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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-05-13
CHATTER "
aHeads OF, eentIemen!s

Gosh all Friday--say but the next
few days did see tear-up to beat the
band on the old Short Line! With
the printing of his appointment cir
cular, Mr.. Norcross took the offices
in the headquarters building lately
vacated by Mr.. Shaffer. and 1t was
something awful to see the way the
heads went into the basket. One by
one he called the Duntonites in; the
traffic manager, the general superin-
tendent, the roadmaster, the master
mechanic-clear on down to the round
house foreman and the division heads.
Some few Of them were allowed to
take the oath Of allegiance and stay,
but the place-fillers and payroll para
sites, the cousins and the nephews
and the brothers-in-law, every last
man Of them had to walk under the ar.
Three days later. when the whole
town was talking about the new Jack
the Ripper" as they called him, Klrgan,
who had been our head machinery
man on the Midland construction,
tumbled in in answer to wire. Mr..
Norcross slammed him into place ten
minutes after he hit the town.
"Your Office is across the tracks,
Kirgan," he told him. "Tve begun the
housekeeping ever there BY firing
your predecessor and three or four OF
his pet foremen. Get in the hole and
dig to the bottom. TIL give you six
months in which to make good as a
model superintendent of motive power.
Get busy"
That's me-" said Kirgan, who knew
the boss up one side and down the
other. "You give me the engines, and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-05-13

of Mrs. Sheila and Maisle Ann makes
me remember that I've been leaving
them out pretty severely for good
long while. They weren't left out in
reality-not by jugful. In spite of
oil the rush and hustle, the boss had
found time to get acquainted with
Major Basil, Kendrick and had been
made at home in the transplanted
Kentucky mansion In the northern sub
urb.
But to get back on the firing line.
wasn't around when Afr. Norcross
had his declaration Of war; talk with
Hatch. Mr.. Norcross, being pretty
sure he wasn't going TO have that
evening Off, had sent me out to ''Ken-
wood. with note and a box of roses.
and when got back TO the Office about
eight O'Clock, Hatch was just going
away. l met him on the stair.
The boss was sitting back in his
big swing chair, smoking. when
broke in. He looked as IL he'd been
mixing 1t up good and plenty with MIR.
Rufus Hatchand enjoying 1t.
"We've got 'em going. Jimmie = he
chuckled; and he said 1t without ask
Ing me how had found Mrs. Sheila,
or how she was looking, or anything.
told him -FrIad met Mr.. Hatch on
the stair going down.
"He didn't say anything to you. did
he?" he asked.
mot word. !"
Il had to pull that Sand Creek busi-
ness on him. and I'm rather sorry"
he went on. ''He and his people are
going to fight the new company to
finish, and he merely came up here to
tell me so-and to add that / might
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-05-13

I'll keep 'em out Of the shop" And
with that he went across the yard and
took hold. before he had even hunted
up place to sleep in.
Mr.. Van Britt, our general super
intendent, was the next man to show
up. He was fine: square-built,
stocky little gentleman who, looked as
If he'd always had the world by the
ear and never meant to let go.
well, I'm here he said, dropping
into chair and sitting with his legs
wide apart. And then, ignoring me as
If / hadn't been there. "Graham, what
the devil have You got against me,
that you should drag me out here on
the edge Of nowhere and make me go
70 work for a livingi"
The boss just grlnned at him and
said: sIt's for the good Of your soul
Upton. You've TOO much money. Your
Office Is up at the end Of the corridor
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-05-13
The Boss disappears.
GRO BE coNTINUED.)
Shock for the Explorer.

The sable coat of $50 skins for
which 100000 was paid recently Is
not, as might be supposed, the most
expensive fur coat In the world. Some
years ago the czarina was presented
with an ermine mantle valued at f12.-
600; and an explorer in eastern Green
land recently discovered native girl
wearing dress Of silver fox skins
worth. at present prices. nearly $780,
000.-London Tit-Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-05-13
. Arctic Sheer Raisina.

That the arctic lands Of northern
Canada, where the thermometer goes
down to 81 degrees below zero, offer
unusual opportunities for growing
sheep, cattle, Siberian alfalfa and even
fruit, is the announced belief of an
American agricultural expert. In Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine. He recon-
mends the cross-breeding Of Canadian
and Siberian sheep to gain the hardy
qualities required.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-05-13

never Ptayeo Fair.
as well resign first as last, because,
in the end, he'd get my goat. When
laughed at him he got abusive. He's
an ugly beggar, Jimmie"
That's what everybody says of
him.
"It's true. He and his crowd have
plenty of money-stoien money, a
good deal Of it-and they stand in
with every political boss and gangster
in the state. There is only one way to
handle such a man, and that Is with
out gloves. / told him we had the
goods on him In the matter Of Mr..
Chadwick's kidnapping adventure. At
first he said couldn't prove it. Then
he broke out cursing and let your
name slip. hadn't mentioned You at
all, and so he gave himself away. He
knows who you are, and he remem-
bered that you had overheard his talk
with Henckel In the hotel lobby"
heard what he was saying, but
didn't reilly sense 1t because my head
was ram jam full of a thing that was
so pitiful that 1t had kept me swal-
lowing hard all the way back from
Major Hendricks. It was this way.
When I had jiggIed the bell out at the
house 1t was Maisie Ann who let me
In and took the box Of flowers and the
boss note. We sat in the dimIy lighted
hall and talked for few minutes.
One thing she told me was that Mrs.
Sheila had company and the name Of
1t was Mr.. Van Britt. That wasn't
strictly news because had known
that Mr.. Van Britt was dividing time
pretty evenly with the boss in the
Major Kendrick house visits. That
wasn't anything to be scared up about.
But my chunky little girl didn't stop
at that.
81 think we can let Mr.. Van Britt
take. care Of himself" she said. HE
has known Cousin Sheila for Icing
time, and I guess they are only just
good friends. But there is something
YOU ought to know, Jimmie-for Mr.
Norcross' sake. He has been sending
lots of flowers and things, and Cousin
Sheila has been taking them because
well, / guess it's just because she
doesn't know how not to take them"
EGO on" ! said, but my mouth had
suddenly grown dry.
''Such things-flowers. you know
don't mean anything In New York,
where we've been living. Men send
them to their women friends just as
they pass their cigar-cases around
among their men friends. But I'm
afraid it's different with Mr.. Nor
cross"
SIT is different" I said.
Then she told me the thing that
made me swell up and want to burst.
at mustn't be different. Jimmie.
Cousin Sheila's married, you know"
81 know she has been married."
corrected; and then she gave me the
sure-enough Knockout.
"She is married now, and her hus-
band is still living"
For little while l couldn't do any
thing but cape like chicken with
the pip. It was simply fiercel knew.
as well as l knew anything. that the
boss was gone ON Mrs. Sheila: that
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-05-13
aHER HUSBAND is STILL. LlylMo.~.

NorO railroad manager and his Jimmie
and small cousin Unseen they witness peculiar hodp which
a
financial whom he
president
completely Chadwick's kidnapping
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-05-13
CHAPTER III-continusd.

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'onss 'Ao' -1 : 80
EFFECTIVE at once, Mr.. Graham Nor
cross IS appointed general manager OF
the Pioneer snort Line system, with
headquarters at Portal CITY ana ms
orders VIII be respected accordingly.
breckenridge Dunton,
president"
We had got our jolt, all right and
leaving the ladder and the Friday start
out of the question, grinned and told
myself that the one other thing that
counted for most was the fact that
Mrs. Sheila Macrae was widow.
chased like the dickens on the
printing lob. because apart from
wanting to absorb all the dope could
as went along on the new job.
knew / would be needed every minute
right at Mr.. Norcross' elbow, now that
the actual work was beginning.
Luncheon was served in the Alexa,
and they kept the business talk go-
ing like house afire while they were
eating, the hurry being that Mr.. Chad
wick wanted to start back for Chi
cago the minute he could And out if
our connecting line east would run
him special.
snow for a few unofficial things,
Graham, and Wen call it a co." he
said. ..You are to have an absolutely
free hand in the management and the
operating What Won saw goes as II
lies, and Dunton has promised me that
there shall be no appeal, not even to
him."
~ imagine he didn't say that will
ingly," the boss put in. which was the
first intimation had had that be
wasn't present at the directors meet
ing in the hotel.
"No, indeed nothing was done will
inely. had to swing the bic stick
and swing II hard. But I had them
where thew couldn,t wiggle. Yon are
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-05-13
Did His BEST.

spa, what is a ships holdf"
aWhy--er-it's the anchor. l SUP
pose. Boston Transcript.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-14
PILOT ROCK, WILL TRY
FOR REVENGE AGAINST
DUCKAROOS TOMORROW
League Trailers All Set for Bat
tie to Death to Beat Lead
ers; Team is Strengthened.

A contest for blood is expected to-
morrow afternoon when Marshall
Spell takes the doughty Buckaroos TO
Pilot Rock for return gamo with the
league trailers Following the defeat
Of the +. r. delegation here last sun
day. protest was lodged with Presi-
dent Harry Kuck OF the Wheat Bolt
League in which the Pilot Rock club
questioned decisions The protest was
not allowed.
The team will be much stronger to-
morrow than II was week ago.
Captain Gunner Peterson Is back
from Portland and he win be in the
lineup to do the receiving for Sid VII
iams. In addition to the strength his
catching will afford. "Petes" stick
work can always be counted on to bol
ster up the hitting ability Of the
Rucks
The outfleld, which was materially
weakened last sunday on account Of
the absence of Gordon ana Duff, in
center and right field. respectively,
and by the tardiuess Of StNson, who
got into the contest in the third inning.
will be back to its old time strength
tomorrow.
pilot Rock is a lot stronger than II
was at the Qbenns of the season. and
this Improvement in playing ability
coupled with the clubs desire to wipe
out last Sundays defeat is expected TO
make the game an interesting one,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-14
WHAT PENDLETON GRADE
SCHOOLS ARE DOING
Lincoln school

Leonard Kearney got the highest
grade in the language test for the city
schools. Thelma McClintock got a
reading certificate this week
The sixth grade pupils are taking
their physiology examination. Also a
few of the eighth grades.
The seventh grade pupils are TAX
ing there geography examination.
There are nineteen boys and girls TAX
ing their examinations and We hope
they all make hundred.
Glen Simpson Of the second grade
has returned to school after an alb
sence Of several weeks, caused by a
broken arm.
The second A class is at present in
terested in a spelling down" contest
Jim Eng and Glen Snyder are the
contestants for the head Of the line
Jim Eng heads the class, according to
the final counts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-14
Washington school


Vivian Leroy from Portland entered
the eighth grade this week.
The eighth grade took their exam
ination In the appreciation of.mgsic''
last week. There we're fifteen p6pils
who received ninety and one hundred.
five got from eighty to ninety.
Annie Laing and Robert Yates are
the first ones in the fifth grade TO fin
ish the Courts tests.
Ralph Francis Of the. eighth grade
left last week 10 continue studying in
the country.
New pupils In the fourth grade are
Dorothy Nelson. Florence Cargill and
Melba Cecil.
The second grade went over the top
with one hundred flowers in their
flower collection.
= Those who received perfect spelling
grades this week in the sixth grade are
Lucille Beck, Eva Tobin. Fred Perk-
ms Marguerite Bogust Olive Litch-
field and Hazel Wallman.
= Dorathea Elrich has been i'll this
week
Jessie Thomson has returned to the
second grade after years visit in
scotland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-14
.POLEYANNA CLUB HOLD
INTERESTING MEETING
CEast oregonian specially J

STANFIELD, May 1f.-Sunday be-
ing Mothers Day, Rev. Faucet deliv-
cred a special sermon. taking for bis
text. Honor thy father and thy
mother" Each person present was
given a white flower In memory OF the
day
Mr.. and Mrs w. T. Reeves motor
ed to Pendleton sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Webster. who
has been here for several days left
Sunday night for their home in Fargo,
North Dakota
Mrs. Joseph Cunha Jr,, of Echo,
spent a few days here the guest of her
cousin, Miss Catharine Pregnitz.
Mrs. T. w. Cole and daughter. Miss
Virginia. were shopping in Pendleton
Saturday.
Mrs. J. g. Kenney has returned from
several days visit with her sister at
lCamas Washington.
\ wedding OF interest to mapy here
is that Of Wayne w Coe. son Of DR..
| Henry Waldo Coe. and Miss Catherine
fRudbone of Charleston, South Caro-
lima. which was solemnized last Sat.
urday at Sacramento, California
Wayne has spent a great deal Of his
time here and his many friends wish
for him and Mrs. Coe a long life oi
happiness.
Mrs. Fred Hale is quite ii, at hel
lhome on the Sunrise ranch.
II The Pollyannas met Wednesday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. Vic Mar
\ tin on Giendening street Beside tn,
members of the Club the following
were the invited guests Mrs. +. S
Severance, Mrs. c. W."Connor. Mrs
r. NJ. Ling, Mrs W Cole and Mrs. +
B. Stuart, A pleasant afternoon wa
spent and delicious refreshments wer
served.
Mayor Kyle has resigned as mayo
of the city and John Hickman was ap
pointed to fill the vacancy.
Mrs. Joel Davis Of Echo was caYni
on Mrs. c. VI. Dupuis Wednesday,
Ezra Hazen is visiting his father. c
A. Ha2en. at Pleasant Valley.
The Aid met Thursday afternoon IL
the church parlors After the regula
routine Of business was disposed o
lunch was served by Mrs. F. a. Paker
Mrs. NJ c. Baragar. and Mrs. II. II
Vessel
Miss Lassie Lane of the o a. G.
talked Monday afternoon at the Watt
Auditorium to a number Of ladies Of
Nutrition and Child Welfare.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-14
ADJUSTMENTS

The opening of the circus season is
scheduled for Monday
Howe's Great London Circus and
Van Amburg's~ Trained wild Animals.
the latest consolidation in the circus
World. will arrive in this city early
Monday morning. The enormous tents
will be erected Immediately upon ar
rival.
Features galore are announced in
preliminary information. quite few
visitors from a distance have already
arrived and by night it is anticipated
that the town will be filled with our
country cousins. This circus is at
tracing quite large crowds this year
and il is revelation in surprises.
Many big features are on the bill, in
cluding the most marvellous acts of the
kind in the world. the celebrated Van
Amburg trained wild animals. Al
most every known wild beast has
been taught to tameness by the great
est animal trainers from all over the
universe.
The circus features are new and ex-
citing and of the thrilling kind. of
riders there viii be two score or more.
They are the champions Of all coun-
tries and of all schools of equestrian
ism.
First class aerial performances pos
sess the most thrilling interest for
everybody. and in this branch Of
arenic are the Howe's Great London
Circus and Van Amburg's Trained
Wild Animals are pre,eminently
strong. They present an unparalleled
number of the greatest and most ven
turesome and original male and fe-
male mid-air trapeze, horizontal bar,
floating rings. dives, eyolutions, catch
es and combinations.
One Of the sensational features will
be the wonderful performance Of the
world famous La Comte troupe OF
fire walkers. The feats accomplished
by, them would be remarkable even
were they performed on the ground,
but when it is taken into considera-
ton that the slender wire upon
which they work is thirty feet in the
air. the performance borders on mar
yelous.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-14
AMERICAN HOME LIFE
Should Be MAINTAINED

SPOKANE. May 1l-CA P)-If
/ American home life is maintained the
country has nothing to fear from eth
er anarchists or bolshevists, Robert
tC. Woodside. commander IN chief OF
the veterans OF foreign wars Of the
United States. declared at a luncheon
iof veterans here today
should an unscrupulous minority
ever attempt to force their opinions
upon tho American people, the yeter-
ans OF foreign wars. 70 a man. would
unite to overthrow such an attempt"
said Mr. Woodside.
Commander Woodsidc is touring the
country forInieg state organizations
of the foreign war veterans associa-
lions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-14

ords for promptness. The parade
will leave the grounds at II u. m,
sharp II always does. II will here.
Perfect All steel ;rains--four long sec
lions Of seventy-foot cars--havc done
away with late arrivals. There are no
hot boxes, no pulled" dTRw-bars,
with the Howe-Van Amburg circus.
The performances. featuring 3s4
noted white top performers and tho
greatest wild animal acts in America.
will begin at . and s p. m, with the
doors open an hour earlier to permit
a leisurely inspection of the famous
Howe-Van Amburg menagerie. Take
time for this visit, good people; ITS
worth IT,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-14
MONDAY is CIRCUS DAY
AND EVERY ALARM CLOCK
IN TOWN Is READY

It's up with the lark on Monday
for the small boy and many of his
elders. too. The'dawn brings to the
city the trains Of Howe's Great Lon
don Circus and Van Amburg's Trained
Wild Animals. and. before the day
rounds into real form the great tents
will rise on the lot at Pondleton, May
10. small army Of twelve hundred
psople will have been breakfasted
over one thousand animals will have
been fed and sroomed and the bands
will be warming up for parade.
| BY the time the two-mile street pa =
geant reaches the heart of the town,
all the paraphernalia that goes into
| the big top win be ready for the after
noon crowds. The Howe-Van Am
| burg circus carries far more aerial
| equipment than the usual big three
ring circus-more than has been seen
in big top for years. In addition TO
| that the three rings and the track,
there are two immense steel arenas
| for the Van Amburg trained wild an
! imals But this show gets set on the
| lot faster than any other circus Its
huge grandstand and oval seats Is car
ried, folded, section by section, on wa
/ gons-each section to wagon. Hence
when the wagons are placed--a Mat
! ter of twenty minutes-the seats are
+ : 4. 1.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-14

Vivian Leroy from Portland entered
the eighth grade this week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-14
WOMAN BECOMES I'LL
WHILE DRIVING AUTO

YAKIMA Wash. May IA PD
Mrs. II. p. sterns Of this city, while
driving her automobile today, was
stricken by epilepsy. The driyerless
car left the pavement, jumped an ir-
rigation ditch and started across
plowed ground toward the residence of
H. Waterer. 1t turned in wide semi
circle, however, crossed the sidewalk.
jumped the ditch apd headed directly
at the home Of c. j. Gallant just as
Gallant left the house. He succeeded
in reaching the running board and APP
piled the brakes Mrs sterns was un-
conscious but later recovered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-14

SAN FRANCISCO. May 1i.-tA. PD
Scott allowed six hits today so well
scattered that San Francisco was able
to shut Salt Lake out, S to 0. The
Seals Knocked Bromley out OF the box
in the fourth inning touching him up
for four two baggers which netted
four runs Two walks and Yelle's
double in the eighth brought in the
last two runs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-14
IS UNABLE
TO MAKE ALASKAN TRIP

SALEM, May 14.-A P)--Pfesi-
dent Harding will be unable to accom-
Dany governors Of the states on an ex-
cursion TO Alaska in July according
to letter received from the president
today by Governor Olcott The presi-
dent had been invited by Governor OIL
colt TO be member Of the Alaska ex
cursion.
Tho president. however. contem-
plates visiting the west coast later in
the year and making the trip to Alaska
al that time,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-14
BENNY KArFr ACorITTEp

NEW YORK May ia. P.J-
Benny Kauff, suspended Giant out
fielder was acquitted by jury in gem
eral sessions last night on an indict-
ment charging him with the larceny
Of an automobile, December. s, 1919.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-19
Don't Revive Scent Postage.

The Postofice department., under the admin
istration of Will Hays, is rendering services sat
isfactory to the public. The good impression
should not be dispelled by increasing letter post
age to cents. Yet such plan has been sug-
gested by congressman seeking ways in which
to revise the federal revenue system.
This is not to be confused with the decision
Of Postmaster General Hays to charge Is cents
instead of 10 cents for special delivery letters.
This latter increase is justified on the basis Of
actual cost. Instances have occurred where mail
came through the ordinary channels more quick
ly than by special delivery, and by increasing
the fee, more prompt service can be afforded, and
in the country, the telephone will be used to
apprise addresses.
AS things now stand, Under 2-cent letter mail,
the Postofice department is practically on self
supporting basis. To increase its charges 50
per cent undoubtedly would create surplus
which could be turned into the national treas
ury. Profit, however, is not the design Of the
postal system, and it ought not to be perverted
merely out Of the desire to shift taxation.