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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. Announcement of a 12 per cent wage advance, effective April 30, was made Wednesday by , the American Woolen company. About 40,000 oper atives in various mills are affected. Thomas Bowman, bishop emeritus of the Evangelical church in the Uni ted States and one of the best known men in the denomination, died Mon day at his home in Allentown, Pa. He was 87 years old. Theft of a, violin valued at 18000, and which was made In 1851, was re ported to the Chicago police Wednes day by a music company. Search was started for a young musician who was said to have been in the store when the instrument disappeared. The United States' government . is still paying pensions to 41 widows, of soldiers of the war of 1812 notwith standing the fact that 108 years have elapsed since the close of that con flict, according to statistics just com piled by the department of the in terior. l , : 1 Wheat on hand at country mills and elevators on March 1 totaled 91,640,000 bushels, the department of agriculture announced Saturday. Last year on March 1 stocks totaled 75,071,000 bush els, two years ago, 87,075,000; three years ago, 123,233,000 and four years ago, 107,037,000. . ,, The world's non-stop dancing record now is claimed by a Marseilles pro fessor, who called it a day after he had held the floor for 24 hours 4 min utes and 6 seconds. He was assisted by two young women pupils, the first of whom, Mile. Marcelle Tref, danced 16 hours 25 minutes and 15 seconds. Apparently unconcerned at being one of six heirs to a three million dollar estate, Earl Campbell, a ma chinist, continues tp work at his bench in a Kacine, Wis., manufacturing plant. He intends to remain at work until he receives his legacy, when he will determine what business to en gage In. In a decision affecting more than 20,000 ex-service men and involving $8,000,000 In money, the U. S. supreme court held Monday that enlisted men of the aviation service training for reserve officers were not entitled to pay of $100 a month during training. The contention of the government was sustained. .... ..... A pedestrian crossing a street inter section with released traffic where a traffic officer with a semaphore is stationed, has the right-of-way until he roaches the opposite curb, even though the traffic officer may change the semaphore before "the. pedestrian reaches the curb, the Washington state supreme court held Wednesday.. Radio broadcasting is proving dis astrous, financially, for many compos ers and singers, J. G. Rosenthal, coun sol for the American Society of Com posers, Authors and Publishers, said Wednesday at the national radio con foreuce called by the department of commerce. He said copyrights of his clients were being infringed by the radio operations and that stops were in preparation for legal action to pro tect them. , Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard university, beginning his 90th year Tuesday in good health, found time between congratulations to give a few words of advice to those who would do likewise. "Eat moder ately, sleep at least seven hours a night with windows open, take regular exercise in the open air every day, use no stimulants, enjoy all natural delights without excess in any, and keep under all circumstances as serene a spirit as your nature permits," was the formula Dr. Eliot gave. Secretary Hughes Wednesday flatly rejected an nppeal to recognize the Russian soviet government made to him by representatives of the women's committee for the recognition of Rus sia and in a formal statement, declared "the salvation of Russia cannot be contrived outside and injected." The statement which was made to the dele gation in reply to arguments it ad vanced, touched Russian government, trade, finance, economics and various pollcios inaugurated by the soviet af fecting international relations. CURRENT WEEK MME, BERNHARDT PASSES' Curtain Closes on Career of World's Finest Actress. v ,- Paris. Sarah Bernhardt died peace- fully In the arms of her son Maurice at 1 minute before 8 o'clock Monday night. In life she had had an amazing power of emotion, of marvelous real- Ism and pathos In her acting of death scenes. At the end of her days she quietly drifted away Into eternity, tired after her long fight against death, which she did not wish, but never feared. Hope for the life of the great actress had long since been abandoned, and half an hour before she passed away those in attendance found her sinking beyond recovery, though, knowing her recuperative powers, it was thought she might live throughout the night. Mine. Bernhardt died in a large room on the second floor of her home with windows wide open on the Boule vard Perelre, the noise of trucks keep ing up a low roar to which she was long accustomed. It was the sudden closing of these windows, opened on the finest day of spring, that gave the signal to those waiting and watching without that Bernhardt was dead. Death was due to a renewed attack of uraemic poisoning, which began Fri day, but the actress astonished her, physicians by her repeated rallies and her will to live, just as she did last December when hope had several times been abandoned. A priest was summoned hurriedly In the middle of the afternoon when symptoms of the gravest nature supervened, but Bern hardt rallied and regained lucidity. .The .priest administered extreme unction, which she acknowledged with faint -.movements of "the hands and h'eaoVtbo'-weak'to speak. the widow- of Edmond Rostand, whose fame is linked with that of Bernhardt, and the poet's son, Mau rice Rostand, were at the bedside. Bernhardt's : grandson, M. Grosse, brought the first flowers Into the death chamber mauve and white lilacs. Flowers same from many friends quickly, and soon the room was heaped with them, those from the family and dearest friends being placed on the bed. Veterans Take to Music. There are more than 700 disabled war veterans In the country training to become professional musicians, ac cording to Anthony Montanl, national director of music trainees with the United States Veterans' bureau, now in ' the Pacific northwest. Approxi mately 125 have been rehabilitated as musicians and 90 per cent of these are regularly employed, he stated. "As it is the purpose of the Veterans' bureau to train disabled veterans for gainful employment, only men who show a de gree of talent in music are given Buch training," said Mr. Montanl. "Eighty per cent of those who take up either vocal or instrumental music make good. There are 107 disabled veterans learning to become professional sing ers. The violin leads the instruments with 9p trainees." Moscow Gets Hughes' Statement. Moscow. :The statement made by the American, secretary of state, Charles E. Hughes, several days ago In Washington that recognition of the Russian soviet government would not become a fact until the soviet govern ment abandoned Its present policies, is prliited by the Moscow, newspapers Sunday with comment. Unofficially It is learned' that the" Russian govern ment cherishes no expectation of Im mediate recognition by the United States but feels certain "recognition will come sooner or later from an economic, if no other standpoint." Wolf Escapes In Park. New York. A big timber wolf es caped from Its cage in the Central park zoo Saturday and fled through the park, pursued by Patrolman Noack, The policeman wonnded the animal at 65th street and Transverse road, top ping Its flight but not killing it. With two bulletB in its body It was returned to Its cage, dying. The wolf did not attack any of the hundreds who were in the park. Gig Wool Deals Closed. Hoppner, Or. J. A. Funic of Port land and W. W. Smead of Heppner, representing Hollowell, Jones & Don alt): of Boston, bought 300,000 pounds Qf ool here Monday morning and it was expected that their purchases would aggregate halt a million pounds by nightfall. Prices ranged from 40 cents for average clips to 42 for select lots. Hamburg Coming Back. Berlin. Hamburg has regained her pre-war position as the greatest ship ping center on the Europeain'ontinent, according to tonnage statistics for last year, just published. These show that the port o Hamburg handled more than 13,000,000 net tons as compared with 12,750,000 for Antwerp and 12, 250,000 for Rotterdam. NATRON CUT-OFF PERMIT IS ASKED All Papers Already Filed, As serts Mr. Sproule. LAW REQUIRES MOVE Only Confirmation of Title to Central Pacific Waited-118 Miles of Line to Be Built.. Portland. Official announcement that the Southern Pacific has formally applied for permission to construct the Natron cut-off and that such applica tion was filed with the Interstate com merce commission in Washington, D. C, last Friday, was made by William Sproule, president of the company, who arrived in Portland late Saturday night from his headquarters in San Francisco. He was accompanied by George W. Boschke, chief engineer, and will remain for several days to be present at an Important railroad con solidation hearing to be held this week. That" only the awaiting of legal con firmation of the company's title to the Central Pacific retards the actual be ginning of construction on the cutoff from Kirk through Klamath Falls to Oakridge, was the statement made by Mr. Sproule upon his arrival In Port land to attend the interstate commerce commission hearing which opens Wed nesday. " . Mr. Sproule declared that proof of the sincerity of his company may be found in the application now on file with the commission to permit con struction of the cutoff, and that af firmative decision of the court will immediately result in work upon the 118 miles of construction between Kirk, on the south, and Oakridge, on the north. He estimated the cost of construction to be between $10,000,000 and $12,500,000. "If any further assurances," said Mr. Sproule, "were desired that the South ern Pacific will complete the line through Klamath Falls to Oakridge, usually known as the Natron cutoff, that assurance will be found in the fact that application was placed on file in Washington on Friday last with the interstate commerce commission for commission's certificate of public convenience and necessity, as required by law, to permit construction of the Natron cutoff. This application has been made at this time for the pur pose of getting the formal legal pre liminaries attended to In advance, so that we may begin the actual work promptly upon favorable action by the United States court." RIVER ON RAMPAGE AGAIN IN IOWA Omaha, Neb. The Missouri river, after flooding lowlands near Sioux City, Iowa, during the past week, is again menacing property, this time near Onawa, according to information received here Sunday afternoon. An ice gorge, believed to have been part of the same one which was re sponsible for flood conditions near Sioux City and which floated down the river during the night, caused a rapid rise in the water opposite Onawa, re sulting in overflow on to sand bars, menacing valuable farm land in Iowa. According to B. E. Harlow, post master at Onawa, the river rose 13 feet after formation of the gorge but there was no danger of loss of life, he said, as persons living along the river banks had been moving for the last two days to places of safety. From 12 to 25 families moved out, taking their livestock and other property with them. A rise of about three more feet, Mr. Harlow said, can be stood before the water is apt to overflow on lands planted with valuable crops. Turk Peace Predicted. London. Lleutenant-General Sir Charles Harrington, commander in chief of the allied forces in the Con stantinople area, on his arrival here Sunday said that the prospects of an early peace with the Turks were ex cellent, provided the allies and the Kemalists show a reasonable spirit of moderation. He was confident that the Kemalists would accept the modified draft of the Lausanne treaty now be ing formulated in London. The Mardi Gras Mystery P.. tl Dcnrrton mvre CHAPTER XII Continued. 18 "Very well, then, the meeting is called to order!" Jachin Fell smiled as he rapped on the desk before him. "Election of officers no, wait ! The first thing on hand is to give our com pany a name. Suggestions?" "I was thinking of that last night," said Lucie, smiling a little. "Why not call it the 'American Prince Oil com pany'?" And her eyes darted to Gra mont merrily. "Excellent!" exclaimed Jachin Fell. "My vote falls with yours, my dear I'll fill in the blanks with that name. Now to the election of officers." "I nominate Jachin Fell for presi dent," said Gramont, quickly. "Seconded!" exclaimed the girl, gayly, a little color in her pale cheeks. "Any other nominations? If not, so approved and ordered," rattled Fell, laughingly. "For the office of treas urer" "Miss Lucie Ledanols!" said Gra mont. "Move nominations be closed." "Seconded and carried by a two thirds vote of stockholders," chirped Fell in his toneless voice. "So ap-' proved and ordered. For secretary " "Our third stockholder," put In Lu cie. "He'll have to. be an officer, of course I" "Seconded and carried. So approved and ordered." Mr. Fell rapped on the table. "We will now have the report of our expert geologist In further de tail than yet given." Gramont told of finding the oil; he was not carried away by the gay mock-solemnity of Jachin Fell, and he remained grave. He went on to relate how he had secured the lease option upon the adjoining land, and suggest ed that other such options be secured at once upon other property in the neighborhood. He handed the option to Fell, who laid it with the other documents. "And now I have a proposal of my own to make," Said Jachin Fell. He appeared sobered, as though Influ enced by Gramont's manner. "Al though we've actually found oil on the place, there is no means of telling how much we'll find when we drill, or what quality it will be. 'Is that hot correct, Mr. Gramont?" "Entirely so," assented Gramont. "The chances are, of course, that we'll find oil in both quality and quantity. On the other hand, the seepage may be all there Is. Oil is a gamble from start to finish. Personally, however, I would gamble heavily on this pros pect." "Naturally," said Mr. Fell. "How ever, I have been talking over the oil business with a number of men active ly engaged in it in the Houma field. I think that I may safely say that I can dispose of the mineral rights to our company's land, together with this lease option secured yesterday on the adjoining land, for a sum approximat ing one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; reserving to our company a sixteenth Interest In any oil located on the property. Personally, I believe this can be done, and I am willing to undertake the negotiations If so em powered by a vote of our stockhold ers. Lucie, you do not mind If we smoke, I know? Let me offer you a cigar, Mr. Gramont." Gramont took one offered him, and lighted It amid a startled silence. "I Nominate Jachin Fell for Presl. dent," Said Gramont Quickly. Fell's proposal came to him as a dis tinct shock, and already he was view ing it In the light of prompt suspicion. "Why," exclaimed Lucie, wild-eyed, "that would be fifty thousand dollars to each of us, and not a cent ex pended I" "In case It went through on that basis," added Jachin Fell, his eyes on Gramont, "I would vote that the entire sum go to Miss Ledanols. Her land alone is involved. If she then wishes to invest with us in a new company to exploit other fields, well and good. One moment, my dear I Do not pro test this suggestion. The sixteenth Interest reserved to our company would provide both Mr, Gramont and me with a substantial reward for our slight activity in the matter. Don't forget that Interest, for It might amount to a large figure." "Right," assented Gramont. "I would second your vote, Mr. Fell; I think the Idea very just and proper By tl. JBLUi-UKD-JUINLS Copyright by Doubleday, Page & Ce. that Miss Ledanois should receive the entire amount." Lncle seemed a trifle bewildered. "But but, Henry!" she exclaimed. "What do you think of selling the lease to these other men?" Gramont eyed the smoke from his cigar reflectively, quite conscious that Mr. Fell was regarding hlra very steadily. "I can't answer for you, Lucie," he said at last. "I would not presume to advise." Mr. Fell looked slightly relieved. Lucie, however, persisted. "What would you do, then, if you were In my place?" Gramont shrugged his shoulders. "In that case," he said, slowly, "I would gamble. We know oil Is in that ground ; we know that It has been found in large quantities at Houma or near there. To my mind there Is no doubt whatever that under your land lies a part of the same oil field and a rich one. To sell fifteen-sixteenths of that oil for a hundred and fifty thou sand Is to give it away. I would sooner take my chances on striking a twenty thousand barrel gusher and having the whole of It to myself. However, by all means disregard my words; that is not my affair." Lucie glanced at Jachin Fell. "You think It is the best thing to do; Henry does not," mused the girl. "I know that you're both thinking of me of getting that money for me. Just the same, Uncle Jachin, I I won't be prudent I I'll, gamble ! Besides," she added with smiling naivete, "I'm not a bit willing to give up having a real oil company the very minute It Is formed ! So we'll outvote you, Uncle Jachin." Despite their tension, the two men smiled at her final words. "That motion of mine has not yet been made," said Fell. Her rejection of his proposal had no effect upon his shyly smooth manner. "Will you ex cuse us one moment, Lucie? If I may speak with you in the outer olfice, Mr. Gramont, I would like to show you some confidential matters which might Influence your decision in this regard." Lucie nodded and leaned back in her chair. Gramont accompanied Fell to the outer office, where Fell sent the ste nographer to keep Lucie company. When the door had closed and they were alone, Fell took a chair and mo tioned Gramont to Another. A cold brusquerie was evident In his man ner. "Gramont," he said, briskly, "I am going to make that motion,, and I want you to vote with me against Lucie. Unfortunately, I have only a .third of the voting power. I might argue Lucie into agreement, but she is a difficult person to argue with. So I mean that you shall vote with me and I'm going to put my cards on the table before you." "Ah I" Gramont regarded him coolly. "Your cards will have to be powerful persuaders !" "They are," returned Jachin Fell. "I have been carefully leading up to this point the point of selling. I have practically arranged the whole affair. I propose to sell the mineral rights In that land, largely on the strength of the signed statement you gave me a few moments ago. That statement Is going to be given wide publicity, and It will be substantiated by other re ports on the oil seepage." "You Interest me strangely." Gra mont leaned back in his chair. The eyes of the two men met and held In cold challenge, cold hostility. "What's your motive, Fell?" "I'll tell you: It's the Interest of Lucie" Ledanols." In the gaze of Fell was a strange earnestness. In those pale gray eyes was now a light of fierce sincerity which startled and warned Gramont Fell continued with a trace of excitement in his tone. "I've known that girl all her life, Gramont, and I love her as a father. I loved her mother before her In a different way. I can tell you that at this moment Lucie Is poor. Her house Is mortgaged, she does not know, In fact, just how poor she really is. Of course, she will accept no money from me In gift. But for her to get a hun dred and fifty thousand in a business deal will solve all her problems, set her on her feet for life!" "I see," said Gramont with harsh Impulse. "What do you get out of it?" He regretted the words instantly. Fell half rose from his chair as though to answer them with a blow. Gramont, aware of his mistake, hastened to re tract it. "Forgive me, Fell," he said, quickly. "That was an unjust Insinuation, and I know It. Yet, I can't find myself in agreement with you. I'm firmly set in the belief that a fortune in oil will be made .off that land 6f Lucie's. I sim ply can't agree to sell out for a com parative pittance, and I'll fight to per suade her against doing it 1 As I look at it, the thing would not be Just to her. I'm thinking, as you are, only of her interest." A light of sardonic mockery glit tered In the pale eyes of Jachin Fell. "You are basing your firm convic tion," he queried, "very largely upon your discovery of the free oil?" "To a large extent, yes." "I thought you would," and Fell laughed harshly'. "What do you mean?" "I mean," said the other, fiercely earnest, "that for a month Tve worked to sell that land 1 I had young Mall lard hooked and landed It would have been poetic Justice to make him hand over a small fortune to Lucie! But that deal Is off, since he's In jail. And do you know why young Malllard wanted to buy the land? For the same reason you don't want to sell. I sent him out there and he saw that oil seepage, as I meant that he should! He thought he would skin Lucie out of her land, not dreaming that I had prepared a nice little trap to swal low him. And now you come along" "Man, what are you driving at?" ex claimed Gramont. He was startled by what he read In the other man's face. "Merely that I planted that oil seep, age myself or had it done by men 1 could trust," said Jachin Fell, calmly. He sat back in his chair and took up his cigar with an air of finality. "The "I See," Said Gramont With Harsh lm. pulse. "What Do You Get Out of It?" confession is shameless. I love Lucie more than my own ethical purity. Be sides, I Intend to wrong no one in the matter." Gramont sat stunned beyond words. The oil seepage a plant. There was no reason to doubt what Fell said. Gramont believed the little man sincere in his love for Lucie. "No matter what the outcome, your reputation will not be affected," said Fell, quietly. "The company which will buy this land of Lucie's Is con trolled by me. You understand? Even If no oil is ever found there. I shall see to It that you will not be Injured because of that signed statement." Gramont nodded In dull comprehen sion. He realized that Fell hurt vised this whole business scheme with Infernal ingenuity; had devised it in order to take a hundred and fifty thou sand dollars out of his own pocket and put It Into that of Lucie. It .was a present which the girl would never ac cept as a gift, but which, if It came In the way of business, would mak her financially Independent. Nobody would be defrauded. There was no chicanery about It. The thing was straight enough. "That's not quite all of my plan," pursued Fell, as though reading Gra mont's unuttered thoughts. "The min ute this news becomes public, the min ute your statement is published, there will be a tremendous boom in that whole section. I shall take charge of Lucie's money, and within three weeks I should double It, treble it, for her. Before the boom bursts she will be out of it all, and wealthy. Now, my dear Gramont, I do not presume that you will still refuse to vote with me? I have been quite frank, you see." Gramont stirred in his chair. "Yes!." he said, low-voiced. "Yes, by heavens. I do refuse!" With an effort he checked hotly Im pulsive words that were on his tongue. One word now might ruin him. He dared not say that he did not want to see Fell's money pass Into the hands of Lucie money gained by fraud and theft and crime! He dared not give his reasons for refusing. He meant now to crush Fell utterly but one wrong word would give the man full warning. He must say nothing. "It's not straight work. Fell. Re gardless of your motives, I refuse to join you." Jachin Fell sighed slightly, and laid down his cigar with precision. "Gramont," his voice came with the softly purring menace of a tiger's throat-tone, "I shall now adjourn this company meeting for two days, until Saturday morning, in order to give you a little time to reconsider. Today Is Thursday. By Saturday" "I need no time," said Gramont. "But you will need it. I suppose you know that Bob Malllard has been arrested for parricide? You are aware of the evidence against him all cir cumstantial?" (TO BE CONTINUED.) Plant's Remarkable Growth. A recent note in science records what Is believed to be Hie temperate zone record for a single season's growth of a shoot of the tree type of woody plant. This quite phenomenal shoot grew from the stump of a be headed Faulownla and reached a height of 21 feet 0 Inches, a circum ference of 10 Inches it the base, and had 24 leaves, one of which, measured In Inte Jnlv. was found to he SS Innhoa long In the largest dimension.