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NEWS OF THE WEEK General Resume of Important Events ïîireiput the Worli Unfriendly Legislation Threatens Apple-Growing Industrial School Club Contests Are Planned Oregon A gricultural College, Cor v a llis—If II. R. 9266 is enacted by the national congress, it will be an offense punishable by tine and Im prisonm ent Oregon A gricultural College, Cor to keep apples in cold storage for m ore th an 9U days and then ship them vallis— Club m em bership in the newly- out of the sta te . If H. R. 9530 is en organized industrial school club con acted, it will be illegal to tak e from tests is divided into three classes. storage and then retu rn them again to Any Oregon boy or girl who is be storage, e ith e r before or a fte r in te r tween the ages of fourteen and nine sta te shipm ent. Both bills enum erate teen years on October 1, 1914, and certain food products and then add, I has had less than five m onths tra in "also any o ther articles used for hu ing in dom estic science, dom estic a rt, man food.” Remedial amendm ents or manual train in g , m ay become m em have been prom ised, but so fa r eggs bers of Class A. Those betw een the only have been given more favorable ages of ten and fourteen y ears a t the tim e specified will be m em bers of term s. H igh a uthorities in the apple busi Class B. And those who have had ness asse rt th a t the first o f the pro more th a t five m onths’ tra in in g in the constitute posed laws would ruin the industry foregoing subjects will and bankrupt producers from one side Class C. of the continent to the other. I t > The club w inners contest a t the would cause a glu tted m arket in some sta te fa ir will be open only to the seasons of the y ear and an apple fam prize w inners in classes A and B in county contests. The aw ards will be ine for the rem ainder. If re-storage is prevented it will based upon the rules governing the greatly dam age the apple business in respective club projects and will be m any sections of the country. It m ade to the con testan t scoring the would be illegal, fo r instance, to tak e highest general average in any club ' * apples from a cooler a t Hood R iver project. and ship them to th e g re a t E astern Any boy or girl in Oregon who has m arkets. All apples and pears, once enrolled in any club project and com put into cold storage w ith a tem p era plied w ith the rules governing it, is ture below forty degrees for a longer eligible to e n te r the S ta te F a ir club period than ten days, are branded as project contest, regardless of having adulterated if shipped out of the sta te . entered any other. “ N orthw est grow ers should w rite to Any boy or girl in Oregon who en th e ir congressm en asking them to use ters an e x h ib it accompanied by a th e ir intluence to have fru its exem pt sta te m en t from parent or guardian e d ,” said P rofessor C. I. Lew is, hor c ertify in g th a t the exh ib it as actually tic u ltu rist of th e college. “ Since produced by the e n tra n t, is eligible to both bills th rea te n th e fru it in te rests fruitm en should re fe r to both bills, preferab ly by num ber, in all corres pondence regarding the proposed legis- fatjon. A ml . they should do it a t once, ond, a m andolin ha* proved to be many a young m an's ruin.” Glass exam ined the bow of ribbon upon the lonesome piece of exercising apparatus. "It looks like the tralnln'-etable for the Colonial Dames. W hat a yelp this place would be to Covington or any o ther athlete." "It Is not an athletic gym nasium .” Speed sm iled as he lighted a cigarette. “It Is a rom antic gym nasium . As Socrates once observed—’’ "Socrates! I'm hep to him,” Glass Interrupted, quickly. “I trained a Greek professor once and got wised up on all th a t stuff. Socrates was the —the Hemlock Kid." "E xactly! As Socrates, the Hem lock Kid, deftly put It, ‘In hoc signa tu re vintage.’ ’’ “I don't get you." "T hat Is archaic Scandinavian, and, translated, means, ‘Love cannot thrive w ithout h e r bower.’ " "No answ er to th a t telegram yet, eh?" "H ardly tim e." "B etter wire Covington again, hadn't you? Mebbo he didn’t get It?" "1 prom ised Mrs. Keap th a t I would, but—” Speed lost him self abruptly in speculation, for he did not know ex actly how to m anage this unexpected complication. Of one thing only was he certain ; It would require some thought. "Say, W ally, suppose Covington don't com e?” "Then I shall sprain my ankle,” said the other. "Hello! W hat In the world—’’ Still BUI Stover and W illie came into the room carrying an arm ful of lum ber. Behind them followed C arara with a huge wooden tub, and Cloudy rolling a kerosene barrel.” "W here do you want It, gents?” inquired the forem an. "W here do we w ant w hat?" "T he show er-bath.” "Shower— I didn't order a shower- b a th !” “No; but we aim to m ake It as pleas ant for you as we can." “If there is anything I abhor, It’s a show er-bath!" exclaim ed the athlete. “Y'ou ju st got to have one. Mr. Fresno suid all this gym nasium lacked e n te r the S ta te F a ir Juvenile E xhibit contest. C ontestants may engage in m ore than one club project and en te r m ore th an one contest but are not al- ' lowed to e n te r the sam e work or exhib i t for more than one prize in any club Commissioner C am inetti, o f the im contest. m igration service, is reported about G irls and boys who are not able to to resign. e n te r school or county contests may com pete in th e project special contest Silas ChristofTerson succeeded in fly or th e juvenile ex h ib it contest, pro ing across the C oast range of moun vided they have enrolled for any club ta in s in C alifornia. project. Mrs. Samuel Allen, widow of a lum All contestants m ust be regularly berm an and the w e alth iest woman in enrolled on the special enrollm ent the H aw aiian islands, is dead. blanks provided. The blanks may be obtained from the S ta te S uperintend A New York commission finds th at ent o f Public Instruction, Salem, from g irls in candy factories in th a t city "Of course I'll do my best. If you the S ta te A gent of Club W ork, O re average about $5 to $6 weekly. think It’s really im portant." gon A gricultural College, Corvallis, j Cowboys of tb e Fly in g H rn rt ra n c h arc "T hank you," said Stover gratefully, Theodore Low DeVinne, dean of or from the teacher. | h e a r t b r o k e n o v e r t h e loss o f t h e i r m u c h - p rin te rs and author of several books __ _ _______ A ____ club project is ___ the (_ particu lar prize,! p h o n o g r a p h b y t h e d e f e a t o f t h e i r while Fresno congratulated himself upon an easy victory. on types and th e ir uses, is dead. nr h „ k „ .. • , c h a m p i o n In a foot-ra< e w it h t h e c o o k of kintl o f work in which a boy or girl t h e C e n t ip e d e r a n c h . \ hu u e e p a r t y t„ two girls took Speed’s train er It is called a project from ™ a t t h e F l y i n g H e a r t . 1 W a l l The ingford engages A head-on collision of railroad train s SiH*etl. c h e e r le a d e r a t Yale, a n d C u l v e r in M ississippi injured 60 persons, five the fa c t th a t the work is so outlined C o v in g t o n , inter-coll< rrlute c h a m p i o n r u n w ith them , and went forth In search of the young man. o f whom are not expected to live. th a t the club m em bers can m ake more ner. a r e e x p e c t e d . H e le n B l a k e , S p e e d ’s s w e e t h e a r t , h e r o i n e s i n t e r e s t e d in t h e loss "It's up to you fellows to See th a t he rapid process by first acquiring the o f t h e p h o n o g r a p h . S he s u g g e s t s t o J e a n It is believed the im m igration bill C h a p i n , s i s t e r o r t h e o w n e r o f t h e r a n c h , gets to bed early,” said Fresno, when knowledge and skill which distinguish will be vetoed by President W ilson on t h a t s h e i n d u c e C o v in g t o n , h e r love r, to he and Stover were alone. etlicient workmen from the untrained. w in b a c k t h e p h o n o g r a p h . H e l e n d e c l a r e s account of the illiteracy te st clause. "Leave It to us. And as for g ettln' By learning how to do these things t h a t If C o v i n g t o n w o n' t r u n . S p ee d will. T h e c o w b o y s a r c h il a r io u s o v e r t h e p r o s up, we turn out at daylight. I don’t John J . Kennedy, trea su re r of New and by doing them in the m ost p ra c ti pect. S pee d a n d his v a l e t , I . a r r y G las s, York sta te , com m itted suicide. His cal, scientific and businesslike way, t r a i n e r a t Yale, a r r i v e . H e l e n H lu ke a s k s reckon he could sleep none a fte r that pe ed , w h o h a s po se d to tier a s a n a t h If he tried." Stover pointed to the books w ere found in perfect condition. the m em bers will discover a t the close S lete, to r a c e u g a i n s t t h e C e n t i p e d e m a n . of th e contest th a t they have gained The c o w b o y s Join in t h e a p p e a l to W a ll y , striped elastic coils of the exerciser B lackm ailing letters dem anding a n d f H e le n will find h i m o ut , ag ain st the wall. "1 didn't want to som ething more valuable than any he c o n e s a e r n i n t s g . t h H a e t ins $10,000 on pain of death have been re ist s, h o w e v e r , t h a t he p riz e —knowledge, power and efficien s h a l l be e n t e r e d ns a n u n k n o w n , fig u r i n g speak about tt while they was here," ceived by H enry W. Longfellow, II, a t h a t C o v i n g t o n will a r r i v e In t i m e to t a k e said he, "but one of them young ladles cy. descendant of the poet. his plac e. S p ee d be g i n s t r a i n i n g u n d e r G l a s s ’s d ir e ct i o n. T h e la d ie s fix u p t r a i n lost her g arters.” The steam ers Portland and General i n g q u a r t e r s f o r Speed. “T h a t’s not a pair of garters, th a t's Hubbard, both en route from Los A n a chest-w eight." CHAPTER VII__ ontlnued. geles to Portland, collided in the Co "J e s t wait for w hat?" "No, indeed,” Jean corrected, "he lum bia river, but neith er was disabled. "Chest-weight—chest-developer." will m erely use this room to train In.” "O h!” Stover exam ined the device The sixteenth anniversary o f the de- "How do you train In a room ?” curiously. "I thought a chest-develop struction of the Maine in H avana h a r - j Stover asked her. er cam e In a bottle." bor was fittingly observed Feb 16, by Japanese War Talk Is "W hy, you—ju st train, I suppose." Fresno explained the operation of services a t A rlington national ceme- | \ ____ „ order for all available we have been quoting prices are of the | Miss Chapin turned to Glass. “ How the apparatus, a t which the cowman tery . All Jingo, Says I rofessor cannej Lane county pears for ship- highest grades, and are sold f. o. b. does a person train In a room ?” rem arked, adm iringly: A woman who declared she was "T hat young feller Is all right, ain't Boston— “ T alk of w ar betw een the m ent to F rance has been received by Eugene. In spite of the high fre ig h t ; "W hy, he—ju st trains, th a t’s all. A sta rv in g held up another woman on U nited S ta te s and Ja p a n has em anated the E ugene F ru itg ro w e rs’ association, charges, we are able to book the or- guy can 't train w ithout train in ' quar- he?" the steets of B ridgeport, Conn. She from the E astern p a rt of Am erica, not follow ing the shipping, four m onths ders, and w ith the opening of the Pan- ters, can he?” "T hink so?” "W e thought it would m ake a nice told the officers who arrested her th a t from J a p a n ,” P rofessor Sidney L. ago, of a carload of the goods. Not ama canal, and the reduction o f proba- "Sure! Don't you?" she had eaten nothing for a week. Gulick, of D ishish i U niversity a t To- only are the cannery officials elated bly one-half of the fre ig h t cost, we | gym nasium ,” offered Miss Blake. Fresno explained his doubts by a a t the receipt of the order, but they should be able to book large orders in "Looks like business." Stover’s ad crafty lift of his brows and a shrug. W itness in copper strik e inquiry de kio, said before th e T w entieth Cen are doubly so a t the prospect o f open Europe, fo r then we will be able to m iration was keen. “I rode over to ”1 thought so—at first." clares m iners are not allowed to av er tu ry club in th is city. ing in Europe a m arket for the Lane deliver our goods on the eastern side G allagher's place last night and laid “ I d o n 't believe th ere will be any Stover wheeled upon him abruptly. age more than $75 per m onth, and are __ \ county canned fruits. of the A tlan tic as cheaply as a t New our bets.” w a r,” he added. “ There are a few ., “ W hat's wrong?" forced to work u nder such conditions This opens the way for a very Y ork.” "How m uch have you w agered?” Jap an ese who say A m erica will finally "Oh, nothing.” th a t they do not last more than five or large business in canned fru it, ” said J. The E ugene F ru itg ro w e rs’ associa asked Fresno. in sist on w ar, and th ere is a ‘yellow A fter a pause the forem an rem arked, six years. O. Holt, m anager. “ We are quoting tion la st y e ar sold $29,000 w orth of "M ore'n we can afford to lose.” p re ss’ in Jap an , ju s t as there is in vaguely: "H e's the Intercollegit cham R etail prices of eggs in Pacific this country. "But you a re n 't going to lose,” Miss peen of Yale.” But the Japanese earn prices to dealers in France, not only dried prunes in London alone, and sub- C oast m arkets fell 5 cents, and there estly desire the friendship of the on pears, but on berries and cherries. sta n tia l shipm ents w ere made to B lak e y a id, en'thuJusUcaMy' "Oh no, hardly that, or I would The French people have been accus points in Holland and Sweden. are prospects of a fu rth e r drop. , G allagher to play 80me rec. U nited S tates, for they know they have heard of him .” tomed to buy C alifornia canned fruits, The E aste rn broker for the E ugene ords for me .. O perators of Colorado m ines adm it have foes a t th e ir back door, and, be “Ain't he no cham peen?’ but they a re learning th a t the Oregon cannery is now booking orders for j Silas on Fifth Avenue’?’’ buying arm s and machine guns for use sides, Ja p a n sells m ore goods to this "Champion of the running broad fru its are b etter. canned fru its and vegetables for de- j "Sure! And 'T he Holy City,’ too! o f the guards during the recent strik e. country than to any o th e r.” smile and the half-mile talk perhaps.” “ The fru its and b erries on which livery in th e fall of 1914. W illie stayed out by th e barb-wire "Ain’t he a foot-runner? The C ourt of Appeals of New York fence; he didn't dast to go In. W hen I "Perhaps. I’ve never seen him run, has decided th a t a woman w ith a baby Wool Man Optimistic come out I found him ready to cry. but 1 have my doubts.” Many New Features for cannot be allowed to teach school in T hat desperado has sure got t h e h e a r t "Good L o rd !” m oaned Stover, weak As to Future Outlook Coming Rose Festival of th a t state. a woman. I reckon he'd commit iy. Pendleton — “ S tatistically , wool is Ind u strial and historical Oregon will m u r d e r for t h a t phonograph— he'B so "He may be the best sp rin ter In the Pendleton, O r., is w aging w ar upon full of se n tim en t." country, mind you, but I’ll lay a little Tacoma, Wa9h.— Florence V irginia I in a stro n g er position today th an it play an active p a rt in the coming the c ig a re tte in every possible way. Fresno spoke sym pathetically. bet th a t he can 't run a hundred yards Cole is a fu tu re voter of W ashington has been for a num ber of y e a rs ,” says Rose F e stiv al. This will be the eighth "It's a fortunate thing for you fel w ithout sustenance." I t is reported th a t the king o f Bul here who is a ttra c tin g much a ttention Dr. S. W. McClure, secretary o f the annual Rose Festival, and for the first lows th a t Speed came when he did. g a ria will v isit the U nited S ta te s in because a t the age of 11 weeks she "W ithout w hat?” C arara Followed W ith a Huge Wood- N ational W oolgrow ers association. tim e in th e history o f this classic I’m anxious for him to beat this cook, A pril. "S ustenance—som ething to eat." w eighs only two pounds. The nurses en Tub. and I hate to see him so careless with The sta te m en t was m ade in a le tte r event th e m anufacturing concerns "W ell, we've got plenty for him to P resident W ilson was obliged to re say she ib perfectly norm al in every his training." was a show er-bath, a pair of scales, received by S ta te Senator Burgess and throughout the sta te will be rep resen t eat," said the mystified foreman. m ain in bed several days on account of way and has not been sick a t all in "C areless!” cried Helen. “ You don't understand. However, and a bulletin board. Ho said you'd the weeks of her existence in the bas in which the national se c re tary re ed in the pageant th a t will pass in re a bad cold. "W hat's he done?” inquired Stover tim e will tell." sure need a bath a fte r w orkin’ th a t ket, surrounded by hot w ater bottles. quested Mr. B urgess to spread the view before the public. chest-developer. We ain ’t got no "Nothing, so far. T hat's the trouble. The prem ier o f Russia has regisned, The board of governors is having She is the dau g h ter of Mr. and Mrs. hopeful tid in g s am ong local grow ers "But we ain ’t got no time. W e've and the czar is reported to be “ on the J. H. Cole, of Oakland addition, and of wool. Dr. McClure sa y s: constructed fifteen floats to represent H e's sure he can win, but"—Fresno made this race 'pay or play,’ a week scales, nor no board, but we'll toggle w a te r w agon.” “ My advices from Boston are to the the Rose Festival, while a t least as shook his head, doubtfully—"there's front Saturday, and the bets are down. up some so rt of a bath for you. The weighed ju ts 14 pounds a t birth , j t such a thing as overconfidence. No blacksm ith's m akln' a squlrter to go An A m erican naval officer was fired is possihle to slip a finger rin g over effect th a t the m ark e t has been prac many more have been ordered, and al We was afraid the Centipede would completed. m a tte r how good a man may be, he welsh when they seen who we had, so on the b a r’I." on and slightly wounded by a Mexican her hands and arm s to the arm pit. tically cleaned up here and abroad. ready four have been should take care of him self.” "Very well, put It w herever you on the stre e ts of V era Cruz. Full length of the baby a t b irth was In London the Ja n u a ry sale9 closed These floats will ty p ify the historical we fram ed It th a t way. W hat's to be "W h at’s wrong with his tra in in ’?” done?" wish. I sh a ’n 't use It.” 12J inches; a t e ig h t weeks, 154 inch stronger than they have a t any tim e grow th of Oregon from its earliest "I w ouldn't overlook nothin’. If I in the last 12 months. Am erican days down to the present. The Prince of W ales, during his es. I t has dem anded Glass. Again Fresno displayed an artistic was you,” said W illie, In even m ilder “I think he ought to have more rest. com ing tour of the B ritish posses buyers bought considerable q uantities. taken the association's a r tis t many re stra in t th a t was adm irable. “ It’s tones th a t Stover had used. Since the sale has closed, wool con months of close study and much read- | I t ’s too noisy around the house; he sions, will also trav e l e xtensively in none of my business,” said he, with a Congress May Enact "You overwhelm me with these lit th e U nited S tates. tinues to advance. S ta tistica lly wool ing of d a ta p e rta in in g to the early his can 't get enough sleep." careless shrug. tle a ttentions,” retorted Mr. Speed. "N or anybody else,” agreed Glass, Laws Barring Hindus is in a stro n g er position today than a t tory of Oregon before he began the Five c hildren—th ree boys and two "I—I guess I'll tell W illie and the “W here you goln’ to run today?” In any tim e for years. work of draw ing designs typical of m eaningly; "th ere's too much singin’.” g irls — were born to Mrs. B ertha W ashington, D. C.— R epresentative “ T hat’s funny,” said Stover. "Music boys.” vouchsafed Bill apprehensively. quired the first speaker. “ About Ja n u a ry 20, E astern wool the rapid passing events which have D rury, of T aylorville, K y., w ife of a B urnett, of A labam a, chairm an of the “No! no! Don’t breathe a word "I don't know. W hy?” soothes me, no m atter how bad it is. Spencer county farm er. The girls house com m ittee on im m igration, pre buyers began contracting wool in made Portland and Oregon g re at as L ast night when we come back from I’ve said to you. He may be a cracker- “We thought you m ight do a hun U tah and Idaho. Already 8,000,000 they are. died. dicted th a t as a comprom ise on the Pa pounds have been contracted a t prices jack, and I w ouldn't do him an Injus dred yards agin tim e.” The P ageant of th e H um an Rose the Centipede Mr. Fresno was singin' Two y e a rs’ salary, $5750, was voted cific Coast fight to exclude Japanese the sam e as last y ear and in some buds will again be a fe a tu re of the Dearie,' but I dozed right off in the tice for the world. All the sam e, I “ N ix!” interposed Glass, hurriedly. by the senate to the widow of the late and all o th er A siatics congress a t this cases a half cent higher; 16g cents Rose Festival. The board of govern middle of it. An' it's the sam e way wish he hadn't broken my stop-watch.” “I can’t let him overdo a t the start. ”D’ you think he broke It a-pur- Besides, we a in ’t got no stop-watch.” D r. Thomas D. McClintic, of the pub session would enact legislation to bar has been paid for Soda Springs wool ors has issued in v ita tio n s to ten thou w ith cattle. They like It. I t ’s part pose?” lic health service, who died from out the Hindus. “I got a reg 'lar watch," said W illie, and 16 cents for U tah. I am unable, sand school children, both boys and “ W tiether the im m igration commit- of course, to predict the future course "W hat do you think?” spotted fever while discovering a “and I can catch you pretty close. girls, and plans are being considered | tee will go fu rth e r than th a t I do not of prices, but I believe th a t these for safeguarding the to ts w hile m arch successful trea tm e n t. i Stover mopped the sw eat from his W e'd adm ire to see you travel some, know ,” Mr. B u rn ett said, “ but there facts should be given to your wool- ing. brow. Mr. Speed.” is no g entlem an’s agreem ent or fa g ro w e rs.” "C an’t we tim e him with a ordinary B ut Glass vowed th a t he was In PORTLAND MARKETS vored nation arran g em en t w ith G reat watch?" charge of his protege’s health, and “Juice” to Aid Plants. B ritain so fa r as the Hindus are con Grants Pass Approves "Sure. W e can take yours. It won't would not perm it It. Once outside, Portland — E le ctricity may be used W h eat—Track p ric e s : Club, 88(fi cerned. T here ought to be prom pt be exact, but—” however, he exclaim ed: “T hat's more 884c; bluestem , 9749(’98c; forty-fold, legislation to nip in the bud any City Bonds for Railroad to improve school gardens a t Wood- "I a in 't got no watch. I bet mine of F resno's work, W ally! I tell you, 89c; red Russian, 87c; valley, 89c. steam ship arrangem ents to bring on lawn, a suburb o f th is city, if the last night a t the Centipede. W illie's he's Jerry. He'll rib them pirates to G rants P a ss—A t a special city elec O a ts—No. 1 w hite, m illing, $249/25 an e x traordinary num ber of the H in got one, though.” clock you, and if they do— well, you'd tion the voters authorized the issuance plans of L. M. L epper work out s a tis ton. dus, a project which the im m igration of railroad bonds in the sum of $200,- factorily. T his will be the first tim e “Mind you, he may be all rig h t,” better keep runnin’, th at's all.” Corn—Whole, $35; cracked, $36 ton. bureau once discovered and foiled.” such an a tte m p t w ill have been made Fresno repeated, reassuringly; then 000, to be used in building and equip- "You can do me a favor,” said B arley — Feed, $22.50(0.23 ton; ing the 10-mile line to W ilderville. here. In E ngland m ark e t gardeners hearing the object of th e ir discussion Speed. "Buy th a t watch." brew ing, $24; rolled, $25. use electricity to stim u la te th e grow th Travel By Coaster Idea. The bonds are said v irtually to have approaching with his train er, the two "T here's o th er watches on the farm .” H ay—No. 1 E astern Oregon tim of vegetables. The vegetables are strolled out through the bunkroom, “Buy them all, and bring me the San Francisco—A roller coaster w ith been sold to K eeler Bros., of Denver. othy, $16.50; m ixed tim othy, $14; al said to be b e tte r, c risp er and firmer. Stover a prey to a new-born suspicion, bill.” Much encouragem ent is fe lt here, fa lfa , $14; clover, $9(9)10; valley, plenty of se a ts is being considered as According to the plan employed the as the m unicipal road will stim ulate Fresno m using to him self th a t diplo Before setting out on his dally g rain hay, $12(913.60. a m eans of tran sp o rtin g m illions of ground is w ired and c u rre n t turned on macy was not a lost art. grind. Speed announced to his train M illfeed—Bran, $21.50 to n ; shorts, v isitors from the F erry building, trade betw een this city and Illinois periodically. Bugs and pests are said valley. "Y ou're a fine friend, you a re !” e r th a t he had decided to take him $23.50; m iddlings, $29(9 30. where N orth Coast and overland traffic Dr. J. F. Reddy says as soon as the to be killed, and production increased. Speed exploded, when he and Glass along for company, and when th a t V egetables — Cauliflower, $2.25 end, to th e Panam a-Pacific exposition, were inside the gym nasium . "W hat corpulent gentlem an rebelled on the c ra te ; eggplant, 10(9 15c pound; pep it is announced officially here. The m unicipal un it is finished and equipped O.-W. R. & N. Baying Land. made you say 'y e s ? '’’ ground th a t the day was too sultry, pers, 10(9)124e; garlic, 124c; sprouts, distance is perhaps a m ile and a half. c ap ita lists will be on hand to build the Pendleton — E llsw orth Benham, of his em ployer would have none of It, “I had to.” 8(9)100; artichokes, $2 dozen; squash, The project contem plates an endless rem ainder of the way to Illinois val "Rot, L arry! You played Into so together they trotted away later In lj@ i4 c ; celery, $3.75 c ra te ; hothouse platform , b earin g gondolas or cars, ley, tapping 30,000 acres o f land Portland, rep resen tin g the O.-W . R. & N. Co., has arrived a t Stanfield and Fresno's hands deliberately! Now I've the m orning. Speed In his silken suit. lettuce, 50(«76c box; spinach, 76(o80c s ta rtin g 12 or more fe e t above ground which is under g ra v ity irrig atio n . “ Ain't He No Champeen?” The road also will open up a portion a t once began buying land for the got to spend my evenings in bed while Glass running flat-footed and with c ra te ; horseradish, 8(9) 10c; cabbage, and sliding down, w ith m achinery to 21c pound: turnips, $1 sack; carrots, raise the belt from the foot of the in of the Rogue R iver valley and cross rig h t of way of the proposed Coyote of a m an's duty when he's nlght-rldin' he sits In the ham m ock and sings g reat effort. But once safely hidden cut-off. T his action ap p aren tly con a herd to plzen the atm osphere with ‘Dearlp.’ ” He shook his head gloomily. from view, they dropped into a walk, through A pplegate valley. $1; parsnips, $1; beets, $1. cline to a new altitude. The developm ent o f the road is one firms the rep o rt which has been cur melody.” and selecting a favorable resting place, "Who knows w hat may happen?" Green F ru it — Apples, 75c(9$2 25 of the biggest projects ever under ren t for the p ast few days th a t the "It will do you good to get some paused. Speed lighted a cigarette. "W e c an ’t afford to spoil Speed's box; cranberries, $12(9)12.50 b a rre l; Rescuer Dies in Flames. taken by any city in Oregon. The railroad company expects to commence chances," argued the young man. sleep, W ally.” Glass produced a deck of cards from pears, $1(9)1.60. M inneapolis — One m an lost his life vote for the bonds was 4 to 1. operations th is spring. The proposed "T here Is too much a t stake. Am I "But I don't w ant to sle ep !” cried his pocket, and they played seven-up. Onions—Oregon, $3.50 sack; buying and several others w ere injured in a line connects w ith th e presen t line right, Mr. G lass?” the exasperated suitor. "I w ant to Having covered five miles in this ex price, $3 sack a t shipping points. th a t destroyed the six story a t Stanfield on the e ast and Coyote Now, like most fat men, Law rence m ake love. Do you think I cam e all hausting fashion, they returned to the P o ta to e s—Oregon, 80co/$l hundred, fire Oregon Owes $704,701. on the west, shortening the road eight Glass was fond of his rest, and since the way from New York to sleep? I ranch in tim e for luncheon. Both ate buying price, 60@90c a t shipping building occupied by th e N orthern Salem —The o utstanding sta te w a r miles. M anufacturing company here. To save heartily, for the exercise had agreed his arrival at the Flying H eart his can do th a t a t Yale.” points. ra n ts Ja n u a ry 1, totaled $704,701.85, sleeping hours had been shortened con Eggs —Oregon fresh ranch, 35(9)36c the life of a girl employed in his de "T ake It from me. Bo, you've got with them. partm ent, W illiam P. Howe, 70 years according to a re p o rt m ade by Secre Wool Buyer Now Out. (TO B E C O N T IN U E D .) siderably, so for once he agreed with plenty of tim e to win th a t dame. Eight dozen. The w arran ts Pendleton— According to reports re the Californian. hours is a w orkin' day anyw here." P oultry—Hens, 16<9164c; springs, old, a shipping clerk, a fte r having tary of S tate O lcott. E xtravagance Wasted. "No question about It," said he. Glass chuckled. "T he whole thing Is 16(9 j 164 c ; turkeys, live, 20(922c; him self been assisted outside the burn d ate back to 1897. the sta te ow ing for ceived by local sheepm en, R. F. Bick- "W hat's doing?” asked the tall dressed, choice, 25(926c; ducks, 14pi ing building, plunged back before he th a t year and 1898 out o f the general well, a buyer of sheep and wool, is "And I'll sleep here with him If you’ll a hit. Look at this Joint, for Instance.” plumber. "You're all dolled up." "Had could be restrained, and was burned to fund $294.23. now in Morrow county endeavoring to put a couple of cots In the place.” 18c; geese, 12(9 13c. He took In th eir surroundings with a a date with my best girl,” explained Small am ounts, payable from the contract for the 1914 clip a t prices ap "B ut suppose Mr. Speed won't do com prehensive gesture. "It looks about th e short bricklayer. "But a ren 't you B u tte r—Cream ery prin ts, ex tras, death. Rose Schultz, for whom Howe lost his life, was carried down the sam e fund, owed for each succeeding proxim ately 2 cents in advance of It?” questioned Miss Blake. 35c pound; cubes, 32c. as much like a gym nasium as I look going to keep It?” "I showed up all sta irs and only slightly injured. y ear until 1909 being $6681.73. For those paid last year. A ccording to "You ask him, and he won’t refuse,” like a contortionist Why don’t you right, but she w asn't there.” "T hat P o rk —Fancy, 10c pound. 1913 and 1914 th ere is $686,098.94 these reports some sales have been said Jean. V eal—Fancy, 14@144c pound. get a M orris chair and a m andolin?” was pretty tough." ” 1 wouldn't care," owed on w arrants, due to the small made, but m ost o f the grow ers are re Benefactor of Blind Dies. "W e don’t w ant to see him defeat H ops—1913 crop, prim e and choice, "T here a te two reasons," said Speed, said the short bricklayer, "only I levy last year and appropriations by fusing to contract. B ert Sm ith, of the ed,” urged H elen's o th er su ito r; at facetiously. "F irst, it takes an athlete 18(9)19o; 1914 contracts, 15c. P hiladelphia — Dr. R obert C. C. w ent and had my shoes shined all for J. E. Sm ith Livestock company, said which the girl rose, saying doubtfully: to get out of a Morris chair; and, sec- nothing.”—Youngstown Telegram. P e lts— Dry, 10c; dry short wool, Moon, widely known as a benefactor the legislature. | local growers sold th e ir wool last sea 7c; dry shearings, 10c; green sh ear of the blind, died Monday from heart son a t least 2 cents too low. Road Ronds Are Urged. ings, 10c; salted lights, 60(9 75c; disease a fte r an illness of 18 months. sa lte d heavy, 76(9.90c. Hood R iv er—The m em bers of the TWO OPINIONS AS TO MERIT "did any of you go to see Gaby Dea directly engaged, he singled him out He was 70 years old. He continued Lys while you were th ere?” Bunny Scorn* Poison Bait. Wool — Valley, 14(91Sc; E astern the work o f publishing books and Hood R iver county court have outlined for a chat. O regon. 10<916c; m ohair, 1913 clip, c h arts for the blind from embossed a plan of cam paign for a proposed "We saw her In London," replied Pendleton Ray T. Jackson, a rep re Mr. Blank’s Verdict on Dancer Old "You saw Gaby Des Lys In London, 26c pound. Not at All Agrea With That Mrs. Blank. type which was begun by his father, bond election to raise funds to con sentative of the bureau of biological did you not?" he began. C attle — P rim e steers, $7.269/8; Dr. W illiam Moon, o f England. stru c t perm anent highw ays in the survey, who ha* been in U m atilla Expressed by His Wifs. "W hat did you think of h e r? ” "Gaby?" responded Mr Blank with choice, $ 7 0 7 .2 6 ; medium, $6.75(9)7; county next year. According to plans County for several days in an effort to "Oh, she was positively nil. She a sudden Im petus of Interest. "Tea. I choice cows, $6.269(6.86, medium, $6 representatives will be chosen by the assist farm ers in ridding th e ir Aelds At a social gathering a bachelor couldn't sing or dance and she was so saw her la London and 1 sneaked off King Thanks Carnegie. O 6.26; heifers, $6 (9 6.76; light different road d istric ts and the Com of jack rab b its, rep o rts poor success. with a som ewhat satirical opinion of bold th a t Mr. Blank and I w ere both and saw her again la New York, too. Madrid — K ing Alfonso has sent an m ercial club to a ct as a com m ittee. H is specialty is feeding poisoned 'em lnlne prejudice approached a party disgusted as well as disappointed." calves, $ 8 0 9 ; heavy, $69(7.75; bulls, She certainly la a peach!” autographed p o rtra it and a le tte r of One o f the problem s th a t will con w heat, and he finds the ra b b its o f this *f women who happened to be speak- cam e th e ready criticism . $ 4 0 6 .7 6 ; stags, $ 6 0 7 . H ogs— Light, $7.60 0 8.60; heavy, thanks to Andrew C arnegie for the front the com m ittee will be th a t of p a rt of the country p re fe r the green ng of plays and players they had The topic changed and the bachelor Some men a re Johnny-on-the-epot diplodocus cast, w hich Mr. C arnegie proportioning the am ount to be ex feed, which is to be had in abundance, teen during the last season In Nsw excused him self to join the men In an $ 6 .5 0 0 7 .6 0 ;. when It eomes to paying a grudge, but Sheep — W ethers, $6 (it 6; ewes, recently presented to the M adrid m u pended in the im provem ent o f the Co- to the poisoned grain which he has fork. other room Hla curiosity was arous when It comes to paying the butcher I ium bia riv e r highway. seum o f natu ral history. $3.60@ 4.76; iambs. $ 6 0 6 .7 6 . scattered about. I "By tbe way," be ventured casually. ed, and finding Mr B lank’s ears not and grocer—well, th a t's another story. Lane County Pears Are A ll Taken B y France PERFECT BABY WEIGHS 2 POUNDS; 11 WEEKS OLD C