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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24

I thought It was even as he said; and
none but myself had fallen into sudden
dissolution, but that everything slippery
Is not pancake, and the jar that is
struck may yet escape unbroken.
So it befell that by great good for
tune and by the exercise of my agility
and intelligence, I tripped the negro
and his head came in contact with the
ntdstdbdb, and before he could recover
himself, I held to his ebony throat the
blade of razor which. by the mercy
of God, and because it was a custom of
my profession, 1 carried in my konscr.
70 thou dog!" I exclaimed, prepare
to depart to that utter darkness and
perdition that awaits assassins, For
assuredly am about to slay thee!"" =
But he humbled himself to n.
ground before me. and embraced my
feet. crying:
Have mercy. ONmy master! I but
obeyed the commands"
"Of whom. thou vile and unnamable
vermin?" asked OF him.
OF whom else but Abu-el- Hassan the
son Of the Kadi! For hath he not re-
vealed to thee that for what has passe
with Jullanar (Pomegranate Flower)
the daughter Of the Wall, he will STAY
thee?"
He hath revealed this to me-" ]
asked of him, astonished at his words
And he replied: Thou knowest, mas
ter. it was by my hand that the mes
sage was borne"
Whereupon I praised Allah (whoss
name be exalted) and Epurned the slave
with my foot, saying:
| depart, o thou black son of nth
\ @,-< I.1% = ~~s-v L..
| thy wretched life; DEPART"
But when hA had gone 1 again Iiffef
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-24

So she departed, while I continued
sitting in the marlzet-street until past
the hour of afternoon prayer, with dis
turbed mind enslaved by. her beauty
and loneliness. I returned to my
house and supper was placed before
me, but rejecting upon the damsel. 1
could eat nothing. 1 laid myself down
to rest, but passed the whole night
sleepless. communing with myself how
could best carry out this affair and
obtain possession Of the damsel :
for my brother, Ahzab
Scarcely had daybreak appeared when
arose and repaired to the market
place and put on a suit of my brothers
clothing, richer and more magnificent
than that had worn the day before;
and having drunk a cup of wine, sat
IN the shop. But all that day she
came not. nor the next, but upon the
third day she came again. attended only
by one attendant. and she saluted me
and said in a speech never surpassed
in softness and sweetness:
20 my master. reproach me not that
thus reveal the interest I have in
| thee, but 1 could not speak to thee
when my women were in hearing; and
this one is in my confidence. I have
| told thee that my father will never
give me to thee because Of my rank
but thou hast wounded my heart, and
more and more do I love thee each
day-for each day thou growest NOR,
beautiful and, elegant. Forever mus
be desolate. Alas! I have placed thy
letter in the box thou didst give me
and no day passes that it is not we
with my tears. FAREWELL o my be.
loved"
On hearing this. my love and passion
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-16
ISSUES PROCLAMATION.

/. Emmett ID. Boyle, Governor OF
the State of Nevada, by virtue of tho
authority vested in me, do designate
and proclaim the week of May 17-22,
1920, as The American Legion Week
This action is taken upon the re.
quest of the National Commander oil
the American Legion. for the pur.
pose of stimulating the enrolment of
more members in this patriotic or
ga~nization.
In this enterprise the people have
a peculiar interest. for ii is probable
that the courage and patriotism upon
which this country depended during
the war must remain modified for
many years in America for the pres
ervation of the principles of true
freedom.
No patriotic organization can suf-
fer by having its members join the
American Legion. but, on the con-
trary. opposition, either open or Sc
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-16
THE MAN IN THE MOONLIGHT

Monroe Salisbury, star of such
Universal as The Sleeping
Lion" The Binding Trail" THE
Millionaire Pirate" The Guilt of
Silence Hugo, the Mighty" and
cher vigorous outdoor dramas,
comes TO the Rex theatre Monday in
The Man in the Moonlight" his lat
est Universal feature film.
He is supported by a notable cast
which includes William Stowell, usu-
ally seen as Dorothy Phillips leading
man; Alfred Allen, the veteran char
ao.er actor; Colleen Moore. Sydney
Franklin, Virginia Foltz, Arthur JAS
mine, Harry DuRoy, Johnnie Cooke
and Ethel Richie.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-16
HOLIDAYS DECLARED.

Arrangements have been made in
order that the High School students
from McGill, Ruth and Ely may have
opportunity TO see Eyangeline may
have a part holiday Tuesday. when
the picture will be shown at 2:30.
Special prices for the occasion will he
25c for high school students and soc
for adults.
The grammar grades will have a
part holiday on Wednesday for the
same purpose, the picture to be shown
at 200 o'clock. At this show tie
prices will be Ice for the children and
soc for adults.
Unusual interest is taken in this
picture and is encouraged by in
structors and parents in every city
where u has been shown, because of
its accurate depletion of the charac-
ters as portrayed by the famous
author. Longfellow.
IL is endorsed by the L%ongfellow
Literature Socity, and the picture was
made with its cooperation and is
highly endorsed by the National
Board of Censors as being a picture
of unusual merit.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-16
THE SILENT MAJORITY

One grim fact faces ambitious can
didates for the Presidency and schem-
ing party managers. A majority of
the vol rs are not attending the
primaries. For most of the candi-
dates and both of the parties, there
is no enthusiasm commensurate with
the gravity of the situation and the
size of the stakes to be captured by
the winner. The ELECTORAL machin-
cry goes round and round, but the
grain ground is meager compared
with the amount in the reservoirs.
In some States hundreds of thousands
of eligibles have declined TO make
known their opinions. They sit by
inscrutably and watch the wheels go
round, and bide their time.
The effect must be disconeerting,
nerve wracking and disheartening TO
the ''machinists." Their troubles al
ready were sufficient in number and
grave enough i'm character to bring
disquietude. To have this added
complication is rasping. Is il the
calm before the storm? VIII the
swapping rush come at the conven'
tons through public pressure on the
u%npledged delegates, or after the
nominations and the formation OF one
or more "rump' parties? Why do
not the old slogans stir the voters and
the old weasel worded speeches by
veteran stumpers rouse the clans ?
Because the people have found out
what's what and who's who.--Wash-
ington Herald.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-16

eret, to the growth of the principles
for which this body now stands is
fo~reordained to failure.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State of Nevada, at
the Capitol, in Carson City, this
fourth day of May, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
twenty.
EMMETT ID. BOYLE,
Governor.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-16
THE FIUME SETTLEMENT
AND NORTHERN EPIRus

The news that Nitti has accepted
the solution of the Fiume problem in
agreement with the views of Presi-
dent Wilson, brings the question OF
Northern Epirus, very little known
by the average citizen of America,
into light.
According to the note of Deem
Der 8, 1919, one-half of Northern
Epirus, or Argyrocastron, Chimarra
and D%elvinon, were TO go outright to
Greece. The other half, or the Dis
trict of Korytsa, was to be submitted
TO further negotiations between the
representatives of France, England
and America on the one hand, acting
in behalf of Albania, and the repre-
sentatives of Greece on the other.
Moreover. in view of the special in
terests OF Italy, negotiations were to
be carried on between Italy and
Greece.
The result OF those two-fold 9
tiations was embodied in the note OF
the Allies of January 20. The
boundaries agreed TO between Eng
land. France and Greece, and Italy
and Greece. give TO Greece besides
what was given to her by the note OF
December 9, the District OF korytsa,
with such northern portions of the
district as as prepcnderantly Alban-
ian. left to Albania. These bound
aries give Greece a population OF $50,
900 Greeks and about 10000 Al
b%anians, leaving 10 Albania nearly
$4,000 Greeks, at Berat, Valona and
the plain of Mouzakia.
1t is true, America has not taken
part in the negotiations which result
ed in the note of January 20. But
the subsequent notes on the president
on the Adriatic, while stating that he
objects to the partitioning of Al
bania between Italy and Juga-Slavia,
passes over the question OF Korytsa,
acknowledging thereby the correct
ness of the Allied decision on that
point as contained in the note of
January 20.
The map indicates the economic
and strategic needs OF Greece for
holding Korytsa. This district is the
thoroughfare between Epirus and
Greek Macedonia. The Pindus range
offers at other place a means of CON-
m%unication between Epirus and
Greek Macedonia. Moreover, koryt-
sa is bounded on the north by high
and impossible mountains which
isolatee it completely from Albania.
1t is the opinion of all impartial
scholars of Epirote history that the
Korytsa district, like the Argyroeas-
tro, should go to Greece, both on ra-
cial and economic and strategic
grounds.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-16
NOTICE TO

The McGill School District of Mo
Gill. Nevada, will build a concrete
and steel boiler room and coal stor-
age bins located Us feet from the
present school building. Boiler room
to be Is feet wide. 81 feet long and
10 feet high. Coal storage bins. IS
feet wide and S2 feet long.
Plans and specifications are now
ready and can be had from r. Il
Middagh, McGill, Nevada, Clerk of
Board.
All bids must be in the clerks Of
flee by May 81. 5-1s.a,
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-16
LACK OF INTEREST SHOWN,

The lack of interest being shown
by the Democrats in the primaries
over the country indicates that no
body is very enthusiastic about being
the goat. Bill Bryan Is used to It
now. Maybe he can reform the DEM
ocratic party. He said the other day
In Los Angeles, 81 have been a re-
former myself and know what II is
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-16

10 fight. IN fact | have been in a
fight ever since ! can remember-ex-
cept a short time when ] was in the
army" Bill is so used TO getting
licked that it is almost a habit, so
why not nominate Bill?-EX.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-16

THE ILIIPAH BASIN OIL AND GAS COMPANY Is STRICTLY a NE
VaDA CONCERN AND 30 PER CENT FINANCED by THE NEVADA
PEOPLE. III Is BEING ECONOMICALLY MANAGED AND THE MON
EY Is BEING SPENT ROR ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT WORK.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-05-21
CHAPTER VII.

David Eden smoked his after-d dinner
cigar in his bachelor quarters. The
years had been good to the firm of
Coward & Eden; good far beyond
the wildness of their first dreams. The
transaction of the section bought from
the English absentee had been but the
beginning of bigger and more daring
adventures. Coward. in that first
wild prophecy of his, had spoken of a
city of "a quarter of II million people ::
already more lots had been sold than
could be occupied by four times that
population.
Dave had often asked himself where
II all would end
The firm of Coward 4 Eden had
profited not the least in the wild years
of gain-getting. Their mahogany-fin-
ished iirst-hoor quarters were the last
word in office luXuriance Conward's
private room might with credit have
housed premier or a president. It's
purpose was to be impressive rather
than to give any other service, as Con.
ward spent little or his time there. On
Dave fell the responsibility OF Office
management, and his room was fitted
foi efficiency rather than luxury. 1t
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-05-21
a view of the long general

commanded a view Of the long general
Office where a battery of stenographers
and clerks took care of the details Of
the business of Coward x Eden. And
Dave had established his ability as an
office manager. His fairness, his fear
lessness, his impartiality, his courtesy.
his even temper-save on rare and ex-
cusable occaSions-had won from the
staff loyalty which Coward with all
his abilities as a good mixer, could
never have commanded.
He had prospered, of course. His
statement to his banker ran into seven
figures. Dave was still young man.
not yet In his thirtes: he was rated
millionaire he had health, comeliness
respect of a wide circle of business
men, and was regarded as one of the
matrimonial prizes of the city, his
name had been discussed for public
office; he was a success.
And yet this night, as he sat in his
comfortable rooms and watched the
street lights come fluttering on as twi-
light silhouetted the great hills to the
west, he was not so sure of his sue
cess. He was called success. yet in
the honesty of his own soul he feared
the coin did not ring true. He felt
that the crude but honest conception
of the square deal which was the one
valuable heritage of his childhood was
slipping away from him. He had little
In common with Coward outside of
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-05-21

their business relationship. He sus.
pected the man vaguely, but had never
found tangible ground for his suspi.
cion.
He was turning the matter over In
his mind and wondering what the end
would be, when a knock came at the
door.
Come" he said. switching on the
light. 'Oh, it's you. Bert! I'm
honored. Sit down."
Roberta Morrison threw her coat
over chair and sank into another
Without speaking, she extended her
shapely feet to the fire, but when its
soothing warmth had comforted her
limbs she looked up and said:
adam sure put it over on us. didn't
hep"
"Still nursing that grievance over
your sex?" laughed Dave. 81 thought
you would outgrow it."
Il don't blame him." continued the
girl. ignoring his interruption. 81 am
just getting back from forty-seven
teas. Gabble, gable, gabbe. don't
blame him. We deserve it,"
"Then you have had nothing to
eat?"
almost. Only insignificant indi-
gestibles-"
Dave pressed a button, and a Chi
nese boy (all male Chinese are boys)
entered.
Bring something to eat. Go out for
1t. and be quick. For two"
you've had your dinner, surely? ?"
asked Bert.
such dinner as a man eats alone"
he answered. Now for something
real. You stick to the paper like the
ink. don't you, Bert?"
Cant leave it. l hate it-and I
love it. It's my poison and my medi-
cine. Most of all | hate the society
twaddle. And, of course, that's what
| have to do"
Bert" Dave said, suddenly. why
don't you get married?"
"Who. me?" Then she laughed. 1T
would be mean to put over anything
like that on man, and girl wouldn't
have me-"
well then, why don't you buy some
real estate?" he continued, jocularly.
Every man should have some dssipa-
tion-something to make him forget
his other troubles"
"A little late in the meal for that
word. isn't it? But the fact is, l have
invested"
A look came into his face which she
did not understand. with whom 2"
he demanded, almost peremptorily.
with Coward & Eden" she an
swered. and the ROBUSTNESS of her
voice suggested that her despised FEM
ininity lay not far from the surface.
Were you about to be jealous?"
"Why didn't you come to meT'
She realized that he was in deep
earnest. II did," she answered cam
didly. AT least, asked for you, but
you We're out of town. so Coward
took me in hand and followed his ad-
vice"
do you trust Conward?" he de-
manded, almost tercely.
We'll, he's good enough to be your
partner, isn't hep"
The thrust hurt more than she
knew. He had his poise again.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-05-21
CHAPTER VI-Continued.

During the following days Dave had
q keener eye than usual for evidences
Of industrial development" He found
them on every hand. Old properties,
long considered unstable, were chang
ing owners. Money moved easily (;
wages were stiffening; tradesmen
were In demand. There was material
for many good stories in his investiga-
lions. He began writing features on
the city's prosperity and prospects.
The rival paper did the same and there
was soon started between them COM
petition of optimism. The great word
became boost" The virus was now
in the veins of the community, pulsing
through every street and byway Of the
little city. Dave marveled, and won
dered how he had failed to read these
signs until Coward had laid their por-
tent bare before him. But as yet it
was only his news sense that respond
ed; his delight in the strange and the
sensational. He was not yet inoculated
with the poison of easy wealth.
His nights were busy with his inves-
legations, but on Sunday, as usual, he
went out to the Duncans' Mrs. Dun
can explained that Edith had gone to
visit girl friend in the country;
would be gone away for some time.
Dave felt foolish annoyance that she
should have left town. She might at
least have called him up. Why should
she call him up? OF course not? Still,
the town was very empty. He drove
with Mrs. Duncan in the afternoon,
and at night took long walk by the
river. He had vague but oppressive
sense of loneliness. He had not real
lied what part of his life these Sunday
afternoons with Edith had come to be.
AZ few days later Coward strolled
In. with the inevitable cigarette. He
smoked In silence until Dave complet-
ed story.
Good stuff you're giving u.s." he
commented. when the article was An
ished. Remember what l told you the
other day? It's just like putting a
match to finder. Now we're Off"
Coward smoked few minutes in
silence, but Dave could not fail to see
the excitement under his calm exterior.
He had, as he said, decided to "sit" in
IN the biggest game ever played. The
intoxication of sudden wealth, had al
ready fred his blood.
He slipped bill to Dave. "For your
services In that little transaction" he
explained.
Eden held the bill in his fingers
gingerly, as though it might carry in
lection, as In very truth it did. He
realized that he stood at a turning
point-that everything the future held
for him might rest on his present deci-
sion. There remained in him not lit
tie OF the fine, stern honor Of the
ranchman Of the open range; an honor
curious. sometimes terrible, in its in
depreciation of right and wrong. but
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-05-21
Whitman Pioneers Meet.

The Whitman County Pioneers
association is to meet in Colfax July
10 for its annual reunion
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-05-21
DECLINED HONOR
TO ADMIRAL SIMS
Navy Department Refused to Allow
Him to Become Member of
British Admiralty.

WASHINGTON. = Appointment of
Rear Admiral Sims as honorary men,
Der of the Births admiralty was de-
elined by the navy department as "un-
American" despite the fact that it was
proffered by King George himself
Secretary Daniels testified Tuesday
before senate committee investi-
eating the naval row. Mr.. Daniels
charged that this incident probably
furnished some of the animus behind
the admirals attack on the depart
ment.
Admiral Sims dearest and highest
ambition" Mr. Daniels said was blast
ed by the departments refusal to per-
nit the appointment.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-05-21
PACKERS MAKE HUGE PROFITS
"Bio Five" Annual Net Returns for
1914-1917 Averaged
$4,000, 900.

WASHINGTON made by
the big meat packing companies in
the first three years of the war, 1915
to 1917, doubled, trebled and quad
rupled, according to special report
of the federal trade commission made
public Monday.
From 1912 to 1914, the report said
the big five"-Morris & Co., Wilson
& Co., Cudahy Packing company
Armour & Co., and Swift and Co.
made average annual profits OF
$50, 100000, while in the next three
years their net return averaged
$192,OO0,000
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-05-21
DAVE BECOMES WEALTHY.

Synopsis. Eden, son OF a
drunken, shiftless ranchman, al
most a maverick of the foothills,
is breaking bottles with his pistol
from his running cayuse when the
first automobile he has ever seen
arrives and tips over, breaking the
leg of Doctor Hardy but not injur-
ing his beautiful daughter Irene.
Dave rescues the injured man and
brings a doctor from 40 miles
away. Irene takes charge of the
housekeeping. Dave and Irene take
many rides together and during
her fathers enforced stay they get
well acquainted. They part with a
kiss and an implied promise. Dawes
father dies and Dave goes to town
to seek his fortune. A man named
Coward teaches him his first les
son in city ways Dave has a mar
row escape. is Disguised and turns
over a new leaf. Fate brings him
into contact with Melvin Duncan.
who sees the inherent good in the
boy and welcomes him to his home.
where he meets Edith, his hosts
pretty daughter. Dave becomes a
newspaper reporter and advances
rapidly to a position OF RESPONSE
bility.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-05-21
COSTS OF CLOTHING AND OTHER
NEcESSARiES ARE
SLASHED.
CUTS PROFITEERING IN PLACES
portation Chief Causes-Prun-
ing Extends to Autos, Mems
Collars and Peanuts.

ting in retail clothing costs reaching
from the Mississippi valley the Pa
cific coast was reported Wednesday,
Dispatches from "a cities told of
promised reductions in certain neces-
stiles ranging from Is per cent to
figures that precluded profit.
Financial authorities here said that
the indications were that the price
decline would be limited to ready-to-
wear clothing, principally women's
garments and silks. Shoes were in
the list affected.
Tight money and inadequate trans
portation facilities were cited among
the prime reasons. Delays in deliv-
cry of goods in which much money
had been tied up, together with in
ability of farmers to get grain and
live stock to market, were said in
many instances to have worked a
hardship on merchants.
May Be Only Temporary.
An officer of one of the leading
department stores of Chicago declared
that the price reduction now being re-
ported meant also that merchants
were trying to satisfy what he called
"a hysterical demand from the pub
lie for lower prices" These current
reductions, he said might be only
temporary.
A financial authority here said that
if reports of price cutting were de-
pendable they indicated a tendency
toward reduction in inventories.
Though this might be temporary, he
said, it was undoubtedly good in that
it suggested that merchants were 60
ing ahead more cautiously Sales are
being held under various names.
Senate Probe Proposed.
WASHINGTON Instrumentation
not embodied in pending legislation
were included in bill introduced
Tuesday by Senator Walsh proposing
investigation by a special senate COM
mittee Of the relations between high
prices for necessaries and the con-
centration of wealth.
The measure also would require
the president to authorize inspection
of corporate and partnership income
tax returns.
Senator Walsh cited a recent pub
lie statement of former Secretary
McAdoo concerning coal mine prof.
iteering.
"Mr. McAdoo heralded around the
United States an assertion that coal
mining profits were particularly ex-
orbitait," Senator Smoot republican,
Utah, replied, "and that one corpora
ton in 1917 made 1000 per cent profit
on its capital The public is entitled
to the facts about this.
Il have here the official report
which does not give me the name of
the company, but does show it I'M
der code number. It's capital stock
was $4,000 and in 1917 it made 1904
per cent profit on that sum. But it
had invested in addition to its cap
ital stock, according to the treasury,
$4,000, SO that it's net profits on
were 81 per cent.
SPOkANE.-Mrs Edna Rice Prath-
er, prominent Spokane pioneer club
woman and wife of Judge L. H. Pra-
Their.