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CHAPTER III.
The Finish, and After.
Mnrnlni arched lit golden hour
across ! Kill PJ'o
ran, anil
netted slowly Inio noon,
The weary
Ar,.tt hid attlU lo steady eudur
4UC Vali a. eavlug their energy and
ihlr machines for ma more eueriao-
tar work nf afternoon aua evening
At nine o'clock that night tha rata
mild end.
Tha Mercury car bad reglatered
ninety nillea more ,hn ,n Iupl-
' both f liirm I'11 many tana of mlii a
in clMini' of tha oibar competitors
At ill I" tlio morning Btanton had
we In fr a brief real. At eight ha
( I'M'k. nnd kept tha wheel until
oim In the afternoon. Vlrtory waa In
bis bamla If nothing napprned to hla
rsr; an hour and a half loat In re
pair would transfer all hla advantage
to l ha liuplrz. Il wee jealously
if mid to Intrust hla machine to hla
iMlCint driver, and consequently
nerrllesa to hla mechanician and him-
telf. Hut Kloyd Diada no complaint
At hulf pant on, all tha rara were
sent to their camps while an hour
spent In having tha trark hur
rledly mended by gange of workmen
Tha ruud bad In places waa furroaed
Ilk a plowed Arid by lb Dying
heels. Meanwhile tha afternoon
crowds flowed In, filling tha. alanda to
suffocation, massing on tha rome
rmli", bunking In a solid row of prl
vile automobiles behind tha arreen
When at half unit two the racere
ere recalled lo eUrt anew, Planum
sharply scrutlnlacd hla mechanician
before having (he ramp.
"I'm going to keep thla car un'll tha
end of tha rare," ha announced, not
unkindly. "If you don't think you ran
tiand seven hour a of It. aay ao; and
I'll have them find some ona to re
lieve you. They ran ruah Itupert hera
from up tha Hudson by four or Ave
o'rloi k If you get In for l, you'll
flnln!i, If I hnva to tla you In your seat
I'm driving to win."
The ararM of reaentment flunhed
lhro;b Kloyd'a grime alrruki-d pallor.
"You won't haa to tla me," ha
(iroiiilned, whlta teeth ratrhlng hla lip
"I'll not flinch, (io on."
Hunlon actually laughed, bending
to hit letera.
"I didn't mean to tla you to keep
you from running away, but to keep
you from fainting and falllug out." be
tildulned. "Hut "
The rar bounded forward.
Tha track had ben filled In with
wet mud from tha In field on tha flnt
circuit tha heavy Lotella car akldded
and went through tha fence at lha
north turn. After that, nothing could
have Induced Btanfon to allow bla
macblna In otfler banda.
Hour after hour paaaed. Tha nolay
muilc of tha band craahed out mon
otonouiiy; tha crowd awayad, mur
muring, applauding, cjlmlng, argua-
eyed and kalaldoacoplo In color and
notion.
At aunaet, when tha Mercury mada
a trip Into camp for auppllea, neither
of Ita men left their arata. Tba beam
ing Mr. (Jreen came to abower coo
grutulatlona upon Htanton. and with
him tha bead of tha Mercury Com
pany, hlmaelf former driver whoae
quiet appreciation had ao eipen'a
value. Btanton waa leaning acroaa tha
wheel, chatting with them, when bla
employer broka tha thread of apeecb.
what la tha matter with your
mechanician. Btanton T" ha queried.
Stanton turned, auddenly conacloua
of a light weight agalnat bla ahoulder.
With hla movejnent, Floyd alao atart
ad erect, their glancea croailng.
"Nothing," tba driver briefly an
swered to tha other's queatlon. "Tired,
perhapa; ha haa bean working. Aa
you were laying "
Hut tha gllmpaed picture atayed
with Btanton; tha fatigued young face
unlnit bla arm, tha drowny, heavy
lidded eyea flimhlng keenly awake,
the Involuntary expreialon of angry
ahnma at tha moment's weakneia.
And ha would sooner bava tied Kloyd
In hla aeat, after that, than hava added
tha flue Intuit of offering to relieve
him.
"Heady," soma ona called; tha work
men scattered In every direction, and
the Mercury was off once mora.
"('HP mmli 'I ' a ..rl I It a m.nk a n t
i- mi iiiii unit.
clan, ss they shot from the paddock
entrance on to tba track. "Duplet
uhead."
Kloyd waa hlmaelf agnln, watchfully
biuliiea.llke., nonchalantly f'arleea.
Color nnd glow faded from tha sky;
once mora tha search lights flared out
around tha track and tranaformed It
to a sliver ribbon, running between
wnlla of ebony dnrkneas except where
the lamp returned stands aroaa. Al
ready newapapers were being rrlrd
unnoiinilng Htantou'a coming vlrtory.
Krlvlng evenly, atendlly, refiialng
nil rlinlletiKea to aieed duels and at
tempting none, of his deadly tactics of
lie nlKht before, Blanton piloted his
to the lpevlt-ble result. At nine
o'clock the flag dropped, and amid a
I'uhhub of enthiislnsm tha Mercury
crimwd the line, winner.
Liiter, when tha triumphant tumult
In the Mercury cmnp had somewhat
'ilded. Btnnton walked over to
here Kloyd was lcnnlng against a
'"lumn of unused tires.
"You've had tweuty four hours of
n""." ba an Id abruptly. "How did It
trlke you?"
e-(,yd raised his randld gray yes
w the othar's face, and In splta of
11 ilia .lnnln nt areal autnmnhll
I iik nir.'liiil' Wn f Hi Mr- urif,
I! ,,i,m . m. l.ln.. lr... dead. Miranee
' J. l"H. vulunlere. end l a
'".V.i in ii' i"f"' '""
u i iH"I. ' lniru1iere herself. 1li
H ,!.ir U ' lli" receives
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JAMTWI
i'JELEANOR M.TT
1 INGRAM
haustlon smiled with a glinting frank
neaa and humor.
"If you want ma to Ull you" be
began.
"I hava asked you."
"It struck ma rather bard. Hut
I'd Ilka you to like me as well as I
do you."
"I need a mechanlclnn to race with
ma for the rest of the season." Btan
ton gave brief Information. "Do you
want tba position?"
Kloyd atralghtened; even In lha un
certain light the color could U sicn
to rise over his face.
"You'd take me; you?"
"Yes."
"You know-oh, 1 ran tuna up
motor, I understand my work, but for
road racing you know I cun t crank
your car or change a tlia without
help."
Btanton smiled grimly.
"I guess I am big enough to crank
my own rar," he quoted at him. "Ynu
hava your nerve, I can t have a whin
ing quitter to drive with me. I make
you the offr; take or Lave It. Hut
remember, t am likely to break your
neck."
I'll chance that." answered Kloyd,
drawing a quick breath, and held out
hla slender hand. "I'll come."
The pact waa made. In after time.
Hi anion came to w onder at Ita bald
simplicity.
Tha assistant manager overtook
Kloyd, a little Inter, when that young
mechanlclnn, at least sutwrflclally
cleaner and wrapped In a long duse
coat, was leaving the training camp
"Sea here, Kloyd; you are going to
race with Btanton right along, be
says "
"Yes. sir."
Mr. Qreen agitated his foreboding
bead.
"You won't get along with him," ha
asserted darkly. "No one does, lie,
he la you'll see. Hut you won't
leave ua on the edge of a race, will
youT We are entered at Massachu
setts, for week after next; you'll turn
up on time, no mutter what he does
In betwwn?"
"Surely, sir. I would not leave any
one without notice, of course."
"I'lenty of notice, Kloyd. Kor you
can't atand Htauton."
Btanton at that moment was In his
tent, contemplating with cynical spec
ulation a florlat'a box of fragrant
green leaves lying on a chair. There
was no card with these, but they. were
spraye of laurel. In fancy he saw the
message that had accompanied the
orchids, the delicately engraved let
ters: Valerie Atbcrton Carlisle.. Did1
Was Leaning Acroaa
Btsnton
she take him for a matinee idol, ne
scoffed; or.what did she want? Some
thing, aha wanted something of him.
What? Only amusement, probably.
lie had not grown to munhoon in r.ew
York city without learning that men
nnd women In a rennin sci e.
heir extreme wealth as a iici-nse.
hlch freed them from me remrmiii
of email conventionalities, and arro
gantly took such diversion as tne mo
ment offered. And should he piny the
game to which she Invited him. or
decline It? Was It worth while? lie
was weary to exhnustlon, but still he
remained gazing t the hox of laurel.
You ran't stand Stanton, fir-
Oreen was warning Kloyd. by way or
farewell.
And the mechanician waa taugning.
CHAPTER IV.
Tha Road to Massachusetts.
Btanton and Floyd did not meet
-nin f,.r a fortn Kht. ineir wnj"
life did not run parallel except when
race was due or taking piai-e. -
a ti.wil I it t nefi
Mrcury rr nan K
fnctory for a inorougn
ofter the twenty four hour grind, and
it would have as soon occurred to
WWpf,
Siaaton to seek out bis machine as
uia macnantclan. Borne drivers grow
aenttmentally attached to their cars,
watching them fondly and Jealoualy;
be did not, consistently and tempera
mentally practical In outlook on tba
minor facts of life.
U waa In tha railroad depot, tha
morning be started for Maasacbuaetts,
that Blanton saw bis mechanician for
tha first time sine the Iieach victory.
Kloyd waa seated on ona of tba wilt
Ing room benches, reading g magaxlne;
In his gray suit and long overcoat, bla
head with Its clustering bronte curie
bent over bla book, ba looked like a
particularly delicate and pretty boy
of eighteen, perhaps even a trifle ef
feminate llememberlng that cry
from the midst of the perilous strug
gle with the Duplex: "Cut him closer;
he's weakening! Cut him closel"
Htaritnn's Hp curved In amused appre
ciation aa he croased to the absorbed
reader.
"Cood morning," he remarked.
Kloyd exlanced up, then rose with
an eiclumatlon and held out his hand,
his ready color rising Ilka a girl's un
der his fine, clear skin.
"flood morning; I didn't s yon
comliif," he responded.
"No, you were reudlng. You are going-"
"To Iyowill. The car Is aboard, you
know."
"1 did not know," corrected Btan
ton with Indifference, lie was study
ing the other curiously, striving to
analyze his singular attractiveness
and to find the reason why he, Btan
ton, should feel pleasure at the pros
pect of having this companion at bis
side; be, who hud never formed friend
ships as most men did.
Kloyd luughed, his grey eyes mle
rhlevous. "Well, I know. We've been working
all the week at the machine, and we've
got her ticking like a watch. You
don't bother about that I suppose you
don't have to. It's up to us. Out If
you will take her out on the track to
morrow, I'll tune her up to the last
notch."
Suddenly Stanton put his linger on
the thing he sought, one thing that
made this mechanician different; and
voh-ed bis thought before considering
wisdom.
"You're a different class, Kloyd," be
stated abruptly. "You're no workman,
nor descendant of workmen."
Kloyd stared, startled at the brusk
Irrelevance, then melted Into a
straight, direct smile as he met tha
keen gaze.
tTO BK CONTINUED.)
THOUGHT HIS TIME HAD COME
Imagination Truly la a Wonderful
Thing, aa Kansaa Man la Llktly
to Admit.
Every summer John Klsher, a Lib
erty grocer, and Krank Cockrell, a re
tired farmer, maintain a ramp at tb
mouth of Bhoal creek on the Missouri
river, about 15 miles below Kansas
City and four miles south of Liberty.
Last summer they were entertain
ing, among others, J. D. Taylor, a
farmer of near Manola, about G5 miles
northwest of Alberta. Canada. Tha
hosts and their guestst were grouped
around a small camp fire, scantily at
tired and partaking of fried catfish
the Wheel Chatting With Them.
with relish, whi n Toylor grabbed at
hla leg and arose to his feet with S
howl that sounded like the siren of
the Ounter.
"I'm a goner, boys." he groaned, as
he hopped around on one leg. grip
ping the other powerfully with both
hands and Imploring someone between
whiles to get a club and get busy.
"There's a snake In my rants leg as
big aa my arm and It's squeezing and
biting me to death."
Fischer grabbed1 one side of the
trouser leg In question and Cockrell
the other and they ripped with right
good will, but no annke appeared.
When Taylor was sans pants, how
ever, they took the remnant from his
hands, and closely merged with the
Interior was found the stringy remains
of a small frog.
"And that's what Imagination will
do for you," said Taylor, aa ha hunted
up a box and climbed tipon It tailor
fashion to finish hla Interrupted sea
slon with the fish. Kansas City Jour
nal.
Up to Date Mummies.
Occasionally one meets a man whi
reminds him that not all the mum
miss came from F.gypt. v
ALL GRIST FOR THE BBIOE'
Wher Women In. the Houae Havi
Small Chance of Receiving Bun
diss That Are tent Home.
An uptown woman who nearly got
stalled In Ninth street car with s
bundle of mer-handlae gave thla raav
son for carrying home bar own pur
cela, according to the Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
"There s a prospective bride Is
our boarding houfce," aha aald. "Ev
erything in tha dry goods line Is grlsl
to the mill of the woman about to be
married. Other women who have tba
misfortune to live in tba same houss
shop under difficulties. The only way
they can insure the enjoyment ol
tbelr own purchasea la to carry them
home.
"If the thlnga are delivered ths
bride snaps thsra up. Possibly sh
has no real shoplifting propensities,
but circumstances combine to maks
ber a thief. Servants bring to bet
room all parcels of whatever size and
shape that come to that front door.
So many of the things do belong to
ber that to read the label or listen to
what the delivery boy says Is consid
ered superfluous exertion. And ths
bride Is equally disdainful of a pre
Umlnary examination. Kgostlcally tb
rlpa off wrappers and digs into con
tents. "Yesterday I beard her raising ths
roof because certain shop bad sent
ber six pairs of black silk stockings,
Instead of the pink, blue and tan aha
had ordered. After aha had sent ths
stockings back and had the money re
funded I dlacovered the atocklnga
were mine. I cannot afford to eon-
tribute these parcels to tbe bride's
wardrobe, so I am carrying them
home."
FOUND AN ECONOMICAL PAIR
Moat Joyous Occasion of Life Failed
to Make Them "Loosen Up," to
Young Clergyman's Dismay.
A clergymrn In Cherryvale tells
.Mrs. Moffett that when he was a
struggling young preacher and a mar
riage fee looked like aeveral square
meals to htm, he waa called upon to
officiate at the wddlng of a wealthy
young farmer to the daughter of an
other farmer, also very wealthy and
widely known in the county. The
night of the welding was a stormy
one and tbe tra.'n to the little country
station waa two hours late, so the
preacher hired a rig and drove tbe
entire 12 miles, getting there lust In
time to miss supper. The wedding
was a brilliant affair and after the
ceremony the groom called the min
ister aside and told him bow much
he appreciated his coming through the
storm and banded him a $2 bill not
enough to pay the team hire. As the
preacher sat stunned, gaxlng at the
money, the bride's father came in and
tbe groom left. "How much did he
give you?" asked the father. "Only
two dollara," replied the preacher.
"Why, that Is a shame," exclaimed
the father. "After all your trouble,
too. He's terrible close with money.
Don't aay a word to any one, but take
this." And as the old man slipped
away the preacher, much touched,
opened hla hand and found a $1 bill.
Kanaaa City Star.
Sensitiveness of Blow-Fly.
It la well known, says Knowledge,
that the blow-fly (Calllphora vomit
orla) baa an extrordlnarily keen sen
sitiveness to the odor of flesh, detect
ing It from a distance. Xaxler Raspall
baa made some observations on tbe
rapidity with which the flies And a
bird haa Just died and he maintains
that they do not alight a second be
fore that. An apoplectic pigeon that
looked dead, but waa not, waa left un
visited. A moribund magpie, lying
beside two others which had Just been
killed, was left unvlslted, though the
flies were on tbe dead birds just be
side It. The Instinct not to lay eggs
In anything not quite dead seems to
be strongly developed. Cut Raspall
goes on to draw the hazardous conclu
sion that In the article of death an
animal glvea off a volatile something
of Infinite subtlety, which serves aa
a clue to the fly.
Tantalum Pane.
Pens for writing purposes are being
manufactured today In Oermany by
a process which Is exciting some
curiosity. Tbe trouble found with
steel pens Is that they oxidize easily
and the Ink atlcsta to them. Thla
fault Is not to be found with gold
pens; but, on the other hand, these
are too flexible to be entirely satis
factory. Moreover, in order to form
a point suitable for writing purposes,
the material of that part of tbe pen
haa to be mixed with some hard
metal like Iridium and this operation
la both complicated and expensive.
This new peu la of tantalum and
comes to the manufacturer In the
form of a black powder. The pen
that Is made from this has the ten
acity of steel and the flexibility of
gold. Harper'a Weekly.
She Knew.
The city girlie, on ber first vacation
in the country, was sitting at the side
of the first beau she had ever had,
looking at the first full moon she had
ever seen In a perfectly clear sky.
"Hilly," she squealed ecstatically,
"how perfectly delightfully dear, and
yet how horribly sweetly sad Is the
music of those toadstools, out there
in the woods 1"
"Why, darling," breathed William,
who had been In the country before,
once you can t mean toadstools.
The noise you bear la being made by
crickets."
"Of course," answered the city girl
"you know what I mean. I get the
names mixed up. I knew It was some
thing to sit onl"
Appropriate.
Oazlng fit a group of nine children
gathered about a email stoop, an old
Judy called one of the little girls.
"Are all of these children your sta
ters and brothers?" she asked.
"Yes, mum," replied the youngster.
"Whnt Is tbe largest one named Y
"Maxle, mum."
"And what do you call the smaller
one?"
"Allnnle, mum." -
THOUSAND DEAD
IN EARTHQUAKE
Five to Six Times as Many In
jured lit Tuikty.
Fire Adds to Awful Havoc Light
house Topples Over Cities'
Plight Is Grave.
Constantinople. Reports here indi
cate that the great earthquake which
was felt through a large part of Tur
key waa accompanied by much heav
ier 1 ss of life than at lrst announced.
The newspapers estimate the number
oi victims at a thousand killed, while
the Injured are said to number from
5000 to C000.
The details of the earthquake,
which are coming In slowly, owing to
the interruption of the wires, Indi
cates that tbe seismic disturbances
waa widespread. Thousands are
homeless and outbreaks of fire have
occurred in many towns and villages.
Tbe entire district between Con
ptoefnnle and Adrlanople felt the
shock severely. Fugitives from My
rlophlto report 300 killed and COO In
jured. Tbe town waa burning when
they left.
llanos-Hore hoa been wiped out, SO
persons being kliled nnd 30 Injured.
The wrecked buildings took fire and
most of tbem were burned. Sbar-Kol
was destroyed and two nearby villages
were engulfed. Adrlanople suffered
little damage, but Tehorlu was partly
destroyed by the earthquake and fire.
Tbe course of the disturbance appears
to have been in the region of the Dar
danelles. Eye witnesses from that
section give harrowing accounts of
tbe havoc wrought.
The majority of the houses In Galll
poli are in ruins and tbe people are
camping In the fields. Tchanak-Kal-essi
Is in an equally bad plight, but
the loss of life In these towns Is
small, although the Injured are many.
Warships anchored In tbe Dardan
elles felt the shock severely. It was
first attributed to Italian torpedo
boats. The captain of the American
steamer Virginia reports that the
llKbthouse at Ganoa-Hore, in the Sea
of Marmora, has disappeared and that
tbe villaces In the surrounding coun
try are In flames. He was unable to
anchor and give assistance becauae
of the violent movement of the sea.
SECRETARY KNOX IS MADE
SPECIAL ENVOY TO JAPAN
Washington, D. C For the first
time in the history of the United
States, the Secretary of State has
been designated as a special ambassa
dor to a foreign power.
President Taft assigned Secretary
of State Knox as special ambassador
to Japan to attend the funeral of the
late Emperor Mutsuhlto on Septem
ber 12, with the statement that the
mission was given to the premier of
the cabinet as evidence of the Amer
ican friendship for Japan. When the
Japanese ambassador to Washington
heard of the mission he asserted It
would be taken by the Japanese as
an act of the greatest courtesy and
one calculated to make even warmer
and more cordial the existing rela
tions between the two governments.
Women to Guard Women
Berlin. A novel experiment In pen
ology Is about to be made by the
Prussian authorities, who have de
cided to open In Berlin a women's
prison exclusively managed by women.
Not only the guards and wardens, but
superintendents and directors of the
various prison labor departments will
be of the same sex as the prisoners.
There will be 36 women Inspectors
snd several teachers will also be ap
pointed to instruct the inmates In use
ful and remunerative occupations. It
is a theory of the authorities that a
women's prison exclusively under
feminine manaeement would not only
avoid many administrative difficulties
arising under the old system, -but
would bring about a more Intelligent
and systematic treatment of the pris
oners. The Institution will be opened
In October.
Mount Katmal Is Smoking
Seward. Alaska. Pcasengers on the
mall steamship Dora, which arrived
on her monthly trip from the west
ward, say Mount Katmal, which was
in violent eruption In June. Is emitting
great volumes of dense smoke. The
Dora brought word that the fishing
season on Bristol bay is closed. All
canneries there reported capacity
parks. The armored cruiser Maryland
returned from Cordova last nlpht to
wait for the party of navy men who
have irons to Inspect the Matanuska
coal field.
Indian Lands to Be Sold
Washington, D. C About 1500 acres
of Indian lands In former Shoshone,
Uintah and Crow reservations In Utah,
Wyoming and Montana, are to be sold
at public auction at minimum prices
ranging from 50 cents to $1.50 an
acre In accordance with an order
signed by President Taft and Secre
tary Fisher.
Not more than 640 acres will be sold
to any one person. The sales will be
gin at lender, Wyo.. September 1: at
Provo. Utah. October 8, and at Bill
ings, Mont., October 21.
Taft Signs Farm Bill
Washington, D. C. The agricultur
al appropriation bill, more than a
month overdue In taking effect, was
signed hy President Taft, and released
for field work a small army of em
ployes held up during the delay on
the measure. Secretary Wilson or
dered Immediate resumption of farm
demonstration work In many states.
On the Pacific Coast, belated experi
mental work to develop potash re
sources will be taken up.
Miss Gould Host to 600
Hlghton, N. Y. Helen Could had
fiftO negroes as her guests on her play
erounds here. Most of them came
from New Tork churches. All the
trolley cars were In use for the cele
bration of the opening of a new trolley
line nnd the party had to walk six
miles from the railroad station and
back again.
WORKS ON CANAL BILL.
Senate Putt In Day Arranging Rata
of Toll.
Washington, D. C Agreement was
reached bv tba senate lata Friday to
take a final vote an tbe Panama canal
administration bill and all amend
ments to it.
Further important concessions to
American shipping were made by tbe
senate through amendments to tbe
canal bill. Tha toll-free provision for
American coastwise ships as supple
mented by a qualified toll-free pro
vision for American Teasels engaged
in the foreign trade.
A still more important amendment
adopted by the senate holds oat an ft
vitation to foreign-built ships owned
by Americans to hoist the American
flag and register aa American vessels.
This amendment, offered by Senator
Williams and adopted by a large vote,
would authorize American owners of
foreign built ships, now compelled to
sail under foreign flags, to bring their
vessels under American registry pro
vided they engaged only in foreign
trade.
The senate worked for some time on
the railroad control feature of the bill.
Senator Bristow opposed the plan for
governing railroad controlled Teasels
suggested by the senate and urged the
adoption of the plan passed by tbe
house, which would give tbe Inter
state Commerce commission jurisdic
tion. One' important restriction was
placed upon tbe Williams free ship
amendment adopted. This provided
that do foreign-built ship admitted to
American registry should be allowed
to participate in mail-carrying eon
tracts unless it was constructed with
particular reference to speedy and
economical conversion into an auxi
liary naval cruiser.
A somewhat similar restriction was
made upon tbe granting of the toll
free privilege to American Teasels en
gaged in foreign trade. Tbe pro
vision adopted by the senate specified
that owners of vessels engaged in
foreign trade must agree to sell their'
ships to the United States in time of
war or other emergencies in order to
be exempt from the payment of tolls
when passing through the canal.
Lower tolls for ships passing
through the canal "in ballast" were
proposed by Senator Johnston, of Ala
bama, and an amendment was adopted
to authorize such reduction in rates.
Another fight developed against the
senate committee's amendment to ex
empt from tolls American Teasels in
foreign trade whose owners agreed to
turn them over to the government in
time of war.
RISE IN MEAT PRICES SOON
DUE FOR PACIFIC COAST
San Francisco In an address before
the Home Industry league F. L.
Washburn, of the Western Meat com
pany, predicted that the Pacific Coast
soon must pay more for ita table
meats.
"Prices here," he said, "are 30 per
cent lower than in Chicago for the
choice cuts and from 10 to 15 per cent
lower than in Seattle, Tacoma and
Portland, but it won't last The re
tailer here has cut bis profits to the
lowest possible point in the effort to
meet before-the-8re prices. That is
the explanation of the purely local
difference np and down tbe coast.
"But, as concerns the general mar
ket, the California and Nevada ranges
soon will be able to supply the de
mand. Not enough pork is raised
west of the Rockies to supply the lo
cal market, yet barley-fed bam is the
best and California is the greatest of
barley states. There is money in it
for the farmer who will raise bogs for
the market"
Deficiency Bill Passed.
Washington, D. C. The house
showed what it could do in the way of
expediting business by passing the
general deficiency appropriation bill
carrying $6,182,838; agreeing to the
conference reports on the agricultural
and legislative, executive and judicial
bills and declining to agree to the con
ference report on the invalids' appro
priation measure.
The latter, which carried 1160,000,
000, contained a provision for the
abolition of 18 pension agencies. This
provision the senate refused to accept.
Portland is Affiliated.
Washington, D. C The chamber of
commerce of Portland, Or., with 900
members, has been elected to member
ship in the chamber of commerce of
the United States of America. Though
the national chamber was organized
April 22, last, more than 77,000 busi
ness men of the nation are now affili
ated with it through 102 different or
ganizations covering 29 states and the
Hawaiian Islands. The chamber of
commerce of Alexandria, Va., with 62
members, is the smallest local organ
ization that has so far joined.
Rebels Take Haytian City.
Washington, D. C Hajaben, Santo
Domingo, haa been captured by rebels
from Haytian territory, according to
State department advices from Port
Au Prince. Tbe fight wheh resulted
in the capture lasted 14 hours. The
wounded numbered 200. The rebels,
it is said, crossed from Ounaminthe,
Hayti. The Dominican government
asserts the defeat of the rebels, with
great losses. Rights of foreigners and
nations are being respected.
28 Lot Angelet Babies Die.
Sacramento, Cal. Los Angeles'
deaths from infantile paralysis dur
ing July numbered 23, according to
duplicate death certificates received
at the state board of health. All the
victims were children, ranging in ages
from two to ten years. There have
been several hundred cases of the dis
ease in Southern California during the
last several months.
Fxplosion May Ba Accident.
Washington, D. C The Haytian
minister to Washington, Solon Me toe,
received from his government con
firmation of the palace explosion and
the killing of the president. The ex
plosion was accidental and resulted
from a fire in the powder magazine
bis advices say.
SECOND WOOL
BILL IS VETOED
Rates On Re Wool ad Cloth
ing Held Insufficient.
Blow to Industry Feared Congress
Urged to Enact Reasonable Re
duction Before Adjourning ,
Washington, D. C. Holding that
its low rates would bring disaster to
home industry. President Taft re
turned to congress with his veto a bill
to revise the wool tariff schedule
'K" of the Payne-Aldricb law. This
is the second time that the president
haa vetoed the bill within a year.
With the return of the bill. Presi
dent Taft sent an appeal to congress
not to adjourn until a measure had
been enacted substantially reducing
unnecessary protection for the wool
industry of the country.
Tbe president will follow bis veto of
the wool hill with a similar action on
the steel and cotton bills, and it also
is expected that he will veto the ex
cise tax measure on grounds of believ
ing it unconstitutional.
"I stand by my pledges to maintain
a degree of protection to offset the
difference in cost of production here
and abroad, and will heartily approve
any bill reducing duties to this level,
wrote Mr. Taft.
While the present bill and the one
dissapproved last year were indentical
in terms, the president s reason differ
ed. He vetoed the former because it
had been framed before the tariff
board's report the latter because he
said it bad been framed with dis
regard for tbe board's findings.
"Most of the rates in tbe submitted
bill," wrote the president, "are so
low in themselves that if enacted into
law the inveitable result would be
irretrievable injury to wool-growing
industry the enforced idleneas of
much of our wool-combing and spin
ning machinery and of thousands of
looms and the consequent throwing out
of employment of thousands of work
men.
The bill sent to tbe White bouse
imposed an ad valorem duty of 29 per
cent on raw wool, and on clothes of 49
per cent. Both rates, Mr. Taft held.
were insufficient to protect the wool-
grower and the manufacturer.
AMERICANS HUNT RAIDERS.
Force to Try to Trap Mixicant Who
Looted Ranch.
Sierra Blanca, Tex. Forty Ameri
cans, mounted on fast horses and fully
armed, departed from this town at
dusk Saturday. They went in pursuit
of 200 Mexican rebels, some of whom
crossed the international line south
west of here and raided the Otto
Smith ranch on the American side,
stealing several horses.
A special train brought Sheriff Ed
wards and 25 deputies and Texas
rangers from El Paso, and this posse
was increased by cowboys' from sur
rounding ranches. Departing shortly
after the sheriff's train was another
train bearing a company of the Twenty-second
Infantry from Fort Bliss.
The United States soldiers disem
barked at Fort Hancock. 40 miles east
of here and camped near the border.
The sheriff a posse will move along
the border to the west. An attempt
will be made to catch the rebels, who
are reported to have moved west along
the border. A troop of the Third
Cavalry from Fort Blias is marching
along the border, perfecting the trap,
if the rebels again enter Texas.
Fine Gun Ready for Roosevelt.
Auburn, N. Y. Theodore Roosevelt
will temporarily cease from his politi
cal campaign within a few days at
Oyster Bay to greet Fred Adolph, an
expert gunsmith, who in bis little
shop in Genoa completed one of tbe
most beautiful weapons ever con
structed. It has been made on the order of
Colonel Roosevelt ' and will cost him
$750. It is a combination .25-ealiber
rifle and 20-gauge single-barrel shot
gun. Tbe metal work ie tbe beet
Krupp steel and tbe butt is of Circas
sian walnut, with beautiful earring
and gold and silver inlay. Solid gold
insignia of tbe Campnre club of Amer
ica and soid gold inlaid figures of
Hiawatha and Minnehaha form a part
of the decoration on the butt.
Woman's Flight la Fast.
Salisbury, England The military
aeroplane competitions at Salisbury
Plain again wee interferred with by
gusty winds. Marie Provost, how
ever, completed the speed test on a
French Deperdusir monoplane with a
maximum of 60 miles an hour, while
Marcel Han rot and Louaie Bleriot, in
their monoplanes, finished the gliding
test, in which the machines, each
carrying a full load of nearly 800
pounds, are required to descend a
gradient of one in six with their mo
tors stopped.
Canal Vessels Ordered.
New York In placing contracts
with the William Cramp A Sons' Ship
& Engine Building company, of Phila
delphia, for four steamers, W. R.
Grace A Co., have made extensive
plans for the development of co a t-to
co ast trade upon the opening of the
Panama canal. These steamers will
be of 10,000 tons register, 405 feet
long and 54 feet beam. Upon their
completion, about July, 1913, a fort
nightly sailing service will be inaug
urated between New York and San
Francisco from each port.
Bolt's Damage S30.0OO.
Helena, Mont. Reports from Wins
ton, a small mining town 20 miles
from this city, are to the effect that
lightning completely demolished the
building occupied by the postoffice and
principal store of that place late Sat
urday. The electrical storm is said to
have been the most severe ever ex
perienced in Montana. No one waa
hurt and no fire followed the light
ning's work. The damage is estimat
ed at $30,000.