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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
Inventor of Spencer
 Repeating Rifle Dead

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 14.-Chris- topher M Spencer, aged SS years, in ventor of the Spencer repeating rifle and first automatic screw machine. and one of the most noted inventors of the country. died at his home here this afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14

WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-Depres- sion of coal mining was discussed to- day by Secretary of Commerce Hoov CT with John J. Lewis. president of the United Mine Workers of Amer lea. Indications are that Hoover Is preparing to push mediation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
Unemployment Situation
 Is Discussed by Cabinet

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-The un employment situation was discussed today by President Harding and his cabinet members but no decision was reached. It is said steps were dis difficulties possible through govern ment aid.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
Leader of Turkish Nationalists Is
 Assassinated; Report

LONDON, Jan. 14.-An Ex- change Telegraph dispatch re- ceived from Constantinople this afternoon says Musapha Renal Pasha, Turkish Nationalist lead CT, has been murdered. The Constantinople dispatch claims the leader was assassinated at Angora, the Nationalist capital.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
Train Crashes Into an
 Office Building; Kills

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Jan. 14.- Three mon were crushed to death and 10 were injured at Ashley last night when a freight train pushed on blind switch, broke down the snubbing blocks and crashed into and demolished the two-story office build ing of the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
Marvin Succeeds Page
 On Tariff Commission

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-President Harding has appointed Thomas O. Marvin. vice-chairman of the tariff commission, to become chairman to succeed Thomas w. Page, recently resigned.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
Internal Revenue Officer
 Arrested; Stole Whiskey

FRESNO, Cal. Jan. 14.-George Soratt. Department Collector of In- ternal Revenue, and 10 others. were arrested this afternoon charged with violation of the prohibition act. Three automobiles loaded with liquor val; neents and local authoril es.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
Harding Is Against Dual
 Consideration of Bills

WASHINGTON, Jan 14-President Harding does not look with favor on tho suggestion before the Senate Republican leaders that the soldiers bonus and allied debt funding bill be combined when taken up by Con gress. President Harding said he re- garded this as impractical.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
Newspaperman Is Held in
 Connection Wife's Illness

PARIS, Jan. 14.-Thomas Stewar, Ryan. connected with the Paris staff of the Chicago Tribune. is being held in prison in connection with the se- rious illness of his wife. It is claimed her illness is due to the alleged talk ing of poison tablets while in Ryan's room in hotel here. His wife is a California girl.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
TURN SHkNTUNC ADMINISTRATION
 BACK TO CHINA
Japanese and Chinese Now Reach Agreemnt on Kiao
 Chow Leasehold.
ENTIRE SETTLEMENT IS
 REPORTED AS REACHED
Arms Conference Will Be Given Agreements Now
 to Make Binding.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA. The Japanese delegation today agreed to transfer to China the administration of the Kiao Chow leased territory in Shantung
 The agreement becomes effective as s1cn as a complete settlement is reached.
 The settlement of the. entire Shan tung controversy has now been reached.
 The Japanese also agreed to hand over to the Chinese government all documents necessary for administra- ti3n of the territory
 Tla entire matter vii now be 1laced before the entire arms con- ference.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
American Legion Protests
 Coming of Gen. Seminof

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The Am erican Legion through the National Legislative Commission. has protest ed to the Department of Labor against permission recently granted General Seminoff. active in Siberia, to enter America for six months. Seminoff is called an undesirable alien.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
Seattle Shriners Of
 On Long Oriental Tour

SEATTLE, Jan. 14.-One hundred and twenty Shriners with their wives and families sail for the Orient to- morrow on the Keystone State on a tour of Yokohama, Kobe. Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila. The tour will last two months and will cover 15,OO0 miles.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
WORK ON CONTROVERSY. III CIIIMCTAM Ian IA MI

WAoHINGIUN, Jan. IF. = WItH the naval treaty virtually completed, the arms conference delegates are preparing to turn to the Shantung controversy. It is believed in con- ference circles this question will have the right of way during the next few days until a decision is reached.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 14-Armed bandits entered the Commercial State Bank at Florence, a suburb this forenoon and escaped with $2,5O0 after locking the cashier in the vault.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14

OVER POLICIES policy following
  Germany favor which Great an
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
CHINA WINS BIG CONTROVERSY
Great Britain to Protect
 Belgium in Case of Attack

14.-Late Minister of Bel the 6rish6egan Great Britain to Belgium violation of he
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-14
TREATY
 NOW RATIFIED
 BY PARLIAMENT
Southern Ireland Parliament Unanimously Ratihes
 Peace Efforts.

DUBLIN, Jan. 14-The Southern Ireland Parliament this afternoon unanimously ratified the Irish treaty same as has been done by the Dali Eireann.
 A provisional government has been constituted comprising Michael Collins, William Cosgrove, Ramon Duggan, P. J. Hogan, Finian Lynch, Joseph McGrath. John McNeill and Klevin Chiggins.
 Eamonn de Valera and his fol- lowers, opponents of the lo-lrlsll treaty, were absent for the Parlla. ment session.
 PRISONERS RELEASED.
 BELFAST, Jan. IA. - Ninety-sl1 Sim Fein prisoners were released from prisons here today. There was no public demonstration.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-06-08

Who could he be to know them all? To
what man. but one, could all of them
be known? Was old Burr Ben
jamin COrvet?
Alan telegraphed that day to Sher-
rill; but when the message had gone
doubt seized him. Benjamin Corvet
when he went away, had tried to leave
his place and power among lakemen
to Alan; Alan, refusing to accept what
COrvet had left until Corvets reason
should be known, had felt obliged also
to refuse friendship with the Sherrills.
When revelation came, would it make
possible Alans acceptance of the place
Corvet had prepared for him, or would
it leave him where he was? Would it
bring him nearer to Constance Sher-
rill, or would it set him forever away
from her?
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CHAPTER XIV.
A Ghost Ship.
from her?

Officially, and to chief extent in ac-
for the winter. Further up the har-
Dor, beyond Number %, glowed the
white lanterns marking two vessels
moored and "laid up" till spring; an
other was still in the active process of
laying up" Marine insurance, as re-
CARDS all ordinary craft, had ceased :;
and the government at sunrise five
days before, had taken the warning
lights from the Straits of Mackinaw,
from Ile-auX-Galets, from north Mani
tou, and the Fox islands; and the light
ut Beaver island had but five nights
more to burn.
Having no particular duty when the
boat was in dock, Oh Burr had gone
toward the steame- laying up" and
now was standing watching with alb
sorptiOn the work going on. There
was a tug little farther along, with
steam up and black smoke pouring
from its short funnel. Old Burr OBJ
served this boat too and moved up a
little nearer. Alan, following the
wheelsman, came opposite the stern
of the freighter.
They're crossing" the wheelsman
said aloud. but more to himself than
to Alan. They're laying her up here"
he jerked his head toward the Slough
tc.i. "Then they're crossing to Mani
tOWoc on the tug"
whats the matter with that?" Alan
cried.
Burr drew up his shoulders and
ducked his head down as a gust blew.
It was cold, very cold indeed in that
wind, but the old man had on macki-
nav and, out on the lake, Alan had
seen him on deck coatless In weather
almost as cold as this
ITS winter storm" Alan cried.
ITS like it that way but today's the
10Th, not the 9th of Decemberw
THAT'S right" Burr argeed. That's
right
The reply was absent, as though
Alan had stumbled upon what he was
thinking ami Burr had no thought vet
to wonder at 1t.
"And it's the Stoughton they're Law.
ing up, not the" he stopped and
stared at Burr to let him supply the
word and, when the old man did not.
he repeated again-'not the"
NO" Burr agreed again. as though
the name had been given. NO"
ut was the Martha Corvet you laid
IN. wasn't nv Alan cried quickly
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CTO BE CONTINUED
What Is a Picture Frame?

Picture frames are frequently too
ornate. The simpler they are the less
they attract attention from the pic
ture itself. They should become a
part of the picture and not a separate
picture In themselves. Color, how
ever, may be used to advantage and
any simple wooden frame may he
painted in oil paint to match some
tone Of the picture. Ordinarily this
is better than to have the frame
harmonize with the woodwork Of the
room.
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THE buttercups, bright-eyed and bold,
Held up their chalices of gold
To catch the sunshine and the dew,
Make sunshine riffs of splendor."
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Alans questions and, If Alan persisted.
he avoided him.
On deck, one night, listening while
old Burr talked excitement suddenly
seized Alan. Burr claimed to be an
Englishman born in Liverpool. He had
been, he said, a seaman in the British
navy; he had been present at the
Smelling of Alexandria; later, because
of some difficulty, which he CLOSED
over, he had deserted and had come to
"the States" he had been first a deck
hand, then the mate of tramp schoon-
er on the lakes. Alan, gazing at the
old man, felt exultation leaping and
throbbing within him. This life which
own, was the actual life of Munro
Burkhalter, one of the men on Cor
vets list regarding whom Alan had
been able to obtain full information
Alan sped below, when he was re-
lieved from watch, and got out the
clippings left by COrvet and the notes
of what he himself had learned in his
visits to the homes of these people.
His excitement grew greater as he
pored over them he found that he
could account, with their aid, for all
that old Burr had told him. Old Burr's
stories were not, of course, true; yet
neither were they fictitious. They
their Incidents at least-were actuali-
ties. They were woven from the lives
Of those upon Corvet's list! Alan felt
his skin prickling and the blood beat
ing fast in his temples. How could
Burr have known these incidents
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'ar, one-fourth teaspOonful of cream
OF tartar. Cook to the soft ball stage
and pour over the well-beaten white
OF an egg, he9 until cool, adding three
fourths of a cupful OF walnuts and
one-half teaspoonful of vanilla. Drop
by teaspOonfuls on a bu+,ered sheet
or pour into well buttered pan.
Chinatown Almond Squares.-BOil
together two cupfuls of sugar and one
cupful of water eight minutes, then
9dd one-half teaspoonful of vinegar
an boil until the syrup is brittle when
dropped in cold water. Brown one
half pound of almonds slightly in
buttered pan; now pour over the al
monds the hot syrup, which has beer
Favored with one-half teaspoOnful or
less of almond extract. Press the
candy well down evenly in the pan,
using the cut side of half a lemon.
Cut before it hardens.
Baked Corn With cIams.-Mix one
can of minced clans, one cupful of
canned corn, one cupful of milk, and
one egg, with one teaspoonful of salt,
a speck of onion. salt, pepper and
paprika. Place in a baking dish and
dot with two tahespOOnfuls of but
ter. Bake one-half hour. Fresh corr
may be used.
Potato and Herring Pie.-PeeI six
potatoes, slice very thin, season with
white pepper and mix with one cup
full of chopped celery and one-fOurth
of scraped onion. Put into a baking
dish, in wnich two tablespOOnfuIs of
butter have been melted and toss the
vegetables in the butter until we'll
covered with it. Chop two sailed her
rings which Lave been soaked in cold
water for an hour or two, mix with
the vegetables and pour over the
whole one cupful of milk or water.
Cover with a baking powder biscuit
crust and bake three-quarters of an
hour in a moderate oven. Brush over
the crust with melted butter before
it is quite baked
Honey Oatmeal Eread.-To one cup
full of rolled oats and three cupfuls.
of hot water, one-halt cupful of honey,
one tablespoonful Of butter and one
half teaspoonful OF salt When luke
warm add one dissolved yeast cake,
stir in flour to knead, let rise over
night, make into two loaves, let rise
again, brush the tops with teaspoon
full of honey mixed with two tea
spoonfuls of milk and bake.
1.-The buttercups, bright-eyed and bold,
Held up their chalices of gold
To catch the sunshine and the dew,
Make sunshine riffs of splendor."
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them, in season of plenty they can
be bought for twenty to thirty cents
apiece, but in the east and central
states they reach a price which the
ordinary pOcketbooli holder feels pro
hibitive. Having proved that this
choice food can be produced CONNER
cially in a wide area, we have promise
able price.
The avocado belongs to the laurel
family and is a native OF semi-tropical
America, whence it has spread to all
other tropical countries. The tree is
an ornament with its large leathery
leaves of spicy taste and odor, and
under favorable circumstances attainS
height sixty to eighty feet. 1t
bears prolifically. The fruit varies
in shape from round to pear shape,
is green and purple in color, weighs
often four to five pounds, but the
average is much less. The fruit con-
tains a single large seed around which
is the thick, buttery flesh of yellOwish
green color and a delightful flavor.
Some varieties have very thin skin,
others a thick, hard shell. These last
handle best in shipping.
The dietitans tell us that the avo-
cado is almost in a class by itself, as
it has a greater mineral content than
any of the fruits and contains 80 per
cent of carbohydrates, while its fat
content is nearly 80 per cent. The
only fruit comparable to it is the
olive, which has less oil and is as we
know a processed fruit. Measured in
calories, the 2S varieties average 9S4
calories to the pound, more than twice
the maximum calories per pound of
fresh fruits. Its fuel value CORE
spends to about IS per cent of that
Of cereals and is nearly twice that for
average of meat, according to Pro-
lessor Jalla.
Brazilian Paste.-Mash ripe avo-
cado and mix smooth with lemon Juice.
Serve on sliced tomatoes.
W.. h..,o
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CHAPTER XIV
Old Burr of the Ferry.

viz Evil VI tiiS Sl'ys
1t was in late November and while
the coal carrier Pontiac, on which he
was serving as lookout, was in Lake
Superior that Alan first heard of Jim
Burr. The name spoken among some
other names in casual conversation by
member of the crew, stirred and ex-
cited him; the name James Burr, &C.
curing on Benz amin Corvet's list, had
borne opposite it the legend "All dis
appeared; no trace" and Alan, whose
investigations had accounted for all
others whom the list contained, had
been able regarding Burr only to verify
the fact that at the address given no
one of this name was to be found.
He questioned the oiler who had
mentioned Burr. The man had met
Burr one night in Manitowoc with
other men, and something about the
old man had impressed both his name
and image on him; he knew no more
than that. At ManitowOc the place
from which Captain Staffords watch
had been sent to Constance Sheriff.
and where Alan had sought for, but
had failed to find, the sender! Had
Alan stumbled by chance upon the one
whom Benjamin Corvet had been I'M
able to trace?
Alan could not leave the Pontiac and
go at once to ManitOWOc to seek Burr
for he was needed where he was. 1t
was fully week later and after the
Pontiac had been laden again and had
repasSed the length of Lake Superior
that Alan left the vessel at Sault Ste.
voc.
The little lake port of ManitOwOc,
which he reached in the late afternoon,
was turbulent with the lake seasons
approaching close. Alan inquired for
the seamen's drinking place, where his
informant had met Jim Burr; following
the directions he received he made his
way along the river bank until he
found it.
The proprietor knew old Jim Burr
yes. Burr was a wheelsman on Car,
ferry Number %. He was a lakeman
experienced and capable; that fact
some months before, had served as in,
PRODUCTION for him to the freQuenters
of this place. When the ferry was in
harbor and his duties left him idle
Burr came up and waited there, Occu.
pying always the same chair. He
never drank; he never spoke to others
unless they spoke first to him, but
then he talked freely about old days
on the lakes, about ships which had
been lost and about men long dead.
Alan decided that there could be nc
better place to interview old Burr thar
here; he waited therefore, and in the
early evening the old man came in. He
was a slender but muSCularly built mar
seeming about siXty-fve, but he might
be considerably younger or older than
that. His hair was completely white
his nose was thin and sensitive; his
face was smoothly placid, emotiOnless
cOntented; his eyes were Queerly cloud
ed, deepSet and intent.
Those whose names Alan had found
on COrVetS list had been of all ages
young and DID, but Burr might vel
have been a contemporary of Corvet
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linen that was a few minutes
ago they heard the four long
again. . They'd tried to pick up
the other ship with radio before.
Yes; we got that here. =.
Tried again and got no answer. e.
But they heard the blasts for half an
hour. =. They said they seemed
to be almost beside the ship once.
But they didn't see anything.
Then the blasts stopped sud-
den, cut off short in the middle as
though something happened. d.
She was blowing distress all right.
The Richardson's searching
again now. Yes, she's search
ing for boats"
Anyone else answered." Alan
asked.
"Shore stations on both Sides"
do they know what ship it isl"
mo"
what ship might be there nowY'
The officer could not answer that.
He had known where the Richardson
must be; he knew of no other likely
to be there at this season. The spray
from the waves had frozen upon Alan ;
ice CLEANED and glinted from the rail
and from the deck. Alan's shoulders
drew up in Spasm. The Richardson,
they said, was looking for boats; how
long could men live in little boats ex-
posed to that gale and cold?
He turned back to the others about
the radio cabin; the glow from within
showed him faces as gray as his; il
| lighted face on the opposite side of
the do0r-a face haggard with dread
full fright. Old Burr jerked about as
alone; Alan followed him and seized
his arm.
whats the matter?" Alan demand,
ed, holding to him.
THE four blasts!" the wheelsman
repeated. They heard the four
blasts!" He iterated it once more.
Yes" Alan urged. "Why not?"
But where no ship ought to be; so
they couldn't find the ship-they
couldn't find the shipW Terror, OF
awful abjectness came over the old
man. He freed himself from Alan and
went forward.
Alan went aft to the car deck. The
roar and echoing tumult of the ice
against the hull here drowned all 9th
er sounds. The thirty-two freight
cars, in their four long lines, stood
Wedged and chained and blocked in
place; they tipped and tilted, rolled
and swayed like the stanchions and
sides of the ship, fixed and secure
Jacks on the steel deck under the
edges of the cars, kept them from
rocking on their trucks. Men paced
WatchfulIy between the tracks, observ
ing the movement of the cars. The
cars creaked and groaned, as they
worked little this way and that; the
men sprang with sledges and drove the
blocks tight again or took an add
tional turn upon the jacks.
Alan saw old Burr who, on his way
to the wheelhouSe, had halted to lis
ten. For several minutes the old mar
stood motioness; he came on agar
and stopped to listen.
"You hear 'em?" Burr's voice qua
vered in Alans ear. You hear 'em?'
what" asked Alan.
"The four blasts! You hear 'en
now? The four blasts y
Burr was straining as he listened
and Alan stood still too; no sOunC
came to him but the noise of the
storm. NO." he replied. Il dom
hear anything. Do you hear then
nOw?"
Burr stood beside him without max
ing reply; the searchlight, which hat
been pointed abeam, shot its glare for
ward, and Alan could see Burr's fac,
in the dancing reflection of the fare
The man had never more plainly re
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most delicious of
foods. but is not
yet grown in such
quantities as to
make them mex
pensive. In south
ern California,
where they are
beginning to grow
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on the lakes. Alan moved over and
took seat beside the old man.
you're from Number 25?" he asked,
to draw him into conversation.
"Yes.'
"lve been working on the carrier
Pontiac as lookout. She's on her way
to tie up at Cleveland, so | left her
and came on here. You don't know
whether there's a chance for me to get
a place through the winter on Number
25?"
Old Burr reflected. "One of our boys
hos been talking OF leaving. | don't
Hnow when he expects to 90. You
might ASK
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HeKITOHEN
Copyright. Ig2g, M-srern Newspap-r rnlon
Copyright. 1922, Western Newspaper Unlon

"Censure is like the lightning which
strikes the highest FOUNTAINS"
we can be more clever than one,
but not more clever than them ALL"
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sembIed the picture of Benjamin Cor
vet that which had been in the pic
ture, that strange sensation of some
thing haunting him, was upon this
mans face, thousand times intensi-
fed; but instead of distorting the fea-
lures away from all likeness to the
picture, it made it grotesquely iden
teal
CTO BE CONTINUEDO
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The following will
be easy TO make
and pleasant to
eat:
p a CT fic S e q
r o a m. 7 a k {
three cupfuls OF
light brown sugar
one cllnflll of wa.
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WAYS WITH AVOCADO

The avocado, or alligator pear,
as it is commonly called, is the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-06-08
MORE GOOD THINGS

Give the children a treat by making
them some good homemade candy.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-30

almost every issue would not have
boen tolerated for more than one
day during the Carranza regime, for
instance. The more substan tlal
newspapers OF the capital spare no
ink now in telling the reading pub
lie wherein they think the Obrogon
regime is at fault and even rank
misquotations OF conversations with
the chief executive are allowed to
pase with only a mild protest.
Foreign correspondents are told
that there are no cable or mail CEN
sorshlp and II there Is, II la so ad-
rOitly done that II has not yet been
detected.
President Obregon In one respect
offers sharp contrast TO his prede-
ccssor, President Carranza The
present executive IN much more ap-
proachable and has none OF the
aloofnese OF the former First
Chief" He receives newspaper
men regularly every fortnight and