davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15
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@s Iino ihon biele @rfinOunaen
5ur S~ernbaItitng ODER S%ef1mpfilng
ser Seefrontbeit gemadt lporocn,
tpeld)e 0en Sntereiien oes GeiieOcr'
febrs bisIong itarfen Gbbru6 getan
bat. Ilid1 pielerlei Qrt ndren oieie
Sy0een, = mas idon oaein 3eigte,
0oB iiber sic gtatitr oes on5ugreifen.
Sen ltebels nod 5iernli6 unflare
&orIteQungen berri6ten, mo crit
redt iiber Oie bette &i6tung zines
@ugriffSl
&orpiegeno ober NOR l6on Jotge
ser in ser Sat nd6itliegenoe @e.
0onfe, DAB ballptid6li6 6aS
Sdnnnfen Oes S6iffeS ouf 6emeg'
ter Gee oieicS 2eioen pernriade,
mie ia Gbnli6es inter entipred)en-
6en llrnItdnoen ali9 alf Dem 2otoe
mitunter Dorfommen mag. &iele
qlaubten uno glalt6en oltb lett, Dab
sic @erii6e, pelGe ii6 IN einem
groBcn SGiff meiItens entpifeln,
nid)t menig NIT Der @ntltebung Der
&ronfbeit ii tim BADEN f0n1ttcit.
@s oaiterte dber lange, bis oiele
o0er ionItige oiesbe5iieli6e Sinmeiic
oie Grfin0erpelt ouf praftiid)p
Sbritte bra6tcn, = ia piellei6t 1T
ser ein5ige praftiide Blun auf Die
fem 6eloe bis ieBt Der na1itebenoe,
fpel6er bonn clearinghouse 6lottcns
oepnrterteltt ernItlidJ, tuenn aud crit
u%eriudSpeiIe, ntfgenommen poroen
lit. 0ieIe Grfinoung ira einfa6
oas Stolen ser S6iffe ielber Derbin'
bern, uto pern oie See al6 nod
10 miitet un0 ocdueuo p1rel
ltno ser grfinoer, elmer 6.
Sperrp, lit feline @erlonlid)feit ~bon
geltern", ion0ern in Der urnerifani'
i6en Slotte poblbefannt. Sat er
BOD, aud 0en oor5iigli6en @proifop-
ODER umIdwung-&ompaB %erfunoen,
pel6er beltte nuf ben meiIten Sd)if-
fen oteIer Glotte gebrdu6li6 uno
bod geiddst lit.
Mit6 Die obige @rfinoung lit ein
umi6pung.Ipparat ODER eigentlid)
mebrere iol6e.
Gperrp bat feline @rfinOung Ben
oStobili5er" ODER @leidgeipi6tSer-
batter benamiet. sic beltebt aus
einem ooer mebreren @proifopen,
oeren pereintes @epidt MIR einem
balben 8ro5ent Ser geiamten Ser
6rdngung oes S6iffes gleidfommt.
Gdon nit Der eriten 8aiiertpoge
befpeqt Ii1 elm fleines &ontroa-@p
roifop; uto es iteIlt babel cine cleft
trii6e Siiblung Der, Die Motore in
Gang iest, melde Die groBen @pro'
Ifope umi6lpingen MADDEN. 9leie
9ro5eIle gleihen Die 8ogen-gctpe'
qltng fir baS gauge S6iff iofort
aus, uno oas S6iff bleibt geraoe
geridtet. 9ie @orridtung mirft
mebaniid eenau 10, pie bel ienen
@proIfop.&ompaB, nur nit melt
qroBerer Wadt unO Sic garl5e
S6iffsberpesung regeIno uno be-
berri9eno.
&uf mebreren groBen 5lottcn.
f6iffen perl6ieoener Sppcn muroe
sic Sperrpihe Gorrid)tung GRIND
Iid our9proJiert, uno ale 9cridte
iiber sic @rgebniiie louten iberaus
idymei9elbaft! llebrigens tueroen
Ole Experiments bod nod fortge'
Iest - aber man lit iiber5cugt, Dab
balo niemano mebr Die Seefranfbeit
gu fiir9ten brau6e, tpelm Der
SperrpI6e &pparat eingefiibrt lei!
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15
Gin GebnlOipisI.

|rofeIior G5efelp in 9uoapeit bat
cine @rfinoung genaGt, Die lider-
lid, falls lie grfolg ba6en ioate, oen
Guin aQer Saarpudsmittel beoeu.
ten fonnte. CT bat namli1 Die
3ronsplanierung ser SCARE erfun'
Sen. Mit elmer fleinen Naoel nno
elmer Code aus @ol6 pflan5t ct in
sic Saut oes Hatienten Saar I'M
Saar, uno Spar mad 8uniA. Itf
einem sentimetergroBen Giered wer.
ben minocitens 200 Suare befeItigt.
SSn elmer Stunoe fam man 400 bis
500 Spare pflan5en. Cine uoaitGn-
oige 9ablbcit uerlmgt ungefabr
$4,000 Saare. Nun fommt es
MIR nod auf ben @rfolg an!
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15
@enn oas midi biIft

= @enn oas ni6t btlft.
SSSunge Srau: Stun, &arl, mie bal
es Dir oenn gcifNnedt?
Wonn: 4d, ear nidtl
Sunge 6rau: Werfwitroig! =
uno ib babe mir bod geitern pom
&o9bnd Die apeite perbelierte &uf
lage eefauft!
Inter 5tuoenten. Sn
Der nadIten ISOLDE lit mein 8ed)'
iel bcim Suoen Siuafiobn fdatg.
0nrf i6 oa auf oeincn 8eiitano
re6nen?
ab, geb' oo6, Meni6! Sen flei-
nen &erI fannit ou bod audi ALIEN
binaustperfen?
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15

neberflHfiige Sra.
ge. Sic wolen meme Eodter ba-
ben, f0nnen Sic oenn cine Sanai-
lie e%rn1Dren?
Sea uno oh, i) bin bod gelernter
&odl
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15

= auffIarung. SIN @o6en-
bIatt 1peroen Die aftiben uno pail.
ben Witglie6er oes @eianguerelns
gu einem l1e6ungso6eno eingelas
oen. Gin Sremoer, Ser Die In5eige
lielt, fragte einen i6m b%efannten
SangeSbruoer 1ta9 Dem l1nteriaieoe
5rpii9en oftipen uno paiiioen Weit-
glieoern. 0ieier erfldrte:
uOie @ftiper, 6os Iin6 sic, weihe
lingen. uno oie @oiiipen miiilen gu.
horen!"
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15

&ein0efaIIen. 9tidter:
Mein SrGulcin, Sic iagen, Sic ND.
rem Is Sabre alt, uno babel bnben
Sic oieie 9riefc nod in Der alien
photographic geidriebclI
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15

Sreunoinnen. Cha:
@lio uniere Sreunoin 8an6d baf
lid pirfli1 nerlobt?
grnn: So, uno tie Bot ii6 bafiir
BEL uns nidt einmal enti9uloigtl
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15

= 4us Ger S nltruftions-
itunoe. 2eutnont: CUR &loiie
Der unteroffi5iere geboren alio mel
DIE @barger, Jiiiilier @ufffe?
&efrut 8uffte: Ser rtnteroffi5ier,
Der Sergeant, Der 8i5efe1Ouebel
un0 Der 6eloDebI.
2elttnont: &lbtig! = l1no iper
ltebt iiber Dem 6elopebel, Weii1er?
&efrut Mtiiaer W1lber oeS Selo-
webels): 0ie 5rnu 6el0webell
Do9 etmos. Shnei0er-
lipp: Die 4ltb, Die i6 bon S6nen
%gefauft babe, lit nidts wertl Sic
gibt penig unO babel i9IeGte MilGl
SAMPLER: Sea, Oafiir a6er bel
uno oor5iiglifen 0iin9erl
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15

- 0ur6f6aut. Grot: Sd
babe ouf Ser Soiree bei @r5eaena
foloLal imponiert.
Serr: @o6l BEN 9ienern nit So
rent Srinfgel09
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15

-8roftifd. gbemaun: Sd
lebe init meiner 5meiten Srau biel
better als nit Der eritenl
SSun9geIeue: 60 = % beirote i'd
glei1 Die atpeitel
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15

9ere9tigte g'e.
SGus6en gi6t man als SpieIfame-
raoen einen tleinen Negerfnaben.
Sans iiebt ii6 ben fleinen Sdmar-
sen crit LANCE an, uno fragt i'm
Oann: Sag nal, I'M men trauerlt
on oenn?"
augen uno Magen.
Onfel: Ga, Sans, OIL iiebit ia ni9t
geraoe ie6r gut ans.
Sans: Id, Snfel, mir gebt es
ald ihleft. Sonte bat mir erlaubt,
Iooiel 81 ellen, mie ib min - uno
oaS fam i'd nidt!
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15
Gut peaaefomm e II

Gut peg9efommen II.
1. SouIierer: r@eitern bab' i6 ge.
bubt e groBes @liid!"
2. Sauiierer: p@ie beiBt @liid2
@as balt De ~perfouft9"
BIN i6 %gefommen gum Serrn
&ittmeiIter, bat .er mer geiuorfen
berol,g sur Girl"
Limb oas nennit oe @liid9 Neb.
bid -"
r@ie beiBt nebbi9l Stano bod
grao offcn . Geniter uno mir mo-
rem i'm oritten Stodl"
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15
81 enaitIid If.

Menglt q. S~reIluer.
Sic BADEN ia aud neuli6, als es
beim StoHeltoni brannte, fleiBig
l0l6cn belfen. Sat er it'd oa.
fiir crfcnntli6 gc5ci9t?
ginbcimii4er: grfcnntli6 ge-
3elgt? SD bin trob, oaB er lid nod
nibt g'r6d)t bat!
9or3ug. &ommis: Sc;
Serr Don belte pormittag 1T itOn
mieoer oa.
8lln3ipol: 8crien sic i'm tin
Qusl
GoauniS: @r min ron SbMen pei,
ionlid 6inaltsgeporien peroenl
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15

Ger Me0eSTrels
Ter fat oen anne.
re Dag ST ntid
seiagt, F6iIipp,
bat CT geiogt ser
Seller. no ieOcu
Dag in mein Ylob
torrtftte oubt I'M
no on nit lang
3uriit Ell IonAe
nit gebubt
ser tontlnt bcnt
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15
NIaIiti6s.

SD CLAUDE, i'd bleibe bier bel
Dieier 0ame!"
Seiruts .8ermittlerin II:
rGebr mobl, @err Baron; es lit nur
nod Die Grage, oh iie bel Sbnen
bleibt!"
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15

.Gonmt SIR aRaer, Der 9tuoent, nod inner 10 idpper bc5cdt n@A
80, cine Hene geTerrng lit gu pcr5dbneu, Bic lebe Naft bot r
ibon teilrcie i'm 9ett %geiflofen."
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15
GffRFr TdDreibsbriei Nss
3htltpp sanerGmpfRr.
100.

glein Iieber SER Tc0adtiondr:-
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15

So9ite ginbiIbmng.
Dame (5um &ommis in Der 8nt'
banoIung): alfo oieien &omm fon.
men Sic mir mirfli9 empfeblen, tit
err gut?
&ommis: 9as min i'd meinen, ib
b6tt' i'm aud, ni4t better ibreiben
fonnenl
&Idfi1tspoIl. &iAter:
@iepiei @elo befano iih oenn un'
gef1b. in ser Safe oes Serrn Bill.
melberger, OILS Sic ein6raden?
ginbre6er: MuB i'd OaS iagen?
~. Sd modte ben Wann nidt
gerne blamieren, = er mar nam.
lid Elm alter Shulireuno BON mir!
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15
3cne.

r9as mar geitern Elm pergniigter
@betto, ipas, Serr Weier2"
~Sa, leiber!"
~@arum leioer?"
~Sa, miiien sic, i'd par namli6
10 gut 9elaunt, baB ib ouf Dem
Seimtpeg meiner Srau elm neues,
%ieioenes &leio Deriproden babel"
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15

~Meni6, 9ein Suso unb meine
Watbiloe = oas gab' Elm paiienoes
Yaor!"
.@ibit gu ibr atid mas @nItan.
oiges mit2"
nNanu! @enn i6 meiB, oaB pirf-
lid mas o'rals miro, fam tie i6on
bon morgen an iamtlide Sfeflame.
marfen fir ii9 beboltenl"
Washington Journal., 1921-04-15

SeI6mebeI: gIam6eI, pos madt Ser SoIoat, tuenu er etnet
General bcgegnet? 4
@Iambe1: Gr biIoet epaier, SER 6e6pebeIl 4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-04
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.
Man Comments on Criticisms
Made by Editor i'm Chile.

ITO Editor of The Reformer:
Regarding the news item of Friday on
United States manufacturers by the
Chilean editor, may ! be permitted ia
urge that our manufacturers give earnest
attention to what this particular editor
writes about their methods. In advising
this | do not mean that the sweeping
assertion that we are clumsy traders need
be accepted. As South American travel
ling salesman first for English merchants
and lately for American manufacturers,
| have had my troubles-wrestling with n
dozen huge chests of English hardware up
and down the coasts and up the Amazon
river-Opening the chests for inspection
through the different custom houses and
each with different custom peculiar to
itself. The terms which l had the au-
thority from English firms to accept were
Payment Of invoice account 80 days
from the date or invoice, by draft on Lon
don 80 days sight. Interest added.
We fail to understand the troubles and
difficulties of the man in South America
with whom we want to do business. We
are apt to treat him the same as if he
We're here at home instead of being a
months journey from us. Can you under
stand firm in America paying for goods
it has never seen2 Yet that is what the
American hitherto has been trying to
compel the South American to do. The
South American merchant must have time
to get his goods into his warehouse, open
them up, price them, display them and
wait for customers. r.
Also we seldom consider at what prices
the South American must sell his goods in
order to do business at a profit. In Peru
and Chile. after had quoted prices, mer-
chants would say: "NamOs, ESQ sale
aqui ("Let us see how that comes out
here"D and. after tine calculation. my
price would be doubled What firm in
this country could sell at double the prices
row being charged at home? Yet in fancy
goods, glassware, etc, that is approx
mately what is often done on the west
coast of America
/ | must say to my friend. the Chilean
editor, that in many instances the North
American manufacturer is. in the matter
OF packing. far ahead of the English |
can say without fear of contradiction that
American files. put up in nice cardboard
boxes. labelled in Spanish and in boxes of
Il certain number. looked to me much nicer
than the English method, usually
wrapped In "A brown parcel and roughly
labelled. And in the matter OF boxes,
everyone knows the American make is
far the best.
To a business man. facts are facts.
Let us accept the Chilean editors state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-04
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Inventory blanks and blanks for the
poll taxpayers have been placed in the
rooms of the BrattleborO and Professional
Women's club for the use of club MEM
berS.
Charts A. Prev and Miss Evelyn NJ
Pitts both of 40 Elliot street, were
married at 80 o'clock Saturday even
ing by Rev. Clark T. Brownel at the
parsonage of the First Baptist church.
Charles Burton Davis, proprietor of the
Park drug store in the Park building, re-
ceived Saturday from the state board of
pharmacy a certificate showing that he
had passed the state board examinations
and was skilled pharmacist
The pool tournament in Company /, be-
tween Captain Falby's team and Captain
ExnerS team has been completed, Captain
Falby'S team winning by 100 points.
Captain EXner's men will furnish turkey
supper in the Albany cafe in the near
future.
The funeral of Charles B. Aldrich.
who died Friday evening, will be held in
the home at 81 Clark street tomorrow
afternoon at go o'clock. Rev. Delmar
l.. Trout will officiate and the burial will
take place in the family lot in the Gull
ford cemetery.
Numerous local trout fishermen have
tried their luck in adjacent New Hamp-
shire streams within the past few days,
the season in that state opening April J.,
and reports are that number of good
strings have been brought across the Dor
der. Most of the streams were reported
high, due to the recent rain. but remark
ably free from snow water for this time of
year.
Plans are being perfected for conduct
ing local drive the latter part of this
week for contributions to the Irish relief
fund. \ committee viii be appointed this
evening to take charge of the details and
further announcement will be made tomor-
row. This fund, it should be understood,
has no political or religious significance,
but is for the purpose of helping the
starving women and children of the coun-
fry
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-04
METHOD|STS Buy
TRACT IN AFRICA
Plan to Establish I Trades
and Farm School for
the Negroes
BUSH CAT SKIN is
NATIVES WARDROBE
Land Is Purchased from Portuguese
Contains 5000 Acres-Institution Is
Essential to Aid Work of the Mission
aries in Blacliland.

Contains 5000 AcreS-lnStlIutlOn is
Essential to Aid Work of the Mission
aries in Blacllland.
CHICAGO, April 1.-The purchase
of 5000 acres of farm land in Portuguese
West Africa for demonstration farm
and trades school for African Negroes,
on the model of Hampton and Tuskegee
Institutes, has been made by the board
of foreign missions of the Methodist
Episcopal church, it was announced here
yesterday by the church's committee on
conservation and advance.
The high cost of living in Africa
since the war has caused real hardship
to the native population, missionaries
report. Cotton cloth and iron hoes cost
five times more than in 1914. Before the
war. plantation hands wore three or four
yards of cloth around them, now only
n haif-ayard is used and many natives
wear only the skin of some bush cat or
gazellc.
\ brewing plant situated on the tract
and operated by water power Will be con-
verted by the Methodists into sugar
mill.
Establishment of the farm and trades
economic status of the African natives.
which investigation found to be necessary
for successful mission work on n large
scale among them, says the announce
ment.
The property was acquired in accord
ance with the Methodist Episcopal CEN
tcnary program for Africa, which calls
for a chain of six such institutes in CEN
trail Africa. one for each Methodist mis-
sion conference there.
Purchase of the tract at QueSsua. in
Portuguese West Africa. brings the total
acreage acquired by the Methodists in
Africa above $4,000 acres. at nine diff
ferent points widely separated.
Among trades 10 be taught. in addition
to farming. animal huSbandry and hOrti-
culture will be carpentry. brick-making.
masonry. broom-making and furniture
making. Agricultural experts have been
sent out and a civic engineer sailed re-
Gently to direct construction and indus
trial training.
The superintendent of the mission at
QucSsua. where the work will be started,
is the Rev. Bassett Kipp of Onaga. H.,
His wife. Mrs Lettie Mason Kipp. Is
| from Lowell. Mass. Four other Ameri-
can women are training the native girls
and women. They are Clara V. Ault of
| St Clairsville, O.; Susan Collins of
! Pasadena. Cal; Martha Drummer of At
| lanta. Ga. and Celecia Cross of Minor,
! \. u.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-04
ILLINOIS LEGION PROTESTS
AGAINST RELEASE or DEBS

CHICAGO. April A protest
against the granting of executive
cIemency to Eugene V. Debs, con-
fined i'm the federal prison at Atlanta.
Ga. was sent 10 Colonel +. w. Gal
braith. jr., national commander of
the American Legion. by William
Il. McCauley, state commander, yes
terday, as follows:
THE department of Illinois is I'M
alterabIy opposed to the parole or
release of Debs or any other person
who had been convicted of dislOy
atty TO the government during the
war. and we urge that ali necessary
steps be taken TO prevent such ac-
tom
IL is planned TO submit resolutions
protesting against Debs's release to
each of the 200 Legion posts in the
state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-04

ments as true-it viii do us good-but let
us set about finding out the truth
] would cheerfully help any American
manufactures to get a footing in the
South American market This should be
done. There is no reason on earth why
our manufacturers should not get their
share of the South American trade and
thereby bring this country added pros
perity.
RALPH L. MORETON.
~ Mamie street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-04
PTTNEY.

The body of Mrs. Mary Cobb, wife
OF Frederick r. Cobb, will be brought
here and the funeral viii be held at the
home of Undertaken E. Il. Knight Thurs.
day morning at $50 O'Clock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-04

Hervey c. Harris is confined to his
home with jaundice.
Christine. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank H. Martin, is i'll with pneumonia.
Merle Whitney is confined to his home
with rheumatism and is under the care of
II physician.
Mrs. Jane Sherry has gone to Spring
field, Mass, TO visit in the home of her
son, Michael Sherry.
Mrs. Alice Richmond has not been as
well the past few days and is under the
care of a physician.
The town of Brattleboro has bought a
pair of bay horses of Melvin Dalrymple
TO be used on the town farm.
Miss Maudie l.. Stone of Brooklyn
came Saturday. called here by the sudden
death of her uncle, Dexter l.. Stone.
Mrs. w. II. Tyler and sister, Miss
| Elizabeth NewcOmb, who had been stay
| ing several weeks in~the home of Judge
james NJ. Tyler on Oak street. returned
today TO their home in town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-04
WEST BRATTLEBORO
Dexter l.. Stone.

Dexter l.. Stone, 81. who died here
Saturday morning, was the third and
youngest son of Ashley and Harriet
(Lamb) Stone and was born IN Whining
ton June rs. 1858. His brothers were
Lewis Z. and Byron \. Stone, both de-
ceased. Mr.. Stone attended the schools
of his native town and graduated from
Harvard in 1877 soon thereafter being
admitted To the Vermont bar. He also
practiced law several years in New York
city and for a time lived in Philadelphia.
He married Miss ANA j. Miller at
Philadelphia Feb. 20, 1873, and two
children were born to them. one of whom,
Miss Florence =. Stone, lives at home.
He also leaves his wife, and a nephew
and three nieces in greater New York,
one of whom, Miss Maudie l.. Stone, was
present at the funeral. which was held
yesterday afternoon and at which Rev.
+. q. $. Osgood. pastor of the Unitarian
church, officiated. The body was accom-
panied by the family on the SUNDAY eve
ming train to Philadelphia. where the
burial will take place in the family lot in
Mount Vernon cemetery this afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-04
Trace ffty-seven, then | hope
You'll see the who walks

Draw from one to two and so on tt
the end.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-05-13

BILE are right here In Portal City:
Hatch. the president Of Red Tower,
and Henckel, It's vice-president. They
say either of them would commit nur-
der for ten-dollar bill. and they stand
In with Pete Clanahan, the city boss.
and his gang Of political thugs. That's
all, Graham; all but one thing. Write
me after you've climbed into the sad
die and have found out Just what
you're In for. II you say you can
make it go, I'll back you. IL It takes
half Of next years wheat crop"
When the special had become black
smudge of coal smoke in the distance,
Mr.. NOrcross turned on me with the
grim little smile that goes with his
fighting mood.
"You are private secretary to the
new general manager of the Pioneer
Short Line, Jimmie, and your salary
begins to-day" ne said, briskly. "NOw
let's go up to the hotel and get our
fighting clothes on"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-05-13

Of Mrs. Sheila and Maisie Ann makes
me remember that I've been leaving
them out pretty severely for a good
long while. They weren't left out In
reality-not by Jugfui. In spite Of
all 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.
I wasn't around when Mr.. Norcross
had his "declaration of war" talk with
Hatch. Mr.. Norcross. being pretty
cure he wasn't going to have that
evening Off, had sent me out to "Ken-
wood" with a note and box Of roses,
and when got back to the Office about
eight o'clock. Hatch was just going
away. met him on the stair.
The boss was sitting back In his
big swing chair, smoking. when ]
broke In. He looked as II he'd been
: mixing It up good and plenty with Mr..
Rufus Hatch--and enjoying II.
"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 I had met Mr.. Hatch on
the stair going down. j.
HE didn't say anything to you. lid
he?" he asked.
"Not word"
~ 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 a
finish, and he merely came up here to
tell me so-and to add that might
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-05-13
CHAPTER w
"Heads OF, GentIemen!"

Hedos OU, Gentlemen!"
Gosh all Friday-say! but the next
few days did see a 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 II 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 AK.
Three days later when the whole
town was talking about the new "Jack
the Ripper" as they called him, Kirgan,
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
house-cIeaning over there by firing
your predecessor and three or four of
his pet foremen. Get In the hole and
dig to the bottom. I'll 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