Homestead Legislation Is Ikmmed to Delay m i, sim ply to sta n d In th e foldort tem p le once m ore, in vain, to recall th a t o th e r tim e ; th e sta rv in g k itte n held te n d e rly In a w om an's arm s, h is W ash in g to n , D. C. In v iew o f th e ow n sc u rry am o n g th e booths to find fact th a t P re sid e n t W ilson w ill not d e ­ th e m ilk so p erem p to rily o rd ered , an d m and actio n by co n g ress on th e bills th e sm ile of th u n k s th a t h ad b een h is included in th e “ c o n se rv a tio n pro­ S t. H elen s — W ith th e c o n tra c t fo r confirm ed by th e s ta te h ig h w ay eom- rew ard ! H e h ad ru n aw ay w hen he g r a m ,” because he fe a rs t h a t by so th e n o rth h a lf o f th e C olum bia H ig h - m iossion th e w hole m a tte r as to th e sho u ld h av e h u n g on. Fie should h av e doing he m ig h t im|>ede th e p ro g re s s o f w ay in C o lu m b ia co u n ty le t and th e le ttin g o f th e c o n tra c t and u n d e rta k in g A utom obiles of all k in d s p an ted fo u g h t ev ery in ch of th e way. . . . the a n ti- tr u s t b ills. W e s te rn se n a to rs w ork a lre a d y u n d er w ay, a h alt h as o f th e c o n stru c tio n is held in ab ey an ce, T he co u n ty co u rt is u n ab le to d e t e r - 1 “ M onsieur is lo n ely ?” h ith e r an d th ith e r. An o ccasio n al and re p re s e n ta tiv e s a re sa tisfie d th a t been called in th e p ro ceed in g s fo r th e m ine w h e th e r th e policy o f th e s ta te s m a rt coupe w ent by a s if to p ro v e A p re tty young w om an sa t down be­ con serv atio n le g isla tio n w ill be post- b alan ce o f th e road. T he d e la y w as m ad e n ecessary by com m ission is one o f o b je c tin g to th e th a t p ran cin g h o rses w ere still n e c e s­ fore him in th e v a c a n t ch air. j poned u n til th e n e x t sessio n . T he sa ry to th e dig n ity of th e old aristo c- m ere fa c t th a t P re sid e n t W ilson be­ th e d e lib e ra tio n s and co n feren ces in com prom ised lo catio n or o f f u rth e r d e ­ S ch u m an n -H ein k , th e fam ous sin g e r lieves _____ ___ ___ re g a r d to th e lo catio n o f th e road be- lib e ra tio n to a r riv e a t th e real effe ct racy . C o u rtla n d t m ad e up his m ind C H A P T E R II. th e _________________ five co n serv a tio n _____ b ills o ught is se e k in g a d iv o rce from h e r husband to pass w j j j n ot |,e enough to g e t th em j tw een Scappoose, n e a r th e M u ltn o m ath o f it. su d d en ly . He lau g h ed w ith b itte rn e ss. He knew now th a t to lo ite r n e a r th e W ith p ra c tic a lly $200,000 o u t o f in C hicago. through. T he P re sid e n t m u st in s is t | co u n ty lin e , an d C o lu m b ia C ity , a few T h e r e Is a W o m a n ? m iles below S t. H elens. s ta g e e n tra n c e h ad been h is real p u r­ $260,000 allo w an ce on th e m ain ro ad A nger, cu rio sity , in te r e s t; th e s e se n ­ A t P la c e rv ille , C al., w as born th e on actio n or th e re w ill be none, W h a t seem ed to be pose all along, an d p e rs is te n t lying to sa tio n s b la n k e te d o n e a n o th e r q u ick ly , im p en d in g a lread y c o n tra c te d fo r on th e n o rth T he child I A p p aren tly it is th e b e lie f o f th e la rg e s t baby on record h im se lf h ad n o t p rev ailed . In due leav in g only in te r e s t, w hich w as | P re sid e n t th a t if th e house p a sse s th e clash b etw e e n th e S ta te h ig h w ay co m ­ h alf, it seem s im p o ssib le to th e co u n ty i w eighed 20 pounds. tim e ho to o k h is sta n d am o n g th e C o u rtla n d t’s s ta te of m ind w hen h e I co n serv a tio n b ills, th e s e n a te w ill ta k e m issio n and th e C ou n ty co u rt w as c o u rt to open m uch new road th ro u g h C a rra n z a d elay s his an sw er to th e th em in p r* fere n c e to th e t r u s t bills a v e rte d by a jo in t sessio n o f th e tw o h ig h -p riced lands around S t. H elen s gilded y o u th who w ere n o t p riv ileg ed saw a p re tty w om an. It did n o t re­ re q u e st o f th e m e d iato rs a t N ia g a ra and g id etrack th e le g isla tio n w h ich th e bodies and a co n tin u ed m e e tin g o f th e w ith th e re m a in in g $60,000. (lik e th e ir m ore p ro sp ero u s e ld e rs) to q u ire very k een sc ru tin y on his p a r t w ait o u tsid e th e d re ssin g room s for to a rriv e sw iftly a t th e conclu sio n th a t F a lls, to jo in th em . P re sid e n t re g a rd s a s of first im por- s t a te e n g in e e r and th e co u n ty co u rt T he com prom ise a p p a re n tly ag re e d w as upon g a v e a stra ig h t-a w a y ro u te from th e ir p a rtic u la r b allerin a. By a n d by th is o n e w as n o t q u ite In th e p ictu re. P re s id e n t o f B ryn M aw r college i n : tance. The P re s id e n t overlooks th e from w h ich an u n d e rsta n d in g th e re w as a little re sp e c tfu l com m o­ H er ch e e k s w ere u o t red w ith th a t P h ila d e lp h ia d ec la re s th e p re se n t te x t fa c t th a t th e s e n a te can alw ay s find p ra c tic a lly effe cted r e s u ltin g in th e ap- Scappoose to W arren , m ak in g a cro ss­ tion. C o u rtla n d t’s h an d w en t in s tin c t­ red n e ss w hich h a s a p erm an en cy of W arren . ' an excuse w hen i t w a n ts one, to side- p a re n t a p p ro v a l on th e s ta te officers' in g n ecessa ry j u s t above books a re a n tiq u a te d ,. p a r t to r e ta in a s m uch o f th e old road A s cro ssin g s a re considered d an g ero u s ively to his collar, n o t to a s c e r ta in if tone, n e ith e r w ax in g n o r w aning, T he P ro g re s siv e p a rty s ta tu com- i tra t'k Hn>’ *t Kisla tio n - it w ere p ro p erly a d ju ste d , b u t r a th e r a b a s h e d in d ay lig h t. N or had h e r lips ... . ., v i. . i T he five b ills to w hich P re s id e n t as w as p ra c tic a b le an d k eep th e h ig h ­ f e a tu re s by th e com m ission, th e county m itte e o f N ew Y ork, w ill m ake a plea to reliev e th e su d d en p re ssu re . H e found th e ir s c a rle t m o istu re from o u t . „ , - i W ilson g iv e s h is p erso n al in d o rsem en t, w ay th ro u g h S t. H elen s if th e c o u rt c o u rt h as d isco v ered and pro cu red o ooseve o ru n or gov ern o r. an(j ¡n th e o rd er nam ed, a re th e rad iu m co n sen ted to a s tr a ig h te n in g o f th e r ig h t to a p riv a te u n d erg ro u n d cro ss­ w as e n ra g e d a t his w eak n ess. He th e d e p th s of c e rta in little p o rcelain w an ted to tu rn aw ay, but he could not. boxes. D ecidedly sh e w as o u t of p lace in g a t th is place th a t can be used fo r In d ic tm e n ts h ave been found a g a in s t , bill, th e A la sk a coal land le a s in g bill, road b etw e e n S cappoose and W arren . W ith w h a t seem ed to be a p ra c tic a l all p u rp o ses a s if co n stru cted fo r th e A w om an issu ed fo rth , muffled in h e re , y e t sh e ev in ced no e m b a rra s s ­ plu m b ers o f D es M oines, la ., c h a rg in g th e w a te r po w er b ill, th e bill p ro v id ­ C H A P T E R I. silk s and lig h t fu rs. S he w as follow ed m e n t; sh e w as cool, a t ease. C o u rt­ ing for leasin g coal, oil and g a s lands an d s a tis f a c to ry s e ttle m e n t s till un- h ig h w a y ’s p a r t i c u l a r i s e . th em w ith conspiracy fo r m onopoly. by a n o th e r, q u ite possibly h e r m aid. la n d t’s in te r e s t s tre n g th e n e d . A double w edding o f s is te r s finds in th e s ta te s , and th e 2 0 -year reclam a- A t th e S t a g e D o o r. O ne m ay o b se rv e very well a t tim e s “ W hy do you th in k I am lonely, T h is is alm o st th e d ire c t th em assig n ed to th e w rong husbands, tio n bill. C o u rtla n d t sa t p e rfe c tly s tra ig h t; fro m th e c o rn e r of th e ey e; th a t is, m ad em o ise lle ?” h e ask ed , w ith o u t acco rd in g to reco rd s in S an M ateo, Cal. re v e rse o f th e o rd er in w hich W e ste rn h is am p le sh o u ld e rs did n o t touch th e o b je c ts a t w hich one is n o t looking sm iling. se n a to rs and r e p re s e n ta tiv e s would back of his c h a ir; an d his arm e w ere com e w ithin th e ra n g e of vision. T h e T he c r a te r o f M ount L assen, in C a li­ lik e to see th ese b ills co nsidered, and “Oh, w hen one ta lk s to o n e’s se lf, folded tig h tly a c ro ss h is ch est. T he w om an p au sed , h e r foot upon th e ste p fo rn ia is ra p id lly g ro w in g in size and I t he m easu re in w hich th e P re s id e n t is s tr ik e s th e ta b le , w a s te s good w ine, c h a ra c te ris tic of h is a ttitu d e w as of th e m o d est lim ousine. S he w h is­ th e in feren c e is b u t n a tu ra l. So, m on­ is e m ittin g ste a m o f sm oky hue and m ost in te re ste d is th e one w ith w hich te n se n e ss. T h e n o strils w e re well d e ­ p ered so m e th in g h u rried ly in to h e r volcanic ash. B a k e r — T h a t th e r e w ill be no wool co arse wool has b een in crease d and th e W e st is le a s t concerned. R e g a rd ­ s ie u r Is lo n ely .” fined, a s in one who se ts th e u p p er co m p an io n ’s ear, so m e th in g ev id en tly H er lips and ey es, a s g rav e an d “ M other'* Jo n e s w as b a rre d by ing th e rad iu m bill, th e re is no g e n e r­ sa le s d a y s in B a k er th is y e a r is th e th a t o f fine wool lessened. T he p rices jaw h ard upon th e n e th e r. Hie brow n to th e p u zzlem en t of th e la tte r, who sm ileless as h is ow n, puzzled him . An opinion o f w oolm en o f th is v ic in ity , 1 a r e m ore n e a rly equal fo r th e v ario u s C anadian im m ig ra tio n officials, from al s e n tim e n t am o n g W e ste rn e rs. ey es— th e ir g aze d ire c te d to w ard th e looked a ro u n d Irreso lu tely . S he a d v e n tu re ? H e looked a t som e o f th e T he c o n se rv a tio n p ro g ra m o u tlin e d who sa y t h a t th e g r e a t e r p a r t o f th e i g ra d e s o f wool. b oarding a s te a m e r a t S e a ttle th a t A few sa le s as h ig h as 20 c e n ts fo r sta g e w h en ce cam e th e voice of th e obeyed, how ever, an d re tre a te d to th e o th e r wom en. T h o se h e could u n d e r­ would ta k e h e r to th e s tr ik e scene in by th e P re s id e n t ta k e s no acco u n t of wool in th e B a k e r d is tr ic t h as alread y p rim a d o n n a —ep ito m ized th e ten sio n , s ta g e e n tra n c e . A m an, q u ite a s tall a bill to am end th e ho m estead law in a been b o u g h t fro m th e g ro w e rs and a t co arse wool h av e been re p o rte d , but sta n d , b u t th is one, no. A t all tim e s th a t country. ex p ressed th e w hole a s in a word. a s C o u rtlan d t, h is face sh a d ed c a r e ­ h e w as w illing to sm ile, y et to d raw w ay to re lie v e s e ttle r s o f th e burden p rices a p p ro x im a te ly 3 ce n ts h ig h e r th e ru lin g p ric e is fro m 18J to 19£ J u s t now' th e voice w as p a th e tic a lly M issouri, K an sas and O klahom a r e ­ o f th e c u ltiv a tio n clause, nor does th a n th o se p aid la s t y e a r. fully, in te n tio n a lly p erh ap s, by one of h e r o u t h e realized th a t h e m u st p re ­ cen ts, w h ereas last y e a r i t w as from p o rt h e a t w a v e ; Ohio se v e re hail th a t p ro g ram include a bill, stro n g ly G ro w ers h a v e b een p aid fro m 16 to 17J to 18 c en ts. , sub d u ed , y e t re a c h e d every p a rt of th e th o se so ft B a v arian h a ts th a t a re se rv e h is g ra v ity u n b ro k en . T he s itu ­ a u d ito riu m , k in d lin g th e e a r w ith its sto rm s th a t d am ag ed crops, w h ile six urged by S e c re ta ry L ane, proposing 17 ce n ts fo r fine wool, w h ile la s t y e a r w orn su c cessfu lly only by G erm an s, a tio n w as n o t u su al. H is g aze ca m e W ool sh ip m e n ts h av e been s ta r te d p ersons a r e in ju re d in P e n n sy lv a n ia by to g iv e local co n tro l o f land and o th er th e ru lin g p ric e w as fro m 13 to 14 b y th e b u y ers, who h av e a lre a d y sin g u la rly m ello w in g sw eetn ess. To ste p p ed o u t o f th e g a th e rin g to p ro f­ b ack to her. C o u rtlan d t it resem b led , a s no o th e r near-to rn ad o . fer his a ssista n c e . C o u rtlan d t pushed clean ed th is te r r ito r y . H ig h p rices g o v e rn m e n ta l m a tte r s in A la s k a to a cents. “ Is th e co m p ariso n fav o ra b le to T he clip in th is se c tio n is a b o u t n o r­ locally, w ith clip u p to o r p o ssibly a sound, th e n o te of a muffled B u rm ese him a sid e calm ly , lifted h is h at, and m e ? ” sh e ask ed . D am age in Los A n g eles county re ­ local g o v e rn in g board. gong, s tru c k in th e dim in cen sed cav ­ sm ilin g iro n ically , closed th e do o r be­ I t is ag re e d by W e s te rn m en in con m al, b u t th e w orld c lip th is y e a r has ! sh a d e ab o v e n o rm al, g ro w e rs a s s e rt, su ltin g from th e overflow o f sto rm ‘It Is. W h a t is lo n e lin e ss ? ” h e d e­ e rn of a tem p le. A B u rm ese gong: w a te rs d u rin g th e floods o f la s t w in te r g re s s th a t th e m o st u r g e n t n eed is been sm all, and on t h a t acco u n t th e ! w ill do m uch fo r th e in d u stry in th is briefly an d m ag ically th e sta g e, th e h in d th e sin g er. T h e ste p w hich th e m an d ed cynically. o th e r m an m ad e to w a rd C o u rtlan d t se ctio n . T h e con d itio n is m uch b e tte r ap p ro x im ated $10,000,000, acco rd in g for an am en d m e n t to th e hom estead p rices a re h ig h er. Ah, I could tell you,” s h e an sw ered . P ric e s on co arse wool th is y e a r a re | th a n u su al, locally, d e s p ite th e ta r iff au d ien ce, th e am azin g gleam an d sc in ­ w as u n eq u iv o cal in its m eaning. B ut to a re p o rt filed w ith th e board o f su ­ law , and n e x t to t h a t is th e n eed for tillatio n of th e O p era, faded. H e ev e n a s C o u rtla n d t sq u a re d h im self to p erv iso rs by a sp e cially ap p o in ted g r a n tin g a lo n g er te rm to s e ttle r s in a b o u t 2 ce n ts h ig h e r th a n th o se fo r | red u ctio n . h e a rd only th e voice an d saw only m e e t th e com ing o u tb u rst, th e g o v e rn m e n t irrig a tio n p ro je c ts in fine wool. O rd in a rily , th e d iffe re n tia l , H ad th e ta r iff re m a in e d on, wool- board o f e n g in e e rs o f flood control. th e p u rp le sh a d o w s in th e tem p le a t s tr a n g e r paused, sh ru g g ed h is sh o u l­ w hich to m e e t t h e ir o b lig a tio n s an d at has been a s h ig h as 5 c e n ts, b u t on a c ­ g ro w e rs b eliev e th is y e a r w ould have A d isa stro u s sto rm h as sw e p t o v er th e sa m e tim e pro v id e for g ra d u a te d count o f a g r e a t deal o f c ro ss-b re e d in g sto o d fo rth as th e b a n n e r y e a r fo r th e R angoon, th e o rie n ta l s u n s e t sp la sh ­ d e rs, tu rn e d an d m ad e off. ing th e golden dom e, th e w av erin g W e s te rn and S o u th ern J a p a n . S everal T h e lady in th e lim ousine— very p ay m en ts. T h e re is j u s t a s m uch fo r m u tto n lam b s in th e la s t y e a r o r so 1 E a s te r n O reg o n wool in d u stry , w h ile, lig h ts of th e d rip p in g can d les, th e dead pale could an y havo looked closely In­ hundred b o ats h av e been w reck ed and t . h- dem and fo r th e e n a c tm e n t o f a w o rk ­ th e su p p ly a ll o v er th e c o u n try o f j a s i t is, i t is w ell above th e norm al. flow ers, th e k n e e lin g d evotee«, th e to h e r face— w as w hirled aw ay into th e hundreds o f p erso n s a re b eliev ed to ab le w a te r pow er b ill w hich w ill r e ­ yellow -robed p rie s ts , th e ta tte r s of n ig h t. C o u rtla n d t did n o t s tir from h ave been drow ned. T h e ste a m e r lease th e w a te r po w er s ite s now s ta g ­ Disposing of Hood River Union Stock Show Rest gold-leaf, fre s h an d old. upon th e row s th e curb. • T h e lim o u sin e dw indled, , M ongolia rescu ed m any seam en. A n a n t because o f th e lack o f a w o rk ab le hundred houses in N a g a sa k i have been Strawberry Crop Difficult Ever Held On Coast of p lacid g rin n in g B uddhas. T he o n ce it flashed u n d er a lig h t, an d th e n I g o v e rn m e n ta l policy. F re n c h h o rn s b lared and th e tim p an i v an ish ed . blow n down. T h e A la s k a ra ilro a d bill, w hich be­ H ood R iv e r— T he p ro b lem o f dispos- U nio n — T h e final e v e n ts o f th e crash e d . T h e c u rta in sa n k slow’ly. “It is th e A m erican ,” said one of I “ T he m an o f m y s te r y ,” who has cam e a law th is session, w ill n ot pro­ ing o f th e y e a r ’s s tr a w b e r r y crop a t U n io n L iv e sto ck show w ere held h ere T he au d ien ce ru stle d , stood up, so u g h t th e w aitin g d andies. been know n only as “ J . C. R .” by duce th e re s u lts e x p e c te d u n le ss th e p rices p ro fitab le to th e g ro w e r is one w ith a b ig g e r and b e tte r show th a n its w rap s, a n d p assed to w ard th e ex ­ “T h e ic ic le !” officials o f th e O ak P a rk In firm a ry and reso u rces o f A la sk a a re th ro w n open to “T h e volcano, ra th e r, w hich fools o f th e m o st difficult e v e r faced by th e e v e r. T he p rin cip al fe a tu re w as th e its an d th e g ra n d stu irc a s e . I t w as by h o sp ita l a tta c h e s a t R o c h ester, le g itim a te dev elo p m en t. all over. b eliev e e x tin c t.” A ll th is d e s ira b le le g isla tio n could N o rth P acific F r u i t D is trib u to rs , ac- w o rk o f th e h ig h -ju m p in g equine, M inn., from w h ich he escaped, w as C o u rtla n d t took h is leav e In leisure. “ P ro b a b ly se n t b ack h e r m aid for identified in C hicago as E a rl W . lies, be passed by co n g ress, and m o st o f it co rd in g to H . F . D av id so n , p re sid e n t ow ned by J . D. F a rre ll, p re sid e n t of H ere an d th e re he saw fa m ilia r faces, h e r Bible. Ah, th ese A m erican s; th ey a m in in g e n g in e e r, w ho h as been m iss­ could be passed p ro m p tly i f th e P r e s i­ o f th e c e n tra l s e llin g ag en cy . th e O .-W . R. & N. com pany. T h is b u t th ese, a f te r th e finding g lan ce, he a r e v ery am u sin g .” d e n t w ould say th e w ord an d b rin g to in g sin c e 1906. “ T h e crop h as m a tu re d 10 d ay s ea r- r e m a rk a b le th o ro u g h b red cleared th e stu d io u sly av o id ed . H e w an ted to be “S he w as in m ag n ificen t voice to ­ b e a r th e sam e s o r t o f p re ss u re he a p ­ b a rs a t s ix fe e t, b e in g rid d en by W, alone. O u tsid e he lig h ted a cig ar, not n ig h t. I w onder why sh e n e v e r sin g s A te rrific th u n d e r sto rm broke o v er plied to g e t a c tio n on o th e r a d m in is­ lie r th a n u s u a l,” sa id M r. D avidson. S. E llio tt, also o f th e O .-W . R. & N. becau se a t .th a t m o m en t he p o ssessed C a rm e n ? ” A rlin g to n N a tio n a l C e m e te ry w hile tr a tio n m easu res. “ T h e firs t o f th e local b e rrie s cam e in T h e p a ra d e w as o f m o re m a g n itu d e a crav in g for n ico tin e, b u t b ecau se like “H ave I n o t sa id th a t sh e is too P re s id e n t W ilson w as a d d re ss in g a c o m p e titio n w ith th e f r u it o f C ali­ th a n e v er b efo re , and 350 w e re e n te r ­ all in v e te r a te sm o k e rs h e believ ed th a t co ld ? W h at! W ould you see fro s t g r e a t crow d g a th e re d fo r th e u n v e ilin g M ilitant Suffragettes Enter fo rn ia and now th e b e rrie s fro m M is­ ed fo r c o n te s ts in all classes. I t if tobacco co nduced to c la rity of th o u g h t. grow upon th e to re a d o r’s m u sta c h e ? o f th e m o n u m en t e re c te d th e r e to th e souri and o th e r E a s te rn p o in ts are London Catholic Churches fillin g th e m a rk e ts o f th e D ak o tas, im p o ssib le to e s tim a te fu lly th e v alu e And m ay h ap it did. A t le a s t, th e re And w h at a nam e, w h a t a nam e! C o nfederate^dead. o f th e e x h ib it b u t th e v a lu e s ran g ed p resen tly follow ed a m en tal calm th a t E le a n o ra da T o s c a n a ! ” London — S u ffra g e tte s , fo r th e first N e b ra sk a , Io w a and M in n eso ta. T he fro m $500 to $5000. expelled all th is con fu sio n . T h e goal C o u rtla n d t w as n o t in th e m o st K in g E d w ard and Q ueen M ary held tim e , S unday in v ad ed C a th o lic c h u rc h ­ U ta h crop is a t its h e ig h t and th e crop T h e su rp ris e w as in th e class im w axed an d w aned a s h e gazed down am ia b le co n d itio n of m ind, an d a h in t c o u rt a t B u ckingham P a la c e and in es and c re a te d scen es by a tte m p tin g to around S e a ttle is m o v in g . T he la tte r p ro v em en t in th e la s t th re e y ears. the g re a t av en u e w ith its p recise row s of th e rib ald w’ould h av e In sta n tly s p ite o f all p re c a u tio n s a s u ffra g e tte h a ra n g u e th e c o n g re g a tio n s. W o rsih p crop fo r s e v e ra l season s h as been h u rt M any e x h ib ito rs w ho had m ade m ark ed of lam ps. F a r aw ay h e could d isc ern tra n sfo rm e d a p assiv e a n g e r into a g ain e d access to th e ir p resen c e and w as d is tu rb e d in b o th W e s te m in is te r by ra in y w e a th e r, b u t it is good th is im p ro v em en t in th e ir ow n sto ck w ere th e o u tlin e of th e bro o d in g L ouvre. blind fury. T h u s, a sc en e h u n g p re ­ cau sed an in te r ru p tio n to th e p r e s e n ta ­ c a th e d ra l and th e C hurch o f th e O ra ­ y ear. D e sp ite th e s e co n d itio n s, a l­ su rp rise d to find t h a t th e ir fo rm er T h e re w as n o t th e le a s t hope in th e c a rio u sly ; b u t its p o te n tia litie s b e­ tio n s. A s sh e w a s p a ssin g th e k in g to ry , B rom pton. th o u g h th e fig u re is a lit t le less th an co m p etito rs had been eq u ally su ccess­ w orld fo r him to pro ceed to w ard his cam e a s n o th in g on th e a p p e a ra n c e of th e s u ffra g e tte dropped on h e r knees F a th e r B e rn a rd V aughn had ju s t a n tic ip a te d , th e d is tr ib u to rs are g e t­ fu l. N ot only r e g is te re d and im p o rted goal th is n ig h t. H e realized th is c le a r­ a n o th e r w om an. • W h y D o Y o u T h i n k I A m L o n e ly , an d sh o u te d : “ Y o u r M a je sty , for ta k e n h is place in th e p u lp it in W e s t­ tin g a f a ir p ric e a s co m p ared w ith ! ho rses w ere seen in c o m p e titio n , b u t ly, now th a t h e w as face to face w ith T h is w om an w as rich ly d ressed , too M a d e m o is e lle ? '* G o d 's sa k e, do n o t u se f o rc e .” m in is te r c a th e d ra l a t th e e v e n in g s e rv ­ fo rm e r seasons. ; m an y v alu ab le m a re s w e re e x h ib ite d . a c tu a litie s . A wild d esire seized him rich ly . S he w as follow ed by a R u s­ ice w hen a w om an, w ell-dressed and “ T h e c r a te s o f th is y e a r co n tain 24 T he sw eep stak e s p riz e fo r h eav y to m ak e a n ig h t of it— M axim ’s, th e sia n , huge of body, Jo v ia n of co u n te ­ " I t Is th e lo n g in g to be w ith th e o n e T he old c ity h all a t O fym pia, W ash., a p p a re n tly o f refin em en t, ru sh ed up full p in t boxes, w h e re a s in fo rm er d r a f t team w as aw ard ed to a sp an of c a b a re ts ; rio t an d w ine. W ho cared ? n an ce. An ex p en siv e c a r rolled u p to we love; i t Is th e h a te of th e w icked b u ilt in 1867, w a s d e stro y e d by fire. th e s te p s in to a n o th e r p u lp it, and, y e a rs th e y w e re com posed o f 24-q u art im p o rted C lydesdale m ares, ow ned by B ut th e d e sire b u rn t itse lf o u t betw een th e cu rb . A liv eried footm an ju m p ed th in g s w e h av e d o n e; It is re m o rse .” I t w as e re c te d by p u b lic su b sc rip tio n s, w a v in g h e r arm s, sh o u te d : “ In th e boxes, slig h tly sh o rt. W e fig u re th e ; S. L. B rooks, of Im b le r. " T h a t ech o es o f th e Ambigu-Com- P ro fe sso r two puffs of h is cig ar. T en y e a rs dow n from b esid e th e ch au ffeu r and and in it w as in a u g u ra te d M iles C. p resen c e o f th e blessed sa c ra m e n t I a c tu a l value o f th is y e a r ’s c r a te a t I C arly le, ju d g e of th e sto c k , said i t w as ago, p erh a p s, th is b ra n d of a m u s e ­ o p en ed th e door. T h e d iv a tu rn e d ique." M oore, th e la s t te r r i t o r i a l g o v ern o r. p ro te s t a g a in s t th e fo rc ib le fe e d in g of a b o u t 70 p e r ce n t o f t h a t o f la s t y ear. "W ould you s p a re m e a g lass of th e finest e x h ib itio n o f ho rses t h a t he m en t m ig h t h av e u rg e d him su c c e ss­ h e r h ead th is way an d th a t, a th in T he c r a te s c o n ta in a b o u t 60 p e r cent had seen a t an y tim e on th e C oast. C h a rles S. M e lle n ’s re c e n t te s tim o n y w om en. ” fully. B u t n o t now ; h e w as done with sm ile of sa tis fa c tio n s tirrin g h e r lips. w ine? 1 am th irs ty .” T he c o n g reg atio n , shocked by th e o f th e q u a n tity o f la s t y e a r ’s crates, th a t he, as p re sid e n t o f th e N ew Y ork, H e s tru c k h is h a n d s to g e th e r, a b it T he tu g o f w a r on h o rseb ack be tom fool n ig h ts. Indeed, h is d iss ip a ­ F o r F lo ra D esim one loved th e hum an N ew H av en & H a r tfo r d ra ilro a d , a l­ w o m an ’s actio n , ro se fro m th e ir se a ts. b ut th e cost o f h a n d lin g is a little tw e e n fo u r U m a tilla In d ian s and an tio n s had been w h im sical r a th e r th an eye w h en ev e r It s ta re d a d m ira tio n Into of o rie n ta lism he had b ro u g h t b ack lowed h im se lf to be in d icted in th e M u rm u rs o f p ro te s t a t th e s a c rile g e h e a v ie r fo r th e g ro w er. equal num ber o f U n io n cow boys w a s b ru ta l; an d re tro s p e c tio n n ev er h e r o w n ; and sh e s p e n t h alf h e r d ay s w ith him . T h e o b s e rv a n t w a ite r In­ One o f the “ A b o u t six carlo ad s a re b eing won by th e U m a tilla s. G ran d T ru n k case to shield th e la te J . ra n th ro u g h th e edifice. s e ttin g tra p s and lu re s, r a th e r su c­ s ta n tly cam e fo rw ard w ith a glass. aro u sed a fu rtiv e se n se of sh am e. P ie rp o n t M organ w as flatly d en ied b e ­ w om en w o rsh ip ers trie d to p ersu ad e shipped o u t d a ily . T he W h ite Salm on T h e y o ung w om an sip p ed th e w ine, B en C o rb ett won th e Rom nan ra c e He w as young, b u t n o t so young as cessfu lly . S he an d h e r fo rm id ab le e s ­ th e s u f f ra g e tte to descend fro m th e crop, w hich is 10 d ay s e a rlie r, is o f h a lf a m ile in 85 seconds. fo re th e I n te r s ta te C om m erce com m is­ c o rt g o t Into th e c a r w’hich Im m edi­ g azing Into th e g la ss a s sh e did so. an Idle g lan ce m ig h t c o n je c tu re in p u lp it, b u t sh e rem ain ed , w a v in g h e r d ro p p in g off r a p id ly .” sion by L ew is C ass L ed y ard , o f New passing. T o su c h ca su a l reck o n in g a te ly w en t aw ay w ith a so ft p u rrin g " P e rh a p s a w him b ro u g h t m e h ere. M r. D avidson say s t h a t th e apple Y ork, w ho w as a d ire c to r o f th e New arm s and y e llin g in c o h e re n tly u n til he ap p eared to be in th e e a rly tw e n ­ sound. T h e re w as b reed in g in th e e n ­ B ut I re p e a t, m o n sie u r Is lo n ely .” Sheep and Cattle Men th e v e rg e rs fo rcib ly pulled h e r dow n m a rk e t has gone to sm a sh in th e E ast. H av en a t th e tim e. “So lo nely th a t I am a lm o st tem p ted s; b u t sc ru tin y , m o re o r less in fal­ g in e, anyhow , th o u g h t C o u rtlan d t, who th e ste p s and tu rn e d h e r o v e r to th e Renew O ld-lim e Wars tie lible, n o tin g a lin e h e re or a n an g le longed to p u t h is s tro n g fingers aro u n d to p u t you Into a ta x ic a b an d ru n police. She declined to g iv e h er 72 Vessels Carry Lumber. B a k er R ev iv al o f th e old w a rs b e ­ th ere, w as d isp o sed to add te n y ears th a t lu x u rio u s th r o a t w hich had, b u t a aw ay w tth you.” PORTLAND MARKETS. nam e. She s e t dow n th e glass. A s to ria — D u rin g M ay, 33 vessels tw e e n ca ttle m e n and sh eep m en is in d i­ to th e score, T h e re w as in th e nose seco n d gone, p assed him so closely. A band o f m ilita n ts in te rru p te d th e H e tu rn e d dow n th e R ue R oyale, on "B u t I s h a 'n ’t," h e added. tind ch in a c e rta in d ecisiv en ess w hich c a te d by in fo rm a tio n receiv ed by c a rry in g 29,964,000 f e e t o f lum ber m id d ay m ass in th e C hurch o f th e O ra ­ W h e a t — T rack p ric e s : C lub, 85(n th e o p p o site side, an d w en t in to th e T h e s p a rk of e a g e rn e s s In h e r ey es 86c p er b u sh e l; blue ste m , 886 / 89c; to ry by c h a n tin g : “ God sa v e E m m a- cleared fro m th e m ills in th e low er D av id Lee, o f d e p re d a tio n s supposedly fn tru e y o u th is ra re ly developed. T h is T a v e rn e R oyale, w h ere th e p a tro n s w as In sta n tly c u rta in e d . "T h e re U a c h a ra c te ris tic a r riv e s only w ith m an ­ by ow ners o f c a ttle , am o n g h is sh e ep lin e P a n k h u r s t and all o th e r noble riv e r d is tr ic t. T w e n ty -n in e o f th e fo rty -fo ld , 87c; re d R u ssian , 85c; v a l­ w e re n o t o v er p a rtic u la r in re g a rd to w o m an ?” te n ta tiv e ly . p riso n e rs; open th e ey es o f th is church vessels, w ith 22,467,000 f e e t o f lum ­ on 't h e g o v ern m en t ra n g e on D ix ie hood, m anhood th a t h a s b een tried ley, 86c. "Is th e re n o t alw ay s a w o m an ?” and p erh a p s bu ffeted a n d p erch an ce c re e k , w est o f D u rk ee. and o f th e p rie sts to p u t an end to th e ber, sa ile d fo r co a stw ise p o in ts, w hile M illfeed— B ran, $23,500/24 p e r to n ; "A nd sh e h a s d isa p p o in ted mon- a little d isillu sio n ed . S h o o tin g w as h eard by th e h erd ers, to r tu r e ; in th e nam e o f th e blessed fo u r c a r r y in g 7,497,000 f e e t o f lum ­ sh o rts, $ 2 6 ,500/27; m id d lin g s, $320/ I sie u r? " T h e re w as no m a rk ed sym - W h a t w as one to do who h ad both Jo a n o f A rc, h e a r th e m in th e ir hour b er, w e n t to fo re ig n p o rts. In th e and on ex am in atio n it w a s found th a t 33. I pafhy in th e tone. sam e p eriod 39 v essels loaded 40,726,- 20 sh eep had been k illed or wounded m oney an d le isu re linked to a n irre H a y — No. 1 E a s te rn O regon tim ­ o f need. ’ ’ “S ince Eve, h a s th a t n o t b een wom- 615 f e e t o f lu m b e r a t th e u p p e r r iv e r by th e shots. L a s t w eek a sim ila r a t ­ sistlb le d e s ire to leav e behind one othy, $150/16 p e r t o n ; m ixed tim o th y , t a n ’s p a r t In th e h u m an co m ed y ?” H e Deputies Guard John D. N o sh eep w ere place o r th ug in p u rs u it of a n o th e r, m ills, m a k in g a g ra n d to ta l o f 70,684,- j ta c k w as m ade. $13o/14; valley g ra in hay, $120/13; j w as alm o st c e rta in th a t h e r lips be­ in d e te rm in a te ly ? T h e in h e re n t am b i­ T a rry to w n , N. Y .— T o g u a rd a g a in s t 615 f e e t o f lu m b e r t h a t w as sh ip p ed in k illed , b u t se v era l w e re in ju re d . a lfa lfa , $120/13. cam e firm er. "S m ile, if you wish. I t M r. Lee has offered a re w a rd o f $500 tion w as to m ak e m o n ey ; b u t re c o g ­ B a rley — F eed, $200/21 p er to n ; m o le sta tio n o f Jo h n D. R o c k efeller carg o es fro m th e C o lu m b ia r iv e r d u r­ Is not p ro h ib ito ry h e re .” fo r th e cap tu re and co n v ictio n o f th e nizing th e a b s u rd ity of a d d in g to his b rew in g , $21,500/22; rolled, $23.50 and h is son a t P o c a n tic o H ills, th o u g h t ing th e m onth. S he lifted th e w ine-glass ag ain , an d c u lp rits . He said th a t th e s e a tta c k s incom e, w hich ev en in h is e x tra v a ­ to be possible, due to s tr ik e d e v e lo p ­ «z;24. th e n h e n o ticed h e r h an d . I t w as a re th e first fo r 's o m e tim e , alth o u g h g an ce he could n o t sp en d , he gave i O a ts — No. 1 w h ite m illin g , $220/ m e n ts in C olorado, 16 d e p u tie s from j large, w h ite an d stro n g ; It w as n o t Long Fire Season Feared. h im self o v er in to th e h an d s of g ra sp ­ in th e early d ay s th e y w e re com m on. th e W h ite P la in s cou n ty ja il w ere 22.50 p e r ton. th e h an d of a w om an who d allied , who E u g en e — W ith th e snow off th e ing railro ad and ste a m s h ip co m p an ies, Corn W hole, $35 to n ; cracked, $36. placed on th e R o c k efeller e s ta te . T hese idled In p rim ro se p ath s. m o u n tain s a m onth e a r lie r th a n usual o r th e ir ag en cies, an d becam e fo r a $450.000 Left for Roads. V e g e ta b le s — C ucum bers, $1.25 per d e p u tie s w ill be paid by th e county. “T ell m e, w h at is it you w ish ? You' and th e woods d ry , a long, d an g ero u s tim e th e sla v e of g u id e and d rag o m an box; e g g p la n t, 15c p e r pound; pep­ M edford— A cco rd in g to"County C lerk j In terest me, a t a m om ent, too, w hen I fire season is a n tic ip a te d by th e g o v ­ an d c a rrie r. And th en th e w an d erlu st, p ers, 2 0 0 /25c p e r pound; rad ish es, 15 Cat Keeps Death Vigil. I do n o t w a n t to be in te re ste d . A re you e rn m e n t f o re s try officials in ch a rg e o f G ard n er th e cost o f th e P acific H ig h ­ descen d ed to him from th e blood of (a 17»c per do zen ; head le ttu c e , $2 Los A ngeles — M ournful w ails o f a th e C ascade re se rv e , c o v e rin g a m il- w ay c o n stru c tio n in Ja c k so n co u n ty to | really in tro u b le ? Is th e re a n y th in g I b is rov in g D utch a n c e s to rs , w hich had p er c r a te ; a rtic h o k e s, 750/85c per c a t k e p t a w hole neighborhood aw a k e | can do . . . b a rrin g th e ta x ic a b ? " lion a c re s in L inn, L an e and D ouglas d a te is $59,000. T h is inclu d es th e lain d o rm an t in th e se v era l g en era- j dozen; celery , $3.50 p e r c r a te ; to m a ­ She tw irle d th e g lass, u n easily . ”1 fo r a w eek. F in a lly a tw o-room shack co u n ties. S te p s a re b e in g ta k e n to co st o f th e co n c re te su rfa c e d h ig h w ay tlo n s follow ing, « p ra n g in to a c tiv e life ! to es, $4.25o/4.50. am n o t in a c tu a l n eed of a s s is ta n c e .” T h e re lay th e body open th e p ro te c tio n w ork e a rly . Al- from C e n tral P o in t th re e m iles to w ard again. H e b ecam e know n in ev ery j G reen f r u it — A pples, $1,500/2.75 w as bro k en in to . “B ut you sp o k e p ecu liarly re g a rd in g though all th e g u a rd s and ra n g e rs will M edford and e x c a v a tio n fo r th e high- p o rt of call. H e b ecam e know n also p e r b o x ; s tr a w b e r r ie s , 7 5 0 /90c c r a te ; o f F ra n k H am ble, w ho had been dead lo n elin ess.” not be sta tio n e d b e fo re J u ly 1, prac- w av o v er th e S iskyou m o u n tian s. in th e w ild ern esses. c h e rrie s, 6 0 /10c p e r pound; g o o seb er­ a w eek. On his b re a st lay a black c a t. " P e rh a p s I like th e m elo d ram a. You O f th is am o u n t a b o u t $10,000 fo r W h a te v e r had fo r th e m o m en t ap- j rie s, 2 o/5c; a p ric o ts, $1,250/ 1.50 per too w eak to cry an y lo n g er. H am ble tic a lly all lookouts in th e m o u n tain s sp o k e of th e A m bigu-C om ique." had been a n 'a th le te a t th e U n iv e rsity w ill be co n n ected up w ith phones and th e e n g in e e rin g e x p e n se s and m ach in ­ pealed to his fancy, t h a t he had done, box; can talo u p es, $ 4 .5 0 0 /5 p e r c ra te . "You a re o n th é s ta g e ? ” ery w ill be refu n d e d by th e s ta te m a k ­ lie w as alone, a b so lu te m a s te r of his O nions — B erm u d a, $2 (a 2.25 per o f C a lio rn ia. L a te r he b ecam e a t r a v ­ tr a ils by J u n e 15. “P e rh a p s." in g a to tal n e t co st a t th e p re se n t m illions. M am m as w ith m a rria g e a b le e lin g a g e n t for th e S o u th ern P acific. c r a te ; red, $ 3 0 /3 .2 5 p er sack. "T h e o p e ra ? ” tim e ab o u t $50,000, le a v in g $450,000 d a u g h te rs d eclared th a t he w as impos- Hotel Hammel Purchased. P o ta to e s— O regon, 9 0 c0 /$ l p e r c w t .; F o r th e la s t fo u r y e a rs he lived in "A gain p e rh a p s.” th e shack, s tr iv in g to cu re h im s e lf o f A lb an y — B e rt R. W estb ro o k T hurs- a v a ila b le from th e sa le o f road bonds. s ;ble; th e m a rria g e a b le d a u g h te rs s w e e t p o tato es, $4,500/ 5 per cw t. H e lau g h ed o n ce m ore, an d d rew h is T h e re he re a d a l­ I day becam e p ro p rie to r o f th e H otel n ev er had a ch a n c e to d ecid e one way E g g s — F re sh O regon ran ch , case th e liq u o r h a b it. c h a ir c lo ser to th e tab le. Farmers Sue Railroads. o r th e o th e r; an d m en called him a j | H am m el, A lb a n y ’s six -sto ry h o ste lry , count, 2 0 J(u 2 1 c; candled, 220/23c m ost in cessan tly . "Y ou follow ed m e h e re . F ro m S andy F ifte e n p ro p e rty o w n ers o f fool. He h ad p ro m o ted e le p h a n t fight« i and ch an g ed its nam e to H o tel A lbany. p e r dozen. w h ere ?” Governor is Exonerated. J W estb ro o k , fo r th e p a s t tw o y ears, has th is v ic in ity , m o stly fa rm e rs, have w hich had s tir r e d th e In d ian p rin ces ' P o u l t r y - H ens 16Jc; b ro ile rs 25(n "F ollow ed you?” T h e effo rt to give T opeka, K an. M rs. L u ella W est, been p ro p rie to r of th e S t. F ra n c is , jo in ed in a s u it a g a in s t th e M u ltno­ o u t of th e ir m elan ch o ly in d ifferen ce, | 26c; tu rk e y s, liv e, 2 0 o/22c; dressed, a m ocking a c c e n t to h er voice w as a choice, 2 5 0 /2 6 c; du ck s, 12c; geese, o f W ic h ita , K a n ., is not e n title d to 1 hotel, a n o th e r le a d in g local h o tel, and m ath C e n tral R a ilw a y com pany to r e ­ and tig e r h u n ts, w hich had. by th e ir ! W o m a n is s u e d F o rth . failu re. 1 0 0 / 12c. d am ag es from G overnor G eorge H. | w ill now- m an a g e b o th h o ste lries. gain t i t l e to a r ig h t o f w ay from Sandy d u ratio n an d m agnificence, th re a te n e d "Y es. T h e Idea Ju st o c c u rre d to me. T h is r ig h t o f w ay w as to d isru p t th e efficiency of th e B ritish th e law s o f fashion, and w h ere c e rta in B u tte r C re a m e ry p rin ts , e x tr a 27|c Hodgea, o f K an sas, fo r alleg ed a s sa u lt W estbrook b o u g h t th e fu rn is h in g s of to C o ttre ll. T h e re w ere o th e r v a c a n t c h a irs, and and b a tte r y , a ju r y decided M onday i th e hotel and th e lease o f th e b u ild in g g ra n te d on co n d itio n th a t th e com pany m ilita ry se rv ice— w h im sical ex cesses, lad les w ith lig h t h isto rie s so u g h t th e re w as n o th in g In v itin g In m y facial p e r po u n d ; cubes 22Jo/24c. i from J . B. T hom pson, w ho bo u g h t out build a railro ad b etw e e n S an d y and uot u n d e rsta n d a b le by h is in tim a te a c ­ fu rth e r a d v e n tu re s to add to th e ir a f t e r d e lib e ra tin g tw o m in u tes. P o rk — F an cy , 10Jc p e r pound. ex p ressio n . Com e, le t m e h a v e t h s Mrs. W est alled eg ed th a t w hile on a J . C. H am m el five w eek s ago. Mr. C o ttre ll w ith in a y e a r, w h ich w as not q u a in ta n c e s who cy n ically a rra ig n e d h ep tam ero n s. Now, C o u rtlan d t th o u g h t tr u th .” V e a l— F an cy , 11c p e r pound. n e ith e r of th e one n o r of th e o th er. He H o p s— 1913 crop, p rim e and choice, v is it to th e g o v e rn o r’s office on A pril T hom pson r e ta in s his in te r e s t in th e done. S u b sc rib e rs to a bonus o f $5000 him a s th e fool an d h is m oney. "I h av e a frien d w ho k n o w s F lo ra But. like th e v illain in th e play, hi« d esired Isolation, sa fe ty from tn tru h av e reco v ered th e ir m oney. T he 8 last th e g o v ern o r stru c k h e r d u rin g a H am m el H o tel com pany. 1 4 0 /15c; 1914 c o n tra c ts 1 4 0 /15c. D esim one.” C e rta in I sio n ; an d h ere, did h e so slgnfy, he B rightw ood postoffice h as been disco n ­ incom e still p u rsu ed him . W ool—V alley 1 8 0 /20c; E a ste rn O re ­ sefflue fo r possession o f p a p e rs in th e "A h !” As If th is In fo rm atio n w aa a tin u ed , as Jo h n M c In ty re, th e p o st­ sc an d als in ev itab ly follow ed, sc a n d a ls could And it. H e s a t dow n a t a v acan t Postal Money Increases. gon, 1 6 o /1 9 |c ; m o h a ir, 1914 clip, 27J case o f F ra n k S u lliv an , a co n v ict, to d ire c t v isita tio n of k in d n e ss fro m t h e se c u re w hose re le a se M rs. W est had 0 /2 8 1c p e r pound. C o rv allis T he re c e ip ts o f th e C or­ m a s te r, did not w a n t th e office longer. he w as th e la s t to h e a r ab o u t an d th e ta b le and o rd ere d a p in t of ch am p ag n e, gods. "T h en you know w h e re t h e la s t to deny w hen h e h e a rd them . d rin k in g h astily r a th e r th a n th irstily . C a ttl« — P rim e s te e rs , $7,756/ 7 .8 5 ; called a t th e e x e c u tiv e offices. G o v ern ­ v a llis postoffice show an in c re a se of C a la b rian liv es? G ive m e h e r a d ­ Many person«, n o t b ein g ab le to ta k e W ould m o n sie u r lik e a n y th in g to d re ss .” choice, $7.25 0/ 7 .5 0 ; m edium , $7 Of o r H odges denied th e c h arg es. Seaside Paring Streets. 16 p e r c e n t fo r th e m o n th o f May. into th e m ind and an aly ze a c h a r a c te r e a t? 7 .2 5 ; ch o ice cow s, $ 6 .5 0 0 /7 ; m edium , T he C o rv allis p o sta l re c e ip ts h av e in­ S easid e S tre e t p a v in g and se w e j (TO B E C O N T IN U ED .) like C o u rtlan d t'« . so u g h t th e lin e of No. th e w ine w as su ffic ie n t Ralloon Wreck Hurts SO. $ 6 0 /6 .2 5 ; h e ife rs , $ 6 6 /7 ; lig h t. $7.50 creased e v e ry m onth fo r sev eral la y in g a re on in fu ll b la st h e re now. C o u rtlan d t poured out a second glass 0 /8 .1 5 ; h eav y . $ 6 ,5 0 0 /7 .1 5 ; bulls,$4