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Washington telegraph., 1923-08-31

Rev. and Mrs. B. f. Scott of
Columbus were in tJwn We'd
nesday.
Elder w. H, Stingley is con-
Quoting a protcacted meeting
near Mineral Springs this week.
The friends of Miss Jewel
Smith regret that she is con-
fined to her home by malarial
fever. Members of her family
state that she is improving this
(Friday) morning.
Miss Lula Wallace left today
for Chilocco, Okla, where she
will resume her position as
teacha. of music in the Govern
ment school for Indians.
Drummer Chas. ]. Barnett OF
Texarkana, the jolly salesman
fu. the Four States Grocery
Co. of TeXarkana, was in the
city Tuesday on his weekly
rounds.
Mr.. |. l.. Pilkinton, wife and
children returned from Baker
Springs last Thursday. Mr..
Chas. N. Trimble and family y
returned Monday. The party
enjoyed the recreation at the
popular resort.
Rev. w. B. Nelson, pastor of
Gurdon Methodist church, stop
ped in Washington Thursday to
see his sister, Mrs. Lille Trim
BILE. He has been conducting a
meeting at Sweet Home camp
ground in Howard county and
was enroute to his home.
Mr.. Autgey Young of Mag
nolia, student of law in the
Chicago University, will ar
rive today to join his wife, who
came here from Chicago last
week. They will visit Mrs.
Young's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. F. Turner, for some time.
Mr.. Young will graduate in
law next summer, when he will
enter the profession.
Thursday, September 6, has
been fixed by the Washington
Special School Board as the
day to clean up the grounds at
the public school building. All
parties feeling an interest in
the public school are requested
by them to be present on that
day prepared to assist in this
work. Tools to work with
should be brought along.
Mr.. E. C.. Cats, represent
ing a large public utility con-
tracing firm of Atlanta, Ga,
came to McGehee last week to
be present at the opning of paw
ing bids. lie came over to
Washington Friday night and
spent Saturday and Sunday
with his father, Mr.. T. N. Cats.
He left Monday morning to
represent his firm in a trans
action at Piggott.
Washington telegraph., 1923-08-31

When you feel lazy, out OF
sorts and yawn a good deal in
the day time you need Herbine
to stimulate your liver, tone up
your stomach and purify your
bowels. Price, Coo. Sold by
Bates Drug Co.
Washington telegraph., 1923-08-31

WANT TO EXCHANGE want
to exchange one nice Jersey
heifer 18 months OLD for gooG
hay. Edgar B. Black. tip.
For Sale or Exchange: Gen
tie buggy mare, work any
where. Will sell or exchange
for automobile. o. T. Beck.
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HOME FOR EX-SERVICE MEN
Wonderful Estate in Heart Of New
York Forest Preserve to Be
Used as Sanitarium.

Free treatment will be afforded
tubercular veterans in the Veterans
Mountain camp of the American
Legion, a project sponsored by the
eX-service mems organization in the
Adirondack mountains of New York.
Here a 1,275-acre estate Of former
well known millionaire has been Sc
cured in the heart Of the New York
forest preserve. The camp will not
only be used as a sanitarium for tuber-
cular and convalescent veterans but
will eventually become home for
aged and INDECENT ex-service men.
The only requirement for admission
will be an honorable discharge from
the armed forces of the United States.
Everything will be furnished to the
war fighters, treatment, board, lodg-
Ing, clothing, and pocket money.
Veterans from any section Of the coun-
try will be admitted, if it is proved
they are in need.
The project was originated by the
American Legion in New York as
portion of it's disqualification program.
The Legionnaires of the state seek
a fund of $2,5OOOOO to provide for the
camp and a campaign has been waged
throughout the state to this end.
In speaking of the project, the COM
mittee in charge stated: ''The camp
is a tangible manifestation by the
American Legion that it means to end
the intolerable conditions under which
thousands of veterans have been drag
ging along. The Legion means to
provide the necessities these men have
lacked and place their comrades be-
yond the reach of want. 1t hopes to
awaken the nation to the reality Of
things, and is firm in it's belief that
once aroused, it will come forward,
heart and hand, and aid them in this
great work"
Among the honorary committee
which is serving in assisting to raise
the fund are former Ambassador
James w. Gerard, Otto H. Kahn, David
Belasco, Augustus Thomas, George
w. Wickersham and others.
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"a rude, powerful hand clapped
round her waist and swung her
aIoft."
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
SHEEP In CATTLE COUNTRY
Exception to Their Presence Under
the Circumstances Was Natural
to the Beef Producers.

Then out of a clear sky came the
smell of sheep; all was o. k. at first.
cause the cowmen figured there was
plenty of range for everybody, even
sheep. But soon enough the sheep kept
getting thicker and their range poorer.
which started the crowding on the
cowmans best bits of country, VIII
James writes in Scribners. There
were few parleys without the voice
of the "smoke wagon" being heard
but sheep and sheep herders don't
have much respect for words or rules
or country; so they went at it to start
spelling 1t all; and the cowmen went
on to finishing what the sheepmen had
started, with the result that mostly
sheepmen and sheep were missing.
The government couldn't do much;
they'd had to pinch about four states.
The cattlemen won for a spell and
all was hunky-dory again, outside of
the damage sheep had done to the
range. The dust beds they'd made
out Of the good grassy benches were
beginning to show signs Of life, the
air was pure as ever and cattle were
getting fat. The cattlemen were all
good folks once more and tending to
their business in land that was theirs.
They were the first to blaze the trail
to 1t; they made that land big beef
producing country, 1t was their home,
and naturally they wouldn't allow
sheep coming along and leaving moth
ing of II but the bad odo1
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WISDOM IN SHORT CHUNKS
Author Has Said Much Worth Con-
sideration in Few Simple
Sentences.

'It's a waste of time trying to dis
cover yourself. And why bother?
Somebody is sure to find you out
sooner or later and give you the de-
sired information"
although there are plenty of peO-
pie with more money than they know
what to do with, they are ali absurdly
Independent when offered assistance
by kind persons with the requisite
knowledge"
"When a man is i'll he does not
trouble to shave for the doctors visit
unless he has pretty nurse. But
woman under similar circumstances
will give the same nurse HI in order
to present good appearance"
'In childhood l was severely
spanked whenever l told a lie. As an
adult l have been more often cut for
speaking the truth than for any other
breach of good manners. From the
Relations of Harlequin" by Stoni
Semper.
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boots; Alfred followed him, carrying a
field-glass.
mot boss In sight" complained
Stillwell. "Somethin' wrong over Don
Carlos way. Miss Majesty, It'll be jest
as well fer you an Flo to hit the home
trail. We can telephone over an see
that the boys know you're comm"
Alfred, standing in the door. swept
the gray valley with his field-glass.
bill, see running stock-horses or
cattle; l can't make out which.
guess we'd better rustic over there"
Both men hurried out, ana while the
horses were being brought up and sad
died Madeline and Florence put away
the breakfast dishes, then speedily
donned spurs, sombreros and gaunt-
lets.
Here are the horses ready" called
Alfred. "Flo, that black Mexican horse
Is a prince"
The girls went out In time to hear
Stillwell's good-by as he mounted and
spurred away. Alfred went through
the motions of assisting Madeline and
Florence to mount, which assistance
they always fiouted, and then he, too,
swung up astride.
Il guess It's all right" he said,
rather obviously. "You really must
not go over toward Don Carlos. It's
only few miles home"
"Sure It's all right. We can ride,
can't WEI" retorted Florence. II de-
clare he and AL were sure ratified"
Florence dismounted and went into
the house. She left the door open.
Madeline had some difficulty In hold
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O TIE O
AMERICAN
LEGION
Copy for This Department Supplied b.
the American Legion News Service)
WILL ALLOW FAMILY CLAIMS
Class Heretofore Regarded as Unau-
thorized Now Permitted by v.
S. Veterans Bureau.

Consideration Of a class Of veterans
claims heretofore regarded as unau-
thorized will be permitted by the
United States Veterans bureau, ac-
cOrding to word received by the Amer
Lean Legion.
A new ruling provides that claims
which were made for family allowance
after the veterans discharge from the
service can now be considered where
the person to whom it was desired to
make the allowance was subsequently
brought by law within the permitted
class of beneficiaries.
In the particular case submitted by
the Veterans bureau for decision, an
attempt was made by an enlisted man
to claim an allowance for his aunt,
who, he showed, was absolutely de-
pendent upon him for support. At that
time the claim was disallowed because
an aunt was not then, nor now, within
the permitted class of family allow
ance beneficiaries. The aunt involved
In this case, however, stood In loco
PARENTS to the enlisted man.
Following the discharge of the en-
listed man from the service, the first
Sweet bill amended the war risk in
surance act by enlarging the permitted
class to whom allowances might be
made to include persons who have
stood in loco PARENTS to a member Of
the military or naval forces at any
time prior to his enlistment or induc-
ton for period Of not less than one
year." This amendment was made
retroactive in its force to October 6,
1917. The aunt in the case ruled upon
held such status.
In view Of this retroactive provision
the comptroller general has ruled that
a regulation Of the Veterans bureau
requiring that application for family
allowance must have been made while
the enlisted man was still in the serv-
ice to form basis for successful
claim does not apply where a subse-
quently enacted law has given rights
which could not have been claimed
while the enlisted man was in service.
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HURRY, MADELlNE!"

OPSIS.-Arriving at the lone
ly little railroad station at FL Ca
Jon, New Mexico, Madeline Ham
mond. New York society girl. mus
no one to meet her. While In the
waiting room. a drunken COWBOY
enters, asks II she is married. anu
departs, leaving her termed. he
returns with priest, VINO goes
through some sort of ceremony
and the cowboy forces her TO say
ISL" Asking her name ana learn
ing her Identity the cowboy seems
dazed. In shooting scrape OUT
side the room a Mexican Is killed.
The cowboy let's a girl, Bonita'
take his horse and escape. then
conducts Madeline to Florenc~
Kingsley. friend of her brother
Florence welcomes her, learns me-
story. and dismisses the cowboy.
Gene Stewart. Next day Alfred
Hammond. Madeline's brother.
takes Stewart to task. Madeline
exonerates him of any wrong IN
tent Alfred. scion of wealthy
family, had been dismissed from
his home because of his dissipation.
Madeline sees that the West has
redeemed him. She meets StillweI.
AIS employer, typical western
ranchman. Stillwell tells her how
Stewart beat up the sheriff to save
her from arrest and then lit out
for the border. Danny Mains. one
Of Stillwen's cowboys. has disap-
peared, with some OF Stillwells
money. His friends link his name
with the girl Bonita. Madeline gets
a glimpse of life on a western
ranch. Stewart sends Madeline his
horse Majesty. She buys out Still
well and Her Matesty's Rancho
becomes famous. She finds her life
work under "The Light Of Western
Stars" Learning Stewart had
been hurt in brawl at Chiricahua.
Madeline visits him and persuades
him to come to the ranch as the
boss of her cowboys. Jim Nels.
Nick Steele and Monty" Price are
Madeline's chief riders. They have
a feud with Don Carlos vaqueros,
who are really guerrillas. Made
line makes Stewart promise that
peace is kept. They raid Don Car
los ranch for contraband arms.
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ride and the possibilities awaiting at
the ranch. She remembered the fail
ure to get any of her servants or cow
boys on the telephone. To be sure,
wfndstOrm had once broken the wire.
But she had little real hope of such
being the case In this instance. She
rode on, pulling the black as she
neared the ranch.
1t was perhaps fortunate for her,
she thought, that the climb up the
slope cut the blacks speed so she could
manage him. He was not very hard
to stop. The moment she dismounted,
however, he jumped and trotted Off
AT the edge Of the slope, facing the
corrals, he halted to lift his head and
shoot up his ears. Then he let out n
piercing whistle and dashed down the
lane
Madeline, prepared by that warning
whistle, tried to fortify herself for
new and unexpected situation; but as
she espied an unfamiliar company of
horsemen rapidly riding down hollow
leading from the foothills she felt the
return Of fears gripping at her like
cold hands, and she fled precipitously
Into the house.
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CHAPTER x-contlnued.

"SenOr Stewart, he keel my va
Quero !" shouted Don Carlos. as. sweat
ing ana spent. he concluded his ar
raignment of the cowboy. Him you
must arrest Senior Stewart a bad
man! He keel my vaquero!"
DO you hear thet?' yelled Have.
'The Don's got you figgered fer tibet
little job at FL Cajon last fall"
The clamOr burst into roar. Have
began shaking his finger In Stewards
face and hoarsely shouting. Then a
1.-the young vaquero, swift as an In
dian, gHded under HAYES uplifted
arm. Whatever the action he intended,
he was too late for Its execution.
Stewart lunged out, struck the va
Quero, and knocked him off the porch.
AS he fell a dagger glittered In the
sunlight and rolled clinking over the
stones. The man went down hard and
did not move. With the same abrupt
violence, and a manner of contempt,
Stewart threw Have off the porch.
then Don Carlos, who, being less sup
pie, fell heavily. Then the mob backed
before Stewards rush until all were
down in the courtyard.
The shutting of feet ceased, the
clanking of spurs, and the shouting.
Neis and Monty, now REINFORCED by
Nick Steele, were as shadows of Stew
art, so closely did they follow him.
Stewart waved them back and stepped
down into the yard. He was absolute
~ fearless; but what struck Madeline
so keenly was his magnificent disdain.
Manifestly, he knew the nature of the
men with whom he was dealing. From
the look Of him it was natural for
Madeline to expect them to give way
before him. which they did, even Have
and his attendants sullenly retreating.
Don Carlos got up to confront Stew
art. The PROSTATE vaquero stirred
and moaned, but did not rise.
you needn't jibber Spanish to me-
said Stewart "You can talk Ameri-
can, and you can understand Ameri-
can. If you start a rough-house here
you and your Greasers will be cleaned
up. You've got to leave this ranch.
You can have the stock, the packs and
traps in the second corral There's
grub, too. Saddle up and hit the trail.
Don Carlos, Pm dealing more than
square with you. You're lying about
these boxes Of guns and cartridges.
You're breaking the laws of my coun-
try, and you're doing it on property in
my charge. If / let smuggling go on
here I'd be implicated myself. Now
you get off the range. If you don't
I'll have tho United States cavalry
here in six hours. and you can gamble
they'll get what my cowboys leave of
YOU"
Don Carlos was either a capital ac-
tor and gratefully relieved at Stew
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and locked the door, crossed the patio
to the opposite side of the house, and,
entering again, went down a long cor
ridor, trying to decide which of the
many unused rooms would be best to
hide In. And before she made up her
mind she came to the last room. Just
then a battering on door or window In
the direction of the kitchen and shrill
screams from the servant women in
creased Madeline's alarm.
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Memorial Erected.

A memorial has been erected by tha
University of Arkansas in honor Of the
students of that institution who gave
their lives in the World war. A huge
boulder of native limestone to which
is attached bronze plate bearing the
names of the dead heroes serves as the
memorial. American Legion members
had charge Of the dedicatory cere-
monies
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ing Majesty. 1t struck Madeline that
Florence stayed rather long indoors
Presently she came out with sober face
and rather tight lips.
II couldn't get anybody on the
phone. No answer. l tried a dozen
times"
"Why, Florence!" Madeline was
more concerned by the girls looks than
by the information she impaired.
"The wires been cut" said Flor
ence. Her gray glance swept swiftly
after Alfred, who was now far out of
earshot. 81 don't like this little bit.
Heah's where I've got to 'figger,' as
Bill says"
She p6ndered a moment, then hur-
ried into the house, to return presently
with the field-glass that Alfred had
used. With this she took survey of
the valley, particularly in the direc-
ton of Madeline's ranch-house. This
was hidden by low, rolling ridges
which were quite close by.
Anyway, nobody in that direction
can see us leave heah," she unused.
There's mesquite on the ridges. We've
got cover long enough to save us till
we can see what's ahead"
Florence, what-what do you ex-
pect?" asked Madeline, nervously.
81 don't know. There's never any
telling about Greasers. l wish Bill
and AL hadn't left us. Still, come to
think of that, they couldn't help us
much in case Of chase. We'd run
right away from them. Besides. they'd
shoot. 1 guess I'm as well satisfied
that we've got the job Of getting home
on our own hands. We don't dare
follow AL toward Don Carlos ranch.
We know there's trouble over there.
So all that's left Is to hit the trail for
home. Come, let's ride. You stick
like a Spanish needle to me-"
A heavy growth of mesquite COW
cred the top Of the first ridge, and
the trail went through it. Florence
appeared cautious, deliberate, yet she
lost no time. She was ominously ST.
lent. Madeline's misgivings took def
mite shape In the fear of vaqueros in
ambush.
Upon the ascent Of the third ridge.
which Madeline remembered was the
last uneven ground between the point
she had reached and home, Florence
exercised even more guarded care in
advancing. Before she reached the
top of this ridge she dismounted,
looped her bride round dead snag
and, motioning Madeline to wait, she
slipped ahead through the mesquite out
of sight. Madeline waited, anxiously
listening and watching. All of a sud-
den she saw Majesty's ears were held
up. Then Florence's face now strange
ly white, showed round the turn Of
the trail.
"'S-s-s-sh!" whispered Florence
holding up a warning finger. She
reached the black horse and petted
him, evidently to still an uneasiness
he manifested. "We're in for It," she
went on. "a whole bunch of vaqueros
hiding among the mesquite over the
ridge! They've not seen or heard us
yet. We'd better risk riding ahead.
cut off the trail, and beat them to the
ranch. Madeline, you're white as
death! Don't faint now"
+ 81 shall not faint. Bot you brighten
me. Is there danger? What shall we
doY
There's danger. Madeline, I
wouldn't deceive you," went on Flor
ence, In earnest whisper. We should
AL should have listened to Genel I
believe-Pm afraid Gene knewg"
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CHAPTER Xl
A Band Of GuerrlIIas.


Madeline bolted the door, and, flying
into the kitchen, she told the scared
servants to shut themselves In. Then
she ran to her own rooms. 1t was only
a matter Of a few moments for her to
close and bar the heavy shutters, yet
even as she was fastening the last one
In the room she used as an Office n
Gathering roar of hoofs seemed to
swell up to the front of the house. She
caught glimpse Of wild, shaggy
horses and ragged, dusty men. She
had never seen any vaqueros that re-
sembled these horsemen. Vaqueros
had grace and style; they were fond
Of lace and glitter and fringe; they
dressed their horses In silvered trap
pings. But the riders now trampllng
into the driveway were uncouth. lean,
savage. They were guerrillas, band
of the raiders who had been harassing
the border since the beginning of the
revolution. A second glimpse assured
Madeline that they were not all Mex
leans.
The presence Of outlaws In that
band brought home to Madeline her
real danger. She remembered what
Stillwell had told her about recent out
law raids along the Rio Grande. These
flying bands, operating under the ex-
element of the revolution, appeared
here and there, everywhere, in remote
places, and were gone as quickly as
they came. Mostly they wanted mon
ey and arms, but they would steal any
thing, and unprotected women had suf-
fered at their hands.
Madeline, hurriedly collecting her
securities and the considerable money
she had In her desk, ran out, closed
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Unfavorable Weather.

Out on the West side a youngster
had worn the same Bingham dress TO
school for several weeks without laun-
dering. The teacher, knowing that
some change must be effected in its
condition, said to her: "My dear, your
dress is very soiled. Can't you get
your mother to wash it?'
The child returned: 81 don't know.
You see me hasn't washed for a month
now. Cause it hasn't been good dry
ing er"-Indianapolis News.
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Census of Greenland

The population of Greenland, ac-
cording to an official census completed
by the Danish government, the results
of which have just been made known,
consisted of pa Europeans. practically
all Danes, and 14,0S1 natives, states
the American consul at Copenhagen in
a report to the Department of Com
merce. The natives number 6,729 men
and 1852 women.
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BROUGHT Out Ancient Autos.

Legionnaires in Santa Ana, CAL, re-
Gently held most unique celebration
in an automobile Resurrection day"
which they staged. Derelict cars Of
every type were sought out and formed
a parade through the city's streets. 1t
is said that the vintage of some of the
cars was so ancient that automobile
manufacturers sought to purchase
them as relics.
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cutieura Comforts RabY,s Skin

When red, rough and itching, by hot
baths of Cuticura Soap and touches Of
now and then of that exquisitely scent
ed busting powder, Cuticura Talcum,
one of the Indispensable Cuticura
Toilet rio.-Advertisement.
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T ouqh.

THAT'S Bill Fligh, the aviator. He's
the guy that used to write ads in the
sky in smoke"
"Isn't he doing that any more?"
mo; had to give it up. He got
writer's cramp." Legion
Weekly.
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His Size.

"Sir, am able to read between the
lines, and"
"Ah, yes" impolitely interrupted J.
Fuller Gloom. "You are one of those
persons who understand nothing but
the blank paceS?'-Kansas City Star.
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arts leniency or else he was thorough
ly cowed by references to the troops.
"Si, Senior! Gracias, Senor!" he ex-
claimed; and then, turning away, he
called TO his men. They hurried after
him, while the fallen vaquero got to
his feet with Stewards help and stag
gered across the-courtyard In mo-
ment they were zone, leaving Have
and his several comrades behind.
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Intestate.

'T wonder what they're going to do
with all the treasure they found In
King Tut's tomb?"
"Why? Didn't the old boy leave
will ?"-American Legion Weekly.