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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-06-17
Beer LOBBYISTS Appear

On the day before the Illinois Pro-
hibition enforcement bill reached a
final vote in the House several men
appeared at the capitol to protes t
against the passage of the bill. They
based their objection to the provisions
against prescribing beer When re-
minded that the bill had gone to third
reading and the proper time for
amendments had passed these lobby
lists blandly stated that the proposed
legislation had only recently come to
their attention, too late for them to
object on second reading OF the bill.
One of the doctors who had been in
Nerviewing dry members OF the House
told Representative OF the Anti-Sa-
loon League that he and his organiza-
ton had heard OF the proposed legis-
lation against beer only three days
before. This man claimed to be a
dry and also asserted that he had re-
ceived thousands of letters protest
ing against this section of the bill
The League representative told the
doctor that he could scarcely qualify
as dry if he insisted on defeating
the entire bill simply to save medici-
nal beer He also told him that if
he had only heard of the bill three
days before it was utterly impossible
for him to have already received
thousands of letters of protest
A Shrewd Plot
While proof is lacking it is quite
apparent that the wet plan OF proceed
ure was something like the following:
Desiring to defeat the entire bill the
vets planned to attack some particu-
lar feature of the proposed legislation.
The provisions against beer seem to
them the most vulnerable point in the
bill. Two things were necessary.
First, to keep under cover; and sec
@ond, to withhold their attack until
the bill had porceeded to final roll
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-06-17

district and tell them that this bill
does not mean d. thing" said Mr..
Hart in closing his address against
the bill.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
A New Romance of the Storm
BY GRACE MILLER WHITE

Il like you heaps" she breathed
with suppressed emotion. She wanted
to throw her arms about him right
then, to tell him how she had longed
to be with him, all about her promise
that she would not leave the house
again without some one with her. She
was considering this when
81 wanted to ask you-if you've seen
that man again." said Philip. "The
one L"
"YOu slung In the lake?" interrupted
Tonnibel, dlmple peeping out at the
corner of her mouth. mo, never. l
guess old Reggie thinks I'm dead, don't
you?"
81 saw him in town today" he told
her finally and then almost cursed
himself for his brutality. She had
gone so white and was looking about
her helplessly.
Hell find me, mebbe," she hesitated,
a haunted expression coming into her
eyes. "Mebbe he will"
mo, he wont; not If you let me
help you," exclaimed Philip. "Now,
listen to me! Don't 60 out of Cousin
Paul's rooms for anything, no matter
what. Call a servant if you want any
thing downstairs. And don't leave the
house unless you go with me. l want
your promise that you will not come
downstairs. VIII you give it to meF
Tony didn't understand why she
should promise this, and a whimsical
thought came into her mind that she
was always making promises to some
one, but she couldn't refuse him, and
Philip went away little happier and
feeling much more secure.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
Mystery Grass.

In England mysterious grass
which grows in muddy fiat land and
bears the name Of Spartina Town
sendi. is giving the scientists "furi-
ously to think" just ut the moment
This reedlike grass was first observed
I'm 1870 in Southampton Water, but
for many years it attracted little at
tention except from bOtaniSts. Lat
terly, however, il has started TO grow
az a positively alarming rate. 1t has
spread rapidly over the mud-hats
about its place of origin, until now it
occupies dozens of square miles. 1t
has remarkable capacity for holding
mud. and in this respect it acts as a
protector of the cOast-line and re-
claimer of land. This is all right in
some districts. On the other hand, In
such places as Poole HarbOr the chan
nels are in danger of becoming choked
by it, because by mating the mud
together it prevents the scOur Of the
tide from carrying it out to sea. If
this danger can be cOunteracted, the
new grass may be useful as a food for
stock and as raw material for paper.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
Rocky Road to knowledge.

A man who was acting queerlJ
about the rooms of the local library
last week excited much comment He
was in search of some book of ref
erence but refused to accept the aid
Of the librarian in his search. After
he had made a second or third visit
and gone it was learned he was a
member of debating society ard had
been chosen to uphold the affirmative
on the question: Gould you and
would you order the courtmartiai of q
soldier who saved the lives Of the
members Of his company by shooting
the company cook ?"-Pottsville (Pa.)
Journal.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
CHAPTER X-continued.

That afternoon he met Captain Mac
Cauley on State street. The sight of
Reggie's slim staggering figure
brought Philip to a quick decision. He
stopped directly in front Of Brown,
and as 1t was the first time they'd met
since the memorable moment when
Reggie had been flung in the lake, they
looked embarrassedly into each others
eyes.
$50 you decided to come homer
asked Philip, his voice sharply toned.
Reggie gathered together his cour-
age and curled his lips. Why should
he be afraid of Salvation army cap
tain even if he were rich?
at looks like 1t, doesn't it," he
sneered. "And it's none of your bust
ness, anyway"
"It's my business about how you
treat Tony Devon" Philip began, but
Reggle's fresh outburst cut off his
words
"Nobody'll ever treat her any way
after this" he almost groaned. "She's
dead, drowned in the lake."
A Mortified expression passed over
Philips face. Then he realized that
Reginald didn't know Of Tony Devon's
presence In the Pendlehaven home.
"She's better Off then than she was
the last time you saw her." he said
and whlrled away.
Twenty minutes later Philip was
talking to John Pendlehaven.
"You promised last night I could see
her today" he pleaded. "1ll promise
only to stay few minutes. May go
up?"
"No; I'll call Tony down." was the
reply. II don't want Paul disturbed
today"
When the boy and girl stood facing
each other, embarrassment kept them
silent for some moments. Philip had
decided to find out whether Tony knew
of Reginald Browns connection with
the Pendlehavens, although he was
positive in his own mind she did not.
''It's a nice day." he blurted out,
and Tonnibel's low Eyes" was her
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12

DIR. Pendlehaven's face gathered 9
dark look.
IF she'll go with Philip, SARAH he
said, 81 wouldn't give a hang what the
neighbors said. Come along up, Pill
and ask her" II
cousin John!" cried Mrs. Gu
"And, oh, Cousin John," ~, d
Katherine. But the doctor 80
angry to pay any heed to therb
you really want to take the child,
my lad?" he asked, smiling at Mac
Cauley.
"Yes, do let me-" blurted the boy.
Lets go up now"
They had no more than closed the
door when Katherine burst into tears,
and Mrs. Curtis pumped down into
chair In a spell of Mysteries.
1.-THE little trollop," she cried. "Oh,
I'd like"
'Td like to kill her." burst forth
Katherine. Mother. If you don't do
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
J HEARTY coRDIALlTY.
GRAHAM BONNER

tf4fhe huge creature, known as Sir
Hearty Cordiality, was standing
straight up now which he hadn't been
doing for a long time, and so the boy
ana girl Adventures knew that the
night Waterman had taken OF a part
of the roof.
And upon looking up above the
head of the huge creature they saw
that there were some stars twinkling
and smiling down at them.
Everything must be made clear to
the boy and the girl who are on the
way to the House of Secrets" said
the huge creature. The boy and the
girl were visiting him at the Hospi-
tally Hotel. "Am 1 right, Master
ThoughtfulnessT
you're right" he said.
"But do sit down." said the huge
creature, "and so your necks won't
break or feel as though they were
breaking off, I'll call for the raised
chairs and the raised banquet table"
Another gong sounded and the boy
and the girl upon sitting down on two
chairs that were put by them, found
that they were being raised up so
that they didn't have to strain their
necks to look at the huge creature.
All the other brownies and their
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
Schools and Museum Cooperate.

Natural history study in Cleveland,
O., will be enhanced by utilization of
the public schools with the museum
of natural history to be established
in that city. At consultations of the
museum director, the superintendent
of schools and the staff of each. ten
tative plans were formed by which
the resources of ale museum may be
utilized by the school children. The
museum probably will not be built
for two or three years.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
In Memoriam.

A. crowded elevator in western Of
flee building was nearing the bot
tom of its descent when it suddenly
dropped a few feet, recovered, and
continued its trip at normal rate.
ITS all right" said the elevator boy
reassuringly. "If it had fallen it would
only have meant couple of stories"
That's ALL" replied ii portly gentle
man, casting a solemn eye upward.
Gust two-one in the Star and one in
the Times."-American Legion Weekly.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
One Hopeful Feature.

Christopher Morley reprints in tie
New York Evening Post the following
'full-page sable-ruled advt." in n
garment weekly" You will share
our deep sorrow at the death OF Mr..
-. He was the founder and organ
izer of the company, which will con-
tinue to bear his name. Due to the
discontinuance of business for a week,
there has accumulated an enormous
stock of suits and coats which we
will dispose of at an unusually low
price. This is an opportunity which
you cannot afford to miss.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
CHAPTER XII.

al Love You More'n the Whole World!"
One late afternoon Philip MacCau'
ley started for the Pendlehavens, de-
sirous of seeing Tony Devon. Rather
inc saw him guiding hts car up the
roadway and ran to the door to meet
him. Her smile was especially radiant,
for she had begun to lose her fear
about Tonnibels influence over him.
"Sit down, Phil" she entreated.
Mothers sick today. Reggie almost
sets her into fits"
Philip still remained standing.
"And you've kept away so much,
dear boy" complained the girl. 1T
seems you don't care for us any more"
II do, though, but I've been busy"
replied Philip, not able to think Of any
other excuse.
"But you've always been busy, more
or less" the girl shot back, land yet
you came. Mother and 1 have come
to the conclusion that you couldn't
have been very much interested in
in-Cousin Paul's protegee. You
haven't even asked about her"
Philip coughed embarrassedly. then
laughed.
"The fact is, came to see her to-
day." he exclaimed.
Katherine went wax white.
what do you want to see her for?
she asked sharply.
ooh, just to talk to her." replied
MacCauley, awkwardly.
Katherine shook her head.
" don't believe you can" she pro-
tested obviously. cousin John won't
let any Of us go up to Paul's room,
and she never comes down any more"
"Where's Reggie?" demanded the
boy.
"Oh, he's gone to Johannesburg to-
day." answered Katherine. listlessly.
"And am glad Of 1t. I wish he'd new
er come back. He keeps mother In
tears most of the time he's here"
"And Cousin John! l want to ask
him If 1 can take Miss Devon"
Katherine's head went up in dis
dain.
II know what you want to ask him."
she interrupted tartly. "But you
needn't waste your sympathy on that
Devon Girl. But mamma says"
Before she could tell him her moth
er's opinion, the door opened and DR..
Pendlehaven walked in.
cousin John" said Philip, abruptly,
going to him, may l take Miss-Miss
Devon out for little ride? I'll prom
ise to bring her back In an hour"
The doctor looked at the boys dark
pleading eyes, looked and then
smiled.
"Perhaps you won't have any better
luck than l have had, son." he an
swered with little laugh. "Tve al
most been down on my knees to the
child, and she absolutely refuses"
Mothers dreadfully against her rid
Ing in our car, Cousin john" Kath-
crime cried in thin, throaty tones. 1.-THE
thought of 1t makes her Sick
"Your mothers not really sick, my
dear katherine" the doctor asserted.
"Ah, here she is. Katherine was just
speaking of you, my dear Sarah"
A merry twinkle came into his eyes |
as he turned on his cousin.
snow, was she?" smirked Mrs. Cur
It's. "What were you saying, KathieY
Katherine lifted her eyes, slumbering |
With passionate anger.
"That you would dislike Cousin
paul's-I mean that girl up there
aiken out for drive" replied Kath-
crime.
Mrs. Curtis caught her daughters ex-
and looked at DR.. John, then
1t Philip.
"Well, should say wouldn't like
G." she calculated. "There's limit
o all things. What in the world would
he neighbors say to such an out
nge1" " a
...SakaE aBx~zaa ~7
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
YOUR OLD UNCLE"

Synopsis.-Lonely and friendless.
Tonnibel Devon, living on a canal
boat with a brutal father and a
WORKOUT, discouraged mother. wan
ders into a Salvation army hall at
Ithaca, N. Y. There she meets a
young Salvation army captain,
Philip MacCauley. Uriah Devon,
Tony's father. announces he has
arranged for Tony to marry Regi-
maid Brown, a worthless compan-
ion. Mrs. Devon objects, and Uriah
beats her. Their quarrel reveals
that there is a secret between them
In which Tony is the central figure.
Tony refuses to marry Reginald
and escapes a beating by jumping
into the lake She finds a baby's
picture with offer of reward for its
delivery to a Doctor Pendlehaven.
With the Pendlehavens, a family
OF wealth, live Mrs. Curtis. cousin,
her daughter and son, Katherine
Curtis and Reginald Brown. Kath-
crime is in love with Philip Mac
Cauley. Tonnibel returns the pic
ture to Doctor John, and learns 1t
belongs to his brother, DR.. Paul
PendlehaVen. 1t Is portrait OF
Doctor Paurs daughter, stolen in
infancy. Doctor John goes with
Tony to the canal boat. Mrs. Devon
is deeply agitated and makes Tony
swear she will never tell of Dew
on's brutality. The older Devons
disappear and Tony is taken into
the Pendlehaven house as a com
panion to Doctor Paul Philip saves
Tony from Reginald, after a fight
on the boat. Uriah appears, orders
Philip off and locks Tony up.
Philip again rescues her. They ex-
change love vows. The Curtises ,
are furious over Tony's presence.
Philip and Tony unexpectedly meet
in the Pendlenaven home. Doctor
Paul improves under Tony's care.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
Minority Senator Raps Tariff Bill

Minority Senator Raps Tariff Bill
ashington.-Further consideration
of the emergency tariff bill by the
senate is marked by the introduction
of two additional amendments and an
attack on the measure by Senator Har-
rison of Mississippi Senator Ashurt,
Democrat of Arizona, proposed that the
duty of seven cents pound on long
staple cotton be increased to twenty
cents, while Senator Jones, Democrat
of New Mexico, moved for tariff of
fifteen per cent ad valorem on all
importations of hides. The amend.
ments will be taken up later.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
A Respectful Ckeptic.

"Do you believe George Washington
always told the incorporating
truth?"
mo, sir" replied Senator Sorghum,
with emphasis. ITO hold such an opin-
ion would be to cast aspersion on his
indisputable attachments as a states
man and diplomat"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12

something for me, I'll die. Oh, to
think Of it; he takes her out when he
could take me! Oh, God! Oh, dear
God, help me-"
Her daughters terrible outburst
brought Mrs. Curtis directly out Of
herself.
Don't, Kathie," she said In a whis-
per. 81 really had no idea you cared
for him so much. will help you, poor
dear. John shall listen to me this
night; he certainly SHALL"
Meanwhile Tonnibel looked up with
inquiring eyes as DR.. Pendlehaven
walked in. He had closed Philip on
the outside of the door.
The girl gave him a slight smile.
The doctor came forward and took
hold Of her hand.
Paul" he asked, looking at his
brother, could you spare our little girl
for an hour? 1 want her to go out"
Tonnibel, remembering her promise
to Philip, rose to her feet. II don't
want to-" she trembled. "Pd rather
stay here. I'd really rather stay here"
Pendlehaven went to the door and
opened 1t, and Philip walked in.
Here's a young man, Miss Tony
Devon" he said, laughing at the sight
of the girls puzzled face, who tells
me he wants goa to drive with him.
Now, what do you say?"
"Say yes, darling Tony" Philip ejac-
ulated with sparkling eyes.
"Oh, that's how the land lice, Is itT
said DR.. John under his breath. Then
aloud, II didn't know this thing had
gotten to the darling point, Philip"
Tonnibels face grew poppy red, and
she stood with her eyes cast down and
her fingers interlocked nervously. Oh!
how she wanted to go; now her boy
had come for her.
"You will go, Tony?" begged Philip,
his face very red from Johns speech.
"If-if-" the girl stammered.
John Pendlehaven laughed.
"She can go, can't she, Paul?" he
asked. "Phil will take good care of
her."
Paul Pendlehaven smiled and
sighed.
"Of course, she can go! She ought
to-" he said. "She stays In too close.
I've told her that every day. Go along,
little maid, but come back to your old
uncle In a little while"
Philip seized her hand to lead her
away, but Tony turned to the bed.
Then she stopped and kissed Paul PEN
dlehaven impulsively.
II love YOU" she whispered, land
mebbe It'll only be half an hour before
I'm back to you"
For many minutes after the car
started Philip paid strict attention to
his driving, and Tonnlbel allowed her.
self the luxury of taking a sidelong
look at him now and then. Once
within sight Of Beebe Lake, Captain
slowed down and stopped.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12

chairs which had just appeared, and
the, enormous banquet table in the
cenf5r of all, everything was raised
and Che floor too, so that their feet
didH, Idangle down.
To huge creature spoke to the
nigis fwatchman again, and some more
of [sfe roof seemed to be removed
guild easily. He evidently had staff
Of able workmen. They had the sky
now above them and they saw that
they were sitting in one of the up
stairs banquet halls, for they had left
the things behind them which they
had seen downstairs except their COM
panions and the banquet table.
"How about your feet?" asked the
boy, who had suddenly thought the
huge creatures feet and legs must be
very much cramped.
THANK you, they're feeling all right"
said the huge creature. Just see"
The boy and the girl looked under
the table and they saw that there was
an opening through the floor left for
him, and that his long legs had all
the room they wanted.
II have so much to explain" said
the huge creature. "In the first place,
boy and girl, do eat your soup. You
can listen as you do So"
They began to eat their soup which
had grown from little bit of soup In
a very small cup to a good deal OF
soup in soup dish.
delicious SOUP" said the girl, po-
litely.
"That's good" said the huge crea-
ture. "Now, to go on with my story,
the great banquet table which grew
from trays, and the big quantity of
food is just a way trays and food and
banquets have Of doing at the Hos
ptality Hotel. Where creatures are
hospitable, where they love to enter
tain their friends, 1t is surprising how
things will grow-or we'll feel they
grow.
1--WE are given special power Of max
ing things grow because we've been
here so long time. But you'll notice,
boy and girl, that the friends you have
who are hospitable and who share
what they have with you, always seem
to be bigger and their homes seem
bigger and their food seems more |
than with the inhospitable people. Or
course when a friend Of yours shares
a banana, Wen say with you, that
doesn't mean that the banana grows
into two bananas, but doesn't that
banana seem to grow just because
your friend wants to share it with
you?
"Its all the spirit Of hospitality, and
that's what we care about here. Now,
I'm Sir Hearty Cordially, and when
guests come, grow and l expand,
and | grow bigger until am huge
creature as l am now. grow small
again when I'm resting, but that is
as it A. pc,
"Yd =" wonder what became of
all tliesse brownies who held the
tray suftgha Y, too9 I "a Off
w W.. rrendereuA 'O -, Won
tfal Lee a ltsS ,...h. srys at
tied Sta,es. fiftaGTasa JRfnc Y
of the Contederacy, laithttsa IN
lie servant and most useful Ctr X
Most of his public life was SPENT III
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
pismisses Women TEACHERS.

Women teachers are no longer EN-
ployed in French schools for boys.
The authorization to employ them,
granted during the war, has been with.
drawn, because the return to normal
life has rendered men teachers avail
able
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
Troops To Guard Railroad In Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-Military authorities
at Camaguey, a railroad center of
eastern Cuba, were ordered recently to
establish vigilance service over prop
erty OF the Cuban railway company,
the lines of which have been tied up
by strike of employees for ten days.
This action followed the burning of
'.sqil car in an emergency train sent
q from no CEN ir,, f II: 5G92'ss of an
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
Postponed.

"Then you don't care for this fut-
urist art
mo, let the people of the future
enjoy it," ...
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
Useful.

McNutt-That fellow over there has
an itching palm.
Buggs-Wel, why don't you tell him
to go out and scratch for living2
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
"Tony, Don't You Like Me at ALP"

only answer. How pretty she looked,
thought Philip, and how much he de-
sired to kiss her as he had the other
time In the breaking dawn on the shore
of Lake Cayuga.
Tony" he said huslSily, don't you
don't you-like mo at all?"
Tonnlbel opened her eyes to their
fullest extent. Why, hadn't she kissed
him, oh, ever so many times? No
girl would do that She blushed and
studied the tip Of her pretty shoe.
Don't you, Tony, or II you don't,
couldn't your pleaded the boy.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-12
A little drop
for DR.. Paul. !
(To BE con,

Eyes" said the sn
81 realize that It =
people to make Q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-11
Many Afadavits OF
Prejudice Are Filed
In Ward County Court

Minot. n. ~, Nov. 10.-Af1davits of
prejudice in a large number Of the
remaining criminal cases on the dis
trict court calendar were filed in dis
tr!ct court today. Fisk, Murphy &
Nash, attorneys for a large number OF
defendants. filed an affidavit of
prejudice against the jury for their
clients, and J. E. Burke, attorney for
Della Marsh. charged with having
narcotics in her possession. filed all
affidavit Of prejudice against the
county.
1t is said that the affidavits will be
sent to the state supreme court at
Bismarck, which will act on them.
and If they decide to grant the change
OF venue as asked by the defendants.
another judge will be Sent to Minot
to finish up the remaining cases on
h criminal calendar.
The supreme court has under con-
s%ideration the affidavit Of prejudice
filed by Larry Byrne. Minot chief Of
police. and w. S. Brown, captain Of
police, it was said today.
The defendants represented by
Fisk. Murphy e. Nash, who ask a
change of venue. are Manson Ander-
son. charged with burglary with high
explosiv es; Jack IIongre, robbery in
the first degree; Bobb Thompson.
bootlegging; X. p. Wall. having H.
quor in his possession. and William
O'Leary, assault and battery.