Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 131, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1926 — Page 6

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Railroads Ask Higher Rates While Farmers Demand A Reduction Washfhgton, June 3, —Th* west demanded from the interstate Com tuerce Commission today relief in finding its way out of economic depression which has affected farmers and the railroads alike. Repieeentatlve* of the carriers, shippers, producers and commissions of every state west of the Mississippi appeared before the rail controlling body to protest against present freight rates in the western district Argument in the western rate structure investigation and the application of the railroads for a five per cent horizontal Increase in rates brought the "revolt” here for its climax during the closing days of congress. In all of the briefs filed tn the case, the Justification of the higher transportation costs is considered Instead of the Issue of lower rates proposed in the beginning. lhe state commissions and the shippers protest that: 1. The 5% P p r cent which the carriers are guaranteed is not a fair return and it should be lowered to correspond with earnings. 2. The rate base is higher than the valuation Indicates. 3. Np proof that particular commodity increases are necessary has been furnished by the carriers. 4. The railroads have made no concerted effort to reduce operating expenses or practlca ether economies that would solve their particular problem. The shippers contend also that passenger traffic, should be made to stand a higher rate to provide its Just share of revenue in the western district now carried largely by freight traffic. One economy suggested to the roads is the substitution of motor buses for nonpaying branch. Aines. The automobile service has been neglected in the west, it is charged. The carriers claim they have put this kind of service into operation where it Is justified or where expenditures for this additional equipment warrants. The railroads deny that their rate base is wrong and reply that state commissions have used a false valuation to determine the return. Earnings of 5% per cent are claimed by protesting Interests and this rate is sought as a finding by the commission of a “fair return.” In view of the necessity to favor agriculture fn the west with rain staring it in the face and general disaster around the corner for other industries, it is pointed out, that to boost freight rates at this time anywhere the carriers will defeat their purpose of gaining a greater return and more business ■ - - - o Now Is The Time To Place Furs In Storage by Tledda Hoyt (Written for the United Press) New York, June 3. —(United Press —This i.s the season for placing furs in storage. The long cold Spring has played havoc with Winter garments and it is especially important this year that furs be cleaned and repaired before storing them away for the Summer months. Don’t place too small a value upon your furs when storing them in storage vaults. Many women do this to minimize the storage costs. Remember that the value you place on your furs is the amount you have returned to you in case of fire or damage. Any fur worth keeping is well worth placing a proper valuation upon. Not many years ago one of the largest fur storage vaults in the United States was destroyed by fire. At that time women complained that they could claim no more than the value they had placed upon their furs, stored with then!. It is women theinSince then, nioit storage places try to set their own valuation on furs selves who undervalue their furs to save storage costs. August and September are the best months in which to have furs remodeled -since styles are established by that time and workmanship is less costly than later on in the rush season. For those who store their furs at home we suggest that each garment be thoroughly brushed and hung out in the open for several days before packing for Summer. Many women use quantities of moth balk and tie each garment in newspapers before placing in a .sedar-lined box. Those who object to the odor of moth balls will perfer to place each garment in a cedar bag springled heavily with powdered cedar and place this in a' tightly closed box. During the Sum-| mer it is well to open the box and hang the furs iu the sun for a day or so, as an additional insurance against moths.

I Judith || of Blue Lake I ; Ranch I 1 I By Jackson Gregory Cepyrlfbl by CherlM Scribner** Benn Tutu Judith had come, there had; been nothing that thia man loved ax' he did hJa work among his horses. He watched them as day after day they: grew into clean-blooded perfection; he appraised their values; he saw personally to their education, helping each one of them individually to become the true representative of the proudest species of animal life. Had he turned his eye now to the herd down yonder he could have seen the animal he had selected for a brood mare next year, the three-year-old destined to draw all eyes as he , stepped daintily among the beat of j the single-footers in Golden Gate Park, the rich red bay gelding that, be would mate for a splendid carriage team. . . . Oh, he knew them nil*, like human friends, planned the fu-.| ture for each, the sale of each would be no sorrow but rather a triumph' of success. And now, to see them lumped and sold to Doan, Rockwell' A Haight—even that hurt. But most; of all did Judiths treatment of him cut, cut deep. "You’re a fool, Bud Lee,” he told" himself softly. "Oh, G—d, what a fool!” ', "T|>e buyers will be here the first I thing tomorrow,” said Hampton. "Ju-, dith says we’re to have everything ready for them.” ] ■•I’ll not keep her waiting,” an-, swered Lee quietly. And with a quick, touch of the spur he whirled his horse and left Hampton abruptly, going straight to the plateau. "Round ’em up, Tommy.” he said | sharply. "Every d —n hoof of them. 1 They go back to the corrals.” Though quick questions surged up; in Tommy’s brain, none of them was asked just yet, for he had seen the look on Izee's face. It was early in the afternoon when, Hampton carried his messages to Car-j son and Lee. It was after dark when lA-e, bls work done, his heart still’ sore and heavy, came Into the men’s bunkhouse. It was very still, though' close to a dozen men were In the room.' Lee's eyes found Carson and he guessed the reason for the silence.Carson was in a towering rage thatflamed red-hot In bls eyes; under the. spell of his dondnating emotion, the men sat and stared at him. "Well, what’s wrong?” asked Lee coolly from the door. I| “Good goddlemlglrty!” growled Carsun snappishly. “You stan' there an" ask what’s the matter. If they’? any- | thing that ain’t the matter an' you’ll spelt Its name to me I’ll put In with you. The whole outfit’s going to pot,! an’ I. for one, don't care how soon it goes.” > | "Rather a nice way fo| a cattle foreman to talk about his ranch, isn’t it?” asked Lee colorlessly. • "Cattle foreman?” sniffed Carson with further expletives. "Now, will you stan’ on your two feet an’ explain to me how in blue blazes a man can be' a cattle foreman when there ain’t, no cattle!” "So that's It, is ft? I didn't know, how close you were selling off —” i "Don't say me selling! Why, I got; silage to run my cow brutes all win-, ter, what with the dry feed In them; canyons—” Lee didn’t hear the rest. It had', been his intention to come In an<f smoke with the boys, and perhaps, play a game of whist. Anything toj keep from thinking. But now, movingi on Impulse, he turned and left the; shack, going swiftly up the knoll tothe ranch-house. Just stepping into the courtyard; soft under the moon, tinkling with the play of the fountains, stirred his heart* to quicker beating. He had not set; foot here for over two months, not since that night which he knew ha, should forget and yet to whose mem-i ory he clung desperately. This was) the first time in many a long week) that he had gone out of his way to! seek Judith. And now words whichl Judith herself had spoken to him oha< day were now at least a part of th« cause sending him to speak with herJ She had said that he was loyal, that' she needed loyal men. He still took her wage, he was still a Blue Lake ranch-hand, he still owed her bls loy-i alty, though it came from a sore heart,. IFshe were hard driven in some way which she had not seen fit to confide to him, if she were forced to make this tremendous sale, if she were mad or had at last lost her nerve, frightened at the thought of the heavy sums of money to be raised at the end of the winter, well, then it still could do no harm for him to speak his mind , to her. Hampton had told him the . price which the horses were to bring; it was pitifully small and Lee meant to tell her so, to tell her further that he would guarantee an enormous gain over it if she gave him time. Ha | would be doing his part, though she j

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I caileil him meudTer fsir pilus. I Marcia Lsngworthy, hidden In a big | chair on the veranda, watched him I approach with intervst though Leo I raa unconscious of her presence. He I iad lifted a baud to rap at the dour I >hen she culled to him, saying: “Good evening, Mr. Mysterious | .ee. Have you furgotten me?” I Though he hud pretty well forgotten I ter, It was nut necessary to tell her . u hat he had. He value toward her. ' I hitting out ids baud. j "Good evening. Miss Langworthy,'* >e said cordially. "I haven’t seen pueh of you this time, have 1? Two -easous, you know: busy all day and I ialf the night, for one thing, and for I mother, Hampton has monopolized I <ou, hasn’t he?" Murcia laughed softly. I “To a man your else the second rea I ion Is absurd. • . • Will you sit 1 town? You see. I am taking it fur fronted that you Come here to see ' ne. Unless,” uod her eyes twinkled I (rightly up at him, "you were nurvptltluusly calling on Mrs. Simpson?” I "I'd lovf to talk with you,” he as- ’ lured her. "But, as I've just hinted, ny work here has got Into the habit . if running away with me Into the light. I really cams up for a word , with Miss Sanford.” "Oh, didn’t you know?" asked Maria. "Judith isn’t here* “Isn't here?” He frowned. "No, I lldn’t know. I haven’t seen much of 1 ter lately and didn't know her plans. A’here is she?" I "in San Francisco. Her lawyers tent for her, you know. Something I ibout a tangle in her father’s busiless. Funny you hadn't heard; she • est Saturday night.” .j Saturday? This was Tuesday eveting. Judith had been away three lull days. Lee, thinking hurriedly, j ' ;huught that he saw now the expla-1 lation of Judith s ordering a sale like ' fills. Her lawyers had found what Marcia culled a "tangle" In Luke SanI lord’s affairs; there had been an Inflstent call for a large sum of money io straighten it out. and Judith had 1 tccepted the only solution. J Still, it didn't seem like Judith to tell like this at a figure so ridiculously low. Doan, Rockwell & Haight were not the only buyers on the ( toast; Lee himself could get more for the horses If he had two days' time to look around; the cattle were worth a great deal more than they were being told for, even with the market down. | i| “Did she have an Idea what the trouble was before she left?” he asked finally. "Why,” said Marcia, "I don’t know. You see, she slipped out late Saturday night after we'd all gone to bed. There was a message for her over the telephone; she got up, dressed, saddled her own horse and rode Into Rocky Bend alone, just leaving a note for me that she might be gone a week or two.” Just why he experienced a sense of uneasiness even then, Lee did not know. It was like Judith to act swiftly when need be; to go alone and on the spur of the minute to catch her train; to slip out quietly without disturbing her guest. "You have beard from her since?’ he demanded abruptly. | "Not a word,” said Marcia. "She doesn’t like letter writing and so I haven't expected to hear from her. I Lee chatted with her for a moment, then claiming work still to be done, turned to go back down the knoll. A new thought upon him, he once mure came to Marcia’s side. I "I expect I’d better see Hampton,” he said. "Do you know where he Is?” I "Where he has been every night since Judith left,” laughed Marcia. "He’s old Mr. Business Man these days. In the office.” z There Lee found him. Hampton, his hair ruffled, Judith s table littered with market reports, and many sheets of paper covered with untidy figures, looked up at Lee’s entrance. !t "Hello, Bud,” he said, reaching for ’ cigarette and match. "Got everything . ready for tomorrow?” i “Why didn't you tell me Miss Sanl ford had gone away?" was Lee’s sharp ■ rejoinder. Hampton flushed. ■ "Devil take those two eyes of yours, : Bud," he said testily. "They’ve gut a i way of boring through a man until he i feels like they were scorching the fur- ! nlture behind him. Well, I'll tell you. ! While Judith la away I am running ] this outfit. And if the men think I'm • coming straight from her with an or- . j der they obey It. If they get the no- • ' tlon she Isn’t here, they're apt to ask i questions. That’s why.” j "This sale to Doan, Rockwell & I Haight,” said Lee quickly. "You j didn’t cook that up, did you HampI ton?” ’ “Lord, no 1" cried Hampton. From ) its place on a file he took a yellow slip < of paper, tossing it to Lee. "She seift me that this morning.” i , It was a Western Union telegram, ' saying briefly: ; (“Pollock Hampton, "Blue Lake Rancb, j . "Am forced to sell heavily* SendIng Doan, Rockwell & Haight WeduesI day morning, one hundred horses; as many beef cattle us Carson can round up. Accept terms made in their letter to you last week. “JUDITH SANFORD." j The date line upon the message gave the sending point as San Francisco. 1 "They wrote yon n letter offering to buy?" said Lee thoughtfully, his I eyes rising slowly from the paper In ' his fingers. “How'd It happen they didn't write to her?' i "Wall, it’ll a natural enough mistake, isn't It? Knowing that she and I I were both part-owners, knowing that Jff were both here, Isn't It <iuite *j>

be expected that they would write H tbe man Instead of to the woman? Os course 1 gave her the letter as s-Jkm as 1 hud queued IL" "Us course," answered Lee. But hie thoughts were not with his answer. They were with Bayne Trevors He knew that Trevors hud long age sold to these people; he knew, too, that at legst two of the heavy shareholders In the Western Lumber company were interested in Duan, Rockwell A Haight. Tom Rockwell himself was second vice president us the lumber company. "Huve you had any other word from Mis- Sanford ?’ bn asked. “No.” "Know who her lawyers are?" "No. I don’t.” "An)thing in her papers here tbit, would tell us?" "No. Her papers are In the safe yonder and It's locked and 1 don’t know- the combination." w’lat hotel ate Is Stopping at in ibe city?” "No. Look here, Bud; what are you driving at? 1 don’t get you.” “No?" answered Lee absently. What Eud Lee was thinking was: "Here are too many coincidences 1" Little things, each one in Itself safe from suspicion. But when he meditated that the offer had come from this particular firm, that It had come just a few days before Judith's first departure from the ranch, that it had been addressed not to her but to Hampton, so that he must have tbe opportunity to read it, that she bad been called suddenly to tbe city, that that call had come after the house wan quiet, its occupants In bed, that no letter had come since she had left, that no one knew where to reach tier —when he passed all of these things in review the bitterness In his heart ; died under them and the first anxiety I sprang up anew, grown almost intn j fear for her. "There's just one thing, Hampton,"- , he said, his eyes hard on the boy’s : face. “We don't sell a single hoof in I the morning. Not a cow nor a horse i until Judith Is here herself.” Hampton, new in his role of general ! manager, flushed hotly, his own eyes > showing fight. I "I like you, Lee.” he said sharply, I bls tone that of master to man. "And ■ I don't want us to quarrel. But Ju- , dith wired me to sell, I’ve wired flie . buyers an acceptance and we do sell | In the morning!” For a full minute Bud Lee stood ■ stone still, staring into Hampton's , I S’ i Bud Lee Stood—Staring Into Hampton's Face. face. Then, tossing the telegram te the table, he turned and went out His face had gone suddenly white. “They've got you somehow, Judith girl,” he whispered through tense lips. "But the fight is still to be made. And, by God, there’s a day of squaring accounts coming for a man named Bayns Trevors!” _ _ __, (TO BE CONTINUED) 0 Alumni To Hold Reunion. Bluffton, June 3. —Invitations were mailed out today to all graduates of Bluffton high school to attend the alumni reunion to be held on June I>. VASCULAR . CORNS The Kind That Nothing But “End-O-Com” Will Remove. Your Chiropodist Will Not Take Them Off. Have you a corn <or corna) that do not yield to ANY treatment? The ordt- ; nary "corn cure,'* liquids or salves will i not take them off. Your ehlropodlet le , afraid of them because they are full of I little blood vessels. "END-O-CORN" is the ONLY core remedy that will take them out and j leave the foot absolutely sound and j comfortable. "END-O-CORN” CAN NOT burn nor make the flesh tender and sore. It ENDS CORNS AND CALLOUSES just as surely as yon use It for two or three I nlshta. Every package contains a MONET GUARANTEE that you can CASH AT ANY BANK If your corns don't dleappear. "END-O-CORN” has been teeted and , endorsed by the following druggists, but | If they are not near you and your neigh- - borhood druggist doesn't have It, writs to END-O-CORN LABORATORIES. 4 Garfield Blvd., Chicago, and w» will see that you receive a Jar. I Holthou»e Drug Co., Callow & Kohne, Dlrtrlbutorp, . —

Over Million Europeans Seek To Emigrate Here Washington. June 3—(United Press Sixteen hundred thousand Europeans are wailing to enter this country as immlgratits, according to cunaular reports reaching the State Department. Through the annual Immigration quota under the present restriction law is only 161. 6«7, the peasants and workers of other lands continue to form in long lines before the American consulates hoping that five or ten hence their "number” may be called and the coveted passport visa received. Most of the visa applications are from the countries of Eastern and Southern Europe, whose quotas have been reduced to almost nothing by the present law. There are now 1,429,003 applications from Elkstern and Southern Europe and the Near East, while the combined annual quota for these regions is only 24, 019. —o — —. Ohl Lincoln Photo Is Cause Os Illinois Suit Springfield, 111., June 3 —(United Frees) —The appelate court of the third district of Illinois has before it a case involving ownership of a wartime photographic, negative of Abraham Lincoln. The controversy over the negative already has continued for four years

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