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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-26
CHAPTER XXI
In the Chapel


The tiny village Of Massey was
stirred to its very depths. Never with
in the memory Of its Oldest inhabi-
tants had it been singled .out as q
stage for the worlds happenings.
Small wonder, then, that what little
amount of work was usually done
should be put aside on this sunny
Afternoon and that twos and threee
should c~ongregate in the scented lit
tie cottage gardens. and that many
an old man should forexe his after
Place in the low-roofed parlor of the
Three Lilies, there to discuss the facts
and when they failed, the fictions-
of the strange happenings up at the
chateau.
For old Henri there had neve,
dawned such a day. The pride he
had Away. felt al showing the glor.
les of the mansion to visitors was
nothing to this. For the time beina
the old man was the center Of the
village, q position OF which he was
careful to make the most.
The sunlight pierced the little fol.
tage-framed panes OF the window and
hit up the eager faces of the Villagers
as they leant forward and Listened tc
the story.
AND YOU yourself heard the sroan.
ings ?"
It was the smith, who had left hi
forge to take care Of itself for a
hour, who put the question, and IA
put It with all reverence.
Henri took the pipe from his lips.
"Have ! not told you that / did
lean? ] only hope you will new
hear the like. Strong nerves arr
necessary, and'-with psrdonabls
pride-I was equal to the OCCASION
Henri applied himself to his glass
and for the fifth time plunged int
the details OF his story. In theiI
rapt attention they had hardly noticef
the entry OF three strangers, who hal
ordered wine and taken their seat,
near the door.
AZ the first words Of the old MANI
story Berwick was all attention. II
Haxenter, good French scholar though
he was, the patois made the tall
rather scrappy. but he could make
out enough to tell that the 1kubjec,
was the same that had brought then
TO ChaHville. To the cosmopolitan
Silas. however. jt was plain. and III
related, In the pauses OF the nara.
tive, it, ealient points to his compan.
Ion. Hayerton sat a little remote
from the others and understanding NJ
French. took no interest In what wa
going n
The three men had left PARIS. I,
arranged. by the earliest train, and
after taking lunch IT Blota had walk,
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WHAT JAPAN ASKS.

ACCORDING TO statements MADE by eminent jap
ssanese who have for many years exercised an inn
influence in shaping the affairs of their ma
T. lion, the two things which Japan regards as most
matters in which she is Interested are the ~neutrali-
Ration of the Panama canal and the discrimination
81 all naval stations on the islands of the Pacific.
AS to the canal, it is a great work in which two
~aations, the United States and Great Britain inter
,sted themselves for many years-because in a Pc
fsatse in a peculiar manner it affected their CONF
81 hI nerce and their security. In a bargain deliberately
Raaade, and in which all her rights were guaranteed,
d Ireat Britain transferred to the United States all
e ]. .aer title and rights of control and supervision. The
States constructed the canal and is RESPONSE
Sic for it. She has invested immense sums of money
si n it, and she will not relinquish or change with any
y g I,ther nation the position which she occupies with
eferencesto the canal. The waterway is already metz
T1sral under the terms of the agreement with Great
TI%IT3ritain, which declares specifically that the canal
, hall be open to all nations on equal terms. The
States must stand by that agreement, and
i she does so Japanese interests with reference to
he canal will be fully protected.
japanese Statesmen probably have no expecta-
ion that the United States will rae her naval works
HI Hawaii and in the Philippines. She will make
u mt as strong a case as possible in the hope of being
an BE to make compromises which will be to her adj
VI antage. That there will be compromises and con-
~ l essions is certain if the Washington conference is
20 achieve anything. No nation can expect to have
tn II the decisions made just as she would like them.
FFeAnd, because compromise is inevitable if results are
tn o be attained, and because it is to be taken for
= mses,ranted that actual results are desired by all the
participants, it is to be understood that all the men,
Cbers of the conference will be prepared to concede
%omething in order to insure constructive results.
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KEEP THEM OFF THE ROADS.

Ihesother day a man drove a car down Kittson
venue at break-neck speed, whirled into Third
~foltreet, missed an elderly woman pedestrian by a few
nnoonches, and etashed into another car with such force
HEihat the other car was driven over the curb and
trscross the walk, stopping barely in time to avoid
aGsstsoing through a plate glass window.
Some Of the bystanders declare that the man
Booyas drunk. That may be true. But, drunk or so
wiser, he should be kept off the public highways,
(which include the, streets of Grand Forks, for a per-
apod long enough to inspire some caution in him
htooyhen next he is permitted to handle an automobile.
III Accidents will happen to the most careful driv-
of rs. When accidents do occur the record Of the
standividual as to the exercise of care is to be taken
sgtaaoto account. But when the case is one of rank
er9ecklessness, whether due to alcoholic intoxication
VAR to some other form of intoxication equally dan
ferrous, the person who has demonstrated his unfit
3Oless to run at large should be placed under some
prnl of restraint, at least until he has had plenty of
ime to think it over.
In many cases the imposition of a fine is a
sbelaere joke. 1t is one Of those incidentals which we
sdIsprm the habit of charging to overhead expense and
ola asslng on to the ultimate consumer if we can.
islslseWhere the Jail sentence has been found far more
es Effective, and we need more of it here. But with
noevery sentence, whether of fine or Imprisonment,
% here the case is one of plain recklessness, the sent
iioff1ce should be made stiff enough to permit a part
claf # to be suspended on condition that the culprit
= 70 no More driving for a stated time, violation of
his condition to be followed Immediately BY the
r.sKecution Of the suspended part of the sentence.
Tins plan would be wholesome, just, and effective.
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us, as soon as we can get a train, to
this chateau you speak of. Renton
mustn't die like a rat in a. trap. even
if we save him for another kind of
end. Good night. Mr.. Haverton; we
will call for you In time for the first
train for Blois. And, by the way,
there is a gentleman downstairs who
will spend the rest Of the night with
you. It'll keep you from feeling lone
ly, after your vigil in the chapel. Be-
sides, it's safer"
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DETECTIVE STORY
WILL APPEAR NEXT

In his new novel, .sTho Mystery
Of the Summer House." Horace
Hutchinson creates and unravels
for his readers . mystery appar-
entity unfathomabse. The love note,
too. is present in this alluring de-
tccive story which carries heart
interest for all.
Read the first installment in the
evening edition Of The Herald,
Wednesday, September %.
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r xM-Oontinued.

Hayer<on told them how he has
waited until the dawn had entered
the church before he heard q faint
tapping, but he had been unable to
work the mechanics that moved the
great stone. Then he had heard the
sound Of q fall, and there had been
no more tapping after that, and ct last
Hayerton had left his companion to
his fate, and had skunk back to Paris.
To Robert, and Berwick the story
would have sounded like q fairy tale,
but for the fact that the ~narrator's
voice carried with 1t an nnrnistakAble
conviction. After all. what had Hav-
erton to sain by lying2. IL. % he
said, he had waited until all hope OF
releasing Renton was past, they could
hardly blame him for saving his own
skin. The man seemed indeed to vel
come the telling Of the tale-Derhaps
there was yet q WY to save the man
below the floor OF the chapel. Then
the crime Of Hubert'S death would be
brought home to Dartin. and not to
him.
The solicitor spoke.
ssMr. Hxverton."" he raid quietly,
listen carefully to what ] say. tn
IN your power TO right awrong-nOt
your wrong. ] have no particular
quarrel with you. / have H0ntOnse
oNn word for It that he alone killed
my cousin"-the face of Haverton
cleared ~ this-.I wnnt you 10 take
TN EIEhI5EtNyHE.LOt
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EVENING EDITION.

y >4y
thing In the g.oonl. I took q candle
from the altAr-the saints forgive me
IL few
The old man ceased speaking and
took q long drink from his lumber,
then he went on:
The last to be inferred In III
vault, messieurss was Armand Raoul
de Dartigny. who fell gforiously %
the battle OF JernAppes. As Wa8 thA
custom. the coffin lay on the raised
bier directly beneath the opening. for
Darttgny lay there until anoth-
er burtalxtook place. when his remains
were put In their niche to make room
for the newcomer. To my horror
saw that this coffin was broken, and
I could see bones, messieurA. among
the splintered wood. Then saw
something elee-the Shapelesg body
Of q gentleman huddled in 2 heap on
light from my candle served Q rouse
him somewhat for he moved n little
and groaned."
Henri passed hakn hand
across his brow.
"That groan, Eessaeurs-l can
hear 1t now, moaning among the
echoes OF That tomb. For the Sec
ond m am not ashamed to say
II, 1 was unnerved. I made all haste
~ 80 N1S NSNAA0 "a
ladder ana ropes. We were able co
raise n poor Fellow and bring
num- I'M.
Berwtck's Interruption was abrupt.
For a moment q curious look came
into = old mans eyes, he re-
a certain charming artist
TO whom he had been rather obnging
IN matter OF entrance 70 III cha
leaa. WnaI y ne had Tread said too
mucn 70 TINS from Paris
Fernaps ne thought thai he was on
uahserous round lor, as ne answer
Ill ~ 2 look up ms nat a
INetAck from the table. :
monsieur, yee."
Derw.cA ia'd 2 OBTAINING nan on
ALE arm.
one minute-wno is the presene
owner oi the chateau!
eaons1eur oe bank.
III the Hue lafayette?
nenr1 nodded
Inen teil your master. II you
e eea !; .nat irlends Of Monsieur Lem
oaSteI., tis IN lne tue la1ay-
esIs: WIZ 90 themselves he honoryof
Ga.Llps upon nm within ~ hour.
Ihey Will nave something OF impor-
lance 70 say to-htm with reference to
tae man IN tne
- VIII monsieur. Lemercier, I
VIII rememoe ne name-and--you
WI WI unae s VIII YOU not, that the
man IS a perfect stranger to me
a.,
s,las Berwick patted the old bent
Dack.
perfect stranger. Henri un-i
oeTslaha
Let TO themselves. Berwick ran
over me story again in English for
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-26

Vivian Renton after spending an ev-
enfnE with Eddie Haverton, his partner.
q Hubert Raxenter at the home Of the
latter. returns and murders Baxenter
telling Of chauville's secret (hidden
Later the body Of the murdered. man
- found but Renton has made good his
m~asqueradtng under the namc
In order to obtain the treasure. which
= under the keeping of the Baxenters.
he goes to Canada. comes, back ~ = de-
claim to the reasure from Robert Bax-
enter. and gets 1t. In h chest he re-
e~etyes, he finds q key to = vault in the
Granville chateau. where ne finds enQr-
accident he discovers . tuDnei entrance
to the vault.
Stella Benham holds the love Of Rob-
ert B%axenter. but has his dtsapproval e
They separate with q mutual under
standing for a year. Meantime. Stella
becomes q member Of q touring troup
.pends sa by EDDIE ~ 1 hsvs so%9 = The ns s.enp
who upon Haverton's arrival being an
nounced. plays. sick 50. as not to be
seen.
Eddie is promised q bi-annual check
sents Stella with the Dartisny iocket
which Dartin had given him.
After writing a letter to Stella, IN
which he asked her to- wed him imme-
rishtful heir to the treeamo seid by
Darttn. He decides to acae>s an invita-
ton to spend the week M with Darttn.
He meets Stella 1T the theater that
night and they are engaged. He secures.
then. the first evidence that Darttn - .
bogus. heir. INQUIRIES in Quebec con
WINGED him that Dartin was 2 fraud.
and he determined to. do considerable
detective work while at A~dderbury
Baxenter secures a specimen Of Hay-
erton's handwriting which shows him
row bis brother was lure& to his death.
I1artin however learns Of this. and with
makes plans for his escape.
Dartin imprisons Baxenter in an un-
dsrGround vault and tells him he will
be released in a few days after he,
fDartin) q had time to escape to
France. Baxenter at once begins an ef-
Raxenter manages to make his escape
after a long struggle. He hnds the
Towers deserted and all evidence Of
Dartin's guilt destroyed. A crumpled
telegram addressed to him 10 found and
he prepares TO return TO- London.
north determined Baxenter not to 60
wick. q friend and investigator. Ber-
wick reached Mayfieid that evening and.
after q little investigating. sent word
to the Paris police. While d~ead1ocked
Ct Dcncastsr: where they u t9nnu co ase
town. h received word that two men
answering the description Of he nee-
ing culprtts q arrived at Paris They
hurried to the French capital where the
men were traced to the Hotel d'Eclair.
, 1921-09-24
EXTRAD|T|ONO Of
WIFE DESERTER
HERE REFUSED
Governor Small of Illinois
Says Ben Conley Has Not
Been Absent Long
Enough.

Ben ConieyA, alleged wife deserter,
who is said to nave abandoned his
family here several weeks & will
never be tried for the offense as long
as he stays in Illinois. IL. L. Seidel.
u~ndersheriff. returned here this morn
ing and reported hat Gov. Lem Small
had refused to grant the request OF
Wyoming officials for the extradition
Of Conley TO this state.
Mr.. Seidei reported that Governor
Small's 8 for not permitting the
extradition of Coniey. was hat he
thought Conley had committed no
crime under the laws of Wyoming
and second. that Coniey had not been
absent long enough to really deter
mine whether or not he intended to
desert his family.
The officer reports hat Governor
Small was still carrying on the du.
ties Of Illinois executive despite a gen.
eral demand that is evident for his
resignation because of the recent no
toriety he received due to The graft
charges that have been placed against
him.
, 1921-09-24

The two decisions against the wyo-
ming Exploration company were thc
results of Jury verdicts which were
brought in at the conclusion of two
&C. actions which We're heard be-
fore Judge c. o. Brown in district
court.
In the nrst action the Pine Dome
Oil company sued for cancellation of
n lease on section 36-35-s4. on tho
ground that the Wyoming Explora.
ton company had not diligently
prosecuted development work on tho
land o the 60 days next preceding
the commencement Of the action as
required under contract. The wyo-
ming Exploration company ~contended
that the lease did not require actual
contract merely required that work of
some kind he carried on without In
PERMISSION Al any time for a period
of co days or over.
In the hearing Of the action II was
brought out that the Wyoming Ex-
~ploration company purchased a rs per
cent interest in section Sc from r. ].
Moshe- and the Pine Dome OIL COM
pany. paying s55. 1000 in cash and
agreeing TO develop the property.
This purchase price included three
producing wells said to be To-
Gated on the land purchased.
Expert testimony for each side de-
veloped that the wells in question
were located on section IS, to the
OF the land purchased, Accord
ing to the survey line run by Albert
Parks. County surveyor. said to have
carried out IN government field
notes, 1t Is shown that well Nc 2 Is
fee west OF the west line of Sec
ton sc. well No. 3 40 feet west of the
line and well No. 1 Is s0h feet west
OF section 80.
Wyoming Exploration contended
that Nj. Mosher and the Pine Dome
Oh CO ipany sold something tat they
did not own. The verdict however
rendered in favor Of the Pine
Dome Oil company.
In the second action, the Pine Dome
company sued to force the Wyoming
Exploration company to carry out an
option for the purchase of a Standard
OUTFIT for 100000. The OPP
ton expired November 4. 1890. The
jury returned a judgment OF $4,000
against the Wyoming Exploration
company In this action.
Both cases will in all probability
go to the rupreme court. at which
time the government. will be called
upon to definitely establish the corner
limo which will determine hi location
the wells.
1t is also probable that counsel for
tho wyoming Exploration company
will reopen the case before Judge
Brown. seeking to have h jury's yer
dict in tho option case set aside.
Tho Pine Dome company was rep
10y Attorneys E. G. Vanatta
and NJ. +. Ryan. while Wyoming Ex'
p~,orat.on was represented by Attor-
neys W. W. Lacy and Frank Eng
land
, 1921-09-24
MEN
GO To CHICAGO
FOR BIG MEET
Joint General Council of In
dustrial Relations Depart
= ment Leaves for Annual
Conference.

Fifteen Casperites, comprising mem
bers of the Joint Genera Council of
the industrial relations department of
the Standard refinery. left this after
noon for Chicago where they will at
tend the third annual conference CT
Industrial department representatives
which win be held in the Hotel La
Sale. September IS.
The representatives of the local
plant who are making the trip in
ciude d. NJ. Lobdell. assistant direc-
tor OF Industrial relations: j.. w. Har-
rigan. w. C. Eads. Fred Cormack.
Louis Lund. Oscar Howard. ]. NJ.
Wipsatt, w. H. Tolhurst. ]. a Dec
gen. A. V. Forbes. J. NJ Mcclellan.
Arthur Peake. Pitt Covert. Jr.. Rex
Tanning and Sam Olsen.
Trc casper representatives left on
the Northwestern this afternoon.
After attending the conference and IN
generl being the guests of the Stand
ard undiana) Oil company during their
stay In Chicago the party VIII return
70 Casper ic,,ving Chicago on the owe
ming of September 81.
In addition to the Casper plant rep
resentatives. the joint general councils
of the Sugar Creek, Wood River and
Whiting plants. officials of the COM
pany and Others win attend the big
meeting which holds especial interest
this year because Of the industrial
conditions of the country. 1t is est-
mated that nearly $50 officials and
representatives will be In attendance
at the conference
Showing the sincerity of the Stand
ard company in its efforts to work
out an equitable plan between the man.
agement n the employe. both the
eiective and appointive members OF
the general commission to be taker
to Chicago.
In this manner a better under
standing Of each of the two sides tc
the industrial situation are brought
closely in contact and all barriers are
~ for the interests he represents
It IS noteworthy that b Standard
compny is the only organization in the
country that makes such a preten-
tious effort OF making harmony in the
operation Of its manufacturing insti-
buttons.
In addition to having all expenses
paid to the meeting. which includes
Stopping during the entire time at the
Hotel La Sale the delegates are made
the hosts at many entertainment fea-
lures. sight seeing trips and in Zen
eral shown a good time at me x
pense of the company.
It Is primarily through this system
OF getting into direct contact with the
employe that '.ie management Of the
, 1921-09-24
Publication of
War PrOfiteers
to Be Demanded

NEW YORK. Sept. 24-Urbain
Ledoux announced today that he
would go to Washington tomorrow
and appeal to President Harding to
publish a list OF war profiteers with
the hope that they you'd split half
OF their earnings -.tn destitute and
unemployed var veterans The re-
quess Will refer to those. who made
lore than 100 per cent profit.
"I may take some human docu-
ments along with the hope Of procur-
ing an interview In the White House.
where the president can hear from
the bottom of the mems hearts. their
story" Ledoux said.
, 1921-09-24
Suffrage Statue
May Win Place

WASHINGTON. Sept. e4-Ofncers
of the woman's party have won a
partial victory IN their fight to have
the party's suffrage statue placed in
Statuary hall. at h capitol.
The statue. a marble image of the
three equal suffrage pioneersNsusan
B. Anthony. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
and Lucreta Mott-has reposed for a
number of months In an obscure cor
mel OF the capitol basement far from
the select of Statuary hall. The wom-
ans party officers however. have sue
ceeded In having II removed I o the
center OF the capitol dome on the low
CT floor.
, 1921-09-24
INDEPENDENCE RECOGNITION
NOT ASKEDLGRIFFITH-

LONDON. Sept. e4.-Britsh recog-
milton OF Irish claims OF indcpend-
encs as a preliminary condition 10 q
conference were never asked by the
Sim Fein, declared Arthur Griffith.
q member Of the delegation chosen
at Dublin to confer with Prime Min
lister Lloyd George. in an interview
with the Daily Mail correspondent IN
Dublin yesterday. He added that en-
tering the conference without pre-
s1ous guarantees or conditions would
not imply British recognition OF the
Sim Fein's claims.
'Our entrance to 4 condiionless
conference" he went on. would no
give Ireland any fresh international
status.
1.-THE Sim Fein has offered to en-
ter the conference for the purpose Of
finding n solution which would ter
inmate the quarrel between ireland
ana England. The only thing that
mattered would be the final agree
ment."
, 1921-09-24
GREAT BRITAIN HAS
GONE INTERCHANGEABLE

DUNDEE, Scotland. Sept. 24.-By
The Associated PresseWnston Spen-
Ger Churchill. minister for the col
onies. speaking hero today. said that
the British government had gone to
the utmost limit possible in its offer
to the Sim Fem and that II 1t was
rejected the government had not any
thing else { give. I'VE have reached
the end of our tether." he declared.
, 1921-09-24
Spider Silk

Sometimes known as Foundation Silk
inches wide. Several good shades TO
your selection. Extra quality and sold reg
ularly at $1.00 per yard.
, 1921-09-24
NAVAL OFFICER NAMED.

WASHINGTON. Sept. "a Capt.
Luke McNamee has been detailed as
director of naval intelligence. reliev-
ing Rear Admiral Andrew Long. who
was recently assigned as chief Of
staff of the Atlantic fleet. Captain
McNamee has been detached as com
mander of the U. S. S. Nevada, to as
sumo his new assignment.
, 1921-09-24

Standard company has been able to
keep the spirit of 5o-5o cooperation
with its workers
Interesting details relative to the
operation of the industrial system in
Casper are expected to be worked out
while the joint general council is at
tending the mother conference in Chi
cago. +
, 1921-09-24

BELFAST. Sept. e+.-By The As
ISOLATED PressNSnipers became &C
tfve IN the Netownards roads district
OF East Belfast this afternoon. many
rounds being fred with rires and re-
roivers from tho side streets Sol
diers on duty took up positions and
replied with machine guns. soon ST.
iencins the snipcrs.
, 1921-09-24
ONE DEAD IN
BELFAST RIOT
Disturbance and Rifle Firing Continued
While Case of Ireland Is Argued by
British and Sim Fein Leaders

: BELFAST, Sept. 2..-Rifle firing was renewed in the dis
tricts of this city affected by last nights disorders, one man
being wounded. The only death resulting from the riotng
since its resumption yesterday, was accidental, a man being
run over by an armored car.
The rioting was so severe last evening that tramcars were
withdrawn from the troubled area.
, 1921-09-24
PINE DOME GETS JUDGMENTS IN
TWO SUITS AGAINST DEFENDANT
Wyoming Exploration Company Loses Lease on
Land in Pine Mountain Field and Must Pay $l0,-
600 on Findings Returned in District Court

Under the terms of recent findings in district court the
Pine Dome Oil company is returned to possession of valu-
able lands in the Pine Mountain oil field. and is given a judg.
Hment for $4,000 against the Wyoming Exploration company
for Noncompliance of contract on an option to buy drilling
tools which had been bargained for.