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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-09-12

Lois Waddill left Sunday for For,
Worth to enter College.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02
ESTEBETH ARRIVES
 FROM SITKA WITH
 PASSENGERS FOR HERE.

The mail boat Estebeth arrived from Siti1a and way points yesterday afternoon at o'clock, having beer delayed in leaving this. port on the run by engine repairs. Ian
 Among those arriving on the boat were J. s. Stickney from Sitka, Phil ip Ward from Funter Bay, George Macdonald from Sitka and MT. and Mrs. Charles Gable from Gypsum.
 The Estebeth will leave again or her re gular run to Sitka at 1C o'clock tonight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02

Charles L. Wheaton has begun an action for divorce against Han.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02
MUST RETURN TO WORK
 BEFORE GOVERNMENT
 WILL LISTEN TO THEM
Premier Lloyd George Lays Down An Ultimatum to the Strik-
 CTS in the British sst. Isles

LONDON, Oct 2-Premier Lloyd George informed the transport work CTS yesterday that it would be use less to continue negotiations with them until the railroad strikers re- turned to work. The government has taken firm stand regarding the strike, determined not to allow the unions to dictate the policy of the governments
 It was admitted later that the con ference will be resumed Thursday. It was believed by the officials today that the outlook was more hopeful for a settlement of the railway sdif- ficulty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02

The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodict church will meet at the home of Mrs. O. F. Bendicson. on station, Friday afternoon at ? o'clock
 There will be special meeting of the Moose lodge tomorrow evening All members are requested to be present.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02
EAGLES ATTENTION

The funeral of Brother Charles W. Chapman of Tacoma Aerie No 3, F. o. E. will be held at D. m. Friday afternoon from the c. w. Young Undertaking Parlors in Ju- neau. All resident and visiting Eagles are requested to attend.
 (Signed)
 ALEX KILOH, President
 Carl, H. ERICKSON. Secretary Douglas Aerie IF, F. o. E.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02

A.. G. Myers of Perseverance, will leave on the next boat for the South. He is staying at the Zynda.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02
SILVER TEA PARTY

The Ladies Guild of Trinity Church Parish will hold silver tea at the home of Mrs. J. H. Cobb. Friday afternoon between 2:30 and , o'clock. Philippine embroidery and Christmas novelties will be on display. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02
MOOSE ATTENTION

All members of Juneau Lodge No TOO are requested to be present al the regular meeting Friday, Oct 3. Important social session. Visit ing brothers welcome.
 SIGRUD WALLSTEDT, Dictator
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02
DISTRICT COURT

The case of the United States against Ernest Stage is on trial. Shortly before the adjournment of Court yesterday afternoon, the fol lowing were accepted as jurors to decide the issues: J. P. Morgan, Martin Hansen, H. J. Lempkins, Joseph. Sparling, Lee A. Kicker, Gudmundy Jensen. w. s. Burns, F. |J. Breeze, N C'Meara, John Dun rigan, William Powers and w. H. Case. The defendant, Stage, was Jointly indicted with Al. Weathers and Ike Weathers, and each de- fendant demanded a separate trial. They are represented by o. P. Hub bard and Henry Roden. The de- fendants are charged in the first count of the indictment with malic iously shooting at Captain Alfred Nnutsen with intent to kill, wound and maim him; in the second and third counts with an assault upon Knutsen with intent tC commit rob hery. Knutsen was an employee Of the Hoonah Packing Company, and the offenses are alleged to have been committed near Admiralty Cove on July eigth last
 The Grand Jury answered roll call this morning, but did not re- port any indictments. They will probably finish their business with in day or two.
 Charles L. Wheaton has begun an action for divorce against Han.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02
Personal Mention

c. A. Reeves, representing the Lovewarren & Monroe Company, ar rived in Juneau.
 B. F. Watson of Seattle is a guest at the Gastineau. Joe Meherin is a new arrival at the Gastineau.
 Richard Wakelis of Seattle will be at the Gastineau for a few days.
 J. B. Stanton of Seattle is guest at the Gastineau
 L. w. Morris of Seattle is visiting n Juneau.
 Mr. and Mrs c. B. Frasier of Seat tie are registered at the Gastineau.
 Mrs. J. K Bryson of Chitina will be at the Gastineau for a few days
 L. H. Launsten of Seward is d guest at the Gastineau.
 Ex-Governor E. B. Conner of Ala bama and son passed through Jul neau on the Alaska. They are re turning from a successful hunting trip in the White river country
 William Pullen left on the Alaska for a business trip to Ketchikan
 J. S. Black, travelling salesman, left for Ketchikan.
 MT and Mrs. Charles Gaby, who have been employed by the Gypsum Mining Company the past year, ar rived in Juneau yesterday afternoon.
 II. L. Norris, We'll known Juneau commercial agent, sailed on the Ad- miral Watson for sKetchikan. He of Prince of Wales Islands and stop at Petersburg and Wrangell on the way home.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Crowell of Gambler Bay arrived in town today on the cannery tender Gambler.
 Paul Vincent arrived from Ten akee on the Estebeth yesterday and is staying at the Occidental.
 E. M Azelson, Commissioner at Yakutat is Juneau visitor. He is registered at the Gastineau.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Patrick, for merly of Jualin, will return on the Princess Mary to their old home in Ottawa.
 Miss Margaret Walsh of Tacoma, a well known nurse formerly of Ju- neau is visiting friends and rela- ives in the city.
 Bernard Heins of Snettisham is a guest at the Gastineau. Lieut.. Morgan, who was an in structor in one of the aviation camps in England during the war and is now registered at the Zynda has just returned from seven weeks hunting trip at Taku.
 Brick Olsen, and Mr. and Mrs. w Fl. Frost who have been guests at the Zynda Hotel returned to Tee Harbor.
 James Soles of the Hidden Inlet Packing Company is a guest at the Zynda.
 MT. and Mrs. w. H. True will leave for the South on the Prin- cess Mary. MT. True is connected with Marshall Wills Company.
 M. J. O'Conners of Haines is a Juneau visitor. He is at the Gas tineau.
 A. Wicbe of the Five Finger Light House is guest at the Gastineau,
 Mr and Mrs. H. L. Faulkner and daughter Jean left on the City of Seattle.
 MT. Frank Short, foreman for the Gypsum Mining Company is reg istered at the Gastineau.
 w. H. McMurray is a guest at the Zynda.
 w. M Wheeler of Seattle is guest at the Gastineau.
 Mir and Mrs. w. H. Gibbon of Seldovia are guests at the Gas tineau.
 Oscar Lundgren of Snug HarbOr is a guest at the Gaastineau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02
CLOSING NOTICE

On account Jewish holiday, Gold stein's Emporium will be closed on Saturday, Oct 1. Furnishings and Dpygoods departments will be open from 6 D. m. to 9 p. m adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02

Oscar Lundgren of Snug Harbor is a guest at the Gaastineau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02
MEETING NOTICES

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterial church will meet at the home of Mrs. l.. o. Sloane Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02

Mir. and Mrs. w. H. Gibbon of tineau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02

The Ladies Altar Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Hector Mclean Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02
NOTICE

Dr. T. H. White is attending to his dental practice in the Seward Building after six weeks vaca- tion. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02

Headquarters for Ladysmith coal. Juneau Transfer Co.. phone 48.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-02

nah K. Wheaton, nee Choquette-
 upo nthe ground of adultery, and
 upon the ground of adultery, and
 committed during the absence of
 the plaintiff from his home, while
 in war service. The parties were
 married at Wrangell in March, 1918
 and lived together until May %.
 when the plaintiff was drafted and
 entered the United States Army
 w. c. Thomas of Wrangell, and
 John R. Vim represent the plain tiff.
 Two Natives were given certifi- cates of citizenship in the District Court yesterday. They are Will liam Wells and Stephen Nicholas both of Sitka.
 Pat Brady and his son William. Douglas natives have been arrested fer illegal fishing and will have their hearings soon.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-22

lowing had been the brightest Of his
life. he was sure then that Gerry
loved him. The wrangles were only
their different ways Of looking at
things. OF course, they loved each
other. But Gerty couldn't stand pio.
neer life. She had loved him, or she
would not so easily have been per.
suaded to try it over again. She
yearned to make him comfortable, she
said. So she had gone back. and pulled
down his ramada. and put his clothes
)n the lowest bureau drawer!
ut wasn't either Of our faults" he
ruminated. ut was the fault Of the in.
stitution. Marriage itself Is a failure.
Look at the papers. the divorce courts.
A mans interests are no longer his
wife's. Curious that it should be so,
But it's fact. 1t is the modern dis.
content. Women want different careers
from their husbands"
Yet. how could he help throwing his
life into his work? He had committed
himself; it was an obligation. If It
were not for that indefinable some
thing. his allegiance to the cause which
Knocked at reasons and definitions: oh,
he knew he had tilted with Gerry
and been worsted he would have re.
signed from his company, his company
which had dishonored him. Why should
he stay to get more stabs, more
wounds? And the last blow. this pet
Of Marshall's! Hardin gave q scant.
ling in his path vicious kick.
The girls prattle had died. She
walked with him silently.
At the door Of her tent, she stopped,
looking at him wistfully. She wished
he could hide his hurt. II he had only
some Of lines pride!
How are things?" She used their
fond little formula.
"Oh, rotten!" growled Hardin. fling.
ing away. The gate slammed behind
him.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-22
CHAPTER Viii.
Under the Veneer.

~'SSs WV vSuVSss
An hour later Innes, blinking from
the sun. stepped into the tent, which
had been partitioned with rough red
wood boards into a bed chamber on
the right, combination dining room
and ''parlor" on the left. Her glance
Immediately segregated the three
stalks Of pink geraniums in the center
OF the Mexican drawn-work cloth that
covered the table. Gerty, herself, in q
fresh pink Bingham frock. was dancing
around the table to the tune Of forks
and spoons. 1t was just like Gerry to
dress up to her setting. even though it
were only pitiful water-starved bou.
quet. She had often tried to analy.e
her sister-in-law's hold on her brother !;
certainly they were not happy. Was it
because she made him comfortable?
was 1t the little air Of formalty. or
mystery. which she drew around her?
Her rooms when Innes was allowed to
enter them We're always flawless:
Gerty took deep pride in her house.
keeping. Why was it. Innes wondered.
that she could never shake off her sus-
picion OF an underlying untidiness?
There was always a closed door on
Gerty's processes.
May l help:" The sun was still
following the room to her.
Hello" Hardin looked up from
the couch where he was lying. Innes
suspected it of being a frequent re-
treat. She had found it tumbled once
when she ran over early. 1t was then
that Gerty made it understood that she
liked more formally. Innes was rare.
~ in that tent except for meals now,
or during her alternating week of
house chores.
Il was afraid was late" said the
girl.
Lunch will be ready in a few min
utes," announced Gerty Hardin. wont
you sit down? There's the new Jour
nal. Sam came TO clean this morning,
and l couldn't get to the lunch until
an hour ago.
1nnes. settling herself by the reading
table, caught herself observing that il
would not have taken her an hour to
get cold lunch. Still. it would never
look so inviting! If Gerty's domestic
machinery was complicated and pri-
vate. the results always were admir-
able. The early tomatoes were peeled
as we'll as sliced, and were lying on
bed Of cracked ice. The ripe black
olives were resting in a lake Of Cali.
fornia olive oil. A bowl of crisp let
suce bad been iced and carefully dried.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-22
CHAPTER H..
A Desert Dinner.

lines Hardin was completing he,
simple toilet. Not even to please
Gerty would she ''dress up for the
dinner. 1t would have been easy TO,
her sister-in-law to postpone It. How
could she expect Tom to 60 through
with it! She couldn't understand
Gerty!
An hour ago. hearing distinctly the
whir and splash Of egg-beating, she
had run over to the neighboring tent.
The clinking Of the cake tins had sud.
denly silenced. Excuse me, wont
you?" Gerty's voice had come from
the lean-to. the little kitchen shed,
I'm lying down."
"Lieing, yes" grimaced the Hardin
mouth to its reflection in the mirror.
How many times that week had she
been repulsed by locked door, q sud.
den curtain Of silence or "Run away
for while. I'm trying to catch 9
nap" Easy now to see why Cert,
had wanted to "hold the reins'' that
week.
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fork. 1--WE meant to ask you a hun.
dred times. Did you attend to my
commission in Los Angeles?'
II forgot to tell you. l raked the
town. really did, Gerty." For there
was cloud on Gerty's pretty brow. II
could have got you the other kind, but
you said you did not want It,"
Il should think not" The childish
chin was lifted. "Those complicated
things are always getting out of order.
Besides. II ! had an adjustable form,
everybody'd be borrowing it."
"What are you talking about2" de.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-22
CHAPTER *.
The Rivals.

bUO UuV0uOs
From the window Of the adobe ONCE
building Of the company, Hardin saw
Richard jump from the rear platform
Of the train as It slowed into the sta.
ton. He noticed that the new mana
ger carried no bag.
"Wonder what he's decided to do
about the headgate. He didn't waste
much time out there" Hardin was
fidgeting In his seat. his eyes on the
approaching figure.
Richard passed through the room.
nodding to his Office force. The door
Of the inner Office shut behind him.
Hardin stared at the blank surface. He
moved restlessly In his swivel chair.
Did the fellow think big thing like
that could hang on while he unpacked
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-22

your d8fOl0 addressed the Stc0Oxs
rapher in the transparent shirtwaist.
"Does he think we're going to have
another flood this season1 Thinks it's
going to reach the hotel and wet his
clothes1 Take the starch out Of his
shirts?" He hung out Of his chair,
throwing the papers back into the
drawer.
He stamped out Of the Office. mad
cleIr through. To this crisis they had
sent down a dandy. q 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 a. they did after Maitland failed
please. Mr.. Hardin. won't you como
back and finish your gater m see
them dead first. No. I'll be fool enough
to do It. can't help myself. I'm .
Hardin. I have to finish what I've be-
gum"
It was not because this was a pet
enterprise, the great work Of his life,
that he must eagerly eat humble pie,
take the buffets. 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
floods had worked havoc with their
crops; this year had been 4 horror.
The district they called No. 6 was .
screaming irony of ruin. The last de-
bauch Of the river had made great
gashes through the ranches, ha6
secured deep gorges which had under.
mined the canals on which the water
supply for No. 6 depended. The suits
were piling up against the D. R., dam.
age suits, and they hold up his gate.
while he gets the curses Of the val.
ley. And Mr.. Richard thinks he'll
build levee!
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. If there was anything
Hardin hated 1t was humming.
you'll have YOUR dude to dinner all
right" her husband announced. Hes
in town.
Eyes, I know" rejoined his spouse
II had letter from him yesterday
From Imperial"
Tom sat up glaring. HE wrote to
YOU from Imperial?"
His wife misplaced the accent. She
misunderstood Toms scowl. It was
the old story over again. Whenever
those two men came together the ole
feeling Of jealousy must be revived
again! 1t 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 q 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 Waiting.
Hardin's thoughts did not touch her
Mt the hem. He was at the headgate,
his gate. What the deuce had Rickard
gone to Imperial for? II he wasn't the
darnedest ass! Imperial! And the
gate hung up!
For Gods sake stop that buzzing!n
The happy little noise was quenched
1nnes. entering at that moment. heard
the rough order. She looked implor.
ingly at her sister-in-law.
"Supper's on the table," cried Gerty.
the fixed, determined smile still on he,
lips.
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"Are You Going On With lt?s

NTS uOO 0OIU0 Vn WIN JIS
his trunks and settled his bureau draw.
ers? He picked up pencil, jabbing at
the paper Of his report. He covered
the sheet with fgures-three hundred
six hundred. Six hundred feet.
Whose fault that the intake had
widened, doubling its width. trebling
its problem? Whose but Marshall'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 discrediting
Hardin, by throwing bouquets to Mar
shall; praising his plan? They all 60
at it the same sickening way! Office
clerks. bah! Sure. Maitland had ad.
vised against the completion Of the
gate. Said 1t 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. Fo.
that, they throw muu at me. Oh, 1t
makes me SICK" Hardin flung his
broken pencil out Of the window.
Richard re-entered the room. The
question leaped from Hardin.
"The headgate-are you going on
with itr'
Richard looked curiously at the
flushed antagonist!c face Of the man
he had supplanted. The thought
crossed his mind that perhaps Hardir
had taken to drinking. It. made his
answer curt.
II don't know"
"You don't know"
Il have no report to make, Mr.. Har-
din, until see the gate"
And you went to the Crossing with.
out going down to the headgate?" Har.
din did not try to conceal his disgust.
Il did not 60 to the Crossing"
'Didn't 60" Hardin's mouth was
agape. Then he rudely swiyeled his
chair. The door slammed behind Rick.
ard.
Hadn't been to the Crossing? Then
where in Hades did he 60? He halted
Macl.ean who was passing him.
"Are you going to the Crossing to-
morrow" Hardin knew he should be
too proud to betray his eagerness, but
the words ran away with him.
"Not tomorrow. Mr.. Richard lust
told me he might not be able to get OF
until next week."
Hardin's anger sputtered. "Next
week. Why does he rush so? Why
doesn't he 60 next year? The Colo
radios so gentle, it'd wait for him, I'm
sure. Next week! It's a put.up job.
that's what 1t 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 it:
know him. He'd risk the whole thing.
and all the money the o. p. has
chucked into it, just to start with
clean slate; to get the glory Of stop
ping the river himself. It turns my
stomach; it's plot" The lower lip
shot out.
MacLean's attention was deferential.
He had always liked Hardin; all the
fellows did. But he was jumping of
wrong this time. He'd brought 1t all
on himself.
HE said something about Q ievee for
the towns. He's got to investigate that
before he goes to the front"
- leveo1 Wei, WouldEst that j0
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-22
STORMS HOVER OVER THE CANVAS HOUSEHOLD OF THE
HARDlNS AS RICHARD TAKES THE REINs.

synopsia-K the Overland Pacific rail-
Marshall While
Richard the the Colorado river
efforts Thomas Hardin head Of the Desert Reclamation
Richard
valley wishes Richard
he oresees
Hardin Richard Calexico
his
to Hardin
meeting the directors and his
Mexican Valley"
situation
will fail.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-22

(TO BE coNTINUED.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-28
rs YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
July %. 1894.

July 2s. 1894. 7~
A petition to the city council is being cir
culated for signatures. 1t asks that the
SIS 900 left in tho city treasury from the sale
of bonds voted to prospect for coal be
used in drilling west of the city, where
biologists say a thicker vein can be FOUND
than the one now being worked
Mrs. Ellen Bowman Vail, widow of the
late Bishop Vail, died the evening of tie
9th.
Mrs. Vail was well known for her charit-
able work, having for many years been
contributor to Christ hospital, of which
she and her husband were the founders.
Fifteen years ago she was stricken with
a sickness which left her blind but her
work to aid the poor only ceased with her
death.
Mrs. Clara Campbell and daughter Edith
have returned from Excelsior Springs.
P. l. Bonebrake has returned from Ex-
celsior Springs and Mrs. BOnebrake will
remain there for several weeks.
Mrs. F. p. Baker and Mrs. Harry SHARP
and children of Newton. will leave next
Saturday for n. R. Bakers ranch in Colo
RADIO.