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The Highgrader

the breakfast that he had ordered
from the Silver Dollar.
Get back into the tunnel, jack
Golfer presently shouted.
what for?"
We're lowering someone to you.
The timberings are rotten and they
might fall on you. Get back" g.
"All right"
Five minutes later the rescuer
reached the foot Of the shaft. He
stood for a ONE with II miners
lamp above his head and peered into
the gloom.
where away, JackT'
The man las Ned Kilmeny. The
captain had inslsted-all the more
because there was some danger In 1t
that he should he the man lowered to
the aid Of his cousin.
Bring that breakfast" Jack
snapped. testify.
"Yes. old man. It's waiting up
me-"
81 ordered two hours ago. What's
been keeping you? I'm going to COM
plain of the service"
The captain saw at once that Jack
was light-headed and he humored
him.
"Yes, l would. Now drink this
SOUP"
The imprisoned man drained the
bucket to the last drop.
Ned loosened the rope from his own
body and fastened 1t about that of his
cousin. He gay the signal and Jack
was haulel very carefully to the sur
with the jammed timbers rear the top.
Golfer and Bleyer lifted the highgrader
over the edge of the well. where he
collapsed at once into the arms Of his
friends.
Moya. a flask in her hand. stopped
over the sick man where he lay on
the grass. Her fine face was full Of
poignant sympathy.
K%iImeny's mind was quite clear
now. The man was gaunt as a fam
ished wolf. Bitten deep into his face
were the lines that showed how close
ly he had shaved death. But in his
eve was the gay inextinguishable
CLEAN of the thoroughbred.
"Ain't I the gutter. Miss Dwight?
Keeling over just like a sick baby"
The young woman chol-ed over her
answer. you mustn't talk yet. Drink
this, please"
He drank. and later he ate sparing-
ly Of the food she had hastily gathered
from the dinner table and brought
with her. In jerky little sentences he
sketch ID his adventure. mingllng ic-
ton with fact as the fever grew on
him again.
Bleyer. himself a game man. could
not withhold his admiration after he
had heard CapGl Silmeny's story ~
what he had found below. The two,
with Moya. were riding behind the
wagon In which the rescued man lay.
think of the luck Of the fellow
boring away ut that cave-in when any
minute a million N of roc.: and dirt
might tumble down and crush the life
out Of him. That's a big enough thing
But add to II mis- game leg and his
wound anc starvation on top of that.
I'll give II to him for the games, fel-
low that yer went down into q
mine"
That's not ALL" the captain added
quietly. "He must have tunneled In
about twenty-five feet when the roof
caved ar ain. Clean bowled out as he
was, Jack tackled the job q second
time"
Moya could not think OF what had
taken place without a film coming
over her eyes and a sob choking her
throat. A vagabond and worse he
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Moue to Saue AnfeIopes

In the pioneer days Of the West the
graceful pronged-horn antelope were
more numerous than buffalo. number
Ing approximately 75,O00.OOO. Now
there are only about 1900 In the
whole United States and for this rea-
son n large tract Of land in Oregon has
been reserved to prevent the threat
ened extinction Of the animals.
, 1925-01-28

There is nothing more satisfactory
after a day Of hard work than a line
full Of sn~owy-white clothes For suck
results s Red Cross Ball Blue.-Ad-
vertisement.
, 1925-01-28
By VIM. Macleod Raine
Copyright by O. W. Dillingham; Co.

the top or his voice.
In his vest pocket were a pencil
and n notebook used for keeping the
accounts of the hl%ghgraders with
whom he did business. To pass the
time he set down the story of the
crime which had brought him here
and his efforts to free himself.
After darkness fell he let himself
down to the foot Of the shaft and
slept. Either from hunger or from
fever In his ankle he slept brokenly.
He, was conscious Of a little delirlum
In his waking spells, but the coming
Of midnight found him master of him
self, though n trihe light-headed.
1t was impossible to work as stead
lily as he had done during the two pre-
vious nights. Hunger and pain and
toll were doing their best to wear out
his strength. His limbs moved lag
gardly. Once he fell asleep in the
midst of his labor. He dreamed of
Moya. and after he awakened-as he
presently did with a start-she seemed
so near hat 1t would scarce nave sur
prised him II in the darkness his hands
had come In contact with the soft
flesh of her vivid face. Nor did 1t
strike him as at all odd that 1t vas
Moya and not Joyce who was visiting
him when he was in prison. The face
he saw was the hooking n of the
young woman. In which gayety over
ran the tender sadness of the big,
du.ky eyes beneath which tiny freckles
had been sprinkled. More than once
ba ,Iaarlv baorJ har u,htupar rnuroua
to him.
Next day the notes in his diary were
more ~fragmentary.
Broke my rule and smoked two
cigars today. Just finished my fourth.
Leaves n more l drink a great
deal. 1t helps me to forget I'm hungry.
Find a cigar goes farther II l smoke
1t in sections. 1 chew the stubs while
I'm working.
Have tunneIed In about seventeen
feet. No sign TINT I'm lear the end
of the cave-in. There's a lot of hell
In being buried alive.
Think I'm losing my voice from
shouting so much when I'm in the
shaft. Gave 1t up to-day and let little
Moya call for me. She's q trump.
Wish she'd stay here all the time inc
not keep coming and going"
Thu jottings on the fourth day show
the Increase of the delirium. Some
times his mind appears to be quite
clear, then 1t wandsrs to queer fancies.
Last cigar rome. Got sick from
eating the stub. Violent retchings.
Kept falling asleep while working.
Twenty-Five feet done-surely reach
the end tomorrow. . Another
cave-in just after I crawled out from
my tunnel. All my work wiped out.
Moya. the little devil. laughed and said
1t served a hlghgrader right.
Have telegraphed for help. Can't
manage alone. Couldn't make 1t up
the shaft and had to give up the climb.
Ordered a big breakfast at the Silver
Dollar-steak and mushrooms and hot
cakes. The telegraph wires run
through pipe along floor of tunnel.
Why don't the operator stay on his
job? l tap my signals n get no IN
swer."
He began to talk to himself In a
rambling sort OF way. Sometimes he
."ss yus.y n'"I nisn-
saaui ~ Jer"s p"rases'
~ "e alsueu WIN fea'e 'nh'
In his dellrious condition he stuck to
COCO nhta 40 IT, hiusa,s -"
,
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When women realize that they ara
better than men they spend q lot 4
time regretting the fact
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
Mrs. DenniStoun Wins
S25.O 900 From Ex-Spouse

London.-After fifteen full days of
testimony the famous Dennistoun case
ended so far as the main aston was
concerned.
The jury which had been listening
to the evidence gave damages amount
ing TO 5000 pounds sterling (about
S25000) to Mrs. Dorothy Muriel Den
nistoun against her former husband.
Lieut. Col. Ian Onslow Dennistoun.
now husband of the former Dowager
Countess Carnarvon. for breach of CON
tract in not having provided for Mrs
Dennistoun's support after they were
divorced in 1921.
The divorced wife was also awarded
various sums of money she charged
she had loaned Dennistoun, and which
he had not repaid.
It is estimated that the cost of the
trial will amount to 100000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
Jack Dempsey Is Put on
Ineligible List in N. Y.

New York.-Jack Dempsey, worlds
heavyweight boxing champion, was
placed on the New York state athletic
commissions ineligible list.
The boxing board further decreed
that no licensed club. matchmaker, nor
ANY official connected with a licensed
club in this state" shall enter into a
contract with or have any negotiations
for a match with any boxer suspended
or declared ineligible by the commits
sion.
The action against Dempsey was
taken because of the champions fail
ure to make a satisfactory reply to
the commissions ultimatum of March
6, giving him Is days in which to ac-
cept the challenge for a title match
submitted by Harry Wills, the negro
heavyweight, who has been on Jacks
trail for several years.
Los Angeles.-Jack Dempsey de
clared himself too busy to spend much
time discussing his Punishment from
New York rings.
New York doesn't own the title"
he said, land l don't see any reason
why their action should be taken seri-
ously. | am not ready to fight right
away. When | do want some action
don't think l will have any trouble
getting it,"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
DR.. Fullerton, Educator,
Ends Life by Hanging

Poughkeepsie, N. Y. - Professor
George Stuart Fullerton, famed author
ity on the philosophy of life, decided
that all the philosophy he had learned
and taught for % years was futile.
He hanged himself with clothesline
in the closet adjoining his study.
For several years the professor, who
had occupied the chair of philosophy
at Columbia and had lectured at Vas
sar during the last two years, had been
i'll. Doctor Fullerton's collapse followed
his internment in German prison
camp during the war.
Professor Fullerton was born in
Fatehgarb, India, in 1859. He taught
at Pennsylvania and in 1903 went to
Columbia, where he remained 10 years.
A year later he was exchange pro-
fessor of philosophy in the Austrian
universities and Emperor Francis
Joseph made him honorary professor
at the University of Vienna,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
Arbuck,e Cannot Wed
Actress Until April 8

Los Angeles.-French law reached
across the ocean and a continent and
as result Roscoe Arbuckle, former
film comedian, and Doris Deane,
screen actress, were not married Tues
day night as they had planned
On the advice of Arbuckles attor-
ney in Paris. who said the divorce of
Minta Durfee. the former comedians
first wife, would not become fully eff
fective until April s, the wedding was
postponed until at least that date.
$50" said Arbuckle 1--WE decided to
postpone it, Miss Deane and / will
be married, but the ceremony will not
take place at This time
II expect to hear further details.
so it cannot be said that April has
been set definitely as the new date,
but it looks like that date with the
information we now have"
A marriage at this time would be
illegal and might lead to complica-
tons, the Paris attorney is quoted as
having advised
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
TO REBUILD CITY
RAZED BY TORNADO

Murphysboro, Ill.-This city, almost
fiattened by the tornado of week ago,
Is swinging back toward normally in
business and social life under the i'm
petus of definite assurance of re-
Mobilization of two of its ruined in
dustries and the centering here of a
big state rOad-bullding project.
The two old industries which be-
gan rebuilding programs are the Mo
bile & Ohio Railroad shops, employing
500 men, and the Brown Shoe COM
pany, employing more than 400.
The railroad shops will be rebuilt
by the men thrown out of employment
by its destruction-that is, by those
of the old personnel not killed or seri-
ously injured by the tornado.
Thus the former payroll will be kept
intact
The rebuilding was definitely pledged
by f. E. Norris, vice president and
general manager of the railroad, In
conference with l. X. Levy, Murphys-
boro attorney, who has been selected
as general chairman of all the relief
and restoration work here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
u. S. FARM PRODUCTS
PUT AT IL BILLION

WashingtOn.-Witht the exception OF
dairy interests and live stock pro-
ducers, the farmers generally realized
better profits in 1924 than in 1923. &C
cording to estimates of total values OF
farm products made public by the De.
partment of Agriculture
The combined value of crop and
live stock production in the United
States last year was $12, 404, 000, 900,
which was $56.000,000 more than In
1923.
Live stock and live stock products
are given a farm value of 1891 ,000,.
600, compared with $6.233. 100000 the
preceding year, nearly all animal prod
uctS having decreased in value.
A decrease of $66,OOO,OO0 in the
farm value of dairy products produced
in 1924 is shown. the department plac-
ing the 1924 valuation at 1856 49,
600, compared with 1852, 10000 in
1928. The decrease is attributed to
lower prices for all farm dairy prod
ucts, except buttermilk. whey, and
skim milk.
The value of the cereal crops in
1924 was $5,22000O,OOO or 45.9 per
cent of the total of all crops.
The value of the corn crop last
year is placed at $3.50, 100000, as COM
pared with $2,53S,OOOO00 in 1923;
wheat $1,131 100000 compared with
$743,O00OOO and oats $799, 100000 as
compared with 1854 100000.
Hay and forage crops are given
value of $1,733, 100000. compared with
$1,619,000,O0O in 1928; the fruit crops,
$626,000,000, compared with S642, 0OO.-
600; vegetables $1,018000.OOO, COM
pared with $1.169,00O0OO.
Nearly all animal products declined
in value as compared with 1923. Anil
mails raised $2,267 100000 compared
with $2.440,000,O00 and poultry prod
ucts $994,000,00O compared with ST.
O3S.OOO,O00.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
NE " INCOME TAX
REDUCTION SURE
Receipts for First Quarter
Estimated at Over
$43O, 900, 900.

Observation-Disclosures Of taxes in
the next congress along the lines laiC.
down by the administra ion Is fore
Swallowed In the tax receipts from the
March Is payments, as announced by
the treasury.
Secretary Mellon said that these re-
celpts would total more than $43O,
oOO,OOO, which shows that the surplus
at the end of the present fiscal year
will be fully as large as estimated.
Nothing at present in licates interfer-
ence with the larger rurplus in pros
pect for the next fiscal period
Secretary Mellon and his assistant
conferred with Representative Green,
chairman of the house ways and means
committee, and the latest reports of
the receipts were gone over. Prelim--
nary plans for the revision of the reve-
nue. laws were discussed.
Hearings to Begin October 10,
The chairman said that hearings on
the new tax bill probably would CON-
men e October 10. The secretary said
the treasury would have it's sugges-
tons ready for submission at that
time. In the meantime the chairman
viii make study of the European
taxing laws.
Senator Smoot of Utah also COM
mented upon the proposed reduction
OF taxes during the day when he called
upon the President at the White
House. Senator SmOot is chairman of
the senate finance committee.
The senator announced himself as
in favor of a reduction of the maxi
mum surtax rate to % per cent or less.
as Secretary Mellon has advised. The
senator also suggested some sort Of
mutual arrangement between the fed
era government and the states under
which the income tax field would be
left to the federal government and that
OF taxation on inheritances and es-
tates be left to the states.
In Accord With Mellon.
These views are in accord with those
of Mr.. Mellon. who has intimated that
he believes the federal estate tax
should be gradually reduced and finally
eliminated. The secretary said that
he believes the previous estimates of
a $6S,0O0000 surplus in the current
fiscal year will be borne out.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
j. s. To ASK NEW
ARMS COME RENCE
President Instructs Secre-
tary Kellogg to Feel
Out Powers.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Coolidge has
directed Secretary Kellogg to begin
the groundwork for a second inter
national conference on the limitation
of naval ornaments.
1t was stated at the White House
certain preliminary Investigations
would be necessary before the United
States could invite the naval powers
of the world to another Washington
conference. 1t is to pave the way for
such an invitation, if conditions are
feasible, that Secretary Kellogg is now
engaged.
First, it is pointed out. Secretary
Kellogg must investigate to see what
remains to be done tc carry out some
Of the plans proposed at the first
Washington arms conference of
1922,
Second, 1t must be determined b..
diplomatic sounding-out process wheth-
er it wouii seem feasible to make sug-
gestions to foreign countries for an
other naval limitation conference.
believes Time Propitious.
The President is doing nothing about
such a conference pending the clear
ing up of this preliminary work, all
of which must be done through the
Department of State.
Mr.. Coolidge believes that the time
is propitious and that the naval powers
will find it feasible to continue the
great work Of cutting down naval
ornaments, but he proposes to pro-
coed cautiously and to make no mis-
takes which might cause offense to
such sensitive powers as France and
Japan. Great Britain is regarded as
thoroughly in favor of new confer
ence under American auspices and will
when the time for definite action ar
rives.
When the preliminary work has been
done and the time arrives for this
government TO breach the subject Off
cialIy with other powers, they will be
told at the outset that Mr. Coolidge
would limit the agenda of the pro-
posed conference to sea power.
Fear French Refusal.
This course will be taken. first, be-
cause the United States government
has no idea that a general conference
on limitation of ornaments could sue
coed; and, second. to offer nations
With strong land forces, such as
France, NJ reasonable excuse for de-
clining to participate.
After the powers nave been sounded
out as to the practicability of another
naval conference. it will be necessary,
in addition to preparing the agenda,
to determine what powers shall be
asked to participate. Whether 1t shall
go beyond a five-power conference,
with the United States, Great Britain,
France, Italy and Japan participating,
has, of course. not been decided.
The President and his advisers be-
lieve that second conference can
achieve more satisfactory results if all
side issues are avoided.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
Gloria Swanson ArriUes
at NeLU York With Marquis

New York.-Gloria Swanson, now
the Marquse de la FaIaise, told inter-
viewers when she arrived from France
on the liner Paris that she may retire
from the movies in ten years to de-
vote her life to her children. She said
her marriage to the marquis was for
love and that she is very happy.
The marquis sole contribution to
the interview, which took place on the
Paris, was an occasional excuse me"
when he entered or left the drawing
room in which Gloria received the
newspaper men.
Miss Swanson, who was seriously i'll
while abroad, said she expected to
rest for six weeks before resuming
her work in pictures. She and the
marquis went to the Ritz Carlton ho-
tel.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
Seek Diversion of Foreign
Labor to Other Countries

Paris.-The creation of an interna-
tional emigration bureau under the
auspices of the League of Nations to
work out methods of disposing of
Europe's surplus labor was proposed
by Joseph Sainz, an engineer for many
years connected with the General Flee
trio company, in a speech here before
French university group Such a
scheme would not be with the idea of
combating the United States immigra-
ton restrictions, he said. but would in
stead divert the labor flow to. other
countries such as South America and
parts of Africa.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
Thirteen Killed When
Trains Crash in Mist

New Orleans.-Thirteen persons lost
their lives i'm wreck when two fast
mail trains of the Southern Pacific
railroad collided disring fog at Rico
hoe, La, between Franklin and Patter-
son. Four Of the dead were white
men. The others We're negro passen-
gers. Five were seriously injured.
The official report said that Engi-
neer Mathews Of the east-bound San
Antonio express came through the fog
and passed the switch signal at Rico
Doc, where he was scheduled to have
put IN for the west-bound mail. About
nine hundred feet past the switch the
two trains came together.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
Hogs Reach $3.50;
Cattle, Lambs DolUa
BY Bureau of Agricultural Economics,
U. S. Department of Agriculture.


U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Chicago Union Stockyards.-In SYM
pathy with a sluggish dressed beef
trade, even moderate receipts were in
excess of trade requirements so far
ms fed steers were concerned, This
class predominated. At the low time.
after fat steers had received the
sharpest slap registered so far this
year, values were 80 to Is cents under
the high tide week earlier. but cur
tailed country loadings which placed
receipts on hand-to-mouth basis ma
neuvered an upturn, leaving net losses
Of - to 80 cents Killing quality was
relatively high and fat steers aver
aged considerably lower than the
huoyant close suggested.
The extreme top on weighty steers
was $11.50 paid for 1.441-pound aver
ages.
Under the impetus of extremely
urgent buying, hog values sought
higher levels and the top was pushed
from S13.S5 on Saturday to S14.6O on
Wednesday.
With Colorado feed lots disgorging
increasing numbers of lambs that
were weighty and generally unattrac-
t'fe kinds, together with badly con-
essted and sharply lower eastern
dressed trade, the local trade on fat
lambs broke sharply and values were
precipitated downward S1.00 to S1.25.
ON closing rounds best handy-weight
lambs made $16.25 to $3.50.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
Pershing Is Named Chief
Arbiter of Tocno-Arica

Washington.-Gen. John J. Pershing
was formally { sienated by Presiden.
Coolidge as president of the Tacna-
africa plebiscite commission which the
executive relies on to end the forty
year-old dispute between Chile and
Feru under his recent award as arbi-
traitor.
The former commander of the Amer
can expeditionary forces thus was
called once more to active, patriotic
service for an undertaking he knows
will involve heavy responsibilities and
much labor. deferring indefinitely the
etirement he has enjoyed in name
only since he relinquished his post as
'ef of staff of the army.