0UF10N CITV KNTKIUMMHK. l'lMDAV, MAItCH 12, IfM.V
THE
MASTER
KEY
CHAPTER XXVI.
Wilkeresn Agon en Ibe Trul,
r bad nut U-rei illfflriill fir
llaiiy U'llkrixiii and Mi
Iwfliall In Irsre fatrraliain
and hla puny fnuu lit lime
ll7 lauded lo lliolr rr1l Id lllials
lllll tbe Idol list-If, lit olijml ot lllvlr
quest, atlll mnrralnl ta whereabout
III spile of lbs UhmI lulnule Inquiries
"Wall eliuply bate lu lib lt,'
Wllke'eott MM II la. I
W koow b
Jun Darnell Sullenly Agrsed.
Is on Ihe trill, an. I we'll juat follow
bltn. KooniT or later wa ll catch bl nt '
J rn larncll sullenly agrvrd. lull
privately rniilliliil l lrse thai ah
Ihmu-lil Wllkrrsuu bail dial bla nerve.
Tb cllinai illil mil anil hrr, nor Hip
fual. nor Ibr primitive ui"l-s of travel.
ml brr lfuinr craw wure aud worw
I'rak promised l tin some InvcsUglt
lo on bla own bmik. 11 wu oore
more completely under lb woman's
domination, auil be dreamed of finding
Ilia prwloua a"r hliuelf ami ao pul
ing Wllkerwui uiil of the running.
Htrangely enough. Hi iiihii. weakly
vicious aa b ass. am ,wiwl by
au lumcul ami whole miuIihI luve fur
Jean.
Hli knew (hi. Mini at time hrr
tawny resj rested oil lilnl with unmis
takable affection, bill all knew prr
folly well Hint alio would ebon
Wllkenum provided be mmlc good by
gaining Ilia master key ami uncover
Uif lb wealth of Ilia great mother
lode.
It waa lrke who brought Ilia news
of tli riot In lb temple ami lb out
coma of Ikirr'a attempt to steal the
Idol.
"He waa iIIkiiI-c,I ami tlioiiKbt he
could get a way with I." hr weal on.
"Hut tli priest were Iimi quick fur
bltn."
Wllkenu.us shifty eyes narrowed.
Til Cft that Idol!" he boasted.
"I forgot to lr II you Hint tli Idol
lan'l there any longer." Drake con
tinued "r'rniu wbt I could learn
the temple wasn't considered a ante
place for It. "I If dlsupiH-ared.
"Where I11V ili'tiiinidcd Wllkcniou.
"That I luuldt) t find out. It wna
rather rlt-ky anklug too inurli Hiiywny.
Th Idol ian't thara any longer," Drake
continued.
but n wblto man who llvoa will! the
nnllvca lilnliM Unit thry hud tnki'n II
u l the river Into the lillla "
With llila alluht clew both Drake
and Wllkepinn tolled iiuweiirledly un
til tlley hud vatiilillHlied the fait tlmt
Iho Idol bud Indeed Im-i'Ii aetit Into an
other part of the euunlry for aafe kw
liiR. Then they pri'pared to follow, hnv
iGL f,,l'i!!l ii'iL'l1! I irn and Kuvvr-
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No. 209 REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
Farmers Bank of Wilsonville
at Wilsonville, In the State of Oregon, at the close or business March 4th, 1915.
Retourcea
T.oiuia and dliconnta " $ 38,354.90
Overdrafts, secured nnd unaoctircd 10-liI
Honda and warrants 12,030.25
Unnklng houso 1.026.11
Fttrnlturo nnd nxturos 2,281.71
Duo from approved reserve banks 29,233.79
Caahaon hand " 3'353-76
Total ' $8.290.,4
Liabilities
Cnpllal stock paid In 1G.0000
Surplus fund 3.000.00
Undlvldod prollts. loss exponses and taxes paid 8,619. iL
Individual doposlts subject to check 43.119.S3
Ccrtined 'checks
Time cortlflcatcs of dopoalt lt)'0t6 '0
Total '" 8G'290-74
STATE OP OREQON, County of Clackamas, ss.
I Joo J. Thornton, Caahlor of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowlqdge and belief,
mav uio jQE s THORNTON, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th dny of March, 1916.
KATE WOLHERT, Notary Public for OroKon.
(SEAL) CORRECT Attest:
J. W. THORNTON.
K. C. THORNTON,
Directors.
Uw bad fanUlinl and wira aii
d aim In bat at"' lilllaaul
Mr liarnrll unl unallllnKly f
aiilel In alay UIiIikI. Ihi ylir4
Iikii Urak ai l Ix-for br Hi dim
rullle and peril of li road lh;
Miiial Uk
llulb nu n prmiiliwd lu b gun only
ao long aa Mould lw iiedful In r-or
Hi iil ami In ImiIIi wariilHly ah
load II ' ii lit Iimi ah bud giiiiv far
aa all Mould In helping llirni
Th I ii iiipu fuiiiid a ioiiil of half
IiIinmU in ihflr liking and by Judli loua
Im-iiiIui of money Uianagrd i g.l
logillier a auiall baud lu aa'ompaiiy
Ihi III lulu Hi hill.
Il waa linprr-M.il Umn Hivlil that h
Irlii waa duniieroiia and llial th bill
' uwn frt-.pi, i,tly dropped what auiall
prplrii' lliry offered of N'ai-ealiliiia
and wiirrrd mi friend and fo a Ilk.
Il waa lhruiik-h llieaa alxi that tlu-y
harmd mor i- Ifli ally th rout
taken by Hi prlt In rhnrg of Hi
tdnl
K'iil.d al laat. tlu-y atartrd forth
end for two daya keit pretty rlotH-ly
lo Hi rlter, whhli wnund twill
"iniivh Ih hjlla, ivoiimliig aktwljr to
II iHiiiri In Hi iiiniinlHliia.
fvtvrnl tlliu-e I hey hiurd of Katr
aliniii and I rr. but Wllkrraon rrfti
rd to lura aahtr or delay our on the
I trail of h Idol. And al laat thry
i am within vlrw of the lllll raval
rad hU h n rxortlng Ih gwl to
a place of kafely.
VII aa wrr th uien he had hired.
Wllkeraou ihiriil nut tnut (hem too
far. II knew that they Were aujier
tltliiua. and b feared that when II
tain In a battle lH-tweeu ararlr and
Inliurii terror of th aiiiernalural be
would b left hi Hi lunli.
Ho b Marni'd I'rnk not lo appear
loo amloua and by no Uieana to let
their followrre kuow that they Intend
ed in aclM the luinge and lake It away
with Ibeiu.
"Hut If th paH-r are In that Idol,'
I rake protiwleil. "w nuiilit to be) able
lu get Iheui and repine Ilia old Image.
Wllb nobody a Jul Ih Worn.
Thai may be HmlliltV' waa Ilia re-
Miiie. "(in tb other baud, I be plain
m ny coiH'ealeil ai that It will take
llin to find them."
Thry dlciiMil a doivo plana and
Dimity divided that th licit night the
iwn or tin-in. accompanied only by
ihi-lr guide, almuld make the trial.
"Hut aupiKialug tbey bare the Image,
where ahull we And II?" queatloned
Drake "They have a lot or etuff In
their pack, and you may be euro tbey
havr roiieenlcd Ih blnl well. Uulra
Ihey fenrnl II IM-Ing atnlrn ak'nlll Ibey
wouldn't be going to nil Hill pnlna."
' We ll find II all rl.-ht." waa Wllker
Miu'a ole rron
The evening mm when hy wr
to pul llu-lr n-heine lo I he-lent Their
nwu llttl company made camp and
after npf gradunll wcnl to alpep.
II waa in o'clock when Vtllkernon
niNldnt lo Drake, nud tbey quit tbelr
placre by the dyluir Are.
Outalde of the circle Ihey met the
man who wae In guide tuctu. and one
glance al hla brutal face ibowcd Wll
kereon that be waa once more con
Died with problem.
man made on Iwuea of demand
ing: a (arc extra atiui. In compensa
tion for bla rtaka and Intimated with
extrvuie plalnnma Hint In caae bla ex
orbitant binrkmall wai uot paid be
would not only not uccoinpany tliem.
but put II out of their power to go
alone.
For an hour Wllkcmon barcnlncd
and haccliil. but nil to no puriKMe. At
lat ho gnve In iiurl prnctU-ully atrip
ped hlmaeir of coin, which the other
HM'kvtel without a iliank you.
Th three of tlieur aturted forth un
der a lilluiuif ring moon toward the
prlcNtM' eniup, h inllo or to away by a
prim:
Half an hour'a atendy trumping
bronchi then) within eyeshot of the
place, and Yllkeroii went a head to
apy out the lay of thlupi.
When he came back ho muKUly told
Drake, In reply to bla qiieatlon, thai
the Idol uiiiHt bo lu ono of tho pnek
ncka lylne about.
"It'a a rnae of anenk up and get n
anek each of u a and then look for the
Idol lu II." ho wild.
"All rlk-ht!" Drake crowlcd. "Hut
It'a risky biiMlnesa. In cimo of a mime
where'll wo meet neiilnf"
"At our own cnnip," Wllkcmon whin
penil and led the way.
When they came close to tho apol
where tho natives were asleep the
three of them imhihciI and listened.
rreaently Wllkenioti itavo n allent
aljjnal that no ono waa awake, and
they crept up umonit the baKitairo.
Tho Orst two Hack yielded nothing
and Wllkerson wna reaching out for
ono that acemed bulkier than the rest
when their guldo couched and Instant
ly a couple of the prleata wakened.
Seeing atnincern, they cave an nlnrm,
and one. npparenlly a anldler. Ored off
an nni'lent niuaket ao clone to Drake
that bo IncoiHIuently dropped hla bur
den nnd Hwl
lie bennLWIJIMon-. CUTSlim UcllJnd
him. couple fif mor ahnli and Ib'O
look lo but bela lu good earneat aa fa
beard rapid folatr.
A inoniviit later Wllkerwia bad
raugbl up lo him, panting and drag
glng Hie sack, hlh he bad refuaa-d
o aurrender,
HelttM-n Iheui Ihey larrtvl It on fur
ther and then reali-d In a allnht Imllow
llll their guide rum up
"If Ih ldl Imi'I In Ihla aaik." Wll
keraon fild wllh a anarl, "I II go back
and ahoot up Ih a hole outfit and
get It."
When Ih thong were rut and lb
great bag o iiii Hi Aral oli)n1 Ih.U
Diet Ihrlr eye wai Ih I in air Ihey
oiikM. gllmmi-rliig In th half light.
Ih Uion t b aw II and knew
thai bla iiirl ended Wllkrraon
flung Hi nl of Hi aluff away and
boldly gol In hla feet.
"Now fof our own ramp. We'll Jual
r wher IIiim plana re." It growled
Drake and Hi gold both irtratd
In vain.
Hafely away from purault, Ihey lit a
light and Mum I iicl Ihi-lr find.
"It'a Ih an in on." Wllkeraoo aahl
irlumpbanlly.
"Mad of metal. Inn." aald Draka
lowly "Now. wher are th plnnaT
"Inalde of It T" announced Ida nun
pa n Ion. beating on Ih Idol wllb bla
knuckle "Now to And out the n-u
lug."
It did ool lake long for him to dl
rorer Hie movable ). and when he
had pulled Hint out b thrul bla fin
ger In and withdrew It with a folded
pair
"hof and aound." b eiulied. drop
ping Ibe Image m the ground, where
It lay alurlng grotinquely nt the atari
throncli Ma alngl eye
Dnike and Wllkepum rnrefully ex
amined their flint and Wllkcrmn laugh.
d alinoat byaterlcnlly.
1'h gold Ian't a thouand feet from
Ih main tunnel of lb 'Jl.mler Key'
miner hr wild triumphantly and
thnial Ih plain Into hla lnwoiu lirfnr
tmk i-onlil s niiir..
"If Hurt pinna are l't or aiiyihlng
haiiixn to roil." Urnkr-.-ild. with au
uglr not In bl vice, "all our troublr
giHHi fur nothing I am entitled l
copy of thiMr plnn"
W'llkenoa laughed In hi face, and
(tie rxprvaalon ou hla saturnine vUatir
mad even the brutal guide cringe
backward.
"(lre you a cupyT he snarled
"When l'e hunted for tbm alt tbea
ears and offered the agnulce of bell
on account of them? They're tnlnel
All that gold la mine! Mine! Mine, I
tell your
Tbla laat lie almost shouted Into the
till air. and Drake drew back.
Tho man waa mad.
"At leaat let them hare their Idol.'
be muttered, picking It up.
Wllkerson enati bed It away from
btio with a gesture at once cblldUh
and niurdcroua.
"I think I'll keep "this for a me
niento." be cried, careless of who
might hear him
lie stood up. the Image In bl grasp.
and before the Bound of bla blasphemy
"Give you a copyl'1 ha anarled.
Drake nnd the giildu crept nwny In si
lent horror.
And not fur distant Faverahani sat
rlRllnnt by tho side of bis camp watch
ing over the sleep of Ruth Unlluii.
1'osalhl.r It was an echo of Wllker
sou's savage cry of triumph that stir
red her In her dreams.
She sighed and reached out one slen
der band. It touched that of .lohn
Dorr and rested there as If she had
found safety.
Sir Donald sow that movement, and
his eyes burned with Jealousy. Hut
he did not more, keeping his ears open
for the slightest sound, bis eyes for
the fnlntcNt shadow lietween hla
chnrges nnd the horizon.
(To be Continued.)
CAPETOWN", Union of South Af
rica, March 4. The minister of fi
nance announced in the assembly to
day that 10,000 Doors who participat
ed in the recent revolution against
British rule had been taken prisoners
and that the losses on both Bides dur
ing; the fighting had been 1000.
Ashland has substantial improve
ments under way.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, aa hey
cannot reach the aeat of the disease. Ca
tarrh Is a blood or constitutional disease,
and In order to cure It you must take In
ternal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is
taken Internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surface. Hall's
Catarrh Cure la not a quack medicine. It
waa prescribed by on of the best phy
sicians In this country for years and Is
a regular prescription. It la composed of
the best tohlce known, combined with the
beat blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina
tion of th two Ingredients Is what pro
duces such wonderful resulta In curing
catarrh. Rend for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY CO.. Props.. Toledo. O.
Sold br Drusalsts, prlra TBe.
TaM Hall's rarollr Pills (or eoastlpatloa.
fit
l i aaataj,.-
VVINNIN ACKHOWLtOCtl
REWARO.
Oregon Cit. 'f. Mar. . '15.
Mr K. K. Hro.il.
Kdltor Oregon t'lty fiiierprl,
trgon ntr. Ongiiii.
ear Mr. Hrodl: 4
I wlah lo ackl)olege receipt
of ymir draft of l' covering prli
woo In short atory lontral, and to
thank you rr imwli tr the
same.
Th outcome of Ih contra! waa
g si ry welcome surprlae lo ma,
bul I am sura I wild have re
reived great benefit fiuni It even
thoutih I had not been on of the
fortunate ones, t'mloubtedly the
ronteat, true to H purpoa, did a
great deal t"anl encouraging
1 amateurs like mu1 In ruing
short stories.
Very truly yours
KI-HKUT t'HAIlMAN.
4.444404
CAPTAIN TELLS
OF CAPTURE BY
GERMAN RAIDER
AUXILLIARV CRUISER ENTERS
AMERICAN PORT AFTER
SINKING SHIP.
BARK WILLIAM P. f RYE IS
SUNK BY PRINZ EITEL HDRiCH
Protest of Ship's Master Is Ignored
and Grain Is Held to be Con
traband Charge of
Dynamlts Used.
NEWPORT NEWS. Vs.. March 10.
Tha German auxiliary crulaer Print1
Eltel Frederich, after a commerce-destroying
cruise over the Pacific and
ship In the south Atlantic, January ?8
Atlantic Oceana, which culminated lo
tbo alnklng of aa American vessel
made this port today and anchored for
supplies and repairs.
The alnklng of Jho American ship
the William P. Krye, a sailing vessel
bound from Seattle to Queenstown
with 5200 tone of wheat, most con
cerned American port offlclala here.
II. II. Klehne, of itnltimore, master
of the American ahlp. after leaving the
Prlnx Eltol Frederich with Customs
Collector Hamilton today, told a dra
matic story of hla ejperlencea. With
him were hla wife and two children.
"Despite my proatestatlon that I was
the American master of an Amorlcan
hip, the Gorman, cruiser Prlna Eltel
Frederich sank the William P. Frye on
tha morning of January 28. blowing
a big hole through her vltala with a
charge of dynamite' said Captain Kle
hne. "I was almost becalmed when the
German ship appeared about 3 o'clock
on the afternoon of January 27. My
tblp was barely moving and I paid no
attention to the first order from the
German ship to Iny to. However, she
bore down on Die and I brought my
craft to a standstill After learning
thai I carried- a cargo of wheat the
German captain told me that It was
contrabrond and that he Intended to
destroy It I protested, but no atten
tion was paid to my statements.
"A German officer and squad of men
were sent aboard the bark and I and
my crew were set to work throwing
the grain overboard, ine iiermun
sluhted another vessel, also becalmed.
and made for her. He returned nnoui
10 o'clock at night, having sent the
other ship to the bottom, as I after
wards ascertained.
"Evidently tho grain waa not being
thrown overboard fast enough to suit
the German skipper, for he sent a nair
hundred of his men aboard Boon atter
wards and tho work went on for hours
without Interruption. However, it was
slow at best, and I was Informed about
2 o'clock next morning that my ship
would be sent to the. bottom, which
was done.
It was originally the Intention of
the German captain to leave enough of
tho cargo in the hold of tho ship for
ballast. That part of the grain was
to be rendered uselsss by salt water.
As soon as I was informed that my
ship was to be sent to the bottom I,
my wife and two boys and the crew
made for the German cruiser in our
boats. We were taken aboard and
shown every courtesy throughout the
remainder of the voyage."
ASSERT ENGINEERS
CHICAGO, March 10. A complla
tion asserting that the railroads have
been prosperous in the last few years,
that the prospect for them and for
other Industries In 1915 Is good, and
notinc a change of sentiment In favor
of the railroads, was introduced today
at the arbitration of the wage demands
of tho englnemen of western railroads.
It waa the last of the many statistical
exhibits analyzed by W. J. Lauck, who
was excused from the witness stand,
and was the final word of the Brother
hoods on the ability of the railroads
to pay the Increases requested.
The end of tho arblratiou. said to
be the most prolonged on record and
the most thorough In its investigation
of every phase of the railroad busi
ness, is believed to he in sight. A
few Individual witnesses will be called
for the men to rebut testimony for
the railroads, according to James M.
Sheean, attorney for the railroads.
Oregon-Washington Railway & Nav
igation company will spend $700,000
on tracks and viaducts at Portland.
RfflDilS
iE RETURNED BY
THE GRAND JURY
fIClAU IIItlON Of IHsflTI
GATOM COMPLITIO
WIDNllDAV MOMNINO.
akcus raw via face
TRIAL OM A LIQUOR CHANCE
Jury Rsfuaes to Release Baer Crssa
Man One Wovdchop?e, Mar
tin Parslch, IS Included
In List.
Kleven Indictments tats ba-eo In
dieted by the grand Jury hl h com
pleted a epwlal sraalon Wtdnesday.
Those Indicted and the charge are:
J. il. Htarr, f rirery; J. W. t urtle, bur
glary: Mart'n I'arsb h. ault: T. II
Dodge, contributing to 'be delinquency
of a minor: H. O. Jackson, larrewy
by bailee; Joe King, giving ll'iuor lo
minora; Joe Kloder. assault with a
dar.geroua weapon: Angus MrKlnnoa.
giving liquor to a minor; Charles
itodgere. forgery; John Y. Humphry,
aaaault wllb a dantroua weapon, an I
Jimmy Tourdlan, contributing to tbe
delinquency of a minor.
All of tbe Indlctnienta are bound-
over cases eirrptlng only I'srslch. one
of the Hlavonlana arrested Saturday
after an alleged attack on Charles
Kammee.
Angus McKlnnoo la the maa charged
with giving liquor in Cbarlea Kdaard
White, aged three years, tbe same day
the boy died of acuta alcoholism. Tbe
parents of the dead child and several
neighbors of the Wbli family lo tbe
Heaver Creek district were summoned
ss wltnesaea, according to tbe records
of tbe case.
Tbe grand Jury Inspected the Coun
ty offices and made several recom
mendations. Including new equipment
for the assessor's office, changes In
the county Jail which would give bet
ter ventilation and alterations In tbe
office of tbe county treasurer.
ARE NOW IN COURT
Hans Seydel snd Csrl Mohaupt. for
mer partners on a farm belonging to
W. M. Stone In the Redland district.
are the plaintiff and defendant In a
ault filed In the circuit court Wednes
day asking that tbe partnership be
dissolved and a receiver appointed.
Berdcl and Hohaupt . leased the
Stone place In 1911 and Seydel, the
plaintiff, allep.es that he contributed
t$50 to run the farm. He says that
there has been no accounting of the
funds received from the sale of crops.
C.S.
C. S. Noble has received an Iron
cross, "awarded by the Kaiser to sol
diers showing valor In the field, from
his son, Georgo Hcrnnrd Noble, who
is connected with Belgian Relief work
In Europe. ,
The cross was found on a battle
field near Antwerp. It is plain in de
sign and an article highly prized by
the fighting men of Germany. George
Bernard Noble was a student in Ger
many until the war broke out and he
was notified to leave the country.
LOCAL v BRIEFS
C. P. Leonard sold the "Canby Her
aid" Tuesday to B. O. Brookins, of
Hubbard. Mr. Leonard is going to
South Dakota, his former home, the
end of March where he will take
charge of a large leather establish
ment which he owns.
William Stone, a farmer living two
miles past Cherryvllle. was In Ore
gon City this week. He came to re
ceive a bounty on several wildcats
which he had killed, the bides of
which he bad with him.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Holcomb who
live at the old fish hatchery at Stone
on the Clackamas, were in Oregon
City Wednesday.
N. S. Oldham, who Is running the
farm of Gordon E. Hayes, at Stafford,
was in the city Wednesday.
W. H. Bnlr, the commission man at
Canby, was in the city Wednesday.
Fred Humphreys of this place, was
a Canby vislty yesterday.
R. B. Beatll, of Beaver Creek, was
in the city yesterday.
P. 0. Stacy, of Canby, was in town
Wednesday.
Contracts for expending JG00.000 on
Teal Irrigation tracts in Umatilla
county have been let to Porter Bros.
Rheumatism Yields Quickly to Sloan's
You can't prevent an attack of Rheu
matism from coming on, but you can
stop It almost immediately. Sloan's
Liniment gently applied to the sore
Joint or muscle penetrates In a few
minutes to ythe inflamed spot that
causes the pain. It soothes the hot,
tender, swollen feeling, and in a very
short time brings a relief that is al
most unbelievable until you experi
ence it. Get a bottle of Sloan's Lini
ment for 25c. of any Druggist and
have It In the house against Colds,
Sore and Swollen Joints, Lumbago,
Sciatica and like ailments. Your
money back if not satisfied, but it
does give almost instant relief. (Adv.)
CLINK Of SOUTH
'OH COMMISSION
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rred W. Or.se.T.a1.
Fred W. firea-niuan wag Tuesday
rlectrd rterk of the touth Fork com
mission. He will be In tbaue of tbe
office of the rommlaalon bi re and act
aa assistant to Knglnevr Hands.
I.W.WICKER8HAH
IS ACCUSED BY
SOUTHERN PACiriC CHARGES
COERCION AGAINST rORMER
rEOERAL OrriCIAL.
FORCED SALE IHRfJlILID IS
ASSERTION CF ULtUClttTE
Testimony Is Given at Suit to Un
merge Two Concerns Agree
ment of Sals Is Intro
duced ss Evidence.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 10. Tes
tifying today In the suit of the federal
government to unmerge tbe Central
and Southern Pacific railroads, Julius
Kruttscbmltt. chairman of tbe execu
tive board or the Southern Pacific
company, charged that George W.
Wlckersbam, ex-United States attor
ney general, coerced and, compelled
the Southern Pacific Into an agree
ment to sell the Central Pacific to the
Union Pacific railroad for $104,000,000.
"The Southern Pacific company
signed the agreement with the Union
Pacific to sell the latter the Central
Pacific at a price of 1M. 000.000 under
the compulsion and coercion of the at
torney general of the United States,
who threatened me with a forced sale
of the line If It were not sold to the
Union Pacific" said Mr. Kruttschnltt,
"The agreement was executed when
the California State Railroad commis
sion killed it by refusing Its approval."
"I went to the attorney general per
sonally." continued the witness, "and
protested vehemently against bis ac
tion, telling blm that It would destroy
the Southern Pacific.
"His only reply was, 1 am going to
apply equal compulsion to the Union
raclflc.' "
In to the record of the hearing was
introduced the agreement of sale
which waa entered Into between the
Union and Southern Pacific at the
command of Mr. Wickersham afjer th
United States supreme court ordered
the dissolution of the Union and
Southern Pacific railroads In 1913
The California Railroad commission
refused Its approval of the deal un
less the Santa Fe and the Western Pa
cific received the right to use the
terminal facilities of the Southern Pa
cific company at San Francisco,' a
right insisted on in the agreement by
the Union Pacific. This privilege the
parties to the agreement both refused
to the other roads, whereupon the sale
was annulled.
Whooping Cough
Well everyone knows the effect of
Pine Forests on Coughs. Dr. Bell's
Pine-Tar-Honey iB a remedy which
brings quick relief for Whooping
Cough, loosens the mucous, soothes
the lining of the throat and lungs, and
makes the coughing spells less severe.
A family with growing children should
not be without it. Keep It handy for
all Coughs and Colds. 25c at your
Druggist.
Electric Bitters a Spring Tonic.
(Adv.)
The Woman's Social Service club
of Oak Grove and vicinity will meet
with Mrs. A. B. Brown on March 11.
The program consists of "The Recall"
by Mrs. Dunham and "Boycott Laid
ler," by Mrs. Paget, followed by mu
sic.
FRECKLES
February and March Worst Months for
This Trouble How to Re
move Easily.
There's a reason why nearly every
body freckles in February and March.
but happily there is also a remedy for
these ugly blemishes, and no one need
stay freckled.
Simply get an ounce of othlne,
double strength, from your druggist
and apply a little ot It night and morn
ing, and In a few days you should son
that even the worst freckles have be
gun to disappear, while the light ones
have vanished entirely. Now is tbe
time to rid yourself of freckles, for
If not removed now they may stay
all Summer, and spoil an otherwise
beautiful complexion. Your money
back If othine fails. n (Adv.)
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OFFICERS PICKED
BY BUILDERS
LDERS OF
FORK LINE
MID GRffNMAN IS CLERK; M. D.
LATOUETTE, SECRETARY;
PHILLIPS, TREASURER
EIDS FOR WOO BOND ISSUE
WOE EE OPiUiED KLRE MARCH 22
Two More Engineering Parties Take
to the rield Engineer M. A.
Rands Names Assistants
roe Two Oistrkta.
Tbe Houth Fork Water commission
blib will have charge of const rul
ing the I37S.OOO steel pipeline from
the eastern Clarkamaa stream to Ore
gon City and West l.lnn, met Tuesday
sfteraooo sad as formally organised,
Tbe commission la composed of Wil
liam An dre sen. M. D. latourette, W.
A. l-ong, L. L. Porter and II. T. Mc
llsln. Captain I'hllllpa was elected treas
urer and M. I). Latotirette, secretary.
Fred Oreenman. ei-rounty clerk, will
be tbe clerk of tbe commission and
acta as assistant to Engineer II. A.
Hands. Office will be opened hero
and maintained until tbe completion
of the line. Tbe commission also went
through the formality of appointing
II. A. Hands engineer of Ihe project.
Mr. Greenman, who waa deputy
clerk under W. 1. Mulvey until tha
first of tbla year, will have an Im
portant post with tbo commission In
keeping records and assisting tbe en
gineer. The commission considered
blm unusually well qualified for tbo
position.
Kacb member of tbo commission Is
placed under a $10,000 bond as well
sa tbe officers outalde of tbe five
members.
Advertisements are being Inserted In
both local and eastern papers for bids
for tha $375 000 bond Issue. Tho bids
will be opened a week from Monday.
Signing tho contract with Iho con
tractors and other steps of like na
ture cannot bo taken until a market is
found for tbe Issue. Tbe commission
expects lively competition for the
bonds and a good price.
Two new engineering parties were
put Into the field Tuesday by Engineer
Randi, making a total of three. Wil
fred A. White, once engineer for the
city and for several years connected
with the Hill lines, is In charge ot the
work In the upper 10 miles from Esta
cada to the Intake and W. L. Sharp,
who took part In the location survey
and assisted H. A. Rands when be
waa with the Portland Railway. Light
t Power company. Is in charge of tha -other
IS miles from Estacada to the
reaervolr at Mountain View.
Both Engineers White and Sharp
are preparing the right-of-way for the
clearing gangs that are expected to
go to work before the end of this
month. A third party under S.- A.
Cobb, a local engineer with offices in
the Beaver building, Is at work In Ihe
Abernathy canyon, making a revision
ot the line which will shorten the to
tal distance several hundred feet. This
cut-off is made possible by a change
from wood to steel as the steel line is
able to stand a much higher pressure.
A similar chance will be made in the
Clear creek canyon and near Estaca
da. The party under Engineer Cobb
will complete their work In about two
weeks.
Among those with the parties now
In the field are Wilbur Andrews, Ren
Harding and Ellis Frink, ot this city.
DIFFICULT TO UNTIE
J. A. LOCKE, WITH PENITENTIARY
SENTENCE NEAR, TRIES
TO DIVORCE WIFE.
The attempt of J. A. Locke, who has
a sentence in the state penitentiary
now hanging over him, to secure a
divorce from Jessie Locke ended In a
failure Wednesday when Judge Camp
bell dismissed a hearing in the cir
cuit court stating that the case with
out of bis jurisdiction.
Mr. and Mrs. Locke were married
at Economy, Ind., November 7, 1897,
and moved to Oregon In 1907. They
lived In Portland and Locke was em
ployed on the United Railways and
the Oregon Electric during their life
in that city. March 12, 1914, Locko
filed a suit for a divorce on the gen
eral grounds of cruel and Inhuman
treatment and the decree was signed
May 11, 1914, by Judge Campbell.
Many charges were made by Locke In
cluding the assertion that his wife sev
eral times threatened to take his life.
Last fall Locke was arrested, tried
and convicted in Eugene on a charge
of polygamy, but before the case was
completed, Mrs. Locke brought an ac
tion to set aside the decree, alleging
that she had not been properly served
with the, notice of the original divorce
suit, and was successful. Locke took
an appeal In the criminal action to
the supreme court and the case la
still pending.
RIGHT-OF-WAY VALUED AT $500.
A judgment for $500 was secured
by Irvine Wheeler against tbe Mo
lalla Electric company in the suit of
the company to condemn a right-of-way
for a power canal across the
Wheeler farm near Canby. The canal
crosses a 12-acre tract rrora corner
to corner. Hammond Hammond
represented Irvine Wheeler and Clark
Skulason & Clark the electric company.
SOUTH