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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-09-08
BancO COmercial de
Puerto Rico.
EXTRAVIO DE ACCIONES.

COmunicado pOr la accionista dona
Carmen Maria Nadal que Sc lie han
extraviadO dos certificates de acciOnes
de este Banco de dos acciones cada
uno, numeros 393 y 1894 nombre de
don Salvador Nadal Freyre y de dona
Cristina Carrion Vda. de Nadal res
pectivamente sOlicitada la expedi-
cion de duplicado sc hace publico pOr
la presente que aparecera en- ell pc
ri0dicO Ell IMPARCIAL por tres ve-
ces con intervalos de diez dias, que
al terminO de los dos meses de la pri-
mera publication sin reclamation de
tercero Sc expedira el duplicado sin
rcsponsabilidad para ell Banco.
San Juan, Septiembre de 1928.
A. SARMIENTO,
.. ......: SecretariO.
, 1923-02-11
WORLAND IS CENTER POINT Of
RICH AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
Irrigated Land Yields Sugar Beets, Grain, and Vega.
tables Of All Kinds-Town Situated On Big HON
River is County Seat Of Washake County

The town Of worland Is the county
seat of Washable county and is the
central point of a rich irrigated agri.
cultural district. Sugar beets. alfalfa
grains. vegetables OF all kinds, and
livestock raising and feeding are the
foundation upon which its future
chiefly rests. 1t is q modern, pro-
Eressivo municipality. the business
section being substantially built and
its homes neat and attractive, and
has a population Of Approximately
1900. With an altitude Of 1900 feet,
almost perpetual days of bright sun
shine and cool, restful nights com.
bine for good health. attested to by
the general good health of its citiz.
enship. The town is situated on the
east side of the Big Horn river on'the
main line Of the Burlington railroad
from Denver to Billings. The Vel.
lowstone and Park to Park highways
passes through the town, and is in.
tersected at this point by the Black
and Yellow trail from Chicago to Mil.
waukee. To the east of Worland and
in Washable county lie the town of
Ten Sleep, in close proximity to the
west entrance to Ten Sleep canyon,
through which passes tho Black and
Yellow trail connecting up with Buff.
falo on the east side of the noun.
tain. The road through the canyon
and over the mountain was built by
the federal government at a great
cost. and Is surpassed In but few
Instances for its grandeur and nat.
ural scenic beauty. While Ten Sleep
is so miles from Worland, the fine
highway that connects the two towns
Is SO well and permanently built that
citizens Of Worland can easily spend
a day, or half a day, in the cool can
yon, enjoying the splendid trout fish,
ing, and be at home for the usual
nights rest The town has free
tourist camp grounds. with the usual
convenient facilities that tourists en-,
JOY, such as water, cooking ovens
and screened in dining hall.
The Alfalfa Commercial club is the
live, civic organization of the town.
most all the business men taking ar
interest in the affairs Of the club and
prom ting everything for the gener
al welfare, The woman's club 8.
also very active and takes its place
in helping AMI promoting tho civic
life Of the town. besides being verz
active with its own affairs. A mum
her Of the fraternal organizations ar,
represented in Worland. The farm
ing community is represented by tn,
! Farm bureau and 10 conjunction will
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the county agent has done construc.
tive work among the farmers.
A number OF religious organizations
are active in worland. among which
are Baptist, Catholic, Christian scIen.
fist. Episcopal and Methodist. The
schools are among the best in the
state. A county high school, &c.
credited TO all the colleges and uni.
versities, fun, almost to OVERLOOKING,
is q thing that waShakie county is
well proud of. The athletic teams are
tho envy Of competing athletic teams
OF the state, attestsd to BY the many
cups they have captured.
Agriculture.
The soil n climate combine in
Washable county to produce condI.
tons seldom found in other sections
OF the country. The annual precI.
pitation is small, and crops are pro.
duced by the never has failed' sup
ply of irrigation water from the Big
Horn river, furnishing abundant
moisture for the growing crops. Sugar
beets, grains and alfalfa are the prIn.
ctpal crops. The present year has
demonstrated that corn can be grown
with good success and good yield per
acre. Special mention should be made
or the quantity and quality of vege.
tables that can be grown on a small
plot OF ground n the good success
some OF tho farmers have had who
specialized on melons and tomatoes.
sugar beets are given special men.
ton because of the dep,opstr,toa
value OF that crop to this county
from the 1000 acres tributary TO
Worland put to beets the present sea.
son. something over 4O, 900 tons of
beets will be harvested ranging IN
yield per acre from the small ton.
mage from some fields up to 20 tons
per acre harvested from well Guilt.
waited ground. The sugar beets are
a cash crop bringing Immediate re.
turns when harvested. or no small
lmportanee in the beet crop Is the
beet pulp left over after the iuIce
from the beet Is extracted. The pun
furnishes a cheap feed. cattle being
prepared for the market in so to 100
days when the pulp is combined
with alfalfa hay. Woriand is n grow,
inS eenter for this pulp feeding. The
wyoming Sugar factory. located al
WoFland, gives the farmers trihutary
TO the town a close market for the
bets and a short haul for the pulp
It would be hard to overestimate the
value to the town Of this factory. Th,
payroll runs into large sums Of
money and furnishes employment tc
a great humber of people.
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charges on the land vary from s45 to
500 per acre. The law provides for
repayment of this mount in twenty
years, without interest.
During the past a the reclama-
ton service has carried on an extern
slve drainage program on both the
Garland and Frannie divisions. Seven
dragline excavators have beer oper-
ated on this work for digging drain.
age bitches. Good results are being
obtained at low cost and land seeped
or threatened with seepage is being
returned and protected from further
trouble along that line. The costs of
drainage are TO be repaid by the
farmers after the payment OF the or.
iginai construction charges and with.
out interest.
The expenditures for the develop.
ment Of the project have totaled ap.
proximately $4,000. 900, and 1t is esti.
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mated that some s6.oOo.o 900 additional
viii be expended for the completion
of the fully developed project, as now
approved for construction It is also
proposed to construct the Oregon
Basin division of the project. consist
ing OF some 5000 acres Of land locat-
ed between Shoshone dam and the
town of Greybull. Wyoming, in the
Dry Creek valley. This division
would be supplied with water divert.
ed into a canal at Shoshone dam. The
land is exceptionally good and there is
no question but that this division
would prove highly successful. As yet
this division has not been approved
for construction.
The results obtained in the way OF
crop production and the creation OF
desirable farming communities haVe
been gratifying. and it is only neces.
sary for n to visit Powell and the
surrounding country to appreciate
what can be done in the way Of de,
veloping the west.
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Beaver and Frannte. This power was
developed primarily for use in the op-
Grafton Of drag,ihe excavators on
damage work on the Garland and
Frannie divisions. and for construc-
ton work and future drainage on the
other divisions. Incidental to the use
on construction work. power Is also
sold to Powell and other project
towns. Surplus power is also avail
able at reasonable rates for CONNER
cal development and for rural lines
through project to supply the farm
ers with light and power on the
farms.
Water was first available for irri.
CATION in 1908 for project lands
around Powell. Only a small acreage
was in crop that year, but since then
the increase has been steady until
there is now nearly $4,000 acres
actually being cropped. Construction
, 1923-02-11

Adjacent to worland are large de-
posits of coal and the field is large
for development along this line. Tests
have shown hat large deposits of
clay and sand are only waiting for
the manufacturer. The town has re-
Gently granted franchise for the lay.
Ing Of p.pe lines FOR the use Of
gas which is expected to be brought
hero in large quantities. Several rigs
are up and others being built for the
purpose of testing out oil possible.
, 1923-02-11

ties, that biologists claim surely Will
be proven in large quantities.
Live StocIf.
An important phase in the life OF
Washable county IS tho live stock
industry, Abundance OF water and
range land are conducive to running
large numbers OF sheep and cattle
during the grazing season. a large
number being put directly on tho
market at tho end Of tho grazing sea
Continued on Page Elevenl
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| thought my turn would never come
to receive my few words. Mother
would have been broken-hearted If
had left without them. What slaves
we are to royalty! Now shall l hurry
and change? You men have the air
of wanting your dinner, and / am
rather that way myself. You look
tired, dear host" she added, little
hesitatingly.
THE heat" he answered
why you ever leave this spot ]
can't imagine" she declared as she
turned away with a lingering glance
around. 1T seems like paradise to
come here and breathe this air. Lon
don is like furnace"
The two men were alone again. In
Francis pocket were the two docu-
ments. which he had not yet made
up his mind how to use. Margaret
came out to them presently and he
strolled away with her toward the
rose garden.
Margaret" he said, lis it my fancy
or has there been change in your
father during the last few days."
There is change of some sort"
she admitted. Il cannot describe it.
much more thoughtful and less hard.
ment." she went on. except that
somehow or other 1t makes me feel
uneasy. 1t is as though he were
graphing with some crisis
They came To a standstill at the
end of the pergola, where the masses
of dropping roses made the air almost
faint with their perfume. Margaret
stretched out her hand. plucked a
handful of the creamy petals and held
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assassin. That night Victor Bidlake
was murdered just outside Soto's."
II remember! DO you mean to tell
me, then" Margaret went OH. with
little shiver. that father told you
this was going to happen?"
He certainly did," Francis replied.
How his knowledge came ! am not
sure-yet. But he certainly knew"
Have you anything else against
him." she asked.
There was the disappearance of
Andrew Wilmore's younger brother.
Reginald Wilmore. / have no right
to connect your father with that, but
Shopland, the Scotland Yard detec-
tive. who has charge Of the case,
seems to believe that the young man
was brought into this neighborhood.
and some other indirect evidence
which came into my hands does seem
to point toward your father being
concerned in the matter. ] appealed
TO him at once, but he only laughed
at me. That matter too, remains a
mystery"
Margaret was thoughtful for Il mo-
ment Then she turned toward the
house. They heard the soft ringing
of the gong.
will you believe me when i tell
you this?" she begged as they
passed arm in arm down the pergola
in many ways he is almost princely
In his generosity and In the broad
view he takes Of things. Then his
kindness to all dumb animals, and
the way they love him. is the most
amazing thing ] ever knew. If we
were alone here tonight every animal
in the house would be around his
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them against her cheek. A thrush
was singing noisily. A few yards
away they heard the soft swish of
the river.
Tell me-" she asked curiously, my
father still speaks of you as being
in some respects an enemy. What
does he mean?'
swered. THE first time | ever spoke
to your father / was dining at Soto's.
/ was talking to Andrew Wilmore.
1t was only short time after you
had told me the story of Oliver Hill
ditch, story which made me realize
the horror of spending ones life keep
ing men like that out of the clutch Of
the law"
go on. please" she begged
We'll, | was talking to Andrew.
told him that in future | should ac-
cept no case unless L not only be-
lieved in but was convinced of the
innocence of my client. / added that
/ was at war with crime. / think,
perhaps. l was so deeply in earnest
that i may have sounded little
tiamboyant. At any rate. your father.
who had overheard me, moved up to
what l was saying that / was going
investigator, Il person who. | gath
cred later. was particularly obnoxious
TO him at any rate, he held out a chal
lenge. If you are man who hates
crime he said. or something lik g
1T. i am one who loves it He then
went on to prophesy that a crime
would be committed close to where
we were within an hour or SO and
he challenged me TO discover the
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garet will be here in minute. She
told me to say that cocktails are here
and that she has ordered dinner sery-
ed on the terrace"
Excellent" Sir Timothy murmur-
ed. Let me try one of your ciga-
rettes."
Everything ready for the great
show tomorrow night?" Francis asked
as he served the cocktails.
Everything is in order. l wonder,
really" Sir Timothy went on. look
Ing at Francis curiously. what you
expect to see?"
Il don't think we-any of us-haye
and definite idea" Francis replied.
We have all, of course, made our
guesses."
You will probably be disappoint-
ed, Sir Timothy warned him. For
some reason or other-perhapS I have
encouraged the idea-people look
upon my parties as mysterious orgies,
where things take place which may
not be spoken of. They are right to
some extent. / break the law, with
out doubt, but l break 1t. l am
afraid. in rather disappointing
fashion"
in at the open gates and came to Il
standstill with grinding of brakes
Lady Cynthia stepped lightly out and
came across the lawn to them.
II am hot and dusty and l was dis
agreeable" she confided, but the
peace of this wonderful place and
the SightN of that beautiful silver
thing have cheered me. May | have
a cocktail before l go up to change? {?
j am a little late, ! know" she went
on, but that wretched garden party!
Evening star., 1923-07-22

that the start is exactly north and
south.
Sir Timothy nodded thoughtfully.
The beautiful oak floor of the place
ines of wood. Several tiers of seats
had been arranged on the space
usually occupied by swings. punch
ing balls and other articles On
slightly raised das at the further
end was an exact replica Of a ring,
corded around and with sawdust upon
the floor. Upon the walls hung
marvellous collection Of weapons of
every description, from the modern
rife to the curved and terrible knife
used by the most savage or known
tribes.
How are things in the quarters"
Sir Timothy asked.
Every one is well, sir. DR. Ballan-
tyne arrived this afternoon. His re-
port is excellent"
Sir Timothy nodded and turned
away. He looked into the great gal
lery, it's waxen floors shining with
polish, ready for the feet OF. the
dancers on the morrow: looked into
beautiful concert room, with an
organ that reached to the roof;
glanced into the banqueting hall,
which extended far into the winter
garden: made his way up the broad
stairs, turned down a little corridor.
unlocked Il door and passed into his
own suite. There was small dining
room, IL library, bedroom, and u
bathroom fitted with every sort OF
device. 4 man servant, who had
heard him enter, hurried from his own
apartment across the way.
You are not dining here, sir?" he
inquired
Sir Timothy shook his head.
NO | am dining late at the Sane
tuary," he replied. II just strolled
over to see how the preparations
were going on. shall be sleeping
over there, too. Any prowlers?"
"Photographer brought some steps
and photographed the horses i'll the
park from the top of the wall this after
noon sir" the man announced. Jen-
! kins let him go. Two or three pressmen
! sent in their cards to You, but they Were
not allowed to pass the lodge
! the house and crossed the park to-
ward the sanctuary. He was follow
| ed all the way by horses, of which
/ there We're more than thirty in the
great incloSure. One mare greeted
| him with a neigh of welcome and
! plodded slowly after him. Another
pressed her nose against his shoul-
! der and walked by his side, with his
! hand upon her neck. Sir Timothy
! looked little nervously around, but
! the park itself lay almost like a deep
| green pool, unobserved. and invisible
| from anywhere except the house
! itself He spoke a few words to
! each of the horses and. producing &
! his key. passed through the door in
| the wall into the sanctuary garden,
closing it quickly as he recognized
Francis standing under the cedar
| tree.
Has Lady Cynthia arrived YETI
he inquired.
! Not yet" Francis replied. Mar
Evening star., 1923-07-22
CHAPTER XXI.

Sir Timothy walked that evening
among the shadows. Two hours
ago the last of the workmen from
the great furnishing and catering
establishments who undertood the
management of his famous entertain
rAentS had ceased work for the day
and driven off in the motor brakes
Tired to take them to the nearest
'own. The long, low wing whose use
no one was able absolutely to di-
vine was still full of animation, but
>he great reception rooms and state
iy halls We're silent and empty. In
the gymnasium. an eormous apart
ment as large as an ordinary con-
cert hail. two or three electricians
were still at work, directed by the
man who had accompanied Sir Tim
othy to the east end on the night be-
fore. The former crossed the ROOM
his footsteps awakening strange
echoes.
There Will be seating for fifty, sir.
and standing room for fifty" he an
nounced. Il have had the ring
slightly enlarged. as you suggested,
and the lighting is being altered so
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18th street northwest when he
thought the Astor Theater was to be
erected on adjacent land. and now
seeks to back out" since the theater
project has been abandoned, Emma
l.. Norman yesterday asked the Dis
trict Supreme Court to make Kauf
man 60 through with the sale.
The contract was signed May To-
1928 the court is told, by which Kauf-
man agreed to purchase the property for
$22.500. and made d deposit to close the
agreement. Since a for-sale sign has
taken the place Of the notification
that the adjacent property was to be
the future home of the Astor Theater
Kaufman has declined to carry out
the agreement. IL is stated. Attorney
IL. Winship Wheatley appears for
the owner Of the property.
Evening star., 1923-07-22

CONTINUED from Yesterdays Starr
"rs it heart?"
ITS heart, sir" the man acknowl-
edged. THE dCCtor told me | might
SShuH out at any moment. can
live, anyway. for more than year.
I've got a little girl"
Now just why have you come to
. See me-" Francis asked.
For just this. sir" the man re-
piled. Here's my account of what
happened" he went on, drawing some
sheets OF foolscap from his pocket.
It's written in my own hand and
there are two witnesses to my sigma
ture-one a Clergyman. sir. and the
other a doctor. they thinking it was
a will or something. | had it in my
mind to send that TO Scotland Yard,
and then ! remembered that | hadn't
"a penny to leave my little girl I
began to Wonder-think as meanly of
me as You like. Sir-how | could still
make some money out of this. j
happened to know that you were none
too friendly disposed toward Sir
Timothy. This confession OF mine.
If ii wouldn't mean hanging. would
mean imprisonment for the rest of
his life. You could make a better bar
gain with him than me. sir DO you
want to hold him in your power" If
20, you can have this confession. all
fsigned and every thing. for 200 pounds,
and as l live, sir. that 200 pounds is
TO pay for my funeral and the balance
for my little girl"
Francis took the papers and
glanced them through.
SuppoSing | buy this document
from You" he said. what is its ac-
tual value? You could write out an
Eeli 1t TO another of Sir Timothy's
enemies. or you could still go to
Scotland Yard yourself"
Il shouldn't do that, sir. | assure
you. the man declared nervously,
4 mot on my solemn oath. ] want
simply to be Quit Of the whole matter
and have LITTLE money for the child"
Francis considered for a moment
There is only one way / can see'
he said. ito make this document worth
tne money to me. If you will sign a
confession that any statement you
have made as TO the death of Mr..
Htlditch is entirely imaginary, that
You did not see Sir Timothy in the
house that night. that YOU Went to
bed at your usual time and slept un-
til you were awakened, and that YOU
only made this charge for the purpose
Of eNtCrting money-if YOU will sign
a confession TO that effect and give
It TO me with these papers: will
pay You the zoo pounds and | Will
never use the confession unless you
repeat the charge"
"Tll do IT. sir" the man assented
Francis drew uD document, which
MS visitor read through and signed.
Then he wrote out an open Cheque
My servant shall take YOU to the
bank in taxi" he said. They would
scarcely pay you this unless you were
identified. We understand one an
Sthcr?"
Perfectly, sir"
Francis rang the bell. gave his
servant the necessary orders, and dis
missed the two men. Half an hour
later already changed into tiannels
he was on his way into the country
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chair. He has even the cats locked
up IL we have visitors. so that no one
shall see il. Butt am quite honest
when ! tell you this-I do not believe
that my father has the ordinary out
look upon crime. / believe that there
is a good deal more of the Old Testa-
ment about him than the New"
'And this change which we were
speaking about?" he asked. lowering
his voice as they reached the lawn.
Il believe that somehow or other
the end is coming" she said. Fran
els, forgive me IL l tell you this-or
rather let me be forgiven-but
know OF one crime my father has
committed, and it makes me fear that
there may be others. And / have the
feeling somehow, that the end is close
at hand and that he feels it, just as
We might feel thunderstorm in the
air.
II am going to prove the immemo-
rial selfishness of my SEX he whis-
pered, as they drew near the little
table. Promise me one thing and l
don't care If your father is Beelze-
bub himself. Promise me that. what
ever happens, it shall not make any
difference to u.s."
She smiled at him very wonder
fully, a smile which had to take the
place of words, for there were Serv-
ants now within hearing, and Sir
| Timothy himself was standing in the
doorway
Continued in Tomorrows Starr