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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-15
Interesting Plays
at Little Theatre

the repertofy company achieves
what I consider the highest artistic
level reached In their Seattle az
perience. The ingenious and won
derfully lovely lighting. the decora'
tive. imaginative stage settings. the
conscious style OF acting: all these
qualities which characterize the
Cornish productions. are admirably
ada pied TO this particular play. !
would quarrel over the costuming
Of Thyrsis and Corydon. but that
is not q major point
Ellen Van volkenburg proved con-
clusivciy tina; her forte Is folk com
edy approaching the gro,esaue. A.
Mrs. Blair In Joint owners In
SPAIN" she made the hit Of the
evening. A. Maurya In the syngc
tragedy. she was interesting. but
emotionaIiy below the standard OF
the part
EVAN GOLDSMITH CARRIES
OFF MASCULINE HONOIS
Evan Goldsmith carried away the
! honors among the men. He h pos.
sesxed Of a fire voice. a rapidly d..
veioping technique. and q versatility
which promises much for his en-
recr. Both AS Peter In -Ncighbors. $
and Corydon In the Mliiay piece. h.
registered instantaneously and man
aged to sustain his favorable Inn
preston.
Janet Young. a. Kathleen IA
Riders 20 the Sea- ravc . very
fine performance And later. as
Miss Dyer in tho Brown comedy
she did some first class character
work.
There Is . definite smoothness
evident In all four plays. and kind
OF sureness Of effect which has been
lacking In some previous produc
tons BY this company. Altogether
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-15

The committee appointed BY Gov.
Hart to investigate conditions At the
state insane asyiums win hold . pub
lie hearing In Tacoma Thursday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-15
DEATHS

Craven. Samuel W.. so. 1854 18th
ave. $. w.
Kopstab. Jacob. 20. 92o lsth ave.
Lipman. Burton. 4. 3l27 Eastlake
ave.
Meany. Andrew. 20, 600 Yesier way.
De Caen, Ethel 20. 224n Minor ave.
Glenn. Raymond. ., Montesano.
Manion, Patrick. 81. 2023 Terry ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-15
DIVORCES GRANTED

Ursin. Anna from Eriing.
Morroll. Doris from Robert J.
Shipley. Ruth r. from Kenneth q.
Stemrich. Gertrude Marie from Lee
William.
Truesdcii. Estclia from Harvey L.
Fukunaga. kiyo from +.
Charlat, Theresa A. from HanccL
Thurston, Agnes NJ. from s. NJ.
Russell. Clara from Ercd C.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-15

e, girl
creiKhton-Gr >. A.. t3o7 Ev-
anrton ave. girl
Wilson. Harold D.. stos 18th ave s..
girl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-15

A woman with unkempt hair and
dressed In a shabby dark apron ap
pearcd at the doorway TO be Joined
Immediately by five very dirtyfsced
children. Only four Of the five.
learned later. belonged 20 this WON.
an. Tho remaining 5ycar old was
the offspring OF the OTHER family
who shared the two-room house.
II Sec" said the visitor to the
woman as we reached the door. that
you haven't moved. from your crowd
ed auarters.-
No man," was the reply. -ws
can't pay more than We do. and
We can't get nothing bigger for this
price. WIN you come tng"
Inside we saw one Of the two
rooms That one was enough.
Toree dilapldated mattresses and a
folding cot, heaped with darkcoiored
bedding took up one corner Of the
ten.by twelve space. A gray. black.
rusty heater occupied a second cor.
ner. its dead ashes scattered on the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-15

Two crowded. dusty reokIng
rooms.
Nine people 10 live In them.
Sounds like story OF the East
Side" siums. doesn't its
But II iknt--it's the story OF a
home" In Seattle.
And I visited that home one day
last week when working with the
Social Welfare league
The league visitor" and ] APP
preached those two rooms. which
formed a rsckety hut In crowded
settlement not 20 FAR from the Yes
Ter way district. by way OF a broken
wooden walk that led from the street.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-15

Daddy. Boidt's Buttcrhorns are do
cious.--Advertiscrncnt-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-15

Monday. We find . family Of
six keeping house. In . gar.
age
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13
CHAPTER WI.
I Sesk miss tConrad-The Threads Be-
come TANGLED.

I sesk miss conrad-The Threads Be-
come Tangled.
/ Erasped the thing in my hand,
holding 1T up incredulOusly into what
ever faint light / could find. There
was no question as to Its identity; l
could not doubt. This was the same
peculiar ornament had observed that
evening in the girls hat, or else It's
exact mate. recalled the quaint
shape Of the miniature hilt too clearly
to he mistaken. Then this car was the
one in which she had departed with
Gustave Alva two hours before. What
had occurred IN the meanwhile? Some
thing serious evidently. The dagger
on the floor would indicate a struggle,
or at least hasty departure from the
vehicle.
stood staring ut 1t, slowly compre-
bending the probable meaning Of those
dark stains on the blade. Their ma
ture could not be determined in SO
dim light, yet when I touched them
with my finger It became discolored.
My God could It be blood? Blood! It
was blood; then this had been scene
Of tragedy, Of awful crime perhaps.
The discovery sickened me. but had
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13
MURoERi

0ynopsis.-In a New York jewelry
store Philip Severn, United States
consular agent, notices a small box
which attracts him. He purchases
u. Later he discovers In q secret
compartment q writing giving a
clew to a revolutionary movement
In this country seeking to overthrow
the Chilean government The writ
ing mentions q rendezvous. and
Severn decides to investigate. Find
ing the place mentioned In the writ
ing apparently deserted, Severn
visits q saloon In the vicinity. A
woman in the place II met by a
man. seemingly by appointment.
and Severn, his suspicious aroused,
follows them. They go to the des-
ignated meeting place, an aban-
doned iron foundry. At the rem
devious Severn Is accepted as one
of the conspirators and admitted.
He meets Q stranger who addresses
him as Harry DAILY. The Incident
plays into Severn's hands and he
accepts 1t. His new acquaintance
y q notorious thief, Gentleman
George" Harris. Concealed. Severn
hears the girl address the conspira-
tors. She urges them to hasten the
work Of revolution. The girl dis
covers Severn listening. She ac-
cepts his explanation OF his pres
ence and asks him to meet her next
day. He tells her his name IL Daily.
She 10 "Miss Conrad" Harris in
forms him Of . scheme he has to
secure n ,o00.0o the revolutionary
fund. and offers to ''split" with him.
Severn accepts. Severn learns It
was his new friend and a Captain
Alva" who had lost the box which
started him on the trail. Harris
tells him the woman is Marie Cess
Ter. He arranges to meet Severn
next day at Tom Costigan's saloon.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13
Il Was a Long. ThIn.Biaded Dagger.

Il Was a Long. Thin. Biaded Dagger.
to 60 on. wrenched open the for
ward door and peered fearfully with
in. could not but know instantly
what I Saw-a dim, huddled form
leaning forward across the steering
wheel, one hand yet on the spOkes,
with head dangling helplessly, upheld
only by contact with the windshield.
! knew the man was dead before l
touched the cold hand; his very pos.
ture told that--and how he had died
instantly, from stab in the back.
could not see his features, the dark.
ness hid them, but desperation drove
me to pass my hand over the con.
cealed face; the upturned mustache,
the exposed teeth, grinning ironically
In death, left no doubt as to who he
was-the Chilean soldier and attache
Captain Alva. The awful horror Of II
paralyzed my very brain. She mus,
have done this! That girl must have
killed him! But whyf for what rea.
sOnf for what purposef Could 1t have
been In answer to Insult? Had the
man dared to press his advances once
they were alone! and had she re.
sistedi / would not question his in.
clinatiOn. yet this was not possible
The knife lay on the floor behind him
just as plucked. blood-stained, from
the wound. The girl, then. was not
even riding beside him; she could moi
be to have dealt such q blow-she
must have been alone In the rear seat
There in the dark, unnoticed BY the
man driving. she had leaned forward,
and driven that sharp blade unerring.
~ home to the heart. He had sus.
pected nothing In time to raise even
an arm In self-defense. Then dazed
frightened by her terrible deed, for.
getful even Of the knife in her terror
she had dashed it to the floor and fed
into the darkness, leaving the rear
door open behind her.
That was the story; that must be
the story. My mind pictured the scene
In all its horror. Yet what could nc.
count for such en act? What cause
could transform this woman, this
smiling-faced girl, into murderess
Her leaving that weapon behind
would seem to proclaim that. the deed
was done in haste, on the spur of the
moment; that 1t had not been In any
way premeditated and planned. 9th
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13
CondensatI IN by
Thomas D. Connolly

they reached In safety, although pur-
sued BY q band Of Indians as they
crossed the lake.
They had barely reached their Is.
land fortress when Magua's band ap-
peared on their trail. The scout and
his companions vallantly defended their
cave against horde of Indians, in
hicting heavy losses until their am
munition gave out. Then Cora, see
Ing that resistance was useless, begged
the scout and the two Indians to slip
down the river, and attempt to secuw
se-enforcements at Fort william
Henry. Bat short while after the
scouts set of, Magua and his war
riors appeared. and made captive the
whites who remained In the cave.
Magua divided his band, and set of
with his captives, attended by hand.
full Of braves. He offered to send
Alice to her father, If Cora would &c
with him to his wigwam. Alice indig.
nantly refused, and Magua. enraged,
prepared to torture his captives.
Just a. a brave rushed at Alice,
with tomahawk raised, a rifle cracked
and the Indian dropped. Hawkeye
followed BY lIreav and ChngaehsuoS
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13
CHAPTER Vl-Continued


II 3d. who then was Miss Conrad?'
Not Marie Gessler, certainly, under
another name, for she would have re-
turned to Washington. There was no
doubt as to that, for Alva had agreed
to take her direct to the depot In his
own car, and would scarcely leave un-
til she was safely on the train. Prob
ably the other woman was q confed-
crate. with whom she would cOmmuni-
cate by telephone. My clearer judy
ment told me all this, made me fully
conscious Of the danger Of keeping
this appointment, yet never swerved
me from an intention to do so. Marie
Gessler's eyes were frank and honest;
they had looked directly into my own,
pleadingly l imagined, and l retained
a blind faith In her no ordinary chr
cumstances would overcome. She was
involved In this criminal conspiracy
there could be no doubt as to that
but why? under what conditions?
What could ever have driven so wom-
anly woman to such an association?
Was her appeal to me an effort Mt as
sistancef Was she blindly endeavor-
ing to learn in this way II l was
worthy Of trust. and confidence? This
hope would not down; It remained in
sistent, persistent. I would keep my
word; would 60 to the place deslg-
mated. at the hour set; I would go
armed, prepared for whatever might
occur Of treachery-but l would 90.
Perhaps here was the key to the whole
mystery; and once l solved her con-.
nsction with the plot, particularly II
1t absolved her from blame, and the
necessity Of exposure, I could 20 for
ward with clear conscience, and land
these others where they Justly be-
longed.
must have covered four. or i've
blocks immersed In such thought. al
most forgetful Of my surroundings,
my head bent low before the rain, my
feet carelessly slushing through the
water in pools on the sidewalk. l met
no one. heard NO sound to arouse me
all about was dark. desolate, fOriorn.
Thea suddenly became conscious of
some unusual obstruction Just ahead.
At 1rst took Il for Q wrecked wagon
lying against the curb, but another
ssep forward revealed the truth-a de-
sestsd touring car, its red tau-light
plsstsrsd with mud. and barely visible.
approached with q feeling Of relief !;
It was not wrecked. no sign Of acci-
dent WAS to be noticed. Even in that
dim light could see the machine was
no common car. q sedan, Its glass bril-
liant In spite Of the rain spatters, and
Ito paint cleaning brightly.
stared about wOnderingly, but
could perceive nothing to account for
the presence Of such a car, or Its ap-
parent desertion. Up and down both
streets not a figure moved; not a
sound reached me but the slough Of
the wind, and the patter of rain. l
ahivered with the loneliness of II all,
Is curiosity led me to cross the muddy
parkway to assure myself as to what
this strange desertiOn meant.
There was no one In the car. I
could look straight through the
dimmed windows. against the glare Of
q street lamp . block away. One Of
the rear doors stood half open, and,
tempted by 1t. bent over and felt
within. My nand touched some oh
Yet on the floor, and instantly
straigffened up with the thing
gripped III my fingers. 1t was long,
hiH b'aded DIAGRAM ornament
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13
C:ack,css Porcelain,

Force AN cracks because the glaze
Wi'h which Il is coated expands AZ
different rate from the clay Of when
I Is composed. A manufacturer IN
Europe is now making glaze that
has the same coceicient Of expansion
as porcelain.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13

rather than n weapOn-with an odd,
fanciful hilt. There were stains upon
the polished steel; and the moment ]
saw 1t, i knew where 1T had attracted
my attention before-as q pin in Nh
RE Gessler's hat.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13
A Solvent

A Solvent
Liquor always loosened up our pat.
rons." slid walter reminiscently.
Meaning. We suppose. that 1t released
the Tip" from the tipplerA-Bostoa
Transcript.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13
FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU

The Salt Lake City Board
of Education is endeavoring to
cooperate with parents, farmers,
and other employers, in provid-
ing employment for boys during
the summer vacation.
If you have work suitable for
boys from IA to Is years of age
kindly communicate with the
office of the superintendent OF
schools, 312 City and County
Bldg, Salt Lake City,
PHONE Was. olSe
MARK C. BROWN,
J. CHALLEN SMITH,
Directors.
Aovve Advertisement 10 for osnens
Of our State and 10 not paid advsrts'
Ing.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13

had Historic Foundation.
"Babes In the Wood" 10 founded %
. crime committed In the Fifteenth
century, the full history Of which may
be seen carved on the mantel.shelf u
an ancient house In Norfolk, England-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13

Matches Once 4 Cent Apiece.
Matches were first sold in the Cnite<
states In 1881 for l cent eAch-n
d'anapolis Ncwa
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13
Shakespeare and Mature.

ShukcS9e2r0 6no Mature.
Shakespeare was naturally learned;
he needed not the spectacIes Of the
books to read nature: he looked In
ward anu found her there. -Drydan.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13
There 10 NO en-. SonrA"
(TO BE CONTu>rrDl

tTo BE coNTI>rED1
He that passeth nv and meddsrth
with strife belonging pc 20 him. is Xix.
one that taketh a -: ny The ear.-
'.ible.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-01

London, Feb. 1-Worldewide in
terest has been aroused in the work
of the radio plotting cable laid at
the bottom of the channel leading
to Portsmouth, which enables fog
bound vessels 10 steer bv sound an
accurate course into the harbor.
There is no connection between
the ship and the cable other than
The magnetic waves that are radi-
afed from the cable" said an ex-
pert.
The cable is laid beneath the
exact course to be followed by
'hipping, and its free" end is ont
At seattle Portsmouth cable is
2bout 20 miles long. The high
frequency electric current in the
cable emits a certain note in the
Morse code.
"On board ship the navigating
officer wears set of ordinary
wireless telephone receivers. These
receivers are connected TO a bat
terry, a set of amplifiers similar TO
those used in wireless telephony.
and two coils, the latter being hung
over the side of thes hip above the
Waterline one on each side.
Approaching the harbor the of
ficer adjus S his earpieces and list
ens first through one coil and then
the other for the note of the guild
ing cable. 1t may come to him
through the right or 'starboard'
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-01

land claim. Thomas Campbeli spent
most of his active life as farmer.
although in the last several years
he had been inactive. only once
in the more than CT years that the
twins lived within mailing distance
of one another was either one of
them ever outside of the state.
Thomas Campbell is survived by
his twin brother, James M. Camp
bell, who lives here, and by a son
and daughter. Mrs. Campbell died
some years ago.
1t is reported that the smisrant
rain with wmcn the Campbell
twins came into Oregon included
two wagons, 16 oxen, four horses,
IA COWS, one mule and hack.
When the caravan arrived il boast
ed only five of the IA cows, ilve
oxen. the mule and one wagon
When the train reached the Co
lumbia river its members bullt a
little scow and floated it down the
river while the twins drove the re-
naming animals down the Coium
bia gorge over a trail that mas
since become the Columbia ever
highway
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-01
Elk Marine Gets
Government

A croix de guerre de fourragere
has just been received by Harvey
S. Walker. employed at present by
he Gingrich Motor company, as a
regimental citation during his serV-
ice with the Fifth marines in
France.
Wilker enlisted in the navy, but
was attached to TO the marine corps
as second class pharmacist mate ef
the headquarters company of the
fifth marines. He went through
the latter part of Chateau Thierry
marched up to scissors when tnaa
vag over, and took part in engage
nents on the CT. Mihiel and Cham
pagne frOntsi the fan campaigns.
The nigh before the armistice
was signed he crossed the Meuse
river with his regiment in an at
tempt to take a position. The Fifth
marines suffered heavily during
this engagement bu- walker was
lucky enough to escape without a
scratch, and afterwards went with
his outfit on its hike through north
eln France. Belgian, LuXumherg.
and on to the Rhine.
It is a fact that there are fish
which cannot swim. A Brazilian
fish called the maltha can only
crawl. walk or hop.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-01
Check Cause
For Suit of
Sawrnill Man

A check for s2S0O is the cause
for suit in the case of the First Ma
tional bank, Bay City, oregon,
against John Peyree of the sawmill
firm of Peyree & Jacobs, also of
Bay City, according to papers filed
with the county clerk.
The bank states in its complaint
that Peyree gave them a check on
the Ladd & Bush bank of Salem for
$500 last fall and that the Salem
concern refused to cash it. They
claim that they notified Peyree of
the Ladd & Bush refusal to cash
the check, but have been unable to
collect the $2S00 from Peyree
They ask that the court allow them
6 per cent interest," on the amounr
from the time the check was
drawn. and 1925, The amount ex-
pended in attempted collection.
Peyree states in his answer to
he complaint that the Bay City
bank agreed not to cash the check
until hen Otified them that he had
deposited the amount with the Sa-
lem bang As ye he has never no
flied them.
He further states that he has
turned over to the Bay City bank
/ for collection on his sawmill pro
| ducts, invoices amounting to over
$4,000 which the bank should have
collected long before this. He has
| asked the court to delay action un.
b 14.a l. /
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-01
$4,000 Left
by Mrs. Egan

The $4,000 estate of Mrs. Susan
j. Eagan of Woodburn, who died
January %, 1921, will be divided
equally between her two daughters
Mrs. Arabell Denton and Mrs. AL
ma Stanton, according to the will
filed by E. P. Morcon executor of
the estate.
The will was made out in hand
writing, an unusual circumstance
since nearly all wills filed at the
county clerks office are typewrit-
ten, and signed by two witnesses.
1t simply states that Mrs. Eagan
wished her two daughters to have
an equal share of all her property,
followed by the request that Nor
con become executor In papers
filed by Morcon the estate is said
to be valued. at $4,000.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-01
Famous Twin Dies
At Hospital Here

Thomas j. Campbell of Dallas.
one of the famous Campben bro
thers, Oregon's oldest twins, died at
the DeacOness hospital here sun
day after a lingering Illness that
had confined him Tor nearly a
year. He was 81 years old Octo-
ber s, and had been a resident of
Oregon for more than G7 years.
The Campbell twins were born in
Morgan county, Illinois. october 4,
1888, to j. G. and A. z, CHnnbell,
who We're later listed among the
willamette valleys best known pio-
neers. The twins lived in Iowa
when, on April IA, 1858. they start
ed the long overland trip behind
OK teams to the Oregon country.
They arrived in Polk county 0c-
! ODER 4, 1858, and thare settled in
he Salt Creek neighborhood, where
he parents acquired a donation
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-01
Two Didn't Have
Lights: Paw Fines

p. L, Donnley paid a fine of SIS
and Dwight Mulkey, a newspaper
carried, was assessed $3.50 when
they appeared before Judge Race
in the police court this afternoon
and pleaded guilty. Donnley was
charged with operating a motor
vehicle without tail light burn
ing, and young Mulkey was riding
a lightless bicycle.
Both of the men were arrested
by Traffic Officer Hayden, DON
nlcy Sunday evening and Mulkey
last night. Five other men, ar
raigned before Judge Race yester-
day, and charged with violating
traffic laws, We're fined.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-01
Gables Wireless Route
10 Ships Entering Harbo1o

coil; if that is the case he knows
his vessel is to the left of the cable.
As soon as he hears the note eq-
ually loud through both port and
'starboard coils, the Officers
knows that his vessel is directly
above the cable and is able to fee
his way along the correct channel
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-01
Durt House Notes

Circuit Court
.onort OF the guardian OF
Il edwards, Mrs. Margaret
H.. was filed today.
snswer u to the divorce com
Al@ n@ his wife Mrs. Mildred
" was filed by James F
Ga,iv llh, in the case Of r. G.
i. yr " R. G. Watt was flied with
.Uunly clerk. a.. +,
motion to set aside order IN
Of G. L. Davenport VS.
S' Gearin was received by
&lerk's office.
Probate Court
# of the publication Of the
atice y IL Of the estate of Henry
'."m has been filed.
~ oapers filed with the coun
i 4, today were: Proof of pub
If the final hearing of the
of Intharias A. NJ. Moses;
Of administratriX sale Of
.onertv belonging to the es-
x Edward S. Lamport; or
.,,soharging George A. Smith
administrator of Nicholas j.
In; will and orders for the
,.,utjng of appraisers and exec
a Of the estate of Susan J. Ea-
ID Woodburn'
.si,iops for naturalization to be
a al the February term of
wednesday, February 9 are;
z. Epoch Lindberg, Sweden;
schneider, Russia; Floyd
4, Reese, Canada; Otto Shis-
6 Russia; Hans Jacob Falnes,
zay: Alfred Beal, England;
= Laurence Jensen, Den
Stanley Ellsworth Edwards,
Ia: Albert Jonieta, Germany;
Clark, England; Anders
Peterson, Denmark; Louis
,sbert Iardon, Switzerland;
Schneidre, switzerland;
han N.Colae Holm, Norway;
,ey johnson, Sweden.
Marriage Licenses
4niei Laurence, 2S, SCOTS
M and Nellie Kilhorn, Scots
uy S. BOlinger, %, Salem
mildred N. Bolinger, "a, Sa-