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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-06-24

very broken-while he prepared rho
sandwich, and the only thing unusual
l noticed was the passage of slight
signal between him and the woman
across the room. could not be sure
even as to that, but gained the impress
sion that he shook his head negatively.
as though to some mute question.
Unless 1t might be the intense bru.
nette blackness of hair and an ex-
tremely clear complexion, there was
nothing typically Spanish in her ap-
pearance. Indeed she impressed me
as thoroughly American in features
dress and manner, somewhere In the
twenties should judge, with brown
eyes, ana face decidedly pleasant to
LOOK upon, although with firmness
70 IT, expressed by mouth and chin, not
70 De mistaken. noted these things
hurriedly, never venturing to stare nt
her, though she apparently gave me
no attention whatever. Somehow the
giri seemed strangely out Of place In
that dingy saloon-she did not in anv
sense belong. She was evidently not
there seeking company, nor was she
drinking; and yet there must surely
De some meaning to her presence.
Inc proprietor approached me, lean
Ing one hand on the table.
There Is nothing more?" he asked
NO, this Will answer very we'll"
lie fingered, tempted to question me.
You have not been in before? Per-
maps you do not live near?"
\ do not" replied frankly ~
travel out of Boston, and sell lumber
! have been doing some business with
the yard down below"
Il see. You are not from New York
l make it?'' IN
NO; Boston has always been my
home" N
Once live there. too; when first
come north from Rio. What YOU think
about this war? We lick Germany
hey?
'Oh, don't know; she seems to he
more than holding her own"
Zach, yes. But now this country 90
In; what them"
! looked up quickly into his face
with swift desire to test his rea,
sentiment.
This countrvl Why should II 70
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-06-24
CHAPTER I-contInued.

Inc whole affair looked hopeless
About all l could do would be TO senf
me torn note to the proper authorities
IN washington. with a statement OF
now 1t came into my possession, and
let them dispose Of the matter in INV
way they deemed best. wrote such
letter carefully on hotel stationery.
and went down to mail 1t In the lobby.
BEFORE disposing Of 1t In the mailbox
encountered the manager, Burke. and
stopped FOR a word. We were still
talking when bellboy came up hur.
rledly with message. Burke turned.
What is 1t, George?"
THAT Cans street party is on the
wire. SIR"
"Oh. all right. Excuse me, Severn
out I've been trying to get connection
for an hour"
But wait a minute" my veins tin.
Cling. did he say Cans street, Where
Is that3 There is no such name in the
city directory"
"Gans! Why. over in Jersey. Yes
I'm coming"
! thrust the unmalled letter into INV
pocket. and sat down. staring at the
crowd In the lobby, but entirely indif-
ferent to their presence. Here at least
was an opening, a chance--Gans street
was In Jersey City. Then 1t was not
all dream. would at least look over
the ground before ! gave up In despair.
for had stumbled upon way out of
the blind alley-Gans street, Jersey
City.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-06-24
Boys Ordered Home NIGHTS.

Greenlie|a ind.-Seven bows. nh
under the ,ige of twelve years. found
guilty IN city court the other div
ny Mayor Myers of taking pennies
from milk bottles sci ON porches. were
sentenced to stay at hone after six
O'Clock IN the evening for 80 DAYS
Ihe'r parents are instructed to on.
'"r'e 'he sentence and moi permit any
OF me boys 20 leave their bones be.
tween y. m. and 9 a. m. un..ss
accompanied By their parents.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-06-24
Small Is Cost
of U.S.. Schools

bered that these figures include NOT
only the cost of instruction. but also
expenditures for buildings, grounds.
equipment, repairs, fuel and all Incl.
dentals, including in many cities and
states books and supplies.
The range is from S63 per individ-
val person in Alabama and Mississippi
TO So5i In Montana, the Montana rate
peing almost exactly ten times that
OF Alabama and Mississippi. The H.
inois range is $3.50. The average for
the United States Is only $3.50.
Comparisons.
In country in which we blithely
acknowledge that all things wait on
education-the public health. material
prosperity and wealth, social purity.
civic righteousness, political wisdom,
the strength and safety of state and
nation, and, inally. the thing for which
all these exist--that is. the individual
welfare and happiness of the people
we have recklessly ("recklessly" is
probably the wordD spent 1852 per
child that the attainment of all these
things may be assured. Since less
than 20 per cent of all the money ex
pended for public schools goes for in
structiOn. only SITS of the $3.50 was
paid for act ial instruction. We fire.
quently have complaints that the in
struction and training Of the boys and
girls who leave the schools is not as
extensive and thorough as IT should
be. What should we expect for S175?
For the generation of boys and girls
reaching the age Of high school gradu.
alton In 1906 the average per capita
was $l4O. For the elementary and
secondary education of the million of
men and women in the United States
now between the ages of twenty-one
and thirty-ive the average paid was
$500.
An Average.
The second table shows what wouId
be spent ON the average for the edu-
cation of each child of those fso,ne-
thing more than two and Quarter
millions) who reached the school age
OF six years in 1918 if the average ex-
penditures for that year were to be
continued until 1881 when these bows
and girls will have reached the nor
NAL age Of graduation from the high
school. In only one state would the
amount be less than 500, and the av-
erage for the United States would be
1888, The figures for Montana ($l274)
are no doubt too large, the number
OF children of school age in that state
In 1918 being large than the number
calculated on this basis of the esti-
mates Of the total population made |
by the bureau of census The same /
is probably true, but in smaller de-
gree, for California ($54O). Illinois
average in this table Is the same as
i'm the first. $500.
The third table shows how much
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-06-24
CHAPTER Il.
A Man and a Woman.

IL was late In the afternoon, the day
dark, with chilly wind blowing Off
the river, when ! reached Jersey City.
The hrst policeman encountered gave
me all necessary directions. so that l
ahghted from a street car within a
block OF my destination. A saloon on
the upper corner of the block fur
nished me the necessary clew, and,
using 1t as marker, succeeded In
tracing back until satisfied l had thus
safely located ''876." 1t was an aban,
doned factory, built OF brick, two sto-
ries high, evidently extending over con-
siderable ground at the rear, but with
frontage not to exceed forty feet.
The lower windows were boarded up,
number of those In the second story
broken, and the main entrance, large
enough for the passage of a motor
truck, was tightly secured by an i'm
mense iron bar. A smaller door to the
right alone offered any possibility Of
entrance, although 1t was tightly
closed.
To all outward appearances the
place had been unoccupied for months
and perhaps years. From the sidewalk
u was impossible to gain any glimpse
within. Only one discovery served to
convince me that l might be on the
right track--that had not been en-
drely deceived. A small sign, so Gov.
cred with dust and dirt as to be almost
unreliable. was nailed over the smaller
door. In the growing dusk l was
Obliged to study 1t intently to decipher
the words. but finally made them out
letter BY letter:
OFFICE ALvA MALLEABLE IRON
COMPANY"
Here was q strange coincident. IL
nothing more. for Gustave Alya had
been one Of the names signed ON the
hotel register. Beyond doubt this old
abandoned iron foundry was his prop
erty, and what better spot could be
selected In which to meet and concoct
q scheme of crime? What place TO
hide arms for shipment. Whatever
doubt may have felt regarding INV
venture vanished In the presence Of
that unusual name. This was unoues-
tionably the place named In the letter
as q rendezvous; here was where the
recipient OF that letter was to 20 and
receive instructions; where he was 70 |
use the mysterious raps, and the coun-
terSign "Cervantes," In order IN pain
admittance. The knowledge that
was actually upon the threshold Of
'uch discovery brought with 1t de-
termination not to lose the advantage
But what could | dor What fur -.
'trps MIGHT We safely taken s'ere7 /
The lgnt gas dark. slig.. drIzzle
. the air m one abroad except from
'ecssslty. no sign of life was visible
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-06-24
Prcverb Analyxec

A proverb hopes nothing, fears moth.
ing that the eyes do not see, the ears
DO not hear. 1t is the doubling Tnom.
as Of life, Of literature, "A man OF
the world is," as Mr.. Balfour once
neatly epitomized him. zone who does
not believe anything good Of the
world" Well. 80 is proverb.--y. II.
Friedlaender. In Country Life
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-06-24
"AH, sENoRiTAl"

eynopsis.-In q New York jewelry
store Philip Severn. United States
consular agent. notices a small box
which attracts him. He purchases
II Later he discovers in q secret
compartment . writing giving a
ciew TO q revolutionary movement
In this country ostensibly seeking
the overthrow Of the Chilean gov
eminent. but evidently Internal ional
IN character and In any event
threatening the welfare of the Unit
% States. The writer mentions a
rendezvous and Severn. Temporarily
~ leisure. determines to investi-
gate on his own account.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-06-24
Arscnate or Lead Poisoned eic,.

4 Dexter, kan.-- Eight persons arc
n2ht'nS against death ny slow poison
ing caused by eaflng a cake. The
enRe was made with arsenat. OF lead
Instead 81 sugar. through q mistake.
y wns ea.en ~ u fnmily iennion bic
nc ALI miles nor. beast VI Dexter
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
p
A ] 4 Il
Many Members Of 1e4th and
Old n. 2. p. Regiments Elk
/. pected 70 Attend.

Col. J.. n. Frame o. Grafton il, In
charge Of Arrangements for the pro-
gram which will feature the irst re-
union OF the 164th North Dakota, in
Grand Forks on July 20. In planning
for the special. days At the North
Dakota state fair here, July 10 to %;
Secretary =. r. Montgomery set
aside "Wednesday, July 20. as 18th
Reunion day.
There: are approximately 5000 men
In North Dakota eligible to join. In
the reunion, to which all members
and former members Of the 164th
regiment and old North Dakota ma
tional guard regiments, and all mem
bers3 of the old 41st division have been
invited. The impression gained
ground that this is to be just an Of
hcers' reunion. but those in charge
wish to correct that impression. ac-
cordtng to Major B. G. Boyd Of Grand
Forks, WHOM member Of the COM
mittee, and 1t is emphasized that both
ohfcers and mel are invited to be
here on July 90. "a
The plan Is to form a permanent
organization and 1t is proposed to hold
annual reuntonA
That there is much interest in the
reunion and. proposed organization is
evidenced from the fact that men
from various parts of the state al
ready have, written for reservations,
And~ indications are that there will be
4 good attendance. Some interesting
features have been planned for the
reunion, which Is to be carried out
along very informal lines and which
Is designed primarily to bring the
men to Grand Forks for a real get:
together time and to launch a per-
SinaIient o~rganization.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
BANKERS WILL
AID WOOL men
Wool Growers Representa-
tves Confer with Executive
Council of Association.

Cooperation and advice Of the
North Dakota State Bankers associa-
ton in working out a plan to advance
money to farmers who ship wool to
the state wool pool at Fargo was
pledged at a meeting held this morn
ing In Grand Forks between represen-
tatives of the wool growers and the
executive committee of the bankers
organization.
Representatives Of the wool grow
ers in attendance were A.. D. Scott Of
Fargo, secretary and manager of the
warehouse association, which is car
ing for the warehousing Of the wool,
and ]. A. Power Of Leonard, president
Of the state wool growers organiza-
ton.
The plan prepared by the wool
growers" said Mr.. Power, calls for
a nominal advance to the farmers at
the time they deliver their wool to the
state pool, say 10 cents per pound.
The state organization would advance
this money, having first secured 1t by
loans from banks IN counties from
which the wool was shipped. These
loans would be secured by notes, OF
the individual farmers for the amount
Of the advance and by the individual
negotiable warehouse receipts issued
at The time Of delivery of the wool to
the pool.
Mr.. Scott and Mr.. Power held a
conference with Director Young Of the
Federal Reserve bank at Minneapolis
a short time ago, at which Mr.. Young
said that the reserve bank would re-
discount this type of loan handled by
the member banks In the various
counties.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
ARRANGE FOR
COUNTY CONTEST
Eight Clubs Have Entered
Competition For Places
at State Fair.

Miss Elva Cronk. county boys and
girls club leader, ANNOUNCES that a
county demonstration contest will be
held at. Grand Forks Thursday. July
z. at which a home economics team
and an agricultural team will be Sc
lected to represent the county at the
statewide contest to be held at the
State Fair at Grand Forks July IL
to %. .,
Eight clubs have entered the con-
test, the Niagara sewing. Honeyford
canning, Hegton township poultry.
Grace township sewing. Hatton sew
ing, Reynolds canning, Grand Forks
garden and Grand Forks canning.
Miss Irene Dunno. assistant state club
leader, will be the judge at the county
contest. when one team Of three men,
bers will be selected from the sewing
and canning entrants al a home eco
Monies team, and another team of
three members will be selected from
the garden and poultry entrants for
the agricultural team. e
The county contest will be held at
the court house beginning at 10 a. m.
and Miss Cronk Is making plans for
the children to have a picnic dinner at
noon in M of the parks.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
FOURTH:
. FOR THIS CITY 'l|T||'Y
Belmont Park to be Open;
Many Weekend Parties
to Leave For Lakes.

!. Thourh Indenendence dav which
fans next Monday. .Iuv A. IL - he
observed an a. holiday and al h,,si-
mess viii he snanended for + dav
there will be no formal c.,abration
~ anv E;nd ~ c~end Forls
The fact hat the Fourth innn.d,.
ately follows sunday rivea a domhi.
weekend holiday i many narties
Of motorists are making n,.na n
head for lake ra.orts On "a t,,rdav to
remain over the Fourth. Mama lake
and Ren.sdu wi1l draw the, 1r.atsr
share ~ these nsrne.
Manv Scandinavians ~ Grand
49,. ~, s1~.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
Accommodation
Ample for Fair
Secretary Says

Ample accommodations will be pro-
vided by Grand Forks for out Of town
people who come here to attend the
North Dakota state fair, July 1S to
%, Secretary E r. Montgomery said
this morning. The Commercial club
has listed a large number of rooms
that will be available during fair
week, in addition to those that will
be available at the hotels and public
rooming houses.
The city park board has offered the
use Of the tourist camp at Riverside
park II fair visitors during the week
Of July 1s to 20, and motor parties
coming in for the air may establish
camp at the park. and have the free
use Of the swimming pool.
Many homes Of the city will be OPP
ened to the fair visitors, and both Mr..
Montgomery and H. Mayne Stanton,
secretary of the Commercial club,
give assurance that every one. who
ome to the city during fair week
will And plenty of housing accommo.
dations. .&i31lK4AW
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
.AlAll'nl Annual Picnic
on July Eighth

The postponed annual picnic OF, the
Grand Forks County Farm Bureau
Will be held Friday. July 8, at Bach
elorSs Grove, four miles northwest Of
McCanna. Although the speaker for
the day has not yet been secured.
OF 1.-the Farm Bureau are now IN COM
municAtion with, several men who
have national regulations In the agn-
cultural field, and farmers Of the
county may be assured that they will
be we'll repaid for their time spent
at this picnic.
President Hans Georgesen an
,nounces that a baseball game will be
staged between Grand Forks and Gill
by, and that music will be furnished
by, the Niagara Citbor band. The
Citbor orchestra will play for q dance
in the evening. The Us quartet ia
scheduled for several seectionE.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
Pettibone Company
Issues CITY Directory

The Pettibone Directory company
ofsTargo, N. D., distributed the city
directory for Grand Forks and East
Grand Forks for the year 1921 to the
various business places in the two
cities today. c. r. Pettibone was in
h city and had charge Of the dis
tribution.
according to figures In the d.
rectory. Grand Forks shows an in
crease of nearly 1000 in population
since the United States census of
1920. The population at present, ac-
%4cording to the directory, is 1926.
The directory. is composed of an
alphabetically arranged list Of bust
ness firms and private citizens, a
miscellaneous directory, city and
county officers, public and private
schools, churches, banks, secret and
benevolent societies.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
EQUALIZATION Board
Meets Next Tuesday

The county commissioners. will meet
at the court house on Tuesday. July
s, as q board Of equalization, County
Auditor Hans Anderson announced to-
day.
" have concluded their work. ' snd
have returned the books to. the audi
tors once. Members Of the county
auditors star now are busy prepar-
ing IN abstract Of the ASSESSORS re-
ports in preparation for the board
meeting next Tuesday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
Legion Gives Banquet
In Dawson's Honor

Members Of the Grand Forks post
of the American Legion gave q BAN
quet in the Frederick hotel last night
in honor Of C. L. Dawson Of Beach,
N. D., past state commander Of the
American Legion, and now field rep
resentative, who is touring the United
States in the interests of the Legion.
Following the banquet, Mr.. Dawson
gave a resume of the work Of the
Legion in the United States and spoke
on the hospital conditions for disabled
service men. He spoke Of the tardi-
ness Of the government in supplying
suitable facilities for the care of those
still suffering from the effects Of the
war. He made a plea for immediate
action to remedy the situation.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
MANYPRESElyI
LAIMSB|||El|'1F|ORE
FEDERAL BOARD
Eligibility Squad Holding
Conference at High
! School Today.

i Members. Of the federal eligibility
board who are hers today have adj
justed q number Of claims today and
some seventy Ave former service men
and women presented claims before
] o'clock this afternoon. Indications
are that o than n hundred
claims will. be settled before the
board adtourns at noon on Thursday.
The board has headquarters In the
high school building. near the Alpha
avenue entrance. and will be on duty
until noon on Thursday. The pur-
pose Of the visit from this board is to
finally clear up in this district all
claims for disabled war veterans, and
to place within their reach compen>
sation, o. vocational training. The
board takes care Of appeals where q
Just settlement has not been made. as
well as putting in new claims, and
advises others on matters confusing
them; In regard to the different
branches Of rehabilitation for e8-
service, men. Every person who
wishes information of any kind In.
connection with claims is asked to at.
tend the conference. before Thursday
noon.
An automobile tour at $40 o'clock
this afternoon, followed BY a picnic
supper at Lincoln park, and a dance
at the Belmont pavilion are entertain
ment features that have been arrang-
ed for the visiting men. All disabled
service men and their ladies are in
vitd to attend these affairs. The
moving picture theaters will be open
to the veterans and. their ladies, who
will be admitted without charge, and
Wilde's pool and billiard parlors also
will be open to the visitors.
Men who r. here to cnfer with the
board members come from many
parts of Grand Forks county, ana
from adjoining counties.
The board is comprised OF I'VE
members, and others who are here
in connection with the work are:
Ted Hoverson of Fargo, war risk In
surance officer; William Knoll. insur-
ance officer Of the American Legion;
Jay Batten, Minneapolis, district vo-
cational officer Of Minneapolis, and
W. G. Besserer, state supervisor Of
the federal board in North Dakota
J.. B. Wineman, chairman of the
home service section of the Red
Cross and o. Tudor Owen of this city,
also are assisting with the work.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
GOLFERS START |
FOURSOMEPLA
Thirty-6ve Pairs Entered in
Today's Tournament at
Local Links.

Thirty hye pairs will compete a
the Grand Forks golf links today in
the mixed foursomes for the Grand
Forks Mercantile prize.
This is the third in q series OF
mixed foursomes to be played at the
local links this season and golfers
have taken q great deal OF interest
take place every Wednesday. The
matches last Wednesday were won By
Mr. G. J.. Murphy - n. Bach.