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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
EVERETT TRUE

'sne won't come. Lilian's tired.
SOS Hastings: any one would think
you'd knock her about Sorry. old
chap" he added quickly as Ferrier
WINGED
"she can't believe that what's hap
pened makes 20 difference" he
went on. II say. Ferrier. why don't
you ask about Major and the other
chap7"
Ferricr frowned.
"I'Il make all the inquiries I want
when can fight again. They'll
have a hard job TO keep out OF my
road this journey"
Micky sat down on the arm OF
Terriers chair.
SAY" he said abruptly. ''the night
you turned the bend. Hastings and
I went out on our own. Wed got an
address from the maid-it was a
wrong I'm. Of course. Then thought
OF the Hengler's club. It's a regu-
lar hotbed--wonder the police
haven't called before now.
"weil. sure enough. there was
Master Hastings-the sham 'un -
holding the bank--rouiette. Jove! II
brought back memories to see the
young fools there. Luckily nobody
recognized me.
well. we played needn't &c
into details. There WIS "a bullet,
headed chap there. the new lamb
for Fleeing, and he was losing like
blazes. never suspected anything.
tho. TIL I heard him yell out,
"Cheatl"--and in a minute the place
was In an uproar.
You know what that sort OF
brawl is. The other Hastings tried
10 smooth things over. but the other
chap whipped out a gun--so." Micky
flung up his arm dramatically.
THE crowd rushed at him, and
Hastings ducked just as the door
opened. and in walked Major. The
gun went off--and I guess you
needn't bother about Major anyY' he
added calmly.
"Dead7"
Dead as pig-right thru the
heart We cleared off, and the resi-
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Mr.. Dcshaw knew the danger
OF the Illusions and also he knew
that II the men Of the tribe had
decided. positively decided. on
taking Huston and his wife and
little girl and putting them to
death on the grave OF their chief.
he would have to use some clever
strutegy TO thwart their purpose.
Nothing he could think Of seem.
ed . possible way. and while he
was yet busy In his mind over
II no heard a mighty cIatter and
a sound OF angry voices outside
and presently II great stalwart
Indians came pushing into the
store.
Dcshaw began talking to them
and they grew angry and excited;
several OF them laid their guns on
the counter in their eagerness to
talk.
Deshaw. without letting them
know what ne was doing. leaned
far across the counter and gradu-
ally worked these guns across tin
they fell behind the counter. But
he had only few. the rest of the
II held their guns in their hands.
But help was coming from an
unexpected source.
Across the narrow inlet, old
Chief Seattle heard the com.
motion. and jumping into his
canoe. he quickly padded across
and burst into the store crying
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01

tan around deiishtediy and putting
out his cheeks II shah be having
maple syrup soon. I've already
rented n room In Mapie-Trcc Flats
from MIR. Tingaling. the fairyman
landlord. SO I'm all fixed. Besides
I've got a hole drilled In the wall
OF my house, so that the sap win
run into II and I'M IL up. All l have
to do Is to drink my fill. Won't l
get fat nowr'
South Wind whispered something
more to Chick before she passed on
Yes. and we should have good
weather this spring. Sprinkle Blow
has two helpers called Nancy and
Nick and IL will be much easier for
him TO tend to his weather fixings
and 10 keep n sharp lookout for
those Nuisance Fairies who live on
his star. ! don't think that Old
Man Flood or Jack Frost will get
out again. but there are the others.
Thunder and Lightning and Sicily
Dry Weather"
But Chick didn't caro-. He began
TO sing.
Go he Continued
Copyright. 1921, by Seattle Star1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
BY BLOSSER
BYAHERN
By Mabel CIclAMd 3
Page 404
THE GREAT CHIEF

out. ''whooi whoos Who do I
hcarr'
His voice. you remember. was
wonderfully strong and powerful.
and so was his strength Of arm.
and the Indians feared the great
chief. living. even more than they
feared Chief Ska-ga-tiquis dead.
~whoo! WHO'D. Who do hear?-
repeated Seattle. but the men.
falling back. answered never q
word.
But Deshaw's little gir4 Who
was also the granddaughter o.
Seattle. ran forward and cried:
Grandpa they are going to XIII
the Illusions over Ska-ga-t-Quis'
grave"
-whoo! whoo- pulled the old
chief. who Is going TO kinr' And
seizing a musket, he rushed at
them. as IL he would shoot them
al.
He kept right after them. scold-
ing them In his great voice till
the people on the other side could
hear every word he said
why do you people wish 70
kirl7' he cried In his own Ian
guage. why are you so wrong.
so foolish?
81 do not want you 10 kin your
slaves. Mr.. Deshaw. the big white
medicine man. does not want you
to. governor does not Colonel
Simmons does not nor does the
Great White Chief in Washing
ton city. And it must stop"
The men scattered pell-mell.
and that ended one more heather
practice
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"THE UPHILL ROAD"
-
csS'T's.s H'ss'- . s''-s'.''s By RUBY M. AYRES
Continued From Yesterday,

He asked her hoarse question
you love him. Joanf You love
Ferricr"
Her sohs quieted: she looked up
NJ him. a rose.flush in her face.
"ff he dies" she said. III he dies.
shall die. too. I'D lie down willing.
~ for him 10 walk over me n Il
would make him happy. lie used to
say that he worshiped me. lie
didn't know that was at his feet
all the time"
The sleepy chauffeur had climbed
down from his seat. and was start
ing up his engine. The cob in the
small hrougham SHE'D away from
the sudden noise. Micky looked at
them with unseeing eyes.
The last rag OF his dream was
gone. Joan loved Fcrrier-Fcrrier
who even then might be dying
might be dead.
He reused himself with an effort.
Tvs been asking for you. Joan.
I've looked for you everywhere: II
life Is TO be saved he broke
-. 'Oh, why couldn't you have
nred mcg" he said hoarsely.
She shrunk from him ''Nicky.
fcky. don't speak TO me like
at"
He tried 10 laugh. -I'm sorry, dear
and we're wasting time: viii you
rili you come with meg"
The biz car had gone now: the
pmall brougham was slowly follow
ing. Mlcky CROPPED for Joan's hand.
he felt how 1t was shaking.
They went into the house and up
Y1hc stone stairs together. The light
from one OF the floors fell full on
Means face. and the blue eyes that
lad grown so tragic since last Micky
nw them.
Neither OF them spoke n word;
here was no sound but Joanis sob
hing breath and the ring OF their
Afeps on the stone stairs
Micky had left the door Open II
was open suil- lie pushed IL wide,
and drew Joan with him into the
room where brother and sister stood
together.
-I've found her. he said His
Huice sounded strange to his own
Ilnr ~I've. found her He took
hand from CLANS.
yhe two girls looked at one an.
kher. Lillian made the first step
Forward
'Uh. ycu poor little thing she
aid She put an arm about JoaD's
Drinking figure. She had seen the
ard look Of pain IN Micky's face.
But she smiled down at Joan.
: Micky stood looking after them as
1hey crossed the room 20 the closed
door beyond. Hastings fired a vol
LEY OF eager questions at him.
where did you find herr Where
tdid she come fromf How did you
know whore TO searchr Why on
earth don't you answer. man.
Then he. too. looked At Micky's
4Acc. and was silent
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Confessions of a Husband
40. | HEAR OF EDITH AT COME ON INN

1t was a great deal harder to DO
lievc 1t.
l went on with my dictation.
growing inwardly at the news Miss
Berllins had given me. IL wouldn't
have been SO bad IL Edith hadn't de-
liberately gone out OF her way to
tell me an 'untruth.
That was the mood / was in when
an office boy entered with a card. I
gave one glance at it and then said:
"Show him in"
The name on the card in my hand
was Eugene Salter.
(To BE Continued
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-02
MONTANA'S REVENUE FROM
COAL. OIL AND CEMENT

The tax on gasoline. coal. cement
and crude oil levied by the law passed
at the last session of the Montana
state legislature amounted to $140.-
It is estimated by State Treasurer j.
W. Walker that the total for the year
Will run up to at least 100000
Governor Joseph NJ. Dixon who fos-
by the seventeenth Observation-Disclosures
the total for the year will be $500. 900.
Money for the quarter ending June 80
was Listed fer that quarter up to July
ceived several checks that increase the
total for the quarter. but which win
ne accounted for In the receipts of the
current quarter.
half Of issi there we're "a ioa! !ss to ass
OF coal mined In Montana or shipped in
AMI sold. that 2.490,250 barrels Ct CO.
ment 400 pounds each) were produc:
cd. that oil Of gross value Of .$S0.991
that 7.412.274 gallons OF gasoline were
time
The tax on coal is five cents ton.
one per cent of the gross receipts and
on gasoline one cent a gallon.
The state has received $426 for coal
dealers' licenses, a total Of $617. which
i Is added n to the general receipts from
Wal ker's report shows:
end quarter: sSoiss: total. s5iiss.45.
Cement-First quarter. IS. 40 10: sec
to be included in this report.
Oil production-First kuarter, $4.-
i4lsS; second quarter. $sos71; total.
seecn% auarter .s 3Sa1.ss toal sS ;3a
412.7.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-02
WHERE BIRDS SPEND THEIR
WINTERS OF GENER Al INTEREST

Investigations on the status Of birds
IN their winter homes have been un-
dertaken by the Bureau OF Biological
Survey. U. g. Department of Agricul-
ture, in connection with administra-
ton Of the treaty with Great Britain
for the protection Of birds migrating
between the United states and Canada.
That many OF these birds winter in
some. but 1t is known to- be the case.
Valuable material collected by DR..
alexander Wetmore Of the survey who
recently returned after a years alb
tus Of our migratory birds in those
subject
Among our more familiar birds that
pr. Wetmore observed in South Amer
lea was the well-known barn swal low,
that ranges with fiocks of native swat
Jews In open country. Many of the
species encountered were shore birds
found through, the marshy pampas or
found to winter we'll north in the tro-
pics and others to travel as far south
as the Straits of Magellan. Among our
game birds seen in Argentina and el se-
where We're the golden plover and pee
toral sandpiper.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-02
COSTS SSc TO COLLECT EACH
800 OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Internal revenue collections from all
sources during the fiscal year 1921 de-
creased more than $S1 ?000.000 as corn
pared with the previous year while
cents to So cents for each 800 collect
ed. according to preliminary state
ment issued by Commissioner Blair
from Washington.
which amounted to about $4,000. 900.
he explained. was mainly due to re-
duced collections and Increased ex-
pers eto IN Supervising regulatory laws
to $a:595.000.765 against $5,4O7.750,251
in 1890. while the income ana profit
with $3.956.9 the previous year,
AGAINST taxes Pgssaasss
Income and profit taxes Represented
% per cent and MISCELLANEOUS taxes
1921 compared with Is per cent for in.
come and profits taxes and 81 per cent
for miscellaneous taxes during the
previous year.
ton act during 1921 were s2.15s.oSs as
compared with s64l,o29 collected dur
Ing the previous fiscal year. In addi-
ton, Commissioner Blair estimated
that from made by the de-
mate $a.5oc.ooo " o'' "pp''N''
New York. with a total Of more than
$1,000. 100000. produced the most fed
and profits taxes and total revenue coll
lected in the west include
North Dakota s2,O72.376 and s2.s33.-
S57: South Dakota. .ss.64s.12s and $4..
sss!sS: Mo"tana ss. s:a,s: ana and IS s..
340,633.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-02
GOOD LAND AND BAD

An intelligent soil survey is one of
the greatest needs &C agricul tural
Montana and the recent announcement
IN the northern counties IL welcomed
by all who have the interests Of the
state at heart. A classification CT the
states land before the great rush OF
homesteaders to take up farm land in
the dry-land areas would have pre-
vented much of the suffering and des.
pair that have result ted in districts that
should never have been taken from
the range.
bench land in the state that can be
farmed successfully under the dry
land system but there are some sec.
items that will not produce paying
crops no matter how Hard the farmer
tolls or how long he perseveres. Such
land will eventually go back to the
change takes place the better it will
The. growth of Montana's agricul
tural Industry cannot go ahead as rap.
idly as 1t should until the farmers who
are vainly striving to make grazing
land produce crops can get held Of
some Of the good farming land that is
lying idle all over the state. This il
great problem and one that will take
years to solve but it IL encouraging to
know that the first step-a careful
soil SURVEYS being taken.-Montana
Farmer.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-02
SHERIDAN LIVESTOCK MEN TO
HAVE A MARKETING AGENCY

Steps have been taken TO the organ.
ixation OF Sheridan county marketing
agency at Omaha and 9 Bureau Live
stock Loan Association In Sheridan for
ers. At a meeting in Sheridan, at
tended by % representative ranchers.
and presided over by John p. Patrick
as county cattle project leader, letters
were read from the Wyoming Wool.
growers association agency at Omaha,
pledging the full lest Of Cooperation
and support in Sheridan's undertaking.
me advteability Of establishing an In
dependent cattlemen's association at
the Nebraska city instead az associat.
ating with a larger and longer estab-
llshed concern was urged by a number
Of ranchers.
at the same time a letter was read
from the Nebraska Farmers Union
Marketing Association by l.. r. john
ston. l.: F. Hyre, travelling represent
tative OF an eastern cattle loan assoc
clatlcn. was present at the mass meet
ing and In a comprehensive address
outlined and explained the dement's
gained through the association, giving
a number OF examples Of enterprising
associations in the northwest. A conn.,
mittee, consisting Of L. F. Johnston,
II. Burns and J.. E. Patric was APP
pointed to make trip to Lincoln
within the near future for a personal
interview with President C. H. Gustaf-
son, head Of the marketing association
OF the United States Farm Bureau. In
regard tc, the establishment Of such an
agency.
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the rule, 81 course: for example. where
2 man falls heir to large fortune OF
becomes wealthy by finding oil acci-
denta!ly; but that brings up another
question again. and one that has never
been settled, a. to whether success n
measured only in dollars.
The right method Of thinking IL to
take your problem and to think alens
q straight line.
Concentrates!
Decide upon your nrst big prob EN-
Ana t1en-th1nk! Don't start under
the delusion that You can work It out
n five minutes. Edison experimental
from ten to nifty thousand times on
number Of his Inventions before he a.
nally perfected them.
Think and keep thinking.
Get off by yourself, in some room
ws:nt i woSidat s. x c the Rs' effort K I.
Someone else. no doubt, has thought
about the same problem and when they
reached the same point in the road.
they heeitated, wavered-and gave up.
And right there In the place to give
'er more gas to make the hill!
Keep en- thinktng-gtraight-c
There are millions in the ground, but
there are Infinitely more millions above
The world II paying bigger dividends
today than ever before to- thinkers.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-02
PEOPLE WANT TO DRINK
BUT DO NOT WANT SALOONS

:, a. Are people generally resigned to
They are not. They don't want sa.
looms but they do want to drink
That's the answer given by Supreme
sterdam. after several weeks in New
York city. where he was sent specially
by Governor Miller to handle dry law
violations exclusively.
Other observations of the jurist who
disposed Of hundreds Of violations. but
found himself nearly inundated by a
daily amazing increase. are:
You could never get jurors to con-
Wet in prohibition cases IL they knew
defendants were to &C. to prison.
Fines are sufficient penalty in pro-
hihitiOn cases.
New Workers. will drink even If they
have to manufacture 1t.
In many cases arrests We're not JUS
titled.
hut here's what Justice Borst says:
II shall recommend legisla ton pro-
viding for an excise tax on places
where legal beverages are sold. Many
former saloon keepers are operating
soft drink places. They never take a
chance themselves. but their walters.
former bartenders, run risks for them
by carrying in their pockets a small
cOntafner. with one or more drinks of
whiskey. which they sell to trusted
customers. We may punish the watt
err. but the proprietor will prove his
innocence legally-and hire another
waiter"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-02
cows WILL. sOLvs PROBLEM
SAYS A BAKER WRITER

Writing on the subject OF the milch
cow and what it can do for the coun.
try. in the Baker Sentinel. L. H.
Cchreiner Of that city. tells how to
meet the new conditions.
The main issue Is to- milk more and
better cows and give them proper care
and the matters referred to above wiz
development which naturally goes with
face with a new order of things. The
much abused credit system Of recent
years is practically a thing Of the
past In order to meet this newly
credited conditions. the purchasers
must have an income every day Of the
year. We know Of no better way for
a farmer to meet this new condition
than tc. milk from ten to twelve good
cows. They viii keep up current ey-
surplus for a rainy day.
gagged in the operation of creamery
plant in western Minnesota. in the Red
River valley country. Farmers. as a
rule, were heavily in debt. wheat pro-
duction having become more or Less
uncertain. We encouraged the farm.
ers to take up dairying which they did
and have been very successful.
A statement published In one OF the
daflies Of the country showed about
fourteen million dollars on deposit In
the banks Of the country. SIS per cent
OF this amount belonging to the farm
Now. Kind reader. what the ccw, tn.
hog and the hen have done for thin
county In Minnesota. they win do fol
Montana counties 1t given a fat,
chance.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-02
THE n. r. LAND GRANT

Way back In the COS the tor North
ern Pacific Railway company was
struggling with the big project OF
building its line to the coast. its cry
Of help was listened 10 by congress
and on July 3. 1864. congress passed
q land granting act that conveyed to
this company every other section OF
for two reasons: One to aid the con-
struction Of the Northern PACIFIC rail
road ;the other to promote public
welfare"
Every other section aided materially
in the construction of the Northern Pa
cinc railroad. in fact. It made It pos:
sible for the. road to be finished at
lie welfare" seems to have been for
gotten by the Northern Pacific Rail-
way company, but the people Ct Mon
tana can not forget that Il was their
lands that made 1t possible. and ID
now time that some gratitude be shown
Baker Sentinel.
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roRD,s RAILROAD EXPERIMENT

in the operation Of big railroads at a
deficit when novice such as Henry
funet wsn Il Tho a betroe Toiedo and
Iron Mountain. and after being in
charge. only four months was able to
dacing freight rate: 20 per cent. Al
the same time Ford adhered to a 50
wage for an eight-hour day fer the
'a PeHaap. ene 81 the ss S!s items of ex.
sSoiish%sas e h,sh; .siarisa sxsea:
he rev wnsn 0!a a' .ereaR. ne
rust" that was losing money and
mad It g paying concern, he replied.
S e'imnarea waste '' and IL tna
thing" One Of his first official acts.
as reported, was to cut the force Of
railroad employs from 200 to 1850
road had ever handled), and to replace
all Of the higher officials but one with
men Of his own selection Sunday work
- abolished except in cases ct absolute
In the operation Of the d.. T. 4 l..
Mr.. Ford IL concerned with three sets
Of people-the owners of property. the
shippers and passengers and the em-
The situation in the railroad indus
try in this country amounts almost to
ing newspaper. The railroads are levy
Ing a tribute upon the nations indus
try that it cannot pay. Railroad rates
country through are raising calamity
cries. declaring that products can not
be moved at the present excessive
tali.ed for about twice their actual
the h-cammins bill sefore Congress
and this means that for every dollar
valuation they are cOmpelle led to earn
another dollar on this fictitious valu.
alton.
One Of the commonest gratis Of tn.
railroads is that. OF paying princely
paper says. They perhaps have moth.
the roads. but who happen to belong
to the inside controlling ring. A rail-
road official who receiver 100000 a
favors. He doesn't earn this sum. He
gets it because he Is 'one of the boys
on the inside. Salaries like this point
to one reason why railroads demand
overhead expenses are handsome re-
tainer fees paid attorneys:
The railroad magnates for some time
paigns for higher freight rates and re-
They have been successful in a meas
But along comes Henry Ford and BY
practical railroad knOwl edge, proves
that railroad may operate with profit
with living wages fer it's men and by
charging less money for freight rates;
What a boon to the country It every
railroad had for it's executive another
Henry Ford. And really we believe it
high time to Junk" every railroad
executive receiving, from $4,000 to
100000 a year for doing nothing. ana
to replace them with men who will
devote their time and attention to
make the railroads prosperous and in
fact follow in the footsteps Of Henry
Ford. We need a ldt of men in this
country now just like him.
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TWO GOvERNlsENT PUBLICATIONS
WHICH SHOULD BE WIDELY READ

The following publications were is:
sued BY the United states Department
Loans" BY ' 1. 9. cray sn Axricuitarai
Economist, and Howard A. Turner.
Junior Agricultural Economist PIP. ~.
ngs. 3. Contribution from the office CT
farm management and farm economics
July p. 1921: Department Bulletin
S68.) Price, Ave cents.
Presents study based on the expe.
rtence of 400 farmers who have bor-
rowed money through the Federal farm
loan banks, with view. Of determine
ing the s id II, to Witch the SIXTEEN
uesss f :sekns f. Say aF land
Service and Regulatory Announce
July 81. 1891. Price. ave cents.
Inventory Of Seeds and Plants Inn
ported by the Office Of Foreign Seed
and Plant Introduction" during the pc.
1915. Pp. IS. pls. {. july II. 1921.
Inventory No. 4S; Nos. 43013.43390.
Bureau Of Plant Industry Price. 10
cents.
:. A copy Of any Of the publications
listed above. except those otherwise
ncted. may be obtained free upon ap.
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OF Publications. United states Depart
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In giving prompt attention. make your
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