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■s / . The Barnwell S. C* Aajrnst 9, 1994 CUMT EVENTS V EUROPK STIRRED BY MURDER of dollfuss—Fall of the STRATOSPHERE BALLOO^ By EDWARD W. PICKARD C. Wtrtera Newspaper Union. E ngelbert dolIfuss, intrepid little chancellor of Austria, has "fallen a vTetirn of his political enemies. A group of 144 Nazis, disguised in uni forms, broke into the chancellory in Vienna and made prisoners of Doilfuss and a num ber of his ministers. The chancellor was beaten and shot and left to bleed to death, his captors refusing to permit a physician or a priest to be called. Without revealing the fact that they had murdered the dicta tor, the Nazis 'then surrendered on promise of safe con duct across the German border, being Kurt Schuschnlgg / aided in the negotiations by K. Rieth, the German minister to Austria. When It was learned that Doilfuss had been killed the promise was revoked and the Nazis were locked up. Meanwhile another small bunch of Nazis had seized the radio broadcast ing office and had given out a state ment that Doilfuss had resigned and would be succeeded as chancellor by Dr. Anton Rintelen, the minister to Italy. Rintelen was called to Vienna Immediately, put In a cell and there shot seriously. Officials said he tried to commit suicide. Rintelen was put In a hospital and later forty Nazis raided the place In an attempt to abduct him. A nurse gave an alarm and the police arrived in time to capture a number of the fs Iders. -——— aged president of the relch, was serf ously 111 at his country home. Sim ilar reports have been frequent of late, but this one appeared to be ao- then tie, Hitler of course was watching the course of events - in Austria closely and even anxiously. One. of his aseo-. elates said to g correspondent: M We get all sorts of alarming rumors. We understand that people who favor our point of view are simply shot down. Wherever lighting occurs we under stand' orders to ' federal troops and auxiliaries arq to takd no prisoners and give no quarter.” » . * : , •’ •lE'Xl'LORJER,” the huge balloon constructed to carry three army officers far into the stratosphere, made n brave start from near Rapid City, S. D., rose to a height of 60,000 feet and then came to grief. Great rips appeared In the fabric of the bag and It come down rapidly and erratically, falling With Its g6naoia iz miles from Holdredge, Neb. MaJ. W. E. Kepner, Copt. Orvll Anderson and CapC Al bert Stevens “balled out” and with the aid of their parachutes landed un hurt. But all their expensive and elaborate scientific equipment, with the exception of the spectograph, was destroyed when the gondola crashed. The spectograph had been hung out side and floated to earth on a separate small parachute. w t President Mlklas called on Dr. Kurt Schuschnlgg, minister of education un der Doilfuss, to head the government, and he, together with Former Vice Chancellor Emil Fey and Prince Erast von Starhemberg, the vice chancellor, took charge of the situation with the helmwehr to back them up. Schuschnlgg, who Is thirty-seven years old, Is a Roman Catholic, an anti-Nazi and antl-Sociallst and Is 'believed l<f favor the restoration of the monarchy. Like Doilfuss, he will be not only chancellor but also min ister of war, Justice and public In struction. Vice Chancellor Von Star hemberg was made leader of the en tire security organization. The for eign minister Is Baron Berger-Wal- denegg. In the province of Styria and In some other regions civil war broke ont almost at once and the Nazis, strong In numbers especially In Graz, were desperately fighting with the reg ular army and the helmwehr. Italy, France and Great Britain were conferring as to the best meas ure* to like to carry on their pledges of last February that the Integrity of Austria should be maintained. Itqjy. especially, was determined that the Austrian Nazis should not gain con trol of the country and was ready for armed Intervention. Mussolini had 7.1,000 troops encamped near the Aus trian frontier and personally assured ITlnce Von Starhemberg that he would defend Austrian Independence. The French professed to look on the Nazi revolt as an Internal event not war ranting Intervention at present, but the question of maintaining Austrian Independence Is one of the few In which they agree entirely with the Italians. Naturally, everyone blamed Ger many for the tragedy In Vienna, for the German Nazis have carried on a long and persistent campaign against Doilfuss, making use of the radio without restraint. Hitler’s government, however, tried to avoid Implication In the Vienna uprising. Minister Reith was recalled to Berlin because of his unauthorized action in helping the Nazi group, and Hitler appointed Franz von Pupen to succeed him. The border was closed to all political fugi tives from Austria. The German press, always under control, was careful not to express Joy over the killing of Doll- fuss. On the side lines, waiting to see what course would prove most advan tageous to themselves, were Czecho slovakia, Jugo-Slavia and Hungary. W ITH monarchists in control of the Austrian government the roy alists of that country and of Hungary resumed their schemes for putting the young Archduke Otto on the old throne of the Hapsburgs. There are reports that they held a secret meeting In Vltznau, Switzerland, and formed a restoration plan which they hoped would be acceptable to France, Italy, Great Britain and the little entente. Their first object was to secure the approval of Premier Mussolini. Lead ers in the movement are Colonel Ran- da of the Austrian army, Felix Dun-> kel, an Austrian monarchist, and Count Hojos of Hungary. According to the story current In Paris, the condition placed by the lit tle entente and the big powers to al lowing Otto to assume the throne 1* that he will sign a pledge guarantee- jgf tte present bouipjarles and, other terms of existing trentles with regard te Austria and the succession state*. Captain Anderson said he believed the light two-ounce fabric used below the diaphragm on the big balloon was responsible for the break in midair. ^apttrtn Rterens, however,. averted the ripping of the bag, about the time they attained their maximum height, was due to Us “peculiar shape and local shape strains set up.” M RS. ANNA ROOSEVELT DALL, only daughter of, the President, obtained a divorce from her husband. Curtis Dali of New York, In swift proceedings at Mlnden, Nev. The charge was “extreme cruelty,” and tlfe Judge, “out of deference to the Pres ident of the United States," held the trial behind closed doors. The case was not contested by Mr. Dali, The wsfody or nre chndreif, “Siatie" and “Buzzle.” was determined In a writ ten agreement approved by the court but not made public. V OUTLAWS Of EDEN V •w-rle*. PETER B. KYNE Oopyrtsht kV 9 Ctm. SYNOPSIS R&nesfor* Karahaw, laat mala mam- bar of tha Karahaw elan, *taa auddan- ly whlla riding with hla daughtar, Lor ry. At tha eldsa of tha Mazlean war, Robin Karahaw, with hla brlda, rod a into northeastern California. Hera ha fonad an Ideal valley for cattle rais ing- They christened it Eden Valley. Below Edan tract which Kershaw’s wife christens Forlorn, Valley. Joel Hensley, a Texan, settles In tha lower half of tha val ley. Thera is bad blood over fancaa and water for irrigation. Kershaw Icilla Hensley and tha blood-feud la on. By 1117, Ranee Karahaw, hla eon Owen, and daughter Lorry are all that remains of one clan. Nate Ttchcnor la tha sola survivor on tha Hensley aide. Ha goes to help Lorry In her car and finds her father has died af heart disease^ Silaa Babaon, Forlorn Valley banker, achemaa to control tha Irrlga- tton and -hydru-alactrlc poaalbllltles of Eden Valley. CHAPTER IV—Continued M ARTIAL law In Minneapolis, de creed by Gov. Floyd B. Olson be- aa^a sa j-. p ^ t a f 6 ^ ^ . E CalllW; OI ritHltlR lilt HitMimt titr’ strike of teamster* there, proved ob noxious to almost everybody and both the.trucking Anna C hancellor hitler of Ger many was at Bayreuth and Infor mation was conveyed to him there that Marshal Voa Hindenburg, the and their 7,000 strlk Ing drivers asked for Its dissolution. Af the same time Adju tant General Walsh announced that the "Insurrection” had been suppressed. Still the governor declined to withdraw the state B ' troops. Additional ° • or * trucks were given mil itary permits to operate, and a ban against those in Interstate commerce was revoked because Its legality was in doubt. Beer trucks, however, were removod from the privileged Hst and were forbidden use of the streets on the ground that they did not furnish a necessary service. At a mass meeting of union laborers the leaders demanded the withdrawal of the troops, the secretary of the truck drivers’ union charging that the soldiers were “little more iEiirstrike breakers.’’ The federal mediators. Rev. Francis J. Hans and E. H. Dunnlgan, an nounced that they were preparing a new plan for settlement of the strike but said they would await advances from the disputants before present ing It. The striking men demanded that the anion be allowed to represent “inside” workers of warehouses, elevators, pro duce houses and similar firms In which trucking plays an Important part. Em ployers agreed to an election of labor representatives In companies where working conditions are in dispute but refused to make the arrangement gen eral. Riots in Kohler Village, Wls., in which two men were killed, led Gov. A. G. Schemedeman to place the community under martini Control, and COO mem- hers of the National Guard were gent there. During the riot the police and deputies used tear gas bombs and blank cartridges arid where these failed to disperse the mob, they opened-Are- with loaded shells. The officer com manding the-Guardsmen ordered the disbanding of the force of special dep uties and permitted the strikers to resume peaceful picketing of the Koh ler plant. Longshoremen of the Pacific coast ended their two-month long strike and returned to their jobs In all the ports, as did the marine workers. Pending arbitration by the federal board, steve dores will be employed by employer- controlled hiring halls under super vision of observers representing the board. Control of the hiring halls was the chief Issue In the strike and is still to be settled by the arbitrators, along with the questions of increased wages, shorter working hours and im proved conditions. M ARIE DUESSLER, beloved vet eran of the stage and screen and one of the foremost comedians of the time, died at Santa Barbara after a long fl^ht against cancer. She knew two yenrs ago that her coridition was hopeless, hut went on making pictures as long as she was able to work—the kind of pictures that endeared her to countless thousands. Brave, generous, clean minded, highly ski lied in her art. Mfaa Dressier will be smly ulrced. Having deciooo upon his course of tetion, Babson fell Into a refreshing dumber; 1 the next morning he was town at tha bank at eight o’clock, looking quite hi* old self and wearing i white rose in his lapel Emblematic >f hope, doubtless. # t • 6 • 0 0 Shortly after the hank had opened rrippled Ranee Kershaw limited In to ttorrow a thousand dollars to meet his nonthly payroll Babson demurred to loaning It, but finally enmpi with a warning that such Indiscrim inate borrowing would have to cease #sry soea. v "By tbs way," he said, as he In itialed hla approval on the note, "are rou going to retain your lease*of the Bar H ranch?" "I think not," Kershaw replied. “It (xplres next month, but ft) be hanged If I know where I can get the mopanr "Better retrench," Babson advised. *Let the Bar H ranch go, sell off half four cattle, even at tbe ureaent low to a power company, and Babson thought he knew what the girl’s an swer would be. A deadlock between tbe two survivors of the feud I yrlces, get out of debt, quit paying Irv 'erect and be happy. Where does Nat* fichenor reside now?" *T don't know. I only know his law- fer’a address. Why do you ask?" "There was a mao from San Fran- dsco In hers some time back. He'd been looking at Jhe Bar H ranch and isd a notion he'd like to buy it I thought perhaps I might get In touch irltb Tkhenor, negotiate a sale of bis •anch for him and dean on a few dol lars In commission. And yet. If you ’anew the lease It may ml Urate against i sale." “Go ahead," Ranee Kershaw re plied, sadly. “I'm not going to renew the lease. You've been prettv good to ne, Silas, and I won’t stand In the say o' your turnin' a profit" "Thanks." Babson murmured. "And Jhls lawyer’s address?" Kershaw gave It to him. and a week hter an attorney In San Francisco wrote Nate TIchenar. Hi care of the stter's attorney, requesting a price on Jie Bar H ranch in behalf of a client ft his. Ten days later Babson knew that the Bar H ranch was not for sale; whereat the banker had an immediate t’eturn of his former nervousness and lepresslon and went home at noon. The situation was thoroughly beyond als comprehension; he had decided Nate Tlchenor would sell the Bar H .wnch and Nate Tlchenor had disap pointed him. Of course. In a larger sense, Nate Tlchenor's decision not to sell could act affect the Interests of the For- ,orn Valley Irrigation district (Mr. Babson bad decided to call it that), ilnce the district could acquire the property via *he condemnation suit route. Immediately after church the faHow (ng Sunday he motored up to Eden ( Valley, ostensibly to fish but with the Intention of spending several hours inspecting Jhe dam-site and lake-site. To his rlgnal perturbation he discov- (red Ur the gorge a camp of three tents, 1 motor chuck-wagon, and Ava ihlrt-sleeved young men playlrig ‘A modest game at poker under the shade af a cottonwood tree. Under an ad- latent tree a field drafting table stood; It bad a sheet Of tracing paper tacked to It and hard by this table a sur veying instrument was set up. “Hello,” Babson hailed them cheer fully, confident that his rod and creel would excuse him of undue Inqulsl- Iveness In penetrating to the camp. “What are you boys doing here?" "Playing poker, fir. How about tak ing a hand? Twenty-Ave cent ante and • dollar limit" Mr. Babson, not being accustomed to such gentle rebukes, flushed and passed on down the creek, leaving the engi neering crew to their non-sabbatical pleasure. Evidently Tlchenor bad sold, or was about to sell hla dam-alto and lake- alte to m power company, which had aent to engineering crew to make preliminary survey and report before oalty aroused. Baboon crossed the creek, climbed tbe aide of the hill and was rewarded by finding tha stakes jf the engineering party. He followed them readily; they led him over tbe ipproximate route which any man with « fair lye for con toon wsold bavo ■elected for the dUchtoJead™ water to the ^nstockl^ Aa a country banker Silas Babson had a far better knowledge of the law than moat laymen; hence he realized now that if Nate Tlchenor's dam-site andvlake-site had been acquired by a power company, which la a public ler public service corporation could condemn its property! Hence once more the Bab son soul was steeped lu despair. Tha following morning Me. Henry Rookby, hla casbier-paylng-teller-re- celvlng-teller and confidential man, came to Babsoa's desk and laid upon it a copy of the latest edition of the Gold Run Nugget Mr. Rookby had marked, in blue crayod, an Item under the head of Repl-Estate Transfers. Tha item rernrded th» transfer hy the current of- deed of gift, of four thousand acres, more or less, of certain lands, from Ranceford Kershaw to Lorraine Ker shaw. "Can’t be a portion of the Circle ranch,” Babson decided, and drew down from Its case a map of the county. Mr. Babson made a most surprising discovery. He had always assumed that Ranee Kershaw owned no land east of the fence that divided the Circle K from the Bar H. To his amazement he had now discovered that Lorry Kershaw-was tha owner of four thousand acres, more or less. In that portion of Eden Valley which. In the event of a dam being built In the gorge, must constitute all or the greater portion of the area that must be Inundated when the dam Oiled upl And Babson had always thought Nate Tlchenor owned that landl He could have cheered. No matter what Nate Tlchenor might do with bis dam-site now, be would have to con sult Lorry Kershaw before selling It ^""OdTHTget that four thoueand acres more or less," Mr. Babson exulted. “The girl will sell to me. You bet she will And then I’ll do some trading with Nate Tlchenor." Within the week he bad arranged hie personal finances and purchased from the Savings Bank of San Fran cisco the Brit mortgage that the latter institution held on the Circle K ranch. With the mortgage In his possession. Babson dictated to Ranceford Ker shaw a letter as firm as granite and aa cold as a penguin's tail He in formed Kershaw that unless tbe mort gage was paid within five days a suit In foreclosure would be instituted. Then he dictated another letter, which he signed as president of the Bank of Valley Center, calling some thirty thousand dollars of Kershaw's notes. He was striking at Ranee Kershaw over the shoulder of the latter’s daugh ter, quite confident that she would pro tect her father when Babson suggested that. In return for a renewal of the unsecured notes and mortgage, she should sell him at a reaggpable price that four thousand acres with which he planned to embarrass Nate Tlche- norl He realized he must keep such a deal In abeyance until he could or ganise the Forlorn Valley Irrigation district, for, with tbe district formed before Nate Tlchenor could complete bis deal w^lth the power company, tbe district could enter a condemnation suit against Tlchenor, and thns block tbe aspirations of tbe power company. He distrusted the local legal talent In a crisis loaded with potential legal dynamite, so that night he went to "Better Retrench," Babeon Advised. fLet the Bar H Ranch Go. 1 * San Francisco to engage the services of a legal firm noted throughout the stats for Its knowledge of water law. Indeed! Babson was rather in a burry to got out of town, for he considered it good strategy to be absent when old Ranee Kershaw should come into the bank to argue and' plead. Leava a frightened, worried man alone for four days and ha’s ranch easier to handle; on the fifth. So Babeon departed, eonadons of the fhet that hla blua, 'Complicated with the su< Nathan Tlchenor to Idea Valley, la kUJ Sanaa Karahaw and tarn tha the Silaa Babsoa and all hla works and pomps v CHAPTER V Nata Tlchenor, from early boyhood, had Iraq mnr* >h«n hiz ahorwaf exyA ^Kenmawhitfeduprifi ence with sudden death and tragedy, and it had developed In him a certain stolidity and phllosopny In such emer gencies. For ten minutes he held Lorry Kershaw's head against his shoulder and neither spoke nor moved. "Now, then. Miss Kershaw," he soothed presently, “this is ao time for weakness. You're a Kershaw and none of your clan ever needed time out for that. You said you wanted to take your father home?" “She nodded drearily. The Karshaws, like the Hensleys, always buried their own dead. “And I wouldn’t, if 1 were you, per mit my mind to dwell on tbe thought of your absolute aloneness In tbe world," he continued. "That way mad ness Ilea. I know. I’ve been through all that. After two years In the A. El F„ where. It seemed to me, l lost every comrade I managed to achieve an affection for; after losing my moth er and aunta while I was In France and realizing 1 hadn’t a single friend in the community where wasborn "and raised, I found myself, wbenftfil war ended, tbe loneliest human being Imaginable. Often I wanted to come back to Bden Valley and know you better but—“ “Yea, t tfiders(arid. Father was what he waa, poer dear." “Wall be that as K may. you’re not nearly ao badly aff aa you think you are, and one of tbena daya, when you have time to think abont it. Til tell you why." H* waa almost abrupt. “I sup pose we’d bettor get a Ion** "Yes, I suppose so.” she agreed and started her motor. Nats Tlchenor fol lowed In his car. Arrived at tha Qr-. cle K headquarters no men came out to meet them. "Where are your rider*?" be queried. "They atarted with the cattle drive up into the foreat reserve this morn ing." He lifted Ranee Kershaw’s body out of the car. carried It into the house and disposed It on Kershaw’s bed. He drew a sheet over the corpse and rejoined the girl in the living room. "I reckon>’ he said, in the homely mountain' Idiom, “you Kershaws never have any truck with undertakers. Seems to me the Kershaws don't use preachers, either." ■No.\ wa lust read tha service our- —"Tomorrow, at two o'clock;"' Lprry~ answered him. “I’ll telephone the coroner," Donald son went on. “He’ll take my word tor It that aa Inquest Isn’t necessary, and Issue the burial permit” While Lorry Kershaw waited In tho car. Nate Tlchenor scouted around town and succeeded in efigagtof tft* services of a Miss Lizzie Bachman, who in her youth had almost grado> sted from a nurse's training school la San Francisco. ^ot for considerable would Miss Bachman have missed this awlcnmant It was too meaty with gossip. Nata Tlchenor dancing attendance on tort? Kershaw I Tlchenor's next action was to call upon the editor of the local weekly paper, the Valley Center Register. "I selves." “The Hensley* always did. too. Lock the house up and drive in to Valley Center with me In my car. Have you In mind some woman friend you can bring back with you to keep you com pany?" "I have no friends. Nate Tlchenor." He frowned, then smiled faintly. “1 forgot we’re the last survivors of two clans that were beyond tbe pale. Well we’ll hire somebody. There must be s practical nurse In Valley Center. When wa get there HI telegraph my old superintendent. Rube Tenney, to come np here with his wife and two children." She yielded without argument to hla suggestions—commands, rather. Doctor Donaldson made no comment when. In his office an hour later. Lorry Kershaw Informed him o^ her father’s death. He readily issued a death cer tificate. He waa a gruff old fellow and not In the least politic, as Tlchenor realized when Donaldson growled: “So yon two have burled the hatchet, ehr He flushed as Tlchenor’s bleak blue eyes rebuked him. “It’s none of my basiness, of course,’ Donaldson apologized. "I mere; hoped for Miss Lorry’s sake—" Nata Tlchenor smiled at him. "I understand, doctor. No otTeose if your intentions wens kindly." r “Thank you. they were. Ha Lifted Ranee Karehaw’e oat af the Car. am Nathan Tlchenor. of Eden Valley’.* he- announced. - "L do not seem to -td- member you. Apparently you came to Valley Center after I left Eden VaL ley." The editor said hla name was Jo* Brainerd and that he waa pleased la meet Mr. Tlchenor. “Mr -Ranceford Kershaw died a boat three' hours ago, very suddenly. Mr. Brainerd.” Nate told him. “No, I didn’t kill him. He perished of heart disease and will be burled In the Kei^ shaw family cemetery In Eden Valley at two p. m. tomorrow. Friends and neighbors are Invited to attend. And may I ask. Mr. Brainerd. aa a special favor to Miss Lorry Kershaw and my self, that you do not take this oppor- the funeral take place?" Wh en will tunny to ET1M A fbUfill 6f columns of ' ancient history? Although you do not know it, the Hensley-Kershaw feud ended In 1017. Both Miss Kershaw and I would like to think that tha matter la by way of being forgotten and we'll both be very grateful for yonr co-operatton.” “My dear sir." Brainerd replied with dignity, “you mustn’t presume to form ulate my editorial polky." Nate Tlchenor looked Brainerd ovea bleakly. “Very well, run It Next week there'll be another newspaper In this town, with a real newspaper man In charge, and you’ll hart a taste of active competition And now that w* understand each other, I want yon to run off a hundred black-bordered death notices and send a man to paste them ajK in various conspicuous places around tha town. That used to be tha custom In this country. A few people might Hke to know of Ranca Ken shaw’s death, so they can come to hfe fnneral as advertised.” wrote out tha copy for tha job- printer, paid bia bill and departed thout further conversation. Th« or put on his hat and walked orei to the local hotel upon the veranda of which sat Mr. WHUam Rooney, tha deputy sheriff of the Valley Canter dis trict “Bill" ha queried, know about Nathan Ticheoo^?" - ^Nothing bad Why?” "Would you say that a threat of bta should be taken seriously?” TO B9 CONTINUED. — 'what do yoa henor?' scoccoc^scccococ>y>scoccooccoceccosc^>sosooocccoscoco5^ Five Deer Increase to 162 in Six Years at Michigan Zoology Museum In only six years, three bocks and two does release;) on a reserve near Pinckney Increased to a total of 162 deer, according to a tally made by a group of naturalists of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, In the first actual count of deer ever to be made qn a measured area in Michi gan. ip “Although most of ns believed that tha deer herd was Increasing very fast tha post few years, this number of 102 deer is much greater tban was illy believed to be present," com- ited* tbe keeper of the reserve for University af Michigan museum, use of the reserve has been given to tha university as an area for bio logical observation. - About thirty people, which included many members of the sdentifle staff of the oalveralty museum and the Michigan conservation department participated in Che dear drive and tal ly. When the figures were finally com piled, It was found that there wera 89 does, 43 bucks and 33 fawns. Accord ing to the keeper. It Is quite possibles however, that these numbers are not entirely accurate, since the count wae not completed until late afternoon, when It was quite possible for a anike- horn to be counted as a doe. Aa tbe deer herd continues to mul tiply on this small area, the nnlver- slty museum hopes to discover at what point the height of population will be reached, when parasites and disease will enter In because of overcrowding, together with other facta of Impor*. tone* to tha welfare of all of Michi gan’! white-tailed deer.—Detroit Fret Tertle Is Vegotarlae The green or edible turtle of merce la • vegetarian, feeding FSB - * 'T [7ikp- if* •... .. • „ •