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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-06-03
CHAPTER lX-Continued.
No.

'"Thank you. And you might take
these drafts now; three of 'em. Right?
Good. Well-any Developments"
"What?" Harmon tapped his Gig
arctic case in the palm Of his. left
hand. "Oh, you mean the mine?"
billiard nodded. eyes. Have you
gone any further with the shaft yet?
Two or three of the more cautious men
are holding back until something hap
pens with that"
"Shaft?" Harmon was puzzled.
'What shaft?" He placidly slowed
away the drafts. I'm not sinking any
new shafts at this stage of the game"
It was billiards. turn to be puzzled.
'Why, I mean the old shaft on Sill
verbow No. 1. Have you gone any
further with it? I've told these people
we were just starting. That's right,
isn't it,"
Harmon laughed noisily.
ooh. that shaft! Don't you think
It's little early to begin On that?
Say, about ninety thousand dollars too
early?''
AS Hilliard sat gazing at him in pro-
found bewilderment a waiter slid up
alongside him and coughed for his at
tentiOn.
"Gentleman wants to speak to you
outside, Mr.. billiard. In the lobby.
Says it's important"
"Oh!' billiard drew the back Of
his hand across, his forehead. 'Tell
him I'll come right out. Will you ex-
cuse me moment, Mr.. Harmon?"
"Sure! Go ahead" The promoter
sat back comfortably and gave him
wave Of dismissal. billiard, his pupils
narrowing, went out to the doorway.
A pace or two distant one Of the vice
presidents Of the Trust and Deposit
company-a friend of Cullen's and
very good man to know-was lettering
restively.
Hello, Hilliard," he said, wrinkling
his forehead. "How are you? Look
here, it's none of my business, of
course, but I couldn't help wondering
how much you know about that chap
you're sitting with. Don't be offend
ed: it's friendly question. Simply
my interest in you as one of our
clients
''Why, I know a good deal about
him."
The banker continued solemnly:
"You. probably know lot more
about him than do, then, but just the
same, I wanted to make sure. That's
ALL" He turned, but billiard stopped
him.
"Well, what do you know about
him?''
Before I answer that's he a
friend of yours?" The question was
too blunt to be diplomatic, and too sug-
gestive to be disregarded.
"Not exactly that; he's rather
good acquaintance, though. In bust
ness way only-what he is socially I
don't know, and I don't think I much
care"
$50 you don't need any advice about
his business connections"
"Why. think not" He was nettled
by the bankers manner.
"The only thing about it," said the
vice president, nettled in his turn by
billiards brevity, "is that if you'd said
you didn't know him very well, I'd
have offered you some suggestions. I'd
have expected you to thank mel
really would. Under the circum-
stances, I can't very we'll 20 any fur
Their than this. Sorry I interrupted
YOU"
mo, but wait q minute! +"
The vice presidents refusal was
firm and definite.
ri can't say another word. Not an
other one. If you know him, that's
sufficient And he strobe away across
the lobby. leaving billiard dunn
fo.1nGoa
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-06-03
MANY Still Read Dickens.

Charles Dickens has been ruled on
by q class of the younger literary
critics as a decided back number. bu
the statement by his British publisher
that during the past three years tn:
sale of his books has been almost dou
bled seems to refute that idea. Some
Of Dickens novels sell more than So
600 every year, and he has been deae
forty. eight years. His sales during tn
last ten years have been larger, 1t II
asserted, than those Of any three nov
elists put together.
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here before you got yourself kicked
out two years ago. On! don't
jump! You don't think I've been
asleep, do you? l don't believe
you'd get much sympathy. Not much
And I've invested lot of money In
you. -. I want some big returns.
Look me in the eye, son. 1 want you
to calm down. Now, there's only three
parties to this deal-you and me and
the world. You and me-and the
world. Get that? And you and have
got to play straight with each other.
You help me get the money, and I'll
help you get whatever you want. But
when you throw me down, I throw you
down, and We'll see who comes out
ahead. I'll bet I do. What do you
bet?"
Hilliard shook his head helplessly.
"You've got to remember" said Har-
mon In sardonic consolation, that
you're an awful easy man to describe.
You can slip out of Syracuse just as
easy as you please, and try your
durnedest to make a getaway, and
you'd have pretty hard work to keep
away from the Pinkertons for twenty
four hours. And I've got the evidence
that would put 'em after you. So don't
you plan to run away, son-don't do
It."
billiards Judgment was tottering.
Where did he stand in relation to Arm
strong now?
"Well?"
Harmon snatched at the sign Of
weakness, and was instantly per-
suasive.
"Stay on another six weeks; make
the rest Of your killing. After this is
over, do what you please. You'll have
money enough to suit yourself. I'm
playing straight with you I.
am I nOt?'
eyes," said billiard, with whitening
sarcasm, '"you are!"
Harmon glowered at him.
"Don't you accuse me of double
crossing you, son! It's the other way
round"
"You aren't fool enough to expect
me-" said billiard shakily, Ito keep on
trying to sell more Of this rotten stuff
You aren't enough Of fool for that"
II can, and I do. You're in for It
now, Hiliard, and you can't very well
go back. You've collected money;
you can't get your hands on it again;
you can't make any restitution. You've
lied your head of already; you can't
do any better now than to stick to
your first story, because the truths a
good deal worse. You'd better make
your killing and make it quick. And
If you open your head for just one lit
tie peep fooey, flooey, and the
fats in the fire. Well 2"
billiards. head was splitting with
the horror Of it. He saw, in whirl-
ing vision Of dread, the people Of the
city rising to denounce him; not mere
ly for his inexcusable masquerade, so
grotesquely built upon the dream of re-
generation, not only for his vast abuse
Of personal confidence, not only for
the base hypocrisies he had practiced
upon his quondam sweetheart. but
also for this grossly profitable fraud.
Dimly, he argued just as Harmon
claimed, he couldn't be in harder
straits. A spasm Of reckless fatalism
shook him.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-06-03
"oH, NY GOD"

Synopsis.-Dick Morgan of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, q failure in life, enlist
ed in the Foreign Legion Of the
French army under the name Of
Henry Hillard, is disfigured by
shrapnel. The French surgeons
ask for a photograph to guide them
in restoring his face. In his rage
against life he offers in derision a
picture postcard bearing the radi-
ant face of Christ. The surgeons
do a good job. On his way back to
America he meets Martin Harmon,
q New York broker. The result
is that Morgan, under the name OF
Hillfard, goes back to Syracuse to
sell a mining stock. He is deter
mined to make good. He tells
people Of the death Of Morgan. He
finds in Angela Cullen a loyal de-
fender of Dick Morgan. He meets
Carol Durant, who had refused to
marry MIN. She does not hesitate
to tell him that she had loved Nor
gan. billiard finds he still loves
her and is tempted to confess. Hill
lard tempts Cullen, his former en-
ployer. with his mining scheme.
He discovers a rival for Carols
love in a nice young fellow named
Armstrong. Hilliard betrays his
love to Carol and is told he has
lone chance in a thousand" He
sells large blocks Of mining stock to
Cullen and others. Harmon unex-
pectedly arrives in Syracuse.
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mon. The subject might come up
later. It's almost sure to, now that
Embree's seen you and spoken to me
about you. And If you've had any
quarrel with this crowd, even if it
wasn't your fault, and if it came out
that I'm working for you, and there
was any talk about it, you can see
how I'd have to be on the defensive.
.. So if you could just give me a
faint idea"
'P1ain English is lot better than a
faiut idea," said Harmon carelessly.
81 aoated some steel bonds up here
once. Prettiest bonds you ever saw in
your life, too"
"Oh. And they didn't turn out
well?"
"Not exactly. The company was too
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-06-03

A simple appliance, easily attached
has been invented for preventing tsie
phone cords twisting.
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American Tent & Awning Co.

G. NJ. BAW1TZER, Prop,
Tents and awnings. grain bags, thresher
bolts. paulins, wagon covers, horse covers
and blankets auto covers, water bags, can
vas aprons and bags, sleeping porch cur
tains, canoe and auto tents Cotton and
roll duck. lawn folding furniture, COW covers
and blankets. feed bags. oiled clothing, sails.
nags. umbrellas. Waterproof covers and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
BIC CUT IN
COTTON ACREAGE

|. Memphis, Dec. S.-A reduction of at
least so per cent in the cotton acre
age in 1921 and a crop or not more
than 100000 bales was predicted by
w. Z. Thompson, former president of
the New Orleans Cotton exchange, in
an address today before the cotton
conference here, called to inaugurate
a campaign for a material cotton acre
age reduction and crop diversification
during the coming season.
The south is determined to re-
duce the cotton acreage is, 1921 to at
least one-half of that of ,ast year"
Col. Thompson said. This will mean
that the coming crop will be reduced
to 100000 bales or less.
The convention here is called for
the purpose of scldifying the distribu-
ton and serving notice on the world
that the cotton producing south will
no longer permit IT'S chief agricul-
tural assets TO be slaughtered and its
producers impoverished by any COM
blnation of circumstances or interests
whatsoever"
After outlining the course of the
market in recent months, Col. Thomp
sno declared, the reduction movement
was made necessary by the appalling
decline in prices, due, we are told by
apologists, for the ruthless defiation
campaign, TO oVerproduction."
I'm snite Of the fact that in the
spring the farmers were urged and
encouraged by financial authorities at
washington to produce all the cotton
possible" Con- Thompson continued.
I'VE are, after the price has dce}.n "a
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
ACCREDITED
HIGH SCHOOLS
state High School Inspector
Parkinson Reports Four Col
ieges and Ninctcou Schoc.s
on List

Columbia, Dec. o.. .ruu colleges oi
south Carolina amt n.......
schools have torH ..r,.......
cording 20. state lhsh S.... .....-
tor i. J.. Parkinson. WHO n.s r.-
turned 10 Columbia. alter at.u.u..
the meeting OF thc COMMISSION on ac-
credited schools, meeting in Chujta-
nooga.
The four colleges are the University,
Wofford College, Converse College and
the College of Charleston.
Under the list of accredited high
schools are the schools OF Bamberg,
Bennettsville, Ashley Hall, Charles
ton), Charleston Boys High, Porter
Military Academy, Chester. Columbia.
Darlington, Florence, Greenwood,
Laurens, Orangeburg, ST. Matthefs,
Hastoc, Spartanburg. Wofford Fit
ting, Sumter Boys, Sumter Girls and
Summerville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
WINS STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP

Columbia, Dec. S.--Chester's proud
record OF net having had it's goal line
crossed by a state eleven was knock
Cd TO smithereens by the spectacular
play of the Charleston High school
and with this record went all hopes
and claims Of the up-staters to the
high school football title. This dream
or superiority was turned into a
nightmare by Prause's wonderful ma
chine as the Charlestonians walked off
OF University field with tho big end
OF = 10 TO score as well as the un-
disputed championship or South Car
Ina IN high school circlos.
Chester had the knowledge of hay-
Ing put up tho stiffest kind of oppo1
sition, Its players did all that could
IAumanly be expected of them. They
lost but 1t was defeat In which
there was considerable glory for the
vanQuished. Charleston had the bet
ter team and deserved the great hon.
.ors which It captured
Spectacular forward parsing and a
beautifuf field goal from the twenty
nve yard line at difficult angle by
Teddy Weeks was responsible for
Chester losing. Three forward passes
of ths 1hair-raising. nerve thrilling va :
riev paved the way for the touch
down in the second quarter and when
Teddy Weeks romped around left end
SIX yards and ACROSS the goal line, he
scored the first points, made against
Chester by South Carolina team this
year Chester's goal line was not to
suner another desecration, but Weeks
beautiful kick n adc the victory more
Impressive.
Tne weather was cold. Rain fell
duriav the night and all the morning.
the efound was Bit soggy. A small
crowd was on hand. There was no one
g feep the spectators back of the
fencA ana ony several occasions time
wae called In order. to clear the field.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
SELL LICENSES
BY WEIGHT OF CAR
C0m mmi5si0n Issues
Bulletin or Machines

'o'nnr.a. Dee. N.-m preparing
'... ..t. I,H.sc law OF 1921. which
5"1 u.ou weights of cars
....As .lt4 uo, on horsepower.
highway commission has
..u."i ..1 published in pam
.. ... ""."I.- 1l c.rS and trucks
.'".,... at owners who are
'.'H"' .hn u.,ar tags for 1921.
it.' -"" licenses WUl be put on
sale December -. according to pres
'ht plN4s, and Will corlc considerably
hiGh@r Than the old tags. The Ii
cohScS WEI be sold by mail only this
year and application blanks sent TO
reputable automobile dealers through
out the state for the convenience Of
car owners.
The new class shows. for example.
that an Anderson touring car. 1929
model, Will weigh 3.065 pounds and
this will put that machine in Class >.
AutOm obiles in this class will be re-
quired TO carry $12 licenses.
a Ford touring car Will weigh l.
$50 pounds, according to the schedule.
and licenses for this make Will come
in Glass y. costing Sc. a Chalmers
1920 model. seven passenger touring
car will come in Class & as the ma
chine in question weighs 1850, and
the license cost will be $40.
Under the same classification a
Cadillac seven passenger touring car
Will weigh 4.05O and therefore the
license will cost SIG.
The bulletin carries all weights ar i
classified tions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
'l IlEVlyE WAR
FINANCE CORP .
Directors of !. New Or
leans Gotten Exchange
Want Effort Made to
Clear Our Trade
Avenues

New Orleans, Dec. 8.--Denying de-
sire on the part OF the southern cotton
interests Ito hold the staple for spec
ulatiye purposes or to force higher
prices" the New Orleans Cotton eX-
change directors, at meeting late to-
day adopted an appeal to the Louis
lana delegation. in congress to seek
revival of2the war finance corporation
"only to clear the obstruction clog
ging our trade avenues The appeal
was telegraphed to members of the
delegation at Washington.
Cooperation of all southern cotton
exchanges in the movement to revive
the war finance corporation was urg-
ed. I'VE contend that Justice and
equity demand that the national gov
ernment, which financed trade move
ments for foreign nations during the
war to the extent of several billions
of dollars, should aid in fostering and
clearing the channels of American
trade sufficient to enable us to sell
to others and to enable others to buy
from us and produce which is clog
ging our trade avenues" said the
Telegram.
In additional resolutions, offered
from the floor and adopted, the con-
ference gave Is endorsement to "all
safe, sound plans looking for the Gus
toners Of certain export corporations
now in process of formation, and
also to bill to be introduced in con-
gress which will provide for govern
ment census Of all untenderable cot
ton held in the United States.
The acreage reduction plan, also ef-
fecied by the committee Of which Col
w. b. Thompson, of New Orleans, was
chairman, and composed of a banker,
a merchant and farmer from each
OF the cotton states, was adopted
after exhaustive debate
The work in its preliminary stages
is left to the various state bankers
associations. The presidents of these
associations are asked to appoint a
state central committee of three
bankers, who shall in turn appoint a
committee in each county, consisting
of four farmers. three merchants and
three bankers. which will have super
vision Of all work in each county and
arrange for organizing each town
ship. The first duty prescribed for
the township committee is to list all
tillable lands and their owners, and
also to list the merchants of the COM
munity Following this a county
mass meeting. to be held at date
not later than January Is, at which
every farmer will he asked to sign
the acreage reduction plan, is to be
called. Thes merchants also will be
asked to sign a pledge not to furnish
money or supplies TO those who are
unwilling to comply with the reduc-
|tion agreement.
The convention adjourned after
adoption of the acl'eage reduction
plan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11

= Washington, Dec. 9-Pl,oding for
reorganization OF tho system of
handling national Waterways NJ. O.
leighton chairman OF tine national
public works declared before tho Va
tional Rivers and HaIDors congress-
that il was impossible 10 build a IU.!-
ness-like waterway structure ON "a rot
ten foundation. He said that business
efficiency depends On the cOordina-
ton OF activities. adding that twenty
five separate government agencies
have dealt with buildinng construc-
ton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11

~ @P excep pt11G only D.c| -
xe'r1tv>e q 4otive or nHturaliscd cixi,
s<ns The tsw admitted would be CIV y
- strict msntal. physical ana moral
examination on the other ode, before
embarking. Their relatives would %
REQUIRED to stve bond that they would
never become public charges.
This is getting somewhere! II is
drastic. but not too drastic to meet
the situation. The first duty of any
nation is to protect itself and keep its
own house In order. The preservation
OF America In condition At for
Americans is right and duty. 1t is
also an essential requisite for keep
ing America as Land of Promise for
foreigners.
70 bar aliens permanently would
% short-sighted selfishnesa; but a
temporary period OF prohibition, VITA
4 deflnite limit. cannot fairly be OBJ
jeeted 70. and cannet be Masquerade,
100 soon, Mereovsf. when thar perios,
= over. the barr should never again
- ~ down = low as they have been
r the' past Such inamigrants as are
a>lewed 10 come must Be desirable re-
ergits. nnsn ana woman fstted 10 be-
cenae asn>ts - the country not the
Red n1ioohisf- alcsrs of Hurope ana
-. 49, -1..-1L
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11

xhsrs sre a,w4yp plenty OF good
q q rltlrens = ecffdenan bad government.
1t -nsany an horsst atterapt at sood
16rerumsnt has> failsd for. lack of
pjlafly pronounced interest. An .f-
ebrt % rsvsrse this situatlon IL under
'we$ n one ot the many cities where
srlms ana csooksdness nave fourished
1he teslsnation OF the former may.
a = . osFtain city brousnt rew
lH4unioent into once AUTOMATICALLY.
- vas : quiet man. with a good
w ]tncxeptsui public nistory and had
, N pest ~ : Term to run. little was
q nSo(94 of him In reuedyins tho
evils vhiqh haA nourIshed under the
(cf1sef e3eeutivss
~ Qutst man proved to have ides.
|6{ ~ essn. H started q clean VI,
tYevy tdepartndwt oe the city gov
egnntnt ever WhIth ne had s3uyisdic-
-, - toek ths ptiacs out Of poll
~ p'id ct IN - catcsine crooks.
e <hszs was ~ failure ID connect
pptxtsa Xsrs6t A ) aaa oonvIcsions no
listex ths wtsk spot msrcilessly.
oh1 5ud9ss beach TO the jani-
&vohip - the police station.
<vnbR the, Fsputabis citiscns awoke
EGh ku1<nk 80 - iiv sr<xtv,er, - ~ 49,,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11

ureSito m ss1syd viii be considered
reason for removal from Office. The
women's clubs have signified their IN
tention to cooperate atcive'y. 1t is
believed that one year OF honer. uns
fearing administration backes, with
the support of the best element of the
city, will see the end of crime as Sc
rious problem in the community. No
one call tell whether this belief is
justified or not, but a'moss any. dcs.rea
result may be expected when citizens
Join forces with their city govern,
ment to promote the common good.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11

Geneva, Dee. 7.-Plans for the CO.
operation in technical organizations
OF the league of nations by represen-
tatiVcs OF Armenia and the former
Russian state. though those states
are not admitted 10 full membership
in tho league were discussed BY the
aSst!alty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11

London, Dec. 9--The officers of an
Italian Subnarine chaser were treach-
'erously bound and gagged BY their
crew and taken to Fiunle says Mia
Ian dispstch describing the desertion
OF the vessel from the blockading
fieet. D'Annunzio addressed the crew
amid cheers. The officers later were
released and left on train.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11

New York, Dec. ss--The police cali
ea in to break up "a frce-for-all fght
among the fans at the annual six day
bicycle race at Madison Square Gar
den The row started from a dispute
OVER a chair.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11

= 'A|rID--POsi;ion as overseer Of
ia''3. Thoroughly competent, and
experienced IN all kinds of farming,
including stock, truck. poultry and
power farming. IS years of age;
married and can furnish the best
OF references. w. p. Arnold,
MaycSVille, (. c., Il No..3
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-11
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
Month Open High Low Close Close

Spots % down; middling Is.
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the recent establishment Of a new line
of shipping board steamers from the
Pacific coast to Argentina is expected
by Caceres to be Of great importance
to thousands Of birds in California.
There is no reason why all the
Gagged songsters west of the Rocky
Mountains should not give joyous
chirps in expectation that direct i'm
portation will reduce household ex-
penditures, according to A.. r. Hart,
manager Of a seed importing firm
here. He. said importation at coast
ports would enable seedmen to ship
as far east as Denver in competition
with the east.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-04
LIVING TOO 1 G

San Francisco, June 4.-Hope that
the cost OF living for California canary
birds will be reduced from it's present
level, estimated by canary dealers at
about rs cents a month. to the old
pge-war leveE which ran from 10 to
Is cents, by bringing canary bird seed
direct from Argentina to the Pacific
coast, is expressed by Horacio B. Ca
ceres. Argentine consul-general at
San Francisco.
Argentine canary seed is practically
the only kind sold in the market here
now. the Sicilian and Turkish varie-
ties having been crowded out by the
war. and the. elimination of overland
freight charges from New York thru