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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-19
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I.br. Co.. ri 81
Suit for collection of el8.7S5.G0
on note executed Jan. 25, 1921.
was filed In the circuit court by r.
Hill Hunter against the Saddle
Mountain Lumber company. the First
State & Savings bank by r. G. Bram-
well and J. w. Siemens. The note
Ii secured by mortgage on 1866 acres
of land In Sec. II. Town. 80. 8. r.
10 r. VIM. q sawmill and other
equipment. Attorney fees OF $500
asked.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-19
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OIL sisps are being found In the
Philippines. This proves their
claim for Independence n unjust.
News. rt
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-19

Ten Chicago women we're indict
ed for election frauds. Who salt
they couldn't learn politics!-Den
yer Express.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-19
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China 10 such big country that
the corrsspopdsnts have TO hire
guides to lead them to the war
New York Tribune.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-19

Americans In Germany say the
are charged too much. German
waat them to- feel at home.--Clsve
land Press. -<
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-03
NO PREFERENCE SHOWN.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Liable
For Income Tax.

mo preference H. shown 20 soldiers.
sailors or marines in tho service under
tho new revenue act" Collector OF In
,ernai Revenue II. r. Graham pointed
out today. IN discussing the various
features os tho new law. Under the
old act the service man was granted
Al exemption of all income up 10 So
600. while the civilian received his
81 600 or s. 600 exemption" The
new law excludes the $4,000 exemption
for service men.
Although there are few soldiers sta
toned IN tho district OF Delaware, the
commissioned personnel, almost en-
tfrsly. viii be liable 20 mako returns
and pay any tax due under the new
requirements Their. mus; bo includ-
ed IN such return income from all
sources.
Former soldiers. sailors marines or
othor members OF the military service
during the war need not include In
Hross income any amount received
under the provisions Of tho war risk
Insurance act and vocational re-
hshilitation act. No pension receiv-
cd from the gOvcrnment for military
or naval service in time OF war shal.
be included IN gross income.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-03
COMB SAGE TEA
into GRAY HAIR
Darkens Beautifully and Re-
stores Its Natural Color and
Lustre at Once.

Common garden ~tge brewed into a
heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol
ADDED. VIII turn gray, s'reaked and
faded hnir beautifully dark and lux
Nrant MIXING IN. sage Tea and
sulphur r~cip. al home. though. Is
trruhl~~omo. An easier way is 10 get
The ready-to-use preparation improved
Wy IN, addition of other ingredients
= lnrs. bottle. NJ little cost. AZ drug
s'or~s. known ar ''Vyeth's Sage and
sulphur Compound" thus avoiding
l~ of nuss
While gray, faded hair 1. not sinful.
We all dsslr. SO retain our youthful
appearance and sttractlye1ess BY
dArhcnlns your hair with Wxo,h's
save and sulphur Compound. no one
can toll because it does Il 40 natural
Is, ~ av'nly. You just dampcn a
sponge or soft brush with A. and draw
'his through your hair taking one
email STRAND nt a. time; by morning
sil gray hairs have disappeared After
another application or two your hair
becomes beautifully dark. glossy. soft
snd lnsurisnt aud you appear years
younger
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-03
SEVER RELATIONS
WITH DR.. SMILEY
New Castle Prssbytsry l0Hl-
olally eanotIons Change In
pastovato.

Rsx. q. IL. l&ohucr presided ~ the
neetinR OF tho New Castle County
lsr~shy%cry, yest crSiay afternoon. called
20 a1't on the request cf Rev. I. FRANK
lin Smiley, ~. ~. for hts Dismissal to
tho pittshurs. Ia. frrspyteriah
church. Tho meeting wa~ hold In the
lecture room ur tho church. Rcv. j. NJ
L.. Eckard OF smyrna acting IA clerk.
Minister, ana iAymcn representing
= majority OF the churches In tho dis
tr1ct werv present.
Tn. endorsement of the pastors re-
uurs, for Dismissal was read by A.
Victor hughes OF the West church' as
follows.
"Rrsclvs~i, that we. tho mcmhcr~ or
wcst Presbyterian Church or VIII
mins,or, IN scuuicscins In tho request
of nr. smiley. desire 80 express our
heartfelt appreciation OF his cincient
lahors aa preacher, pastor ana oxccu-
,ivr In Increasing the membership OF
our church and especially for his
rtr,nuc,~ work In tho Temporal at
rairv OF cur Church which have 40
greatly proapcrcd under his able
leadership.
And further he II resolved. that 10
his beloved wife. a faithful worker In
our Church and sabbath School, whose
loving personality and Christian lie
have made an impression upon us not
~ ho forgotton and 10 his children.
va wish health and happiness ana
Gods richest blessing. and that we do
most highly commend therh to the
officers and members OF the pormont
rrrrhytcrian Church OF Pittshurs. Pa
"iTlrther, that while we regret ex-
ceeiingiy tho severance of these
picasant relations between pastor and
poorie, made necessary by hts accep-
,asra OF the call. we do also desire 70
cong,ptulate him An his well mcrited
promo,iup Co n higher place In the
Masters Service"
ruloxy ~ the pastoral relations OF
nr. Smiley with the West Church
wore given by Mcssrs. Burns and
Sheppard. After tho moving and Sec
nnains of "A resolution 90 sanction the
request, and 90 grant the dismissal
expressions OF regret wete made by
nii ~ those present, 10 which Dr
Smiley responded feelingly.
Rev. Charles ~. Bonner was named
As moderator OF tho session, 60 de-
clare the pulpit OF the West church
vacant beginning February ~.
The credentials Of Rev. irwin r
Wagner, from the philadelphia Pres
hy,ery North. were presented and
approved, and "A call from the Els
mcre Presbyterian church, duly au.
,herf,cated. was accepted by him, th'
s,lary 20 no 81 GOO paid IN weekly In
rtalmert-. with vacation OF one
month. Tho installation was fixed fo'
Friday evening. February 10.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15

II seldom occurs to the low priced
man that the high-priced maA Is prob
ably earning his salary.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15

struction would later prove to be n
confession of guilt. Yet, be that as II
may, he was already definitely ruled
out of the matter. Not unless she
personally sent for him could he ever
venture to go TO her again In any ca.
paclty. To his mind this decision was
final.
He was called for the inquest and
gave his testimony. The hearing was
brief. and the facts ascertaIned so
clear there remained no doubt In the
minds OF any one but what this was
case Of suicide. No particular at
tempt was made to probe into the
cause, the personal affairs Of the dead
man being left for later investigation
West saw Natalie at the Inquest for
the very few moments she was upon
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15
CHAPTER VII
Against a Stone Wall.

Was this discovery anything to himl
What difference could II make wheth.
er Percival Coolidge had died by his
own hand. or been treacherously shot
from ambush? How would II benefit
Natalie Coolidge to have the truth
revealed? And. II II would benefit her,
why should he devote his time and
labor 10 such an effort? She had cast
him of. thrown him aside; her af-
fairs had no further interest for him.
Let her lawyer take care OF them.
These were Vests frs, thoughts.
All true, yet this state Of mind
brought no satisfaction. He was I'm.
terested; he could not escape his first
impressions Of the girl, or drive from
him a desire 10 serve hei, whether she
wished II. or not She might. indeed,
he In equal danger from nm assassin.
He could not determine this until he
learned the cause of the Staying
Of Percival. Then, on the other hand,
suppose some one else's suspicious
were also aroused. Who would they
naturally look to as guilty of this hor-
rune NllillfE lHtIt Nuh Dul UiI-
Swer-Natnlle Coolidge. She was
seemingly the only person 10 directly
benefit by his death, An these consld-
erations urged him on, overcame his
doubt and INDIGESTION. Then he desired
to learn the truth himself. His eyes
rested on Sections anxious face.
1--WE been thinking IL over" he nd.
mltted quietly. "and guess II is up
to you and me TO find out what this
means"
Yes, sir" hesItatingly. "You--you
don't think Il was Miss Natalie, sir?'
mo. ! do not. Sexton. have my
own reasons for saying that. Yet
naturally she is the one to be first
suspected. Do you know anythingf"
"Only that am sure she was in the
garden, sir. when the shot was fred.
| saw her there just after you drove
away"
THAT is conclusive then, so far as
her personal actions nre concerned
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15

for some time. seated and lying on the
ground under protection Of the stone.
The occupancy wns recent ONE.
Then evidently. whoever II was. had
advanced to the right in the general
direction Of the gate through the
fence. near where Coolidge's body was
found. The marks Of advance ended
on a little rise. some ten yards from
the boulder. where the fellow appar-
emily turned about and retraced his
steps"
How far was that from the gate
into the road. slrT' Sexton asked
breathessly.
"Within easy shooting distance for
revolver Of that callbre. ! should say.
Any good marksman could have rung
the BELL
"And you saw no one7
mo: not sign the fact IL I fnIled
at the time 10 put two and two to-
gether. The thought OF possible
murder never occurred TO me-"
you think II was murder then.
sir?"
"Yes, do" replied West gravely.
at has all the marks. but who com
mitted the crime? What was the mo
tlve7 II will never do for us to make
such charge, after the coroner's
verdict, without positive proof"
"No. sir"
"And you know Of nothing which
might clear this up?"
mo. sir; I've been with the
CoolIdges sir. ever since Miss Natalie
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15

customers complain. But II had sad.
dened Ellen. And one of these very
complniners had bought six copies OF
"The Christmas Carol" by Dickens to
give away TO friends. Ellen heard that
later. II had not improved matters.
And on this same Christmas trip an.
other she had met had said to her that
these children had such shamefully
poor coats and had reproved Ellen.
II WISH" the woman who had spok.
en- so sharply to Ellen had said. "that
they had some Of the nice warm things
belonging to my children but when
Ellen suggested that she should do
something for these children she had
gone Off angrlly.
And another person had patted her
as she had seen her walking with these
children and had said:
"A fine work. my dear"
And Ellen knew that the woman felt
she had showed Christmas duty and
Christmas service and Christmas love
by making that speech.
But when Ellen began to see the
trees which were sent to the city for
Christmas she felt better. The smell
Of the trees gave her some OF the
Christmas spirit Oh. yes. II was all
right after all. she had been seeing
only what was dlsagreeable and ev-
srything else had passed her by.
And then one day In the crowded
section Of the city she saw O small
crippled newsboy 60 up to q Salvation
army bucket and put in his donation.
Helping others to have Christmas
his ownl
As she saw II she inve,untnrily
smiled and q smile answered hers. A
strange man was smiling Mt her.
Was some one going to be imperti'
nent to herr Was the incident of the
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15
The CHRISTMAS
SPIRIT
BY Mdry Graham Bonner
90. is23. Western Newspaper Unioni


L Lien had been feeling that there
- was no such thing In the world as
a Christmas spirit.
During the summer. for example,
she had taken a trip. Everyone seemed
to enjoy II. Everyone seemed to he
glad 10 get away from the world with
Its scandals and Its spOiIt civilization.
That was what everyone said as they
took the trip through the simple wilds,
-emote and picturesque and old.
This seemed to be the life everyone
longed for and then some one men.
toned scandal which had taken place
nearby some months before.
With dash everyone made for the
scene-so they could tell the people
back home that they had seen the To-
callty of the scandal and Ellen had
been Disguised. Was II such sordid
world after nilf
Then she had taken some poor chill.
dren TO a big store TO see the Christ.
mas display and they had been refused
admittance. The customers had OBJ
jected TO such crowds Of children
they wanted 10 see the display them.
selves-why should poor children see
the toys when they could only lookl
And NIL about the outside OF the store
were eager little faces peerlng into
the windows and Looping that perhaps
they could get In when the one who
watched at the door was not looking
Once in while one did and the chill.
drcn from outside waited for the news
"Wbat did you see? What did YOU
see7" they shouted as the lucky one
came out again.
Other stores had been different
Other stores had not had their rich
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15

little boy only going to serve as al
excuse for q man to smile at her?
But In another moment he wns npol.
oglzlng.
I'm so sorry" he said. 81 wps try.
Ing to place you In my mind. was
so sure ] knew you. And then | re-
memhered that you were the picture
OF the girl on the cover Of a magazine
last Christmas which saved all the
year and so which Is naturally very
familiar ia me. am so sorry!"
And then Ellen laughed. For last
year she had posed for one OF her
artist friends.
II don't suppose you've any idea"
the man continued. "how much good
that picture did. I've heard so many
speak Of II and VI the Christmas spirit
Il expressed. You fairly breathed Il
then"
And a0w I'm diiforent7" she asked.
"You don't look just as--just as
Christmasy." he faltered.
And Ellen felt ashamed. For she
had been critical OF others and In wor-
rying about the worlds shortcomings
she had lost her own Christmas splr'
H. But II had been merely wander.
ing--It was not utterly lOst-and the
manr The man who had found Il
again for herr
They became friends and then they
became sweethearts and they made Of
their love a permanent thing and were
married.
And he always called Ellen his beau
nf"i Christmas picture. And Eller
vs. glad that he did II kept cor
stantly In mind the Christmas spirl'
that had once almost left her Tor goo,
nd all
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15

West. now thoroughly puzzled and
already convinced that some mystery
lowered over the place, begun to circle
through the untrampled clover, but
without any defined purpose. All at
once. at the lower end of the gully he
came, Unexpectedly, upon another
trail. this one well marked. appar-
emily frequently used, which led
straight across the field and terminal
ed Mt small gate leading through the
wire fence. Evidently here was u
short cut to the road. well known to
the servants on the estate. and posi-.
bly, others. The discovery. however,
told nothing further than this, and
contentlng himself with another glance
about the unchanged field Of rustling
clover. West proceeded along the
course OF the path. intending to thus
rejoin the automobile, waiting his re-
turn behind the trees.
Within few steps OF the gate,
which was closed, he came to sud
den, horrlfied pause, staring ahead at
strange something huddled In the path
II was shapeless thing. bearing no
resemblance to n human being, until
he advanced closer; then he recog
nlzed the form OF man. curled up as
dog sleeps. face down, hidden by his
arm. and limbs drawn up, as II In q
sudden spasm Of agony. A hat was In
the path beyond, where II had fallen,
and revolver lay glittering In the
sunlight few feet away. There was
nothing familiar about either figure or
clothing, yet unquestlonably there lny
the body OF a suicide. The single shot
they had heard. the tell-tale revolver
close to the dead mans hand. were
clear evidence of what had occurred.
The unexpectedness Of this discov-
cry. the peculiar position of the dead
man, the loneliness OF that deserted
field In which lie lay. shocked West
and, for a moment left him strangely
hesitant. Who was the man? What
could have led up to the pitiful TRACE
dy2 Yet he advanced step by ster
nearer to the hideous object In the
path. The man had been shot directly
behind the right ear. killed instantly
no doubt. as the deadly bullet crashed
through the brain. West lifted the arm
which concealed the face, already
shrinking from the suspicion which
had begun to assail him. Then he
knew who the dead man was--Perciva
Coolidge.
West stood guard beside the body
until servants came and bore II to the
! house, but made no effort to follow
Instead he gave his address to Sexton
and continued his journey Into tn,
city. After what had passed between
them he had no desire to again en-
counter Miss Natalie; and undel
these circumstances. actually shranl
from meeting her. Just what this
mans death might mean to the CIR
he could not safely conjecture, ye
deep down In his own heart, he fell
convinced that this act Of self-de
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15
Rather q wild guess, but II
will give Us something to do.
Are you game, Sexton7"
GRO BE coNTiNuEDJ


Paper horey.
II will give you 40,00C,000 Tubles
for this steak"
Are they baledf"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15
DYED HER BABY'S COAT,
A SKIRT AND CURTAINS
WITH "DlAMOKD DYES

Each package Of Diamond Dyes esa-
tains directions 30 simple any. woman Gao
new. Even il she has never dyed before.
she can put a new, rich oOler into shabby
skirts. dresses, waists, ooats, stockings.
sweaters. coverings, draperies, hangingA
everything. Buy Diamond Dyes-no Other
kind-then perfect home dyeing Is guas-
anteed just tell your druggist whether
the material you wish to dye is wool or
alk, or whether it is hnen, cotton, or
mixed goods. Diamond Dyes never streak,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15
MuRpER7

SYNOPSIS. --AnswerIng an adver-
tlsement calling for a young man
willing TO engage In service OF dan
ger, Matthew West. ex-service man
Just returned from France. whore
he lad been captain OF engineers.
meets Natalie Coolidge. writer OF
the advertisement. and without be-
Ing instructed aa TO his probable
duties. 10 engaged by her. and that
same evanlng introduced to her
friends as her lance. That night.
In the Coolidge home. West Is star
tied by TIE appearance In his room
OF young woman. whom he takes
TO be Natalie. Next morning Ma
taiie tells West she has been trou-
bled by some woman. apparently
her double. whD has been imper-
sonating her. Percivnl Coolidge.
Natalle's uncle and guardian. 10
dlsgruntled By Vests appearance
an Natalie's flance. Natalie. Cool
idge and West plan a visit OF char
ity. Leaving West In the car. Ma
taIie and Coolidge enter a small
cottage. Before they return. West
secures Information which leads
him to believe Coolidge Is deceiving
Natalie for n purpose. Natalie In
forms West she has been mistaken
In her suspicious and that she has
no further need for his services.
West IN sytounded. but leaves.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15

was'a little girl. and amt heard Of
any trouble that ought to end In MUIR
der. sir"
'Eow old was Miss Coolidge when
her father diedY'
"She must have been seventeen,
SIR"
"And since then Percival Coolidge
had full charge Of the estate7"
practically. yes, sir; there was an
other trustee, but he died; and then.
as I understand. Miss Natalie had
some funds OF her own"
West took a cigar from his pocket,
and lii It, Although not altogether
clear In his own mind, he had begun
TO see light.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15
ArOiDTDDKX. DON'T DELAY
Minus the Sporting instinct.

Minus the Sporting instinct
'How much In this stock7'
Thirty cents a share In sixty dsys
I'd guarantee It to 60 to $LO a
share
"If you will also give me a whites
contract to find purchaser Mt that
price when the sixty days are up LII
take a block
"Ah. sir. I've misjudged you. I SEQ
now that you are not the type Of man
who'll play the game."-Birminghan
Age-Herald.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15
The Meddiers.

Meddlesome people are not neces-
sarily maliciOus--tley may even hs
~ell-meaninG--but the harm they do
Is none the less real. Knowing how
to run other peoples business IL net
always SO much a gift ~ an afala-
ton.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-12-15
important Co kaothers

Joe the Iiodder says SEINE fealows
always grab stool whoa there's q
plano to be moved.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-02-22
SECO GA IIH
BUFF fAL0 FRIDAY


The second game scheduled between
the Willmar and Buffalo High School
basket ball fives will be played the
coming Friday evening at Buffalo. The
contest must be won. by Willmar or
the district. title is again lost this year
and Buffalo will once more go to the
state tournament at Mortified The
locals will go to Buffalo determined
to win but with some odds against
them. Already suffering the effects of
one defeat at the cost OF but two
points and playing on thar opponents
floor are factors which may make the
problem Of victory somewhat difficult.
Yet the. game lost Friday evening to
Buffalo on our. floor showed the teams
to be we'll matched. The outcome
could have been game won for eth
er side. Wi,lmars did not shoot with
her usual accuracy.
The Tribune feels that the boys will
so to Buffalo determined to win the
contest. They will play basket ball
and defeat Buffalo on their home
floor Friday evening unless the team
weakens or is crippled in some man
ner, The Willmar boys can play bas-
ket ball and lead by such men as
Hahn and Grace on the scoring end
and Westgard at guard they should
return from Buffalo with their debt
rubbed out. 5
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-02-22
SEEK RECOVERY
OF 0RRED PROPERTY
Complaint Filed In Clerks Office
Against Green Lake State
Bank

A complaint Of Mrs. Alice Orred,
Elmer Orred and Mrs. Albert Ande:-
son against the Green Lake State. Bank
at Spicer has been fled in the records
of Clerk of Court Ed Sanderson at the
.coi!rthcnse. These complaints, issued
individually and carrying Identical
charges will again resurrect the up
heaval experienced by the bank fol-
lowing the felony of Oscar Orred now
serving a penitertiary sentence in the
Saltwater. prison. The complaint
charges that Representatives of the
Green Lake State Bank by compul-
sion and threat brought about the
deciding of the former Orred home
stead in the village of Spicer to the
Bank. The compla;nants assert that
the property was decided to the Bank
with the pledge that Oscar Orred
would thus be spared punishment for
alleged Misrepresentation Of funds in
the bank. The complainant, Mrs. AL
ice Orred declares that due to the
shock of Oscar Orred's acts she was
not herself at the time of transfer Of
the property.
Oscar Orred was given sentence on
April 9Th by Judge G. f. Qvale in Dist
rict court amaximum of ten years
for the offense Of felony. Orred had
pied guilty to the offensa which had
been committed during period Of
four years.