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The Pulaskian., 1920-10-14
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Synopsis. - pr. John Nicholson, just beginning his career, becomes resident physician and companion of Homer Sidney at Hartley house. Mir Sidney Is an American, a semi invalid, old and rich and very de- sirous to live Mrs Sidney is A Spanish woman, dignified and reti- cent. Jed the butler, acts like a privileged member of the family. The family has come from Monte video, South America, Hartley house is fine old isolated country place, with a murder story, haunted pool" and many watch dogs, and an atmosphere of mys- tery. The haunted pool' is where Richard Dobson, son of a former owner of Hartley house, had killed his brother. Arthur Dobson. Jed begins operations by locking the doctor in his room the very first night. Doctor John fixes his door so he can't be locked in. He meets Isobel, daughter of the house, and falls in love at first sight. In the night he finds the butler drunk and holding Mrs. Sidney by the wrist He interferes. Mrs. Sidney makes light of 1t. John buys a revolver. John overhears Jed telling Mrs. Sidney he will have his way. In reply she says she will not hesitate to kill him. Mrs. Sidney asks John to consent to the announcement of his engagement to Isobel The young people consent to the make. believe engagement. Later they find it is to head off Jed. who would marry Isobel. Jed tries to kill John, but the matter is smoothed over. John, though len gagged" to Tsobel, conceals his love. MT. Sidney visits a nearby prison and has Dobson, the murderer, pointed out Jed tells the story of the Dobson murder. The family go to South America for the winter John Is left at home, but the 'en- gagement" is not broken. John hears the story of a tragedy ''tha4 might have happened in Monte video." The family returns. A mysterious Spanish sailor appears. Jed recognizes him and wants to kill him. The sailor plays burglar. MT. Brown, attorney" for the sailor, calls on John.
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20 to Mrs. Sidney with the information and insinuations Attorney Philetus M. Brown had given me. My desire was to protect her from precisely this kind of trouble; my necessity was to carry the trouble to her. I had to know how to act.
 By way of preliminary told her Of the three appearances of the Spaniard and then of the appearances of the lawyer. When I offered her the sheet of paper containing a transcript of a page of Mir. Sidney's diary, her hands trembled. but she took the sheet reso- lutely. She was greatly alarmed but regained her composure.
 She read the page hurriedly and then more carefully and, it seemed, with relief.
 q have to deal with these men," l said. "and must know how to do it. They can be dealt with by criminal law if there is no reason why protec- ton should not be sought in that fash ion"
 "There is," said Mrs. Sidney, "and I cannot tell you the reason"
 'You know that I do not ask for it." I said.
 "You know there is something very strange about this house?"
 "That was evident in twenty-four hours" I said, "but 1t means nothing to me. am not curious. I merely want to know how to deal with these men,"
 Tt is not a lack of confidence in you that keeps me from telling what Is wrong here." said Mrs. Sidney. Ut would be a relief to do so. It has been hard to stand it all alone, John."
 was glad, for the first time con- sciously, that my name was John. It had an honest. straightforward sound, suggesting the plain, honest dealing that might be needed in this house.
 '"The reason I do not tell you, John" said Mrs Sidney. Ifs because I would not have another conscience distressed. You could never again be really happy
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HELENA VISITED BY
 DISASTROUS FIRE
HUNDREDS WERE RENDERED HOMELESS AND MANY FIRMS
 OUT OF BUSINESS.
MANY BUILDINGS DESTROYED
Varying Winds Made the Work of the Fire Department Extremely Diff fieult and Also Hazardous
 At Times.

Helena-Fire originating in a tene ment building occupied by negroes" on Simmons Alley, swept through DOT 2ions of four blocks and destroyed property estimated to be worth s250,- 900 before it could be brought under control
 Hundreds of negroes were rendered homeless and more than dozen firms were driven temporarily from busi- ness.
 The district in which the fire start ed was densely populated by negroes winds made the work of the Fire De partment extremely difficult For a while the fire moved In all directions from the place of origin, but the wind finally blew from the west, and the flames headed toward the river, sweeping everything in their path un- til they reached Walnut street, where they were gotten under control and finally extinguished through the com bined efforts of the Fire Department aud hundreds of citizens acting as vol unteers.
 It is estimated that between 40 and 50 negro tenements and wooden stores were destroyed It is probable ahat none of them was insured.
 Among the business and industrial plants destroyed wore the yard and plant of the Max Layne Lumber Company, the Hayes & Prewitt's liv- cry stable, the Southern Bottling Works, the E. Nj Polk wholesale grain and feed store, the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the Chero-Cola Bottling Company, Messina Bros. ga rage, R. G. Towards grocery store, the O'Leary Produce Company Law renee Nutto's grocery store and Swift and Company's sub-station. Several small stores operated by Italians also were destroyed.
 Seven of the larger business houses were brick structures erected less than three years ago. The heaviest losers from the fire are Dr. H. H. Rightor, Mrs. A. P Coolidge and J. c. Barlow Jr.
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if you knew the story of which this sheet is page. You could not do me any good if you knew 1t. You would only torment yourself"
 "So much for that" I said. q take your judgment But how am to deal with these fell0ws?"
 Mrs. Sidney hesitated.
 T don't know" she said. 'Pm sure don't know"
 Do you know a man named Ora vada?' l asked. Did you know him when you lived in Montevideo? Can you tell me anything about him with out telling something that you do not want t0?"
 T can tell you about Dravada." said Mrs. Sidney. "Mr. Sidney was head of shipping firm. Dravada had been a sailor. He had come to be a porter or stevedore about the docks. We needed a porter at home, and Mir. Sid hey brought this man from the docks to fill the position. He was q docile creature, very strong and useful, and heNef annoying. Now I will tell you as much as I possibly can without doing you great injustice.
 We had lived in Montevideo fifteen years when Jed came to us. He has been with us ever since. Mir. Sidney began writing the manuscript of which this is a copy of one sheet, the wear Jed came.
 The only reason do not tell what the manuscript contains is because value your peace of mind. I know rom my own experience that your conscience never would be at rest if you had full knowledge, and vet you would be entirely helpless. So out of consideration for you I shall not tell you more than I have to.
 MT. Sidney never has had the slight est scruple as to what he has done he rejoices in 1t. You have spoken of his will to live; what I am holdinp pack from you would explain it. He says In this page Of his manuscript Whlch you have seen that it perfects his satisfaction to leave a record of his crime. l know that it does. I un- derstand that he had to have it known after his death that he had done what se had.
 "JeG's family name is Arllss. He
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FOR HURRIED READERS.

Conway.-Initial plans for the min- strel show to be staged by the Con way Lodge of Elks, October IS and 19, were outlined at a recent meeting. Clint Draper of New York will direct the show.
 Hoxie. - By a vote of 22S to POT the proposed stock lawenacted by the City Council was endorsed at an cleo ton held recently. Considerable in terest was manifested in the election, many women participating,
 Hope.--A standard bred rooster was exchanged for each scrub rooster brought to the local banks. This ar rangement wasf made by the home demonstration agent as a means of improving poultry in this county.
 Gravette.-The First National Bank of Gravette has new ornamental at- traction, a mounted pickerel. The fish was caught with hook and line by Ed Ed NJ. Gravette, president of the bank.
 Havana.-The general store of H. S. Smith was burglarized, and large quantity of shoes and clothing stolen. Entranc ewas gained by breaking out the glass in the front door. Officers have been unable to find clue.
 Piggott. = Lightning struck the residence of M. w Muldrow. county farm agent, and slightly damaged it.
 Austin.-The streets at Austin are being repaired. The wooden culverts are being replaced with galvanized culverts, and other improvements are being made.
 Mountain Home. The largest pumpkin ever seen in this town was brought in by John Maynard of Hen derson. It weighed 53 pounds. It is estimated that it will make 100 pies.
 Danville.-The fight against the construction of the highway in Road improvement District No. 1 of Yell county will not be settled until the January term of County Court.
 Havana-The Masonic Lodge hall here was destroyed by fire, entailing & loss estimated at s1,500.
 Magnolia - The rent-Teachers Association of Magnolia is preparing toequip the public school playground with considerable equipment. A land scape gardener will 1cautify the grounds.
 Gravette.- City restaurant, owned and operated by Marion Seam, ster, has been bought by Dallas Will moth of Decatur.
 Batesville.-A slight frost was ap parent in Batesville recently. the first ct the season.
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CHAPTER VlIl-continued.
here was fhat9" I asked


 "Where was that?" I asked.
 The little man pulled at his coat cuffs and smiled again.
 fdy client being Spanish and Mir. Sidney having lived many years in Montevideo, 1t might be assumed that 1t was there" he said Tt was there, and my client came into possession of a document-by dishonest means, suspect-of which he now retains only one page. I wish to leave a copy of this page with you, and later to find out to what extent it interests Mir. Sidney"
 You mean-to find out if be will submit to blackmail" I said.
 'I anticipated your remark" he said. "I look at the matter differently. If MT. Sidney has something to conceal. we shall be glad to help him to con- ceal 1t. I will leave a copy of the page from the document with you, and with your permission will see you later.''
 He handed me a long envelope and with a bow asked to be shown to the door. Jed, not suspecting that the little man had any connection with the sailor, showed him out.
 I went to my room to examine the paper which had been left with me- It was accompanied by an explanatory statement by Attorney Philetus M Brown" I will give the explanatory statement first.
 Memoranda for Dr. Nicholson: :: The accompanying typewriter sheet is a part of a document stolen from Mir. Sidney in Montevideo ten years ago by Alejandro Dravada. then a servant in the capacity of porter. Dra- vada preserves the original, of which I have had several typewriter copies made. Dravada had the complete doc ument in his hands, but only for a short while. He had discovered, in the course of several years service under Mir. Sidney in Montevideo. that strong box in Mir. Sidney's room was particularly guarded. He SUD- posed 1t contained jewels. He is, should judge, person of small moral character and great cupidity. He de- termined to steal the box, hoping that its contents would enable him to get married and set himself up in a small business.
 "He succeeded in getting the box by entering Mir Sidneys room, but be- fore he could make his escape he was unfortunate enough to be discovered by another servant, known to you as Jed Jed leveledy revolver at my client and made him surrender the box.
 q can only conjecture here-fre- quently this case has caused me to conjecture; but think that the man Jed, although he knew something val uable was contained in the box, thought as did my Spanish client. that 1t was personal property; and, unlike my client, he was not careless of prop erty rights. This conjecture may not interest you. but I imagine you ask ing: Why did not Jed steal the box he afterward took from my clientp It was, I think, because the man Jed was by nature honest and it was only when his inhibitions had been broken down by the sight of another man com hitting a crime which had been easier for him to commit. that he lost control of his morals.
 "The man Jed teok the box. My cli- ent, desnerate at finding himself
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Jed falls into the hands his enemies.
(To BE CONTINuEp''

Why Clear Nights Are z ov uIeb
 A clear, bright starlight s,-' n th winter is always much coia ssr tDI cloudy one. The reason ,s alI that the heat of the eaf'l '..ssu 1s i thrown off more quickly VT 7. cD is nothing to intercept and ,1 in act as a kind of blanKe'' sror, s es venting the earth's heal a'tn,ospl ing, tend to keep the a'' warm.
 There is no telling Wn X nsa will land when he begins s',.s,, 'S < with a fishing outfit on
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DeWitt.-The rice growers of Ark ansas county are making good prog ress in harvesting their crops. It Is estimated that 50 per cent of the grain now is in the shock. It is be- ing edliyered to the two big mills here. Weather conditions have been ideal for harvesting the crop.
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Magnolia.-The Columbia County Farm Bureau has been organized with the following officers: President, w. M. Hosier, Waldo; vice president, J. C. Wepfer, Milner; secretary and treasurer, Bonnie Davis, Magnolia. The organization has a membership of 2S0, and efforts are being made to increase this to 500.
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Paragould.-A revival which is ex- pected to last two or three weeks be- gan at the First Methodist Church re- gently. Evangelist G. l.. Cole of Los Angeles is is doing the preaching and Luther Carter of Chattanooga, Tenn, has charge of the music.
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tween DOUU anu 9OOO. Iu0 nOHSy was in gold, and had been in the safe sev- eral weeks, MT. Doss said.
 Springdale-Road oyerseers have just completed grading the road from Springdale to Johnson. distance of about five miles, and now have one of the best roads in this part of the state.
 Magnolia.-Plans are under way for a poultry show to be given here No vember 16 to 1S, inclusive. Entries already have been made from six states. Several hundred fowls prob ably will be on display.
 Conway.-License to practice in federal courts has been granted J. Wendall Henry, deputy circuit clerk. Mir. Henry appeared before the Exam ming Board last spring and made a creditbael showing.
 Gravette.-Mr. Travis of Carthage, Mo, is negotiating for site for an ice plant at Gravette, and the City Council has the matter under advise ment.
 Marked Tree.-A new service sta ton building is being erected here by Blanton & Smith. The building will be constructed of brick, and will be 50 by 150 feet in dimensions.
 Austin.-W. I. Stanley has opened a general store here. He also has bought the residence of Tom Jones.
 Hope.-Seyeral hundred men from nearby towns visited Hope recently and were entertained at luncheon by the Hope Chamber of Commerce Shop talks featured the occasion.
 Austin.-The Austin public school has opened here J. k. Martin is principal and Miss Eva Stull is as sistant.
 ayetteville.-With record breaking attendance Washington county's four teenth annual fair closed here re gently.
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Mena.-The Farmers Bonded Ware house Company has opened it's ware house in Mena. Ode McMilna, a young farmer of Board Camp, ig in charge as Weigher. This is the sec ond bonded warehouse here. Many farmers are storing their cotton be- cause of the present low prices.
Evening journal., 1920-05-19
NJ. p. QUARRELs WITH
LADY ASrOR FOR SEAT.

LONDON, May iS.-Sir w Johnson
Hicks. NJ. p. is demanding his old seat
In Parliament. occupied by Lady Astor
ever since she entered the House Of
Commons lie was in India when the
disputed seat was given Lady Astor.
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ny Ol r.. JOYFuL.


Does "A cartoonist like TO draw car
toons2
No. he would rather draw a picture
OF a blue Jay, or a squirrel.
Cartooning Is all right for ones
bread and butter
But for life's more pleasant task,
give Bob Satterneld, dean Of Ameri-
can cariOOnists the landscape. Sprin-
kle i'm flowers, or snow, or birds, or
squirrels. and he'll make The old
paint brush work overtime.
No painting Of humans for Satl
Newer painting Of politician,
pronteer. or any OF the other folk
who clutter up cartoons. They're
good enough for pen and ink, but
when II comes TO oil and canvas
give him. as / remarked i'm paragraph
No. g. the squirrel and the blue Jay
hand him the landscape for a topic
and he's perfectly contenled.
For such Is life with cartoOnlst
as per witness the photograph Of q
painting done by Satterneld and firsl
shown TO the public $50 used TO see
ing Satlerheld cartoonsl at The ClcVc.
land exhibition OF painting by Amer.
lean artists.
such Is life among the squirrel:
and the blue Jays
Satierncld calls IL, "a Noisy Ar
gument'
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The squirrel has turned robber.
The li' nut grabber has been caught
with The goods on him. Mister Blue
Jay comes home and finds the squir-
rel burgarizing the birdhouse Of the
bread crumbs. And Blue Jay yorifer-
ously and ardently tells the world and
the next door neighborse about the
matter. lncidently he calls Mr.. Squir-
rel an the unprintaiblc names in the
bird vocabulary.
Does Mr. Squirrel stink away as
the human r0hber would do2
Not on your lintype Old Robber
Squirrel argues back. lie tells Mis-
ter Blue Jay about the times (many
OF 'em) when folks threw nuts TO
him and Blue Jay hoped in and
swlpped them If it's fair TO steal
nuts from The squirrel it is fair to
steal crumbs from the blue jay.
Which Is very much like some hu-
mans argue the problem.
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pnINcEss HELD As sMuGGLER.

MILAN, Italy, May is.-Princess
Marie Beatrice Massimo Of Bourbon,
has been arrested for attempting TO
take art objects valued at 100000 out
OF Italy. Frontier Inspectors say they
found the treasures under the mat
tress OF her Pullman berth.
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SILENT BRIDE SPEAKS

SHEFFIELD, Eng. May tS.-Mrs.
John Hancock told the court that she
and her husband have lived together
for three years without speaking a
word. She cooked her meals. he
cooked his.
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WEARS FUNNY SHIRTS,
BIT THEY COME BACK.

LONDON. May iS-Admiral Sir Percy
Scotb wears funny shirts. They have
white bodies and striped sleeves. And
/ don't lose them in the laundry "And
plains the admiral.
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Each day the Want Ads are fun o.
five suggestions for saving money -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-07
is ARRESTS IN CLEANUP
OF JERSEY GROGSHOPS
vile Stuff Causing Too Much
Crime, IL Is Said.

Asserting that "the vile quality Of tho
stuff being sold IN fragrant violation OF
the law is the cause OF much OF the
crime that now menaces the communi-
~" Prosecutor Pierre +. Garven Of
Hudson county. N. j.. began yesterday
the direction of roundup Of alleged
Volstead act violators, who violate also
the state law against selling liquor with
out n license. He is determined. he said.
70 "close UP every grogshop in the
county"
II was announced officially that more
than 100 warrants had been issued for
the alleged state law violation. and n
force OF county detectives set forth TO
serve them. ~ lato afternoon they had
made fifteen arrests Of saloon Keepers
bartenders and others IN Bayonne. Jer-
sew city. Hoboken and other communl-
ties In the county. The men were ar
raiened before Judge James w. Nc
earthly. who issued tho warrants. and
v,oro held in $1,000 bail each for the
Grand jury. The offence alleged carries
e penalty Of three years in State prison
and 81 900 fine Others arrested later
we're locked up in the County Jail and
will be arraigned to-day.
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II. M. PECK SLAVE OF
LIQUOR, SISTER SAYS
Mental Examination Sought
for Wealthy Man.

A sheriffs jury and a commissioner
will inquire into the mental condition OF
Howard NOVEL; Pack. member Of a fam
lily we'll known socially, II became known
yesterday when Justice Morschauser. in
the Supreme Court at White Plains,
named Walter n. Young Of New Rochelle
as the commissioner. Mr.. Peck, who is a
brother OF Mrs Louise Z. Gordon Phelps
Of Mount Kisco, is now IN sanatorium
at Stamford, Conn. and Il Is alleged in
the papers submitted by his sister that
he has been addicted to liquor and that
his mind and body have been undermined
by II.
Mrs. Phelps In her petition for a COM
r,,lssion in lunacy alleges that Mr.. Peck
NOT only is addicted 20 liquor but spends
his money IN riotous living and does not
know what he Is doing. She alleges
further that his mind has become af-
fected 20 the extent that he cannot be
trusted alone and that a committee
should be appointed TO look after his
property After living at various hotels.
she states, he failed to pay the bills.
Mr.. Peck is thirty-eight years old I'm
der the will Of Julia Blanche Peck he
has an income from a trust fund OF
moro than a quarter Of n million dollars
Tho fund Is held by the New York Life
Insurance and Trust Company, the prop
erty consisting Of stocks, bonds and real
estate IN this city.
The fury in the case will be empan-
elied within q fortnight.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-07
CITY HONORS MEMORY
OF ANDREW II. GREEN
Father of Greater NeU York
Born 100 Years Ago.

The hundredth anniversary OF Andrew
Haswell Green, known as the Father
OF Greater New York" because he
framed the charter consolidating the
boroughs. was celebrated last night in
the auditorium OF the American Museum
of Natural History, secenty-seventh
street and Central Park West.
dozen speakers discussed Mr..
Green's part In the building of the New
York of to-day. The exercises were I'M
der the auspices of the Andrew II. Green
Memorial Committee, appointed by May
or Hylan. Joseph Haag. chairman of the
committee. made the opening address.
John L. O'Brien Corporation Counsel.
spoke on behalf OF Mayor Hylan who
was unable to attend. Mr. OBrien said
he had a particular personal interest in
the centennial celebration because he
was born in Worcester, Mass, which is
also the birthplace OF Mr.. Green. Mayor
p. f. Sullivan of Worcester sent n tele-
gram saying that the city OF Mr. Green's
birth wished to have part in the COM
memoration of his work
DR.. Henry Fairfield Osborn. president
of the American Museum OF Natural
History, referred to the fact that Mr.
Green was a bachelor, said that ne
had no love except the people Of New
York, and just one big dream to make
New York just what It is to-day-the
greatest city In the world"
Other speakers who praised Mr.
Green's work for the city were w.
Bourke Cochran, David x. Body. Dr.
Elmer r. Brown. the Rev. leighton Will
Jams, Justice Charles l.. Guy, John
Foord and DIR. George f. Kunz.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-07
WILSON DELAYS ACTION
ON BIG SHIP CONTRACT
Refusal to Nome Ship Board
Members Holds Up Decision.

wAsHrSGrow, oct. 6--Final Govern
nient action approving Or Disappearing
the contract entered into by the Amer
lean Ship and Commerce Corporation
a1d tho Hamburg-American line IS being
held I'D by failure Of President Wilson
20 choose new members OF tho Shipping
Board. 90 developed here to-day. The
present delay promises 20 continue for
two months or more. during which time
the corporation will not know where e
stands 80 far as the Government Is con-
corned.
At present there are two members Of
the Shipping Board. an insufficient num-
Der TO take formal and final action on
any problem Under the Jones Mer-
chant Marine act a board OF seven mem
bers 10 provided, and under previous
laws Ave members We're 10 make up tho
board. All the vacancies are weeks old.
The urgency OF the settlement of the
American Ship and Commerce Corpora
ton contract was pointed out 20 White
House officials to-day. who replied that
appointments were held up by failure
Of Congress TO appropriate money to
nay salaries OF board members