New Rumblings
Heard Against
Refunding Plan
Final Draft of Proposal Sent
to Harding — Early Ac
tion in Congress Is
Predicted.
Washington, Feb. 5.—The plan for
funding Great Britain's wartime debt
to the i'nited Stales was turned over
to President Harding by the
debt funding commission. Accom
panying the plan was a statement by
the commission suggesting methods
of congressional action translating tho
results of the commission's negotia
tions into law. The statement was
not made public.
While the commission, in a pro
tracted conference, was formulating
its views for transmission to tho
president, new rumblings of opposi
tion to the plan were heard in both
the house and senate. At the same
time, Senator Bodge of Massachusetts
the republican leader in the senate,
visited the White House to discuss
the situation with President Harding
and Representative Mondell of Wyom
ing, the house republican leader, con
ferred with Representative Burton of
Ohio, a member of the funding com
mission. as to ways and means of
handling the settlement leg.slation in
the house.
Present indications are for the presi
dent to send the settlement Alan, to
gether with a brief message concern
ing it, to congress early next week,
but this baa not been definitely de
termined. The administration ap
pears confident that it can muster
all the strength necessary to bring
action on the legislation before tho
end of the present session, March 3.
but Mr. Harding is represented as
desiring to have everything in ad
vance that will speed a final settle
ment.
Increasing evidence developed to
day that house democrats planned to
oppose the Interest rates contained
in the settlement plan on the grounds
Lhac they constituted a discrimina
tion. Several of them declared that
the rate* proposed to be applied to
ihe British debt were materially lower
than the United States pays on its
own obligations.
Members of the funding commis
sion were said to have talked frankly
among themselves as tothe obstacles
to be overcome In pushing the neces
sary legislation through congress. It
was gellerally agreed, it was said, that
complicated legislation should be
avoided and it appeared that the rec
ommendation* to the president urged
that a complete change of the law
be avoided at this time.
Administration officials, although
admitting that rocks lay in the path (
of the debt legislation, urged in
sistently that the plan agreed upon
and accepted by Great Britain was |
just and right and predicted that it
would be accepted. The pointed out,1
also, that a settlement with Great ;
Britain would he the first move to
ward breaking down what the British
delegation to the funding conference
had been described as a vicious cycle
of world debt and that in fixing the
method* of payment on one war debt,
a distinct contribution would be made
toward restoring the world economic
balance. It was intimated that tho
president would todch on this phase
of the settlement in his message to
congress.
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2 Oil Stations
Company Buys Loral Sites for
Consideration Totaling
$36,000.
The Sinclair Oil company last
week dosed deals for two more Sites
for new oil stations, which it will
erect in Omaha this year.
One of theae was the southwest
corner of Twelfth and Howard
streets, one lot improved by a one
story brick building. The Oil com
pariy paid $30,000 for this property,
buying it from the Iler estate.
P. E. Iler, founder of the Iler estate
bought this property In 1904 for
{18.000. In addition to the selling
profit, Mr. Iler and the Iler estate
have received every year since 1904
a paying income from the building.
The sale waa made by Glover &
Spain through the First Trust com
pany, which has all of the Iler prop
erties listed on its books.
The other property which the oil
company bought, also through Glover
A Spain, was the northwest corner of
Twenty-fifth and O streets in South
Omaha for $8,000. This property Tax
8S feet was purchased from M. and
Isaac Cahn, who paid $1,400 for it In
1886.
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House Action on
Muscle Shoals
Is a Possibility
»
If Offer Is Accepted by House
It Will Meet Snag in Sen
ate — Heflin Meets
Worthy Foeman.
By GEORGE F. AI THIKK
Washington Onrrrsponilent Ttir Omalia Boo.
Washington, Feb. 4. — (Special.)—
Henry Ford and his offer for Muscle
Shoals was scored in the house, where
Chairman Madden of the house ap
propriations committee has gone on
tecord favoring acceptance of the
proposition. The attitude of the ap
propriations conJmlttee chairman, a
powerful factor in house legislation,
means the subject will be given care
ful and possibly favorable considera
tion in the house this session. It may
pass there, but it will be blocked In
the senate in the upper body. Senator
Norris of Nebraska is on watch and
guard. He believes the Ford offer for
Muscle Shoals is a monstrosity and in
his adverse report said that Mr. Ford
not only offered nothing for the prop
erty but would be paid to take It over
The situation in the senate offers
no chance for consideration, either fa
vorable or otherwise, although advan
tage may be taken of it to clutter up
proceedings to hold up action on ship
subsidy. With only a few weeks to
80, the senate will not have time to
much more than keep on talking, a
task which It performs Incomparably
as evidenced by the time devoted re
cently to the differences preclptated
by Senator Heflin of Alabama. Here
tofore, senators have regarded Hef
lln, chief supporter of the Ford
Muscle Shoals offer, as a senate in
stitution, not to be taken too serious
ly. But Couzens of Michigan, a new
senator who takes things seriously,
responded to the Heflin challenge, and
when ho got through, it was evident
the Alabaman had run up against
somebody that at least he could not
bluff.
Editor Talks to
Omaha Chemists
Ur. H. E. Howe Says Chem
istry Forms Essential Part
of Everyday Life.
The Omaha section of the American
Chemical society gave a dinner
at the University club for Dr.
Harrison E. Howe, Washington, edi
tor Of the Journal of Industrial and
Engineering Chemistry, and treas
urer of the Federated American En
gineering Societies.
In a short talk to representatives
from the Union Pacific, Cudahy Pack
ing company, Omaha Testing labors
torles, Creighton university and the
medical school of Nebraska univer
sity, Dr. Howe made plain the fact
that from the time the alarm clock
awakens an Individual In the morning
till that same person retires, and
even while sleeping, the body of that
person Is a chemical laboratory.
"Chemistry,” said the editor -chem
ist, "Is a part of our life. When a
man uses ink or paper, treads the
street in leather shoes, wears n silk
shirt, eats bread, he is facing actual
ities which would not exist In their
present form without chemistry.”
The next regular meeting of the
Omaha section will be held Tuesday
evening at the Nebraska university
medical school, where the chemical
staff has arranged a program illus
trating the work of I,nUls Pasteur.
The meeting will also he the eenisn
nlal anniversary of the death of the
world-famous chemist.
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Sholiest Will Filml.
Warsaw, fnd . Feb. 4.—Twnty-onc
words are contained in the shortest
will ever filed In Kosciusko county,
probated here recently. It was drawn
j by Pierce Annsbarger of Mentone,
land bequeaths his entire estate to his
j widow.
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Donors to Home
Fund Laud Work
in Testimonials
Committee in Charge of Cam
paign for Receiving Home
Are Pleased With
Showing.
A wonderful response is being re
ef ived from Omaha business men and
elvic organizations by, the campaign
committee of the Nebraska Children *
Home society. Max Emmert, chairman
of the committee, said last night.
The society 1* seeking $40,000 with
which to build a new receiving home
for the homeless children of Ne
braska.
Testimonials Come in.
Here are some of the comments re
ceived wltlf checks:
"I am heartily in accord With your
work in establishing this new home
for the orphan children."—John IV.
Pfeffer, 2236 Si uth Twentieth street.
"God bless you and your work." —
Harrison * Motor company.
"We believe in your work to help
the poor homeless children." — C.
B. Elver 4 Co.
"We are very pleased to make this
contribution as we feel that this In
stitution in doing very worthy work,
and is entiled to the support of ev
ery person."—Monsky. Katleman and
Grodinsky.
"I take pleasure In giving in be
half of so worthy an undertaking "—
E. Cl. Page.
"We wish to thank you for giving
us the opportunity to help and wish
to eongratulate you on the good work
and hope that the campaign will be
successful."—Andrew Murphy and
Son.
"I take great pleasure In sending
you our firm's check. The ense is
a worthy one."—T. C. Byrne. Byrne
Hammer Co.
Response Is Good.
"The response has been wonderful,"
said Frank Builta, director general
of the campaign. “Judge Charles
Goss, president of the society. Chair
man Emmert. Mayor Dahlmali and
myself are very thankful hecauso of
the generous support being given by
the business men. However, we are
expecting to hear from many more.
We plan to have the larger subscrip
tions out of the way by the time the
campaign starts on February 11.
The Concord club has appointed Its
special team of workers to Join with
the other clubs to make this cam
paign a mammoth success The team
members follow: Newton Clark, cap
tain; Guy Burns, Joe Duffy. Ed
Dougherty, Everett Dodds, J. M. Jen
sen.
Beavers Beeome Real Pest
in Northwestern Nebraska
Alliance, Neb , Feb. 4 ——Beavers
were ail but extinct In Nebraska only
a few years ago, when the govern
ment placed a permanent closed sea
son on the little dam-building fur
bearer*.
Propagation has been so rapid that
today the lieaver is a real "pest” in
the northwestern section of Ne
braska.
Resolutions demanding an open sea
son of one month each year for the
killing of beaver have been passed hv
(he western Nebraska Ktockgrowera'
association and forwarded to the Ne
I braska delegation In congress.
Streams have been dammed anti
thousarnls of acres of mendowland
Hooded and ruined hy beavers, the
(resolutions declare. The stockmen
ask the right legally to hunt beaver
from November 1 to December 1.
Giant Ferryboat.
Cincinnati, Feb. 4.—A ferryh >«t of
: tlie flat-bottom t>T>e left here recent
I ly for St. Genevieve, Mo., where It
will he placed in commission hy the
! Missouri Eastern railroad. It will be
used In carrying freight cars across
the Mississippi river. Two hundred
Ions of coal were carried hy the boat
when It left Cincinnati. The craft Is
1175 feet long and HK feet wide and
Is capable of carrying IS coal cars
of HO tons each. Even the heaviest
locomotive can be carried.
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Army Intelligence
Bureau Scored by
4/
Alabama Democrat
Huddleston Says at Present
Rate Congressional Com
mittees Will Soon Be
Under Supervision.
Washington. Feb. 4.—Activities of
the intelligence department of the
army were attacked in the house by
Representative Huddleston, democrat,
Alabama, who charged that if present
methods were continued congressional
committees would soon be under sur
veillance.
Mr. Huddleston read a newspaper
article dealing with political and other
conditions in the northwest, which
quoted a letter purporting to have
been written to sheriffs and other
peace officers by Lieut. W. D. Xjong
of Vancouver barracks, Washington.
The letter mentioned, among others,
the American Federation of Labor
certain railroad unions, a world war
veterans’ organization and the I. W.
W. This typified the military mind,
said Mr. Huddleston, adding that the
supposed congress would be next In
the “beneficent protection of the War
department."
Representative Blanton, democrat,
Texas, replying to Mr. Huddleston,
said if he were secretary of war he
! “would not stop until this young lieu
tenant had been made a brigadier
general."
Conditions in the northwest, Mr.
Blanton said, had developed a situa
j tion where a man running for office
ran either as a “radical" or a "con
servative. “Lieutenant Long, Mr.
Blanton contended, should be com
mended for keeping his eyes open to
anything which might threaten the
American theory of government.
Declaring the American Federation
of Labor and the big four railroad
brotherhoods contained some of the
most patriotic men In the country.
Representative IJneberger, republi
can, California, asked Mr. Blanton If
he Included them In his remarks. The
Texas representative replied that
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, hail
condemned the Harrison (Ark 1 lynch
ings of a railroad worker, but had
failed to ask for punishment of those
engaged in the killings at Herrin,
111. He added, however, that It might
have been an "inadvertent act" which
caused the labor organization to be
Included in the list and that he was
concerned mostly with the activities
of the I. W. W.
Architects Plan
Omaha Building
Chicago Firm Retained to De
sign Structure at Six
teenth and Howard.
Chester A. and Raymond C. Cook.
Chicago capitalists, who will erect a
new building on the south side of
Howard street from Sixteenth to Sev
enteenth street this year, have en
gaged Holabird and Roche, Chicago
architects, to make plans for their1
building.
These architects drew the plans for
the City National Bank building and
the Woodmen of the World building.
The architects have engaged James
Black and company to make borings
on the site for the foundation depth.
E. A. Renwick of the architects'
firm was in Omaha last week Inspect
ing the site and obtaining various
other data necessary to making plana
for the building. Mr. Renwick en
gaged the Rohrbough Engineering
company to represent the architects In
Omaha.
Holabird and Roche have erected
successful buildings on similar loca
tlons In other cities, according to
the Cooks, who are centering with
them dally in Chicago, relative to
the new building.
All tenants in tlie old buildings on
this site, comprising the entire north
half of the block, have main- arrange
ments to move by March 1, so that
the old buildings may be wrecked.
Britain Plans Giant Plane
to Carry iiO Infantry Men.
London, Feb. 4—During the year It
s the Intention of the British air
ministry to lay down a new giant
military airplane capable of convey
ing BO Infantrymen, fully armed,
through the skies at a speed of more
than 100 miles per hour.
Tile craft Is to be constructed en
tirely of steel, mslnly as a safeguard
from aerial and antiaircraft gunfire.
The cabin of the airplane, as
planned, will be exceptionally roomy
and will carry BO men In comfort
When not In use the acata fold back
against the sides of the fuselage, so
that the marhlne can be used fnr
civil or other purposes when not re
quired for the transport of troops.
Four oil-driven aernl-DlescI engines
will provide the motive power for this
] -lant, which probably will he taken
out to Mesopotamia and used In con
nectlon with the protection and gov
erning of the country by the British
air force.
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The Magnificent Adventure
Uy EMERSON HOUGH.
(Continued from Hnturdny.)
An accidental meeting renew* In Meri
wether l.fwln, secretary to Tlinma* Jef
ferson, the Morrow of having come to hmIc
for the htiiwl of Tlirodmia, Burr, only |o
learn that *he had JuMt bn ome Mr*.
AlMfon. The d«**pulr of hi* young aide
anil new* of the l^mmhuina Purchase
make Mr. Jeffemon decide to let Lewi*
So on hin expedition Into the unexplored
went. Meanwhile the cotiMpiracy to form
an empire in the west 1m net on font by
Aaron Iturr, % Ice-preMident of the U nited
Mate* and father of ThaodOaia. lie u
a*slsted by the Npmiiflh and KnelUh lit In
iMern, and the latter offer* money for
tile cotiMe on condition that lie get Lewis
to uhandon it ia exploration* beyond the
MU*'*sippi ami come oyer to their *ide.
By gilding the truth Iturr to make Theo
dosia the weapon with which l/cwi* it
to he fought.
CHAPTER IX.—(Continued.)
The (ireat Conspiracy.
"Listen, my daughter. TJiat young
man is wise—he haa no such vast
belief in yonder expedition. lie 1*
going in desperation, to escape a
memory! Is It not true? Tell me
—and believe that I am not blind—
is not Captain Lewis going into the
Missouri country in order to forget
a certain woman? And do we not
know, my daughter, who that woman
is?"
Still her downcast eye gave him no
reply.
"Meriwether Lewis yonder among
the savages is a failure. Meriwether
Lewis with me is second only to the
vice-regent of the Louisiana country.
There is no reason, my dear, why,
for the sake of your father, for the
sake of yourself, and for the sake of
that young man yonder, you should
not go to him immediately and carry
I my message," t
"Could It be possible." she said at
length, half musing, "that I. who
made Captain Lewis so unhappy,
could aid a man like him to reach a
higher and better place in life? Could
I save him from himself—and from
myself”"
CHAPTER III.
• Tlie Partin;.
Meriwether Lewis was taking his
leave of Thomas Jefferson at day
break.
"Are your men ready, you; sup
plies gathered toget'ier?" arUed the
president.
"The rendezvous ia at Harper's
Ferry, up the river. The wagons
with the supplies are ready there. I
will take boat from here myself with
a few of the rnen. Not later than
tomorrow afternoon I promise that
wo will be on our way."
There was one look, one hand
clasp. The two men parted: nor did
they meet again for years.
The sun still was young when Meri
wether Lewis descended the steps of
the executive mansion. Ho did not
at first hear the gallop of hoofs on
the street behind him ns at last, a
mile or more from the White House
gate, he turned toward the river
front. But he paused, something ap
pealing to the strange sixth sense of
the hunter, and turned. A rider, a
mounted servant, was beckoning to
Hm. Behind the horseman, driven at
a stiff gait, came a carriage which
seemed to have but a single occupant.
Captain J-ewis halted, gazed, then
) astened forward, hat In his hand.
"Mrs. Alston!" he exclaimed, as the
carriage came up' "Why are you
here’ I* there any news?"
"My father. Mr Merry, the Span
ish minister, have watched the plan
ning of this expedition. Why fly in
the face of Providence? That is what
my father says Me says that coun
try' can never be of benefit to our
Cnion—that no new states can lie
made from it. Me says the people
will pass down the Mississippi river,
but not heyond It: that it Is the !
natural line of our expansion."
"You speak well! Go on.”
' There fa little more to tell," said
she. "These gentlemen have made
certain plans of which Thomas Jef
ferson himself knows that this pur
chase from Napoleon cannot be made
under the Constitution of the l.'nlted
States Me beer ught me to Induce
you. if T could, either to abandon
your exjreditlon wholly as soon as
you honorably might do so or to go
on with It only to such point as will
prove It unfeasible nnd Impracticable.
N’ot wishing you to prove traitorous
to a trust, these gentlemen wish you
to know that they would value your
association—that they would give you
splendid opportunity. With men such
as these, that means a swift future
of success for one—for one—whom 1
shall always cherish warmly In my
heart.”
The color was full in her fare. Me
turned toward her suddenly, his eye
clouded. "It Is an extraordinary mat
l-r In every way which you bring for
nie. he eaid slowly . "extraordinary
that foreigners, not friend* of this
country, should call th?
friends of an officer sworn to the
service of the republic' And why send
you?"
"It Is difficult for me to tell you.
lint my father knew the antogonism
between Mr. Jefferson and himself,
and knew your friendship for Mr Jef
ferson. lie knew also the respect, the
pity—oh what shall I say?—which I
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have always felt for you—the re
gard"—
"Regard! What do you mean?"
"I did not menri regard, but the—
the wish to see you succeed, to help
you, if I could, to take your place
among rnen. I told you that but yes
terday,”
Ho seemed pitiless. "I have listen
ed long enough to have my curiosity
aroused. I shall have somewhat to
ponder—on the trail to the west.”
Then you mean that you will go?"
” Ves!"
"Think you that T would have
come here for any other man?" she
demanded. "Think you that I would
ask of you anything to my own dis
honor. or to your dishonor? But
noW you do not listen. You will not
come back—even for me!"
Iu answer he simply bent and
kissed her linnd, stepped from the
carriage, raised his hat. Yet ho
hesitated for half an instant and
turned hack. "Theodosia,” said he,
"it is hard for me not to do anything
you ask of me—you do not know how
hard; but surely you understand that
I am a soldier and arn under orders.
I have no option. It seems to me that
the plans of your father and his
friends be placed at once before Mr.
Jefferson. It is strange they sent
you, a woman, as their messenger.
You have done all that a woman
could. So other woman in the world
could have done as much with me.
But—my men are waiting for me."
This time he did not turn bark
I again.
Col. Burr's carriage returned more
dejected than it had come. It was a
dejected occupant who at last made
her way, still at an early hour, to
; the door of her father's house. Burr
, met her at the door. His keen eye
read the answer at once. "You have
failed:" said he.
She raised her dark eyes to his,
herself silent, mournful.
“What did he say?" demanded
i Burr.
"Said he 'as under orders—said
you should »o to Mr. Jefferson with
your plan—said Mr. Jefferson alone
could stop him."
"Listen, my daughter.” said Burr
at length. In his eye a light that she
never had known before. "You must
see that man again, and bring him
back Into our camp! We need him.
Without him I cannot handle Merry,
and without Merry I cannot handle
Yrujo. Without them my plan Is
doomed. If it fails, your husband has
lost fifty thousand dollars and all the
moneys to which he is pledged beyond
that. You and 1 will be bankrupt—
penniless upon the streets, do you
hear’—unless you bring that man
back. Granted that all goes well. It
means success and future honor and
power for you and me—and him. He
must oome back! That expedition
must not go beyond the Mississippi.
You ask me what to tell him? Ask
him to return to us and opportunity.
Ask him to come hark to Theodosia
Burr and happiness—do you under
stand!"
"Kir." said his daughter. "I think—
I think I do not understand'"
He seemed not to hear her—or to
toss her answer aside. "You must
try again." said he. "and with the
right weapons—the old ones, my dear
—the old ones of a woman:
CHAPTER IV.
Westward.
Meriwether Lewis, having put be
hind him one set of duties now ad
dressed himself to another, and did
so with care and thoroughness A
few ut his men. a part of his out
fitting, he found already assembled
at Harper's Kerry, up the Potomac.
In two days they were or their way
across the Alleghanles. A few days
more of steady travel sufficed to
bring them to Pittsburg. At Pitts
burg Capt. Lewis was to' build his
boats, to complete the details of his
equipment, to take on additional men
for his party—now to be officially
styled the Volunteer* for the Discov
ery of the West. He lost not time
in urging forward the necessary
work.
Now. too. he had news—good news
fortunate news. Joyous news—none
less than the long delayed answer of
his friend. Capt. William Clark, to
bis proposal that he should associate
himself sa co-leader with the Y nlun
leers for the Discovery of the West
William Clark's letter, eagerly ac
cepting. carried joy to the heart of
Meriwether Lewis. Clark w«s to
meet him at the falls of the Ohio,
and he counseled haste.
One morning while engaged In hi*
duties of supervising the work in
progress at the shipyard, Lewis had
his attention attracted to a youth of
some 17 or 1* years, apparently too
timid to accost him. "What is It.
my son?" said he.
The boy advanced, smiling. "Tou
do not know me. sir. My name is
George Shanon. I used to' know you
when you were stationel here with
the army. I was a boy then I want
to g<> along with you, captain. ”
"Very well, George," said Lewis.
"If your parents consent, you shall
go with me." Strangely enough, as.
the future proved, were the fortunes
of these tw-o to Intermingle. Krom
the first. Shannon attached himself
to his captain almost In the capacity
of personal attendant.
At last the great bateau lay ready,
launched from the docks and moored
alongside the wharf. It had received
a part of its cargo, and soon all was
In readiness for the start. I«ew-ia sat
down to pen a last letter to hls chief,
lie w/rote In the little office-room of
the Inn where he was stopping, and
for a time he did not note the pres
ence of young Shannon, who stood,
as usual, silent until hls leader might
address him.
“Wliat is It. Georg*1?” he asked at
length. looking up.
"Some one waiting to see you. sir— !
they are In the parlor. She asked me
to come for you.”
"She? Who Is she?”
"I don’t know sir. She spoke to ,
her father. They are In the room
Just across the hall, sir."
The face of Meriwether Lewis was
pale when presently he opened the
door leading to the apartment which
had been indicated. He knew that
hi* callers must be Aaron Burr and
hls daughter, Mrs. Alston.
Theodosia Alston arose from the
spot where she sat In the deeper
shadows, and came forward to him.
He met her, hls hands outstretched,
hls pulse leaping eagerly. He dread
ed, yet rejoiced. “Why are you
here?” he asked at length.
"My father and I are on a Journey
down the river to visit Mr. Blenner
basset on his Island."
“Why Is it that you always come
to torment me the mere? Anothsf
day and i should have been gone”’
"Torment you, air?”
"You rebuke me properly. I pre
sume I should have courage to meet
you alwaya—to apeak with you—to
look Into your e; ea—to take your
bands In mine. But I find it hard,
terribly hard.'"*
"You find it hard! Do you think
thla Is not hard for me alao?”
"These are atrange worda. What
la your motive? What la It that you
plan? Why should you seek to atop
me when T am trying to blot your
face out of my mind? Strange labor
Is that—to try to forget what I hold
most dear!”
"You shall not leave my face be
hind you. Captain Lewis! ’ she said
suddenly.
"What do you mean. Theodosia?
What la ft?"
"You shall see me every night
under the stars, Meriwether Lewis. I
will not let you go. I will not relin
quish you!”
He turned swiftly toward her, but
paused aa if caught back by some
mighty hand. "What is it? ’ he said
once more, half in a whisper. "What
do you mean? Would you ruin me?”
No! To the contrary, shall I allow
you to lui3ten into the usual ruin of
a man? *If you go yonder, what w-ill
be the fate of Meriwether Lewis?
t-hall I let you go down in savagery?
h. If I thought I were relinquishing
you to that this would be a heavy
day for me! ’
"Can y ou fancy what all thla mear.a
me?" he broke out hoarsely.
"Yes. I can fancy. And what for
me? So much my feeling for you
has been—oh, call it what you like_
S') much have I wished so much hare
I planned for your future in return
for what you have given me—ah. I
do r.ot dare tell you! I could not
dare come here If I did not know
t.-.at I was never to see or speak
you again. It tears my heart from
my bosom that I must sav these
things to you. I have risked all my
honor in your hands. Is there no
reward for that? Is my reeomperse
to be only your assertion that I tor- j
ment you. that I torture you? Is
there no torture for me as weir The i
thought that 1 have done this covert- i
ly. secretly—what do you think that
costs me?”
rontlnned In The M.e-iUn* Be*.
ind Steals Part of State.
I .a ramie, Wyo. Feb. 3.—Part of the
slate of Utah was blown over Into the
state of Wyoming during a gale In
the vicinity of the border line be
tween these two state... according to
Prof. Samuel Howell Knight of the
University of Wyoming.
.Microecopic examination of the dust
blown bv the atorm. according to Pro
fessor Knight, disclosed minute grains
of quartz sand covered with a thin
film of red iron oxide No dust of
this kind is natural to the soil of Wy
oming. Professor Knight said.
Indoor Golf Course.
Syracuse. X. T Feb. 4 —A local
store has inaugurated an indoor golf I
course, with a professional golfer
from Paint Beach to give instructions.
Omaha Will Send
Big Delegation
to Amarillo. Tex. *
Livestock Interests Will Carry
Message to Producers
Meeting February
27-28.
Representatives of the Omaha Live
stock exchange and others of the
Omaha livestock interests will attend
the annual meeting of the Panhan<i>
Livestock Producers' association,
which will gather at Amarillo, Tex..
February 27 and 28.
A party of about 60 will leave
Omaha February 24 and wUl stop oft
at several points en route for the
purpose of explaining the advantages
to stock raisers of shipping lh*ir
products to the Omaha market.
Plans are under way for the holding
of one of the largest conventions ever
held In the United States at Amarillo,
and it is expected cattle men from ail
sections of the country will be In at
tendance.
The Omaha delegation will take
with them an abundance of literature
to advertise the Omaha market and
upon the return trip frequent stop*
will be made, where the people will be
told of the advantages of Omaha. The
contingent will do everything poss e
to establish friendly relations with
many of the large towns on tbe.r
return home.
The Panhandle Hereford Breeders'
association will hold Its annual spring- 8^
show and sale at the same time the
convention is held in Amarillo and r
Hereford cattle that are known
throughout the country will be of
fered at auction at this sale.
New Haven Up in Arm§
Over Blasting of Landmark
New Haven, Conn.. Feb. 4.—The
Sleeping Giant's head is being blown
away piecemeal and the countryside
is up In arms. The Sleeping Qlar.w .
U a range of htlls north of the city
that, stretching a distance of tw o
miles, has the outline of a man lying
on his back. The head, known to
generations since the settlement r.
1686 as Mt. Carmel, was bought by
a traprock concern, which la blasting
out thfc material and shipping tot
pavement purposes all over the ea* ,
Thousands are starting a movement
to “Save the Sleeping Giant for fu
ture generations to admire.”
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