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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

HONOR THE .GANR THOU NAY.
RST, ron HE WHO PLAYRTH
THE CANE STRAIGHT AND
HARD WINS EVEN WHEN nv
LOSES.
The oue-prics foF-coal -to-eyerybody
Is winning biz with u.s. No special
prices 20 special cuHt1meFB Looks
like justice 10 tbs home people there
are q lot og the home people.
Smith & ReifsnideF
.,..t.1e.sxNs...,... 49,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07

We trailed of together up the track,
two and two, the boss walking with
the young woman. After we'd counted
a few OF the cross-ties, the girl said :
"Is your name Jimmie Doddsf" And
when I admitted 1t: "Mine Is Malsie
Ann. I'm Shella's cousin on her moth
er's side. think this is a great lark /;
don't your
II can tell better after it's over"
said. Maybe wen have TO stay here
all night"
81 shouldn't mind" she came back
airily. II haven't been up all night
since I was little kiddie and our
house burned down"
We reached the big water tank, and
the boss picked out one of the square
footing timbers for seat. 1t seemed
as II he were finding 1t good bit
harder to get acquainted with his half
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07

quiet. breaking out once In the meat
course to tell me that he'd just had a
forwarded telegram from an old friend
OF his that would stop us Off for
day or two In Portal City, the head
quarters Of the Pioneer Short Line.
Farther along, pretty well into the Ice
cream and black coffee, he came to life
again TO nsk me IL had noticed the
young lady and the girl in the Pull
man section next to ours.
told him had, and then. Isc
I had never known him to bother his
head for two minutes In succession
about any woman, he gave me n
shock; said they were ticketed to
Portal City-and to find that out he
must have asked the train conductor
adding that when we reached Portal
II would be the neighborly thing for
me TO do 10 help them Off with their
handbags and see that they got cab
If they wanted one.
"Sure | WILL" says I. "That is. II
the lady's husband isn't there to meet
them. Her suit case has her name,
Mrs. Sheila Macrae.' on It,"
The boss has way of making two
up-and-down wrinkles and little
curved horseshoe line come between
his eyes when he is going to reach
for you.
"There are times, Jimmie, when you
see altogether too much," he said,
sort Of gruff.
Mdcrae, you say: that is Scotch.
And so Is 'Shella.' Most likely the
names, both of them, are only hand
downs. She looks straight American
TO me-
"She is pretty enough to look any
thing" threw In. just to see how he
would take It.
Right you are, Jimmie" he agreed.
"Tve been looking at the back of her
neck all day. There are so many
women who don't measure up to the
promises they make when you see 'em
from behind. You catch glimpse of
pretty neck, and when you get
around to the face you find out that
the neck was only bit of bluff."
II l had been eating anything In the
world but Ice cream | believe II would
have choked me. What he said led
up to the admission that he had been
making these faceand-neck comparl.
sons for goodness knows how long,
and l couldn't surround that, all at
once. You see, he was such picture
of a mans man In every sense of the
word; fighter and hard-hitter
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07

right from the jump. And to man
of that sort women are usually no
more than fluffy little side-issues. as
Eve said when they told her she was
made out of Adams rib.
That ended the dining-car part OF
It. The sure-enough. Knockout round
was fought at the rear end of our
Pullman, which happened TO be the
last car In the train. AS we walked
back after dinner Mr.. Norcross gave
me cigar and said we'd go out TO
the observation platform TO smoke.
When we reached the door we found
the young lady and the girl standing
at the rear railing to watch the track
unroll itself under the trucks. The
young lady was wearing coat with
storm collar. but the glii had a fur
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
CHAPTER n
Mr.. chadwIck,s Special

or course, as soon as the skip-out
Of the four hold-up men gave us a
free hand we knew 1t was up to us to
get busy and do something. II was a
safe bet that the Alexa was carrying
her owner, and In that case. Mr.. John
Chadwick and his train crew were
somewhere back In the hills, without
an engine, and with a good prospect
Of staying put" until somebody should
60 and hunt them up.
"We've got to find out what they've
done with Mr.. Chadwick" Mr.. Nor
cross broke out. And then: "It can't
be very far to where they have left
the engine, and II they haven't Grip
pied it" He stopped short and slung
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
BY
FRANCIS
LYNDE

a question at the two women: VIII
you two stay here with Jimmie whiie
/ 90 and see what I can find In that
gulch2'
They both paid me the compliment
OF saying that they'd stay with me-
hut the young woman suggested that
II might be Just as well II we should
all 20 up the gulch together. SO we
plked out In the dark, the boss help
ing Mrs. Sheila to hobo along over
the cross-ties OF the spur, and the lit
tie girl stumbling on behind with me-
We had followed the spur track up
the gulch for maybe short quarter
Of q mile when we came to the en-
gne. AS we had feared 1t might be,
the big machine was crippled. There
was n key gone out of one of the con-
nccting-rod crank-pn straps; one
miserable little piece of steel, maybe
eight inches long and taperng one
way. and half an inch or so thick the
other; but that was a-plenty. We
couldn't make move without 1t.
thought we were done for, but MIR.
Norcross chased me up into the cab
for a lantern. With the light we be-
gan to hunt around In the short grass.
| had been sensible enough to show
the little girl the other connecting-rod
key, so she knew exactly what TO look
for, and II did me heap Of good
when 1t turned out that she was the
one who found the lost bit of steel.
"rve got tive got 1t !" she cried;
and sure enough she had. The hold-up
people had merely taken 1t out and
thrown 1t aside on the extremely prob
able chance that nobody would be
foolish enough to look for II so near
at hand, or, looking, would be able to
find 1t in the dark.
1t didn't take more than a minute
or two, with wrench from the en-
glneer's box, to put the key bach In
place. cAeD. with one TO boost and
the other to pull, we got our two
| passengers up into the high cab 1
| threw few shovelfuls of coal into
the flrebox and put the blower on;
and when we were all set, the boss
opened the throttle aud we went care
fully nosing ahead over the old track.
feeling our way up the gulch and keep
ing a sharp lookout for the Alexa as
we ground and squealed around the
| curves.
| II must have been four or five miles
back in the hills to the place where
we found the private car, pushed in
on an old niine-loadng track at the
end of the spur. The other members
of the crew were of and waiting for
us; and standing out on the back plat
form, In the full glare of the head
light as we nosed up for coupling,
there was big, gray-haired man,
bareheaded and dressed In rOugh-locii-
Ing old clothes like a mining pros.
| pector.
The big man was "Uncle Jshn"
Chadwick, and II he was properly
astonished at seeing us turn up with
his lost engine, he didn't let 1t h.ter-
fere with our welcome. Mr.. Chad wick
seemed TO know Mrs. Shella; at any
rate, he shook hands with her and
called her by name. Then he gral bed
for the boss and fairly shouted at
him: "Well, well. Graham l-of al the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07

of the combination than l was with
mine, but after little the young wo-
man thawed out bit and made him
talk-to help pass away the time,
took it-nnd the little girl and l sat
and listened. When the young woman
finally got him started, the boss told
her all about himself, how he'd been
railroading ever since he left college,
and lot OF things that I'd never even
dreamed OF. It's curious how a pret-
ty woman can make man turn him
self inside out that way, just for her
amusement.
The boss asked her II she were
warm enough, saying that II she were
not, he and l would scrape up some
sage-brush or something and make a
fire. She replied that she didn't care
for fire, that the night wasn't at
| all .cold-which 1t wasn't. Then she
showed that she was human. clear
down to the tips of her pretty fingers.
"You may smoke IL you want to-"
she told the boss. ~ sha'n't mind It
| In the least"
The boss lighted his cigar. Then
there was more talk, In which II
turned out that the young woman and
her cousin were TO have been met at
Portal City by somebody she called
cousin BASIL" but there wouldn't be
any scare, because she had written
ahead to say that possibly they might
stop over with some friends in one of
the apple towns.
Then Mr.. Norcross said he wouldn't
miss anything by the drop-out but an
appointment he had with an old
friend, and he guessed that could wait.
listened. thinking maybe he would
mention the name of the friend, and
after while he did. The forwarded
Portal City telegram the boss had got
ten just before we went to dinner In
the dining-car was from "Uncle John"
Chadwick, the Chicago wheat king,
and that left me wondering what the
mischief Mr.. Chadwick was doing
away out In the wild and woolly west
ern country where they raise more
mining stock schemes than they do
| either.
We had been marooned for nearly
an hour when / struck match and
looked at my watch. Mr.. Norcross
was doing his best to kill time for the
young woman, and he was just In the
exciting part Of railroad story, telling
about a right-of-way fight on the Mid
land. when the little girl grabbed my
arm and said: "Llstenw
did, and broke in promptly. "Ex.
cuse me-" i called to the other two
but l think there's train coming
The boss cut his story short and
we all listened. 1t seemed that l wes
wrong. The noise we heard was more
like an auto running with the cut-out
open than a train rumbling.
"What do you make IT, Jimmier
came from the boss end OF the tim
Der.
"aotr car" I said, pointing In the
darkness, toward the east.
My guess was right. In less than
minute we saw the lights Of the car
II stopped little way below the water
tank and about q hundred yards north
of the track. or maybe less, and -four
men came tumbling out of II. II
had been alone on the job l should
probably have called to the men as
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07

lucky things this side Of Mesopota.
mia How the dev-how in thunder
did you manage to turn up hereY And
all that, you know.
The explanations, such as tney were,
came later. AS matter of course,
the talk jumped first to the mysterious
hold-up and kidnapping and the reason
why. There had been no violence
the pistol shots had been merely
meant to scare the trainmen-and
there had been no attempt at robbery /;
for that matter. Mr.. Chadwick hadn't
even seen the kidnapers, and had..e
known what was going ON until after
II was all over.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-07
"Tve changed my mind, Un-
Gle John-Pll take the job"
(To BE coNTiNUED)

A genuine friend viii indorse at
least nine out of ten Of your boastA
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-01
Cop Finds 2 Lads,
8 and 9, In Quest
of Their Parents

Two little boys, Franklin Orr
aged 9, and Gaylord Sohahan, aged
8, were standing together, unac-
companied, on a downtown street
here last night. A big policeman
approached them.
What are you doing here?" he
asked. One of the lads spoke up.
We're waiting for our folkA
The big policeman took them
with him to the station. There the
boys were questioned. They de-
clared they didn't know where their
parents were.
Taken to their homes, near 14th
and Mi1 on Streets it was learned
that their parents had retired. Of
ficer Victor warned them to take
more interest in the future as to the
of their children.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-01

ter 64@65c; country butter oO@
55c; eggs 2SQ3Oc.
Feeds: Wheat sl.y5 bushel;
oats $2.75 cwt.
Millstuffs: (ton lots, sacked)
mill run $39.OO; Montana mill run
$4,000: short middlings $4S'oo'
rolled oats S45.OO; whole corn
s45; ground corn $45.0O; cracked
corn $500; ground barley *5O'oo
scratch feed $74.
Flour: Hard wheat flour S2'fo'
soft wheat flour $2.50@2.6O.
Portland. Or, Mar. l. - Cattle
steady; receipts none; choice steers
Is7.5O@S.SO; medium to choice
s6.7507.50; fair to good S6'Oo %
6.75; common to fair $500 20 6'OO'
choice to cows and heifers $500 a
6.75; medium to good $3.50 a 6'Oo'
fair to medium $5.OO@5.5O; com
mon to fair $4OO@5.OO; Gamers
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-01
Prison Terms
For Buyers of
BoozeSought
|Prohis Aim at Pur-
chasers In Fight to
Make Nation Desert
Without Oasis

l. Washington, Mar. Jail sen
fences for buying a drink!
Thats next. So say the prohi
bition leaders,
# Pretty soon they'll urge Jail termi
TOR asking for a drink, then it'll b,
tne millennium, reports the "wets.
N They are lining up for a stiff
tight to make it impossible to gel
~ drink, If the plans of the dry
headers In congress are to be relied
#upon.
Dry" leaders claim the only way
70 stop bootleggers, now expanding
4their trade, is to make II criminal
Tor one to even buy whiskey. The
sdry in their legislative proposal
would make a prima facie case
~ a in9n or woman caught in
enc Hct of rendering money to a
bootlegger for pint feNk Of liq-
uor.
The "wets" on all sides are fair
Aly aghast at the bold measures
which are to be pressed in Cong
ress. 1t is an open secret that they
nave been urged to adopt these
tactics by government enforcement
{The most extreme measures have
been adopted recently, some of
them apparently runn..'".... whi.AyI
L $?na Feb. -Fetest etaoin etaoin
them apparently running counter to
the plain intent of congress, but
adopted as the only expendient left
TO check wave of whiskey frauds
and bootlegging upon scale which
even the most optimistic drys never
believed possible.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-01

$2.OO@4.00; bulls $3.5O@5.0O
choice dairy calves $12.50@13.5O
prime light $11.50@12.50; medium
$s.5O@1O.50; heavy $6.00@7.5O
best feders $3.50 6.7b; fair to good
s5.75Q6.75.
Hogs steady; receipts SO; prime
light $11.00@11.35;. smooth heavy
$1O.5O@11.0O; rough $6.50@9.0O;
fat pigs $1O.0O@11.OO; feeder pigs
$1O.00@11.00.
Sheep steady; receipts none: east
of mountain lambs $7.50@8.00
valleys $6.5O@7.00; feeders $3.50
@6.50; Gull lambs $4.00@5.00;
ewes $1.006D5.0O' heavy $500
$50; wethers 5000.
Portland, Or, Mar. 1. - Butter
weak; extra cubes 50@52c; parch-
ment wrapped print box lots 66c;
ment wrapped print box lots SEC;
more; less than u boz rots 1 cent
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-01
Necessity For I
State Emergency {
Board Is Shown

The necessity for the existence
OF a state emergency board is
| shown in the discovery by the gov
ernor's office of typographical err
rors in two appropriation bills
which but for the existence of this
board would necessitate the SUI
spension of operation by several
state departments after Decem Der
81, 1921, unless a special session
of the Legislature were called at an
expense of several thousand dol
lars to correct these defects.
One of the bills in question is
house bill 3S9 which carries appro-
priations Of $15.5O0 for the state
labor commissioner, $6,750 for the
board of inspectors of child labor
and $500 for the Industrial well
fare commission. The other is
house bill 387 which carries an
appropriation of $15O,0O0 for the
support of homeless, neglected
and abused children and $63,432
for the support of wayward girls
between the ages Of IL and 18I
years.
Appropriations in both of these
bills are made effective during a
period of two years beginning with
January 1, 1920. and ending with I
December 81, 1921. While this !
error in dates is clearly an over
sight on the part either of the en-
committee or of. the ways /
and means committee the effect
Of this oversight would be to stop
the use of any of these funds after
December 81, 1921, unless re-
is had to the emergency
board. The only alternative, ex-
,ept the suspension of operations
oy the department effected, would
De a special legislative session to
correct these errors.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-01
Large Program
For Orchestra
Concert Prepared

| Consisting of a large number OF
classical and semi-classical num-
bers, the program for the Salem
symphony orchestra concert, un-
der the leadership of Professor
Sites has been announced. This is
the third public appearance of the
organization whio~ has met with
great appreciation from Salem peo-
pie who have heard its ren &tion
OF the best composers, and will
undoubtedly be one of the largest
attended concerts of its kind this
season, to be given at the armory
March 8, at S:15 in the evening.
The following are the numbelA
prepared by Professor Sites:
1. Overture to "Lodoiska"-Lui-
gi Cherubini.
2. Adagio Pathetique - Benia-
min GODDARD
3. symphony No. 1, C Major
Ludwig van Beethoven, composed
1900. (a) Adagio motto. Allegro
con brio; (b) Andante cantabile
con motto; (c) Menuetto; I'd
Adagio, Allegro motto vivace.
Intermission.
4. Prelude, Siciliana & Inter-
mezzo from Cavalleria- Rusticana
Mascagni
5. First Indian Suite for String
Orchestra-Ruthyn Turney, direc-
tor of music at the Tndian soN~o'
Chamawa, Ore; (a) Dawn-Light
in the East; (b) Dance-4lAaAI
Ceremonial; (c) Lamentation-
Death of Warrior; Cd) The Hunt
Braves on the Chase
6. Funeral March of a Marion
Gounod.
z March from the Opera Tam
haeuser-Richard Wagner
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-01
Tuesday, narsh /, i,

more. ---
ssa sIttsrtat: : : No. / sAD,,,.
Si@5so SiG 2 3 !, Portland; s'nlas una i,
',t y p'' I o b Portland Ssad'ra,s'
Wheat: Hard VIII.
white SLAB; northsrn' hsal's 'l.sli !,
white vaa eel, club sl.4s; hara Spring illi
req Walla s1.ss. Winter Il,
20 soc; buying pries ss g eass ssaI
iiVered' liver selling price s' eass' 1ss''s i
SOc; selects sO@ssc, landed u
Poultry: Hens ,,..,
heavy 2S@aOc; broiIsr.. Ssr. assa
oid oI ROSTERS 14@l7c; t,,,,.e Ae,s
'0c' geese nominal, duck. nel.'', ~ Y
MillStuffs; Millrun ,s5, ''ei'
Hay Buying price t,m..
@zS; alfalfa sis@lsssa'' a'''y 7
mixed s2s; cheat ;ss@s.. ;ss na
$1,000; straw s1s s'vAai elaEl
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-01
Hubbard Men
To Operate Big
Farm In Canada

Hubbard, Ore, March 1,-kodgy
3Bros-, who have been operating the
Geisy farm near here for some
Stime, loaded their personal proper
3 ty in box car the latter part ~
4 the week and departed for hdlnon-
ton. Alberta, Canada, where they
Will have charge of a 1000 acre
wheat ranch. Among their person
81 effects taken to Canada was a
large Cast tractor which will be
used on the big farm. The bows OK
pect to make their future nome in
that country.
Geo. Grimps cut his foot quite
seriously a few days ago while he
was chopping wood short distnce
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-01
Buying Prices

Buying frlceS
Grain: Average valley whea'
l-tbulkj $1.23 busnel; a, rage val
ley oats (bulk) 42c bushel.
| Hay: Cheat hay $1,000 023.OOi
oat hay $22.OO@24.0Oi clover hay
$20@22. =,
Vegetables: oregon onions 81
cwt, potatoes 81 cwt.
Meat: Hogs s11.00; dressed
hogs 14c; top steers &C; COWS 20
4c; bulls &c; spring lambs &c;
sheep yearlings 4c; ewes 10 We;
veal fancy dressed lie.
Poultry and eggs: Eggs 21c;
light hens 18@2Oc; heavy hens
24c; ole roosters 10@12c; springs
over 2 pounds, zoe.
Butterfat; Butterfat sac; cream
cry butter 5S@59c.
Wholesale Prices
Vegetables: oregon onions 81 %
1.5O cwt; California onions $1.75
cwt; beets $500 cwt; LETTUCE I'M
perial valley 1915; turnips $1.5O
cwt; carrots $1.00 H1.50 sack;
parsnips $500 cwt; cauliflower
1925 per dozen; potatoes 1926
cwt; California cabbage $500 cwt;
green peppers Csc; celery 1925
dozen; spinach 1Oc pound; rhubard
10c.
Fruits: Oranges 1926 a 5.25;
lemons $4.O0@4.50; bananas 12h C
dates, pound, (bulk) Csc; Drom-
edary dates 81 case; black figs 10c
white figs 12Kc; California grape
fruit $500; Florida grapefruit
$3.50; Arizona grapefruit $3.50.
Retail Prices
Butter and Eggs: Creamery but
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-01
Worry Is Both
Sin and Aid to
Crilne,Is IsClairn
Disease Is Worse Than
Liquor Traffic and
Harder to Combat,
Says Pastor.

Columbus, Ohio, Mar. l. The
sin of worry is an important factor
in the spread of the crime wave
now sweeping the country, ac-
cording to Rev. DIR. Daniel F. Rit-
tenhouse, pastor of the First Bap-
tist church here, discussing "The
Great American Disease"
Worry is dissipation and is
farther reaching than the liquor
traffic." said Rev. DIR. Rittenhouse.
Worry is regarded as the great
est contributing cause in breaking
down our intellectual and moral
life. Worry is a contagion which
has afflicted all mankind. It flou-
rishes in the kings palace, and
you will find it in the hoveI.
There is no nation on the earth
that suffers from this disease as
does America. Europeans say they
can always tell an American, He
is smartly dressed. but has such a
haggard look.
The greatest cause of worry is
the fear of losing a job. Loss of
health and fear of a dependent old
age are next. All these involve
rood, drink and shelter. The only
reason we fear these things is our
lack of faith. There is no worry
IN nature. The flocks Of the field
and the birds of the air never
worry about their food.
worry is most prevalent in tho
middle and upper classes. They |
worry because civilization as it ad-
Vances becomes more complex, and
he complexity of our life wears
out our lives.
I attribute the growth of Chris
ian Science largely to this dis.
ease of worry You may say what
you like about the folly of it all
'ut folks follow it because the
'reat big thing in their program
$ lack of worry"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-01
MONMOUTH News

' Monmouth, Or, Mar. 1--Anothel
transfer has been made in tn,
monmouth Transfer company
which went into the hands of new
management a few days ago. Pol.
son Bros, who have had the man
agement of the enterprise for moro
than a year have sold to Coffin a
hgleston, who are now in charge OF
8the business. They have been in
terested in farming at Washington
Tor some time. Pollon Bros. have
N not yet decided what they will do
IN the future but may locate in
eastern Oregon.
Mrs. A. G. Lunn and children Of
Corvallis have been visiting with
her parents, superintendent and
Mrs. j. II. Ackerman of the normal
fschool.
Stockholders or the Luckiamute
Telephone company will hold a
meeting here next Saturday when
1natters of importance to the com.
pany win be introduced. II is ex-
pected that improvements in the
line will be among the matters to,
be discussed.
Mrs. Kenneth Ives has returned
from California, where she has
been visiting her husband during
the winter. She is at present AZ
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. NJ. Mcdonald.
The Baptist Aid society held A
cooked food sale in Monmouth Sat
urday and II was a grand success.
I. f. Kelsey. who has been in
poor health for some time, was TAX. |
en- TO the hospital during the latter
part OF the week where he is being
treated at the expense Of the coun
~.
Mrs. C. NJ. Ellis of The Dares
and Mrs. II. ID. Auld of Portland
are visiting at the home of their
parents, MIR. and Mrs. G. w. Ches-
bro.
A party was given the Price bro
hers few days ago nrior to their
departure for YakimSAVn., where
hey have purchased a iarge farm.
III. c. Winter and family ha~,
moved into the Cross house In the
sity, where they expect TO make
heir future home.
Thomas Boulden received a car
Dad OF alfalfa from eastern ore
ION the last OF the week and II is
'eing sold out TO the farmers at
Iyely rate.