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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-16
WAR EXPERIENCE

"W can profit through the things we learned in our war experience if we will. Cooperation, leadership, and the V orth of the individual they can all be made to count in the civilization of today more than they did in the civilization which was ours before the war. Gathering the war-torn threads we must weave it back into social fabric stronger and more durable ''We must sanctify ourselves to the service of pence ns we did 10 the service of war. We must meet
 thesconditions, recognizing the gov ernment on one hand and our liberty on the other. We need the spirit of cheerfulness. the spirit of 1 ideniism. the spirit of the square deal md most of aD the spirit of | God. In short we need that which we have in abundance if we will use ii. the spirit of the American frontier.-
 J. Frank Rushton, as the field mar shal of the allied armies, was master of ceremonies and on taking the chair received a prolonged ovation with the audience on it's fyet, at his own sug- |geStion. Feeling that the war was in- deed over when he was not applauded, he asked that the company give him
  again that he was back in the good old days of war plus prominence.
 Mir. Rushton introduced as the first speaker the general of the Very Light Artillery" John Sparrow publicity chairman for all of the war activities of the allied armies. The general came dressed in uniform and supported by the sturdy shoulder of the Better Ole" ,impersnnated by the fnInitable Percy 'Rosenberger.
 1t was quite a time before the gen eral recovered his memory sufficiently 10 remember anything but finally he came round sufficiently to recognize the lunch which was truly warlike in its proportions. He then said few words.
 GLOWING TRIBUTE
 pr. Henry M. Edmonds paid a ri"winE tribute to those of the allied armies of Birmingham who have passed on. Ed Crawford, Rob ert Ewing. CuIpepper Exum md
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-16

'rutwiler hotel.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09
INCREASED PRICES FOR EGGS
Greatest Advance In Records Of eu-
rsau Of Crop Estimates Was
In January.

Egg prices received by farmers be-
gan to rise in 1915 by "a cents
per dozen over 1915, in the aver
age for the year, but the great
est advance in one year since
1915 was In 1917, when 1t was
OF cents per dozen above 1915. The
advance Of 1918 was AZ cents and Of
1919 a fraction Of cent more, or 4.3
cents. The highest monthly price
reached in the records of the bureau
Of crop estimates beginning with
1910 was for January. 1920. when II
was 64.S cents per dozen, to which II
had risen from 9O.5 cents for January,
1910.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09

Exposing the ears to the hot sun for a
. while will cause them to dry out too
much for good popping. They will also
dry out too much in kitchen or other
warm room. If popcorn that has be-
come too dry Is wanted for immediate
use 1t may be improved somewhat by
sprinkling 1t with water before trying
to pop 1t. Sometimes popcorn that Is
too dry for popping in wire pepper
over a flame will pop all right in oil
or grease in a pan.
Time for Curing.
It is not necessary to allow new
popcorn to cure for a half year before
using 1t. II 1t ripens fully and COM
pletely on the stalk, the ears can be
used at once for popping. In the North
It should always he planted early so 1t
will have the full season in which to
grow and mature. If planted so late
in the spring that the fall frosts kill
the stalks before the popcorn has rip
ened, then there is no way of con-
verting It into first-class article.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09
MEAT ANIMALS ARE CHEAPER
Farmers Have Been Selling at Prices
~ Per Cent Lower Than the
Preceding Year.

Meat animals have been selling by
farmers for q whole year ending with
September. 1920. at prices that were
lower than they were in the preced-
ing year by IA per cent. The fail
in prices, compared with the former
years, began In September, 1919.
These statements are based On prices
ascertained by the bureau Of crop
estimates, United States Department
Of Agriculture.
Prices Of these animals were grad
ually increasing to the calendar year
1914, but they fell 8 per cent In 1918,
followed by q gain Of II per cent In
1915, Of 10 per cent In 1917, when the
peak was reached, Of II per cent In
1918, and Of less than per cent In
1919. Now, for the last months Of
1919 and for 1920 to September, there
has been . recession Of price move
nent With . drop e u pse cent
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09
HOW PRICES ARE ADVANCING
Aalnk-linsd ovsreeat Returned So4s
Clear PROFIT 70 Owner In Spaes
os Five Yeara.

One case reported to the United
States Department Of Agriculture In.
dicates how fur prices are advancing.
with increased demand and decreasing
supply. A man bought q mink-lined
overcoat for $500 In 1915. Two years
later he sold the mink lining for q 900
and replaced 1t with nutria for $50.
He wore It two years and sold the
nutria lining for $3.50. putting In Q
muskrat lining that cot SIS. In 1913
be sold this lining for $500, and stiu
hes ~ shsal Ind $ol6 clear pre0k
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09
CHAPTER vI-Continued.

you're right about that" replied,
"and say, look here. Why can't you
meet me somewhere tomorrow after
noon There are lot Of mysterious
things happening in the Granddeck.
Maybe you can help me In trying to
clear them up."
"It's a date. I'll be in the back room
Of Jim Connor's place over on Third
avenue at three o'clock waiting for
you"
"I'll be there" said, as I bade him
good night.
"Hold on q minute" he said. "Do
you know where Lefty Moore's wife
lives now7"
recalled the number she had told
me to give tile taxi man and repeated
It to him. On address way over on
East Sixty-second street near the
river.
II like to know them sort Of things"
he explained. "In our business you
never know when you'll be needing
them"
On my way home after left him.
congratulated myself on having made
James Germans acquaintance. In
him had found a man with police and
detective experience. The fact that
he held a responsible position with
big hotel ought to be sufficient voucher
for his honesty. OF course Miss Brad
ford must he consulted before l met
German the next afternoon. l could
hardly tell him my own almost unbe-
lievable experiences without bringing
in the attempts to blackmail her sister.
Surely Miss Bradford would not OBJ
Ject to my plan. We were making
such poor headway In solving the mys-
terry ourselves that I was certain she
would welcome Germans advice.
And would 1t not be a surprise to
Barbara Bradford to learn that n
criminal-or at least the wife OF a
criminal-was employed as n telephone
girl In the apartment house? was
hoping that she would be at home and
IN her room when i arrived at the
house so that might signal her and
tell her my great news at once.
let myself into the apartment and
without bothering to turn on the lights
made my way back toward my own
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09

Ny fnd came unexpectedly at the
end of an exciting day. A. may be
imagined I slept little In the hours
following my unexpected meeting with
Claire Bradford In my rooms. coming
as 1t did right on top Of Detective
Germans revelations as to the identity
of the telephone girl. Coupled with
these circumstances was the fact that
If my hopes were realized. Barbara
would be within very few hours
lunching with me for the first time.
just had to see her before met
German. The tale I was to unfold to
him was so improbable. so almost un-
. believable, that wanted TO 60 over it
with her step by step. in order to be
able to convince the detective that 1t
was the absolute truth.
could not help but realize how
preposterous 1t would sound In the
telling. Mr.. German could hardly be
blamed for believing that my mind had
been infiamed by witnessing too many
movie thrillers. Yet had proof.
There were the entries in my great
uncle's diary that could show. I had
the anonymous notes. My story Of the
strange whispers, II need he, could be
confirmed, by the old laundress. by
Barbara Bradford, yes, and by Claire,
too. That Is. II the reason Claire had
given to account for her presence in
my room was the true one. 1t sounded
logical, and yet did not place the
confidence In her that did In Barbara.
But what relied on most of all to
convince German of the -uth Of my
preposterous tale was his own knowl-
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09
A BEAUTIFUL GHOST.
81 W11iufn
Johnston ss::zc:: s.s::e: ::

Synopsis.-Spalding Nelson II oc-
cupying the apartments Of his
great-uncle, Rufus CASTOR. The
Gastons. leaving on a trip. tell him
about mysterious noises and "whis-
pers" that have scared them. He
becomes acquainted with Barbara
Bradford. who lives in the same
big building. He instinctively dis
likes and distrusts the superintend-
ent, Wick. The mysteries in his
apartments begin with tho disap-
pearance Of the CASTOR pearls from
the wall safe. He decides not to
call in the police. but to do his own
Investigating. 1t IL soon evident
that someone has access to his
rooms Becoming friendly with
Barbara. he learns that her apart
ments are equally mysterious. She
tells him that several years before
her sister Claire. who lives with
her. had made q runaway mar
riage with an adventurer. from
whom she was soon parted. and the
marriage had been annulled- Claire
IL engaged to be married and some-
ono has stolen documents concern
ing the affair from the Bradford
apartment and IL attempting to
blackmail the Bradfords. Nelson
takes Miss Kelly. the telephone
girl. to dinner with the idea Of
pumping her. German. q hotel de-
tective, recognizes her as the wife
Of Lefty Moore, q noted burglar.
Nelson partly confdes In the detec-
tive and arranges to meet him.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09
Detective German to the
rescue.
CTo BE coNrINUEDJ

More nsh are eaten by IL JapaAsss
than by aAy otAse natloA.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09
SKUNK ONE OF BEST
FRIENDS OF FARMER
Destroys Various Kinds Of In
sects and Furnishes Fur.
Not Advisable to Establish Friendly
Relations With Little Animal
Keep Poultry In Animal.
Proof House.

Few persons have seriously consid-
cred establishing friendly relations
with the skunk. 1t has been done in
some cases under the misapprehension
that the animal was cat, and the
results have been unpleasant. But the
biological survey of the United States
Department of Agriculture has inves-
tigated the skunk and found him to
be the best wild-animal friend the
farmer has.
Almost any farmer might have two
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09
WHY SOUND POP
CORN WON'T POP
Apparently Good Kernels Burst
All Right at Times and
at Others Fail.
ARE TWO MAIN. REQUISITES
Ears should BE Stored In Cool, Well
Ventilated Place and Not Permit
ted to Dry Out Too Quickly
Keep Mice Away.

It Is q matter of common experience
that pop corn varies greatly with re-
spect to popping. A lot Of pop corn
may pop all right at one time and not
ut all at some other time. Again. lot
Of apparently good pop corn may not
pop satisfactorily at any time.
The two main requisites for good
popping are: ~ Good pop corn that
has moisture content Of about IL
per cent; (2) heat sufficient to cause
the kernels to begin to pop in about
IN minutes.
A number Of causes may interfere
with the popping of pop corn. The
principal ones are: ~ Having the pop
corn too dry; (2) having the heat too
great, or not great enough; (3) har-
vesting popcorn before 1t had ripened
and (4) allowing popcorn to mix with
field corn or sweet corn.
Should Ripsn on Stalk.
Popcorn should ripen fully on the
stalk and should not be harvested un-
til the husks are white and the stalk ID
dead and has lost Its sappy condi-
tion. The ears should then be stored
in a cool. well-ventilated place. Small
wire crates are good receptacies in
which to store them. II stored in a
warm room in the house, the ears will
soon dry out SO much that they will
not pop. Popcorn that has become
too dry for popping may be restored
to condition again by putting It in a
cool and well-ventilated place, prefer
ably outdoors, for a few weeks. It
should. however, be protected against
mice.
Popcorn will Of its own accord take
on or retain the right amount Of mois-
ture under natural or suitable atmos-
pheric conditions, as ON shaded
porch on the north side Of building.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09

A. the Light Flooded the Room There
Was . Suppressed Scream Followed
BY . Frightened Gasp.
room. Az I reached the end Of the
hall my ears detected q scufning noise
that seemed to come from my quar-
tiers. ] stopped stock-still and listened
breathlessly. Unquestionably there
was someone in my room.
I tiptoed softly forward. As I crept
along in the darkness making no
sound. ] found myself devoutIy wish
Ing for some weapon. OF course 1t
night be Barbara. who had entered by
means Of the ledge to leave some mes
sage for me. bur II II were not she, ]
IN eestaln thet would discover Whs
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09
LEADING STOCK BREEDS

Duroc Jerseys comprise 34.2
per cent Of all the swine in the
United States. The Shorthorn
breed comprises 22.6 per cent Of
all cattle. Holsteins lead among
dairy cattle. Merinos lead the
sheep breeds, with 25.4 per cent
Of all sheep. Among swine, Po-
land Chinas are SECOND, Chester
White third, Berkshire fourth.
Herefords take second place
among cattle , and Holsteins
third. Shropshire sheep take
second place and Rambouillet
third.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09

ceived and handed them to me.
"will you want to show the detective
these?"
'Yes, think ! had better. The
whole tale sounds so preposterous that
I need every bit of cOrroborative evil
dence we can muster"
For half an hour we fingered over
the table, discussing all the aspects of
the case. Eventually I think i per-
suaded Miss Bradford that the EVIL
derce pointed most damDingly to the
telephone girl as one of the conspira-
tors or at least one Of their aides. She
was eager to know what plan Of action
German would advise and as We part
ed we arranged to be at our adjoining
windows at ten that evening in order
that we might have another chat.
found German waiting for me at
the place he had mentioned.
II told you that girl was bad one"
was his greeting.
.What do you meanr cried.
sWhat have you learned about her7"
"Nothing except that the address
she gave you last night was phony.
The number she gave IL the hospital
grounds"-he pronounced It "hors-
pital."
, "Where does she live, thenr
sShe's keeping that under cover.
She shook the taxi at Tifty-ninth and
Third"
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09

St,ooo,0oo.
or three dozen skunks at work for him
destroying mice, grasshoppers, crick-
ets and white grubs and Furnishing
him from $50 to 800 worth Of fur .
year. All that IL necessary 10 that he
respect their dens. keep his poultry In
skunk-proof yards, kill an old horse
for them every fall and be tactful
when he meets them in the evening.
There 10 . marked depression Of the
fur market at present, but recovery
to normal 10 anticipated.
It has been estimated that years
catch Of skunks In New York state
is worth $1,000. 900. Only one-fifth Of
them are black or short-striped. If all
were Of this higher grade. they would
be worth 100000. The department
suggests that preserve stocked with
black skunks would eventually double
or treble the catch Of skunks in the
territory surrounding 1t.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09
CHAPTER VII.

II was the next evening that made
my astounding discovery. when pure
chance Ned me plump into what both
Barbara Bradford and I recognised
at once - our 6rst real clue b he
mysteries surrsundinG a.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09

1hou1n.~
edge of who the telephone girl was.
Just when had reached the deduc-
tion that the band plotting against
us must have coadjutor in the build
ing. he had come forward with the
knowledge that pointed toward the
person most apt to be involved.
was pondering 1t all over In my
mind as left the house to meet Bar
bara. l was out on the street and
just turning the corner when remem-
money in my pocket the night before.
Retracing my steps. returned to my
apartment and took some bills from
their hiding-place in the bookcase. As
I emerged into the street again. be-
came aware that across the street was
a man whose appearance seemed
vaguely familiar. AS I once more
turned the corner, walking briskIy,
glanced back for a second look at
him and was SURPRISED to see him COM
ing in my direction.
Then all at once my subconscious
mind came to my rescue. realized
when 1t was that had seen him be-
fore and what made his appearance
so familiar. As I left the house not
ten minutes ago that very same man
had been standing across the street.
Az had turned back at the corner
he had been coming in my direction
just as he was now.
He must be following me, trailing
me. shadowing me. determined to
test out my theory. At the next cor
ner l turned sharply. glancing quickly
back as I did so. He was still follow
ing me, though on the other side of
the street and perhaps half block
away. ! went few steps out Of
sight and then stopped as II to look
in a shop window. He came hurrying
around the corner an instant later.
slowing down as soon as he spotted
me rs If not noticing me. l waited
until he was some distance beyond
and retracing my steps quickly to the
avenue again stopped in the shelter Of
a building to light cigar, purposely
wasting a number Of matches. In
hardly ten seconds he was back, covert
ly watching me from the other side Of
the street.
3 There was no question about 1t. He
was trailing me. But who could be
having me shadowed? Certainly he
was not in the employ Of the Brad
fords or Of Detective German. Either
he must be one Of the band Of plot
ters. or-I hated to voice my suspi-
cion, but somehow the thought Of my
great-uncle Rufus kept obtruding IT.
self. 1t would be Just like the sus-
picious old miser. II 1t was he who
had planned all this devi;ment, to put
me in a position Of trust and then to
have me watched night and day.
Whoever It was that inspired this
pursuit, determined to lead my
shadow q merry chase. Jumping into
q taxi I bade the driver take me to
a department store. Looking back !
saw the shadow hastily entering an
other cab. Arrived at my destination
I thrust fare and tip into the drivers
hand and hurrying inside managed to
catch an elevator just ascending. One
Aight up got out and redescended to
the main floor BY q staircase at the
rear, emerging thence on to q side
street. A second taxi took me to
the Twenty-eighth street subway sta
don. and there. with no sign Of ~
purguoe. I took q tEaiA - Tlue0
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-25

the Interior and Seward on the Coast end be-
cause Nenana took anything that Fairbanks had
nor Anchorage robbed Seward of her industries but
because the railroad industry not added those
/ already possessed by the towns
To assert, however, that the building of the
raroad has hurt the Territory instead of aiding it,
is stating the with utmost unfairness. Had it
not been for the construction work carried by
the Alaskan Engineering Commission during the
past three years hundreds of and their famil-
les would have been forced to seek employment in
the States Anyone who has kept track OF events
in Interior Alaska and to the Westward and is ia
miliar with the facts knows that such is the case
It has afforded employment that could not have
been obtained from any other 1t has ex-
pended millions of dollars great portion of it in
Alaska, that has helped keep the Territory alive in
times that the most optimistic say have
been prosperous. And these but immediate bene-
fits.
1t is the opening up hitherto untouched part
OF Alaska. 1t is making possible development of an
immense of country along rational lines. 1t is
laying a substantial groundwork for the future TN
dcubtedly it will be operated a deficit for many
years. but the deficit will decrease each year until
it is wiped out.
The construction of the railroad is express
sion of the Federal Governments faith in the future
of Alaska. Alaskans least should have equal
fidence in that future Most of them have, prove
it by remaining with their investments or sticking
to their jobs satisfied that though the present
generation does not the fulfment of their Wis
ion of Greater Alaska, their children in the
ton to follow Will not only see 1t but Will share
generously in the reward of their faith and work.
The routing of the Interior mails by the way of
Seward and Nenana was thing bound to come, if
not this year at least next year 1t is to be regretted
that it did at this time with such short
notice The service last year however, between Fair
banks and Chitina wholly satisfactory But
even if there at all for changing the
route the change does not furnish sufficient reason
for condemnng the railroad liability and an
injury to all of Alaska. There may be ground for
criticism of acts of railroad construction officials
there may be for criticism as to the method of
construction; but surely Aaskans will sanction
the assertion that the railroad has not done and will
do the Territory any good
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-25
JUNEAU IN FIRST PLACE

Official figures published in The Empire yester-
day showing Juneaus population to be 3,126 while
Kechikan's including. Charcoal Point lacked almost
first place among Alaskan towns. And the figure
for juneau represents its actual strength as the
census takers took the count during the winter
months the dullest of the year when but
permanent residents here. There float
ers' included in the Juneau count.
Other towns have made greater FUSS had more
publicity, made infinitely greater claims but when
il came to counting noses, Juneau still held the
lead And there is for such a circumstance.
1t may be found in the fact that Juneau is year
around town rather than seasonal Its in
dustries nearly evenly summer and winter
than those of any other Alaskan community. 1t is
true that Juneaus floating population is not in
considerable but that is not factor in the returns
since it comes in the months and not
enumerated. A taken at the present time
would undoubtedly add several hundred to the total
1t was announced yesterday.
Juneau, however cannot afford TO remain idle
trusting to its present leadership to maintain itself
Other towns are making strong bid for the laures
The hext years will witness the greatest period
of development known in Alaskan history. II
towns of the Territory it will only be done by con-
struetve and aggressive city building attracting new
industries that will find opportunities here for max
ing good. And is the time start, next
fall, next year, month We have
the goods it is up to to that they de
livered with the proper punch.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-25

! successful neighbor as due to Bull
Luck. But maybe it's due to the fact
that he works hard and minds his
own business.
Don't knock the boss and claim he
is robbing you. The fact of the mat
ter is that the man who gets SIS a
week usually earns about that much
and no more
We do not know much. But we Go
know that lot of the people who
get credit for being good are merely
careful.
A hero acts just like any other
man when he happens to step on d
tack when he is barefooted.
Many man wishes that his Wife
was as good natured as his Wifes
Husband Isl
Most women and some men nave
an idea that it is Bad Form to shake
hands with you as though they
meant it.
A compliment has the same effect
on woman that a glass of whiskey
has on a man.