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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
Ends Tense Situation by Cau-
tons and Prompt Inter-
vention in Dispute.

Paris, Sept. 21.--(A P)--The league
OF nations through Its influence in the
Aland island question between Finland
and Sweden has proved its right to live
as an effective means OF preventing flu
ture wars, Hjalmar BrantIng, prime
minister Of Sweden. said. 80 so.liN.
II will not use the word war = but
the situation between Sweden and Fin
land was tense" Premier Branting de-
cIared. 1.-THE counsel OF the league.
through it's cautious but prompt ac-
ton. has disalpated the feeling and
Sweden believes the council will settle
the question Co the satisfaction OF both
countries. Sweden has complete con-
fidence IN the league as means OF
preventing future wars and proof OF
this lies IN the fact that we unhesitat :
ingly placed our case in Its hands, ]
believe the action the league has taken
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
BACKUS GETS IN BAD.

Boston. Sept. 20 IA resolution de-
mandlng the removal from office OF As
sistant United states Attorney john u;
Rackus. Of this city, because Of alleged
statements on the Irish situation made
by him at tho democratic convention AZ
springfield saturday was unanimously
adopted by the Boston Central Labor
union Sunday.
The resolution quotes language al
legged to have been used by Mr.. Rackus
in opposing resolution calling for the
release by the British government Of
Lord Mayor MRcSwiney, OF Cork, and
condemns him ms unified 60 hold any
citizens
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
RELEASED ON PAROLE

Muncie, Ind, Sept. 21.-Horace G.
Murphy. former prosecuting attorney
of Delaware, county, convicted last
November in the United States dis
trict court with Mayor Rollin III.
Bunch and others. on charge OF using
their official position to give protec-
ton to the notorious fake prize fight
swindle gang, have been released on
parole from the federal prison at At
ceived here. Former Mayor Bunch
was paroled from the Atlanta prison
three weeks ago. THE paroles were
granted by Pres. Wilson on recon-
mendation of prominent Indiana citi-
Zens.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
HELD FOR Rl0TlNG

alias "Buckshot Jones'" his three sons,
John. Taylor and w G. Brann, and
three negroes are In jail today charged
with implications in the coal strike
rioting last week which resulted in the
ager OF the Corona Coal company, the
son OF Morris Adler, millionaire mine
owner of Birmingham. Other arrests
in connection with the Adler killing
will be made, Sheriff Guthrie, Of
Walker county. announced.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
CLAIMS INNOCENCE

Asheviile, N. G., Sept, ai,-The ball
Gus Avery alleged blockader, in a re-
mote section OF Burke county last
week, glanced from rock or was fred
from a pistol other than the one IN the
hand OF John Il. Holloway, deputy
United states marshal attached 70 the
Asheville office, In the stAttuent Nc-
credited to Holloway, R
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
GIRLS! LEMONS
BLEACH; WHITEN
Make Lemon Lotion to Double
Beauty Of. Your Skin

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
bottle containing three ounces OF
orchard White which can be had at any
drug store. shake well and you have a
quarter mint OF harmless and delightful
ltmon bleach for few cents.
Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion
irto the face, neck. arms and handt
each day. then shortly note the beauty
OF your skin.
Famous stage beauties use lemon
juice 20 bleach and bring that soft,
clear. roay-white complexion. Lemons
have always been used as frecklc.
sunburn and tan remover. Make this
un and try h.-tAdv.)
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
SEIZURE OF ARMS

Slim Felners, Continue Activity-?o.
silcemen Killed.
Dublin, Sept. 21.--Raids by Sim
Feiners, seizures of arms and the vio-
lent death of policemen were reported
from many parts of Ireland today.
Arms and munitions were seized by
Sim Feiners In raids In five different
counties.
The reports did not indicate definitely
the number OF policemen killed, nor the
number of battles that developed from
the raids.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
LITTLE STORIES FOR
BEDTIME ..s
The Treetoad Pours Out His
Troubles. eSigesl
1sy rHoRNoN W. svRoEssl

10y IhONNON W. npN0MNoH ~ y
Stickytoes the Treetoad was quite up
set. There was no doubt about u. Either
he had got out ON the wrong side OF the
bed that morning, or his breakfast
had disagreed with him, or something
had happened TO make him lose his tenn
per completely. tA. "a M
Don't you know what II meansl
Don't know what II means! Don't
know what Il means" croaked Sticiye
toes over and over again. fIIeard Al last
night and the night before that and
before that and befor6rthAt and before
that, and don't know what II meansf'
Don't know what II means? ~ asked
Peter Rabbit, whose curiosity would not
let him keep stu.
Hello. Longearsl I don't know that
it's any of your buslness! said Sticky
toes. t
Peter allowed that IL wasn't. but that
ms he had SO much on his own mind
he couldn't help being Interested when
he found that Stickytoes had troubles
too. Then he told Stickytoes all about
how Boomer the Nighthawk had said
that he had seen Sammy Jay going 70
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
OTHER CITIES WARNED

tn Wai Somp esa saDt sr T to hat
In New York would take place in
Washington, Cleveland and Pittsburgh
very SOON was received today by a
local newspaper. The letter, which was
tice. was signed "a A. r." american
Anarchist Fighters), and was written in
pencil on cheap paper. 1t was mailed
In Waahington
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
HOUSES DAMAGED

London, Sept 2l--A number Of
houses were damaged by bomb OK
pioEion at Schaffhausen capital OF the
Swiss canton OF Schaffhauscn. said a
Central News dispatch from Genoa,
Italy During the police investigation
n second homh was found.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
INVESTORS HoLo w. 5. S.
Seventy Five Per Cent, stu Held by
PuHrhaaera

Washington, Sept ai.--Approxi-
matciy IS per cent. Of all war savings
stamps sold lay the treasury since the
outbreak of the war are still ~retained
ny investors. according 20 figures made
public last night ty the treasury.
The treasury statement shows that
since the government placed the small
securities ON the market. sales have
amounted 10 Si.isS 400. zoo. kcdomptlnns
60 the middle NJ september have az
Eregatcd slightly more than $3.50. DOC. goo.
Outstanding stamps and certificates
were said to be distributed evenly and
little expectation Of further heavy re-.
nrpsyeA
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
WILL CONTEST RIGHT OF
SOCIALISTS TO SEATS

Albany. NY. Sept. 21.--Assembly-
man Louis A. Cuvillier. New York DEM
ocrat, announced this morning he viii
contest the right of the five reelected
socialists to sit in the assembly on the
ground that they have not yet received
their certificate Of election.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21

Scientific Temperance Federation, the
Priests Total Abstinence League, the
Intercollegiate Prohibition association
and the National Legislative Conference.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
SAY DIAMOND DYES"

Don't streak or ruin your material In
poor dye. Insist on Diamond Dyes"
Easy directions in every package.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
Don't Suffer
From Piles
No Matter II You Have Boon d
LONGTIME Sufferer There's Re.
lief with Pyramid Pile
SuppOsitories

Try Pyramto
no matter what
else YOU have
used. II should
give quick re-
lief n n d has
saved m a n "
from an opera
ton. Get q 60
cen box OF
any drug store.
II is the right
thing 10 do, to
relieve itching,
Ab | Q Q d In q or
pro tru q n q
pile q, hemor-
rectal troubles.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-23
BOOK Two-THE DEBT.

CHAPTER l.-Dan. now thoroughly
proficient in woods lore. learns from Len
nox that an organized band Of outlaws
of which Bert Cranston is the leader. is
making trouble in the vicinity. Landry
Hildreth, former member of the gang.
has been induced to turn states evidence
On his way to the city Hildreth is way
laid by Cranston. shot. and left for dead
Cranston, however. overlooked the fact
that Hildreth might have documentary
evidence on his person. and is satisfied
that his enemy will never reach the city
to tell what he knows of the operations
of the gang.
CHAPTER ia cougar. on a personal
hunting expedition, finds Hildreth in a
thicket, where he had crawled after be-
ing shot by Cranston. The cougar fin
ishes Cranston's work. and in striking
down man becomes forest outlaw
Failing, on his way home from a visit
to 'snowbird's" lookout station. canes
upon Cranston in the act of starting q
forest fire. The men quarrel and fight
Failing is no match for the sturdy noun
taineer and is saved from death only by
the Intervention Of "Snowbird." who
drives the outlaw from his victim by
threatening him with a revolver.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-23

usually punished with death. He had
just felled tree. and the trunk was
still attached to the stump by a strip
Of bark to which little of the. wood
adhered. He struck furious blow at
1t with his AK.
He hadn't considered that the tree
lay on steep slope. AS the blade
fell, the great trunk simply seemed to
leap. Lennox leaped too. in a frenzied
effort to save his life; but already the
ieafy bows, like the tendrils of some
great amphibian, had whipped around
his legs. He fell. struggling; and
then curious darkness. ssreaked
with flame. dropped down upon him.
An hour later he found himself lying
on the still hillside, knowing only a
great wonderment. At first his cnly
impulse was to go back tv sleep. He
1ldn't understand the grayness that
had come upon the mountain world.
his own strange feeling of numbness,
Of endless soaring through infinite
spaces. But he was a mountain man.
and that meant he was schooled, be-
gond all things. 10 keep his self-con-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-23

posure. The mountaineer knows life
in its simple phases with little tradi-
tion or convention to blur the vision.
Death is very intimate acquaintance
that may be met in any snowdrift, on
any rocky trail: and these conditions
are very deadly to any delusions that
he has in regard to himself. He ac-
quires an ability to see just where he
stands. and of course that means self
possession. This quality had something
to do with the remarkable record thai
the mountain men. such as that mag
nificent warrior from Tennessee. made
in the late war.
Cranston knew exactly what Snow
bird would do. Although of a higher
order. she was mountain creature,
even as himself. She meant exactly
what she said. If he hadn't climbed
from Dams prone body. she would
have shot quickly and very straight. If
he tried to attack either of them now,
her finger would press back before he
could blink an eye. and she wouldn't
weep any hysterical tears over his
dead body. If he kept his distance.
she wouldn't shoot at all. He meant
to keep his distance. But he did know
that he could insult her without dan
ger to himself. And by now his lips
had acquired their old curl of scorn.
"rll go, Snowbird," he said "Tll
leave you with your sissy. But guess
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-23
BOOK I-REPATRlATIoN.

CHAPTER I.-Warned by his physician
that he has not more than six months to
live. Failing sits despondently on a park
bench. wondering where he should spend
those six months. A friendly squirrel
practically decides the matter for him
His blood is pioneer blood, and he decides
Memories of his grandfather and a deep
love for all things of the wild help him
in reaching decision.
CHAPTER u.-In n large southern Ore
gon city he meets people who had known
and loved his grandfather. a famous from
tiersman. He makes his home with Silas
Lennox. a typical westerner The only
other members of the household are Len
nox's son. BILL" and daughter, Snow
bird" Their abode is many miles from
civilization in the Umpqua divide. and
there Failing plans to live ou; the short
span of life which he has been told is his
His extreme weakness in the face of even
a slight exertion convipces him that the
doctor had made correct diagnosis OF
his case.
CHAPTER 1Il.-F'rom the first Failing :
health shows marked Improvement and
in the companionship of Lennox and his
son and daughter he fits into the woods
life as If he had been born to IL BY
quick thinking and a remarkable display
of nerve" he saves Lennox's life and his
own when they are attacked by mad
coyote. Lennox declares he is a rein
carnation of his grandfather. Dan Fail
ing !, whose fame as a woodsman is a
household word.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-23


you saw what I did to HMM two
minutes"
81 saw. But you must remember
he's sick. Now CO."
IF he's sick, let him stay in bed
and have a wet nurse. Maybe you can
be that"
The lids dropped halfway over her
gray eyes, and the slim finger curled
more tightly about the trigger. "Oh.
wish ! could shoot you. Bert" she
said. She didn't whisper 1t. or hiss II,
or huri II, or do any of the things most
people are supposed to do In moments
Of violent emotion. She simply said
1t. and her meaning was all the
clearer.
"But you can't. And I'll pound that
milk-sop Of yours to jelly every time
see him. I'd think. Snowblrd. that
you'd want a man."
He started up the trail: and then
she did a strange thing. Hes more Of
man than you are. right now. Bert"
she told him. He'll prove It some
day." Then her arm went abou. Dams
neck and lifted his head upon her
breast: and in Cranston's plain sight,
she bent and kissed him, softly. on
the lips.
Cranston's answer was an oath. II
dripped from his lips, more poisonous
more malicious than the venom of a
snake. His features seemed to tight
en-. the dark lips drew away from his
teeth. No words could have made
him such an effective answer as this
little action of hers. And as he turned
up the trail, he called down to her
name-that most dreadful epithet
that foul tongues have always used
to women held in greatest scorn.
Dan struggled in her arms. The
kiss on his lips. the instant before.
had not called him out Of his half
consciousness. It had scarcely seemed
real. rather Just an incident in bliss.
full dream. But the word called down
the trail shot out clear and vivid from
the silence. just as physicians face
will often leap from the darkness af-
ter the anesthesia. Something Infinite
~ warm and tender was holding him.
pressing him back against q holy place
that throbbed and gave him life and
strength: but he knew that this word
had to be answered. And only actions.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-23
CHAPTER ~

Dan Failing was really not badly
hurt. The quick. lashing blows had
not done more than severely bruise
the flesh Of his face; and the mists of
unconsciousness that had been falling
over him were more nearly the result
Of his own tremendous physical ex-
ertion. Now these mists were rising.
"Go-go away" the girl was COM
manding. "I think you've killed him."
Dan opened his eyes to find her
kneeling close beside him, but still
covering Cranston with her pistol. Her
hand was resting on his bruised cheek.
he couldn't have believed that hu-
man face could be as white. while life
still remained. as hers was then. All
the lovely tints that had been such a
delight. to him. the play Of soft reds
and browns. had faded as an after
glow fades on the snow
Dams glance moved with hers to
Cranston. He was standing easily al
a distance of dozen feet; and except
for the fainfest tremble all over his
body. a muscular reaction from the
violence of his passion. he had entire
iy regained his self-composure. This
was quite Characteristic of the noun
tain men. They share with the beasts
d passion Of living that is wholly un-
KNOWN on the plains; but yet they have
a certain quality of imperturbability
known nowhere else. Nor Is II limited
TO the native-born mountaineers.. No
man who intimately knows member
Of that curious, keen-eyed little army
Of naturalists and big-game hunters
who go to the north woods every fall.
as regularly and seemingly as mex
ornbly as the waterfowl go in spring.
AN doubt This fact. They seem to
have acquired from the silence and
th. snnws un impregnntiOn Of that
aferral calm and imperturbability that
is The wilderness itself. Cranston
want In the least afraid. Fear Is
iis.f..illy matter of uncertainty. and
h. iu,w exartly where he stood.
u j. extremely doubtful II plains
N p ronh have p"ssessed this knowl-
psi I,ui n piainsman has NOT the
e -,ipe nf life itself that the noun
IL 80 l,lS simply because he does
~ 0r. u IN the rnw. And he has not
y .s intimate knowledge Of death.
q ir "n'e requisite Of self-com-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-23

after night he would go TO he'd half
sick from fatigue. hut the mornings
would find him fresh. And after two
weeks. he knew he had passed the
crisis and was on the direct road to
complete recovery.
Sometimes he cut wood in the for
est: first the telling of some tall pine.
then the trimming and hewing into
two-fOot lengths. The biisters came
OH his hands. broke and bled. but
finally hardened into callosities. He
learned the most effective stroke TO
hurl shower of chips from beneath
the blade. His back and limbs hard
ened from the handling of heavy wood
and the cough was practically gone.
His frame filed out. His face became
swarthy from constant exposure. He
gained in weight.
One cloudy afternoon in early No
vemher found Silas Lennox cutting
wood on the ridge behind his house. II
was still an open question with him
whether he and his daughter would
attempt to winter on the Divide. Dan
of course wanted to remain. yet there
were certain reasons. some very def
mite and others extremely vague, why
the. prospect of the winter in the snow
fields did not appeal to the noun
taineer. In the first place. all signs
pointed to hard season. Although
the fall had come late. the SHOWS We're
exceptionally early. The duck flight
was completed two weeks before its
usual time. and the rodents had dug
their burrows unusually deep. Be-
sides. too many months of snow weigh
heavily upon the spirit. The wolf
packs sing endlessly on the ridges.
and many unpleasant things may hap
pen. On previous years. some of the
cabins on the ridges below had human
occupants: this winter the whole re-
gion, for nearly seventy miles across
the mountains to the foothills. would
he wholly deserted by human beings.
Even the ranger station. twelve miles
ncross a steep ridge, would soon be
empty. OF course a few ranchers had
homes few miles beyond the river
but the wild cataracts did not freeze
in the coolest of seasons, and there
were no bridges. Besides. most of the
more prosperous farmers wintered in
the valleys. Only few more days
would the road be passable for his
car; and no time must be lost in max
ing his decision.
Once the SHOWS came in reality,
there was nothing TO do but stay. Sew
enty miles across the uncharted ridges
on snowshoes is an undertaking for
which even mountaineer has no
fondness 1t might he the wisest thing.
after ALL to load Snowbird and Dan
into his car and drive down to the
valleys. The fall roundup would soon
be completed. Bill would return for a
few days from the valleys with new
equipment to replace the broken light
Ing system on the car, and they could
avoid the bitter cold and snow that
Lennox had known so long. He
chopped at great log and wondered
what would suit him better-the COM
fort and safety of the valleys or the
rugged glory of the ridges.
But at that instant. the question of
whether or not he would winter on the
Divide was decided for him. And an
instant was all that was needed. For
the period of one breath he forgot to
he watchful-and certain dread
Spirit that abides much in the forest
saw its chance. Perhaps he had lived
too long in the mountains and grown
careless of them: an attitude that is
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-23
SYNOPSIS
PROLOGUE.

In the little town of Gitcheapolis small
Dan Failing dreams boyish Dreams tine
tured with melancholy over his supposed
physical weakness. There. years later
he meets Destiny.
The Keota news., 1920-10-22
FREEDOM FOR ARAB WOMEN
May 90 Forth 70 Shep In ths 0uel.
nsss District Like the 9vre.
poan Won,on.

While the Arabs Of Algeria. In tur-
hans and gracefully draped buruouses
come out from their silently swinging
doors. and with their STATS stroll into
the European quarter Of the city to
buy food at some French shop. the
Arab women who leave the Kasbah. the
native quarter. are now enjoying ::
newer freedom.
The war has done II. The women
are now allowed to 20 to other places
thnn the baths and the cemeteries. the
two traditional rendezvous where their
husbands heretofore permitted them to
gather. Many sally forth to shop In
the downtown district like the Euro
pesin women. Some 90 to take tea at
fashionable French pastry shop,
where they take OF their wells. aafe
from the sight Of Mohammedan men,
and eat sweet cakes the Christians
make. Then they put ON their wells
again. and. ''xhrouded In white mys.
terry" 90 home to their hidden doors.
Yelled to the eyclashes In 'haicks"
AZ white a. snow. they undulate slow.
" In the blllowy. baxgy trousers q
1000 folds. and pass into the heavy
wooden doors, brass studded, that
swing noiselessly shut.-Century Mag.
axine.
No. Hazel, q civil engineer u never
the monarch Of all he surveys.
The Keota news., 1920-10-22
Rheumatism Comes
From Tiny Pain Germs

This = Why S.4A,. ths gssa11et
1's !. s's's .I s..:. Il r 49,:
tism. i y . powesful eIaeassS -
Tie blood, and Will ysaDovo tee ~.
ease ssEas thee esase yess 49,
mstIcn. a3oeding rslIsf fhee =
gsnuins.
SIS. u sold ~ IN dsuGGises.
Free literature and medical a1vtee
can b had By writing - CAao9
Medical Adviser. 16l Swift L0e1eo-
tory. Atlanta. @.
The Keota news., 1920-10-22

First Of al, ct Il Armly Axsd IN
your mind that az he linimsnts
In the world have no eject what
ever on Rheumatism.
A very common form q Rhsu.
natism 10 caused BY millions Of
tiny disease germs which infest The
blood. The one and only sensible
treatment, therefore. u oos which
cisanses the blood Of these germs,
and routs them entirely out u H.
circulation.
The Keota news., 1920-10-22

Make It your hobby to keep live
ana bowels regular. II bilious, eo0sti.
pated. headachy. unstrung. Of Il yea
nave cold. a upset stomach. o. bad
breath. take Oascarets tonight and
wake up feeling clear. rosy and 0t. No
snp'ns-no ineonvenience. Chlldreo
rove Cascarsts too. 10. q. 20 esutA
ADV.
The litsrary Meeting.
Literary Lady-Are you fond q
Lamb. sir1
Literal 0eotleman-Essays or stswS
The Keota news., 1920-10-22
TO KEEP EXPERIENCED HELP
Colorado 0sst sugar csmps'y pisas
e Provide Houses Sos Mod
cans Nest oooooN.

At least one big sugar en0psny -
Colorado II already planning D.
cieus Of Aexicao beet wosken fnv
next spring It has Just ordered ths
construction Of . small frame b0sb6-
ings In the outsklrts u Aoot5ose ISV
the Mexicans 10 occupy this winter. -
thnt they will not drift to other DIS
tricts aud force the sugar company -
bring In inexperienced beet woskess
again next spring.
This year the company imported
several hundred inexperienced wost.
efs from Mexico. Many - thee hsvs
become valuable beet workers and tAs
company intensis to do all Il en- %
keep them In tbs locality.
Che kaovvI
Teacher Ito new giri)-Now. Dolly.
I'll give you . sum. S0pposiog yoas
father owed the butcher afteea poasds
eleven shilling and twopeses haH.
penny. seven pounds three sAlllines &c
the bootmaker. fourteen ponds and
ninepence to the milkman. and tAirty-
one pounds nineteen shilliaes and
threepence three fartAings to Tie esal
merchant
Dolly (eouadently) We sAeaso
move !-EdinburEh Scotsman.
An ounce Of action - worth . poana:
Of threats.