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SERIAL
STORY
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Is o la te d
Continent
A Romance of the
Fatare
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By
Cuido von Horvath
and Dean Hoard
O n e r * « » , m s. b r w . u . C h u m a n in t u u u t a s
S lat— an d G reat B ritain.
C H A P T E R I.
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A stra ’» In h e rita n c e .
A gloom y fo reb o d in g o f ap p ro a c h in g
d is a s te r h u n g o v e r th e c a p ita l.
Hannibal Prudent, ex-Presldent of
th e United Republics, was dangerous
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The people walked quietly and
ta lk e d In subdued tones, a s though
th e y feared to disturb him.
H an n ib al
P ru d e n t, th e
s c ie n tis t
w hoso in v en tio n h ad sav ed th e coun
tr y . w as eig h ty -fo u r y e a rs old, b u t he
h ad c a rrie d th e w e ig h t o f h is y e a rs
lig h tly and had w orked u n c easin g ly .
O n a flying trip to L a b ra d o r h e had
c o n tra c te d a s e v e re cold w hich devel
o ped Into p neum on ia. J u s t a s th e d is
e a s e w as n e a rin g th e c risis a cu rio u s
th in g h appened, so m e th in g th a t had
n o t h ap p en ed in th e
h alf-c e n tu ry
w h ich h ad p assed sin c e h e h ad p u t an
Is o la to r b etw een A m e ric a a n d th e
O ther c o n tin e n ts.
A w ireless m essa g e h a d com e from
B n rope.
T h e g re a t m an h ad been aw a k e n e d
by th e rin g in g of th e 4,500-mile b ell on
th e sm all ele c tro -sty lo g ra p h th a t stood
by h is bedside. T o his a sto n ish m e n t
th e In d ic a to r th a t a u to m a tic a lly re g
is te re d th e se n d in g sta tio n p o in te d to
B erlin , G erm any. H e s ta re d In am az e
m e n t a t th e In s tru m e n t a n d saw sp a rk
follow ing sp a rk on its sm all, sq u a re ,
m ilk -g lass p late.
H e put fo rth a s h a k in g h a n d a n d ad
ju s te d th e re c e iv in g ho rn . T h e elec
tr ic s p a rk s th en fo rm ed a p ic tu re — a
m o v in g p ic tu re th a t ta lk e d ! A m an
in m ilita ry u n ifo rm looked a t him
from th e p ic tu re a n d a c le a r voice
w ith a G erm an a c c e n t said in E n g lish :
"P rofe86or P ru d e n t? ”
“Y es, sir. H an n ib a l P ru d e n t."
T h e figure bow ed re v e re n tly . “I am
C ount Von W e rd e n s te in ) A s you see,
I h av e bored th ro u g h y o u r iso la tin g
ra y s w ith m y s p a rk s of e le c tric ity .
T h is is th e beg in n in g . T h e n e x t tim e
I ta lk to you th e r e w ill be n o th in g to
k e e p th e fleet of c o n so lid a te d E u ro p e
from e n te rin g th e p o rts of th e A m eri
cas. I am giving you th is w a rn in g be
c a u se I a d m ire y o u —you w e re my
h o n o red f a th e r ’s te a c h e r.”
T h e figure on th e p la te bow ed ag ain ,
th e n v anished.
H a n n ib a l P ru d e n t gazed c u rio u sly
a t th e g lass of th e a p p a ra tu s , try in g
to b eliev e th a t h e h a d e x p e rie n c e d a
v is io n ; b u t w hen h e saw th e w o rd s of
W e rd e n s te in c le a rly p rin te d by th e
m ag n ificen t in s tru m e n t on a s h e e t of
p a p e r by th e sty lu s he fa in te d . T he
v ita lity th a t could c o m b a t p h y sical
su fferin g could n o t b e a r th e m e n a c in g
n ew s th a t th e little In s tru m e n t had
b ro u g h t.
W h en he opened h is ey es h is d a u g h
t e r A stra stood a t th e b ed sid e a n d th e
h o u se p hysician w as c o u n tin g his
pulse. T h e s c ie n tis t still held W er-
d e n s te in 's m essag e cru m p le d u p In his
old fingers— th e m e ssa g e th a t con
v eyed such cru sh in g new s. Im p a tie n t
ly, as one w ho k now s h is tim e is sh o rt,
h e a sk e d to be le ft alo n e w ith his
d a u g h te r. As th e d o o r closed b ehind
th e d o cto r h e cried o u t in ag o n y : "A ll
m y hopes an d all m y life w o rk a re
th re a te n e d .
I had hoped th a t h e re
w h e re I had e sta b lish e d it p eace w ould
ab id e— p eace th a t h a s sp re a d c o m fo rt,
c o n te n tm e n t and h a p p in e s s o v e r o u r
c o n tin e n t; p eace th a t c re a te d and
c o n serv ed fo rtu n e s g re a te r th a n any
e v e r befo re know n to m an ; p eace th a t
p e rm itte d d ev elo p m e n ts so hig h th a t
ev e n th e b o ld est w ould n o t h a v e d a re d
to d ream th em fifty y e a rs ago.
"A ll th is w ill go.” H is voice failed
fo r a m om ent. “ R ead th is .” As th e
s ta rtle d g irl read W e rd e n ste in '» m es
s a g e s he cried b itte rly : "T h e y w an t
v e n g e a n c e .” He fe lt h is ow n pulse,
w a tc h in g th e la rg e c h ro n o m e te r on
th e w all o p p o site h is bed. "M y will
is In th e s a fe in m y lib ra ry . H e re Is
th e key. T h e E u ro p e a n s th in k th a t
th e Z-ray alo n e h in d e rs th e m
from
e n te rin g o u r beloved c o u n try , b u t th e y
a re m ista k e n ." H e g asp ed fo r a ir. "I
w ill defy th em a g a in .
A stra , w rite
w h a t I hav e to sa y .”
H is b re a th cam e g a s p in g ly ; h is c le a r
•y e s grew d u ll; a w h irlw in d see m e d
to p o ssess th e g re a t b ra in th a t bad
been a b le to c re a te p ie c e In A m erica
fo r h a lf a c en tu ry .
A s tra w atch ed him w ith a p p re h e n
sio n ; sh e did not sp e a k , a s sh e re a l
ised th a t it w ould be a w a ste o f t i n s ,
&nd th e s h o r t tim e le ft h e r ad o p te d
f a th e r w as p recio u s Indeed. T h e old
m an re s te d a m o m en t, th e n se e in g
A s tr a w as read y , b e s a id :
"W h en th e iso latio n h a s been b ro k
en th ro u g h o r d e stro y e d (b o th a re pos
sib le, if o ne know s h o w ), th e n new
iso la tio n s m u st be c re a te d , o n e ra y
a f te r a n o th e r. W e can gain a y e a r
th a t w ay, and th a t y e a r m u s t be used
to p re p a re fo r w ar. W a r! T h a t h o r
ro r will d estro y th e w o rk o f a p e a c e
ful co u n try . B ut w e a re forced to H;
w e w ill w in, an d p e a c e will tw e e fo r
th a t w ill be Invincible. N av ig a tio n of
th e a ir w ill solve th e p ro b le m .” H is
voice b sd g ro w n so w eak th a t A s tra
could h a rd ly u n d e rs ta n d him , b u t sh e
had ta k e n e v ery w ord dow n in s h o rt
hand.
“ D on’t g rie v e w hen I am dead. I
d ied in peace. All my life I h av e been
a tr u e a p o stle of th a t go sp el— b u t
h u rry ! H u rry to th e Islan d of— ” He
d rew h im se lf
u p w ith h is la s t
s tr e n g th ; an in a rtic u la te so u n d cam e
fro m h is lip s; h e b eck o n ed to A stra
fo r th e pen cil an d p a p e r an d forced
h ts s h a k in g h a n d to w rite o n e w o rd :
“C iry n ith ,” ra n th e zigzag lin e s of
th e sh a k in g old h an d , th e n th e p encil
fell fro m his fingers. C alm sto le o v e r
th e fa c e o f th e m an w ho h a d lived fo r
one g re a t Idea, “ P e a c e .” H e h a d found
It, b u t his la s t w o rd s a d v ised “ W a r.”
A stra looked so rro w in g ly a t h e r fa
th e r. T e a rs filled h e r ey e s ae sh e
called th e doctor.
B u t H an n ib a l P ru d e n t h ad re a re d
h e r, a n d a fte r th e first b u rs t o f g rie f
she re m e m b e re d h e r d u ty . T a k in g th e
m essag e from E u ro p e an d h e r n o tes
sh e h u rrie d to h e r f a th e r’s lib ra ry .
W ith a ste a d y h a n d s h e tra n s c rib e d
h e r n o te s on th e ty p e w rite r, b u t w hen
sh e c a m e to th e w ord w ritte n by H an
n ib al P ru d e n t, “C iry n ith ,” th e te a r s
cam e ag a in .
S h e could n o t u n d e rs ta n d th e m e a n
in g of th e co m m a n d ; “H u rry to th e
isla n d o f C iry n ith .” W a s th e r e a n
islan d o f th a t n a m e ? S he h ad n e v e r
h e a rd o f it.
W h ile A stra w as In h e r f a th e r ’s
lib ra ry th e sa d n ew s sp re a d th ro u g h
th e city . T h e sty lo g ra p h e d e x tra s be
gan to a p p e a r a t th e a u to m a tic new s
sta n d .
T h e s h o r t p a ra g ra p h te llin g
a b o u t th e w ire le ss
m e ssa g e from
G e rm a n y a la rm e d everybody.
M ore th a n fifty y e a rs b efo re, In th e
y e a r 1919, th e now p ro sp e ro u s an d
p e a c e fu l U n ited S ta te s h a d e x p e ri
en ced a g re a t d is a ste r. N ew e m ig ra
tio n law s an d th e new ta riff b a d p re
c ip ita te d an in te rn a tio n a l c o n flict th a t
h a d involved n o t o n ly th e le a d in g E u
ro p e a n m o n a rc h ie s b u t J a p a n an d
C h in a a s well. T h e u ltim a tu m cam e
from th e E a s t an d th e W e s t E u ro p e
w as m ob ilizin g on one s id e ; th e o rie n
ta ls on th e o th e r ; all th e n a tio n s
a g a in s t one. T h e q u e stio n w as w h e th
e r It w as b e st to bow b e fo re th e w ill
of th e u n ite d en em y , o r to lose Inde
p en d en ce. C o n g ress seem ed u n a b le to
decide.
T h e tim e g iven th e U n ite d S ta te s
fo r c o n sid e ra tio n w as ra p id ly p assin g .
T h e P re s id e n t w as in d e sp a ir. H e
g a v e o rd e rs to th e fleet an d lan d
fo rces, b u t in h is h e a r t h e cried ,
“W h a t Is th e u s e ? ”
T h e n ig h t b e fo re th e day o f final a n
sw e r h e sto o d b efo re th e w indow ,
lo o k in g h o p e le ssly In to th e s ta rle s s
d a rk n e s s.
S u d d en ly a m a n 's h ead a p p e a re d a t
th e w indow . T h e n e x t m o m e n t th e
in tru d e r ju m p e d Into th e room .
B efore th e s u rp ris e d e x e c u tiv e could
c ry o u t th e In tru d e r e x cla im ed :
" F o r th r e e d ay s I h a v e tr ie d to g ain
a n a u d ie n c e w ith you, b u t In vain.
S in ce I know th a t to m o rro w w ill be
too la te I h av e fo rced by w ay to y o u .”
“W h a t b rin g s you h e re ? ” th e P re s i
d e n t ask ed .
"My d e sire to sa v e m y c o u n try , to
re p u lse th e en em y . I can d efen d th e
e n tire c o n tin e n t a g a in s t a n y in v asio n .
D on’t th in k m e m a d —I am n o t; I h av e
in v e n te d th e g re a te s t pow er. T o be
e x a c t, I h a v e d isco v ered i t A m an who
so lv es o n e o f n a tu r e ’s p ro b le m s is n o t
a n In v e n to r b u t a d is c o v e re r. My d is
c o v e ry is an in v isib le p o w e r th a t re
s is ts a ll a tta c k . D on’t d o u b t m e be
fo re I h a v e finished. I w ill c re a te
Ths midnight visitor was Hannibal TURKS INVADING BULGARIA
P ru d e n t, th e g re a te s t s c ie n tis t a t th e
new w orld.
T h e P re e td e n t s p e n t th e m o rn in g King Ferdinand Implores Interven
tion by European Powers.
p re p a rin g d isp a tc h e s fo r th e re p re se n
ta tiv e s of th e E u ro p ean an d o rie n ta l
London—Without declaring war and
n atio n s. H e gave th e m tw e n ty -to u r apparently trusting that the jealousies
h o u rs to o rd e r th e ir v e sse ls from of the powers will prevent any Euro
A m erican w aters, a d v isin g th e m th a t pean interference, Turkey has begun
if th e y had n o t obeyed th e o rd e r In an invasion of Bulgaria. The Turks
th a t tim e th e U n ited S ta te s w ould n o t have occupied and burned the villages
be re sp o n sib le for th e ir fu tu re .
of the Jamboli road and are reported
T h e new law s th a t had been fo rm u to have pushed tl.eir reconnaissances
la te d by th e U nited S ta te s g o v ern as far as Phiiipopolis. No informa
m e n t an d w hich w ere so o b je c tio n ab le tion has been received as to the
to th e pow ers would sta n d , a n d th e strength of the forces which have
U n ited S ta te s w ould see th a t th ey crossed the frontier.
Probably they
w e re enforced.
are comparatively small bodies of En
T h re e day s la te r H an n ib a l P ru d e n t ver Bey's cavalry. Some skirmishing
c re a te d a c u rre n t of th e Im p e n etrab le has occurred on the frontier but the
Z ra y th a t Iso lated th e w hole A m eri Bulgarians have offered no serious
can c o n tin e n t from th e r e s t of th e resistance.
w orld.
In Vienna it i» reported the Turks
F ifty y e a rs had p a sse d ; fifty y e a rs have crossed the Bulgarian frontier in
o f In d e p e n d e n t peace.
T h e C en tral , three places, roughly coinciding with
an d S o u th A m erican rep u b lics had the routes followed by the Bulgarians
jo in ed th e g re a t U n ited S ta te s and a southward last October, namely, by
co n fe d e ra c y w as form ed th a t secu red the Maritza and Tundja valleys, as
th e ir in d ep en d e n ce an d th e freedom well as in the direction of Jamboli.
o f com m erce.
King Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, sum
T h o se fifty y e a rs of p eace h ad c re moned the representatives of the pow
a te d w ealth , h a p p in ess an d a scientific ers to the palace at Sofia and ad
p ro g re ss su ch a s h a d n e v e r been dressed them as follows:
equaled.
“ I am anxious to protest before
Now th e m an w hose g en iu s h ad Europe against the outrageous action
m ad e th is p o ssib le lay dead, and hie of the Turkish army, which not con
la s t w o rd s u rg ed p re p a ra tio n fo r w ar. tent with violating the treaty of Lon
A stra s a t before h e r f a th e r’s d e sk ; don, is engaged in invading the old
b efo re h e r lay a d o cu m en t th a t d e territory of my kingdom in the direc
m an d ed c a re fu l stu d y — th e w ill of h e r tion of Tirnova, Siemenli and Jamboli,
a d o p ted fa th e r.
and is giving itself up to the most
S h e did n o t look a t th e long lis t frightful excesses, burning villages,
o f bonds an d s to c k s; sh e did n o t c a re maseacreing
the inhabitants and
fo r th e v a st w ealth th a t fro m now on spreading panic throughout Thrace.
w ould belong to h e r alone. T h e p a
“ I cannot believe that the great
p e r sh e w as rea d in g c o n ta in e d far- powers who signed the diplomatic act
re a c h in g In stru c tio n s, p ro p h e tic in now being trodden under foot can re
s ig h t in to th e fu tu re. T he la s t page gard with indifference what is being
w as a farew ell le tte r :
done today, and remain impassive un
“My d e a r A stra, know ing th a t I am der the insult placed upon them, and
n e a rin g th e lim it of h u m an e x isten ce, to the crimes of which we are the vic
a n d th a t re s t a w a its m e a fte r a loug tims.
a n d full life, I s e t dow n su ch fa c ts a s
“ In the distress in which the Bul
w ill en a b le you to m ake th e b e s t u se garian nation finds itself, I have ap
o f th e know ledge th a t I, th e old tre e , peared on its behalf before the repre
w ish p e rp e tu a te d In th e blo ssom ing sentatives of civilization and beg Eu
p la n t; it is you w ho w ill be re sp o n rope, through you, to put an end to
s ib le fo r th e com ing p ro s p e rity of th e the sufferings of people fleeing before
c o u n try . God gave you a b ro ad m ind the return of their old oppressors.”
th a t h a s developed to Its fu lle st c a
It appears doubtful whether any
p acity u n d e r my c a re an d I a m proud armistice will be signed at Nish until
o f you, d e a r g irl; you a re c h o sen to peace preliminaries have been ar
do g re a t th in g s fo r y o u r c o u n try an d ranged. Both Greece and Servia are
h u m a n ity .
throwing obstacles in the way of an
“T h e re Is only one m an o n e a rth armistice, while pushing their attacks
w ho Is w o rth y of callin g you w ife; in the direction of Sofia. It is report
you w ill find th is m an, o r h e ’w ill com e ed that Roumania has warned Servia
to you, a s you tw o a re o rd a in e d and Greece th at if they continue their
m a te s, co m rad es.
advance the Romanian army will be
“ W hen I go to m y r e s t I feel th a t I ordered to occupy Sofia first.
w ill leav e tu rb u le n t tim e s b eh ind me.
My Z ra y w ill n o t re m a in Im pene NEW SCHOOLS ARE DEFENDED
tra b le fo rev er, and w h en th e day
com es th a t It Is d estro y ed , th e coun
United States Board of Education
tr y w ill need a b rav e, c o m p e te n t m an
Says Modern Way Is Best.
to d riv e aw ay th e d re a d n a u g h ts. H e
w ill com e, ae h e h a s been fu lly In
Washington., D. C. — Aroused by
stru c te d .
T r u s t In him , m y d e a r criticism of present-day educational
d a u g h te r.
methods in the public schools, the
“ T h is c o u n try w as n o t d eveloped to United States bureau of education has
be b la ste d by w a r; th e a d v e n tu re s of come to the defense of the system. It
w a rfa re an d s trife a re n o t fo r it. O ur declared that the three “ R’s” were
C re a to r sele c te d th is c o u n try to p ro being taught as thoroughly as was the
m o te freedom , eq u ality an d science. case in the “ little red schoolhouse,”
T h u n d e rin g can n o n s sh a ll n e v e r m ore and that they were being taught more
so und on o u r sh o re ; o u r la n d sh all scientifically and with a modern view
be a lan d of love an d peace.
to the needs of the individual child.
“I h av e lab o red h a rd to sp re a d th is
“ We frequently hear that there are
gospel. A fte r I am g o n e th e ta s k is ‘too many subjects and too many fads
y o u r In h e rita n c e , d e a r A stra.
and frills,’ ” says the report, “ and
"B efo re I die I w ill te ll you w h ere to hence neglect of the ‘three R’s .’
find th e o n e m an c o m p e te n t to a s s ist
“ A s a matter of fact, the system of
you and w ill fu r th e r In s tru c t you in today is immeasurably ahead of the
y o u r duty.
school system of the past. The growth
“God b less you, m y d a u g h te r, you has been steady.”
h a v e e v e r been m y Joy an d p rid e .”
The report declares that the aim of
A s tra p u t dow n th e p ap er, an d , s t a r the educational system of today is to
in g o u t Into th e b e a u tifu l g a rd e n , m u r educate children for a kind of a life,
m u red to h e rs e lf: "H u rry to th e Island economic and social, which they will
o f C iry n ith ! C iry n ith ? I h a v e n ev er lead when they leave the public school.
h e a rd of th e place, a n d h e le ft no spe The bureau bases its defense of the
cific In s tru c tio n s.”
present system principally on this
T h e e n tra n c e o f Jo h n , a fa ith fu l old ground.
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s e rv a n t, w oke h e r from h e r re v eries.
W ith sh a k in g lips h e an n o u n ced th a t PROBES HIGH COST OF LIVING
a re p o rte r for th e H ourly S ty lo g rap h
w ish ed to se e h er.
Question of Minimum Wage Inves
F o ld in g up th e d o cu m en ts, A stra
tigated in Washington.
lock ed th e m In th e safe, th e n said , “I
Olympia, Wash.—An investigation
w ill re c e iv e him a t o n ce in th e g reen
of the cost of living in this state will
room .”
T h e s e r v a n t left. A stra h e sita te d be one of the first matters taken up by
fo r a m om ent, th e n sh e sa id aloud, the industrial Welfare commission of
Washington, as a basis for fixing min
w ith q u ie t d e te rm in a tio n :
" F a th e r, I w ill a c c e p t th e in h e ri imum wages for women and minors.
ta n c e . I w ill w ait fo r him to com e This was decided at the organization
a n d help m e; I w ill ta k e th e b u rd en s meeting.
The three women members of the
on my sh o u ld e rs and fa ith fu lly c a rry
o u t y o u r te a c h in g s. God h elp m s t o ! ” commission, Dr. Therese McMahon
C H A P T E R II.
Nominee of ths Continentals.
Ths
Great Man Had Been Awakened
Ringing of the 4,500-mile
By the
Bell.
a ro u n d m e a c irc le th a t w ill defend
m e an d w ill a sk you to try to touch
m e .”
H e to o k a sm all In s tru m e n t from
h is p o ck et, an d ste p p in g b a c k from
th e p re s id e n t, th e c o n tin u e d :
“W h en I m otion to w a rd you tr y to
to u c h m e.”
H e m a n ip u la te d sp rin g s o n th e in
s tru m e n t, th e n sig n a le d to th e P re s
id e n t.
T h e ex e c u tiv e s tre tc h e d his
a rm to w a rd him . An In v isib le fo rce
b e n t first h is h an d , th e n h is a rm
back. H e could n o t to u ch th e m an
from a n y side.
A fte r se v e ra l e x p e rim e n ts th e a s
to u n d e d P re s id e n t w as co n v in ce d of
th e im p o rta n c e o f th e d iscovery.
T h e In tru d e r rem o v ed th e fo rce from
a b o u t h im an d to ld of h is p la n s to
sa v e th e c o u n try . T h ey ta lk e d u n til
lo n g a fte r th e first ra y s o f th e m orn
in g sun sh o n e th ro u g h th e w indow s.
W hen th e m id n ig h t v is ito r h ad fin
ish ed h is co n fid en ces th e P re s id e n t’s
fa c e w as b rig h te r th a n It h ad been for
m an y d v i . T h e c a re w o rn e x p re ssio n
w as gone. H s e sc o rte d h is v is ito r to
t h s g a ts, p u ttin g h la h a n d fa m ilia rly
on h is sh o u ld e r a s h s b a d s h im good
m orning.
M orning found th e g re a t c a p ita l in
th e sp le n d o r of deep m ou rn in g . T he
e le v a te d sid ew alk s, th e roof g ard en s,
th e te r ra c e s w ere crow ded by people
d re sse d In black. T h e n e w sp a p e r roof
te r ra c e s w ere e sp ecially cro w d ed ;
th e re , on Im m ense opal g lass p lates
s p a rk s of e le c tric ity p rin te d th e la te s t
new s an d Illu stra te d th e h a p p en in g s
of th e m o m en t w ith m oving p ictu res.
O n th e m ain to w er of th e new capl-
to l b u ild in g (a colossal c re a tio n of
p u re A m erican a rc h ite c tu re ) th e Bell
O rc h e stra , co m p risin g fo u r h u n d red
p la y e rs, played th e m a rc h o f “Com
in g P eace," a m arch th a t th rille d th e
h e a rts w ith Its m elody, th a t e lev a ted
th e aonls w ith th o u g h ts o f H eaven,
th a t d ro v e aw ay evil th o u g h ta w ith Ita
e x q u isite h arm o n y and fo re to ld th e
h a p p in e ss a w a itin g beyond. R e so n an t
b o rn e sp re a d th e m elody fa r th e r and
fa r th e r, u n til It soo th ed th e m o u rn in g
peo p le In n e ig h b o rin g tow ns.
T h e fo u rte e n -h o u r S an F ra n cisco
lim ite d h a d Just slid Into th e c e n tra l
d e p o t of th e T u b e U n a s ; th e broad
g la ss doors w ere flung open a n d th e
p a ss e n g e rs h u rrie d out.
(T O B E C O N T I N U E D .)
H e W a s th e H ungry O ne.
^ T h a t 's th e tro u b le a t y o u r b oo se?"
"H u n g e r s trik e fo r a new b o n n et."
" T o u r wife re fu se s to e a t? "
"H o ; sh e refu see to ooofc’
OREGON FISH WINS FRIENDS NEW CATALOGUE IS ISSUED
Hot Weather and Tariff Take Back Interesting Data in Agricultural
Seat for Salmon.
College 1913 Prospectus.
Washington, D. C.—Herman Wise
can retain the postmastership at As
toria as long as the Democrats retain
control of the government if he will
occasionally ship a fresh salmon to his
friend. Will R. King, with instruc
tions to serve it to the party leaders
in Washington. Several days ago Mr.
King received a big 50-pound king
salmon from Mr. Wise, and, like the
crafty politician he is, he called in all
the Democratic national committee
men then in Washington, together
with other prominent Democrats in
official life, and gave them a taste of
the fish of which Oregon is justly
proud.
Fresh salmon is something rarely
enjoyed by the people of the East, and
invariably when salmon from the Col
umbia are shipped in ice to Washing
ton, and served as they are served at
home, they caused a distinct sensation.
Mr. King’s big salmon made such a
hit that those attending his salmon
luncheon at the University club for
got, for the (time being, that Secre
tary Bryan was out on the lecture
platform earning extra dollars; they
forgot, for a time, that President Wil
son is running his patronage dispenser
on low gear; they forgot tariff em
barrassments, aud even forgpt the hot
weather. Everybody present talked
fish and ate fish.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallia—A number of new courses in
forestry and mining, as well as a re
organization of the work offered in an
imal husbandry, are announced in the
new catalogue of the Oregon Agricul
tural college. The 428-page book also
carries full information regarding the
buildings, equipment and student en
terprises, as well as the faculty direc
tory and roster of Btudents.
There are nine new courses offered
by the school of forestry, all covering
practical phases. These courses are
outlined to cover existing lumbering
conditions in the West.
In the department of animal hus
bandry two additions have been made
to the faculty, and the work so ap
portioned that each instructor willl
specialize in a separate branch.
Last year's enrollment at the Oregon
Agricultural college, as given by the
new catalogue, was 2431 students. In
the lists are found residents of 39
states and territories, as well as 62
whose homes are in Armenia, Canada,
Hawaii, India, Ireland, Japan, Mex
ico, Poland and Russia.
On Tuesday, September 23, the fall
recitations will begin. The Friday,
Saturday and Monday immediately
preceding are set apart for registra
tion and entrance examinations.
ASTORIA IS WATCHING MILK
COAST LINE WORK STARTED
Short-Weight Butter Charge Made
Against One Dealer.
Grants Pass and Crescent City to
Astoria—It
is not improbable that
Be Linked by Railroad.
Grants Pass — Actual construction
work has begun on the new California,
Oregon & Eastern railway, with ter
minals for the present at Grants Pass,
in Josephine county, Oregon, and Cres
cent City, in Del Norte county, Cali
fornia, on the coast, 20 teams and men
being on the grade.
The Public Utilities commission of
the city council has contracted with
the Interstate Construction company
for the completion of the road to
Wilderville, ten miles from Grants
Pass, within 90 days, and work is to
be continuous and uninterrupted. The
first unit of the road will be munici
pally owned, the construction company
agreeing to take city bonds to the ex
tent of $200,000 in payment of con
struction. A contract has also been
made with the California people com
posing the construction company above
named whereby they may buy within
three years’ time the municipally-
constructed and owned portion of the
road, together with the terminals at
Grants Pass.
A large order has been placed with
the steel mills for 90-pound steel rails
and with local lumber mills for ties.
The road will be completed to Kerby,
in the heart of the Illinois valley, 30
miles from Grants Pass, within 15
months, the winter to be consumed in
tunneling through Hayes Hill, 18
miles from Grants Pass, which will be
pierced by a half-mile tunnel.
“Pure Wool” Mostly Cotton.
Portland—“ Pure wool socks,” said
the sign in the window of Nathan
Bialkin, dealer in men’s fruishings, at
64 North Sixth street.
“ Seventy-five per cent cotton,” was
the result of the analysis of the hosi
ery in question submitted as evidence
in Circuit court.
“ Ten dollars fine,” said Judge Mor
row.
The case against Bialkin was brought
last December by the law and ethics
committee of the Portland Ad club
under the Btate law against fraudulent
advertising.
This makes the fifth conviction in
such cases recently.
Two were se
cured under the new city ordinance.
there is to be a big milk shakeup in
Astoria that will put a stop to some
flagrant abuses that are said to have
been going on among the dairies in
Clatsop county, both as to adulteration
of milk and the unsanitary condition
of the atables.
For the past few days a special dep
uty in the office of the state dairy and
food inspector has been in Astoria in
vestigating several cases.
He has
obtained a confession from one dealer;
has evidence against several others,
and within a few days will lay the
cases before the prosecuting attorney.
Short weight butter again has made
its appearance in Astoria, and one meat
dealer has been brought to task. The
Astoria creameries are not under in
vestigation, but the butter shipped
here from other parts of the state has
been found short weight. Charges of
selling adulterated milk will be pre
ferred against two dealers of Seaside.
Morrow Stock Is Prolific.
lone—That Morrow county does not
have to take a back seat among the
stock and swine counties of Oregon
has been proved by various ranchers
in this vicinity.
Milt Morgan, who
lives just below town, has a sow that
gave birth to a litter of 16 pigs this
week, which totals 83 that she has
raised in one year.
Mrs. A. Mason, who farms a creek
ranch above town, has a cow that de
serves a pension. In 1910 this cow
raised twin calves, and in 1911 one
more. In 1912 she again brought
twins and each of her heifers raised a
calf. This year the old cow and both
the oldest heifers each raised one calf.
Ten calves originating from one cow in
four years’ time is a record that is
hard to beat.
Industrial Education Grows.
The current session of the Oregon
Agricultural summer school at Corval
lis emphasizes the remarkable growth
made within the last decade by the in
dustrial features of education. Ten
years ago it would have seemed absurd
for a teacher to study such things as
bread-making, sewing, basket-weav
ing and similar useful arts, but at the
present session, according to Professor
E. D. Ressler, head of the industrial
Sunstroke Is Fatal.
education department,
practically
Quinaby—Within a mile of where every teacher is taking industrial
Adolph Barnick received a sunstroke courses, either in whole or in part.
recently, Jacob Neubrich, a farmer,
and Mrs. Jackson Silbaugh, of Seat suffered a stroke Saturday, dying Sun
Klamath Has Good Roads.
tle, and Mrs. Florence H. Swanson, of day. He leaves a large family. Bran-
Klamath Falls—The roads to Crater
Raymond, although serving without ick is still unable to take nourishment
pay, volunteered their services to ob or speak, but can move one hand, Lake are now in fair condition and the
tain statistics from employers. This ' showing that the paralysis is not com summer travel has begun in earnest.
work will be taken up at once in ad plete. The heat although not so in The roads to Lakeview, Bonanza, and
dition to the cost-of-living probe. The tense as in former years, following so Merrill, are like boulevards and the
commission resolved to do without a closely upon cool weather, is given as road to Ager, Cal., is in good condi
paid secretary as long as possible, to the cause for the disastrous effects of tion, so that automobiles have no trou
ble in traveling anywhere in the coun
make the $10,000 appropriation last as the sun’s rays.
try.
long as possible.
The County court recently bought
Clatsop Cruising Progresses.
two steel bridges to replace the wood
Boise Branch Discussed.
Astoria—The Nease Timber com
structures at Keno, across the
San Francisco—At a conference be pany has reported the cruise on 130 en
Klamath river, and near Klamath
tween President Sproule, of the South sections of timber land in Clatsop agency across Williamson river.
ern Pacific and President Mohler, of county, making 220 sections that have
the Union Pacific, the main objects been reported thus far. The copmany
Poultry Farm Is Started.
for discussion were plans for building has about 100 more sections cruised
Eugene—Entering the poultry in
a branch line from some point on the and 40 men are now engaged in the dustry on a large scale, M. J. Thomp
Central Pacific to Boise, Idaho, and work. As an illustration of how the son and R. R. Bly are erecting pens to
line and service changes occasioned by new cruise is comparing with the care for 6000 hens on a 30-acre farm
the separation of the Southern and amount placed on the former assess near Eugene.
Mr. Thompson, who
Union Pacific systems. The line to ment rolls, on 21 sections, picked at has exhibited prizewinnin<r stock at
Boise is planned to meet the competi random, the new cruise shows 420,- Northwest poultry shows for several
tion of a similar branch from Winne- 947,000 feet of timber, while the old years, will have the superintendency of
mucca, Nev., which the Western Pa estimate was 189,000,000 feet.
the farm.
It is intended to market
cific has under consideration.
the poultry and eggs in Eugene and
$20,000 Orchard Sold.
Portland.
Two Killed at Initiation.
Hood River—The largest cash sale
Birmingham, Ala.—Donald A. Ken of orchard real estate made in the val
Orchardists Object to Rate.
ney, a chauffeur, and Christopher Gus- ley this year was completed here when
Salem—Declaring that the Central
tin, an iron moulder, were killed by Mikko Udelious, a wealthy wheat Railway of Oregon charges an exces
an electric shock at the hall of the grower of Wisconsin,
purchased sive rate for shipping fruit between
local order of Moose. An initiation through Roberts & Simms, the 40-acre Cove and Union, a number of orchard
was in progress and it is said that an tract belonging to the William Ehrick ists of that territory have appealed to
electric shock was a part of the cere estate. The consideration was $20,- the State Railway commission for re
mony. In some way not yet explained 000. The orchard land is located in lief. The rste is 20 cents for 100
Kennedy and Guatin, it is said, re the Odell • district and comprises 35 pounds and for common freight 8
ceived too much current.
acres in bearing trees.
cents.