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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-15
Pension Money Worth While

Soldiers of the Civil war now resid-
ing In Germany have been made multi
millionaires by the receipt Of pensions
from the United States. During the
World war their accounts were sus-
pended and the recent payments of ac-
cumulated dues have mounted as hign
amounts to more than 50,0OO,OO0 marks
at the current rate of exchange.
There are 229 persons In Germany and
ten in Austria drawing regular Civil
war pensions from the United States
and consequently they now rank
among the envied rich.-Pathfnder
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-15
Work Under Difficulties.

Workmen are carrying out repairs
to the masonry at the very summit of
Big Ben, the great Westminster clock
tower in London, which is more than
800 feet high. A large Tudor rose re-
Gently fell from the highest point OF
the spire, and to reach the spot it was
necessary to erect scaffold 100 feet
above the highest gallery. 1t was then
found that five other roses were loose,
and these have been taken down. re-
paired and refiXed. When there is a
strong wind the work has to be sus-
pended.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-15
% They Turn II or

4 little girl from Indianapolis with
two older sisters visited Niagara
Falls. After watching the volume OF
water pour over the American side
Of the falls several minutes she ~
CURED: do they urn 1t of at nigl =
The girl probably had in mind tie
water at the Indiana Soldiers and
Sailors monument at Indianapolis,
which pours over the stone work
thsre and IL turned OF late each night.
indianapolis News
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-15
ws..srn RESPECT for womenl

The best story Of the westernerE
reverence for women. writes CORE
spondent Of a London paper. "is con
cerned with the conclusion of little
Aght with Indians The latter got the
hest OF 1t and the squaws arrived with
stone hammers to finish OF the wound
ed. As squaw thus armed was ap-
preaching halfconscious victim his
friend called out to him: Look out.
Bill. there's Q Indy cOmnE."
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-15

Hubby-"Don't worry ," about the
sook's impudence, Jane. Don't take
my notice Of her." Wifey--'I have
u; she's Just given it."-LondOn Week.
u Telegraph.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-15
Creoaotad 1imhara Last.

Creos"ted timbers are valued In Az
rfca because they diminish the injury
due to moisture and the tropical sun.
and the ravsges due to white ants and
borers.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-15
81 If IF{{E{}I E95yETI[{ +
Basic corset steels OH the ends OF
rugs to prevent them from turning up.

Basic corset steels OH the ends OF
rugs to prevent them from turning up.
Potatoes that are pared before cook
ing lose much of their food value. II
ID better to cook them In their skins
and remove the latter when cooked
Dry clean light and fancy Innings by
gentle steady rubbing with swab OF
starch and whiting tied In soft silk OF
cheesecloth.
A small quantity OF glycerin, rubbed
over glass after 1t has been cleaned,
will help to keep 1t free from mistiness
during variable weather conditions.
To remove cork which has been
pushed into a bottle, tie good knot
in piece Of string, put the knot end
into the bottle, shake the cork into
the neck of the bottle, pull the string
and the cork will come out with it
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04

sacrificed to s6ine business expediency,
their future destroyed, their hope
killed." Some storm Of passion,
whose meaning she could not divine,
was sweeping him.
"You mean," she asked after an in
stant's silence, that you, Mr.. Eaton,
have been sacrificed in such way?"
II am still talking in generaliths,"
he denied ineffectively.
He saw that she sensed the un-
truthfulness of these last words. Her
smooth young forehead and her eyes
were shadowy with thought. Eaton
was uneasily silent. Finally Harriet
Dorne seemed to have made her de-
cIs.on.
81 think you should meet my father
Mr. Eaton" she said. "Would you
like tor
He did not reply at once. He knew
that his delay was causing her to
study him now with great surprise
II would like to meet him, yes" he
said, "but"-he hesitated, tried to
avoid answer without offending her.
but already he had affronted her
"but not now. Miss Dorne."
She stared at him, ,rebuffed and
chilled.
you mean" The sentence. obvi-
ously. was one she felt it better not
to finish. AS though he recognized
that now she must wish the conversa-
ton to end, he got up. She rose
stifiy.
"I'n see you into your car, If you're
returning there" he offered.
Neither spoke, as he went with her
into the next car; and at the section
where her father sat, Eaton bowed
silently, nodded to Avery, who coldly
returned his nod, and left her. Eaton
went on into his own car and sat
down, his thoughts in mad confusion.
How near he had copie to talking
to this girl about himself, even though
he had felt from the first that that
was what she was trying to make him
dol Was he losing his common sense?
Was the self-command on which he
had so counted that he had dared to
take this train deserting him7 He
felt that he must not see Harriet
Dorne again alone. In Avery he had
recognized, by that instinct which so
strangely divines the personalities one
meets. an enemy from the start !;
Dorne's attitude toward him, Of
course, was not yet defined; as for
Harriet Dorne-he could not tell
whether she was prepared to be his
enemy or friend.
Eaton went into the mems comrart-
ment Of his car, where he sat srhok-
ing till after the train was under way
again. The porter looked in upon
him there to ask If he wished his berth
made up now; Eaton nodded assent
and fifteen minutes later dropping
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
even breathing within the berth as
sured him the passengers slept.

even breathing within the berth as
sured him the passengers slept.
Connery had been becoming more
certain hour by hour all through the
evening that they were going to have
great difficulty in getting the train
through. Though he knew by Presi-
dent Jarvis note that the officials of
the road must be watching the prog
ress of this especial train with par
ticular interest, he had received no
train orders from the west for sew
eral hours. His inquiry at the last
stop had told him the reason for this
the telegraph wires to the west had
gone down. To the east communica-
tion was still open, but how long 1t
would remain so he could not guess.
Here in the deep heart Of the great
mountains-they had passed the Idaho
boundary line into Montana-they
We're getting the full effect of the
storm; their progress, increasingly
slow, was broken by stops which were
becoming frequent and longer as they
struggled on.
AT Fracroft-the station where he
was to exchange the ordinary plOw
which so far had sufficed, and couple
on the rotary" to fights the noun
tain drifts ahead-Connery swung
himself down from the train, looked
in at the telegraph office and then
went forward to the two giant loco
motives. on whose sweating, mon.
strous backs the snow, suddenly WIS.,
ible in the haze of their lights, melted
as 1t fell. AS they started, he swung
aboard and in the brightly lighted
mems compartment of the first Pull
man checked up his report sheets with
stub of pencil.
Again they stopped-onee more
went on. Connery, having put his
papers into his pocket, dozed, awoke,
dozed again. The progress of the train
halted again and again; several times
1t backed, charged forward again
only to stop, back and charge again
and then go on. But this did not dis.
turb Connery. Then something went
wrong.
All at once he found himself, by q
trainman's instructive and automatic
action, upon his feet; for the shock
had been so slight as barely to be
felt, far too slight certainly to have
awakened any of the sleeping passen-
gers in their berths. He went to the
door Of the car, lifted the platform
stop, threw open the door of the ves-
tibule and hanging himself by one
hand to the rail, swung himself out
from the side of the car and looked
ahead. He saw the forward one OF
the two locomotives wrapped in clouds
of steam, and men arm-deep In snow
wallowing forward to the rotary still
farther to the front, and the sight con-
formed fully to his apprehension that
this halt was more important and
likely to last much longer than those
that had gone before.
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04

1on't think Father is coming to break
last now; and if he does. of course
there's still room.'
She pulled back the chair beside her
enticingly; and Eaton accepted it.
Good morning, Mr.. Avery" he said
TO Miss Dorne's companion formally
rs ne sat down, and the man across
the table murmured something per-
force.
AS Eaton ordered his breakfast. he
appreciated for the first time that his
coming had interrupted conversa.
tion-0r rather sort of monologue
of complaint on the part of Standish
addressed lmpersonally to Avery.
They engaged in conversation as
they breakfasted-a conversation In
which Avery took almost no part
though Miss Dorne tried openly to
draw him in; then the sudden en-
trance of Connery, followed closely by
stout, brusque man who belonged
to the rear Pullman, took Eaton's at
tention and hers.
(which is himr' the man with Con.
merry demanded loudly.
Connery checked him, but pointed
at the same time to Eaton.
That's him, is it?" the other man
said. ''Then go ahead"
Eaton observed that Avery, who had
turned In his seat, was watching this
diversion on the part of the conductor
with interest. Connery stopped be-
side Eaton's seat.
you took telegram for Lawrence
Hillward this morning." he asserted.
"Yes."
"Whyf'
Because II was mine, or meant for
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
CHAPTER ~
Are You HiIIWard2

The bell in the washroom at the
end of the car was ringing violently,
and someone was reinforcing his ring
with stentorian call for "Porter!
Porter!"
Eaton realized that it was very cold
In his berth-also that the train,
which was standing still, had been in
that motionless condition for some
time. He threw up the window cur
tain as he appreciated that, and, look
ing out, found that he faced great
unbroken bank of glistening white
snow us high as the top Of the car
at this point and rising even higher
ahead. He listened, therefore, while
the Englishman-for the voice calling
to the porter was his-extracted all
available information from the negro.
"Porter, where are we?"
Between Fracroft and Simons,
N!h"
"Yet7"
"Yessuh, yit!"
"That foolish snow still?"
"Yessuh; and snow some more,
suh?'
"But haven't we the plow still
aheadT
@Oh, yessuh; the plow's ahaid.' We
still got 1t; but that's all, suh 1t
amt doin' much; it's busted"
"Eh-what?"
Yessuh-busted There was right
smart of slide across the track, and
the crew, I understands. diagnosed It
JUS fo' snow bank and done
bucked right into 1t. But they was
rock in this, sub we's layin right
below hilf; and that rock JUS busted
that rotary like Belgium shell hit It.
Yessuh-pieces of that rotary essen
TALLY scattered themselves In four d.
rections besides backwards and fo'.
wards. We amt done much traveln'
since then"
Eaton no longer paid attention.
Showed in arl stopped since
fourr' The realization startled him
with the necessity of taking II Into
account In his plans. He jerked him
self up In his berth and began pulling
his clothes down frcm the hooks; then.
as abruptly, he stopped dressing and
sat absorbed in thought. He had let
himself sink back against the pillows,
while he stared, unseeingly, at the
solid bank of snow beside the car,
when the door at the farther end of
the coach opened and Conductor Con-
merry entered, calling name.
"'Ir. Hill,.srd! Mr.. Lawrence Hill.
wardl Telegram for Mr.. H!llward |"
Eaton started at the first call Of the
name; he sat up and faced about.
The conductor was opposite Section
Three; Eaton now waited tensely and
delayed until the conductor was past
then putting his head out of his cur
te,os he hailed as the conductor was
going through the soor.
What namer Who Is that tele-
gram for?"
"Mr. Lawrence Hillwnrd."
"Oh, thank you; then that's mine."
Connery held bAck. II thought your
name was Eaton"
ut Is Mr.. acknowledgements
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I.-Gabriel Warden. Seattle
capitalist tells his butler he Is expecting
2 caller. to be admitted without question.
He informs his wife of danger that
threatens him If he pursues course he
considers the only honorable one. War
den leaves the house in his car and meets
q man whom he takes into the machine
When the car returns home, Warden is
found dead. murdered. and alone. The
caller, a young man. has been at War
denis house, but leaves unobserved.
CHAPTER u.-Bob Connery, conductor,
receives orders to hold train for a party.
Five men and a girl board the train.
The father of the girl. Mr.. Dorne. is the
person for whom the train was held.
Philip d. Eaton, young man, also
boarded the train. Dorne tells his daugh-
ter and his secretary. Don Avery, to find
out what they can concerning him.
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
Eaton Went l,to the Mems compart-
rent of His Car, Where He Sat
Smoking Till After the Train Was
Under Way Again.

the cold end of his cigar and going
out into the car. he found the berth
ready for him. \ half hour later the
passage of someone through the aisle
and the sudden dimming Of the crack
Of light which showed above the cur
tains told him that the lights in the
car had been turned down. Eaton
closed MS eyes, but sleep was fur
from him.
Presently he begun to feel the train
beginning to labor with the increasing
grade and the deepening snow. 1t was
nearing the mountains, and the wealth
er was getting colder and the storm
more severe. Eaton lifted the curtain
from the window beside him and
leaned on one elbow to look out. The
train was running through a bleak,
white desolation; no light and no sign
of habltation showed anywhere. The
events of the day ran through his
mind again with sinister suggestion
He had taken that train for certain
definite, dangerous purpose which re-
quired his remaining as obscure and
as inconspicuous as possible; yet al
ready he had been SINGLED ont for at-
tention. So far, he was sure. he had
received no more than that-atten-
tion, curiosity concerning him He
had not suffered recognition; but that
might come at any moment Could he
rsl, longer wsiting TO actf
He droppe,' on his back on the bel
and lay with bis hands clasped under
his head. his eyes staring up ut ,the
roof OF the car.
In the card-room of the observation
car, playing and conversation stilI
went on for time, then 1t dlmin.
lshed as one by one the passengers
went away to bed. Connery, looking
into this cnr. found 1t empty and the
porter cleaning up; he slowly passed
on forward through the train, stopping
momentarily In the rear Pullman op
posite the berth OF the passenger
whom President Jarvis had commend
ed to his care. His scrutiny of the
car told him all was correct here the
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04

ulllward-iS an associate of mine who
expected to make this trip with me
but could not. So l should have tele-
grams or other communications ad-
dressed to him. Is there anything to
Hgn?".
"No, sir-train delivery"
Eaton drew his curtains close again
and ripped the envelope open; but be-
fore reading the message he observed
with alarm that his pajama jacket
had opened across the chest. and
small round scar. such as that left by
high-powered bullet penetrating,
was exposed. He gasped almost au-
dibly. realizing this, and clapped his
hand to his chest and buttoned his
jacket. The message-nine words
without signature-lay before him:
"Thicket knot youngster omniscient
issue foliage lecture tragic instiga-
tion.'
1t was some code which Eaton rec
once. The conductor was still stand
ing in the aisle
"When did you get this?' Eaton
asked, looking out.
"Just now. That message came
through yesterday some time and was
waiting for you at Simons; when we
got them this morning they sent 1t
on"
II see; thanks" Eaton, assured that
If the conductor had seen anything he
suspected no significance in what he
saw, closed his curtains and buttoned
them carefully. The conductor moved
on. Eaton took small English-Chi-
nese pocket dictionary from his vest
pocket and opened 1t under cover of
the blanket; counting five words up
from "thicket" he found ''they"; five
down from knot gave him "know" Z;
six up from "youngster" was "you" ;
six down from "omniscient" was
"one;" seven up from tissue" was
"is;" and so continuing, he translated
the words to:
"They know you. One is following.
Leave train instantly"
Eaton, nervous and jerky, as he
completed the first six words, laughed
as he compiled the final three. Leave
train instantly!' The humor of
that advice in his present situation,
as he looked out the window at the
solid bank of snow, appealed to him.
A waiter from the dining car came
back, announcing the first call for
breakfast, and spurred him into ac-
tlon. Passengers from the Pullman
at the rear passed Eaton's section for
the diner. He heard Harriet Dornes
voice in some quiet conventional re-
mark to the man who followed her.
Eaton started at it; then he dressed
swiftly and hurried into the now de-
serted washroom and then on to
breakfast.
Harriet Dorne was sitting facing
the door at the second of the larger
tables; opposite her, and with his
back to Eaton. sat Donald Avery. A
third place was laid beside the girl,
rs though they expected Dorne to
ioin them; but they had begun their
fruit without waiting. The girl
Glanced up as Eaton halted in the
doorway; her blue eyes frightened
With look part friendliness, part
purpose. "Oh, Mr.. Eaton" she smiled,
wouldn't you like to sit with US? I
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
ITO be continued)
Saving the Baby.

A benevolent gentleman in Paris
gave franc to street beggar who
held baby in her arms. He chucked
the youngster under the chin and. in
nmazement, cried:
why, your child is only paste
board figure!'
Yes, monsieur" she replied, 1.-THE
night being cold, left the real baby
ut home."-Baltimore Sun.
The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
Gloslers May Be In Trouble.

because four young women in his
congregation gIggled right out in meet
Ing we are told that Nova Scotia
pastor of negro church has hailed
them into police court on a charge
OF breaking up church service. The
magistrate has continued the case un-
I'll he can consult law and preccdents
on giggliEg.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-09-26

Registered mail should be at post
office half an hour before mail closes
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-09-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS
SCHEDULE OF MAILS.
Ellsworth postonicc.

MAILS RECEIVED
Week Days.
From West-G,47 a m; 4.31 p, M
From East--11.11 u. M. 6.27 p. m.
Sundays.
From West-S.16 a. m.
No mail from East Sunday.
MAILS CLOSE AT PoSTOFFICE
Week Days.
Going West-10,40 a M; 500 p. m.
Going East-6.15 a. m; 400 p. m.
Sundays.
Going West-4.50 p. M
No mail East Sunday
Registered mail should be at post
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-09-26

From observations taken A. :he oower
station Of the Rar Harbor K Union River
Power 20, in Ellsworth. Preciptatiop is
given in inches for the twenty four hours
ending at miduiEht.l
Weather Precip-
Temperature conditions itati6u
Evening star., 1923-07-14
AIR MAIL SERVICE
96.73 P. CT. PERFECT
1,589,389 Miles Travelled in Last
Fiscal Year-Gain Over Previ-
GUS Period.

Air mail service efficiency. meas
ured by the number of miles travel
ed with mail, as compared with the
mileage scheduled, was 96.73 per
cent perfect in the fiscal year ending
June 80. This figure, announced to-
day by the Post Office Department.
compared with percentage of 1852
in the preceding year
The schedule for the last year
called for 1,5S9.3S9 miles of flying
and the pilots were given special in
structions to take no chances in any
effort to break records. Neverthe-
less in July, last year. they covered
1886 per cent of all the mileage set
for them; in August. 100 per cent;
September, $3.50 per cent; October,
9SS per cent; November, 95.2 per
cent: December, 91.53 per cent; Jan
uary, 92.77 per cent; February, 92.S1
per cent: March, 94.S0 per cent;
April. s5.7S per cent; May. 99.os per
cent. and June, 1921 per cent.
For other years the approach to
perfection in the air mail service
was shown to have been 94.09 per
cent in 1918. 51.35 per cent in 1919.
1904 in 1920 and 92.s4 per cent in
1921.
Evening star., 1923-07-14
DEMAND CAR CASE
HEARING BYI. C. C.
Glass l Railroads Appeal From
Ruling on Special Fuel
Deliveries.

The class l railroads jointly re-
quested the Interstate Commerce
Commission today to reopen the as
signed car case, in which the roads
recently were refused the right to
furnish special privileges in coal car
service to bituminous mines from
which they obtain fuel.
The petition declared that the de-
cision was likely to cost American
railroads 500. 100000 annually in in
creased costs OF ruel. pointed out that
there had been great division among
members of the commission in reach
ing the conclusion, and asked for op-
portunity to submit new evidence.
If the commission does not grant
the reopening, the petition said, it
should at least allow some modifica-
tion of its previous order, particularly
for the relief of railroads which own
their own coal mines or which take
the entire output of given mines for
fuel
Evening star., 1923-07-14
FRICTION OVER MEXICAN
DEBT is EXAGGERATED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE New
York financial agency of the Mexican
government made public today the
text of a statement issued by Mexi-
can Finance Minister de la Huerta
in Mexico City, to the effect that re-
norts of a difference between the
Mexican government and the inter
Mexfco had been greatly exaggerat-
ed and that the utmost harmony
exists between all parties to the debt
agreement"
Thomas w. Lamont of j. p. Nor
gan & Co, chairman. OF the inter
national committee, expressed salts
faction at De la Huertas statement
and said he believed there would be
a prompt response to the call for the
deposit of bonds preliminary to max
ing the debt agreement plan effective.
Evening star., 1923-07-14
OFFICIALS PLAN FIGHT
ON "PITTSBURGH PLUS"
Western Attorney Generals Meet
in Chicago to Map
Campaign.
By the Associated Press.

by the aSSOClateu fTess
CHICAGO, July 14.-Attorneys gen
eral or their representatives from
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wis
consin met here to plan concerted
action in opposing the pittsburgh
plus" method of pricing in the steel
industry.
A temporary organization was form
ed with Attorney General c. L. Hill
ton of Minnesota as chairman. 1t was
decided that whatever action is taken
should be through some central body
with headquarters in Chicago and a
second meeting was called for July
81 to make further plans.
1t was decided to invite the attor-
neys general of Indiana, Michigan
Nebraska, South Dakota. Missouri
and Colorado to meet the commits
sion here and join in opposing Pitts
burgh plus as interveners before the
Federal Trade Commission.
The attorneys general at today s
meeting estimated that : the S,tf practise fGhGtscs
of fixing steel price on a M plttsonrgn pure
not less than s15,000,000 a year.