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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-11-04

nihcentl And all free for the TAX
ing"
ITS pretty TO look at" said Me
Craze. but | guess you didn't come
west for scenery. did you?"
well, what's the matter with It.?
Look al that grass. If the soil wasn't
all right 1t wouldn't grow native crops
Ike that. would it?"
'The soils all right" answered Nc
Craze. Nothing better anywhere, an
you can pillow 100 acres to every quar-
ter section. But this Is In the frost
belt They get II every August-sOme-
times July. We've got to get further
west yet into the higher land Of the
Turtle mountain slopes. know there's
good stuff there that hasn't been TAX.
en-"
And so they pressed on. until In
the bright sunshine. the blue line OF
the Turtle mountain lay like a lake
on the western horizon.
Many times in their explorations
they passed over sections that Harris
would have accepted, but McCrae oh
jected, finding always some flaw not
apparent TO the unframed eye. At
length they rode over a quarter where
McCme turned his horse and rode
back again. Forward and back, for
ward and back they rode the 100 acres.
until not rood of II had escaped
their scrutiny. On the southeast cor
ner stream. In ravine OF some
depth. cut Off triangle of few
acres extent. Otherwise II was pral-
RTE sod. almost level, with yellow clay
lying at the badger holes. Down in
the ravine where they had been shell
tered from fire, were red willows,
choke cherry bushes, and n few little
poplars and birches: a winding pond
marked the course Of the stream,
which was running in considerable vol
ume. Even as they stood on the bank
a great cracking was heard, and huge
blocks OF ice rose 10 the surface 0f
the pond Some OF these as they rose
turned partly ON their edge, showing
two smooth sides.
h''u tA'ihiih'h Ni'tia'' ih'iNS
some depth Of water there, That pond
hasn't frozen solid. or the Ice wouldn't
come up like that. That means water
all winter for stock. independent OF
your well-a mighty important consid'
Grafton. which lot OF these land
grabbers don't seem TO reckon on.
Now there's a good quarter, Jack. This
coulee viii give shelter for your stock
In raw weather an there's bench
looks as though II was put there for
your little house. There's light tim
her To the north. M for fuel an build
Ing, within n miles. an theren be
neighbors here before the summers
over, or I'm no prophet. What do you
sayr
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-11-04

with bread and gravy. was served up
In tin plates and passed about the
tent. ybody-married men and
women, maldens and young men. girls.
boys, and little children-was raven
ously hungry. and for few minutes
little could be heard hut the plying Of
the vlands hut rs the first edge Of
hunger became dulled the edge OF wit
sharpcned. and laughter and banter
rollicked back and forward through
the tent. The doctor. now quite SO
her. took census. and found the to-
tai population 90 he ~. These he
classified ns - married. eight eligible,
seven children. and himself, for whom
he found no classification.
When the meal was over and the
dishes washed and packed, Aleck made
another round of the camp before set
thing down for the night Meantime
mothers gathered their families about
them as hest they could: the little
ones sleepiy mmbled their prayers
and all hands, young and old. nestled
down like a brood Of tired chickens
under the white wings of the protect
ing tent. outside the ground-drift slft-
ed gently about the sleighs, the cows
sighed In contentment. and the wolves
yapped to each other In the distance.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-11-04

point 10 spot. from n spot 10 an
object, and ~ length was defined ms
man on horseback. Presently Aleck
McCrae drew M NJ the door.
Hello. farmers" he cried. chow
goes the battlep An the good wIyes1
building n little Eden in this wilder.
ness. I'll warrant. Tell Them 10 nut
another name In the pot. an hungry
name M that haven't seen white
woman's meal don't know when"
The friends gathered about the old.
timer plying him with questions.
which he answered or discussed until
me meal was over ho'ding MS own
business Pule'iy III me Dackgrounn
hut WIN supper ehueu, MS pipe III ms
lee'h ann hls teet resting coihIorthpy
w 'ne oven ne proachen MS SUBJECT
henuy Tor the ROAD IN the morn
IN JhckF DON'T want 10 break up
your ntile honeymoon. y Know. but
the month Is wearing on. Nothing but
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CHAPTER u.
Prairie Land.

The afternoon that has Just been de-
scribed was typical Of the days that
were To follow rs the immigrant par
~ labored It's slow pilgrimage into the
farther west. True, they entered ON
the very next day district having
some pretense Of settlement. where IL
was sometimes possible To secure shell
tr for the women and children under
hOspltable Mennonite roofs. They soon
emerged from the Red River valley.
left the vast. level treeless plain be
hind them. and plunged into the roll
ing and lightly wooded Pemblna re-
giOn.
After numerous consultations with
McCrne. Harris had arranged that his
immediate destination should be in
district where the scrub country melt
ed into open prairie on the western
side Of the Pembina. The Arthurses.
who were also Of the party, had home
steaded there, and Fred Arthurs had
built little house ON the land the
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a bright star shone down from the
west one by one they appeared In
The heavens. II grew colder. The
snow no longer cakcd on the horses
feet the sleigh runners creaked and
whincd uncannlly.
The team came to sudden stop
The sleigh In front was obstructlng
the road, and the party closed up in
solid formation.
Camp No. L." called Aleck McCrne.
from the head sleigh. Run these
sleighs up IN two rows" and he indi-
Gated where he wanted them placed.
ITS hard on the horses an cattle.
after tie warm cars. but they'l stand
" tonight II they're well banketcd
Tomorrow night wen he among the
Mrnnonltes. with a chance of getting
stable room"
Under Alexis direction the sleighs
were run up In two rows. about 20
feet apart facing the north Two
sleighs were then run across the open
Ing ~ the north end, 50 that altogeth-
er they formed three sided court.
Men with shovels quickly cleared the
snow from the northerly portions Of
the court. and there the tent was
pitched. The ground was covered with
blankets robes and bedding. Pots and
pans were produced: women eager to
be OF service swnrmed about the stove.
and children. free ~ last Of their muf-
Hing wraps. romped In gh.laughtered
glee among the robes or dagced back
and forward with the swinging shad-
ows.
Savory smells soon were coming
from hot frying pans. rs sliced ham
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Will Be Great Celebration.

mortal and the prospects for the dedi-
cation. Mr.. Graves said:
THE dedication Itself Will be a great
memorial. as Lincoln Is the most uni
yersally beloved man since Washing
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13

HELD DOUT TAX

Milton +. Kline, a promoter OF
musical concerts, who presented
some of the leading artists of the
country at local theaters, was ar
rested yesterday by Headquarters
Detectives Berman and Vermillion,
charged with violation of the sec
tions of the internal revenue act re-
Garding the return to the govern
ment of war tax on amusements.
Kline was given a preliminary hear
ing before United States Commis-
sioner Hit and released on $4,000
bond.
7. Kline. whose programs bore the
names of many prominent persons
In official and diplomatic circles
here. has been offering concerts at
Washington's theaters for the last
few months. According TO the po-
lice several recently advertised con-
ccrts never materialized.
Several hundred persons yesterday
visited the store at 1921 + street
northwest where Kline had leased
office space, requesting the refund
of money paid for seats for concerts
which Kline was to have>given here.
At Kline's home, 1882 Seventh street
northwest. 1t was stated last night
that he had left for New York i'm
mediately after being released on
bond. 1t is expected he will appear
before Commissioner Hit for a
hearing next Friday.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13
ASKSSUFFRAGE
RED TAPE CUT
Massachusetts, Democratic
Leader Would Give
Women Vote.

Boston. April II - Michael A.
OIeary. chairman Of the Democratic
State committee. has appeared be-
fore the legislative committee on
election laws In support Of the bill
of Representative Young providing
that women. who are registered to
vote for school committees, may
vote for candidates for other Of
fees. upon the adoption OF the Fed
eral suffrage amendment. without
being compelled to reregister as
voters.
Mrs. Gladys u. Bragdon. Of Mel
rose. alternate delegate from the
Eighth Congressional district to the
Democratic National Convention.
told the committee that about 10000
women are registered to vote for
school committees and that. from
100000 to 100000 will be eligible
to vote after the Federal amend
ment is adopted. a...- -.
Mrs. James d. Tillinghast. of
Cambridge. legislative chairman of
the Massachusetts, Woman Suffrage
Association, and Mrs. Winona Os-
borne Pinkham, executive secretary
of the Boston League of Women
Voters, also spoke in favor Of the
bill. There was no opposition.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13
WOMAN,
HIMSELF

Vineland. \. j.. April 12.-Mrs.
Irene Styles may die as the result
of wounds inflicted by William Mer-
GER. who shot her after she had
repulsed his attentions this morn
ing. Mercer. after firing two bull
lets into Mrs. Styles head. fed to
the woods. His body was found
late in the afternoon by a party
of men who were searching for
him. A bullet wound in his head.
which the police say was self-in-
fiicted. caused his death.
Mercer. who was so years old,
came here from Wheeling and was
employed on the farm of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Boyd. parents of Mrs.
Styles.
Mercer's infatuation for, Mrs.
Styles is believed to have caused
him to follow the family from
Wheeling and take employment on
the Boyd farm.
Mrs. Styles, who was employed
in Vineland, had left home to board
a trolley car. Mercer followed
her. After a verbal encounter he
pulled a revolver and fired twice.
He then fed to the woods where
his body was found. ~
Mrs. Styles was separated from
her husband. He is a resident of
Washington. d. C. !.
(Pubfic Ledger ssrvical
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13
'PICKETS HELD,
LAY NEW PLANS

Despite the decision yesterday of
United States Commissioner Mason
Richardson to hold for the action
of the grand jury the ten women
pickets who were arrested. accused
OF insulting the British government
by parading before the British EN-
bassy here, the picketing will con-
tinue. said Mrs. James Walsh. cap
tain of the pickets. last night
The ten women pickets were held
in $1,000 bond each for the action
of the grand jury at a preliminary
hearing before Commissioner Rich
ardson in the Fendall Building
yesterday morning. Bond was fur
nished for all of the women and
they were released from custody.
The women are Miss Elaine Bar
rie, Miss Mary Calvin, Mrs. Honor
Walsh. Miss Kathleen OBrien. Miss
Kathryn McKeon and Mrs. Thomas
Curran. all of Philadelphia; Miss
Helen O'Brien, of st. Louis; Miss
Maura Quinn, OF Boston: Mrs.
James Walsh. of New York; cap
tain OF the pickets, and Mrs. Kath-
rine Columbine. of New York.
A reception to the ten pickets
was given by Washington women
sympathizers last night at Com
munity Hail. Sixth and E streets
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13
CITY TO GREET
NAVALPARTY
Daniels Announces Dinner
Planned for French Ord
nance Engineers.

Seven ordnance engineers of the
French navy viii be entertained
by the Navy Department on q
three weeks visit to the United
States next month. Secretary Dam
fels announced yesterday. The
mission win reach New York May
4 and come at once to Washing
ton
The mission wm Be eutertained
at dinner by the Bureau Of Ordnance
at the Army and Navy Club. Am
bassador Jusserand will entertain
them at dinner the ne1t evening.
Visits to Annapolis, Fortress Nom
roe and the Naval Proving Ground
af Indian Head will be made.
The mission will be In charge
OF Engineer General Charbonnier,
the leading ordnance authority in
France. Other members ara: En-
gfneer General Lancret, Director of
Naval Artillery; Engineers in Chief
GARNER and Paqelier. Principal En-
ginecr Metin. Com. de Laurens apd
Lieut. Com. Heritier.
Commander H r. Leary, Maj. n.
u. Newton, Lieut. James White and
Commander c. Tavera will be at
tached to the mission during their
stay In this country.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13
G. A. T00PEN
'HALLOF HEROES
Memorial Amphitheater In
Arlington to Be Formally
Dedicated on May IS.

d. NJ. Hall. commander-in-chi
of the G. A. R., will on May Is Of
flcially dedicate the new amphi-
theater at Arlington Cemetery in
honor of the dead heroes of the
army and navy from all wars.
The huge memorial was built
from an appropriation Of $s25.00o
by Congress.
The dedication of the amphithe-
ater will mark the end Of a fifteen
year campaign by the heroes of the
civil war, dating back to the time
Judge R. A. Kimball. past depart
ment commander OF the G.. A. r.,
and a number OF comrades began
to urge Congress to appropriate
money for the erection of a suit
able place and memorial where
Memorial Day services could be
held.
The G. A. r. veterans were later
Joined in their efforts by the Span
ish War Veterans. Work on the
memorial was started about seven
years ago.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13
GETSO. K.
OF $4,000 VETS
Salvation Army Appeal to
Have Aid of All Ex-
Service Men.

twenty-five thousand veterans OF
all wars, living in Washington. have
indorsed the Salvation Army's 1920
appeal for funds and will lend their
support. William b. Westlake, di-
rector Of the local appeal, was told
yesterday when he conferred with
representatives of all war veteran
organizations.
The support of government en-
ployes was promised by representa-
tives of the various Federal depart
ments who met with Mr.. Westlake
and discussed plans for taking an
active part in the appeal Every
government employe will be given
an opportunity to contribute. Mr..
Westlake was assured.
The following representatives of
veteran organizations attended the
conference: Col. Winfield Jones,
chairman OF veterans committee of
Salvation Army appeal: Col John
McElroy. Grand Army of the Repub-
lie: Col. f. Lester Jones, American
Legion; Capt. II. H. Wood, United
Spanish War Veterans: Capt. ]. Wal
ter Mitchell, Army and Navy Union
Capt d. V. Chisholm. United Spanish
War Veterans: Maj. Gen. James ].
Murphy. United Spanish War yeter-
ans; Capt. W. L. Mattocks, Spanish
War Veterans; Maj. Richard La
Garde. acting commander, District
National Guard; Mrs. Elizabeth wor-
rell Pail, Mrs. Mary NJ. North, wo-
mems Relief Corps: Mrs. X. p. Nc
Elroy. and Jesse c. Suter. vice presi-
dent of the Federation of Citizens
Associations.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13
CAMP BUILDERS
FACING SUITS
Congressional Report Urges
Criminal Prosecution,
Charging Fraud.
LOSS 30 TO 5OPER CENT
Resolution Directing Grand
Jury Investigation Is
introduced.
LOSS 30 TO 5OPER CENT

Criminal prosecutions by the De-
partment of Justice and suits to
recover $4,000. .0oo-alleged to rep
resent government losses through
fraud. waste and extravaganza In
the cost-plus system of contracts
for building the sixteen national
army cantonments-were demanded
yesterday in a report to the House
by the subcommittee on camps and
cantonments of the War Depart
ment Expe nditures Committee.
The report. which Is the result Of
nearly a years investigation, rec
ommends an amendment to the Con-
stitution making profiteering in war
time treason, >and legislation to pro-
hibit all cost-plus contracts.
Fraud Loss Set mt 80 Per Cent.
Camps and hospitals built during
the war cost approximately $1,200,-
100000 and the majority report es-
timaes the loss to the government
from fraud and extravaganza. due
to the cost plus system. ranged from
so to so per cent.
Responsibility is placed on Secre-
tary of War Baker, who Is said to
have approved contracts both as
head of the War Department and
the Council of National Defense.
The majority report specifically
charges a. Bentley and Sons Com
pany. who held the contract for
camp Sherman, Chilicothe, Ohio.
with recovering illegal payments TO
the extent of S169.372.79.
Table shows Alleged Losses.
A table is given showing the
amount the War Department paid
for the sixteen national army
camps and the proper cost as de-
termined by the committee. 1t
shows the following alleged losses:
Camp Lee. Virginia, s7.243,149;
Camp Meade. Maryland. S7.073.327;
Camp Upton. New York. s5.S40,91I;
Camp Grant, Illinois, S5,570.076;
Camp Pike. Arkansas, s5.132.031; !;
Camp Custer, Michigan. s5.0S6.649;
Camp Sherman. Ohio. $5O34,095;
Camp Dix, New Jersey. S4.9S1 .5O3;
Camp Jackson, South Carolina,
s4.SS3.4S3; Camp Devens, Mass. ST.
sS1.339: Camp Funston, Kansas.
s,451,S97: Camp Gordon. Georgia.
S4.422,979: Camp Dodge, Iowa, s3.-
93S,745: Camp Lewis. Washing
ton. s3.507,939; Camp Taylor. Ken
lucky. s3.3S7.225; Camp Travis,
Texas. s3.34s.173.
A resolution requesting the At
torney General to start grand jury
Investigations and civil suits on the
basis of revelations of the commit
tee was introduced in the House
yesterday by Representative Gra-
ham, Illinois.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13
FORMER KING STILL
POPULAR THOME

Strasbourg. Alsace, April (By
MaiD.-Former King William II of
Wuertemberg is apparently quite
happy without his throne and prob
ably his crownless head is easier.
According to news from his former
kingdom. William is still very pop
ular with his late subjects.
Since he fed from Stuttgart in
November. 1918, he has been al
lowed to live, in one of his country
castles. and every day can be seen
in the village inn, drinking cider
with the Inhabitants and handing
around his tobacco pouch. The for
mer monarch allows his intimates
to GALL him the German equivalent
of Bill" in their arguments about
the present state of the Father
land. - ..
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13
ARMY PAY BILL
REACHES HOUSE
Estimates Cut sos, ,553,-
076, Leaving Sum Pro-
posed $377. .2R,o ,o44.
QUICK PASSAGE LIKELY
Air Service to Get ST.
100000 and Control 0p-
,erations from Land Bases.
QUICK PASSAGE LIKELY

The 1921 army appreciation bill,
ordered reported ont yesterday By
the House Military Affairs Commit
tee, shows a reduction of $so5,sss.-
o76 In ths War Department esti-
mates.
The total of appropriations car
ried in the bill is s377,24s,s4I, a.
compared with sss2,soo.ozo request
ed by the department.
The bill will be submitted to the
House today ana caiIed up wednes-
day, Mr.. Kahn stated. It Is planned
to pass IL in the House and send
it to the Senate before the end Of
the week.
OF the ss77.e4s.s44 carried in tn.
bill. $22.777.S39.40 In required for
cleaning up war work, Chairman
Kahn's report says.
In appropriating $27.Boo, 900 for
air service the bill provides that
hereafter the army air service shall
have control Of all aerial operations
from land bases and that naval
aviation shall have control of all
aerial operations attached to ths
fleet.
The other chief items in the bill
are: $65.67S.431 for pay, s26,ss4.
$50 for subsistence. $s,z75.sl5 for
incidental expenses. $16,s46.120 for
transportation. s5.so7.0o3 for cloth
ing and camp and garrison equip
age, $1,137, 500 for horses for caval-
ry. artillery and engineers, $1,000
900 for vocational training. and
$1.125,oo0 for the medical and hos
pital department.
Eight million dollars Is carried
for National Guard supplies, equip
ment and stores.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13
.K.OFC. TO WIDEN
SCHOOLCHAIN
Supreme Board of Directors
Of Catholic Order in
Session Here.

The supreme board of directors OF
the Knights of Columbus, in ses-
sion at the New willard Hotel yes
terday, discussed plans for the ex-
tension of the K. of c. educational
movement being carried on through
out the country with the balance
of s7,ooo.o0o from the X. c. war
fund. Supreme Secretary William
]. MCKINLEY. of New York. reported
that sixty-five K. of C. schools were
in operation in the larger cities OF
the country, giving a uniform cur
riculum to an average enrolment
Of more than 1900 students. Mem
bers of the board visited the X. C.
service mems school in Washing.
ton. and pronounced IL one of the
finest in the X. c. educational chain,
1t was stated that before summer
the number Of K. C. schools would
be increased by 100.
His Excellency Archbishop John
Bonzano. papal delegate to the
United States, received the members
of the board at his residence, 1911
Biltmore street. He discussed X. C.
reconstruction and war work. Mgr
Bonzano declared that In his last
audience with Pope Benedict, tefore
returning to the United States from
his visit to Rome, the Pope said the
entire world looked tC America not
only for material aid, but, even to
greater extent. for moral leader
ship.
Archbishop Bonzano commended
the knights for their patriotism in
raising fund to present a statue
of Lafayette TO the city of Metz
Alsace-Lorraine. He invited the
knights, 1000 of whom will go to
Metz for the dedication of the
statue in August, to visit Rome.
Supreme knight James A. Flaher-
ey presented Archbishop Bonzanc
with the first copy of the official
history of the Knights of Columbus
of which the Hon. Maurice Francis
Egan, of Washington, Is co-author
The supreme board of the X. c
will continue in session today. They
were entertained at a dinner last
night by Daniel. J. Callahan, OF
Washington, treasurer of the order
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13
Change notion
ABOUT CALOMEL;
NOW DELIGHTFUL
0ld-Style Calomel Gives Place to
the De-Nauseated Tablets Known
as N"Calotabs"- s"-Perfectly Safe.

With all OF the liver-cleansing
and system purifying qualities of
the old-style calomel. but robbed of
its nausea and danger, Calotabs is
destined to become the most popu-
lar as we'll as the most useful of all
home remedies. For biliousness,
headaches, constipation and indiges-
tion, for nothing but calomel will
straighten out a disordered liver.
One Calotab at bedtime with a
swallow of water-thats all-no
taste, no gripping. no nausea, no
salts. Next morning your liver is
active, your system purified, and
you are feeling fine. with a hearty
appetite for breakfast. Eat what
you please-no danger.
J Genuine Calotabs are never sold
In bulk. Ask for the original, seal
% package. Price thirty-five cents.
~ you are not thoroughly delighted
your druggist is authorized to re-
fund your money.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13
HERRING'S NAME
SENT TO SENATE

Nomination of Charles E. Herring,
a resident of Washington, to ibe
second assistant director of the Bu-
reau Of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, was sent to the Senate yes
terday.
For the past year Herring has
been a commissioner representing
the Federal Trade Commission at
Brussels. Formerly he has held the
positions of chief OF the division OF
foreign investigation and assistant
chief of the tariff division of the
Trade Commission.
Other nominations sent to the
Senate were Robert James Auld, Of
New York. to be hydrographis and
geodetic engineer, and Charles Jus
tus liter, of Philadelphia to be his
aid.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-13
Here Is One Thing That
-. IsAbsolutely Impossible

blood. How then can satisfactory
results be expected from any treat
ment that does not reach the blood,
the seat Of the trouble, and rid the
system of the cause OF the disease?
S. S. S. has for more than fifty years
been giving relief to even the most
aggravated and stubborn cases OF
rheumatism. 1t cleanses the blood
by routing the disease germs. The
experience OF others who have TAX
en- S. S. S. will convince you that il
will promptly reach your case. You
can obtain S. s. S. at any drug store.
Expert medical advice about your
own individual case will be sent alb
solutely free. Write today to Medi-
cal Department. Swift Specific Co.
172 Swift Laboratory. Atlanta, Ga
ADV.