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About Halsey enterprise. (Halsey, Linn County, Or.) 19??-1924 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1920)
The Halsey Enterprise ' and T an g e n t were p re se n t and m em b e rs ut th o rganization, according to the Albany Dem ocrat: An In d e p en d e n t N ew spaper f*rom H alsev. G eo L auhner. H C Da- via D »yloF, an . Ken I udtell PUBLISHED EVERS THURSDAY From dieiid J C Brown, C O riso n - | Kd M itchell. ' H D avidson, J BCornett* lohn D annen. W H McBride, and Isaac C H A S . B A L L A R !), E d itu r 1 W heeler. E n te red as second-class matt» r October From T an g en t: R C Bailey, John 3 1912. at the post ott.ee at Hu >*.». OAr A rchibald, Chas K ntcher, A 1. Sheet goo. u n d e r th e Act of M arch J, 1879. W E Parker. 1. B Luber, I) W Shir- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __. le v . and Perry Harker. rm - a in"m»nT tn e Torn a-m o«pn»ce of the carcel w as su rc h arg e d w ith an impending tragedy. Buck, glaring with malevolent eyes Info the faces of hi’ guards, i.new that he could never hope to leav oat hor rible hole alive If he persisted in his fruntlc Impulse to force his way out against such odds. A curious sense of helplessness over whelmed him; his strength seemed to be ebbing away. He paused. Irreso lutely, unheeding the sharp conn land of the captain of the guard to surren der. Jltendra, Impassive as a sphinx, D evoted to th e m aterial u p b u ild in g of Officers for Linn County Fair stood aside, but the glitter of his shy, H alsey a n d su rro u n d in g couutry aud brown eyes ihow-ed tha t no detail of Elected. L ion county g e n era lly Subscription the scene before him was unnoticed. F u tu re plans and policies ol the Linn ra te fl.fio per year in advance. The rifle rattled to the earth nt Buck’s ¡c o u n t) fa ir was discussed in the first feet. A D M IN IS T R A T O R S N O TIC E Ol , m e e tin g of the new board w hich m et in He turned nt the Imperative gesture H E A R IN G OH F IN A L ACCOUNT. U bany T uesday, aud officers lor th e en- of the commanding officer and meekly -u in g y e a r were elected as follow s: entered the cell toward which be and Notice i* hereby given th at the final I- Il Ptieffer, presid en t; W R Scott, Jltendra had been walking. Inside the account of II. C. lh r » M ad m in istrato r vice p r e s id e n t: A C S chm itt, secretary: cell, once the door closed behind them, ttie light was dim. of the estate of C lara B Davis, d ecea sed i 1’ A Veiling, treasurer. Jltendra submissively seated himself has been filed in tile Com ity C ourt ol A reso lu tio n was passed to file an cross-legged In one corner und re L iun C ounty, State ot O regon, and th a t vuicnded a rticle s of* Incorporation mained uttetly silent. The American, the .’4th day ot l-'ebruary. l ’-'U. at the c h an g in g th e place o( h o ld in g th e lair Inwardly raging at Ids own unaccount hour of 10 o ’clock A. M has been hil) Iroin d o to Albany a n d (or pro v id in g able surrender and the memory of the appo in ted by said court for the h e arin g ,c board ot .11) d irec to rs No definite ac- Injustice to which he had been subject of objections to said final account and i- u will probably lie tak en in m ak in g ed, paced up and down, true to his the se ttle m e n t there',f. at w hich tim e ' final a rra n g e m e n ts to r the fair u n til the designation of “El Tigre.” ail) person interested in said estate m ay ’ c m plete board ol 30 m en i« secureed. The Hindu looked nt him calmly. “Sahib Buck wishes to leave this appear and file objectio n s th ere to in W ayne Stew art who has tieen id e n ti place?” w ritin g and co n test ttie line. “Leave It?" roared the American. D ated a o d first p ublished la n n a ry 22 fied w ith the racing program of tlie fair at Scio for several years, was present “Did I try io break into it?” 1920. He loosened the collar of his shirt amt prom ised a racing program to con- 11. C. DAVIS, si-t ol both liarue«« and ru n n in g races and mopped the perspiration from his A d m in istrato r ol the Estate. w ith purses offered to th e a m o u n t of neck. The foul apology for air was Amor A. Tns«ing. • .’"(it) to 13000. An up-to-date track suffocating. Atty lor A dm inistrator. "See here, Jitendra, do you want to will probably be built at tlie o ld ro u n d J-22 to 2-19. help me get out?” up grounds. “Assuredly, sahib.” T he m atter of p erm an en t bu ild in g s ( “Then get up, go to the door, otid Dr. HAROLD E. JACKSON ' to lie b u ilt a n d placed tinder th e super - I demand that the British ambassador vision ol th e w om an'* a u x iliary th a t is * 1 be notified of your arrest. When you Dentist. expected to lie organized h e re in the get out, as you stir -ly will, send a tele 304-305 1st N ational Bank near fu tu re was discussed. gram to William Scott. International Building. The e x h ib it of th e schools of th e covn- hotel. Nogales. Arizona. V. S. A., tell A L B A N Y - • - - O K m O * ty w hich in tim e , past ha* been one of ing him I’m here. That may heli» a lit the leading feature* of the county tair tle. There's something going on here that I don't understand at all. Jltendra. is expected to aid in m ak in g a credita- RURAL CREDIT LOANS i hie e x h ib it a* th e conveniences will be 1 didn't ask you to come with me—I did the best I could to get yon to go on 1 g re ater th an e v er belore. T he gran d ■bout your own business. So there’s O ar tw e n ty year ru ra l credit ! stand and fence is to lie repaired and a plan o f loaning money to farmers lia-e ball diam ond in th e c en ter ot tlie no reason nt all for you to be locked up. and if there's any wliy J »hould helps you to get out o f debt. ' rave track a rra n g e d lor. be. I want to know it 1” Under our form o f loan the tota “Do you. Indeed?” Buck leaped toward the sound nnd amount* o f interest paid durins peered through the tiny, grated orifice its e n tire period o f tw e n ty year In the iron bound oak door. The query is actually less than 5 1-2 pei was In English, hut It carried a mock ing sneer which worked the mine own cent interest. er into a new frenzy. W rite us fo r booklet. He could not make out the features OW EN BEAM Agent. of the speaker In the- emi-darkin-ss. yet he fancied he had heard the voice on 133 L jo n St. Albany, Oregot some other occasion. "I Ree you do not recognize me.” blandly went on the same, speaker. Our Sermonette. "Well, Mr. Williams, I'm Herbert By FRANK BLIGHTON Ilardlnge—you recall the name, don't Be ot good courage, and he «hall s rengtlicii y our heart, all ye that hope r i j - - - ’*'*-' - - - ' - - ¡g i you—Ilardlnge. agent for the United Kingdom Exploration company?' in the Lord. I’» 31: 24. C o p y rig h t. ”Yes,'’ replied William; brusquely; It would serin ns though the adversary SYNOPSIS. “that Is, If you are the same Ilardlnge at tu n es a tte m p ts to di e .Mirage us by C H A P T E R I - W h i l e h is tr a in is h e ld m aking ns th in k th a t the d ia ls a n d d ilti- on n sittin g T o m D a v e n p o r t, e n g in e e r of that tried to heat me out ot the El tli» Pa* ilb L im ite d . becom e» In te re s te d In Tigre property live years ago. What c u ltiea ol th e ' narrow way ol sacrifice th e tu i t. «’ m o v e m e n t» of a binail b ro w n • . e v id e n tly a fo re ig n e r, a n d In v e a tl- j of it?" w ill lie uuav filin g anyhow, and th a t we g m a an te * W h a t he »list o v e r» »ends him “I Just heard of your plight,” t i k to h is cafc In a h u rr y . Bin h a n a n m ig h t as well give up W illia m s, m in in g m a n . b o a rd s th e tra in smoothly answered the syndicate agent, W hat course should we pursue at such a n d m a k e s th e a u q u a ln ta n c e o f th e , “und hurried down to see If I could be s g rao J lte n d r a , w ho ' n tune? We should tollow- th e e x am p le p tr ro a v n e g s e r to , be J a a li n s ln E a s t In d ia n . T h e lim ited ' of any nsslstiince to you.” Swami Ram’s Reincarnation ol our Lord. and.seek the B ath e r's lace, a n x io u s to know w hether o r not our i n terest* «1« a ll r ig h t w ith linn, anxiov (or some assurances th a t w hile the world m ay hate us, anil say all m an n e r ol evil a g ain st us talsely, we still have h is ap proval ; a n x io u s for som e iresli a ssu r ance th a t it will be we ll w a ll us. th at the Lord w ill g ra n t ns a part in the b e tte r resu rrectio n to life e te rn sl irrhul Deafness Cannot Bo C'irfd jv a l a p iu b a tlo u s . th e y eaB B ot re a c h d lH t a c t l p o r t io n o f t h e ear T h e re is one w a y to c u r * « a t a r r b a t deafness, t h a t is by a c o n s t it u t io n a l rem e d» r r h a l D e a fn e s s Is caused b y an In fid c o n d it io n o f th e m uc o u a lin in g o f E u s ta c h ia n T u b e W h e n th ia tu b e la m ed yo u h a v e a r u m b lin g s o u n d o r Im f t h e n rin g , a n d w h e n I I P e n tir e ly d. D ra in « » » is th e r e s u lt V n le a e the m m e tlo ti c a n be re d u c e d a n d th ia tu b . .red io Its n o r m a l c o n d l i n. h e a rin g ba d e s tro v e d fore x e r M a n y ra»ea o f ne»a art* cau s e d bv c o ta r ; h. w h ic h is in fla m e d c o n d itio n o f t h * m u c o u s eur i H a il's C a ta r r h M e d ic in e a c ts t h r u b lo o d on th e m u c o u a au> aces o f th « ey s te m W e w i ll g le e O ne H u n d re d D o lla rs F ? an y case o f C a ta r r h a l P e s fn e s s t h a t c a n n o t ba c u re d by H a ll s C a ta r r h M e d ic in e Ctr c a la r» fre e A ll P ru g g ie ta . 75 1» w rac Red. C H A P T E R II - W illia m » , th o u g h p a in fu lly b u rn e d , s a v e s J lte n d r a . w ho h a d been p in n e d u n d e r th « w re c k T h e H in d u vow» e te r n a l g r a titu d e W illia m s r e c e iv e s a m e ss a g e te llin g him M exican re v o lu tio n is ts have seiz e d hi» m ine, k n o w n a» " E l T ig r e ." a n a k ille d o r d riv e n -w • *»«, A m ericana. C H A P T E R I I I - O n h is w ay iu . . . . .......... a lo n e W illia m s d is c o v e rs th a t J lte n d r a II fo llo w in g him . a n d h e o rd e rs him to tu rn ba« k T h e H in d u a p p a r e n tly a cq u iesc es, b u t w l en W illiam » re a c h e s th e m in e h finds J lte n d r a th e re . CHAPTER IV -T h e H in d u d e c la re s F a te h a s b o u n d h im a n d W illia m s to g e th e r, a n d a s s e r t* m y s ta rto u a ly t h a t th e god* V ish n u a n d SIV* n ra w ith him W il liam *. s o m e w h a t to u c h e d , a llo w s him to sta y W title tn a sle e p o f e x h a u s tio n W il lia m s la m a d e p ris o n e r by a M exican fo rce h e a d e d by M an u e l P a c h ec o , h ts fo r m e r m in e fo re m a n W ith J lte n d r a . also a p ris o n e r, five p a r ty se ta o u t for Z a p a - tillo O n th e w a y P a c h e c o b ru ta lly s trik e s W ihi.i- i I - -st Im m e d ia te ly fa ll* , fro m h la h o rs e d e ad , a p p a r e n tly w ith o u t SWUee. r>ucx n imams and Jlten d ra jointly oecttpled u black, fetid bole on the level of the street. It opened on the corridor, not far from the main gate. A soldier In the passage guarded F. J VUENEY A CO. Toledo. O- them, notwithstanding the thick earth en walls, with oak doors, traversed by Linn County Good Roads Meet* heavy liars of wrought iron, which, ot themselves, were certainly capable of ing lie d in A lb in d.tn nlng two men without tools to burrow or gnaw through them. Saturday. The American had not willingly en T h? L inn C ountv < <-»>1 R« m »U A < * v i tered the cell. In fact, he had strenuously objected. a lu m w hich convened tit AlKtny last S aturdav elevletl officer* lo t the ensuing In terse (.(vanish idiom he demanded x ear and pl.tt « to 1 e a fin tor tn the ro v l to be first taken before the Jefe po litico, an official corresponding to a d e v elo p m en t »•! the county tnd state in circuit Judge In his own country. a U rv e r way th a n ever before. T he » • IL, demand was Ignored. Then the liter* elected were tiger tn him boiled up. Ills hands had Rex D avis of 11a rn sh u rv . president- been unbound ufter the main gate of A C S chm itt of A lbany, set ret t n ami the prison closed behind him. With tr e a s u r e r , for vice p re - g lent« P A character sttc. despernte courage, Buck V oting aw l F I M iller of All» nx Dr A hurled himself on a soldier and selxed \V C arm ack of Frv Station A M Reeve« his wi n|>on. of Lebanon, C II K nonti »»I ll tUex. C F , Itut the others, with a sinister de- Stan a id of B row nsville. \ \ U Poland of Llx-rutlon. considering the mine own e r s preconceived theory that some Sliedd. F C I'rerx of Scio amt V Shelton mysterious and malign Influence was a n d O H Rti«scll < i Sweet Home. behind his seliure, covered hiui—and The following uien of Halsey, Shedd ( they w»re twalrg to on«. W illiam s hesitated . Herbert Ilardlnge had consistently and relentlessly opposed him In the past. Their litigation over the owner ship of El Tigre had been expensive to both and It had only ended when the highest court In Mt xico upheld his own prior rights. But blood is thicker than water, and the Anglo-Saxon love of justice some times causes white men In foreign lands to forget past differences in new perils. So Williams replied: “That’s mighty xthlte of you, Har- dinge. I don't know why I'm here, for I've done nothing to merit Imprison ment, Of course, I don't want to stay — 1 want to c- I b.H k t " l'.l T ig re — nnd If vou can help me out I'll surely be grateful to you.” "I think the matter can h« very eas ily arranged,” suavely answered the Englishman; "otherwise I should not have bothered about coming down.” ”How?" "If you will transfer El Tigre mine to the ownership of my company, promise to return to the United States w Ithout delay, and give a pledge not to re-enter Mexico for five years, you will be free in half an hour.” Williams could not credit his hear ing. What bad El Tigre's ownership to do with his arrest, or in what man ner could the abandonment of his property be made an excuse for re leasing him? "I see that yon do not thoroughly understand your present position,” satirically observed Ilardlnge as Wil liams groped vainly for words with which to voice his indignant surprise. “You arp r cht--I don't. Ilardlnge. But. before you go further, let me tell you this: I returned to El Tigre only yesterday from the United States. I was set upon by my former mine foreman, bound while asleep, and he started to bring me here. He offered no explanation for his extraordinary and illegal cooduct 'He died, from some can»« I can- M.,t uuueieieuu, »sue uu --s- I did uot Jeopardize myself by return, Ing to Mexico with any intention of being coerced Into signing away tha property I have fought for y e a rsto develop. Why should I purchase free dom by voluntarily surrendering El Tigre, when I came back here to hold It, at all hazards?” “I would uot advise haste in a de cision.” Hardlnge s tone was frigid. •■You ought to think this matter over and weigh things carefully, Williams, before coming to a conclusion which may only Involve you further." "How can It involve me? What matter are you referring to?" "The officials of the government at M. »co City who decided that you o , re the rightful owner of El Tigre have been superseded by other men." "I know that, Hardlnge. But even the ones now in power will not pre sume to declare my titles invalid with out a hearing on the merits, nor up hold un arrest for peacefully occupy ing iny property—surely, at least, not before the reopening of a case which was settled before their highest court.” "No?” The query carried an un dertone of insolent sarcasm. •No!” The defiance In the prison e rs voice was unmistakable. "I supposed, Williams, that you had been in Mexico long enough to under stand the unstable character of the government. But you are evidently unaware that since your departure from the state of Sinaloa it has se ceded.” •T had not heard of it.” “Nor that General Juan Moreno is now the provisional governor of the province?” “it’s ail news to me.” “I imagined it would be. Now, let ns be frank. I am uncommonly gener ous with you, Williams. As governor of this province, General Moreno lias declared titles to all property held or acquired by Americans within the past ten years void, and they have been confiscated. Hereafter no American can acquire, nor hold, by purchase or otherwise, property In Sinaloa, during the existence of this provisional gov ernment, at least. This decree has tl , support of Moreno's advisors und tl.e approval of a large majority, at I, t, of the residents of the province. You see where you are, don't you?” Williams gasped. The sheer audacity of the thing was incredible. Yet, what could he or other Americans expect from the bun gling way the whole "Mexican prob lem" seemed to have been bundled at home? Hut what has this to do with my arrest?” lie savagely demanded. “Everything," bluntly retorted Har- dinge. “You were un Interloper and u trespasser on property now owned nnd about to be operated uy me d o ted Kingdom Exploration company. On- d e rs w ere Issued by Governor General Moreno himself that you should be brought In, if you came back to El Tigre. You returned and Captain Manuel Pacheco, one of Moreno’s own staff, was sent to carry o u t the order. That Is why you are here.” “I ace,” bitterly exclaimed the pris oner. "But why was I not taken be fore the jefe politico aDd warned about Ibis new law?" “Governor Moreno has suspended the civil statutes until the province Is entirely pacified.” "Then why was I not taken before hint?" “A h! I think you will scarcely be anxious to face a military tribunal composed of General Moreno's officers, Williams—at least, if you still possess the discretion with which I have al ways credited you." "Why not? What have T to fear from him or his officers?" “You ought to know. Captain Pacheco did not return to Zapatllllo with his command, did he?” “I realize It. But what has that to do with me?” “You are accused of murdering him this morning.” “Rats!" “The military court," evenly re sumed Hardlnge, “I am Informed, will accord you a hearing this afternoon— probably within an hour. Yon know what that signifies as well ns I. You were armed and arrested by Captain Pacheco. He was murdered—they have brought In his body. You are accused. The lieutenant of the com mand, who succeeded to Pacheco's title, the sergeant and other officers, as well as some of the privates, were giving their testimony before the court when I was admitted to the carcel." Buck Williams laughed contemptu ously. “That is why I came," severely continued Hardinge, “to see If I could help you out of this ugly mess I've fought you, hut I don’t particularly wish to see you hacked against the wail of the carcel and shot to death at sunrise tomorrow morning. I'm a persistent enemy. Williams, hut not a vindictive one. Now, what do you say to my former proposition about get ting out of MexicoP’ "If that's the beat card you have up your sleeve with which to hoodwink me out of El Tigre, Hardinge. you'd better go hack to your exploration company and wait for Moreno's firing tajuad tv shuvt. Why. man. it's ab surd! 1 was tied, hand and foot, on the back of a horse, when Pacheco kicked off. How can they reason I killed a man tn such clrcumatancee?” "They don't need any reasons—an excuse Is enough," laughed Hardlnge brutally. “Pacheco was well aud strong when he left. He died In some way not yet determined Just after striking you. The physician who per formed the autopsy says he was mur dered.” “Does that prove I killed him?” "Who else? Pacheco's own men certainly did not—they worshiped hltn. You are against the guns, Williams— literally. But If you want to be ob stinate, don’t fancy I’m trying to per suade you to do the only thing that will let me help you. Your mine or your life—take your choice—or lose them both If you want to ! But when you look Into the rifles of the firing squad admit to yourself at leust that I did all I could to save you." “Thank you,” dryly answered the prisoner, “But why this sudden so licitude, Hardlnge?” "Purely a matter of expediency— an anchor to leeward, well say. Gov ernor Moreno has already Issued us a legal title to El Tigre. If the provi sional government is permanent, we’ll need nothing more. If it falls, we will then have your transfer of title to us and continue operating It as If nothing had happened The exploration com pany is Interested In mining—not poli tics.” “But I see no reason to believe that you can do what you promise—or will. Why should I permit myself to be frightened Into transferring a title to a five-mllllon-dollar mine—and per haps he shot down, just the same, be tween here and the border? If I'm up against a brace game, Hardinge. go ahead with it, I have associates in the United States who put money Into that property. They trust me.” "I am fully aware of that,” “I have full power to act for them In any way that seems best to protect their interests," hotly went on Will iams. "But If I did what you ask me to do I’d be a blithering ass. You could take the deed and have me shot, anyway—they'd only think I'd be trayed them—and fled with their money. Then, again, I may be out of here tomorrow—and then where would I be? Suppose Moreno s provi sional government goes down? Your company would then have El Tigre without paying a nickel, Nix, Hur- dlnge; you’ve got to show me more than that to get iny signature." Hardinge grinned evilly. The saturnine features of his pow erful face leaped suddenly Into the blaze of the match with which he was lighting a cigar. His hard eyes gleamed with amusement ns he half iurned away from the door. “All right! A man about to be shot Isn’t altogether in a position to make terms, Williams. Believe It or not— I can do what I've promised, and peo ple who know ine will tell you that I always do as I promise. It so happens that General Moreno will be quite will ing to mitigate your sentence in uny way I might request; but you don’t have to believe that, either, unless It suits you to do so. Well, I'm going. This foul air is giving m e a headache.” He turned nonehulantly awuy. Buck, with a feeling of supreme despair, tried to steady his voice for another question. “How do you happen to have such a pull with General Moreno?” “I’m surprised that you ask, Will iams. Moreno was ambitious to be come governor and wanted to start a revolution. That meant arms, men, money. He had none. The United States has forbidden their export to rebels, so he talked things over with ua. In return for certain mining con cessions in Sinaloa we supplied what he needed. It's very simple, but of course I'll deny that I ever made this admission If you should mention it to anyone else. However, I guess there’s little danger—you're Incommunicado. No one will see you until the sentence Is carried out tomorrow morning.” Williams pondered. Hardinge’s statement Impressed him as truthful. But be played his last card with all the coolness of a poker player who has been called for his final chip. “This other fellow, nardingc,"—he Jerked his thumb toward the Interior of the cell—"he’s a British .subject and a stranger here, who thinks he owes me something because I pulled him out of a train wreck near El Paso on the way down. As a British sub ject yourself you won't mind notifying the British ambassador he's here—will you—no matter what happens to roe?” “I certainly will not,” angrily snap ped the syndicate agent. “W|jat the devil do you take me for— a fool?" “No," drawled the American, with a deliberation that brought a red flush to the Englishman's face, "not a foot Hardlnge, but a cold-blooded, calcu lating dog nho will deliberately plan to murder a rival to gain his ends. Go on with your fake court-martial, you white-livered beast! I'd rather welter In my own blood a thousand times thun give you the satisfaction of putting over a thine like thia—to rob me and the men who have backed me with their confidence and money. Shoot—and be damned to von I” , To be continued.
