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Cyrus E. Woods of Oreensburg, Pa.,
has been selected by President Hard
ing as ambassador to Spain, succeed
ing Joseph E. Wlllard.
The Belgian Red Cross, It was an
nounced In Brussels Tuesday, has pur
chased one gram of radium In Colo
rado. The purchase price was 1,000,
000 francs.
The Porter peace resolution was
sent to conference Tuesday by the
senate for adjustment of the differ
ences between that measure and the
Knox resolution adopted recently by
the senate.
Edward Engers, 32, oil-filling sta
tion operator, was seized by masked
men, taken to a lonely point south of
Dallas, Tex., and horsewhipped for al
loged cruolty to his wife, according to
his story told at the emergency hospi
tal, where he applied for treatment.
Belfast. The question Is being wide
ly raised as to whether killings here
this week-end will Interfere with the
visit of King Oeorge to participate In
the state opening of the Ulster parlia
ment June 22. The tragedies eclipsed
In savagery any previous Bhootlngs.
General Jose M. Comez, former presi
dent of Cuba, died at the Hotel Plaza
In New York, Monday. The funeral
will be Wednesday forenoon In St.
Patrick's cathedral here. The body
probably will remain In the cathedral
until Thursday, when it will be taken
to Havana.
Lieutenant Alexander Pearson of
Portland, Or.,, army flyer, Sunday flew
Into the Grand Canyon and landed,
then took off again at an altitude of
more than 9000 foet. After his flight
Lieutenant Pearson said he believed
this was the first time either of these
feats had been accomplished.
The British government Intends to
replace the British administration In
Mesopotamia with an Arab assembly
and an Arab ruler In the course of the
coming summer, Winston Churchill,
secretary for the colonies, announced
In the house of commons. The rulor
will be elected by the people
Representative London, socialist,
New York, has offered a resolution to
terminate the war with the central
powers and to provide for the conven
tion of an International conference "for
working out a basis for world peace."
The measure proposes the cancellation
by all of the allies of their war debts.
Representatives of 83 organizations
attending the meeting called by the
Intermediate Rate association In Salt
Luke City, Tuesday decided formally
to protest against the proposal of the
railroads to reduce rates to the Pacific
couBt without making readjustments
on transcontinental tariffs to Intormo
dlute points. .
Timothy D. ("Big Tim") Murphy,
hibor leader and former member of the
legislature, who was named In two al
leged confessions Tuesday as the lead
er In the $350,000 Dearborn station,
Chicago, mail robbery, April 6, was
held In Jail In default of $100,000 bonds.
VIncenzo CoBmano, Murphy's lieuten
ant, also was being held.
Reuter's learns that "while fully
mnlntalnttig her rights as mandatory
over certain Pacific Islnnds, Japan is
ready to agree to the United States
exercising complete control over the
American cables traversing the Island
of Yap to Menado and to Guam and
hopes this plan will be acceptable to
Washington."
An agreement between the executive
committee of the United States Gralu
Growers, Inc., at Chicago, and George
C. Jewott, Spokane, Wash., general
manager of the Northwest Wheat
Growers' association, is announced, by
which the coast organization, compos
ed of 2400 farmers In Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho, is to become a compon
ent part of the United States Grain
Growers, Inc.
Lawardus 0. Bogart and Everet
Impyn, former Camp Lewis soldiers,
Tuesday wore Indicted by the federal
grand jury for a criminal attack on
Miss Elinor Sheyor, a nurse, on April
11. Judge Cushman announced that
the men will not be allowed to plead
guilty to the charge because under
federal law the sentence Is death by
hanging. The soldiers are said to have
confessed to the crime. Date for the
trial has not been set
I
D HAPPENINGS
WEEK
f STATE NEWS I
: IN BRIEF. g
Salem. The Shell Oil company of
California haB remitted to the secre
tary of state $4710.49, covering the tax
on the corporation's sales of gasoline
and distillate in Oregon during the
month of May.
Salem. The Associated Oil com
pany has filed wllh the secretury of
stute a report of Its sales In Oregon
for the month of May. The tax paid
by the company under the fuel oil act
of 1919 was $111. 04 and under the law
of 1921 $8403.03.
Prlnevllle. Max Hopper and Charlie
McClun, two 13-year-old boys of Crook
county, left this week for Corvallls
to attend Oregon AgrlcuuraJ (col
lege. The boys will take a two weeks'
course In agriculture, with all their ex
penses paid, having had the best dis
play at the 1920 Interstate fair.
Eugene. The first shipment of Lane
county wool this yeac was made Fri
day to Portland by the Grangers' Eu
gene Warehouse association. The
shipment consisted of 18,000 pounds
and the farmers received from 10 to
15 cents a pound for the product, ac
cording to W. R. Lord, manager.
Salom. The law passed by the legis
lature at its last session providing for
a cash bonus and loan for ex-service
men in Oregon became operative May
25, according to a legal opinion given
recently by Attorney General Van Win
kle. The opinion arrived at the office
of the secretary of state Saturday.
Salem. Contractors employed on
the west side Pacific highway will
continue operations until enjoined by
the courts, despite the suit filed re
cently by Ernest Zllesch and other resi
dents of Independence, to enjoin the
Polk county work, according to an
nouncement made by the highway de
partment. Eugene. Seventy thousand gray
digger squirrels were killed during the
recent campaign put on In Lane coun
ty against the rodents under the direc
tion of Ira P. Whitney, county agri
cultural agent, according to estimate
of the members of rodent control com
mittee of the county agricultural coun
cil, which reported Saturday.
Salem, Official returns flrom all
counties in Oregon, with the excep
tion of Harney and Curry, gave the
women's Juror measure an affirma
tive majority of 639 votes, according
to figures complied by the secretary
of state. The Curry couirty vote will
Increase the lead slightly and the ap
parent majority was about 700.
Salem. Broccoli growers from all
sections of Marion county will meet
in Salem Juno 25, when plans for
planting and harvesting next year's
crop will bo discussed. There are
now more than 500 acres of broccoli
land signed with the association, and
it was predicted that tills acreage
would bo doubled within the next few
months.
Condon. Construction began Friday
on the first unit of the Condon-Arlington
section of tho John Day highway,
the first five miles north of Condon.
This piece of road, which Is to cost
$70,000, is being built by the state un
der the supervision of Fred Gettins,
resident engineer. When completed,
Gilliam county will reimburse the Btate
with half the cost of building.
Salem. Despito the late rains and
unusually cold weather that prevailed
early In tho season, reports reaching
Salem from tho rural districts indi
cated that In many of the lowland sec
tions this year's crop would be almost
normal. The hill lands will produce
only a small crop, reports Indicate,
while on the extreme high elevations
there are prospects of a fair yield.
Baker. One of the most unique cele
brnllons In eastern Oregon Is being
planned by the peoplo of Izee and Bear
valleys at Snow Shoe July 4 and 5.
The celebration grounds are Ideally
located In a grassy glado surrounded
by giant pines and firs near a moun
tain trout stream. The grounds are
about 18 miles from Canyon City and
are reached by a good automobile road.
rrlnevllle. John V. Richards, repre
senting the state bureau of mines and
who was a guest of the Commercial
club at Tuesday's luncheon, said gold
ore assaying $li a ton, of which ap
proximately $4 can he recovered, is
present In the Ochoco mine, located
on the upper Ochoco. Work Is In
progress at these mines under the
direction of Collins W. Elkins of this
city.
Albany. Announcement was made
Saturday that the big Albany cannery,
which has been Idle thus far this sum
mer, will be opened within a few days.
The date of the opening was not spe
cified, but it was said the cannery
would be ready to handle the large
ffuit crop and some berries. The
opening wag announced by W. R. Scott
of this city, local manager for the Oregon-Washington
Canning & Ireserv
Ing company.
U.S. MINT RESUMES
OF SILVER
270 Million Dollars to Be Re
placed in Treasury.
TO TAKE FIVE YEARS
Money Melted and Sold to Britain
During War Being Struck
Off at Rapid Rate.
Washington, D. C. Coinage of silver
dollars has been resumed by the mint
after seven years, and the work of
replacing $270,000,000 standard silver
dollars taken from the treasury dur
ing the war to sell to Great Britain
has started.
Since March, treasury officials said
approximately 20,000,000 silver dollars
have been coined. In the same period,
corresponding amounts of silver certi
ficates were issued and federal reserve
notes and treasury certificates secur
ing them retired. This process, of
ficials said, would probably continue
five years, until the treasury's re
serve of silver dollars Is back to Its
pre-war basis.
The mint, officials explained, ceased
coining Bllver dollars In 1914, when
the Bupply of metal purchased under
the coinage act was exhausted. Fur
ther authority to make the dollars was
not forthcoming until 1918, when con
gress passed the PIttman act to en
able the sale of melted dollars to
England for the relief of the silver
famine in India.
Under the act Mint Director Baker
sold to England 279,000,000 silver dol
lars, amounting to 208,000,000 ounces
of silver at $1.01 an ounce plus the
market price of the copper content.
The Vi cents, he explained, paid for
the cost of melting and transportation
and the cost of recoinage.
The work of refilling the hole left
in the treasury's vaults, Mr. Baker
said, was well under way, the mint
striking off silver dollars at about
8,000,000 to 10,000,000 a month.
Since May, 1920, the mint has bought
about 55,000,000 ounces of American
silver at $1 an ounce and will con
tinue Its purchase at this price until
the treasury's stock Is replenished.
Irish Attack Soldiers. -
Dublin A count of the casualties
resulting from the ambush of crown
forces here Saturday night Bhowed
that one officer, five soldiers and ten
civilians were wounded.
The attack was carried out by bomb
throwing and rifle fire from windows
and roofs, the objective being a mili
tary lorry. Troops and police auxil
iaries were rushed to the scene and
when the fight had ended they sur
rounded tho district and searched
houses and pedestrians.
An ex-soldlor was shot dead at
Drumcondra, a suburb of Dublin, while
two oilier ex-soldiers were shot dead
near Birr, King's county.
Plane Falls; 2 Killed
Troy, N. Y. Don P. Campbell, 31,
and Henry Beattle, 18, of Watervllet,
were killed, and Schuyler Mochalrie,
22, of Albany, was seriously injured
Sunday when a giant hyro-airplane
piloted by Campbell was wrecked in
shallow water In the Hudson river.
Campbell, the pilot, seemed to be
attempting to alight on the river when
the machine suddenly plunged into
the water and struck the gravel
bottom.
Cloudburst Kills Three.
Bismarck, N. D. Three sectlonmen
employed by the Northern Pacific rail
road lost their lives near Rider, N. D.,
after a cloudburst Friday, according
to advices received here. The men
were working on a line of track when
the Missouri river rose rapidly, sweep
ing them off with the onrush of water,
a report to the state railway commis
sion said.
130 Drowned In Japan.
Toklo. Japan's rainy season has re
sulted In floods declared to be the
worst In 30 years. One hundred and
thirty persons have been drowned on
the Island of Klushiuf. Several thou
sand houses have been inundated or
destroyed In Fukuoka, Saga, Ooit and
Nagasaki prefectures.
Pascagoula Hat Fire.
Pascagoula, Miss. Fire .starting in
a bakery, swept through the business
section here Sunday, resulting In dam
age estimated at not less than $250,
000. The Alabama & Mississippi rail
way station, seven stores, a theater,
several residences and small shops
were destroyed.
I Hp ROBERT J. C.
1 STEAD
Homesteader ; - c
Author of "Tli Cow
Copyright, All Right! Reierved tunchtr," Htc
CHAPTER X. Continued.
17
"No, I mean that we'll come through
and they'll come ufter us. My Idea
Is not to take uny chances, but to sell
the property, or as goud as sell it, be
fore we buy It. So I sent a govern
ment report on It to this syndlcute, as
I heard they were looking out for coul
lands In the West, and I just took the
liberty of offering It to them for a
cool quarter of a million, and gave
them until tonight to accept or refuse,
by wire. I'm a little anxious for an
answer, although If they don't take It
others will. You see, the old fellow
that owns It simply hasn't any idea
what it's worth. He has lived in the
hills until he looks like one of 'em,
and a satchelful of money in real hills
will simply dazzle him. A check
wouldn't serve the purpose; he'd be
suspicious of It, and he'd come down
to Investigate, and some one would be
sure to crimp our deal."
"And suppose I don't like the look
of the mine when I see It?"
"Then you bring your money back
down with you and put It Into furm
lands, or anything else that takes
your fancy. After you look It over, If
you don't want to go In on It, Mr. Har
ris, perhaps Riles and I can raise
enough ourselves to swing the deal,
but you see we thought of you from
the first, and we will stay with our
original plan until you have a chance
to decide one way or another."
"Well, that sounds fair," said Allan,
and his father nodded. "But we
haven't sold the farm, and until we
do I guess there Isn't much money in
light."
"Brndshaw'll sell the farm quick
enough If I send him word," his fa
ther assured him. "He may not get It
all In money, but he'll get a good part
of it, and lie has ways o' raisin' the
balance so long's the security Is good.
I've half a mind t' wire him t' close
'er out."
At this moment there came a knock
on the door, and a boy presented a
telegram for Gardiner. He opened
It, read It, and emitted a whoop
like a wild Indinn. "They're coming
through," he shouted, "coming
through! How does half of two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars look
to you, Mr. Harris?"
Harris reached out eagerly for the
telegram, while Allan, his arm thrown
over his father's shoulder, read It In
boyish excitement:
"If Investigation confirms govern
ment reports we will pay two hundred
fifty thousand.' Our representative
leaves at once for personal Interview."
The name at the end of the tele
gram was unknown to either Harris
or his son, but Gardiner assured them
It was one to conjure with In the
financial world. Riles' excitement was
scarcely less than Allan's. Gardiner
choked a flood of questions on his
lips with a quick Imperative glance.
Even Riles did not know that the
telegram had been written a few
doors down the street by a stoutish
man In a pepper-and-salt suit.
"I'll tnke a chance," said Harris, at
last. "I'll take a chance."
"Chance nothing !" interjected Gar
diner, with .momentary abruptness.
"They're Coming Through," He Shout
ed, "Coming Throughl"
"It was a chance a minute ago; It's a
certainty now. It's the cinch of a
lifetime."
"Where's some paper?" asked Allan.
"Let's get a telegram away right off."
Gardiner produced a notebook and,
at Harris' dictation, drnfted a tele
gram to Bradsliaw, directing him to
dispose of the farm at once along
the lines of the Instructions already
given him. He was to cash the
agreement and wire the proceeds to
Harris.
Then followed long anxious days.
Fortune seemed to hang on Bradshaw's
success In making an Immediate sale
of the farm. It was a large order, and
yet Harris felt confident a buyer
would be found. The price asked was
not unreasonable, especially when It
was remembered that the crop would
go to the purchaser, and was now al
most ready for the binder. Brndshaw
was in constant touch with well-to-do
farmers from the South who were on
the lookout for lund, and his own
banking facilities would enable hlra
to forward the cush as soon as a sale
was assured, without waiting for
actual payment by the purchaser. So
Harris was confident In the midst of
his anxiety.
A gentleman's agreement hud been
made with Gardiner and Riles that
not a word was to be said concerning
their Investment until It was a com
pleted fact. Gardiner dropped In oc
casionally to learn If any word had
come from Plnluvllle, but It was not
until the afternoon of the fourth day
that the fateful yellow envelope was
handed In at the hotel. As It hap
pened, Gnrdlner and Riles were pres
ent at the moment. They slipped Into
the back roo,m and waited In a fever
of expectation for Harris to announce
the contents.
Harris and Allan rend the message
twice before speaking; then Allan re
peated It aloud:
"Twenty thousand dollars proceeds
sale goes forward by wire your bank.
Correspondence follows. Will explain
failure to get price asked.
"BRADSHAW."
Harris was torn between emotions,
and his face worked with unwonted
nervousness as he struggled with
them. That Brndshaw should have
sold the farm for half the price he
had stipulated seemed Incredible. It
wns robbery; It was a breach of trust
of the most despicable nature. On the
other hand, If the amount available
would enable them to buy the mine,
the huge profit assured from that In
vestment would much more than oft
set the loss on the farm. Gardiner
and Riles, too, were visibly downcast
when they heard the amount, but Gar
diner promptly grappled with the
situation.
"It's less than we figured on," he
said, "but perhaps we can get through
still. The tiling to do is to get out to
the mine at once with this money. It
will be sufficient to prove the genuine
ness of our Intentions, and Induce hlra
into town. Then Riles can put up
some and I can put up some, and that,
with the twenty thousand, should hold
the deal until Riles can realize on his
farm. Within a very short time we
can turn the whole thing over to the
New Yorkers, and take In the profits."
"Say, Gardiner," said Allan, speak
ing as one who had been struck by a
new and important thought. "Where
do you come In on this deal? Is your
old gink up In the hills coming through
for half?"
"Not a cent," said Gnrdlner. "As
for where I come in, well, dealing
with old friends like Riles and the
Harrises, I considered that a sec
ondary matter. I fancy that when
they feel the profits In their pockets
they will be disposed to be not only
fair, but generous, and, of course, If I
put up part of the money I will expect
my share of profit. But I'm not ask
ing for any assurance; I'm just going
to leave that to you."
"Well, that's decent, anywny," Har
ris agreed. "I haven't as much money
as I expected, but If we can pull it
through it may be nil right yet. Of
course, you remember that I haven't
promised to put up a dollar unless I
like the looks of the mine when I see
It." Harris still had qualms of hesi
tation about entering into a transac
tion so much out of his benten path,
and he took occasion from time to
time to make sure that an avenue of
retreat was still open.
"That's the understanding, exactly,"
Gnrdlner assured him. "You're the
man with the money, and if you don't
like it, don't pay."
Harris at once visited the bank, and
returned shortly with the information
that the amount, less a somewhat
startling percentage for transmission
and exchange, was already deposited
to his credit.
"Then let us lose no more time,"
snld Gtrdiner, with enthusiasm. "You
will need a team and rig, and you
better pack a couple of blankets and
some grub. Make the stableman
throw In a couple of saddles; you
may have to ride the last part of the
trip. Riles and I will make It the whole
way on horseback." Gardiner then
remembered that It would be neces
sary for him to go bnck to the ranch
and change liprses, but he describe!
in detail the road they should take,
and assured them they could not miss
It. It was the main road up the river
valley up, and up and If they drove
hard they would reach that night a
spot where an old, deserted cabin
stood back In a clump of poplars. It
would be a good place to spend the
night, and Riles and Gnrdlner would
meet them there, if. Indeed, they did
not overtake them on the read. Neither
Harris nor Allen had any fear of a
strange trail ; they had been bred to a
sense of direction and location all
their lives, and were confident they
would find no difficulty In reaching the
rendezvous.
"Better make your own arrange
ments about the horses," Gardiner
whispered as they left the room. "We
can't be too careful to keep our busi
ness secret."
As they stood for a moment In the
waiting room It occurred to Allan tliut
some shooting might be found In the
mountains. "You haven't got a gun
you could lend me, I suppose?" he
said to Gardiner.
"What do you want a gun for7"
Giirdlner demanded brusquely.
"Might get a shot at a purtrldge, or
somthlng. No hurm in having one
along, Is there?"
"Oh, no, but I don't expect you'll
see anything to Justify the trouble.
Anyway, I haven't got one."
"There's a shotgun here," said the
hotel clerk, who bad overheurd the
last remarks, "If that would suit you,
A Cholly who was taking a short
course In poker put It up a few days
ago as a standoff on his eut score.
There's ten bones against it; if It's
worth that to you, take It."
He handed the gun over the coun
ter, and Allan examined It with Inter
He Handed the Gun Over the Counter
and Allan Examined It With In
terest est. He recognized an English weapon
of a value out of all proportion to the
price asked.
"I'll take It," he said, and paid down
the money. There was a momentary
darkening of Gardiner's face which
nobody noticed.
The little party then moved out to
the street. Gardiner had regained ids
smooth manner, and gave some final
directions about the road.
"Oh, we'll find it all right," said
Allan, In high spirits, "and we'll heat
you to the shanty unless you've some
faster nags at home than any I see
you driving. So long."
"So long," called Gardiner. "So
long, and good luck."
"So long, an' good luck," repeated
Riles. He was trying to play the game,
but, as Gardiner often reminded him,
he had no Imagination. It would have
been quite Impossible for Riles, on his
own initiative, to have thought of
wishing the Harrises "good luck" on
the journey they were ubout to com
mence. . . . They were interesting
types of villains one, gentlemanly,
suave, deep and resourceful ; the other,
coarse, shallow, slow-witted and brutal.
The offense of one against society was
wholly Intellectual ; of the other, al
most wholly physical. Gardiner fully
appreciated the difference, and in his
heart he felt a contempt and loathing
toward Riles which he concealed only
as a matter of policy. And he had
worked out in his mind a little plan
by which Riles, when his usefulness
wns ended, should be shuttled off with
out any share in the booty. At pres
ent he tolerated him because of neces
sity. There was work before them for
which Riles was peculiarly qualified.
The Harrises went at once to a liv
ery stable, where they arranged for a
team and outfit. They then bought
some cartridges for the gun, and a
small handbag In which to carry the
money.
When Harris presented himself at
the bank wicket and asked for the full
amount to his credit In cash, the sallow-faced
teller turned a trifle paler
still and slipped Into the manager's
office. A moment inter the manager
himself appeared before them.
"That's a pretty heavy order on a
country bank, Mr. Harris. Of course
we could give It to you In exchange,
but to pay twenty thousand dollars or
thereabouts In bills will drain us to al
most our last dollar. Can't you use a
marked check, or a draft on a Calgary
bank?"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Paper From Bark.
Government scientists In India have
succeeded In making paper from three
new materials leaves of a West Aus
tralian plant, timber from East Afri
ca, and a bark of a tree found in Bhc
deal a.