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WORLD HAPPENINGS 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 Pekin foreign office has re ceived a telegram from Canton an nouncing that the Canton government has decided to recognize the central government and reunite with It. Better times for the farmers of the country are foreseen for 1923 by Sec retary Wallace, who, in a statement reviewed agricultural conditions of 1922 and set forth the prospects for the new year. Randolph Robertson, formerly Amer ican consul at Nuevo Laredo, has been arrested on a charge of embezzling 1 13,000 of government funds, federal officials announced in San Antonio, Tex., Tuesday. For the first time in Ohio's history, a woman, Miss Florence E. Allen of Cleveland, Tuesday donned the robes of high Judicial office. She took her place as an associate justice on the Ohio supreme court bench. A total of 5089 persons were arrest ed In California during 1922 by prohi bition agents for various violations of the Volstead act, according to1 the annual report of S. F. Ruttor, prohi bition director, made public Sunday. Fred Krlebel, former head of the bond house of Krlebel & Co. of New York and Chicago, which failed last March, was arrested recently on a federal indictment charging use of the malls to defraud. He was released on ?10,000 bond. When the Canadian raclfic railway's train No. 2, the Vancouver-Montreal express, left the rails one mile west of Bassano, Alberta, early Tuesday, 21 passengers were injured, nine serious ly. Three cars, commerce, first-class and tourist, toppled into the ditch. Reports from Halle say that an at tempt was made Monday evening to blow up a large monumental group comprising an equestrian Btatue of Emperor William I and monuments to Bismarck and Von Moltke. The latter monument was hurled into the basin of the fountain. Fellp Taboada, Cuban consul-general in New York, Tuesday took steps to begin a search for the tlorman ship Ilelnrlch Kayser, which sailed for Gormany from Norfolk, Va with Jose Mimas, chancellor of the Cuban con sular corps, on board and which was last heard from December 6. After two years of absence from public llfo, Alfred E. Smith Tuesday was Installed as governor of New York. Drenching rain and slush-filled streets kept many visitors Indoors and tho military parade was disbanded by order of the new governor almost as soon as it had started. Three bills aimed at the Ku Klux Klan were introduced in the Ohio legislature Tuesday. One would re quire the klan to file with the secre tary of state a list ot its officers; another would make an assault by a masked or robod person punishable by a prison sentence of from one to 15 years. ' For the first time In a century a full cnlendur year has passed without the coinage of a single piece of minor currency, mint officials said recently, This means that coin collectors will be forced to leave a gap in their col lections, for no pennies, nickels, dimes, quurters or half dollars will bear the date 1922. Three brothers, James, Samuel and Miguel Kotttil, were drowned at Wal- luku, Maul, T. II., Monday. Miguel was washed off a rock by a high wave and Samuel, in attempting to rescue him, was also swept away. James, seeing his two brothers drowning, sprang Into the water in an effort to save them. The state department has announced that the German proposal for an agree ment under which France, Great Brit ain. Italy and Germany should "sol emnly agree among themselves and promise the government of the United States" not to resort to war for tho period of one generation without the authority of a plebiscite had not been transmitted to the French govern ment formally by Secretary Hughes and, as an Informal Inquiry, brought ' out the fact that It was not acceptable to France. CURRENT FRANCE INVADES GERMANY Army of 60,000 Moves for Dash Into Ruhr Belgians Mass Forces. Coblenz. Four trainloads of French and colonial troops from Mayence passed through Coblena Monday night on the way to a concentration center in the outskirts of Duesseldorf, where It is estimated 60,000 troops already have assembled. Seven more troop trains were scheduled to pass through Coblenz. Military trains also are forming at Herbesthal and leaving for the new reparations front. Dulsburg dispatches say the Belgians are concentrating there ready for an advance. The workers have spread the rumor that the mines are to be flooded" when the troops enter the Ruhr and that a general strike will be declared in pro test against the invasion. The 230th French field artillery and the 156th infantry may move, but their com manders are reticent as to their plans. No special instructions have been re ceived from Washington at American headquarters here, and the occupa tional duties In the American area are going on as usual. Mayence. General Degouette, ac companied by his Btaff, left for Dues seldorf Tuesday morning. On his ar rival he will act in accordance with instructions which may be given him by the Rhineland high commission. Capital In Drive on Embassy Liquor Washington, D. C. Sources of what are described as "embassy" liquors, which, it is claimed, have been finding their way Into the illicit traffic in Washington in large quantities, are sought by the District of Columbia police as a result of three successive raids In as many apartment houses in the fashionable newest section. Lieutenant O. T. Davis, chief of the vice squad, under whose direction the raids were conducted, declared that there were Indications of an organized traffic in liquor brought in by some of the embassies and legations. Infor mation has reached the police, he add ed, that attaches of some of these establishments have been parties to this traffic. Among the so-,called exclusive "boot- leggerB" who handle high-grade liquors are a number of women, according to the police, whose clients Include many of the participants in what the authori ties term the "high life" of the na tional capital. Whisperings ot certain "bootleg gers" that they could supply the finest of intoxicants because of "pipe lines" Into foreign diplomatic establishments, reached the police some time ago, but It was not until the recent raids that the luw officers became satisfied that this was more than "selling talk." In the latest raid Lieutenant Davis and his Bquad, which Included federal of ficers, took into custody a man who said he was from Gautemala and Mrs. Elizabeth Hecht and seized a large quantity of imported wines and wills kys. Lieutenant Davis said Mrs. Hecht declared that the liquors found in her apartment were from forolgn sources. He added that the man arrested had claimed ownership of the liquor and had protested against Its Belzure on the ground that it was the property of a diplomat. Man and Woman Executed, London. Mrs. Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters were executed at 9 o'clock Monday for the murder of the woman's husband, Percy Thomp son, on October 4 last. A dramatic lust-hour effort was made on Mrs Thompson's behalf by her solicitor, Mr. Stern, who hurried by automobile to the Shropshire country home of the secretary for home affairs, William C, Brldgeman, in an endeavor to obtain a stay of execution. Alaskan Peak Spouts Fire. Anchorage, Alaska. The top of the Pavlof mountain, Aleutian peninsula has been blown off by a volcanic eruption, nccordlng to wireless mess' ages received here, which said the volcano had become active, lighting up the sky for many miles around with the glow Iioiu the crater, reflect ed by snow-capped peaks. The severe earthquake shock felt In this section December 30 is believed to have re sulted from this volcano. Los Angelant Swelter. Los Angeles, Cal. Heat records for January, were broken here Monday, when tho thermometer climbed to 90, driving pedestrians to the shady side of the street. Soda fountain operators reported an unseasonable rush of busi ness. Threat Made to Turks. London. A draft ot the near east treaty will be presented to the Turks at Lausanne within a fortulght, It was aid in official circles Monday. The Turks will be told to sign the docu ment or to tear It In pieces and take the consequence. FRANCE READY TO TAKE RUHRVALLEY Rhine Army Awaits Poincare's Word to Advance. PLANS KEPT SECRET Troops Confined to Quarters to Pre vent Clashes With Germans Men Called From Leave. Paris. France's Rhine army is gath ering, to be ready to march when Premier Polncare gives the word for the carrying out of his still secret plan for seizing the Ruhr and the Rhine- land. Trains were crowded Sunday night with officers and men, hurriedly re called from leave, returning to their posts, and M. Polncare conferred with M. Le Trocquer, minister of public works, on final arrangements for the transportation of the civil and military forces. The French troops on the Rhine have been ordered by General De gouette to remain in their quarters wherever there appears to be any danger of clashes with the Germans and every precaution will be taken to avoid demonstrations," There are several times the number of French forces in the Rhineland as are likely to be required for the Ruhr operations, but all the troops will be held in readiness for Instant service, although there Is nothing yet to Justify the assumption of immediate action. The details of the French plan re main a mystery, but M. Polncare has repeatedly described the proposed en trance to the Ruhr as chiefly the work ot engineers and customs collectors. This is the nucleus, but the military support required necessarily depends upon the French estimate of what re sistance the Germans may offer. It is known also that the premier's original Idea was modified to make it attractive to the British, but now that France is going In alone she is under no such restraint. The government considers It desir able to have the reparations commis sion declare Germany In voluntary de fault on coal before acting. Various considerations may cause Premier Polncare to delay the Ruhr operations until Germany's failure to pay the 500,000,000 gold marks on Jan uary 15 further strengthens his hand, but Importance is attached to the com mission's action on the gold question, which is taken to mean that he would consider recognition of a default In that reBpect as adequate. Many of the French newspapers speak of action this week, but the government asserts that only the high est officials know and in exactly what manner the operations will begin. Bergdoll Hunt Kept Up. Wilmington, N. C Lest Grover C Bergdoll may have concealed himself In the American Bteamer Aquarius in such a manner as to evade the recent search for him, department of Justice agents will sail on the Vessel when she leaves for New Orleans the latter part of this week, it was officially an nounced here. Reports thnt the vessel had brought the draft dodger from Bremen resulted in her being searched on arrival here and members of the American Legion have been guarding her while she was unloading her cargo of potash. Jobless File Protest. London. London Sunday waa the scene of one of the largest demonstra tions of unemployed witnessed In re cent years. It was held under the auspices ot the labor party and the trades unions. There also were 300 demonstrations by unemployed In various parts of the country. Speeches were delivered and resolu tions adopted demanding that the gov ernment call parliament Into session and take other steps to remedy tho unemployment situation. There were no disorders. Corvallls Hens Ahead. Corvnllls, Or. J. A. Hanson ot this place has been awarded the special silver cup offered by the London Dally Mall for the best laying pen ot foreign hens ot the Mall's egg-laying contest The contest ha extended over a year, The Hanson hens were in competition with 189 pens from all over the world Mr. Hanson also has a pen In competi tion with 100 other pens at the Inter national contest being conducted at Lansing, Mich. Copyright by "YOUNG MAILLARD!" SYNOPSIS.-Durlng the height ot the New Orleans carnival season Jachin Fell, wealthy though some what mysterious citizen, and Dr. Ansley. are discussing a series ot robberies by an individual known as the Midnight Masquer, who, In variably attired as an aviator, has long defied the police. Joseph Mail lard, wealthy banker, is giving a ball that night, at which the Mas quer has threatened to appear and rob the guests., Fell and Ansley, on their way to the affair, meet a girl dressed as Columbine, seeming ly known to Fell, but masked, who accompanies them to the ball. Lucie Ledanois, recently the ward ot her uncle, Joseph Maillard, is the Columbine. At the ball, Bob Maillard, son of the banker, again proposes to her and is refused. He offers to buy some of her property. A Franciscan monk interests her. He turns out to be Prince Gramont. In hiB library Joseph Maillard and a group of his friends are held up and robbed by tho Midnight Mas quer. Lucie Ledanois, the last of an old family, Is in straitened cir cumstances, Joseph Maillard's han dling of her funds has been unfor tunate. Fell is an old friend of her parents and deeply interested in the girl. Henry Qramont, really the Prince de Gramont, is enamored of Lucie, Lucie talks with Fell about her affairs and the Masked Masquer. Gramont's chauffeur, Hammond, sergeant In the A. E. F., lives with him. He was the original Midnight Masquer, and Gramont had assumed the rote. Where Hammond had been a rob ber for financial gain, Gramont, of course, is not. He arranges to return the "loot" to tho3e whom he has robbed. CHAPTER V Continued. "Well, I was followed today; at least, I think I was. And let me tell you something about that same quiet little man I His name Is Jachin Fell." "Heluva name," commented Ham mond, and wrinkled up his brow. "Jachin, huh? Seems like I've heard the name before. Out o' the Bible, ain't it? Something about Jachin and Boaz?" "I imagine so." Gramont smiled as he replied. "This chap Fell Is sharp, confoundedly sharp I" he went on, while the chauffeur listened with frowning lntentness. I think that he Is on to me, and is trying to get the goods on me." "Oh 1" said Hammond. "And some one was trailln' you? Think he's put the bulls wise?" Gramont shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. He almost caught me last night. We'll have to get rid of that aviator's suit at once, and of the loot also. I suppose you've reconciled yourself to returning the stuff?" Hammond stirred uneasily, and laid down his pipe. "Look here, enp'n," he said, earnest ly. "I wasn't runnin' a holdup game because I liked it, and I wasn't do ing it for the fun of the thing, like you are. I was dead broke, I hadn't any hope left, and I didn't care a d n whether I lived or died that's on the dead I Right there, you come along and picked me up. "You give me a job. What's more, you've treated nie white, cap'n. You've given me something decent to live for to make good because you got some faith In me I Why, when you went out on that first job of ours, d'you know It like to broke me up? It did. Only, when we got home that night and you said It was all a Joke, and you'd send back the loot later on, then I began to feel better about It." Gramont nodded In comprehension of the other's feeling. "It's not been altogether a Joke, ser gennt," he snld, gravely. "To tell the truth, I did start It as a joke, but soon afterward I learned something that led me to keep It up. I kept It up until I could hit the Maillard house. It was my Intention to turn up at the Comus ball, on Tuesday night, and there make public restitution of the stuff but that's Impossible now, I dare not risk It I That wan Fell is too smart." "You're not goln' to pull the trick again, then?" queried Hammond, ea gerly, "No. I'm through. I've got what I wanted. Still, I don't wish to return the stuff before Wednesday Ash Wednesday, the end of the carnival season. Suppose yon get out the loot and find me some boxes. And be sure they have no name on them or any store labels." Hammond leaped up and vanished In the room adjoining. 1'reseiKly he re turned, bearing several cardboard boxes, which he dumped on the center table. "I'm blamed glad you're done, believe mel" be nttered, fervently, glancing up at Gramont "Fnr's I'm concerned I don't rare much, but I'd sure hate to see the bulls turn In a guy like you, cap'n. Here we are. Want me to keep each bunch separate, ' don't you?" The MAKDIGRAS MYSTERY UftBedford-Jones Illustrations by Irwin Myers, Doubled. Page and Compdntj j 'Sure, I'll be writing some notes to go Inside." Gramont went to a buhl writing desk In the corner of the room, and sat down. He took out bis notebook, tore off several sheets, and from his pocket produced a pencil having an extremely hard lead. He wrote a number of notes, which, except for the addresses, were Identical In content: "Dear Sir: 'I inclose herewith certain Jewelry and articles, also currency, recently obtained by me under your kind aus pices. T trust that you will assume the responsibility of returning these things to the various guests who lost them whll under your roof. I regret any discomfort occasioned by my tak ing them as a loan, which I now re turn. Please convey to the several owners my profound esteem and my assurance that I shall not In future appear to trouble anyone, the carni val season having come to an end, and with it my little jest. "THE MIDNIGHT MASQUER." Gathering up these notes In his hand, Gramont went to the fireplace. He tossed the pencil Into the fire, fol lowing it with the notebook. "Can't take chances with that man Fell," he explained. "All ready, ser geant. Let's go down the list one by one." From the trunk Hammond produced ticketed packages, which .he placed on the table. Gramont selected onej opened it, carefully packed the con tents In one of the boxes, placed the proper addressed note on top, and handed it to the chauffeur. "Wrap it up and address It. Give the return address of John Smith, Bayou Teche." One by one they went through the packages of loot In the same manner. Before them on the table, as they worked, glittered little heaps of rings, brooches, watches, currency ; jewels "All Wasted the Whole Effort!" He Murmured. that flashed garishly with colored fires, historic and famous jewels plucked from the aristocratic heart of the southland, heirlooms of a past gen eration side by side with platinum crudities of the present fashion. There had been heartburnings In the loss of these tilings, Gramont knew. He coeld picture to himself something of what had followed his robberies: family quarrels, new pur chases la the gem marts, bitter re proaches, fresh mortgages on old her itages, vexations of wealthy dowagers, shrugs of unconcern by. the nouveaxx riches; perchance lives altered divorces "There's n lot of hiimnn life behind these baubles, sergeant," he reflected aloud, a cold smile upon his lips as he worked. "When they come back to their owners, I'd like to be hovering around In an Invisible mantle to watch results 1 Could we only know It, we're probably affecting the lives of a great many people for good nnd 111. These things stand for money; and there's nothing like money, or the lack of It, to guide the destinies of people." "You said It," and Hammond grinned. "I'm here to prove It, ain't I? I ain't pulling no more gunplay, now I got me a steady Job." "And a steady friend, old man," 'added Gramont. "Did It occur to you that maybe I was as much In need of a friend as you were?" He had come to the last box, now, that which must go to Joseph Mail lard. On top of the money and scarf pins which he placed In the box he laid a thin packet of papers. He tapped them with bis Auger, "Those papers, sergeant! To get them, I've been playing the whole game. To get them and not to let their owner suspect that I was after them! Now they're going back to their owner." "Who's he?" demanded Hammond. "Young Maillard son of the banker. He roped me Into an oil company; caught me, like a sucker, almost the first week I was here. I put pretty near my whole wad Into that company of his." , "You mean he stung you?" "Not yet." Gramont smiled coldly, harshly, "I fell right enough but I'll come out on top of the heap." The other frowned. "I don't get you, cap'n. Some kind o' stock deal?" "Yes, and no." Gramont paused, and seemed to choose his words with care. "Miss Ledanois, the lady who was driving with us this afternoon, is an old friend of mine. I've known for some time that somebody was fleecing her. I suspected that It was Maillard the elder, for he has had the handling of her affairs for some time past. Now, however, those papers have given me the truth. He was straight enougli with her ; his sou was the man. "He worked on his father, made his father sell land owned by Miss Leda nois, and he himself reaped the prof Its. There are notes and stock issues among those papers that give his whole game away, t my eyes. By the way, get thnt tin box out of my trunk, will you? I want to take my stock certificates with me In the morning, and must not forget them." Hammond disappeared into the ad joining room. Gramont sat gazing at the boxes be fore him. He shook his head gloomily, and his eyes clouded. "All wasted the whole effort 1" he murmured. "I thought It might lead to something, but all It has given me is the reward of saving myself and possibly retrieving Lucie. As for the larger game, the bigger quarry It's all wasted. I haven't unraveled a single thread ; the first real clue came to me tonight, purely by accident. Memphis Izzy Gumberts! That's the lead to follow! I'll get rid of this Midnight Masquer foolishness and go after the real game." Gramont was to discover that it is not nearly so easy to be rid of folly as It Is to don the jester's cap and bells ; a fact which one Simpllcisslmus had discovered to his sorrow three hundred years earlier. But, as Gra mont was not versed In the line of literature, he yet had the discovery ahead of him. Hammond re-entered the room with the tin box, from which Gramont took his stock certificates issued by Bob Maillard's oil company. He pocketed the shares. "I'll go to Maillard the banker Jo seph Maillard first thing In the morn lng, and offer him my stock. He'll be mighty glad to get It at a discount, knowing that It Is In his son's com. pany. You see, the son doesn't confide in the old man particularly. I'll let the father win a little money on the deal with me, and by doing this I'll manage to save .the greater part of my Investment " "Holy mackerel!" Hammond ex ploded In a burst of laughter as he caught the Idea. "Say, If this ain't the richest thing ever pulled I When the crash comes, the fancy kid will be stinging his dad good and hard, eh?" "Exactly; and I think his dad can afford to be stung much better thnn I can," agreed Gramont, cheerfully. "Now let's take those packages and stow them away in the luggage com partment of the car. I'm getting nervous at the thought of having them around here, and they'll be per fectly safe there overnight safer there than here, In fact. Tomorrow you can take the car out of town and send the packages by parcels post from some small town, t "In that way they ought to be de livered here on Wednesdny. You'd better wear one of my suits, leaving your chauffeur's outfit here, and don't halt the car In .front of the post office where you mall the packages " "I get you," assented Hammond, sagely. "But what about them avia tor's clothes?" "Take them with you better get them wrapped up here and now. You can toss them Into a ditch anywhere." Hammond obeyed. Ten minutes afterward the two men left the room, carrying the packages of loot and the bundle containing the aviator's uniform. They descended to the courtyard In the rear of the house. Here was a small garden, with a fountain In Its center. Behind this were the stables, which had long been disused as such, and which were now occupied only by the car of Gramont. It was with undisguised relief that Gramont now saw the stuff actually out of the house. Within the last few hours he bad become Intensely afraid of Juchln Fell. Concentrating himself upon the man, picking up Information guardedly, he had that day assimilated many small Items which Increased his sense of peril from that quarter. Straws, no more, but quite significant straws. Gramont realized clearly that If the police ever searched his rooms and found this loot, be would be lost. There could be no excuse that would hold water for a minute against such evidence. "Seen anything of an avla tor's helmet around here?" (TO BE CONTINUED.) Conscious Rectitude. Pussywillow I'm the cat that brings the birds. New York Herald. A wife Is seldom Jealous of her bus baud' first love after meeting her.