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Evening star., 1921-10-02

as conveyances would carry them. They
did 30. and In no. happy mood. for Law
yer Norton had Remained fmnovable in
his position. Young McCann told his tale
hesitatingly.
who did you say you sold to?" de-
manded Crane.
Fat man by the name of Baines."
"Baines! He's busted. Hasn't a cent"
paid cash"
Crane looked at Keith. and Keith
looked at Crane. Just then the tele-
phone rang 1t was Scattergood.
Want to speak to Mr.. Crane" he said.
"Hello?" Crane said gruffiy. Whats
this about your buying pulp company
stock?"
bought some Bought a little. Called
up to see why your young man wasn't
deliverin'. Want to git home"
Where did you get the money!
Have to know that? Have to know
where it come from before you kin make
delivery? Hahn: inquisitive. be your
Mr.. Crane made use of language. 81
want to see you-got to have a talk
Come right down here"
Jest been measurin'.'' said Scatter
good, land I fgger it's a mite longer
from here to there than 1t is from there
to here. If you want to see me. hero
be-"
"Where?"
ScattergOod gave an once address and
hung up the receiver.
They'll be here in minnit." he said
to Mr.. Linderman, and he was not exag-
gerating greatly as to the time required
ito bring tthe gentlemen to him. Know
Mr.. LindeIman-Crane and Keith%' said
Scattergood. Come in and set
what do you want with pulp COM
pany stock?' Crane demanded.
paper the kitchen. Maybe, IL / kin
git enough, I'll paper the parlor. Lack
five hundred shares for the parlor.
Got 'em with you?"
mo. and we're not going to get
them"
I'm! Paid for 'em, didn't I? Got a
receipt"
whats Linderman doing in this?"
Mr.. Linderman leaned forward a lit
tie. I'm in a legitimate business
transaction--someth quite foreign
to you gentlemen's notions of doing
business. l came into it to make a
profit, but mostly to teach you fell
lows a lesson in decent business meth
Evening star., 1921-10-02

piece of timber depended upon its
accessibility to flowing water down
which logs might be driven. A medium
piece of timber on the banks of a
stream which came to plentiful food
in the spring was worth more in hard
dollars and cents than a much larger
and finer piece back in the hills. A
piece of timber which had no access
Whatever to water approximated
worthlessness. On the atlas. the
largest pieces of Crane & Keith tim
ber were back from the river-not too
far back, but still separated from it
by narrow strips which. for the most
part, were farms. Some few pieces
ran down to the river, but it was ap-
parent that Crane Il Keith were look
ing to the future-buying timber
when 1t was at its lowest, and pre-
pairing to hold for a better day. They
had bought strategically. More than
one tributary valley was in their
hands. and, when the day ripened,
small land purchases would connect
their holdings. bring them to water,
and place them in such a command
ing position that the valley would
Evening star., 1921-10-02

until a price of sixty was agreed
upon, and Mr.. McCann's heart ex-
panded with satisfaction.
Now, how many shares?
want control. Want 81 per cent
anyhow. Got 'emT
"Of course" This was not the fact.
but Mr.. Mccain was not addicted to
unnecessary facts. He knew where
he could get the rest for less than 60.
There would be an additional profit
and additional credit coming to him.
In cold reality. Crane 4 Keith owned
some 40 per cent of the stock.
Take all you'll SELL"
Il can let you have fifteen hundred
shares-for cash."
This was an even 60 per cent, bat Nc
Cam knew where he could get the
other 20.
Come to the bank. Come now. Give
II can't deliver but enc thousand
shares today, but can give you the
other five hundred tomorrow"
"Suits me. Pay for 'em all today.
Gimme what you got and receipt for
the rest. Comm to the bank?"
Mr.. McCann put on his coat and hat
and accompanied Scattergood to the
bank, where he received a certified check
for the full amount, gave Scattergood In
return q thousand shares of stock and
a receipt which recited that Scattereood
had paid for five hundred shares more,
to be delivered within twenty-four hours.
Scattcrgood went to see Mr.. Linder-
man. McCann went out to round up five
hundred shares of stock. BY midnight
he was worried young man. The stock
he had thought to pick UP SO readily
was not to be had. Everybody seemed
to have disposed of it and nobody
seemed to know exactly who had been
doing the buying, for the options had
been taken in a number Of names. Next
morning McCann sought diligently until
he found Scattergood.
I've been q bit delayed in the de-
livery of the rest of the stock" he told
Scattergood, and there was cold moisture
on his forehead. Would you mind wait
ing until tomorrow"
"Guess I'll have to-" said Scattergood.
"G'-by. Better be movin' around spry.
1 want to git back home"
X X
THAT night Mccain wired his en-
ployers to get back home as quickly
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he stuck his old knife in q post, re-
placing 1t in his pocket with the new
purchase.
Cash. said Scattersood. and. MIR.
Blossom handed over the currency.
Speaking of pulpwood." said Scat
tergood. chow much you fgger on
payin'?"
Mr.. Blossom named a price, deliver
ed at the mill.
PAY when?"
"On delivery"
when want 1t delivered, Ell? What
date?"
Before May L.
Water power or steam?" said Scat
tergood, somewhat :rrelevantly.
Both. We're putting in steam en-
gines and boilers, but we're going to
depend mostly on water power"
Coin to build dam, eh? Big
DAM"
Yes"
"Um! Stock company"
Yes. Well be solid. Capitalized for
a quarter of a million and bonded for
a quarter of million. Gives US half a
million capital to start business"
Evening star., 1921-10-02
Tinted Writing Paper.

0CULISTS have often called atten-
ton to the fact that the eyes are
easily fatigued by the reflection from
white paper, especially when the sur
face is under strong light. Since
green is known to be the color most
restful to the eyes, it is a common
practice to use wall papers and drap-
cries of that color in Libraries and
private studies. For writing paper.
however, green is an unsatisfactory
color. 1t imparts a reddish appearance
to the writing and makes 1t hard to
read Yellow writing paper is not open
to the same objection. In strong day
light 1t is softer than pure white pa
per. and in artificial light is is not too
dark. Black letters on a yellowisil
background, show clear and distinct.
Many mathematicians use yellow
paper in figuring long and difficult
calculations. and many writers have
adopted 1t for manuscripts 1t has the
additional merit of cheapness.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

| DDS I don't like you. I don't like
your ways. II you like your ways
you must expect to pay for the pleas
ure you get out Of them. Mr.. Baines
is waiting for delivery of the stock
he bought"
'I suppose you know we haven't got
ftT
IT do"
I'VE can't deliver"
"Yes, you can. Go out in the open
market and buy. Now. 1 own a few
shares, for instance. ] might SELL"
The faces of Messrs. Crane and
Keith did not picture lively enjoy
| ment, They were caught. If 1t had
been Scattergood alone they might
have wriggled out Of it. they thought,
for they had scant respect for his
| saRacity, but Linderman-welI. Lin
derman was not to be trff1ed with.
How much?" said Crane.
"You need five hundred shares. Par
is q hundred, is 1t not? I will part
with mine for three hundred. First,
last and only offer. In ten minutes
the price goes up to three fifty. and
fifty for each five minutes after that"
"It's robbery" Mr.. Crane spluttered.
and made uncouth sounds of rage.
"Now you know how the other fell
low has been feeling. Seven minutes
left"
-Four more minutes sped before the
SURRENDER CdIue
Certified check" said Mr.. Linder-
man. my messenger will go to the
bank for you"
The check was drawn for a hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars. and
Crane and Keith settled back sui
lenly.
"You can retain your bonds. / be-
1ieve you have about quarter of
million dollars worth of them. Glad
| to have you finance the mill for me.
1t will. of course. go ahead under my
direction" said Linderman. Il guess
can iron out the difficulties you gen.
tlemen have arranged for, and there
will be no rsceivership. That will
| relieve MIR. Baines, who has con-
| siderable contract with the company"
Mr.. Crane swore softly.
+
ccATTERGooD heared himself to
~ his feet. lone other leetle mat
| ter, Crane. There's the Plumm farm.
Evening star., 1921-10-02
A Story by Clarence Buddington Kelland

| Kind of exercised about that, hain.t
you? Stayed up in the country week
to look after it-while / was dickerin
down here. Like to buy that farm?"
There was no answer.
'Calc'late to take hint from ar:
Linderman. That farms mine, and
you can't haul a log acrost 1t. MY
price is $4,000. Bought il for $4,000.
| Price goes up 500 a minute. Cash
DEAL
| That surrender was more prompt.
and a second check was sent to the
| bank to be certified.
''G'-by. gentlemen" said Scatter
good, and Messrs. Crane and Keith
| took their departure in no dignihed
manner. but with rancor in their
hearts. which there was no method of
| salving.
Let's take stock" said Scattergood.
| Like to know just how we come
out"
Lets see. We bought the stock
at an average of SEQ share. That
makes a $150,000 in expenses, doesn I
itc The 500 shares just transferred
cost $4,000 and we sold them for
s150,00O. Profit on that part OF the
| deal is $4,000. That made the total
capital stock in the mill worth $780,
600 of anybody,s money; cost US ex-
actly $4,000. didn't 1t? Nice deal.
And you cleaned up an extra $4,000
on your side issue. Not bad"
Il git 500 shares worth $4,000.
don't /? Then my thirteen. That's
$4,000 Then my profit on 25.ooo
cords of fpulpwood-which is going to
be paid. / jedge. That'n be anyhow
another s25.0 CalcIate this deals
| fixed me SOS 1 kin go ahead with a
number of plans. Much obleeged: MI
Linderman. You come in handy"
| so did you, Mr.. Baines. Mighty
| handy"
"Oh, me. had to. / was jest takin
out reasonable assurances ag'in loss
Il guess you have a permanent IN
surance policy against loss. inside
your head"
"Cm" said Scattergood. slipping his
| feet into his shoes. preparatory to
leaving, difficulty about that KIND OF
insurance is that most folks lets II
| lapse long about the first week after
! they're born"
| tcopyright, 1921, by Harper Bros.)
Evening star., 1921-10-02

the Atlantic Pulp and Paper Com
pany.
"Have you an appointment with Mr..
Linderman@ asked a clerk.
Never heard of me-"
Then I'm afraid you can't see him.
He's very busy"
That his office? That door?"
yes"
'.IIe in? Right in there?"
"Yes"
Scattergood walked calmly toward
it. The slender clerk interposed.
Scattergood picked him up. tucked
him under a huge arm and waddled
through the great mans door.
'Howdy. Mr.. Linderman? Howdy"'
Linderman looked UP and frowned,
then his eyes twinkled.
Who are you? What have you
thereT'
young fellow I found outside.
'Fraid of steppin' on him, SO / picked
him up to save him. You can run
along now, sonny" he said to the
clerk. He let on / couldn't see you,"
ScattergOod exDlajned,
Evening star., 1921-10-02

lineton are usually confined to cases
of death. unless the circumstances
warrant a departure from this rule
4 + +
A RLINGTON radio station used to be
1 the most powerful in the world.
But now its rank has been superseded
by many others in this country, and
its apparatus is not the latest thing
in wireless equipment. For instance.
the Arlington station still uses the
Jump spark" method of sending. while
the newer stations have adopted the
more modern high-frequency current
systems for their sending equipment.
But the very fact that Arlington is
doing such valuable duty TO the pub
old equipment for the new. The anna
teurs on land and the vessels at sea
of the smaller and Older type are
equipped with receiving apparatus
which can take the messages from
Arlington, but not the messags from
the stations using the high frequency
current. For this reason, il Arlington
changed its old equipment now, IL
could not furnish the thousand at
sea and ashore with the information
they have come to look upon as in
valuable-unless those who receive
the messages also were furnished with
the newer and more expensive equip
ment. The old system of sending by the
Jump spark" method is easier to
take. and the amateurs, even were
they furnished with the newer equip
ment, would find themselves up
against 1t when it came to taking
down messages sent by the hfgh-fre-
Quency current.
The receiving equipment for the
Navy Department is housed separately
from the sending apparatus. The
equipment is located on the roof OF
the Navy building. This enables the
station to do business both ways at
the same time. for a station with both
sending and receiving equipment to-
gether can perform only one opera
| tion at the same time.
Naval authorities say they are not
bothered with the amateur nuisance"
J which caused trouble in the early
stages of wireless work. Laws which
| require an amateur to have a license
passed on by the Department Of Com
| merce before he can operate send
| ing station, have done much to obviate
| the bother and real danger which
| came from irresponsible wireless
i owners. In fact. amateur wireless
! operators are not allowed to posses
/ sending equipment as powerful as that
operated by the Navy Department. and
any danger of their interfering in the
important work has been eliminated
Much of the credit for the useful
work Of the Navy wireless service is
given to Rear Admiral Marbury John
ston, director of naval communica-
tions. and to Capt. Samuel w. Bryant.
his assistant. But the entire personne ell
of the radio department are enthus-
iatic in their work and the visitor is
impressed with the splendid morale
which seems to exist among this
branch of the service, officers and
men alike.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

- CATTERGOoD BA1NES was not
a man to shingle his roof before
y he built his foundations He knew
the value of shingles and was not
without some appreciation for frescoes
and porticoes and didos, but he liked to
reach them in the ordinary course OF
logical procedure. His completed struc-
ture. according to the plans carefully
printed on his brain. was the domination
of Coldriver valley. through ownership
of it's means of transportation and of
its water power. He wanted to be rich.
not for the sake of being rich, but be-
cause a great deal of money is. aside
from love or hate, the most powerful
lever in the world. For five years. now,
Scattergood had moved along slowly
and irresistibly. buying a bit of tim
Der here, acquiring dam site there,
taking over the stage line to the rail-
road twenty-four miles away. and estab-
fishing a credit and a reputation for
shrewdness that were worth much more
Evening star., 1921-10-02
Meridian of Greenwich.

THE meridian of Greenwich is gen.
orally accepted as the starting
line from which to reckon longitude
and time all over the earth. But OBJ
jections are, from time to time, raised
against the universal adoption of the
Greenwich meridian for such pur-
poses. Recently Italian savants have
emphasized these objections by point
ing out that on the meridian of Green
wich clouds and bad weather are fire.
quent, interfering with astronomical
observations. They suggest that the
civilized world should agree to adopt
the meridian Of Jerusalem as a COM
mon reference line, because there the
skies are clearer, and the possibility
of making Palestine neutral territory
would eliminate political objections.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

FARMERS in Midwest Have Special In
1 terest in Weather Reports Taken From
the Air by Amateur Radio Operators
Service for Men Who Follow the Sea for a
Livine-News Dispatches for the Sailors
Uncle Sans Battleships-One Service Which
Is Used by the Country's Jewelers-Peace-
time Work Is Interesting and Varied.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

HE three big towers which sup
port the antennae of the Ar
lington radio station have be-
n cov,o 10 nd rEc n nd around
Evening star., 1921-10-02

lington are usually confined to cases
of death, unless the circumstances
warrant a departure from this rule.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-06
DR|l[ER OFFERED
BONUS TO BRING IN
OIL At W|N|FRED
Kansas-Montana's Expert Says
He Will Get the Money,
Too.
Special to The Tribune.

ePNAA0l " AUC AIlUuHt.
Lewistown, Feb. 5.-The Kansas
Montana's expert driller has returned
to the Winifred property and every
thing is being made ready for re-
sumption Of drilling there. It is re-
ported that cash bonus has been Of
fered the driller If he brings in COM
mercial we'll and he is very confident
of getting the money.
The coming in of the Montana Su-
perlor proves up as productive 4O
acres more of the Joe Miller ranch
and is also beneficial to the Harrison
Green tract to the south and the area
on which the Big Lehman and Nc
Carthy wells are located to the north.
This well is now flowing over the cas-
ing strongly and the production is ex-
pected to show an increase for some
days yet. 1t is generally reckoned a
500 barrel we'll
The Frantz No. 2 River well, quar-
ter of mile west of the discovery
well is expected to come in about Tues
day. There was heavy flow of water
in the first sand, with some oil, which
was not looked for. The water was
cased off today and only about l25
feet remains to be drilled to reach the
second sand in which the oil was hit in
the discovery.
Officials of the Republic Oil com
pany have arrived from Seattle and
Denver and are at the we'll today in
the expectation that it Will be IN very
soon.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-06
Fails in Robbery,
but Gets Hand in
Papers Printing Ink
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Havre. Feb. "a burglar who en-
tered the Promoter office Friday MON
ing between 4 and 5 o'clock. was
forced to make his getaway before he
had rifled the cash register Of $7o
which it contained As the cash
register is located within two feet
of the front windows of the build
ing. it is believed he was frightened
away by carrier boys who came at .
o'clock to get their papers from the
office.
The attempted robbery was discov-
cred several hours later by r. 6. Line
harger, editor Of the Promoter En-
trance to the building was made through
4 rear window in the composing room.
On the sill of the window through which
the burglar climbed was pool Of .prin-
ter's ink into which he unintent;onally
placed his hand, and he had left i'm
prints Of his fingers from which the
police hope to trace his identity. The
robber pried the casing off the door
between the composing room and the
business office, and in his attempt to
get into the cash register broke .he
marble slab over the cash drawer.
Only for the steel layer between the
marble and the top of the drawer he
would have had easy access to the cash.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-06
MANY CASES OF
rheumatism NOW
Says We Must Keep Feet Dry
Avoid Exposure and Eat r
Less Meat.

Stay off the damp ground. avoid ex-
posure. keep feet dry. eat less meat,
drink lots Of water and above all take
spoonful Of salts occasionally to keep
down uric acid.
rheumatism is caused by poisonous
toxin, called uric acid, which is gene
rated in the bowels and absorbed into
the blood 1t is the function of the
kidneys to filter this acid from the
blood and cast it out in the urine. The
pores of the skin are also a means Of
freeing the blood of this impurity. In
damp and chilly, cold weather the skin
pores are closed, thus forcing the kid
neys to do double work, they become
weak and sluggish and fail to eliminate
this uric acid which keeps accumulating
and circulating through the system,
eventually settling in the joints and
muscles causing stiffness, soreness and
pain called rheumatism.
At the first twinge Of rheunatism
get from any pharmacy about four
ounces Of Jad Salts; put tablespoon
full in glass Of water and drink before
breakfast each morning for a
week. This is said to eliminate uric
acid by stimulating the kidneys to nor
NAL action, thus ridding the blood of
these impurities.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless
and is made from the acid Of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia
and is used with excellent results BY
thousands Of folks whs, are subject to
rheumatism.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-06

rect from the east and know nothing
about Montana, and the fact that tho
two or three years that they had been
here were unusually successful crop
years made it easy to convince them
that irrigation was not needed. Those
who are still here now know that irri-
CATION is our only hope and all are
strongly in favor of it. The specu-
lators are about all gone.
II realize that the fight these people
put up against irrigation has seriously
injured this project and / think its in
fluence is still acting prejudicially. One
of the methods used was to write let
ters to eastern congressman, declaring
that irrigation was not needed here,
the idea being to prevent the approprl-
alton Of money to carry on the work.
Some of the leaders of the house
who are trying to reduce the sums al
lowed by the appropriations commit
tee may have received such letters"
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-06
Valierian Accused Of
Aiding in kidnapping
Young Dodzen Boy
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Waller, Feb. 5.-Jacob G. Fey, owner
of the Waller Mercantile company, anc
a prominent resident of this city, will
appear in the district court at Conrad
Monday, to answer to the charge OF
aiding in kidnapping Miles Dodgen, aged
IL, stepson Of James III. Dodgen o!
Waller Mr.. Fey was arrested Thurs
day and released under $1,000 bonds
The Dodgen boy, who disappeared jan
uary 20, is believed to be in Mime
apolis, living with a Mr.. Davis.
The mother of the boy, just before
her death a short time ago, it is al
legged, expressed her desire to have
the boy sent to Minneapolis to live with
Mr.. Davis. No definite arrangements
10 this end were made, and after she
died the stepfather is said to have
sent young Dodgen to live with II. Il
Wheeler on his farm, six miles south
east of Waller.
5 While on his way to school from
the Wheeler farm, January 20, the
Dodgen boy was picked up by two men
travelling in a touring car, one OF
whom is said to be Mr.. Davis, the 9th,
err Mr. Fey, whom Davis had asked
to accompany him.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-06
Purebred Livestock
Breeders Organize
in Northern Montana

Special to The Tribune.
Scobey, Feb. 5.-With the utmost
confidence in the future Of their sec
ton Of the state, livestock breeders in
Valley, Sheridan. Roosevelt and DIN
iels counties have organized the North
eastern Montana Purehred Livestock
association, and are making plans for
a purebred livestock sale to be held
next June. The officers of the asso-
ciation are: ]. Y. Bennett. president
Claude Tande, vice president; F. B.
Murphy. secretary-treasurer and Irwin
Kaufman, who is in charge of the
headquarters Of the organization at
Scobey. assistant secretary.
The association includes in it's mem
bership all breeders of purebred or
registered horses. cattle. hogs and
sheep. and fancy poultry breeders. who
are residents of the counties named.
Mr.. Kaufman is anxious to get in
touch with those who would like to be-
come members.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-06
Dope Fiend Control
Planned by State
Board Of Pharmacy

Special to the Tribune.
Helena, Feb. 5.-In an effort to
prevent the increase in the number of
urug addicts in Montana and to give
the state some means of controlling
drug sales and of committing addicts
90 the state asylum without first try
ing 70 prove that they are insane,
members of the state board of health
ana state board of pharmacy, in joint
session have drawn up bill which will
De presented to the legislature soon.
Ihe two boards met in the health
building at the capitol and endorsed
tne measure which will be introduced
Tor the purpose of controlling the sale
OF narcotics in Montana.
The board of pharmacy is composed
o. Emil Stars, Helena; G. j. Chapple,
Billings; w. r. Montgomery, Butte,
an and J. A. Reidle, secretary of Boulder.
me board of health is composed of D.
;; -. .Donehue of Butte, president; L. II.
T1lgman. Helena, vice president; E. G.
balsam, Billings; B. L. Pampel. Liv-
mgston, =. N. Porter, Great Falls, and
W. r. Cogswell, Helena. secretary.