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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-11
rwENTY-sEvENTH INsTALLMENT

~ OWN in the lobby Martin and
Rhoda paused. She seemed a
long way off from him, some
how. Knowing what storm
she'd been through, he felt
that he couldn't bear to tell her she
must come with him now to the railway
station, in the hope that they Wouidn,t
be too late to prevent Max from making
of with her trunk.
Luckily she spoke first. IT don't want
In 90 home" she said. so I'd better
telephone Babe and let her know we're
all right"
This was an obvious duty, and as nve
minutes wasn't likely to matter mucn,
now, one way or the other at the ran-
way station, Martin assented.
Rhoda gave him something else to
think about when she paused OUTSIDE
the door of booth she'd been on the
point of entering and asked him to 'teie-
phone instead. She looked aWtuly
white.
"Rhoda, are you all right" he de-
manded earnestly. He must have shout
ed it rather, for a man turning the
leaves of a directory at the desk looked
I'D curiously at them. He went on
speaking lower, IT mean, are you faint
or anything?"
She said she wasn't. She just didn't
feel like talking to Babe.
The promptneSs with which Babe an
$. gwered the call suggested that she d
been sitting within hands reach OF the
instrument ever since Martin had left
her, and indeed she assured him pas
eionately that this had been the case.
She was furious with him for not
having called sooner and wasn't easily
to be convinced that this was his 1rSt
opportunity. She'd been having per-
assxer Oh esatG
Lewis had come and really acted rough.
Shed had to threaten to telephone for
the police to get rid of him.
what did he want with you?' Mar
tin demanded.
Naturally" said Babe, che wanted
his ticket and his trunk check"
But he had them" Martin told her.
''Fie took the envelope out of my pocket
an hour ago, after he'd knocked me
well, he didn't think he had them
IS minutes ago when he left here" she
assured him.
wait a minutes" Martin said, and
laid down the receiver for a search of
his pockets. "It's all right" he told
Babe a minute later. i've got them.
What he got out Of my pocket was your
dummy envelope. the one we fooled him
with the in the first place. don't Won
about us any more" he concluded, land
don't expect us till we turn up"
$50 I'm to go to bed and not wait UP
for the young folks Babe commented
She sounded rather annoyed, though
Martin couldn't see why she should be
"How long is it, he asked Rhoda
when he went back to her, since you've
had anything to eat?"
IT don't know" she told him alb
sently.
"Well, then, that's the first thing tc
attend to-" he announced. I'm goins
to take you somewhere and get you
good dinner
"Rhoda, how did you know what
Claire was saying to Forster? W.
couldn't hear a sound through thu
glass"
smile flickered across her face, tn,
first he'd seen there in long while. .
forgot" she explained. ut seemed lik'
listening to me. can read lips, vol
see. Martin, dear, don't you remembe
long ago at the Alhambra, how saw
you ask me If didn't want to be res
cued? And you asked me afterwar'
how I knew the exact words you said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-11
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contract with Rhoda's father seemed
straight enough, and squared with the
facts as Martin knew them. II Rhoda's
father had died. as apparently he had,
before completing his discovery, it was
obvious that the contract was Of no
value. Claire, though, apparently thought
it was valuable. There seemed to be no
doubt that it was the thing she'd been
credible that, If Forster knew she'd
failed to get it (since he knew in whose
hands it actually was he might have Of
fered her 100000 for it in pure malice,
as he said. But Forster did think it was
Claire who'd stolen Rhoda's trunk, and,
unless Rhoda's observation had been at
fault, he had held his breath while he
waited to see whether she would rise to
his bait or not.
Forster knew the contract wasn't in
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SYNOPSIS.

After the death of her father, whose last
years we're clouded by poverty and disgrace,
Rhoda Mcfarland calls herself Rhoda White,
hoping TO escape the guardianship Of her
uncle, Williarn ROYCE. An effort is made to
ind her through the medium of newspaper
ada. Martin Forbes, a reporter, tells her that
q man named Max Lewis is trying to prove
that she is Rhoda Mcfarland. Later q
stranger, Claire Cleveland, comes to Rhoaa
claiming to have known her father. Sne
says that be had certain papers belonglng
to her, and asks to have them returned,
Rhoda says that all her father papers are
in O sealed trunk in her apartment. Wnen
the trunk is stolen, she accuses Claire. %no
denies any knowledge of the matter. FORBES
retrieves the trunk, which was stolen py
Max and Claire, but, before he can ten
Rhoda, she goes to see man named ForS-
ter, who is Lewis uncle. and who, accord
ing to Claire, had been Mr.. McFarlano s
enemy and is the person Responsible Ior
the ads. She tells him of the theft OF the
trunk and of her meeting with ClsfYe. He is
frantic, and denounces Claire as black
mailer and the cause of Mr.. Mr.. McFarlend
disgrace. Then he goes away, leaving Rhooa
q prisoner Forbes, acting on a bunch, goes
to Forsters hotel and finds Rhoda. A few
moments later, they learn that the room IN
which they are has an ARRANGEMENT IN the
wall that affords view OF Forsters private
study. They see Claire enter and talk TO
Forster. He threatens her with revolver,
and, in the scufhe that follows. she is
wounded. Conley, ForSter's guard, ruShes
into the study. Unnerved by the SITUATION
Forster confesSes to Rhoda his part in the
plot that ruined her father.
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for some light on it tomorrow when we
60 through that trunk. Rhoda, dear,
don't worry any more about it tonight.
You're all In. Let's 90 home"
"An right" she agreed, and, when he
put his hand into his pocket. he made
the disgusting discovery that he was
penniless. So he asked Rhoda, rather
diff1dently, If she could lend him any
money. He'd given his last cent to the
taxi driver who'd brought them here.
She insisted on walking home, and
had her way. AS they strolled along,
she slipped her hand within his arm,
but, even so, she felt a million miles
away. By the time they'd got to the
door Of her apartment building the
silence between them had become a
palpable oppressive thing
She asked him now, in strictly neu-
trail voice, whether he was coming In.
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"IIi go up with you to your own door
anyhow" he said, and they climbed the
two long flights of stairs, side by side,
without another word.
There was a light shining through
the crack under the door, and they
could hear Babe, Rhoda'S house mate,
in there talking to somebody. But
Rhoda had her key in her hand and
she thrust it into the lock and swung
the door open without even a Inomen-
tary pause for private farewell on the
landing. Martin stepped aside. He
wouldn't go in. He'd be hanged If he
would.
But in the instant that Rhoda pushed
open the door the man to whom Babe
had been talking spoke, and, at the
sound of his voice, Rhoda stopped as If
she'd been suddenly frozen. The mans
voice broke of. Babe, who sat where
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the trunk. But didn't he believe that
something else was, something that he
wanted very much, something, perhaps,
he felt he couldn't be happy without?
That seemed highly probable to Mar
tin. Why, unless there was something
among her fathers papers that he
wanted, had he spent all those weeks
advertising for Rhoda?
Martin looked up at Rhoda doubt
fully, torn between his impotence to
examine the contents of that little
trunk tonight and his reluctance, after
all she'd been through, to subject her
to any more experiences, possibly har-
rowing.
ct think there must be some way" he
told her hesitatingly. "of setting your
fathers memory right before the world
think I've got the beginning of
bunch how 1t can be done. I'm hoping
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I lost some Of their conversation, OF
course, when they turned their faces
away. But, whenever I could see their
faces, could hear just as well as II
I'd been in the room"
He sat silent for a while after that,
not exactly thinking, but enjoying the
SAVIOR of the term of endearment she
had unconsciously used. When his mind
got back on the rails, he took up the
kink in ForSterS explanation, which he
had been conscious of not Strengthening
out at the time Forster made 1t.
What the old man had said about the
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she could see through the doorway, said,
Here they are" and Rhoda came to
life again in a surprising way. She
flung herself upon Martin, like child
at the sight of an ogre. Martin heard
her say, in q broken voice, TITS Uncle
william! Martin, don't-dont let
Martins arms came around her and
pulled her closer still, and as he gazed
over her head at Babes astounded face,
he whispered to Rhoda, Don't you
worry, darling He can't do anything t.
you now. You're engaged to me-"
Continued in tomorrow's Star.)
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Continued in tomorrow's Starr

Fatal accidents in lead and zinc
mines of Oklahoma have been reduced
in the last three wears
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~ OWN in the lobby Martin and
Rhoda paused. She seemed a
long way off from him, some
how Knowing what a storm
she'd heen thrnurh he felt
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-01-10
DAIRY HERD RECORDS
USED TO TEST COWS


The dairy herd improvement
association records are a gold mine
of useful information. Their pur-
pose is two-fold-to test the cows
and to prove the sires," says j. C..
Mcdowell of the Bureau of Dairy
Industry, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
From a study of. these records
he finds that the cows having an
average butterfat production of
100 pounds a year make an aver
age income over cost of feed of
SID; those producing 200 pounds
per year return S55 over costs of
feed. The next 100 pounds in
crease in production per cow raises
the income over cost of feed to
500 the next to $138; and the
next to Sits. Briefly stated, as
butterfat production increased
from 100 pounds to 500 pounds
per COW, the income over cost of
feed advanced from $14 to SITS
or as butterfat production increas-
| ed five times the income over cost
of feed increased thirteen times
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-01-10

poison.
Where rabbits are feeding about
hay stacks or on alfalfa fields, it
would be possible. to get most OF
the rabbits. This has been borne
out by experience of Biological
Survey men working a little fur
ther up the valley. We would
strongly recommend that those
who are being bothered with rab-
bits Immediately about the prem
ises, mix up the winter bait ac-
cording to the following formula
and poison over areas where other
livestock are not pasturing or
where they may be kept off for a
few days.
prepare thin, boiled, starch
paste solution in the proportion of
1-2 tablespoonful of gloss starch
to 2 1-2 quarts water. Stir into
this solution, until well mixed, 1
ounce powered strychnine alkaloid.
Sift out about Is pounds of alfal-
ia leaves, place on canvas or a
clean floor, and pour over it the
poisoned starch solution. Mix
thoroughly until the leaves are
evenly coated. lie one person can
stir the alfalfa leaves at the same
time that the starch is being dis
tributed over them, better results
will be obtained than in most any
other way of mixing. The best
way to apply starch is to take an
ordinary coffee can and punch a
number of holes in the bottom so
as to make a sort of sieve and
then pouring the starch into this
and spread the starch over the
leaves from this. The bait then is
ready for distribution. In zero
weather, dry the bait out in a
warm temperature before distrib-
uting."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-01-10
CAN COMBAT LICE
WITH BLACK LEAF 40

Experiment shows complete con-
troll under the following treatment:
That black leaf 40 is effective
in killing lice on poultry is indi-
Gated by an experiment conducted
by Tavern Freimann, assistant
county agent in poultry in What
com county.
After treatment had been admin
istered to a very lousy flock, re-
suits were studied. The first
morning after the treatment a
large number of the pullets were
still lousy. Many of the hens were
marked on the back with green
paint. Several hens with large
Jumps of nits on the feathers were
marked on the head with green
paint. Twenty-four birds were
marked for lice and nits.
These pullets were turned loose
in the flock and ten days later the
same birds were segregated and
examined. All nits had failed to
hatch and no signs of lice could
he found. The nicotine sulphate
retains its strength on the roosts
for the second night.
The best information up-to-date
indicates that one drop of nicotine
sulphate for every 1-4-inch or
roosts and this spread out with {
small paddle, is a sufficient quaint.
ity to control lice. Heavier appli.
cation than this is apt to kill some
of the birds.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-01-10
EARLY POTATO GROWERS
MAKE RESOLUTIONS


Growers of early potatoes re-
port intentions of decreasing the
acreage 20 per cent compared with
last year, according to survey
10y the Bureau of Agriculture Eco
Monies, S. S. Department of Agri-
culture. The growers who report
ed planted 67,400 acres of potatoes
last season or about fifth of the
total acreage of commercial early
potatoes in eleven Southern and
Eastern states. They report in
tentions to plant only 47,100 acres
this season.
The proposed reduction in acre
age appears to be distributed
among growers of both large and
small acreages in all of the i'm
portant early potato states. The
Alabama, "a per cent; Louisiana,
10 per cent; Georgia, Al percent;
South Carolina, "A per cent; North
Carolina, 35 per cent; Arkansas,
10 per cent; Oklahoma 43 percent;
Virginia % per cent; and Mary
land, % per cent.
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EAST EENN
MRS. G. A. RUPP
; + i. = ! j = = = = = = 80

Fred Buchanan left last week
for Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Buchanan have
gone to Toppenish, where Mr.
Buchanan has position in a drug
store.
Miss Mayme Elliott is staying
with her brother w. B. while Mrs.
Elliott is at Portland.
The annual meeting of Pomona
Grange meets at Benton City on
Saturday, January 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Lampson and
family had dinner at the F. II.
Lampson home Saturday, it being
Mrs. Lampson's seventy fifth
birthday anniversary.
Mrs. William Struve is a pneu-
monia patient at the Linn hospit-
al.
Mrs. Rice of Finley is a patient
at the Linn hospital.
Sam Weiggands is sick with the
quinsey.
ne GeI-Acqualnted club will
meet January IL with Mrs. Mat
Eat.
]. 1. Hill expects to go to Port
land the later part of the week.
Mrs. Edna Dowart of Spokane
came-to assist her sister, Mrs. n.
Linn at the hospital during the
epidemic, as Mrs. Linn could not
possibly care for so many.
Albert Vardt had his tonsils re-
moved Tuesday at the Linn hospit-
al.
Miss Ella Krautworm is a pa
tient at the Linn hospital.
Ed Carter and son, Dan, made
a trip to Paterson Saturday.
Mrs. d. F. Cresswell is visiting
in Portland this week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-01-10
POISONING RABBITS
ABOUT HAY STACKS

If the weather prevalent for the
last few days, and at the time this
article is being written monday,
December " continues through
out the week and into the coming
week, conditions should he ideal
for poisoning of rabbits about hay
stacks wherever they are to be
found. 1t was hoped that it
would be possible to poison rabbits
in any locality at this time. Ex-
perience of the last few days in
sage brush areas in the Horse
Heaven, has indicated that poison
ing with bait little stronger
than that ordinarily recommended
for winter poisoning has not Civ
en- very good results. While it has
been known for some time that
rabbits feeding heavily on sage
were hard to poison because of the
excessive amount of tannin in the
sage, which is an antidote for the
strychnine poison, it was felt that
with the distribution of a good
supply of bats in the sage brush
areas that the rabbits would take
to the alfalfa bait readily enough
that many of them would be pois-
oned. This has not been the case,
however. Examinations of num-
Der of rabbits show that they are
feeding very heavily on sage, most
of the stomachs being filled with
the small shoots of the sage and
this seems to conteract any small
amount of poison taken in. A few
rabbits have been disposed of, but
best results have been secured
around the edges of the sage brush
areas where the rabbits stop to
feed on the alfalfa before getting
into the sage areas. For this rea-
son, we would recommend that the
farmers do not attempt to poison
sage areas until more definite in
formation has been given. Some
experimental work will be done
the first of this week to see if
the use of larger amount of
strychnine with the application
of saccharine to the bait will make
it possible to poison in sage brush
areas and get the kind of results
it should be possible to get with
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-01-10

Evidently it pays to keep good
cows.
"All dairy-herd improvements
he says, unjust come through cul-
ling, feeding and breeding. Thru
the dairy herd improvement asso-
citation records the dairyman is en-
abled to Gull out his low produc-
ers, to feed the remainder accord
ing to known production, and to
breed intelligently.
"When the production records of
from 5 to 10 unsolicited daughters
of a sire are compared with the
production decords of their dams,
the breeding value of the sire is
indicated. If his daughters rec
ords are unsatisfactory, the sire is
condemned. A dairy COW is con-
demned by her own record.
$50 far, the association records
have proved about 600 dairy bulls.
Of these, only one-third brought
big gains in the herds in which
they were used and one-third act
ually lowered the production aver
age of their herds. Only one bull
in six was alive at the time he was
proved. Some way should be found
by which all well-bred dairy bulls
can be kept alive until the records
of their daughters prove their
value. Then by means of cooper
ative bull associations or similar
organizations, all meritorious prov
ed bulls should be kept in extern
sive use as long as they live or
are fit for service.
''The proving of meritorious
dairy sires in large numbers is one
of the greatest problems before
cur dairymen today. When farmers
have the proper appreciation of
the value of the proved sire, we
shall be able to prove hundreds of
dairy sires each year in our asso-
citation work. Judging from the
results obtained from the bulls al
ready proved, one-third of the
bulls proved in the future will be
highly meritorious. From the ex-
tensive use of these bulls our dairy
herds will improve rapidly and the
average production of milk and
butterfat per cow will reach higher
levels than ever before"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-01-10
KEEP BULLS UNTIL
RECORD is KNOWN

The Importance of exchanging
bulls and thus saving them from
the block until their records are
known is being impressed upon
lairymen by recent findings of sur
veys. Last year only 200 dairy
bulls in 600 associations attained
the standard of having at least 5
daughters with yearly records
better than their dams. Of these
200 proved sires, only one in six
was still alive at the time he was
proved. Prepotently good bulls
should be kept as long as they are
useful.
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of protein, different minerals is
needed to secure a satisfactory
balance.
Many combinations can be made
that will give the same results,
saws r. C. Jones, extension spec
ialist in dairying at the State col
lege of Washington. The follow
ING combinations are suggested to
fit the needs with various rough
ages.
1. With legume or high pro-
tein hay and a succulent feed, 100
pounds each of rolled oats, rolled
barley and millrun are suggest
ed.
2. With mixed hays, such as
clover and grass, oats and vetch,
or oats and peas and succulence,
the following is good: 800 pounds
barley; 800 pounds oats; 200
pounds millrun and 200 pounds of
linseed oil meal.
8. With straight grass or grain
hay and succulence, use this COM
bination; 800 pounds barley, 200
pounds oats, 200 pounds millrun;
200 pounds of linseed oil meal and
100 pounds soy bean meal.
In any of these mixtures corn
may replace barley, if prices war
rant. Soy, cottenseed and linseed
may be interchanged, but remem-
her that soy and cottonseed are
constipating and linseed is laxa-
tive in effect.
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The entertainment commits.
appointed by Mr.. White, COME.
of F. r White, Ed Barge. .
Label, Albert Torgorsen and D !
Combelic. Appreciation Of i.
years of faithful service which %
Lehnhard, who leaves soon for ~
old home in Indiana, has piyar l y
the club was expressed by Sew. =
members. A fountain pen and 40
ell set was presented as a tokasp - ],
esteem to Mr.. Lehnhard ~ j y
club this week. NAt