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Had 1t struck his skull 1t would have
knocked him unconscious. But in the
nick of time he leaped aside, and 1t
fell across the muscles of his neck
and shoulders. With howl of pain
he wrenched the Weapon from her
hands. He beat her across the face
again and again with his fists. He
seized her by the hair, twining 1t In
his hand, and, forcing her head back.
put his hands over her mouth.
She tried with all the strength she
possessed to pry his hands away; the
red and swollen face that leered Into
her own seemed to fill all space, like
huge, evil sun. With all the strength
that remained in her she tore at the
red hand over her mouth, and bit into
1t until her assailant yelled with pain
His grasp on her throat loosened for
| an instant. She drew in deep gasp
of air. Then she saw that the door
was open.
Hackett was In the room. He was
shouting to Bowyer. who released the
half-conscious girl, stood up. ant
yelled In answer. The outlaw wa:
tugging frantically at his arm. Ther'
came the plunge Of heavy bod.
against the door Of the camp. Hacket
sprang forward, and fell sprawlini
back under terrific blow.
Wilton stood on the threshold.
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MODERNS OWE DEBT TO THE PAST

expected ways To take recent ana
unexpected example, one may quote
the color prints, especially those of
Utomaro. Hokusai, and Hiroshige, art
lists of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth
centuries. who have been a deep intp'-
ence upon the use of line and the com
position of the modern European post
er school. The simplification OF hnes
fill only those essential 10 the central
idea remain, was heritage TO the
school of color prints from earlier arr
ists.-Elizabeth J. Coatsworth, In the
North American Review.
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Present-Day Civilization Apt to Forget
Whence Came Much of Art and
Literature.

So accustomed are we to our own
art and civilization that we scarcely
realize how varied are the sources
from which they sprang. We ac-
knowledge a great debt to Rome. But
do we often remember that our alpha
bet goes back at least to the Egyp-
tians? Do we appreciate the meaning
of the fact that nearly half the words
we use have Latin derivation? That
we owe our numerals to the Arabs
In our literature, what Is the
debt of the Elizabethans TO Theocri-
tus, who first sang that pastoral they
in turn learned from the Italians:
Through all our lives run strange
threads of the past, but we are too ac
| cnstomed to them even to recognize
them as strange and thrilling, too
Often influences work in the most un
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their pockets. And each act was eX-
tended in her mind and vision through
an eternity, as if 1t would never end.
She sprang to the table, seized the
oil lamp, and hurled it at their backs.
1t struck them fairly, sending them
staggering before they had time to
fire. Instantly the crrtains before the
windows were ablaze. stream OF
burning oil shot across the floor to the
divan, which began burning furiously,
filling the room with smoke. Wilton
and the two men closed.
There followed n furious struggle.
The combatants rolled over and over,
! stumbling against the burning diyan,
knocking over the chairs, crashing in
to the walls. All the while Mcdonald
hammered Mt the door and added his
shouts to the uproar.
Molly darted across the passage and
released him. They're numbering
WIFI she cried. But the old man,
staggering out. only shouted distract
edly. Molly ran back. Hackett had
Wilton by the throat, and, as she
entered the room Bowyer wrenched
himself free, raised his pistol, and
brought the butt crashing down or
Wilton's head. Wilton toppled back
into the blazing oil.
Bower aimed, but Molly knocked
ND his arm, and the shot went Wild
Rovyer turned upon Molly with ,
CHASTITY grin.
"D-n YOU" he shouted raising hi
nistol to strike her down. Mcdonald
!, sprang between them. Hackett pulle'
| at Bowyer and dragged him to III
door. He whispered In his ear, an
y Bowyer cursed him. They clinched /
the passage.
d Molly was unconscious of what wa
/ transpring. She had rushed to Niltoi
l. and. crasping him by the shoulders
n nulled him out of the flames. SeiZin
r him in her arms, she began madly bea
G ing out the fire that was licking n
II clothes and hair. She tore of ms Dia
y ing coat and with 1t eXtinsuishe
n them. Then, holding his head again
s. her breast she staggered toward II
ID door through the thick smoke, Nj
Donald at her side.
ID AS she neared it Hackett leaped fo
III ward. He pushed the factor violent
IN back and slammed it. An instant lat
q there sounded the click of the k'
In the lock.
r! "rhe window The window" shot
J ed the factor.
But that side of the room was Il
n, ing wall of fire, and they seemed
as be trapped hopelessly. The heat w
rn becoming intolerable.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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came to me and asked my help after
he'd murdered a man in common
brawl. He wanted to give himself up.
| told him not to. l got him his job
at the portage, where he'd be secure.
I've stood by. him, been his friend,
protected him. But I'll protect him no
more"
He wheeled upon the factor. "Now
speak to her again!" he shouted.
you're her fatherw There was IN
tense mockery in his tone. "Shell
obey you. Ask her If she wants you
to swing in the jail-yard at Yorkton
while she's on her honeymoon with
Will Carruthers !"
| With wh.mpering cry the factor
dropped to his knees and hid his face
| In his hands. Molly let the rifle fal
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Imagination will always bust up q
nlan of life that is TOO straitlaced.
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A Mans Religion.

II man have religion In when
he consclentiously believes, with the
love of God and the love of ones fei-
low man in It, and he lives as good
a life as weak, human flesh permits
him to live-that he be honest and
kind and have charity In him-verily.
he need have no fear when he stands
face to face with his Greater at !he
,udpment. One need not be learned
In theology to know this. 1t Ia what
God Himself has said.
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The Rebellion of korah.

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, and
Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab,
and On, the son of Peleth, sons OF
Reuben. took men, and they rose III
before Moses, with certain of the
children of Israel; and they gathered
themselves together against Moses and
against Aaron, and said unto them,
Ye take too much upon you, seeing all
the congregation are holy. and the
Lord is among them; wherefore lift ye
I'D yourselves above the congregation
of the Lord? And when Moses heard
It he fell upon his face.-Numbers
1914.
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guay's coat, he cut the sleeve Of his
shirt away. One Of the constaDles
brought him his first-aid case and soon
had the wound painted with iodine and
bandaged.
"rl not need you any further" said
the inspector to Andersen. "You1l
help keep the men in their BUNK
houses, in case Of trouble. Take three
or four of your own men. I'm going
after Carruthers, and I expect to be
back by noon."
He called the second dismounted
constable and they rode off at swift
pace toward the portage.
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CHAPTER XIV
Bowyers Hour.


Bowyer looked the incarnation OF In
science and triumph as he stood in the
doorway, red-faced, red-haired. like
some sleek fox that has put on It's
habitunI cunning because 1t is at last
secure from danger.
His vicious eyes fixed themselves
upon the girls face as she fastened
back the hair that hung about her.
"That brute was rough with you,'
said Bowyer. "But l guess you gave
him better than he gave you. guess
he got what he deserved. told them
YOU weren't to come to any harm.
Well, Mcdonald, they didn't use you
too rough, eh?"
1--WE were brought here by force and
violence" said Molly defiantly. Are
we 10 be kept here in the same way?'
| Suddenly Bowyer stepped forward
and took her hands. "Molly-listen
| to me now," he said. "Listen quietly.
I'm not going to hurt you. l love you.
I've got to have you, Molly. But !
want you to love me. Let's forget II
all. What'd you say, Molly? Did you
ever think of what I've got to otfer
you?"
She tried to draw her hands away
but he held them tightly, and, remem
bering her resolution, she stood Will
them passive in his own.
whats your answer, Molly?' asked
Bowyer.
"Never.' she cried. "You knew
that! Did you think l was going Il
change because you had had me k1o
, naped and inflicted this outrage upol
, me?' .--.
, Bower turned toward the factor
T Maybe she'll obey you, Mcdonald h
: said softly; and something In his ton
Y arrested the girls attention.
Mcdonald was gray with fear. ID
II leaped up. "Molly, he means it," h
+ screamed. 1--WE can't escape hin
). He'll get you as he's got me. Mol.
e say yes to him, because he's wol
He'll get what he wants, anyway. An
Il IFS no shame to see when your
It beaten, and to give way"
The sight of the trembling old ma
n. swept away all the girls resolve. H'
n loathing for their prosecutor drove III
to frenzy. She tore her hands fro
|" Bowers ran behind the divan ar
to snatched up q rifle that stood thet
She raised the stock above her hei
le with both hands.
It. IF you touch me again III k
rs you!" she cried.
in Bowyer looked at the factor. 18th
C. I'll tell her what l know he sa
a For years I've stood by you Il
shielded YOU"
he The factors hands went up as if
ce were warding off blow, and the
gs was the mute appeal of whipped d
in his eyes. Bowyer went on:
of For years I've protected you fr'
IN the law. Now I've done with you.
he "You can tell me, Tom Bowyel
he cried Molly.
He swung toward her. "1ll tell y
ere then" he roared. "Your fathers
mt. murderer. He's been wanted by
Ak police these twenty years or M
Ter and he's still wanted. The police dc
the forget. | knew it from the first.
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Girl Death Rate Lowest.

For nearly all the diseases that
affect infancy and childhood, the death
rate of girls is lower than that OF
boys.
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CHAPTER XVI
Under Arrest.

Molly saw 1t all as If in dream.
The hideous presence Of her assallant
was still with her. Then she saw
Hackett and Bowyer pull pistols from
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MIie fin6 mir bier MIR IN elmer
Werfft1tte Der 11aburfa.
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Dnrt linh lie trob oes GaI,taltnter-

gort fins lie tros oes gaIl,tatnter-
lhieoes INNER nod billiger ais
bier. Mnaiise natirlid crit redt.
Gs gilt bier alleroinas Sdlneioer
in Sen sroBen Moocgeiddften, Die
1900 Marf @obenlobn erhalten.
Gas erfldrt aud nieles. galllta-
ltarfe Muslarocr faufen bie gr-
5eueniiie iolh teltrer 4rbeit une
genen 0a1Rit ben Con fir bic 8reis-
lageu all. ghenfo in Sen Eeniionen.
400 bis 500 Marf pro Sag iin0
linen menig - elm un0 einbalber
Collar - fit Ben gingeieiienen 1T
es pieI.
Na9 Ben bisberigen Nadribten
aus ben 8d0ern uno Sommerfri.
i6en baben mir NIT einem nnge-
beuren 3uitrom bon Anslanoern 5n
rebnen. 6ie Der Stano Der Galuta
beriiberlodt. Nibt MIR 9un6ertta,l.
ienoe bon Mmerifanern lino angemels
set, bon benen piele sic 9berammer-
earer Geitiptele beiuden molten,
ionoern aud @dite aus England.
oen Nieoerlanben, Ser 56mei5 llno
Sen noroii6en Reiden. SSn Den
gr0Beren S%ftieehaoern itno be,tte
i6on berartig riele anmeloungen
eingegangen, oaB gar feline Gusitbt
mebr borbanben fein ion, bort
Quartier 5u befommen. Meanbe
Sotels baben lire 2ogierliitea fir
Moi Big sSull bereits gei6loIien,
,lnb nebmen nur IN nbeionoeren
66nen" nod 4nmeloungen on. 9ie
beionoeren Saae iino erfabrungsge-
mdB fol9e bon Muslanoern, Die nod
grtrapreiie bieten. Ser e%rbolungs-
%beoiirftige Deutf6e miro alio auG
in 8e5ug auf feline Sommerfrii4e
oas MaAieben baben..
Sent Sremoen5ufluB miro nod
aneoem nit iebr geteilten @efiiblen
entgegengeieben. SSn Deuti6oiter.
reid unb Sirol iiebt man @ngldn'
ser uro Sran5oien foear nit eini-
ger grbitterung. Sort itho SGu-
ienoe BON englii6en Mrbeitsloien
undergraduate, Sic bon ibrem 2anoe
MrbeitsloiemnterltiBung erbalten.
Geren 8etrag lit in England tpe-
Mig, IN 9elterrei9 aber piel. uno
hieie 8riten perteuern ben 2an6es-
finoern oie oDnehir nihts baben,
oas menige, mas iie ionlt fanfen
tGnntel1 u11o mas ibr 2anb er5eugt.
Sc lit oasiel6e mie bier, MIR in
nod D0berem MaBitabe, mie ia uber-
ba11pt Seiterreih ale uniere 66mie-'
rigfeiten i'm 5uperlatip 5eigt.
IS. b. sc.
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Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Default having been made in the
payment of the sum Of Five hundred
eight and 67-I00 ($508.67) Dollars.
at the date of this notice upon a GER
tain mortgage, dated June 3rd, 1920,
duly executed and delivered by Mime
sofa Land and Credit Company, mort
Egagor, to Ludwig J.. Nerlien, mortga-
gee, and with the. power Of sale there
in contained, duly recorded in the office
of the register of deeds in n for the
County Of Stearns and State of Mime
sofa, IN the Sth day Of June, 1920, at
cages on page $50; and default hav
ing been made by said mortgagor in
the payment eff the taxes for the year
1920 upon the m~ortgaged premises de-
amounting with interest n penalties
to the sum Of 1904. 80, are delinquent
and unpaid at the date of this notice;
and whereas the said Ludwig L. Ner-
does hereby elect to declare the whole
principal sum of said mortgage lkIe
and payable at the date Of this not eh,
in accordance with the power and au-
thority granted by the terms and con-
F-ditions of said mortgage. and the
power of sale therein contained; n
whereas there is actually due and un-
paid and claimed to be U and unpaid
upon said MORTGAGE debt the sum OF
Twenty-one thousand six hundred
eight, and 67-100 Dollars ($21,608.67);
and whereas the power of sale has be-
come operative and no action or pro-
otherwise, to recover the deb secured
by said mortgage, or n part thereof;
Now, therefore, Notice is hereby gil
ven that by virtue of the power of sale
contained in said mortgage, and pur-
suant to the statute in such case made
and provided, the said mortgage will be
foreclosed by a sale of the lands and
premises described in and conveyed by
said mortgage, viz:
cas- Quarter (NWA ofNEA3; and the
North Half of the Northwest Quarter
(Nk of NWA), and the Southwest
Quarter Of IN the NorthWsst Quarter 6
Sixteen (16); Lots numbered Two (2),
Three (3), and Four (4), and THE South
east Quarter of the Northeast Quar-
ter (sEA Of NEA),. and the North
Southeast Quarter (NA of SEA of
seq, of Section numbered Seventeen
90; all in Township numbered One
Hundred Twenty-Five CPD n, of Range
ing $50 acres of land, all situate in
the County of Stearns and State of
Minnesota; which sale will be mad by
the Sheriff of Stearns County, Mime
sofa, at the front door of the st. Cloud
Institute Building Temporarily used as
a Courthouse), in the City of st. Cloud,
in the County Of Stearns and State of
Minnesota, on the 3Oth day of June,
1922, at ten o'clock A. NJ. of that day,
at public vendue, to the highest bid
der for cash, to satisfy the amount then
due on said mortgage, together with
the costs and disbursements Of such
sale and W. hundred dollars, attor-
ney's fees, stipulated in said mortgage
Dated May 10th. 1922.
LUDWIG L. NERLIEN,
j. B. Pattison, Mortgages.
Attorney for Morgagee,
Zapp State Bank Building.
st. Cloud, Minnesota.
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rSalten sic Ben 11el1en SodeD als
&eiter fir gefdbrli9?"
~@etpiB, fir Die 8aiianten nno
3u19al1er!

~ 81 o6 err n. NrofuriH: SD
.be5peifle, Oh sic Die 5teae alS 4or>
Respondent in inherent Sauie be-
fomme1t meroen, trob Sbrer - bier
Spraden. 80 Siriprade tpdre BET
fer
Ser 5In1enbod. @11ber
(5u ieiner i'm forttpdbrenb befrh-
telr6en Gbefrm): ngeur gut, bob
net I'M Selb orauB'n NOR JOINT
td1t'ft "a no mir s. 5bul6 geb'n,
caB mr. n &rieg berlor'n ba'ml"
Mo6ern. Befannter:
Sag mal, Sreun6, bait Du benin
Define uniberihdtsf9ul6en berei3
abgetragen2"
Mr5t: nNein ~ aber 0ieienigeu
meiner Sraul"
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So Mnf 1mnegen. Der
girgI felt benin 8e6tpirt itarf IN
Der &reibe, 10 1aB linn oieier i6ont
1tidt mebr anfidreiben min. 8ieoer
etnrual iibt er gemiitlid beim bran.
men MaB ,tno bat ieinm MaBfrng
Ieer, bod Der 8edtDirt tut ntW ber-
glei6en, 10 oft er aud boribergeW.
Da meirt Der Girgl gum 8edmirt::
u8as meinit benin, mas mer6en
pir benn morgm frab fir Better
baben2~
IS s. man ibo11, a Id0n'sl" ant.
mortet Der 8e6tpirt.
SEQ neiBt," fdngt Der @irgl tpie-
6er an,..... rme1tt gu BOG manit,
oa gib mir rl1r nod a MaB 8ier!"
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Sin @adoperitanbiser.

r@ne 8etter, Sans, 6as tam ia
Elm teurer 5pab meroen. 8as
meinit Du?"
ngsa, Dem &upferl na@ 10 100
Marf!"
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2anomirtidaftg @rebitc.

8olbington, 1. Stunt. 9ie
&riegs Sinan5forporation fin6igte
am Montag oie @%enebmigltng bon 80
&reoiten fit Mferba11- rn6 Bieb5udt-
aapede I'M @eiammtbetrag bon $780,
900 on; babor1 e%ntfanen 7a11f Miinne-
fota $4,000, nuf Nortb Dafota $142,
600, anf Soutb Dufota $1,000 un6
auf Bisconiin $4,000.
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$tidIeir bed bid! @ielein tired
bi4l &niippel aus benz Sadl
$50 1T @ielein fired bt42

- Me6nerbIute Ser Serr
Borreoner lit mieoer einmal anf Der
Meblaus, ieinem alten Stedenpfero>
berumgeritten!"
- Cine neue Art Mits,
gi #. 5bubma@ermeifter Gum
8r6a1tigam ieiner So9ter, Der 9nb-
neralgen.O perateur iD: r8ares
@elo fam i6 meiner Sodter leioer
niht mitgebenl Aber i@ min bon
iebt ab meinen <n6en ale Die Cite
fel etpas aa e1ge MAIDEN, 6amit sic
cine. a11sge6ebntere Siibneraugen-
prarts befommen!"
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Gbelteiue, sic lire Tarbe peran.
bern.

9as Stadium beiikt neben au-
beren merfDlr0igen Sdbigfeiten
ar6 bie gebeimnispoGe &raft, oen
9iamanten I'M 9unfeln aufleu9ten
5u la1ien, nnb es lit Elm geraoeou
5auberbafter gin0rud, menr beim
8orfiibren oes Naoiums an elmer
Geibe bon @oeliteinen elmer nod
oem arberen ais flimtnernoer 5tern
aufbliBt. 9as &abinm ldBt ii9 alio
als Elm 8riifltein fir Ste @9tbeit
bon gemifien @0ellteinen permerten,
Die 6a5u nidt einmal aus ibrer Sai-
Jung genommen 5u meroen brau.
6en. auf 6ieie 8erpen6ung 6es
&aoiums madt 9r. Mrmanr in
einem A11ffab Der numfdau" a11f-
merfim, IN Dem er ii6 nit Dem
Stadium uno ieinem 8erbGltnis al
ben @6eliteinen beiddftigt. Selbft
gang un6nr6fi9tige, i6mtbige &ob-
oiamanten merben bur6 6ieies 3au-
bermittel gum GrgIdn5e1 gebrodt.
Das 2eudten bernbt auf einem
Sl1orei5en5Dorgang, in Dem Der
Stein Die unii6tbaren &%a6iumftrab-
len perf6luH un6 Damn als leud-
ten6e 9trablen mieoer bon ii9 gibt.
Sci oieier TRANSPORTATION" fur5-
neuiger nnii6tbnrer 5trablen IN
tansmelige fibtbare gebt cine Ser
dn6er1ng 6es @efuges Ser @teine
Dor fi6, Die aaeroings nur IN Sdr-
brngen beitebt. Na9 BEN bereits
peri6ieoentli9 uno nl1nmebr BON
Mrmamn bon 1euen borgenomme<
men 8eriu6en uber oie beridiebe-
men Gdrbungen Der goeliteine our1
Stadium itebt feit 6aB farbloie
Steine Die 8erfdrbungen nnter Sra
6iumitrablen i6nelIer unb oeutlider
an1ebmen als bunfelfarbige. Sod
perdnbern fi6 man6e benen 5teine
aud nidt. 8dbreno 8. g. Elm forb-
loier Claimant bon 8orneo nod
14tdaiger 8eitrablung Elm leudten-
oes 3itronengelb %aufpeiit, miro ein
glei6er 5tein braiilianiider SER
f1nft gar nidt beeinfluBt. Sell
bla11er ,5apbir aus geplon miro
i6on mad 5uei 5tunoen grim un6
gebt oann anmdblib in Elm tiefes
@oI6geb nit r6tIidem Gtih uber.
Ser Stein lieB fid audi our9 Or
bise1 un6 MusbIeiden 11id)t nieoer
in ben friiberen 3uitano 5nridfib-
rem, fonoern bebielt idlieBIi9 cine
u%nperdn6erte golbgelbe Sarbe. lin
Derdnoert bleiben inter Dem Gin
fluff beg Ha6iums ounfIe 5apbire
peri6ieoener Nrt iopie Mubine1,
aus 8irma. Dunfelgriiner 5morago
aus @olumbia miro na1 ei1fgen
Eager beller Big gum @eugriin,
roia Sopas aug N11BIanb erreidt
nod atDei Sagen Elm Iel1dteroes,
tiefes Orange. Beim EurmaIi11 Iaf.
fen ft6 nun farblofe Sorten beein.
flufien. SIN aIlgemeinen laiien iid
ourb Na6inmitrablen Die ib0niten
Diamanten hires neiben Glan5es
6ernnbe11.
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Frank H. Amman

&anD1bat fir bas &egiitrarsamt
BON 5tearns County, lubt nm
gutige nnterftHbnng bel ben Borz
mablen am 10. SUM-, 1922, nad.
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@rob. aor1mis: xgnt-
idlloigen sic, @err Rabn, bob i'd
geitern nabmittag gefebH babe. SD
babe mir einen Gain 3ieben laiier."
Chef: r8as oenn fir Elm 3abn?"
&ommis: rginen 8eisbeits-
5abn."
Chef: SEQ, oann peroen sic
ipobI nod mebr Gummbeiten ma.
den als bisber."
5toBfeuf3er. rSot iib
oenn Der iunge Miiefior nod INNER
nidt erfIdrt2"
Graulein Geuf5enO): Stein
Elm unerfldrlider Menidl
Il al uno 8irfnng.
nDie langtpierige aranfbeit oes
W11ltiminionars Bat ieiner1 ebelnals
10 beri6nloete1l ar5te tDn9l Diel
@elo eingebrabtt2
Limb miel Gen bot beg WiI.
sliorr1rs &raf1fbeit geiuEo genladtt!"
Evening journal., 1922-05-05

ton at schenectady. n. Y, more
than 200 miles away. Following this
other selections were received from
the air. For some reason, Pitts
burgh could not be received last
night. No attempt was made to cut
in on Newark, n. J., because OF the
fact that some condition in the air
makes this almost impossible for
Wilmington stations.
About nine thirty the program had
apparently ended, and the operators
had bid the audience goodnight.
While the crowd was filing out Of
the church. the atmosphere began TO
clear, and the scratching which had
marred the preceding numbers dis
appeared. From then on conditions
improved, until the music could be
heard all the way to the opposite
side OF Market street, and within a
short time a second audience was
attracted TO the church. Numbers
received from Schenectady were the
violin solo, "Gondoliana." Saar. Neal
Clement. with orchestral accompanl-
ment; Believe Me IL All Those En-
dearing Young Charms" Mr.. Fog
arty; orchestra. Gypsy Dance" from
suite by Ed. German, Rensselaer,
Evening journal., 1922-05-05
RADIO CONCERT
DELIGHTS MANY
Is Given as Part of Music
Week Celebration in
Church
BAND CONCERT
BEFORE CUT IN"

Wilmington's first radio concert.
held in the First and Central Pres
byterian Church last night as a fea-
ture OF Music Week, proved more
successful than had been anticipat-
ed. The best portion OF the program,
however. came late in the evening.
Following a number Of selections
BY the Philharmonic Band under j.
Norris Robinson and a Community
Sing led by William J. White, both
he'd In the church instead OF in
front OF the Public Building, because
OF the weather, the radio apparatus
was tuned up" The lower floor of
the church and the balcony were
well filled with expectant hearers.
Frederick d. GOoding. OF the VII
mington Electrical Specially Com
pany. which donated the wireless
apparatus for the concert, an
nounced that while weather condi-
tions were not as satisfactory as
they might be. he would first "catch
in" on a local wireless transmission
station and later on the big broad
casting centers out OF town. With a
few preliminary rumbles and
squeaks, the voice Of Willard VIII
son, speaking through the broad
casting station at his home. 7O5
Adams street, was heard. Mr.. Will
son is a partner Of Mr.. Gooding in
wireless work.
Mr.. Wilson then entertained with
piano solo, sending the tune hurtling
through the air to be caught on the
antennae erected over the church.
The sound then travelled down the
single wire and was magnifed. so
that the entire church auditorium
was filed with music. Then he
started another piece Of music. with
his brother, ]. Barton Wilson. play
ing the saxophone. During this Sc
lection, however, another sending
station got into action. causing
something OF humorous jazz effect.
Next an effort was made to cut IN
on the Pittsburgh concert program.
To the great surprise of the opera
tors. the notes OF Il Know That
Ny Redeemer Liveth." from Handers
Messiah" were received from the
General Electric broadcasting sta