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About Aurora observer. (Aurora, Marion County, Or.) 19??-1940 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1921)
Riotous Immigrants Detained at Boston Twelve hundred Italian and Portuguese Immigrants who arrived at Boston, the other day on the Canopic, were transferred to Deer island for detention until congress decided whether they should be admitted to the country. They and their friends objected, and there were near riots with the port officials and police. The illustration shows some of the Immigrants being transferred from the Canopic to a boat for the island. Panhandler Is Nipped by Victim Champion of Park Row, New York, Whither the Best Flock, Is Forced to Yield. HE HID A STORY THAT WON New Londoner, H\a Pocket Picked, Wanted Only Dollar to Get to Rich Relatives in Perth Amboy,’ ' and Got It. the victim, one of the night workers who knew better than to believe ev erything he hears up and down Park Row, looked down on Broadway and confided to a friend that he was wait ing for a man from New London, a well-dressed lad with the gift of gab who had had his pocket picked while spending a day in woolly New York. “ Sa-a-ay,” said the friend, “ this New London bird wasn’t on his way to Perth Amboy to get some jack from a wealthy uncle, was he?” The victim, then just beginning to surmise the worst, nodded. For the next three days he continued to hear the stories of other victims who “fell” for the story of the stolen roll and the high family ties ana Perth Amboy and everything. In the stories of ordinary panhan dlers’ “ suckers” there would be noth ing further to remark. In this one, however, there was a sequel. It was four o’clock on a Sunday morning and the victim mentioned in Part 1 and another night working pal were sifting in one of the most luxuri ous armchairs that could be found in several years’ inspection. They had just completed a general free-for-all discussion of the ability of various panhandlers when the door was thrust violently open by two men. The new comers proceeded to the counter; one invited the other to order anything he wanted. “Have a couple of ham-and sand wiches, Mr. Doeley,” he urged. “They’ll do you good and you’ll need them to hold you over until you reach New London.” That Well-Remembered Voice. “Perth Amboy,” the other corrected, “New London later on.” The victim turned slowly. He wasn’t mistaken. He couldn’t forget that face nor the thick-rimmed spec tacles perched on the—now that he noticed it—rather pre-Volsteadian nose. His inclination was to do some thing that would measure up to the statute that covers felonies, but wait ed until Doeley and his latest “sucker” were well on their way to the end of the meal. Then he walked over, his pal bringing up a strong rear. “Hello Doeley,” he said in greeting. “How about that buck?” “ You’ve certainly got the advantage of me,” Doeley answered in a voice that had its root in the Social Reg ister. “ You certainly have. I guess I’ve got a standard face.” “No you haven’t,” the ham-and eater was told. “As a matter of fact you have a rather successful face.” Doeley stood on his dignity until a bit of paper upon which he had writ ten his name and an address and tele phone number in New London were produced. Then his eyes popped out at least three-quarters of an inch.* Finds Tooth of Fish That Was Big as Steamer i o s Angeles, Cal.—A tooth of some prehistoric fish, so large as to indicate its owner’s size was nearly that of an ocean liner, has been found among other fossils in the lime pits at Terrance, near here. About one-tliird of the tooth is missing. The portion found weighs nearly two pounds, is five inches long, four inches across the base and almost two inches thick. Many bones of prehistoric ani mals are daily being taken from the pits. Steamer Stolen by “Red” Pirates Story of Senator Schroeder Car ries One Back to Days of Spanish Main. vessel arrived in Murmansk on May 1, where Knuefken, one of the sailors, declared it was confiscated in the name of the soviet government of Russia.” BOLSHEVIK GREW MUTINIED TOLD OF H. C. L IN HEAVEN “Voice From Tomb” Persuades French Widow to Place 500 Francs on Put Officers in Irons and Sailed to Husband’s Grave. Murmansk, Then, Tiring of Soviet Life, Stole Vessel Again and Re Paris,—Because of her readiness to believe that even in heaven the cost turned to Cuxhaven. of living had become a serious prob Washington.—The theory that Bol lem a certain faithful French widow shevist buccaneers, agents or sympa came near being defrauded the other thizers were responsible for the disap day. Since the death of her husband pearance of more than twenty mer this woman had made It a rule to chant vessels off the Virginia and Car make a daily visit to his grave in the olina coasts during the last six months Pere Lachaise Cemetery. But one day received a decided impetus when offi while placing flowers on the mound cials investigating the case came into she was startled by hearing a voice. “ Up here,” the voice called out, “It possession of a detailed official ac count of the seizure of the Cuxhaven is the same as upon the earth—every fishing steamer, Senator Schroeder, by body wants money. On every hand a mutinous crew, who confiscated the are people asking for tips. Dear vessel In the name of the soviet gov friend, can you let me have, 500 francs?” ernment. After the captain and other officers Having no money with her the had been overpowered and locked up, woman after struggling to overcome the ringleader of the mutineers, one her fear promised to bring some as Knuefken, aided by two Bolshevist soon as possible and the voice replied agents who had been smuggled aboard gratefully: “Thank you.” The woman went home and told a as stowaways, ran the ship into the neighbor of her remarkable experience. port of Murmansk. The neighbor thought a while and then Buccaneer Gets Five Years. Here Knuefken left the ship and advised the widow to do what, the eventually made his way back to Ham voice had requested, but the neighbor burg, where he was convicted of mu also went to the authorities and let tiny and ship stealing and sentenced tbfcm in on the secret. Gathering together the necessary to five years in the penitentiary. Meanwhile, members of thè crew who 500 francs the widow piously placed had remained with the Senator Schroe the money on the grave in a purse and der, tired of life with the soviet and went away. When she was out of plotted to steal the ship and return sight a young man stepped out from behind a nearby tombstone and took to Cuxhaven. Getting permission to go out on a up the purse. Rut the next thing he fishing trip they overpowered their knew a policeman bad him by the new officers and took the Senator collar. It turned out that the young man Schroeder back to Cuxhaven, where was a nephew of the widow, but at they were arrested and tried. This fantastic though apparently in the trial that followed she forgave him disputable report of mutiny and piracy and withdrew the charges when the gave a new lease of life to the belief young man’s wife with a baby in her first expressed by Secretary of Com arms appealed to the widow for mercy. merce Hoover, that the unusual loss of ships during the last year must be ascribed to the actions of Bolshevist crews Official Report of Mutiny. “The Cuxhaven fishing steamer Senator Schroeder,” said the official re port in part,” left the fishing harbor In Cuxhaven on April 21, 1921^, on a voyage to Iceland. On board were the captain, two officers, two engineers, five ■; sailors, two stokers, and a cook, Her Spanish Grandfather and and also one passenger. “Three stowaways had been smug American Uncles Searching gled aboard without the knowledge of for Helen Owen. the master. “ When the ship was fairly out to sea the captain was decoyed into the sailors’ quarters and overpowered by the three sailors and the stowaways and locked up. “ The passenger, the first officer, and Daughter of Roosevelt Rough Rider the first engineer were then likewise and "The Rose of Cuba” Escaped imprisoned in the sailors’ quarters and From Restraint in Chicago the rest of the crew were forced by and Cannot Now Be Found. threats to continue running the ship. “After a voyage of ten days the Chicago.—Somewhere in these Unit ed States is a seventeen-year-oid miss, a Spanish-American child of romance and adventure, for whom a large, for Duchess Wins Rain “ Bet” tune Is waiting. of Half Million Francs Back in Spain an aristocratic old Castilian grandfather is fretting away Paris.—As a consequence of his last years longing for her, and here rain Lloyd’s of London lost their in America three wealthy uncles are latest “ weather gamble.” They seeking he'r to tell her that a fourth will be called upon to pay thé uncle has died and left her a great es Duchess Decazes, organizer of tate. the great charity Pavlowa fete Helen Owen, the missing heiress, is bagatelle, at the Polo club, half the daughter of the late Warren D. a million francs. Owen, a Roosevelt Rough Rider, who The terms of the Insurance won the daughter of Don Esteban Gar stated that all expenses would d o in Cuba in the Spanish-American be paid by Lloyd's if the observ war. Rough Rider Owen fought a duel ers stationed on the top of Eiffel for the hand of Señorita Gardo with tower noted more than two milli her proud old father, it is stated by meters of rain after eleven Clyde Owen of Pittsburgh, who is here o’clock in the morning. seeking the girl, and brought her to At six o’clock at night the the United States. rainfall was officially reported at Uncle Leaves Her a Fortune. three and a half millimeters. Since then both have died and>the girl has disappeared, after seventeen Boy in Pennsylvania Is Older Than Great-Aunt Bellefonte, Pa. — George W. Weaver enjoys the distinction of having a great-grandchild who is older than his youngest daugh ter, and Mr. Weaver himself is only sixty-eight years old. He has been married twice and is the father of 18 children, 13 of whom are living. His oldest granddaughter married Edward Askey. Their eldest son is thir teen and older than Mr. Weav er’s youngest daughter by his second marriage, who is great- aunt to the lad, who was born before her. WANT POPPY GROWING ENDED Foes of Opium Ask That China Stop the Cultivation of the Plant. Washington.— Support for recom mendations in the report of the com mission on the opium traffic of the League of Nations has been urged in conferences here with government officials and others by Mrs. Hamilton Wright, one of the experts attached to the commission. Mrs. Wright as sisted In the preparation of the re port submitted to the league council. Many messages have been sent to Geneva by American organizations urging favorable action on the recom mendation as the only means of pre venting the revival of the“ opium traf fic. While the report itself has not yet been made public, it is understood that it includes two principal recom mendations : 1. The council Is requested to seek permission from the central govern ment of China for consuls of league members. to address themselves in that country directly to the leaders of the Chinese military forces, urging them to give up the cultivation of the poppy. 2. The council is requested to ap point a special commission of inquiry to visit personally the provinces in China where the poppy is grown to ascertain the extent of the cultiva tion and the methods of marketing the prohibited drug. Either one of them would have served New York.—There recently landed to hold a hat or a coat. right out in the middle of Park row “ Sure enough,” he laughed. “You’re a well-dressed, smooth-talking person the fellow who was kind enough to let who, in a few short weeks, has done me have a dollar the other night.” a creditable job in making that thor “ Yes,” said the victim, “ and you oughfare live up to its other name— were going to stop in with it on your Panhandlers' Range. The first time way back to New London.” he was sighted by the only victim to “ Right. And I haven’t got started whom he is known to have repaid a back yet. Had some business to at “ touch" he was sprinting west in tend to—shipping board stuff—owe me Chambers street. A few hundred feet a lot of money-—you understand.” away, he was noticed searching wild The victim nodded. “I understand,” ly^ through his pockets and register he agreed. ing simultaneously impatience, embar A Fast and Agile TalKi^J|> rassment and chagrin. S fA n d I’ve mislaid; your"aKdr^ss. “ What do you think about, that?” Cs%*t find it anywher^. I-.e£t ItTfii Olio years of as romantic a life as her par h e appealed to the victim as he rushed of Spy other suits, I guesS.” ents lived before her. The father died and halted. “ Some pocket-picking Again the victim nodded. H ff un In April, 1920, at New Bedford, Mass., cuss has grabbed my roll I” and since then the girl’s uncle, Edward derstood. “But you can slip it to me Owen, has died at Boston, leaving his -«You might have lost it,” the victim now,” he suggested. “You must have estate to the young woman. suggested. been down to see your—was it -your Assisting the Pittsburgh relative in The well-dressed man was relieved under?” the hunt are Perry Owen of New York —vastly relieved. “Glad you men Doeley was breathing jerkily by that and William Owen of Oak Park, 111., all tioned that,” he observed, blocking the time, but he was able to explain that wealthy. other’s progress east. “ Gives me the he had let his wallet tumble out of his “After my brother Warren brought creeps to think some guy had his pocket while riding across the Brook his bride, who was known as ‘The Rose hand in my pocket. At that I’m care lyn bridge. of Cuba,’ back to the States they lived less—very careless. If I had less mon “Res, he was riding across the in St. Louis,” said Clyde Owen. “Helen ey I might be more careful.” bridge,” his “sucker” interposed. “And was born there. Her mother died a At that the victim, not knowing he I’ve promised to let him have enough year later of tuberculosis, and Warren was about to be bled and thinking to get to Perth Amboy.” and the child wandered over most of himself slightly outclassed financially, In the ten minutes that followed the the world for many years. Her grand started on his way, only to be re first victim informed the new stranger father In Spain sent agents to this called by the stranger. that Doeley had already lost his pock- country looking for her. Tale That Brings Coin. etbook or had his pockets picked nine “Then, when she was fifteen, they times at least within ten days. “Are you from New Jersey?” asked settled down in Oak Park, where War “ I don’t care,” said the new one. the man. “I ask,” he went on hur ren was a painting contractor. She “Fve promised to give him $2 and as riedly at the,, other’s negative shake kept his house, and had her freedom, a matter of principle I’m going to keep of the head, “ because I’m well known and, inheriting the temperament of her the promise. I’m going to hand him over there. Well-to-do family and all parents, was too fond of that freedom two dollar bills right now and beat it that sort of thing—uncle way up in to keep out of mischief. She was fond back to Paterson, and if you want to Democratic politics over in 'Jersey of cabarets, dances and the movies. So hit him over the dome with a mustard City—another one down at Perth Am I learned she came before the juvenile p.Ot or something and take one ol boy. My name’s Doeley, and if you authorities here. them, it’s no concern of mine.” had known anyone over in Jersey I “The girl’s father moved east and Doeley got the two dollars and sur was going to ask you to lend me a died, and she returned to Chicago to rendered one to the victim who had dollar until I could get some money.” be sent to the Home for the Friendless found him out'. The victim’s hand slid toward his because of her wild escapades. She “ Take it,” he said, “and we’ll be pocket. “I haven’t—” he began. was given to the care of a Mrs. Cond- good friends.” “ That’s all right, old man,” said ley, 4516 Drave avenue. She escaped As the successful victim and his pal Doeley—that isn’t quite his right through a window one night and has walked out of the restaurant, the pal name, by the way—“don’t let my trou never been heard of since. turned. bles worry you. As a matter of fact “ My brother, Edward Owen of Bos “ You certainly went to a million dol I won’t need a whole dollar. I only ton, has died, leaving his estate to her. lars’ worth of trouble for one berry, need one way fare to Perth Amboy. Wherever she is, we want her to know old top,” he observed. “Any one’d I’ll be coming right back through New that we will protect her from the agents think you borrowed it to—” York to go to my own home in New of her grandfather In Spain and that a “Lay off,” said the victim. «1 did." London, and—” great house, surrounded by six acres Something in the victim’s expres of beautiful estate, and many thou sion told him that he had named a sands of dollars are awaiting her.” locality that was familiar. “You Clyde Owen, who told this story, la know people in New London?” he an official of the Pressed Steel Car asked. company, Pittsburgh. “A few.” The much-sought girl has changed “Do you know— ?” he began, men her name from Owen to Gordon, ac tioning the name of a friend of the cording to the information available. victim. And upon being told the name was familiar, he ran through a FINDS A LABELED TURTLE list of New Londoners that was al most a complete directory o f one Kentucky Farmer Picks Up One Upon part of the town. “ Isn’t it fortunate Which His Neighbor Carved. that I’ve met a fellow who knows Initials Years Ago. people I know,” Doeley continued af fably, and he laid his hand on the Lenoxburg, Ky.—Forty-four years victim’s shoulder. He proceeded to ago J. T. McClanahan, who at that enumerate the eccentricities of one of time owned a farm near here, carved the victim’s New London friends and his name on the shell of a small land raking his memory again, spoke of the turtle that he had caught. He then trick automobile another used to own. liberated the turtle. Doeley Lands His Dollar. A few days ago Peter Sheppard, The connection was made and Doe who now owns the adjoining farm, ley played for his dollar. Eventually caught a turtle, and upon examining he got it. it closely learned that it was the same “I’ll be through New York in exact turtle on which McClanahan had ly three hours,” he called over his carved his initials forty-four years ago. shoulder as he sped toward the West Recently he found another turtle on Bide ferries. “I’ll look you up and which Sheppard’s father carved his we can go to supper together before name, John Sheppard, twenty-eight I run for the Federal Express. You years ago. all-night workers are a bunch o f good The shells of the turtles had been Senator Frank B. Willis of Ohio (center) has been showing the sights of old scouts. S’long.” Admiral Sims, whose recent remarks in London about the Sinn Feiners worn almost smooth, but it still was It wasn’t until eleven o’clock that the national capital to his four uncles, all brothers of his father. The young night, an hour after Doeley said he est is over eighty years fold. They were photographed after calling on the and advocates of free Ireland, have raised a storm of criticism, is here shown j easy to discern the carving of the names. placing a wreath on the Cenotaph in London. would appear on deck with a roll that i president. i _ Senator Willis and His Four Uncles Fortune Aw aits Missing Maiden WAS TOO FOND OF NIGHT LIFE Admiral Sims at London’s Cenotaph