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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-18
CHAPTER I


 Perhaps there were hotter places on earth than southold on this July afternoon, but Kenneth Lang did not believe 1t.
 He had come here this morning on business connected with the bank In which he was an official. The vice president had suggested that young Lang" take such trips as were neces- sary, and Kenneth found those oc casional excursions into other towns than his own rather interesting.
 But today the three-hour journey from Saxville had been tedious
 In the first place, he had started with a headache that had increased with the heat. He had hoped that cup of coffee and light luncheon in the small restaurant on Main street might ease the pain In his head. But they did not. He had transacted his business by 12 o'clock and had two hours to squander be- fore the next train left this benighted town.
 Strolling down the street he looked about him in search of some retreat from the heat. The motion picture house did not allure him. He felt slightly sick as he fancied how leavy and lifeless the air would be in such 8 place.
 Two blocks farther was a red brick edfice toward which he made his way. It was evidently some public building where he might find cool ness and shade.
 As he reached 1t he saw with re- lief that it was the Southold library. Slowly, for he was dizzy now, he climbed the steps At the top of the flight he paused and drew a long breath. He had never felt quite as queer as this before.
 A White House
 On the opposite side of the high way a white house nestled under a huge elm, A physicians shingle was nailed to one of the white porch pill lars. If Lang felt no better soon he might go to that doctors office-or, perhaps, to a drug store that he had seen near the station.
 The queer" sensation did not leave him as he reached the shaded interior of the library. Instead of going to the desk he sank down upcn bench just inside the door.
 Here he sat until his head swan a little less and he could look about him.
 At the desk was young woman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-18

Don't try to talk yet" the phy- sieian said gruffly. Just lie still until you feel bit easier. Then We will get off that coat of yours and see what you've done to yourself Ruth,a
 Yes, father"
 Again the Soft Voice
 Kenneth started slightly as he heard the soft voice close to him He did not even know that the girl was in the room.
 Get glass of water and put into it some aromatic spirits" the father directed Now" as in an in- credbly short time the daughter re- turned. glass in hand, drink this, my man. By the way, what is you name?"
 "Lang-Keneth Lang," was the an- swer.
 My name is Grant-Dr Samuel Grant. Ruth, help me while I get this coat off. By the way, Mir Lang. this is my daughter"
 In spite of his suffering Kenneth Lang noticed again the girls gray eyes and long lashes.
 "I saw you in the library he murmured T went in there to get cool-because my head felt so queer. l was afraid" he added weakly. that you would think I was drunk. Did you?"
 She shook her head. "No-I saw that you were i'll. That was why I went to the door to look after you. l was just too late to help you Father was here on the veranda. and saw you fall, and came right over. T
 How simply she spoke, and how briefly she explained the whole sit uation to hinl Her father was s physician. This was his home As soon as the extent of the stranger injuries was ascertained. Dr. Grant would fix him up so that he could ! take the afternoon train back to Sax vile.
 My train leaves at o'clock. Land said now Please do not let me put you to any trouble-but il you could get hack to carry me to the station. 1 would be grateful. First of all we'll see how much you are hurt before you talk ot taking any train" the country docto, remarked dryly. Now we'll get thai coat off And it's going to hurt likt the devil If there are any bone: broken"
 (To be continued)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-18
MrAdveutur~sj RaggsdyAnn 4 .aRa99eAyAnAy .R dAaDe ly yekmy Sru<Ne e
ca.rri.h, by JOHNNY caI,sllE All R.sh.. R..kry..

Andy asked as he looked up in the tree above him.
 No. ] never did, Raggedy Andy And what's more, | never will see q hippopotamus up in a tree" MT Doodle replied.
 And that is true, ATr. Doodle. If you never look up in trees" Raegedy Andy said. For how can you expect to see hippopotamus up in a tree if you do not look?" And as MT Doodle was very anxious to see :; hippopotamus up in tree, he looked up. q don't see him at all!" h said.
 "Neither do I. Mir Doodle" Rag gedy Andy said. But maybe some day you will see one right up there on that little thin branch" And as he said this, Raggedy Andy reached
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-18
CHAPTER II

Kenneth Lang was almost blinded by the glare. When he had mounted the library steps there had seemed to be only six or eight of them. Now to his uncertain vision there seemed to be a dozen. And he must descend them all.
 He looked about for railing to which to cling to steady himself, But he could see none. He must trust to luck.
 He had taken only one step for ward when everything went black around him, and he pitched forward.
 Something-he did not know what at first--brought him back from the gulf of unconsciousness into which he had plunged. He opened his eyes.
 He was lying flat on the cement walk leading to the library Kneel- ing beside him was the girl he had seen in the building. In her hand was a jug of water. His face and hair were wet.
 He tried to get up.
 T beg your pardon" he began.
 Then, as an agonizing pain grip ped him, he sank back with groan.
 I'm afraid I-have-brolSen my arml" he gasped
 Let me see.' deep voice said. Beyond the girl stood gray haired man. He spoke authoritatively.
 Get up, Ruth. We'll carry him into the library until I find out what's wrong"
 To Place of Rest
 The girl demurred. Why not right into the house, father? He will be more comfortable there.'
 "Yes. that's so. We'll take him into the house." the man said n a ,f +, lad assembled, and, country fashion were gazing curiously at the pros- | trate form; give me hand with this chap"
 "Is he drunk, doctor?" Lang heard 1 one of them ask. "Nol' was the gruff answer. "Hs must have had touch of the sun l and tainted But he seems to havt hurt his arm or shoulder. Careful now Two of you take him on tha; side and two of us will take hin l on this"
 Kenneth Lang closed his eyes and bit his lips to suppress any signs oi the pain that seized him as he was 1 lifted from the ground He was 2 tall man, and not a light weight. ana l the men. following the physician. l instruction, were not skilled in moN. | ing an injured person. But they meant kindly, so he must not lc | them know that they were torturine l him.
 {, Bring him here into my office, :, ordered the doctor. Lay him ther, on the couch" A moment later Lang opened hi. | eyes. He sighed with relief as tht shaded interior brought sense ol | coolness and quiet.
 The men who had carried him il had gone away.
 T ought to have thanked them," ht l began.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-18
FAVORITE RECIPES
 OF FAMOUS MEL
, WILLIAM CRAWFORD
WTELIN V M ' NA W Y OftD President Emeritus Allegheny College
 Scrambled Eggs

Scrambled Eggs
 Break the number of eggs desired into a bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper. Put one-half tea spoonful of butter for each egg in skillet and make smoking hot. Then pour in eggs and stir quickly and vigorously with a table spoon until the eggs are done to little more than the consistency of thick cream. Before taking up roll the scramble to one side of the skillet in the form of an omelette. This must be done very quickly or the scramble will be cooked too much. Then place on small we'll l-heated platter and serve immediately while piping hot. The best results will be secured by using not more than four eggs at one time.
 This dish 1 have often prepared in camp and with excellent results In an emergency or on dare l have prepared the same dish in the home and with equally good success If the above instructions are care fully followed I youeh for a highly satisfactory dish.
 Copyright, 1922, by The Bell SynH-
 cate, Inc.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-18
One Trick q Day
"The ObedIent Penny,

Invert water tumbler over a penny tten support the edges on two nickels.
 Now say that you can take the penny out without moving the glass or touching the nickels. They won't believe you-but this Is the way it's done;
 Scratch the table cloth near the glass with your finger nail. You may have to do this for while. but presently the penny will respond and will move slowly from under the glass towards your finger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-18
CITY EMPLOYES AND TEACHERS TO HAVE
 CHRISTMAS PAY DAY

All city employees will receive their semi monthly checks Wednesday, in stead of five days later, according to announcement of H. Marvin Fay Tor Christmas is the reason. Teach . CTS are ordinarily paid once month but they will have two pay days in December. and will also receive half month checks Wednesday,.
 Approximately $110,000 in checks will go forth from the comptroller office on that day. Of this amount s65, 900 will be for half-month pay of teachers. and $45.000 for pay rolls of the city departments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-18

Is a model of It's kind. But your town is much larger than ours"
 .'Yes." he murmured Tt is much larger"
 The room was swaying around him He must get out of here and across the street to that white house where the doctors sign hung.
 He felt too weak to frame another sentence. With a brief "Good after noon" he turned away and staggered out of the door into the glaring sun light on the library steps.
Hickory daily record., 1922-12-26
Bv the Associated Press.

Raleigh, N. c., Dec 23.-After ex-
perience in forestry service over most
of the western hemisphere and the
Philippines, H. NJ. Curran, ''has wan
dered back home," where he wanted
to be all the time," to take up his du-
ties as farm forestry specialist OF the
agricultural extension service.
Announcement of the appointment
was made today. The new official, it
was stated, will devote his time to. the
handling, improving and marketing Of
farm forestry products in the state.
Mr. Curran graduated at the North
Carolina State college in 1898, recelv-
ing the degree of bachelor of science
He then took special work at the New
York college of Forestry and Cornell
University.
At this time, he passed examlna-
ton for entrance into the United States
forestry service and remained in this
work until 1905, making studies OF
the loblolly pine in eastern Carolina
the long leaf pine in South Carolina
Georgia, Louisiana and Taxas, ano
the tan bark and stave industries OF the
APPALACHIAN region of North Caroline
West Virginia and Kentucky.
Following this, his duties took hin
| to the hardwood region of the Berk
shire Hills of Massachusetts,, the vel
low pine section of South Dakota
Arizona and New Mexico, and then t(
Texas, where he was loaned to al
oil company to help develop 60O,oo'
acres of forest land
Mr.. Curran was sent to the Philip
pines after this service and served seV
en- years as district forester and a
assistant professor of forestry IN tn
University Of the Philippines. Inc ar
gentine government then secured NJ
Iserviccs as forester for two years, fol
flowing which he made investigation
lin Columbia, Venezuela and Brazil. II
lis a member Of the society OF Amer
lean Forcsters and formerly dellvere
lectures on tropical forestry at 1a]
University.
Hickory daily record., 1922-12-26
YOUNG NAN HELD
FOR RQbb|N|G3
STORE

John Oliver Jenkins, a young white
man who lives near the ";'r', wa
jailed this afternoon folc...g an il
vestigation conducted b. Chief Lent
and Sergeant Jones into the robbery
of eight OF ten pistols aad $25 in cash
from the Shuford Hardware Company
last night. That the robbery was
planned in advance was shown by the
fact that a two-by-four scantling had
been placed from a window Of the third
floor to tree in the rear Of the place,
and allowed to remain there until last
night.
Adrian Witherspoon, bookkeeper
for the company, went to the office
about 9 o. clocl, last night and discover
ed that the store had been robbed. 1t
is believed the place was entered be-
tween and 8 o'clock
Jenkins was seen on the streets
about $3.50, it was said, and the Of
ticers have evidence which they. are
not ready to divulge.
That the person who robbed the
store placed the scantling in the tree
is evident. This could have been ar
ranged easily during the rush hours
Saturday and that it attracted no at
tention is not surprising. The per
son who wanted to make the robbery
climbed the tree, brought the scant-
ling down even to the second floor,
placed it and walked Or skinned across
it to the building. He left by the rear
back door.
This was the only robbery of con-
sequence reported during the day. The
recorders court was busy grinding all
forenoon and had lots of cases for the
Most Of the defendants are
charged with being drunk.
The officers are looking for a negro
called "Skin' who is wanted for
Ed Nicely in South Hickory.
A report reached here today that
one of four men in liquor car from
Belmont was killed when the machine
urned over near Maiden Sunday night.
The Record was unable to learn the
name of the dead man.
Hickory daily record., 1922-12-26
BORAH s Bic PLAN
FINDS MUCH
OPPOSITION
BY the Associated Press.


Washington, Dec. 26.-Senate Re-
publican leaders conferred TODAY on an
effort to agree on what changes they
will seek in the proposal of Senator
Borah, Republican Of Idaho, for an
economic and disarmament conference.
The naval appropriation bill, with the
amendment, will come up in the senate
tor consideration.
A large part of the Republican
membership and number of Demo
rats are understood to be against the
>orah amendment in its present form
The views of President Harding,
Secretary Hughes and other admins
ration officials have been sought, but
senator's who talked with them have
lot disclosed their attitude. Senator
.odgc will oppose the resolution, it
vas said, but he and other leaders
night consent to support it if modi-
led.
These who want to see the lanGu.
&c Of the proposal changed include
enator Curtis, Kansas; Smoot, Utah,
nd Watson, Indiana Most of the Re-
publican irreconcila BILE group were said
0 be against the proposal, as were
ther Republican leaders.
Senator Smoot's view is that such a
~anferance as proposed by Senator
;orah would be impracticable.
Europc's chief aim, frankly AN
ounced, is cancellation of her debts
0 America" said Senator Smcot.
This the American people will never
onsent to. Its consideration or pre-
ientation would be useless"
Hickory daily record., 1922-12-26
TWO KILLINGS IN
RALEIGH AND
SECTION
By the Associated Press.

Raleigh, N. c., Dec. 26-Two kill
lings and an alleged incendiary burn
ing of home took place in and near
Raleigh during the Christmas holidays.
Manchester Debman, eight-year-old
negro boy, tried to aid his father put
a negro out of his store. He received
a load Of bird shot in The breast and
died instantly. Joe Stephenson is in
Wake county jail charged with the
murder.
The second Staying occurred Sunday
afternoon at Caraleigh village near
.fere when sJohll McNally shot and kill
ed Joseph Upchurch following an ar
gument over game of dice, accord
ing to the police. McNally is under ar
rest on a charge of murder.
James Perry, a farmer living in Cary
township, reported to authorities that
some one set fire to his home Christ
mas night, destroying it with all con-
tents.
Hickory daily record., 1922-12-26
limited STATES IMPORTS
TO JAPAN HEAD LIST

Toxic, Dec Goods imported
from Germany during the first nine
months of the year amounted In value
to 86,55O,O00 yen or ST percent of the
total imports during the period,
amounting to 1,522, 10000 yen, ae-
cording to the department of Agricul-
ture and Commerce, Germany was
sixth in the list Of importing .coun-
tries.
The United States heads the list
with 4S8,O00,0OO yen, British India
second with 217,600,000 yen, England
third with 194,92O,000 yen, China
fourth with 131 100000 yen ant
IKwantung fifth with 1O8, ,520,OO0 yen
Imports from Germany during ths
corresponding period of 1921 amount
cd only to 29,600,OO0 yen. The princi
pal goods imported from German,
were drugs, drug material, dyes, wool
len textiles, paper. iron metal manu-
features, scientific and surgical III
struments and chemical manufactures
Hickory daily record., 1922-12-26
WOMAN WANTED
FOR DRY MAN s
MURDER
BY the Associated Press.


Steubenville, O.. Dec. ga woman
entered into consideration today in
the killing yesterday of Charles DIX
it, Blinn, prohibition officer, the
marked man" of the dry squad here,
md the fifth prohibition officer in JEFF
ferson county to meet his death at the
hands Of bootleggers.
Police said Blinn was last seen leav
ing the home of Miss Lulu Lyle, Web
Ster alley, about 10 p. m. and that
shortly thereafter residents told OF
hearing shots near the house and OF
seeing an automobile drive off.
According to evidence given to the
police, they said, Blinn appeared at the
home of Charles Walker last night il
an intoxicated condition, flashing a
"evolvcr and threatening to "pinch'
I number Of places. They said he was
ordered away.
Police are working today on th'
theory that Rlinn's murder was plann
I'd; that nc was shot and place in tn,
machine in Webster alley, and that hi;
5ody was taken to Marsh alley, tw,
blocks away and there dumped out ol
The car. There were no blood traces
about the body.
Hickory daily record., 1922-12-26
PARD0N GRANTED
LONE Y0UNGBY
GOVERNOR J;

Lone Young, who is believed to have
accompanied Baxter Hildebrand to the
woods in Burke county on the night
Gleen Llppafd was murdered, is one
OF Il prisoners granted a pardon by
Governor Morrison for Christmas
present. Young is back home deter
mined to conduct himself in manner
that will place him above suspicion.
In letters to relatives since he was
sent to the state prison two years
ago, Young has said that he was a
changed man.
Young, who was convicted with
Dock and Cecil Hefner for the murder
OF Glenn Lippard, in Burke county
IN November, 1920, is paroled by the
governor on the strength of Solicitor
r. L. Huffman's conviction that the
prisoner has, amply served full time
for any part he may have had in
the killing.
eileen Lippard was murdered lin
Burke county, November 20 1920, and
three men Dock and Cecil Hefner and
Lone Young were tried and convicted
of murder in the second degree. Later
On evidence developed at the trial, Bax
ter Hildebrand was arrested and
charged also with the murder. He
pleaded guilty to manslaughter, and
upon his confession Cecil Hefner was
pardoned. Baxter Hildebrand was
sentenced to two years in the state
prison.
"This was very mysterious mur-
der and it was difficult proposition to
get the truth of the matter" said
Solicitor Huffman, in letter to the
governor upon which the parole was
based. II have made considerable i'll
vestigation of the entir~ matter and
am convinced that there were only
four men present at the time Of the
killing, to wit: eileen Lippard, Dock
Hefner, Lone Young and Baxter
.Hilderbrand and Young ut the
company with the deceased met
Hildebrand and Young at the point
Of the homicide for the purpose of
receiving a quantity of liquor from
Hildebrand, to be by Hefner and Lip
pard, transported to the city of Char
lctte for sale; that before the delivery
of the liquor all four men became en-
gagged in a quarrel over game in
which all were engaged, and that Dock
Hefner in some way procured possess
sion of the deceased's pistol, and with
interest in the liquor and accompanied
Hildebrand only as friend, having
known him all of his life and hav-
ing for some time worked for Hide
brand. And it is nv opinion that
Lone Young's sentence should be
committed to that of Baxter Hide
brand, that is two years, from the
first Monday in December.
Hickory daily record., 1922-12-26
WIRELESS COMES TO
RESCUE LONELY ISLAND

Sydney, N. S. W., Nov. 30.-Wire-
less has come to the rescue Of lonely
Pitcairn island, which loomed large
in fiction and history as the refuge
of the mutineers of the British sloop
Bounty, years 400.
Until now the islanders have been
compelled to derend for their news of
the outside world upon the occasional
visits of ships. A wireless paint has
Just been landed and will do much
to relieve the isolation of the is
land residents according to advices
reaching here Some of the young
men of the island have been learnir"
the Morse code. The men who board
cd the ship which landed the plant
seemed to have good knowledge of
money value and obtained a good
price for their goods, according t.
the ships officers.
Hickory daily record., 1922-12-26
TURKS PROTEST
0NPROP05ED
HEARING
By the Associated Press.

L
Lausanne, Dec. ga vigorously
Worded protest to the near east con
ference commission on minorities
to prevent the Armenian delegates
to appear before the commission was
received this afternoon.
Thus new discordant note marke i
the resumption of the peace negotia-
tions after the Christmas recess. The
sub-commission on minorities had plan
ned to receive the Armenians and the
Bulgarians this afternoon, the Ar
menians to explain their demands for
a national home and the .Bulgarians
to set forth their claims to Eastern
Thrace which is passing intp the hands
Of the Turks.
The Ottoman protest was addressed
to the president Of the sub-commis-
sion on minorities.
Hickory daily record., 1922-12-26
jake. MAY WILL
Be BIG Lacquer
Bv the Associated Press.

Wendell, N. c., Dec. 2EI.-Another
North Carolina town breaks into the
imelight of the sporting world with
he announcement that jake May, OF
his city, has been drafted by the
New York Yankees and will be given
4 tryout for the pitching staff next
spring.
The Carolina lad was a member Of
the Vernon club of the Pacific Coast
ieague at the time he was drafted.
Should he be given a permanent place
on the Yankee roster, the New York
team will have two pitchers Of almost
the same name, for Carl Mays bids
Fair to continue his fine record.
jake started his professional base
ball career when he was only slx:Ccn
years of age and still in short pants
by breaking into the Portsmouth club
,f the Virginia league, class 3. olga
,zation. After several seasons, he was
purchased by the st. Louis Cardinal:
md released to the Beaumont club, OF
he Texas league following an u.s-
;uccessful tryout.
Performing in great style, he made
4 favorable impression on the Texas
noguls in 1921, and Beaumont WAS
expecting much Of him in 1922, bat
re refused to report because OF n
disagreement.
May attempted to land with the
Raleigh club, of the Piedmont league,
a much smaller organization than
the Lone Star state league, but Beau
| mont refused to part with 1ln. Al
| the beginning of the season, however
he was sold to the Vernon club, q
class A organization.
! Yankee scouts were attracted by
his splendid record and started ncgo-
tiations to secure his service. TIL.
papers were signed only recently ant
next season, Jake will have a seccnc
opportunity to make good in the majoi
leagues.
May will not get homesick whil'
showing his wares, for there Is an
other North Carolina player with tn
Yanks-George Murray, a formc
North Carolina State College pitcher
John Scott, who held the Yanks score
less in one of the last world serie
contests, is a North Carolina produc
with the Giants.
May is a south paw and relies o
his fast ball as his chief weapo
against enemy batters. He also ha
mastered a nice curve ball. His pre-
press in baseball has been watched b
, hundreds of Tar Heel fans, who wi
grab the sport sheets each dav mex
spring to watch his showing with tn
Yanks. ----------. -