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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-01-07

.uCome ON" no cried. "all three or
you at once'
with ono wild final swing he brought
mo chair crashing down on Hernandez
bead No. not on Hernandez head'
II fell short of that, but crashed on
aomo,bipg else--the chandelier above
, Hernandez head.
There was n ripping. tearing, crack.
ing sound-and then n crash. Down
cnme the chandelier in n tangled heap
upon the floor.
For one instant there was cessa-
tion OF hostilities. The shades were
down-tho lights eNtinguished--tho
room plunged into semi-darkncss'
Annette watched in alright, SUD.
denly strange, familiar odor assH'eu
her nostrils.
"Stop-stopl" she cried.
put none needed her. The Brute
still held her fast. And Joe, In his new
and ungovsaable frenzy. was once
more nj Il with the chair, clearing a
space about him on the floor. driving
lnez and Hernandez before him into
one corner after another.
His chair whlrling, touched a live
wire-from which the insulation had
been torn. The wire, rccoiling from
the blow. struck piece OF disiointed
gas pipe still clinging to the ceiling
Then-hzz--a spark-a multitude Oh
sparks. A pause-a seconds pause.
And then the whole room. with n
mighty roar. burst itself out into the
open air.
A horscman. speeding down the
straight road. heard the boom. Hc saw
the explosion. He spurrcd his horse
He reached the wayside lc.le.
Joe wclcher. his head cut and
bleeding. was the first to revive. His
rcmorscful frenzy sull lent him
strength and energy. lie sprang to
his fept-lo5Eoj for Annette. lie no
ticcd nothing else--save that The room
was wrecked.
Hc found Annette. picked her UP
and carried her without She was
stunned. but practically unhurt But
Joe didn't know all this. lie lad
killed L~r-he must brine her TO irte
again.
with her in his arms he started up
the lane-whither he knew not.
Suddenly. In the distance, he saw
Neal--on horseback. Nelchor broke
into a run toward his foster brother
"She-she lives" said Joe thickly,
at any rate-you can tell her-tell
mother-tell yourselt-that | brought
her back--to life. That pays up-pays
up-for-"
He foil prone upon the ground.
Neal knelt by his side Cone be
said. taking on his hat. gone. An
nette."
Wei. forget everything" she an.
swered sobb,ng. except that he
saved me-that ho died q hero-a
real hero--at the last.'
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-01-07

r,. ors, eeure that met hls aight
was Neal Harain--an ehs's" !"
navy. ,.,,y demanded
Hernandez Of himseu rs =. saw
ua watched warily. what ne e""
disturbed him. an. ca,.
'"u W,rnondcz ~ looked about him SUD.
acn,v no darted forward stoopeo. ""u
n,c,tcd nm something from the noo''
"Nhnt IL it9" queried lnck'
"a niece of steel" he said
That night, woll mui'led' ne s'v,o ,
toward the compass. and conceaiou n's
n,oco os steel whore II would do 'ho
most rood--or most harm, as you pro-
for No one saw him-uo ono Know
nut ON his return. turning corho''
no ran full tilt into Ensign Neal Har'
din himself. Neal sprang upon tno
mulI,ed figure and tore the envclop'hs
cloak from Hernandez grasp
you" cried Neal. leaping Tor HOT
nandcz. "I'vo got you now
They struggled like tigers. but Neal
took no chances. This was no test
bout. IIe wanted to make suro OF h'f
man. lie called for help. Help came
A dozen men pounccd upon Herman
dez. 49,
when he was safely chained Nea
rose TO his feet.
"wevo got him." said Neal briohy
He gave an order. search the SNIP
| he said.
The ship was searched. and with
In the next quarter OF an hour lno'
and the Brute. each In the clutch o
many powerful men. came into vie"
On deck.
Continued on page 81
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-01-07

y IN ,ho aay Of the eruption OF Mount
IeSiee Cant John Hardin VI the steamer
kprfncess rescuos fiVe-year-old Annette
klington from an open boat, but rs iorCeu
q leave behind her father nnS ',S hy J1m Wpr.
IN iez and Pontc In vain attempt 20
kee papers which lllngton has managed
Ia send aboard the Princess win MS
BAurhtcr papers proving his title TO anI
keilins the whereabouts Of the lost island
NJ Cinnabar. 1lingtCn's injury causes MS
mind 10 become a blank. thirteen Years
tlspse Hernandez. now an opium SINUS
kler with punto. lreE. n female accom-
Siice. and the mindless brute that once
Nas 1lin ston come To seaport. where the
&idow of Captain Hardin Is Twins with
ber son Neal aud Annctts inns 'vu a,H ~
ky her father. Neal tries for admission
Is the Naval academy, but through the
kreachery Of Joey WClCher IS detcated ny
)oey and disgruccd. Neal cnNsts IN the
kevy ineE sets a trap Tor Joey and the
konsp,ratorS set him IN their power. In
a struggle for possession ot the map TER
nandez. Annette and Neal each secure a
portion Annette sails on the coronado IN
search Of her father. In Martinique An
,nette and Neal are captured. but are res
.cued bv a sponge diver. iuyE FORCES idcn-
tineat9n papers teS herseh ''i,' as Anh'sVe. g..
arain captured. carried q the sun city
aud Annette is ofcrcd a. sncrihcc To
the sun sod. They are. rescued by nl-
Ea, Annette n~i Neal are captured .rd
exposed 90 yellow fever infection Nv y O.
nandcg but are rescued by sailors ffoW
Tho Albany tneE tries to rob Nurctte
and escapes on her way 90 CEarNl'o An.
rcttc is captured Neal o. promoted 5000.
leads party tf transferred men SOW rrt
Chant'iG but is caught Too train wreck
on the vav Hernandez ana Ines rrHsrr.
tho false Identification papers o. lroi|'i
Arscluo "a santa Maria miss Hr. Icu,1
a. caught and killed iu Die oWH trap. st
NWHHfUu
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-01-07
CHAPTER LII.
a Dangerous Connection.

There are few drivers OF high
power car who permit themselves re-
straint upon an open road. But the
machine that crept along the avenue
IN this sparsely settled portion OF sub
urban Los Angeles seemed almost
crippled. Everything passed it-eyer
horse-draWn vehicles.
And one horse in particular kept a.
ways on ahead. This horse was An
nette llinFtons.
Therc wore four people In this car
and three oi them were waiting for
the inevitable TO happen. They crc9t
on and on--lEays Two hundred yard
behind.
, "Ah!" exclaimed Hernandez finally.
-it eats in"
He was quite tight. Suddenly the
horse ahead sweryed sharply to one
side. violently shook its head aud neck
rleaped frantically into the air. and
then. with violent burst OF speed,
tore down the road Ike FIRE.
Hernandez increased his speed 10
twenty miles-to twenty.nve-but the
horse tore on before him. Annette
was riding like the wind-but she had
lost control.
Joe. in the car behind. leaped "a
his feet and tried TO force his way
from the car Let me ont" he cried
struggling; Il got her into this. and
in get her out"
Hernandez turned 10 the Brute
-Hold him." he commanded. And the
Brute obeyed.
Inez Castro now was on her feet.
-'Look-look-look." she cried. THE
horse is mad-hell kill her-look-
ah-ah-"
IL was oil over. In one final burst
OF frenzy the horse had !eaped higt
in the air. and come down on all fours
not on the solid road. but in the ditch
Annette was dung violently from hel
steed-and struck the ground with 1
thud. The horse. freed OF his burden
sped On-up the roaG-sped on.
Hernandez stopped his car. Jo'
leaped out and ran 10 Annette.
Shes killed he said.
Hernandez followed him. II so, W,
cannot help r." he returned calmly,
II shes killed, J did il, you black
guaTd,F cried Joe. remorsefully.
Inez bent over the girl. shes no
cad. she said. shes very muc
live. She's only stunned"
Hernandez motisned TO the Brute
Garry her TO the car" he commanded
And the Brute again obeyed.
Now. slowly" commanded Inez G
Hernandez. until revive the girl"
They were in open country now
the community was but sparsely Sc
tied. Hernandez glanced warig froi
side to side.
"We must make haste" he muses.
taking a grass-grown road to n
right
He stopped the car before a hous'
IL was an ordinary dwelling. TheI
was no sign OF life about IL. tn
grass in the dooryard was foot higl
Everything appeared unkempt. B'
ltn the parlor window was sign ]
let, furnished. Hernandez stepped l
10 the dooryard and peered into Il
windows.
'we1l let II furnished-free-for
short time" he said.
He forced the door ami entered.
IAN the comforts OF home" he sal
smiling. fetch in the ghl
Back in the city. Neal. on duty one
Sgain. sought Annette AZ her hotel.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-01-07

p, ,nc citizens of Malhcur county
desire to announce tina, VIII 00
. candidate for tho Republican nom
,no,,on for DIstrict Attorney VI Wv
coming urinary election and solicit
your support
This Office spends thousands OF oo''
80 ~ your money and ! pledge my
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-01-07

s.,f 10 every economy consistent with
good government. II elected I will
devote my entire time and energy to
,he nnairs OF tho office. Impartial
enforcement OF all laws. economy
and suppression of useless litigation.
my platform
! - ROBERT NJ. DUNCAN.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-01-07
TWELFTH lNSTAllMENT

tContinued from last issue)
swiftly-and unuoticed-he pushed
the thorny burr under the saddle, next
60 the ponys skin. Then he slouehed
away in the general direction OF the
bar.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-01-07
NI,II, r..

Dr. W G.. Howe has moved hia
dental Office TO the Wilson build
iry IS n
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-01-07

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Movinr of installment OF " i"' "''
,hown the Dreammhu lneaue A.,
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-31
WILSON WARNS
COUNTRY war
MAY BE near
Associated Press sy Federal wirslessl

Associated Press By Federal wirslessl
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan 30.--ln the
most solemn warning he has ever de-
livered to the people OF the United
States President Wilson last night
told them that now Is the time In
which the preparations for possible
war are TO be made IL ever.
Very quietly and without attempted
oratorical effect the president said in
his address here last night:
Il tell you people here tonight that
the time may possibly come when it
will no longer he1possible to keep the
United States out OF the cauldron OF
war II we are to uphold that which Is
dearer than all else to US. the honor
Of our race, of our land. l therefore
urge upon you immediate prepared
ness, that preparedness which shall
be q shield to you and to yours. nor
only against invasion but against war
ITSELF"
Daily, he told them. he is treating
with problems. of danger to the peace
and honor of the nation. and it Is i'm.
possible to say what a single day will
bring forth.
Il am sorry" he said. that this is
sue has arisen during the presidential
year.
The navy, the coast defenses and
the army are of good quality, he said,
but OF poor quantity
Il envy the trance OF the peace ad.
vocate,' he laughed, who believes
that there is no danger to the country
from abroad. He is lacking In imagi-
nation.
But ne denounced those advocates
Of an immense standing army. whose
counsel, he said, is the counsel Of
passion, not of reason
I The cheering. wherever the presi-
dent spoke yesterday, was tremendous,
especially when he mentioned the
needs of defending the honor OF the
land.
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IS
LATEST scheme
Of CARRANzKS
rA.,ociased Pres by Federal wirelel

: A8t0Cl3So0 tToSS Dy 60oof1 WlIo1oSbl
Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. 30.-Taking a
leaf out of the lessons taught by the
war in Europe Gen. Carranza, pro
visional president of Mexico, has an
nounced that he is preparing plan
for compulsory military service in
Mexico, by which he expects to be
able to build up great army in the
southern republic. No details of the
Carranza plans have reached here
as yet.
The Carranza leaders are not wait
ing for the completion of this plan
Of their general. Under the command
of Gen. Castro, a force of 10000 men
have left Chihuahua city to operate
against the bands under the leadership
of Zapata, the bandit Several pre-.
liminary skirmishes are reported al
ready.
In other parts of northern Mexico.
according to dispatches received here
from Douglas, Ariz., the situation is
clouding again. Gen. Gales is report
ed to have announced that he intends
to confiscate all property belonging to
Mexicans who are classed as "reac-
tionaries."
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AUTOCRATIC METHODS
OF PAcIFlST LEADERS
KILLED PEACE MISSION
,,ocias,d Pres 81 FEDERAL wireless

IAnoocloto0 Iyo1o ~ kooerUA WHetoenl
NEW YORK. N. Y Jan. SO.-Sixty'
seven members of the Ford peace
marty who reached home on the Hol-
land-American liner Rotterdam last
night say that the project evolved by
the multi-millionaire maker of automo-
biles was killed by the autocratic man.
ner In which the leaders attempted to
force their beliefs down the Threats OF
al the others. !.
All of the returning peace makers
give full credit to Mr.. Ford for his
idea and for the manner In which ne
carried out his share of the work,
which they unite In declaring Is the
greatest that sny one man ever at
tempted.
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas, said
IN speaking Of the abortiye attempt to
bring peace to the warning peoples Of
Europe, ~The project failed because
there was no attempt on the part Of
the leaders to gain the cooperation OF
the rest OF us. They asserted GER
tain ideas. apparently believing that
their assertion was sufficient to
make those ideas facts, and they at
tempted to impose their own theories
on the rest of the world"
NJ. Bois-Sevain, one Of the members
of the party, said: What pity It
was that there was not more democ-
racy and less autocracy In the man
aeement Of the project the greatest
ever conceived In the mind of man"
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PACIFISTS DEN0UNCE
PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM
/ Assooiated Press by rsderai Wirelessl

IAssoctated Press By Federal Wifslessl
WASHINGTON, d. G. Jan. 81
kilograms from William ]. Bryan and
Henry Ford denouncing the prepared
ness program of the Wilson admins
tration, brought volleys OF cheering at
q ulaps meeting held here last night
under the auspices of, Is peace-at-any-
price societies.
Among the speakers at the meeting
were six congressman, all OF whom de-
nounced any preparedness propa-
ganda.
Representative Galloway, member
OF the naval committee Of the house,
told the gathering that advocates of
preparedness just want to spend the
money of the American taxpayer Law
ishly.p He secuted the idea that the
United States can ever go to war, say
ing that the conflict in Europe has
taught the world the lesson OF the
folly of such strife.
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COL. HOUSE HOPEFUL
OF MISSIONS SUCCESS.

BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 31.-Col. R.
E. House. personal agent of President
Wilson, and believed to have been en-.
trusted with a secret mission to the
American ambassadors in Europe by
the chief executive, left here last night
for Paris and London, where he will
confer with diplomats there. He will
journey via Switzerland
Before leaving here Colonel House
said that he is convinced that his
conversations with Teutonic officials,
statesmen and citizens, and particular
ly with Ambassador Gerard, will do
much to clarity the atmosphere OF
German and American relations He
declared that the German people are
anxiously seeking enlightenment from
all possible sources regarding the at.
titude of America toward things leu.
tonic, and they are endeavoring to fig.
ure out just which of the warning
groups of nations President Wilson
had in mind when he made his ad.
dress in New York the other night.
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Thirty-four MutiIated Bodies
Recovered From Mass
of Wreckage
ToUGHS TRY L00TING
HOUSES OF VICTIMS
Other Reservoirs In Precarious
Condition; thousands
Are Homeless
IAssociatsd Press By Federal wirsIessl

San DIEGO, CAL, Jan. 30.-One
hundred men, women and children
are dead, the little ranching town of
San Pasqual Is wiped off the face OF
the earth as with sponge. and the
friends of those living In the village
OF 0ceanside fear that town also has
been destroyed by the floods that fol
lowed the cloudburst which broke
over the San Luis valley late yester
day afternoon, bringing death and de.
struction TO one OF the most beautiful
Of CALIFORNIA; beauty spots.
The San Pasqual valley, separated
from the San Luis Rey valley by a
chain OF high hills, was also flooded,
and the damage there may equal that
in the other valley.
Rescue parties sent out from San
Diego IS soon as the news OF the
collapse OF the Otay dam reached
here, had hardly reached the scene
Of the destruction In the Tia Juana
valley, when the reports from the San
Luis Rey country became alarming,
and other parties, which had been
preparing to 90 to Otay changed their
direction and instead of going south
$3.50. -. otlH.
r,ha sot,,aI rrr,h.r ~ daad and In.
,..aS = ssr I.,;s Rev e not vet
known. but the early reports which
came in last night, stated that at least
so were dead and probably double
- - .,,,,aa a. tbs tidai wave that
49,. ou s Ssw,, tror, ,he sides of the
r ,,.a..n.. -a,sss and aemolished the
,.s tc-ns q - wsv
1e. he 80. w.sl - W....
80 M those who saw the
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CLOUDBURST INCALIFORNIA TAKES
FEARFUL TOLL OFuFE; SAN PASQUEL
WIPED OUT BY rush OF WATER

twere discovered. TANNED among the
floating wreckage of ranch homes,
miles away from their sites. f.
The hotel just completed at Tia
Juana is a total wreck This struc.
ture, In which there were many guests
sheltering from the storm, began to
sag when the flood reached it, and
collapsed completely yesterday after.
noon. Fortunately. although several
were more or less severely injured,
no one was killed. 49,.
SAN DIEGO. Cal, Jan. al What
Admiral William F. Fullam, com.
manding the Pacific fleet, called the
worst outburst Of footing he ever saw,
broke forth when the floods subsidized
in the 0tay valley, leaving the wreck
age of hundreds of homes behind II:
Ignoring the presence Of detach-
ments OF marines and sailors from
the Oregon, the South Dakota and the
Milwaukee, rushed to the valley by.
Admiral Fulham as soon as news OF
the disaster reached him, hooters be-
gan ransaking the houses stranded
by the floods, breaking down doors,
forcing their way through broken win.
dows and carrying away what they
found with brazen indifference to the
commands of the marines and sailors
to stop. s.-.
Sailors Ordered to Shoot Looters.
The hooters refused the appeals of
the naval forces to come and help in
the work OF rescue and search for
the bodies of the unfortunate victims
of the flood. until reports 70 the adj
miral brought the command to his
men to shoot any looters they may see
without waiting to give warning.
All day yesterday the sailors and
marines from the warships, assisted
by volunteers from this city, searched
the masses of debris and the uproot.
ed and tangled lemon groves for the
bodies OF those who died In the flood.
Late last night 1t was reported that
they had discovered "a bodies, some OF
them horribly mutilated. It Is now
estimated that the death toll will
reach at least IS, and may run far
higher.
Another Dam shaky.
The havoc wrought upon the smiling
Otay valley by the bursting of Otay
dam, threatens to be augmented by
the collapse Of the other big reser.
voir, the ;cuyamacA dam, s. miles
northeast Of the city, and part of an
other water system owned by private
interests headed by Col. Edward
Fletcher.
This dam, which controls the sup
ply for the towns Of Lakeside, Ell
Cajon, Grossmont La Mesa, Lemon
Grove and East San Diego. is one OF
the largest In the county. and is stu
ated at the head Of the valley OF the
same name In the Cuyaraca range
of mountains.
Intense Suffering.
In the Tia Juana valley, swept by
the flood from the Otay dam, more
than 5000 persons are declared to be
homeless and without food or the
common necessities Of life, and the
stories of suffering are increasing
with every hour. Fortunately the
weather is clearing and the govern
ment forecaster predicts break in
the succession of storms which have
swept over this county almost with
put a break for more than a month.
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GERMANY not TO
DISAVOW SINKING
. OF LUSITANIA
Associated Press By Federal wireless,

Associated Press BY Federal wirslsssl
LONDON, Eng, Jan. 31.-Berlin will
make no further concessions In the
Lusitania case. Such was the report
which reached official circles here last
night, coincident with. the news that
Washington had received the final note
from Berlin.
The German government, 1t Ii de-
clared, has refused to disavow the &C.
ton of the submarine commander In
sinking the Lusitania, or even to dis
approve that action.
Berlin, it is added. says in the an
swer to President wilson's notes, that
the Kaiser's government ID ptepafeu
to carry out the promises airehdy
made, and will pay an indemnity for
each of the Americans drowned by the
Teutonic submarines torpedo, bat that
is as far as she will go.
She refused to hold the divers com
mander responsible for the death of
citizens Of foreign countriee who
might have been aboard the Cnnard
liner when she was sunk.
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COWARDLY AND
DISHONORABLEI IS
WILSON POLICY
Roosevelt Scores Attitude Of
Administration on Euro
pean War
GERMANY HAS SHOWN
"SUPREME CONTEMPT"
Rough Rider Colonel Delivers
Scathing Speech Before
Brooklyn Audience
fAasocia.ed Press By Federal wrslsasl


NEW YORK, N. T., Jan. 3l.-That
Germany has contemptuouslg defied
the government Of the United States
time and time again since the out
break OF the war, and that the VIII
son administration has acted q dis
honarble part In the world drama
which has filled the pages OF the
history OF the last 90 months, was the
gist of the strenuous address made
by former President Theodore Roose-
Welt before q crowded audience at the
Brooklyn Institute OF Arts and Science
last night.
Policy Satisfies Nobody.
He discussed the internal lonnl crisis
between this country and both groups
of the warning nations In Europe. a.
sorting that the policy OF the president
has been such as TO satisfy neAher
side to the war ether at home or
abroad, and has simply doubled the
difficulties which this country has had
to face, without gaining any advafl-
tage which might be supposed TO ac-
crue from strictly neutral attitude.
lnaetion DishonorahIe.
Speaking Of The Hague peace tri-
bunal and the convention 20 which
the United States is a party. the for
mer president declared that nothing
could have been more dishonOrahle or
cuwardly than the stand Of inaction
taken by the Wilson administration.
u The United States was bound IN
honor, he declared. to insist that the
treaties between Germany and Bel
GUM, which protected the weaker na-
ton from the aggression Of the
stronger. should be observed II spirit
and In letter. That ths ttnslt.ilsi.l.
government had done nothing. net
even to filing a protest 4 sa---g 49,
action Of Germany In oseri1fnning BEL
GUM despite the struggle Of the Bel
gians, was Disgrace 70 the nation.
asserted the speaker, who was inter
rupted by repeated cheering.
Nations Show contempt.
Continuing. Mr.. Roosevelt took up
the consequences Of this policy. which
he stigmatized as "supine.s and de-
clared that # had earned the con
tempt Of all nations. Germany. IN par
ticular. he declared, had shown how
she regarded It by repeatedly flout-'
Ing the feeble protests which the ad-
ministration had finally filed and had
gone on sinking unarmed merchant
ships carrying American citizens about
their lawful business on the high 5ea8.
Washington, concluded the speaker.
defied and ignored, sat still and aid
nothing. save write further notes.
which brought nothing in the way ol
results save further defiance.