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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
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UK FDITOK OKA COl'NTRY I'.U'I R sMiy thr J
mi KrwmJ rm.'iimKf of hi JrUi.t ith miam mmi-pol
itan paper. IVrr hiJ n a t.truJ avuJriit. anJ the b'tf city
naner called" him up to crt a ttory. I If t in hit rrpt Nt on r "'"S "
Mm, hm ruMruthr to f.nj fhat the Hrrtk ttury mm iMfrrmt in aim.-
ever particular.
lie a conf.'Jrnt that the paper, on cri"C h 'P w,f ,n
that there had been an aviJmt. hid" faieJ th o'rcum.tamT. of thr wh.Jf
thine in aJvantf, anJ vrry Uc!) put it into tnr. lrawnj only a few Manlt
tor the Iit of thor injured", nam of conJovtor anJ mi'inecr. etc.
I.nr.1 mrirwvmJmt for bin city raprrs perform their otk faithfully
and oftrn at oM of much hard orrtuw and irwiimrnlrniT. Pn'nti'tti: i
partly fAfd story put thnn in a riJiculou p-nitim before the h-mr oxn
munity.
Tha i only one of thoutanJt of inttarvrr that could h aJJiKfd of the
method prevailing in a certain section of the ntftropolitan prn. It it mme
time said" that the public llrt to read intrrtstitij: tiling, and i iiulllfrrenl
whether the stories are true or not. Thi i taiher unJcrtatine public in
frlligrnre. Few people lie to buy crern -prod. They will do it once or
twice, jutt as the farmer uxd freely to part ith their punl money for
gold bricks. Hut eventually they learn better.
Gradually the public i a!o learning better about newipapert. It
want to find out hat happened, not fiction originating in the brain of
clever reporter many mile away. It is learning out that the only ay to
leam the truth i to buy the newspaper produced at home, written by men
who depend for their were on their reputation for accuracy, fa!rnr, and
truth telling.
THE PLAN OF FEDERATION formed by the Congregational
churches at Oregon City, Jenning Lodge, Civ Lama and Park-til-
m tK liv.w-t Mkliirion fur fK rhurt'k tn fhp tmall town which
doe away with financial difficultir and promote the bet interest of re
ligious work.
In a community like Clackima or Parkplait there it a!way difficulty
in meeting the expense of maintaining a church. The talar? of the min
kter, the upkeep of the church and the purchase of the small newary equip
ment, together have al-a been prat enough to hinder the church from
takinc any part in extended missionary work. Such condition are the fe.r
mres of church work in almost rrery on all tillage.
But under the federation, the organization of which u now completed,
many of thee difficulties have been eliminated. One pastor will now min
ter to three of the communities and each of the four churches will be
brought into close harmony for the religious upbuilding of the county. Both
home and foreign missionary endeavors can now be undertaken with a light
er financial burden at home. (
In the federation of the four Congregational churches there lies a pos
sibility which makes the federation important as an experiment. Vh
know but that in the caurse of a few years, churche of a community, o
several denominations instead of one, will unite in one large institution?
It is a mystery to many from the larger communities how towns with a pop
ulation of only a few hundred can support several churches, each with a
minister. '
The federation is new to the west. It will be watched closely by all
interested in religious work not so much becaue of its novelty but because
of its importance.
four I. fih of tliit Mat d'Xie by tit rittrnt ttatr and two 'ailc io
tfitrt, the proUnn it far ti'Kil Jted italiimally.
Many of our big pntMiu a! Mitt uNiie bak to the nt ( lmg Jt'r'
Uwiw K""-l hat pMte up in piite, and one kni why it (hat it "' f nuh
to haul it uter bad iaJt to maikrt.
Kail) r (loitt in the hetirr ioal problem Mere along tlie In" tnml
;ne highta)v C(ly ttone todt Mrre laid out act" the tiatr to out-
rM tlie great crntrrt of population. Tl'ee are joout for the aulont"h'le
eriji. Hut thry tmnith but little hrlp to lite man mIio Mam to haul hit
ttiitatoe or hit corn to the itilriad ttaiion. Aim it take to long to trcuie
the ajirojriaiimt to build thnn, that the length first laid out niav I Morn
rut by the time the whole tyttem it ciNnplrtrd.
What it wanted today, (of the economic taKation of he Aineiitan pe
pie, it n houlevard for ptraujre tiding, but gxl roa.U trading around
ihrouth the bk OHintry to that farntrrt ran haul loadt to market, without
hiving to rut thnn Jon one half becaue of mud, sand, am! dut.
lite state of Miwouri hat retrntly agreed to pend dollar for dollar
with any amount that may be put up by omntie or by popular tubu'tiption.
It it a good projohi'iMHi for every other state.
lite city tatpaer tliould awent generoiitty to such a law in etrry ttate.
Kvery improved baik country road nieant that one nun, in grtting produce
to market, ran do the Murk of tuo, and one hor the wotk of a pair. If
there is any more practical nf(htd of reducing living cottt, it ha rt to he
Som n.
THE
MASTER KEY
By John Fleming Wilson
Oregon City Spectator at Fair
First Paper West of Rockies
FA LACKAMAS COUNTY SCHOOL CHILDREN are finding it
(( difficult to go to school, owing to the poor roads, ir. several Jis
tricts the attendarce has been materially reduced because the roads
are in such a condition that it is imposs'blc for th: pupils to walk a mile
through the mud and M ater.
The condition is not a reflection on the road supervisors themselves.
It is i convincing argument that the present sstem of ro;id building is all
wrong, that it is inefficient and wastc'ii..
Yet this is the condition despite the fact that in 1914, $'00,000, in
round figures, was spent on roads and, moreover, this will be the condition
a year from now, if the same tactics are followed through 1915. The
county court and the public in general seems totally unable to understand
the fact, recognized as an absolute truth in most states, that the only safe
investment in road building is permanent highways.
According to figures prepared by Mr. Staats, while he was extending the
tax roll, Clackamas county will again spend about $300,000 in mud and
dust. Tons of crushed rock and gravel will be scattered along the roads
to be pounded out of sight in the rainy season, hundreds of men will work
in the 60 road districts and their work will be dissolved before the storms
of the following winter. This has been the road history in Clackamas
county for the last half century. '
We have made many mistakes in handling the road funds. They are
now best forgotten. The logical thing for Clackamas county is to profi
by the record of the past and adopt common sense policies which have been
found successful in other states.
Yrtlow anr (t yrart of rilttanre
but ttlll IriclMr. a ropy of th flrtt
nevti-aprr print eit of th Rorky
mountain, th Orrsno Cltr Spectator,
will bo ami to the Panama Pacific
poltlon anil allt oreupr a promt-
rnt plo tn tha Coo county
hllMI.
Th paprr I tha property of Jack
MVlHmaM. of MarthMrlU. ho baa r
cWvfd It from rvlatlvra, early aottlera
In th Kate. It baa bern framed ao
aa to protect It from further wear as
a the pal"' U badly wont with too
murh hanJIInr.
11. Tha paper prlntisl un a
aw I loo hand prv whlrh was
brougbt "around lb Horn." l'olnm-1
T'Vault waa editor.
Tha Spectator wat ftlned by th
Araua and lha Kr l'ra app'artd
at about tha aanie time. The pre
hlrb aa firat lined for the Spectator
and later tha Araui moed lo
Koerburg. Tha Aru merged
with the Stateanun. now of Salem,
which waa printed here until tha ttate
capltol waa moved to Halcm. In S6t,
D. C. Ireland, formerly with the 81.
Paul Pioneer Preia. camo to Oregon
City and aUrted the Kntrrprine, the
CHA'TIR XVIII.
Tha "title In Ua kt.ite.
OR aa buur f Piwta aqulr-
'wtlid J tried ii puttiiMia
action Hut waa miad
plain lo blm thai ha evuld
a fold edlca. Tlie atartlna Bw
were in aa bunuir fr itnlt Tb
deiuandnt fed and
Al la be- a that ba mutt do
UJlblu liuiiMillalrly. Ha ratlrd
aoiua ut Iba leader lulo Hi tiffli-a and
with apparent fraiiknraa (old Ibent be
bad knuan nethliig of the titration
and that ba felt aura Wllktrwoa waa
unaware of II.
"What are you (oln( lo doT rtute
tli drniaitl.
-TWa." rrplled lrak. wrttlnf rap
Idly. He allowed IbrUl Iba ateoaafe:
llarnr WllkMi In AnolM. Cal I
feme It none al unr. TruvMe la blew-
mg lilUKK
"Will that brlna hlmT demanded
one of them coldly.
"II will. Jiw wbo will lake ll aad
eerid II r
Two Bea toluuinirj o laka c4d
Turn Kane' burrna and uiaka tha trip.
"And while yuu're ui Hllrnt V alley. "
lrake aald. ylrldlnf to a Hidden la
plrallon, "take tlila . aud (el oouia
rub for Iba ranii."
"There' allll aouie Uia ked up In lha
rouk bouae," aald auotber. "Il'a old
Tout Kaue a lookout, ao we dklu't el
actly feel Ilka taking It"
lraka turned to Tubba iuli kly.
"1'Utrlbule the food aa far aa It will
(u," ba aalil.
Tubba bN'ked autbleuly aeriuua. "I
uesa yuu better leaa that to We," ba
Tha atiitneer peered at Ibm dotty.
Ha kaltlnj'y aaumMid eer a-ma of
kba le(l pkraaea t lha lf(iu.lt.g aa
Iba aan) Tbuinaa llalLxj aud Harry
W'llkerevB) prouilii.llr dtlairl Ha
tllipreaeed. Ha dl-l twl eU'lrn(au4
Iba purport of lb pera Ha did
deretand that NTti. waa mhUIM
with Iba laaoleuce of lriiuh acfalef
ed Ha ftii Bed tlewly and l-ed lha
par bak.
"I fueaa that'll III 'iwr ba aald bua
klly. "I vueaa will." wat lha rMi.W.
TuMi aweaied lntibtful. Uli
oal of iba window now and aftla.
ftrake eelced bla fee II If
"Tha aoowaf yeti let Iba miner Itcv
tad tM lbl4 aeHIIrd Iba Utter "
Wllkerwn llrke. Ll dry Hp. Tha
iMttla waa on. Ha broka Iba aliaora
by aaylnf frurfly, "t'all 'eta up bore.
Illlir
Nulblnf li-alh. Tut'tai we.nl out en
I be porrb, aad bla boa rwe tooea re
Minded through Ibe little valley, la-
itanlly men apeied from dourwaje,
ton frulu t d -len plae In reeon
In that ralL Abd wuuien, rlub blug
tbrlr ctilldrrn. (wend out to aee wbal
waa In Iba air.
When lha men were gathered before
blm Wllkeraon alepd forward and
Miunteiiced to aieak He could hut
break Ihrlr aullen alienee, and. after a
few Word if (rurrallllea. be mualered
hla cutirage aud attoutrd: "I aui lite
wner of tbl mine! I bare Ibe deed
right berr
The effect of tble wat far other tha
be bad eipected. Ko a murmur eaate
from lha allll, atotlotileaa throng
waa aa If they had not beard bltu. la
Ikey Vt'p Llm fott a. WllU'reu
wilt keep hi eklrte tlear lha way
He ran eay that l ia a raid of'
l-a-lta"
ll.iw ew dr ill I Me happewr
drawled Jul,.
KtM g'aatced al Utm euikmaly. B
aadrraluud Ibal waibiag awl to fright
en llulb aad weol on aUUy. "Un. I
reckon Juat a awn aa Wliketven f H
TubU weaned frwt in I Uetlla ut bla."
Hut when lluib bad guwe lo br
ruuiu Ibe rwk waeted ne wwfda In
tmuulbUig Iblng o'er.
'Yeu'ta gul lo l and art quick.
be lold John and KertL "It alal
Iba lime for fouling Tonight may do
Ibe butt new. for IUe aJeth-aaa are
luiallent lleiueuihef that Mllkerwua
baa Iba ke;a lo lha wder betvae. aad
be ba all klnda ut i banco le lay hie
irapa"
"I dual think ba ei peeled M m
oon." John remarked.
"A g'd rook alwaya baa grub fur
people Ibal drop In 0 Bel peeled Ilka."
waa Ibe grlui reuoa. "Juat lake a
peek down there now."
Through the wludow John aa w that
Iba ramp waa quietly bul ourety dl
tiding Into fwa paniea. Tha alder
miner wer gatberad alioul Ibe rwk
haniy. Around Ibe oltlce aluud a
d"ea er au ntabunlrnta half drunk,
nnder Iba leadenblp of TublM, wbo
The flrtt taaue of tha SiHH-talor. of ;
which the paper now held by Mr. Me-1 only patter of tha pioneer group In
Donald la one, appeared in r'ebruary, Oregon City that turrit ed
aald In a low role. "I kuow wbera
It will do tb mt good." Ha winked Jk lower lone ba repealed It. "I am lha
airly. jownerof Ibe 'Master Key mine and all
I that goe with It
Ueantlm. John Dorr. CTerett an.1 M W. and Hill
Ton. Kan. w.re an.tlne lone houra TUht4 l.kH at the.n Bnd gravely P.4
In dUeuaalng what waa lo be don to JpJ -t
aar tba "Maater Key- lo llulb. Tow n,J '"tiwled tbem and eould touch
nu,r. ..e II.. .It,... 'or tMt BUltleUlblty. HUH OO BOUud
FORUM OF THE PEOPLE
la Charity Deaervlnjt
HEAVER CREEK. Ore.. Jan. 19.
(Editor of the Enterprise) I are by
yesterday paper that there la urgent
need for more funds and donation of
rood and clothing If tha Co-operative
Relief committee hall be able to meet
tha rails for help from the needy of
Oregon City. There Is one question I
would like to ask: Are the sixty odd
families who are receiving aid, doing
all they can to help tbemselvea?
At the dinner table today we were
ditcusalng the situation with a neigh
bor, who Is doing a little carpenter
job for us.
The question of helping people wag
one be had studied on a good deal, he
lie thought of course, the wo
men and children needed the help
but the men well a good many of
them would rather go to a free soup
kitchen than to work for their board
and email pay. Take a carpenter, for
Instance who baa been getting regular
union wages, be wouldn't be willing
to come out here and do the Job he
(the neighbor) waa doing, for hla
board and small wages.
Said he, "How did we get our little
start?" By bard work and denying
ourselves things that we wanted,
amusements that called for money,
etc. Many men who are Idle now
have earned more than we have dur
ing the summer, but where have their
wages gone? Often times to the sa
loons and dives, and should we take
our hard-earned money to feed them
now?
Said he, "I never turn a hungry man
away from my door. I'd feed any who
came to my door hungry, till the last
potato was gone,
I believe there are many who feci
the same way, and who would gladly
do all in their power to help deserv
ing people people wbo are doing all
EARLY EVERY ONE OF THE STATE LEGISLATURES
considering this winter demands for more help for road building,
Ten years ago all the states together put up but $2,000,000 for road
buildintr. exclusive of local funds. In 1914 thev spent $43,000,000. But
OUR INTERESTS ARE
ENTIRELY AT HOME
JT is the policy of this bank to
confine its business to this im
mediate yicinity. We consider
it but just to our depositors, and
to those whose business we
solicit, to follow this course.
"We ask you to deposit your
money with us, and, in turn, we
hold ourselves in readiness to
meet the demands of those
whose welfare we are trying to
promote; that is, our towns
people and farmers adjoining us.
The Bank of Oregon City
33 YEARS IN BUSINE88.
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in their power to help rhemselves. I
ould like to submit one or two sug
gestions:
First Let the committee make a
canvass to find out what these needy
men are capable of doing and make a
list of same, for example: (a) handy
with tools, can do rough carpenter
work; (b) good hand to paper and
paint; (c) raised on garm, good milker
(e) good at clearing land; (f) willing
to do house cleaning or any odd Job.
Publish these lists, revised from week
to week, In the Oregon City papers,
with the understanding that the men
are willing to work for their board
and- small pay until regular Vork
opens up. Often a farmer who could
not pay regular wages would hire one
or two men under these conditions
and If very short of money, would be
able to give potatoes, meat and fruit
to help support the men's families.
The women who are able-bodied and
free to be away from home could be In
cluded in these lists. A near neigh
bor of out's who Is 111, though not sick
in bed, would be glad to have some
woman who Is a "half nurte" and
could get up appetlltlng meal for
her. I think she would pay the wo
man small wages, but could not afford
to pay nurae'a price.
It also occurs to me that both men
and women could make articles In
their own bomea. auch a chair and
other articles made out of haxel
brush, wall clothe rarka. footstools,
and the women could crochet lace,
make children garments, etc. Theite
things could all be brnuKht to the re
lief headquarter and exchanged for
provisions and clothing. Many people
would be willing to give a fair price
for auch article, partly becatute they!
wanted them, and partly because they
were glad to help thcte needy people
to help themaelvea, thus preserving
their selfrespect as they could not do
If they (the needy) 'did nothing but
waited for some one else to do every
thing for tbem.
I have but one other suKReatlon to
offer. Among these needy ones, can
not some trusty person be found who
will stay every day at relief headquar
ters to receive any contributions that
might be brought In. Suppose some
former whose heart waa touched
should bring In some sacks of potatoes
for free distribution and find the re
lief headquarters closed, what would
he do with them Would he be likely
to bring any more? Not every farmer
can keep posted on when the rooms
are open. If the unemployed men are
really anxious for work any kind of
honest work that will help support
themselves and their families until
they can get regular Jobs why Is It
we never see them a few miles from
Oregon City on the aide roads? If
they do come out Into the country
hunting work it must be they stick to
the main road. Sincerely.
FARMER'S WIFE,
tlon at the mine aud aaaerted that un
lea prompt meaaurea were taken Dot
only would Iber ba actual dlatrru.
lull Ilk. I rtnllnr
from tba uiluerm.
There la a quality In lha alienee of
I iba crowd of earnest mn that la mure
I questioning than auy word could be.
Tun knnaf K.m. of tha worat one " worked aud lolled
bang wllb Wllkemou." ba nld grlui- for olJ T'u tJ"""n' "ho
ly. "and they might at any time take biiu weu. woo ua.i ou ineir
It Into tbelr bead to do a little dyna
miting. Pyuaniltltig la mighty dan-
loyalty teatrd to tha utmoat bow de
manded tbruugb tbelr lliiierloua al
r,m. amir araun.1 aereral thousand l' '' Wllkeraon ujen up bla mllid
dollar' worth of machinery, and If ,0 ,brm- ,f M n """r
they blew up the working! there ,u Matter rey.
wouldn't be any mlna left, yuu
"I aee." said Everett at bint. "Not
baring tha paper. I ran t put this deal
through tha way I want to eventually.
Uut aoiuethlug muat ba don on Iba
apot
rnat did ba In
tend to du?
'You'd belter eay auine mora quick-
ly." warned i'rak In a low tune. And
Wllkeraon, completely bewildered l
lha match to lha powder. Ha atrped
forward with a ugly a kwk a be
II 1
u
TT" is '
II I
A
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i
The Old Cah Ofltred la FigM Him an
Any Term.
In tha way of money f added Kane U-M aaauma and cried. -.Now tell me
. . tm iia Tin, w nil,
nnrtuiy. i -
-i.w.i..i. IV,mi ..m.,1 with all 'naianuy iua air was mini win
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l..rf.,l.,.. "Saw I'm us to loan " uinniii.uirm
John borr here 15.000 today fr tha rlf"" tuluintm later Harry Wllker
M..t..e Ker- mine. Then"- aweatlnf within the cabin
Jubn .book bis head. -That ln't wl,n hnkliit band be poured bltn
bualueaa-llke.- be pruteeted. ou tumbler of Tubba' whUky
Everett died hla keen evea on him. pronilaed tba niloera hack pay
-Any reason why I shouldn't ln tady work, full wage and food. Ha
moner to MIm Ituth Gallon's manager "" make good, aud ba did not know
Another Questions Charity.
OREGON" CITY, Ore., Feb. 2. (Ed
itor of the Enterprise)--Regarding a
letter signed by "Farmer's Wife" In
today's Issue of your paper, gives one
considerable food for thought. There
is much truth In It. When the first
appeals came out this year for held, I
Interested myself in adding to the
funds from several sources, then I
thought I would get some 6f the
'needy" to split the wood In my baso-
ment, that I usually did- I did, but
I paid the full market price. You see
I though I could save myself a little
and help that man too, but I was mis
taken. The same thing occurred to
my wife, I phoned to the committee to
send a woman to help her. After a
day In dlfferents kinds of work, when
asked the price, it was 25c an hour!
Nevertheless, I will do all I can to
help the needy and no one shall go
away from my door hungry while I
have anything but isn't It a strange
phenomena? Yours,
INTERESTED.
and guanllnuT Any reason wby you.
looking after ber Interest, ihould re
fuse help In tiling up ber affairs?
lKirr flushed. "I didn't mean It that
way. It seem a If I kind of messed
things up myself, and l-l thought I
mlrht get 'em set right by myself."
"You culled on me. and I'm the doc
tor. anlil Everett nulliorlUitiVe!y. Ut
nulled out bla wallet aud commenced said 1 would
eountlni out bills. "I came prepared It wa late In tbs afternoon when
far this, for I thought thera might be Tom Kana appeared on th mnll wng
an emergency " on- The driver bad already Informed
"But who will Uike charge of It? blm of how affair were going-, and
Who will gu to the in I no?" tho cook wanted no time. He climbed
The broker laughed nt blm. "Not down from Ibe high sent. Jerked hla
you. You'd be In a fight In three min- battered case out of tba wagon and
bow.
"Tubba,' ha aald aha r ply, -you muat
Dud out wbnt men wa ran trust. Hay
nothing, but get all tba Information
you can. I ll maka It worth the while
of tba men who'll stick by me."
Again the engineer chuckled fatuous
ly. "They'll all stick by ye." he aald
igely. "a'loug a y pay 'elu Ilka yuu
utes, specially If Wllkeraon I u rued up
Tom Kaue Is our ninu." He turned on
the old man abruptly. "Will you take
this money and go?"
mode atrnlght for hi shanty. Within
flva minute be bad divested himself
I of hi black clothe and donned h'a
official overall Hud apron. Theu he
The old cook stared at the crisp bills appeared on the porch aa calm aud un
and then at Dorr. "I ain't bundled concerned aa though he hsd not been
paper worth that much lately," he ro- away.
marked. "Rut if yuu waut me to go In no time at all a rotiplo of dozen
In there and feed them people and get miner had gathered to shake hands
'em back to work and keep tilings go and awap news, Naturally their big
Ing till John can fix things up here I'll gest Item win Wllkemou's proclnma-
go."
On bis way to the mine Harry Wll-
kerson's courage, newly 11 red by a last
conversation with Jean Darnell, com
menced to ebb.
Drake and Tubbs received blm with
undirected relief. A few words suf
ficed to make the statu of affair
tlon of ownership.
At this Tom Kaue laughed acorn-
fully. II derided tho paper, ridiculed
the miners for being fools easily taken
I In and suited In set term that he.
Tom Kane, actually held the place of
authority.
This soon camo to Wllkcrmm'a ear.
pluln. Tubbs looked at his superior ana ue niimoo uown me mil 10 top
with strained nnxletr In his bleared what he knew to be a dnngerouB boci.
eyes. Dull nnd sodden with liquor as M0"' l"tnntly the old cook locked
I L. ...sib. 1. 1 S. .. .S t. I a
Newport Grange pushing for a co
operative creamery.
Here Is A Problem In Law
That Bothered Students
University of Oregon, Eugene, Feb,
"A owned a tract of land that was
mortgaged to C. A then leased the
land to B for a term of two years. By
parol agreement between A and B, a
barn was thereafter built on the land
by A, and, according to the said a
greement, B was to hire the barn and
upon having paid for it, was to have
he right to remove It. The '"rn was
set firmly upon a solid foundation, but
was built and used solely for agricul
tural purposes. B paid for the barn,
and thereafter and during the term
of bis lease, he bought the whole tract
of land from A, subject to the mort
gage to C, which he assumed. C. aft
erward foreclosed the mortgage, and
at the sheriffs sale the land was
bought up by D, wbo, by patrol, agreed
that the barn abould not pas to him
by the sheriff's deed. D then sold the
land to E, but said nothing about the
born. B then removed the barn as an
'agricultural fixture,' relying upon the
privilege the law extends to tenants.
E sued blm In trespass. What abould
the Judgment be?" ,
This problem In land law was
tackled, along with seven others equal
ly complicated. In a four hour exami
nation given Saturday by Dr. Edward
W. Hope, professor of law, to students
in the new state university law school.
The examination waa In "Introduction
to Property," and the question above
is repectfully referred or discussion
to the land-owners, tenants and land
lords of the state. The problem may
be an ea?y one for the lawyers, but It
bothered the law students consider
ably.
be was, be understood perfectly that
everything depended on the nexj few
days. The engineer hnd lived tn min
ing camps and on the desert all his
life, nnd be knew the passions engen
dered by the arid mountains nnd the
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"I guaaa that'll fix 'ami"
remorseless desert. What would Wll-
kerson do? Was be strong enough to
handle these men wbo were ready for
anything, even to bloodshed If aroused?
Wllkeraon bud lost bla sense of fear
oddly enough. Aa he bnd come Into
the camp a doxen miner bod recog
nized blm and scowled. He had felt
tbelr hatred, nnd It fed fat the man's
sinister passion to do harm, to hurt,
to destroy. Now be faced Drake and
Tubba arrogantly.
It won't be long till these chap
Bnd out who's the boa," h said.
With a significant look at Drake ba
pulled out th forged deed and band
ed tbem to Tubbs.
.'Those mean tbat I'm legally tba
owner of th Master Key mine." he
annoonecd.
horns with him, poobpoohed him to
bis face, called him names of (iccullnr
virulence and offored to fight hla,! on
any terms.
Buforo long the camp wna In an up
roar, and It was due to certain cooler
beads that trouble (lid not unxuo im
mediately, These men Insisted that
there was time to settle the dispute u
ownership, forced Wllkcrsou to with
draw bla command that Kune 'cave
tho mine Instantly and managed to
bring a setublunco of peace out of dis
order. Kane bowed his neck to tho
yoke of tbelr authority, but dispatched
a trusty messenger to the station with
a telegram to John to come a soon aa
possible. Wllkorson resorted to a
scene which wna erentunlly to threat
en the very existence of the "Matter
Key." He sent Drake south to confer
with a desperado whom he knew, wbo
could gather u baud of Mexicans like
himself on short notice, ready for any
thing tbat promised loot
"Tell Jose to be here tomorrow
night," he Instructed blm. "I'll want
about twenty men well nrmed."
Drake rude away us from destruc
tion, cursing tba luck that had put
blm tu the power of such ri man.
In respouse to Kaue's message John
Dorr, Ruth Gallon and Everett' left
Beverly Hills for Hlleut Valley. They
arrived the third dny after tbe cook,
and from the moment tbey were recog
blzed th miliar dropped their atti
tude of aulky walUng and thronged
about their mlatrea. cheering and
Shaking hands. When tbey had got
Into tbe big house Kane arrived, itpron
snd all. to report on the situation.
"H'a come to a showdown." be re
marked. '"Wllkeraon ha several of
tbe worthies fellow ber and a lot
of balf breed back In the bill. He
know bsv that money of your, and
he's nromlaed It to tb Meikaug If
waa wholly drunk, and on tb ponb
talking to Wllkeraon wer a cvupla of
kleilcan
"It louka a If they nieaul lo nub
tba camp," lkrr aald thoughtfully. II
proceeded to arm hliueir. and Kverett
quietly followed atllt.
"I'm going to talk to the buy Aral.
aald !orr lie left the bungalow and
strode off down tb bill, followed by
the cook. A gun wa tired up by Ih
iiiln tunnel mouth.
"Tbat'a a signal thai tba klailran
ar making troubler Kana shouted.
"IK)k out for dyuamlta In tba abaft.
Johnr
Without a word further Dorr leaped
down from the porch of tbe rook shan
ty and atarted up the hill, followed by
a dozen fulihful euporter. Other
shot wer II red. Wllkeraon appeared
at th tunnel mouth and thru vanished
Inside. John sprang iiin the trestle
and rushed after hi in.
Inatantly a bund of Metlran mate
rialized halfway down the bill, tired a
few shots and retreated John ld no
attention to them, but kept on.
One wlthlu lb tunnel he saw a
faint gleam of light ahead of hltn. He
understood that Ksne was right. Wll
keraon wa playing a desperate game
In blowing up lha shaft and then In
tba ensuing confusion allowing the
bandit to loot umllxlurlied.
A few yard further on Jubn stopped.
A dark flgur rushed by him toward
the open air. Hut the little glow of
light remained. For n moment Iorr
hesitated; theu be li-upcd forwurd and
began trying to eitlngulMb n lighted
fuse.
He bad almost succeeded when a
bullet whizzed by him; theu a second
spattered on the rock overhead. He
turned and Bred blindly lu the direc
tion of the allots nnd resumed his tnsk.
The fuse waa short, but ho succeeded
In extinguishing It nnd started back.
He met a fusillade of bullet. He
dashed on toward the mouth of tbe
tunnel and auddenly emerged on Wll
keraon, who, not being ablo to are Into
the murk of the shaft, was firing blind
ly Into tbe opening. j
With a shout John leaped for the
man whom be now knew to be seeking
his life. Before Wllkernon could Or
another shot be waa caught In a
mighty embrace nnd then began a
short shnrp struggle high tu tbe air.
John Dorr for tbe first time In bla
life knew tho absolute and terrific
chirst for killing that sometime come
to a man. It was cither hla Ufa or
WHkerson'. And uo on should In
terfere with hi nvetige. no threw
himself on tlie man with but one ob
ject lu view-to slay hlin bare handed.
Wllkemou fought tlgurlshly, and for
the moment hnd the advantage. The
lofty trestle wa au III place for n
heavy man llko Dorr to fight on. and
the other' agility nnd lithe quickness
seemed about to win when John by n
sudden unexiivcted nnd desperate ma
neuver caught blm nud threw blm
clear Into tho nlr, breaking hla clutch
with a terrific blow. Then be jerked
him to the edge uf the trestle and
Dung him over.
Slnudliig erect, John drew tbe air
Into his tortured lung nnd let out n
tremetidotia yell of triumph.
Ruth tlallou henrd thru Imrlmrlc yell
and shuddered. Tom Kane stared up
ward at the figure on the trestle, and
bla open mouth seemed ll plena, for be,
ton. shared In th moment' blood
lust.
And on tbe rock below Wllkernon'
Agar sprawled grotesquely. Its white
and darkling face turned sightlessly
to tbe sky.
(To Be Continued.)
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