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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09
DRIVERS CAN PREVENT WEAR
One Thing That Is Most Destructive 10
Driving In Tracks-Dlstrlbute
Traffic Evenly.

Drivers can prevent wear TO the sur
faces OF the roads and even improve
their conditions, If instead OF driving
In one track or on the edge of the
road, they will drive over the middle
and other less-used parts Of the road
when trafiic permits. The one thing
that is fatal above all is.nss 20 road
surfaces, whether dirt or paved. is
driving In tracks, which subjects one
small part Of the road surface to all
the traffic and damage that the whole
road accommodates. Traffic should be
evenly distributed over the entire sur
race OF the road, and little thought
fulness and care In this respect on the
part OF drivers will do much TO add
TO the permanence and excellence of
our roadways.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09

crew together and phone for Rondeau
and his woods-crew. Send the switch.
engine and couple of flats up for
them. Phone Poundstone. Tell him
to have the chief of police"
Bryce Cardigan's great hand closed
over the Colonel's neck, while down
Water street dark streak that was
Buck ogilvy sped toward the automo-
bile, intending to climb In and make
Pennington's manager prisoner alsc.
lie was too late. however Sexton
swung his car and departed at full
speed down Water street, leaving the
disappointed Buck TO return painting
TO the scene OF operations.
Bryce Cardigan released his hold on
Pennington's neck. "You win, Colo
nell" he announced. "No good can
come of holding you here any longer.
Into your car and en- your way"
THANK you, young man." the Colo
mel answered, and there was metal
lie ring In his voice. He looked Mt
his watch in the glare of n torch.
PLENTY Of time" he murmured. Cur
few shall not ting tonight" Quite
deliberately he climbed into the
mayors late source of woe and
breeZed away.
Colonel Pennington did not at once
return to his home. however. Instead
he drove up TO the business center of
the town. The streets were deserted,
but one saloon-the Sawdust Pile
was stlll open.
Pennington strobe through the bar
and into the back room. where q num-
Der of poker games were in progress.
For a moment he stood, his cold,
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oopynsh, By Peter Il Kyns
CHAPTER XIV-continu, I'd.

For the space OF n minute the mayor
weighed his sons future as n corpora
tion attorney against his own future
as mayor Of Sequoia-and Henry lost.
ut might be arranged, Colonel" he
murmured In low volce-the voice Of
shame.
ut Is already arranged" the Colonel
replied cheerfully. Leave your jlt Mt
the front gate and drive home I'm Shlr-
ley's car. I'll arrange matters with
her" He laughed shortly. at means,
of course. that I'll have TO telegraph
10 san Francisco tomorrow and buy
her a later model. Thank goodness
she has n birthday tomorrow Have q
fresh cigar, mayor"
Colonel Pennington had little diff
Guilty In explaining the deal to Shirley.
who was sleepy and not ut all inter
ested. The Poundstones had bored her
TO extinction, and upon her 'uncles as
surnnce that she would have new car
within n week, she thanked him and
for the first time retired without offer
Ing her cheek for his good night kiss
Shortly thereafter the Colonel sought
his own vlrtuOus couch and prepared
to surrender himself to the first good
sleep In three weeks. He laid the fiat.
tering unctlon TO his soul that Bryce
Cardigan had dealt him poor hand
from n marked deck and he had played
II exceedingly well. Lucky | blocked
the young beggnr from getting those
rails out OF the Laurel Creek spur" he
unused, "or he'd have had his Jump
crossing In overnght--nnd then where
the devil would have been2 Up Salt
creek without u paddle--nnd all the
courts In Chrlstendom would avail me
nothing"
He was doing OFF, when sound
sNiote upon his ears Instantly he was
wide awake, listening intently, his
head cooked on one side. The sound
grew louder; evidently II was ap-
proaching Sequoia-and with n bound
the Colonel sat up In bed. trembling
In every limb.
suddenly, out of the deep. rumblng
dinpason he heard n sharp cllck-then
another and another. He counted
them-slx In ALL
"A locomotive and two fiat cars |" he
murmured. "And they Just passed over
the switch leading from the mainline
tracks out to my log dump. That
means the train Is going down Water
street TO the switch into Cardlgan's
yard. BY George, they've outwitted
meT
With the nglllty of boy he sprang
into his clothes, raced downstairs, and |
leaped Into Mayor Poundstones jltney
standing In the darkness nt the front
gnte.
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ground. and on the instant. half a
dozen rough rascals emptled their
slovels over him. He was deluged
with dirt.
"Stnnd back. Colonel. stand back, II
you please. You're IN the wny OF the
shovelers." Buck ogilvy warned him
soothIngly.
Bryce Cardigan came over. and ai
s'~ht OF him Pennington choked with
fury. "You-you-" he sputtered. un-
able TO say more.
I'm the n. G. o." Bryce replied.
Mice little fiction that of yours about
the switch-engIne being laid mp In the
shops and the Laurel creek bridge he
ing unsafe for this big mogul." He
looked Pennington over with frank al.
mlratlon. you're certainly on the
Job, Colonel. I'll say that much for
You"
"You've stolen my engine" Penning-
ton almost screamed. an have the
law on you for grand larceny"
"Tut-tut! You don't know who
stole your engine. For all you know.
your own engine crew may have run
II down here"
I'll attend 10 you. SIR" Pennington
replied. and he turned 10 enter Mayor
Poundstone's little nlvver.
mot tonight, nj leaSt." Bryce re-
,Urted gently. "Ilaving gone this far
I would he poor general to permit
you 10 escape now with the news of
your discovery. You'd be down here
In an hour with Il couple OF hundred
members of your mill crew aud give
us the rush. iou will obllge me. Colo
mel Pennington. by remaining exactly
where you are until give you permls-
sion TO depart"
"And II | refuse"
"Thcn ! shall nnnhandle you. truss
you up like fowl In the tonnenu Of
your car. nu,l gag you"
To Bryce's Infinite surprise the Colo
mel smiled. "Oh. very wellw he re-
piled. ~ guess you've got the bulge
ch me. young man. DO you mind n
sli In the warm cab of my own en-
ginef ] came away in such hurry
] quite forgot my overcoat."
Not nt all. III sit up there md
keep YOU company"
Half nm hour passed. An automo-
bile came slowly up Water street and
paused half block away, evidently
reconnolterlng the situation. Instant
ly the Colonel thrust his head out the
caJ window.
"Sexton !" he shouted. "Cardlgnn's
cutting In II crossing. He's holding
nc here against my will. Get the mill
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
Microbes Hard TO DESTROY

The microbes of disease are long.
lived when kept In favorable sur
roundings. DIR. ]. Dansyz reports to
the French Academic des Science.
that strain of paratyphoid bacllll
kept in broth in sealed ampoules were
alive and virulent after twelve years.
When these bacilli were transferred
to new test tube every twenty-four
hours they were still virulent after
five years. At the beginning they
produced nine generations In twenty.
four hours, after year they were
producing nine generations In twelve
hours. Thus at the end Of FIVE years
Or. Dansyz had 25.OO0 generations OF
paratyphold germs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09
CHAPTER XIV.

The success of Bryce Cardlgan's
plan for getting his rails down from
Laurel creek depended entirely upon
the whlmsy which might seize the crew
of the big mogul that hauled the last
load OF logs out of Cardigan's red
woods on Thursday afternoon. Should
the engineer and fireman decide TO
leave the locomotive at the logging
camp for the night, Bryces task would
be as simple as turning hose down Il
squirrel hole. on the other hand,
should they run back TO Sequola with
the engine, he and ogilvy faced the al.
Tentative of borrowing" II from the
Laguna Grnnde Lumber company's
roundhouse; and that operation, In
view of the fact that Pennlngton's night
watchman would be certain TO hear the
engine leaving. offered difficulties.
Throughout the afternoon. nfter
having sent his orders In writing TO
the woods-boss. via George Sea otter
(for he dared not trust to the tele.
phone). he waited I'm his office for a
telephone call from the logging camp
MS TO what action the engine crew had
taken. Finally, at II. quarter of six,
Curtis. his woods-boss, rang In.
They're staying here all night, SIR"
he reported.
"llouse them ns far from the log
landing as possible, and organize a
poker game TO keep them busy In case
they don't 20 to bed before eight
O'clock" Bryce ordered. "In the mean.
time, send man you can trust-Jim
Harding, who runs the big bull-donkey,
Will do-dowp TO the locomotive TO
keep steam up until arrive"
He had scarcely hung up, when
Buck Ogilvy came into the Office.
"Well?' he queried casually.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09

my young ducks, are you?" quoth
Farmer Martin ms he found thirty
pound swapping turtle Juggling hen
or toward Clyde river. Guess II
Will soon be all night for you" he
chortled as he seized the saurian by
the tail and lugged him OF to the
chopping block.
II seems that Farmer Martin had
been losing lot Of young ducks re-
Gently. He did not know whether Il
was mlnks, weasels or polecats that
were to blame. He had hen setting
on n lot OF eggs under the barn and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09

timber to st. Louis and Kansas City
markets. where 1t commands high
prices.
The big stump weighs more than
nine tons and the portion above ground
measures fifty inches across, while the
portion that was underground was
even larger. 1t is estimated that the
huge chunk of timber would make
gunstocks enough for an entire regi-
ment.
Based on present prices. the tree of
which this stump formed the base will
bring In more than $3.50.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09
Carrying Forward Nations Great Road
Building Program, Support Of Which
Is Urged by Secretary Meredith.

their allotments of these army supplies
because of the great assistance they
will be In expediting road building.
This material Is in addition to approx
inately 22,O0o army motor vehicles
which already have been allotted to
the states through the federal depart
ment of agriculture In accord with pre-
vlous legislation.
As yet no definite estimate can be
made as to the number of machines OF
different kinds which the secretary OF
war will designate to be Surplus ana
not required for military purposes" as
provided in the act. Among the scores
OF items listed in the law are: Road
rollers, sprinkllng wagons, concrete
mixers, derricks, complete pile-driver
outfits, clam-shell buckets, caterpillar
and drag-llne eXcavators, plows,
cranes, dump wagons, hoisting engines.
stump pullers, wheelbarrows, blasting
machines, corrugated metal culverts.
surveying instruments, drafting ma
chimes. fabricated bridge materials.
gravity and power conveyors. and
wagons.
The distribution Of this material
Will be made by the United States de-
partment Of agriculture, the work be-
Ing In the immediate charge of the bu-
rcau of public roads. It will be al
lotted In the same ratio as funds
granted to the states for federal ait
roads.
The bill also empowers the secre-
tary of war IN his discretion TO trans
fer to the United States department
Of agriculture for use by the forestry
service In the work OF supervising the
national forests, any telephone sup
plies no longer required for military
purposes.
The federal government Is to bs re-
imbursed by the states, a sum equal TO
20 per cent of the value OF the mate
rial less all freight charges Incurred In
delivering the property to them. The
title to all vehicles and other equip
ment remains vested In the state for
use In improving highways. No We
hicles and equipment, in serviceable
condition, can be sold or the title
transferred to any one else. A proyi-
sion Inserted In the bill shortly before
Its final passage provided that any
state highway department may ar
range for the use Of this material by
any state agency or municipal corpora
tion at fair rental, If II is to be used
In constructing and maintaining public
highways. The rental must not be
less than the cost Of maintenance and
repair of the vehicles and equipment
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09

II was this setting hen that put up
the racket.
Arriving at the chopping block.
after little backing and pulling
Farmer Martin got the turtle In posi-.
tion so he could chop on Its head
without cutting Off the leg OF the hen.
After the turtles head had been
chopped of Mr., Martin had to get
chisel and split the head OF the turtle
In pieces TO release the hen. with all
sorts of squawks the hen hustled
back and resumed her position on
the eggs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09
IMPROVED
ROADS
ARMY MATERIAL FOR ROADS
Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Machin-
cry Available for Construc-
tion OF Highways.

The signing by the president Of n
bill directing ihe secretary of war TO
transfer certain surplus army equip
ment to the United States department
Of agriculture, as well as allotting GER
tain material TO other branches OF the
government. makes available for dis
trlbutlon to the states millions Of dol
lars worth of machinery for use In
highway construction.
Since there Is now available from all
sources-federal, state, county, ETC.
more than 81 900 0O0,O 600 for road build
Ing. the states are anxious to secure
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09
Benefits Of Good Road.

Good roads win enable the produc-
ers to hold their yield for a longer
time. thus insuring higher prices for
them and lower and more Uniform
prices for the consumer, and WIFI
serve to distribute railway traffic
more EVENLY over the entire year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09
WALNUT STUMP WORTH $3.50
Weighs Nine Tons-Lumber Enough
to Make Gunstocks for
Regiment.

Junction City, Kas.-A single walnut
tree stump, grubbed out on the banks
OF Clark's creek, will net the Settgast
brothers, Geary county farmers, more
than $3.50.
The brothers recently purchased all
OF the walnut trees and have been
cutting them down and shipping the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09
TURTLE RAIDS HEN ROOST
Aroused by commotion at Night
Farmer Finds 3o-Pound saurIan
Luggins OF Chicken.

Lyons, N. Y.-"Sufferin' mackersl,
and what do you know about that !"
exclaimed Philip l.. Martin, as, clad
chiefly In his nightshirt, he allied
out with his double -barreled shot
gun after chicken thieves. $50 you
are the crltter that has been glttin'
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09
Useful m n w.ana.

A system OF good roads. built on a
uniform plan Of excellence by the
states and the nation, could be util.
ICED as powerful weapon In the
consumers struggle with high pricea
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09

though Il may mean a loss to the con-
cern. Trihes--yes. trides-but the
attention 70 them payes the way 70
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09

cieaniy ana caeruuy WASH vut vus-
toners with possible cheap prices, as
follows: Ladies' 2 dolls per hundred;
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09
. Contrary Expectations.

Contrary EXPECTATIONS.
rs Jabbs really going TO run fol
office"
"Yes, and what Is mHs, he expects
to win In O walk"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09

90 million guests register every year.
II has eight thousand negro porters,
nwns linen worth two million dollars.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09

AIRS. rIu,Iisan 50 ..s"s ~ -U.."
moppln' the floors.
Mrs. Harrlgan-But don't ye notice
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09

The little fellow disappeared. but
presently returned. Mamma" he
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-22
TAyLOR'S HOME TOWN
SHOWS ISL 146 IN FUND

Athena. It'll Taylor's home town,
TODAY sent in a list of 102 names
showing that the total raised there for
a memorial to the late sheriff was
$1146. This constitutes virtually all
the adults residing in Athena and rep
resents an average of more than sic
per capita for the honoriug of one of
the little towns most revered citl-'
ze.Is
New York papers have carried the
story of the late sheriff, according to
items which reach the local head
quarters of the fund. Eugene II. Mo-
rahan, New York sculptor, in let
ter received today, told of having been
given clipping from New YORK
paper and asked that he be allowed
to submit sketches for a statue as the
committee in charge suggested, Mr..
Morahan says he constructed the Al
fred C. Vanderbilt memorial fountain
lat Newport, n. l.. the 'Elks Memorial
at Buffalo, N. Y, and other well
known pieces. He says equestrian
statues are his speciality.
In addition to the Athena list. four
subscriptions. totallng SIS, were re-
corded this morning at headquarters.
They were: r, NJ. Warren, $40; John
~q~AnAr s. and the NJ. SicheI estate.
by II. II. slchel, IS, both of Portland,
and A. d. Bloomer, So.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-22
WHITE FINDS PEOPLE
WOULD AVOID INFAMy
Of SEPARATE PEACE
Democratic National Chairman
After Tour of Inspection,
Says Country is Ready to Sc
lect Four Square Leader.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.--(A. P.)--
On his return to his headquarters yes
tetaay after trip Of inspection
through Ohio and Illinois, George
white, chairman Of the democratic
national committee, issued the follow
ing statement;
'The American people have made
I'm their minds to elect Governor Cox
aud a democratic senate in order TO
avert the infamy of a separate peace
with Germany and tn save the league.
They are weary Of the chorus of re-
publican katydids croaking he did
He didn't' They have finally con-
cluded to entrust to its friends the only
nlan for world peace ever agreed to
by both great and small nations. They
viii select four-square president in
stead of a human weatherVane.
"senator Harding has stopped oc-
c,1atiue only once, and that was when
ha saId of the league and its reserva :
tiop at Des Moines. Il do not want any
clarifying reservations. stand for re-
lection -,
"senator johnson points ont thai
Senator Harding has put the league
of nations behind him ana REJECTS no
c,lv In the league but any mouitlea
tions of It. The American people asrs'
with Senator johnson and tney Wi
voth for governor Cox, who has pu
the league in front of him.
esenator johnson speaks with prop
nj, resentment Of individuals ah'
newspapers which misrepresent ah'
misinterpret senator Harding's WORDS
challenges their Justification as a
nroperly calls It, and says hluntly the'
r,av save their faces but not the lea
gue' =.
''In that list of newspapers anu III
dividuals am sure that Senator Jehh
s@n silently puts the name OF senate
Harding hlmself.," 49, -
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-22
URGES IRISH
TO SUPPORT GOV. COX

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-'The only de-
serters from the cause of Irish free
dom are those persons who are keep
ing the torches alight in Ireland by
standing for Harding against the lea
que and against world disarmament"
w. Bourke Cochran, speaking before
an audience largely of Irish aneestory
at the Union Stockyards here Thursday
might, thus declared himself in urging
the election of Governor Cox as a
friend of Irish freedom and an advo-
cate of disarmament
Cox stands for disarmament" he
said. 1.-The plan he suggests may not
be the best plan that could be devised.
l think that the plan urged by the New
York delegation before the committee
on resolutions would have been a bet
ter one.
( If Mr.. Cox is elected. the influence
of this country will be sent for peace
I by disarmament, which is the only
means by which peace can be made
secure. With all armament abolish
ed. England rule in Ireland would ter
inmate overnight. as would every other
international wrong from which people
are suffering"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-22
ROAD OFFICIALS COVER
NORTH PART OF COUNTY

The route Of the proposed PEN
dleton-cold Springs market road and
the territory which would be covered
by the road recently asked for from
Umatilla east to the Washington state
line were inspected yesterday hv State
Highway Commissioner E. f. Kiddle,
o. Island City. District Engineer H..
ii. Baldock, of La Grande. and Count
Judge e. H. Marsh and Commissioner
Y H. Anderson and Il. l.. Dunn4n=, OF
this county The party covered most
of the north central portion Of the
county during the day
The state officials are lukewarm at
hest over the Wallula road from
Umatilia. They had not the time to
look over the route of the road pro-
posed here TO reach Wallula by build
ing from Helix north The Cold
Springs route was gone over carefully
but nothing definite was obtained as
to the time this may be constructed.
Under provisions of the recent mar
ket roads act, this highway may be
built by state and federal cooperation.
The county has raised sts5,000 to be
expended on it, but with more than
so miles of road to be constructed the
matching Of this amount by federal ap-
gropra alton is necessary. should the
county spend this money without hav-
ing rist obtained the federal aid, the
latter probably would not then be
available. The $1S5,000 would not
complete the road,
The highway commission meets iii
its next session on Nov. at Portland
and this road, together with a report
on the Umatilla to Wallula proposition,
may come up for consideration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-22
PARLIAMENT PUSHED TO VERGE OF EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION IN FACE OF Mine STRIKE AND
Threat OF GENERAL INDUSTRIAL Walk OUT
CHEERS PUNCTUATE RESOLUTION
ENDORSING CANDIDACY OF w. w.
GREEN, FOR SUPERINTENDENT
Teachers Say Interests of All
Speak for Viewing of Politi-
cal Lines; Permanent Nor
NAL for This Section Need.

Unanimous endorsement OF the cam
didacy OF Superintendent w. w. Green
for election to the office now held by
him was given this morning in a rising
vote, adopting resolutions passed by
the institute Of the teachers of Una
tilla and Morrow counties Cheers ant
handclapping punctured the reading
Of the resolution endorsing Mr.. GreeN
and teachers sprang to their feet to
speak In support OF the motion.
Political affiliations should be dis
regarded in the selection of this Off
Ger, the resolutions stated. The COM
mittee embodied in its endorsement
the fact that the record of the incum-
bent has been enviable and that the
program now well towards realization
should be continued by the reelection
of the man responsible for 1t.
Yclls Given for Green
Cheers Of whats the matter with
Green? Hes all right" halted the
reading Of further recommendations
in the resolutions. One Of the prin-
cipals from county town followed
with a short. spirited talk In which
ne SAID MT. hTeFU was AilN Hihh WIZ
would "go the second mile The
speaker. differing with the candidate
politically, nevertheless pleaded for tho
wiping out Of such lines and recoeniz-
ing that MFR. Green has always worked
for the Interests Of the teachers and
the schools.
Lets reward labor well performed
and task well done the spokesman
said In conclusion.
In addition to going solidly for the
present superintendent. the resolu-
tions urged the employment once more
OF county health nurse. Memorials
to the candidates for the county court
we're endorsed asking for an appro-
for such an officer,
Smith-Towcr Hill Endorsed
Passage of the Smith-Tower bill in
congress, providing for several for
ward steps In the interests OF educa-
tion, was endorsed. support of all
institutions OF higher learning in Ore
gon was pledged to the end that bet
ter teachers may he employed in the
states schools
The need Of a permanent normal
school In Eastern OREGON was declared
in the resolutions. The teachers as
sembied by their endorsement, pledged
themselves to work for this institution.