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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-26
CLAIM JAPANESE MADE
ATTACK ON YOUNG GIRL

Charged with criminal assault on a
14-year-old Porto Rican girl, Y. Koba-,
yashi, a Japanese luna on Waipahu
plantation was brought to Honolulu
today from Pearl City and is now in
the CITY Jail.
The Dermott news., 1916-01-20

sprang out and waded gleetully
ashore Neal was close second
I've sailors carried Mrs hardin
through the shallow water hcuten-
ant leaped out with Ilington. and
bounded 70 dry land.
1t was two hours later that Annette.
pursuing a hairless little tropical ami
NAL along the beach. rounded a cor.
ner and espied sail
Her heart leaped into her throat
Upon her person she carried a sure
fire automatic; she examined il and
found II in excellent condition. Then
she turned her glance once more up.
ON the sail
And then Annette's heart stood still
again. For within the boat there was
human figure Annette shrank be
hind a rock and watched And sud
denly she knew
The figure was Inez She was alone.
and seemed to be making frantic eff
forts to sail the boat. Annette watched
her with interest And while she
watched a stiff breeze sprang up and
nearly swamDed the boat
"Inez-Inez." she cried, do as | say
-lnez-"
lnez heard her, and Immediately for
sock the tiller and the rope and held
out her hands beseechingly over the
course she could have pursued. The
The Dermott news., 1916-01-20

little boat. left to itself, swung about
and plunged full tilt toward the
shore
As it struck Annette was there 70
meet it. She dashed into the surf and
dragged Inez in safely to dry land.
mez was frantic with tear.
Where. asked Annette lis the
Portuguese. Hernandez
Inez waved her hand wildly in
shore "Somewhere-in- herewith
the beasts. she cried. Don't ask
me. / don't know II ran away
from him.
The beasts" faltered Annette
Worse than that, returned lnez.
YOU re woman. III 4 woman I've
been hiding from them-cven from
him Tor three days He-hc doesn't
know where | am-he hasn't found
me on"
She sank upon the sand-her form
shook with agitation,
Annette. wondering. knelt by her
side Why have YOU run from him
she quericd,
II cant blame him" cried lnez,
suddenly facing Annette. He S mad
cray fer wealth. Hernandez. So am
|. And wealth is here YOU don t
know He told me all about it-he-
fore began to suspect
Suspect what asked Annette
All. went on mez. checking her
aFitatfon. for the presence of An.
The Dermott news., 1916-01-20
CHAPTE Err TX.
Quicksilver.

Gu'cNsilEer'
cut et the sea at sunset bearing in
his arms burden staggering up upon
the shore of the Lost Isle of CHINA
bar there strobe man behind HIM
Sl'houetted against the horizon. was
small sailboat. deserted and strand
ed Oh a saudhar.
The man was the Portuguese adven
l4ter. Hernandez Thu burden IN his
arms VAS woman and III" woman
was inc castro. has companion
lie dropped h"r gently to the
ground and she Law there for an IN.
slant, We'll spent half exhausted
Iheh She, too staggered TO her feet
ihts cried f'eraahtez lis Lost
'si7ad We are tn possession-and
POSSESSION rs nine points of the law
ne eod Oh chance has favored us
So Tar attic one, aud Sc long as the
sed oil ehauee JOINS with hernandez
hernandez wins
hey travelled inland The sun had
ser, the moon was fun For many min.
Qtes they had Travelled through clear
ing and suddenly before them, rough.
ragged and iorhidding IN the moon
hght, there doomed a ruined structure
built of stone
$ the fort, whispered Herman
DEE. the MORO castle OF the llnGton
map.
IN the far distance there was red
glow against the sky and the duh.
faint clang Of metal against metal
We are not alone" whispered Her
nandez Someone works the mines.
The Dermott news., 1916-01-20

He dropped his head upon his chest:
then he clutched something with his
hand. 1t was his beard the growth
of many years He held it out before
him
What's this, he said, another
joke"
Pull it and see, suggested the sur
geon.
The man gave the beard mighty
tug
ouch. again he cried 1t $ glued.
Tie surgeon, somewhat uncertain
OF his ground fearful of results
touched the man upon the arm.
II is not glued he sad. smiling
and watching tearrully Tor tue slight
est change of expression. 1t grew
it has been growing for over thir-
teen years. You're Rip Van Wrinkle
YOU have come back to lie.
He paused and waited while that
fact sank home. Then in business
like manner he drew forth memo
randum book and without further
glaneing at his patient held his toun-
tain pen poised in air.
Your name, strand address, he
said
The matter-offa tone reused the
patient from dangerous reyerie
Me he exclaimed Who am l?
am lhngtou IHngtou of Martinique ID
Y few days later Itngton. clean
shaven, sat upon the deck of the MIS-
souri,. lie was d handsome man as
handsome as he had been some thirs
teen years before save that time had
carved deep lines upon his face His
forehead still was bandaEed
Annette crouched at his side and
she held between her hands the hand
of IHngton the hand that had been
SO often raised to strike her down
Neal strobe to the little group and sa-
luted
eff duty for the present he eN-
planned How is the head
lHagton eruuted Sore as the
dickens outside he returned hut
working right inside al ieast SO far
as can tell" He glanced auizHcalIy
at Neal Ensign. H. said Il can't
get information out OF anybody They
think I've got to grow III Ike a child
but today ! am feeling 1t am all
here and want to know Tell ne
something"
III tell YOU everything. said Neal
The Dermott news., 1916-01-20

against hope=hc still lusted blndly
after treasure. He reached the edge
of the artificial crater and crept down
ladder and plunged into the treasure
cave. He plunged his hands his
arms, into the living quicksilver he
tossed ii into the air.
They've never beaten me yet, he
cried this is mine-all mine"
He started suddenly. Across the pit
there was lul. And then the deadly
crack crack of rifles
'Re-enforcements. he muttered
He was right One boatload OF ma
rines had reached the shore in another
launch. had plunged through the thick
ct and had reached the conflict Just
in the nick of time.
The Dermott news., 1916-01-20

50. said Hernandez 4 have kept
my promise. The woman is yours
The treasure is mue Il Is bargain
Theu he uttered sudden exclamation
Il is not luez ne cried, II is YOU
YOU little wildcat OF an llneton So
you have arrived II is better So
better SO
II is barter eh2" he queried. you
the Woman the Jars OF quicksilver r.
The chief regarded HIM tercely
You lie in your throat, stranger. he
exclaimed in cultural tones Il cap
tured the woman you kept her from
me ! took her by force and have
waited long lie laughed loud de,
risive laugh. 4 took her By force. |
have her. Yes. and you have our
treasure after you. too. have waited
long after YOU have taken ii by force
Ho no
Hernandez understood
lie sprang AT the pirate chief. strik-
ing at him frantieally, and oIutching
at Annette trying To tear her from
him.
In moment a multitude of beasts
swarmed through the underbrush
entered the arena of events.
The Dermott news., 1916-01-20
CHAPTER lXill.


Hernandez creuehed behind one of
the huge carthen Jars. The light that
streamcd in at the caves mouth dark
eued suddenly and huge figure crept
in. At first Hernandez thought this
Vas the pirate chief but that fierce
fighter was lying far across the pit
with a bullet through his head The
figure crcpt on farther then Her
nandez saw
II was llineton llngton was I'M
armed his face was blood covered
He was a figure fearful to behold.
hernandez climbed the ladder in fear
ful haste. ilingtou saw him and fol
lowed, caught him. tore from him Her.
nandez' ever ready knife. and faced
him sQuaroly.
Il swore 10 tear YOU apart with my
hands" cried lliugton beside himself
With rage. and I'm going to do it
Two can play at that" painted Her
tandez. come on.
lliuEton came reckless OF the
fact that he was fighting on the edge
OF prccipice.
Far to the rear Annette pluekcd
Neal wrist
"Look-look she cried Hernandez
and my father and the Portuguese
has a knife.
She was not the only watcher BE
low on shore fresh boatload OF ma
rines were landing They had seen
:, 10, fob oil h,,
officer peered through his glasses.
Our friend the Portuguese. he
said, we've got to get him and take
him back The world needs one Her
nandez less.
Even as he spoke Hernandez struck
with his knife and ripped open ling
tons arm.
With wild cry the fresh marines
scrambled up the CHI hernandez,
cool with GOODNESS of desperation, side
stepped, and lifting one foot, neatly
tripped his man.
llington fell heavily. with one arm
hanging over the prccipice
And then hernandez looked fer the
first time he took note OF his surround
iugs.
Behind him ranged Neal and his
squad with fixed bayouets and with
death shining in their eyes. Below.
scrambling up the elm were twenty
mon. dangerous desperate.
Hernandez paused his eyes mar
rowed lie was beaten and he knew
it,
Hernandez rose to his full height
Sorry gentlemen" he said, but
you've never beat me yet and YOU can
not beat me now.
He retreated a pace or two, gave
a sudden run and leaped far out over
the edge OF the precipice
Neal formed his men In line-they
were Joined by the squad that climbed
the clifi.
Forward, march," said Neal An
nette and her father followed them.
Inside OF fifteen minutes the little
squad were scurrying about the inside
Of the cave They were plunging
their hands into the liquid metal and
letting IL run through their fingers
Some little island, this. they com
mentcd
1t took you boys TO get il for US
returned Inngton. without you. Lost
Island would have been lost forever
and so would we
He turned to Annette, Annette" he
said. this is yours all yours. You
are a princess this is your kingdom
He stretched wide his arms TO include
all Lost Island Your kingdom" he
repeated.
Annette looked at Neal. Neal
loked at Annette-then he rushed for
ward and caught her in his arms.
Annette glanced at the boys in biss-
AMI MY king. she said.
"HE END.
The Dermott news., 1916-01-20
FOURTEENTH lNSTALlMENT
The GREAT GOAL"
CHAPTER lx.
Who Am

w no Am
In the sick bay of the battleship Mis-
souri, an anxious little group uni
formed and otherwise grouped them
selves around the form of an unCOn-
scious man. He lay upon a cot His
head was swathed in bandages The
surgeon. seated on a camp stool by his
side raised his head and glanced at
those about him.
The vitality of this man IS little
less than marvellous, he said
Annette Ilington started forward
Then he will live" she said.
The surgeon nodded.
The little group bent forward And
with good reason The figure on the
couch stirred slightly-the huge form
quivered. At last the unconscious
man became no longer SO He opened
wide his eyes He stared wildly about
the cabin, struggling the while to
rise.
You'll never know from me where
Lost Isle is, he muttered Look at
death-destruction Pray God
the Princess"
He lifted his head The surgeon
seized him by enc arm and uni
formed attendant by another But he
tossed them from him as though by
the turn of wrist and struggled TO
a sitting posture.
You will, he snarled. clutchug at
the two men. It's just as We'll /
found you out, fernando YOU aud
your henchman, Ponto just as We'll
before Come on, both OF You to-
gether.
In another instant he would have
been upon his feet. But his eyes fell
upon Annette Ilinston.
Anne, he cried. He stretched
forth hand as though to touch her
then suddenly withdrew it, He
shrugged his shoulders What the
use? o. he muttered to himself, I'm
notwithstanding.
Dreaming" said the surgeon som
berly. for thirteen years
Neal gripped his mothers arm.
Look at his eyes. he whispered
his eyes. Something has happened
TO him. He has become a man.
The brute man glanced iuquiringly
at the surgeon. What Is the matter
with me. doctor?" he exclaimed, his
voice strong, his tones resonant with
reason. Did my friend the Portu-
guese-Hernandez-get me after all
| know | struggled with him that $
the last thing remember. The MeXi-
can must have black lacked me from
behind"
The surgeon smiled He black
lacked you from behind. all right, he
said. -
Where's Manuella?" went on the
figure on the cot And where is the
little girl"
The surgeon nodded to Neal. Hes
a man all right, he whispered. The
soul has come back into the body otter
many years.
The little girl, went on the brute
man. His glance shifted and again he
sought Annette. Anne" he cried
again Once more his glance became
doubtful
Excuse me. nurse he went on.
nodding to Annette. II thought you
were my wife come back to life. May
] ask your Nance"
Il am not a nurse. said Annette
My name is Annette Ilington"
The man started.
The Dermott news., 1916-01-20
CHAPTE Xxi.

Cutthroats.
As the keel Of tie Mlssouris launch
grated against the sand. Annette
The Dermott news., 1916-01-20
CHAPTER LxIl.

Onslaught.
On the chiefs part il was a horri-
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-21
BALLARD STABBED BY MEXICAN

On the road to the Playas val
ley about a mile southwest of
Leidendorf Monday afternoon,
w. A. Ballard a we'll known goat
raiser of the Playas was stabbed
in the back by a Mexican named
Gonzales who later made his es-
cape.
Ballard and the Mexican who
was one of his employees came
to Lordsburg Monday morning
for the Mexican to receive medi-
cal treatment. Mr.. Ballard tran
sacted business at the local bank
and it is believed that Gonzales
thought he carried with him some
money. The couple were return
ing in a wagon and after they
had passed Leidendorf the Mexi-
can turned upon Ballard with a
sharp knife stabbing him in the
back four times. There was no
alteration between the two and
the attack was most vicious.
The stabbed man jumped
from the wagon, and out-ran
Gonzales, reaching the Nellie Bly,
mine where he tainted from the
loss of blood. Col. B.W. Randall
brought him to Lordsburg where
the wounds were dressed by DR..
Crocker. Mr.. Ballard was able
to walk but was very weak.
A posse was organized by SIN.
Chase, Joe Olney, Russell Wing
and. Eugene Montague who
motored to the scene of the stab
bing. The wagon was traced in
to the Animas side of the valley.
A posse from the 85 mine of
about ten men joined in pursuit
and a number of citizens from
Lordsburg aided in securing the
mountains in search of Gonzales.
The bloodhound kept here by the
Southern Pacific was taken to the
scene but neither at night or in
the morning would he take the
trail which had been discerned
by the posse.
All during the night and morn
ing and far into the afternoon
the country was throughly search
ed but the man was not found.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-21
First City Election
Takes Place Tuesday

Lordsburg's first city election
will take place Tuesday, April
25th. The week has been un-
eventful as regards progress of
the campaign launched at a meet
ing of the citizens a week ago.
The ticket as given before is in
the field and will doubtless be
elected.
The judges of the election will
be Frank r. Coon, ]. A. Leahy
and H. L. Cannon. The clerks.
Howard Boyd and George Hayden
Every citizen should be on hand
for the election Tuesday and cast
a BIPARTISAN vote. The editor
ial columns of this weeks Liberal
contain further comment on the
election.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-21
ANIMAs VALLEY

Judg 0. G. King is rusticating
at the KIT ranch for a few days.
r. S. Burns, who came here
from Texas last winter, is pros
pecting for water near Pratt, and
if successful in his search, for
water, will locate a claim there.
Those who have orchards in
The valley report that there is a
chance for fair apple crop this
season. Although the peaches
were entirely destroyed by the
cold weather, some of the plums
have escaped up to this time.
However, as we were visited by
a killing frost last May, it is too
early to forecast the first crop
with any certainty.
A pedagogue employed in a
school just across the Arizona
border, evidently believing that
he was making money too slowly,
sold a large number of his friends
a formula for making soft soap,
and the soap as demonstrated
was a wonder. Some of the
credulous ones mortgaged their
homes to buy state rights. When
the supply of prospective soap
makers was exhausted, the
smooth soap man departed 'twixt
dark and daylight, and they have
not seen him since. The worst
of the matter is, the formula
wont make soap, soft or other
wise. 1t is not safe to mention
soft soap in that district.
Lumber is being hauled to the
KIT ranch for a modern cottage
to be built at that place.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-21
IN FAVOR OF HOSPITAL

There has been much favorable
comment launched within the
past week for the establishment
of Ladies' Hospital for Lords
burg. Since the incorporation of
this City it is believed that the
assistance of the legislature, both
in the erection and maintenance
of the institution, could be
secured.
Lordsburg is greatly in need of
a hospital and should the project
not be too burdensome one should
be established along the same
lines as the general hospitals at
Silver City and Deming.
The two local practicing physi-
clans have extended liberal con-
tributions and with the support
of the mines, railroads and in
dividual interests is is quite pos
sible that a hospital could be
made realization with the prop
er energy behind. it.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-21
BUYS PROPERTY
FOR A STATION

The Continental Oil Company,
Inc, has purchased four lots in
Block 6 of Browns addition to the
town of ,Lordsburg from ]. S.
Brown and will soon erect an oil
service station here.
The Continental OH Company
has been considering this innova-
tion for some time past, and the
purchase is not altogether unex-
pected. The new service station
is near the plant of the Lordsburg
Power Company and from it vari-
Gus consumers of crude oil, gaso-
line, kerosene, and the various
Continental products will be sup
piled.
The station will give employ
ment to several men and will be
a big asset to the town in filling
local wants.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-21
DENIES ExTRADITIoN

Governor G. w. P. Hunt of Ari-
zona, on Monday of last week,
after hearing argument for the
honoring of the acquisitions on
George F. Gardiner and c. E. Pet
tingall in connection with the fail
ure of the Peoples Bank & Trust
Co., of Silver City, refused to honor
same on the ground that he would
not permit "citizens of Arizona
to be returned to another state to
be railroaded to the penitentiary."
That in substance was his reply to
the arguments of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Vaught of New
Mexico, and the assistant attor-
ney general of Arizona, who as
sisted Mr.. Vaught on request.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-21
CHIEF DEPUTY APPOINTED

Sheriff Herbert j. McGrath has
announced the appointment Of
Jesse C. Stansel, formerly Of Ell
Paso, Tex, to be chief deputy sher-
iff of Grant county, to succeed
Robert j. McCart, who recently
resigned.
Mr.. Stansel was chief of detec-
tives of Ell Paso for seven years,
serving under two chiefs of police
and two mayors. During these
years he made a record that at
tracted attention throughout the
country.
Mr.. Stansel will have charge OF
the sheriff's office during the alb
sence of Sheriff McGrath, and also
will enter actively into the ouside
work incident to the investigation
of CRIME and the running down Of
criminals and violators of the law
in general.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-21
HACHITA PRISONERS HERE

Deputy sheriff Schrimpser and
R. w. Murry of Hachita were
here Wednesday afternoon bring
ing withthem three prisoners who
are to have a hearing before JUS
tice G.. w. Marsalis Saturday.
Kerby Marsh was one of the
men, Marsh was charged with
having shot George Ratlich on a
ranch near the Mexico line Tues
day. The injured man was sent
to an El Paso Hospital, where he
may die, the officers bringing
Marsh here for trial. The shoot
ing is said to have occurred over
an alteration between the two
men.
Albert Riggs will be arraigned
before the local justice of the
peace for the alleged theft of a
horse from the Victoria Land &
Cattle Company. The other man
brought up was arrested on a
vagrancy charge.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-21
STATE OFFICIALS HERE

On tour of New Mexico to in
spect the public schools, State Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction
Alvan N. White and State Superin-
tendent of Industrial Education L.
C.. Mersfelder, both of Santa Fe,
arrived in Lordsburg Wednesday.
They are travelling in an automo-
bile.
The two state officials, in COM
pany with County School Superin-
tendent Isabel L. Eckles Monday
began a visit to the rural schools
of Grant county. The first days
itinerary included Fierro, Han
over, Santa Rita, Arenas and Cen
trail. Tuesday the party made a
trip down the Mimbres river and
Wednesday they visited White Sig
nal, Tyrone and then on to Lords
burg.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-21
T. WALNUT WELLS

Mrs. Eliza T. Brittian is So
journing in Hachita with friends.
C. o. Wills and family haue re-
turned to their ranch after an
extended stay in Deming.
VIM. Mckinney and Bob Std
ham have gone to Mexico to join
the Scouts at the front.
We were visited with the
promise of near rain on the 18th
followed by a heavy frost.
Don Philips of Cloverdale was
in our community again last week
looking over his fences.
Mrs. Arther Mckinney has
moved from Emery Canyon to
Columbus.
w. C. Massey is busy building
fence and putting in new land on
his entry.
w. H. Brittian and family now
occupy the Walter Evans place,
having moved out further from
the border.
Kent Steen who made a swing
around the country for several
days has returned and says he
saw nothing so good as our
valley.
Why don't the various candi-
dates for county offices get their
names before the public, that we
may have some show to investi-
gate their claims as to fitness for
office?
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-04-21
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

The Republican Convention,
called for the purpose of selecting
six delegates to the state conven.
tion at Albuquerque, on April 20,
was held at Silver City Saturday
afternoon.
There was a wide representation
at the convention, showing a deep
interest manifested in minor af
fairs of the party and which as
sures a deeper consideration for
the more important matters con-
tanned in the year.
Lordsburg was represented by
N. j. Scott and Faris V. Bush
Large delegations were present
from Santa Rita, Hurley, Pinos
Ats, Fierro, Central and the MINI
bres section. Silver City had six
teen delegates.
The only business, before the
convention, as stated before, was
the nomination of six delegates
and six alternates to the state con-
vention, at which time delegates
will be appointed to attend Che
Republican National Convention at
Chicago.
Holmes Maddox of Animas was
elected an alternate for delegate
E. M. Sawyer, of Tyrone, N. M
Other delegates were appointed
from Hurley, Santa Rita, Silver
City, Fierro and Central. No reso-
lutions were adopted. Perfect
harmony prevailed at all times.
l.. H. Bartlett of Santa Rita was
elected chairman of the conven-
tion, and Carl Comstock, secre-
tarY.