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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-07-12

were seated ON boxes about boulder
that looked like porphyry outcrop. Its
surface was fiat enough to serve as
table. The five were playing poker.
They were not progressing lot, play
Ing their game in silence, looking up
with scowl and movements toward
gun butts at the visitors.
1--WE seen that tent afore," whis-
pered Sam to Sandy. The latter
nodded.
"Campin' out, gents?' he asked
amiably.
mo, we amt. These claims are pre-
empted Trespassers amt welcome.
You're invited to move on"
That's a new name fo' it," said
Sandy pleasantly. New to me. Pre-
empted.'
"What in hi are you driving at?"
asked the other. "This is private prop
erty."
property of Jim Primsoll?"
"None of your id business"
Sandy with Mormon and Sam, stood
just above the group on the narrow
bench that furnished the floor for the
tent. Sandy's hands rested lightly on
his hips, his thumbs hooked in his
belt, fingers grazing the butts of his
guns. There was smile on his lips
but none in his eyes. His tone and
manner were easy.
"Saw his stencil on the tent" he
In
brand he uses TO- his hawsses. Or
mebbe you found it,"
His drawing voice held taunt that
brought angry Pushes of color to the
faces of the men opposing him, yet
they made no definite movement
toward attack. There were seven
against three but, when the odds are
so big and the minority faces them
with readiness and an assurance that
shows in their eyes, on their lips, vi
brates from their compacted alliance,
the measure is one of will, rather than
physical and merely numerical SUI
periority, and the balance beam
quivers undoubtedly.
One of the crowd clustered. I'm
giving you men two minutes to clear
out of here" he said. mo two-gunned
cowpuncher can throw any bluff round
here, If that's what you're trying to
do"
Sandy laughed joyously. The smile
was in his eyes now.
IF / figger mans THROWN a
bluff" he said, II usually figger to call
him, not to chew about it. Now, I'm
talkin'. These claims are duly regis
tered In the name of Patrick Casey,
his heirs an assign. Here's the pa
pers. The assessment work is all done.
Pats daughter owns 'em now. We're
representa- her. An I'm servin' you
notice TO quit. Wen take the same
| two minutes you was talkin' of. Then
staht yore lii demonstration, gents,
providin' l don't beat you to it." He
| started to roll cigarette with hands
skillful and steady. Back of him Sam
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-07-12

In sight. How'd your fuss come to
staht?"
"a man was showing Russell and
some others a piece of quartz picked
up round here. 1t had nothing in it
but some mica and galena, but Rus
sell had given it as his opinion that 1t
was the gold-bearing rock of the re-
gion. / told thesl 1 thought they would
find that in the porphyry and Russell
asked me what the hi knew about
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-07-12
ANNA E. OWEN

MRS. Anna E. Owen died at Wilson,
this state, July 2, at the age of 70
years. The funeral was held from
the home of VIM. Kurchinski in this
village Thursday, July 5, at 1880
o'clock p. m., and at the Hager
q urch at 8 o'clock. Interment was
be made at Trenton cemetery.
Deceased is survived by two sons,
A. r. Owen of ST. Paul, and Judge
w. c. Owen of Madison, and one
daughter, Mrs. Fred Zele, Missoula,
Mont, one sister, Mrs. Augusta Abel,
Danbury, Texas, and five brothers,
VIM and Fred Kurchinski, Els
worth, Otto Kurchinski, Des Moines,
Ia, Chas. Kurchinski, Wilson, and
Christian Kirchinski, Westphalen,
Germany Ellsworth Record.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-07-12

it? That's how 1t started. | don't
know how it would have finished if
you hadn't taken hand and said was
friend of yours. Do you know any
thing about mining, Mr.. Bourke?"
SANDY is my name to my friends.
A cowman with mister to the front
of his name seems to me like hawss
with an extry bride. No, sir, l don't.
Do your"
Sandy's eyes twinkled as he put the
quiz. Westlake laughed.
Il hope so. 1 think so. Experience
counts lot, of course, but 1 do know
something about sylvanite, or white
gold. I've seen its big field over in
Boulder and Teller counties, Colorado.
They call it graphic gold, sometimes,
beause the crystals are very frequent
ly set up in twins and branch off so
that they look like written characters.
The crystals are monoclinic and occur
in porphyry almost exclusively. 1t Is
a mixture of gold and silver telluride
and it's also called tellurium"
"I'm much obliged said Sandy.
1--WE learned heap"
Westlake looked at him suspicious
~, but Sandy's face was grave as that
of the sphinx.
"The porphyry dykes here are in
syncline," the engineer went on. "They
dip toward each other from both sides
of the valley and form loops or folds.
If you imagine an onion sliced in half
you catch the idea. Call every other
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CHAPTER XII
White Gold.

at was mighty decent of you. to take
me under your protection" said the
young engineer to Sandy. He made
hard going of the last word but shot
1t out with a snap that left his jaw ad-
vanced. Sandy told himself that he
liked the clean-cut, well-set-up West
lake.
"Shucks," he answered, 81 reckon
you w'udn't have much trubble pro-
tectin' yo'self, providjn' terms was any
way nigh even. That Roarin' Russell
throwed down on yo, figgerin' you
packed no gun, SEEM there was none
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-07-12

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IAN satisfy you.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

of one OF the strongest locals in the
organization and debarred them from
holding Office after a trial in which
1t was shown that they were affiliated
with w. 2. Fosters organization. and
espoused his boring g-from-within" tao
tics in an effort to contaminate organ.
lied labor in America with foreign So
cialistic and communistic doctrines.
That organized labor in this country
is thoroughly alive to the menace of
foreign propaganda along this line, and
resents il, is shown by constantly re-
curing incidents similar to those of
yesterday. Too much credit cannot
be given labor for its watchfulness and
prompt action when facts are de-
veloped warranting it,
Organized labor in America is not
ready for communism yet. and from
the signs Of the times the foreign doc.
trines will never make much headway
here. But is eternal vigilance is the
price Of liberty, the safeguarding of
labor organizations from pollution
must entail constant alertness and
swift reputation. Boring from with
in" Is insidious, and labor must con-
tinue to be constantly on guard, as it
is showing itself TO be.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
More Mail Employees.

The overworked Washington post
Office gets a small increase in clerks
and carriers. Fifteen of the former
and thirteen of the latter are to be
added to the rolls. The increase is not
enough. and not all that has been
sought, but it will help. Later, when
the government finds itself able to
spend the money needed to take care
of its growing business. and when
some of the postwar problems are dis
posed of and calls for economy be-
come fewer and less strident. the
Washington post office may have the
number of employees it needs. Stats
tics have been complied showing the
vast amount of mail handled at the
home Office and how the office COM
pares in work done with other big
post Offices The increase in the vol
une of postpaid mail is in greater
ratio than the increase in population
of the District, and the volume OF
poet free government mail grows by
tons. Calls for help haye often been
oll OSt SiiiN@ Lltpii
by the Washington postmaster. but
these, where they have been met at
all, have been answered haltingly and
with no remarkable liberality. The
present small increase in clerks and
carriers is part Of a nationwide in
crease which the Postmaster General
has been authorized to make by the
bureau Of the budget with the APP
prevail of the President.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

standing firmly by the eight-hour day.
Will not support any government that
accedes 70 this proposal. II, there
fore, the Stresemann government
yields to the demand of the Industrial
lists it risks defeat in the reichstag.
SHINES game, it would appear, is
to smash the Stresemann government
and to replace it with a dictatorship.
He wants work resumed in the Ruhr,
He favors an early beginning of the
procedure of payment to France and
Belgium in kind. He wants German
industries put upon basis of full pro-
duction. To show his power, it is
stated in one of the dispatches when
he was rebuffed the other day by the
Berlin government he went into the
bourse and sent the mark down to a
quotation of 1000, 100000 to the dol
lar"
Stresemann, il thus appears, faces a
dilemma. If he yields to SHINES and
the industrialis;s who confront him he
is virtually certain to lose his reich
StdS SuppOIl dtIu HIS Cosiiilici SoNci IL
ment falls. If he adheres to the So
cialists he affronts SHINES and his
group, who hold the real power in
Germany, and invites the establish
ment of a dictatorship by a revolu-
tionary movement.
France and Belgium. il would ap-
pear. will not reply to Germany's pro
posal at once, but will consult. From
present indications there will be no di-
rect acceptance Of the proposition TO
reopen negotiations, but a counter pro-
posal may be sent to Berlin demand
in,s that guarantees be given that work
will be resumed at once. One particu-
lar requirement will probably he that
Berlin order the idle railway workers
back to their posts.
There are three parties now to this
discussion. counting France and Bel
gium as one. These are the allied
with its coalition support in the reiChs-
tag, of which the socialists are the
most important factor, and the indus
trialiSts France and Belgium are in a
position, through occupation of the
Ruhr. TO "sit tight and demand that
Germany act as unit. whether
Stresemann or SHINES may be the
final factor Of government.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
Playground Athletic Meet.

If the recreation congress- or
convention of playground supervisors,
shall decide to hold the national play
ground athletic meet at the National
Capital next September shington
will provide a splendid setting and q
lifting welcome. The recreation con-
greSS" VIII meet soon at Springfield
H.. and Washington has entered the
lists as a candidate for the honor of
being host to the athletic meet of the
National Fairgrounds Federation. A
committee of arrangements has al
ready been named. Washington'S in
terest in Fairgrounds is at least as
strong as that of any other city, and
in achievement we have done pretty
well in the face of some discourage
ment. But we are making progress,
and We have ambitious plans which, if
carried out, would give Washington a
playground system that would be a
model for richer cities. Just now we
are having some trouble in providing
the play facilities needed by the city's
children and in securing sites for new
Fairgrounds, but with the will to sue
ceed and with persistence we shall
overcome all obstacles. Washington
will be happy in entertaining the ma
tional Fairgrounds athletic meet.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
The Ruhr Triangle.

Germany's Kaleidoscope turns again
and presents new combination to
the worlds eye. From Berlin has gone
a communication to France and Bel
gium asking whether they are ready
10 enter into negotiations with the
German government for the resump-
tion of work in the occupied terri
-ories. 1t Is stated that only when re-
plies are received will the government
define its attitude toward the German
industrialists' demands.
This concluding statement contains
the key to the puzzle that the German
situation presents. For the Industrial
lists, headed by SHINES, are bent upon
wrecking the Stresemann government
on the eight-hour-day issue. They want
a. ten.hour day in the Ruhr, to speed
up the work there. T'-~ socialists,
Evening star., 1923-10-10
Cure Them All!

Whether the District budget as
sent to Congress carries an item for
the elimination of the Lamond station
grade crossing. or that measure is
carried in a separate bill, there should
be no question of action at this com
ing session looking to the cure of this
death trap. Although years have been
lost in the course Of the work of abol-
ishing these deadly crossings in the
District, and attention is now particu-
larly directed to this particular one by
the fatality Of Monday morning, any
move for i:s cure should include all
others of the same character.
III connection with Mondays tragedy
in the issue Of The Star of that day
the fact was noted that there are at
least three other grade crossings be-
sides that at Lamond within the Dis
trict. one of them IS at Michigan
avenue and Sth street in Brookland.
another is at Bates road in Brookland
and the third is in Takoma Park. All
of these are frequently used.
There can be no such thing as a
safe grade crossing. Not even one
that is at present used by a very
small number of vehicles can he
deemed as safe. For the infrequently
used grade crossing Of today is vir-
tually certain in a few years to be
the scene of a heavy traffic. so rapid is
the growth of the population in the
suburbs of the Capital.
The only safe rule is that Of COM
plete abolition. There should be nc
place in the District, whatever the
frequency of traffic at present or in
prospect. where Il highway crosses a
railroad track. No such crossing can
be made safe. whether by gates or by
bells. with or without watchmen.
One of the worst grade crossings in
vile. where many thousands of Wash
ingtonians are weekly exposed to de-
struction. But the District, of course.
can do nothing about this. nor can the
general government. 1t is up to the
state Of Maryland which is thickly
spotted with these menaces. In the
light of the Lamond accident the other
day the Governor of Maryland has an
nounced his intention to move for the
abolition of some at least of these
grade crossings in his state near the
cities. He will confer Il great bless
ing upon all users of the road, whether
they are Marylanders or Washing
tonians or residents of other parts Of
the country, if he can abate this dead
Iy nuisance in any degree
Evening star., 1923-10-10
Curbing of Walton and Klan
Is Declared Oklahoma's Task

icaily be regarded as unrelated to the
Ku klux Khan. The. decisive victory
was achieved in behalf of constitu-
ional government"
r x
We want neither Klan nor king"
is the slogan of the people of Okla
homa themselves sounded, in the view
of the New York Evening World.
and il is now up, to the people of
Oklahoma to make good. The legiS-
lature Will probably oust Gov. Wal
ton. il is up to the people of Okla
homa to oust the Khan This is
also in part the opinion of the Gin
cinnati Times Star, which points out
the Khan might have been the big
issue in the election had the gov
ernor been less outrageous in word
and action. No governor of an Amer
lean state ever talked or acted As
Jack Walton of Oklahoma has talked
and acted during the present crisis.
GeTmany'S Me und Gott kaisers
We're the spirit of democracy itself
compared with the man who tried TO
ovcraWe with bayonets the legiSla-
ture and the courts. the grand jury
and the people themselves in Okla
homa has the courage, the patriotism
and the common sense to settle her
problems all by herself" So far as
the Baltimore san is concerned, il
believes ''the~ session of the legisla-
ture will throw the whole ku KluX
issue in Oklahoma into the forum Of
debate and discussion where it be
longs"
The events in Oklahoma of the last
few weeks lis reflection on democ-
the citizenship of Oklahoma will be
improved because of what has taken
place" while the Albany News argues
Gov. Waltou's efforts to put down
the Klan have been in some ways
commendable. but he has gone too
far" The one startling" thing, as
the indianapolis News views the ont
come of the special election, is the
ease with which constitutional
amendments can be adopted in Okla
homa. Doubtless it is an inconven-
ience TO have to depend on the gov
ernor TO call a special session of the
Legislature when the question TO be
considered is his own impeachment.
But casual Legislative sessions, casual
elections and casually adopted con
Stitutional amendments Will not
strike the people of these parts as
things TO be desired" Fully con-
vinced that Walton lis near the end
Of his tether," the Rochester Times
Union insists for Oklahoma remains
the task of redeeming itself in the
eyes of the country, of showing that
Waltonisnl was unnecessary. II can
only accomplish this by rcpressing
mob violence with the same vigor
with which it has repudiated eAecu-
tive usurpation.'' The experience,
however, may be a blessing in dis
guise." the Knoxville Sentinel points
out, in that the tendency TO mob
ocracy on the one hand and, autocracy
on the other" may be curbed for all
time by the sober and sane people
of Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Great Britain. He's got the neces-
sary savoir faire.
Second Citizen-Yes, and the car
fare, too.
Politicians will watch proceedings
at the American Legion convention in
San Francisco with more than ordi-
nary interest. It's the legion's bonus
plans that republican and democratic
leaders are chiefly concerned about.
President Harding told one of his po-
llticai friends that a certain power
fui newspaper publisher had under
taken the task of inducing the legion
10 support a sales tax to finance tf )
bonus. Mr.. Coolidge is contidentis
believed to be as anti-bonus ar Mr..
Harding, unless concurrent financ-
ing provisions are enacted, and ready
to veto any other kind of a bill. Ger
tain senators and representatives
who were against the bonus In 1922
are more favorably disposed in 1923
because of the approach of 1924.
Not all of the fighting citizens of
the republic are in khaki or navy blue.
Some of them wear the cloth. One
who answers that description is the
Rev. DIR. Herbert Spencer johnson,
well known Boston clergyman. He
has placed at his services the disposal
of the War Department for militant
work anywhere. The other day the
Philadelphia Federation of Churches
sent to Secretary Weeks for an Army
officer who could speak for the mill
tary establishment in a joint debate
with professional pacifist. Dr..
Johnson was summoned and threw
himself into the fray with great cf-
fcctiveneSS.
! President Coolidge withholds auto
graphed photographs from scheming
Latin American politicians, but en-
forces no such embargo against
Washington newspaper men. One Of
the few signed portraits of the
President extant has just been hung
In the press room of the White House.
II bears the following inscriptions:
ITO the White House Correspond
ents' Association. with much appre-
citation, Calvin Coolidge"
Welshman will meet Welshman-to
say nothing of Greek meeting Greek
when David Lloyd George and
Charles Evans Hughes come together
in Washington. Hughes is not
Welsh of as recent vintage as Sec
rstary Davis. for our foreign minister
is Il native of Glens Falls. y. Y. but
all the EvanseS and the Hugheses in
creation originated in the hills and
dales OF Wales. The Secretary OF
State is looking forward to an orgy
of ancestral "Reminiscences when he
entertains Il. c." at dinner.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-10-10
Labor Wants No Third Party,

The American Federation of Labor,
representing more than 1900. 900 or
sr;inized workers, has turned down a
proposal that it launch into national
politics through the formation of Il
labor party. 1t not only turned down
this proposal, but il overwhelmed it
with an avalanche of votes at the ma.
tional convention now being held in
Portland, Ore When the vote was an
nounced 21.066 We're recorded in OPP
position and only 1896 in favor. with
ISIS not voting.
SO ended the fight, for this year at
least. to put the greatest labor organi-
HItiOn in this country. and in the
world, on record Us favoring the es-
tabliShmeut of an independent labor
party in the United States. The pro-
posal was advanced by the more radI-
cal element and opposed by the more
conservative. which feared that the
introduction of political questions
would result ultimately in the forua-
ton of n political machine in which
the economic power of organized labor
might be lcssened.
The attempt to form a simon-pure
political party representing labor is
not new in this country. Before the
organization OF the American Fedora
tiun of Labor in 1886 several such ef-
forts had been made ny organizations
of labor but with disastrous results 10
the organizations. The policy Of the
y. f. l.. has been to keep out of poll
tics as an organization. devoting it,
self TO the promotion of trade union
ism and the things for which trade
unionism stands. The opinion has pre-
vailed in the organization that the
best interests of labor in the United
States could be served in this way.
No effort has been made to check the
activities of the politically inclined i'll
The \. F. l.. in taking part in the
political battles Of the country through
the regular party organizations. Also.
organized labor has given its indorse-
ment to the candidate Of this or that
party in the past.
In the United States the people in
their political efforts have divided on
policies of government and not along
class lines. The alignment of class
against class within a republic is not
to the best intere: S Of the whole.
Class legislation. for example. is a poor
kind of Legislation, when the interests
of an entire nation are taken into
consideration. no matter for what
class the legislation is enacted.
Labor has divided. Some of the
workers have supported the demo-
cratic party. some the republican. 1t
has been the American way, and so
far the English plan of Il labor party
has not met with the approval of la
bor's greatest organization. The ac-
ton in Portland is a healthful sign.
An argument used by supporters of
an independent labor party is that
nothing permanent could be accom-
plished by labor except through politi-
cal action. In view of the accomplish
ments of organized labor in this coun-
try. this argument does not seem we'll
founded.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
A Credit to Labor.

In two widely separated cities, New
York and Portland, Ore, events oc-
Cured Monday which reflect credit
upon organized labor. In Portland.
the American Federation of Labor in
convention revoked the credentials of
William f. Dunno of the Butte, Mont,
Central Labor Council as delegate.
The charge laid against him was that
he was "a traitor to organized labor
on account of his. activities as COM
munist.
In New York city the International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union
ousted nineteen Of the twenty-five
members of the executive committee