The Oregon daily journal., April 19, 1908, Page 28, Image 28

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. i ' . i. . hnhMna- In tha awtnartn tide. Ha
if-i .t!I.i,iD nit ""b.a at n with bo.r hook fT
HD United States steamship ln S yank nd the yellow face' of' Sakl,
was 17m oit igrayiii"i-. inuui in ine winter aunugui, ros
Sftatan Island, anchored for and From tha dark water.
art T.ovu. war awlnains- over "8akL or I'm an IdJulL cried tha tar.
ha. m.. ...hiM .. tha dirt Tny dragged tha body cut on tha
, her sides, washing away ;.. mlusalpman In charge of tha
i.vvvmui ci u i. vium launoa eaaroinea lu
Ton should have bean mora careful
wtth that boathook." ha said, addressing
tha sailor who had discovered tha body,'
"Tou'-e Jabbed him la tha temple."
'I oar para on, air,"'' saia am w, iuv
log, "I caught him In tha eoat air.
'ire
bullat wound, air," aald an-
Dail carna out oa
ricclnx. , acraDDlna- blackened and blis
tered paint from tha funnela. Aa an
and to aa experimental cruise touching
every nary yard and Important port on
tha AUantlo coast, there baI been a
.i... , trial 1 ha vellott DSlnt DM
baked, blistered and float ad away from other sailor.. "Tha
thefunneJs in greet patuhes. . the other eld. .
- Tha State la first-class battleship Tha body was taken aboard tha
of 11.000 tons, filie carries J guns- launch and hurried to tha Ptavs where
a fact that aheuld ba mentioned r,Ih a raport waa made to Captain Allan. Ha
now, for aha baa ateamvd to tha Pa- waa much perplexed. That 8akl waa
clflo and will soon ba In Philippine ' melancholy over hla dismissal, which
waters, to remain there. Sublg harbor, wa. to lake effect aa soon aa tha Btata
leaned from th Uueeian government, arrived at Norfolk, waa wall known,'
will ba her future home, if tha atatlon but that' ha waa ao aggrieved aa to
of a battlaahip may ba ao designated, take hla Ufa. waa rather aurprlalnf.
Tha Btata la oua of tha beat battle-, captain Allan waa worried for twa
ships -In tha American float and the raasone. Tha ataward'a suicide, for. eut-'
irovernment la proud in ins unowieuie tMm 9nr u coma t conjectured, aamp-
ne, in apinta or tne men on
shin. Bailors ara auparatltloua and
that alia haa many feature unknown
to other natlonaeaturea that ara
carefully iruardad. This, aleo, should
ba remembered. Wa, of tha land for-
frat vary quickly what brand of fight
nf ahlpa tha government maintains:
in fact, It Is safe to aay that tha great
majority Of tie cannot dletlnsulsh be
tween the namea of nrst-claaa battle-
' ship, cruisers and gunbosts.
tha
In thla a good excuse to be gloorny.
They dearly love to ba In tha f raep of
tha tiltiaa at tlmaa.
- Then, again, It waa neeeeeary ta ea-
ctire another ateward Immediately -end
do the beat poaalble wtth tha dinner
that avenlnr,
. " '""jz na oeen on auara ounna; , ioe nun
bKlna. tha Btata waa preDarior to loin wit,.h.
the other ablpa of tha Atlantio fleel at ..jjld you j,w a Bhot iMt nlfhtr ha
Norfolk, to ateam from there to tha Pa-
clflo ooaat by way of Cape Horn and .., 'A, ... B. port bow. I !n-
f Mafellan. " vaattaatad and aaw a flahtna launch at
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tha fttralta nr lUaa-allan.
Capuin Allen rava ordera for ntun
the.ablp aa qnlckly aa poaalble. He
had a- week tn whtth to arrive at the
, 1 ronrfaa-rotia In llamnton Road a. VI
aoma dlatanoe. - I concluded tne anoi
had been fired aboard of her. It waa at
aoma dlatanca and I'm poaitlra tha flr-
ir- i -1 a . . .. .
Klnl and,althooith It required i but two ,oroln thaound of a, ahot tn
Taaaau. na nnw ., im Jmnaldar tha wind"
Tha
0 and tha bul
let went thrtniffc the ateward a head, ;.
That a ail."
Tba Jackie waa nerroua and wta tied
to eacapa with a reprimand, for ha
reallied fully that Ma fault waa aert
oua. lia waa thankful hla commander
we a aeneroua and lenient man.
The ahot ha heard waa exaocl at
mldnlahL It waa r ecu liar that no
eplaah had been heard when tha atew-
oaya to ciean ina veaaat,. na waniaq -h, futllr. TOU will conelder tba
, tn'n" ,B.,nlp,,,nI,;rr lnoL..if.. aald Captain Allen, rather aharpljr.
."-""-Z. vrrriV-- ahot waa aboard. thla ahU
to rive a little dinner leave-taking
at tha and of wbkh ha would rerelve
wlahea for a aafa voyage and food luck.
Captain Allen liked thla aort of thins,
but It detracted in no manner from hta
-efficiency aa a commander. .
"BaklA aald tha captain ta the Jan-
aneae ateward, '1 want a dinner for It
tor Tbureday mcnt. I on niiicui taxa a
little extra pain a, for It will be tha laat
jnue extra, wini, ur 11 win o ui w iii u.a Arwa -hti
in thla porHor a number of yeara. "7M Wfcj bi
dlntnlaaed from tha captain a mind by
maybe.
Bakl ialuted
HI faoa, extremely
aad la expreealon, waa aa Immovable a5m?hn?dtnn.I!
aa a carved cameo? He turned to r to '"l": ni07w-i..rirv?i-nt!
iiw V auuu a. uiiv mm Da wvvim
vlded, but aplendld enoughand chatted
In a jovial and Informal manner over
hla quarter when Captain Allan called
him back.
"Tou're looking too melancholy, Sakt,
ha aald, kindly. "You ahould brace up
a UtUa. What' It about -tha order
for your dlamleaalT" '
SaJcl aaluted again and replied in tn
their cla-ara and brandy.
The mention by one of tba guait
of jingo talk In newspaper concern
ng tna japaneee reminaea captain ai-
afflrmauva. Hla voloa waa low and re- the aulojda. .e told hU gueatg
cretfuL or tna tragaay.
7 -I wouldn't take tt so much ta heart." '' the Ppl knew of tha devotlrm
continued Captain Allen. fTcu must thaaa IJow.' ha concluded, "they
remember that you are not tha only one. would not doubt tha alnoerlty of tha
Altogether, mora than It of your coun. Jape feeling,, of frlndhlp for thla
trymen who were atewarda on the ships JJJ'J' - , - .
of tha navy have been dropped. It a not -Why, when my tteward learned that
f ood to wear oneself away with regret ha waa to b dlamlsaed he became tha
or something that cannot ba helped." moat melancholy man In tha world. H
It la tba thought that I may bar had, oftn told my men that ha would
been considered lacking In loyalty or rather ba In the service of Unole Bam
Inoera motivee." aald SakU calmly, aboard on of hla wafahtp than In tha
Then he. returned to tha galley. - land f tha mikada That'a saying a
Captain Allan gased after the retreat- great deal for tba J pane, , f or their
Ing ateward. Ha felt aorry that ha bad devotion to their rmperor la well known.
hen compelled to dismiss Bakl from "Sakl waa a most Intelligent fellow,
the service, but ordere are orders. Evl- He had a thorough education In En ar
dently the government had Ita own rea- llsh, wherever ha' picked it up. Ha
aon for euali action, otherwise the order wrote a good a hand aa any man oa
to dron tha Japa would pot have been board, and, while extremely reserved. ,
eq sweeping. lie aometlmea evidenced that he had
Baki was a not Intelligent on of oonaiderable technical knowledge, j .i
tha mikado. Ha had been In tha United . "All the men liked Bakt. He had th '
State navy aa ateward for nine years, run of th ahip. HI thlrat for knowl
exceptlng for 11 months that he bad edge wa g characteristic of that bust
been absent on leave during tha Basso- 1111 little Island in tba orient, and ha
Japanese wr . He had said-on ills re- axked questions by tha hundred. It'a a
turn arter tb close or the war that h pity that a ateward who waa ao willing
had been In California for hi health, to learn would ahuffl off th way Baki
A: vltelsiW
kOk:, i ! ' "a. iir- ' -rriW H tv" " n 'j
t fn in the navy yarda at -Cavlta In tha '1 went ta tha front of the aaloon
(aland, and It will continue tintll th and when Baki and hla frland .-am..
. japa are pretty wen excluded. , . . out J followed them down to th
"Wei L to ' get back to my original d'. It wa then about midnight an
purpose. I waa ordered to have my men piao waa deserted. It waa the In-
keep tab on the atewarda of all ahlpa tentlon of tha strange Jap to row flak I
' In harbor. Thi waa merely a precau- Pck o your ahip, but I accosted them
f tlonary measure after the ' had been Ju"t M they were untying the dory. -
ordered ashore and w had no definite ' "I'll have a look at those paper In
Idea of verifying the necessity of tha your pocket," I aald to tha atranger,
. work. However, ordera ara orders. at tha same time directing one of my
"Knowing you wr in port. I took a agent to look after Baki. They were
'personal Interest In looking after your, astounded, of course,' but their natur
aiewarq wnen n wit . aanora , las I vura mem ana uiey never liincnea. .
"Baki, your good conversationalist,
mlled and a hock hla head, saying bro
kenly that they did not understand
jwnKuso. i grauoen tna anap witn xne
papera and ripped open hla coat I tried
to get tha envelope and tor tha cover.
It waa moonlight, and In a fleeting
nlaht."
Captain Allen started, and Interrupt-
Tou ut b mistaken In your man."r
ha aald. "Hakl wa not ashor After I
,o clock yatrday."- .
j "Kxcus me," aald Hopkina, i la tha
nam quiet vole. "He waa aahore at'
' midnight. He came off In a dory that
. went out from, ahora to meet him."
Hopkina than took a long, bulky en
velope from hla coat pocket rrorn It
v he took a bunch of papera and spread
then on a table before tb eyea of tha
gatonlahad captain.
Allen stared at them -until hi eye
: bulged and hla face craw white and
tnse. .Grabbing up one of the papera, atreak.
. am laapen o ma xeet, . .
Br Ool" na cried, Ht X hki knowa
. thisr . , -
"Eaay, my friend; easy." said Hop.
kins. They're genuine, aren't they T"
-. Captain Allen . controlled himself. '
"Oenuln"' he exclaimed. "Of oourse
glance I aaw enouah to know It waa a
chart that and nothing mora.
A . . ' .
ii waa enougn, tnougn i was aeier
mined to get the packet if I had to
knock them both on the head. Sud
denly Baki gald something In a low.
sharp 'tone. There waa a splash and
ra I turned to see that Sakl had leaped
nto tha water, ba man I had hold of
wrwicnn luusa aou wag oil Jiae a
',T vti'iftM film tnaantir hut thm'
, vvuiu run ia m muifuui. ii
took to tha open country, running In
a diagonal line from tha ahora. loould
neither gain nor lose on him.' He had
about 10 yarda atari and It waa a que-
Why And h irw xcU4 mr--ln-
"Whir ma, n .ha-i a. m a wa.a -a.i.utt
invi woav w uiigpaui
"That's easily explained," aald Hop
kina. "They were stolen only about a
half hour before they were brought
ashore. Look over th raat of them.1
Captain Allen want through all tha
rapera. turning red aod whit and mut
erlng Imprecations aa ha did so. Thera
were oharta of every Important harbor
on the Atlantlo and Paclfto coasts gen
ulna charte and cleverly executed draw
ings of tha exclusive featurea of tha
battlaahip Btate'a construction, notes on
defenaea, armament, ammunition and
other thlnga of paramount importance
wind, and when I realised thla I aaw
that something other than foot raoing
waa necessary.
Wall" and ' , Inspector .Hopkins
paused long and significantly -"I se
cured your charts and papera and tha
spy's report. Ict that auffioa, and for
aji urn.
"When I returned to th dock I found
my agent sitting tn tha shadow of a
hawer post '
"Where's your manf f asked.
. " On tha bottom.' ha said, or close ta
it- I lumped Into tb dory and want
after him. When he realised that ha
could not begin to swim aa fast aa I
ft ,. '-V. M iri ISM
to a country's defense that were almply could row he yanked a revolver from
hla Docket, aimed at. hla temnle and
pulled the trigger. I guess ha waa too
Soon a swimmer to suicide ny orowning.
ueer toooDle. these JaD.'
"Then h asked me what I thought
or it why Baki chose to kiu bimseir.
I told htm I had no Idea, aad we re-
turnea to new jorg.
"Of course, f did not 1 know what
prompted Baki to and hla life. He saw
that capture was Inevitable. His ahrewd
mind grasped tha fact that ha would
b questioned "sweated," and what not.
astounding.
Bom of th notes wer tn tha Jap
anese language and othera in tha email,
well-remarked hand of Sakl. What with
the reault of technical observation and
Inquiry and stolen genuine charts, there
waa enough in the packet to put th
United Bute at tremendous dlaadvan
tage In event of a war with tha country
possessing the papers.
"Look here," aald Captain Allan, "sud
denly, "where did you get these r
it s quit a story,- replied Hopkins.
5a TT-TJ
"but I'll be brief. First of all I'll tell But more keenly than all, he realised
that ha had fatted. Ta raallxa thla
when on such a mission, spells death
io a Japanese.
"I know of cases were Jars were en
trusted with far less Important mis
sions, and, falling, have fallen on their
words. Our military attach with th
Japanese army aunni tn war with
Kusala told ma that he witnessed three
attempts to plant a mine, and every one
of the three men detailed for thla duty
jtm-a nimaeii Decausa ne raiieo.
"That, my good friend, la the story
I wanted to tell you. You have your
papera safe every one of them. I beg
you to juat rorgei tne wnois matter."
Captain Allen was silent for some
minutes. Finally he aroused himself.
"It'a wonderful," he said, "wonderful.
I owe you mora than I can aver repay.
But why do you suppose he risked pass
ing the papers to another man? Why,
didn't he wait until be could take them
with him himself r
'Ire was too ahrewd for that." said
Hopkins. "He is well known in the
navy and could be traced by description.
you about your Sakl l(e,was a most
Intelligent fellow, aa you aald, and ha
came by hla intelligence naturally. I
took, this letter , from his pocket laat
night."
- Holding a paper, which evidently had
been water-aoaked, ba pointed to some
Japanese characters in th corner of the
Sheet. .
"Bee the figure T b continued. "I
have had them translated ao they show
who Baki la. He's tha aon of a JaDan-
eaa nobleman; hia father Is high in the
favor and orfice of the government.
Therefor it la not surprising that he
ahould ba a bright fellow. Ah. I see
f ou begin to sea th drift of th mat
er. "Well, aa I wa saying, I kept an eya
on your Jap, Truly, I did not expect to
find anything Irregular, but when one
of my men reported that a little w ali
ened Jap. carefully bundled up in an ul
ster, had pulled out from tba Totten
vllle dock In a dory. I thought it rather
auspicious.
, ,.vi, na.ininna navy no couio Dv traced oy opwripuun
Of course I wa doubly suspicious ,,,.fj.a "h- ".,- nriniir.,,niv nf ,
an tha hnat cama aahnra with vouv Jjcaiass. n MW nil opportunity Of get
as soon aa i saw tnis, i
t of k specific jnrMUgatlon. To TUonand fe
of cours that th war depart- th- kind of poison sold in a
when tha boat came aahore with your
ateward as a passenger. Tha dory waa
tied up to tha dock and your Baki and
hla Jap friend went Into that dingy sa
loon on the atreet leading from tha
dock. They went to tba back rooqi and
ordered a drink.
"Aa soon aa I aaw this, I Knew some-
two Japanese rarely
aown to an nit
sailors' gin
. . "8AKI HAS LEAPED INTO THE WATER."
He might have apsred himself tha did because of a petty disappointment" . ,
' WZ1Z&.1Z.V Captain AUan aeu.ad himself for of r who 4 hs and wh.r did you pick snj not
not car. Kakl wa a good cook that's Ha wa a man hlsh In th esteem of .7,.' lT 7" V'. realise.
nD 11 ofneerned them, t the atata department and had been n- V iy?,"(iSipf m. a.Jii. n h. S h..n , A.a Jn;j.-' -J rf. went never act blindly In anything mill. I went to th rear of th bulldlnf
Bki took the trdr of dismissal to trusted with many mission of great i'LSV.' ,firt nd thi tnr "" hv been soms and, thanks to Ita rickety condition. I
heart., Tba good-natured smile he al- secrecy and Importance. On one of fhesa V ? 'th !t-ntatlt..P nn Vhlt 1 d2?HhlS ThimH. I Jm?1 '"0,i 'or dlscharga Of th Jap- had no difficulty In finding a chfnk
ways had worn disappeared. Ha grew mission he had met Captain Allen and f"m,J 'i-J" 'J'!S!Ir.PN tf-hl -Sli n.laiiiaJ, iil'.JL'l'Jj stewards from tha navy. Ba that through which I could watch them un-
morose and did not respond to tb Jok- a warm friwdshlp aprang up between W'Ll1 inTttithtnt JfJfll??' ro,M'""nrd aa It may. There hav been, you re- observed. I aaw Baki. after some dia-
lng of the Jackie. He went about his tha two men. All of which accounta for L"f thn ld th way to his and faithful servant - , ; member, no less than 14 arrests of cusslon which I overheard but could not
, work in a methodical manner,. as silent Inspector Hopkins' presence at th far- cn- . ' Where was h aducatedr asked Hop-'Japaneee In forta and navy yard and understand because of It being in Jap-
M, pnhJl"ta L- a , well dinner. ' Ono Inside th mli left his fea- kins. .' on every one of them were found photo- anese, look to see that no on wsa
On Thursday morning, the flay of While the eTjests were enjoying a gen- turea. He knew that it wa something "'Frisco, he told ua," replied Allen. f graph and In om Instance, sketches watching and thn quickly paaa over th
Captain Aliens dinner to hi friends, eral conversation. Hopkina drew th at- of extraordinary Importance that "II aald he attended the public school and plana of th work. All this you envelope.
Faki was reported missing. Thla great- tentlon of Captain Allen and quietly brought a request or a private talk at out thr and we had no reason t doubt hav heard of. "Here's soms tricky work." I thought,
ly perplexed Captain Allen and he or- asked him for a little private talk. that time. - . him. Why do you ask?" "I may tell you ihat thr ara other 'I'll take a chance on holding up thosa
trlt ,S,"Q0T'rr ,tlnd omm "tatter of importance," he aald, "I'll get down tfl the meat of my 'Tm coming to that" replied Hopkins-. Instances of wfiioh th men in th navy two fellows and aae what's In that pack-
lwrd; - mi ,BUnn WM nc,B the captain's surprised lok. "I story quickly," said Hopkina; "but first, "Now, my old friend. I want to assure and the public hav never heard. This age. If I make a mistake, I reaaoned, I
tying up a tha Tottenylll dock when do not wish to Yak you from your let me ask you, have you noticed any- you that what I am about to disclose resulted in tha decision to turn tha will have no difficulty In squaring It
one of -the sailors notloed something guests, but It really Is necessary.' thing peculiar about thla Baki you spok (a ths result of an accidental dlscove Japa off th ships. The movement be- wtth you.
tine awav wtth them, and he wanted to
make sure. And now"' Hopkins dis
missed the matter wtth a smile "let us
get back to our friends. They will be
wonoermar. a our aosence."
Just before thy ntered the' room
Captain Allen grasped Hopkina by tha
'hand. '
'1 am mora than thankful," he said,
fervently.
'"Don't mention it. my friend." said
Hopkins. "One - more ward fust let
Sakl's grief at dismissal account for
his suicide. It will juive explanations.
That he failed in his duty to his em
peror is a matter for speculation by
you and me."
"But the other, fellow?" said Allen.
The one you chased and secured the
papers from?"
The peculiar steellv light that sprang
Into Topklns' eyes flashed even in the
dim gangway.
"He also failed." he said, with quiet
grim humor.
There was a world of meaning in bis
tone." 1
VISIT TO ASSASSINS OF KING CARLOS-Lon-
ion Newspaper Correspondent Interviews the Prisoners
From London "Tha Mint" ; opened a door overlooking little gar- th persecution exercised against you
a OXTRADXCTOBT ramor ara still dan ln which I could see. by tha glim- by th Minister Franco?" . "
: a . . ... -. - n-iar nf . tha at ara a eonfnaait maaa "Alaal " aaa thm H.-a -
. W wMUtauon regarding Portu- wnfch appeared toe'a pavilion: Rap: ar nM the only victim. oTth's dTctatirT ln
,gaju wnusi soma contend that Idly descending tha five steps leading for wa sra but a few of a far larger ulaf a
r. tranouuitr orevalls in that to tna garaen we rouno ourselves in number of exiles."
TEN HOURS LAW FOR WORKING WOMEN
Supreme Court Has Established Principle for Vhole Country
By Florenc Kelley. Secretary Xfttlona! work 10 hours by day. tt merely for- In factories. This virtually deprives
. Vn.nm.,.1 I VM. AM.MiA.rit . u mawa tk.n In v,man n .i aina Avnr tha aaa nr IK in
1th Franco, had become aa unnnn. (Hhjclusiv Service From Charities and hours in any ona period of 14 hours. New Tork state, of protection against
Itn sranco, naa Deoom ag unpop- th Commons Praaa nuru.i l TTnlar tt a ..Inn r a laundrv eould al -nlaht work and asalnat a worklna?
tyrant whom he obsequiously provided
with all that the satisfaction of his mad
fancy required."
"Old tha people include in th earn
hatred th king and hla minister?"
Unpopularity of King.
'Certainly. Carlos' by his understand
AABtttrv. Afhara Aa.la. fc.t .- VI. iw mawoniiw,
VIVWUVU (UiiUi OAJLllOtUW
Inaat bum ' Partnaniaaa - - were Inside.,
refnna mulae ayw.at a,ii., -ti ..At this moment nervousness and ex
: w..- citantent comomed to maxe
vumnugat , . , comfortable. The mvsterv
hs. Th news of th king's death a urn .Mi.tin ha ..ti be kent runnlnsr 14 hours a day. seven day and working' week of unlimited
ha. ,.aan aalvaA -tK . 4n Ai..... rr" r a,VB a mIi kmvIHii! nnl that n. one lenirth. s nca a worlnar week of 80 hours
M th maisonette. t "i, i because of your presence thst, wmi.. .11 T a,t .1 I tnt " woman worked longer than 10 hours In la nonianforcabla without a closing hour
thin waa aa silent aa the tomh. afta ,ta r-n .a . -k....7 whilst ail sympathies and all th pity I .,,.. 1. r. ' . " - : . limit "
and that No ray Of light escaped from the closed of com Ins- to 'Paris, he aitrt hl mTnii haa turned toward tha exacutionara. to. M. ... .1.. n A. i,niln,ku 11 itnK- ilt was ha. In Colorado the sunrema court haa
serious f troublea may be expected at 1--! My eompanlon knocked at the t th last moment, not daring to con- ward those who. with contemnt for their I?L .JL." .?!" t;".uI gun in the county of Multnomah be- decided-th earn question In opposite
uy xoomsnt ulVTZ!. ? VL.'.tAi 2 v rr?"i.. "" with thosa ha parse- own lives. In full daylight; sacriflced . " - " caus Joe Haaelbock, manager of Curt waya.- in l0l th , leglslatur askea
I ba.ra tnat.tiaA tha mrf fnwm. iA HZ i..i.ikia .TTi i? cul' themselves with abnegation and for no oown on jreoruary it, snows tnai 11 1 juuners laundry in tne. city or rori tu supreme court 01 tne state wneiner
v.jug .iua we good fortune to by some. Invisible direction, and vmi h. ... 1. (. V 1. .. T . ' , Y..' . .V ...v.i- ian a rmiii Mrs. tn notcher to a law would ba oonatitutional which
Ifla - f ' - - v h, ni.vi ' Hl'l.H uuiwaw vui, iw UEiif.r frlioir Ifiuis , ,Bi-u ..lait a.t A 1 1 V my -. Tr; .l.ij . , . . . . , : V" '
"U.i - n h a n .. V. I . . , . " J . . ... . . . nab , V. a n 1 A kniiv. AM thk ffllirln 10(11 I O TlTHVIfl M Ihtt amman mA nllHMM
SI? fJi .m through fcurope araid and trembling. It thM ,. , , 1 . day of that month. Curt Muller, being must not b mployed longer than eight
".ti,, oeoause hefear to And himself face certain death, thu i s xooslni themselves Nominally it applied only to laun- convicted and fined $10 for this act of hours In on day at any occupation re-
Homlna- dnvw rnm Vff.--. .. " li Zl .ii .... . -...111. to face w th his numernua wlntima an tn f.. ranrlaala nt tha (nrminiio1. ai. dries, mechanical establishments and hla agent, appealed the osse. Tna su- quiring continuous standing. ine
other da?. iitdValnViowhatTantd: whV- fc. "f,Um.il'n . 'imn.Tm. on. of whom might set himself un aa ats? - ,, ,,, ftr.nn:! , i.. preme court . of. Oregon suetsined ths court replied that such a statute would
jr, euaaeniy earn wr contact witn considerably, and I eagerly
awaited n executioner, ask from Franco a reck- "They Vnsw their lives wer
pearanc awoka in me a confused re
membrance, tastlc lea-end.
Um roognlsd ma almost Instantly, A fsw Inoomprehsnslbla
rantAHa in rtr.ann tn i,.aMu preme court of Oregon sustaineq ins court repnen tnat sucn a statute would
oina-t f PI t L . It: lW f howver, f . pon.titutional and Curfe Mullr b constitutional. The legislature
ifina at- a tsbllshes : f Or thawholeoountry th then appealed to th supreme oourl Of thereupon enacted a law forbidding the
limg at trlnlinla iar a. afaltita Itmltln-VarA. . i . t 'i . - ji -. . Yir.v.lMM.AM amlnvmn a MkllJl -
u - M - - . ( .,'. t. , i,c .t.. .- ii nuununn lor miwiiuw qouniry tne than annealed tn tna annreme oour
. - - tt-v. v. .. I, - nr nicDii tnai a aiaiute iimiiins wo- th, Unit naaa n wtth natAn. emDiovmeni or anv rniiri nr wnmun
mt 1 1 . la .lib. a nr.hiA. a anrriA ran. aa iiw uvhivh. iHnnr. inn .intv nava nnr nil r rta ., l,. - , - . . s . - . . . . , v,.m. ,. w, ,..-, . :- .--.. - ; - --. . ...........
ta-tlVT.nd. w" " "Some people . In him th. onlv on. for. thtaacrlnc . .-. " .
re- ""I'uiiBioiB, anu jri
word
and as h effusively shook me by tb sailed ma to real It v: aoma nasswords and his son who war
hand my Own recollection eame bank: rera kain avnhano-erl. "Because he aruarded
I was faoa to face with a. porttguesc Again taking myliand. my companion that the vengeful bullets
.-.vuyu7 wuwt auiiuamuiici i ii aci arew m towaras a
ijinua in Bpa.a ana wun wnom i naa the
discussed many times th subject that the
lay moat npon his heart th redemp- that
lion ci His. country. nearer.
'Really,' I axdalmed. thla Is a most harmless staircase descsndlng spirally
agreblo snoountar. I. hop you may under th building,
be able to Jet m know what 1 going "Be crefult,, murmured my eom-
cnJ&, n.?'r - . " panion"!. you bad better lean against
"Not so loud, said my f rtand, glano- th wall"
Jng around with a auspicious airj "not
B4ou'1are,aCrra8fl.H,end, are yon notr Introduced to Comptny,
bJE!5a 2?: Uk' I desoonded th steps carefully. Bud-
nd x
tr 'yr - w 11 as IsgaiUFU mm S3 OBt lUCHgUIBj 111 1. II SB 1 1 1 I S-I r'aaa UaHlSnia
,u.,r5t.lM inK na Popi cndr them as aueh and est of the public health. Th right v"" V"
killed?" venerate them ln their hearts' ao it was ...... .v,.,. L ..ui.t: i. !; . . .
hlm.air aH ..II l..r.h. It .ma i.nxn ...l.f .iTI ".i,"" Si??". i" V. P 0pUty ajatnet,
could not daua-hters of on of themT Manuel BuIcZ SVi"S. .M.TwTa in..fa7: iw aouT' "unty Of Multnomah,
ligni jnimniering at cn nira pui tne same rate was tn- a Sum Of 11,200 was collected Within a Th Oreaon atatuta thna haenma fa
mar of a aiiir- T fait a. shiver at tenaea Tor Francs, ha halnir ,niu. ta mmr v,mra T . that tha .a at.ib. . n A . , .
thought of being swallowed up In th. sams degree. H wa. theVxecut;? in? proo r ot the admiration rVlsed by women to work at night w Prr b"
darkness. Iloweyer, approaching of the low deeds, the valet of the roval thS act of th. Llberatorar h.. and artiv hVniAPai wVir.. ,1
I found tha a-nlf to be a oulte . . : : Ll , r , .... .....
longer than sight hours In Ono day In
any occupation whloh Involved contin
uous standing while at work. During
attorney for th th past summer, however, a laundry
Oregon, appear- l".f.i0fchd..vJ?ILt h i5iu.t "J
- ad for tha stats, and Wiyiam tt Teuton 0f "Colorado " auTcVd.d"7n inducing tho
xor tn launaryman. juouis v.-; joran- court o reverse in its decision the opin-
dels of Boston generously gave his serv-; J,0" lh-unVl,m?JiSljr l.
. . . .ua .tat n-. five years earlier. The Colorado eight-
ices as counsel for the Stat of Oregon, hour "law for worjclngwomen and chll
Th brief presented hy Mr. Brandl oren was unanimously annulled In 1908.
W Wa W . V4 v ar - www V jm aM-, ''-a. ' wm wwf . mm ia. a mm -mm, mmmw. ' M wmwww.'' m www ':wm i.. ' ''
B
T looking over th librari. ln Mrs. nhn A. Lndan
som of th oldest homes of ths . , y af r r. . .. "
representative citiens and those . W i,,.tr.d ...dd.ni .. t XI" -5.1". .'".S tTf.""
Mis Josephine . a floldmark. ? oubllca- f 0 TO1,. ir ln oourand "Judge Camp-'
tlon secretary of ths National Consum- bell, th presiding Judge of the suprem
It Is enough to bring tha blush of ' ' Wague. It contained in. summary Ji.V"'0'?"0 wro dW "
nana to tne cneexs oi
and questionable
cultivated OeO- w rovrew v i ui bti.wuio v"i t -T.
i .L- U . . .nnnavnln tha .V h latf In 1I1MV atatSB Which hV ranldlV
most sense- of women in' manufacture in EngW. jv5iPinw manufacturing . industries,
vn.a nm.n in.ttit u) t Io,M there is TkO limit to the worklnor hours
ng. ' " At our entering, oorrrersatlon ato
.crdursu,lnj bd o.uMtlonln, glances fell on me.
nuzzled at my friend's mysterious de- The "comrade," in Ueu of Intro
meanor.
In" CSJieS mallow with aaa mrm
IntrOdUC- tmtnn vnlnmaa nrlnc.l... ,t..i.
w" - w... kl. Ol,
a . . .. ....
nt manv wt . V . . .i . . , ii . u.- . i .
"Mn and I am rn nr tn wrlwrm ...... a OeniV W XOUnd OUrSSiVSS IH A large i ... . . . v. . . . .nnn.. 4 K. th. -. ' , .1 v , . I . .-a Tt.lw .hnwtn. that tha l.n.lh nt 01 WOmfilt.
mark of oonfldence. If you want to cellar, better lighted and filled with tha ,, w "7 '.r u"'.' chief attraction, but lmaslne the dis- of the1 nubile for thib ri f the working day" la everywhere to be . . The dec Uion In the as of Cart Mul-
know' something .of our projects rotx animated discussions of about 80 indl- 7 '""a a' ln" ontst ne- tUBt of a . hmiee-gueat when, looking tu t . . . . " -, of vital importance to the public health 'l'lJPJLV y for the National Con
ine tonight on the Boulevard, and I fi.,: discussions oz aDout so inai tw..n the i1Urary and historic merit of over these volumes; to find that many Tha modern authors who hav. welfare. ? . - f"m,".tLeifU H!roVh lts B
wlir takeyou to our place of meet- dua4s. t th. book, of the old over th. new 11- ?em wef t butln SJ wrTtVen' .M.t areh w
. ' " wur vmvriua, nunrrnuuu ,iuyiiou hrarlaa ouimra i iwbtow jiicurBooniBi luniiui in ... atit tlaarf amnn th, iriuuviyn jr a.wjjia.i k,uiiiiiiii, w .
... . ... !- . . i ,. . f'-""'- ..... .w ...v. ; I ...... mwA Mt.w Tnm mwtrw AM annllnat nn QRdtBlun UHYII1K Difln . mull TlUniin OTI
league, at February J 4, the league at its ninth
t, .'New "muni on marcn a unanimously
Bran- leH io coange tne name or us com--am.
mlttee . on ? lea-lslatlon bv add In e tha
minutes later. ' and we wer aoon self loquactotis that night) Then th. which are out of print, adorn the shelves w.,""fL'lf?,Lr . 5 vvv...r Except perhaps In some torovlnclaJ Sh5 aieta. in mfiicH auch ipaaiattnn by way of undertaking the double task
threading a. labyrinth of dark Streets glances becameles hard, the Hp less of these old libraries. They show evl- abundant crbo "found nlaces amons t?1?T"' wt seldom heaf of literary so- may have been repealed or annulled, of obtaining a legal working day for
which I but vaguely reoogntaed. He threatening, and X sat down amidst a deuces of having been read many tlmea fh-h,W V' a laceB mon cleties, where persons bursue a course eight. . nine and 10-hour laws for- work, women, and defending in the courts th
walkd very : qulcklr and as if ab- group which squeezed together to leave by the thumb-worn corner of the ln" i otMM' ,' ,,. . . of reading every year.; Current events tnswomen. Legislation In this country,- statutes which It is so laborious to ob
eorbed by thoughts, for he had no con- me a place. A few minutes later anl- Pagea, which not Infrequently ar ao 'I The eg.neracy in literary taste, has and the newspapers occupy the time of upon this Important subject Is In a sin- ln an4 hss, hitherto, been so difficult
versatlon and. answered but by mono- mated conversation wa going on all Inclined to turn up that they are said to been going on fpr a vary long time until so many that they hav non to devote . a-ularly chaotic state. . to enforce and sustain after enactment.
syllables th. Question's addressed io around me.? bej'dog-eared." 'It has resxhed; the bottom rung of to reading 'that 'which would advanoe Thus Massachusetts, Rhode Island, ' . 1 -
him. ... , ' farlg ley on, may well say. refuge -:Bse who-know the contents 'of thwm4 .lmMfL!:fi fmli nin totltullyt v'tM ; : Louisiana. New Hampshire. Connectti , Had to Burr Her -
' ' for the revolutionaries and consoirators Well-worn copies of the writlna-s of tried to laborata some, great thought : Thar t u inh t. vt.. Ittt tndtntia Kahraaka and ViraahiBa-tnn - u .ur a ? i
In Heart of Mystery. ' ' Zl"." ! KllL'A a, w?u a. Oregon ha.' th. 10-hour day Fl"
htitoriM of ;U vNiw Jrgey feemfl to hav) repfalfld, cnir ciern. fifth division, railway mall
itAtt nrnnniA Tnnia twa -avAfflsi itn v - at j , . . ....
heedless to s&v. t was nunotual at. : T " . . .7. " V. . " L. vaiuame eaitioas of the
th place of meeting: he came few tneauy, n aia noi snow mm- ing, of immortal authors, ma
tO b. r.L rJmAimm. ' - 1 a -W 5 ' A. JW, P0?f ..- rT' lTSu7AeVS Of" th.
. 1 i im mi v d i sa suiu iiiuutiiKO nnie si m n ltw iiuiiv in ggnnrinirv rna niiniiftirinn w - .:. - - .
rar. . KAlntalv narfant ii the v could ba inadn. thiln m.m.i.(ntr ' . V. 10B Bast t Tw.nty-SOCOna stree
" ' rrvr:' ""V..T vTi .i Vv:.7 ..T"' ;T" "-'.- VnrV Itv Tha nlrmtlntlnn of Mr.
writ- P." wnen you uroa. ooia oi iiiene wuouen nave ever oeen a Iinanoiai SUCOCSS for :; .7 Cliii ii tha InltlVl alan tW a
IVCf fall i H It iilf Tf e ejl w9"3J , S71I1B V HUtO T--Caiu, " v mwM f v .raavn, nil -IO.J Ulg,l '
on scientific some years ago, a statute forbidding service, at the-federal building, dropped
ler Important ths employment of women nd children into a barber shop at Coodal and High
Wo soon reached a deserted, sad- French spirit always in revolt, always pedant lo or ostentatious ln display!
, - j ,i ..t.i ii-v,.a . ai.,-,.. raH n Inmimietlnn inlnirt anv ra. their knowledare. but ara an wall 1
"T ' """" i,r;.Jive influence. Here"n Is ths 'refu- '?rmed and are so sure of themselvM
jiere r.e entereo narrow -tree, itui j., ootaJn comfort tor 'sUures under- "'waya aelf-polaed I and so ,otmS tnHta fubjeots can be bought at astonishingly m factbrjes after .p. m.on Monday, streeta Oie other Say. and while he wis
flowing, a little Bervous; from th gone and courage for future trtals. "yln, th;irmnner. that they ar low prices, and yet they are studiously Tuesday, Wednesdsy; Thursday ami waiting for his. turnv a. German cam
silence and the eagerness ? could now Here, It Is that passions most ealt 2d uin 1J,, wi!Lb ? . v'?mm-fJ:&Lil ' "x. - ttlct?Aftr.tha IfTer number of read- Friday, and aftar ii o'clock noon, on Into the shop.
a ivMwt r wav . arc tis euo ugwl 1J( a
pnea tn Uerman. stolidly.
uunou your wue, ' concin-
themselves, hatreds are atlrred, and de- uPon which they are Ignorant ' : Some -writers, of fiction! today take era.
, ,,T ' . sire for vengeance em oi tiers itseir; . v. h . , - iV, . 1 1 w ' a00"' up ui sina ona n f" Kinaa or auvertising schemes to dispose legally be required to work an night in "Jieiio: re
: w.t Bount ui,mu j Miuir it u mu int raoit wmon impri it a ii nii. i.T.iT. . i i, i'' ' wnw uuw , U1..U-UIH wi uia worn or tne oeei autnors, though ew jersey. ; ; t . r,aru yuu
pout, he . turned to the left and we cations against traitors ana tyrants ars jr h;. mXi 1,W1UI u"Tf.TlJr. i.a" w ' w cwim to nav advanced materially The supreme coun r jumois in aaay, t" oaroer
Lin t nurselvea In A kind of naaaaM exhaled. - . ' h? aSRfS4' JLBua.t,la? they ; pf; the; ol .and senso- in education and refinement. , . ' ,1886, annulled the eight-hour' law for - "Tea; I had,
found ourselves in a jcina or paasage, atia.''Antalnl wnr nTw AiMh. .not be acquired by the superficial tionaJ. s the j better -they hples4Njaom v. v:. -..w.; ' r - j rH-Mwjnmmr. and wlrla emnioved Jn-majiufaiv, reniv.
still narrower, where two .persons guess; there were also sad and thought- i'a'iih;.;. tShi!Int-It!' v ' ? eS!!e,' .V,4;,!,: h.l: "'-.u ' i.' '' -:' i ' '-" ':;' ' tiiture, which had been pa-sed in 189H, , Then they
i. . v... i 11,., . .a f "i d....i... .1.:.' The library tables ln these old homes Tha . most Indifferent - observer from Tha first n (h h iw th h Za .t.r.in. tha 1 ., .in... ti..i frnni at T
' "U1..i H""T -uu VCii"' .rr.VflZT'UlT.T usually, covered, wtth books that time to time reoognl
r ii.iijr eiorrw in me xront or a nous. ;--"' show very freauent band lino- NhaVaa. of , tha nre;
nu. u ' reamubling the barracks where lM Am,?n,T " ?a l1!0
the workers of the Parisian mearr, aU of them reoeJllng the .abuse
. . of their respeouve countries, united in . . . - . , . 1 1 . " I . . 1 . . " v jtz.'ZI'
, : . t.. -. v.- ....... tha .art, .lm nf h. trait !.) . "i" '"v" voueu volume, taai, in in magwiny..
... the door. I , followed him dehpots. end discussing the most speedy rtha" alaeaa - van .wflf liw.H:rBn7.Vm
1 if.ii. another t'asMage, where the and eurest means jor suppressing their the waUs covered Vith the most einen- are allowed to lie-on
to she died," was the
both turned around and
.lifhnara .tin .null ...
see the injurious British Duhlio aver aaked . nirliimani .Tnn thara haa been no luril r.atriv. helo laushlns at tha remark nf tha rtan.
Bent literature upon for laws to nroteot mmn mil nhllH-an u whatavar imnn iha wnrlclnar hniim man. , ' . s
y-u. ?2?I-lTi?5 ' TM. 111 ih TMLP 180 after an epJ,cf girls over the age ojt 16 years ln that.: "Ana I don't know yet whether he
- - - w . t icTr Mjiujis ui unuergTounq state. , 1 '
At
v nhaolute. Here he had countries
rsiv tiand. for J. was otherwise oown
..-.j.i,.a ti trored. .-X
tu t.Uia of the passage be capital
rulers and turninir unslde aiva nf hiuiv..,.. a., v.. r .. ,
... . . . v. . w v. vvwa.vw.-w., v.. .urn ni niv.n ni:i:u liiui.lu u i.l v. . .u......,.a nuu a ea i ar ub nil nil, vmi.
. 1 " .I 3 i S'iT,;lrL!ITy'.v;; ' K tba Ps-bound yolumes of because of the lack of Interest , that ibeglnning f
J1. saia i. rour presence In the imnti that m ka n..nh...A ik..it. wifh ta ni.,i y. v.
. ". , w ; u a eiur u our m wuntry a per- sensational novels :.,, : .----r-.;-- sstabllshed
or Cases. IS Of a . unrlrtn Tha nmiuilnii .aki.h 1...11.-
mmJ, -Sui f "" corded was to restriot the hours -Another Decision ',
snd Thackerav of lahne fn. .HMru'tin it. . j ... ruiuuiKt wsmwu. a
1,v." 2JlldGr ih "-t yrs when the' child might In New Tork, In July lat the ebur't
organise protest on "the" of PPJ h6ld unconstitutional the law
English unions attain st which forbade the employment of wo-
customs. .....;..;.- o i men of any kg after o'clock at night
wsn Joking or ln earneat." uM.t.h.k.
hers, I,.--." , ' i
ra
f At a Spiritual Sranre.- ;
Harper's Vkly. - 1 s'
'Is that the spirit of Llndley ' Mur-
res. that's me."
. .. ..... ta