WORLD’S DOINGS N E W S IT E M S PRESIDENT WILSON OF CURRtNT WEEK About Oregon QUIETLY MARRIED O f G en eral In terest Brief Resume of General News from All Around the Earth. UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL Live News Items of All Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. A shortage of turkeys fo r Christmas la reported. A new president haa been elected in the republic o f Switaerland. A great increase in demands for wool is predicted when the war ends. Seattle police captore 14 Chinamen being smuggled in from Vancouver, B. C. The state banks o f Washington in crease their deposits $2,600,000 over 1914. Lack o f vessels to export grain has congested the Western elevators with wheat. A lien employes o f the city o f A ber deen, Wash., w ill lose their jobe un less they become naturalized. The plans for the Portland postoffice are classic in design and provision for enlarging the building is made. Greece believes herself safe for the present, at least, from any incursion by the fighting forces o f Europe. Oregon High School Debating League Begins Series in January U niversity o f Oregon, Eugene— F if ty high schools o f Oregon have this year joined the Oregon High School Debating league, the first debates o f which w ill be held early in January. The question that w ill be debated among all these schools until a cham pion is determined w ill be: Resolved, that the United States should adopt the essential features o f the Swiss system o f m ilitary training and serv ice. The finals w ill be held at the U niversity o f Oregon in May. The winner receives a cup given by the university. The 60 high schools are divided into nine districts, and are as follow s: Coos Bay district — M yrtle Point, Marshfield, North Bend, Coquilte. Eastern Oregon district— Union, En terprise^ P rairie City. Low er Columbia district— Tillamook, Astoria, Clatskanie, Rainier, Scap- pooee, St. Helens, St. Johns. Northern W illam ette district — S il verton. Wood burn, Jefferson, Canby, Estacada, Forest Grove, Newberg, Oregon City, Salem. Southern Oregon district— Ashland, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Medford, Talent. Southern W illam ette district — A l bany, Brownsville. Corvallis, Eugene, Junction City, Lebanon, Roeeburg, Springfield, Yoncalla. U m atilla district— Athena, Condon, Echo. Upper Columbia district — Bend, Madras, Moro, Prineville, The Dalles, Wasco, Redmond. Southeastern Oregon district — On tario, Nyssa, Vale. Hope Lies in Water Test. The body o f a man missing nearly Salem— Upon the result o f teats o f two years was found in a trunk buried in the basement o f a building in Phila the water from Summer and Abert lakes, which w ill be made in N ew delphia. York within the next month, depends The Breeden building at Third and Jason C. M oore’s hope o f financing his Washington streets, Portland, once lease for develpment o f the lake’s de used as the city hall, has been sold for posits successfully. This information $166,000. was contained in a letter received here College students returning home by the State Land Board from C. A. from Seattle to Spokane fo r the holi Sheppard, o f Portland, Moore’s attorn days had fitted for them a car in which ey. Moore expects to come to Oregon soon and arrange for transporting a to dance. carload o f w ater from the laikss back The French government la consider East. ing the extension o f the moratorium Under the new conditions Moore on all commercial obligations fo r the must assign his lease over to a com term o f the war. pany which shall be incorporated in The German government has adopt Oregon and deposit $4000 in addition ed resol jtions providing fo r maximum to the $10,000 already put up to insure prices fo r sugar and by-products, rice the board that he w ill complete the re and vegetables, also foodstuffs for quired $25,000 bond. livestock. High Schools Standardized. A Boston merchant speaking before Salem— Speaking recently before the the student body o f Reed College, Portland, declares that a college edu Men’s Club at Independence on Oregon cation is worth $20 per day. That is, High Schools, Assistant State Superin tendent Frank K. W elles announced the student should earn that much. that the State Department o f Educa Unless congress provides for 60 or tion has now standardised 166 High 70 additional employes fo r the bureau Schools. Each o f these schools is not o f construction and repair o f the N avy only fferin g full four years o f work department, the designing o f the ships above the Eighth grade, but they are included in the administration’s five- all w ell supplied with libraries and ap year building program w ill be delayed paratus so that they can do their work six months or longer. efficiently. In referrin g to the rapid increase in the number o f High The Portland Market Men’s associa Schools, Mr. W elles stated that only tion, composed o f meat market pro thirteen years ago there were but five prietors and including all the large high schools in the state and that their shops in the city, is engaged In a war graduates numbered from 12 to 16 to a finish with the Meat Cutters’ un each year, while now over 2000 stu ion. The trouble was started by a dents are graduated annually. strike over a half hour’s tim e In the morning. The United States w ill regard the Austro-Hungarian reply to the Am er ican note regarding the Ancona as being entirely unsatisfactory and un acceptable should the official text be identical with the unofficial version received in press dispatches from Am sterdam and London. Vienna is said to see a flaw in the American note concerning the sinking o f the Ancona whereby Americans lost their lives. Republicans w ill hold the national convention in Chicago, June 7, one week ahead o f the Democratic meeting in St. Louis. Practically the entire business sec tion o f Necedah, W is., a town o f 1100 inhabitants, is a mass o f ruins as the result o f a conflagration that had its origin in a department store and spread so rapidly that before it could be con trolled more than a score o f business houses had been reduced to aahes. A report from Sofia, declares that Macedonia is free from all foes, the Bulgarian army having driven all hos tile soldiers from its borders. Government inspectors investigating the cause o f the mishap to the freigh t steamer Minnesota, find practically nothing wrong with the boilers. A British financier declares that England w ill pay her debts, and also that the trade balance in favor o f the United States may reach tw o billion dollars in 1916. Both sides o f the woman suffrage question was presented to the Presi dent by their respective adherents, but no promises were given. N o bigger naval vessels w ill be built by the United States, according to the report o f Secretary Daniels, who says the high-water mark haa been reached in 32,000-ton ships. By the sale to Grace & Co., o f N ew York, o f 110,800 shares o f stock in the Pacific Mail company, by the Southern Pacific, assurances are given that the lines w ill remain on the Pa- eific Ocean. Teacher Decision Is Due. Salem — W hether school district boards have power to make rules go v erning instructors absolute or whether the rules most be such as w ill be deter mined reasonable, w ill be decided by the Supreme Court shortly in the case o f Mrs. Maude Richards, the Portland schoolteacher who was barred from re instatement by the board a fter her marriage. The case was heard by the Supreme Court on appeal from Circuit Judge M orrow ’s decision in favor o f Mrs. Richards. C. W. Fulton ap peared in behalf o f the Portland School Board, while her husband represented Mrs. Richards. Ceremony Minus Music at Home of Bride, Mrs. Galt HOUR or EVENT HELD SECRfT TO LAST nUDDY ¡¡-T, (ò y GELE T T DURGE? 51 ILLUSTRATED ¿^RAY^ITEE! ca/oymevr m y anjrrr ¿u*w 3s CHAPTER XIV—Continued. — 17 — "Mr. DoremusI” she ejaculated. ‘T Couple Go for Honeymoon to Hot heard something about Hall's losing money—bis uncle's will, you know— Springs, ,V a .— Episcopal Ring Service Used in Wedding. Washington, D. C.— President W il son and Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt were married here at 8 :30 o ’ clock Saturday night, with a simple ceremony spoken in the bride’s home in the presence of few er than 30 guests, virtually all o f whom were relatives. They le ft soon afterward fo r a two weeks’ honeymoon in the South, at Hot Springs. Va. Shortly after 10 o ’clock the Presi dent and Mrs. Wilson entered a w ait ing W h ite House automobile and mo tored to Alexandria, V a ., across the Potomac, to take their private car there and avoid a crowd at the railroad station in this city. The President dined as usual at the W hite House at 7 o'clock with his daughters and afterward drove to his bride’s home, about a m ile from the executive mansion. A cold, driving rain, which swept the city all day, cleared off at sunset and the evening was cool and pleasant. Because the wedding arrangements and the hour o f the ceremony had been kept a close secret, there were few on the streets about the W hite House, but near the bride’s home the crowd was held back by the police lines spread during the afternoon. Everything was in readiness for the ceremony when the President arrived and it proceeded without music. N either the President nor Mrs. Galt bad any attendants and there were no ushers or flower girls. N eith er the army, the navy nor the diplomatic corps was represented and the occasion was essentially what both had wished it to be— a home wedding. On the first floor o f the bride’s home, in two communicating rooms, a wedding bower had been arranged with a background o f farbyanse and maiden hair ferns, which extended from the floor to the ceiling. Overhead there was a canopy o f green in the form of a shell lined with Scotch heather. Is the background and at the center was placed a large mirror, framed with or chids and reflecting the scene. Mrs. W illiam H. Bolling, the bride’s mother, gave her away. The Presi dent stood to the righ t o f the clergy men and the bride stood on their left. A t once Dr. Smith began the words o f the Episcopal m arriage service, the President making his responses first, and then the bride making hers. A f ter the bride promised to "lo v e , cher ish and obey,” the President placed the wedding ring, a plain band o f gold, on her finger and then, a fter a prayer and while the couple clasped their right hands together, Dr. Smith de clared them husband and w ife. The brief and simple ceremony was over. The entire party then turned to the dining room, where a buffet supper was served. General Villa Fully Renounces Rebel Campaign Against Carranza El Paso— Under pressure o f his ex generals, the w eight o f his defeat in Sonora, and the counsel o f his w ife. General Francisco V illa is on his way to the border and the United States, his title o f commander-in-chief re nounced and his determination to con tinue fighting the de facto government o f Carranza until death, broken once and for all. Telegram s In code from the capital said briefly: "P ea ce has been declared here. There w ill be no more figh tin g.” Before renouncing his command, General V illa was united to Mrs. V illa in a civil marriage. They bad been married by a church ceremony several years ago at San Andres, Chihuahua, but the c iv il m arriage was required by Mexican law to make the tie legal. Klamath W heat Is Lauded. Klamath Falls — Klamath county's hard wheat, which averages from 40 to 46 per cent in the gluten test, has been rated by Government experts as second in quality only to the famous Kansas product. Recently the Klamath Commercial club sent samples o f local wheat to the German T ro o p s in 8yria. Portland Flour Mills, to the Sperry Flour company and to the Pillsbury London— Dispatches to Reuter’s T e l company, asking them to g iv e an opin egraph company from Amsterdam say: ion as to its m illing qualities. The " I t is reported that Field Marshal Pillsbury mills at Minneapolis declare von Der Goltz, commander-in-chief that the wheat is o f the finest quality. o f the First Turkish army, is es tablishing his headquarters at Aleppo, Pendleton Census 8180. Syria, where the Turkish and Ger Pendleton— According to a prelimin man troops under his command are ary estim ate made this week by Harry being equipped fo r an Invasion of Bickers, who has been taking the city Egypt. "S evera l large corps o f German school census, Pendelton has 807 boys and 829 girls o f school age. professors are going to Turkey under three-year contract to teach the Taking the usual ratio Pendleton German language.” would have a population o f 8180. W h ile this estim ate is considered a Aero Club to Aid Militia. little below the actual population, yet the showing is regarded as encourag N ew York— The Aero Club o f A m er ing, and if the present rate o f increase ica announces that it w ill g iv e finan is maintained Pendleton w ill show a cial aid to all states desiring to buy population o f 20,000 by the tim e the aeroplanes for their m ilitia organiza next National census is taken. tions. Heads o f the m ilitia in 24 states had asked for assistance. Freewater Apples All Harvested. The Aero Club w ill add 10 per cent F reetw ater— The Lamb Fruit com to any sum up to $10,000 raised in pany, o f Freewater, reported that any state before February 1 next. nearly all o f the apples o f this vicinity The club advocates distribution o f j were either in warehouses or had been 2000 aeroplanes fo r defense o f the United States. shipped. that was a mistake, wasn't It?” ’ How a mistake. Miss Dallys! I wasn't aware that you ware Interested In the subject, and hardly know to what you refer.” "Why. It was all In the paper* this afternoon wasn't It? Everybody knows about It!” "Ah,” said the lawyer. “ I would ad vise yon not to put too much faith to the papers, Miss Dallys.” "But It said that Hall would get his uncle's money— ” Rosamund, who had Joined her, broke in—"If he was married on or be fore his twenty-eighth birthday—" Mrs. Itoyalton was also in It. excited- ly— "And he's twentywlght tomorrow — no, it's today!” Ur. Doremus stood, with his hands behind his back, watchlag them Im passively. "Ah. my dear ladles, that Just shows how little one can depend upon the dally press. ‘On and after,' reporters love such expressions. They positively seem to think that no docu ment is complete without that par ticular term— ” "But isn't It 'on or before'?” they demanded. "Not at all. Not at all. The phrase la. to the best of my recollection, 'be fore he has attained hts twenty eighth birthday.’ In the Interpretation of the law, one's birthday begins at midnight preceding such date. Mr. Honlstelle's chances for Inheriting, therefore, lapse at twelve o'clock." One and all turned to gase at the dock. "And now. It's ten minutes past!" cried Carolyn. "So It seems!” said Mr. Doremua. "And now, ladles. Is there anything else I can do for you? If not, I must rejoin Mr. Haaslngbury and discuss his legal arrangements.” With a Ion how he passed at once ont of the room. For a moment, the three ladles, non plused, were dumb. Then, slowly. Rosa mund turned to Carolyn, all her rancor gone. "W ell,” she said, "don't that beat anything you ever heard In your Ufa?” It was evident by Carolyn's Ironic smile that she considered the remark Inadequate, but even she could do no better. Mrs. Royalton was more ef fective. She burst Into tears. Rosamund began to storm. "Why, It’s ao better than stealing! That'a the only word for It !” “ Lord, don't be a fool," said Carolyn finally, "we got the wrong tip, that'a all. But I seem to ses, now, why Mr. Hal! was In so much of a hurry.” “ I'm going home!” walled Mra. Roy alton, dabbing her eyea. , " I ’m not. till I give him a piece of my mind!” cried Rosamund. “ Hush! Walt a minute!" Carolyn whispered. “ Is that he out la the of fice. there, with Miss Tlsher? You wait here, girls. I'm going to call him In !" Leaving them, she walked quietly to the door. "Hall! Oh. H all!" she called sweet ly. She smiled as If upon an angel. "Come In here a minute, will you? I've got a little surprise for you!” She darted back, and took her place with the others, three In a line. He came In smiling, saw the three outraged ladles, and stopped, with an embarrassed grin. "What Is It?” he managed to say. "Oh, Hall, Hall, you've broken my heart!” Mrs. Royalton wept again. "Hush up, Rena, You let me talk. Miss Gale, will you? I’d like to hear Juat what this particular sort of cur can find to say for himself!” "Guilty!” said Hall, seeing the use lessness of protest. “ Now go ahead!" “ Have you got any face to stand tbare and calmly acknowledge— ” Carolyn broke In. "You deliberately deceived us, then—all three!” “ Juat exactly as you deceived one another!” hn could not resist adding. A t that, all three broke loose to gether, and, for the next five minutes Hall Bonlstelle faced the music. It was not only useless, but impossible, to answer them. He stood, with his arms folded, bowing and smiling sar donically. The stiletto was Carolyn's weapon, but for Rosamund, the bludgeon. "Aha, little Jack-the-Lady-Klller, are you? Three at a shot, eh?" sang in between “ TouTe a cad. Hall Bonlstelle, you’re a liar and a cheat!” Poor Rena could but feebly pinch him with reproaches; ■he was dissolved In her woe. So it went, spitting, pounding and blubber ing— he ought to be horsewhipped, someone's father or somebody’s broth er should thrash him! It was an out rage and a disgrace. Wbat If they nailed In the company to publish hit rascality? They were glad, glad, glad b* had lost hla money; It was good enough for him! It was then that Hall saw a great ligh t He gave a laugh that stilled them. "Oho! The money! 8o that's why you were all suddenly so keen to marry me, was It! Why, I don’t see how you women have the nerve to look me In the facet Why, a woman — Like s flash she lifted her head, her face still dripping tears. "That's (he Ideal Now there ■ some style about that! The answer Is 'Y e s !'” she ex claimed, and burst Into laughter al most hysterically. Then she turned and gave a glanca at the clock. "Thank God!” .»Id Hall fervently. "Flodle, Isn't It great to be In love— really In lova?” He hugged her tight. "Flodle, you're gnlug le be my wife, did you know It? My wife. Flodlel You're going to be Mrs Hall (V lloul- ■telleI I'm going to marry you up as quick as ever 1 can—before I lose you again!” “oh, you’ll never Inee me. Hall, never, never, never I” Hhe paused aud added archly, "and I'm awfully aorry now 1 threw away that ring!” “ Jove, 1 forgot the ring. Of courae.” Ha flsliod It out of hls pocket, and looked at her queerly. "Why, you didn't throw It away, did you?—it was—’* “Of course 1 did. Don't you remem ber? Now put It on. There! I'm so glad you didn't get a diamond!” "By Jove, Flodle," Halt jClmped up ecstatically, holding another Hug In hls band—a plain gold band. "Here's the other one. Hay, now we've got thoae womeu out of the way, aud you've aald 'yea'.. Lord. I feel Ilka cels- prating. .Hay! Let's get married to night! What d'you .ay ?" Hhe sat up excitedly. "Oh, Hall, let s! Right aw ay!” "By Jupiter, we w ill!” he exclaimed Then auddenly the smile on hls face faded, and he gave a gesture of dts- imny. "Oh, Lord!" ha exclaimed disap pointedly. “ What. Hall?” "No use, Flodle. we can't do It !” “ Why not. Hall? Can't Mr. Doremus marry us? lie's a Justice of the peace. Didn't he say he'd marry you If you wanted?” "Oh. It Isn’t that—d—n !t all. I’m such a fool I forgot all about the li cense! Confound It. It's a shatnel Just my luck) We'll bavo to wait till tomorrow. Flodle.” Flodle suddenly disengaged herself from hls arm. "You wait a minute!” She ran to the door, looked Into the of fice and called " Alfred!” In another minute she waa Joined by the janitor. Hall wa!(ed In perplexity and wonder. Alfred's apron was removed, be ■hose In the full glory of bis evening will do anything for money, then, will she? She'll cheat, and lie and cut her best friend's throat behind her back— hy Jove, you're the coldest blooded set of female vampires I ever saw In my life! It's a revelation to me! Ho that's all you wanted, eb? That's why you all but g fire this morning, and got me into this coufounded mesa—oh, you wanted time! Yea, time to Investi gate my finances, of courso—and then, when you do get wind of this devilish old legacy, then you’re all after me on the gallop, like a pack of Hlberlau wolves— falling over one another to see who can get to the (elephone first! Well, thank God I found It out In time! Thank God I'm free ef all three of you, you lying, back-biting, mercenary, two- faced bypoerltesl Well, It's all over, now. 1 advise you to train your guns on Cousin Jonas I ” There wee e disagreeable pause When the pot calls the kettle black It Is uncomfortable for bath. Then the three women, their rage and disap pointment still unnppeaeed. swept out of the studio and left him alone. Rosa mund went out, surly and lowering. Carolyn sarcastic to the last, with a bitter smile upon her Ups. Mra. Royal ton abjectly weeping, hurling her faint reproaches with a lessening might. She turned at the door to pull the ruby ring from her hand, and, with all of Flodle's abandon. If with leas of Flodle's Justification, tossed It at him He drew a long breath, and dropped Into a chair. It had been a very bad five minutes; It was a relief to have 11 over. What next? The music still continued, but It would soon be time tor hts guests to be leaving. He knew' be ought to go out Into the other rooms and play the host—but be could not. It was Impossible for him to see again the three ladtee who must juat now be making their scornful exit. As soon as they were out of the way, he would da his best with the others. He knelt down.on the floor and bw gan to search for the ring. "Are you In here, Mr. Bonlstelle?" came Flodle's gentle voice at the door. He Jumped up and faced her, "Yes, Flodli.” She came In timidly and gave a glance at the clock. "Yes, It’s all over; the money's gone!” he said calmly. "Have they left yet?” She nodded, smiling. "They’re all making up to Jonas with all their might. By the way they talked, you must have had a pretty lively time with them.” Flodle sat down demurely. " I should say so, Flodle! Threo ladles have told me tonight rather ex pllcltly that I'm a cad. What d'you think?" "You're not!" she cried Flodle sat up Indignantly, her eyes blazing. He gave her a quick surprised look, and his face lighted with hope. It was the first time their eyes had met In perfect accord. It waa the first real "You’re a Cad, Hall Bonlstelle.” thrlil. "Then— ” he hardly dared to say It— suit, still spotless. Alfred was pale— “ have you forgiven me. Flo?” pale as a ghost, and hls eyes were big "Have you forgiven me?” end sad. Hls lips were working nerv "Tout For what?" It was svldsnt ously, as If he were repeating some that she need not fear him. thing to himself. Flodle, her hand In Flodlt cast down bar eyea a mo hls arm, walked down to Hall Boal- ment. then raised them boldly. "For ^stella. , pte\4ridlh$."V ~'> 5> } ' ■ ” ?Mw. Alfred," she said encouraging "ITetendlng what?” ly. "ybu tell Mr. Bonlstelle what we "Pretending that 1 didn't care.’’ Flo- did this afternoon.” dle, suddenly embarrassed, Jumped up "A lfred !” exclaimed Hall, "wbat has and walked sway from him. Hall made he got to do with it?” a leap for her. He caught her In hla "I hope you won't be offended, Mr. arms. Bonlstelle," Alfred began timidly, “ Oh, do you care, Flodle? Do you? clahping bis hands tightly In front of Do you? Even after all this?” him, “ It was a great liberty to take, I He kissed her ardently full on the know, but Miss Fisher asked me to lips. and I knew It would be all right. And Flodle extricated herself from bia If It hadn't been all right, Mr. Bonl grasp. “ Isn't It—of course It’s very stelle, I'd a-done It Just the same, It nice. Hall— It's awfully nice— but Isn't Miss Fisher asked me to, Mr. Bonl It—Juat a little— well, premature?" stelle! I told her I would and I did. She brought It out timidly, but her I asked her would she ask me some face showed her rapture. thing hard to do, Mr. Honiatelle, but I He dropped hla arms and stood, sud didn't believe that nothing could be so denly disconcerted, then laughed nerv hard as what she askod me, Mr. Bonl ously. "Why, surely you ought to be- stelle, and It was the hardest thing llove me now, Flodle! I'm right back that she could ask!” to where I was this morning—no for "Flodle, can you translate?” Hall tune, no prospects—Just working for asked, puzzled. > my living, and quite head, over heels v * {TO'UI'3 C O N TIN U E D .) In debt.” Flodle giggled blissfully, “ Do you American False Limb Boom. want your eggs boiled two minutes, American artificial limbs have an this morning, Mr. Bonlstelle, or excellent reputation in Europe. Doctor threo?” Elsenberg recently presented before He smiled and shook his bead the Imperial Society of Austrian Doc "Tea, It's all over— I'll have no mil tors a man who had lost legs and lions to offer you, after all, Flodle. I ’m arms In an electrical explosion In Just a poor devil of a photographer. the United States. He had been pro Don’t you believe me now?” he repeat* vided with American artificial limbi, ed anxiously. and on returning to Austria, due to Flodle was trembling. "Believe hls great energy, la able to do all what. Hall?” she hung her head. "You kinds of work. The man Is now being haven’t said It, y e t!” sent to the various Austrian hospitals For a moment he stood looking at In order to ahow the aoldlera who her, puzzled, then a broad grin spread have lost limbs what they can do with over hls face. "O h!” he cried. "W ell the use of artificial ones. I guess! Is that It!” Jubilant, now, he approached her with playful mock- Fusible Tin Boiler Plugs. romantic airs, knelt and ptlt hls arms The Investigation of fusible tin boil around her. "W ill you marry mo, er plugs haa been completed at the Flodle?” bureau of standards and presented for publication. It Is believed that there CHAPTER XV. can now be no excuse for boiler ex plosions from Imperfect plugs tf the Flodle Inexplicably burst Into tears. bureau findings are followed, namely, Hall waa alarmed, but he managed to to use tin to 99 9 per cent purity and keep hls wits about him. "Quick, Flo free from zinc, a requirement easily dle, for heaven's sake! There's some met, but which baa. not been the body coming 1 Will you?” actual practice In many casea. *