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In the estimated "cost per ton"
That the Reading may surrender
these high priced leases 10 said to
be under serious consideration. Thest
leases are alleged to have lapsed
two years ago, and the Reading ls
free to give them ID when the def-
mite surrendering comes Of Interests
whose dissolution is required by the
Antitrust laws. The Reading, by
its ownership Of the Lehigh and
wilkes Barre Coal Company and
other interests, has 55 per cent. OF
the anthracite output under Its con-
troll and thereby has a definite price,
fixing power.
whether the Reading p merely
about to surrender these leases In
order TO develop its own virgin ter
ritory Is not known. II may be a
move TO get rid OF some the sur
plus holdings in order to present a
bstter front than II did when II was
shown that Il had a strangle hold on
practically all the mineable coal in
the southern ~egton.
The fact that the extortiohate roy
atty rates asked by the Girard estat.
were recently exposed by An agency
backed by the Reading points
strongly 10 the probability that the
so-called Morgan interests In the
anthracite held realize that the era
OF high prices has ended, that recon-
struction must strike even Rnthra-
cite coal. and that royalties which
amount to as much almost as a ton
OF coal cost at the mines several
Years ago can. no longer be tolerated.
Pending developments can mean only
one thing-more reasonable prices.
The evening world., 1920-12-28
TELEPHONE BOOK CHANGES.
First Three Letters Of CentraIs In
Capitals.

users OF the new telephone dlree-
tory will be surprised to see the
first three letters OF each central Of
flee name standing out In heavy
Gothic capitals. For example,
''Wadsworth" is now ''WAD swth."
Another innovation is that every
number less than 1000 haS been built
up to contain four diEltg by prefix
ing zeros. For example, 7S 10 now
001S and Is pronounced "0h, oh, sew
en-, eight" when asked for.
These changes have been made be-
cause next summer subscribers In GER
tain exchange areas will be provided
with telephone instruments equipped
with dials for making calls by the
new automatic switching method.
To call by this method II is neceH-
sary to dial the first three letters
of the central office name and n
number with four digits. The proper
trio OF dialinE letters Is therefore
capitalized and set apart and all
numbers are made to contain four
dIRita.
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BREAKING Of COAL
LEASESISLIKELY
TO LOWER PRICES
End Seen to System of Royal
ties Which Caused ConSum-
{ ss to Pay High Figure.


PUTvrSVILLE. Dec. 2s.-The struc-
tgrs so carefully reared for years as
q justification for high prices Of an
thracite Is totterng to its fall and
in the not distant future the anthra-
Gle consumer will be afforded relief
from the extortion now pracuced.
The system by which interiocking
anthracite interests leased coal lands
from eAoh other and then calmly
placed in each others pockets hum
dreds Of millions Of dollars OF con-
sumers' money by virtue Of high roy
alties Is doomed to receive a fatal
blow soon in the house OF his friends,
who are unable to Withstand pub
liolty and the threatened investtga-
don by the United States Senate.
How far this system OF royalties
has built up profits exceeding the
richest California gold mines can be
grasped by the single fact that on q
tract of land hardly big enough for
q one-map Pennsylvania farm. half
q million dollars Is annually handed
over to the owners as royalties"
A weak link in this royalty" sys-
tenn that iB likely to snap any moment
was exposed in the action OF the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company, the owner of billions
of tons of coal in place, and the larg-
est owner OF virgin anthracite coal
mines IN the world. leaving much Of
It's own vast tracts unworked and
leasing from the Girard estate tracts
which II mines on which 1t pays
heavy royalties for the product. not
withstanding the fact that its own
supply in sight would last for hun
dreds OF years. OF course the con-
sumer pays for the Readings idle
lands and pays the Girard royalties
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!. n. r. TO MEET MORTGAGES.
An announcement 10 expected In a
day or two by the Interboroush Rapid
Transit Company that Il he's the
funds Availabio to meet the 32,SOO,OOC
interest on its first and r0funding
mortgage 5 per cent bonds due neat
saturday II "A also dnderstood the
100000 notes representing money
borrowed last July to meet the inter-
est will be partly paid off and the
remainder extended six months.
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Easy chair, mahogany and
tapestry, STA grade for S87.
Wing chair, mahogany, tapes
try and velours, S198 grade for
500.
Arm rocker, walnut and We
lours, $215 grade for S107.50.
Chaise-longue, French gray
and cretonne, $1St grade for
$65.50.
Cretonne sofa with down
cushions, 1882 grade for $l4l.
Sofa, arm chair and wing
chair, mulberry veiours, S1,319
grade for $659.50.
Sofa and chair, blue velours,
$693 grade for S346.50.
Rocker wing chair, mahogany,
1921 grade for $l15.50.
Sofa, arm chair and arm
rocker, mahogany and leather,
$500 grade for $430.
Reed table, frosted brown,
S4O.75 grade for S20.25.
Bird cage, reed, in ivory, $12
grade for Sc.
Table desk, baronial style,
$3.50 grade for S14.75.
Lamp, gray and black, Sal
grade for $20.50.
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Adjusting stocks in
the Children's Shop, brings

For the g TO 6 Jn
IT'S white dresses 81 95 to $750-were $295 to $15.
100 colored dresses, 1896 to $95O-were S4.95 to
1880
Imported chambray, DevOnshre cloth, gingham.
200 flowered dmty frocks, $495-were $3.50 to S1050
For the g TO 6 boy
80 Oliver Twist suits, $295 to $7.5O-were $4.95 to
$15.
Imported chambray Devonshe cloth with dmy blouse Cored
60 white Oliver Twist suits $295 to $595-were $495
to $1O50.
Pique with dimity blouse.
200 wool jersey leggngs, 5Oc-were $1.95 to $2.95.
Navy blue and white. Sizes d. g. years
Third Floor, Old Building
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Another list of
Furniture at Half and less

There are SIT pieces including a few suites-al
taken from floor stocks to make for the goods
coming in for greatest Winter Sale of Furniture
Odd pieces, small novelty furniture; of good quality.
good investment.
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Settee, arm chair, arm rocker
and bench, ivory enamel and
cretonne, 1923 grade for $164.
Muffin stand, natural reed,
$12.75 grade for $6.25.
Lamp, natural reed, $40 grade
for $18.
Reclining wing chair, mahog-
any and mulberry velours, $9S
grade for $40.
Desk chair, black laequered,
silk damask seat, $l16 grade for
$5s.
Smokers stand, fumed oak,
$3.50 grade for $6.75.
Humidor, m Ogany, $50
grade for $50.
Femery, mahogany, $42 grade
for S21.
Screen, antique lacquered, 800
grade for S46.
Tea wagon, mahogany, $53
grade for $26.5O.
Library table, William and
Mary, mahogany, $76 grade for
S38.
Library table, Queen Anne,
mahogany, 500 grade for $4s.
Paper rack, fumed oak, $125
grade for S62.5O.
Fifth Gallery, New Building
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$4,000 Mems Fur-trimmed and
Fur-lined OverCOats for $50, 900

Wednesday
20 overcoats-were S85.
(nutria collars)
20 overcoats-were $115. =.
(otter collars)
Fl overcoats--Were $S5.
(sealine [coneyl cOllars)V
SO overcoats-were $I65 to
$185. Collars of raccoon or
Australian opossum. .......
25 coats, were $175 to 1895
Beaver and otter collars)
81 coats, were $165 to $245
(Half lined with lamb, maTmot
or wallaby; collars Of beaver,
otter or opossum).
40 chauffeurs' overcoats. -.
Spanish lamb, were $l15.
--dOgskin-lined, were $l46 TO
$I75.
-wool-lined, were $115.
y-dOgskin-lined, raccoon collars,
81 Fuf-Iin
These prices-for Wedne
The coats are lined with mus
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
Microbes Not Indispensable.

Microbes are not Indispensable to
all life II they are indispensable to
any. The question has been definitely
settled, It is asserted by some authori-
ties. A cage completely sterilized at
90 degrees was made and the open
Ings Of the cage closely stopped with
cotton and protected from the outside
by Theoretically closed metallic
chamber. Such manipulations as were
necessary In opening the cage were
made by hands guarded by aseptic rub.
ber cloth. Into such sterilized cage
three hens eggs were placed after hav-.
ing been externally sterilized. The cage
was fitted with glass pavilion or
chicken run. where the chickens could
develop during the six weeks sojourn
In the cage. In the cage were steril-
lied air. pure water, sterillzed sand
and sterilized feed. The experiments
showed that life does not depend on
microbes, but that the vital work of
the organism is easy and natural when
everything is sterillzed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
RECALLS THE BYG0NE DAYS
Little City Of Bozen, In the ryrolean
Alps, Seems Monument to the
Olden Times.

The bustllng little city OF Bozen.
nesting In the heart OF the Tyrolean
Alps, was never brought into the
llmelIght In a military way. Com
mandlng the Bremen route between
Germany and Italy and communication
with Switzerland via the Upper Adlge
Valley. its value as strategic and
commercial point Is unquestlonably
great.
This Teuton-speaklng town with its
Italian setting. surrounded by noun
tain scenery of rare picturesqueness
singular as II may. seen, has never
exploited the two most wonderful Of
Its resources-climate and scenery
but goes about Its business, stolid and
ter OF many fine automobile routes and
has much interesting history. It Is
somewhat Off the beaten trail of the
tango tourist.
The fertile soil is especially adapted
to vineyards and truck farming. and
the market place Is lively sight.
Here come the thrifty housewives to
dicker with the buxom peasant wom-
en-, and your landlord to select the
most tempting things for dinner.
There are ubiquitous arcades lined
with well-kept shops, and the innu-
merable streets run hither and thither,
nagrantly defying the compass. The
town has an Interesting old schloss,
situated on circular cliff which rises
abruptly from the banks Of the river.
It's massive towers are gray and
gloomy. The old castle with Its moat
and drawbrdge. Its background of
wild scenery. aglow and colorful In
the quiet somnolence OF approaching
evening. Is poetic monument to an
older time. That chivalric age, so red
olent of romance. so rich In the real
ity of adventure, has passed. The
fighting over-lords and their rough
warriors are gone.
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the dusty sockets stared forever east
thoughtfully.
"This Mongol was good boy, but
he's a modern compared to the rest of
this"
~ said we weren't always alone"
Only few stones were here In
view, and a river-bed long dry; yet
Con peered about uncertainty. Old
violence lurked In the sunshine.
The sand was changing In tint as
they rode westward, and to the north,
showing patches Of rust color. Small
cliffs raised above the shadows, their
strata bronze and flaky blpe.
Through long days they traced out
the route indicated upon the map.
The moon diminished and darkened
again, and still they We're able to cross
off the angles OF the parchment only
a bit at time.
horizon seemed to shift and crawl.
Far flying shapes peopled the hills on
the worlds rim. Smaller presences,
too, darted away from the watch-fire,
like shadowy butterflies. Con never
quite saw these things. They always
moved just out OF range of vision, and
| he could never turn sharply enough.
They were like the nimble hands of
| old Chinese Bill.
"Why are you staring at me?" he
| asked of March.
"what do you seer countered the
other.
Nothing" said Con.
THAT'S what thought" laughed
March.
But his laughter was empty, and II
seemed oddly to be caught up by the
breathing of the camels, and then toss
ed out overhead.
81 suppose that rushing cloud of
there is the dust" said Lexington af
ter a while.
mo doubt replied March. "but~
don't see It,"
In the fifth week they found water
little greasy marsh. Thus far ther,
had not been one glimpse OF Chez
Ming and there were no signs here
Eight more days westward, some
times to the north, and they reached
spring of clear water. The beast;
cried and sucked and trembled. Othei
camels had been here before them, &c
Gently; their marks were in the mud
II the map had been gagged properly
Con perceived that they were nearing
the end.
| A starving wolf sidled In towart
the water-hole. He had never learne,
fear. He stalked the led camels an,
lazily found his position to leap. wheI
they shot him The csmels were II
frenzy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
CHAPTER N-Continued.

When the night was well advanced,
near eleven by white mans reckon
Ing. they went into camp, and the
drivers were still sullen.
"Win they get used to itf" asked
Con.
March shook his head, and at dawn,
before camp was broken, reused him
self from n light sleep to find the
drivers In secret activity. 1t rather
looked as IL they were trying to get
away with the camels. A gun cracked,
and March turned sharply to see Con
sitting up from his blanket, his carbine
smoking. He, too, had been watching
the preparations. He had shot in the
air, but both the yellow men fell face
downward upon the sand. March went
TO them al once, paid them well IN
gold, gave them two big draws at the
water-bags, and started them Off to-
Rether, eastward. Shan-sung was
within walking-dlstance.
II should have known BETTER he
said.
They did not see the old Chinese
Who would no doubt make wide de-
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hummed to himself, ending with q
shudder; or stared into the living eth.
ers of twilight until his eyes would
glow like sunset fire.
ut seems to me-" said Con, "that
we are always near some one, some
other traveller, not Chez Ming. / don't
know how to explain 1t. Other travel
ers-other kinds OF travellers"
"Where are they goingH' asked
March.
"Are you laughing at me?"
"Judge for yourself" replied the
elder man, and his manner conveyed
no pleasantly.
"Well, what do you hear, when the
wind goes past2" pursued Levingten.
''Oh. the dust. suppose. grating"
"Did you ever hear the rumble Of
wheels2"
"Fm not. saying"
Their path touched another, smaller
ruin, more deeply sunken. One of the
great blocks of stone remained on top,
unbroken. This ancient city had been
bullded upon river, for the course of
Il was still outlined between eroslons.
A gray skull. retaining all Its teeth,
was perched upon point OF rock. and
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11r man no'idcd. II am guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs North and they pointed
you out to me--they knew you, II
seems, even In your disguise, and said
I should enjoy this dance with you.
May consider that our introductionT
''If you think we need one" Con-
stance replied. ITO me your presence
at this party Is enough"
The music was beginning again,
"rd rather ride than dance tonight"
Constance said as she reluctantly left
the porch.
"Ride?" exclaimed tue man. DO
you rider"
Constance looked ct him through
the slits In her hood. Foolish ques-
ton. ] was almost born on horse"
80 was |. Let's" he stopped sud
denly as II he had forgotten himself.
Lets what?" asked Constance.
81 had forgotten that ! hardly knew
you--nnd that you did not know me.
III was about TO ask you to ride
dance with me instead OF dancing.
could have North's horse I'm sure"
would the next fox-trot be-all
rightf" asked Constance, by way OF
I assent.
at would-but let us make II three.
In case we enjoy the ride" the man
laughed.
They were out of their spook DOM
inoes and walking out to the stables
before Constance learned that the man
who had made such deep impress
sion or her was Howard Tilden, a
polo player she had long admired.
On the galloplng path she suddenly
remembered what she had admitted to
Helen during the day. They stopped
to water their horses at the pool.
81 see your face In the pool" TIL
den said, as he held the head OF her
horse.
Constance blushed and looked up at
him. "lt IL Halloween" she said. $50
that's being done"
"That II has been done, I'll explain
when dare" the man said. signifi-
cantly.
Constance caught her breath. IL
knew II was going to happen tonight"
They said little on the way back to
the party. But they both knew that
II had been wonderful moment-a
moment that would change the whole
OF their lives.
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THE DESERT GUARDS.

Synopsis. John Lexington. n
poet. visionary and Impractical.
and Mary Martin, the daughter of
rich and worldly parents, hear the
call of love and unite their lives
They go to small Michigan city,
where John finds work In stove
factory and on Sundays writes
vernes. The Martins try in vain TO
get the happy wife to leave her
husband. Mary begins to breathe
for two. John loses his Job. He
appeals In vain to the Martins.
Mary goes to the hospital and
never returns. Thus comes into the
story Cornelius Lexington. The
father leaves town and the city
farms out the child. After two
years the father returns and takes
his little son with him on his world
wanderings. The father becomes
the slave Of mysterious drug.
koresh, with odors Of wine and
cinnamon. and returns with little
Con to die on his wife's grave. Con
10 again farmed out, grows up In
the underworld and is saved for
better things by Andrew March.
SO much by way OF introduction to
the hero of the strange adventures
Of yellow Men Sleep" These be-
gin when Con takes by force a
small leather sack from Chez Ming,
the Chinese cook of an acquajnt-
ance. This sack contains a Chi
nese map Of the Cobb desert. which
Is precious beyond price to Andrew
March. Eighteen years before
armed men In the Gobi had taken
March's wife and infant daughter
from him. Now he sends Con in
search of them. On the voyage
Con finds Chez Ming a fellow pas
senger Chez Ming drugs Con and
steals his map. but Con presses on
toward Shan-sung Con is shot by
a poisoned dart, and while he Is in
the consequent stupor his map Is
stolen. On the river boat to Pc
king he again sees Chez Ming, and
realizes they are seeking the same
destination. Con keeps faith with
Andrew March and starts on his
mission westward with a caravan.
After weeks OF difficult travel
he reaches the little settlement Of
Shan-sung and reads instructions
from Andrew March to the effect
that Con has been made federal
agent to search out Chez Ming.
who has brought quantities of ko-
resh. a deadly drug. to San Fran
cisco. At Shan-sung Con is unex.
pectcdly Joined by March. The two
Americans press forward into the
desert.
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Trade Eurs for Candy.

Traders who seek furs In Siberia
seldom use money. The things they
do use In obtaining the desired peits
cover a remarkable range, however.
Meyer Krup. In Pacific Ports, tells OF
the stock he carried recently into that
cold land. and which served TO bring
him an immense stock OF valuable
furs of all sorts. The list includes
maple sirup. candy, Photographs.
rifles, safety razors. chewing tobacco.
ginger snaps and cookies, dried fruit.
glass beads, woolen underwear. plates
and bright coiored cloth
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The Gray Sentinel saves
the lives Of Con and March.
(To BE coNTINUED.)
Cornish Tin Miners.

The men who work In the Cornish
tin mines are class by themselves,
and all their differences are adjusted
by the stannary courts, as they are
called from the Latin word stannum
These curious courts have existed In
their present form since the middle Of
the thirteenth century. and, in sim.
pier form, much earlier; and the min.
ers claim to be free from all other
Jurisdiction, "except In matters af-
fecting the land, life or limb"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
A Failure In Life

A sad story reaches us from South.
west London. II appears that girl
OF twenty attempted suicide because
she realized she was too old to write
either a popular novel or book Of
poems.-From Punch. London
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
Redeemed Early EaiIura.

Thomas Chambers. the noted inis
sionary and preacher was tie despair
Of his school teacher. Another IA
nous preacher, Isaac Barrow. was -
STOW and quarrelsome that he va
counted Q diasxacs = tha school
The Pulaskian., 1920-04-08

will not kill the corn that bas planted as it would be such 2 ios S'4 plant over.
 Billy Goat Hill correspondent sure do like your letters as opa " derive so mucn of interest ont a them. We cordially invite you to oon again with another one of your ni letters.
 Mt. Chapel, we also like your ,,or
 Mrs. Day Wilson and children waa 9 the guests of Mrs. Ada Dorsey satns day night and Sunday.
 The wind has been blowing so b.rs these days that the old trees in m fields and around have been blown down.
 R. L. Dorsey hauled posts one do, last week to fix some fence and bufd chicken yard.
 Most all the people have had eo,4 luck with their gardens so far.
 Uncle Billie stobough is very i'll at this writing.
 MT. Walter McPherson and Mir T o. Dorsey made a business trfp h Little Rock Friday.
 Lee Dorsey and MT. Joe Mepher. son and son are going to put the Standard Oil Company out of bust. ness ss they went to the pinery and brought back a load of fat pine knots for kindling. Dandelion.
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 The people around Plainview are not doing much farming as March has been such a fierce month.
 Sunday school was poorly attended Sunday as 1t was so cold the people were afraid to get out.
 Brother 0. D. Fultz and family has moved to Little Rock. We were all sorry to see them leave as they were good neighbors.
 MT. and Mrs. D. V. Turley, Miss Alma Hurley and Earl Munson at tended Sunday school at the Banks School House Sunday, They had good attendance, 33 on roll They also have new organ to begin with. There is to be box supper there April F for the benefit of the Sunday school.
 Miss Gladys Christian, Miss Eunice Norman, Elton Christian and Harry McFinzie went to Little Rock shop ping Friday.
 Miss Alma Turley was the guest Of Miss Mary Noll of Little Rock Mon day and Tuesday of last week. Mrs. Wreathy Oliver visited her
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 The recent heavy rainfall and high waters have done some damage by washing out fences and a few bridges. Farming has been at a standstill a few days.
 The Maumelle and other creeks have overhowed worse than they have in several years. Unless the people living on those creeks get interested in burning out drifts and brush dur ing the summer these overfows will come again. There is a great deal of timber being cut on all those creeks and left to drift where it may.
 If our city friends would like to see a pretty sight they should visit the country at this season. Old moth- CT earth is almost clothed in her dress of green. The brows of the hills are decked with all kinds Of wild flowers, making beautiful scenery for kodak party. Our Creator has made beau tiful place for us mortal beings to live in if we will only look and think about 1t in the right way.
 Man can make many beautiful things but nothing to compare with mother earth and the star splangled sky.
 Mrs. John Clifton is slowly improv- ing after a very serious illness.
 Mark Goodson of North Point has moved to Little Rock and H. L. Myer to Natural Steps.
 Charley Johnson of FerndaIe was a caller at T. L. Oglesbys Sunday
 T. L. Oglesby and wife spent a very pleasant Sunday forenoon with friends car riding around Sweet Home and North Little Rock.
 Tom Glaze and son made a trip to Little Rock Tuesday
 Ernest Garrett and Miss Boshears of Mt. Moriah were married Sunday.
 George Garrison Jr. of North Point