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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
"PEEK-A-Door AT COLUMBIA.

Jean Bedinrs burlesque production.
"Peek-a-Boo." call dressed up for 1920"
ccording TO the announcement. will come
TO the Columbia Theatre for one week
beginning tomorrow afternoon In its
present form "Peek-a-Bo Is said 20
have retained ali OF the many features
that have given to II the distinction It
holds among its burlesque oontempo-
faries AS formerly, the presenting or
ranization r. headed by Bobby Clark and
faul Mccullough. Others of the original
company who will appear are frankie
James. May Myers and Ben Grinnell
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

Horse shows, country fairs,
dog shows, and = j., just a
little while-riding 10 hounds.
Every nook and corner Of tho
countryside, every brook .n6
orchard wall, is in its best October
form.
There is keen pleasure in con-
templation-keener still in prepara-
ton for these healthgiving days in
the open.
The new tweed coat for the crisp
breeze with its first bite of Autumn
the riding habit for cooler days
the channels windbreak--the forestry
cloth shooting suit!
And the trim city and country
suit which has become such part
of ones life.
To the Abercrombie & Fitch store,
James!
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
FAMOUS MRS. FAIR REMAINS

Henry Miller and Miss Blanche Bates
have added another week to their en-
gagement in James Forbes's THE
Famous Mrs. Fair at Henry Millers
Theatre and will not conclude their run
until Saturday evening. October 16
From here they go to the Broad Street
Theatre. Philadelphia. where they viii
open on the following Monday evening.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
Managers Who March With
Their Eyes to the Front Are
Sure to Travel FurtheSt
Danger for Producers Who Go Back to Kind of Enter
tainment in Which They Won Success Years Ago
Dramatic Laws Not Deeply Respected.
By LAWRENCE REAMER.


occasions of years
that he peases the public He did the whole succeed
with
the Interruption that from his administration of
1T writer
of
in he RS years of myc
a tina
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

Simple in line plainly
made = smart over gathered
shoes for city wear, and equally
in unison with the rustling
leaves along the country path.
Belted suits especially for country
and the sports Of the Fall season.
Fabrics from England and Scot
land, or our own Thorntweed, and
models originated by Abercrombie
& Fitch.
Golf suits and skirts, suits for
shooting in the stubble and the low
lands, and sturdier outfits for big
game hunting.
English model hunting habits and
park coat-and-breeches riding hab-
it's in Autumn weights.
All the new Abercrombie e. Fitch
hats, shirts and boots are also being
shown.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1920-07-31
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to an acG of the terri torial legislature, there is here. by made. imposed and levied upon each male person, except SOl.IerS, Sailors m the navy or revenue wee, vOlun tetr flremen, pluperS, insane persons, or terrl1Ori1l charges. within the Territory of Alaska or he waters thereof, over the age of tWenty-oue years and '4n der the age of fifty years, an au- nual tax in the sum of llve(S5. .OO) dollars, to b. paid and collected in the manner provided by law and deposited by the treasurer of the Territory of Alaska in a separate fund called the school fund.- and used for no other thar school purposes.
 Said tax is due and payable on the first Monday in the month of April and becomes de- linquent on the first Monday in the month of August of each year.
 All persons subject to this tax are hereby notified to Day said tax to the school tax collector, and in case of failure to do so the penalties provided in Sec tion $ of chapter % of the ses- sion laws of Alaska will be im- posed.
 John Underwood.
 School Tax Collector
The McCarthy weekly news., 1920-07-31
DON'T SPEND

Roston--Merrill. Oldham X Co. say: We believe that the best advice at the present time is DON'T SPEND."
 Don't buy that new car but use your present car another year
 Don't make those improve ments to your house.
 Don't travel when you can just as well telephone or write.
 Don't spend as much as you had planned on your vacation
 All over the country there is shortage O1 laOOr or taclllMeS and of capital.
 Your spending of money in- creases the demand which caus es this shortage.
 If you refrain from spending you will help to overcome this shortage, you will help to re- lieve the railroad congestion, the scarcity of labor, the coal sit uation, the banking situation, & you wilt be doing your part to reduce the cost of living.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1920-07-31
The Mccarthy Weekly News, M cCarthy, Alaska

Moreover you will have avail able money, x the rewards paid for available money now are greator than for generations.
 Instead of buying what yoa can probably get along without you can buy an assured future income for yourself and wife & children at a lower cost than at any time in your recollection.
 Your money is worth more Tn this direction at present than in any other.
 Don't spend, but invest.
 Arrival of l3, ,161 aliens at Ellis Island for week ending July 10 broke all records since the war.
 { Boston News Bureau)
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-12
MANs MAN-svr aE KEroR1s.

Presently piak0UIsd ven caxTsd dhiy dressed Big
of about Wsbss age passed ~ the corridor going towGrd the
head of The TRAIN An instant later womdns said vey
distinctly:
II do not knOD yOu SIR DO Dish 70 knoD you and II
oaths0ms o yoG persist addressing you do not stop
your annoying attentions shall call the conductor"
.Aki Beauty distress John Stuart Webster oEIOquzed
T mach lake Angorn goat might weU butt i He
stepped the door of his stateroo girl stood the vestbu
confronting the whO had Just passed Websss door Webster
toUed.
Madame nsddsmoiseL the may be- he sad, uN-
Ike this biped y sole purpose presng to address
you suggest TINT not the slightest necessity for taking
this matter Up NTH the conductor here and gery much at
your servicess
girl John Stuart We6ses heart cPped twscs
IL rpid sccession NE trout newE gsed She lovely
royal flush Her starry glance begar at hts miners boots
travelled np ola soled pbpcord trousers oUer his light blue
chabray shirt and found the behind the Wes She favored
him NTH quick curious scrutiny and Craze street. smile THANK
you 50 much she 0nsWered and passed dorm The corridor 20 ne
observation ear.
wen that's che way they Webster just eomins cut
Valley his pile, but he looked like hobo He
dreaming baths elk pajamss and
Hitsd Thynine. he's always been sy Of the
hen he meek her and his begins
Denver he $25,OOOayear job consuleing
adventure old pal who has
pay And when he therebshd
there also And right OF quick there s
the girl in the thick Of H. Follows
thrilling Adventureand everything
Oh ysss "WebssarAan Man. - by Peter B kyne That's
enough Of cappy R know and hsrets
"a Jack London ever was ability
mans hiselfhe veteran
Of the Philippine scrap The War hs his double
shoulder bars The Sighting 'front.'.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-12

but not quite. AS Webster's body
struck the noor the big automatic
came out OF the holster; swinging in
asweak circle. It covered the other.
"Ttat was daisy" Webster mum
bled. 'sIf you move before my head
clears, I'll put four bullets into you be-
fore you reach the corridor
He waited about minute. then with
the gun he pointed to the car door aad
the masher stepped out. Webster hand
ed the porter his gum and followed !:
two minutes later he returned, drag
cling his assailant By the collar. Up
the steps tie terked the big battered
hulk and tossed 1t In the corner OF the
vestibule, just as the girl came through
the car, making for the diner up ahead.
Again she favored him with that
calm, grave, yet vitality interested gaze,
nodded appreciatively, made az IL to
pass on, changed her mind, and said
very gravely: .sYou area very court
" gentleman, sir"
He bowed. There was nothing else
to do, nothing that he could say under
the circumstances To use his chivalry
as a wedge to open an acquaintance
never occurred to Eim--but his whisk-
ers did occur to him. Hastily he backed
into his stateroom and closed the
door. presently he rose and surveyed
himself critically In the small mirror
over the washstand.
EMO, Johnny" he murmured, 1--WE
can't go into the diner now. We're too
blamed disreputable. We were bad
enough before that big swine hung the
shanty on our right eye, but whatever
our physical and personal feelings, far
be 1t from us to parade our tridescent
orb In public. Besides. one look at that
queen Is enough to do us for the re-
mainder Of our natural life, and sec
o1d look, minus proper introduction,
would only drive US into suicides
grave" He sighed, rang for the porter
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-12

LADY in the observation car asked
me to deliver this to you, sab" he an
nounced Importantly.
1t was note, freshly written on the
train stationery. Webster read:
'SThe distressed lady desires to
thank the gentleman In stateroom a
for his chIvalry OF yesterday. She 10
profoundly sorry that in her service
the gentleman In stateroOm A was so
unfortunate as to acquire q red eye
with blue trimmings"
JOHN Stuart Webster swore his
mightiest oath, ''By the twelve apos-
Ties, Simon, Peter, Andrew, James,
John, Philip. Bartholomew, Matthew,
Thomas, James. Jude and Simon, and
not emitting Judas Iscariot, the scaly
scoundreI who betrayed his Lord and
Master" He searched through an old
wallet until he discovered q fairly
clean professional card, across the bot
tom Of which he wrote, "Thank you.
J. 8. W." and sent it to the no-longer-
distressed lady.
''The most signal adventure OF my
life is now over" he soliloquized and
turned to his cigar. ''For the sake Of
my self-respect, had to let her know
I'm not hobol And now to the task
of framing up scheme for future
acquaintance. / must learn her name
and destination; so as preliminary
I'll interview the train conductor"
He did and under the ameliorating
influence Of a flve-dollar bill the con-
ductor bent respectful ear to the
Websterian message.
''In Car Seven he began, ''tkere is
a young lady. do not know what sec
ton she occupies, neither do know
her name and destination. / only
know what she looks like"
The conductor nodded. sand you
want to ascertain her name and des-
tlnationT
II do"
"All right. / have the unused por-
ton Of her transportation to return
to her before we hit Salt Lake; her
name Is on the ticket and the ticket
! indicates her destination. I'll make a
mental note Of both as soon as I've
identified her ticket"
A few hours later the conductor
came to Webster's stateroom and
handed him a card upon which was
written:
Dolores Ruey. From Los Angeles
via San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
Lake, to Salt Lake City. Denver & Rio
Grande to Denver, Burlington to st
Louis, Illinois Central to New Orleans
Stop-over at Denver"
John Stuart Webster studied the
name after the conductor withdrew
'That's a Spanish NAME" he solilo
quized, but for all that. she's not !
parakeet. All things considered.
guess I'll take chance aad invest
gate.n
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-12
CHAPTER ii.

Webster's dreams of bliss had, with
very slight variations, come true as
per schedule. In Salt Lake City he
abandoned the beefsteak on his dam
aged eye for two businesslike leeches,
which quickly reduced the nocturne
effect around his orb, enabling him,
the third day, to saunter forth among
his fellowmen. BY the end Of the
week he was a being reilcarnated, and
so he packed a huge new wardrobe
trunk with his latest purchases and
journeyed on to Denver. Coincident
with his arrival there, we again take
up the thread Of our story.
One hour after lis trunk arrived the
gentleman from Death valley might
have been observed standing before
cheval glass looking long and
earnestly at the reflection of his mid
dle-aged person, the while he marked
the fit of his new raiment. John,
Stuart Webster was all dressed up FOR
the first time in three long, labor-rid-
den years, and was tremendously glad
Of it. He lighted cigar and stepped
forth into Seventeenth street, along
which he strolled u1til he came to
certain building, into the elevator OF
which he entered and was whisked to
the twelfth floor, where he alighted
and found himself before a wide portal
which bore In gold letters the words:
Engineers Club"
The Engineers club was the closest
approach to home that John Stuart
Webster had known for twenty years,
aad save for the slight Job OF kali
somlning which Father Time had done
on the edges of the close-cropped Web
sterian mugtache, tie returned prodi-
gal might have stepped out of the club
but yesterday. He would not have
taken the short end of a modest bet
that even fresh log had been placed
on the fire or that the domino-players
over against the wall had won or lost
drink or two and then resumed psny-
ing although perchance there were a
few more gray hairs In the thickly
matched head of old Neddy Jerome.
sitting In his fayorIte seat By the
window and turning the cards In his
eternal game of solitaire, In blissfuI
ignorance that John Stuart Webster
stood within the portals OF home and
awaited the fatted calf.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-12

tered, and obeyed Instantly. Mr.. Web
ster handed him MISUNDERSTANDING
suitcase and stepped aboard in state,
only to be informed that there wasn't
a vacant first-class berth on the train.
Eyes. i know I'm dirty" the late ar
rival announced cheerfully, .but still,
as Bobby Burns once remarked, a
mans man for a. that'-and I'm not
nnsanltary.e
"I'm very sorry" the conductor re-
piled perfunctorily and eadeaTored to
pass on, but Webster secured a firm.
grip on his lapel and frustrated the es-
cape.
You're not sorry the ragged wan
derer declared, mot one little biz.
You're only apprehenslve However.
you needn't be. There is no wild life
on me. brother. assure you"
"But tell you, TIE train is full up.
You'll have to roost in the day coach
or the tourist. I'm very sorry
Nevertheless. despite your deep grief.
something tells me you're spoofing, so
while must, of necessity. accept your
suggestion, said acceptance will be but
temporary. In about two hours. young
fellow, you're going to make the alarm
ing discovery that you have bats in
your belfry.n And with q whiskery grin
which. under the circumstances, was
charming In Its absolute freedom from
malice. Mr.. Webster departed for tie
day coach
Two hours later the conductor found
him IN the aforementioned day coach.
engaged In a mild game Of poker with
d mule-slSinner, a Chinaman. an aged
prospector. and half-breed Indian,
and waited until Mr.. Webster. on a
bob-tailed flush. bluffed the Chlnaman
out Of q dollar-and-a-half pot.
fare you Mr.. John s. Websterf"
''Your assumption that / am that
person is so emiuently correct that 1t
would be a waste of time for me to
dispute It" Webster replied quizzical-
~. However. Just to prove that
you're not tile only clairvoyant on this
train, I'm going to tell you something
about yourself. In your pocket you
have telegram it Ii from Chicago
where your pay-check originates; 1t Is
short. sweet and comprehensive, con.
tanning an order which you are going
to obey. It reads somewhat as fol
lows
"My friend. John s. Webster wires
me from Blank that he boarded trair
at Blank and was refused frst-clas.
accommodation because ne looked like
hobo Give him the best you have II
stock. II you have TO throw somebody
of the trnia to accommodate him.
Signed, Sweeney.
Edo hit the targetf'
The conductor nodded. 'sYou win
Mr.. Webster" he adnstted.
occasionally 7 lose, old timer
Wellfs
me Offense, Mr.. Webster, no offense
4 can let you have a stateroom -
That's trading talk. iii take IT."
The conductor gave him his receip
and led him back to the stateroom L
the observation car. At the door Web
ster handed him d fiye-dollar bill. .'Fo
you. son. he said gently, "just to TAX
the sting out of what I'm about to tel
you. Now that I possess your recelp
| and know that ten men and a boy can
not take It away from me. I'm going L
tell you who Sweeney is."
WHO ls hep the conductor sslegied
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-12
cHAPrER u
III -

4 y Y f
When John Stuart Webster. mining
engineer and kicker-up- of-dust on dis
tant trails, tagged the s. r., L. A. &
s. u. Limited Ut blistered board sta
ton in Death valley. California, he
had definitely resolved to do certain
thiags. TO begin, he would invade the
dining car at the first call to dinner
and order approximately twenty dol
Iarg worth Of ham and eggs. which
provender Ii. 81 an who know win
certify. the pinnacle OF epicurean de-
light to an old sour-dough coming out
~ the wilderness with d healthy bank
roll and d healthier appetite,
Following the ham and eggs, Mr..
Webster planned to saturate himself
from soul to vermiform appendix with
nicotine. which he purposed obtaining
from tobacco with nicotine In 1t. It
was q week since he had smoked any
thing with an odor evea remotely like
tobacco, for the August temperature In
Death valley is no respecter OF moist
ure III any man or his tobacco. Upon
arrival In Salt Lake City his spree
would really begin. Webster designed
chartering a taxicab and proceeding
forthwith to q hotel where he would
engage sunny room with a bath, fill
the batktub, climb blithely in and soak
for two hours at least. for 1t was near
" eight months since he had had a
regular bath and he purposed making
the most Of his opportunity. His long
drawn ablutions at length over, he
would don q silken dressing gown and
slippers. order up a barber and pro-
coed to part with enough hair and
whiskers to upEolster an automobile,
and upon the completion OF his tom
serial adventures he would enease his
person In a suit or mauve-colored gilk
pajamas, climb into bed and stay
there for forty eight hours, merely walk
ing long enough to take another bath.
order up periodical consignments OF
ham and eggs. and incidentally. make
certain that friendly side-Winder or
chuckwalIa hadn't crawled under the
blanket with him.
SO much for John Stuart Webster's
plans. Now for the gentleman hsmself.
No One--n0t even the Pullman porter,
shrewd Judge Of mankind that he was
could have dlscerned in the cilsysalis
that flagged tho Limited the butterfly
Of fashion that was TO be. AS the
ebony George raised the vestibule plat
form, opened the car door and looked
out, he had no confidence II the lean,
sun-haked big man standing by the
train. Plainly the fellow was not q
0rst-class passenger but a wandering
prospector. for he was dog-dlrty, ruin
OF rags and hairy as tarantula. The
only clean thing about him was 9
heavy .caitbered automatic pistol Of tht
army type, swinging at his hip,
EBAY coach an tourist up ii front.
TIM knight Of the whiskbroom an
nouneed ID disappearing tones and
started to close down the platform.
go perceived John Stuart Web
ster feplied biandlg. II also observes
that y0u failed 10 employ the title
sir when addressing white man
Put thar platform back and hop oui
here with your little stool, you saddle
eolored son 0f Senegambia. or III
make Jon hard porter to catch"
~Yaaah. yaaaahl !" 90 porter aput
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-12
iron ores Formed by Bacteria.

Biologists are realizing more fully
as they extend their studies the mag
nitude Of the work done by plants and
animals in building up and tearing
down parts OF the crust OF the earth.
Even microscopic organisms perform
3 large part Of this work Pasteur
long ago showed Us the deadly power
OF bacteria In disease and their EN-
cheney In promoting fermentation. but
their influence on the fertility of soils
and their work In expediting rock de-
cay are still subjects OF scientiac
study.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-12

Among the late Empress Eugenie's
numerous claims to fame not the least
interesting was her invention of the
crinoline skirt, which she IL said to
have been the first to devise and wear
2 few months before the birth Of the
Prince Imperial.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-12
Felt IA waar,t w.r.sd

Ny young son had been telling me
about an occasion on which he had
felt greatly wound up by saying;
Mother. ] never felt so unnecessary
IN all my life."-C Chicago Tribune.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-12

a new ferrule Tor crutches, wood
en- legs, or canes Il tipped with rub
Der and contains cofied spring In
side Of tubing Sc It revolves as wel
aa0eing resilient
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-12

<
fast In the privacy of his stateroom.
And when the waiter came for the
order, such was Mr.. Webster's mental
perturbation that ham and eggs were
furthest from his thoughts. He or
dered steak with French fried po-
tatoes.
John Stuart Webster passed rest
less night. Sleep came to him In hour
ly ilstallments, from which he would
rouse to ask himself whether 1t was
worth while to continue to go through
! the motions Of living. or alight at the
next station, seek q lonely and unfre-
Quented spot and there surrender to
outrageous fortune. It was altogether
damnable. In d careless moment, Fate
had accorded him a glimpse Of the
only woman he had ever met and de-
sired to meet againfor Webster was
essentially a mans man, and E1s pro-
fession and environment had initiated
against his opportunities for meeting
extraordinary women and extraordI-
nary women were the only kind that
could hope to challenge his serious at
tentIon. Fate had accorded him signal
opportunity for knightly combat In the
service Of this extraordinary woman,
and In the absence of formal intro
duction, what man could desire a finer
opportunity for getting acquainted Il
1nly their meeting had but been de
aged two weeks, ten days. a week !
Once free OF his ugly cocoon OF rags
and wl.iskers. the butterfly Webster
would not have hesitated one brief in-
slant to inform himself Of that young
lady.s address. following his summary
disposal OF her tormeater.
But In all things there is limit,
and John Stuart Webster's right eye
constituted deadllne beyond which,
as a gentleman, he dared not venture;
so with heavy heart be bowed to
the inevitable. Brilliant and mysteri-
GUS as q meteorite she had flashed
once across his horizon and was gone.
In the privacy Of his staterOom Web
ster had ham and eggs for breakfast.
He was lighting his second cigar when
the porter knocked and entered With
an envelope.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-12
''Keep = light in the window
for your old Jsck-Pardner."
Gro BE CONTINUED

Noble birth is one thing and q nice
soft political berth Il anothsr. IN
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-06-15
MAC FLOURISHES IN
THE REALTY GAME

Woods Martin and Company have
made an addition to their organization
n the person of John McCune. who
for some weeks past ha sheen in the
selling end cf the game
~Mr Mccune taking hold like a
veteran and already has number Of
sales TO his credit Woods. Martin and
Cos are being congratulated for their
acquisition e the persorel Of the COM
pany for Nj McCune has remarkab-
~ wide circle Of friends and acquaint-
anees IN Hammond and the other cities
Of the county
He was formerly a travelling man
fer the McIlroy Betting co. and prt-
Or TO that was amemDer OF the firm of
Meeker & McCune who have been well
known Hammond business men for
years.
Just at present McCune is learning
to drive an automobile and SAYS he
never realized there was such a forest
Of telegraph poles afong the principal
streets of Hammond