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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1924)
w L OF CURRENT WEEK Briel Resuire Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest, and Other Things Worth Knowing. A new high record gasoline produc tion was established In January. Bureau of mines reports show an out put of 695,325,500 gallons. Plans lor a compromise to avert an actors' strike In New York, June 1 are under consideration. The Actors' Equity association has threatened the strike June 1 tor the closed shop. An earthquake, described as a local disturbance of about four minutes dur ation was recorded on the seismograph of the University of Santa Clara, Cal., at 3:40 o'clock Saturday morning. Exercises for the 75th birthday of Luther Burbank last Friday, although ho was too ill to attend, included the closing of schools, the children singing his favorite songs in front of his home in Santa Rosa, Cal. Edwin J. Brown was re-elected mayor of Seattle, Wash., by a majority of 4845 votes In Tuesday's election, according to complete tabulated votes from all of the city's 294 precincts. The final vote was: Brown, 40,545, Al fred 11. Lundin, 35,700. Three persons, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Whalley and Mrs. Mabel Morse, old residents of Linden, N. Y were slain Monday night, apparontly by a maniac. Mr. and Mrs. Whalley were shot dead and Mrs. Morse was beaten to death with the handle of an adz. A preliminary judgment in the con troversy botweon the Egyptian gov ernment and the representatives of the countess of Carnarvon over con tinuation of the work In the tomb of Tutankhamen recognizes the mixed court's competency to decide the case. A legal fight for control of radio broadcasting Is forecast as a result of the suit by tho Amorlcan Telephone & Telegraph company for a perman ent injunction restraining station WHN, operated In New York by Mar cus Loew and George Schubel, from broadcasting. Wheat stocks in the United States were smaller on March 1 by about 7, 000,000 bUBhels than they were a year ago. Announcement Tuesday by the department of agriculture of stocks at country mills and elovators as 90,396, 000 bushels and its estimate of 133, 871,000 bushels on fnrmB. Decision to pluco administration of the new soldier bonus bill, providing principally for paldup life lusurutu'c policies, in the hands of tho veter ans' bureau rather than private Insur anco companies, was reached Wednes dny by a subcommittee of tho house wuys and means committee in drafting the bill. Promulgation of a new Irrigation and reelamatlon'progrum must uwait the report of the Interior department's fact-finding commission, Secretary Work Wednesday advised a group of western senators, who asked him to take action Immediately. Tho com mission is sitting night and day, he said, in an effort to expedite its find lngs. Maintenance for another year of the regular army at the present strength o( 13.000 commissioned officers ami 125.000 enlisted men. is recommended in the nrmy appropriation bill. As re ported Wednesday to tho house the measure carries f226.224.993, or 116. 224.26S less limn last year's approprlu tion, and (3,632,778 less than the bud get estimate. Taking lis cue from the Napoleonic axiom that an army travels on Its Ktomarh. the Oregon state chamber of commerce set about Wednesday to move the tourist armies of the coun try, and the industrial legions seek ing new worlds to conquer, to the Pa cific northwest by first winning the generals to tho food of the region by serving a banquet In Chicago. President Coolldge made request of congress Monday to adopt Immediate ly a resolution making effective the IS per cent reduction In personal In come taxes payable thla year now car ried In the revenue bill, but It met with an unencouraglng response. This reaction was especially pronounced In the house, where such legislation would have to originate and where leaders recently turned down an at tempt to obtain such action. D HAPPENINGS AIRMEN START ROUND GLOBE First Earth-Encircling Airway to Be Charted To Take 5 Months. Clover Field, Santa Monica, Cal. Airmen of the United States army started around the world from here Monday to chart the first globe-encircling airway. Eyes of 23 nations will be upon the skies between now and August as the American aviators wing their way on the 30,000-mile voyage in an effort to accomplish that in which recent attempts of the French and British airmen failed. The flight started at 9:32 o'clock, when, amidst acclaim of thousands. Major Frederick L. Martin of Chanute field, Rantoul, 111., zoomed. His take off was followed immediately by that of Lieutenant Lowell B, Smith of Los Angeles and Lieutenant Leigh Wade of Cosmopolis, Mich. A score of army and civilian airplanes followed as an escort and soon disappeared into the clouds to tho northward, which for more than two hours had raised doubts in the minds of the flight com manders as to whether they should at tempt to dart through them over the Techanapi pass. America's attempt to map the first world airway will be carried out in a Berles of flights ranging from 135 miles to 860 miles. The first jump was from Clover field to Mather field, Sacramento. The second, will be from Sacramento to Vancouver, barracks, Washington, across the river from Portland, Or. The world cruisers are scheduled to fly to Seattle, where pontoons will be installed for marine landings until the fliers reach Cal cutta, India. The beginning of tho flight, expect ed by many to he but a Blmple dash of 4Vfe hours of Ideal weather con ditions, proved to be a beginning of the many problems that the intrepid airmen will be called upon to solve In their journey. BERGD0LL READY TO PAY A3 DRAFT EVADER New York. Grover Cleveland Berg doll, convicted during the war as a draft evader, has agreed to return to America to serve his sentence in a federal prison, it was announced Mon day by Norman Hapgood, editor of Hearst's International Magazine. BergdoU will return at tho invita tion of the American Legion, which through John Qulnn, national com mander, issued a statement tonight declaring tho legion had been ac cusod of attempting to kidnap Berg doll and it was time to "show the world" that tho organization stood for law and order. The legion's offer was made by Leighton H. Blood, a member of the organization, who said ho went to Germany to carry out a plan mapped out by Garland W. Powell, national director of the legion's Amorlcanlsm commission, and Lemuel Holies, na tional adjutant. "My mission was to Invite Berg doll to come back to America with me of bla own freo will," said Blood. "As long as BergdoU was In Ger many the nntlGormnn feeling in the legion would be strengthened and would count In American politics. Therefore, If a plan could bo worked out by which BergdoU could be brought back to America, It would help everybody." Blood said ho was violating no con fidence In giving a summary of the terms he made llergdoll. "Hero It Is," said lllood. "BergdoU must QOBM back. He must serve his sentence. The American Legion is not so much Interested in BergdoU as in the men who helped his escape from America. Let's bring BergdoU back and bavo him make a clean breast and tell who tho enemies In our own camp are. Then let him do his bit in prison. After that give him his money and let him go his way." Mr. Hapgood said BergdoU had sold his automobiles and other properties in Germany and even selected the ship on which he wished to return to America. Seattle Deficit $20,000. Seattle, Wash The deficit for the engagement of the Chicago Civic Opera company which ended here here Saturday will exceed $20,000, ac cording to local managers Klfty-seveu Individuals and firms guaranteed $67. 000. The opera company was assured J.'.J.onii on the engagement and il .is estimated that the expenses would ap proximate more than $12,000 Receipts for four performances here were $44, 000. Quake Terror Is Gone. Toklo. Terror of a new great earth quake oo urring In Japan was dispell ed Monday when the Ataml geyser resumed activity, following nine days of dormancy. Professor Ogawa, who was dispatched from the Imperial uni versity at Kyoto, caused an eruption of the geyser by plugging up three nearby hot springs. The eruption followed three hours after his action. There was great public rejoicing. L REPORT ON BONUS Committee's Plans Submitted To the Public. INSURANCE FEATURE Endowment Policies to Be Given Vet erans Cost to Be About Two Billion Dollars. Washington, D. C. The proposed bonus to soldiers of the world war would cost a trifle more than $2,000,- 000,000 spread over 20 years, accord ing to the majority report of the house ways and means committee on the pending adjusted compensation bill, which was made public Sunday night. The average ex-service man, under the terms of the bill would receive adjusted compensation amounting to $382 in the form of a 20-year endow ment insurance policy for $962. The amount of the policy would vary ac cording to the age of the soldier and the length of his service. After two years loans would be obtainable for 90 per cent of the value of the policy at the time, the loans on a $1000 policy, for example, ranging from $87.93 in the third year to $900 in the 20th year. The bill, says the report, provides for: 1. The fixing of the amount of the adjusted service credit to the sur viving veterans. 2. The payment in cash of the ad justed service credit to those veterans to whom $G0 or less is due. 3. Provision for payment of the adjusted service credit to depend ents of veterans who have died be fore application has been made. 4. The issuance of an endowment Insurance ceretlficate to the remain der of tho surviving veterans applying therefor in amount and on the terms hereinafter set forth. 5. The privilege of .borrowing upon such certificates after two years, in the manner hereinafter explained. 6. Security for such loans and pre vention of their being "frozen assets," in the hands of banks by whom they are made. 7. The creation of a sinking fund sufficient to meet the claims arising upon the certificates by reason of death of the veteran or maturity thereof. 8. Estimates for proper appropria tions to meet the claims of depend ants and thoso who are paid in in surance. The basis of tho adjusted service credit to the soldier Is tho same as In the bill, which at the last session passed both houses, namely SI a day for each day of "home service" and $1.25 a day for "oversea service" not to exceed, however, in any caso $500 for "home Bervlce" or $625 for "over sen service." The veteran will receive the equiv alent of a paid-up 20-year endowment policy for the amount which his ad justed service creit plus 25 per cent would purchase at his age, of such in surance computed in accordance with accepted actuarial principles and bas ed upon American experience tables of mortality with Interest at 4 per cent per annum compounded annually. Stock Disease Feared. Walla Walla, Wash. There is dan ger of the hoof and mouth disease reaching the northwest through tho medium of wild fowl coming north to nest, according to Or. H. A. Trippeer. "Wo can control every other avenue of infection except the wild birds." he stated. "These birds, feeding in Cali fornia, are quite apt to pick up grain upon which are germs and would bring the disease with them in their in testluul tract." Japan to Honor Woods. Toklo The honor of being the first guests to be entertained by the prince regent and his bride since their wed ding fell to Ambassador Woods o( the I'nlted States and Mrs. Woods. A luncheon was given In their honor at the Imperial palace, March IS. No other foreigners were guests at the luncheon, those attending being In the main Imperial princes. Growing opposition In the senate to the proposal that the government ft nare crop diversification led to laying aside temporarily late Tuesday the Norbeck Burtness bill, which would make such provisions. In favor of ap propria! Ion moaaarea. 5 CAPTAIN SAZARAC CHAPTER IX. Continued. 13 They were silent. The light breeze lifted and swung the silken curtains of the ship Napoleon ; the wines lapped slowly in the rich glass and sliver. Jarvls looked about at the polished teak, the heavily carpeted floors; he shook his head. "This is a dream," he muttered, "and still we must awaken ! After Na poleon when our threescore musket nien have come scrambling up the St. Helena crags, filched the emperor from their snoozing guards and cutlassed a way to sea again what then?" "Old Bosslere, Monsieur Glrod. and the other spirits of this venture, be fore we seized the ship, had every point worked out," explained De Al monaster. "Even the plans of the Island and the English lookouts. Even block and tackle and chair to hoist the emperor from out the St. Helena cliffs to onr waiting longboats if needful. Doctor Antomarehl, Napoleon's own physician, and Marshal 1'crtrand, his friend In exile, are aware of our pur pose and expectant. Everything is oared for it is only for us to put through what the gentry of New Or leans had plotted." "Except," mused Jarvls, "the lady who once looked back at me from the cuach . . . and threescore cut throats brawling on these decks!" The Captain Jean looke 1 gravely off to the shimmering sea. Dominique sighed. "Ah, yes after Napoleon what?" "Gentlemen, the future of you all has been a concern to my mind," said Lnfitte gravely. And as he was speak ing on. there came a hail from the forward lookout; and then Beluche, tlie deck officer, at the Companlonway. "A ship's light, sir! Sou' by east, lying out o' the wind 1" "She Is not within hailing?" The nmster started to his feet. "No, sir. And we have little air to come up with. But the longboats, sir! The thing might be done in a trice this very night, uuless she undertakes to repel our parley I" "She will hardly give In to our de mands." Lafitte followed to the quarter-rail. The twinkle of the stranger showed through the moonlight. But both ships were lying in the great out rush of the Mississippi waters though many miles from the sight of land. "Lay to, sir, and keep her In eye. We can do nothing without a bit of wind. We shall request the restora tion of Mademoiselle Lestron peace ably before we consider boarding the bark." The master turned, below again. Johanness went forward grumbling. The light of battle was In his eye. Oft this pass he had taken his lust Span iard fifteen years ngo with eighty thousand dollars to he divided among his crew at the Grand Terre fort of the buccaneers which was not a day's sail westward on the Louisiana const. And the party In the emperor's cabin heard a hoarse shout from the fo' ciis'le bond. "A ship, bullies! And we lay here with the old Itch to be alongside ! What do the gentlemen aft propose for her, eh mntes?" Beluche showered Imprecations upon the speaker. There was a yell or two. "I Havt Been Forward," Qrunttd tha Painter. "There Is Mora Hubbub Than a Ladits' Picnic" then silence. Presently the admiral came aft under the limp hang of the ieraphlne's snowy new canvas. "There are some hardheads, sir. Al ready they are dicing It fo'r the drat choice o' plunder from the Genaron. The woman, they agree, Is yours!" "Dc rhey think." retorted Lafitte sternly, "that this is the time of Mor gsn come again?" The alienee grew upon them all. Dominique sighed onee more. "The English woman If it was not for the affair of the English woman, we couh) give a wide berth to everything nntll this ship and crew bad found them selves." "They will now this comluf day P By CHARLES TENNEY JACKSON said the commander. "I am Le.Stte again not Monsieur Sazarac! Irons, and then the yar-arm" for the first fellow who disputes my will. The older heads will not needs be told. The English woman first after that, as it Is Monsieur de Almonaster's honor to his fellow citizens of Louisiana for Bonaparte. And then " "The seas are wide," grimaced Jar vls with a look at the master which drew, in turn, a glance of impenetrable reserve. CHAPTER X The Long Chase. At dawn the Seraphine lay In a flat pink sea, with, not a mile to the east ward, the dingy moil of the Mississippi outpour still visible. The canvas hung wet and limp. The idle steersman lis tened to Beluche's impatient comments as he held the glass off to the grow ing light. "Beggar's luck ! The river drift has been with her. She Is all but tops'l down with some capful of wind that we never saw !" "Wl' the sun," growled Nez Coupe, "we shall find our breeze." "Yes, but this matter cannot wait. Some Yankee clipper may put out on our trail ! We cannot tell what is brewing after this affair." De Almonaster and the captain Joined them before breakfast. True, a topsail breeze came with the sun, and the Seraphine began to draw out of the detaining eddies of the delta drift. The gentlemen had no more than set tled to their morning coffee when the monotonous cry of the lookout was re peated.' Beluche came with his report. "The stranger lias picked a better wind, sir, and has come about, making sou'west, and running fair." "Good I She will not make the Florldas then and draw us Into the path of the traffic. It will be a good ship today that we do not haul up with." "I have ordered the chase guns shotted," muttered the admiral. "It may take a carronude across her bows to make her lay to. Eh, bien! You will see old eyes shine as they take to the lanyard!" De Almonaster cried out exultantly when he followed to the deck. The first poke of the breeze laid the good ship smartly over, and the snap of the answering canvas drew a shout from the crew. "Every bully of them out to see!" cried Itaoul. "A lot of schoolboys minded to rob an orchard! The fiist elghteen-pounder let go will be music to old ears, Monsieur!" "And they may dance on air to it, afterward." Lafitte turned quietly to the younger man. "I have had a sleep less night, Monsieur de Almonaster. It appears to be largely yourself. The rest carried in Irons to Charleston when the inevitable happens, will not mutter, but you your position, your good name and fortune " Raoul snapped his fingers laughing ly. "I cume for this a true exploit, und with you, sir whutever befalls afterward !" "I have my plans considered," said the captain calmly. "We will not es cape In the end. When that hour comes, you shall be my prisoner." "I, Monsieur?" "I seized you upon this ship against your will. It was no affair of yours but of Jean Laflttes." "But nom de Dieu! I was the first to propose it!" 'That Is why I shall save you." He bowed enigmatically. "And Jarvls. the fool. The rest well, in the end. I must answer. First to these lawless spirits who believe absolutely that I am turning pirate again. Next to the admiralty courts. America, Great Brit ain" he shrugged "It will be of no consequence." De Almonaster watched the face of the exile who had been the enigma of diplomats of Britain and generals of the United States but seven years hack when he shook the dice between them for the province of Louisiana, and gave back a captain's commission In the royal navy to tight for the puling republic of the West. Slowly the younger mun was guessing. To rescue the woman whom he loved meant but to tear the mask frnm his own face to stand before her Jean Lafitte, the lat pirate chieftain of the gtilf n pro scribed outlaw, hunted by the navies of the world, dragged out of his ob scurity of peace to fsce a ring of ene mies. lou are my prisoner, sir when the end comes," he said quietly. Haoul stirred, and then turned from this Implacable will. Below he came upon John Jarvls shaking the sleep from his swollen eyes. "I have been forward." grunted the painter. "There Is more hubbub than a ladles' picnic. Bohon and Johanness cannot keep the dogs from howling. Old fellows who have been In the business before are srourlng up rusty dirks, pistols thst hsve molded ten years In muskrst trappers' camps very gulet. the older heads, bnt wink ing wisely. They whisper that La flttt la a wise fox to pretend to an af fair of women when he knows of the fat prltes helpless, unsuspecting, in !bt tradt routes. Copyright by The Bobbs-Merrill Company "They are in for an awakening, Jar vis. He does not mean that." "I took them a bucket o' grog," mut tered the other. "The gimcrack ad miral roundly cursed me for upsetting his discipline, but the bullies are ready to elect me captain, if Sazarac la too finicky in tastes." Raoul laughed wonderingly. "The Captain Sazarac ordains that you and I are to be prisoners to save our necks If the venture falls. And our good names, as well, in the eyes of Mademoiselle Lestron of Quebec." "He can consider what he wishes and be damned. I am a free man I will boast to the lady of the necks I have slit, which God knows is none! I will play the fool for her, the thief for her I will stretch rope for her . . . and I never saw her but one time. She looked 1 ack and laughed there was old John Jarvls, very drunken in the broad day, hanging to a lamp-post, his stock behind his ear and a bottle sticking from his coat. A proud Tory lady of the Canadas, filled with soft sweet luugher at John, the Jester." Itaoul looked keenly at the Impas sive face of the wit. "Have a care. Who was ever your friend In the old "In Her Own Good Time the Ship Will Fly a Flag and That Is the Business of Wiser Heads Than Yours." days, but Jean? You and I diligently must aid his plan. It is due him, Monsieur. He would be un honest gentleman in this, at least." "Well, a drink, now and I will play the fool for unyone." Jarvls arose: "Come, I hear the bo'sun's whistle. They are calling the bullies up for some matter." Johanness had tumbled the watches out and along the port rail, when the two came behind Lafitte who was ad dressing the straggling lines. There was much unsteady peering nnd bend ing; and then reprimanding growls from the older dogs. "Stow that talkl The captain speaks 1" "Silence, there!" roared Beluche, "and a man mutters he gets the cat I This Is a ship, mind you not a drink ing bout 1" Lnfitte raised his hand: "First, men I huve already told you of the object of this venture, which has, tor the end, the rescue of the Emperor Bonaparte from St. Helena. That, alone, will keep us busied for some months; but I do not Buy there will be nothing done of profit to you all, in the meantime, if It comes our way" There was n murmur, some In ap proval, some Impatiently. "The English," went on I.nfltt. sternly, "are now the friends of the United States. Even now. In Wash ington, they report that never were relations so good as under the Presi dent Monroe" "Bah," grunted Crackley, "I am not a sea-lawyer! Eb. mateysT "Silence!" thundered Lnfitte. De Almonnster, by the rail, watched curiously. The line of reluctant pri vateers edged nervously. Behind the captuln stood Beluche and old Domi nique and Nex Coupe, old Johanness, grim and sullen, stood rubbing bti chin doubtfully. "Enough!" went on Lafitte. "Anoth er word, and then Johanness will dis miss you. But first, take your warn ing I am Captain Saznrac of the Seraphine. In her own good time the ship will fly a flag and that Is the business of wiser hends than yours! And now, as to that ship we are over hauling It la a matter of private business In this case. A lady Is to be taken off. If an affray must come you are to fight the guns or bonnl exactly as ordered, and cease when ordered. And when once the lady from the Genaron Is put npon this ship, she Is to be treated with absolute respect from you all. More than that com plete silence. She Is not to know upon what mission this ship Is bound, nor who Is her commander." (TO HE CONTIKUEDJ