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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-10-05
CHAPTER XIX

on the summit of Cumberland gap
Erskine Dale faced F1refiy tn the east
and looked his last on the forests that
swept unbroken back 10 the river
James. II was all over for him back
there and he turned tn the wilder
depths. those endless leagues Of shad-
owy woodlands. that he would never
leave again.
At Boonesborough he learned from
the old ferryman that, while the war
might be coming to an end In Nir-
ginia, Il was raging worse than ever
In Kentucky. There had been bloody
Indian forays, bloody white reprisals,
fierce private wars, and even then the
whole border was In flame. Forts
had been pushed westward even be-
yond Lexington. and 1882 had been
Kentucky's year OF blood. Erskine
pushed on. and ever grew his hopeless
ness The British had drawn all the
savages Of the Northwest into the war.
As soon as the snow was on the
ground the forays had begun. Horses
were stolen. cabins burned. and WON
en- and children were carried on cap
tive The pioneers had been confined
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CHAPTER Xxx

That winter ErskIne made his clear.
Ing on the land that Dave Ysndell
had picked out for him, and In the
center Of II threw up a rude log hut
In which to house his mother for his
remembrance OF her made him believe
that she would prefer to live alone.
He told his plans to none.
In the early spring. when he brought
his mother home, she said that Black
Wolf had escaped and gone farther
into the wilderness Early Morn
had gone with him. His mother
seemed III and unhappy. Erskins, not
knowing that Barbara was on her way
to find him. started on a hunting-trip.
In a few days Barbara arrived and
found his mother unable to leave her
bed, and Lydia Noe sitting beside her.
Harry had just been there to say good.
by before going to Virginia.
Barbara was dismayed by Erskine's
absence and his mothers look OF suf.
fering and extreme weakness. and the
touch Of her cold fingers. There was
no way OF reaching her son, she said
he did not know Of her Illness. Bar
bara told her Of Erskine's giving her
his Inheritance and that she had come
to return 1t. Meanwhile Erskine,
haunted by his mothers sad face, had
turned hOmeward. To his bewilder-
ment. he found Barbara at his moth
er's bedside. glance at their faces
told him that death was near. His
mother held out her hand to him while
still holding Barbara's. AS In a dream.
he bent over to kiss her. and with
last effort she Joined their hands,
clasplng both. A great peace trans
formed her face as she slowly looked
AT Barbara and then up at Erskine.
with n sigh her head sank lower, and
her lovely dlmmlng eyes passed into
the final dark.
Two days later they were married.
The woodsmen. old friends of Frs
kines. were awed by Barbara's daintl-
jests they usually flung back and
forth. With hearty handshakes they
said good-by and disappeared into the
mighty forest In the silence that fell
Erskine spoke of the life before them,
Of its hardships and dangers, and then
Of the safety and comfort of Virginia.
Barbara smiled:
You choose the wilderness. and
YOUR choice is mine. We will leave
the same choice =" She flushed
suddenly and hent her head
"1u those who come after u.s." An
ished ErSLine
1.-THE END.1
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-10-05
A Penny Saved.

They were talking together upon
the bus. Roth were obviously prosper
Gus business men.
yes" said the first one, Il am a
great believer In attending 10 ones
weight. don't want "a put on too
much flesh"
$50 that il why you've been stand
ing on the weighing machines said
hts friend. III must cost you a good
many pennies il you get weighed q
couple Of times a day after your meals.
as you say you do
at doesn't cost me anything" the
first one rejoined. 1T did at first you
know | couldn't exactly guess my
weight after meal. But a little Itsl-
ian bootblack told me how 10 save
"Jump up and down, mister, he
said. and then you can get II around
to your right weight 81 your penny
comes back.
"And Il works | haven't failed to
get my penny back since the boy told
me how 10 work IT.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-10-05
CHAPTER XVII

Yorktown broke the British heart,
and General Dale, still weak from
wounds, went home To Red Oaks. II
was not long before, with gentle In
quiry. he had picced out the full story
Of barbara and Erskine and Dane
Grey. and wisely he waited his chance
with each phase of the situation.
Frankly he told her first of Grey's
dark treachery and the girl listened
with Mortified silence, for she would
as soon have distrusted that beloved
father as the heavenly Father In her
prayers. She left him when he
finished the story and he let her 10
without another word. All day she
was In her room and at sunset she
gave him her answer. for she came
10 him dressed In white. knelt by his
chair, and put her head In his lap.
And there was a rose In her hair.
II have never understood about my
self and-and that man." she said,
"and | never Will"
II do" said the general gently. "and
I understand YOU through my sister
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-10-05
LEAGUE ADVOCATES
IN NEW CAMPAIGN
BELIEVE THE COVENANT WILL
BE CHANGED AND UNITED
STATES WILL JOIN.
VIGOROUS WORK IS PLANNED
Present Status Of the League OF Ma.
tons and What II Has Accomplished
Already Are Set Forth for Public
Information.
BY JAMES p. HoRNAoAY

Washington.-The attitude Of the
United States toward the League Of
Nations Is by no means dead issue.
Supporters Of the league In this coun-
try are preparing to marguerite new
and vigorous campaign In favor Of the
United States going In. The pre-
leaguers believe the attitude of public
sentiment toward the league has I'M
dergone n great change within the
last year. They would like to see an
other test of sentiment at the earliest
time possible
Even the most ardent supporters Of
the league do not look for the United
important changes shall have been
made In the covenant structure The
campaign of education that is about
to be- started will assume that, before
going In, the United States will in
dictate the changes she would like to
see made and that they will he made.
As foundation for the campaign
work that il To be undertaken the
supporters of the league in the United
States have reStated the present status
OF the league and its activities. A
general outline If this presentation Is
as follows:
When the league came into being 1t
was composed of but ~ former allied
powers. Since then all the allied pow
erS, except America. have Joined; the
- former neutral powers invited to
adhere have done so; and two of the
four eX-enemy states and half n dozen
new states born in the war have been
admitted. Today the league numbers
81 nations the largest collection of
states ever brought together
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-10-05
Nations Learn to Confer.

In those two years there has been
built up "A flexible association of CO.
operating nations able To focus atten-
ton on any international problem from
purely humanitarian project to the
most serious diplomatic issue. The
outline Of general International
structure has been drawn. to be filled
in as time and experience seem to
Justify. In certain major matters Of
common interest most of the worlds
nations, whether of Europe, the Amer
icas, Asia or Africa. have learned to
confer about IA common table.
There are now functioning an an
nual assembly of 81 nations; a council
of the eight larger nations; a perma-
nent court of Justice: II permanent
secretariat; technical organizations on
international health, finance. econom-
les and freedom of communications
and transit; an international labor of
flee permanent committees on arma-
ments and mandates; special bodies on
the suppression Of the international
opium and white-slave tratfics. repatri-
alton of prisoners the relief of typhus
in Poland, the protection of minorities.
and the administration of the Saar
Basin and the free city of Danzig.
The leagues first task, of course, is
10 prevent war. Already five disputes
threatening world peace have been
brought before it. Three have been
settled finally and two are In negotla'
ton. Procedure wholly new in dlplom-
acy has been used on several occa-
sions bur force never
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-10-05

Do ,botr syocuaJ.,d ror,.- md only
ANAL hand. ~ r,a.,,.n sa,,,ed nm, IN
,o,roi Tho cou,,rv o,d I.rome san.
ders. fort vas dcser,ed o,d Jerome
had hoo, Pills, Twe,,v.,br,e v,dows
were n, Uarrodsburg aIing the claims
NJ dead bu.hands ana amo,y ,bem
ware poIIv Conrad and Honor San.
ders Tho neon,a w.r. exnec,Iny nm
attach I'm greot force from tho In.
dIans led nv the Rri,isb Al the R,ue
ticks ,bere had been a succes.fuI am.
hush nv tho Indians and the whites
had las, bals tbe,r nunher amons
,bam many brave mon ana natural
Lander. NJ tho settlements Canta,n
CLARK wa. NJ tho month NJ Licking
river and about to set out on An OK.
peditIon and needed men
Erskinp. sure of n welcome Joined
him and again rode forth with Clark
through the northern wilderness. and
this time n thousand mounted rifle.
men followed them. Clark had been
stirred at last from his iethargy by
the tragedy OF the Blue Licks and
this expedition was one Of reprisal
and revenge; and II was to be- the
last. The time was autumn and the
corn was ripe. The triumphant saw.
ages rested In their villages unsus-
pecting and unafraid and Clark fell
upon them like whirlwind. Taken
by surprise, and startled and dis.
mayed by such evidence Of the quick
rebirth Of power In the beaten whites,
the Indians Of every village fled at
their approach. and Clark put the
torch not only to cabin and wigwam
but to the fields Of standing corn. As
winter was coming on, this would be
sad blow, as Clark intended, to the
savages.
Erskine had told the big chief OF
story and was on guard TINT she
should come To no harm A captured
Shawnee told them that the Shaw
nees had got word that the whites
were coming. and their women and
old men had fled or were fleeing. all.
except in village he had Just left
ne paused ana pointed toward the
east where few wisps OF smoke were
rising. Ersklne turned: do you
know Kahtoof"
"IIe Is in that village"
Erskine hesirated: "And the white
woman-Gray Dover"
"She. too, is there"
"And Early Mornf"
"Yes." grunted the savage
what does he saw" asked Clark
There is white woman and her
daughter In village. there" said
Erskine. pointing In the direction Of
the smoke
Clark's voice was announcing the
fact 10 his men Hastily he selected
twenty. "See that no harm comes to
them. ne cried. and dashed forward.
Erskine In advance saw Black Wolf
and n few bucks covering the retreat
Of some fleeing women. They made a
feeble resistance of volley and they
too turned To flee. A white woman
emerged from tent and with great
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-10-05
A White Woman Emerged From Z
Tent and With Great Oionl,y Stood
Peerino With Dim Eyes.

mouthed woodsmen away, and Erskine
and his mother were left alone. A
feeble voice called from a tent near
by.
sold Kahtool" said Erskine's moth
er. HE Is dying and he talks OF
nothing but you-go to him." And
Brskine went. The old man lay
trembling with palsy ON a buffalo
robe. but the Incredible spirit In his
wasted body was still burning In his
eyes.
my son." said he. Il knew your
voice. | said l should not die until
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-10-05

who was so ike you. Ersklnes 1htiIer
was as indignant as Harry Is now,
and ] am trying to act toward you as
my father did toward her" The girl
pressed her lips To one Of his hands.
II think I'd better tell you the whole
story now" said General Dale. and
he told Of Erskines father, his wild.
ness and his wanderings, his marriage.
and the capture OF his wife and the
little son by the Indians, all Of which
she knew. and the girl wondered why
he should be telling her again. The
general paused
"You know Erskine's mother was
not killed lie found her" The girl
looked up amazed and incredulous
"Yes." he went on. "the white woman
whom he found in the Indian village
was his mother"
Father" She lifted her head
quickly. leaned back with hands
cnught tight In front of her. looked up
into his fnce-her own crimsouing
and pnling as she took In the full
meaning ~ IL all Her eyes dropped
Then" she said slowly, that In
dian girl Early Morn-is his half.
sister Oa oh! 80 \ great pity flooded
her heart aud eyes. "Why didn't Frs.
kline take them away from the In
dlans2'
Ellis mother wouldn't leave them"
And Barbara understood.
Poor Erskine ?" she whispered. and
her tears came Her father leaned
hnck and for u moment closed his
eyes
There Is more" he said finally
"ErSkines father was the eldest
brother-and Red oaks"
The girl Spranc to her feet. startled
agonlzed. shamcd: Belongs 10 Frs.
kline" she roished with her face In
her hands. God pity me" she whis-
pered. Il drove him from his own
home"
mo" said the old general with
gentle smile He was driving the barb
deep. hut sooner or later II had to be
done
piece Of paper from his pocket and
handed II To her Her wide eyes fell
upon a rude hoyish scrawl and rude
drawing of n buffalo pierced by an
arrow
III make me laugh | have no use.
I give hole dam plantashun Barbara"
oh" gaspcd the girl and then
where Is hep
waiting NJ Williamsburg 10 get his
discharge She rushed swiftly down
the steps. calling:
"Ephraim, Ephraim 20
And ten minutes later the happy,
grinning Ephralm, mounted on the
thoroughbred. was speeding ahead Of
whirlwind OF dust with little
scented note In his battered SLOUGH
hat:
You said you would come when
ever wanted you. want you to
come now. BARBARA"
The girl would not go To bed. and
the old general from his window saw
her like some white spirit of the night
through the long hours she sat once
she rose and started down the great
path toward the sundial. moving
slowly through the flowers and moon
light until she was opposite a giant
magnolia Where the shadow Of II
touched the light on the grass. she
had last seen Grey's white face and
scarlet breast. With a shudder she
turned back The night whitened.
A catbird started the morning chorus.
The dawn came and with II Ephraim.
The girl waited where she was. Eph
rain took OF his battered hat.
"Marse Erskine done gone Miss
Barhary." he said brokenly. He
done gone two days"
The girl said nothing. and there the
old general found her still motion
less the torn bits ~ Ersklne's scrawl-
ing deed scattered about her feet
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1.-THE END.l
CompIetinu Her Collection.

Helen-People say 1t is awfully
good OF her to marry him. He has an
artificial arm and an artificial leg.
Marie (sweetly)-Yes. about the
only artificialities she hasn't got her.
self
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Mr.. Cheerup-Look pleasant. my
man. The fellows who succeed are
those who can smile.
Mr.. Lowdown-Sure That's what
makes 'em smile. What have the
other guys got To smile about?
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! had seen you again. II Is well :.
II In we'll" he repeated. and YEARLY
his eyes closed. And thus Erskine
knew II would be.
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CHAPTER XI-Erskine and Grey en-
gase In duel with rapiers. though the
former knows nothing OF fencing The
night 10 stopped by Colonel Dale.
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CHAPTER klI-Barbarz and Erskine
arrive at sort OF mutual understa nding.
though the boy has it'll. hope Of winning
her love
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CHAPTER XIII -Erskine accompanies
the Clark expedition to Kaskaskis. which
10 captured The Indians In the expedi-
ton attempt to overthrow Clark but
largely through Erskine the plot fails
The boy accompanies his foster father.
kahtoo. back 10 the tribe. Early Morn
avows her love for him.
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CHAPTER XIV .-Erskine learns from
the white woman. who believes herself
dying. that he liz her son. and Early
Morn is his half sister. Hearing this,
the girl attempts suicide. Ershine saves
her His mother refuses to leave the
tribe, and Erskine returns to Clarks com
mand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-25

| solving the problem, The develop ment of this conception resulted in what is known as the 'Thurlow Backwater Suppressor.'
 How supprcssor Works Tt Is well known phenomenon of nature that water flowing over q masonry dam. having a downstr tream face of Ogee section, such as our Lock 12 plant. leaves the apron in q thin sheet at high velocity. At a point below the dam the water rises turbulently. forming so-called standing wave hydraulic jump or back roll The thickness of this sheet and the velocity of water de- pend upon the height and shape ot the downstream face of the dam, and upon the quantity of water flowing over the dam. The energy developed in this thin sheet of water has gen orally been regarded heretofore as solely of destructive nature, but in the backwater suppressor the energy of the spillway water Is directed so as to remove the backwater from over the draft tube orifice, sweeping IL downstream, thus feeding the draft tube from this pressure of water over 1t and maintaining practically uni form head on the turbine as long as the spillway water is able to sweep the backwater away from the draft offices.
 Tn order to substantiatc the idea and evolve a definite theory on which to base the calculation, a model was constructed on 1-24 scale at East Lake in Birmingham, where q small flow at eight feet was available. The results obtained there were so interesting that, to check the data obtained and to increase the ac- curacy of measurements, second and larger model was constructed to 1-10 scale at Jackson Shoals. Ala. where greater flow and head were available.
 The results obtained with che two models, when reduced to the same scale. were in close agreement and the observed results followed those calculated for similar condi- tons.
 Encouraged by the splendid re- suits of the model tests. and sub stantiated by careful studies of the merits involved, the Alabama Power company decided to apply the back water suppressor at Mitchell dam on the Coosa kiyer now under con struction
 Being satisfied that the back water suppressor will perform as in- dicated by the tests. the next log teal question would be: Will the suppressor type power plant cost more to build than the conventional type of equal capabilities, and if SC, how much more? If the cost is higher than a plant of conventional design with an equal output. or even if the cost were the same in both cases, the conventional type of power tplant would be preferred, because in a new and untried design there all ways will be found things that may not work out as predicted. while the conventional type plan has proved it's worth.
 "The estimates, however, showed that not only the cost of the SUD- pressor type plant was not higner than a conventional type plant of equal output. but it showed evcn lower cost for the same number of units in each case. which. of coursa. meant that for given output the sup pressor type plant was considerably
 lower in cost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-25
TOO HOT FOR O'BRlEN
 ON PACIFIC COAST

Los Angeles. June 24.-Parry o'Brien. young outfielder of the Yer non. Cal. baseball club. who was farmed out to the Okmulgee. Okla, club of the Western association. has asked Bill Essck, manager of the Vernon club, to send him to another league. He claims that it is too hot in Okmulgee and that he has lost 13 pounds since joining the club. be applied asscourt costs. Herbert J. Ward, attorney.
 Louis Wilson. 1217 Twenty fifth street, Bessemer. June 21 Liabilities. $135; assets, wages due by T. c. I. company for month ending June 20, calimed exempt. Matthews & Mat thews, attorneys.
 7 R. NJ Whitten. 414 First avenue, West End, June 2t. Liabilities. s365.67. :. assets, wearing apparel, s35, claimed exempt. Albert A. Sterne, attorney.
 William Henry McCree. s2 furnace quarters, Bessemer, June 21. Liabili- ties. ss5: assets. wagessdue by T. c. l., $10. Emmett O'Neil, attorney.
 S. E. Potter. Birmingham. June 21. Liabilities. s230; assets wages due by Southern railway for May and June, claimed exempt. J. H. Ward. attor- ney.
 Dan Carroll, 351S Seventh avenue. Brighton, June 22. Liabilities s107; assets. household furniture. value s2oo, wages due by Woodward Iron company $35.
 Jim Wright, Dolomite. June 22. Lia- Utilities, $40. assets, wages due by Woodward Iron company, S25. George T. Murrah. attorney.
 Tom Sanders. Paul's Hill. Bessemer, June 22 Liabilities. ss9: assets. house. hold furniture. $20 wages due by Woodward Iron company. s17.
 O. P. Simmons, 335 Fourth avenue, Inglenook, June 22. Liabilities. s425,52: assets. wearing apparel. $50. claimed exempt. Herbert J. Ward. att torney.
 Henry Crenshaw, 1913 Ensley road, Doccna. June 23. 1922. Liabilities. $100; assets. wages duo from T. c. l. company, $50. claimed exempt. R. S. Cross. 325 Third avenue. west, June 23. Liabilities. $71z.7s; assets. nore. R. F. samuels. attorney Walter B. Reeves. Birmingham, June 2s. Liabilities. s45s.22: assets. personal apparel. etc. $25o. furniture secured by lease to Ben M. Jaaobs & Bros. balance due s4oe.56, value $500, claimed exempt. Allen McEwen, at- torney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-25

-
 The design finally evolved for the above mentioned type of plant with the backwater suppressor shows several radical changes and repre- sents an entire departure from the established conventional design of hydroelectric power plants. The those departing from time-honored practice, are many, but only the more important ones shall be outlined.
 T. The principal and most out standing feature in this plant is the location of the power units on sepa- rate foundations in river on the up-. stream side of the dam. Although this is not necessarily the only pos sible way to build the power house. in this particular instance 1t was the most economical. The river at this point being comparatively mar row, the entire length of the dam was required for spillway, and since the prime requisite of this type of plant Is. that the draft tube dis charges directly under the spillway section. the units Were to be so lo- cated. that they would not obstruct any part of the spillway section.
 "2. The individual and separate power house units offer the added advantage that trash racks do not present solid front, which helps materially in cleaning them and af- lords an easy and convenient way of diverting the trash past the power house and ovor the spillway.
 "3. The usual power house build- ing Is entirely eliminated. the gene- rator room Is covered with a low roof, which is designed in two sec. tions. Joined on the traverse line, mounted on rollers; each Sion moving in opposite direction. Tn nor nal operation the generator room is completely protected from weather, but if access is required for handling only part of the machinery. this roof can be opened and all parts are handled through that opening with the crane.
 A. A single gantry crane with full travel over the entire length of power house section is so designed that everything, with exception of spill way gates, can be handled with this crane.
 "5. An outdoor transformer and high voltage switch station located on the bridge over the spillway.
 D. lne eHtlTS operating lloOr IS one floor level; generator. governors. switchboard, low tension switches. bus galleries and offices and are easily reached without climbing stairs or ladders. This materially adds to the convenience of operators and makes the supervision and inspection of plant more effective. It should be mentioned that this feature of providing easy accessibility to all im- portant parts of the station is very frequently lost sight of by the de- signer and the lack of these con- veniences have been the cause of in- efficient operation or even of break downs due to the fact that operators have neglected equipment in lesser or greater degree.
 Although comparatively little has been said here about the electrical feature, that part of the installation comprises one of the most important items, and shall always receive the closest study and serious consider ation if an economical and efficient operation Is expected"