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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-05
CHAPTER v.
A Game Of Checkers.

l
The uneasy mood OF the desert, the
wInd-blown sand, drove people indoors
the next morning. RIckard was served
"A substantial. indlf'crently cooked
breakfast In the dining room of the
Desert hotel, whose limitations were
as conspicuous 10 the newcomer as
they were nonexIstent to the other
men. They were finding II soft con-
trast 10 sand-blown tents, TO life In the
open.
Later he wandered through the
group of staring idlers In the Office,
past the popular soda stand and the
few chair.tilters on the sidewalk, go
Ing on, as II without purpose. to the
railroad sheds. and then on, down TO
the Offices OF the Desert Reclamation
company. He discovered It TO be the
one engaging spot In the hastily
thrown-together town. There were
oleanders, rose and white blooming In
the patch OF purple blooming nlfalfn
that stood for lawn. Mornlng-glorIes
clambered over the supports of the
vcranda, and on over the roof. Rick
dins.
What school of experience had so
changed the awkward country fellow?
He had resented his rivalry, not that
he was rival. but that he was boor.
His kisses still warm on her lips. and
she had turned to welcome, to coauet
with Tom Hardin The woman who
was to be his wife must be steadler
than that! Ii had cooled his fever
Not for him the aspen who could
shake and bend her pretty boughs 10
each rough breeze that blewl
Men tossed into desert, fighting to
keep foothold, do not garland their
Offices with morning-glorles Was II
the gracious quiet influence OF n wife,
n Gerty Hardin? The festive build /
ing he was approaching was as uncx-
pected--as Captain Brandon! Richard
walked on. smiling.
He was fnirly blown into the outer
room, the door banging behind him.
Every one looked up mt the noisy inter
ruption. There were several men In
the long room. Among them two alert, .
youths, college graduates, I
or students out on furlough, the kind !
OF stun In his class at Lawrence. Three Il
OF the seasoned, road-coached type II
were leaning their chairs against the
cool thick walls. One was putting at
cigar. The other, big, shy giant,
was drawing clouds of comfort from a
pipe There was Il telegraph operator
lt work In one end OF the room, her
Instrument rapidly clicking. In an op-
losite corner was telephone ex-
'hange. A gill with metal band
lround her forehead was punching
connections between the valley towns.
lilckard lost the feeling OF having
rome ipto n remote and Isolated re-
'lon. The twin towns were on the
nap.
One OF the older men returned his
lod The young men returned their
lastlly Withdrawn attention to their :
anne OF checkers. The other smoker
vas watching with cross-eyed absorp-
ion the rings his cigar was sending n
MO the air Rlckard might not have
een there
One of the checker players looked
u.
Anything / can do for you? DO you .
'ant to see anyone In partlcular?
mo" 1t was admitted. mo one In
artienlar. I was just looking round"
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-25

Miss May Berry, Of New York
city, l6-year-cld sweetheart of Will
liam Walters, a prisoner in the
Tombs awaiting trial on a murder
indictment, was seized by the Tombs'
officials along with Walters 17-year-
old sister Margaret. in a daring plot
TO liberate Walters and several 9TH
er prisoners. Keeper Mcconnell. of
the Tombs. saw the girls pass a
package marked books" to a
"trusty' and. Selling the bundle,
discovered it contained "A dozen
hacksaws skilfully concealed i'm
grooves cut I'm the leaves of three
books. II is said the Berry girl later
confessed. The prisoners had plan
ned To saw their way through the
bars on Saturday night. and on sun
day morning, when all except one
keeper would be guarding other
prisoners at service. they would bend
the bars of their cells. overpower the
one keeper and escape TO the street
where an automobile would take
them away. Both girls are being
held on a charge of attempting to
aid prisoner to escape.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-25
NOtre Dame GIee
Club in Concert
Here on May Is

The Notre Dame Glee club. will
give its annual South Bend concert
at the Oliver theater on Wednes-
day evening. May IS Under the
capable direction Of Prof. John J.
Becker. the club has appeared 10
advantage in several neighborins
cities including Laporte. St. Joseph.
Elkhart and Mishawaka, presenting
progra ms OF wide variety adapted
70 the popular demand
Among the features Of the clubs
epertOire are the tenor solos By
George ODonncl, a former soloist
with the Paulist chOristers. the
mOnologue "Tomfooiery" by Charles
ButterwOrth. . South Bend man and
the numbers rendered by the Nov
city orchestra, composed OF Charles
Davis. pianist. Connolly and Chick
Overton, violinists. Red" Ward, ban
iOist. Cavanaugh, saxaph0nist and
Woodward, trap drumme Charles
McCauley, well known TO South
Bend audiences. appears with a
number Of the latest song hits.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-25
HAMMERSCHMIDT
WINS OVATION
South Bender Named Two
year Director of lnterna-
tiOnaI KiWaniS Clubs.

BIRMINGHAM Ala. May "a
Louis n. Hammerschmidt. Of South
Bend Ind. was retained on the
board OF directors OF the information
al Kiwanis clubs for two-year term
at the closing session Of the conven-
zion here today. The election was
a promotion for the South Bend
man. as ne had been a one-year di-
rector previously. Mr. Hammer
schmidt withdrew ,rom the vice
presidency race when it became
practical to more evenly balance
up the list OF international officers
geogra phically. He was given a
splendid ovation in the convention
for the efficient work he did in
strengthening out the difficulties be-
tween international Kiwanis and Al
len 5. Browne, the international or
ganizer Mr.. Brown was removed
as organizer and this work will be
handled from the international sec
retary's office in the future. Port
land. ore, was selected as the meet
ing place for next years convention
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-25
SEEKS DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF VALUABLE cow

Charging that a registered COW
suffered a broken leg. and that the
animal later died as the result of
injuries received when she was hit
by an automobile operated by Lloyd
Kaiser of this city is the gist of a
complaint for damages filed by Louis
Brinkham. Laporte. in superior
court Saturday. Brinkham is ask
ing for damages to the amount Of
$500.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-25
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
TO BE LUNCHEON TOPIC

Vocational training Of boys and
girls I'm the public schools will be
the topic Of discussion at the regular
Mondays membership luncheon of
the Chamber of Commerce. a. NJ.
Appleman. former instructor of man
Ual training in the South Bend
schools and who has recently been
appointed assistant vocational direc-
tor in Indiana, will speak.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-25
ORDERS POLICE
TO INVESTIGATE CASE

Anthony Brinceliski an eight
year-old boy. appeared before judge
Frank Gilmer IN city court Saturday
morning and told the judge that his
father came home drunk Friday
night and inflicted corporal punish
ment on him. The father. the boy
said. frequently used razor strop
40 whip him and since his mother
died last September little food has
been furnished the family. Judge
GImer ordered the police 10 inves-
ugate the case.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-25
REID'S PAVILION

Barron Lake. Mich. Opening
dance Wednesday evening. May p.
Dancing every Wednesday and sat
urday evenings and Sunday after
moons. Good music. 1f7-25-Ajvt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-25
NOTICE.

Colfax Camp. 3306. NJ. w of A.
referendum votes on rates will be
held Monday night, at the regular
meeting. Members urged TO attend.
Advt 2S6-26
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Forum Of BOISheviSl1l'
 Might Have Formed
so MANY PRIVILEGES GRANTED ON ELLIS ISL. AND UNDER COMMISSIONER HOWE
 CONDITIONS VERY BAD

New r York, Nov. 2s.---Byron H. Uhl, acting commissioner of irnmigra Ii on at Ellis Island, admitted today to the House Immigration Committee inves- tigating conditions there, that privi- leges had been granted during the regime of former Commissioner Fred eric c. Howe which, if unchecked, might have led to establishment of a forum of Bolshevism' on the island.
 Uhl appearing before the committee when it resumed it's hearing this morning, made this admission after Chairman Johnson had asked if, un- der< the administration of his prede- cessor, the island twas not a gam bling house, bawdy house and forum of Bo1shevism."
 In reply to further questions, Uhl also admitted that previous to the
 resignation of MT. Howe last Sep
 tember, immoral women had been al- lowed to circulate among other pris-
 oners and that women had been per
 mitted to roam about the island. He
 further admitted that one Chinese
 crew had tndulged in gambling to such an extent that seaman had lost s3,oo0.
 Following the arrival from Seattle of a train load of reds" he said anarchist papers and literature had been circulated on the island.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
TRIED TO SELL
 $500 COAT AND :. WERE ARRESTED
Actor and Wife Held Under $1,OO0 Bond for
 Theft

While trying to dispose of a $500 mink coat in Waterbury yesterday afternoon, Henry and Joyce Bier, of 11S Clinton avenue, Hoboken, N. J., were arrested by Detective Jack Ger rity, of this city, charged with steal ing the garment from Helen McCar- thy, of 1 04S Main street.
 The man and woman were arra1gned in the City court this morning on charges of theft, and the case was continued until Saturday. Bonds were fixed at S1 900 for each prisoner.
 The couple became acquainted with Miss Mccarthy about two years ago, when they roomed at her house. Mon- day afternoon they called on their former friend, and Mrs. Bier became infatuated with a mink coat which Miss Mccarthy recently purchased. While the woman kept her hostess attention in the kitchen, Bier secuTfd the mink coat and left the house..
 Proceeding to Waterbury MT. and Mrs Bier attempted to sell the gar ment, but only succeeded in arousine the suspicious of the Waterbury po- lice. A telephone call to Bridgeport summoned the local police, and De- tective Gerrity placed the couple un- der arrest a short time later. They were brought back to Bridgeport last night.
 Bier claims to be 19 years old, and says he is an actor. He has played in vaudeville in this city. His wife gives her age as Is, and is also said to be a vaudeville performer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
New Bill Provides For
 Two Irish ParliameIlts
MOST HOPEFUL SIGN OF AGREEMENT IS ST. LENcE OF SIR EDWARD CARSON TENDS
 TO CANCELLATION

London, Nov. 2S.---A new home rule bill setting up two parliaments in Ireland, with a council or senate of forty to be chosen by the two, will probably be introduced in parliam ent within the next two weeks. Daily sessions are being held by the cab tnet committee in charge of the meas ;ure. the subject under discussion at present being finance, which is in charge of a subcommittee under the chairmanship of J. Austen Chamber lain, chancellor of the exchequer-
 Control of customs has always been a point of sharpest difference when other home rule schemes have been debated and was one of the rocks on which the Irish convention was shipwrecked. Control of police is another knotty point
 The most hopeful sign of an agree ment Is the silence which Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster leader, has pre- served since the latest Irish kite was flown. Sir Edward has net issued any mandates to the Ulster volunteers to keep their powder dry,'' while the presenc eof two hitherto staunch Unionist leaders. Walter Hume Long and Baron Birkenhead, on the com mittee shows that Ulster is tending toward conciliation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
TERRIFIC STORM
 IS STILL RACING
 ON GREAT LAKES
Two More Vessels Added to
 Number of Those Driven Ashore.

Sau1t Ste. Marie. Mich. Nov. 26- The storm that has swept Lake Su- perior since last Saturday showed no signs of abating today, reports reach ing here indicating that shipping gen. orally was laying up in various har- bors. A high northeast gale was flashing the east end of the lake and two more vessels, unidentified in re- ports here, have been driven ashore in the binding snow storm.
 One of them grounded during the night in the. upper St. Mary's river near the point where the Kotcher went ashore yesterday. Another steamer was reported ashore or Whitefish Point. The W. C. Rich ardson, disabled while seeking shel- ter from the storm. wes being lowed to this port today by tugs.
 No word that would indicate the fate of the crew of the Myron whict went down Saturday, has been re- ceived here, and the owners of the vessel have all but abandoned hope for their rescue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Upstate Leaders Appear To
 FavorLowden For President
FIGHT IS ON TO sIDETRACK KINGS MAN, GEN
 ERAL LEONARD WOOD

Requests from Will H. Hays, chair man of the National Republican Com 1l1ittee, to the Republican State Gen. traI Committee for information ast to who they favor for the presidential 1aon1ination have been received and asvhile 8 few days ago the upstate leaders favored Governor Coolidge, of Massachusetts, it now appears that they have swung to the support of Governor Lowden, of Illinois.
 The request sent out by Chairman Hays reads: 'The National. commit tee will be under obligations if you sgilI write us fully and frankly about the general political situation in your sAdistrict. If you go home during the recess you will Of course have defi- @s.te Information, and in any event he better advised than anyone as to conditions there. We are anxious to get this as soon as possible from everywhere before the meeting of the National committee in December and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Want Connecticut Company To Pay Damages On Truck $14OOO HOOK AND. LADDER TOTAL WRECK AFTER
 COLLISION WITH TROLLEY

While hook and ladder truck valued at about $14,500, belonging to the Fire Department is total wreck follow ing the accident at the corner of Nor man and State streets Monday night, Chief Daniel E. Johnson said this morning that suit would probably be started by the city to recover dam ages from the Connecticut cumpany unless a satisfactory settlement was reached at once.
 Chief Johnson stated that in their report the Connecticut company stat ed that the mechanism of the car was in perfect order and he planes the motorman for the collision,
 The records of the fire department today show that the truck was pro- ceeding up Norman street with the siren and bells ringing The troll ley car of the Connecticut Co. stop ped at Iranistan avenue to let a, pass enger off and the chief claims that a policeman and civilian saw the car . --s-->--*s-,~- --d ruShad to zton 1t Ehe
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
GEN. ANGELES FAMED AS MILITARY GENIUS
 IS SUMMARILY SHOT
gARHANZA FIRING SQUAD EXECUTED HIM EARLY TODAY-BROUGHT FAMOUS FRENCH
 "75" GUN TO PERFECTION

E1 Paso, Texas, Nov. 26-(By the A. P.)-General Felipe Angeles, Mexican revolution ary leader and famed through out the world as a military genius, was executed by a Car ranza firing squad at Chihua- hua City early today, follow ing his conviction with two companions on charges of re- bellion against the Mexican government, according to tele- graphic report from Chihuahua City this morning.
 General Angeles was sentenced to death by four Carranza generals in the Teatro De Los Heroesm (Theatre of the Heroes) at 10:45 last night. He was immediately taken from the building through a rear entrance to await execution, which was set for ' a. m. today. This is the time he was shot, according to the report reaching here.
 General Angeles apparently was entirely unmoved as sentence was passed. Throughout the trial the military leader, famous among mill tary men of the world, as the man who brought the French 75 millimeter gun to perfection and made 1t ad- 1nittedly the best piece of artillery ordnance in the world, had presented a smiling countenance to his accusers
 The Chihuahua City correspondent of the Fl Paso Herald telegraphed his paper General Felipe Angeles was executed by a Carranza firing squad at 6 a. m. today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
CRISIS CONFRONTING NATION AS RESULT
 OF COAL SITUATION
ORDER PROHIBITING MANUFACTURE OF COKE LOOKED ON AS FIRST STEP CONTROVERSY
 CENTERS ON TWO PROPOSALS

Washington, Nov: 26-A de- finite and final statement on behalf of the government in the coal wage controversy will be made to the operators and miners late today by Fuel Ad-7 ministratOr Garfield.
 While neither Dr. Garfield nor members of the cabinet would say what the cabinets decision was, it was reported that the fuel administrators had won his point for an increase of from 20 to p per cent i'll miners wages as against the 31 per cent proposed by Secre- tary Wilson and agreed to by the miners.
 Steps to meet the situation until something like normal production had been restored were under con sideration by the fuel admin lsuation's central coal committee,- with aa or der prohibiting the manufacture If coke designed as the first move il the nation wide campaign.
 The controversy in the cabinet cen tered around the proposals of Fuel Administrator Garfield that in com putting wage increases the advances made to all miners in the central competitive field be taken into con sideration and of Secretary Wilson
 (ContjBued on Page Six.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
.DELEGATES FROM
 JUC0-SLAvIA TO
 SIGN PEACEPAC
To Affix Signatures to Aus ,trian Treaty Late This
 Afternoon.

Paris, Nov. 26- -Plenipotentiaries of Jugo-Slavia will sign the Austrian peace treaty at o'clock this after noon. They will attach their sigma lures simultaneously to the treaty for the protection of racial minorities, to the arrangement of separations con- cerning Italy and also to the financial arrangement concerning the sharing of expenses in the liberation of the former Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
 The time for the signing of the Bulgarian peace treaty has been defi- nitely fixed. The Bulgarian plenipo- tentiaries will sign the document at the Neuilly town hall at 1O:30 o'clock tomorrow, Thursday morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Russ Soviet Sent Him
 Funds
Dudley Field Malone Ad- mits He Received S1,-
 900 From Martens.
AMBASSADOR GOT
 CASH FROM RUSSIA

New York, Nov. 26-Ludwig c. A. K. Martens, self styled ambassador of Soviet Russia to the United States was again the principal witness called before the Lusk Legislative Committee Investigating Bol- shevism today.
 The ambassador admitted yesterday that he was supplied
 with money and advice'' from Russia. He declined to tell how the money reached
 this country.
 Martens said his office expenses | and salaries, amounting to s1,2Oo | weekly, came direct from the Soviet. A friendly agency outside the Uni l ted States enabled him to receive contributions of S9O,00O in spite ot | the blockade, he said.
 Speaking of his financial ambitions | Martens said that in addition to ne gotiating for nearly $1O,O0O,0OC | worth of shoes and canned goods fo1 I Soviet Russia, he also intended tc purchase 5o,00o,o0O worth of auto ! mobiles and to organize a banking syndicate to pay off s100,O0O,OOO ir Russian bonds floated by the former 1 Czarist regime and by the Keren. 1 sky provisional government. Lenine
 and Trotsky, he said. had not repudi- 1 (Continued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26

we will appreciate it very much if you will give the matter your imme- diate attention"
 The above letter was sent to Con gressman Schuyler Merritt, with the request that he take i+ up with the State Central Committee and give Chairman Hays an immediate an- swer.
 According to Bridgeport politicians the upstate men will fight to back Lowden instead of Coolidge, in an ef- fort to sidetrack John T. Kings man. General Leonard Wood It is claim ed here that if Wood should go over at the convention the upstate gana would lose what power they now hold and King would be the biggest politi- cal man in the country.
 Their move in swinging to the sup | port of .Lowden is caused by their be l lief that he is much stronger thar 1 Coolidge and is a better possibility 1 than the Bay state man.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
ASKS PERMISSION TO FORECLOSE ON
 BIC APARTMENT

Foreclosure of the property at Han cock and Fairfield avenues occupied by a large apartment house lis asked by Israel J. Cohn of this city, who today filed proceedings against the Bridgeport Plumbing Supply Co.,, the Eastern New York Marble Go, and others who claim an interest in the property.
 In papers filed in the Superior court 1t is claimed that Harry Whitman, who built the apartment house, gave notes for an aggregate amount of S9,669, and mortgaged the property to secure the paper. These notes have been assigned to Cof1n, who says they are due and unpaid. The suit is re- turnaible to the December term
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26

notorman did not pay any heed to them and the collision resulted at the next corner.
 Chief Johnson claimed this morn ing that the big hook and ladder truck, which cost about sI4.50e. was a total wreck and so smashed that it could never be used again by the de- partment.
 Following the accident the motor man is said to have claimed that he saw the warning signals of the pc. ficeman and civilians, but his controls refused to work and the car wouli not stop. In their report Of the ac- cident made yesterday Chief Johnson says that the Connecticut Go. admir- that the mechanism of the car was to blame and intimated that the ques- ton of a suit was in the hands os Fire Commissio ioner Leonard and would be started soon unless the company. settled for the damage done by their eax
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
76 PRISONERS
 IN JAIL FOR
 THANKSGIVING
Smallest Number Ever to Sit Down to Holiday
 Fare

The smallest number Of prisoners who ever spent Thanksgiving day at the county Jail will respond tomorrow noon when the dinner bell is sounded throughout the spacious corridors of the North avenue rest cure. Only 76 prisoners are registered at the Jail at present. Last year there were 130 for Thanksgiving dinner and in 1917 there were 278.
 County Sheriff Simeon Pease has butchered five pigs from the jaiPs private stock for the event and the feature of the menu will be roast lotns of pork with gravy running back to the kitchen. Other items to make the inmates glad they are in jail will be: Potatoes, onions, turnips doughnuts pie, coffee and apples. &e best part of this dinner is that it doesn't cost the diners a cent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
PREMIER HUGHES
 ASKS RELEASE OF FATHER O'DONNELL

London, Nov. '26.---Father O'Don- nell, the Australian chaplain who was arrested on August IS charged with the use of traitorous and disloya1 Ian guage, pleaded not guilty when ar rafgned before a court martial here today Premier Hughes, of Australia, recently appealed by cable to Lord Miner, Secretary of State for the col onies, asking for Father O'Donner's reelase and saying that the clergy man, who was a chaplain with Aus tralian troops during the war, had proved himself patriot"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
DEATH OF WAR
 VETERAN WAS
 AN ACCIDENT

kne death of Coleman Foley, the was struck by an automobile in Nor oton,- Nov. Is, last. was accidental, Coroner Phelan found today. The testimony showed that the veteran had left the Soldiers Home in Noro- ton, of which he was an inmate, and had gone for walk. He was cross ing the Post Road when struck by Stephen Miller's automobile. Miller who lives in Darien, testified that he sounded the horn but the old man ev- idently did not hear it for he walked directly in front of the car.