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Washington invited General Lincoln
and myself to accompany mr.. 10
Rocky Hill, near Nasua Hail. ~"sIe
Congress was meeting, and WatcH
him burn the river!'
I'VE stopped at creek ana "as"-
ington united a boat and asked Us
to get in. ,
"He Piled the cars indust:ious,y
taking special pains to continua,ts
nlunge them into the muo ~ |'e
hotto,s of the creek.
after the craft had procseaso
! about a quarter of mile WASHING
ton stopped in -mid-stream' rul'ee .
sheaf of paper from ms pocNe.
lighted It and held it close to the sur
face of the creek. =,
"Sure enough, fire was seen y
take from Washington's hght an. an,
! descend to the surface. OF the "a'e'
which blazed.
RAN ALL ROUND BOAT
"The fire ran all around the o0a
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

cautiously into the kitchen. Noboi
in sight, not even Timothy. The
was no kettle on the stove, whic.
meant that Sally was still away. lie
was tempted to steal through the
house and see If the sheriff was out
front, but abandoned the idea, be-
cause he could see nothing to be
gained, even if he made the discov-
cry. After q moment of thought h
turned his steps in the direction Ct
the corral.
The black horse was there, sti.
saddled. The Wreck stared griuiy
at the beast, which he had seen be
fore at the Bar-I, and Of which he
knew the Sheriff was Uncommonly
proud. Bob Wells was undoubtedly
up at the house, talking to Under
wood and hearing new lies about tho
hold.up. Sally was still somewhere
out en- the trail with Chester Under
wood. There was nothing for t.,9
Wreck but waiting.
He sat on the grass and propped
his back against the corral fence,
keeping watch upon the trail that
led back to the hills, and also upon
the house. If he saw the sheriff
coming for his horse he would dis
appear behind the nearest shed. II
Sally came first he would be there
to warn her. He found little COM
fort in inaction. but it was the only
course for the present.
Half an hour later, still huddled
against the fence, he thought he
saw a dust cloud on the back trail.
Polishing his spectacles, he restored
them to his nose for another observa-
ton. Sure enough, there were two
riders coming. They were coming
at a gallop, too, and soon they were
so near that he could identify Sally
beyond any mistake. There was a
fine grace and confidence in the way
Sally handled herself in a saddle.
and it was not lost even upon the
Wreck, poor horseman that he was.
She could ride rings around Chester
Underwood.
He climbed to his feet as Sally
swung herself out Of the saddle, and
she saw him for the first time. She
flashed her quirt in salute.
"Hello, Henry. We've had bully
ride"
"Uhuh," he answered with a nod.
The Wreck was trying to give her
a warning before she might betray
herself into an indiscretion. Not be.
ing adept at expressing his thoughts,
save in words, the best he could do
was to fashion his features into a
queer, baleful grimace. Sally was
puzzled, and she showed it by "a
wrinkling of her forehead, which
signified inquiry.
Chester slid off his horse, so that
for an instant his back was turned.
The Wreck quickly laid a foreilnger
against his lips and jerked his head
in the direction Of the corral.
Sally looked, then stared, her
mouth opening slowly. She knew
the black horse out of @ million. Bob
Wells! Swiftly her glance swung in
the direction Of the house.
newell" said Chester; shall we go
up to the house? "I'll.see you all Tic
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"Huh?" demanded the Wreck.
Comes out of your wages,
-less," observed Timothy. II bet
%ou must bust quite lot"
The Wreck placed the remainder
#. the dishes On the table and Sc
,>oted the top one.
I'm going to bust more" he said.
AS Timothy lodged the dish he
Uttered a yell of surprise. It hit the
wall just behind his chair. A second
one was not so well aimed, for it
went through O window. But Tim.
othy did not wait for any improve.
ment in the craftsmanship. He
bolted for the door, which he reached
while the fourth dish was in the air.
It crashed against the jamb and
most os the pieces fell outside.
The Wreck surveyed the marks
OF his achievement, shrugged his
shoulders, lifted the pile of dishes
from the table, and resumed his jour.
ney to the pantry.
Damn that Underwood pup" he
said.
Timothy had not personally figured
n the matter at all, so far as the
wreck was concerned. He was mere.
~ symbol.
Late in the afternoon the Wreck
vent for walk. His impulse was
% take the trail that led back into
ghe hills; it was in that direction
ally and Chester had ridden. But
Sc sternly compelled himself to fol-
ow the wheel tracks that went to-
"ard the main road. Let her stay
out riding as long as she liked; it
..as no aGafr Of mis-.
lie did not pay much attention
. the trail. His mind was concen-
tied on the problem Of where
ryley McSwcen had hidden the
wheel of the fivver. In odd hours.
he had been searching furtively, but
without the ieast satisf' ot""'-
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HOW RICH is AMERICA?
100 LITTLE PIGS.
ALSO VASSAR GIRLS.
WORK AND LIVE. .,...

How much do. you, think the
United States is worth, all togeth-
er, in thousands of millions of dol
lars?
According to the Census Bureau,
all the property in the United
States three. years ago amounted
to about 1920, 8O3,S62, 1000. That
means $50 times one thousand mil
lion. dollars, with S03 millions to
Spare.
It's s great deal of money, but
you may be sure that it's much
less than the United States is
worth. Properly developed, the
State Of Texas will be worth more
taan the total wealth of the Unit
ed States" as now estimated.
Nobody has the faintest idea
what the real wealth Of this coun-
try amounts to. In ten years the
total wealth according to the fig
ures above, has increased more
Liam seventy-two per cent. Give
this nation fifty million more IN
nabitants, intelligent, willing to
work; and they would raise the val
ne. Of, the nations property five
HUNDRED per cent in half a gener-
ati6S:',
a b.T sends this information to
the, lifted States Agricultural De-
partnant. Five years ago, when
he was in the public school, he
bought q pure-bred pig, female,
cie..c weeks old. Since then his
pic has added 100 small pigs to
1he oo'th's porcine population. The
little hoy writes: "She paid Tor
nay c,.lscs, three years in high
school end gave me spending mon
cy also. I am now IN my second
wear 81 college and she is still
doing The same"
This boy has joined the "better
sires-better stock" campaign, and
will 'wo~k hard to improve the pig
Greed, g
r. II were possible to improve
human breed as easily as we inn
prove cattle or swine, civilization
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Our life depends on the glands.
Our happiness depends on habit:
We are more like machines wound
up and set running than creatures
of free will.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-14

Lorepz Koenig, aged seventy
two,. deVetes his working hours to.
stacking shingles in lumber yard
ait Omaha. He inherits $4,000,
but goes on packing shingles. IF
I quit, I'd die" he says, and he'll
give thu money to his children.
Perhaps the habit of hard work
hasn't got as firm hold on them
as it has on him.
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The nations in which those that
cultivate the land own the land on
which they live grow in strength.
The power of France is due large
ly to the fact that Frenchmen own
their land. That small country has
more than six. million land owners,
a great Improvement on the days
Of monarchy, when a handful of
mobiles; ecclesiastics and royal prin-
ces Meretthe land owners. "
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AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE
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Canada is growing rapidly. Up
there they welcome good immi-
grants. Here we discourage i'm
migration.
What is more important even
than immigration is human happi-
ness and independence. Canadians
attend to that. In Canada go per
cent of farmers own their own
farms. In the United States, only
81 per cent own their land, the
others are tenants paying rent.
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Men have spent most of their
time on earth fighting and muir
dering each other. But the real
Job of the human race is to fight
against and conquer Nature.
Every canal dug, desert irrigat-
ed, swamp drained, is victory In
the really important war.
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CHAPTER XIII
: A WOman's Place

49, ---~'
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would progress rapidly. Unfortu-
nataly, et genisys make little prog
ress. Blu something might be
done.
That proud mother of 100 little
pigs in fve years never smoked
cigarettes CT drank cocktails. And
the father Or fathers did not set
before their sons the example of
bootleg law breaking and contempt
for the Constitution.
Dear young ladies of Vassar
College, with beautiful, tall fore
heads, nimble feet and nimble
minds, tell what they think of to-
bacco. 433 say they like cigar
cites, 524 never smoke.
No matter what you may think
of women smoking, how would you
answer this question?
Which will be married first, the
433 girls that smoke cigarettes, -or
the 524 that don't smoke cigar
cites? And which will make the
hest mothers?
, 1925-02-08
Three taken
IN DRY RAID

Front and rear Of 3O5 North Dur
bin street were simultaneously at
tackled by raiding squads OF state
and police officers at 515 yesterday
afternoon. II. A. Brown and r.
~Fitzmaurice vel arrested on the
charge OF violating the drug ordi.
nance. while c. p. Morgan was
taken into custody as an inmate OF
the alley bootleggery on the lot.
Brown is out on 5000 bond furnished
by ]. w. Burkett- Morgan and Fitz-
maurice are In jail. duo to their In
ability to provide bonds.
Those making the raids OF the
two houses were officers Zook. Plum
mer. Mcdowell and two state agents.
Three drunks-Dick Morgan,
Frank wardie and Frank Killeen-
were picked up during tho evening.
c. L. Myers was brought before
Sergeant Pluckhan by Officer Muck
on tho charge OF illegal possession
OF liquor at a local dance hall.
Breaking glass on the pavement
OF West First street. caused A. Nc
Elheny to be booked as q suspicious
character.
, 1925-02-08
GAS TAX COMES
UP MONDAY FOR
HOUSE DEBATES
Measure Made Especial
Order Of Business"
When Solons Meet

Feb. T.
Especial to The Tribune.)-
With reconvention of the
legislature Monday morning
following its customary over
Sunday adjournment, the
hand of the house will reach out for
house bill No. 10. the three-cent gas
oline tax measure.
By its decision Saturday morning
the house made the bill with the
black cat" number a special order
OF business for Monday.
A last moment opportunity for In
PRODUCTION of bills in the house was
allowed In a special session OF that
body last night. for 1t will no longer
be possible TO put up new measures
without unanimous consent. The sen.
ate has three more days on its calen-
dar for a final flash Of files before its
unanimous consent must be obtained
for introductions of bills.
More than 200 bills have thus far
been dumped into the house. while
the senate has been blanketed with
nearly q hundred.
Approval for passage was yester-
day given in the house to its bill
No. SO which provides for increases
in the salaries OF county prosecuting
CONTINUED on Page Two,-
, 1925-02-08

the earth and rock through which
the shaft is being sunk has already
penetrated a chamber believed to be
the M in which Collins lies or near
where he lies, but the actual work
OF digging must halt until money IS
raised. Posy warned.
His appeal said:
Floyd Collins will not be brought
out of the cave alive or dead unless
the public opens its purse at once.
Tho rescue work has grown too ex-
~pensive.
THE workmen aro running short
OF lumber supplies and the cave re-
lief committee is spending its last
money for food for the 75 workmen
on the job.
III the work continues at the best
speed attained so far. ive days
would be required to reach Collins.
II the money cannot be obtained at
once the rescue shaft must be aban-
doned by tho time 1t is half way
down the required depth of sixty
feet. AT G p. m. today the shaft
was II feet deep.
About $1,000 is needed. Money
should be sent to II. d. Caldwell.
president Of the Peoples bank OF
Cave City, and chairman Of the
Cave City relief committee"
The pounding of drills and the
creak and crackle OF block and
tackle resounded over death
cavern" late tonight.
Mammoth searchlights played
upon a stage of tho natural amphi-
theater where Collins is staging an
unseen battle for his life. II he still
lives. while a thousand Of his fellow.
men watch from outside tho barbed
wire enclosure. This is the scene
sees from tho spot where the
United Press is located a few feet
from the mouth OF the cave.
A tram a operated by a steel
cable passes to and fro in clock-liko
Continued On Page TWO
, 1925-02-08
BURNS FATAL To
boy WHO SLEEPS
in FURNACE BOX
Janitor Lights Oil Fire,
Not Knowing Lad Had
Crawled Inside.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. z.
Albert Lee Greaver, IL
years old, died here today as
a result of burns received in
an oil furnace.
The boy is believed to
have crawled into the furnace some
timo during the night and fell
asleep. At 9 o'clock this morning
John Jones, negro Janitor. lighted
tho furnace. Shortly after the fire
had been lighted Jones heard
screams emanating from the fur
mace.
Upon opening the door, he found
the boy smothering in the flames.
Fear-stricken. the janitor turned
of the furnace fire and with diff
Guilty pulled the boy out. He was
taken to q hospital but lived only
a few hours.
Police believe the Janitor's story
but say the ease will be thoroughly
Investigated.
, 1925-02-08
COLLISION DUE
TO LOCOMOTIVE.
JUMPING TRACK;
Il ARE INJURED
Three Fort L~eavenworth
Soldiers Among Those
Badly Hurt in Smash
up Near Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Kan,
Feb. 7.-(United Press).-
With the death of D. R.
Wise, fireman, of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, the number of
dead in the crash of two
Missouri Pacific trains at Nearman,
Kansas, near here late today. was
raised to five tonight. Wise died
in a hospital hero.
Three others. seriously injured,
arc In local hospitals. They are SOL
diers from Fort Leavenworth. Kan
sas. Their names are Jack Painter,
Dillon caulson and Kenneth Bunk
er. Eight other persons sustained
minor injuries.
The wreck was caused when pas
senger train number l04, Omaha to
Kansas City. crashed into a freight
train. The passenger locomotive
jumped the track as II approached
the freight which was on a siding
and poughed into the freight loco
motive.
The other dead:
r. IL Jones. fireman. Falls City,
Neb.
Marvin C. woodeli. engineer. Kan.
sas City.
W. Il. Gardner. engineer. Kansas
city.
An unidentified soldier riding on
tho blinds"
D. r. Wires. fireman. Falls City.
Neb.
Missouri Pacific officials here said
there had been a bad mix-up" but
would not comment otherwise.
Due to a mix-up In telephone calls
several arnbulances went to Merf.
man, Kansas. a small town on the
opposite side of Kansas City from
where the wreck occurred.
Both locomotives turned over but
none of the passenger coaches left
tho rails.
Nearman is a switching station
about sever miles north of here.
So far as officials had been able
to learn tonight. the wreck was
caused when the pony trucks OF the
passenger locomotive jumped the
rails just as tho big engine was ap-
preaching the freight locomotive.
The passenger engine careened
along the ties for a few feet. then
crashed into the freight.
An investigation has failed to dis.
close what caused the front wheels
OF the passenger locomotive to leave
the rails.
, 1925-02-08
COLLINS MAY REMAIN IN
GAVE five DAYS LONGER
Casper Man Plays
Bulls and Bears
To AXE Million

Bias vucurevich. once an iron
moulder at Lead. s. D., long a
trader Of stocks in Casper. a mil
lionaire in 1917. a bankrupt broker
in 1924.
Where is he now?
Down in Denver Bias is of for a
wild gallop on a scenic railway Of
ticker tape. riding big blocks of
Standard OF Indiana and Prairie Oil
and Gas company stocks on a
margin.
This time the Serbian spectator
is out TO clean up 10000 grand-a
nero million-or shoot off the mar
ket and end in one beautiful crash.
His intention is to pyramid his
winnings on every 10-point rise In
quotations. wave his hat and travel
skyward.
II he drsgs down the million he's
done with trading. He said so him
self before he left here several days
ago for the Colorado capital.
Should a slip on the board wipe
him out
, 1925-02-08
VICES ASSA|[ED
by AGED SOLON
IN LAST SPEECH.
Refining House Member
Scores Canned Music
And B~ootleggers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.
With a vigorous assault on
modern ways of life and a
warning against the growth
of crime, Representative
Isaac A. Sherwood, Demo-
crat, Ohio, babe farewell to
his colleagues in his final speech
in the house today.
Defeated for reelection. the 90
year old veteran of the Union forces
will pass forever from the halls OF
congress March 4. In his leave
taking he c~ontrasted life when he
entered congress So years ago and
now.
Sherwood's last word that 'the
two chief crime breeders of the ma
tion are the a~nti-saloon league and
the bootleggers union"
ut is So years since I first drifted
into this great body of honored cit.
izenship." Sherwood said. THAT
was the 43rd congress. ! am almost
the last leaf OF the tree. OF the 242
representatives and "a senator's of
that day. only Uncle Joe Cannon and
/ are alive"
General Grant a Just starting
IN his second term. I remember the
appropriations for the salary and
clerk hire and upkeep OF the white
house that year-1s73.74-was s42,-
500.
This year we gave over 5000 900
to the president. including the May.
flower. There were not even type.
writer machines then.
1--WE had no tariff experts TO con-
fuse r~udimentary congressman. We
had no secretary of agriculture,
hence the farmers were contented
and generally prosperous.
THE country had no automobiles,
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, 1925-02-08
CHARGES MADE
bYM|TCHELL TO
DEVELOP CRISIS
Congress May Start
Probe to Clear Up
Chaos in Statistics.

WASHINGTON, Feb. z.
-(United Press.)-A show
down on Americas actual
and relative air strength was
considered tonight as the
almost certain result of
/. Brigadier General Mitchell's vigor-
Gus assault on his chief for their
attitude toward the air service. re-
gardless of what happens to Mitchell
personally.
Inability of Mitchell and his op-
ponents to agree on figures showing
the actual condition OF the air forces
has produced a bad impression and
congress may take initiative in start
ing a thorough investigation TO clear
UP tho statistical chaos relative to
air power.
Mitchell faces demotion and prob
able court martial for insubordinar
ton. His bold Haunting OF his Views
before congress. his sharp criticism
of his immediate chiefs. and his at
titudes on the good faith of the navy
are held inevitably to presage re-
moval from his post as assistant
chief OF the air service when his
term expires March 26.
Moreover. by making his reply to
Secretary of War Weeks public at
the capital before Weeks received
it. he becomes guilty of i~nsubordina-
ton and on this ground a more Sc
we're penalty than merely loosing his
official position may be melted out.
Mitchell's attack drew from Weeks
today a defense of high officers d.
rectiy or indirectly. In formal state
ment Weeks appealed to the country
not to be critical Of the officers as
sailed by him.
1T have noted there is a tendency
on the part of some newspapers and
men in public life to be critical of
the officers actively connected with
the management of the army and to
refer to them in rather opprobrious
terms" Weeks said
TT is we'll for the country to keep
in mind who these officers are. Very
largely they are men who command
ed American armies in France dur
Ing the WollQ wal ~ ooeh hHiaae
as to bring everlasting glory to the
American army and the American
people.
First and foremost is General Per-
shing. who has just been relieved as
chief Of staff: General Hardbord. the
chief OF staff on the American ex-
peditionary forces; General Hines,
present chief OF staff. and their sub
ordinates. every one Of whom had
an active and important part in the
fighting on the other side and who
made good in every position in which
they were placed. Now they are as
/. devoted to the service and its future
as men can be-.
I submit that It is unwise and un-
just &c suggest such men to super
ficiai criticism. Naturally and nee
essarily they knew about activities
of air service on tho other side. 1t
is simply ~increditable that these of
ficers based on their long experience
Continued on Page Two
, 1925-02-08
SHOWDOWN PROBABLE ON
j. s. AIRCRAFT POWER
HOPE OF CELESTIAL HOME GONE.
ADVENTIST DISCIPLE RETURNS
TO HIS JOB AS paper HANGER

Not that Reidt has given up hope
entirely. He watched the sky again
tonight. and prayed for those who
waned and his followers had drIfted
away.
Only his Immediate family and
the gaunt bearded disciple, VII
Downs. of Yaphank, remained of the
group of adventists who expected to
become brides of the Lamb" and
be lead into Heaven any time after
mid-Friday.
The desolate hills. where Reidt
waited in vain for his portent today
was churned ankle deep in mud by
the unbelievers who came to scott
and went away feeling rather sorry
for the prophet who has now to
take up the brush and paste of his
trade.
For since the world did not come
to an end. the prophet of glory is
just a paper hanger.
JESUS MARIA. Province of Cor.
doba, Argentina. Feb. Z. UNITED
Pressl-Predictions that the end of
the world is approaching caused ex-
citement among the pious popula-
ton of this village and hundreds OF
people gathered around the cathe.
drai TO pray through the night.
Shortly after midnight. when the
faithful beiived Christ was to appear
on a cloud In the heavens, a comet
burst into view and a minute later
a ball of fire dropped in a nearby
field.
The village priest. who visited the
field. found a sizeable meteor which
a fallen. terrifying the people
many OF whom remained in prayer
until after dawn, imploring protec-
ton of the Virgin. The priest declar-
ed the heavenly body as an aero
lite.
, 1925-02-08
BY FRANK T

Omitted Press Staff Corresponding
EAST PATCHOUGE, N. Y, Feb.
III the world is determined to go
on. despite the prophesies OF doomes-
day. Robert Reidt and his little band
of reformed Adventists decided to-
night they would just have to make
tho best Of 1t. and go back to work.
Carrots and water went all right
for a couple OF days. with a halo
and a harp in the immediate offing.
But the Reidt children are getting
hungry.
The wages of prophecy is poverty,
as far as the fervent little German
who predicted the worlds end is
concerned. Having sold his home
and all his worldly goods for a sons
he finds himself up against the
prospect of finding a terrestrial res
idence to replace the celestial one
he was prepared to occupy.