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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-09-08
NORTH FORK
Daily. of scottsyille. KaI

4. Daily. Of Scottsville, Kansas.
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Robb,
b have been visiting Mrs. Arthur
Hams and other relatives, de-
red for Higgins, Texas. Thursday
ere they will visit son and
Ither before returning to their
ne.
Mrs. b. J. Mesner is enjoying a
Il from her sister-and family at
tman.
Mrs. Mahaffey, of Goltry. is visit
I her son, Clyde and daughter,
b. Greene and Gentry Hilder-
Ind.
b. J. Messner's mother and sis
| DR.. Lima Smith. departed for
jir home at Oklahoma City and
FLORIDA last week after months
u here.
The Mothers club gave fare
h reception for Mrs. Arthur Will
ms and family at the home OF
y. Frank Peterson. Tuesday eve
tg. Eva Green with very comp
Sentary reading presented Mrs.
blisms with a silver bread tray
q token OF esteem from the club.
freshments were served at a
hour and the guests departed
their homes wishing Mr.. and
D. williams the best of good
& in their new home near
liver.
series OF parties have been
en- he past week for the young
2ple before they all leave for
Dol. Those entertaining were
James Howard. Mr.. and Mrs
INK Peterson. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Mr.. and Mrs. b. J. Mesner.
L. Daily and wife and daugh-
Mrs. J. +. Quinn and babies
Il visiting at Barke Daily's and
Ior relatives the past week. II. L.
ct Higgins, Texas. and Mrs
hn lives at Hereford.
lr. and Mrs. Wesley Jenkin.
rtained Arthur Williams ant
Dly to dinner Sunday.
b. Daily's are moving to Fol
this winter TO get better
)ol for their children. The,
the young folks farewell
10 before leaving.
nth Mesner spent Friday with
Ice williams. "
be Jenkins family purchased Q
Ford car the past week.
COUNTRY LAD.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-09-08
there were eighty two.

there were eighty two.
Sales well attended but stock
sales slow.
Irwin Young has been hauling
wheat to Darruzitt this week.
Some of the Twin Mound folk
attended the carnival at Laverne
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenyon Smiths
daughter and family, of Enid, were
visiting them last week.
Twin Mound school begins next
week with Miss Curtis as teacher.
Lucille Douglas goes to Laverne to
attend school.
Mrs. Martin was at Mrs. Lees
Monday helping can corn,
Nellie Phillips visited with her
mother. Mrs. Boothe and helped
can corn Thursday.
James Ragan killed large rattle
snake In the broom corn field. II
had twelve rattles and button,
1t was laying under the wagon
when they went to eat their dinner
Mr.. Wing and his brother
were at Elmwood Sunday.
Mr.. Neff took wheat Knowles
Wednesday.
Velma Case has gone to Good.
well to attend school this year.
Mr.. Gilger met with very pain
ful accident last week when he was
thrown down by hog and was
torn so that II as necessary to have
several stitches taken on his breast
IT was a narrow escape. He weni
home last week. Word has been
received that he reached there al
right but was very sore.
Mrs. Fred Casteel and three girls
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs
Boothe.
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TWIN MOUND

ery dry and hot. Too dry to
4. We need rain.
ost everyone Is busy pulling
I'm corn.
is almost finished
Ind here. Wheat has been fine.
2re II was not hailed out. going
! go to 25 bushels per acre.
|e cream socials have been the
II Of the day the past week.
be who entertained were Mrs.
~ Bumbergstone. Mrs. Fred
ltfps and Mrs. Lacrone. All
nice crowds. Did not hear
many. except Mrs. Phillips
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-09-08

u. Il. Miller from Iowa and a
Mr.. Burgess OF Chelsa were In Bea-
yer Saturday. as auctioneers FOR
Alfred Huguley's hog sale.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Huguley and
Mrs. John Huguley. from near Bal
ko. were in Beaver Saturday to at
tend the Alfred Huguley's hog sale
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-09-08

Frank Mahaney, WIN Maynard,
Warden Miller and family. Wesley
jenkins and sons from the south
flats. were Beaver visitors last Sat-
urday.
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-Dressmaking, plain and
fancy, childrens clothes special
ty. 322 Handbook st. 52-l4-2
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When they had reacneu a point a
little way above the foot OF David
Moreland's mountain, the pair halted
and looked back. They saw the Little
fordr and sbe Moreiands, every one Of
them armed, going toward the river
Ii had a strange and subtle fascina-
tion for Eill Dale.Da fascination that
he did not then tYyrto understand.
As the tghterS reaehed dangerous
ground they dropped to their hands
and knees and began 10 crawl through
the tall GRASSES. the irOnweed and the
meadow clover. They We're intent
upon reaching the shelter of the trees
that lined the banks of the river With
out being seen. The stream here was
more than nifty yards wide; this was
Blue Cat shoals. The two lines of
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When Dale and his companion
reached the cabin Adde Moreland met
them. Anxiety was breaking her
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"But this is n case for "a surgeon
impatiently interrupted Bill Dale.
They disagreed. The old tr'Ininan
was "A close friend of the doctor NJ
Barton's station. What was the dif-
ference between doctor and "A sur
geon. anyway
Dale became angry.
You'll stop the fast mail for US"
he snapped. "or well take your d--d
red fag and held her up long enough
to put the girl aboard and you've goT
only half a second to decide which :"
The conductor was obdurate. The
mountain men were too hot-headed TO
bear with him longer. The positions
Of a dozen rifles underwent "A sudden
change. The conductor Immediately
went pale and mentioned the law
but he agreed to stop the southbound
AS he ordered his ilaginan up the
tracks. the sound of the fast trains
whistle came to their ears.
The flier came 10 Il screeching halt
with sparks streaming from its wheels.
Bill Dale and John Moreland passed
the litter and It's burden into the bag
gage car and followed ii hastily. ANA
Ben Littleford climbed In after them
John Moreand leaned out OF the door
way and ordered his son Luke 10 pass
him his rifle, and Luke obeyed
promptly.
There was Il shrek from the whistle
AMI the brakes were released the
train began 10 gather momentum. \
baggageman approached John More
land and asked why the rifle. More
land half closed one keen grey eye
and patted the walnut stock of his
repeater.
"Oh. / jest brought il along TO see
at everybody has a straight deal he
drawled-"go on about yOre business
mister"
CTo BE CONTINUED
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meadow; 20 and ketch him. and don't
take no clanst with him. Shoot him
like dawg ef he tries To trick ye.
A dozen men ran to look for the
would-be sniper. The Littlefords, still
armed. came dashing across the river.
Ben Littleford threw down his rifle
and knelt beside his daughter; he
wrung his big hands and cursed the
day that had seen him born.
Dale held her close. His face was
as white as hers, and his eyes We're
namilis.
why don't you shoot all your wom-
enfolk!" he said 10 the Littleford
chief, and every word cut like u knife.
Its by far the simplest way its ner-
ciful, y'know. See, she isn't breaking
her heart over your murderous fight
ing now. No, keep your hands away
you're not hit 10 touch her
They brought water and wet the
young woinans face, and bathed the
red streak across her temples. They
did all they knew how 10 do TO bring
her back 10 consciousness, bur, except
for her beating pulse and her breath
ing. she remained as one dead. Hours
passed. leaden hours, and her condi-
tion was unchanged.
Dale beckoned 10 John MOreland,
who had just returned from having
seen Adam Ball caught, disarmed, and
imprisoned In an old tobacco barn.
Moreland FASTENED 10 Dale, the new
master.
when does the next south-bound
train pass the Halfway switchl" Dale
wanted to know.
Moreland looked toward the sun.
I'VE could make IL. all right, but it's
fast train, and il don't never stop at
the switch"
Then We'll hold IL up" declared the
new master In voice of iron. This
Is a case for surgeon. Get a blanket
and two poles and make a litter
John Moreland fastened away obe-
diently. Dale turned TO Ben Little
ford, who sat In a motiOnless heap be-
side the still figure of his daughter.
1T was only few hours ago" he
said accusingly, that this poor girl
told me she'd be glad 10 give her life
TO stop your fighting. and now. per-
haps. she's done 1t! You're a brute,
Llttleford. | like To fight. myself, but
not when 1t costs women anything"
The conscience-stricken hillman
gave no sign that he had heard. There
was silence save for the low murmur
of the river and the tragic song of 4
bird somewhere in the branches OF
the big white sycamore.
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CTo BE CONTINUED.
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CHAPTER vi.
Back Home.


Every mothers son OF the feudists
was numbered In the party that filed
across David Morelands mountain to
intercept the next south-bound train.
The old enmity was for the time being
forgotten. Members OF one clan
rubbed elbows with members of the
other clan, and thought nothing of Ii.
John Moreland himself carried one
end of the crude litter that held the
limp form OF Babe Littleford; Bill
Dale carried the other end.
Close behind the litter walked Babes
father, seeming old and broken with
remorse for the thing he had done.
The grief Of Ben Littleford was touch
ing now, and Dale was n little sorry
that he had spoken so bitterly TO him.
They reached the Halfway switch
ten minutes before the arrival of the
fast mail. short passenger train
was on the long siding, waiting for the
south bound to pass. Dale gave his
end of the litter to Caleb Moreland.
and strobe up TO the locomotive. The
engineer sat quietly smoking In his
cab.
Dale wanted the fast mail stopped.
and gave his reasons.
The engineer smoked and consid-
cred. II was against rules. Dale
swore at rules. The engineer said ne
would see the conductor. lie did. and
the conductor stepped to the ground
and began TO consider.
Better put her on my traln." he
said finally, "and take her to Barton's
station. There's good doctor at bar
TONS
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They Dropped to Their Hands and
Knees and Began to Crawl Through
the Tall Grasses, the ironweed and
the Meadow Clover.

trees stood back rod or 50 from the
wafer. making the final shooting dis
tancc some seventy yards.
Drawled Heck: Les set down here
anil watch IL; hey?"
Dale WAS silent. The very air was
filled with the spirit OF tragedy. The
faroff tinkle of a cowbel seemed
tragic; tragic, too. sounded the song
of bird somewhere in the tree
branches overhead.
Ibid We hear me. Bill?''
81 think" Dale muttered. that I'd
better not go away until tomorrow.
| can't leave matters Ike this. DO
you know of any way to stop that
down there?'
BY Heck shrugged his shoulders.
"Do you know o. any way to stop
the risin' and settin' o. the sum-" he
grinned.
They went back to John Moreland's $
cabin.
II was altogether by accident that
the Lttleford chief found his weapons
lie had dropped small coin through
a crack in the floor. Babe was quick
to say that she would crawl under the
house and look for the coin, although
she had just put on freshly laun'
dered blue-and-white calico dress. Her
anxiety showed plainly In her face
Her father questioned her sharply, and
she stammered In spite Of herself. Ben
Llttleford's suspicious were aroused
So he came out from under the cabin
floor with his hands full of the steel
forgotten. lie placed the rifles care
fully on the moor Of the porch, turned
and caught his daughter by the arm
"WbO hid 'em 7" he demanded gruffiy
IL hid EN-" was the ready answer
defiant and bitter--"I, me! What're
you a-goin' to do about it?'
Littleford flung his daughters arm
from him. He was king. even as John
Moreland was king. His keen eyes
stared at the young woman's face as
though they would wither 1t.
what made you hide 'em?" ht
growied. Say. what made We do itY
ITO try and save human lives. ats
whyl" Babe answered. THAT man
from the city-what'll he think o. u:
e-doin' this-away. a-fghtin' like crazy
wildcats?"
'Ef he don't like the way we d.
here. he can go back home" retortec
the angry mountaineer. "He ain't tied
| is her
Babe smiled smile that was some
how pitiful. and turned of.
"'rhe' ain't no use In a-argyin' witt
| you. pap" she said hopeIessIy. -
might nigh wisht | was dead"
At that instant the gate creakec
open. Babe glanced toward It and saw
coming that black beast Of man
Adam hall the Goliath. and he was
armed heavily In one hand he carried
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THE BELDlNG BANNER-NEWS

Dale gave hoarse cry ai,i gathered
her limp figure into his arms John
Moreland waved aloft the white hand
kerchief and bello-ed to his kinsmen
TO stop firing. Then silence came.
Come over here. Ben Littleford -
shouted John Moreland. "Ye've shot
yore own gyrul !"
And To his brother Abner, whose
right forearm was wrapped In BLOOD.
stained blue bandana:
"Black Adam is hid som eres !c this
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'sWho was the first man, Bobby"
asked the teacher.
George Washington"
"Why, Bopby, you ought TO know
better than that 1t was Adam"
"Aw. | wasn't count.n foreigners.
American Legion Weekly.
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For SALE-Four acres of corn or
to cut on shares. Neil Sturgeon,
3 l-2 miles northwest of Belding.
68-15-1
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FOR SALE-A gas range, dining
table and buffet. 3l9 East Wash.
ington St. Ef 5l-l4-ti
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FOR SALE-House near Ellis school
a bargain. Inquire 426 Lewis st.
64-15-2
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FOR SALE-Good house. Inquire at
10 East Center st. l3-46-tf
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new high-power repeating rifle, and
around his great waist there was a
new belt bristling with long bright
smokeless cartridges fitted with steel
jacketed bullets.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
By J. SHIRLEY EATON.

In the twelve months ending Feb
ruary 2s. 1921. the operating rev.
enues of class l railroads, which
handle s5 per cent of the country's
traffic, reached the colossal figure
Of S6,175,962,7lS. Out of this stag
gering total. after operating ex-
penses were paid. the net revenue
from railroad operations which re-
mained was s350.574,2os. In other
words out OF every dollar received
for service s4.3 cents were directly
disbursed to produce that service,
leaving 81 cents to pay rents, taxes
and interest and profit on the in
vestment When taxes, joint facil-
ity rents. eouioment rents and GER
tain adjustments had been made
there remained but S2,57S.s23 as
the contribution from railroad op-
erations to pay interest on the
bonds and dividends on the stocks,
which together represent an invest
ment of nearly $4,000. .ooo, 900 re-
turn Of little over 1-1o0th of one
per cent.
1t is this startling situation
which promotes the Senate inquiry.
The greatest revenues ever known
have produced the smallest profits
ever known. except for the periods
when the railroad business was
negligible. The figures take on
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
MELLON PREDICTS
PROSPERITY SOON

The present business and indus
trial depression has spent it's force.
The low ebb will be followed by a
gradual fioodtide resulting in un-
usual prosperity continuing for a,
least several years.
This Is the view of Secretary NJ
the Treasury Mellon. officials of the
department let it become known
yesterday. =
Mr.. Mellon is represented as being
unusually optimistic with regard "a
conditions in the near future. The
period OF high interest rates. vvbich
has accompanied the depression. ha,
about passed. he believed. Further
more, he feels confident there viii,
be additional reductions in the Fec
eral reserve rediscount rates dur-
ing the summer.
The foreign exchange situation ba.
not yet become entirely stabiIized
In Mr. Melons opinion. altboueh
ne has been erroneously quoted a.
having said that it has. There
are too manv factors entering int,
the whole situation, includine m
foreseen possibilities in Eurone 81
make any definite predictions VIII
regard to the exchange Situation st
TINS time, he contends.
The sale of German renar.,,.
PONDS In this country has not even
been discussed by government or.
cials. 1t was also learned.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
TIMELY WALL STREET TOPICS

NEW YORK. May Is. = -siiesis"
was the bear party's excuse for con-
their. operations in the. stock
market today. ADDED to this was the
expectation of a higher caliloan
rate before the close. Even with
this material and q number of minor
unfayorable factors at their dis
posal, the shorts were not. as sure
of their ground as they were in
the latter part Of last week. They
managed TO get the industrial list
down anywhere from 4 to Q points.
but allowed the market to regain
its poise during a lull of about an
hour ar6und midday. and as a re-
suit the resumption of active deal
fngs around the end of the fourth
hour brought a sizable recovery.
Early losses In half the active lis
sues were wiped out and the rails
were bid up for net gains running
up to a point. The call money rate
advanced to z per cent around 2:3o,
according to expectations. but the
effect OF the advance was not no.
ticeabie, The features of strength
during the early period of weak
ness were Delaware, Lackawanna.
and Western, International sPaper,
American sumatra. Mexican Petro-
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
AMERICANS SECURE
BRITAIN'S MARKETS
FOR COAL EXPORTS
Southern E urope Now
Lost to English Deal
ers, Experts Say.
BIG STRIKE BLAMED
United Kingdom May Fail to
Dislodge Hold of United
States.
BIG STRIKE BLAMED

NEW YORK, May 1s.-f the Brit
ish coal strike is not settled within
a month, American coal exporters
will have consolidated their posi-
t,ons In Southern Europe and along
the Mediterranean SO firmly that
the United Kingdom may never De
able to disiodge them.
Already, according to leading ex-
norters. America is establishing a
footho,d in Southern European mar
kets at Port Said. and in those
countries usually served by the
British industry. And the export
business is growing. growing in
spite of. high ocean transportation
rates, strikes and other obstacles
Countries stocked.
Generally speaking. the export
business has not shown any tre-
mendous increase in the last SIX
weeks, however This is due TO
the fact that France. Spain and
the Northern European countries
were well stocked two months ago.
with bunkers full to overfiowing,
reserve stocks in yards, and docks
literally crammed with fuel.
Then came the strike. A few
requests for information began to
drift In to the American dealers,
but no orders. These stocks are
now disappearing. Europe has used
up its reserve and can get none
from England. Furthermore IL the
British miners were to return to-
day, the water-flled mines of Scot
land and Wales may not be operat-
ed for weeks-some of them never
again.
This means that while the Ruhr
and French mines, together with
what coal finally is dug in England,
will sufice to meet the require
nrents of Northern Europe and the
Scandinavian countries. Southern
Europe and the Mediterranean coun-
tries will be dependent upon Amer
lea.
Thus far America has exported
perhaps 100000 tons of coal to Eng
land alone" said r. NJ Brown. Of
the Galleries Investment Trust. Ltd.
an Ango-American concern consid-
cred one of the leaders in the busi-
| ness. This business has been con-
Quoted with private dealers in Eng
land, not with the government. II
may increase-in fact. IL must in
crease-if the British miners stay
out much longer.
But when the strike is over, we
will find that. America has estab-
| lished a permanent market in a
great many countries where we
never did business before. and that
England has lost some of her mar
kets forever.
''On the other hand, the United
Kingdom will always retain her
northern markets
we are now getting feelers from
| Spain, Portugal, France and the
Near East. We have sent some
to Port Said for the Egyptian gov
ernment. And II we can get the
ships and fair freight rates, there
is no reason why a tremendous ex-
port business cannot be built up
1t is coming soon"
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
TREND OF FOREIGN
BONDS IS REVERSED
Action of Government Issues
Accompanied by Pessimis-
tic Reports on Silesia.

NEW YORK. May Is. - Another
sharp reversal in the trend Of for
eign governments issues furnished
the main feature of today's bond
market. The selling in this group
was accompanied by-and probably
due in large measure-to unfayor-
able reports on the situation in
Silesia- Although the foreign ex-
changes were weak. IL cannot be
said on this occasion that they fur
nished a guide to Europe's reaction
TO the latest crisis in the political
situation. for today is a business
holiday in England and on the con-
tinent French government SIS sold
down ive-eighths of point to
ssS. They sold as high as 1905
last week. Belgian 7Izs and SIS went
down q point to esZ. a price which
compares with 10oH for the 7Hs,
and lo0h for the SIS, at the high
points last week. Swiss SIS dropped
a little over q point, and San PauIo
Is u point. Kingdom of Norway
IS, on the other hand. advanced NOR.
than half point.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
FULL RESUME OF CUMMINS'
INVESTIGATION OF ROADS
kruttschnitt's Able Presentation Fails to Con.
tribute New Factors to Solution.

added Significance because they rep
resent the results of the first year
Of private operation since the war.
The transportation act of 1920
under which the railroads were op-
Grated Is held by competent judges
to be one of the greatest laws Con-
gress has enacted. 1t represents
compromise between the respective
theories of private and public own
ership. On the one hand 1t leaves
the operation of the railroads to
private manaRement under the su>
pervision of the Interstate Com
merce Commission: on the other
hand It roughly guarantees a min
imum return on capital and gives
the public half the profits above d
predetermined reasonable return
on investment. 1t also gives to
labor a recognized status as never
before. Therefore the law itself
as well as private management Is
under test No Congressional in
quiry ever involved matters of more
profound import to all the people
If the transportation Is proved to
be success 1t will serve as the type
Of legislation controlling those busi-
nesses affected with a public In
terest.
A full perspective of the present
situation is given by the figures
presented by Senator Cummins
which are tabulated below: