OF CURRENT WEEK
Brief Resume Most Important
Daily News Items.
COMPILED fOR BUSY READERS
Events of Noted People, Governments
and Pacific Northwest and Other
Things Worth Knowing.
Tuesday was the coldest day of this
year in Oregon.
Germany's food supply this winter
is reported to be equal to that of the
paBt two years.
The car shortage is reported from
New York as 60 per cent better than
it was in November.
Germany is raising a "home army"
which includes every person in that
country not in actual service.
J. P. Morgan and other bankers are
eubpenaed before the rules committee
handling the "leak" resolution.
Four army airplanes have crossed
the border to search for tho two lost
aviators who have not been heard from
for over a week.
Strikers and the Northwest ship
building plant at Portland have settled
their differences and the men have
gone back to work.
Cody, Wyo. Plans for erection here
of a life-size equestrian statue of Col.
William F. Cody, (Buffalo Bill), who
died a week ago in Denver, were
launched by city officials.
Tuesday was the 72d birthday of
Rear Admiral Charles D. SigBbee,
who has been ill. He celebrated it by
fitting up for breakfast and luncheon
and reading congratulatory telegrams
and letters. It was Baid that his con
dition was greatly improved.
Ways and means committee Demo
crats met Wednesday and informally
agreed on a revenue program embrac
ing a bond issue of $289,000,000, an
increase of the estate or inheritance
tax to produce $22,000,000 and an 8
per cent tax on excess profits above 8
per cent on capital of corporations and
partnerships.
The condition of ex-Queen Liliuo
kalani, of Havaii, is again critical, ac
cording to advices received at San
Francisco Wednesday from Honolulu.
The ex-queen rallied from an indispo
sition some months ago, but is now
suffering from a goneral breakdown
due to advancing age, it is Baid. She
was born in 1838.
New York Bouck White, pastor of
the Church of Socila Revolution, au
thor and college graduate, was indicted
Wednesday, together with eight of his
followers. They are charged with de
stroying an American flag laBt June in
the yard of their church. Flags of
many natious were burned. Mr. White
formerly held several prominent Brook
lyn pastorates.
Efforts to bring about harmony be
tween Republicans and Progressives in
New York produced a the first con
spicuous result a stormy protest from
George W. Perkins and Everett Colby,
Progressive leaders, that Republican
leaders were not acting in good faith.
Later a statement declaring the
charges unfounded was issued by mem
bers of the Republican committee.
The German government, according
to an Amsterdam dispatch to Reuter's
has confiscated all the organ pipes for
the use of the government.
Secretary of War Baker and Com
mander Todd, head of the naval radio
service, at a hearing before the house
merchant marine committee on the
Alexander bill to regulate radio com
munication, advocated government
monopoly of wireless telegraphy.
The Greek government has formally
accepted the ultimatum of the entente
powers. In accordance with the agree
ment made with the allies on Decem
ber 1, King Constantine has delivered
to the entente naval authorities six
batteries of mountain guns. He gave
orders to the troops to suppress all
hostile demonstrations.
The Berlin municipality, says Rou
ter's correspondent, has announced
that, notwithstanding the unfavorable
conditions of production, it will be
possible for every citizen to have one
egg daily until January 31.
Miss Margareta Washington, a
great-great-grand-niece of George
Washington, died at her home in Phil
adelphia. She had a wide reputation
among physicians and medical schools
for her skill , in drawing anatomical
sketches.
The annual report of Armour & Co.
shows net earnings of $20,100,000, or
20 per cent on capital stock and 14.7
per cent on investment.
Gold amounting to $24,440,000 was
received at the New York sub-treasury
from Canada to the account of J. P.
Morgan & Co. This makes a total in
flow of $49,440,000 since January 1.
A measure providing for a constitu
tional amendment granting full suf-
, rage to women and another providing
for limited suffrage were passed by the
North Dakota senate and now go to
the house.
ADMIRAL DEWEY IS CALLED
Hero of Manila Bay Loses Battle
With Grim Reaper.
Washington, D. C. Admiral Dew
ey, the Nation's Spanish war hero and
by priority of grade the ranking naval
officer of the world, died at his home
here Tuesday night in his 80th year.
He had not been conscious since Mon
day, when he lapsed into coma, still
believing that in a few days he would
be back at his desk in the Navy de
partment. General breakdown, accompanied by
arterio sclerosis incident to old age,
was the cause of his death. The dis
ease had been gradually spreading its
hold upon the powerful body for a
year and a half, but the Admiral,
proud of his physical vigor, had fought
it off and even kept its existence a
secret from most of his intimate
friends.
Mrs. Dewey and the Admiral's only
son, George, were at the bedside.
They had known that there was no
Admiral George Dewey.
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hope. The Admiral died at 5:56
o'clock. President Wilson and Secre
tary Daniels were notified at once and
the news was flashed by wireless to
American naval vessels and stations all
over the world. The message carried
orders that all flags be half masted.
Washington, D. C. Admiral George
Dewey, "hero of Minila Bay," fought
and won the first great American naval
battle againBt a foreign foe since the
war of 1812.
His whole life was full of honorable
achievement from the days of the Civil
war down to the time when, as the
head of the general board, he began
the last chapter of his work by laying
plans for the defense of his country in
time of war. His life was a striking
examplification of the possibilities of
a career based on the exact and intelli
gent performance of every routine
duty which molds a man on inflexible
lines of duty and honor.
One of the curious freaks of fortune
in Dewey's case was that for perhaps
the first and only time in his naval
career he was disposed to protest
against the edict of the Navy depart
ment which carried him into the Far
East, whore he was destined to per
form the greatest feat of his life and
to win imperishable renown. That
was in 1898, when the war clouds
were gathering and Dewey felt that he
was being "shelved"; that the war
with Spain was to bo fought out in
the Guif of Mexico and in the Carib
bean sea and that he would stand no
chance of winning glory, for at that
moment no throught whatever had
been given to the Philippines. But
he took his orders and, like a true sail
or, obeyed them. The result is a page
of history under date of May 1, 1898.
Contrary to Spanish expectations,
Dewey sailed into Manila Bay on the
night of April 30 and in the morning
of the next day he annihilated Mon
tojo's squadron, 'destroying 11 war
ships and capturing all other vessels
and all the land batteries without the
loss of a man on the American sido.
Valdei Suspect is Held.
Valdcz, Alaska Otto K'anti, who is
under five charges of arson in connec
tion with the fire here Jaunary 2, when
most of the business section whs de
stroyed, entailing a loss of $:t00,000,
was ordered held, after a preliminary
hearing Wednesday, to await the ac
tion of the grand jury. His bonds
were fixed at $17,000, in default of
which he is in jail.
The fire is said to have started in
several buildings at once, and for at
least one of those Kanti is declared to
have been the agent
Police Are Minute Men?
Chicago Chief of Police Sohuettler
Wednesday organized a squad of four
expert riflemen, known as police "min
ute men" who will be used in running
down criminals. The squad of "min
ute men" will be hastened to any sec
tion of the city in a racing auotmobile
when an important crime has been com
mited. The squad is in charge of
Lieutenant James Mooney and each
member will be armed with a rille.
"Shoot to kill," are the order.
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MERGING BILL PROGRESSES
Measure to Consolidate State Boards
Makes Long Strides.
Salem Further progress in the
economy and consolidation program
was made in the house Wednesday.
By unanimous vote the house adopted
the resolutions committee's resolution
providing for the appointment of a
committee of five members to "ex
amine all feasible plans, to receive,
prepare and report bills looking to
ward the abolition, consolidation and
merging of various states offices,
boards and commissions in the interest
of a more economical and efficient gov
ernment.
Speaker Stanfield appointed on the
committee Representatives Brownell,
Thomas, Ritner, Portwood and Porter.
The resolution under which this ac
tion was taken was a substitute for
Representative Brownell's resolution,
debated on the floor of the house Tues
day, and providing for a consolidation
program by the revision of the laws
committee.
Chairman Stott and other members
of the revision committee protested
against the Brownell plan because,
they explained, it would throw addi
tional work on a committee that al
ready is one of the hardest worked
committees of the legislature.
The resolution seemed to be satis
factory all around, and members who
discussed it insisted that the commit
tee should get to work right away.
"I consider that I won my fight,"
commented Brownell. "What I want
is an intelligent consolidation pro
gram." In his argument on the floor Brown
ell said that he was willing to give his
time and his clerk's time to the consol
idation work, and it is apparent that
the speaker has taken him at his word
by making him chairman of the com
mittee. Employers' Association Presents
Strict Anti-Boycott Measure
Salem An anti-picketing, anti-banner,
anti-boycott measure, submitted
by Thomas McCusker, of the Employ
ers' association, was put up to the
Multnomah delegation for approval by
Representative Kubli, of Multnomah,
at a Bpecial meeting of the delegation
at noon Monday. It carries an emer
gency clause.
After considerable discussion, the
delegation decided to take a day to
think it over.
The measure is based on the present
law prohibiting use of force or intimi
dation to prevent any person from con
tinuing at work, or from accepting
employment. It goes much further,
however, by prohibiting picketing of
any kind, peaceable or otherwise.
Want Troops Returned.
Salem After a deal of high-flung
oratory, Democratic senators profess
ing to believe that criticism of Presi
dent Wilson was intended, the senate
Monday adopted Senator Lewis' joint
memorial asking the President for the
speedy return of Oregon troops on the
Mexican border.
What made the memorial obnoxious
to Democratic political sensibilities
appeared to be that it was addressed
to the President, as well as a section
reading: "Whereas, there is no im
perative need for said members of the
Oregon National Guard at said place,
and it is the desire of the people of
the state of Oregon that they be re
turned to their homes. . ." ,
Whatever it was, the charge was
made, first by Senator Garland, then
by Senator Wilbur, and finally by Sen
ator Strayer, all Democrats, that there
was political significance in the re
quest for the return of the troops.
After an hour's talk, which sounded
in spots like last fall's election cam
paigning, the memorial was adopted,
20 votes to 9. It now goes to the
house.
Anti-Alien Law is Proposed.
Salem, Or. Japanese ownership of
land, so strenuous an issue in Califor
nia a few years ago, is made an Ore
gon issue by Senate bill No. 61, intro
duced by Senator Wilbur. It prohibits
aliens, who are not eligible for citizen
ship, including Japanese, Chinese and
Hindus, from owning land in Oregon,
or from leasing land for more than
three years. Associations or corpora
tions, a majority of whose stock is so
owned, are subject to the same restric
tion. Land now owned by Japanese,
Chinese or Hindus, is to escheat to the
state on their death.
Sterilization Is Up Again.
Salem The issue of sterilization,
voted down by the 1913 legislature,
has been brought before the present
legislature by Farrell. of Multnomah,
who introduced a bill in the senate
providing for sterilization of sexual
perverts and feeble-minded persons.
Sexual (wrverts, under this bill, can be
sterilized only upon their consent.
After sterilization they may be parol
ed. Feeble-minded persons may be
sterilized, after examination by a
board of physicians and psychologists,
upon the order of the county judge.
8-Hour Bill Appears.
Salem Senator Gill Wednesdaydn
troduced the expected eight-hour law
for women. His measure, S. B. 78,
change the word "ten" to "eight" in
the 1909 law fixing the hours of day
work for women, and reduce from 60
to 48 the number of hours a week that
women employes may work. The rul
ing of the Industrial Welfare commis
sion permitting women to work 54
hour a week would be superseded by
this amendment
PRUDENCE
(Copyright, by the Bobbs-MerrlU Com
pany.) The parsonage girls enter
tain a visiting minister,
much to his discomfiture,
and Carol rides a cow
with disastrous results.
Mr. Starr, a widower Method
ist minister, has been assigned
to the congregation at Mount
Mark, Iowa. He and his daugh
ter Prudence she is nineteen
and the eldest of five girls have
come on ahead to get the new
parsonage ready for the younger
members of the family. Of
course the whole town, espe
cially the Methodists, is very cu
rious about the newcomers. In
dividual members of the Ladies'
Aid society drop in upon the
family and "pump" the girls for
all they're worth. But the Starrs
rapidly adjust themselves to
their new surroundings, and the
father decides his brood Is old
enough to participate in family
prayers. Little Connie has Just
finished hers much 'to the
amusement of her elders.
CHAPTER l Continued.
' So It was that the twins and Connie
were alone for a while.
, "You did a pretty good job, Connie,"
said Carol approvingly.
"Yes, I think I did myself," was the
complacent answer. "But I intended
to put In, 'Keep us as the apple of thy
eye, hold us in the hollow of thy hand,'
and I forgot it until I had said 'Amen.'
I had a notion to put In a postscript,
but I believe that Isn't done."
' "Never mind," said Carol, "I'll use
that in mine, tomorrow."
, It cannot be said that this form of
family worship was a great success.
The twins were invariably stereotyped,
cut and dried. They thanked the Lord
for the beautiful morning, for kind
friends, for health, and family, and par
sonage. Connie always prayed in sen
tences extracted from the pruyers of
others she had often heard, and every
time w(th nearly disastrous effect.
But lutcr on the morning worship
went better. The prayers of the chil
dren changed became more personal,
less flowery. They remembered that
when they knelt they were at the
feet of God, and speaking direct to
him.
! The family had been in the new par
sonage only three weeks, when a vis
iting minister called on them. It was
about ten minutes before the lunch
eon hour at the time of his arrival.
Mr. Starr was in the country, visiting,
so the girls received him alone. It
was an unfortunate day for the Starrs.
Fairy had been at college all morning,
and Prudence had been rummaging In
the attic, getting It ready for a rainy
day and winter playroom for the
younger girls. She was dusty and
tired.
; The luncheon hour arrived, and the
girls came In from school, eager to be
up and away again. Still the grave
young minister sut discoursing upon
serious topics with the fidgety Pru
dence and in spite of dust mid per
spiration, she was good to look upon.
Bev. Mr. Morgnn realized that and
could not tear himself away. Finally
rrmlonce sighed.
' "Do you like sweet corn, Mr. Mor
gan?" This wos entirely out of the line of
their conversation, and for a moment
he faltered. "Sweet corn?" he repeated.
' "Yes, roasting ears, you know
rooked on the cob."
I Then he smiled. "Oh, yes, Indeed.
Very much," he suld. '
"Well," she began her explanation
rather drearily, "I was busy this morn
ing and did not prepare much lunch
eon. We are very fond of sweet corn,
and I cooked an enormous panful. But
that's aU we have for luncheon sweet
corn and butter. We haven't even
bread, because I am going to bake this
afternoon, and we never eut It with
sweet corn, anyhow Now, tf you care
to eat sweet corn and butter, and
canned peaches, we'd Just love to have
you stay for luncheon with us."
I Rev. Mr. Morgan was charmed, and
said so. So Prudence rushed to the
Vitchen, opened the peaches In hurry,
and fished out a clean napkin for their
guest Then they gathered about the
table, five girls and the visiting min
ister. It wa really a curious light
that table. In the center stood a tall
Vase of (oldenrod. On either side of
the vase was a great platter piled high
with sweet corn, on the cob I Around
the table were six plates, with the nec
essary silverware, and a glass of wa
ter for each. There was also a small
dish of peaches at each place, and an
individual plate of butter. That was
all except the napkins. But Prudence
made no apologies. She was a daugh
ter of the parsonage I She showed Rev.
Mr. Morgan to his place as graciously
and sweetly as though she were usher
ing him In to a twenty-seven-course
banquet.
"Will you return thanks, Mr. Mor
gan?" she said.
And the girls bowed their heads,
liev. Mr. Morgan cleared his throat,
and began : "Our Father we thank thee
for this table."
There was more of the blessing, but
the parsonage girls heard not one ad
ditional phrase except Connie, who
followed him conscientiously through
every word. Carol burst into merry
laughter, close upon his reverent
"Amen" und after one awful glare
nt her sister, Prudence joined in, and
soon it was a rollicking group around
the parsonage table. Mr. Morgnn him
self smiled uncertainly. He was puz
zled. More, he was embarrassed. But
as soon as Carol could get her breath,
she gasped out an explanation.
"You were just right, Mr. Morgan
to give thunks for the table 1 There's
nothing on it to be thankful for!"
And the whole family went off once
more Into peals of laughter.
Mr. Morgan had very little appetite
that day. He did not seem to be so
fond of sweet corn as he had assured
Prudence. Ho talked very littjle, too.
And us soon as possible he took his
hat and walked hurriedly away. He
never called at the parsonage again.
A few weeks after this Carol distin
guished herself again, und to her last
ing mortification. A man living only
six blocks from the parsonage hud gen
erously offered Mr. Starr free pastur
age for his pretty little Jersey in his
broad meadow, and the offer was grate
fully accepted. This meant that every
evening the twins must walk after the
cow, and every morning must take her
back for the day's grazing.
One evening, as they were starting
out from the meadow homeward with
the docile animal, Carol stopped and
gazed at Bllnkie reflectively.
'Lark," she said, "I just believe to
my soul that I could ride this cow.
She's so gentle, and I'm such a good
hand nt sticking on."
'Carol!" ejaculated Lark. "Think
how It would look for a parsonage girl
to go down the street rifling a cow."
"But there's no one to see," protest
ed Carol. And this was true. For the
"Cows Have Such Funny Backs."
parsonage was near the edge of town,
and the girls passed only five houses
on their way home from the meadow
and all of them were well back from
the road.
Lark argued and pleaded, but Carol
was firm. "I must try It," she insist
ed, "and If it doesn't go well 1 can
slide off. You can lead her. Lurk."
The obliging Lark boosted her sister
up, und Carol nimbly scrambled Into
pluce, riding astride.
"I've got to ride this way," she said.
"Cows have such fuuny bucks I
couldn't keep on any other way. If I
see anyone coming, I'll slide for it."
For a while all went well. Lnrk led
Bllukie carefully, gazing about anx
iously to see that no one approached.
So they advanced to within two blocks
of the parsonage. By this time Bllnkie
concluded that she was being Imposed
upon. She shook her head violently,
and twitched the rope from Lark's
hand, .gave a scornful toss of her
dainty head, aud struck out madly for
home. With great presence of mind,
Carol fell flat upon the cow's nock, and
hung on for dear life, while Lark, In
terror, started out in pursuit.
"Help! nelp!" she cried loudly.
"Papa I Tapa I Papa !"
In this way they turned In at the
parsonage gate, which happily stood
open. As luck would have It, Mr. Starr
was standing at the door with two men
who had been calling on him, and hear
ing Lark's frantic cries, they rushed to
meet the wild procession, aud had the
unique experience of seeing a parson
age girl riding fiat on her stomach on
the neck of a galloping Jersey, with
another parsonage girl In mad pursuit
Bllnkie stopped beside the barn, and
turned her - head about Inquiringly.
Carol slid to the ground, and burled
her face Id her bands at light of the
I two men with her father. Then, with
never a word, she lit out for the house
at top speed. The three men sat down
on the ground and burst Into hearty
laughter.
Lark came upon them as they sat
thus, and Lark was angry. She
stamped her foot with a violence that
must have hurt her.
"I don't see anything to luugh at,"
she cried passionately, "It was awful,
it was just awful ! Carrie might have
been killed! It It "
'Tell us all about It, Lark," gasped "
her father. And Lark did so, smiling
a little herself, now that her fears
were relieved. "Poor Carol," she said,
she'll never live down the humilia
tion. I must go and console her."
In a little while Carol felt much bet
ter. But she talked it over with Pru
dence very seriously.
"I hope you understand, Prudence,
that 1 shall never have anything more
to do with Bllnkie! She can die of
starvation for all I care. I'll never
take her to and from the pasture again.
I couldn't do it! Such rank ingrati
tude as that cow displayed was never
equaled, I am certain."
"I suppose you'll quit using milk
and cream, too," suggested Prudence.
"Oh, well," said Carol more toler
antly, "I don't want to be too hard
on Blinkle, for after all it was partly
my own fault. So I won't go that far.
But I must draw the line somewhere!
Hereafter Bllnkie and I meet as
strangers !"
CHAPTER III.
The Ladies' Aid.
Now, this really was a crisis in the
life of the parsonage family. The girls
had met, separately, every member of
the Ladles' Aid. But this was their
first combined movement upon the par
sonage, and Prudence and Fairy real
ized that much depended on the suc
cess of the day. As girls, the whole
Methodist church pronounced the
young Starrs charming. But as par
sonage people well, they were obliged
to reserve judgment. And as for Pru
dence having entire charge of the
household, it must be acknowledged
that every Individual Lady looked
forward to this meeting with eager
nessthey wanted to "size up" the sit
uation. They were coming to see for
themselves! Yes, it was undoubtedly
a crisis.
"There'll be a crowd, of course," said
Fairy. "We'll just leave the doors
between the front rooms open."
"Yes, but we'll close the dining-room
doors. Then we'll have the refresh
ments all out on the table, and when
we are ready we'll just fling back the
doors carelessly and there you are!"
So the table was prettily decorated
with flowers, and great plates of sand
wiches and cake were placed upon It
In the center was an enormous punch
bowl, borrowed from the Averys, full
of lemonade. Glasses were properly
arranged on the trays, and piles of
nicely home-laundered napkins were
scattered here and there. The girls
felt that the dining room was a credit
to them, and to the Methodist church
entire.
From every nook and corner of the
house they hunted out chairs and
stools, anticipating a real run upon the
parsonage. Nor were they disappoint
ed. The twins and Connie were not
even arrayed in their plain little ging
hams, clean, before the first arrivals
were ushered up Into the front bed
room, ordlnurily occupied by Prudence
and Fairy.
"There's Mrs. Adams and Mrs.
Prentiss, and Mrs." began Connie,
listening Intently to the voices In the
next room.
"Yes," whispered Carol, "peek
through the keyhole, Lark, and see If
Mrs. Prentiss Is looking under the bed
for dust. They say she"
"You'd better not let Prudence catch
you repeating"
"There's Mrs. Stone, and Mrs. Davis,
and"
"They sny Mrs. Dnvls only belongs
to the Ladles' Aid for the sake of the
refreshments, and "
"Carol ! Prudence will punish yon."
"Well, I don't believe It," protested
Carol. "I'm just tellng you what I've
heard other people say."
"We aren't allowed to repeat gos
sip," urged Lark.
"No, and I think It's a shame, too,
for It's awfully funny. Minnie Drake
told me that Miss Varne Joined the
Methodist church as soon as she heard
the new minister was a widower, so
she"
"Carol 1"
Carol whirled around sharply, and
flushed, and swallowed hard. For Pru
dence was Just behind her.
"I I I" bat she could get no fur
ther. Upon occasion Prudence was quite
terrible. "So I heard," she said dryly,
but her eyes were hard. "Now run up
stairs and out to the field, or to the
barn, and play. And, Carol, be sure
and remind me of that speech tonight
I might forget It."
The girls ran quickly out, Carol well
in the lead.
"No wedding fee for me," she
mumbled bitterly. "Somehow I Just
can't help repeating "
"You don't want to," said Lark, not
without sympathy. "You think It's
such fun, you know."
"Well, anyhow, I'm sure I won't get
any cake tonight It seems to me Pru
dence is very harsh sometimes."
"You can appeal to father, If you
like."
Do you think that Prudenc I
bit too young to handle th
youngster with proper discipline:
tTO BE CONTINUED.)