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The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

The first of the Merchants matt
nees, which was held on Thursday,
July 9th, was attended by 1925
people There will be three more
weeks of the merchants matinees,
Thursday of each week.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

Misses Isabel Smith and Dorothy
Smith returned to their home in
Lafayette Thursday after an extend
ed visit with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett O'Niell.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

Capt. N. G. Huth of this city,
and Miss Lille Longoupee of Plaque
mine, were quietly married in Baton
Rouge on July oath. Immediately
after the ceremony the couple left
for a visit in Arkansas. and on their
return will make their home in
Plaquemine. The Banner extends to
them congratulations and good wish
eS.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

Or. and Mrs. B. W. Smith enter
tained large number of the younger
set with a most enjoyable dance Tues.
day evening in honor of their guests,
Misses Lilly Lucille Berwick and
Gretchen Bush, of New Orleans. Gay
colored balloons and baskets of
bright summer flowers we're effectively
used as decorations. Among the out
of-town guests we're Miss Virginia
Burton of New Orleans; Messrs. Ben
Payne of GreenVille, Miss, Delmasse
GoOch of Patterson, John Bourgeois
of Morgan City. Harold o'Bray of
New Iberia, Dick Mire and John
Rineheart of New Orleans.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

md Mrs. Milton Lefkowitz left
my for a combined business
pleasure trip to New York and
IA points in the East.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

Marvin Morris, Jr., returned
from New Orleans to spend
weekend with his parents, Mr..
I'm. Marvin Morris.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

Idss. A. G. Jacobs and W. A
hm Of the firm of M. Bell Son
lett Wednesday on a purchas-
ZIP to buy their fall stock.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

hree number of Franklin peo-
nuted Cote Blanche Island last
ny. This resort has been at
,ng hundreds of visitors each
my this summer.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05
bSaasy Bennett of Clinton, La. !,
bhs Of her cousin, Mrs. James

n naO'ph s Keense has been quite
|hhssss.,,we W Are sorry to learn,
y A9ssss,s.leeclng now and will soon
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

nssinis e and Georgia Bour.
oulmssno 9 Monday from a visi,
r, :ro ..0.s springs. They now have
Hosipso. s.t. 4. Miss Bessie McRight
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

- - s. Geiag. Miss Florence
~, M. s. Harry Going, OF Port
Saas..s sEe visiting friend 8
= i.".I..ne ~ nere, guests Of Mrs.
- s'sr' Mrs. Rex McCul.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

Nm s, : .;si! Stirling returned Thurs.
Nh i..s.Iot Van OF several weeks with
y u s.;0,ye ss's yesee. Her daughter,
- cSna.ss.lng, who has been a,
''0~ertern, returned with
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

- harsh Frere OF Chattanooga
% q . visit to his mother
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

| Ne Ladies' Missionary Society of
Iethodist Church gave their an
\ picnic at the Charenton Shell
y hst Thursday.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

~ ". 7. Peterman and three
a'ers returned to their home in
Rouge after a weeks visit to
y and relatives here. While here
were the guests of Mrs. Peter
y iather, Capt. R. W. Allen.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

= = =; Brumby left Monday for
~ Rnere be will remain several
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

| u. Richard K. O'Niell, of Port
Him, Texas, is here visiting his
rrs, Mr.. and Mrs. Emmet o.
I'm
The St. Mary banner., 1922-08-05

n Iis . Charles Pecot spent Thurs
y Nsv Orleans on business.
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pitches to even eighteen and
twenty per cent
A stop, while the red, kissing
waited splattered from the radiator
cock, and tho lifted hood gave the
machine a chance To cool before
replcniahment came from the
murky. discoIored stream OF melt
ed snow water. Painting and light
headed from the altitude. Barry
leaned against the machine for a
moment; something touched his
face and melted there-snow!
An hour-and three more after
that-a last final Gathering jour-
ney, and Barry leaped from the
seat with something akin to en-.
thusiasm.
Through the swirling snow which
sifted past the glare OF his head
Tights. no could discern q sign
which told him be had reached the
summit, that he now stood at the
literal top Of the world.
From now on no could progress
with the knowledge. that his en-
CINE at least need labor no>longer.
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sorm q q sirl standing besle tn
iittle 'ytnfpw
M hared she wa iaSaxh
iItafl y ltid nos osice s;hiails 8
ltttid aud sltRht. yet vibrant viii
the health q y.Loe that IS tvrleAi
OF those Tlio I've IN tho opatl
places. Dark blue eyes that snap
ped as ahe Looked out the window
watching with evident easerness
the approach OF someone Barry
could not see. Barry felt the in.
stinctlve urge to call 10 her. tc
raise himself
He WINGED with a sudden main
sharp yet aching throb OF agony
which. Involuntary closed his
eyes and clonched tight his teetf
until 1t should pass. When he look,
ed again. she wus gone, and the
opening Of a door ID the next room
told him where. He sought L
move an arm-only again TO desist
in pain. he tried, the other, and
It responded. The covers were
lowered, and Barry's eyes stared
down upon bandaged, splintercd
left arm. Broken. He turned his
hcad at the sound Of voice-her.
calling from the doorway Il
someone without.
Hes getting along fine,
Ba'tistc" Barry liked the enthusl
astic manner.
"oui! Heem no YER bad. He be
all right tomorrow"
That's good. 1t frightened me
for him to be unconscious so
long.
"Lemme see. fin him SIX
O'Clock. M'sleu Thayer he come 81
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CAROLINA
Miners Meet Here.

"WtSto mG0S FtGTSs
A mass meeting OF the miners Of
Carolina and surrounding towns
was held Wednesday at Golden
Chapel, The meeting was address.
cd by number OF speakers, the
principal speaker being Nick Aiello
OF Monongah.
A large delegation from the M.
nongah local union Of the United
Mine Workers and Ida May and
Carolina locals were also well rep.
resented. The band which is com
posed OF members Of both the Ida
May and Carolina locals furnishe!
excellent music for the occasion.
The present strike, itslong con,
tinued, will soon reach q point
where many will grow impatient,
and all were cautioned by the
speakers to obey the law, preserve
order and not commit any act that
might set the tide OF popular opin,
ion against the miners.
Returned to Sehoot.
Miss Lena Flndlay left wedne..
day evening for Parkersburg where
she Is a student In the Visitation
Academy at De Sales Heights. She
was accompanied as far as Clarkg-
burg by her aunt, Mrs. Esther bod,
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CHApTTcR I

y vas early afternoon and down
Ia The hollow which shielded the
scfambling little town OF Dominion
the air was warm and lazy with
the friendIiness Of May.
As1ong. sleek, yellow racer came
10 q stop beside the gas tank and
whee zed Into silence. A young
man rose from his almost fiat po-
sitinn Ia the iow-slung drivers seat.
stretched himself and stared up
ward toward the glazing white of
Mount Teluchen. the highest peak
q tho continental backbone.
frowning In the GOODNESS of snows
that mayer departed.
Cast
yep. e The young man stretched
again Fill up the tank--and bet
ter give me half a gallon Of OIL"
Young he was, almost boylsh;
vet colnterbalancing this was d
serious expression that almost ar-
prcached somberness. The eyes
were darlS with something that
approached sorrow, the lips had a
hghtness about them which gave
evidence of the pressure Of suf-
fering, all forming an expression
which seemed to come upon him
unaware. But in a flash It was
gone, and boyIsh again. he had
turned, laughing, to survey the gas
tender
Barry Houston, huh? Must be
. new make. ~"
sampuflsge." laughed the
yonng man again. That's my
name
s,oh, is Il !" and the villagcv
cluclsled with him. You've got
I'M plate right, where tn name o
d eur Is plastered usually, and il
plum fooled me. Where you head.
ed for7
Over Hazard"
Aain't daft are you"
81 hope not. It's May. isn't IT,
Took up there. The old mar
pointed 70 the splotches of white
thotsnfds of feet above. at may
ltu spring down here, hoy, but it's
January up there. They's only
been two cars over Hazard since
November and they come through
lsst week. Both OF 'em was old
stagerss Both OF EN- came through
here lookiil' like iclclas an swear
ing beat four o. kind.
AZ thrill shot through Barry
Houston. His life had heen that oil
the smooth spaces, Of the easy
ascent Of well paved grades Of
streets and comforts and luxuries
rhe very raggedness OF the thing
before him lured him and drew
him on,
& They've got me-" came quietly,
Im-lim going to make the try!'
Tho gears meshed. A stream Of
smoke from the new oil srat out
for a second. Then, roaring and
choTtling with tho beginning OF
battle, the machine swept away
toward the slight turn that indIcat.
ted the scraggly end Of tho little
town Of Dominion, and the begin.
ming Of the first grade.
a. six. per cent grade II its au
nchis he lnurmIrcd. And this
IS only tho beginning"
He settled down moro firmly IN
hla seat and grI9pod hard at tie
steering wheel. Gradually, the
severity Of the grade had iEcreas.
"a 70 ten, to twelve and in short
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studying HIM. There came a lnuf-
the man Mas bending over him.
naf
wonder what the damn fool
came out here about Wonder 4
he's WISER
CHAPTER II
II was with an effort that Hnus-
ton gave no indication that he had
heard, Before there had been only
suspicion and he had not hoped u
have from the lips Of the man
himself 4 confession that eondi-
tons were not right at the lumber
mill OF which Barry Houston was
the executive head. But now
Thayer had turned away aud eyi-
IDENTIFY sought a chair az the other
side Of the room. Barry remained
perfectly still. When at last he
did look up into the narrow sunken
face. Il was with eyes which ear
rted In them no light Of recognition
Thayer put forth 3 gnarled hand .
your manager at the Empire Lake
MILL"
Have ] q manager?"
The thin man drew back at this
and stood for a moment staring
down at Houston.
Barry turned his head YEARLY.
II don't know what you are
talking about"
"You-don't say, you're Barry
Houston, aren't you?"
81? Am II"
well, then, who are you:"
II don't know myself"
Thayer turned and walked 10 the
door.
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son, with whom shs spent the Eas
Farewell Walt. 4
III. and Nrs, Raymond f,easg
mad o tafeweiI visit With ffiends
~ careltna Thursday evening pfirr
to leaving for Portsmouth lhlSs
where Mr.. Leasor has accepted 4
position. Mrs. Leasor was foriner
" a teacher IN tho Carolina School.
Attend Spelling Bee.
Among those who attended the
spelling bee at the Festns School
Thursday evening were: Mr.. and
Mrs. S, A. Rowand and chtlareiI.
Ephraim, Archie, Glenn and Marles
Howard Mason, Paul Held, GilheFt.
Davis aud Charles Rogers, Hartes
Hill carried on the honor OF being
the best speller present. n
Visitors In Falrmont.
Local people visiting or shopping
IN Fairmont Saturday were Il. A.,
Porter, Bert Dennis, Carl Thompa
son, Santa Casanova, r, N. John.
son, Bernice Tate, Jesse Lamp,
James Fisher and Daddy" Higgin
botham. *
Transferred.
Robert Weaver, who was eonduA
tor on the Helen Run Junction lind.
for the past year or more, has been
transferred 10 the Bingamon limo.
Conductor Frank Smith OF Fair
mont Is filling the vacancy at pref
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Mason
were in Fairmont Saturday visiting
the latter's uncle, Edward Fietelil
er, who recently underwent an
operation at Fairmont Hospital. ,
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the minute Re say he think lie
know htem,
The eyes n Barry Houston. ssid.
denly lost their cnriositys Theyeri
Barry had taken particular pafns
to keep from him the information
that he was anywhere except The
East. For Il had besn Fred Thayer
who had caused Barry 10 travel
across country IN his yellow speed
ster. Thayer who
"He say the M'sieu Houston, who
own the mill, had written him be
was coming"
In the other room. Barry Hous-
ton blinked rapidly and frowned.
He had written Thayer nothing Of
tho sort.
The names of the two persons
flashed across his mind. one to b.
dismissed Immediately, the other
'l1l fire jenkins the minute
get back!" came vlndlctiYely. I'll
He choked his words.
A moment later
'How's the patient?" It was
Thayer's voice, the same Thayer
that he once had looked upon with
all the enthusiasm and pride Of
boy, hood. but whom he now view.
ed with suspicion and dlstrust.
Guess I'll go in and stay with
him until he wakes up. He's my
boss, you know-since the old mar
died."
Within the bedroom Barry Hous.
ton gritted his teeth. Then, with
q sudden resolve, he rested his
head again on the pillow and clos
ledrh!s eyes. Barry could feel that
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gone, the emergency had not even
lastad through de first hill Barry
Houttcn Wu6 no IA prisoner u
speed rafnped n ttie seat &c L
runaway car, elute ing Il ~ the
wheel. leaning, white, tense faced
out into the snow. as he struggled
to negotiate the turns, to hold tbs
great piece Of runaway machinery
to the road and check its speed
from time to time in the snow
banks.
One chance was left, and Barry
took itLthe "burringtof the gears
inlieu Of q brake. II the buried
gears could only hold the car for a
mlla or so more
sBut a sudden. swapping cracklf
ended his hope. The gears had
meshed, and meshing. had brokan,
Again a wild, careening thing. the
car was speeding down the steep.
est Of grades like human thing
determined upon selt-destruction
A skidding curve then strai2h.
away, while Barry chung to the
wheel with fingers that were wni:e
with tho tIghtness Of their grip.
A second turn. while a wheel hang
over the edge, a third and =
The awful, suspended agony Of
space. A cry. A crash and dull,
twisting moment OF deadened Edti-
erlng. After thgt-blackne7s.
j
Slowly we.liy. Barry Houston
opened his eyes.
It was the room of a mountain
cabin, with Its skis and snow
shoes. His eyes conferred upon the
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But the dangers! Barry knew that
they had only begun. Tho descent
would be as steep as the climb ne
lad just made.
Again he started, tho brake
bands sQueakIng and protesting,
the machine aloughIng dangerous.
ly as now and again its sheer
weight forced 1t forward at
dangerous speedS
He grasped desperately for the
emergency brake. For five min
utes there had come the strong
odor Of burning rubber, the foot
brake Innings were gone; every.
thing depended upon the omer-
gcncy now Ard almost with the
first strain
Carceuing the car seemed to
leap beneath him. TIE brakes were
The Washington herald., 1922-05-13
How to Observe New Time.
To the Editor The Washington Herald:

10 the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Three Washington newspapers,
including The Herald. continue to
dwell on the decision to adopt the
daylight saving schedule without
turning clocks hack an hour"
As many Washjngtonians. for
their own convenience. plan to
change their alarm clocks, at least.
imagine where they will find them
selves II they follow the newspaper
advice and turn their alarm clocks
back an hour instead Of moving
the hands an hour ahead, With
their clocks an hour slow. instead
of an hour fast. when s O'Clock
comes. the new hour for reporting
in most departments. the clerks
will be out of luck.
II you want TO make yourself
believe you are bounding out Of
bed at the same old hour. set your
alarm clock an hour ahead. Then
you can spend the same amount Of
time as now at the breakfast table
and dolling up. and when ready to
hop car or walk downtown, look
at your watch. which hasn't been
set either forward or backward,
and you'lI find you have ample
time to report for work at o'clock.
l.. S. KIRCHER.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-13
Scoring a Knockout" "

A GRICULTURE is about ready to land
n punch that will send unemployment sprawling
the canvas for few months.
Farm work in all States is well under way
according to reports wired to Washington. In
North Texas the winter wheat harvest is less than
three weeks away. Throughout the great Middle
West corn belt planting is in full swing. In
Northern Maine the farmers are preparing the
ground for potatoes Maryland and Virginia OF
more immediate concern to the District of CO.
lumba, in the midst of their planting season.
All these activities constitute so much more
work for the unemployed who the
innocent victims of business depression. Over
$4,000 men, it is reported, will be required to
complete the wheat harvest. From Texas there
will be steady progression northward through
Oklahoma and Kansas from now on Each new
field will require workers. Many who have
been without jobs all winter already have made
plans to join the harvesting crews
Farmers expectant of a prosperous year.
Signs of the times more auspicious than at
this in 1921. The soil tiller can invest
money in wages this spring with reasonable
expectation of good return. Indications are that
the agricultural districts will be willing to
employ large bodies of workers this year.
The United States Farm Labor Bureau pro-
vides convenient medium between the farmer
and the unemployed. 1t will be unfortunate if the
promise held out by agriculture results in swamp
ing the farming States with men than needed
to fill the existing jobs. Such would find
themselves in unfortunate situation and un-
necessary hardshps would result History of other
years would repeat itself.
But if orderly system of placing men can
be followed the prospects of notable decline in
unemployment are excellent. Every farm is an
industrial plant, requiring a definite amount Of
labor to keep its machinery running. Only a
large factory indeed could compare with 1000
farms in the number of employees needed.
Revival Of the agricultural may well
be the final blow to break the morale of depres-
sion. The unemployment situation has received
some hard knocks lately Building throughout the
United States has shown enterprise. Work on
roads and other public improvements is underway.
So is the winter of our discomfort ended.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-13

standard of wages is liable to result in injustice
Minimums become maximums. The result often
is unsatisfactory to both worker and merchant
On the other hand unsklled female labor is
almost defenseless against an INSCRIPTIONS en-
ployer. Woman's status in business life still is un-
dergoing process of Standardization. The absolute
value of her work has been decided on any
scientific principles. The one established tenet is
that she is entitled to a living wage. This does
not mean weekly income at which, by careful
economy, she is able to purchase sufficient food
and sufficient clothes to maintain spark of life
in her body 1t means amount of money which
will enable her to live in healthful surroundings
substantially and not sordidy.
No District employer desires to deny his female
workers reasonable means for living and enjoy
ing life. If such man exists he should be boy
cotted by all decent people. He considers humanity
lower than dogs swine But it must be con-
sidered that many OF these employees live at home
and that their earnings constitute that much addition
to the family income. In such the merchant
is justified, perhaps, in considering minimum
wage above what he has determined as the absolute
value of her work, as unwarranted imposition
But until satisfactory solution of the
girl labor problem than the minimum wage has
been reached, this must be considered in its rea-
tion to all workers. Those women whose entire
living depends their weekly pay envelope must
be protected and there is method at hand for
dissociating them from those who work merely
to get extra pocket money.
And in any event, both workers and merchants
must remember that statistics are artful liars.
Can a obtain decent room, table board
and clothes any cheaper today than in IoIo9 Have
Washington landladies reduced their prices in
cordance with lower retail and wholesale prices?
1t is with her landlady that the worker without
family connection must deal-not with the store
keeper.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-13
The Irish Republic.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
1t is certainly wonderful the space
you give in your little morning news
paper in regard to the Provisional
Government of Ireland" OF course.
you may be an Irishman and just
awak kened-ayakened to the fact that
Ireland is striving for a republic just
like the one you are living in and
in which you are making your money.
How does it happen you are not in
either England or ireland. making
either of those countries your home"
Can it be that you are willing TO
sacrifice yourself i'm that respect in
order to bring in the filthy lucre?"
We will dare you to print in your
little sheet just how much you are
getting or hoping to get, at least.
in the way of money for your ex-
ploitation of British stuff
Knowing that you will not last
long enough to enjoy the harvest
OF your boom of the treaty" between
England and Ireland. likewise the
provisional" government of Ireland.
Very truly yours.
E A. Marks
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ly. when they themselves are low
beyond description. This class ..
expected to make a howl even when
the majority OF the people say IL
shall be so and so. One II their IA
vOrite cries is. "Our personal rights
as citizens OF free country are be-
ing disregarded." This is particu-
larly true Of prohibition. Consider
for moment the long fight cover
ing period of approximately fifty
years since prohibition took a deh-
mite form in this country When
the dry forces were defeated at the
polls there was no hue and cry
about the unfair, manner in which
their cause had been treated. but
simply a renewed determination on
the part Of its proponents to bring
others to see the merit Of their
cause. The most important victory
thus far for this movement has been
the national constitutional amend
ment. the direct result Of this fifty
years of continued effort on the
part of an ever-increasing host OF
broad -visioned people. and is far
from the shOrt-siGhted and hastily
considered proposition that many
have persuaded themselves into be-
lieving il to be. The wet forces
held on as long as they had votes
to support them. but now that they
have been decisively defeated at the
polls, they are not willing to ac-
cspt defeat in the sportsmanlike
manner which has always charac-
terized the activities of the tenn
perance forces.
Getting back to the point from
which | distressed in behalf Of pro-
hibitlOn. let me say that the truly
honest fellow gives consideration
to the personal rights OF others as
well as his own. We have fanatics
in every movement. and not a few
Claiming to be reformers. That
there are some fanatics in the re-
form lineup is no more reason to
condemn the whole than the fac.
that we have some lunatics in the
United states is reason to call the
whole population "nutty"
Mr.. Enemy Of the Reformer. treat
us square Look for the real men
and don't lose your eyesight by
looking too much at the exceptions
BlLL-JAKE.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-13
Page Sir Arthur.
70 the Editor. The Washington Herald:

10 the Editor, The Washington Herald:
Mr.. John b. Mccarthy says in
your columns of the Sth instant that
''as matter Of fact" the ectoplasm
photographs exhibited by Sir A. CO.
nan Doyle on the evening of April
80, were taken fourteen years ago
by a German Investigator"
Mr.. Mccarthy comments on the
assumption that no such proto-
graphs have ben produced since
that time, and says that a DR.. Mark
Jackson showed the same photo
graphs here a few weeks ago. Does
MIR. Mccarthy intend to convey the
impression that Da. Jackson showed
the photograph of Sir Arthur with
the likeness of his son. and the pho
t0graph showing Raymond Lodge,
which. with the photograph of the
soldier on the plate with the
strange lady instead of his father.
were certainly taken since the late
war began. and are, therefore, not
fourteen years old?
Any further information on this
subject would be welcomed by many
persons who are neither credulous
nor incredulous. but who are open
minded and interested
INTERESTED.