Sherman County observer., February 21, 1913, Image 1

M oto , S h e r m a n O o u n tv , O r e g o n . F r id a y ,
E s ta b lis h e d 1 8 8 7 .
¿GRAY EYES
OR GREEN?
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He Preferred tbe Gray
By CLARIS«A MACKIE
Their first roeetiug was tbe day he
was graduated from college. He had
delivered bis oration In tbe morning,
end lo tbe evening tbe president gave
tbe usual reception to tbe graduating
eiaae. Agatha bad been present a t tbe
graduating exgrcftse* and bad leaked
opoo tbe different aspirant» fa r am*
torlcal honors without emotion till
Henry Fielding appeared. There was
something about this young man that
appealed to her. Was It his smooth,
resonant voice? Was It a certain grace
Imparted to his figure by the flowing
gown be wore? Wee It the earnestness
with which be spoke opoo a subject
abe did not understand? Whatever It
was she was thrilled by his very pres­
ence. Within her was born a desire to
pesseMM him for beraelf alone.
in the evening at the president's re­
ception he was presented to her. The
valedictorian, the samtatorlan. all the
honor men. were present hat to her
they were pygmies beside Henry Field­
ing. He passed from her to another
girl. I id mediately that girl was an oh
Jeet of dread to Agatha. H e passed
still to another. She was a beauty,
with a willowy figure and dark, lan-
¿OATHS I.XPTVD BUR XYMH AND OAZKD AT
him IN u o a a o K .
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guishlng eyes, which she cast up at
tbe young graduate with a seductive
power. Agatha was astoulshed at the
panic she felt within her. She had
seen bltn for tbe first day. and yet the
moment be approached soother girl
she w«s in dread.
He must have been drawn to her as
abe was drawn to him, for be took
steps to follow up the acquaintance. He
did not know i t but be never paid the
slightest attention to any other girl,
but Acatba became stricken with a
horrible sefiauTTSlT TTTiiT ST*8 Was about
to lose him. During a four year course
as a medical student they were en­
gaged. and when be took his degree of
M. D. they were married.
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Yoong Dr. Fielding buttoned himself
Into a linen diiMter. crammed a cap on
his head and bent down to klas bis
pretty wife.
‘•Another call. •Jearest” he said,
holding her face between bis hands.
“ I must go out again. Goodby."
"Where thia time?" asked Agatha
quickly.
"Oakwood." ba replied.
“Who Is 111 there?"
"Mrs. Munson has bad another at­
tack."
A cloud gathered over Agatha’s face,
and abe drew away from her bus-
band’s touch. " I suppose that means
you w ill stop for Mlaa Bmlth. I was
going to say .that Td love to go over to
Oakwood with you, Harry.**
" I ’m sorry. dear,” be frowned, “but
yon know Mrs.- Monson always re­
quires a nurse when she suffers one
o f these attacks, and M in Smith la her
favorite among them, and I ’m sorry
the car bolds only two.” H e went to
the door.
Agatha’s neck stiffened haughtily. “I
wasn't criticising your choice of a
nurse, Harry. 1 dare say M in Smith la
as competent as any of them. I was
merely wishing for tbe ride.”
" I will hurry home ns fast as I can,
and we w ill ran back to-Oakwood and
have dinner at the clubhouse/* He
came back to her and would have
dropped another klas on her red Ups.
but just then she turned her heed, and
the caress fell on one little ear. The
doctor swung about and tramped
through the halt and out of the door
without another word.
Agatha watched him through the lace
curtains as be cranked tbe little ma­
chine and then sprang Into his seat
without one backward glance or wgvs
of tbe band toward her. When the au­
tomobile had disappeared down .the
maple shaded ivenue the doctor’s wife
pressed slender fingers acmes her beau­
tiful eyes, and when she drew them
'a way they were wet with tears.
-1 hate her. I hate her!" she half
soblxxl as she picked up her embroid­
ery. '
Isfcr ha'had forgotten
t of the afternoon, ¿or Agatha’s
Jealousy had become such a common
occurrence that her husband merely
nerved himself to endure It, thank­
ful when tbe mood had passed, as It
usually did when his wife’s naturally
sweet and forgiving disposition righted
Itself.
Tbe most exasperating feature of
Agatha’s Jealousy of her young bus-
band was that It was entirely unfound
ad. and In tbe bottom of her loving
heart she knew H to he so; stUk there
came momenta when, seeing him ab­
sorbed In bis beloved profession, giving
days and nights to tbe interests of oth­
ers. when she was stung with a sudden
terror o f losing bis love, or not being
all te him that he Wes to her.
There waa Miss Smith, tbe clever
trained nurse, whose skillful services
ware a factor la many of her husband's
successful cure«. Agatha always saw
tbe slender, dark eyed youag wonum.
self possessed, capable, never W under-
ing o r exciting the physician's Irritabil­
ity at critical moments. Besides all
these virtues. Helen Smith possessed a
certain piquant beauty that was en­
hanced by the demure uniform of her
profession
Agatha Fielding was more Jealous of
Helen Smith then of any other woman;
perhaps It was because professional
duties brought tbe physician and nurse
together at frequent Intervals. Tbe doc­
tor bad grown weary of his wife’s al­
lusions’ to the pretty nurse, and this one
rift In their newly wedded life threat­
ened to become a wider breach.
On this particular evening Dr. Field­
ing came Into tbe bouse, hollow eyed,
weary aud despondent. Agatha, dress­
ed for motoring, ^net him at tbe door
and recognised bis condition at ones.
“You are tired o u t dear," sbe cried
anxiously. "You shall not stir out of
tbe bouse tonight Jane can pre [»a re
some supper at once. Our trip to Oak­
wood w ill keep until soother day.’’
•*Very well, Agatha." he said rather
shortly and passed Into his office.
Agatbu followed him. pale and accus­
ing. All her tenderness bad fled, and
she was overcome by a spasm of
Jealousy. A fter spending three hours
la tbe companionship of Miss Smith,
whom be must treat courteously, be
had returned to his wife silent and
taciturn. -It was-not fair; It was not
Just.
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Standing there In the office doorway,
Agatha told her husband all these
things and Xnore—more things than she
dared remember afterward In a saner
moment “I hate her!’’ she cried pas­
sionately.
“You always loved me.
Harry, and now yon are fascinated by
her dark eyes! You used to think my
gray eyes were— were **— And poor
Agotba dissolved In a flood of tears.
Dr. Fielding, pausing In tbe act of
shedding his linen dust coat stared at
her incredulously, pityingly.
Then,
to<*«lng bis cost to a chair, be mixed a
sedative and made her drink I t When
she bad calmed down he sat down be­
side her on the lounge, and. clasping
bis hands about one knee, be looked
at her under half lowered lids.
“ D e a r/’ he said patiently, "the girl
I love haau't got dark eyes, and sbe
hasn’t got gray eyes, either.»”
Agatha lifted her bead and gazed at
him In horror.
"Another?" she gasped tragically,
n e nddded. "The girl 1 have always
loved, always w ill love, has green eyes
—the greenest eyes you ever saw,
Agatha." He looked at her closely, but
she was staring back Jit him grief
strlcken.
"Very well. Harry. Thank yon for
your confidence in me," sbe said, with
sudden unexpected quietness. "Per­
haps-* perhaiw something can be done
1 (bought It waa Miss Smith.’’
"1 am sorry to say that Miss Smith
was married this afternoon." said the
doctor grimly.
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"M arried7“ gasped Agntba. “W hy—
why—oh. Harry, and did you know it
all tbe time—that sbe was going to be
married T‘
He shook his head Impatiently. “1
wish I had. I t was very unexpected,
bat I believe she married a man whom
sbe nursed through typhoid fever a
year ago. She was tbe best nurse on
my list, and if 1 bad only had her help
this afternoon"— He paused and hit
his lip.
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"W hat happened. Harry?" she asked
quickly.
"M ost Un. M a n o u ’a cose. She died
this afternoon. 1 had to take a new
nurse out with me, and she did not un­
derstand tbe nature of tbe attack and
was not quick to respond to my orders.
That is how I shall miss Miss Smifh."
Agatha sat In palnfuhslience. While
tbe fascinating nurse had retired to tbe
background there had crept In the new
creature who had fascinated her hus­
band—tbe woman with the greenest
eyes he had ever seen.
"H arry." sbe said timidly, “do yon
mlpd If 1 speak about the girl with the
green eyes?”
“Go on, deer," he said, a smile tuck­
ed away at the corner o f his lips.
"Is—«be—pretty F’
For answer Dr. Fielding took his
wife*» lovely agitated face between his
hands and gaaed Into her wide gray
eyes. "Dearest," he said meaningly,
"feature for feature, she looks exactly
like you. She Is the loveliest woman
In the world, and 1 love her best in the
world—only sometimes her eyes ere
grey, like yours a rt now, and some
times they are green—green with Joel«
o nsyr Hie lips touched her trembling
ones In a tender klas,
“H arry," abe whispered a little later.
"1 shall so manage It that yon w ill nev­
er see that green eyed girl «gain aa
long as you live. Do you mind very
much?”
“ D e a r* said Dr. Fielding emphatical­
ly. “I don’t care If I never see her
again. I always did Ilka gray eyes the
When Dr. FiekUng retained three
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T - e r.
OREGON LAWMAKER?
WORK AS REVIEWED
Last Week of Session a t Hand
With Much To Do
Salem.— The legislative assembly
faces the last week of the session w ith
the house still congested with bills.
The senate calendar was practically
cleaned up and from now on that body
w ill devote lta time to consideration
of house hi Ila.
The record a t the close of the week
showed nine bills of the last session
passed over the governor’s
veto, 43
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bills passed and algaed _er. Wad by
the governor; two bills in the gover
nor’s hands; one bill passed this
■Ion vetoed by the governor and the
veto sustained; five bills have passed
both houses; 161 hills have passed the
house; 100 bills have passed the sen­
ate. -
A resolution pledging the members
of the legislature to remain In session
for 40 "actual working days,’* and
setting 6 o’clock of March 1 for ad­
journment instead of February 21 was
latroduced In tbe house.
Declaring that no opposition bill»
will receive the sanction of the gov­
ernor unless It be one absolutely ne­
cessary to carry on the affairs of the
government, mutual disposition is
made of appropriations to care for the
wards of the elate, the governor threw
a bombshell lato the legislature.
He sent a message in which be
charged the failure to get the big ap
proprlation bills Into ths legislature
to the chairman of the ways and
means committee.
The ways and means committee of
the house made a report, replying to
the message of the governor. In which
the members denied delaying appro­
priation bills for political effect *
Without amendment and . but few
dissenting votes, the so-called eight-
hour day bill waa passed by the bouse
on reconsideration. .The bill also pass­
ed tbe senate and was signed by Gov­
ernor W est
The house minimum wage hill pass
ed the senate and now becomes a law
unless vetoed by the governor.
Stated briefly, the minimum wage
bill provides for a commission of
three to be appointed by the governor,
consisting of one employer, one em
ploye and a third unbiased person
On the commission is conferred power
to fix a reasonable minimum wage for
women and child workers, hours of
employment and conditions of labor
W ith just 16 votes, the number
needed for passage, the L evellin g bill
for sterilization of habitual criminals,
moral degenerates and perverts went
to Victory in the senate.
Dr. Owens Adair of Astoria, who
originated the bill and has lobbied for
it at succeeding sessions of the legis­
lature, was a witness to Its final suc­
cess, and she was Invited by Governor
West to be present In his office when
he signed It last Saturday.
The house adopted a resolution di-
reeling the submission to the vote of
the people, at tbe next general elec
tlon. a constitutional amendment
lengthening the session of the legis­
lature from 40 to 60 actual working
days, and raising the pay of the legis­
lators from |3 to 66 a day.
The house also adopted a compan­
ion resolution directing that an am­
endment he submitted to the vote of
the people providing that two session«
shall be held—a first session of 20
days, then a temporary adjournment,
and then an after-session, and per­
manent adjournment The reason for
the two Is that it would give legis­
lators mors time to consider bills and
secure the sentiment of the people
with relation to measures submitted.
Day’s bill, providing for a special
referendum election, to be held Sep­
tember 2, passed the senate. It In­
voked considerable debate
The object of oalllng the special
election la to prevent large projects
Uke the Panama-Pacific appropriation,
the workmen’s compensation hill and
good roads and other Important pro­
posals, from being held up for two
years.
The Bull Moose party will be able
to participate In the primaries before
tbe city election In Portland under
the provisions of a M il that passed
the senate.
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In the face of an adverse majority
report, the Moser bill providing foi
the establishment of an Industrial
Homs for girls passed the senate with
1 | votes In its favor.
•A bill by ths committee on exposi­
tions and fairs, providing for as an­
nual tax levy of 20 mills for county
fairs, was passed by1 the house. It te
said it will do away with any appro­
priations by the legislature. These
have been very bothersome and many
members wished to leave the fairs In
such eeunty to the counties.
Should H. B. 167. by Parsons, which
has Just passed the fcbuse, he enacted
Into la * . thousand» of dollar» will
pour into the coffer» of county treas­
urers’ In Interest pn county money,
for ft provides that e ll funds shall he
deposited with a hank which w ill give
sound security for its safe keeping,
and that It shall draw 1 per seat la-
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INOiAN LANDS TO BE SOLD
Tracts of Land« for WWeh Federal
Officials WUI Open Sealed Bids.
Rossburg.— A BMBber of tracts of
lands, allotted to various Indians In
ths several land districts In Oregon,
w ill he sold on May 19 by the federal
government HO properties are In­
herited and those e f noncoaepetent In-
will he received
dlans, and
prior to the
May Id, when
they wlU be
Bide most he in
the hands of
O. Wilson, super
visor.
. by » F. M.. of
May IK
sealed envelope
marked only
with the
• proposed sale,
and nothing
the envelop«. A
certified ch
»10 pay cent of the
With
Md ournt
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MEXICAN SmiATlGN
ALARMS WASHINGTON
Troops Held At Guantanamo
Ready to Proceed to
Mexico
Washington.—After
a prolonged
eabinetr-session Secretary of State
Knox w »^ directed by President T a ft
to reply Vo the request of Francisco I,
Madero of Mexico for a definite state-
men; of the policy of the United State«
toward Mexico.
Despite the a’.trming information
that has continued to oome Into Wash­
ington for the test few days, not a
member of the president’s cabinet fa­
vored intervention when summoned to
the meeting.
President T a ft replied to Madero’s
plea for non-intervention, saying no
orders for landing American troops
had been given; pointing out “the
vital importance of the early estab­
lishment of peace and order," and that
tbe "present paramount duty Is the
prompt relief of the situation."
Taco thousand United Btates mar­
ines from various barracks along the
Atlantic Coast were ordered to Cuba,
to be held in readiness for possible
use in Mexico.
Guantanamo is the objective point
of the marines, who w ill be establish­
ed in camp in connection with the
fleet, under the command of Rear Ad­
m iral Badger. W hether these men
will get farther than Guantanamo will
depend upon Mexican developments.
Besides the movement of the mar­
ines, two arm y transports were order­
ed to proceed at once from Newport
News to Galveston, Texas, where they
might fib dose at hand for the move-
men*. of troops from tbe border should
any unexpected emergency arise.
President T a ft plainly is worried by
the fact that although he has only 16
more days to serve In the White
House the situation in Mexico shows
little signs of becoming less trouble­
some. The president has no desire to
leave over for Mr. Wilson the settle­
ment of this oovatry'B relations with
Mexico, but he is decidedly opposed
to taking any measures himself, un­
less extrema provocation and whole­
sale murder of Americans drive him
to i t
F ebruary
31, 1918.
JAILPOR CAStmraSTEII MEN
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Judge Hollister Scorse Officials Bit­
terly for Business Methode
Cincinnati.—John
H.
Patterson,
president of the National Cash Regis­
ter company, of Dayton, Okie, was sen­
Democratic Party Leaders Are tenced to serve one year In the county
Jail at Troy. O., and to pay a flue of
Divided On Appropriation
86000 for Violation Of the Shannon
Question
anti-trust law* To 28 other officials
Washington.— The general problem and employes of the company were
of Democratic appropriations was tak­ given Jail sentences varying from
en np in a conference of Democratic three months to one year and they
advocates of economy. The action of were ordered to pay the costs of pros
the house naval affairs committee, ecutlon.
The sentences were pronounced af­
when the Democrats, after an all-day
oonforence. failed to reach an agree­ ter UnUsd States Judge Hollister had
ment to cut down the 6146,000,000 to scored the defendants bitterly for their
ha carried by the naval appropriation business methods, which he declared
MU. waa the principal subject of dte- were needless In a concern where mil­
cuselon by tbe 66 members of the lions oould have been legitimately
bouse who are determined upon econo­ made and without violation of the law.
my. „
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> The party leaders are greatly dis­
turbed by the split In the house on
the question of appropriations. The
appropriation bills, according to Re­
presentative Fitzgerald, of New York,
chairman of the appropriations com­
Salem, Or.—Tumbling on the tye
mittee, will place the oountry’s expen­
ditures at a point higher than has yet floor of the lower corridor in the State
been reached, and economy advocates Capitol building Governor West, with
declare that the appropriations of this his hands clutched on the throat of
congress will be at least 6100,000,000 Frank L. Perkins, a newspaper re­
porter, threw Perkins and in a wild
oyer the billion mark.
The Democrats who are opposed to confusion of flying feet and arms a
the two battleship programme declare battle royal was carried on between
that unless tbe amount carried by the ths state executive and the reporter.
They were separated by Senator
naval bill Is materially reduced they
will prosecute a filibuster which will Bean and Representative Spencer.
prevent the passage of the bill at this Spencer held Perkins In a corner.
The governor has been licensed by
session.
Would Bar Strike by Seizing Roads. newspaper attacks upon him sqpposed-
The threatened tieup of 64 eastern ly oo ml ng from Perkins, and the ten­
railroads by the proposed strike of sion between the two has been at a
firemen was tbe basis of a resolution straining point.
GOVERNOR ANO
REPORTER CLASH
for government ownership
of thess
railroad properties, introduced when
the house assembled by Representa­
Suffragists Rsach Philadelphia
Philadelphia.—General
R o s a lie
tive Berger.
Jones and her footsore band of suf­
Berger’s resolution proposed that in fragists were greeted in Philadelphia
case of a strike and tie up of the rail­ with a reception that rivaled that giv­
way system for more than a week, the en Colonel Roosevelt when he stepped
president of the United States should Into New York after his conquest of
be empowered to seize the railways the African Jungles
with all their terminals, belt lines,
lands, coal mines, workshops and oth­
New Mexican Revolution
er properties on the ground of public
El Faso, Tex.—At the little border
emergency, and his right of eminent town of Palomas, Chihuahua, opposite
domain and to manage and' operate Columbus, N. M., a new revolution was
them through the post office depart­ started In Mexico, with Emilio Vaa-
ment until congress should create a quez Gomez as Its leader.
department of railways.
Gomex waa a member of De la Bar
Filibuster Sounds Knell of Bills.
ra'a provisional cabinet after Porflrto
Unless "economy Democrats,” led Diaz was deposed and was declared
by Representative Roddenberry, quit provisional president In the beginning
filibustering agalnBt what they char­ of the Orosco revolt, being repudiated
acterize az extravagant appropriation by Orozco. Later he was in Jail In
bills, It appeared almost certain that San Antonio, Texas, on neutrality vio­
no more bills would be passed in the lation charges.
house at this session.
Bolivia’s Silver Mountain.
The filibustered are now preparing
Cerro de Potoal, the great conical
to prevent action on the 6180,000,000
pension bill now pending In the house. mountain that Is responsible for the
The naval bill,' which provides for existence of the city of Potosi Bolivia.
is practically a solid mass of silver
two new battleships and carries an ap­
and tin ore. ranging In richness from
propriation of 6149,000,000, waa allow­ a point where it Is valueless to ore
ed to stand but the public buildings running 50 and 00 per cent of silver
bill was cut until It now carries oaly and tin. The mines have been worked
about 625,000,000.
for 350 years, and during that time
worth of
President Vetoes Im m igration Bill. ( something
_ like 64,tXX)j0O0,0O0
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President Taft vetoed the Burnett- silver has been taken from tbe naoun-
Dllllngham Immigration bill, stating tai»«- Water power for the mine is ob­
tained from numerous reservoirs, built
In a special message to the senate that
at vurious times between 1545 and the
his reasons for doing so were based close of the seventeenth century. "*■ So
upon protests from various foreign thoroughly were they built by the ear­
ly Spanish engineers that they hove
ARMISTICE 18 SOON BROKEN government«.
In his message President T aft sus­ uever broken.
Heavy Firing Boon Announces Return tained the objections to the literacy
test, saying in part:
of Troops to Post
Castro Freed by U . 8. Court.
"I do this reluctantly. The bill con­
’ Mexico Ctty.-r-Hostilltles were re­
New
York.—Cipriano Castro te free
tains
many
valuable
amendments
to
sumed with renewed fierceness after
a truce whioh lasted only a few hours. the immigration laws, insuring greater to come and go in this country at will.
The armlstloe Signed at 2 o’clock certainty of the excluding of undesira­ Judge Ward, In the federal district
Sunday morning by the representa­ ble Immigrants. But I cannot make court, sustained the w rit of habeas
tives of both. »Mes, agreeing to sus­ up my mind to sign a hill whose chief corpus In hs behalf, overruling the
pend operations for 24 hours, was bro­ provisions violate a principle which Immigration authorities.
ken before noon.
Soon sound» of ought. In my opinion, to be upheld."
Ethel Roosevelt to Wed.
heavy cannonading and the whirr of
Joe Cannon Dined.
machine gun» ^announced the return
The heads of the nation, the cabinet • New York.—Colonel and Mrs. Theo­
of the federal troops to their post» in and officials, high and low, met to dore Roosevelt have made known the
front of the arsenal. It appeared as If toast and wine and dine “Uncle-Joe" engagement of their second daughter,
the words of Madero and Dias might Cannon, and wish him "Godspeed beck Ethei Carow Roosevelt, to Dr. Richard
prove prophetic and that this time to Danville, 111." “Uncle Joe," hie Derby, son of the late Riohard H
the battle should be*to a finish.
olgar tilted back along the well-re­ Derby, of New York.
President Madero reiterated his re­
fusal to comply with the suggestion of
the senators that he resign. He de­
clared that he still was able to domin­
ate the situation and that. If given
time, he would crush the rebel force«
Bath Tub Trust Head« Draw Fines.
Detroit, Mich.—Fines aggregating
660,000 were Imposed here upon the
members of the alleged "bath tub
trust" who were convloted of criminal
restraint of trade la the United States
district court her#.
United States
Judge Sessions imposed the fines.
TH E M AR KET«.
Portland.
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Wheat— Club, 85«; hlueetem 96«;
red Russian, 83c.
, Hay—Timothy, 616; alfalfa, 111.
Butter— Creamery, 86c.
Eggs— Candled, 29c.
Hops— 1912 crop, 17«.
Wool— Eastern Oregon. 16«; W ll-
lam ette valley. 20c.
Seattle.
Wheat— Bluestem, 92«;
red Russian, 83c.
Egg s^—30c.
club, 86c;
Butter—Creamery, 88c.
Hay—Timothy. Ill par tee; htthtti'
membered angle, sat back, at times
overwhelmed with emotion as he felt
the touch of human friendship among
the tributes paid him by friends and
foes alike.
Set speeches to the "best fighting
man in public life” were mads by
President Taftf Speaker Clark, Secre­
tary Nagel, Postmaster General Hitch­
cock, Attorney General Wickers ham,
Senators Root, Williams and Penrose.
Representatives McKinley and Mc­
Call, Senator-elect James, and a host
of others.
National Capital Brevities.
Census enumerations in ths cities
and towns of the United States will
hereafter be taken largely by le tte r
oarriers. if congress gives its sanction
to a plan proposed by Census Director
Durand, in his annual report, Jpst
made public.
Carrying a total appropriation of
694,685,628, the army appropriate«?
bill was reported to the senate from
the committee on m ilitary affairs,
which Increased the allowance made
by the house by 6680,460.
An aggregate of 619,800,086 la ex­
pended annually by the government to
maintain the public health servloe of
the various departments, according to
a atatenlent forwarded to the senate
ter the secretary at th« MeteBtOs
F i v e G e n ts
r May Extewd Oregon Session
Salem, Ore.— An iron-clad agreement
has been signed by 22 members of the
state senate, agreeing to remain In
session for a period of five days after
the forty (40) days period shall have
elap: ed for ths purpose of considering
the vetoed messages of the governor,
if any, and to dispose of said vetoed
messages.
In the house there are 62 members
who have also agreed to remain over
until after the session adjourns.
Jqaquln M iller Dead
San FrspeUco.—Joaquin Miner, the
poet of the Sierras, died In bis ene^
room oabtn. which he built with his
own hands In the Piedmont hills many
years ago.
Fabruary 19, 19T3.
D«ar P r ie n d ;
Obi papa u sed to be
su ch a cran k a b ou t co ffee
th a t he a lm o st v o r r ie d
p oor mama' a l i f e o u t o f
h e r . Sh* t r i e d a l l k in d s
o f co ffee and i t «ea
e i t h e r to o s tr o n g or to o
weak or to o b i t t e r or too
so m e th in g , but now e v e r y
m orning when papa ta k e s
th e f ir s t a ip o f c o ffe e ,
he sm acks h is l i p s a s much
as to s a y , ’ ’That i s m igh ty
g o o d . * ' I can t e l l you
why t h i s i s . Mamma h as
found o u t w here to buy
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c o ffe e . The k in d we u se
i s S c h i l l i n g s C a ra co l coffee
I t c o a t s 35c a pound.
Xour f r i e n d ,
JACOB.
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M E L O Y 'S
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Events Occurring Throughout
the State During the Past
Week.
GERMAN SHIP RUNS ASHORE
Vessel W orth 6100,000 Is Total Loss
In Breakers.
Nehalem.— The German bark Mlml,
Captain L. Westphal, a four-master,
bound from Valparaiso to Astoria for
orders, grounded on the sand spit on
the north side of the entrance to Ne­
halem bay.
The Garibaldi life-saving station
was notified by telephone, and the
crew with Its powerboat came here by
a special traJa, and pulling to the
wreck, after many attempts threw a
line on board the vessel, eflie member
of the crew was taken off by the
breeches b«oy. The captain and the
rest of the crew, however, refused to
com j ashore, deciding to remain on
the vessel until they could secure or­
ders for the abandonment 6f the vee*
sel from the German consul In Port­
land The vessel was In ballast, and
oarrled a crew of 30 men.
Deputy 8 h e rlff K ills Indian Outlaw.
Sutherlin.— Bud Engle, a half-breed
Indian, was shot and Instantly klUed,
and Deputy Sheriff F. L. Eddy, was
seriously wounded In the hack In an
affray which occurred two mllea east
of town. Eddy went to Engle’s home
to serve a subpena on him for his ap­
pearance before the grand jury at
Roseburg.
Engle, who has a bad reputation,
saw Eddy coming and met him with
a shotgun. Eddy ordered Engle to put
the gun down, but instead of doing
so cocked It and pointed it at Eddy,
who turned partially around and re­
ceived the contents in his righ t
shoulder and side. Eddy Immediate­
ly pulled an automatle gun and shot
Engle five times, killing him Instantly.
Booth-Kelly Extends Logging Read.
Eugene.— Construction of six more
miles of logging road w ill be began
on M ill and Deer creeks, beyond
Wendllng. by the Booth-Kelly lumber
company before the end of this month,
accoiding to A. C. Dixon, manager of
the company. This will double the
trackage of the company, and w ill
cost more than 650,000. The prelim­
inary surveying has already been v ir­
tually completed.
Not only does the construction of
thia road mean the expenditure of
from 67000 to 610,000 a month for the
greater part of the summer, hut It
also marks Increased logging activi­
ties of the eomphny, and
activity in the aawmUls of the
pany at Wendllng and Coburg.
Nevada Divorces Cheeked
Reno, Nev.—Nevada's divorce Indus
try received a dsaxh blow In ths state
senate at Careon. when the Barnet
amendment, providing for a one-year
residence ee a primary requisite to aa Olseass Breaks Up Texas
application for legal separation, was
Austia, Texas.—Speaker Farrell, of
adopted by a vote of 20 to 1. The the hofise, hae excused all member*
jneasure, known as ths Barnes hill, from attendance until March 8, a» a
had received the approval of Gover­ result of th«‘ demoralised ooadltlon
nor Oddle and hae been adopted in resulting from an apparent
of spinal meningitis
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