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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-20

"Then it eats EN-" whispered
third.
"Say, I'm telling this story ~ ex-
claimed Clinging- Tail, angry at having
his tale spoiled by too many tellers.
And he gave the interrupting monkeys
sharp cuffs on the ears. "We don't
know where it came FROM" he went
on but we do know that we woke
up one morning five or six moons ago
to find this queer beast roaming awk-
wardly and helplessly through our hunt
ing grounds. 1t has feathers, but it
looked more like monkey than like
a bird. If our cousins, the apes, wore
feathers instead of fur, we would have
thought it wandering ape.
"Chief Chatter Chez of the wild mon
keys sought to drive it from our hunt
ing grounds. Alas! We quickly found
that it was far from helpless. for when
we hurled nuts and twigs at it as is
our custom, it suddenly turned upon
us, and plucking sharp feathers from
its body. hurled them at us with such
force and such good aim that three of
our number were struck down dead.
From that day to this the Bird
That Never Flies has lived here. We
have tried to drive it out in vain, only
having more members of our tribe killed
by the sharp feathers of the strange
creature.
''Now we are the hunted ones, and
it is the hunter, showing itself more
crafty and cunning than any beast in
the jungle. 1t fights even the leopard,
and when it fights it wins. for no crea
ture can stand against its sharp feathers
and still sharper claws. 1t is the
enemy of all other creatures--but not
my enemy" Clinging Tail paused, as if
in deep thought.
''Why isn't it your enemy?" asked
Peggy.
Because it saved my life," said
Clinging Tail. lone day I was feast
ing in a fruit tree, when rustic among
the leaves warned me. looked up.
A fierce young leopard was about to
spring upon me. Escape was impos-
sible. But even as l gave myself up
for lost, ! saw the Bird That Never
Flies standing beneath me. 'Twang =
it said. A feather darted from its body,
sinking into the breast of the leaping
leopard, who fell writhing to the
ground. The Bird That Never File
threw feather latter feather into its
quivering body until it lay dead. Then
i fled, fearing that the bird might turn
upon me, but from that day to this
have been its friend, seeking some way
to repay it"
"But we are its enemies" whispered
the other monkeys, for it kills and
kills, and it eats and eats" Suddenly
the whisper gave way to a shrek of
wild fear. Crawling into the door of
the nest was queer feathered crea-
ture.
! (Tomorroio tciH be told ,hoo Billy
fights the Bird That NeUer- Flies.
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The Strangest Creature

THUNDER rolled, lightning flashed,
u the wind roared through the jungle
and the rain poured down in sheets, but
in the leafy nest of Leaping Light it
was dry and snug.
Peggy, Billy, Smiling Teacher and
the school children who had been turned
into monkeys by Rollo's Dream Stick
Snt nrnmnd in n nircln ictoninN 90
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-20

"Yuml Yumr" brenthed the chill
dren. you'll be, glad you came when
you see the cake"
"Yes. l always have to make some
thing special to celebrate, and WIZ ,l IS
taking the rest of the day off, too we
have been married fifteen years TO-
day" ,,
"And Margaret hasn't changed
Bit" said her husband fondly.
"'Well, you have" said Aunt Mar.
gnret decidedly, and Nancy's heare
sank. you've grown nicer every
day." continued Margaret roguishly ana
Nancy laughed again.
"Aunt Margaret, how have. you done
it? How have Uncle Will and you kept
lust as much in love and just as alive
and eager in spite of your troubles ana
hard work." asked Robert abruptly.
Aunt Margarets merry brown eyes
rested on Nancy's engagement ring and
glanced at Roberts dark eyes.
"Well." she said slowly, "overr fif-
teen years ago viii and / lighted our
little lamp Of love. We made UP, our
minds It should always be a clear,
steady light. That meant the little
lamp must be taken care of. must be
fllcd and refilled, be trimmed, be pol.
ished and carefully watched. If l let
the lamp grow dim through worry or
discouragemcnt. Will took care of it
and kept it bright. If he got dis.
beartrned or careless braccd up and
kent it shining. And we never for
got that the biggest, most important
work we had in the world was to
keep that lovelight burning
Eyes. and we never forgot that the
most precious thing in the world. bet
ter than fine houses and lands and
Jewels and money. was that we could
do it together" added Uncle Will.
"I've got the bestest papa in the
world" said little Ned proudly.
"And mother just can't be heat" "
piped up Mary.
Over the big frosted cake with its
fifteen tiny candles the family joked
and teased and laughed. Nancy de-
clared it was the best cake she ever
tasted and asked blushingly for the
recipe.
"whcn are you going to be married
dear?" asked Aunt Margaret.
Robert turned suddenly and looked
anxiously at his sweetheart.
"Why. I think" hesitated Nancy
then smiled into Roberts eyes. II think
we'll be married next month"
:, NanC! :. eACiaiiHsu AoperC IN de-
light. 81 thought Aunt Margaret could
help"
eyes, shall never forget the 'lit
tie lamp of love-" softly said Nancy.
We'll work hard to keep it burning
bright. I'm not afraid any more. The
other people forgot and didn't trim it
and fill it, but you and 1 will care for
it together"
The next complete novelette-EIsie's S
Romance
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eagerly to the forest tales Of Clinging-
Tail and his band of wild monkeys that
they forgot all about the storm raging
outside. For the most part the tales
were of adventure with beasts and rep
tiles.
"Many strange creatures live in the
jungle. but the strangest Of them all is
the Bird That Never Flies whispered
Clinging Tail when all had told their
stories. And at his whisper all the wild
monkeys looked fearfully around and
shivered.
"What is the Bird That Never
Flies? Tell us about it," cried Peggy
and Billy together.
Gather close, so that our chatter
will not be heard" said Clinging Tail,
sinking his voice low. 1--WE cannot tell
when the Bird That Never Flies is
lowering near" SO they drew closer in
their circle, and Clinging Tail told
them about the Bird That Never
Flies.
"Where it came from and what it is
none of the jungle people know" he
said,
"It has feathers like parrot, but
it is bigger than any parrot that was
ever seen," piped up one wild monkey
'And it throws it's feathers at mon
keys and kills them" chartered an,
other.
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Nature won't stand over
drafts much longer than
your Bank. You are sure to
get into trouble in the end.
May we mail our booklet
COLLINS INSTITUTE
OF PHYSICAL CULTURE
NJ w. CORNER OF 18TH & WALNUT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-20
THE SECOND BULLET
By ROBERT ORR CHIPPERFLELD
THIS STARTS THE STORY

A dinner party is being held at
the home of Colonel and Mrs. Led
yards 1t is attended by their daugh-
ter, Beatrice her friend, Bebe
Cowles Cornelius Swarthmore, Wen
die Braddock and Mrs. Hartshorne.
Mrs. Hartshorne suddenly leaves after
a discussion relating to Zenas Prall,
the former president of bank, who
was sent to prison for conversion OF
the banks funds. A few days later
she is found dead in her home. Bea-
trice admits that the woman was
murdered in her mothers home and
that she had her servants remove the
body in the middle of the night to
the woman's own home. Paul Har-
vey, a detective, takes room at the
house of Mrs. McNab, follows her
to lonely house. where he discovers
Prall, who. after admitting that 1t
was Mrs. Hartshorne who caused his
ruin. but denying responsibility for
the murder. dies. Harvey. invcsti-
eating Mrs. Hartshorne's past his
tory, discovers that she has a police
record under many aliases and gets
a line, he thinks. on her murderer.
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DreQn1land Adventures
BY DADDY
"Bird-That-NeUer-FLies"

(Peggy, Billy aud their school
mates arc turned into monkeys by
RoVo'S Dream Stick, and haze ad-
centuries in South American jungle.
They escape from Chatter Cheo's
tribe of Wild Monkeys, and Sdve
Lcaping- Light, daughter of Clinging-
Tail, from the Great Bro,on Dragon.)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-11
STATE OF SONORA READY
TO HELP LICK U. S., is
MESSAGE TO CARRANZA

Douglas, Ariz., Dec 10.--A resolu
tion has been drafted by the state con-
gress of Sonora and telegraphed to
President Carranza of Mexico assur-
ing him of the adhesion of the people
of Sonora and their entire agreement
with the attitude of the central gov
ernment, arising from the Jenkins
case. The message as quoted In
Orientacion, a Hermosillo newspaper
says that the state congress, as repre-
sentative Of the entire people, had by
unanimous vote decided to express its
loyalty and entire approval to tho
central government In the difficulties
threatening to arise between the Unit
ed States and Mexico.
This congress approves in all its
parts the sincere and jhstifiable al
titude of the national government in
the Jenkins case, and promises in case
the United States violates the sover-
eighty and independence of our ma
ton, that the congress and the people
of Sonora will uphold your dignity
and conscience"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-11
NEEDN'T REDUCE SILVER
DOLLARS CONTENT AT
ONCE, EXPERTS DECLARE

Washington, Dec 10.-Governmert
officials here do not believe there is
any necessity for immediate steps to
reduce the silver content of the Uni
ted States coins to make the intrinsic
value coincide with the face value,
in order to prevent silver spectators
melting coins into bullion.
Raymond T. Baker, director of the
mint, said today the question which
an Ottawa dispatch said was disturb
ing Canadian officials has been the
subject of lengthy discussions by Am
erican officials also but that as long
as the present price of silver remain
ed it was thought the margin of profit
was too small to offer any great in
ducement
Furthermore, the treasury recently
que twenty million dollars silver at
the disposal of the federal reserve
board for the purpose of stabilizing
dollar exchange. Most of 1t probably
will be shipped to China, India and
Oriental countries to meet the abnor-
NAL demand there for the metal. The
treasury has available about fifty
million dollars silver additional which
it can use to hold the price of bullion
within a reasonable figure should it
become necessary.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-11
Ekll MILL UNIT
| ni.E WILL EEnEL
FEDERAL. AID IN
MEXICAN PROBE


Washington, Dec, 1O.-Agents of
the state department, OF the war de-
partment and the border states will
work in cooperation with the senate
foreign relations subcommittee in
Vestigating the Mexican situation
when it begins its hearings along the
Mexican frontier next month. Sem
ator Fall. chairman of the subcom-
mittee, announced today that the
Eommittee expects to secure the first
evidence at San Antonio, after which
hearings will be held in El Paso.
Whether Senators Smith. Arizona, and
Frandegee, Connecticut, the other
members, will accompany the chair
man, has not been determined
The hearings that have been con-
Quoted in Washington have been with
the records of the state department
open to the committee and with the
assurances that every assistance
would be given its members to ascer-
tain the truth as to the Mexican stu
alton. Henry p. Fletcher, ambassador
10 Mexico but temporarily on duty at
the state department, spent more than
an hour in conference with Senator
Fall today. When the senator re-
Gently returned from the border Am
bassador Fletcher met him as the rep
resentative of Secretary Lansing and
it was he who selected from two pre-
pared resolutions the one Senator
Fall presented.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-11
B0LSHEVlKl AND |. w. w.
THREATEN TO INVADE
u. S. ON ARIZONA BORDER

Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 10.--Immigra
tion officials on the Arizona border
have been advised of the threatened
invasion of the United States by fifty
Russian Bolsheviki and $50 Mexican
l. w. WIS, is became known today.
and the lack of adequate means of
preventing the invasion Is said to be
causing concern. Appropriations for
the maintenance of border guard,
maintained during the war to appre-
hend violators of passport regulations,
have been discontinued since July 1,
it is said, and immigration service de-
partment of justice, and army intelli-
gence forces have been reduced.
The Russians are said to have ar
rived at Salina Cruz, Mexico, about
November l from Japan, where an of
ficial wise on application for entry to
the United States was refused them
They subsequently sailed on a
Japanese steamer for Salina Cruz
The Mexican agitators are reported to
come from various Mexican states and
banded together to make Illegal en-
try after they had separately applied
for admission at border ports and
been refused. All are known to Amer
lean secret service agents and are
liable to arrest on sight should they
appear in the United States, 1t Is said.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-11

CHICAGO GETS REPUBLICAN
MA ATIONAL CONVENTION; TINE
JUNE 8, 1920; HARMONIOUS
My MornIng JournaI speelaI Leased MLrel

women. The pup use of this body, it
! was said, was to deliberate on matters
| touching party welfare and TO make
/ recommendations to the national cont
mlttce itself,
Two states viii gain and five states
will lose i'm the e-apportionment of
state representation i'm tho national
convention wh!ch was based on a de-
tailed system Of calculation adopted
at the last national convention. The
ms, suit will be a reduction of seven
tgylAi number of delegates to vote in
'Vi 920 convention, the total being
80 IN place of 9ql in 1916. The
changes are as follows:
New York gains one, making the
states total In next years convention
IS: North Carolina gains one making
-; Alabama loses two, making IA;
Arkansas loses two, making IS; Mas
sachusetts loses one, making 35; Ten
nessee loses one, making 20, and Texas
three, making 20.
On motion Of Senator Smooth, COM
mttteeman from Utah, the committee
adopted a resolution commencing the
states which have ratified the national
woman suffrage amendment ana urg-
ing that the others do so in time to
permit women to vote in all states in
1920.
Miss Mary Garrett Hey chairman
Of the executive committee of the
women's division of the national wo-
men, held the proxy of Committeeman
Sweet of Maine at the meeting,
Announcement was made of the
membership OF various committees,
which include:
Committee on Policies and Platform
--Committeomen Bursum, New Mex
ico; MacGreeor, Texas
Advisory Council Committee COM
posed both of committeeman and
leaders not members of the national
committee)--H o. Bursum, New
Mexico; II. L, McGreger, Texas.
Executive Committee --- Allen n.
Jaynes, Arizona; Hubert Work, Coll
orado.
Committee on orkanizaton--J w.
Tolbort, DR., Hubert Work, Colorado.
Committee on Pubhciy--Allen b.
Iaynes, Arizona.
William Wrigley Jr,. Of Chicago.
was selected as director OF the national
committees division on political in
formation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-11
WITNESSES SAY
DETER BEAT Up
u. 6. PRIS0NE RS


! New York, Dec 10. Testimony
chat capt. Karl w Deter had struck
military prisoners in France in the
face and ordered his sergoants to
beat them up" in order u force
Confessions was given today by
three witnesses when he was placed
on trial at Governors island. The
offenses with which Captain Deter
is charged occurred while he was in
charge of Criminal Investigation" In
the Lemans area. The defendant was
in command of the 30Sth military po-
lice company.
George T., Williams of Corning, Ia;
a discharged private, asserted that,
after he had been slapped By Deter.
the captain ordered Sergeants u. S.
Madden and Frank L. Hoyt "to take
him out in the yard and make him
come clean"
Williams declared that while Hoyt
held his hands behind his back Mad
den beat him. until, fearing he was
to be "kilied," he had signed state
ment which he believed was to tho
effect that he had stolen property.
Private Thomas !. . McAdams, now
attached to the Fifth guard company
at Governors island, testified that,
after having been picked up" on the
streets at a time when he was an at
tending patient at a base hospital. he
had been beaten by Sergeant Hoyt.
Deter, he said, came into the room.
asked him why he did not confess to
a certain crime so that he would not
be beaten any more and left after
Hoyt had said:
Get out of the room, Captain.
while / give him some more"
McAdams said he had signed n
statement prepared by Hoyt because
he was in fear of his life, not only
from the beating he said he had re-
ceived, but by the appearance of Cap
tain Deter and his men EARNED with
guns and blackjacks."
Samuel G. Roth of Chicago, who
once had been Detzer's desk sergeant,
testified that he had seen Deter vio-
late his own order by striking two
prisoners
Thomas Gossett of Galveston, Tey..
once a guard Of the office of Captain
Detzer, testified that he had never
seen any prisoner struck.
In outlining his case for the de-
fense, Lieut. Thomas Hefferman de-
clared that military police company
had to be organized at Lemans be-
cause many complaints had been re-
celved from the French of dangerous
criminals"
He added that the court is going to
sec the type of men who gave tho
A. Il. +, a black eye in France" and
men who had been removed from the
company by Deter and who bore n
grudge
Time and again ne clashed with
Mai William +, Kelly. Judge advo-
cate, when he attempted to impeach
credibility of witnesses.
Captain Deter appeared before the
court in uniform. wearing two gold
service stripes He is more than six
feet tall aud weighs goo pounds. He
appeared unmoved az the charges
were read and to each of the twenty
eight specifications entered a plea of
not guilty.
Sergeant Madden of Pittsburgh.
once a member of the Pennsylvania
state constabulary, was not in court.
He will be tried at the end Of the
present case.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-11
ENDING OF STRIKE DOESN'TAT
ONCE SUPPLY THE SHOR TAGE
OF MILLIONS OF TONS EXISTING
Fuel Administrator Garfield Director General of Railroads
Hines and Leading Operators Issue Statements; Conserva
ton Must Be Continued Until Normal Conditions Are Re.
stored.
tBy Morning journal Special Leased wlre)

Washington, Dec. 10.-ExprC ssions
by government officials of satisfac-
ton and relief at the settlement of the
nationwide strike of bituminous coal
miners We're coupled tonight with
warnings to the American people that
early relaxation of the drastic restric-
tons on the consumption of coal must
not be expected
Fuel Administrator Garfield on re-
ceipt of word that the miners in In
dianapolis had agreed to accept Pres
ident Wilson's proposal declared that
immediate removal of regulations on
soft coal consumption was not to be
considered.
Director General Hines, in formal
statement, asserted that dislocation
created by the strike could not be
remedied instantly, The public, Mr..
Hines said. will be expected to con-
tinue conserving coal until normal
conditions are restored, but just as
soon as practicable restrictions viii be
rescinded or modified.
Must Become Normal.
"As preliminary to bringing back
normal conditions" said the director
general, coal mined will be allowed
TO run as billed, except the tidewater
and export embargo will continue; or
ders placed for coal to western de-
gions from Pocahontas and Allegheny
regions will be cancelled, but coal
billed on these orders prior to the
cancellation will be permitted to go
and be expedited so that those cars
can be promptly released for mines"
The railroad administration, Direc-
tor General Hines added, would aid
in meeting the needs of other con-
sumers by reducing its supply to a ten
days margin. The administration has
been maintaining a Is days supply
viii Act Promptly.
While these two government agen-
cies directly concerned with distribu
ton of the available supply of btu
minous coal-which it is estimated has
been cut thirty-six million tons by the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-11
nkRADl[II .Cl!rn
UfiiEil DLLL uULu
FOR MONEY DUE ON
ARIZONA CONTRACT

tHT MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wREl
Phoenix AriZ., Dec. 10.-Having
announced himself in opposition to
what he termed eleventh hour and
fifty-ninth minute" contracts which
he said were let by the board of
state institutions in the preceding
state administration, Governor Thorn
as e. Campbell today accepted sum-
mons in a superior court complaint
made by Dalton Lovejoy, who all
legged that the governor or state de-
prived him of a contract from which
he had yet to collect the sum of
$3.50.
Lovejoy was awarded a contract on
December 10, 1918, approximately
twenty days prior to the advent Of
Governor Campbells administration,
for the construction of a storage
room at the state hospital for the in
sane. He was superintendent at the
time, and under salary fixed at $3.50
a month The outgoing board of di-
rectors, the governor said, gave him
contract to finish the work, and
thereby attempted to have The work
finished under the responsibility of
the new administration by man of
it's own choosing.
The incoming board of directors of
state institutions, proceeded to nulli-
fy the contract, on January q, last,
when it informed Dalton that his
services were required no longer.
Dalton alleged that at the time when
he was relieved he had already coll
lected 1915 and that he had Sl,250
coming to him. He is suing the gov
ernor now for this amount. Governor
Campbell holds that he will not re-
cognize any such obligations devolving
upon the present administration by
the board which was defeated at the
last state election.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-11

st.ike~-Were issuing their WARNINGS
White House officials indicated that
steps would be taken Immediately 10
carry oIt the provisions OF the presl-
dents proposal relating to inyestiga-
tion of wages and working conditions
in the bituminous coal fields by COM
m sson of three. In fact, it was in
timated that the president already
had practically decided on the ap-
paintment to the commission and was
awaiting only the return of Attorney
General Palmer from Indianapolis be-
fore announcing their names.
Operators Give Approval.
Operators from all of the larger
bltmninous fields of the country VINO
have been gathered here awaiting de-
veloPments from the miners meeting
in indianapolis, issued a statement to-
night in which they said:
I'VE are pleased that the miners
have voted to return to work and that
the public can be promptly supplied
Realizing the imperative need of coal
in large quantities, the operators stand
ready now as in the past, to bend all
their energies toward a maximum
production beginning at once"
There was some speculation as to
when and how the operators would
be informed of the settlement and of
the provisions of the settlement. In
diyidua operators intimated that
that they expected Attorney General
Palmer or some other government
representative to inform them soon
as to what they were expected to do
under the settlement 1t was pointed
out that the only agreement in which
operators are actually concerned was
that which the central scale commit
tee of the competitive field made
with Mr. Garfield The presidents
it was said. might vary con-
from that and some opera
tors in the central field or in outly-
ing fields might not consider them
celves bound but there were no signs
of any such intention evident