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II went the two clean shirts, each
clutched against n riders chest.
There were jerky. vertical single
mods of heads. Jack supplementing his
own nod by n later, slow. horizontal
turning of his head TO right and then
to left. A gentle sigh rose from the
arriving %punchers, two hands impo-
tently opened and let two shirts flutter
to the ground. Jacks inquiring look
was answered by Ike's slight raising
Of the handle of the shovel. which thus
far he had endeavored TO conceal. Then
came the first spoken words. Jack
commenced the conversation. and In
part it ran: Hes up at the end OF
the big draw, right by the split rock.
Went over that high cut bank. him
and a mess of cattle. He's lynn I'M
der 'ein. He never knowed what hit
him. No, / warn't with him.
just now seen his sign as | was com
ing acrost. | seen II was headed for
tine cut bank. so | chased over there"
The foreman added: well, boys, LET'S
get AT it,"
Then The little funeral cortege. hav-
ing silently smoked a cigarette or two,
fell into juggling trot and headed for
the big draw.
The funerals OF the men who died
in this way. of many Western men.
were deeply affecting from their crude.
sincere simplicity. About the open
grave, which was at merely 'some-
where on the plain" would gather II
serlous-faced little group. The body.
wrapped in a snddle-blnnket. would he
lowered gently into It's resting-place.
and then would come II pause. Each
attendant strongly wished that some
appropriate statement might be made
either TO God or about the dead; but
each man felt himself unequal to the
task. and stood n%ervously wiplng his
forehead. Perhaps the strain wrung
from some II person n sudden ejacu-
lnlion. IL so. the requirement for
utternnce had beer satisfied. and all
the mourners felt a buoynnt sense Of
relief. II nobody spoke. some wander
ing eye fastened on the shovel.
When the flled-in earth had been
pounded &c smootlness and had been
oVerlnld with rocks. as a barrier to
iiuA AhhtiE NuiAihi"f ~ WIS UNIV W
leave. That parting would not be
accomplished or even begun until there
Ind terminated the strained. nwk-
ward silence under which most Ameri-
cnn men cloak their deeper feelings.
The silence usually was ended by nm
expression spontaneously emitted from
oyerwrought nerves. and often pro-
fame In form though not IN intent.
Al the foot Of one Of the noblest
peaks In the Rocky M%ouniulns lies q
grave. Its occupant died In a stnm.
pede. An that was said at the inter
meut came % hcsitutingly nnd as
follows; ITS too bad. too bnd. Tom.
dig a little deeper there. Hell. boys.
he was n man. ana presently wien
the burial hud beer completed, 'Bill.
we boys leave you TO God aud the
mountain. Good-by, BIZ. Damn It.
Jim. look out for your bronze"
, 1922-07-13

accounts of horse-races, unflattering
opinions of the cattle, strings of pro-
family, the voluminous text on the la
bells of coffee or condensed m~llk-cans,
mere humming sounds, alike and with
seemingly deep religious fervor. were
poured on many a night into the ap-
preciative airs of an audience with
cloven hoofs.
Thus tired men, kidnapping but
always grooming. were out in the
black. their ponies steadily, slowly
patrolling. though half asleep; but
man and horse were ready TO wake
like a shot and to act the Instant
that Il steer started to roll his tail"
or in less technical English, to gallop
with his tail bumped up ut its shore
end, an lnfallible sign of confident ex-
pectation TO disregard both distance
and time.
All through the journey the animals
had proceeded quietly aud rested de-
Gently until n moment when there
came Il snort. Il below. What caused
the snort and below nobody knew or
could stop Ia ascertain. Merely tails"
had rolled and "A stampede was on.
From II cOmmon center cattle were
darling toward every point of the
compass. 1t was "all hands to the
pumps ~ and into saddle and on the
run for every man. Riders armed with
saddle blankets, with dotted coats,
hastily plucked sage-brush plants, any
thing that could be waved, holding
pistols. the only attainable objects
that would make n commanding noise,
gallOped nut beyond the fleeing ami.
mails, headed and flanked them, "cut.
ting In all %incipient, bovine meteors.
Finally. the frayed edges of the mass
CONSTRUCTED. and the whole was re-
duced to II ragged. narrow, rushing
column, one set of ~gnlloping cow
boys guiding its van. another, ms flank
riders. guarding It's sides and en-
dcayoring SO far as possible to soothc
the animals. The forefront OF this
column was, under the pllotuge of the
Attacking horsemcn. swerved into the
shape Of Il shepherds crook. and n
moment later the herd was pouring
itself into the form of u capltul letter
u"
When It's two ends came opposite
ench other. they were welded together
by IA yelling. waving. shooting set
Of madmen on tile backs OF flying,
snoring horses.
This started milling" a merry.go.
round which kept up until the pnr-
ticipating cattle quit from exhaus-
tion. OF course. milling did not take
place Ia q circle, an ellipse. an oval
or In any other geometrical form. II
occurred Ia an irregular chunk OF
grunting, believing cnttle. oyersprcud
and surrounded by mn unhreathnhlo
cloud of biting dust, With curslng
cowboys netting ms satellites.
a stampede ut night mud In a coun
try hcset with cut banks l.. e., pre-.
cipitous hlllsides. beset also with deer
canyons. with vertically sided nrroyos
With gopher and badger holes. killed
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His ~lncoqnito.

A man. arriving at an English hotel.
was asked. according to custom. to
register his name.
The stranger took up n pen and
wrote The King of Spain"
The clerk was surprised. The
manager made inquiries, and. APP
%proaching the visitor. said. Excuse
me. sir. is this your writing in the
book -
Yes. sir" replied the visitor.
But" continued the manager, you
are not really the king OF SPAIN"
to which the visitor replied, mo: but
| travel under that name-it is my
incognito -
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Foroer Is Freed by Court order.

Los Angeles, calif.-William Strick-
Ter 10, whose wife and babe were sick,
got n days work and a check for "a
IN payment. He put a zero after the
four, cashed the check and spent the
$40 on his family. A few days later
Strickler's wife died and Stricken, at
grave was arrested, handcuffed
and tnken to Jail. The case WINS dis.
missed by the court.
, 1922-07-13

fenced ranches. But 1892 saw the
end of the open Range and the hey
day of the cowboy.
Anyway. Philip Ashton Rollins in
his new book, The Cowboy" speaks
OF the cowboy in the past tense. He
says in his preface:
The American cowboy. by reason of his
pic-turesaueness, has been n frequent sub
ject for the dramatist. the novelist. the
illustrator. and the motion picture pho
tographer.
All these producers have been limited
by the technical requirements OF their
arts. and have stressed the cowboys pic
turesqueness to the exclusion OF his other
qualities, They have done this no def
nlteiy aud attractively as to create an
ostensible type which rapidly Is being
accepted by the American public as an
accurate portrait OF the now bygone
punchcr.
The portrait In often ~charmlngly pre-
scented. but IL is not accurate. The cow
boy was far more than n theatric char
ecter. He was an affirmative. constitute
tive factor In the social and political de-
Velopment OF the United States.
Consequently he desires to be assured
more kindly treatment by ultimate history
than presumably he will receive unless.
while the testimony OF eye-witnesses be
sui pfNcuruble. snCn testimony DE gain
cred and recorded.
Mr.. Rollins, n college man and now
n New York lawyer, Is not of those
who seek experience to get local color
for n book. He Is Of those who write
Town Ills experiences because con
WINGED that they are too valuable to
he lost to posterlty. The writer hopes
he Is among those who convinced Mr..
Rollins that "The Cowboy should be
written.
Following is the story OF a night
stampede during a cattle drive-one
of the many dramatic Incidents which
IN adequate book on the cowboy neces-
sarily contains:
All through the darkness men Of the
might herd" working in shifts Of
from two to four hours, rode about
the animals; ana as the men rode
they constantly serennded the beasts
by grooming to them songs or chants,
which. when so used. were entitled
"hymns." This %serenadlng was done
partly TO hold the cattle under the
compelling spell OF the human voice.
md partly to dlsabuse from the mind
OF any fearsome member Of the herd
suspicion that either a puncher's
silhouette against the skyline or else
the noise OF his moving pony might
represent n shopping dragon. The
rider. when singing to the %cnttle." as
hls vocal Efforts were styled. dis
g1rged an the words he knew set 10
Hl the uues he could remember or
invent, bun omitted any sound ar In.
Election which might sturtle. Sacred
airs were usunl. for from their slmple
melodies they were ensy of rcmcm.
bruur" nnd ulso they then stlll held
the national popularity which slnc,
hms iursVd To The tunes of the music.
halls; hur the words set to these
ohurrily airs well might hnve sur.
prlstd Tie clergy. The proper words
, 1922-07-13
Nothing Secret.

The Dentist-There. now! No one
on earth can tell that those are artI-
fetal teeth.
The Particularly dearest chum can
tell. And She wlll.-Judge.
, 1922-07-13

were waved in air TO straighten out the latigos,
and were slapped onto cringing backs with a
sound like that of a Stating sail on a windy day.
At times like this when men were fierce and in a
killing mood, their horses seemed to sense the
situation. The most chronic buckers would forego
their pitching avocatlon, and, s~quatting low in
tremor. would receive their load and never make
n single jump.
, 1922-07-13

Good health is mans greatest wealth
and his greatest enjoyment.
, 1922-07-13

JAMES P. HUMPHREYS, we'll
known automobile man oS H
ron, Md, who declares he believes
Tanlac is the best thing to over
come stomach trouble and run
down condition. States it COM
pletely restored his health.
, 1922-07-13

and wonderful combination of Don Quixote and
Sir L0ncelot who always ride the best horse on
the range, wear two guns and beat the head viii
lain TO the draw; who rescue distressed maidens
from cattIe-rustlers or Mexican bandits.
lit the heyday of the r%anchlng industry-1S75-
r1S02-the cowboy dotted the plains from Central
Nebraska to the foothills of the mountains of the
Pacific slope and from Montana to the Mexican
border. Then came the homestender, the farm
aud the fence. In 1892, during the "Rustler War"
In Wyoming, the stcckmen and the cowboy of the
Open Range surrendered to the United States
army and the farmer. In this year of grace 1922
A, ID. there are still unfenced areas OF grazing
land open To the public. There are still large
, 1922-07-13
Rats in the Cellar,
Mice i'm the Pantry,
C~ockroacheS
in the Kitchen

What can be more disagreeable than a
home infested with pests Destroy them
with Steams' Electric Paste, the standard
exterminator for more than - years.
Kill rats. mice. c~oekroaches. waterbugs
OF ants in a single night. Does not blow
AWAY like powders; ready for use; better
than traps. Directions In IS languages In
every box. Money back II IL fails.
2 o.. size 35c. IS OF. size $3.50.
, 1922-07-13

HIS is an anomaly in these Twentieth
century days. That as the cowboy is
passing from the West he bulks in
%creaslngly large in fiction. The
presses of book and magazine pub
fishers are apparently working night
and day in turning out so-called
'%virile' stories of the Great West.
Mostly this popular literature" is de-
voted to cowboys who talk a lingo in
vented by writer's who eve heard
a nnurhnr tnlk. MIN nrn a fnnrfnI
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
DENIES THAT THE POPE
IS PARTIAL TO POLES

ROME, Sept. SIT is untrue that
Pope Plus XI has pro.Polish sym.
pathies excessively" said Mgr. Ed.
ward O'Rourke, apostolic delegate at
Dantzig, to an International News
Service correspondent.
when was bishop Of Riga Mon
seigneur Rata. as he then was, held
the post of apostolic delegate to
Poland--a most difficult position
and for three months was my guest.
During that time he was strictly i'm
partial, Just and benevolent alike to
Germans and Poles. and he displayed
no small degree Of personal courage
when he stuck to his post at War
saw, despite the threatening ad'
vance Of the Bolsheviks, who were
only about eight miles from the Po!
lish capital.
"I lived about six months among
the BolshevIks in 1918, when I was
administrator of the diocese Of
Minsk. would rather not speak
Of all the horrible things I witness
ed. Suffice II to say that Russia
under Bolshevist rule is a veritahle
hell upon earth"
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
SWEET YOUNG THING
ToTED Slx-SHooTER

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-When John
D. Finley, at the age of sixty, cast.
ing about In search Of a wife, an.
swered a matrimonial advertisement
he received by return mail, he says,
a picture Of a girl more beautiful
than Aphodite. With 1t came a
message urging him to hasten 10
Greenville. Miss, where his Aphro-
dite would be waiting for him..
The aftermath was aired today in
the Superior Court before Judge
Miller. Finley, seeking an annul.
ment OF the marriage, deposed that
his Aphrodite was at least thirty.
four and anything but a Greek god.
dess. She "toted a six-shooter and
was more at home on horseback than
on foot"
Divorce fans Uttered as the ardent
love messages between the two were
introduced. The annulment was
granted.
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
"GoLF WIDOW" FILES
SUIT FOR SEPARATION

CHICAGO. Sept. s.-Mrs. Lillian
Stewart Root 10 a Golf widow" ac'
cording Ito q bill for separate main
tenance filed in the circuit court
against her husband. Julis M. Root,
said to be the owner Of q six apart
meut building and holder Of railroad
stocks.
She says that her husband once
gave her $40, the only amount in
cash he ever gave her, and then
took It the same day to buy golf
balls. She says he thinks more OF
golf than he does Of her.
They were married In November
Of 1920. the bill sets forth, and. sepa'
rated December IS, 1921, after a
frenzied year in which golf sup
planted marital love. &
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
COURT ENJ0|NS
POTOMAC MINE
UNION AND MEN
Order Issued at Cumberland
on Complaint Expressing
Fear of Mob Law"

CUMBERLAND. Md. Sept. s.
Because. of the complaint by the
Consolidation Coal Company Of fear
of riot and mob law Judge Albert
A. Doub, in the circuit court, has
granted the petition Of the company
for a temporary restraining order
against the officers Of District No.
16, United Mine Workers Of America. +.
which embraces the Georges Creek
and Upper Potomac regions, certain
local unions and about 100 indi-
viduals, including District President
Francis J. Drum. e.. ....}
The defendants are to show cause
on or before September 2S why the
Injunction should not be made per-
manent. ...,
The bill of complaint, embracing
about thirty typewriter pages, cites
some twenty-five different matters,
including assaults, intimidation,
threats of death and violence against
employees of the complainant,
covering several weeks.
Instances of stoning employees on
their way to work, visiting homes
at night and beating them or
threatening to do so. groups Of from
twenty-five to 100 gathering on
roads and attempting to prevent
men from going to work, setting off
powder in front of homes and of the
beating up of an employe by a mob
after. the sheriff, who had been call
ell by the company to the scene, and
ordered 1t to disperse.
The bill cites the belief that a
conspiracy exists among the defen.
dants to destroy the company's bust.
ness and to prevent the mining Of
coal in Allegany county.
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
13-YEAR-oLD BOY THRILLS
CROWDS, RIDING BUMPERS

POTTSvILLE, Pa, Sept S.-Peter
Bojak. a thirteen.year-old Schuylkill
Haven boy, yesterday enjoyed Il ride
on the fastest train on the Philadel'
phia and Reading system between
here and Philadelphia perched on the
rear bumper Of the passenger coach.
In this dangerous position he rode
all the way from Schuylkill Haven to
Pottsville, soaring everybody along
the line who saw him. Peter was
arrested when he arrived here and
was warned by Justice Meyer that II
he attempts any more thrilling stunts
he will be sent to reformatory.
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
CITY MANAGER
Of ALEXANDRIA
BEES SUPPORT
Cooperation From All Solicited
by Newly Installed Head
Of Virginia City.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. S.-De-
claring that he intended to make no
radical changes for the present and
urging all the citizens to back his
efforts TO make Alexandria an up
to-date city, Wilder NJ. Rich. the new
city manager yesterday spoke be.
fore the Kiwan!ans Of this city. Mr..
Rich said the financies Of the city
would at once be audited TO Septsm.
Der l. and that in his opinion one OF
the first things needed in AleXan'
dria was better garbage collection.
In the corporation court yester-
day in the suit OF Michael p.
Frasca against Henry p. Poss for
damages in the sum OF $1,000 for
alleged assault the jury was unable
to agree and was discharged.
The special grand Jury. sum.
moned by Judge Robinson Moncure,
met in the corporation court today.
c Commemorative Attorney Howard
w. Smith presented a number OF
indictments for alleged violation OF
the State prohibition law.
At request of a number OF con-
tractors the opening of bids for the
construction OF the new boathouse
for the Old Dominion Boat Club
has been deferred to September 10.
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
MERCHANTS ON TOUR
OF GOOD Fellowship

CLARKsBURG, w. Va. Sept. s.
A hundred members OF the Ciarks.
burg Chamber Of Commerce started
out on their annual good fellowshin
tour In automobiles. visiting Bridge.
port, Pruntytown, Grafton. Tunnel.
ton. Newbere, Kingwood and Nor.
gantown, where banquet was given
by the Morgantown Chamber OF
Commerce. ..-- -
Receptions by trade bodies and
municipal authorities were held Al
the various places visited. The trav.
elers win also visit Fairmont. Fair.
view. shinnston. Lumberport and
Intervening towns.
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
FREE SKATERS
bE6|NR0UND.UP
Of IRISH REBELS.
Limerick and Tipperary Com >
ed as Preliminary to Dali
| Eireann Meeting.
by DANIEL O'CONNELL,
International News service.


DUBLIN, Sept. s. Free State
troops today began q sweeping move.
ment to round up the Republican ir.
regulars, particularly in Limerick
and Tipperary counties, preliminary
to the meeting of the Dali Eireann
(parliamen0 in this city tomorrow.
Several battles were fought. Many
Republicans were captured.
Communication between Dublin
and Cork is still interrupted. This
led to recurrence of the rumor that
Eamon de Valera had been cap
tured. .; This report is discredited
even by government officials. al
though 1t is admitted that Erskine
Childers, De Valera's chief aide, may
have been arrested.
To Release Prisoners.
Whether De Valera will make a
dramatic appearance in Dublin to-
morrow to attend the Dali meeting
is problematical. 1t is unlikely that
the government would interfere with
his movements unles she disturbed
the peace or openly urged revolution,
While many Republicans will be
released from Jail to attend the Dali
meeting, the government has de.
cided not to liberate Sean !o'Kelly,
"Sinn Fein ambassador to Paris"
and DR.. McCarvil.
Claims aggregating $45, 100000 for
damage done in the warfare between
Free Staters and irregulars will
come before the Dali. 1t IL expected
also that this body will attempt to
settle the postal strike. which Is now
regarded ais inevitable. The, postal
employees want a wage increase. II
The Irish Free State may be made
or broken in the meeting of the Dali.
first meeting of the first Parliament
to be elected after the creation of the
new Irish nation.
Face Grave Problems.
Grave problems face the Dali and
the gravest is the selection of q man
to lead the Irish nation out of its
travail. Alderman William T. Cos.
grave, temporary head of the Dali
since the death Of Arthur Griffith,
is looked upon as the likeliest candi.
date. 1t is probable. also. that the
appointment of Richard Mulcahy as
commanderin-chief Of the Free State
army, in succession to Michael Col
Inns, will be confirmed.
The progress of the Dali, like the
progress Of the Irish Free State, de.
pends upon the course followed by
the twenty-seven members who are
opposed to the Anglo-Irish treaty
and are openly in sympathy with the
revolt of De Valera.
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
K. Of {. PICKS
FACULTY FOR
NEW COLLEGE
Columbus University viii Have
Teaching Force Of "a,
Dean Announces.

The new Columbus University and
Knights of Columbus Evening
School, both located at 1911 Massa.
chusetts avenue northwest, will have
a faculty Of thirty.four instructors.
DR.. Frank o'Hara, dean, announced
today.
The university and school will
open on September Is. with registra
tions opening on September IS, DR..
o'Hara said. Afternoon and evening
classes will be held.
The faculty comprises: James r.
Hsrtnett, A. M, vice dean, who will
be professor in English; William NJ.
Deviny, Phi. D., accounting; Francis
j. Hemelt, Phi. D., Shakespeare; the
Rev. John O'Grady. Phi. D.. sociology;
Thomas j. MacKavanagh, B. 8. In
e. E., electrical engineering; L. J.
o'Rourke, Phi. B., public speaking
and psychology: Herbert r. Wright,
Phi. D., Latin; T. w. Brockhank,
salesmanship; Harry s.. Carroll,
salesmanship; George p. Conner, ac.
counting: Augustin De Iturdbide
Phi. D., Spanish: Philip D. Johnston
LII. B., LII. M, bookkeeping and ac.
counting, and Grattan Kerans, jour.
nalisn.
The Rev. william ]. Kerby, S. til.
Phi. D.. LII. D., sociology: Aubrey f.
Landry, Phi. D., mathematics; the
Very Rev. e. A. Pace, Ph. D.. s. T. b,
LII. D., philosophy of education: Mrs.
Mary Pallansch, shorthand; Otto ].
Rainier. Phi. D.. mathematics: Leo
A. Rover, A. NJ. LII. NJ, business
law: the Very Rev. John A. Ryan,
8. T. D., economies; Joseph Schnei.
der, A. NJ. French; Leo F.. Stock.
Phi. D.. history; Mrs. Gertrude M.
Williams. typewriting; Louis Crook.
B. A.. physics; Roy J. Deferrari, Ph,
D., Latin and italian: Erest Valade.
M. e.. physics; William B. Kennedy,
A. M, LII. B.; the Rev. Leo L. Nc.
Way, education: Mrs. Josephine Tar.
diff; a. e: Monahan. education, and
Ann M. Nicholson, A. B.. Phi. d., edu.
cation.
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS
OF BIG TOBACCO MERGER

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The de-.
tails OF the $4,000. 900 tobacco
merger are to be announced within
day or two. organization Of the
Union Tobacco Company having
been practically completed by the
Duke.W .Whelan interests.
A number Of companies are to
be taken into the new concern,
which will enter every phase of
the industry. including manufac.
ture Of all kinds of tobacco and ex-
port and import.
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
ADVERTISEMENT.
Prominent Ninth Street
Store in Midst of Great
Trousers Sale.

Washington men are thoroughly
sold on the extra trousers idea
proof Of this statement can be seen
daily In the steady stream Of men
that file in and out of Friedlander
Bros, at 42s Ninth street north.
west. Seldom does one find a
single man to leave their store that
has not been satisfied IN the way
Of a pair of high.grade extra
trousers. :.
They say high grade" because
they know the reputation OF the
maker. The Strauss Manufacturing
Company. Of Baltimore. Nd. have
been manufacturing trousers for
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
ADVERTISEMENT.
ADvERTfSEMENT ADVERTISEMENT.
ALL PATHWAYS LEAD
TO FRIEDLANDER BROS.

over a quarter Of q century and
1t is needless to say that this firm
has reached a perfection unequaied
in producing trousers Of the better
grade. -.
Don't be bashful--take them,
your last years fall or winter
suit, and watch them match up
that slightly worn coat ana vest
with brand.new pair Of trousers.
They proudly claim that In the
many thousand pairs Of trousers
within their establishment there IL
every conceivable. pattern, weave,
shade and size.
And here's the surprise at
these rock.bottom prices: All $3.50
trousers, ss.ts; all $3.50 and 500
trousers, s4.t5; all $500 trousers,
,5.4S; ell $1,000 trousers. ss.ts.