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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1922)
L OF Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest, and Other Things Worth Knowing. The Croats have proclaimed an in dependent republlo of Croatia and named a ministry, says a dispatch to Rome Tuesday from Barl, an Italian sea coast town on the Adriatic. M. Reditch was named as president. The civil ceremony uniting In mar riage Miss Sally Beecher, niece of Hugh C. Wallace of Tacoma, Wash., ex-American ambassador to France, and Count Jean Bertrand de Luppe, took place in Paris Wednesday after noon. Tears came to the eyes of "Uncle Joe" Cannon In the house Monday as members, referring to his 86th birth day, told of the regret occasioned In congress by his retirement next March. Two hundred residents of West Dal las, Texas, abandoned their homes Tuesday and took refuge on near-by hillsides from the waters of the rapid ly rising Trinity river, which had reached a stage of 40.9 feet. The senate went on an eight-hour basis Tuesday In Its struggle with the tariff bill, and word was sent around by, the republican leaders that there would he night sessions also. The plan Is for the senate to meet at 11 A. M. and remain in session until 10 or 11 P. M. The oldest living apple tree In the weBt and possibly the oldest in the United States, now 96 years old, 1b In full bloom again. This old tree is In the lower part of Vancouver barracks A wire fence haB been built around It to keep out persons who might clip off limbs tor souvenirs. ' Constance Talmadge, motion picture actress, filed In the superior court at Los Angeles Tuesday a suit for di vorce from John J. Tlaloglou, "a na tive of Turkey, a subject of Greece and a cigarette manufacturer of New York," according to the complaint. She , chargos "cruel and Inhuman treatment." Twenty-eight thoroughbreds valued at about J250.000 were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the racing stuble owned by ex-Senator Johnson N. Camden and J. C. Milan, prominent breeder, at the Lexington ruce track Tuesday night. The fire Is believed to have been caused by lightning. ' What are believed to be fragments of a mastodon's bonos have been un earthed by oil drillers In Gray County, according to reports at Wichita Falls, Tex. The fragments were found im bedded In dry sand and are said to be large enough to indicate they were part of a skeleton of a pre historic mouster. TlaiiB for "Chicago's City Tomple," as the colossal structure to be erected by the Methodist faith In the heart of the city's great loop Is called, go on apnee. This unusual downtown place of worship will be built on the ruins of the old First Methodist Epls- copal church, wrecking of which will . begin soon, it Is announced. In a detailed statement concerning the prosecution of war fraud casbs, prepared at the request of the presi dent and transmitted Tuesday to the house, Attorney General Daugherty declared that examination! so fur coin ploted disclosed in each Instance "suf ficient Indication thnt a crime has been committed to warrant submitting them to a grand Jury." With the announced purpose ot "glv lug the motor busses some real com petition,'1 the Great Northern railway bus purchased four gasoline motor cars, one or more of which will be put into operation on Its brunch lines out ot Spokane, Wash., It Is announced The cars have each a capacity ot 45 passengers, he said, and trailers being built (wlll have a rapacity ot SO pas ' sengori additional. i In urging adoption ot the senate resolution calling tor an Investigation ot the alleged political activities of the motion picture Industry, Rev. S Patterson Todd ot Milwaukee, Wis., declared Tuesday before t senate Ju dietary sub-committee having the res olutlon la charge, that congress should regulate the motion picture Industry, which he described as tlia third larg eat Id the country. D HAPPENINGS CURRENT WEEK U. S. REJECTS INVITATION Part in New Economic Conference at The Hague, Declined. Washington, D. C The state de partment made public Monday night the text of a message to Ambassador Child at Genoa declining the invita tion to participate in the new Euro pean economic conference at The Hague. "This government," the American communication said, "Is unable to conclude that it can helpfully partici pate in the meeting at The Hague, as this would appear to be the contin uance under a different nomenclature of the Genoa conference and destined to encounter the same difficulties if the attitude disclosed in the Russian memorandum of May 11 remains un changed. "The inescapable and ultimate ques tion," the American note said, "would appear to be the restoration of pro ductivity in Russia, the essential con ditions ot which are still to be se cured and must in the nature of things be provided within Russia herself." The state department's communica tion said the American government "has always been ready" to Join other governments In an inquiry by experts into the economic situation in Russia and the necessary remedy. Such an inquiry, It was added, could deal ap propriately "with the economio pre requisites" for restoration of Russian production, without which a sound basis for credits would be lacking. In conclusion the American com munication renewed the offer to give serious attention to any "proposals issuing from a Genoa conference or any later conference," but added that the suggestions for the meeting at The Hague, in view of the Russian memorandum of May 11, lacked "the deflnlteness which would make possi ble the concurrence of this govern ment in the proposed plan." DISABLED VETERNS GET MATERIAL AID Project training or giving disabled war veterans a start on their own land, a new way ot rehabilitation, is proving very popular among former service men and women this spring and promises to be the most success ful means of making injured veterans economically independent, according to L. C. Jesseph, northwest district manager of the Veterans' Bureau. A total of more than 200 veterans have already taken up work on their own projects. Over 600 of the 3300 trainees in this district are training to follow agricultural pursuits, it was an nounced. Compensation ot 80 to $100 a month paid project trainees as sists them materially In paying for their land and establishing themselves on small farms. Training of this kind is especially fitted for middle-aged peoplo, veteruns with little education and men with large families. The new hospital for tubercular vet erans of the Pacific Northwest was opened at Walla Walla, WaBh., May 10. Instructions have been received at Seattle district office that 60 vet erans be hospitalized at the Walla Wulla Institution before June 1. Vet erans of Portland first objected to having' their tubercular patients re moved to Walla Walla but this mutter has been settled to the satisfaction of all concerned and Portland veterans suffering from the disease will soon be transferred to Walla Walla. Official announcement was made that the vetenuiB' hospitals of the northwest district. Including Cushman at Tacomo, Portland No. 77 and the Holso hospital, have been transferred from the U. S. Public Health depart ment to the Veterans' Bureau. White Swans Fly North. Portland. A flock of white swans flying low along the river northward at Waverley golf course Sunday after noon presented a Bight that wasf much admired by players nt the club. The birds were scarcely 200 feet above the river, said one who saw them, and their white feathers shining In the sun made a striking picture. White swans are said to be very rare In the vicinity of Portland. Sun day's flock, easily counted, numbered 55. The birds flew like geese, In the form of an arrow, and their appear ance in the sky was regarded as com plete assurance of the passing ot win ter. Beauty Aids Enrage Dad. Chicago. Bobbed hair and rouge were so hateful to Joseph Tagliurl that when his 17-year-old daughter ex pressed a desire to adopt them as beauty aids ho broke her nose and blackened her eye. "What Is your Idea ot a perfect daughter?" ' "One who never goes to shows or amusements. but stays at home and does the work,' he replied. "I don't agree with you,' said the Judge at he Imposed a J 100 fine. U. S. PARTICIPATION Appeal Made Through Ameri can Ambassador. EN0A IN DEADLOCK French, With America Represented, Would Agree to Russia's Pres ence on Commission. Genoa. France has appealed to the United States to participate in the proposed International commission to investigate the Russian situation. The American ambassador, Richard Wash burn Child, informed the Associated Press Sunday night that such a pro posal had been submitted to him by the French delegation. , The ambassador understood that the French proposal suggests that the United States, if the invitation is ac cepted, would have a dominant voice In the action of the commission, but would not be bound by her acceptance to any decision of the commission which Bhe did not approve. If the United States accepts, France would agree to the Russians being repre sented in the commission. Premier Lloyd George and M. Bar- thou were in private conference for two .houra, apparently without reach ing an agreement for solving the Anglo-French deadlock on the plans to continue the discussion of the Rus sian problem. The sub-commission on Russian affairs also met and argued for more than three hours without definite results. After the meeting of the sub-com mission Sir Edward Grigg, secretary to the British prime minister, said there had been progress but gave no definite explanation of its nature. The French and British delegations, he as serted, were well on the road to an agreement but nothing definite was reached. Accounts of the meeting by members ot other delegations, how ever, give little Indication that a com promise Is any nearer. The Russians have announced that they will not accept any plan exclud ing them from the discussions. On one thing all the delegations agree the inviting powers, the little entente and the Baltic entente as well as the neutrals namely, that somehow the United States must be Induced to par ticipate in the mixed commission. France Is still unwilling to have Russians sit with the mixed commis sion discussing Russian finances, but suggestions have been made that a special commission of Russian experts be formed which may be called in by the mixed commission when It desires Information. Again the Russians declare they will not accept any such plan, as that would not be dealing with them on an equality basis, and it Is difficult for the delegations to find any plan ap pealing to both the French and British and yet not offensive to the Russians. QUEEN OF RUMANIA MAY VISIT AMERICA SOON Bucharest. Queen Murie ot Ru mania may forego her coronation this fall, In order to visit the United States. Since the signing of the arm 1st Ice, the queen has been planning to go to the United States, but press ing affairs in her own country and the expenses of the long land and ocean Journey have deterred her. Now. In vitations from friends and petitions from women's clubs and civic socie ties are pouring In on her so fast that she finds It difficult to resist them. While the queen has not received an official Invitation from President Harding,- It is known that the Ameri can government would welcome and entertain her. The Rumanian govern ment, however, would prefer that the queen receive - a formal Invitation from the White House In order that there might be no mistake concerning her status. Marie has not yet set any date' tor her departure, but her friends are urging her to postpone her cor onation with King Ferdinand which is set to take place in Transylvania, and start for New York, after she has ful filled a few European court engage ments. Lincoln Nominator Dead. Spokane, Wash. One of Lincoln's nominators, John W. Souther, former ly ot Corvallls, Or., died here Sunday 87 years old. Ho was a delegate from Oregon to the national republican convention in Baltimore In 1864, when Lincoln was nominated for a second term, accord ing to hit daughter, with whom he had made his home here for 23 years He was one ot the first to open drug store In the northwest. jTuiTnmmnniinminmiiinmtimiMinmtmnm The Shadow of the Sheltering Pines A New Romance of the Storm Country aiiiiituiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiintti uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii: CHAPTER XV Continued. 15 "A minute, mater," he said softly. "Just a minute! I've seen Tony De von's father. There! Now sit down, old lady, while I tell you something. Ry says the only way Is to kidnap her bodily and force her to marry the man he promised her to," the boy ex plained. "What do you think of that?" "Paul would kill him," gasped Mrs. Curtis, her eyes taking on an expres sion of fear. "He won't have a chance if Devon works out his present scheme," re plied Reggie, "but you and Kathie have to help us." In the terror that overtook her, Mrs. Curtis shook her head. "I don't want anything to do with it," she objected, wobbling In tears. "We'd lose our home. Paul and John would turn us out. They've threat ened to many a time!" "Well, when I assure you our be loved cousins won't know anything about it, not even after it's over, won't you try to help us?" queried the "Ry Says the Only Way Is to Kidnap Her Bodily." young man. "Now, if It goes through all right, you catch Cousin John on the rebound, and Kathle'd be sure to rope In Phil." "What Joy that would be!" ejacu lated Mrs. Curtis. "What about it?" Then Reggie told her, in very low tones, the plan they had concocted. "You talk it over with Kathie," he advised, lighting a cigarette, "and you'll have to see Devon about the money." "I'll get It for him if I have to sell my jewels and Kathie's too," prom ised the woman, her eyes sparkling In anticipation. "I'll go and tell her right awny." Meanwhile, all unconscious that Uriah Devon had been released from prison and was conspiring against her, Tonnlbel Devon was entering heart and soul Into the Salvation Army work with Philip. Each eve ning she went with him to headquar ters where her fresh, young voice and her kindliness drew many a poor soul for comfort and courage. One week after Reginald Curtis had confided his secret to his moth er, and she had told It over again In whispers to Katherine, at an hour when the Pendlebaven brothers were absent, Uriah Devon came quietly to the house. Reggie met hint and took bun Immediately to Mrs. Curtis' room. Uriah paused embarrassedly before her, made a curt bow and twisted his cap between his fingers. "Sit down, Ry," invited Reggie. "Now tell my mother how you are go ing to carry this thing out." Uriah snt on the edge of a chair. "I ain't goln' to do anything, or tell what I'm goln' to do, till I get the money," he said crisply. "I've got to have five thousand dollars first." "Five thousand dollars, old lady," grinned Reggie, turning to his mother. "You'll have to cough up. . . . Now, for Cod's sake, don't cry ! Dig !" "I'll need the whole Ave thousand to get 'er away, and to keep 'er after I get 'er. She'd come streakln' back If I don't rope 'er up.' "I'll get the money for you tomor row," sighed Mrs. Curtis, wiping ber eyes, "and you mustn't come here when my cousins are home." She re lapsed Into silence and then added: "1 wsrn you against against Philip MacCauley too." Mrs. Curtis had been all eyes and urs for even the slightest happening In the Pendlehaven home, since she bad almost stripped her Jewel-box and Katherine's to get the money Tony's father demanded. Now she had It tucked away, ready to deliver It, but as the time went by and she hftd no chance, to send for Uriah to come for his daughter, she began to give np hope that the house would ever be rid of the presence which was a constant thorn In her flesh. But It does seem that sooner or later Fate plays the lucky card Into the bands ot the undeserving, and so It hap pened In the case of the conspirators against Tonnlbel Devon. Ilk all By GRACE MILLER WHITE things waited for, the opportunity I came one day while the family was at dinner. Philip MacCauley entered In great excitement. "You look as If you had swallowed the sun, my dear lad," smiled Doctor Paul. "I've got to go away," flushed the boy, laughing, "and I won't go alone." He gazed meaningly at Tonnlbel. "Pardon my rushing in this way, but but 1 want Tony to go with me." Mrs. Curtis flashed him a dark look. He rarely paid her, or her frowning daughter, any attention nowadays, so he did not notice that a pallor settled on Katherine's face, or that her fork fell from her limp fingers to the plate The mother saw her daughter's mental distress, however, and studied the young man's face, groaning to herself. He had grown so manly and handsome In the past two years, and he was the one person she desired for her son-in-law. He was rich, too, which only added to his attractiveness. "You might explain a little more, my boy," Doctor John spoke up In a deep voice. ' An embarrassed laugh fell from Philip's lips. "There isn't any secret about It," he answered. "I'm going abroad for the Salvation Army for a year, longer perhaps, and it would be too much to ask me to go all by myself." Lines appeared between Doctor Paul's brows. At last the day had come when he must give up the girl who had taken a rare place among those he held dearest. He noticed with a quick sigh that Tony's eyes deepened softly, and her red lips were parted in a smile. "It'll hurry up our marriage a lit tle," Philip continued, "but but " The sound of a chair scraping back from the table broke off his state ment. "Then we'll adjourn and talk it over," remarked Doctor John. "You ask a mighty big thing, Phil, when you demand our little girl without more warning." "Little girl," sneered Mrs. Curtis, after the four had left the dining room. It happened, much to her sur prise, that Doctor John sought her out within the hour. "Those children have won Paul and me over, SaTah," he said a little grimly. "They're going to be married a week from today. It won't be much trouble to prepare the house, will It? You needn't make a fuss. It'll be very quiet Tony can buy everything she needs in New York on her honey moon." In the rage that overtook her, Mrs. Curtis wished the speaker dead at her feet. "The house Isn't mine, Cousin John," she said mallclodsly, "but, of course, I'll do what I can, although Katherine Isn't at all well. I fear the child is going to be ill." Doctor John found Katherine with her eyes dull and heavy, prescribed for her, and, before leaving the room, announced: 'Paul and I are going over to Syra cuse tomorrow afternoon to make a few purchases, but we'd be back on the night train. Stay in bed, Kathie, until morning, and you'll be all right." The moment he had disappeared, Katherine sprang up. "Tomorrow they're going awayl You heard, you heard, mother?" she cried. "Now then, where's Reggie?" "Darling," advised Mrs, Curtis, moved to tears by her daughter's dis tress, "I have a premonition I We'd better not Interfere at all. Oh, child If you could only get your mind off that boy I He Isn't worthy of a love like yours. We've got a nice home "Nice home!" hurled back Kath erlne, wildly. "Nice home I Look what she's got! Just think of her and then of met Oh, God, that such misery could be In the world I I'll never for give you, mamma, If you don't keep your promise to me." "Don't say that, darling, don't," groaned sirs. Curtis. "I ll see your brother, and who knows," she bright ened and smiled through her tears; "who knows but what that horrid girl will be gone by tomorrow night?" CHAPTER XVI. In the Balance. Reginald Brown and Uriah Devon were seated In close conference along the path that led to the Dirty Mary, Reginald had rehearsed all he had learned from his mother. "Unless we do It tonight, Ry," said he, "It's all up. What do you say?' Uriah broke off a blade of grass and drew It with a squeak through bis crooked teeth. "We'll get the kid," he snarled. "Mother's awful worried, though, Reggie continued, "but I told her, 'No risk no gain,' and I'd go a long ways on the road of risk to get Tonnlfel Devon." "Well, well get r," monotoned Crlih, with a far-away look In hi bloodshot eye. "After Tm married to her," took up the boy, "you'll tell me who she Is. ehr "Ten." reoUed Uriah. "I'm coin' Copyright by the H. K. Fly Company down to the scow now. Good-by, ana be sure to tell your mother to put up the sign we spoke of if everything's clear for me to butt In." Edith Devon looked up from the . boat deck as her husband approached. He sat down on the bench beside her, a grizzly smile on his face. Ede," he asked, "seen any change In me lately?" Yes, I have," she returned. "You ain't boozln' haf so much, and you've been kinder and better-hearted to me." Mebbe it's because I've got re ligion," Uriah explained. "Religion makes a man repent of all his cussed acts. I'm sorry now, Ede, for the r way I've treated you and the kid." He couldn't have uttered words more welcome to Edith Devon. For the first time in years, she leaned her head against him. It took some effort on the man's part not to shove her away. "And matters , have took a mighty big change in the last two days," he continued. "Ede, I know, for years you been worryin' your life out about Tony. I fixed It up." Mrs. Devon was on her feet almost before the last words fell from her husband's Hps. "How fixed It up, Rlah?" she gasped. "Now don't get panicky If I tell you something," Urluh cautioned her, sly ly, "but I went to Pendlehaven and told him I copped the kid, and not you, and I says: 'Mr. Pendlehaven, you've had 'er for two years, and she's your brat. Now keep 'er!" Edith fell back on the bench as If the man had dealt her a blow. "The kid's awful fond of you," he continued Impressively, "and I up and told 'er you was llvln', and to night you're goln' to see 'er. "She's goin' to get married to a rich young feller," he went on. "Ain't you glad, Ede?" Wasn't she glad I No words could express Edith's feelings at that mo ment. How many times her heart had ached for a sight of the pretty child she'd had so many years. 'Didn't Pendlehaven say nothln' about sending us up for it?" she asked timidly. "Not a' thing," retorted Uriah. "Not by a d d sight, he didn't I He was too glad to know Tony was his, to make any fuss. Anyhow, she wouldn't let Mm. Why, my God I That little kid kissed me!" Edith exclaimed in delight. "I've told you more'n once, Uriah," she said, leaning against him again, "Tony'd like you If you'd let 'er. When we goln' to see 'er, By?" Oh, after a while," said he. "After supper I She's awful busy gettln' ready for a swell blowout. Lord, but shes pretty !" "She always was that," uiswered Edith, and she fell into a deep revery. Unobserved by his wife, Uriah De von made ready to leave the Dirty Mary for some weeks. So absorbed was Edith in her thoughts that she paid no heed to her husband's sly ac tions. He knew they would not dare to return to the boat with Tony until after she had been forced to marry Reginald Brown. Uriah would glad- It Took torn Effort en th Man's Part Not to Shove Her Away. ly have abandoned his wife forever, but In making his plans, had foreseen that, If they met with much opposi tion from Tonnlbel, the woman, un der his threats, could handle her. At nine o'clock they started for Ithaca, Uriah carrying a small black bag, and Id his pocket hi revolver. i They entered Pendlehaven place through the service gate, and, when they passed the garage, the man no ticed with satisfaction that Reginald's automobile was standing ready for use. Close to the mansion, he placed his wife out of sight under a rose bush. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Paradoxical. "John has such a queer antipathy." "How tor , "He ha rooted dislike to potted plant," - f J