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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-16

"a good hunch." WINS replied. tax
Ing har arm.
In their enthusiasm they upset the
custom Of the Office and broke Into
Farriss' fullest hour. Into his impa-
tient ears they dinned the story OF
what they had Just learned, ending up
by passing him the telegram.
For mere instant he glanced at
them, then his lips began to move.
"Beaton - Ned - Ned Beaton - Ned
Beaton," he unused, and then sat bolt
upright In his chair, while he banged
the desk with q round, hard fist.
You've run across something. / know
that name. know the man. Ned
Beaton Is a gun and he pulled his
first job when was doing police In
Philadelphia for the Record. Well,
well. my children, this is splendid
And what nextf'
''But, Mr.. Farriss, where is her. put
in Stella Donovan. s'Where was the
message sent from? Colorado, yes,
but where In Colorado? That's the
thing to find out"
II thought 1t might be the last word
In the message-Haskell," ventured
Willis.
Farriss, selling an atlas, thumbed IL
until he foundaa map Of Colorado. To-
gether the three pored over It.
There 1t isp' Stella Donovan cried
suddenly. Down toward the bottom.
Looks like desert country"
"Pretty dry place for Celeste"
laughed Willis. II might call her up
and kid her about 1t If"
Farriss looked at him sourIy. "You
might get raise in salary" he
snapped sharply, "if you'd keep your
mind on the job. What you can do Is
call up. say you're the detective bu-
reau, and ask carelessly about Beaton.
That'Il throw scare into her. You've
got her number?"
Riverside $685." Willis said in a
businesslike voice.
He disappeared into the Gathering
local room, to return moment later
white OF face, bright of eye, and with
lips parted.
whats the dopea" Farriss shot at
him.
"Nothingm cried the excited young
man. Nothing except that fifteen
minutes ago Celeste La Rue kissed the
Beecher apartments good-by and, with
trunk, puff and toothbrush, beat it,"
ITO Haskell" added the city edi-
tor, cor my hair is pink. And by
heaven, believe there's story there.
What's more, believe we can get 1t.
It's blind chance, but we'll take it."
let Mr.. Willis" began Miss Dono-
van
mind your own business, Stella"
commanded Farriss, land see that
your &at's on straight Because with
in half an hour you're going to draw
on the night cashier for five hundred
dollars and pack your little portman-
tean for Haskell. Work guardedly !;
query us when you have to-; be sure
of your facts, and consign your soul
to God. Do see you moving?"
And when Farriss looked again he
did.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-16
one Good Time.

] think my most embarrassing mo-
ment took place one lovely night last
summer. I was engaged to. be mar
ried and decided to have one good time
with an old friend of mine. | can
celed my intended husbands date.
complaining of q sick headache, and
went out JOY riding. | explained the
circumstances to my friend, SO we de-
cided to go to a bathing beach some
distance away 10 take a plunge In the
lake. We were having a grand and
glorious time swimming and diving
when 10 who should stand on the
pier but my future husband. You
can imagine my agony when my friend
called to me, Say. May. dive with me
once more; then wen have lunch
Exchange.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-16

Dougherty. Cavendfsh took away a
copy Of 1t in his pocket. And, Mr..
Farriss, got something else, too
Enright and young John Cayendish
are In communication further. | saw
him leaving Tnright's Office all excited.
Following my bunch, / cultivated Miss
Healy, Enright's stenographer, and
learned that the two had an alterca-
ton and that 1t was evidently over
some document
Stella Donovan began speaking now !:
Celeste La Rue, the blonde of the
Revue, has got some kind OF hold on
John Cavendish. 1t isn't love, either |;
It's something stronger. He jumps
when she holds the hoop"
La Rue's mixed up in this deeply,
too" Willis cut In. while she was
playing with young Cavendish and
seeing him almost daily, the lovely
Celeste was also In communication
willingness whoi'
"Enright?' Farriss ventured.
Exactly Enright," he concluded,
lighting his half-smoked cigarette.
WELL" the city editor tapped his
desk; 'you two have done pretty well,
so far You've got considerable dope.
Now, what do you make Of it?"
1T may be a dream" Willis said
smiling, "but here is the way stack
1t up. The night after he quarreled
with John, Frederick Cavendish called
in Enright and made a win, presum-
ably cutting John off with practically
nothing,
Immediately after Frederick's de-
parture Enright calls Cartons cafe
and talks to John Cavendish. who had
been dining there with Celeste La Rue
II is reasonable to suppose that he
told him of the. will. Less than FIVE
hours afterward Frederick Cavendish
is found dead in his apartments
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-16
NEEDED A THOROUGH soUSING
Evil Spirit of Hackman Gould Not Re
Exercised Except by Most Strln-
gent Methods.

Doctor Brown, negro evangelist,
was firm believer in the ancient Gus
tom of river baptism. end converts
whom he baptized In this manner sell
dom forgot 1t. few years ago he
held a christening In a New Jersey
town on the banks Of the Delaware
river, where a dozen or more converts
were assembled, awaiting their turns
to be immersed. Among them was
hackman, who evinced a lively inter-
est in the ceremony.
"Why does the good DOCTOR" he
asked of fellow convert, duck. some
Of them folks two times an others
more?"
HE ducks EN- once" explained his
friend, "for every new name they're
goin' to have"
rs that possible7" the hackman re-
piled. II was goin' TO call myself
Thomas Jefferson Lincoln Anderson.
but | guess Tom will be bout long
'nuff.s
This conversation was overheard by
the sharp ears of Doctor Brown, who
hhdliS uSGkoHeu tAe naEhmAn 10 COLne
forward.
''Yo, name. pleaseg he inquired in
deep bass voice.
Jess baptize me Tom, that's 'nuff."
the candidate replied, as the eyangel-
list, taking him none too gently by the
neck. piloted him far out into the
stream, where he ducked him not once
but half q dozen times with such ra-
-pi4aity and vigor that e few minutes
later the hackman found himself on
the shore, coughing, suffering and
fighting for breath. The ceremony was
soon over, and when he had recovered
his strength he made his way to the
side of Doctor Brown.
What TO you duck me that way2"
he demanded In aggrieyed tones. Il
come here to be baptized, not to be
drowned"
MY good man." replied Doctor
Brown, you was so filled with the
devil had to use a powerful lot OF
water to wash him out OF 20 system
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-16
How @MaIlona Originated.

An incident of interest In English
and French history occurred in the
year 1914. The French fleet ravagea
the coast of Sussex and burned
Rrighthelstone. now Brighton, where
upon Sir John Wallow, one of the best
naval commanders of his time. was
sent by Henry VIII to make renrisals.
In this he succeeded only too we'll: he
burned p French villages. demolished
several harhors. and thrashe,i The en-
envy TO bis hearts content Ellis men
however, proud IF hts achievement IL
claresl that they had wallolsed iii.
French. Thus there canae intn ii
Engiish iangnage rs syal MN -
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-16
ZONE HUNDRED THOUSAND"

Synopsis. = Frederick Cavendish,
New York man OF wealth, receives
. letter from an old friend, Jim
westcott, urging him to come at
once to Colorado. Deciding to go,
he employs a lawyer. Patrick En-
right. to draw up q will leaving
most Of his estate to charity, with
a mere pittance to John Cavendish.
his cousin and only relative, dis
solute youth. That night Frederick
Cavendish is murdered in his apart
ments. No will being found, John
Cavendish inherits the estate. Two
months later Enright informs John
Cavendish of the existence Of the
will.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-16
When Man WEIGHS Nothing.

rrof Edward Y. Huntington Of Har-
ward university showed by an elabo-
rate mass Of figures printed IN Science
that man on train moving along
the equator westward at 1900 miles
an hour, or eastward at 1900 miles
an hour would weigh nothing. as meas
ured By an observer on the train.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-16
Avoid collisions

Don't collide with anything. The
man at the helm must know how H.
steer away from Instructions and av0'a
shoals II he would successfully ma'.e
the ports and Ravens adown the
streamway of iife-Humphrey ]. Dess
mond.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-16
Actions That Count.

Let US, II we must have great az
tons, make our own so. All action Is
OF infinite elasticity, md the least All
mits Of being Inflated with celestial
air until II ecllpses the sua and the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-16
Takinu Chinese cena,,..

The Inhabitants OF China are count
ed every year In a curious manner
The eldest master Of every tea houses
has to count the families and make q
list. which is sent to the Imperial tar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
FRANCO-HOLLAND
ALLIANCE OPPOSED
Public Opinion Generally
Against Gallo Military
Alliance.
BY LEOPOLD ALETRINO.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1920.
AMSTERDAM, October 16.-The kite
flown from Brussels in favor of a
military alliance between Holland and
France has come to grief. The Dutch
newspapers are practically unanimous
in opposition to the plan. Only the
Telegram speaks a favorable word,
contending that such arrangements
are not contrary to the spirit of the
league of nations covenant. especially
during this period of transition, while
the league is without power to assert
its authority.
The Algemeen Handlesblad says
people who cherish visions of a Gallo
triple alliance are wasting their time.
No one of any account in Holland.
however great his friendship for
France. would dream Of allowing the
country to be taken In tow by one
Of the great powers.
I'VE do not WISH" says the news
paper, ITO be at enmity with any
country. but neither will we be any
country's vassal."
The Nieuwe Rotterdansche Courant
asserts that military convention is
out of the question. Such agreements,
it argues. breed care and insecurity
and are doubly dangerous when Sc
cret 'It can be aimed only at fallen
Germany, II COuCluucS IL 10 ut-
rected against a nightmare, which
vanishes when exposed to the light of
actualities"
The Courant appeals to all the
Dutch newspapers to speak frankly
on the subject, so that the French
government may be spared the risk.
of a peremptory refusal. for such re-
bluffs are not calculated to improve
the relations of governments.
The Vaderland says the plan leaves
it cold, while the Maasbode declares
that nothing could induce Holland
less convince her Of it's usefulness
or necessity.
Keen disappointment Felt.
General disappointment is felt over
the proceedings of the Brussels finan-
ciaI conference. IF the world could
be cured by talk" says the Gazette
de Holland, "a cure would soon be
would appear to have delegated their
chief mourners to go there and be-
wall their financial woes. In the
plethora of words all hopes vanish
and practical results are likely tt
be nil
| The Courant of Rotterdam fears
| that nothing but disappointment will
| come from the conference, for though
| the experts have the right to talk
they are powerless to put their plans
into operation. This power rests
with statesmen who hold aloof. The
report of the commission on state
! finance, proposed by the British dele
cation, will be of only academic in
! terest, as is the case with all the de-
bates and resolutions of the confer
ence. The report of the meeting will
be communicated to the league of ma
tions and the various governments
after which it will be duly pigeon
holed."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17

Even the ''White Collar
Class" Is in Dire
Distress.

BERLIN, October 16.-"The Ameri-
can relief administration will need s1O,-
100000 to feed the hungry children of
Europe and to maintain its warehous:ng
work this winter w. l.. Brown, who
is in charge of the European relief. said
on the eve of conference of twenty
men who are managing the associations
offices in Germany, Poland, Austria,
Hungary. Czechoslovakia and the free
state of Danzig
The organization has abandoned its
relief work in the ma jority of, the
Balkan states, where Mr. Brown saws
the conditions are approaching normal
although there is still much suffering"
but he declared that the Russo-Polish
war had doubled the demands on the
relief administration in Poland, where.
at least. 100000 children and thousands
OF adults are facing starvation.
Plans are being prepared to open
warehouses and feeding stations in CEN
trail and southern Poland, which was
devastated by the bolshevists. The re-
lief may also be extended eastward in
north Poland to the inhabitants who
were rendered destitute by the Russian
invasion, which virtually disrupted the
arrangements for feeding half a mil
lion Polish children.
The conditions in Hungary and Jugo-
slavia also necess!tate the expenditure
of sums aggregating the amounts which
were expended last winter. and the sit
uation in Germany, Mr. Brown said,
was such that there could be no thought
of abandoning the distribution of food
packages.
A new phase of the relief work has
been disclosed by the reports from work
ers that direct distress prevails among
the white collar class in alb war
stricken countries. Some of the most
pitiful cases with which we have had
to deal have been those of salaried men
and intellectuals, college professors,
government employees, pensioners and
former army officers Mr.. Brown said.
THE pride which characterizes this
class is unable to conceal the fact that
many are facing actual starvation and
must have help or perish this winter.
Until recently we had no provision to
aid them, but few men who realized
the situation contributed 100000 to be
devoted exclusively to them and this
will alleviate but not relieve their SUI
fering Their distress has been I'M
eoualed even among the poorest laborers
and they present a problem which is
much harder to solve"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
GEN. DIAZ IN HAVANA.
to Join Family in New Or.
leans Later.

HAVANA, October 16.-Gen. Felix
Diaz, Mexican rebel leader, recently
exiled from Mexico. arrived here yes
terday on the French liner Flandre.
He was accompanied by Lieut.. Col
Cortes, sent to this city with Diaz by
the Mexican government. Both men
will be held at the Tiscornia quaran-
tine station for six days because of
the quarantine regulations against
persons proceeding from Vera Cruz.
Diaz expects to join his family in
New Orleans if he is successful in ar
ranging for passports to the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
LEAVES FOR MOSCOW.
Washington Consents to Jewish Re-
lief Work.

graphic Agency).-On receipt of
cable message from the State Depart
ment in Washington today giving
permission for workers of the joint
distribution committee for American
Jewish relief to carry on relief work
in soviet Russia DR.. Franz Rosenblatt,
one of the committees chief workers,
Immediately left for Moscow.
He has been waiting for some time
for the Washington governments con-
sent to this action.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-18
Short Sa1atckIeS
From EUe7ywhere

Palmer isn't so bad notes the
Waycross Herald-JournaL Gracious,
| Is he that bad2-Atlauta Georgian
President Wilson is anxious 10 PLAY
gOlf-and the country would ike %
see the senate play ban--St- Louis
Post-Dispateh-
II congressman are not going %
distribute garden seeds any longer
there viii be little excuse for some
OF them asking reelecdon.-St- Joseph
NeWs-Press-
The department OF justice s. going
70 spread the big idea that n people
wiz buy cheaper things the cost OF
living VIII not be so high.-PhiladeF-
phia Press
Maj. Dalrympis has been told that
he must get warrants before making
arrests The law IL a fearful han
dlcap 20 a certain type OF Official
Detroit Free Press.
Bald men are the only ones who
! can view win equanimity the men
ace OF 81 haircuts- Here, undeniablv
profiteering reaches its climax OF
arbarism--Brooklyn Eagle.
Judge Gary saws that the dissolu-
ton OF the steel trust would have
been a calamity Il would indeed
especially for judge Gary and his fel-
low owners Of the trust--Nashville
Banner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-18

PANHANDLE and southwestern cat
tlemen. in their convention at
Tucson recently. created an ad-
Vertising department, the announced
purpose Of which IS TO conduct q
campaign TO induce the people Of the
United States TO eat more beef, and
thus force a rise in prices through
increasing the demand in proportion
70 the SUPPLY"
How silly those last words sound
10 US out here in a mining section-
Many Of our people in this section
today are strictly vegetarians. They
are not so from choice: the ungoaly
high prices OF meats have forced
them TO become vegetarians- Many
Of them crave meat today, but are
forced 10 do without il on account Of
the high price. especially the man
with a large family.
On the desert here we at one time
consumed much canned meat such as
corn beef. roast beef, and also much
bacon Today Il is different; the
high prices OF these commodities have
forced the people TO eliminate them
almost entirely. During the war our
people thought prices terrible for
meats. eggs and butter. but now they
are more than inpOssiblei To give
you some idea. we will quote you
some prices, but first we will tell you
what we paid for these same articles
20 years ago in this section, when
much Of our food came from Yuma
by steamboat. some 1e5 miles away
or from Congress Junction, 100 miles
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-18
If People Eat More Meat Must Steal Il
COMPLIES Prices Now and Before VA


away from this place. and today we
have a railroad within % miles OF US
Twenty years ago we bought here
bacon at 20 cents per pound We
bought a u ounce can OF corn beef
and today we pay for a IL ounce can
OF cOrned beef or roast beef. 50 cents
Now, remember, Il ounce can is
three fOurths Of a pound Bacon was
up to 50 cents per pound; Il is now
50 cents per pound The best wages
here are IS per day Now. please tell
me how man, with four or five
children 10 support. can buy more
meat at these prices-especially when
clothing and shoes have more than
doubled I'm price? A pair Of OTeralls
which before the war cost Sl.25. now
cost S3-5Q. A pair Of shoes which
cost here 81 before the war. now cost
$40, and even more Eggs We're up TO
80 cents per dozen, but now have
dropped 10 50 cents. Butter was 10
10 90 cents per pound. and ranch but
ter at that. but has now fallen a
few cents Mix is 20 cents per can
Yet the cattle raiser meets in con-
yentiOu, has a good time. and pub
fishes to the consumer that he wants
him to consume more meat Will
the stoCkraiser please inform The
Herald readers how the consumer.
especially the man OF family. can eat
more meat. unless he steals IL?
For years now the consumer OF
meat has heard nothing but accuse
tons between the stockraiser and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-18
ByBrggs

beef packer The stockraiser Saws
the beef packers get IL all and the
beef packer says the stockraiser gets
more than has share. The long SUI
1erinE American consumer has
watched il for years; has become dis
gusted. and finally has made I'D his
mind 10 eliminate the meat entirely
II possible. and the result IS the cow
man and packer are "stormins' at
one another.
The grocery merchants tell US there
Is so little profit in the canned meat
lately-and little call for THAT u
Is not worth putting on the shelves,
which should make certain people
think. and not allow a great industrv
10 go 10 ruin through an awful greed.
During these high prices Tor meats
we often hear the question asked.
Il these stocHraisers are not getting
their legitimate share. why don
they put I'D their own packing
houses" And IL does look that way.
The big five" must be a monster, IL
the cattlemen Of the southwest are
afraid 20 tackle the job, But as
cattle raiser: GO TO IL. old boy: the
Jobs yours The consumer viii eat
your meat when you show him how
he can reach It without stealing it,"
Il surely looks TO US as II the
stock raiser should be able 10 see
that his meat reaches the willing
but muchgouEed consumer.
II the stock raiser viii take the
time 10 figure out how much the
southwest. northwest and the great
west consumed in the way OF canned
meat and pork before the war-all OF
which has now stopped-he will soon
realize why he cannot sell his pork
and beef TO advantage People can
not pay 30 cents for a Il ounce can
of beef
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-18
Little lnterUiews.

. should have cause TO remember each
other while on patrol duty in the
SchurZ. we had occasion, at one time
to provision from a lighter at sea and
were passing boxes and bales up lad
/ ders- Naturally there was some mo-
tiOn Of the vessels which made footing
insecure and was forced TO let 20
box or go with IL into the sea I let
90 and the box fell upon Miles, break
ing an arm He was game COB and
never held the result Of the accident
against me IN fact we were warmer
friends after the occurrence than we
were before If that were possible.
After the armistice Miles began to
write for our Navy and his stories
Of the sea attracted the attention of
Mr. Gerard's campaign manager and
he was asked 10 handle the publicity
OF the precOnvention period. at least,
with headquarters in Des Moines,
Iowa"
There are a Few teachers In the
city schools who do not hold certifi-
Gates but these teachers are only
substituting said superintendent Of
the schools A H Hughey. These
teachers viii by no means be retained
permanently A number Of teachers
have resigned and as vet we have
been unable to get enough good teach
ers with certificates, so we have en-
ployed some without certificates to
substitute The schools are doing all
right however. and we have enough
teachers, and later on with better
salaries We can get sufficient teach
erss 1 believe. with certificates"
"El Paso's opportunity to become
the greatest city Of Texas and the
southwest is here" said Jay +. Knox.
-O1l is at our very door and a begin
ming Of new era in the progress of
h. nd oh 4 fnr.I
started with a bang Reffnerfes.
magnificent office buildings, new and
more modern homes, better high
ways, more desirable railroad service.
thriving businesses, prosperous peo-
pie and $4,000 more people viii mark
the development Of El Paso within
the next y months. Fl Paso is al
ready awake 10 the fact that ysros-
perity Of a great nature is knocking
at her door, and the people should
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-18
Little Interviews.
Former 81 PaSoan Named To Handle Special Naval Publicity
Some Teachers In City Schools Do Not Hold Certificates

IRON a recent copy Of Our Navy
j learn that former ambassador
10 Germany, James W. Gerard.
who is now an avOWed candidate for
the presidency OF the United States.
has secured the services Of Frank T.
Miles, a former II Pas0an, as his
director OF publicity" said Tom Glenn
ents- Miles enlisted for service in
the navy, IN FL Paso. the same day I
did and we served together on the
Inflated san Diego and the equally
Inflated SchurZ- While he was some
what older than I, the fact that each
had done newspaper work seemed TO
be a tie that bound US together.
There was another reason why we