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Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

John Loofellow was busy at official
duties today al the city hall after an
absence of 10 days. lie came home yes
terday from Los Angeles his family re
turning with him.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

Lee kenyon left Saturday night for
Denver 10 visit his parents and sister.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

Lawrence Kempland returned lasl
night from a vacation of two weeks
spent at his former home in Eseondido
and at coast points. He reports fine
gaeation.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

HerscheIl Willisms left today for a
vacation at San diego and other coast
points.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

Mrs S. O. Lingo head 81 lie women
readv-to-wear department at Sarney
is on the sick list today.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

Mrs. J. T. To4lay recently moved to
FL Genre fro4a 7l-yille, has accepted
position with til King johnson de
partment store.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

Tom Hill and family, who arrived
last week from Eliasville, Texas, are
living on east Fourth street.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

Mr. and Mrs. William Abrams have
moved from their ranch and are now
living near the union high school in
Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

Miss Irene Smith is back from her
vacation and was on duty at SaIomon =
this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

Miss Florence Turley, FL Centre, was
n welcome visitor in Holtville Sunday
afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

seasons. She puts on the right sort
of clothes for the occasion at all times,
carefully avoiding the mistake of over
dressing for informal occasions or for
the street.
She wears the shoes that conform to
her toilette; her hat is. so carefully
chosen that it is SO much part of her
costume that it does not attract atten-
tion of those with whom she meets.
Lady Aster saws that no woman of
good taste dresses to excite admiration;
to have clothes admired as clothes is
sheer vulgarity.
Dr. c. H. Richmond has returned from
a weeks vacation at Santa Monica and
other coast points. Mrs. Richmond will
not return until later.
Tom Noel, representing K. Carlyle
and Company of San Francisco, is call
ing on the valley trade today.
Hi Diller returned last night from
Los Angeles and resumed his work as
manager of the Delta Implement and
Hardware Company this morning.
Mrs. S. O. Lingo head 81 t.sc women 5
readv-to-wear department at Sarney
is on the sick list today.
Mrs. ]. Il Tu4lay recently moved to
FL CeItro fros4 ol-yille, has accepted
position With til King johnson de
partment store.
Herschen Wilisms left today for a
vacation at San diego and other coast
points.
Mrs. Albert Durham, who has been
visiting her sons and daughter ih Chl-
cago, is expected home tomorrow.
Miss Inez Barker is at her desk IN
yarney's store after IA delightful yaca-
ton in Indiana and Michigan.
Mrs. Alan Patten returned SATURDAY
from a four months visit to her former
home in Minnesota.
Miss Lenora Fallon, secretary of the
local branch of the Automobile CLUB,
resumed her duties this morning after
an extensive vacation to San Diego
and Long Beach.
Fred Nebel-Thau IS back on the job
at the Holton Power Company after
two weeks vacation to the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. q. Hackett have re-
turned from an extensive tour OF the
Pacific Northwest, accompanied py Mr..
Hackett s mother, Mrs. Hattie Hackett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gill have re
turned from trip to the coast and
Yosemite Park.
Miss Florence Turley is noted among
First National Bank.
i. c. Dillon. who was operated upon
for appendicitis at the El Centre hos
pital Saturday afternoon, is reported as
getting along nicely. Mr.. Dllion ls
manager Of Yarney IS store at Holtylle.
John Loofellow was busy at official
duties today al the city hall after an
absence of 10 days. lie came home yes
terday from Los Angeles his famlly fs-
turning with him.
Lawrence Kempland returned last
night from a vacation of two weeks
spent at his former home in Eseondido
and at coast points. He reports a fine
vacation.
lee kenyon left Saturday night for
Denver 10 visit his parents and sister.
Miss Irene Smith is back from her
vacation and was on duty at Salomon .
this morning.
Luman FerTell Of CaleXieo was q bust
business visitor IN El Centric
- ..
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

Fred Kallenberger, with his family,
left yesterday for Blythe, where he
viii be engaged in buying cotton during
.he coming season.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

NJ r. Cromer of El Paso, is in the
city and will probobly find it to his
interest to locate near Holtville
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

Luman Ferrell Of Calexieo was bust
hnsiness Nisitnr In III Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs. s. +. Shaw have re,
turned from their vacation on the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

c. l.. Shaw transacted business in
the country Saturday.
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too much about being scared out,
either.
+And you too, chanf You're
against me; too3s
Chan cursed sTd gonR q week
ago II It'd been me. 'We know the
way home at least"
The old man looked q long time
into the river depths.
Then turn the horses around
you towards" he answered. az
can't go on Alone"
For once neither Ray nor Chan
had outward resentment for the
epithet. Secretly they realized
that old Nelson was 70 the wall
at last and like a grizzly at bay.
&c was safer not to modest him
Chan went down to the edge of
the creek to water his saddle
horse.
But presently they heard him
curse, In inordInate and startled
amazemert, as he gazed at some
imprint in the mud OF the shore.
Clear and unmistakable in tia
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how 10 give up-and don't want
20 Kill your father-any more. j
reneunce 4 AMI Ezram- forgive
nie-old II that lay dead IN the
leaves.
Inconsistencies welled high
above him, and The lids dropped
over his eyes. And EEram, watch,
ing high and afar, and with in.
finite serenity knowing at last the
true balance Of all things one with
another, gave him his full forgive.
ness.
The trail was long and steep in.
to Back There for Jeffrey Nelson
and his men.
They had counted on slqw travel,
but the weeks grew into thq
months before they even neareil
the obscure heart OF Back There
where they thought Ben and lDsRr.
rice might be hidden
The days passed, June and July,
ever they moved at a slower pace !.
The food stores brought for the
Journey were rapidly depleted.
No experience OF their indiyid.
ual lives had ever presented such
a daily ordeal Of physical distress,
none had ever been so devastating
to hope and spirit.
Jettery Nelson had almost for.
gotten the issue Of the claInl BY
nov. He had told the truth,
those weary weeks before, when
he had wished he had never seen
it. His only thought was of hls
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mud was the stale imprint Of Ben >
canoe as they he'd landed, and thu
tracks q both the man xad ths
girl 6 they had turned into the
forest.
The dawn that crept 50 gray and
mysteriopsly over the frosty green
Of spruce brought no hop eto Beat.
rice sitting beside the unconscious
form Of Ben in the cave fronting
the glade.
She sat dry-eyed, incoherent
prayers at her trembling lips !,
Mostly shesdid not touch the man,
only sat at his bedside in the
crude chair Ben had fashioned for
her.
The hours dragged by, the night
sloped down to the forest; and the
dawn followed the night. Ben's
life still flickered, like a flame IN
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daughter. Yet he dared not turn
back. She might yet live. held
prisoner in rome far,off cave,
At first ~ three agteed on this
point; that they must not turn
back until either Ben was crushed
under their heels or they had
made sure Of his death.
They were still partners in theft
effort TO rescue the girl and slay
her abductor; otherwise they
were at swords points,
II mental distress and physical
discomfort can constitute yenge.
ance. Ben was already avenged.
One rainy disagreeable morning,
as they camped beside the river
near the mouth Of a small creek.
affairs reached their crisis. Thes
had caught and saddled the
horses: Ray was pulling tight thu
last hitch. Chan stood beside him.
speaking In an undertone. When
he had finished Ray cursed ex.
plosIvely in the silence.
Nelson turned. He seemed to
sense impending developments.
What now? he asked.
"I'm not going on, that's what
II IS" Ray replied. "Gellson, IT'S
two against one-f you want %
go you cau-but Ray and l are g3.
Ing back"
you're going back, eh-scared
out!" Nelson commented coldly.
Tim going back-and don't say
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CONTINUED from our last issued
The night was chill: she Hanged
for the comfort Of the fire. The
actual labor Of building It might
take her mind from her fears for
2 While Besides, Il might be
beacon light for Ben. She turned
a once 70 the pile Of kindling Ben
had prepared.
But before she could build a
really satisfactory fire, one tina:
would endure the rain, she must
citt fuel from some Of the logs
Ben had hewn down and dragged
TO the cave. She lighted a short
piece Of pitehy wood, intending to
locate the heavy camp axe. Their,
putting ON her heavy coat-the
same garment Of lustrous fur
which Ben had sent her back for
the day OF her abduction-she ven.
t,ired into the storm.
The rain splashed In vain at her
orch The pitch burned 9th a
fierce flame. But her eyes sought
III vain for the axe.
Ben had taken II; he had plainly
gone forth after fuel. Trees stool
III about the little glade; he
couldn't have gone far.
Holding her torch high she went
10 the edge OF the glade and call.
ID into the gloom.
She turned at once to the cave,
md piling fup her kindlinT. built
fire Just at the mouth of the
cave, This fire would serve to
keep her direction and lead her
back to the cavern.
Then she hunted for pine knots
saken from the scrub panes that
grew IN scattering clumps among
The spruce, and which were laden
With pitch!
onetof these knots she Ut in tho
hon pan they used for frying, then
tighted Il. Then she pushed into
The timber.
Holding her light high she be.
gan to encircle the glade clear to
The barrier Of the cliffs.
With courage and strength such
rs she had not dreamed she pos.
sessed. she launched forward. ~
fatigue was breaking her now. The
rec root stripped her faltering
feet, the branches clutched at her
IS she passed. It was hard to tell
shat territory she had searched.
~ how far she had gone.
The Pickering light revealed a
zee, freshly cut, its naked stump
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the dark portals Of death ltHeif-
those sounds went down 70 him
he iay long time trying TO IN.
derstand.
On her Inees beside him Beat.
rice saw the first nhtter Of his
eyelids. In awe, rather than rap.
ture, her arms crept around him,
and she kissed his rain.wet brow !.
His eyes opened, looked wonder
ingly into hers.
The tree got me. didn't itr
he asked.
Don't Try TO talk" she caution.
ed. 'Yes-the three fell on you.
But you're not going to die. You're
going to live, live"
He shook his head, the half.
smile Pickering at his lips. 'Let
me talk, Beatrice" be said. '1t's
important = and / don't think-1
have much time"
Her eyes widened in horror.
"You don't mean"
Tin going back in a minute
I can't hardly keep awake" he
said. His voice, though feeble, Wa
preternaturally clear.
~ believe the tree got me :.
clear inside-but you must listen
to everything say"
She nodded. In that eerie mo-
ment OF suspense she knew sha
must hear what he had TO tell her.
Don't wait to see what happens
to me-" he went on. It'll either go
out or I'll llye-you really can's
help me any. Where's the rifle::"
1.-THE rifle was brokne--when tina
tree fell"
II knew IT would be. 1 saw it
coming. Beatrice-please, please
don't stay here. trying to says
%Do you think I would got" she
cYou must. The foods abou.
gone. Take the pistol. There's si&
shots or so-in the box. The
rifles broken and we can't get
meat. It's just-death-if You
watt"
"And leave you here to die, as
long as there's a chance to save
you?" the girl answered. "You
couldn't get up to get water-or
build a fire"
He listened patiently, but shook
his head at the end.
He struggled for breath and she
thought he had slipped back into
unconsciousness. But IN a moment
the falter current OF his speech
bega nagain.
"Take the plstol-and CO." he
told her. "You showed me today
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CHAPTER XIV
The censpIrators Disagree

The pine knotS tltckefed feebly:
and by their light she looked about
for Ben's axe. Her eyes rested on
the broken gun first; then she
blade, shining In the rain, pro.
truding from beneath q broken
bough. She drew It out and swung
It down.
How and by what might she did
not know, but almost at once the
mans body was free except for the
tree trunk that wedged him
against a dead log toward whicG
he had leaped for shelter.
Seeing that she could not move
the tree itself, she thrust with all
her power against the dead log be-
side which Ben 10y. In a moment
she had rolled 1t aside.
One Of his arms was broken: its
position indicated that. Some OF
his ribs were crushed too-what
internal injuries he had that might
end him before the morning she
did not know. She worked her
shoulder under his body.
Wrenching with all her fine.
young strength she lifted him up.
on her shoulder; then, kneeling
for breath. Then thrusting with
her arms she got on her feet.
AT the end Of a hundred yards
she stopped to rest, leaning again.
st a tree and still holding the be.
loved weight upon her shoulders.
She plunged on, down toward the
beacon light.
She lunged on and laV her bur.
den on her bed.
Then she relaxed at bis feet.
breathing in sobbing gasps.
But far distant though Ben was
and deep as he slept-just outsida
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the wind. 10 In syiii Dat land N,
tween life and q sths
Yet little could che do for hin,
these first few "a! eScept IN he,
simple faith. 70 pr1 4
{ Continued n out hsst lssusl
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Italy Is en1reIy dessaasnt q
other countries for coal.
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Bon iittlspuanSoapau,l

cleaning and its tall form lying
prone. Yet beneath It the shadows
were Of strange, uneaTthly shape,
and something showed stark
white through the green foliage.
Great branches stretched over It,
like bars over q prison window.
Her strength, wtlted and for ar
instant she could only stand and
gaze with fixed, unheheving eyes.
But almost at once the unqueneh-
able fires Of her spirit blazed up
anew.
Instantly she was beside the
form Of her comrade aud enemv,
struggling with the cruel limbs
that pinned him to the earth.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
LAND OFFICE PATENTS
JUMP 5000 IN YEAR
Annual Report Shows Entries Al
lowed 2,787,011 Acres More
Than Previous Year.

Increased business in the general
land office was noted today by the
commissioner in his annual report for
the fiscal year ended June 80. 1922.
Approximately 5000 more patents
were issued during 1922 than in 1921,
involving an increase of 2,7S7.011
acres, the commissioner said, notwith-
standing "the handicap OF the heavy
arrearage that the commissioner in
herited from the last administration"
During the fiscal year entries were
allowed for 10,367,153 acres, of which
7.O7O,175 acres were taken under the
stock-raising homestead act The
area patented during the year totaled
12.9O4.S21 acres, a substantial increase
over the area patented the year previ-
GUS.
Total cash receipts for the fiscal
year were $S.813,65916. the commits
sioner reported. The sum Of $199.O5e
was collected and turned into the
United States Treasury, and S179,ll4
recovered through civil and criminal
actions in cases of depredations on
the public lands. through the activities
Of the field service.
Substantial progress was noted in
the matter of reclamation of desert
lands. Desert land entries received
during the year tota1ed 1.671 and 1859
patents were issued under the law.
Power applications involving $4,000
acres were received under the federal
water power act. During the wear
416.435 acres of public lands were
Withdrawn or placed in a state Of
reservation. and 6,236,611 acres hereto
fore withdrawn or reserved were re-
stored to entry or other proper dis
position. The net increase in national
forest area, the commissioner reporf-
ed since the beginning Of the fiscal
year as 1856 acres. Patents for
mineral lands were issued on 574 ap-
plications. involving an area Of S.
O43 acres.
! The commissioner calls attention in
the report to the rapidly diminishing
public domain. calling. he says, for
a careful scrutiny Of all proposed
legislation looking toward final dis
position OF any considerable acreage.
laws as they now stand, it is ap-
parent that our remaining stock Of
public land will not continue to sup
ply the demand for any considera bic
time.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Senator Thomas Sterling Of South
Dakota, Mrs. Mabel Walker WILLIE
brandt, assistant attorney general,
and Chief Justice Walter l. Mccoy of
the District Supreme Court, are an
nunced as speakers for the banquet of
the Federal Bar Association. to be
held at Rauscher's Tuesday evening
beginning at o'clock.
Senator Sterling will discuss Re
classification. Legislation" Mrs Will
lebrandt. the Nationality of Women
Under the Recent Cable Act" and
Justice Mccoy will talk on The Gov
ernment Lawyer" Francisi NJ. Good
win. assistant secretary of the in
terior. will be POSTMASTER.
Tickets may be obtained from the
in the following de-
partments: State, ]. B. Matre: Justice.
r. s. Collins: Commerce. Z. X. Magic:
Labor, l.. l.. Nettleton; Interstate
Commerce. J. 7. Marchand; Agricul-
ture, Fred Lees: Interior. w. J. Nc
Gee: patent Office. 5. F. Smith: pen
Gee: psion office, s. +. Smith; PEN
sion Office. A. D. Stangler: Treasury.
Harvey c. Long: internal revenue.
Robert c. Tracy and Miss Eisen-
hart: prohibition unit. Miss Rohleder:
estate tax. F. S. Sandford: Post once.
Walter E. Kelly; Navy. John J. Kelly;
war, D. j. Barton: Shipping Board.
W + Monty; alien property custo-
dian John X. NJ. Ewing; Federal
Trade Commission. Herbert l.. Ander-
SON. EMPLOYEES Compensation Com
r,;es;on Samuel D. Slentz: corpora
tion eounsers office. w. II: Wahly'
Veterans Bureau. Charles Cramer.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
SH|PSTEAD LEADS FIGHT
AGAINST PIERCE BUTLER
Senator Elect Opens Attack on Su.
preme Court Candidate Be-
fore Committee.

Efforts to defeat the confirma on
Of Pierce Butler st. Paul attorney.
nominated to be associate justice of
the Supreme Court of the United
States. were begun before a Senate
judiciary subcommittee yesterday by
Senator-elect Shipstead. farmer-labor-
ite. of Minnesota. The hearing was
behind closed doors. Further hear
ings on the nomination will be held
next Wednesday. the recess being
taken at the request of Mr.. Ship
stead for time to present witnesses to
support his charges.
While Mr.. Shipstead or members
OF the committee would not discuss
the formers testimony. it was learn
ed that he submitted a detailed state
ment. with four major counts, at
tacking Mr.. Butler.
The principal one was understood
to relate to the traction fight Of the
Twin City Rapid Transit Company. of
which Mr. Butler is counsel. and GER
with it. In this connection Mr.. Ship
stead was said to have asked that the
committee summon DR.. Delos F. Will
cox, New York expert, who filed a
report in the traction fight.
Other witnesses said to have been
given in list to the committee in
cluded Prof. Schaper and Max Lowen-
thai of New York: Prof. Felix Frank
furter of the. Harvard Law School. a
son-in-law of Justice Brandeis Of the
Supreme Court: Prof. Stanley Rypins
of Minneapolis and Prof. Gerhard
Dietrichson of the University Of Illi-
nois.
In opposing Mr.. Butler, Senator
Shipstead was understood to have
emphasized the nominees 'long serv-
ice as counsel for various corpora
tions" as having imbued him with a
corporate viewpoint"
Evening star., 1922-12-09
NEW KINGSMAM SCHOOL
FORMALLY DEDICATED
--latest Addition to District System
Is Located at 14th and E
Streets Northeast.

The Richard Kingsman School. al
14th and E streets and Iennessss;e s;
avenue northeast, the newest addi-
ton to washington.s elementary
anDToprats was fS5msy SeS
ca.eo a"., M'n .fternoon in the school.
SSepresentatives Ses1eaaaSt Of the district Com
Office ;1om sshGGl she
We si,;nSfon Citizens Association.
parents and teachers took part in the
exercises.
+,rned over to Miss Grace S. Silvers.
principal. by DR.. f: 6; kimball: SUPER
ri.ing principal Of the seventh diyi-
sion. Brief addresses were made by
Dr. DR.. Abram simon. president Of the
board of education; omnsrin,anGsnt s.sphen =; r.
achools. DIR. Kimball and Alexander
r. Stuart, director of intermediate in
struction. The latter extolled the
sterling qualities Of DR.. Richard
Kinssman. in whose memory the
school was named.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
HOSPITAL URGES
LABORATORY NEED
Freedmen's Annual Report
Also Says Efficiency De-
mandS Increased Force.

Stressing the imperative need to the
annual report of Freedmen's Hos
pital. made public today. also urges
an increase in the force Of employees.
The long hours of daily work which
a number OF employees now perform
the report says. are regarded as a
most serious obstacle TO maintaining
the desired standard of service.
Regarding the proposed laboratory
building, the report says: Greater
Importance cannot be attached to any
part of the hospital organization than
d laboratory wherein accurate and
scientific work can be done to sup
port the clinical service Of the insti-
tuition. The report says $4,000 will
be required for the building.
The total number of patients re-
ceived during the year was 1854. OF
these. ss5 were pay patients: l.214
including 123 births. were United
States indigents. and LAS. including
131 births. were District of Columbia
indigents. There were discharged
from the hospital during the fiscal
year 3.47s patients. There were 1897
341 births at the hospital during the
year. Receipts from pay patients
amounted to s22.4s6. against s24.21s.25
for the preceding year.
There were 8S5 pay patients from
twenty-four states. including two for
eign countries. divided as follows:
294 male colored. 586 female colored,
4 male white. l female white.
The INDECENT patients were engaged
in IS different occupations and the
pay patinets Sc different occupations.
There were 1.7S8 administrations of
anesthetics. as against 1.7S1 last year
There were 1,017 photographs made.
81 X-ray treatments given and $500
laboratory examinations made.