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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-01-21
CHAPTER lx-contlnued.
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VI think so. Mr. Bryce. I copied II
from Colonel Penningtons niece, Miss
Sumner"
"Oh," he replied briefly. you've
met her, have your / didn't know she
was In sequoia still"
"She's been away, but she came
back last week went to the Valley
Of the Giants last Saturday after.
noon"
Bryce interrupted. "You didn't tell
my father about the tree that was cut.
did your" he demanded sharply.
~No.r
Good girl lie mustn't know. Go
on. MORA. What was she doing In our
timber7"
she told me that once, when she
was a little girl, you had taken her
Tor ride on your psny up to your
mothers grave. And II seems she had
great curiosity to see that spot
again"
I've met Miss Sumner three or four
times That was when she first came
70 sequoin. She's a stunning girl
isn't she7"
Perfectly. Mr.. Bryce. She's the
nrst lady I've ever met. She's differ
emit"
No doubt Her kind are not
Eodnct OF homely little communities
pke SeQuola. And for that matter
neither is her wolf of an uncle. What
qua Miss Sumner have to say to you,
MoIra9"
she told me all about herself-and
she said lot OF nice things about YOU.
Mr.. Bryce, after / told her worked
for you. And she insisted that | |
should walk home with her. So I did |
and the butler served us with tea
and toast and marmalade. Then she
showed me all her wonderful things |
and gave me some OF them. Oh. Mr..
Bryce. she's so sweet"
Il can see that you and Miss sum.
ser evidently hit II OF just right with
eaco other. Are you going to call on
her AGAIN."
~oh. yesl She begged NE to. She
Jays she's lonesome"
Il dare say she is. MORA. I'm glad
rowe gotten to know each other. I've
10 doubt you find life little lonely
Iometimes."
Sometimes. Mr.. Bryce"
"How's my fatherT'
"splesdld- I've taken good care Of
I'm for you"
Mora. you're sweetheart of a
1r, j don't know how we ever man.
s'-d TO wiggle along without you"
raternally - almost paternaIly = be ,
svr her radiant cheek three light 1T
: pats as he strobe past her to the {
HVate Office. He was IN a hurrz to
et 70 his desk, upon which he could I
e through the open door a Die OF I
tiers and orders, and a moment Later y
was deep IN a perHsaI Of them. OBJ +
7ious 70 the fact that ever and anon r
2 girI tnrned upon him her broodina r
5roana-lIke glance. n
Ihat night Bryce and his father as II
a. TER custom after dinner, re- Il
F'e~ - tia library, where the n
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-01-21
SOMETHING NICE

III Synopsis. In the Califor-
MIA redwood region. John Cardigan.
at forty-seyen, is the leading citizen
OF Sequoia. owner OF mills, ships.
and many acres OF timber, a Wild
over after three years CT married
life. and father Of two-year-bld
Bryce Cardigan. At fourteen Bryce
makes the acquaintance Of Shirley
Sumner. a visitor at Sequoia, and
HIS Junior by few years. Together
they visit the Valley Of the Giants,
sacred to John Cardigan and his
son as the burial place OF Bryces
mother, anA cart with mutual re-
greet. While 6gyes IL at college
John Cardigan meets with heavy
business losses and for tho frst
time views the future with uncer-
tainty. After graduation from col
lege, and a trip abroad, Bryce Car
digan comes home. On the train no
meets Shirley Sumner, on her way
10 sequoia TO make her home there
with her uncle. Colonel Pennington.
Bryce learns that his fathers eye
sight has failed and that Colonel
Pennington IL seeking TO take adj
vantage OF the old mans business
misfortunes. John Cardigan is de-
spairing. but Bryce Ia full OF fight. II
Bryce ENDS burl redwood felled il
across his mothers grave. He goes
TO dinner ~ Pennington's on Shir-
ley's Invitation and finds the din II
ing room paneled With burl from II
the tree. In 4 diplomatic way, I'M
hU GhlrIar H.. Ill
declare war. Pennington refuses
20 renew his logging contract with
tho Cardigans. believing his action
means bankruptcy for the latter.
Bryce forces ROndeau 10 confess he
feiied the tree IN the Valley of the
GIANTS, at Pennington's order. After
the man Bryce hurls him
u Colonel Pennington, who has
ried 10 foul him In the fight. Pen II
lin6ton Is Inundated, and the girl, II
Indignant, orders Bryce TO leave
nd forget their friendship. He
caves, but refuses to accept dis u
nlssal Returning to Sequole, tho a
ogging train on which shirley and II
er uncle and Bryce sre travelling
reaks away from Tie locomotive,
nd Bryce, who esuld have escaped.
the risk OF his fife cuts out the
aboose and saves them from GER
Nm death, being painfully injured
dong so. Shirley tries to put
'eir friendship back on its old ba-
8, but Bryce tells her he intends II
smash her uncle at all costs. So
8 all on again between them.
ryce renews acquaintance with
ORA McTavish. daughter Of his
ocds-boss.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-01-21

of the opinion that we're not going to
do anything Of the sort"
Perhaps. Nevertheless, IL I can
demonstrate to certain party that II
Will not cost more than three-quarters
of million, he'll loan me the money
The old man shook his head. 81
don't believe it, Bryce. Who's the
crazy manY
His name is Gregory. He's Scotch. 4"
Now l know he's crazy. When he
hands you the money, you'll find he's
talking real money but thinking of
Confederate greenbacks
Bryce laughed "Pal," he declared.
IF you and have any brains, they
must roll around in our skulls like
buckshot in tin pan. Listen, now.
with all your ears. When BIZ Hen
derson wanted to build the logging
railroad which he afterward sold TO
Pennington, and which Pennington is
now using as club to beat our brains
out. did he have the money to build
it?"
mo. / loaned 1t to him."
How did he pay you back?"
why, he gave me a ten-year con-
tract for hauling our logs at a dollar
and a half thousand feet, and I
merely credited his account with the
amount of the freight bills he sent me
until he'd squared up the loan, prin-
cipal and interest,""
"Well. II Bill Henderson financed
himself on that plan, why didn't we
think OF using the same time-honored
plan for financing road to parallel
Pennlngton's?"
John Cardigan sat up with Jerk.
by thunderp he Inurmured. That
was as close as he ever came to utter
Ing an oath.
"Al right, John Cardigan. Iforgive
you. Now, then, continue to listen.
10 the north OF that great block of
imber held by you and Pennington lie
he redwood holdings of the Trinidad
Redwood Timber company"
Never heard of them before"
wei, timber away in there In back |
Il beyond has never been well adver-
ised' because II is regarded as prac-
ically inaccessible. You will remem.
er that some ten years ago a COM
any was Incorporated with the idea
I building railroad from Grants
ass, Ore, on the line Of the Southern
aeltc. down the Oregon and Califor-
Ia coast to tap the redwood belt"
Il remember. There was a big
'hoop and hurrah and then the propo-
tion died aborniA'. The engineers
'und that the cost Of construction
trough that mountainous country
as prohibitive."
"Well. before the project died
regory and his associates believed
lat II was going to survive. They
ietly gathered together thirty thor.
nd acres OF good stun and then SAT ,
'wn to wait for the railroad. And
ey are still waiting. Gregory. by the
ny, Is the president Of the Trinidad ,
sdwood Timber company. He's an
iinburgh man. and the fly American
omoters got him to put up the price
the timber and then mortraged
sir Interests 10 him as security for 4
: advance lie foreclosed on their :
ties five years ago"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-01-21
Speaking of Matches.

i must be going, DEAR" came from
the man on the sofa, in the darkened
room.
really" yawned the sweet young
thing.
10 you mind if 1 strike match TO
see what time it lisp"
., why waste another match? The
CLOCK Just struck one" -Yonkers
Statesman.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-01-21
Cause for CONCENTRATIONS.

IVhiDition may have its drawbacks
on, Its adjustment of the 4 il. m.
lose Harmony" quarteis "render-
ing The Old Oaken Bucket" just be-
lore the places close up for the
night, is not one Of them.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-01-21
Just Like Father.

Does the baby take after his father
Mrs. Jones?o
es' indeed. We took his bottle
away from him, and the little darling
tried to creep down the cellar steps"
Home Sector
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-01-21

me man you see yonder is . h,us
wayman" Is nigh
Iv.,o ~Tgu eraciousl such ecnfle,p,,
''..ooklng man robberY, '"an
Sot at all. An aviator,
, 1921-12-08

police charged into the crowd with
drawn batons.
All saloons in the neighborhood of
the yards were closed today by order
of Chief-of-Police Fftzmorrts. The
chief said that the troublo would be
stopped at any cost
THE women are more difficult to
deal with than h men," Chief Fftz-
morris said this morning. They
carry red pepper and throw II in the
|poiicemen's eyes. Tacks have been
scattered through the adjacent streets
in an effort to stop the police motor
cars"
When the strike went into effect
here Monday there was little trouble
and the situation remained quiet until
last night when workers began to
leave the yards. The few hundred
strikers on picket duty and a few
hangers-on intercepted their passage
to the car lines and policemen en-
deavored to make lanes through the
crowd
Without previous warning large
, 1921-12-08
Union Action
Against Nine
Men Is Upheld

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. s.-AcHon
Of John L. lewis. president Of the
United Mine Workers Of America,
In revolving tho charter Of tho Kan
. district organization . and de-
posing its officers. was approved by
tho international executive board Of
the miners In session hero today.
Tho international board also held
that the action Of the District Il,
Qllinois) convention I'm placing m
assessment IN Its members for the
benefit Of the Kansas district was
Illegal and In violation Of the laws
Of the organization.
, 1921-12-08
OF
u. S. ORGANIZED
Russian Reds Make
Progress Here, Is
Official Report

Dec. g.
The movement launched by
the third or Communist In
ternationale at Moscow to
gain control of the trade and
industrial unions throughout
the world lis meeting with marked
success in SO far as II relates to syndi.
calist unions in the United States"
says the first annual report today OF
Attorney General Daugherty.
Communist parties in this country.
Mr. Dausherty says. havo united 10
more effectively carry on propaganda
and tho policy Is to endeavor 70 gain
control OF the labor organizations
through the control Of the executive
committees or other governing bodies
therein.
Many of the leaders Of this move
ment are American citizens" he says.
though they are subject to orders
from Moscow as to their action and ac.
tivieties in the United States.
The Attorney General says there has
been a noticeable effort upon tho
part OF various sc-cailed defense no.
cieties to sprpr4Eatersnd carry ON aEi.
tcontin1ed on Paso ~
, 1921-12-08
FOR FREIGHT
CUTS BRIGHT
adjustment of Oper-
ating Costs Also
Held Necessary

Dec. g.
Hope is expressed by the in
terstate commerce commission
in its annual report today to
congress that a Substantially
lower" level of railroad rates
and fares would be possible with an
exception In the volume of traffic fol-
lowing tho present business deprcs-
sion and with n further adjustment
of operating costs in harmony with
prevailing tendencies"
Freight rates. following war time
increases and some later readjust-
ments. have not yet reached an
equilibrium. the commission says. be-
cause the chief factors controlling
them. "the value OF service and the
cost Of transportation stil are in a
state of fiux."
The commissions report Is for the
year ended last October IL. It dis.
closes that a total of $3.50. ooo. 900 has
been ordered paid to the railroads un.
der the government guarantee
against losses during the first six
months after their return to private
ownership and that there is sim due
an estimated yfo5. 100000 on this &C
kcontinued on Page ~
, 1921-12-08
r MEN HURT
IN STRIKE RIOTS

numbers Of persons began to augment
the strike sympathizers until they
overwhelmed the lew hundred police
men on duty. and riot calls were sent
in. When achievements arrived. the
crowd finally was scattered and the
streets cleared at midnight.
Efforts to verify a rumor that a
was thrown in Bubbly creek
and stoned until he was drowned
could not be confirmed.
Immediate action was expected to-
day on a petition for an Injunction
against the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters and Butcher Workmen of North
America. by ~ packers who allege
that intimidation OF workers has been
practiced by union men.
The large packers say they are
working about 90 per cent Of normal
while the smaller firms have given
out statements hat their output is
curtailed to so or 60 per cent Of nor
NAL.
The union leaders claim 5000 men
are on strike in Chicago.
, 1921-12-08
Dog Snatches
Child From
Death at Sea

NEW YORK. Dec. s@Tyras, a
shaggy police dog from Poland, IS
a hero, acclaimed by tho 16 pas
sengers on the steamship Gdnnsk,
which locked In Brooklyn last
night, after burctinK its way
across tho Atlantic through storms
that more than once threatened to
carry youthful members Of the
ahip's company over the rail and
Into the sea.
Capt. A. II. Peterson. who said q
was tho toughest voyaxe Of his life
time as q skipper. told the story
Of Tyras' exploit In saving Zeata
Zaborownki. youngest Of . family
Of ive children on their way from
Danzig to join relatives In the
United States.
"Zeata dropped her doll ovcr the
rail and It caught on q nall ON tho
side Of the shlp," he said. "A heavy
sea was running but Zeata who h
q years Of hge. started 30 climb after
tho doll. Just as she was going
over the side. up dashes Thyras,
who seized her dress and hung on.
Tho girl screamed and the pur
suer ran tp and drssEcd them
10Th 10 safety"
, 1921-12-08

/, Under the IS per cent arrangement
the p~ro-ratio basis which was In ef
feet for the purchase Of oil prior &c
the test. production OF the heid was
estimated at 10000 barrels. This
hguro divided between the two halves
OF n feld would Indicate that the
IS per cent which Is now taken from
the southern half OF the field Is Is.
900 barrels.
S-ubstractins this from h average
OF $4,000 barrels for the three days
Indicates that 100 per cent production
OF h northern districts of the Salt
Creek field under present development
is In excess OF $4,000 barrels OF oil
daily. Multiplying this result by two
would indicate hal the production OF
the Salt Creek field under 100 per
cent production would BIO approximate.
iy 10000 barrels Of oil daily.
These figures arc unreliable mas.
much N no accurate test of produc.
ton can be mad yet. because many
OF the wells r now operating under
flush production and also because OF
tho fact that the production IL In.
crearing materially each day that the
test IL being conducted.
Mondays total. the nrrt test day,
resulted in n yield OF 1900 barrels.
Production jumped Tuesday to 81. 800
barrels and Wednesday TO 54.2o2 bar
rels according to Midwest reports.
The test now being made involves
n total yield from SO Second Wall
Creek sand wells. so first sand wells
and about q dozen shnls wells. One
hundred and forty-two producers out
of n total Of over three hundred wells
have been opened to full capacity.
Tho area included In the frt test,
which will be conducted from Deem.
Der 8 to 10. does not cover some OF
the major producing properties of the
district. Ono of tho biggest produc.
ing areas Of the neid Is to be includ.
ed in the second tcst which will bt
gagged from December 20 to Decem
Der 30. Is section s6-4o-7e.
II II imposuibleeto hsck "a rel.ehl,
| opinion on the total possible produc
ton at this time, but 81 Is understood
that the test result SO far has proven
entirely satisfactory TO the officials OF
the Midwest defining company.
1t is definitely Indicated however,
that oil will have to be pro-rated from
the held in future no matter what the
consumption OF oil Mt tho rctineries
hero is because the field production
for the first time in years is larger
than tho capacity OF the pipelines and
refining plants here.
, 1921-12-08
Feeders
And Assistants
GiUen Wage Cut

NEW YORK. Dec. ga reduction
of 81 a week in the wages of $500
press assistants and feeders in the
New York book and job printing trade
was made effective yesterday as the
result of an arbitrator's decision. The
net scale calls for $3.50 weekly. The
new scales in the different crafts fol-
low.
C~ompositors $50; cylinder pressmen
s44: press feeders and job pressmen
sS6.5o: paper cutters 5000; bookbind-
ers s36; b.ndery women s34.
, 1921-12-08
ALL CONVICTED
Of GRIMES, SAYS
COL. BETHEL IN
SENATE HEARING
Charges Preferred By
Georgia Scion Are Be-
ing Probed By Com
mittee Today

WASHINGTON, Dec. g.
Eleven members of the Ameri-
can expeditionaryf forces were
hanged in France after con-
viction by a military court
martial Col. Walter Bethel.
assistant Judge advocate general q.
the army. testified today before the
sehate committees Investigating
charges by Senator Watson. Demo.
crat, Georgia, that American soldiers
We're hanged without trial In France.
oo.onoi Bethel. who was General
P~ershing's chief legal adviser over
seats. appeared before the Committee
after Senator Watson In an one,tn~
statement had presented n number -
anidavits and letters from former .ol.
diers to support his charges.
Did You over see n rallow. NJ
Gievresy" Colonel Bethel was asked
Yes ho said "one was erected
there for execution of n convicted
soldier"
IL was at Gievres, according IN In
formation given Senator Watson by
former service men. that soldiers
were hanged without trial.
a number OF tho informants men.
TONED by h Georgia senator were
before the committee. in
ciuding n man from Fort Leayen.
worth penitentiary convicted for vic.
lntion OF the espionage act, who. Mr..
Watson said. could give namos OF
important witnesses.
Colonel Bethel Informed the COM
mittee that the American military au-
thorities had exclusive jurisdiction
over tho American army. and the
French mover attempted to exercise
jurisdiction In criminal cases.
The nrst of the IL executed, he
said. WINS convicted of murder and
ape, and the second. n negro sol.
der for rape on a French woman,
fss years OF age.
The third Int fourth executions.
the colonel said. also We're for rape.
both soldiers hanged after trial be-
ing negroes.
After testifying that the FIRST six
cases were for assault, the witness
testified that the seventh case wa,
that OF e negro soldier who murdered
n french professor as the latter at
tempted to save n woman from n mob
of rowdies. Case No. s was the hang
ing OF a white soldier who attempted
assault on an ~1s-year-old Belgian Riri.
Next was the hanging OF a white
soldier for numbering another white
soldier. the crime being character
lied by Colonel Bethel as particular
ly atrocious. The last case, the hang
ing of two negro soldiers together.
was after conviction for assauiting a
French girl md numbering her father
as he attempted to save her.
- "
WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-Begins
ming Investigation of charges by
Senator Watson, Democrat. Georgia,
tina private soldiers were hanged
during the war without convictions
by c~ourtmartial. Chairman Brandegee
of h special senate committee, ans
nounced today hat the proceeding
not an investigation of The Geor-
gia senator but was ordered to as
certain whether Officers of the
United States army were murdered"
Senator Watson appeared before
the committee Immediately after the
adoption of n resolution requesting
Continued on Page 81
, 1921-12-08


--
LOS ANGELES, Dec. s.-Interest In
tho trial OF Arthur Burch. charged
with the murder of J. Bolton Kennedy.
was increased today with publication
of the testimony Of Mrs. Mary A. Ball
IF. Mrs. NJ. L. Wilson and E. w.
Cummings. termed surprise" wit
nesses.
Their testimony. it was predicted by
the prosecution, opened the way to
possibly even more surprising" evil
dence.
Mrs. Bailiff declared that shortly
before Kennedy was slain. she had met
Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain, indicted
with Burch, in a beauty parlor" and
was told by Mrs. O~benchain that Bel
ton would o o pass out"
Mrs. Wilson, proprietor of the beau
ty parlor' Identified postcards she
said Mrs. O%benchain had sent her. One
of them bore a reference to Kennedy
ard the phrase this is his last
chance"
Cummings, a realty operator, told
of having seen in Beverly Glen the
night Kennedy was killed. a parked
automobile with dimmed headlights.
The state contends this was a car
rented by Brrch and that he lay in
wait for Kennedy in 1t.
Mrs. Elizabeth Besanty testified
that she was in her cottage in Beverly
Glen, about 100 yards from the scene
of the shooting the night it occurred.
She testified h Kennedy drove up
about o o'clock in the evening, accom-
panied by someone. and a short time
later she heard a shot. Rushing out.
she heard another shot and then a
mans voice say: IT got him."
"A woman's voice made some re
5oinder. Mrs. Besanty testified. but
she said she did not catch the words.
AS she neared the spot she heard a
woman's voice say: "Belton. please
answer. what am 1 to dor"
As sho came up. a Mr.. Deering. an
other neighbor. also arrived. she said.
and looking at the body. said: HE
gunned himself" Mrs. Besanty testi-
fed that Mrs. Obenchain replied;
"Ohi Why did he do it, She said
Continued on Page 50
, 1921-12-08
AND
HEALTH MEET
is SCHEDULED
Program Announced for Fri
day Evening Meeting at
High School Climaxing
d. Local Campaign.

Casper's education and health week
campaign will reach its climax in a
mass meeting to be held Friday even.
ing at the new High School audi.
forum when a w~ell-bnlnnced program
covering the main topics will be pre-
sented. The arrangcments were made
by the joint committee, consisting of
representatives of the public schools,
chamber OF commerce., the American
Legion and the d. A. II and the pro-
gram follows in full;
Opening Number-Song, America"
Song-Duet. wyoming" Bud Aver
Ill and Rex Mayne. Assembiy to sing
chorus).
Song-seiected. High School Boys
Glee Club.
song-seiected. High School Girls
Glee Club,
Orchestra Number-SeIected, High
School Orchestra.
One-act Symbolism, Fire Proven
tion." Pupils OF Central School.
Address = administration Prob
lens. A. A. Slade. superintendent Of
schools.
Address Grade and Country
Schools" W. o. Wilson. Clerk Grade
School board.
Vocal Solo-'Tuck Me to Sleep In
My Old Tuclxey Home" Vernon X.
Osgood.
Address-'Hcalth Hints" DR.. M.
C. Keith.
Manuscipt-'The Care of the
To,th." DR.. C. E.. Duncan.
ADMINISTRATIONS Fact Of Vac
cination as a Prevention of Shall
pox; Diagnosis, Prophylaxis and
Treatment of Dlphtheria," DIR. ]. F.
ODonnell.
Song Casper Smiles" Commu-
nifty Sing.
Col. Burke Fl. Sinclair will preside.
UshersHC. A. Cullen, L. A. Reed,
DR.. I. N Frost, Lew NJ. Gay. Earl
D.. Holmes. DR.. JIG. Kamp. w. s.
Kimball sr.. NJ. W. Purcell. c. II.
Townsend and NJ. p. wheeler.
The foundation Of every state is
the education Of its youth. Health
Is a stepping-stone to education.
, 1921-12-08
Sim FEIN MAY
SPLIT ON PACT
TERMS, RUMOR

DUBLIN. Dec. s.-By The Asse-
ciated PressEThe Dali Eireann
cabinet assembled here today to
consider the treaty signed in Lon
don by the Sim Fem and British
delegates. creating ar Irish free
state.
Talk Of a possible split in the
Dali cabinet over the terms Is in
creasing, and the designations Of
some of the cabinet members are
predicted. among them Cathal
Drugha tCharles Burgessl. minis
ter OF defense. Some OF the lead
, 1921-12-08

ing members of the cabinet are
known to object to the form of the
oath Of allegiance laid down in the
treaty. Regardless of possible Diff
ferences. however, it is believed the
agreement viii be approved. in
principle at least.
Tho public maintains the same
semblance Of indifference toward
the agreement noticeable when the
news was first received. The peo-
pie seem generally satisfied. but re.
Continued on Page 81