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@HH@ By James Weber Glover

pale conductor, the impromptu interlude aha
smoothly back to the original cadenza at exc
actly the point Of departure.
First oboe was now taking that important
hold. AS though in q dream, Herr Feldner re-
sumed his beat and the well drilled veterans,
shaken but alert, swung on with the prelude
Herr Muller put down his oboe and uncoEA
cernedly mopped his brow. No one dared lOOk
at him.
THE paralyzing spell lifted, the young COM
ductors mind was racing ahead, calculate
ing For the next 81 bars the oboe had rest
praise God!-with plenty going on in the other
sections to drown out any terrifying digres~
sions that might burst forth again. To me
wretched composer his new prelude was now
. mere ingenious noise-making device with the
sole function of covering up a possible obOe
interlude. But after the long rest what then9
Why the end Of the prelude, to be sure, on
soft fading strings. But-horrible thought
was there not pastoral Renaissance of two
bars for solo oboe to be heard above those dying
strings? Was not that the inspired ending
some evil spirit had prompted him to cons
ceive for his preludeP Herr Feldner shuddered.
stolen glance at the placid red face of the
first oboe revealed nothing. He was sitting
rest and hiding his time. And the frantic conn
poser now saw plainly from the anxious glances
Of his players that they, too, visioned gro.
tesque bacchanale as the horrid conclusion Of
the prelude. The fatal end was approaching,
inevitably.
Herr Feldner was no longer capable q
thought.
The strings entered apprehensively upon the
last long, fading chord. Reluctantly they died
to a whisper, vulnerable and helpless before
whatever onslaught of acid, pelting tones
awaited them. The orchestra held its breath:
the conductor shut his eyes.
But no sound came The strings drifted into
silence. The baton ceased moving Half in a
daze Herr Feldner opened his eyes and dared to
look.
The first oboe was fast asleep. O.
His instrument, limp in his thick fingers rose
and fell regularly with his large stomach. On
his flushed face was q benign, peaceful smile.
The young man stared, lips parted in astone
1Shment Unbidden, the phrase Sleeping Baca
chante" flashed across his brain. And them
suddenly, he realized that the Prelude Pass
torale" was over.
Putting down his baton, the young CONS
poser turned Imply to face the Braves" Of
the noisily applauding crowd.
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and the humiliation Of false accusations had
weakened the Master physically and mentally.
He was transferred from prison to Q private
asylum near Zurich, where his condition was
pronounced not serious enough for strict con-
nnement He had some visitors.
One evening o. he and an attendant amused
themselves in the billiard room, gOngs rang.
There was cry Of "Firel Fret" and scurrying
feet. The attendant ran out-but first he
opened the window. To that window the
patient leaped, seized the rope dangling there,
lowered himself to the courtyard and ran to
q corner of the surrounding wall. He tossed
over . handful Of pebbles, and the top rungs
Of . ladder appeared. He was up and over
like q fash, to jump into the tonneau Of q
waiting automobile that started inStanty-an
automobile Of the German legation. To Lake
Constance 1t sped, to Arbon, where the motor
boat was waiting.
Next morning the chief Of the American
secret service found on his desk an intercepted
telegram from Friedrichshafen in Germany. to
the German legation in Bern. In code, 1t
said: Arrived here safely last night"
With the Master out Of Switzerland, his Serv-
ice broke up. Most Of its wheels ceased turn
ing IN Bern and Zurich. Few others had
known any Of It's ramincations, not even Zero
had known all. But he had known more than
others. Infuriated at such blow the Germans
sought an mformer, at least a scapegoat, and
fixed upon Zero. They had the Swiss arrest
him for Q minor passport violation.
Feeling cold fingers close around his own
throat, IN an agony Of fear and physical weak
ness, he sent word to his sister, MargTete, to
avenge whom he had got into this situation.
At q heart-breaking meeting in the Bern
prison Zero begged her. Go to the American.
He is our only hope"
She went, and would have bravely told again
the story Of what had happened to her, but
this old friend Of happier days gently stopped
her.
you needn't ten me that" he said. "YOsw
brother has helped our cause, and win help
him."
He was brsaking enc o. the ironclad snles
OF secret servaeo:
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Sevvice, Nus Out10iHed and Finally Trapped

back gate and found two men tinkering .
broken-dOwn car. They looked Ike Workmen,
wore Overalls. spoke German. They were
young, good fellows asked his advice, smoked.
passed q bottle Is they tinkered. As he real
lied he had stayed long, and rose TO go. he
met two more men, bearded faces shielded by
broad brimmed hats, coming from the direc-
ton Of the gate.
what do you want here?" he snapped
suspiciously.
But the two newcomers were good fellows,
too They had q bottle Of their own, and one
trOlled IN fluent German-Swiss wen known
drinking song. They got into the car and 1t
drove away. The German stumbled back to
his gate.
':Donnerwetteri" he exclaimed. 1.-THE light
Is out!"
In the automobile the two repair men asked
eagerly: well, what happened? Did you
1nd ftp"
''WaitN I get rid Of these whiskers 50 can
talk" said the singer Of drinking songs. when
Fritz came out of the gate we Skinned the
wall, but right over the entrance to the out
building was bright electric light. That was
ticklish. The air pistol was noiseless. all right.
but hadn't practiced enough with it. Finally
] hit the light and Alec had the gas masks and
rope ladder and graphing hook, and in we
went. We didn't quite need the gas masks
almost, though-whewl before we found the
peg. Just them was stopping over, giving
Alec hand-a big watchdog attacked my UNI
protected rear. almost let Alec slip into the
cesspool, but managed to plug the dog with
the air pistol and he went OF yelling. light
flashed In the house. So we came away. The
suit case wasn't on the peg-Or anywhere else"
THAT suit case never was found. for, Sc
cretly as he had moved, few others Of
the Masters satellites besides Zero knew some
thing Of his methods. They were frantically
covering his trail Powerful friends, German
and Swiss, went to work with equal alacrity-
Germans to save master spy, Swiss lest the
story Of his relations with their police come
out The scandal would have rivaled the
famous case Of the four colonies. So the Mas
ter had one Of the best Swiss lawyers who
discovered that confinement, his old wound,
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A DIsMIssNG wave ct the celIos, grace
full sweep Of the baton toward first oboe
and the pastoral cadenza raised its quaint
sylvan voice over the hushed orchestra. with
. satisfied smile, the young composer followed
the arresting and piquant bars ready to flash
q reminder Of that important concluding hold
All, but that was well donei Now-hold, and
he waved pointedly
But the little piping notes, instead Of droning
into the oblivion meted out to them slid up q
dizzy, dancing scale.
Herr Feldner stared, his arms poised notion
less. The heads Of the players turned in be-
w1lderment. The piping struck of guyly into
an unearthly and capricious air.
The young conductor felt himself suddenly
drenched with perSpiration. He graSped the
stand to prevent falling to the floor Vaguely
his baton moved in stimulation of direction as
the ghoStly tune gathered momentum. The
Mortified players turned to their conductor the
helpless eyes of lost sheep To Herr Feldner it
seemed that large, malicious elf was sitting
at the first oboe stand, carelesSly piping his
destruction. Despair swept over him. Hadn't
he heard that all good oboists go mad at last?
On !. on. the flying fingers dancedl
In the last row of the orchestra hall Herr
Gottlieb, head of the town council, sat up
shaking of the drowsiness with which concerts
often afnicted him after a well wined dinner
He leaned forward, listening attentively. Lets
see, that would be oboe, now" He traced the
sharp little notes to the familiar portly figure
of Herr Muller. Beautiful beautiful" he muir
INJURED. what brilliant passageI Like a
breath from the woods. That young COM
poser viii go far" And he consulted his pro-
gram to read his name again.
Beating time hopelesSly, in anguish, Herr
Feldner slowly realized that this devils obbligato
was actually music. He gradually perceived
that 1T was even related to his score in q
fanciful way. But when. oh when, would It
year.
The young conductor turned distractedly 70
the frst violin, about to lay down his baton.
when the piping tune Unexpectedly swung into
. cadence with an Enthusiastically conclusive
sound Herr Muller's instrument began to
move up and down in . noticeable and signifi-
cant beat. and with q commanding nod ct the
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tcipation to the specially neat little cadenza for
first oboe alone from which his new work de-
rived its picturesque title All, that will make
these honest burghers sit up. With satisfac-
ton he took In Herr Muller, plainly counting
his rest up to the coming solo passage. Too
bad he had had 10 give the stubborn old devil q
calling down. Certainly q comfort to know
you have one Of those seasoned old oboists at
the end of your baton. Jove, but cracked
oboe tone can be something to dream about
Sharply he cut on the trombones. One two
now, for the solo cadenza. There was
old Muller, instrument poised alert. UncOn-
sciouSy the young man found himself noticing
the rather noble old head, the thick, clever
fingers, the bristling white hair: and quite un-
expectedly something inside warned and said,
Poor old chap"
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GOOD Swiss lawyers took fees In dollars as
well as marks and IN q few days Zero
was out Of prison. but not safe. His belong
ings had been ransacked. Wherever he went
he was followed. At any moment q knife
might be thrust between his ribs.
For some days and nights, Zero and his sis
ter kept in hiding, guarded by an armed menu
Der Of the American secret service. Then by
night their friend took the devoted pair to the
italian border. Did the German secret service
reach out and strike them even in italy? Did
his dread disease claim Zero? Their American
friends who tried to save them hope not-but
they do not know.
The defeat Of the Master is the war exploit
Of which they are proudest It won for both
decorations. The principal actor, Zero's friend,
whom the French chief begged for aid, who
sang the drinking song on the moonlight road
by Lake Constance has another token Of which
he is proud, large photograph, autographed
John J. Pershing," and another, Marshal
Petain"
The Master, when last heard of, had re-
sumed his pre-war identity and was director
Of the electrical and engineering works Of
one Of the largest cities IN the thriving Ger
man Republic.
CCopyrisht. l930)
In the merit iNstdlEment Mr.. johnson tells Of
TIE part aDomeH played IN Secret Service; ne1s
Sunday IN the Star M00aStHe.
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poser began to think his new prelude was
sounding rather impressive. Now that he was
relaxing Bit he even had time 10 note that
these provincial musicians Of his knew their
business. A dependable band. particularly the
wood-winds. His confidence was rapidly rising
and his nodded cues to the horn, the bassOOn,
the trJlmpets, - their appointed moments came,
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Never acknowledge . spy OF IN infCrmer
who has served you and been caught. Even
though you have paid him secretly, deny Il,
disown him."
But to the young American other rules seemed
to apply, too-the rules Of humanity Of friend
ship, Of chivalry, even Of common sense. for
suppose Zero, despairing, revealed the Aneri-
can part in the affair? He sent away a Mar
CRETE weeping tears Of joy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
KORAN PRECEPTS FREE FRENCHMAN
 FROM MOROCCANS

OUED FEM, Morocco, Aug. H. Moslem bandits respect for the Ko- ran has broken the back of the ransom business.
 It all happened through the re- lease of Pierre zubillaga, French rancher who was captive for nearly two years in the Upper Atlas moun- tains He was held for $440,000 but was freed without paying a cent.
 Now the "stockhlders" of the gang that lived on captives havs fallen out among themselves and their chief, Bouzekri, known as Stiff Hands" is in flight.
 French authorities reasoned thas if they allowed the big ransom to be paid, banditry would continue. If they refused-and liberated zubil- laga-the practice might be stamp ed out.
 Si Mohammed Chenguiti, Caid of Oued Zem, solved the problem. T can have him freed" he :old the French
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
Four Former Prohibition Officials and U. 5. At-
 torney on Trial
GOVERNMENT OPENS
 ITS CASE, SEATTLE
Huge Sums Are Alleged to Have Been Paid by
 Bootleg Ring

SEATTLE, Aug. 14.-After two days were consumed in selecting jury, the Government was prepared at the opening of the Federal Court today to outline the case against four former Prohibition officials and one former United States Dis trict Attorney recently indicted on charges of liquor conspiracies, vio lation of the National Prohibition Act, the Internal Revenue laws and the Tariff Act.
 The five men are Roy Lyle, Will liam Whitney, Earl Corwin, R. L. Fryant and Clifford Mckinney.
 First Indictments
 The first of the indictments charges that in 1923 a conspiracy was formed between the accused prohibition chiefs, with Roy Olm- sted, A. L. Hubbard, LeRoy Mills, William M. Hubbard, Jack Mo- Bride, Chris Curtis, R. G. Lane, Arthur Kendall, Joe Hart John Arthur Boyd, Clarence O. Healy, Edward H. McInnis and Joe Svit- kovic. through which conspiracy the federal officers accepted and received bribes amounting to many thousands of dollars.
 Exists Up to 1929
 This conspiracy existed up to and including February l, 1929, the grand jurors charge, during which time the federal officers asked and accepted and received moneys and gratuities with the intent to have their decisions and actions cor ruptly influenced on questions mat ters, causes and proceedings which were then pending and which might at any time be pending, and which might by law be brought before them in their official capacity"
 "It was part of the conspiracy that Roy c. Lyle, William M. Whitney, Earl Corwin and Richard l.. Fryant should and would obtaln evidence of violations of the Ma tional Prohibition Act, the Tariff Act of 1922, and the. internal rev. enue laws in order to seek and re- ceive bribes to influence their of ficial conduct" the indictment charges.
 
 'In Official Capacity"
 These moneys were to be paid to the federal officers, the indictment recites, that they in their official capacity should in return for and in cons deration of said moneys would permit and allow without molestation or interference the giv- CTS, donors and collectors to un- lawfully possess, manufacture, inn port, transport, conceal, purchase,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
'Mdecent' Posing By Jean Hml0tU Charged by Mate

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14.-Jean Harlow, film actress, was accused of posing for indecent pictures" against the protests of her husband. Charles F. McGrew, 2nd, of Chi cago, in an answer he filed today to her civil suit for $4 800.
 The actress seeks to collect that amount as allegedly due under an agreement made shortly after the couple separated year ago last June.
 In his answer, McGrew, reputedly wealthy, admitted signing the agree ment to pay his actress-wife $375 monthly. He alleged he was in duced to sign by fraud and trick cry, and under the expectation 1t would repair their strained marital relations. Besides her picture posing, his answer stated, Miss Har- low also went into the movies against his will
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14

He sought out, farther south, the Cherif Sheik Sidi Ali, whose note as holy man was known in the fastnesses of the Atlas mountains. The holy man travelled 70 days, by camel and afoot to the bandit lair.
 Am I in religious country where the law is respected?' asked Sidi Ali.
 "Yes," answered the head of The bandit group, Bouzekri.
 How can I believe you" Sidi Ali exclaimed, indignantly, since you buy and sell Christians! The Koran forbids such transactions.
 Bouzekri showed shame to Sidi Ali The stockholders" were sum- moned and with the great sorrow of vanishing dividends in their hearts, they agreed to release Zubilla2a
 The journey back was long. Yet in the end, and with quibbling until the actual delivery of the prisoner the Frenchman was restored to his wife and six children here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
BESSIE PERRI
 IS SHOT DOWN AT OWN HOME
Wife of Mayor of Rum Ring Falls Under
 Barrage of Slugs
KILLED INSTANTLY
 ON STEPS OF HOUSE
Husband Is Not Harmed Police Believe He Was
 Intended Victim

HAMILTON, Ontario, Aug. 14.-Mrs. Bessie Perri, who as the wife of Rocco Perri, self-styled Bootleg King, and called Mayor of the Rum Ring" who built up her hus- bands wealth during the days of the Ontario Temper ance Act, was shot dead last night on the S cps of her home.
 Mrs. Perri fell un d e r charges of slugs fired from two shotguns out of the dark ness.
 Only a few moments be- fore the shooting, she and h e I husband h a d alighted from their automobile. Perri was not harmed.
 The police believe the kill CTS intended to slay Perri.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
EARLY JUNEAU
 RECALLED FOR
 BUSINESS MEA
Chamber of Commerce e Celebrates Founders
 Day at Noon

In prose anG verse, pioneer Ju- neau, first known as Harrisburg and later as Rockwell, was brought back to the Chamber of Commerce today by men and women who liv- et here in the early years of the gold camp, between 1880 and 1887
 High lights of the camp were touched on briefly by speakers, in- cluding w. John Harris, son of Richard Harris, one Of the discov- erers, Rev. A. P. Kashcvaroff who first came here in 1882, Frank Bach of the vintage of 1883, B. M. Beh- rcrds, pioneer merchant and bank CT, arriving in 1887, Charles Gold stein and Mrs. Belle Simpson Mrs. .. P. Jenne and Lo,li, Lund
 Exton the Oldlin,ers
 Each extolled the honesty, .een- erosity, hospitality and open handed neighborliness fo .he men and women who laid the founda- tions for the present community They were real pioneers who pass- ed on leaving the country better for their coming" declared MT. Behrends; race of builders who endeavored to smooth the way for their successors.
 Tales of the celebrated Dick Wll- loughby, whose fame as "a weaver To f"yarns' i:ia: amused alike set tier and cheechako lives today, were recounted by MT. Harris ard MT. Lund. Other pioneers were re- called to memory by them and oth- CT speakers. In cleverly written verses, Mrs. Jenne recreeated China Joe" and his buns, Candy Man" Rawn, Funny" Bertha, s. H. King, Fatheer John Althof, Ca tholic priest, who each day climb ed atop his little house and shot the sun to get the time of day. and who, MT. Behrends said was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
CANCLANDWAR TAKES LIVES
 OF THREE MEN
Bodies Are Found on Lone- ly Road Near Amusement
 Resort at St. Paul

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. IA Three men were slain last night, victims of gangland's warfare, the police believe, the outgrowth over slot machine concessions.
 Sammy Stein of Minneapolis, and Frank Comeman of Kansas City, were foNnd by an officer while touring lonely road near the Wildwood Amusement Resort.
 The third victim, unidentified, was found later.
 Stein was wanted as a suspect in the recent Wilman. Minnesota, bank robbery, when five men, arm ed with machine guns. escaped with s142,000 in cash and securi- ties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
Wendel's Millions
 Going to Charity

NEW YORK, Aug 14-The es- tate of the Wendels, the recluses of Fifth Avenue, is to go to char ity when the last of the line, Miss Ella V. Wendell, dies. The will of Mrs. Rebecca Wendell Swope, filed for probate today. provides for that disposition
 Mrs. Swope. with the consent of her sisters, all of whom except Ella preceded her in death. held title to all the Wendell properties, variously estimated at worth s8O,0O0,000 to sl50, 1000 900.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
BREAK DROUGHT OVER
 WIDE SECTION
Showers Reported as Hoov- CT and Governors of
 Dry States Meet

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA, Reports of rain and rain itself greeted President H0Ov-l CT at the drought conference today as Governors of the dry States urged immediate relief.
 Rains sufficient to break the drought over large areas are reported.
 Sections sprinkled include the Ohio Valley, Indiana, H. linOis, Central K entuck v. Southern Ohio and all of West Virginia.
 Rain also fell in sections of Tennessee, Eastern Mis- sOuri and Southeastern Iowa.
 There was a drizzle in Washington, D. c.