PAQH if
BBNU BOUiKXlN, MUD, ORHOOM, TIIUIWDAV, FKMIUAHY M, 10M
CITY MANAGER
MAY BE ISSUE
AT PRIMARIES
COMMISSION PLAN
CONSIDERED
IS
COUNCIL IS DIVIDED
Mnjor Cnst.s Deciding Vote To Ap
point Gommittco To Investigate
Systems Street Work To Begin
Gould's Rilnry Homalns Same
Probability that'tbo pcoplo ot Ilcnd
will voto on somo form ot coramU
slon or maungorlal city government
at the primary elections this spring
was indicated horo at Friday night':
meeting ot the city council when
committee to Investigate the deslra
biltty ot thoso plans ot city admin
lstration was named attcr lengthy de
bate. G. II. Baker, leader In the
movoment, stated before his appoint
ment as chairman ot the committee
that petitions would bo presented to
the council asking that the question
be placed on the ballot. He made
the statement in answer to criticisms
by Councilman N. H. Gilbert. J. S
Innes, and C. J. Levcrett, who de
clared that they would favor a pop-
ular voto based on a popular peti
Hon. intimating at the same time
that they considered the Issue as now
presented "grabbed out of thin air."
The voto on Baker's motion was a
tie, Councllmcn Lon L. Fax and H
E. Nordeen supporting him. Mayor
E. D. Gllsou cast the deciding rote
Fox and Nordeen are with Baker
on the committee.
Says City Out of Date
Baker asserted that the present
system Is antiquated and worn out.
lie declared for the Idea ot having a
competent paid man to handle any
big business whether municipal or
private, asserting that city affairs
would bo conducted better and at
less expense.
"I'm for letting well enough
alone," Gilbert declared, while Lev
erett voiced his belief that the voters
would oppose a change from the
councllmanic form of government
sow in usa.
"We have no right to expect all
there is In a man on a donation Job,"
Nordeen pointed out.
Fox skotched the experiences ot
other cities where commission or
managerial government has given en
tire satisfaction. Innes believed that
the city Is doing very well under the
present systom.
Stmt Repair Ordered
Comprehensive plana for spring
street work suggested by Chairman
Innes of tbo streets committee, called
for little discussion, he matter be
ing referred back to the committee
with power to act. Scarifying and
crowning of the worst streets, par
ticularly thoso leading Into the city,
will be undertaken as soon as the
weather permits.
Proposed -reduction of the salary
of City Engineer Robert B. Could,
under consideration for several
weeks, was decided against, only
Councilman Leverett favoring the
downward revision. Figures read to
the council showed that Bend's eng
ineering costs compare favorably
with thoso of other cities In the
northwest,' and It was pointed out by
the city engineer that he has always
placed at the city's disposal his ex
tensive private surveying record.
The council adopted without, de
bate a resolution fixing Mio 1921
sprinkling awapssmont.
0. C. CLAYPOOL BUYS
GROCERY BUSINESS
Former I'rincvllle Mun Becomes
Owner of Hmitli Grocery Sees
Itcal Opportunity In Bend.
Announcement of the purchase by
O. C. Claypool, former Prlnevllle
merchant, ot the grocery business
conducted here for the last two years
by R. M, .Smith, was made Monday.
The consideration was not made pub
lic. Smith's plans tor the future are
not completed, he having not yet de
cided whether he will remove to
Portland or reengage In business In
Bend.
Claypool left Central Oregon In
1918, going east with the Idea of
seeking a business opening. Last
summer ho, returned to the coast,
and aftor looking over opportunities
in this state, settled on Bend as the
best. Under his management, the
establishment will be known as Clay
pool's Cash grocery.
PuWt-in Tho Bulletin.
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i PXGvace Miller White
Copyright by LUtlcfr.gpwn. and" Qnn'jjany
CHAPTER I.
Four miles from Ithaca, N. Y.,
Oscar Bennett's farm spread It acres
along the face of West Hill between
tho Lehigh Vnlloy tracks and the high
way lending to Trumniishurg. Oscar
Bennett was what the country people
end even the Ithaca folks called a fine
farmer. His farmhouse faced n lane
that led to the west shore of Lake
Cayuga, and from the front porch he
could see, much to his dislike, the few
straggling squatter shacks that
brought to nu end northward the SI
lent City. Uke all other substantial
citizens, Oscar detested the squatters.
In his estimation they were n set of
thieving loafers and sneaks, nnd many
times he had wished that he owned
the ground they squatted on Instead
of Mnrcus MacICenzle.
Of course It was no secret that
MacICenzle never let an opportunity
slip to pop a fisherman Into Jail, but
In Bennett's opinion that treatment
wns not severe enough, nnd besides It
did not accomplish anything. Mac-
Kenzle's Idea was to Jail the men
whenever the chance came anil for n
period as long as the law would allow.
But what good did that do? Fierce
hatred flamed In the haggard faces of
the women, and they held to their
squatter rights with the tenacity ,of
leeches , until their husbands wcro
given back to them. Bennett would
have done away with the wives nnd
mothers If the Job of breaking up the
Silent City had been his. No man
would hang to a hut long without a
woman In It,
One morning In the early spring Os
car was Untuning his breakfast when
the door opened slowly. A girl with
a small tin pall In her hand stepped
Into the room. She smiled at blm al
most humbly.
"Shut the doorP he shouted at her.
Where's your manners, Polly Hop
kins? Can't you see the rain's com
ing in after you J"
The smile faded from the girl's face.
Mechanically she turned, closed the
door and, uninvited, seated herself In
chair and placed the pall at her
side.
'So you've come begging, Pollyop,"
went on the farmer, wiping his lips
on the sleeve of his gingham shirt.
Well, you might as well turn tall !
and run home again, for you're not go
ing to get anything more from me. I
don't want n poacher's brut around
here."
The girl's bare wet feet drew tense
ly backward under the chair; but she
remained discreetly silent. Oscar al
ways abused her and -called her names,
but that was because she wax a squat
ter. After a while, he'd change his
mind, nnd then she would take home
what she came for. She noted with a
quick breath that Oscar's eyes softened
during the time he was silent. That
boded well for her errand; but Ben
nett's mind was not on milk or any
of those suffering for the want of It.
He had Just discovered that Polly
Hopkins was beautiful even If she
were barefooted nnd ragged. Her
straight young shoulders were covered
with wet curls that seemed to have
given to the wide eyes their shade of
ripe chestnuts.
I'olly expected every moment thnt
Oscar would reach out for the pail,
and, though with bad grace, he'd give
her the milk Just the same. She fid
geted In her chair and drew a long
sigh be was staring at her In such o
peculiar manner from under his heavy
brows.
Why had he not noticed hefore that
I'olly Hopkins was so pretty, Oscar
wondered, and a slow smile parted his
lips. Polly's eyes lowered, and the
long dark lashes only added to Ben
nett's sudden admiration. A quick-
drawn breath slipped audibly past the
man's teeth. Pollyop sensed In his at
titude toward her a new quality that
she recognized Intuitively as danger
ous. To bring bis nttentlon back to
the purpose of her visit, she ventured
to say:
"I thought It wouldn't hurt you
none, Oscar, to gimme a little milk for
Cranny Hope an Jerry, I'm always
runnln errands for you nn your
woman."
Bennett's heavy farm boots made a
scraping sound under the table.
"What good does that do me.?" be
returned. "Upon my soul, I might as
well be without a wife as to have one
who won't live with me or let anyone
know I'm her husband. I'm getttn'
sick, good and plenty sick, I can tell
yon, Mies Polly Hopkins."
This speech did not disturb Pollv
over much, for ho'd mado it a dozen
times bofore, ft was only tho expres
sion In his gaze, she did not quite
like. Her mind wont to Evelyn Rob
ertson, the girl that Oscar had mar
ried. As If It were but yesterday, she
remembered bow two years ago she
had gone with them undtr protest to
uunirp
JS
ft
it minister far back In the hills. Kvo-
lyn had explained that for some tlino
to come no one hut the three must
know of the marriage.
Pollyop had lenrnod n great ninny
things In two yenral What girl does
not after she's pushed her tlftoetith
birthday? One of the things she hud
found out was Hint Oscnr.wns a dread
ful person, more dreadful than most
of the squatter men. Of course the
men folks of her people did beat their
women, now and then. Thnt wits their
right without any question. The blood
colored even her ears ns she remem
bered how Oscar hectored his wife for
the money It wus so hard for Evelyn
to get. Another thing she had come
to understand was that, If Oscar had
not been nfmld of the powerful Rob
ertson family, ho would have forced
Kvelyn Into his home long lie fore this.
It had been a hard two years' tusk to
keep 111 tn quiet.
'Mebbe you are gettln' Melt, Oscar,'
she Interposed. "I don't know-
mebbe; but you know what Unit old
Miss Robertson would do to you an'
her girl If you told. You'd get Kve,
mebbe, but you sure wouldn't get any
more money." v
The man's face darkened.
"That's Just the rub," bo conceded,
"but nt that Kve ain't playing squnre
with me. The Robertsons have money
to bum. nnd she deals It out to mo in
small little dollars. I tell you I'm sick
of the whole thing."
Polly noted the glitter In Bennett's
nngry eyes and felt again the quiver
of fear.
"She gives you all she gets her fin
gers on," she came back at blm In de
fense of tlie absent Kvelyn. "Lots of
times she's got along on nhout nothtn'
to send you cash, an' didn't I come
runnln' up here with It ns soon ns she
give It to me? Now her ma's gettln'
on that Kve ain't spendln her money
on herself, an' she watches 'er like a
hawk does a chicken. Sbo told mo
that only yesterday."
The squatter girl roso to her feet,
anxious to be gone.
"Oscar, you might bo lettln' me
have Just a wee bit of milk. You
ain't losln'- nothtn' through me."
She picked up the prill, and with a
'growl the man snatched It out of her
hand.
"Womcn're n d I nuisance," he
grumbled. "Well, wait here."
He went out of tho room, and Polly
Hopkins drew a long breath. It was
getting harder every day to get tho
milk she needed.
When Bennett returned, she wns
standing with her hand on the door
knob, ready to go. In silence she took
the poll he offered her.
"Lookn here, Pollyop," he began ab
ruptly; as Pollv oDened tho door.
- Didn't Ask You for Monsy."
"Whnt'd to hinder your paying foi
your milk yourself?"
i lie said It with extreme deliberation,
making emphatic the last words.
Polly threw up her head and eyed
him sharply. "I run my legs most off
for you as 'tis, Oscar," sho retorted,
"botween hero and the Robertsons' j
but I don't never have no money. You
know that, an' Daddy Hopkins don't
get much, either. If I had a dollar, I
bet I'd spend every penny of It flllln'
up Jerry an' Daddy an' Oranny Hope
with milk an' eggs." To make him
understand how anxious she was to
please him, she went forward a paco.
"An' Pd buy 'era nil of you, Oscar
That's as truo as Oranny Hope's God
Is settln' np tn the sky,"
"I didn't ask you tor money," an
swered r:ennotr, stnmig nt tier, nun
deuly he came, vloso to her; nnd Polly
barked to thu door. Ills face wiih red
nnd ngltiitetl; tins curds In his neelc
wcro swollen while his lingers twisted
eagerly. 'Hint wns another thing nhout
which Polly's eyes had been opened In
two jenrs of growing womiuihood.
When it mun looked ns Oscar did now,
ii girl got nwny ns fast as sho could.
"You might pay mo In kisses," ho
muttered hoursely, lowering over her.
"Ten kisses for each bucket. You're
a heap prettier, than Kve."
For ii long moment Polly did not
speak. Her breust heaved as she
sittiyed backward.
"I get all the kisses I want to
home," shu said, "Here, tnke your
linnil off ii me, Oscar, or I'll tell Ko
thu tlrst time 1 get sight of her." She
glaied Up nt him like u cornered mil
mnl. "I said I'd tell Kve. I'll do imiro
than thnt I I'll put old woman Rob
ertson next to your coppln' her kid
nn' mnrrylu er."
Osror's lingers relaxed, and his band
dropped nwny from her arm ns n
rough laugh left lilt Mix. She looked
so lovely, her eyes blazing, her eurl
tumbled In confusion on her shoulders,
thnt bo would Imvu taken his pay for
the milk without her permission If she
had not thrown nt blm it threat he
feared she would carry out.
"Men's kisses nro whnt you'll get,
my pretty lass," he predicted grimly,
"nnd If I was finished with Kve. by
God, I'd set about getting my share.
I won't always be married to my lady
Robertson, mind you, Pollyop."
The blood had left his face, lie
was quite white and stern, and by this
time Polly was on thu porch.
"Tnln't so ensy to get unmarried
ns 'Hi tn get married." she told Mm.
An tut t I'm Just Daddy Hopkins'
brat, nn' I don't want any kisses but
l.ls'n. I'd let Jerrj's tongue go twist
for milk before I'd pity for It with
with"
Oscar sprung nt her. She wn so
tantnllzlngly beautiful, so alluring even
In her grotesque nttlre thnt for the
moment he forgot ho had reason to
fenr her.
"I'll kiss you, anyway," be snarled.
hut Polly, fleet-footed mid afraid, shot
from the porch and renchi-d the lune,
the milk (lushing ngnliist thu cover of
the prill.
The man tin I ted, looking after her.
With n shrug ot his shoulders ho
turned back Into the house. For the
moment he paused In tho kitchen; he
could hear bis old mother pottering
about uverbend In bis bedroom. She
was doing the work bis wife ought to
do I What a fool he hud been to marry
I-.vclyn Robertson I Instead of the
fortune be had expected, be was tied
hand and foot without money or worn
an. Ho thought of tho radiant squat
ter girl who had Just left him. Two
years ago womanhood had not dawned
upon Polly Hopkins, but today Hn
undertone! on oath nnd went out to
the barn.
Polly Hopkins ran down tho Inne a
fast ns her legs could carry her. The
milk wns safo In tho bucket, and she
had scnrceJy renchwl the railroad
tracks before sho had decided not to
mention Oscar's vicious demand upon
her. If she told Daddy Hopkins, ho
would do some barm to Bennett, and
there would be no more eggs apd milk
for Granny nnd Jerry. If she spoke
of It to Kvelyn. there was no telling
whnt tho girl would do.
The tnriglo-halred squatter girl was
the daughter of Jeremiah Hopkins, the
mayor of tho Silent City, the leader of
nil those who lived In the rows of huts
that ran along tho J.ehlgh Valley
tracks and on down the lakeside.
Uncouth nnd Ignorant were Jere-
mlnh and his kind, nnd visitors who
enmo tn the little rlty of Ithaca ngreed
with tho town's Inhabitants that It
wns n shume the law allowed such n
blot n the Silent City upon the tint-
liral beauty of Cnytigu and Its majes
tic surroundings.
Pollyop stood shivering, her troubled
gaze searching the hike for n boat.
Dmldy Hopkins hud gone nwny early
with Wee Jerry, nnd she always wor
ried n little when they were out. Yet
she knew thnt the only way to get
the bread, beans nnd baron for the
family was for Daddy Hopkins to
defy tho Inw nnd drag his nets when
ever tho game wardens wcro not
about. Without trie Inkii and Its bid
den food, It would bo n desolate world
Indeed,
Wee Jerry wns Polly's llve-yeiir-otd
brother, and long before he could
wnlk, ho had chosen his father's hlg
shoulders upon which to beat his way
through nn unfriendly and often hun
gry world. But this snme world which
had wizened Jerry had given to Polly
a wild beauty, n body strong and ns
pllnnt ns a innrsh reed.
With n sigh Pollyop turned to the
house. Thu door wns shut ngnlnst the
storm, and n thin curl of sinnkn
twisted upward from the toppling
chimney, losing Itself In tho hnby
lenves of the willows. Tho little lines
that boil traced tho troubled brow
vanished at the sight of a slab of
wood over tho door. On It wns paint
ed In crude letters; "If your heart 1
loving and kind come right In, If It
ain't, scoot off," Pollyop' nnd Granny
Hopo had worked n long time to make
this sign, and even longer to nail It
np.
"It'll help tho Silent City folks.
Granny," she had sold. "'Specially,
If I smile n lot at 'cm."
Bho flung open (ho door nnd went
In, closing It behind her. In ono cor
ner cf tho kitchen, nn old woman, so
old thnt no squatter could remember
her other than aged, sat near the
stove. About ber shoulders wns it
shawl, nnd Its edges Were held to
gether with clawtlke fingers.
Munching nn a bit of hay nt tho
wood-box wns lorn font, n M
REDMOND GETS
CHAMPIONSHIP
Bend high school's hnskullinll
team, weakened by thu Illness of
several rcguliir pliiyurs, was Friday
night defeated In thu deciding itniiiu
of tho season by lndimnd high,
which took n firm grasp on thu
championship at tho hiiiiiu tlmn that
It took an 18 to K victory ovnr llund.
Throe times Dead high located
the basket Just a frnrtloit lit a second
after Referee Wolgnud hud called n
foul on Redmond. While It was the
opinion of local fans that al leant
ono of these baskets, should have
counted, It Is not likely that it pro
test will he made, as thu points thus
acquired would nut chniigo thu re
sult. Tho grime was ono of tho roughest
seen on tho local floor this year,
(lutes of Redmond was disqualified
with four personal fouls against him,
and two of his team mates Mail three
each. Redmond's football tactics
were partly responsible for thn fuel
Hint Bond acquired but two fluid
baskets, Johnson getting both,
Prlnevllle defeated Madras high nt
.Madras by u scorn of It to 29.
Friday night's llnuup nnd scores
wcro:
Tho toanis: llund forwards, Or-
roll (I), Johnson (ii); center, Nor-
cott; guards, Kohflold, Phllhriiok;
substitute, Clnypool; Redmond
forwards, Barton (3), (lulbrallh (fi):
center, llolloway (9); giiuri)s, Van
Meter, Gates; substitute, Dates
croe, Wclgand.
Ref-
WOODIJURN POLICE
TAKE STEVENSON
Alleged .Moonlilner Who lliul.o Jull
At Redmond Held l-'or Descliules
County onicliil.
Prod Stevenson, who broke Jail
nt Redmond early in December, Is
IjoIiik bold for the Deschutes county
authorities by tho chief of pollen
at Woodburn, Oregon, according to
word received hero by Sheriff 8. K.
Roborts, Deputy Sheriff Adams will
probably bring back thu prisoner.
Stuvonson was facing a Justlca
court trial on a mooushlnlng charge
when ho made his escape.
Bulletin Want Ads bring rosults
try them.
friend of Polly Hopkins. Long ago
she had found lilm, lost In the wilder
ness of the Storm country, and had
brought him to the Silent City.
The shanty consisted of three rooms.
Back of the kitchen Daddy Hopkins
slept, uud In the miserable coop-hole
where Polly had once stored "rubbish
Granny Hope stretched out ber weary
bones at night. Polly's bed ranged
the kitchen wall, and the room hud
but u bench, two old chairs and a
three-legged tiiblo to offer III rudo hos
pitality. "I wheedled n little milk from 0
cur,' Gruiiiiy," said thn girl. "Godily,
but he's gettln' stingy I"
Sho put down the pall, went to (he
stove and thrust a piece of wood Into
It.
"Wood's ns wet ns bell," she com
plained, almost as If she bud spoken
to herself,
Tho old woman stirred und lifted
her withered lids.
"Hell nln't wet," she muttered. "It's
dry nn' warm hot, 1 menu," nod she
shivered, drawing nearer the fire,
"'Tnln't like this lakeside,"
(To lie Continued.)
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS
Is ireitly rtlltvcd hy constitutional treat
mtnL HAI.LH CATAItltll MKDIC'INK
It a constitutional rmily. Catarrhal
neatness Is caused by an Inflamed con
dition ot the mucous lining ot tho Eusta
chian Tub. When this tuba Is Inrlinn.l
you hi-ve a rumbling sound or Imperfect
hearing, and when It Is entirely rioted,
Deafnest Is the result. Unless the In
flammation can ba reduced, your hearing
may lie destroyed forever. HAIX'H
CATAnmi MEDICINJ5 acts through the
blood on the mucous surfaces of the sys
tem, thus reducing the Inflammation and
nsilitlnr Nature In restoring normal con
ditions. Circulars frta. All Druga-lit.
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Brooks-Scanlon Lumber
Company
Lumber, Lutli, Shingles,
Building, Materia!, Kiln V
Dried Flooring and all kinds of Finish
SASH AND DOORS
COMPLETE STOCK of St.adtrd Su.
BROOKS-SCANLON LUMBER CO.
Local fjaloj Agent, MILLEK LUMIiKIl CO,
CONFIDENCE IN
LUMBER SHOWN
Thorn Is In Din lumber market no
Indication uf n smlcluu rush of buy
lug, hut novoi tholusit full confidence
Is felt In tho uiitlunlt, according to
dm American Lumberman, Recent
ly tliero have boon some price re
censions, most noticeable In Douglas
fir. These reductions nrinm from
conditions In California, where ut
thu end uf January thu market wns
ovarsupplled, so efforts have linen
made to place stuck on the Atlantic
roust at a soinowlmt lower price,
California business Is Improving mid
Japaneno demand Is once tnoro on
tho Increase, so It Is generally be
lieved that tbo drop In fir lumber
prices Is temporary, particularly as
fir log prices remain (Inn. Another
straw that shows which way tin)
wind blows Is the quickness of buy
ers In snapping up real bargains.
There Is always nu offer somo low
priced stork that )s not up to grade
or Is not worked to suit trade re
quirements, nuil despite prlco con
cessions It Is hard to move It at any
time. However, Items worked to
suit tho requirements nf purrhnsuts
nro very quickly taken If concessions
are mado.
Production Is practically on the
same scale ns bookings, In southern
id no territory and upon the Pacific
const, production Is now slightly In
excess of orders; but In other region
orders considerably exceed produc
tion. An Increase In production Is
needed to round nut stocks, which fn
thu main nro poorly assorted.
RECEIVE PRIZES
FOR FLOWER SHOW
All bulbs and seeds for flower
show prizes, with tho exception of
dahlias, hnvo been received and are
ruudy for distribution at tho River
side Florist shop, 80 1 Wall street.
Thoso having orders for prizes nro
requested to present them as soon
ns possible.
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