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New Britain herald., 1921-09-14
PRICES COMING DOWN
Gary, Ind, Seems Good Place in
Which to Live-RcntS, Costs of
Divorce, etc, Are Lower Now.

Gary, Ind, Sept. IA general re-
duction in prices ranging from house
rents to costs of divorce, is in effect
in Gary today. The cuts follow
closely the big reduction in wages of
steel workers.
Lower prices were recorded in
restaurants, house rents, clothing,
etc. Physicians reduced their call
charges to So, and attorneys an
nounced reduction from s1OO to $50
for handling divorce cases. ..a
New Britain herald., 1921-09-14
THE WEATHER.

Hartford, Sept. 14.-FOrecast
for New Britain and vicinity:
Fair, not much change i'm tenn
perature tonight and Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-14
BLOCK IF
There is NO WORK
LedOux Tells Of Alleged Pitiful
Sights in New York
HAS BACKING OF BRICE

Originator of Original Plan to Secure
Employment Says He Also Plans to
Adopt His System i'm Middle Western
Cities,
New Britain herald., 1921-09-14

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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Last Etoht.

1t was early In the morning, and
Bill Dale had just sent for Ben Little
ford. The hillman hurried to the Of
fee. for he believed he knew what
was In the air. He had already gone
to work at the mine, and his thick
beard, his face and his hands were
black with the dust Of coal.
"Sit down, Ben" said the general
manager. Were going to hold a
council Of war"
Littleford took a chair and crossed
his legs.
SIS II the Ball OUTFIT" he drawled.
"Yes," answered the younger man,
and forthwith he told the other Of the
news that BY Heck had brought him
a few days before; he had not given
the matter really serious considera-
ton until that morning. snow" he
finished, ~ want to know whether you
think there's any danger?"
Littleford tugged at his blackened
beard and frowned.
bill" he said soberiy. do you
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get them a lot quicker than I can get
competent help from the law. What
do you think Of it1"
SITS a good plan, l reckon"
growled Ben Littleford, "only l don't
cotton very easy to the idee o. us
%a-runnin' from the mine to this here
buildin'. / never did like to run from
any man wo'th a durn, Bill"
"But that wouldn't be cowardly,"
Dale protested. ut would be purely
a strategic move, and 1t would save
lives for us. For, when the Balls and
their kinsmen come, you'll have to de-
liver me into their hands or you'll
have to fight like the very devil, that's
sure; and, according to BY Heck's fig
ures, they outnumber you more than
two to one"
"All right" Littleford replied, with
a shrug Of his huge shoulders. what
W you say, that same we'll do"
So BY Heck was sent for, and short.
ly afterward he sneaked into the lau-
rels and went off toward the settle
ment Of the Balls. In the crook of his
arm he carried his rifle, and inside his
shirt he carried three pieces Of dyna-
mite all ready for the match-and he
chose every step with great care for
fear Of Earring the explosive too much.
He had not been gone an hour when
Bill Dale heard a dull, smothered roar
from somewhere to the northward.
Dale sprang up from his desk, ran to
his ready and waiting horse, mounted
and rode like a streak toward the
lowland.
Dale arrived at John Moreland's big
white farmhouse a little before the
middle of the day, and halloed Justify
at the gate. John Moreland and his
two SONS hurried out In response to
the call. Dale waved aside all greet
ings and inquiries after his health,
and told that which he had come to
ly TO his two stalwart sons
Gums and bosses, boys! It'll be
our last fight, and les be at 1t and
make II q good fight"
Less than five minutes later the
three erstwhile m~ountaineers rode out
at the barnyard gate with full belts Of
cartridges around their waists and
with repeating rifles across the pom
mels Of their saddles, and joined
Dale. The four FASTENED to the homes
Of the other Moreiands and not long
afterward the old clan, In full
strength. rode toward the big, dim
blue hills with Bill Dale acting as its
leader. 1t was to be the clans last
fight, and a fight for a good cause,
and every man Of 1t was eager for
the fray. .
Bill Dale bore himself proudly, and
he rode like a man born to the sad
die. He found a queer Joy-a Joy
that frightened his steel-grey eyes
| and h'ls','G his sunburned cheeks, a
joy TIA ~ Iidn't ever attempt TO
undrrsiuud-'n The thought:
"For Va, une day l am a clan chief /;
l am leading my WI people against
| q foe, I'm my W country"
And SO overwhelmingly did the idea
| take hold OF him that he wished. even
then. for the repeater that awaited
! him ct his Office back In tine heart VI
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rickollect what John Moreland told
you oncet about them Balls? He told
ye at you wasn't safe, and at he
wasn't safe, ontel they was dead and
buried, didn't he? l believe he did.
By Heck says the's a whole big passed.
O. them Nawth Ca'liner Turner's; he's
shore them and the Balls'll outnum-
Der US more'n two to one. Yes, the's
danger, Bill, and specially to you.
They think II was you killed Adam,
and they don't think the law handed
'em a square deal at the trial"
Then listen to this plan," said
Dale.
"rll keep BY Heck up the river
watching for them. He will have
three sticks OF dynamite tied together
and capped and fitted with a fuse. II
he sees them coming this way In any
thing like a force, he will fire off the
dynamite as a signal to us. Our men
will gather here in the upstairs of this
building, and bar the doors"
"Oh, BILL" moaned the old fighter,
"you shorely don't think we'd ever let
EN- git to the doors!"
81 hope they don't, certainly"
smiled Dale. "Where are your rifles,
Bill?"
AT the mine,' said Littleford. "Ye
see, Bill, we've been a-lookin' TO
trouble"
Dale went on: "At BY Heck's sig
nal, I'll get OF my horse and ride to
the lowlands for the Morelands. I can
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wagged his tail,
and his eyes said
o to Dicky
I h a all h e
thanks In the
world.
The dog was a
little waif dog,
and Dlcky was al
o e d to keep
him.
A d whenever
Dicky went any
where, the Gcg
was his compan-
ion. And always
In the dogs eyes
Dicky his
thanks and his
yrntl.ude.
IL know NOW
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that trip that Dicky had decided he
would like to take such trips all the
time hen he grew up.
Another time, later on, Dicky was
invited to take Il ride on a camel be-
longing to the circus. That was the
most thrilling OF all. He rode right
In the parade, right from the circus
grounds, along the side streets, to the
main street, and all the length of the
main street he rode.
oh, how proud he was! The camel
wore Il particularly handsome shawl
and on top of the shawl was a mag
niticent seat and upon that sat Dicky..
A man walked along by the camel
and led him I'm digniled fashion, and
the camel held his head straight down
In front OF him and looked neither
to the right nor to to the left, but
chewed constantly as though to show
that parades meant nothing In his
life.
Oh, how proud Dicky was! He
bowed to his friends down on the
street. They sat along the curb and
they sat In chairs and they stood,
and they leaned out Of windows.
Dicky knew everyone in the town.
They all knew him, too.
No one missed seeing him on top Of
the camel.
1t was after that that Dicky decid-
ed he would go In q circus 10 he could
rida In ooruoOus porodoo with a hand
leading the way, and crowds along
the street looking on In admiration.
Another day Dicky went for q won
1erful ride In an automobile. All over
the n~eighboring country they went.
They saw other little towns, and one
quite big place, too.
But all these different thoughts pug
zled him.
1--WE decided on so many things" he
said. "And lone of them are just
what I want to do when / grow up"
To be sure Dicky had quite a long
time ahead of him in which to decide,
but he seemed to feel he wanted to
be sure a long time ahead so he could
think Of his future work.
But the days went by and Dicky
could not make up his mind. Some
times he had a new thrilling adven-
ture, and hat would make him won
der again whether he would ever be
able to make up his mind for the
future.
Dicky was still puzzling and think.
ing about all the things he might do
when, one day. a small stray dog
came along. He was limping and his
eyes looked sad, very sad. He seemed
10 be suffering terribly.
poor little dog" Dicky said. "Coms
right here to me-"
And as Dicky said so the dog
started to limp toward him. Dicky
picked the dog up very gently.
He saw that some other dog had
evidently bitten his leg. 1t looked
sore and as though 1t hurt so much.
And the dog was trembling, for he
was trying not to complain and whine
though the pain was hard, very hard
to bear.
Dlcky took the dog inside and
bathed his wound. Then he put a
little peroxide On it so as to prevent
poisoning. And then he put soft, heal.
ing vaseline and bandaged the leg ever
so tenderly and carefully.
And then Dicky thought Of food for
the dog and he gave him some de-
licious milk and later on a nice bone.
And OH, how grateful the dog was.
He licked Dicky's hands and he
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the story Of Tom Jones pig-which
had drank all Of a gallon-pail Of but
termllk and then gone to sleep In the
self-same paii-and went on:
Here's one, by Jake, at amt been
told on dozens o. politics men. And
every word of II Is the solemn, dyin'
death-bed truth, too.
Zone time l was out In the moun-
tains a-huntin', a-goin' along slow and
a-lookin' TO a squirrel, when all Of a
student I hears a skeery noise right
ahead o me In the laurels-Z-z-z-z-z
Z-z-z-z-z! Jest like that. / stops. !
stops de-e-ad still. I looks keen. Thar
least n was as big around as my left
hind laig! Then / hears q turrible
growl right ahind o. me. I looks keen.
Thar stands a big old she-bear with
her teeth a-showin', and two cross
eyed cubsl Then 1 hears a whine at
my left. l looks keen. Thar stands a
s~he-panther as big as a boss, with her
eyes jest a-blaZin'l Then I hears a
spittin' sound out to my right. l looks
keen. Thar was seven f~ull-grown wild
cats, and all of 'em had been bit by a
mad dawgl Some fix to be in? Yeuh
some fixl
We'll, l thinks to myself. Eff l
shoots the rattlers, l thinks to myself,
he bear and the panther and the wild
catsll git me. And eff / shoots the
bear, the panther and the wildcats
and the rattlersll git me. And eff
shoots the panther, the wildcats and
the rattlers and the bearu git me.
And eff / shoots the wildcats, the rat
tiers and the bear and the panther'n
git me. And eff / don't shoot none of
'em, they'll all git mel Some ongodly
fix wasn't 1t, Bill? Now, how do We
reckon I got out Of It'll"
Bill Dale only smiled. II can't i'm
agine, By" he said.
II CANT imagine, neither" grinned
Heck. But anyhow, I'm alive today.
Well, now that ye're In a good humor
n time more. I'll tell we some news.
1 hated to ruffle We up like a yaller
goose a-fyin' back'ards whilst We was
SO cussed, DANCED blue. Bill, old boy.
1t amt but five days ontel Christmas.
A lot O. them Nawth Caliner Turner's
from Turner'S Laurel Is a-visitin' their
kinfolks, the Balls, and they'll every
dadslatted one of 'em git drunk on
white lightnin' Ticker TO Christmas,
and-they'l shore think O. Black
Adam. The Morelands amt with we
no more, Bill, %rickollect; only the Lit
tlefords Is here now"
Bill Dale rose and stood there star
ing at BY Heck with eyes so bright
that they sparkled.
IF they came down on us looking for
trouble, I'd be q sort of clan chief,
wouldn't II" he asked. Without wait
ing for an answer: II wouldn't mind
that, y'know. I've got a letter here,
BY, that I want you to put aboard the
next s%outhbound train that passes the
Halfway switch. You've got about an
hour: can you make itT"
EFF the world was made In six days,
by God. 1t shorely looks like BY Heck
could make six miles In q hour, don't
it?"
The tall hillman left the Moreland
Coal company's Office with the letter in
n hand, his rifle in the other, and
tears Of Joy In his eyes.
For Bill Dale had laughed, actually
laughed.
BY Heck put the letter on the train.
The train carried 1t to Bill Dale's home
city, and the postman carried 1t to the
stately mansion of Old Coal King John
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train. he had rio.
den all the way
down to the juno
ton, fully eight
cen miles away.
And he had come
back In the engine
o too.
1t was after
that that he had
decided he wanted
to be the engineer
on a train.
But not long
after Dicky was
taken for a trip In
n h ydroplan .
which went up In
the air and along
In the water, too.
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what | want to be-" said Dicky. II
am sure, too. / want TO be Il ,og doe
tor and drive away pains and aches.
Desides. think of the JOY that ii will
thanking me for what l have done.
Engines and hy~droplanes and circus
parade crowds would never be tia
same as wonderful. grateful dogs"
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YOU oCdred Nc, JImTnyI" CdUuheo
Miss Elizabeth, a Trifie Nervously.
X. Dale. and black Nsham, the servant,
carried 1t to Miss Elizabeth Littleford.
Miss Elizabeth Littleford was sitting
alone on an iron settee among bushes
Of lilac and cape jessamine the wealth
er had made another Of Its remarkably
sudden changes, and the day was sun
ny and pleasant, She was about to
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-16
West Virginia Exports Gas.

West Virginia exports TO other
states natural gas to the amount Of
nearly 25.OOOOO0.OO0 cubic feet .
year.
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Ekz96EveniN8
Fairy Tale =
WHAT DICkY DECIDED.
"NARY GRAHAM BONNER
eo'icHI o. vuItas stvy1ts u~,os -

Dicky had had a most marvellous ride
right in the engine room of the great
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-30
DU POlI CO. LOWEST
ON HhIBOR WORK
Supplementary Estimates Re-
ceiyed Today by Board of
Harbor Commissioners.

In the presence of a large number
of representatives of some of the
largest construction companies in this
country. the members of the Board of
Harbor Commissioners. at special
meeting TODAY at noon, in their Offices
in City Hall, received and opened
supplementary bids on the construc-
ton of the harbor project The bids
submitted today covered the cost of
building additional storage facilities.
which the board thought necessary TO
complete the first unit of the harbor
project.
Seven estimates were received as
follows:
du Pont Engineering Company. ST.
372.5 $40, time to complete the work. II
months.
Consolidated Engineering Company,
of Baltimore. s1,535. 900. 10 months.
Mitchell Houseworth Company, OF
Philadelphia. 81 ,4s7 900. IA months.
Hughes F'ouIkrod Company. of
Philadelphia. 81. .429 900, Is months.
DeKimpe Construction Company, of
Hoboken, n. j., 81 1.477 800, IL months.
Snare and Triest Company. of Phila-
delphia and New York, sl.525 500. IL
months.
Central Construction Corporation of
Harrisburg. Pa. s1.s72,311. 16 months
The w. f. Sliding Company, of
Cleveland. and the Lord Electric Com
pany of Philadelphia. submitted unit
bids on part Of the work but they were
not considered. as unit bids had not
been called for by the board.
President Speakman thanked the
bidders and informed them that the
board would now get busy with the
estimates TO see what could be done.
On the face of the estimates sub
mitted today the du Pont Engineering
Company of this city is the lowest bid
der on the project by nearly 100000.
On July 6 when the board received
and opened the original bids the
Hughes -Foulkrod Company of PhiIa-
delphia submitted bid of s1.31l 900
which was the lowest at that time.
Their bid today on the enlarged project
was 81, ,429. 900 which made them second
lowest. Should the harbor board de-
eide to go ahead with the construction
work without the additional storage
unit the Hughes -Foulkrod Company
most likely will be deemed the lowest
bidder, but in the event the entiresunit
including the additional store houses
is to be built the du Pont Engineering
Company will probably be considered
as the lowest bidders.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-30
HALT TESTS AT new
|NC|NERAT|NG PLANT
Water in Garbage Was Damag-
ing Furnaces; Lime Disposal
Balance of Summer.

Tests of the new incinerating plant,
which We're started last Monday, to
determine its capacity. were stopped
on Thursday because of the amount
OF water in the garbage being burned
there. II was feared the water would
ruin the fire boxes and possibly cause
them to collapse The plant viii not
be used again until the proposed or
dinance requiring the wrapping of
garbage has become effective and the
refuse is gathered in that way. Coun-
Gil will not consider the building of
one or more additional units until the
real capacity of the present plant
has been tested with wrapped and
dry garbage. Some Of the members
say a I00-ton incinerating unit such
as suggested by the health board Is
not built.
IN the meantime the city will con-
tiriue to dispose of the. garbage by
dumping ii into big hole AMI throw
ing quick lime over IT. 1t is not
likely the city win have an incinerat-
ing plant in active operation for
several weeks or possibly several
months.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-30
UNION GARDEN HOUSE
RENTS ARE REDUCED
U. S. Shipping Board Author
ICES Lower Rates Dating
From August

House rents are to be reduced
about Is per cent. in Union Park
Gardens. on August l. In order to
take advantage of the reduction. how
ever, the tenants will be required to-
sign new agreements. Full oppor-
tunity TO do this will be given the
tenants. as is shown by the following
official notice, made public today
by c. f.. Wenzing. manager of the
property for the Shipping Board ane
Liberty Land Co.:
II have been authorized to announce
reduction i'm the rents OF Union
Park Garden houses. effective August
/, 1921. Of about Is per cent. TO all
tenants who will call at my Office,
2104 Lancaster avenue. and sign new
agreements. For this purpose the
Office will be open from $40 TO D. M.
Monday and Tuesday evenings, August
l and ,. c. w. Wenzing, Manager"
The monthly rents of the houses in
the Gardens now average about Sal.
An average reduction OF Is per cent
will be of material benefit to the
tenants. City officials. as well as Mr.
Wenzing. have been working for a
reduction in rent for some time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-30
WOMEN FREED AT SENATOR
FRANCES INSISTENCE

Riga, July 3o.-Afrs Margaret z.
Harrison, of Baltimore, a newspaper
correspondent, who was among the
American citizens held prisoner in
Russia. has been released BY the Soviet
and arrived here this morn
ing.
The release of Mrs. Harrison was
obtained through United States Sena-
tor France. of Maryland. who has been
on u visit to Soviet Russia 10 investi-
gate conditions there. and it was under
his escort that Mrs. Harrison reached
here today, the Senator having con-
cluded his Russian visit.
Mrs. Harrison IS pale and thin. but
not in a particularly bad condition as
the result OF her Imprisonment.
Senator France expressed at the an
nouncement just received from
Moscow that Russia had agreed to re-
lease the American prisoners. 1T had
not decided at all that way when l
left" said the Senator.
Senator Frances trip was an in
teresting one. he reported.
Il still favor trade relations with
Russia, the senator declared
He would not have anything further
70 say in this connection. he added
until he had an opportunity 10 obtain
some rest. as he was much fatigued
He said that while in MOSCOW he had
seen Nikolai Lenine. the Russian
Soviet premier.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-30
PUSEY & JONES CO.
RECEIVERS CONTINUE
Those Authorized by U. S. Court
Here Directed to Manage
Business.

In the United States District Court
an order has been issued by the court
directing Willard Salisbury and
Charles B. Evans. receivers Of the
court of and for the Pusey & Jones
Co. appointed June 2, ito collect the
outstanding debts. claims and prop
erty due and belonging to the said
pusey & Jones Co. to enter into con-
tracts and continue the business of
said company in accordance with the
customs and exigencies pertaining to
business of like kind, and in general
TO operate the business of said com.
pany and in the manner best calcu-
lated. in the opinion of said receiv-
ers. 10 fully protect the trade and good
will of said company, to, the end that
the business of the said company may
be preserved. as well as its assets. as
going concern,
The petition of the receivers recites
the fling. on July 25. of IAN alleged
voluntary petition in bankruptcy
through Hardwsil Cabeil. representing
himself TO be one of the directors
of the said company" which was
granted by the United States Court
for the Southern District of New York.
The claim is made that the filing
of this petition was beyond the power
and authority of the Pusey G. Jones
CO., and that the New York court
had no jurisdiction. because the prin-
cipal place of business had been in
Wilmington for the preceding six
months.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-30
RAIN AND LIGHTNING
|. CAUSE MUCH DAMAGE
IN AND NEAR CITY
Barn and Contents Destroyed
ay Fire; Another Damaged
by Bolt; Homes Flooded.
WIRE SYSTEMS DAMAGED

One of the worst storms this city
and vicinity has experienced for sew
eral years broke over this section yes
terday afternoon about o'clock and
in less than 80 minutes the rain fall
which approximated miniature cloud
burst had flooded the streets to such
an extent that the sewers were in
adequate to carry of the water and
the consequence was the flooding OF
many cellars in all parts of the city.
The storm was accompanied by a
binding display of lightning and ter
rife thunder. Before the disturbance
had abated one barn had been struck
by lightning and completely destroy
ed by the FIRE that followed and an
other barn was struck and damaged.
but was saved from destruction. The
loss of the barn and contents will
total several thousand dollars.
The barn was on the farm occupied
by MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Gravatt, who
reside about one quarter of mile
from the State Road station. The
barn, which did not adjoin other build
ings. was completely burned TO the
ground and the contents, consisting of
As loads of wheat, unthreshed, the
crop from IS acres, which IL is esti-
mated would have yielded 500 busheI !:
30 tons of hay, 400 bushel of oats and
200 bushels of corn, were destroyed
by the flames. Outside of the build
ing farming implements, consisting of
a moving machine. manure spreader.
farm wagon, forks and shovels. were
destroyed. Ii was estimated that the
value of the building was $4,000 and
the value of the personal property
about $1,000. The occupant had no
insurance. Tie farm is known as the
James Denny farm and is owned by
j. b. Stahl Of Greenville. The horses
that We're III their stalls were led out
by adjoining farmers before the flames
had reached the ground floor. The
members of the Good Will Fire Co. of
New Castle responded to the alarm
and were on the scene within a short
time after being notified by telephone
by one of the neighbors. but the flames
had gotten such headway that IL was
impossible to save the building by the
use of chemicals and there was no
available water supply nearby. The
firenen did excellent work in saving
other buildings nearby by the use of
the chemical engine.
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