NEWS OF THE WEEK
Congress Is Busy With
Issues Arising from War
Suit to Recover 50,000
Acres State Land Urged
PLACE gr
UQNEY-
le ft o u tsid e. B ut who can h elp loving
N o ra?” h e rep eated .
"W ho In d e e d !"
“And th e re 's n o t th e le a s t ch a n c e in
th e w orld fo r m s.”
“You n e v e r ca n tall u n til you p u t It
to th e te s t.”
“Do you th in k I h a v e a c h an ce ? Is
it p o ssib le th a t N o ra m ay c a re a little
for m e?” H e tu rn e d his h ead to w ard
h er eag erly .
“ W ho k n o w s?” S he w an ted him to
h av e it o v er w ith, to learn th e tr u th
th a t to N o ra H a rrig a n h e would n e v e r
be m o re th a n an am iab le co m rad e. H e
would th e n h av e n o n e to tu r n to b u t
her. W h a t m a tte re d it if h e r ow n
h e a rt ach ed so sh e m ig h t so o th e th e
h u rt in h is? S h e laid a h an d upon
h is sh o u ld e r, so lig h tly th a t h e w as
only dim ly co n scio u s of th e co n ta c t.
“ I t’s a rum m y old world. H e re I ’ve
gone alo n e all th e s e y e a rs . . .”
“T w en ty -six !” sm iling.
“ W ell, th a t ’e a long tim e. N ev er
b o th ered my h ead a b o u t a w om an.
Selfish, p erh ap s. H ad a good tim e,
cam e an d w en t a s I pleased. And
C H A P T E R XII.
th e n I m e t N o ra.”
“ Y es.”
T h e B a l l at t h e V i l l a .
“ It Is all very p e tty , my ch ild ,” said
“ If only s h e ’d been stand-offish, lik e
th e padre. “ L ife is m ad e up of b ig g er th e se o th e r sin g e rs, why. I’d h av e b een
th in g s ; th e little o n es should be ig all rig h t today. B ut s h e ’s su ch a brick !
n o red .”
S h e’s su ch a good fellow ! S he tr e a ts
To w h ich N ora r e p lie d : “To a w om ­ ue all a lik e ; sin g s w hen we ask h e r
an th e little th in g s a r e e v e ry th in g ; to ; alw ay s read y fo r a rom p. T h in k
th e y are th e daily ro u tin e , th e e x p e c t­ of h e r m ak in g u s all ta k e th e K nelp-
ed, th e n e c e ssa ry th in g s. W h a t you cu re th e o th e r n ig h t! And we m arch ed
call th e big th in g s in life a re a c c i­ a ro u n d th e fo u n tain sin g in g "Mary had
d en ts. And, oh! I h a v e p rid e.” S he a little lam b .’ B arefo o ted in th e g ra ss !
folded h e r arm s ac ro ss h e r h eav in g W h en a m an m a rrie s h e d o esn ’t w a n t
b osom ; fo r th e p a d re ’s d ire c tn e ss th is a w ife h alf so m uch us a good co m ­
m o rn in g h ad stirre d h e r deeply.
ra d e ; som ebody to slap him on th e
“ W ilfu ln ess is called pride by so m e; b ack in th e m o rn in g to h e a rte n him
an d stu b b o rn n ess. B u t you know , as up fo r th e d a y ’s w o rk ; and to cu d d le
w ell as I do, th a t y o u rs is re se n tm e n t, him u p w hen h e com es hom e tire d ,
a n g e r, In dignation.
Yes, you h av e o r d isa p p o in ted , o r u n su ccessfu l. N o
pride, but it h a s n o t b een b ro u g h t into m a tte r w h at m ood h e ’s in. Is my
th is affair. IT id e is th a t w ithin w hich E n g lish g e ttin g aw ay from you?”
p re v e n ts u s from d oing m ean o r s o r­
“ No; I u n d e rsta n d all you sa y .” H e r
did a c ts ; an d you could n o t do o n e or hand re ste d a trifle h e a v ie r upon h is
th e o th e r if you trie d . T h e se n tim e n t shoulder.
in you w hich sh o u ld be developed
“N o ra would be th a t kind of a wife.
H onor, an g er, valor, fire,’ aa S te v e n ­
“Ie m e rcy ?”
son says. H ang th e p ic tu re ; w h at am
“N o; ju stic e , th e p a tie n c e to w eigh 1 going to do w ith it? ”
th e rig h t o r w rong of a th in g .”
"' ‘H onor, an g er, valor, fire,’ ” C eleste
“ P ad re, 1 h av e eyes, e y es; I sa w .” re p e a te d slowly. "Y es, th a t is N o ra .”
H e tw irle d th e m iddle b u tto n of his A b itte r little sm ile m oved h e r lips a s
casso c k .” T h e ey es see an d th e e a rs sh e recalled th e h ap p en in g s of th e la s t
h ear, but th e s e a re only w itn esses, two d ays. B u t no; he m u st find o u t
laying th e m a tte r b efo re th e c o u rt of for h im self; he m u st m eet th e h u r t
th e la s t re so rt, w hich is th e m ind. It from N ora, n o t from her. “ How long,
1« th e re we sift th e ev id e n c e .” .
A bbott, h av e you know n y o u r frien d
"H e had th e in su ffera b le in so len ce Mr. C o u rtla n d t? ”
to o rd e r H e r r R osen to leav e,” going
“ Boys to g e th e r,” playing a lig h t t a t ­
a ro u n d th e b a rrie r of his w ell-ordered too w ith his m ah lstick .
logic.
"How old is h e ? ’
“Ah! Now. how could h e sen d aw ay
“ A bout th irty -tw o o r th re e .”
H e rr R osen if th a t g e n tle m a n had
“ H e is very ric h ? ”
really p re fe rre d to s ta y ? ”
“O cean s of m oney; th ro w s it aw ay,
N o ra looked confused.
but n o t fa st en o u g h to g e t rid of it.”
“ S hall I tell you? I su sp e c te d ; so
“H e is w hat you say in E n g lish . . .
I q u estio n ed him la s t n ig h t. Had
w ild ?”
"W ell,” w ith m ock g rav ity , “I
sh o u ld n 't like to be th e tig e r th a t
cro ssed his path. W ild; t h a t ’s th e
w ord fo r it.”
"You a re lau g h in g . Ah, 1 know ! I
should say d issip a te d .”
“C o u rtla n d t? Com e, now , C e le ste;
does he look d iss ip a te d ? ”
“ No-o.”
"H e d rin k s w hen he cho o ses, he
flirts w ith a p re tty w om an w hen h e
chooses, h e sm o k es th e fin est to b acco
th e re is w hen he ch o o ses; and he
g ives th em al! up w hen h e chooses.
H e is lik e th e se a so n s ; he com es an d
he goes, and nobody can ch an g e h is
h a b its.”
“ He h a s had no affa ir? ”
“ W hy, C o u rtla n d t h a s n ’t any h eart.
I t’s a m echaftical d ev ice to k eep his
blood in c irc u la tio n ; th a t's all. I am
th e m o st in tim a te frien d h e has, an d
y et I know no m o re th a n you how he
lives an d w h ere he g o es.”
S he le t h e r h a n d fall from his
sh o u ld er. She w as glad th a t h e did
n o t know.
“ B ut lo o k !” sh e cried in w arning.
A b b o tt looked.
A w om an w as com ing se ren e ly down
th e p ath from th e wooded pro m o n to ry ,
a w om an u n d en iab ly h an d so m e In a
c e d a r tin te d linen d ress, ex q u isitely
fash io n ed , w ith a to u ch of vivid s c a r ­
let on h e r h a t an d a m o st tan ta liz in g
flash of s c a rle t an k le. It w as F lo ra
“ Y o u r H ig h n e s s !”
D esim one, fresh from h e r m o rn in g
been in his place. I sho u ld h av e c h a s ­ b ath and a s u b s ta n tia l b reak fast. T h e
tised H err R osen in ste a d of bidding e rra n d th a t had b ro u g h t h e r from Aix-
les-B ains w as co n fessed ly a m ercifu l
him be gone. I t w as h e.”
“ P ositiv ely . T h e m en who g u ard ed one. B ut sh e p o ssessed th e d ra m a ­
you w ere tw o a c to rs from one of th e t i s t ’s in stin c t to p rolong a situ a tio n .
th e a te rs. He did n o t com e to V er­ T h u s, to m ak e h e r a c t of m ercy seem
sa illes b ecau se he w as being w atched. in fin itely la rg e r th a n it was, sh e was
H e w as found an d s e n t hom e th e n ig h t d eterm in ed first to c a s t th e A pple of
D iscord in to th is ch arm in g c o rn e r of
before yo u r re le a se .”
“I’m so rry . B ut it w as so like him ." E den. T h e Apple of D iscord, a s ev ery
T h e p ad re sp read his h an d s. “W h at m an know s, is th e only th in g a w om an
a way w om en h av e of m odifying e ith e r can th ro w w ith any accu racy .
T he a r tis t s n a tc h e d up his b ru sh es,
good o r bad im p u lses! I t would h av e
been fine of you to h av e sto p p ed w hen and ru in ed th e p ain tin g fo rth w ith , for
all tim e. T he fo reg ro u n d was. in his
you said you w ere s o rry .”
"P a d re , one would b eliev e th a t you opinion, beyond red em p tio n ; so, w ith
a sa v ag e hum or, he rapidly lim ned in
had ta k e n u p h is d e fe n s e !”
“ If I had I should h a v e to leav e it a sco re of im p o ssib le tre e s, tu rn e d
a f te r today. I r e tu rn to Rom e to m o r­ m idday in to su n s e t, w ith a rio t of col­
row an d sh all n o t see you ag ain b e­ o rs w hich would h av e m ade th e C hi­
fo re you go to A m erica. I h av e bid­ n ese N ew Y ear in C anton a d rab an d
den good by to all sav e you. My child, so b er ev e n t in co m p ariso n . He h a te d
my last adm o n itio n is, be p a tie n t; ob­ F lo ra D esim one, a s all N o ra's a d h e r­
se rv e ; g u ard a g a in s t th a t im pulse e n ts p ro p erly did. b u t w ith a h a tre d
born In yo u r blood to m ove h astily , w holly reflectiv e an d ad a p te d to N o ra ’s
to form opin io n s w ith o u t solid founda m oods.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
tions. Be hap p y w hile you a re young,
fo r old age is hap p y only In th a t re ­
flected
h a p p in e ss
o f reco llectio n .
CRADLE OF AMERICAN NATION
W rite to m e,* h ere. I r e tu rn in No­
vem ber. B e n ed iclte ?” sm iling.
T h a t B r o u g h t O v e r on t h e M a y f l o w e r
N o ra bowed h e r h eard and he p u t a
M a y P ro p e rly Be Given
h an d upon It.
m ight h a v e felt p ity fo r th e young
m an who leaned h eav ily a g a in s t th e
g ate, his b u rn in g face p ressed upon
his rain so ak ed sleeve.
W hen C o u rtla n d t knocked a t th e
door and w as a d m itte d , h e apologized.
I cam e back fo r my u m b rella."
“ U m b re lla !” ex claim ed th e pad re.
"Why, w e had no u m b rellas. W e cam e
up in a c a rria g e w hich is probably
w aitin g fo r us th is v ery m in u te by th e
p o rte r s lodge."
“W ell, I am ce rta in ly a b sen t-m in d ­
ed !”
"A bsent-m inded!” scoffed A bbott.
“ You n e v e r forg o t a n y th in g in all your
life, u n less it w as to go to bed. You
w an ted a n ex cu se to com e b ack .”
"Any ex cu se would be a good one
in th a t case. I th in k w e’d b e tte r be
going, P ad re. And by th a way, H err
R osen begged m e to p re se n t h is re ­
g rets. H e is leav in g B ellaggio In th e
m o rn in g .”
N ora tu rn e d h e r face once m o re to
th e window.
W ash in g to n , D. C .—To p rep are fo r j
an em erg en cy a ris in g from th e E uro­
pean w ar, th e p re sid e n t and a d m in is-i
S alem — C. B. M cConnell, a la w v e r c a ttle co m p an ies.
A cco rd in g to th e
tr a tio n lead ers a re e n d eav o rin g to a s ­
su re th e presence o f a quorum o f both o f B urns, has co n ferred w ith A tto rn e y law y er, th e land w as o b tain ed sev eral
houses of congress in W ashington.
G eneral C raw fo rd in re g a rd to in s ti­ y e a rs ag o th ro u g h th e u se o f dum m ies
and o th e r alleg ed se ttle rs , who w orked
H ouse lead ers h av e m ade im p e ra tiv e 1
tu tin g s u its fo r the recov ery by th e in co n ju n ctio n w ith th e com pany.
dem and fo r r e tu rn o f a b se n te e s and
T he P acific L iv e sto ck com pany is
th ey a re Hocking in on ev ery tra in . s ta te o f la rg e tr a c ts o f g ra z in g land in
A lready th e re is a su b s ta n tia l quorum . H arney and M alheur coun ties, co n tro l fig h tin g th e s u it o f th e s ta te on th e
W hile th e conference p rim a rily is to of w hich M r. M cConnell ch arg es w as g ro u n d s t h a t i t o b tain ed th e land in a
P re m ie r A s q u ith p ra ise s th e B elgian
S u it is p en d in g legal w ay an d th a t actio n by th e s ta te
I d e te rm in e th e n a tu re o f a w ar rev en u e o btained by frau d .
h ero ism in th e house o f com m ons.
i m easu re to ^offset losses in rev en u e, ■ a g a in s t th e Pacific L iv esto ck com pany should h a v e been s ta rte d e a rlie r.
C irc u it J u d g e H a rris re c e n tly , in th e
T he H erm an s h av e im posed a fine o f 8„m e asp e c ts o f th e fo reig n re la tio n s for th e recovery o f 27,000 a c re s of
school land. T he com pany has e n te re d H yde-H enson school land case, w hich
$300,000 on th e B e lg ian tow n o f C h a r­ of th e n atio n w ith p a rtic u la r re fe re n t
s u it to p re v e n t th e a d ju d ic a tio n of is sim ila r to th e one a g a in s t th e liv e ­
lero i.
| m ay be considered.
P h ilip p in e e x p o r ts 1 are g iv in g th e w a te r r ig h ts on th e S ilv es riv e r, and sto ck com pany, decided th a t th e s ta te
N am u r, a p rin cip al c ity in B elgium ,
i t w as w hile m ak in g in v e s tig a tio n of would h av e to show a good ex cu se fo r
h as fa lle n in to th e hands o f th e G er­ a d m in istra tio n concern ju s t a t th is
| tim e, because of th e conflict betw een its a lle g a tio n s th a t M r. M cConnell say s its d elay in b rin g in g su it. T he a tto r- j
m ans.
Ja p a n and G erm any. A p i a n to place he found th a t ab o u t 50,000 o th e r acres ney g e n e ra l has ap p ealed on th e
T h e G erm an am bassador, C ount von a ban on all e x p o rts from th e islands, had been o b tain ed th ro u g h frau d .
g ro u n d t h a t laches do not ap p ly to th e
R ex, a t T okio, w ill sa il fo r S e a ttle , | ex cep t to th e U n ited S ta te s , w hile th e
T h is land, he said, is la rg e ly held by i s ta te .
W ash.
w ar in E urope co n tin u es is u n d er con-1
Burns, Or., F'ire Destroys
W h e a t in C hicago p its is re|K>rted isid e ra tio n . I t is arg u e d th a t should Eugene Light and Bower
m ay ris e in a day o r tw o to $1.23 per | th e sh ip m e n ts from th e islands to G er- ;
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E u g en e — A lo n g -a n tic ip a te d r a te
B u rn s—T h e w o rst fire in th e h isto ry
A sm all G erm an c ru ise r w hich ran m ig h t a rise .
T h e sam e m ig h t be
o f B u rn s b eg an Monday a t m id n ig h t
ash o re in a fog, w as blown up by th e tr u e should e x p o rts to J a p a n be seized w a r b etw een th e m u n icip al pow er p la n t
and th e O regon P ow er com pany w as and in th re e hours a la rg e num - \
R u ssian s.
by G erm any.
b er of b u sin ess
houses
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C H A P T E R X I — Continued.
A d m in istra tio n se n a to rs who have opened h e re th is w eek w ith th e a n ­ ru in . T he b laze w as s ta rte d in th e hay
T h e b u rg o m a ste r o f th e c ity o f B rus­
N ora, w ith o u t relax in g th e fa lse
se ls, h as su rre n d e re d th e c ity to th e been stu d y in g th e s itu a tio n b eliev e an noun cem en t by th e pow er com pany lo ft of M cK innon’s liv ery b arn , su p ­ sm ile, sud d en ly found e m p tin e ss in
ounce o f p re v e n tio n is w o rth a pound 1 t h a t i t w ill n ot only m eet b u t w ill u n ­ posedly by som eone sle ep in g th e re , and ev ery th in g .
G erm an s.
of cure, and th ey a re u r g in g a c tio n by
“ S in g !” said H e rr Rosen.
d e rc u t th e red u ctio n announced by th e i t q u ick ly sp re a d to ev ery b u ild in g in
T he R u ssian a rm y is rep o rted c ru sh ­
co n g ress to a v e r t tro u b le w hich m ig h t
th a t block, in clu d in g th e H o tel F re n c h j
“ I am too tire d . Som e o th e r tim e .”
in g th e P ru s sia n s and m a k in g headw ay
be p re c ip ita te d th ro u g h P h ilip p in e I s ­ c ity plan t.
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land com m erce. T h ey reco g n ize, how- • T h e p r iv a te com pany has filed its ing a pool hall and liv in g room s, j w h isp e red in h is ow n to n g u e: “ You
T he F re n ch w a r office a d m its G er­ e v e r, t h a t if com m erce is sto p p ed I new schedule of r a te s w ith th e S ta te T h ree sm all d w ellin g s in th e block to | a re th e m o st a d o ra b le w om an in th e
m an v ic to ry and th e reco v ery o f L o r­ som e p ro v isio n m u s t be m ade to com ­ ra ilro a d com m ission, d eclin in g to a n ­ th e e a s t w ere bu rn ed and th e flam es w o rld !”
ra in e and A lsace.
p e n s a te f o r losses th a t w ill follow .
sp read to th e block to th e south. T hey 1 And N o ra tu rn e d upon him a p a ir
nounce th e e x te n t of th e cu t.
T he c i t y ’s red u ctio n am ounted to 11 ju m p ed th e H arn ey County N atio n al of ey es b lan k w ith a sto n ish m e n t. It
T he F re n c h f e a r an a tta c k on th e
per ce n t and befo re th e c u t w as m ade bank, w h ich is o f stone, and c a u g h t in I W’a s as th o u g h sh e had been asleep
L o u v re and h av e placed all v alu a b le French Capital Storing
fra m e b u ildings, w h ich w e r e ! a n d h e had ru d ely aw ak e n ed her.
e m ax im u m r a te o f 9 cen ts fo r lig h t­ tw o
p ic tu re s in v a u lts.
Supplies tor Emergency th
T hen th e y com- j H is in fa tu a tio n b linded him to th e
ing and 5 ce n ts fo r pow er w as low er q u ick ly d estro y ed .
A p e r s is te n t r e p o rt is to th e effect
th a n offered in any c ity in th e W il­ m u n icated to th e roof o f th e sto n e tr u th ; h e saw in th e look a fem in in e
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ru sh ed its p lan s to r e s is t a sie g e by la m e tte v alley o u tsid e o f th e v ic in ity b u ild in g occupied by th e Bedell saloon d e sire to th ro w th e o th e rs off th e
w as killed in b a ttle .
th e G erm an arm y . T h e c ity is b ein g o f P o rtlan d . T he new schedule o f 8 and b a rb e r shop and also to a n o th er tra c k a s to th e se n tim e n t ex p ressed
T he F re n ch g o v e rn m e n t is p e r m it­ tru n e d in to an e n tre n c h e d cam p.
ce n ts m axim um fo r lig h tin g and 4£ sto n e b u ild in g , occupied by th e Donne- in h is w h isp e red w ords.
tin g 3000 A m erican s to leav e F ra n c e
T h e h o u r p assed to lerab ly well.
F o llo w in g th e d e c re e issued by th e ce n ts m ax im u m fo r pow er, w ith a m in ­ g an & L ogan a b s tra c t office and F ra n k
v ia P a ris , to th e U n ite d S ta te s .
m ilita ry g o v ern o r, o rd e rin g re sid e n ts im um o f 1.2 ce n ts fo r 1 0,0 0 0 -k ilo w att D a v ie s’ and C h arles E llis ’ law offices. H e r r R osen th en o b se rv ed th e tim e,
c ity 's I q u a n titie s , is alm o st h a lf th e r a te s in T he postoffice and H a rn e y C ounty ro se an d excu sed him self. H e took
w ith in th e
B oston w ill h av e no g ra n d o p e ra th is of th e d i s tr ic t
N ew s office, ad jo in in g th ese, w ere th e s te p s lead in g a b ru p tly dow n th e
w in te r, o w in g to th e e n lis tm e n t of lin e o f d e fe n se f o rts to d e s e rt and E ugene tw o y e a rs and a h a lf ago, b e ­ sav ed . In th e liv e ry sta b le 27 horses
te r ra c e to th e c a rria g e road. H e had
d e stro y t h e ir hom es w ith in fo u r days, fo re th e e n tra n c e of th e c ity p lan t,
m any m em b ers in th e E u ro p ean w ar.
com e by th e o th e r way, th e ram b lin g
enorm ous s ta c k s o f food w ere placed w hich claim s th e c re d it fo r th e re d u c ­ w ere burned to death.
T he losses w ill reach $60,000, w ith sto n e s ta ir s w h ich began a t th e por­
T he J a p a n e s e lin e r S hinyo M aru w ith in th e s ta te w arehouses.
T he tio n .
sa ile d from S an F a n cisco to J a p a n e s­ B ois de B oulogne p re s e n ts a p ic tu r- | T he p re se n t r a te w ar w as fo re c a st a b o u t $30,000 in su ran ce.
t e r s lodge, b ack of th e villa.
S ev eral b u ild in g s on th e w e s t sid e
c o rte d by a J a p a n e s e arm o re d cru ise r. esque asp ect. I t h as been tra n sfo rm e d re c e n tly w hen th e w a te r board asked
“ P a d re ,“ w h o sp ered C o u rtlan d t, “ I
o f th e s t r e e t cau g h t fire, b u t th e am going. Do n o t follow. I sh all ex ­
A rm ie s o f th e a llie s a r e b a ttlin g to in to a v a s t p a s tu re filled w ith cow s i th e S ta te ra ilro a d com m ission to curb
flam es w ere ex tin g u ish ed .
p lain to you w hen w-e m eet a g a in .”
sa v e P a ris fro m th e G erm an s. A con­ and sheep, T he a n im a ls h av e been di-1 th e a c tiv itie s o f th e p riv a te com pany
T he o w n ers o f th e d estro y ed p ro p er­
T h e p a d re signified th a t h e u n d e r­
flict b etw e e n m illio n s is believed to be vided in to gro u p s and a re g u a rd e d by and th e la t t e r responded w ith a r e ­
stood. H a rrig a n p ro te ste d vigorously,
co m p etitio n . ty w ill re b u ild .
re se rv e s w e a rin g th e la rg e s h ir ts of q u e s t f o r u n re s tric te d
in p ro g ress.
A h eroic fig h t w as m ade a g a in s t th e b u t sm ilin g and sh a k in g h is head,
d ro v ers. T he n u m b er o f sheep pas- N e ith e r w as w holly g ran ted ,
I t is officially announced t h a t th e tu re d in th e p a rk s exceeds 10,000.
blaze by firem en 'an d citizen s. I t w as C o u rtla n d t w e n t aw ay.
R u ssian s h av e occupied T ils it, a tow n
due to th is an d fav o ra b le w in d th a t
N o ra ra n to th e w indow . S he could
T h e d e c re e caiiiiiK f o r th e ev a c u a Highway Condemnation
60 m ile s n o rth e a s t o f K o en ig sb erg , tio n o f th e m ilita ry zone around th e
th e e n tir e c ity w as not w ip ed o ut.
see H e r r R osen s trid in g along, dow n
E a s t P ru s sia .
Suits Are Being Tried
th e w in d in g road, h is h ead in th e air.
f o rts w as a fo rm al n o tice, alth o u g h
P re se n tly , from beh in d a c lu s te r of
O ne o f th e la r g e s t lin e rs in th e a rm y e n g in e e rs re c e n tly m ade a to u r j
S t. H elens—-About 100 fa rm e rs , sev- Five Fires Burn Over
w orld, th e K a is e r W ilhelm d e r G rosse, o f th e e n v iro n s o f th e fo rts and ex- j e ra l a tto rn e y s and S ta te H ig h w ay E n ­
Tract ot 2000 Acres m u lb erries, th e figure of a n o th e r m an
cam e in to view . H e w as going a t a
w as sunk by a B r itis h c ru is e r off th e p lain ed t h a t th e re sid e n ts m ig h t be g in e e r B ow lby and h is a s sista n ts , a p ­
C o tta g e G ro v e— N early 2000 ac re s
dog-trot, h is h a t s e ttle d a t an an g le
called on to d e s tro y th e ir p ro p e rty , p eared b e fo re th e County co u rt in th e
c o ast o f A fric a .
of th e fo re s t re se rv e w as b u rn ed o ver
w hich w as deem ed an o b stru c tio n .
condem nation p roceedings fo r r ig h t o f in th e re c e n t fires in th e London coun­ th a t p e rm itte d th e ra in to b e a t s q u a re ­
I t is said t h a t B ritis h m a rin e s h ave
ly in to h is face. T h e n ex t tu rn in th e
M any o f th e houses in th e lin e of w ay fo r th e C olum bia H igh w ay .
occupied O sten d to p re v e n t th e G e r­
try . P ro b a b ly 200,000 o r 300,000 fe e t ro ad s h u t th em b o th from sig h t. But
fire a re th o se o f poor people w hose
C laim s for back-hill
places
on o f tim b e r w as destro y ed .
m ans from g e ttin g a foothold on th e
N o ra did n o t stir.
o w n ers a re now a t th e fro n t.
M any logged-off lands h av e been p u t in a t
E n g lish C hannel.
T h ere w e re five fires in p ro g re ss a t
H e r r R osen sto p p e d an d tu rn ed .
o f th e s e fa m ilie s lack reso u rces and $500 an a c re an d fo r a g ric u ltu ra l land
one tim e, t h a t on L ittle riv e r, n ear
“ You ca lle d ? ”
“ B ob” B u rd e tte , th e fam ous hum o r­ w ill be w ith o u t re fu g e , N e v e rth e le ss, th a t is ta k e n n o th in g less th a n $1000
Black B u tte , b ein g th e m o st serious.
“ Y es.” C o u rtla n d t h ad cau g h t up
ist, is re p o rte d d a n g e ro u sly ill a t his th e y took th e s itu a tio n w ith o u t corn- a n a c re is b e in g asked.
F ire W arden F ra n k B ru m b au g h and
su m m er hom e in P asa d en a, Cal. H e is p la in t, a lth o u g h th e y ad d ressed a pe
A s th e re a re m ore th a n 100 claim s, a crew of e ig h t m en h av e th is and w ith him ju s t a s H e rr R osen w as a b o u t
to o p en th e g ates. “ J u s t a m om ent,
70 y e a rs o f ag e
titio n to th e m ilita ry gov ern o r, re- j th e C ounty c o u rt will ta k e sev eral d ay s sm a lle r fires u n d er control.
H e r r R o sen ,” w ith a h an d upon th e
X a v ie r de C asteln au , th e 12-year-old q u e s tin g th a t he u se th e pow er v ested for th e h e a rin g s, a f te r w hich its decis-
F ire W ard en S. P. S h o rtrid g e has b ars. “ I sh a ll n o t d e ta in you long."
ion w ill be g iv e n on all claim s a t th e g ain ed co n tro l of th re e fires in th e
son of G en eral C a ste ln a u , c h ie f o f sta ff in him only as a la s t e x tre m ity .
T h e re w as stu d ied in so len ce in th e
---------------------------
I sa m e tim e .
o f th e F re n ch arm y , w as am o n g th e
sam e te r rito r y . T h e b laze on W ilson to n e s an d th e g e s tu re s w hich acco m ­
killed in a re c e n t actio n .
creek is still b u rn in g ,
req u ire d a p an ied them .
Japanese Arc Cautioned
m o n th ’s fig h tin g w ith crew s ra n g in g
H our Holds at $5.20.
T h e M o n te n eg rin tro o p s, w ith a b ay ­
to Avoid War Discussions
"B e brief, if you p le a s e .”
T he low est w holesale p rice of flour from th re e to six m en. F iv e hundred
o n e t c h a rg e , rep u lsed a fre s h A u s tra in
“ My n am e is E d w ard C o u rtlan d t, as
S
an
F
ra
n
c
isc
o
—
J
a
p
a
n
e
s
e
a
s
so
c
ia
­
acres
w
ere
burned
o
v
er
in
th
e
th
re
e
in th e P o rtla n d m a rk e t now is $5 a
a tta c k a t R ahovo, ta k in g 150 p riso n ers
d o u b tless you h av e h e a rd .”
tio
n
s
in
th
is
c
ity
a
r
e
c
irc
u
la
tin
g
a
note
fires
handled
by
M
r.
S
h
o
rtrid
g
e
and
~
. b a rre l, th e only m ill t h a t qu o ted less
and k illin g 300 A u stria n s .
“ In a larg e room it is difficult to
of ad v ice to Ja p a n e s e re sid e n ts in th a n th a t fig u re h av in g advanced its ab o u t 100,000 f e e t o f tim b e r d e­ re m e m b e r all th e in tro d u c tio n s .”
R ed C ross so c iety o f th e U n ite d A m erica, w hich w as issued by th e | p rice 20 ce n ts only a d ay or tw o ago. stro y ed .
H e th in k s th a t th e firea
"P re c ise ly . T h a t is w hy I ta k e th e
S ta te s is u rg in g m ay o rs o f la rg e c itie s J a p a n e se A ssociation of A m erica.
It O th e r m ills a re a s k in g $5.20 a b a rre l. h andled by M r. B ru m b au g h covered
lib e rty of re c a llin g it to you, so th a t
to aid th e c a m p a ig n to se cu re funds to r e a d s :
1500
acres.
I
t
is
p
ro
b
ab
le
th
a
t
a
t
! T he flour m a rk e t is k eep in g pace w ith
you will not fo rg e t it,” u rb an ely .
ca re fo r th e w ounded in th e E urop ean
“ J a p a n e s e should en d eav o r to avoid th e advance in m illin g w h eat.
Blue- le a s t 200,000 fe e t o f tim b e r w as lost.
A pause. D ark p a tc h e s of w a te r
w ar.
h e a te d
ta lk s and discu ssio n s w ith ste m sold a t $1.03 a bushel, a g ain o f
S ev eral fires o ccu rred in th e Row
w ere sp re a d in g a c ro ss th e ir shoulders.
E
u
ro
p
ean
s
and
A
m
erican
s
on
th
e
w
ar
r
iv
e
r
co
u
n
try
d
u
rin
g
th
e
p
a
s
t
w
eek.
a
ce
n
t
o
v
er
a
preced
in
g
d
a
y
’s
p
rice.
W ash in g to n a d m in is tra tio n officials
L ittle riv u le ts ran dow n C o u rtla n d t’s
F a rm e rs a re holding v ery firm and are
a re p re p a rin g a new p ro clam atio n s e t ­ s itu a tio n .
arm , ra ise d as it w as a g a in s t th e b ars.
“
In
C
a
lifo
rn
ia
th
e
re
is
a
la
rg
e
popu­
ta
k
in
g
a
d
v
a
n
ta
g
e
o
f
th
e
s
itu
a
tio
n
to
tin g fo rth th e n e u tr a lity o f th e U n ited
Two Months9 Work Needed.
“ I do n o t se e how it m ay co n cern
latio
n
of
G
erm
an
s
u
b
je
c
ts
and
special
g
e
t
all
th
ey
can
fo
r
th
e
ir
w
h
eat.
S ta te s d u rin g h o s tilitie s b etw e e n J a p a n
A s to ria — C a p ta in G roves, su p e rin ­ m e,” rep lied H e rr R osen finally w ith
ca re should be ta k e n in y o u r a ttitu d e
T he p re se n t p rice of $5 a b arre l fo r
and G erm any.
te n d e n t of d re d g e s fo r th e P o rt of a n in so len ce m o re m ark ed th an C o u rt­
to w ard them .
flour com pares w ith th e q u o tatio n o f
la n d t’s.
S p e a k e r C lark issued w a rra n ts for
“ J a p a n e s e should re fr a in from con­ $4.70 on th is d a te la s t y ear, $5.10 on P o rtlan d com m ission, say s he expec ts
' “ In P a ris we m et one n ig h t, a t th e
th e a r r e s t o f a b s e n te e m em bers o f th e v e rsa tio n s and a c tio n s w hich m ig h t
th e sam e d a te in 1912, $4.95 th re e ab o u t tw o m o n th s’ w ork w ith th e sta g e e n tra n c e of th e O pera. I pushed
house o f re p re s e n ta tiv e s . M any m em ­ te n d to e x c ite th e se n tim e n t of E u ro ­
y e a rs ago, $5.35 fo u r y e a rs ago, $6.25 d red g e M ultnom ah w ill be req u ired you aside, n o t k n o w in g w ho you w ere.
b e rs w e re found a t th e b aseb all p ark , pean s and A m ericans.
to open u p th e T ongue P o in t ch annel.
five y ears ago, and $4.85 in 1908.
cool c a fe s and o th e r re so rts.
T he in te n tio n is to d ig a channel 300 You had offered y o u r se rv ic e s; th e
“ A s th e U n ited S ta te s d eclared n eu ­
f e e t w ide and 25 f e e t d eep fro m No. 2 door of M iss H a rrig a n ’s lim o u sin e.”
t
r
a
lity
,
J
a
p
a
n
e
se
in
A
m
erica
should
A n official s ta te m e n t from th e B r it­
Water System for Fair.
“ It w as y o u ?” scow ling.
buoy down, a d ista n c e of a p p ro x im a te ­
recognize
and
bind
th
e
m
se
lv
e
s
to
th
e
ish c o n su la te in G alv esto n , T ex ., says
“ I apologize fo r th a t.
Tomorrow-
S alem — An indep en d en t w a te r sy s­ ly 4000 fe e t.
n
e
u
tra
lity
o
b
lig
a
tio
n
s.
O
utside
of
th r e e B ritish w a rsh ip s h av e been se n t
tem fo r th e S ta te F a ir g rounds has
T he o p eratio n o f th e d re d g e e n ta ils m o rn in g you will leav e B ellaggio for
th
e
necessa
ry
and
p
ro
p
e
r
su
p
p
o
rt
of
a t full speed to p ro te c t co tto n and oil
th e ir m o th er co u n try , th e y should not been decided upon by th e board o f d i­ an expense of b etw e e n $8000 and $9000 V aren n a. S o m ew h ere b etw een n in e
traffic in th e G u lf o f M exico.
an d te n th e first tr a in leav es for
g iv e any su p p o rt or a ssista n c e to any re c to rs, and th e d rillin g o f th e first a m onth, w h ich is b e in g paid by th e
M ilan.”
w ell has been sta rte d .
C om m ission.
T h e c o rre sp o n d en t o f th e London of th e b e llig e r e n ts .”
A ccording to M r. G eorge E. S co tt,
“ V aren n a! M ilan !”
D aily T e le g ra p h a t A m ste rd am sa y s it
th e c o n tra c to r, a larg e r iv e r flows u n ­
“E x actly .
You sp e a k E n g lish as
is e s tim a te d th a t th e to ta l loss o f th e
Dahlia
Lovers
Exhibit.
German Honors His Foe.
n a tu ra lly and fluently a s if you w ere
d e r th e grounds and Salem , and he a d ­
B e lg ian s, up to d a te , has been 10,000
W
h
eeler
—
T
he
N
eh
alem
V
alley
In
­
R om e — (V ia P a r is ) — A d ip sa tc h v ise s th a t th e c ity e v e n tu a lly o b ta in
born to th e to n g u e. T hus, you will
in killed, wounded and p riso n ers.
d u stria l and F lo ra l F a ir a t N ehalem
from
B e rlin
sa y s th e d efe n se of its w a te r su p p ly from th e stre a m . w as well a tte n d e d . T he e x h ib its in- | leav e fo r M ilan. W h a t becom es of
H om e S e c re ta ry M cK enna, o f L on­
L ongw y, d e p a rtm e n t o f M e u rth e-et- S e c re ta ry M e red ith announced th a t th e eluded d ah lias, v e g e ta b le s , w oodw ork. I you a f te r th a t is of tio co n seq u en ce
don, said th a t no sp ie s had been sh o t
to me. Am I m ak in g m yself c le a r? ”
c ity
d is tr ic t a t th e
f a ir
M oselle, F ra n ce, w as th e m ost heroic c o tta g e
needlew ork, ch eese and c re a m e ry p ro d ­
in E ngland. T h e re h ave been ru m o rs
“ V erd am p t! Do I b eliev e my e a r s ? ”
sin c e th e b e g in n in g o f th e w ar.
T he g rounds would be m oved to a t r a c t u c ts and w ere such as to reflec t th e
th a t m any perso n s in th e se c re t e m ­
furiously. "A re you te llin g me to leav e
tow n su rre n d e re d only a f t e r an e x tr a ­ w e s t o f th e new pavilion b efo re th e g ro w th o f in d u strie s in N eh alem val
ploy o f G erm any had been execu ted .
B ellaggio tomorrow- m o rn in g ?”
o rd in a ry d isp la y o f v alo r. O f 36 sie g e o p en in g of th e f a i r S e p tem b er 28.
ley.
T he d a h lia s w e re esp ecially ( "A s d irectly a s 1 c a n .”
effectiv e, n e a rly 2500 p la n ts b e in g a r ­
T h e fed eral in q u iry in to th e h ig h e r g uns, all e x c e p t one had been d ism an ­
H e rr R o sen ’s face becam e a s red
Hig Estate Is Inherited.
ran g ed in th e b ig ce n te rp ie c e . T he j
cost o f food sin c e th e w a r b egan in tled .
P endleton — Jo h n G u riad o and h is p rizes w ere ev en ly d iv id ed b etw een th e as his nam e. H e w as a b ra v e young
T h e G erm an s so ad m ired th e b r il­
E u ro p e has n o t developed th a t th e in ­
mail, b u t th e re w as d a n g e r of an a c t­
cre a se s w ere u n a w a rra n te d , according lia n t re sis ta n c e th a t C row n P rin c e s is te r , M rs. T u lita A dam s, w ife o f a e x h ib ito rs. T he N eh alem co n tin g e n t ive kind in th e blu e eyes b o rin g into
to R o g e r B. W ood, U n ite d S ta te s F re d e ric k W illiam b egged th e F re n ch lab o rer, a re on th e ir wray to Los A n­ o f th e T lilam o o k co u n ty b o o ste rs band his own. If it cam e to a p h y sical con­
a s s is ta n t d is tr ic t a tto rn e y in ch a rg e o f com m ander a t th e m om ent o f su rre n d e r geles w ith Colonel Ja m e s A. R aley, fu rn ish ed th e m usic.
te st. h e realized th a t h e would g e t th e
to k eep h is sw ord.
th e in v e s tig a tio n s a t N ew Y ork.
a p ro m in e n t a tto rn e y o f P en d leto n , to
w o rst of it. H e p u t h is h an d to h is
Hood
River
Relic
Goes.
claim th e ir sh a re s in th e e s ta te o f th e ir
th ro a t; h is very im p o ten ce w as ch o k ­
T h e S e rv ian g o v e rn m e n t in a pro ­
Villa and Obregon Agree.
Hood
R
iv
er
—
T
h
e
o
ld
est
stru
c
tu
re
f a th e r, Jo h n G uriado, w ho died r e c e n t­
ing him.
t e s t to F ra n c e d e c la re s th a t th e A us­
N ogales, A riz.
A sta te m e n t w as ly, leav in g $150,000 and no w ill. T h e ir now sta n d in g in Hood R iv er, b u ilt 28
"Your H ig h n ess . .
tr ia n arm y d u rin g its r e tr e a t alo n g
issued by G en erals V illa and O bregon id e n tity has been e sta b lish e d , a tto rn e y s y ears ago by R o b e rt R and, and occu­
“ H ig h n e s s !” H e r r R osen ste p p ed
th e D rin a r iv e r co m m itted c ru e ltie s
a n n o u n cin g th e te rm s o f an e n g a g e ­ say. T he e ld e r G uriado and his w ife pied by th e c i t y ’s firs t b a rb e r, was back.
upon old m en, w om en and ch ild ren in
The
m en t th e y signed. Colonel E lia s Cal- q u a rre le d
w hen th e child ren w ere d estro y ed by fire W ednesday.
“ Yes. Y our H ig h n ess will read ily
v io la tio n o f th e ru le s o f w a rfa re . T he
les, a C a rra n z a a d h e re n t, is rem oved young, and th e fam ily becam e sp lit up, stru c tu re w as occupied by a plu m b in g see th e w isdom of my co n cern fo r
D rin a fo rm s th e g r e a te r p a rt o f th e
from office and rep laced by G eneral th e ch ild ren g o in g w ith th e ir m o th er. com pany and th e fire s ta rte d in a pile yo u r h a s ty d e p a rtu re w hen I add th a t
boundary b etw een B osnia and S erv ia.
o f tar-co v e red ropes. I ts fra m e w alls I k..ow all ab o u t th e little h o u se in
B enjam in M a y to ren a is recognized as T he m o th e r d ied a few y e a rs ago.
w ere d ry as tin d e r, and th e flam es V ersailles, th a t m y know ledge is
An A m erican w a rsh ip h as been d is­ civ il g o v ern o r o f S onora, and w ill r e ­
w ere p o u rin g fro m d oors and w indow s sh a red by th e ch ief of th e P a risia n
p atch ed to T u rk e y ,
p resu m ab ly to ta in com m and o f h is g u a rd of Y aqui
Scouring Mills Close.
in an in s ta n t.
A d jo in in g busin ess police an d th e m in iste r of w ar. If
In d ian s. I f th e c o n te n d in g factio n s
c a rry gold to A m erican m issio n a rie s.
P en d leto n — A f te r a successfu l se a ­
a g a in cause th ro u b le , V illa and O b re­ son co v erin g d eals a g g re g a tin g o v er blocks w ere sav ed by q uick w o rk o f you an n o y M iss H a rrig a n w ith y o u r
S e c re ta ry B ryan cab led all A m erican gon pledge th e m se lv e s to m ove th e ir
th e v o lu n teer fire d e p a rtm e n t.
eq uivocal a tte n tio n s . .
C e le ste stood behind A b b o tt and
em b assies and le g a tio n s in E u ro p e to a rm ie s in to th e s t a te an d a tta c k th e $500,000 sin c e M arch, th e P endleton
“ G ott! T h is is too m u c h !”
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$74.000.
“ W ait!
I am s tro n g e r th a n you c ritic a l eyes. “ You h av e p ain ted it
n e x t sp rin g . E dm und J . B urke, head
o u t delay.
O regon C ity — M ore th a n $100,000 are. Do n o t m ak e m e fo rce you to o v e r too m any tim e s.”
o f th e concern, paid off all th e m en
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b e a r me to th e end. You h av e gone looked down a t th e sh ap ely head. Ah,
10.000 lo hlee Albania.
and le f t fo r P o rtla n d , from w h ere he
a t London sa y s th e tow n o f T o u rn ai,
L ondon — T h e E x c h an g e T eleg rap h l a te r w ill r e tu rn to P h ilad elp h ia. The le ctin g d e p a rtm e n t. T u esd ay w as tn e ab o u t th is in trig u e lik e a b lack g u ard , th e longing to p u t h e r h a n d s upon it,
c a p ita l o f th e D e p a rtm e n t o f H a in a u t, co m p n ay ’s co rre sp o n d en t
a t B a rri, m ills em ployed a b o u t 40 m en.
T he la s t o p p o rtu n ity fo r th e ta x p a y e rs to and th a t I know Y our H ig h n ess n o t to to ru n h e r fingers th ro u g h th e to u sled
B elgium , occupied by th e G erm ans, Ita ly , say s th a t th e I ta lia n g o v ern m en t o u tp u t o f th e season w as 4,000,000 s e ttle th e ir acco u n t w ith th e co u n ty be. T h e m a tte r is, you a r e young, you h a ir, to touch it w ith h e r lip s! But
w as com pelled to pay an in d em n ity of h as a rra n g e d fo r th e tr a n s p o rta tio n pounds o f wool baled and 1,500,000 w ith o u t p ay in g th e 10 p e r cen t added h av e alw ay s had y o u r w ay, you have no! “ P e rh a p s you a re tire d ; p erh ap s
$400,000 w ith in an hour, th e burg o l o f 10,000 f u g itiv e s w ho w ish to leave pounds scoured. M r. B urke p red icted p en alty . T he P o rtla n d R ailw ay , L ig h t not le a r n t re s tra in t.
Y our p resen c e you h av e w orked too h ard . W hy not
m a s te r b ein g held as a h o sta g e u n ti­ A lb an ia as soon a s P rin c e W illiam , of a b e tte r season n e x t y e a r and say s th is & P ow er com pany paid m ore th an h e re is an in su lt to M iss H a rrig a n . p u t asid e y o u r b ru sh e s fo r a w eek ?”
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* i’ve a good m ind to ch u ck it in to
W ied, d e p a rts , as th e y f e a r anarchy. y e a r w as b e tte r th a n he exp ected .
th an $50,000 w ill be tu rn e d o v er to th e aftern o o n it w as for my benefit.
If . th e lake. I sim ply c a n 't p ain t any
P rin c e A lb e rt, K in g G eo rg e’s second P rin c e W illiam has asked Ita ly to
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you do n o t go, I sh a ll ex p o se you.” j m o re.” He flung down th e b ru sh es.
C anadian Company Sued.
son, w ho has been w ith th e N o rth S ea leave th e arm o red y a c h t M v su ra tta at
list.
C o u rtlan d t o p en ed th e gate.
! ' T i b a fool. C eleste, a fool. I’m c ry in g
S alem - A te m p o ra ry r e s tr a in in g o r ­
fleet, w as re c e n tly ta k e n ill w ith ap­ h is disf>osal, as he m ay be forced to
“ And if I re fu s e ? ”
fo r th e m oon, th a t's w h at th e m a tte r
Rucna Vista Clover Poor.
d e r a g a in s t th e N ational M ercan tile
p e n d ic itis. A9 r e s t and q u ie t w ere abandon th e th ro n e a t an y tim e.
"W hy. in th a t case, b eing th e A m er­ is. W h a t's th e use of b e a tin g ab o u t
com pany d oing bu sin e ss in O regon w as
B uena V ista - C lo v er h u llin g , w hich
n ec e ssa ry , th e p rin c e w as landed a t a
ican th a t I am , w ith o u t any p a rtic u la r th e b u sh ? You know a s w ell a s I do
Opera Singers Off to War.
issued by C irc u it Ju d g e G allow ay. The is in p ro g ress in th is d is tr ic t, is e x p o s­
p o rt in S co tlan d . H is condition causes
rev eren ce fo r ro y alty o r n o b ility , as th a t it ’s N ora."
T h e m idge, g ra s s ­
C hicago — So m any s in g e rs a re e n ­ actio n w as s ta r te d by A tto rn ey G eneral in g a poor yield.
no a n x ie ty .
It Is know n. I p ro m ise to th ra s h you
H er h e a rt c o n tra c te d , an d for a little
d a n g e rin g th e ir liv es and voices in tfip C raw fo rd a t th e in stan c e o f C orpora­ hoppers, and th e lo n g d ry spell are
T h e London C h ro n icle in a long a r ­ E u ropean conflict th a t th e d ire c to rs of tio n C om m issioner W’atso n , who al blam ed for th e noted decrea.se. From ro u n d ly to m o rro w m o rn in g a t te n w hile sh e could n o t see him clearly
“ B ut w hat e a rth ly ch a n c e have I?"
tic le w a rn s th e E n g lish g o v ern m en t of the C hicago G rand O p e ra com pany, leged t h a t th e com pany had not com ­ one bushel to tw o and o n e-h alf bushels o’clock. In th e d in in g room , in th e
b u reau , th e d raw in g room , w h e re v e r I he w en t on. in n o cen tly b u t ru th le ssly ,
th e d a n g e r o f E n g la n d ’s becom ing em ­ a f te r a d e s p a irin g tw o d a y s ’ m e e tin g , plied w ith th e c o rp o ra tio n law s o f th e a re b ein g o b tain ed .
Som e g ro w ers
i "No o n e can h e lp loving N ora.”
b ro ile d w ith th e U n ite d S ta te s over announced th a t th e re w ould be no p e r­ s ta te . T he com pany is a fo reig n co r­ re p o rt ev en less th a n a bushel an acre. m ay h ap p en to find you.”
C o u rtla n d t tu rn e d on h is h eel and
“ No,” in a sm all voice.
q u e s tio n s o f c o n tra b a n d o f w ar, and fo rm an ces th e com ing season. B e r­ p o ratio n . h a v in g h e a d q u a rte rs in V an ­ The Polk co u n ty a c re a g e th is y e a r is
T t’s all ro t. th is ta lk ab o u t afflnl
a r g u e s t h a t an y e s tra n g e m e n t b etw een nard U lric h , m a n a g e r o f th e com pany, j co u v er, B. C ., am i, acco rd in g to th e said to be th e la rg e s t y e t p lan ted and h u rrie d back to th e villa. He did n o t
th e tw o c o u n trie s would be th e ex tre m e cabled th e s in g e rs n o tify in g th em th e ir c o rp o ra tio n com m issioner, is co nduct­ e s tim a te s fo r its v alu e h as been a t a look o v er h is sh o u ld e r If h e had, h a \ ties. T h e re ’s alw ay s som e poor devil
o f bad m a n a g e m e n t.
’ c o n tra c ts had been canceled.
in g in P o rtla n d a loan business.
h igh m ark.
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T h a t T itle .
A te n e m e n t m ig h t h av e sh e lte re d It
—no palace.
S till It’s A m erica'«
b irth p lac e. It'e th e crad le o t a new
n atio n , «aye th e M other'« M agazine
In a n In te re s tin g a rtic le on crad les.
B rought o v er on th e M ayflower. It
sh e lte re d th e first child. P e re g rin e
W h ite, w ho w as bo rn to th e P ilg rim s
In P ly m o u th bay In 1620. N o t a b it
Im posing. Is it? B u t It’s a r a r e n est,
and th e m o st v alu ab le In A m erica, If
we m ea su re by h isto ry .
N ot a n o th e r c o u n try In th e w orld
can show us th e ir crad le. W e o u g h t
to feel m ig h ty p roud of I t T h e re 's
so m e th in g a b it im m o rtal a b o u t th ese
s trip s of w ick er
F o r th e m a tte r of
th a t, th e re Is a b o u t all old crad les,
h isto ric o r unknow n.
T h ey com e down from p a s t g e n e ra ­
tions.
T h ey 'v e seen life.
T h ey 'v e
been ro ck ed fo r h u n d re d s of y e a rs In
old ho m es
T h ey 'v e b een aseo clated
w ith g re a t b u sin e ss— th e m ak in g of
m en and w om en w ho h av e m ade h is­
to ry .