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STANTON WINS By Fleanor M. Ingram Author of *T h « Gain« and the Candle.” X** 1® Flying Mercury.” etc. M a il ration» h Frederic Th«rakar«k C opjrlgUt U U Thu Bobb»- M errill Uompea/ I SYNO PS IS. A t the beginning o f great automobile race the mechanician o f the Mercury, Stanton's machine, drops dead. Strange youth, Jesse Floyd, volunteers, and Is ac cepted. In the rest during the twenty, four hour race Stanton meets a stranger. Miss Carlisle, who introduces herself. The M ercury wins race, stanttm receives flowers from Miss Carlisle, which he ig norea. Stanton meets Miss Carlisle on a train. It w ai evident he and M lti Carlisle "It 1« a good car," b « agreed con C IT Y W ILL FIG H T I, W. W. disliked each other at sight. servatively ; privately he considered She turned (torn him indifferently. it both too high and too heavy for rac Los Angeles Prepares for Threatened "Mr. Stanton, 1 am going to make ing work. Invasion o f Harbor. you a eelflsh invitation. Our place Is "Only that? You say only that? But Los Angeles— An important confer about seventy-ffve miles from New wait, you have not driven 1L When ence was held in the mayor's office re York; will you sot try our new motor papa comes we can start." car and give me the honor of being Mr. Carlisle was coming; a spare, garding the threatened trouble with driven there by «rou? You could go on nervous gentleman who wore glasses the Industrial Workers o f the World to Lowell with us to-morrow morn set on a Roman noae, from which they at the harbor. The San Pedro people wanted the ing, or, if you insisted, finish the jour slipped monotonously. He and Stan ney by train after dinner.” ton had once met at the Mercury of council to pass an ordinance forthwith oratory. Sergeant Amazed, Stanton looked at her. Once fice, where one was arranging for a against street ' again he mentally asked himself what tire contract, and the other was sign Smith said that i f enough policemen she could want of him. ing an agreement to drive for the were given him he would cope with "Thank you; I have arranged to season. They recognized each other the situation, despite the rumor that take this train,” he declined. now, while Miss Carlisle concisely a shipload o f “ workers” was to land at the harbor. The conference decid "Decidedly r outlined the situation. "Decidedly. Miss Carlisle.” ” A most astonishing affair," com ed not to change the laws, saying that She bent her head, patting her mented her father. “ Very kind of they were adequate, but that they felt small tan shoe on the platform. She you. Mr. Stanton, indeed. These rail- that drastic action must be taken at once. The police department an was even more handsome than hla road men are careless. Valerie— ” night glimpse of her had shown, with Miss Carlisle declined the Invitation nounced its willingness to send any number o f men to San Pedro i f they an Ivory-tinted, cultivated beauty to enter the tonneau. whose one defect was coldness. “ I shall ride beside Mr. Stanton,' were needed. A fte r a three-days' attempt on the "O f course, I can not urge you,” she she announced. "I wish to see expert part o f the Industrial Workers o f the slowly rejoined. "But stroll back to driving at close range, for once.” the depot with me, pray; I had some "Ah?” queried Stanton; suddenly World to foment disaffection among thing to say." the conviction that she bad done this the longshoremen o f the harbor dis "M y train," he began. purposely flared up anew, and with trict by ordering a general strike, a "Is my train also, slnoe you will not it his anger. She would have a rac summing up o f the strike situation take me In the motor-car. W e have ing driver for her chauffeur? Very brings out these facts: Tbe Los Angeles I. W. W. have time enough; I Inquired of the con well. He swung Into the seat. ductor, a moment ago.” Until they were out of the city, he sent out a call for reinforcements to Floyd bowed and stepped aboard drove with a wise obedience to traffic such I. W. W. centers as San Diego the train, leaving the two to walk regulations. But when the country and Bakersfield. To keep interest alive, principally back together, followed by the maid. line was reached, Stanton stopped “ I wanted to ask you of the race," the car, donned a small pair of gog among those who have walked out, Miss Carlisle said, when they w-ere gles from his overcoat pocket, and leading members o f the I. W. W. quite at the end of the long platform. passed his hat back to Mr. Carlisle’s ent out a circular calling a mass meet ing. “ Stick, brothers, and we will The speech remained unfinished. care. There was a shouted order, the cough "I am sorry I had no time to get win the strike,” was the ending o f the of the locomotive mingled with the Into motor clothes," he observed, a summons. About 30 men returned to work un ring and jangle of tightening coup little too pleasantly. “ Still w e will der the old schedule o f wages, and lings, and the Lowell express pulled manage." out of the shed. Stanton wheeled with They made the next ten miles in employers think that the other 150 an ejaculation, but halted without at ten minutes, having a fair road. Then strikers w ill soon repudiate the I. W. tempting useless pursuit. rough hills and villages somewhat W. and return to work. "How very unfortunate!" murmured lowered their pace. It was a dizzying AM END S HO M ESTEAD LAW. Miss Carlisle, putting aside her tan rush through a gale ef wind, a blrdllke Bilk veils. "How very stupid of the cleaving of the summer air, accompa conductor! “ nied by the weird howl of the electric Entrymen Mutt Specify If Old Law is Preferred. Stanton turned from the departing horn upon which Stanton kept a fin train to the tranquilly regretful girl, ger much of the time, a vision of scat Washington, D. C.— The senate has his straight dark brows knitting. For tering wagona adopted an amendment to the sundry There was a curious circumstance. civil bill, proposed by Senator Borah, tbe instant he could have been cer- *Ln that she had done this Intention Valerie Carlisle literally cowered In providing that homesteaders who made ally and by a pre-arranged plan. But her seat, pale, shivering, usually with filings prior to June 6 last may perfect at once reason reclaimed him; he re her eyes shut. Yet she, the Imperious title under the three-year or five-year called her breeding, her father's high demander of her own way, uttered no homestead law, as they prefer, even position and wealth her composed remonstrance, although faintly crying though they fail prior to October 4 to out once or twice when they slid by elect under which they will proceed. worldliness, and ridiculed himself. "Since I have made you miss your some obvious danger of cliff or road. The Interior department construes train, and missed my own, I can only Stanton saw, from the corner of his the three-year law to require that all repeat my former suggestion," she eye, and speculated as he drove. old entries be prefected under the added, as he did not speak. "W hy "Do you think this is safe?" Mr. Car three-year law unless entrymen elect should you not come with my father lisle found an opportunity to urge. otherwise before October 4. and me in our car? It is only a three “ I think so, if nothing breaks," Stan or four hour trip, and you will be so ton called back, twisting the car Washington. D. C. — Every home much nearer Lowell, at least. I am around a load of hay. stead entryman who made his initial filing prior to June 6, 1912, and who had not submitted final proof prior to that date, w ill be expected to com plete bis proof under the three-year homestead law unless, by October 4, next, he files with the local land office statement to the effect that he wished to complete proof under the old law under which his filing was made. This, in brief, is the interpre tation which Secretary Fisher places upon the new law, and he holds that under the language o f the act, such interpretation is mandatory, and no discretion is given him. C H A P T E R IV. (Continued.) "Neither are you." he countered “ Nor It wouldn’t be of any importance If we were, but we are not. I'm not asking you why you are working with your hands instead of your head, and I suppose you are not asking me. Who cares?" "N o one." dryly agreed Stanton. "But I can tell you that I am doing this to make money, and make It quick, and I would much prefer break- .ing my neck to living In the ruck of poverty. They ate calling our train; you had better come.” "I'm supposed to keep tn touch with Mr. Green,” Floyd observed, gathering up his magazine with cheer ful nonchalance. "H e Is worrying about me most of the time, for fear I'll lose my nerve and desert." Which was not precisely what was worrying the assistant manager of the Mercury company, and perhaps Stan ton of the rough temper knew it. “ I fancy your nerve will hold out, if your patience does." was his reply. "Patience is supposed to be a wom an's art,” doubted Floyd. “ But I ’ll try to acquire it.” Stanton laughed briefly. "I wouldn't give much for your chance of success, In that case. If I ever find a woman who will ride with me as you do, I will— marry her.” “ Oh, no, you will not,” contradicted the other, searching his pockets for a missing glove. "You will marry a Fluffy Ruffles who will faint if you exceed the eight-mlle-an-hour speed limit. And then you will quit racing and be spoiled for the Mercury Com pany, and all its rival manufacturers will chant for joy: 'A yourg man mar ried Is a young many marred.' ” It was so long since any one had cared to talk nonsense to Stanton not to mention airily teasing him, that he caught his breath in sheer aston ishment. And then a tingling, hu man warmth and sense of comrade ship succeeded. It was as if he had been living In a lonely, silent room when unexpectedly some one opened the door and entered. "I'm too busy,” he retorted only, but his tone conveyed no rebuke. They walked on dpwn the room and out Into the train shed. They were almost at the train itself, when Floyd stopped. "Some one Is calling you," he signi fied. Stanton turned, and found a pant ing, black-gowned young woman be hind bim. "M y mistress bade me ask you to wait, sir,” she apologized. “ Your mistress?” She stepped aside, and he saw a tall, fairhaired girl, gowned with finished richness in a motor costume of pale- tan silk, who advanced with leisurely grace toward them. "Miss Carlisle, sir,” supplemented the maid. "There is no need for you to go," Stanton checked, as Floyd moved to continue on bis way. “ Stay here." He was obeyed without comment. The maid respectfully withdrew a few paces, when her mistress came up. "What a place to meet a man of gasolene!" greeted Valerie Carlisle, He Drove With a Wise Obedience to Traffic Regulations. in her low, assured tones. "Or are you also in distress, Mr. Stanton, and sorry our chauffeur Is 111, so t am They reached their destination in forced to prosaic train travel V forced to ask you to drive. Of course, two hours and ten minutes. When Her manner was that of one meet you fear tiring yourself for a race they entered the village limits and ing an ordinary acquaintance, she held day after tomorrow— ” tbe speed fell to fifteen miles an out her hand, in its miniature tan Stanton started to speak, then ab hour, Mr. Carlisle slowly revived, and gauntlet, with perfect ease. No one ruptly shrugged his shoulders. After regained his breath and bis glasses. could have guessed how unconven all, why not? His daughter released her grasp of the tional and slight had been their Intro Thank you,” he returned. "I seat, raised a shaking band to touch duction. scarcely think a seventy-five mile veils and bonnet, then passed a hand "I am going to Massachusetts," Stan run will incapacitate me." kerchief across her dry lips and ton answered as composedly. You will come?” Her amber eyes looked up at the man beside her. “ To Massachusetts? But so are gleamed vividly. "You are too good. "How do you like the car?” she we! At least, we had everything ar Let us find my father and the car. It asked. ranged to motor out to our country- Is at least a car worthy of you— a Stanton surveyed her, almost sur- place. until twenty minutes ago our better than the Mercury, I confess to prised Into compunction. chauffeur was taken violently 111. thinking.” "It hasn't the Mercury’s pull, to Now I sti, pose we must go by train— ” "A foreign machine?" be perfectly frank," he answered. "It she broke the sentence, her large "N o, an Atalanta Six. Martha, find Is a trifle heavy and less lively. But brown eyes sweeping Floyd with a de papa in the station and ask him to it Is a fine machine, and of course you liberate question and scrutiny. come out to the car." do not want to race with It.” "Miss Carlisle. Mr. Floyd, whom you They emerged by a side exit into "O f course I do not want to race saw beside be for many hours at the the noisy, dirty, sunny New Yosk with It," She slowly assented, and Beach motordrome," Stanton made the street. averted her face from him. watch presentation. Is it not well designed, well ing the streeta Her face cleared swiftly, he could swung?" she challenged. "It Is fast (T O B E C O N T IN U E D .) have said It was relief which shot n the race track— you know that la across her expression. If You Desire Success. It not handsome?” If you wish success In life, make “ Your mechanician? Is It possible? She spoke eagerly, with more ani You also are going to Lowell, Mr. mation than he had yet seen la her. perseverence your bosom friend, ex Floyd?" Stanton ran a careless glance over the perience your wise counselor, caution "Yea, since my next work Is there,” big, tan-colored automobile standing your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.—Addison. Floyd replied, unsmiling and laconic. by the curb. , D E M O C R ATS DISAGREE. Caucus Declares Agairst Additions to Battleship Fleet. Washington, D. C.— A serious split in the Democratic organization o f the house o f representatives is threatened as a result o f the action of the party caucus in declaring against additions to the battleship fleet. The prediction is made that before many days have passed Speaker Clark and Leader Un derwood w ill be fighting one another out in the open. Speaker Clark voted against the battleship programme. Leader Un derwood voted in favor o f ¡battleships. The charge is made by the Demo crats that Mr. Clark, angered by the failure o f Mr. Underwood to support Mr. Clark in the Baltimore conven tion, has decided to join issues with the m ajority leader. The Democrats who favor navy ad ditions, charge that the speaker some weeks ago, promised to givet his sup port to an amendment to the naval bill authorizing one battleship. Artists for Fair Named. San Francisco— F ive important ap pointments for departmental work on the Panama-Pacific exposition were made by President Moore, o f the expo sition company. The following are the men and positions: Jules Guer in, director o f color; A. S. Calder, chief o f sculpture; Carl Bitter, advis er in sculpture; E. E. Carpenter, civ il engineer; A. H. Markwart, chief o f construction. Guerin is widely-klown mural decorator. He designed the mural decorations in the new Penn sylvania depot in New York. Re-trial Held of No Benefit. Washington, D. C.— W ar depart ment officials hold that the four West Point cadets who were courtmartialed and expelled from the m ilitary acad emy on September 5, 1911, for drink ing intoxicating liquors will not be benefited by the senate’s joint resolu tion directing President T a ft to re convene the court and try them again. Arm y offioers maintain they may. re enter the m ilitary academy only through appointment. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE LIBRARY FUND SH O R T. TRADE BALANCE T U R N S , Medford Becomes Extsnslvs Seller Bids Will Be Opened August 6 for Construction. o f Food Products. Medford— Medford w ill mark the year o f 1912 as the first year that it has started a balance o f trade in farm products in its favor. The first car of potatoes ever shipped out o f the valley was sent this week, and be cause o f the heavy hay and grain crop many flour and feed mills which have been closed the past few weeks will open as soon as the threshing sea: begins. A year ago 163 cars o f hay were im ported and eggs were shipped in regu larly. For several weeks now eggs have been sent out and none received. Hundreds o f tons o f alfalfa and grain hay w ill be sold to outside buyers. The public market recently estab lished is proving a great success. Fruits and vegetables o f all kinds, chickens, eggs and other produce are being purchased by local consumers considerably below the market price. The fru it crop will be large and o f the highest quality. Three cars of pears have been sold for future d eliv ery through the Northwestern Fruit Exchange o f Portland, averaging $2 box f. o. b. Medford. The picking season for Bartletts will open August 5 to 10, and local ranchers ate already scouring the country for help. Although moisture has delayed the honey production somewhat the ton nage w ill be a record breaker. W il liam Muller, the honey king, reports that shipments will begin next week, and between 30 and 40 tons w ill be shipped. The increase in local production is attributed largely to the increased use o f water, the ranchers having 'found that irrigation is one o f the best in vestments that can be made, both as an insurance against crop failure and a guarantee of greater production per acre. P O T A T O C R O P IS LARGE. Hood River Will Produce Between 26,000 to 30,000 Sacks. Hood R iver— The potato crop in the Hood R iver valley is estimated this year at between 25,000 and 30,000 sacks, the largest ever raised here. A number o f the tuber growers here reaped a rich harvest last year, ship ping a number o f carloads to Texas and receiving excellent returns. While most o f the acreage is com posed o f land just cleared or that with potatoes planted between young trees, a few have planted on a commercial basis. The orchardists who plant be tween their trees expect their crops to furnish them their own supply and enough over to have a wagon load or two to haul to market. Albert Crocker, John Koberg and F. H. Button are the heaviest growers of potatoes. Mr. Crocker has a large tract on the Paradise farm. It is probable that the Hood River Applegrowers’ union will handle pota toes this season. Wilmer Sieg, the manager, who ' has gone to Eastern cities, w ill attempt to establish rela tions with firms in order to dispose o f the local tuber crop to advantage. C O V E'S SHOW A T T R A C T S . AM Union County Drawn to Magnifi cent Cherry Exhibit. La Grande — Luscious cherries— cherries the like o f which captured the golden medals at the last three or four world’s fa irs —were inspected and admired by loving throngs from nooks and corners o f Union county at Cove. A sprinkling o f rain immediately after the luncheon hour failed to dampen the ardor o f the volumes o f praise spread by the visitors at the annual cherry fair. The day went along with threatening weather until the afternoon, when light showers made the afternoon’s schedule prob lematical, but the cherries were there in big red letters. Fortunately, the cherry crop was most prolific this year, and a proper amount o f warm weather colored the fru it to the exact hue that shows them at their best. Coming early, the crowds soon filled the little hamlet to overflowing, and by noon walking room was a scarcity. Union, L a Grande, Elgin, in fact, every town and city in the valley sent a splendid representation, and, rain notwithstanding, the fair was a tre mendous success. Conservative estimates place the at tendance at 3000. Shaniko Ships Sheep. Shaniko— Two hundred and ten car loads o f sheep were shipped from this point over the O.-W. R. & N. last month. Railroad officials say this es tablishes a record for initial ship ments from any point in the Pacific Northwest. Seventy carloads were shipped in one day. The number o f sheep handled was 52,000. It is es- timated there are 80,000 more to be shipped from this territory before the Australia Opposes Canal Rebates. end o f this season. On account o f the Melbourne— The senate o f the Com open winter, sheep are in splendid monwealth o f Australia passed the condition. resolution adopted by the house o f Natron Rails Are Being Laid. representatives on July 18, in refe r ence to the Panama canal. Its terms Eugene — Word comes from Oak- are: “ In the opinion o f the bouse, ridge that the Utah Construction com any system providing for a bonus or a pany has laid 800 feet o f rails beyond rebate o f canal dues to American ship that place on the present contract for This brings ping in the Panama canal would be the Natron extension. detrimental to the interests o f Aus the rails to Salmon Creek, and makes possible the site direct. tralia.” Salem— W ith the announcement that bids will be opened for the new Su preme court and State Library build ing on the state grounds August 5, it has also been determined that it will be possible on the present appropria tion to construct only the brickwork, exterior and flooring, and that the iu- terior and finishing w ill have to de pend on a further appropriation at the next session o f the legislative as sembly. Members o f the State board, after making a purchase o f the entire block east o f the capito! at a cost o f $50,- 000, reached the conclusion that the remaining $100,000 would be insuffi cient for the construction of such a building as is needed. State Treasurer Kay held several conferences with members o f the Su preme court and members o f that body stated they would back up the State board and give their moral support in securing an additional appropriation for the construction o f the building. The deficit w ill be about $70,000, about $50,000 o f this being for the building and the remainder for com pletion and furnishings. The founda tion has been constructed. The second floor will be entirely de voted to the state library. This will include floor space o f 96 by 126 feet. The third floor w ill have offices for the Supreme court. The attorney general and assistants will have three rooms on this floor. MEDFORD FARM IS BOUGHT. Illinois Woman Pays S200.000 l&OO Acres Fruit Land, for Medford— Miss Kate F. O’Connor, a prominent suffragette o f Rockford, III., active in the Federation o f Wo men's Clubs and well known through out the Middle West, has purchased the old McMahon ranch o f 1500 acres, lying seven miles southeast o f Med ford. Edward Butterfield, who owns and operates a string o f retail stores in Northern Illinois, is associated with Miss O ’Connor and w ill be the Med ford manager. Miss O'Connor, who is an extensive real estate operator in Ilinois, will have tbe property cut up into five and ten-acre tracts planted with pears, and w ill establish her main sales office in Rockford, III. Although no money consideration was named, it is be lieved to be in the neighborhood o f $ 200 , 000 . Special inducements w ill be made to young women to settle on the prop erty, and it is rumored that those be lieving in “ Votes for Women” w ill be particularly encouraged. C O O S BAY C ANN E R IE S OPEN. Salmon Industry Outlook Good Wnen Run Is Started. Marshfield — The salmon canning season on Coos Bay has started, but as yet there is not much o f a run o f sal mon. The fishermen, however, expect that there w ill be a good run. This year there w ill be more markets for fish than before. The plant at Empire w ill be operat ed by the Southern Oregon company. The Tallant company, which last year was interested with the Southern Oregon company, will operate sepa rately this year, having purchased the Reynolds salmon cannery in Marsh field and will operate it this year. The cold storage plant in Marshfield w ill also be opened this year, so there w ill be three plants on Coos Bay buy ing fish. The cannery at Gardiner on the Umpqua river w ill also operate to handle the salmon caught in that waterway. Fruit Packers to Vie Two medals w ill be awarded by the Northwestern Fruit Exchange at the Northwest Land Products show, to be held in Portland in November, for the two best 25-box exhibits. The first prize w ill be a gold medal and the second a silver medal. It is expected that there will be between 76 and 100 entries. The medals w ill be awarded to packers, and not exhibitors. Manager Bond said that much'inter- est is already being taken in the forth coming show by fruitgrowers and farmers throughout the Northwest. Every producing district in Oregon w ill have extensive displays at the show, he said. Grade May Be Changed. Marshfield— It is generally under stood here that the Southern Pacific ill change the grade o f the Eugene- Coos Bay line at points between North Bend and Gardiner. In conse quence o f these changes it is an nounced that no further work will be done in the way o f clearing the right ° f W*T until the changes have been m*de and definitely decided upon. It ig thought, however, that the delay in starting the work will not be a long one- Shipments o f machinery are ex- pected soon. Oregon Arouses Interest. Salem — “ Everybody was asking about Oregon,” said Superintendent Aderman. who has just returned from Chicago, where he attended the Na tional Educational association. “ Great interest was expressed in the rural high schools in Oregon, and especial interest was shown in the develop ment o f rural schools in general.”
