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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-23

"Bn Dale" he called, come over
here"
Wondering, Dale put down his rod
and turned to obey. Two minutes later
he stood before John Moreland.
II lest wanted to tell ye," and the
mountaineer almost closed one alert
grey eye, lat ye're purity shore to
git into trouble over thar
I'm an able-bodied man." Dale re
turned smilingly.
you shore are" frowned Moreland,
"but mebbe you amt used to burned
hard fightn'."
Not used to hard fighting! Dale'S
smile broadened. Once ne had whipped
heavyweight pugilist; and he had
fought rs matter of principle. and
not for money or prestige.
Moreland suddenly jerked one thumb
toward the other side Of the stream.
Dale looked and saw, standing beside
Babe Littleford, quite formidable
man. lie had the height and breadth,
almost, of Goliath. He was black
eyed and black-haired. and his thick,
short beard was curled like the haii
between a bulrs horns. In one hana
he carried a repeating rifle rs lightly
as though il were Il mere straw.
one of his great arms suddenly
Strengthened toward Dale, and voice
as gruff as the grow Of a bear said
hotly:
what was you a-doin' here a-talkin'
to my gyurl?"
Babe Littleford looked angry. Dale
flushed, then went pale.
IL have a habit Of talking with
whom | please" he said evenly.
spoke like a man." drawled the
lanky Heck in very low tone.
Goliath of the hills stared unbeliev-
ingly. Dale said in an undertone to
John Moreland: us it that Bah fell
low?"
yes" answered the hillman; "its
Black Adam Bali"
Ball dropped his rifle 10 the
violets, slowly clenched his huge and
hairy hands, and thrust his bearded
jaw out aggrcSsively
81 dare We over here, ye pink COW
ard !" he challenged.
IF you have any business with me
come over here and transact IT," Dale
retorted. Il won't run"
That's Moreand TERRITORY" Bal
objected. But I'll meet We half way
and dare ye to take me mp, We lace
trimmed pink mollycoddle :"
Halfway would be the middle of the
river, and no place for "A fight, surely
But Dale was nettled. His temper
the temper that he had never beer
able to keep wholly under control, was
rising fast. He threw off his coat and
hat and rolled the sleeves of his soft
shirt to his elbows. Then he waded
into the pool. The slowly moving
water was up to his waist at the half
way point and the bottom was OF
Eard-packed sand.
The Goliath stared unbelieviDgly
He was not accustomed TO having his
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-23

tune and my dads; Patricia, like me,
was an only child. II had been all cut
and dried for us, for years. They put it
up to me like this: they said owed 10 10
them, that 1t was my duty; that | had
always been a severe trial 10 them
that my sayagery had put gray into
my mothers hair and lot of things
of that Kind. l fell for it at last; II
was sort OF a matter Of self-defense.
With Patricia. it was case of-well
case of simple obedience. Pat IS a
good girl. :"
A minute OF silence; then:
"Tll hurry along with it, John More
land. had one fine friend back there.
1t was Robert McLaurin, a reporter
on the city's leading newspaper Ny
parents didn't take 20 him because he
was worker, and not a fOp. Mother
wanted Pats cousin, poor dear llar-
ry' Clavering, for NY best man. Poor
dear Harry and had fight, once
upon a time, and II had whipped
him; and 1 didn't like him. l chose
Bobby McLaurin for my best man, and
wouldn't give him up.
! 'It was only when we met before
the chancel in n big crowded church
that l fully realized the tragedy of il
for Pat. l saw that her face was q
clean white, and that her eyes held
the shadow of something that was
very terrible. l turned my head and
saw the same shadow in the eyes of
my greatest friend, Bobby McLaurin
l knew then. Bobby and Patricia loved
each other, John Moreland! Bobby
didn't have any money 10 speak OF
and that had held them apart
ut had been the finest thing In the
world, McLaurin's acting as best man
for me. There was friendship for you
/ couldn't take from them their one
chance OF happiness. =.
II couldn't see anything else TO do
so / ran. l went home, pulled off my
wedding rig and put on the clothes
I'm wearing now, threw some things
into a bag and hurried down to the
union station. l found that / could
have my choice between a fller fol-
Atlanta and the - the train that
brought me here. bought passage to
Atlanta but | never meant 20 use Il
| l meant 10 take the other train and
pay cash fare. In doing that,
hoped to lose myself from them.
wanted to go unhindered to some
Continued On page tweivcl
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Young Carlyle wilburton
Dale. or "Blll Dale" as he elects TO be
known, son OF a wealthy coal operator.
John X. Dale. arrives at the Halfway
Switch. I'm eastern Tennessee. abandon
ing a life OF idle ease-and incidentally a
determined TO make his own way in nfe
He meets Babe" IIttleford, typical
mountaineer girl. BY Heck. charac-
ter OF the HIS. takes him 10 John More
lands home. Moreland is chief OF his
elan" which has an old feud with the
Lttlefords. He tells Dale of the killing
OF his brother. David Moreland. years
ago. owner of rich coal deposits. by a
man named Carlyle. MOreland's descrip-
tlon or Carlyle" causes Dale 10 believe
the man was his father.
CHAPTER lI-Dale arranges 10 make
his home with the MOreland family. for
whom lie entertains a deep respect.
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(continued On page twalvel
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Letters as Rin "a Ints

There are odd and interesting real
estate signs in various parts Of the
country, and California claims to have
one of the largest If not the oldest.
On steep hillside in the southern
part of the state is huge outdoor
signboard containing but one word
LOTS" Each of the letters In this
sign is 20 feet high and 20 feet wide.
IT can be seen and read for miles
from one of the leading boulevards.
At distance the sign appears to be
built of concrete, but a closeup"
shows that the owner gathered to-
gether hundreds Of parts Of packing
boxes and forming them into letters
painted them white. 1t is easily the
most conspicuous and distinctive ad-
vertising sign in the West.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
EscurlaI in Dancer.

The remaining part of the Escurlal
is reported to be in danger of COM
plete destruction, according to an ex-
change dispatch from Madrid in the
London Daily Express. Fissures have
appeared in the ancient structure,
which was erected by Philip II to
commemorate the victory over the
French at st. Quentin in 1857. The
threatened collapse is said to be due
to damp, the massive. leaden roof hav-
ing been carried away during the war
and sold at high price.
"One Of the most remarkable edi-
fees of all time" adds the Daily Ex-
press, '1s Baedecker's description Of
the Escurial, which once included a
royal palace, the pantheon of the
Spanish sovereign, a great domed
church, with-a cross 312 feet above
the ground and a monastery. 1t was
set on fire by lightning and in great
part destroyed in 1872"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Newest Development in Navy Air
Service Proves Success in
Series of Tests.
STIRS UP TACTICAL OFFICERS
In Experiments at Hampton Roads a
Hit Amldships Was Scored by Mis-
sile Fired at an Angle
of 90 Degrees

Washington.-The newest develop
ment of the navy air service, the mr.
ing of torpedoes from seaplanes, the
success of which has just been demon
strated IN q series of remarkable tests
off the Virginia capes, with the dread
naught Arkansas 9s a target, Is caus-
ing no end of concern among the tac-
tlcal officers aboard these monster
fighting ships.
While the fleet officers are consid-
ering methods of defense against such
torpedo attacks, which admittedly pre-
sents many obstacles, work In perfect
ing offensive tactics is going ahead
at the naval air station at the Hamp-
ton Roads naval base. The tests just
completed have been valuable not to
the flyers alone, but to those officers
whose duty 1t is to keep in action
what they believe probably always
will be the backbone of naval warfare,
the battleship.
The success of firing torpedoes from
seaplanes admittedly has brought the
science of naval warfare into new
phase, with the result that, while bat
tleships will continue to be essential
to supremacy at sea, that fighting
force which is superior in the air VIII
be dominant. 1t is the problem now
of Admiral Jones and other high
officers of the fleet, who control naval
aviation as well as surface craft, to
coordinate the two for the best re-
suits.
The development of firing torpedoes
from aircraft has been the work of
year and a half, largely in the hands
of Lieut.. FL. 7. Bartlett, and 1t has
been conducted at various stations
along the Atlantic coast, Hampton
Roads, Yorktown, Pensacola and New
port. One of the problems has been
the perfection of launching ge4c so
that the torpedo, carried under the
seaplane, may be let go at the proper
time; another has been the manufac-
ture of torpedo which when dropped
into the water at from twenty to fifty
feet will Withstand the jar, recover IT.
self and function properly; still an
other has been the training of pilots
and the working out of tactics for
attack.
The tests just completed with the
battleship. Arkansas as the target
showed that these obstacles have been
overcome to large extent, although
1t must be said that this kind of tor
pedo firing is as yet not fully devel-
.oped. The tests have demonstrated
that there are many things yet to
Overcome-for instance, the necessity
for a better type of seaplane, to pro-
vide greater speed and endurance;
longer range for firing torpedoes, so
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
MEANING Of PlenIo


Most people know what It Is to en-
joy a picnic; not all can tell how the
name of this form Of entertainment
originated. The explanation accord
Ing to one derivation, Is simple. When
a picnic was being arranged 1t was
the custom for those who were to be
present to promise to supply food and
drink A list Of the things necessary
was drawn up and passed round. each
perscn picking out the articles he or
she would supply. The name Of the
article was "nicked" on the lIst-that
Is to say, a mark was placed against
1t. The open-air entertainment thus
came to be known as "Pick and niclxR
The custom Is said to date from 1902.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
HUSBAND DEFENEs
SLAIN WIFE's Love.
CARLETON SAYS SHE CONFESSED
LOVE FOR REVEREND
cHRIsTLER.
THOUGHT LOVE RETURNED
"RIshop Of All Outdoors" Led Mrs.
Carleton to Believe He Returned
Her Love, Carleton Claims.
Widow Has Faith.

Los Angeles, CaI-Mrs. Margaret
Carleton. who, with the Rev. Leonard
J. Christler, was found shot to death
in the Christler home at Havre,
Mont, had confessed her love for
Mr. Christler to her husband, Frank
e. Carleton, former district Judge of
Havre, Mr.. Carleton declared in a
signed statement.
I can no longer remain silent In
the face of the startling statement Of
Bishop Faber given to the Associated
Press that I believe as a result Of
the investigation have made of the
tragedy which occurred in the Christ
Ter home early Friday morning, and
after questioning those who knew
about it, that if this woman had been
able to work her will on DR.. Christler
he would be alive today, unfaithful
to his wife, but still living
"This attempt to make it appear to
the world that Margaret threw her.
self upon this man and that he tried
to demonstrate with her and lead her
into spiritual path has goaded me
into exhaustion.
81 wonder If his reverence knew
when he made the statement that
this pastor, who, it is now claimed,
maintained only friendly and min
isterial interest in the Carleton fam
fly had written letters to Margaret
Davenport, my wife's maiden name,
and sent them in care of general de-
livery?
Let it be known in making this
statement I intend to cast not the
slightest reflection or condemnation
upon my wife. for no one knows as
well as do the influence this man
held over her and which could rea.
sonably be termed hypnotic.
II have known of Margaret's love
for this man for several years, and it
is only fair to her to say that she
confessed 1t to me. I will not further
violate her confidence, but l do want
to state unqualifiedly and unreserv-
edly that it is fact that this preach
er had led her to believe that he re-
turned that love-"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

liminary part of the attack the air
planes, in order to let go their tor
pedoes, headed straight for the battle
ship, coming as close as 800 yards. In
spite of the large number of airplanes
hoverlng about, it was easy enough to
tell which was about to fire a torpedo,
so that the lodging by the ship was
simplified..
But all this calculation was upset
when one of the seaplanes swooped
down in direction opposite to that
In which the battleship was travelling.
Nobody thought that the plane ex-
pected to launch torpedo, but it did
that very thing, sending it off at an
angle of 80 degrees.
Within two minutes the torpedo had
recovered itself and was turning at
right angles, making directly for the
battleship. 1t was too late to swing
around to escape the hit, which was
amidships, ON the port side, a blow
sufficient, had the torpedo been loaded
with explosives, to have sent the bat.
tleship to the bottom.
Altered Views of Officers.
The natural tendency of some Of
ficers aboard the fleet to belittle air.
craft as an essential agency in the
future has been changed materially
by the tests with the Arkansas. The
tendency existed, even after the bomb
ing tests of year ago, which sue
ceeded in the destruction of the ten
one-time German warships turned over
10 the United States under the terms
of the armlstice. The feeling then was
that bombs would be effective only If
properly placed, unde~ the most favor
able conditions, am then In engage
ments which were not far from land
Protective decks might easily be
constructed, 1t generally was held,
which would make 1t almost impossi-
BILE to destroy a battleskip. With limi.
tations, this is true, but the torpedo
has changed the situation materially.
Nobody knows better than the navy
the effectiveness of torpedoes.
In furtherance of the torpedo firing
the naval air service has drawn up
plans for a new type of seaplane, to be
called the Davis-Douglas plane. This
will have greater cruising radius and
greater lifting ability, overcoming sew
eral of the disadvantages now recog-
rized with the, inadequate type of ship
now used. In the tests just held the
seaplanes did not go above 1000 feet,
whereas in actual operation they
might be called upon to go to 10000 or
even more, that safety might be as
STRAIGHTFORWARD Macgregor in the New
York Herald.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
ROME WELCOMES
new PREMIER
HEROIC "RLAcK SHIRT" SOUNDS
DOOM or COMMUNISTS.
PLACES KING ABOVE ALL
Revolution Against the Professional
RevoIutlonists" Accomplished
Without 6Ioodshed-Mus-
soIInI Loyal to King.

Rome.-Benito Mussolini, the Fas.
cisti leader, who triumphantly entered
Rome. has undertaken the government
of the country with men of his own
selection. He came to Rome on the
invitation Of the king, with whom he
had long audience. after which he
named his ministers. The cabinet fol
lows:
Prime Minister Of the Interior and
Foreign Affairs, Benito MussoIini.
Minister of War, General Armando
Diaz.
Marine, Vice Admiral Thaon di Revel.
Treasury, Prof Luig Einaudi (Na-
tionalist)
Industry. Theophile Rossi Nation
alist).
Finance, Signor DeStefani (Fascisti)
Colonies, Luigi Federsoni Nation
alist).
Liberated Region, signor Guiriati
(Fascisti).
Justice, Aldo oviglio (Fascisti).
Education, Signor Gentlo Demo
craft.
Agriculture, Luigi Capitanio Gas
cisti).
Public Works. signor Carrazza (Na-
tionalist).
Post and Telegraphs, signor Di Ce-
sara (Nationalist).
Social Welfare, Stefano Cavazzoni
(Catholic).
Prior to the selection of his cabinet
and directly after his interview with
King Victor Emmanuel, Mussolini, ad-
dressing the great crowds from the
balcony of hotel, declared with great
emphasis:
I'VE have not accepted the form Of
ministry but have accepted the form
of government" He laid great stress
on the word government" at which
the crowds cheered.
"And," he added, Italy will have a
government from now on"
Mussolini then called upon the crowd
to acclaim: Long live the king!"
Long live Italy!" Long live the Fas-
cisti!" The fact that the former revo-
luutionist, now Italy's premier, placed
the king first was commented upon
and cheered by the multitude.
Wearing a black shirt and showing
traces of his long journey by train
and automobile, Mussolini presented
himself before the king, who greeted
him warmly. The square in front of
the quirinal was filled to overflowing
and Fascist and regulars Joined in
keeping order. His departure from
the palace was the occasion for anoth-
er enthusiastic demonstration.
At Genazzano, during the funeral of
a fascist killed by communists, the
victims comrades recognized the MUIR
derers and pursued and killed them
with revolvers.
At Palestrina fight occurred be-
tween fascist and communists in
WHICH four were killed, one of whom
was fascist.
Fascist invaded a railroad mems
club at Genoa and ater forced their
way into the office of the prefecture.
In collision with the police four fas-
cisti were wounded, one dangerously.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Suralv Qualified

Recently a well-known western SEN
atOr was importuned by a constituent
to secure for him q place in the dip
lcmatic service, and inasmuch as the
applicant had rendered signal service
to the senator in several of his cam
paigns, the request received more
than passing attention. The law
maker wrote to his constituent stating
that 1t would be necessary for him
to set forth in writing his quallfica-
tions for the post in order that the
same might be fled with the State de-
partment, and this is how one part
of the letter read: II speak the Ian
guage of the country, am familiar
with the customs of the people and,
in addition to that, 1 occasionally wear
spats."
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
TONG CHIEF BUSINESS MAN
Lsonn Kow, Not Bit Like Character
Seen In the "MovIesr-tias
No Gun.


What is your conception Of a Chi
nese tong leader2
A sinister person Of poker coun-
tenance, with Topping sandals and a
lowing silken robe out Of which he
can whisk snicker-snee or a pistol
with Maxim sllencer-the minute he
gets you In the revolving passage, who
kidnaps girls and hires gunmen, and
who can call vast yellow hordes from
nowhere by merely clapplng his
hands?
That's the kind Of tong leader de
picted In some motion pictures and
novels, says the Detroit News.
Now meet Mr.. Leong Kow Of San
Francisco, who recently visited the
Detroit branch of his organization in
the course of a trahscontinental tour
Of inspection.
There Is no austerity, nothing cryp-
tic, about Mr.. Kow. He greets you
with a smile and a joke and a hearty
handclasp. He is dressed like an
American business man and conducts
himself like one. His English Is prob
ably little better than some business
mems. You can search him and find
no sword. knife or firearm, and no
guards attend him as he walks about
the streets. He will tell you that
the purpose of his tong is not the
shedding of blood, but Americanlza-
tion.
1T is quite droll,p says Mr.. Kow.
ito meet Americans who think all tong
men are walking arsenals. and are out
securing for victims from rival tongs.
The treatment we get in literature
and in the theater makes US laugh, but
sometimes 1t makes US angry, too.
Such carieature of honest, industrious,
law-ablding Chinese in the United
States Is wrong. Probably 1t is due
mainly to ignorance; most Americans
do not appreciate the true character
of the Chinese.
1T is the purpose Of the tong which
have the honor to head to break
down these barriers of prejudice be-
tween white and yellow Americans,
and bring each to know and under
stand the other. In the English Ian
guage our tong is the Chinese-Ameri-
can citizens alliance.
1t is a progressive Chinese society,
whose control is in the hands OF Amer
ican-born Chinese. We are working
to bring Chinese into closer social con-
tact with the other Americans.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

An old lady from the interior Of Vlr-
glnia, who, upon several occasions be-
fore coming to Washington had seen
the golf players knocking the balls
around at White Sulphur, returned to
her home In the mountain fastness
after having spent couple OF days IN
this city, relates the Washington
Star. Upon being asked what she
thought Of Washington. she replied:
'sHuhl they've got lots Of big build
lngs and good roads. but they never
seem to be contented Why, they
actually play golf on horsehack.gm the
dear old soul had been shown a game
Of polo during her stay ~ the city.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
ONLY CHEAP IMITATION
French Claim Ogre Infinitely More
FiendIsh Than German Monster.

Paris.-The German ogre of oben-
dorf, who disposed of the mutilated
body of his mistress It grilled, was
only cheap imitator, according to
French criminal records, of less than
century ago which show that a
French hermit at Languedie disposed
Of 80 feminine victims in the same
manner. A jury condemned him to
be torn apart alive. but the hermlt's
fate did not prevent similar crimes
from being committed until the end
Of the century.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
MRS. cHRIsTLER's FAITH.
lays Nothing Can Shake Her Belief
T..

Says Nothing Can Shake Her Belief
In Her Husband.
Chicago.-"We are as close now as
ever. Nothing can make me believe
he was anything but what he had al
ways been to me, good and kind and
true"
In the baggage room at the Union
station, Mrs. Margaret Christler. the
widow of Rev. Leonard Jacob Christ
Ter, of Havre, Mont, the bishop of
an outdoors" clad in black and heav-
lily veiled sat beside the casket con.
tanning the remains of the rector who
was shot presumably by Mrs. Mar
garet Carleton, who then killed her
self,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

There are eleven muscles h the
human tongue.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
S. 600 For Apple Branch.

Ferrell, N. IA single branch. of
red apples has been sold by Lewis
Mood of Ferrell, Floucester County,
to nursery firm for $5,00O
The apples are of such choice
stock from this particular branch,
being better than the fruits from the
other parts of the tree, that sur
vey of the orchard designated tree
and limb, has been made by a certi-
fled engineer and the record and
agreement of purchase filed with the
county clerk.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
WIFE TAMES CHIEF WITH A CLUB

Recently he appeared In court and
asked divorce from Madelaine, his
squaw, In the good old. days he would
have kicked her roundly. but the laws
of the white man frown upon these
primitive. but none the less effective
methods. He says Madelaine has
fallen into the habit of beating him
with war club. more and more, es-
pecially when he returns to his tepee
filled with frewater.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

Boston.-A radio message from the
coast guard cutter Acushmet, picked
UP here, said that the steam lighter
Lizzie d. A. was calling for assist
ance. The Acushmet was unable to
go to her aid because she was tow
ing the schooner Dorothy Palmer
and also was short of coal
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Austria Aaalnst Leaaue.

Vienna.-An assemblage estimated
by the police to have numbered 200,-
900 persons, gathered about the Rat
haus to protest against the league
OF nations plan formulated at Ge-
neva for the aid Of Austria. Denun-
citation was leyeled particularly at the
proposed business turnover tax, the
consumption tax and increased prices
for salt and tobacco, as placing an
insupportable burden on the people.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
MAIL POUCHES ROBBED.
sIashed Open and Contents Taken
Believe Loss Heavy.

Duquoin. Ill.-T -Twenty-One pouches.
believed to have contained valuable
mail, were stolen at the Illinois Cen.
trail baggage room here. No estimate
Of the amount taken could be OBJ.
tanned.
It was said that the loss would not
be determined for several days. until
checkup was completed.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Goes to Berlin.

Paris.-The reparations committee
which will discuss with the Germans
the economic and financial situation
in Germany, has left for Berlin. The
party numbered more than 80 and
included Roland W, Boyden and Col.
James A. Logan, the American OBJ
server.