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The Dolores star., 1920-11-19
MODERN LIFE AMONG THE OLD OLD BEDwoons

Here's good readng-a stirring tale by an able author
about redbooded people in unique environment Peter
Kne as indigenous as the edwoods of which he writes
with loving appreciation. Nevertheless, he has sailed the
Pacific, been soldier in the Philippines and has served as
captain in France with the A. F. And the sheer merit
his literary workmanship has given this clerk in California
country store deserved nationwide popularity as short
story writer and novelist.
The characters in "The Valley of the Giants" are flesh.
and.bIood peope-Amercans- sort we know-our kind
John Cardigan, pioneer umberman among the redWoods
strong with great heart, the soul Of dreamer and the
mistaken faith of the fontersman he loves his redwoods
even while he cuts his way to fortune through them Colonel
Pennington the modern captain Of industry with no more con-
science than circular saw, bowels of compassion and
contempt for the law except means of camoufaue
Bryce Cardigan, American of the qt kind
who takes up the fight when his father falls in the fray and
successfully battles against odds to his heritage even
while his heart is divided between his blind sire and his dear
est enemy Shirley Sumner, niece Of Colonel Pennington
cass American GIRL with mind Of her own, heart red
blood and good sporsmanshp.
And the story is timely its environment is unique
There is only redwood country, and when the California
ewoods gone the edwoods gone from the EARTH
John Cardigan and his like have laid most of them IoW and
threaten those that remain. So it is that great cry has
gone up from the people to for future generations some
thoSe forest giants that fugroWn when Christ
MWth their cousins the sequolas they the oldest and
biggest living things of earth. So ii that the Save the Red
woods" league has sprung into existence So is that con-
gsss is investigating the conditions preparatory to egsa
tion for the establishment of RedWoods national park.
The American Of the future will be able to see the Big
Trees (Sequoa gganea in all their glory; Yosemite Sequoia
and General Grant national parks that But unless
money provided for the purchase of great grove Of red
woods (Sequoa sempervrens) by congress, California
public subscription the redWoods doomed to the and
saw, with the exception of few small and inadequate pre-
serves. And among these redwoods lies The Valley
Of the Giants"
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thousands Of acres of virgin timber
that had already attained vigorous
growth when Christ was crucitied.
In sizes ranging from five to twenty
feet In diameter, the brown trunks
rise perpendlcularly to height OF
from ninety to hundred and fifty
feet before putting forth single
limb, which frequently is more mas
sive than the growth which men call
a tree in the forests Of Michigan.
Scattered between the giants, like
subjects around their king, one finds
noble fir. spruce, or pines, with some
Valparaiso live oak, black oak, pepper
wood, madrone, yew, and cedar.
John Cardigan settled In Humboldt
county, where the sequoia semperyir-
ems attains the pinnacle OF Its glory
and with the lust for conquest hot In
his blood, he filed upon quarter
section of the timber almost on the
shore of Humboldt bay-land upon
which n city subsequently was to be
built. With his double-bitted axe and
crosscut saw John Cardigan brought
the first of the redwood giants crash
ing to the earth above which 1t had
lowered for twenty centuries. and in
the form of split posts, railroad ties,
pickets, and shakes, the fallen giant
was hauled to tidewater In oX-drawn
wagons and shipped to San Francisco
In the little twO-masted coastins
schooners of the period. Here, by the
abominable magic ofbarter and trade.
the dlsmembered tree was transmitted
into dollars and cents and returned
to Humboldt county to assist Johh
Cardigan In his task Of hewing an
empire out of a wilderness.
Time passed. John Cardigan no
longer swung an axe or dragged
cross-cut saw through a fallen red
wood. He was an employer of labor
now. well known in San Francisco as
n manufacturer of split-redwood PROD
ucts. the purchasers sending their
own schooners for the cargo. Ana
presently John Cardigan mortgaged
all of his timber holdings with san
Francisco bank. made heap OF MS
winnings. and like true adventurer
staked his all on new venture-the
arst sawmi,l In Humboldt county.
The timbers for It were hewed out Dy
hand. the boards and planks were
whipsawed.
n was a tiny mill, judged by present.
day standards, for in fourteeh,hour
working day John Cardigan ana ms
men could not cut more than twenty
thousand feet of lumber. Nevertne-
less, when Cardigan looked at his mill,
his great heart would swell WIN
pride. . h,n.
self exultingiy when a long-drawn
vail told him his circular saw was
biting into the nrst redwood log 70 ''
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merely furnished tonic for their
courage. What mate for a man.
And she looked at him pridefully.
They were married before the ship
was loaded, and on a knoll of the
logged-over lands back Of the town
and commanding view of the bay,
with the dark-forested hills in back
and the little second-growth redwoods
fourishing in the front yard. he built
her the finest home in Sequoia Here
his son Bryce was born, and here, two
days later, the new-made mother made
the supreme sacrifice OF maternity.
For half day following the de
struction Of his Eden John Cardigan
sat dumbly beside his wife, his great,
hard hand caresslng the auburn head
whose every thought for three years
had been his happiness and comfort.
Then the doctor came to him and men,
toned the matter Of funeral arrange
ments.
Cardigan looked up at him blankly.
Funeral arrangements He passed
his ShdTItu HuUu over MS leOUlQe
head. "Ah, yes suppose so. shall
attend to it,"
He rose and left the house. walking
with bowed head out of Sequoia. up
the abandoned and decaying skid
road through the second growth red
woods to the dark green blur that
marked the old timber, up the skid
road recently swamped from the land
ing to the down timber where the
crosscut men and barkpeelers were at
work, on into the green timber where
the woods-boss and his men were
chopping.
"Come with me. McTavish," he said
to his woods-boss. They passed
through a narrow gap between two
low hills and emerged in long mar
row valley where the redwoods grew
thickly and where the smallest tree
was not less than fifteen feet in diam
eter and two hundred and fifty feet
tall. McTavish followed at his
masters heels as they penetrated this
grove, making their way with diff
Guilty through the underbrush until
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they came at length to little amphi-
theater clearing perhaps a hundred
feet in diameter, oval-shaped and
surrounded by wall of redwoods of
such dimensions that even McTavish,
who was no stranger to these natural
marvels. was struck with wonder.
"McTavsh," Cardigan said, "she
died this morning."
I'm sore distressed for you, sir"
the woods-boss answered. "We'd a
whisper in the camp yesterday that the
lass was like to be in bad way"
Cardigan scuffed with his foot a
clear space In the brown litter.
"Take two men from the section gang,
McTavish," he ordered, land have
them dig her grave here; then swamp
a trail through the underbrush and
out to the dOnkey-landing, so we can
carry her In. The funeral will be
private"
McTavIsh nodded. ANY further
orders, sr?"
"Yes. When you come to that little
gap In the hills. cease your logging
and bear off yonder." He waved his
hand. "Tm not going to cut the tim
ber in this valley. You see. McTavish,
what 1t Is. The trees here-ah, man,
I haven't the heart to destroy Gods
most wonderful handiwork. Besides,
she loved this spot. McTavish, and she
called the valley her Valley of the
Giants. IL gave 1t to her for a wed.
ding present because she had bit of
dream that some day the town I
started would grow up to yonder gap,
and when that time came and we could
afford 1t, twas in her mind to give
her Valley Of the Giants to Sequoia
for city park. all hidden away here
and unsuspected.
"She loved It. McTavish, twas our
playhouse, McTavish. and I who am no
longer young-I who never played un-
til I met her-I-rm a bit foolish, l
fear, but found rest and comfort
here. NcTavisA even bsfors met
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her, and I'm thinking I'll have to come
here often for the same. She was
like this sunbeam. McTavish. She
She"
Aye" murmured McTavish huskily.
Il ken. Ye wouldna gle her a common
or public spot in which to wait for
We. An ye1l be shuttin' down the
mill an loggin'-camps an layin' off the
hands in her honor for a bity
Until after the funeral, McTavish.
And tell your men they'll be paid for
the lost time. That will be all, lad"
When McTavish was gone, John
Cardigan sat down on a small sugar
pine windfall, his head held slightly
to one side while he listened to that
which In the redwoods is not sound
but rather the absence Of 1t. And as
he listened, he absorbed subtle COM
fort from those huge brown trees, SO
emblematic Of immortality; in the
thought he grew close to his Maker,
and presently found that peace which
he sought. Love such as theirs could
never die. The tears came at
last.
At sundown he walked home bear
ing an armful of rhododendrons and
dOgwood blossoms, which he arranged
in the room where she lay. Then he
sought the nurse who had attended
her
I'D like to hold my son." he said
gently. MAY II"
She brought him the baby and
placed 1t in his great arms that
trembled so; he sat down and gazed
long and earnestly at this flesh of his
flesh and blood of his blood. you'll
have her hair and skin and eyes" he
murmured. MY son, my son, l shall
love you so, for now I must love for
two. Sorrow 1 shall keep from you,
please God, and happiness and worldly
comfort shall l leave you when l go
to her." He nuzzled his grizzled
cheek against the baby's face. Just
you and my trees" he whispered
lust you and my trees to help me
to hang on to a plucky finish.'
For love and paternity had come to
him late In life, and so had his first
great sorrow; wherefore, since he was
not accustomed to these heritages OF
all flesh, he would have to adjust him.
self to the change. But his son and
his trees-ah, yes they would help.
And he would gather more redwoods
nowl
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CHAPTER I.

In the summer of 1850 topsail
schooner slipped into the cove under
Trinidad head and dropped anchor at
the edge of the kelp-fields. Fifteen
minutes later her small-bOat deposited
on The beach man armed with long
squirrel rifle and an axe. and carrying
iood and clothing in brown canvas
PACK. From the beach he watched
the boat return and saw the schooner
weigh anchor and stand out to sea
before the northwest trades. When
she had disappeared from his ken, he
swung his pack to his broad and pow
e'lul back and strobe resolutely into
Ae timber at the mouth of the river
The man was John Cardigan; in
mat lonely, hostile land he was the
lfst pioneer. This Is the tale of
vaFdlgan and Cardlgan's son, for in
nS chosen lnnd the pioneer leader in
me gigantic task of hewing path
was to know the bliss of woman's love
anu OF parenthood, and the sorrow
ua' comes of the loss of perfect
ua'e he was to know the tremendous
IVY OF accomplishment and worldly
.uccess after infinite labor; and in
we sunset Of life he was to know the
uu'' despair of failure and ruin. Be
.ause or these things there Is tale
Wpe told, the tale of Cardigan's son,
'"o when his sire fell In the fray,
"0k up the fight to save his heritage
j. a 'ale or life with Its love and hate,
:" oattle, victory. defeat, labor. Joy,
ua sorrow, tale of that unconquer-
n ole spirit of youth which spurred
I'VE Cardigan to lead a forlorn
-, a,pe Tor the sake not of wealth but
an Ideal. Hark. then, to this tale
oardigan's redwoods:
=, Alohs the coast of California,
W., 'ouet the secret valleys and over
,a m tumbied foothills Of the Coast
Ase' extends belt of timber Of
average width Of thirty miles. In
~ ;fhrp'oaching 1t from the Oregon line
M urst tree looms suddenly against
nv horlzon-an outpost, as 1t were, of
,.. M most Of giants whose column
MIL enes south nearly four hundred
~. s 10 where the last of the rear
tha maintains eternal sentry-go on
Is.t .sest or the mountains overlooking
ths hey bay. Far in the interior Of
Jos,s' s,ate' beyond the fertile San
,rSu u,h valley. the allies Of this vast
alon. "old small sector on the west
nope Of the sierras,
o,,,see ose are the redwood forests Of
Nh ania' the only trees Of their
d t. the world and indigenous only
Not-,.se TWO areas within the state.
Ton ..stsndins =. sixty years Of attri-
n. aere remain In this section Of
o~ood belt thousands upon
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Seeking Gods Aid.

Through the day we must often,
even amidst our busiest occupat tions,
renew our offering of all we do or de-
sign to Gods glory. As much as DOS
sible we should pause before we be-
gin any new occupation, and In a Sc
cret prayer. shot up like an arrow to
him. pray him to purify our intention
In beginning 1t. and to accept what
we offer.-Bishop Wilberforce.
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On the Other Side.

Little Philip had cried ull night with
toothache and upon receiving a nickel
the next morning he went as usual to
get candy again. His auntie, on COM
ing home, and finding he had bought
candy with her nickel. asked him {:
"Why, Philip. I thought you weren't
ever going to eat candy againr To
which he replied: "weii. auntie. I'm
not eating this candy on the toothachs
side."
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Drought, cIoudburst and
blindness threaten to bring
to naught John Cardigan's
fifty years of endeavor.
(To BE CONTINUED
Scottish Center Of INDUSTRY,

Dundee ranks as one of the leading
industrial and commercial centers In
northeastern and central Scotland.
The district Of Dundee is the center
of the jute industry in the United
Kingdom and practically all the raw
jute imported into the country, which
averages 100000 bales annually. rs
consumed there. 1t IL the staple in
dustry Of Dundee and employs nor
mally about $4,000 workers.
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Child lifa.

Child LIE.
Child life 'is q poem written hy
00d's own hand.
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her. and I'm thinking I'll have to come
here often for the same. She wa.
like this sunbeam. McTavish. She
The Washington herald., 1920-10-11
Smith Hits Homer With Bases Full
Wamby Stages Triple Play Unaided;
Speakers Men Solue Grimes Splitter

over the big first baseman making
the putout at the plate.
Brooklyn gets three hits in the
third inning but they amount to
nothing. Otto Miller gets his first
hit of the series, but Grimes hits
into a double play. Olson and
Sheehan single and Griffith raises
an easy foul.
Elmer Smith gets a lot of applause
as he comes up to bat in Clevelands
side of the same inning. after two
are out. The slugger Immediately
hits a three-base drive to center. 1t
is another fierce blow. Gardner
slugs the ball at Kilduff who FUN
bles an instant but recovers in time
to get Gardner at first.
Hi Myers gets a single in the
fourth after Zach Wheat strikes out.
Bagby turns loose a wild pitch which
advances Myers to second. Myers
decided to go on to third and is an
easy out at that station. Another
Brooklyn hit was wasted.
Crowd Jeers Grimes.
On Cleveland's side OF the fourth,
Wheeler Johnston hits a ball which
bounces off Grimes knee for a sin
gle. Johnston goes to second on a
passed ball and third on Sewell's
out.
Steve O'Neill is purposely passed
by Grimes and the crowd jeers. The
pitchers idea is that Bagby will be
easier but big Jim hits the first ball
that Grimes pitches to him far over
Myers head in right center.
1t falls in an opening at the end
of the new right field bleachers for
home run, Johnston and O'Neill
scoring ahead of the long pitcher.
while the crowd again breaks out
hilariously. Jameson gets a single
and then Robinson removes Grimes.
Clarence Mitchell takes his place
and Jameson is tagged out at sec
ond after stealing the bag, but over
sliding 1t.
Cleveland gets another run in the
fifth but one run moro or less makes
no difference to Brooklyn now.
The Dodgers are swamped
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GREAT GOLFERS
TO MEET HERE
Vardon and Ray to Play
Hutchinson and Mcleod on
Columbia Club Course.

Washington will in all probability
witness the greatest golf match IN
Us history on Wednesday when
harry Varoon and Ted Ray, the IA
nous British professionals, clash
with Jock Hutchison and Freddie
MCLEOD on the course Of the Co.
lumbia Country Club.
When it is considered that thes.
men VIII represent the holders of
practically all the coveted titles in
the solf world, it requires no par
ticular stretch Of Imagination 70 see
that 1ne match will give the golf
enthusiasts OF Washington an on
portunity 70 see the game as Il is
represented In its highest element
OF skill.
Ray is the present open champion
OF the United States, and Warden
runner-up to Ray in the open. is
the only man who has won the Brit
ish open chsmSionship-the most
coveted Of all Stles-six times
Opposing these two stars will b.
players Of almost equal reputation
and skill HUtchison Is the present
western open champion, champion
Of the Professional Golf Association
and runner-up with Vardon 70 Raw
in the National open. Our own
Freddie Mcleod, perhaps the most
brilliant and consistent golfer in
the professional "a ks. is the pres-
ent holder Of the North and South
open championship title and for
mer' National open champion. tn.
premier title now held by Raw.
The British professionals will ar
rive in Washington Tuesday ana IL
is expected that Hutchison will also
arrive on that day. While in ~.
city Hutchison will be the guest of
Mcleod. Both Of these men ver.
born and reared in Bonny Scotland.
though they now claim America as
their adopted home.
Thirty-siX holes will be PLAYED,
eighteen in the morning and eiEh-
teen in the afternoon. the morning
round starting at 10 o'clock
The Columbia Country Club wishes
I TO announce that this match win
not only be opened TO the member
ship Of the various golf clubs in the
District and their families, but also
TO any of their friends interested
, in the game They only ask that
badges for admittance 10 the club
house and grounds be procured by
those desiring 70 witness the event
Badges may be secured by spplica-
tion to any Of the local golf clubs
or upon direct application 70 the
Columbia Country Club o. 20 Hugh
Saum. telephone North 44St. repre-
sentinE the committee in charge.
An additional supply OF badges will
be placed at Spzlding's. 6l3 Four
B teenth street
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FAMED TURF
STARS READY
Man o War and Sir Barton
Have Last Good Work
Before Race Tuesday.

Windsor. Canada, Oct. 1o.-Man O.
War and Sir Barton, which are to
meet at the Kenilworth Park track
here on Tuesday in what may prove
to be the greatest match race In
the history of the American turf.
at one mile and quarter. for q
purse of $4,000 and $1,000 gold
cup. had their last good work over
the course today.
Samuel ID. Riddles great 3-year-
old, with Gordon, who gallops him,
up, did the last mile and quar-
ter in 2:o7 3-5. He was allowed
to step along in the last quarter,
and in that was clocked in 20 3-S
seconds.
Sir Barton, ridden by Carroll
Shilling, the one-time crack jockey
who is now a member of Comdr.
Ross training establishment, work
ed the distance in 2:os.
Earl Sande. who viii ride Sir
Barton on Tuesday, and Clarence
Hummer. who will have the leg up
on Man o. War, arrived here tonioht
Comdr. j. K. L. Ross and party
of friends arrived this evening from
Montreal. Samuel d. Riddle and
his guests are expected to arrive
tomorrow from Philadelphia.
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SMASH
TWO RECORDS IN
ONE-SIDED VICTORY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
feat first performed by Paul Hines,
of Providence, and later by Neal
Ball, of Cleveland, was renewed.
1t was world series record, but
the Dodgers were not among those
leading the cheers. They saw then
and there that fate had put the
sheik's curse On their final hope.
For the rest of the afternoon they
were batting for exercise. Their
base hits were of no use, since
none of them led to runs. At the
ratio of fourteen hits for one run
they would have needed 126 safe
blows to beat Cleveland out by the
count of 9 to s. This is asking
bit too much from any club, no
matter how honest IT may be in the
pursuit of its chosen profession.
No club can live by hits alone when
the enemy is collecting all the
runs. Mitchell held Cleveland to
three hits in his four innings, but
the bank had already been looted
before he fixed the safe.
Grimes had no excuse. The at
tacking Indians had merely sized
him up, and when they get to hit
ting a right-hander not even out.
field fences will stop them.
In addition to his home run, FL
mer Smith contributed a triple and
single before he decided to cali
it a day. While the batting hon.
ors went to Smith, the batting
glory went to Kilduff. The Brook
lyn second baseman scampered all
over the lot while accepting twelve
| chances without an error. Brook.
lyn's defense all the way was sound
| enough. But the best defense In
the world isn't supposed to clint
oo-toot wire screens and kill of
, home runs.
Not with Tarzan of the Apes still
in the movies or South Africa. wher
seven tallies result from drives that
are hoisted out of the yard there
can certainly be no criticism di.
rected at the pitchers support. Not
with the present rules involved
where airplanes are still barred.
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W. VIRGINIA NEXT
ON C. W. u. LIST

With the exception of a fine COL
lection of six beautifully blackened
eyes. George Washington players
came out of Saturdays game with
Delaware College in pretty fair
shape. Chesney, who played left
half, was severely kicked in the
side, but is expected to be able
to play by Saturday,
The return Of Manson to the back
neld ana Gronna and Walter to
the line will add considerable
strength to the Hatchetites this
week. The team will prepare for
the game with West Virginia Uni-
versity in Morgantown next Satur-
day.
II is expected that Kay will be
out this week, with one or two other
players.
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new WORLD SERIES RECORDS ARE MADE AS INDIANS SWAMP DODGERS FIFTH GAME OF S
MAILS AND SMITH
WILL CLASH TODAY

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. lo.-with
Cleveland claiming q margin of
one game over the Dodgers in
the world series tilt. Manager
Speaker is expected to give
'Duster" Mails. his sensational
left handler. q chance to fece the
enemy tomorrow. Sherrod Smith.
the star southpaw Of Robertson's
team. will pitch for the Dodgers.
Oficial figures for todsy's
game:
Paid attendance, 2s,6sf.
Total receipts, ss2.05s.
National Commission, ss.205.so.
Each clubs share. si4,77o.6z.
Players share, S44.3l1-s6.
Total FIVE games:
Paid attendance, l23.e30.
Total receipts. s3s7.s3i.
National Commission, s3s.7s3.1o.
Each clubs share. S7i,e27.5s.
Players share, s2l4,ss2.7+.
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Fawsett Breaks 100 Straight.

Features of the weekend shoot
at the Oriole Gun Club, Baltimore
Highlands, were the performances
of E. W. Ford. Washington profess
sional; Fawsett and Culver, ANA
teurs, of Washington. Ford finished
high on the $50 registered targets;
Culver won the handicap with s5x
100 from 20 yards; Fawsett, a COM
paratively new shooter, furnished
the real sensation OF the shoot by
winning the Oriole Championship
on Saturday morning by breaking
100 straight
The Washington herald., 1920-10-11
FRITZ COUMBE GIVES
SAINTS FIRST VICTORY

Baltimore. Nd, Oct 10. - Fritz
Coumbe toyed with the heayy-hit-
ting Baltimore Orioles during the
first eight innings here today, and
st. Paul won the fourth game of
the minor league championship
series by the score of to 4. II
was the Saints first victory. but
1T was certainly an impressive one.
Not until the ninth inning were
the International League champs In
a position TO score. and although
they staged a brilliant finish. which
almost threatened to tie the score,
fast fielding soon put an end to
their aspirations along this line.
The next game of the series Will
be played at st. Paul wednesday.
The score.