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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-09
ny Harry Tucker,

trust. now that they have elect
cd n now CITY Council. YOU fellow s
VIII take more interest in the va
rious forms of government confront
ing the people. remarked President
Taylor. Of the Cozy Corner Club, az
nc wiped tho dust of his desk and
called the meeting to order.
They amt elected no now Coun-
cil' corrected Fred Putnam. $50 far
as ] can see. IL is the same old Coun-
ell. l voted for six new men In my
precinct for Common Council and
nary one of them was elected"
You muster voted solid shot -
Kid Nctherwood guessed. THE com
mittce said you could not do so. but
what's the committee got to do with
II? 1 claim to be free born citi-
anybody l like To. voted for Tom
Morton. and some one told Inc he
wasn't running. asst him. and he
said he didn't need TO run, for liz. was
already in Then, l wanted my bal
lot back, and the Judge wouldn't
lcmmc. This S nme government.
want to say"
II had fifteen names on my ballot"
said Writ GRAHAM, but don't Xix {
a couple OF the fellows, so cut two
Of them on put the ballot in the
box. and nobody said nothing, so they
muster all counted. don't believe
in tho solid shot. so believe il is
best TO vote for all OF them as a
rule. Give everybody fair show.
Let young America come 10 the front.
This thing of beating all the old
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-09
MUSIC TO.BE FEATURE OF
HISTORY PAGEANT WEEK
Negotiations for U. S. Marine Band Are Under WAY.
Preparations for Vast Spectacle in May
Are Given Impetus.

Secretary w. B. Cri,llin made tho
announcement yesterday that :, Iarg.
number of saddle horses wouid 10
needed. especially for Friday. Nav
20, Spani* y American War and worl,,
war Day. ana any ono who can fur
hish horses suitable for saddle mr.
poses III requested 10 notify pageant
headquarters. 80 that arrangements
may be made for the mounts
Thursday Flower Dny.
the IRIS. tho official flower OF tho
city OF Hichmond. and the dogwood.
Tue official flower OF the State of
virginia. arc expected to play prom
incnt parts In tho decorative ideas OF
hoats Tor Flower Day" which VIII
be Thursday. May 25. also designated
rs confederate Day" The arrange.
ment for tho Confederate floats and
features OF the parade for tina, day
are IN the hands OF tn. United Daugh-
ters OF the Confederacy. the Confcd-
crate veterans and Sons OF the Con
icderate Veterans. while the ar
rahsemehts FOR tho floral features
Nh DC uhdcr the auspices of the
lanes River Garden Clubs, with Mrr.
Thomas y. WheelwrIght as the spe.
cial chairman
~. y. ltunin. chairman of tho ooat
ana parauo committee. has been Ia
various sections of tho State during
INC past wcok. interviewing the Ia
cal county and city committees rcIa
Two To The floats to be entered I'm
inc parndcs during Pageant Week.
Tho Wholesale Groccrs' Association
al the annual meeting I'm Roauok.
,his week. VIII consider the oues
'ion Of having n float In the parad.
on Saturday. May %. In which the
commercial and industrial progress
OF virginia Win be depicted. Sccrc-
tary w. a. Powell said he was hone
iui that the State associat ton would
place float and also that the Rich
fond wholesalers would have a fioa,
representing their business.
May Deliver "RnI Of Rights.
ROBERT -. Judson. of Yonkcrs. N
T.. who wrote a book on the life Of
GcorGe Mason. author of tho Bill Of
flights, has written Secretary Grid
I'm. Offering his services in deliver.
OF an address on The Virginia 1911
~ Rights" before some organization
during pageant week. The letter VIII
be turned over to the Richmond Rsr
Association. Sir. Judson's son. who
Is said to be living image or
George Mason. will take the part OF
Mason In tho pageant drama
largo percentage of tho 100 coun-
ties and the cities in Virginia Will
be represented in tho parades during
pageant week. and fully 200 floats
tCon,inued on Tenth PnYeD
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Negotiations for the Marine Band
of tho United States to play for the
Virginia Historical Pageant during
the week beginning May 20 are under
way. and every Indication points 10
that great musical Organization ia
voring Richmond with it's presence
BESIDES this band. the pageant Of
h1iuls Will employ local bands. and
there viii be an orchestra OF at least
forty pieces. There will lie high
class music in quantities sufficient
10 please all music lovers.
The past week saw much progress
towards the closing OF preparations
Tor the great spectacle. The board of
trustees adopted tho financial budget
covering NIL OF tho expenses OF tho
project. while appropriations were
made for wire to fence the grounds
at tho edge of the Wnstbrook prop
crtS, near The Kate to Byrd Park
Tor tho grading of the ground and
for tile 10 carry Off the surplus wa
ter from spring.
Contractors viii begin this week
10 turn the ground ana to build the
dam necessary TO complete the lake
which Will be between tho natural
stage and the amphitheater. the seat
ing capacity OF which VIII be more
than $4,000 persons. The lumber
necessary to floor the amphlthcatcr
VIII require 10000 square feet, tho
area to be covered being three acres.
There viii be 20.i00 Individual
chair acats. more than 1000 blca cher
seats and box seats for more than
500. feature OF the box-scat ar
engagements viii be the "Prcsidcnt's''
box. which VIII be reserved for Pres
idcnt Harding and members OF his
cabinet. who are expected to accept
invitations to tho spectacle.
Progress In Selecting Cn~t.
Assistant Director II. l.. Smith says
excellent progress Is being made in
the selection of members OF the cast.
As more than 5000 men. women and
boys and girls win bc necessary to
stage the various episodes and Incl
dents In the history Of Virginia and
depict the character Of the men ana
women who laid the foundation for
tho Commonwealth. whose western
boundary once reached To the Mis-
sissippi on the West and the Cana
dian border on tho North. there Ia
still need for number OF exccp-
tionally talented men and women for
the leading roles.
Various patriotic societies and or
CARNATIONS Will furnish "A large body
OF their members for the Ell massc
scenes. while 1t is expected that tho
Indian scenes will be enacted by
members of the tribes now living In
the several reservations In Virginia
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GLOUCESTER lays CLAIM
TO HISTORIC DISTINCTION
Its People, From First Settle.
ment, Have Been Men
of Note.
WE'RE WORTHY ANCESTORS
Ono OF Oldest Counties In VIrEinIn,
HrlnE Aiming Thirteen Original
Formed In iG52--indinn Capital IJe-
fore White Man Invaded shores.
ny Alice s,dnor rabb DuynI.

ny Alice s,dnor Tabb DuVnI.
have heard these questions asked
several times. and the subject Is one
of special interest just now owing
To the Virginia Historical Pagcan,
TO take place on May 20 TO IS. why
is Gloucester especially entitled Ia
representations" What historic
events have taken place on hcr soil?"
Has Gloucester played any real part
In the history Of our country" We
all answer yes" Of course, but l.
for ono. have been 4 little hazy on
the subject and, for my own benc-
III. as well as that OF others who
may not he quite "up" on these
things. have gotten together n few
facts, with some of tho old tradi-
tons and odd bits of Information,
which may be OF interest at this
time.
In tho first place, Gloucester. or
Gloster. AS II was once spelled. is
one of tho oldest counties in the
State. being among the thirteen orig
inal counties formed In 1852 From
l6i: till that date Glostcr was a part
of YORK; County. The Eurgcsscs for
mcriy represented hundreds OF plan
;ations and were governed as the
shircs in England.
Before the white man invaded these
shores the old Indian capital was at
Gloucester. on York River, about
twenty-five miles from which Is now
West Point. The exact site is sup
posed to havo been at Roosevelt. an
estate OF tho Page family. whore
great banks OF oyster shells and the
curious old ruin of Powhatans chin
ney seems 10 show that the en-
pcror held court there. 1t was either
there or across Cartcr's Creek. at
Shelly. called By tho Indians Wcro-
wocomico. that the famous romance
Of Pocahontas and John Smith took
place.
Built by Mann Page.
Nearly seveniy-fivc years after this
Roosevelt was built by Mann Page.
one of his majcsty's council in this
colony. who. with other members %,
this distinguished family. were prom
incnt in the making OF an carly his
tory. According TO records copied
from the clerks office. Mann Page
OF Gloucester. gave tho land on
which now stands William and Mary
College. AT Roosevelt the Pages en-
tertaincd many men Of note. 1t Is
SAID that. while on visit to his
Continued on Tenth PageD
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tContinucd on Tenth PageD
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-10-05

mine he aslaed shortly. Harry stared
at him.
Sow should / know Yon avn it
81 don't mean that way. We were
ffty-ffty from the minute you showed
up. There never has been any other
thought In my mind
'.Fffty-ffty7 You're making me 4
bloated capitalist ~
81 hope i win. or rather, hope
that .souH make such d thing possible
tor both OF us. But I was talking
shout something else; are We going to
work hard and fight III ont day and
night Tor awhile until we can get
things clear, or are we Just going Ut 1t
by easy sstagesy' IA
Suppose" answered Harry sitter i
communication with his magic mus
tache. ''tilat we go dye and night 'til
awe6get the water out7 1t won't be-
long. Then wen ave to work to-
gether. You'n need my vast store Of
learning and enlightenment " h4
grfnned. i
Good. Bnt the pumping viii last
through tomorrow night. Can y0u
take the night trfck?"
"Sure. But why7" =nss
II want to 90 TO that daaceF"
Harry fwhistled. Harry's big lips
spread into d grin.
"And she's got brown eyesI" he
chortIed to himself. "And she's got
brown air. and she's q wye about 'er.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-10-05

-. 87warklitan IN. tlln Hnxi0ua-faced
Sam Herhenfelder. The water was
down seventy feet.
That night Robert FairchiId sought
q few hours sleep. Two days after the
town still divided its attention be
tween preparations for the Old Times
dance and the progress in the dewater-
ing Of the Blue Poppy shaft. Now
and then the long hose was withdrawn,
and dynamite lowered on floats to the
surface OF the water, far below, a cop
per wire trailing it. Al push OF the
plunger. defamation. and a wait of
long moments; It accomplished moth
inx. and the pumping went on. IF the
earthly remains of Harry Harkins
were below, they ~steadfastly refused
to come to the surface. Il.
The water had fallen tof the level
of the drift. two hundred feet down;
I the pumps now were working on the
main flood which still lay below: fzt.
A day more and q day after that.
The water was now only a. few feet
high In the shaft; II meant that the
whole great opening, together with the
drift tunnel. Don would be dewatered
to an extent sufficient to permit OF
. exploration Again the motor cars
ground up the narrow roadway. Out
side the. tunnel the crowds gathered.
Fairchild saw Anita Richmond and
gritted his teeth at the fact that young
Rodaine accompanied her. Farther in
the background. narrow eyes watch
ing closely. was Squint Rodaine. And
stiE3Sa %fH<lfer d J. IA ~ z
s fIId gAsped as he noticed the
figure 1HleIading down the mountain
side. He put out a hand, then, selling
the nervous Herbenfelder by the
shoulder, whirled him around:
- nokr" he exclaimed. "Look there!
Didn't I tell you! Didn't / have a
hunch p" BE-
For, coming toward them jauntily,
slowly, was a figure in beaming blue,
a Fedora on his head now, but with
the rest of his wardrobe intact, yellow,
buTnp-toed shoes and all. Someone
shouted. Everybody turned. And as
they did SO, the figure fastened it's
pace. A, moment later, a booming
voice sounded, the unmistakable voice
Of Harry, Harkins:
II sye! What's the matter over
there3 Did somebody fall int"
e The putting Of gasoline engines
ceased. "A moment more and the CUR
Cling cough of the pumps was stilled,
while. the shouting and laughter Of q
great crowd sounded through the hills.
A leaping form went forward, Sam
H~erbenfelder, to seize Harry, to pat
him and paw him, as though In assur-
ance that he really was alive, then to
grasp wildly at the ring on his finger.
But Harry waved him aside.
"Ain't / paid the installment on it3''
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-10-05

NIGAFW HE.EE4FRf EN+
dred dollars might haye gone d long.
way toward unwatering TINT shaft.
Hurry was Harry--he had done enough.
"a crossing the zsas 10 help him. And
already, in the eyes L Fairchild,
Harry was swiftly approaching that
place where he could do no wrOrg.
you're wonderful, Harry, ar1e at
I'M. The cornishnAnn pntred with
pride. SasS
TIN j cuckool he admitted.
where's Mother Owardl Whers,s
aOward. Won't \ knock M eyes ont.
And he doomed forward toyxardkhe
1lnlug room. nj find there me le had
hAewn IA Sfhsrs days, y shakas hands
Nifh them ana to bang them IN the
bsaek, ~ sight Biinleys Boseu,an ma
TRyler Bill sitting hnncled NJ their
sAeaI III the corner and ~ n 1~ltuaiyelys
tsWard Them. L M playing
r. favorites III hia a'ome-comina.s
govially ne .lennsd over ire tabls III
D&Kernan and Rill, after ne ma diS.
Eyed hinisalf bef0re Mother; Howard
ald received her sanction az his lice
ti0ns IN dress. Happily AZ boomed!
firth tll6l Information that FairchiidE
aAd ~ We're buck - sx1rk tha .Rlne
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-10-05

M0nsfraTing With me suIlen, mean
visaged young man at her side. IN
stinctfyely Fairchild knew that Young
Rodaine was NOT pleased with the re-
turn of Harkins. AS for the father
Fairchild WhirIed ait a voice by his
side and looked straight into the
crooked eyes of Thornton FafrchiIdss
enemy. The blue-white scar had turned
almost black now. the eyes were red
from swollen, blood-stained veins, the
evil. thin. crooked lips were working
I'm sullen fury. They were practically
alone at the mouth. of the mine. Fair
child with a laugh dying on his lips,
Rndaine with all the hate and anger
and futile malice that a human being
can know typifed In his SCARED, hawk
like features. A thin, taloned hand
came upward, to double. leaving one
bony, curved finger extending In EN-:
phasfs of the words which streamed
from the slit Of a mouth:
= Funny, weren't you? Played your
cheap jokes and got away with 'em,
But everybody amt like them fools ="
he pointed to the crowd Just rounding
the rocks, Harry bobbing in the fore.
ground. There's some that rernem-
ber--and I'm one of EN-. You've put
over your fake; you've had your
laugh; you've framed it SO I'll be the
buttsof every numbskull In Ohadi. But
just listen to this-just listen to this!"
he Fpnpata6 tho horch yo;oo %ohfuo
on q tone that was almost a. screech.
There's another time coming-and
that times going to BE- mine II"
And before Fairchild could retort,
he had turned and was scrambling
down the mountain side.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-10-05
ILLUSTRATIONS
Van Nice

Poppy mine and that they already
had made a trip Of inspection. a.
Fairchild finished his meal and
waited. 4Rut Harry talked on Boze-
mar and Bill left the dining room
again to make d report to the narrow
faced Squint Rodaine. Harry aid not
even notice them. And ais long Ill q
man stayed % answer his queries lust
= long did Harry remain. at last ID
rise, brush 4 few crumbs from his
sliglithing-like sui, press his new hat
Kentlv upon HIS head with both hands
and SHIRT forth once more on his
rounds S0f saying hello. And there
was nothing for Fairchild to do but
to wait as patiently as possible for
his return. n : =. j. y"
The afternoon grew old, Harry did
not come back! The sun set and din
ner was served. But Harry was not
there to eat it. Dusk came, and then,
nervous oyer the continued absence of
his eccentric partner, Fairchild start
ef uptown. = - ~ ::
The usual groups were I'M front of
the stores, and before the largest Of
them Fairchfld stopped
do any of you happen to know a
fellow named Harry Harkins?" he
asked somewhat anxiously. The an
swer was in the affirmative. A miner
stretched out a foot and surveyed It
studiously. q -, ~ Z
"Ain't seen him since about five
o'clock" he said at1ast. HE was Just
starting up to the mine them.
ITO the miner That late?, Are you
sureT"
Welt dunno. May have been 60
ing to Center City. Can't say. All l
know is he said somethin' about goin'
to tn mine earlier in tn afternoon,
an long about five I seer him starting
UP Kentucky gulch." t~2 =
"Who's tlat?' The interruption
had come in a sharp, yet gruff voice.
Fairchild turned to see before him a
a he recognized. a tall, thin, wiry
figure, with narrowed, slanting eyes,
and a c a that went straight UP his
forehead. He> evidently had just
rounded the corner In time to hear the
conversation.
IT was merely asking ADout my part
ner in the Blue Poppy NINE"
''The Blue Poppy" the squirt eyes
narrowed more than ever. you're
FaircLild. amt You? Well, 1 guess
you're. going to have to get along
without "a partner from, now on IS
: Get aIong With0ut--s 2"
* crooked smile came to the others
Eps. s. &c., 81. - e.
"Tnat is, unless you want to work
with . .!eaIman. Harry Harkins got
drowned, about an hour ago. In the
Blue Poppy shaft r. g.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-10-05

Wfde-0pen, almost laughing eyes. .But
you don't believe Nv Syf&:@4
Hi was looking for d man." said
Fairchild quietly. II told him that
q hadn't seen anything but-a boy. n
was willing to do that then-because
III couldn't believe that a girl like you
would Then he stumbled and halt
ed. A moment he sought speech while
she smiled up at him. Then out 1t
came: I'll don't care what 1t was.
IL like you. Honest. il do. + liked
You 10 much when i was changing
that tire that 1 didn't even notice III
when Won put themoney Ii my hand.
well, you're NOT the kind of d girl
who would do anything really wrong.
n might be a prank--or something
like ~that-but, It wouldn't be wrong.
So-No there's an end to III" s.S
Again Hhe laughed SOFTLY. in d way
tantalizing TO Robert Fairchild. as
though she were making game OF him.
That do ron know about women u
she asked finally, and Fairchild told
the truth.
lNrOthing.
Then-" the lansAsgrew heartier.
S6nhIly however, az away. NJ
IN mt firth her hand "But I Won't
St khat ~as eolng II wouldnt,
6a11 ri1At. i h6pe thak FtIFlfvetp
toyspllurS elstimati6n of mo. AZ least-r
NM 4hs1f I 80 - heines1hes1n
yNGl0akkfa And I won't sforgok