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COeYWCMT, 1909, o r O.W. O U L i NC h AM C O n M n r
h ead cle rk had w ith d raw n , "if w e a re
going to g e t y o u r h u sb a n d fre e we
m u st g e t to w ork, an d you m u st help
H ow ard
J e f f r i e s , b a n k e r ’s
son. u n d e r
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 ,
m e.”
f e l l o w - s t u d e n t u t Y a l e , l e a d s a l if e o f d i s
sipation, m a r r ie s th e d a u g h te r of a g a m
H is v isito r looked up eag erly .
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 o w n e d
" I'll do a n y th in g In my pow er,” she
b y hla f a t h e r .
H e is o u t o f w o r k a n d In
d e s p e ra te stra its.
Underwood, who had
said quickly. "W h a t can I do ?”
«nr*» 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 ell—first of a ll,” said th e law y er
m o t h e r . A l i c i a . Is a p p a r e n t l y In p r o s p e r
o u s circ u m sta n ce s.
T a k in g a d v a n ta g e of
w ith som e h e sita tio n , ”1 w a n t you
h i s l n tln ia < y w i t h A l i c i a , h e b e c o m e s a
to see a c e rta in lady an d to be e x
so rt of aerial h ighw aym an.
D iscovering
his tru e c h a ra c te r. A licia d en ies him the
ceed in g ly nice to h e r.”
h o u s e . If*, s e n d s h e r a n o t e t h r e a t e n i n g
suicide.
A rt dealers for w hom he a c t 'd
"L a d y ? ” ech o ed A nnie, su rp rise d .
as com m issioner, d e m a n d a n accounting.
" W h a t lad y ?”
H e c a n n o t m a k e good. H o w a r d calls a t
"M rs. H ow ard Je ffrie s. S r..” he r e
W n W ^ o iit
V ' h h ' m i s a u t e plied slow ly.
h im to t a k e u p a b u s in e s s p roposition.
H o w a r d d r in k s h im self Into a m au d lin
" H o w a r d s s te p m o th e r ! ” sh e e ja c u
con d itio n , a n d g o e s to sleep on a d ivan.
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 w o o d lated.
draw s
a screen
around
the
drunken
A c le rk e n te re d an d h anded his em
sleeper.
A licia enters.
She dem ands a
ployer a card . T h e law y er nodded
p ro m is e f ro m U n d e rw o o d t h a t h e will not
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 wi ll
and said in a n u n d erto n e:
renew h e r patro n ag e.
T h is s h e refuses,
"Show h e r in.” T u rn in g round
a n d t a k e s h e r l e a v e . U n d e r w o o d k i ll s
h im self.
T h e r e p o r t o f t h e p i s t o l a w a ag a in , he w e n t on:
"Y es—H o w ard 's
k e n s H o w a r d . H*» f i n d s U n d e r w o o d d e a d .
S h e's o ut th e re now. She
H o w a r d Is t u r n e d o v e r t o t h e p o lic e . j ste p m o th e r.
C ap t. Clinton, n o to rio u s fo r his b ru ta l
w a n ts to see you. She w ishes to be
treatm en t
o f p risoners,
puts
H ow ard
of se rv ic e to you. Now, you m ust
t h r o u g h t h e t h ir d de g re e , a n d finally g e ts
a n alleged c o n fessio n fro m t h e h a ra s s e d
co n ciliato h er. She m ay be of g re a t
S Y N O P S IS .
m a n . 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
c a l l s o n Je fTrfeg . Fr. H e r e f u s e s t o h e l p
u n le s s s h e will c o n s e n t to a divorc e . To
sa v e H o w a rd sh e c o n sen ts, b u t w h e n she
finds t h a t t h e e ld e r J e ff r ie s d o e s n o t In
te n d to s ta n d b y his son, e x c e p t fin a n
c i a l l y . s h e s c o r n s h i s h e lp . A n n i e a p p e a l s
t o J u d g e B r e w s t e r , a t t o r n e y f o r J e lT r l es ,
Hr., t o 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 .
I t Is r e p o r t e d t h a t A n n i e Is g o i n g o n t h e
s ta g e . T h e b a n k e r a n d h is w i f e call on
J u d g e B r e w s t e r t o fi n d s o m e w a y t o p r e
v e n t It. A n n i e a g a i n p l e a d s w i t h B r e w
s te r to d e fe n d H o w a rd .
CHAPTER
X V . — C o n tin u e d .
“ You’re n o t a fra id to help him ,”
ehe said.
“I know th a t —you Just
said so.”
Judge B re w ste r ra ise d his fist and
b ro u g h t It dow n on th e d esk w ith a
bang w hich ra ise d In a cloud th e a c
cum ulated d u st of w eeks. H is face
se t and d eterm in ed , he sa id :
"Y ou’re q u ite rig h t!
I ’m going to
tak e y o u r c a s e ! ”
A nnie fe lt h e rse lf giving way. It
w as m ore th an sh e could sta n d . F or
victo ry to be h e rs w hen only a m o
m en t befo re d e fe a t seem ed c e rta in
w as too m uch for h e r n erv es. All she
could g asp w as:
"Oh, Ju d g e !”
T he law y er a d ju ste d h is eyeglasses,
blew h is nose w ith su sp icio u s energy,
and took up a pen.
"Now d o n 't p re te n d to be su rp rise d
—you knew I w ould. And please d o n 't
th a n k me. I h a te to be th a n k e d for
doing w h a t I w a n t to do. If I d id n 't
w a n t to do It, I w ouldn’t— ”
T h ro u g h h e r t e a r s sh e m u rm u red :
" I ’d like to say ’th a n k you.’ ”
"W ell, please do n ’t,” he snapped.
B ut sh e p ersisted .
T e n d e rly , she
■aid:
"M ay I sa y y o u 're th e d e a re s t, k in d
e s t—”
Ju d g e B re w ste r shook h is head.
"N o—no— n o th in g of th e k in d .”
"M ost
g ra c io u s — n o b le-h earte d —
co u rag eo u s,” sh e w en t on.
T he Judge s tru c k th e ta b le a n o th er
fo rm id ab le blow.
"M rs. J e ff rie s ! ” he exclaim ed.
S he tu rn e d aw ay h e r h ead to hide
h e r feelings.
"Oh, how I’d like to h a v e a good
c ry .” sh e m u rm u red .
" If H ow ard
only k n e w !”
Ju d g e B re w s te r to u ch ed an ele c tric
b u tto n , an d h is h ead c le rk e n te re d
"M r. J o n e s ,” said th e law y er qulck-
ly. " g e t a ste n o g ra p h ic r e p o rt of th e
ca se of th e P e o p le a g a in s t H ow ard
Je ffrie s, J r .; g e t th e c o ro n e r’s Inquest,
th e g ra n d ju ry In d ictm e n t, an d g e t a
copy o f th e J e ffrie s c o n fe ssio n —g e t
e v e ry th in g —r ig h t a w a y ! ”
T h e c le rk looked In q u irin g ly , first
a t A nnie an d th e n a t h is em ployer.
T h e n re s p e c tfu lly ho ask o d :
"Do we, s l r r
"W o d o,” sa id th e la w y e r laconic
ally.
C H A P T E R X V I.
"N ow , m y d e a r y o ung w o m an ,” said
udge B re w s te r, w hen th e a s to n is h e d
U 8 6 t o U B .”
"H ow could IT * «he exclaim ed of m e— and a s fo r me— w hy—I’ve «1
"Now, be reasonable. You a r e held w ays w o rsh ip ed th e ground h e w alked
resp o n sib le for H o w ard 's p re s e n t po on. D idn’t h e sacrifice e v e ry th in g for
m y s a k e ? D id n 't he q u arre l w ith his
sitio n .”
“ Yes—by th e police.” re to rte d An f a th e r fo r m e? D idn't he m a rry m e?
nie grim ly, "an d by a couple of yellow D idn’t he try to ed u c a te and m ake a
Journals. I d id n ’t th in k you’d believe lady of m e? My G od!—do you sup
all th e gossip and scan d al th a t's been pose I’d giv e a m an like th a t cau se
p rin te d about me.
I d id n ’t believe for Jealo u sy ? W h at do th e n ew sp a
p ers c a re ?
T h ey p r ia t cru e l s ta te
w hat w as said about you."
A licia s ta rte d and chan g ed color.
m e n ts th a t c u t Into a w om an’s h eart,
"W h at do you m ean?" s t u exclaim ed w ith o u t g iv in g It a th o u g h t, w ith o u t
haughtily.
"W h a t w as said ab o u t kno w in g o r c a rin g w h e th e r it's true
o r not, as long as It In te re s ts and
m e?”
’’W ell. It h as been said th a t you am u se s th e ir re a d e rs You—you don't
m arried old Je ffrie s for h is m oney re a lly b eliev e I’m th e cau se of bU
and h is social p o sition.”
m isfo rtu n e s, d o you?"
" ’Old J e ff rie s ! ’ ” p ro te ste d A licia
A licia sho o k h e r head as sh e an
indignantly.
"H av e you no re sp e c t sw ered k in d ly :
for your h u sb a n d 's fa th e r? ”
"N o, 1 d o n 't. Believe m e. 1 don’t
"N ot a p a rtic le ," an sw ere d th e oth You w ere rig h t w hen you said th a t at
e r coolly, an d I n ev er will h av e till su ch a tim e a s th is one w om an should
he a c ts like a fath er. I only had one sta n d by a n o th e r. I’m going to stan d
Interview w ith him an d It finished by you. I^et m e be yo u r frien d , le!
him w ith me for all tim e. H e a in ’t a m e help you.” E x ten d in g h e r hand
fa th e r—h e's a fish.”
sh e sa id : “ W ill y o u ?”
"A fish !” exclaim ed A licia, sc a n d a l
A nnie g ra sp e d th e proffered hand
ized a t such lese m ajeste.
It w as th e first th a t had been held
A nnie w ent on re ck lessly :
out to h e r in h e r p re se n t tro u b le. >
"Y es—a cold blooded—”
lum p ro se In h e r th ro a t. Much af
"B u t su rely ,” in te rru p te d Alicia, fected , sh e sa id :
“you re sp e c t h ts p o sitio n —h is—”
" I t's th e first kind w ord th a t— " Sh<
"No. m 'm ; 1 re sp e c t a m an becau se sto p p e d and looked closely for a mo
he b eh av es like a m an, n o t b ecau se m en t a t A licia. T h en she w en t on:
he lives In a m arb le p a la c e on R iv e r
" I t’s th e q u e e re s t th in g , Mrs. Jeff
side d riv e .”
rie s, b u t It k eep s com ing into m j
Alicia looked pained.
T h is girl m ind. H ow ard told me th a t w hile hi
w as ce rta in ly Im possible.
w as a t U n d erw o o d 's th a t d read fu
"B ut su re ly ,” she said , "you r e a l n ig h t h e th o u g h t he h eard y o u r voice
ized th a t w hen you m a rrie d H ow ard It m u st h av e been a d ream , of co u rse
you—you m ade a m ista k e — to say th e y e t h e th o u g h t he w as su re of it
le a s t? ”
Y our voice— th a t ’s qu eer, Isn ’t it*
"Y es, th a t p a rt of it
been m ade | W hy— w h a t’s th e m a tte r? ”
p re tty plain. It w as
.¡stak e— his
A licia had grow n d eath ly pale an<
m istake— my m istake.
But now I t’s sta g g e re d a g a in s t a ch air. A nnie ra i
done an d it c a n 't be undone. I d o n ’t to h e r aid, th in k in g sh e w as ill.
gee why you c a n 't ta k e it a s It Is and
" I t's
n o th in g — n o th in g !”
6tam
—a n d —”
m ered A licia, reco v erin g h erself.
She stopped sh o rt and A licia co m
F e a rin g sh e had said so m e th in g t<
pleted th e se n te n c e for h e r:
h u r t h e r feelin g s, A nnie said sy m p a
" —an d w elcom e you Into o u r fa m
th e tlc a lly :
ily—’’
"I h a v e n ’t said a n y th in g —a n y th in !
"W elcom e m e?
No, m a'am .
I’m
not w elcom e and n o th in g you o r y o u r o u t o f th e w ay — have I? If I h av e I’n
se t could say would e v er m ak e m e be | s o rry —aw fu lly sorry. I’m a fra id —I—
lieve th a t I w as w elcom e. All 1 ask I'v e been v ery rude and y ou've beet
Is th a t H ow ard s f a th e r do h is d u ty by so k in d ! ”
"N o, n o !" in te rru p te d A licia quick
his so n .”
“ I do n ot th in k —pard o n my say in g ly. "Y ou’ve sa id n o th in g —done no th
so,” in te rru p te d A licia stiffly, " th a t ln g — y o u ’ve h ad a g re a t d eal to beai
you a r e q u ite in a positio n to Judge —a g r e a t d eal to bear. I u n d erstan d
of w h a t c o n s titu te s Mr. Je ffrie s’ d u ty th a t p e rfe c tly .” T ak in g h e r com pan
io n 's h an d in h ers, sh e w e n t on:
to h is so n .”
"T ell m e, w h a t do th ey say a b o u t th€
" P e rh a p s not. I only know w h a t
w om an w ho w e n t to see R o b e rt Un
I would do— w h a t my f a th e r would
have done—w h at an y one would do if derw o o d th e n ig h t of th e tra g e d y ? "
“ T h e police c a n 't find h e r— we d o n ’l
th e y h ad a sp a rk of h u m an ity in them .
B ut th ey do say th a t a f te r th re e g en know w ho sh e is.” C onfidently she
e ra tio n s of so ciety life red blood tu rn s w e n t on: “ B u t Judge B re w ste r will
find h er. W e h av e a dozen d e te c tlv e i
in to b lu e.”
A licia tu rn e d to look o u t of th e w in s e a rc h in g fo r her. Capt. C lin to n ac
c
u sed m e of being th e w om an—you
dow. H er face still a v e rte d sh e sa id :
know h e d o e s n 't like m e.”
"W h a t Is th e re to do? H o w ard has
T h e b a n k e r's wife w as fa r too busy
acknow ledged his g u i l t W h at sac-
flce8 we m ay m ake will be th ro w n th in k in g o f th e n u m b er of d e te c tlv e i
em ployed to find th e m issin g w itn ess
aw ay.”
A nnie eyed h e r com pan io n w ith co n to p ay a tte n tio n to th e concluding
tem p t. H er voice q u iv erin g w ith In se n te n c e . A nxiously sh e d em an d ed :
"S u p p o sin g th e w om an is found,
dig n atio n , she b u rst out:
"W h a t Is th e re to do! T ry and sav e w h a t can sh e p ro v e? W h a t differenc«
him , of course. M ust we s it an d do w ill it m a k e ? ”
"A ll th e d ifferen ce In th e w orld,” r e
n o th in g b ecau se th in g s look b lack ?
“ She is a m o st lm
Ah! 1 w asn ’t b ro u g h t up th a t way. plied A nnie.
No, m a'am , I'm going to m ak e a p o r ta n t w itn e ss.” F irm ly sh e w e n t on:
"S h e m u st be found. If sh e d id n 't
tig h t!”
" It's u se less,” m u rm u red Alicia, sh o o t R o b e rt U nderw ood, sh e know i
who d id .”
sh a k in g h e r head.
"B u t how can sh e k n o w ?” arg u ed
"Ju d g e B rew ster d o e s n 't th in k so ,”
Alicia. "H o w ard confessed th a t h i
rep lied th e o th e r calm ly.
T h e b a n k e r’s w ife g av e a s t a r t of did It h im self. If he had n o t con
fessed It w ould be d ifferen t.”
su rp rise . Q uickly sh e d em an d ed :
"You m ean th a t Ju d g e B re w s te r has
"H e did n o t co n fess,” rep lied the
en co u rag ed you to— to— ”
o th e r
calm ly.
“ Mrs.
Je ffrie s— h i
"H e's done m ore th a n en co u ra g e me n e v e r co n fessed . If he did, he did n 't
—God bless h im !—h e ’s g o in g to ta k e know w h at h e w as say in g .”
up th e c a s e .”
A licia w as rap id ly losin g h e r self
A licia w as so th u n d e rs tru c k th a t for possessio n .
a m o m en t sh e could find no an sw er.
"D id he tell you th a t? ” she g asped
“ W h a t! ” sh e ex claim ed , “w ith o u t
A n n ie nodded.
c o n su ltin g Mr. J e ffrie s? ”
"Y es. Dr. B e rn ste in sa y s th e po
She p u t h e r h a n d k e rc h ie f to h er
lice fo rced it o u t of h is tire d b rain .
face to co n ceal h e r a g ita tio n . Could
I m ad e H ow ard go o v e r ev ery second
it be possible th a t th e Judge w as go
o f h is life th a t n ig h t fro m th e tim e
ing to a c t, a f te r all, in defian ce of h er
h e le ft m e to th e m o m en t h e w as a r
h u sb a n d 's w ish e s? If th a t w ere tru e,
re ste d . T h e re w asn ’t a h a rsh word
w h at would becom e of h e r? C onceal
b etw een th e m .” S he sto p p ed sh o rt
m ent would be no lo n g er possible.
an d looked w ith ala rm a t A licia, who
D iscovery of h e r c la n d e s tin e v isit to
h ad
tu rn e d
a sh en
w hite. "W hy,
U n d e rw o o d s a p a rtm e n t th a t fa ta l
w h a t’s th e m a tte r ?
You’re p ale as
n ig h t m u st com e H ow ard m ig h t still
d e a th — you—”
be th e m u rd e re r, U nderw o o d m ig h t
A licia could c o n tain h e rse lf no long
n ot h av e co m m itted suicid e, b u t h e r
er. H e r n e rv e s w ere on th e p o in t of
v isit to h is room s a t m id n ig h t would g iving w ay. S he fe lt th a t if sh e could
becom e know n. Ju d g e B re w s te r w as
n o t confide h e r s e c re t to som e one
n o t th e m an to be d e te rre d by diffi sh e m u st go m ad. P a c in g th e floor,
cu lties once he took up a case. H e
sh e cried :
would see th e Im p o rtan ce of finding
“ W h a t am I to do? W h a t am I to
th e m y ste rio u s w om an w ho w e n t se do? I b eliev ed H o w ard g u ilty . W hy
c re tly to U nderw ood’s ro o m s th a t
sh o u ld n ’t I? I had no re a so n to d o u b t
n ig h t of th e trag ed y .
h is ow n co n fessio n !
E v e ry one be
"H e co n su lte d only h is ow n feel liev ed It—h is ow n f a th e r Included.
ings,” w en t on A nnie. "H e b eliev es In W hy sho u ld I d o u b t It. B u t I see It
H ow ard, an d h e 's going to defend all now ! U n d erw o o d m u st h av e sh o t
him .”
*
h im self a s he said h e w o u ld !”
A licia looked a t h e r an x io u sly a s if
A nnie s ta rte d . W h a t did M rs. Je f
try in g to re a d w h at m ig h t be In h er frie s m ean ? Did sh e re a liz e th e tre
m ind. In d ifferen tly sh e w en t on:
m en d o u s sig n ifican ce of th e w o rd s she
"T h e p ap ers say th e re w as a q u a r w as u tte rin g ?
rel a b o u t you, th a t you an d Mr. U n
"A s h e sa id h e w o u ld ?” sh e r e p e a t
derw ood w ere too friendly . T h ey Im ed slow ly.
plied th a t H ow ard w as Jealous. Is
"Y es," said A licia w eak ly .
th is tru e ? ”
A nnie bounded fo rw a rd and g rasp ed
" I t’s all ta lk ,” crie d A n n ie Indig h e r co m p an io n ’s arm .
H e r face
n a n tly —"n o th in g b u t sc a n d a l—lies! flushed, a lm o st u n ab le to sp e ak from
T h e re ’s n o t a w ord of tr u th In I t su p p re sse d em o tio n , sh e cried :
H ow ard n ev er had a Jealous th o u g h t
( T O B E C O N T IN U E D .)
A n n ie's face e x p re sse d co n sid erab le
doubt
" P e rh a p s so ,” sh e said, "b u t the
door w as sla m m ed in m y face w hen 1
called to see h e r.”
" T h a t’s n o th in g ,” an sw ere d
th e
Judge. "S h e p ro b ab ly know s n o th in g
ab o u t It. In an y case, p lease re m e m
b e r th a t sh e Is m y c lie n t—”
S he bow ed h e r h ead an d m u rm u red
o b ed ien tly :
" I ’ll re m e m b e r.”
T h e door of th e office opened and
A licia e n te re d . S he sto p p ed s h o r t on
se ein g who w as th e re , and an a w k
w ard pause follow ed. Ju d g e B re w s te r
in tro d u c ed them .
"M rs. Je ffries, m ay I p re s e n t M rs
H ow ard, J r .? ”
A licia bow ed stiifi and so m e w h at
h au g h tily .
A nnie re m a in e d self-pos
se ssed and on th e d efen siv e. A d d re ss
ing th e b a n k e r’s w ife, th e la w y e r said :
"I told M rs. H ow ard th a t you
w ished to sp e a k to h e r.” A fter a pause
he ad d ed : "I th in k , p erh ap s, I ’ll leave
you to g e th e r. E x cu se m e.”
H e le ft th e office an d th e re w as an
o th e r e m b a rra ss in g silence.
A nnie
w aited for M rs. Je ffrie s to begin. H er
a ttitu d e su g g e sted th a t sh e ex p ected
so m e th in g u n p le a s a n t an d w as fully
p re p a re d for It. A t la s t A licia b ro k e
th e silen ce:
"Y ou m ay th in k It s tra n g e th a t I
h ave ask ed for th is in te rv ie w ," sh e
beg an , " b u t you know , A nnie— ” In
te rru p tin g h erself, sh e a s k e d : "You
d o n ’t m ind m y callin g you A nnie, do
y o u ?”
T h e young w om an sm iled.
"I do n 't see why 1 should. I t ’s my
n am e and w e’re re la tiv e s —by m a r
ria g e .” T h e re w as an iro n ic al rin g
in h e r voice a s sh e w en t on: "R e la
tiv es! It seem s funny, d o e s n 't it, b ut
w e d o n 't pick an d choose o u r re la
tives. W e m u st ta k e them a s th ey
com e.”
A U rla m ade an effort to a p p e a r c o n
ciliato ry .
- S t o m a c h T e le s c o p e " H a t B e e n F o u n d
"A s w e are — w h a t we a r e —le t’s try
U s e fu l In A lm o a t E n d lt a a V a
to m ake th e b est of It.”
rie ty of W a y * .
"M ake th e b e st of It?" echoed A n
nie. "God know s I’m w illing, b u t I ’ve
T he "atom ach telescope,'* or gastro-
had
m ighty
little e n co u rag em en t, acope, Invented at t h , London boa-
Mrs. Jeffries. W hen I called to see pltal, haa proved to be of th e g r e a te s t
you th e o th e r day, to beg you to use value In th e d iag n o sis of sto m ac h dis
your Influence w ith Mr. Jeffrie s, ’n ot ord ers. An e m in e n t su rg eo n re c e n tly
a t hom e’ w as han d ed to m e by th e re fe rre d In th e h ig h est te rm s to th e
liveried footm an an d th e door w as ad v an ce s lately m ade a t th a t h o sp ital
slam m ed in my face. T en m in u tes In th e e arly d etectio n of d ise a se s of
la te r you w alked o u t to your c a rria g e th e sto m ach by m eans of th is In stru
an d w ere d riv en aw ay .”
m ent, w hich will In th e Im m ed iate fu
"I knew n o th in g of th is— b eliev e tu re p robably com e to be p a r t of th e
m e,” m u rm u red A licia apologetically. e q u ip m en t of every up-to-date hos
" I t’s w hat I g ot Ju st th e sa m e,” said pital. T h e g aatro sco p e now en ab les
th e o th e r dryly. Q uickly sh e w en t on: th e p h ysician o r aurgeon to actu ally
"B ut I’m n o t com plaining, u n d e rsta n d see for h im self th e e x a c t co n d itio n of
—I'm n o t com plaining.
Only 1 did th e w hole of th e In te rio r of th e sto m
th in k th a t a t such a tim e one w om an ach, th e slig h te s t u lc eratio n , g ro w th
m ig h t h ave held o u t a helping hand o r o th e r a b n o rm a lity In th e lining
to a n o th e r."
m em b ran e being th u s read ily observed.
A licia held up h e r hand p ro test- T o be ab le to do th is la of th e v ery
lngly.
g r e a te s t Im p o rtan ce tn su sp e c te d can
Of Much Value to Surgeons
B IG G E S T B R ID G E P L A N N E D .
S tru c t u re O v e r S a n F r a n c isc o
W o u ld C o s t $ ¿ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
Bay
S an F ra n cisco — A m ap and p lan s o f
th e proposed b rid g e acro ss S an F ra n
cisco Bay to O ak lan d , p erm issio n to
c o n s tru c t w h ich w as re c e n tly g ra n te d
by co n g ress to A lla n C. R ush, w ere
filed w ith th e b o ard o f su p e rv is o rs .
T h e ro ad w ay w ill sw in g 150 fe e t
ab o v e th e w a te r, h u n g from ten steel
and c o n c re te p ie rs, c o n s titu tin g e ig h t
arch es. T h e to ta l su sp en sio n w ill be
17,840 fe e t, in se c tio n s 2260 feet
long. F o u r th o u san d f e e t w ill re s t on
V erb a B u en a islan d , w h ich w ill d iv id e
th e s tr u c tu r e in h alv es.
T he San
F ra n c isc o a p p ro a c h w ill ta k e otf from
th e su m m it o f T e le g ra p h H ill, w hich
h as been re se rv e d by th e g o v e rn m e n t
fo r a lig h t sta tio n .
R ush e s tim a te s th e to ta l co st a t
$26,000,000. T h e to ta l co st o f th e
B rooklyn b rid g e to d a te , in clu d in g re
m o d elin g fo r e le v a te ! tr a in s and tro l
ley tra c k s , h as been a b o u t $22,400,-
000, and o f th e Q u een sb o ro u g h b rid g e,
$17,256,000.
T h e le n g th
o f th e
Q u een sb o ro u g h b rid g e, th e lo n g est
acro ss th e E a s t R iv e r, is 7449 fe e t,
in c lu d in g ap p ro ach es, o r one m ile and
2169 fe e t. T h e O ak lan d b rid g e w ill
be fo u r m ile s 720 f e e t long, o f w hich
th r e e m iles 2000 f e e t w ould be o v er
w a te r,
I. W . W T O R E N E W
F IG H T .
F o rc e o f 5 0 0 is P la n n in g to
C ity o f S a n D ie go .
Invade
Los A n g e le s— A p p ro x im a te ly 500 In
d u s tria l W o rk ers o f th e W orld w ill
leav e L os A n g eles fo r San D iego to
re n e w th e “ f re e sp e e c h ” fig h t a t th e
conclusion o f th e d e m o n s tra tio n in
co n n ectio n w ith th e b u ria l o f Jo sep h
M ik o lasek , w ho died o f w ounds re
ceiv ed in a b a ttle w ith th e S an D iego
police.
T h is w as th e a n n o u n cem en t m ade a t
a m e e tin g o f In d u s tria l W o rk e rs of
th e W orld, a t w h ich a rra n g e m e n ts
w ere m ade fo r th e fu n e ra l o f M ikola
sek. T h e fu n e ra l p a ra d e w ill pass
th ro u g h th e p rin c ip a l b u sin e ss s tr e e ts
o f th e c ity .
A p o lice p e rm it has been issued,
and no tro u b le is ex p ected .
L o uis F e y e r, o f S an D ieg o , w ho w as
sa id to h av e b een se le c te d as g ran d
m arsh al o f th e p a ra d e , w as a rre ste d
on a c h a rg e o f h o rs e -ste a lin g .
I t is
a lle g e d th a t h e sto le th e h o rse w ith
w h ich h e m ad e th e t r ip fro m San
D iego to Los A n g eles.
R E F U G E E S W IT H O U T
P ro p e rty
FU NDS.
and H o m e S to le n
troye d in R aid s.
or
De-
M a zatlan , S in alo a, M exico — T he
U n ited S ta te s tr a n s p o r t B u fo rd a r
riv e d h e re w ite five r e fu g e e s from
T opolobam po and 16 fro m A lta ta and
C u liaca n . A t A lta ta th e B u fo rd a n
chored 17 m ile s o u t, th e re fu g e e s h av
in g b een tr a n s f e r re d by th e ste a m e r
L u ela.
T h e re fu g e e s fro m C u liacan
v ir tu a lly a r e d e s titu te , th e ir p ro p e rty
and hom es h a v in g been sto le n o r d e
stro y ed in r e c e n t reb el raid s.
T h e B u fo rd an ch o red tw o m ile s off
th is p o rt, 71 a d u lts an d 20 ch ild ren
b e in g ta k e n ab o ard . O f th e 20 A m er
ican c h ild re n m ore th a n 15 w e re born
in M exico. T h e tr a n s f e r o f th e r e f u
g ees w as w itn e s se d by th o u sa n d s of
M exicans and th e few A m e ric a n s who
re m a in e d in M a zatlan .
C o lle g e C ite s S e v e n W o n d e rs
Ith a c a , N . Y. — T h e seven w onders
o f th e w orld a s se lected b y th e fa c
u lty . g ra d u a te s and se n io rs o f the
c h e m is ts ’ se m in a ry a t C ornell Uni-
v e rs ity , w e re announced by P ro fe sso r
L. M. D ennis
A few w eek s ago th e p ro m in e n t
sc ien tific m ag a z in e s s e n t a l is t to Cor-
n ell, c o n ta in in g 57 w o n d ers o f m odern
tim e s and re q u e ste d th e ch em ical d e
p a r tm e n t to pick o u t sev en o f th em as
r e p re s e n tin g th e g r e a te s t o f m odern
h u m an in g e n u ity . T he sev en selected
in th e o rd e r o f th e ir im p o rta n c e fo l
lo w :
W ire le ss, s y n th e tic c h e m is try , r a
d iu m , a n tito x in s , a e ro p lan es, P a n a m a
can al, telep h o n e.
C h in a to G et $ 5 0 . 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
P e k in — T h e m in is te r o f finance and
th e b a n k e rs r e p re s e n tin g th e six pow
e rs — th e U n ited S ta te s , G re a t B rita in ,
F ra n ce, G erm an y , R u ssia and J a p a n —
h av e a rra n g e d th e te rm s o f ad v an ces
to th e C h in ese g o v e rn m e n t to ta lin g
$50,000,000 a g a in s t tr e a s u r y b ills re
d eem ab le w ith in one y e a r by th e p ro
ceed s o f th e lo an . I t is p o in te d o u t
by th o se id en tified w ith th e schem e
t h a t th e c o u n try is a v e r ita b le pow der
m a g a z in e , and th e u n p aid so ld iers
th r e a te n an o u tb re a k w h ich can only
be av oided by p a y m e n t o f t h e i r w ag es.
R a d iu m P a n ace a is Find.
V ie n n a — F i r s t official r e p o rts on th e
rad iu m tr e a tm e n t a t th e n e w ly -e sta b
lish ed i n s titu te a t Jo a c h im s th a l, Bo
h em ia, show h ig h ly s a tis f a c to ry re-
su its . R ad iu m h as p ro v ed su ccessfu l
in g o u t, rh e u m a tism o f th e jo in ts and
m u scles, ch ro n ic in fla m m atio n o f th e
jo in ts , ch ro n ic e x u d a tio n s n e u ra lg ia ,
c e rta in fo rm s o f p a ra ly sis and n e u ra s
th e n ia . R adium also red u ces w e ig h t
in cases o f co rp u len cy w ith o u t any
p a r tic u la r d ie t. S even h u n d red cured
p a tro n s v isite d Jo a c h im sth a l d u rin g
th e seaso n , ta k in g 10,000 b a th s .
B o y W in s at B re a d -M a k in g .
ce r of th e sto m ac h , w h ere th e only
R eno, N e v .— T h e re p u ta tio n o f co
hope of c u re lies In th e e ra d ic a tio n of
th e c a n c e ro u s g ro w th a t th e v ery eds a t th e U n iv e rs ity o f N ev ad a as
e a rlie s t m o m e n t T h is m eana th a t the b re a d m a k e rs receiv ed a se v e re blow
In cre ased u se of th e g aatro sco p e will w hen a m ale stu d e n t, c o m p e tin g w ith
In th e fu tu re sa v e m any lives th a t 30 g irls , won second p riz e in th e
would o th e r w ise In ev itab ly ba lost b re a d -m a k in g c o n te st.
H aro ld Man-
ion, o f P o rtla n d , O r., a sophom ore
th ro u g h th a t disease.
re g is te re d in th e d e p a rtm e n t o f a g r i
c u ltu re , w as th e su c cessfu l c o m p et
P ro c la im s H la Feelings.
W ith o u t th e d o cto r an d my b e tte r ito r and i t w as only by a close m a r
h a jf I h a v e m y d o u b ts w h e th e r th e re g in th a t h e m issed re c e iv in g th e first
w ould h a r e b een a n o p p o rtu n ity to aw ard .
w rite th is, an d th is re m in d s m e to aay
H y d ro -C y c le C r o s s e s Bay,
th a t, a g a in s t p ro te sta tio n s. I'm p re
p a re d to say. th e re la no e a s e m e n t to
S an F ra n cisco — A n o v e lty in n a v i
to th e afflicted an d no sa tisfa c tio n g a tio n w as in tro d u c ed h e re w hen E u
so In te n se ly In te n se a s w hen you a re 1 g en e F re y , an in v e n to r, ro d e acro ss
tic k an d pain seem s u n b e a ra b le to let S an F ra n c isc o B ay on b is hom e-m ade
y o u r voice p ro claim th e feeling. Stel- h y d ro m o to rcy cle.
T h e d is ta n c e from
clam la v ery noble, to be su re, but th e s t a r t i n g p o in t in A la m e d a o v er
w hen n a tu re d em an d s th e trib u te of F r e y ’s c irc u ito u s co u rse to th e dock in
a h e a rty g ro an o r g ru n t from a su f th is c ity w as 12 m iles and th e q u e e r
fe re r ahe Is a p t to rev en g e h e rse lf If lo o k in g c r a f t w as ju s t one h o u r on th e
[ It Is su p p re sse d .—O cala S tar.
w ay .
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DfTHE STATE
T O F IG H T F O R E S T F IR E S .
O N I O N C R O P B IG .
2 0 0 A c r e s N e a r H u b b a rd , O r., A re
Planted T h is fe a r.
G o ve rn m e n t A p p ro p ria tio n o f
OOO W ill Be G re a t Help.
H u b b a rd — W ith in a ra d iu s o f tw o
m ile s o f H u b b ard enough onio n s will
be raised th is y e a r “ to m a k e th e
w hoie w orld w e e p .” F ro m y e a r to
y e a r, sin ce i t w as d isco v ered t h a t th e
soil w as w ell ad a p te d to o n io n -raisin g ,
th e a c re a g e h as been in crease d u n til
now m ore th a n 200 ac re s a r e p lan ted
each sp rin g . A nd th e oniun h a b it is
g ro w in g . N ew co m ers, on m a k in g in
q u iry , a r e told th a t m o st o f th e g a r
d e n e rs and fa rm e rs ra is e onion se ts
a t a profit, and so i t is b u t n a tu ra l
th a t th e m a jo rity o f th e lan d o w n ers
sooner o r l a te r e n g a g e in th e busin ess.
T h is y e a r th e w e a th e r m an h as been
ex cee d in g ly k in d to H u b b ard onion-
g ro w e rs.
T h e e a rly sp rin g , b rig h t
su n sh in e and occasional sh o w ers, have
com bined w ith th e ric h soil in g iv in g
e a rly p ro m ise o f a record crop.
Just
now th e g ro w e rs
a re lo o k in g fo r
“ w e e d e rs ,” as th e
sm all,
te n d e r
p la n ts m u st be k e p t fre e fro m o th e r
g ro w th s, and th is w o rk m u st be done
on o n e ’s han d s an d k n ees— a ted io u s
jo b , to be su re , b u t w ell w o rth w hile
w hen one ac re produces from $200 to
$400 w o rth o f onion se ts each y ear.
W hen th e s e ts a re read y fo r th e
m a rk e t th e g ro w e r sim p ly ta k e s them
to th e local w areh o u se s and d isp o ses
o f th em a t fro m 3 to 5 cen ts a pound,
th e p rice v a ry in g acco rd in g to sup p ly
and d em an d , j i 's t as i t does w ith o th e r
p ro d u cts.
T h e w areh o u se m en, in
tu rn , sh ip th e s e ts all o v er th e co u n
tr y to g a rd e n e rs and o th e rs, who
“ s e t ” th em o u t and ra is e “ y o u n g o n
io n s ,” so h ig h ly esteem ed by c ity
folks.
W h ile
c o m p a ra tiv e ly
a
sm all
am o u n t o f you n g onions and d ry o n
ions a re g row n h ere, th e claim has
been m ade, and goes u n d isp u ted , th a t
th e H u b b ard g ard e n s produce m ore
“ s e t s ” th a n all th e r e s t o f th e Pacific
N o rth w e st s ta te s com bined.
To be a su c cessfu l o n io n -g ro w er in
th e co m m u n ity m ean s th a t th e o w n er
o f th e g ro u n d is m ak in g m oney, and
u n less he a lre a d y h as reach ed th a t
s ta te he soon w ill ow n his hom e and
h av e a c o m fo rta b le b an k account.
F if ty m en, and a n u m b er o f w om en,
too, w ill te ll you i t is th e m o st su c
cessfu l, th e m o st c e rta in and th e m o st
p ro fitab le cro p in th is p a r t o f O regon.
S alem
A n n o u n cem en t is m ade by
th e s ta te board o f fo re s try th a t th e re
w ill be 6,i m en ap p o in ted in O regon
u n d er th e $10,0(10 a p p ro p ria tio n re
ceived from th e g o v e rn m e n t th ro u g h
th e W eeks law , th ese m en to w ork in
O regon in p a tro llin g th e h e a d w a te rs of
th e n a v ig a b le MireamH o f th e s ta te .
T he s t a te board o f fo re s try also
m ade an n o u n cem en t o f co m p letio n o f
its m an u al and handbook fo r lire w a r
d en s in w hich th e g e n e ra l policy o f
th e b o ard fo r th is y e a r is la rg e ly a n
nounced.
In th e a p p o in tm e n t o f th e m en u n
d e r th e W eek s law th e re w ill he a b o u t
67 o f th e m en s ta tio n e d w est o f th e
C ascade m o u n tain s and th e o th e r e ig h t
w ill he p laced e a s t o f th e m o u n ta in s.
I t w as th e in te n t o f th e law to p ro te c t
th e h e a d w a te rs o f n a v ig a b le s tre a m s ,
and th e m ain n a v ig a b le stre a m s a re
w e s t o f th e C ascades. T h e m en w e s t
o f th e m o u n ta in s w ill b e a p p o rtio n e d
from one to sev en in v a rio u s c o u n ties,
acco rd in g to th e size o f th e co u n ties,
th e q u a n tity o f th e tim b e r invo lv ed
and th e n a tu r e o f th e s tre a m s a r is in g
in th e re sp e c tiv e co u n ties.
In th e m o st co m p reh en siv e h andbook
and m an u al ev e r issu ed by th e s t a te
board o f fo re s try , th e policy o f t h a t
board fo r 1912 is o u tlin e d and in s tru c
tio n s a r e g iv en to th e w ard e n s w o rk
in g u n d e r th e d e p a rtm e n t. I t is show n
th a t O regon has m ore s ta n d in g tim b e r
th an an y o th e r s t a te in th e U nio n —
a p p ro x im a te ly 5 00,000,000,000 f e e t ;
th a t w hen i t is m a n u fa c tu re d in to
lu m b er i t w ill b rin g a t le a s t $ 6 ,0 0 0 ,-
000,000 o f o u tsid e m oney, 80 p e r
ce n t o f w h ich w ill b e ex p en d ed fo r
lab o r and su p p lie s ; th a t O reg o n is re
ceiv in g $6,000,000 a n n u a lly fro m lum
ber and o th e r tim b e r p ro d u cts, and
th a t th e tim b e r and lu m b e r in d u stry is
p ay in g a p p ro x im a te ly o n e -th ird o f th e
ta x e s o f th e s ta te
“ In 1911, 842 fires w e re re p o rte d ,
o f w h ich 613, o r a b o u t 73 p e r c e n t,
w ere cau sed th ro u g h c a r e le s s n e s s ,”
s ta te s th e handbook.
“ T h a t a m a jo r
ity o f th e s e fires w e re th e re s u lt o f
v io la tio n s o f th e law by cam p ers,
h u n te rs, ra ilro a d co m p an ies, lo g g e rs
and ra n c h e rs, is beyond q u e s tio n .”
N u m ero u s in s tru c tio n s to th e fire
w ard en s in th e m an u al in d ic a te t h a t a
s t r i c t e r p o licy w ill b e p u rsu e d th is
y e a r in e n fo rc e m e n t o f th e law th an
la s t y e a r, w hen th e b o ard w as la rg e ly
ta k e n u p w ith th e tim e o f o rg a n iz in g
and w ith a plan o f ed u catio n .
E sp ecial a tte n tio n is called to th e
q u e stio n o f b u rn in g p e rm its . D u rin g
th e p erio d b etw e e n J u n e 1 an d O cto
b e r 1 i t is u n la w fu l f o r an y p erso n to
b u rn sla sh in g s, ch o p p in g , wood o r
b ru sh land w ith o u t o b ta in in g a p e r m it
fro m th e s t a te fire w a rd e n . T h e c h ie f
o b je c t o f th is r e s tr ic tio n is to p re v e n t
th e c a re le s s use o f fire d u r in g th e d ry
season.
“ P e rso n s en g a g e d in c le a rin g land
and p u ttin g i t u n d e r c u ltiv a tio n find
th e u se o f fire a b so lu te ly n ec e ssa ry ,
and th e w a rd e n 's d ec isio n s a s to th e
a d v is a b ility o f iss u in g
a
p e rm it
should, in e v e ry case, be based on a
th o ro u g h in v e s tig a tio n o f th e a r e a to
be b u rn ed o v e r ,” sa y s th e m an u al.
“ In g e n e ra l, a p e rm it should be issu ed
u n less it is c le a r th a t th e b u rn in g co n
te m p la te d is u n sa fe . T o su m m a riz e ,
i t is th e w a rd e n ’s d u ty to accom m o
d a te a p p lic a n ts by iss u in g p e rm its
w h e re th e r e is no d a n g e r o f th e fire
sp re a d in g , h u t to d e c lin e and g iv e
reaso n s, w hen th e b u rn in g w ould be
u n s a f e .”
T h e m an u al show s an
a g re e m e n t
h as b een reach ed b e tw e e n th e U n ite d
S ta te s d e p a r tm e n t o f a g r ic u ltu re and
th e s t a te b o ard o f fo re s try , so th a t th e
F ed eral g o v e rn m e n t h as a llo tte d fu n d s
fo r th e se rv ic e o f one o r m o re p a tr o l
m en in each h e a v ily -tim b e re d co u n ty
in th e B tate.
B E R R Y F A R M S IN C R E A S E .
H eavy A c re a g e B r in g s Plant
at C o rv a llis.
Fam ine
9 1 0 ,*
C o rv a llis— P la n tin g s o f lo g a n b e rry
fa rm s co n tin u ed in B en to n co u n ty th is
s p rin g u n til no m o re p la n ts ccu ld be
o b ta in e d from th e n u rse rie s.
Also
th e re w as a la rg e p la n tin g o f C u th b e rt
re d
r a s p b e rrie s ,
g o o se b e rre s and
b la c k b e rrie s. T h e C o rv a llis co m m er
cial club, w ith th e a c tiv e a s s is ta n c e o f
th e co m m ercial clu b s o f P h ilo m a th ,
M onroe
and A lp in e ,
fo ste re d th e
b e rry -fa rm m o v em en t.
A num ber of
th e m em b ers o f th e C o rv allis clu b p u r
chased a 14-acre t r a c t n e a r th e c ity and
p lan ted it to sm all f r u i t s as a d em o n
s tr a tio n fa rm , e x p e r ts from th e a g r i
c u ltu ra l college d ir e c tin g th e p r e p a r a
tio n o f th e g ro u n d and th e m eth o d o f
p la n tin g : b u t th is fa rm w ill n o t e n te r
in to th e c o m p e titio n fo r th e cash
p riz e s offered by th e se v era l co m m er
cial clubs fo r th e b e s t ac re o f lo g a n
b e rrie s s e t o u t in th e co u n ty .
T he B en to n C o u n ty G ro w e rs’ asso
c ia tio n is now th o ro u g h ly o rg a n iz e d ,
w ith a cap ab le d ir e c to ra te , and i t w ill
th is y e a r o p e ra te th e C o rv a llis ca n
n ery . T h is is a m a r k e tin g co n cern ,
and v ir tu a lly e v e ry sm all f r u i t and
tr e e - f r u it g ro w e r in th e c o u n ty is a
m em b er.
V o t e r s W ill H a v e B ig T s s k .
L ittle a tte n tio n h as been p a id to
O reg o n v o te rs in N o v em b er electio n
tru c k g a rd e n in g in th is co u n ty , a l
th is y e a r w ill be called upon to p ass
th o u g h C o rv allis is a good m a rk e t.
on a t le a s t 40 m e a s u re s , s u b m itte d
u n d e r th e in itia tiv e o r th e r e fe re n
Inch L e ss Rain T h is Y e a r,
O regon A g ric u ltu ra l C o llege, C o r dum , in a d d itio n to e le c tin g p re sid e n t,
v ice p re s id e n t. U n ited S ta te s se n a to r,
v a llis— A n in ch less r a in th a n is n o r
re p re s e n tiv e s in co n g ress and v ario u s
m al has fa lle n th u s f a r th is y e a r, th e s ta te and co u n ty officers.
The num
A pril p re c ip ita tio n o f 1.99 in ch es b e b e r w ill su rp a s s th o se in th e g e n e ra l
in g .86 below th e n o rm al fo r t h a t electio n tw o y e a rs ago, w hen th e to ta l
m o n th . I t w as also a ch illy m o n th , w as on ly 32. O f th e 40 m e a s u re s a l
b e in g below th e a v e ra g e te m p e r a tu re read y in s ig h t, six h av e b een re fe rre d
fo r A p ril th e p a s t te n y e a rs. T he to th e peo p le by th e 1911 sessio n o f
h ig h e s t, A p ril 8, w a s 67 d e g re e s, th e le g is la tu re .
w h ile th e n o rm al h ig h e s t has h ith e r to
been 80.2 d e g re e s.
T h e re w as less
A u to iats F a v o r C la ta o p .
fro s t, h o w ev er, sin c e th e th e rm o m e te r
S easid e— C latso p R each is ra p id ly
re g is te re d a t fre e z in g b u t tw ic e , on
b eco m in g a fa v o rite o b je c tiv e p o in t
A p ril 11 and 12.
fo r a u to m o b ile to u ris ts .
T h e ra in y
w e a th e r has n o t p re v e n te d tra v e l o v er
A d . fo r P o rtla n d U nique.
th e ro ad s, and OHrh S u n d ay th e re h av e
T h re e b ig C o lu m b ia r iv e r salm o n , been a n u m b e r o f m o to ris ts from A s
fro zen in blocks o f ice, w ill b e d is to ria .
P o rtla n d to u r is ts also h av e
p lay ed n e x t w eek in show w in d o w s a t fallen in to th e habit, o f m a k in g o c c a s
D allas, T e x a s, to
a d v e rtis e one o f ional t r ip s h ere. T h e rid e from P o r t
O re g o n 's m an y
reso u rces.
A. G. land w ill he m ade d a ily th is su m m er,
C la rk , p re s id e n t o f th e P o rtla n d Ad and som e o f th e P o rtla n d m ach in es
Club, and official d e le g a te to th e A d w ill be k e p t h e re u n til fa ll, fu lly a
m e n 's c o n v en tio n a t D allas, is in dozen o w n ers h a v in g m ad e a r ra n g e
c h a rg e o f th e in n o v atio n . H e leav es m e n ts fo r th e earn o f th e ir m ach in es.
P o rtla n d a b o u t th e m id d le o f M ay.
T he salm on fo r th e a is p la y w ill be do
S a le m B a c k s H oad Bill*.
n a te d by M a lark ey & C o., th e C o lu m
S alem
T h e six co m p ro m ise road
b ia F ish com pany, and th e P acific b ills w h ich w ill go b e fo re th e p eople
F ish com pany.
n e x t N o v em b er re c e iv e d th e u n a n i
m ous in d o rse m e n t o f th e S alem hoard
E xp e rim e n t T r e e * Planted.
o f tr a d e and ste p s w ill b e ta k e n Im
Moro— P ro fe s so r P eav y , o f th e fo r m e d ia te ly to e lr r u la te th em th r o u g h
e s try d e p a r tm e n t o f th e O reg o n A g ri o u t M arlon co u n ty w h ere It la e x p e c t
c u ltu ra l college, is a v is ito r in M om. ed th o u san d s a f s ig n a tu re * w ill be a t
H e cam e to su p e rin te n d th e p la n tin g tach ed
In ad d itio n reso lu tlo n a w ere
o f 1200 tre e s on th e s t a te e x p e rim e n t ad o p ted u rg in g th e M arlon C o u n ty
fa rm . T he tr e e s w e re fu rn is h e d th> ( > u r l to p u rc h a se au to tru c k s to u*e In
s ta tio n by th e s t a te fo re s try d e p a rt h u lin g rock fur road w ork,
m e n t an d th e f o re s t se rv ic e o f the
O re* ! D ra m s fo r R o ta F estiv al.
U n ite d S ta te s d e p a r tm e n t o f a g ric u l
tu r e , and in clu d e te n v a rie te * to be
P o rtla n d P re p a ra tio n s a re now be-
te s te d to find o u t w h ich a re s u ite d tn ing m ade for th e nro d u o tlo n on a g i
E a ste rn O regon co n d itio n s.
g a n tic sc ale o f " T h e B rid g e o f th e
G o d s ," th e • p e r l s r u l s r sto ry o f th e
G am e R e se rv e S a n c tio n e d .
early h isto ry o f O regon, w h lrh c re a te d
S alem - A s s is ta n t A tto rn e y G en eral m u n lry W i d e eom m eol s i th e A sto ria
C raw fo rd has ad v ised th e s t a te fish C e n te n n ia l
J u n e H and III, th e S a t u r
and g am e co m m ission th a t i t w ill lie day peine to and th e Monday o f Rose
leg al fo r th a t co m m ission to co o p e r F e stiv a l w eek, a te th e d a le s th a t h av e
a te w ith th e F e d eral g o v e rn m e n t In heen rh n een for I (to perfo rn ten i-e In
e s ta b lis h in g a g a m e re s e rv e In th e M u ltnom ah F ield , so d th e e a s t Is now
B ull R un fo re s t re se rv e .
b ein g g a th e re d to g eth er