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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE » DALLAS C L U B ON RECORD. W O O D R ATS BLAMED. Favored to Validate Title* to Porcupines Also Said to Be Damag ing Valley Tim ber. Rich Tim ber Land*. C o tta g e G rove — No p o s itiv e clew s D a lla s — A t a m e e tin g o f th e D allas C om m ercial club, th e o rg a n iz a tio n h av e been o b ta in e d a s y e t as to w h a t w e n t on record aa fa v o rin g a c tio n by m a n n e r o f an im al is d o in g th e m y s te r c o n g re ss looking to th e v a lid a tin g o f ious d am a g e to th e tim b e r on the title s to rich tim b e r lands held in th is S to re y -B ra c h e r tr a c t, n e a r h ere. T he c o u n ty by in n o cen t p erso n s from th e g u esses v ary fro m a w oodpecker to a ra ilro a d com pany. A re so lu tio n to ro k a re b o r. and include p in e sq u irre ls, th is e ffe c t w as d r a fte d , and it w as o r wood b e a v e rs, w o o d rats, g o a ts , po ck et d e re d th a t a copy o f th e sa m e be se n t g o p h ers, w orm s, sid e h ill a u g u rs, Hy to ea c h o f th e O regon re p re s e n ta tiv e s in g sq u irre ls, m o u n ta in b e a v e r and p o rcu p in es. T h e m a jo rity o f o p inions and se n a to rs in co n g ress. T h e re a re b illio n s o f f e e t o f s ta n d seem s to be th a t it is e ith e r w oodrats in g tim b e r o f first g ra d e q u a lity upon o r p o rcu p in es. A p e c u lia r f e a tu re is th e s e lands, th e t i t l e to w hich is now t h a t b u t few p o rcu p in es h av e e v er in d is p u te , and th e lu m b e r in d u stry is been seen in th is county. T hose who b eliev e w o o d rats a re do b e in g se rio u sly h an d icap p ed by reason o f th is c o n ten tio n o v e r th e s e title s . in g th e w ork say th e ir n e s ts w ill e ith e r I t is u n d ersto o d th a t th e S p a u ld in g be found in th e to p s o f th e tr e e s o r in L o g g in g com pany ow ns a g r e a t deal of m ounds n e a r th e base o f th e tre e s. th is land, and in case t i t l e is p e rfe c te d N one o f th e s e in d ic a tio n s h av e a s y e t by a c t o f co n g ress, th is com pany w ill been found in th is in sta n c e . T hose who b eliev e i t is th e w ork o f sell a p a r t o f its holdings w e s t o f here, and t h a t a new m ill w ill go in a t p o rcu p in es say t h a t th e p o rk y s u su ally D allas. Inasm u ch as th e u se o f the w ill be found in th e to p s o f tre e s in L aC reole riv e r fo r lo g g in g p u rp o ses w hich th e y a re w o rk in g and b eliev e h as b een sto p p ed by o rd e r o f th e th a t th e p e s ts w ill be found h id in g in c o u rt, th e lo g g in g o f th is tim b e r w est som e o f th e b ig tr e e s w h ich , on a c o f h ere, and on th e u p p e r b ra n c h e s o f co u n t o f th e ir g r e a t h e ig h t and th ick h id in g th is riv e r, w ill n e c e s s ita te th e con fo lia g e, would afford id eal s tr u c tio n o f a n o th e r ra ilro a d lin e from places. O nly one person h a s re p o rte d h a v in g seen an y p o rc u p in e w ork in th is c ity in to th a t te r rito r y . th is co u n try befo re, and he re p o rts t h a t he had som e f r u i t tr e e s d e R A iN B O W M IN E P R O S P E R S . stro y ed . Plan Large Stamp Mill Will Be Installed as First Improvements. ASSISTIN G HORSE BREEDERS Animal Husbandry Department at C o l lege Listing Sale Animals. B a k e r— So su c cessfu l has been th e firs t y e a r o f o w n e rsh ip o f th e R a in bow m in e by th e U n ite d S m e ltin g & R efining com pany th a t e x te n s iv e im p ro v e m e n ts a r e p lanned. O ne o f th em w ill be a la rg e sta m p m ill. A p a rty o f th e co m p an y ’s officials, in c lu d in g F re d e ric k L yon, v ic e -p re si d e n t; C. F M oore, c h ie f e n g in e e r ; A. I*. A nderson, c h ie f field e n g in e e r and H o w ard S. L ee, e n g in e e r in c h a rg e of th e R ainbow , w ere h ere in c o n su lta tio n w ith officials o f th e H u m b o ld t C onsol id a te d Gold M in in g com pany, w hich co n tro ls th e H u m b o ld t m in e and w ith A s s is ta n t M a n ag er W rig h t, o f th e O regon-Idaho L ig h t & P o w er com pany, in re g a rd to g e ttin g p o w er fo r th e s e and o th e r m ines in th e M orm on B asin co u n try . I t is re p o rte d th a t th e U n ited S ta te s com pany h as a lre a d y o rd ere d th re e b o ile rs o f la rg e c a p a c ity fo r th e m ill, w h ich m ean s one o f th e m o st beneficial ste p s to th e m in in g in d u stry in re c e n t y e a rs. O regon A g ric u ltu ra l C ollege, C o r v a llis— P ro f. E. L. P o tte r, o f th e a n i m al h u sb a n d ry d e p a r tm e n t o f th e O re gon A g ric u ltu ra l college, in h is c a p a c ity o f se c re ta ry o f th e S ta te S tallio n R e g is tra tio n board, h a s issued to all o w n ers o f s ta llio n s o r ja c k s in th e s ta te a le t t e r in w hich he offers to k eep on file in th e office o f th e board a lis t o f all such an im a ls a s a r e fo r sale, provided t h a t th e y a re p ro p e rly r e g is te re d . T h e p u rp o se o f th e board in e s ta b lis h in g th is lis t o f re g is te r e d a n im a ls fo r sa le is to e n c o u ra g e still f u r th e r th e ra is in g o f w ell-b red horses. F rom tim e to tim e in th e p a s t th e re h av e been in q u irie s a s to a place o f p u rch ase by m en in te r e s te d in breed- in g good an im a ls. A lre a d y th e board h as a l is t o f co n sid erab le siz e from w hich p ro sp e c tiv e p u rc h a s e rs m ay choose. T h e se rv ic e to both b u y er and se lle r is e n tire ly w ith o u t fee. P U B LIC D AN C ES MAY GO. NEW O F F IC E FAVORED. Albany Council Considers Them Under Ban. Putting Argument for Aid to Governor to Be Printed in Pamphlet A lb an y — P u b lic d an ces w ill be a b so lu te ly p ro h ib ite d in A lb an y i f an o r d in a n c e in tro d u c ed a t th e m e e tin g o f th e co u n city council th is w eek passes. T h is proposed law n o t only a b ro g a te s p u b lic d an ces, b u t p ro v id es fo r th e su p e rv isio n o f p r iv a te d an ces as w ell. T h is o rd in an ce m ak es i t u n la w fu l fo r an y person to hold a p u b lic dan ce o r fo r th e o w n e r o f any b u ild in g to r e n t i t for a p u b lic dance. A p u b lic d an ce is defined by th is o rd in a n c e as one th a t is a d v e rtise d th ro u g h th e p ress o r by p o ste rs o r fo ld e rs o r o th e r a d v e rtis in g schem es. T h e o rd in an ce re c ite s t h a t n o th in g in th e law sh all be c o n stru e d to p re v e n t p riv a te d a n c in g p a r tie s b u t th a t th e s e shall be held u n d e r th e s u p e r v isio n o f tw o o r m o re p a tro n e sse s, a p proved by th e m a y o r in w r itin g . F or v io la tio n o f an y o f th e p ro v isio n s of th e proposed law a fine o f from $10 to $50 o r im p ris o n m e n t o f from five to 25 d a y s is provided. Wool Sale Dates Announced. L a G ran d e T h e se c re ta ry o f th e O regon W o o lg ro w e rs’ asso ciatio n , Jo h n G. H oke, o f M edical S p rin g s, s ta te s th a t p ro sp e c ts a r e b r ig h t and th e outlook u n u su a lly good fo r a fine wool c lip th is y e a r, and th e an n o u n ce m e n t o f sa les d a te s in K astern O regon h as been m ade. T h e d a te s a r e : E cho, May 2 5 ; P en d leto n , M ay HO and J u n e 10; P ilo t Rock, May 31 and J u n e 10; H ep p n er, J u n e 4, 5 and 17; S han- iko, J u n e 6 and 2 1 ; B a k er, J u n e 8 and J u ly 8 ; O n ta rio , J u n e 10; V ale, J u n e 11; M etolius, J u n e 24 and J u ly 16; E n te rp r is e and W allow a, J u n e 28 and S alem — G iv in g as th e proposed o r d e r o f succession u n d e r th e p ro sp e c tiv e c o n s titu tio n a l a m e n d m e n t c r e a t ing th e office o f lie u te n a n t g o v ern o r as g o v ern o r, lie u te n a n t g o v ern o r, p re s i d e n t p ro tem o f the s e n a te and th en sp e a k e r o f th e house an d u rg in g th a t th e am e n d m e n t w ill p re v e n t th e se c re ta r y o f s t a te from h o ld in g tw o offices a t th e sam e tim e , th e a rg u m e n t in fa v o r o f c re a tin g th is office w as filed w ith th e s e c re ta ry o f s ta te . T h is a rg u m e n t w ill be p rin te d in th e in itia tiv e and re fe re n d u m p a m p h le t to go b e fo re th e people a t th e n e x t g en eral electio n . Klamath Fisherman Not Worried K lam ah F a lls — I t is e m b a r ra s s in g to a fisherm an who w ish e s to h av e his catch w ith in th e law to h a v e h is th ird b ite m ak e th e s tr in g ex ceed th e m a x i m um allo w an ce. J a m e s S te v e n s w e n t fishing on L ink R iv e r and c a u g h t tw o rain b o w tr o u t and one ste e lh e a d , w hich w hen w eig h ed pulled th e sc ale to 20$ pounds. T he law lim its th e ca tc h to 20 pounds. B u t as th e th ird fish did n o t te ll S te v e n s h is w e ig h t b efo re b ein g pulled o u t, S te v e n s ' frie n d s hold t h a t he should n ot be b lam ed for c a tc h in g too la rg e a fish. Roseburg Accepts Offer. R o seb u rg — A t a m e e tin g o f c itiz e n s held a t th e C om m ercial club, S e c re ta r y S ch lo sser w as in s tru c te d to n o tify J . A rnold D oyle, o f S p o k an e, W ash ., th a t h is o ffer had been ac c e p te d and th a t a bonus o f $50,000 w ould be g u a r a n te e d by th e c ity o f R o seb u rg in th e e v e n t he b u ilt a ra ilro a d from h ere to St. th e co ast. T h e g u a r a n te e is condi tio n al, h ow ever, and M r. D oyle m u st prove to th e p re s id e n ts o f th e R ose Indians’ Protest Heard. P e n d le to n — T h e sm all band o f I n b u rg b an k s t h a t his com pany is cap a b le d ia n s w hich h a s been a tte m p tin g to o f b u ild in g th e road b e fo re R o s e b u rg ’s o ffer w ill be reduced to w r itin g . k e e p th e C ity o f P en d leto n from a c q u ir in g th e T h o rn e H ollow sp rin g s as Steelhead Run Improving. a so u rce o f w a te r su p p ly have caused A s to ria — D u rin g th e p a s t few d ay s a n o th e r d elay . T h e land in q u estio n th e run o f ste e l head s t h a t had dropped is u n a llo te d fo r th e reaso n i t is con dow n to a lm o st n o th in g h as increased sid e re d w o rth le ss , b u t acco rd in g to a m a te ria lly an d fa irly good ca tc h e s re so lu tio n ad o p ted by th e c ity council h ave been m ade, th e b e s t h a u ls b e in g and fo rw a rd e d to W ash in g to n , th e ac- m ade in th e bay alm o st o p p o site th e q u istio n o f th e land is a b so lu te ly c ity . On acco u n t o f th e w a te r b ein g n e c e s sa ry in o rd e r to k eep the m uddy, th e fish do n ot a p p e a r to go up s p rin g s fre e from possible c o n ta m in a th e r iv e r as rap id ly as u su a l, b u t a re tio n . h a n g in g a b o u t in th e bay. A few Chinook salm on also a re b e in g ta k e n , Channel Survey Shown. and th ey a re n o t only o f good size, b u t O reg o n C ity — M. D. L a to u re tte , se c also o f e x c e lle n t color a n d flavor. r e ta r y o f th e C om m ercial club, r e ceiv ed from S e n a to r B ourne a copy o f Gottage Grove Grange Now Leads. th e r e p o rt o f M ajor J . F. M clndoe, C o tta g e G ro v e— By th e ta k in g in o f co rps o f e n g in e e rs, on th e p re lim in a ry n e a rly 40 m e m b e rs re c e n tly . C o tta g e e x a m in a tio n and su rv e y o f th e W il G rove G ra n g e o u td ista n c e d E v en in g la m e tte riv e r b e tw e e n P o rtla n d and S ta r G ra n g e a t P o rtla n d , u n til th en O reg o n C ity . M aps acco m p an y th e la r g e s t in th e s ta te , and th e local re p o rt. T h e r e p o rt is now b e fo re th e g ra n g e now b e a rs th a t p roud d is tin c riv e rs and h a rb o rs c o m m itte e . T he tio n . T h e re w as a la rg e a tte n d a n c e p lan p ro v id es fo r a ch an n el 12 fe e t o f (¡ra n g e rs from th e su rro u n d in g d e e p a t low w a te r to O sw ego, ancf a c o u n try and an ail-d ay sessio n w as m in im u m d e p th o f th re e and o n e -h a lf held, w ith d in n e r a t noon. f e e t from th a t p o in t to O reg o n C ity . Many Hunters’ Licenses Issued Farly Plum Blossoms Are Out. P en d leto n O ver 250 h u n tin g and C o tta g e G rove — T h e e a r lie s t plum fishing licen ses h av e a lre a d y been is b lossom s e v e r seen in th is se c tio n o f sued th is y e a r in U m a tilla county. th e v alley w e re b ro u g h t in to th e c ity Thv« is m ore th a n tw o and one h a lf M ondav by H o race C ochran. T h e re tim e s th e n u m b er issued d u rin g th e a re m any who f e a r a fro s t and g r e a t first tw o m o n th s o f 1911. T h e g r e a te r a tte n d a n t d a m a g e to th e p recio u s f r u it n u m b er o f lic e n s e s is a tt r ib u t e d to th e tre e s . G arden p eas a re [also in b lo s in c re a se d a c tiv ity on th e p a r t o f th e som . d e p u ty g a m e w ard en s. T o Have Postal Savings Bank. T oledo — Toledo'* is soon to h a v e a p o sta l sa v in g s b ank. P o s tm a s te r A r nold rec e iv e d n o tic e t h a t th is office h a s b een chosen. T he bank w ill be o p en ed fo r b u sin e ss M arch 7. Station at Fry to Hava Shed S alem T h e S ta te R ailro ad co m m is sion has b een ad v ised t h a t th e S o u th e rn Pacific has ag re e d to th e c o n s tru c tio n o f a s h e lte r shed a t F ry , a s ta tio n n e a r A lb an y . wai tiltcp , yet considered ft atrtnge promptly sent for th e police. By tfes that ha should h av e se lected so u n tim e H o w ard reach ed th e m ain en c o m fo rta b le a place. T h en It o c c u rre d to him th a t he m ig h t be 111. S h ak in g him by th e sh o u ld e r, h e c ried : “ H ey, U n d erw ood, w h a t’s th e m a t te r ? ” N o re sp o n se cam e from th e p ro s tr a t e figure. H o w ard sto o p ed low er, to see b e tte r, an d a c c id e n ta lly to u c h in g U n d erw o o d 's face, found it cla m m y an d w et. H e held h is h an d u p in th e m o o n lig h t an d saw th a t it w as co v ered w ith blood. H o rro r-stric k e n , h e c rie d : “ My God! l i e ’s b leed in g — h e ’s h u rt!” W h a t h ad h a p p e n e d ? An acc id e n t —o r w o rse? Q uickly he fe lt th e m a n 's p ulse. It h ad cea se d to b eat. U n d e r wood w as dead. F o r a m o m e n t H o w ard w as too m u ch o v erco m e by h is d isc o v ery to know w h a t to th in k o r do. W h a t d re a d fu l tra g e d y could h av e h a p p en ed ? C a refu lly g ro p in g a lo n g th e m an telp iece, he a t la s t found th e ele c tr ic b u tto n an d tu rn e d on th e light. T h e re , s tr e tc h e d o u t on th e floor, lay U nderw ood, w ith a b u lle t ho le in h is le ft tem p le, fro m w hich blood had flow ed free ly dow n on h is fu ll-d ress s h irt. I t w as a g h a s tly sig h t. T h e m a n ’s w h ite, s e t face, co v ered w ith a crim so n stre a m , m ade a re p u lsiv e sp e c ta c le . On th e floor n e a r th e body w as a h ig h ly p o lish ed rev o lv er, still sm oking. H o w a rd ’s first su p p o sitio n w as th a t b u rg la rs had e n te re d th e p lace an d th a t U n d erw ood h ad b een k illed w h ile d efen d in g h is p ro p e rty . H e re m e m b e re d now th a t in h is d ru n k e n sle e p h e h ad h e a rd v o ices in a n g ry a lte r c a tio n . Y et w hy h a d n 't h e c a lled fo r a s s is ta n c e ? P e rh a p s h e had a n d he h a d n ’t h e a rd him . H e looked a t th e clock, an d w as W hat W as th e Good of R egrets7 su rp rise d to find it w as n o t y e t m id n ig h t. H e b eliev ed i t w as a t le a s t five o’clock in th e m o rn in g . It w as e v id e n t th a t U n d erw o o d had n e v e r gone to bed. T h e sh o o tin g h ad oc c u rre d e ith e r w h ile th e a n g ry d isp u te w as going on or a f te r th e un k n o w n v isito r had d e p a rte d . T h e b a r re l of th e re v o lv er w as still w arm , sh o w in g th a t it could on ly h av e b een d is c h a rg e d a few m o m en ts b efo re. Sud- d en ly It flashed upon him th a t U nder- 1 wood m ig h t h a v e co m m itted suicid e. B ut it w as u se le ss to s ta n d th e re th eo rizin g . S o m e th in g m u st be done. H e m u st a la rm th e h o tel p eo p le o r call th e police. H e fe lt h im self tu r n h o t an d cold by tu rn a s h e re a liz e d th e se rio u s p re d ic a m e n t in w h ich he ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY WALTER^ C opyright , i909, by c . w . dilungham company h im self w as p laced . If h e a ro u se d saw w ith su rp risin g d is tin c tn e s s a th e h o tel p eople th e y w ould find him SY N O PSIS. k aleid o sco p ic view of his p a s t life. He h e re alo n e w ith a dead m an. S u sp i cion would a t o n ce be d ire c te d a t him , H o w a r d J e f f r i e » , b a n k e r ’s s o n . u n d e r saw h im self a n in n o cen t, im p u lsiv e an d it m ight b e v ery difficult fo r him t h e e v il i n f l u e n c e o f R o b e r t U n d e r w o o d , school boy, th e pride of a d evoted a f e l l o w - s t u d e n t a t Yale, le a d s a life of to e s ta b lis h h is in n o cen ce. W ho w ould d i s s i p a t i o n , m a r r i e s t lie d a u g h t e r o f a m o th er, th e hap p y hom e w h ere he he could h av e fa lle n g a m b l e r w h o d i e d in p r i s o n , a n d Is d i s s p e n t h is childhood. T h en cam e th e b eliev e th a t o w n e d by his fa th e r. H e tries to get w o rk a s le e p in a bed w h ile a m an k illed a n d f a i l s . A f o r m e r c o l l e g e c h u m m a k e s a sso c ia tio n w ith bad co m p an io n s, th e a b u s i n e s s p r o p o s i t i o n t o H o w a r d w h i c h first ste p in w rongdoing, s te a lin g out h im self in th e sa m e room ? It so u n d ed r e q u i r e s $2,000 c a s h , a n d H o w a r d is b r o k e . p rep o stero u s. T h e w ise st c o u rse fo r R obert U nderwood, who had been r e of a co m ra d e ’s pocket in school, th e p u l s e d b y H o w a r d ’s w i f e , A n n i e , In h i s d e a th of h is m o th er, leav in g h o m e— him would be to g e t aw ay b efo re a n y college day», a n d h a d once been e n g a g e d body cam e. to Alicia. H o w a r d ’s step m o th er. h a s w ith d o w n w ard p ro g ress u n til he g r a d a p a r t m e n t s a t t h e A s t r u r i a . a n d i s a p u ally d rifte d in to his p re s e n t d ish o n Q uickly h e pick ed up his h a t an d p aren tly in prosperous circum stances. m ad e fo r th e door. J u s t a s h e w as H o w a r d r e c a l l s a $2'>0 l o a n t o U n d e r w o o d , e s t w ay of living. W h at w as th e good t h a t r e m a i n s u n p a i d , a n d d e c i d e s t o a s k of r e g re ts ? H e could n o t re c a ll his a b o u t to lay h an d on th e h an d le th e re h i m f o r t h e $2.000 h e n e e d s . U n d e r w o o d , w as th e click of a latch k ey . T h u s ta k in g a d v a n ta g e o f his in tim a c y w i t h m o th e r to life. H e could n e v e r re h a b h ead ed off, an d n o t k n o w in g w h a t to M r s . J e f f r i e s . S r . , b e c o m e s a s o r t o f s o c i a l ilita te h im self am ong d e c e n t m en and h ig h w a y m a n . D isc o v erin g his tru e c h a r T h e w orld had su d d e n ly b e do, h e h a lte d in p ain fu l su sp en se. a c t e r s h e d e n i e s 111rn t h e h o u s e . A l i c i a w om en. r e c e i v e s a n o t e f r o m U n d e r w o o d , t h r e a t com e too sm all fo r him . H e m u st go, T h e door opened and a m an e n te re d . e n i n g suicide. S h e d e c id e s to g o a n d se e H e looked a s s u rp rise d to see H ow h i m . H e is In d e s p e r a t e f i n a n c i a l » t r a i t s . and quickly. Art d e a le rs for w h o m h e h a s b een a c tin g F in g e rin g th e p isto l n erv o u sly , he a rd a s th e la tte r w as to see him . H e as com m issioner, d em an d a n accounting. w as clean -sh a v en an d n e a tly d re sse d , H e c a n n o t m a k e good. H o w a r d J e f f r i e s s a t b e fo re th e m irro r an d p laced it c a lls in a n I n t o x i c a t e d c o n d itio n . H e a s k s T h e cold ste el y e t did n o t look th e g en tlem an . H is U n d e r w o o d f o r $2.000 a n d Is t o l d b y t h e a g a in s t h is tem ple. l a t t e r t h a t h e Is In d e b t u p t o h i s e y e s . g av e him a su d d en sh o ck . H e w on a p p e a ra n c e w as r a th e r th a t of a se rv H o w a r d d r i n k s h i m s e l f I n t o -a m a u d l i n d e re d if it would h u rt, an d If th e re a n t. All th e s e d e ta ils flashed b efo re co n d itio n , a n d g o e s to sle e p on a d iv a n A c a l l e r is a n n o u n c e d a n d U n d c r w o o u w ould be in s ta n t oblivion. T h e g lare H o w ard ’s m ind b efo re he b lu rte d o u t: draw s a screen around the drunken “W ho th e d ev il a re you?” sleeper. A licia e n ters. S h e d e m a n d s a of th e ele c tric lig h t in th e room d is T h e m an lo o k ed a sto n is h e d a t th e p r o m i s e f r o m h i m t h a t h e w i l l n o t t a k e c o n c e rte d him. It o c c u rre d to him h i s life*, p o i n t i n g t o t h e d i s g r a c e t h a t th a t It would be e a s ie r In th e d ark . q u estio n and ey ed h is in te rlo c u to r w ould a tt a c h to herself. Underw ood re f u s e s t o p r o m i s e u n l e s s » lie w i l l r e n e w R each in g out his a rm , h e tu rn e d th e closeiy, a s if in d o u b t a s to h is id e n ti In a co ck n ey a c c e n t he said her patro n ag e. e le c tric butto n , an d th e room w as im ty. m ed iately plunged in to d a rk n e s s , ex lo ftily : C H A PT E R VII.— C ontinued. ce p t for th e m o o n lig h t w h ich e n te re d 1 "I am F e rris , M r. U n d erw o o d ’s m an, S u sp icio u sly , he ad d ed : “ A re th ro u g h th e w indow s, im p a rtin g a s ir .” *‘I do n ’t b eliev e you in te n d to c a rry g h o stly a s p e c t to th e sc en e. On th e y ou a frien d o f Mr. U n d erw o o d ’s, s ir ? ” o ut your th r e a t. I should h av e know n H e m ig h t w ell a s k th e q u estio n , for o th e r side of th e room , b eh in d th e from th e first th a t your o b je c t w as to sc re e n , a red glow' fro m th e o p en fire H o w ard ’s d ish e v eled a p p e a ra n c e and frig h te n m e. T h e pisto l d isp lay w as fell on th e sleep in g fo rm of H ow ard g h a s tly face, still d isto rte d by te r ro r , highly th e a tric a l, b ut it w as o nly a Je ffrie s. w as a n y th in g b u t re a ss u rin g . T a k e n bluff You’ve no m ore id ea of ta k in g Slow ly, d e lib e ra te ly , U nderw ood by su rp rise , H o w ard did n o t know your life th a n I h av e of ta k in g m ine. ra ise d th e pistol to h is te m p le and w h a t to say, an d like m o st p eople 1 w as foolish to com e h ere. I m ig h t fired. q u estio n e d a t a d isa d v a n ta g e , h e a n sw e re d foo lish ly : h av e sp a re d m y se lf th e h u m iliatio n of th is c la n d e s tin e in terv ie w . G ood “M a tte r? No. W h a t m a k e s you C H A PT ER VIII. n ig h t! ” th in k a n y th in g is th e m a tte r ? ” B ru sh in g p a s t th e m an, h e ad d e d : S h e w en t to w a rd th e door. U n d e r “ H ello! W h a t’s t h a t ? ” wood m ade no a tte m p t to follow her. S ta rtle d o u t of h is G a rg a n tu a n “I t ’s late. I’m g o in g .” In a h a rd , s tr a n g e voice, w h ich he slu m b e r by th e re v o lv e r’s loud re p o rt, “S to p a m in u te ! ” c ried th e m an sc arc ely reco g n ized as his ow n, he H ow ard s a t up w ith a ju m p and s e rv a n t. T h e re w as so m e th in g in m erely sa id : ru b b ed h is eyes. On th e o th e r sid e H o w ard ’s m a n n e r th a t he did n o t like. “ Is th a t all you h ave to sa y ? ” of th e screen , co n cealed fro m h is ob P a ss in g q u ick ly Into th e sittin g room , "Y es,” re p lie d A licia, a s sh e tu rn e d se rv a tio n , th e re w as a h eav y c ra sh of lie called o u t: “ S to p a m in u te ! ” B ut a t th e door. " L e t it be th o ro u g h ly un a body fallin g w ith a c h a ir — th e n all H o w ard did n o t sto p . T e rr o r g av e h im w ings an d , w ith o u t w a itin g fo r d ersto o d th a t y o u r p re se n c e a t my w as quiet. ho u se is n o t d esired . If you force S cared , n o t kno w in g w h e re he was, th e e le v a to r, h e w as a lre a d y h alf w ay y o u rself upon m e in an y w ay, you H o w ard ju m p ed to h is feet. F o r a d ow n th e first s ta ir c a s e w h en ne m u st ta k e th e co n seq u en ces.” m o m en t h e sto o d still, tr y in g to col h e a rd sh o u ts b eh in d him. “ M urder! S to p th ief! S to p th a t U nderw ood bow ed, an d w as sile n t. le c t h is sen ses. I t w as too d a rk to S he did n o t se e th e d e a th ly p a llo r of d isc e rn a n y th in g p lain ly , b u t h e could m an ! Stop th a t m a n ! ” h is face. O pening th e door of th e dim ly m ake o u t o u tlin e s of a e s th e tic T h e re w as a ru s h of fe e t an d h u m a p a r tm e n t w hich led to th e h all, she fu rn itu re and b ib elo ts. Ah, h e re of voices, w h ich m ad e H o w ard ru n ag ain tu rn ed . m em b ered now! H e w as in U nder- a ll th e fa ste r. H e leap ed dow n four "T ell m e, b efo re I go— you d id n ’t W’ood’s a p a rtm e n t. s te p s a t a tim e In h is a n x ie ty to g e t m ean w hat you said in y o u r le tte r , did R u b b in g his eyes, h e trie d to re c a ll aw ay . B u t it w a s no easy m a tte r d e how h e cam e th e re , an d slo w ly h is b e sc en d in g so m a n y flig h ts of s ta ir s . It you?” " I ’ll te ll you n o th in g ,” re p lie d U n fuddled b rain b egan to w ork. H e re to o k him se v e ra l m in u te s to re a c h th e m em b ered th a t h e n eed ed $2,000. and m ain floor. derw ood doggedly. S h e to ssed h e r h ead scornfu lly . th a t he had called on R o b e rt U n d e r By th is tim e th e w hole h o te l w as "I d o n ’t b eliev e th a t a m an w ho is wood to try and b o rro w th e m oney. aro u sed . T e lep h o n e calls had q u ic k co w ard enough to w rite a le t t e r like Yes, he recalled th a t p e rfe c tly well. ly w arn ed th e a tte n d a n ts , w ho h ad th is h a s th e c o u ra g e to c a rry o u t his T h en he and U nderw ood g o t d rin k in g t h r e a t.” Stuffing th e le tte r b ack into and ta lk in g , and he h ad fa lle n asleep . h e r bag. sh e a d d ed : “ I shou ld h av e H e th o u g h t he had h e a rd a w om an s th ro w n it in th e w aste-p a p er b a sk e t, voice— a voice he k new . P e rh a p s th a t H e m u s t h av e b ut on second th o u g h ts, I th in k I ’ll w as only a d ream . been asle e p som e tim e, b e c a u se th e k eep it. G ood-night.” "Good n ig h t,” echoed U n derw ood lig h ts w ere o u t and, se em in g ly , e v e ry body bad gone to bed. H e w o n d ered m echanically. H e w atched h e r go dow n th e long w h at th e noise w h ich s ta r te d him h allw ay an d d is a p p e a r in th e e le v a to r. could h av e been. S u d d en ly he h e a rd T hen, s h u ttin g th e door, h e cam e a gro an . H e liste n e d in te n tly , b u t all slow ly b ack in to th e room an d s a t w as still. T he sile n c e w as u n can n y . H o sp itals. Now th o ro u g h ly frig h te n e d , H ow dow n a t his desk. F or te n m in u te s he T h e only h o sp ita ls In a n tiq u ity w ere s a t th e re m o tio n less, h is h ead b e n t ard cau tio u sly gro p ed h is w ay abo u t, fo r sla v e s an d so ld iers. T h e r is e of forw ard, ev ery lim b relax ed . T h e re try in g to find th e e le c tric b u tto n . He h o sp ita ls Is w rap p ed in m y ste ry , b u t w as d eep silen ce, bro k en only by How had no idea w h at tim e It w as. It b eyond a d o u b t th ey a re th e p ro d u c t of a i d ’s re g u la r b re a th in g and th e loud m u st b e very late. W h a t a n a s s he C h ristia n tea c h in g . It Is p r e tty cer- tick in g of th e clock. w as to d rin k so m uch! H e w o n d ered ta in th a t h o sp ita ls aro se o u t of th e " I t ’s all up," h e m u tte re d to h im self. w h at A nnie would sa y w h en he d id n 't e a rly hom es fo r tr a v e le rs an d th e " I t ’s no u se b a ttlin g a g a in s t th e tide. \ re tu rn . He w as a h o u n d to le t h e r poor. T h e In stitu tio n is c le a rly of T h e stro n g e s t sw im m er m u st go u n d e r ! sit up and w o rry like th a t. W ell, th is e a s te rn o rig in A bout 270 A. D. souie tim e. I’ve played my la s t ca rd would be a lesson to h im —It w as th e lla siliu s fo unded th e fam o u s h o sp ita l and I’ve lost. D eath is b e tte r th an la s t tim e h e ’d ev e r to u c h a drop. Of C a esarea. St. A u g u stin e s p e a k s of going to jail. W h a t good Is life any co u rse, he had p ro m ised h e r th e sam e h o sp ita ls as b ein g q u ite new In h is w ay w ith o u t m oney? J u s t a m o m e n t's th in g a h u n d red tim e s b e fo re , b u t th is d a> . In 498 514 P o p e S y m m ach u s n e rv e and It will all be o v e r.” In th e six th tim e h e m e a n t it. H is d rin k in g w as b u ilt th re e In Rom e. O pening th e d ra w e r In th e d esk , he alw ay s g e ttin g him In to so m e fool c e n tu ry th e re w as a v ery la rg e o n e In Lyons. In fact, a b o u t th is tim e th e y took o u t th e re v o lv e r again. H e tu rn e d sc ra p e o r o th er. It o v er In h is h an d an d re g ard ed f e a r H e w as g ra d u a lly w o rk in g h is way a p p e a r ell o v er th e p ale of C h riste n fu lly th e p o lish ed su rfa c e of th e In alo n g th e room , w h en su d d e n ly he dom .—C h icag o E x am in e r. stru m e n t th a t b ridged life an d d e a th . stu m b led o v er so m e th in g on th e floor An O dious Falsification. H e h ad co m p letely fo rg o tte n H o w ard 's It w as a m an lying p r o s tr a te . S toop "A girl g e ls m ad If a y o u n g m an p re se n c e In th e room . On th e th r e s h ing. he reco g n ized th e figure. old of a te r rib le deed, h is th o u g h ts “ W h y —it's U n d erw o o d !” he ex tr ie s to k iss h er." sa y s th e C hicago News. It is a n in fam o u s lie.— Loa w ere leag u es aw ay. L ike a m an w ho claim ed. is dro w n in g , an d close to d e a th , he At first he believ ed h is c la s sm a te A ngeles T im e mm ' £ HßDBDBÄDWE W ? T hird D egree I ^CHARLES KLEIN v y . A R T H B°HORNBLOW Y 0 tra n c e he w as in te rc e p te d by a mob too n u m e ro u s to resist. T h in g s c e rta in ly looked b lack for him . As he sa t. w h ite an d trem b lin g , u n d er g u a rd in a c o rn e r of th e en tra n c e hall, w aitin g for th e a rriv a l of th e police, th e v a le t b re a th le ss ly gave th e s e n sa tio n a l p a rtic u la rs to th e ra p idly g ro w in g crow d of cu rio u s on lookers. H e had ta k e n his usu al S un day o u t an d on re tu rn in g hom e at m id n ig h t, a s w as his cu sto m , he had le t h im self in w ith h is latch k ey . To h is a s to n is h m e n t he had found th is m an, th e p riso n e r, a b o u t to leav e th e p rem ises. H is m a n n er an d re m a rk s w ere so p e c u lia r th a t th e y a t once aro u se d h is su spicion. H e h u rrie d Into th e a p u rtm e n t and found h is m a ste r lying d ead on th e floor In a pool of blood. In his h u rry th e a s sa s sin had d ro p p ed h is rev o lv er, w h ich w as lying n e a r th e corpse. As fa r a s h e could see, n o th in g had been ta k e n fro m th e a p a rtm e n t. E v id e n tly th e m an w as d istu rb e d a t his w ork an d . w hen su d d en ly su rp rise d , had m ad e th e bluff th a t h e w as callin g on Mr. U n d e r wood. T h ey had got th e rig h t m an. th a t w as c e rta in . He w as c a u g h t red- h an d ed . an d in proof of w h at h e said , th e v a le t p o in ted to H o w ard ’s rig h t hand, w h ich w as still co v ered w ith blood. "H ow te r r ib le ! ” ex claim ed a w om an b y sta n d e r, a v e rtin g h e r face. “ So young, to o ! “ “I t ’s all a m istak e, I te ll you. I t’s all a m ista k e ,“ c ried H ow ard, alm o st p an ic-strick en . “ I’m a frien d of Mr. U n d erw o o d ’s.” “ N ice frie n d ! ” sn e ere d a n o n lo o k er “T e ll th a t to th e police,” lau g h ed a n o th er. “O r to th e m a rin e s !" cried a th ird . “ I t's th e c h a ir fo r h is’n ! ” op in ed a fo u rth . By th is tim e th e m ain e n tra n c e h all w as cro w d ed w ith people, te n a n ts an d p a sse rsb y a ttr a c te d by th e u n w o n ted com m otion. A sc a n d a l In high life is alw ay s c a v ia re to th e se n sa tio n se e k e r. E v ery b o d y ex cited ly In q u ired of h is n eig h b o r: “ W h a t Is it? W h a t’s th e m a tte r ? ” P re s e n tly th e r a ttle of w h eels w as h e a rd an d a h eavy v eh icle d riv en fu ri ously, d rew up a t th e sid e w alk w ith a je rk . It w as th e police p atro l w agon, a n d in it w ere th e c a p ta in of th e p re c in c t an d a h a lf dozen police m en a n d d e te c tiv e s. T h e crow d p u sh ed fo rw ard to g e t a b e tte r view of th e b u rly re p re s e n ta tiv e s of th e law as, full of a u th o rity , th ey elbow ed th e ir w ay u n cerem o n io u sly th ro u g h th e th ro n g . P o in tin g to th e lead er, a big m an In p lain clo th es, w ith a sq u a re , d e te rm in e d jaw an d a bulldog face, th e y w h isp e red one to a n o th e r: MT h a t's C ap t. C lin to n , ch ief of th e p re c in c t. H e 's a te rro r. I t ’ll go h ard w ith an y p riso n e r h e g e ts in h is c lu tc h e s ! ” F o llo w ed by h is u n ifo rm ed m y r m idons, th e police official p u sh ed h is w ay to th e c o rn e r w h e re s a t H ow ard, dazed an d trem b lin g , an d still g u a rd ed by th e v a le t an d e le v a to r boys. “W h a t’s th e m a tte r h e re ? ” d em an d ed th e c a p ta in gruffly, and looking fro m F e r ris to th e w h ite-faced H ow ard . T h e v a le t e a g e rly told his sto ry : “ I cam e hom e a t m id n ig h t, sir, an d found m y m a s te r, Mr. R o b e rt U n d er wood, ly in g d ead in th e a p a rtm e n t, sh o t th ro u g h th e h e a d .” P o in tin g to H o w ard , h e ad d ed : “ T h is m an w as in th e a p a r tm e n t try in g to g e t aw ay. You se e h is h an d is still co v ered w ith blood." C apt. C linton ch u ck led , an d ex p an d ing h is m ig h ty c h e s t to its fu lle st, lick ed h is ch o p s w ith sa tisfa c tio n . T h is w as th e o p p o rtu n ity h e had been lo oking fo r—a se n sa tio n a l m u rd e r in a big a p a r tm e n t h o tel, rig h t In th e v ery h e a r t of h is p re c in c t! N o th in g could b e m o re to h is liking. It w as a rich m a n 's m u rd er, th e b e s t kind to a t t r a c t a tte n tio n to h im self. T he se n sa tio n a l n e w sp a p e rs w ould be full of th e case. T h ey would p rin t col u m n s of stu ff ev ery d ay , to g e th e r w ith h is p o rtra it. T h a t w as ju s t th e kind of pub licity , h e n eed ed now th a t he w as w ire-pulling fo r an in sp e cto rsh ip . T h ey h ad c a u g h t th e m an "w ith th e g o o d s ’— th a t w as v ery clear. He p ro m ised h im self to a tte n d to th e re st. C on v ictio n w as w h a t h e w as a fte r. H e’d see th a t no tric k y law y er g o t th e b e s t of him . C oncealing, as well a s h e could, h is sa tis fa c tio n , he d rew h im self up an d , w ith b lu ste rin g show of a u th o rity , im m ed iately took co m m an d of th e situ a tio n . T u rn in g to a police s e rg e a n t a t h is side, he sa id : “ M aloney, th is fellow m ay h av e had an acco m p lice. T a k e fo u r officers an d w atch e v e ry e x it fro m th e h o tel. Ar r e s t an y b o d y a tte m p tin g to leave th e b u ild in g . P u t tw o officers to w atch th e fire escap es. S en d one m an on th e roof. G o !” "Y es, sir," rep lied th e s e rg e a n t, a s h e tu r n e d aw ay to e x e c u te th e o rd er. C ap t. C linton g av e tw o s tr id e s fo r w ard , a n d c a tc h in g H o w ard by th e col la r, je rk e d him to h is feet. "N ow . young feller, you com e w ith m e! W e'll go u p s ta ir? an d h av e a look a t th e d e a d m a n .” (T O B E C O N T IN U E D .) Leaves It to Her Judgment. “Am I th e first g irl you ev er k isse d ? " a s k s th e fa ir young th in g fro m th e re fu g e of h is sh o u ld er. "W ell,” be re p lie s, " a fte r th e way my a rm Ju st n a tu ra lly slip p ed aro u n d y ju r w aist a s you u n co n scio u sly lean ed to w a rd m e. and my fin g ers tilte d your chin a s you u n co n scio u sly lifted your bead, an d I b e n t fo rw ard w h ere yo u r lips w e re w aitin g , a n d d id n 't g e t th e k iss e ith e r on y o u r n o se or y o u r ch in , b u t w h e re It b elo n g ed —a f te r th a t, and w ith th e k now ledge of th e su b je c t w hich you h av e d isp lay e d , I sh a ll say n o th in g , ex cep t th a t I leav e th e q u ee tlo n to y o u r ow n ju d g m e n t."— Life. •lightly Misquoted. She— "D id I u n d e rsta n d you to say th a t y o u r frien d , Mr. N eeds, w a i th irs tin g fo r g lo ry ?" He— "W ell, oot ex actly . I said b e b ad a g lo rio u s t h i r s t " — Tlt-Blta. Current Events of Interest Gathered From the World at Large. Qanaral Resume o f Important Events Praasnted In Condansed Form for O u r Busy Reader». The house has gone on record hs favoring the eight hour day in govern ment arsenals. Several thousand miners have al ready quit work in the threatened coal strike in England. Oregon has been given the first choice of sites for a state building at the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco. Abrahsm Ruef, convicted politicsl boss of San Francisco, refuses to tes tify 'against ex Mayor Schmitz in a bribery case. Senator Gardner, of Maine, would have the government buy in the ex- press companies and run them in con junction with the postal department. Texas militiamen guarding the El Paso electric light plant were fired on at night by parties concealed behind box cars, and believed to be Mexicans. A ^Connecticut investigating board finds that of 722 samples of food, drinks and drugs sold in that state, 232 were adulterated. It is said that on the strength of an offer made by Roosevelt a year ago, when the Madero revolution in Mexico was at its height, he might yet be sent to the front. So many robberies are occurring in New York that society women are having their jewels placed in safety vaults and are wearing bogus dupli cates of them. Fire destroyed the upper three floors of the old Gilman hotel, at the south east corner of First and Alder streets, Portland. One man was killed by jumping and another died from excite ment and fright. A woman at I-os Angeles, seeing a burglar helping himself to jewelry and valuables from her bureau, grab bed a pillow and attacked him so ener getically that he was completely rout ed and forced to jump from a second- story window. President Taft would have an arbi tration treaty with Germany. Amid many patroitic demonstrations Italy is preparing to annex Tripoli. San Francisco is considering the in- troductiion of moving pictures in the public schools. President Taft does not approve the proposed government ownership of telegraph lines. Spokane has begun an “ open-shop” campaign by reducing the wages of painters from $5 to $4. Plans have been completed for the introduction in parliament of the new home rule bill for Ireland. The INational Cash Register com pany, of Dayton, Ohio, has been indict ed for violation of the anti-trust laws. One ship was sunk and many more driven ashore by a tierce gale that swept New York and the North Atlan tic coast. By an explosion and fire in an Okla homa coal mine, eight men were killed and many others imprisoned in the mine, all of whom may perish. PORTLBND MARKETS. Wheat—Track prices: Bluestem, 89 5/90c; club, 865087c: red Russian, 85c; valley, 86(<i87c; forty-fold, 86(i/> 87c. Millstuffs—Bran, $205/22 per ton; shorts, $22ra)24; middlings, $30. Corn—New, whole, $34; cracked, $35 per ton. Hay—No. 1 Eastern Oregon tim othy, $15(i(:16; No. 1 valley, $135/14; alfalfa, $13; clover, $9; grain hay, $105ill. Oats—No. 1 white, $32.505/33 ton. Cranberries, $105/ 11.50 per barrel. Potatoes — Buying prices: Bur banks, $1.155/ 1.50 per hundred. Vegetables — Artichokes, $1.25 per dozen; cabbage, 1 Jc per pound; gar lic, 85/. 10c; hothouse lettuce, 605/76c per box; pumpkins, 1J5/2c per pound; rhubarb, $35/3.50 per box; spinach, $1(0)1.25 per box; sprouts, 8c; squash, l}5/2c per pound; turnips, $15/)1.10 per sack; rutabagas, $15/1.10; car rots, $15/1.10; parsnips, $15/1.10; beets, $1.25. Onions— Association price, $2.50 per sack. App’e s — Yellow Newtowns. $25/' 2.50 per box; Spitzenhergs, $1.755/3; Baldwin, $1.505/2; Ben Davis, $15/ 1.75; Red Cheek Pippins, $25/2.60; Gano, $15/1.75. Butter — Oregon creamery, solid pack, 36c; prints, extra. Eggs—Fresh Oregon ranch, candled, 20(o)21c per dozen. Pork—Fancy, 8)5o9c per pound. Veal—Fancy, 135/ 14c per pound. Poultry—Hens, 17c; springs, 165/ 16c; ducks, 175/ 17Jc; geese, 85/10c; turkeys, live, 16c; dressed. 205/21c. Hops—-1911 crop, 38c; olds, nomin al; 1912 contracts, 255/26c. Wool—Eastern Oregon, 145/16c per pound; valley, 165/.17c; mohair, choice, 3050 35c. Cattle—Choice steers, $65/6.65; good, $6.765/6; choice cows, $f 5 / 6.60; good, $4 755/ 5; choice spayed heifers, $5.365/5.50; good to choice heifers, $r5/5.25; choice bulls, $4.25 5t4.50; good, $45/4.25; choice calves, $8<®8.60; good. $6.755/7. Hog»—Choice light hogs, $6.505/) 6.76; smooth heavy hogs, $5.765/6; rough heavy, $6.505i5.76. Sheep — Choice yearlings, $4.6051) 4.76; choice twos and threes, $3.S05o 4.26; choice killing ewes, $4.105i) 4.60; culls, $2 505/3.26; choice grain- fed lambs, $5.505/6.60; choice spring lambs, $4.765i 5; good to choice lambs, $4.f05/4.75; fair to good lambs, $4.265/4.60; cull lambs, $3.76 @4.