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o- whether It wee wise or unwise. It wag now too late, and ha refrained. For awhile after the girl had gon« upstairs Thorps talked volubly tv tha officer, Intending to give her as much time aa possible to make ller escape. During this period Thorpe was think ing how she could get away. There was a rear staircase by which she A Storu of an American might descend Into a back yard and thence gain another street Hut It W ho Protected a was likely that there were others oo Russian Gtrl. the lookout, and It was pneslble that her flight by this route would he Inter cepted Other house« about the seme Bu HLINOK MAKSH height as tha ona they were In flanked — 0 ------------------------------------- ------- 6 It, and alia might escape by the roof In any event If she succeeded Thorpe Wlilla I hr inai Itusulmi revolatluo would lie left to the mercy o f the Hus was cow ing uu, Alan Tliuriw, a young slan governm ent Ainarlcau. In «vlint was thru Ht. l'e- What was Ills amazement to sea her (srsburg wna walking ou ilia at reel re-enter the room. P rin c ip le s W h ic h R a ilw a y * H o ld S h o u ld ona «lay wlirn auddauly ti« fait a hand "M y dear," she aald. " I wish you G o v e rn R e g u la t o r y Sy a te m In In te r- ou bis arm. a aoft, «mull hand, evi would go uiwtalrs and see If you can • eete of P u b lic a n d the K o a d o — C o m dently Ix'loiiglug l*i i * . ...n OI iibo . And my passport. I thought 1 left It p u lso ry g ye te m of F e d e ra l In c o r p o lug aldcwl»«-, li« auH u gtii ««Mimlugly lu my trunk when I went out. and, ra tio n F a vore d . though I havo turned everything up about twiuity year» o f age. I-nuking I think uji appealingly, *|io htirrlrdly «|>nko a «Ido down, I haven't found It Washington, Dec, 4.—That tbe Inter few word« In the Ituaalan language In that I must have placed It In your est* o f national defenso require that ! trunk, hut It la locked and I could not a low tone. Thor|>e was couuected open It. Go and see If It la not there.” control o f railway lines should rest with an ageury o f an American bual Whnt could her return mean but with tho federal government nnd not ueaa house In Ht. I'uti‘reburg nnd had that she had found that she could not j with the state* wu* tho i-lului ad- lived In Ituaala long euougb to apeak aacrlflca her lien**fact or nnd bad come | '-'«need by Alfred I*. Thom, counsel the lauguage pretty well. "Q lv e me your protection," aald the back to permit blin to escape Instead | ui the Hallway Executives' Advisory girl. “ 1 am followed and may ba ar o f herself? l ie was not to be placed Committee, lu concluding hi* prelim- In tlie position o f accepting such a Innry Ntntcment of the ram* fur the rested." sacrifice from a woman Taking a "W h a t do you wt»h me to d ot” railways In-fore the -N'ewluuils Joint bunch o f keys from Ills pocket, he "Hay that I am your w ife." Committee on Interstate Commerce. handed them to her, telling her to go "W h y do you fear arrest?" "W e must be efficient a* a tie lion If " I am supposed to be a revolution herself aud look for her passport In | we are to dcul suceesHfully with our hla trunk. Him demurred at first, but ist." j national emergencies,” said Mr. Thom. " I am an American. You lielng a when ha handed her hla overcoat, ask ing her to take It up with her, she con "and we must appreciate that efficient Ituaalan, I doubt IT' - trun«port;Hlon 1* an essential condition . “ A ll the better," aald the girl In sented and again left the room, with • o f national efficiency. I f we are to the coat on her arm. broken English. "You being a foreign If the officer had any suspicions they j halt and weaken our transportation er, the police will be all tho more care were lulled by the worann's return. systems by state line*, by the iwrnm ful In arresting your w ife." And when she le ft the room a second rient Imposition o f bttrdens'toy unwise "W h ere did you learn English?" “ 1 apeak several languages. 1 have time with Thorite's coat there was a 1 regulation, we will make national etli been lu England I once apent some great relief In her L?art. The moment 1 lency impossible.” aim waa out o f the officer's sight aho S ta te » ’ R ig h t s W o u ld N o t Suffer. mouths there." . Tho gtrl withdrew her hand for a put her hand In the pocket o f the coat Mr. Thom clt«*d many Instances In few moments, snd Thorpe felt some lo assure herself that what atm had | which shippers In on» stnt«* were In- thing drop lit the side pocket o f his | placed In It was still there. Hhe felt j Jtirlously affected by selfish regula- it and hurried on, transferring It na overcoat j tlona lmi>o*ed on the railroads by she did so to her own person. During "W h at's th a t)" lie asked. | aelgbborlug states. H e pointed out her previous absence from below she "N e v e r mind whst It ts. I f It is dis 'that federal regulation would lie no In covered there ami you do not know bad Investigated tbe route o f escape i vaslon o f the rights o f the states but by tbe roof and now kept on till aho what It Is you will lie really surprised. would tie the means o f preserving the reached It. Emerging from the scut The police will thus be the more read rights which they acquired when they tle, she ran to the neat building, which ily couvlucetl that you did not put It ! entered the Hnloti, one **f which was was but a few feet lower. Jum|>cd there yourself.” 1 the right to tbe fri** timvement of their ; down on to It, ran over several build “ Huppose I refuse to acknowle«lge products across state boundaries. ings o f the same height aud disappear ■o SAFETY DEMANDS FEDERAL CONTROL OF THE RAILROADS Plauinfl the Police Only Way lo Meet Emergencies oi Halloo, Says A. P, Thom. STATES’ RIGHTS PRESERVED yo ur " In that case. If they arrest me, I am loet." "W h e t do you mean)“ “ 1 shall a|>cnd tho rest o f my life In Hiberta.” This surely was an unfortunate post- tlon In which to lie placed-an at tractive girl pleading for a chance to avoid a lifelong Imprisonment, endan gerlng the liberty o f the man she asked to help her. Thnr|>e was an American, full o f chivalry. U e knew that tha seuslble thing for nlm to do w-aa to diseugago himself from the girl nnd leave her to take care o f herself. Hut he could not bring himself to do this. It flashed through his mind that tf he tecatne Involved he would find n way out o f the trouble Ue hud tho rights o f any foreigner, nnd ho wan not In terested In the revolution lie might •tiffer Imprisonment for n time, but he would eventually l*o able to prove that be was not n revolutionist. II needed only thin reasoning. In addition lo the pleading face turned up lo Ills and tha feeling o f the IIIile hand ou tits arm. to Win him lo the glrl'a purpose. When hla mind was made up he be gnu to talk volubly In English to bis companion, ladutlug out various oh Jects aa he pna«cd them with Ids cane, as though he were conducting her through the city as a stranger Occa sionally he used the words “ my dear,” but It la doubtful If the tw o w *r* un der surveillance or, If ao, whether they wero understood, for a Itusslan police officer la not supposed to know Eng lish. The girl, loo, played the part o f a visitor to the city, regarding with Interest the objects pointed out and re marking upon them. "A r e we going toward your hom e)" asked Tbor|*c lu a whisper. "N o ; take me to yours." This staggered the American, but he rcuiemliered the great stake o f a life Imprisonment In tho Kara mines for tho gtrl he was aiding, und he led the way to hla lodgings, tlo was about to pasa Into the house where he lived when an officer atc[>ped up to him nnd aald very civilly In the Itusalau tongue: "H o v e you your passport with you. air?" Thori>e. who was never without hla passport, took It from Ills pocket and banded It to the officer, who looked at It nnd from It to him Seeing that the description tnlllcd with the orig inal, tho officer handed the document hack to Its owner, then asked: “ May I see tundnme'a passport?" "W hat does he say?" asked the girl o f Thorpe, pretending not lo under stand. " l i e wishes to see your passport.” "Ob, It la In my trunk. Ask him to come In and I will show It to him," By this time the officer was con vlnecd thnt the pair were American travelers Me went Into the house and remnlned with Thorpe In a reception room wlillo the girl ascended tho atatr- caae ostensibly to go lo her room to get her pnss|sirt Thorpe, who knew that she would not come back, engaged tho offii er a attention by nsklng him questions The man wished to atop the gtrl but ref/alned from doing ao until It was too late Thorpe, who knew Dial when the officer was con vinced that Ills supposed w ife would not return lie would take him Into custody was In agony He remember ed the girl's slipping something Into his pocket and knew It would lie found there All tills seemed too much to do fo r a woman lie had never seen before, and he was temptixl to free himself at on e« by declaring tha deception; bu t ed down tbe scuttle o f tho fifth house from tha one from which she bad started. Wheu some time bad passed and tb « girl did not return Thorpe began to show signs o f Impatience. U e pro posed to go a fter her. but the officer Interposed. Thorpe waited a little longer, then said: " I fear that If I do not go up at once I shall lose my valuables.” "W h y a o ? ' asked the officer. "Sure- j ly your w ife would not steal from . 7 °« " "Hhe Is not my wife. I never saw her before today. She Joined me on the street I presume aim Is "— The officer w a ltol not to bear tha rest, hut. springing up. rnu to tbe door, gave a shrill whistle, thou ran up stairs, followed by several other men. Every room In tho liouso was search ed, Including Thcr|ic'a npartmeiits. Be sides Ids overcoat, several articles o f value were missing, lie was aston ished. thinking that, after all. he had been robbed by a woman who bad worke«! ou his sympathies for tho pur pose. Hut the police disabused his i mind o f this theory They knetv bet ter They had been on the track o f a woman they knew well. T ills one they did not kuow, but while chasing the other had come to suspect her. She had fooh>d them by placing herself un der Thorpe's wing and pretending to i l>e hla w ife Hut Thorpe was believed to be entirely lnnoceut In tbe matter and wns not troubled even to mako an | explanation One day Thorpe waa accosted on tb « street by an old woman who asked for alms Ue was turning sw ay from her when m I h * said In a low tone: " I am the girl you saved from Sibe ria." Thorpe scrutinized her and saw thnt i her while hair wns a w ig; the wrin kles In her face were skillfully painted, lie asked her to give him an nccount of herself since he snw her Inst A fter telling him how she escaped she con tinued: 'T h e article I allp|»ed In your over coat pocket was a bomb. I had re ceived II a few minutes liefore I Joined you from a worker In the cause of Russln's lllioration. When I was per mitted to go upstairs for my passport I could have escn|>ed. but I was un willing to leave you. my benefneto». with the bomb In your overcoat pock et. Your nsklng me to carry your coat upstairs solved the problem. I roblied yon o f certain articles Mint It might appear to tho police thnt I wns a com mon thief who had deceived you. This 1 would avoid Implicating yon In pro tecting a revolutionist. When It ts safe to do so the articles will be re turned to you." "W h o are yon?" asked Thorpe " I am tho daughter o f a noble My home Is In the province o f Vologda. I came Into the revolutionary party through teaching the children on my father's estate I am now a steady worker for the cause Hut I expect to lie taken In time and sent lo Siberia. I hnve made many narrow escapes nnd should have been taken when I nttneh ed m.vaelf to you had It not been for the stupidity o f the officer who do mntided my pnssporf. I hnve stopped you to thank you for whnt yon did for me and to say thnt your property will lie returned to you. Yon are hence forth whllo In Ttussln tinder the care o f ! the revolutionists nnd have nothing to fenr." She turned away from Thorpe, and | ba never saw or beard o f her again. W h a t tha R a ilr o a d s A d vocate. Tb e principles which the rajlroads believe should !>e Inoorjmrated In any Just system o f regulation were stun- j mnrlzed by Mr. Thom ns follows; 1 The entire power and duty of reg ulation should lie In the hands o f the national government, except ns to mat- ter* so essentially local and Incidental that they cannot lx* used to Interfere with the etttrlen« y o f the service or tbe Inst rights o f the carriers. 2 A* one o f the means o f accom plishing this, a system of compulsory ! federal Incorporation should lie adopt- | i-d. Into which should tie brought all i railroad eortsiratlons engaged In Inter- | «tote or foreign commerce, j 3. The Interstate Commerce Commls- slon under existing lows has too much to do and Is charged with conflicting i functions. Including the Investigation, prosecution and division o f cases. The latter duties should lie placed In the hands o f a new body which might lie ¡'•ailed the Federal Railroad Commis sion. Regional Commissions should be established In different parts of the country to assist the Interstate Commerce Commission by handling le- cal cases. ■4. The power o f tbe Commission should be extended to enable It to pre scribe minimum rates and not merely maximum rates as at present. T ill* would Increase their power to prevent unjust discriminations. J u s tic e to P u b lic a n d Ro ad s. fi. It should he made the duty o f the Interstate Commerce Commission, In tho exercise o f Its powers to fix rea sonable rat«'*, to so adjust the*:' rates that they shall lie Just at once to the public and to the carriers. To this end tbe Commission, In determining rates, should consider the necessity o f main tatnlng efficient transportation and ox tensions o f facilities, the" relation of expenses to rate* and the rights of shippers, stockholder* and creditor* of the roads. ft. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion should lie In v e s t«! with ttie pow er to fix the rates for carrying malls. T. The federal government should hnve exclusive power to supervise the Issue o f stocks nnd bonds by railroad carriers engaged In Interstate and for elgn commerce. 8. The law should recognize the es sential difference between things which restrain trade In the case o f ordinary mercantile concerns nnd those which restrain trade In the ense o f common onrrler*. Tho question o f competition is not the only fair criterion. 9. The law should expressly provide for the meeting and agreement o f tmf- lie or other officers of railroads In re- spect o f rates or practices. Tills should, however, he safeguarded by requiring the agreements to lie filed with the Interstate Commerce Comm * slon and to he subject to be disapprov ed by It. "M.v legal proposition," Mr. Tlioin said. "Is thnt the Constitution as It now Is gives full authority toCongre** to regulate the Instrumentalities of In terstnte commerce In all their inrt* I f the power o f regulation I* to reac1 the public requirements, it must 1 e co extensive with the In s trm n e ii.u li,* of commerce." Mr. Thom explnincu that the wind- are not ssklng either o f the Conimltiei or o f Congress any Increase in rove nnes, hut that they are merely nvkine the perfection o f a system which will he responsible to any need that mu.« arise. T h e Strange Case of a Buried Soldier PUBLIC SALE By F, A . MITCHEL I will have a Public Sale of all my Stock and House- Antoine Hlanc, a French soldier flgbt- Ing at tho siege o f Verdun, while en hole Goods at the “ Old Pomeroy Place," miles East of gaged lu a counterattack upon the Herman* fell to the ground and lay mo Mehama, on the Little North Fork Road, on tionless. The counterattack succeed ed, and the French held the ground on which the fight occurred Blanc's friend. Ixmln Ht-vaure, serving lu the same company, saw him fa ll and when the fight ceased went to him and took him up. t o all appearance* Blanc was dead, but Devaure could find no wound. Surgeon* to whom tbe case was refer red surmised that the man had been killed by the air pressure o f a missile or. having a weak heart, had suc cumbed from that cause under excite ment. j Devaure secured a coffin, or, rather, a box, and burled hla friend near ■ j ravine Mint ran through the battlefield. j Thnt nlgbt a severe rain set la. swelling a tiny stream that ran through the ravine and overflowing | Its liariks. In tho morning Devanre visited Ids friend's grave nnd found Mint the Hood had widened the ravins and tbe end o f the box containing tb « ! body wns exposed. Moreover, the end had Ix-eii removed. This removal as ! tonished Iievaure. who, looking Into One Sheep. T w o and one half dozen chickens. Oliver the box. found It empty. He was as much surprised at this as plow, N o. 40. One two-seated hack. Set of double har ( ho Imd been to discover that his friend ! had been killed In battle without any ness. Small tools. Good kitchen range. Good heater. : sign o f having l<een h it A fte r study Tables. Chairs. Bedstead, Springs and , ing the possible onuses o f the absence Kitchen cabinet. , o f the body he arrived at tbe conclu Mattress, 4 ton of hay, 4 ton of straw. Other articles too nu sion that tbe water as it receded took the body wish I t Hut this did not »e- merous to mnetion. ; eount for the rem oval o f the end o f tbe box. j Dining the day several attempts were made by tbe Germans to recover the TERMS OF SALE— Sums of $10.00 and under, Cash. O ver $10. ground through which the ravine ran. They made a lodgment, but were not a credit of months on bankable note at interest. During the fighting | able to bold I t discount for cash on sums over $10. N o property to be re Devaure was slowly retreating In the ravine, w licit* he and his comrades moved until settled for. were less exposed to the German fire, and while giving wny before the ene my be passed tho protruding end of the box from which his friend had dis W. RICHARDSON, Clk. appeared. W hat was Devaure’s astonishment to , aee tho soles o f a pair o f boots In the ! place where hla dead comrade's boots should be had he remnlned burled! At evening the ground contended for remnlned In possession o f tbe Ger ; mans. Devaure told some o f his com , rades o f his having failed to find Blanc’s body ond o f his having a fter ward seen the soles o f boots in the box during tho retreat H e was laugh ed at fo r his story. However, the contention for Blanc’s burial place was not yet over. A t daylight the next m om iug the French ! made another effort to possess them- j selves o f i t In tills fight Devaure was not In the ravine, but one o f his friends, I'ierro 1-nrraiioe, passed right RUFT under the liox in question. The French were again dispossessed, and I.arra- l>ee reported that lie had stood where he could see Into the box, the sun lighting Its Interior, and It was empty. ! Devaure was forced to the conclu sion that his first view was correct and that In liis second lie must have been mistaken, though he bad been as sure o f seeing a pair o f soles as ho was o f I seeing the box that contained them. A wood bordered this much fought ; over region, and when night fell the Germans, a fter shelling the wood, ad Devaure’s com 1 vanced to take it. pany was among the forces used in ra repelling this attack. Amid the flash ing o f guns, the glare o f searchlights, the roaring and the shouting, the two opposing forces contended for the wood. W hile Devaure's company were pressing forw ard he saw a man rise out o f the ground nnd turn for a mo , ment to look at the French ns If to sat isfy himself whether they were friends or enemies. Then, evidently assured, Stayton Mail and Daily Oregonian 1 year $6.00 he turned toward tbe Germans and be Stayton Mail and Daily and Sunday Oregonian 1 year 7.50 g in to fire at them with his rifle. W hat wns Devaure's astonishment Stayton Mail and Daily Oregon Journal 1 year 4.75 | to see in the white, haggard face o f Stayton Mail and Daily and Sunday Oregon Journal 1 year 6.00 this man his friend Blanc! Devaure wns more nenrly paralyzed Stayton Mail and Evening Telegram 1 year 4.00 with terror at this ghostly being than at tho frightful scene aliout him. "flic ghost fell back into the ranks o f the French. Devaure seized hla arm, and the ghost turned. “ Lou is!” 1 "A ntoine!” These words w ere spoken, though not heard by either for the din. But Devaure wns assured that his friend stood with him In the flesh. When day came nnd the fighting I ceased Billin' recounted his remarkable adventures to his chnm. He hml roine to consciousness with V a sense o f suffocation nnd chilled feet, which were resting ngnlnst some ob W ith a spasmodic effort he B E 1 stacle forced this object aw ay anil felt rush ing water, which soon engulfed him. j Feeling that he wns lnclnse*l except nt his feet, lie pulled himself In thnt dl- rectlon nnd struck water nt or about Its surface. Finding a bank, he somm- b!ed up It and, realizing that he might he among enemies, lay still till there was light enough to see the road. Then lie went there and hid. During the next day, st'oing Germans ’ oi dug. he ran to the ravine nnd had Just time to i rnwl again Into his eof ROSE BEADS, ALL COLORS :d> when a fight began Not knowing will h side was near him. he remained Mil utof was restored, then got back to the wood, where lie dug himself In. Having possessed himself o f the rifle Newspapers, Magazines [ and ammunition of a dead soldier by M • way. he did some fighting from his In- o on his own account. Devaure's story wns vindicate«!. Z'/t W e d n e sd a y , Jan. 3 rd Sale Commences at 10 a. m. FREE LUNCH AT NOON HORSES-Black mare, wt. 1150. Brown mare, wt. 950. One spring colt. CATTLE--Two milk cows, one giving milk, one fresh in Mar. Four heifers, yearling and coming yearling. Three 1 and 2 yr-old steers. One calf. 9 8c/c 3c/o Geo. Keech, Auct. U D T H O M A S ' ■ llUIYlf\w SUBSCRIBE FOR The Stayton Mail f NOW jf±±±iZLui IS THE T IM E It is gettin g the time o f year when you wish to replenish your r e a d i n g fo r another year. W e can offer you some attractive c o m b i n a t i o n s with The Mail which you cannot afford to overlook. Remember we can save you money on any publi cation. Come and see us before you subscribe. THE STAYTON MAIL Box Candies Chocolates Caramels Creams, Etc. 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