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WORLD HAPPENINGS T Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest, 'and Other Things Worth Knowing. Ignace Padorewski, former premier, has been appointed to represent Po land In the council of ambassadors at Paris. Five men early Monday held up and robbed the Bank of Oberon, N. D., and escaped with $20,000 In cash and lib erty bonds. Kansas women who have reached the age of 21 years are entitled to vote . whether or not they tell their exact age In registering. Men employed In the locomotive shops of the Santa Fe railroad at Topeka, Kan., went on a nine-hour day Monday, adding one hour to regular time. A 10 per cent reduction In the work ing force of the Pennslyvanla railroad will be made this week, it was an nounced In Philadelphia Tuesday at the company's office. A sharp earthquake shock was felt In Los Angeles at 6:48 oclock Monday. No damage was reported from any quarter of the city. There was no panic among the people. British officials at Bermuda have expressed regret for the Insult offered the American flag by British sailors July 4, the state department was ad vlslted Tuesday In a consular report from Bermuda. Americans and all other foreigners In Bolivia were unmolested during the revolution that resulted in the over throw of the government, Minister Maglnnls reported Tuesday to the state department. Italy is sending troops to the line cf demarcation between Jugo-Slavla and Italy In anticipation of fresh dis orders on the Dalamation coast, say cable dispatches received by the Jugo slav legatf on from Laibacb. George Marshall, San Francisco aviator, was killed Saturday and Miss H. Benolt, 24, a nurse, sustained In juries from which she died several hours later, when an airplane in which they were riding fell 100 feet. A general imobllzation In Syria has been ordered. This is in reply to the French ultimatum to King Felsal that he acquiesce In the French mandate for Syria, according to a dispatch to the London Times from Jerusalem. Premier Millerand welcomed the In ternational Surgical society which oponod Us fifth congress in Paris Tues day with many prominent surgeons present, including 20 Americans. The board of directors of the Cru cible Steol company issued a statement Monday correcting an error in their $0,250,000 dividend announcement, showing that the dlvldond on outstand ing common Btock was 14 2-7 per cent Instead of "7 per cent" as they had aimounced Friday. Damage of $1,500,000 are asked by the United States shipping board in an admiralty suit against the Southern Paolflo liner Comus begun Saturday in federal court In New York as a re sult of the sinking July 12 of the Bteamer Lake Frampton aftor a col lision with the Comus off the New Jersey shore. Decrease of 400,000,000 pounds In the country's meat production for the last six months as compared with last year is reported by the institutes cf Ameri can meat packers. Statistics of the agriculture department showlug 2,500, 000 fewer cattle, hogs and sheep were slaughtered at 69 markets during the last six months were used as the basis for the estimated decreased production. Jack Johnson, former heavyweight champion pugilist ot the world, who crossed the international boundary line from lower California Tuesday, was brought to Los Angeles from San Diego by authorities and was placed la the county jail. He probably wil be taken to Chicago to begin serving ' his sentence ot one year for violation of tho Mann act He has been a fugi tive from United States justice for about five years. Twenty Person Burled Alive. Mexico City, Mex. Twenty persons were burled alive when dugouts at San Pedro de Los Finos, near here, caved In Sunday night WEEK 5 BILLION TAX PAID IN YEAR Totals of 1918 and 1919 Exceeded by 75 Per Cent. New York Leads. Washington, D. C The nation's greatest tax bill $5,410,284,874 was collected during the fiscal year ending June 30. Official figures Monday showed that the tax paid exceeded all estimates by approximately $300,000,' 000 and was nearly 75 per cent larger than the total paid in either of the war years of 1918 or 1919. The 1918 tax levy yielded $3,694,619,638 and the taxes in 1919 aggregated $3,839,950,612 Collection of this record-breaking assessment cost the government $29 750,000, or about 55 cents for each $100. Revenues derived from income and excess profits taxes were $3,944,555,' 737, nearly $1,250,000,000 larger than the collections in either of the last two years. An increase for this year also was shown In the receipts from miscellaneous taxes, which brought In $1,465,729,136. These taxes totaled $1,243,941,909 and $855,591,700 for 1919 and 1918, respectively. New York state continued to lead the nation as a taxpayer, its burden totaling $1,416,939,276, of which $!, 135,097,403 came from the Wall street district. The Chicago district paid all but $40,315,758 of the total Illinois taxes ot $442,233,070. Collections by states or by groups of states in cases where more than one state comprises a dis trict included: Montana, Utah and Idaho, $20,757,741; Oregon, $27,264,- 123; Washington and Alaska, $42,179,' 655. Postoffice sales of internal rev enue stamps (11 months) were $22, 538,551. NAVY DEPARTMENT COMMANDEERS OIL San Francisco. The navy began car rying out Monday its threat to seize fuel oil from four California oil com panies which had refused to sell at the price of $1.72 a barrel fixed by the navy. Six destroyers with a total capacity of about 50Q.000 gallons, were loaded at the Associated Oil company plant here under protest, after naval officials had declared their right to take the fuel. The total amount that the navy will find It necessary to seize has not yet been determined, it was announced, so the policy toward the Associated, Standard, Shell' and Union oil com panies will be decided from day to day. An emergency caused by shortage of oil for the Pacific fleet and the Mare island navy-yard brought about this action. The navy was taking the oil at its own price of $1.72 a barrel, navy authorities announced. The oil com pany was notified that it may resort to the court If it wishes to get its own price, which ranges around $2, The commanders of the destroyers were ordered to use all means within the power ot the navy to secure the oil and two of the war vessels which were in the van, berthed at the com pany's wharf. POLES, RUSS TO CEASE FIGHTING London. A wireless from Moscow Monday asks the Polish peace pleni potentiaries to cross the lines along the Baranovltch-Brest-Lltovsk highway July 30, where they will be met. The message, however, does not fix the exact location ot the armistice meet ing. Bolshevik troops have occupied sev eral villages on the right bank of the river Zbrucza, says the Moscow com munlque. In the direction cf Grodno our ad vance south of the river Ntemen con tinues successfully, the statement adds. . Premier Lloyd George in the house ot commons confirmed reports that the Russian soviet government had sent the British government a note accepting Great Britain's proposal for a peace conference in London between the soviet and the powers engaged In hostile action against the Soviets or supporting such action. Lowden to Take Stump. Chicago. Governor F. O. Lowden will take the stump in behalf of the republican presidential ticket, it was announced Tuesday after a conference between the governor, Chairman Hays of the national committee, and Sena tor Harry S. New of Indiana, head of the speakers' bureau. Senator New announced that his list ot speakers for the campaign contained more than 15,000 names, including about 1500 women. WVwWWWWW V WW WW V W STATE NEWS I IN BRIEF, i wvvww www ww ww ww ww www w Astoria. The continued Black run of salmon and the brisk demand In the markets for the fancy grades of spring Chinook have resulted In increased prices being fixed by' Columbia river packers for the canned product Newport. Salmon fishermen of Alsea river are held in suspense over the canneries accepting their Chinook salmon, but not fixing a price for it. Frank Gatens got 7 cents a pound for Chinook salmon caught Tuesday on a trip up the coast from Waldport Salem. Rev. William B. Gilbert of Astoria is appointed by Governor 01 cott as a member of the board of re gents of the University of Oregon to succeed W. K. Newell ot Portland, who resigned. Salem. At the close of business on June 30, 1920, there was a total of $64,541.01 in the city treasury, ac cording to a report prepared by C. O. Rice, city treasurer. There was report ed in the municipal fund $18,989.09; Improvement fund, $42,628.60, and in the special sewer fund $14,515.21. Bend. Just as soon as the frame Baptist church, partly destroyed by fire last winter, can be wrecked, ex cavation in preparation for a new fire proof structure to cost in the neighbor hood of $35,000 will be started. The state Baptist convention will be asked for at least $12,000 toward the cost of the new building. Salem. Attorney-General Brown has been asked to pass on the legality of road bonds in the sum of $60,000 voted by the people of Klamath coun ty, and $20,000 of water bonds voted by the people of Heppner. The opin ion was asked. for by O. P. Hoff, state treasurer, who is negotiating for the purchase of the bonds. Pendleton. Kenneth Roy Patton, aged 3 weeks, weight 2 pounds, physi cal condition perfect, Is the phenomen on born to Pendleton parents at St. Anthony's hospital. Mrs. Mark Pat ton, mother of the miniature Infant, is in perfect health and doctors pro nounce the baby normal in every re spect except size and weight Klamath Falls. Captain J. W. Sie mens, G. W. Mattern and James Wat kins Jr. of that city have purchased from the Geary Investment company of Portland 1600 acres of the Caledonia marsh on the west shore of Upper Klamath lake. The land adjoins a 2500-acre tract acquired by the pur chasers several months ago. Salem. For the first time since its Inception more than 30 years ago the State board of barber examiners this year was able to transfer to the gen eral funds ot the state the sum of $255.43, which was the amount of money collected In fees during the past year in excess ot $1000, according to a report filed With the governor. Marshfield. Port Orford fishermen tell of a great run of Spanish mackerel off that coast July 11, and of going to sea the next day to procure some of the deep-sea bait, only to find that the fish hud passed on. One man, out bound July li for the halibut banks, It is said, motored through the mack erel school for a distance of nine miles. Newport. Chinook salmon are fill ing the Alsea river, which Is a tribute to the state hatchery established, on the river at Tidewater five years ago. T. R. Pollock, superintendent of the hatchery, predicted the run this year and his prediction has more than been fulfilled. The canneries are getting all the fish they can handle at the pres ent time. ..- ' Salem. The state highway commis sion has a legal right to locate, con struct and improve state highways and Is not compelled to accept routes adopted by county courts, according to an opinion written by Justice Burn ett in the case of S. H. Rockhlll against the state highway commission and handed down by the Oregon su preme court. Eugene. The largest crop of prunes In the history of the fruit industry in Lane county is predicted by J. O. Holt, manager of the Eugene Fruit Grow ers' association for this year. Mr. Holt is urging everyone who has a dryer to place it in readiness to oper ate at full capacity. He predicts that every dryer will be overtaxed this year and he doubts it the entire crop can be handled by the plants now in exist ence. Salem. Deposits of the 26 banks and trust companies operating in Port land at the close ot business June 30, 1920, aggregated $152,268,515, accord ing to a report prepared here by Will H. Bennett, state superintendent of banks. Total resources ot these in stitutions was fixed at $187,257,912.35. Increases in deposits over June 30, 1919, aggregated $20,440,502.53, and since May 4, 1920. $2,548,333.63. "WHAT 13 8HE TO YOU?" Synopsis. Typical tramp In ap pearance, Daniel Randolph Fltx hugh, while crossing a Chicago street, causes the wreok of an auto, whose chauffeur disables It trying to avoid running him down. In pity the occupant ot the auto, a young girl, saves him from arrest and gives him a dollar, telling him to buy soap, and wash. His sense of shame Is touched, and he Im proves his appearance. That night. In a crowd or unemployed and an archists, he meets Esther Strom and in a spirit of bravado makes a speech. Esther induces Fltzhugh to address the radical meeting. He electrifies the crowd, and on part ing the two agree to meet again; A few days later Fltzhugh visits Sy mington Otis, prominent financier, and displaying a package which he says contains dynamite, but which is merely a bundle of paper, de mands (10,000. Otis gives him a check. At the house he meets the girl who had given him the dollar, and learns she is Kathleen Otis. She recognizes him. Ashamed, he tears up the check and escapes, but Is arrested. Esther visits Fltzhugh In Jail, and makes arrangements for procuring legal advice. CHAPTER III. Continued. "You're not insane. Nobody said you were. But for a while you've got to act Insane. It's your only hope, and I'm pretty sure you're equal to the acting. If you plead crazy and act and talk and. look crazy (It'll be easy for you) it's more than likely you'll get off lightly., It's your only chance Absolutely the only one. I'm not saying It's a fat one or a soft one. I only say It's your only one. Good lay I" The case occupied little time. The prisoner was adjudged Insane and committed to the Dunning insane asy lum until declared cured. Two stal wart officers, neither of whom was as muscular as he, escorted him to the itreet. Upon Fitzhugh's arrival at Dun ning he was taken to the superintend ent's office, and there, questioned bout his family, gave the same ficti tious replies that had satisfied the po lice. Next he was examined by a physician. It was the second time he had enacted the part of a lunatic, and his personation must have been done with some success, for his "disease" was diagnosed, and he was classified and assigned to a ward. After the customary routine of bathing and donning the regulation garb he had leisure to sit down and plan his escape. This seemed so ridiculously limple that he almost regretted there need be nothing spectacular about it, that there was no necessity for over powering a guard or breaking bars, or tor any other kind of heroics. While entering the grounds he had kept his eyes open, with the result that he had a rough mental picture of Dunuing's topography, and after the first night he was positive he would be free before the dawn of another lay. He lay awake until broad daylight, hoping the next night would be a cloudy one,, listening to the unearthly lounds that came at intervals from tbe violent wards and thinking, think ing. - He thought mostly of the future, and the more he thought of It the more wide awake he became. Sleep was out of the question. Before noon that day came Esther. She had brought him a basket of ed ibles, and as she placed It on a table beside hlin he detected In her manner a disquieting suggestion of constraint. But her first words were commonplace enough. - "How are you?" she asked. "Oh, about as well as I look, I sup pose." "I never saw you looking better," the admiringly observed. "You must remember you hnven't leen me very often," he reminded her. "Let me see is it twenty or twenty Ire days since we first saw each ther?" He laughed and started .to remove the napkin from the basket of tood. With a quick movement her hand lashed out and seized his. She glanced iwiftly around. "Don't open It till you're sure no wdy's looking." He was not slow to surmise that a lie or some such instrument was con .ealed in the basket and though he sould scarcely repress a smile at the innecessity, he replaced the napkin ind said quite soberly : a"AU right I'll ske care." . "When do yon expect to escape?" ihe asked, speaking in cautious iphlsper. "Tonight If it's dark." "And you'll come to me? You'll let oe hide you?" She searched his face tagerly. He did not answer at once. During lie long, wakeful hours last night vhen he had renewed bis glorious :astle building, this woman bad not Igured in the dreams. As she noted his hesitation the unreasoning Jeal ousy which she had been striving to keep In check the past five minutes broke forth in a furiously blind tor rent "Never mind I" she blazed. "Don't come! I know you care nothing for me. You ungrateful " "Walt! Let me explain" "Don't speak to met I hate you. I shouldn't have come. I hate youl" Her voice had risen louder and louder as her jealousy-Inflamed pas sion mastered her prudence. "Will you be quiet?" demanded Fltz hugh, his own voice none too gentle. "Of course I'm coming to you. Where else should I go? I was only wonder ing how soon It would be." "Why did you smile at that girl?" she rushed on, heedless of his prom ise. "Why did she shield you in court? What Is she to you?" He wondered what this woman would be were her Jealousy given se rious provocation, and shook his head hopelessly, "She's nothing to me," he said, willing to do anything for the sake of peace. --"I don't know why she tes tified that way. Don't ask me. You're still living In the same pluce, aren't you, Esther? If you are and nothing goes wrong I'll be there tomorrow morning before breakfast." The earnestness and sincerity with which he said this seemed to reassure her. Besides she was beginning to regret her outburst and was glad to be quieted. When after a while she left him there was In her heart only a trace of doubt and a deep humilia tion. She was burning with shame for having bared her most unlovely side to the eyes of the man she loved. In a secluded corner Fltzhugh opened the lunch and beneath the chicken sandwiches and chocolate cake he g "You've Got to Act Insane." found a heavy file and a coll of rope. He managed to conceal them In his coat without detection. When he retired It bade fair to be a clear night, but before one o'clock the moon was obscured by clouds, and the muttering of distant thunder her alded a storm. Although he had not slept for the last forty hours he had successfully battled' the temptation to close his eyes and was therefore awake when the first shadow crossed the moon, ;" He bustled Into his clothes, stuck the file Into a pocket, buttoned the rope Under his coat and felt his way through the Inky blackness to a western window. He slipped his legs over the sill, gripped it with both hands and lowered himself Into the black pit yawning ominously below. He landed safely, and guided by the forked streaks of lightning and ac companied by the rumble and crash of giant thunder chords, he struck oft across the prairie through the driving rain, made a detour and turned his face toward Chicago. CHAPTER IV. Esther Strom lived In one of those three-story, painted-brick buildings,, fallen upon evil lodging house times, which look as though they never were new. For three dollars a week Es ther rented a basement room, with light housekeeping privileges, the win dow of which came level with the pavement To reach this room with greater facility one descended two crumbling stone steps, passed under the wooden stairway, and if one were a person of average height stooped to enter a misfit door found there. As the sun rose on the morning fol lowing Fitzhugh's escape from the asylum it found Esther standing out side thnt misfit door. She had been there. Intermittently, since dawn. Suddenly Fltzhugh turned the cor ner. His appearance was not prepos sessing. His hat was gone, as was bis collar. His hair was tousled and matted, his face covered with a dark growth of beard; his shoes and trou sers were cubed with mud, und as he carried his cout under his arm bis shirt was seen to be little more than a rag which clung to him damply. For two days and nights he had not known sleep, and in the past five hours he had tramped three times as many miles. Only a constitution of steel could have stood up under this, but Fltzhugh had one. As he turned the corner and swung down the street with vigorous strides be, seemed far from exhaustion. The moment the woman saw him all the love and pity and tenderness of her emotional nature welled up In her bosom, and with a little low cry of "My boy 1" more maternal than amorousi she ran to meet him. He took her outstretched bands, and holding them wide apart smiled at the anxiety in ber face. "Am I on time? I was delayed a little at the start." "And you walked all the way I" she exclaimed pityingly. "No. I ran part of the way the first part." He thought of his empty pockets. "I couldn't very well ride," he ended dryly. "I'm sorry I I should have given you " His smile vanished. "No, you shouldn't," he Interrupted. . "You must be ready to drop. Your breakfast has been waiting for an hour, for I expected' you 'earlier, and I know you're starving." In her basement room which, though cheaply furnished, was spot lessly clean she bade him sit down while she warmed over his breakfast on the coal-oll stove. When he had finished the meal to the last drop and crumb he sat back In his Btralght-baclt chair and felt through his coat pock ets. His quest finished, he stared ruefully at the moist lump of tobacco In bis palm. She sprang up, ran to a cupboard, and' In a second was back with a package of smoking tobacco and a book of cigarette papers. "I thought of It last night," she' said simply. "I knew you would want to smoke." He rolled and lighted a cigarette, took a heavy Inhalation and sent the smoke swirling celllngward. Then, lowering his head, he looked steadily from beneath his thick, jet-black brows at the starry-eyed woman sitting op posite him. He felt no love for her, but a gratitude too deep for words tugged at bis heart. He began to be uncomfortable. She walked to the sink with the stack of dishes, deposited them and returned to where he was standing. , "I I told the landlady," she fal tered without looking at him, "that I that you were my brother." "No great harm In that, I hope. Be sides there is a sort of family resem blance. And I certainly have a most commendable brotherly love for you." She became silent. Her dark skinned hands relaxed; her shoulders drooped. After a few dumb moments she turned away and opened a door leading Into a dark hall., "Would you like to go to your room how'?" Her voice sounded spiritless. "I'll show you the way." He followed her down the subter ranean passage to a narrow stairway at the rear, up which they climbed four flights. His room was at the rear of the top floor." There-Was but one Window, which gave upon an alley and commanded a fine view of a brick wall. He raised It and leaning 'out found the cornice of the house was less than six feet above the sill. V . ' , . "I may need that some time," he remarked, turning back to Esther. "I'll get the lay of the roof tonight." She had apparently forgotten her depression, for she was all tenderness now and, apologizing for the bareness of his abode, she left the room. After locking the door Fltzhugh stripped to the skin, hung his damp garments out of the window In the .hope that a chance ray of sunshine might discover them and curled up on the bed, which was never Intended for a man of his stuture. In less than three minutes he ' Was slumbering soundly. . , . .? ' "'' '" It was dusk when he awoke. Feel ing greatly refreshed, he put on his clothes, which were almost dry, and walked downstairs, where he wag greeted by Esther. "It must, be . pretty late," he rW marked. "It's nearly nine." "Nine I Why, I have had ten hours' sleep I" "But you hadn't slept for two nights." , "It's a-larger dose than I've taken In years. I almost never sleep more than five hours out of the twenty-four. I feel as though I'm wasting time if I do. I know that's an astonishing state ment for a tramp to make, but there's so much In life, even for a tramp " "Please don't say that You are not a tramp, 'and I don't like to hear yon say you are." "Don't you want to know who I am?" he asked, suddenly very earnest She shook her head. "No at least not until you wish to tell me. It doesn't matter to me what you are, or what you have been. Look at It the other way about; how much do you know of me? You know I am a radical, you have probably surmised I am of foreign parentage, and that Is all. I think I shall tell you something about myself, for I can see you want to know.'' The way of a maid. (TO BB CONTINUED.) A wise man shuts his eyes when bo looks at a woman's faults.