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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-08

your Hardin addressed the stenog'
rapher in the transparent shirtwaist.
Does he think we're going TO have
another food this seasonf Thinks its
going to reach the hotel and wet his
clothes? Take the starch out OF his
shirtsr He flung out Of his chair.
throwing the papers back into the
drawer.
He stamped out Of the ONCE. mad
eleLr through. To this crisis they had
sent down a dandy. a bookman who
wanted to build levee. oh. hell
They'll come crawling after me to
help them after this fellows buried
himself under river mud. come calling
to me as they did after Maitland failed.
Please. Mr.. Hardin. won't you come
back and finish your gate! I'll sec
them dead first. No, I'll be fool enough
to do II. can't help myself. I'm .
Hardin. ! have to finish what I've be-
gun"
II was not because this was q pet
enterprise. the great work Of his life,
that he must eagerly eat humble pie,
take the bufets. the falls, and come
whining back when they whistled to
him. He told himself 1t was because OF
his debt to the valley. to the ranchers.
The colonists were about desperate.
Who could blame them? The last years
foods had worked havoc with their
crops; this year had been a horror.
The district they called No. was .
screaming irony Of ruin. The last de-
bauch Of the river had made great
gashes through the ranches, had
secured deep gorges which had UNDER
mined the canals on which the water
supply for No. depended. The suits
were piling up against the D. R., dam.
age suits, and they ho.7 Up his gate.
while he gets the curses Of the val.
LEY. And Mr.. Rickard thinks he'll
build a leveel
He flung himself on the couch In the
tent. Gerty was laying a careful
cloth for supper. A brave, determined
smile was arranged on her lips. The
noon storm had passed. She hummed .
gay little tune. II there was anything
Hardin hated II was hummine.
you'll have your dude to dinner all
right" her husband announced. Hes
In town"
~Yes. I know" rejoined his spouse.
II had a letter from him yesterday.
From Imperial"
Tom sat up glaring. he wrote to
you from Imperialy
His wife misplaced the accent. She
misunderstood Toms scowl. II was
the old story over again. Whenever
those two men came together the sid
feeling Of jealousy must be revived
again! It was unpleasant, of course.
very unpleasant. to have men care like
that. but 1t made life exciting. Life
had been getting little stale lately
like book Of obvious. even plot
Richards entrance into the story gave
new interest, new twist. she
hummed an air from new opera that
had set the world waltzing.
Hardin's thoughts did not touch her
at the hem. He was at the headgate,
his gate. What the deuce had Rickarc
, gone to Imperial for? II he wasn't the
darnedest ass! Imperiall And the
, gate hung up!
For Gods sake stop that buzzing -
! The happy little noise was gu 'nched
Innes, entering at that moment heard
the rough order. She looked iraplor-
ingly at her sister-in-law.
/ "Supper's on the table," cried 'itrty.
the fixed, determined smile still an hen
J lips,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-08
CHAPTER TX.
The Rivaia

From the window Of the adobe ONCE
building Of the company. Hardin saw
Rickard Jump from the rear platform
Of the train as II slowed into the sta
ton He noticed that the new mana
ger carried no bag.
wonder what he's decided to 30
about the headgate- He didn't waste
much time out there" Hardin vas
fidgeting In his seat, his eyes on the
approaching figure.
Rickard passed through the room.
nodding to his Office force. The door
Of the inner Office shut behind him.
Hardin stared at the blank surface. BE
moved restlessly In his swivel chair
Did the fellow think big thing Ike
that could hang on while be unpaeked
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-08

his trunks and settled his bureau draw
ersi he picked up a pencil. jabbing at
the paper Of his report. he covered
the sheet with figures-three hundred
six hundred. Six hundred feet.
Whose fault that the intake had
widened. doubling Its width. trebling
its problemi Whose but MarshaIl's.
who had sent down one of his office
clerks to see what Hardin was doing? +?
Wouldn't any man In his senses know
that the way Maitland would distin-
guish himself would be by dscrediting
Hardin. by throwing bosquets to Mar
shall; praising his plant They all go
at IL the same sickening wayi Office
clerks, bah! Sure. Maitland had ad.
vised against the completion Of the
gate. Said II would cost more In time
and money than Hardin's estimates.
Thanks to Maitland 1t did" growled
Hardin. scrawling figures over the
page. by the time Maitland finished
monkeying with that toy dam Of his
the river had widened the break from
three hundred to six hundred feet. Foi
that, they throw mud at me. Oh. II
makes me sick" Hardin flung his
broken pencil out Of the window.
Rickard re-entered the room. The
question leaped from Hardin.
The headgate-are you going on
with it?"
Rickard looked curiously at the
flushed antagonistic face of the man
he had supplanted. The thought
crossed his mind that perhaps Hardir
had taken to drinking. 1t. mads has
answer curt.
Il don't know"
you don't knoww
Il have no report to make, Mr.. Har-
din. until I see the gate"
"And you went to the Crossing with.
out going down to the headgater Har.
din did not try to conceal his disgust.
Il did not go to the Crossing"
didn't go-" Hardin's mouth was
agape. Then he rudely swiveled his
chair. The door slammed behind Rick.
ard.
Hadn't been to the Crossing7 Then
where in Hades did he go2 He halted
MacLean who was passing him.
"Are you going to the Crossing to-
morrow Hardin knew he should he
too proud to betray his eagerness, bu,
the words ran away with him.
"Not tomorrow. Mr.. Rickard Jus,
told me he might not be able to get OF,
until next week"
Hardin's anger sputtered. "Next
week. Why does he rush sof Why
doesn't he go next yeari The Colo.
RADIOS SO gentle, It'd wait for him. I'm
sure. Next week! It's a put-up job
that's what It is. Oh. can see through
fence with knothole as big as your
head. He doesn't want TO finish the
headgate. He wants to put OF going
until it's too late to 60 on with II:
know him. He'd risk the whole thing
and all the money the o. p. has
chucked into II, Just to start with q
clean slate; to get the glory Of stop
ping the river himself. II turns my
stomach; it's a plot" The lower LIZ
shot out.
MacLean's attention was deferential,
He had always liked Hardin; oil the
fellows did. But he was Jumping Oh
wrong this time. He'd brought It al
on himself.
He said something about leves for
the towns Hes got to investigate that
before he goes to The frout..
4 0A lnwnaH W2~an .ax-s& 49, -
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-08

A eonoenial dinner party. Il
may be imagined. was this one
-eonslstina Of Hardin. the de.
posed general manager; Rick.
ard. the man who has supplantsd
him; Hardin's sister. who loves
her brother devotedly and r.
sents bitterly the appointment
Of Rlekard 70 succeed him. and
hardin's wife. former sweet.
heart Of RIekard. Read about
THE Interesting situation In the
next instaslmsne
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-08

GTo BE coNTINUED3
Bamboo trees % not blsop sntu
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-23

The first biennial report Of the
Board of Managers oI the Boys
:hool, Arkansas" Coance Il
live Its Hayward Boys One,
las been iseued. 1t shows what
;fforts have been made, and the
uccess accomplished, in founding
school on IS, 900 of the States
money, and contri butior in and
noney amounting to $40, $50.
the school has been established
Two miles Weoc Of Pine Bluff.
fhe Board is asking for an ap.
preparation of : 204 40 divideo
/, follows: Building funds Slt5
j00; maintenance, $46, 000; salar.
eS SIG, 920;negro school SIS, SO
1t is expected that within the
lext few days a bill will be intro
&c I'd III the Legislature provid-
ng for the State COUNSEL vi De
tenense system, through the
J;ounty and community units.
rnis is in line with the ufgeut
recommendations of the G0un.iI
ii National Defense.
They amply dem 5rstrate theil
Va ue as war emerge uey organ
izltion. Since the emergon1-
work Of the period Of demJolIlz
ation Is more local an beeen lra
lied than that vi War, th4 GOAI-
munIty couu ills, OF Whcn there
are several hundred IN Atka1oa.,
re more needed than ever e.
tore.
'Tley are nscl3l," say s
. Grosvenor B. GARRISON, director
or the Cuunsil, not only |,
carry out the work Of the sta {
counsils OF defense and State div
fisIons of the Homan's Con
nIi.tee, but 10 strengthen The
hands Of every federal agency
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-23
Better FarI2liag
Hints

February is a hard moath OF
country roads. Two thirds Of
the bad places could often by re-
paired By a few minutes WorA
at tae right time. 10 NOT vail
TOR the officials 10 do these little
JOBS. I II m,nuey's work VIII
stop a Wash that 1t maY cool
P5O, % to Tx later GA. Drainage
is The first Jaw OF rod making
dragging IS the heXt. #r1le Il
sCne Extension Division, Fay elte'
vile, Tor pials Oh r~aQ mahll {
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-23
w 4. Trdsseil
County X gent.
80 Acres, . Pigs, Give Boys
~, 80. I'd.

80 Acres - FIGS 1i5e bo5
~ 20. OF.
1Weuty-C"fee boys ui'Esr -
years Oh age III d nay WOO"
county 1eiih.' pig eio'' eac'
ooosh1 f's' i''0 az sios <
"7is u u 'nY P's5 , va = ~, = 3 =.
nios' VI l'lell Teie' Ia '9 ~ oo oSs :
'nss PRIV u'9l 500 ~ - t> >,99
~ e ~ - centy nonrd These
-.,os at,ha tinonf tho loc.I Mo.
',I'7b eba,, vaya worth Is cent. >
aa,,,,, ., ,.,.@r ,,rieas us g,ino. .
'rofir . 49, oa,ts . ms AZ.
yro,,;oy ;, 49, rat..yn f. e.c5 rev
e ~ avt.. ,.osf of o5,=Yosa-
torai 5aio il. .t,a,.I0h Of s375=
u
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-23

Arkansas Bee Keepers u3det
he leadership Of j. V. Ormabd,
peciISt with the extension 81
vision Of the University OF Ark
Ansas have organized III the toi.-
owing couLties: Marion, lnGepe,
dence, Carroll, Pulaski, Sebasts,l.
f'ranNlin,a GRAFT, Desha, DfeH
aod Crawford. Several 9th j
counties will organiz III the n1a
future. At this time Nj. ORNATE
Is urging bee keepers TO do ava.
With the box gums" which al.
comonly used and replace thea.
3y the standard divisib!e inter
changea5ls hive recog 4iz9d b,
the Governm III experts. A
gee keepers are urged 10 write Il
che Extension Division, Fayette
vile, for Bulletin SOB OH Com
Honey Production. THIS bulletin
describes the best methods 10
handling bees during sp,iDs,
summer and fall in order 10 So
cure the maxium yields and prof
its.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-23
Keep tie Home Cow Mikinx =

Keep tie Home Cow Mikinx .
Down ia Florida the nous
demonstration agent of tire Il.
partment Of Agriculture, IN GO
operation with the State college,,
are preaching a (! teaching MOI
mix for the children" as lbet
A.e in every other part Of lb5
country. It's a difficult task
however. to help the mothers pUt
milk into tneir chi.dren'S diet II
4 country still ia tue Cattle (ich
zone, aud where cows are scarce
many families have no milk OF
batter because of tie expense
muca Of the milk used is import
ed from other States, some evel
cora ny from New York. Man
FLORIDA children have neVtf
tasted mix.
Couf. onted with thee conditi-
ons, the home demoastrati0
agents are lining Up with ii,
forces which are working to pa,
florida in TIE tick free zone. T G
S ogan above IA q "a COW 10
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-23
70 whom II NAV concern.

To whom 1t may concern.
/ am just in receipt of a let
.er from Dist Agent, Dr.S P.
Weigart, stating that soon there
IS to be meetings held throuIhoI:
the county, for the purpose Of
/ scussing, with the farmers end
business mea, the Profitable F,ru-
ny Campaign fer The year 1919.
When you have had notice OF
,u3b meeting make it your bust
.ess u advertise widely tie cate
and place Of meeting.
| taiuE< it important tG#t We
hear these sEeeltHzt On tie suit
jet.
w. 4. TrdsSeil
fAoutv \ y.snt
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-23
GET The GARDEN READY


Clean OF the garden, burn tits
refuse matter in order TO hep Xii,
insects and plaut disease ana
mend the fences to keep oIJ tAa
cnicNen, and rabbits before res
ular Held work beglns. Make
plans for : arden that will turn-
lsh green vegetables Throughout
the season. Place YOUR order X I
the year. supply OF seed 1871 /
away and wr.le TO the EXtenal u
Division OF the Univ erslCy Of All =
ansaS Tor u gafden calendar.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-23
HELP FARM WIFE.

This is good time to spit
cough wood for cooking pr
o>es o last all summer Fl.
n TIE porch and the fence !;
aand the house. Get flower,
eds ready for the front Nare
4 build nlank walks arounc
the hou e that will be IA C nforr
md will help keep the house
clean,
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-23
TEST COTTONSHED FOR
GE & MIN AHION.

u u n Win y ilON.
Nahum profits cannot tt
made with poor stands. Cotton
,eed low in termination poWs5
Is certain to p,oduce poor stan IS
md many weaks plants. Co..,
.onseed should be testeL. Ken.
mber preparation, fertilization,
planting aud cultivation c. ST *
much for the poor stand as fu1
ne good stand, Write to III,
Extension Division, Fa, etttv.!lt
or Circulur % on Testing Cot
onserd for termination.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-23
NEWS LETTER
EY CLIO HARPER

Asse IDLY IS grinding out bust
ses9 apldiy. At the ED Of the
secuma W Elk Of tne session tltert
m,lt l42 ellis IL the oehas Ant
III a.. tne douse i total OF us.
4, usual, d majority of The Bills
or local IN rntIr nature, an mdnl
loc.a oil ems rse from lie hop
per after the members have
concluded with exemption IRON
the u ovislonS OF The b Il.
When some member thinks thai
cotton weiS hers, elected by The
PC e, u Tia II il,ait aid per
llem of members Of the quorum
courts, or high Duunt.eS tor the
kinng o. various Kinds of warm
ints that poster the farmer, would
be good thing for the who e
STATE, the clerk is deluged with
N nGments ex mptlng various
sunt e5. For instance, wien
3ey got tnroI gh With the county
.ot~on wtigntrj III !, the OILY
3oanties left were independence,
howard, Polk, Nevada, and " hite
ana There Is stlIl lll1e for amenC.
ment.
Had the new Constitution been
.Gopted, with its provision pro
bioIt.ug local legislation, 1t would
have beea impossible to so change
ne term OF Il general blll as to
make It apply tosoniy one or few
CT than the Whole numoer OF the
counties.
That peculiar genius, who, dur
,ng recent y ears, has been known
as the Battle aXer, is not very
conspicuous III this SESSION, but
b3th The House and the Senate
rs a rules are very liberal ana
progressive IN tier policies.
While the Issue has not YET
oeen sharp y drawn, IL is qulet
evident that the eIfof is that may
nave been mace by some to ar
ray the Legislature against t. e
admi istratlon have proven tu-
ne. The body, SO far, has shown
& di5p 9sltlon u st4ni by Gov.
trough IN his policies.
This session is peculia! 7 strong
for suffrage and prohibition, AND
Is ready t. pass alaiosG anything
in reason on either su ject. The
prohibiting ratification occurred
ar y, and laws amending the
Bone cry acts are on the way.
The Suffrage amendment will
he adopted this week, after being
amended SO as to prohibit alton
dexiarautS from voting and to
exempt women from compulsory
1nty service.
There are some political rum
blings IN The assembly. but not
SO much as has been heard at
ONE previous sessions. So far
no avowed gubernatorial candi-
date has developed in either
ouse they may be ther buI
,hey have not ehalked up then
names OIL the entry list Yet.
There is a candidate fo.
ohgess il the Seante- there
may Fe more, but Z. +. a iexandel
OF Al:nsi, ippl i Il candidate t0
r1cEsS1 4. - Cdt a " dy ItOiH tlit
First District, Mr. CaraWay beinS
81 ayoaed canIldat. for The
,enate
II the IIous', Harvey G
Combs, who has been chief CLERK
several s. solons, VIII be
,asijdate t r Secretary of State,
10 succeed Tom j. IerraI, VIII,
is ii candidate for Cover nor t,
succeed Gov. I3rouhs. Mr. Coal
IL 9ne Of the most p rular ON
po5ees VITO ever served the
nuse, aad 40 on ever tnhts
q aaseag lorun against a =
chief lie; ksbip SO lorg as
10 wants it. It is predicted b,
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-23

Among the references We ere autboizod TO s:ve al q:
Chester E3ash, seipo A Jones, Bishop M.Conner,
R<vh.C Morris and many others. Ask thgm about
this great work Of literature AID art 49,
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-23

ccFelary OF otate.
There is something the sch oil
children of the state can do Il
lelp conserve the I've stock.
nut the Gate! The STATE
'ounsil OF Defense. which j.
conducting the campaign for tn
observation OF live ST. ok, has
,hed the children Of the att
h question:
Do you want to h lp feed tht
thousands of starving cbilrlel
europe? OF course YOU co!
hen remember &c close the gate
lear a raiIroa track every time
YOU pass through one.
1t is s.ased that last VI az -, q Q
COWS, pigs and she p we khle
bv the railroads in Arkansas.
These ANIMALS We're ENOUGH t
have furnished food to 400, 0of
hungry children in France and
Belgium one mon,h. Many Of
these animals were killed be.
cause children on their way to or
from school left the gate oper
permitting the animals to wrn@"'
out upon the railroal tracks.
It is a movem ent that should APP
peal to every child in the state
for none of them would wilfuli!
do anything t. permit the llillia5
ofstock by railroad trains
The soldiers in the camps
want more magazines and books
and reading matter. Tie men
in the barracks as we'll as tn {
men in the hospitals. Woul d9d
men il the hospitals and soldiers
n the antonments awaiting de-
mobilization noed magazines
more than ever. 1t is an easy
thing for the public to meet this
need. When the Postal Depa t
ment will see that 1t reaches the
soldiers who needs it most.
Now that the work in the camps
Is not so strenuous as it was, the
men often have a great deal Of
spare time on their hands Toe
Librarian at Camp Pike has
made special appeal to thu reo-
pie of the state to come to his
aid in this resre:t:
The school children o. the state
are to be orga lied into the
Modern Health Crusade, an or
ganizstion created by the Nation
al Tuberculosis Association, TO.
he practicing CT hygienic Twin
national tournament is to be het
from Feb.9 to May "a, runniAl
fifteen weeks. The Junior Re
Cross and the Arkansas PGblit
Iealth Association will partici
pate in the campaign, which
d esigned to b, the biggest ever
lncheI il the interest of The
public health.
Supplies and full instruction
are to be sent to all the scho NJ
and the A association is also pre-
pairing a special program and :
state song to be sent with the
ter ature. The s-ate tiurnama,
lis to be held at the same tine
as the national tournament.
All teachers. pubic and private !,
are urged to get in tou..h Wi>h
thiie chapter school committs S
in order that they may begin the
work on time.
Mrs. E. r. Kroeger, Directo'
Tor the Southwestern pivisio
Of the Junior Red Cross, "a s:
I'VE are anxious to d. ever
thing in our power as an or2a.G
ization to improve the health o
our people. 1t is the legitimate
movement of the Red Cross to
seek to prevent suffering as to
relieflt after it occurs. On &C.
| cunt Of the recent influenza cpl
d, mic it becomes especially i'm
portant That the junior Red Cross
make this health Orooram q suo-
Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-23
CIRCULAR ON CU2ING
MEATS.

VI Ia y.
There vii b. many slita5 q
las il February for killing hog
nd caring meat. Ask the County
\eent for a copy Of eilcD!2
which gives he best methods t.
Use.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-20
T0BACCoh|SIS READY
FOR CONVENTION

Arrangements have been perfected
for the nineteenth annual convention
of the Tobacco association OF the
United states, of which 7. NJ. Car
rington. OF Richmond. is president, to
be held In the Chamberlain hotel. at
Old Point Comfort, June IS, 81 and
rs. Two hundred or more delegates,
including a number of Richmond to-
bacconistA are expected to- be in at
tendance.
Among matters to be discussed Is
Standardization OF hogsheads. and a
conference between tobacco and
transportation representatives has
been arranged. The annual dinner
will be held at the close of business
the first day and reports of officers,
committees and addresses by promi-
nent speakers will occupy the second
days program. Only one session is
planned for the closing day of the
convention. for the hearing of reports
and election of officers for the en-
suing year.
Many entertainment features have
been provided for. Other Officers Of
the association from Richmond are:
w. T. Reed, third vice-prestdent. and
John l.. Wingo, E. s. Carlton and 0.
C. Gregory, members Of the board OF
governors,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-20
c. {. DELEGATES ARE
GUESTS OF Mr.. SAUER
Inspect Famous Japanese Garden at
His Country Place and Enjoy
Products OF Their Hosts Plant.

About $50 OF the delegates attend
ing the Christian Endeavor conven-
ton were guetts yesterday of Mr.. G.
+. Sauer at His country place. Sew
eral big automobile trucks were COM
Wandered to handle the crowd
which desired especially to inspect Mr.
Sauer's famous japanese garden. re-
garded as one of the most complete
in the United States.
The host then invited his guests to
partake of refreshments--cake. ice
cream and delightful punch-all Of
which were favored with "F-ruitti
Punch" new product of the c. +.
Sauer eompany's factory. which again
demonstrated its extraordinary popu-
lari:y. The guests were delighted with
the novelty and high quality of the
new flavor: and Mr.. Sauer Responded
TO theif~efA4s- eff praise by presenting
to each guest a large bottle of the
extract, in a special package, suitably
marked,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-20
'UPh0lDS ACTION. OF
STATE LABOR BODY

The attitude OF the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor. In annual conven-
ton In Atlantic City, toward negro
union men comedies with action taken
by the Virginia State Federation OF
Labor at Alexandria recently, accord
ing to copy of parts of the report OF
the proceedings of the national con-
vention. 1t was this action that re-
suited in reputation of and with
drawal from the state federation by
the machinists'. moulders, typo
graphical and clothing clerks unions
of Richmond.
Excerpts from the proceedings OF
the national convention follow:
For the first time in the history OF
the American labor movement, the
economic brotherhood of both the
white and black toilers was given con-
stderation. More than that, the con-
vention voted unanimously to admit
the 10000. 900 negro workers OF the
country to equal membership OF all
International unions and to grant
separate charters to negro organiza-
tons The influx of southern ne
groes into northern Industries and
the increasing employment Of negroes
In southern industries make this de-
cision by the American Federation OF
Labor the most important step II has
taken In years. in regard to the ne
gro"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-20
MAk|NGS FOR RED CROSS
KITS ON WAY TO FRANCE

A large shipment to France OF the
markings" for thousands OF Red Cross
comfort kits has just been authorized
by the central committee OF the Amer
lean Red Cross-$25s,S55 worth of
safety razors. razor blades. shaving
soap, tooth brushes. tooth paste. toilet
soap. trench mirrors. pocket knives,
pencils, cigarette lighters. sewing ma
terials and similar articles
Bags decorated with Red Cross,
many made of fancy cretonn<, and NIL
ed from the above listed articles are
being supplied the returning Ameri-
can soldiers at ports of embarkation
in France.
The Red Cross commission to
France months ago requested the
monthly shipment of 100000 empty
comfort bags with an equal proportion
of contents, and thousands have al
ready been sent abroad These COM
fort kits, originally filled by the WON
en- in Red Cross chapter rooms to
soften the hardship 81 trench life,
are now shipped unassembled to save
cargo space and that the contents
may the better meet the special needs
of the men.