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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18. -IMS. umn . I'.uu .... . .' ,m.,u i..,, , i '.i'j... . ,. ........... j..jiit jii an iuU J x.n .im. xuu Jiuars1 11.' ...1-J.L NOAH'S ARK IN A LONDON SLUM, ari..S;Ww3i . t ....... wi..a. L' h(! "'.u ' INTE"K10-ROT !ntly boiiKht several . I ON DON. Oct . WbtUohapal'a crgwdcxl ghetto l th lilt pilot In lh world hr on wouM pact to 41acovr oollaetton of frank nlml. And xt, la on of ' th narrow courts of thla dtftrtct, thr is a modern Nonli'i Ark wharo aro boud plrray pont, tlnr ' Ttddy , teara,M ur kantroa, , "crownad" eranoi and other weird apc!rnna of aoimal and bird Ufa. Tba kaapar of . thaaa atranio creaturca la Albert m raeb, wboao nama Is a household word tmonr animal collectors all 0Tr tha world; , Tlmra ara many o1d planes la the world's mntropolls, but . Jainrach's, pop tilarly speaklnsr, ."takes tha cake." In Na dingy strat abuttlns; on an even din- fler one, ha hcAisos hla menagerie. Aak or "Jamrarh's" anywhere In that die trie t, and half a.duaun tMrefooted. rae; aed youngatrs will volunteer with one ' accord to show you the way, and, by Mhe time you have rationed your deeU kiiatlon, you will ba attended by a strsna;o body guard of half a hundred oungatere, all eager for a paep at soma Of Jaiurach'a pets. Tha flrat Intimation you receive of being In tha vicinity ST tha miniature goo is tha presence of two tiny ponies - which ara allowed to wander about in . the, open streets near Brlttaln'a Court where their home is situated. They are only S3 Inched high, and olav about the streets juat like any other "children.", Their owner seems to have sbaolute confidence in the honeaty of the neigh Imie, for no guard Is placed over them. , Tha children of the streets do not at tempt to worry them and they are as fnntlo and playful as a couple of kit en . "I turn them lnoae and nobody ever ' troubles them," said Jamrach when the writer found him In his menagerie feed ing a "teddy bear" not more than a foot high. "Kverybody knows them about here. When they get hungry they know' where to come for their meals, and they don't wander very far." Jamrach's establishment occupies a three-ntory building which. In Its palmy days, whs evidently a residence of some proportions. Slnon the soo Invaded it, however, the Interior has txen fitted out with numerous iron barred cages In stead of rooms, and only the four wslls remain of the undent mansion. Where human beings once dwelled, you now see plg-iny ponies and tiny bears, "di minutive Indian cattle, emus and arma etllllos. craifs and kangaroos, in fact, all sorts of queer animals, some of whose mines are even queerer than them.Nelv?. For instance, in one corner of the room Is a pair of wily WRllables who ga.e m you with dercltful eyes, while not far away, even more suspi cions looking, is a "flying phalonger. In Kiip-lanli, jut now. thero Is a big demand for tlipae freak animals and Mrrix cf nil kin-s. Amerirnnn in high society wre taking a leading pnrt In en couraclng the strange fad. The Count ess of Craven, dau martiiiH, una rocentiv boun pigmy tjonies. while other wealthy mem bers of the American colony who own has to be dona wry quickly, as some fine country mansions have Invested In times the ships only stop at the ports a cranes and kangaroos to add "decorative few hours. 1 immediately wire an offer, effe.-c" to their lawns. If I am interested, and my agent buys Hosts of Kngltsh notabilities have the animal. He takes care of it and also fc-one in for the new craze, which ships It to London. Of course, there Is has even extended to royalty. Prince considerable risk, and sometimes the Adolphus Alfred do Rothschild has es- anlmula and birds die shortly after ar tablldhed a private circus on his estate rival, or during transit, in which case at Tring Park. Among those who are our losses are heavy. All things con compoting . with ca?h other for the pos- sidered, however, a fair number of them session of these curiosities sre the Mar- manage to get safely through. s nuin of Stafford, the Marchioness of "Competition is so strong in thla trade Bute. Iord Hlndllp, Lord Gerald Gros- now," continued the modern Noah, "that venor, Lord Kdward Cecil and many my agents have to look very sharp, other lords and ladies. Besides, it is always necessary to Invent Agents of Jamrach are in every sea- new ideas; to create a demand for In port likely to be visited by frenks. In stance, for certain things in the freak the early days, sailing vessels used to luie." corns direct to London, bringing their Jamrach may truthfully claim to have stranete animal and bird cargoes as the "invented" the erase of pigmy ponies, nets of Jack Tar. Nearlv everv sailor though, of course, he had nothing to do bad a fancy for some sort of animal or with Inventing the ponies themselves. N pirn, ana me diversity or meir lasie in ahubo uuy jiwhc, kid hi kimi uumauu, this lino was truly 'marvelous. Since not only la Great Britain, but In Amer the advent of the tramp steamship in lea. The dealer always has a number place of the old "wind-lammer." how- of orders from the United States, "wait ever. Jack has been forbidden to bring ing" for fulfillment. The animals come pets on board, and hence the old and from Ireland. They do not naturally picturesque method of trading at the breed as "pigmies." but their diminutive London dockslde has been done away size is the result of a lack of proper with. As the freaks no longer come to food, owing to the sparclty of the gras the dealers, the latter must go to the ing lands of the island. Out of every freak. If not personally, at least herd of ponies the average size being through their agents. about the average of Slietlands there "In all the Mediterranean and South will bo two" or three undersized, or American ports," said Jamrach, In de- stunted, ones; and.lt is these dealers scribing his peculiar methods of acqulr- are after. Jamrach was the flrsc one Ing members for his ark, "I have agents to recognize the advantage of the pigmy, who make it a business to board lncom- or "lap" pony, as they have been nick inn. ,,,......!.. nn,4 c,,n r .-K tnr nnvAHtM In namAfl Thfl HmnllAnt An h h, mt fa the animal and bird line. As soon as an received was only 27 Inches high, and .m-ervrvv tlpi?, PFT OF "WH.TT"E.CR?sPEL "CUVLDREJI agent makes a find, he wires me. asking it was Immediately purchased on Its ar- T fcPD TBc.AJv IX LWf 1. 1 & vi.iru wV -what offer I will make. This business rival in England by , Lord Alfred de 1 n ' ui i v- i a 1 1 : ..." ... a PlGltt.fOMW.WMCn KUN ABOU.TONDOK.cS.'l'RB&TcS. 4 f i J si if-"- .la adJItioa ta his Kuaa'a Ark In . Brlttaln'a court. Jamrach has anothtr satabllahmaot Juat around tha corner in t- Caorga atreet If posalble, t'a latter place as Alice la Wonderland would say Is "curlouser and eurlouatr.' Apparently from tha eutalda. It la en ordinary bird store, lir parrots sJ other uiembsrs of lite fvatiirrad trio d la port their plumage and rand the at moaphare with Uielr shrill rails. In the rear of the bird . shoi. however. Jam rach conducts you through several short paaeagas, end upon a loor when you find vouraeif tianaperted Into another world. In a. large hall that ' raaemblae a suit of abandoiied thapel. with beams sod girders running avruaa the xwof, and a speelea of gallery extending ell arounl the eldea. in an enormous col lection uf eaalern relics, old carvlnga, Jatwneae and Ctiineae works if srt, clutia from cannibal trlbee, Implomenta of savsse warfare, and endleas oddities from aU parts of the world. In one corner of Hi room a huge. Chlneae dragon threatens with Inatant- destruc tion a tiny Jui.aii.-M humming bird while a Buddhlmt monk, with a great dome of a head, looks on with a leer as If neither dragon nor humming birds appealed strongly to his aealhallo senae. Among some of the most curious things in this marvelous collection are little Japaueae amulets, or "mascots, wrought In the ancient styla of Japa nese rarvlng. Those little figures, the Japanese who come here tell me." oald Jainraoh. Should never have lett Japan, and ow Japs are buying ihem back. vVhen tha (Irat white peunle began trading wltll Japan esclualVBly. they bought ft lot of these little figures. They sre, It aeems, a species of heirloom which never should have left the country. Attached to them are the personal splrlta or the ?randfatuers and other anceatora of the amlllea to whom they belonged: and now the Japa are anxious to get all these splrlta back Into their country. . They are buying them back, and putting on the market Instead a lot of close Imitations of tha same objects. "Many of these figures are supposed to have luck attached to them con tinued Jamrach. "You have no Idea, of the number of atock brokera and ao clety ladies who come, here to buy them. One atock broker bought ft little lacquer figure from me- about,, three weeks ago. He came back the other, day and bought another, aa he said that the day ronowing uia puroiuiio u n Rothschild, who now haa It In his fa- are quite docile. One "Teddy" which first one he had oleaned up big um moua menagerie. Jamrach haa in his London soo is an on the atock exchange. His ,iaiUl:2 Lord Rothschild's establishment at immense favorite with the neighboring the winning power of the charm waa Trlng Is a place Of ' strange sensations slum children, who play with him by yerT reaJ- ' . - for visitors. On his lawns, one sees the hour, whenever they get a chance. 'pociety dames who wlsn to win kangaroos hopping about in great num- He follows any little boy who will bridge or horse races often buy bers. Tbey are thoroughly tame, and bribe him with a handful of augar. little charms. Some bring them back if 1 wi in k na.nui.iu 01 luvsr. : . : - . i follow, visitors about like dogs. Their Several of the English royal children tn7r ,UK 0 . ".u" lu,r" wh.,V Zliil ady provided themselves with k H.n Quite a large number of the artlclea muiiue are ino uoiigm. ui mi inn cnuuren nave aireaay proviaea inemseives wun J ,V: . k. mn rifl ' whom Lord Rothschild frequently In- both "Teddv bears" and tlnv ooniea. which, they appear to b 'more aatlsned. Ites to hla estate. Many of his anl- The two little princes of the TecG fam- femerVnhi.noll mals are splendidly "educated," and ily called personally at Jamrach's re- '!?iB hrem,i r.ther S the nreaet oiiM ensllv mnkx a rnrtnn. for ,hir h ..i.t- i ihi. . quired by the father or tne, preaent . . i , i ... i . . . . - - . . nwnitr. nm iiuukih i-biiiiiubi uwner ii uis loruBmp uiu noi Happen 10 wnne an aavertlsement or a "Teaay """C. -i nih.r nueer thlnaa direct possess ao large a fortune already. Kan- bear" In the Times brought hosts of lora He also bouaht manv garoos are worth 1160 apiece, and Lord annlicRnta. nd aeveral verv nromln.nt tr0. ' "0"-.-,.""A18--D L."f V -?"! Rothschild's "circus" also boasts walla- members of the aristocracy came per- garded by connoisseurs and bies-very small kangaroos-"demoselle" .onally to bid for him. " '.t vilu TS r." ....coo .anoun yn wiiuss cuiwiucrou, mo prii;eB jam- fUBeH to part with a number or tnese or crane being extremely rare, armadil- rach asks for his freaks are net ex- things evldentlv believing, like tha los, pigmy Indian cattle, and other orbitant. For instance, if you so de- -tocfc 'brokers, that they have brought smaii rry. Bre you may procure pigmy Indian cat- ijim "iuck " Of all the pigmy tribe, however, the tie at $60 each, emus at $75 each. Jamrach's customers hall from all popular fancy runs most to "Teddy "crown" cranes tall, stalely creatures, parts of the world especially America, bears" and pigmy ponies. The former with a sort of feathery halo on their The late P. T. Barnum used to buy a are immense favorites. Whether it Is heads at 1125 a pair, wallabies, J80 number of his "freak" animals from the association with President Roosn- each, pigmy ponies at $60 and "Teddy him, and several wealthy Americans velt. or not. the "Teddy bear" Is al- bears" from 50 to $60. Jamrach also have made special trios to London In ways first choice in competition with goes in for "pigmy" sheep, which ho order to inspect ceriain of his curious Other freaks. These bears come from sells for about $16 apiece. Before the -wares. One millionaire American, now Borneo, and Jamrach disposes of them "Teddies" and ponies became such great living in Paris, invests heavily every for about $50 each. They are very favorites, there was a run on these year not only In eastern trophies, but hardy little animals and once tamed, sheep. also In freak animals and birds. RUNNING DOWN TOWNS-T emperance oy uennis a. eiovs THE TEMPERANCE WO the towns and countlc gon that went "dry" Ii tion of laat June. "BLIND PIGS" IN DRY Workers Discover That Their Work is Only Just .Beginning By Dennis H. Stovall. HE TEMPERANCE WORKERS In es of Ore- jagged Jest the same." Then there were While It waa known that several medl- In the elec- "boot-leasers" on tha comers, Slylng cln mm were iManenafna- hrindv and tinn f iat- Tn Anr.,-t-A nassinr bottles and taking coin In ex- , , ii change; and there were drunken men on J ' within four weeks after tha local th A' , T, -loiw ,VMmt h the fact that they did aa through re- optlon law waa put In force that their the iaw was being violated, and that scriptlon made them safe. It waa no work waa less than half done. It was In come respects conditions were worse trouble for the secret service man to a big task, conducting a temperance than during the days of tha licensed DUy n,,aor of certaln aoctorSi He coul(J campaign in the "wet" territory of the Haluun- get It of them more easily than of any- outhern and eastern portions of the Enforcing the Law ?h efiirt VTL. we wou,,d1. tolJ tatn. anl th victnrv wa nn. nf which n'orCng tne WW. them frankly that ho was not sick and a nf father " Deverage. BUI IM - nnvsiciaji won u wrirn a. state, and the victory was one of which the anti-saloon champions could well reel proud. But the campaign work J" .,..., ..,. . "AD,I'' w"u wr," .prescription was easy when compared with the later iUKy metleu v"""- JT""" "" i4 " "".P"" , lapD1e, . task of mnnlna-down "blind tilas." Men and passed no resolutions. They were bottle, use aa directed.' There 1 a are Just like bovs forbid them a thinir n nr th. mam thA .m m.r- iaw mu?n. ole man. tne local option a. ii 1 1 iiipv nra riita t n or ah i it nr tnauA a desperate attempt to gat it. Men E?8,:, OUR BELATED WEDDING PRESENT IIEN we had unwound the sack- and of a wedding present." All tha I went on isn't Just an ordinary sofa? I asked dub- I pondered. n W ing and brown paper, cut sev- K?S8ln knobs and buttons savagely, knobs are out of sight." " " . iTf. . r. When I could see no more we sat down "And the the hump?" erfll hiindre.d knots and re- nnnn.u. . . . . . . . ... f moved a mile or two of cord lamp, the tantalus and the glass, there "The very latest Improvement In T?,:..f!,i,' : Phvllis and I stood back and was a sloping projection for the feet sofas," Phyllis said with authority. ''" , . " that ran out from underneath and end- "That's how I shall explain It. bon't won t! If l ean t fa in an adjustable lur loot-warmer, you sec, it allows two people to sit in there was an ashtray, a plperack. a comfort instead of only one, like pre syphon, a bookrest, a paper-knife, opera historic sofas." glasses, a writing-pad, a newspaper- "I see." I gased at Phyllis admlr the door, making soothing remarks to me, and then ran." "Ran? What for?" "Well, you see, he thought he'd bet ter.' I didn't grasp It myself at first. but it was natural enough he should who never had any desire T to mbibe a violated. They must have evidence, he pleases anything at least that nvlvial glassveT a ?sai?on bar durinS But thy knew they could not get it experience and knowledge tells him thS 'vet" dat-a find InfinHe rdeam.r! themselves. So an expert detective was patient needs. NSo It is no trouble J? ..wr.l-..aa"' .rln.a inrinlle pleasure ,,., -whlH- the doctor even t hnnh hh law. which declares that a rerlainrml They knew the law was being physician can give a patient anything ne pi eases anyming at least mat nls the for in "drv" times slnnlnr a. drink from a employed. He was no amateur "wnis- ine uocior, evenMnougn Drought berore jug or bottTe behind f havsUck oln key spotter," but a man who had been a grand jury, and after admitting that thf back room of a "soft wittr"' estab- " the secret service, and who he so d a, man whiskey, to say that lishrnbnt knew his business. When this secret he believed the man "needed" It. that service man came ha was known to ho really looked ill," and was apparent- think he'd run across a maniac." M..:,, t-.., only one man of the town, as It was de- T ;n an unhealthy condition. So the You see, we shall have " "a"5' Bired that his work be conducted In se- registered pnysician is a "greased pig. He represented himself to be a irf.,?"1'1'? .7 caugni unaer the looked at our belated wedding present. "What is it?" Phyllis wanted tif know. I hesitated. "Wouldn't you call it a sofa?" I hazarded. "I shouldn't," Phyllis assured me. "It's more like a dromedary. rose obstinately, "we get only half a crown for it, I'm going to sell it." juut, you see, you can t. im going to. nish on TUI 1 . i . . . . . , . . a , , . rpl,i .Qt.TtB hover a. man with consider existing local option law, and It Is temperance people have met the issue mebnTnoai.Tt" C hU i"".1 with the same determination and pur- command, and so was at once admitted hi S enough to catch and nOHA Tltnr lhv mt Ihi 1allA T th Inln 1 1. u MnnAfl ItIA " . rack, and a "Bradshaw.' "It rivals tha Stores,' l1 n ,to' I shall put some var- campaiKn- "Blind pig" keepers have The whole purpose of the temper- .1 KPlfl been rm, Ad 7,nm fiZ,r T." ance people who had. this secret service Trying the C.8CB. I snapped. Be?.A fhf "eA Jlid i?. not advertise again so that peopfe can be been routed from their I who haVe to sefl it " 8 told lt,s wet and they mustn't sit down, leggers" have been cai t wno nave vo sen it. Thin it nrm ha .n rikt . .. sues. oooi- ,-, in hand, was to secure evidence: caught "with the yet they were determined to get it by The trying of the liquor cases la doesn't It T" "Faint heart!" cried Phyllis. . "There i,h't' CL" r,VirtB i " rnn.MAr- Roods," and sll vldlators have been Just and fair means. They desired that oeiore me justice court Phyllis got up and began to circle won't be the least difficulty. Why asfy surprised when one afternoon Phvl- DrouK"t before tne courts for trial. In the detective duv nis liquor in ine same Alter tne eviaenoe la secured, and auf- The comparison was reasonable .ana ' ' - " """3- k!'.. ". " s rang me up. buy a it r-0 rTJ r.la , r Bverai instances conviction were e- manner that others or tn nuncn ficlent counts ar tnunA rtr..r a u- e-U JI a.ll.nm " " "" . fllirPr! M n1 ti tn V-V rfnjiai lmnnAl PAuft Krtnarh f r Hut tha "hltnrt Tt 1 IT K ftnrrH " ladmitted.lt. t occurred to me uiat -oth button... h. oh ""dV . Vn. it t, " TnV?l And Ir5ma.nme. " PV"nifaial rooms during the trials were filled with werSslv Thev had an eye of suspicion violator, th. complaints 'are filed With a nearer v ew m gni oe eniiguni..a, .erved. from aomewhere at the back. when they get It home that they've u"ghe met me In T the ball th a soared the best people of the community, an for every new member admitted into the district prosecuting attorney, who took a Step forward. . . "Pro., it" I nred hllArlnnl r-y. ri ',,... .v.. i .f.- ..P'..!''.""11.!'. Inspiration to the iurv and nroaecntlnn th. "rll." Th. new member waa first brings them to tha attention r h. r i - . a i, (n r am tm iinnoi BrProri nnn- - - - kl u.i i tuai iiiivnu BiMia. i nj-n. nun niiinLmi in inn ronrn iiija.1. ririti r . - - . ' - - - - . - . somely enough in dark green leather and . , . , , . And be proportionately tbanKIui, l Uncle Gregory's wedding present. began like an ordinary sofa with an nho1Pr5s?ed L"t fill c,r'"t anticipated with some alarm. -He's in there." she whispered, "and arm "t the right-hand corner. Half way. fA.L,n' liS1 .E.8",1","; nfurlod Phyllis was not listening; she was he's putting it through its paces. Oh. however, the Wk appeared to recollect 5"- f Ji?J-iiJi?ii--. drawing up the advertisement Isn't it a mercy I haven't sold It? He'd that Its mission in "re was 10 oe b -- cil t. 17 "" "1" VZ - navo aiierea nis wiiu ana leii yoa oui that Its mission ill iiio o w wo o. , . : , , . - - - - - unvo aiicjm uin win ni"l iqii chair and rose perccpitately In a hump. mSggJ you niedS't' gasped Phyllis "Well?" I lnqulrwd with interest when of It! Oh Claude he lovea it! II. v. .i .vnAr AfnrAover. there lvTven in -rne garaen: . . . - . h " and showing most forcibly the real sen- plied with all manner of questions, as fand Jury at Its next regular session. '' tlment of the town and count. The to hla place of birth, age, business and 1 he Jury considers the complaints aa fact has been proved both In southern other things that bordered on Impertl- made by the chief witness, and at once, and eastern Oregon that the local option nence Their purpose being, of course, subpoenas other witnesses, named, to- , law can be enforced. to natlafv themselves that the new an- K?tf,er with those against whom com . But the enforcement of this law, the nlicant waa "O. K " planus ara riled. If the testimony is Phyl- Phyllls made ft show of cheerfulness. K0,.lj. "Oh, well, tne wing imi actually discovering snd runnlne down of "hlind We must P'"r reai n"ch earnest work, it Secret Service Work. requlres a corps of wqrkers In each iecrel ocrvito ""'a. lUven't you seen him then. Phvlf l9wn r county who are willing to sac- The secret service man was duly ae- She shook her head. "I didn't dare, fi"08- m. tlmL ana. considerable -ented. and In a little while had his considered strong enotffeh, and the jury ir.vn inn iaw ntuj Deen violated, in dictments are ordered drawn, arrests are made and the trials set for ft hear ing ueiore m circuit court. In this wlT. TK IVV Ihlfa-nV.v'd'u.'511' ,WOnnier alone- it curiously "I'm not 1 laughing." aha said hastl- sold yet," she allowed. "But I've had hV; Messed from my face But money. Without thesa two essentials cept'a' nd In U"Ie Wnl" D"a "y th defendanU have full opporl ray."rl8er.LonK- " ."""V.f'v i-i a ly. I'm crvlns-. It'a-llfa too deatmrata three neonle looking at It" J1 fTu?". JIi?.m7IacS,' ih. I.. .n. ,.ii Vi.J .7tZaVr .w! trunk full of "soods." all duly lab- tunity to ba tried before n. V..iSi vvny. it a m .f"i'- -- word -Tht- thin- in.t..S r th. nii Wh.t ZortV' i..i'Ti-V.1 '-..,- r""r-Z."""'"" selected iurv of ii n. in sr p tou au UK. . ...... B - - - liuhiiiiik H.11 mi .duiloiih ana iiisr an- uiiuiiutuii in rcauv wuma mu nmarfl. r eo inu n hikdq bu " buiuhihi . -. - -.wu.o wuu- other and revelling In it" There Is in Oregon what Is commonly as testimony In court. But In the sale "" way, also, tha full ma- , We went In together. called a state f'Antl-8aloon league.' of whiskey, gin snd brandy the "blind ?.tly tP".i "tata ls t to work to, "Why, uncle, this is a pleasure!" I As a matter of truth, there is no such P1"" keepers used what la known as f?"i 5"v . 1 .? Provided the testi fied, organization. There Is merely a aort the "ostrich method." They would not T warranta It And conviction does Uncle Gregory rose from his sofa re- of 'V.tate committee" that, in a general hand the bottle out over the bar. In- u,Jn "er matter or paying a tie Ricuuiifi y SlMI lu JVU twill, i ,k.t AArth are VOU dOlnfl. v nviua. xiiia iniiiK iublcku l .iia noQlli I vviiAb hui.i .1 1 1' I tvt.a-1. - - V. . , I - A...lw . imr.ti J 1 " Phvin raised a flushed face. second spare room, or tha turf, tha "Oh! Any offers V .VnfirX J.e less." ahe said. "There tenni s-court. or pay for" . "N not exacUy. Ton see. they didn't -. . .... m - I inn I 1 I imnltrA I r m vaa nn- v-..A . M . m. " wnoever ucara 14 . . . , , - - uav nui m are six, Claude. nf with six legs?' neain xne win. T fait unrlornnRth tr of hem.'' I observed, "are Jut under neath this hinge in arrangement. Take care!'' Phyllis gasped sud denlv. and dragged at my arm. I had touched some hidden mechanism evi ently. Before our astonished eyes tha left-hand end Of tha sofa waa determin edly rising It touched the end of the hump, gave a click, ana. neuoia, me don chair utterably low for Uncle Gregory. I And two should never have believed it of him." . J Y It WAVA n . AAAnt liaafnl ezasperatedly. "But Not timer 'TM tin " a ..decent useful "Look here. Phyllis." rnylilB went on mipht tell me." turned to his green leather atrpcity. me iiw. imi PhvlllA' Una aiiddeniy aulverea. -you re looklnr a mi nin down." I ;VUk.lUXt,h. .n?.:..V itead the buVr would be directed to f'ne. but of being assessed at leSsI Io you he said mechanically, and his eyes re- of the several counties. In the h.ni a certain corner of a certain room. He and as nigb as (ZOO for the first of- . leather atrocity. work- of law enforcement this "state would find the "goods ' under a bucket ff"";h i.JJX1 . CBrr'e witii warehouse thie crowning honor of -Dear." she said olteously. 'Tva had observed. "Extra t .JJiSf. w m. ."ha wrung her hands. ucn Bn awfUl day.rt Uncle Gregory's tone became guard- I urged. "Extra busy in the city?" "Which most have cost Dounds and poo n da." I lamented. .'"tm'i: .a" ..dTthonfo "Poor darlinct Tell me. The first one," rnyms 1 expiamea able couch for an invalid lady.' btfu! sofa was. a very passable arm u qa nva "u(ni uiuoir Inclded. "Well, Its comfortabl alr. two or tne s-uw.t-.. pr;. tt' i,VTtt rtZ anyway" I remarked. ere mv. .wpeniuuui '-" i, ;i 1 ' . , 11.. ill Mn.n.iiiu 1. - iii .11.1 or tucked snudv under a roll or 01a uum m rine ua impnsonmini. individual communities. The town that bUng; then, to make the trsnsac- By convicting a few of the worst 1 placed upon for a- long scatter for the. Inced that tha business. QnoA anyway," I remarked. touched them." not without healtation, snop in the tnrea kingdom; ! . me ea. 1 ve Deen extra ousy. ne aamit- , :,i,r ., wouia leave tne nair aoiiar ai tne spot uim.iiiuiiiuii. a cneca is ted. Then he laughed suddenly and be- ,,.r c i". t..rl!t--a T1LP-'.T t,J?n where the liquor was found. Illegal selling of liquor i.v At aTa.1 .a . i.J3 ww 11 a ruro . 11 III Ull 1 1 BE lit I Lai I1WF1 at v ... 1 . 1 1 1 . . a 1 a. naslnil T'atA K11 J I a .wnlalnar. tUi ttn. aa a. Sj. -,ri "ttj. TUmlHh ft OWI1 WOrkrr nd DS T Ik I. M.ank -I, V. .1 4 11, . m-faVi " hin Mw-m " .E.kj, .Aica 1 inn?; wcaw siv giv-waj iw 1 f m Klllaa . 1 1 1 1 a uaiilUU ihbuiww va w.ttii(s iv'-va " " - - i " a 9 caution nere. I waa thinking for the w"" t was not only legitimate, but abnolutelr temperance workers mean A 1 V ft " A AST. UVIllW W IVU J VUI forlornly at right angles to tba arra. tniirhid them, not without hesltatk and Phyllis gave a physical gasp aa they subsided noiselessly and neatly Ir'.?. ': ,V.l .1 -. v.-"" .!... ' Phvlll. lnkd At m. l.Adl. WOS. He .T.L'nZZi Suddenly the explarlatlon . Yor uncle's a carpenter. Clauder' out in time, the shock would have killed aunt Emmellne No appropriate remark occurred to In Southern Oregon. this X'n of thing? Why, It's hla own tantalus came 01 work, of course. It's unique Ita Ifa "Great Scott! My wife,' BCOll. Mii.Unit.l- a Dl.ltl. rV. Tf I - . pure Gregorian, don't you seer 1Y: he sa d the sama, only mucn and ,miltt ... haven't met her. no kuu ! uAuu v -aid rraclrm! v "".V A,me " 7s" necessarilK diffi Russian and American Caviar. A t a At . . al t UU lui Ilia ay-T 1 cv nr i ivtj man t . . n Instance of thla nature was fur- rur. corroborative testimonv: but this "he center of the caviar trade In Uncle Gregory explained ntshed by a southern Oregon city. This wss finally done through the employ- southeast Russia -la at Astrakhan, on nodded mining town and the center of a 1 Ai?,?-1 t'l said graciously. rou naven t met Only whiskey, brandy and gin ware the Volga. There are, however, several vast lumbering region. It is a place nold in this way. The 'temperance" fisheries on tha river Don and the "Tea, In his spare time. He's really the. Invalid, she'a a teetotaler. And he Gregory was obviously consumed with flsshed Serosa ray mind, and I groaned, u - 1- i. 'i1ivIa AAkAd nuirklT. -Oh. Clande, have vou thought? Who should see some of the things he's got were With people who drank . 1. .. AAm it ,AAn In hla on honaa" 1 imS "Hmmiil Ph1 ' 1 stared at It with growing hopeful- Phyllis' voice trembled scornfully, didnit you ring me up? Fd have shown pretty bnsy the last week or twe and door- A "Yr-. 1 ssla. i m siraia it a rrom ana u ours a mm vusa vavuga aim wnere ne was. ira teeung trie ettecta. 17 , " n Uncle where saloons have always flourished, drinks were sold openly over the bar. of Asoy. At aeveral of the fisheries F-?ZJ?JrJiXl ..:.S."n,7.r;T? . ofSPhVLT knew where you f iritZ.T. But It went "dry" last election. Th. .1-. .12 II'"- Urge qu.ntltle. of caviar are prepare,. TnH in - . i j r .vi.' I v. " T V J.b - . T'."-' ---i rftlintV Mnr-t .AAnA.s Ik. l. li HWUilvniir. v M.ajsv tliT w ri w t-illrw.- w..t hAmA nrf.rf1ils-t.rtn An 1 V In 1 Ulial nrm wiin nraDits wuu--uiiiii. ni rUT nm inr n i minji avi? rmm ina j w, vnvun. -rtj ur isw ai m. . - - m.ak i.A a a.4 ei. a av - .. r . . . ,u I rasneft- "Heftvens. Phyl? Why .ublect ' "Aa T waa aavlna. I've been nrf the II liquor joints closed their Z" " 12" LT,. . m.",' caviar to the value of lia.Ooa was - ed. but be tore -r. - a waa h;n'i, a ' wmu . . . : . .. . . 10 secure conviction- or rviunncs ror . a . j . - . . aa xew AI i nA nulioinara that riA1 r . . . . ... ,- - . . , puriw w int luhcu rm ironi AFUI . a,.iTi.. .17". conviriiona tor ine aaj ?i intH annul Lh- Kincai thAn. how.vr u. ..r. n.-Aj.. "yea.- 1 ssia. ipninuaiiiiiom , " " -""-a" mm -w nere ne waa. 1 m iwiih me enecia. "1 , : . w.y rautred the. employment or an expert i. 1 1 . "1 1 . . ,1 1 . J . r.i. nAr " ior me. "Thi wAan't 1 1 m a. xne secona Hut 1 can take a: rest now. mwi ami cninra into otner Pisces n. 1- 1. ivhuiulu u ai- Phyllls' eyes' wldene apprehensively. 1 1 go t up. "Suppoae I'll have to WTlta man arrived." "You're going abroad r I saked. . f businaas. The majority, however, definite In Ita statement of the amount f ,I? J? "LVi. .w. 1 Yoiir Uncle ureroryr nut yoa saio na i mm jot it a ituimia. "Welir I asked, anxiouaiy. ne menn whi,.ii " -H- was worse. He got curious aoout larea resentruliy at tba ih. hlnk. And nf rourae. in tha end. a v. . 1 -.. . 1 - va.i uia tie waa uin Ia AiTA '.lie meant V us a rheuue for a wedding preaent"" Ph111" JT';". reaentfully at the the hlnke, and. of course, in the en "Wrll. he didn't, did hen I reminded chair. -Tell him,- sheorged, "that Ira the thing turned Into a chair, and h .?C!r.;j ha presa them?" fLiA Jltl "Of course; anybody would." Vt., 7 "80 he saw," I reflected aloud. hTi 1 o- glass. -Bradshaw.' ash trsy. wi the liting trr gloomily. "No-o. But you told ma grieved there s no aewing machine at- fmjnJ th- knob. on the.under side. a. - T a ... AAnel aa4 1 it rtlrtn lrhmanl that 1 m nilt tn th iiMri A . . . CvfrTI UriVTV W W mai a sw - wmAM a a.i va a. " " - ' -well, im airaia inia tu "n, .,K-' - " - ..la.- aa went to 100a mora cioeeiy at cun- vmoih, ui mm - . , . ,kr is lump on the side of tha chair. There When I returned a few minutes later tU., , , SJTaZa -. . - . V - It aaa ItrnAvl It Iff WAA III flnA I'M lllB B Overt n A ttw Im- A brasa bracket holding an elect rtc y ever Unele Gregorye gift Bha had - 1 .waa . A AtMA MtVI lsA.r All th Aft .rKmM. t A AAA . v. - 1.1- . .t i 1 . w ki t t-i Mn maaa ik. .httr Ia r a a AofA aaaIa. iAtttent y-a. tMa 'is It." I saxL It really looks a 1 moat erdTnj-y thU a5'ri"1 PTiyills gaa4 at to- readlag lamp an 4 way - aha tnrew avw ner a-ouiorr VT- . T' Mlf A I.AA tA AtAAAA h.L.lf it "TkM ' t MB Ml t al kAPA AaTI lHIDOOeat fAil m t Ka arm ef the rhiir. inAtAttt! v we no tt?" - ahould kava refused ta see tha tkere sppAarA4 Np-lew tHa reading mp Phyilis turned rwnnd wtth sparklinr anae. a small ehAlf, with a glass ft led t-ta a eyea- "Well sell It," aha announced. "Oh. ha was jult polite, rmnve ew it. Vhf iveni). "This Is fh, Clsude. don't look e Mank. Tow "Didn't ha discover snythlnr" rmAwmC she said faiaUy. ia Is 4m t aul tha thing, do r" "Vh. yea. Ha leaned back with a Jerk. aliv?" I a hook my head. The point ta that and tt preesed a knob Into the wall be- -Ne." I rtunAI with cywtcewtrateq ajoKody rise wfcx eJtH-r.- hiBd. The otrbrjlla orenod fMm, aa I kM-kAd ewe af Ita tears ar4 Pkyllla IsogbAtL -yew wait and a-a- I elrned. "T T be Ain't ar-dya." fAil'! a mlr.iAtore taatalsa. Ita Hlr pua It araJnat tha wall here. Phvills sirirled eoddeatr. Tie was aly l ade Gregory a id wf cwaofert. That'a right. Ki whe a ta gueas a rrarwheJttlng: pelite. Ha bftckad ta - - r ' . . - .... - wo res- "lo, no: you misunderstand. 1 was "e unm-a wioe, raiaeo me nimas, of ,ioohol a baversgw must contain to , ITV. a .T r w referring to having found your adver- took the bottlee from the stielves, re- be Intoxicating.'' The secret service "n .,' 'J? in,td tatea has been uti- tieenienr- moved tha vulgar pictures from the m, wea hlmaelf a Judge of liquor, and usually abundant an aetnd. the -naT- Phyllis leaned against me suddenly walls and reeumed buslneaa aa "soft , satisfied that the "teniDerance" ,tr caviar prepared In te 1 nita.l r attrAi At i-Ma i.rnr in hAiniAAA drink MiAhiiaknA.!. tka- .jr.riiu.1 a.iw. .-. 1 - x- States has nroved to be fsr luojrlor I o no really, announcing the fact that they men ret ro th . now had all manner of "tempersnce much: but A . W 11 II UK, I IM BB A w . . - . , drunk from imblbmg too tb "Ported article, thla sort of evidence" weild -ta.A.ta prp"i-". " l"prr: , f IlCailV l I'A ABUnT AA IH . - end Valted Htstea. Tha roe. having h 1 tw traded from tha fiah, la ruhbAj ihrwt 1 a the iiwabea of a eleve In order that the What did he sayr to Jn It. after alf "Lota, one thing was that our adver- -il r haVei t I 1 ment waa money thrown away. He .JTJLl' riTTLl . " . , , . . w kaa Im i " a vuvnirr ior A lonmini but rr' . J:""- sorts of sofa a that sound-d aa ir V.,V- I iJirf -Tea mlht be mine? Im nearly wen b"!1. ' .VI JTtS Hh rwdlng and answering adve It Is then salted with frwnt silence. 'w'hit'i the roaster with you ha aekea rather Irritably. Aren t yoa t-en on tap. Theee beers came from not count In court. aV a number cf giaa i ve jouna ur the brewery la regulation keg. and bottlee of "near beer," "digesto" 1 rniiite win. were aemxl In "or noon Ara- miih thA unlabeled fxl I iaa twar wvre tim Uai c I a (Ir-mr IrmkAH anvlous. "Too KM . w .., .t . . . .ma .a. - -1 1-, . t Ka . ' " . . - ... V.B VU. BFB 11 Ul II. ' IT I IIHI'llim " .A w AMV AI.VH IBA VUAIIBI K'l . . , .... .... . don't weo to say that you don t want rtnkera deriared that It lfoke.i le.t analyala. " a may be eoaretAd from the . ... tba same, taafed ieat the same and was round tnst toe ao-failed -tern- Tl " . fortnight sfter all UlAV wera oat advertleA. ments: you must ll It now In found it. If you didn't want to Sell It you enourda't have advertised." He glared at tiS Indimantly. TVere waa a nrrtd rauee "Do yoti mean to a v." Phvlll aaked at taat. -tnai you ve mm n -ta ti back yowr rtn wedding preoeat?" - it rem a a. P"nn orinaa rontawea rrom rour to a 1 .V. .,.. , a, , . , . right per rent cr.AidAra.bly -wore alee- cordlax t '' ,Tr . r'. threw dltM-rtlon ta the winds hi than Is In the "beer that made pipered. Afterward the caviar Is j t -Well, of alt the aaeea tbinaa! If Milwaukee fanaena. ' The testimonv of finer eieTsa la -r-l r 1 ie ai o I" ywa knew It waa eo uaaIaa. tT.at wa ,h r hem it was accepted ee competent bHne to f',o'r if'!. " 'i ehoutd a eertala to try te eell It. why avMawoo, end waa a atmng factor it eocompllahed It la placed ia cans ar.1 did yon r1va It to taaT wvHn. ..imi.. . ..i.T . 1 Ixnati ically S-al I Cnele tiregory'a eves reefed wistfully tl the dromedftj-y. "I dldn t want ti. he aa id. It ae rrmellne He aicred "Tow ia. it waa like thm Id aptwit hvy abtvet He en It, and and that annoyAd yowr aunt Evntilas When von r tarrlAd ehe InAtAtect mm te r ettitig It to rhylUs grew atak wltk anger, aad raw for a wedaiao ' " drink"' ellera. llrlghf. Dcctora GuDtT- - , -what d you tHi-t'" aai4 V- f . n. . a, aa.. 1 tit "I wrote Jaer.ee thla -,b -rr.-r t .... v... ..iii F to I a.-Ad Anma I mH roe ,r , . evieewew agalsst were tha abystetaaa; vt ma Tha hp fart. It waa practically latpaaslble. t aaJ.t-a. Ht-ae uf a r