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S u b s c rip tio n « . *1 SO a y e a r Io a d ra n c a .
T r a n a ie n t a d r e r t la ln v . H e a n In c h : p e r ­
m a n e n t i d v a r t i r l n r , 2»c N o d lac c u n t
f o r t im e o r apace.
In
P a id - f o r P a r a g r a p h « ,“ (c a Una.
N o a d v e r t is in g d la g u le e d a a new a.
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When that times comee what i« L
to prevent the victors from subdu­
ing America, aa Germany might
have done if she had truimpbed in
the late war ?
Yet our government passes by on
the other aide and says: “ The*
are not our neighbors. It ia no
affair of oura 1 ”
a
HALSEY, Linn Co., Ore. Sept. 21, 192:
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E N T E R P R I S E torious over the whole of Europe
A n t n 4 e { i* a d a n t— N O T n « u t r * i — m w o -
p a p a r, p u blish ««! « v e ry T h u r a d a y ,
by W b H a n d A A . W H E E U : R
W m U . W h e a la r . E d it o r .
U r a . A . A . W b a a le r . B u s in e s s M a c a s e r
a n d L o c a l N e w * E d it o r .
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F A IR
T A X -E A T IN G COM M ISSIO NS
GROUNDS
A H E L L ON E A R T H
Toe Enterprise in its last issue j
copied some remarks of Joseph
A Turkish government is a hell
Patterson,
published
in
the
on earth. Whoever dares deny
Yaquiua Bay News, in which he
that Mohammed is the prophet of
God it deemed an enemy of God said that a large number of ta x ­
payers of Beoton county bad peti­
and it it held the duty of good
tioned the game warden to drop
Mohammedans to slay unbelievers,
the notorioua Winkley case, which
and no form of torture ia deemed
an improper accompaniment of had already cost* Beuton county
42000 in an appeal trial which re-
aucb slaughter.
•nlted in a hung jury.
M '. Pat­
The nominal bead of the Tu rk­
terson said: "Th e request of the
ish government ia the recognized
taxpayers was not granted; the
bead of the Mohammedan religion.
game warden waa not paying the
He is today a prisoner of the »Hits
taxes, ”
in the late war, but all of Turkey
The case was tried last week sod
io Asia is in a nominal revolt
the jury put an end to the farce
against him and at actual war
by acquitting the defendant.
with the civilized world.
Game aud fish commissions are
In the late war Turkey took the
among the outstanding causes of
wrong aide, and when kaiaeriam
our high burden of taxation, and
fell she waa defeated aud ac­
we cannot get rid of the forty cost­
knowledged her defeat and made a
ly and useless commissions as long
treaty with the victors accordingly:
as we continue to re-elect the leg­
The United Stales had not de­ ist itors who have created aud con­
clared war with Turkey *ud wia tinued (hero.
The public pays
in position to accept a mandate more for graft than for service io
over the Christian nation of Ar both federal and slate, govern­
meoia and deal peaceably with ment.
the Turks, who recognized the
W ith Germauy potentially on
Armenian nation.
ally of (he T urk, as she was in tbe
The president of the United
world war, and with soviet Rus­
States stood as the most respected,
sia, which is cruel and blood­
most beloved and ponsquently
thirsty as the T u rk, openly throw­
moat powerful man of this or any
ing all her power on the sa ue side,
other age. He w •« able to force
snli-Tnrkisli Europe has a giant-
the self-seeking nations which
size job on its hands.
stood as world victors to reedgnize
a new era in which the rights of
Agsiu the stand-pat republicans
man were to be superior to the
mailed fist in international affaira. attest their joy over the nomina­
It was the first time that this had tion of a fteak for the federal sen­
been possible, and it may be the ate. Thia time i t ’s Poindexter.
last.
Rut our president chanced to
belong to the political party which
was in the minority, and f ir parti
•an advantage he and all that be
had accomplished were sacrificed.
The league of
nations
waa
scrapped. The Armenian man
date was refused.
N. C . L O W E
Lebanon’« Reliable Funeral D i­
rector and M ortician
Large stock ; fine equipment, includiug
two good auto hearsee
Knees most
reasonable. Lady attendant
Lebanon, phone 9.
S T IM S O N
Then tha Turks in Asia took
heart.
The one nation ' which-
commanded their respect stood
will move to
aloof and they organized a career
of bfhod and lust which, beginning
with tbs butchery of tbs Greeks
ALBANY
aud Armenians in the east aud
Opposite Ham ilton's Store
north of Asia Minor, has swept the
country, endiog in the capture of
Hmyrna and the slaughter in cold
Tell your triende m il every body else
blood of the people, who bad been
promised protection, and the burn­
ing of all of the Christian portion
Electric Haircutting, Maseog'ng
of the city.
and Shampooing.
And the United States adminis­
Cleaning and Pressing.
tration folds its arms and sayt:
•’ It ia no affair of oura.”
“The Shoe Doctor”
316 W. Second St.,
Sept 25th
BARBER SHOP
E. C . M IL L E R
The blood o, actually millions of ;
JKOtt RENT
slaughtered innocents is on her
head. She could hive prevented
this horror, "Inasmuch as y« did
Ksir building«
Three m ilej from
it not unto the least of these ye did ,
400-Acre Farm
It not unto me.”
W
J. RIBELIN
A juhad, or holy war ( Moslems
•gamut unbelievers) wan threat,
cned, or perhaps ordered, by the
ahiek ul Islam during the lata
world war, hut the forluuea of I
Turkey were doubtful and beyond '
•ome outbreaks of sedition in
Egypt and India tbero waa but
(•to t retpouae. A different face
ii seen on affair* today. Britain
has permitted or helped, and
France ha* helped the Turks to
drive the Greek« from Asia and
Mohammedanism lifts it* head.
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For further particular* ask agents or write
the only return for If wag to be a
promise that Hudson would not tes­
tify in Bruce’s behalf. And a hundred
dollars was real money! Just a little
matter of a single glance down his
rifle barrel at the figure In the silhou­
ette of the fire glow—and a half-ounce
of pressure on the hair trigger. Half
D ave studied him closely. “What
good Is It going to do you to remeiu-
oer?” he demanded.
“I ain't saying that It’s going to do
me any good. At present I ain’t got
nothing against the Turners. They’ve
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always beep all right to me. What s
CHAPTER
X I I —B ru ce seta out In
between them and the Rc««es is past
M a rc h o f a tra p p e r nam ed H udson, a
w ltnesa to the a g ree m e n t betw een L in d a ’s
and done— although I know Just In
fa th e r and M a tth e w F o lger.
what way Folger held that land and
C H A P T E R X I I I . —A g ig a n tic g riz z ly ,
no transfer from him to you was le­
know n aa th a K ille r , la the te rro r o f the
gal. But that's all part of the p a st
v trtn lty , because o f hie size and fe ro c ity
A s long as the Turners continue to be
CHAPTER XIV
my friends I don't see why anything
should be said about It."
Simon Turner had given Dave very
Dave speculated.
It was wholly
definite Instruction* concerning his
plain that the old man had not yet
embassy to Hudson. “The first thins
heard of Brace’s return. There was
this Bruce will do." Simon bad said.
no need tw mention him. “We’re glad
“la to hunt up Hudson—the one living
you are onr friend," Dave went on.
man that witnessed that agreement
“Bnt we don’t expect no one to stay
between Boas and old Folger. One
friends’ wifJi us unless, thev benefit to
reason Is that he’ll want to verify
some small extent by It. How many
Linda’s story. The next Is to per­
furs do yon hope to take this year?"
Author of
suade the old man to go down to the
“Not enough to pay to pack out.
“The Voice of the Pack”
courts with him as his witness. And
Maybe, two hundred dollars in bount­
what you have to do Is line him up
ies before New Year—coyotes and
for our side first."
wolves."
IDuftratlona by Irwin Myers
“You think—" Dave’s eyes won­
“Then maybe fifty or seventy-five
dered about the room, “you think
dollars, without bothering to set th e ’
that’s the best way?”
CopyrtBht br U tU e. Brown A C«.
traps, wouldn’t come In so bad."
“I wouldn’t be tellln’ you to do It
“It wouldn’t come In bad, but It
It
I
didn’t
think
so."
Simon
laughed—
doesn’t buy much these days. A hun­
8YNOP8I8
a sudden, grim syllable. "Dave, you're
dred wanuld be better.”
a bloodthirsty devil. I see what you're
C H A P T E R I . - A t th e d eath o f hie foster
“A hundred It Is,” Dave told him
thinking of—of a safer way to keep
fe th e r, B ruce D unean. In an eastern c ity ,
with llnallty.
r«r elyes a m ysterious messa<e. sent by a
him from telling. But you know the
Tlite eyes above the dark beard
M rs Hoes, sum m oning him p e rem p to rily
word I sent o u t ’Go easy!’ That's
to s outh ern O regon— to m eet “ IJ n d a .'*
shoue In the firelight. The money
the w isest course to follow at present
chrmged hands. They sat a long time,
C H A P T E R r i . —B ru ce has v iv id but b a f-
The valley people pay more attention
fllna recollections of his childhood In an
deep In their own thoughts.
orph an ag e, before his a dop tion by N e w ­
to such things than they used to; the
“All we ask;" Dove said, “Is that
ton D u n c a n , w ith th e g irl L in d a .
fewer the killings, the wleer we will Dave Helped Himself to the Food of yon don't take sides against ua.”
CHAPTER
II I . - ^ A t
his
destinatio n.
be. If he’ll keep quiet for the hun­
the Man That, a Moment Before, He
"I'll remember. Of course you want
T r a il's End. news t h a t a m eseace has
dred let him have It In pence.”
been sent to B ru ce is received w ith
Would Have Slain.
me. In case I’m ever Subpoenaed, to re­
m arked displeasure by a m an In troduced
Dave hadn't forgotten. But hla fea­
call signing tha- deed Itself."
to th e rea d e r <a 'B lm o n *
tures were shurper and more ratlike Jesting with himself, he dropped on
“Yes, we'd -wnnt you to testify to
CHAPTER
I V —T*eavln<
th e
tr a in ,
than ever when be came In sight of one knee and raised the weapon. The that.” .
B ruce is astonished a t hla a p p a re n t f a ­
Hudson's
romp.
Just
after
the
fall
of
trapper
did
not
guess
his
presence.
m ilia r ity w ith th e surro und lnss, though
“Of coarse.'*
to his know ledge he has never been there.
darkness of the second day out. The The blood leaped In Dave’s veins.
They chuckZed together In tiie dark­
trapper was cooking his simple meal—
But he caught himself with a ness. Then- they turned to the blan­
C H A P T E R V —O b ed ient to th e meoaaffs,
a blue grouse frying In his skillet, wrench. He reillzed that Simon had kets.
B ruce m akes his w a y to M a rtin a cross­
roads store, fo r d ire c tio n as to reaching
coffee boiling, and flapjack batter spoken truo when he said that the old
M rs Roes’ cabin
“I’ll show yon another trail out to­
ready for the moment the grouse was days were gone, that the arm of the
morrow," Hudson told him. “It cones
C H A P T E R V I —On th e w a y , “ S im on”
done.
Dove'e
thoughts
returned
to
law reached farther than formerly, Into the glen tlutt you passed to­
s tern ly w a rn s him to y lv e up hie quest
the hundred dollars In his pocket—a and It might even stretch to this far
end re tu rn E a s t. R ru ce refuses
good turn In the bills. A brass rifle place. He remembered Simon's In­ night—the canyon that the b""ler has
C H A P T E R V I I — M rs Roes. s<ed and
cartridge, such aa he could fire In structions. “The quieter we can do been using lately .fo r a hunting
In firm , welcom es him w ith em otion
She
ground."
hastens him on his w a y —th a end o f “ P in e-
the thirty-thirty that he carried in the these things, the better," the clan
Needle T r a il ’
hollow of hla arm. cost only about six leader had said.
"If we can get
CHAPTER XV
C H A P T E R V I I I - T h ro u g h _ oouBtrr
cents. The net gain would be— the through to October thirtieth with no
J
pu ssllnaly fa m ilia r . B ru ce jo
)c urneys, end
figures
flew
quickly
through
bis
mind—
billings, the safer It la for us. Oo
dnde hie childhood play m a te, IJnda..
The
V
lller
had
had
an
unsuccessful
ninety-nine dollars and ninety-four e e c.r, Dave. Sound this Hudson out.
C H A P T E R TX —T h e » ir l te lle him of
cents; quite a good piece of business If he’ll keep still for a hundred, let nlifht.* I'i had waited the long hours
wrongs com m itted by en enem y clnn on
tliroug'. at the mouth o f the trail, but
her rs m lly , the Rosses
L e n d s occupied
for Dave. But the trouble was that him have It In peace."
by the clan w ere stolen fro m th e Romeo,
only the Little People— such ns the
Simon
might
find
out.
The
word
had
end the fa m ily
w ith th e exception o f
Dave slipped his rifle Into the hol­
gone out. for the present at least, to low of hts arm and continued on down rabbits f ad similar.' folk that hardly
A u n t E lm ir a (M rs. Ross) and herself,
wiped out by sseaeelnstlon. B ru ce's f a ­
constlcu ert a sfngt« bite In his great
"go
eeay."
Such
little
games
s
s
oc-
I
q,»
ther, M a tth e w E o l« rr, w as one o f the
He didn’t try to stalk. In Jaws— h id c o m » Ills way. Now it was
curred to Dave now—as he watched
vk tlm e
H ie m other had fled w ith B ru ce
ft moment Hudson heard his step and morning nr.d It loqlred as If he would
and IJ n d a
Th e g irl, w h ile am all. had
the trapper In the firelight with one
been kidn ap ed fro m the orph an ag e and
looked up. They met In a Urdu of have to go hungry. I He started to
hundred d ollars.of the clan’s money firelight.
b ro u ah t to th e m o u n tain s
L in d a s fa th e r
stretch his greut^hrisd'es. Intending to
had deeded hla lends to M a tth e w E olaer.
In
his
own
pocket—had
been
prohibit­
but the agreem ent, w h ich w ould confu te
It Is not the mountain way to frater­ leave his iimbusb./ B^'it all at once
ed until further notice.
th e enem y's c laim s to the p ro p e rty , has
nize qnjpkly, nor are the mountain
been lost.
The thing looked so simple that men „ quick to show astonishment. he froze again Info a lifeless gray
There were
D sve squirmed all over with annoy­ Hudson find not seen another human patch In the thickets.
C H A P T E R X — B r ic e ’e m o u n ta in blood
respond« to the call o f th e blood-feud
ance It hurt him to think that the being since his last visit to the settle- light steps on the trail» Again they
were the steps of deer— But not of the
C H A P T E R X I - A g ia n t tree, th e Sen­
hundred dollars that he carried was , m enK
Tpt h|g v o |ci ,nd,
tin e l Pine, In f r o n t o f IJ n d a ’n cabin,
great, wary elk Ih is rim e. Instead It
to be passed over, without a wink of , urprlse Bt ,h |s vl„ tatlon.
aeeme to R ruce'e excited Im a g in a tio n to
was Just a fawn, or a yt tirllng doe nt
be endeavortn< to convey a message.
an eye, to this bearded trapper. nod
“Howdy," he granted.
least, such a creature as huu not yet
"Howdy," Dave replied. “How about learned to suspect every turn In the
grub?"
trail. The-forest gods ha 1 been kood
“Help yourself. Supper Just ready." to hltn, after all.
Pave helped himself to the food of
He peered through the tl flekets, and
the man that, n moment before, he In a moment more he had a glim pse of
would have slain; and In the light of the spotted skin. It w a a ttfmost too
the high lire that followed the meal
easy. Bnt even as the Klllei* watched,
ha got down to the real business of the prize was simply taken o,\t of bis
the visit.
mouth. A gray wolf—a sa v a g e old
H a ls e y , O re g o n
“I suppose you've forgotten that
male that also had Just tlnlslkxl an
Mat” X
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be7 Mn °'d
» « n t-h a d been rte.U ln,
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Price 1800 $250 down, balance $15 per month. See
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R e a lto r .
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I R u a i l n n M « 1 1 . e n n » ,„ , | „ .
•- ldg
“■ ev«.
in .»
.
ter - in
‘ “Who « n t .
1
grew holder
Who wants me to fot^
get It I" Hudson demanded.
“I ain't aald that anybody wants
you to.” Dave responded. “I asked
yeu if you bad."
Hudson was still a moment, strok­
ing absently hla beard. “If you want
to know,” he said. “I ain't forgotten.
But there wasn’t Just a deed. There
was an agreement, too."
I know all about that agreement,”
Dave confessed.
“You do. ek? So do I. I ain't likely
to forget.’’. _______
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the tBwn Th*‘ <”»« w as al-
' ra° ” “ «"T'-lM'd us the other The
fawn turned « Ith
a frightened bleat
and darted aw ay; the w olf swung Into
pnrsnlt.
The hear lunged forward with a
howl of rage He leaped Into tha frail
montff. then ran as fast as he could
In pnrsmt at the running wolf. He
was too enraged to stop to think that
a grizzly bear has never yet been able
to overtake a wolf, once the trim legs
got well Into action. At first he
couldn t think about anything; he had
been cheated too many times
His
first Impulse was on* of tremendous