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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-09-07

FURTHER instances OF violence and
several short and unauthorized
strikes of trainmen marked the prog
ress Of the railway shopmen's strike.
Trains of the Alton were tied up for
several days at Roodhouse. Ill. until
the trainmen. threatened with loss Of
their charter. went back To work. At
tempts were made To blow up several
Of the Atoms bridges. Dynamite and
bombs were used by the strikers In
Florida, Alabama. Illinois and else
where, and in various places attempts
were made To wreck passenger trains
by pulling up rail spikes.
Striking shopmen under arrest for
wrecking Michigan Central train at
Gary, Ind, have confessed. impli eating
others. and have admitted that the
climax of the reign Of terror that was
planned was Ia have been the wrecking
of the Twentieth Century Limited near
Elkhart, Ind.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-09-07

uENRY FORD has announced that
his entire plant at Dearborn
Mich, will be shut down on September
lG because Of the coal situation. lie
says he could get plenty Of coal-if he
were willing to pay the price. But he
declares he will not stand for the
profiteering 81 the dealers and that he
feels he better than most manufactur.
ers can AFFORD to make this form Of
public protest against extortion. II
he is sincere the American public will
he with him In this action, just as
Mayor Couzens of Detroit says that
city will support him in II. Ford's
enemies, In Wall street and 'elsewhe
say he is blufhng. or Is planning 10
shut down because Of decrease OF de
mand for his cars. or is making a
grand stand play because he hopes 10
run for the presidency or some lesser
office. Ford earnestly denies all thess
charges
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-09-07

DAssAGE by the house Of the admin
i istration's federal fuel distributor
hill was assured, despite considerable
opposition Its constitutionality was
attacked by Sanders 81 Indiana. Ora
ham Of Pennsylvania, Goodykoontz Of
West Virginia and others, while Robin
son Of Kentucky said II the mines were
given cars enough for four weeks. the
price ~ coal would tumble. Newton
81 Minnesota said the measure was the
only practical way to prevent extor.
tiopate prices. and Mondell Of Wyo-
nAing declared he would vote for the
bill because ~ his desire 10 curb
profiteering. though he did not believe
that kind Of legislation would wholly
perform Its expected purposes. II was
understood that the Cummins bill with
the same objects would be taken up by
the senate as soon Ms the bonus bill
was disposed Of.
In order to make clear the admins
tration's policy In the matter Of the
railroad and anthracite strikes, Presi-
dent Harding authorized the announce
ment that he thinks II desirable and
necessary that congress, before ad-
journment. should authorize him to
take over the railroads and mines to
meet great national emergency
should one develop. Such Legislation
must come voluntarily from congress,
however. Mr.. Harding will make no
formal request for II.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-09-07
OwSLEY COUNTY ORGANIZES
FOR ACHIEVEMENT
PROGRAM
Forty.two School Districts Organized

Last week was perhaps one Of the
busiest and most significant weeks in
the history of Owsley county. AT
any rate, this was the impression of
some Of the inhabitants Of that eoun-
~ who have lived there for many
years. Practically the entire coun-
ty united in an effort to perfect ma
chinery for working out the program
in the Eastern Kentucky Achievement
Campaign which is being directed by
the Extension Department of Berea
College, and in which a large num-
Der the educators and social workers
turnout Eastern Kentucky and the
State are interested.
There were four groups touring
Owsley county last week visiting vari-
Gus school districts and organizing
patrons into community groups for
the purpose of handling the work in
each community. The rural teachers
had cooperated with the county school
SUPERINTENDENT and agricultural agent
in helping to advertise the meetings
thruout the county, and with almost
nc exceptions, the patrons turned ont
to these meetings in large numbers
and showed an unusual interest in
this program Of community better
ment. Forty-one communities were
visited, and out of these forty were
organized into working units. A sec
rotary and chairman for each COM
munity was elected, and in a good
many places plans were made before
this first meeting closed for COM
nencing work Immediately. Two
thousand, eight hundred and fifty-one
people were touched by these organi-
zation groups last week in Owsley
county.
There are so many projects under
way in Owsley county that it would
be impossible here to mention them
in detail. However, il would be un-
fair not to say something Of the in
terest the people are showing in good
roads and better schools. 1t was a
common thing to find men in Owsley
county who for many years had never
taken any substantial interest in good
roads now heartily supporting any
program which stands for road i'm
provement, regardless of cost. One
old gentleman who had lived in the
same place for twenty years and who
had marketed his apples bushel By
bushel on horseback over ten or
road was heard to say, II am in fer
good roads, and / am ready to SUD-
pert any reasonable good road move
ment. ] used to think that good road
talk was a farce, but / have come to
the conclusion during the last few
years that man pays in mud tax
every year many times over the cost
Of building a decent road
Another man in Bonneville said he
would subscribe $1,000 in actual cash
for the building of decent road
from Bonneville to the railroad, and
would subscribe the same amount
the second year and the third year
if necessary. There are some people
yet who do not realize the importance
Of good roads, but they are coming
to do so more and more.
Owsley county has one of the best
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do this, the majority holding that q
lust and reasonable wage" as con-
ceived by the board, Is a living wage"
Thereupon Mr.. Cradle wired Chairman
Cummins Of the senate Interstate com
merce committee, asking that the
transportation laws be No amended as
TO insure railroad employees n mini
mum living wage"
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BEFORE the senate passed the sol
- diers' bonus bill II adopted two
important amendments. The first, Of
fered by McNary OF Oregon. Repub-
lican, provides for the appropriation Of
SSJo,US6O for the reclamation Of arid
and swamp lands to provide farms for
ex-service men The second by Sim
mons Of North Carolina, Democrat.
provides that the interest on the for.
eign debt shall be used to pay the
bonus. Both Of these amendments
will make more difficult the task Of
adjustment between the house and
senate bills, and for this reason they
were supported by many senators who
are avowedly opposed 10 the bonus
The Simmons amendment IL directly
contrary 10 the wishes Of the admins
tration as expressed often by President
Harding and Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon Probably the hill will be got
out II conference AS speedily as pos
sible. as the congressman who support
IL wish Ia reap the political benefits In
the fall campaign. but the feeling In
Washington AT this time Is that PresI.
dent Harding IL likely TO veto the
measure.
CALIFoRNiA'S primary election at.
~ tracted the Interest Of the country
last week. On the face Of incomplete
returns, Senator Hiram johnson won
his fight for denomination. defeating
gressmen were renominatcd State
Treasurer r. W. Richardson beat Gov.
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Z F. CRADLE, representing the
LIE Brotherhood Of Maintenance Of
Way Employees and Railroad Shop
Laborers. last week petitioned the rail
way labor board To establish new
wage scale for railway workers and in
doing 81 To recognize the principle Of
Giving wage" TIE h,.r.. refused 10
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planned TO supplement the port dump
ings with all.rall shipments during the
winter 20 furnish the necessary fuel
for the Northwest.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-09-07

A tSTlllA, bankrupt and In every
4 Away distressed. has become bone
~ serious contention between Italy
and the little entente Plans for an
economic union between Italy and Aus
tria, which might result later In the
virtual absorption 81 the latter. have
been put forward. ami are said 10
have the approval Of Great Britain
and France. The scheme would ~
lieve Aus'rla's most pressing needs
and give her an outlet To- the Adriatic.
and would satisfy the growing Italian
sentiment for expansion. But Jugo-
Slavia. Italy's rival for control OF the
Adrinrlc. doesn't want Italy strength
ened. and furthermore she wants to
grab the Austrian district Of Klagen-
furt. Rumurs that Serbian irrcgulars
were about 10 invade that region
stirred up lot ~ excitement In Eu.
ropcnn capitals. and Jugo- Slavia was
constrained Ia deny any intention of
invading the district and TO promise
Ia restrain the irrcgulars. The
czechosloVaks were credited with
hankering Ia seize the northern PRIV
inc.s Of Austria in case Of diSmember,
(Contipusd nm paOs Ssvsnl
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". =. Stephens ror Tie Republican
gubernatorial nomination; District At
torney r. l.. Woolwine was nominated
for governor by the Democrats. Some
Of these results may be upset by later
returns.
In Montana partial returns indicated
that W. u. Rankin had been nominated
for senator by the Republicans and u.
n Wheeler by the Democrats. In
South Carolina Cole l. Blease. former
governor was leading T. q Mcleod
for the guhernaiorial nomination. but
rs he seemed not Ia have majority
over the other five candidates IL was
considered certain second primary
would hnv. "a be held
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He opened 1t and studied 1t for a mo-
ment with q dark look In his face.
"This l wrote ever as you were land
ing in Jamaica, and l knew naught or
your coming. 1t was an outbreak OF
my soul. IT vas the truth written 10
you and for you, and yet with h
feeling that you would never see 1t. l
was still writing it when Michael
Clones came up the drive to tell me
you and your mother were here. Here
It Is with all the truth and terror In
it-aye, there vas terror, for 1t gave
the soul Of my life to II l never
thought to see again; and, If seeing,
should be compelled to do what l have
done-tell her the whole truth at once
and so have it over.
"But do not think hat in telling 1t
now l repent Of my secrecy. l repent
of nothing; l would not alter anything.
What was to be is, and what is has Its
place in the book of destiny. NO, l
repent nothing, yet here now l give
you this to read while still my story Of
the days of which you know Is In your
ears. Here it Is. 1t will tell the whole
story; for when you have read 1t and
do understand, then we part to meet no
more as friends. You will go back to
Virginia, and | will stay here. You
will not regret coming here; but you
will desire our friendship to cease; and
what has been to be no mOre, while
the tincture Of life is in your veins.
Sheila, read this thing, for it is the rest
of the story until now"
He handed her the papers, and she
took them with an inclination of the
head which said: Give 1T to me. l
will read 1t now while my eyes can
still bear to read 1t. / have laid on my
heart the nettle Of shame, and while
1t is still burning there l will read all
that you have to teach me-"
II will 60 out in the garden while
you read it," he said. I'm a half-hout
l will come back, and then we can say
good-by," he added, with pain in his
voice. but firmly.
mo, do not CO." she urged. "Sit here
on the bench-at the end Of 1t here"
she said, m%otioning with her hand.
He shook his head in negation. mo,
/ will 60 and say to your mother.that
/ have told you, and ease her mind,
for / know she herself meant to tell
you"
Go Be C~ontinued)
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open sword lay on the table beside me
while l was asleep, and that 1t had
let out his life-blood."
"Why was he killed." she asked,
horror-stricken and with pale lips.
II Go not know, but If 1 killed him,
1t was because I revolted from the
proposals he made to me-. L"
He paused, for the look on her face
was painful to see, and her body was
as that of one who had been struck
by lightning. His heart smote him,
and he pulled himself together to tell
her all.
"Go on" she said. II want to hear.
I want-to know all. / ought to have
known-long ago; but that can't be
helped now. Continue-please."
Her words had come slowly, in gasps
almost, and her voice was so frayed
he could scarcely recognize 1t. All the
pride of her nature seemed shattered.
IF / killed him." he said presently,
ut was because he tried to tempt me
from my allegiance to the crown, to
become a servant of France, to"
He stopped short, for a cry came
from her lips which appalled, him.
"My God-my God!" she said with
bloodless lips, her eyes fastened on
his face, her every look and motion
the infection of despair. "Go on-tell
ALL" she added presently with more
composure.
Swiftly he described what hap
pened In the little room at the tra!.
tors tavern, Of the momentary recon.
Citation and the wine that he drank,
drugged wine poured out but not
drunk by Erris Boyne. and Of his later
Inconsistencies. At last he paused
"Why did these things not come out
at the trial2" she asked In hushed
tones.
He made q helpless gesture. II die
not speak Of them because I thought
Of you. I hid IT. did not want yor
to know what your father was"
Somsthins IKE . smile gathered q
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Astonished at his presence. sh'
could make no reply for a
II have told her nothing" she an
swered. 81 meant to do 50 this morn
ing. | meant to do it must
"She Sell me a letter asking II II
was not time | came TO wish you wei
In your house, and you and she would
expect me today"
II knew naught Of her writing you,
was the reply-''naught at all. But
now that you are here, will you not
tell her all?'
Dyck smiled grimly. "Where is sheE'
he asked. II will tell her"
The mother pointed down the gar
den. "Yonder by the clump of palms
i saw her IA moment ago. If you go
that way you will find her"
In another moment Dyck Calhoun
was on his way to the clump Of palms,
and before he reached it the girl came
out into the path. When she saw him,
she gave a slight start, then stood still,
and he came to her.
II have your letter" he said, "and
| came to say what i ought to say
about your living here; you will bring
blessings to the place"
She looked at him steadfastly.
"Shall we talk here" she said, "or in
side the house? There is a little shell
ter here In the trees'-pointing to the
right-"a shelter built by the late
manager. 1t has the covering of n
hut, but it is open at two sides. VIII
you Gomez
As she went on ahead he could not
fail TO notice how slim and trim she
was, how perfectly her figure seemed
TO fit her gown-aS though she had been
poured into it; and yet the folds of
her skirt waved and floated like silky
clouds around her! Under V of
the shelter she turned and smiled at
him.
You have seen my mOtherg"
81 have just come from her." he an
swered. "She babe me tell you what
ought 10 have been told long ago, and
you were not, for there seemed no
reason that you should. The sorrows
that had come to your mother be-
longcd TO days when you were scarce
out OF the cradle. But you did not
know. You were not aware that your
mother had divorced your father for
crime against marital fidelity and
great cruelty. You did not know even
who that father was. Well, | must
tell you. Your father was a hand
some man, a friend of mine until l
knew the truth about him, and then
he died. killed him, so the court
said"
Her face became CHASTITY pale. After
q moment of anguished bewilderment,
she said: you mean that Erris Boyne
was my father"
Eyes, l mean that. They say l
killed him. They say he was found
with no sword drawn, but that my
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Professional Cards
CHIROPRAcTOR

e. u c. Miller, M. D.-Physician and
Surgeon. Hours 900 to 1870 a. M,
100 to 4:3O p. m, 700 to 500 p. m.
Office in Kendall Block. Phones
office LIZ, residence, 275.
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CHAPTER XIV.
At Salem.

The plantation Of Salem was In a
region below the Pedro plains in the
parish of st. Elizabeth, where grow
The aloe, and torch-thistle, and clumps
Of wood which alter the appearance
Of the plain from the South Downs
Of England, but where thousands Of
cattle and horses even In those days
were maintained. The air OF the dis
trict was dry and elastic, and 1t FL
tered down to the valleys near like
that where Salem was with it's clus-
ters Of negro huts and offices, its mills
and distilleries where sugar and rum
were made. Salem was situated on
the Black river, accessible by boats
and canoes. The huts Of negro slaves
were near the sugar mills, without
regard to order, but in clusters of ba-
mana, av~ocadO-pear. lines and oranges,
and with the cultivated land round
their huts made al, effective picture.
Every plantation had a surgeon who
received a small sum for attendance
on every slave, while special cases of
midwifery, incubation, ETC., had a par
ticular allowance. The surgeon had
to attend to about four hundred to
five hundred negroes, on an income Of
ESQ per annum. and board and lodg-
ing and washing, besides what he made
from his practice with the whites.
Salem vas no worse than some 9th.
err plantations o. the island, but It was
far behind such plantations as that
owned by Dyck Calhoun, and had been
notorious for the cruelties committed
on 1t. To such an estate a lady like
Sheila Llyn would be a boon. She was
not on the place a day before she
started reforms which would turn the
plantation into a model scheme.
Houses, food, treatment Of the negroes
became at once a study to her, and
her experience in Virginia was inval-
liable. She had learned there not to
work the slaves too hard In the warm
period Of the day (; and she showed her
interest by having served at her own
table the favorite olio the slaves made
of plantains. bananas. yams, calalue,
eddoes. cassavi, and sweet potatoes
boiled with salt fish and favored with
cayenne pepper. This, with the un'
ripe roasted p~lantain as bread, was
q native relish and health-giving food
Ever since the day when she had
seen Dyck Calhoun at Spanish Town
she had been disturbed In mind. Dych
had shown a reserve which she felt
was not wholly due to his having been
Imprisoned for granddaughter. In one
way he looked little older. His ply
GfQue was a. good or better than wher
nhe frst saw him on the hills Of Play
more. Il was athletic. strenuous. elias
nc. Yet there was about II the abandon
ment oe despair-at least Of reckless
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AND GARDEN

Window boxes should be put in place
now
Attend the iris and peony flower
shows this month.
Keep the c%ultivator going just a lit
tie ahead Of the weeds. It's easier
than to kill large weeds.
Fertilize the lawn. Use commercial
fertilizers containing a large per cent
of nitrogen.
Plants must be placed firmly in the
soil il they are to grow. This firming
should come at the tips of the roots,
not on the top of the ground.
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ness. FIAT n1ucn was 70 De said FOR
him, that he had not sought to influ-
ence her to his own advantage. She
was SO surrounded In America by men
who knew her wealth and priced her
beauty, she was so much a figure In
Virginia, that any reserve with regard
to herself was noticeable. She wa
enough feminine to have pleasure in
the fact that she was thought desirable
by men yet 1t played IN insignificant
part In her life. 1t did not give her
conceit. 1t was only like n frill on
the skirts of life. 1t did not play any
part In her character. Certainly Dyck
Calhoun had not fiattered her.
That one TO whom she had written,
as she had done, should remove him
self from the place Of the deserving
friend, one whom she had not deserted
that he should treat her so, gave every
nerve a thrill of protest. At the lOdg-
ings In Spanish Town, after Dyck Cal
houn had left, her mother had briefly
said that she had told Dyck he could
not expect the conditions Of the Play
more friendship should be renewed;
that, In effect, she had warned him
off. To this Sheila had said that the
killing OF n man whose life was bad
might be punishable. In any case,
that thing was in another land, under
abnormal conditions; and, with utter
lack of logic, she saw no reason why
he should be socially punished in ia
maica for what he had been legally
punished for in Ireland. AS for the
mutiny, he had done what any honest
man Of spirit would do; also, he had
by great bravery and skill brought
victory to the kings fleet in West In
dian waters.
Then 1t was she told her mother
how she had always ~disobeyed her
commands where Dyck was concerned
that she had written TO him while he
was In jail; that she had come TO
Jamaica more to see him than to re-
form Salem; that she had the old Gel
tic spirit Of brotherhood, and she
would not be driven from It. In a sud
den burst Of anger her mother had
charged her with deceit but the girl
said she had followed her conscience,
and she dismissed ii all with a ges-
ture as emphatic as her mothers an
ger.
That night they had dined with Lord
Mallow, and she saw that his atten-
tons had behind them the deep pur-
pose Of marriage. Lord Mallow had
ability and knew how to use 1t; and
he was never so brilliant as on this
afternoon, for they dined while 1t was
still daylight and hardly evening.
~ saw a mans head on a pole On
my way back to Kings house. You
have to use firm methods here" Sheila
said. ut is not all a rose garden. You
have to apply force?"
Lord Mallow smiled grimly. "C'est
la force morale toujours."
"Ah, l should not have thought 1t
was moral force always" was the
ironical reply.
We have criminals here" declared
the governor with aplomb, "and they
need some handling, l assure you. We
have In this island one of the worst
criminals In the British empire"
"Ah, l thought he was in the Uni
ted States !" answered the girl, sedate-
ly.
"You mean General George Washing
ton," remarked the governor. mo, 1t
is n who was a friend and fellow
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countryman Of yours before he took
to killing unarmed men,"
you refer to Mr.. Dyck Calhoun,
! doubt not, sir3 Well, he Is still a
friend of mine, and I saw him today
this afternoon, before I came here.
understood that the crown had par
doned his mutiny."
The governor was annoyed.
The crime "a there Just the same"
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DR.. o. II. LAWRENCE-Dentist. OF.
flee in Trygstad block. Phone 434.