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take 100000 for him If this price
is based on weight we'd say that
Hornsby would be rated at over A
million dollars if he carried around
as much avoirdupois as Man o. Wa"
Couch of San Francisco, and Stroud
of Salt Lake city are having a hot
fight for first honors among pitchers
in the Pacific Coast baseball league.
The latest posted unofficial averages
give Couch II wins and 9 losses with
a percentage of SAG. while Stroud
has won II games and lost 3 for a
percentage of 500. It's a man sized
race which is being watched with
interest by the fans.
Ludy LANCER. holder Of the worlds
record for the 440 yard swim, has
been trying to come back" after be
ing out of competition for consider
able time, His practice swims at
Neptune Beach. Alameda. indicate
that he will have to do considerable
coming back in order to figure III
any championship events.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28
SYNOPSIS,

The. Pearl Hunter, a young man near
ing his 2lst birthday. and his mother,
known as the Iron Gray woman, occupy
a lettering house-boat on the Wabash
river.
AS the story opens. she is precariously
Ill. and evidently believing the end to be
near, she tells her son OF the tragedy
thai has Swallowed her life. When a
young girl she lived in the house of a
wealthy .great-uncle, and she had two
suttors. the one with whom she was in
love, she married. and the other. who
later proved to be a %scoundrel, marrying
H,unter> is born. and shortly afterward,
the former sutton. married to her cousin,
returns to her home one night, to tell
her that he still is in love with her. The
husband Of the Iron Gray woman enters
while the former lover is making his
declarations. n permitting no explana-
ton OF the scene. he believes his wife to
be carrying on an affair with her former
lover.
During the night. following, the Iron
Gray woman leaves her home, taking
with her the baby. She is unconscious
for some time, and awakes to find that
she has wandered into the hands OF a
kindly family of pearl-hunters. For
nearly 81 years they have lived on house
boats, the woman maintaining silence
mode Of living. The Iron Gray woman
suffers a relaose after the recital OF
her story. and while the Pearl-hunter is
gathering curative herbs to prepare for
her, he hears a feminine voice singing,
ana discovers a beautiful girl, who dis
appears into the wood when she finds
that she is observed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28
Just Folks
By Edgar ID. Guest
THE LESSON.

I saw him switching railroad cars, the
chief, in raiment spick and span,
Returning, after years of ease, unto
the place where he began,
Waving his hand to start or stop,
walking on top of moving loadA
Being a switchman for the time<to
break the tie-up Of the roads.
A month ago behind his desk he sat
and ordered men about,
His was the guiding hand and his the
mind which settled every. doubt,
And those who did his bidding then re-
membered not or eve knew
That that which he commanded them,
time was he also used to do.
i saw him switching railroad cars, the
chief in raiment, spick and span,
Here is q lesson then thought ]. that
should be good for every man.
When all these differences heal, and
each returns unto his, place,
eWprkman and chief should cloSer b<
md meet each other face to face.
This strike shall not have been In vain,
n only men shall understand
ET1UtSNe who iS-tke chief can do those
fh(nAs which he must now com.
Hkasd lpsNips hoy 10 toll ana ali tn
Sefes which those who work mus
face.
ne Who II chief must stand 1t time.
back In the other fellows place.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28
VETOED, AS EXPECTED.

The veto OF the peace resolution
recently passed by congress was ex-
pected, hence it will cause no sur
prise. The grounds on which the
president refused his assent 1ave ALSO
been we'll understood, so that this
portion of the incident is strictly &C
eording to program The only Ac-
nent of doubt in the situation has
been whether or not it would be pos
sible for the friends Of the resolution
to muster enough votes to override the
veto. That is not generally regarded
as possible. The lines are pretty
closely drawn in the senate, n tho
vote by which the resolution passed
the house fell far short OF the nee
essary t~wo-thirds.
The achievement Of peace by this
method has never appeared to be de-
sirable or proper. There is one rec
ognized way of closing a war, and
that is by the negotiation and ratifi-
cation of a treaty Of peace between the
Selligerents. In the present case the
trainers of the resolution have used
the terms Of the treaty Of Versailles,
which this nation has not yet accept
cd, as the basis for the peace resolu-
ton, a. proceeding strangely incon-
%sistent, and out of keeping with the
dignity of the United States. Neither
would it furnish desirable matter for
a. page Of American history for this
nation to conclude a separate peace
with Germany, abandoning it's late as
sociates, and accept for itself what
ever advantages it can find in the
treaty which they helped to negotiate,
and by which they are bound. at the
same time declining to ssum any
obligations under the treaty. That
sort OF thing is not playing the game.
This whole muddle could have been
avoided and 1he nation would months
6 have been in a state of honorable
peace with all the world had there
been a little more elasticity, first on
the part of the president, and second
on the part of a number of those
who have opposed him.. AS the situa-
ton has developed. we may be dead
locked until laSncw president is inau-
guratcd next March.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES.

There will be presented for the ap-
prevail OF the voters at the June pri-
mary . list of Independent Republic
an legislative candidates for the three
districts in Grand Forks county who.
If elected, as we are confident they
will be. will constitute a legislative
delegation of which the whole count
can De proud. 6
: In the Fifth district there was a
strong desire on the part Of many zvot-
ers to send Representative Hanson to
the senate, in recognition of the ex-
cellent work he has done in theshouse,
Mr.. Hanson, in addition to being a
useful man, is a modest one, And, he
preferred to make the race again for
the house. Undoubtedly the expert
ence he has had in tina bodyawiH stfil
further increase his u-sefulness in the
next session, and in selecting j. IS:
EAstgate ~ the candidate for the sen.
ate the. delegates picked q mar whe
has for years been an earnest work.
er IN Al things which tend to pro-
mote the welfare o. the county and
state.
IN the Sixth district NO senator i,
t0 be elected this yer. Ths nominee
Tor the house. John 4. Fresman, ii
one of the Oldest residents 81 the
conqtx%. farmer Who tilIs MI ON
ssctt A Makss ! success of III ! man
~ keen inteiiigence ana i~sDquestion-
u~nrfehtnc.a ~ rh.resxA.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28
CHAPTER III.
THE RED MASK.

Amazed at the woodcaft that had
enabled the girl to disappear under
his very eyes, without so much as the
CULVER of a leaf, the Pearlhunter
crossed the branch on the rifle at the
lower edge of the pool, by springing
from stone to stone, and went I'D to
the rock. There lay the flowers in
scattered confusion-a tumbled mass
of refreshing color; the half an arm
full of pink and white and red wild
roses; He picked UP three-a pink;
down upon them. The true woods
man is instinctively a gentleman. He
did not know-he did not try to know
that the girl watched his every
move from behind a big oak a few
yards up the bank.
Like her-somehow," he mutter-
ed. Wild Rose! 1t might be her
name. a name! L wonder what it's
like to have a name!".
A thought Swallowed his face-the
old thought. that always brought the
cloud. His eyes narrowed; the lines
of his mouth drew tense. Drawing
the stems of the three roses through
a buttOnhole in his blouse, he strobe
away down the branch back to FALL
en- Rock.
The languid eyes of the 1ron-tray-
Woman turned toward him .as he
sprang in over the saving gangplank,
pushed aside the rumpled curtain.
and entered the tiny cabin of the
housc-beat. There was not SO much
fire in0the eyes. The fever was going
down with the sun. The thought his
returning step had brought came out
lin her first words.
They who own the old cabin
might not like us to move in. e
81 stTh o,, I~an 0y,1.. ~ e.
again." ;was his CHEEKY answer. And,
mother, you eve saw such, view as
you get from up there. And YOU can
drink right out Of the spring. And
there's q. thin little broad blade Of a
waterfall pitching between the
prongs of the cliff and tumbl;nK
down among the rocks Of the coolest
little pool you ever say. 1t will put
you to sleep nights just to listen to
Something came to the face Of the
IRON Gray-Woman that had long
heen q stranger there. Not a smile
a ripple. like the swath a chance
breeze ruffles across still water. a
But you can't carry every thing"
Everything. And the first load
shall be you" @
"Me!"
.It would set you coughinn 10
climb the slope"
The woman dropped her eyes. Att
er all, weakness is not q pleasant fact
to face. The loss Of power. the I'M
ability to do accustomed things, al
ways comes A. a shock. Life had
brought to the on-Gray-Woman lit
Tile enough-pitifully little enough.
But though life be ever so bare ana
,gray. no n likes to Ut helpless ana
watch itsgo.
HApIyasthe young ma senssd moth.
Hing 2 & this, but w. already busy
Sathering together such Of their
meager stock Of household goods a.
III would be absolutely necessary to
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28
a DEAD ISSUE.

Whatever the developments of the
future may be, public ownership of
railroads is a dead issue for the pres
n Advocates of the theory arc still
beating the air and uttering loud
sounds i'll the effort to convince the
, public that all tha is needed is a
little persistence to make public own
ership of the roads an accomplished
fact. The present discussion of the
application of the railroads for in
creased freight rates is being used to
discredit private ownership. The
public is told that the present man
agement is SO inefficient that within
less than three months after rcceiv-
Ing their property back they find it
necessary to apply for more money
with which to operate it. Further,
the freight congestion is used also for
the same purpose. and we are told
that it is necessary for the road man.
asements to appeal to the government
to como TO their rescue to %straignten
out the tans!e in which they have be-
como involved.
All such arguments are made in
bad faith. Every day that the govern
mont operated the roads it operated
them at a loss. 1t increased rates o.
per cent. and still could not make
ends meet. And it was expected and
expressly provided when the roads
were returnd that rates should be adj
Vanced to a point which would give
the roads a reasonable chance to got
on their feet again.
The freight congestion was in part
A reflection of war conditions which
would have been unavoidable under
any management. and in part due ia
lneftlciency on the part of. politicians
who undertook the management of a
enormous business enterprise and
found themselves unequal % the task,
Whatever the cause. it was not Gre
ated by the recently installed private
managers. 1t was an inheritance
from a previous administration, and y
is undoubtedly the business Of the
government o'help to clear up a sit.
uatlon which it did no little to create
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28

r. o. Thorson, the nominee for. the
senate in the Seventh district, . is a
newspaper man. Through the Nor.
manden. which he has published for
years, he has come into intimate con-
tact with a large circle Of readers, and
in his association with. others he has
shown, himself to be a mar Of unus-
ual capacity and of untiring industry.
His running mate, Mr.. Landt, the
Seventh district candidate for. the
house, is a practical farmer whose
name has been familiar for many
years in connection with progressive
movements in politics and agricul-
tune. '.
The nomination OF these men at the
primary, and their electionTin Novem-
Der, is a certainty, provided the vot-
ers of the county appreciate in some
reasonable measure the Importance of
placing in the legislature men of
sound Judgment, good character and
independent spirit.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28
The woman went back to her chair
and !. resumed her quick, nervous

The oma went back to her chair
and resumed her quick, nervous
rocking.
and so he has come to this!" she
muttered. MY poor, poor cousin!
What must have been her fate!"
She leant forward and sat still and
thoughtful, her face propped in her
palm. The man stood by the table
lingering the bit of cloth, his eyes.
stern and severe, still irresistibly
drawn. in the direction the intruder
had gone. Nv. ! SO N. >,
l., A hail came up from the house
boat. The sudden cry half startled
them both, coming so close as it did
on the heels Of that tense moment
barely gone. r.
Its the Boss. I promised to so
spearing with him tonight"
Stepping TO the door, he opened it
and answered the hail.. came back:
slid the teakettle off the fire; closed
the .damper of the stove; and snuffed
the candle. ~
Nov. mother, don't attempt. to
clear away the dishes. Leave them
tn !! get back. I'll only be gone a lit
The woman made no answer. The
red mask still lying upon the table
caught his eye. Rolling it up, he hid
it under a loosened chink in the
Started. for the doof: hesitated; came
back I'd the rocking chair. !.
! sn"You won't be-afraid-?'s
She looked up at him in quick sur
prise. A half frown clouded the lus-
ter Of her eyes.
what a question:"
He turned and left the cabin:
closed the door after him and strobe
down the slope to the h~ouse-Hoat.
The men who hunted the. river
unused along the Wabash before the
days, of the button industry hunted it
for he pearl sometimes found i'm
bedded between its flesh and she'll.
Struggling up and down the streams,
often singly, sometimes in crews,
breed-of a feather with the buccan-
neers of other days, and led on by
the same lure: a nance fling at for
tune. A pearl of great, value was
sometimes fouhd-even running we'll
up into the thousands. But. the
chance of finding such a pearl was
small. Still there was. the chance,
type Of men will endure for such a
chance, when The same ends might be
attained, certain and sure, by patient
industry. =
The story Of the few who did hap
pen to light upon a valuable find us
ually ran pretty much the samoa
visit to the nearest town lasting any
where from three days to three
weeks. depend ing upon the value Of
his find and his ability to keep from
getting too drunk: then. vicious and
bitter, back to. the muck. the rag
nets, the filthy watts.
A grizzled old river man sat with
the nose of his skiff damned. up on
the gravel by the bow. of the house,
boat when the Pcarlhunter came
down the slope. The Boss they CALI
ed him. the river men. because in his
long years in the industry he had
managed to scrape together an out
fit" and work a crew OF ''clammers''
too poor to hunt alone. His hands
were still upon the oars. The Pearl
: hunter pushed. the boat OFF and
sprang in, directing the Boss to row
around by the stern, Of the house,
boat after the fish spear-he had been
filing that afternoon.
Continued in tomorrow
sega Pa Eyenin0s9 Herald. ,t
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28
TO REVIVE ToURNAMEsT.

n 1..IgItf Ef .Hg8 .gLEg'A LTLauts -.r."s-Es
Sacramento. Cali, May "a re-
vival Of the. Central California, Cham-
pionship tennis tournament has been.
undertaken by the Suffer Lawn Ten
mis- club Of Sacramento and play will
Joseph I. Brunschwiller, chAirman
OF the arrangements committee, said
he had received assurances that many
tennis stars Of nationala ma&nitude
will compete. but the tournament is
designed toaFattract PLAYERS al lesser
ability from all Of California, It was
announced. To this end a consolatinn
event is to be held for those who are
put out In the first round. ysrr. /
The schedule of events will include
a singles tournament for men, fsdnrles
tournament for women, doubles tour
amen Tor men md probably .. junior
will be given for players in thesnew
Suffer Tennic club house.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28
carry up to the cabin under the cliff

carry up to the cabin under the cliff
ashore. From her chair-for that
cough must not be provoked again.
she helped him plan and pack: a
scant task truly, and soon finished,
Nothing remained but the actual
going ashore. His mother came first,
as he a said. Whilc~packing, he
had planned to help her up the hill
to the spring and leave her there
while he swept the. old cabin, aired it
erwise made the place as sweet and
inviting as possible for her occu-
pancy. ..-r ,.-,-.
Just before. passing through the
rumpled curtain Of the house-boat
she stopped and gazcd over the tiny
cabin.
Just n look before 1 co." she
said. e
He was astonished at the wistful-
ness in her tones. e.
why, mother, you a come back
any minute"
1T has been my home for twenty
years she said as she turned away,
her tone more the voicing Of a refiec-
ton than the statement of a fact. +,
Across the gangplank and up the
slope among the trees he led her
carried herewith all the tenderness
due from a man to his mother; for
the Iron-Gray-Woman had the man
ners and speech of a lady of high
degree" and she had taught him all
she knew. He had brought along a
cushion. which he spread for her up
on a moss-upholstered rock. With
the spray of the waterfall in the air,
with the cup in her hand. the cool
| CnrioY vx,tf1{- ~41~A h. 4x< 49, -
hurried back to the house-boat.
The sun was dipping low toward
the distant bend In the river when
the last Of the moving was done. A
purple twilight had given place ia
dark before he had the cabin put ia
rights, his mother in her easy chair,
and supper on the table: a bass
taken from the nets only that morn
ing; fruit from the woods; baked po-
tea, which she had. left her chair long
enough to draw. '
In the contented silence that often
falls after the evening meal, the mar
sat covertly studying her face. The
fever had gone.It was a face almost
serene. She appeared, as he watch.
ed her, to be listening to the sound OF
the waterfall floating in through the
open window upon the pulse Of the
night. The move had done her good
She had not had a single spell OF
coughing since coming up among the
trees-since drinking the fresh ele.
campane tea he had stepped the first
thing after the stove was up. The
great, dark eyes were softer than he
had ever seen them. He thought how
beautiful she must have been--hou
beautiful still.
Her words that afternoon came
hack tn him-fhc univ word that had
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28
SHIP POLO PONIES {

Bakersfield. CAL, May 2S.-Three
polo ponies owned by William Tevis.
member of the American team to meet
the Great Britain four in the interna-
tional tournament to be held this wear
In England, have just been hipped
from this city for transportation to
England. Other Kern county polo no.
MES are being inspected with a view
to obtaining mounts for the American
team. Several ponies have been fur
nished for recent international tournar
ments by the McKittrick ranch south
OF this CITY t D
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28
Rm1RNS

Oakland, Cal, May 2S.-Claude
Hamilton Welton. known as king of
the Hoboes," graduate of two UNIVERSE
ties. lawyer. and psychologist, has re-
turned to his home here to start a
campaign for the establishment Of a
memorial to Joaquin Miller, 'the poet
of the Sierras."
Welton plans to begin work in Ala
mazda county within the next month
for the permanent preservation of
The Heights" in East Oakland, where
the poet made his home.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28
Continued in tomorrow
Evenings Herald.
FIRE BURNS 40 YEARS.

Miami, Okla. May ,2s.-Another
'c eaeme esn Indians dh ! t Ieen . the hamlet ny ttn 81
Murphy, around the Indian campfire
which has not been quenched for two
score years. This is watchfre of
the Cherokees and is kept. burning as
a memorial to the Great Spirit"
Not even Chief Charlie Tee Hee
knows how many years ago the fire
was started. B. q. Alternately, a
white man, says the fire e. burning
when he .stook up his residence in
Murphys35 years ago. ~ !.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-28
W.
CLAN or THE aRAI WOLF.

CLAM OF THE 06AIIWOIE ~
A red mask! The Iron-Gray-Wo m-
table. The two OF them stood,starin6
down upon the bit o. flaming CLOTH
A sudden impulse seemed to sweep
the man. Involuntarily his hand felt
for tho pistol It his hip: he whirled
toward the door. !. The woman clutch
cd his arm. HI caught the appeal
in her eyes; bowed his head turned
back to the table.
been, full enough OF meaning. Of hu-
man interest to my N able to trace
back. through. the years the snarled
iif3-thre4ds OF the actorosANthef two
river walfs staPine down At tho
mask: the hard maA striding. sway
up the River Road. e
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27

Mrs. Rochel of Center City. is
spending a week with Miss
Olive Carlson.
Arthur Nelson of Minneapolis,
spent the week end with his
cousin, Gilbert.
John Tanquist attended the
bankers convention in Mime
apolis. last week.
Arthur Lund sold his big team
of horses last week to Mr.
Young of Foxboro.
Miss Naomi Cluett spent a
few days in town. the guest of
Mrs. L. f. Johnson.
There will be a dance in the
town hall next Saturday given
by Yotti of Duluth.
The school picnic was held at
the school house last Friday
Lunch was served at noon to q
large crowd.
| M. A. McGrath, Arthur and Tom
Golden were among those who
attended the land clearing de
monstration at Hinckley. Satur
day.
Manford Nelson of Hinckley
and P. A. Nelson of Brook Park
were up to kerrick on a fishing
trip Saturday and Sunday
Fishing is reported to be fine al
Oak Lake.
Miss Phyllis Hogan took the
bread making prize at Sand
stone last week and the schoo
as a whole got the prize on theil
sewing. We are all very prout
of our girls and their excellen
work.
A large crowd from Kerricl
went down to Bruno Sunda,
and saw Kerrick defeat Brun,
by a score of 5 to 4. The gam,
was a good one and went of
very nicely only that a couple o
Bruno men could not abide b,
the umpire's decision or by rule
that were made by themselves
We are ready to give them a re
turn game as soon as we hav,
our grounds in shape.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27
LOWDEN SPONSORS
GOOD ROADS MOVE
ILLINOIS EXECUTIVE STARTS
CONSTRUCTION OF 1900
MILES OF HIGHWAY.

Under the direction OF Gov. Frank
o. Lowden. Illinois has begun the con
strucfion Of system Of 1900 miles
or good roads at cost Of $s7 900. 900
which. when completed. will cause au-
fomobilists and farmers Ia rejoice
Two hundred miles IT good roads were
built last year and plans have been
made for the construction Of more
than 1880 miles this year. When the
work IL completed Illinois will have
one Of the finest systems Of hard roads
In the country.
The voters Of the state approved u
SiD,bpDED bond issue for good roads.
and with the federal government ap-
preparation the sum available for
trunk line. hard surfaced highways
has been fixed at xs7 .Opo,oc