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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-23
lyon wonderful place, my
own country"
CTo BE coNTINUED.I
"code of Hammurabi "

The Code Of Hammurabi, set OF
laws made by King Ha.an urabi OF
Babylon, 195S-l916 b. G., Sgas fount-
n 1901 A. D. in stone eisss fee;
siigh. The code contains $50 ssetfon,
''ealing with all sorts of s,.estions
The law of bribery was sts4ed thus
II man bear witness r. a case to,
gam or money he shall himself beat
me penalty imposed in The case
breaking into mud 0rick houses was,
punishable by death. The old law OF
an eye for an eye and tooth TO.
tooth" was enunciate1 by aim Ion.
before the same law was stated By
the Hebrews in the obi Mosaic law
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-23
CHATTER TX.
a Signal Victory.


The mining man Hayes. the major
and John Moreland were waiting al
the gate when Dale. accompanied by
the moonshlner, returned to the cabin.
Dale was the first to speak He told
briefly of that which had taken place
ar the blown-down sycamore, and at
the last Of IT BY Heck straightened
pTo-Idly.
Il be dadjimmed ef ! hadn't ha'
pumped him 50 full o. lead at the
couldn't enough o. men got around
him 70 tote OF his corpst, ef he hadn't
ha drapped the towards gum" BY
Heck declared as fiercely as he could.
cause nav she seed IN the cup at
Bill Dale was a-goin, to be q right
pa'tickier friend o. mine, isod, and I
has a habit o. takiD' keer o my
friends. Nov thar was my Uncle Bill,
him what eo0id juaap . stxte~D-rsII
ssSe~
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CHAPTER vllI--consinued.

He didn't walt Cor q reply, but
turned away with BY Heck. He went
70 the home OF the Hecks ostensibly
% have his fortune toid--really, to
get his dinner The old woman didn't
like him. but her Unborn spirit or hos
pitaiity wouldn't permit her to refuse
Aim meal. She felt that she was
almost sven with him when. after
shufiiing and reading the cards. abe
him 10 look cut for a big, tall, grey
eyed young man with an oak tree In
one land and = couple OF cliffs In the
ether
Dale iaia Major Bradley and John
Morelaad OF that which Con had said
10 him at the gate the major sug-
gssted eerthwith that he go to meet
the mad; II couldn't possibly do any
harm, and there was chance that he
would learn something OF Gofr's In
tentions.
Sc Dale went.
Goff was already there, waiting. He
was sitting on stone on the More
land side OF the river, whiting Idly.
When he saw Dale approaching. he
smiled and nodded. rose and pocketed
his knife.
II want TO make you an offer for
that COAL he said ae once.
.ADl right Dale replied. "1f your
sffer 10 bio enough, II viii be consld-
cred. But 40 shyster price Is going
10 get that soal, Golf.
Cor fro sned uneasily.
'sYou deAi'e know coal, Mr. Dale.
You don't know the business OF min
ing--or I've got You sized up wrong.
Thousands Of men have gone busted
Trying TO do things they weren't used
TO doing, There's big chance. too,
that thu coal Isn't what II looks to be
on the surface. You'd better take a
sure thing. and avoid possibility OF
loss. I'll give you Ave thousand, spot
cash, for that coal"
Dale shook his head. "You'n have
To come heavier than that, yknow, II
you get the Moreland coal"
-And an extra thousand for your
selff'
Dale laughed a low. queer laugh
You amuse me, Con-" said he
Seems to me you've missed your cali
Ing 10 life. What peach of a king
villain you'd make In melodrama You
wouldn't have TO act. either; YOU'D
have 10 be Just your natural self. And
you make me mad, too. Goff. Because
Tn on the square with the More
lands and everybody else-now, get
thatF'
The corners Of the shyster coal mans
mouth came down.
asoh, bosh--don't pass me that vlr-
tue stuff. Every man has his price,
high or low. You've GOT yours, and
I've got mine. I'll give you five thou
ssnd, spot cash, If you'li persuade
John Moreiand to sell TO me for five
thousand, and nobody1i ever know
you got rakedown from me. It's all
the coal Is worth. that ten thousand.
Well. yesT'
Dale was Of the type THAT goes pale
with anger, and he was pale now. He
eBenched his hands.
@You can't insult me like that and
get away with II, God," he clipped.
ssWe're going 10 fight Gof, and Pm
going 60 put licking on you that
nfteen horses can't pull on. Get me2"
He threw aside his coat and rolled
hts sleeves 10 his elbows. Henderson
CoT ran hts right hand quickly to q
rear trouser pocket and brought bach
sfub-nesed automatic pistol. which
he ~ NED Overwhelmingly ser~xrd Bill
uss~
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to fight me fair mans fight. II you'll
only pocket that thing you've got in
your hand, Ill NOV down half an acre
Of meadow bush with your body"
The other turned red, then white,
then red again. Bill Dale's words had
dashed him keenly. His eyes became
like hard black beads, and he began
TO raise the wicked-looking pistol as
though he meant to fire.
Then there was the sound OF a
breaking twlg behind him, and a voice
drawled out
"Drap 1t, Mister--drap the funny
little gun, or the middle o. Tarment
Is yore potion right nowp
II was the moonshiner by Heck
and his rifle was leveled. Goff dropped
the pistol Heck grlnned, advanced
slowly, took up the weapon that the
hlllfolk call towards gun" and
tossed II into tile river.
Now gtt-cut the mustard-light a
rag away from here" he ordered,
"nfore let Bill Dale loose on YEP
Con went away rapidly
Il wonder II you heard him say
anything that would make YOU valu-
able as Witness" muttered Dale.
''in the event we want to have him ar
restedT'
Il heerl you tell him at he was
afeard to fight We fair mans fight.
and at Ell he'd pocket that thing he
Leld In his hand ye'd NOW down TWEEN.
~ acres o. meadow bush with his low
down body--that'd be yallyable in cote
wouldn't in"
Dale smiled. Then he frowned.
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Go easy friend, Con said very
cornpiacentiy .-There's no use In
getting sore. want the coal, that's
all. II cant get II BY fair means.
I'll get 1t In another way. on, don't
mind telling you; sne man's oath is as
good In court MS another mans. II
you don't take me up nj ten thousand.
III give you so much trouble that
youIl be glad TO sell 1t to me later
for half that amount. The Balls think
they own big interest In that coal !.
There's iot of them, too, and they
can keep you from working the mine.
Well, cant waste time In dickering
with you. What do you sayf"
II say and Dale smiled an odd liz.
lie smile. that your plan appears to
be perfect. except that you've over
looked one or two important details.
For instance, there's the law, y'know..
THE law-now don't 20 and fool
yourseifiH exclaimed Cor. 1.-THE state
couldn't afford TO keep a hundred men
here. month In and month ont, just to
protect your little mine. My patience
10 about gone, Dale-for ths last time,
what do you sayr'
Il say that I'll beat yeu at any
game you put up against me- very
quietly. Furthermore, say that you
are coward and scoundrel, and
that you haven't got the insides In you
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hairs"
Il knew that, said Dale THAT'S
not news"
But that amt all" BY Heck went
on. .Goff's got Saul Liftleford, too
lock. stock, bari and sights. he owns
Saul Jest the same as | own my old
spotted coon dawg Dime. Saul he
gifts him job a-bein' mine bose. and
what other Littiefords at will stick
gifts Jobs a-diggin' the black di'mont at
two dollars a day. Asides, all OF sen
is 10 have big lot o. money when
the dividin'up time comes, says Con-. "
.Much obliged to you, BY Dale ac-
knowledged. Lets go; bout face,
Byi I'm goin' to tie a hard knot In
that vilIainous game of Henderson
GofYs.'
They reached John Moreland's cabin
less than an hour later. Moreland
and his son had Just returned from
Gainesville, and Dale learned througn
Hayes that the two hillmen had shown
good judgment and some business
sense In making their purchases.
When the evening meal was over
Dale drew John Moreland out to the
cabin yard, where the many old-fash.
Toned flowers made the night air sweet
with their blended odors. For a mo-
ment Dale stood looking toward the
very bright stars and thinking; then
he told the big man at his side OF
GofTs plan concerning the Littlefords,
and strongly urged the making of
friendship between the two clans.
''rhe snakeW mumbled John More
land.
He appeared to be worried about 1t.
He folded his arms, walked to the gate
and back to Dale without uttering an
other word. 1t was hard for him to
throw down completely the hatred OF
years upon years. Had 1t been any
other person than Bill Dale, a fighter
after his own heart, who had asked
1t, he never would have even consid-
cred 1t; he would have said quickly /:
wen thrash the Balls and the Lit
tlefords, tool"
The younger man read something of
the others thoughts.
with the help of the law" said he.
I'VE might whip them. all. But 1t
would mean great deal of bloodshed
at best. The Littlefords are Babes
people, y'know. like Babe. You
like her, too, or you never would have
gone with her to the hospital now
don't your
Il reckon CANT deny" the More
land leader muttered, Eat / like Babe
Littleford. She amt like none O. the
rest Of 'em, BILL"
Dale went on:
"All there is to do to enlist the Lit
tlefords on our side is this: you go to
old Ben and say to him; Let's begin
anew; let's be friends, your people
and my people, you and me- He'll be
glad you did 1t. Then 1t will be easy
sailing for us. The Balls never would
dare to attack such force as the
Morelands and the Littlefords com.
bined. Don't you see? l admit 1t will
be something of a sacrifice on your
part. But man like you can make
sacrifices. ANY man who Is big
enough to go down on his knees and
ask the blessing of the Almighty on
his enemies is big enough to make
sacrifice. Come let's go over and see
Ben Littleford now; won't your"
The mountaineer didn't answer.
''You won't throttle the cause born
in David Moreland's good heart on ac-
count Of little personal PRIDE
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-23

A fault-mender is better than a
fault-finder.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-23
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi.
cine.
1t is physicians prescription.
Swamp Root is a Strengthening medi-
cine. It helps the kidneys, liver and blad.
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test of years.
1t is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help you No other kidney
medicine has SO many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp Root and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Coz, Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper advertisement,
A fault-mender is better than
o., q . y.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-23

= :. Yoyrq r.. s'e Tgurle S.. sr-ingfrp. hssf
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-23

ing me. am keeping house now ana
am able to do all of my work. / cannot
say enough for your medicine. 1t has
done more for me than any doctor.
have not paper enough to tell you how
much it has done for me and for INV
friends. You may print this letter il
you wish. = - ELIZABETH G. CoRLEY.
care of A. P. Corley, Edmund, S. C.
Ability to stand the strain of work ia
the privilege of the strong and healthy,
but how our hearts ache for the weak
and sickly women struggling with their
daily rounds of household duties, with
backachess hcadachea, nervousness and
almost every movement brings a new
pain. Why viii not the mass Of letters
from women all over this country, which
we have been publishing, convince such
women that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound viii help them Just as
surely az it did Mrs. Corley?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-23
LETS BE FRlgnDsl"

synoDefs. xeung Carlyle Wilbur
ann Dais, @s s'hill Dale, son Of
q wealthy coal operator, John X
Dale. arrives 1T the Halfway
EwiscA. In eastern Tennessee,
abandoning d life OF Idle ease--sn6
incidentally birds. Patricia CLAY
erin2. at the altar-asfsrsnined Ia
make hl@ ewn way In life. He
sns@ts Babe L&ttisfera, typical
m0untains@r girl "Ey" Heck,
character of the hills, takes him to
JoAm Morsland's horne. Morsland
In &hlsg OF his "cian.. which has
NJ old feud With tina IAttiegerds.
He tells Dale OF the killing OF his
brother. David Morslamd. years
ny o maan named Carlyle Dale
Dais makes his herms with the
MoreiaRaa. Taking ~tth Babe.
Dale IL erdered by BLACK Adam"
Ball 10 leave ''hls siss~ aisns.
Dats whips the bully. Hs arranges
with John M@rslsnd 10 develop the
csas deposits Zen IAttlefera SANDS
challenge 70 Ishn Msreiand 20
meet hiin with his followers In bat
de Mersland agrees. The tive
clans I:as up fer battle. A Lat
slsfora fires she srsf shot. Babe,
In an esfsra to step the fighting,
crosses 10 a. Morelsnd side OF the
river, and ~ accidentally shet by
her father and seriously wounded.
The fiRht stops and Babe Ia taken
20 the city. Doctors announce she
IL not seriously hurt. Dale meets
an old Sraena. Bobby MeLAurin.
who has married Patricia Clavsr-
sng. ID ji@fs father admits he killed
David Moreiand and offers him
funds TO develop the coal Dale
declines ana gets funds elsewhere,
He rsaiisea he ioves Babe. who
goes 10 tive with Patricia to be ed
ucated. Henderson Con-, coal
man, appears on the scene.
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SUCCESSFUL Ex,,erir,.-..

~ afrording q means to keep Il
v.-fm enough TO remain 10 iic, Bel
Han experimenters have sueee4ded b
using Afrfcsn palm oil to dive
Internal eonlLusilom enigma
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-23

ChSo every month.
j was not able to do
any work and tried 4
lot of medicine, but.
got no relief. | saw
your medicine adver.
tised in a little book
that was thrown IN
my door, and / had
not taken two bottles
of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vege t able
Compound before /
ssSxyyld Goo IL wyo.Ll-
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now you won'tm Dale said earnestly
Moreland sira ightened.
you mean WE'LL" he said slowly II
hink you're one o the very best men
the w"r'd, BIZ Dale, You often
rake me think O pore David himself
@ut I'm afeared We don't quite onder.
stand, Bill. I've seed my own son die
rom Littleford's bullet. To 40 and
offsr 10 he friends with man whe
.niRnt be- the same o. g, killed inv
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He whose wants are small always
has enough.
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WOMEN WHO
CANNOT WORK


Edmund, Set was run down with
and female trouble and snf4
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-22

Pretty hitop, mahogany
brown lace shoes for mis-
ses. are exceptional values.
They are stylish. yet ser
viceable. an ideal school
shoe. OF fine leather. you
would expect to pay more.
Wednesday. . or
at only ..
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-11
CORONA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, MARCH IT, 1921 -

keepers have bravely and consistently clung to their posts of duty even though their incomes were very light The service rendered by these men and women can only be recognized by the weary traveller who arrives after twenty or thirty miles of trail-break- ing and heart-breaking travel at nightfall to find his shelter ready, prepared by the interior roadhouse keeper who so perfectly understands his wants and needs.
 Tt is the policy of the Alaska road commission to erect operating camps along the lines being builded with view to supplying stations that will serve as rOadhouses when the lines of travel are open to the public. For this reason large substantial cabins are erected that may readily be con- verted into comfortable dwellings, with a few added improvements.
 The entire question governing the development of Alaska must be em- braced in every step taken and it is the policy of the commission to take cognizance of these facts in it's prog ress of road-building
 Colonel Gotwals is now in the Kan tishna with Leonard Seppala and his outfit, where he will endeavor to solve the problem of giving that rich mining district what will serve best in it's development Following this recognizance, which will require three or four weeks, he will return to Anchorage and then journey to Jul neau, where he will remain until about May 1, when he will recon hotter the country between Eagle and Valdez creek to ascertain the needs in that direction, reaching Anchor age again about July 1.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-11
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF AD-
 MINiSTRATOR'S ACCOUNT

Notice is hereby given that G. K. Betts. as administrator of the above entitled estate, has rendered and pre- sented his final account of his ad- of said estate, and that Wednesday, the 18th day of June, 1921, at 10 o'clock a. m, at the office of said court in Cordova, Alaska, has been duly appointed by the judge of said court for the settlement of said final account, at which time all ob- iections to said final account and the settlement thereof will be heard and determined.
 Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 11th day of March, 1921.
 G. K. BETTS,
 Administrator. M 11-19.25--iA 1.S
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-11
WOMEN ARE GROWING
 TALLER AND HEAVIER

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal, March II (by Associated Press).- American womeh are getting taller and heavier, 2CIelia-nuel Mosher, medical adviser for women at Stan ford university, has announced after comparing records, of 4,023 women who have entered the university dur ing the past thirty years.
 Modern fashions and increased physical activity among women are given as reasons for the increases. The present styles, Dr .MOsher said, do not interfere with physical growth as did the styles of other genera tiOns
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-11
LONG REINDEER RACE
 HELD AT SHISMAREFF

A reinder race covering a course 54 miles in length was held Decem- Der 30 in the Shismareff section and was covered in a little over four hours, accofding to information reach ing Nome by letter recently.
 Five single deer teams were en- tered. The course was from EIdo- rado creek, tributary of the Ser pentine river to Shismareff village, distance of 27 miles, and return to Eldorado. With one exception, all the teams finished
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-11
BIOLOGICAL SURVEY
 EXPERTS IN NORTH

l.. J. Palmer and H. w. Johnson, representatives of the bureau of bio- logical survey, department of agricul- ture, who are engaged in studying the problems of grazing and range management as a means of assisting the rapidly growing reindeer industry, have arrived in Nome from Unalak- leet from a trip of inspection embras- ing the various reindeer herds owned by the government in this section. They expect to leave soon for Teller in company with Superintendent by fed Evans of the bureau of educa- tion, who will proceed with them to
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-11
COL. COTWALS GIVES PRAISE
 ROAD HOUSES

Among the staunchest champions of the road house and it's proprietor is Colonel J. c. Gotwals, who besides being one of the most energetic of the Alaska road commission, is ra- pidly developing into a "sourdough."
 Colonel Gotwals is, among other things, an observer. Literally he is from Missouri" when it comes to road and trail problems, hence he hies himself over Rainy pass when the mercury is 50 below where it ought to be and when every man in the outfit should do his part of the trail breaking. Coming out with Isonard Seppala, Colonel Gotwals broke trail all day, helped navigate tae sled in dangerous places, and, ate his share of beans when he fin ally stepped into the cosy roadhouse. But let the colonel tell how the "chechaco" feels toward Bonhomme roadhouse keepers.
 "Ail is not snow and ice and ad- venture on the inland trail" said Colonel Gotwals, and 1 wish to say right here that if there is one wing of society for whom l have a warm spot it is the roadhouse keeper. And I feel that something should be done to assist them in every way possible, for they are very necessary essen tials to the development of Alaska.
 Imagine four days on the lower Yukon with the temperature never above 40 degrees of frost, accom- panied by brisk gales, always in ones face, occasional overflows on the rivers that are dangerous to cross. At the close of the fourth day in the early winter sunset sighting T lStle cabin set among the spruce trees at Ruby hot springs. Getting into the house, parka and mukluks are stripped off, wet clothes are hung mp to dry, warm house slippers sup piled, and then a plunge into a bath taken in water almost too hot to enter, obtained from the hot springs just beside the cabin. Then a splen- did dinner prepared by Mrs. Horner, the proprietress, then after a smoke and a chat with the few sour doughs' wintering there, to turn into clean, net bed for a slumber that money could not buy. Can one for get Ruby Hot Springs and the de- voted, patient lady of the north, Mrs Horner, who makes this such d SheerfuI little spot on the Yukon?
 History will never fully recom- pense these splendid pioneer women who are out ahead of civilization.
 For winter travel in Alaska the roadhouse is necessity. These must be spaced not over twenty miles apart on the trail and must be pro- vided, with good dog houses. The services rendered by these roadhouse keepers in the development of Alas ka and sustenance of interior life is enormous. In them the traveller finds his food waiting, always well prepared, and comfortable and warm beds, even if there are not brass bedsteads and Ostermoor mattresses.
 Along the lines of travel upon which business has decreased during the war depression many roadhouse
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-11

Wales, Shishmaroff and Kotzebue sections. After completing this trip they will return to the newly estab- lished station for the study of rein deer problems at Unalakleet, of which they are in charge. Later on the two men expect to visit the Ruby and Iditarod sections and also the
 Kuskokwim basin, to study the deer
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-11

propagation possibilities of those re- gions. In the spring they expect to visit all deer ranges for the purpose of exploration, and to discover the character of the forage, etc. The information gained on the trips will be used to further the reindeer in dustry along studied, scientific lines, and will undoubtedly result in great
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-11

benefits in the same way that scien. tific investigation of the problem of the cattle industry has benefited cat tie raisOng in the west
 Messrs. Palmer and Johnson are deeply impressed with the tremendous possibilities of the reindeer industry as a future source of meat produc- tiOn.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-11
NEWSPAPERS ALLECE
 UNREASONABLE RATE
 ON FREIGHT SHIPMENTS

WASHINGTON, March Ii (by As sociated Press). - Nine newspapers filed complaints today with the inter state commerce commission, alleging that the railroads are charging un- reasonable rates on transporting news print.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-11
us. GENERAL
 SELECTED ID
 GATHER TOLL

MAY CINE. March II (by Associ- ated Press) .-According to a CobIenz dispatch, General Allen, commander of the American forces there, has been selected by the Rhinaland commission to execute it's ordr.' He is awaiting the decision of the commission regard ing the collection of customs.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-11
UTAH GIVES SUPPORT
 TO WORLD CONGRESS

SALT LAKE, March II (by Associ- ated Press). - Utah will lend it's moral force in support of the world exposition commemorating resump- tion of peace which will be held at Portland, Oregon, in 1925 according to a resolution passed in the senate.
 Shamrock Club dance, March r, Eagle Hall.
 The big dance every Saturday at Eagle Hall
 IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD
 DIVISION, CORDOVA PRECINCT,
 AT CORDOVA.
 In the Matter of the Estate of John
 Kochak, Deceased. No. 134