisis
While the government operated
the roads If raised wages and re-
created the plant II also guaran-
teed and paid dividends that were
otherwise extremely 0subtful n
is largely different and far bet.
ter plant whose disposition we are
now considering, than the ono that
existed in 1916.
II is, therefore, not simple
thing to return the roads to their
owners Here, as everywhere, IL
S impossible 20 return 10 the status
lQuo ante bellum That status is
gone forever
Owners do not want the prop
lcriy they had They want guar.
laniecd dividend yielding property.
Judge Loyeit president of the
Union Pacific Railroad. recently
told congressional committee
i"lf the railroads were turned
back TO their owners today under
existing conditions IL is not too
much TO say that half OF the roads
would 60 into bankruptcy and the
dividend paying roads would have
ITO reduce their divided pay.
ments.
All plans propose changes in
lpre-war conditions All would
prevent past vested wrongs from
becoming future vested rights.
Labor will have living wages
and a democratic voice in indus
try. Owners demand dividends ON
capital actually invested. The
public demands service, competent
management and mo- payment for
which value is not given.
The securing Of these things re-
lquires new era in our railroad
history. This is recognized by
those who are seeking solutions.
lOf all the plans now before con
greSs there is not one that does not
in some way provide for the direct
participation OF labor and gov
eminent along with the owners i'm
the management of the railroads
The real problem lies la the just
apporiionmeni of that participa-
ton.