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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-10

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nave raced the court befors II
To-Day on the charge OF murs*|
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eeunty ana Detectives hiltf|
= JACKSON ana Lester FL. Dorrfk
sne san francisco police forssE II
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-10
Dry Of III
- Ak s
Related
! on Women
Other Acts Of
Tiers Lead Up
bgiings

tciscO, DEC.
bgs at Santa Rosa this
d men have died as the
hngster outrages on wo-
prize fighting has come
ban in California cities
hdup of criminals and
through the state begun.
gically the case runs:
n 25--Jean Stanley and
tgomery lured to How
shack of gang and bru-
Ited by nine men.
br Backward TX. o.
prize fighter. and Allen
caught in shack by po-
he'd and ordered by court
ed in solitary confine-
er 26--Poolroom of Ed
ld) Murphy, prize fight
by police; ten arrested.
b Girls Attacked.
er 27-Two other girls
cks In Howard street
ank (Bevo) Kruvosky,
II "K. o." and Thomas
ested. "Bevo" Kruyosky
sed.
er 2S-Police announce
pns proved more than
5men had been attacked
street gang. District at
handed immediate indict-
Tive men.
er 29-Edward Kruvo-
/ Mcdonnell, Thomas Bra
h Carey and Edmond
dicted.
er 30---Murhy and Carey
after exciting chase by
oth Identified by girls.
I've Men lndicted.
>er 1--Grand jury indicts
|and bonds fixed at $120, :
b case. a
Yer 2-Statewide search
bg gangsters begun.
er s--San Francisco at
bfuse to defend gangstera
rare arraigned.
er 1.-Two more girls tell
attacked November 10 at
treet shack by fifteen
per 5-e.,eriff James A.
md Detectives Miles M.
| and Lester HI. Dorman
death at Santa Rosa by
fn the first three attempt
est Boyd, Fits and Valen-
len lynched today.
per 5-Thousand men sur
canta Rosa Jail and lynch
|wiy ayerted. =
Roundup Ordered.
Per 6-Roundup of all
|and crooks ordered with
Pgan of ''get to work oil
4 town."
per San Francisco po-
MISSIONS orders all permits
8 contests and prize fights
Der 7-sheriff petray's flu,
Healdsburg.
per S--Oakland CITY Off
z order that all boxers ap,
mere must furnish police
council with certificate OF
Der 0-City of Fresno for.
! fights.
per S-Jails of San Fran
4 with undesirables taker
up.
per s-Detectives Miles M
anu Lester H. Dormar
~ entire city offering
oef lo-George Bovd Te,
: and Charles valentl
~ santa Rosa jail ane
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-10
Prosecutor Seeks Leaders

santa Rosa, CAL Dec issued
Qyle with
this mornings tragedy:
The iawlessness Of the thing appals now will be my
duty determines possible who
iawless act,
by the failure Of his ef
quick and fair trial
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-10

Rumanian Senate IS Bombed

London. Dec ia bomb thrown among the
Rumanian senate Thursday afternoon
sembied NJ ministry and Bishop
Radu were killed.. Bucharest dispatch
Another minister, M saleanu coanda two bishops
several other members Of the senate
wounded
aF A large number Of others slightly
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-10
KilIed While Hunting.

Riverton. Wyo, Dec. 10.-R.
Cohen has been exonerated by a
coroner's jury here for the killing
of his brother in law, Sam X.
O'Neil, whom he mistook for an elk
while the two were hunting near
Dubois. O'Neil and Cohen were
beating a thicket some distance
apart when Cohen thought ne
heard an elk crashing through the
underbrush. He fired, the bullet
entering O'Neil head and killing
him instantly.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-10
Officers Are
Exonerated In
Lynching Case

santa Rosa, Cal, Dec. 10.--With.
IN a few hours after the shouts ol
4 mob which last night iynched
three alleged gangsters and mur-
derers, George Boyd, Charles va.
lento and Terence Fits, had died
out, a corcner's jury In inquest over
the hanged men today exonerated
the officers who had been COM
PEELED to give them up to the moose.
simultaneously an Inquest was
held into the deaths Of Sheriff
James A. Petray Of Sonoma coun-
ty and Detectives Miles M. Jockson
ana Lester II. Dorman Of San Fran
cisco, who were killed last Sunday
while attempting to arrest BOYD,
Fits and yalento as alleged san
Francisco criminal gangsters. The
jury put the blame for their deaths
sauarely up to these men.
Portland, Or, Dec 10.---A severe
storm is reported by the weather
bureau off the oregon coast. Al
noon the wind was SO miles an hour
at the mouth OF the Columbia. This
is the fourth heavy storm off the
coast within a month.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-10

Three truck and the
screening plan recently
ed by Wheeler county hav
to put the diit surface
highway between Servi'
and Spray.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-10
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,,ru Of salem 1900. 4aBs;
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's.s n Audit bureau Of Circn-
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I'D Wire.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-30
By MEREDITH NICHOLSON

on the placer You're not silly
enough to imagine that Dutch and a
couple Of women can do anything out
here to aid Americas enemiesl And
as for these inquiries about Mrs.
Bashford, they couldn't possibly have
anything to do with the war. Specif-
cally, who are the persons whe've
asked for herr
There's the party / told you about,
most persistent, who's motored here
three times, and another person who
gems to be looking for him, sir. It's
most singular
"It's slngularly ridiculous; that's
all. They're probably piano-tuners
or rival agents for rug house or
something OF that sort"
"They may be agents, but not that
kind, sir" His lips qulvered, either
from fear or vexation at my refusal
to take his story seriously.
eff anything tangible happens,
Antoine" said kindly. anything we
can really put our hands on. wen
certainly deal with 1t. But you
mustn't get nervous or allow yourself
to suspect everybody who turns up
here Of evil designs against the repub-
lie. I've come here for quiet, you
know, and we can't have every pass
ing stranger throwing the place into
panic"
i had no sooner reached the library,
where he gave me coffee, than l heard
slow, measured tread on the broad
brick terrace that ran along the
house on the side toward the
Sound. The windows were open and
the guard was In plain view. I
glanced at Antoine, whose attitude
toward me was that of one beneve-
lently tolerant Of stupidity. He meant
to save me In spite of n - tuseness.
Tell the picket to remove himself
where / won't hear him, II you please,
Antoine"
He disappeared through one Of the
French windows and In a moment
saw the guard patrolling walk some
distance from the house. l now made
myself comfortable with book and
cigar, but l had hardly settled myself
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-30
GOOD NEWs-oR BAD.

Synopsis. Richard searles, sue
eessful American playwright. con-
fdes TO his friend, Bob Singleton,
the fact that, inspired by the
genius of q young actress whom
he had seen in London, he has
written q play, Lady Larkspur."
solely with the thought that she
should interpret the leading char
actsr. This girl. Violet Dewing,
has disappeared and searles re-
fuses to allow the play to be pro-
ducsd with anyone else In the part
Singleton has just returned Tin
valided) from France, where he
had been serving in the aviation
corps His uncle. Raymond Bash
ford. a wealthy man, had contract
cd q marriage . short time before
his death, while on visit TO Japan.
He left Singleton q comparatively
small amount of money and the
privilege OF residence in the ga
rage" of his summer home, Bar
ton-on-the-Sound. Connecticut. Mrs.
Bashford 10 believed to be travel
ing in the Orient. The household
at Barton 10 made up OF elderly
employees of the Tyringham, q
New York hotel. where Bashford
made his home. By the terms OF
his will these people are TO have .
home at Barton for the rest Of
their lives. Singleton gees to Bar
ton, taking with him the manu-
script Of Lady Larkspur." There
he finds the household strangely
upset, some OF Its members being
suspected by their comrades OF pro-
Germanism. Antoine, head OF the
establishment. informs him that he
has been perplexed by the some
what mysterious visits of q
stranger. apparently q foreigner,
seeking Mrs Bashford.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-30

for quiet hour before heard COM
motion from the direction Of the gate,
followed a few minutes later by a
shout and noisy colloquy, after which
a roadster arrived In haste at the
front door.
TMr. Terrence, sir" announced
Antoine. "Pm sorry, sir, but he ran by
the guard at the gate. and our man
below the house stopped him. It's q
precaution we've been taking. sir"
Torrence's sense of humor was
always a little feeble, and I FASTENED
into the hall to reassure him as to
his welcome.
"For Gods sake, Singleton. what's
happened heref A band Of pirates
jumped on NY running-board. and
after I'd knocked them OF q road
agent stopped me right there in sight
Of the house and poked the muzzle Of
a shotgun In my face"
Mighty sorry you were annoyed.
but there have been some queer char.
acters about. tramps and that sort OF
thing and the people on the place are
merely little anxious. Have q
cigarT
-Alf can say Is that you'd better
send your friends the password
That fool out there with the gun Is
likely to kill somebody. Antoine
he turned to the butler. who was
drawing the curtains at the windows
IF the property's been threatened.
you should have informed me immedi-
ately."
yes. sir; but it's only been quite
recent. and, knowing Mr.. Singleton
was coming. We didn't ike to bother
you
~we can only apologize. Tory
Interposed. The employees have
been alarmed. but we're bound to
commend their ZEAL
-Hurnph r he calculated the
wounds to bis dignity sim ranking.
forced q cigar apon hin and taxi
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-30

ship at London university. was gradu-
ated with high honors and taught
science in a private school.
In 1898 he began to write, doing
articles for, and later becoming dra-
matte critic of. the Pail Mall Gazette
He was already interested In social
conditions and an untiring student Of
science. These two interests he COM
bined in the series OF romances that
opened with '"The Time Machine" In
novels and short stories he created
startling fantasies of the future, dis
playing his most abundant invention
in "The War OF the Worlds" He often
times discussed future wars In these
stories and his forecasts were amazing
ly like what was seen on the battle
fields OF Europe.
In the meantime he had been writing
stories about contemporary life and
books 'about social conditions. These
he turned TO more and more with the
years. OF his later novels. bristling
with wit and ideas, those that have
been most widely read and discussed
include ''Kipps." ono-Bungay," "Ann
Veronica" THE New Machiavelli,"
Marriage" and Joan and Peter" .ds
latest novel. Most popular of all was
mr.. Britling Sees 1t Through" gen.
orally regarded as the best war novel
written in English.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-30
CHAPTER I-contlnued.

As went about my unpacking !
was sorry that / had discouraged
Antoine's condolences. That these
old hotel servants, flung upon a farm
with little to do, should fall to quar-
rellng was not surprising, but what he
had said as to the inquiries for Mrs.
Bashford had reused my curiosity.
In spite Of my legal right to live on
the farm. had no intention of re-
naming II my uncle's widow turned
up. She could hardly fail to regard
me as an intruding poor relation, no
matter how strictly kept to my own
quarters.
| whistled myself into good humor
as dressed and started for the house
along the driveway, which followed
the shore, veering of for look at the
sunken garden, one Of the few fea-
lures of the place that had ever inter-
ested my uncle.
As l paused on the steps I caught
sight Of man sitting dejectedly on
q stone bench near a fountain whose
Jet tossed and caught q BAH with
languld iteration. l had identified
him as an old Tyringham bell-hop,
known Familiarity as Dutch. before he
heard my step and sprang TO his feet,
grabbing pitchfork whose prongs
he presented threateningly.
ooh. it's you. SIR" he faltered,
dropping the implement. Excuse
me, siri"
whats your trouble, Dutch
You're not expecting burglars. are
your"
swell. no, sir, but things on the
place Amt what they wuz. It's my
name, which amt my name, not
regular, an I'm campin' In the tool.
house. An me born right there in
New York an American clean
through. My grandpap came across
when he wuz kid, but 1t amt my
fault he wuz Goiman. Mr.. Singleton,
I don't know no Goiman except
pretzel, sauerkraut, wiener wurst, and
them kinds o. woids."
'sThose belong to the universal
language. Dutch" answered consol-
ingly. what is your name, anyhow
Augustus Schortemeier, and l say
II amt no worsen Longfellow," he
protested.
The point was delicate and not one
that felt myself qualified to discuss.
! babe him cheer up and passed on.
As reached the house I heard a
sharp command In an authoritative
voice and saw nj a curve of the drive
way a number Of men In military
formation performing evolutions in
the most sprightly manner. They
carried broomsticks. and at sight Of
me the commander brought his COM
pany to very ragged "Present arms !"
Their Uniform was that Of the Tyring-
ham beIl-hops and walters. and 1t
dawned upon me that this was an
army Of protest representing the Allied
armies on the shores Of Connecticut.
There was q dozen Of them, and the
captain I recognized as Scotty. a
hop who had long worn the Tyringham
livery. waved my hand TO them
and turned 10 fnd Antoine awaiting
me az the door.
Its the troops. SIR" he explained.
sits to keep Dutch and Gretchen and
ElsIe-she's the wife Of tina. Flynn
In proper order. sir"
Troops was 4 large term for the
awkward squad Of retired walters
and bell-hops. and Il vas with diff
Guilty that kept my face straight
Its most unfortunate. but We was
forced to II. Dinner Il served. SIR"
From the dining table In the long
dinIng-room caught glimpses through
the gathering dusk Of Scotty's battsl
Ion 81 IT, evolutions
-Antolnel- said sharply. what
- ysu nsan b thsss hints - eSsbis
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-30

Herbert George
Wells. the most
d 8 cussed living
novelist. was born
at Bromley, Kent.
on Sept. II, 1895,
the son of a ia
nous professional
cricEet player. His
mother was an
| n n X 9 . err
daughter who had
been a lady's maid
before her mar
rage The boy
had an irregular
education, but he
W as quick to
learn, and at the
age OF l6. after
working as an at
tendant in a store,
he secured a posi-
ton as assistant
in a gra m m ar
school. He OBJ
tainad a aaholaH
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-30

u Is round about
on every hand. II
manifests itself in
mans distrust OF
his fellows. 1t
appears In the an
tagonlsm of man
toward man. II
Is seen In the
S e | Fl s h n e S s
Astounding every
where; the push
ing and crowding
for the seat Oh
the car; the dis
regard of others
in the effort to be
first. II shows
Itself in "the ewes
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-30
leo Proud for Goat Hair.

Mr. Peavish says that when he nro
posed 10 bur little Pansy a eOafhaif
mufr for her birthday. tfrs. Perish
said nc. her child vas too proTs 70
wear any bat . Wild animal ou'k1,-
Dallas EewA
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-30
MADAME, the widow,
has arrived, SIR
CTo BE coNTINUED)


There is one place near Philadei-
phIa where cats and dogs dwell to
gether IN peace. II IS cemetery de-
voted to deceased pets. II Is at Fran
cisvilie and contains many handsome
tombstones
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-30
VXT HAT l marvel at now, when
" recall the days when the
Martians were speeding

M n
wv recall the days when the
w Martians were speeding
earthward. Is our unconcern. The
skies were peopled with incredible
evil, with unimaginably repulsive
monsters armed with superhuman
weapons. The catastrophe Things
were hurting on, covetous of our
greener and warmer planet, and lovers
wandered through English lanes, with
no thought of the swift and scotch.
ing death above their heads.
Through a telescope, had watched
one Of the colossal squirts Of flame
on the rim of the tiny, red planet. 1t
did not occur to me that these case
GUS jets accompanied the firing Of
mighty gun that had launched ten
huge cylinders into space. Learning
to ride bicycle interested me more
than eruptions on Mars. The planet
seemed so remote. Forts million
miles awayi
Ogllvy, the astronomer, found the
first messenger. He had seen II fall
ing and supposed 1t wandering mete-
orite. but Its shape surprised him. 1t
was cylindrical. fully 30 yards across
the exposed face. II was % hot that
he could not get near It. Then, to his
utter amazement, the top began to IN
screw. There was something In IT,
something allvel Not until then did
ne link 1t with the flashes on Mars.
Late that afternoon I saw the Mar
tan. l was one Of curious crowd In
front of the cylinder when the lid fell
Off. I peered into the black interior
and fancied saw shadows stirring.
Then something like snake wriggled
into sight. I stood stricken with ter
ror. 4 round body, about four feet
across, pulled itself painfully to the
opening.
had expected to see something
like man, fantastic perhaps. but
two-legged. This thing was Just an
oily. leathery body, legiess and arm
less, with a chinless and noseiess face.
Two great eyes, dark and luminous.
were mirrors for an extraordinary
brain The creature painted and
heaved. weighed down by the greater
pull Of gravity on earth. An intense
loathing came over me. Suddenly, the
monster toppled over, into the DIT.
Then / ran. madly.
From distance watched the Depu.
tatlon that went out under a white
flag. ! saw three flashes Of greenish
light and darts Of fire leaped from one
to another of the little figures. Even
as I saw them touched with death.
did not realize what was happening.
Suddenly I knew and again I ran.
People nearby slept unconcernedly
that night. although the Heat Rays
had set half dozen villas afiame and
pine trees were red torches. We were
sure that these dangerous invaders
were fatally sluggish. A well-aimed
shell would finish them. And while
we slept. the Martians were method
ically rearing those mighty machines
that were 30 soon to shatter our neat
theories about their helplessness.
That night another cylinder fell and
eight mere were driving on.
II was the next night that saw the
striding Martians Boilers on stills
heard them called later. I saw them
By flashes Of lightning and the glow
of countless ares. cianking machines
100 feet high. moving upon three g.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-30
By REV. GEORGE GUILE
Extension Department Moody Bible
Institute. Chicago.

TEXT-The wages OF sin Is death, but
the gift of God is eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord.-Romans 6:2s.
I. Sin is the most obvious fact OF hu-
man experience. II is in every heart:
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-30

Heaven Is never deaf hut when mass
heart 10 dumb.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-23

states. will act as hosts for six clubs while states of Georgia, Louis. iana and Arkansas will each accom-. modate two. California will again be the scene of the spring training of the Chicago Nationals, the Cubs returning to Pasadena where they were satisfactorily located 12 months ago.
 The complete list of the 1920 train ing camps follows:
 National League
 Boston at Columbus, Ga.
 Brooklyn at Jacksonville, Fla. Chicago at Pasadena, Calif. Cincinnati at Miami, Fla.
 New York at San Antonio, Tex. Philadelphia at Birmingham, Ala, Pittsburg at Hot Springs. Ark. St. Louis at Brownsville, Tex.
 American League Boston at Hot Springs, Ark Chicago at Waxahachie, Tex. Cleveland at New Orleans, La. Detroit, Macon, Ga. New York at Jacksonville, Fla. s'
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-23
FRENCH WIFE OF SOLDIER
 HERO TO LIVE IN U.

.f
 MISSOUI4A. Mont, Feb. 3O.-Speak ing no English and travelling alone the French girl bride of a heroic Yankee who lies buried in France has come to western Montana to live with the parents of her husband She made the journey of 5000 miles without mishap.
 Mrs. Alcide Jette was married in Paris where she met her husband to be. when he was on leave from the front. After the close of the war, Jette died of influenza enroute home. His bride did not hear of his death until his parents. in Grass Valley. near here, wrote her abou, it and asked her to come and live with them. .rssra .ss
 Mrs. Jette said that ~everybody helped her to make the trip safely
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-23
FLORIDA GETS MOST OF BALL CLUBS FOR
 SPRING TRAINING
White Sox Going to Texas-Reds Will Cavort at Miami-Giants
 Pick San Antonio

NEW YORK, Feb. 20-New train ing quarters have been selected by 8 majority of the major league baseball clubs as the scene of their spring conditioning. prior to the annual battle for the pehnants. Ten of the IS teams, including the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Nationals, which ItFained at home in 1919, have decidetfs to seek new fields for their workouts. The remaining six will return to the balmy diamonds where they prspared year ago.
 As has been the case for several years. ithe state of Florida still leads as a popular choice with Texas run ningi a close second These two
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-23
FivE CONVENTIONS PROMISED

VANCOUVER. Wash, Feh. 23.T Vancouver has five conventions sched uled for the coming summer and fall and, is out after more.
 Two northwestern associations. the Credit Men and the Drugless Physi' clans are on the list. The other thrce arc, stale conventions of Elks' Eagles and Red Men- h addition the annual Prunarians' Prune Fes- tiyal will he held bore.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-23
KING ALFONSO MAY
 COMPETE IN OLYMpIAD

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Feb. 23 King Alfonso of Spain may par tieipate in the Olympic games at Antwerp as a member of the Spanish polo team, and in the rifle contests, it was declared here today by the headquarters for Spanish participa- tion in the games.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-23

GQI& Qtorsetpns at Aka, Dutch tat9e q $a end Port hSd ond eeu yfeQcAeo et . uL and ?.