om:ooNT nrv kxtkhimmri-:. i immav. march :i. OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE Publlshta" tvary Friday. C. BRODIt, Editor a Publlahaf. Entered at Orrgon City. Oregon. PoaioSice M ecuodcIaa Bialtcr. ni,'ir M l SS MATH K IS OIISCTNK OR MHFl.tOl S. ncwvpii'cr ti.ioJJ l !Kmr.l i hate the li'lit to pulilitll antld'OK tliry 'If M anJ rv pinlrttfj in puI'liViing it, ilrvUrrJ Ju.lee i'aifrr Ifloie llif fliKii I'r fs Club. "l)il.iiitil, thr attempt t rrn"r or attempt t" putilii jliiMI pti'ilikT the rt ttate wlikh tlie iritwii)iip nnilit u Subscription Ratas: On y ear t Hiv Llnhlha Trial HuUrrlpiloo, Two Month tfutrrltwra llt find lb dale of eiplratlon alamped on tbi-lr l-apera fol lolu their aaroa. If latt pajment U not credited, kind! entity ua. aud tne Wilier will reeelva our ait'Bllon. Advertising Ralr oa application. m HE KOLMWINtt ACTUAL IIAITKNING came to H.e cr. I of tl.- writer the otlirr Jay. A physician !th la't a"J crouin f ami 1 y tlcciJcJ to nnne out into the country to save expend orJrr to help out on lm income, he nartrJ in poultry ratvrij:. lie pj.I i experience whatever lit if, anJ tlie rarnirn of the neighbor hooj lauheJ a liim. 'ITiry thouuht he uoulJ soon retire (torn the competition, with more experience anJ fewer dollar. The Joctor, however, made quite a tuJy of tcientit'ic poultry rai.f One of hi ilra ua to use printer' ink freely. He itnettej with hi Je W-rrat !! a nrlnteJ circular telling trie PuMic about hi m'lhoJi. II" '" w ' - KK ' f eniphaweJ the clranline and unitary conJitions of hi poultry hou. He poke "f his ntt ,rt '""J ,ne 'ow' 1 Wf" k'amTl' ",;,,n ' h",,) 8r3'n inJ leeefaMe food". He tolj of the care taken to tort the et for sie. c.lr, and deanlinew, an J he guaranteed a given weight per cVrn. The farmer of the town were selling their e'Ci to the country jtore for a small price. PtohaMv the Jtore had to ell to a wholesaler, and they may have had to pi through several hand. The Joctor. srllinj; at a little better price than the farmer were getting at tnc iore, xhi puru up a g-niu trade in the nearet large tow n. In a tliort time he w a cleaning up the whole product of hi poultry yurd at better price than the men were getting who had monkeyed w ith chicken raiing all their live. Probably hi !mp!e little printed statement of hi method had more to do with it than anything el. No doubt many of the old farmer had equal ly good method. But they took no pain to tell the public about them. It makes little ditference how good a man method are, how well piodix..! ni good are, how low they are elling, if he never take any pain to tl the public about it The moral i too obviou. Any farmer who raise staple like eg, butter, vegetable, and who? food product are attractive, can rt all the business he want at good prices in the nearest large town, by spending a lit tie money on advertising. ubwate. I. Mil i t'i 't iviliteman. Ilie tr tijivr it ixir of llie ilnr jllJnwant nt edmaiing the people. All wImi can trad turn to the iiewpapef .75 ' ti'.ttiv rr.d nithing rle." 'IV judr U ihht and a bllrf review of new .paper h..t..) t'tir Iwte in ( Jieoii I ity will tiNivmir llie nif keptic. A!l who hatr lied in Oirki,n City renx-nilK-r the epi.lfin.c of Dph.i.'d ler; manv 'evaiie of llie il.itr t)f een the death of txine flirnd or tela t;e. The tait of the epidemic wi puhUieJ far and wide and, im idrntly, t!,e wme newp.pri, that punted the fa t wrte aevetely d.n.'iimed. Now Oiegun City oter hae decidrd to build a 25 mile pipeline to the South hoik t( the tulaina ruer to bung in water that i not utpaej in tlu- I antic cat state. A nwite retrnt incident, one that tk plae within the lat )ear, biing out the point i still monger relief. Oregon City for eetal )rar h arpnuihed a financial iri.i that nine to a head la.t Augn.t when l.al bank refund to cah Oregon City warrant. Tlie maiority of citien did . O 1 .1. f." I It '. ... . nor reany mow me true condition ot atiair until early in the fall, when U ua een that no step would be taken to remedy the situation, the Fnterprive printed a senc of three article aimed to slww the actual and, it nmt be acknowledged, deplorable condition of the city financially. Now the city is operated on a budget bai and the council is endeavoring to untangle the town' finance. In both of thoe cae. enraged citien coulj find no term strong enough to eprea their opinion of local newspapers. SubHtiler stoppej their papen, advertisers withdrew their advTrtisement and the entire town joineo in a civorus to oenounT tne papers mat tried to give tne town a JUDGE ANDERSON REPLIES TO ASSfltllON OF STATE ENGINEER BOWLBY CONCERNING THE VALLEY HIGHWAYS A rrly to lh alatpiiii-nt i'f Mlali' J'hitllHM.r Uilli)r lhat Ilia riutU of I tic IIUniHI alley ar tint In at . h 1 n.n dlllon al any lima of Ilia )iar and aalila niilf bMit Julia 1, haa !' II rllirn lr t'omil r 'uiIk Andi'tatm ami III t at iit to IliK Hi'alllA Auloiiiiilillt. cluh If iIik (oiniiiri'lal rluh 1n U'H.t (ullna In pail: Al llil i hi I, IM J mm ti no a.i I una Ulflliuliy wnulil Ui r..Tliln rd lh diiOni a ear (ruin I'urtland In lli xiinh (iiiiuUrjr of the ruiuity-ni'iir Annua,- and Mad rondllloiia will lm iime raphlly fnuii now oil ImiIIi on e i'oiiiiI nf i li on r Hratln'r and run. I work. Wo MiUhl alulo Sitn llml a !al1)r aul ci Inn k iTlri lias hrrll main tnlimt liy o firics during the rntlm IiiIit from (iri-Knii Ciljr to I'urttuiid Wllliln thi) rant yi'iir inoro than n, OOU liaa liri'ii eiindd on thn three main roads hrlxinn llm roimly anal InnwrniiriiT unur rimnritnrn luUfLnriLni nun unnLnurn i I. N k K UVUIIIULU LUUllUI i iionusuta rrorn pag u i blaik eye. The r.nterpnx does not maintain that without the activity of the pre., the bond for the South Fork project would never have been voted or the council would not have adopted a policy of retrenchment; but tl nterprive doe argue that a truthful description of condition scattere broadcast hurried the renedy. Truth in print ha aluat hurt some. In the description of the town inance, member of the council and many of the merchant comidere themselve hurt when in reality the entire town and all in it art benefitted Truly "Light it the bet policeman." x THE ENTERPRISE cannot sympathize with Thoma Vocum, the Garfield farmer, who secured the arrest of Fruit Inspector Stand ish and his deput-es when the tried to spray the Yocum orchard. The fruit inspection law was passed for the protection of commercial orchard. The Vocum tree are old and the fruit used for feeding hogs. About one-third of the tree produce a fair quality of fruit, but, owing to the fact that the orchard has received but little care, the crop is far from mer chantable. The state of Oregon and Clackamas county both advertise the merits of their crops. Apples, pears cherries and plumbs are sent out of the state in great quantities and their excellence is advertised throughout the nation. In order to maintain the good name of the industry, laws have been passed to guard the trees against infection of tree diseases. Fruit inspectors are authorized to order fruit trees sprayed or even to have them cut down. In case the owner does not comply with the order, the inspector himself can have the work done and the cost is charged against the property on the county's books, to be collected with taxes. Inspector Standish did not order the trees destroyed, although he says that it would have been better if part of the orchard had been better if part of the orchard had been cut down. He took only the steps necessary to pro tect surrounding orchards. Public opinion throughout tke county, particularly in the Garfield dis trict, is behind Inspector Standish although a few express dissastisf action with his activity. If he had failed to take the steps he did, public opinion would regard him with still greater disfavor. T at twxa.i-k r- n i nt a? t w a a a . at nr. i Kin imim v.-k.u .nr.u.; in school turn is one of the new idea being tried out in many citie. It is costly but the result are no doubt worth it if a city can afford it. The subject of luncheons for school children ha long been a problem for parent. A town increase in ie, school house multiply. Probabl a larger number of children walk home at noon than formerly, where th two session plan is used. They should be encouraced to do so. A odd luncheon is a depressing element in the life of a growing child. Many youngsters have been coming up pale and scrawny from the lack of a substantia! noon meal. If there are pastry shops and bakeries near by parents are apt to rive the children a little money for their noon meal. This mav all go for ice cream, candy, or thin wafers. The substantial culd ham sandwich from mother's pantry was far better. In the old fashioned country district school, the school house was apt to be fairly near the homes, and no large proportion of the pupils had to carry their dinner. In these days of transportation of pupils and conxdida tion of schools, a gTeat many cold lunches are carried. Where this is being done, it would seem as if parents at least would want to subscribe to provide some hot soup or cocoa, to go with the cold hand-out from the luncheon basket. Children's eating needs close supervision. The hunghy boy or girl at the home dining table will eat plain bread and butter with avidity and relish, and if there is no desert there is little complaint. Give them 10 cents for luncheon, though, and more than half of it goes for pies or cakes. rr-l HE LETTER OF STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER BOWLBY I to the Seattle Automobile club describing the roads in the Willanv ette valley as not in good condition any time during this jear and onlv passable after June 1, is the painful truth. ' Those who have travelled over the Pacific hiehwav throuch the western section of the state will vouch for the assertion. Many of the state papers took the opportunity to criticize Engineer Bowlby and deny the truth of his message to Seattle. Engineer Bowlby should not be criticized but the count courts in the eight valley counties that allow this condition to exist through a mistaken road policy. The roads of the Willamette valley are in a deplorable condition and there is no hope of an immediate bettering of the condition. It has well been said that the making of good roads is a lost art in Clackamas county as well as in other sections of the valley. If Engineer Bowlby had answered that the roads of the Willamette val ley were in excellent condition, as many of the state papers seem to expect, Oregon roads would be still stronger denounced next summer when Wash ington autoists, trusting in the truth of the engineer's statement, found their real condition. Honest boosters for good roads will welcome the denounce ment of the so-called highways in this part of the state. Engineer Bowlby can be criticized in only one regard. He showed lack of judgment in turning over to a rival city in a rival state a signed assertion that roads here are impassable excepting only the summer months. It makes the best kind of advertising material for Seattle. In Choosing Your Bank You require, first, that YOUR BANK shall be absolutely safe and that it be prompt, consider ate and decisive in its dealings with you. That it be progressive, and enter sympathetically into your business plans; that it be conservative, as a safe balance to your enthusiasm; that it be large enough to inspire confidence but not too large to be interested in YOUR welfare. This bank meets these requirements fully, and invites the patronage of conservative business men. The Bank of Oregon City 33 YEARS IN BUSINES8. I F THE COUNTY COURT intends to employ a road expert, now is the time to get one If road building this coming summer is to benefit by his efforts. The time for an engineer is before actual work is start ed when the nature of the work is being outlined, but the county commis sioners, acting against the advice of the county judge, discharges! the county road engineer just at that time when he was needed most. Clackamas county is a large county. It contains 60 road districts and the trip from Mt. Hood to Barlow is a ood day's travel. It is impossible for one road engineer to personally supervise all the road work in the county. It only one day was spent in each district, it would take two months for the engineer to make the rounds. The folly of employing an engineer only in the summer months is evident when these facts are taken into consideration. If a competent engineers worked with the road supervisors the present d construction could be creatlv improved. A consistent road policy, an economical use of road machinery such as road rollers and crushing plants, co-operation between road districts in improving mam traveled highways, and a more systematic use of mtn and money would fol low if the work was mapped out in the spring by an expert. Now is the time Clackamas county needs a road engineer. "We denounce the profigate waste of money through the lav ish appropriations of recent Republican congresses. We demand a return to that simplicity and economy which befits a democratic government. ' This is from the Democratic platform adopted at the Baltimore convention. The sixty-third congress, just adjourned after 23 months of activity, was overwhelmingly democratic. It appropriated two and a quarter billion dol lars a hundred and twenty-five million more than the preceding congress. Profigate waste of money? Simplicity and economy? o The death of Mrs. Minnie Armstrong last Monday belongs to that class that will probably never be cleared up to the complete satisfaction of all. The case presents many features that cannot be explained, rlv; principal one being the lack of a motive for suicide as the theory of self-de.Uruction is now generally accepted. o The state supreme court has saved the county road fund about $50,000 by ruling against West Linn in the suit of that town to secure 10C per cent of the road money collected within the city limits. The sum could be saved every year if the county court would adopt a sane and consistent road policy. Power company; William I'lrrr John on. prraldrnt of lh Crown Wlllain tiw I'aprr eompany, Imt pr-aldi'nt of the Wlllanietta I'ulp A Vapor tompany at lh llm lh document wai aljwud and Iiiila Work, vU a prealdrrit of the Crom Oil ii m Ma Paprr eompanjr. noar part of lh frown Wlllanutta 'a prr cwnpanjr. T. V. HuMIan. hydralle mutinsT of lh I'ortlaiid Hallway, Until I'owvr eompanf. "Id Monday afternoon 'lial tin did not know when lha anvurnmi'iil would tak ovrr the property, hut b lleted It would not bo tirforti the end of lha month. Monrr hat brvn appropriated to rover lha roat of rxlrnalva allrratlona In lha lock and canal. New lock will built, new walla Inataltrd. the canal detprnvd and wldnnod. When thpaa Improvrnipnla will b atartvd la not definitely known her, hut Mr. Sul livan, who haa been In cloaa loin h with lha altuatton at all lltnca, be lle rra It likely lhat conatrurtlon will ba under way aa aoon aa lha low wa ter staxa or the rlvrr la reached In lha auramer. The work lll probably at tend over a period of niontha. NeKollallona preceding the actual tranafer of the lorkt becan In 1911 when the atate lealalature appropri ated 1100.000 with the underalandlni that the federal congreaa would ap propriate a like sum to buy aud Im prove the property. The locka and ranal coat 1371.000 and lha remainder of the aum will ba uae for the Im provement!. OFIEE OBSERVED BY C.A.R. The I'iiIIimI Hlatea and Ilia alalr commander of lha (irand Army of I ho. Itepiiblle have Uaued Invltnllolia to Ilia tarloiia poala In llie l ulled Hlalia and ()rrnii to celebrate Ilia fiftieth anul reraary of the aurrender of General l.ee at Appotoiuai. April I. Hpeclal aervlrea will be held III till" city at S nMiK'k iba afternoon of April 9, al Wlllniiu-lte hall. A proaram roll- lilliiK of apeeebea and imialc will bo prepared by the Itellef Corpa and thn poat, lo hli h everyone la Invited to attend. STOCK FARM VISITED. Wilt Corn vlalled lha IMmli k alork farm at Hubbard Sunday with Judxo Dliulrk. Mr. and Mrs. Waller A. Win Ick and their aon. and rorlland, and from Oregon ( Hy ton III (hit woimi pari of lb road! were Improved; I in Inllea of Ilia blluiiilil niia luaeailain Lulll lul )ear being be tween Caiihy and llm rounly aiat. Ho fnr aa Clai'kamaa county roada are riimeriied, we hardly think II la imenanry for Ilia blt'liKar engineer In land al llin cnlewar of the magulfl rent vnlley of Iba Wlllulin lt and "rlioo" lilnla of pNoaaga around by way of Ilia draerl. LAST SPELLING BEE IS HELD AT US The IiihI lulling bee In lha lt I ule lhat Included vtery eihool In llio count y waa held Thuraday aftnnioon at llie Clnrka achoolbouae. Tean.a from Ctarka, Allicrtu, I'pper Highland, Timber Crove and Hchuelxd timk part III the match. Itnlli Cryle, of lha I'pper High land e hool, won flral place In llm flral itlUalon. and Ava Miller, of Alberta. llin aecoud. lUilh placea In lha ancond dlvlalon were won by Alberta piipltt. II ni h Tope and Kllen Mclnlyra. M. 8. I'll I man, of Ihe late normal achool. County Hoperlnleiident Cala van and Hupervlaora MrCormlck and Vedder were at lha bee. Warrenlon: IHde opened Haturday for 115,000 achoolhouae. ACTUAL COMPARISON OF FIGURES SHOW LOCKS DEED NOW 1 DOCUMENT IS SENT TO PORT LAND LAW FIRM TO BE FOR WARDED TO CAPITOL. The deed conveying tho Oregon City locks from the I'ortland Hallway Ight t Tower company lo the gov ernment was entered on Ihe perma nent recorde of Clackamas county Wedneaday by Recorder Dedman and Ihe original, containing the Real of (he county court and the atnnip of the recorder, waa aenl to Griffith, I.olter Allen, Portland atorncys. who will forward the document to Waahlneton. When tho original deed Is received at the national capital and It has been xamlned by the attorneys In the treaa- ury'a department. It will be filed there nd a check for 1375,000, tho purchnHe price, wll be forwarded to tho electric ornpany. The transfer of the control of the locks from the Portland Railway Light & Power company to tho gov- em men t naturally awaits the pay ment. It Is expected that the Portla'nd law firm will send the Inntrumentn eant at once. (By C. H.) Oregon City people are dally going lo I'ortland to purchaae clothing, ahoea and etc. and pay more for them (hnn Ihey have lo pay here at home Thla la the remit of my Investigation of Ihe prices of both placea. I went to several Oregon City aloren and ai looted a lint of art Idea at ran ilom, obtaining their prlcea. I then compared the prices of Oregon City with thoae of I'ortland. in ma paint line Oregon c ity waa decidedly belter lhan Portland. I vla lled the three leading atorea In Port laud dealing In paint and obtained their prlcea. Raw llnaeed oil waa priced from 90o to f 1 a gallon In t gal lon tola, the Oregon City price la 80c. Dolled linseed oil la also 90c to f I In Portland and only X2a here. Pioneer While lead waa' the aama In both placea 8c. Alobaatlne waa tOo a pound In Portland and 45c In Oregon City. Stnmlurd No. 2 varnlnh I found on aalo In one of tho leading paint atorea of Portland marked apeclal at K.25 a gallon, the aaleamnn aald they only had a few gallons left that la the reaaon they aold It ao cheap. In Ore gon City the regular price la only $2.2r. No it I compared shoe prlcea. There la nothing on which Ihe ordinary per aon can be deceived ao eaally aa shoe. Very few pcraons can lull Ihe differ ence between a good ahoe and a bad ahoe until they have worn them and found out through bitter experience. The Nettleton ahoe our merchants charge 1 8 50 for I found aelllng for V In Portland. The Crawford ahoe. aold for $5 In both places. The Civilian hoe aold for $3.60 toll In Portland, and 13 50 In Oregon City. Notoliy hoea aold for 5o to II more In Port land. The drygooda prlcea were a real rey. elation. In every Instance the Oregon City prlcea were the loweat. Wind aor crepe waa 20c to 25c In Portland and 19o in Oregon City. Ittplette was 17c In Portland and the aamo here. Psncy Klaxon waa 21e to 25c In Port land and 15c here, Anettia percale 15c, JOc and 25c In Portland and lite here. All wool aultlnga waa sold for $1.75 a yard In both placea. Theae prlcea were taken from tho two leading de partment atorea In Portland. You don't aave by buying In Port land you loan! Don't thla prove It? Iluy In Oregon City. Keep Oregon City money In Oregon City and In creaae Oregon Clty'e payroll! How Mary Oliver Became An Artist FANS WAIT FOR FIR8T TESTS OF 8KILL. PROGRAM WELL FILLED EIGHT VALLEY TEAM 8 MEET AT 8ALEM. WILL SALEM, Or., March 24. Asaur ancea have been received that eight colleges will participate in the non conference college meet to be held at Willamette university on May 22. The colleges are: Pacific university, Pa cific college, Chemawa, Willamette university, Philomath college, Albany college, McMinnvllIe college and the Oregon State Normal achool. Announcement baa been made tbat the first interclass track meet will be held at the Institution on April 16, and on April 30 the Willamette and Ore gon Agricultural college track teams win meet here. To Induce Willamette students to try for the track team it Is planned to allow those who partici pate in two-thirds of the meets of the season to wear, the university "W," The present rules require that a track man before enjoying this distinction miiHt win at leant ten points during a season. The students will ballot on a chonge In the rules this week. The schedule or baseball games is complete. The first game will be played here with the University of Ore gon on April 10, and on April 17 the Willamette team will play that of the Oregon Agricultural college at Cor- vallls. On May 1 It will play Chema wa here. On May 7 the Willamette team will play the team of the Univer nlty of Oregon at Eugene, and on May 11 it will meet the team of the Uni versity of WaHhlneton in this city. A second game with Chemawa Is sched uled for May 15 and a return game with the Oregon Agricultural college In this city on May 26. The Sheridan Snn draws the deadly parallel, as follows: "Sleds running In Nebraska and lawn mowers hum ming in 8heridan; Ice harvesters in .Iowa and grain growing In old Yam hill; Icicles In the Dakotas, daffodils and violets In the Willamette valley; blizzards still In the east, robins and larks singing in Oregon, Yea, verily, great la the state of Oregon." FRESNO, Cal March 24. With tho oponlng of the 1015 Coast league's sea son less than one week away, and tho fans on edge for the Initial clashes, everyone la wondering which of the clubs will be fortunate enough to get In the first punch. Portland has a Tartar on Its hands In Los Angeles, and It Is ban) to fore cast which team will be the winner. The Angels, on account of playing at home and having tho fans cheering their every move, are certain to be the favorites, in spite of the fact that Portland haa won Its last two opening games, and wll) use the same twlrlur who handed a defeat to Sacramento last year and to San Francisco the year previous. So far Ban Francisco has been play ing much better than Oakland In tho exhibition games, and the chances are that the SealB will win over Eyler Christian's men, although If AI Kla wltter Is In shape to pitch the opener he may throw a surprise Into the ranks of the Seals. Venice clashes wllh the Mormons at Salt Lake, and If Hogan has a pitcher who is capable of going the route, should win the game, al though playing away from home. BEAVERS ARE VICTORS FRESNO, Cal., March 24. In the first 10-lnnlng practice game during the training trip Portland today defeat ed the American Glanta, 7 to 6. The game was long drawn rut, al though there were several stretches where entertalnmnt was not lacking. Harry Krause went the full 10 In nings, which Is the first feat of its kind to be performed since the open ing of training camp. None of tho twlrlers have been able to pitch good ball for more than seven Inulngs. The Tillamook council has decided that In order to stimulate Interest In the fire department, it will give to each fireman $1 per month, based on atttendance at drills and fires. This story won flrat prlio In the annual abort story writing contest of the Clackamas County School loaguu It was written by MIks Lorraine Lee of Canby. and a pupil In tho Cnnb; school. She won second prize In the annual declamation content of tho lea gue hold In Oregon City Inst Saturday night. Fnr down In tho Sacramento valloy nestled a charming white house In grove of orange trees. Tho attractive place wns not marred by tho sign on the front veranda post, "Hoard ami Rooms, $5.00 a Work." Mrs. Olive ad her daughter, a light complncted girl of twenty, lived happily In this home. M nry's father had died three years before, and left his wife and daughter with small means for a living so thoy were compellod to keep a boarding houso. Ono afternoon as the village was quiet and still. Mary slipped out In the garden to read. Suddenly she saw a blue motor come up to the gnto and she wont down to boo who the ar rivals wore. A tall, dark complected woman stepped out of the motor, and perceiving the approaching Mary smiled. "Good afternoon. Wont you come in " asked Mary. "Why yes, thank you," answered the stranger. "Would you like to see my mother?' Mary Inquired. "O, yes! I saw your sign and this place appealed to me, so I thought I would try to socuro a room You have a very pretty place," said the new boarder. "I forgot to Introduce mysolf " sold Mary. "My name Is Mary Ollvor." "And mine la Miss Unrbara Day said the lady. "And may I add, I'm very glad to have met you." The evening that followed was do voted to getting acqulnted with the Oliver's and their household, and Miss narbara Day was not sorry she had chosen a quiet, country place for hor vacation. The Oliver's living room was attrac tive. The main features were iwo paintings, one of which was a dupli cate of "The V lage macKsmun," a masterpiece. Miss Barbara Day walked to a chair opposite the painting and sat down. There was an admiring attitude about her as she gazed upon the painting and she did not take her eyes from it as Mary entered the room. At last she came to stand by Mary aa she looked over the other sketches. "Where did you get these paint ings?" asked Miss Day of Mary. "Oh I 'Tho village locksmith, I pnlntad, but the sketch over tho man tle, was painted by Monsieur Dcfulre, my only Instructor." "Why she Is an artist!" exctolmnd Miss Day under her breath. Hy the end or tho summer Miss Barbara Day had become a closo friend of Mary's and regretted to leave hor. Hut Mho, desiring Mnry'a companion ship, secured Mrs. Oliver's permission lo allow Mary to accompany her to her homo and study art In her studio. Miss Day had a charming studio and a beautiful home, Many artists from tho city wcro her frequent guests. among whom was Moimlour Chovane. On one of his visits he boenmo ac quainted wllh Mary and was asked to erlllclzo her sketches. Consldorlna her work to bo promising ho persuad ed Mary to study undor him. Tho following Fobruary found Mnry deep In the completion of a beautiful' pointing which wua to be exhibited In France the next aurnmor. The pnlntlng was roady for exhibi tion In March, so Mary dovotod her time to Miss Day, whoso health was fulling rapidly. Aa she did not re cover soon, hor physician advised her to seok a change of climate. Miss Day Insisted upon Mary's com pany and It waa at last arranged that thoy start for Europe the next wook. Monsieur Chovane wns to cross also and all wore to moot at tho exhibition. Miss Barbara Improved rapidly and was Impatient to go on to Paris. The mnny exciting adventuros thoy hnd, prcparod Mary for the surprise she re- colvod at the decision of tho critics. A banquot was given in honor of the artists who hnd entered nnlntlnira and tho decision was to be rondored bore. The usual .prollmlnarlos had been gone through and a silence now rolgnod over tho throng as they wait. cd for the decision. "Ludios and gen tlemen. Miss Mary Oliver, who has en tored "The Ages of the World," Is giv en the golden cup In honor of her won derful piece of art. As she la yot a young woman, we all oxpoct great things of hor and If this Is an example of her future paintings we will be pleased In presenting this uolden cun to hor". The speech was shirt and to the point and Mary Oliver vas pre sented with the cup. The next winter Mary returned to the United States and established her self In a studio to study art with her old teacher, Monsieur Chovane. Later, Marys mother came to live with hor and both were very happy but for the death of their dear friend Miss Day. Mary Oliver had accomplished her heart's desire, however to be an artist V