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We'll, they Know for sure now, Doc"
who knows what for sure?"
1T vas Clay Westmark, all right"
George put his hands five feet apart
bar. He observed Doc wondering if he
wa drunk yet, and decided he wasn't,
because Doc was too Surly to be drunk.
Il thought they knew 1t was Clay
all the time," Doc said.
NC. They never knew it. They do
now, though. For a while, they figured
it could have been any of them West
ermark boys, because it amt the first
tangle their outfits had with the Bear
paw. But Jim Pennel rode in this
morning and said the posse found
Steve and Curt Westermark up in a
line camp last night. They both claimed
not to know Sam CrOSSman was killed,
but they both said they was damn
glad he was. The sheriff stuck with it
until they proved their story. But Clay,
he's gone, high-tailed it."
That's sense" Doc said. He poured
himself a generous drink.
Three of them Westermark's hands
Is gone, too. With him. They'll get
him, and them, too. He's shot bad"
Doc acted u~ninterested, and George
hove himself erect. "a no-good outfit,
them Westermarks."
Doc looked up quickly. Their mother
Is the best woman I W knew"
Sure" George agreed quickly, al
most startled by Docs interest. But
Wallie Westermark was no good. And
he sired a bunch of boys that's a
bigger menace than he was. His wife's
a good woman, but"
Let it 60 there" Doc said. She's
a good woman, who's had a hard life.
I don't know her sons and don't want
to. Let's get a game up."
"All right" George said, looking
curiously at Doc.
George heard the door open and
looked up. It was a little girl in an
oversize raincoat standing hesitant in
what IS it?" George growled.
Doctor Scholt, please" the little
girl piped, her eyes wide.
Damn" Doc said softly. What is
Mamma said for you to come with
rs that Preftake's girl9" Doc asked
mo. The Skinner girl" George said.
Damn" Doc said again, but he
rose and put on his coat. Chris ap-
peared by his side with the bag.
Gan I go?" Chris asked.
ITS only down the road a ways"
No. LOG SalQ, taxing the bag.
Cnr1s folaowed him to the door,
Over in your office" the little girl
Whats the matter with your man,
map" Doc asked.
For answer, the girl turned and ran
out into the street and disappeared,
Doc looked after her, then sighed.
Ian l goP" Chris asked.
DOCS office fronted on q side alley
several doors past the Indian Head
On the way to it Chris said: whats
That bottle Of brown pills in your bag?
TITS for bellyache," Doc said. when
know 1t. isn't their appendix, I give
them calomel."
You didn't give them for Bronson's
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By
LUKE SHORT

Doc didn't say anything.
"Mnen get to be a doctor, I'll have
70 70 Know" Chris said seriously, looking
You won't get to be a DOCTOR" Doc
said, looking down at him and smiling.
to be a doctor, be a vet. It's more fun
n you work with better patients"
He did not pause at the office door,
but swung in, Chris behind him. A
man wa standing in front of the
cracked leather sofa, n hand on the
corner of Docs roll1top desk. He had
Just rlsen-in his other hand was a Colt
20, trained at the door. He raj young,
a wet slicker, and he still had his drip
ping Stetson on. There was a kind
OF grim desperation in his face that
Doc did not mistake.
Close the door," the man said,
you better let the kid out" Doc
suggested, cycling the gun.
He stays. Close the door, bud"
throat.
where's the woman?" Doc asked,
setting his bag down.
There amt any. I sent that little
girl" The nan hefted his gun a little
and shifted to his other foot. Get
your stuff, Doc. You're coming with
me-"
II supposed I was. Where?"
Never mind. There's a man hurt
need"
"Westermarker, huh?" Doc grunted.
The man only nodded, watching Doc.
Ply that gun up" Doc said. where's
The lung. Get your stuff" the man
said, his gun still leveled.
is there any, booze out there?"
The man laughed shortly. Not for
you, Doc. You'll treat him cold sober.
!! dunno how many men you've killed
by just being drunk, but Clay's one
you won't: He gets well, you get paid.
Il asked" Doc said YEARLY, "be-
cause he'll need a stimulant."
No. You better bring some"
"All right, I'm ready" To Chris, who
had been watching and listening with
open mouth, Doc said: Clear out of
here. Chris. And forget what you
heard"
HE comes too" the man said.
Doc glared at him. This boys got
a family. They'll miss him, and thereU
be hell to pay. Instead of a posse,
you'll have the whole country after you"
Let me go, Doc" Chris said. There's
hooody home at our house. I won't
Doc shrugged. "Give him time to
change his Clothes" he said to the
man. The three of them went into
Docs untidy bedroom, and Chris
dressed in some of Docs dry, over
size clothes, the puncher watching
him closely.
Finished, Chris put on Docs slicker
and the puncher said: go out the
door and walk down the alley, both
of you! Head for the stream bed where
it cuts in toward Freemont's corral.
# you see any one, don't speak or stop.
I'll be a little ways behind YOU"
Doc looked through his bag, rather
helplessly, for he knew precisely how
ticklish this would be; then he got a
pint Of whisky from his desk and
slipped it in the bag. He and Chris
left together.
Even though the ride was dreary
misery, Doc hardly noticed it. He was
thinking with a kind Of sardonic relish
that if a man can only see it, life has
a nearly perfect balance. If, twenty
odd years ago on a certain Spring,
Sarah Postman had accepted his i'm
passioned, almost poetic offer of mar
rage instead of laughing at him, what
was happening now would never have
been. But she did laugh at him, and
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the right, and a white aproned man,
bald and almost fat, left his two com
panions at one of the poker tables
and ambled up to him.
Hello, Chris" the bartender said
to the boy, who grinned at him, like
he had at Doc.
"Give him a hot lemonade, George"
a little, I said" To Chris he said, "Get
your drink and 60 over and stand by
the stove"
go on" George said to Chris. "Il
bring it to you" The boy walked over
to the stove, while George reached q
half-filled brandy bottle from the back
bar and set it and a glass in front Of
Doc.
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. DRAMATIC EPISODE IN
THE LIFE OF A SMALL
TOWN PHYSICIAN.

~ LANDING in the wide doorway
- OF Lees feed stable, Doc Sohoit
- regarded the foul mire Of the
~ street which was filling up with
the slow rain. He wasn't wet yet,
mi his feet were almost dry. To get
to the Indian Head he would have to
cross the street sometime. Here the
road was SCARED with deep wagon
tracks, and he reflected that at least
they would afford him some bottom.
He crossed, and by the time he had
achieved the board sidewalk, he had
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It was almost dark when they came
into camp. soaked, hungry and cold.
CTo Be Continued ,.
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Read the C1asslrIed Advertisemsnts
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LIS ACRES FOR SALE, 2 miles from
Poison on road to dam. Seven-room modern
house, fruit trees, alfalfa. All new oul!ofnes.
VIII sell all or in five, ten or 20 acre tracts.
ANNA G. BROWN. Poison, Mont.
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FARM LANDS FOR SALE
FOR SALE-41O Acres, $50 under cul.
~tivation. Fully equipped. Rio Grande district
northern Alberta. Apply Joseph Sims RIO
0ronde Alberta Canada.
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n. n. A. NAY u. 1857 ca
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gault house, one OF the fine old homes
with gardens which the company had
acquired for commercial purposes.
The Standard Oil Co. realized filling
station there offended public taste
and willingly abandoned 1t and turned
the property over to the city"
Complaint of Nearby Resident.
Fred B. Monar, Ridge road resi-
dent in the vicinity of the proposed
slaughter house site, when inter
viewed, made this complaint:
Our section IS just now beginning
to realize on improvements. and, once
the former slaughter house ceased op-
erations at Benning, residential prop
erty has increased in value and more
nice homes are being built. A new
slaughter house there would end all
this. It would be just too bad for the
people forced to live within range Of
it. Such industries should be moved
outside the District"
Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell, an
other witness who appeared for the
Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
ton, was willing commentator. If
they had asked me at the hearing II
I desired passage Of the King bill
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fusal to move as the city developed
we would not now have the beautiful
community which has evolved out Of
the former flats and swamps. Rail-
roads today would be operating on the
Mall and the Union Station would not
be where it is.
But other industries, without self
ish motives, co-operated and, with the
interest Of their country and Capital
at heart, made the present city pos
sible"
Old Matters Brought to Head.
From Charles A. Barker of the
Southeast Council of Citizens Asso-
Citations; composed of 10 groups, came
the assertion that the proposed Ben
ming project served merely to bring
matters Of long standing to head"
"The Southeast Council is pri-
marily opposed to this project as it
would be In the midst Of our 10
groups" he said. But we are equally
opposed to any obnoxious industry
being permitted to establish in WASH
ington. The railroad tracks and the
Union Stockyards at Benning were
the original cause of the area being
zoned for industrial purposes Now
the city has grown up around it and
beautiful park areas are being devel-
oped nearby"
G. Marshall Finnan superintendent
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from ree1denceS-a even from other
industries.
This serves to throw into
perspective our situation here Prior
to November, 1886, there was no con-
troll over. abattoirs, but then the
zoning regulations were revised to
conform to the progress being made
in other cities. There are some 80
nuisance-type or Objectionable in
dustries that are now required to Sc
cure special permits before becoming
established. The new zoning regu-
lations Of last November are not ap-
plicable to the Gobel case, because
that firms application was submitted
prior to that.
Sin 1920, when the zoning sys-
tenn here was set up. we have learned
great deal about abattoirs and
about 7oning. Chicago took its action
in 1924, Pittsburgh in 1927 and
Baltimore in 1881. The King bill
covers the hiatus in control not
covered by ordinance regarding exist
ing industries.
In as much as this city was dedi-
Gated, under the Constitution, as
the seat of the Federal Government,
Congress has much more control over
it to guide its destines than has q
city over its own ordinances"
Fine Arts Boards Stand.
H. P. Caemmerer, executive secre-
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tary OF the National Commission Of
Fine Arts, said:
THE National Commission of Fine
Arts has long ago decided that no
abattoir or slaughter house should be
allowed in the Greater Washington
area. This being the National Capt.
tai. 1t Is all the more reason for not
allowing such establishments within
the confines Of the city and its suburbs
Several years ago, during the con-
struction Of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge. an attempt was made to erect
= slaughter house near Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery, whereupon leading
members Of Congress threatened to
stop appropriations for the bridge, If
such a scheme was carried out. II
was not.
1T has been shown conclusively
from the experience Of other cities
that slaughter house should be kept
away from city proper in order to
protect the health Of the people and
preserve the city from such an obnox-
ious feature.
THE proposed slaughter house in
the Anacostia Park area will place it
within two or three miles OF the
United States Capitol building itself.
The Annacostia Park area has been de-
ernment and plans for it demonstrate
ernment mad plans for 1t demonstrate
that it will be one Of the largest and
most beautiful parks in Washington
in years to come. Then, too, adjacent
to 1t, Immediately to the north, will be
the National Arboretum, established
by Congress, where plant life will be
studied and where it will become q
great institution on the eastern side
Of Washington, just as the National
Geological Park Is a great institution
for the study of animal life on the
west side of Washington and where
as many as 10000 people visit that
park on certain days.
Furthermore, the slaughter house
in Anatostia would be within a mile
OF the Eastern High School, the Dis.
trict Jail and Gallinger Hospital.
The residents themselves should be
protected from an establishment Of
this character"
Sullivan Holds Bill Essential.
From Francis P. Sullivan Of the
American Institute Of Architects and
vice president of the Cathedral
Heights Citizens Association came 4
declaration that the King bill was
essential for the proper regulation Of
nuisance industries. He also was 4
witness at the hearing on Thursday.
The proposed Gobel plant served
to call public attention to the lack Of
q law In Washington properly con-
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INTERNATIONAL CLUB
HOLDS ANNUAL FETE
Misses Enya Gonzales, Gloria Cone
and Kathleen Davis Fea-
tured on PROGRAM

More than 200 guests, including
representatives OF nearly a score of
nationalities. attended the annual
banquet and dance Of the Washing
ton International Club last night at
the Mayhower Hotel.
A musical program featured Miss
Enya Gonzalez. graduate of the
Manila Conservatory Of Music Philip
pine 1slands) and at present with
a New York broadcasting company,
and Miss Gloria Cone and Miss Kath-
leen Davis, both dancing pupils of
Alice Louise Hunter.
Among the honor guests were Mrs.
Bancroft Davis, Representative Caro-
line O'Day Of New York. Mr.. and Mrs.
Vincent D. Nicholson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Felix Morley, Mrs. Charles D. Wal
colt, DR.. and Mrs. Ernst Correll, Con-
RADIO Benetiz, dean Of the University
Of the Philippines at Manila: Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Picket OF Philadelphia,
Mrs. Grace Lowry. director of the
International Student House, and Miss
Margaret Jones. secretary of the
Friends Service Committee OF Wash
ington.
New officers installed at the busi-
ness session following the banquet
include Miss Monica Kelly, president;
Manuel Argel, vice president; Lin Lin
treasurer; Miss Helen Nolan, cor.
responding secretary, and S. Sampath
recording secretary.
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Public Aroused on Nuisance Plants
Officials and Citizens Join in Demand for King Bill Passage to
Put Teeth" in Zoning Regulations

to prevent intrusion Of such purely
commercial projects as are OF the un-
desirable varieties.
THE particular project Of the Gobel
Co. merely happened to be the ex-
ample which showed necessity for such
protective legislation. Should this
company succeed in thrusting its
undesired activity upon this city, it
may possibly learn that it cannot
compel residents Of Warrington to
buy its products. The operation Of
the slogan We do not patronize' has
sometimes proved anything but help
full to business against which 1t Is
directed"
Other Cities Laws Cited.
Miss Harlean James, executive sec
retary Of the American Planning and
Civic Association. longtime leader in
movements to improve local condi-
tions, said
washington should be developed
as a Capital City. protected from
heavy industries Modern zoning laws
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improvement and orderly development
Of the National Capial.
Charles F. Consual vice chairman
of the Committee OF One Hundred on
the Federal City, witness at the hear
ings, had this to say:
Legislation establishing the Ma
tional Capital Park Commission was
first suggested by our committee. That
commission, expanded into the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission deserves the thanks OF all
concerned in the development and
protection of the Capital City.
Enactment of the bills introduced
by Senator King and by Representa-
tive Norton, designed to prohibit op-
Grafton Of heavy industrial CONNER
cial enterprises. and especially those
Of the nuisance kind, will be great
and important step. and we earnestly
bespeak for these bills the affirmative
support of all forward looking citizens
and organizations who feel that our
future should be reasonably controlled
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solely because it might prevent build
Ing Of the slaughter house in Ben
ming, I would certainly have said
no. Washington has outgrown itself
and there Is no longer a proper place
In the city for heavy Industries. Only
small service industries, but not
slaughter houses or others equally
Objectionable.
THE Gobel matter was brought to
the attention Of our association last
November and 1t Immediately took a
vigorous stand against 1t and other
nuisance industries. Now the people
are simply up in arms against such
encroachments.
In 1900, when first came to
Washington, Park road was the ter
minal Of the Fourteenth street car
line. The Benning district also was
lar outside the city. But now WASH
lngton has grown up all around these
places. The city Is developing to the
east, and that section should be pro-
tected. There is need for more
effective zoning regulations, and the
King bill, which aims at all nuisance
industries. would serve that purpose
That's why I am for it,
w. w. Hill, president OF the Fedora
ton OF Civic Associations, comprising
colored groups, another witness be-
fore the committee, represented the
sentiments OF many colored citizens
who wish to have properly developed
city. I don't want to see slaughter
houses or any other industries like
that IN the city," he said. This bill
will help keep them out"
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those industries which may be de-
scribed as potential nuisances, or
whose operations may create a nui-
sance, or those Of a type not suitable
to the National Capital.
Attention is invited to the fact
that on November 13, 1886, the Zon-
ing Commission, in an effort to pro-
hibit a long list of undesirable in
dustries,' passed regulation which
would exclude abattoirs and many
other types Of business from the first
commercial districts. Under the regu-
lations as they now exist, no new
building may be erected for the pur-
poses denominated as undesirable.
THE King bill, if enacted into law,
would prohibit these undesirable in
dustries';; would take away from the
zoning Commission the question of
discretion, and would insure that the
City Of Washington would be free for
ever from encroachments such as are
now threatened. In effect the King
bill would write such prohibitions into
law rather than leave them merely a
matter Of regulation.
Capper for King Bill.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas,
ranking Republican member of the
District Committee and it's former
chairman, when asked for comment on
the King bill, with which he is thor
oughly familiar, replied: I'm strongly
for It,"
Referring to the proposed slaughter
house project at Benning, Cappe1
added: Il don't think We want any
thing like that in this city. It may be
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SOUTHERN SOCIETY
TO GIVE BANQUET
Reception and Dance Also Will
Be Held to Honor Gov.
and Mrs, Earle,

The Southern Society Of Washing
ton will give banquet. reception and
dance at the Willard Hotel Wednes-
day night, June 2, in honor of Gov.
and Mrs. George H. Earle Of Pennsy,-
vania.
The Governor will address the So
ciety on THE South and Our National
Problems. He will be introduced by
Senator Reynolds of North Carolina.
The speech will be broadcast over
the National Broadcasting System.
Robert H. MCNEIL, Washington at
torney. president of the society; Mrs.
McNeill and Gov. and Mrs. Earle will
head the receiving line.
Governors and congressional dele
cations of the l6 Southern States
comprising the membership Of the
society have been invited to attend
The Pennsylvania delegation also has
been invited.
Presidents of Southern State soci-
eties here are cooperating in arrange
ments for the event and will assist
IN receiving the guests.
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DrOao IN scope, 1t
Is not drastic. It
does not prohibit
the continuance
Of any industry
now in actual
operation in the
District, but it
will prohibit the
introduction Of
certain undesir-
able industrial
operations in a
city which is not
only the Capital
of the United
States, but which
at, the preSent
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pany In Seattle, stopped here several
days ago to visit Representative Karl
Stefan OF Nebraska, who also was
employed in the Seattle telegraph Of
flce at the time OF the exposition.
While chatting with the Congress
man in his Office, Vopni mentioned
that he would like to see the key
from which President Tafts message
was sent to him in 1909
Stefan's secretary located the in
strument and yesterday Vopni saw the
key at Smithers' home, 3743 McKin-
ley street.
The two former operators sat on
the front porch glider with the still
shining key on its marble base be-
tween them and talked of that day,
% years ago, when they worked to-
gether" over 5000 miles apart.
AS they posed for 4 photogra pher
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within its limits. A number OF other
cities which have felt the need Of
revamping antiquated zoning regula-
tions are beginning to ban such in
dustries.
"The King bill would definitely keep
out of Washington new enumerated
heavy industries and would put the
Zoning Commission and the health
officer in position to see that the
relatively few existing heavy or dis
agreeable industries really operate
without undue nuisance. Washington
should have had this protection be-
fore; the best that we can do now is
to act promptly. The Gobel Co.
brought the situation into the open
but the bill aims at many other forms
Of industry also"
Trend Seen by Gray.
Howard A. Gray, director Of hous-
ing, Public Works Administration,
made this statement:
The slaughter house controversy
has Illustrated plainly the consistent
trend in Washington to move such
industries away from the city.
During the Civil War stockyards
and slaughtering houses were located
just south OF the Washington Monu-
ment site. Later the stockyards were
pushed out beyond the Anacostia River
to their present location. Here they
were removed from proximity to resi-
Dental and public property. Like
wise, small slaughter houses, located
in various places throughout the city
were eliminated.
Now the city has expanded 1t
has caught up with these industries
which at one time were placed beyond
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trolling such in
dustries," he said
yesterday. 1T is
needed here and
should be passed.
"On a recent
visit to Charles
ton, S. c., I came
across a situation
" h ! c h W a S
righted by the
decent impulses
and public spirit
OF the Standard
Oil Co. 1t mad
a filling station
in the yard OF
the old Mani
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Detectives Suit Stolen.

BUFFALO, N. Y. P).-Thieves took
Detective George H. Smiths suit in
the loot they carried from a tailor
shop. Smith said he figured finding
it would be as troublesome as finding
needle in haystack That's exactly
where Smith found the suit-in
haystack, far out in the country. 1T
was pressed, but it wasn't very clean,
and field mice had chewed it up so
it was valueless except as evidence"
he moaned.
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Vopni gingerly clicked the key and
smiled at Smithers. The White House
telegrapher, who was holding the mar
BILE and gold piece at the time, shifted
it In his hand before the camera
snapped and remarked:
Il guess I'd better hold it right"
For Vopni, June l., 1909, was a
great day. For Smitheys 1t was not
so great, perhaps, for arranging pres
idential ceremonies was nothing new.
But yesterday was admittedly . great
day for both Of them.
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Of council, follow
ing a public hear
ing and legisla-
tive action. These
industries do not
have a right to
become establish
ed - it is a privi-
lege. c ic a 6 o
very definitely
limi is certain
processes con-
nected with abat-
toirS and stock
yards and speci-
hes that t h e y
must be located
certain distances