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eminent saw fit to acquiese quietly
to allied demands.
Now opinion in Germany is solid.
flying its support of the government.
On n cash basis, France. by her Ruhr
venture is gonig to lose-whatever
happens" the welshman continued.
Lloyd George was interviewed con.
corning tho British American debt
settlement.
The terms are pretty stiff !
cannot say unfair" he said. but I
cannot help thinking a better ar,
rangement might have been negoti.
Rted in view OF tho fact our debts
were cancelled entirely in the inter,
ests OF the allies also America is not
pressing any Of the others"
Word was received from Paris that
the French government found it i'm.
possible TO pay her debt to the Unit.
cd States on terms accepted by Great
Britain.
Lodge George. whose attitude of
leniency towards Germany ana hos,
tillty towards Turkey vas n legacy,
Premier Bonnr Law was found some.
what embarrassing in recent develop
ments, declared he was dead against
Withdrawing British troops from the
Rhine"
That would only make things
worse.' he said emphat:cally. "I was
rather sorry to sec the Americans
withdrawn"
The former premier has received
pressing Invitations to go to the
United States.
Il should like very much to do So
Lloyd George said, but It won't be
possible until late this year-if at
ALL"
, 1923-02-04
PROMINENT MEN
BOOST RAILROAD

VContlnued from Rage One1
the tapping of the Kaycee country.
There is nothing in It that can hurt
this town and 1t will probably help
it."
W. S. kTMBALL.. druggist and pio-
neer-T think the advantages to
Casper are so obvious that the ques,
ton cannot admit OF argument
Whatever else 1t involves, the citi.
zens Of Casper in general and the
business men in particular can be
relied on to do their full duty in the
matter"
EDWIN NJ. BEAN, Casper post,
master-"we've got to have It. It
will make Casper the distributing
point Of the northwest. 1t will make
Casper to Wyoming what Billings is
to Montana, and win be the means
within a few years of this city's be.
coming second to Denver only. I am
acquainted with the Haskell inter.
ests in Oklahoma. I know that Gov.
crnor Haskell is a man who is fixed
to go through with anything he
starts"
, 1923-02-04
WRIGLEY SUES
ON khan Libel

CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-wlIam wrig.
ley. the millionaire gun manutao.
turer, demanded $4,000 damages
from the publishers OF Tolerance,
anti.Eu KluN Khan orgun. in n libel
suit filed here today.
Wrlgley declared tho magazine had
libelled him that amount when II
said he had applied for membership
in the invisible empire" He offered
$50 900 TO n charitable organization
which could prove he over tried TO
enroll in the khan.
ANY damages he might collect iron.
the libel suit vii ba turned over 10
charity. he announced
, 1923-02-04
GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF
RAILROADS COST COUNTRY
CLOSE TO TWO BILLIONS

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.-CBy Unit.
ed Press)-FederaI operation u rnil.
roads during the var cost the treas
ury $l'SO0.000 900. Director General
OF Railroads Davis today reported to
congress.
Approximately $500. 900, 900 in rail.
road securities will be turned over to
the treasury when the affairs OF the
United States railroad administration
are finally l%iquidated and wound up
about October /. next. Davis stated.
These securities represent obliga.
lions given h government by rail.
who Were beneficiaries of the
vast wartime expenditures of h rail.
road administration for betterment tn
their lines.
, 1923-02-04
OFFERS
MEDIATION ON
TURK DISPUTES

LAUSANNE. Feb. s. United
Press) - Richard Washburn Child.
American observer ut the Lausanne
conference, tonight offered mediation
between the Turks and allies on
points of dispute that threaten to
end the parley, and possibly pre-
cipitate war in the Near East.
1t was reported by n trustworthy
source that the Turks Will propose
that tho United States supreme court
be invited to arbitrate the Mosul dis.
pute, in which both Britain and Tur.
key claim possession Of rich oil lands
in Mesopotamia.
, 1923-02-04

selves worse off than when they
commenced, with their homes in
jeopardy of being sold for taxes.
Our sympathy pes out I o them be-
cause we believe :hey have not he'd
a fair deal.
BE It further resolved. that while
things look extremely blue and de-
pressing for the farmer. rancher,
stockman and many II our mer.
chants Just now, we have fun con-
fidence that Justice will eventually
prevail, and that the United States
of American will continue to be as
1t now is. the,only country on earth
, 1923-02-04
.ELK's NATIONAL BOWLING
HEAD ROLLS FIRST BALI
IN COLUMBUS TOURNEY

COLUMBUS. o., Feb. s.-Bv 1r-.
ca Press.SJoseph Zero, Detroit. boa;
OF the Elk's National Bowling assolS
alton. rolled the first ball in the ~.
national bowling tournament us
opened here tonight. "Nieh
one hundred n thirty.four te,r,.
are entered. "Hts
Jimmy Blouin and Jimmy sn,ts
worlds greatest bowlers. VIM et,,,t
their stuff in the tournament earl
l.axt ', eek. 'NFy
, 1923-02-04
ROBERT MUNGER DIES
HERE AFTER ILLNESS

Robert Munger. ~ years OF
died at n local hospital yesterday
morning following an Illness OF three
or four weeks. Munger was an EN-,
ploye of the Lloyd Construction com
pany. He leaves no relatives hero.
The body is now at tho Shuflrr.
Gay chapel awaiting funeral ar
ranrpmenfE.
, 1923-02-04
BIGGEST QUAKE
ROCKS ALASKA
OR some PLACE
Most Severe Ever Recorded
on United States In
strumentS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-United Press.l
THE most severe earthquake ever
recorded on instruments OF the United
States weather bureau. rocked the
frozen steppes of northern Alaska or
Siberia today.
Starting at 1913 this morning the
ouakes continued until nearly three
o'clock. Observers at the weather bu'
reau here declared the shocks prob;
ably caused n gigantic upheaval OF
the earth's surface.
The tremors were registered on Sc
I~smoeraphs throughout h country,
throwing the recording needle from
It's setting in most instances.
The shocks were most severe be-
tween II and l1:3O a. m.
The earthquake was in a general
northwesterly direction from Chicago.
1t was placed at Ass miles distant.
Observers declared they would have to
await reports from other Observa-
tories before It would be possible to
place the exact area at which the
quake occurred.
Officials here declared the upheaval
probably occurred in the wilderness
OF the north and it was doubtful II
its effects on the land would ever be
known.
It was pointed out that in ages past
similar great upheavals caused the
rising of mountain ranges and CORE
spending deDresslons which became
seas. Local observers agreed that the
shocks today may have caused the
giant upheaval OF a new range OF
mountains IN the frozen businesses OF
The north.
, 1923-02-04

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.-CUnited
Press.rRain, hail. cold. snow, vol
canic eruptions, earthquakes and a
lone meteor have kept things from
being dull in a meteorological way on
h Pacific coast during the past ten
days. Tidal wav and tornadoes
only were lacking to complete the
program OF the unusual.
Earthquakes and volcanoes have
teen the fnvorite phenomena. Late
last week the northern part OF Cali
fornia was shaken by n Jerky Jolt
thai ratified dishes, swung hanging
PICTURES, broke a few windows and
caused a few knees to shake. The
reports Of the tremblor. however,
Iaconically stated that mo damage
was done"
The volcano act was mex or the
bill and CALIFORNIA; favorite smoker,
Noun Lassen. favored with ar erup'
ton that scattered volcanic ash over
miles of surrounding countryside. IT
was the first Lassen eruption in n
year.
With the early part OF this past
week came a cold wave that blanket.
ed the mountain tops with snow,
peited san Francisco with hail and
sent orange growers in southern Cali
1ornia hurrying to their groves to
put the orchard heaters-vulgarly
known as smudEe pots-intu place.
The grand finale came today with
a meteor, another volcanic eruption
and a hnaI earthquake. The meteor,
a brilliant one. was reported to have
met up with this terrestrial ball
northeast of Redding, n northern
California city not far from where
Mount Lassen's eruptlons trouble the
face of nature. Searching parties are
still looking for the visitor.
In Oregon Mount Hood, one of the
beautiful snow-capped peaks Of the
Cascade range, had some sort Of
internal trouble this morning and
vomited forth clouds of smoke and
steam for an hour or two. Mount
Hood was once one OF the llvest OF
active volcanoes but was supposed TO
have been reformed and has not been
lit up for several centuries.
The severest earthquake ever
recorded on several of Americans
seismographs began early this morn
ing and continued until late this ar
ternoon. The quake has thus far
been located only by instruments and
not by definite reports from the
trembling region. 1t is believed, how
ever, that the disturbance occurred
somewhere on the Alaskan coast.
, 1923-02-04

MBhoEnny was first introduced in
Europe by a sea captain. who, think.
ing IL worthless. ~hnllastcd his ship
with tho wood when returning nom
the West indies.
, 1923-02-04

1T to live in, and worth fighting
for" @'S
Evening star., 1923-12-09
'R4b,@4Y&
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back to back, each entwined tightly
in the rug.
Now pull down our awning, and
we shall be as snug as can be-" she
laughed. Having managed to get his
/ head inside the cover, Rand discov-
| cred to his astonishment that they
! were absolutely protected. The wind
! twitched and tugged at the envelope
into which their heads were thrust
and scattered sand and gravel upon
1t; but in spite Of the hubbub out
; side, Rand experienced a delicious
sense of drowsiness and security
within.
Good night"' she said, in a sleepy
voice. Pleasant dreams"'.
X X x y
A STIFLING sensation of weight
upon his face awoke him. His
hand. when he thrust 1t forth, came
In contact with something cold and
white The place beside him was
empty.
"1sabella!" he cried, startled. Then
he lifted the envelope and looked out
The ground was snow-covered, the
! world agare with sunlight. From be-
hind the rocks came the snap of
burning twigs and the smell of
smoke. Already she was busy with
the frying-pan.
Hello" she called, 'are you
awake?"
only justl" he replied comfort
ably. II thought for minute that
ia lost you"
mot yet" she retorted. you've
got to endure me for at least five
hours morev,
You can't mako It too long for
me-" he asserted.
They breakfasted in highest spirits,
in an amphitheater Of snow-capped
peaks. The wind ceased, the sun
burned hot out of FURNISHED sky.
He replaced their fragmentary outfit
In the fiivver, while Isabella melted
the ice in the pail. refilled the radia-
tor. and turned the car. Once more
he was beside her. speeding across
the plain; but this time in the op-
posite direction--due west An hour,
and the snow had disappeared from
the desert floor, and each dried
watercourse had become a rushing
. loi cHt- dppcdISu OhCS
moro the drifts of scarlet. gold and
purple that had been his undoing of
the day before. How strangely beau
tiful this wide land Of sand and sky
and sunlight, of cactus and snow
crowned crest, How vigorous and
free the life it offered! II It wasn't
for Anna! He wondered II he could
stand New York eleven months in the
year Anna would probably want to
go to Newport. He loathed Newport.
What do you do for a living?"
suddenly asked the girl.
ct pass for tired business mani
he answered. with . laugh. I'm sup
posed to be q stock broker. but the
fact Is I've complacent partner
who lets me do as I choose. And ]
Evening star., 1923-12-09
USE OF TOBACCO
GROWS IN FRANCE

workmen. men living on small saia-
ies-smoke a cigar only on first class
| occasions.
Cigarettes are the smoke of young
men and boys and for men in public
places or business hours, wherever a
few whiffs are enough. And the few,
very few French women who smoke
do so only in public-expressly-a
use cigarettes for their purpose.
Chewing tobacco is indulged In as
in other countries by those who can
not well smoke-street car conduc-
tors and drivers for example. Taxi
cab chauffeurs are lately seen in the
streets of Paris smoking pipe
shamelessly or yirtuously. as you
please. If their fare doesn't like It
he can put 1t in his own pipe and
smoke 1t. But there is much more to-
bacco chewing in France than most
travellers imagine, because the chew
ing is done modestly and cleanly.
What shall we say of snuff? We
know that the tradition of the great
ladies of the eighteenth century is
kept up among old people with the
peasants and the clergy. Then, at the
beginning of a comfortable evening,
the wife OF an oxford University rec
tor laid a train Of the powdered to-
bacco along her sleeve and fired It
with her nose, "s occasion demanded.
All this does not account for a quar-
ter of a pound of snuff for every
French man, woman and child in a
single year.
oh %1 a~l
industry that uses tobacco snuff as
alcohol is used in high explosives. A
factory man tells me that numbers
of his ~orkmen use snuff during their
labor because 1t is the only way they
can get tobacco stimulation in work
hours. In ordinary city life ones at
tention is never called to snuff tax
ing. but every tobacco shop in every
street keeps a stock of snuY and
little sacks for it. The art snuffbox
may come into fashion again.
OF the immense amount OF smok-
ing tobacco. a good part may go into
cigarettes hand-rolled by the smok-
ers.
An American will ask: "who in the
world can smoke French tobacco out
side Of France?" Last year the
French monopoly sold to Monte Carlo
50,56S pounds and 356.281 pounds to
other foreign lands. And in 1921 1t
sold to various foreign countries (per-
haps to the Z. S. A. also) more than
100000 pounds Of tobacco from the
American Army stocks 1t had bought
and could not sell in France. Be sure
there was some profit In it--and there
Is no accounting for tastes.
STERLING FIEILIG
Evening star., 1923-12-09

you do? You couldn't sleep out all
night alone"
why not? The grounds warm"
she answered with evident amusc-
ment. Don't take me for a society
girl. I'm not I'm just one of the hoi
polloi" They were yelling at en- III
other against the noise of the wind
which bombarded the windshield with
sand. Rand admired her control of
the wheel, which she never lost. de-
spite ruts, boulders and cavities. Tney
entered q narrow canyon. Suddenly
the girl threw on both brakes and
the car stopped with a Jerk. Just In
front OF them yawned a gully. Frag-
ments OF cement and the end of q
broken girder showed where a bridge
had once spanned the sides.
There's been a washout," she an
nounced. Looks as IL we'd have to
spend the night here"
Rand stared at her incredulousIy.
'Here?' he repeated.
We've no choice" she answered
''The only other road is through Jaw
bone Canyon at the other end oe the
valley, sixty miles away. 1t may he
Just as bad as this. We'n have to
sleep here and work our way out of
this in the morning.
Nonsense! We can't sleep herew
he exclaimed aghast. WED freeze to
death! We" But she had already
leaped from the car.
Had your supper she shouted,
making funnel Of her hands. "I
haven't" Her suggestion seemed to
him utterly fantastic.
There's firewood In the fiivver,"
she explained. And caLteen of wa
ter. I always carry both. With wood
and water you can go anywhere"
Wood and wateri' An nour ago
his accommodations upon the train
had seemed mediocre enough. He had
shared Anna's amimadversions upon
tie shabbiness of the woodwork and
upholstery, the bad taste Of the deco
rations the iumpiness of the mat
tresses. the inferiortty of the food.
She had, in fact, made rather a point
OF her ability to put up with discom-
fort OF being a good traveller. He
laughed into the storm, which
shrieked satiricaily in reply. He
wished Anna were there. and could
SEQ this other girl calmly preparing
to make a night of Il in the face OF
srch q riot of the elements.
We'll leave the car here for a
wind breaker" she said. "And we can
build our fire behind that point of
rock" He carried the canteen and
the bundle of roots which she un-
earthed from between 'he seats to the
point she indicated. and watched
while she laid the fire, struck
a match, and lit 1t in the full force of
the wind. In the fierce draft the dry
mesquite roared white In an instant.
And then, to his amazement, there
appeared beside the fire a coffee pct.
a frying pan and a paper of chops.
you might make some toast" she
suggested. There's a loaf of bread
in the sack under the front seat, and
butter in the tin cracker box" So
they sat on their heels, shielding
their eyes from the sparks which flew
from the famed embers, while the
chops sizzled and the steam jetted
from the spout Of the coffee pot.
He could see now the charm of her
proflle-its small. straight nose, the
heavy brows protesting against the
smoke, and the full curve OF her
pursed, determined lips. ';veIJ line
bespoke vigor. courage. competency.
"Come and get it," directed the girl.
holding out the frying pan.
Crouching side by side to windward
Evening star., 1923-12-09
Il wasn't hiding" answered Rand.

Il wasn't hiding" answered Rand.
'This'iI be 81 cents. See this morn
ing's Examiner" The man thrust
newspaper under the lattice. Across
the top Of the page. above the photo
graph OF big man in polo costume,
ran two-inch scare head:
Polo Player Financially Ruined
Leaps From Train"
Clifford Rand, millionaire stock
broker and sportsman, jumped last
evening from the Sunset Limited to
what Is assumed to be instant death.
on learning that his entire fortune
had been swept away In the failure of
the we'll known Wall street firm Of
Rand & Krayne. Friends on the
train wired of his disappearance in
the midst Of the desert, and a special
was dispatched from Barstow at a
late hour to look for his body. At
the time of going to press no word
had been received"
Directly beneath appeared the fol-
lowing:
New York, April 20.-Rand &
Krayne stock brokers at 90 Wall
street, announced their voluntary sus-
pension today. The reason is under
stood to be heavy losses upon the
bear side sustained in the recent pro-
longed rise Mr.. Rand, who is inter
nationally famous as a polo player. is
in California Mr.. Krayne, the other
member Of the firm, could not be seen
last night. The firms assets are given
as $2,7o0.oo0 as against liabilities of
$4,000, ,000."
Rand gazed stupidity at the printed
words.
First you heard Of it7" inquired
the operator. Rand nodded.
Fact is," explained the operator,
this message was relayed from Los
Angeles at o'clock last night and
couldn't be delivered in the Limited
cause you wasn't aboard. That's how
they knew they'd lost you. Here it
is" Rand received the yellow en-
velope automatically,
Evening star., 1923-12-09

of the fire, they ate their supp n, and
in spite Of the 6..s = nd cinders Rand
mad never SO ea5cy - a meal.
-
CHE had thrown herself on the
ground and, with her .hin IN he,
hands. she was cycling him curiously
Stretched thus In the freight. she
was as 1.-THE and graceful as one OF
Barye's panthers. He had seen moth
ing so ravishingly pretty during his
entire stay In the west. The wind
blew the girls corn-colored hair for
ward across her temples. and she
brushed it away with an impatie nj
gesture. He had ceased to ,ntras,
her appearance with that of Anna, 10
the .a.ter's disadvantage. He had
forgotten Anna entirely.
We'll" she murmured drowsily.
after q silence, how about turning
inc'
He looked at htr. "wneIe do you
propose 10 sleepr" he asked
I'm front Of the car. It's quite
level"
But you can't sleep on the ground.
It's too hard. Besides. you'd never
close your eyes in this wind. And
you'd freeze before morning"
"Nonsense!" she retorted, spriuging
to her feet. Wen be warm as toast
in that blanket, AS for the wind. !
can fix that easily enough. After
having rescued you from the terrors
of the desert I'm not going to let you
freeze, poor dearr'
But couldn't I sleep in the carr
ITS a pretty big man." she laughed.
"and a very small car! You really
would freeze If you tried that"
'All the same, don't see you Sleep
ing on this gravel, with the wind
blowing the sand in your face. even II
you manage to keep warm" he pro-
tested.
Ones body can stand a lot more
than most people realize" she replied.
"One can sleep anywhere--so long 8
rbe ground is fat"
She began kicking TIE stones out
of the road and .eveling the sand.
'"Therew she said after a moment.
That's all right Now for our tent"
She stepped TO the car and returned
presently, dragging a heavy lap-robe
and the waterproof envelope of the
canopy top.
~Now," she directed. as she spread
the rug over the space she had pre-
pared. First we must lie down and
roll ourselves in the rug with our
heads to the wind, and then pull the
envelope down over our shoulders.
It's just as good as a dog-tent-is
q
almost forgot!'-and she drained
off the water from the radiator into
a pail. "Now! Are you ready for
bed?'
"Sure!" He lay down and she took
her place beside him. face to face.
when I say roll" she ordered,
sroll"
They rolled and found themselves
Evening star., 1923-12-09

Dear Gill;" read the message. 81
broke my word and played the mar
ket. We are both wiped out I am
ashamed and sorry. Forgive me, old
chap, If you can. Krayne.
= X = X
d AND staggered as ff struck sharp
ly on the Uranium by an op-
ponents mallet in a scrimmage. Then
he came back swiftly. After all, only
wallop, But hard one,
He strode a few PAGES up and down
in front of the newsstand. Bankrupt,
was he? They thought he was dead?
He couldn't support Anna now. even
If he wanted to! She wouldn't have
him if he asked her! Quickly he
turned and stepped back to the win
dow.
Give me back that 81 CENTS" he
said. You needn't send that teIe-
gram"
Well Isabella asked. as he came
down the steps and stood beside her,
when do you leave?"
'Im not leaving" he replied, sig
nificantly. "I've chucked the east for
ever, or rather the east has chucked
| me. I'm going to start all over again
| out here
Something in his manner, the re-
| lieved. almost ecstatic expression OF
his brown eyes. gave her wild thrill.
Could he know that for the past three
| months he had been her hero? There
! was a queer trembling in her throat.
She dared not look at him.
'Tm-I'm glad" she murInured,
with closed eyes. He laid his hand
on hers.
"IsabeIla!" he stammered, IL
Do you think? oh. hang it!i He
stopped short and fumbled In his
pocket There was a sound of turn
ing leaves. Then in a low, excited
voice she heard him read:
An. my beloved. fill the cup that clears
Myself with yesterdays seven thousand yearel
Today of past regret and future fears.
Tomorrow! Why, tomorrow I may be
Copyright, 1921