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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-01

y. y. Meyer gave his wife and
baby fifty cents each in one whole
year. alleges his wife in a petition
for divorce filed in district court.
He has contributed only "A dollar
since the baby was born she said.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-01

by Associated rrcss stat, wire.
W ALESTER, Okla. pee. 2i Scv.
eral allotmonts of Indian lands Of
the Choctaw and ChickasaW uatious.
including some In pittshurg. Coal.
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NEW POSTAL RULING

The postmaster is In receipt of in
structiOns relative to the delivery of
sIe"ial delivery mail that should hr OF
Interest 10 all who use this class u
gervlcc
Heretofore receipts have b-cn re-
Wire4 for all special delivery mail.
The important change does away with
receipts Effective Jan. /, 1927 spec
ial delivery mail is delivered without
requiring the signature Of the address
see or his agent Special delivery mail
is given the same messenger service as
before. except that when the messen-
gr Is unable 10 deliver same the spec
ial Is placed IN box which Is pro
vided for ordinary mail
The department desires TO impress on
the public that special delivery service
is designed to expedite and not to
safe guard mail Mail containing cur
rency and other valuables should invar-
iably be registered
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Saturdays when ne pottered around his
fair neIghbog's grounds putting things
in order and earning the most appetite
ing meal of the week. Then on Sun
day he invariably accompanied Mrs.
Bankson and little Edltha to the town
hall of the settlement, where there was
n church service In the morning.
Almost before lie knew II Glade was
I'm love with Adele Banks0n and she
with him. They planned what they
would do without advising any out
slider except Judge Perrin, who had
become the leading spirit In the COM
munity. They were TO go to the city,
get married quietly and Adele was
to sell her little start Of home and
add her household belongings TO those
in the more commodious home OF
Glade.
There was n great stir in the COM
munity when all this was known and
Glade, his wife and little Editha were
enjoying week vacation at distance,
Judge Perrin was busy those days.
There had appeared at the town
strange old gentleman, announcing
himself as an uncle of Glade. lie had
not seen his nephew for some years.
had little money, was pleased with
what he heard of Glade, and took
pleasure. almost joy, in planning with
the Judge what they would do to give
the newly welded pair welcome and
surprise when they returned to the
domestic hearth.
Then all the people Of the town were
taken into the plot to celebrate the
homecoming OF Adele and Glade. The
innocent excitement and Joy of these
humble folk was fairly pathetic Ev-
erybody contributed In time or money
or some article Of adornment for the
new home. for a new home had been
the outcome of the plans Of uncle and
Judge.
What they did was to move the lit
lie structure on the Bankson lot ncross
10 the more pretentlous one that Glade
had built. It was Joined on and con-
nected snd ,ihe two formerly Isolated
edlfices were transformed into a real
/ residence.
Now, when the bridal party arrived
/ there was flower bedecked carriage
and the town band Of six pieces and
n procession. II conveyed the blush
ing Adele and the embarrassed Glade
and the delighted Edltha to their first
real home, which in their eyes was
indeed palace, for love and peace
beckoned and their souls were content.
The Fiji Islands have almost no ma
, tive animals
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The Average Hair Crop.

The Bible tells us that the hairs Of
our head are numbered, but II docs
not tell us even the approximate num-
her to a square inch.
But some one has figured this out
for us. He counted the hairs In a
square inch on many heads.
on the average head there are r
thousand hairs 10 each square inch.
Find out the number Of square inches
In your scalp and you viii soon know
the approximate number Of hairs on
Il.
We are also told that four hairs win
suspend one-pound weight. There
fore an average head Of hair should
be able 10 support the combined
weight Of two hundred people. Don't
try lt.-Popular Science Monthly.
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LOCAL BRIEFS

Edgar V. Comstock. Of St. Louis, Mo.
Is visiting H. ID. Green FOR a few days
enroute TO California. Mcssrs. Com
stock and Green were old-tlme friends.
Mrs. =. $. Kaffcr and children Of
Tyrone are visiting AT the home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. j. McMlllen.
Mrs. Frances II. Foster and fnmily
are back from Mena, Arkansas.
Warren Clark returned from trip
to III Pas0 last Friday
Mrs. Dan Cronin made a trip TO III
Paso last week To meet her mother who
will visit here.
Lon Barksdale shipped 800 calves
last SATURDAY..
Jimmy George Is able to be about
again.
Jack Tidmore was IN last week with
a bad cold
Lynnford Peterson has his hand IN
jured last week.
The Rev. and Mrs. William Sickles
went to Haywood for a short rest.
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Cleanup Week

January | 7 to p, inclusive, has been designated
Cleanup Week" for Deming. During this week
the City Council will provide extra teams to haul
away all trash, tin cans and rubbish, which may
be deposited in the alleys for this purpose. On
account Of the depressed" condition Of the city
treasury it will be impossible to continue this
service for more than one week, but let's all gel
together and "Pick up a can" 1t makes no
difference if it happens to be your neighbor' S
can. He will probably be glad to do as much
for YOU The idea is to make this real
Cleanup" and the on y way to accomplish
this, is by working together. Let's go.
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The New Home
By GENEvIEYE ULMAR

t0. 1890. Western Newspaper unionD
IL was the most modest and UMPIRE
sumlng OF suburban towns and hnd III
tie excuse for existing save that the
land was cheap, lots Of a quarter OF
an acre selling for a hundred dollars
each. and the owner OF the tract IN
cllned to encourage and cooperate
with purchasers and even assist them
10 make start In the way of building.
A poor, but thrifty class represented
the settlers and while their ambitions
were humble, from the start they TOOK
a commendable pride In their town
and its progress. Most of the houses
were set far back on the lot and COM
prised only two rooms, the idea being
TO build on to this wher they could
snve up the money TO accomplish II.
A CHEEKY, companionable group, the
community interest was strong ana
each sought to help the other ana
naturally the slightest detail In the
lives of the people was made matter
OF general moment. Thus when Mrs.
Adele Bankson. a young widow win
one child, bought lot and built the
rear end OF her house. kitchen ana
bedroom only, nelghhbors helped dig
the cellar and spared some fruit tree
sprouts and bushes to start the lot In
the way OF greenery and shade.
Then when shy. retiring young
bachelor. Richard Glade, purchased the
adjoining lot, the men folks derided his
claim that maybe some day his unmar-
rled sister school teacher. might
come TO live with him.
Cast your eyes about, Glade and
you will find about as healthy, hand
some and Industrious lot of girls and
women among us just eager to start
in life with marriage mate and help
him build up happy home
But Richard only smiled and shook
his head mresponsively, declaring
that his LONELINESS. age and timidity
as, to the opposite sex precluded any
idea OF their encouraging him.
ooh, well, we shall expect you to
keep your eye on that pretty widow
Mrs. Bankson," observed a bystnnder.
"Belng nelghbors, you are bound to
get well acquainted In time, and she
is certainly woman to respect and
admire"
A seed thought was Implanted In
Glade's mind and although he did not
nurse Il the same continued to expand.
He liked the little child OF the widow
immensely. She was very fond Of him
and one day when she called him
papa" Glade blushed like a bashful
schoolboy and hoped no casual passer-
by had overheard II.
Glade had built the front Of his
house first. That is, there was quite a
grand porch, two parlors, and library
which he temporarily used as a sleep
ing chamber He was rather refined
in his aesthetic tastes and thought
ignore OF his books and curios, and some
oli family helrlooms of portraits and
furniture than he did Of home com
forts. He had run up a frail but
weatherproof shack connected with the
main structure by door and here he
did some desultory cooking, at break
fast time a cup Of coffee and cereal
and bought lunch and dinner I'm the
city where he worked.
There were some delightful hall
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VAGUE ABOUT RED LEADERS
But Young Bolshevist Soldier Had
Heard Of Trotzky. and Incl
dentally Of Lenine.

l have just had a talk with a Boil
sheyist soldier, captured by the Poles
when he was participating in a bold
scouting enterprise. He is a young
man twenty-one years old, coming
from one Of the interior departments
Of Russia. He is illiterate and a con-
firmed Bolsheyik.
Discipline, he said, was very good
in the Bolsheyist army; still they did
not obey orders because they were or
ders, but "as a matter Of conscience"
The military forms OF address had
been abolished and even the officers
were spoken 70 as comrades. Natural
ly the soldiers stand at attention be-
fore their officers; but that was be-
cause every soldier in the army fol-
lows the bidding Of his conscience and
ut would be foolish not 20 stand at
attention before ones commander.
lie had never seen a general or any
OF the higher officers, but he knew the
commander in chief was called Trotz-
Ky and that there was another head
man. He pondered a moment trying
TO recall who the second one was, and
then suddenly remembered, "Lenine.
He knew nothing more about him. and
did not know the names of any other
commander.
He kept saying Everyone on our
side is a Bolshevik," and seemed to be
impressed with the great power and
authority OF the Bolshevki. When
asked who Trotzky was he replied "A
very popular Jew" "The Jews are
much liked In the army. They never
allow themselves 10 be captured. They
hate the Poles so. and the Poles hate
them so-and invariably murder them
that they prefer suicide to being
made prisouers."-From the VossIsche
Zeitung (Berlin).
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The Fiji islands have almost no ma
tive animals.
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HAND STEPHENS

Richard u. Hand and Mrs. Ethel
Stephens were married Jan. Z at the
NJ r. parsonage. Mr. Hand is young
man who has been living IN this sec
ti1n for several wears. Mrs. Hand
needs no Introduction as she has lived
loo Dcming all her life She was the
widow of Sheriff u. b. stephens.
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WEDNESDAY, BRIDGE CLUB

The Wednesday Bridge Club was en-
tertaincd last week at the home OF Mrs.
=. D. Martin Mrs G.. II. Young won
the prize for high score. After the
bridge games the hostess served "A
dainty 2-course luncheon to her guests.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mrs Fred Sherman. win give a party
tonight for her son Frederick who is
celebrating his fourteenth anniversary.
The hours are from til 10 o'clock.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1921-01-11

Button cartons and butter paper FOR
sale at the Graphic office.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1921-01-11

Sell that secondhand furniture
through a Graphic want al.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-01-06

He disappeared into the Gathering
local room, to return a moment later
white Of face. bright Of eye, and with
lips parted.
"What's the dope7" Farriss shot at
him.
"Nothingw cried the excited young
manR Nothing except that fifteen
minutes ago Celeste La Rue kissed the
Beecher apartments good-by and. with
trunk. pun and toothbrush, beat It,"
ITO HASKELL" added the city edi.
tor, cor my hair is pink. And by
heaven, believe there's a story there
What's more, believe we can get It
It's blind chance, but we'l take it."
Let MIR. Willis" began Miss Dono
van.
Mind your own business, Stella
commanded Farriss, "and see that
your hats on straight. Because with.
In half an hour you're going to draw
on the night cashier for five hundred
dollars and pack your little portman.
feau for Haskell. Work guardedly;
query us when you have to; be sure
OF your facts, and consign your soul
to God. Do I see you moving7"
And when Farriss looked again hs
did.
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couldn't refuse to pay-just then.
Perhaps he was frightened into
signing promise to pay as soon as
he came into the estate-tricked by
Enright. John Cavendish may be in
nocent, or he may be guilty, but one
thing Is certain..he's being badgered
to death by two people,. from what
little we know. One Of them Is the
La Rue woman; the other is Enright." !"
Farriss sat rejecting deeply, chew.
ing the stem Of his dead pipe.
There's one thing that conflicts
with your hypothesis. Valois' state
ment that he was almost positive that
the dead man was not Cavendish."
II now believe Valois is mistaken.
In view Of developments" said Willis
with finality. $50 does Stella-Miss
Donovan, mean. Remember the
body was charred across the face
and chest-and Valois was excited"
Farriss was silent a moment.
"Stick to 1t while longer" he rap
ped out; "and get La Rue and Caven-
dish together at their meeting-place, If
you can discover it."
"We can" interjected Willis. .Its
Steinway's cafe, the place where the
police picked up Frisco Danny and
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-01-06
FOR TORPID LIVER
Tennessee Lumberman Talks Of His
Successful Use Of Black -Draught
for Colds and Headaches.

Jam estown, Tenn.-"I have used
Thedfords Black-Draught for years. in
fact It is the only liver medicine that
does mo any good" says Mr.. L. A.
Ragan, well-known lumberman OF
this place. when l was single, used
It for headaches, and especially II =
get a cold and feel feverish, I take q
good dose Of Black-Draught, and ii
sets me right.
'Since I have been married, have
used 1t In my family, and never have
found its equal for torpid liver or dis
arranged stomach, especially with
children. ] can recommend Black
Draught, and gladly do So"
Every member Of the family occa-
Bionalfy needs the assistance that
Black-Draught can give, in helping to
cleanse the system and relieve or pre-
vent the troubles that come from q
lazy, torpid liver.
II your liver is not doing its duty,
you may suffer with headache, constf.
patton, biliousness, indigestion, etc.
Unless relief Is obtained, serious sick
ness may result. In its long and sue
cessful use. Thedford's Black-Draught
has been found in thousands Of cases
to relieve such disorders, by stimulat-
ing the liver to do its inportant wor1E.
Ask for Thedfcrd' 11scss ssagbt
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Carson, and with Miss Donovan close
behind him, began making for the dis
tant lights Of the Timmons house. As
they followed the road, which paral-
leled a whispering stream, the girl be-
gan to draw him out skllfully, and was
amazed to hnd that for all Of his
rough appearance he was excellently
educated and a gentleman of taste
Finally the reason came out.
I'm q college man." he explained
proudly. $50 was my partner-same
class. But one can't always remain
In the admirable East, and three years
ago he and / came here prospecting.
Actually struck some pay-dirt In the
hills yonder, too, but 1t sort of petered
out on us. 1t was broken in two by
some upheaval of nature. We were
still trying to find IL when my part
ners father died and he went East to
claim the fortune that was left. I
struck the vein again-when my last
dollar was gone. That was a month
ago. I wired my old partner for help,
but" He stopped. listening intently.
They were nearing a small bridge
over Bear creek, the sounds Of Has
kell's revelers growing nearer and
louder. Suddenly they heard an oath
and shot, and the next moment a
wild rider. lashing a foaming horse
with a stinging quirt, was upon them.
Westcott barely had time to swing the
girl to safety as the tornado flew past.
"The drunken fool" he muttered
quietly. "A puncher riding for camp.
There will be more up ahead prob
ably"
His little act of heroism drew the
man strangely near to Miss Donovan,
and as they hurried along in the silent
night she felt that above all he was
dependable, as II, too. she had known
him months. aye years, instead of a
scant hour. And in this strange coun-
try she needed a friend.
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circling up from the bowl of his pipe.
Some one opened thee street door, let
ting In a babel Of noise, and walked
heavily across the office floor. West
colt turned about to observe the new
conner. He was a burly, red-faced
man, who had evidently been drinking
heavily, yet was not greatly under the
influence Of liquor, dressed In a
checked suit Of good cut and fashion,
but hardly In the best Of taste. He
bore all the earmarks Of a CONNER
cial traveller Of q certain sort-a domf.
neering personality, making I'D by
sheer nerve what he might lack In
brains. But for his words the miner
would have given the fellow no further
thought.
"Say, Timmons," he burst forth
noisily. and striding over to the desk,
the marshal tells me a dame blew In
from New York tonight-is she regis
tered here2"
The landlord showed the book for
ward, with one finger on the last sig
nature.
"Yep," he said shortly, "but she amt
the one you wuz lookin' for-I asked
her that. furst thing"
"Stella Donovan-huhl That's no
name ever I heard; what's she look
hke2 Dark or light2".
"Waal, sorter medium. should say;
brown hair with bit O. red In it, an
pair o gray eyes full Of fun-some
girl, to my notion"
The questioner struck his fist on the
wood sharply.
"Well, what the devil do you sup
pose such woman has come to this
hole clear from New York for, Tim
mons? What's her game, anyhow"
BLESSED If 1 know" and the pro-
prietor seated himself on a high stool.
Il didn't ask no questions like that;
maybe the gent by the stove there
might give yer all the information yer
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-01-06
CHAPTER w.
Miss Donovan Arrives.

When the long overland trair
paused a moment before the ancient
box car that served as the depot TO,
the town Of Haskell, nestled In tn,
gulch half a mile away, it deposited
Miss Donovan almost In the arms OF
Carson, the station agent, and he
wary Of the wiles Of women and tn,
ethics OF society, promptly turned hei
over to Jim Westcott, who had cont
down to inquire If the station agent
held telegram for him-a Telegram
that he expected from the East.
"She oughtn't to hike to the Tim
mons house alone, Jim," Carson said
This we're is pay day up at the biz
mines, an the boys are havin' q h
Of q time"
In view Of this disclosure, Mis-,
Donovan welcomed the courteou,
hcquiescence Of Westcott, whom she
judged to be man Of thirty-one, with
force and character-these written In
the lines Of his big body and his
square, kind face.
I'm Miss Stella Donovan of New
York." she said directly.
And l." he returned, with hat Off In
the deepening gloom, "am Jim West
cott, who plugs away at a minins
claim over yonder."
There" laughed the girl frankly
Were introduced. And I suppose W.
can start for the TImmons house."
AS her words trailed Off there CANT
the sound Of yelling, sharp cries
and revolver shots from the gulch be
low where lights twinkled family.
Laughing warmly, Westcott picked
up her valise, threw q "So-long" a
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sYNoPsIa.

CHAPTER I. - Frederick Cayendish.
New York man OF wealth, receives q let
vnr,I nsr from an old friend, Jim Westcott,
Deciding to- 60. he employs q lawyer.
Patrick Enright, to draw up a will ieav,
ing most OF his estate to charity, with a
mere pittance to John Cavendish. his
nephew and only relative, q dissolute
youth. That night Frederick Cavendish
murdered In his apartments. Nc will
being found. John cavendish inherits the
right informs John Cayendish Of The az
istence OF the will. and offers, for 800 600
% say nothing OF It. John agrees. Stella
Frederick Cayendish's valet that he r.
not satisfied the body found was that Of
MS employer. She Is directed by Far
ffhss' fhs' city CITY editor. of the Star, to follow up
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CHAPTER III.
On the Track Of a Crime,

On the Track OF a Crime.
In the city room of the Star, Farriss,
the city editor, sat back in his swivel
chair smoking q farewell pipe pre-
paratOry to going home. His thoughts
were suddenly interrupted by q clatter
Of Footsteps, and, slapping his feet to
the floor, he turned to confront Willis
aud Miss Donovan.
Miss Donovan smiled at him. "Great
sucki We've got something; and W.
S'lG all week to get it,
"Wel. for Pete's sake, shootI" d.
manded Farrlss. "Cavendish, sup.
poser"
The two nodded. Their eyes were
alight with enthusiasm.
I'm the first place." said the girl.
with grave emphasis, "Frederick
Cnvendish did not die intestate as sup
posed. He left will"
Farriss blinked. THAT'S interesting.
There was no evidence of that before"
Il got that from the servants Of the
College club" Willis interposed
1.-The will was drawn the night before
the murder. And the man that drew
Dougherty. Cavendish took away a
copy Of It in his pocket. And, Mr..
Farriss, I got something else, too
Enright and young John Cavendish
are in communication further. I saw
him leaving Jnright's office all excited.
Following my hunch, cultivated Miss
Healy, Enright's stenographer, and
learned that the two had an alterca-
tion and that 1t was evidently over
some document"
Stella Donovan began speaking now {:
celeste La Rue, the blonde Of the
Revue, has got some kind of hold on
John Cavendish. 1t isn't love, either;
it's something stronger. He jumps
when she holds the hoop"
LA Rue's mixed up In this, deeply,
too" Willis cut in. ":Whlle she was
playing with young Cavendish and
seeing him almost daily, the lovely
Willingness whor'
''EnrightT Farriss ventured.
"Exactly-Enright," he concluded,
lighting his half-smoked cigarette.
'Well," the city editor tapped his
desk; "you two have done pretty well,
80 far. You've got considerable dope.
Now, what do you make Of itr
1T may be a dream" Willis said,
smiling, "but here is the way I stack
1t up. The night after he quarreled
with John, Frederick Cavendish called
In Enright and made a will, presum-
ably cutting John or with practically
nothing.
Immediately after Frederick's de-
parture, Enright calls Cartons cafe
and talks to John Cavendish. who had
been dining there with Celeste La Rue.
1t Is reasonable to suppose that he
told him Of the will. Less than five
hours afterward Frederick Cavendlsh
Is found dead in his apartments.
Again 1t is reasonable to suppose that
he was croaked by John Cavendish,
who wanted to destroy the will so that
he could claim the estate.
"The dead man is buried, and John
starts spending money like water.
One month later he receives letter
asking him to call at Enright's office.
What happened there Is probably
this: Young Cavendish was informed
OF the existence Of the will, and 1t was
onered to him at price which he