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1t seems paradoxical to say that no
matter which way you turn a clock the
face Of it always stays up, but there is
such clock in Columbia. 1t is called
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Miss Ruth and Miss Gwendolyn Nit
chell Of Centralia were guests of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell.
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Herman Pigg Of the University spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Pigg.
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Miss Lucille Blakemore. a teacher in
Hallsyille High School, was the guest
Of relatives in Sturgeon Sunday.
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Miss Georgia Johnson was in Contra
liza Saturday shopping.
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HALLSVILLE NEWS

d. N. Hall spent Sunday with his par.
enis, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Hall.
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Miss Lottie Crecelius Of Columbia
met her domestic science class here Fri.
day and Saturday.
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Alcohol for your radiator. Taylor's
Garage.
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Miss Opal Roberts was the guest O
friends in Centralia Saturday.
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Wilford Stone Of Hinton was in Halls
vile Thursday on business.
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The Revolutionary Play and or.
chestra program that was to be given
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Saturday night was postponed until to-
night.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11
CHAPTER XIV.
Man to Man and an Even Draw.

Man to Man and an Even Draw.
The candle fingered long that night
in the cabin Of the three gables. Inc
old man was more than usually rest
less. The girl lowered about his chair
constantly She succeeded at last in
coaxing him down in his chair, where
he sat grooming; mumbling In ms
beard; and whetting the knife on the
palm of his hand. She had smOothed
the cushions behind his head and
stood stroking his face with her hand,
when, without the least warning, the
door flew open, and, sharply outlined
against the dark background of the
night, a man with a red mask over his
face stalked across the threshold.
He was, of course quite unaware
that the girl already knew his identity.
That probably explained why he had
put on the mask. 1t would be impos-
sible to describe the startling trans
formation it wrought on his sinister
face From out of all it's many ter
rors the night could not have selected
a more appalling one to fling into the
cabin.
The girl screamed and chung about
the old man in the chair. Her scream
seemed to rouse him. He glanced up.
rubbed his wide, pitiful eyes, and.
with wild cry-more that of beast
than man-sprang from the chair with
a strength that sent the girl reeling.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

By DAVID ANDERSON


rather than seen. Had he so much as
glanced toward the pocket back of the
hay, the Pearlhunter would have acted
on the instant. But he didn't glance
that way. Very leisurely he closed the
box, put it in his vest pocket and
looked down to see If the horse had
finished his supper.
The Pearlhunter was in the act of
pressing against the knee of the sheriff
in sign that the time had come, when,
totally without warning sound, with
our the slightest preliminary motion,
there came a shot from behind the
horse that dashed the candle out. The
shot was followed by a scuff1e of feet.
The Pearlhunter leaped the hay and
charged through the dense dark
straight at the horse. 1t wasn't there.
From the passage came the clatter OF
hoofs
Followed by the stumbling sher1ff,
he CROPPED his way to the mouth OF the
passage. He was barely in time to
hear splash, and the click of steel
upon the rocks of the pool.
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aGood Angel" Unappreciated.

Many times our best angels are not
appreciated. The very fact that we
are so accustomed to their ministry
makes them commonplace. Bill was
handy man at a certain college. He
didn't get rich on what he did but he
knew more about things than any one
there. He just naturally took the re-
sponsibility for everything. But no
one appreciated him, In fact he be-
came something of joke and every
body took occasion to shove off re-
sponsibility on him knowing that he
could be counted on putting anything
through that he undertook. So they
worked the willing horse until he was
picked up by more appreciatiVe con-
Germ and the college lost good angel.
incidentally might add two men and
typist are doing the same work.
Grit.
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His sleeping senses seemed to wake,
to recognize the object for which his
ghostly eyes had searched the woods
for weary years-a bit of red cloth
with a certain face behind it. His
giant frame seemed to swell with
strength tremendous. He raised the
knife and leaped toward the intruder.
A giants strength, but with the dis
ordered unwieldiness of a stricken
mind. The knife barely grazed where
it was meant to kill. Before the gray
giant could recover his ponderous
strength to strike again, the Red Mask
had him by the wrist, and, seemingly
unwilling to risk the sound of shot,
was raining blows upon his head with
the butt of his heavy revolver. 1t was
a horrible thing to see. The girl stood
with laced fingers, helpless with hor-
ror. The first blow brought the blood
streaming out over the white hair and
disabled the old man so frightfully
that he ceased the struggle and stood
Quivering. But the merciless arm
struck again and again until the vast
frame dropped, shrank together, the
knife fell from his fingers, his knees
gave way and he sank grooming to the
foor-writhed, Strengthened and lay
still.
The revolver was foul with blood
and gray hair. The murderer noticed
it, hastily wiped it away on corner
of the fallen mans coat, thrust it back
into his pocket and faced the girl.
The spell was broken. She started
as if from a nightmare and sprang
back of the chair. Like man pressed
for time, he dashed after her. With
the chair between them, she managed
for bare moment to keep beyond his
hands. He kicked the chair out of
the way. She darted toward the
kitchen door, probably with the hope
of escaping to the woods, but he was
too close to her. She whirled toward
the door of the bedroom. The turn
was fatal. His hands reached her and
drove her back into the corner of the
room at the head of the couch.
She fought as only woman fights
for a stake infinitely higher than
life itself. Since time began the earth
has staged that struggle. Her dress
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

a cupful. The Pearlhunter held it to
the mans lips. He couldn't swallow,
but the touch of the water seemed to
revive him. He opened his eyes and
stared. like a man trying to make out
objects in a very dim light. His eyes
caught the glitter of the sheriff's star,
frowned, raised, found the Pearlhunter
and strained hard at him.
"And it was a cussed Warbritton
that got me at last! =
"Who speaks the name Of Warbrit-
ton?'' came a hoarse voice from the
couch.
The dying bandit started, rolled his
eyes toward the sound.
''NVhat was that That voice -
The Pearlhnnter caught the foot Of
the couch and moved it around so the
two fast sinking men could see each
other. No sooner had the gray giant
on the couch caught glimpse of the
man. on the floor than, with great
cry, he tried to rise. His utmost
strength only served to bring him part
ly up on an elbow,-and that only with
the Pearlhunter's aid.
Martin Redmond !" he cried-and
almonst Instantly: where is she2
The woman you distained? And the
boy? Tell mel I've still the strength
to tear it out of your cursed throat !"
The dying robber fixed his falling
eyes on the couch. Only God knows
who giyeth his grace to the just and
to the unjust-how he found strength
for further words.
"Warbritton-p He muttered the
name huskily, the bloody froth upon
his lips. ''She was not distained. 1t
was all mistake. let you think it
because l hated you-because loved
her-because she loved you and not
me. Twenty years she's roved these
rivers, pure as the dew at dawn. She
sleeps tonight in a grave four days old
at Fallen Rock.
He picked up his hand from where
it sagged down upon the floor, carried
it at great labor to his bosom fumbled
under the fancy vest, drew forth
picture and laid it against his lips.
The Pearlhunter snatched it away. The
action brought the picture near the old
man. He seized it, held it an instant
before his eyes, and with deep groan
laid it against his bosom.
"And the boy?' he cried to the man
on the floor. 1.-THE boy?"
ITO RE CONTINTJFDl
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11
NOW KNOWN TO BE CLOUDS
UP to Year 1900 the Projections on
Mars Had Been Thought to
Be Mountains.

The first observers of projections on
Mars had attributed them to the same
cause that produces projections on the
moon-that is, mountains. Such they
were said to be in France and at Lick.
This view, however, was in 1892 dis
puted by w. Ell. Pickering, who consid-
cred them to be not mountains, but
clouds. This view was supported by
A. e. Douglass, who observed them in
1892 at Flagstaff, Ariz. The mountain
theory of their generation was shown
to be untenable and their ascription
to clouds proved to be the correct
theory in December, 1900. Only sim
gle projection was visible in 1900, 1908
and 1905. AS a mountain does not
change it's place, and as nothing was
seen where something had been viS-
IDLE. the phenomenon was proved to
other thing capable of catching the
light before it reached the surface
would be something suspended in the
air-that is, cloud. Deductions,
therefore, from the rarity of the phe-
nomenon alone showed that the pro-
jections must be clouds. Furthermore,
the projection was smaller after the
lapse If "a hours. The something that
cause it was not only not attached to
the SOIL but was moving and dissipat-
ing as it moved along. Clouds are
the only bodies known to us which ac-
count for these metamorphoses.
Clouds, then, and not mountains, are
the explanation of the projections Of
Mars Mars and It's Canals" by Per-
cival Lowell.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

anese army was making life unbear-
able for the people residing in terri
tory where the troops are located" and
that Russian cities and villages in
the zone Of Intervention are envel-
oped in a poisonous atmosphere of
robbery, murder, and unspeakable
crimes"
It was charged that trains had been
held up at Grodekova, town near
the eastern Manchurian frontier, by
criminal persons" and that passen-
gers had been robbed beaten, and alb
Quoted, and the far eastern govern
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

ment at Chita had been unable to
remedy the situation, owing to oppo-
sition by the Japanese military COM
mand.
Protection and patronage was given
General Semenoff, anti-Bolshevik lead
er in eastern Siberia, it was charged,
and assertion was made that this was
done in a manner which suggested a
challenge to the Chita government, It
was said that the present activities Of
General Semenoff promise a new adj
venture in the spring" with Japanese
help.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11
Wasn't open.

A rather green countryman had just
returned from his first visit to New
York.
"Well, ST." said the postmaster,
"what did you think of the metropo-
Iis?"
"Wat say?" gawked the other,
stumped by so big word.
81 asked how did you like the me-
tropolis?"
ooh. that-'twan't open," said ST.
Boston Transcript.
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GIVES ULTIMATUM TO JAPAN
Chinese Government Said to Have
Demanded Set Date for the
Evacuation of Siberia.

Peking.--Demands that Japan fix
definite date for the evacuation of
Siberian territory have been sent to
the foreign office in Tokyo by the min
lister of foreign affairs of the far east
ern republic, it is said in dispatch
received here.
Allegation was made tnat the Jap
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11
Jud Tunkins.

Jud Tunkins says he doesn't believe
there is any lion or tiger or other wild
animal as dangerous to human life as
a young woman who is showing off to
a rich uncle how fast she can run her
new automobile.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

Meanwhile the French, anticipating
the outcome of the conference, were
getting ready to enforce payment by
Germany. Their plans for military
action were prepared and submitted
by Marshal Foch, and after prolonged
discussion Lloyd George was per-
suaded to agree to Great Britain's par
ticipation in the use of armed force.
A French officer in London said French
long-raBSe guns had already been
moved forward to position from
which they commanded Essen where
the Krupp works are located. Field
artillery, cavalry and tank and ar
mored car formations were held in
readiness for the advance, and the air
squadrons were awaiting the word to
stake off, At Coblenz it was stated
that the American troops, in the event
of an allied advance, would merely
continue to occupy the actual lines
now held by them.
Belgium is ready to act with France
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

and Britain in the ESSen-DuSSeIdOrf
district. She had $4,000 troops on the
Rhine and has sent two more divf-
sions there. The French have 10000
men in the occupation zone and 2OO,-
900 in reserve close by.
Among the interesting side-lights
on the poor mouth" presented by the
Germans is the information afforded
by a reliable American officer who has
recently made thousand-mile motor
car trip through the chief agricultural
and industrial districts of Germany.
He says that Germany can pay the
sums demanded; that he saw every
where amazing evidence of productive
labor and growing wealth.
All American eyes were turned
toward Washington on Friday when
Warren G. Harding was inaugurated
President, and all American ears were
open to hear what he had to say of
the policies that shall control his adj
ministration. The ceremonies were
simple and dignifed, in conformity
with the wishes of Mr.. Harding. The
new President, in his address, left no
one in doubt as to his attitude toward
the League of Nations as now consti-
tuted. Much of what he said was de-
voted to the general subject of inter-
national relations. He asserted that
America had proved the wisdom of
its inherited policy of non-involvement
in old world affairs; that it can be a
party to no permanent military alli-
ance; that it can enter into no pol1t-
ical commitments nor assume any
economic obligations (which will sub
iect our decisions to any other than
our own authority" At the same time,
he said, America is ready to associate
itself with all other nations for con-
ference and counsel; to seek ways to
bring about approximate disarma-
ment; to promote mediation, cOncilia-
ton and arbitration, and to establish
world court for the disposition of
| justiciable questions submitted by
agreement.
To his fellow citizens President
Harding made an eloquent plea for
''the resumption of our onward, nor
nal way" for sane reconstruction
after the devastation of war, for re-
adjustment with care and courage
without any wild experiments. Said
he: eve must face a condition of
grim reality, charge off our losses and
start afresh." For his part, he prom
Used administrative efficiency and
economy, lightened tax burdens, ade-
quate credit facilities, sympathetic
concern for all agricultural problems,
omission of unnecessary interference
of government in business, and an
end to governments experiment in
business.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11
Allies, Rejecting the Counter-Pro-
posaI of the Germans,
Issue an UItimatum
WILL OCCUPY RHINE CITIES
Armed Force Will Be Applied Imme-
diateIy-French Troops Ready to
Move-President Harding's Inau-
qurai Address Indicates His
Attitude Toward League
OF Nations.
By EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

"Kolossal," which used to be the IA
vorite adjective of the Germans, may
well be applied to their nerve as dis
played in the counter proposals on
PREPARATIONS, submitted to the supreme
council in London by Foreign Minister
Simons and his colleagues. The world
had expected from them something
inadequate in the way Of an offer, but
the insolence of the proposal was
amazing, even to, unofficial Germany.
Lloyd George and BRAND heard it with
ill-concealed derision, and the formal
statement of the allies was that it
does not merit either examination or.
discussion
This was followed by an ultimatum,
in which the German delegates were.
informed that if Germany did not ac-.
cept the fundamental conditions laid
down by the supreme council in Paris
the allies would take immediate steps.
First of these steps will be the occupa-
ton by allied troops of the cities of
Duisburg, Dusseldorf and Ruhrort !:
second, each allied country will place
on German merchandise such a tax as
it may deem proper; third, customs
boundary will be established along the
Rhine under allied control. Germany,
said Premier Lloyd George in his reply
to the German proposal, would be per-
mitted to suggest no notifications of
the Paris decisions except as to con-
ditions of payment.
Doctor Simons answered that the
German position had been misunder-
stood, and that he would reply on
Monday to the ultimatum.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

A small side door in the temple of
Janus has been thrown. open in honor
of Panama and Costa Rica, (which
small republics seem determined. to
go to war over Coto, piece of ter
ritory which contains valuable oil de-
posits and which is claimed by both.
Indeed, hostilities already have bro
ken out, a battle has been fought
and several soldiers have been killed.
A small detachment Of Costa Ricans
that had occupied the disputed terri
tory was attacked by a Papaman force
and defeated. The excitement in both
countries is intense, and in TIE city
of Panama war-mad mob even at
tackled the presidential mansion be-
cause President Porras had declared
himself in favor of a diplomatic set
Element of the quarrel. At latest re-
ports Costa Rican forces were be-
ing rushed to the Coto district. 1t
was believed some of them would be
landed on the eastern shore Of
Burica point to cut off the Panamans
from their supplies AS this shore
was given to Panama under the arbi-
tration ruling of Chief Justice White
in 1914, it was feared the United
States might be involved, under the
assumption that it is obligated to pro-
tect the territorial integrity of Pam
anna.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

Briefly stated, Slmons proposed that
Germany pay the allies as war repa-
rations about O,OOO,OOO00O gold marks
approximately 7,5OO,O00,O00- which
is about one-seventh of the sum de-
manded by the allies. Also, the offer
was conditioned on two provisions,
that Germany be accorded free COM
mercial privileges throughout the
world, and that Upper Silesia, where
plebiscite soon is to be held, shall
remain German.
Especially impudent was the sugges-
ton to capitalize Germany's repara-
ton payments through an interna-
tional loan to be divided among allied
countries and held free from taxation
in all countries. This meant that the
Germans want the allies to furnish
them the money to pay their debts by
allowing the Germans to offer so at
tractiye an investment that it would
outshine other securities and be made
still more attractive through the sur
render of tax revenues by the allied
governments.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

In travelling along the path of life
it's y good plan se Seep to the right
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

Among the interesting things which
Mr.. Harding hopes to bring about, ac
cording to unofficial announcement, is
the creation of ministry of de-
tense" under a cabinet officer, to con-
troll the national defenses on land, on
sea and in the air. This, of course,
would mean the consolidation of the
War and Navy departments. 1t is
said the plan meets the approval Of
both Secretary of War Weeks and
Secretary of the Navy DENLY, and
that both Of them have agreed to give
way if the plan is adopted.
In the last hours OF its life the
congress reached agreement on the
army appropriation bill and it went
through with provisions fixing the
strength of the army for the next
year at 10000. The house had put
the figure at 10000 and the senate
wanted 10000 so the result is a
compromise in which the upper
house yielded most. The bitterest
struggle was over the naval appro-
priation bill in the senate, the con-
troversy being over the $100,000,O0O
added to it by the naval committee.
This fight prevented the passage of a
number of measures, among them the
soldiers bonus bill, against which
Senator Thomas Of Colorado threat
ened to filibuster.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

Many stories, more or less detailed,
of widespread revolt in Russia against
the soviet rule have been coming to
the outer world, usually by way OF
Finland. Hundreds of thousands of
workmen, hungry, cold and without
employment, were said to have opened
war on. the Bolshevik armies and rul-
ers, and, especially In Petrograd, there
were heavy casualties, These reports
lacked confirmation, and were de-
clared false by the soviet authorities.
Recent dispatches from Helsingfors
said the soviet government had not
lost control and that Lenin was prom
Using the workmen all the relief In
his power.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

In the death of Champ Clark Of
Missouri, former speaker, the country
lost distinguished citizen and the
Democratic party one of It's strongest
members. He never entirely recov-
cred from his defeat for the presiden-
tial nomination in the Baltimore con.
yention and of late years had been
comparatively inactive, but his life
record is one Of earnest and at times
eminent labor for his country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

The house committee which investi-
gated the doings Of the shipping
board made a report recommending
the transfer of the functions of the
board to an executive department be-
cause what Is needed is more central
ization of administrative authority
than can be had with large board.
The committee found there had been
waste, inefhciency and lack of CO.
ordination in the work OF the board,
but found no evidence ito prove that
dishonest or fraudulent motives ac-
tuated any member of the shipping
board of trustees of the Emergency
Fleet corporation" Specifically,
Charles NJ Schwab and r. w. Boil
ing, brother-in-law of Mr.. Wilson,.
We're exonerated from charges of in
terested action In general, the board
was praised for ''the most remark
able achievement in shipbuilding the
world has ever SEEN"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11

Contrary to predictions, the house
judiciary committee took the charges
against Judge Lands in all serious
ness, and presented a report recon-
mending that they be fully investi-
gated by the next congress. The re-
port said that if it were true that
Judge lands had accepted the posi-
ton of baseball arbiter while holding
his judicial position-and of course
that is true-his action was "at least
inconsistent with the full and ade-
quate performance of the duty of
United States District judge, and that