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WORLD I Brief Respe Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Event of Noted People, Government and Pacific Northwest, and Other Things Worth Knowing. Two men who fired on the crown force Tuesday St Traloe, Ireland, were shot dead by the military when they tried to escape. They had revolvers and dumdum bullets. Continued Improvement In Cardinal Gibbons' condition was reported Tues day from Union Mills, Md,, where he is staying at the home of Robert T. Shrlver. Mr. Shrlver said the cardinal was bright and cheerful. Mrs. Muriel MacSwlney, widow of the lato lord mayor of Cork, who starv ed himself to death in an English prison, will sail for home Saturday after testifying in Washington before the committee of 100 investigating con ditions in Ireland. Additional information regarding the expenditure of the 100,000,000 and 950,000,000 war time aproprlatlons made by congress "for the national security and defense," may be asked of President Wilson. Six thousand Polish-Americans be ing demobilized from the army of Gen eral Haller, preparatory to returning to the United States, Christmas day received the first civilian suits they have had in several years as ChrlBtmas gifts from the American Red Cross. Salaries and wages of all civil serv ice employes of the city of Seattle will be reduced 15 per cent beginning March 31, if an ordinance Introduced in the city council is passed. R. II Thomson, councilman, sponsored the ordinance. Chicago's snowloadlng machine, put to its initial test following Tuesday's snow, proved a complete success. The machine, which is the first ever used here, and said to be one of the first in the country, did the work of 12 trucks and 60 men. Ludwlg C. A. K. Martens, Russian soviet "ambassador" to the United States, Tuesday notified the depart ment of labor that upon instruction from the Moscow government, just re ceived, he would surrender himself for deportation on January 3. Pro-D'AnnunzIo demonstrations, few of which have resulted in disturbances. have been held in all the great centers of Italy. Shops everywhere have been shut up. On their doors are posters reading "closed as a Blgn of national mourning." Flags have been half- masted. A state law prohibiting the sale or woarlug of shoos with hools more than 14 inches high will be asked,from the coming Washington state legisla ture by the Btate osteopathic assocla- tion. Women's clubs and other civic bodies will be requested to Join in urging tlhe measure. Wade Thomas, a negro who Monday night shot and killed Policeman Rag- land during ft raid on a dice game in Jonosboro, Ark., was taken from the Jail by a mob of about 400 citizens and after being paraded through the busi ness streets, was hanged to a telegraph pole near the scene of his crime. Deficiency appropriations aggregat ing $115,000,000 were asked by con gress by three executive departments, Secretary Baker estimated the war department would need an additional 976,000,000 before July 1 for the pay and subsistence of officers and men of the army and f 521,000 for the up keep of the military academy. Conflicting counsel regarding an as sociation of nations was given President-elect Harding Tuesday by form er supporters of the legaue of Ver sailles. Senntor McCumber of North Dakota, who voted unreserved ratifica tion of the Versailles treaty, advised the president-elect to put the league aside- and try for a new deal all around in his efforts to form an International peace society. Declaration was made Monday night by Representative Kahn of California that he believed reports were true that the Japanese government had withdrawn its opposition to the recent ly ratified California law prohibiting acquisition by Japanese of title to real estate in that Btate. The Cali fornia representative made the state ment after a conference with Roland S. Morris, American ambassador to Tokio. IN WEEK SENATE OVE RIDES VETO Farmers' Relief Favored by Vote of S3 to S House Expected to Join. Washington, D. C President Wil son Monday vetoed the farmers' re lief bill to revive the war finance cor poration, and almost immediately the senate, by a vote of 63 to 5, acted to make the bill a law despite executive disapproval. The house will prob ably duplicate the senate's action, making the bill a law. President Wilson in Ills veto mes sage declarod he withheld his ap proval because the war finance cor poration was a war credit agency, not desirable or needed in peace times. He said it "would exert no beneficial in fluence on the situation would raise false hopes among the people who would expect most, and would be hurt ful to the natural and orderly pro cesses of business and finance." The legislation, he also said, would result in additional credit burdens, and the government lie contended, should not be "called upon further to finance private business at public expense." Referring to widespread de mand for abolishment of war agencies and removal of governmental influence from business, the president said he had "sympathy" with this view and added that the nation should resume Its usual business methods. Upon reading of the veto message, Senator Underwood of Alabama, demo cratic leader, urged its immediate con sideration, for which unanimous con sent was obtained by Chairman Gron ua of the agriculture committee. Sen ator Underwood followed with the only address, declaring financial dis tress now was greater than during the war and that he felt confident of wise administration of the proposed law that would cause "no undue strain on the treasury." On the rollcall, 29 democrats were joined by 24 republicans In overriding the veto. FIRE LEVELS CAPITOL OF WEST VIRGINIA Charleston, W. Va. The capital building of West Virginia was destroy ed by fire Monday, one laborer was killed, a foreman injured seriously and several other firefighters hurt when a section of roof under whlth they were standing caved in. The specta cular nature of the fire was enhanced when much ammunition stored on the third floor exploded. Within four hours after the fire was discovered the building, contain ing the governor's office, state de partments and "priceless records," was nothing but a mass of smoking ruins Some state records were saved by clerks, officials and firemen, who car ried them from the burning building. The capital, erected in 1881 at a cost of more than $400,000, is believed to have been the only brick capltol in the United States. State officials said that the building was valued at ap proximately $1,250,000. Ford Plant Demanded by Labor. Detroit. Ford Motor company of ficials had taken no official notice Tuesday of a handbill circulated Sun day by a number of employes asking that the company permit workers to use the Ford plant, now closed for inventory, to make cars for their own use. No formal request had been made to the company, it was announced. Distribution of the handbills gave tlse to false rumors. The police ridi culed one rumor that the Ford em ployes had declared a soviet control and had assumed operation of the plant. Sedition Trial Started. Manila. Trial opened here Monday of 77 constabulary soldiers charged with sedition in connection with riots December 15, when 11 persons were killed by constabulary. Sixty-nine of the soldiers, who previously pleaded guilty, changed their pleas to not guilty and prosecution opened its case against the whole accused group. The 77 soldiers are -also charged with murder in connection with the riots. Elberton. The smallpox situation is better, only two new cases being re ported last week. There have been 76 cases in town, most of which were mild. Thomas McKiney, county nurse, has been busy fumigating the last week and from all indications he will have the disease stamped out soon. Change that government ofBlclals joined in coal profiteering during the period of shortage last summer were made by George H. Cushlng, managing director of the American Wholesale Coal association, testifying under oath Tuesday before a senate investigating committee. r STATE NEWS . IN BRIEF. 1 Sulem, O. P. Hoff, state treasurer, and Governor Olcott Friday slgnod state highway bonds aggregating $1, 600,000. Albany. Preparatory to active road work next Bprlng and summer all the machinery of Linn county will be overhauled during the next two or three months. Bend. The Deschutes national for est expended $18,151 in road construc tion and maintenance In the course of the calendar year just ended, H. L, Plumb, supervisor, reports. Albany. The manufacture of furni ture will be an added Industry of the Alco Wood Products company in its new plant here. Heretofore this plant has devoted itself to the manufacture of silos, tanks and general mill work. Eugene. The Woodmen of the World are planning the erection of a new hall on the site of the present home. Prominent members of the local camp- declare the building will, In all probability, be erected this spring or summer. Portland. Negotiations have been closed whereby the Pacific Spruce company takes over a lumber mill site and buildings at Toledo, 24 miles of railroad and 12,500 acres of timber land formerly the property of the United States Spruce Production cor poration. The price was given out as $2,000,000. Klamath Falls. Effective war is be ing waged on the rabbit pest in Kla math county, according to E. H. Thomas, county agricultural agent. In Langell valley during the last two weeks of snow more than 2000 rabbits have been poisoned. Except when snow covers the natural forage, it is impossible to entfee the rabbits to eat poisoned grain. . Prineville. The Crook County bank, which closed its doors last Monday, is now in charge of S. L. Stewart of the general banking department. No of ficial statement has been made, but it has been stated unofficially that all depositors will receive 100 per cent on the dollar. The bank, when reorgan ized, will be under new management. It is expected to reopen soon. Prineville. Merchants and business men here have formed an association and eleoted W. M. Skipworth secre tary. They have issued a statement to the effect that, in view of the unusual financial conditions which are affect ing all parts of the country and all lines of industry, they find it neces sary to demand settlement of all ac counts the first of each month. Marshfield. Harry Laird, son of James Laird of Brewster valley, was killed by a fall over a cliff while hunt ing near here Sunday. The young man had been trailing a wildcat and was carrying a deer he had killed. The time of his death was supposed to have been after dusk. He fell over a cliff 150 feet high and was dashed to his death on rocks at the bottom of the canyon. Salem. Receipts of the state board of engineering examiners for the period July 1, 1919 December 31, 1920, aggregated $18,661, while the expendi tures during the same period totaled $5134.82, according to a report filed with Governor Olcott. The report shows there were no revocations of licenses during the period covered by the report and that the law regulating engineers has proved very beneficial to the craft. Salem. Plans and specifications for the proposed Swamp Irrigation dis trict have been received at the offices of the Btate engineer. The district is located near Enterprise and if created will comprise approximately 3000 acres. Application has been madejjy the district to vote bonds inthe sum of $100,000, with which to construct ditches, reservoirs' and other works. Water for irrigation will be obtained from the Wallowa river. Dallas. At the Polk county budget meeting an attack was made on the item appropriating $15,000 to be ap plied on paving within Dallas to meet the Salem-Dallas pavjng at the city limits. The item was retained in the budget and the levy will be made. When it became evident that an at tempt was' to be made to eliminate this item a hurry-up call was sent around town and local people gath ered at the meeting and remained there until a vote had been taken. Medford. George A. Mansfield, president of the temporary state farm bureau, is home from the recent con ference of heads of Oregon farm or ganizations to discuss plans for pool ing all Oregon wheat He gave out the news that at the meeting steps were taken to bring about a close amalgamation of the state grange, state farm bureau, state farmers' union and the state federation of labor, which will be effected at the permanent or ganization, meeting of the state farm bureau federation to be held at the Imperial hotel in Portland, January 10, 11 and 12. gXmSTTXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXmXXXXXXXXXXXXXXlXXXllllxxx" The Gredt Shadow By A. CONAN DOYLE Author of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" TrTTTiiTiiiTiiriTTrrTixiTTiriTTlTTXXTITTTIXXXXTTTTTTTnXTnXXIXXXTXXXXx1 txxxxxx THE CUTTER. Bynopsls.-Wrlting long after the vents described, Jack Calder, Scot farmer of Wait Inch, tella how, In hla childhood, tha (ear of Invailon by Napoleon, at that time complete master of Europe, had (ripped the British nation. Following a false alarm that the French had landed, Jim Honcroft, the doctor'! ion, a youth of fifteen, quarrel! with hla father over joining tha army, and from that Incident a lifelong friendship beglna between the boya. They go to achool together at Ber wick, where Jim la cock boy from the first. After two yeara Jim goes to Edinburgh to study medicine. Jack stays five yeara more at school, becoming cock boy In his turn. When Jack la eighteen Cousin Edle of Eyemouth comes to live at West Inch. Jaclc falls In love at first sight with his hand some, romantic, selfish and auto cratic cousin of seventeen. They watch tfom the cllffe the victory of an English merchantman over two French privateers. Reproached by Edle for ataylng at home, Jack starts to enlist. Kdla tella him to atay. Jack saya he will stay and marry her. She acquiesces. Jlin cornea home. Jack aeea Jim kiss ing Edle. Jack and Jim compare notes and force Edle to choose be tween them. 6he chooses Jim. Jack gives up Edle to Jim. A half-dead shipwrecked foreigner drlfta ashore at West Inch. He says he is Bon aventure de Lapp, a soldier of for tune. He goes to live with the Cal ders. A man of mystery and evi dently of high position, ha wins all hearts. Jim goes back to hla stud ies In Edinburgh. CHAPTER VIII. Continued. "And If he has passed," said I, "why then, of course, he will put up bis plate, and have his own house, and we shall be losing our Edle." I tried to make a jest of it, and to speak lightly, but the words still stuck in my throat. "Poor old Jim I" said she again, and there were tears In her eyes as she said it "And poor old Jock I" she added, slipping her hand into mine as we walked. "You cared for me a lit tle bit once also, didn't you, Jock? Ohl is not that a sweet little ship out yopder?" It was a dainty cutter of about 30 tons, very swift, by the rake of her masts and the lines of her bow. She may havt been rather less than a quarter of a mile from the shore so near that I could see a tall man with a peaked cap, who stood at the quar ter with a telescope to his eye, sweep ing it backwards and forwards along the coast "What can they want here?" asked Edle. "They are rich English from Lon don," said I, for that was how we ex plained everything that was above our comprehension in the Border coun ties. We stood for the best part of an hour watching the bonny craft, and then, as the sun was lying low on a cloud bank and there was a nip in the evening air, we turned back to West Inch. As you come to the farm house from the front you pass up a garden, with little enough in it, which leads out by a wicket gate to the road. On the right of this gate, on the garden side, was a bit of a rockery, which was said to have, been made by my father's mother many years before. Well, as we came in through the gate, my eyes fell upon this stone heap, and there was a letter stuck In a cleft stick upon the top of it. T took a step for ward to see what it was, but Edle sprang in front of me, and, plucking it off, she thrust it into her pocket. "That's for me," said she, laughing. But I stood looking at her, with a face which drove the laugh from her lips. "Who is it from, Edle?" I asked. She pouted, but made no answer. "Who is it from, woman?" I cried. "Is it possible that you have been as false to Jim as you were to me?" "How rude you are, Jack I" she cried. "I do wish that you would mind your own business." "There Is only one person that it could be from," I cried. "It is from this man De Lapp." , "And suppose that you are right, Jack?" The coolness of the woman amazed and enraged me. "You confess It t" I cried. "Have you, then, no shame left?" . "Why should I not receive letters from this gentleman?" "Because it is infamous.'' "And why?" "Because he is a stranger." "On the contrary," said she, "he Is my husband." CHAPTER IX. The Doings at West Inch. I can remember that moment so well. I have heard from others that a great sudden blow has dulled their senses. It was not so with me. On the contrary, I saw and heard and thought more clearly than I had ever done before. And the look upon my face must have been strange, for Cou sin Edle screamed, and leaving me she ran oft to the house. ' I followed her, and tapped at the window of her room, for I could see that she was there. "Go away. Jack, go away 1" she cried. "You are going to scold me. I won t be scolded I I won't open the window 1 Go away I" But I continued to tnp. "I must nave a word with you," I cried. "What is It then?" she asked, rais ing the sash about three Indies. "The moment you begin to scold I shall close it" "Are you really married, Edle?" "Yes, I am married." "Who married you?" "Father Brennan, at the Koman Catholic chapel at Berwick." "And you a Presbyterian I" "He wished it to be in a Catholic church," "When was it?" "On Wednesday week." I remembered, then, that on that day she had driven over to Berwick, while De Lnpp had been away on a long walk, as he said, among the hills. "What about Jim?" I asked. "Oh I Jim will forgive me." "You will break his heart and ruin his life." "No, no; he will forgive me." "He will murder De Lapp. Oh, Edle I how could you bring such dis grace and misery upon uh?" "Ah,, now you are scolding!" she cried, and down came the window. I waited some little time and tap ped, for I had much still to ask her; but she would return no answer, and I thought that I could" hear her sob bing. At last I gave it up, and was about to go into the house, for it was nearly dark now, when I heard the click of the garden gate. It was De Lapp himself. But as he came up the path he seem ed to be either mad ora drunk. He danced as he walked, cracked his fingers In the air, and his eyes blazed like the will-o'-the-wisps. "Voltigeurs I" he shouted "voltigeurs de la garde I" just as he had done when he was off his head, and then suddenly "En avantl en avant!" and up he came, waving his walking-cane over his head. He stopped short' when he saw me looking at him, and I dare say he felt a bit ashamed of himself. "Halloo, Jack I" he cried, "I didn't thought anybody was there. I am in what you call the hUh spirits tonight." "So it seems!" said I, in my blunt fashion. "You may not' feel so merry when my friend, Jim Horscroft, comes back tomorrow." "Ta, ta, ta I" cried De Lapp "I see that you know of our marriage. Edle has told you. Jim may do what he likes." "You have given us a nice return for having taken you in." "My good fellow," said he, "I have, as you say, given you a very nice re turn. I have taken Edle from a life which Is unworthy of her, and I have connected you by marriage with a noble family. However, I have some letters which I must write tonight and the rest we can talk eer tomor row when your friend Jim Is here to help us." He stepped toward the door. "And this was whom you were awaiting at the peel-tower 1" I cried, seeing light suddenly. "Why, Jack, you are becoming quite sharp," said he, In a mocking tone, and aa Instant later I heard the, door of his room close and the key turn In the lock. I thought that I should see him no more that night, but a few mlut'es later he came Into the. kitchen where I was sitting with the old folk. . "Madame," said he, bowing down with his hand to his heart in his own queer fashion, "I have met with much kindness in your hands, and It shall always be in my heart. You will ac cept this small souvenir, and you, al so, sir, you will take this little gift which I have the honor to make to you." -He put two paper packets down upon the table at 'their elbows, and then, with three more bows to my mother, he walked from the room. His present was a brooch with a green stone set In the middle and a dozen little shining white ones all round it We had never seen such inlngs before and did not know how to set a name to them but they told us afterward at Berwick that the big one was an emerald and hat the others were diamonds and that they were worth more than all the lambs we had that spring. My dear old mother has been gone now this many a year but that bonny brooch sparkles at the neck of my eldest daughter when she goes out into company, and I never look at It that I do not see the keen eyes, and the long, thin nose, and the cat's whiskers of our lodger at West Inch. As to my father, he had a fine gold watch with a double case, and a proud man was he as he sat with it in the palin of his hand, his ear stooping to hearken to the tick. I do not know which was best pleased, and they would talk of noth ing but what De Lapp had given .hem. "He's given you something more," said I, at last "What ttien, Jock?" "A husband for Cousin Edle," said L They thought I was dafflng when I said that but when they came to un Copyright by A.- Conan Doyle derstand that it was the real truth, they were as pleased as If I had told , them that she had married the laird. De Lapp was for all we knew, steady and quiet and well-to-do; and as t'o the secrecy of It, secret marriages were very common In Scotlund at that time, when only a few words were needed to moke a man and' wife, so nobody thought much of that The old folk were as pleused, then, as if their retft had been lowered but I was still sore at heart, for It seemed to me that my friend hud been cruelly dealt' with, and I knew well that he was not a man who would easily put up with it CHAPTER X. The Return of the Shadow. I woke with a heavy heart the next morning, for I knew tliut Jim would be'home before long, and that It would be a day of trouble. But how much trouble that duy was to bring, or how fur It would alter the lives of all of us, was' more than I hod ever thought In my darkest moments. I had to get up early that morning, for it was Just the first flush of the lamb ing, and my father and I were out on the moors as soon as it was fairly light. As I came out Into the passage a wind struck upon my fuee, and there was the house-door wide open and the gray light drawing another door upon the inner wall. And when I looked again, there was Edle's room open also, and De Lapp's too, and I saw in a flash what that giving of presents meant upon the evening be fore. It was a leave-taking, and they were gone. My heart was bitter against Cousin Edle as I stood looking Into her room. To think that for the Bake of a new comer she could leave us all without one kindly word or as much as a handshake. And he, too ! I was angry and hurt and Bore, and I went out into the open without a word to my father, and climbed up pn to the moors to cool my flushed face. When I got up to Corrlemulr I caught my last glimpse of Cousin Edle. The little cutter still lay where she had anehored, but a roy.-boat was pulling out to her from the shore. In the stern I saw a flutter of red, and I knew that It came from her shawl. I watched the boat reach the yacht, and the folk climb on to her deck. Then the anchor cams up, the white wings spread once more, and away she dipped right out to sea. I still saw that little red spot on the deck, and De Lapp standing beside her. They could see me also, for I was out lined against' the sky, and they both waved their hands for a long time, but gave it up at last when they found that I would give them no answer. I stood with my arms folded, feeling s glum as ever I did in my life, until their cutter was only a square, flick ering patch of white among the mists of the morning. It was breakfast time, and the porridge upon the table, before I got back, but I hud no heart for the food. "There's a letter here from him," said my father, pointing to a note fold ed up on the table. "It was in his room. Maybe you would read It to us." It was addressed, In big letters, to "The Good People of West Inch," and this was the note which lies before me, all stained and faded, as I write: My Friends: I didn't thought to have left you so suddenly, but (he matter was in other hands than mine. Duty and honor have called me back to my old comrades. This you will doubtless un derstand before many days are passed. I take your Edle with me as my wife, and It may be that in some more peace ful time you will see us again at West Inch. Meanwhile accept the assurance of my affection, and believe me that I shall never forget the quiet months which I spent with you at the time when my life would have been worth a week at the utmost had I been taken by tha Allies. But the reason of this you may also learn some day. Tours, 1 BON A VENTURE DE LISSAC, Colonel des Voltigeurs de la Garde, at aide-de-camp de 8. M. l'Empereur Na poleon. I whistled when I enme to these words, written under his name; for though I had long made up my mind that our lodger could he none other than one of those wonderful soldiers of whom we had heard so much, who had forced their way Into every cap ital of Europe, save only our own, still I had little thought that our roof covered Napoleon's own aide-de-camp and a colonel of his Guard. Tha Great Shadow returne. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Excelsior. Don't anchor put on more sail. The temptation -to stop when some point of victory has been gained, to become so satisfied with nne achieve ment that there is little Inclination to go farther. Is very human, and It Is one of the dangers of a success too easily won. The idea that there are no more worlds to conquer Is always born of igno ance and not of great" nesa.