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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1920)
WORLD HAPPENINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Eventi of Noted People, Government! and Pacific Northwest, land Other Thing! Worth Knowing. Automobile accidents took a toll of ten lives In Chicago and vicinity Wed' nesday. Another case of bubonic plague has developed at Beaumont, Tex., It was announced there Wednesday, A shark weighing 450 pounds was captured and killed on the bathing beach at Edgemere, N. Y., Tuesday by George Weiss, a life guard. Wheat futures dropped 13 and 11 cents Tuesday and corn futures were down 5 cents a bushel at the close of the grain market In Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday. Air mall service from New York to San Francisco Is expected to be In augurated the first week In Septem ber, Assistant Postmaster-General Praeger announces. An 8-year-old girl and two boys, aged 6 and 2, children of Charles W. Wright, were burned to death when the family home at Wrightson, Minn., was destroyed by fire. Huteel Metzger, former army avia tor, pleaded not guilty In Fargo, N. D police court Tuesday to a charge of attempting to steal an airplane. He was held under 12000 ball. Colonol William II. Johnston, who commanded the 91st division in France and was afterwards In command at Camp Lewis, Wash., has been ordered to sail on August 6 for Antwerp, Bel glum. Total earnings of the United States Steol corporation for the second quar ter of the current year show a nominal gain over the previous quarter amount ing to $43,155,705, an Increase of 0CG.C86. Warrants wero ordered Issued for the arrest of the managers of four Kansas City, Mo., dairies which stop pod distribution of bottled milk Tues day because of the milk grading or dinance. The Japanese foreign office at San , Francisco has asked for a complete Investigation of the fire which destroy ed n number of Japanese business es tablishments In Maryvllle, Cal., Wed nesday, July 21. The America's cup stays In America. This wus decided shortly before sun down Tuesday when the Amorlcan de fender Resolute captured the 1920 regatta threo to two by defoating Sir Thomas Llpton's Shamrock IV In the final race. Dr. II. A. Dorten, the separatist lender, who was known as "president of the Rhlneland republic," and who was arrested recently by German au thorities, has been set free upon the government's order, the Lokal An zelger announces. Arrival of Francisco Villa, bandit chieftain, at Sabinas Tuesday morning, was immediately followed by a sharp encounter with a government force of about 25 troops, all ot whom are be lieved to have been killed, according to Information reaching Eagle Pass, Tex. Los Angeles and Immediate vicinity experienced three more earth tremors Tuesday aftornoon. The most notice able shock came at 1:35 o'clock and was followed by two which were very light and which came a few seconds apart at 2:10 o'clock. No damage was reported. Another one at 12:22 A. M. awakened thousands ot people. The Lafayette wireless station near Bordeaux, France, the construction of which was undertaken by the Ameri can navy during the war to provide better communications with the United States, Is virtually completed and will be handed over to the French govern ment ns soon as a few replacements arrive from the United States. This gives France the most powerful wire less station In the world. An appeal In behalf ot Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Billings, con victed In Sun Francisco In connection with the preparedness parade bomb explosion In 1916, was presented to the White House Tuesday by a com mittee representing the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electrical Railway Employes of America. John B. Mooney of San Francisco, a brother of Thomas J. Mooney, beaded the committee. FIND NINETEEN REDS GUILTY Millionaire Communist Receive! 1 to 5-Year Sentence. Chicago. William Bross Lloyd, mil lionaire socialist, and 19 other mem bers of the communist labor party, Monday night were found guilty by a Jury of conspiracy to overthrow the United States government. The defendants received various sentences, most of them getting from one to five years In the penitentiary, a few being fined In addition, and several being sentenced to one year in jail. Lloyd got the heaviest sentence one to five years in the penitentiary and a fine of $2000. Max Bodacht of San Francisco, a reporter, received one to five years in prison and was fined $1000. Other sentences follows: L. E. Kat- terfeld, Dayton, Kan., farmer, one to five years in the penitentiary; Ludwlg Lore, alleged co-author of the com' munist-labor party platform and au thor of alleged radical publications, one to five years In the penitentiary; L. K. England, Moline, 111., member of the communist-labor party state exec utive committee, one to five years In the penitentiary; Jack Carney, Duluth, Minn., editor of "Truth" and member ot the party national executive com mittee, one to five years in the peni tentiary and $1000 fine; Samuel Ash, Chicago lawyer, one year In Jail; Dr. Oscar Jesse Brown, De Kalb, 111., one year In jail; N. J. Christensen, Chi cago, one year In Jail; Edwin Firth, Indianapolis, printer, one year In Jail; S. F. Hankln, Chicago, one year In Jail; NIols Kjar, Chicago, one to five years in the penitentiary; Charles Krumbein, Chicago, one year in Jail; J. Melslnger, Chicago, one year in Jail; Edgar Owens, Moline, 111., one to five years In the penitentiary; Arthur Proctor, Chicago, one to five years in the penitentiary and $2000 fine; Dr. C. F. Sandberg, Chicago, one year In Jail; Perry H. Shlpman, Rock Island, 111., one year In Jail; John Vogel, Chicago, one year In Jail. The sentences are for the state penitentiary and the Cook county jail, The defendants were charged with conspiracy to advocate the overthrow of the government by force; conspir acy to publish or distribute printed matter advocating overthrowing of the government by force; conspiracy to belong to an organization advoca ting It, and conspiracy to attend meet ings at which overthrowing the gov ernment by force was advocated. Macleay Hoyne, state's attorney, In a statement, called the verdict a "sig nal victory for the United States." "In this trial 'red' radicalism was driven Into the open," said the state ment. "One important issue decided was that the red card of the I. W. WT. was international and not American and that the only card recognized as American was the card of the Ameri can working man In the American Federation of Labor." A motion for a new trial will be argued on September 25. Russian Children Arrive. San Francisco. Russian children 700 In number, arrived here Monday from Vladivostok, which port they loft July 13 on the steamer Yomel Maru, en route to their homes in Petrograd, from which they were ta ken when the revolution swept Russia. The American Red Cross has char tered the Yomel Maru for the journey from Vladivostok to Petrograd. After leaving here the steamer will proceed through the Panama canal and touch at New York. Red Cross workers are accompanying the children. During the three days the steamer is here the children will be taken on sightseeing tours. Britain Maintains Grip. London. The cabinet at Monday's session is reported virtually to have completed the new Irish bill, provid ing for trial without Jury in Ireland and giving the military and police wider powers for apprehending sus pected persons. The crown will ap point the high justice and other court officials, who will sit only in Dublin to obviate the possibility of attack if court sessions were to be held In re mote localities. Baby Narrowly Escapes. Racine, Wis. A go-cart containing a two-year-old child rolled off a side walk here Monday and Its handle was caught by a passing interurban car. The cart was dragged three blocks before frantlo pedestrians' signals stopped the car. The infant was un harmed. Salem. The chauffeur's license Is sued to Albert Kuna, of Portland, was revoked by Sam A, Kozer, secretary of state, at the request of Chief of Police Jenkins. This Is the first sus pension of a chauffeur's license under the motor vehicle law. l STATE NEWS l I IN BRIEF. I Clackamas county, Oregon, has a population of 37,698 now, against 29, 931 In 1910, and 19,658 In 1900, accord ing to figures announced by the census bureau, The gain of the last decade Is 7787, or 25.9 per csut. Albany. The work of paving the section of the Pacific highway between Albany and Jefferson Is almost com pleted. Less than a mile of pavement is to be placed yet and the contractors expect to have the work completed within a week. Salem. Vive La France, celebrated Jersey cow owned by Plckard Bros, of Marlon, Marlon county, came within a pound of setting a new world's record for the production of butterfat during the year ended July 16, 1920, accord ing to a telegram received by the own ers of the animal here. Hillsboro. The Washington County Automotive association was organiz ed at a meeting In Hillsboro Monday night, attended by 28 dealers from all parts ot the county. Robert E. Magner, field secretary of the National Auto mobile Dealers' association, was pres ent and assisted In the work of or ganization. Salem. Members of a committee In terested In the Tumalo Irrigation dis trict, which Is a part of the Deschutes project In central Oregon, were here this week conferring with Percy A. Cupper, state engineer. The Tumalo project Is under actual development and several hundred acres of valuable land have been reclaimed. Cottage Grove. George Carlile was fined $100 and costs In Justice court Friday when be pleaded guilty to a charge of dynamiting trout In the Coast Fork river on the morning of June 6. The complaint Was filed and the arrest made by Chief Deputy Game Warden Brown of Portland, and De puty Warden Hawker of Albany. Eugene. The ferry boat plying the Willamette river at Harrlsburg on the Pacific Highway sank last Thursday afternoon and traffic will have to be detoured by way of Coburg to Eugene If tourists reach Harrlsburg, or if they learn of the sinking of the ferry by the time they reach Albany they may come by way of Corvallls and Monroe. Marshfield. A long-delayed suit In the Coos county court was settled Wed nesday by the payment of $700 by M. H. O'Brien as a compromise In the $10,000 asked by the county from the Marshfield Evening Record. The claim arose over what the officials charged was an overcharge for print ing the county delinquent tax list a number of years ago. Fossil. Fire which has been raging on the Arthur Meyers ranch since Thursday is now under control. The fire was started when lightning struck a dead tree, setting it afire. A strong wind spread the flames to the hay fields. Neighbors came to Mr. Meyers' assistance and it was believed the fire was extinguished, but on account of wind It was revived several times. Salem. School funds of the state ag gregating $432,267.88, based on a per capita of $2.02 for the 213,994 persons of school age in Oregon, were appor tioned among the various counties by O. P. Hoff, state treasurer. The total apportioned for 1920 shows an in crease of $23,522.53 over that of 1919. In 1919 the per capita was $1.95, while at the time of making the apportion ment in 1918 the per capita was $1.83. Prinevllle. Ochoco dam, the reser voir for the Ochoco Irrigation project, was completed at noon July 26. The dam Is the fourth highest in the United States and the largest in the north west. The maximum height is 126 feet. It is 1000 feet long and 600 feet thick at the base, contains 641,000 cubic yards of earth and rock and is 18 feet wide on top. Salem. The Oregon Jersey Cattle club will hold a sale of high-bred stock during the annual convention of the Pacific International Livestock show to bo held In Portland In November, ac cording to plans announced here last week following a conference attended by C. N. "Pat" McArthur of Portland, Ed. Carey of Carleton and C. C. Dixon of Shedd. E. A. Rhdten, a local news paper man, has been selected as sales manager. Bend. "Not back to the farm," but "away from the' farm," has been the trend of life In Deschutes county this year, as shown in the summary of agricultural statistics just completed here by W. T. Mullarky, assessor. Dep uty assesssors report that in many instances farms were uncultivated, their owners yielding to the lure of high wages to be obtained In the cities, while. In other cases lands hitherto rated as agricultural were actually abandoned, chiefly by home steaders. These statements were borne out by the figures In the assessor's report , "YOU LOVE HIMI" Rynopale. Typical tramp In ap pearance, Daniel Randolph Fits hugh, while croaslng a Chicago street, cauaea the wreck ot an auto, whose chauffeur dleablee It trying to avoid running him down, In pity the occupant of the auto, a young girl, aavea him from arreat and glvea him a dollar, telling him to buy soap, and wash. Hla aenae of ahame la touched, and he Im provea hla appearance. That night. In a crowd of unemployed' and an archlata, he meets Either 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. Fltzhugh visits Symington Otis, prominent financier, and displaying a package which he says contains dynamite, demands 110,1X10. Otis glvea him a check. At the house he meets the girl who had given him the dollar, and learns she is Kathleen Otis. 6he recognizes him. Ashamed, he tears up the check and escapes, but is arrested. Esther visits Fltzhugh In Jail and makes arrangements tor procuring legal advice. His trial Is speedily completed and he Is found insane and committed to an asylum, from which he easily makes hla escape. Fltzhugh takes refuge in Chicago with Esther, who has become In fatuated with him, but with the thought of Kathleen In his mind he gives her no encouragement. His one Idea is to become rich and powerful, and win Kathleen. While hiding In Esther's house he grows a beard, which effectually changes his appearance. CHAPTER IV Continued. And, heedless of his protestations, she told him. She was a widow. Her husband had been a Russian nihilist and was killed In Petrograd. After bis death she had fled to America. "Now, of course, you want to hear my story," he decided, when she fin ished. "Don't you?" She noted the unwillingness in his voice. "Some other time," she an swered. "I'd better get you something to eat," she reminded herself presently, and rose and started toward the door. "You must be hungry." She paused with her hand on the knob. "Isn't there something else I can get you?" she asked. "Yes ; I wish you'd get me some eve ning newspapers." He ran his hand, first in one trousers pocket, then In the other, before remembering their emptiness. "Never mind," he told her. "I'll do without." "I'll get them all," she promised soothingly. "It's only a few cents," she added as she went out When she returned, bearing a tray of food and a bundle of newspapers, Fltzhugh had made his toilet and looked a little more presentable or, rather, a little less unkempt He threw jslde the more conserva tive Journals, which announced his es cape in staid paragraphs, and read Brst those saffron-colored ones, which told the news with huge black type against pink and green backgrounds. The first one shrieked at him: MANIAC ESCAPES I OVERPOWERS GUARD AND FLEES IN STORM I He smiled and turned to the next one. Then he started and sat up very straight. Lavishly smeared over the damp front page, smelling of printer's ink, this Is what he saw: MADMAN MISSING! $1,000 FOR CAPTURE! SYMINGTON OTIS OFFERS RE WARD 1 1 He read It again and again, enjoy ing the notoriety to the full. He had come Into the limelight e When Esther knocked at his room next morning about eight Fltzhugh had been up an hour. "Come to my room as soon as you're dressed; I've a surprise for you." He listened until he could no longer hear her footsteps on the unenrpeted stairs, then opened the door and found, just without a parcel. Opening it he disclosed a complement of underwear, socks, shirt collar and tie. There was also a cap. Again he experienced an uncomfortable feeling of gratitude and shame for accepting, perforce, so much from a woman. In a closet at the end of the hall he had unearthed an old wooden clothes-tub. He filled It at the hydrant carried it to his room, and stripped and enjoyed a cold bath. Then, arrayed in his new hab erdashery, he went to his bene factress. "You have three guesses," she cried gayly, holding her hands behind her, her face radiant. She fumbled with what she held behind her, shifting It to one hand, reached up, playfully tweaked his unshaven cheek and rubbed her palm against Its stubby grain. "Now can you guess?" He nodded, smiling. "You've bought me a shaving outfit" he said soberly. "I'm sorry. I'm not going to shave. I'm going. to grow a beard a Van dyke." She fell strangely silent ; and when she spoke he thought her voice sound ed hard, unnatural. "I see. A dis guise. How stupid of me not to think of It. That ineuns, of course" she picked up the shaving mug and ap peared to be Interested In Its contour "that means you will be leaving here." He was In a quandary. He knew not how to answer. Deep down In his heart he knew he was going to leave her, was going to shut her out of his life. lie had decided that again last night when drawing up his plans. But he could not tell her so now not while she stood there questioning him, with such accusation, such bitter re proach. "You will, won't you?" she demand ed, her face reddening. He chose the path of least resist ance. He took the .shaving mug from her hands, replaced it on the table, nnd put his arms around her and kissed her on the Hps. It was probably the most prudent answer he could have made; and when, upon her re peating her question, less insistent ly, he said, "Don't think about un pleasant things," she promised to try, and lighted the oil stove and busied herself with breakfast preparations; and as she went about her work she hummed to herself almost happily. During breakfast, however, she re turned to the troublesome topic. "Daniel," she began, refilling his coffee cnp, "I want you to tell me what you Intend doing. I don't like you to have secrets from me." "Really, I am surprised and sad dened. I never suspected I was so transparent." '.'I'll tell you what I'd like, Daniel.' Her voice was low and serious. "I'd like to have you go back to Russia with me. There's work to be done in Russia Oh, such quantities of work I nnd you and I could do so much. Oh, Daniel, you don't know what it's like "Symington Otis Offers RewardI" He Read It Again and Again, Enjoying the Notoriety to the Full. In Russia the poverty, the misery, the millions cowed by tyranny. They are groping In the darkness. They need light They must be taught that all worklngmen are their comrades, all the rich their foes. They must be taught to strike back whea they are struck " . "See here, Esther!" Fitzhugh's clenched fist struck the table a ring ing blow. His quiet demeanor had radically changed. "I've something I want to tell you. Henceforth my brain, my energy, every particle of me, will work toward but one end Ma terial Success. Money means Power, and Power Is my goal. I've known all along I could reach it. I shall have to be cold, heartless, selfish. There's no other way The poor I pooh 1 What are the poor but beasts of burden to pack and carry for their masters, who are the rich and Intelligent." As he "talked Esther crouched back In her chair, cringing from him as though each word he spoke was a whip-lash across her face. "Naturally, you hadn't thought of me," she murmured, when he paused. "On the contrary," he said, and there wns a hidden meaning In his words, which, keen as she was, escaped her, "you are the person of whom I'm thinking most just now." A glad light sprang into her eyes. "Then you are going to take me up with you I With your money you see, I take It for granted you will become wealthy how much we could do for the underclasses I" He tossed away his cigarette, took a swallow of coffee, put down his cup abruptly. "I'll do the square thing by you remember that Perhaps money cannot compensate you for all you have done for me I doubt very much if It can but If It can, Esther, I shall repay you a hundredfold." She "prnng up. nor brief gladnei! had lied. Her face wus very white. "Then you are going to throw me overt" the blazed at him. "1 thought sot" "Have ever shown any wild desire for your compuny?" he asked icily. He also was standing. Ills fuee was white, too. "In our short friendship hits It not always been you who took the Initiative?" "But the first time we met you had no money, no place to sleep." Ills brow darkened. "I thought I was going to have trouble with you. But never mind. I'll settle in tun my account with you, and we'll quit even." A furious torrent of words rushea to her tongue, but before she could loose It something occurred which, even Id that tempestuous moment dammed Us flow, A shadow obliterated the sun light, and she turned In time to see what cast it A second later a per emptory knocking rattled the street door. "Go to your room and lock yourself In I" she ordered, and pushed htm be fore her toward the hall door. "It's Nikolny the big Russian you met at Smulskl's. He mustn't find you here. He's ready to kill you, almost. Do hurry I Run all the way to your room and lock the door." He tarried no longer. Yet tho ex citement of the moment did not ban ish his diplomacy, for he pressed her hand and kissed her before going. After his departure she composed her self at the breakfast table. The bat tering at the door swelled louder with every second. Fltzhugh gone, Esther unbarred the door and admitted her visitor, "Come In Nlkolay," she Invited. He entered, glowering, and sat In the chair Fltzhugh had vacated. "Why did you keep me waiting?" he asked sullenly. ' "Because," she replied evenly, "I was trying' to decide whether or not I wanted to see you." "And did you decide?" She lifted one shoulder, with elo quent Indifference, and stirred her cof fee. "I had to let you In. Another minute, and you would have torn the house down." He turned his massive head this way and that, sniffing the air very audibly. "I take It you care more for your friend who rolls his own ciga rettes." He opened a box of Russians and lighted one. She did not speak, and he went on: "You've taken quite a fancy to this young spellbinder, haven't you?" "If you mean the boy who left Just as you came he's my brother." Nlkolay threw back his head, and gave a loud, mirthless laugh. "Brother I What" a liar I" She caught her breath sharply and sat very erect, a crimson spot burn ing vividly In either dark cheek. Her bosom rose and fell stormlly. "Be careful what you say to me," she warned him ; but the anger In her low voice seemed only to fan his Jealousy to a fiercer flame. He ground his teeth as he frowned at her, and the great hairy hand lying on his knee opened and closed. "You will equivocate, won't you? As if you could hoodwink me for one Instant I Don't try It, you Esther. You know ., well enough why I loath this this " "Randolph Fitz," she supplied swift ly. So he did not know Fitzhugh's real name. That was good. "You know well enough, I say. It's because you love him." He jumped up, kicked his chair out of the way, and began pacing the floor savagely. "You can't be serious, Nlkolay I" She made a brave effort at gayety. "I care for him? Surely you are Jest ing." She tilted back her chair, as he stopped and towered over her, and smiled up at him coquettlshly. . "Why will you torture me so?" he cried, holding out his great arms to her. "Can't you see how I love you? Don't you know I've loved you for years? And this Fitz!" he spat the word out "this vagabond of a Fitz I You've known him but a few weeks, yet you're Surely you cannot love hlml "Tell me that you don't. Tell me tell me, Esther, that you'love' only mel" The woman knew how to act. She hesitated, smiled up at him demurely ; then, breathing to herself the name of the man she loved, she rose, and, with her eyes closed tightly, held up her Hps to the man she despised. Some while later Nlkolay took his departure. Nikolay, the big Russian. (TO BE CONTINUED.) . Ski Jumping In Summer, . Since the first cave men slid down a glacier, skiing has been considered a cold-weather sport Among the snowclad hills of the cold north coun- tries skiing has developed until it Is the national sport of Norway. But now comes an expert ski jumper who established his own precedent. In good American fashion, by skiing on the hottest summer day. Of odds and ends he has built a slide, approxi mately 100 feet long and terminating at a gap of 25 feet, beyond which Is a landing incline of heavier, broader construction and surfaced with can vas. This Is kept slippery by applying soap and lard. Popular Mechanics Magazine. Had Preferred Position. Walford came home from the neigh bors and his mother Inquired what he was doing. He said they had been piaying war and were knocking the boys down. His mother then Inquired If he wasn't afraid of being hurt "Oh, no ; I was one of the knockers," he r oiled. i