"I suppose It waa ~
S cruton ru m in ated a little, broke
; .uto bis offenalva laugh. and checked
j it In sta n tly of hla own accord.
T his
; !• really in te re stin g .” he crushed.
Tou g e t to L ondon—a t w hat tim e
w as It?"
"N om inally three-tw enty-flve; hut
th e tra in ran th lrts e o m inutes la te ."
aald H ilton Toye.
And you're on th e riv e r by w hat
t i m e r S cruton asked Cazalet.
"I w alked o ver H ungerford bridge,
took th e first tra in to Surbiton, got a
boat th ere , and ju st dropped down with
th e stre am . 1 dun’t suppose the whole
th in g took me very m uch m ore th an
El Paso, T e x .— The C arran za forces
an b o a r."
I h.a face aloe* cried for his death-bed;
C H A PT ER XIII—C ontinued.
"A ren't you fo rg ettin g som ething*" have failed to hold th e ir end o f th e net
th a t wax closing about Pancho V illa
and hla ( a u n t fram e took up the e r r. | »¿¡4 T o re
— 13—
And yet he seem ed to m ake no se aa It (w a re d upon the th re th o ld ta
"Ye*. I was. It was I who te le and th e b an d it chief has escaped to his
c re t of It; and yet—it did e ip la ln ire i(U .* * o w c and bedroom d ip p e r* phoned to th e house and found th a t m ountain h a u n ts about G uerrero, ac
his w hole conduct since landing, as th a t T o re Instantly r*co(niie<! a* be- C raven was out m otoring: so th sre cording to reliab le in fo rm a tio n re
ceived here Tuesday.
. longing to Caxalet
The naan had a ■v.*s no hu rry ."
T oye had said
T he escape of the b an d it is, how
She could only sh u t h e r ey es to ' shock o f alm o st w hite hair, and a less
"Y et you w eren 't going to see H enry
ever, fa r from being th e m ost serious
w hat m ust have happened, even as | g ra y beard clipped roughly to a point. C raven*" m urm ured Toye.
item c f new s w hich reached th e border.
C aaalet him self bad sh u t hla all th is An unw holesom e p allor m ark ed the
C azalet did not a n sw e r
Hla last
A fe a tu re of th e grwvest im portance
w onderful week, th a t sh e had forgot fallen fe a tu re s: a n d the envenom ed w ords had com e in a c h a ra c te ristic
te n a ll day In her Ingratitu d e, but eyes burned low In th e ir sockets, as b u rst; now be had h is m outh sh u t w as in jected in to th e situ a tio n by sub
would se re v . In all her days forget ; they d ealt with B lanche but fasten ed tight, and his eyes w ere fast to Scru s ta n tia l eonfirm ation o f th e num erous
re p o rts received fo r th e past week th a t
j on H ilton Toye.
again!
ton. H e m ight have been in th e w it
‘ W hat do yon know about H enry ness box already, a doom ed w retch th e M exican governm ent troops w ere
"There w on’t be a n o th e r case." ahe
not only fa ilin g to co-operate w ith the
h eard
h e rse lf saying, w hile her C rav en 's m u rd ere r* " he dem anded in cynically supposed to be giving evi
A m erican tzoofs. but. in c e rta in in
th o u g h ts ran ahead o r lagged behind a TOice betw een a cro ak and a crow. dence on his own behalf, but a ctually
stan ces a t least, w ere actu ally w ith
lik e sh eep
" I t’ll never com e o u t— I " H a re th ey run In acm e o th e r poor only b a rin g hia neck by Inches to th*
d e rll. o r w ere you talk in g a bout m e? rope, u n d e r th e Joint persuasion of d ra w in g from the field o f operatio n s.
know It w on’t *
The A ssociated P ress learned on un
’ W hy sh o u ld n 't It?" he asked *0 If * 0 . I l l s ta rt a libel action, and call Judge and counsel
But he bad one q u estio n ab le a u th o rity th a t th e troops
sh a rp ly th a t she had to acco u n t for C aaalet and th a t lady as w itn e s se s’" , frlec-d by him still, one who had
of th e de fa cto governm ent w hich had
' T h is is S cruton. explained C u izle t.
n , . r «.r ln th , r , u„
th e w ords, to h erself as w ell a s to
been statio n ed a t C asas G randes have
"w
ho
-
a
*
only
lib
e
rate
d
th
is
e
vening
B|St
-ou
dl<1
th
,
^
T0U
him
"N obody know* e ic e p t Mr Toy* a fte r being d eU lned a week on a ch arg e |
th a t ought n e v e r to h a v e been brought,
and he m eans to keep It to him self
C azalet paused
~! don’t know,
as I’ve told you both all along " S c ru
"W hy should he?"
e rtu a .ly son.«body brushed past m#
"I d o n ’t know
He*U te ll you him ton th an k e d him w ith a b itte r laugh
n the dark. I did th ic k th e n —but I
' I ’ve brought him h e r e " concluded c a n ’t sw ea r to him even now !"
s e lf "
"A re you su re you d o n 't know* C azalet, because 1 don’t th in k h e ’s
"T ell us about I t "
W hat can he have to tell m e? Why fit enough to be about alone.”
"Do you m ean th a t. Scruton* Do
"N
ice
of
him.
isn
't
It?"
said
S
c
ru
should he sc ree n me. Blanche*"
you in sist on h e arin g all th a t hap
H is eye* and voice w ere furious ton bitterly. " I’m so fit th a t they
pened* I n not asking T oye: he can
w ith suspicion, but still th e vole* was w anted to keep m e som ew here else
B ut you. S c ru to n —
longer th an they d any rig h t, th a t may do as h e likes
lowered
, vou’ve heen th ro u g h a lot. you know —
"H e ’s a Jolly good sort, you know." be why they lo st no tim e In g e ttin g
Nice, c o n sid era te , j you oug h t to have stopped ln bed—do
said Blanch*, as if th e whole affair bold of m e a sa ln
, you re ally w ant th is on top of all?"
w as th e m ost ordinary one la the kindly country! T en years l e n t long
Go ahead " said S cruton ’ 1 11 bav*
w orld
But heroics could not have enough to have you a* a dishonored
W o n t you com e back for s drin k w hen you’ye done; som ebody
driven th e sens* of her re m a rk m ore guest
a n o th e r w eek, s a d see if we can t a r give m e a c ig a re tte m e a n w h ile ""
forcibly bom* to C axalet
C axalet
supplied
th e
c ig a rette.
ra n g e for a ale* little sudden d eath
Oh. he Is. Is h e r
and burial for you?* But they couldn't | stru c k a m atch, and held It w ith un-
"I'v e alw ays found him so."
I fa lterin g hand. T he tw o m en s eyes
’ So have I. th e little I'v* te e n of you see. b last 'e m ! ”
H a subsided in to the beet c b a lr In m et stra n g ely a c ro ss th e Sam e
him
And 1 don’t blam e him for get
• I'll te ll vou all exactly a h at hap-
tin g on my track s, m ind you; he s a th e room, w hich B lanche had wheeled
bit of a detective. I w as fa ir gam s up behind him : a m om ent la te r he pened. you can believe me o r not as
You w on't forget th a t I
and be did w arn m s in a way T h a t's looked round, th a n k e d h e r c u rtly , and >ou like
why I m ean t to have th e w eek—" He lay back w ith closed eyea u n til su d
denly he opened them on C azalet.
stopped and looked away.
"I know
And n o th in g can undo
And w hat w as th a t you w ere e a r
t h a t " she only said; but her voice Ing— th a t about trav e lin g a cro ss Eu-
sw elled w ith th an k sg iv in g And C asa rope and being a t C plands th a t n ig h t?
let looked reaaeured; th e hot suspl I th o u g h t you cam e round by sea*
ilo n died out of hla syes. but left them And w h a t night do yon m ean*''
gloom ily perplexed
|
’ T h e n ig h t It ail happened." said
"S till. I c an 't u n d e rstan d It. 1 don t C azalet steadily.
belleva It. e ith e r! I'm tn hla hands
' Ton m ean th e night to m e person
W hat h ava I don* to be saved by unknow n knocked C raven on the
T oye? H e's probably scouring Lon head*"
don for m e—If he lan't w atching th is
"T ee "
window at th la m in u te !"
T h* sick m an th rew him self for
H e w ent to th e c u rta in s aa b* spoke w ard in th e c h air. ‘ Yon n e v er told
S im ultaneously Blanche sp ra n g up to m e th is !" be crie d su sp ic io u sly : both
e n tre a t him to fiy w hile he could T h at th e voice and th e m an seem ed stro n g
had been her first object In com ing to er
him aa sh s had don*, and yat. once
T h e r e wa* no point in telling you *
w ith him. she had left It to th e last!
"D id you see th e person*"
And now It was too la te : he was at
"T ee."
th* window chuck lin g significantly
"T hen he Isn ’t u n k n o a n to you?"
to h im self, he had opsned It. and he
"I d id n ’t see him w ell.”
w as leaning out.
S cruton looked sharply a t th e tw o ■W hit Do You Know About H enry
T h a t you. Toye. down there* Com* m u te listener*. T hey w ere very In
C rav en 's Ma rd e-er •"
up and show yourself! I w ant to see ten t. Indeed. "W ho a re thee# people
knew
every
Inch of th* g ro u rd —e x
you."
C azalet? No! I know one of ’em ."
H a tu rn e d tn tim e to d a rt In fro n t he answ ered h im self In th e next cept one a lte re d bit th a t explained
C azalet tu rn e d to B iam h *
of the folding doors as B lanche breath . " It's B lanche M acnalr. Isn 't I ts e lf"
reached them , w hile and shuddering It? I th o u g h t a t first It m u st be a with a signifies"*, look, b u t she only
T he flush of Im pulsive bravado fied younger s is te r grow n up like her. drew an Inch n e a re r attic "W ell, it
from h it face a t th e sig h t of her*
You’ll forgive prison m an n ers M iss w ax In th e little creek, w here th e b o a t
■ Tou c an 't go tn th sre W h at's the M acnalr. If th a t s still your nam e. You house l*. th a t 1 w aited for my m an.
m a tte r* “ he e h lsp e re d 'W h y should look a wom an to tr u s t—If th e re is H e n e v e r cam e— by th e riv e r I heard
you be afra id of H ilton Toy#*"
one—and you gav* me y o u r c h a ir ib* m otor, but It w a sn 't H enry C ra
How could she tell him * B efore she Anyhow, you’ve been in for a penny ven th a t I w anted to see b u t tb# m an
E ven
had found s word th* landing door and you ra n stay In fo r a pound, as who w as com ing to see him
opened and H ilton Toy* w as In the fa r as I r a r e ’ B ut w ho’s your A m e r tually I thought 1 m ust have m ad* a
m istake, or he m ight have changed
room looking at her
es* friend. C azalet?"
Th*
’ K eep your vole* dow n." said C aza
"M r H ilton T oye a b o sp o tted th a t his ir.ind and com* by road
1*« an ilo u a ly
E ven If It’a All o v sr I d been all the w ay to C plands and dressin g goug had gone, a t lea st I
w ith me but the shouting, we n e ed s t back w hsn I claim ed to h a v e been in supposed tt a s s th a t by th e tlm * It
w as alm o st q uite d ark , and I landed
s ta rt th* sbon tln g h e r* '"
R om e!"
and w .n t up th e path p ast th e ta c k been w ith d raw n and a re now in and
He chuckled savagely at th* ,'sst
T h ere w as a touch of S cru to n * b it
about Ju a rez .
and sow Toy* stood looking at k m te rn e ss in Canale* * voice, and by p re c ises to th e front of th* bouse Bo
From th e sam e source it w as learned
"I'v# heard all you'v# done." c o n tin som e su b tle process It had s d istin c tly fa r I h sd n t seen a soul, or been seen
th a t a t lea*A>ne d etachm ent o f C arran
ued fa ta l# « "1 don't blam e you a b;t m ollifying effect on th ff really em bit- by one. e v id e n tly , but th e F ren ch win
dow* w ere open tn w h st used to be za travpe had refu sed to fight V illa and
If It had been the o th e r * a y about. I tsre d m an
my fa th e r s lib rary tb# room * s i had w ith d raw n on th e b a n d it's ap
m ight h ave given yoa leas run for
h at on e a rth w ere you doing a t all lit ap and Just a s I got th s re a proach, lea v in g him fre e to pass into
your m oney
1 'va heard w hat you'v# „ "W
, , r(j t *
he a sk ed . In a kind of con m an ran out Into the flood of light his fa v o rite m ountain fa stn e sse s in the
found out about my m y ste rlo a t move-
”
g re at c o n tin e n ta l divide so u th of Na-
fidential b ew ilderm ent
and—~
m eets, and yo u 're sbeolutely rig h t as
m iquipa. T h is d eta ch m e n t w ithdrew
"I
w
ent
down
to
see
a
m
an
"
'
I
th
o
u
g
h
t
you
said
h*
brushed
by
far as you go
Tou d o s t k n o * why
on re ce ip t o f a m essage th a t he was
Toy*
him
self
could
not
h
ave
cut
and
you in th* d ark*" in te rru p te d Toye
I took th e tra in a t N sp’e s and tra v
w a m r.g . not on M exicans, but th e ene
"I w as tn th* d a rk , so w as ke tn a n
eled acrose E urope w ithout s hand m easured m ore d e lib e ra te m onosyl
m ies o f M exicans.
lable*
o th e r second, and no pow er on e a rth
bag
It w asn ’t quit* th a put up )cb
The e x tra o rd in a ry ra p id ity
with
"C raven*" sug g ested S cruton.
would induce m e to sw ear to him Do
you may th in k
But. if tt m ake* you
which th e
A m erican c a ra rly had
No. a m an I expected to find a t you w an t to h e a r th e rest. S cruton. or
aay kappler. I may a* well tell you
pushed into M exico gave rise to high
a re you a n o th e r unbeliever*"
th a t I was a t t'p la n d s th a t night, and I i C raven s
hopes th a t th e unexpected had hap
I w ant to h e ar every word - m ore pened and th e notorious b an d it was
did get s a t through th e fo u n d a tio n s’ "
T he w riter of th# le tte r you found
a
t
Cook
*
office
In
N
aples
th*
night
th
an
e
v
e
r
’"
T h* in sa n e Im petuosity of th* m an
cornered. T h is seem ed in ev itab le if
(T O B E C O N T I.W E D >
w as hts m a ste r now He was s living you landed th ere . 1 g u e s s ’"
th e C arran za soldiers did th e ir p art
fire of tm pulse th a t had h u rst into s
It really was Toy* th is tim e and
and if th e account o f th e s tre n g th of
Poor
Specu
stioo
b la s e
th e re was no guessw ork in his to n *
th e ir field fo rces was c o rrect.
In th eo ry It is good to go about shed
"I alw ays gueesed you m ight he Obviously he w as speaking by his lit
Villa, cut off fro ir.'th e n o rth by the
crazy and 1 now know It." said H iltoa tle book though he had not got It out ding sun sh in e and m aking tw s sm iles forw ard sw eep o f th e A m erican col
grow w here oa* groan grew b e fo re um ns. from th e w est by th e S ie rra
Toy*. ' SUI1. I Judge you r* not so again
crazy as to deey th a t while you were
"H ow do you know I w ent to but la pra • c* th* pu rsu it Is s e m e M adre b a rrin g th e a pproaches to t he
lim e* unp leasan tly painful.
Should s ta te o f Sonora, was supposed to be
ta th a t house yoa stru c k down H sary Cook s?"
C rave* and left him for dead*"
T know every ste p you took be you. a t tb* d inner tab le la tb* board equally h a tre d from e a s t and south by
Cuxa.et stood like red hot stone
tw een tb* K aiser F r tti and C haring ing bouse w hi.n yoa Infest, hom o ro n e pow erful C a rran z a forces. Those hope*
"Mis* B la n c h e " said Toye. Taming C ross and C haring Cross and th* ly re q u est th* w a itre ss to fetch you a have been com pletely dashed by recent
few cap su les la which to Take y ear devek^ptner Is
to h e r ra th e r shyly T guess I c a s t K aiser F rit* ’ "
do w hat I said la s t y e t I haven t
Scruton listen ed to th is In terch an g e b utter, o r ta* rm th* land ady th a t she
M re th an thin, it now seem s •erta."
b re a th e d s word, not yet. and p erhaps w ith keen a tte n tio n banging oa each doe* not really keep her boarders th a t \ ; : 11 a is m oving free ly in at: least
1 s e v e r will. If yoa 11 com# away w ith m ss * Up* with hi* sunken ey es, both longer th an any o th e r reduced g e n tle
me now hack to y o e r hom e- a n d took it calm ly, but S c ru to n ’s su rp rise woman la th a t p a rt of to w * but In
M « c o P ro p o s e s Pcotocc
stead keep* them *0 much th m s e r
s e v e r *** H enry C ra v en 's m u rd erer was not hlddea by a sardonic grin
W ashington, P . C. — ^TSe de facto
th
a
t
they
look
laag
er,
you
m
ag
wia
a
a g a in ! *
"Tou v* evidently had a s te m chase
governm ent o f M exico poopot-es to the
'A n d who may he be?** cried a w ith a T ank*# c lip p e r’" said he
"If few p a # *■ «* from yoer fellow
vote* th a t brought all th re e fa c e h e * rig h t about th e le tte r Cazalet. I g u ests t u t th e m lsi"ess of th* m s » U nited S tate* th* d ra ftin g o f a proto
about
should say *0 p re s* r a t:* It w asn ’t sion w 1 seek you tw o Jo .lsre m ore col. under w hich A m erican and M exi
per week for yi - r w it —K ansas City can tn s-p e m ay c o-operate in ru n n in g
Th* foldisg-doort had epoaed. aad a from Craven him self*"
to e a rth F ra n c ioco V illa w ith o u t daiv-
Star.
fourth figure was s ta a d la g betw een
“N o “
ger o f — iswn«arstz.-vi—g o r conflict.
th* tw e room s
"Y et tt brought yoa acre«* E urope
T he' ‘te rm s o f sort-, a form al eom rentior
CMABTgR XIV.
" B e ll to th e hack e f hla b o s s e ' 1
W ife — Oh. Tern. I dream ed last would he dee.g- ,v to m eet all quee-
e x p erted to m eet my m as oa th# r ght th a t you bv -g h t tse s beastlfw l tsoo* w hich m ay arise in fu tu re , s e t
tin g f-*rth th e rig h ts o f the A m erican
T he Perse« U«h se ere
liv e r *
a utom obil*
ex p ed itio n a ry fa rc e s in p u rsu it o f the
T h e In tru d er * * • a shsggv elderly
Ws« th a t how you m issed him m ore
H ;b ilood h e a v e n s'
YouTl
bandit and th e n a tu r e 'o f th * co-opera-
m ss. of so cadavsrou* a s a sp e ct th a t or lese?"
i m e w ith yoer e x tra * sg a a t dream t
tio r e x p ected from the M exican troops.
p n r o m i
w o m a n W ì Ì o t S
Aufrior o f T5h?AH\mJR CRAGSMAN.
RAFFLES. Etc.
imivreAnoNg., w o. ngw-LN a w ^
rs -
VILLA ESCAPES TO HIS LAIR
Mexican Troops Give Aid to Fleeing Out
law and His Band—-Movement of
Soldiers Northward Alarms.
a larg e section o f th e c o untry supposed
to be held by the troop« o f th e first
c h ie f. In th e la st few ’ days he has
been variously re p o rte d by G eneral
G avira, th e C arran za com m ander a t
Ju a re z , a t poin ts along a line re ac h in g
no rth and south from G alena to Na-
m iquipa, a d istan c e of a bout 75 m iles.
By th e sam e accounts he has not been
m oving stead ily south, but ro v in g
n o rth and e a st.
T he m ountainous,
canyon-split, roadless c o u n try in w hich
he is o p e ra tin g adds m any m iles to th e
co u n try he has covered as com pared
w ith its d istan c e on th e map.
T he reason fo r th e C arran za troops
m oving to th e border rem ain s unex
plained. I t is im possible even to m ake
a f a ir e stim a te o f th e num ber o f m en
un d er G eneral G av ira a t Ju a re z . T he
la rg e sta ff a t his h e a d q u a rte rs and th e
fa c t th a t new troops a re a rriv in g d aily
in d ic a te s th a t his force is a larg e one.
FRANCISCO VILLA
W ONDERS OF GRAND CANYON
that time that .-ailed tie atteattoa of tl ckaesa -aiging #ow* t* th* Cam-
________
! th e w ertd m th e t r i g r ’* -------
Me O tto « b e e t *« C a rts le
ailee*« w onderful gorge a ad ta tb* hrUUaacy Can yoa w* come
- »aa:c *ocka
I* b b*n*v
UN «wtortag N k * r
•
, of th# e arth th# gram 1 # aad ( t e l m
Is Pee**** ta* bare* le ts -s e t eg
Th* l otted S ta te . has recently pub 'n ‘l* to n o c a ta a ’-• described as pcob-
Parve a t is « a
;tailed * bw.letta No t o s rep o rt o* •> '?
c*'»P #«# g e ^ e g ic a . r e s
M aay people etili llrta g r a s re m —
th* geokvgy of a pori ** of th* O.-uxd
* ***1 i rev*a.ed to th# eye*
ber a th n ll ot w oeder aad ad m irai tow : i s a y o e by L F N >hla T hts « e rg e , f
th a t r a s tbrough th* World ta readm g offerw aa e p p o r t.s 7 o t s’ -dy ng th*
e f tb* d a ria g exploit e f Major Fewell hietory e f th* form atto* o t o e r t oh* W hat le
th* t r . e
te st e f c z a ra c te r,
la 1 ICS la
aavigatir-g tb * rapida of presen te« ta a o o th e r
spot e . ■* * .-»» tt he Ita
pr g va* *# de<* - r
th* G rand
> u v e of A risoaa ta a k a o o n
O a th è top a re der>-« •» of mer.t a 'h e busi # s a i tsrm o tl. la '.he
am ali b eat
lt wa* hts a r r a a a t of bis tb* C a rto a lfe ro u a per *4. s a d b e l* « *r- . a sud
rvw cnea ef «ally ttfe*—
ir te m ore th a a a ay ih tag eia* a p t*
tk ie aera ta som e of tkv-m e f x a < A > vleetha.
T he m ost c o n serv ativ e e stim a te places
it a t 8000 and c alcu latio n s ra n g e from
th a t point upw ard to 8000.
E v ery p recau tio n had been ta k e n to
p rev en t th e fa c ta b e in g known and
m ost of the m en a re k e p t out side the
to w - am ong th e hills. R e p o rts from
A g j* P rie ta and O jir.aga tell o f M exi
can re in fo rc em e n ts re ac h in g those
p o in ts also, but n o th in g is known as
to th e ir num ber».
T here is no question th a t th e re is
serio u s and grow ing u neasiness in El
Paso, w hich has been sharply accentu
ated by the problem w hich has arisen
o v e r th e req u est o f th e U n ited S ta te s
to G eneral,-Carrar.xa fo r th e use o f the
M exican ra ilro ad s to tra n s p o rt sup-
T orreon. M ex.— F ig h tin g took place
betw een C arranza forces and sm all
hands o f V illista s a t five d ifferent
V*.ints in th e neighborhood >f T orrcon
M nd.iv. a p p a re n tly w ith a view to
reach r-g th e M onterey p a in , w hich
w as . eralied n e a r Pom ona tw o days
ago.
T he a tta c k s w ere concerted
a g a ir s t VilHsca. M stam orasos. Coyote.
San Ig arcio and
Canon C horritoa,
w h e n th e governm ent p atrols success
fully heid th e ir ground w ith b u t a
sm all loss in killed and wounded.
o -s e s Valued at * 3 5 OOC B urned
D e tro it — Tw elve race horses w ere
timed to d eath in a fire w hich de-
r . e i six barns at th e M ichigar sta te
ir grounds early 'u n d a y . The horses
■ J
000 and th e loss on
* bu: tu.rg* was about S3 1 ’. 000 . The
-« f the fire is unknown. Moet of
e horse* burned w ere being tra in e d
or 00 npetition or the G rsvw l Ci
t_ ir-
nt here. A m ong them w ere:
A unt
srb. *:< * * ; Cree.-ent H a l t : 1 0 J ; In*
a re and D u n n . T hree anim al* w ere
soiled and a dozen o r m ore w ere re
eved from adjoining sta b le *
I ta f a«* D e v e« B ack,
S to rm s D eath Toll la O«#.
B erlin— I By v ira le s » to Sayv-.lle
P o rtiatsl -A n e le ctrica l (te rm , ac-
A aatro-H —m—
u a g a —
ria - ------
n e —
t » continue
---------
., -
- tl . . i t p a -:* d by high wind, »wept through
su ccess?.. a tta c k s or th e Ita lia n f r u r t fV rlla n d arid ad jo in in g d is tric ts at
a t th e T lanino b n d g e -b ea d and have
rk S u rd av r ig h t and le ft a
d riv e r th* Italian * from fo rtified po
if f llh u
o f on*.
W illiam Mark*, a
twin* w s-tb o f t ’rtliv rh . ra p tv rv
2S.T n n r b e r
H appy Hollow, th re e a rd a
pr-sovv-s, accorsi - f to
¡n Aua&nan h a lf mil lee southeast of L ertzt wa*
officia at a t * H - • urvh
S aturday > k . .ieo w! 'h e - a wu*e tre e fell a c r e # th#
d ate
Or th e D riest«
tn d B r » n n - kitefe*?* <
of hi* house, pinning him to
btan f r-n ta th e e n etr
• fti.lf f T t a # t b t A v i, r. Hi* skull wa* f r a c ta l e d and
active an« th e A u stri a . th rw u rh th e he died t before physicians could reach
rxpsoe- n o f a Ru*- 1 m ine e a r l *■ h i a . Mrs. M arks and a la u g h te r
n e se u . w ere forced to e v ac u ate a w ere bruvsed sev erely and shockrd.
traa cK «ays th* sta te m e n t.
, Tb*y w e rt m th* he ties, but e s c a m i.
IRRIGATION AND CREDITS
CONFERENCE ENDS AT SALEM
SEAPlANi LOST IN RAID OVER
[NOLAND- -NINE HJUED IN ATTACK
S ta te C apitol, Salem A nother ses
sion of th e s ta te c red its conference
doubtless w ill be called w ithin th e
next few m onths to adopt th e form in
w hich th e
proposed constitu tio n al
am endm ents indorsed by th e conven
tion, w hich closed h e re
S aturday,
shall be su b m itte d to th e people.
M eanw hile tw o c o m m ittees will
work in conjunction w ith th e a tto rn e y
general on th e d ra fts of th e proposed
m easures th a t a re to place th e pro
posed am endm ents in operation.
I f a m a jo rity of th e com m itteem en
d e te rm in e s th a t th e ir work should be
review ed by th e whole conference be
fore it goes be fo re th e people, th e con
ference will be called to g e th e r again.
W hen th e m ee tin g adjourned a m a
jo rity of th e d e le g ate s seem ed to e x
pect a fu tu re m eeting.
Since th e convention now has d e te r
m ined th a t it w an ts tw o se p a ra te
m easures—one p roviding a system of
ru ra l c re d its and th e o th e r providing
s ta te aid fo r irrig a tio n and d ra in a g e —
th e c o m m itte es have th e ir w ork defi
n ite ly o u tlin e d fo r uiem , and th e re st
o f th e d e le g a te s a re hopeful th a t h a r
m ony a t a fu tu re m e e tin g w ill replace
th e fric tio n th a t w as so a p p a re n t in
th e sessions o f th e la st few days, c a r
ry in g both issues to a successful con
clusion a t th e polls.
T he convention, so f a r as c a rry in g
out th e purposes fo r w hich i t w as
called to g e th e r, v irtu a lly concluded its
w ork F rid a y n ig h t. By re m a in in g in
session u n til 1 o ’clock in th e m orning
th e re so lu tio n s e x p ressin g th e policy
of th e c onference finally w ere adopted.
T he session w as devoted to th e de
ta il of c re a tin g tw o co m m ittees th a t
shall have c h arg e of th e p relim in ary
le g isla tiv e w ork. I t also w as intended
as so rt o f a harm ony m eeting, but
th e re w as harm ony only in th e seem
ing a tte m p t of both fa c tio n s to d r if t
fa rth e r a p a rt.
So th e b e lie f is p re tty general th a t,
a f te r an in te rim of a few m onths, th e
d e le g ate s w ill have had tim e to fo rg e t
th e ir m in o r differen ces and th a t th ey
w ill be ready to u n ite in th e ir d e te r
m in atio n to conduct an a g g ressiv e and
co-operative e ffo rt to e n ac t th e pro
posed am en d m en ts in to law.
S um m arized, th e w ork o f th e con
v ention is a b o u t as fo llo w s:
An am en d m en t to th e c o n stitu tio n
en ab in g th e B tate to lend its c red it to
a ru ra l c re d its sy ste m w as proposed.
An am endm ent to th e c o n stitu tio n
e n ab lin g th e s ta te to use its c red it fo r
irrig a tio n and d ra in a g e w as proposed.
T he bonds to be sold un d er e ith e r or
both of th ese plans a re not to exceed
in th e a g g re g a te 2 per c en t of the
assessed v alu atio n o f th e sta te .
A co m m ittee c o n sistin g o f J . D.
Brown,
p re sid e n t o f th e F a rm e rs ’
U nion; C. E. Spence, m a s te r of th e
S ta te G range, and T. H. B urchard,
p re sid en t o f th e S ta te F e d e ra tio n of
Labor, w as a p p o in ted to work w ith the
a tto rn e y g e n era l in d r a ftin g th e pro
posed c o n stitu tio n a l am endm ent fo r
the ru ra l c re d its plan.
A. L. M ills, ch airm a n of th e conven
tion. w as au th o rize d to a p p o in t a com
m itte e of th re e m em bers—one d ra in
age m an and tw o irrig a tio n men— to
w ork w ith th e a tto rn e y g en eral in
d ra ftin g th e proposed c o n stitu tio n a l
am endm ent fo r sta te aid to irrig a tio n
and d ra in a g e .
T he c o m m itte es also w ill have pow
e r to d r a f t th e proposed in itia tiv e
m easures th a t w ill c arry th e proposed
am endm ents in to effect, and to call
a n o th e r convention if necessary.
“ So f a r as p ossible” th e com m ittees
a re au th o rized to co-operate.
T he convention closed as it had pro
ceeded fro m th e s t a r t —divided de
cisively on one issue, th a t of lin k in g
ru ra l c re d its w ith sta te aid.
The d e le g a te s
from
th e S ta te
G range, th e F a rm e rs ' U nion, th e A g
ric u ltu ra l C ollege, th e S ta te U n iv e r
sity and m any from W e ste rn O regon
w ere firm ly u n ite d in th e ir d e te rm in a
tio n not to p e rm it the s ta te aid plan
to be linked w ith th e ru ra l c red its
plan. T hey w ere pro p o n en ts o f ru ra l
cred its but did not w a n t to “ sw allow ”
irrig a tio n in order to get it.
T hey w ere cham pioned on th e floor
of th* convention by T hom as B. K sy,
sta te tre a su re r, and a t som e sta g e s of
the v o tin g had th e d e le g ate s from th e
S ta te F e d e ratio n of L abor w ith them .
They had an abundance o f o ra to rica l
tale r,t besides th e s ta te tre a su re r, not
ably Ju d g e W. M. Colvig. p re re se n t
ing the Southern Pacific: S e n a to r S.
M. G arland, of L ebanon; W. H. H.
D ufur. of th e G ra n g e; A. R .Shum w ay,
of the F a rm e rs ’ U nion; E. J . Stack,
o f th e L ab o r F e d e ratio n , and others.
G overnor W ithycom be
voted w ith
them w hen he w as in th e house.
On th e o th e r hand, th e irrig a tio n is ts
and moet o f th e d ra in a g e peogile, t o
g e th e r w ith a larg e pro p o rtio n o f th e
P o rtlan d deleg atio n , stuck to g e th e r in
support of th e plan to com bine the
th re e issues.
T his division was plain th ro u g h o u t
the m eetin g s. One b re ak cam e when
Mr. S tack, of th e L abor F e d e ratio n ,
joined w ith Asa B. Thom son. Oswald
W est and W. L air Thom pson in sig n
ing th e o rig in a l m ajo rity re p o rt o f the
resolutions com m ittee providing fo r a
com bination o f th e th re e m easures.
Mr. S tack explained th a t he did th is
to perm it th is plan to come before the
convention on its m erits.
On subse
quent b allo ts he voted w ith th e factio n
su p p o rtin g th e se p a ra tio n of issues.
W hen th e m o rn in g ’s m ee tin g tn e d
to organize a com m ittee to d ra ft th e
proposed leg islatio n . S e n a to r I. N.
Day. C. C. C hapm an and o th ers of
those who had supported th e om nibus
plan proposed a single com m ittee “ in
the in te re s ts of h a rm o n y .”
But th e o th e r side o b jected even to
th is. T hey even w ent fa rth e r and in
sisted on n a m in g th e ir ovm com m ittee
to draw th e ru ra l c re d its bill.
London N ine persons w ere killed
and 31 wounded in a raid o f fo u r G e r
m an aeroplanes over th e E a s t c o ast of
K ent Sunday, it w as announced offi
cially here. A B ritish a irm an bro u g h t
down one ra id e r o ver the sea, th e G er
man o b se rv er being killed.
The official sta te m e n t on th e ra id
re a d s :
“ F our G erm an seaplane* flew o ver
K ent Sunday. The first p a ir a p p eared
over D over a t a h e ig h t o f -»000 to 6000
feet, one a t 1:57 p. m .— th e second a t
2:02 p. m.
" T h e first dropped six bom bs in th e
h a rb o r; th en w ent n orthw ard, d rop
ping bombs on th e tow n.
T he o th e r
raider, a f te r p assin g over D over, a p
peared o v e r Deal.
“ The second p a ir a p p eared o ver
R am sg ate a t 2:10.
T hey dropped
bom bs on th e tow n. One of th is p a ir
w ent w est, th e o th e r north, pursued
by a B ritish aeroplane.
One bom b is
B ^ ta in P if * fo r F ruit.
HovaJ R iv e r — Th* A pple Growers*
association learn* th a t it is t o tt e r c4t
k?
16 th an wa* indicated by th*
pools o f th* 191« apple crop. E arly
la*t r e a r ah ip m e-t* o f apple* fo r Co
penhagen w ere v o te d by th* B ritish .
Th# app . a were »liveried and »old at
o tn e r point*, t t o B ritish governm ent
m ak in g re tu rn * according to price* re
ceived at p o in ts of final d istrib u tio n .
W hile t t o m oney is in (oral b a rk s, a
se n e * of bonds for its repaym ent are
in e x isten ce, u n til t t o final ex ecution
of c ertain consular fo rm alities.
R EA R ADM IRAL FIS K E
B ear A dm iral B radley A. F itk e. U- S.
N., now re tire d and a tta c h e d to th a
staff of th e naval w ar college a t New
port. is th e in v en to r of a Eying torpedo
b eat on w h.ch p a te n ts have bean g ra n t
ed. It is equipped w ith a p p a ra tu s ta
c arry and launch from th e a ir th e reg
ulation W h 'te h ea d torpedo, th e pro
pelling m echanism of w hich is sta rte d
by th e im pact w ith th e w ater.
rep o rted to have been dropped or. M ar-
'
“ The second m achine ap p ea red o v e r
W e stg a te a t 2:20.
H ere se v e ra l of
our aeroplanes w ent up in p u rsu it.
No bom bs w ere dropped on W estg a te .
T he to ta l c a s u a ltie s so f a r as re p o rt
e d : K illed, th re e m en, one wom an
and five children.
In ju red . 15 m en,
five women, nine child ren . As f a r as
a sc ertain e d 18 bom bs w ere dropped al
to g eth e r.
“ One bom b fe ll on th e C anadian hos
p ita l a t R a m sg ate , c au sin g dam age
b u t no c asu altie s. Several houses, the
hom es of a rtis a n s and c o tta g er» , w ere
w recked.
fr« ()i D estroy* Sunk by
Torpedo in Adriatk Sea
P a ris— T he F re n c h torpedo b o a t de
stro y e r R enaudin has been sunk in th e
A d ria tic by a su b m arin e.
T h ree offi
cers and 44 o f th e crew w ere ioet.
Two officers and 34 o f th e crew w ere
saved.
The m in istry o f m arin e m ade the
follow ing official a n ro u rc -n » e ' re g a rd
ing the loss o f th e d e stro y e r:
" T h e squadron torpedo boat R enau
din w as sunk in th e A d ria tic by an en
em y su b m arin e on th e m o rn in g o f
M arch 18.
T h ree officers,
am ong
whom w ere th e com m andant and sec
ond officer, and 44 seam en w ere lost.
Two officers and 34 seam en w ere re s
cued by a F ren ch torpedo boat w hich
accom panied th e R e n au d in .”
B ritish R epulse T u rk s.
London— N ew s o f ar. e n g ag e m e n t be
tw een B ritish and T u rk ish fo rces n e ar
Aden, in w hich th e B ritish w ere suc
cessful. waa given o u t in ar. official
sta te m e n t, as fo llo w s:
" A T u rk ish force, accom panied by
th re e G erm an officers, a tta c k e d a B rit
ish outpost a t Im ad. about 10 m ile*
from Aden, on th e 16th. suffered a
severe re p u lse and w as pursued four
m iles. T he n e x t day 17 T u rk ia h dead
w ere found on th e field. O u r locses
w ere one Indian soldier killed and on*
B ritish officer and 16 m en w ou n d ed .”
T o n g s Sign 15-Day T ru c e .
San F rancisco — S pecial d e ta ils o f
policemen, and d e te ctiv es w ere rem oved
from ha: F ra n c isco ’s C hinatow n Sun
day when announcem ent w as m ade
from a Chinese peace c onference th a t
a tru ce had been signed betw een t t o
Hop S:n.g and Suey O rg tong* to e x
ten d 15 days. D uring th e tru c e an a t
tem p t w ill be mad*, i t wa* said, to
se ttle by in d em n ity claim s o f th e Bow
On t e r g and t t o Lee fa m ily fo r m em
b ers slain by m ista k e d u rin g t t o recen t
o u tb reak in t t o course o f w hich 10 tong
men w ere shot, th re e o f w hom died.
Rx d e cs P u t O u tsid e Law.
II
G eneral O brego« _ ia-
sued a decree Sunday d e c la rin g all par
tim pani» r :N C olum bus ra id ru tsu k
th e law
The d ecree g iv es t t o rig . h t
to any citizen to apprehend and kill,
necessary, t t o follow er* o f V illa w
crossed t t o A m erican fro n tie r.
T"<- • -«t v t-.m of th is decree a
aum m ar lv e x e c u te d M onday in tto
_
c 'ty o f Hervww iihy n e a r w hich place h
* ** "
n>— wh denounce
him a* on# o f th e ra id in g p a rty .