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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-11-20
Ill

Glittering like dragon-nies, several
Aachines hummed and buzzed near the
airdrome, some rising on trial trips.
others soaring far overhead, few
looping" or diving down in spirals, as
though Intoxicated with the e1hilara.
hon Of the summer morning.
A small crowd of people, Including
reporters and photographers, stood
near the monster which loomed up sta
donary after final trial flight. The
sunlight flashed upon the four propel-
lers and the engines. now SO placid
and silent.
Barbara, clad in the beaver-lined fly.
ing cap and leather coat which Hugh
had given her. stood close beside him,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-11-20
Early Polo Ganea

1t Ii long vista back to the his
toric day when. in 1871, two cavalry
teams played the first polo game on
English soil with q billiard bah and
hockey sticks: to Prospect park.
Brooklyn. when the elder Bennett and
Foxhall Keene staged the first game
on American soil in 1875. Yet these
two events have made polo truly in
ternational. The tactics of those early
players Of the eighties have been pro-
foundly modified until the game has
now become IA science in which the
pony has gradually come to share the
honors with his rider.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-11-20

Watching the giant plane and Its at
-sndants somewhat nervously. 1t was
after all, q big adventure to embark
upon. . Hugh was very dear. :. :.
Mrs. Field had hidden Barbara fare
well some days ago. and had gone to
the famine area Of Central Europe on
An organization campaign. Noticing
the wistfulness Of the girls face,
something had compelled her to turn
hack and kiss her again, when they
parted.
"You don't regret going. Bah. dearr'
she had asked.
Barbara shook her head vigorously.
mol feel . little depressed over
leaving Hugh; that's all. u seems a
though something-I don't know
what-were ending. suppose that's
natural, upon going away for the nrst
time3 Is itr' she added anxisusly.
Mrs. Field knew when to keep her
thoughts to herself.
"Quite natural" she replied cheer
fully. "And-Bab,". she went on. hesi-
tating q little. "if you need Alan's
friendship for any reason. think you
would find II worth having"
"Oh." the girl said hastily. Il don't
think he-we-I shall never quite un-
derstand him."
Feeling that to be likely. Mrs. Field
said no more. She had sown the seed
II ever It were needed.
Then the last night at home She
had looked around her familiar little
room with mixed feelings. When next
she slept here, what would she nave
learned of the things beyond that life
long barrier Of hills visible from her
Window
With a warm rush Of tenderness, she
remembered that. upon her return, ner
new life as Hugh's wife would begin
Taking the large photograph OF MIN
from the wall, she placed 1t carefully
within her packed trunk.
And now the moment Of departure
had come. Croft appeared. looking Dig
and alert In his flying kit. with an alf
ef confidence about him which commu-
nicated itself. In some subtle way 70
Barbara. Having been detained over
Q natter Of form In the Office. ne nur'
Ned their start.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-11-20
Fair Offer

hashily dressed youth was buz-
Eing around the foreman of a con-
struction gang in hopes of picking up
4 soft job as timekeeper.
II have nothing like that left" said
the husky foreman. You say you
need work. II you need work, why
don't you try hodcarryingT'
'T amt strong enough to carry one
Of them hods."
Now, look here, lad, I'll make you
fair offer. II you'n really 20 to work
I'll call four bricks 4 load."-L0uis-
vile Courier-Journal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-11-20
BY Give ARDEN
Synopsis

PART Living In the small Eng
nsh VILLAGE of Darbury, old-fashioned ed
and ssdate place. Barbara stockiey.
Ssea6n,tSnr 6s,.n o. widowed mother. Is soon
Seehdals. rich and well connected
1Afoare Y Adventurous. and has
HaAnnee With an aunt. an airplans trip
heus ~ An aviator, 10 to be the pilot.
AZ her arst meeting with Croft Bar
sara 10 attracted by his manner and
eenversation. different from the cut
and dried convsntions of her small
They set out, Barbara, her aunt
Croft. and . mechanician. Word in q
few days comes to Darbury that the
plane is missing and its occupants be-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-11-20
Rare Moforisf

Ito be Continued
, 1924-10-15
PERSONAL

We are glad to welcome in our midst
the Revd. and Mrs. Daniel. E. Ripley,
and two daughters who arrived by the S.
S. Guiana" yesterday afternoon at 5 30.
o'clock. Reyd. Ripley has been Pastor
OF the Bethel Lutheran Church, 10 PhiIa-
delphla and is now going into service as
Pastor of the Lutheran Churches in St.
CroiX.
We wish him bountiful success in his
undertaking and hope that his work in
his new field will be appreciated by all.
We also hope that his stay will not be
as short as has been the case with others
recently.
, 1924-10-15
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION

London, Oct. 10th Facing the short
est general election ca. Daign on record
and the shortest permissible uuder the
law, party headquarters today were the
scenes Of WhirlWind activity, none Of
them having closed their doors through
out the night. The Premier and his La.
bour Cabinet, whose deIeat in the House
Of Commons over d minor domestic aft
air may bring to a close EngIand'S first
labour regime after only nine months in
office, continued drafting party nantes
to for the election on October 18th. In
dicatiOns of the extent OF the labOur cam
paign were given In the announcement
that a candidate would oppose Mr.. Lloyd
George in Carnarvon. The L~abOurites,
who have not yet chosen their nominee to
contest the seat with the eX-Premier, nave
hitherto never fought MIR. LLOYD George
in his own district. TIE Kings prOcla-
nation dissoIving Parliament and call
ing a general election, ordered the new
Parliament to assemble on November
18th. Mr.. Macdonald announced he
would start from Glasgow on Monday
, 1924-10-15
War Likely Between Great
Britain and Turkey
West India & Panama Telegraph Co. Ltd.

West India e Panama Telegraph Co. Ltd.
London Oct. 13tb.-A war between
Great Britain and turkey looms up in a
possibility today as an aftermath of the
hoStilities that have been going on for
some weeks along the Mosul frontier.
The reply of the Turkish Government to
the ultimatum forwarded by Great Brit
ain, in which Turkey denies any breaking
of the status quo, is regarded as unsatis-
factory in official circles here. consisting
merely of words and vague promises
similar to those 6iven by the Turks at
Geneva. 1t is further claimed that the
Turks are untruthfuI 10 their assertions
that the British force guarding the from
tier has dribbIed 10 increasing numbers
across the border, 50 that to- ay only a
combined infantry and airpiane force
can drive them OUT. Inc Government is
in an accommodating mood, but they
are determined TO clear the Turks out Of
Mosul until the frontiers are delimited
by the League of Nations and they have
shown that they are no averse to fight
ing if the Turks will persist in remain
ing on the wrong side Of the border.
, 1924-10-15
correspondence

Frederiksted, St. CroiX
Oct. II, 1924
Editor The Avis
Dsar Sir, please permit me
space for the following: In the st.
Cr0ix Avis" dated Oct. 10, 1924. there is
a statement to the effect that, members
of the ST. Ccoix Labor Union are kept in
ignorance as to the financial standing of
their instjtu ion.
| refute any such statement as the
above, for it is nothing else but a wilful
, 1924-10-15

he would tour the industrial districts
calling at cities and villages enroute. Mr..
Lloyd George is expected TO leave on
Monday on an extensive speaking tour,
similar to that of 1923. The Liberals
deeply recent Mr.. MacDonaId's haste in
calling the election, pointing out that
barely 10 days remained for campaigning.
The Conservatives, 1t IS believed, are
planning a coalition with the Liberals
in many districts particularly in Scotland
in order that triangular contests may be
avoided. 1t was stated in Liberal circles
that all Of their 1913 members ia Com
mons would contest for reelection,
except the Hanley members. 1t is
expected that 10 additional LabOurites
will enter the race in other districts, in
the hope that Mr.. Macdonald will be re-
turned to power with something APP
preaching a working majority The Ca
binet will meet tonight with the Trade
Union officials, to further campaign plans.
The key note of the LabOur platform
is expected to be its foreign policy. The
Conservatives and Liberals campaign
will no doubt stress LabpurS failure toe
solve the unemployment problem, which
is somewhat greater to-day than when
Mr.. Macdonald assumed his post.
London, Oct. 10th.-Wlth Parliament
dissolved at the request OF Mr.. MaeDon-
maid, following the defeat Of the Govern,
ment in the House Of Commons, the ut
terances OF the politicians and the com
ments of the press indicate that the com
ing election on October 29th is likely TO
be one of the bitterest in recent years.
Mr.. Sydney Webb, President of the
Board of Trade, is quoted as saying thar
the campaign will be an especially dirty
one" and the tone already manifest in
many declarations seems to justify the
prediction. One sign of the eagerness Of
the Liberals and Conservatives to pre-
vent another LabOurIte Government is
the initiation Of negotiations between
the older %OaTJles, with a view to minlm-
ling the number Of three cOrnered con
tests. Failure to arrange any such Lib
eraI- Conservative agreement 10 the last
election led 70 the return OF a large num-
Der of LabJurItes by minority votes
The movement has not taken the shape
Of a formal compact between the respect
i've leaders and there is no talk of a coal
ition, but strings are being pulled behind
the scenes to insure that the way will be
left clear, on a give and take" basis,
for the success of anti-government can
didates of either party. This, if il is
to succeed, implies mat the Conser-
natives must support the Liberals in
some constituencies and vice versa. 1t
is evident that The women are TO parCi-
ciDate in the fight to an extent at least
, 1924-10-15

and malicious attack on the Institution,
for at each regular meeting Of the Sup
rene Council of the Union land o which
meeting any member IS privileged to at
tend a financial report is given in de-
tails.
Thanks for space.
VIM. H. MULLER
Treas. St. Crojr Labor Union.
, 1924-10-15

The s.. S. Guiana" from New York
arrived at Frederiksted at $50 p. m yes
terday. She brought mails tor boJh
towns and the following passengers.
From New York: -Edman Arson, DAME.
b. Ripley, EmeIia Ripley, Grace Ripley,
Ruth.RupIey, Nanca Schoeu, Khud Haya.
Alta Miriam Nielsen, Hans v. Nielsen,
JenGievieve Nielsen. From st. Thomas:
-Robt. w. Skeosh, Auaja I|edringron,
Beatrice Lewis, Henrietta Richards, Phil.
lstIoa Fergus, Lillian Fergus. Francisco
toy, Maria Thomas, Sarah Christian,
Sylvia Edwards.
, 1924-10-15

1t was announced in yesterdays issue
that the Industrial Baud would give a
concert in Frederiksted last evening. So
we understood it at the time, this being
their original intention, but for some
cause or other this concert has been post
poned for Friday evening, The said
Band rave a concert at this end last
evening which was we'll rendered and
greatly enjoyed by large crowd.
, 1924-02-26

THE list of those qualified to vote for
members of the Colonial Council. will
" be open for inspection at the Police
Court House of this town, from Febru-
ary 18th and urliI the 29Jh., instant
both days included. from 9 O'Clock am.
10 3 o'clock p. m.
Whoever has any objection to make
against the said list, IS hereby, in &C
cordance with the Colonial Laws Sec
lion 25, requested to state such obJec-
tIon in writing to the Chairman of the
Elective Board with reasons on which
such objections are based, within 8 days
after the last mentioned date.
The Elective Board for the Town and
Suburbs of Christiansted, St. CroiX, Feb
ruary Is, 1924,
G. II. PAYNE.
Chairman.
, 1924-02-26
c.. II. PAYNE.
Chairman.
Publication.

VgHE list Of those qualified to vote for
members of the Colonial Council,
= will be open for Inspection at the
Police Court House Of this Town, from
February 18th. and until the 18th, in
slant, both days included, from 9 O'Clock
a. m. 10 3 O'Clock p. m.
Whoever has any objection to make
against the said list, is hereby, in ac-
~cordance with the Colonial Laws Sec
ton rs requested to state such objection
in writing to the Chairman Of the EIec-
tive Boord with reasons on which such
DIRECTORS are based, within 3 days after
the last mentioned date.
The Elective Board for the Country
District of Chri~stiansted, ST. CroiX, Feb
ruary Is, 1924.
C II. PAYNE,
Chairman.
, 1924-02-26
C. Fl. PAYNE,
VendUe DIRECTOR.


1T is hereby brought to public no
Z tice that, in accordance with the
Revenue Act Of 1921, as applied to
the Virgin Islands BY Act of IL
July, 1927, income tax returns for
the calendar year 1928 are required
to be filed before March Is, 1924.
The necessary forms may be OBJ
tanned from the Despatching Secre-
tary, Government Building, Chris
tiansted, 1T. CroiX, where infOrma-
ton may also be obtained as to
proper method Of preparation of
forms.
Government of the Virgin Islands
of the U. s., st. COX, 5 February,
1924.
R. Z. BARRETT,
De8putchjnq Secretary.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-03-26

! tool 4l ana turned in. They were tbere
y me middle of the night when ho
was awakened shivering. nv tho sbril,
summons of his telephone hell 10
atoou quaking before the instruments -
ms paJamas. 1t was the voice rchio,,
~ ~ ieason OF some CHASTITY Fremont.
eioh' ne had dreaded to hear-leval
composed, emotionless.
MT Ledsam?' she INQUIRED
am Francis LedsaIn," he assentod
VINO wants me?"
1t is Margaret Hilditob sroo,-; ;,
80 announced. Il felt that | mus,
I,ns up and tell you of a very STRANGE
tning which happened after Won left
this evening" ~ A'
"o on he begged hoarsely.
AFTER you left" she went on "mv
husband persisted in playing with that
curious dagger. He laid it against his
hedrt. and seated himself in the chair
"hlch Mr.. Jordan had occupied. in tho
same attitude. 1t was what he called
reconstruction. While he was hold.
~ tiAl1ih llldl ne must nave
nad Mt, or it may have been remorse.
we shall never know. He called out
ana | hurried across the room TO him
l urea 10 snatch the dagger awav-I
ulu So, IN fact-but l must have been
TOO late. He had already applied that
shght movement of the fingers which
was necessary The doctor has lust
lett. He says that death must have
been instantaneous"
But this is horrible!" Francis cried
out into the well of darkness.
"A person is on the way from Scot
land Yard" the voice continued, with
out change or tremor. when he has
satisfied himself, 1 am going TO bed. He
is here now. Goodnight ~
Francis tried to speak again, but his
words beat against a wall of silence.
He sat upon the edge of the bed, shiv-
ering. In that moment of agony he
seemed to hear again the echo of Oil
yer Hilditch's hooking words:
MY death is the one thing in the
world which would make my wife
happyl"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-03-26
THE WOMAN PRO OFFICER

Back in 1874 when the first prohi-
bition movement swept America, Mrs.
Georgianna Hopley went out with the
Bucyrus group to clean up that Ohio
town. Her husband, John Hopley. was
editor of the Bucyrus Journal. OF
their children seven are now active
newspaper men and women.
The eighth, Georgia Hopley, has
graduated from newspaper work into
a job that combines the ambitions of
both mother and father. She writes
on the letterhead of the United States
Treasury department and signs "Gen-
eral Prohibition Agent, Constructive
Information Bureau, Prohibition
Unit" and with flash of humor re-
Gently added, That's ALL"
She is said to have been the first
woman in Ohio to enter active news
paper work. In 1900 Governor Nash
appointed her representative of Ohio
women at the Paris exposition. She
remained abroad for many months
and has since made frequent trips to
England and France. As women have
become more and more active in poll
tics she has given much of her time
to political publicity campaigns.
Whatever else Miss Hopleys BUSH
ness cards say they always have in
the lower left-hand corner, Home Adj
dress, Bucyrus, Ohio. ut isn't civic
pride alone that makes up my loyalty
to the old home town." she insists.
"Bucyrus is always on the map!"
A large part Of her work for the
prohibition unit consists in public
speaking. Reporters who have fol-
lowed her meetings are astonished
into commenting on the fact that she
is broad-minded, with all her enthusi-
asm for prohibition. She comes with
official power, they say, but she is con-
tent to let the question rest with the
public. She is spending her time just
telling folks about it." She tells
them what the enforcement forces are
doing. She tells them what great OBJ
stacles have been thrown in the way.
She pictures those which are used ma
liciously and those used by the unin-
formed and the unintelligent.
Controlling the malicious, wet forces
isn't the part of the Job that this
skilled newspaper woman is interest
ed in. Education of those who are
uniformed and Indifferent carries to
Georgia Hopley the thrill of being as
practical as a shve-selling campaign
and as idealistic as the dreams of her
mother.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-03-26
BY LAURA MILLER
Y, IJA4, DY L1dUTd MIII6r
MOTHERING THAT PAYS
DIVIDENDS

The profession of motherhood is not
supposed to be a well-paid occupation.
And foster mothers-who do for pay
what real mothers gladly give from
affection-are generally not highly
regarded. Yet out in Phoenix lives a
woman who mothers all the children
in the state Of Arizona, gets paid for
doing it, and has been honored by
nearly every organization in the state.
When Mrs. II. A. Guild was girl
she loved her younger brothers and
sisters. When she grew up and
taught, she loved her pupils-even in
the huge machinelike system of the
Chicago schools. And when marriage
brought no babies of her own, she be-
gan to love and foster public move
ments for lettering humanity. Out of
this last love grew her present moth
ering job. She was the first woman
in Arizona to be appointed head of
department Of state. Secretary of the
Arizona child welfare board, she now
measures, working through 65 county
child welfare board members. And in
addition she Is a foster mother to a
child for every day in the year, for
there are 365 orphan children who
live in foster homes or with widowed
mothers, as wards of Arizona.
That's enough to keep any mother
heart full to overlooking, isn't it?
Even if the men and women of the
state forget her, imagine Mrs. Guild
could keep happy. Furthermore, she's
owner of ten-acre ranch that has
been turned from sagebrush and cac-
tus desert to producer of roses and
'long staple" cotton. The ranch own
er organized the rural women of the
state and brought them into associa-
ton with their city sisters through
district declarations. Naturally the
Federation of Women's Clubs made
her state president.
Then Mrs. Guild decided that wom-
en- who had the vote ought to use it
politically. Not unnaturally she was
the first Arizona woman sent to the
national Republican convention in
1920. In 1922 she was nominated for
representative to congress, and was
defeated only because her whole party
ticket was showed under.
Knowing big city, small city, town
and country intimately, Mrs. Guild
declares that If a girl has ability
there is always room on main Street"
even though it may look crowded or
empty of opportunity.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-03-26

In mis- for you, Andrew, ne concluded,
with little laugh. but, my God, I'm
in earnest"
What does this mean so far as re-
CARDS the routine of your daily life?"
Wilmore asked curiously.
We'll. it brings us to the point we
discussed down at Brancaster." Fran
els replied. 1T will affect my work TO
this extent. l shall not accept any
brief unless, after reading the evil
dence, | feel convinced that the ac-
cused is innocent"
That's all very WE'LL" Wilmore oh
served. ''but you know what it will
mean, don't you? Lawyers aren't likely
to single you out for a brief without
ever feeling sure whether you will ac-
cept it or not
That doesn't worry me-" Francis
declared. 81 don't need the fees, for
tunately, and l can always pick up
enough work to keep me going by
attending sessions. One thing
can promise you'll certainly shall not
sit in my rooms and wait for things to
happen Mine is militant spirit and
it needs the outlet of action"
action. yes, but how?" Wilmore
queried. "You can't be always hang
ing about the courts, waiting for the
chance of defending some poor devil
who's been wrongfully accused-there
aren't enough of them, for one thing.
On the other hand, you can't walk
down Regent street, brandishing a
two-edged sword and hunting for pick
pockets"
Francis smiled.
Nothing so fiamboyant, l can as
sure you, Andrew" he replied, "nor
shall | play the amateur detective with
his mouth open for mysteries. But
listen" he went on earnestly. "Tve
had some experience, as you know,
and, notwithstanding the Oliver Hill
bitches of the world, 1 can generally
tell criminal when l meet him face
to face There are plenty of them
about, too, Andrews many in this
place US any other. 1 am not going to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-03-26
CHAPTER ~

| For few months Ledsam disap-
| pearnd from his usual haunts, his
clerA, acting under his instructions,
turning down four fine cases offered
| him. At last he returned with Will
more and, at dinner the first night of
| their return, Andrew plunged boldly
into the forbidden subject.
They had consumed an excellent din
ner. An empty champagne bottle had
just been removed, double liqueur
brandies had taken its place. Francis,
with an air of complete and even ex-
uberant humanity, had lit huge cigar.
The moment seemed propitious.
Francis" his friend began, 'they
say at the club that you refused to be
briefed in the Chippenham affair"
quite true,' was the calm reply. II
told Griggs that 1 wouldn't have any
thing to do with it."
Wilmore knew then that all was
well. Francis old air of strength and
decision had returned. His voice was
firm, his eyes were clear and bright.
His manner seemed even to invite
questioning.
"'I think know why" Wilmore said,
'but l should like you TO tell me in
your own words"
Francis glanced around as though to
be sure that they were not overheard.
BECAUSE" he replied, dropping his
voice a little, hut still speaking with
great distinctness, "William Bull is a
cunning and dangerous criminal whom
/ should prefer to see hanged"
at would be a great achievement to
get him off," Wilmore persisted. "The
evidence is very weak in places"
ST believe that I could get him off,
was the confident reply. "That is why
7 will not touch the brief. / think"
Francis continued, that have already
conveyed it to you indirectly, but here
you are in plain words, Andrew. /
have made up my mind that | will de-
fend no man in future unless l am
convinced of his innocence"
"That means"
at means practically the end of my
career at the bar" Francis admitted.
81 realize that absolutely. Fortu-
nately, as you know, l am not depend
ent upon my earnings, and have had
wonderful ten years"
"This is all because of the Hilditch
affair, suppose|
Entirely"
Wilmore was still little puzzled.
"You seem TO imagine that you have
something on your conscience as re-
cards that business" he said boldly.
"I have" was the calm reply.
Come" Wilmore protested. Il don't
quite follow your line of thought.
Granted that Hilditch was desperate
criminal whom by the exercise of your
special gifts you saved from the law,
surely his tragic death balanced the
account between you and societyY
cit might have done,' Francis admit
fed. "if he had really committed SUI
eide"
Wilmore was genuinely startled. DE
looked at his companion curiously.
.What the devil do you mean, old
champ he demanded. "Your own evi-
dence at the inquest was practlcaily
conclusive as TO that"
Francis glanced around him with ap-
narent indifference, but in reality with
keen and stealthy care.
"My evidence at the coroner's in
ouest" he conflded, was subtly con-