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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-07-17
CHAPTER u.
Ii Which I Am Afforded glimpse. Into
Futurity-.-PosslbIy Useful.

In Which . Am Afforded Glimpse Into
Futurity--PosslbIy Useful.
Two or three evenings before we
were due to SAT-, at one Of our snug
gerry conclaves, I. put the question
whether anyone had ever tried the d.
vining rod for treasure in the islands.
!. Old John nodded and said he knew
the man wanted, a half-crazy old ne
gro back there in Grants Town-the
negro quarter spreading out into the
brush behind the ridge on which the
town Of Nassau proper is built.
He calls himself q 'king,',' he
added. "and the natives do, believe,
regard him as the head of certain
tribe. The lads call him old King
Cofee'-7a memory suppose Of che
Ashantee war. Anyone will tell you
where he lives. He has q name an a
preacher among the Holy Jumpers!-
but he's getting too old to do much
preaching nowadays. Go and see. him
for fun anyway"
So next morning went
] had hardly been prepared for the
plunge into "Darkest Africa" which I
found myself taking, as, leaving Gov
eminent house behind, perched on the
crest Of its white ridge, / walked
few yards inland and entered a region
which. for all its green palms. made
similar sudden impression Of pervad-
ing blackness on the mind which one
gets on suddenly entering q coal-min-
ing district after travelling through
fields and meadows.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-07-17
''You Don't Seem Afraid Of Thieves

you Oon's seem AFRAID OF ThteveS.~
fore long, and I thought I might drop
around to your cay and pick few Of
them up for you"
ss'It would be mighty kind Of you, but
they're not easy to find. I'll tell you
exactly He went of, dear fellow,
into the minutest description Of the
habits Of while all the time I
was eager to rush off to Charlie Web
ster and John Saunders and shout
into their ears-as later I did at the
first possible moment that evening:
I've found our missing cay! Short
Shrift island is -" Il mentioned
the name Of cay, which, as in the
case Of dead Mans Shoes" am un.
able to divulge.)
':Maybe!'' said Charlie, "maybei
We can try It. But" he added, ibid
you find out anything about Tobias?"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-07-17
I Waited Minute to Replace the HAT
on tho Ralslsf Ones Head.

sli(t.i -
their clothes had fallen away, hanging
but in shreds. here and there. That
the hat had SO jauntily kept Its place
was one Of these grim touches Death,
that terrible hutnorist, loves to add to
his jests. The cards which had APP
parently just been dealt, had suffered
scarcely from decay-only a little dirt
had stfted down upon them, as It had
into the rum glasses that stood, too,
at each mans side. And as looked
at the skeleton jauntily facing me,
noticed that a bullet hole had been
made as clean as If by a drill in his
forehead Of bone while. turning to
examine more closely his silent paft-
:ner, i noticed a rusty sailors knife
hanging from the ribs where the lungs
had been. Then looked on the floor
and found the key to the whole story.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
LOSS OF WALLET
AND $500 LEADS
TO MANS DEATH
Howard L. Shelter, Well
Known Businessman, Ends
Life at Chambersburg

Chambcrsburg. Pa, June IA. -
Howard L. Shelter, a well known
businessman of this place, shot and
instantly killed himself near his
home in this place yesterday even
ing. Shelter was engaged in the ice
and wood business and had a large
clientele.
1t was his habit to carry much
money in a wallet in a trousers
pocket. At Hagerstown couple of
weeks ago he was robbed of his
wallet containing $500 and friends
say he worried over the loss of his
money and this was the motive for
his self-destruction.
He lived in Lincoln Way East,
where he had a bea utiful home. He
is survived by his widow and two
sons. The dead man was well known
as a clubmar and fraternal br-
der man, having belonged to the
Chambersburg Lodge of Elks and
the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He
was so years old. He was an active
Republican and had been a men,
ber of the borough council. Coro-
ner Kinter determined an inquest
unnecessary as it clearly was evil
dent he had taken his own life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
WILL NOT MAKE
NATIONS LEAGUE
PARTISAN ISSUE
Republican Party Chairman
Rejects Challenge From
Democratic Side
By Associated Press.

Fort Wayne, Ind, June 14.-Win
Fl. Hays, chairman of the National
Committee of the Republican party.
in an address last night, rejected the
challenge of Homer S. Cummings,
chairman of the National Demo-
cratic Committee, recently made in
Chicago that the Republicans make
a partisan issue of the League of
Nations. Mr.. Hays, without naming
the league, nevertheless said:
THE conclusion of the treaty OF
peace, including all its provisions
when we know what they are-is in
no sense a partisan question 1t is
an American question. In the same
spirit in which Republicans during
the recent war measured their
every, act by how they could con-
tribute most to effective action. so
now they are determined to meet
this new phase of the war problem
in that revived spirit of fervent
Americanism which is the gloritied
result of our experience of fire and
blood, moving with full apprecla-
ton of this country's duty as re-
sponsible factor in the world of to-
day, and tomorrow with the earnest
determination to do all that can
possibly be done toward the mainte-
nance of peace without sacrlhclng
our own supreme nationalism, the
preservation of which in its integrity
is the greatest safeguard for the fu-
ture. not only for the citizens of
this country but for all peoples ev-
erywhere."
Other Declarations
Among his declarations were the
following:
with all our power we will strive
to prevent the further spread OF So
cialism.
That criminal element. organized
or unorganized. called l. W. w, or
anything else that goes about this
country seeking whom it can de-
story-that thing is traitor to this
country, nothing else, and should be
treated as such.
The Republican party will not
forget, in the stress of other mat
ters, that it's protective tariff policies
have made the wages of our laborers
the highest in the world.
I'm the great readjustment ahead,
business must have sympathetic
help. not antagonistic curtailment.
There must be strong federal
regulation, but not federal owner
ship"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14

burg. The appointive officers. in
cluding the committee, will be an
nounced later by the new presi-
dent.
II was decided by the delegates
to pay $25 as a death benefit. Plans
will be taken up during the year
by which this amount will be in
creased and at the next convention
plans will be discussed for additional
beneficial features.
In a series of short talks yester-
day afternoon delegates were en-
'husiastic in their desire to secure
every FIRE company in the county
as a member of the association, and
to have a larger attendance at the
next meeting. George W. Lutz
former fire chief of this city and
prominent in State firemen circles,
of fire departments in various
county districts.
The Parade
The parade this afternoon was
the big event of the convention. In
line were 35 companies, including
number of out-of-town organiza-
tions. The latter were guests of the
local companies and were given the
Some of the county companies were
represented by delegations only.
Middletown sent the Rescue Com
pany and band. They were the
guests of the Reilly Company, also
the Baldwin Hose Company and
band of Steelton. The Shamrock
Company had four companies and
several delegations from the upper
end. including Williamstown and
Lvkens. The Friendship. Hope and
Allison Companies also had guests.
The lineup of the parade follows:
First Division-Platoon of police;
Fire Commissioner T.. h. Gross.
Chief John c. Kinder Assistant
Chief Marion Verbeke. Chief Mar
shall George w. Lutz and aids, Col.
II. C. Demming. II. p Fleck, w. r.
Wenrick, George G. Geiger, Edward
l.. Rowe, w. J. Rupp. John P. Con-
rad. G. C. Longfelt, A. II. Kreidler,
Frank Fagan. Milton Beamer. Ben
iamin Gastrock, P. f. Rogers.
George McIlhenny. George w
Thomas. Edgar Beck, Harry Miller.
Beatty, Simon w. Goodyear, Warren
Builder, Benjamin Zimmerman.
Harry Snyder, Earl j. Mumma and
II. l.. Patton. Division Marshal Will
liam H. Lynch and assistants.
Friendship. No. l., and guests;
Hope, No. 2, Citizen. No. 3.
Washington. No. 4, and guests.
Mount Vernon. No. 5, Paxton, No. 6,
Mount Pleasant, No. s.
Second Division = Division Mar
shall John E. Shoop and assistant
marshals. Susquehanna, No. Q, and
their guests. Reilly Hose. No. 10. and
guests. Shamrock. No. IL. and guests.
Allison, No. IL, and guests, Camp
Curtin. No. i3, Royal, No. IA.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
Proposes United Effort of
America to Assist Europe

Chicago, June IA Commercial
League of Nations. to put Europe
back on a productive basis, was pro-
posed last night by Henry P. Davf-
son of j. P. Morgan & Co, who ad-
dressed forty leading bankers and
businessmen at the Chicago Club.
II have no definite plan,' he said,
"but l know the situation. My sug-
gestions apply to every city in the
United States. The problem of what
we must do for Europe is an Amer
lean question. Let us approach it,
not ir an altruistic, but from the
most selfish point of view.
Continental Europe is nearly
PROSTATE. She needs food, materials,
about everything, in fact, that Amer
lea can furnish her. She owes Amer
lea about $4,000, 100000. She has
got to have materials, but how can
she pay?
IF we want business to continue
properly we must have an outlet for
our products. Europe is our great
est customer If we want our in
dustries and our mines to keep op-
Grating and our farms to remain
prosperous, we must have Europe as
customer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
VIII Put $3O,OOO,OOO
in Mortgage Loans

New York. June 14.-During the
ession of the joint legislative COM
hittee on housing yesterday, Sena-
TOR Charles {. Lockwood, the chair
man. announced that the committee
had received promises from banks
md insurance companies that more
han 100000, 900 would be placed in
real estate mortgages during the
next two months. He said that S'o'-
300. 900 would he needed.
At Yesterdays hearing the COM
nittee continued the examination OF
savings bank officials, each OF Whom
was asked how much his institu-
ton would invest in real estate
mortgages in the next few months.
The officials of the banks named
various amounts ranging from few
hundred thousands to million dol
lars. All of them said this failure
to invest to any extent in mortgages
of late was due TO the large amount
of money they had put into the gov
ernment loans.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
Wants Monroe Doctrine
Defined So All Nations
$50 Can Understand 1t
By Associated Press.

Washington, June 14.-Demand
that the Monroe doctrine be de
finei in the covenant of the League
of :iJations, since no nation of the
world has ever expressly accepted
the doctrine, and that the former
German Emperor be tried by his
owp countrymen iA made in a
mem orandum submitted to Peace
Conference by General Policarpo
BorTlla. head of the Honduranian
delasation to the Paris conference.
"'Fhe Monroe doctrine" the mem
srsniium, made public here to-day
sIys, directly affects the LATIN
Aratrican republics, and it is tndis-
IS4hfable that in the Peace Treaty
apout to be signed it shall be ex-
aCtkv defined so that it shaf be writ
ten into international law"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
PIEDMONT COAL
COMPANY BUYS
THOMPSON LANDS
Will Pay $5,5O0.O00 Cash For
Properties of Union
town Man
BY Associated Press.

Pittsburgh, Pa, June 1.-THE
signing of the bill of sale. transfer
ring the coal and other properties of
JOSH ah V. Thompson. Uniontown, Pa.
to the Piedmont Coal Company for
s5.5Oo,O0O, was to be made here to-
day by the trustees in bankruptcy.
The sale is contingent upon ratitica-
ton and approval by the United
States courts not later than Decem-
ber 81. 1919.
The purchaser takes title to the
property subject to all mortgages,
deeds in trust, vendors liens and
dover charges. The purchase price is
for equities in the properties and is
to be paid in cash on delivery. The
secured Indebtedness assumed by the
purchaser will aggregate between
s12, 100000 and s1S.000,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
BEWARE
A
BREAK!

To-day, (Thursday, June 12) the
Monitor is warning its clients that
important declines are indicated in
the Oils, such as Sinclair, Mex.
Petro, Pan-American, Royal Dutch,
etc.
Z Also. the Steels, Maxwell and all
other Motors, Int. Marines, have in
dicated (under Monitor Methods of
establishing Ranges of Manipula-
tion) that they are imm ediate short
sales, subject to rallies, and should
no longer be bought.
This has to be prepared in ad-
vance for mailing to distant cities
to be in time for Sunday appear
ance.
Thus-does the Monitor now add
to it's record on the bull side of
purchases for four months past, its
public announcement of an opposite
move. for the benefit of the In
credulous.
/ In that letter of to-day, it speci-
fies Group No. 9, of other stocks yet
in full bull position, and which in
dicate at this time that = upon a
trading dip of to pts.,-very lit
tie if any margin will be needed to
hold them.
In the Monitors last announce
ment, it gave full warning of two
sided market hereafter. and an inn
pressive vindication should occur
very near the time you read this.
u. S. Steel, the Coppers, import
ant Rails, and many other leaders
are not likely to be final bottom this
week, while Group No. 9, should be
ready to purchase.
The need of scientific. mathema-
tical competence will soon be DEM
onstrated. and hardly more than
half a dozen people in the country
approach anywhere near the high
percentage of accuracy established
by the Monitor.
If in position to buy, ask the Mon
itor what and when to buy. If hold
ing stocks. ask the Monitor whether
your margins are safe or whether
you are holding on, blindly, only to
suffer irreparable injury.
The Monitor was no different from
every estimable citizen. whether
lawyer, waiter, merchant, cook or
me~ssanic, who were right as long as
everything went the way they guess
ed.
Franklin said Those who won't
be sounselled can't be helped" The
Monitors Power of Discrimination
ard Super Efficiency are available.
Special Offer: $1,000 on account
of monthly subscription of $500
(baIance sof $500 out of profits
when made), do not delay.
Financial monitor. 18 B'Way. NY
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14

production 10 and 20 cents plus war
tax.
To-day is the last showing of The
featuring Theda Bara. 1t is a quaint
story of the peo-
"'The SIRENS Song" pie of Breton.
in mind and body. So oid-fashioned
that they still take their clothes to
the river bank to wash them. 1t is
considered the gest picture popular
Theda Rara has ever played in. 1t
shows at the Victoria for the last
time to-day.
There was a time when mothers
were either afraid or ashamed to tell
theiH daughters of the
.'The End of risks they ran through
the Road" indiscreet fiirtations
with young men. The
photoplay The End of the Road" to
be shown at the Victoria theater all
next week. contrasts the fate of the
girl Kept in ignorance by her mother
and the girl whose parents thought
II their duty to warn of these perils.
This now famous screen drama has
states Public Health Service. 1t IS
from the pen of DR.. katherine Be
ment Davis. known throughout the
country for her correctional know
IT. Griffith. Claire Adams, the most
beautiful woman in film, depicts the
role of the heroine who was properly
safeguarded through the timely warn
ing of her parents.
John Emerson and Anita Loss, au-
thors of "Oh, You Women which is
attracting inn
Final showing mense audiences
"0h, You Women to the Regent
Mt Regent. theater have on
riched the mo-
ton pictures with the most extraor-
diGary series of satirical comedies vet
shown for the last time to-day. they
have treated a most timely subject
in a novel and entertaining manner
always with a laugh up the sleeve,
but with very real and interesting
purpose behind it all. Ernest Truck
and Louise Huff head a capable cast.
Elsie Ferguson the first half of next
week in Eyes of the Soul" One
man was rich-a judge and he loved
her. Tho other was poor--a soldier
blinded in the war. She was Just a
girl-a dancer in a cabaret-longing
for ease and luxury. Yet she looked
on life through the eyes of her soul.
and chose. And If you live a hun
tugging harder at your heart than
this.
Those who have not already seen
the vaudeville bill at the Paxtang
Park theater this week
At Pax have their last opportun-
tang Park ity of doing so this even
ing. The bNl consists
of five acts, headed by the The Three
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14

Maxim Girls with West and Edwards
as an extra feature and offers a most
interesting evenings entertainment
fer all who enjoy good vaudeville.
Two performances will be given this
evening beginning at seven thirty.
One of the prominent members of
the 2sth Division Theatrical Troupe,
playing at the Or
Who's Who In pheum Theater Fri
"who Are You." day and Saturday
of this week. Is
Corporal Edgar j. Myers. a we'll
known boy from Harrisburg. Edgar
Myers is but one of the group of
these talented actors. and nearly
everyone in Harrisburg knows what
. beautiful baritone voice Myers has
for he sang for many years with tho
Penn state Four Quartet, and in
many of the Harrisburg churches.
Corporal Edgar Myers enlisted June
4. 1917. in Harrisburg with the Com
peny A of the 1cSrd supply Train. and
after training at Camp Hancock,
Georgia. arrived in France. May 81:
1918, just at the critical moment. and
as a member Of the 2Sth Division he
went into the firing line in July 1918,
at Chateau Thierry.
Myers served with the Iron Divi-
siop (2Sth) in all it's engagements
from Chateau Thierry, through Fis-
mes, over the Vesle river to the Aisne.
then in the Argonnc Forest ard final
ly on the Thiacourt Sector. In front
of Metz. where the 2Sth Division was
in position when the armistice was
signed.
This show in which Myers appears
was arranged on January /. 1919 for
the purpose of entaining the boys
''over there" df the various units of
the 2Sth Division. The piece was a
hit from the start and was given in
places of every type. churches, barns.
v NJ. C. a. huts, hangers and Red
Cross canteens. Later the soldier
troupe made a tour of the A. Il. r.
circuit. which enabled them to play
in modern theaters in such towns as
Nancy, Toul, Toursand Chaumont
Genera. Headquarters, in their travels
nnter ining in all about LEO nnn men
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
Mt. Gretna Soldiers
End Course of Study

Mt. Gretna, Pa. June 14.-Officers
of the Pennsylvania Reserve Militia.
here for weeks tour of duty and
instruction preparatory to the an
nual encampment of the entire brig
ade next month, concluded the
course of study yesterday.
Having participated in a spectac-
ular battle against concealed sill
houette targets on the rife range
Thursday. the major operations of
warfare were undertaken to-day with
practical as we'll as theoretical fea-
tureS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
By Associated Press.

Coblenz, June 14.-An ultimatum
demanding the immediate continue
ton of the movement of Polish
sent to the German government by
dispatches from Spa.
Orders were issued at Berlin sew
eral days ago to hold up the Polish
troop trains. One was held at Cob
lenz, another at TreVes, two at Ems
and eight in the interior of Ger
many The transfer of Polish
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
Makes New Record
For Destroyer Type
BIZ Associated Press.

Philadelphia, June 1.-THE tor
pedoboat destroyer. Cole. the twen-
tieth of her class built at Cramps
shipyard here. covered a five-mile
course in the Delaware river yester-
day at a speed of Ali knots an
hour, claimed to be worlds record
for a destroyer of her type. The
contract speed requirement for the
Cole is 35 knots. The record for this
type vessel over the Rockland, Me-,
course is said to be SS.5 knots. j..
Harry Null. president of the Cramp
Company, said the record was made
with an extemporized crew.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
Worlds S. S. Convention
to Be Held in Toxic

New York, June 1.-THE worlds
eighth Sunday school convention. to
be held at Toxic in October. 1920, is
expected to attract to Japan many
Sunday school workers and others
engaged in various forms of reli-
gious activity from all parts of the
world. About 1900 delegates from
the United States and Canada are
expected to attend.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
FOCH WARNS GERMAN
GOVERNMENT TO LET
HALLER'S MEN PASS
Trains Bearing Polish Troops Stopped Way to Ddnzg
Erzberger Protests That rn,istice Terms Are Being
Violated; Wants Potdnd d to Abandon Purpose

troops from France to Poland be-
gan about six weeks ago and was
due to be completed on June II.
Matthias Erzberger claimed that
Poland intended to distribute two
divisions of General Haller's troops
along the frontier. He protested
that this was opposed to the terms
of the armistice and that unless
Poland abandoned her purpose, Ger
many would be compelled to sus
pend the movement of the Polish
army across Germany.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
Reception Program Is Plan
of focal "Y" Committee

Members of the entertainment com
mittee of the p. R. r. Y. NJ. c. A.
are planning a big time for next Fri
day night. June 90. Tho occasion
will be a reception to new members
The program will include music. ath-'
letic stunts. short talks. ami refresh
ments. Plans 70 ra big years will be
announced.