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CHAPTER xl
tn hlasns On M Register

The Mane On ~ Register
30 long a was holding on to the
notion that the man outside was one
u Clanahan's thugs, hanging around
70 do the boss Z mischief. l thought
I knew pretty well what / should do
when It came to the pinch. Would
! really have hanled or and shot a
man, In cold bloodf That's a tough
question, but guess maybe I could
have screwed myself up to the stick.
ing point, a. the fellow says. with
ssure-en0ugh gunman on the other side
OF that window-and the boss life at
stake. But when I saw that 1t was
young Collingwood. that was q horse
Of another color.
What on earth was the presi-
dents nephew doing. prowling around
Major Hendricks house after eleven
o'clock at night, Juggling pistol and
peeking into windows? could see
him quite plainly now. He had both
hands on the sill and was trying to
pull himself up 80 that he could see
into the end Of the room where the
fireplace was.
Just for the moment, there wasn't
any danger Of blow-up. Unless he
should break the glass In the window.
he couldn't get line on either the
boss or Mrs. Sheila--if that was what
he was aiming to do. All the same,
] kept him covered with the auto
matte. steadying 1t against the door
jamb.
While the strain was at its worst,
with the man outside fiattening his
cheek against the windOw-pane to get
the sidewise slant, l heard the boss
get out Of his chair and say: "Tm
keeping you out Of bed. as usual;
look at that clockl I'll 60 and wake
Jimmie, and we'll vanish"
Just as he spoke, two things hap
pened: taxi chugged up to the gate
and stopped. and the mans face dis
appeared from the window. heard
a quick padding of feet as of some
body running, and the next minute
came the rattle Of latch-key and
voices in the hall to tell me that the
major and his folks were getting
home. had barely time to pocket
the pistol and to drop into chair
where I could pretend to be asleep,
when felt the boss hand on my
shoulder.
"Come, Jimmie" he said. "It's time
we were moving along" and in min
ute or two. after he had said good
night to the major and Mrs. Kendrick,
we got out.
At the gate we found the taxi driver
doing something to his motor. With
the scare from which was still shak-
Ing to make my legs wobble, I grabbed
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CHAPTER XII
The Helpless Wires

When Bobby Kelso shot his news at
US we all made quick break for
the dispatcher's Office, the boss in the
lead. Durgin. the night dispatcher,
had been alone on the train desk, and
the only other opera tors on duty were
the car-record man and the young fel.
low who acted as a relief on the COM
mercial wire. When we got there,
we found that Tarbell had happened
to be in the Office when Durgin blew
up. He was. sitting In at the train
key, trying to get Crow Gulch, the
one intermediate wire station between
the two trains that had failed to get
their meet" orders, and this was the
first I knew that he really was the
expert telegraph operator that his
and letting the men believe what they
pleased. Wen change all that. I
want you to call your trainmen in as
fast as you can get at them. Tell
them-from me, II you want to-that
there isn't any bad luck about It;
that the enemies Of this management
are making an organized raid on the
property itself for the purpose Of put.
ting US out Of the fight. Tell them
the whole story, II you want to: how
we're trying our best to make a spoon
out Of spoiled horn. and how there
is an army Of grafters and wreckers
in this state which is doing its worst
to knock US out Of the box.
IF you give the force something
tangible to lay hold of, It will work
the needed miracle. It Is only the
mysterious that terrines. Railroad en-
ployes, as a whole, are perfectly in
telligent human beings, open to con-
viction. The management which doesn't
profit by that fact is lame. II you do
this and appeal to the loyalty Of the
men, you will make private detec-
tive out Of every man in the train
service, and every one of them keen
to be the first to catch the wreckers.
You can add a bit Of a reward for
that, II you like, and I'll pay 1t out
Of my own bank account"
For a full minute our captive mil.
lionaire didn't say word. Then he
grinned like Q good-natured little
Chinese god.
who gave you this idea of taking
the payroll into your confidence, Ora.
ham9" be asked softly.
payroll description said he was.
Durgin looked like tortured ghost.
He was thin. dark man with q sort
Of scattering beard and limp black
hair; one Of the clearest-headed dis
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-05-20

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
state OF Washington for the County
F. NJ. Madden and Florence Madden. his
Wife plaintiffs. vs.. B. M. Price; b. NJ.
Of the estate Of Asge L Price; the
heirs OF Aggie L. Price. deceased;
also all other persons or parties IN
sstato iaim on interest ny rSh the res
estate described in the complaint
filed herein. defendant. No. SO63.
The state Of U washington to b. NJ.
Price; B. M. Price. as administrator or
executor of the estate Of Aggie l.. Price;
deceased; also all other persons or par
estate. lien or Interest In the real estate
described n the compliant filed heren.
defendants.
within sixtv days after the date OF the
first publication of this summons. towit.
within sixty days after the 18th day of
tilted action in the above entitled tied court.
and answer the complaint of the plain
tins. and serve copy. of your answer
,IPs,n,, the Undersigned attorney for
and in case OF your failure SO to do
judgment will be rendered against you
according to the demand Of the com
clerk Of said court.
This Is an action to quiet title In
plaintiffs to:
The west forty-two ana eighteen
one hundredths (42.1S) acres of the
north half of the northeast quarter, of
section nve (5). township eighteen (1S)
north, range one "a west. w. NJ, less
the west twenty-six (26) acres thereof,
located in Thurston county, Washing
ton.
e. N. STEELE,
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
Office and Postoffice Address: Byrne
Building. Olympia, Washington.
Published May Is. 20. ~, June g. 10.
II. "a 1921
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Did You Read ina, EdI.or,alr'

"Dld You Read Tnas EdI.or,air"
copy Of the Herald. ibid you read
that editorials"
"Never mind the newspaper talk.
How bad Is the trouble this timer"
"Pretty bad. The freight is prac-
tically a total loss; good half Of It
is in the river. Kirgan says he can
pick the freight engine up and re-
build It; but the passenger machine is
a wreck"
How did It happen?"
ITS like good many Of the 9th.
ers. Nobody seems to know. Brock.
man put the freight engine crew on
the rack. and they say there was .
small boulder on the track-that it
rolled down the canyon slope Just
ahead Of them AZ they were turning a
curve. They struck It, and both men
say that the engine knocked it of
into the river apparently without hurt
Ing anything. But two seconds later
the entire train left the track and
piled up all over the rigbt-of-way."
The boss was sitting back in his
chair and making little rings on the
desk blotter with the point of his
letter-opener.
upton. these knock-outs have got
to be stopped"
"Good Lordl" exclaimed the little
millionaire: "you don't have to tell
me that! II we can't stop 'em, Uncle
Dunton will have plenty Of good rea-
sons for cleaning us all out, lock,
stock, and barrel! was talking with
Carter. In the claim office, this morn
ing. Our loss and damage account
for the past month Is something
frightfull'
1T is." said the boss gravely. And
then: upton, we're not altogether as
bright as we might be. Has 1t never
occurred to you that we are having
too much bad luck to warrant us in
charging it all up to the chapter Of
accidents?"
Mr.. Van Britt blew his cheeks out
until the stubby, cropped mustache
bristled like pOrcupine quilts.
$50 you've been getting your point
er, too, have your" he threw In.
Mr.. Norcross didn't answer the Ques-
ton directly.
Put Tarbell on the Job. and II he
needs help. let him pick his own men,"
he directed. 1--WE want to know why.
that boulder tumbled down ahead of
Number Seventeen, and I want to see
Tarbells report on 1t. Keep at 1t
night and day. Upton. The infection
is getting into the rank and file and
It's spreading like sickness. If it
becomes psychological, we shall have
all the trouble we need"
II know" nodded the superinten-
dent. II went through siege of that
kind on the Great Southwestern, one
winter. 1t was horrible. Men who
had been running trains year In and
year out, and never knowing that they
had any nerves, went to pieces II
you'd snap your fingers at them"
'That's It," said the boss. 1--WE
don't want to fall into that ditch.
Things are quite bad enough. as they
are"
This ended 1t for the time. The
PetrOlite Canyon wreck was picked
up, the track was cleared, and once
more our trains were moving on time.
But anybody could see that the entire
Short Line had case Of NERVES"
Kirgan, Kirgan the cold-blooded,
showed 1t one afternoon when went
over to his Office to return bunch Of
blue-prints sent in for the boss ap-
proval. The big master-mechanic had
a round-house foreman ION the carpet"
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have been helped along BY"

1t was Kelso, Mr.. Van Britt's stem
ographer. smashed in with the inter-
ruption. He was in his shirt-sleeves,
as If he'd Just got up from his type
writer. and he rushed in with his
mouth open and his eyes like saucers.
"They-they want you in the dis.
patcher's office!" he painted, jerking
the words out at Mr.. Van Britt. Dur
gin has let Number Five get by for q
head-ender with the Flyer and he's
gone crazyw
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State Of Washington. in and for
Thurston County.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Harry
OHare, Deceased. No. 1888.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice Is hereby given. That the I'M
tratrx OF the estate OF Harry OHare,
deceased. All persons having claims
against the said estate are hereby noti-
fled to present the same. together with
necessary vouchers. to the undersigned
administrative or her attorney. George
F: Yantis. Olympia National Bank Bldg,
Olympia, Washington, and to file the
same with the clerk Of the above en-
titled court with in six months from the
date OF the first publication hereof, to-
wit: within SIX months from tho goth day
OF May. 1921. or the same VIII be forever
barred.
DELLA O'HARE,
Administrative of the Estate Of Harry
O'Hare. Deceased.
Published May 20, 81, June 3. 10. 1921.
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CHAPTER I.-Graham Norcross, rail-
road manager and his secretary, Jir .mie
Dodds, are marooned al Sand Creek sid
and her small cousin. Unseen, they wit
ness a peculiar train holdup, in which
q SPECIAL car is carried off
The evening world., 1921-01-18
ASSEMBLYMEN
TO INVESTIGATE
B. R. 7. THOROUGHLY
For First Time, Entire Brook
lyn Delegation Gets
Together as Unit.
Especial Despatch From a Staff Cor
respondent Of The Evening World,

Especial Despatch From a Staff Cor
respondent Of The Evening World),
ALBANY, Jan. 1S.--The Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company is going to
be put on the carpet during this ses-
sion, and its affairs thoroughly inves-
tigatcd. Notwithstanding the smother
ing last night of the Simpson resolu-
tiOn asking for such an investigation,
or rather because Of It. The resolu-
tion was referred to tn Senate Public
Service Committee, which is equiva-
lent to the forget it."
This morning, for the first time n
the history OF the Legislature, the en-
tire Brooklyn delegation got to-
gether as n unit-Democrats, Rcpub-
licans and Socialists. They an
nounced purpose Of the consolidation
was to 60 into the arairs of the B.
r. T. ON behalf OF tho people Of
Brooklyn, and determine by wha-
rights and by what law, the dis1nn-
tinuance of certain lines in Brooklyn
has been tolerated.
The Democrats when it came TO
getting into meeting were shy and
held aloof, but when the meeting was
over and the real object of the law
makers made known, the rccalcitrants
declared that they would be at the
next meeting and at every subsequent
one. There will be q meeting of the
Brooklyn delegtion" every Monday in
future, and it is their purpose to held
meetings in Borough Han on Satur-
days, 10 which the people OF Brook
lyn, merchants, bankers and men and
women in every walk OF life will be
invited
Since the hast big strike on the b
r. T. trolley lines discontinued at
that time still remain out OF business
TO the great Inconvenience of the pub
lie, the intention on the part of the
b. r. T. in doing this being inter
pretcd by the people Of Brooklyn to
mean that the company, backed by
the receiver and other interests, in
tend TO increase fares and will stop
at nothing to do 50.
Three committees of the delegation
have been formed. one is the Com
mittee on Franchise, headed by Sen
ator Maxwell S. Harris. Another is
the Committee on Receivership,
which Is headed by Senator Alvah
who. speaking to the
Simpson resolution last night, char
Federal Judge julius Mayer
as a Car, and whose friends fear
that he may have overstepped the
bounds Of court contempt. The
other committee is the Committee
on Complaints. This is a committee
of the whole which is now known
as the Transit Conference
The evening world., 1921-01-18
NO PHONEY BADGES
ON THE S. l. FERRIES
Ten Per Cent. of Passengers on
City-Operated Boats Were
"DeadheadS"

Declaring that 10 per cent. Of the pas
sengers who use the Staten Island fer
ries are "deadheads." many OF whom
have worked" all kinds OF tin badges.
ranging from State automobile lnspec-
tors to Prohibition agents, not forget
ting counterfeit firemen and policemen.
Grover A. Whalen, Commissioner OF
Plant and Structures. has promulgated
an order that means an end to treo
rides by false prctense after Feb. on
the City's ferry lines.
Not so long ago II came to Mr.. Wha-
lens attention that a former policeman,
one who was dismissed instead OF re-
tired was working a badge to and
from Staten Island. Now all badges n
ferry tickets are taboo and hremen and
policemen will have to lie in uniform IL
they want to ride free.
Employees Of city departments, even
on official business. wiD have TO have
passes issued to them. through their
respective commissioners, by the De-
partment OF Plant and Structures, II
they want free transportation to the
Borough of Richmond For some time
official city automobiles have had to
part with such paper coupons and that
rule has become so stringent OF late
that even Fire ChIef kenlon in his big
red car was held up one night three
weeks ago while answering "a borough
CALI for a fire in "A lumber yard at
Tompkinsville. hut when the Chief in
sisted that his machine was fire appa-
ratus in every sense OF the term, tho
pass rule was waived bv the gateman.
The evening world., 1921-01-18
WEATHER is BITTER
COLD UP THE STATE
Thirty-fNe Degrees Below, Biz
zard Raging St. Lawrence River
Is Frozen Over.
tSpolial TO The Hyrning World

SYRACUSE, Jan. ls.--With tom
peratures OF 80 below zero reported
from various places all Northern Now
York is to-day In the grip OF the sea
sons worst blizzard, A 5O-mile gale
Is driving a heavy fall of snow Lc-
fore IT, It has been sweeping :he
whole north country for twenty four
hours and shows no signs of abate-
ment,
Railroad schedules are demOralized,
trains running whenever they can.
State highways are blocked and many
towns and cities in Northern New
York are cut Off except for erratic
wire communications, while business
in a number of far north cities is
practically suspended,
Snowfall in the Adirondack section
is about fourteen inches and the
heavy winds have piled this up into
drifts ten feet and more high. The
ST. Lawrence River Is frozen across
for the first time this winter and
ferry service is being maintained
with difficulty.
Some OF the temperatures reported
arc old Forge, 80 below: lSaranac
lake, 80; Lake Placid, 80; Camden,
10; Roonville, p; Malone, 80: Mas
sena, S0i Ogaensburg, 80; Oneida. 20,
and Big Moose "a.
The evening world., 1921-01-18
BUYS
SPARTA'S OLD CAFE
Gets Last Half Of House and Is
Now Sole Owner of Historic
Village.

ESant A. vanderiip, who while re-
emily buying up the historic Village
uf Sparta got only one-hAlf Of the
stoEo building occupied BY Nicholas
6sllaEso. bought the other half yes
ierday.
goilaE1o capitulated after M. r.
Bprgson. another property owner, who
laaitated about selling. came to terms
With the banker for tho Burgson
premises.
80 Mr. vanderiip, being now sole
owner OF Sparta, IL monarch OF all he
surveys while surveying this stopping
place Of Gen. Washington and his
troops.
geilaxno. before Prohibition, ran a
saloon. II was TO get rid OF this, Whioh
Wa an annoyance 70 Mr.. VRnderlip
ana other summer colonists nearby,
that the banker resolved 70 buy up
the whole village.
Yanderlip got from SeIlaEso's part
ner one-hslf the frame building Sell
lanso occupied. But Nick refused 70
soll the other half in which his saloon
was located This half Mr.. Wander
10 has now acquired
The evening world., 1921-01-18
CONTINUED From First Page.)
were recorded by the local Weather

A report by the Weather Bureau
to-day said that zero weather pre-
vailed in the interior sections Of New
York State and New England. with
northwest gales on the coast north Of
Hatteras. In New York City con-
tinued cold and fair weather Tonight
probably win be followed by rising
temperatures and increasing cloudi-
ness tomorrow afternoon and night
Conditions in the harbor showed
Improvement and ships that had
been delayed by the weather wera
coming in this morning The I'm
perator, and the Stavangerfjord.
which had been tossed about by
gales, arrived.
The Municipal Lodging House took
care OF 1876 men, twenty women ano
three children last night, a surpris-
lngly small number considering the
weather. The BOwcry Mission at No.
227 furnished soup and coffee to $40
men and sent them to various lodging
houses for the night. The Salvation
Army at No. 225 took in 600 men. the
total for which it has accommodations,
and put up a sign It could care for no
more.
In the lobby, on floors and in chairs,
however. scores of additional unfor-
tunates spent the night. In all the
cheap lunch rooms along the Bowery
men spent the night in enairs, and
similar conditions were reported Ia
some extent in other parts Of the city
The Hudson River is frozen ever
at Tarrytown, and the ferry TO Nyack
Is suspended with all other trnthc on
rhe river.
The evening world., 1921-01-18
NEW RENT LAWS
BEFORE HIGHEST
COURT TOMORROW
Appeals TO Be Argued Cover
Every Phase-One Conflict
in Lower Court Rulings.

Especial From a Staff Correspond
ent of The Evening Worldly
ALBANY, Jan. IS.
r VERY phase ct the new rent
laws, passed last winter and
amended at the extraordi-
nary session, will be presented 70.
the Court OF Appeals tomorrow
on appeals from decisions constru-
ing them in the lower courts.
There is only one conflict. That
is over the law taking from the
Supreme Court the right to con-
slider proceedings in ejectment.
For the appellants the argu-
ments win be carried on by Louis
Marshall, former Justice Francis
NJ. Scott and eX-Judge George L.
Ingraham, presiding Justice OF
the Appellate Division OF the
First Department for many years.
For the Attorney General and the
Legislative Committee on Hous-
ing thefe will appear William D.
Guthrie, Julius Henry Cohen,
Elmer G, sammls and Bernard
Hsrhhkan.
The evening world., 1921-01-18
COAL land VALUED /.
At 100 MILLION FOR.
STOCK;;SlFOR TAXES.
About 80 Per Cent. of Anthra-
cite Controlled by a
Few Railroads.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1S.-Rail-
road d-Owned anthracite coal lands
valued at 500. .OOO,O 900 for stock pro-
motion purposes, had previously
been reported as worth one dollar
for taxation, Senator Kenyon told
the senate committee which began
hearings on the calder Bin TO regu-
late the coal industry. He asserted
that small group Of Eastern rail-
roads control practically all the
hard coal mines and lands Of the
country.
About so per cent of the anthracite
production Is owned o rcontrolled by
a few railroads. George Otis Smith,
Director of Geological Survey. told
the committee, replying to Senator
Kenyon's questions. Almost half Of
the American coal productio mis- used
by Industries, 20 per cent by rail-
roads and II per cent. in homes, he
added.
Chairman Clark OF the Interstate
Commerce Contmi ssion denied that
increased freight rates justified the
high prices coal consumers have
paid III the freight rate was re-
duced tomorrow l do not believe
the price OF coal would go down" he
said There Is not now enough car
shortage to affect the price Of coal
OF course, during busy months there
have always been car shortages"
The evening world., 1921-01-18

since then? A. believe ne has. ]
don't remember the date.
2. Where are the books Of the
Building Trades CounCil2 A gave
them to the man who subpoenaed me.
A messenger was sent for the sub
poena server. and he came back
without any books or records.
q. You were slibpoenaed to pro-
d1Ice the records and cash books
Have you produced them7 A. No.
Q. Where are they7 A don't
know. They may be in the safe.
Q. Have you opened the safer A..
No.
There was a debate between learned
counsel, in the course OF which
Brother Untermyer called Brother
LittIeton a 'whirlwind" and Brother
IAttlebon called Brother UnteTmyer a
'whirling dervish."
George Tomkins, son Of Roswell D.
TomldnS, the missing secretary, was
asked n he knew where his father
was. He said he had not seen his
father and had not known whore he
was since the last OF December,
though the father said he had gone
away.
Miss Ruth Regan, a daughter of
the missing witness gave testimony to
the safe effect, Mr.. LITTLE on objected
that Mr.. Unteumycr was creating a
false impression Mr.. UntermyeT
turned a disappearing eye on Mr.,
Llttleton.
''Don't look at mo life that" said
Mr.. Littlet0n, ''you terrify mel"
Justice McAvoy raised mis- hand ai
Mr.. UnteUnyer's objection.
"Oh. your honor" pleaded Mr. Lit.
tleton, Mr.. Untermyer is trying tC
inttmid0te me I am the one who
| needs protection"
Detective Joseph Russo swore h,
had been unable TO find Richard
Pike, agent of the hoisting engineers
union.
Q. Under what process arc you
seeking for him-do you have a sub.
poena2 A. No, II was in the line oi
duty.
Q, (By Justice McAvoy) Did yor
have warrant for him A. Yes.
This is the first intimation that q
warrant had been issued for Pike
whose name was coupled with those
of Delegate Chapman of the plaster.
erS, and Brindell before the Lock.
wood Committee by complaining con.
| tractors
Mr.. Iittleton asked that all testi.
mony relating to pike as n "disap,
! pearinE witness'' against Brindell bC
struck out In view Of the disclosure
that Pike was a fugitive from jus.
tee on his own Cccount. Justice Nc.
Avoy saw the record could stand as
showing why Pike was not respon.
siVe 10 a subpoena.
william Zaranko, head OF Hous,
wreckers Local No g. which wal
driven from building trades employ,
mcnt by Brinden, was called.
NZaranlSo repeated his story Of hi
! refusal 10 surrender the old union ant
its treasury, including $4,000, TO Brin
| den In exchange for a salary OF S75
week. and Brindell's threat II win pu
| my foot on your union"
He Identified the work privileg
cards" for which members Of the Zar
anko union, he said, paid Bnndell'
agents $40 "A week in order TO worl
with members Of the new union.