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* * * **** * ********** * ** * **** By Gross A Soljjer’s | MR, HENRY PECK AND H 1 S FAMILY AFFAIRS HENRY JR. SAYS Grave o J Decorated For half a Cen- : tury on Memorial Day ; 1C aecAvise ^ ° By t. A. M ITCHEL [ C o p y r ig h t , 1913. b y A m e r i c a n P r e s s c ia t io n .J \ ✓ ' fcSfc TO S.E- Asso U RIN G th e civil w ar th e re w as a deal of Irre g u la r fight D in g —th a t la. th e so u th e rn force« w ere m ade up o f e n list ed troop«, aided by p a rtisa n bands, an d citizens would occasionally tu k e up a n u s for th e so u th e rn cause. No u n en llsted troop« cam e w ith in th e province o f civilized w a rfa re , a n d d u r ing th e stru g g le betw een th e n o rth an d th e south the q u estio n w as c o n sta n tly com ing up us to th e tre a tm e n t o f th ese p a rtisa n s an d citizen s—w h e th e r they should be tre a te d a s p riso n ers o f w ar o r shot a s illeg itim a te co m b atan ts. U sually w hen a citizen w as ta k e n In arm s, being bro u g h t b efore th e officer In coin m aud, a f te r a few w o rd s a s to th e case, he would sa y : "T a k e him aw ay . I don’t e v er w ish to see him a g a in .” T h is w us u n d ersto o d a s an o rd er to tu k e th e p riso n er aw a y aud shoot him. On one occasion w hen a citizen w us c a p tu re d an d th u s ex e cu ted th e C o n fe d e ra te co m m an d er on th e o th er side o f th e line, ta k in g th e ground th a t th e m an w ho h ad been sh o t had recen tly been en liste d , re solved on re ta lia tio n by sh o o tin g one o f his ow n p riso n ers o f w ar. “'r a k e one o f th o se tw o m en ca p tu re d th is m orning," be suid, "an d shoot him ." •‘W hich one. gen eral?" "W h ich ev e r you please. I h a v e no tim e to a tte n d to trifles." T ills sounds harsh, b u t in w a rtim e h u m an life is very cheap, an d th e re- TtfEv'S COMPANy HAPPENS three. T h e w in n er couiu n ot rep ress * He also reported having received Officers Installed. long d ra w n sigh o f relief, b ut relief very encouraging reports from LAST SHOT IN CIVIL WAR. The following officers were in accom panied by pain th a t his co m p an W G. V a m l! Advanced to Vice the farmers and ranchers who stalled yesterday evening for Al ion m u st die Instead o f liiluself. expect to exhibit ami predicted mira Rebekah lodge No. 26 by It W as F ired In T exas A fter Lee Had C lay b o u rn e m arched K now lton be Presidency of the Dallas City Surrendered. there would be more than three District Deputy President Sadie tw een tw o men to ail unoccupied ten t, It is a g en erally accepted tra d itio n times as many as there was last |Lynn: Bank. w here he suffered him to m ake p rep a year. A communication from ratio n s to die. T h e prisoner told th e ir. T e x a s nt least th a t C a p ta in S H. Past Noble Grand, Edna Mor c a p ta in th a t he w ished to w rite a let B arton. In la te r y e a rs ed ito r an d o w n At a meeting of the directors Mr. Hinshaw of S. P Co., was rison. te r to a girl in th e n o rth to whom he er o f the Del Itin Record, fired th e last of the Dallas City bank yester- received in which he stated the Noble Grand, Ella J. Metzger. w as engaged. M a terials w ere fu rn is h ! sh o t In the civil w ar. W hen th e troops day afternoon several changes company would be glad to fur Vice Grand, Belle L. Snyder. ed. an d he w rote, s ta tin g th e m an n er of w ere leav in g th e b a ttle grou n d a t Halo were made in the directorate of nish a cup as a prize for exhibit Secretary, Ora L. Cosper. his ap p ro ach in g death , m ak in g no m en Alto a so ld ier w as shot a t th e cap- ors. the company. For sometime the Chaplain, Emma Coad. tion o f th e fact th a t he had v oluntarily | ta in ’s side. T h e cap th ln tu rn e d q u ic k bank has been without a resi The matter of the Cooper Hol Warden, Sqdie Lynn. given his chances for living to a com ly an d tired a t a d isa p p earin g blue o b dent high official, the president, low road was brought to the at Conductor, Libbie Holmes. panion C laybourne received th e le t R. E. Williams, being a resident tention of the club by N. L. Guy. Inside Guardian, Ava Coad. ter. ag reein g to ta k e every precaution ject. It Is a stra n g e coincidence, too. th a t of Portland to all intents and who asked that the matter be th a t It should reach Its d estination. Outside Guardian, Claudia Coad thoroughly looked into to see if a so ld ier nam ed Ney. who claim ed to T hen he said to th e m an who w as purposes, and Mr. R. C. Craven R. S. N. G., Nora Robertson. about to die: be a d e sc e n d a n t o f M arshal Ney, who being compelled to make his something could not be done to L. S. N. G., Rachel Hawkins. "W e re It not th a t m y g eneral Is mo fired the last sh o t at th e C ossacks In home in Los Angeles for the ward getting the road in condi 1 R. S. V. G., Bertha Rich. m en tarily exp ectin g to l>e sla u g h te red th e w a r betw een F ra n ce and R ussia, better portion of the year. Thu tion. The matter was left in the L. S. V. G., Jennie R. Coad. by y o u r people I would m ake a n elfort w as a w’itu ess to this iucideut. directors have thought best that hands of the Roads and High- Organist, Ada Longnecker. w ith him to save you. W hen not u n w3's committee. T h e sto ry of th a t lust b a ttle , which all the work of the bank be no. After installation refreshments d e r th e stra in of w ar he is as te n d e r The train service into Dallas were served. w as fou g h t on th e l.'lth day o f May. placed on the shoulders of the h earted a s a girl B ut w ith th e w el 18(15. a f te r th e w ar w as en d ed and cashier, as has been the case was discussed and on motion of fare o f his troops an d th e cause a h lately, and Mr. Craven looking Henry Serr was referred to the so rb in g his w hole n a tu re he seem s peace declared, h as escaped th e a t ten Bayse Secures A cquittal. bru tal. To in terced e for you now tion th a t it m erits, for it w as a n a ffa ir at the matter in the same light, to the R. R. committee with in Since Tuesday afternoon the his resignation as vice president structions to proceed in any would only accru e to my d e trim e n t an d of no little im portance. be of no service to you." court was occupied until yester G enerul E g b e rt Brow n, w ho died a t was yesterday accepted, and the matter they saw fit. On motion of Henry Serr, the day afternoon on the trial of "1 u n d erstan d you p e rfe c tly ," replied W est P lain s. Mo., m any y e a rs luter, present cashier, Mr. Walter Vas- th e other. "G oodby.M w us in com m and o f th e F ed eral tro o p s sall, elected to the position. Mr. secretary was instructed to ap Alexander Bayse, charged with H a lf an hour la te r a volley wns in so u th e rn T e x a s, and be w us d o u b t Vassall has been for quite a pear before the city council on forced rape on the person of a heard in n wood n ear by. an d th e body less well inform ed concernin g th e te r ¡number of years the cashier, ana behalf of the club to ask the girl who was under his guardian of S erg ean t K now lton w as burled L. D. Brown and B. F. m ination o f h o stilities G en eral .1. K has by his safe and conservative council to pay half of the expen ship. w here it fell. Yet th e volley w ns ses of the band leader. Swope originally appeared for follow ed by a seco n d —not cu sto m ary S lau g h ter, w ho com m anded th e Con methods of business done much On motion of Coad the club j the defense, but John Bayne was In such c a s e s—fired by C a p ta in Clay- fe d e ra te troops encam ped a t B razos to place the hank on the solid adjourned. at the trial substituted' for bou rn e’s o rd er over th e g ra v e of a so l S antiago, had h e a rd ru m o rs o f th e s u r ancTsafe foundation that it oc re n d e r of tile a rm ie s com m an d ed by cupies in banking circles, besides d ier who h as died w ith o u t dishonor. Som e m onths later T re a d w a y wns Lee. Jo h n sto n an d o th er generfils. but having to a full extent the con exchanged, and. having, in ad d itio n to he had received no official notice of fidence of its patrons. His ele ita his shock, been ill in a so u th e rn p ris th ese fa c ts from th e w ar d e p a rtm e n t. vation to the vice presidency G eneral B row n, u n d er a flug o f tru ce, on. he w as so disabled t h a t he w as dis comes but as a fitting recogni charged from th e m ilita ry serv ice of inform ed the C o n fed erates of th e s ta te tion of his ability, and will be th e U nited S tates. W hen he reached of affa irs a b o u t W ashington a n d R ich hom e he w as welcom ed w ith te a rs by m ond, a t th e sa m e tim e in v itin g th em hailed by his many friends in his fam ily, w hile one o f his siste rs to com e in an d lay dow n th e ir arm s, Dallas and vicinity with pleas ure. Mr. Vassall will now occu held him In her a rm s an d looked nt as th e w ar w as en tire ly over. him w ith a stra n g e , fa ra w a y look G eneral S la u g h te r refu sed to n et in py the position as manager ot w ith o u t tears. P re sen tly sh e kissed an u tfair of such Im p o rtan ce u n til he the business here, and it cer him and w en t aw a y by herself. w as b e tte r Inform ed. T h e re u i^ n Colo tainly could not be placed in bet It w ns she to whom th e m an who nel B a rre tt, a t th e head of a co n sid er ter hands. had died for him had been engaged. ab le force, w as d isp a tc h ed «o b reak up The elevation of Mr. Vassall C ap tain C lnybouroe in tra n s m ittin g to the rebel cam p. A hot b a ttle en su ed , placed F. J. Craven in line for her th e last farew ell of her lover had and, curiously enough, m ost of th e cashiership, and he was Indorsed on It. "T h is m an purposely fighting w as done on the old Held of the becam e a loser in th e gam e of life be P alo Alto, w h ere T ay lo r ach iev ed u unanimously elected to the posi Although a young man, tw een him and his frien d ." victory o v er th e M exicans n e a rly tw e n tion. Not till a f te r th e w ar had ended did ty y e a rs before. T h e F ren ch so ld iers comparatively, Mr. Craven has T re a d w a y learn from Ills sis te r of the encam ped on th e so u th e rn sh o re of th e fully established his value to the sacrifice In his behalf. T hen he went Bio G ra n d e w ere In sy m p a th y w ith constituents, and it is certain south, exhum ed th e body of the m an the so u th e rn e rs, a n d th ey k ep t G enerul that under his charge the work w ho had m ade It—th e g rav e had been S la u g h te r an d Colonel Kip F o rd posted of the bank will proceed with carefu lly m arked by C lay b o u rn e’s or as to th e m o v em en ts of tlif» F ed eral the accuracy that it has long d o rs— an d bro u g h t It north. A fter it troops. S everal sp irite d e n g ag em en ts had been deposited In its perm anent occurred, an d th e loss su sta in e d by been noted for. A change was also at this time resting pine#» b ro th er an d sis te r for som e o f th e negro reg im en ts m ust re a rs m ade It an object o f pilgrim have been sev ere. W hile th e b a ttle made in the list of directors, Mr. age on every M em orial day. Tin* ruged th e C o n fe d e ra te s w ere fre q u e n t J. W. Crider being elected to brother, w hose health had been under ly Inform ed by som e bold cav alry m en the hoard. Mr. Crider is too m ined by Ids ex periences in the south in blue th a t th e w a r w as over. One well known to all of us to need lived b ut a few y ears T h e sister, now d aring fellow sh o u te d : "L ee s u r r e n an introduction. We consider it a very old w om an, co n tin u es on ever* dered a m outh ago! 'Pile w ar Is ended. a feather in the-cap of the Dal M em orial day to place flow ers on the W hy do n ’t you go hom e?" las City hank that they are able grave of her soldier hero. W hen th e e n g a g e m e n t w as h o ttest T h e re could hardly be a bravei G enerul S la u g h te r received d isp a tc h e s to include him in their director ate. His large holdings in this net. no g re a te r heroism , th a n for one and th e F re n ch se n t him a b u n d le of uninspired by th e drum , the ra ttle of n ew spapers. F ully satlstl«al th a t th e city, in California and elsewhere m u sk e try , th e boom o f cannon, in cold cause for w hich th ey w ere fig h tin g w as give to the hank a prestige that blood so to speak to give his life for fo rev e r lost, he ord ered th e tirin g to it could hardly obtain otherwise, a n o th er Yet today the only especial «•use At th a t p a rtic u la r m om ent which coupled with his well honor accorded on M em orial day to n e ith e r side could h ave claim ed an y a d known business ability, his great S ergeant K now lton Is th e hom age o f. v a n ta g e o v er th e other, h u t both nr desire for the advancement ot rbe w om an who inspired th e act. m les began to re tire from th e field at the town and his perfect willing th e sa m e tim e. ness to always and in every par As C a p ta in S. II. B arto n . In co m ticular help to that end are sev m and o f th e re a r guard, w as slo w ly rid BRAVEST ACT IN BATTLE. eral reasons for congratulation lug aw ay a s tra y ball s tru c k a young by all that he is now one of us General W ilder Telle of th e C onduct of m an by Ids side, au d he fell fro m his saddle. T h a t w as certain ly th e last in that respect. Several years an Indiana Soldier W hile Dying. ago the board of directors con "T he b rav est a c ts in w ar o ften go m an killed In th e long w ar. "I th o u g h t th a t w as hard lu ck ." said sisted ol' seven gentlemen, but unnoticed In b a ttle all m en w ho do th e old soldier. "T h e y o ung m an had on the death of M. M. Ellis the th eir d u ty are brave. But dow n at serv ed four y e a rs and n e v e r got a list was reduced to six, and now H oovers gap. beyond C h a ttan o o g a . I sc ra tc h T h e last bullet th a t cam e our goes back to the original num w itnessed un a c t w hich I regard a s the w ay kllle<1 him . P ro m p ted m o re bv a ber. b rav est w hich ev er cam e w ithin my sp ite at fate th a n b itte rn e ss to w ard observation." th e enem y. I tu rn e d in my sa d d le and COMMERCIAL CLUB G en eral Jo h u T W ilder of K noxville fired to w ard a d a rk blue line w h ich I vas sp e ak in g to a n u m b er o f Indiana hope w as o ut of range. T h a t w as cer A communication from the v eteran s w ho w ere looking upon th e taiu ly th e Inst shot o f th e g re a t wcr.'* chamlier of commerce, U. S. A., s ta lw a rt form of th e valian t brigade setting forth the advantages ot 'onim ander w ith ad m iratio n . membership in the association "It w as a t H oovers gap ." re ite ra te d wa.i referred to the financial sec rhe g en eral, "and my old regim ent, th e retary with instructions to fill in. S eventeenth Indiana, w as fighting w ith the then m odern w eapons -S pencer rl the enclosed application blank ties. O ne could fire about eight shot« and to draw a warrant for $10 in w ith th ese w here th e old rifle, w hich lavor of the chamber of com m ost of the soldiers w ere arm ed w ith, merce for membership in the as- would tire hardly m ore th a n one shot. sociation. Other minor commu That m ade It possible for my b rigade nications were read and referred to beat ! .on gat reel back w hen be loom to committees. 'd up th ro u g h th e v « km I m a ml stru c k us ' Bills allowed: it C h ick sm au g a on th e second day W. V. Fuller.............. .........$ 7.50 ind to do It w ith co m p arativ ely sm all John E m b ree.__________ 5.501 loss T hose rifles had a screw used In Fuller Pharmacy................ 5.25| he m echanism , w ith o u t w hich th e rifle w as valueless. U. S. l.aughary ________ 5.40 "T h is soldier of the S ev en teen th In .i. C. H ayter....................... 1.¿51 linns regim ent had been m ortally Oberson Bros___________ 1.251 w ounded. A lthough In d e a th agonies, W. L. Tooze____________ 31.00 he delllnw ately took th e screw from Item izer_______________ 9.25 his rifle and threw It aw ay w here no The bill of F. E. Kersey foil C o n fed erate could And It. T h en he $2.40 was referred back to the irew his revolver an d discharge«! It at nnance committee. he enem y, falling back lifeless a s aoon is th e sh o ts w ere s|ieedlng to w ard Edgar Miles reported that he enem y." about $1400 had been subscribed On th e fam ous field a t C hick«m anga tor stock in the Folk County Fair one of th e n a s t Im pressive o f th e n u association by Dallas residents, m erous m onum ents is to G eneral W il out the subscriptions among the ier s b rig ad e o f lu d la n s and Illlnqls farmers so far had been reritneo** j Swope. The plea of defense was conspiracy to the injury of Mr. Bayse’s character, and on jury trial they coincided with this view of the case. The jury went out yesterday afternoon, ar.d at 1:30 this morning return ed a sealed verdict of acquittal. It is said the first ballot taken stood eight for acquittal. Some 12 witnesses were called on the case, mostly from Independence. ---------- -0 -------- -— We* Vaughn Secures Contract. Guardian’s Sale. N O T IC E is he re b y g iv en t h a t by v irtu e a nd in p u A u a n c e of a licen se a n d o r d e r of sale, duly m ado a n d e n te re d in t h e c o u n ty c o u rt o f th e s ta t e o f O re g o n , fo r Polk c o u n ty , on F rid a y . Augur;* l. 1913. in th e m a tte r of th e g u a rd ia n s h ip o f M erle H olm an, a m inor. I. J . F . H o lm an , a s g u a rd ia n of th e said m inor, w ill on a nd a f t e r S a tu rd a y . S e p te m b e r 6. 1913. a t th e h o u r o f te n o ’clock a. m. of sa id d ay a t th e office o f B ro w n & Sibley, a tt o r n ey s a t law . 61(‘ Mill s tr e e t. D allas. Polk C ounty. O regon, sell a t p riv a te s a le to th e h ig h e s t b id d er fo r c a sh in h a n d on d a y o f sale, s u b je c t to c on firm a tio n by sa id c o u rt, all th e re a l e s ta te b e lo n g in g to sa id m inor, w h ic h is d e sc rib e d a s follow s, to-w it: L ot N o. 7. in block No. 2 in F a irv ie w a d d itio n to D allas, in Polk co u n ty , s ta t e o f O regon. T o g e th e r w ith all a n d s in g u la r th e te n e m e n ts , h e re d ita m e n ts , a nd a p p u rte n a n c e s th e r e u n to b< - lo n g in g o r in a n y w is e a p p e rta in in g . D ated at D allas. O regon, th is 7th d a y o f A u g u s t. 1913. Mr. Loop, who is to install the J. F. HOLMAN. new central heating plant, was G u a rd ia n a fo re sa id . up from Portland yesterday and B ro w n & Sibley, a tto r n e y s fo r g u a rd ia n . closed the contract for the work with the bank directors. He at Final Settlement. once sublet the work to Mr. G. W. Vaughn, who this morning th e c o u n ty c o u rt o f th e S t a te of O re g o n fo r began the tearing up of the road th In e c o u n ty o f Polk. In th e m a t t e r of th e e s ta t e o f W L. G ilson, d e ways necessary to the laying of ceased. the pipes. A trench is now be - 1 To all w hom it m ay co n cern : g iv en t h a t t h e u n d e rsig n e d . ing dug across Court street in , N O T M IC ury E is E . h G ereby ilson, h a s filed h e r final a c c o u n t in e m a t t e r o f th e e s ta te o f W . L. G ilson, d e c e a s the cement, and it will be possi- j th a n d t h a t th e c o u n ty c o u r t of Polk C ounty, b!e to get .hat in before the as- ed. O regon. haH by its o rd e r d a te d A u g u s t s , 1913, th e 16th d ay o f S e p te m b e r. 1913. a t 9 o'clock phalt is on. On Mil! street the a. fixed m .. th e r e o f ns th e tim e, a n d th e c o u n ty c o u rt paving will have to be dug up to room in th e c o u n ty c o u rth o u s e u t D allas. O ie « n, a s th e p la c e fo r h e a rin g sa id finv.1 a c co u n t a n d a n y get across. o b jec tio n s th e re to . All p e rso n a h a v in g o b jec ti -ns The celebrated Ford car, 5 pas senger, for $ 675 . For sale by I. V. Lynch. to sa id final a c c o u n t sh o u ld file th e m b e fo re said tim e. ThiB n o tic e is p u b lish e d p e r s u a n t to said o rd e r o f C o u rt, a n d th e first p u b lic a tio n th e re o f is m ad e in th e iss u e o f th e 7th d a y o f A u g u s t. A. D. 1913, o f th e P olk C o u n ty Ite m iz e r. M A R Y E . G IL SO N . E x e c u trix . iiiiiiiiiiiB iiH iiB B a H iiiB B iB ia ia s a a B e iii " on * o r y o u is to » it shot ." sponsl hi titles o ften restin g upon th e sh o u ld e rs of a co m m an d er a re a g re a t stra in upon him . T h e officer, n o t wlsh- Inu to decide such a qu estio n , a p proached the tw o m en, undecided as to w h a t to do. l i e wns n ot preoccu pied. a s w as the general, by o th e r d u ties. It w as too cold blooded fo r one in his so b er senses. T hen he beth o u g h t h im self t h a t he had only a verbal o rd er fo r w h a t he w a s about to do, aud, tu rn in g , he w ent to the ch ief of sta ff an d a sk e d him to w rite out an o rd er to shoot a p riso n er In retaliation. T h e ch ief of stafT ra th e r th a n tro u b le th» g en eral w ith th e m a t te r consented, a s k in g w h a t num e to in se rt tu the order. "L eav e It b lan k ." said th e o th er. "I w ns ordered to shoot one of tw o men, an d I shall decide w hich is to d ie by lot." H aving reeel veil tho paper, C a p ta in C lay bourne, th e officer w ho b o re it, approached th e m en It concerned. T hey w ere s ittin g on th e g ro u n d Ju st o u tsid e the g u ard te n t w hiling aw ay th e tim e plitylu* c a rd s S oldiers u su ally carrie d card s w ith them d u rin g cam p aig n s ns a prev en tiv e a g a in s t hom esickness o r en n u i w hen u noccu pied. "I am so rry to an n o u n ce to you tw o m en." said th»» c a p ta in , " th a t one of you Is to be sh o t In re ta lia tio n for one »if ou r m en. accused o f illeg itim a te w a rfa re and sh o t by y o u r people on th e o th er side." T he tw o m en looked up, for a mo m ent not realizing w h at th e sp e ak er m eant. W hen they did a slig h t s h u d d e r passed o v er both. T hey w ere W al te r T re a d w a y an d S e rg e a n t Know l- ton. T hey had lived in th e sa m e tow n b efo re the w ar and had en listed in the sam e com pany, though K now lton w as ten y e a rs T re s d w a y ’s senior •W hich?" w ss th e laconic reply of K now lton. who first found his voice. "T h a t is to be decided by lot. 1 will p u t n w hite and n d a rk stotvv In a hat. O ne o f you. blindfolded, m ay d raw . If h e draw 's th e d ark sto n e he loses. If th e w h ite he w in s." T re a d w a y w as un ab le to speak, th o u g h he trft‘d to say som ething. H is com panion said: " I f you will perm it we will p lay a g am e of seven up. th e loser to die. the w in n e r to live." "A s you please," said C a p ta in Clay- bourtie. K now lton took up th e ca rd s and d e a lt them . T re a d w a y took up his hand, trem b lin g as he did so. It re q u ired a g reat effort to coutrol him self sufficiently to sort them C lay bourne stood looking on. As T re a d w a y lost n e rv e K now lton seem ed to g ain It. T h ey w ere to play live gam es, th e loser o f th re e to Is» th e loaer In the gam e of life W hile K now lton had th e se lf con tro l to play th e gam es fa irly w ell. It w a s soon e v id e n t to th e C on fed erate lo o k in g on th a t he w as plavlug to lose On* e * k 4 th e se rg ea n t purposely p la y e d th e w rong c a rd C lay b o u m e es s s y e d to sum » him . but a look from K n o w lto n d e te rre d him K n o w lto n won Uni first gffm e; T re a d w a y won th e n e t , , STAR HEAT TONIGHT ISSI a S3 m N ■ ■ ■ a ■ s DIRECT FROM RUSH'S THEATRE S UT EXTRAORDINARY! [ PHYLE and PHYLE I IN Comedy dinging and Musical Sketch IF YOU DOST LOVE MUSIS AND DON'T LIKE TO LAM STAY AT HOME Makes Home Baking Easy ALSO j POWDER Admission 10 and 15c Absolutely Pure M l A U iU N UME PHOSPHATE 3000 FEET OF PICTURES A Kee Bee 2 reel Feature and a Thanhouser COMEDY smaller than had been expected. a