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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
raised, as YOU might guess" Mr. Cl'aV

raised, as you might guess, MI C''ao'
wick was saying.
grabbed at the name, "Basil, r'Sh'
away: it isn't such a very common
name, and Mrs. SheiIa had SAID some
thing-lmder the water tank, YOU rec
o)lpct-abOut a cousin Basil VINO
was to have met her at the tram.
was putting two or three little private
guesses of my own together, when one
Of the elevators came down and here
came our two, the young lady AND
the chunky little girl, with the mayor
chuckling and smiling and giving al
arm to each. They had apparently
stopped at the Billiard only to wait
until he could come after them allo
take them home.
saw the boss sit up in his chall
and stare at them. Then he sad
"rhat's Mrs. Macrae with him no"
Is she member Of his family?
"A second cousin, or something OF
that sort" said Mr.. Chadwick. u mel
her once at the majors house out il
the northern suburb last summer
Mr. NorcrosS let the three Of then
get out and away, and we heard thell
taxi speed up and trundle off before
he said, "She is married, I'm told
Where is her husband"
Mr.. Chadwick looked up as if he't
already forgotten the three who ha'
Just crossed the lobby.
"Who-Sheila Macrae? Yes, sht
has been married. But there isn't an!
husband-she's a widow"
For quite a while the boss sat star
ing at his cigar in a way he has Whel
he is thinking right hard, and Mr.
| Chadwick let him alone. Then, all O
a sudden, the boss got up and shovel
his hands into his coat pockets.
Eve changed my mind, Uncle John,
he said, looking sort of absent-like on
of the window to where the majors
taxi had been standing. IF you cal
pull me into that deal tomorrow NOR
ning-with an absolutely free hand t
do as | think best, mind youth taxi
the job"
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
Proof of Wars Havoc.

In spite Of the fact that the sea.
going tonnage of the United States is
today nearly lO,4OO,0O0 tons greater
than in 1914, an advance of more than
SUI per cent, and in spite of the in
lensive steamship production in Great
Britain and the United States for
themselves and other countries, the
worlds steel steam tonnagei t.. now less
by 3,5OO,OW tons gross than 1t would
have been If the war had not inter.
fered with the normal rate Of ex.
panSi0n.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28

lative values. The property ltSell mas
never been considered, save as
means to an end; the end being to
enable one bunch Of the Wall Street
gamesters you speak Of to make
killing and unload on another
bunch"
"The old story" said Mr., NorcroSS.
ave are humping over the net re-
suit, right now" Mr.. Chadwick went
or. "PiOneer Short Line IS practical
~ in the last ditch. The stock has
Slumped to forty and worse; Shalter,
the general manager and the only
able man we have had for years, has
resigned in disgust; and if something
isn't done tomorrow morning In P0rtai
City, | know Of at least one minority
stakeholder who is going to throw the
whole mess into the courts and try
for a receivership."
Mr.. NOrcross looked up quickly.
"Are you the minority stakeholder,
Uncle J0hn?' he asked, letting him
self use the name by which Mr.. Chad
wick was best known in the wheat pit.
II am-mOre's the pity. | had q
little lapse of sanity one fine morning
a few years ago and bought in for an
investment. I've done everything |
could think Of Graham, to persuade
Breck DuntOn and his Wall Street &C.
completes to spend just one dollar in
ten of their reorganization and re-
capitalization stealingS on the road
itself, but it's no good. Dunton has
been making an inspection trip over
the system with dozen or so of his
New York crOnies It's junketing
excursion, pure and simple, but while
they're here they'll get together and
90 through the form Of picking out
q new general manager. I'm on the
board and they had to send me notice,
though it's an even bet they hoped
I'd stay away"
Are you really going to spring the
receivership on the Dunton people to-
morrow
I'm going to give Dunton his
chance. He can appoint the man |
want appointed as general manager,
with full power to act, and ratify a
little plan I've got up my sleeve for
providing bit of working capital for
the road, or-he can turn me down"
"And if he does turn you DOWN."
"Then, by George, I'll see if | can't
persuade the courts to put the prop
erty into bankruptcy and install my
man as receiver"
81 don't envy your man his job,
either way around; not the least little
mOrsel in the world" said the boss,
quietly And then: "Who is he,
Uncle John?"
The wheat king gave great laugh.
Don't tell me you haven't guessed
it." he chuckled. you're the man,
Graham"
But now Mr.. Norcross had some.
thing to say for himself, sitting up
straight and shaking his head sort of
sorrOwfully at the big man in the
padded chair.
"No, you don't, my good old friend
not in q thousand years! You'd lose
out in the end, and I'd lose out; and
besides, I'm not quite ready to com
nit suicide" And then to me. Jim
ME, suppose you 90 and tap on the
door and tell the ladies we're pulling
into Portal City"
I hung around while the boss was
telling Mrs. Sheila and Maisie Anr
good-by, and l was in the baggage
room, digging up the put-off stuff. al
the goOd-by minute. But | guess the!
didn't quarrel any-the boss and Mrs
Sheila. She was laughing little tt
herself as I helped her down from
the car, and when | asked her where
she wanted to 20, she said | might
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28

while they were waiting for the ac'""'
kilnapers to return. You can pct h'S'
that | made myself mighty small ana
unobuusive.
After a while the big man spoke
again.
"What has Uncle Chon Chadwick up
his sleeve got, do you think"
81 don't Think know" was me
snappy reply. ITS one of two 'I'l"SS
receiverShip-which will Knock Us
into a cooked hat because we can |
fool with an officer Of the lnI'ed
States court-or new deal all around
in the management
"Njch Of the two will it be that VIII
come out of that commiddce room up
stairs?
"a now management, Dunt0n can
stand for a reccivership, ana Cllad-
wick knows it. The securities WoN'a
be knocked out and the majority h"H-
prs-Duuton and his bunch--rOuIdn
unload. Chadwick will name the man
who is to take Shaffer's place as gen
cral manager Of the railroad oulht,
We might have stood it off for a
while, Just as | said Yesterday il we
could have kept Chadwick from at
tending this meeting"
"But now we don't could stand it
oH-What then?'
swell have to wait and see, and
size up the new man when he blows
in. He'll be only'human, Hcnckcl. And
if we get right down to it we can
pull him over to our Si1e-or make
him wish he'd never been born"
The big man got up pon1eronSIy
and brushed the cigar ashes off Of his
bay-windoW. "You wait and see what
comes nit the cOmmlddee room out
| go up to the ovvice."
When I was left alone in the row OF
lobby chairs with the snappy one
was scared stiff for fear, now that ne
didn't have anything else to think Of
he'd catch on the fact that | might
have overheard. But apart from civ
ing me one long stare that made my
blood run cold, he didn't seem to no
tice me much, and after a little he
got up and went to sit on the other
side of the big rotunda where he could
watch the elevators going and coming
| guess he had lots Of patience. fol
had to have. | had been sitting iI
nv corner for two full hours Wher
| saw the boss coming down the br0aC
marble stair with Mr.. Chadwick.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28

ask one Of the porters to carry the
traps, and we'd walk to the hotel,
which was only few blocks up the
main street.
She took Maisie Ann on the other
side Of her and let two of the blocks
60 by without saying anything more,
and then she gave that quiet little
laugh again and said, "Your Mr.. Nor
cross amuses me, Jimmie. He says
| have no business to travel without
a guardian. What do you think
about it?"
! told her I hadn't any thinks COM
Ing. and she seemed to take that for
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
CHAPTER III
The Directors Meetinu

was up bright and early the next
morning, and after breakfast l took
a little sashay down Nevada avenue
to have a look at our railroad. OF
course, knew, after what the boss
had said to Mr.. Chadwick the night
before, just before we went to bed,
that we weren't ever going to see
Canada. or even Illinois.
I'll have to admit that the look I got
didn't make me feel as if we'd found a
Culinan diamond. Down in the yards
everything seemed to be at the loosest
kind of loose ends. A switching crew
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28

was making up freight, and the way
they slammed the boxes together, re-
CARELESS of broken drawheads and the
like, was sin and shame.
After a while, after I'd loafed
through the shops and around the
yard and got a few more whiffs of
the decay, l strolled on back to the
hotel.
was wondering a little what had
become Of the bOss-whO was general
ly the earliest riser on the job
when two men came bullying through
the screen doors of the cafe, picking
their teeth and feeling in their pockets
for cigars. Right on the dot, and in
the face Of knowing that it couldn't
reasonably be so, l had feeling that
I'd seen those men before. One of
them was short and rather stocky
and his face had a sort Of hard, hun.
cry look; and the other was big and
barrel.bodied. The short one was clean.
shaven, but the other had a reddish
gray beard clipped close on his fat
jaws and trimmed to a point at the
chin.
After they had lighted up they came
along and sat down three or four
chairs away from me. They paid no
attention to me, but for fear they
might, l tried to look as sleepy as an
all-night bell-hop in busy hotel.
'The Dunton bunch got together in
one of the committee rooms upstairs
a little after eight O'clock" said the
short man, in a low, rasplng voice that
went through you like a buzz-saw
Thanks to those Internal blunderers
Clanahan sent US last night, Chadwick
was with Them"
II think that was choost So" said
the big man, speaking slowly and with
something more than a hint of a Ger.
man accent. Becker was choost what
you call him-a tam blundtrer."
Like a flash it came over me that
| I was listening in" to talk hetwoen
the same two men who had sat In the
auto at Sand Creek siding and smoked
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
Greece Survives Blow.

Athens.-Greece now has recovered
fro mthe early setbacks suffered at
the hands of the Turks in Asia Mi
nor, and the people are looking for
ward with confidence to the new Of
fensive, which probably will be begun
in the near future.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
Good Time to Be Born.

Persons born between January 20
and February 10, when the sun is in
AQuarius, are broad judges of human
nature and can be relied upon to es-
innate a PERSONS honesty almost at
first sight. They are good mixers"
lovers Of public entertainments, the
alters, fairs, public ceremonies, absorb
information easily and from every pos.
sible source. They are clever at min.
icry, and see the funny side of life.
Are well adapted to mercantile Of
political pursuits,
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
More Cotton Needed,

Washington.-The worlds cotton
acreage must undergod a very mark
ed expansion in the years to come il
the supply of raw cotton is to keep
pace with the worlds needs, Alfred P.
Dennis, American commercial a.
tache at London, reported to the De
partment of Commerce.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
To Expose Peonaqe.

Atlanta, Ga.-A publicity campaign
in Georgia to acquaint the people Of
the state with alleged peonage condt
tons was urged by Governor Dorsey
addressing the inter.racial committee
here.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
Bv FRANCIS LYNDE

II don't see it," said the boss,
briefly.
Don't you? l do. have an ldea
rambling around in my head that II
IS about time some bright young tel
low was showing the people OF the
United States that Il railroad needn't
be regarded as an outlaw among the
industries; needn't have the ehml'E
of everybody it serves; needn't De the
prey of a lot of disIoyal and dlSsatlS-
lied employees who are Interested only
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
To Havana in AjrpIane.

Miami, Fla.-Col. Theodore Roose
welt, assistant secretary of III" navy,
after an hours visit in this city, LEFT
recently by airplane for Havana
where he will confer with Doaz long
American minister.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
Jan Sailors Fiqht.

Newport News, a.-F0uc Japanese
seamen, members of the crew OF the
Nipponese Steamer Rosa Mar'L lie
seriously wounded in a hospital here
as the result Of fight aboard tbs
ship recently.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
Harding To Visit Church.

Washington. - President Harding
has accepted an invitation to 60 to
the Pohick (Va.) Episcopal Church on
May 20 to attend the unwilling of
tablet to six men who lost their lives
In the World war.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
Seek To End Irish War.

Dublin.-What is described as an
eleventh-hour attempt to bring the
Sim Fem leaders and the govern.
ment into negotiations before the
election for the new Irish Parliament
is being made here.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
"WHO-sHElLA MACRAE? SHE'S A WIDOW"

aaround railroad man. having finished
Midland Is his Chicago tie
consider Canadian
is with him. They oonei at Sad
Mrs Shela Macrae ana
Unseen they witness exceedingly ODD sort OF
ho1u 4 carried the hills 1t out 10 De
NOrcoss TO meet al
Portal City The his Uncle John
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
New Road Authorized.

Washington. - The Texas Midland
railway has been authorized by the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
construct line Of railway between
Commerce and Greenville, Tex.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
Cotton Mills Reopen.

Meridian, Miss. 49, The Lauderda|e
cotton mills here, which have been
closed down for several months, have
reopened, giving employment to oveI
300.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
Sim Feiner Killed

Cork.-Timothy Sullivan. leading
Sim Feiner was shot and killed by
the constabularly recently. He was
called on to halt, but ran INTO a house
in Douglas street.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
. Admit DavIjoht SAVING.

7F00F
Louisville, Ky.-Mayor Smith has
signed the ordinance passed recently
by the city council placing Louisville
under operation Of daylight sayinl
plan.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-04-28
Tariff Bill DELAYED.

Washington. - Senate Finance
Committee action on the emergency
tariff bill seems to be facing consid
cradle delay.
The Dolores star., 1921-08-26
Says Cigarette Smoker Is LIAR

San Francisco, Calir.-Thc newspa-
per hun"riStS are finding much copy
in n speech of James \. Walton, state
superintendent of the Anti-Ciyarcttc
league Of California. wherein he is
quoted AS declaring truth is not DOS
sible for cigarette smokers. The news.
papers ascribc the following 10 Wal.
ton: ANY man who smokes cigarettes
is Incapable of telling the truth. no
matter now much he may desire to
tell the truth one newspaper humor.
ist lists many of the most prominent
men of san Francisco and California
as being cigarette smokers. The
speech was made before the narcotics
conference of the WOmcn'S Christian
Temperance union convention here
Saturday.
The Dolores star., 1921-08-26
MINISTER DISCUSSES
HIS WlFE'S TROUBLES

Rev. A. II. Sykes, former pasta, :,
the Watkins Park Presbyterian cburos
Nashville, Tenn. says:
After seeing what Tnnlac has \.
cOmplished in my wifes case | =.
convinced that II is II medicine :.
great power and extraordinary ms,,,
do not think have ever seen sns
thing give such prompt results. NJ.
Sykes had been In delicate health "a.
ten months. suffering from stomses
trouble and nervous breakdown.
Il frequently sought medical nd
vice but Tanlac is the only thing th,,
gave her any relief. After taking ,bs
medicine only short time. she W..
able to sit up md help with the housa
hold duties. think 1t only a sbo,,
time until her health will be fully "a
stored"
Tanlac is sold by leading druyyis,,
re.-Advertisement.
The Dolores star., 1921-08-26
unVeil Memorial in Franc.

fher!, France.-L Lorrnine's mann,
ment 10 the American .yroIi,ia,'
iorceS' the dedication of which ia ono
OF the principal objects of the nresont
VISIT OF the American Legion de,oga
.on 10 france, was unveiled here hv
'he iegion's representatives IN no
presence OF the whole cor,t.a,,,'
.'"'s,"' f"cli, Louis Barthou. minister
Tor the liberated regions, and Amhos
. s"u'r 'ierrick participated in the cere.
The Dolores star., 1921-08-26
Ships Sell Chean

Nashngton.-BidS Of S2.1OO each for
20 wooden vessels, submitted by the
ship Construction and Trading Cor.
porntion of New York, have been nc.
cepted by the shipping board, it was
announced officially. A contract for
sale between the corporation and the
shipplhs board has been drawn up nm.
DER direction of Commissioner Edward
I. fiummcr. Under its terms tho
poard VIII receive IL per cent of the
total sale price of $i3O,5OO in cash and
Il pr" rata portion Of the balance unon
de'lNery of each vessel. The vessels
cost the board from $500, 900 to ssoo
900 each. T''''
The Dolores star., 1921-08-26
oooteggers Kill Taxi Dr;v..

.e'''er'llie, lowa.-Shot thru tho
D".N ," '' me neck and thru the chest
n'.,,I' ,ne nIe'eSs body of William tcrin,
n"'i''','h' si' w. n taxi driver. was ronnd
' ,"1e o"wn in the. road. abont fonr
a ,n,,n IRON ON mere The car was found
'a,. ,',,e from the body. Bloodhonnds
,os' w., ,,e scent of the slaycrs after traI
mn 'hem back to Centerville po,,aa
,,, e WORKING on the theory thai Han
'."i' was Killed by members n, @
mis- lips. 'ers 10 seal
The Dolores star., 1921-08-26
NOTICE SENT TO PANAMA Gov
ERNMENT TO CARRY OUT THE
TERMS OF WHITE AWARD.
HUGHES SENDS NOTE
COSTA RioA TO ASSUME immEoi-
ATE POSSESSION OF DIS
PuTEp TERRITORY.
,w,,tefn N,.spspsr rniOu Ness Service

Philyndelphia-A force OF 100 ma
riues embarked from here on the U.
s. $. PENNSYLVANIA for duty in Pana'
ma. The decision To augment Ampri-
can forces already in the canal zone
was reathed so suddenly that officers
al tn. navy yard here were not or
dered Ia prepare supplies Tor the ma
rines until rush orders were received
by telephone from the Navy Depart
ment in Washington.
The PENNSYLVANIA was used for
transportation of the force III order Il"
expedite its arrival in Central Amer
lea. That vessel was en route from
New York 10 Pacific waters and was
ordered by wireless TO proceed TO Phil
adelphia and receive the contingent.
The Dolores star., 1921-08-26
WASHINGTON

Instead of scrapping the old battle
ship Oregon, the navy may present her
10 the state of Oregon as an historic
relic The Oregon was launched at
San Francisco in 1893 and was the
ship which Captain Clark sailed
around Cape Horn in record time dur
ing the war with Spain.
Validity of an ordinance prohibiting
street corner loafing in Dallas, Texas,
is to be tested in trial of eight young
men, including Gus King, football star.
All are members of well known fami-
lies.
Henry Cabot Lodge, chairman Of
the senate foreign relations commit
tee, has been definitely selected by
President Harding as member of the
American delegation to the disarma-
ment conference.
The Civil Service Commission fixed
Sept. 13 as the date for the examina-
tion of applicants for the postmaster
ship at Canon City, Colo. The incum-
bents term expired July 80. The sal
ary is $1,000 year
Construction at the National Sol
diers Home near Santa Monica, Calf,
of S1,5OO,OOO hospital for veterans
Of all wars was advocated before a
house committee by Representative
OsbiOne, Republican, California.
The interstate commerce commission
has suspended until Dec. 16 proposed
reduced freight rates on fresh fruit
and vegetables between points in Ari-
zOna, California, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oregon and Utah to points in Arizona,
New Mexico and Texas.
The bill providing for federal regu-
lation Of the meat packing industry
has been signed by President Harding,
it was announced at the White house.
Under the law the secretary of agri-
culture is given broad powers of con-
troll and supervision of the industry.
The Trading Company, capitalized
at 100000 ven (normally about So
00O00O), and one of the largest firms
in Japan, hns announced that 1t is
closing its doors at the end Of the
month. 1t has liabilities amounting
to over 1O0.0OO,OOO yen (s5O,OO0OOO
aormally).
The Dolores star., 1921-08-26

WnShington.-Thc United States
has informed the government of PAN
anna that, as friendly mediator be
tween Punamn and Costa Rica in their
boundary dispute. 1t does not feel
compelled to suggest" that Costa RiCa
delay longer in taking jurisdiction
over territory now held by Panama
and which was adiudScd to belong to
Costa Rica by the terms Of the White
award.
The position Of this government was
stated in note transmitted by Secre-
tary Hughes to the government Of
Panama ON Aug. is and made public
by the State Department.
Costa Rica has advised the United
States, the note said, of its determine
ton to assume immediate jurisdiction
over the disputed territory.
Almost simultaneously with publiCa-
tion Of the note il became known that
force of marines had been embarked
at Philadelphia for the Canal zone.
Officials here. whose positions made
theln coCAlZant ol the movement, re-
fused to divulgc its purpose or to com.
ment except for the statement that
ii was ordered at the solicitation OF
the state department
The marines, drawn from the Guam
tico, Va, base, comprised the Third
battalion of the Fifth regiment and
We're commanded by Mai. Thomas S.
Clark. Moving by train. they EN-.
barked AT Philadelphia. according to
marin" headquarters ON the bnttIcship
Pennsylvania, which was to convey
them to the canal.
The Dolores star., 1921-08-26
Foul Jerusalem cisterns

The reservoir built by pon,iu.
PLATE 1000 years ago. 13 miles sou,h
of Jerusalem. has been enlarged n
hold 100000 gallons of water, Rs
fore this engineering work, the Hal,
city was dependent upon local rain
fall for Its water. Some of the III,
terms In which the ruin was collected
had not been cleaned for 100 year, d,
more.
The Dolores star., 1921-08-26
an EPIT0ME OF
LATE LIVE NEWS
CONDENSED REC ORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DoiN ACHIEVE
MENTs, SUFFERiNGs. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN

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