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7ò<£> \ n gsaœeædwœ m RflETTDSdDIPdDIIQÏÏAW [LDITE THIRD DEGREE CHARLES KLEIN v w ARTH0R°HORNBLOW Y ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY WALTERS COPYWCMT, 1 909, BY G.W . DILLINGHAM COMPANY' a bird, and th a t sh e a tte n d e d a m e e t b u t o th e rw ise sh e w as not w holly de» S'.it* w as really so rry ing of w itch es a t S alem village. She void of feelin g w as n ot insane, b u t th e h o rro r of for th is po o r little w om an who w a i th e a c c u satio n b ro u g h t a g a in s t h e r fighting so b rav ely to sa v e h e r h u s No d o u b t she had in v eig led h ad b een too m uch for a w eak m ind. band. H ow ard's confession m ay possibly be H ow ard into m a rry in g her, b u t sh e — due to som e su ch in flu en ce.” A licia— had no rig h t to s i t in Judg If th e g irl “I hope for his poor f a th e r ’s sa k e ,” m en t on h e r fo r th a t. said A licia, " th a t you m ay be rig h t had b een am b itio u s to m a rry above an d th a t he m ay be p ro v ed in n o cen t, h er, In w h a t w ay w as sh e m o re g u ilty b u t e v e ry th in g is o v erw h elm in g ly th a n sh e h e rse lf had been in m a rry a g a in s t him . 1 th in k you a r e th e only ing a m an sh e (lid not love, sim p ly for one in N ew Y ork to e x p re ss su ch a his w ealth an d social p o sitio n ? Be sides, A licia w as h e rse lf so rely d o ubt.” H e r co n scien ce told h e r "D on’t fo rg et h is w ife,” re m a rk e d tro u b led . th e ju d g e, dryly. th a t a w ord fro m h er m ig h t se t th e S he m ig h t be "N o,” sh e replied. *‘T re a lly feel w hole m a tte r rig h t. so rry fo r th e g irl m yself. W ill you ab le to p ro v e th a t U n derw ood com give h e r som e m oney if I—** m itte d suicide. She knew sh e w as a cow ard an d w o rse th a n a cow ard T h e la w y e r sh ook h is head. "S he w on’t ta k e it. I trie d i t She b ecau se sh e d a re n o t sp e a k th a t w an ts m e to defen d h e r h u sb a n d — I w ord. T he m o re she saw h e r h u s trie d to b rib e h e r to go to som e o th e r b an d 's a n g e r th e less c o u ra g e sh e had to do it. In any ease, sh e a rg u ed law yer, b u t it w o u ld n 't w ork .” "W ell, so m e th in g o u g h t to be done | to h erself. H ow ard had co n fessed . If to sto p h e r an n o y in g u s ! ” exclaim ed he sh o t U nderw ood th e re w as no su i Alicia, in d ig n an tly . "M r. Je ffrie s su f cide, so w hy should sh e in c rim in a te fe rs te rrib ly . I ca n h e a r him pacing h e rse lf n e e d le ssly ? B u t th e re w as no up an d down th e lib ra ry till th re e or reaso n w hy sh e should n o t show som e fo u r In th e m orning. P o o r m an, he sy m p a th y fo r th e poor g irl who, a f te r su ffers so keenly an d he w on ’t le t any all, w as only doing w h at an y good one sy m p a th ize w ith him . H e w on’t w ife should do. Aloud sh e re p e a te d : "I'll see th e girl and ta l k to her. le t m e m en tio n h is s o n ’s nam e. I feel we o u g h t to do so m e th in g . T ry and She m u st liste n to re a so n .” “ R e a so n !” exploded th e b a n k e r, p ersu a d e him to le t m e se e th is g irl an d —you a re his frie n d a s w ell as his an g rily . "H ow can you e x p e c t re a so n from a w om an who h o u n d s us, dogs legal a d v is e r.” o u r fo o tstep s, trie s to co m p el us to — Ju d g e B rew ster bow ed. "Y our h u sb an d is a v e ry old frien d , ta k e h e r u p ?” Ju d g e B rew ster, who h ad a p p a re n t Mrs. Je ffrie s. I c a n 't d isre g a rd his ly paid no a tte n tio n to th e b a n k e r’s w ish es e n tire ly —” T h e re w as a k n o ck a t th e do o r of re m a rk s, now tu rn ed a ro u n d . H esi ta tin g ly he sa id : th e p riv a te office. "I th in k you do h e r a n in ju stic e , "C om e in,” called th e Judge. T h e door opened an d th e h ead Jeffrie s. S he com es ev ery d ay in th e clerk e n te re d , u sh e rin g in H ow ard hope th a t y o u r feelings to w a rd yo u r She w ish es to Jeffrie s. Sr. T h e b a n k er, still a ris to son h av e ch an g ed . c ra tic an d dignified, b u t looking tire d giv e color to th e belief th a t h is fa and carew o rn , ad v an ce d in to th e room th e r 's law y ers a re ch am p io n in g his an d sh ook han d s w ith th e jud g e, who cau se. S he w as h onest en o u g h to tell g re e te d him w ith a co rd ial sm ile. me so. You know h e r m o v em en ts a re T h e re w as no resp o n se on th e b a n k clo sely w atch ed by th e n ew sp a p e rs e r ’s face. Q uerulously he d em an d ed : an d sh e ta k e s good c a re to le t th e "B re w ste r, w h a t’s th a t w om an doing re p o rte rs th in k th a t sh e co m es h ero o ut th e r e ag a in ? It's n o t th e first to d isc u ss w ith me th e d e ta ils of h e r h u sb a n d 's defense." tim e I’ve m et h e r in th is office.” T h e b a n k e r sh ifted im p a tie n tly on A licia looked up eag erly . "Is sh e his ch air. C on tem p tu o u sly h e sa id : o ut th e r e now ?" sh e cried. "T h e n ew sp ap ers w hich I re a d d o n ’t "W h a t rig h t h a s sh e to com e h ere? If W h a t’s h e r o b je c t? ” w e n t o n th e give h e r th e slig h te st a tte n tio n . th ey did I should re fu s e to read b a n k e r irrita te d ly . W ith grow ing ir rita tio n ho T h e la w y e r sh ru g g ed h is sh o u ld ers. th em ." "T he sam e old th in g ,” he replied. w e n t on: “ I t ’s no u se talk in g a b o u t h e r any "S he w a n ts me to ta k e h e r case.” m ore. W h a t are we g o in g to do T h e b a n k e r frow ned. "D id n 't you te ll h e r it w as Im pos a b o u t th is la te s t sc an d al? T h is wom an is g o ing on the sta g e to be ex sib le ? ” "T hat m ak es no d ifferen ce,” h ib ited all o v er th e c o u n try an d sh e laughed th e judge. "S h e com es ju s t p ro p o ses to u se the fam ily n a m e .” "T h e re is n o th in g to p re v e n t h er,” , th e sam e. I’ve s e n t h e r aw ay a dozen tim es. W h a t am I to do if sh e in said th e law y er, dryly. T h e b a n k e r jum ped to h is fe e t an d sis ts on com ing? W e c a n ’t have h e r a rre ste d . S he d o e s n 't b re a k th e fu rn i exclaim ed an g rily : "T h e re m u st be! Good God, B rew tu r e o r b e a t th e office boy. S he sim ste r, su re ly you can o b ta in a n In ju n c ply s its a n d w a its .” "H av e you told h e r th a t I o b je c t to tion r e s tr a in in g her fro m u sin g th e You m u st do som e h e r co m in g h e re ? ” d em an d ed th e fam ily n am e! th in g . W h a t do you a d v is e ? ” b a n k e r, hau g h tily . "I ad v ise p atien ce,” re p lie d th e "I h a v e ,” rep lied th e ju d g e, calm ly, " b u t sh e h as o v e rru le d y o u r o b jec ju d g e, calm ly. B u t Mr. Je ffrie s had no p a tie n c e . tio n .” W ith a c o v e rt sm ile h e a d d H e w as a m an who w as n o t accu s ed, "Y ou know w e c a n ’t u se fo rce .” Mr. Je ffrie s sh ru g g e d h is sh o u ld e rs to m ed to h a v e his w ish e s th w a rte d . H e did n o t u n d e rsta n d w hy th e re im p atien tly . "Y ou ca n c e rta in ly u se m o ral fo rce ,” sho u ld be th e slig h te s t difficulty in c a rry in g o u t h is in stru c tio n s. he said. "A ny one can ad v ise p a tie n c e ! ” he "W h a t do you m ean by m oral exclaim ed, h otly, "b u t t h a t ’s n o t do fo rce?" d em an d ed th e law yer. B a n g in g th e desk Mr. Je ffrie s th re w up h is h an d s as ing an y th in g .” if u tte r ly d isg u ste d w ith th e w hole an g rily w ith h is fist, he ex claim ed : bu sin e ss. A lm ost a n g rily he a n "I w a n t so m e th in g d o n e !” sw ered : Ju d g e B re w s te r looked up a t h is "M oral force is m o ral force. 1 c lie n t w ith su rp rise . T h e ju d g e n ev er m ean p e rsu a sio n , of co u rse. Good lo st h is te m p er. E v en in th e m ost God, w hy c a n 't people u n d e rsta n d acrim o n io u s w ra n g le s in th e court» th e s e th in g s a s I do ?” room h e w as alw ay s th e su av e, pol T h e ju d g e said n o th in g , b u t tu rn ed ish ed g en tlem an . T h e re w as a sh a d e to ex am in e som e p a p e rs on h is desk. of re p ro a c h in h is to n e a s h e rep lied : H e h a rd ly liked th e in fe re n c e th a t he "Com e, com e, d o n ’t lo se y o u r tem could n o t see th in g s a s plain ly as per! I'll do w h a t I can , b u t th e re is o th e r people, b u t w h a t w as th e use n o th in g to be done in th e w ay you of g e ttin g ir rita te d ? H e co u ld n ’t af su g g est. T h e m o st I can do is to re ford to q u a rre l w ith o n e of h is b e s t m ain loyal to you, a lth o u g h — to be clien ts. q u ite can d id — I co n fess it goes a g a in st A licia looked a t h e r h u sb a n d a n x th e g rain to k eep m y h a n d s off th is iously. I k y in g h e r h a n d on h is arm , case. As I told y o u r w ife, th e r e are sh e sa id so o th in g ly : c e rta in fe a tu re s a b o u t it w h ich in te r " P e rh a p s if I w ere to se e h e r —” e s t m e keenly. I feel th a t you a re Mr. Je ffrie s tu rn e d a n g rily . w rong to— ” "H ow can you th in k of su ch a "No, B re w s te r!” in te r ru p te d Mr. th in g ? 1 c a n 't p e rm it m y w ife to Je ffrie s, ex plosively. " I'm rig h t! I'm com e in c o n ta c t w ith a w o m an of rig h t! You know it, b u t you w on’t th a t c h a r a c te r .” a d m it it.” Ju d g e B re w ste r, w ho w as liste n in g T h e la w y e r sh ru g g ed h is sh o u ld e rs in sp ite of th e fa c t th a t h e w as se em and tu rn e d to h is d e s k ag ain . L aco n ingly e n g ro sse d In h is p a p e rs, p u rsed ically, he sa id : h is lips. "W ell, I w on’t a rg u e th e m a tte r "O h, com e,” he sa id w ith a forced w ith you. You re fu s e to be ad v ised la u g h ,•" s h e ’s n ot a s bad a s all t h a t ! ” by m e a n d —” "I'm s u re sh e is n ’t,” sa id A licia, e m T h e b a n k e r looked up im p a tie n tly . p h a tic a lly . "S h e m u s t be am en ab le "W h a t is yo u r a d v ice?" to re a s o n .” T h e law yer, w ith o u t lo o k in g up T h e b a n k e r’s w ife w as n o t a lto g e th fro m h i 3 p ap ers, sa id q u ie tly : e r bad. E x cessiv e v a n ity an d am b i "Y ou know w h a t m y fe e lin g s in tho tion had ste e le d h e r h e a r t an d stifled m a tte r a re .” Im pulses th a t w e re n a tu ra lly good, ( T O B E C O N T IN U E D .) n ot fo r th e fact th a t Mr. Je ffrie s h as ex a c te d from m e a p ro m ise n o t to H o w a r d J e f f r i e s , b a n k e r ’s s o n , u n d e r ta k e up th is case, I should be tem p ted 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 , to— c o n sid er th e m a tte r. In th e first f e l l o w - s t u d e n t a t T a l e , l e a d s a l if e o f d i s s i p a t i o n , m a r r i e s t h e d a u g h t e r o f a g a m place, you know I alw ay s liked H ow b l e r w h o d i e d i n p r i s o n , a n d Is d i s o w n e d ard . I saw a good deal of him before by his f a t h e r . H e Is o u t o f w o r k a n d In y o u r m a rria g e to Mr. Je ffrie s. He dee p* r a t e s t r a i t s . Underwood, who had o n c e b e e n e n g a g e d t o H o w a r d ' s s t e p w as alw a y s a w ild, u n m an ag eab le m o t h e r , A l i c i a , i s a p p a r e n t l y In p r o s p e r boy, w eak in c h a ra c te r, b u t he had ous circu m stan ces. T a k i n g a d v a n ta g e of his I n ti m a c y w ith Alicia, h e b e c o m e s m any lovable tr a its . I am v ery so rry , s o rt o f social h i g h w a y m a n . D iscovering indeed, to see him in su ch a te rrib le his tru e c h a r a c te r , A licia d e n ie s him th e house. Fie s e n d s h e r a n o t e t h r e a t e n i n g position. It w as h ard for m e to r e a l suicide A rt d e a le rs for w h o m he a c te d ize it a n d I should n e v e r h av e be ns com m issioner, d e m a n d a n accounting. H e c a n n o t m a k e good. H o w a rd calls a t lieved him g u ilty had he n o t con Ills a p a r t m e n t s In a n I n t o x i c a t e d c o n d i fessed to th o crim e .” t i o n t o r e q u e s t a l o a n o f $2,000 t o e n a b l e him to t a k e u p a b u s in e s s p roposition. “ Yes,” sh e a sse n te d . “ It is an a w U n d e r w o o d t e l l s h i m h e Is In d e b t u p t o his eyes. H o w a r d d r i n k s h i m s e l f I n t o a ful th in g an d a te rrib le blow to his m a u d lin condition, a n d goes to sleep on a fa th e r. Of course, he h a s had n o th divan A c a l l e r is a n n o u n c e d a n d U n d e r ing to do w ith H ow ard for m onths. wood d raw s a screen aro u n d the d ru n k e n sleeper. Alicia e n te r s . She dem ands a As you know , ho tu rn e d him o u t of p r o m i s e f r o m U n d e r w o o d t h a t h e wi l l n o t t a k e h i s life. H e r e f u s e s u n l e s s s h e w i l l d o o rs long ago, b u t th e d isg ra c e Is renew h er p atro n ag e. T his she refuses, n o n e th e less o v erw h elm in g .” a n d t a k e s h e r leave. U nderw ood kills T h e law y er looked o ut of th e win- him self. T h e r e p o r t of t h e pistol a w a k e n s H o w a r d . H e finds U n d e r w o o d d e a d . dow and d rum m ed his fingers on th e R e a liz in g his p r e d i c a m e n t h e a t t e m p t s to a rm of his c h a ir. S uddenly w heeling flee a n d Is r n e t b y U n d e r w o o d ’s valet. H o w a r d is t u r n e d o v e r t o t h e p o l ic e . round, an d facin g h is clien t, he said Dapt C T in to n , n o t o r i o u s f o r h i s b r u t a l "Y ou know th is girl he m a rrie d is tre a tm e n t of prisoners, puts H ow ard t h r o u g h t h e th ir d de g re e , a n d finally g e ts no o rd in a ry w om an.” a n alleged confession fro m th e h a ra s s e d “O h !" sh e exclaim ed, sa rc a stic a lly . m an. A n n i e , H o w a r d ’s w i f e , d e c l a r e s h e r b e l i e f In h e r h u s b a n d ’s I n n o c e n c e , a n d “ She h a s su cceed ed in a ro u sin g your p a y s s h e will c l e a r h im . S h e c a lls on sy m p a th y .” J e ff r ie s . Sr. H e re fu s e s to help u n less s h e will c o n s e n t to a d ivorce. To save T h e ju d g e bow ed coldly. H o w a r d s h e c o n s e n t s , b u t w h e n s h e finds “ No,” he rep lied . “ I would h ard ly t h a t t h e e ld e r J e ff r ie s d o e s n o t I n te n d to s ta n d b y his son. e x c e p t fin an cially , s h e say th a t. B ut sh e h as a ro u se d m y s c o rn s his help A nnie a p p e als to J u d g e S he is a very p e c u lia r g irl, B rew ster, a t t o r n e y f o r J e f f r i e s , 3 r . . to cu rio sity . t a k e H o w a r d ’s c a s e H e d e c l i n e s . A n n i e e v id e n tly a c re a tu r e of im p u lse and h u u n t s B r e w s t e r ’s office. d e te rm in a tio n . I c e rta in ly feel so rry fo r h e r. H e r p osition is a v ery p a in C H A P T E R X IV .— Continued. ful one. S he h a s been m a rrie d only “ You m ean a b o u t th e U nderw ood a few m o n th s, a n d now h e r h u sb an d h as to face the m o st aw ful accu satio n case?” th a t can be b ro u g h t a g a in s t a m an. A licia nodded. “ Yes, Mr. Je ffrie s In te rrib ly u pset. S he is plu ck y in sp ite of it all, an d is As If th e coining tria l a n d all th e re s t m oving h eav en an d e a rth in H o w ard ’s of th e sc an d al w ere n o t enough. R ut d efen se . S he b eliev es h e rse lf to be in now w e h av e to face so m e th in g even som e m e a s u re re sp o n sib le for his m is A p art from th a t, th o c ase w o rse, so m e th in g th a t affects m e even fo rtu n e. m o re th a n m y hu sb a n d , Iieally , I’m in te r e s ts m e from a p u rely p ro fe ssio n al p o in t of view . T h e re a r e se v e ra l f ra n tic a b o u t It.” ” W h a t’s h ap p en ed now ?” ask ed th e s tr a n g e f e a tu re s co n n ected w ith th e case. S om etim es, in sp ite of H o w ard ’s law y er, calm ly. “ T h a t w om an Is going on t e sta g e, co n fessio n , I d o n 't b elieve he com m itted th a t crim e .” th a t's a ll! ” sh e snapped. A licia ch an g ed color an d , sh iftin g ” H ’m ," said th e law y er, calm ly. ”J u s t th in k ! ” sh e cried, " th e nam e, u n easily on h e r c h a ir, sc ru tin iz e d th e ‘M rs. H o w ard Je ffrie s'— m y n a m e — la w y e r’s face. W hat w as beh in d th a t paraded befo re th e public! At a tim e calm , in sc ru ta b le m a sk ? W h a t th e o ry w hen e v e ry th in g sh o u ld be done to had he fo rm ed ? O ne n e w s p a p e r had k eep It o u t of th e p a p e rs th is w om an su g g e ste d suicide. S he m ig h t h e rse lf th e i com e fo rw ard an d d e c la re th a t R ob is g oing to flau n t h e rs e lf on e r t U nderw ood h ad th re a te n e d to s ta g e !” S he fan n ed h e rse lf In d ig n an tly , ; la k e h is own life, b ut how could sh e w h ile th e law y er rap p e d h is d e s k a b face th e sc an d al w hich su ch a c o u rse s e n t m in d ed ly w ith a p a p e r c u tte r . I would involve? S he would h av e to a d m it v isitin g U nderw ood’s room s a t A licia w e n t on: T h a t su re ly would •‘You know I h a v e n e v e r m et th e m id n ig h t alone. w om an. W h a t is sh e lik e ? I u n d e r ru in h e r in th e ey es n ot only of h er sta n d s h e ’s b een b o th e rin g you to h u sb an d , b u t of th e whole w orld. If ta k e th e c ase of th a t w o rth le ss h u s th is sa crifice of h e r good n a m e w ere b a n d of h e rs. Do you know sh e had n e c e s sa ry to sa v e an in n o cen t m an 's th e Im p e rtin e n c e to com e to ou r ho u se life, p e rh a p s sh e m ight sum m on up Hypothesis T h a t Seems to Explain m o v em en t of th e eyes, an d n e x t a an d a sk Mr. Je ffrie s to h elp th e m ? I enough co u rag e to m ake it. But. a f te r m ov em en t of th e body. T h is c a u s e s a the Constant Revolution of a sk e d m y h u sb a n d to d esc rib e h er, all, sh e w as by no m ean s su re h e r p e c u lia r Jerk in g m otion of th e ey eb alls the Eyeball. b u t all I could g e t from him w as th a t se lf th a t 1 nderw ood had com m itted d u rin g th e w hole tim e of th e tu rn in g sh e w as im p e rtin e n t an d im p o ssib le.” suicide. H ow ard had co n fessed , so T h e m edium In w h ich f r e s h w a te r of th e body. S he h e s ita te d a m om ent, th e n sh e w hy should sh e je o p a rd iz e h e r good flshea liv e gives th em a ch a n c e to see nam e u se lessly ? ad d e d : "Is sh e a s p r e tty a s h e r pic L ite ra ry Vaudeville. tu r e s in th e p a p e r? Y ou've se en h er, “ No, re p e a te d th e ju d g e, sh a k in g a g re a t d ista n c e only In th e h o rlio n ta l A N ew K ngland a d m ire r of L o n g fel d ire c tio n . It se e m s Im possible to e x h is head, " th e r e 's so m e th in g s tra n g e of c o u rs e ? ” low p ro p o ses th a t th e a fte rn o o n of In th e w hole affair. I d o n 't b elieve p lain th e c o n s ta n t re v o lu tio n o f th e F e b ru a ry 27 of each y e a r b e s e t a sid e Ju d g e B re w ste r frow ned. ey eb all on an y o th e r h y p o th e sis e x H o w ard had an y hand in it.” “ Y es,” he rep lied . “ S h e com es h ere In th e public sch o o ls a s a tim e to give ev ery d ay re g u la rly . She lite ra lly “ B ut he c o n fe ss e d !” exclaim ed c e p t th a t th e o p tic a l a x is ex te n d s fo r sp e cial a tte n tio n to th e p o e t's life and w ard In ste a d of sidew ise. Alicia. co m pels m e to see h e r an d re fu s e s to w orks. L ongfellow w as d o u b tle ss a W hen a fish w ish e s to e a t an y th in g , g re a t A m erican poet, b u t h e a lre a d y T h e Judge shook h is head. go till I’ve told h e r I h a v e n ’t ch an g ed e ith e r a t th e b o tto m of th e pond or m y d ecisio n a b o u t ta k in g h e r c ase.” " T h a t's n o th in g ." he sa id . “T h e re h as sufficient p lace in th e sch o o ls by “ W h a t In so le n c e !” exclaim ed A licia. h av e b een m any in sta n c e s of u n tru e a t th e su rfa c e of th e w a te r, It sw im s b ein g re p re s e n te d In e v e ry re a d e r p u t A fam ous affa ir of th e d ire c tly to w a rd th e o b je c t; an d In th is fo rth sin ce h e lived a n d w ro u g h t. And “ I B hould th in k th a t you w ould h ave confessions. kind w as th e R oom case in V erm o n t. c ase th e ey es a r e in s ta n tly a d ju ste d th e re Is a lre a d y to o m uch fo o lish n ess h e r p ut o u t of th e office.” T h e law y er w as s ile n t an d toyed T w o b ro th e rs co n fessed h av in g killed in lin e w ith th e body, so a s to b rin g In th e schools, an d to o little read in g , eo m ew h at n e rv o u sly w ith th e p a p e r | th e ir b ro th e r in law and describ ed th e Im age of th e p a rtic le d e sire d upon w ritin g an d a rith m e tic . U n less th is c u tte r , a s If n ot q u ite decided a s to how th ey d estro y ed th e body, y e t th e p o ste rio r p o rtio n of th e re tin a . te n d e n c y to w ard h o lid ay s an d sp e cial w h a t re sp o n se to m ake. H e coughed som e tim e a fte rw a rd th e m u rd ered In th is c ase th e y lose th e ir h o rizo n tal d ay s In sch o o ls co n ies to an end soon. an d fu ssed w ith th e p a p e rs on the m an tu rn e d up a liv e and w ell. T h e position. It will be n e c e s sa ry fo r te a c h e r s to If a fish w ish es to tu r n to th e rig h t ta k e a co u rse In v au d ev ille to p ro v id e desk. o b je c t of th e confession, o f course, “ W hy d o n ’t you h av e h e r p u t o u t of w as to tu r n th e v e rd ic t from m u rd e r o r left In th e w a te r, th e first m ove th e needed v a rie ty , an d a b o u t a ll th e th e office?” sh e rep e a te d . to m a n s la u g h te r, th e c irc u m sta n tia l m en t Is th a t of th e ey es In unison In ch ild ren will ta k e is a v a c a tio n .— A t T h is ch iso n Globe. T h e Judge looked up. T h e re w as ev id en ce a g a in st them h av in g been th e d ire c tio n of th e tu rn in g . a n e x p re ss io n In h is face th a t m ight so stro n g . In th e d ay s off w itc h c ra ft would be e n tire ly u n n e e e s sa ry If th e h a v e b een in te rp re te d a s on e of a n th e u n fo rtu n a te wom en accu sed of a p p a re n t a x is w as th e a x is of th e m o st W here T h e y Grow . n o y an ce. as If he r a th e r re se n te d th is b ein g w itc h e s w ere often urged by d istin c t vision, a s one of th e ey es " W h a t h as beco m e o f o u r old lan d In tru s io n in to h is b u sin e ss affairs, re la tiv e s to co n fess a s b eing th e only would se e all th a t w as to be seen on lad y ?" b u t M rs Je ffrie s. S r . w as too im w ay of esc a p e open to th em Ann th e side of th e tu rn in g . A fter th is " S h e 's k eep in g a boarding house In p o r ta n t a c lie n t to q u a rre l w ith, so F o ster, a t S alem , In 1692, co n fessed m o v em en t of th e eyes, th e body tu rn s C a lifo rn ia now .” th a t sh e w as a w itch. S he said the enough to b rin g th e ey e s Into th e ir h e m e re ly said : "W a n te d to g e t near th e prunee. “F ra n k ly . M rs J< ffrles, if it w ere devil a p p e a re d to h e r in th e sh a u e of no rm al position, th e n th e r e Is ag ain a I eh ?" S Y N O P S IS . Peculiar Vision of Fish S T E A M E R F IN O S B O D IE S , Cable S hip M ackey-Bennett at Scene o f 1 ilenic W reck S t. J o h n s , N . F .— S ix ty -fo u r bodies h a v e b een reco v ered by th e cab le s te a m e r M a ck ay -B en n ett, w h ich has been s e a rc h in g th e v ic in ity o f th e T i ta n ic d is a s te r , a c c o id in g to a r e p o rt th a t h a s reach ed th is c ity . I t is sa id se v era l bodies w h ich w ere re c o v ered w e re su n k ag a in , as th ey w e re w ith o u t id e n tific a tio n m ark s. T h e n am es o f th o se id en tified could n o t be o b ta in e d th ro u g h th e C ape K ace w ire le ss sta tio n . T h e 64 bo d ies reco v ered a r e re g a rd ed as id e n tifia b le , acco rd in g to th e re p o rt. T h o se t h a t w e re su n k a g a in w e re p resu m a b ly in a co n d itio n m a k in g t h e i r p re s e rv a tio n im p o ssib le. H a lif a x , N . S .— C o n firm a tio n o f r e p o rts t h a t n u m ero u s bodies o f v ic tim s o f th e T ita n ic w e re a tlo a t in th e v ic in ity o f th e d is t r i c t w as receiv ed in a w ire le ss m essag e fro m th e s te a m sh ip B rem en , v ia th e S a b le islan d and C am p erd o w n w ire le ss s ta tio n s . The m essa g e r e a d : “ T h e s te a m e r B rem en , bound fo r N ew Y o rk , an d th e s te a m e r R h ein , p assed on S a tu rd a y a fte rn o o n in 42.10 n o rth la titu d e and 40.20 w e s t lo n g i tu d e in th e n eig h b o rh o o d o f th re e la rg e iceb erg s. S ig h te d n u m ero u s p ieces o f w re c k a g e and a g r e a t n u m b e r o f h u m an bodies w ith life -p re s e rv e r s on, flo a tin g in th e se a. S ig h ted and sp o k e th e cab le s te a m e r M ackay- B e n n e tt on th e w ay to reco v er th e flo a tin g bodies. C A P T A IN P R E A G E R .” The cab le sh ip M a c k a y -B e n n e tt w as c h a r te r e d by th e W h ite S ta r lin e and o rd e re d to p roceed to th e scene o f th e d is a s te r and to do all sh e can to re c o v e r bodies and g le a n all in fo rm a tio n p o ssib le. J A P S S T I L L C O M IN G . Exclusion League Says C ontraband Tra ve l is Large. S an F ra n c isc o — C ritic is m o f D r. D av id S t a r r Jo rd a n , p re s id e n t o f S ta n fo rd u n iv e r s ity , is c o n ta in e d in th e r e p o rt o f th e e x e c u tiv e c o m m itte e o f th e A s ia tic E x clu sio n le a g u e . T h e le a g u e ta k e s issu e w ith D r. J o rd a n on h is a t titu d e to w a rd J a p a n e s e im m ig ra tio n as e x p re sse d in a re c e n tly p u b lish ed a rtic le . In p a r t th e r e p o rt s a y s: “ I t is s ta te d t h a t th e r e is a g r e a t d em an d f o r J a p a n e s e la b o r am o n g th e ra n c h e rs o f C a lifo rn ia , w h ite la b o r n o t b e in g a d e q u a te . . . The tro u b le w ith th e r a n c h e rs o f C a lifo r n ia is t h a t th e y seek lab o r th a t w ill w o rk fo r a season w h ile th e h a rv e s t is on, f o r a m o d e ra te s a la ry , and w hen t f e h a r v e s t is o v e r th e s e ra n c h e rs h av e no concern as to how th e s e peo p le sh a ll he su p p o rte d f o r th e r e s t o f th e y e a r . ’’ A lth o u g h th e J a p a n e s e g o v e rn m e n t h as re fu se d p a s sp o rts to u n sk ille d la b o re rs sin c e 1899, th e r e p o rt sa y s t h a t J a p a n e s e “ in la rg e n u m b e rs a re s u r r e p titio u s ly co m in g in th ro u g h M exico and C a n a d a and t h e i r p o p u la tio n on th e P acific C o a st is b e in g c o n s ta n tly a u g m e n te d by th is c o n tra b a n d t r a f fic .” E X U L T I N G “ R E D ” IS D R U B B E D . B ro k e r T h ra sh e s Blatant Socialist and C o p Congratulates. M ilw au k ee— T w o S o c ia lists o f th e “ R e d ” ty p e w e re loudly p ro c la im in g on a cro w d ed s t r e e tc a r t h e ir jo y o v e r th e d e a th o f m en o f w e a lth and d is tin c tio n in th e T ita n ic w re c k . T h ey e sp e c ia lly g lo a te d o v e r th e d e a th s o f A sto r, S tra u s and M a jo r B u tt. B. W . S to n e, an in v e s tm e n t b ro k e r, w as one o f th e c a r p a sse n g e rs, and th e S o c ia lists ask ed him w h a t h e th o u g h t a b o u t it. “ N o m an w ith a d ro p o f tr u e A m e r ican blood in h is v e in s w ould say w h a t you a re s a y in g ,” h e resp o n d ed . “ Y o u ’re a l i a r , ” sh o u te d one o f th e S o c ia lists , as he s p ra n g a t M r. S tone. T h e l a t t e r aro se and w ith a stiff b a t te r y o f blow s ch an g ed th e fe llo w ’s fa c e in to a d isfig u red m ass. A p o licem an , n o tin g th e h u b b u b , ru sh ed in to th e car, b u t w h en to ld o f th e ca u se o f th e b a ttle , re fu s e d to a r r e s t M r. S to n e, b u t in s te a d shook him w arm ly by th e h an d , sa y in g ; “ I ’m p ro u d o f y o u .” F re n c h La w N ow S trict. P a r is — T h e n a v ig a tio n d e p a r tm e n t o f th e F re n c h g o v e rn m e n t d e c la re s t h a t th e p r e s e n t F re n c h la w s re g a r d in g life s a v in g a p p lia n c e s a r e so m uch m o re rig o ro u s th a n th o se o f o th e r n a tio n s t h a t som e o f th e F re n c h sh ip p in g co m p an ies h av e m ad e c o m p lain t. T h e g o v e rn m e n t in sp e c to rs r ig id ly en fo rc e s t r i c t o b se rv a tio n o f th e r e g u la tio n s and th e law o f 1908 fo rc e s s te a m e rs to c a rry life b o a ts and r a f t s in p ro p o rtio n to th e ir to n n a g e and p a sse n g e rs. In cases o f s te a m e rs w ith w a te r tig h t c o m p a rtm e n ts th e law is less s tr ic t. N ew French Lin e r Sails. H a r v e —T h e F ra n c e , th e new 27,000- ton F re n c h lin e r, sa ile d fro m H a v re on h e r m aid en v o y ag e to N ew Y ork. R o b e rt B acon, w ho re c e n tly resig n e d as A m e ric a n m in is te r to F ra n c e , and M rs. B acon, e m b a rk e d on board th e F ra n c e . T he official F re n c h d e le g a tio n to th e C h a m p lain f e s tiv itie s also sa ile d on th e s te a m e r w ith M r. and M rs. B acon. J . D alp iaz, g e n e ra l m a n a g e r o f th e F ren ch lin e, who is also a p a sse n g e r, said o rd e rs had been g iv en to ta k e th e e x tr e m e so u th e rn course. C le rk s Die Like H e ro e s. W a sh in g to n , D. C. — F iv e p o sta l c le rk s a b o ard th e ill-f a te d T ita n ic died lik e h ero es. T h re e o f th em w e re A m e ric a n s, tw o w e re E n g lish m en . A cco rd in g to official ad v ic e s receiv ed by P o s tm a s te r G en eral H itch co ck , th e s e m en , a f t e r th e T ita n ic had crash e d in to th e ic e b e rg , d isre g a rd e d th e ir p erso n al s a fe ty and b eg an to con vey th e 200 sa c k s o f re g is te r e d m ail, c o n ta in in g 400,000 p ieces, to th e u p p e r d eck , w h e re i t m ig h t b e ta k e n off. C onsul Dem ands Release. W a sh in g to n D. C .— D em an d s h av e been m ad e on th e re b e l a u th o r itie s a t C h ih u ah u a , by A m erican C onsul L e tc h e r fo r th e im m e d ia te re le a se o f tw o A m e ric a n s im p riso n e d th e re . T h e m en h av e b een in con fin em en t sin c e M arch 16, b u t th e A m erican offi cial h as j u s t le a rn e d o f t h e ir p l i g h t T h e ir n am es w e re n o t g iv e n o u t. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE P O U JA D E M O D E L H ATC H ER Y F L O U R P R IC E S O A R S . W arden Finley Planning to Enlargo G reat Scarcity o f Available Wheat F o rc e s 2 0 -C e n t K ite. and Im p io ve Stats Plant. P o r tla n d —T h e p ric e o f p a te n t flour E u g e n e —T o m a k e th e s ta te fish h a tc h e ry on th e M cK enzie riv e r a t was ad v an ced 40 c e n ts u b a rre l in th e P o u jad e, th e p rin c ip a l tr o u t h a tc h e ry P o rtla n d and P u g e t Sound m a rk e ts. A o f th e s ta te , is th e plan o f S ta te G am e week ag o th e re whs an ad v an ce o f 20 T h e se a r e th e firs t W ard en F in ley and M a ste r F ish W a r c e n ts a b a rre l. den R. E . C la n to n , w ho v isite d th e ch an g es th a t h av e o c cu rred in th e h a tc h e ry a few d ay s ago an d sp e n t m a r k e t sin c e th e b e g in n in g o f th e s e a se v era l d a y s in E u g en e in co n feren ce son la s t S e p tem b er, T h e m ille rs w e re fo rce d to m ak e o v er th e d e ta ils o f w ork a t th e h a tc h e ry . M. J . R y c k m a n , in c h a rg e o f th ese ad v an ce s by th e h ig h p ric e o f th e h a tc h e ry , h as his p lan s w ell along w h e a t. G rain v alu es h a v e b een c lim b and is now e n g a g e d in ta k in g tro u t in g rap id ly o f la te , b ecau se su p p lie s in f a r m e r s ' han d s a r e n e a rly e x h a u s t sp a w n fo r h a tc h in g . ed. Som e o f th e g ra in dealerB fig u re P o u jad e h a tc h e ry is to be a model th a t th e r e is n o t en o u g h w h e a t le f t in p la n t, s itu a te d in a b e a u tifu l sp o t on th e P acific N o rth w e e t to su p p ly all th e p ic tu re sq u e M cK enzie. W o rk m en w a n ts u n til th e new cro p ia a v a ila b le . F a rm e rs ev id e n tly ta k e th is v iew , h av e co m p leted 500 f e e t o f th e 4,000 f e e t o f flum e re q u ire d to b rin g w a te r fo r th o se who huve an y w h e a t l e f t on fro m G r a n ite C reek to th e h a tc h e ry . hand d em an d e x tre m e p ric e s fo r it. T h e re w e re b id s o f $1 a bushel a t In f ro n t o f th e h a tc h e ry b u ild in g and s u p e rin te n d e n t’s house w ill be an e x in te r io r p o in ts fo r b lu este m w h e a t. h ib itio n pool, p laced n e a r th e ro ad so In th e local m a r k e t b lu e ste m is s e llin g t h a t tr a v e le rs m ay see th e d iffe re n t fo r $1.0 7 , and as h ig h a s $1.10 a so rts o f fish. B ack o f th e h atc h e ry bushel h as been p aid fo r th is m illin g b u ild in g , w h ich w ill he 120 o r 130 g ra d e f o r la t e r d e liv e ry . E v en th e f e e t lo n g , th e r e w ill be a la r g e r n u m c h e a p e r g ra d e s o f w h e a t, such, a s a re b e r o f ponds f o r sto ck tr o u t to be k e p t used fo r ch ick en feed , a r e now s e llin g from y e a r to y e a r fo r sp a w n in g . On in c a rlo ad lo ts a t $1 a b u sh el. a a lig th ly h ig h e r bench w ill be n u rs e ry pools fo r y o u n g fish, fro m w hich S P R IN G S A R E IN D IS P U T E . th e su p p ly w ill be d ra w n fo r sto c k in g V th e s tre a m s o f W e s te rn O reg o n . A uthority o f State Engineer Q u e s tioned by Forester I N T E R E S T IN F A IR G R E A T . S alem — Q u e stio n in g ] th e a u th o r ity O v e r 3 0 0 E n trie s N ow M ade by Linn o f S t a t e E n g in e e r L ew is to issu e a p e rm it to F . W. R oss fo r th e a p p ro C o u n ty C h ild ren lo r C o r te e ts . A lb a n y — U n u su al in te r e s t is b e in g p r ia tio n o f th e w a te r s o f th e B re ite n - m a n ife ste d by school c h ild re n o f A l bu sh sp rin g s, b ecau se th ey a r e n o t b an y and L in n c o u n ty in th e in d u s o rd in a ry w a te rs, b u t c o n ta in m ed icin al tr ia l School F a ir to he held in A lb an y p ro p e rtie s , G eo rg e H. C ecil, fo re s te r n e x t A u g u s t. O v e r 300 h av e a lre a d y fo r th e d is tr ic t e m b ra c in g th e n a tio n a l e n te re d fo r v a rio u s e x h ib its o f f ru it, v e g e ta b le s, g r a in s and g ra ss e s and fo re s t re se rv e , h as w r itte n him on th e m any w ill e n te r m o re th a n one e x su b je c t. h ib it. H e d e c la re s th a t Ross h as ap p lied to E ach ch ild m u st c u ltv a te th e th e F e d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t fo r th e use o f g ro u n d , do th e p la n tin g and g ro w all th e lan d s w h ere th e sp rin g s a re lo c a t th e p ro d u c ts e n te re d in co m p etitio n ed, as h e c o n te m p la te s la y in g som e fo r th e p r iie s o ffered by th e m e rc h a n ts p ip e lin e s and b u ild in g som e b a th o f A lb an y , L eb an o n , B ro w n sv ille, Scio houses. U n d e r th e s t a tu t e s of th e and o th e r c itie s o f th e co u n ty . In U n ite d S ta te s , he sa y s, i t is h is o p in ad d itio n to th e e x h ib its o f g a rd en , field ion t h a t th e on ly w a te r s o v er w hich and o rc h a rd p ro d u cts, th e r e w ill also th e s t a te e x e rc ise s ju ris d ic tio n a re be an e x h ib it o f p a in tin g s and d ra w th o se used fo r p o w er, d o m e stic and in g s, th e w o rk o f th e school ch ild ren ir r ig a tio n p u rp ses. o f A lb an y and L in n co u n ty , and h a n d R e p ly in g to th e le tte r , S t a t e E n som e p riz e s an d tro p h ie s h av e also g in e e r L ew is say s th e re is no d o u b t in been o ffered f o r th is lin e o f w o rk . h is m in d b u t th a t th e s t a te h a s j u r i s d ictio n o v e r all w a te r s sa v e n a v ig a b le A P P L E C A R N IV A L M A Y 2 -5 . stre a m s . H e s ta te s , h o w ev er, t h a t w h ile th e s t a te h as ju ris d ic tio n o f th e Impetus to Be Given H ood River w a te r s in q u estio n , th e F e d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t h as ju ris d ic tio n and co n tro l H ighw ay Movem ent. o f th e lan d , and t h a t u n le ss i t allo w s H ood R iv e r— A f e a tu r e o f th e Hood a p e r m it fo r its use, th a t th e w a te r R iv e r A p p le B lossom C a rn iv a l, d a te s can n o t be u tiliz e d . o f w h ich h a v e b een s e t fo r M ay 2 to 5, w ill b e th e am o k er g iv e n to th e F LA X E X P E R T V IS IT S C IT Y . P o rtla n d C o m m ercial clu b h e re on S a tu rd a y n ig h t. M ay 4. S e c re ta ry English M anufacturer Investigating S c o tt re c e iv e d a co m m u n icatio n from O re g o n Possibilities. A tto rn e y E. E . C o o v ert, o f P o rtla n d , P o rtla n d — G eo rg e E. C am p b ell, o f sa y in g t h a t he and S. B enson, d onor London, E n g lan d , en ro u te from S an o f th e $10,000 fo r d o in g th e Shell F ra n cisco to T o ro n to , sto p p ed in P o rt Rock m o u n ta in w o rk on th e P o rtla n d - lan d and v isite d th e C o m m ercial clu b Hood R iv e r h ig h w a y , w ould b e p re s to o b ta in s ta tis tic s and d a ta upon th e e n t. G o v ern o r W est w ill also be a soil and co n d itio n s o f th is s ta te , w ith g u e s t o f th e c ity on t h a t n ig h t. a v iew to a s c e rta in in g th e p o s s ib ili C h ie f b u sin e ss o f th e clu b sm o k er tie s o f flax c u ltu re on a la rg e sc a le w ill be b o o stin g th e C o lu m b ia R iv e r h ere. ro ad . T h e e v e n t w ill th u s be o f g r e a t M r. C am pbell is o n e o f th e la r g e s t in te r e s t to c itiz e n s o f Hood R iv e r flax m a n u fa c tu re rs in E n g la n d , and is and M u ltn o m ah c o u n ties. T h o se who p re sid e n t o f th e C a n ad ian F la x MillB h av e v is ite d th e ro u te th is s p rin g a re a t T o ro n to , C anada. w o rk in g to w a rd se c u rin g its e a rly “ P ro v id ed th e r e p o rts a r e tr u e o f co m p letio n . th e a d a p ta b ility o f th e soil o f O regon to flax c u ltu re — and all in v e s tig a tio n s Florence P repares fo r C arnival. I h av e m ad e in d ic a te th a t th e y a r e ” — F lo re n ce— A rra n g e m e n ts a r e g o in g said M r. C am p b ell, in a co n fe re n c e on fo r h o ld in g th e fifth an n u al R ho w ith th e F la x c o m m itte e , o f w h ich D r. E . A. P ie rc e ig c h a irm a n , “ th e dodendron C a rn iv a l h e re M ay 22 and v e ry b e s t class o f fib er could b e ra ise d 23. I t is p lan n ed to m ak e i t a tw o h ere. ' ’ d a y s ’ c e le b ra tio n , one d a y o f w hich M r. C am pbell ad v o cated th e r o ta w ill be la rg e ly ta k e n u p by a school tio n o f flax w ith o th e r cro p s, s a y in g f a i r in w h ich all th e schools o f W e s t t h a t in r o ta tio n i t b en efits th e lan d , e rn L an e co u n ty w ill h a v e a p a rt. w h ile in co n tin u ed so w in g th e soil E u g en e and F lo re n c e b u sin e ss m en becom es e x h a u ste d . h av e o ffered p riz e s as a n in c e n tiv e to th e ch ild ren , an d e n th u s ia s tic p lan s Rich G o ld Strike is Made. a re b e in g m ad e u n d e r th e g u id an ce I.a k e v ie w —T e le g ra p h ic r e p o rts r e o f M iss G oldie V an B ib b e r, school ceiv ed a t L a k e v ie w re c e n tly in d ic a te su p e rv iso r. t h a t th e r ic h e s t gold s tr ik e e v e r m ad e H o o d R iver T ra c t So ld . in th e h ig h -g ra d e d i s t r i c t w as m ad e Hood R iv e r — T h e 2 0 -acre tr a c t th e re th is w eek , b e in g th e firs t co arse b o u g h t la s t w eek by J . C. S k in n e r gold e v e r d isco v ered th e re . T h e s tr ik e fro m W . H . Jo h n so n a g a in changed w as m ad e on th e L u ck y Boy, im m e d i h an d s th is w eek , M. S. H a r ris b u y in g a te ly w e s t o f th e Old G lory and S u n G r e a t e x c ite m e n t p r e th e p ro p e rty fro m M r. S k in n e r. T he sh in e claim s. tr a c t, w h ich is on th e p ro te c te d sid e v a ils in th e P in e C reek and H ig h - o f Lenz h ill, is one o f th e b e s t o rch ard G rad e d is tr ic ts . H u n d re d s o f m in e rs p ieces in th e v a lley , and m a k e s a le f t D e n v e r on a sp e c ia l t r a i n and b e a u tifu l hom e lo c a tio n . C o n sid e ra th e g r e a t e s t m in in g ru sh in th e v ic in tio n w a s $32,000. M r. S k in n e r re ity f o r y e a rs is ex p ected . ceiv ed in p a r t p a y m e n t C ouncil .C re s t p ro p e rty in P o rtla n d . Mr. H a r r is snys F a rm e r Buys Mills at Echo. he b o u g h t th e p lace fo r a hom e and E ch o — Jo sep h C u n h a, a p ro m in e n t w ill m ove th e r e im m e d ia te ly . f a rm e r o f th is v ic in ity , h as p u rch ase d th e H e n r ie tta flo u rin g m ills, o f E cho, State Fire Risks S h o w n . from th e S w ift P a c k in g co m p an y , fo r S a le m — In a s ta te m e n t j u s t com $18.TOo. T h e H e n r ie tta m ills w e re p le te d by S ta te In su ra n c e C om m is b u ilt b y J . H. K oontz, w ho sold th em sio n e r F e rg u so n i t is show n th a t fire to G. W . H u n t, a t o n e tim e a p ro m i risk s, less c a n c e lla tio n , a m o u n tin g to n e n t ra ilro a d m an o f O reg o n and $180,262,168, w e re w r itte n in O regon W a sh in g to n . M r. C u n h a e x p e c ts to in 1911. P re m iu m s rec e iv e d , less e re c t w areh o u se s and h a v e th e m ills c a n c e lla tio n , d u r in g t h a t y e a r am o u n t g iv e n an o v e rh a u lin g . Jo h n G. ed to $3,0 2 0 .9 1 7 on fire r isk s. R e in T h o m as, who has liv ed h e re fo r s e v su ra n c e p re m iu m s am o u n ted to $665,- e ral y e a rs, w ill h av e c h a rg e o f th e 508; n e t p rem iu m s, $ 2 ,2 6 4 ,3 9 4 ; losses m ills. in c u rre d , $ 1 ,4 3 5 ,7 1 9 ; losses p aid , Rains Benefit Echo G rain. $1,574,354. and losses p aid less re in s u r ance, $1,078,914. E ch o — A b u n d a n t r a in s o f th e la s t w eek confirm s th e p ro m ise o f u n u su O re g o n D e p o sits L a rg e ally good crops in th is v ic in ity . W a sh in g to n . D. C .— On J a n u a ry 31, N e v e r h a v e p ro sp e c ts b een b e t t e r fo r 1912, th e re w e re 58 p o stal sa v in g s d e a lf a lf a in th e ir rig a te d se ctio n s o r fo r p o sito rie s in o p e ra tio n in O regon w ith g ra in on th e d ry h ill fa rm s th a n a t th e d e p o s its a m o u n tin g to m o re th an p re s e n t tim e . An a b u n d a n t cro p o f $660,000, d e p o site d by 5,300 d ep o si f r u i t is also p ro m ised . O rch ard s h a v e to rs, an a v e ra g e o f $106 p e r d ep o sito r. been in bloom fo r som e tim e. T h e a v e ra g e am o u n t to th e c r e d it o f O re g o n Potatoes G o Eastw ard. each d e p o s ito r is h ig h e r in O regon th a n is th e a v e ra g e fo r th e . U n ite d E n te rp r is e — So f a r th is s p r in g th e r e S ta te s. h av e b een sh ip p ed from th e W allo w a v alley 16 carlo ad s o f p o ta to e s ; fro m G re s h a m Plana Cannery E n te rp r is e e ig h t e a rs and from J o s e p h G re sh a m — L ocal c a p ita l is b e in g In five cars. T h ey w e re s h ip p id by A . te re s te d in lo c a tin g a can n ery h ere S. W eath ersp o o n d ir e c t to p o in ts in th is season. C a p ita l sto ck is fixed a t K a n sa s and N e b ra sk a . $3,000. O f th is sum a b o u t $1,000 N ew borg Bridge A uthorized. h as been su b sc rib e d , an d th e r e is little d o u b t o f th e e n te r p ris e b e in g in co r W a sh in g to n , D. C .— T he s e n a te h as p o rated in a few w eek s. T h e c a n n e ry p assed H a w le y 's bill a u th o riz in g th e w ill b e read y fu r o p e ra tio n by th e c o n s tru c tio n o f a b rid g e acro ss th e tim e f r u i t i t r ip e n e x t fall. 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