RAISES tha DOUGH SERIAL Bettor than other powder* - producing light, dainty, whole­ some cake* and pattrio«— STORY Chronicles if “DIDN’T HURT A BIT” Addington Peace ia what they all aay of our PainlrM Method» of Extracting Teeth. tM MT A. Will. Faawatat Mt Statata Out-of-tow« p«o- t*k» ran have thwir plata arid bridgw* work finUhail In un« day If n**c««aary. An alxoluta ruar- antea, hachad by 24 yttara In Portland. Wise Dental Co. orrttr huorm a a . M. to a p. M. s..*.» a te t Phon..; A J0Ì9; Mein 4U2«. railing Rid«.. Third and Washington, Portland For a Rubber Plant. When the leave* turn yellow and tall off the plant I* dying Feed It a tablespoonful or olive oil every two wonk*. Al»o wash the plant once a week with warm aoapauda. letting the warm auda moisten the earth thor ouahly. Hprlnklo every other day. Thia aatne treatment abould be used on tern*. YOU “should worry” if you are neglecting or abutting the Stomach, Liver or Bowel«. Sick­ ness is sure to overtake you. Be wise in time and get a bottle of HOSTETTER’S STOMACH BITTERS Makes the appetite keen, aids digestion, maintains health, strength and vig­ or and thus makes life a real pleasure. Try it and see. Avoid substitutes. English Difficult Enough. “Dear Sir," wrote a Cardiff father to a school teacher, "Please do not let my ion John learn Welsh today; hl* throat 1» so had hn can hardly speak Engllah"—Tltlllta. Stiff Joints Sprains,Bruises am relieved at once by an applica­ tion of Sloan's Liniment. Don't rub, just lay on lightly. •• Rloan'i IJnhnant haa dona mnr« food than Anything I hav« over tried ur »11 If joint«. I got my hand hut t •<> badly that 1 hud to wtop work Hgbt In th« busiest time of the year. 1 thought a: Aral that 1 would have to bav© my hand taken off, but 1 got a buttle of Hlwan’o Liniment ami cured my hand.” W ilton W iui . i . km , Morris, Ala. Good for Broken Sinew* O. G. Joan*. lUMwIn, I- 1., writ«. I —•'I uj *« h I Mluan'a l.lnlm©nt for broken •InnwN above tho knm» cap oauaad by a fall ami to my great natiBfaction war able to ruaum© work in lea* than three woeka at tor the accident.** SLOANS LINIMENT Fine for Sprain M r IlBNHT A. V qmhu M RomerM* Rt., Plainfield. N. «1., write«: —M A friend •pralned hit ankle to badly th it It went black. He laughed when 1 told him that I would have him out In a week. 1 applied Hloan’a ldnlment and In four days he waa working and raid Sloan'a was a right good Lini­ ment.'* Price 25c.. 50c.. .nd g1.00 Rl.wn’a on hortet, rn’tle, ■baep and poultryaent free. Address Dr. Bert S. Sloan PISOS REMEDY I B« st Cc«(h Syrup. TastM Good. I'M la tiara. Sold by Dnniiti. FO^OUCH^N^O^S By B. Fletcher Robinson Co-Author with A. Conan Doyle of "Tbs Hound of the Beakervillsa'etc. ■ • r ill. Ml.' byW <1 Chapman > • THE STORY OF AMAROFF THE POLE rt 1 ■ ...___________________________ - ~r- • • -x ■ t . sss (Continued.) Tha serjeant stepped forward and whispered The man was sufficiently satisfied. for he dropped the (Ude at once. and th« door swung beck to ad­ mit us; the hairy-faced porter bowing a welcome In i>olite submission. The Inspector led the way up the stairs, and I followed at hl* heels. Tbe ser- leant had disappeared It was a broad, low room In wblcb w. found our»elvc*. the rafter* of tbe roof unhidden by the piaster of a cell­ ing Hound the wall* on benches rang­ ed behind tables a dozen men *at smoking anil drinking The chatter of talk faded away a* we entered. In silence they stared at us, calmly, judi­ ciously, without fear or curiosity. I could not have Imagined a more com­ posed and resolute company. 1 felt that I carried myself awkwardly, a* an Impertinent intruder should; but tbe Inspector sauntered across tbe room to a bar on the further side a* calmly as If be were tbe oldest and most valued member tn the club A pale faced man with a stained and yellow beard rose from bls seat be hind the glasses HI* eye* were fixed on Peace with a weak, pathetic ex pression like a dog In pain "Good evening. Mr. Greatman," said the Inspector. "Can 1 have a word with you?” "Ye*, sir, If you will kindly step Into my prlvste room.” he answered In ex­ cellent English, opening a batch In th. bar "This I* the way. air. If you will follow me " We walked after him down a short passage and stopped before the dark ness of an ojten door. A spurt of a* match and the gns jet flared upon a bare chamber, hung with a gaudy pa­ per and furnished with half a dozen wooden chairs set round a deal table In the center. In place of a carpet, our feet grated upon a smooth sprin­ kling of that grey sand which may still be found In old fashioned Inn* It was here then. If the detectives were not mistaken, that this crime bad found a climax, this sordid mur­ der not thirty hours old. "If you would like a fire, gentlemen." suggested Greatman. "I can easily fetch some coals " "Pray do not trouble yourself,” said the lns;>ector. politely "My name la Peace, of the Criminal Investigation Department, and 1 called to Inquire If you can tell me anything concerning the murder of the sculptor. Atnaroff." "I know nothing.” "That Is strange, seeing that he was strangled In this very room” "Here?” cried the Pole, with a stare of unbelief changing Into sudden ter­ ror "Here—In my rgom "So I believe." said Peace. The man swayed for an Instant grasping at the back of a chair, and. then dropped to the ground, moaning his face covered with hl* hands. In that crouching figure before us was written the extremity of despair. "Come. come. Greatman. pull your self together.” said the inspector, tap­ ping him kindly on the shoulder. "If you arc Innocent, there I* uo need to make all this fuss." "It was Nlcolin who lied to me," he cried, looking up with bewildered eyes “Very probably." said Peace, "it Is a habit with him " "Yet It was I, nilsernble that I am. who made the meeting between them. Before Heaven. It was with the Inno­ cence of a child. If those my com­ rades of the club but knew------ " He hesitated, hl* eyes searching tbe room In sudden terror. “Oblige me by seeing that we have no eomrndes already at the keyhole, Mr Phillipa." said Peace. There waa no one at the door; no one In the dark passagu; and when I In a crumpled heap. returned I found that reace had lifted the caretaker to a chair, where he eat "You can trust us." the detective was saying "Believe me. Greatman. It will be best for yourself that you hide nothing.” And so with many fierce cries and protestations, this poor creature be­ gan his story. It wns Nlcolin, It seemed, who had discovered that Greatman. the care­ taker of the Brutus Club, was one and the «nine with the forger, Ivan Kroll, of Odessa, who had been wanted by the RttMlnn police for close upon twelve years. But having a shrewd head on his shoulders, Nlcolin made no immediate use of his knowledge. For forgery a man might be extra­ dited from England. Once In Russia the charge would be altered to nihil­ ism, and then—-Siberia. It was not plessant for tbe caretaker of a nihil­ ist cl lib to bo at tha mercy of a black- bearded spy lounging on the stop out­ side "It was that which drove me to the brandy,” said poor Great man, altaa Kroll. About the end of August there be­ gan. ho continued, a duel of wits be­ tween tbe two men, Atnaroff and Nlcolin, the reasons and cause« of which did not. If he might be per­ mitted to say, concern us Nlcolin’« career was dependent on his success. For him, failure spelt permanent die grace. Yet It was Amaroff who was playing with bls opponent as a cat with a mouse, confusing snd surpris­ ing him at «very turn, driving him. Indeed, when time grew pressing. Into desperate measures At the last be formed a plan, did Nlcolin, a scheme worthy of his most cunning brain. "This, then, he did," ended the poor caretaker. "He came to me—I who had so great love and honor for Amar­ off. my friend. I whom he had turned from crime and aided to earn a wage in honesty be came to me and he says: 'Kroll, In my pocket Is a war­ rant that will send you back to tbe snow places in the East; do you fear me. my good Kroll?’ And I feared him. 'Bee, now,' he said, ’we desire to see your friend Amaroff for a little talk. We cannot barm him here In thia mad country. Contrive a trick, bring him Into your private room behind the bar. Give us tbe key of tbe yard door that we may come aecretly to him— and afterwards you will hear no more of Siberia from me Do you consent?’ "Gentlemen. I believed him. also having fear of the snow places; and I consented. "So Amaroff answered my call, and with aome excuse I left him In this room It was at a time when few members were In the club—about »even of the clock. And that, as I live. Is all I have to tell. I waited at my scat behind the bar. I saw noth­ ing, heard nothing -and at last when I went to my room, behold It was empty! I tried to suspect no wrong— but I did not sleep that night. In the morning I saw In tbe papers that Amaroff, my friend, was dead, and bow he died I could not tell." “So Nlcolin won the game,” sug­ gested Peace, softly, "And there will bo no regrettable incident when the Cxar enters Paris the day after to­ morrow." "Of that I have no knowledge," said Greatman; but I saw a sudden resolu­ tion shine In bls face that seemed to put new heart Into tbe man. "Well, Mr Phillipa." said tbe In­ spector. turning upon me with a warn­ ing quiver of the left eyelid. "It la to meet Nlcolin at the studio by seven tomorrow morning We must get to bed early.” "Certainly.” I said I was rather out of my depth, but I take myself this credit that I did not show it. "Then do you search the studio to­ morrow?" asked Greatman. "Yea—It has been arranged.” "But will you not first arrest thia Nlcolin. this murderer?" • "My dear Mr. Greatman.” aald tbe Inapector. "you have told us your story, and I thank you fdr your con­ fidence But 1 advise you now to leave things alone. I will see justice done— don’t be afraid about that. For tbe reat, please to keep a silent tongue In your head—ft will be safer. There Is still Siberia for Ivan Kroll just as there may be dangers from your friends In the club yonder for Julius Greatman. who arranged so Indiscreet a meeting in his private room. Good night to you.” The caretaker did not reply, but oi>enlng the door, bowed us Into the passage that led to the big room We had not taken half a dozen steps when I looked back over my shoulder, ex­ pecting to see him behind us. But he had vanished. "He’s gone.” I whispered, gripping my companion by tbe arm "I know, I know. Keep quiet.” As -we stood there listening, 1 heard the sudden clatter of boots upon a stairway, and then silence. "It appear* to me that we eball have an Interesting evenlug,” said Ad­ dington Peace A twist In the passage, a turn through a door, and we were rattling down the back stairs and out Into a moonlit yard In tbe denser darkness under the walls 1 made out a double row of big barrows, from which there came a subtle aroma In which stale fish predominated. From amongst thn either band. I regretted nothing—an hour of this was worth a year of artistic contem­ plation. At the corner we found a hansom, and soon were rattling down tbe King's Road. When tbe cab stopped, to tbe Inspector’s order, it was not, as I expected, at the corner of Harden Place, but a street preceding IL Down thia we walked quickly until we came upon a seedylooklng fellow with a red muffler about bls neck, leaning against the wall. 1 was surprised when we baited In front of him. "Good evening. Harrlaon." said the Inspector "Anything to report?" "They’re there, sir. They came about ten minutes ago. Job and Turn­ er are watching tbe door in Harden Place, and I came here.” "They didn’t see any of you?" "No. sir, 1 am sure of It" "You had better join the others in Harden Place. Keep within hearing, and if I whistle, kick in the side door of the studio—it can be done. There Is a man who I fancy will have a key to tbe door that la due in about five minutes. If I have not whistled be­ fore be arrives, let him through. You understand?" "Yes. sir." The detective faded discreetly Into tbe darkness, while tbe Inspector turned to me. "There may be complications. Mr. Phillips, and no slight danger. 1 must ask you to go home." "I shall do nothing of the sort." "Mutiny," he said; but I could see that he was smiling "You are ratber a fraud. Mr. Phillips—rather a fraud, you know. There is more of a tight­ er than a dllletante in you, after all. Come. then, ever you go” LIBEL ON ARIZONA WEATHER thin. "American women of good breeding are slender to the point of emaciation." says the princess. "They hurry too much, that Is the reason. Everywhere you see the American, whether she la going shopping, visit­ ing or elsewhere, she Is moving fast, as if she did not have a second to lose.” The princess doesn’t seem to realise that just now the one aim of the American woman is the extreme slenderness which she finds so un­ lovely. Tala Impressed Englishman, Who Probsbly Went Home and Wrote a Book About It. "Hot weather reminds me.” said the fellow who Is always ready to tell a story when he gets an opening. “1 was riding down through Arizona last summer on a train on which there was a party of Englishmen. You never know what hot weather Is until you ride through some of those south­ western states In the summer. The heat rolls up In waves and smites you. Everything except the rattlesnakes and the Indians stay out of the sun’s rays ns much ns possible. "On a station platform stood a dilapidated sprinkling can. It was full of dents and the spout was lying near the can, both evidently not hav­ ing been used for months. ” ’You know I nave been telling you we have some hot weather out here,’ said a westerner to one of the Eng­ lishmen. ’Well, look at that sprinkling can. It has been so hot that It has melted the spout right off! And the farther west you get the hotter It gets,’ the native son finished as be noticed the awed look on the foreign­ er's face.” ■CHRONICLES TO BE CONTINUED.» For a New Umbrella. Before using a new umbrella Inject a small quantity of vaseline into the hinge portions of the frame. Vase­ line will not spread like oil and spoil the covering, and is a sure preven­ tive against rust. Wet umbrellas should be stood on their handles to dry; this allows the water to run out of them. Instead of Into the part where tbe silk and ribs meet, thus causing the metal to rust and the silk to rot Andrew Lang's Handicap. The London Spectator says that Andrew Lang always had poor health, and most of his work was done when he was tired an’d sick. Thia being the case. It Is easy to understand and forgive his frequent crauklness. She Ssys We’re Much Too 8lender. In th* Beginning. A Russian princess who Is now In "Papa, why does the frost always Washington has created a commotion tn social circles by criticising the come In the fall?” "The habit, my eon, American women for being munh too originated^ In the Garden of Edea.” DOINGS OF OREGON’S LEGISLATURE A Brief Resume of Proceedings of the People's Representatives at the State Capital, Bills Introduced, Passed, Rejected, Etc. FOR COMPETITION ON ROADS ATTORNEY•GENERAL RULES House Says All Companies Should School Fund Must Be Held Intact Be Allowed to Bid. by Land Board. Salem—Open competition will be had on ail road contracts, if the senate adopts sn amendment to the Barrett and Hurd road bill, officially known as seriate bill 12, made by the house after one of the hottest fights on the floor at this legislative session. The bill was then passed. Section 24 waa the only one to which objection waa raised. It pro­ hibited any state or county official having road work in charge to accept bids for any patented article for road building. Lewelling, of Linn, started the fight when he mover! that the section be stricken from the bill. He was sec­ onded by Forbes, of Crook, who charged, that while the amendment sought to prohibit trust grafts being worked off on the people, “it in reality prevents certain paving companies from bidding and delivers the work into the hands of a trust that stretches out its tentacles into every city, town and hamlet from Maine to California —the Barber Asphalt company.” After a sharp skirmish, in which Parsons, of Linn, made a desperate but futile effort to have the section retained intact with but a few words changed, the house demanded the vote and the roll call showed that the en­ tire section had been eliminated. Salem—Attorney-General Crawford has ruled on two important matters relating to the administration of the state’s affairs. In response to an inquiry from George G. Brown, clerk of the state land board, he holds that tbe irreduci­ ble school fund is to be devoted solely to maintaining the public schools of the state. He holds further that dis­ bursements of the state school fund may be made by the proper authorities without special appropriation by the legislature, and that furthermore the legislature itself could not touch the money in this fund for any other pur­ pose than to direct in what manner it may be expended for the cause of pub­ lic education in Oregon. In reply to the railroad commission Mr. Crawford gives his opinion that the American District Telegraph com­ pany, of San Francisco, comes within the purview of the public utilities act and may be considered as a public utility concern and is subject to regu­ lation of. the commission. The company is engaged in the manufacture of telegraph systems. IK,287,810 WILL BE ASKED FOR Requests for Appropriations Likely to Break All Records. EIGHT-HOUR LAW DEFEATED Salem — The magnificent total of House Passes Ten Other Senate 18,278,819, according to official fig­ ures, as near as can be estimated now, Bills in Short Order. will be the requests that the present Salem — Getting down to work promptly at 10:30 Monday morning after the week-end adjournment, the house made rapid progress, passing ten senate bills and defeating one, which was perhaps the most important of them ail — the eight-hour law. This was a measure passed by the peo­ ple at a recent election, but it carried no enabling clause and was held to be without effect. It was a bill by Sen­ ator Smith, of Curry. Defeat of the bill is believed not to be of any importance, as it is said in the house to have been brought about for the reason that certain members wished to discipline Representative Lawrence, of Multnomah, who made a speech for the bill. In some manner, it is said, he had aroused the anger of some members, who decided to vote the bill down this time. legislature will be called on to face in the shape of appropriations. This will be a record-breaker for requests, but there is no reason to believe that when the smoke has blown away and the final tale has been told that this will be a much more expens­ ive legislature than the one two years ago. In fact, there are indications that the amount may be reduced below that of two years ago. The scythe is al­ ready beginning to mow down appro­ priation bills, over $100,000 being lopped off. The committees of both the house and the senate, having to do with ways and means, are slashing right and left on institutional and other appropriations. Already over $5,000,000 in requests have been put in, and the list shows not only the appropriation bills that have been introduced, but the esti­ mates that have been made for the NEW CONSPIRACY BILL FAILS various state boards, commissions, offices and institutions, so that it Notice Given of Movement for Re­ gives a fairly adequate idea of the en­ tire financial situation that now pre­ consideration. sents itself to the legislative assem­ Salem—An effort to put through the bly. senate a substitute conspiracy bill pre­ pared in the district attorney’s office GIVES GOVERNOR BIG STICK of Multnomah county failed Saturday. It received but 15 favorable votes with Bean and Miller absent. As a Executive Supplant District Attor­ neys, Sheriffs and Constables. result a motion to reconsider will be made. With Miller present Senator Salem—Only four votes were mus­ McColloch is satisfied that the neces­ tered against the substitute bill by the sary 16 votes for passing will be se­ senate judiciary committee giving cured. power to supplant district attorneys, The bill as originally introduced by sheriffs and constables, and the substi­ McColloch made it a crime to conspire tute measure passed the senate. to commit a ’crime or to conspire to The drastic provisions of the origin­ defraud. The substitute bill provides al bill, which allowed the governor only that it shall be a crime to conspire summarily to supplant such officials, to defraud and its introducer stated were materially softened in the new openly that the present bill is to hit bill. Under the new bill officials may at paving combinations and collusive be supplanted for periods of 90 days, bidding on all public work. but only after they have been given a hearing in court and the Circuit judge Goat Meat Big Problem. decides that such officer as not been Salem — Whether or not goat meat faithfully executing the criminal laws shall be'sold for mutton is the weighty of the state. question which came up in the house Senate Kills $100,000 Bill. on Senate bill 22, by Burgess. Salem—The senate, in a single swat It seems, from the statements made on the floor of the house, that some cut off a bill that contemplated the ex­ butchers in the state have been mak­ penditure of $100,000 in the next two ing the sheep the goat by pretending years. The bill 'provided for furnishing a to sell mutton chops and other choice portions of “spring lamb.” when in pure water supply for state institu­ reality they were selling plain old tions at Salem, appropriating $50,000 goat. The house voted down the bill a year for that purpose for an indefi­ compelling the sign “goat meat” to nite period. It was introduced by Day by re­ be placed on goat meat. quest and was given an adverse report by the committee. No effort was Textbook Bill Passed. made to defend it and it died a sudden Salem — With some opposition the death. Miller textbook bill passed the senate. This bill provides that one-third of the Senate Kills Several Bills. textbooks of the schools shall be Salem—Several bills fell under the changed every two years, this third to make up the textbooks for that divis­ ax in the senate Wednesday and they ion for the following six years. will prabably not reappear again this Thus under the bill no textbooks will session. Among the more important be changed oftener than six years, of the measures to be killed was that but a portion of them will be changed of Howard to teach sex hygiene in the every two years. public schools. Moser’s bill regulat­ ing vehicles; McDonald’s relating to physicians and druggists and the dis­ Anti-lobbyist Bill Passes. Salem—The house passed the Scheu- pensing of alcoholic liquors, and Bone­ bel anti-lobbying bill, which is calcu­ brake’s to regulate the sale and use of lated to keep the lobbyists off the floor poison, were all indefinitely postponed of both houses and to fore« them to and sent into the discard by the upper register with the secretary of state body. their names and the name, or names, Saddle Mountain Park Asked. of the persons, or persons, by whom they are employed. It also requires Salem—Congress is urged to create them to make a sworn statement of a Saddle Mountain park, in a memor­ their expenditures at the captital. ial introduced in the senate by Lester. The purpose of the park is to protect the water supply which is reserved on Filing Fee Bill Defeated. Salem—Senator Barrett’s bill, pro­ Saddle Mountain, the supply furnish­ viding for a filing fee instead of a pe­ ing water for all the Oregon coast tition, for candidates for office, met from the Columbia river to Tillamook defeat in the house. Eaton of Lane Head, according to the memorial. and others held that, although the Would Purchase Locks. primary and"election laws are unsatis­ factory, this would be no improve­ Salem—The house passed the Ha­ ment. In fact, they argued, it would good bill, consenting to the purchase forever shut off the office seeking the of the canal and locks at Oregon City. man. There was no opposition.