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The Captain Rose and Drew Himself Up to His Full Height. I worry She has probably forgotten her appointm ent. Some people are very careless In th a t respect." Moving toward the door, he added: "W ell, If It's all the sam e to you, I'll wait down stairs. Goodnight." He went out, I i I h bat Im pudently tilted buck on hiB head, a sneer on his lips. The hanker turned to the Judge. "1 to!d you how It would be." he said scornfully. “A fipsh In the p a n !” The lawyer looked askance a t An nie. "You arc sure she will com e?" he asked. “ Yes, I am su re !" W ith concern she added: "But the disgrace of a rre st! It will kill her! Oh, Judge, don't let them a rre st h er!" "Tell me who she Is!” comm anded tho law yer sternly. It was the first tim e he had spoken to her harshly and Annie, to her dis may. thought she detected a note of doubt In his voice. Looking toward the banker, she replied: “I can 't tell you Just now—she'll be here soon—" “Tell me now—I Insist," said the law yer with growing Im patience. "Please—please don't ask m e!” she pleaded. Mr. Jeffries m ade an angry gesture. “ As I told you, Brew ster, her whole story Is a fabrication trum ped up for some purpose—God knows w hat ob ject she has In deceiving us! I only know th at I w arned you w hat you al ways may expect from people of her class." Tho Judge said nothing for a mo ment. T hen quietly he w hispered to the banker: “Go Into my study for a few mo m ents, will you, Jeffries?" The banker m ade a gesture, as If u tterly disgusted w ith the whole busi ness. "I am going hom e,” he said testily. "I've had a m ost painful evening— m ost painful. L et me know the re sult of your Investigation as soon as possible. Good night. Don’t disturb me to-night, B rew ster. To-morrow will do." He left the room In high dudgeon, banging the door behind him. Annie burst Into a laugh. "Don't disturb him !" she mimicked. “He's going to g et all th a t’s coming to him.” Shocked a t her levity, the law yer turned on her severely. “Do you w ant me to lose all faith In you?” he asked sternly. “No, Indeed," she answ ered con tritely. “Then tell me,” ho dem anded, "why do you conceal this wom an’s nam e from m e?” "Because I don’t w ant to be th e one to expose her. She shall tell you h e r self." 'T h a t's all very well,” he replied, "but m eantim e you are directing sus picion against yourself. Your father- in-law believes you are the wom an; so does Capt. Clinton.” “The captain suspects everybody," she laughed. " It's his business to suspect. As long as you don't believe th a t I visited Underwood th at night—" The judge shook his head as If puz zled. “Candidly, I don’t know w hat to think,” Seriously, he added: "I w ant to think tho very best of you, Annie, but you won’t let m e.” She hesitated a m om ent and then, quickly, she said: "I suppose I'd b e tte r tell you and have done with It—but I don't like to—” At th a t m oment a serv an t entered and handed the law yer a card. “T he lady w ants to see you a t once, sir." “To see me," asked the law yer in surprise: "are you sure she h asn 't come for Mr. Jeffries?” “ No. sir; she asked for you.” Annie sprang forward. "Is It Mrs. Jeffries?” Bhe asked. “ Yes," he replied. “L et me see her, Judge," she ex claimed eagerly; "I’ll tell her who It Is and she can tell you—she's a woman —and I'd rather. L et me speak to her, p lea se !” Addressing the servant, the lawyer said: “Ask Mrs. Jeffries to come up." T urning to his client, be w ent on: “I see no objection to your Bpeaklng to Mrs. Jeffries. A fter all, she Is your husband'B stepm other. But I am free to confess th a t I don't understand you. I am more than disappointed In your failure to keep your word. You prom ised definitely th a t you would bring the w itness here to-night. On the stren g th of th at proe-'se I m ade sta te m ents to Capt. Clinton which I have not been able to substantiate. The whole story looks like an Invention on your part.” Sho held out her hands entreat- lngly. " It’s not an invention! Really, judge! Ju st a little while longer! You've been so kind, so p a tie n t!” T here was a trac e of anger In the law yer's voice as he w ent on: “I believed you Implicitly. You were so positive this woman would come forw ard." M >e) l^iirrMomoTTAK [ lofe 3 THlBD D egrec ^CHARLES KLEIN ▼ ~ ARTHUR°HORNBLOW T Y ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY WALTER^ C O ^TW CM T, 1909. B Y G .W D IL L IN G H A M C O n W N V 21 SYNOPSIS. H o w a r d J e f f r ie s . b a n k e r 's non. u n d e r the e v il In flu e n c e o f R o b e r t U n d e r w o o d , fe llo w -s t u d e n t a t Y a le , le a d s a lif e o f d is s ip a t io n , m a r r ie s th e d a u g h t e r o f a g a m b le r w h o d ie d In p r is o n , a n d ts d is o w n e d h v h is fa t h e r . H e ts o u t o f w o r k a n d In d e sp e ra te s t r a it s . U n d e rw o o d , w ho h a d o n ce been e n g a g e d to H o w a r d ’ s s t e p m o th e r. A llc ln . Is a p p a r e n t ly in p r o s p e r o u s c ir c u m s t a n c e s . T a k i n g a d v a n t a g e o f h is I n t im a c y w it h A lic ia , h e b e c o m e s a s o rt o f s o c ia l h ig h w a y m a n , p is c o c o r in g h is t r u e c h a r a c t e r . A lic ia d e n ie s h im th e h o u se H e s e n d s h e r a n o te t h r e a t e n in g s u ic id e . A r t d e a le r s f o r w h o m he a c te d a s c o m m is s io n e r , d e m a n d a n a c c o u n t in g . H e c a n n o t m a k e good. H o w a r d c a lls a t h is a p a r t m e n t s In a n In t o x ic a t e d c o n d i tio n to re q u e s t a lo a n o f 12.000 to e n a b le h im to t a k e u p a b u s in e s s p r o p o s it io n . H o w a r d d r in k s h im s e lf In to a m a u d lin c o n d it io n , a n d g o e s to s le e p o n a d iv a n . A c a lle r Is a n n o u n c e d a n d U n d e rw o o d d ra w s a scre e n a ro u n d th e d r u n k e n s le e p e r. A li c i a e n te rs. She dem ands a r e m is e fr o m U n d e rw o o d t h a t h e w ill not a k e h is life . H e r e f u s e s u n le s s s h e w ill re n e w h e r p a t r o n a g e . T h i s s h e re f u s e s , a n d la k e s h e r le a v e . U n d e r w o o d k i l l s h im s e lf . T h e re p o rt o f th e p is t o l a w a k e n s H o w a r d . H e fin d s U n d e r -v o o d d ea d . H o w a r d Is t u r n e d o v e r to th e p o lic e U ap t. C lin t o n , n o to r io u s f o r h is b r u t a l tr e a tm e n t o f p r is o n e r s , p u ts H o w a rd th r o u g h th e t h ir d d e g re e , a n d f i n a lly g e ts a n a lle g e d c o n fe s s io n fr o m t h e h a r a s s e d m a n . A n n ie , H o w a r d ’s w ife , d e c la r e s h e r b e lie f In h e r h u s b a n d 's In n o c e n c e , a n d c a lls o n J e f f r ie s . S r . H e r e f u s e s to h e lp u n le s s s h e w ill c o n s e n t to a d iv o r c e . T o s a v e H o w a r d s h e c o n s e n ts , b u t w h e n s h e fin d s t h a t th e e ld e r J e f f r ie s d o e s n o t In - t e r d to s t a n d b y h is so n , e x c e p t f in a n c ia lly . s h e s c o r n s Id s h e lp . A n n ie a p p e a ls to 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 f f r ie s . 8 r ., to t a k e H o w a r d 's c a s e . H e d e c lin e s It Is r e p o rte d t h a t A n n ie is g o in g on th e sta g e . T h e b a n k e r a n d h is w if e c a ll on J u d g e B r e w s t e r to fin d so m e w a y to p r e v e n t It. A n n ie a g a in p le a d s w it h B r e w s t e r to t a k e H o w a r d ’s c a s e . H e c o n s e n ts . A li c i a Is g r e a t ly a la r m e d w h e n A n n ie t e lls h e r B r e w s t e r h a s ta k e n t h e c a s e . 8 he c o n fe s s e s to A n n ie t h a t s h e c a lle d on U n d e rw o o d th e n ig h t o f h is d e a th a n d t h a t s h e h a s h is le t t e r In w h ic h he t h r e a t e n e d s u ic id e , b u t b e g s f o r t im e b e fo re g iv in g o u t th e In f o r m a t io n . A n n ie p r o m is e s B r e w s t e r to p r o d u c e th e m is s in g w o m a n a t a m e e t in g a t h is h o m e . B r e w s t e r a c c u s e s C lin t o n o f f o r c in g a c o n fe s s io n fr o m H o w a r d . f CHAPTER XVIII. As Annie entered the room and caught sight of Mr. Jeffries, she In stinctively drew back. Ju s t a t th at m oment the hanker was, perhaps, the one man in the world whom she was m ost anxious to avoid Capt. Clinton no longer had any terro r for her. Now th a t the m issing w itness had been found and the precious “suicide let ter" was as good as In their possession there was nothing more to fear. It was only a question of tim e when Howard would be set free. But It was not in this girl's nature to be concerned only with her self. If she possessed a single wom anly vlrture, It was suprem e unselfish ness. T here was some one beside her self to tak e Into consideration—a poor, vacillating, weak, m iserable woman who wished to do w hat was right and had agreed to do so, but who, In the privacy of h e r own a p art m ents, had gone down on her knees and begged Annie to protect her from the consequences of her own folly. H er husband m ust not know. Annie had prom ised th at If th ere was any way possible the knowledge of th a t clandestine m idnight visit to U nder wood’s room s should be kept from him. Yet there stood the banker! She was afraid th a t If they began questioning her In bis presence she m ight be betrayed Into saying some thing th a t would Instantly arouse his suspicions. Judgo B rew ster w ent quickly for ward as she came In and led her to a chair. Capt. Clinton and Mr. Jeffries ey«d her In stolid silence. Looking around In a nervous kind of way, An nie said quietly to the Judge: “May I speak to you alone. Judge?" "C ertainly,” replied the lawyer. He w as about to draw her aside when Capt. Clinton Interfered. "One m om ent!" he said gruffly; ,’lf this Is all open and above board, as you say It Is, Judge—I'd like to ask the young lady a few questions. "Certainly, by all m eans,” said the Judge quickly. The captain turned and confronted Annie. A ddressing her In his cus tom ary aggressive m anner, ho said: "You promised Judge B rew ster that you'd produce the woman who railed a t Underwood's ap artm en t the night of the shooting?’’ Annie made no reply, but looked a t the lawyer. The captain grinned as he added: "The w itness w ants Instructions, Judge.” "You can be perfectly frank. Mrs. Jeffries,” said the law yer reassuringly. "W e have no desire to conceal any thing from Capt. Clinton.” Annie bowed. “Yes," she said slowly; “I prom ised Judge B rew ster th a t she would come here to-night.” "Did she promise to com e?” growled the captain. “Yes.” “Well, where Is she?” he demanded. "She h a sn 't come yet," she replied, "but she will, I'm sure—I know she will.” “How did you come to find h e r? ” dem anded the captain suspiciously. Annie h esitated a m oment and glanced a t Mr. Jeffries. Then she said hesitatingly: "T hat I—I cannot say—now." Capt. Clinton's m assive bulldog jaw closed with an om inous click. "Decline to answ er, eh? W hat's her nam e?" She rem ained silent. "W hat's her nam e?" he repeated Im patiently. “I cannot tell you," she said firmly. "Do you know It?” he bellowed. "Yes," she answ ered quietly. "Know It, but can 't say, eh? H um !" He folded his arm s and glared at her. Mr. Jeffries now Interfered. Ad dressing Annie angrily, he said: "But you m ust speak! Do you re al ize th a t my son's life is a t stake* 1?" “Yes, I do," she replied quickly. "I'm glad to see th a t you are begin ning to realize It, too. But I can 't tell you yet—” The Judgo turned to the police cap tain. "I may tell you, captain, th a t even I myself have not succeeded in learn ing the nam e of this m ysteriouq per sonage.” A ddressing Annie, he said: "I think you had b e tte r tell us. I see no advantage In concealing it any fur ther." Annie shook her head. "N ot yet.” she m urm ured; "she will tell you herself when she com es.” "Hh! I thought as m uch!" exclaim ed the banker Increduously. The captain rose and drew him self up to his full height, a favorite trick of his, when about to a sse rt his au thority. "Well, when she does com e!” he exclaimed. "I think yon may as well understand she will be tak en to head quarters and held as a w itness.” "You'll a rre st h e r!" 'cried the law yer. "T h at’s w hat I said, »Judge. She’s a m aterial w ltn rss—th e m ost Im portant one the State has. I don 't intend th at she shall g et away — r “A rrest her! Oh, Judge, don't let him do th a t!” exclaim ed Annie in dis may. - Judge B rew ster grew red In the face. W rathfully he said: "She ts coming to my house of her own free will. She lias tru sted to my honor—" "Yes—y es!” cried Annie. "She tru sts to your honor. Judge.” Capt. Clinton grinned. "H onor cuts m ighty little Ice In this m atter. T here's no use talking. I shall place her under a rrest." "I will not perm it such a d isgrace ful proceeding!" cried the law yer. "W ith all due respect. Judge/' re torted the policeman impudently,■'"you w on't be consulted. You have de clared yourself counsel for the m an who has been Indicted for m urder—I didn't ask you to tako m e into, your confidence— you Invited 'm e here, treated me to a lecture on psychology, for which I thank you very m uch, but I don't feel th a t I n«jed any fu rth er Instruction. If this wom an ever does get here, the m om ent she leaves the house Maloney has instructions to a rre st her, but 1 guess we n e ed n 't A Snake Story. Carl Hagenbeck describes an adven tu re w ith caged pythons: "My son H einrich had no sooner opened the door of the cage th an the four rep tiles. as though by prearranged plan, flew a t him with wide open Jaws. One of them very nearly succeeded In coll ing Itself round him. but he defended him self vigorously, and I and a keep e r ran to his aid, but It was some m inutes before we succeeded In free ing him. "Then the largest of the four fixed him self firmly with his tall on a rafter a t the top of the cage and m ade sav age bites a t us. W hen we had thrown a sack over his head we had to se cure fu rth er assistance to unloosen his tall. No sooner had we with g re at effort got It loose th an the mon ste r tw isted Itself around H einrich’s rig h t leg and began to tw ine itself higher up his body. "It was a life and-death struggle th a t then ensued, but by exerting all our m ight we a t last succeeded la “S he w ill— sh e will. G ive m e only IAN F R A N C IS C O SW E L T E R IN G a few m in u te s m o re !” sh e cried. T h e law y er looked a t h e r a s if puz zled. “A few m in u te s? " h e said . Again h e looked a t h e r and th e n sh o o k his h ead re sig n e d ly . “ W ell, It's certain ly In fe c tio u s !” h e exclaim ed. “ I believe you a g a in .” T h e d o o r o p en ed and A licia ap p eared T h e lu w /e r ad v an ce d p o litely to g re e t her. “Good ev en in g , Mrs. Je ffrie s." A licia sh o o k h an d s w ith him , a t th e sa m e tim e looking Inqu irin g ly a t A n nie, who, by a quick g e s tu re , told her th a t th e ju d g e know n o th in g of her se c re t. T h e law y er w en t on: “ M rs. Je ffrie s, J r., w ish e s to sp eak to you. I said I th o u g h t th e re 'd be n o o b je c tio n ; you d o n 't m ind. May sh e ?" "Y es." m u rm u red Alicia. “ Y our h u sb a n d w as h e re ," said th e Judge. "M y h u s b a n d ! ” sh e cried , s ta rtle d . A gain sh e g lan ced In q u irin g ly a t A n n ie an d trie d to force a sm ile. “ Y es," sa id th e la w y e r; " h e ’ll be glad to k now y o u 're h e re . I'll tell h im ." T u rn in g to A nnie, h e sa id : "W h en y o u ’re read y , p le a s e send a n d —” "V ery w ell, Judge." T h e law y er w en t o u t an d A licia tu rn e d ro u n d b re a th le ssly . “ My h u sb a n d w as h e r e ? ” s h e e x claim ed . "Y es." "Y ou’v e to ld M r. R re w s te r n o th in g ?" A n n ie sh o o k h e r head. “I c o u ld n 't!" sh e said. "I trie d to, b u t I c o u ld n ’t. I t seem s so h a rd , d o e sn 't It? ” A licia lau g h ed b itte rly a n d An n ie w e n t o n : “I w as afra id y ou w e re n 't co m in g !" "T h e tr a in w as la te ! ” ex claim ed Al icia ev asiv ely , "I w en t u p to S tam fo rd to sa y good-by to m y m o th er." "T o sa y good-by?" ech o ed h e r co m p an io n in su rp rise . “Y es." sa id th e o th e r te a rfu lly . T h a v e sa id good-by to h e r— I h a v e said good by to ev ery b o d y —to e v e ry th in g — to m y se lf—I m u st give th e m all up— I m u st giv e m y self up." “Oh, It I s n 't a s bad a s th a t, s u re ly ? ” A licia sh o o k h e r h ead sadly. "Y es,” sh e sa id ; 'T ’ve re c k o n e d it all up. I t 's a to ta l loss. N o th in g will b e sa v ed — h u sb an d , hom e, positio n , good n a m e — a ll will go. Y ou’ll see. I sh a ll b e to rn Into little b its of sh red s. T h ey w o n ’t leav e a n y th in g u n sa id . B ut It’s n o t t h a t I c a re fo r so m uch. It's th e In ju stic e of It all. T h e In ju stic e of th e p o w er of evil. T h is m an U n d e r wood n e v e r did a good ac tio n In all h is life. A nd now ev en a f te r h e Is d ead h e h a s th e pow er to go o n d e s tro y in g —d e stro y in g —d e s tro y in g ! ” " T h a t's t r u e ,” said A n n ie; “h e w as n o good." T h e b a n k e r ’s w ife d rew fro m h e r bosom th e le tte r U n d erw o o d w ro te h e r b e fo re h e k illed him self. “W h en h e s e n t m e th is le tte r ," sh e w e n t on, "I trie d to th in k m y se lf Into h'ls co n d itio n of m ind, b o th a t I could d ecid e w h e th e r he in te n d e d to k eep h is w ord a n d kill h im se lf o r n o t. I tr ie d to re a so n o u t ju s t how h e fe lt an d how h e th o u g h t. Now I know. I t ’s h o p eless, dull, so d d en d e e p e r» tlon. I h a v e n ’t even th e am b itio n to d efen d m y self from Mr. Je ffrie s." A n n ie sh ru g g e d h e r sh o u ld e rs. ‘T w o u ld n 't lose an y sle ep on h is a cco u n t," sh e said w ith a laugh. M ore se rio u sly sh e ad d ed : " S u re ly h e w o n ’t b eliev e— ” “H e m ay n o t b eliev e a n y th in g him se lf,” sa id A licia. " I t's w h a t o th e r peo ple a r e th in k in g th a t w ill m ak e him suffer. If th e c irc u m sta n c e s w ere only a little le ss d isg ra c e fu l— a su ic id e ’s la s t le tte r to th e w om an h e loved. T h e y ’ll say I d ro v e him to It. T h ey w o n 't th in k of his m ise ra b le , d ish o n e s t c a re e r. T h ey ’ll only th in k of m y s h a re In h is d e a th — ” A nnie sh ook h e r h e a d sy m p a th e tic ally. "Y es,” sh e sa id ; " I t's to u g h ! T h e w o rst of i t Is th e y a r e g o in g to a r r e s t you.” A licia tu rn e d a sh e n p ale. " A rre s t m e !" sh e cried. " T h a t's w h a t C apt. C lin to n say s," re p lie d th e o th e r g rav ely . “H e w as h e re — h e la h e re no w —w ith tw o m en, w aitin g fo r you.” A p o lo g etically sh e w e n t o n : " It w a s n ’t m y fau lt, Mrs. Je ffrie s— I d id n 't m ean to. W hat could I do? W hen I told Ju d g e B rew ste r, h e s e n t fo r C apt. C lin to n . T he police a re a fra id y o u 'll ru n aw ay o r so m e th in g —" "A nd m y h u s b a n d !” g a s p e d A licia; "he d o e s n 't know , d o es h e ? " "No, I d id n 't te ll th em . I sa id you'd tell th e m y o u rself, b u t th e y w on’t tr u s t you w h en th e y k now w ho you a re. L e t's te ll th e Ju d g e—h e m ay th in k of a plan. S u p p o se you go aw ay u n til— " P uzzled h e rs e lf to find a way o u t of th e d ilem m a, A n n ie p aced th e floor n erv o u sly . "O h, th is Is a w fu l!” sh e ex claim ed . " W h a t a r e w e to d o ?” She looked to w a rd A licia, a s If ex p e c tin g som e su g g e stio n fro m h e r. b u t h e r co m p an io n w as to o m u ch o v er w h elm ed to ta k e a n y In itia tiv e . ( T O BE CONTINUED.) tearing away the reptile and forcing It Into a sack.” Recognized a Landm ark. Dick and Tommy had come down stairs too late to take p a rt In the fam ily devotions. "H as paw got through y et?” asked Tommy. "H e's about half through,” whis pered Dick, who was listening a t the door of the sitting room. "H e's ju st got p ast 'm ay our sins be as fa r re moved from us as the e ast Is from the w est.' ” Money-Making Thoughts. H arker—You seem In a deep study. A penny for your thoughts, old man. Bluffwood—O. I'm a rapid thinker and have 500 thoughts a t once. Pass me over a five spot. The Philosopher of Folly. "The reason so m any of our p ro fesslonal athletes a ren 't properly trained," says the Philosopher of Pol ly, "Is th a t they have to spend so m uch tim e being photographed.” Heat Wave F x 'e n d s Mil O ver S t 't e — B eaches Too hultry for Relief. San Francisco—All C alifornia above the T ehachapi, as well as Nevada and Arizona, Bweltered Sunday under the fiercest h e at recorded for e ig h t years. San Francisco a t th is season usually has sea fogs rolling by 5 o ’clock in the afternoon, so thick your can alm ost cut them w ith a kn ife. Sunday the city would have given a good deal for a fog, as the m ercury rose from 80 de grees a t early m orning to Oil degrees in the shade a t 1 o ’clock. T his was the h o tte st day for e ig h t years, or since Septem ber 8, l j u l , when the m ercury rose to 101 degrees. V isit ing K nights T em plars, who w ere d rill ing for prizes, fancied they had struck the E astern dog days. The valleys o f the sta te w ere to r rid ; the San Joaquin valley was like a g re a t oven; Fresno reported 106 de g re es; the S a n ta C lara valley was nearly as sultry, San Jose recording 98 degrees. The Sacram ento valley kept up its rep u tatio n for heat, the Capital C ity having a tem p e ra tu re of 98 degrees, w hile a t Red Bluff the m ercury clim bed to the 100 m ark Phoenix, A riz., reported 106 de grees and Yum a led the list w ith 110 degrees. THKEE-YEAR HOMESTEAD BILL UP TO PRESIDENT l i U S T l l D E V E L O « OF IHE STATE SU M M ER S E SS IO N AT O . A C. WALLOWA RANCH GROW S. One and O ne-T hird Fare G ranted on All Roads to Corvallia. Oregon A gricultural College, Cor vallis —Prof. E. D. Kessler, d irector of the sum m er session a t the Oregon A gricultural college, has secured a special rHte of a fa re anu a th ird over the O-.W . R. & N., the S. P., and the C. & E. railroads to C orvallis for the sum m er session, which continues from Ju n e 18 to Ju ly 26. The ra te s are good from June I t to Ju ly 29; th a t is, on all going tic k e ts purchased from June 14 to July 26 inclusive, except on the O.-W . K. & N., which g ra n ts a selling date only to June 20. All cer tificates for re tu rn will be honored to Ju ly 29. T here are no exam inations for ad mission to the sum m er session. All who believe they cun profit by the in stru ctio n offered are adm itted, since it is presupposed th a t they come w ith a serious pur|x>se. College c red it is granted those desiring i t insofar as the work accoinplised is equivalent to th a t which is standard in the school year. The absolutely necessary expenses, aside from the railw ay fare, are e sti m ated a t som ething less than 140. though the sum n atu rally w ill vary for the different courses, laboratory work, and for the length of tim e spent a t the college. The re g u la r college re g istra tio n fee o f $5 required of h II is the only tu itio n charge, and will ad m it students to as m any courses as they desire to en ter. The cost of the e n tire six w eeks may be brought w ith in $80, allow ing $21 for board and room a t the dorm itory, Waldo Hall, $3 SO for laundry and incidentals, SO cents for baggage tran sfer, and $5 for re g istra tio n . T here is no charge for the rooms a t the dorm itory, but all m ust furnish th e ir own pillow, pillow slip, sheets, coverings, tow els and soap. A small num ber of furnished rooms a t low cost are available. The 1912 sum m er session bulletin ju st issued from the O. A. C. press is the best thing of the so rt the college has issued to d ate. I t is larg e r than any previous sum m er school announce m ent, and is prorfusely illu strated , containing 48 pages w ith 21 cuts show ing two dozen different view s of college activ ities. T here will also be a series o f gene ral lectures of wide in te rest, and en tertain m en ts. Those who w ish advice as to routes, train connections, and bapgage, or any o th er d etails not cov ered in the bulletin, m ay receive in form ation bv w ritin g to P ro f E. D. R essler, d irecto r of the sum m er ses ■ion. E n terprise Men Add to Holdings for b h e ep Range. E n te rp ris e —By the purchase of 720 acres of linnaha riv e r land. Vest & Boswell, of thie city, h a v e rounded out thL'ir holdings and now have one o f the best sh e e p ranches in W allowa county. They bought th e 720 acres from Frank K ernan for $12,000. T h eir lands now extend six and a h alf m iles east and w est, and for th ree and a h a lf m iles north and so u th , and they control m any th o u sa n d ncres o f choicest range. The land ju s t bought consists of the hay and fru it ranch which Vest & Bos well have been renting. It grow s enough hay to w in ter a large band o f sheep. It is located so conveniently to range th a t stock can graze w ithin a few mile* of the place much of the w inter, and alw ays be near enough to the hay to be brought in on Bhurt no tice when necessary. The E n te rp rise stock men now have all the original K ernan sheep ranch. P a rt of th is was sold by the ffrBt hold ers to Stanley H ayes and J. A. Funk. Vest & Boswell bought o u t H ayes and Funk recently, tak in g the la t t e r ’s holdings the first o f the year. These holdings w ere a t th e north and w est portions o f the range and included some fine grain land adjoining the re serve on the Chesnimnus. Going eastw ard from the Cheanim- nus, the V est & Boswell ranch in cludes scattered tra c ts on which is found the only w a te r in th e d istric t. B etw een and around these w aterin g places, which follow th e canyons, are extensive pa stu re lands. Sheep can he w intered on the linnaha and then pastured gradually w estw ard until the ex trem e w est end of the holdings is reached, w here they e n te r the fo rest reserve for sum m er grazing. The land actually owned bv V est & Boswell to ta ls 2320 acres. They have about 2600 sheep now, but will Block up to the capacity of th e ir ranch a t once. W ashington, D. C .— W ithout a word of debate, w ith o u t a dissenting vote, the house o f re p re se n tativ es agreed to the conference re p o it on the Borah- Jones th ree-year hom estead bill and it w as signed by Speaker Clark. As soon as it is signed by the vice p resi dent, it will go to the W hite House for P resid en t T a f t’s approval and the general expectation is th a t the bill will become a law before th e end of the w eek. I t is custom ary for the president to re fe r all public land bills to the s«cre- tary of the in te rio r before signing, and th is course m ay be taken w ith the th ree-y ear bill, b u t th a t is not likely. The action of the house was accom plished w ithout any friction, those in charge of the bill w a itin g until its op ponents w ere out of the hall before calling it up. Five m inutes a fte r the conference re p o rt w as read, it had been approved by the house w ithout roilcali. H a lf an hour la te r some who intended opposing the adoption of the conference re p o rt found it too late. I f th e session of congress lasts long enough Senator Borah will endeavor to g e t through the house his correlated hill d irec tin g the p a te n tin g of home steads on governm ent irrig a tio n pro je c ts as soon as entrym en comply w ith REX BERRIES BRING $ 6 . the hom estead law . T his bill has passed the senate, b u t has not been reported by the house com m ittee. If Sixty A cres A verages S I6 0 an Acre it is enacted, hom esteaders on govern fo r Five Y ears. m ent projects can g e t p a te n t in three Portland — L. S. O tis, the stra w years, instead of w a itin g ter., as a t berry k ing of Oregon, was in the city presen t required. looking a fte r the m ark etin g o f his crop W ith his son Mr. O tis, who is B A T H E R S W ILL WEAR FURS. a re tired railroad man, conducts the S pring L ake farm a t Rex, in Yamhill Preparations Made tor Cold Summer county. He has the larg e st stra w berry patch in the sta te , 60 acres in Along Lake Beaches. ex ten t, and is p u ttin g out new acreage C hicago—Fur-lined and fur-trim m ed every year. b ath in g su its are to be th e sty le for " W e will ship 4000 crates of stra w Chicaeo beaches during the sum m er b erries th is season,” said Mr. Otis. of 1912. D esigners for fashionable “ N ext week will be our big w eek, and dressm aking shops and tailo rs for we will g e t out 200 crates daily, all women are already com pleting g a r for the Portland m arket. m ents th a t will be ready for the first “ L ast week we had the first Y am fa ir day for sw im m ing. F u rs for the hill county berries on th is m arket, new style w a te r g arm en ts a re taken which the Pearson-Page company sold from w a te r anim als. Sealskins, m usk a t $6 a crate. O ther Oregon berries ra t, o tte r, m ink and beaver w ill be a t the sam e tim e w ere seling here for used principally. The unusually cold $4.60 a crate. w eather is said to have influenced the “ The Rex section in Yam hill county d ep artu re in b ath in g su its. I t is also is the coming prem ier berry section of asserted th a t in th is p a rt of the coun Oregon. I t is e a rlie r than any o ther try the w a te r is alw ays a little too p a rt o f the sta te , except Southern cool for p erfect com fort. F u r trim Oregon, and th is enables us to g e t our m ings are said by dressm akers to have b erries on the m ark e t a t a tim e when an effect in m aintaining an even tem we can g e t the best price. By the p e ratu re th a t is su rp risin g to one who tim e local stra w b errie s become p len ti has never worn such a g a rm e n t in ful and cheap, we have finished m ar w ater. k e tin g our product. “ The snug yoke of a seal or m ink “ O ur stra w b errie s have n etted us over the chest will prev en t cold sh iv $150 an acre for the p ast five years, ers from chasing up and down over and we are m ore than satisfied w ith one’s body,” said Mme. Hosac, presi the v e n tu re .” dent of the Chicago D ressm akers’ club. Rains S a v e r o f F o re sts. Meat Prices Cause Stir. Salem —The rains o f the la s t few W ashiginton, D. C. — C ongress is days, w hich have been general about to in v estig a te another “ t r u s t ,” throughout the sta te , have extir.guish- and some o f the big men in the pack ed w h at fo rest fires w ere burning, ac ing industry, who recently w ere ac cording to a sta te m en t issued from the q u itte d in crim inal proceeedings in S ta te F o re ste r’s office. The S ta te Chicago, probably w ill be summoned F o re ste r's office has assisted in form a to W ashington to tell why the price of tion and perm anent organization of beef and o th er m eats has gone up. fo rest patrol associations in Douglas. A fte r a conference betw een Repre Linn, Marion and Plackm as (a jo in t se n tativ e H enry, of Texas, and R epre association) counties, for protection se n tativ e Clayton, of A labam a, a joint a g a in st fo rest fires. The service this sta te m en t was m ade in dicating th a t season is more efficient than ev er be such an in v estig atio n would be in sti fore, according to the F o re ste r’s office. tuted. Amity Milk Plant Will S ta rt. M onoplace Drop*; T w o Die. A m ity—A t a m eeting of the d irec Bremen - A lb ert B uchsgetter, one of tors o f the Holly Condensed Milk com the b est known G erm an aviators, and pany, a reorganization w as effected his passenger. L ieu ten an t S tille, of and arrangem ents m ade to s ta r t the the Germ an arm y, w ere killed Sunday p lant a t its full capacity. T his com when th e ir monoplane plunged to the pany w as organized four years ago ground ju s t a fte r s ta rtin g on the and the stock is held by local people, N orthw est aviation c irc u it of 425 but, on account o f the depression in m iles. A pparently the a v ia to r over- the m ilk m ark e t last fall the A m ity banked his m achine. The m onoplane condenser suspended operations in No dropped so heavily th a t i t w as h alf vem ber. Dr. C. R. M atthis, presi buried in the e arth and had to be ta k dent snd general m anager of the com en a p a rt before the bodies could be pany. was instructed to tak e active ex trica ted . The calam ity w as w it charge o f the business. nessed by a distinguished gath erin g . Gold Hill Chicken Rich. C astaw ays Beg for Aid. M edford- They feed chickens pure P u n ta A renas, C al.—T he govern gold in Gold Hill, O r., a t least th a t is m ent has sent a w arship to search for the conclusion reached by W. H. Ken a p a rty of A m erican castaw ays. This w orthy, of the Medford Fish m arket, action is in response to a note found who found a gold nugget in the craw in a bottle on th e beach which said of a hen im ported from th a t city. The th a t an Am erican steam er, the nam e nugget w as about the size of a pea of which was badly blurred, had been and was p erfect in every way. I t a s wrecked off Cape Horn. “ T here are sayed $1 pure gold. I t is expected seven of us on an is le t,” says the th a t Gold Hill chickens will be in note, “ w ith provisions for one month. g re a t demand hereafter. W e have a boat, b u t are a fra id of can O regon Wool Sella High, nibals. Send h elp .” P endleton—H a lf a m illion pounds of G reat Oil Well Blazing wool w ere sold a t P ilot Rock a t prices T aft. C al.—A 7000-barrel gusher ran g in g from 15Jc to 16Jc a pound. n ear here caught fire Sunday n ig h t The la rg e st clip sold was th e 91,000 and the flames spread rapidly th ro u g h pounds o f the Cunningham Sheep and out the districL N ig h t has been Land company a t 16 cents. This is turned into day by the illum ination the first public wool sale to be held in from the blazing colum ns of oil. E astern Oregon th is year. GLANDERS CAU SE ACTION . O regon Will D eclare Q uarantine on S everal S ta te s. Salem —Com plying w ith a req u est of Dr. Ju le s F. Morel, sta te v e te rin a ria n , the governor’s office is consid e rin g the question o f d eclaring a q u a r a n tin e a g ain st several sta te s p ro h ib it ing th e im portation of horses into Oregon ex cep t under severe re stric tions. In a com m unication to Governor W est, Dr. Morel says th e v e te rin a r ia n ’s office has been notified a t differ e n t tim es th a t shipm ents of horses from C alifornia, W ashington, Idaho and U tah have entered Oregon w ith out being properly subm itted to the exam inations as required by law. An o utbreak of glanders e x ists in M alheur county am ong horses belonging to sub contractors engaged in railroad work. A nother shipm ent of horses employed in railroad construction has been made from C alifornia w ithout being sub m itted to the te a t for glanders, the v e te rin a rian says, and w hile it has been his in tention to prosecute these cases, a fte r reading the s ta tu te s and g iv in g the m a tte r careful considera tion, he declares he could not see any way to brin g proceedings. T O AD VERTISE ST A T E . G overnm ent A gricultural E xpert F o re se e s S ta te 's Future. Salem —C. H. Lane, the governm ent a g ric u ltu ra l ex p ert, who recently vis ited Oregon to a ssist in prom oting the school industrial m ovem ent, has w rit te n S uperintendent A lderm an e x p ress ing sa tisfac tio n w ith the conditions of a g ric u ltu ra l p u rsu its as he found them in th is state. “ T here is a g re a t fu tu re ahead for O regon,” says Mr. Lane in his le tte r. “ The conditions as I found them in your sta te will be an inspiration I can carry back to W ashington w ith me. Oregon is certainly well to the fro n t in in d u strial w ork in the schools, and I shall he delighted to advertise th is fa ct in the fu tu re upon all occasions.” Uniform M ileage is T opic. Salem — The R ailroad commission has two im p o rtan t m a tte rs which will be tak en up in Ju n e. One is the ques tion of a uniform m ileage system . A conference will be held early in Ju n e w ith the passenger agents o f all the railro ad s in the sta te , a t the s ta te house, and a system o f interch an g e able m ileage books w ill be discussed. The o th er m a tte r re la te s to log ra te s and is o f much im portance to the s ta te a t large. A hearin g is scheduled to be held a t B aker on Ju n e 19. C entral O regon Road Im proves. Salem —A shipper in Union county has w ritte n to the Railroad comm is sion to say th a t the C entral Oregon railroad is providing b e tte r fa cilitie s for shippers a t th is tim e than a t a n ; previous tim e. The question was re ferred to the Railroad comm ission several w eeks ago, th e com plaint be ing th a t w hile the com pany had plenty of sw itches snd cars, it nevertheless crowded the sidings w ith full cars and neglected to give the shippers all the em pties they required. The shippers a re now a pparently satisfied. C resw ell i t Objeclivn. E ugene— E xtension o f the P ortland, E ugene & E astern railw ay southw ard 13 m iles to Creswell is considered by officers o f the company, according to th e sta te m en t of P resid en t W elch. R ight-of-w ay for the proposed line has been secured, except franchises for use of a s tre e t in E ugene and o f a county road oiit o f Cresw ell. The deeds for th is rig h t o f w ay w ere m ade out to P. E. Snodgrass, cashier o f the F irs t N ational hank o f Eugene. T housand In F arm Dividends. H elix —One thousand dollars in d iv i dend checks w as d istrib u te d am ong the stockholders o f th e F a rm era ’ Mu tu al W arehouse company during the la st week. The com pany during the y e ar earned 28f per cent, or $2860 net, on $10,000 c ap italizatin n , b u t voted $1860 to the building fund.