PAGE TWELVE Telephone 71. St. Cloud Hotel ! ' Concert Tomorrow Evening. The Carolina Concert Chib, assist ed by Mjss Grace Knim nnd Mr: fieri; Hflyner Bn Iter, will be • u I'oiaord Jan uary Kith, at Central Graded School at eight o'clock. ■ Everyone will he delighted with the ] Carolina Concert Club and those of i us who have been fortunate enough to j hear Miss Kojlm with Mrs. Baker as accompanist previously will he inter ested to know of this opportunity to j hear them again. The members of the Music Lovers Club feel that in'having these gifted musicians present at this time tlrat a very beneficial and pleasant evening, will be enjoyed by all present. • • • High School Banquet. One of the most elaborate and most enjoyable high school functions was the banquet given Saturday evening at the Y. M- C. A. by tin* Freshmen, Sophomore and Senior fills' Basket ball teams to the Junior team, the' winners of the intenlass basketball tournament. The hanqU'-t hall was lovely' iti its modest hut appropriate decorations. Purple, gold amp black streamers hung artistically from the, ceiling. while snips og purple and gold, the Junior Class colors, were laid .along tin* center -of the tables, which were arranged in a rectangle. In the open space between the tables was a small desk, uprrti which was a ; miniature basketball court decorated | in the Junior class colors. Immediately after the crowd as-1 sembled. the Senior basketball squad j sang the tirst stanza of a catching lit tle "Before and After Dinner" song. Mary Donnell Smoot then welcomed! the guests, and Eleanor Crowell. *23. | responded. Much fun was had all during the banquet. Between tin*! courses, it number of class songs, school songs, and short speeches were enjoyed. At the conclusion of the banquet Loom Long, captain of the Senior Squad, gave a toast to the Jun iors. which jvas answered by Blanche j Dick, captain of the Junior Squad. In; rapid succession followed toasts to Mr. j Wolff. Misses'Sara Earnhardt. J Nellie Dry. Mary Macljiughlin. Eliza beth Woodhouse. and “Donnie" Smoot. After these, upon the suggestion of the toastmistress "Donnie” Smoot, a rising vote of thanks was extended to . Miss Mary Spurgeon, who. with several of her Domestic Science students, had "prepared and served the delicious' three-course dinner, which was so thoroughly enjoyed hv everyone pres ent. As a fitting climax to a most hap pily spent evening, the Seniors sang the second stanza of the “Before and After Dinner" song. This was fol lowed by the school song which every one liked so well. The banqueters then dispersed, joy ful, and much benefitted for having spent the evening in such a profitable way. r Benevofent Society Meets The Benevolent Society of the First •Presbyterian Church, is meeting this afternoon with Mrs. J. F. (Joodson. at her home on West Depoi street. • * * Concert Next Tuesday Night. Under the auspices of the Music Lovers Club the Carolina Concert Club will give a concert in Central School auditorium here next Tuesday evening. .January lfith. at s o’clock. The ad mission price will be 50 cents. Miss Kohn will assist the artists under the direction of Mrs. Coral Ilayner Baker. * * * Carey Durant (iootlman. Born to Mr. and Mrs. 11. I). Good man, Jan nary 4th, a son, Carey Dur ant. Ellen Pemberton Class Meets. The Ellen Pemberton Class of Cen tral Methodist Sunday School was de lightfully entertained on Thursday eve ningly* Mesdames Lloyd McKay and A. F. Goodman at the home of Mrs. Goodman. The class decided to take up some worthy cause as its work for the new year and a committee was ap pointed to find out just what phase of work will bo taken. -At the conclusion of lhe business a pleasant social hour was enjoyed, dur ing which, the hostesses, assisted by Miss Annis Smoot, served a delicious course of refreshments. • • • With Onr Sick. -Miss Marie Barrier, who has been ill for the past week, is again able to be out. Miss Ruth Moore is confined to her home by illness. Mrs. L. H. Moose, of No. 7 township, is confined to her home by illness. The many friends of Mr. L. A. Rid enhour, of St. John's who has been ill for several days, will learn with re great that he is worse today. Study Club With Mrs. Wagoner. Unusually delightful was the meet ing Thursday afternoon of tin* Study Club with Mrs. C. B. Wagoner at her home on West Depot Street. A sketch of Patrick Henry was read by Mrs. C. A. Cannon, and Mrs. 1. J. Davis, Jr., read one on Henry Woodsin Grady. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. George Edwards, of Rocky Mount, then delightfully rendered a piano duet, “Homed and Julie.t." by Vellini. and Mrs. Wagoner sang in her own charming manner "A Brithday," by R. Huntington Woodman. Following the program Mrs. Wagon er served delicious refreshments. Supper. 'Mr. Sam O. Edd lonian was host on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock to more than twenty of his friends at a quail supper, served at Martin’s Case, on West Depot street. The gathering was composed of a number of invited friends, and was very informal, and -most enjoyable to evQjyono present, as is attested by the fact that several of the guests could not leave off eating until they had eaten three of the . Coltrane. -T. F. Day vault. A. R Hoover. W. W. Flowe. M. M. Linker, W, M. Linker, If. Clifford Hahn. B L. Crowell. Giles T. Crowell, Grover W. Creech. 11 A. Goodman, 11. i W. Calloway, Wade Klnttz, G. Pall ' Ritchie, R. A. Brower, J. R. Wood, P. B. Fetzer. L. A. Wisldington, J. A. Walker and Dr. W. H. Wadsworth. m « a » « Duplicate Bridge Club. Mrs. Charles Harris was hostess on Thursday afternoon to the Duplicate I Bridge Club at her home on North IT: ion* street, At the conclusion of the games re freshments were served by Mrs. Har ris. Members of the club are: Mesdames Gowan Dusenbery. R. S. Young, George Patterson. L. T. flartsell. Joe Hill, and C. Harris. A. R. Howard and Miss Kaie Means. Mr. S. O. Eddleman Host at Quail U. I>. C. Meeting. The• Daughters of the Confederacy held a liiost interesting meeting Friday | afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. I\* , Cook with Mesdames Cook. J. F. Day vault and W. A. Foil as hostesses. A splendid attendance marked the occasion and much important business was transacted. The chapter regret ted very much to give up Mrs. L. D. j Coltrane as historian, she having serV- # jed in this capacity for the past, two i years, in a most acceptable manner., j We are especially fortunate in having ; Miss Lalla Fisher chosen as Mrs. Col- I Ida no's successor. Through Mrs.' Joe ! Goodman, chairman of the cross eom (miftee. another order for crosses for I the Veterans' graves was placed by j the chapter. Lee and Jackson's birthday. Friday. January 10, is to be celebrated with a dinner to the Confederate Veterans of Cabarrus County. A splendid commit tee. with Mrs. L. T. Hartsell as chair man. has this dinner in\harge. There : fore the suo-oss is readily assured. In accordance to a custom of long I Standing, the various churches of the | city are asked to use at the morning service Sunday the favorite hymns of Lee and Jackson, these being “How Firm a Foundation, .and “Jesus Lover of My Soul.” * * * Miss Smoot Entertains. Miss Virginia Smoot entertained in formally at bridge at her home on* Grove street on Friday evening. Following tin* games a deni ions cal- I ad course was served by the hostess. | Among those present were: Misses Louise Austin, Flow Shea ley, Eliza beth Matey. Janie Klnttz. Ruth Black welder, Anna Schrock. Mary Spur geon, Annis and Virginia Smoot. * * * With Onr Sick. Mrs. Arthur Fink is seriously ill at her home on Crowell Street. The condition of Mrs. John IV. Cline, who lias been ill for the past week, is reported today as somewhat better. Mrs. John Slither is confined to her home with an attack of the “flu.’’ Mr. James Dorton is again able to be out after being confined to his home for several davs hv .illness. • ■» The Lilliputian Sewing Club. The Lilliputian' Sewing Club held its first meeting January S. 1023. at the home of little Miss Esther Alex ander Brown. The hostess was elect ed President. Miss Elizabeth Ser geant Odell vice-president. Miss Mir iam Coltrane Cannon secretary, and Miss Beatty Gay Coltrane, treasurer. The following dollies are the charter members: Peggy and Bobby Ralph Odell, Louise , and Patsy Coltrane. Runny Brown kind Sister Sue and Sa ra and Dotty Cannon. After a happy hour spent in sew ing and knitting, delightful refresh ments were served by the young host ess. The club then adjourned to meet the following Saturday afternoon at three o'clock with Miss Betty Gay Coltrane at her home on North Union street. The Lilliputian Club is uniue in that its members boast.Of being the youngest of any social organization in town. PERSONAL. Albemarle News-llerahl: Miss Mary Crowell, of Concord, spent -last Thursday and Friday with Miss Myr na Crowell afrrl Mrs. -T. Finch Mor gan. Mrs. Morgan and Miss Crowell were class-mates at G. C. W. Mrs. S. F. Winders is spending sev eral days with her mother, Mrs. L. H. Moose, in No. 7 township. Mrs. E. M. Honeycutt and Miss Ella Honeycutt, of Winston-Salem, spent Friday in Concord. Mr. W. C. Thomas, of Mt. Pleasant, is visiting liis brother, Mr. L. A. Thomas. Mesdaimis'C. W. Byrd, F. 0. Corvell, Mrs. W. M. Sherrill and little Miss -Ellen Sherrill spent Friday afternoon in Charlotte. Representative J. B. Sherrill, of the State Legislature, spent the week-end here with his family. Mesdames D. L. Bust and L. D. Coltrane spent Friday in. Charlotte. Mr. George Praether. of M. P. C. 1., is spending the week-end here. Mr. John Hatchett, of Atlanta ar rived Saturday to - spend several days ■ hr.rf' with his wife, who is visiting her parents. Rev. and Mrs. T. W. Smith. R« v Jesse C. Rowan and Mr. J. W. Cannon returned Saturday from a hunting trip to Harbor Island in the eastern part of the state. Mrs. M. L. Cannon is spending the week-end in Charlotte, wieh Mrs. W. ! B. SullivAn. j * Mr. F. L. Clark, of Mt. Aairy, is I spentVug the week-end in the city with i friends. Mesdames W. G. Caswell, H. I. j Woodhouse, P. B. Fetzer and Miss. ] Betty Leslie spent Thursday in Char-! !lotte. * Mrs. A. E. Lentz left Friday for Charlotte, where she will visit rela tives. I Mrs. Hubert Flowe, Miss Emma Horton, and Miss Blanche Yates, all of Charlotte, spent Thursday in Con cord. Mrs. ,T. B. Sheri ill spent Friday day in Charlotte .with her sister, Mrs. E. C. Register. Misses Belle and Ella Hinson spent Thursday in Charlotte with their lath er, Mr. ,T. R. Hinson, who is in a ho. E>rd. Mrs. J. W. Cannon, Jr., and Mrs. W. M Sherrill, lias returned to her home in Greensboro. While here Mrs Correll has teen the honor guest at several charming social events. Mrs. R. IV. Arlington, who is the guest here of Miss Alice Brown, has returned to her. home in 'Green vile, S.. C.. accompanied v by Miss Brown, who will spend several days in Greenville. Miss Mary Webb, of Granville Coun ty, teacher in the Salisbury Schools, is spending the week-end with Sir. and Mrs. A. S. Webb on Bell Avenue. Mr. Watson Smoot, of Gastonia, spent the week-end in Concord with his par ents, Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Smiit. Mrs R. M. Mekirmne has returned from Laurinburg where she. has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Mac Comeron. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Sappenfield, of Charlotte. - spent • Sunday in Concord with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. R. It. .Mcßride and lit t!<> daughter, Namv. of Cherryville, are visiting Mrs. Mcßride's parents. Mr. Carl Beaver Spent Sunday in Shelby with friends. Miss Lily Wiley spent Sunday with her father in Faith. Mrs. C. Id. Daugherty and son, James, spent the week-e f nd here with Mrs Daugherty’s uncle, Mr. J. C. Garmon. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Glass, of Albe marle. spent Sunday in the city With friends, Mr. and Mrs. C. *C. Grifliin and chil dren, Mildred and Wilson, spent Suit day in Monroe. Mrs. P. B. Host and sister, Mrs. W. M. Morris, spent Sunday afternoon in Mt IMe.isail) with friends. Mr. George Cor! has returned from New York where lie attended the An nual National Automobile Show. Mr. Richard Porter, of Charlotte, spent Sunday here with relatives. Mr. J. A. Fink, who has been visit jug relatives here for several weeks, has returned to his home in Linwood. Mr. L. K. Lee, who spent the week end "hero, with his wife, lias returned to his home in Shelby. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Harris arc spending the iki.v in Charlotte. Messrs. Luther McEachcrn, "White Talbot. Joe Birrier. Charenee Riden hour and Arthur Miller Faggart spent Sunday afternoon in Salisbury. .Miss Elizabeth Ilahn and Messrs Robert Patterson and Grover Thomp son. of Ml. Pleasant, spent Sunday here with the parents of Miss Hahn. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Mauldin spent Sunday in Statesville with Mrs. Maul din's mother. Mrs. W. J. Rudge and daughter. Miss Fannie Person Rudge, who spout the week-end hen* with I>r. and Mrs. W. C. Houston, returned Sunday to their home in Monroe. Mr. S. J. Ervin. Burko County's rep resentative in the lower House of the General Assembly, returned today to Raleigh, after spending Sunday here with friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Shinn, of Nor wood. spent Sunday here with Mrs. R. S. Harris, the mother of Mrs. Shinn. Mrs. J. L. Connor left yesterday for Lancaster, where she will spend some time with her daughter. Mr. J. B. Sherrill returned Sunday night to Raleigh, after spending the week-end here with his family. Mrs. George Edwards has returned to her home in Rocky Mount, after spending some time here with rela t i ves. ' Mr. B. Y. Matthews, who spent the week-end here with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. (Joodson. returned Sunday to liis home in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Mat thews will remain until the matter part of the week. Mr. Cameron Mficßne left Sunday night for New York on business. Mi’S. Rol> Everett, of Laurinburg, spent the week-end with her mother iind sister. Mrs. Hemphill and Mrs. E. A. Moss. Mrs. IV. G. Foy, of High Point, will arrive this afternoon to visit beg par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Young. Mrs. Lottie Brown has returned from High Point, where she spent last week with her daughter, Miss Bertha Brown. Miss Brown, who underwent a serious operation last week, is re ported as recuperating nicely. Mrs. Fred Shelton, after visiting her sister, Mrs. Joe Cannon, has returned to her home in Winston-Salem. Mr. and Mrs. J. Leonard Brown are spending the day in Gastonia with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Brown. Miss Helen Martin has? returned to Philadelphia, after spending some time here. Miss Gladys Earnhardt has return ed to Charlotte, after spending the week-end here with her father, Mr. G. F. Earnhardt. TO CAROLINA. Over Carolina's fields God’s blessings flow For all His children, high and low, Who abide within our State. In the sky is the light that never fails To cast its light on all below. On Carolina's hills God's prettiest flowers blow To scatter their perfume on vales be low. , On Carolina's hills is breath divine Breathing tin* fragrance of the long leaf pine. Friends, happiness—all that make life great Are found iu the borders of the Old North State. SAIDEE DUSENBERY. i Negroes Struck by Lightning. Kinston, Jan. 11. —A January light ning holt was today reported to have injured a negress at a farm some miles from here. The\ woman was hanging clothes on a line*to dry when the bolt struck the line, understood to have been a ste.el wire, preceding a shower Tuesday afternoon. The holt was the single electrical demonstra ttiou of the storm. It was accom panied hy a violent clap of thunder, which was heard for miles. THE CONCORD TIMES \ » , . ' -k ■ ■ -i- —— BUSINESS AND THU OUTLOOK. Philadelphia Record The physician who remarked that the payment of a fee established confidence, betw-en doctor ami pat ent spok>* not. only professionally, but commercially. ’.The parley s that begin in Washington this morning between members of the British Debt Funding Commission and the American mom h'rs, and Which relate soley to the terras of payment, pfine.pal >and in terest, of more than four Uliiorie of debars to the United Stater., are ac cepted by statesmen and the bus ness world alike as meaning that the lnng defered settlement is soon to be an accomplished fact and that post-war reconstruction is really on the way. This fact naturally is regarded by the financiers as the harbinger of better things, and, Yaking into consideration the developments in the business of the first .week in the new year, the* in dustrial and commercial situation is satisfactory. Dun’s Review says that “with hardly an exception commercial re ports are of an increasingly favor a b o tenor, and business will enter upon the new year in a strong position. Despite the contraction in the export trade, tlm point has been reached m different basic industries where pro duction is at, a high level, while orders already hoiked insure active opera tions for some lime ahead. Tne im proved situation in agricultural com munities that has resulted from the sharp rise in prices of leading farm staples is entering more largely into calcu ations of future power, bu;. there is still, a noticeable resistance to higher prices in retail channels." The • production of pig iron last month reached a total of 3,086,298 tons, the largest since October, 192 if At the beginning of last week 253 blast furnaces were in operation, an increase of K) as compared with De cember 1. The present capacity is more than 100,000 tons a day, which is nearly double the total at the be ginning of last Januarj. An important feature of the stee’ trade last week was the booking of orders for rail road equipment and the ratliev,exten sive buying by automobile concerns. Prices .of both pig iron and the finished steel products have made an advance in the week. Steel properties in the Pittsburgh district are opera ting at an average of 80 per cent. The YoungstoWn Steel and Tube Company is strengthening its competitive posi tion by the absorption of the Brier Hill Company. In the wool ma»teet during the past week there was a stiffening of quota tions. particularly in the clothing wools from Australia, New Zealand and. Uruguay. Domestic wool are pretty we 1 distributed. “Probably not for many years." says Secretary Per kins. of the Boston Wool Trade As sociation, "has the wool trade of Bos ton faced the new yrnr with such. light stocks of domestic wool, but the bonded warehouses are comfortably filled with wools from foreign lands." Competition in the primary markets, it is believed, will not be developed before the London sales, which begin hi January 23. ami wil be an iud.x to the strength behind the market. Tim we k opened with moderately brisk trading in the cotton yarn mar ket. A period of making time- ; s ob served in knitting yarns. The Boston cotton market has continued to show improvement. The year opens strong, with spinners sold so far ahead that they ars unable to m**et the demand for prompt delivery, while buyers are reported as having trouble in getting orders for lattr delivery on the mi l books. Chicago's grain markets have goim contrary to expectations of the trade leaders. The break of the holidays was followed in the past week by a sharp dec ine, with severe-liquidation by both Eastern and Western: holders of large lines. Wheat prices show a recession of about 8 cents from the high of Deceber 28, with tin* market nervous and unsettled. Comparative conditions in the Federal Reserve system as shown by Friday’s statement reveal a slight weakening in the reserve ration to 71.3. as against the previous 72.1. The gold reserve increased $9,(100 0000 to $3,049,451,000. Simple Rules For Curing Pork. Raleigh, N. C.. Jan. 15.h-Every North Carolina farmer should pre pare enough pork products to last his family for the entire year, says Earl Hostetler, in charge of'swum investigations for the North Carolina Experiment Station. Although a large amount of meat is lost each j ear because of improper treatn ent, Mr. Host/it er does not. see why cur ing pork on the farm is such a diffi cult problem. He finds that if a few simple rules are adhered to there should be no great losses. He has given the most important ones as fol lows : 1. Be sure- the hogs to be killed are healthy and are not worried or ex cited at slaughtering time. 2. Allow the carcass to cool out thoroughly before it is cut up. 3. Do not attempt to put meat into the curp until’ it. is thoroughly cooled, and on Wie other hand do not attempt to cups’ frozen meat. 4. When the curing process is com pleted do not expose the meat to flies or bugs. 5. Immediately j|fter the hams, shoulders and sides are smoked suf ficiently they should be wrapped in paper and then put in bags (flour sacks or cement bags are good) and hung in a cool dry, place pntil ready for use. . Mr. Hostetler stales that these five simple rules cover most of the causes for failure and a lack of observing them is directly responsible ior practically all of the meat lost in North Carolina each year. He believes that, good, holesome meat earif be had the year around in every farm home if a little extra time and attention is given the work at these different stages. French Flag Tom Down. Berlin, Jan. 13 (By the Associated Press).—At Steele, two miles outside of Essen, .the French flag hoisted by the occupational troops, was torn down and destroyed, says a dispatch to Vorwaerts today. Give a dog a bad name, and you save Him the trouble of earning it. i * ... . ■ hz • i g (Continued From Our Last Issue) “Your gun is empty, Beatrice,' he 1 5f told her quietly. He heard her sob. : M and he smiled a little, reassuringly. M “Never mind —and pray for a good |i= voyage,” he advised. “We’re going : * through.” v The craft and its occupants were 'g out of sight by the time Jeffwy Neil §§ son reached the river bank with his g rifle. He made his way fast as he could =§ toward the claim. Sensing the old H man’s distress, Ray straightened H from his work at the sight of him. §1 The face before him was drawn =1 and white; but there was no time g for 'questions. Hard hands seized 'M his arm. “Ray, do you know of a canoe any g • where —up or.down this river?” “No! There isn’t one that you g could even dream about shooting gs those rapids in. Tell me what’s the 51 matter. Has Beatrice —” “Beatrice has gone down, that’s H all-." sf “You don’t mean—she’s run away?” “Don’t be a fool. The prospector % I told you about —Darby—was the ft old man’s partner. He’s paying us M back. Ray, I wish to God I had died gj before I ever saw this day!" Ray stared blankly. “Then he = found out —about the murder?” he 5| gasped. “Yea. Here’s his letter.” s 'Ray read the letter carefully, g crumpling it at last in savage wrath. “He can’t do much if the claim’s H recorded in our names!” "He can make us plenty of % trouble. If you want the girl, Ray— §f don’t lose a minute. Put your things H together as fast as you can.” They crossed the divide, thus iq? reaching the headwaters of Poor jtf ‘Man’s Creek; then took the trail H down toward the settlements. But y the two claim-jumpers had not yet s learned all the day’s 111 news. Half* Jf way to the mouth of the stream they B~ met Chan Heminway on his way back to the claim. At the first sight of him, they If could hardly believe their eyes. It § was not to be credited that he had ff made the trip to Bradleyburg and H back in the few days he had been If absent. “What In the devil you coming §§ back for?” Ray shouted, when H Chan’s identity became certain. "Because the claim’s recorded, |§ that’s why. Before old Hiram died y he wrote a letter to an official In =1 Bradleyburg and In it was a descrip* H tlon of the claim. Whatever for ts realities was necessary was cut out j§ because the old man had been too H sick to make the trip — the recorder §f got special permission from Vio §§ toria. # .§§ “You see what that means, don’t |§ you?” he asked NcllsOn. M "It means we’ve lostl” The eyes before him narrowed and H gleamed. "So that’s what It means < H to you! Well, I don’t look at it Just i H that Way. It means to me that we’ve : a got to take these supplies and these If pack horses and start out and find H Ben Darby.” / “Qf course we’ve got to rescue §g BecUrloe—” . i "Rescuing Beatrice Isn’t all of It < y now, by a long shot. Didn’t old Hi- : §j rain leave a will, giving this claim |§ to his brother Ezra? And hasn’t this 1 j§f Ben got a letter from Ezra leaving |§ the claim to him?” “Yoti mean we’ve got to find him?” ' "We’ve got to; that’s all.” Neilson breathed heavily. all §§ plain enough.” • • • Beatrice Neilson was a mountain : p girl, with the strong thews of Jael, ' H yet she hid her face as the canoe ’ E shot into the crests of the rapids. The wolf crouched on the heap of < g supplies, fearful to the depths of his ] g wild heart of this mighty stream, i SHOWS RESULT OF TRAINING RECEIVED Student at Jackson Training Seiiool Has Become Expert Shoe Repairer in Three Months. Mr. James I*. Cook, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jack- j son Training School, was in this office this week with a pair of shoes which had been repaired by one of the stu dents of the school. Mr. Cook was proud of the work, and justly so, for the -shoes were exceedingly well re paired. and every phase of the work had been expertly done. The shoes had been repaired by Newland McDonald, of Robeson Coun ty, Mr. Cook asserted. “The boy lias been in the shoe repair shop but three months,” he said, "yet lie is able now to turii out such work as this." Mr. Cook went pn to explain that an expert shoe repair man is sit work with the students at the school at all times, and many of the ’boys are choosing the shoe repair business as a profession. "The experts in this line get good money, they have nice work and arc given an opportunity to final ly control their own business.’ Mr. Cook statedT "and a number of the students in the school are making if ! their major study while with us.” Newland plans to work for an elec tric shoe shop in his home town after | he completes his training at the school here, and judging by the sample of •his work displayed by Mr. Cook, the jshop which gets him will be lucky. * Thinks it Means New War. Moscow, Jan. 10.—The Russian press generally view France’s astion with regard to the Ruhr, together with the breaking up in disagree ment of the Paris conference of premiers as threatening a new war. It is better to be an unsuccessful optimist than 4 successful pessimist. yet •- •ous ter- ■ , A • • ir' ' r.v ■ irtui*. cau; : - •' u ‘d forw: t !i>aig the - . a her hands *-• 'he hud l.r.v. .u eaity that IMO His at.; - ! !i-1 know. - i-l "Ben— 1 . and there’s t. > >. • i o last names rutw-i v •. ./ .. . important decision.” * “I hope it’s a ri;;;>. one." lie ven tured. -‘lt’s a3 happy as it can be, under the circumstances. ! came of a line of frontiersmen —the forest people—and if the woods teach one thing it is to make the best of any bad situation.” As she talked she was slowly un wrapping the little parcel she had A GREAT GAUNT - FORM RAISED UP FROM THE PILE OF DUFFLE IN THE CANOE. brought. Presently she held it out to him. It was Just a box 6f homemade candy that she had brought for their day’s picnic. But it was a peace offering not to be despised. CHAPTER XI The Forest Stronghold tV / heN the swirling waters car* \y ried the canoe down into the gorge of the Yuga t>oth Ben and Beatrice were Instinctively awed and stilled. Ever the walla of the gorge grew more steep, until the sun light was cut off and they rode as if in twilight. In mid-afternoon Ben began to think of making his night’s camp. In one of the more quiet stretches of water he saw the place—a small cove and a green, tree-clad bank, with the gorge rising behind. Han dling his canoe with greatest care he slanted toward it. A moment later he had caught the brush at the wa ter’s edge, stepped off into shallow water, and was drawing the oanoe up onto the bank. “We’re through for the day,” he said happily, as he helped Beatrice out of the boat. "I*ll confess I’m ready to rest.” "Here’s where you sleep tonight, Beatrice,” he informed her. As twilight lowered they sat down to their simple meal, tea, sweetened With sugar, and vegetables and meat happily mingled in a stew. ' Beatrice fell into troubled sleep, but wakened when the first ribbon of light stretched along the eastern horizon. She sat up, laying the blankets back with Infinite care. This was her chance: Ben still lay asleep. Just to steal down to the water’s edge, push off the canoe, and trust her life to the doubtful mercy of the river. Contrubtions For Dental Clinic. Members /of the Public Welfare De partment of the Women’s Club who are sponsoring a campaign to raise S3OO lo continue for another month the dental clinic started here several weeks ago by Dr. 11. B. Foster, an inounce the following contributions: Parent-Teachers Asso. $40.00 King's Daughters 25.00 Cash __ 5.00 Teachers Primary Dept. Cen tral School 25.00 Cash x-- 2.50 Women's Club 15.00 Cash 5.00 Total $117.50 In addition to the clerical assistance that was given Dr. Foster by the club women the teachers and pupils in the High School also assisted Dr. Foster with his records and data. Defense in Herrin Riots is Through With Its Evidence. (Marion, 111., Jan. 12. —The defense in the Herrin riots trial today com pleted its chain of evidence designed to prove positive alibis for all of the five defendants, and announced that if expected to rest its ease after an | effort tomorrow to impeach the testi mony given by several of the state’s witnesses. # Thirteen Witnesses testified re garding the movements of Bert Grace and Peter Hiller, defendants, on the morning of June 22, when 20 non union workers from the Lester mine were slain. The other witnesses Wil liam Goddman, a farmer, and Dr. 0. F. Shipman of Herrin, who had pre v.ously testified for the state, were recalled to the stand to pave the way for an effoit to impeach tacir testi mony. The average age of Londoners has ; increased by two years during the 1 last decade. Monday, January 15 1922 qj She could discern the black sha- * dow of the canoe. Che (stepped I nearer. ' But at that Instant a subdued note I of warning froze her in her tracks.' i A great, gaunt form raised UD | from the pile of duffle in the canoo* 1 and his fangs showed ivory white >■[ I the wan light. It was Fenris, and 3 he guarded the canoe. He crouched 3 ready to spring if she drew near. 3 The girl sobbed once, then stole I buck to her blankets. After breakfast they took to the 3 river, yielding themselves once-more 3 to the whims of the current^. Shortly before the noon hour Ben's I quick eye saw' a break in the he,-. , ~ 3 brushwood that lined the bank c.,j 1 quickly paddled toward it. In 0 . g ment more he pushed the canoe into 3 the mud of the creek bank. They crossed a low ridge, follow, 1 lng down another of the thousand 1 creeks that water the northern 3 lands. In a moment It led them to a § long, narrow lake, blue as a sapphire v in its frame of dusky spruce. | And all at once Beatrice, walking in front, drew up with a gasp. She stood at the edge of a little I glade, perhaps thirty yards across, x laying at the base of the cliff. The creek flowed through it, the grass P was green and rich, beloved by the I antlered herds that came to graze, ! the tall spruce shaded It on three t sides. But it was not these things I that caught the girl’s eye. Just at P the edge of a glade a dark hole P yawned in the face of the cliff. ‘"lt’s home,” the man said simply. I CHAPTER XII A Strange Comradeship BEN and Beatrice together I back to the canoe, and in two = . trips they carried the supplies P to the cave. Tired from the hard tramp, yet I sustained by a vague excitement P neither of them could name or trace, P they began to prepare for the night. 1 The silence dropped about them, I settling slowly; and all except the ! largest heap of red coals burned jj down to gray ashes. The brush crocked and rustled Just = beyond the glowing coals. Some huge wilderness creature I was venturing toward them, at the | edge of the little glade. “What is it?” Beatrice whispered. P The man’s eyes strained Into the P gloom. | “I don’t know. It may be just a | moose, or maybe a caribou. But it I may* be —” His eye fell to the croaching form § of Fenris. 4 Ben leaped to reach his gun. * | "At him, Fenris!” he shouted. The i wolf leaped forward like a thrown 1 spear—almost too fast for the eye to | follow. . Thereafter there was only a great b confusion, event piled upon • event I with incredible rapidity. A grizzly | lunged into sight with incredible § storm of sound. Immediately the wolf sprang § ready to wage this unequal battle to | the death. But his brave fight wai § tragically hopeless. Yet by the law k of his wild heart he could not turn | and flee. His master had given hla | orders, and he must obey them to I the end. The bear paused one instant; then | lunged forth again. But the breath in which the wolf | had stayed the charge had given Bon i his chailce. With a swift motion of 1 his arm he had projected the single § rifle shell into the chamber of the l weapon. The stock snapped to his r shoulder; and his keen, glittering f eyes sought the sights. His finger pressed back steadily I against the trigger. The slightest i flinching, the smallest motion might yet throw off his aim'. The rifle spoke with a roar. The grizzly was In his death- h agony, nothing more; yet in that \ final convulsion he could rip into \ shreds the powerful form that op- \ posed him. Ben dropped the empty \ rifle and seized the axe that leaned = against a log of spruce beside th* \ fire. • Just in time Ben sprang aside, out | of the reach of those terrible fore- | arms; and his axe swung mightily | in the air. Ben’* powers Increased, rather | than lessened. Ever he swung his \ terrible axe with greater power. (Continued in Our Next Issue) MISS MARTHA HARPER ENDS _LIFE WITH fil ' Beautiful Charlotte Girl Had Suffering From liar Trouble and D digestion. Charlotte, Jan. 11. —Miss M.irti Harper, aged 24. daughter of Mi. c Mrs. Hnery G. Harper, one <»i ' lotte's prettiest and most beloved -'de committed suicide this afternoon c •’ o’clock at the home of her parent- 51 ' 1 East avenue, by shooting through the head, the bullet i<< -j i* ’ ing the brain. Death was in-' ecus. Miss Harper was 24 years' '; : brunette of striking beau id-, and many accomplishments. She 1 1 * I suffering with ear trouble, :tl- ■ gestion. She had been out all t ,; noon in her car. and apparently l 1 ’ feetly normal. Suddeply at dim ! ble she became very quiet, arose r the table and went up stairs. !" few' minutes a pistol shot wa s ' • Mr. Harper ran up stairs. He J his daughter on the floor, de.ul pistoL was by her side. Miss Harper was a sister of Mangum Webb, of this : Ku Klux Klan in this city. Aeroplanes flying in moan’ countries have on more than cdsion been attacked by