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Newspaper Page TextPRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. IA NO. 1G,!)37. PORTLAND, OREGON. MONDAY, MARCII 8," 1915. mm no BELITTLE GERMANS Fervor of Foes' Patriot ism Admitted. CONFIDENCE STILL UNSHAKEN How Long Will War Last? Is Leading Question Now. OPINIONS WIDELY VARIED "Cafe strnlrgir-ts" Abandon Maps loStudir Greater Statecraft in Its Bearing on VJtiniate Brinslnjr of Peace. r.x will inwix. LONDON, Feb. IS. That fervor ol German patriotism has reached the Knslish consciousness at last. One liears no more belittling of the enemy. The newspapers admit it. The Times is printing the observations of a neu tral who passed-six weeks in Germany and really etudied the situation. lie " makes no bones of telling the English reople that the Germans are not break ins under the strain. That the food Ktipply, for all the solicitude expressed by the German authorities, may veil iar mvr until the next harvest, ana I'm! h itnmi-jtir supply of copper will take care of military needs. And the English, confident fatalists that they are. face this also, perfectly sure that the allies will win In the end. but sure also that it is going to be a man's Job. location Is: "How LoilC When the first crop of American cor respondents came scurrying back to America with their copy, every one asked them. "How Jons is If coins to last?" Their friends kept repeating that question vntil the correspondents grew tired of declaring that they were not prophets. Here, it is still the ques tion of the hour. Only, if America asks this question with anxious solicitude. Imagine how solicitously they ask It here! Your son,- your brother, your husband, a dozen friends and acquain tances are out there In the mist of war. Every day subtracted meahs a better chance for their lives; every day added, a worse one. Upon the answer may depend all your happiness and your worldly prosperity. All talk lierc drifts Inevitably and In suite of your will, toward the war; and all war talk drifts toward this ques tion. I.ararr Problc-m Studied. The "cafe strategists," now that the lines have become locked, no longer pore over niap3 and explain the real meaning of the latest communique from Paris. They argue now over the rela tive importance of offense and defense, over the Germanic influence in the court at Petrograd. over the food supply of Germany, over the possibility that Italy,' Koumania or even Holland will enter the fight and all to prove that it will be a long war or a short war. In a question so immeasurably com plicated and so afTected by an uncertain f'lture. the guess of these cafe strate gists is perhaps as good as that of the wisest statesman who walks; yet I will inote a few sincere opinions, if only to show the diversity of opinion. All Confident of WtnolnB In End. "It will end sooner than most peo ple think; and as suddenly as it began," s-ays one of the most able statesmen of Rritain. "Some time before next Autumn." says a great soldier. "August r thereabouts." says a military expert. "Two or three years." says an Ameri nn journalist, whose position keeps him In broad touch with all Europe. Two years." says one of the most as tute journalists in all Europe. On one point, however, there is no question whatever. In a fortnight, 1 have heard no Englishman, be he wise or Ignorant, express the slightest shade of a doubt that the Allies will win. Great Blockade Approaches. Shrove Tuesday a Mardi Gran with out merriment in all Europe. Tomor row will be Ash Wednesday and Thursday is the ISth. the day set for the great blockade or the paper block ade, whichever you may wish to call it the day when Germany proposes to make Lent begin indeed for Ihis island people. I cannot say that Lon don seems especially disturbed. In deed, the city seemed much more dis turbed when the talk of the Zeppelin menace was at its height. This. I think, is only human. The Zeppelin is a new, ghostly terror; a thing whose laws no layman under stands; a thiu-r which drops death and destruction out of the fog from the unexplored regions of the upper air. There Is a touch of the supernatural about that. You shudder over it as over a pyxic. But a terror from the sea England has been dealing with that ever since the rtrst bare-legged Saxon scraped his keel asainet the kands of England. Ponxible Sertouimesa Admitted. "It's serious, yes," says the average Informed Englishman. "Yes. "We may lose a. great many ships first and last. Rut as for cutting off commerce en tirely or starving tis out that's rub bish." I have met no one, high or low, who appears. to fear isolation or starvation. The neutral observers, while they take much the same view, are taking no chances of getting cut off by sea. Testerday the boats from Holland came In crowded to the rails. CcncIuded on ra-2. GREECE IS DIVIDED OVER WAR POLICY PEOPLE SHOCT FOI! PItEMIEK WHO OPPOSES KING. Turks Threaten Massacre, German Minister Says Teutonic Allies Will Move at Once. LONDON". March 7. Dispatches from Athens today say that Greece is di vided over declaring war against Tur key and that those who favor, enter ing the conflict as against the party of the King, who insists on neutrality, have been openly demonstrative. - King Constantine today accepted the resignation of Premier Venisjielos. who was In favor of war. He has re quested M. Zaimis. governor of. the National Bank, to form a ministry. 31. Zaimis asked the King to give mm until lomnrrow to consult with his friends. The Turkish Minister, Salih Bey, has declared openly in the last lew aays that massacres would take place Turkey if Greece broke with the Porte, while Count Mirbach, the German Min ister, informed the diplomatic corps that Austria and Germany'.would im mediately declare war on Greece the day that Greece moved against iur key. M. Venizelos. speaking in ine v-uam ber of Deputies today, declared -that he had advised King Constantino to send for M. Zaimis to form a new Cabinet "M. Zaimis." the retiring Premier adaeo. will follow the policy of neutrality. and I hope that this policy will not en danger our newly-acquired territory. 'Our party," M. Venizelos continued ill refuse to support any government which may be formed. Besides, ai. Zaimis if he forms a Cabinet, will not come before the Chamber." , An immense crowd cheered Ai Venizelos. as he left the palace A disDatch from Geneva says that all the Greek army officers in Switzer land were recalled Saturday. Other Greeks of a military age must present themselves at the offices of the Consul General In Geneva before March 11. The opinion is expressed by many here that there is to be a general mobiliza tion of the Greek army. TRAP IS SET FOR NURSES Services of Discriminating Ones Are Xot Acceptable to General. BERLIN", Feb. 16. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) How a wise old surgeon determined which of . 20 youthful nurses he should accept for service is told in the Tagliche Rund schau. The young women had spent six weeks In training in one of the big garrison cities and at last stood before the superitnendent. "I congratulate you," he began, "on your willingness to serve the -cause of the Fatherland. Previous experiences, however, have shown me that all does not always go well with those serving in the sanitary divisions, that the work proved distasteful to them. Will those who would prefer to serve exclusively in the otiicers wards please step lor ward?" Shyly and blushingly 15 of the 20 young women stepped out of the line, whereupon the surgeon continued in his amiable tones: "1 thank you, ladies. Of your services I shall not avail my self. Your decision indicates to me that you have not yet attained the nec essary degree of earnestness required of those serving our wounded soldiers." FLEET SPEEDS FROM FOE Austrian 'avy, Sent to Win Glory, Returns When Enemy Is Sighted. ROME. March 7. (Special.) An un censored dispatch from Vienna says the heir to the Austrian throne in spected the forts and. reviewed the fltjet at Pola previous , to a oruise of the Adriatic, which was expected to be a prelude to operations In the Aegean Sea. The ships sailed cleared for ac tion and with provisions for two months. Colliers accompanied the fleet. The heir to the throne made a speech in the Emperor's naroo. in which he said he expected the fleet to- return covered with glory. However, the fleet got only as far as the Lower Adriatic, where it sighted Anglo-French war ships. Then It returned to Pola at full speed. -; PRISONERS LEARN FRENCH Belle Isle, Famed by Dumas and Bernhardt, Is Retreat. . PARIS. Feb. 14. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Belle Isle, fa miliar to readers of Dumas and dis tinguished by Sarah Bernhardt, who fixed her Summer' residence among ts savage rocks, is' now the retreat of 3000 German prisoners of war. Break ing stones for the new roads they are employed in building keeps their appe tites sharpened for the regular camp fare of ham, sausages and other deli cacies received in large quantities from across the Rhine. ' The Alsatian prisoners are carefully separated from the others and are given regular soldiers' rations and all the privileges of French troops In bar racks. Books and papers are pro vided for those who desire to read and those who do not understand French are given facilities for learning It.' TURKS WIN OVER BRITISH Attack on Euphrates Is Successful, Reports Constantinople. . BERLIN. March " 7. The Overseas News Agency has sent out the follow ing dispatch: .' "A dispatch from Constantinople gives a report from Bagdad that the Turkish advance troops, supported by volunteers, have made a successful at tack on Chalie, to the southward of Korna, which lies at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, 38 miles northwest of Basra. Several British prisoners are said to have been taken and in addition the British suf fered heavy losses In killed and wounded." E SWEEPER IS Reply to Allied Attack Succeeds, Say Turks. COAST OF SMYRNA IS SHELLED Four of Main Inner Forts Dardanelles Bombarded. of LANDING REPORTED COSTLY Anglo-I'rcncli Force Driven -Back to Vessels, Says Constantinople. Attacks by Fleet Are Dc clared at Longer Range. LONDON", March 7. One mine sweep er was sunk and a warship of the Anglo-French fleet was hit squarely seven times by shells from Turkish forts on the coast -'of Smyrna, when the a Hied sea force made an attack which continued three hours Saturday, ac cording to a dispatch from Constanti nople. The report adds that no serious oper ation against the Dardanelles was un dertaken by the hostile naval vessels either Saturday or today. However, an Amsterdam dispatch quotes a Constan tinople report as saying six vessels attacked the forts In the Straits today. This communication says the forts re plied successfully. ' Four Main Fori Skelled. The French official announcement says four of the main forts in uie Dardanelles were bombarded Saturday. The official Turkish communication issued today says: 'Two enemy warships -bombarded forts on the Smyrna coast for three hours yesterday without result. 'At 8 A. M. one French and three British warships, accompanied by five large mine sweepers again bombarded Smyrna forts for an hour and a half. Seven shells fired by our batteries struck the warship which was the first to osen fire. One mine sweeper was sunk. ----- 'Our casualties yesterday and today were four Killed ana seven wounaea. Another Says Attack Made. The enemy's fleet undertook no serious action against the Dardanelles either yesterday or today." Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent sends the following official communi cation issued in Constantinople Sunday night: "This afternoon six hostile warships bombarded our batteries in the Dar danelles. The batteries replied suc cessfully. "There is no Important change in the general situation." Regarding operations in the Dar danelles Saturday the official French communication says: "The British battleship Queen Eliza- (Concluded on Fage 3.) Ml SUNK WARSHIP ' ! STILL LOOKING THROUGH THE HOLE IS THE DOUGHNUT 4 I -v . - v; :;- 1 ; ... " - . - ' '' - -. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS i . The Weather. ' TESTER DAY'S Maximum -'temperature, 61 - degrees; minimum, 43 degrees.. TOUAV'S Probably , fair; easterly -winds. - War. V. Will Irwin says British "no looser belittle Their enemy. Page 1. --. Anglo-French minesweeper reported sunk and warships struck seven .times .by Turks. Pago 3,.- , Russians near Kast Prussian border; Germans score success in Kawa. Page Both sides report minor successes on western battle line. Page 2. Von Hindenburg- directs army from seclusion of castle far In rear of line. Page 2. Greeks divided on issue of entering war. Page 1. . . Torelen. ' i Burning liner La Touralne sailing -for tort without aid. Pago 3. Mexico City in chaos; most of people of n- ilon would welcome Americans. , jrago Domestic. - - . Oregon building t San Francisco Exposition jacks floral ilecoratlons. rage J. Trial of Harry . TV.aw on conspiracy charge to be begun today. Page J. Oregon ever-prominent figure in fan Fran cleco exposition. Page 11. '.- Increase of nearly- 50.000.000 bushels of wheat expected this year. . Page 1. Sports. ; '. Beavers de'reat St. Mary's College," 3 to rage 10. , . Matty says baseball ' is -squarest sport and that horse aaces and other contests are ' - poor ones to bet on. Page 10. Fans hopes re3t with 'track and baseball i teams, with state basketball honors even. Paga 10. - " Pacific' Northwest Appropriation bill .Cuts held Idaho 'Legisla ture in session." - Page t. Veto expected on several bills by Governor Lister. Page 8. , . . Portland and Vicinity. Dorothy Shoemaker -back and Edmond Elton makes bow at maker In "Awakening or Helena Richie. ". Pae 3. - Robert H. Dunkirk.- boastful forger, arrested with diary of hl-crimes. Page l. Three gh-ls start on tramp to San Francisco today. Page 14. ; . - - ,- New bills at movie-?. Page 8. T. M. c. A. lays plans to assimilate 10S5 members added recently. . Page 11. Steamer Beaver,- with two newly-married couples, leaves for San Francisco. Pago Blanche Rins keeps four laughs ahead of Orpheum audience. ..Page I. Tolstoi's "Kreutzer.-Sonata" removed from movie bouse by censors. Page 8. , Bishop H. I Bnrkley. of United Brethren Radical Church, dies. Page S. Portland basks In balmy weather. Page 11. MOVIES OUST SERVICES Con -riots at Oregon Prison to See Films in Place or Hearing Sermons. SALEM. Or.. March 7. (Special.) For the first time in the history of the Oregon State Penitentiary regular Sun day religious services at the prison were eliminated today-', in favor of a motion-picture play which was pre sented for the convicts.. -For the next four Sundays motion pictures .will be substituted for the religious service. The convicts saw "Du Barry'" -today. Other motion-picture plays which they will witness on succeeding Sundays are "Officer,- 666." . "Julius Caes-.-.' "Stop Thief and "The Naked Truth:" Substitution of motion plays for re ligious services was made with ihe ap proval of Governor Withycombe. ' Open Air Meeting Attracts -J At the open-air service in front -of the Taylor - street Methodist Church yesterday morning. Rev. 11. S. Wallace preached -"The Atonement of Christ," emphasizing the fact that Christianity is the only religion that includes atone ment for sin among its cardinal doc trines. The attendance was large, in cluding' many from the street who never attend Indoor services. Kditor Elected School Director. CATHLAMET, Wash.. March .7. (Special.) Joseph Girard. editor of the Columbia River Sun, yesterday was elected School Director of this district by a majority of 23. WHEATGAINMAYBE finMininNRiifiHc1, uumiiiiuiiuu'' v - - n - ot - 940,000,000 Is Total in Prospect Now. CONDITION IS MOST PROMISING New Record Is Expected for Third Consecutive Year. A0REAGE INCREASE IS BIG Crop Passes Winter in Good Condi tion and More of Spring Variety , Is Expected to Be Sowed Tlian Was Case Last year. CHICAGO, Slareh 7. (Special.) In dications point to a wheat crop of more than 900.000.000 bushels this year, against 891.000.000 ousneis Har vested last year. This, if realized, will make tfifc third consecutive record breaking crop. The Unit-ed States last year raised 684,990,000 bushels of Winter wheat and set a new record. It was one of the best things that ever happened to this country to have a bumper crop, as it enabled the united States to feed all Europe and obtain the highest prices in years. 40,000,000 Bnxheln F.xprctcd. This year it is possible to raise' 700,- 000,000 bushels or more of Winter wheat with-- favorable conditions to harvest-. This, with a Spring wheat crop estimated at 240.000,000 bushels, which is not a hljh figure, will make the wheat crop reach 940,000,000 bush els. The wheat crop last Spring was a poor , one only i'U6,ooo,ouo Dusneis while in 1913 it was 240.006.000 bushels. A Winter wheat acreage of 41,263.000, an increase of 4,132,000 acres, or 11.1 per cent more than was seeded for the harvest of. 1914 Is the largest ever known. The plant has come through the, Winter in unusually good condition and indications are that there will be little less in acreage from various causes lip to harvest. - Aereage Loss In Small. The estimate of 700.000.0u0 bushels of Winter wheat Is based on a loss of only 263,000 acres up to harvest and a yield per acre of slightly more than 1 bushels,' or about tv-o bushels an acre less than' last-year. For Spring wheat, which is yet to' be seeded, the estimate is based on an acreage of 18,000,000 acres and a yield of 13 bushels an acre, or the same as harvested in 1913, when the crop was 240,000,000 bushels. As prices are high it is expected that with an early Spring farmers in the North west will put In the largest acreages In years and possibly it may exceed 19,000.000 acres, against 17.533,000 har vested lust year. Winter wheat is relatively in better (Condutld on Page 5. Sunday's War Moves KKCE apparently is at the parting of the ways with her King exert ing his influence to maintain the neu trality of his country in opposition to the retiring JI. Venizelos. the man to whom Greece- owes her revival. M. Venizelos announced on Saturday The resignation of himself and cabinet, as King Constantine did not approve the policy of the government. In the Chamber of deputies yesterday 51. Veni zelos clearly indicated that the differ ence between him and the monarch was over the question of peace and war. lie said he had advised the King to select as a new premier M. Zaimis, governor of the? National Bank, who he said, "will follow a policy of neutral ity. Which I hope will not endanger our newly acquired territory. " A grand council of Ministers was held at Athens yesterday under the presidency of King Constantine, and as M. Venizelos was leaving the palace at its conclusion he was acclaimed by the populace. King Constantine won great popula ity by the successful manner In which he led the last two Balkan wars. Thi popularity, however, he shared wit Af. Venizelos, to whose diplomacy i the conferences following the war Greece is said to owe her success an whose organization was largely re sponsible for her ability to fight she did. The retiring premier also wa the moving spirit in the Balkan alii ance which united the Balkan state asrainst Turkev. In his speech XI. Venizelos promised Ilia support to any government Belected by the King. There seems to be som doubt, however, whether the Deputle will follow any other leader than Ven izelos. M. Zaimis. who lias been re quested y the King to form a new ministry, requested 24 hours in which to consider the matter. While this political dispute Is goln on in the Greek capital the allied flee continues the bombardment of the fort of the Dardanelles, the forcing which would make such great changes In the Near Kast changes which, it considered, none of the Balkan states, and least of all Greece, can afford treat slightingly. Having damag'ed two of the forts o the Kuropean side of the narrows pre viously, the British battleship Queen Klizabeth and others of the allied flee Saturday started a bombardment by in direct firing on the forts on the Asiati side of the narrows. As had been ex pected, these forts are proving hard nuts to crack. In addition the Turkish army, with modern German guns. concentrating on the Callipolis penin sula to oppose any landing, and unti it Is disposed of naval experts declare the ships will not be fate in the strait.-! Bulgaria is said to have been aroused by this attack on the Dardanelles and is loojung to the futuie. it is said tha King Ferdinand la considering the for nation of a coalition government to direct the affairs of the country through the crisis which is expected. The only other events in the Nea East to be reported are a couple of skirmishes which the allies' forces, au vaijc-ing from the head of the Persian Gulf, have had with Turks and tribes men. Russia nas sun anotiier battle 01 her hands. hile she is declared to be pressing her offensive in North Po land and L'astcrn Galicia and holding up the Austrian lit the Carpathians the Germans have launched an attack in the region ot the Plhca lliver, to the south of Warsaw, where a big bat tie is developing. So far as the west is concerned, the most important news Is that the French have refurned to the attack in the Vosges, and, according to Paris succeeded ir securing & footing on some of the hills near Munster and pushing their lines slightly forward. 821,000 ALLIES CAPTURED .More Than 200.000 Taken Since First of January. BERLIN. March 7, by wireless Sayville, N. y. Among the items given out today for publications by the Over seas News Agency are the following "Members of the Prussian diet ho have been visiting prisoner camps have received information that at present there are 821,000 war prisoners In terned in Germany, an increase since the end ot 1914 of more than 200.000 men." GERMANS KILL 300 TURKS Troops In Conflict With Officers on Ilctreat After Sue.. LONDON, March S. Telegraphing from Cairo the Daily Mail's corre spondent says: "During the 'retreat of the Turks after the recent Suez operations, the Cerman officers had an open conflict with their allies, and 300 of the latter were killed in a single affray near Jcriifcalcm." SERBIANS INVADE ALBANIA Advance to Adriatic Sea, Is riannctl, Says Sofia "Report. BCnLlN. March 7. (By wireless to Sayville. N. Y.) Advices from Sofia say that Serbia Is planning an invasion of Albania and an advance to he Adriatic. At several points, it is said, the Serbians already have crossed the Al banian border. . PENDLETON CHURCH BURNS Blaze of Ink noun Origin Iamages Prcslij lerian Mccting-HouM;. PENDLETON, Or., March 7. (Spe cial.) The Kirst Presbyterian Church in' this city was partially destroyed by fire of unknown origin al 4 o'clock this afternoon. The loss is fully covered by insur ance. BOASTFUL DIARY IS F Impersonator of Mil lionaire in Toils Here. ALL MISDEEDS ACKNOWLEDGED Train of Bad Checks Left Path Across Country. in OMAHA FORGERY HIS LAST "I Uve Only fur .MjM-lf Hint al F-i-pen.se of Other"!," Vrltet Adven turer Who Pretend to tic Klch Koliert If. Duke. , "I am expectim T any lime to h apprehended for one or moie of my many misdemeanors. The aim of th law Is strong and Inexorable, so are given to understand, but In mv particular caso the arm acems strange ly paralyzed, or possibly asleep." Thus. In a neat little diary at Nonh vllle, Tenn., February 14. I SI J. wrote Robert II. Dunkirk, clever check passer who has lived mainly on his wits since 1908, one of his favorite stratagems being pasMnir lilmelf off as Robert If. Duke, pseudo member of the millionaire tobacco magnate's fam ily. With the Incriminating diary In his possession and after leaving: a liail of bad checks from Xavjiville to Francisco, Dunkirk was arrested by City Detective Tackaberry and llcllrr yesterday morning, and is now await ing extradition to Omaha, where he wanted for forging a $'i0n draft on the Universal Film .Manufacturing Com pany branch. Prepared Stat'ouery I'vuad. In hi suitcase wa.4 found a thou sand sheets of stationery embossed In Tennessee with the name or th American Tobacco Company, 111 I iflh avenue. New l oi k ity. -unice ot me Treasurer." and 100 engraved card bearing hi alisf. "Mi. Kobrrt H Duke." By trade a inechaiiHal engineer, Dun kirk for tiic past seven yean ha lirt almost wholly upon ins ii aunnieni schemes, according to his onfeseion made to Detective T kabcrry jeslei uay afternoon. Dressed In Ihe latet mode, with Ihe finest linen and undei -wear of silk, Dunkirk fi'iiud It com paratively simple to pans himself he son of a inlliotiali e, anil lo tiatil n good t-oclety. Much of Ihe money necured by Dun kirk was through a Idler of Iniiodu- -tion given him. he assert, by Miiurn Flechlc. vice-president of the tail Laemnile film Service Company in Chicago, whom he snys he mei while in South America. Trne Krrord W aiitril. Though bombastic In style, ihe Imi begun lust month by Dunkirk is Inlci- csling and may prove a damning -' of evidence In his pro.- cutior. Vou probably think I am a mil' for keeping such a ieord, .ald Dun kirk yesterday, "but 1 kn w I would get lauphi some lime and it pleases me lo have my enreer noted correctly . In ihe introduction to the book Dun kirk write.-: This hook contain a rather c:i- I and detail! d record of my Hie iitirini; the last sex en or eltiht years. It doesn t naUe ery good rending and 1 shall rather dislike It fallliiB "i'o inyone bunds diiitiis niy lifetime. I am not a xood mau :o l-r tr'-- mitted the freedom of Ibis world, ne- ng a nieiir.ee to all who men inc. and of no use. I Ihe only for niyscu. at m expense of others.'" Robert II. Duke' and I-obrn Drake" were auuma Hie aliases utm by Dunkirk. .Some Name KoruoOra. I have used so many different nano-n that I have really forgotten inem in. i said. The diary is not complete, not tuch- ng. except ty iciereine o--Li.Tiuii.nj. Dunkirk's life prior to 1 ctiruar n this year, when he wrote In Nmh- il lo. His first rntiy i rs follows. .Shall leave here lomoriow nlht fo' Memphis, whcie I shall r-ce a t: iri ir.-r.i-i n particular and kill koiiio tune. Mj.'t plan at nine for more sii anil snaii to rai.? f-IOO in Menipliln on n To. aero i o. cnecK, men mni's .n,o-it. m-- id of February I hops lo vet J.ioo fium Maurice Heckles, of imaiio. w hould have reached home from th oplcs by then." In Chicago, und'-r dste or rrhni-" , thcie is the. foUo-Nin; cntij, in art : Reached Memphis as planned on tha morning of I etirnary m. viopping in room oil st ihe Clils-a Hotel on Main street, a-s 'Duke. Orjrred a JnO Mm Ins suit from 'Giillfoll" and in payment for same prescnicit a .uiirnnn iu- acco Company check, drawn on lli- bernin Bank. .New Orleans. Mr. null- foil Indorsed the check. 1 cashed It at his bank, paid him $."0 for the anil, and everybody satisfied until few day a later, when the cluck comes hack marked "no funds.' Same old (i; and then I'm hard to tlnd. Of course thin boasting is poor form on my part, but on the square, I think I am quite an efficient little grafter, on a r-lker stale, to be sure. Anotiier ( out rianned. "Arrived here yesterday (Sunday) a I. 4;15 P. M. and am putting on a little ' 'dog,' being recistercd at th Plack tone. room 11 S3. 'Duke.' This biln- a (Concluded on Tag 11.) POIf, Till FORGER