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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14
CHAPTER WI.

David Eden smoked his after-dinner
cigar in his bachelor quarters. The
years had been good to the firm Of
Coward & Eden; good far beyond
the wildness of their first dreams. The
transaction of the section bought from
the English absentee had been but the
beginning Of bigger and more daring
adventures. Coward. in that first
wild prophecy of his, had spoken of a
city of quarter of million people
already more lots had been sold than
could be occupied by four times that
population.
Dave had often asked himself where
1t all would end.
The firm of Coward 4 Eden had
profited not the least in the wild years
of gain-getting. Their mahogany-fin-
ished frst-fioor quarters were the last
word in office luXuriance. Conward's
private room might with credit have
housed premier or a president. Its
purpose was to be impressive rather
than to give any other service. as Con.
ward spent little OF his time there. On
Dave fell the responsibility of office
management, and his room was fitted
fol efficiency rather than luxury. 1t
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Dakota's Acreage Short.
NOTED PERSONS DIE

LONDON.-Hugh Thomson, the ar
fist, is dead at his home in Wands-
worth, suburb of London.
CUMBERLAND, Md.-Frank Carter,
New York, who took the juvenile star
in the musical comedy See Saw
CHICAGO.-The Rt. Rev. John
HeyI Vincent, 8S, for many years a
bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
NEW YORK.-Funeral services fol
Mrs. Samuel Gompers, wife of the
president of the American Federation
of Labor, were held here Sunday.
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Colonel R. B. c.
Bement, 70 years old, who as CHIEF
engineer of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul. railroad, aided in super
intending construction of the road in
1871.
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commanded a view Of the long general
Office where battery of stenographers
and clerks took care of the details of
the business of Coward 4 Eden And
Dave had established his ability as an
Office manager. His fairness, his fear
lessness, his impartiality, his courtesy,
his even temper-save on rare and ex-
cusable occasions-had won from the
staff loyalty which Coward, with all
his abilities as good mixer, could
never have commanded.
He had prospered, of course. His
statement to his banker ran into seven
figures. Dave was still young man,
not yet In his thirties; he was rated a
millionaire; he had health, comeliness,
and personality; he commanded the
respect of a wide circle of business
men, and was regarded as one of the
matrimonial prizes of the city; his
name had been discussed for public
Office; he was a success.
And yet this night, as he sat in his
comfortable rooms and watched the
street lights come fiuttering on as twi
light silhouetted the great hills to the
west, he was not, so sure Of his sue
cess. He was called a success. yet in
the honesty of his own soul he feared
the coin did not ring true. He felt
that the crude but honest conception
of the square deal which was the one
valuable heritage of his childhood wa.
slipping away from him. He had little
In common with Coward outside o.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14
BRITISH CAPTURE
GERMAN TRADE
Steals March on France and the.
United States.

PARIS.-Great Britain has stolen
a wide march on the United States
and France in the resumption of bust
ness relations with Germany, in the
opinion of French merchants who
have tried to buy goods across the
Rhine. In great majority of cases,
the merchants report, the German
manufacturer replies to the inquiries.
that his plant will be tied up for a
long time to come by contracts with
British customers.
An investigation, based on the re-
ports is said to have developed the
fact that the British are exporting
great quantities of raw material to
Germany for which they are asking
no payment in money, but are taking
manufactured articles in exchange.
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DAVE BECOMES WEALTHY.

synopsis.-David Eden, son of a
drunken, shiftless ranchman, al
most a maverick of the foothills,
il breaking bottles with his pistol
from his running cayuse when the
first automobile he has ever seen
arrives and tips over, breaking the
leg of Doctor Hardy but not injur-
ing his beautiful daughter Irene.
Dave rescues the injured man and
brings a doctor from 40 miles
away. Irene takes charge of the
housekeeping. Dave and Irene take
many rides together and during
her fathers enforced stay they get
well acquainted. They part with
kiss and an implied promise. Dawes
father dies and Dave goes to town
to seek his fortune. A man named
Coward teaches him his first les
son In city ways. Dave has mar
row escape, Is Disguised and turns
over new leaf. Fate brings him
into contact with Melvin Duncan.
who sees the inherent good in the
boy and welcomes him to his home.
where he meets Edith, his hosts
pretty daughter. Dave becomes a
newspaper reporter and advances
rapidly to q position of response
bility.
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REBELS IN MEXICO
|. FORCE CARRNzA0UT
OBRECON AND GONZALES ENTER
MoNTEzUMA's CAPITAL AT
HEAD OF REBEL ARMY.
OUR NAVY KEEPING CLOSE BY
Colonel Bannon Rushes 1900 Marines
to Key West to Join Destroyer
Force-Carranga FIees
For His Life.

JUAREZ, Mexico.-Generals Obre-
gon and Gonzales entered Mexico
City Saturday in triumph at the head
of their armies, General Jose GonzalO
Escobar, commander of the Juarez
military district, announces.
Tampico, one of the principal sea-
ports of Mexico, also fell into the
hands of the revolutionists.
Our Navy On Guard.
WASHINGTON.-A force of about
1900 marines, under Colonel P. NJ.
Bannon, was ordered to proceed on
the transport Henderson from League
Island to Key West, Fla, for pos
sible service in Mexico. Secretary
Daniels said it was a precautionary
measure to protect Americans.
President Gets Out.
VERA CRUZ.-Venustano Carranza,
the fallen president, who fled from
Mexico City at the approach Of Cen
eral Obregons army, is wretched
fugitive in the eastern part of the
state of Tlascala and is believed to
be trying to reach this city or some
other point on the coast.
Late Events in Mexico.
Mexico City is occupied by forces
of General Obregon, who are unop-
posed; foreigners safe, no disorder
Carranza, who fled, is in hiding.
Vera Cruz taken by rebels, where
firing was general for time. Fed
eral garrison has gone over to revo-
| lutionists.
Tampico is in rebel hands and U.
S. warships have been sent there for
protection of Americans.
Rebel forces, after two-hour bat
tie, compel surrender of Nuevo La
redo, opposite Laredo, Texas.
Villa Quits.
JUAREZ, Mexico.-Francisco Villa,
the bandit and revolutionary leader,
has laid down his arms and turned
his force of men over to General L.
nacio Enriques, revolutionary com.
mander of the Chihuahua City dis
trict, it is announced here by Gen.
eral ]. G. Escobar.
Villa, it was said, would not be
given military command under the
new revolutionary regime 1t was
believed here arrangements had been
made whereby Villa would retire
from Mexican politics and affairs.
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Will Aid Canadian Soldiers.

OTTAWA has approx
ed and additional appropriation of
$5O,O0O,OO0 to continue the work OF
the Canadian soldiers settlement
board, it was announced Monday
Loans approved up to March 81 ag
gregate nearly $59,00O,OO0.
Fifteen thousand returned soldiers
already have become land settlers
and $4,000 additional applications for
land loans have been approved by the
board. Nearly 100 applicants have
completed course OF agricultural
training and 600 are taking courses
The average loan per settler was
$1,000
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SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH
HEMIsPHEREs BOILED DOWN
TO LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.
Prince of Wales Plans Tour.

Prince of Wales Plans Tour.
HONOLULU.-The prince Of Wales
is expected to visit Japan next year
on the tour he would visit India and
also Australia for second time.
Joe Stecher Wins Again.
/, LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Joe Stecher
worlds champion, successfully de-
Tended his title recently by throwing
Yusiff Hussane in two straight falls.
Hydrogen to Drive Cars.
ROME.-Dr Pasticci, a noted chem.
list, has discovered a method of cheap
ly producing liquid hydrogen. 1t may
be used in driving automobiles, one
gallon being sufficient for $50 miles
Give Hunearians More Time.
PARIS.-Five days additional
time has been added to the 10 days
given to the Hungarian peace dele
CATION in which to consider the reply
to Hungarian objections to the treaty
Plans Aerial Mail.
WASHINGTON.-A mail ser
vice from New York to San Fran
cisco and between all the large cities
OF the Pacific coast is the propose
of Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Prayer. 80
Dakota's Acreage Short.
NEW YORK-Labor conditions ant
high prices this year have discour
aged the farmers of North Dakota
and as a result the wheat and Pc
tato crops will be considerably be
low normal, says Governor Frazier.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14
Retire Old Battleships.

VALLEJO, Cal.-Orders were re-
ceived at the Mare Island navy yard
recently to place out of commission
the battleships Vermont. Georgia and
Nebraska. A similar order came last
week for the Rhode Island. Navy yard
authorities said these were obsolete
vessels for whic hthere was no further
use, and that the crews would be as
signed to more modern ships of the
Pacific fleet.
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Girl Wouldn't Have Me-"
their business relationship. He sus
pected the man vaguely, but had never
found tangible ground for his suspi-
ciOn.
49, He was turning the matter over in
his mind and wondering what the end
would be, when knock came at the
door.
"Come," he said. switching on the
light. "Oh, it's you, Bert! I'm
honored. Sit down."
Roberta Morrison threw her coat
over chair and sank into another.
Without speaking, she extended her
shapely feet to the fire. but when its
soothing warmth had comforted her
limbs she looked up and said:
adam sure put it over on us, didn't
he?
"Still nursing that grievance over
your sex?" laughed Dave, "I|hought
you would outgrow it,"
II don't blame him." continued the
girl, ignoring his interruption. 81 am
just getting back from forty-seven
teas. Cable, gable, gable. don't
blame him. We deserve it,"
"Then you have had nothing to
eatT
almost. Only insignificant indi
| gestibles-"
Dave pressed a button, and Chi
nese boy (all male Chinese are boys)
entered.
Bring something to eat. Go out fol
it, and be quick. For two"
you've had your dinner, surely7'
asked Bert.
| "Such a dinner as man eats alone,
he answered. "Now for somethin,
real. You stick to the paper like tn,
ink, don't you. Bert?"
| Cant leave it. l hate it-and
love 1t. It's my poison and my medi
cine. Most of all l hate the societ.
twaddle. And. Of course. that's wha
have to do"
Bert" Dave said, suddenly, "why
don't you get married."
"Who, me?" Then she laughed. 81
would be mean to put over anythin,
like that on man, and girl wouldn'
have me-"
swell, then, why don't you buy SOM
real estate?" he continued. jocularly
Every man should have some dissipa
tion-something to make him forge
his other troubles"
"A little late In the meal for tina
word. isn't 1t? But the fact is, l hav,
invested"
A look came into his face which sh
did not understand. with whom?
he demanded, almost peremptorily.
with Coward & Eden" she an
swered, and the ROBUSTNESS of he
voice suggested that her despised fem
ininity lay not far from the surface
"Were you about to be jealous"
"Why didn't you come to mel"
She realized that he was in dee
earnest. II did," she answered can
didly. "At least, asked for you. bu
you were out Of town, so COnwar,
took me in hand and followed his ad
vice."
do you trust Conward" he d.
handed. almost fiercely.
''Well, he's good enough to be you
partner, isn't heT"
The thrust hurt more than sh
knew. He had his poise again.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14
President Favors Treaty.

WASHINGTON.-A call to the
democratic party to go into the cam
pa1gn standing four-square in favor
of the treaty of Versailles and against
the senate's reservations was issued
recently by President Woodrow VIII
son in a telegram to Oregon demo-
cratic leaders, made public at the
White House.
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Japanese Labor Stirrino.

SAN FRANCISCO.-Reso de-
handing the withdrawal of Japanese
troops from Siberia. a minimum wage
scale, safeguarding of labor against
loss of employment and the repeal of
laws prohibiting public labor union
meeting were adopted by the Yuaikai
or labor party of Japan at Tokyo
recently.
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Canadian Wheat Advances,

WINNIPEG.-The price to mills OF
all grades of western wheat was ad-
vanced IS cents bushel and British
Columbia, Ontario and Quebec wheat
40 cents a bushel in new regulations
issued by the Canadian wheat board,
effective Monday, May II. The
maximum wholesale prices of bran
and shorts were increased So a ton.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14
Anaconda Raises Teachers Pay.

ANACONDA.-The school board
has authorized an increase in teach
ers' salaries in the Anaconda schools.
Grade teacher swill receive a mini
mum of $1,000 and a maximum of
$500. High school instructors get a
minimum of $140O and a maximum of
$4,000. The salaries of principals and
supervisors range from $324O to
$1,000.
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CHAPTER vI-continued.

During the following days Dave had
keener eye than usual for evidences
of industrial development" He found
them on every hand. Old properties,
long considered unstable, were chang
ing owners. Money moved easily;
wages were stiffening; tradesmen
were In demand. There was material
for many good stories in his investiga-
lions. He began writing features on
the city's prosperity and prospects.
The rival paper did the same and there
was soon started between them COM
petition of optimism. The great word
became boost" The virus was now
in the veins of the community, pulsing
through every street and byway of the
little city. Dave marveled, and won
dered how he had failed to read these
signs until Coward had laid their por-
tent bare before him. But as yet 1t
was only his news sense that respond
ed; his delight in the strange and the
sensational. He was not yet inoculated
with the poison of easy wealth.
His nights were busy with his inves-
legations, but on Sunday, as usual, he
went out to the Duncans'. Mrs. Dun
can explained that Edith had gone to
visit girl friend in the country |;
would be gone away for some time.
Dave felt a foolish annoyance that she
should have left town. She might at
least have called him up. Why should
she call him up? OF course not? Still,
the town was very empty. He drove
with Mrs. Duncan in the afternoon.
and at night took long walk by the
river. He had vague but oppressive
sense Of loneliness. He had not real
lied what part Of his life these Sunday
afternoons with Edith had come to be.
A few days later Coward strolled
in, with the inevitable cigarette. He
smoked in silence until Dave complet-
ed story.
"Good stuff you're giving u.s." he
commented, when the article was fin,
ished. Remember what told you the
other day? It's just like putting q
match to finder. Now we're off,"
Coward smoked few minutes In
silence, but Dave could not fail to see
the excitement under his calm exterior
He had. as he said. decided to "sit" In
In the biggest game ever played. The
intoxication of sudden wealth had al
ready fred his blood.
He slipped a bill to Dave. "For your
services in that little transaction" hi
explained.
Eden held the bill in his fingers
gingerly, as though it might carry in
lection, as in very truth 1t did. HI
realized that he stood at a turning
point-that everything the future hel(
for him might rest on his present deci
sion. There remained in him not lit
tie Of the fine, stern honor Of thu
ranchman Of the open range; an homo
curious, sometimes terrible, in its In
terpretatiOn of right and wrong, but
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14
Swallows Stone and Dies,

ORANGE CITY, Iowa.. Lyftogt
died here recently after he put a
stone the size Of gold ball in his
mouth. 1t lodged in his threat. The
stone was pushed into the mans
stomach after all effort sto remove
1t failed. In making efforts to re-
move the stone the aesophagus was
so badly torn that death resulted.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14
Newark Tops Cincinnati.

WASHINGTON. = Newark, largest
city in New Jersey, with a popula.
ton of Assoc, has outstripped Gin.
cinnati, which ranked it in the last
census. Cincinnati's population, re
Gently announced, is 4O1,15S.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14
Stays Woman and Kills Self.

ALBION, Neb.-John Buchanan, "a,
a farmer living at the home of his
brother, recently shot and killed Mrs.
Grace Chapman, mother-in-law of his
brother, and then killed himself.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14
Bread Prices Up at Spokane.

SPokANE.-The retail price of
bread was boosted 1 cent this week
as result of the raise by the whole
sale bakers. One pound loaves is
IL cents. The price Of the one and
half pounds loaves is II cents.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14
Train Hits Auto; Two Dead.

DALTON, Minn.-Two persons were
killed and two seriously injured when
an automobile was struck by an east
bound Great Northern passenger
train near here Sunday. The dead
are: Guy Rustad. driver of the ma
chine, and Miss Myrtle Froshaug
Both were instantly killed.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14
kiev Taken BY Reds.

WARSAW.-Polish cavalry entered
the city OF kiev Saturday morning
on the heels of the fleeing bolshevild.
The city has been evacuated by boil
sheviki.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14
Park to Open June 10.

SALT LAKE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
national park will be opened to the
public this year on June 10.
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Now we pick up Irene
Hardy again.
ITO BE CONTINUED

The smallest known bird Is a Gem
trail American humming bird that 10
about as large as a blue bottle fly.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-10
CONTEST CLOSE
In LEGION RACE
Four Likely Prospects for
Department Commander.
Election Thursday.

Campaigning in the local Ameri-
can Legion for the office of depart
ment commander. who will be elect
ed at the department convention in
the District Building next Thursday
night, is at its height today. Offi-
cials of the organization predict
the contest will be close. 20
The most prominently mentioned
for the office are Col. James A.
Drain. present incumbent; Maj.
Daniel ]. Donovan. District Auditor
and former commander of Vincent
b. Costello Post; Brig. Gen. Anton
Stephan. head of the District Ma
tional Guard organization during
the war and commander of Henry
C. Spengler Post. and John Lewis
Smith, local attorney, of George
Washington Post
Others are expected to toss their
hats in the ring, but the real race
will be among these four men. Col.
Drain is said by Legion officers to
have an excellent chance of being
reelected. The campaign for Smith
is reported to be progressing salts
factorily, and Donovan is consid-
cred one of the strongest contest
ants. Stephan will be nominated
by his post. it is said, as a dark
horse" to be put into the office in
event of a split between the two
strongest contestants.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-10
COURT TO HANDLE
MILK TEST CASE
New York Dairymen Want
Bench Ruling on DIR. Fow-
ler's Authority.

Authority of the District health
department. to insist on the tuber-
sulin test for cattle will be threshed
,ut in court here within a few
weeks. DIR. William C. Fowler, Dis
srict health officer. was informed
yesterday,
DR.. Fowler last September re-
lected 1Sc applications OF dairy
farmers in New York State for per-
nits to send milk into the District
because he was not satisfied as to
he health of the New York cattle.
No mention of the cattle having
,een examined for tuberculosis was
made in the applications. n
The farmers were clients OF the
Merrill Soule Company of New York
-ity, which apparently decided to
BRING a test case on the tuberculin
.est into the District courts. The
,equired test is practised In Mary
and and virginia. which furnish
practically all Of the District milk
upply.
Since the matter of the rejected
publications had lain dormant for
Ieveral weeks the health depart
uent thought IL closed. Yesterday,
iowever, in conversation with an
attorney representing the New York
company, DR.. Fowler was told that
ne company was preparing its case
lgainst the health department and
would soon bring 1t into court.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-10
MAY COMPROMISE
in CONTEST OVER
BOOMER CHILDREN
Agreement Believed to
Be Reached to Settle
Case Out of Court.

Rumors that the differences be-
tween Robert w. Conrow and his
former wife. Mrs. Amelie W. p. Bod
mer, over the custody of their two
children would be settled out of
court were strengthened yesterday
when the proceedings before Justice
Hitz, in the District Supreme Court,
came to an abrupt halt.
Immediately after whispered
conference at the bench between
Justice Hitz, Robert II. Mcneil,
counsel for Mrs. Bodmer, and Mason
N. Richardson and Charles II. Meril-
lat, counsel for Conrow, the court
announced that the case would go
over until Monday morning at 10
O'Clock.
Neither of the attorneys in the
case would affirm or deny they had
reached a compromise settlement
as they stated they had agreed with
one another to make nothing public
concerning the case until Monday
morning.
During the morning arguments
McNeill contended that the District
Supreme Court was not bound by
the decree OIL a COuIl VI duOtncE gu-
risdiction with respect to the GUS
tody of the children, especially when
the matter had not been carefully
gone into and brought to the atten-
tion of that court. Mrs. Bodmer had
every right in the world to her,
children, he argued, because she had
suffered and worked for them and
supported them out of her slim in
come. Their father, McNeill stated.
never contributed anything toward
their maintenance.
Mrs. Bodmer told Justice Hitz that
she did not actively contest the
divorce proceedings brought against
her in New Jersey by Conrow be-
cause she really wanted her free
dom from a man who had treated
her outrageousIy, she said, all her
married life.
Further, Mrs. Bodmer said, she
had always made II point to inn
press upon her children the neces-
sity for clean living, and taught
them the. meaning of proper per-
sonal and moral habits. She denied
Conrow ever had been a good father
to the children, and qualified this
statement by saying that he rarely
saw them and they dreaded his con-
troll because they had no affection
for him. Frequently, she said, Con-
I-row would send the children to bed
without their meals for trivial Of
lenses or for no offense at all.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-10
WOnaen's Club Denies
Part in Irish Parade

Miss Mary O'Toole, president of
the women's City Club, has made
the following statement, correcting
published reports naming the Wom-
ems City Club in connection with
the greeting of Mrs. Muriel Mac
Swiney on her arrival in Washing
ton:
THE women's City Club has not
been asked to, nor did 1t appoint a
ladies committee headed by Mrs.
Champ Clark. or any other person,
to take part in the parade. We re-
gret very much that Mrs. Champ
Clark is not a member of the club.
and therefore could not be chair
man of any of it's committees.
"The women's Club Is nonpolit-
ical and nonsectarian; it is organ
lied for social and civic purposes
only, and has nothing whatever to
do with national or international
politics"