Show volves THE FOB THE PEOPLE PRODIGAL ) Upsetting of Western Classifies tion 51 Means Much JUDGE RAILROADS JUVSTHATMS BYDM£LVU Tm3o0e MeHi CoprZ tty 6YNOP8IS got here Just today Miss Betsaid Hannibal Ware careless as to dress scowled down on the child He had favored Boggs’ with his presence not because he felt the leaBt Interest In but because he bad no faith In girls and especially had be She was profound mistrust of Betty so much easily portable wealth a chit ready to fall Into the arms of the first man who proposed to her But Charley Norton had not Beamed disturbed by the planter’s forbidding air "What ragamuffin’s this Betty?" growled Ware disgustedly But Betty did not seem to bear "Did you come alone Hannibal?” she asked "No ma'am the Judge and Mr they fetched me” The Judge had drawn nearer as Betty and Hannibal spoke together but Mahaffy hung back There were It gulfs not to be crossed by him was different the with the Judge native magnificence of bis mind fitted him for any occasion “Allow me the honor to present myCHAPTER XI— (Continued) self ina'ara — Price Is my name — start and a a Tbe Judge gave great Judge Slocum Price May 1 be permurmur stole hoarse Inarticulate mitted to assume that this Is the Miss rrom between his twitching lips Betty of whom my young protege so “What do you know of the Barony often speaks?” lannlbal?" Tom Ware gave him a glance of “I lived at the Barony once until undisguised astonishment while NorUncle Bob took me to Scratch Hill ton regarded him with an expression to be with him” said Hannibal of stunned and resolute gravity “You— you lived at the Barony?’ Betty looked at the Judge rather Inrepeated the Judge tand a dull wonder quiringly "How tone his struck through "I am glad he has found friends” long ago— when?" he continued she said slowly She wanted to be“I don’t know how long It were lieve that Judge Slocum Price was hut until Uncle Bob carried me away somehow better than he looked which after the old general died" should hare been easy since It was The Judge slipped a hand under the incredible that he could have been child’s chin and tilted his face back worse so that he might look Into It For a "He has indeed found friends” said long moment he studied closely those the judge with mellow unction and small features then with a shake of swelling visibly the head he handed the rifle to Uar- Now Betty caught sight of and without a word strode ton an(j bowed Occupied with Has forward Carrington had been regard- - f nlbal and the Judge she had been Hannibal with a quickened Inter-aware of his presence Carrington est” t stepped forward “Hello!” be said as the judge moved ‘Have you met Mr Norton and my off “You’re the boy I saw at Scratch brother Mi( Carrington?" she asked Hill!” Tbe two young men shook hands Hannibal gave him a frightened and Ware improved 'the opportunity glance and edged to Mr MahafTy’a to inspect the But as side but did not answer his glance wandered over him It took Tbe Judge plodded forward bis In more than Carrington for It inshoulders drooped and his head cluded the fine figure and swarthy For once silence bad fixed face of Captain bowed Murrell who with its seal upon hts lips no Inspiring his eyes fixed on Betty was thrusting speech fell from them He had been bis eager way through the crowd Murrell bad presented himself suddenly swept back Into a past he at had striven these twenty years and Belle Plain the day before For upmore to forget and his memories ward of a year Ware had enjoyed themselves Sureas rea direct shaped fantastically great peace of mind ly if ever a man had quitted the world sult of his absence from west Tenthat knew him be was that man! He nessee and when he thought of him had died and yet he Jived— lived horat all he had Invariably put a period ribly without soul or heart the empty to his meditations with "1 hope to shell of a man bell he catches It wherever he Is!” A turn In the road brought them More than this Betty had spoken within sight of Boggs’ a wide level meadow The Judge paused Irresolutely and turned his bleared face on bis friend “We’ll stop here Solomon” he said rather wearily for the spirit of boast and Jest was quite gone out of him He glanced toward Carrington "Are you a resident of these parts sir?" he asked “We ty" Mr ' ‘Tve been In Raleigh three days altogether” answered Carrington and continued on across the meadow silence Here were men from the small clearings In homespun and butternut or fringed with their women folk trailing after them Here too In lesser numbers were tbe lords of the soli the men who counted their acres by the thousand and their slaves by the score There was the flutter of skirts among the moving the nodding of gay parasols groups that shaded fresh young faces while occasionally a comfortable family carriage with some planter’s wife or daughter rolled silently over the turf The judge’s dull eye kindled tbe lines that streaked his face haggard erased themselves This was life opulent and full These carriages with their handsome women these men on foot and splendidly mounted all did their part toward lifting him out of his gloom A cry from Hannibal 'drew his attention Turning he was In time to see the boy bound away An Instant later to bis astonishment he saw a young girl who was seated with two men In an open carriage spring to the and dropping to her knees ground put her arms about the tattered little of the captain In no uncertain tones He was not to repeat that visit As Murrell approached the hot color surged Into Betty’s face As for Hannibal be had gone white to the lips and his small hand clutched hers IDnnibal shoulder "What dfRr ?’’ Hannibal!" cried Betty Mal- Miss Betty! Betty!” burled his bead on and her Is tt "Nothlrg Hannibal only I’m what so glad (TO BE CONTINUED) Reptiles That Have Long Life Some of the sacred crocodiles of India are said to be over a hundred end vast estimates have been made of the ages of the giant tortoises of Mada gascar Certainly there was till recently (and may be still) a tortoise in the garden of the Governor of Capetown which came thertf eighty years ago and waa believed to be 120 whec It arrived And HU'!" am e’ad to see you too!" said as rhe wired his tears away “When dltl you get here dear?" 'I ty with embarrasstook In the situa- "Then I have saved you a long He surveyed the walk” said Norton but listened Judge rather dubiously with kindness as he explained the business that would have taken him to Thicket Point “The house Is quite at Jrour service sir” he said at length ‘The rent — ” began the Judge Norton But Mr with a delicacy equal to his own entreated him not to mention the rent The house had come to him as boot in a trade it had been occupied by a doctor and a lawyer these gentlemen had each decamped between two days heavily in debt at the stores and taverns espeAnd thus handcially the taverns Norton acquit Charley somely did himself of tbe mission he had undertaken at Betty Malroy’s request That same morning Tom Ware and Captain Murrell' were seated In the small detached building at Belle Plain known as the office where the former spent most of his time when not In the saddle Is It to colored Carrington plantation” In figure “Why roy "Miss Norton ment tion "Walt a minute” be said and passed his purse to Norton "Cover his money sir” he added briefly “Thank you my horses have run desperately Murrell his with all hardihood away with most of my cash" exrealized that a too great confidence plained Norton had placed him In an awkward posi"Your shot!" said Carrington shorttion for Betty turned her back on ly to the outlaw him and began an animated converMurrell taking careful aim fired sation with Carrington and Charley clipping the center Aa soon as the result was known Norton Hicks the Belle Plain overseer Carrington raised his rifle his bullet truer than his opponent’s drove out pushed his way to Murrell’s side "Here John Murrell ain’t you go- the center Murrell turned on him ing to show us a trick or two?” he with an oath "You shoot well but a board stuck Inquired Murrell turned quickly with a sense against a tree Is no test for a man's nerve” he said insolently of relief "If you can spare me your rlfie” he Carrington was charging his piece “I only know of one other kind of said but his face wore a bleak look "Don’t you think you've seen about target” he observed coolly “Yea — a living target!” cried Mur"You enough Bet?" demanded Tom rell don’t care for the shooting do you?" "That’s the very thing 1 do care for I think I'd rather see that than CHAPTER XII the said Betty perverse- The Portal of Hope ” — "This now the speaker was Judge carseated herself in the Betty with Hannibal riage beside her Price “this is the place for me They are a quietly determined to miss nothing sir people The judge feeling that he had come prosperous and a patriotic people Into his own leaned elegantly against people with an unstinted love of counI’d like to hang out my shingle the wheel and explained the merits try here and practice law” of each shot as it was made The judge and Mr Mahaffy were "I hope you gentlemen are not gocamped In the woods between Boggs ing to let me walk off with the prize?" and said Murrell Raleigh Betty had carried Han- the approaching group nlbal off to spend the night at Belle about the carriage "Mr Norton am told you are clever with the rlfie” Plain "I crave opportunity “I am not shooting today” respondSolomon — the Indorsement of my own class I feel ' ed Norton haughtily that I shall have It here" resumed Murrell stalked back to the line’ the “At forty paces I’d risk It myself Judge pensively “Will you stroll ma’am” said the judge he "But at a Into town with me Solomon?” hundred shook his offhand like this I should asked head Mahaffy most certainly fall — ” f t (Then let your prayers follow me "It would be hard to beat that— ? 1 r I’m off!” said the Judge I Ten minutes’ walk brought him to they heard Murrell say e door of the city tavern where he "At least It would be quite posslbl' ound Mr Pegloe directing the activito equal it’’ said Carrington ties of a snfall colored boy who was rifle in vanclng with Hannibal’s out his bar To him the hands mopping judge made known his needs It was tossed to his shoulder "Goln’to locate are you?" Bald Mr poured out Its contents In a Pegloe stream of flame There was a "My friends urge It sir and I have ment of silence taken the matter under considera"Center shot ma’am!” cried tion” answered the Judge Judge “Well the only ‘Til add twenty dollars to empty house In town Is right over yonder It belongs purse!” Norton addressed himself to young Norton out at Charley "And I shall hope si Carrington Thicket Point Plantation" to see It go Into your pocket” The Mr house Pegloe pointed out "Our sentiments exactly ma’an was a small frame building It stood are they not?" said the Judge directly on the street with a narrow "Perhaps you’d like to bet a lltt porch across the front and a shed of your money?" remarked Murrell addition at the back The Judge scut"I'm ready to do that too sir" r tled over to it The judge’s pulse sponded Norton quietly What a location and “Five hundred dollars then that quickened In whose success you what a fortunate chance that Mr Northis gentleman ton was the owner of this most desirtake so great an Interest can neither able He tenement! must nor see him Murat better next my shot!” equal As he turned away to recross rell had produced a roll of bills as he once the Btreet and learn from Mr Pegloe spoke by what road Thicket Point might be reached Norton himself galloped Into the village Catching Bight of the he reined In his horse and judge swung himself from the saddle “I was hoping sir I might find you” he said “A wish I should have echoed had I been aware of it!” responded the "I was about to do myself Judge the honor to wait uponyou at your fhey Hannlbal Gave Him a Frightened Glance 8lde and Edged Toward Mr LOSE BIG CASE Chairman Thorne of Iowa Commission Tells How the Shippers and Consumers of the West Benefit by the Decision By VAUGHAN KESTER The irene at the opening of the etory Is an old laid In the library ofknown ae the Barsouthern plantation ony Theand place Is to be eoldownereand its the that of the history Quintarda li the subject of dlecueelon bya Jonathan Crenahaw a bualneee man as Bladen and Bob stranger a known Yancy a farmer when Hannibal Wayne Hazard mysterious child of the old southerntellefamily m&kea his appearance how he adopted the boy NaYancy thaniel Ferrla buys the Barony but the of the knowledge deny any tjulntarde Hannibal Captain Yancy to keep boy Murrell a friend of the Qulntarde apand aaka questions about the Barpears Trouble when Hill Hanat Scratch ony la nibal kidnaped by Dave Blount Captain Murreira agent Yancy overtakes Blount gives him a thrashing and the boy Yancy appears before coatsSquire with for Balaam and la discharged the plaintiff Betty Malroy a friend of The b'errlaea has an encounter with Captain Murrell who forces hts attentions on her and rescued by Bruce Carrington Betty sets out for her Tennessee home Carrington tukee the same stage Yancy on and Hannibal disappear with Murrell trail Hannibal arrives at the home their of Judge Slocum Price The Judge recognises In the boy the grandson of an old time friend Murrell arrives at Judge’s home Cavendish family on raft reeoue who Is apparently dead Price Yancy Jail breaks Betty and Carrington arrive at Belle Plain Hannibal's rifle discloses itome startling things to the Judge llan liibul and Betty meet again more changes than any other tariff publication ever Issued by American railroads The work done in preparation for this Issue Is 'said to have cost the railroads approximately ' Only a Few Only a few of the people not satisfied with the world anything to make it better who are doing are Des Moines la March 13— The people of the United States have had Iowa to thank for a number of ex cellgnt things ”and to the list must be now added an achievement that means a great deal to the shippers of the entire west from the Mlsslslppl to the Pacific those are Especially shippers under obligations to the Iowa state board of railroad commissioners and ita chairman Clifford Thorne This achievement Is the suspension and revision by the Interstate commerce commission of an entire freight classification known as Western classification No 51 and on March 31 the several hundred changes made to conform to the commission’s order will go Into effect Shippers and consumers alike will benefit by the revision Iowa Leads the Fight Iowa’s commission was by no means alone In the good work but it took the Initiative In the csbo and assumed the chief part of the burden $t preparing and trying It Sixteen western stats I”jrqaj tommlssions united in Hid light ah5 Mr thorne fvas tbe chairman of the committee representing them He gives faucL credit to Jacobson who had genBenjapln eral Charge oF gathering the evidence afld preparing the specific cases for trial and to A D Beals Iowa’s rate expert Mr Thorne today had this to say of big case and its outcome: "One day during the summer of 1911 I was seated In a hotel parlor In MilIn one end of the room there waukee were sixteen men in their shirtsleeves talking and listening occasionally to a person standing In the center of the room two or three minutes were al lowed to the gentleman talking he took his seat and another person told a short story and so on during the course of the whole day Powerful Group of Men “This small group of men exercised more power than any other similar group perhaps In the United' States Some nine hundred railroads large and small Interested In traffic between the Mlsslslppl river and the Pacific coast have organized what they call a western classification committee of about members men have selected a These of sixteen men This which Is dominated by one or two individuals determines the freight ratings on over 7000 articles on which 35000000 people have to pay traffic between about 20000 towns located between the MississipThis pi river and the Pacific coast Is one of the three important classification committees In America the other two being the official covering the northeastern portion of the United States and the Southern For the first time In the history of American railroads an entire classification of one of these three great committees has freight classification been suspended by the federal government And the committee I have described has been making a revision of its former work in accordance with the decision which was rendered by the Interstate commerce commission recently known as the decision In the case of Western classification No 61 The railroads have Just submitted to the commission a list of several hundred changes In this classification to conform to the commission’s order and these will go Into effect March 31 The opinion in this case next to the one rendered In the express case is perhaps the longest ever written by the Interstate commerce commission The case Is of national importance Many of Its features are unique and of profound concern to the consumer! of the country 8lxteen States United orMany shippers and shippers’ ganizations were parties to this case But perhaps the most interesting feature was the fact that on behalf f the consumers the railroad commissions of sixteen great states appear These states were Illinois ed WisIowa consin Minnesota Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Texas Oklahoma Nebraska South Dakota North Dakota Colorado Nevada Washington and Oregon On the one hand we had the representatives of some nine hundred railroads and opposed to them the representatives of sixteen state governments with the Interstate commerce commission as the deciding The hearing In the case tribunal lasted about a year "Western Classification No 61 In the Books 8peak Books carry With them a charm of own They speak of cosy the about Few evening lamp things add so much of warmth and llveableness to a room as shelves of used” books their 8avlng Time "Roosevelt Named for 1916" Why not for why stop there? 1924 and 1928? It would save time and the cost of holding — New York Evening PosL But 1920 both 3500000 Phases Most Important "Of the many phases of the decision the first in Importance are the The carriers rules and regulations These are proposed many changes to every city town and applicable hamlet west of the Missislppi river The state commissions 'made objections to fourteen of these rules anti changes were made or ordered la twelve of them of “A concrete these illustration allowance concerns the dunnage Prior to the issuance of No 51' the carriers permitted the shippers to use lumber and boards to prop up machinery In a car the railroads hauling 500 pounds of such lumber free of charge No 51 abolished the dunnage priviordered It lege and the commission reinstated When one considers the thousands of shipments that are made annually the Importance of such ruling can be appreciated “Another change of Importance to the western half of the United States The carriers concerns green hides put In a rule permitting them to refuse to take green bides for shipment We pointed but that they could be stored or bandied In live stock cars and not contaminate other commodities and claimed that the carriers to accept the should be compelled same for transportation Our position was sustained by the commission Minimum Rate Ruling ad ranees were “Several hmidred proposed by the railroads in minimum weights They announced their polof icy to be tbe establishment The physical capacity of til fajs refusing to take Into consiconditions deration the commercial surrounding tfie transportation j Carload Mixtures “One of tlie ndbsl important parts of this case concerns carload mtxtures The carriers proposed the elimination on 234 articles of carload mixtures and proposed changes restricting carload mixtures bn more than three hundred other articles One of the most Important changes affecting carload mixtures which serves as an Illustration of the effect of such changes Prior to the concerns binding twine issuance of No 51 the carriers permitted binding twine to be shipped mixed with agricultural Implements In all of which took carload rates No 61 they proposed to apply less than carload rates on all shipments of binding twine made In this manner This would have caused an advance of about one hundred per cent In the freight rates on bidding twine and more than ninety per cent of all binding twine shipments we were told In the counby the largest shippers try would be affected by this hundred pel cent advance "As Indicating the policy of the articles had car carriers Joad mixtures granted to them while over five hundred articles were totally eliminated from carload mixtures or or rethe mixtures were changed The Interstate commerce stricted commission has ordered the carriers to pursue diametrically the opposite course Instead of restricting mixtures they are Instructed to make them more liberal Tn addition to these changes In rules the commission made specific on a advances orders disapproving Tbe decision in long list of articles this case is the most on claslficatlon matters ever render ed by the Interstate commerce commission” MUST LOVE THE LITTLE Otherwise the - Girl Who Adopts fession of Children’s Nurse Will Not 8ucceed FOLK Pro- The great essention for any girl adopting the profession of children's nurse is that she must have a great love for the wee folk to be able to enter into their feelings to sympathize with their sorrows and Joys A nurse must not be a cynic child's She must know the Importance of litmust know tle things to children are that the molehills of the mountains of boys and girls Nowadays the children’s nurse must be a comrade and companion as mentor to her young charges latter role must never be well as but the It is well too for any girl desiring to become a nurse of this kind to go the proper and obtain sopiewhere It Is a big training for the position advantage when seeking employment children of must nurse the Briefly the children's be able to superintend health their good their clothes and their lessons —not at all onerous ties to the girl who Is fond of children — rxchange Not Long to Wait Bumble — Why didn’t you get on the wagon? Rumble — No seats left Bumble— Oh well If you persist In the notion you will find a seat later —Judge water Grease From Paint Removing A paste made from ordinary whiting applied wet and permitted to dry fore It Is rubbed off will remove grease from paint without Injuring the latter His Position He was a minister of the old school and was catechizing the children on their biblical knowledge "Who was Isaac?" at length he asked "Please sir" replied a small girl eagerly "Please sir he was Rebekah’s man" 0 |