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AVa Udependent Newapaper Published erarr rBtng ucept Suadij
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OEORQB PUTN4U. Editor and Publlaher
Stranger Than Fiction
That truth is stranger than fiction is again proved by the
confessions of Chester Buchtel, Portland fireman firebug,
whose amusement, while off duty and not attending Klavern
meetings, consisted of setting fires over town. He admits
having set over 50 fires to property valued at over $500,000
, with resultant damage of $100,000, and is suspected of having
set as many more.
Apparently this pyromaniac not only enjoyed the childish
fascination of seeing fire burn but got a great thrill out of
elu iing apprehension, of pitting his wits as a fire-bug against
those of apprehending officialdom, the same sort of exaltation
and excitement the criminal enjoys in "pulling" a clever
"job". Circling the city in auto or motorcycle at a mad
burst of speed, he had little difficulty in baffling his
pursuers.
Almost as strange and unbelievable as Buchtel's exploits
in firing any structure handy, was the fact that for three
years he operated successfully in the employ and under the
eyes of the fire department. Long suspected and shadowed,
it took the department over a year to " apprehend him,
although his fire3 were almost nightly occurences.
All of which is prima facie evidence that the Portland fire
department is in the same brilliant class with the Portland
police department, when it comes to catching criminals.
"Inch and a quarter Jimmy" himself never had more fun in
eluding pursuit and capture than the still cleverer Mr.
Buchtel, indeed the latter made the best record for he was
constantly under suspicion and observation.
Both the Portland fire and police departments, indeed
most of the departments of the metropolis, are suffering from
a common malady, a severe attack of Ku-Klux-Klanitis which
has undermined morale and destroyed discipline and made it
easy picking for fire-bugs as well as crooks. Until a
surgical operation is performed and this cancer of the body
politics is cut-out, conditions will grow worse ralher than
better. .
TODAY'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE
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CopyriKbt 1921 Oeortco Matthew Adams
A Modern Marriage
- An Absorbing Novel m
'By IDAH McGLONK GIBSON j
THE SOIX SPEAKS
When Kathlyn .Evans refused to
accuse her husband even to his
lawyer Jim Kirby interposed pity
ingly: "It may be of some comfort,
Kathlyn, to know that we have run
Vernon Stedman'i alibi to earth.
I'll tell you more about it this
nfternoon.
"Are you ure you aaw no one
about the door when you and Rod
were bending over Fojs' body T"
"No one at all. Gent lemen, I
inust a hit you to excuse me. I am
going to dress and go to Rod. He
needs me more than he ever did."
"Please wait until afternoon."
begged Jim Kirby. An hour or two
now. will not make much differ
ence, and If you have eome good
news to tell him It will pay for his
waiting."
"Oh, Jim, please don't get my
courage up only to disappoint It."
"Don't worry, little woman, I
think It U all glng to come out
right.'
Starmount lookej at Jim Kirby
in surprise, but he thought he
found there only a desire to com
fort Kathlyn.
"Have you seen the first Install
ment of your story In this morn
ing's paper?"
"It Is not a mistake, Kathlyn.
Dick, give her those paiers."
"You are sure it will help Rod?"
I certainly am sure. The fact
that you still believe In him and
mill .ova him will have a great ef
fect on the minds of the readers.
Jim himself will tell you that most
murder cases are tried in the news
paper.i before they are In the
courts."
"Uu!, Jim, you understand, do
you not, that In my manuscript I
have told that after that time when
I flrit saw Red With Sada Fill
in on we drifted further apart, only
to come toRL'ther ap:iin? I know
now wo both love each other bet
ter thin life itself.
'At first I tried not to aeem any
different when Hod came to ee
me but he wouldn't let me. He
would try to explain his actions to
me and wanted me to tell him all
about mine.
"I said to him one day: 'Don't
you know that that is the one thins
"I wanted to avoid when I proposed
our unique partnership? I'm not
asking you to explain Sada Fill
more to me and certainly I shall
not explain Elton Foss nor any
other man to you.'
"Thla of course infuriated Rod
to such an extent that he went
out, slamming the door, and I, to
Hhow my disdain, accepted the at
tentions of Elton Foss more and
more often even th6ugh every time
I did ao I had to expect a worse
quarrel than the last over it.
"You see, Jim, I have put all
this in even though It might give
what seems like a motive for Rod's
alllegfd act.
"But you and Dick may use as
much as you think best."
"Jim is not going to use any of
that," eatd Dick decisively.
"Yea I am. I am going to use
all of It. Do you realize what a
fine argument K is for the con
ventional marriage?"
"Yes, of course I do, but I also
realize that It will probably send
Rod to the chair."
There was a low moan, ltuth
men started for the bed. Kathlyn
had fainted.
"Let's get out of here. I can
stand no more of this," starmount
said roughly.
He started for the door and Jim,
picking up the Inst pases of Kath
lyn's manuscript .followed hii
enlllr.g the nuiae as he left.
When the men rei?iied Fifth
avenue they separated. Jim Kirby
Rolng toward the subway station
and Dick hallir-g a taxi to take
hfm to the J:iil Although they
both were sclnr In tlu Fame gen-
eial direction each evidently want
ed to follow some personal theory
which, he was not ready to divulge
to the other.
'Remember. Jim, were Star
mount's last words, "you are not
to publish that manuscript you
have in your pocket until X see It."
Aa Starmount rode alone In the
taxi he ould not help but wonder
if his friend Kodney Evans had
not killed Elton Foss.
Jim Klrby's words came back to
nun, when be said "Even you or I
migh shoot a man If we found tit
had Insulted the woman we loved."
With this thought In his mind
he greeted Rodney solemnly. Be
fore Rodney could ask a questloa
he said, "Hod, answer me as you
would before the bar of God, did
you kill E!ton Foss?"
'Have they arrested Kathlyn?
he asUed quickly.
"No, she has practically been
proved Innocent. Those were not
her finger prints on the gun."
"Tht-n there, Is no use for me to
Ae, Dick. I did not kill Elton Foss."
(Continued Tomorrow)
MAJOR GENERAL WILSON OF
CIVIL WAR FAME DEAD
Wilmington, Del., Feb. 23.
Major Uimerul James Harrison
Wilson, U. S. A., retired, last of
the corps commanders in thi
Union army during the Civil war,
died at lito home here today.
Generul Wilson was 87 yean
old.
Af'.er his retirement from tht
army, following his service during
the war with Spain and the Boxct
rebellion in China, he lived in Wil
iniiiKtun. Ho leuves one daughter, Mrs.
Henry B. Thompson of this city.
Freak Legislation
That Oregon is still the "fool of the family" when it comes
to freak legislation is shown by the passage of the Dennis
bill submitting to referendum the amendment abating all
income and inheritance tax legislation for a period of 15 years.
Hitherto the freak legislation submitted to popular vote has
been on radical and revolutionary lines, such as single tax,
soviet government, compulsory liability insurance, and dis
criminating legislation designed to drive out capital and
hamper business, but now the reactionaries are utilizing the
same proccedure of appeal to the people to force through
programs of tax exemption. The popular appeal thus fits
both feet of the body politics.
This Dennis resolution is really bunk, for there is nothing
to prevent its repsal, Rhould it carry, at the next election and
as nothing is more uncertain or changing than public hysteria
that decides elections, there is no guarantee of stability or
permanence of public policy under direct popular government.
Oiegon will get some advertisement out of tho freak
proposal, based upon the similar Florida enactment, but if
passed, will not experience the same reaction as Florida.
Conditions are not at all parallel, for Florida is the winter
playground of the millionaires of the east and Oregon's
location and climate forever bar this class of wealthy pleasure
seekers. It will gratify the rich tax-dodgers in our midst,
but even if passed will not materially stimulate industrial
development.
An extensive and expensive campaign will probably follow
to induce people to vote for the measure. We will likely be
tohl that hundreds of millions await investment here, if the
amendment passes, and that it unlocks the door of boundless
prosperity. Probably this campaign is the inspiration of the
measure, for immense contributions from those affected will
afford fine picking for the political propagandists, who will
thus be assured of prosperity whether their incomes are
taxed or not.
IN "ROBIN HOOD"
liy l:irry X. t'rnlu
Kom.inco Hilrivd ngiln In the
hr;iil4 of tin 'Si who raw tho I'.rnn
dnn Comic Opeia company In tht
peer ut all KtiHfh liht opera.
"Itol.in Hood," nt the l!r uitl
the.iUe last night. Like the aficr
n on n mritinc"? presentation vl "The
Mik.ulo" It was such a trcut as Sa
lem la seldom privileged to enjoy.
Oitmlrably sUfd mid woniln fully
ur.g.
In a manner, the offri lugs of
yestM';l;.y nt the Cr.ind weie like
greetings from old fiienily, fo,' the
lir.in.lon company brings b.ick
must of t he f ai'os IhM u vie no
familiar in the A merit an Light
Opera company Hint wt.it the
lie.irtu of Suletn theater K"'rH two1
yr.ira niro, when they preneiitetl
much the tnme irpctolre nm are in.
rluibM In the cnrient prosi-ama of
the Hramlon company.
LpaM and lat to be fnrc.ttin Is
KJ Andrews, whose chin aotei iui- j
tlon ef the ttheriff of Nottingham
was one of the hlirh lights of lni
night's "Kobin Hood." an It was'
two years gno. Through Ihe bet
ter part of the three arts the aud
ience smiled and laughed wiih An
drews nod w 1th his fthndnw. Sir
(iuy Osborne, aa portrayed by
Ceo. "Ole Oleaon.
Hairy Pfeil was back In thf
double role of Kohert nf HunUrw
ton, and Itobln Hood, aingina. and
acting hi part with a flnlh that
was refreth'nic. His interpreta
tion of the ro was one of the
bent that has ever been nevn here,
and marks a strons; lead for the
prod tie tlon.
Thco Pennington, whom itlnrmt
prevented her from appearing here
vo years ago, marred strongly liutt
evening aa Iady Martnn Kltswalter
at d Maid Urlnn. liar Yules is
admirably suited to the role, and
her vlmir and pswnallty were
Just Hueh aa make this role one of
the bright snots on the American
speaking and In gins; st.ije. Jrfc
Mviuih, as Alan-a-l)ale, supple
mented Miss Pennington's appeal
with a wonderful plclurltatlon of
iH'Kcven's jealous lover, and her
rendition of "(, Promise Me" was
one number standing out among a
bevy of wonderful rendered selec
tion!. The solos of LeUvs Jewkes, ns
Will Sea rlet, particularly in the
opening seene of the eeond aet
in the womb-iful toast si.ng
"Mioaii O.tober Ale," have not
been approached for excellence In
nn.vll.in'.; hoard In Salem recently
IMm of, e, full und controlled. lends
Itself to such it lolj a lie played
Itist exeniu1:
I'or llif .-, u lio heard tho matinee
i.nd cvuilng niiinbein of yesterday
there 1m no wonder in the urre.H.
ff th- I Ira n don i nipany dining
the three nolid weeka it played in
Potihind. It in a remarkably well
balanced company boasting of tal
ent that In cm i. no dm;, ry In its tx-
Tonl;:ht the ltiandon's offer "The
Poller, ilnn Mil, tltt most tune
ful of American light op.'i' i, and
tomorrow night their vehicle will
be "The Spring .Maid."
HUGHES TELLS WHAT'S
WORTH WHILE IN LIFE
Waxhlngtun. KVh. 13. flic
IhliiKs ot life which he filnls
"iii.wt worth while ' woro rooonii--nl
In it niKllt by Secretary Hu,;,i.
in an a.lilres before the VatiRli iu
Hil.le cls uf the Calvary HHiii.u
ehur'h.
l'erfe tlon of the Individual Iff t.
he aatd. depended upon health,
knowledge, loyalty. charaet r,
faith and the rultiration of splr:
ual life.
The "ChriaMan character or bal
anced life." he declared, mean
"fal'h wtlbout credulity; convic
tion without blX'itry: charity
without cnnde.censiun: loiiracc
without pmnailly; aelt renpect
wlthuut vanit: humlll'r wlllioiit
obacqiiounnraK; and love of human.
Ity without entimenlallty."
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