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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-06
sYNoPms.

In "a New York jewelry store Philip
severn, United States consular agent.
notices a small box which attracts MIN.
a secret compartment a Writing giving
a. clew to a revolutionary movement In
MS country seeking to overthrow the
lions a rendezVous, and Severn decides
to investigate.
He<soes to the designated place, an
a%6andened iron foundry; At the rendez-
conspirators and admitted. He meets a
stranger who appears to recognize. him.
The stranger addresses Severn az Harry
hands n he accepts it. His new &C.
man G tSese 1S na nDiar'9 eone eeaie; severn sever,
s sferS ur = sri th aa1re e bsst tne f tSe WorS 81
scheme he has, to secure = sum r
amoyntine e $1,000, 900, the revolution
Severn accepts the proposition. Severn
learns it was his new friend and a
Captain Alva" who had lost the box
sells b, T5ar ,he M hin1 on Il shs Mt .fail' o ha1ris
stabbed 10 death with 4 hatpin dagger.
Securing It., he remembers having seen
He takes the dagger with him, leaving
the body to be discovered later.
Returning Of Consciousness. Severn
ooCdpSS from. the room III winch he Ms
confined. He finds Marie in another room
and her partial explanation Of her part
in the. tangled affair almost convinces
him Of her innocence. She explains her
presence in, the house BY the fact thai
she and Ivan Waldron's wife had been
girlhood friends. She has been decoyed
to the place by Harris In the hope that,
having her in their power, the conspira.
tors can Induce Severn to share the
money which they are convinced he and
the girl had stolen from Alva.
Escaping from the house. Severn has
a fight with Harris and Waldron. Har-
ris is accidentally killed BY Waldron
and Severn and the girl get away. Sew
ern meets a cab driver who gives him
Information turning his mind to Casper
Wine as tho %nnurdcrer Of Alya. Wine
was present at the meeting at the iron
foundry.
8 Severn visits the C'oitaar building, in
which Wine has his office. In hiding. he
is q witness to a meeting between Wine
and Waldron and overheAts enough to
convince him that those two were the
actual rnurderers, and that they have
ne money. Severn is discovered in his
Attacked BY both waldron and Wine
Severn puts up a fierce defensive hght
In the melee Wine is thrown through
Che window, falling three stories. Severn
knocks out Waldron as the police break
into the room.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-06
CHAPTER xu.-conunued,

HE Ab0k 10 SkI0L :
It was q red glow. a mere PIN
seemed to change in brilliancy, like an
evil y winking at us out Of the
dark. There vas something uncAnny
about the thing, yielding me no sug-
Eestion al to what 1t could be, VET
frightening by Its baleful CLEAN al
such a time IN place. Then there
was borne to MY nostrils the faint
odor Of tobacco smoke; it must be a
l sitting there smoking; what vi
saw vas the red tp Of hi, cigar; /,
doubted 1t, yet whatever happened.
one Of lie, at least, must escape from
the house before m alarm was
sounded. There was but one chance
left-for her to slip silently down
that other flight Of stairs to the street
door, Whtle-I remained behind to pro.
tect her Night. II there was no AIarra,
no notice taken Of her passage. pos
sibly>I might venture to, follow with
out being overheard; but she must 60
more sure Of the way. Besides, I could
block pursuit,-by a fight II necessary.
and thus give her ample time in which
to unchafn and open that front door.
Once without these-lxelloMs would
never follow. I put my lips close
against the girls ear.
1T Is guard there smoking. Don't
try 70 answer, but do exactly e 1
say. One of ~, at least, must get
out; you stand the better chance, with
my Remaining behind to hold these
fellows back II there should DO Any
alarm. II there " not. IN follow. Do
you understand ?-answsr with your
hand"
felt the firm pressure OF her fin.
gers In quick response
The fellow evidently hasn't heard
/ felt her creep past ms w1thoutla
sound. her hand slipping from ny
krasp ~ her foot touched the level
floor Of the hail HhA ~ tnStnbiS,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-06
Wife OF Agricultural
College Dean Il Dead

Fargo. N. D., March 6.-Myrtis|
heene. 50, wife Of Dean e. 3. KeendI
81 the Department Of engineering 81.
me North Dakota Agricultural COLI
sse and formerly acting president ok
the college. died today.
Mrs. Keene was born In chaal
pss.ne III, ana came to FARGO il
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-06
Continued Tomorrow Evening.
TO LIVE.

III LIVE. n
Life is not gathering gold nor jeve,1d
Nor 5 sS,'a .,as moaumsait Of .t.e,
He cheats ths years who uv4s Tor
these alone.
ne sacrifices much who would W
great,
And oft the path to glory lies too
AlonE the by-paths are the merc,4s
There dwell the kindly frienes who
smile and wait
80 the Joys with which tie
To spend sonle strength to vini A.
others smile,
TO Play with children and to k4ok
To f m.r s Ga. hours upon the gum
Seeking no fortune or reward tn
while, ~
To share in all the seasons have q
give - S
OF happiness and sadness. is to NV
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-06
ESCAPE GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

There are some Of our railroad companies that
never can be maintained until the process Of CON
solidation which is outlined in the Transportation
Act Of 1920 shall GO forward to contamination
writes Senator Albert Cummins in The Nations
Business. The American railroad problem will new
er be finally solved unless one of two things hap
pens:
First, unless all the railroads are consolidated
into comparatively few systems, say Is or 20; and
competitive in their character. I might add that
there is no competition in the railroad world and
ought to be none except abe competition Of good ser:
vice, the competition which renders one railway
property more attractive to the shipper than anoth-
er, or one railway passenger train more attractive to
a traveller than another
When that is done we can fix rates so that the
lowest schedules that will sustain these properties
as a whole may be established.
| predict that if we do not succeed in carrying
out the principle Of consolidation, which has already
gone forward in a very satisfactory way, it will pres
emily begin to appear to all the people of the country
that there isNjust one other solution-that is govern.
ment ownership and operation. II we do not con.
solidate the lines, government ownership: and oper-
alton is the only recourse open to the American PEG.
pie. And / want it to be understood that I am un.
alterably opposed to government ownership and op-
Grafton of our railroads.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-06

King George Of England sues President Hard.
ing for a Thousand dollars because Of alleged non.
delivery Of certain freight shipped over an Ameri-
can railroadsduring the war. What a pity that the
heads Of these, governments must go to law<just
when everything-was running along so nicely.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-06

Obert A. Olson, former state treasurer, in de-
ciaring that his name was attached to Judge Robin
sons petitions without his knowledge. and demand
ing it's withdrawal, advises his friends not to sign
the petitions unless they approve Of them after ex-
animation. All of which seems fair enough.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-06

But how does the nineteenth amendment strike
THAT man down in Illinois who made his wife and
family starvf themselves on account Of his peculiar
religious belief?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-06

Now it is charged that Alfred Lindsay, the al
legged New York swindler. tried to bunco the French
government, He certainly did take in a lot Of terri
tor, -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-06

The late 1amentcd league administration seems
TO have been just about as successful in operating
tle Werner creamery as IT was in operating the
Drake mill. But that sort Of success is Father tough
on the state,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-06

Now that Will Hays istout Of the cabinet some
of the Democrats are quite certain that he is a great
man.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
KNOWS RIGHT TIME TO FISH
Mans Many Friends Have Furnished
Him Just the Particular Dope,
and the Resi- Is Easy.


II have the accurate dope now on
Just when to 60 fishing at the lakes"
said a man who expects to take &,
vacation soon.
II talked to a man last week and
he said If wished to do any good, to
fish from IL midnight to six in the
morning. He used frogs and spatted
for bass and caught lots of bass and
also bluegills at that time. Besides
1t isn't hot then.
"Talked to a man Monday and he
told me just when to catch them. ]
learned from him that the time to fish
was between sundown and IL mid.
night. He caught lots Of bass and
bluegills and crappies at that time.
Talked to another man and he told
me the best time to fish was from
sunup until about 10 o'clock, and from
p. m. until dark.
'eThere was another neighbor Of
mine who gave me good advice. He
never fishes after dark, but says he
never paid any attention to the heat
and that he always caught as many
fish in the middle of the day as he
did early in the morning or In the
cool of the evening.
$50 you see, l know just when to
do my fishing"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
HARDING WARNS
IN COAL STRIKE

Washington, D. C.-In a kindly
worded speech to the leaders Of the
coal mining industry. both operators
and workers, President Harding ad-
monished them to seek prompt solu-
ton of the present strike and conveyed
to them the delicately worded warn
ing that II they failed the government
would be compelled to administer the
industry for the common good of the
American people.
President Harding did not mention
federal control by name. He adopted
the more discreet way OF putting IL,
but throughout the presidents brief
speech to the warning factions 1t was
made clear that the administration is
keeping "a steel hand in a velvet
glove" and that II the miners and op-
orators cannot get together then the
government is going to protect the
consuming public.
The kick" In the speech was near
the end:
you are admonished to arrive at
such understanding with measurable
promptness. among yourselves. II the
adjustment cannot be reached by you
alone, the government will be avail
able at your Joint call. We wish you
who best know the way to solution to
reach It among yourselves, in a man
ner to command the sanction of the
people.
Failing in that. the representatives
Of the American people will be called
10 the task"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
SUDDEN CHANGE or OPINION
Or Possibly the Lady Had Really Been
Enjoying Herself and Wasn't
Aware Of 1t.

At one of those banquets where al
most every one is called on to make
a short speech or to tell funny
story, woman who sat near the
speakers table was heard to remark
after nearly every story told:
"AIy goodness, that's another old
one. Why don't they tell some new
ones?"
Regardless of whether the speaker
got a good laugh, she complained to
her companion of the antiquity of the
stories.
"Iye never been to q worse affair.
wish they vnHld cut It short. Ia
rather have stayev. home than come,
she bitterly asserted.
In the midst of her harangue, the
toastmaster beamed in her direction,
and said:
SNOW, there is Mrs. --. She is
one Of the most charming workers In
our organization, and / know we
would all be glad to hear her speak,
Dlsmayed, Mrs. - managed To
get on her feet, and addressed the
guests thusly:
II really don't know what to say
only that am so glad to be here
with you. l just said to the lady ST.
ting next to me what a perfectly
splendid time l was having. l didn'
know we had so many clever people
in the organization who could tel
such funny stories" = lndianapoii'
| News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
Curiosity Satisfied.

I have been in the habit of patron
izing a printing shop near home, ana
on each occasion have noticed
man in particular who never spoke
to me. He always had scowl on his
face. Recently went to nearby
town by interurban and sat In the
smoker. A man across the aisle spoke
to me:
"You patronlze the Thomas print
shop, don't your"
said "Yes."
He said II thought I had seen you
in there several times"
l said "Tell me, who Is that heavy
set man with the white mustache who
is such an Internal crouch"
"I guess you must mean me. l JUS
had the mustache shaved off this
morning" said he.-Chicago Tribune
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
country's National Parks.

There are nineteen national parks,
with total area Of 10,S59 square
miles, under the supervision Of the
secretary of the interior and seven
national military and other parks
under the supervision Of the secretary
of war, and a number of other ma.
tional monuments, such as the petri
fed forests of Arizona, ETC., under the
jurisdiction Of the secretaries of the
interior, agriculture and war. Foi
many years the Hot Springs reserva
tion of Arkansas was the only nationa
park. In 1882 an area Of 1h square
miles on which are 46 hot springs pos
sessing curative properties was sci
aside as national park. 1t was no
until forty years later that anothel
national park was created, the Vel
lowstone, in Wyoming. The othe
II have been created within forty-tw'
years, and seven Of these within th'
last decade, the interest In conserva
tion probably accounting for the large
number. The only one In New Eng
land is Lafayette park in Maine, OIL
Mount Desert.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
He DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND
Possibly British Officer Thought Or
derly's Proper Place Was
Under the Table.

At the Army and Navy club in
Washington they tell story Of a
newly appointed officer in the British
army who was making his first visit
to the mess, with the usual inquiry Of
"any complaints" Now, he had ar
rived at the mess somewhat earlier
than expected, and the orderly of the
day, being taken by surprise, and in
his shirt sleeves, dived under the table
to save reprimand.
"Any complaints?" asked the officer.
Grasping the situation at once, the
corporal answered for the absent or
derly.
"None, SIR"
"Who is this7" asked the officer.
suddenly catching sight Of the orderly
under the table.
Again the corporal rose to the oc-
casion.
"orderly Of the day, sir" was his
answer.
"ohl" said the officer, and passed
on,
The next mess were quite prepared,
with the orderly, spick and span,
standing at attention at the head Of
the table.
"Any complaints?"
"None, sir" answered the orderly.
The officer gave him careful sur
vey.
Sand who are your he asked.
"Orderly of the day, sir"
"And why the deuce are you not
under the table?" was the unexpected
retort.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
MADE DOG CARRY KITTENS
Mother Cat Had No compunction at
All In Making Friend Do
All tho Work.

An English lady, says contributor
to the Cornhill Magazine, having re-
ceived kitten and puppy as gifts,
determined to bring them up together.
She put them into the same bed, fed
them from the same saucer, and they
became fast friends.
In time the kitten arrived at matron-
hood. She presented the world with
little ones and chose for their nursery
remote and quiet room In the house.
But In few days she evidently de-
cided that there was better place
for them in room on the floor above.
Instead of removing the kittens her
self, she trotted off to her friend the
dog and got him to follow her to the
spot where the kittens were lying.
When he had looked at them she
started off to the upper room, and he
followed her; but, seeing that he was
so to speak-"empty-handed," she
doubled back and returned to the kit
tens; and eventually, after two or
three more false starts, he understood
her and, picking up one of the kittens
in his mouth, followed her up the
stairs to the new place. That was as
far as his understanding went, and
she had to conduct him back to the
other kittens and repeat the whole
performance again and again until In
the end he had removed them all, and
she was happy in her new quarters.
But it was not the Ideal spot after
all; she was happy there only for O
day. Again she summoned the dog
and he moved all the kittens again
but more readily than at first. Again
the cat became dissatisfied, and the
dog moved the kittens again. From
first to last there were SO many re
movals that the lady lost count o1
their number.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
BY-pRuuucTs or LITERATURE
Authoress, Planning African Trip, Ger
taInly Is Overlooking Nothing
That Can Be Made Useful.

Using the by-products is the most
characteristic feature of distinctly
modern industry. How thoroughly
this principle has been applied to lit
erature comes out In an interview with
a charming and able Chicago novelist
who is taking her five-year-old daugh-
ter into Africa gorilla hunting with
Carl Akeley's party.
The author In question will make the
trip to collect local color, the basic
material in the fiction industry. The
first product will be novel, with a
movie to follow. But not all the local
color which an African trip is bound to
yield can be used In novel, so the
author plans to work over the waste In
a travel book, which will find ready
Gale to that small but choice public
which has wearied of fiction. The third
and rather special product will be tho
story Of her small daughters reaction
to the adventure, which is expected to
make another interesting book.
Each of the three books is a sep
arate product of the basic local color ;
each viii satisfy certain special
need and reach a public Of its own.
Between the fiction readers, the arm
chair travellers and the students Of the
child-mind, !, this author pretty well
covers the pok-buying classes. Con-
sidering howV little daughter will prob
ably react when she sights her first
gorilla, the "child reactions" book may
fairly be called utilizing the squeal.
Chicago News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
HUMOROUS IN HIS PROTEST
Max Beerbohm Wanted No Book Writ
ten About Him, and Said So In
Amusing Manner.

"YOu might have waited for my
demise, instead Of merely Fastening
it," remarked his subject-or victim,
as you please-to Bohun Lynch, when
the latter communicated the news that
he was about to write Max Beer
bOhm in Perspective"
But admirers Of Beerbohm will agree
that the Beerbohmian protests against
Its publication in themselves justify
the volume, according to the Living
Age. Here they are:
u remember several books about
men who, not yet dead, had blandly
aided and abetted the author; and ]
remember what awful asses those men
seemed to me thereby to have made
of themselves, Two of them were
rather great men. They could af-
ford to make awful asses of them
selves, /, who am 100 miles away
from being great. cannot afford such
Iuxuries.
MY gifts are small I've used them
very well and discreetly, never strain
Ing them; and the result is that I've
made q charming little reputation. But
that reputation is frail plant. Don't
pver-attend to 1t, Gardener Lynch
Don't drench and deluge 1t! The
contents of a quite small watering car
will be quite enough
"Gardener Lynch" however, was moi
to be deferred, and his readers may
rejoice therefor. He produced al
amusing study Of an amusing writer
pot a flippant study, but not pain
fully serious one, either.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
Hints to Young Authors.

John Augustus Scribble wearily
opened the envelope that brought back
from Its twentieth journey his "Ode
on a Crusht Caterpillar"
There dropped upon the floor this
letter from the regretful editor:
"Hint borrow half dollars
worth of stamps.
"Hint 2-Don't begin to write till
vou feel you must. Such an attack is
heralded by dizziness, listlessness and
pains In the back.
"Hint 3-Then write down just
enough words to relieve your pent-up
emotions.
"Hint 4-Erase every second word.
"Hint b-Carefully erase oil the re-
naming words.
"Hint 6--Sell the stamps,"-Pltts-
burgh Sun.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
Senate APPROVES
TARIFF ON WHEAT

Washington, D. C.-By vote OF 30
to 10 the senate approved tariff OF
80 cents bushel on wheat.
With the wheat fight out Of the
way, the senate made unusually rapid
progress on the bill, approving several
scores of committee amendments, The
first to be agreed upon was duty Of
rs cents per 100 pounds on flour, an
increase Of 28 cents over the house
rate, Other rates approved included:
Irish potatoes, 5S cents per 100
pounds, house rate 42 cents; dried,
e% cents a pound, house rate Sk;
potato flour, cents pound, house
rate 11s cents.
Tomato paste As per cent ad va
loren, house rate %; tomato pre-
serves In any matter, Is per cent,
house rate 10 per cent.
Onions, 1 cent per pound; house
rate rs cents per 100 pounds.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
HARDING F0E TO
ALL CLASS RULE
U. S. Cannot Tolerate Group
Domination, Executive De-
cIares in Address,.

Marion, o. Governments cannot
tolerate any class or grouped domin-
alton through force, President Harding
declared July in an address at a
Homecoming centennial celebration
here.
Addressing thousands Of home
folks" and out of town visitors, who
had gathered to welcome him back to
Marion for his first visit since his in
auguration, the executive told his aud
ience he meant to Sound no note of
pessimism."
This republic is secure" he added.
"Menaces do arise, but public opinion
will efface them. Meanwhile the gov
ernment must repress them"
Commenting in general way on
the industrial situation, the president
made this observation.
"a free American has the right to
labor without any others leave. 1t
would be no less an abridgement to
deny men to bargain collectively and
governments cannot tolerate any class
or group domination through force. II
will be a sorry day when group dom
ination is reflected in our laws. Gov
ernment, and the laws which govern
ment is charged with enforcing, must
be for all the people ever aiming al
the common good
The president declared with EN-
phasis that his zone outstanding con
viction' after sixteen months in the
White House, was that the greatest
traitor to his country is he who ap
peals to prejudice and inflames pas
sion, when sober Judgment and hon
esty of speech are SO necessary t.
firmly establish tranquility and Sc
curity
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
FOR LOVE, NOT BY PURCHASE
New Attitude Toward Marriage 10
Seen to Be Awakening Among
the Women of China.

Closely related with the new home
idea In China Is the new idea on mar
riage; that is, Individual choice rather
than family choice; "for love, not by
purchase"
Like the new home this will be a
matter of slow evolution. For In China
the individual is not thought of or
looked upon as an entity; he Is but a
part of family which Is the unit, the
entity and which at all costs must be
preserved and perpetuated. Hence, in
dividual desires must be subsidiary to
the wishes or the benefit Of the family.
The practice of this principle
throughout the long centuries has In
stilled in children submisslveness to
parents, to family, that Is engulfing
of personality, though 1t is the steel
that gives strength and form to the
structure of the Chinese nation. The
submissiveness Is more than con-
sclous obedience; 1t is involuntary
surrender.
Consequently, though the new young
woman may advocate the theory of
personal choice in marriage, only the
most radical really desire 1t or would
dare wholly to follow 1t, Emma Sarepta
Yule writes in Scrlbner's. In matters
touching the soul centers, inheritance
and tradition are always stronger than
imported ideas, no matter how forcible
their appeal to reason. Miss China
still feels that in the matter Of liFo
mate the parents judgment is the
better.