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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18
CHAPTER
The Express 10 Held for a Parsonage.

The Express is Held for a personaae
Bob Connery. special conductor for
the Coast division OF one of the chief
transcontinentals, was having late
breakfast on his day off at his little
cottage On the shore of Puget sound.
when he was treated to the unusual
sight Of a large car stopping before
his door. The chauffeur hurried from
the car to the house with an envelope
In his hand. Connery. meeting him at
the door, opened the envelope and
found within an order In the hand
writing of the president of the rail-
road and over his signature.
"Connery:
s"No. 8 being held at Seattle termi-
nal until nine o'eloek-wiii run one
hour late. This is your authority to
supersede the regular man as conduc-
tor-prepared to go through to Chi
cago. You viii facilitate every desire
and obey, when possible, any request
even as to running Of the train, which
may be made by q passenger who viii
identify himself by a card from me.
III r. JARVIS"
The conductor, accustomed to take
charge OF trains when princes, envoya
Presidents and great people Of any sort
took to travel publicly or privately,
fingered the heavy cream-colored note
paper upon which the order was writ
ten and looked up at the chaufreur.
The order was surprising enough
evep to Connery. Some passenger OF
extraordinary influence, obviously. wal
to take the train not only the hold
Ing of the transcontinental for nm
hour told this, but there was the fur
Their plain statement that the passeu-
ser would BE- incognito. Astonixhinr
also was the fact that the order was
written upon private note paper
There had been a monogram at the
top OF the sheet. but II had been torn
OF that would not have been II Mi.
Jarvis had sent the order from home.
Who could have had the president OF
the road cell upon him at half past
seven In the morning and have told
AR. Jarvis to hold the Express for IN
hourf
Counsry vas certain Of the distinc-
tive characters Of the presidents hand
handwriting. The enigma OF the or
der. however. had pioued him "a that
he pretended doubt.
~whers did you get thisy" he chal-
lenged the chauffeur,
~From Mr.. JsrviA~
~Of course but wherer"
"Ycu mean you wsns to know wher~
he xaav" &
Connery smiled quietly. II he him
s~if was trusted 10 b. csusieua snd
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"UNTIL | COME TO YOU AS"

She caught at his hama. No; nor she cried you must get
as far away as you can before they GOMEZ I'm going back TO meet
and hold them" She threw the car into the reverse, backed and
turned il and brought IL again onto The road. lie came beside her
again, putting out his hand she seized Il. Ter hands for an instant
chung 10 ii. his to hers.
you must go-quickp she urged, but how am I to knoW
whut becomes Of you-where you @e9 Shall 1 hear from you
shall l eUer see you9"
No aeps uu be good news.@ he said. until
Until whafP"
Until" And again that Unknown something which a how
sand times-t seemed TO her-hGd checked his word and action to-
uard her made him pause; but nothing could completely bar them
from one another nor. Until they catch and destroy me, o7-
until come to you as-as you have neuer knoWn me yetP
~
What a situationl Here re W young people, obviously m iov
with each other. The girl is aiding the ma &c escape. Yet the mar
is virtually a prisoner on the country estate of her father, who ia try
ing to sdv. a most complicated and battling mystery which concerns
them ALL For the man ia Suspected of a murderous attack o the
grIs blind father Moreover, he is apparently connected with a
previous murder And, finally, he has just taken part in a midnight
encounter in the girls home in which a relative has bee shot to death.
In addition the an ia using an assumed name and will o tell who
h@ "a " ~kas A. as purposn@. But the grl=zwha ia . nice ghl-knows
with loves preaefenee thar the maj Is worthy and darss o put her
faith to the tet.
Love, mystery, action, a deep wrong righted, the confoundhng of
the wieked-what more ia needed for a good story7
The authors are William MscHarg and Edwin Bslmer, those inter
esting Chicago brothersinlaw who separately and together have o
the reading public
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18
"You mean someone

She cried out, "You mean someon
might kill your
Should that keep me from going
inn"
She he4tated. He went on: "would
you have me afraid to do a thing that
ought to be done, Cora?"
NO" she said II would not"
"All right, then. That's all | had
to know now. The young nan is com
ing to see me tonight, Cora. Probably
he's downstairs. I'll tell you all !
can after I've talked with him."
He went directly downstairs as he
passed through the hall. the telephone
bell rang. Warden himself answered
It. Kondo overheard Warden's end of
the conversation. Apparently the
other person wished to see Warden at
once Warden finished. "All right I'll
come and get you. Wait for me there"
Then he hung mp.
Turning 20 Kondo, he ordered his
car. Kondo transmitted the order and
brought Warden's coat and cap then
Kondo opened the house door for him
and the door of the limousine, which
had been brought under the porte
cochere. The chauffeur was Patrick
Corboy, a young Irlshman who had
been In Warden's employ for more
than five years; his faIthfulness to
Warden was W questioned. Cor
boy drove TO the place Warden had
directed. AS they stopped, a young
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18
MAcNlDER AS BUCK PRIVATE
Former National Commander Prom
Ises to Tell Bubbles How II Feeis
to Be Back In Ranks.

Hanford MacNider. past national
commander Of the American Legion,
has promised to write an article In
the nes future for his Iowa buddies
telling how II feels to be q buck private
In the Legion ranks again.
Reports that MacNider might To-
cate In the East after his term as
national commander expired were abb
solutely without foundation" the low =
Legionnaire states. HE has returned
to his old job at Mason City. Iowa,
and taken his place as 4 buck In the
ranks of Csusen-Wo post That
he will show up at Legion meetings
here and there over the state from
time to time Is certain He VIII be
the same old Jack MacNider. for Iowa
Is his home and his heart Is here
with his gang
sMacNider may think he win con-
tinue e be = buck. but the service he
has given this country ia far too dis
ttnxuislaed and he has Impressed too
many people with his csiiber TO long
remain IA . back or private citixen-
There are no many big Jobs he can
Do bettsr than sny other msn for aim
to long remain szown bese wtsh ~ o.
binary aortxlA~
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Corboy noticed that the curtains al
about had been pulled down. h,
touched the button and turned on IN,
light at the top of the car. and theI
he saw that Warden was dead: hi,
cap was of, and the top OF his heac
had been smashed by a heavy blow.
The chauffeur drew back. gaspiBp-
KUndo, behind him on the steps, cried
out and ran Into the house calling for
help. Two other servants and Mrs
Warden. who had remained nervously
In her room, ran down. The stranger
who had been waiting, now seer for
the first time by Mrs. Warden. came
out from the smoking TO heIp
them. He aided In taking the BODY
from the car and helped to carry it
into the living room and lay II on n
couch he remained until IT was GER
tain that Warden had been killed and
nothing could be done. When this
hadt been established and further con
firmed by the doctor who was called
Kondo and Mrs. Warden looked
around for the young man-but he
was no longer there.
The news OF the murder brought ex-
tras out upon the streets of Seattle,
Tacoma and Portland at ten O'Clock
that night. Seattle. stirred at once nj
the murder of one Of Its most proml-
nent citizens. stirred still further at
Haa=aa&EpHaaE Han-nA1isn nnd=haat
n power In business and finance; then,
as the second days dispatches from
the larger cities came In. II stirred n
third time at the reallzation-for so
men said-that this was the second
time such n murder had happened.
Warden had been what was called
among men of business and finance
had been close, at one time, 10 the
great western capitalist Matthew La
iron the properties in which he had
made his wealth. and whose direction
and administration had brought him
the respect and attention of other men.
had been closely allied with or even
included among those known as the
"Latron properties; and Latron. five
years before, had been murdered. La
irons murderer had been a man who
called upon him by appointment, and
Warden's murderer. 1t appeared, had
been equally known to him, or at least
recommended. OF this as
much was made as possible In the sug
gestlon that the same agency was be
hind the two.
The statements Of Kondo and Cor
boy were verified 1t was even
at what spot Warden's muir.
derer had left the motor unobserved
by Cor6oy. Beyond this, no trace was
found of him, and the disappearance
Of the young man who had conn to
house and waited there for
quarters of an hour to see him
was also complete.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18

fire prevention work at a post estab-
lished at Tower, MINI.
(. Cohen sent a carrier pigeon to Vir-
ginia, Mimi, recently, where a mes
sage was attached to 1t to return TO
St Paul. Worn out, It's tall dropping
and its big feathers singed. the pigeon
came back to st. Paul. The message
was gone. In place Of the little packet
vas a severe scratch and wound. The
feathers were singed ana ruffied, indi-
eating IL had encountered forest fires
In the northern part of the state.
Cohen estimated that the pigeon must
have gone two or three hundred miles
out Of Its course when the smoke of
the forest fires confused its sense of
direction.
Cohen spent most of his army serv-
Ice at Camp Forest, Ca.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18

the social service bureau of the cham
Der OF of Columbus, o.,
where he organized IN of the first
large war chests Of the early war
days. raising $3.250.OOO In hat city In
one drive.
He served as secretary-treasurer of
the public welfare section of the Ohio
conference Of public welfare In 1917
and during the war was an enlisted
man.
Mr.. BoDdy Is a native of Minnesota.
and received his education at Chicago
university. For 4 time he was a re-
porter on the Chicago Tribune. His
many duties have thrown him In con-
tao with the work for ~ex-servfce men.
This, combined with his camp expert
ence and his training az a social serv-
Ice executive. peculiarly ats him for
his new duties
Representing the Red Cross. Mr..
Bondy spoke at the recent national
gathering of Legion state ndtutants
held In Indianapolis.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18

The government Is looking for so
young doctors of medicine to compose
an initial class for special training In
the treatment of mental cases, Doctor
Hutchins said.
"Neuro-psychiatry is perhaps the
most difficult of all the veterans all
ments,' he said. almost anyone
knows that tuberculosis is caused By
a definite germ. Almost everyone
knows what kind OF treatment ane
care should be given a tubercular pa
tIent. This mental disease, however
may be the combination of many other
physical ailments. Hardly two of then
are exactly alike. 1t Is a difficult prob
lem, and doctors handling these cases
need special training. They must have
all the patience In he world"
Doctor HutchIns said 1t is Impossible
TO obtain the required number of spe
cialists In nervous and mental dis
eases, and that 1t has become neceS
sary for the government to instruct o
zstAg.af tts-own for this line Of work.
The policy OF the baFeHE - TO pro
vide medical attention for the disabled
veterans SO that everything possible
may be done to restore them to health
and proper status In civilian life" he
said.
A systematic and comprehensive
course In neuro-psychiatry has been
outlined. 1t consists of 176 lectures
and demonstrations and some AZ
hours Of clinical and laboratory work
Three courses are to be given. The
first, which will last four months, If
the academic. The next is a post
graduate course of six weeks and the
third consists of one or two confer.
ences a year lasting three or four days
where ideas and experiences are ex
chr nged.
The accepted candidates Will receive
$166 a month during the school work.
and after graduation Will be passed
assistant surgeons In the reserve corps
of the United States public health
service, or eligible for employment as
class "B" physicians under the United
States civil service commission and as
sigred to duty with United States Vet
bureau. These salaries range
from $4,000 a year upward.
The first class started work Janu
airy 4, and at the same time schools
for graduate nurses, social service, oc
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and physio
therapeutist work began.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18
CHAPTER
A FinancIer Dies

a tn5ncier Dies
Gabriel neutrality-suspicious., railroad
director, owner Of mines and timber
lands. at twenty a cow-puncher. at
forty-eight one of the predominant
men of the Northwest coast-paced
with quick. uneven steps the great
wicker-furnlshed living room OF. his
home Just above Seattle on Puget
sound. Twice within ten minutes he
had used the telephone in the hall to
receive the same reply-that the train
from Vancouver. for which he had In
qulred. had come In and that the pas
sengers had left the station.
Ii was not like Gabriel Warden TO
show nervousness of any sort; Kondo.
the Japanese doorman. who therefore
had found something strange In his
telephonlng. watched him through the
portieres which shut off he living
room from the hall.
Warden turned suddenly and pressed
the bell TO call a servant. Kondo
entered the room; he noticed then
that Warden's hand. which was still
holding the watch before him. was
shaking.
"A young plan who may. or may
not, give a name, viii ask for me in
a few moments. He will say he called
by appointment. Take him at once
TO my smoking room. and I Will see
him there. | am going to Mrs, War
den's room now"
He went up the stairs, Kondo no
ticed, still absently holding his watch
In his hand.
Warden controlled his
before entering his wife's room. She
talked with him casually for a mo-
ment or so before she ever sent away
her maid When they were alone, she
suddenly saw that he had come TO her
to discuss some serious subject.
Cora" he said. when he had closed
the door after the maid. II want your
advice on a business question"
"A business question" She was
greatly surprised. He was one of
those men who believe all business
matters should be kept from their
wives.
II mean 1t came to me through some
business-discoveries."
And you cannot decide 1t for your
selff'
~ had decided It." He looked again
at his watch. 81 had quite decided
It; but now 1t may lead to some
result which l have suddenly felt that
] haven't the right to decide entirely
for myself"
warden's wife for the first time felt
alarmed.
you mean II affects me directly r,
He seized both her hands In his
and held her before him.
Cora" he said, "what would you
have me do II you knew ! had found
out that a young mana man who.
-four or Ave years ago. had as much to
live for as any man might-had been
outraged In every right by men who
are my friends7 Would you have me
fight the outfit for him1 Or would
you have me-lie DOWN"
She stared at him with only pride
then she was proud OF his strength,
of his ability to fight. of the power
she knew he possessed to force his
way against opposition. "Why. you
would fight themi"
you want me to fight themr'
"Of course"
sNo matter what II costsy'
She realized then that. what be was
A-- - 49,
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18

Rafferty, Of the Old Sod. and Mae
Pherson. a Scot, were miners together.
One day Rafferty, accidentally ernptied
his pipe on q key OF powder and when
he came down 1t was on the Install
ent plan Macs grief was genuine.
but finally he dried his tears and rent
on to notify Mira. Rafferty,.
rs this the Widow Rafferty, he
esked when = woman appeared at the
door.
It's hn~ Rafferty, I srn. but no
Widow Rafferty," stse mapped
A b~usinessfike giesm came into Mac
Phexwpn's eya
Fan how much win ~ bet Ne d.
msnd~d-Am~vsean Legion Weekly.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18

Of the American
Legion In ST.
Paul, MINI. /.
A pigeon lover
since childhood.
Cohen has been
training the birds
since 1910. His
pupils have flown
successfully at
all distances up
to 400 miles. A
number of pig
cons trained by
Cohen are now
assisting forest
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18

at st louis, has
recently been ap-
pointed to the i'm
portant office OF
director of war
service of the
A m an Red
Cross.
Mr.. Bondy has
had a wide range
of exper C e
with the Red
Cross since April,
1919. when he
came to the or
r~anization m
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18

Less Than Medium Height, Broad
shouidsred, and Wearing q Msokin-
tosh, Came to the Curb and Spoke
to Warden.
man OF less than medium height,
broad-shouldered, and wearing q
macintosh, came to the curb and
spoke to Warden. Corboy did not
hear the name. but Warden Immsdi-
ately asked the man into the car; he
directed Corboy to return home. The
chauffeur did this, but was obliged on
the way to come to a complete stop
several times. as he met street-cars or
other vehicles on intersecting streets.
Almost Immediately after Warden
had left the house. the doorbell rang
and Kondo answered 1t. A young man
with q quiet and pleasant bearing In.
quired for Mr. Warden and said he
came by appointment. Kondo ushered
him into the smoking room. where the
stranger waited. In about forty min
utcs, Corboy drove the car under the
porte-cochere again and got down and
opened the door. There was no mo
ton inside. the limousine. The chauf-
fsur looked In and saw Mr.. Warden
lying b&eA quietly against ths cusb-
ionx In the back Of the seat: h. wss
niDneA
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18

members OF the
American Legion
Auxiliary assisted
the Legion In its
American Educa-
ton week pro-
gram, December
3 TO o, inclusive.
Mrs. Baird is
chairman of the
auxillary's nation
al A~mericanisIn
commission.
Appeal Ing TO
the auxiliary's
.cOnnDA -marrhpr@
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18

bureau. la Wash
lngton, ID. c.. re
Gently visited ma
tional h~cadqrar
ters of the Amer
lean Legion upon
request to explain
the new step TAX
EN- by the Yetcr
ans bureau Ia
provide better
trained doctors
and nurses in the
care of o.
%psychiatric World
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18
TO HELP COMBAT ILLITERACY
American Legion Auxiliary Called
Upon by National Chairman to Aid
In Educational Work.

Under the leadership of Mrs. j. E.
Baird Of Lincoln, Neb., thousands OF
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18
LEGION MAN TRAINS PIGEONS
Stuart Cohen of ST. Paul, MIMI, an
Expert In Teaching the Feath-
cred Messengers.

Training homing pigeons Is the
hobby of Stuart w. Cohen. a member
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18
TO CARE FOR MENTAL CASES
Government is Seeking Young ply
sicians to Undergo Special Training
for Veterans Bureau Service

Dr. Frank r. Hutchins, clinical d.
rector Of the United States Veterans
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18
BoNDY GETS RED CROSS CALL
Member of Williams Post Of St
Louis 10 Appointed Director
of Mar Service.

Robert f. Bondy, a member o. Peers
williams post of the American Legion
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-18

~Avsry. wish you to get ints
oeMvsrsatien with this Philip
Eaton. II will probably b
wpsssi n yov Ist Harriet talk
mt>a MIN. tos4~
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
UNITED ACTION AGAINST DOPE

To other international problems is added
the pressing problems of habit-formng drugs
The League Of Nations has been considering
that subject for the last two or three years,
but does not seem TO have accomplished
much. Wherefore Chairman Porter of the
House foreign relations committee recently
brought forward a joint resolution request
ing the President to open negotiations abroad
for the control of the traffic in opium and
cocaine
The interest OF this country in the matter
is plain enough Not less than one Amerl-
can out of every 100 is said to be dope
victim Most OF the victims probably acquir-
ed the deadly habit nnocently Most Of them.
it is thought might be cured it it were posi-
bic to cut off their supply. And if the supply
were stopped, there would be no crop OF new
victims coming along.
The countries primarily responsible for
the traffic are not many. The opium indus
try is controlled by Great Britain, Persia ard
Turkey, and the cocaine industry by Peru,
Bolivia and the Netherlands Little can be
done without international action II these
countries can be brought to agree on the
regulation of production, manufacture and
wholesale distribution, it will be far simpler
matter to control the traffic in countries i'm
porting the stuff.
The trouble in the United States comes
mainly from the fact that it is SO easy to
smuggle the drugs across the border. With
control operating beyond Our borders ii
would be far easier to regulate the distribtl-
! ton OF the drugs legitimately entering the
country,
This would seem to be one OF the particu-
! lar duties OF the League OF Nations; but il It
cannot handle the task, some other form OF
international action will have to be found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1925.
THOSE BONDS

The Legislature of Virginia will shortly
convene in extra session to consider the qtes-
ton of raising funds for road improvement.
The people are unanimous for better roads,
but there is division of sentiment as to
how the money NAV be raised Quite senti-
nent has been worked up fer bonding the
State for the purpose without giving the REQ
pie chance to pass on the question. 1t is
claimed by the advocates of the bonds that
the people are in favor of their program. If
this be true, they have nothing to fear by sub
hitting the question to the people.
Indeed, they should be advocating this
method OF determining the issue, but, strange
TO say. they do not favor submission to the
people, but, on the contrary, are up to this
time opposed to surrendering to the eIector-
ate its right and allowing the people to voice
their sentiments at the polls.
Any man in public office who is not willing
to trust the people should not be trusted by
the people.
The State and its subdivisions are already
bonded for about one hundred and sixty mil
lion dollars, most OF which debt was created
without consent of the people. Why not get
their consent before we cover them more
completely with liabilities and mortgage their
homes and lands for payment:
We are glad to note that Governor Trinke
has reached the conclusion that bonds are not
necessary at this time and that the power OF
his office is in opposition to such legislation
until the people can have an opportunity to
select a legislature informed and so instruct
ed as TO their wishes
Of course, there is a demand on the part
OF the investors for non-taNable securities
and good roads and good everything will be
used as inducements to compel their issuance
The fellow who has got to pay the debt is
the home builder and owner and the fellow
who owns the land and follows the plough
Why not ask him about it before you go any
further? If it is a good thing for him, he
can he trusted to vote Ave Ii it is moi
a good thing for him he can be counted OF
to negative the proposition SO, gentlemen
submit the case to the jury composed OF the
men and women of the State and accept the
verdict, whatever it may be,