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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-12-31

merely furnished a tonic for their
courage. What mate for man
And she looked at him pridefully.
They were married before the ship
was loaded, and on knoll Of the
logged-over lands back Of the town
and commanding a view Of the bay,
with the dark-forested hills in back
and the little second-growth redwoods
| fourishing in the front yard, he built
her the finest home in SeQuOia. Here
his son Bryce was born, and here, two
days later, the new-made mother made
the supreme sacrifice of maternity.
For half a day following the de
struction of his Eden John Cardigan
sat dumbly beside his wife, his great,
hard hand caresslng the auburn head
whose every thought for three years
had been his happiness and comfort.
Then the doctor came to him and men
toned the matter of funeral arrange
ments
Cardigan looked up at him blankly.
al 4AC PdooC0
his gnarled hand over his leonine
head. "Ah, yes, suppose so. | shall
attend to it,"
He rose and left the house, walking
with bowed head out of Sequoia, up
the abandoned and decaying skid
road through the second-growth red
woods to the dark green blur that |
marked the old timber, up the skid
road recently swamped from the land
ing to the down timber where the
,rosscut men and barkpeelers were at
work, on into the green timber where
he woods-boss and his men were
,hopping.
Come with me, McTavish," he said
o his woods-boss. They passed
through a narrow gap between two
ow hills and emerged in long mar
ow valley where the redwoods grew
hickly and where the smallest tree
7as not less than fifteen feet in diam
ter and two hundred and fifty feet
all. McTayish followed at his
laster's heels as they penetrated this
rove. making their way with diff
llty through the underbrush until !
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-12-31
Furs All Her Fortune.

alaska produces q large vare'' "
beautiful and valuable furS upv.,
land" says Andrew J. stone ID ~
Century at has 10 varieties OF pe'.e'
six species of fOX-black. blue ''"
red. silver and white-and an 'o,
mon land furs. The skins OF us l0A
are of the highest quality anu M
larger than those producer ,s
other country. The Alaska noo'e mo
the largest land animal foulo "a as
western hemisphere. The meat : tbe
choice as the best of beer ""o IS
skin makes excellent footwear a nnths
much worn during the winter n'' lives
The caribou, like the relnue. and
almost exclusively upon Inosss' eo,ln-
Inhabits nearly all parts oil '"s orutry.
try except the southern coas' Ss and
They are round in large ne'n nounds
supply man with millions 81
" meat.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-12-31

/ her, and I'm thinking I'll have to come
here often for the same. She was
like this sunbeam. McTavish. She
She"
Aye" murmured McTavish huskily.
~ ken. Ye wouldna gle her common
or public spot In which to wait for
We. An ven be shuttin' down the
mill an loggin-camps an layin' OF the
hands in her honor for a bitY
Until after the funeral, McTavish.
And tell your men they'll be paid for
the lost time. That will be all, lad"
When McTavish was gone John
Cardigan sat down on small sugar
pine windfall. his head held slightly
to one side while he listened to that
which in the redwoods is not sound
but rather the absence of 1t. And as
he listened, he absorbed a subtle COM
fort from those huge brown trees, so
emblematic of immortality; In the
thought he grew close to his Maker.
and presently found that peace which
he sought. Love such as theirs could
never die. The tears came at
last.
AT shutdown he walked home bear
ing an armful OF rhododendrons and |
dogwood blossoms, which he arranged |
in the room where she lay. Then he
sought the nurse who had attended |
her.
I'D like to hold my son." he said
gently. MAY ~
She brought him the baby and
placed 1t in his great arms that
trembled so; he sat down and gazed
long and earnestly at this flesh of his
flesh and blood Of his blood. you'll
have her hair and skin and eyes" he
murmured. my son, my son, I shall
love you so, for now l must love for
two. Sorrow shall keep from you,
please God. and happiness and worldly
comfort shall leave you when / go
to her." He nuzzled his grlzzled
cheek against the baby's face. "Just
you and my trees" he whispered,
"just you and my trees to help me
to hang on to a plucky finish"
For love and paternity had come to
him late In life, and so had his first
great sorrow; wherefore, since he was
lot accustomed to these heritages OF
Ill flesh. he would have to adjust him.
elf to the change. But his son and
lis trees-ah, yes they would help. I
And he would gather more redwoods
howl {
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-12-31

they came at length to a little ampbj.
theater' clearing perhaps a hundred
Ieet In diameter. oval-shaped and
surrounded by wall of redwoods of
such dimensions that even McTavish
VINO was no stranger to these natural
marvels, was struck with wonder
"McTavish," Cardigan said "she
died this morning."
I'm sore distressed for Won cir,
the woods-boss answered. "We,d q
whisper in the camp yesterday that the
iass was ike to be in bad way"
cardigan scuffed with his foot
elear space in the brown LITTER
rake two men from the section-eong
mcIavish," he ordered. land have
them dig her grave here; then swami
traii through the underbrush and
out to the donkey-landing, so we can
carry her in. The funeral will no
private" i We
McTavish nodded. ANY further
orders. STRIP" 'iei
YES. When you come to that Iitt,o
sap :" Inc nllls. cease your logging /
ana bear or yonder." He waved HE
nand' I'm not going to cut tha Tin,
ner IN this valley. You see McTov,sh
Nhaf 1t is. The trees here-ah ma
haven't the heart to DESTROY cod,s
most wonderful handiwork Rasidas
'ne loved this spot, McTavish and sho
,aiied the valley her Valley ~ tho
aiants' Fl gave 1t to her for . wad
ing present because she had b,t y.
dream that some day the town
'arted would grow up to yonder gan
M wher that time came and we oe SAP,
nord H. twas in her mind 70 o o,.
er valley Of the Giants to Seono,e
or a city park, all hidden ayav f Nc
nd unsupported. way mere
she loved it, McTavish, twas on,
iayhouse' McTavish. and / who an our c
niger young who never PLAYED my
| met her-I-I'm a bit foolish :
ar but l found rest and com,e, l
era AeTs wish, even before nj. u
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-12-31
COULDN'T LEAVE EMILY OUT
Peculiar Reason Why Elderly Spinst.r
Juct Had to Attend the
Funeral.

Word has come TO the mid-Victerlsn
lady that an old friend Of her moth
er's had died suddenly IN her home In
Maine. 1t was her duty 20 break the
SAD news TO two elderly spinsters.
cousins of the dear departed "auntier
She found Miss Susan at home tend.
ing to her pet canary. Miss Susan Is
IS, but spry and alert, ready for any
emergency. Miss Emily. five years
older, was out motoring with kindly
9enefactress. The slow tears of old
age trickled down Miss Susan's cheeks
at the word that another Of her gener-
alton had passed away. And then
with quick transition, she began ex-
cited plans for attending the funeral.
which involved trip by boat to Port
iand and long and arduOuS ride in
a day coach. But the thought of all
this, coupled with midsummer heat
did not daunt the little lady. She
would go.
But. at least. Miss Susan urged
the messenger. you'll not take Miss
Emily with you7
And, my dear" said the lady to
The woman. when she told her story
over cold lunch. "what do you sup
'ose Miss Susan said? Seriously, in
Ter slow drawl, she replied oh,
leave Emily behind You see
he has so little fun in her life
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-12-31

thousands of acres of virgin timber
that had already attained a vigorous
growth when Christ was crucifed.
In sizes ranging from five to twenty
feet In diameter, the brown trunks
rise perpendlcularly to a height of
from ninety to hundred and fifty
feet before putting forth single
limb. which frequently is more mas
sive than the growth which men call
a tree in the forests of Michigan.
Scattered between the giants. like
subjects around their king, one finds
noble fir, spruce, or pines with some
valparaiso live oak, black oak, pepper
wood. madrone, yew, and cedar.
John Cardigan settled in Humboldt
county, where the sequoia sempervir-
ems attains the pinnacle of its glory.
and with the lust for conquest hot In
his blood, he filed upon quarter
section of the timber almost on the
shore of Humboldt bay-land upon
which city subsequently was to be
built With his double-bitted axe and
crosscut saw John Cardigan brought
the first of the redwood giants crash
Ing to the earth above which IL had
lowered for twenty centuries, and in
the form of split posts, railroad ties,
pickets, and shakes, the fallen giant
was hauled to tidewater In ox-drawn
wagons and shipped to San Francisco
In the little two-masted coasting
schooners of the period. Here, by the
aoominable magic OF barter and trade.
the dismembered tree was Transmitted
into dollars and cents and returned
to Humboldt county to assist John |
Cardigan in his task OF hewing an
empire out OF wilderness.
Time passed. John Cardigan no |
onger swung an axe or dragged a
'ross-cut saw through a fallen red
wood. He was an employer of labor
low, well known in San Francisco as
manufacturer of split-redwood prod
lets. the purchasers sending their
'wn schooners for the cargo. And
PRESENTLY John Cardigan mortgaged
II OF his timber holdings with a San
francisco bank, made a heap of his
winnings. and like true adventurer
taxed his all on a new venture-the
rst sawmill in Humboldt county.
he timbers for 1t were hewed out by
and; the boards and planks were
'hipsawed.
II was tiny mill, judged by present
ay standards, for in fourteen-hour 5
orking day John Cardigan and his 8
en could not cut more than twenty
lousand feet Of lumber Neverthe- I
SIS, when Cardigan looked at his mill, Q
s great heart would swell with y
'ide
Here" said John Cardigan to him a
III exuiungly when long-drawn /,
all told him his circular saw was a
ting into the first redwood log TO be D
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-12-31
CHAPTER I.

In the summer OF 1850 a topsail
schooner slipped into the cove under
Trinidad head and dropped anchor at
the edge of the kelp-helds. Fifteen
minutes later her small-boat deposited
on the beach man armed with long
squirrel rifle and an axe, and carrying
food and clothing in brown canvas
pack. From the beach he watched
the boat return and saw the schooner
weigh anchor and stand out to sea
before the northwest trades. When
she had disappeared from his ken. he
swung his pack TO his broad and pow
erful back and strobe resolutely into
the timber at the mouth of the river.
The man was John Cardigan; in
that lonely, hostile land he was the
frst pioneer This is the tale OF
Cardigan and Cardigan's son, for In
his chosen land the pioneer leader in
the gigantic task of hewing a path
was to know the bliss OF woman's love
and of parenthood. and the sorrow
that comes of the loss OF a perfect
mate; he was to know the tremendous
Joy OF Accomplishment and worldly
success after infinite labor; and IN
the sunset Of life he was to know the
dull despair of failure and ruin. Be
cause of these things there is tale
10 be told. the tale of Cardigan's son, |
who, when his sire fell in the fray, |
took up the fight to save his heritage
"a tale of life with its love and hate,
its battle, victory, defeat, labor, JOY,
and sorrow, tale of that unconquer-
able spirit of youth which spurred
Bryce Cardigan to lead a forlorn
hope for the sake not of wealth but
of an ideal. Hark. then, to this tale
OF Cardigah's redwoods:
Along the coast OF California,
through the secret valleys and over
the tumbled foothills of the Coast
range, extends a belt of timber Of
an average width Of thirty miles. In
1t from the Oregon line
the first tree looms suddenly against
the horizoD--an outpost. as II were, Of
the host OF giants whose column
stretches south nearly four hundred Z
niles 10 where the last Of the rear :
yusrd maintains eternal sentry-go on ,
he crest Of the mountains overlooking :
Monterey bay. Far In the interior of
he state, beyond the fertile San 4
Joaquin valley. the allies of this vast y
rmy hold small sector on the west n
lope of the Sierras. n
These are the redwood forests Of /,
the only trees of their h
ind In the world and indigenous only D
, these two areas within the state.
Notwithstanding sixty years Of attri- s,
on there remain IN this section Of "
. redwood belt thousands upon b
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-12-31
On the Other Sid.

Little Philip had cried all night with
lootnache and upon receiving a nickel
'he next morning he went as usual to
se. canuy again. His auntie, on COM
ing nome, and finding he had bought
candy with her nickel, asked him
"ny' Philip l thought you weren't
ever going to eat candy againw To
wincn ne replied: well, auntie, I'm
side.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-12-31
Drought, cIoudburst and
blindness threaten to bring
10 naught John Cardigan's
rIfty years of endeavor.
(To BE coNTINUEDJ
Scottish Center of Industry

dundee ranks as one of the leading
industrial and commercial centers in
or'neastern and central Scotland
Inc district of Dundee is the center
OF the jute industry in the United
nlDgdom and practically all the raw
Jute imported into the country. which
averages 100000 bales annually is
consumed there. 1t is the staple in
oustry of Dundee and employs nor
mally about $4,000 workers.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12

wage, eight-hour day and health in
suTance, Assemblyman Theodore Roose-
velt will introduce the minimum wage
Dill. The introducers of the Others
will be selected later.
Miss Jane Pincus, Of New York, ar
rived in Albany to-day to take charge
ganizations.
The Republican leaders intend to
put through some sort of welfare
legislative program, but so far the
only ono of their bills introduced is
the Knight occupational disease bill
What will be their position on the
minimum wage and the eight-hour dav
has not yet been announced. AmonC
the labor bills which, it is expected
will receive serious Consideration. is
that OF Assemblyman Roosevelt pro
viding for the election of EMPLOYEES
upon the board of directors of any cor
poration except moneyed corpora
ton.
Charles D. Donohue, the minority
leader of. the Assembly, today intro.
duced an amendment to the child vel
fare law, making allowances to widows
prospective of the citizenship of their
husbands or place of birth Of their
children. provided the widows. if
aliens, declare their intention of be-
coming citizens at least six months
before applying for allowance
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
State Senate
Ready to Act
On Labor Bills
Extension of Workmen,s
Compensation Law to Oc-
cupational Diseases Most
important of Measures
Reject Insurance Clause
Repeal Of Anti Conductor.
ettc Legislation Passed
Last Year Is Sought
From a Staff Correapond.nt


ALBANY, Feb. 1.-THE first d.sn;+o
step toward the enactment of welfare
and labor legislation this year will be
taken next Wednesday, when the Sem
ate Labor Committee will give hear
lhg on series of labor bills, the most
important of which is that EXTENDING
the workmen's compensation law to oc-
cupational diseases. That bill was
introduced by Senator John Knicht.
chairman Of the Labor Committee. and
the Republican legislative leaders have
agreed to pass it. They, however. have
decided to turn down health insurance
Governor u. Smith recommended both.
The employers will not oppose the
occupational disease bill.
Another Of the. bills to be heard is
thst of Senator Charles C. Lockwood
OF Brooklyn, repeating the anti-con.
ductorette bill of last year. Under
this measure the women who were con-
ductors on trolley cars and sold tickets
on subway and elevated stations can
return to their jobs. The other meas
ures provide an eight-hour day for mi
nors, permit women who have to under
&c a physical examination in securing
employment to select their own physi-
clan, and regulating the height and
floor space of factory buildings.
The women's joint legislative con-
ference will soon have introduced the
bills of it's legislative program, which
this year will include only minimum
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Rail Bill Held
10 Be Spur to
Extravaganza
Sims Tells House That Guar
antee Of 5N Per Cent Re-
moves Every Incentive
to Economic Operation
Minority to Oppose Law
Division of Excess Profits
Declared Impractical and
Litigation Is Predicted

FROM The Tribume's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Represent-
at've Sims, of Tennessee, ranking
member of the House conference COM
mlttee on the railroad bill, to-day ex-
planned in detail his objections to the
conference report tentatively agreed
upon by his committee and that from
the Senate. Mr.. Sims declared he is
particularly opposed to the provision
Tor b1a per cent return from rates
and to the division of earnings in ex-
cess of per cent. He said that unless
changes are made in the report he
cannot sign it.
:. Democrats generally are expected to
llne up behind Mr.. Sims, but the Re-
publlcans are confident that they Will
ne able to put it through despite this
opposition, although they realize they
are facing a hard fight, and serious
de1ect'on from the party ranks serious
~ Will endanger the chances of the re-
ports adoption.
In explaining his reasons for opposi-
tlon to the report Mr.. Sims said nc
1elt that unless it was chanred it.
would be his duty "to do everythingu
ne can to prevent it's adoption.
Opposition Is Unqualified
II am Internationally opposed to the
oH per cent provision, requiring that
rates on the lines or systems be regu-
lated so as to pay all operating costs
and nxed charges and produce revenue
additional thereto that will equal "a
per cent net income on the value of the
property and railroad systems" he de-
clared
Il am also equally opposed to the
proposed division of earnings of the
railroads in excess of per cent, one
half of such excess, as provided in the
conference report. to be paid tc the
government. which. in turn, would be
required to lend the excess to the So
called weaker roads or to invest such
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
excess in equipment which would be
leased to the weaker roads.

excess in equipment which would bs
leased a.s.s, TO the weaker roads.
The b1a per cent net return on the
value of the property would be largely
II not altogether, based upon the prop
erty investment accounts of the rail
roads, AS the official valuations author
lzed by Congress are not complete ant
cannot be completed within the two
years tho " per cent basis is to con.
tinue. Such property investment ac.
counts are entirely too unreliable ia
be used for such purposes and it would
be impossible tor tho Interstate Com.
merce Commission to arrive at def
Mite property valuation without relying
upon the railroads property invest
ment accounts.
Market Effect Discussed
"This provision might for time in
crease the speculative market value of
the securities of the weaker roads, but
would result in depression Of the
market value of the securities Of the
stronger roads to the extent Of their
no doubt weaken the credit Of the
stronger roads, do not believe it will
strengthen the credit of the weaker
lines to such extent as will enable
them to market securities in value
equal to their needs.
"By providing that the railroads
shall receive not less than 5h per cent
upon the value of their property, in
addition to all expenses of operation
and maintenance and other fixed
charges, the proposed law will enable
them to pay any amount in wages de-
manded; continue the payment of ex-
cessive salaries to their officials and
pay any price asked for necessary sup
ko Tnto tot
Commission must provide for rates
that will produce n net return of 5h
per cent upon the property value Of
the roads, in addition to the amounts
paid for labor, officials salaries, sup
plies, take and other expenses.
lncenti,e to Economy Sacrificed
"ln other words, the railroads will
have no compelling reason to econ
omize, as they will get the 5h per cent
net. return regardless Of how large
their expenses may be.
what | expect to see follow the en-
actment Of the bill, if it cannot be
changed, will be that the stronger roads
will refuse to turn over any Of their
earnings and will enjoin the operation
Of the law, alleging the unconstitution-
ality of the act.
"This litigation, no doubt, will
cover the entire period of two years
during which the 51s per cent guaran-
tee is to be in effect. and probably
much longer. q
Therefore, the government will be
prevented from lending the excess TO
the weaker roads during the period
VIXEN they will need credit the most,
and thereby deprive the weaker roads
of any of the benefits intended for
them under the law.
81 am opposed to continuing the
standard return guarantee for si:l
months or any other period. Such a
provision is simply subsidy, and
shall oppose it for that reason"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Pennsy Reorganised
Along Regional Lines
By 'Priuate' Otuners

Special Dispotch to The Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11.-Complete
reorganization of the Pennsylvania
railroad system anticipatory of it's re-
turn to private ownership on March
l was ordered to-day by the board Of
directors.
VicePresident W. w. Atterbury be-
comes the operating head of the entire
system, in which the 1870 separate cor
porate companies are consolidated into
one great operating unit. This unit
is sub-divided into four regions, each
under the direct charge of vice presi-
dent, subordinate to Mr.. Atterbury.
who in turn is responsible to President
Samuel Rea. The Long Island and the
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia roads
alone are outside of this unit.
Philadelphia is retained as the gen.
eral headquarters of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and also of the Eastern re-
gion, which will be in charge Of Elisha
Lee, the present Federal manager of
the roads Eastern lines. Other re-
glonal headquarters will be at. Pitts
burgh, Chicago and St. Louis.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12

held in allegiance while the government
tried to lower the cost of living.
Having failed in this" he stated, "the
President now is bound to give US the
relief we have demanded"
Plans for handling the strike were
completed here to- day when the entire
county was divided into fifteen
districts and an officer of the in
ternational union placed in charge
Of each district General supervision
will remain with the president here,
while j. B. Malloy, president, head
ing the executive committee, will re-
main in Washington until the strike
becomes effective, in the hope that the
walk-out may be averted through nego-
tiations with President Wilson.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
May Auez't Strike
Called for Feb. II
Leader Of 800, 1000 Says
President Is Bound to
Giue Relief Demanded

DETROIT, Feb. 1.-THE railroad
administrations decision to lay the
wage controversy before President
Wilson had been anticipated at head
quarters of the Brotherhood of Main
tcnance Of Way Employees and Shop
Laborers here, and according to the
president, Allen C. Barker. holds some
hope of averting the strike of more
than 100000 members Of that union
called for February II.
1t was at President Wilson's request,
Mr.. Barker pointed out, that strike
plans formulated last August were
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Farmers Protest
Right Of Organized
Workers to Strike

WASHINGTON. Feb 11.-Denial that
any group of organized workers possess
an Inherent right to strike is contained
IN memorial to Congress formulated
to-day at a conference here of repre-
sentatives of the National Grange, the
American Farm Bureau Federation, the
Cotton States Board and the Associa-
tion OF State Farmers Union Presi-
dents.
Pointing out that the cities are de-
pendent on the farmer for food and
mat interruption of this supply can be
brought about through strikes Of rail-
road or other transportation unions,
me memorial asserts that if the farm