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Elsewhere 10 cents pet Mo., or $5.0 tor I fear la advance. By City Carrier; 49 cents a month i; 5.00 a' year In advance. Pur Copy 1 cents. On trains and News Stands S cents. , Crito, Revised Version Socrates and Crito enter, wander through the, grove ot the Ly ceum and seat themselves on a stone bench, memorial ot the class ot 1912, under a plane tree. Tee time is early evening. Socrates: "Melito, son of Barco y the magistrate, paused Saturday on his way to the great game In the Stadium and reported that Chancellor Kerr is leaving the university." - (Crito: "So I have been told. Mrs, Xantlppe, jr., member otthe Oregon Mothers' club, so advised me as I was transplanting the iris bulbs in the garden this morning. She said it was all settled." t Socrates: 'I suppose the chan cellor who has reached the age of 7ft is suffering from physical im pairment and seeks to retire for a season of res pose after a very busy life." . Crito: "Not so. The chancellor appears in remarkable physical rigor, alert and wellrdoing more work each day than men half his age. The cnanceiior is oemg dis charged." Socrates: "Is that true? Has Dr. Kerr committed lome great offense recently? Crito: "No, but hie. superior. Chairman Nelson made a speech, - in which he criticised severely un named members ot the faculty at the university. So violent was the reaction at Eugene, and so unani mous 'the protest from the fac ulty, that Mr. Nelson resigned. Socrates: "I do not understand. Is Dr. Kerr to be expelled because ot what Chairman Nelson did? Crito: "It would appear so. However, Dean Morse of the school of the law, has demanded that Dr. Kerr resign." Socrates: "I suppose that Dean Morse after the manner of the profession which he trains, pre pared a bill of indictment and lodged it with the proper courts. Crito: "Dean Morse did prepare his bill of indictment after the manner ot the lawyers. He also administered the judgment and the sentence." Socrates: "Is that true? Was there no trial before an impartial judge? was not the accused priv ileged to present his witnesses and make a defense?" Crito: "No. There are two meth ods of procedure ia America. One - Is bfter the manner of the ancient Creek and Roman Jurisprudence. lax which the defendant Is allowed some fights. The other is what is called In that country, mob Jaw. Under it, they held the execution first, and the trial afterwards Socrates: "What were some of the particulars In the indictment : atuinst the chancellor?" . Crito: "One of the charges was that he was designated chancellor as a result ot 'an ignoble deaL' It eems that at a time of treat cria. is for the university, a group of urea deeply Interested In its wel- , care, and sou e dlatlnrnished j alumni of the university, thought woui oe wise to invite Dr. r irum me iormer enemy state at uorvaills, to become chan cellor for the system of schools- aad that the state board knowing the ability of Dr. Kerr and heed ing a very general call from tha .state, promoted him to the i post ot chancellor." . Crito. Was this group of men at Eugene who Invited Dr. Kerr to come and labor there, the same groups that stole the initiative pe titions?" Crito: "No indeed, they were men of the highest probity and honor." . .Socrates? "Then why was this cHed an ignoble deal?1 Crito: "Because the faculty at the nniTerslty did not hare a hand la the selection." Socrates: "I see." .' '. I : Crito: Then it ia charged that the state' board had prevlouslv de clared It would elect a chancellor from outside, the, rutnni... - fflf Nming Dr. Kerr vio-j ,. aecurauon.", . you. First Dr. Kerr Is to be dis missed because Chairman Nelson made an offensive speech: now he Is to be punished because of an ? eommlttad by the board. Is that the way of It Crito?" Crito: "It might apnea en." mi1 Then that would be what followera of uin. , i , w M,. 4I V4jlL teacher, Jesus Chriatua, call a vi- AlZT JCC would It notr Crito: "So it would att. xx ever the farther eoranLsin .,.t... P'-f that he was 'involved ia controversy." - "It la ot record that Ar,.-- v.. 2 jears at the state college te de veloped a great institution known throughout the land, and tha . Tm! ?m8nUr Med to defend thl development against attacks from the univereitv. Th .. .i... iat meant by Involved In contro- r. .-vcraies: "Tnac la too bad. . . for controversy la to ki dfni.. Jake the ease of Dean Allen of the school of Journalism, who fought for- many years to suppress the . , competing school at Comllls, and : wno' now is dean over btith cam puses. Under the rule he must go too, a circumstance which fills me J with arrlef because he Is a comne-! tent man." Crito: "No, the tact that Dean Allen was engaged in controversy does not mean he is -to be dis charged." Socrates: "And Dean Gilbert who is now dean, of social scien ces on both campuses. As I recall he was deeply involved in con troversy, preparing many briefs in assault upon the college "dup lication. He must go too." Crito: "No, Socrates, Dean Gil bert is not to be dismissed. The attainder of 'controversy' does not pass below the grade of chan cellor. Besides the faculties at the state college have accepted Deans Allen and Gilbert without man ifestation of animosity." Socrates: "Have there been signs that Dr. Kerr has contin ued a hostile attitude" toward the university ?" Crito: "On the contrary he has ab.red hard to advance the inter est of the university. In one par ticular however it is alleged that he' showed partiality to the col lege, in the matter of the budget." Socrates: "Was not this budget based on those of previous years, which had been drawn by the board, and was not this one ap proved after deliberation by the board?". Crito: "So it was." Socrates: "Then does Dean Morse demand the resignation of the whole board on the ground of partiality?" Crito: "It does not so appear. Another complaint is that acade mic freedom is in danger at the university." Socrates: "What is academic freedom?" Crito: "It is the sign of the cross which a professor makes be fore entering controversy himself. It Is a guarantee ot immunity." Socrates: "Has the chancellor ruled against academic freedom and has he discharged any who. have spoken?" Crito: "No. Socrates." Socrates. "That is well. As one who drank the hemlock on behalf of freedom of thought I am great believer in academic free dom. I do not believe that Dean Morse should be relieved of his office because he has spoken his mind. On the contrary I admire his courage. His course is better than that of those who strike in the dark, or of the peripatetic gossip at a dollar a year. Tell me. Crito, have the state college aad three normal schools demanded that the chancellor resign?" Crito: "No, the only complain ant is the university." Socrates: "Has the university faculty conferred with the other faculties to consult their wishes.' Crito: "No." At this moment Socrates paused for refreshment. A boy brought him a bowl of thin, sour wine which he drank with relish. Socrates: "Crito, I have under stood that it Is always the mark ot a great university that its pro fessors have the scientific attJ tude. I suppose that this was dis played at Eugene, and that the faculty, in pronouncing against the chancellor, carefully tabulated all his strong points and all his w e a k ae s ses and painstakingly evaluated each side of the equa Hon." Crito: "On the contrary no con sideration was given to his talents, and the table ot his demerits was very short." Socrates: "That lack of sciea title temper surprises me In school which aspires to be a great university. Perhaps it may be ac counted tor, in the fact that pure sciences hare been removed: to the state college. But tho university is still the home ot philosophy. field in which I hare always taken deep interest. I am sure that Dean Rebec, a lover of the classics of philosophy, possessed of ' a fine and discriminating- mind, I am sure that he counseled the faculty to preserve philosophic detach meat, and to deliberate carefully to see that no a priori assump tions appeared in the reasoning, am sure Dean Rebec so advised, for his parts were so lately recor niaea by the chancellor who made him dean ot the graduate school on both campuses.' Crito: "No, Dean Rebec proved himself a thorough pragma tlst. ue was one ot the 99 per cent, the second 9t per cent.' Socrates: " per cent Such "sr- ee indicates a unanimity which makes me - auspicious that the conclusion was not arrived at by careful reasoning, but as a re sult of some emotional surge which Is always an unsafe criter ion." -.. --V .. .'- Crito: "Yes, I am Informed the feeling ran very high. Aotiom was taken very ewiftlyj ' ' , ; -. Socrates: "Wire there other . - .4 . e 1 ' MMNHMessaBasaBSnsSSSSBBBBSSSSBSBaBBSBSBSSBVBSIH charges placed against the chan cellor?" Crito: "Yes, it is alleged that he was disposed to remove a dean of women, but her friends de manded a hearing in her behalf, and she was retained and the chancellor acquiesced." Socrates: "But the faculty does not grant the same hearing to friends of the chancellor?" Crito. "It does not." Socrates: "Who will succeed Dr. Kerr as chancellor?" Crito: "The faculty at the un iversity demand that some one be selected from outside the state who is not previously connected with controversy." Socrates: "Is is it not diffi cult to obtain men of great intel lect and administrative ability where the field is torn with con-4 troversies? Crito: "Such has been the gen eral experience. However It may be possible to pick one like a Jar or, who is ignorant of the case be cause he is not an informed per son." Socrates: "And after Dr. Kerr is dismissed and the new chancel lor installed, will that end the controversy?" Crito: "It is not expected to; because so long as two great schools exist only forty miles apart many wise people say the controversies will continue." Socrates: "Would it not be wise to combine the schools and thus end the controversy?" Crito: "The university commun ity object to that; and it was voted down at a poll ot the adult population of the state." Socrates: "Then it may be ex pected that controversy'will con tinue, and charges of partiality. no matter who becomes the chan cellor?" Crito: "I fear so, even in cir cles where philosophic calm is supposed to abide, as in colleges and universities." Socrates: "Tell me, Crito, has the scholastic standing of the un iversity suffered since Dr. Kerr went to Eugene?" crito: "No. On the contrary the football team has won the cham pionship of the coast this year." Socrates: "Then it seems the same rule does not apply in dis charging chancellors as obtains when coaches are fired?" Crito: "That Is true, Socrates." Socrates: "When does the dis charge of the chancellor tak place?" Crito: "Dean Morse has imitated the .generosity of your Judges. O philosopher, and has proclaimed that Dr. Kerr will be permitted to drink the hemlock and submit his resignation." - - - . : Socrates. "That is gracious of him. But what If Dr. Kerr, who was . never a philosopher but a man of spirit, refuses to resign on the basis of the charges in the bill of Indictment, what then?" Crito: "The executioners are In the wings. They have not Bettled yet. Just which form ot torture will be applied. Dr. Kerr will have to go". Socrates: "I can see, Crito, from your very clear outline of 'the case, there can be but one conclu sion. .Dr. K.err will have to ro For I know that the human mind has not changed greatly since 218 B. C. Athens in that day was a seat of enlightenment. I recall. Let us go inside, Crito, the hour is getting late, and the heaw tnr irritates my throat. Lay a fire In the grate of the south chamber and make it ready for Dr. Kerr wnen ne arrives. By . the war. Crito, do you ever atop to realize that among living men virtually none knows the names of my ac cusers?"; ; ,. .;-v ' Crito: "That is true, Socrates. nor the Judges.' What were their names?". Z .:K:i. l A: j Socrates: "Really, Crito, I con fess I have forgotten myself." Daily Health Talks By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D. CHATTISK SlXXr Ittan that." ' I He pressed the starter. The en Ther eaurht sight of Pete's earl gine roared. , , ten miles from Smithville. It was I la your father home? Yes. Let's go." "Wait" They kissed, reverently. "Now ambling along at a eomfortable forty and through the back window of the coupe they could see Steve fcnMiuut mm as iwnr- Pete as she u 4 .... i,tt h wrth I vnn can start." she said. . v vwothvl "That will help a lot, he said m A M. IVM. . " --w . - mm: Rtmrefm faeel warmly. t. i.. t- -4 mm .v. MtnmM't "it's annoosed to." she replied; the salute and Pete tooted the ata-1 and Dorothy, all the way back, catto voice of bis ear. fla pliniedlgmiled Into the darkness with the t tva sriitti hnt did not wave. Petehontented expression of a woman was a careful person aad he had) who had Just made op a a new wife and a new car In hisl mmd. Tommy had a very good mind vi land ft was practically brand oew. Tommy drove along for a few She eapected to do gnX things mfies. then slowed and waved fori with lu the othera to come on. Ther went ny wowij- nongn. w exc-xange ... atthe deck w! ttW snouts ox rooonye ana ooa . --j jMt and th. PetVe Ull Bt becae. SSg 2.?hu(r& uxue rea pinpoint, in me aawicM,!-. - M . tv. tn2,f.Z! SS'J.J could get the last good eut of their , -- mrt. Then she dresaea ana put w they go,1 coffee on and started to get the "They're darUngs," Dorothy's I '"7 rV .... .-A 1w Tm Avm ' ' " , - - " " ,j I their baskets. road, turned the car around and paused to Jight a cigaret-before ;"a- p0'p Tamest and starting back. I rrmr,A .n.. v. did in the Then she called them; and Pop mi first in the bathroom, then Dr. Copeland Br ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D. United States senator from New York Former Commlttioner cf Health, Keto York CUjf A RECENT announcement of the United States public health service Is unusually Interesting. It states that the majority of cases of poor health and faulty f j physical develop-' ment in adult life can be traced to neglect of under nourishment or . underweight, a e commonly seen In early child hood. This stats ot health, known as "malnutrition." Is more prevalent than most par ents suspect. It Is found In the country districts as well as In the city. Contrary to the common belief. It afflicts-the children ot the rich as weQ as the poor. It may begin In very early infancy and continue throughout childhood. The Symptoms The stricken child l below normal weight and doe not gain aa, rapidly as his playmates or children of the same age. The youngster Is usually pale, dull and ttstlesa, has dark rings under the eyes; tires easily and has ne deairs for work or play. The sleep la fitful and rarely refreshing. Malnutrition should always be sus pected In a child who-does not eat well, sleep weQ and gain weight Bear la tnted that properly nourished children between the ages of six and ten should gain about live pounds a year. A child between twelve and sixteen should gain between six and ten pounds a year. Of course, there are marked variations from this rule. but It may wen be that the child who gains less than these figures la suf taring from malnutrition. atainuuitlon can be traced to a lack of appetite and a dislike for cer tain foods. When a child refuses the essential foods, like milk and vege tables, undernourishment Is likely to occur. A Dislike of Foods To avoid dislikes for foods, it is advisable to plan pleasant surround, ings at meal times. Above all. never force a child to eat. He should be encouraged to eat and if necessary rewards for good behavior may be tried. Many a child learns to dislike cer tain foods because It Is discovered that the parent does not eat it. For this reason never discuss your food in the presence of a child. Children mimic their elders and love to Imi tate them in every way. Food should always be served in a tempting manner. Avoid serving foods that are Improperly prepared, tasteless and gritty. It is a good plan to taste the food before offer ing It to the child Accustom the child early In life to a wide variety of foods. New foods should be offered but never forced. In this way many new dishes may be added and a properly balanced diet will be the result Persistent lack ef appetite and lack of interest In food Is a serious sign that must not be neglected. Do not resort to the use of so-called "tonics" and "health builders". Consult your doctor. A complete physical exam I nation may reveal diseased tonsils or other Infection that is the under lying cause ot the poor appetite and underweight Answers to Health Qaerie B. O. Q. How can I reduce my legs? A. Exercise should take pS sur plus fat It is difficult to reduce weight In any part ot the body without re ducing in general. Send self -addressed, stamped envelope for further particulars and repeat your question. T. M. E. Q. What do you advise for hay fever? A. Send self-addressed, stamped envelope for further particulars and repeat your question. (Copyright, 193$, K. I". Inc.; They talked, neither looking at ZZ mmL u. ""land fresh and clean In his new at grips with a problem. I hl -Mr .nd a Dair of pants which - "Tom yon envy Peta tomgnt,i M woald 8tni use for dontyouT" j. nit but Tommy didn't "Well he's set; .he knows Justlh - wv.t on eoald call old where lie's going, what he wants tol d t . do; he's married; be baa things ng-1 -Morning Mom," he called. Tan urea ous ven yws ucavrca, i cakes that s the staff." envy him and rm supposed to be He gemed to be really cheery thesmart goy and happy and even anxious to get "You wouldn't be happy doing gUrte(L Mom Btm cmiant under what Pete's doing. You're bigger sUnd ft but Tommy ngd been man reie, more important, ne i d oi ,-thinw sh didn't quite under- knows it he's got sense, that gtand for m lonff time and they "I dont see how you figure tarned out all right Of course Mom importani tne enance i naa anaihmd m. Dorothy was some- blew.!t . . , where at the bottom of all this "No you're wrong. Your trouble I -v. Unched at herself and ia you're heads above your of thought she must surely be getting family heads above the town. Dadl oM wnen gh gUrted to blaming has always known it and now If thinrs on the young ones. One can see it You're a sort of ex-j Mom wasn't going to be was plorer you pen up new country . mother-rn-law. Youne ones for jour people. You've-made this httd own 0f doing things town college-minded, for one thing." aK mon 0fur than not they did He did not answer. She went on: wfcat was best for them. So Mom "Your trouble right now is that It I bJUj made Dp her mind. was all too easy and glorious at I stJIl, if he only could start in the first you're tike a man let's say I office it wouldn't be so bad r of an explorer, wno naa oeen wauong eourse he could have but It was in his sleep and awakes tn a Jungle Tommy's own idea to start right in with animals all around. n the factory and learn everything "Now," she said evenly, "the from the bottom up. "That's one question is which way do you go thing I learned from football, any from here?" how. Mom you've got to know He lit another cigaret, offered I fundamentals- and the only way to her one which she declined. "I sup-i really learn them is to do them pose," he said, "you mean that jand you just forget about what the coaching job ..." He hesitated. I neighbors -will say." She said earnestly: "Tom it's I She was ashamed of herself for only a compromise. It's on the way bothering about the gossips but she back. Youll never be happy going knew how they'd talk; of course back: you'd never be satisfied. Tommy would show them in the You've got to be a winner or youll I end like he always did and it wasn't burn up." I everybody who had sense enough to! He said, quietly, "1 saw you look l turn down a big coaching job and at Florrie tonight." I start in to learn the glass business Quickly, softly, she touched a Mom would tell tbem that She'd soft finger, to his lips. "Do you be ready for them all right, love me, Tom?" Pop had thought Tommy was His fingers clutched the wheel; sure crazy when he first mentioned tears sprang to his eyes; his voice it and Uncle Louie was so disgusted was low and husky; but he did not he wouldn't even discuss it; but look at her: "That's what I wanted Tom had aat down with Pop out- to say; if yosl hadn't stuck with me side the house one night and ex- the last six months I could have plained everything to him- real pa- gone to ruin in eight different fi- tient-like; and Pete thought It was rections." a great Idea from the start and "I had to do it, Tom." Charlie Whitney was tickled to "I don't see why." I death and said he had been honing "That Yale game. I saw yon in for this for a long time but that defeat and I saw you fight your it wouldn't have done any good for way out of it then, when yon tdU him to sucrest it that Tom had to me why you had done it . .. That's! be ready for it himself; and that It aS any -girl really wants, Tom to I took a lot of will power and com find a man worth clinging to and haoa sense for a young' boy to make son, Pve seen you in action." I up his mind to do a thing like that; She moved impulsively to his aad that if he could do that now aide; be put his arm about her.lhe could do other things which they smiled down as if he doubted her needed at the factory and in the confidence. "Tom," she said, "youltosm. Chamie neVt really say any- know you wouldn't be happy. . . .thing and neither cTid Moa; but Remember what you told me Kit si they both knew what be meant. gladiator stuff. . . . You're bigger And after Pop had talked with Tommv that time, he came In and shook his head and said.! real sober- ike to Mom: "Little the boy's right He's get a good head on him. Hell be running trie xactory in a year. Then he had dropped that eye and said, as if he had just made . up his mind to the whole thing and figured It all out himself: "Yes ; guess lU make a giassworaer out ot him," ,e e e Mom looked at the clock' and It was a quarter-to-seven and Pep got up and put on his coat without say ing anything; so Tommy took an other sip of coffee and did the same thing. Then Pop picked op his bas ket and started for the door. And Tommy picked Bp his basket and walked slowly towards the deer. Mom walked, with him. Ha could see she was still worried so he laughed andaaid: . j "Now dont you worry about me. Mom I never fell down on you yet. did I?" "No, Tommy, you havenX Now take care of yourself and dont burn your hands." Pop was impatient and she could see he thought you could never make a glassworker out of a boy by babying him. "Come on, he said gruffly, "we got to get there before the whistle.' Pop was a great one for being punctual. He was going to start Tommy in right, there was no doubt about that. Tommy smiled, leaned down and kissed Mom quickly, and whispered, just for her to hear. "You stick with me. Mora well show them." Then he yelled at Pop. Okay, Coach," and ran to catch up with him. Mom stood in the doorway and nodded her head slowly. She knew what he meant Well show them.' He knew she always had confidence in hha and be wanted her to have confidence in him now. Well, she would. Idly, her mind turned to something nice to have for supper when Tom came home. Then it dawned upon her what H really meant , Tom was home. He was going to stay home in Athens. He was going to be her boy again and not Thorn dyke's or the country's. He would be her boy and Pop's ' and Dorothy's and Charlie's and the ld Grandmother's boy, too. Mom had to smile a little at that and wouldn't It be funny if, through Tommy, the Old Lady's last years might be blessed ? He would be nice to her and so would Mom. In her apron pocket Mom's fin gers were twisting the receipt for the last payment on Pete's new place he was the first of the Scroggins to become a landowner. And what with the beer and all it even looked like the Democrats would put Roosevelt in and Uncle Louie would be postmaster after an. And Tommy would run the fac tory and be the biggest man in town mayor, if be wanted to. These things Mom thought quickly while the two ot them walked down the street. Pop so ' proud and Tommy so brave Pop - was a little stooped, she noticed for the first time, when she looked at him alongside of Tommy. Pete wanted una to quit the factory be cause it would be easier on bis feet but glaasworkers hardly ever did anything else and that would be ad- mitting he was getting old aad now ne wouia be busy making a glass- worker out of Tern. The blind moved in the house across the way but Mom didn't even bother to think about it Just before ha turned the corner Tommy stopped and waved. And Mom waved back, standing en her tiptoes. Well show them, Tommy, she was saying ia her mind. THE END Dtstriboted br Kc Feature Sradicat. r.. BITS for BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS- One ot last major Oregon stage robberies: t Under the Portland Oregonian's ' Fifty Years Ago" heading la its issue- of Nor. 10 appeared these wordsr "James R. Todd, the Glendale stage robber, found guilty ot rob bing the United States mail by a Jury in the court of Federal Judge. Deady." That harked the event back to Nov. 10, 1883. V . V Todd was a desperate criminal, with the marks of a professional. That was one ot the last major Oregon stage robberies. The rail road from Roseburg to Redding was being built, closing up a gap that had been open since 1872, and covered by stages. S The driver ot the stage, robbed by Todd was, remembers a Doug las county old timer, Jack Bartle. The famous F, p. Hogan, sheriff of Douglas county,, among Ore gon's mm noted capturers ot bad mea, was in bis prime. The total of his rewards received in this work ran to a sum above $25,000, Including his share of the -money recovered, which was 25 to 50 per cent, Todd had 15000 to 810,000 ia loot when taken by Hogan. Todd held up and robbed the overland stage near Glendale, In southern Douglas county. F. P. Hogan Immediately took : up his ta - W-W . a. .la. . 7 yoisuiw .. xi o- got vnio aw warm , v pfr'aTi niiitiCj ... tp ., toZS?5X.-:r -cystsx - rss; Todd arrived at the R. My- natt farm, near Riddle, Douglas county, at dusk. Ha claimed to be a prospector and the Mynatts put him up for the night. S " . Early the following morning Hogan was seen by Mynatt rid ing furiously up the canyon. He turned shortly and came back to the Mynatt place. Mr. Mynatt had not heard of the robbery, but Ho gan had traced the robber to bis place. V Hogan and Mynatt engaged la conversation a few moments at the. gate, and then the two came up onto the porch and loudly dis- cussea some tattle trade; The sheriff, ot course unknown to Tndd nnaaAt mm iffta Vulvar , rwwnvw wi mm m,m..vm mr M j V . Todd shortly cam down stairs from the room he had occupied for the night. Hogan patiently waited until the robber had his hands in the wash basin at the pump on the back perch and then covered him with his gun and, with the help of members of the Mynatt family, secured him thoroughly. The Bits man, tor the Roseburg Platndealer and the Portland newspapers, interviewed Todd In the Douglas county jail upon his arrival there, but got little out ot him, beyond sullen replies. s S But he had little chance tor escape or acquittal. He had been taken with the stolen goods. He was speedily transferred to Port land, indicted Oct SI, 1883, lor robbery of the mail; pleaded not guilty, tried Nov. 8 and 9, and found guilty, as the 50 year old news lines said. On the 13 th ne was sentenced for life. That was the penalty tor robbing the U. S. malls. a V James R. Todd was received at the Oregon penitentiary the next day, Nov. 14, 1883,. and given the prison number 1444. He was dis missed Nov. 12, 1905; transferred to the federal prison on .ucaeu island by order of the U. 8. at torney general. (Federal prison ers have not since been kept at the -Oregon prison; that is, male prisoners.) Soma time after Todd's receipt at the Oregon state penitentiary. Sheriff Hogan, or ex-sheriff-by then, was -visiting the institution. as he- often did, having a good many acquaintances among the men there. a In sbme way, Todd got wind ot the fact that Mr. Hogan was there. Those familiar with such matters are never surprised at the facility of the travel of like news tn prisons. It Is uncanny. The very walls have ears. Todd waft ed until Hogan passea near nis celland then put oat his arm and hurled with all his strength an ink bottle at the man to whom he owed his arrest Had' he made a fair hit, Hogan might have been Help Kidneys OH nnlr foasHsnlnjt Pa-aersel Bladder a-aAeyeeeuaerfcCetatos-' up rsxra. mil ii iiiiiMs, nrei we 4 Fatnav ktittneaa. Bwaisav Som knocked down so as to fall to the floor a number of feet below. But he received only a glancing blow. S For many years following the period when F. P. Hogan had been sheriff and relentless man hunter, even after he bad gone to Spokane and -become one ot the wealthiest property holders of that city, he never took a meal in a public place without his back to the wall. He was afraid of no man if given a fair chance, but he dreaded a stab in the back or a shot from ambush. OnCf?$ arrested a desperate crimination the public road near the University of Oregon, by over taking him on horseback and pull ing him oft of. his horse, and struggling and fighting with him until he had handcuffs on him. It was a foolhardy thing to do. The newa .ot the arrest reached Roseburg during the day, and when the brave sheriff arrived with his man on the evening train, half the town and. countryside was out to meet' them.. The - writer knows. He was one ot the crowd. ' :": v ' V V ; : Sheriff Hogaa's wife, was a ( d(B LIQUID, TABLETS; SALVE, NOSE DROPS Checks Colds first day. Headaches or NeaualgJav ia SO sninetee, llarali la 8 days. Fine' Laxative aad Tonic Most Speedy Remediee Known daughter of J. C. Floed, leading pioneer Roseburg merchant, and a sister of Fred Floed, old time Oregon democratic war horse and afterward private secretary of the governor of Idaho. Mrs. Floed was a daughter of General Joe Lane, Marius of the Mexican war. 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