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and placed with q wheel IN the hos
low Of each log then you back tho
cart to the middle Of your jungle
terryhoat, fix your last thoughts
npon your relatives and friends.
cay your prayers and shove OF.
The oxen swim behind.
1--WE followed at the TOP OF our
lungs for the nuchis (tiShermen).
Not a boat could be seen.
"As we stood there hesitating--
or rather, consideriny-one OF my
men pointed significantly at Ger.
tain masks In the mire at my feet.
'CrocodTles' tracks. sahib, said he,
and sure enough there were tracks
in profus!on, footprints Of savage
reptiles that had but lately skunk
away into the wSter. We saw tail
marks, too, and hollows where the
Eig beasts had lain all day long
in the sun; and there was evidence
that a ferocious pair had been bal,
tling-deep holes and mire and
blood mixed told the story.
Nobody likes to ford an angry
stream IN the dusk, especially
where croeodlleJ abound, yet bust.
ness Is business, SO put the mat.
ter MP to my men. We are not
afraid. Sahib,' said they. Let's
risk 1.-THE sooner. the better.
Just then a turieaned native came
trotting TO the river bank.
thought he would know about thl
fishermen, and alas, he did: the
buhonIc plague was raging in the
neighborhood, It seemed, and the
fishermen had run for their lives
"There was only one thing for 4.
and that was to cross the river,
After We had arranged our bag
gage We started on our trip across
the Pranheta River. How our
hearts bumped and TILTED as we
made our wny out into that tnrbu,
! lent stream. A dozen times my
cart struck stones, heeled over
and, after all but upsettiug, some
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DEEP WATERS
Tragedy Hangs Over Heads of the Barretts
BY ZOE sEcKLE.

Silence like the hush in cleo
tFiealIy charged atmosphere be-
fore the crash OF storm was over
the Barrett breakfast table,
It oppressed even the maid az
she came and went with dishes.
She wondered, much as simple
folk wonder at quarreIng gods,
why people so comfortably situat-
ed as Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett should
be unhappy.
All the things Nora pictured
as bringing JOY were there. A
beautiful home; two smart cara;
the head Of the house handsome,
well-to-do; the mistress cultured
"a good dresser" and a favorlto
apparently with eYeryone-ex-
cept her husband; a fine young
fellow" of son about to enter
college; a daughter with all tho
good points of both parents and
herself a popular member OF the
senior class in high school.
What could the Barratts pos
Bibly have more? Yet actual
tragedy was in the air. Nora
sighed as she went out OF the
room with the eggshells and
stood in the pantry, thinking, with
the swing-door just missing her
heels.
John Barrett, a trim, spare
man with the rudy tan OF tho
golfer, regarded his pancakes
! stonily as he neglected them. His
lean face was set. His lips we're
pale with compression.
= Anita Barrett, at the other side
tsot the round table, sat with down
cast eyes, her features composed
but her eyes, betraying suffering
nerves.
John Junior, a cIean.limbed
athlete OF IS, gulped his break
fast anErily, as though he were
afraid he would break out before
he could finish.
Alice, her pretty, vivid face
pathetic with conflicting loyal
tJas, confronted with more than
she could beaI, was the only one
whose lips frankly quivered with
pain. in whose eyes tears stood.
She was the first to break un-
der the strain OF silence. Sud-
hsnly putting down her cup, she
ro4a, ran 10 her mother and with
both arms tightly round her
nsef, pressed her face into her
,lnother's brown hair and sobbed.
Anita absently touched the
,SirI's shsai, patted 1t, but said
IT WAS more than Alice
sfanid andurs. Hiding her face
d ~ crook q hsF arm, she pull
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tive Wells Goodykoontz held. II
may be that Representative Ben,
jamIn l.. Rosenbloom will try fo.'
this committee and the state Will
continue 10 be represented OH ju-
dietary by q majority party mem.
Der. 1t is not believed though th:t
Representative fosenbioon would
reliuQutsh his place on merchant
MARITIME and Fisheries. and prob0n-
~ would not be called on to II he
would secure the judicial assign
ment. for the reason that It Is
this committee that Is to handle
the Shin Subsidy Dill In the next
Congress. He has already silo@n
great Interest ia the subject OF
getting the merchant Murine on j
substantial operating basis.
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"a loose and RAM bllndly from the

ed loose and ran blindly from the
room.
Her brother rose. his boyish
features working with emotion,
undecided whether to speak out
or rush away. He swallowed
hard, wet his lips, tried to speak
but choked on It. He, too, went
to his mother, laid his cheek
clumpsily to her and with a NUT
tered so long. dad" went
quickly out.
His mother stood up as II TO
follow him without so much ss
a glance at her husband. His
voice, husky with fury, stopped
her.
Better stay" he clipped out,
There are a few details to ar
range. Because-I'm leaving
for good!"
ITO BE Continued)
Copyright, 1892,
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Chronic Constipation Is Stubborn.
How to Relieve Easily.
New Method

Here's way to relieve your
self OF chronic constipation,
stomach and liver disorders, after
all other means have failed, with
the guarantee Of a reliable deal
er that 1t won't cost you one pen
ny unless 1t does.
Simply Get q fifty cent bottle
OF National Liver Cleanser, tako
according to directions, and you
will be surprised within a few
days how this delicious and Of.
fective purgative refreshes tired
nerves, strengthens weakened
tissues and Just fills you full OF
energy and vigor. Food tastes
better and you forget headaches,
indigestion, tired out all the
time feeling.
Be sure to ask your druggist
for National Liver Cleanser, as 1t
Is the National brand that Is
guaranteed to relieve indigestion,
constipation and purge your sys.
tenn without distress or nausea, or
your money refunded by W. R.
Crane Drug Co.
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Wheeler Of Illinois the next rani;-
ing Republican was defeated Oy
a Democrat Cor reelection.
Representative Reed comes
next on the seniority list. He Is
deeply interested In the develop
ment Of the National Capitol and
has taken an active part in all
legislation affecting the District.
He Is now chairman Of subcola-
mittee which is considering bill
to give residents Of Washington
the right to vote"
One Craftsmanship Lost
West Virginia loses the only
craftsmanship 1t has had in thu
House for years by the failure of
Representative Leonard S. Echois
to be reelected. He was chairman
Of the committee on accounts aud
expenditures for the Navy. He Is
one Of the few West Vlrginiaas
who ever achieved committee
craftsmanship In that branch CT
Congress. West Virginia also loses
a seat on the highly important
ways and means committee by the
defeat Of Representative George
NJ. Bowers; also a place on an.
other very important committee,
the judiciary, which Representa-
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CANVASS
TO BE MADE NOV. rs

announcement, was made OF
Grace Lutheran Church ysster-
day mOraing by the pastor, the
Rev. Roy j. heyer. that the au-
Dual Gvery-member canvass will
be held on Sunday. Novembe. &c.
between / and 8 O'Clock in tie
afternoon. The pastor has re-.
quested all members to remain at
home until canvassed that after
noon.
While thore are likely TO be ad-
dltional men added the prelim!-
nary list announced to make lne
canvass was composed OF Oliver
a. Wood, Ray D. Harden, o. a..
Seyterth, Charles a. pilson, Clar-
ence H. Bloom. Frank G HIahlr.
Andrew Frishkon, George II. Cole.
bank. Guy Sanders. Carl II. Press-
man Harry Leaf, E. T. Cassei!
Herman Grau D. W Reiter, War.
der Tut Harry Grow. Russell
Conner, c. w. Summers. U. II.
Dunlap. Francis H, Fry, J r.
Shairerman, II. c. Wade and NJ.
A. Watkins.
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day. My. but that turkey Is get
ting fat!' AS for me, not soul
looks 10 Gee how thin I am get.
ting. / feel all gone inside!"
Jack o'Lantern sighed hueh an
enormous sigh that he fell over
on the ground and his head
rolled of his broomstick body.
Now l an done for" he cried out
weakly. mo one will ever see me
here"
Suddenly voice asked. docs
anyone know where we can find
Sir. Jack o'Lantern?"
"Goodness!" thought Jack
o'Lantern. 81 must be Of some i'm
portance after all! Somebody
hasn't forgotten me. wonder
who It is. Here I ami" he called rs
loudly as he could. "Hho wants
me?"
Nancy and Nick" came Nan.
cy's sweet voice. We're looking
for Mother Goose's broom. Did
you sec IT."
no De Continued
Copyright. 1929, NEA Service. }
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Ne should tHrn; oat 10 be p man
eater
u got down ny jungle canror'
a. the native called iy-an old.
twelve,bore soluble hhrreled rifle.
weighing fourteen hounds and.
edItng my way around the hubs OF
the carts, came out IN 'front.' Of tn
foremost one. ltSwes tiill Of yell.
Ing men and women, Pale nom tci.
ror, and the oxen STAINED az their
Jokes trying % set loose While
hundred feet away IA TIE middle
Of the road, ctouehed am snifieoni
tiger, looking wonderln beautl
full and fascinating.
II was mot happy. There is NJ
JOY coming face TO face with a q.
ser in the open road but l failed
to kill him. Itntight see rho yosk
Of years undone n Tor every man
was a trained Christian worker 81
my fathers.
"The great striped brute on ycr.
der was crouching for his sprius
and had his tau In the aif bent },
Tho tip. l dropped on my knee.
aimed straight az the beaatlini
beast, aud not without SHARP pan
OF remorse as the tiger carshs
Sight Of me, pulled both rtgEers.
Down he lurchad into the dust with
o roar and then . deep. gufelinc
sound, but with his tan aloft an
that was the end Of the tiger,
"As you have been stbflns awas
In your sub.conscious mind these
stories OF India life and aupersti.
tons, you have nevertheless been
comparing It with your own land
"a appeal to You this afternoon
10 take up the torch Of Christian
civilization that your foretatherk
raye thrown to you and iighi III
ends Of tho world, 50 that IN the
coming years there will be no In
tia, nor remote Island OF the sea
but such thing as dark Africa MAJ
be lands Of liberty and freedom.
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R0SENBL0OM AND
REED RETURN TO
NATIONS CAPITAL

CONTINUED asc two.
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Oyster Soup
BY 6ERTHA E. sHAeLsIeH
OF Columbia University
1 uunrt mr. 4 6nzpf, Ovai org

i Nu0tN VI y NOsNh bSNN'h'
SLIGO onion
Sprig parsley
V cup celery
u cup flour.
. tablespoons lard or butter
/ teaspoon salt
u teaspoon pepper
Few gratIngs OF nutmeg
9 cups rich milk or crn1iA
Pick over to free from shell,
the oysters. and then chop them
finely. Add one cup Of cold wa
Ter and cook ~ Minutes, having
Kettle closely covered. Strain
through fine strainer and cook
with the onion, celery, parsley
and flour, winch hnve cooked III
tho lard. until slightly brown.
When thickened add salt. pep.
per, nutmeg aud cream. Bring
to boiling point, season more to
taste and serve.
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
A Deferred Excuse
BY a. W. PEACH.

II was not a happy world to
, John Stuart, He was trying to
get his own breakfast. His
housekeeper had been suddenly
called away, and he was, as the
, expression has II, ION his own"
On bis ascent from the cellar
way he found the kitchen door
had blown open, and wintry gusts
OF snow were cascadlng In. He
closed the door and went about
his labors, when an unmistakable
meow" warned him that he had
a visitor. A scouting expedition
revealed the visitor In his study,
q kitten, decorated with a Grim.
SOD ribbon. Evidently she had
slipped In when the kitchen door
blew open.
After some skilful stalking,
which did not make his world any
the happier, he cornered the kit
ten. 4 He had reason TO believe 1t
belonged next door, SO he decid-
ed to drop It over the fence. He
performed this act with due
ceremony and retreated to his be-
lated breakfast. AS he entered
the Kitchen his doorbell rang and
he hastened through the bunga-
'Nins O'Clock, and breakfast
twenty miles awuy!" he groan-
He opened the door and found
himself facing a slight figure muf-
fled In a fur coat.
Il wonder II you have seen my
Bitten" sweet voice queried.
II Just deposited a feline Of the
description over the backyard
fence" he replied with some cold
ness as befitting the time of tho
wear, the subject and breakfast
fless man.
ooh, you did," the sweet voice
said with Increasing chill. 81
Athank You, But, II l am not mis-
taken, I Just saw tho kitten back
OF you
He started to say Impossible, -
but remarked that nothing SEEM
ed to be impossible that morn
ing: and; It certainly was prob
able that the kitten dropped over
Athe fence, had found some fami-
liar hole and tagged him straight
into the house again.
He looked around, exploded a
mild e9pletiye In his mind, suat-
ched the kitten from under a
davenport, suspended it by the
name of its neck and extended II
to its mistress.
lyon need not be quite so saw.
age about It," she said as she re-
gceived the kitten, and turning
sharply about went down the
snowy walks, her small overshoes
leaving quick imprints behind
her.
He closed the door and re
treated to his belated breakfast.
As he ate, the unhappy world
took on a roster aspect, and he
suddenly realized that the own
err of the kitten also possessed
brown eyes Of a remarkable depth
aud beauty and ner eyebrows and
the curve OF her cheeks above
tho furs-
"By Jove, she was downright
pretty, and I'm Just awake TO the
Itet," he advised himself.
Die was newcomer in the
Nelghborhood. Probably she liv-
ed In the attractive house Just
back Of his on the other street.
AS for the kitten, he was willing
to wager that his housekeeper had
fed the youngster.
NOW, IL that kitten should
come again I'll have an excuse
4 can make a better impression
4 for going over, and perhaps
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than / did this morning, he
thought 20 himself.
BE made his usual morning
trip to the pogtoftlce and return,
ed by way Of the street on which
the pretty owner OF the kitten
lived. Her home was attractive,
there was no doubt about that.
He wondered II he could catch a
glimpse Of her.
The effort TO do 30 was fatal.
The deceptive snow sheltered an
Icy stretch made more icy by the
sliding feet OF .schoolboys, and
John cascaded down the walk In
front OF her house with more
speed than grace.
He gathered up the outspread
limits Of his six feet OF extensive
proportions and thought as lie
did SO: This Is grieyous day.
The Bible Is right again: "He was
tempted and he FELL" I'll make
tracks for home and stay there"
Once more in his snug and
comfortable study he set himself
to work, but II was Of little use.
In front Of the page he saw
brown eyes so deep his glance
could not fathom them, the curve
OF rosy cheeks and the hint Of
heavy coils of brown hair under
the fur cap.
~ am gone-there's no doubt
of 1t. Now, II that blessed kit
ten would only appear again." he
communed with himself. He even
made, to his disgrace n number
OF trips to the kitchen door, but
no kitten appeared.
The afternoon wore on to eve
ming. He prepared and made
way with a very satisfactory re-
past and was smoking a pleasing
cigar when his heart jumped. At
the kitchen door there sounded
an unmistakable Meow. He
rushed to the door and gathered
to himself the kitten that was 10
be his turred excuse.
He donned the proper garb
and started. He walked brlskly
until he came in front OF her
house. Then he paused, remem-
bering. In the shadows he saw
something dark, stretched across
the walk where he had fallen.
He droppeH the kitten and bent
over. It was the girl, unconscious
from the force OF her fall on the
snow-covered, icy walk. Hc
gathered her In his arms, thrilled
at the sense Of the firm, slight
figure In his arms: then he went
to the house.
Her father came to the door.
There was excitement and con.
fusion for a time, but fifteen
minutes later the troubled wat.
ers were quiet and John was
looking into brown eyes that re-
garded him oddly.
II saw you tumble out there
this afternoon and l was anus
ed-there was so much OF you.
she laughed. And then ! had to
do 1t too. It serves me right for
being so disagreeable 70. you this
morning"
I'm afraid | should apologize.
was trying to get my own
breakfast" he said.
She smiled. THAT explains 1t:
you are forgiven and suppose"
!-her brown, musing eyes were
upon hint suppose because
the kitten likes you so well |
ought to-
John accepted the cigar her
father offered him just then as no
said with decision: 81 agree with
you. and l am certainly grateful
To the kitten"
Copyright, 1929, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
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"Guyandotte Club Coffee, a
combination OF the finest coffees
grown. Mellow, Aromatic, Deli
cious."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-06
tackled a man 's-size job.


Tt is not SO much that the industry is ad-
mittedly gigantic one as that it has so many
twists and turns. SO many angles and ramifica-
tons, all of which must be mastered by him
who aspires to steer the movie ship on an even
keel between the Scylla Of reasonable profit and
the Charybdis of public opinion. But big as is
the task which confronts him, there Is hope for
the director general, because he approaches it
in proper spirit of modesty and with due hui
mility.
In conference the other day with a rev.
erend gentleman who represents an important
committee on temperance and social welfare the
erstwhile organizer of Republican victory
handed to his interviewer written platform of
his stand regarding the moving pictures. It
makes interesting and common-sense reading,
but the plank in it which will commend itself
to poular sentiment as containin max of saw
ing grace is the following:
What do not know about this indus
try would fill an encyclopedia. But ! am
going to work pretty hard learning.
Unless all signs fail. there is contained in
these two short sentences the genesis of great
and successful business career.
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Even the most ardent advocates of soldiers
bonus never favored bonus bill that did not
provide the funds to pay it. Announcement by
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon that because
of the drop in revenue from internal taxes and
customs there will be deficit in the next fiscal
year of $1,2OOO 100000 if the bonus bill passed
by the house becomes law, shows that body in
all its duplicity If the bonus bill is not passed
by the senate, or is vetoed by the president and
if the British government pays $2OO,OOO.OOO in
terest on its loans, the deficit may be reduced to
mere half billion dollars, the treasury announce
ment says.
It is time congress take into consideration
where the money is to come from before voting
new appropriations or authorizing additional ex-
pendtures While the new budget bureau has
performed a commendable service in holding
departmental expenditures to the minimum and
eliminating waste at Washington, it IS tact
that revenues have dropped more rapidly than
expenditures have been cut.
The situation the treasury department faces
is not pleasant one With expenditures piling
up and revenues from all sources shrinking, it
appears that drastic steps will be necessary to
bing the two together. Certainly the way out
of it is not for congress to authorize new appro-
priations without providing the means OF rails
ing revenue to meet them. Passing additional
revenue raising legislation in a congressional
election year may not be considered good busi-
ness" by politicians. but members of congress
should remember that they are in Washington
first to represent the people, and that their
personal political fortunes come second
Some congressman seem never to learn this
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Mcconnell, n. D. Connolly. w.
Stevens. o. Huber.
Including inspection bureau rail-
roads, pumps.
DIVISION No. II.
Mrs. r. NJ. Pierce, Chairman.
Ward Captains
list ward. Mrs. A. B. Stevens. End
and 9th wards, Mrs. Dan Moran
ard ward, Mrs. r. D. Porch 4th
ward, Mrs. Geo. Slack (Robertsdalel
9Th ward, Mrs. J. A. Tweedle: 9Th
ward, Mrs. E. speelman; 18th ward,
Mrs. A. o. Merrill; sth ward, Mrs.
A. A. Young: 10th ward. Mrs. Chas.
Sullivan; 18th ward, Mrs. w. B.
Parker. w. Il. Patterson. Hessvilie.
Zach OF the ward captains will
have an active corps of solicitors to
make house to house canvass in
the various wards.)
Including piano turner's and resi-
dence districts
DIVISION No. 10.
This Division includes all of the
city of West Hammond and bottlers
In both cities.
John w. Jaranowski. chairman;
Joe Nitz. vice chairman; Andrew
Staehowicz, secretary.
Industrial Committee.
Paul NJ. Kamradt, chairman; Mr..
Cameron, Swift & Co: Mr. McDon-
augh, Swift & Co. produce depart
| ment; Mr. H. A Ls.nprell. American
Glue CO.; Mr.. E. Rhode, United
Chemical & Oragnic Co.
First ward.
Daniel E. Hunt. captain; Joseph
Miller, James Kelley. Fred Berwag-
ner, Margart Mayors. Florence
wunsheil. Rose Buzzard. Mrs. Aug
WALSH. May Demerling, Molly
Breitzke, Anna Jablonski. Anna Mil
Ter. Mrs. Pressed, Katherine Stark.
Second ward.
John Lewandowski, captain: Mar
tin w. Amoss, John Sumeracki.
Edw. zowalski. Mrs. wisniewski,
Mrs. Szewski, Mrs. Lucy Nowaf.
Mrs. Rose Jonas. Minnie Szlmow-
ski, Theresa Lukowski, Margaret
Kosecki. Mrs. Chmurka, Mary Mi
kolayczak, Mrs. w. b. Ryan, Mrs.
W. K OFT, MRS. W. H. 4AcDoHdusH,
Mrs Keller, Mrs. NJ w. Amoss.
Third Ward.
Paul Cipowski. captain; Elizabeth
Bonczyk, Anna Skwiertz. Anna Pie
trazak, Mary Oseewski, Sofa Macie
Jewski, Anna Kowalczyk, Mrs. Mary
Siewinski. Frances LaBounty. Leo
Bonszkowski, August Gloza, Zyg-
munt Baczkowski, Felix Moldracki,
Martha Latulic.
Fourth Ward.
Mrs Nettie Seidler. captain;
August Lietzan, John Murray, Her
man Winning, Martha Brisk. Anna
Murray, May Canfpbels. Cornelius
Peter Anna Metzgar, Anastasia
Lietzan.