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The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-08-04

him "a life for life" Armitage, re-
joining his fathers command, is pres
ent when she runs away with federal
locomotive. He fires at the engine
and hits her in the arm. She makes
her way back to the Confederate lines
and while recuperating, Morgan gives
her a sheet of paper containing the
names of the "elevenH
CHAPTER X
Parsou Kennedy, Charles Lowell, Ar
thur Smell, George Armstrong, John
Armitage, Philip Gardner, james Fog
arty, Franz Schmidt, Wallace Hender-
son, Frederick Skinner.
The VIC, Washington, NIX, New York,
RIO, Richmond, BIN, Boston, PA, Pbila-
delphia.
1t seemed strange to her that there
had ever been any mystery. J-WG-A,
that meant John (Washington) Armi-
taqe-the mans name and his head
quarters
She idly counted the names-and ill.,
stantly became animated. Again she
went over the list.
Including Parson Kennedy, there
were but ten names, and there had
been eleven men that night Oh, she
had counted them with particular care
eleven, always eleven. Morgan had
missed one.
Having lost the certificate, the elev-
enth name-the initials-had passed
from her recollection.
Meantime, Armitage's telegrapher
had restored communications and his
command was saved.
1t was ParsOn Kennedy who brought
information of the Confederate trap.
He had stumbled upon this informa-
ton by the merest luck. He had left
his comrade back there, dead.
"Who?" asked Armitage.
Gardner"
The two, sent out to feel the way
from headquarters, had run plump in
to a scouting party of the enemy. The
two never hesitated; hesitation would
be to invite death. They struck the
astonished group before they thought
70 raise their carbines broke through
and went on, followed by storm of
bullets. The younger man twisted
oddly in his saddle. A mile or so be-
You'd, he called out in agony. Kennedy
was beside him almost as soon as he
fell.
Gardner, boyT"
"Parson--if you ever see her again.
Gardner was dead.
Armitage, with compressed lips and
frowning eyes, listened to this vivid
recital. Six gone: Armstrong, Fogarty,
Schmidt, Henderson, Skinner and Gard
ner-six brave and gallant officers.
Clark, the telegrapher, had told him
it was a woman who held him up.
Six comrades were dead but Jeanne
Beaufort lived; and she was free be-
sides. He stiffened in the saddle, and
the lines in his face grew hard. He
would find Jeanne Beaufort: and woe
to her when he did,
The ragged army had settled dowa
for the winter. The livlng-room was
temporarily deserted the chief in COM
mand and his staff having gone on a
tour of inspection. Beyond the win
dow the campfire blazed brightly.
The door opened and closed softly.
and Morgan stood with his back to it,
for while, absorbing the lovely pic
ture Jeanne presented "YOu are very
lively tonight" he said.
She did not reply. She could not
hate this man. She vaguely wondered
what her attitude would have been
had he been less handsome.
"Have you ever paused to think.
Jeanne, that man falls In love in
voluntarily? That it is instructive on
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-08-04

his part to elude it as long as pos
sible?"
Between you and me, Major, love
is Taboo" she said, rising.
"Ah, you may draw that taboo line
as much as you please. but | am al
ways bound to cross it You made
a confession to me one night, under
stress.N
"You are under my roof, Major"
"A Yankee"
"Still, an honorable man."
"And yet his name was on that list
l gave you. VIII you not tell me, not
as woman to man, but as comrade
to comrade, what this list meansfN
mo. Besides, there were eleven.
and you brought me the names of but
ten
Eleven? ] secured what | could.
Didn't | tell you ! got them in ParsOn
Kennedy's room? | didn't have much
time. You can be like granite some
times"
IF our meetings are unpleasant,
you have only yourself to thank. |
do not love you; but there was Il time
when l respected you, admired your
courage and resourcefulness."
you hit straight. Well II thousand
times you have signed John Armitage's
death-warrant." lie spoke without APP
parent anger. "All want is Armitage
in front of my sword | wish to con
quer him before l kill him"
''The death of John Armitage will
i'm no wise alter my sentiments in re-
gard TO you, Major. You ought to
realize that"
He reached for his hat, but did not
put il on his head. For two troopers
entered. wheeled right and left and
stood at attention. A man followed
them, blinking. Two more troopers
came after him. Then came the staff
John Armstrong and Jeanne Beau
fort looked into each others eyes once
more. He took off his hat.
'Do you know this man, Major?'
Morgan was asked.
"Yes, General; he is Captain Arm
strong of the Federal Secret Service.
one of the eleven l have often told
you about"
''EIe was found within our lines"
-grimly. "He shall be shot at dawn"
Did you find any papers on himF"
mo"
Jeanne walked to the farther door.
opened it and passed out of the room:
but she remained close to the door.
her brain awhirl. After several min
utes she heard Morgan speak again.
There was no doubt of the hatred in
her heart now.
''He has left his dispatches or his
notes elsewhere. Perhaps had better
go and look over the ground where you
found him."
Presently Jeanne heard the men
filing out. She opened the door eau
tiously. Armitage was seated before
the fire, stretched out in his chair.
his chin in his collar He was alone.
The guards had been stationed outside.
Jeanne entered and approached within
few feet Of him. He heard her.
turned and rose.
Jeanne Beaufort ~ he said quietly.
"Yes; this is my home, Captain Ar
mitage."
do you know why I am in this
room tonight? I disobeyed orders for
the mere sake of seeing you once
more. In the back Of my watch are
my notes of observation"
"You tell me this p'-horrifed.
"Yes. You played with me, you
sought my love to break 1t. Well, here
they are, love and life. Break them.
I was there that night. as you know.
Take your revenge. They will have
me shot anyhow
81 do not want your life. God for
bid" she cried brokenly.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21

Colfax, Washington, uses more
electricity per capita than any other
cry IN the woHS&
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21
Presbyterians to
Raise Big Fund

LOS ANGELES, April 2l.-,Doin-
ing in the nationwide campaign OF
the PRESBYTERIAN Lavmcn ; Commit
tee to raise $15.000,000 to establish
businesslike pension system
for ministers and missionaries,
eight California Presbyteries are
holding campaign opening dinners
this week.
Leading speakers ia the campaign
are the moderator OF the general
assembly, DR.. William Oxl"y Thomp-
SON; Il former moderator who is the
only layiuan to have held the office,
DR.. John Willis Bacr, Pasadena
banker and now Pacific Coast chair
man fer the laymen = effort; Cap
tain Robert Dollar, pioneer ship
owner Of San Francisco; and pr.
Moses Breeze, Of Chie:go, western
representative OF the Presbyterian
board Ct relief and sIstentatiYn and
oEe ut the orators u the denemiIa-
ton.
California > quota Of the $4,000.
900, Of which twothirds has been
raised east of Chicago, is $s25,OO0.
The campaign is timed to close on
May II, SO that Win II. Hays, chair
man Of the laymen's y committee can
report ut the general assembly,
which meets in San Francisco next
month
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21
Trucks To Keep
Within Weight

\ statewide drive against over
loaded trucks on the highways will
be launched within the next few
days by the State Motor Vehicle
department. News TO this effect
was received at the local traffic
department this morning. While
the county traffic squad Of the
state department has been working
steadily for the last few weeks in
checking up on the overlooking Of
trucks, the new move will be inde-
pendent of local inspection, five
squads being dispatched from head
quarters in Sacramento for the pur.
pose.
Acting under orders OF Chief
Frank G. Shook the state has been
divided into five sections by Chief
Inspector c. X. Harder. The five
squads will go on duty in these sec
tiOns and devote their entire time
to checking up on truck loading.
1--WE have reason to believe, y
said Harder, THAT many truck
drivers are exceeding the maximum
weight in loading with much re-
sultant damage TO the highways.
All sections where trucks are used
for transporting heavy products
will be given special attention
More crews will be added If nee
essary it was announced and the
various county squads throughout
the state have been asked to keep
q close check on lOadings.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21
Red Tape Binds
Violin Scholar
Nv United Press Leased Wire

MOSCOW, April 21.-Russian
cred tape" demanded and got nine
certificates for such an innocent
business as arranging boys music
lessons here.
Peter was musical SO Peter 8 faith
er thought it would be wise to give
him music lessons. The father went
TO the State Musical School in Mos
COW.
He had first 10 present sworn
application for his little sons ad'
mission to classes in piano playing.
Then he was required TO furnish a
sworn certificate Of his own salary
and another official statement of
the house committee where he lived
TO show the number OF persons oe-
pendent on him for support.
He was sent off to procure q
statement from the foreman OF the
factory at which he works, to prove
that he works there, and back TO his
housing committee for a statement
of his monthly rent.
He than had to get certificate
from tho Commissar of Health prov
ing that his little son had been
vaccinated and another from the
district doctor testifying 10 tho boys
general state Of health. Then he
was sent TO the Bureau Of Vital
Statistics for IL statement of the
boy $ age and TO the Commissar Of
Education for statement showing
the school the boy> attends and the
class in which he is rated.
Then, worn out by running about.
he presented himself at the State
Musical School with his armfnl Of
statements and was told that, after
all, his boy could not be admitted
because his boy had not had any
musical training.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21
BRITISH PLAN
TO BUILD NEW
MOVIE CAPITAL
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HOLLYWOOD, April 21.-Aimcd
at the dominance of American made
motion pictures. q new tilm capital
was in prospect here today, with
the announcement Of the Canadian
National Cinema Studios, = new
movie corporation, that they wou 4
establish headquarters 10 Vancouver
b. {.
Backed Lv British and Canadian
capital. with such figures rs Lord
Beaverbrook. English multi million
airc. ana Lord Kinderslev, president
of the Bank of England, interestd
In the project, = raid is now IN
progress on Hollywood talent.
Nils Olaf Chlistandet, former IL
rector general IF Cfa Studio il Bef
lin and the leader in post war Ger
many successful battle for Euro
pcan fila supremacy, viii be il
charge " the new studios and al
production. He viii leave here sun
day for Vancouver.
According to Jack Andrew Az
derson, noted Canadian explorer
and mining engineer, who is in Hol
lvwood in connection with the Brit
ish film venture, S5.O0O,000 viii l.,
turned over to Christander AZ .
working fund to start production.
The move is direct outgrowtt
Of British legislation for fostering
British made pictures.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21

port Beach. returned home on Wed
nesday after having spent several
| days here rs guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. II. Kirby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gillett spent
! Easter vacation here with Mr.. Gil
lett 5 parents, Mr., and Mrs. ". F,
Gillott.
Fred Cocllncr of the Southern
Sicrras power Company had as Il
visitor last week his brother Henry
Gocllner who had spent several
mouths with him at Riperside be.
fore coming to the valley.
Back from Texas
Mr. .,nd Mrs j. u. Elackwoad
and two daughters. Mrs. Elmer
johnson ana Mrs. Lizzie Reynolds
returned Ftidav nigf.g from Snyder,
Texas. Mr.. Blackwood reports bad
road conditions off the main high
ways III that state.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Howard Jones and
Mr.. and Mrs NJ c. blanchard Of
this city were dinner guests Of Mr..
and Mrs A. II. Eellar Of Fl Centre
Sunday
r. X. Simmons. we'll known to
Holtvillc yroeet ybuyers. Is now
eonneete& with rlygly WlggIy
stoles. after spending u week N
CalsNieo. Mi Simmons IS now st
the local store.
Mrs. Josefh Kay was hostess 1t
4 surprise birthday luhcheon III
honor Of her son, Curzon. On satur.
day. Apil 1t. After the luncheon
several games were played ana
prizes awarded othe lucky contest
ants. 4 lively baseball game fin
lsheAi the afternoon. Buunies
chickens and Easter eges carried
ott the Easter motif.
The guest list included Lawrence
Hartzog, Harry Terwilliger, Ralph
Priddy. James Meyers, Dale Cooper
Jr., David Hartshorn, James Ryer-
son and Gordon Schneider.
Miss Smithson Honored
On Saturday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. \. IL. Snithson entertained 4
! number Of friends at the Alamo
Community Center in honor of theil
daughter, Helen. Miss Smithsou
has been spending the Faster vaca
tion here. She is graduating June
10 from California Christian Col
lege in Los Angeles and soon after
graduation will marry Rev. Wallace
Nelson Kent, former student o:
{. c. c.
Mr. Kent is at present finishing
his course at Drake University IN
Des Moines, Ia, where he is also
teaching as an assistant professor
of languages. The guests surpris
ed Miss Smithson with gifts OF
beautiful table linen. Games and
music were the diversions OF the
evening, ana delicious refreshments 5
Were served.
Those present were Messrs. and
Mesdames y. L. Bernshouse. Z. n.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21
CAMEL SELLS FOR 81
AT AUSTRALIA ACOT1OE
by United Press Leased WtiS

SYDNEY, n. 3. W, April 2l@
\ group of female samels realizt>i
cnly q dollar apiece at - recent au*
tiuu in an outback district Of New
South Wales.
Until few years ago came!s
were extensively used in dry inland
areas for transport Of wool an.
other products to and from the
nearest railroad. But the modern
motor truck has proved SO much
faster, cheaper, and more capable
OF management even in the dryest
districts that the hump-baek ami.
nal has become obsolete. Hence,
their owners have despaired Of
making them profitable, and the
herds have mostly been sold at
auction or turned loose.
Some of the latter have increased
since their release and have become
a menace in many districts. When
they reach areas Of settlement they
are impounded by the authorities.
1t was one such lot that was re-
Gently sold at auction. The females
brought dollar each ana the bulls
little more.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21
ARGENTINA PLANS
FAST AIR MAIL

BUENOS AIRES. April 1S.-Al-
though Argentina is twice as far
away from Europe as the United
States, Buenos AIRES will soon re.
ceive mail from Europe in half the
time it takes a European letter to
travel TO New York, according t.
the airmail contract signed here IA.
cc cntly between the Argentine Post
office and the I-atecoere Co. II
France. The new airmail service is
scheduled to commence on Septem
hcr l, 1927.
BY means Of this new service,
when fully functioning, Il letter dis,
patched from Buenos Aires to Paris
for instance, will have its reply nr.
rive in Buenos Aires ten days la.
er. This exchange cannot now be
made in less than forty.three days
with sailing schedules in entire ia
V0r.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21

spent the weekend here with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. '. Tag.
gari.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Wuff left Sat
urday for Los Angeles, returning
Monday evening.
Miss Ruth Bourne Of the high
school faculty and Miss Anita kav.
anaugh spent the weekend as guests
Of Miss Alice Carothers, at her
home in san Diego. On Sunday
they motored to Mt Rudidoux for
the Easter Sunrise service. Miss
Carothers is teaching ut Sunset
Springs school this wear
Little Margaret Jones Is confined
10 her home with an attack ot 1lu.
Mrs. Georgia b. Johnson spent
Easter ia Brawley with her brother
\. \. Crawford and family.
Ted Bolin of the First National
Bank drove 10 San Diego----}22 ,
Mr.. ana Mrs c. y. Gates of New
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21
England Expects
Cheaper Whiskey
ny United Press Leased Wire

EDINBURGH. April 20.-Great
Britain is about to witness q united
drive for cheaper whiskev.
Faced by prospective wrecking Of
their industries due to the decline
in the consumption of whiskey the
Scottish distillers are marshalling
their forces for campaign to re-
duce the present tax on whiskey
from its present rate of $500 per
proof gallon to approximately
$1,000.
According to statistics compiled
by the distillers the consumption of
whiskev in Great Britain has de-
clined from 29,000,000 gallons in
1915 to only ll,2j0,00 in 1926.
This decline, they say is due to the
discriminatory tax on whiskey as
compared on imported wines, where
the tax except on champagne. is
onl V % cents per bottle. Drinkers
have found by experiment that
there is more "kick" per shilling
spent in wine than there is kick -
per shilling in whiskey. In conse-
quence while the sales of whiskey
have declined severely, the sale of
imported wines has risen from
9,9s3,000 in l9lG to 16,s30, 900 in
1926.
But the weak point in the armour
Of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
which the distillers chiefly aim to
attack, is the charge that the gov
ernment is losing revenue through
its present high taxation. This loss
they estimate at $60,000,OO0 annu-
ally-or stated the other way
around, q reduction to $1,000 per
gallon on the price of whiskey
would result in an Increased con
sumption of whiskey that would
net the government 100000 900 an
oually more than it at present de-
rives from the $500 tax.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21
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HOLTYILLE
BY Press Staff Correspondent

HOI.TV1ILE, April 9l.-Mrs. c
J.. Shaw, who was called east on
account Of the death Of her uncle
returned home Saturday. While
away Mrs. Shaw visited her brother
IN Vermont and on the way home
stopped ia Chicago and Topeka.
Kansas, to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Sam Webb and son
Fam Jr, and Mrs Hudson Purcell
and daughter, Mise Edith Ferguson
spent Easter III San pieYo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Merryfield
If Riverside spent the Weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs ". T. Beale.
Mrs. Charles Tyner Of Los An
geies, former Holtville resident,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21

" llIiams, Cay Tuttle, James Halpin,
l.. u. I.ittlefield, Ratnah Ryersou,
leo Mayer, Willis jenkins. Henry
Hooker, j. ID. Channon, A. V. Carey,
". +. Gillett. Harrie Q. Wood, ID.
McKenzi2, +. J. Smith, Mesdames
MAY Luceoek, James Melbourne, d.
:. Warren. A. r. Greenleaf. Misses
BerteS Greenleat, Virginia Ryerson,
Maude Hall, Mary Ellen Gardner,
and Messrs. \. lliorth and I'd fard
Watson.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21

lilies filthy, disease-bearing
l. insects! Kill them at once,
with Fit.
Fit spray clears the house In few
minutes of disease bearing aies,
mosquitoes, bed bugs, reaches
ants and feas. II searches out the
cracks where insects hide and
breed, destroying their eggs.
Flir kills moths and their larvae
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21
BELFAST STUDENTS
PAY FOR CHARLESTON
ny United Press Leased Wire

BELFAST, April 81. - SO many
children in schools here haze the
Charleston habit-they Charleston
when they walk and do the Charles
ton wigslc when they stand--that
local teachers have decided upon a
nlan Of imposing small fines on Of
Tenders.
When a child Is found Violating
the Charleston rules, a note Is
sent. to the parents who pay q six
penny fine. The money is donated
regularly 70 charity and quite q
sum already has been given to sev.
eral hospitals and homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21

which eat holes. II will save your
clothing, furs and rugs. Clean and
easy 10 use. Will not stain.
Fit is the result of exhaustive
laboratory research. 1t has re.
placed old ineffective methods.
Fatal to insects but harmless 10
mankind. Recommended by
Health Officials. Buy Fit and Flir
sprayer today. For sale every.
where.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21

A 1000 acre pecan orchard will
be planted il the Gila Valley, east
OF Yuma, Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21

Kings county has intus rated 8
Countrywide home garden besutify
ing contest.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-07-07
HAPPY TYO1 GuTS

Truth to a woman Is what she be lieves.-A. 0. tDerby).
 Talk through your head. not through your hat.-T. H. tCoyentry).
 The less brains a man has the easier 1t is for him to lose his head.-E. r. (sheflield).
 One of thc finest ways of improving your memory is 10 lend money.-B. C. (uen.ey)
 One can always invest in experience with the assurance of getting some sort of profit.-T. P. (Nottingham).
 It is better to know a little and be- ueve in 1t than to know so much thut you cannot believe in anythlng.-G. N. (Bolness).
 All the worlds a stagee-and there is usually an understudy ready and waiting 10 take the conceit out of us. T. E. (Carshalton).
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-07-07
THE FAIR SEX

Women are the slaves of fashion, but their burden is light.
 woman whose face is her fortune is sure to go broke sooner or later.
 man is only as old as he feels; a woman Is only as old as she tells.
 woman's love for dress ard dress ing is apt to keep her husband guess ing.
 When Il woman hasn't anything more to say she is wiling to let a man talk.
 A woman isn't apt to use the lines on her face when she is fishing for compliments.
 To love a woman is human; to keep on telling her you do after marriage is superhuman.
 One thing that makes Il man fear woman is his inability to guess what she will do next. If women would only love us for our faults, we might count on their unswerving fidelity. = Boston Tran script.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-07-07
WEEK IN EPTGRAM

Bawllng Is not singing but fl it exciting.-W. J. Henderson.
 Knowledge is power, but only wis dom Is liberty.-WiH Durant
 The real power of the press con sists in suppression-Lord Hewart.
 As to my renown, 1t Is greater than is good for my spiritual health.- Bernard Shaw.
 To begin the day with an opinion Is to be a traitor to the future Christopher Morley.
 Women suffer nowadays from being discussed q great deal too much Margaret Kennedy.
 A perfect dinner Is as rare as a honeymoon trip without quarrels.- Sadakiehi Hartmann.
 In literature when one attacks a dls- ease 1t usually means that one suffers from it-Edmund Wilson.
 English people are a hundred times more impressed by a fact than by an rgument-Maude Royden.
 likeness Is the unforglvable sin which breeds rot and decay where ever 1t Is found-Lady Rhonnda.
 A great deal of my time Is taken up with striking out adjeetives.-Th Speaker of the House of Commons.
 The worst example of bad luck Is to buy a suit of clothes With two pairs of trousers, and burn a hole in the Jacket.-Lord Dewar.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-07-07
THE WRANGELL SENTINEL
 J. ". PRITCHETT, Publisher

Entered as seeond-class matter at the Wrangell. Alaska, post office under
 Act of Congress of March 1878
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-07-07
SLANGUAGE

Go woo a thought.-G, F. ".
 He feels like fly at large-R. NJ. She has a monologue mania.--L. B. Saunter with your silhouette.-M B. She has electrocuting opdcs.-W. s. NJ.
 Show your silhouette the gate.-R. ". c.
 More drag than d soda straw ". G.
 She thinks vaudeville a small town. -R. F. c.
 He makes more misses than a di- voree lawyer.-M. K.
 He says Hungarian goulash Is an important boot.-E. B.
 He thinks q drawing room is where they hold raflles.-.. M T.
 She thinks the pied piper was an intoxicated Scotchman.-S. s
 He thinks shngled sheba is a carpenters daughter.-M T. S.
 Up to date Us the magazines in a dentists waiting room.-F. L. k.