ASNU MUMiKllN, URNI), OKKGON, TIIU1WDAY, OUrOUHIl U7, HVJt.
I'AOK 0
ESSAY PRIZES
ARE PRESENTED
CLUB HOST TO SCHOOL
CONTEST WINNERS
Knell Ward Srlioul Tnkos One Prlio
Meaning of Contest fs Told lly
Speakers Kssnj x Prnlsod lly
Judges Pupils llcspoml.
Awarding of prlies to the winners
of the Oregon Products essay con
test, nt a luncheon Riven by the
Demi Commercial chili, nt the Pilot
Uutto Inn Friday noon, was the filial
event ou tho Oregon Products week
program. .
Tlio ward schools as well as tho
high school took part In the contest,
and oddly enough the six prizes were
well distributed among the different
Bend schools.
Ervin McNeil of tho high school
took first prizo nnd won for his
school a Slrativnra phonograph. In
his comment on the merits of the con
test he expressed his appreciation of
the privilege of taking part in such
a contest, pointing out the possibilit
ies of obtaining a broader viewpoint
of business in general. Its aid In the
study of English and tho general ed
ucational features of contests of this
nature. In speaking of the prize
awarded ho said: "It appears to me,
a more appropriate gift would be dif
ficult to find. Each time this phono
graph is played It will bring a
thought of the superiority of Oregon
products to tho minds of every pupil
in hearing distance of Its beautiful
tones."
Thomas Going took second prize.
As he was not present at the lunch
con the prize, a Jantzer sweater, was
forwarded to him at Eugene,
where he Is attending school.
KssayH lYalsotl
Arthur Erickson was awarded
third prize, a jialr of shoes by the
Hurgman Shoe Co. In commenting on
the construction of the es3ays. Rev.
J. Edward Purdy, a member of the
judging committee, said that Mr.
Erickson won on the great amount
of detailed data and the manner in
which the essay held exclusively to
facts.
Harvey Oardner, of tho Held
school, was awarded a mackinaw,
given by the Keustadter Dros. Gard
ner Is n fifth grader and only 10
years of age, but his essay evidenced
marked singlarity, and pointed out
many new phases of Oregon Prod
ucts. "We are just the right age, no
matter how young or bow old, to
help our country, our city or our
state. Oregon is our state; we depend
upon her for help so when she calls
wo must help her," was a quotation
called to the attention of those pres
ent by L. Antles, club secretary.
Only One Girl Winner
Marlon Michaclson of the Central
school and Hope Shephard of the
Kenwood school were the other two
prize winners.
Superintendent S. M. Moore, Mlsi
Effle Williamson of the Kenwood
school. Miss Wanda Keyt of the Reid
school. Miss Alma Gephart of the
Central school and Miss Harriet Um
baugli, principal of the high school
each expressed their belief that con
tests of this nature were even more
beneficial to the pupils In a general
educational way than many parents
realized. Universal approval was ex
pressed by all the teachers.
Rev. J. Edgar Purdy, member of
the judging committee, in explain
ing the method of judging, pointed
out that no names of contestants
were available to the committee. Each
paper was numbered ns a guide. He
spoke very highly of the type of every
essay presented and attributed much
of the credit to the efficiency of the
instructors.
Mrs. L. W. Gatchell also a mem
ber of the judging committee express
ed a real pleasure In the privilege of
reading and judging the essays and
also spoke very highly of the gener
al excellence of the essays presented.
A. G. Clark, of the Central Oregon
Motor Co. presided.
PUNCTUALITY AIDED
BY SPECIAL CLASS
Introduction of a special class be
tween the hours of four and five
o'clock in the afternoon, for students
who found it Impossible to arrive at
nine In tho morning, has proven ef
fective In stimulating punctuality nt
the high school, roports Miss Har
riet Umbaugh, principal. Attendanco
has also Improved this week.
NEVER WANTS ANYTHING ELSE
Tho season of coughs, colds, croup
and bronchial troubles Is at hand,
Every mother will bo Interested in
this letter from Mrs. E. K. OIboii,
1017 Ohio Ave., Superior, Wis.: "I
novor want anything else than
Foley's Honey and Tar, I used It
for all my children and also for my
grandchild." Sold everywhere. Adv,
WML LW
The
ilk!
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DAGGE
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CHAPTER III.
Within the Factory Walls.
I stood as though paralyzed, with
one foot uplifted, n hand pressed
ngnlnst tho wall, unable to move.
There was nothing 1 could do to avert
discovery, no phuv In which I could
crouch In hiding. The newcomer moved
swiftly, knowing his way through the
darkness, and I had scarcely oppor
tunity to oven glance backward when
ho rounded the corner nnd humped In
to me.
"What the h II V lie exclaimed,
startle.) nt the encounter. "Why. d n
It, Chariot!, what are you slouching
here for? Tou're Chntlelt. ain't ou?"
"Yes," I muttered, the assent actually
frightened out of nie; then added
tamely, "I couldn't remember the sig
nal." The fellow Intuited softly, releasing ,
his grip on my coat.
"If you attended more meeting
you'd he letter perfect." he said, hi
English without on accent. "Where
have you been the last month out of
town?"
"In Washington." I ventured, pray
ing the swift answer might sutllce.
"Oh, I see." more heartily. "So you
were the one Alvn sent? Did the wom
an come hack with you?"
The womnn! Who could he mean
but the same girl who had been wait
ing In the saloon? I had ventured al
ready too far to draw back: I must
take yet another chance, an answer.
"Not with me; that would be too
risky. She Is here, though."
"Good enough. That means money.
Let's go In."
He pushed past, and I followed, to
tally unable to determine In my own
mind what to do. The fellow In the
darkness evidently mistook me for
some one of the ptng. His confidence
In my Identity ns Clinrlett might win
me entrance but whnt then? That I
was not Cl'.arlett would certainly be e
vealed by the first gleam of light, and
I would be helpless. I was alone, un
nrmed, and these fellows, beyond ques
tion, were engaged In a desperate
game. I am sure I should never have
ventured It had not my companion
suddenly turned and grasped my
sleeve.
"You saw Mender, of course?"
"Sure."
"And he vouched for her; he says she
Is all right?"
"He chose her; that ought to be
enough."
"II 11, I suppose so, but even Men.
dez lias made mistakes. Here's the
door."
He rappod lightly, his fingers still
gripping my sleeve In n grasp of friend
ship. I could have broken nway. nnd
ran for It, but something mysterious
held tne, some odd fascination of dan
ger. I saw nothing, beard nothing, yet
hnd an Instinctive feeling that a nar
row wicket had opened In the door,
through which our dim outlines were
being scrutinized. I held my breath
expectantly.
"Who Is there?" the voice was a
mere whisper, so c!oc as to startle me.
"Gaspnr Wine," was the answer, in
the same low tone, "1C3."
"What word?"
"Cervantes."
"But there are two of you."
"Oh, this Is one of us. It's all right,
Junn; I'll vouch for him."
The fellow Inside grumbled some
thing In Indistinguishable Spanish, but
opened the door silently, just far
enough for us to slip through one nt a
time. I felt Wine press past me, and
was aware that the guard closed and
barred the door, but could see nothing;
not even my own hand before my eyes.
A latch clicked softly, and a dim
ray of light broke In upon us from n
revealed passage beyond. It was so
fnlnt as to scarcely render features vis
ible, and, as my coat collar was still
upturned, I pressed forward close be
hind Wine without discovery, 1 could
perceive something of the fellow now.
a rather squat figure, concealed by n
long, shapeless raincoat, wearing a
closely trimmed beard, and horn spec
tacles. Ills features were elearly for
eign, yet failed to bespeak the lighting
type. I placed him uh a theorist, a
professor, perhaps, In some small col
legs. Hut my thoughts were not so occu
pied with my guide as with the prob
lem of bow I was to escape from him.
I dare not go on Into the presence of
others, where discovery that I wus not
Charlett would be Immediate. At nny
cost I must avoid such exposure but
how? The ptaco In which we were
gave mo little Inspiration, li was a
low passage-way, Inclosed by rough
board walls, Instantly driving home
upon me the Impression that It had
been constructed for tho very purpose
for which It was now being utilized
a secret entrance to prevent any gleam
of light from being seen without. This
precaution, coupled with tho tightly
boarded jiassngc-j left tho whole build-
OFTHE " '
A
IV
AUT HOR or it
2HZ JTRMGZ CASS CAVENDISH
T t i irfi'i inltMt r
tuLUO ictwi iuiio
-WEIL
RANDALL PARRI3H
I Could Perceive Something of the Fel
low Now.
Tug amnfrenTir oVst-Hcil aliH desolate,
to nny chance watcher without. Thl
was evidently no common, vulgnr band
of schemers, but men with n dentills
purpose In view, which they were en.
gaged In carrying out with true secret
efllclcticy. They were plotting revolu
tion. Only n strange chance had given
me the clew, nnd only a reckless per
sistency bad opened a way before me.
Now my life was no longer my own; It
belonged to my country. I must lite
to. expose thoe men. Hut how7
My henrt failed me ns I stared about
nt the bare walls, and forward to
where a heavy curtain draped the end
of the passage. This widened n we
ndvnnced, so as to form whnt evidently
hnd been designed ns n cloakroom.
Wine stopped nnd removed his coat,
appropriating nn unoccupied nail, nnd
I followed bis example, rejoicing to nl
serve that he still remained so confi
dent of my Identity as to not once
glance nround In my direction The
fellow seemed obsessed with some spe
cial desire, for he swept his eyes over
the swinging garments, nnd exclaimed:
"Not half of them here yet. I want
n word with Alvn before the show
opens, Charlett. so yon hotter go right
on In. Sec you Inter."
He pressed something In the slde
wall, sliding back n panel, and disap
peared, tho rough boards returning In
stantly Into place. I was left alone,
stnring at the spot where he had dis
appeared. Ileyond doubt the entrance
awaiting me lay straight nhead. con
cealed by the hanging curtain. I
stepped cautiously forward, listening
for some guiding sound from beyond
thnt bnrrler, afraid to draw It aside
nnd tnkc n blind plunge Into tho un
known. I could detect the murmur of
voices, several of them speaking Span
ish, yet In such low tones I could dis
tinguish only an occasional empha
sized word. There was no door be
tween us; only thnt thick, hnnglng cur
tain, and I ventured fnr enough to
draw this nsldo sufficient to peer
through with one eye. lteynnd was a
reasonably large room, but so dimly
lighted as to be scarcely visible from
end to end. I could discern men pres
ent, n number of them, lounging about
on chairs, their outlines being fairly
revealed, but tho light wns not sudl
clent to give mo nny Impression of
their faces. It seemed quite possible
that I might slip in unobserved, and
pass among them unrecognized except
through accident. Hut the risk of dis
covery was too great. I must find some
other point of entrance.
The private doorway through which
Wine hnd disappeared gave me the
thought that there might also be oth
ers. I dare not follow after him, but
If there wns another opening to bo
found I was perfectly willing to ox
plorp Into Its mysteries. The search
wns brief, yet the very nature of tho
rough hoard wnll made concealment
Impossible. Hehliiil the dangling conts
I uncovered' whnt I sought, unit not n
moment too noon. Even as my hntid
touched tliu exposed lutch, a murmur
of voices In tho outer entry lenchetl
my cars there were new arrivals be
ing questioned, and admitted.
The panel slid Illicit silently In lt
grooves, nnd I peered through the to
veuled opening Into absolute darkness.
All I could be sure of, ns exhibited hy
the dim light of the passage, was u
single step downward, and then ap
parently u strip of earth door, I dare
not wait mid meet thoso entering;
there was but one choice of action, 1
pressed through tho orifice, forced the
panel hack Into place, and stood erect
In the Intense darkness nnil silence,
listening for tho slightest sound,
I wus still motionless, my heart
hcnjlug fiercely, whoh several men en
tered the passage I had Just left.
Pressing my ear against the thin crack
I distinguished words so as to piece
together scraps of conversation. It
seemed to tun there were three voices
one speaking Spanish entirely, the
others using English, One of the lat
ter spoke llrst,
"TIs a dirty night out, but good for
our purpose. You emtio by motor,
Alonzo?"
"No. Wine said that was too risky.
I walked from the car line. What's
up? Po you know, Cnptnln?"
The fellow nddrcsscd exploded In
Spanish.
"Why you call inn thnt? I tell you
my name I"
"It's safe enough In here, hut I'll ho
careful outside. What wns this meet
ing called for?"
"It was a message from Washing
ton, orders maybe, that wu act soon,
I hope It."
"From Washington? Is Memlez
hero?"
"Saprlstn, not Can he move with
out n dozen spies nt his heels? lie Hint
a messenger no olio ever suspect. Slut
bring the word."
"She? A woman?"
"Sure I that was better. No or.o
know her; no one ever see her with
our people. It wns a good trick, nnd
It fool the pigs."
"Hut who Is the womnn?"
Tho other tittered a gruff exclama
tion of disgust,
"If I know, you suppose I tell? Not
much, but 1 do not know. They trust
her Is It not enough? TIs my guess
she come special for ro do this."
"She Is n Chilean then?"
"Maybe; nut) bo American, Spanish.
Whnt difference If sho be In our serv
ice? They know what she Is; tonight
she Is Marie dossier It has the sound
of Switzerland. Heyond this I enre
nothing."
"Hut you have, seen her, perhaps?"
"Not n sight; none of the boj have.
She wns to meet Alvn nt Times square
this noon. I wont with him, but no
girl Just n messenger hoy there with
n note lu rode. Something hnd fright
ened the lady, nnd she made a night
appointment over hero."
"Here I How did sho know the way
out?"
"Sho didn't, for tho matter of that;
Hut "he hud been piped off on .Inns'
place, and agreed to lie there as soon
as It was dark. I'm wondering If she
showed up; let's go In and see."
The three moved off down tho pas
sage, still conversing In subdued tones,
the sharp accent of the Spaniard most
prominent, nnd I became acutely
nwnro of tho black silence In which I
stood. There was no occslon for me
to risk my life fnrtber In nn effort to
lonrn more. I had located tho secret
rendexwm of this gang of revolu
tionary plotter. I wns nwiiru of their
connection with the Chilean Junta nt
Washington, mid It would he n com
paratively easy matter now to capture
them red-handed. I saw therefore nn
reason why I should venture further,
or endeavor to learn In detail the na
ture of this message Intrusted to the
girl for delivery. My duty now was
to report what I had discovered, when
the prompt nrrest of Alvn, and a few
others, would end the wholo scheme.
It seemed stmplu enough. If I could
only find my wny out snfely.
Hut escnM' unobserved wns far from
being assured, Any retreat by wny of
the lighted passage was Impossible;
there were guards thorn at both ends;
the only hopo lay In u blind effort for
wurd. I nccepted the only course possible,
nnd began to feel my way to the left,
skirting the wall of rough boarding,
until It widened out Into whnt was ap
parently the Inrger room beyond, No
sound reached mo from nny direction,
the silence nnd darkness oppressing
me, ns though they hud weight.
Yet one fuct becamu more nnd more
clear tho deliberate purpose with
which this deserted Iron factory hint
been prepared for a secret rendezvous.
Apparently, from without, It stood
grim, desolate nnd deserted, jet the
Interior arrangements were such that
conspirators could meet securely In
side, protected from observation, In
rooms through whoso walls no gleam
of light might lie visible from either
street or ulley. Only un accident, or
constant vigilance without, could re
veal the true use to which Jho building
was now being devoted. This knowl
edge rendered the peril of my own po
sition the more Intense. I could be
killed, murdered, nnd no man would
ever be the wiser, I would simply dis
appear, vanish, and tliul would be the
end.
At that moment I hnd nn thought hut
tn dlscovur some means of escape. The
knowledge of - the danger I was In
robbed me of nil courage, I was like
n child uftiild lu tint dark. I moved
forward, Inch by Inch, feeling my wny
along tlio rough planking with fine
band, my llmlis actually trembling un
der me. If I could only llnd hoiiici
opening; see some gleiim of light;
break nwny from this terrlblu silent
darkness,
I supposed I wus moving with the ut
most caution, every nerve on edge,
feeling u wuy forwurd with hands and
feet. Once 1 stepped upon a shell of
some kind which crunched beneath the.
weight, anil again my groping hand
dislodged n small block of wood, which
fll with a slight clutter. I bulled
both times, my heart In my mouth, yet
nothing happened, mid 1 moved for
ward Ufa In confident of not being over
heard. I could not have lold what It wns
that halted me. I remember I slopped
as though shot, my very breath sus
pended, one foot still uplifted In a step
forward, my eyes staring helplessly
Into the black void. The silence wns
that of a tomb. I could feel the
porspl rut Ion How down my face In a
stream; It wim an Instant of torture.
Then nit unseen hand gripped tun mid
an eleclrlu Hash. light glared-Into my
eyes.
(To Ho Continued.)
FINEST TRAINING FOR YOUTH
Duilneis Man Tolls Why He Would
Have Hli Bon Qet Full News
paper experience,
"Journalism tenches that results
alone count, that excuses and equlvo.
cations am failures," writes Henry
Scott, vice president of a paper com
pany. "There Is n discipline lu big
lutwspnper olllres thnt does not exist
In tho average business, nnd that dis
cipline Is based on the motto, 'No ex.
cases,' It l accepted In ordinary
business that when a man Is Mil to
do something ho usually expects de
tailed Instructions, 'Where do I go.
what do I do, how do I do It, what do
I ask, and what will I do then,' are
tho questions that show their utter
helplessness nnd laokVf action,
"On the other hand a reporter gets
this training no ouo clso doe. 1 In
tennis to lean on hi own Inlllntlvo,
Ho gets an assignment, plans his cam
paign and thou carries It out without
asking any questions, When an oh.
stride comes up lu the path of tlio
mernk'c young man ho stops and jells
for help. Hut a newspaper man
learns to either go through It, knock
It down or skim around It lu a hurry.
He has learned that excuses can't bo
cubed at tho hank.
If I hnd n boy and wanted to give
Id m n rigid business training lu or
der that ho might bring distinction to
liliuolf souut day lu his profession,
whatever It might be, I would like to
glo him about two year under n llrst
class city editor, the kind thnt com
mits mental mill iter three or four
times a night."
Litt of Three Friends.
Hiuuncey M. lepow Is the Inst of
three dlst.ngulshcd friends, of whom
General Hornoe Porter and Joseph
II. Cbonto are dead, remarks the
Detroit News. They were for years
t link between the pronent generation
nnd that of flll wnr days. General
Porter campaigned with Grant and
was present when l.eo surrendered,
All three were noted orators. General
Porter was regarded as hnrlng the
suiH-rlor mentality nnd Ills nehlee
uients as soldier, diplomat ami rail
road tliianeler and builder made blm
most conspicuous.
Clnmti oratory wns closely associ
ated with his winning personality
Iiepew's addresses are notable for
their spontaneous humor and wit, whlln
General Porter drafted pis-cbes with
Inllulto euro and delUoiod them with
Imprvsslw Intensity and sincerity.
Praleei tho Y. M, C, A.
The Hon. V. S. SrinUnsa Snstrl, nn
Indian oltlclal, ghc this testimony
"You have done mo the honor to ask
tne to slate what I think of the work
of the Y. M. .'. A. In India. It Is bo.
yond praise. I do not pretend to know
all about It, but whnt I have seen of It
tills mo with admiration nnd gratitude.
The association neglects no promising
Held of service. The iiiRgnltlldo and
Uiany-sldedliess of Us operations nr
a wonder to tue, and I have sometime
felt the uoiiolllclal organizations in
India would gal,n In perslsieiico nnd
boldness of conception hy a study of
the iiluis, methods nnd Ideals of the
grout movement known throughout tho
world by the letters 'V. M. ('. A.'"
Chicago Post.
Lakee for Tourlits. j
I'rosh-alr hikes nie to bo found In i
great number and of nil sly. -, a'ong
the roast of Alaska, sii the American
Forestry Maguzlne. The rimg l int- '
est has Its full share, tu ulilch are I
typical and easily nce.sdile to (tin
tourist, being Kynk lake, near I'oidovn,
along tho south shore of ub'i-ii iuih
tho Copper river and Northwestern
railroad, and ICenal hike, which Is In
the heart of tho mooso range some
twenty tulles north of Seward ami Is
reached hy the government railroad
skirting one shore.
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I a constitutional remedy. Cntnrrlml
Deafness Is causod by un liiriimoil con
dition or the mucous lining of tlio Kuntn
clilan Tube. When till tubo la InltAmsil
you m.vo a rumbllm: sound or Imporfm't
hearing, and when It la entirely closed,
Doufnoas Is tho result. Unless ttin In
flammation can tin reduced, your hearing
may ti destroyer! forover. IIAI.I.'H
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EX-SIOUVICIO MAN'S
FUN10RAL IS SUNDAY
Ah In Olson, Who Died SiiIiii iIm) r
Injuries llccclicil lu Hiinawav,
Is Wmlil War Veteran.
Funeral mirvlroa worn held Hun.
tiny afternoon at It o'clock for Alvlu
Olson. I.n Pino ox-service man, who
died Saturday as a result of Injuries
locolvcil whim Ihn team which ha
was driving ran away, overturning
the rig In which ho was taking
number of children In school Wed
nesilay iiiuriilnK- Tim services weio
held nt tho Nlswonger chapel, 1 1 v
J. Edgar Purdy officiating. Anion,
can Legion men worn pallbearer
Olson' mother, Mrs, Emma Olson
of Spokane, arrived hern Saturday
night, after hot' sou hail died but in
time fur the funeral. Ills sinter Mrs
P, 1,, Kemp of I. a Pino, was with
hlin from shortly after ho wus In
jured, Olnon spent four yeais In Hid bin
pltal service In tlio army. Ho wm
born In Idaho, and was living In Spo
kane until n few months ago, when
ho enmo to Central Otogun In ll
with hi llor. The cause nMil death
was given n meningitis, canned by
frnctiiied vertebrae
Ml Lucille ICoiup, III Illere, vtho
was Injured In the same acclduin,
I Improving
HKNI) AKTICLK TO
AIM'KAR IN WKKKLY
An article ou tlio American Legion
building lu llend will appear soon in
the American Legion Weekly, togeth
er with a photograph of the build
ing, according to advice received hern
today. The story w written by local
post officers.
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had breath, routed tongue, gas, or
any condition caused by fermenting,
undigested food call bo relieved
Peter Uimlla. Mnyorsdulo. Pa .
write "I HiifTorcd many year and
I can say I'oley Cathartic Tablet
urn a great hnlp for constipation.
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I CUSTOM TANNIOR
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R. S. HAMILTON
Attorney ,t Ijiw
Itooms 13-1 A First Natlonnl
Hank llldg. Tol fi I
(Dr. (Ws Kuiiner OfTV)
II . C . K L L I S
Attorney At liw
1'nlleil State Commissioner
First National Hank Huildlng
llend, Oregon
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Lee A. Thomas, A. A. IA.
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l'lineiiil Director
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