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THE BEDFORD MAIL TR-LBPISE. MEDFORD, OKMSOON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, .1910. GERMANY AND II, S. PLAY TARIFF GAME Half Billion Dollars Is the Stake In Game of Diplomacy Now t Being Played. WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. Nearly half a billion dollnrs of trndo is the stake in the panic of diplomacy now in progress between America and Germany, and the issue will bo known -within a month. On Febru ary 7, in accordance with tho notice Riven to Germany last April by tho state department, the reciprocity ar rangement made under tho Diupley net wih Germany will expire, and simultaneously the general tariff xatcs of that country will apply to all imports from America, unless In the short period intervening Secre Inrv Knox and the German ambas sador shall be nble to reach a mu tually satisfactory understanding. At this moment the indications arc that this understanding is beyond at tainment and that it will be only un dsr the stress of n bitter nud costly Ktrugglo that the two nations can compose their differences and re store their trade to normal condi tions, America will not be tho only suf ferer fron this rupture, for on April 7 next the full rigor of the mnximum tuntf rates earned by the Payne- Aldnch net will be automatically up- phed to the vast German import ( tion witb the famous murder of Wil trade, which in 190S aggregated j Ham ATorris Rice, a New York onp more than $1(50.000,000, and every I itnlist, for connection with whi.-h article of Germnn production com- Albert T. Patrick, a famous Gotham ing to America must pay 25 per cent attorney, is now serving a life s,en increased duty. tence, is reported to have been Negotiations have been in prog- j found. Jones' whereabouts nre said ress for months to avoid this issue, to have been discovered by a brother but an obstacle has been reached in j of Patrick's, who had been fiidc the demand of the state department fatigable in his efforts to free the for the relaxation of the Germnn convicted man. prohibition against American cattle. The German government takes the position that these restriction5;, founded on veterinnry and sanitary Teasons, embodied in laws of gener al application, cannot be regarded properly as discriminatory against the United Stntes, and that it would 'be as reasonable to expect America to repeal or suspend the pure food law as to require the German gov ernment to disregard the provisions of the animal importation set. While in 190S Germany sent lo America goods valued at $1C0,000, 000, America shipped to Germany, our second best customer among na tions, $300,000,000 of products. LAWYER IN HIDING SENDS NOTE INTO COURT LOS ANGELES, Cnl Jan. 20. The hunt for Elmer E. Rowell, an attorney, -who is wanted to nnswer several charges of obtaining money under false pretences, was renewed today, following the receipt of n message from the accused lawyer to tht' effect that he would return nnd fnce trinl ns soon as he recovered from an illness. Tho news was delivered to Justice Stephens by n messenger boy, who darted from the room before he could bo Questioned. This settles the puestion to a degree ns to the where abouts of Rowell. Previously it w.ih believed that he had escaped to South America, but now it is known that he is hiding in or near this citv Besides, giving the officers a clew concerning his wherenbonfs, Rowell saved Jus rolntives $11,000, which they put up for his bonds, ns the '"dire postponed the forfeiture of the bonds after he received the letter from Rowell. Advertised Letter List. The following list of letters remain uncalled for at the postoffice at Bedford, Or., Wednesday, January 10; Charles Allory, Kntherino Books, Olivo Bogue, Walter Cnughman, Frank Casey, Mrs. J. II. Crawford, Enid Eaton, Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Gny, Mrs. I. I. Gardner, Mr. nnd Mrs. G. G. Grimm, Patrick J. Ellis, A. B. Foster, C. Hammond, Mrs. Kennedy, John F. Lovclneo, A. E. Mathews, O. W. Moore, Meril Mc Nalloy, Moshberger & Son, Mrs. flntsoy Miller, Mrs. Znlln Menchel, Edw. Olney, Geo. Owins, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Parsons, Eimnn Paulmon, Mrs. L. O. Patterson, Charles Pos tlemnrt, Mr. Press, Martha J. Pow Jison, Suniiirnlo Orchard Co., D. B. Taylor, T. J. Trinble, Charles M. White, R. B. White, O. P. Wolcott, L. G. Woodward, Mrs. J. W. Wright, Package, J. C. Wright. Parties calling for tho abovo let ters will please say advertised. A fhargo of ono cent will bo mndo upon delivery. A, M; WOODFORD, P. M. Lost. Black cooker spaniel. Answers to nnmo "Fritz." Return to postoffiee nnd receivo reward. COULDN'T HIT PLANE SAYS ARTILLERYMEN At Height and Speed, It Would Be s Impossible to Endanger Lath am's Flying Machine. PARIS, Jain 20. Hubert Lath am's recent high flight, when he at tained nn altitude of approximately 3300 feet, or nearly three-quarters of a mile, has aroused the greatest enthusiasm among aviators, who consider that it presages great things for 1010. Latham says that there was no reason why ho should not have mounted still higher. Bleriot de clares that the aeroplane is destined to surpass the dirigible balloon as nn engine of war. Artillery officers agree that an aeroplane having a speed of 50 miles nn hour and flying at the height reached by Latham would be invulnerable in time of war, as no gun could be trained upon it. The machine used by Lntham yes terday was an Antoinette monoplane owned by , II. S. Ilnrkncss of New York. Baron d'Estonrnclles do Constant today issued a public appeal for funds with which to erect n ihonti raent to the martyrs of aviation . "VALET" JONES, WANTED IN NEW YORK, IS FOUND GALVESTON, Tex., Jan. 20, "Vnlet" Jones, wanted in councc- Jones is reported to have agreed to mako n confession which will clear Patrick of participation in the crime. Albert Patrick, now in Sing Sing prison, was convicted of conspiracy in connection with the untimely death of Rice. lie. was sentenced to death. Several times he stood within the shadow of the electric chair, but finally his death sentence was commnted to life imprisonment by the late Governor Iliggins of New York. ORDINANCE NO. 2S8. An ordinance providing for tho con struction of a lateral sewer begin ning at Intersection of Bennett ave nue and Roosevelt avenue, thence west to Intersection of Howard and Bennett avenue, thence south on Howard street to Washington, thence west on Washington street to Gen esee street, and for tho assessment of the cost thereof on the property di rectly benefitted thereby, and ad jacent thereto and providing a meet ing of the council to consider protests against said construction und assess ment and the serving of tho owners of such property with notlco thereof. The City of Medford doth ordain as follows: Section 1. It Is tho Intention of the council to causo a lateral sewer to bo constructed beginning at Inter section of Bennett avenuo and Roose velt avenue, thence west to Intersec tion of Howard and Bennett avenuo, thence south on Howard street to Washington, thence west on Wash ington street to Genesee street, and to assess tho cost thereof upon the property directly benefitted thereby and adjacent thereto. Section 2. Tho council will hear and consider any protests against said construction and the assessing of said property for tho cost thoreof, at a meeting of tho council to bo held Fobruary 1st, 101(1 at 7:30 o'clock p. m. In the council chambor In said city, and all property owners of prop erty adjacent to said sower and bene fitted thereby are hereby called up on to appear before said council at said time and place and show cause, If any they have, why such construc tion should not be made and tho cost thereof so assessed. Section 3, Tho city recorder is horoby directed to servo notlco there of upon tho property owners afore said, by causing threo copies of this ordinance to posted In three public places In said city, and said ordi nances to bo published onco in a dnilv newspaper published nnd of gonorn'l circulation in the city, at least ten days before tho dato of said meotlng. Tho foregoing ordinanco was pass ed by tho city council of tho City pf Modford, Oregon, on tho 18th day of January, 1910, by tho following vote; Welch, nyo; Merrick, ayo; Emprlck, aye; Wortman, aye; Elfort, aye; and Demmer, nyo, Approved January 19th, 1910. . W. II. CANON, Mayor. Attest; ROBERT, W, TELFHR, City Roco:dor. I THE PERFUME OF I THE LADY IN BLACK Uy GASTON IiKHOV.Y, Author or "Tho Mystery of the Yellow Kooin.1' Copyright, 1000, by llretnno'n CHAPTER XV. Dnrznc or Larsan? S TT" ...... It. ,1... IMn.nlni.1 I 1 Every person and every thing I J In the castle seemed wrapped i 1 in slumber. Silence brooded over tho heavens nnd tho earth. While I stood at my window, my forehead burning aud my heart froien, the sea yielded Its last 8lgh nud In a moment the moon appeared riding like a queen In the cloudless sky, There, In that vast, motionless slumber which seem ed to envelope all the world. I heard the words of the Lithuanian folk song, "But his glance seeks in vain for the beautiful unknown who has covered her head wttli a veil and whose voice ho has never heard." The words were carried to my car, clear aud distinct, in the still air of the night. What should the prince of the Mack Iands be doing on the azure shore with his Lithuanian melodies? Why was Mine. Edith attracted to ward him? He was ridiculous with his melancholy eyes and his long lashes and his Lithuanian songs I The emo tion which was excited In me by the personality of Prince Galltcb rose less from my knowledge of tho Interest which Mme. Edith felt In him than from the thought of that other. In tny mlnd the thought of the prince nnd that of Ijirsau somehow went togeth er. And the prince had not returned to the chateau since the famous lunch con at which Jie was presented to us that Is to say, since the day before yes terday. The afternoon following Rouleta bllle's departure had brought us noth ing new. We received no news from him nor from Old Bob. Mme. Edith had locked herself up In her own apart ments after having questioned the do mestics and visiting her uncle's rooms aud the round tower. Sho made uo effort to penetrate Into the apartments of the Darzacs In the square tower. "That Is an affair, for the police," she had said. And now a shadow appeared on tho bosom of the starry night the shadow of a canoe which slowly detached it self from the shadow of the fort and glided out upop the silvery water. Whose Is this silhouette which arises proudly In the front of the boat, while another shade bends over a silent oar? It is yours. Prince Galltcb! Ah, hure Is a mystery .which might be easier to solve than that of the square tower. Rouletabille. And I. who believed that Mme. Edith had too good a brain and too fine a mind to lend herself to a vulgar Intrigue! I left my bedchamber and went rap idly over to the boulevard In time to see the bark of Prince Ualltch landing on the strand in front of the Gnrdeus of Babylon. 1 recognized the master and servant. It was Feodor Feodoro wltch and bis serf Jean. A few seconds later they disappeared in the protect ing shade of the century plants. I turned nnd walked around the bou levard of the court, my heart beating wildly. I seemed to see a form arise In a listening attitude from beneath tho arch of the ruined chapel. I paused In the shadow cast by tho gardener's tower and drew my revolver. Wns It really a human creature who stood there listening? It was tbo Lady In Black. The moon under the half ruin ed arch showed mo that she was as pale as death. . Suddenly I perceived a shadow be side the Lady In Black, nnd I recog nized Darzac. From tho corner where I was 1 could now hear all that they were saying. Now I thought no longer of Edith and her Prince Galltcb. I thought only of Larsan. Why? Why was it on account of Larsan that I bent my ears bo anxiously to hear all that went on between thoso two? I learned from their words that Mathlldo had descended stealthily from la Louvo to bo alone In tho garden with her agony nnd that her husband hnd fol lowed her. And sho took his hands and said .to blm: "I know, dear I know all your grief. You need not speak of It to mo when I seo you so changed, so wretched. I accuse myself of being tho cnuso of your Borrow. But do not tell mo that I no longer love you. Ob, I will lovo you dearly, Robert, Just as I have al ways done. I promise you." Sho pressed his hand nnd turned away, casting upon hlra a smllo so sweet nnd yet bo Borrowful that I wondered how thlB woman could speak to a man of future happiness. Sho brushed past me without seeing me. Darzac remained standing in tho same spot, looklm,' after her. Sudden- iy ho said violently: "Yes. hamilucss roust como! It must!" My thought took form. As I beheld the gesture of detiauco and rapture I durcd to say to myself, "If ho should bo Lnrsun!" To the gesturo of this man my mind answered with tho cry, "This Is Lnr san!" I wns white with terror, and when I saw Darzac coming in my direction I could not refrain from n movement which revealed my presenco whllo 1 wns trying to conceul It. Ho saw mo and recognized me, nnd, grasping mo by tho arm, ho exclaimed: "You were there, Sninclalr you wcro watching. Wo nro all watching, my friend. And rou heard what sho said. Her grief Is too great. 1 can boar no more. W'V would have boon so happy. She Imagines that sho Is to bo pur sued by eternal punishment. It was necessary for .the frightful tragedy of last night to prove to mo that this woman did lovo tuo once. Yes, for ono moment all her fears wero for mo. and 1, alas, have blood on my hands only bocnuso of her. Now who has returned to her old Indifference. Sho cares no longer. Her only deslro Is thnt tho old man shall bo kpt In Ignorance." Ho sighed so sorrowfully and so sin cerely that tho abominable Idea which It hnd harbored tied from my mind. I thought only of what he was saying to me of tho sorrow of this man, who scorned to have lost completely tho woman whom he loved In the moment when the woman hnd found u son of whoso exlsteuce the husband contin ued to be Ignorant, lu fact, he hnd In no way been able to understand the at titude of the I-ndy in Black as regards the facility with which she hnd de tached herself from him, and he found no explanation for this cruel metamor phosis other than the love heightened by remorse of Professor Htnngerson's daughter for her father. Thou the frightful fancy thnt he was Larsan assalletl me, and 1 demanded: "How did ltMinppen thnt tho sack was empty" He was not In tho least taken aback. Ho replied simply: "Rouletabille must tell us' that." Theu he pressed my hand and whn dered away througa the undergrowth of the garden. I looked after him hnd said to myself: "I have gone mad!" Now he was standing erect upon the western boulevard, which looked like a pedestal bcucnth his feet. The rays of the moon enveloped htm with n cold and mournful light. Is It yob, Darzac, or your specter or the ghost of Lnrsnn come buck from the Iiouho of dead? I speak as though it were years since we hnd been locked up In tho chnteau, and It wns uow Just four days. lie began to walk again. 1 wns cer tain uo longer. There Is something lu his walk which Is not Darzncs, some thing In which I seem to recognize Lnrsnn. but what? He was almost upon me. lie passed by. lie had not seen me. I "It Is Lnrsnit! 1 could swear that ' it was Ijirsan!" But he paused for a second and gazed sorrowfully upon all nnture slumbering n round liltn tilui whose suffering was lu loneliness nnd soli tude nnd u. gronu escaped his Hps, unhappy sou.1 that he was! "It is Darzac."' And then he was gone, nnd I re mained there behind my hedge over whelmed with the horror of the thought which I hnd dared to harbor. I was still beneath the nrchSjf the Hardener's post'ern. niu! 1 wns Just about to enter the Court of the Bold wheu It seemed to me thnt 1 heard something moving. It Kotimlii! ns though n door might have been closed. Then then- wns a sound ns of wood striking on Iron. P thrust my head out from under the nrclu and I believed that I could K(v the shadow of ti per son near the door of the new castle. 1 snatched my revolver from my pock et aud with three stuns was at the place where I Mlevod I hud seen the shape. Hut It was there no longer. 1 , could seo nothing but darkness. The i door of the castle was closed, and 1 was certain that I hnd left It open. I was disturbed and anxious. I felt tint I I wns not alone. Who, then, could b I listened attentively for more than ; five minutes without making the slight- est sound. Nothing! I mtiKt have been mistaken. Hut nevertheless I did not oven strike a match, and ns silent Iy ns 1 could I ascended the stalren; which led to my chamber. When 1 reached It I lockml myself in and onlr then began to breathe freely. The effect on my mind was so ntronr that at last 1 said to myself: "1 shall never know pence ugulu until 1 am certain that Darzac 'la not Larsan And 1 shall take means to make raj self certain one way or the other on tho first occnslon." Yes. but how? Pull his beard off? Suddenly I threw off the bedclothes. Jumped tip nnd cried almost nloud. "Australia:" An episode had returned to my mind of which I hare spoken at tho begin ning of this story. The render may remember that at tho tlmo of tho acci dent In the laboratory I had accompa nied M. Itobert Darzac. to a druggist. While his Injuries were being attended to he had been obliged to removo his study coat, and tho slecvo of hU shirt bad fallen bui-k, leaving his arm bare through the entire session with tho druggist and 'lacing In tiill view Just above tho rllit elbow a" large birth mark, the uliape of which resembled that of Australia as It appears on the maps In the geographies. Mentally while tho dicmlm was at work I had mused myself by trying to locate upon tho arm In tho positions which they occupied on an actual map the cities of Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, etc.. and directly benenth this large mark thero wns another smaller ono which was ulttmtcd llko tho country known as Tnf'M.inia. Aud lu this flceplcHs night It wns tho thought of A iHtrulia thnt 'eamo to mo. I had scarcely hnd time to congratu late myself upon having found a means to prove decisively tho identity of Dnrzuc and to try to devise some way of bringing it to an Immediate test when a singular sound made mo' prick up my enrs, Ilreathless, i hurried to my door, and, with my ear at tho keyhole, I listened. Bomo one wns now ascending thostair fase, and boiuq one who desired hU prosenco to bo unknown, All at once, as I was leaning ot the broken buluBtrnde, I saw tho shadow again. It was lighted up by the moon beams as though It wcro a flambeau. Am I recognized. Itobert Pnrzac. . He raised hW head and looked In my direction as (hough he felt tho weight of my eyes upon hhn. instinctively I drew back. And then I returned to my post of observation Just In time to seo him disappear Into a corridor which led to another nlntrcaso winding up to the battlements. What could this mean? Was Dnnuic spending tho night lu tho new cnstlo? Why did ho tnko such precautions not to be seen? A thousand suspicions crossed my mind, and l felt that I must set my spirit at rest immediately. 1 must fol low Robert Dnnae and discover "Aus tralia." I reached this door, and, lludlug It locked. I gave three little taps, certnln thnt he wns Inside. Aud I waited. My heart was bent lug wildly. All these rooms were uninhabited, abnndotuHl. What should M. Darzac be doing lu ono of these haunted chambers! "Is It you, Snlnclnlr? Whnt Is It, my friend?" "I wnnted to know whnt you could bo doing here at such an hour?" I re plied, and It seemed to me thnt my voice wns thnt of another man, bo great was my terror. "You see. I nm preparing for bed." And he lit a caudle, which was placed on n clmlr, for there was no night stand In this dilapidated apartment. A bod lu one comer nn Iron bed, which must hnve been brought there durlui! the day and a single chair comprised 1 nil tho furnishings. 1 "I thought that you were going to . sleep near Mme. Darzac aud the pro fessor on the first tloor of la 1jtivo?" "The rooms nre too small. I wns afraid of Inconveniencing Mme. Dar zac," answered the uuhnppy mnu bit terly. "I asked Bender to fetch mo a bed hero. And theu whnt difference does It mnko whero I am, slnco 1 do not sleep?" Wo were both silent for a moment. I was ashamed of myself nnd of my wretched suspicions. Aud, frankly, my remorse was ho great thnt I could not refrain from giving It expression. I confessed everything to liltn my In- j famous Ideas and how I had even bo-; Heved when I saw him wandering so : mysteriously over the new cnstle thnt It was ujkhi some evil errand, nud so J hnd decided to go nud look for tho "Australia" blrthmnr'L ' He listened to me with such an ex pression of reproachful sorrow that It wrung my heart; then lie quietly rolled up his shirt sleeve, nnd. bringing his bare nrtn close to the light, he showed me the birthmark, which mndo n snuo mnu of me once more. "You may rub It ns much ns you choose," said Dnrzac gently. "It will I not come off." 1 begged his pardon a thousand 1 times over, with tears In my eyes, but he would nut forgive me until he hnd me pull nt his heard, which remained ' firmly attached to his chin, Instead of coming off lu my Imnd. Then only he allowed me to go back to my room, which I did, cursing my self for an Idiot. (To bo continued.) Card of Thanks'. Wo desiro to Bincerely thnnjt our frionds nnd neighbors for their kind nssistnnco nnd hourtfolt sympathy they hnvo shown us during the siek- i "csfd death of Mrs. Judy, n bo- lovcu wuo n,1(l mower- EDWAHD JL'DY'AXU FAMILY. rlff fflf AV irrTT ft m V TU PI ill lit T N I AN II ' ZV BUSINESS CHANCES 9-room liouso for rent. 7-room house, furnished. FOR SALE 4-room bungalow. C-roorn houso, lot 70x250. Lots on C mid Itivcrsido iivcnuc. ' Lots on Grape, SOxlOO. 7-room bungalow. Hnvo a number of bargains. Havo men. KOlt KENT Land from 1 acre to 400 In ono body; hnvo spud land. FOR BALK 10 acres improved C-year-old vinoyurd locntod In Cali fornia. 1 span horses, hr.rncss and .wagon. WANTED Man and voman on frm. WANTED Woman to cook and do housowork oz. ranch. HOMESTEAD rollnrpiht mont can bo scoured at this office ANY ONE having any kind of build lugs to moro, call nt room 208. WANTED A chambormald. Womon( for housowork. E. F. A. BITTNER. Prop. R0MM 200, PHIPPS BLDG. PHONE MAIN 4141. Extra Good Buys Ono G-room cottngo, pantry, bath room and woodshod, lot GGxl04; flno Investment at I137G; ?800 will ban dlo it, Ono G-room houso, two lota, two blocko from Main strcoc, closo In. A snap for 2100. Call and look ovor our list of lots boforo you buy. WE CAN PLEASE YOU. Wright & Allin 128 East Main Stroot, THE ROGUE RIVER LAND COMPANY NO. 11 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE OlTors nn especially good foothill orchard for a low prieo and on good tonus. In tho.su days of advancing prices, it will pay to look into this. It pays to deal with tho "Man Who Knows." When tho .Koguo River Land Company sold tho Tronson & Guthrio orchard at Eaglo Point to tho prizo winning owners, four yoars ago, tho salesman, W.'M. Holmes, assured tho purchasers thoso Spitzonborgtrecs would pvodueo tho world's best apples, and subsequent ovohts prove tho soundness of his judgmont. By tho way: Did it over occur to you that most of tho nion who havo won out in tho Roguo River Valley, bought their win ning orchards through tho Roguo River Laud Com pany? W. M. Holmes, Manager, is always at your service for a good buy. There's a Reason Why the custom of the Rex Market is growing. The reason is worth in- ' vestigating and trial order will explain the reason. fRex Mai Ret Huth & Pech Props. 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