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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-27
I me-" repned Madeline, ID sweet direct

me-" replied Madeline, m sweet dirsct-
ness
She saw him shake, saw his throat
swell as he swallowed hard. saw the
hard ferceness return to his face.
Il won't That's why I'm going after
him."
but forbade you to start fight
deliberately"
Then I'll go ahead and start one
without your permission" He shook
off her hand and strobe forward.
Please, don't go!" she called, be-
seechingly. But he kept on. "Stew-
art!"
+ She ran ahead Of him, intercepted
him, faced him with her back against
the door. He swept out long arm as
If to brush her aside. But 1t wavered
and fell Haggard. troubled, with
working face, he stood before her.
TITS for your sake" he expostulated.
let me out, Miss Hammond. I'm
going to take the boys and 60 after
these guerrillas."
mol"
"Good Heavens r. exclaimed Stew
art. "Why not let me go7 It's the
thing to do. I'm sorry to distress you
and your guests. Why not put an end
to Don Carlos badgering? Is It be-
cause you're afraid rumpus will spoil
your friends visit?"
1T isn't-not this time"
'sThen- it's the idea Of little shoot
ing at these Greasers"
mo"
you're sick to think Of q little
Greaser blood staining the halls Of
your homer"
"No."
"Well, then, why keep me from do
ing what know is best?"
Stewart, IL" she faltered, in
growing agitation. I'm frightened
confused. All this Is too-too much
for me. I'm not coward II you
have to fight you'll see I'm not cow
ard. But your way seems 80 reckless
that hall Is so dark-the guerrillas
would shoot from behind doors. You're
SO wild, so daring, you'd rush right in
to peril. Is that necessary? / think
I meant don't know just why feel
$3.50 about you doing 1t. But / be-
lieve it's because I'm. afraid you-you
might be hurt"
you're afraid III might be hurt?"
he echoed, wonderingly, the hard
wilderness Of his face warming, flush
ing, glowing.
eyes"
The single word, with all it might
mean, with all 1t might not mean,
softened him as II by magic, made him
gentle, amazed, shy as boy, sitting
under torrent Of emotions.
Madeline thought she had persuaded
him-worked her will with him. Then
another of his startlingly. sudden
moves told her that she had reckoned
too quickly. This move was to put
her firmly aside so he could pass and
Madeline, seeing he would not hest
tate to lift her out of the way, surren-
dered the door, He turned on the
threshold. His face was still working.
but the fiame-pointed CLEAN Of his eyes
Indicated the return Of that cowboy
ruthlessness.
''Im going to drive Don Carlos and
his gang out Of the house." declared
Stewart. II think may promise you
to do It without fight. But If 1t takes
fight, off he goes!"
-. 4
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-27

Pat HAVE wasn't lookin' hard fer any
bandits; he wasn't daid set huntin'
anythin, unless 1t was trouble fer
Stewart. Finally, when Pats men
made fer our storehouse, where we
keep ammunition, grub, liquors, an
SIGH, then Gene called a halt. An he
ordered Pat Have off the ranch. 1t
was hyar Have an Stewart locked
horns. An hyar the truth come out.
There was gang of bandits hid some
where's. an at fust Pat HAVE he'd been
powerful active an earnest In his hunt
in. But suddenlike he'd fetched De
COOLER cfange OF heart. He had been
some f1ustered with Stewards eyes a.
pryin' into his moves, an then, mebbe
to hide somethin', mebbe Jest nat'rul.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-27

| your reason" she replied. "Still,
may offer it again some day. Good
| night"
He said goodnight and turned.
Madeline wonderingly watched him 60
down the path with his hand on the
black horses neck.
She went in to rest little before
dressing for dinner and. being fatigued
from the days riding and excitement,
she fell asleep. When she awoke 1t
was twilight. She wondered why her
Mexican maid had not come to her,
and she rang the bell. The maid did
not put in an appearance, nor was
there any answer to the ring. The
house seemed unusually quiet 1t was
brooding silence, which presently
broke to the sound of footsteps on the
porch. Madeline recognized Stillwell's
tread, though 1t appeared to be light
for him. Then she heard him call
softly in at the open door of her Of
fee. The suggestion Of caution in his
voice suited the strangeness Of his
walk. With boding sense Of trouble
she hurried through the rooms. He
was standing outside her office door.
"Stillwell!" she exclaimed
"Please come out on the porch"
She complied and, once out, was en-
abled to see him. His grave face, paler
than she had ever beheld 1t, caused
her to stretch an appealing hand to-
ward him. Stillwell intercepted 1t and
held 1t in his own.
miss Majesty, I'm amazin' sorry to
tell worrisome news. But It can't be
avoided. The fact is we're In a bad
fix. If your guests amt scared out
of their skins it'll be OWN to your
nerve an how you carry out Stewards
ORDERS
"You can rely upon me-" replied
Madeline, firmly, though she trembled.
wal. what we're up against is this:
that gang of bandits Pat Have was
chasin-they're hidin' in the house !"
"In the houseT echoed Madeline,
aghast.
Miss Majesty, it's the amazin' truth,
an shamed indeed am l to admit it.
Stewart-why, he's wild with rage to
think it could hev happened. You see,
it couldn't hev happened IL / hedn't
sl0ped the boys off to the gol-lof links,
an If Stewart hedn't rid out on the
mesa after US. It's my fault. But now
we've got to face ito figger. Now,
listen. When Stewart left you an hour
or SO ago he follered me direct to
where me an the boys was tryin' to
keep Pat Have from tearin' the ranch
to pieces. At that we was helpin Pat
all we could to find them bandits. But
when Stewart got there he made DIFF
ference. Pat was nasty before, but
SEEM Stewart made him wuss. I
reckon Gene to Pat is the same as
red to a Greaser bull. Anyway, when
| the sheriff set fire to an old adobe hut
Stewart called him an called him hard.
Pat Have he'd six fellers with him, an
from all appearances bandit-huntin'
was some fiesta. There was row, an
It looked bad fer little. But Gene
was cool, an he controlled the boys.
Then Pat an his tough de-pooties went
on huntin'. That huntin', Miss Majesty,
petered out into what was only farce.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-27
sIons Of Wisdon,,.

These are the signs Of wise man:
to reprove nobody, to praise nobody :
to blame nobody. nor even to speak Of
himself or his own merita-Epictetus
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-27
What Mother lmauinea.

II a mother has but one boy every
time she starts him off to school she
lmagines that he is headed for the
White House.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-09-27

A woman's favorite word is always
the last one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05
Plans Maturing
For Waterville Movie

H. c.. Jewell of Bangor, a former
representative of the Triangle Film
Corporation, Universal Film Cor
poration and of the American Fea-
turc Film Exchange arrived in town
Yesterday to work in connection with
the Waterville movie which is being
promoted in this city under the man
agement of Mr.. Bransom. general
manager of the Eastern Motion Film
Company. Mr.. Jewell has state
wide acquaintance among the NOV
ing picture men as he has been con-
nected in the work since its lnfancv'
and has been travelling in all parts
of the State for the past even years.
Mr.. Bransom said yesterday alter
noon that the project was well I'M
derway and that it's appearance IN
the Haines Theatre at future date
was practically assured. The plans
for the scenario have already Deen
developed and the next task Will be
to launch a contest to Selcct tWo
stars for the cast. the neld OIL op
portunities resulting from the COL
lection will be large one 1or tue
luck couple, as, Mr.. Bransom says
"The movie world is always on the
lookout for possible talent which
thew spare no expense in training
after they are located" Who knows
but what the man or woman starring
in the Waterville production may not
some day have a residence in Holly
wood and be as familiar to the mil
lions Of people in all countries as
are the names of Mary Pickford and
Douglas Fairbanks. 1t is an OPP
portunity that no young man or
woman should over look because they
will not be only helping themselves
but will be standing behind their
CITY and will be helping to give 1t
q PROSPEROUS future.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05
"Scotland Yard"

Scotland Yard is the headquarters
of the Metropolitan police of London
and is situated within n stones throw
of the houses Of parliament in south
western London. Formerly the de-
partment was housed in a group of
buildings surrounded by a courtyard
near Charing Cross. 1t derived it's
name, Scotland Yard. from palace
assigned from the time of Edgar to
Henry III. as the residence of the
Scottish kings when they visited in
London. The present head is Sir Ed
ward Henry. commissioner. The
chief is appointed by the crown upon
recommendation of the home secre-
tary. The yearly cost of Scotland
Yard. according to the latest pub
lished statistics. is S15,000,0O0. Sir
Henry is the originator of the system
of finger print as identification. which
is rapidly superseding the Bertillon
system of all countries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05
Colby College Halls
To be Equipped With
Modern Fire ESCAPES

In the course of a few days. all of
the buildings on the Colby campus
will have additional protection from
another such fire as occurred early
in the morning of December 4. The
new protection will be in the way
of fire escapes of the latest and most
approved construction and will be in
stalled on every building.
The work is being done by the
Hussey Manufacturing Company of
North Berwick and Philip w. Hus-
sey, a graduate of Colby in the class
OF 1918 and now manager of the con-
struction company, is directing the
installation.
After the tragic fire at the Lambda
IHChi Alpha house, all Of the college
buildings were inspected by Chief w.
f.. Berry, President Arthur j. Rob-
erts and p. II. Hussey and it was
decided to equip all of the fraternity
houses. dormitories and recitation
buildings with additional means of
escape in event of a fire.
The new escapes have been already
installed on Hedman hall and South
college. The one at the rear of the
latter building is of the two branch
type, one branch leading to the
sleeping room of the Zeta Psi fra
ternity house and the other to the
similar room in the Alpha Tau One
ga house. AS soon as the plans for
remodclling the Quilted Lambda Chi
Alpha house, are completed, a SIM
. liar escape as installed on the South
college building will be placed lead
| ing to the sleeping quarters of the
Delta Epsilon and Lambda Chi fra
! ternities. Roberts hall will be equip
| ped with ladders like those on He'd
| man hall, one at each end and one
at the rear. Chemical hall is to
have one escape at each end of the
| building. Shannon and Coburn halls
| will have one each and Chaplin hall
| will be amply protected in a like
manner. At the time Of the uon-
struction of Foss hall, the building
| was equipped with escapes which
are sufficient. There will be no lad
! ders on the Phi Delta Theta house
i as the roof is very low and it is not
| thought necessary to install them.
At the present time the Delta
! Kappa Epsilon house is without es-
| capes but no action can be taken by
! the college authorities as the build
! ing is not owned by them, but it is
| expected that the alumni council of
! the fraternity will provide some
means of more protection.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05
Municipal Court Open
Hears Two Cases

Two civil cases We're brought be-
fore Judge Charles w. Atchley of the
Waterville Municipal court yester-
day afternoon. First being that of
II. r. Durham VS.. Leavitt Dunn. The
amount involved in the action being
eighteen dollars and seventy five
cents. c. A. Blackington, Esq. acted
for the plaintiff and George Nj.
Chapman of Fairfield for the de-
PENDANT. On agreement of the at
torneys an entry was made of no
further action by either party.
The next case was that of James
Cohen of Winslow VS.. Mrs. Leon
Tomerleau. attorneys, Blackington
and A. B. Billings. The case re-
suited over a bill of fifty-three dol
lars and ninety-one cents which the
plaintiff claimed was owed to him
for general merchandise. Mrs.
Tomerleau admitted that she owed
nine dollars and eleven cents but no
more, while Cohen claimed that the
bill for the rest Of the amount had
been contracted by her son on agree
ment of Mrs. Tomerleau before the
goods were delivered. Odine Roy
testified for the plaintiff and Yvonne
Brooks was the defendants witness.
The decision was deferred until the
end of the term.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05
COMING EVENTS

Jan. S-Annual meeting of incorpora-
tors Of Augusta General Hospital
City hall. Augusta.
Jan. 9-Maine Forestry Association,
annual meeting at State House. Au-
Jan. $40 Third annual Association
officers training Gonferenee. Maine
eastern division Bangor.
Jan: 1O-Debate, North Dakota at U.
Jar. 1o-Maine Association optomet-
Jan. 1O-Mainc Bar Association. Au-
guSta.
Jan. 11-12-Third annual association
officers training c eonference: Maine
western division, Portland.
Jan. 15-Special election for senator
in Franklin county.
Jan. 16-Maine Sheep and Wool Grow
ers' Association. annual meeting
Jan; 21-Annual meeting Somerset
Farmers Cooperative Telephone Co.
Jan. 2o-Charity Ball. Augusta.
Jan. 26-27-N. E. Commercial Execu.
tives at Greenfield, Mass.
Jan. 30-31-First section lecturers
subordinate and Pomona Oranges
Bangor.
Jan. 31-Maine Fish and Game Asso.
citation annual meeting, State House
Augusta.
Feb. 1-2-Second section lecturers sub.
ordinate and Pomona Oranges, Au.
burn.
Feb. S-Androscoggin County Teachers
Association, Auburn.
Feb. 12-Lincoln's birthday ,(Monday)
Feb. 14-St. Valentines day (Wednes.
Feb. 22--Washington's birthday (Thurs.
day..
Feb. 22.-Maine Society Sons American
Revolution. annual meeting, Portland
Feb. 26-Automobile Show opens al
Portland.
March 10--Bowdoin College Inter.
scholastic Indoor Track meet al
Brunswick
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05
Grab; in japan a Pest

The fisherman of Japan has a su-
preme contempt for the gigantic crab
of his coast, which has nippers ten
feet in length, and when moving along
the bottom of the sea with it's claws
spread out covers an area of % feet
or SO.
The destructiveness of certain spe-
cies of crab in the West Indies is
remarkable, observes an exchange.
They are great borrowers and in To-
calities where they are plentiful-and
they multiply with the rapidity of the
rodent-nothing is safe from them.
They will eat the eggs on which a
hen is sitting. and just as readily the
leaves of Seeding coconut trees. They
effect in the West Indies practically
the same degree of destruction on the
young coconuts as the sepoy crab
does in the East Indies. In each in
stance some s to II per cent of the
seedlings have to be replaced if they
arc planted in the newly cleared
ground from which the crabs have
not been thoroughly cleared out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05
Dcnatured Alcohol

Denatured alcohol is grain alcohol
made unfit for use as n beverage.
Completely denatured alcohol is made
by adding 10 gallons of wood alcohol
and 4 half gallon of benzine to 100
gallons of Ethyl alcohol. This is free
from government tax and may be
bought by any one for use as fuel or
light.
The denaturing must be done when
the alcohol is produced and in bonded
warehouses used exclusively for the
purpose and for storing denatured al
cohol. and is done under the super
vision of the government. The grain
alcohol may be made from grain,
corn, potatoes or similarly starchy
products, but the conditions under
which it must be produced make it
impra cticable except for we'll
equipped factories.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05
Waterville p. o. Does
Amazing Business
During the Holidays

Between ESQ, 900 and 100000 pieces of
mail were estimated to have been han
died at the Waterville post office on
Friday and Saturday previous to
Christmas. This not only is record
breaking feat for the local office, but
bids to be a record per capita in pop
ulation of any post Office in Maine. On
Friday $4,000 outgoing letters were
run through the cancelling machine.
When the reporter called on Post
master F. J. Brown he was seated in
his private office just resting a little
as he explained. after big rush. 1t
was not only the Christmas business
that called for extra work for Mr..
Brown and his assistants. but the ma
turing of the 1918 War Saving Stamps,
January 1st, on top of the Christmas
mails has kept Mr.. Brown and his staff
| ', orking night and day. The postmas-
ter stated that approximately $4,000
a day in stamps was being turEed into
the office for payment and that about
25 to 80 per cent. Of the certlhcate
holders were taking out new ones
which will mature in five years for
face value. There are three different
denominations of the new certificates
SIS ones which sell for $20.5O; 500
for $3.50. and $1,000 certificate which
sells for $500. The interest on these
figures little over 4 per cent. and the
certificates can be cashed with interest
one month after being purchased. Dur
ing Christmas time when the office was
stacked to the ceiling with mail
pouches, 10 extra employees were put
on, and with the opening of a new
parcel post window it was found That
even in the busiest times no person
was required to wait over five and one
half minutes in order to mail their
packages. The figures are not guess
v. rk. but come from actual timing. 1t
was found Advisable by Postmaster
Brown to inauguratc different sys-
| tom for the distribution of parcel post,
and the scheme of dividing the city
! into five districts was adopted. Five
extra teams were scurd and on Christ
mas noon when tho post office closed
| for a few hours 1t was found that ev-
ery package had been delivered to it's
owner. THAT is" said Mr.. Brown,
| there were 80 packages left in the
post office. but all Of them had been
/ over their routes and the person to
whom they were address was not at
home"
! ''There are 100000 letters mailed
every hour in the day." Mr.. Brown said.
| and it is remarkable how few OF the.il
are lost. Often the postmaster is
blamed for a letter not being deliv-
cred when the blame should be placed
on the sender" and he then recited two
! interesting happenings which have oc-
CURED in the Waterville office to de-
note how careless people are in ad-
dressing their mail.
"a short time ago." said Mr.. Brown.
"a stranger appeared at the window,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05
Where KNITTING il. Barred

Justice Horridge ordered some
women spectators at Surrey assizes
to cease knitting in court, the London
Daily Express says.
He may have been prompted to do
this by the recollection of the callous
conduct of some women in court dur
ing the trials of Major Armstrong at
Hereford and Allaway at Winchester
Knitting needles clicked freely OF
both occasions, even during the sum-
mings up.
A prominent barrister, consulted by
a Daily Express representative, did
not join in tho judges wholehearted
condemnation. ut all depends on cir
cumstances,' he said. IF the women
are merely spectators, then their knit
ting interferes with nobody, and dc
not see why they should not be al
lowed to go on with it.
ut becomes d very different thing
however, if the knitters are jurymen
with mans liberty, or perhaps life
dependent on the attention they give
to the case. No part of their mental.
ity should be absorbed by the action
| of knitting"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05

"Morc men are needed now, to-
night" was the statement made pub
lie last night by the men in charge
of the Legion Minstrel troupe.
Every Legion man, should consider
it his duty to be on deck at each
rehearsal. Make some sacrifice and
be on hand. The chorus went
through several new songs last eve
ming in fine style and showed inn
provement over their first get-to-
gather, with the addition of new
voices and all the men who were
on hand the first evening. the best
combination in the history of the
Post will result. Tho rehearsal to-
night will start at Z o'clock sharp
and be over in time for those who
care to attend tho boxing show.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05

A new association headed by a
Buddhist nun has been formed TO
spread culture among the women of
Japan. This nun is SOnkaku Konoye,
q sister of Prince Konoye, whose
family outside the Imperial House,
is one of the five leading families Of
Japan. The association Is called
"Chugu Women's Association" and
derives its name from the Chugu
Monastery at Nara. founded 1900
years ago. The main purposes Of the
association are relief and follow
work among convicts. especially wo-
men, and promotion of self-culture by
lectures, charitable enterprises and
meetings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05

bought postcard and special delivery
stamp which denotes the Importance of
the message, and after writing out his
message in code placed the special
stamp on it and dropped it into the
Slot for outgoing mail without a sign
of an address on it. No doubt" the
postmaster said. 1--WE will be blamed
for the letter going astray. but the
sender being a perfect stranger to US,
and we not knowing his destination.
what could we do? Simply nothing"
Another instances he cited vas of
lady who bought money order for a
bill of goods to some mail order house.
put it in the letter and mailed it with
out any address on the envelope. "Of
course it was our duty to send it to the
dead letter office. which we did, and in
the meantime the lady called up and
wanted us to get on track of it, and
you can imagine her surprise when it
was returned to her and she found out
that she had mailed it without any ad-
dress. If folks would only take time
and be careful the letters which go
aStray would be very rare"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05
Smuggling Methods Employed i
Central Europe

Despite tremendous efforts by Cen
trail European customs officials
jewels of fabulous worth are finding
! their way to the Paris market with
cut paying the confiscatory taxes
imposed by the Hungarian and Aus
trian governments.
Various means are employed by the
smugglers. Recently four jewelers.
were arrested on the Czechoslovakian
frontier on their way from Budapest
for attempting to smuggle out of
Hungary q pearl necklace worth
100000. The necklace is alleged to
have been sold by Car Boris of Bull
garia to supply pressing needs OF his
court.
Customs authorities. forewarned,
searched the men carefully, even rip
ping off the heels of their shoes and
the lining from theix hats and clothes.
Nothing was found. The baggage
was examined with n similar result
Then one of the customs inspectors
happened to remember that when he
alighted from the train one of the
jewelers. was carrying a small parcel.
This was sought and found.
ITS only Il pound of butter I am
taking to my old mother i'll Prague
protested the ieweler.
The parcel was opened and sure
enough. there was the butter The
inspectors We're nonplussed. when one
Of them had an inspiration and ran
his finger through the butter. In the
middle of it was the necklace.
A black diamond worth a large sum
was successfully struggled into
France by countess who carried the
gem in her ear and kept it in place
by a wad Of absorbent cotton.
Another favorite hiding place is, q
complete set of false teeth, all hol-
low-the ingenious invention of a
dealer. who made nine trips from
Vienna with gems before he was sus-
pected of swallowing the gems, emu
lating the katfirs in the Rand diamond
mines. He was given a strong
emetic and in consequent commissions
his teeth dropped out and broke, and
five large diamonds rolled on the
floor