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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1918)
19 CIVIL WAR RECALLED THRILLS MULTIPLY IN LATEST EPISODE OF "THE FATAL RING" Startling Situations Crowd Upon One Another as Heroine and Villain, Participate in Series of Struggles for Possession of Valuable r.m. Major V. M. C. Silva Furnishes Most interesting Article. VISIT TO RICHMOND TOLD Copy of New York Herald of Stay 3. 1$J. Ha Account of Trip t'p James Rlr to Old Cap Ital of the Confederacy. A MELLOW BEVERAGE T17E SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, 'PORTLAND, JANUARY- 6, 1918. Major V. M. C. S.lva. manager of th Chamber of Comraerc building, who was a First Lieutenant In th 11th In fsntry darinf tha Clrtl War. waa ant of a It roup of 11 men who visited Rich mond after tha clos of tha war. II baa a eopv of tha New York fierajd of Ma? SJ. 155. which give an account, written by on of the croup, of tha visit. Paragraphs from tha account fol low: "As w sailed along tha Jamca Rlvar wa wer surprised to sa auch a large number of stat mansions along tha rivr apparently uninjured. Wa learned that they wera In tha possession of . tha negroes, who after tha flight of their owner remained on these tatca and ara working them on thel own account. This circumstance haa alwar been a favorable one for our aide, sine oar acouts alwar foun warm friend at these place, plentiful accommodations and trusty assistant. Not until after the construction and aome new arrangement ar made by ur Government is It expected that the negroes will give op possession of these places to the former owners. flags Flying Eitifskere. "Passing various place of minor In rst wa reached City Point. Thla waa at noon. Aa wa approached it we met many transports, crowded with return In soldiers, flags flying everywhere. and were greeted with cheer aa we moved rapidly along. There I a fin and commodious wharf at the Point. , flanked by extensive warehouse. W were unable to land for an hour, eur berth waa occupied by a transport. from which a black regiment waa de- barking. They wer a. fine looking "body of men. had their own colored band, and wer commanded by whit ' officer. These last seem to b a neces sity. " .. were told that tha men were not alsly controlled by officer of their ewa color. After a Urn we also land tiL and thosa rebel pt 'sonar who In tended to depart for North Carolina and Georgia, having taken tha oath of alljgtane. left us her. When they .were gone ih Georglaana proceeded on her way." Military Brtdgea. Seew. ''W found, aa w neared Richmond, we passed through the openings of two - permanent bridge which had been con atrurted by tha enemy to connect the two banks of the liver for military pur pose. These opening had been made by our engineer after the evacuation. We saw also the remain of several pontoon bridges. Intended to facilitate the transit of Lee's army to oppose the Indefatigable Grant. "Finally we reached Rockett'a Land ing, the highest point of navigation, about a mile, from the city. Thla land ing contain several acres, with a reg ular wharf enclosed by a fence and picketed. It I need also to store the captured arms, ambulance, etc. which are here In large number, and haa a IMrdhouit, where aa officer receives lue name of all paasengera who com ajhore and register them. "A first look at Richmond mad you think that 11 waa unchang d. but oos saw a woeful change. The Injury done the place waa perceptible enouch. The building had a worn look. The window were panel or much patched. There was a great rush of people through the streets. Crowds of ambulance and wagon wer passing along In hast. The business part of the city was in ruins, the fir having destroyed It. ' Om Tf oo feared. The Inhabitants lived. In constant fear of their own troop. Stragglers war continually about robbing houses, and It waa a usual precaution for fam ine to sit up all night, with the gas burning, la order to Intimate they were prepared for resistance. A great lack of cors, roul and agricultural im plementa la felt throughout the conn try. At on place 1 saw a farmer plant Irg corn with only a sharpened stick. Ooneral Sherman very humanely left behind htm nearly 14.004 anlmala to be used by the poor agriculturists, taking only a receipt for them snd a promts l o- account for them when called for. This waa a most wts procedure. The price of these anlmala when they are old la $41 cash. "It waa observed that almost lmul tanoouxly with the arrival of our troop at Richmond the luxuries of life reap peared, lea, coffee, augar and canned fruit somehow became Immediately abundant.' III ; -V. .'si I i stZozrl Miife, 'rt 77rz 2? z rtli 2l pi's eJ3 of- -iHRTLX. I piled upon thrill In the (lake's men anatches tha slips and es It La .episode of the Paths aerial, "The Fatal Ring." starring Pearl Whit. With a gun leveled at her. Pearl atarta to hand Beasl tha diamond, the object of the Intrigues of the serial, when suddenly she grabs tha gun from her and Ores at Carslak. the arch vil lain. Carslake ducks the shot, and aa he does Tom grab him. With the gun In her poase salon Pearl leap from the machine. Pearl, pursued by Carslake, takea rfug In a Chines shop. Eh dis cover a Chine filling perfume bottles. and, aa Caralaka approaches, drops the diamond Into on of the bottle. Eh throw Caralaka out of the shop and then orders an approaching policeman to arrest him. Carslake escapes by crashing through a window, and Pearl and Tpm are haled to Jail for wrecking the curio shop. After a might of unsuccessful at tempts to obtain ball. Tom and Pearl ar liberated, and call on the Spider to help tnetn regain the diamond. Following tha Snider' plan. Pearl dresses aa an east aide type and calls at the department store where the per fume la to be shipped from. Purchas ing something, she asks If she can get ha shipping clerk to wrap It up for her. At the counter ahe managea to steal tba four she Is looking for. In structing the boy to deliver th pack age to a car outside. Pearl leavea Having tha four names. Pearl returns the alip to tne dork. One of Cara- canea. That, night Pearl visits one house and th Spider and Tom go to another, while at atlll another house Caralake and his confederatea search for the diamond. Pearl enters tha house, and, to her horror, discovers a man lying dead. Carslake also finds a man dead. He discover a locket, which reads: "From Tom to Pearl." Tom. Pearl and tha Spider enter the third house. Securing the bottle. Pearl cornea out. Breaking the bottle, she doe not find the diamond. Aa she is talking to tha Spider, Carslake and his men hold them up. Learning that the diamond la not there, Caralake orders his men to hold them there until he goes to the fourth house. Pearl draws a bottle of smelling salts from her purse and quickly throws It Into the face of one of Carslake s men. Blinding him, sne snatcnes nis run and then ruahes off. At th lourtn nous urii "" In. He finds the woman of the house with tha bottle In her hand. He do mands tba bottle. She hands It to him. Stillllna- th perfume on the dresser, Carslake finally aeea the violet diamond tumble out. With an exclamation oi delight he looka at It. At that moment the portiers pari and Pearl an Dears, She calls: "Hands up." Caralake only amlles. Pearl re peats her command. From the por tiers behind her come an arm and a hand. The hand presses a gun against Pearl's neck. Carslake turns languidly and smiles on Pearl, who Is gazing into th mural of a gun. COPPER MIKING PROGRESES teaser of Reynolds Property Near Waldo Report Good Assays. COLD BTLZ Or, Jan. - (Special) Tony Rosa and Lawrene Whltaette. of Gold Hill .who recently leased the Rey nolds copper mine, sis miles weet of Waldo, ar making progress ta devel opment work and axpct soon to b shipper. Recent assays ar said to show that their copper or near th surface run It) ounces of silver to th ton and om sold values. Five vein run par at il through th property. ' which ar a ta la feet wide, and ran from to per cent copper. - Since the winter rain have aet In tha copper mines in Southern Oregon have been looaing for record h!pmnt wbsa th road again becom good. Klamath Rcd Crosa Folk Busy. KLAMATH FALLS, Or, Jan. ' (SpecisLl Mrs. Jophln K. Morten on, of this city, head of th local Hed Cross Society, haa Just rendered her quarterly report of th actlvltle of th local society to th executive rsmmlttM of tha Klamath chapter her, six shipment wer made dur Inr th quarter of supplies, which coo- ited ct i sweater. Hi pair of pajamas. I4 nlshtlngat. ISO pairs or socks, 1 muffler. Ji wristlet and 254 Christmas presents for the boy at the front. A considerable qusntlty of supplies la sow on hand awaiting shipment. Una Girls On tn umber Boys. A LB ANT. Or, Jan. f- (Special) Ctrl far outnumbered boy In th na tive of Albany and vicinity arriving during 11 T. Ir. G. K. Riggs. registrar for this district, reporta that of the IT! chil dren bora during tha year. T wer oys and 11 wer girla Th masculine population of th vicinity not only lost through birth, bat suffered mor se ver, t in deaths, (or 71 man persons died La the district during th year, and th number of feminine dying was twiir 12. POLICE RUDELY INTRUDE AT EXCLUSIVE SOCIAL FUNCTIONS Fantan Recital Behind Barred Doors Interrupted; Poker Reunion Dia- pcrsed and Mas Seized at Conclusion of Formal Call on "Friend." r TS a mighty queer situation when few Chinese csn't gather about fantan tabl and anjoy them selves without a squsd of policemen cutting their way through th outas door with batcheta and crowbars, ac cording to Attorney Johnson, who da fended, m Municipal Court, a caae of this kind, which rultd In a fin of fit each for th dfndants when Judge Rossmaa passed sentence y terday morning. A Jury returned a verdict that th Chin wr guilty of gambling "be hind barred doors." "a pellicular vlo latlon of th gambling ordinance. As a role, it Is much mor difficult to get uch a verdict from a Jury thn from th Judg. This was In th case where Policemen Hunt. Teeter and Msrtln raided th establishment at 8SH Sc ond street. "W ar going to fore th Chinese ta take off their barred doom." "de clared Deputy City Attorney Dich who waa prosecuting the caae, "and thla Jury should belp us to do It by finding these defendants guilty. this t!k about this belnc All social SYRUP OF FIGS FOR CROSS SICK FEVERISH CHILD Look. Mother 1 Ij Tongue Coated. Breath Hot and Stom ach Sour? Harmless "Fruit Laxative" Best to Clean Tender Liver and Bowels. Mothers caa rat easy after giving -California Syrup of Figs," bees us la a few hour all tha clogged-up waste, our bile and fermenting food genu saevea out of th bowels, and you have a well, playful child again. Children Imply will not take th time from play to empty their bowels, and they b com tightly packed, liver gta slug gish snd stomach disorder. When cross, feverish, restless, se if toagu 1 coated, thai, glv thla dU clou "fruit laxative." Children lov It. and It cannot cans Injury. So oilier enc what alia your lltU on If full f cold, or a sore tb'oat. diarrhoea stomach -ach. bad breath, remember. . go.U "insid oinalng anould alw th first t aatasent riven. Full di rections for bat-lea, children of U g and growa-ups ar printed oa each aottl. Be war of counterfeit fig syrup. Ash your druggist for a bottl of -California ayrup of figs, thaa look rafully ana s that It la mad by ta "California Fig Srrup Com pea y. W mas no sm slier sis. Hand bat with contempt aay othaa fig avruoy gathering or that soma other club hasn't been raided is pur bunk.' e When It comes , to unkind treatment Julius Bakes told Jodge Rossman he felt be had got about the worst deal ever put over on a visitor In our midst. He waa robbed by a woman In a North End rooming-house, ho declared, and. In addition, waa kicked out of the place, but when policemen rushed to th seen he waa tha only on ar rested. . "Why did you go to such a place you ara old enough to know better?" commented Judge Rossman. 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I when William Blair and ulius Greenburg, th hosts, wer en tertaining IS of their friends at poker. In .Municipal Court the hosts" were found guilty of gambling with their uests. Judge Rossman .said he did ot regard It a a very aggravated case, hence be assessed the nosta oniy each and permitted the "guests to epart without punishment other than he humiliation of arresL e e "Tour honor," said Deputy District Attorney Ryan, "thla young man is so lonesome for this place that he hanaera for it every time ha goes by.' Rex shields was the lonesome youth. ho. It was explained, is not over- toad of work, and haa been In this ity for some time without unneces sarily soiling his white bands. I shall hold this defendant In Jail ntll his mother comes to town." said udge Rossman. "Then wo shall dls cuss the cas further. Sh is dua here Monday." ... Judft Rossman will hold open house tomorrow for traffic violators and their friends. Assistant Clerk Crounse, Cap tain Jenkins, Sergeant Ervln and mem bers of their squad have agreed to be present to assist in handling this event. which, it is anticipated, will be largely attended and very Interesting;. Th Judge gives these functions thrice weekly during; the season and never have they failed in variety and interest to those present. While the Judge has no disposition to make these affairs too exclusive, it Is announced that of necessity only those who have an Invitation from soma accredited policeman will be ad mitted as honor guests. f Lads Find 19 Giant Dynamite Caps. MOLAT.T.A. Or, Jan. 5. (Special.) While playing this week In tha grange horse, sheds Roland Eby, of Oregon City, and Val Harless, of Molalla, found 19 giant drnamlt caps. Examination of the place would indicate that, they bad been left there since the school holidays and were In the -portion used by the little girls as a play house. 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