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The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25

tent7 AS 1t was planned. 1t was all
right. hurry-up defense. Marshall
all along intended the concrete gate
for the permanent intake. Have you
seen the gap the Hardin gate is to
close? Have you heard what the last
floods did to It? It's now twenty-six
hundred feet, and Disaster island.
which your brother planned to anchor
to, swept awayl If it can be done, 1t
will, you can rest assured, with Rick
ard" he saw the Hardin mouth then
-"and your brothers zeal. and the
strength of the railroad back of them"
The camp formed hollow trape-
zium; the Hardlns' tents, and Mrs.
Dowker's. were Isolated on the short
parallel. Richards rnmada and his
tent were huddled with the engineers.
Across. toward the river, behind Ling's
mesquites. began another polygon. the
camp of foremen and white labor.
Some of these tents were empty.
"Is this Mexico. or the States?"
asked Innes.
halted SO abruptly. She did not see.
for the glare In her eyes, woman's
skirt in the ramada they approached.
Estrada marched on.
Outside the ramada, the two women
met. Gerty's step carried her past
like a high-bred horse. Her high heels
cut into the hard sand. There was u
suggestion of prance in her mien. She
waved her hand gayly at the two.
cried, ''How hot 1t Is !" and passed on.
Innes saw Rickard at his long pine
table used for a desk.
81 can see it nll from here" Not for
money would the sister of Tom Har-
din go in
AT table, that evening, her family
heard with surprise Gerty's announce
ment that they were to eat in the mess
tent with the men. 1t was too hot to
cook any longer this had been one of
the hottest days In the year.
She expected to hear a protest to
the new arrangement from Tom. She
was to see new deyelopment-sull
resignation. If he would accept 1t. she
must not argue. Both sister and broth
er knew why 1t was too warm to cook
any longer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
CHAPTER XXI.
A Complete Camp.

"Complete, isn't it?" Estrada was
leading Innes Hardin through the en-
glneers' quarters.
Eyes. it's complete"
Her Brother had told her Mt break
fast that morning how grandly they
had been wasting tImel She would
not let herself admire the precision of
the arrangements. the showers back of
the white mems quarters, the uiesquit-
shaded kitchen. Gerty's elaborate set
Ting was of a piece. 1t would seem.
with the new management. House
keeping. not fighting. then, the new
order of thingsl
Tom was afire to get his gate done.
She knew what 1t meant to him; to
the valley. The flood waters had to
be controlled. That depended. Tom
had proved to her. on the gate. And
the men dance and play house, as If
they were children, and every day
counting
She thought she was keeping her ac-
cusations to herself. but Estrada was
watching her face.
1--WE are here. you know. for siege.
htit uie iuoHlhS VI Woih uHtfiu' hol
months. hard months. The men have
got to be kept well and contented. We
can't lose any time by sickness" He
wanted to add "and dlssensions." The
split camp was painful to him, an Es-
tratis- Even after we finish the gate,
II we do finish 1t"
She wheeled on him. her eyes gleam-
Ing IKE deem velIoy fawaIs synu,ve
never thought we could finish It'll"
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25
CHAPTER XXI.
A Visit to MaIdonado.

Mrs. Hardln's descent on the office
that afternoon was successful. but moi
satisfactory. She had found the man
nger brief to curtness. She was given
no excuse TO llnger. She traced Rick
ards manner to the presence of Mac
Lean, and snatched at her cue. She.
too. could be businessllke and brief
Her errand was of business; her mar
ner should recommend herl
Richard had seen her making
straight toward tho ramada. 1t was
not the first time; her efforts to line
her nest had involved them all and
often. But today, he was In a bad
humor.
"For. the Lords sake" he groahed
to MacLean as she approached.
MacLean's grin covered relief. He had
never heard Richard express himself
on the subject before. "The dead-set
Hardin's wife was making at Casey"
was the choice gossip and speculation
of the young engineers on the Delta.
MacLean had bet up on the outcome.
He grinned more securely.
81 am not going tc fpare any more
carpenters." crowled HI --~rd. 1t was
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CHAPTER Xxx.
A Soft Nook

Innes Travelled, gleefully. in a ca
boose, from Hamlin Junction to the
Heading. She could not stay away u
day longer Never before had Los
Angeles been a discipline. Why had 1t
fret ed Ler, made her restless, home
sick Then she had discovered the
reason; history was going on down
yonder. Going on. without her. She
knew that that was what was pulling
her; that only
The exodus of engineers had started
riverward in July. Gerty went with
Tom. and she had made it distinctly
clear that it was not necessary for In
mes to follow them. Ridiculous for two
women to coddle Tom Hardini I'm
less Innes had special INTEREST,"
Her pride had kept her away. But
Tom did not write; Gerty's letters We're
social and unsatisfactory the newspa-
per reports inhaned her. The day be-
fore she had wired Tom that she was
coming. She had to be there at the
endi
Gerty welcomed her stiffiy. Assum-
ing a conscientious hostess-ship, she
caught fire at her waning enthusiasms.
Gerty looked younger and prettier.
per flush accentuated her childish fea-
ssres which were smiling down her ar-
AsyAncs osar tbis uninvited visit
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CHAPTER xIx-continued.

Marshnlrs voice halted them. men
of the valley" The audience, swayed
ngain. listened. Hear me. The riv-
er's running away again down yonder.
This is a message from Rickard. It's
broken through the levee. It's started
for the valley. Now, who's going to
stop It? Can your Where's your
force. your equipment Who can rush
to that call but the company you are
bounding? 1 gave you Faraday's mes
sage. His hands on the table. Not
another cent from him unless you
withdraw those suits. You say you
have given me your answer, Blacks
answer. Now the river plays a trick.
1t calls your blum. Shall we stop the
river. men of the valley7 We can.
VIII you withdraw your suits7 You
can. What is your answer now. I'M
perial valley?"
The scene broke into bedlam. Men
Jumped to their chairs, to the velvet
rim of the boxes, all talking. scream
ing, gesticulating at once. The Yellow
Dragon was never so fearfully visual
jzed. our of the chaos of mems voices
came n woman's shrek, For Gods
sake save our homes" 1t pitched the
panic note. "Save the valleyI Stop
the riveri"
Marshall's Indian eyes were reading
that mass OF scared faces as though it
we're sheet of typed paper. Barton"
ne called through the din. "Where's
BartonS"
Two men lifted Barton's puny fig
ire upon their shoulders. His vibrant
voice rolled above the shouting. 1.-THE
yalley withdraws It's suits against the
company"
'Then the company" yelled Mar
shall's oratory, "the company with
draws the river from the valley ="
oandemonium was loose. There were
cheers, and the sound of women sob
Ding. Barton was carried out on the
shoulders of his henchmen. Black led
crowd out, haranguing to the street.
On the street, Marshall fell back to
MacLean. "That was a neat trick the
river threw in our hands," His voice
'ad dropped from oratory; the de-
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25

Estrada hesitated over his answer.
you are friend of Toms. Mr.. Es-
trada?"
"Surelyi But am also nn admirer
of Mr.. Rickard, mean of his methods.
1 can never forget the levee."
She had to acknowledge that Rick
ard had scored there. And the burn
ing of the machinery had left a wound
that she still must salve.
you have no confidence In the
gateT
'sThe conditions have changed
urged Estrada. you've seen the mess
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25

try, he could not keep up with her
story. Lurid words ran past his ears.
Out of the tumble of abuse, OF shame
and misery he caught new note.
you say MaIdonado himself sells
liquor to the Indlans"
SSH, senori" Someone might hear
him She looked over terrified
shoulder. That had slipped out, the
selling of the liquor. She could have
told her story without that; she want
ed to deny 1t. Relentlessly Rickard
made her repeat 1t, acknowledging the
truth.
"Whnt makes you tell me now7"
Rickard hunted for the ulcer He
knew there was a personal wrong
what has Maldonado been doing to
you? Has he left your
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
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an inausplcious day for Mrs. Hardin's
visit. Things had gone wrong. vex-
atoms were pillng up. A tilt with Har-
din that morning, telegram from
Marshall: he wns feeling sore. Des-
perately they needed labor. Wooster
had just reported. venomously, It ap-
peared to Richards spleen, increasing
drunkenness among the Indians.
Gerty's ruffies swept In Her dress.
the blue null with the lace medallions.
accented the hue of her eyes, and
looked deliciously cool that glaring
desert day. Her pa-asol, Of pongee,
was lined with the same baby hue.
Her dainty fairness and childish af-
fability should have made an oasis In
that strenuous day, but Richards dis
integration of temper was too COM
plete. he rose stifiy to meet her, and
his manner demanded her errand.
She told 1t to him, plaintively. Her
eyes were appealing. infantile. Would
1t be too much to ask, would Mr..
Richard mind In the least, he must be
perfectly frank and tell her II they
would be In the way ut all, but while
this hot spell lasted. could they, the
three of them, eat in the mess tent
with the men7
"Surely" Rickard met It heartily.
She would find 1t rough. but If she
could stand 1t. yes. he thought 1t a
good idea.
And then there was nothing for her
to do but go. Her retreat was grace
full. without haste. dIgnihed. She
smiled n farewell at MacLean. who
was watching the approach Of Innes
Hardin md Estrada. Rickard did not
see the aborted entrance of Hardin's
sister and the young Mexican. He
was itching to be nt his work.
He let out growl when Mrs. Har-
din was out of earshot.
"Shucks What In Halifax do wom-
en- come to n place like this for2
There's Hardin-brlngs in two women
to cook for him. and now. please may
they all eat with the men2"
His secretary subdued chuckle.
He was visualizing procession of
boxes of choice Havnnas-fr Bode-
feldt, Hamlln and the rest of the
gang. He need not buy smoke for
year.
Richard threw himself back In his
chair. "Take this letter. MacLean. To
Marshall" Then his worry diverted
him. "Who in thunder is selling liquor
to my Indinns"
"Hold on; that letter can wait. You
get the horses up. MacLean. and we'll
do
place to stop this liquor business. not
mine"
A few hours later they were ap-
proaching the adobe walls of Maldo-
nado. They found the gate locked. A
woman, whose beauty had faded into
tragic whisper, CHASTITY twilight of
suggestion. came to their knock, and
unbarred the gate for the white
strangers. Mystery hung over the in
closure like pail.
Rickard told his errand. Maldonado
sputtered and swore. BY the mother
of Mary the Virgin. that thing would
be stopped. He showed to the senors.
with pride, his badge. He was ru-
rale; he was there to uphold the law.
He had caught some CT those drunken
Indians on the road. He had brought
them here.
Maldonado showed three men in n
locked shed. deep in drunken stupor.
He thought the liquor was obtained
somewhere back in the sandhills. He
would find the place. But the senor
must be patient; his hands were so
full.
Both men were glad to get away
from the place and Maldonado. OBJ
viously he was brute; undoubtedly
he was liar.
CHAPTER XIII.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-25

claiming fire was gone from the black
eyes. Its only break in the levee.
Ricknrd says he can control it; esti-
mates two weeks or so. 1t may cost
the o. p. few thousand dollars, but
1t saved them half million. Now
Wen have that game of poker. Mac
Lean!"
In the balcony. Hardin was staring
at Brandon.
"If that wasn't the devils own
tucklr
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The consumption Of newsprInt pa.
per by the daily, weekly and monthly
publications. of Australia runs about
1000 tons q month.
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FISHERIES NEED.
BETTER SUPPORT
So Declares Prof. Cobb. u.
of w. Expert

PASADENA. Cal. June 10 -
tCnitcd press.l Tho Pacific coast
Is -groping in the dark" as to the
needs Of the fisheries OF the North
Pacific, declared rrot John y.
Cobb. director OF thS College Of
Fisheries Of the University Of wash.
ingtcn. addressing the convention Of
the Association for the Advance
ment OF Science here today, lie
advocated compilation Of accurate
statistics.
a few OF QUE f!rhcries atc NJ
presen, In decdni~r condition" nc
ss.d and the danger Il that n me
lev, = atoms fan into the wcans
hards and vcry ambitious sehter,
Il 70 owed the "a "nt may do ~.
fore the doctors have satisfied
themselves that he Is really sick"
Prof. Cobb said statistical data
collected and published at present
Is frequently Inaccurate AM mis
ieaaiTg.
a complete life history ~ evcr,
commercial species would be an eN'
sei'ent thing TO have" he sa,d. but
added. I'VE had better he satisfied
with restricting our cndcavors 90
the obtaining OF the essential vital
factors upon which 10 base our
measures for conserving and per
petuating the fisheries" Difficulty
In obtaining adequate funds from
the state and federal governments
for the more extensive Investigation
would make the more elaborate in.
vestigation lmpracticablc now. he
said.
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SCIENTISTS WILL
DISCUSS QUAKES
Gathering in Pasadena Is
Considering Phenomena

PASADENA. June fo.-NTnited
Prcsa ITO discuss scientific data
with view n improving oondl-
ton. on the Pacific Coast. inelud-
ing an exhaustive survey OF the re-
sources Of tho North Pacific ocean,
moro than 400 scientists are here
for the convention OF tho Pacific
division OF the American Aasocia-
ton for tho Advance OF Sci
encc, which opened today and will
continue four days.
Cause OF earthquakes and means
Of protection against them viii be
discussed by Or. $. II. Townley.
Stanford university. other speak
ers are:
DIR. William Ritter. director OF
Scrlpps Institute for Biological Re
search. DIR. Barton w Evermann.
california Academy OF Sciences. DR..
Joseph Grinnell. University OF Calf
/ fornia; Prof. John r. Cobb. Uni
versity OF Washington. director Of
the college Of fisheries. T.. l..
Michael and @. +. McEwen. scripps
Institute for Biological Research.
{ - - iFbtHf - - NfAAHfF bureau.
George Loudermilk. professor OF ge-
oloEy. University OF California. DIR
T. u. MacDougai. director OF the
research department. Carnegie in
stitute.
Visit Fossil Deposits
Excursions 20 fossil deposits
Catalina island Including study Of
sea-life from glass bottomod boats.
have been arranged. The new 100
inch rejecting telescope at Mt. VIII
son observatory will be ready for
use during the session.
Besides the main convention.
there viii be sessions Of the Pa
cific Coast astronomical. chemical.
geological. geographical. seismolog-
Teal. naturalist and geological so
cicties.
Systematic exploration of the
northern reaches Of the Pacific
ocean may be the outgrowth of this
convention. such plans win consti-
tute one Of the main subjects under
discussion.
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Remnant Lengths OF
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If you're planning to make supply of
underwear-it will pay you to take advan-
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Remnants of Fancy Sateen
25c Yard
800 yards of good quality Fancy Sateen
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Suitable Sateen for lining, dresses or
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Hugh M. Caldwell
Back in Seattle

Major Hugh NJ. Caldwell. former
corporation counsel OF Seattle. has
obtained his army discharge and re.
turned home. lie will resume pri
vatc practice Of law here about Juiy
1. but has not yet made any af.i
iattons or determined where he viii
open an office.
Caldwell resigned as corporation
counsel In October. 1918. and after
entering the army was promoted 70
the rank OF major After the arms.
ssce was siyntd he was made ramp
Judge adv; cate at Camf Lewis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-19
FIX BLAME FOR
BOOZE MURDER
"Cockney" Fired Shot. Says
Coroner's Jury

A ooroner's jury THURSDAY fastened
the blame for the shooting Of Mrs.
David 3. WeStrnan at 1900 Seattle
boulevard. June II. on the smaller
man Of the party. named 'cockuey.' ''
The police arc looking for the sus.
pccf.
Mrs. wcstnan. "Bahr.- was shot
thru tho abdomen az n m. satur.
day. when sha refused TO open n
drawer In her apartment supposed Ia
have contained $1,000. Tn. shooting
was IN. outcome Of n ''bcoxe party
consisting Of Mrs. wnstrnan. Lila
Wayne. william Engelks and the
three men who fi~d after the shoot
Ing. The police so far hav. hc~n un'
able TO iocnte any Of tho three.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-19
Tarac Dismissed
in Larceny Case

Al preliminary hearing in JUS
tice Otis w. Drinkers court Thurs
day morning. Tom Tarac was exon
Grated OF a grand larceny charge.
and Alexander Dorogohupits held
for further investigation. Both were
accused OF robhing Mrs. Etuc Arden
Of S74 In tho Grccnleaf hotel. sfs1
King st.. Tuesday. They were ar.
rested iater by Pafrolman Bert
Houck In different parts Of the city.
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Swedish Club Will
Hold Picnic Sunday

A day full OF fun. sports. music
and dancing win be enjoyed by mem
bars and friends OF the Swedish club
NJ the .7th annual picnic OF tho or.
gznixation TO BE- held at Fortuna
park. Sunday. June -.
Tho Svea Male chorus will enter.
tain and Cariin's orchestra win play.
Boats win leave Leschi park all day.
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NEED BROAD EDUCATION

Empasizing the need for broader
education for country children. II. O.
Holland. president OF the State Agrl
cultural college at Pullman. ad.
dressed the luncheon meeting OF the
Rotary club at noon Wednesday In
the Masonic club rooms on. Who
u Educatedv-
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SAYS SELL TAGS
WITHOUT PERMIT
Break Law and Jails Too,'
Shouts laborite

IF fhe city council du~sn't Of.
f'ciaiiy permit . Mconry tag day.
w~u 70 ahead and tsoid or. any.
way"
This was the statement %
Percy May. IopE~hoccnen's deie-
gate TO tho Central Abr council.
wednesday night
"~e1l break tho law and hrvzk the
tsiis. too May shouted on tho floor
Of the Labor temple. "wcTi MI them
with tag scIisrr. and break out frou,
inside
Tho matter came up when a dele
|, gate Advocated that tho council oh
serve tho law and ind out where 4,
stands"
Tags cNn b. sold for any other
purpose than 90 aid Tom Mooney -
said II. W. Robcrtnon. another long
shorernan.
soldiers Offer IN Aid
A communication from IN, Sol.
dierp and Sailors union WINS read Of.
fering assistance In tho proposed tag
day. II read.
Fellow workrrs--The Soldiers and
Sailors union. being actively in the
fiRht 10 secure n fun rn~axur- Of Jus
tice for Mooney and Billings. are dc
cidcdiy In favor OF the tag day. We
win ofrcr any assistance In gathering
Of thcro much needed funds on Sat.
urtiay."
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STAGE SET FOR
PEACE JUBILEE
Eight-day Carnival viii Be
Held in Tacoma

TACOMA. June ia-Pians for
Taccrna's big 'peace Jubilee are
complete. and now ., needs only the
Kindness OF the weather man to
make the celebration a succcss-
Eight days have been set aside.
from June 20 to July 7. In which
to stag. a carnival OF nerrymaking
expected 20 exceed anything Of its
kind ever attempted In tho North
west
Many Attractions
A few OF the many events will be
tn. Pacific Coast amateur track
ard field championship meet: coro-
nation Of Queen Columbia: grade
school sport championships: sym
phony orchestra OF i2s pieces.
Northwest amateur boxing cham.
pionshfp: MccIeavc's trained animal
circus: Northwest band contest with
prizes amounting to $500. grand
military psxeants: Cooks famous
Wild Yves, show. ard the gorgeous
81 600 fireworks display featuring
the huge sctpiecc Somewhere In
France"
On Sunday evening. July s. the
Rev. r.. Freeman. rector OF st.
Marks church. Minneapolis. will
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BOXER KILLS SELF

PORTLAND, Ore. June 19.--Frank
f,osc. local boxing instructor, com.
mittcd suicide this morning. Rose
used oarbolic acid
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had three husbands.
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Charge That Man
Led Minor Astray

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delinquency Of a minor. Frank Nc
carthy was placed on trial In su-
pcrior Judge W. ". Pcmberton's
court Thursday.
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