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Evening star., 1925-11-01

! That's what y'are-drunk. Mark my
words. We'll be busted higher'n n
/ kite! Set this town back 40 years
well, we amt gone ahead in 40
| years said Trustee Smith. "So
what's the difference, you old bull
| frog?"
! 1t remained for Diana to heal old
! Juds bitterness and reconcile all fac.
| tions under the slogan. Watch Cal.
| ora Grow
OF these new angles to n home
town drama Wild Tom Meredith had
not yet learned. Not until they
reached San Francisco did Meredith
/ learn that the opening date at Tan.
/ foran had been abandoned, and that
he was now scheduled to appear in
the little town that had once scorned
him as the son of Dan, the
| drunkard."
! A tremendous feeling of revulsion
swept over the king of speed. This
/ w1etched little town that had
wronGed him SO bitterly in his youth
this hamlet of moonlight and mixed
memories and the unhonored grave
/ of his father, had no right now TO
summon him back and coin money
out Of his weary flesh and blood
Not for this had he sought a place
in the sun!
Cancel my entry" he told Lang
| field II won't drive at Calora.'
The team manager turned purple.
"Wha' dye mean, you won't drive?
! You've got to, I demanded $4,000
as appearance money, and L got it,
Blubber Doyle took the team man,
ager aside and showed him a pocket
calendar marked with red ink. Its
the moon," said Blubber. The old
full moon is dOin' its stuff, and he
amt responsible. Don't try to argue
with him now. Leave him TO me
l know how to handle him. Don't
worry. He'll be all right in a day or
| two"
The other drivers took up their
quarters in Calora at once. but
Meredith held out until the last mo-
! ment. and then it was only the en-
! treaties of the fat philosopher OF the
/ pits that induced the Black Ghost
| to reconsider his decision.
II don't know what's in your
mind" said Blubber. 'and maybe it
amt none of my business, but you've
| always shet square with the public,
! Tom. and ] hate to see YOU make q
mistake now. Cheever and me were
up in Calora yesterday.
with the new track, the purses,
dough- they're overheard 100000
bucks, and where they ever got it /
| don't know. Must he Sportin' blood
in the town somewhere. Nobody s
squawkin'. They've got their money
posted. and they're just waitin' for
the Pride OF Calora to show up so
they can tear the town up by the
roots and hand it over. What say,
Tom? Shall I phone EN- that We're
on our way?"
SO tho Black Ghost answered the
call of CaIora. and never had he felt
more like q disembodied spirit-some
helpless shadow from the afterworld
dragged back unwillingly to the
haunts of childhood, and seeing and
comprehending things to which all
others were blind. Calora had
changed so little, and so much had
happened to him,
The program Of entertainment diff
fered but slightly from that to which
he was accustomed-the same routine
of receptions. street parades, inter
views and photographs, the same
official banquet" during the course of
Evening star., 1925-11-01

nolia blossom. Life isn't all moon
light. Tommy. A mans place Is in
the sun, and you won't be happy
wont really understand yourself
until you've gone out alone into the
big world and fought and won. That's
what you need now, dear, more than
you need the moonlight and me! You
want glory, action and the respect
and admiration of even your home
town. Go away, Tommy know you
have to go; and sometime Calora and
I will both be proud to welcome you
back. Goodbye, dear, and Gods
luck"
Their lips met for the first time, and
the vision that he bore away with him,
Evening star., 1925-11-01

which he sat toying with his food and
listening duly to the same old empty
compliments, bombastic speeches. He
found courage to ask a question Of
the man at his left.
whats that?" said the other.
Peter Pringley? Or. Peters dead.
Must be all of six years now. Widow s
had rather a hard time, what with
the little boy and nursing her father.
Old doctors gettin' pretty feeble.
Reckon that's why she amt here to-
night. Did you know Diana?"
The wild man of the speedways
nodded quietly. A moment later he
arose, whispered his apologies to the
toastmaster, and quietly left the ban
Evening star., 1925-11-01

pointed out that it was only 80 miles
removed from d population OF 1,00o,-
600 souls.
!; X X
1--WE nights later, at the widest
town meeting since Trustee
Daniels broke the water pitcher over
the town marshaps head. the Calora
Speedway Association was formed.
But the final resolution was not
achieved until they had taken old
Jud Higginbotham, the town skin
flint and pessimist, and chucked him
into the middle of the street with a
whoop and hurrah There he stayed,
baying at them from the darkness:
Darn fools, you're aN drunk!
Evening star., 1925-11-01
THE RACING FOOL
BY GERALD BEAUMONT
He Returned the King Speed the Town Which He had Been
Outcast.

as he trudged down the dark aisle of
sycamores was Diana waving farewell
in the moonlight.
Evening star., 1925-11-01

NOV the strain was telling On the
man who had been a public idol
for a decade. The game had made him
Its slave. Far from bringing him the in
dependence and quiet harbor of which
he dreamed, each new triumph but
Whetted the public appetite and added
to his obligations. His expenses in
creased. welding new chains of bond
age, while the margin of years that
remained to him grew less and less.
None knew better than Wild Tom the
true significance of the checkered flag,
symbol of victory on the speedway.
This was a game of sunshine and
shadow, and the shadows predomi-
mated.
But he was not afraid Physical
fear formed no part of his makeup.
He had seen death gIinning at him
from behind a thousand trees and
telegraph poles. He had flashed at
100 miles an hour on tracks like glass,
and thundered over freak courses so
rough that he only knew he was on
the track by the fence on either side.
Men had been burned to death under
cars that he was compelled to pass
again and again without knowing
whether the victim was Bill or Harry
or Joe. More than once he had been
spattered against a fence. and had
dNdhtIltu III dH garage "
find, much to his establishment. that
he had cheated the undertaken again.
No, he was not afraid, But the
routine of the professional drivers life
had sati9ted his soul and filled him
With rebellion. The same old queS-
tionS from young reporters. The
never-ending round of entertainment
from chambers of commerce, motor
clubs and speedway promoters. The
official reception. the stag dinners.
Everywhere they went, particularly
IN the small towns, enthusiastic Off
cials labored under the delusion that
it was necessary to show the boys a
good time. They thought that be-
cause Wild Tom Meredith could circle
n track faster than any other man
in history, his morals and tempera-
ment were in tune with his car.
Nor could he dodge these entertain
ments, for they were arranged in
good faith by the promoters of the
meets, and his presence was a matter
of contract requirement. After all, 1t
was part of the game-the necessary
steps toward awakening community
interest and enthusiasm in support OF
En approaching race.
Evening star., 1925-11-01
THE BLACK BUTTERFLY Be
CAME A SINGING COMET,
SCORCHINC ITS WAY ALONG
A BOARDED SKYLINE.

Were all for you," said Jud.
"Durn tootin'. If you hadn't already
won all the money in the town I'd
buy you a new car myself"
"Oh, but he isn't going TO race any
more" protested Diana. i've made
him promise that"
Amt gonna driver" said Jud.
whats he gonna do?"
He's going 10 open up a. garage
here" said Diana, ''and-and, we'll
you better ask him what else ne
going to do"
Wild Tom Meredith reached out for
Diana's hand. That's it, Jud," he
declared. I've won the old race, and
now I'm going TO stay right mere
and watch Calora grow.
downright. l925D
Evening star., 1925-11-01
By NELL RAY CLARKE.

" HE chrysanthemum show now
being held at the greenhouses
of the Department Of Agricul-
l. ture marks a quarter of a cen
Evening star., 1925-11-01

sunlight yielded to pur-
l. pie shadows that curtained a
vast speedway from which co.
L 600 people We're making their
way toward fleets of motor
Evening star., 1925-11-01

All this has been told to show what
manner of man it was who had won
the knickerbocker cup race, and was
thereafter carried to his room to be
put to bed by a veteran of the pits
and youngster who had yet to learn
the full drama of the game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-17
PERSHlNG Sees
OPPORTUNITIES
Millions Await Investors in
South America.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
CHICAGO, April Millions
await only capital and scientific de-
velopments" in the lands of South
America, General John J. Pershing,
u. S. A, retired, declared in a
speech to the members Of the AS
ISOLATION of Commerce.
Pershing, who recently returned
from South American tour, en-
phasized that regular ocen service
between United States ports and
South American ports as essential
to the growth of commercial and so
cial relations between the United
States and the nations of South
America. He declared that in South
America possibilities of the future
can scarcely be over-estimated." and
emphasized the loyalty and patriot
ism of South Americans to their
governments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-17
SOUTHAMPTON
Sees TOM MIX
RIDE Off BOAT
Hollywood Cowboy Dressed
in Regular Movie
RegaIia.
BF Times Special

BF Times Special
SOUTHAMPTON. Eng, April II.
-Accoutred as only Hollywood
Jwboy can be, Tom Mix has de-
cended on England. With him was
ne bald-faced pony which shares
} S stardom in the films.
Toms tight breeches yellow
loves, Powder river hat and two
un expression would have been
nough to startle gentle England,
ut the Oklahoman. who turned
alifornia cowboy was not content
with that. He entered England as
enters movie sets-aboard his
d-faced pony.
Mayor There
rhe Lord Mayor Of Southampton
nd a squad of goggle-eyed reporters
Siw Tom ride his pony from the
road deck Of the Acquitania to the
lock. No one, not even William the
onqueror, ever had loped into
Britain astride a horse, and the
mayor and reporters were duly i'm
ressed by Toms one-man cavalry
roop.
mo liquor for me boys" Tom
roadcasted among the amazed re-
Dorte1s. II am not going to drink
4or smoke nor gamble, while I'm
rere.
Not King George, nor the Prince
If Wales ever renounced the trio of
evils prescribed by Tom, and it was
GOOD Queen Bess herself that used
10 chew tobacco.
Gets Publicity
British papers are printing
columns about Mix. They tell how
le fought bandits in the United
States, Chinese in the boxer revel-
ion, someone or other in the Boer
war and goodness knows who else.
If Toms pictures get a bit OF adj
vertising from his visit they will
Just have to get 1t, but what Tom
came over for was rest cure. He
will rest for several days In London
where he will ride each day In the
Strand-The British Broadway-to
give his worshippers a look at him
and the bald-faced pony.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-17
EX-B0ARDE:R I'M
JAIL;T0o FAST
Elderly Man Objects to Run
ming Around Block.

BIZ Times Special
NEW YORK. April 17-John
Ryan. a man well along in his six
ties, didn't mind so much the first
time young Rudolph Harmack pulled
him out Of bed, chased him down the
street and beat him up, but when
Harmack began to make a. regular
time-clocked affair of 1t Ryan grew
peeved.
Every Sunday night for six
months, Ryan told Magistrate Doyle,
Harmack has called after he and his
wife have retired, yanked him out
of bed, and forced him to run bare
footed around the block. regardless
of weather, just because the Ryans
refused to board him any more.
Harmack who was arrested early
Monday when a patrolman heard
the screams of a woman from the
Ryan home, was sentenced to thirty
days in the workhouse.
Thank Cod" said Ryan. II won't
get my weekly beatings for awhile"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-17
S.S.S. will rid you of boils, pimpies,

S.S.S. will rid you of boils, pimpies,
blackheads and skin eruptions!
~ ONT CLOSE your eyes to the
A. warning which Nature gives
when angry, painful boils appear
on your neck, face or other parts
Of your body. Boils, pimples and
so-called skin disorders are the re-
suit of an impoverished condition
Of the blood and are not to ba
trifled with.
1t is nothing more than follv to
expect to get absolute relief from
the use Of local treatments, such
as ointments, salves, etc. Such
remedies may afford temporary re-
lief but you want more than re-
lief; you want a remedy which
will rid you forever of the tortur-.
ing disorders. And the one remedy
which has no equal Is S.S.S.
S.S.S. stops boils and keeps them
from coming. S.S.S. builds blood
power! That is what makes fight
Ing blood. Fighting blood destroys
Impurities. 1t fights boils. It fights
kin eruptions-pimples, black
heads, eczema! 1t always winsi
S.S.S. has been known since 1925
as one Of the greatest blood build
ers, blood cleansers and system
strengtheners ever produced.
There are no unproven theories
about S.S.S., the scientific results
OF each Of its purely vegetable
medicinal ingredients are admitted
by authorities. Begin taking S.S.S.
today and clear your skin of those
blood disorders!
n 5. s. s. 10 sold at all good
drug stores in two I, res. The
AN6A larger sise is more economical.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-17
Find Coal i'm Sewer

LONDON, April 17.-Coal disco
cred while a sewer was being dug In
Coatbridge is now being mined at
the rate of ten tons a day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-17
Musical Prodigy

LONDON, April IA school
boy, Edward Stevens, u years old,
has composed several musical mum.
bers for the piano, organ and violin,
al lof which he plays in an expert
manner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-17
Planes Get Bandits

BEIRUT. Syria, April 17.-Air-
planes pursued and captured ban
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-17
A Wonderful Phonograpk
Regular Selling Price $4,000

We have purchased 100
of these console phono-
graphs at a tremendous
sacrifice and intend to
pass whst We have saved
to our Customers by cut
ting the regular price
nearly in one-half.
Models in mahogany or
walnut finish, large size
cabinets, 36 inches long,
% inches wide and SO
inches high.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
OFFICER HITS
'PER|SCOPE'
'TELL:TALES
Declares Commanders Were
Spied on by Secret Rep
resentatives Of Staff.

Major General George Ben Jr.,
commander Of the Thirty-third Divi'
sion, in his intimate memoirs. dc.
tails the gallant part taken by the
Illinois troops in France. -.
Out Of the welter Of war Cen
eral Bell believes the greatest les
sons should be learned in the inter-
est Of Americas national defense.
lie is brutally frank in his personal
criticisms Of the War Department
and Of the High Command in
France. Declaring that grave mis-.
takes were made in the handling OF
our troops abroad, he blames lack
Of preparation and organization by
the War Department and the gen.
eral staff.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
"FRLENDLY CREDIT"
Good Furniture Pleases the Whole Family

And this Christmas will be merry one,
when the gifts are tasteful furniture. Nothing
will please the ones you care for as much as
furniture that makes the home happier, more
comfortable, more livable. Let houseful of
happiness be your Christmas gift Buy it on
Friendly Credit Terms at the Friendly House.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
Organize Society
at ST. Nicholas
Russian Orthodox Woman's Society
Files Articles of Incorporation
With Register of Deeds.

Articles of incorporation for wo-
mans society for the st. Nicholas
Russian Orthodox church have been
filed with the register Of deeds Of Ke-
nosha county The society is to be
known as the Russian Orthodox Wo-
mems Holy Trinity Mutual Aid society
of Kenosha. The articles of incorpor-
alton set forth that it is benevolent
charitable and educational organiza-
ton. 1t is to be an auxiliary of the
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox church,
located at the corner Of Pleasant and
Bronson streets.
The articles provide for the election
of officers and prescribe the duties OF
each officer. They also prescribe reg
ulations for membership and fees to be
connected with the organization.
Incorporators of the organization
are named as follows: Anna Kuchta,
Julia Alexey, Julia Piateski Paulina
soika and Harriet Weaver.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
LOCAL PIONEER
DIED IN CHICAGO
Elijah D. Leonard, Long a
Resident of KenOsha,
Died Monday.
A FORMER ALDERMAN

Elijah D. Leonard, aged 81 years, a
pioneer resident of Kenosha and a
former city official, died Monday at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Eva
r. Stoffregen, 1912 North Winchester
avenue, Chicago, according to messag-
es received in Kenosha this morning.
The deceased came to the village of
Southport, now the city of Kenosha,
in 1889 and had been a resident here
for more than sixty years. His de-
clining years had been spent at the
home of his daughter in Chicago.
Elijah d. Leonard was born in SYRIA
cue, N. Y, on October S0th, 1884, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Leonard,
ST., and with his parents had come to
Kenosha county when he was but a
lad. He lived his early life in Bris-
toll coming to Kenosha in the sixties.
Was Former City Official.
He had lived in Kenosha for more
than a half century and during that
time had been most active in business
and community life here. For many
wears he was in the wood business
being a pa<tner Of the late Captain
Chancey Miller. His home for those
wears was at the corner Of Grand ave-
nue. and Congress street.
He had served as city assessor,
school commissioner and city alder
man in Kenosha.
In 1853 he was married to Miss Eliz-
abeth Lowe, also of Kenosha county,
who survives him. He is also sur
vived by his daughter, Mrs. Eva R.
Stoffregen, of Chicago, with whom
he had made his home for many years.
He had been frequent visitor to Ke-
nosha in these later years and had
kept up his interest in this city.
There are also surviving two broth
ers, Charles A. Leonard, ST., COL Gar
den street, and George Leonard of
Bristol, and two sisters, Mrs. Alice
Behnke, Minneapolis, and Mrs. Henry
White OF Kenosha.
The funeral services will be held
in Chicago on Thursday morning. The
remains will then be brought to Ke-
nosha, arriving here about one o'clock,
and services will be held here at the
grave in the Green Ridge cemetery
with Rev. l. w. Corey, pastor of the
First Baptist church officiating.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
DIRECTS VERDICT
FOR ROBT. REIN
First Case Before Jury is
Dismissed After Hear
ing Testimony.
WINESKI GIRL WITNESS

Robert Rein, proprietor of the
Lucky Strike" joint on Rowland
avenue and the Burlington road, won
the first of the several cases against
him when Judge Slater directed ver-
dict for the defendant in court late
Monday afternoon at the close of
the trial.
Rein was charged in this case with
the statutory offense of adultery
with Lucille Wineski as the complain
ing witness against him.
Girls Testimony Mixed.
The girl was called as witness for
the state, and she testified to an
illicit relation with Rein. But her
testimony as it continued contained
many contradictions, and when the
states case was closed there was not
sufficient creditable evidence to go to
a jury, the court decided, and direct
ed a verdict of acquittal.
There are other cases against Rein
and in several of these he is charged
with a violation of the prohibition
laws. His cases were set on the
calendar for today, but the court was
advised that pleas of guilty may be
expected in some of them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
JAIL PAROLE Law
OVER BLAINE VETO
Senate Votes to Keep Prisoners Sent
enced to Jail Within the Control of
Sheriff During Sentence Term. :

Madison, Wis.-Over-riding the veto
of Governor John ]. Blaine, 20 to 10
on the Roethe bill to amend the HUI
Der Jail parole law, the senate today
repassed. the measure and sent it to
the assembly for concurrence in its
action.
The Huber parole law has been the
target for attack by legislators who
claim that it permits the sheriff of
any county to release convicted pris-
oners to any person who represents
that job will be offered to the prison
err if paroled. This has worked the
return of many bootlegger to his
trade the solons claim.
Under the Roethe bill prisoners
would be kept either in Jail or given
employment under supervision of the
sheriff.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
Has New Method of
Selling Paint
Paint To-day and Pay in Ten Months
is Plan Offered by Kenosha
Paint Firm.

paint Today--Pay in Ten Months"
is the slogan which VIM. j. Threi-
men, 81 North Main street, local
agent for Devoe paints and varnishes,
is introducing in Kenosha.
Mr.. Threinen recently received the
details of this novel plan from Devce
& Reynolds Co., Inc, and intends to
put it into immediate operation so
that all property owners who so do
sire may avail themselves of its ai-
vantages.
In explaining the plan, Mr.. Threin-
en- stated that the slogan meant just
what it indicated. ANY property
owner" he said may have his prop
erty painted Immediately, or as soon
as new paint is needed to forestall
the effects of deterioration, and ar
range to have the payments for both
labor and materials divided into easy,
convenient monthly installments. This
is the first year in the history Of the
painting industry that the benefits of
such a plan have been extended to the
property owning public"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
City is Entitled
to Tax Adjustment
In Cases Of Refunds Cities Have Right
to An Adjustment From County
and State for Share.

Madison, Wis.-Where an, excessive
tax is paid to a city under protest
and them is reserved from the city af-
ter the latter has given the county
and state their share, the city is en-
titled to credit for the county and
states proportion in the tax adjust
ment for the ensuing year, Attorney
General Ekern ruled today.
The ruling involved the payment by
the Odanah Iron company, of Hurley,
for taxes levied upon its real es-
tate in 1922, under protest. A re-
assessment was made and 16,106,02
refunded by the city Of Hurley, which
now is claiming credit on the 1924
tax rolls for the county and states
share of the amount refunded. The
opinion was requested by Warren B.
Foster, district attorney Of Iron coun-
ty.
Twenty Indian children enumerated
in the school census of the town Of
Seven Mile creed, Juneau county, are
entitled TO admission in the public
school fo- their town, the attorney
general advised John Callahan, state
superintendent Of public instruction.
The question arose as to whether
Indian children residing on tax farm
land in Juneau county should be ad-
mitted to the public school Of the
town in which they resided.
A foreign corporation licensed to do
business in this state, which has gone
into bankruptcy, must Ale its annual
report If it continues In business,
Fred R. Zimmerman. secretary Of
state, was advised. The report may
be made by an assignee or trustee
In bankruptcy, 1t was held.