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i 600 CASES OF WHlsKEY
SEIZED BY DRY AGENTS

OAKLAND. Cal, June 21.-Two
tucks and twelve large passenger
automobiles, containing 1000 cases
of Canadian whisky, were seized
after an armed encounter near
Point Lobos yesterday, and were in
charge of prohibition agents here
today Eight prisoners, drivers of
the trucks and cars, onto which the
whisky was being loaded, accord
ing to the federal officers, were
placed in, jail pending arraignment
on charges of violation OF the Vol
stead Act
The whisky, valued at around
S150,000 was part of consignment
of $500 cases from Vancouver, B.
C., destined for Ensenada. Mexico.
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his face but he said nothing more
instead it was u. de- ChabTilia
who nov did the talking. king up
his preconcerted part IN this vile
game
e y ou realize. monsieur, wha tSyo ~
have done. said he, coldly, g
Philippe. ..And you realize, OF
course, what must inevitably FOL.
low 81 a.
NJ. de Vilmorin had realized moth
ing. The poor young man had act
ed upon impulse, upon the ms inct
of decency and honor, never count
ing the consequence But he real
lied them now at the sinister inv:
tation of, M de Chabrillane, and IL
he desired to avoid these conse-
quences, it was out ofIrespectS for
his priesty vocation. which strict
ly forbade such adjustments OF DIS
putes as M de chabrinane was
clearly thrusting upon him.
He drew back. let one affront
wipe, out the other, said he, tfn a
dull voice. THE balance is still in
NJ. lie Marquis favor. Let that con-
tent him.
impossible The Chevalier's
lips came together tightly. There
after he was suavity itself, but
very firm. "A blow has been
struck, monsieur. Your action
would seem to confirm the assump-
ton that you found SO offensive.
But it does not on that account
render you immune from the con-
sequences"
II desire no immunity" flashed
back the young seminarist, stung by
this fresh goad."
""But he does not wear a sword,
messieurs!,' cried Andre-Louis,
aghast
THAT is easily amended He
may have the loan of mine
Il mean, messieurs," Ardre-Louis
insisted, between fear for his FRIEND
and Indignation, that it is not his
never worn one, that he is I'M
tutored in it's uses He is asemi-
narist-a postulant for holy orders,
already half priest, and so forbid
den from such an engagement as
you propose"
"All that he should have remem-
bered before he struck a blow" said
M de ChabriIlane, politely.
THE blow was deliberately pro-
voked," ragged Andre-Louis. Then he
recovered himself. though the 9TH
er's naughty stare had no part il
that recovery. 80 my God. talk
in vain, How is one to argue
against purpose formed, Come
away, Philippe. Don't you see the
M de vilmorin cut him short,
and flung him off BE quiet, An
DIRE. NJ. lie Marquis issentirely in
the right"
m. lie Marquis is in the right?"
Andre-Louis let his arms fall help
lessiy This man he loved above all
other living men was caught in the
snare of the worlds insanity. He
was barring his breast to the knife
for the sake of a vague, distorted
sense of honor due to himself.
CHAPTER ".
Within few minutes, all ar
rangements were concluded and
that sinisterly mentioned little
group of four assembled in the aft
ernoon sunshine on the bowling
green behind the inn.
There were no formalities over
measurements of blades or sseIec-t
ton of ground. NJ. de Marquis re
moved his sword-be1t and scabbard,
but declined-not considering it
worth while for the sake Of so neg
ligible an opponent-to divest him
self either of his shoes or his coat.
Tall, 1.-THE, and athletic. he stood
to face the no less tall, but very
delicate d-frai1. NJ de Vilmorin.
The latter also disdained to make
any Of the usual preparations.
CONTINUED in Our Next issue.)
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RACING BOARD RESIGNS

NEW ORLEANS June 2 IA -
new development in the fight over
horse. racing in New Orleans came
to light today when it was an
:nounced that the. directorate OF
the Business Mems Racing Asso-
citation had rendered its resigna-
ton. 1t was stated that this ac-
ton was taken to permit a com
plete Reorganization of the asso-
citation.
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hook of perplexity. He did not
the drift Of this.
occurs to me, NJ. lie MARQUIS,
sinSgview Of your readin ess to as
sumo that you must
believe in some justification for
the deed which is not apparent TO
myself I"
That is better That is distinct
Sly8 Better The Marquis took snuff
%delicately. busting the fragments
from the fine lace at his throat.
when u tell you that for months
spast$I have been annoyed by SINH
lar depredations you will perhaps
understand that it had become
necessary to employ a deterrent
sufficiently strong to put an end
ito them And there is more than
that. It Is notthe poaching that
annoys me so much as the CON
tempt for my absolute and inviol-
table rights. There is. m ohsieur, as
I you cannot fail to have observed,
IAN evil spirit of INSTRUMENTATION in
sthe air, and there is one only way
t;in which to meet it. To tolerate
8sits In however slight a degreee, to
show lentency, however 1enlentiy
disposed would entail having re-
course to stiH 11arsher measures
Tomorrow. If anything in-<what |
have said is still obscure to you, l
refer you to the game laws. which
your lawyer friend there will ex-
{ pound for you at need.
care there in the world no laws
gbut game laws?" he demanded.
angri lx. Have you never by any
chance heard of the laws of hui
manly z
The Marql1is sighed YEARLY.
What have + to do with the laws
ofhunanity? he wondered.
NJ. de Vilmorin looked at him
none emit in speeches. amazement.
Nothing, NJ. lie MARQUIS. That
isal / as .to obvious. l hope
Souwill remember it in the hour
when you may wish to appeal to
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asuspensionofS work on the roads.
What erect II i. Hooperss state
ment that the proposed strike
would he d DISASTROUS to the railway
unions lnf ortu innate or their
members and IN Just to the public
would have on pallotfns the re-
mainder Of the week was a matter
of conjecture.
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zBEGIN5H HERE RE TO-DAY


IdeaHstic and sensitive.
ESDE8VILMORIN, >divin-
MI ys stud ent, was filled with hor-
ror9 whenshe learned Of the bru-
tai shooting OF the peasant
M abey, discovered poachinS on
the estate of the great noble,
the
sssIsARQIIISsDEEL LA TOUR D'AZYR
With his young lawyer friend,
aNDRE2LoUIS MoREAU, he APP
peaIed8for justice ito the rough
but good hearted
KERCADIOU, Lord
Gayri1lac, who is popularity
4 belieYed to- be the father of
ssAndre-Louis The Marquis was
present at the interview and
ndre-Louis learned with hor-
Tor that he was suing for the
hand of the young and beautiful
AIINE de KERCADIOU. the
niece Of Gayrillac. At the re-
S55 quest of the Marquis the dis
cussfon of the death of Mabey
SS IS con tinued in the inn. There
was something sinister in the
Iarquis. attitude which made
sSAndre-Louis fear for Philippe.
GO ON WITH THE STORY
tt seems, monsieur that must
ss7fefreshz$ your memory The Mar
quis directly faced NJ de Vilmor-
Tin f.Yo on spoke, monsieur-and
you spoke very eloquently, too
Seloquently almost, it seemed to
of the in fanny of such a deed
5as; the act of summary justice
upon THIS thieTing fellow Mabey.
Infamys5 the precise word you
used You did not retract that
word when I had the honor to in
form you that it was by my orders
that VI gam ekeeper Benet pro
Sceed ed as he dbl.
M \. de Yi1morin's fine face wore
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RcINasaN.lI!IIaN LEE apER !: DIES

ROME. June q BY TIE ny
ssociated Press Take Jons
former prenai Ter OF Rouuaniaan and
one OF the best known Of Rouman-
ian sta esmen. died here today3
after an illness of several moRthsk
Death was due to angina pscoFit
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HUGHES ACTION AWAITED

HUGHES ACTION AWAITED
WASHINGTON, June 21-(By
The Associated Press The Chill
ean-Peruvian negotiations here
still waited on Secretary Hughes
today with all indications point
ing to some definite step by him in
the very near future.
What form the secretary's sug-
gestion would take, however, re-
NAMED a mystery on both sides.
Phillips County herald., 1922-01-27
Second Operation
Boy Improving

About October Fl, Clifford Conrad,
16-year-old son OF G. E. Conrad and
wife, living east Of venango was ac-
cidentally shot in the abdomen. The
ball was from a 22-caliber rife in
the hands Of boy friend, at time
when charivari party was forming.
Young Conrad was brought to the.
Holyoke hospital. It was thought at
the time he was fatally injured. How
ever. he improved and it seemed that
he had recovered. While at school
about two weeks ago he was taken
violently Ill, and was again brought
to the hospital. An operation was
performed, the ball being removed
from his back, about ten inches
from where it entered his body.
AS the boys condition was not nat
isfactory, a second operation was per-
formed yesterday, lot OF pus be-
ing removed from the kidney region.
Word from the hospital this morn
ing says his condition is improved.
Phillips County herald., 1922-01-27
Irregular Path Of
Bone Dry LaU

Were the conyivially-inclined to
follows the kinks and turns put in
the construction of the cry law, not
only in Colorado. but every other
state, they would follow as uncertain
a path as the fellow with load Of
white mule
One court will make a ruling and
another will make one, the two be-
ing as far apart as the poles OF
course courts have no prejudices or
habits-so we are told-so they Just
grind out opinions like a machine.
The state supreme court has recent.
ly ruled that the possession of intox-
icants, except for medicinal or sac
ramental purposes, is unlawful. How
ever, that ruling should be broad
enough to permit great quantities Of
booze to flow through, as there are
many brands of religion, and as to
mechanics, II the fellow well jagged
cannot do as many mechanical turns
as the most improved machinery, he
is novice.
Over at Ouray, where most people
probably hardly know the country is
supposed to be dry-if it is to be
gauged by most towns similarly sit.
uated-Julia Sandy, presumed to be
OF the feminine gender, had in her
possession fifteen gallons OF cram
berry wine, reputed to possess kick
of several cents above the dead line
of one-kalf of one per cent. Julia
must have been inexperienced or put
too much confidence in humanity,
as her only excuse of possessing the
Iover-strength cranberry juice was
that she made 1t before the country
was supposed to go dry. Some fel-
| low peached. and Julia was hailed in
to court. The case wobbled back and
| forth through the various courts un-
til 1t landed into the supreme, hold
ling forth in the city and county Of
Denver. which is supposed to be dry.
except ON Capital Hill, where good
drainage IL needed and does obtain.
In the buffeting Of the case 1t is
supposed the fifteen gallons Of per-
rectly good cranberry juice was left
in the hands Of ofIicials for disposi.
tion. And most OF them are adopts
nt putting 1t out Of reach Of the pub.
bic. There are times when fellows
who like to wet their whistles oc-
casionally would love to be public
officials and have necks as long as
Fhe giraffe.
Phillips County herald., 1922-01-27
Croundhog Day

Next Thursday-February 2-is
grounding day. 1t is not necessary
to say that the old idea is the ground
hog comes forth from his winter nap
on that day, and II he sees his sha-
dow. he returns to his den for an
other six weeks sleep This is taken
to mean that there will be six weeks
more of winter. II It Is cloudy on that
day. then we will have an early
spring.
We do not know II there are any
groundhogs around here or not. There
are lots OF them where we lived IN
Ohio. In southern Missouri the near
est thing to q hedgehog (groundhog)
is the 'possum.
While we don't take any stock In
the grounding as a weather prognos-
ticator. It 10 about as reliable as the
weather sharps whose dope We read
in the paper.
Phillips County herald., 1922-01-27
COLORADO SPRINGS FREsHET
MUCH PROPERTY DESTROYED

While Colorado Springs has no
springs. 1t has always been SO moist
the storm sewer system is frequent.
ly lovcrtaxed. In November officers
gathered In $4,000 worth OF booze.
brought up from Mexico. What was
not lost through leaks" and ''evap-
Grafton" was supposed to have been
poured into the sewer.
When Charles d. Ferrin OF the Out
West Printing company died few
years ago he left the residue of his
large stock of liquors TO the Y. NJ.
G. A.. Y. w. {. a. and Salvation
Army. Through jealousy or jealousy
the booze Immediately became a con.
spicuous article in the settlement OF
the estate. The local courts could
not agree on what to do with the
wet goods. so the attorney general
was appealed to. His opinion was
such that the courts decided the lIq-
uor should 20 into the sewer. so an
order was made that the 356 bottles
OF various brands. valued ut about
$1,000. should flow down Fountain
creek. However. there was no repor,
from the valley OF an unufunl Gov
of anything other than the muddy
stun which has made the stream con.
spieuous for years.
There IL bootlegger In the Springs
by the nnmc OF KIlgnlion quite an
appropriate name-who spends con.
siderable tine In ,as county jail.
should he now keep loose for u while.
some mny decide he has reformed,
aud others may opinc that business
is poor with him bccausc much OF
the wetness In Fountain creek is not
kentucky dew.
Phillips County herald., 1922-01-27
Business Perked Up

Talk about the psychological effect,
did you notice the difference in the
business atmosphere Tuesday over
the several days previous? Why
the change? 1t was a beautiful,
warm. sunshiny day. The thermom.
eter at our home said 10 above at
1880 p. IN. The one at the Holyoke
Auto company said So above at p.
m. What contrast to the several
days previous.
Tuesday was a sprfngy day. and
while everyone knows there will sure
ly be lot of nasty weather between
now and real spring. all enjoyed the
sunshine. and there was an air to
the people in marked contrast to that
Of few days before. Farmers were
basking in the sunshine and discuss.
ing spring work. Garage men were
answering many questions about cars
and repairs. George Garland was
showing his friends the last word In
Buick roadsters. which he expects to
blossom out in with the early spring
flowers. H
Bad days have corresponding ef.
feet on business because people are
affected by weather conditions. So
many gather gloom Just as snow
ball gathers snow. And sunshine has
the same effect on the one us the
other.
Phillips County herald., 1922-01-27
Newspaper Missio,,

Elsewhere in this issue we pub
lish q letter from reader who takes
exception to some of the statements
made by Senator Capper in the ar
ticla published January 13. Among
other things the reader says, "As
you made no comment. take it for
granted that you endorse 1t as a fair
statement OF conditions here and else.
where.
We published the article because
Senator Capper Is successful busi-
ness man. q fearless politician and
friend Of the farmer. He is a man
who stands out boldly for what he
believes is right. and he is generally
not far wrong.
The mission >of the Newspaper is
to please the greatest number. We
nev8 astenDp 1tnpo ~. % havs
neve4 tried to please everybody But
we, always do please many. Take
The Herald today. II would be al.
most next to impossible to please a
greater number. You need not take
our word for this. II you do not be.
lieve the statement. make your own
investigation. or course we are new
on tie paper. but the same can be
said five or ten years from now. II
we are still managing II.
While we select many articles that
strike our fancy. we publish many
others because believing they will
please some readers. Quite often
people bring or send in articles.
which we gladly publish. II not too
long. knowing they viii interest
some. II not us. Having been raised
on a farm. we get much pleasure out
OF reading farm papers. and like TO
publish matter pertaining to agricul.
ture. In the same issue OF The Her.
aid N which appeared the Capper ar
ticlS was also long one relative to
a steech by Governor McKelvie OF
Nebfaska at the Denver Civic and
connnercinl association stock show
luncheon. While he does not agree
with Senator Capper on the farm
bloc, his speech was splendid one.
full of optimism and encouragement.
A country newspaper TO be u sue.
cess must be kept clean and furnish
the news. II must have personality
and individuality. The Herald man
never had swelled head. does not
ovcr.capitalize himself. and classes
himself us low-genred, but he does
know how TO run sapcr to please
many people.
Phillips County herald., 1922-01-27
Too Many Dogs

While the police killed fifteen dogs
recently. and several more were
bumped of by poison about ten
days ago. there are still too many
loose dogs about town. tagless and
apparently homeless. II is not un-
common to see half dozen playing
about the streets most any morning.
While the dogs are a nuisance. put
ting out poison is dangerous, and
should not be done 1t is said the
dogs come In from the country. en-
Joy the gay life, and refuse to re.
turn.
Spring will be here after while.
when all tasless dogs will be dis.
posed OF Under the recent ordinance,
to harbor an unlicensed dog makes
Che parties liable to arrest and fine.
Phillips County herald., 1922-01-27

United sinirs aud ilick out ten men
! would Willingly trust. That applies
to nny prison anywhere. Put those
men on thcir honor. lei them know
Tint there IL some one who hns an
Interest IN them and they VIII mike
good"
Mr. bnnglierty's psychology hns
hccn tested and found 100 per cent.
lie cltcd his experiences with prison.
err In reform Institutions In Olilo und
elsewhere. He hns aided In the esiab-
llshmcnt md operation OF some of
these reform schools. lie has watched
the development Of the inmates Into
useful citizens. lie hns found them In
lutcr years, lnw-nbldlng. honest with
their fellow men. and IN somc In
stances filling conspicuous roles "a
lenders IN civic undertakings fos
community bciirene,
Phillips County herald., 1922-01-27
X. p. Ope,, House

Crescent lodge No. SS, Knights OF
Pythias, held open house for mem
bers, Pythian Sisters and friends ON
Wednesday evening. While some Of
those on the program evidently lost
their notch-stick, anyway were not
present, the evening was pleasant
and agreeable one.
Judge Weir was master Of cere-
monies, keeping the audience In
happy mood The first on the pro-
gram was selection by Bunch's or
chestra. This was followed by Rev.
Bennett, who gave splendid talk
on Brotherhood. There was another
selection by the orchestra, and then
came the male quartette, composed
OF Henry Gassert. AL G. Scott. Ted
Steineweg and H. S. Robinson. Judge
Weir was quite elaborate in his re-
marks relative to this number At
the opening Of the program aad
also when introducing the happy felf.
The audience was expecting coasid-
Ier9bie. and was not disappclatsd.
D'd not The boys carry quite ; ~
pertoire they would have ran out Of
material. being encored several times.
and then were prevailed upon to
complete the program up to the eats.
AS a finish Henry Gassert sang .
solo. accompanied by the orchestra.
Then followed social session. dur
ing which coffee and cakes were
served.
Starting with the year the lodge
set apart the last meeting in each
month for a social session. when q
program will be presented and re-
freshments served
Phillips County herald., 1922-01-27
Still il the Air

The local post office horizon is
still as clear as mud. mere are
still an even dozen Of lightning rods
up, each applicant being anxious to
relieve Postmaster White of the la.
borious Job Of being Uncle Sans
clerk in this mans town
Mr.. Whites term expired last Sat
urday. Every day he puts in now
belongs to some Republican perhaps
at least that is the way Republi-
cans view the situation, although
there are some Democratic appll-
cants for the job, but they will prob.
ably not get to first base, so to speak.
We're that non-political. non-sectar-
ian, non-industrious civil service
commission not peculiar, 1t would be
unlike most other commissions. 1t
does its own way, at its own time,
at its own pleasure and convenience.
Therefore. the Holyoke post office
plum. though overripe. will not drop
until the c C. c. gets darned good
and ready to shake 1t down. And
don't hold your breath until it hap
pens, as your bellows might. run out
of air, your machinery stop. and your
lights go out, leaving you in the dark
worse than you are over the post
office situation.
Phillips County herald., 1922-01-27
Meters

lkey said the greatest inventor was
the man who invented interest. We
believe he was the fellow who in
vented meters. They ou.class those
Little Early Risers," which many
country newspapers used to say,
worked while you slept" The meter
works all the time and under alE
conditions. The family can be away
for weeks and the home have no
lights, no water, no gas. but the
meters work right along. They beat
the mortgage for industry, of which
Will Carlton wrote something like,
I'VE work through spring and sum-
mer through winter and through
fall but the mortgage works the
hardest and steadiest of us ALL
While living in Ohio a water main
bursted in the night, flooding the
basement of dry goods store. Peo-
pie early down town saw water rush
ing from the basement windows un-
der the store. The water was shut
on, but it was couple of days be-
fore the basement could be explored
for damage when it was found the
gas and electric meters had lost no
time during the submersion They
had purred right along In the same
town a man had his house rebuilt.
TIE gas meter lay for weeks under
a rosebush in the yard. but Il was
not idle, as the little hands that.
never stop had registered several
thousands Of feet. The manager OF
the gas company said he supposed
the wind blowing through the meter
had kept it busy Can you beat it?
1t is said some water meters in
Holyoke run backwords. Deputy
Clerk Harry Peach declares 1t is q
fact. We are not going to dispute
it. but we will bet II they do. 1t is
like the small boy backing of be-
fore running jump, 1t is to get
more speed. 4
There is nothing outcIassing the
meter for speed in industry.
Phillips County herald., 1922-01-27
Daugherty's Prison Reform Project

nRISON reform Tint Will remold
bad characters into good ones to.
day stands out as one OF the big
hngs the administration must do 10
improve citizenship. Attorney General
Dnughcrfy declares. discussing new
ysicm hc has evolved TO. handling
'edernl prisoners. The plan calls for
he establishment of new vocational
raining plant. where prisoners cnn be
amrlit trades aud "oiherwise rebuilt"
10 they may become useful citizens
,fter their terms expire. There are
ibont roo young iirsi.tprmers In fed
,rnl prisons who would be eligible for
ransfer.
The attorney general viii ask con-
fress 10 authorize him 10 tnkc over
no OF The big environments and re-
'o'iycrt II Into m educational instlfu.
Ion. With Industrial features some.
yhnt along the lines OF existing rc-
'orm schools.
"Whnt many Of ihcsc prisoners
iced more than nnything else IA u
'hnnre 10 make good snld Mr..
)nrghcriy.
Il maintain that citizenship can be
Gn'lc better by some system TINT will
reconstruct these prisoners. restore
heir self.rcspcct and equip them to
nee The world with some earning
~wcr nj the end OF their tcrins.
u cnn walk into any prison In the