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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1922)
PAGK (I flKNI) IU7M.K1LN, IlKNI). OttlCGON. TIIPIWDAV, MARCH SSI, HUM. LUMBER SALES GAINS Iiiimovcincnt In Industr la Demand Noted Produc tion Less Than Orders Taking everything Into consider.! tlon, the lumber market shows bet tormont. Not only volume of In qulry but total sales have Incrrnscil according to tlio Amorlcan Lumber man. In some sections slight confusion hns nrlscn over announced decreases In freight ratca on southern pine These reductions apply only to lum ber manufactured by mills located east of tho Mississippi river, an only to certain torrltory. At mos they will amount to not more than $1 a thousand feat, so that their In fluence upon prices will bo slight Country trade Is showing moro nc tlvlty and tho belief Is that Its vol ume will bo greater than was ex pected six weeks or two months ago A steady Improvement in Indus trial demand is also noted. Tho In crease In business is emphasizing that certain grades and workings of softwoods arc. particularly scarce For example, No. 3 common south cm pine boards aro difficult to ob tain, as well as No. 2 dimension. Pro ductlon In increasing but not as fast ns the volume of orders. Prices on the wholo havo not changed partlc ularly, though the market has a stronger tone, so that It Is not as easy to obtain concessions as It was two weeks ago. Covering tho period from the first of the year to March L the National Lumber Manufacturers' association reports tho following "vital" statls tics In board feot: Production. 1.510.180.000: Ship monts, 1.409,795,000; Orders, 1, 526,784,000. COYOTES SLAUGHTER DEER BY HUNDREDS Crusted Hnuiv All Game Foc Dur ing; Hard Winter In Wallowa Foict, Says Ofllcinl. For the first time In many years coyotes in the Wallowa forest are attacking deer, killing them by tho hundreds, reported W. L. Dutton grazing examiner for the Minam Na tional forest with headquarters In Baker, on his arrival In Dend Tues day. Dutton is here for a con ference with Jack Horton, grazing examiner for the Deschutes forest, on range appraisals. Snow in the Minam valley Is crusted enough to hold the weight of the coyotes, but the deer break through, Dutton said in explaining the heavy game losses. The deer naturally make for the streams, but there they find only Ice, and are eas ily pulled down by the coyotes. The winter has been a severe one on the Wallowa forest, Dutton said, and ranchers in the same general country have been buying hay In the last few weeks to finish wintering their stock, after making heavy hay shipments in the fall. TRANSFERS LICENSE TAG, PAYS $10 FINE Because he transferred his Bulck license tag to a Ford, C. F. Hoskins, rancher in the Redmond section, was arrested Monday by State Traffic Officer Earl B. Houston, and was fined 10 and costs when he pleaded guilty in justice court In Redmond before Judge Riebhotf. The arrest Is the first to Houston's credit since his recent appointment as a state officer. RAILROAD MEN TO INSTALL WIRELESS What Is planned to be one of the most completo and powerful radio wireless sets in Bend Is being as sembled by O. L. Kregncss, Lcland Davis and Alvln Klenath at the local railway station. It will be Installed this week. NEW TRANSMISSION GREATLY IN DEMAND Orders from many points In Ore gon, and from California aro pour ing into tlio office of tho Bend Trans mission Co. for "slxpeed" transmis sions, the equipment for motor cars now being manufactured here. POST WILL BE HOST AT SATURDAY DANCE A dancing party to which the gen eral public Is Invited will be given Saturday night at the gymnasium by Percy A. Slovens PobI No. 4, Amer ican Legion. Music will be by Wilson Goorgo's orchestra. torn Co , SZGvace Miller White S CopIlvt hy LUtldJBxown and" Company j Before Iivelyn could sny nuothor word, tho squatter girl slipped nwoy among the shadows. The other, al though surrounded with every luxury, wont wretchedly up tho stops and, forcing a smile to her lips, passed In to the music room. Itllly.gnnt Hopkins bad blinked many times before hi little mistress ramo home. Larry Bishop had gone to Ids lonely hut, and Daddy . Hopkins and (ninny Hope wore dozing In front of the stove. In nervous tension Polly watched the clock crowl along toward the hour of the meeting between O.-cnr mid iivelyn. About a quarter to nine, she Mole out of doors. By familiar paths, slipping past a shanty here and there, l'ollyop came at length upon n lonely shack set on a point by Itself. Slio wont around to the buck, opened the door, and once When Oscar Bennett Stepped Into the Hut, He Uttered an Oath. within the room touched a match to r small candle which sho hud taken from her pocket, and sat down quietly. When Oscar Bennett stepped Into the hut, be uttered an oath. He was not expecting to see Polly Hopkins. 'My lady won't come, eh?" he de manded gruffly. "Ob. she's comln' all right." an- swered Polly, "but she were afrnld. So I came along to see she got home safe." A loud laugh fell from Bennett's Hp. You're a clever kid, Pollyop." he said, more affably. "Cunning ns a weasel, d d If you ulnt! Sit down. I won't bite you I" Polly squatted on the floor by the old table; and Oscar eased himself gingerly down onto a rickety bench. "I bet she was senred pink at what I told you to tell er," he hurst out af ter a while. "She's about the most Illy-llvcred woman I ever saw." For the space of a few seconds Polly looked at the speaker. Then: "I'm thlnkln' she nln't lovln' yoo no more. Oscar, on' a woman without love In her nln't worth nolhln'." There was no smile on the lovely face when the word were finished. She bad spoken the truth, and Oscar Bennett knew It. "I've been a fool, I guess," ho ejac ulated, "a perfect fool t I might better a' married you, Pollyop. Since you was knee high to a grasshopper, I've had n leaning toward you. By now I'd had a home and some comfort." Ills glowing eyes were upon her. nnd for an Instant Polly lost her breath. "I wanted to 'foss up to you this morning, Poll," Oscar ran on. "It's n funny thing, but I reckon I care more for your little finger than for live whole body. Maybe some day nfter I got nil her cash " Polly coughed down a lump that lien-Mod in coming up In her throat. ' loll neeiln t spiel lovln's to me, Os car," sho gulped, "nn' I believe In be In' honest. So, before your woman comes, I might us well glvo you n bit of my mind. If I owned you from your enp to your boots, I wouldn't line you for a doormat In front of Daddy's shanty 1" He shot a look of nnwement. The confident smile fnded from his face. and his Hps sagged nt tho corners. Then be arose to his feet. I been thinking about you all day," he broke forth. "You've got ovory- thing looks, action and brains. I want you, l'ollyop and I'm olng tn kiss you llils time, so help me God I" Ho took a step toward her anil Polly scrambled i:d. - Just at that, uioidpji', oily 4 livolyn Robertson entered, Osrnr Hen nett turned swiftly, nnd Polly, very pale, placed herself nt live's side. An n tho wind foamed tho hike to fury nnd shook Granny Hope's forsaken lit tie hut, the man nnd two girls stooi ull.utl n t.ilii. tlK.l lultilitn I hen Oscar .smiled nt Uvclyn, h trl umpiiunt, iii.Miltltig smile. "So you thought It best to mind me my lady," ho lunched. "I guesi ufto .. .. i. ii . ' j nn ii come to know 1 moan what 1 my." live tried to sponk but could not, l oily squeezed her nrin encouragingly mure a moan duffer, Oscar," sh thrust in. "uur woman's soured ."u, nuns nn. iry nein Hotter, an see how she likes It." "She's got a KOod right to be d d scared." grunted Bennett. "Now oil ...t,i. i. - t... , . .. ... mill il, no. urn s mo rtlUlptls7 You haven t sent me n cent for n mouth. With shaking lingers Lvelyn pushed oacK nor wiotl-blown luilr. "I couldn't get nny money. Oscar she walled. ".My nllownnco Is all gone. i giivu every com or It to you. You know very well mother won't give me any more." She had one card left to play, nnd sue hoped It would take the trick. "I might ns well toll vou," she con tlnued, the steel In ber ejes vvlplii, nvvny the blue. "Mother hasn't any money. All I thought we hud belongs to cousin Bob." Sho censed speaking and waited nn Instant to note how her news struck her husband. He Hung hp a clenched list. "The devil take you, fiver" ho cried "Don't try to put nnythlng over on tue like that. Vou 're the biggest liar In Tompkins county." That he partly believed her showed In bis manner. "I'd never 'n' married you If I'd a known that two jours ago," 0cnr a' sorted hoarsely. "Vou can he dead certain of thnt, my hidy. Vou worn pretty careful to keep your money troubles to yourself. Kit down, both of you I You're shivering llko two rnta." Impulsively lively n wont toward him, "Oh, Oscar, listen, listen to mo." she said, trying to sternly her voice. "I want to be free. I can't, I can't live this way any longer." A coarse oath fell from Bennett's tips. "Vou don't need to," ho Minuted "You got n home to come to my home. ou can do the work my old mother's doing. It's your Job, not hers, You're my wife, by ginger, nnd as I said to Pollyop here, you live with me, or you pay up. I don't give a tinker's d n which you do." His voice grew deep ns he finished and an evil, taunting smile drew up his Hps. fivelyn shuddered nnd swayed, and Polly slipped one arm around her waist. You want to be fren from me, eht That's It, Is It I" he sneered. "Some other guy looming up to love, I s'jiose. Well, I don't mind who gets my leov- Ings If you make It worth my while. But If not " fivclyn's pale, beseeching face lifted to his. Sho could not quit him with out his promise that she should have her freedom. Neither must ho think thnt she could get him a largo sum of money. "I can't get another dollar," she re peated hoarsely. "I simply can't. And and I must be free." A frown drew the man's heavy brows together until they touched, and he lifted his fist to strike; but Polly Hopkins, by one swift movement, thrust Kvelyn from under the man's upraised arm and crowded In between them. Because fivelyn was his wife, he had the right to beat her If he pleased, Polly thought, but he would not dare to strike Polly. "If you've got to swat some one, Os car," she gritted between her teeth, "swnt me!" The bmutlful while fnco came close to Bennett's, nud the challenge In the squatter girl's Hashing eyes stirred u feeling within him that hu never had liml for Evelyn Robertson. Oscar hud always believed that a woman must fcur a man to respect lilm, mid that to respect him meant to love him. He did not wunt Iivelyn Robertson In thu fuJ inlifju.se, hut he did want money and Polly Hopkins. If ho could master her us be hud live, she would come to him willingly when ho wus ready for her. Working on that principle, he sliuck out. Ah the huge list enmu in contact with Poll j oil's shoulder, she staggered buckwurd. Her low cry wus followed by fivclyn's scream. The squatter girl sunk to the floor limply. No one bad ever struck her before. "You've killed her," cried Iivelyn; and Oscar Bennett, fearful that thu girls' clamor would summon some In quisitive squatter, turned swiftly to go. "Both of you keep mum about this. my lady," he ordered, "I'm off! Heel" With, thiit. In tpr.4 QCsn tjm. shiinty. door; ami Kvoljn stood panting with her bund on her heart until thu sound of his running footsteps was lost In thu windstorm. Then Iivelyn led Polly Hopkins homo. One arm bung nt tho squatter girl's side; mid (ho pnln In her shout der, where Oscar's list hull landed, vvns terrlllo. On Hearing the shuck, Polly whispered: "Mohho he'll be quiet a while, now, You'd host scoot home, hull?" A small box passed from Uvolyn's bnlidhag to the rqunttor girl's pocket, "I brought tboni for Jerry." said Iivelyn softly, "and nh, Polly, what over can I do for you to even up things? Poi hups " "Scout homo," Interrupted Polly, "I'm goln' In." Pollyop stole Into the shanty In the greatest torment sho bad over known. Granny llopo and Paddy Hopkins bad gone (o bed, mid she could boar her father's loud breathing from tho hack room. She vvns glad of that, for If ho wore to learn how sho had boon hurt, his rage would know no hounds, Sho lighted a eiimlle mid looked uhoilt dazedly. Tho hilly gout was mingled against tho wood-box ; and Nannie Lamb poked her head up nud blinked at the light. Polly put down the caudle and snppod iho dress from her shoulder, llow dreadfully It hurt her I Oh, bow sho wonted something to make ber misery loss I But squatters did not bnvo money to spend on drug store remedies. From an old can she poured n Utile coal oil on n rug nud bathed the In jured llesh. Then she took up the liimh and dropped Into a chair by the table. In sheer exhaustion her head sunk down upon It. After u while she straightened up, throw bark her curls, and ruined the lamb's face to hers, n wry smile Hitting across her lips. "It's golu' to bo a hard Job lovln' Oscar and' Old Mure llko Jesus loved wicked folk, Nnnnyop," sho said under her breath, "but mobbo now I been fare to face with a nngel, I can do It." Again her head foil forward; but utmost Instantly sho nroso. and with the lamb In ber right arm llko a baby, moved to tho side of the bod. Then she snuggled the lamb under the blankets nnd put (Irnliuy Hope's Bible beneath her pillow. Carefully she slipped off hoi clothes nnd put on n coarse nlghirobe. Then, having snuffed the puudle, she crawled In beside the t-iiiib. CHAPTER VI. Twice bnd the golden sun sunk In a welter of splendid colors behind West bill, nnd twice had tho warmth of his rising scattered tho mists from the lakeside since the encounter In the but, and Polly Hopkins was making ready for her dully walk through the Silent City. It was her custom to go nmong the squatters nud give them courage, to toll them that they hud n right to their homes, to food, and warmth. How her girl's heart ached for their dumb misery! Surely the squatters had suf fered In the past jenrl Many n boy hail been taken from Ids homo nnd sent to France, and many u mother had crept about tho settlement with grief-worn I'uco, waiting for news from over the sen. Pollyop understood vvbnt war meant. The squatters wore always nt war I Granny Hope had explained to her that, whenever people fought nnd wore cruel-to one another, that was war. Hadn't she warred but two nights ago with Oscar Bennett? She had not soon him since, nnd the pain and humiliation be bad dealt her hud been lightened by Granny Hope's assurances that love was the leveler of bate. So Polly, hnvlng quantities of love and sympathy to spare, scut It broadcast over thu hopeless ones In the settlement and promptly put Os car Bennett's cruelty out of ber mind. She dhl not even remember sometimes bow much the milk Oscar hail be- grudgingly given ber was missed In the shack. To offset that deprivation, sho was free from til lit nud the ugly quarrels she bad bad to settle almost dally between him and fivelyn. This morning, while Daddy Hopkins was In Ithaca, Pollyop stnrtis! out with her many loves for u walk. On ber shoulder perched Wco Jerry; nt her side, In stately dignity, stalked the billy gout, nnd tied to one of her nnns by a small rope gamboled Nannie Lnmh Hopkins. Through the Silent City she wan dered, helping people here nnd there to see the sunny side of things. Be yond the row of shucks was the fence Marcus MarKenzle bnd erected to keep the squatters from ticspasslng on bis woodland, and In front of II Polly Hopkins stood. A bill poster bad passed nnd left on the fence a pic ture thnt caught ber attention, It was u beautiful woman, her eyes saddened with (oars, and she looked straight out of exquisite coloring at Ibe wide-eyed sqontter girl. In her uriiiH vvns a withered, sick, little man, nnd Pollyop knew that somewhere over the ocean nn enemy, perhaps a man like Old Mare, bud hurt him. The woman held him close as she looked nt Polly, nnd for n moment the girl's yes lung with tenrs. Then she went closet to thu fence nnd spelled out the words under the picture: "Tho Great- :st Mother In the World." Ah! Ho she was, this protector ol hurt uud the sick! The Red Cross poster carried Its wondrous mesrnge to the very bottom of thu squatter girl's heart, A sound, close nt band, caused her to turn swiftly, A iiuin on horseback ad drawn up on the side of the road, The blood omo In swift lenps to Polly's face. There was tho "heniill. ful angul" looking down upon her) fit 5 mm Then Che Went Closer to the Fence and Spelled Out the Word) Under the Picture! "Tho Greatcot Mother In the World." What could she do but stnro liml, at him? In another Instant bo 'tint ills, mounted nnd wus coming toward ber. Jerry slid from her shoulders to the ground. Poll) op's baud clasped Ids; but she did not speak. What liml hap pened to her "nugel?" Il looked dif ferent j inure llko tho other men she "ocnslniiully smw on horsebark. That was It! Ho vvns not wonrlng the olive. drub uniform 1 To udd to her confu sion Robert Porclvul was smiling at her In tho most friendly way. Thou bo glanced up nt tho picture, his line face saddening. "Tho Grontest Mother In tho World, little gill," hu said, and he smiled guln. "The Greatest Mother In tho World," repeated Polljop, In awed tones. "Does that mean she's mother to the squatter kids what was hurt In the war, mister?" "Yes," he replied nflor a short (muse. "Yes, It moans that, and more. She's mother to every hurt boy mid brings comfort to every uua on earth that needs help." "Golly, she's some mother, nln't she?" breathed Polly soberly. "She's bountiful too. .Squatter mammies bus too many kids to slay handsome llko her." She made n backward motion ullh her thumb toward the fi-ucu and senrched his face gmvely. A clinking sensation In Robert's throat made him cough. The girl's statement was like a rhurronl draw ing In whlrh ii few broad linos tell tho whole story. Ho felt his Interest In her Increase. Shu was (bo quaintest, prettiest nud most solemn child be bad over seen. Yes, be know she tas an Inhabitant of the Silent City by the clothes she wore, and tin- (bin, bow legged ihlbl, to say nothing of tho bo whiskered gont and woolly hiuili that wore with her. (To Bo Continued.) BEND HIGH LIBRARY NEWLY CATALOGUED Cataloguing of the 1 1 end high school library, which has been going on for some time under tho direction of Miss Luna Deeg, head of tho ling I lull department, wus completed Mon day. Thu Dovvoy decimal system win, used. Tim library contains 1000 vol umes, valued nt $2,000. MAYI1H IT ISN'T HPRI.VG FliVfill If you foci tired, languid, "upset." morbid, blue If you have n sick headache don't say "spring fever" nnd let It go at that. Take a Foley Cathartic Tablet tonight and you will feel bettor In thu morning. If your condition Is thu result of disordered digestion, thorn Is nothing better. Sold liverywhoro. Adv. CATARRHAL DEAFNESS Is rreitly relieved by constitutional trrat ment IIAI.IVfl CATAIIItll MKDIC1NK It a conitltutlonal remedy. Catarrhal Deafness la caused by an Inflamed con dition of the mucous llnlna- of the I'mtn chlan Tube. When tbla tuba Is Inflamed you hive a rumbllar sound or Imperfect hearing, and when It Is entirely closed. Deafness Is the result. Unlets the In llammatlon can bo reduced, your bearing may be destroyed forover. IIAI.IH CATARRH MICDIC'INM nets through tho blood on the mucous surfaces of the sys tem, thus reducing the Inflammation nnd nsilatlne Nature In restoring normal con ditions. Clrculsrs fres. All Druggists. V. J. Cheney ft Co., Toledo, Ohio. Brooks-ScanJon Lumber Company Lumber, Littli, Shingles, Buildinrr Mutcriul, Kiln Dried Flooring nnd all kinds of Finish SASH AND DOORS COMPLETE STOCK ol Standard Size.. BROOKS-SCANLON LUMBER CO. Local Halos Agent, MILLliU LUMIUill CO. REDMOND TEAM SN TOURNAMENT Cent ml Orison Fivo Makes Place In State Meet By Defeating The Dalles. After defeating Tho Dalles for the championship of Central Oregon In u 211 27 giiiuo Wtidiicmlny evening. Ihn Kmtmuud high school basketball loam Is roprosuutliiK (ho district In thu state tournament at Halein. which Is being conducted under tho aus pices of Wlllnmotlu university. It ends tunlghl. TonniM entered are Astoria, Now burg. Ashland, North Bond. Ilalutn, liUKone. Pendleton, .lose4i and Red mond. Newhorg vvns defeated by As. torla III tho first game Thursday night. Members of the Redmond team are: forwards, ll.irton and Gal hralth; center, llalluvvny; guards. Gaum and Van Main'. They vjimo couched by llordeu Reck Thu lloml team competed In the tournament last year TAUSCHICR ISSUES TRACK CALL TODAY A (ormiil call for track rand Ida tea of both the high school nud grade classes was limned Tutmduy by Conch A. P. Tuusclmr for n Konorul turnout tonight nt O'Uonnell field. Prelim inary work In starting and running was done by a few aspirants on the field i r thu American Legion building .Monday, but thu training season started officially Tuosdny Moro than thu usual amouiil of In terest In track work Is ov pec led to result from the nuunuurcmoht that a series of cross country runs will ho held, hdglnulug not week, so that tho trnck men may have real competition esrly In tho season. The first runs will bo over n nillo and a half course, tlio distance being lengthened as Ilia athletes gut In bet tor condition Dales for thnsn runs hnvo not yet been ntmounrod I'HOI'fiSHIO.V.W, ASH nt'SI.NUSS IMIti:TORV S. CROUCH, I). V. M. VI.TKU.N'.IHIA.V Hotel Altnmont Phone I O.J. R. S. HAMILTON Attorney At Ijivv Rooms 13-10 First National Rank llldg. Tel. (il (tlr. Ciw'e 'ormr Ofnce) II. C. ELLIS Attorney At Imw t'nlted Htnles Commlulonrr First National Rank Building Rend, Oregon Phono Cl-W Lee A. Thomas, A. A. IA. Architect llalrd Building Rend, Oregon C. I NISWONCER t'lidoi Inker, Licensed l.'inbnliiier, Funeral Director Lady Assistant Phono C9-J Rend, Oro. Read The Bulletin Classified Ads iiiiAND niitF.croHv A Right sldo; right eardrop pod; wattle, right hind log. II. L. TO.VIi, HNIcrri, Ore, Ailv.-lOOc