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would give an icicle in Iceland for a
human life II it stood between him and
his desires. The battle for water in
this State is as old as the State, and 1t
is unending. There Is more drama and
more tragedy in it than most people
realize: enough men have died with
their boots on beside a stream to nj
my obituary column for the next 10
years Needs must when the devil
drives, Nate Tichenor, and the devil Is
up on the front seat driving through
Forlorn Valley, and Silas Babson was
the first man to recognize him. Now
he'll point him out to the others, and
the lob of exorcizing him Will COM
mence at the mass meeting in the
plaza next Saturday afternoon"
"I shall attend that mass meeting,
and shall address it."
provided you're permitted. Babson
will call it to order and address it first,
and when he finishes you'll have hos
tile audience on your hands"
They'll listen to me. I'm going to
make them a proposition they've got
to listen to. I've about made up my
mind not to install the power station.
but build my dam good and high and
store water for sale to Forlorn Valley
I'm not going to stand selfshly by and
see those old settlers leaving their
abandoned farms But I'm going to
smash that blood-sucker Babson by
smashing his bank"
"How?"
"By starting a new bank here. In
return for the hfe-giving water I shall
have to sell them. the people will have
to do business at my bank. I'll rent
money at per cent. I'll take up every
loan they have with the Bank OF VAL
ley Center, and when they switch their
deposits to my bank Babson will be
left with insufficient capital to meet
the Withdrawals.
How about the minority stockhold--
ers? They're rather decent, substantial
citizens"
when the smoke clears away. I'll
settle with them privately so they'll not
lose a dollar"
"You may not be able to secure a
State charter for your bank"
Then I'll operate national bank. .
well" Joe Brainerd answered
slowly, I'm certainly glad you're my
friend and not my enemy. Do you want
me to spread the glad tidings OF your
contemplated philanthropy to Forlorn
Valley?"
mo keep that news bottled up. /
want to have the people meet me with
all the acclaim a Roman mob was wont
to accord the entrance Of the Christian
martyrs In the Coliseum. want Bah
son to lead them ON to make fools Of
themselves, so I can show him UP later
for a false leader"
Almost everybody here calls the
other fellow. by his FIRST name. My
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| Outlaws of Eden
By Peter B. Kyne

By Peter B. Ky1e

me your note If you care to, or you may
consider this advance as a donation to
the cause OF good men and true. But
! have a request to make of you. The
Valley Center Register is the mouth
piece and the champion of Forlorn
Valley and I desire that 1t continue to
be just that. The war for the water
is on and it's going to be some war I
ask you, therefore, to print the news
TALLY. 1t may be that from time to
time Miss Kershaw and land the
Mountain Valley Power Co. which is
me-will have something to say to your
subscribers. I'll expect you to print it.,
and I don't care two boots In a hollow
how you ridicule or condemn IL in your
editorial column. That's your privi-
lege."
There must be something wrong
with your head" Erainerd protested,
but whatever the trouble is like it..
However, before I'LL in this check
and you'll take my gratitude for granted
it is ny duty to inform you that from
this day forward the Valley Center
I mean that can never hope to repay
this loan from the profits Of losing
enterprise"
Just make certain you can draw a
living out of 1t, and If you can't,
see me"
IT owe the bank three thousand, and
there's deed of trust on this building
for fifteen hundred. I'd like to pay
that all up and have balance for
operating capital. But there's one more
point you've overlooked. When bank
this check in Babson's bank, everybody
will know you're back of me, and it will
be said that you control me editorially."
well, that will be fine. 1t will auto
matically prevent you from showing me
any editorial preferment."
You be nightly careful somebody
doesn't kill you OF in the shank of
your callow youth, my friend. You're
a temptation. With you out Of the way,
there wouldn't be any water war, be-
cause the Kershaw girl couldn't put up
a winning fight. Do you realize that?"
Who'd have that much enterprise"
"Babson might instigate it." Joe
Brainerd was very earnest now. That
mans private fortune and the future
Of his bank hinge on the future OF
Forlorn Valley, and I don't think he
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names Joe. May cali you Mater" he
said.
"The pleasure is mutual, Joe. You
They shook hands. And then Joe
Brainerd glanced at the clock Eek
cIse me, Nate. It's five minutes Of 8
and have Just time to get to the bank
and deposit this mama from heaven.
I'll fill your check in for six thousand"
and he did.
Babson glared at the editor as the
latter came into the bank, but said
nothing until Brainerd was about to
depart.
"Brainerd, this bank doesn't want
your business? Close out your account.
Thanks for the information I have
Just deposited Nate Tichenor's check
for $4,000 It's on q San Francisco
bank, and as soon as It has gone
through clearing I'll give you my check
for what owe the bank and then
clean the balance right out. wouldn't
keep tin money in a bank I know is
going bust"
$50 you've sold out to Tchenor,
Babson jeered
Little Joe Brainerd's face grew red;
he swelled like turkey gobbler. You
insulted me yesterday and I poked you
twice for it, he screamed. Nov
you've insulted me again and I'm 60
ing to clean up on you" Then he
leaped. In reality, he bounded like
tennis ball, clearing the railing and
landing beside BabSon's desk.
Henry! Help, helpl" Babson shrilled
to his satellite. Call Bill Rooney" he
ordered his stenographer. Then he
went down under the impact Of Joe
Brainerd's furious onslaught, where
upon the editor crawled him and ham,
mered him until his hsts hurt him,
after which he grasped Babson by the
throat and bumped his head against
the floor. He was like desperate of
the olden days who, having cleaned out
a bar room, could not be happy until
he had shot out the lights. He had
landed heavily twice on Henry Rocky
when the latter interfered, and when
Deputy Sheriff Bill Rooney came pufhng
into the bank in response to the stenog-
rapher's summons, Mr. Rookby was
crouching in his locked cage, while the
demon editor strove to climb over the
steel wire netting to get at him.
Joe, you stop that" Mr.. Rooney
commanded, grasping the little mad
man by the seat of the trousers and
jerked. him down. Boy, you ain't
actin right"
you serve Babson's writ Of attach
rnent, you fat fool" Brainero shrieked,
and presented Mr.. Rooney with q dec
grafton commonly known as q mouse
on the eye. Out of his good eye Mr.
Rooney observed that his quarry was
weeping with rage; so he folded Brain
erd to his ample abdomen and carried
the lunatic out Of the bank, screaming
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sYNoPSIs
Lorry Ker'..aw and Nate Tichenor are
Eden Valley, Calf. Nate has returned
wealthy, after nine years absence. Lorry.
whose father has Just died, has an en-
numbered cattle ranch on her hands. Nate
promises financial aid He and owen Ker-
shaw, Lorry's brother, had become buddies
in the World War, owen later being killed;
Nate had promised owen that he would
look after Lorry. Forlorn Valley, a settle
ment adjoining Eden. Valley, buzzes with
Babson. ,scheming banker, who is Just
on the point of foreclosing on Lorrys
ranch, is baked when Nate comes to the
financial rescue. But Babson, through con-
demnation proceedings, hopes to secure val
uable key lands, owned by Lorry and Nate,
fo- irritation and power purposes, Nate.
who plans extensive improvements on his
ranch, finds that he is falling in love with
LorIy. Babson discovers that Nate is be-
hind a. power project which threatens to
ruin all the bankers plans. Nate assists
Lorry in the roundup work CT her ranch.
He tells her. that he loves her. Lorry says
she loves Nate. Together they plan to
control the waters of Forlorn Valley and
thwart Babsons schemes. Babson insists
that Joe Brainerd. editor of the local paper.
attack Nate as an enemy Of the people,
about to grab water for power purposes.
This Bratnerd refuses to do.
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and kicking. and secured him In the
local bastile
TITS war" Brainerd screamed, as
Rooney turned the key In the lock.
"Babson accused me of selling out.
Selling out! Understand He said I'd
sold outl I'm free Ill print the news,
but-you watch my editorials. I'll
sizzle like a Roman candle, because
I'm free. I'm free, I'm free :"
He was stretched out on a bench
weeping childislaly when Nate Tichenor
came over and bailed him out. The
war is on, Nate, and I've fired the first
gun"
(To Be Continued)
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He Slept 10 hours a Night
yet he avas Arrays TIREDi

vanishes. You feel ''logy" and dull.
And while this condition persists,
no amount of sleep will give you
the pure, relaxing rest you need.
So attack Intestinal Fatigue! But
not with cathartics or pills. Turn
to the sensible method doctors ad.
wise. Eat fresh Fieiscbmann;s YEAST
Eaten regularly, three cakes a
day, Fleischmann's Yeast actually
tones" and strengthens your slug.
gish intestines. At the same time IL
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The Anniversary Hundreds Savings Popular
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4 BOUT 2 O'Clock that afternoon
~ Nate walked in on Joe Brainerd
"A and solemnly profered that
4 a suffering individual his hand.
Where can we talk privately"
he asked
Brainerd indicated his den. Tichenor
sat in at the desk, where he filled in
a check for Joseph B. Brainerd and
signed it. "You fill in the figures" he
said, land my bank will pay the check"
Brainerd stared at him. What do
I have to do for this?"
Just continue to fight for the best
interests of Forlorn Valley"
wait a minute, Tichenor. Who
told you that you we're the man was
ordered to attack"
why, nobody told me. I didn't even
suspect It. I decided to get behind you
merely because you're o man after my
own heart"
.fSit down" Brainerd commanded.
And he related to Tichenor every detail
OF his conversation with BabSon.
"I could stand up under that insects
teasings, Brainerd," Tichenor told him
when the tale was done" but
shouldn't like to see Miss Kershaw put
to that extremity. Well, you can give
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-07
REAL ESTATE LEADERS
TO ADDRESS CLASS

The first lecture In Washington Chap
ter's new real estate course introduc-
ing the real estate business in its rela-
ton to the banker will be given by John
A. Petty, executive secretary of the
Washington Real Estate Board, who will
conduct the class throughout the A. I.
B. semester.
The remaining topics to be discussed
during the course, as we'll as the vart-
Gus lectures are: Estates In Real Es-
tate" by Roger j. Whiteford, attorney
at-law: Real Estate Conveyancing," by
James j. Becker, president of the Real
Estate and Columbia Title Insurance
Co.; TITLES and Title Examinations"
by A. q. Bishop, president of the Dis
trict Washington Lawyers Title Insur-
ance Co.; Landlord and Tenant Re-
lations," by c. Percy McGlue, attorney
at-law; Taxation by William P. Rich
ards, assessor for the District of Column
bia Property Management" by j. F.
NJ. Bowie. vice president of H. L. Rust
Co.; Evolution of Home Building" by
Waverly Taylor realtor-builder; Real
Estate Financing" by William j. Flath-
er, jr., of Glover & Father; Real Es-
tate Appraising." by H. L. Rust, jr.,
chairman of the appraisal committee,
Washington Real Estate Board; Con
tracts and Settlements" by James P.
Schick, president of the National Mort
gage g. Investment Corporation, and
"Zoning and City Planning" by G. w.
Eliot I'd, director of planning, National
Capital Park and Planning Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-07
DEMAND FOR HARDWARE
IS DECLARED MODERATE

Special Dispatch 70 The star.
NEW YORK, January Current
activity in the hardware trade is mod
crate in character, as is usual following
inventory and during the post-holidsy
season, according to reports received
from the principal market centers,
Hardware Age win say tomorrow IN
its weekly market summary.
The bulk Of the merchandise en-
braced BY current orders consists OF
staple and seasonal goods, which are
enjoying q fair demand. Colder weather,
accompanied by snow in some sections,
has served to create q better demand for
Winter items. Shelf hardware and
housewares are active, although few
orders for large quantities in anticipa-
ton Of future requirements are being
received by wholesalers. Increased in
terest is manifest in Spring lines and
orders for goods In this class are being
booked in fair volume
The consensus of opinion in the trade
seems to be that the worst is past and
that improvement can be expected in
the not too distant future. While many
manufacturers have issued new price
lists for 1881, most revisions which are
effective are Of Q minor character. The
majority Of the changes are In the ma
tlre Of small readjuStments.
Collections are slow in some sections
but the average, in view of general con-
ditions, Is considered satisfactory.
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ease, an agent whose contract calls for
the payment Of as per cent commits
sions may collect only 20 per cent II
that Is the minimum rate paid by the
company to any Of its agents In New
Jersey.
Price Fixing" Legislation.
The basis of the majority opinion,
written by Justice Brandeis and con-
Cured In by Chief Justice Hughes and
Justices Holmes, Stone and Roberts, is
that since q State may regulate the
premium rates charged by IRE inSur-
ance companies, as decided . number
Of years ago in the case of German
Alliance Insurance Co. VS.. Kansas, 1t
also may regulate the compensation Of
agents, this being percentage OF the
premium.
As recently as 1927 the Supreme
Court declared that the German Alli-
ance case ''mafhs the extreme limit to
which this court has thus far gone
in sustaining price fixing legislation
This statement, emphasized by the ma
jority of the court in their dissenting
opinion in the present case, was made
in a case holding unconstitutional a
New York statute which forbade the
resale by brokers of any theater ticket
at a price in excess Of so cents above
the box ONCE price.
Excessive commissions, the ma ority
declared in the present case, may re-
suit in an unreaSonably high rate level
or in impairment Of the financial sta
bility of the insurer. Moreover, the
court said, lack of q uniform scale OF
commissions might encourage unfair
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discrimination against policyholders BY
facilitating the forbidden practice Of
rebating. The record did not disclose
that there were no evils existing In the
FIRE insurance business in New Jersey,
and the majority held that the pre-
sumption Of constitutionality must pre-
vail in the absence Of some factual
foundation Of record for overthrowing
the statute.
Minority Opinion.
The minority opinion by Justices
Van Devanter, McReynolds, Sutherland
and Butler, declared that certainly it
does not follow that because the State
has the power to regulate the rate for
insurance she may control every agree
ment having any possible relation
thereto"
The public has no interest In the
agency contract, the minority commended
suggesting that all expenses of insur-
ance companies, down to the price paid
for pens and ink, must be met from
premiums and therefore, in some sense,
may be said to affect the necessary rate
of charge"
Last month the National Convention
Of Insurance Commissioners, a volun-
tary organization of the insurance COM
miSsioners of the 40 States and the Dis
trict of Columbia, adopted q special in
veStigating committees report on the
commission costs of the fire and cas-
ualty insurance business, which de-
clared, with respect to agents and
brokers, that "the defense and justin
cation for the commissions paid to them
was well made" At the same time,
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own lire. The passenger business is on
the decline. For example, during Q
three months period In 1890, the rev.
enue passenger miles travelled on his
road tota1led only $4,000 900, as against
5000. 900 for the same period five years
ago. And the number Of passengers per
train dropped from 80 to 81. Pretty bad
Yet fair sample Of what has happened
to the passenger business OF nearly all
American railroads.
The question is should or should not,
the railroads own or control the flexible,
fast, convenient public buseS?. That Is
worthy Of special investigation by Con-
greSS.
Julius H. Barnes, Walter Teagle, pres
ident of the Standard Oil Co. of New
Jersey; Walter S. Clifford, president OF
the American Telephone g Telegraph
Co., ana Robert W. Woodruff, president
Of the Coca Cola Co., were among the
80 business men who met in New York
the other night to find out what can be
done about the present business depres-
sion without talking SO much about 1T.
While the meeting was behind closed
doors, it was reported that nearly every
man there favored the plan of doing
something than talking about
doing something.
This is a new note and, If carried out,
a most hopeful one.
(CopyriRht, 1881, by North American News
paper Alliance.)
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the report set forth that ''the present
competitive situation In the agency and
brokerage fleld Is serious and Injuries the
American agency system to . great de-
gree" =
+, The committee, however, did not rec
ommend the enactment Of laws of the
New Jersey type rs means of curing
what were termed existing evils"
Quite the contrary, the report con-
cluded with the statement that the en-
actment Of legislation would, Elm our
Judgment, be deplorable." This gives
rise to o belief among insurance men
that most Of the insurance commission
ers will oppose legislation in their
States, leaving the solution Of the ac-
QUESTION cost problem to the companies
and agents themselves.
Exception in Texas.
An exception may be noted in Texas,
however, for in that State the Board Of
Insurance Commissioners has appealed
to the State Supreme Court from de-
cision of an intermediate appellate court
holding that the board did not have the
power to TX agents commissions under
statute granting It the right to Ak
maximum FIRE insurance rates.
(Copyright. 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-07
VIRGINIA BANK GROUP
TO MEET AT WINCHESTER

Special Dispatch 10 The star
WINCHESTER. Va, January -.
Group No. 3, Virginia stats. Banksrs'
Association, win hold its annual con-
vention here January 10, which win be
legal holiday. the birthday of Gen.
r. E. Lee, and an attendance Of 400 Is
expected, 1t was announced today by q
committee In charge of arrangements
for the meeting. Business sessions win
be held at the Handley Library and the
annual dinner ct the George Washing
ton Hotel
United States Senator Carter Glass,
author Of the Federal Reserve act, win
be the principal speaker, If not detained
at washington on account of official
business, 1t was said. The Rev, DR.. +.
r. McFaden, pastor of Loudoun Street
Presbyterian Church, is to speak on
Gen. Lee at the banquet. The terri
tory OF Group No. embraces cities and
| counties between Alexandria on the
north and Staunton and Charlottesville
on the south.
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LAW TO REGULATE
AGENTS PAY VALID
Supreme Court Decision May
Affect Others in Addition
to Insurance Firms.
BY RoLI.TN M. CLARK.

All lines Of business whose prices are
subject to State regulation in the pub
lie interest may be affected by a mo-
mentous decision handed down Mon
day by the Supreme Court of the
United States. The court, dividing
5 to 4, upheld the constitutonality of
New Jersey statute regulating the
commissions payable to agents by IRE
insurance companies for soliciting and
securing business.
The statute In question provides that
no fire insurance company shall allow
any commission to an agent in the
State in excess Of q reasonable amount
its agents on the same class Of risks
in the State. Thus, as In the present
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