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The Lane County Niws
W. A. DILL, Editor and Mgri
Published Every Monday and
Thursday by tho Lano County
Publishing Association.
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MONDAY, JANUARY, 17, 1916
IGNORANT VOTING A CRIME.
In the January number the ed
itor of Everybody's Magazine
confesses that he has been lead
ing the wild life of a reckless
ballot-bluffer.
This Ridgway publication has
been highly progressive and has
been in favor of submitting mat
ters to the people for decision
until now.
The editor confesses that at
the last New Jersey election he
was asked to pass on matters
that stimulated his vanity but
be was ignorant.
Among many other bills was
one to buy the Warton tract, a
.large area of land supposed to
yield millions of gallons of drink
ing water.
The teeming millions of the in
dustrial centers were to be
supplied for all time to tome
with unlimited quantities of pure
drinking water.
The unharnessed instinct of
the uniformed voter was to
authorize purchasing millions of
dollars worth of watershed and
develop the same.
The Wharton tract would pro
duce 340,000,000 gallons of
water daily the politicians said,
fend was just what the people
were clamoring for.
Disinterested engineers show
ed it would only yield 200,000,
.000 gallons a day, and that this
supply would riot be needed for
25 years. Yellow newspapers
called these engineers hirelings
of the water companies and said
until it was needed the state
could hold it
Edgar Ridgley changed his
mind several times, the Water
Supply Commissjon said it was
a bargain.
The people of New Jersey had
the good sense to vote it down,
along with a score of other prop
ositions, as doubtful bargains at
any price.
How can the ordinary voter
pass on a matter involving ex
pert engineering opinions,
and where the matter is be
clouded with agitation?
MOTION PICTURES
In Berkeley, California, the
seat of the State University, a
committee appointedby the City
Club has reported against es
tablishing moving picture cen
sorship, as being "unwise to en
trust u few individuals the right
to detnmine what the taste of
the community should be." The
committee makes three con
structive reqpmiriendations:
-. That the press co-operate
to. rystalize public sentiment
in favor of higher standards.
2. That civic organizations
co-operate in a friendly manner
With picture theatre proprietors
to secure the elimination of the
worst films, and intersperse bet
ter films among the blood-and-ihimder
and comic films which
'are so popular with children.
3.. That special programs be
arranged for children; that par
ents be encouraged to take their
children to these special pro
grams, ajid that the. press and
civic, bodies do everything in
their power to help make the
better films more profitable to
exhibit.
The committee records its
judgment that yvhjje only a few;
children read extensively, either
goodor bad reading! matter, all
children attend moving picture
chows, which thus have" become
possibly tho strongestlnf luenco J cularly California, has been tho mission hIiowb that fully ono
upon character and education iast section, of thocoiijitry awajt- third, of tho not-rovoliiien oj'tno
of any In force today. cHlng.to tb Increased. Remand company aro paid to thojiOiinUles
"Tho subject of tho moving nhd Improved" prices for, all class- in which thoy oprfitoaa taxoa
picture," says the committee, fcs of commodities. Among those j In many counties In Oj:oK It
"Is ono which every citizen, os-1 lumber, tho largest industry on Is tho largest single Item of tax
approach with tho most serious trend, and while It still has. a receipts on tho rolls and In Linn
purpose."4 Oregon Voter.
GOOD LUMBER OUTLOOK
A bright outlook for tho lunv
bcrmeu of the Pacific Coast Is
taken by tne I'loneer western
Lumberman of San Francisco,
which says editorially:
"Standing on the threshold of
1910 and looking Into tho future,
lumber manufacturers and tho
allied trades have every reason
to believe that they aro entering
into a busy and prosperous year,
"ThqJ'acific Coast, and parti-
2fte
By GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER, Creator of "Wallingford." and CHARLES W.GODDARD
Copyright, 1015. by the Star Company. All foreign Rights Reserved
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uetective DiacKie $
I'.UXK checks, demaudctl a
muscular faced boy as he
deposited the hand luggage,
of the two travelers In the
faded blue bus.
"IJo careful of that black wardrobe,"
warned J. Itufus Walllngfonl. "I think
there's a hinge loose."
"All rlgiit." answered the boy. deeply
grieved. "I'll write that on my report."
He was embellished with a greeu
band on his raded blue cap: a yellow
banded man. with a ladder under his
arm, crossed the station platform and
fWnl nn Ala.lrln ITi.llf litllK
"-"- V...V...,. "t.-- w., -
"Don't you get It?" laughed Blackle
Daw. '"Tls political Job. The oth-
er ouo Is the olUelal bulb User, and
here comes the otllclal bus driver. I've
seen municipal ownership towns. Jim.
but this one must bo the limit."
"That means there Isn't a live dollar
In the burg." regretted Wnlllngford,
and. with some disfavor, he viewed ;
the approach of the official bus driver,
who wore a blue band oh his cap and
carried a grin full of holes. "I'm afraid
the girls are against a dead' one this
time."
"Good evening, gents." hailed the
tooth shy officer. "1 got two good
seats left in the grand stand." and he
produced a pair of faded bine paste
boards from which the printing had
long since worn away. "1 reckon most
of the couut-ilnieii have sold their reg
ular seats by this time, but these Is
good; front row. right next to the of
ficial bos."
"We're In luck. Jim." declared Blackle.
Inspecting the pcucllcd numbers on the
tickets and slipping them into his pock
et. "I was afraid we wouldn't get
seats at all. By the way. sergeant,
what are they for?"
"Ely. don't you know?" Inquired the
driver in surprise. "It's the regular
Sntuidaj' nlght festival. Why. people
come from miles around, from all these
summer resorts and health cures fo sec
the fireworks. The city council makes
a heap of money off of 'em. The whole
courthouse steps Is covered with a I
grandstand, that's left there winter
and summer."
"And what might your, business be?"
asked the officeholder, looking back
with cordial Interest.
"Hush:" warned Blackio lu a hoarse'
Whisper, and. leaning forward, he con-'
tided. "We lire detectives!" I
"Do anything I can for you." offered
tho driver so hastily that lie. forgot to
whisper. "I d"u't reckon there's any
body In town betfer posted than me."
"Being an official suspector, 1 sus
pected as much." returned Blackle.
keenly Interested. "There Is a man In
this town who goes away eve.ry little
while, and no one knows where he
goea. or wtyy.'1
"Heiiry eiosby" ulllrined the driver,
with, )i promptness which shocked
Blackle. for he had only, talked at
whimsical random, forgetting that lu
every town there Is at least one man
whose unexplained goings and comings
nro an aggravation mid an Insult.
"Describe that, man!" demanded
Blackle with professional pcromptori
ness. "Well," obeyed the driver carefully
and accural ely. "Henry Closby Is a
bachelor about live foot nine, fair tq
mlddlln' heavy set. dresses like a dude,
has a plnlc face, wears fnncy eyeglasses
with a little dingus like a spring tape
measure lo wind up the string, had
blue eyes and .shiny black half and
beard and mustache. lie keeps the
general store." i
"Not the party," declared Bliickle.de-
Jectedly and with an honest Impulse
to clear the unknown Closby from tin
Just susnlcion. Then his whimsical
nature cnmO uppermost again; and In j
spno or jiimseir no uuaeu, "unless uo
UlSgtllSCS."'.
"By Jinks. I no,yer Hwugbt, of. that!'
exclaimed the driver, . struck, by , tho
startling supposition, vl."VI)iskprs, in.
the easiest disguise there is, I rcctonf
As Blackio reclstered nt tho official'
. .
considerable distance to go In or-
der to reach a point that Is per-
fectly satisfactory, tho tndica-
tions aro that such a deslrablo
result will bo realized early In
now yCnr
PAYS SOME TAXES
(Lebanon Criterion)
A fact not generally known Is
tho amount of taxes paid by the j
big railroad companies. The
recent statement of the South-
em Pacific Company filed with
the State Public Service Com-
$e0 Miiref dp
Innkeeper he glanced across nt the op
jxwlte pape. which carried t lie name
of the arrivals of four tiny post.
There they were, three twines In ii
neat. (Irm hanil Mistress Patty War-
den. Miss Violet Wnnlen. Miss Fnl.ny
Wanlen Room '27. 28 and 2!)
As sihiu as the men were straight
onpil ;i their own apartments they
tiptoed uluup the hall to the door of
2" and knocked. . .
"Illstr said niackleas the door open
ed. and the bine eyes of Violet arid the
drown eyes of Fanny widened ''with
astonishment as they caw before them
n lean and lank gentleman with while
hair, black mustache, yellow Fldehtirns
and a red goatee.
'Blackle!" gasped Violet, regaining
. , , , ....... . ... .,,.
ftuu "uu
edly with him, while big Jim ttalllus-
td turned to Fanny Warden with the
wnrn friendliness which had been
srotrtng. between them since the men
"ad volunteered to recover the los.
fortune of the beautiful Warden or-'
lhans.
"Before we leave this town, little VI
we'll collect the $-10,000 which the city
or Spanglcrvillc stole irom your es
tate." And Violet's blue eyes softened
as he looked In at them.
"Wo were out and looked at the
property which Spanglervllle conllsca't
ed for Mr.. Falls und his clique right
after the death of Mr. Warden." ob
served Aunt Patty Indignantly. "It
must be worth a hundred thousand,
dollars to the railroad."
"If we get the original valuation of
$40,000 and oi:r expenses we'll call Jt
square, returned alllngrord. "Hand
us some Information." And as he look
ed at the blank and discouraged face
of the three ladles he chuckled,
"Don't seem to he any."
"How could there be?" demanded
Violet. "Why. there's only one rogu
lar person In tho place."
"nist!" loudly whispered Blackle and
Jerked the red, gp-tee from the door-
The Blue Eyes of'Violct and the Brown
Byes of Vanny Widened With Aston,
iehment,
knob. "I I;iip.v (hut mnn!" lie stuck
tho goatee on ' his chin. "Henry
Closby J" '
'Ileury Closby!" repealed tho three
ladles in ainnzemout.
"Detective stuff." grinned Blackle.
Get on your shlfwls, lflrlB. and we'll
imv(r a' uuiiltlndl dinner ami a munlcl
pn B)(iw."
Henry Closby was alone in his store
op H?)&W ntofnliigtaglut, uji, Wvojgp
t u ViP ',,,, Bi,iS' v.Sf,i,7! v.iW
?Stir 7rSfSSMffl8'
nu--iii fw? . v', . -Vi rr-i
with inn fliurn rintr nip nr ri Tnnn Willi
U IIUIIU BU1U VI
1 p WMc m
was practically ton per cent of
tho ontlro collections for stato,
county, school and municipal
taxes. With such Invcatinonto
tho railroads bocomo vitally the
"prosperity of tho country
i through which thoy should
.....1 nltr.aljl w, . , 11,.
run unit niiuuui mil, iia muj imiv
in tho past, bo made tho butt of
nvnrv iliMmiirntmiVM nnlllirnl
.',.
Wonder whoro that card of
'wood has gone to? 1
Feed tho birds.
"We don't want a thing In tlm
world." wild Blackle, genuinely grate
ful. "1 owe you an apology for mart
lag some gossip about yon."
"It can't hurt me." he said, very
f much to Iwth Blackie's and Walling'
fqnrs relief. "The town wasn t so
bad. though, till n lung haired fellow
converted the place lo public owner
ship."
"A little soft music and I'll tell you
the story," ITered Wnlllngford. with
unbuckle. "First they confiscated the
electric light plant, the Warden prop
erty, the gooseberry Industry and the
ax handle factory; then they bought
the mortgage on your father's hotel
and foreclosed."
"Von must be detectives, after all,'
wondered Closby.
"Of course they've been offering you
all sorts of Information."
"You go to Chicago every two
weeks!" whispered Blackle hoarsely.
Closby threw back his head and
laughed heartily, though he looked
much concerned nevertheless.
"Naturally they'd tell you that tho
Qrst thing." but ho did not explain It.
What else!"
"You buy a pound of orris root nt n
time," Blackle licensed, "and you take
a fresh pound to Chicago with you.
Listen! I know your secret Tho wa
ter is hard In Simnglervlllel"
"Good sleuthing," approved Closby.
"You burn lights In your window till
after midnight: Your suit case Is yel
low, and your handbag U brown! You
ship wooden boxes to New York, and
you go to Chicago!" rattled Blackle.
"Well. I'll bo" Closby began with
a sudden burst of anger, which he as
quickly checked.
"I've done fho worst possible to the
town, I guess," he declared. "I've
made money In spite of them and with
out, their knowledge." and his eves rest.
. ( "ed on a padlocked tin box standing on
his safe. "I vo Just sold my store, and
I'm going away." Presently lie over
came a certain diffident hesitation, un
locked tho box and drew from It a
grotesque terra cotta east. "Maybe
you've seen those things?" ho re
marked. "The Lost Dog!" exclaimed both
Blackle and Wnlllngford with delight.
It was a weird little caricature.
j which at 11 in I made one want to laugh.
' but gradually It emnimted In some sub
j tie way all the pathetic wlstfulness of
I ft mislaid, half frightened, altogether
i hopeless, soft eyed friend of the fami
ly, and It made one evidently wish to
j go right out and adopt u stray cur. It
had swept tho country in its various
(forms of clay, plaster und bronze, und
it was for sale in every shop- window
from confectionery stores to cigar
stands. Women und children demand
ed ouo at tslght, anil men of all de
grees, cub drivers, lawyers and shoo
t'Ici-jtB kept ouo eoKo to their smoking
materials.
"Aid you Interested lu tho market
lug of It?" nskc.d tho studiously In
quisitive Wullhigford.
"t mndo it." stated Closby quite mod
estly enough nlid mulling uffectlouafcly
ou his own handiwork. "I seom to
uavo u knack for tills kind of thing.
1'vo modeled i lot of things out. pf tho
(lay from my back yard, but tills dog
Is tho ouly oiie which has been largely
sueccsHful,'' -
Before they went out to dinner Wnl
llngford picked up a gorgeously iiiluld
checkerboard and "hefted" It In sur
prise. ; "I thought that was glass module,'
but It)) as light us wood!" ho exclaimed-
1 '
"iViio'thor -llttlp sldo issue of mlpu,"
.saldCJosby. carelessly. 'Jt's n trans
jmrtl;it mixture, (something like cc'llui
lol but Is water proof, fireproof hud
almost scratch, proof."
.."Have ypu douo miich with It?" In
quired WallitiBford niilekly. and ho ox.
Liimluo'il'Jl cekorboard again with
Jtk'ccii Interest. V '-. '
Z "Not u tjjrl'ng, returned Cfosby. ,
..."Hov, ujmci4 will you, fnko for your
intcnbJ pn.thjs,thlng?"
Mnkcnnie otiioircr.!' J
, "Will, von l'Ivp .fhp Warden cstnN
(Continued on Paso 4)
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