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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-01-13
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-01-13
Notice to Taxpayers
Years 1919 and 1919.

All persons in arrears for taxes for
the years 1918 and 1919 arc hereby
notified that they must pay At once,
otherwise shall proceed 10 collect
same according 70 law.
1Os q. WHILE.
l-l3.3t. County Treasurer
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-01-13

In the Circuit Court for ST. Mary's
County, In the matter OF the petition
OF Catharins Forbes Won Flecken-
stein No. 1866 n Il.
ORDERED this 7th day Of January,
1921, upon Petition, that the name 81
Catharinc Forbes Won Fleckcnstein
he and the same Is hereby changed to
thf OF Catherine Forbes. sunless cause
10 the contrary be shown on or before
the 10Th day OF January, 1921, provid-
ed copy OF this order be inserted 10
some newspaper published ia said
county once week for three successive
weeks prior 10 the said 2ath day 81
January, 1921.
b. HARRIS CAVALIER, Judge
True Copy Test.
ENOCH -. ABEL,
CLERK Of the Circuit Court.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-01-13
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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-25
Communism Has a
Star in Kamchatka
IRx AnsocIated p-ess.l

Toxic, Oct. 24-Professor Yasugi
of the Toxic Foreign Language
school who has just returned from
a tour through North Saghalien and
Kamchatka, says that Peropavlovsk
is now under the administration of
five representatives of communists.
The lictators are by no means infiu-
entail, nor is their administrative
policy anything like that of Bolshe-
viks. Without army or any defen-
sive equipments, the district is en-
tirely thrown open to foreigners in
general.
He continued: "The chief of the
dictators is young but is the pos
SCISSOR, it seems to me, of a good
character, and entertains no hostile
policy against the Japanese. At
present, order in these quarters is
well maintained. The entire shore
region of Kamchatka is most suita-'
BILE for fishing and the majority OF
the Japanese residents are engaged
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-25
JAPAN SINCERE IN
HOPE D|SARM|NC
To Be AGREED ON
INV Associated PresE.1

Toxic. Oct. 24-"The proposed
rurtailment of armament eXpendl-
ture is urgent" said President H.
Inukai of the Kokuminto party, ad-
dressing his fellow members at party
headquarters. Japan has a golden
opportunity at the Washington con-
ference. Japan should make her po-
sition quite clear to the world in the
hopes of convincing it of the peace
full and negative policy of this En-
pire in regard to the construction OF
armament.
Japan will be content so long as
she is enabled to enjoy commerce IN
peace. If she has been misunder-
stood abroad as being militaristic, 1t
is because of the wrong policy OF
ambitious military men who were IN
a position to dominate the state ad-
ministration. The majority of the
people are opposed to anything like
militarism. This is quite clear from
the fact that public opinion is pro-
nouncedly opposed to the further
maintenance of troops in Siberia.
"The dual diplomacy of this coun-
try, however, has become a thing OF
the past. If Japan succeeds in con-
yjncing the powers of this at the
Washington conference, it will not
be difficult for Japan to reach an
agreement abroad concerning her
fundamental policy on raw materials
and surplus population"
The party leader continued: "At
the Pacific conference, the probable
ity is that China questions will con-
stitute the most serious elements Of
the agenda. The japanese should
be advised to give up their so-called
special position in China and to COM
pete with others on fair ground. In
respect of capital. Japan is no match
for the other powers but she is new
ertheless, in a favorable position in
China because of typographical adj
vantages, larger number Of resi-
dents there, and similarity in liter
AZURE and language. But only when
she assumes a fair and open minded
policy toward China will she find the
Washington conference oppOrtune
for securing a proper understanding
with the other powers regarding her
own position in the world
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-25
Many Charges to
Be Considered in
Power Boat Races
CBy Associated PreSHl

Detroit, Oct. 24-Several changes
in the rules governing various pow
erboat racing classics, will be con-
sidered by the American PoWerboat
association, the governing body Oh
the sport in the United States, at us
meeting in New York, October ~
The association will assign dates Tor
the various regattas to be held
throughout the country during l9zz'
Tentative dates for virtually all
the big regattas of the year have
been proposed to the association
With the associations approval the
Gold Cup event will be held in De-
troit, August 26 to September 3.
The first event of the year is an
ocean cruiser race from Miami TO
Palm Beach, Fla, February IL. A
cruiser dash from Miami to Key
West on February 10 and race
from Miami to Havana on February
25, have been tentatively arranged
Phe Fisher-Allison and the Wood
Fisher trophies will be raced Tor
twice during the year. The hrst
competition will be at Miami, March
2. 3 and A for the Fisher-Allison and
March 6, and 8 for the Wood
Fisher.
Following the Miami races the
next big regatta will be at Chicago
Julv 10 to August -, inclusive
There will follow three day compe
tition at Hamilton, Ont, August II
10 and 10, and then the Detroit re
gatta. Detroit will combine tn
Wood-Fisher event with the Col
Gun races, and the second running o
the Fisher-Allison will go to HamlI
ton, Ont, at date to be announce
later
Probably the most radical chang
in the rules to be considered Is on
- affecting future contests for tn
Gold Cup, regarded as the most va
ued of all prizes raced for solely b
r craft owned in North America. II
} PROPOSAL, made by the Detroit 10
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-25

in that enterprise in complete safe
ty under the protection of warshlps
DISPATCHED to the districts by the ia
panese navy. Among the residents
are Chinese as we'll as Americans,
though in limited number.
"They are obliged to resort to the
most primitive method in commercial
transactions with the natives ow-
ing to the worthlessness Of the rou-
bles. Bartering is thus the most
popular means of transactions. Both
American and japanese currencles
are most enthusiastically welcomed
by the natives.
"The communist residents were
panic stricken some time ago by the
sudden visit of a gun-boat equipped
with a single gun dispatched for de-
monstrative purposes by the Vladl'
vostok government.
Everything is still in the stage Of
experiment and investigation, bu
the fact is undeniable that the nat
ural resources in these districts arr
| important"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-25

ligence and skill as anybody else.
But his strongest recommendation IS
that of being man of decision who
will not hesitate to assume necessa-
nv responsibilities at important mo-
monts without reference to the home
government.
Kato is really the builder of ia
pans modern navy. He has in fact
been the head Of Japan's marine
since August, 1915, collapse of min
istries having left Kato unaffected
because his capacity was held to be
above all consideration of politics.
He was born on February %, 1859,
in Hiroshima and after passing
through different grades of the SER
vice he took an eminent part in the
Russo-Japanese war, being the right
hand officer of the famous Admlra
Togo. He was appointed Vice-Ad'
miral in 1908 and became minister
of navy under the Okuma Cabinet.
Admiral Kato's long service al
minister makes him the senior mem
Der of the cabinet, next to the pre-
mier. A prominet japanese said O
him: admiral Kato has clear heat
is mathematical and well versed on in
ternational issues upon which he pos
sesses his own original ideas"
Kato's namesake, Admiral sada
| kichi Kato paid a great tribute to tn
J.. delegates intellectual penetration
resourcefulness and rapidity of dec
sion.
Had he been a statesman, pur
and simple said the admiral, kat
would have been great statesman
, He is a wide reader and his librar
| includes many books on a variety
subjects in the English language
: which he is proficient both as to REL
t ding and to speaking.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-25

Gun committee, of which Gar WOOD
sovoral times winner and present
holder of the trophy, is MEMBER 10
that the event again be restricted 10
boats of the displacement type, in
stead of hydroplanes. Compe'l'io"
for the Gold Cup in recent years has
dwindled until but few owners have
sbowr an inclination to compete IN
snood production with Gar WOOD
The committee proposes to open the
wav for competition in this classic {,
bv smaller craft of the utility type
with a speed of between 30 ana AZ
miles an hour, as against the 10 10
so miles an hour developed by the
heavily powered hydroplanes built
for speed only. 49,,
In agreeing to the proposed chang,
es in the deed of gift of the Goio
CUP, Wood pointed out that the n.y.
droplanes would find plenty OF op'
nortunity for speed development III
connection for the British lnterna'
tional (Harmsworth) trophy event,
Other changes suggested include
reduction in the piston displace
ment allowance for contenders IN tn
Fisber-Allison and the Wood-Fishe'
events for displacement craft. 1t u
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-25
Japan Sends Her
Strongest Leader
to Aiming Confab
INV AsaOcIate5 Pressl

Toxic, Oct. 24-Simplicity and
modesty are the striking traits OF
Admiral Tomosaburo Kato, Minister
of Marine, vine as japanese delegate
to the Washington conference, VIII
fill a most important role in the de-
liberations there. 1t was kato's
statement to the Associated Press
last year which first let the world
know that Japan was ready seriously
to discuss the armament limitation.
As evidence of sincerity he announc-
ed that his country would not neces-
sarily insist upon the completion OF
the much talked-of 8-8 program, that
is to say, the maintenance OF eight
dreadnaughts and eight battle-cruis-
ers.
Japan's naval minister is not only
man of proven sea calibre but he is
a statesman of achievement. A con-
servative japanese newspaper SAID
that he could handle all the problems
that may conceivably be brought W
at the conference with as much intel
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-25
Florida East Coast
RAILWAY
Flagler System

Departure of passenger trains from
PaTatka, Union Station, for East Pa
latka, daily:
No, 1O1-1O:1Oa.m. No. 1O3-l:4e p
No, 1O5-4:5O pm. No. 1O7-5;50p'
Arrival and departure of passenger
trains at East Palatka Station
sOUTHBOUND DAILY
No. 29-Miami Local.. ll;45a'm'
No. S5-Havana Special. 5:l5p'm'
No, Blk. West Express. 11:13p.m'
NORTHBOUND DAILY
No. SIX. West Express. 6:lVa'm'
No. S6-Havana Special. lO:42a'm'
No. 3O-Miami Local. 5:l5p'm'
Trains So and Sc, through, between
New York and Key West, via A. o. L.
north of jacksonville; dining car SER
vice. Trains 81 and SO, through siee'
per New York and Miami, S. A. l.
north of Jacksonville.
I'D. RAINIER, G. P. A.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-25

proposed to cut the piston dlsplace-
won't for the Fisher-Allison 5000 Gu
bic inches, the new rule becoming Ell
fective January l, 1923. A redac-
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-25

ton from 5000 to 1880 cubic inches,
in the piston displacement for CON,
tenders in the Wood-Fisher event 1,
proposed.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-06-02

e.
door that couldn't hear what they
We're saying. wished they would
break it Off so the boss could go. 1t
was getting late, and there had been
enough said to make me wish we
were both safely back in the hotel.
It's that way sometimes, you know, in
spite Of all you can do. You hear a
talk, and you can't help reading be-
tween the lines. l knew, as well az
knew that 1 was alive, that Mrs.
Sheila meant more than she had said {:
perhaps more than she had dared to
say.
1t was while I was standing there
in the big window that saw the man
on the lawn. At first I thought it was
Tarbell, who was never very far out
Of reach when the boss was running
loose. But the next minute saw
was mistaken. The man under the
trees had on long travelling coat
that came nearly to his heels, and his
cap was the kind that has two visors,
one in front and the other behind.
Realizing that it wasn't Tarbell, I
stood perfectly still. The house was
lighted with gas, and the dining-room
chandelier had been turned down, so
there was a chance chat the skulker
under the trees wouldn't see me stand
ing in the corner OF. the box window.
TO make it surer, 1 edged away until
the curtain hid me. was Just in time.
The man had crept out of his hiding
place and was coming up to the win
dow on the outside. AS he passed
through the dim beam of light thrown
by the turned-down chandelier. saw
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-06-02
l3:{24;al3i67:5 81 931E23aI3I52E1 3l<Ed

petition. The G. s. & w. people were
hamrnering their new plants into work
ing shape, and they were getting the
patronage, both Of the producers and
consumers, hand over fist. Track facil-
tiles and yard service were granted
freely; and while no discrimination
was permitted as against the Red
Tower people, the friendly attitude Of
the road counted for something, as 1t
was bound to.
During those few prediction weeks
the New York end Of US seemed to
have petered out completely. We heard
nothing more from President 'Dunton,
worse than an occasional wire COM
plant about the number Of wrecks
we were having, though the stock
was still going down. point by point,
and, so far as man up a tree could
see, we were making no attempt to
show net earnings-were turning all
our money into betterments as fast as
1t came In. I knew that couldn't go
on. Without a furry of some sort, the
New Workers would never be able to
break even, to say nothing of profit,
and looked every day for howl
that would tear things straight up the
back.
While all these threads were weav-
ing along, I'm sorry to say that ]
hadn't yet drummed up the courage
to tell the boss the truth about Mrs
Sheila. He kept on going to the
majors every chance he had, and
Maisie Ann was making life miserable
for me because hadn't told him
calling me coward and everything
under the sun. told her to tell him
herself, and she retorted that 1 knew
she couldn't: that it was my job and
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-06-02
CHAPTER x
The Man at tho Window

The Man at the Window
OF course. the first thing did, the
morning after that adventure In the
coal yard, was to tell the boss all
about it, and I was just foxy enough
to do 1t when Mr.. Ripley was present.
Mr.. Norcross didn't say much; and,
for that matter, neither did the law
yer. though he did ask the boss q
question or two about the real facts
In the Midland right-of-way squabble.
But noticed, after that, that our
man Tarbell was continually turning
up at all sorts Of times, and in all
sorts Of odd places, so I took it that
Ripley had given him his tip, and
that he was sort Of Safeguarding Mr..
Norcross on the quiet, though I am
sure the boss didn't know anything
about that part Of 1.-The was such q
square fighter himself that he prob
ably wouldn't have stood for it IL he
had.
Meanwhile, things grew warmer and
warmer in the tussle we were making
to pull the old Short Line out of the
mud; warmer in number of ways,
because, In addition to the fight for
the public confidence, we began Just
then to have perfect epidemic Of
wrecks.
The boss turned the material trou-
BILE over to Mr.. Van Britt and devoted
himself pretty strictly to the public
side Of things. Everywhere, and on
every occasional dinners at the DIFF
ferent chambers of commerce, and
public banquets given to this, that, or
the other visiting big-wig-he was al
ways ready to get on his feet and tell
the people that the true prosperity Of
the country carried with it the pros
perity Of the railroads; that the two
things were one and inseparable; and
that, when 1t came right down to basic
facts, the railroads were really a part
OF the progress machinery Of the coun-,
try ct large and should be regarded,
mot AZ alien tax-collectors, but as con-
Itributors to the general prosperity and
welfare.
! By ibis time, also. Red Tower Con-
lsolidaead was beginning to nnd out
Nh1f II meant % ham actiYa COM
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-06-02
lsYNoPsls.

CHAPTER I.-Graham Norcross.. rail-
road manager. and his secretary, Jimmie
DoddE. are marooned at Sand Creek sid
Ing With q young lady. sheila Macrae.
moss = peculiar train holdup, In which
sRfcal. car is carried OF.
" CHAPTER u.-Norcross recognizes the
car stolen as John Chadwick's. financial
city. He and Dodds rescue Chadwick.
The latter offers Norcross the manager
ship OF the Pioneer Short Line. which is
headed. by breckenridge Dunton. presl-
dent Of the line. Norcross, learning that
sheila Macrae II stopping at Portal City.
accepts.
CHAPTER III.-Dodds overhears con-
versation between Rufus Hatch and Gus
tave Henckel, Portal City f1nanciers. in
fhsy fdar
Chadwick from attending a meeting OF
directors to reorganize the Pioneer Short
Line. which would jeopardize their inter-
CHAPTER IV..To curb the monopoly
controlled by Hatch and Henckel, the Red
To tna corporation. Noreross forms the
terest in Sheila Macrae. Dodds learns
that sheila Is married. but living apart
from her husband. Norcross does not
CHAPTER ". - Hatch. aware that
Dodds has knowledge Of his and Henck
els participation In the Chadwick kid
Norcross. Dodds refuses. Leaving the
office. he Is knocked senseless.. Recov-
ering consciousness. he learns that Nor
cross has disappeared and Is believed to
have resigned and gone east.
CHAPTER VI-Dodds connects Nor
cross disappearance with Vaccinations
of Hatch and Henckel, and on recover
ing strength sets out to solve the tmys-
terry.
CHAPTER VII. With Kirgan, the
roads master mechanic. Dodds gets q
ao on cs Ssm They
missing locomotive.
CHAPTER VII1.-The rescue party finds
and releases Norcross from captivity to
which he had been lured. Norcross re-
sumes control Of the Pioneer Short Line.
refusing. to give place to man whom
Dunton has sent to take charge.
CHAPTER IX.-Dodds follows an ennis
o. the to eoai He
hears q plot to put Norcross out OF
business and at the risk OF his life frus-
trates 1t.
1t was after they had all gone away,
leaving the big coal yard in silence
and darkness, that I got mine, good
and hard. Sitting all punched up in
the grab-bucket and waiting for my
chance to climb out and make a get
away, the common sense reaction came
and saw what had done. With the
best intentions in the world, in trying
to kill of the chance offered to the
enemy by the Oregon warrant and
the trumped-up charge of murder, I
had merely saved the boss an arrest
and possible legal tangle and had
put him in peril Of his life.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-06-02

s'~O OossS0 W WIKI seie0ram.
nobody else's. We fused over it q
lot; and because I most always con.
trived some excuse to chase out to the
Kendrick house at the boss heels
merely to help Tarbell keep cases on
him-there were plenty Of chances for
the fussing.
It was on one Of these chasing trims
70 "kenwood" that the roof fell In.
Inc major had gone out somewhere
to the theater, guess-taking his wife
and Maisie Ann, and the boss and
MRS. Sheila were sitting together in
the majors den, with a little coal
blaze In the basket crate because the
nights were beginning to get q bit
chilly.
! had butted in with telegram
which might just as well have stood
over until the next morning, If you
want to know. After had delivered
II, Mrs. Sheila gave me that funny
little laugh Of hers and told me to 70
hunt in the pantry and see IL I could
md piece Of pie, and the boss added
that it I'd wait, he'd go back to town
with me pretty soon.
l found the pie, and ate it In the
dining-room, making noise enough
about it so that they could know I
was there II they wanted to. But
they went right on talking, and paid
no attention to me.
do you know, Sheila,"-thex had
long since got past the "Mr." and
"Mrs."-you've been the greatest pos.
sible help to me in this rough house,
all the way along" the boss was say
ins. You nave held me up to the
rack, time and again, when I have
been ready to throw it all up and let
60. Why have you done it?''
! heard the little laugh again. and
she said: 1T is worth something to
have a friend. Odd as it may seem,
Graham. I have been singularly pow
erty-stricken In that respect. And I
have wanted to see you succeed.
Though you are still calling it merely
business DEAL 1t il really q mis-
sion, you know, crammed full OF good
things to struggling world. II you
do sueceed-aud I am sure you ara
ge.el to-Zeu VII lesya thie cqmmaa
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-06-02
TO Measure Day.

The length Of the day and night at
any time of the year may be easily as
certained by doubling the time Of the
SUMS setting for the length Of the day,
and doubling the time of its rising for
that Of the night.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-06-02
Md Sense in lt.

IT don't see any sense in doctors be-
ing SICK" said little Elizabeth, "'cause
they're right around with themselves
all the time."-Medical Journal.