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HALSEY ENTERPRISE
DEC. 15, 1921
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tolled on, pausing now and then Tor
breath. I was leaning on my spade,
rather dejeetedly considering the mod
est excavation 1 had achieved, when
1 felt a little cool splash at my feet.
Dropping my spade I whirled around
—and a shriek echoed through the
cave as 1 saw |s>uring Into It tbe dark
Insidious torrent of the returning
tide.
How had I forgotten It, that deadly
thing, muttering to Itself out there.
rei.<y to spring hack like an unleashed
beast? Crusoe bad warned nte—and
then he had forsaken uie, and I was
ah oe.
And yet at first, wild as ray ter
ror was, I had no thought but that
■otiiehow I could escape. That the»
timers were for me the very face of
death, sure and relentless, terrible anil
slow, did not nt once seize hold upot,
ray heart.
Frantically I sprang for the entrance
on the cove The floor of the cave iva-
■loping and the water deepened swift
ly ns I advanced. Soon 1 was flounder
lug to my knees, and on the instant a
great wave rushed In, drenching me to
the waist, daziug me with Its spray
and uproar, and driving me hack to
the fur end of the cave.
With a dreadful hollow sucking
sound the surge retreated. 1 stag
gered toward the archway that was
niy only door to life. The water was
deeper now, and swiftly came anoth
er tierce Inrush of tbe sea that drove
me buck.
I fled to the far end of trie cave, but
the sea pursued me. Swiftly the wa
ter climbed It flung ine against th<
wall, then dragged me back.
I
clutched at tbe naked rock with bleed
lug Angers.
Again, ufter a paroxysm during
which I bad seemed to stund a grea’
way off and listen to my own shrieks
then; came to me a moment of calm
I knew that my one tenuous thread
of hope lay In launching myself Inti
that wild flood that was tearing
through the cove. I was not a strong
awlmmcr, hut a buoyant one. 1 might
And refuge on some liiilf submerged
rock on I he shores of the cove—ai
least I should perish in the, open, In
tin sunlight, not trapped like a des
perate rat. And 1 began to fight in?
way toward tliu opening.
Ami then a dreadful vision flushed
across my mind, weighted down my
feet like lend, choked hack even the_
cry from my frozen ll|»s.
Sharks.
The black cutting tin, the livid hell)',
dreadful jii"H opening—no, no,
heller to ylle here, better the clean
embrace of the waters—If Indeed the
sharks did mu cojun into the cave.
And then I think I went quite mad
I remember trying to climb ttp to the
ledge width hung beetling fifteen feet
above. Afterward my poor hands
showed how desperately. And I re
member that once I sl|p|ied and went
clear under, and how I choked and
strangled In the suit water. For my
mouth was always open, screaming,
•creaming continually.
And when 1 saw the boat fighting Its
way Inch by Inch Into the cave 1 whs
sate that It was a vision, and that
only my own wild beseeching of him
to save me had made the face of Du
guld Shaw arise before my dying eyes
Dugnld Shaw was still mending the
boat on the shore of the cove, and
this was a mocking phantom.
Only the warm human clasp of the
arms that drew tue Into the boat
made me believe In him.
The heat bobbed quietly In the eddy
at the fat eml of the cave, while a wet.
Robbing, chuklng heap clung to Du
gald Sbuw. I dusped him about the
neck and would not let hltp go. for
tear that I should find myself alone
again, perishing hi the dark water. My
bead was on Ids breast, and he was
pressing hnck my wet hair with strong
slid tender hand«.
W h a t w a s this lie w a s s a y in g ? “.My
la s s ie , m ? U t ile , l i t t l e
l a s s i e l"
And no less incredible than this It
was to feel his 11 ek pressed, very
gently, agsinsl my hair—
trier a Utile lay self control came
hack to me. I stopped my senseless
childish trying, lifted my heart and
tried to speak. I could only whisper.
"You came, yoifcarae!”
“Of course 1 cam e!“ he said husk
llv. "There, don't tremble so- -yon are
safe—sale in my arm» I”
After a while be lifted me Into the
stern nnd began to maneuver the boat
out o f th e eave. I suppose at another
time I should have realized the peril
of It. Tbe tierce flow through the
archway all hut swamped ns. the cr
n nt threatened to hurl its against the
rock*. hut I felt no fear.
He had
come to save me. and lie would. AU
at once the dreadful shadow of the
cavern was left behind, aud the sun
shine iuimersl'd my chilled body like
» draught of wine I lay huddled In
the stein, my cheek upon ni? hand,
as he rowed swiftly across the c o v e mid
drove the boat upon the beach.
Everybody hut Captain Magnus was
assembled there. Including Crusoe.
Crusoe tt was who had given warning
of my danger. Like a wise llttla dog.
when I Ignored his admonitions he had
run home. AI ttrst hl* uneasine-s and
troubled barking had got no notice
Once jr twice the Mentehmsn. worried
by Ids fret fulness, bad entered him
away. Then aert*** his preoccupied
mind there tlaslied a doubt. He laid
down hl* tools and spoke to the anl
tual Instantly Crtt«oe daabed for the
mcka, barking and crying with eager
ne«*.
Then Mr Rhaw nnderatvxid.
H<
an g le > » il th e p u in t e ;
o f th e I'o a J a n d
dragged It down the beach. He was
shoving off as Cookie, roused by
Crusoe s harking, appeared from the
MUCH IDLE LAND
TO BE UTILIZED
Souces ot Timber Supply for
Chicago Market Exhausted
One After Another.
FREIGHT BILLS NOW HIGHER
tral and I-aice Mate« nearly 23.000000
acrwi of ingjjed-off forest land which
Is producing neither farm crops nor
timber; »22.500.000 Is the yearly tax
i which the wood-nslng Industries and
i home builders, supplied through Chics
go. pay for the Idleness of s large part
! of the soil In the surrounding states
) which should furnish the natural sup
ply for this district. This sura wouliR
plant every year 1.,500.000 acres of
land with forest trees.
“This illustration may be extended
to coder the four states of Illinois, In
diana, Wisconsin and Michigan. These
states consume annually between
Ample Area to 8upport All Lumber
Requirements if Land Could be
Kept at Work Growing Varb
oua Kinds of Trees.
(P re p a re d
by the U n ited S tates
m ent o f A g ric u ltu re )
D e p a rt
,
growing land. There Is an ample
area of land In this country, whlfh Is
not tillable, to support all of our tlm.
her requirements, all of our wood!
manufacturers, all of our home build-:
Ing and agricultural use of lumber,
Indeed, an even larger export trade
than at present. If that land can he
kept at work growing timber. Be-:
forestation has become a commercial'
necessity of the United State».”
yl
tloo. N s toattsr who atkg for It or
who pays the bill, whether producer,
dealer or railway, tho other party may
hava a « i f o f tt» report. i f the
shipper and dealer can not agree or
If there le a damage claim against a
transportation company which results
In a suit, the certificate Is prime fact»
evidence tn the federal courts on the
points which it covers.
The request for Inspection should
tell where the rar may be -found and
the number, and should give also the
main farts abont the contents, calling
attention te any special point aa to
grade, quality or condition.
ASK INSPECTION 4
ON ALL PRODUCE I
-----------------I
T
I A Y T SERVICE
A A 1 Phone 19C5
Anyone Concerned in Interstate
Shipment May Request Fed
eral Certificate.
"Reforestation has not been taken
seriously by the a'hrage business*
man In the United States,” said Col.
W. B Greeley, chief of the forest serv
ice. United States Department of
Agriculture, before the National Asso
Many Causes of Dispute«, Coetly Law
ciation of Wood Turners recently.
suits and Lasting Disaetlafactlon
"Reforestation has been looked upon
A r^R em oved— Buyer and
ae a fad quite removed from the prac
Seller Satisfied.
tical Interests of the manufacturer,
at something more' concerned with
(Prepared br «he United sta te s D » » a rt« » u t
Scene in a Forest in the Pacific North
parks or shade trees or rose bushes.
a t S e ric u ltu re .)
west.
World’s Greatest Lumber Market.
There are few shippers of prqduca
Aunt Jane Shrieked and Fell Into the
“Chicago Is the greatest lumber
Arms of Mr. Tubbs.
who have not suffered at soma time
market In the world. Since 1890 an 4,000,000,000 and 5,000,000.000 feet of ) the discomfiture of receiving yord
•
timber
In
furniture
factories,
agricul
seclusion of his afternoon siesta. To average of over 2,000,000.000 feet of
from the other end of the Una that
him were borne the Scotchman's part
lumber has come Into Chicago every tural Implements, wood-turning estab their carload arrived In bad condition,
lishments
and
other
wood-using
indus
year In 1920 the figure was nearly
Ing w ords:
*
Sawmills are excluded from due to poor grading, careless padding,
"Virginia Harding—In the cave— 2,500.000 000 feet, 00 per cent of which •ries.
this
estimate,
also the requirements frost damage, overripeness, ryj,, hjenk-
went Into local construction and
'mt blankets—muy be drowning—"
for
general
construction
and housing, age. mold, disease or any one of half
“And at dat." said Cookie, relating manufacturing Industries. In 1900 the i
and the consumption of lumber on n dozen other kinds of Injury.
uls part In the near tragedy with unc average freight paid on lumber com
Every Instance of this sort means a
Ion, "1 Jes’ natchully plumped right ing Into Chicago was less than $3 per farms. The manufacturers referred to money loss and the shipper wonders
represent
an
Invested
capital
of
$700,.
town on mah bones and wrestled iwiih M feet. Since that time the local
sometimes whether the produce really
sources of supply for this territory 000,000 and enroll 200,000 skilled em arrived In bad order or whether soma
le Lawtl In prayab.”
ployees.
This unique proceeding on Cookie’s have been exhausted one after an
unscrupulous dealer possibly seized up
'ther. Lumber shipments have trav- ( Rapidly Exhausting Timber Supplies. on a trifling excuse to reject the ship
part necessarily awoke lBe lnteres
■rsed
greater
and
greater
distances,
•'We
are
cutting
our
timber
probably
doth of the recovered Cuthbert Vam
ment because It was received on a
md the average freight bill paid by four times as fast as timber Is be telling market, or sought a pretext to
(list emerging after his prolonge
he Chicago distributor has steadily ing grown. It Is useless to decry the depress Its value or to gloss over a
slumbers, and of the trio who had a
generous use which American Indus sale made at what seemed unduly low
Gen to more than $12 per M feet.
that moineut returned from the wood>
“In other words, the Increased trans- try nas made of our forests. It has
importuned for an explanation, Cookh
prices.
nrtatlon charge on lumber shipments contributed powerfully to the indus
irose from his devotional posture am
Condition Determined en Arrival.
nto
Chicago,
as
a
result
of
the
exhatis-
trial development and commercial su
put the portentous query:
If really damaged, the shipper wants
Ion of the forest regions surrounding premacy of the United States. The
"lllstab Vane, sah. be dey any prop
to know to what amount. Was the
It, represents a toll of $22.500.000 an forestry problem does not result from
th cottln-wood on dis yere Island?"
whole load affected? What waa the
nually.
And
while
this
has
happened
the
liberal
use
of
our
forests,
but
Instantly connecting my abseuct
actual condition on arrival? Waa the
there
have
accumulated
In
the
Cen-
j
from
our
tellure
to
use
our
forest-*
vlth this terrible question, .Aunt Jam
loss due to bad handling and packing
hrieked and fell Into the arms ot
or to delay or neglect by the trans
Mr. Tubbs. I got the story iron
portation company or by the receiver?
uthliert Vane, and I must say I wai
Was the cause a disease which may
inpleasantly struck hy the facility
develop also In the rest of the crop?
vlth which my aunt seemed to havt
Some of these questions Interest the
fallen Into Mr. Tubbs’ embrace—as I!
receiver and the railways, as well as
with the chhc of haldt. Mr. Tubbs, It
the shipper or producer. No one cares
appeared, had staggered a little un
to assume blame and Incur loss far
ler his fair burden, which was not to
what happened to the produce while
• ie wondered at, (or Aunt Jane Is o
It was In the hands of others. How
in overflowing style of figure and Ml
can nil these questions be settled with
Tubbs more remarkable for brain that
out undue expense or delay?
brawn, Violet, however, remained ad
Since the establishment of the fed
ninthly calm, and exhorted Aunt Jan»
eral Insiiectlon service three years ago
to remember that whatever happened
by the bureau of markets and crop
It was all for the best.
estimates of the United States Depart
give
no
preiniuips
for
subscriptions
“Poor Violet," I commenc'd. “To
ment of Agriculture, the answ er ‘‘4s
nuke no discounts from published prices
think that, after all, It didn't happen!'
comparatively simple. "Telegraph 'to
make no club rates with ^tlier publications
A slow flush rose to the cheeks ot
the federal Inspector In the nearest
seek patronage solely on its merits as a local newspaper
the beautiful youth. He was Bitting
large city, asking him to report On the
beside the hammock, where I was sup
endeavor to give $1.50 worth every year to every subscriber
shipment.” He Is a trained man, with
posed to he recuperating.
considerable experience In handling
“It would have happened, though.'
produce, a competent and certlftW
said the Honorable Cuthbert solemn
Judge of grades and condition.
ly. “If It hadn't been for old Shaw, i
The inspector’s verdict Is commonly
can't get over It, Vlr—Miss Virginia
aacepted by dealers and shippers a^d
we need a good solicitor to secure the subscriptions of the
that I wasn't on deck myself, yot
hy courts, railways and express co»»
many people who would subscribe if the paper were
know. Here's old Dugnld been dolor
panles. With the shipment officiary
shown to them and its merits pointed out
the heroic all his life, and now he
Inspected, aU parties concerned hare
A good solicitor is hard to find
gets his chance again while I’m sleep
learned all that It Is practicable to
n g off those bally coconuts. It’s hard
W e believe we have many subscribers who could persuade
know nhout Its exact condition • r
mi ■ chap. I—I wish It had been me.
their neighbors to take the paper
However dubious his grammar, there
We feel kindly towards those subscribers, for it is their pat
was no mistaking the look that brlghi
ronage that makes the p ’per attractive to advertisers,
sued like the dawn In the depths ot
and the advertisers supply the income that keeps the
Ills clear eyes. My breath went from
paper aliye
me suddenly.
“Oh," 1 cried excitedly, "Isn’t that
— y e s . I thought It was the dinner
gong!”
For, as If in response to my dire
need, the clang of Cookie's gong
We propose to give these subscribers an opportunity to ob
echoed through the island silences.
tain a few Christmas presents and at the same time
help to extend our service.
(To be continued)
From the prescut date until the evening of Dec 24
we will Rive to each paid in-advance subscriber, for
Surely.
each new subscription which he sends in, accompanied
The optimist says to rememher that
by $1.50,
•
even If your mother-in-law has the gift
ef tongues it would be a lot worse If
she were a mindreader.—Chicago
American.
Brownsville
A call will bring me to Halsey in 15
20 minutes
INSPECTOR IS TRAINED MAN
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
The Enterprise publishers
But
Now,
a present worth 50 cents
Further, if you think your present is not worth 50 cents to
you we guarantee that the Halsey State bank will give
you 50 cent* in cash for it on request
Show the paper to your neighbor and you can probably get
his subscription as soon as he hat examined it, for we
are sending out as good a local newspaper as we can
produce with the literal patronage the people of Linn
county are giving nt.
If you have friends
A Christmas Gift That
Lasts.
T h r o e h u n d r e d s ix t v -
tTve (la y s o f p le a s u re f o r
fa th e r o r m o th e r i f y o u
ii v e th e m K ry p to k s * f o r
C h ris tm a s .
O p to m e tris t.
alban
*
over».
H arold A lh ro,
M a n u la c tu n n g o p tic ia n .
who have moved swsy you cannot make them snv Christ
mas gift that will he more highly appreciated thsn a
year's subshription It will be like 52 good, long !•
tera front home which will cost vou leaa than J cents
apiece, including postage, andj tf you(order it bofcre
lie,
vou » ill also get a present gu*r,.n'eed to b,<
worth Jo cent’J
As many Ml-eenl presents as von send subscriptons, with
the cash, within the time limit
Unlimited supply of these presents W e control the factor , ’
whore the» are made
Presents mailed, postpaid, if aulwcripttons come by mail
The Publishers
DEAN TYCER
Amor A. Tussing
LA W YER AND NOTARY
O rig o n
BROW MSVnXS,
A. Peterson S X " ”
P is«
Dress Shoes
a
Specialty
SOI Lyon at, Albany, Oregon.
Shoe Repair Shop
T w o door» north
of
the hotel.
Am prepared to do »11 kinds of
tho» repairing. Satiafacttao guar
anteed.
JEWETT the COBBLER.
I. 0. 0. F.
W ILDEY LODGE NO. 05.
R egular m eeting n ext Saturday
th n ig h .
W. J. Ribelin
Office 1st door south of school house
Halsey, Oregon.
Dealer
in
Real
Estate.
Handles Town and Country Property.
Give him a call and tee if he can fix
you up.
s
ANITARY
Bariwr Shop anil Baths
Pirât-claa» work guarnteed
K A R L BR A M W ELL.
BARBER SHOP
Electric
H a ircu ttin g , Massaging
and Sham pooin g.
G leaning and Pressing.
E. C . M IL L E R
gX T
* » C H 1 Z C O R N ELIU S
W ATCRM AKER&Jew eler
Expert
workmanship. Watchea and
clocks a specialty.
OREGON
HALSEY
F. M. GRAY,
Drayman.
All
work done prom ptly
reasonably.
and
Phone No. 269.
C .C . B R Y A N T
A TTO R N E Y A T LA W
201 N e # Firat N a t’i Bank Bld’g.
A lbany, O regon.
Inspector Determining tho Condition
of a Shipment of Potato««.
grade, and many reuses of trouble
some disputes, costly lawsuits and loat-
ing dissatisfaction are removed. The
Inspector's certificate removes fully
half of the sources of worry aud un
certainty and narrows the market
question down chiefly to a matter of
salesmanship.
Anyone financially concerned In the
shipment may ask for Inspection. IX
there Is trouble over the produce, or
If there Is merely the wish to avoid
possible difficulty later on, the appli
cant writes or telegraphs to the United
States food products Inspection serv
ice, bureau of markets and crop esti
mates. tn the city where the car la to
be received.
Cortlficato aa Evtdonea.
The Idea of official Inspection la to
provide scrollable, disinterested report
W R I G H T & PO O L E
LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTORS
HARRISBURG
LEBANON
Phone .IS
Phone 15
Branches nt
Brownsville, Phone J7C15.
| Halsey Phone 144. Prank Knk, Mgr.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that on and
after December 25, 1421, under author
ity of the last will and testament of
I.izxie Btlvsn. deceased, the undersigned
w tll proceed to oel’ at private sale for
cash all of the in to-eat of «aid deceased
in the folic wing described property, to
wit:
Lot 1, tn block 1, in Bridge*' addition
to Shelburn, Linn coanty Or*gnu . alto
lot 1 and the w. \ of lot 4 in block H
in Wheeler*» addition to Scio. Linn
county' Oregon:
Dated and first publication hereof H
November 24. 1*71.
0 W. MOJIJIOW.