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e *" THE TURNEE TRIBUNE VOL. V II. T U H N K H , O H E U O N , THTTHHDAV, . .... ... “ OF CURRENT WEEK “ ^ W ideaprrsd Plot to Upset Market Uarvd Some Klfects Kelt. Briet Resume Most Important Daily News Items. k COMPILED FOR YOU K v ^ ta of N otad I’aopla. (isT a ra a ia a U 0*4 C k I I i N orthw est. and O tilar T hings W orth K se w in g . Ag advisory comm Utao of I t build- ara, a rc h ite c ts and bankora m at Tuaa- day to devise a plan to rollavo tb a a<-uO> building crisis In New York and rheqk abnorm ally high aragra and coat ol ta il «rial C harles K Itu tb an b arg of C leveland W ednesday waa found guilty of v io la t ing th a M ichigan law a g a ln rt crim inal ayndlcaltam . flu th a n b o rg tacaa a prlaon se n ten ce of 10 yaara o r a flna of $6000, o r both. All th a ra ru rd a p e rta in in g to It tn u n tb i' a ctlvltloa of th a A m erican vie-a com iulnta a t C hile w are daalroyed w han tb a baggage c a r In which th e docuraenla w arn being ahlppad out of tb a auvlet te rrito ry waa burned. A general exodus of th a rum fleet th a t haa bean off th e New Je ree y coaat for aeveral m outha began la ta Wad- naaday w hen th a D rltlab ta n k e r Ware- ta w a and th a y ach t ta la r got up ateam and aalled out to aea. Doth w ere out of alght by d ark . Mlaa Koala F u ll! of N ew ellton. La* a d m itte d T ueeday. according to U nited 8 tale* {'om m laaloner liana, th a t aha recently, m ailed a new ly-born Infant from Hcolt. La., w here aha waa lea ch ing acbool, to a fictitious person a t D uncan. Okla. 8 h e la ch arg ed w ith m urder. E d g ar 1. P u tter of O m aha, ex Ku Klux K lan kleagle of th e realm of n o rth e rn C alifornia, haa announced th a t M ayor Ja m e s C. D ahlm an had been elected "g ran d llclor.” o r national head of th a "P a s c tsls of A m erica.' w hich P u ller re ce n tly aald waa being organlxed to com bat th a klan. U arm any h a s placed h e r la te st pro posals re sp ec tin g re p a ra tio n s In the h ands of th a allied pow ers and the U nited 8 tale s. T h eir ch ie f fe atu re la an o ffer of 30.000.000.000 gold m arks In paym ent of h e r obligations under th a tre a ty of V ersailles. T h e paym ent of th is am ount, how ever, Is dependent on th e fa lsin g of a loan. New York. — Puetofflce Inspectors, police and p riv a te d e te ctiv es Joined h an d s Mondux it/V u i down th e a u th o rs of a w ldesprcgA plot to upset th e stock m ark e t by dum ping on It h u n d red s of o rd e rs to buy, bark ed by w orthless checks, running Into the m illions. Wall s tr e e t g enerally a ttrib u te d the schem e to u n scrupulous tra d e rs, seak ln g to Influence prices for th e ir ow n ends, alth o u g h th e possibility was not lost sig h t of th a t a fa n atic or som e tils g ru n ted person m ight have th ro w n the m onkey w rench 'Into th e gears of the New York stock exchange. It waa obvious, how ever, th a t those who w orked out th e plot bad a wide know ledge a t W all s tre e t and Its ways. A lthough not a single one o f the checks waa cashed, (h e ir dum ping on b ro k e rs had a m arked effect on tuday's m arket. S everal brokprti rushing Into th e ex chan g e w ith w hat th ey though were bona fide buying o rd e rs “a t the m a rk e t” for New York C entral, Corn P ro d u c ts a n d C hile C opper sh ares, w ith a sp rin k lin g of o th er stocks, sent prices sh a rp ly up. In the m eantim e, how ever. New York c o rre sp o n d e n ts for b a n k s on which th e forged checks w ere draw n began to tu rn down the w orthless paper. T h e b ro k e rs who h sd bought prom ptly began to unload and the m ark e t slum ped. A lready uneasy un d e r th e re ce n t a tta c k s of b ear tra d e rs, and fu rth e r d e p ressed by acu te w eak n ess th a t developed In th e grain and cotton m ark e ts, th e e n tire l is t took th e toboggan and m o st of th e sh a res liste d by th o big board m ade new low records for th e y e ar before they quit sliding. T h e decline did not end u n til a few m inutes before th e cloelng. w hen a covering m ovem ent by b ear tra d e rs chocked the drop. Som a sh a re s re a cted 1 to 2 points, but practically the e n tire list closed below S a tu rd a y 's high, tb s losses ra nging from 1 to 10 H points. T h e o p e rato rs of tb e sw indle, If they took full a d v a n ta g e of th e ir op p o rtu n ity , m ade a killing both on the rise a n d fall, selling sh o rt on tb s b rie f peak, reached before the forgeries w ere disclosed, and th en cov e rin g and buying fo r tha rise. T h e schem e. In w hich It waa sought to Involve b ro k e rs In Philadelphia. B oston and C hicago, a s well a s In New York, was w orked out w ith m eticulous d e ta il, alth o u g h th e forged nam es a t tached to the c h ec k s w ere crude. Ap p a ren tly all had been w ritte n by the sam e hand, but th e c o n sp ira to rs evi d en tly figured on a quick tu rn , before tb e forgeries w ere discovered. N early 100 of the orders, n eatly ty p ed and accom panied In every Instance by a c ash ie r's check, have been re p o rt ed received by 'b ro k e rs h e re and in o th e r cities. S tock exchange officials, how ever, e xpressed th e belief th a t m any o th ers had been suppressed by b ro k e rs who d isliked to adm it they had been victim ised. Krnlllo IMccartllo—th a T m e ro r Pic to th e runt-running fra te rn ity of Crows N eat p a ss—a n d 22-year-old Mrs. Flor- . f e n r e l.a asan d ra . his c o n fed e rate In crim e, w ere hanged a t su n rise In the .7 P o rt S a sk atch ew an Jail y ard W ednes F a sc ists G reet R ulers. day for the m u rd er a t Colem an la st v . '• ' * S e p tem b e r of S teve lA w xon of the Al ■tome. — K ing G eorge and Q ueen b e rta provincial police. M ary of Knglaud a rriv e d In Home a t 3 o'clock M onday aftern o o n on th e ir P re sid e n t H ard in g w ill spend the P ourth of Ju ly In P o rtlan d and leave long planned visit to Italy. M em bers of th e fqaclst n ational th e follow ing day on a b a ttle sh ip for m ilitia lined th e sta tio n and a n In A laska, th e C ham ber of C om m erce was Inform ed W ednesday a fte r tho presi fa n try com pany, w ith Its band, re n dent had had a c onference w ith S ena dered m ilitary honors. K ing G eorge app eared In full d re ss to r M cNary. P lan s for the e n te rta in m ent of the p re sid en t w ere s ta rte d Im uniform and w as g re eted w ith tre m e n m ediately. l ie will m ake one of the dous cheering. F rom tho sta tio n to th e Q ulrlnal s e t speeches of the trip here. palace th e a fre e ts and public sq u a res U m atilla c o u n ty 's wool clip fo r 1923 w ere crow ded w ith ap plauding people. of clone to 1,300,000 pounds Is re p o rt ed sold. D eals Involving th e P red W. Ship P la n t P rie s Leaps. P alconer and asso c iate In te re sts and W ashington. D. O. — G overnm ent th o S m ythe b ro th e rs w ore m ade th is w eek. T h e p rice ran g es betw eon 40 counsel Introduced ad ditional docu and 44 c en ts, betw een five a n d seven m en ta ry evidence a t th e M orse tria l c e n ts b e tte r th an th a t of la s t year. M onday to show th e p u rc h ase by W ith th e quetlty of th e wool b e tte r C h arles W. M orse of th e wooden sh ip th a n la st season, buyers h av e been building p lan t of R o b ert P a lm e r & Sons, a t Noank, Cpnn., 1916, for $86,- eag er to g et th e clips. 000 In ra s h and th e assum ption of a T h e proposals contained In th e G er $20,000 m ortgage. m an note, w hich w as delivered a t the A y e a r la te r th e valuation of th e P a ris foreign office a t 4 o'clock W ed p lan t w as placed a t m ore th a n $1,- nesday a fte rn o o n In the G erm an la n 000 , 000 . guage, w ere regarded In F re n c h of ficial c ircles as for A n g lo 8 a x o n and 3B&-Oay D anes Is C ited. n e u tra l consum ption only. T h e term s P a ris.—T he p re se n t A m erican dance of th e note appeared “so p re p o stero u s” re co rd s w ere bro k en 1000 y ears ago, to tha m em bers of th e F ren ch govern acco rd in g to m an u scrip ts discovered m en t th a t It waa assum ed th e re was In M ount St. M lhlel m onastery. no hope o r d e sire on the p a rt of B erlin A B enedictine m onk In th e y e a r th a t they be accepted. 1023 received a G erm an pilgrim nam ed Noll M. Ju d d , d ire c to r of the Pueblo R a th b e rt, who reco u n ted the h isto ry Donlto expedition of th e N ational Geo of a m iracle In w hich a sin n e r danced graphic society, left W ashington W ed for 365 days w ith o u t stopping as p e n nesday tb resum e exploration of th e ance. m ost Im p o rtan t pre h isto ric ru in In the U nited S ta te s a t C haco canyon. New Mexico. By May IB In d ian s will be sw arm in g over th e w alls of th e ancien t village, tea m s will d ra g wagon loads of e a rth and sto n e aw ay and steel dum p c ars-w ill sc u rry back and forth overva m in ia tu re railroad. A lm ost over n ig h t a canyon, w hich h a s been d e se rt ed xlnce y e ars before Colum bus cam e, will becom e a bee hive of Industry. Borah la U rged to Run. New York.—A resolution calling up on S e n a to r B orah of Idaho to be th e p rogressive c an d id ate for p re sid en t In 1924 w as adopted M onday by th e ex e cu tiv e com m ittee of th e com m ittee of 48. J. A. H. H opkins executive c h a ir m an. w as nam ed c h airm a n of th e c am paign com m ittee. BANDITS KIDNAP ISO M I I S MAY' IO, 1323. NO. 33. STATE NEW S IN BRIEF. Salem .—-G overnor P ierce, In a s ta te m ent Issued h e re S a tu rd ay , w ent on One American is Killed in Raid in China. record Indorsing th e b uyers' strik e Ini tiated by the housew lvea of tb e U nited S la te s to tb e end th a t su g a r prfcea may be reduced. Salem .— W hat prom ises to be the m ost fa r reach in g Investigation of tram p o rtatlo a ra te s of In tra s ta te c h a r a c te r e v er held by tb e O regon public service com m ission will s ta rt May 21 In th e P o rtlan d offi/hp of th e com O u tlaw s D isarm A bout 1000 Soldiers m ission. and T ear U p B ig Piece o f S a le m —Salem bold a highly suc R ailroad T rackage. cessful blossom less Blossom day cele bratio n S unday. T he w e ath e r w as Ideal and d e sp ite th e lack of blossom s S h a n g h a i.—O ne A m erican wav kill In th e o rch ard d istric t It w as e s ti «1 by th e ban d its who held up tb e m ated th a t 8000 persons joined In ob servance. S hanghai P ekin e x p ress tra in n e a r tb e S h erid an .—In o rd e r to obtain a lan d S h a n tu n g border and c arrie d off th e scape g a rd en e r and beautify th e high 150 p asse n g ers early Sunday, a cc o rd acbool and g rade achool grounds, the ing to a m essage from L lachen, but sophom ore c la ss o f th e high school all tbe wom en captives. Including Mira Y ondnv n 'g h i gave a benefit m usleale. Lucy A ldrich, slstcr-ln law of Jo h n D. T b e proceeds th e cla ss will use to R ockefeller, Jr., h a v e been releaaed. c a rry o u t tbe extensive plans m apped. CAPTIVES IN DANGER Bend.— M ayor R. H. Fox. acceding T he m eu still held a re said to be In to th e dem ands of cttlxens, sta te d S a t grave d anger. urd ay th a t be would appoint a chief for T h e m essage said th e b a n d its bad B end's dorm an t w om an’s pro tectiv e notified \ tb e a u th o ritie s « th at all the division to c u rb ju venile delinquency men am ong th e foreign captives would here. T b e nam e of tb e a p p o in te e will be killed unless troops w ere w ith be m ade public next F riday, be said. draw n. Gold HUI.—T be re c e n t reopenin,, and Miss McKaddon a n d M ist C oralll th e fu rth e r developm ent of tbe fam ous w ere re le ased w ith M iss A ldrich, the Gold H ldge m ine, th re e m iles south re p o rt added. of Gold HUI, Is of considerable Im p o rtan c e to th is d istric t In reviving P ekin. — O ne fo reig n e r w as killed th e gold m ining Industry w hich was and 150 p asse n g ers w ere carried off p ractically to ta lly suspended a t th e be w hen b a n d lu held up th e Sbaugbal- ginning of th e w ar in 1914. P ekln e x p re ss tra in on th e T lenlstn- C laU kanie. — T h e E agle Cliff can Pukom railw ay n e a r tb e S h a n tu n g o rd e r a t 3 o'clock Sunday m orning, ac nery, th e la rg e st on tb e W ashington cording to w ord received here. Miss side of th e riv e r and which w as de Lucy A ldrich of New Y ork city, daugh stroyed by fire last w inter, h a s been te r of tb e la te U nited S la te s S en ato r reb u ilt and la receiving fish a t th e be Nelson W. A ldrich of R hode Island g inning of th e fishing season. T he end sister-in-law of Jo h n D. R ocke can n e ry Is owned by th e C olum bia R iv feller Jr., w as am ong th e passengers. e r P a c k e rs' association. N. H. W eber a g ain is m anaging the cannery. H e r fa te waa unknow n. T h e fo reig n e r killed w as believed Sheridan. — S h ra b s and p e ren n ials to be a R ussian. T b e m in iste r of h ave been p lan te d to beautify the com m unications tele g ra p h e d G eneral S h erid an a u to p ark and S a tu rd a y the T sao-K un and tb e civil and m ilitary c o n tra ct w as le t for m acad am isin g the governors of 8 h a n tu n g ask in g th a t road from th e coast paved highw ay to troops be se n t to su rro u n d tb e bandits. the grounds. E very e ffo rt Is to be T b e e x p re ss tra in w as northbound m ade to m ake th e p a rk one o f con from Soocbow w hen a tta c k e d by the venience and p lea su re for th e to u rists. bandits, who disarm ed aoldlers e sti T o u rist trav e l alread y h a s com m enced. m ated a t 1000 stro n g and to re up a Seaside. — V enice p ark , alo n g the long s tre tc h of ra ilro ad tra c k . F ifty first d a t a and 100 second class pas- shores of th e W sbanna and X ecanlcum sengera w ere c arrie d off. It w aa re riv ers In N o rth Seaside, will be the scene of m uch building activ ity during ported here. Six fo reig n ers escaped. th e com ing season, a ccording to M. L H olbrook, P o rtlan d c ap ita list, who was here th is w eek. Several P o rtlan d re si d e n ts have purchased lo ts In th is dis t r i c t w hich is to be a re stric te d re si d e n tia l section. \ .... 12 GREATEST WOMEN : OF AMERICA NAMED B oston.—H e re a re th e 12 g re a te st living A m erican wom en, in the opinion of a special co m m ittee of th e N ational L eague of W om en V oters, w hich w as appointed to select such a list: Ja n e A ddam s, p h ila n th ro p is t; Ce celia Beaux, p a in te r; C a rrie Chapm an C att, p o litics; A nna B otsford Corn- stock, n a tu ra l h isto ry ; M innie M adden Flake, sta g e ; L ouise H om er, m usic; Ju lia L ath ro p , child w e lfare ; F lorence R ena S abin, a n ato m y ; M. Carey T hom as, ed u ca tio n ; M artha Van R ens selaer. hom o económ ica; E dith W h ar ton. lite ra tu re ; A nna Ju m p Cannon, astronom y. In m ak in g public th e n am es the co m m ittee d eclared It w es “hum anly Im poaalble," to know who th e really g re a te s t w om en In th e c o u n try w ere and th a t th e selections h a d been m ade on th e b a sis of those w ho had con trib u te d m ost In th e ir fields to th e b e tte rm e n t of th e world. T he selections w ere m ade. It w as explained, a t th e re q u e st of S eñ o rita M andujano, a C hilean d e le g a te to the Pun A m erican co n feren ce of wom en a t B altim ore a y e ar ago. who de sired to w rite ab o u t th e A m erican /om en for tb e South A m erican women. C onsulate to Close. , V ladivostok.—O w ing to th e political situ atio n h e re the A m erican consulate will close Its doors on May 10, and th e consul and his chief will leave for tho U nited S ta te s about May 16. No A m er ican re p re se n ta tiv e w ill rem ain In any capacity, It w as sta te d . A m erican cltt- sens h av e been given tb e option of sta y in g o r leaving w ith tho A m erican consul, a n d th e m ajo rity . It la said, h ave an n o u n ced th e ir Intention of re m aining. Toledo.—C oyotes a re a ctu ally wip ing out one of th e m ost Im portant a g ri c u ltu ral lin e s in th is county and will soon h ave It e n tirely gone unless the goat ow ners of th is c o u n try a re able to procure som e relief a t a n e arly date, according to th e re p o rt of County A gent Beck, w ho h a s Ju st re tu rn e d from th e N ashville-N ortons d istric t, at th e head of the Y aqulna river. M arshfield.—T he ta x co llectio n s in Coos county a re sh o rt of th e 60 per c en t paym ent In a sum of $100,000. T he total ta x for this y e a r Is $1.306,000, of w hich $550,000 Is paid. T h e Coos Bay L um ber com pany Is th e heavi est tax p a y er In tho county and en riches th e county tre a su ry by $110,- 000. T h e S outhern P acific p a y s $43.- 500. F a rm ers, It w as said, a re the chief delinquents. R oseburg. — T h e la rg e st fish ev er ta k e n from th e N o rth U m pqua riv e r above tid e w a ter, on a hook and line, w as cau g h t S a tu rd ay by Lloyd A tter- bury w hile fishing a t W in ch ester. T he huge Chinook salm on w as 4 feet 1 inch long, w as 13 inches th rough, 36 inches around and w eighed 63 pounds. T h e salm on stru c k a triple-hooked sp in n e r and w as landed a fte r 40 m in u tes of hard fighting. Salem .—C om plete petitio n s for the referendum m easure, looking to the d efeat of th e s ta te Income tax law en a cted a t th e la s t session of th e leg isla tu re . w ere sub m itted to th e se c re ta ry of s ta te S a tu rd ay . T hese petitio n s w ere c irc u la ted u nder th e d irection of th e S ta te Incom e T ax R eferendum league and c o n ta in appro x im ately 15,- 600 sig n a tu re s. C yril Brow nell of P o rtlan d la p re sid en t of th e league. v ' at. P endleton.—In sp ectio n s of t k t sites of th e U m atilla ra p id s p ro ject, jibe dam San F ra n c isco .—T h e ste a m e r Stock- srfe of th e M cKay sto ra g e p ro ject, ton a rriv e d h e re S atiird ay w ith a sm all a s'w e ll as a survey of th e g overntnent' to o for sh ip m en t to New York. Am ong p ro jec t In th e w est end of U m atilla th e a n im als w ere th re e Hone, one ele I county w ere m ade S a tu rd a y by A. P. phant. six tig e rs, six leopards, one Davis, d ire c to r of th e reclam atio n serv- black p a n th e r, 31 m onkeys, one tap ir, I ice, W'. D. D avis, form erly governor of one crocodile, fo u r civet r a ts , one gold Idaho and now a s s is ta n t to th e secre tig e r c at, six m oosangs, one ban to ran g , ta ry of the tn terl.T , Miles Cannon, field 28 snakee, 4000 birds, 12 bleeding h e a rt ro m m lsslo n e r of Irrigation and R epre doves and fo u r honey b e a n . se n ta tiv e N. J. S innott. B oat B rings M enagerie. C o p y r ig h t bg kg 0 A P P L E T O N A N D C O M ÍW N X vigor and Its energy, y et In th e tim e a fte r th a t wMcb he called “dental hours" Mr. Deacon w ished to work In his garden. H is grass, grow ing In late a T N O m a - O a n a r r n l fa c to tu m In th a houaa of b a r s la te r Inn, w lfa of April rains, would need a tte n tio n early H a rb a rt L agoon, in th a sm all tow n next m onth . . . be owned two lots ot W a rb la to n , L u lu B a lt le a d s a —“of course property Is a burden." If dull, c ra m p e d aaln taac* . w ith w hich Bobby would care to keep th e grass sh a la c o n sta n tly a t e n m ity , th o u g h a p p a r e n tly satisfied w ith h e r lot. down and raked . . . Bobby would tUie h a a n a tu r a l th o u g h ts an d a s p i care, accepted th is business oppor ra tio n s w hich n e ith e r b a r a La te r nor tunity, figures and all. thanked Mr. b a r b ro th e r-In -la w seem in g ly c an c o m p reh en d . T h e o th e r m e m b e rs Deacon w ltb earnestness. Bobby's o f th e fa m ily a r e Ol D eacon, e ig h t aversion to DI. It seemed, should not e en , M onona D eacon, a child, a n d stand In th e way of bis advancem ent. M rs. L e tt. Mr*. D eaco n ’s m o th e r, "T hen th a t Is checked off,” said Mr. w ho h a a " ta n trim a." Dec con heartily. Bobby w avered tow ard th e door, I— Continued. em erged on th e porch, and ra n alm ost upon Dl retu rn in g from ber tea p arty At length they rose. Monona flung a t Jen n y Plow's. “Oh. B obby! You cam e to see m e'1“ beraelf upon h e r father. H e put her Site w as as fluffy, a s curly, a s sm il aald* firmly, every Inch th e father. No, no. F a th e r w as occupied now. ing as h e r picture. She w as carrying Mrs. Deacon coaxed her away. Monona pink, gauzy favors and a sp ear of eucirvied h e r m other’s w aist, lifted her flowers. U ndeniably In her voice there own feet from th e floor and hung w as pleasure. H er glance w as sta rtle d upon her. “ She’s such an active but already com placent. She paused on the steps, a lovely figure. child,“ L ulu ventured brightly. B ut one would say th a t nothing b a t “Not unduly active, 1 tlilnk." ber th e tru th dw elt In Bobby. brother-In-law observed. “Oh, hullo," said he. “ No. I cam e H e turned upon L ain hi* bright sm ile, lifted his eyebrows, dropped h it to see your fa th e r.” H e m arched by her. H is h a ir stuck lids, stood for a m oment contem plat ing th e yellow tulip, and so left tbe up a t the back. H is coat w as hunched about his shoulders. H is Insufficient room . ' L ain cleared the table. Mrs. D ea nose, abundant, loose-lipped mouth con essayed to wind tbe clock. Well, and brow n eyes w ere com pletely ex now. Did H erbert say It w as tw enty- pressionless. H e m arched by b e r w ith th re e tonight w hen It «truck the h a lf out a glance. She flushed w ith vexation. Mr. Dea b o a r and tw enty-one last night, or tw enty-one tonight and last night con, a s one would expect, laughed tw enty-threeT She talked of It as they loudly, took th e situ atio n In hla ele cleared th e table, b a t L ain did not phantine g rasp and paw ed a t It. talk. “M am m a! Mamma '. W hat do yon “C a n t you re m e m b e rf Mrs. D ea s'pose? Dl thought she b a d a bean—“ “Ob. p a p a !" said Dl. "W hy, I Just con aald a t last. “I should think yon h a te Bobby L arkin and th e whole m ight be useful.” L ulu w as lifting th e yellow tulip school know s It.” to set It on the till. She changed her Mr. Deacon retu rn ed to the dining mind. She took the p lant to tb e wood room, ham m ing In his th ro at. H e en shed and tum bled It w ltb force upon tered upon a p re tty scene. H is Ina w as darning. F o u r m inutes tb e chip-pile. T b e dining room tab le w as laid for of grace rem aining to the child Mo b re ak fa st. T be two women brought nona, she w as spinning on one toe th e ir w ork and sat there. T he child Monona liung m iserably about, w atch ing th e clock. R ight or wrong, she w as p u t to bed by I t She had eight m inutes more— seven—six—five— L ulu laid down her sewing and left the room. She went to th e woodshed, groped sh o u t In tbe dark, found the sta lk of th e one tu lip flower In Its heap on th e chip-pile. T be tulip she fasten ed In her gown on her flat chest. I O utside w ere to be seen the early sta rs. It Is said th a t If our sun were a s n e a r to A return» a s we a re n ear to o u r sun. tb e g re at A rcturus would burn our snn to nothingness. “ LULU, ONE e e e • MOMENT!" • e e In tb e D eacons' p a rlo r sat Bobby L arkin, eighteen. H e w as In pain all over. H e w as come on a n e rra n d w hich civilization has contrived • to m ake a n ordeal. B efore him on th e tab le stood a pho tograph of D iana I>eacon. also eighteen. H e h a te d her w ith passion. At school she m ocked him. aped him, w hispered about him, to rtu re d him. F o r two y ears he had h ated her. N ights be fell asleep planning to build a g reat house and engage h e r as Its servant. Yet, a s he w aited, he could not keep his eyes from th is photograph. It w as DI a t her earliest, a t h e r fluffiest, Dl conscious of her bracelet, DI smll- Ing. Bobby gased. his basic aversion to h e r hard-pressed by a most reluc- ta n t pleasure. H e hoped th a t he w ould not see ber, and he listened for h e r voice. Mr. D eacon descended upon him w ith nn a ir carried front h is »tipper hour, bland, dispensing. W ell! Let n s have It. "W hat did you wish to see me about ?”—w ith a use of th e p ast ten se a s connoting som ething of Indi rection and hence o f delicacy—a nicety custom ary, yet unconscious. Bobby bad arriv ed In Ms best clothes and w ith an a ir of such fM inallty th a t Mr. Deacon had Instinctively suspect ed him o f w anting to Join th e church, and, to tre a t th e tim e w ith due sol em nity, had put him In the p a rlo r un til he could a tte n d a t leisure. C onfronted th u s by D l's fath er, th e speech w hich Bobby had planned de se rted him. “I thought If you w ould give me a Job,” he said defenselessly. “So th a t's It!” Mr. Deacon, who a l w ays aw aited but n touch to be e ith e r Irrita b le or facetious. Inclined now to be facetious. "F illing teeth T” he w ould know. “M arrying folks, then?” A ssistant Justice or a ssista n t d entist —w hich? Bobby blushed. No, no, but In th a t Mg building of 3Ir. D eacon's w here his office was, w asn't th e re som ething . , . It faded from him. sounded ridiculous. O f course there w as n oth ing. H e saw It now. T h ere w as nothing. Mr. Deacon confirm ed him. B ut Mr. Deacon had a n Idea. Hold on, he said—hold on. T h e grass. W ould Bobby consider tak in g ch arg e of the grass? Though Mr. D eacon w as of th e type which c u ts Its own g rass and glories In Its j ! ; j ; J ! "Oh, Hullo," Said He. “ No. to Seo Your F athor." Cama w ith some B acchanalian Idea of m ak ing th e m ost of th e p re s e n t Dl domi nated. h e r ruffles, h e r blue hose, her bracelet, h e r ring. “Oh, and m am m a.” she said, “the sw eetest p a rty and th e d e are st sup p e r and th e darllngest decorations and th e gorgeousest—” "G ram m ar, gram m ar," spoke Dw ight H erbert Deacon. He w as not sure w hat he m eant, b u t th e good fellow fe lt some violence done som ew here or other. "W ell.” said 1)1 positively, "they were. P apa, see my favor.” She show ed him a su g a r dove, anil he clucked a t It. Ina glanced a t them fondly, h e r face assum ing Its loveliest light. She was often ridiculous, but alw ays she w as th e happy w ife and m other, and her role reduced her Individual absurdities at least to Its own. T he door to th e bedroom now opened and Mrs. B ett appeared. “Well, m o th e r!” cried H erbert, the “well” curving like an arm , th e “m other” descending like a brisk slap. “H ungry now?" Mrs. B ett w as hungry now. She had em erged Intending to p ass through the room w ithout speaking and find food In th e p a n try . By obscure processes h e r son-in-law’s tone Inhibited all th is "No.” she said. “I'm not hungry.” Now th a t she w as there, she seemed uncertain w hat to do. Site looked from one to a n o th er a bit hopelessly, somehow foiled In her dignity. 8he brushed a t her skirl, the vein« of lie» long, w rinkled bands catching a n In- ten ser blue from the dark cloth. Site put ber h a ir behind ber ears. "W e put a potato in the oven for you,” said Ina. She had never leurned q uite bow to tre a t these periodic re- fu sain of her m other to ru t, but she never hail ceased to resent them. “No, th an k yon,” aald 3lra. Bett. E vidently she ra th e r enjoyed the situ ation, creating for h erself a spotlight much In th e m anner of M«o«na. “M other," aald Lulu, "let me m ake yon some toast and tea." • Mrs. B ett turned h e r gentle, blood less fa re tow ard h e r daughter, and h e r eye« warmed. “A fter a little, maybe,” atie aald. ”1 think I'll ra n over to see G randm a ' O ates now," she added, and w ent | tow ard th e door. "Tell ber.” cried Dwight, “tell her sh e's my best girl.” G randm a Gate« w as a rheum atic cripple who lived next door, and when ever the Deacons or Mrs. B e tts were angry or b a rt or w ished to escape the house for some reason, they stalked over to G randm a G ates—In lieu of, say, slam m ing a door. T hese visits rad iated a n alm ost dally friendliness which lifted and tem pered th e old In valid’s lot and life. Dl flashed out a t the door again, oo some trivial permission. “A good m any of m am m a's stltr-he* In th a t d ress to keep clean,” Ina called a fte r. “ FUrly, darling, early P her fa th e r rem inded her. A faint regurgitation of his waa somehow Invested with th e paternal. “W h at's this?” cried Dwight Her- bert Deacon abruptly. On th e clock shelf lay • letter. “Oh, D w ig h t!” Ina w as all com punc tion. “It cam e th is m orning. I for got." “I forgot It too! And I laid !t up there." Lulu w as eager for her altar« o f th e i lame. , “Isn 't If understood th a t my m all c an 't w ait like th U P D w ight's sense of Im portance w as now being fed In gulps. “I know. I’m aw fully sorry," I-ulu said, “but yon hardly ever get a let te r—” T h is m ight have m ade things worse, b a t It provided Dwight w ith s g re a te r Im portance. “O f coarse, pressing m a tte r goes to my office," he adm itted tL “ StllL my mall should have more carefu l—“ H e read, frowning. H e replaced the letter, and they hung upon hts mo tions as he tapped the envelope and regarded them. "N ow !” aald he. “W hat do yon th in k I have to tell y o u P "Som ething nice," Ina w as sure. “Som ething surprising," Dw tgbt said portentlonsly. "B ut, D w ight—la It nice?" from h n Ina. "T h at depends. I like It. S o il L ulu." H e leered a t her. “It's com pany.” “Oh, D w ight.” said Ina. "W ho?" “From Oregon,” he said, toying w ith h is suspense. “Yonr b ro th e r!" cried Ina. "Is ho coming?” “Yes. N lnlan's coming, so he says.” “ N in ian !" cried Ina again. She wae excited, round-eyed, h e r m oist Ups parted . D w ight's b ro th er Xlnian. How long w as It? N ineteen years. South Am erica, C entral Am erica, Mexico, P anam a “and all.” W hen w as he coming and w hat w as he coming for? “To see me.” said Dw ight. “T o m eet yon. Some day next week. H e don't know w hat a charm er L ulu Is, or he'd come quicker.” Lulu flushed terribly. Not from th e Im plication. But from the know ledge th a t she w as not a charm er. T he clock struck. T he child Mo nona u tte red a cuttin g shriek. H er b e rt's eyes flew not only to the child but to his wife. W hat w as this, waa th e ir progeny h u rt? “Bedtim e.” his w ife elucidated, and a d d ed : “Lulu, will you tak e her to bed? I'm p re tty tired." L ulu rose and took Monona by th e hand, th e child hanging back and shaking h e r stra ig h t h a ir In an un convincing negative. As they crossed the room. D w ight H erb ert Deacon, strolling about snd snapping his fingers, halted and cried out s h a rp ly : “Lulu. One m oment 1” H e approached her. A finger w as ex tended, his lips w ere parted, on Ida forehead w as a frown. “You picked th e flower on th e p lan t?” he asked. Incredulously. Lulu m ade oo reply. B ut the child Monona felt h erself lifted and borne to the stairw ay and the door was sh u t w ith violence. On th e dark stairw ay L ulu's arm s closed about her In an em brace which left her breathless and squeaking. And yet I.ulu w as not really fond of the child Monona, either. T h is w as a discharge of emotion akin, say, to slumming tbe door. “W ell, I’m Bert’s brother," •aid Ninian. “ So I can com# in, can’t I T ITO B E C O N T IN U E D .) Photographic Hint. T he ordinary photographic plate, which Is not color sensitive. Is really blind to certain colors. These colors a re reds, yellows and greens. T he re sult Is th a t all a re rendered black In th e print. Suppose one w anted to pho tograph a situwi with a design la black, red, yellow, anil green. T he or dinary plate would render these col ors alm ost all the same. In the pic tu re It would he difficult to say w here the red ended and the yellow began. B ut by using a eolor-eensltlve plat* and a color filter on the lena. the dif ferences would be shown and tb e 'In sign would be clear.