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Meade County news., 1918-01-10

the result Of discussed brain, tile sud.
den swapping Of responsibility. !
could not hate the man, or seek him
evil-but could dread him. That was
the whole of it-dread Here was a
man crazed, murderously insane, who
had safely tasted blood, whose insan-
ity had been caused by fear, and brood
ing over a great wrong. In his disOl
dered brain d mad, desperate desire for
revenge had overshadowed all else. To
obtain this no deed was impossible, no
crime too hideous. And this creature
was hidden somewhere between decks
and, unless discovered and made cap.
tive, held In his hands the fate Of every
soul on board. The thought of what he
might do during the black darkness Of
the night terrorized me. At any cost
we must have him within our control |:
we dare not even wait to hope that the
man might reveal himself-we must
go after him, crawling in the dark,
feeling within crevice and cavity, until
we uncovered his hiding place.
I explained this quickly to the two
men, hiding none of my own fear, but
making them comprehend the des-
perate need of thorough and ceaseless
search. The look on their faces evil
denced that my words had gone home.
"He's forward, sir; that's clear
enough" insisted Leayord. "Well nab
the fellow in the fo'castle yonder ac-
cordin' to my notion. What do yer say,
RedT
THAT'S how lay 1t out" coincided
the big sailor, clinching and unclinch-
Ing his hands. "He sure amt aft; thar
amt no way I know how he could git
into the hold with the matches down |;
so thar amt nothin' left except the
fo'castle, an the forepeak. Well find
the cuss thar all right, sir"
Their confidence had Its effect On
me.
Good; White and Mccain will
guard every inch of the deck, while we
take the forecastle first. Bring the Ian.
tern, Leayord."
The door was two-thirds shut, and
we slid it wide open to gain entrance,
feeling our way cautiously down the
steps. The place had never been a
sea-parlor, but now, deserted by the
crew, it presented as dismal q scene, In
the dim light Of the lantern, as ever I
put ny foot into. The air was foul
with bilge-water, while rotting gar.
ments hung to the beams above, oE
were strewn along the deck. The sha6
ows were grotesque and hideous, ane
much of the space was cluttered I'D By
discarded sea boots, battered chests
and miscellaneous riffraff which the
men had left behind in their flight. I
stopped at the foot of the steps, but
LeayOrd and Red advanced to the tier
of hunks, the former lifting the Ian
tern, while the latter took survey With
In each. We found no trace of Bas
com, but at that was glad enough 10
be back again on the open deck, breath
Ing in the fresh night air. 1t was like
tonic.
CTO BE CONTINUED
Meade County news., 1918-01-10
~That you, captainl Have you ga

"That you, captainl Have you gCa
Bascom yeti"
"NO; he has managed to escape, and
get forward, but not without leaving
another victim behind. Tony Rapello
is dead in the stokehole."
"The bloody villaini How did he
ever get out of there?"
(which is more than I can figure
out; stole on deck, probably, and then
slipped along in the rail shadow.
Where is McCann?"
"Just gone forward to fix the ridin'
lamps"
"All right; sing out to him to keep
his eyes on the deck. There doesn't
seem to be a great deal of wind, or
sea, Mr.. Leayord; do you imagine Miss
Darlington could hold the wheel for
half an hour"
shouldn't, sir; I've seen her do 1t In
worse weather"
"Then ask her, please; I'm likely to
need both of you if we round up that
fellow. He's crazy and armed. and sure
to fight hard. Pick up any weapon yoI
can find, and come down here"
They were beside me almost instant
ly, eagerly questioning as to what had
occurred below, their faces expressive
of the deep horror both felt at the stu,
alton in which we found ourselves. Un-
der other conditions 1 know should
have felt sincere sympathy for the sud-
denly stricken Bascom. His former
friendship with Vera, what 1 knew Of
his misfortunes, the very conception
of the mans character which 1 had
formed myself during our brief &C.
quaintance on board, all tended tt
make Ss< man an object of pity. The
murders = had committed were but
Meade County news., 1918-01-10
Praying Soldier Rewarded.

Saying ones prayers at night hurts
no one, but it makes person of strong
character to perform that act of piety
on some occasions, relates a writer in
the Pathfinder. OF such stuff is one
of the young soldiers at Camp Meade,
Maryland. Every night he knelt and
prayed and every night did other SOL
diers in nearby cots openly ridicule and
jeer him. The captain Of the company
overheard the 'scoffers one night and
administered to them a lecture that
they aren't likely to forget. A few
days later the young man who was not
afraid to stand up for his convictions
was made sergeant Of the company.
Meade County news., 1918-01-10
CHAPTER xxx.
The Work Of a Elend.


In spite Of what knew; Of the hor-
ror and tragedy had just left behind /;
the unspeakable terror of feeling that
somewhere aboard, hidden in some
black corner, lurked an irresponsible
being, with murder in his crazed brain ;
a being devoid Of all impulse, save the
frenzy of hate, the desire for destruc-
tlOn. yet the sight of that cool, silent
deck, already darkened by the gath
ering shadows of night, instantly
calmed me, and brought back my pow
ers of reasoning. The man was not
aft; then he must be forward. 1t was
impossible to hide long on shipboard In
the face of an intelligent search. OF
one thing 1 was declded-if the fellow
had, indeed, succeeded in slipping for
ward unobserved, he was never to be
permitted to return aft again unseen.
1 would, first Of all, see to it that the
decks were guarded, and then the rest
of us would hunt him in his hole.
"White, you remain here in front Of
the cabin, and keep your eyes open.
Don't let shadow get past you aft /;
you understandT
"Aye, sir"
"Glve me the lantern. There is no
knowing what that fellow may do; he
might fire the ship, or wreck the en-
gines, unless we get him in time"
"You think he's forward, sir?"
"Where else can he be2 I'll put an
other man at the mainmast, and then
run him down."
Leayord, attracted by the CLEAN Of
the lantern, leaned out over the poop
rail.
Meade County news., 1918-01-10

"Only Dade sound asleep in the
stewards stateroom. awoke him,
and left him on watch below"
"There was no one hiding in any Of
the staterooms? You tried the doors?"
"They were all empty. Mr.. Bas-
CONS door was the only one locked"
"You-you made him open?"
"No; why disturb him?"
She drew a quick breath, her eyes
ON my face.
"You-you have not seen Philip Bas-
com lately?"
mo, not since we had supper to-
gether."
"You saw nothing strange then in his
actions, or words?"
"Why nothing that remarked. He
seemed about as usual; more haggard,
and nervous possibly, but he spoke
cheerfully enough. What can you
meanT
"Oh, do not really know; perhaps I
ought not to say such a thing. meant
to have spoken to you about 1t before,
but so much happened, forgot. II
suspect Philip Bascom is insane"
'Insanel Good heavens why do you
say thatF"
"He has talked to me so strangely.
He-he frightened me, and 1 was hard
ly able to quiet him."
"And you suspect he killed Dubois?"
"Who else could 1t have been?"
There was no answer possible. Every
other man on board was already ac-
counted for. The truth was borne In
upon me irresistibly. called Leayord.
The mate thrust his head over the
forward rail.
do you know If Masters is in the
engineroom?"
II think he is, SIR"
"Then call down, and have him
send White on deck Immediately; and
pass the word forward to have Mr.. Oh
son come here"
"Aye, aye, sir; is there anything
wrong%
II will explain presently; just now
want you to remain in charge of the
deck"
Olson arrived first, and 1 barely had
time to tell him briefly what had oc-
Cured, when White emerged through
the deck opening and reported, his
eyes blinking in the bright light, and
his face grimy with coal.
"You wanted me, slr?" he asked
with no bluster In the gruff voice.
"Aye, White; you possess the
strength and nerve for this sort Of job
Miss Darlington here suspects that
the owner of this ship has lost his
mind. 1 just found Dubois lying on
the cabin deck murdered"
"Dubois, sir?"
Eyes; he had been stabbed in the
back"
"And you believe the owner did it?"
'There is no one else on board who
could. He is locked in his stateroom,
and we've got to get him out. Come
ON now, both of you"
led the way down the stairs In no
pleasant frame Of mind. An insane
man running free aboard, animated by
desire to kill, added to my other re-
sponsibilities, increased our dangers
manifold. The cabin seemed SO dark
Meade County news., 1918-01-10

The three of us clung to the ladder
gazing down, the light from the lantern
revealing our faces. Masters was not
gone a moment, but his voice had
changed.
'Tony's killed, SIR" he called up ex-
citedly. "Hes lying on the coal in
number one bunker, cut in the back
with knife"
The words were not out Of his
mouth before we were scrambling
down. But our haste gained us moth
ing. The only trail Bascom had left
was the dead Italian, stretched out in
the half emptied coal bunker, his lips
closed forever. 1t was a knife thrust
which had killed him-just such
thrust as had done for his two mates
in the cabin above; but the madman
had disappeared. However, here was
proof positive that the fellow was still
on board; still hiding between decks.
He had not reached the open, or flung
himself into the sea. Masters could
tell us nothing; he had heard no
sound, seen no shadow. He had been
oiling the machinery, and man could
have slipped down the ladder unob-
served, and escaped again In the same
way. There was no other entrance t.
the engineroom; the forward bulkhead
was solid; there were two ventilator
shafts, but neither was large enough
for the passage of mans body, and
the coal chute was kept closed and
locked at sea. Nevertheless 1 had these
examined, determined to take no
chances, and our lantern penetrated
every inch of the engineroom and coal
bunkers. At the end, utterly baffled,
White gave vent to an oath.
ut beats me, sir" he confessed
hoarsely, 'unless It's spook we're
a-huntin' for"
II wish 1t was; the trouble Is 1t is
man, and mighty dangerous one.
Well, he's not down here, and he must
have gone back by way of the ladder.
The fellow has either found some
means of getting into the hold, or else
he's managed to slip on deck and per-
haps Is hidden in the forecastle-no
one messes there now?"
mo, sir"
"Then let's have a look up above |;
come on, men,"
'Yer amt goin' ter leave me down
here all alone, are yer, captain" ques-
toned Masters anxiously, with Tony
lying dead In there, an a murderer
prowlin' aboutT
Hell not be down here again, but
suppose you must have a fireman.
White, you better stay"
"'Tain't no job 1 like, sir; 1 shov-
eled coal here already for eight hours"
"T'll tackle it, sir" interrupted o.
son quietly. "That big boob would
throw fit down here every time he
saw a shadow. After you get those
matches Off send him in on top O. the
cargo. There'd be no danger O. his
gettin' hurt If Bascom was a hidin'
there"
Eyer a dirty liari I amt no more
afraid than you arep
"Then why don't you stay here?"
I'm plumb tired out shovelin'."
THAT will do, men," broke in
sternly. "There will be work enough,
and maybe fighting enough for both of
you. AS long as you have volunteered,
Olson, you may take turn down here,
and White will go with me. Keep a
sharp eye out, you men below"
The two of US clambered up the iron
ladder, the sailor with the lantern In
his hand, the marling spike thrust into
his belt. | tested the bulkhead door
again as we came to it, but 1t seemed
as solid as the steel wall itself, and
thoroughly satisfied that 1t had not
been opened since the ship sailed, we
mounted to the open deck.
Meade County news., 1918-01-10
CHAPTER XVIII.
A Maniac on Board.

The horror with which she looked
into my face held me speechless. Could
It be possible that she suspected, knew,
the perpetrator Of this crime-that she
sought to shield him?
You searched the cabin7 You found
- OneY'
Meade County news., 1918-01-10
CTo BE CONTINUED.
Lady chauffeurs.

As a general thing, the hand that
rocks the cradle is a stranger to the
foot that kicks the clutch Out-Dalln1
News J
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-19
MINOR SOLDIERS CAN TAKE UP LAND AF-
TER ENLISTMENT IF CARE TO FILE THEN

tural or mineral public-land laws
upon persons under the age OF Il
who have served, or shall hereafter
serve, in the Army of the United
States during the present war, in
the same manner as they could have
made entry if over that age. This
right is conferred only upon persons
who have been actually mustered
into the service and who are under
21 years of age at the time their
applications are executed.
A drafted man is regarded as
serving in the Army from the time
he reports for entrainment; man in
the Officers Reserve Training Corps
from the time of his admission.
This department is of the opinion
that the expression "the Army of the
United States as used in section 8
Of the act, includes the Navy and
Marine Corps, and that construction
will stand unless Congress shall
otherwise direct.
3. An application for entry by a
person coming within the meaning
of the law may be executed at any
place where he is located, whether
it be in State, Territory, or district
of the United States, or in foreign
country. 1t may be executed before
any officer whose authority to
administer oaths is recognized by the
laws of the State or Territory in
which the land sought is situated.
These laws differ, and it will not be
attempted here to give a synopsis OF
all Of them. An examination of the
State laws leads to the conclusion
that they all recognize affidavits
executed in any part of the United
States before notary public or the
clerk of a court of record, and those
executed outside of this country be-
fore a notary or before any diplo-
uldllC VI CUuouldl oihSoA VI sh~
United States.
4. An applicant claiming the
benefits of said section must execute
an application for entry on the
ordinary prescribed form; but. where
nc has not examined the tract sought,
there should. be omitted from the
form so much as refers to personal
examination Of, or acquaintance
With, the tract, and recites the ap'
plicant's knowledge as to its char
acter (nonmineral, nonirrigable
etc. For example, there should be
stricken from an application for en-
try under the enlarged-homestead
act all that part of the form begin
ming with the words that I am well
acquainted with the character of the
land" and ending with 'it is not
susceptible of successful irrigation,
etc.
J In such cases there must accom-.
pany the application an affidavit set
ting forth the facts as to the char
acter of the land, executed by some
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-19
Department of the Interior,
General Land Office,

General Land Office,
Washington, D. c., Oct. 8, 1918.
Registers and Receivers,
United States Land Offices.
Sirs: Section of the act OF Con-
gress Of August 81, 1918 public
21nl, reads as follows:
"SEC. s. That any person, under
the age of twenty-one, who has
served or shall hereafter serve in
the Army of the United States dur
ing the present emergency, shall be
entitled to the same rights under the
homestead and other land and miner
al entry laws, general or special, as
those over twenty-one years of age
now possess under said laws: Pro-
vided, That any requirements as to
establishment of residence within a
limited time shall be suspended as
to entry by such person until six
months after his discharge from
military service: Provided further,
That applications for entry may be
verified before any officer in the
United States, or any foreign coun-
try, authorized to administer oaths
by the laws of the State or Territory
in which the land may be situated" :"
The joint resolution of Congress
(Public Al. approved September
l.: '11S, an referring to the above
provision, reads as follows:
"That no REIMBURSEMENT Of any
public-land entry made under or by
authority of section eight Of the act
of the Sixty-fifth Congress-, second
session, entitled An act amending
the act entitled "An act to authorize
the President to increase temporarily
the Military Establishment of the
United States" approved May is,
1917 shall be valid or effective for
any purpose unless executed after
the entryman shall have actually
resided upon and cultivated the land,
in the case Of a homestead entry, for
at least six months, and In the case
of an entry made under other than
the homestead laws, after the entry
man shall have complied with the
provisions Of the applicable law for
at least one year.
ANY person, firm, or corporation
soliciting or dealing with the relin-
Quishment of such claim or entry
prior to the completion Of compliance
with the applicable law and with this
resolution, and who or which solicits,
demands, or receives or accepts any
fee or compensation for locating,
filing, or securing the claims or
entries for persons entitled to the
benefits of said section shall lpon
conviction, be fned not to exceed
$1,000 or imprisoned for not exceed
ing two years, or both"
2. Said section of the act of
August 81, 1918, confers the right
of entry under any of the agricul-
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-19

fact that any one of them who pays
or promises compensation of any
kind for securing an entry, even
though it be merely by the grant OF
grazing privileges, will be colcIvt1g
at the breach of law which Con-
gress enacted for the protection not
only of the soldiers but of the gener-
al interests in the public domain. AS
above shown, it will frequently be
necessary for some person to execute, /
on behalf of the applicant, an
affidavit regarding the character of
the land; but this must in all cases
be done by relative or by some
other person who is willing to afford
the service without compensation.
The clear purpose of the act is to
give soldiers under the age of Il
Ali opportunity to holi a homestead
or other land claim for their own
personal benefit, but not for specula-
tion on the part either of themselves
or of others.
8. The resolution provides that no
lCf "ishmtnt OF an entry made
under the act in question shall be
valid unless executed after the entry
man shalt have resided upon and
cultivated the land covered by a
homestead entry for at least six
months; or, as to other classes OF
claims, until he shall have complied
with the provisions of the applicable
law for at least one year. More
over, it provides that any person,
firm, or corporation soliciting or
dealing with the REIMBURSEMENT Of
such claim or entry, prior to the
completion of one years compliance
with the applicable law and with the
resolution, shall be subject to the
, punishments above mentioned. Ac-
cordingly, the registers and receivers
are instructed not to make on their
records any notation regarding re-
| ceipt of a REIMBURSEMENT of an
entry made under the act of August
81, 1918, unless it shall be made to
appear through the affidavit of the
entryman, corroborated by those of
two witnesses, that the above con-
ditions have been complied with;
and soldiers are warned not to
execute relinquishments of their en-
tries prior to the arrival Of the time
indicated.
In case of death of the entryman
the entry will be subject to relin-
quishment by his widow. heirs, or
devisees, as the case may be, under
the following conditions:
(a) If homestead, not until after
the expiration of six months from the
date of his death, II he had establish
ed residence on the land, or at any
time after the expiration of six
months from the date residence was
established by him.
(b) If any other class of entry,
not after the applicable law has been
complied with for at least one year.
As in case of REIMBURSEMENT by
the entryman, such REIMBURSEMENT
must be supported by affidavit, duly
corroborated, establishing the ma
terial facts.
Very respectfully
CLAY TALLMAN,
| Commissioner
Approved:
ALEXANDER T. VOGELSANG,
| First Assistant Secretary
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Approved:
ALEXANDER T. VOGELSANG,
First Assistant Secretary.
James E. Bannon Influenza Victim.

James E. Bannon Influenza Victim.
James e. Bannon, we'll known
travelling man in this state, and a
resident of Pendleton for ihe past
eight years, died last night at his
residence on Mill street after a short
illness of Spanish iGf2c2-G.
Mr.. Bannon, who was 40 eyars Of
age last May, was u representative
3f the Russell & Gi.D ri company,
and also of Gray BrJthers Of Spo-
kane. He is survived by Mrs.
Bannon, four children, Jimmy aged
7; Agnes, aged 6; Charles. aged 4,
and Mary aged Is months, and one
sister Mrs. r. G, Dravenor OF
Brooklyn, New York.
He was a member of the Catholic
church, and of the Elks lodge of
eton.-Friday's E. 0, Mr..
Bannon WAS well known in lIeppner,
where he has been coming for many
years past and calling on the business
men of the city.
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M. e. Bundy, young farmer of
Lexington, was pleasast caller at
this Office while in town on Saturday
last.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-03-22
BOXING FOR BLIND SOLDIERS
One Of FaVorlte Sports In 81. Dun
STAINS Where Canadian Boys Are
Being Educated.

Boxing Is one Of the favorite sports
Of blinded soldiers In ST. Dunstan's,
London, England. where Canadian
boys who have lost their sight are be
Ing re-educated.
The extent TO which other senses
can be trained 10 replace vision ex-
plnlns the eagerness Of the Canadians
10 take up civil life.
Boxing Is possible for the men by
the use OF little bells on the wrists
Of the gloves, differently toned for the
right and left hands.
Hearing becomes so keen that II
Is easy for the men 10 judge the dis
tance, aud follow the motions of their
sparring partners
The Canadian boys whose re-educa'
tion has been arranged for at st. Dun
STAINS by the military hospitals COM
mission not only learn new occupa-
tion, but through training regain self
confidence, and a firm grasp ON the
new life.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-03-22
CHAPTER v.
A Mystery,

n CROUCHED behind the stove again
in time to see dim figure enter
the kitchen. The lightning re-
vealed Lucille in dressing gown
with her hair over her shoulders. In
the single fash Of light she appeared
to be the most beautiful thing that
had ever seen.
She turned the flashlight on the wall
and finally rested its ray on the box
of dog biscuit! She went over to it,
picked up one Of the biscuit, pressed
it to her cheek and was about to bite
It when she hastily dropped it back
into the box, put out the light and
stood perfectly still, listening
There was another sound on the
stairsl
When looked to see what Lucille
was doing she had disappeared. Prob
ably she, too, was hiding somewhere
near, reasoned.
This time there was less delay.
Whoever was coming downstairs was
carelessly assured and was scratching
matches on the wall as he went along
to guide his progress. He entered the
kitchen It was Bopp, clad in the
sort of pajamas thought he wore.
He was laughing to himself as he
came In and went straight to the box
of biscuit. He took one out of the
box.
And he, ate itI
Before that may have disllked tn