teOAoM PORTLAND OFFERS A MARKET that the safs does not contain ths FOR YOUR PRODUCE amount of money that It should, snd being a coward. I have chosen a coward's method of paying my debt. 1 do not ask for pity. 1 only ask compassion for my wife.” Complete Chante Saiixdaj For s moment the burglar Stood un decided. the letter In his band. Hud Adults, Week day Matinee 20c; denly, breaking the Impressive silence, FRIENDS ARE MADE Evenings, 35c. Continous 1 to 11 p. m. Children 10 cents all times nun« the loud ringing of a telephone BY USE OF ROADS By EDGAR W. COOLEY bell. Instantly, Involuntarily, the burglar closed the lantern slide, There are now In the United Htntes Select Residential & Transient gripped hla pistol and crouched be­ tx, by »hort Blu,» rub Cu.» l»th and YunhUl. Portland. Orwoo hind the desk. Again the bell rung, 455.1XX1 miles of surfaced highway» H i rouhi' Modern — Fireproof - American Plan and mechanically be »rose »nd walked Every ten year» the total, including E. • BATES MODERATE hl« to the telephone. Htandlng with one country roads, will be around MX).*»** In- foot on each able of the dead cashier, miles, which will constitute a mar veluus basic system excelling that of he took down the receiver. "Hello." he » h M. Imitating Hie voice any nation In the world. H HE Hepped out of the »Iley of one whose eyes he could feel, but We are making rapid progress not Into the atraet. It begun to could not see. He wns answered by only In road building, but also In our dismally. Tbl« plea»«! ruin ----------- understanding of highway financing. him, for It added to the black- u “ woman. Oh, Henry!" she cried, “I have just tHzutlon and u»e. It is worth while to WHOLESALE TYPEWRITER CO., nesa <>f Uie nlKl*« w* *‘,d “ awakened from such a vivid, such an realize the fundamental significance Portland. Ora to drive nwny any l»t* pedestrian. 11* Sixth St.. awful dream. I know It 1» silly, but of all this activity which In the final He was not bumpered by luggage It frightened me. 1 dreamed that you analysis Is simply an Investment In Huch tool» »» be needed a b»r of were In trouble. In disgrace. And then neighborliness. »onp, »n airpump, _ cun Listen to Thia Woman’s Advice On the political and social »Ide, I awoke and found you had not re­ glycerin, . ...... » f»*'. « Jlmtny. » dark turned home. Ob, Henry, what Is keep- neighborliness means mutual under- 1 itb-, Wat It.—"Dr. Pierer’s Fa­ lantern, a revolver he carried In Ma Ing you mo late? Come home at once, standing and the ability to live to- i vorite Prescription was recommend­ pockets, and, under hl» eout. a fold'''1 will you not. dear»" gether in harmony. It means that the : ed to me by a friend, for 1 had been grain »uck. "Yea," the burglar replied, aa one tn West knows the South and appreciate» very sick all thru my first expectant Without pausing, without hesitating, it dnze. period, and motherhood had kit me It» problem», and vice verga, write» he glanced searcblngly up and down very frail. 1 found in the 'Favorite "Do." she continued, and there was Roy D. Chapin, chairman of the high- j the street. A smoking oil lump ato«1 lYescription* a Splendid tonic and snxlety In her voice. "I am so glad, way committee of the National Auto- , upon n post on th. corner of he so glad It was only a dream. I would builder. The nest time, I took the mobile Chamber of Commerce. ’Prescription’ regularly and my con­ main Street of the village. It. fee de rather see you dead than dishonored. On the commercial aide, neighbor!!- • 404 Hoyt Street^» t Ninth » dition that time was 8M. ta 1 rays struggling Ineffectively n the neas means ready facilitlc» for dis- j Henry denr.'J able to attend to my work right up mist. No living creature wa. stirring, The cracksman crept back to the trlbutlon, ease of travel. In »bort, to the la»t without help and in com­ no other glimmer vl»lble. fort. The 'Favorite Prescription desk and seated himself tn the dead that the dlatant point can be reached Turquoise’s Odd Use. A few .Irides took him to the »Ide man's chair, the woman's voice still as well a» the nearby poln*. was such a help to me 1 could not A Fourteenth-century authority window of . building The «UI * “ • help contrasting my condition dur­ We are In a highly fortunate posi­ ringing In his ears. states that turquoise protected horses on n level with hl. bend. He tried ing my first experience, when I That voice! It haunted him like a tion In that this country has a grid­ buffeted »o much, with the second, to rnl»e the »u»h. but. a» he hnd ez memory of long ago. like an echo of iron of rail Une». This gridiron from the ill effect» resulting from fur when taking the 'Prescription DR& CHAN LAM CHINESE pocted. It wa» fastened. So he took the days of childhood. It stirred. It should be maintained, operated, en­ drinking old water when they were MEDICINE CO, LICENSED 1 never had a sick day. —Mrs. thn jimmy from bl. pocket, and, .lip­ thrilled him. It aroused that old mad couraged on a sound basis. Given this overhea’ d. It Is said that the Turks PHYSICIAN. Remadi«, to« Adclia Davi», H525 Dayton Ave. ping It. thin edge under the frame, love of bls boyhood. Whose voice was long haul transportation equipment, often a.tached these precious stones itomaeh disorder». kidney, Obtain Dr. Pierce's Prescription threw nil hla weight suddenly upon It? Undoubtedly the wife of that dead the highway system becomes doubly now, in liquid or tablet», from your bladder troublm, f»U atonea, to the bridles and frontlets of their eonatipation, appendicitis and druggixt or send 10c for trial P^K- tbe handle. . nt his feet. But who serviceable because It means that With n report like that of » plrtol, coward lying before—before she mar- every community of 5.1XJ0 population horses as amulets. of tablets to Dr. Pierces Invalid» all female complaints. You eas Hotel m Buffalo. N. Y„ or write the lock »nHpped For five «’«»>“*•• had she been Is linked not only with a motor travel Honor for "Unknown” for free medical advice. ferred. 142» Second St., cor­ perhaps, the burglar crouched In the ried hlm» system, but is likewise within rapid < ’ ou!<1 It be Martha's» That voice! ner Alder, Portland. Ore. sbadowa under the window, watching. decorations awarded the Un­ The transit reach of the long-distance rail ­ Years and years ago, when they were Sage Reflection. sound, e«™ eave the listening. But not n a oouna. known Soldier were: Croix de Guerre, road service. Natures that have much heat, and patter of the ruin In the gutter, did scfioolmatea, he had loved Martha, It Is recognized that the motor-car France; Legion of Honor, France; Some pay worshiping her from af»r, for »he was Teaches trade in I great violent desires und perturba- he hear; not a moving object did lie a dweller on the avenue, and he a user gets a more immediate and more gold medal for bravery, Italy; Vir- while learning. Positions »ecured. Writ» tor catalogue. 234 Burnside Street, Port­ tlon». »r« not ripe for action till they Then carefully. noiselessly. h® pushed child of the tenements. A vast social definite return from Improved high­ tutea Militara. Rumania; war crosses, have passed the meridian of their up the sash »nd climbed In. He was gulf divided them, but he foved her ways than any other class of the com­ Czechoslovakia; Virtuti Militari. Po­ land, Oregon. Bacon. land; Congressional Medal of Honor, CUT FLOWERS k FLORAL DESIGNS In filial darkness, but knew exactly tn secret, knowing that he scarcely en­ munity. The burden of federal expenditure Clarke Bro«., Florista. M7 Morrison St where he stood. He could have drawn tered her thought». United States. Once he had thrashed s boy for for highways has not, however fallen Powerful Floating Crane. an accurate, detailed plan of «he In­ on the general taxpayer at all as yet. tensing her. and she hnd smiled nt Honesty. A floating crane, built by a British terior Of the building—knew precise, him. He hnd never forgotten that The reason for the federal govern­ ly bow m»ny feet It wm from the ment entering into highway construc ­ Honesty does not merely mean that firm and shipped to Japan, is prob window to the Mf»; fr«”” *he ",lfe smile. That was years and years ago. ably the largest In existence. It cun to the front doors; from the window but. though she had long since passed tion, moreover, Is given in Pi esldent you will not lie with your lips or take lift a load of 350 tons al 100-feet to bls cur. standing In the alley at out of his life, he had never loved Coolidge's message to congress of De­ somebody's money or property. It also means that you will do your very best j radius, or JOO tons at a radius of the rear. another. And now—was that voice cember 6, 1923. in which he said: "No expenditure of public money in everything, do every task to a com- j So, although he could not see Ills Indeed the voice of Martha» 121 feet. contributes so much to the national plete finish, and stamp each job you | blind before him. he turned confident­ Again the burglar deliberately wealth as for building good roads.” opened the »Ide of bls lantern and ly to bls left »nd walked six paces. Plea for Tolerance. In view of the enormm s extent of do with the trademark of you.- char- । - ■ DI- Then he circled to Ills right around turned the gleam upon the denk. Wo ught not to bo ao ra»h and this country, totaling H.UOO.aO square acter.—Klei Kraftsman. the end of the counter, and took four recti y In front of him he saw n plc- —j—Prevent rigorous in our censures a» some are. miles, there Is no other public work steps more. Pausing, he reached out ture in the »liver frame. It was a pho Lute and Guitar. is more desert ing of our atten- Charity will judge and hope for the his band and touched the safe. which Serious Sickness tograph of a woman—not n particu­ The lute is a stringed musical in­ best.—Exchange. The burglar moved hl» hand glee­ larly handsome woman—but glorified tlon. by taking strument of the guitar family. The fully over the door nnd laughed. The by a dazzling »mile—and he recog­ formal difference between a lute and bank was not provided with a vault. A nized that smile! New California Road Is • good vault costs ax much ns a build­ guitar is to be found in the back, From that face he turned reluc­ Now Open to All Traffic a which ing. »nd this wns n small bank In a tantly at last to gaze with scorn at in the lute is pear shaped and Easterners motoring to California by country town. 8« the funds were the cold features of the man lying in the guitar Is flat The lute is with­ entrusted to the protection of this there with the scarlet mark of sin the southern route can now save con out ribs, which are essential to the Slip a package In your pocket when "burglar-proof' Mfe. He wondered upon his brow. He felt no pity now— slderable time through use of the you bo home to- whnt the citizens would say about nothing but contempt—but Martha's newly Improved highway between framing of the guitar. nl$hf. “burglnr-proof” safes while gathering words. ”1 would rather see you dead Yuma and the Imperial valley, which A System Builder. Likely. is now open. up the pieces! than dishonored,” rang In his ears. Give Ihe youn^xlerx The trip of 65 miles over the sand Without losing n moment, he fill«*«» that assists Nature this wholesome lon^- A Bronx woman gave her young son With a smile he placed the letter— in keeping your bow­ the cracks around the door of the the contemptible letter—In his ¡>ocket, dunes between Yuma and El Centro. a nickel tor the heathen, and ' ' he went lastin^ sweet • for els open and your pleasure xad benefit. safe with sonp. leaving one small open­ picked up Frazer'S pistol, replaced the Instead of requiring 12 hours to two general system in must perfect working or­ ing. T<> this opening lie attached hl« empty shell with » loaded cartridge, days to negotiate, and at times even and gave it to his father. He chat. 1 der at all tlmea pump nnd exhausted the ulr on the nnd laid the weapon In a drawer. longer, now can be made reasonably have overheard a breakfas'.-tablt In a couple of hours. The new artery. —New York American. Sold ln»l«lc. Then he tore the collar of the cashier's Ure It yoantV after (.'losing the opening, he cut a piece coat, ripped one sleeve half Its length. Including 15 miles of graveled road and at Your Drug Stora World's Largest Picture. off the bnr of sonp, nnd. rolling It nnd overturned the chairs and scat- 21 miles of asphalt, is a decided Im­ workdra^« Itk* . provement over the old desert road between bls pnlma nnd molding It The largest picture ever painted is ten d them about. gteal little IwlwMr / ' that stretched across the sand hills. with bls fingers, Siam fashioned It the "Paradise” of Tintoretto, which Gems Used as Playthings. It was nearly daybreak. In n few This work has been consistently Into the abape of n small cup. 1 bls moments the gray would be creeping hangs in the palace of the doyes at The first large diamond discovered urged by the Automobile Club of he fastened nt the bottom of the door Venice. It measures 84 feet by 35 in South Africa is said to have been up the eastern sky. Then Southern California, which leading and filled with nitroglycerin. Quickly the burglar blew the safe motor organization is highly gratified feet. found in the leather bag of a sorcerer. he attached a fuse., and scattered the gold and silver and Several authorities state that in the Ten feet from the safe, n door banknotes upon the floor. "Now," he ut being able to tell tourists that this Famous Greek Statue. southern route to the state line at last early days in South Africa highly valu­ opened Into the rear office of the Mid, to himself, "they will And the has been placed on a par with the bank, nnd In this room the safe-break Hermes, one of the masterpieces of able diamonds were frequently the er had planned to seek refuge while bank broken, the safe looted, the trunk lines of the state. Praxiteles, the ancient Greek s ulptor, plaything of the Boer children. caviller murdered I ” Leaving his sonp It Is felt that this improvement is the explosive whs doing Its work. Not was found May 8, 1877, at clympia. and dark lantern by the shattered SCALO one that will uphold the statement desiring to tarry unnecessarily In dose In an Age Benighted. TICHT It is now preserved in the museum safe, he fled, and two things only did that the saving In cost of operation proximity to a charge of nitroglycerin he take — the cashier's letter and the there. The figure of the youthful god to motor vehicle users who travel over Jam and jellies were not known to explode, he concluded, be- . RICHT F d about an improved highway is more than is shown as the protector of his baby until the Eighteenth century, when fore lighting the fuse, to satisfy him­ photograph In the silver frame. Through the rain and darkness he enough to maintain the hlgt.way. This brother, Dionysius. The statue was virtues unknown today were ascribed self that the door of this Inner room drove away, penniless but not unhap- conclusion was announced by the Na made about 250 B. C. wns not locked or bolted. to them, jelly being recommended for Books Always Friendly. He turned the knob, the door opened py- A woman's smiling face seemed tional Automobile Chamber of Com­ a sore throat and jam advised for a He laughed aloud ns merce following investigations made in To avert at any time a troublesome readily, nnd he took one step across to thank him. Causes for Gratitude. cough. he tied through ttie gray of morning. North Carolina and other states in the threshold. Then he paused. fancy, run to thy books; they present­ The people to whom we are the thinking of a schoolgirl smiling at a connection with the argument that the ly fix thee to them, nnd drive the other 1n the Intense darkness he could not Safe Anchors. motor vehicle should pay for ail high- most grateful are those who help see an object; In the perfect silence rugged urchin. out of thy thoughts. They always re­ raise our standards, who awaken in Hope and patience are two sover­ maintenance. he could not henr n sound. way ceive thee with the same kindness. But something—-premonition. In­ us good impulses, who enrich us spir­ eign remedies for all—the surest re­ Not Empty-Headed stinct, some Indefinable sixth sense itually and morally, and who make us posals. the softest cushions to lean Jimmie Jones failed to pass In his­ Tax in Many States something sent n chill through him. tory because he did not know who the resolve to express ourselves in great­ on in adversity. Thirty-seven of the forty-eight and he trembled as one who sudden President of the United States Is, nor er service to others.—Grit. ly becomes conscious of the presence could he name his governor, senator states imd the District of Columbia Claimed Prophetic Gift. start 1925 with a gasoline tax in force. of unseen spirits. Without the power nnd representative In congress. But— Papuan Mourning Customs. Joanna Southcote, a domestic ser­ In several states the tax is 1 cent, in to move, he stood, staring Into the Jimmie knows who led both the darkness, the perspiration standing In American and National leagues In bat­ IS states and the District of Columbia In Tapua, widows mourn for a de- vant. aroused all England about 1814, it is 2 cents, in two it Is 2% cents, in ceased husband for more than a year, with her pretended supernatural gifts Icy drops upon his forehead. ting averages last year. nine it is 3 cents and In one stifte it and it is a custom for them to remove and her claim to be the woman men- FREE- frnmsfter nausea. With the desperation that fear In He enn recognize the pictures of 45 Not lUvorsd. Is 4 cents. Of the remaining 11 states. all their clothes and cover themselves tioned in Apocalypse, chapter 12. She spires, lie drew his dark lantern, movie stars. Wisconsin, Minnesota. Illinois. Iowa iprr-refined for medicinal use. Strength slipped back the slide, and threw the gained over 100,000 followers. He can pick as good an All American and New Jersey, as well as Kansas, all with white pipe-clay. The costume d Ihirity unchanged- Never told in searching glare around the room. light- team as Walter Camp, and give rea­ bulk. Bottled snd Ul'ellp«l at the UM- consists of a grass skirt. have gasoline tax measures under con Ing first the most distant corner. Slow­ sons. sideration. It 1» probable that most ly he moved the lantern, bringing the He knows the call letters of every We Specialize in FREE—litwutur« on requit tn WAI TFR of these measures will be enacted into round spot of brilliant light toward Important broadcasting station In the laws. Massachusetts is the only state JANVIER, Im.. 4i7 C«n Worcester. The new highway Is rw«l Direct with the Manufacturer. Abaolute «<»«•••» Portland TraSe. Orfsmn, ’ Elwtie will »nail a com- Stocking. The foremost Business College of the to follow closely the present Worces spring is near the opening gate. "&,n.Uction G0.r»nt«e.l. Send in Your Ma­ Northwest which has won more Accuracy nized Frazer, the bank cashier. ter turnpike. A legislative approprln and Abdominal Belt« There is not n civil engineer In Amer ­ Awards anil Gold Medals than any other On the desk beside him was the terial or Write for Price». _ „ school In America. Send for our Success ica who could Improve on Its con­ tlon will be necessary before work on “‘WESTERN FLUFF RUG COMPANY. FREE! Write at Once. Cntnlog. Fourth Street near Morrison, following letter, unsealed: this much needed Improvement din lie M-5® Union Avenue Nor. Portland. Oregon struction ns n fortress defense.—Phil­ Pol tlnnd, Or. Isaac M. Walker, I‘re».___ "Being no longer able to con­ Inaugurated. adelphia Bulletin. No. 19, 1925 ceal my shortage, to hide the fact P. N. U. Mr». 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