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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1908)
• •» . *»' - r rws L « V.t I LX X [S trong and S teady ■» MOW * TW «tort. JR. rase with uie A gift i* a g ft. no tnattee about I«* value " • ''It'» tbe bard study. I supp-wa. that'* Yes. you know I am to stay here foe d< n«- It I lauet be gertlag ba«k to Ma am two yeera, and I might aa well be .-■» Gtenn'a Gond night " “Goodnight, Ifm'' ♦ortabte ' lauiuel Warner gathered up hla booka. “It'a a go.«d deal better than my room •- twice as big. to begin with. Theo, my and left the root» Walter poked tbe fire, carpet looks aa If II bad rum* down putting some ash« on. so that It would through aeveeai general mu* As for a keep till tbe nest uuirning. and rummeuc» He was interrupted by mirror. I've g«>< a seven by nine looking e«l undress.ng g’aaa that I have to look Into twice be a h«vy step on tbe stair*, and directly fore I can ace my whole fee* As fur the afteresrvl a knock resounded upon bia t~.la«ea<l. It «>•-•>• >■ »baa « juap istn It that I eipect every night It'll fall to W«w>«lering who hia late «isitor roti id pie«-*s and spill me on the floor Now be Walter stepped Io the door and opened IL He was still more surprised to rec«>f- yuur room I* splendidly furnish««! ” “Ysa. It Is now, hut father furnished uiie in tbe visitor Dr Porter, tbe prin It at hia own ei|«-nae He said ha waa clpal of the Institute willing to spend a little money to mak* “Go<<t evening. Conrad." said the .Vw- tor “I am lather a late visitor I was nr <*omf«*rtabte." "Tbal'a more than my father said He no* sure hut you might be In bed. Have told me it wouldn’t do nr any harm to you heard from h««me lately, Conrad?" asked the <l>Mior. rough It." "I'erhape he's right," said Walter "Ot Yes, Sir. I rweived a letter a few course. I don't obje«-t to the new carpet days eln«~v " "Did jour father speak of beiug un and furniture, but I shouldn't consider •• any great iianiahip if I bad to rough well»" "No. sir." said Walter, taking instant It. aa jou call It." “Wouldn’t you? Then I'll toll you what alarm, "Hare have you beard any- Let's change rooms. You can thingr a r ' 11 “Yea, mj boy; and that la mj r«nn go round and board at Mre Glenn's, and I'll come here.” for calling up«>n you at this unusual hour. "I am not sure what my father would I recwlved this telegram twenty minutes think of that arrangement,' said Waller. since " smiling Walter took tbe telegram, with tram- “I -thought you'd find some way to blmg fingers, and read the following tuee crawl out," said lamuel. "For my part. •age I don't believe you’d eujoy roughing it "Dr. 1‘orter I "ease send Walter Una- any better thau I " ! rad home by the first train His father NANCY Fl ill BIX " "I don't know." said Walter. "I've is very S. k sometimes thought 1 shouldn't be very "Do you think there is any danger. sorry tn ba a poor boy, and have to wort Dr Porter»“ asked Waller, with a pate fa«. my own way." “That's very well to say when you're “1 cannot tell, my boy; this telegram furniehaa ell the information I poeseaa the eon of a rich man." W ho Is Nancy ForbesT* "So are you." "Mhe Is the housekeeper I can't real “Yes, but I don't get the bonetti of It. and you do What would you do now is* that father la eo ei«k. Ho did not say anything about It when be wrote " If you were a ;«x>r triy?" "1 can't saj. nt «-ourae. now, but I “Let us hope It la only a brief eick- 1 am ' neaa I think you had better go borne by would g<> to sort at something the first train tomorrow morning” »ure I could earn my own living " “I suppose I could, too. but I shouldn't The principal ahcevk ba rote with Walter want to. Motive people are horn lazy, don't and withdrew When hie tall form had «ar>iabe<l, Walter eat !..wn ei.t trie*! to think so?" "Perhaps you are right,” answer*«! realise the fart of hie father's si.-kneae ‘Now euppoos ws but this he found difficult Walter, with a smile, It waa a long time before be got to sleep, but at length open our ('«war." Lemuel Warner waa a plea aant looking h« did sleep, waking In lime only for a boy of fourteen, lb* son of a proaperoua hasty preparation for tbs homeward jour merchant in New York, Walter Conrad ney He waa so occupied with thoughts of waa from a snail country town, where bio father waa ths wealthiest and moot prom hte father that it was not till be waa well llieut and influential citizen, having a ou the way home that It rxxurred to him handsome mansion bouse surrounded by that this W.JS bis f;f ••uth t.irt!..lav. '. extensive grounds which he had been looking forward for Nobody knew just how rich be waa. a* me time Out he waa generally supposed to be Tbe seat In froot of Walter waa for worth two hundred thousand dollars. Mrs some time vacant, but at tbe Woodville Conrad bad been dead fur Ave years, so station two gentlemen got In and entered that Walter, ««ho was an only child, had upon an animate«! cuavereattou Walter no immediats relation except hla father did not at first ;«y any attention to it It waa for thia reason, perhaps, that he He waa looking out of tbe window list had twen sent to the Easel Claeelcal In lessly, unable to 9s bia mind upon auy etltute Being a boy of talent, and well thing esrspt hte father's et.-knees But gionnded In I at In, he was easily able to al length hte attention u-ae caught by take a high rank In bia clans I a mu el eome remarks made by one of the gentle Warner had l>ecome h>e intimate friend, men In front, and from this point be Hat being in the eatne clasa. but inferior to one dianguldly him In ecbolarsblp. They neually studied “I ouepected him to be a swindler when their latln leaaons together, and It waa ho first came to me." said the gentleman swing to thia circumstance that 1-erausl silting nest the window “Ho hadn’t an made a bettor figure In his reeitatlona honest look, and I was determine«! not than before Walter came to the acbool to have anything to do with bls ar heme 'There, that job'e done." said Iwmnsl, Mining eompeniee are risky things al «lowing bia book with an air of os tlx fac ways. I on.-e got taken In to the tune tion “Now wo can reel " of flve thousand dollars, but It taught me “You forget the Iaitia exerrloe Yoo a leas>>n Bo I was not particularly I in know the d-»ctor expects each boy to pressed with ths brilliant pr«»spectus of write a letter in I .a tin. addressed to hla the Great Metropolitan Mining Company. father, not less than twelve linee In In spite of its high sounding nsme. and Its promised divbtend of thirty per cent length." ITie boys started on their new task, and Impend upon It. Jam« Wall and hte con Lemuel's let- federal« will pockrt all tbe dividends finished by nine o'clock ter waa written with a brilliant dieregard that are made " “Very likely you are right. But It may of grammatical rules, but it was consld erably revised in a«-oor<lan<-e with euggee be that Wall really believed there waa a good ebance of making money.” lions from Walter “Of course he «*72*. but he waa deter ''I've a great mind to aend my letter home. Walter.” said Iwmuel. "Father mined to make tbe money fur himself, erpe-'ts tn* to write home every wort, and and not for the atm-hboldera.” “I might hare been tarnpted to Inicet. thia would eave me some trouble. Boobies, he'd think 1 was getting on famously, to but all my money waa locked up at the time, and I could not bare done eo with- a rite homo In latín " “Yea. If be didn't And out the mie out borrowing tbe money, and that I waa resolved not to do.” takes.” “It waa fortunate for you that you He’d ahow 'Tbat'e the rub didn't, for the bubble has already buret minister the first lime he called, and then There will be many losers. By the way, my blunders would be detected 1 g>i«i I bear that Mr Conrad of Willoighby I'd better wait till It com« bach from was largely inter«ted 11» la a rich man. tbe d«K-tor correrteff " but for all that he may have gone in be I expe«-t to hear from borne to mor yond bis means " ” said Walter. "It Is my birthday ” "I am sorry for him. but that was rock- lot mo be the first to congratulate lesa” How venerable will yoo beY* "Yes, he wse comptetely taken In by Ao venerable aa moot boys of fifteen. Wall. He's a smooth fellow." Lem " When the gentlemen left the «re Wal "You're three months older than I am, let saw one of them bad left a morning then Do you expect a present Y* He ph-ked It up “Father promise«! to give me a gold paper lying In tbe seat watch chain motue time Too know I and examined the eoltimne until his eyes fell upon tbe following paragraph have a gold watch already ” Tbs failure of the Great Metropolitan “Y«. and a regular III tie beauty." “Ro It wouldn't surprise me much to Mining Company proves to be a disas trow one The assets will not Ive suffi get a chain for a present." "Yow're a lucky boy. My watch la sil cient to pay more than five per cent of the amount of the nma invested by the ver. and only enol twenty dollars ” Thera “I dare say 1 should be just as happy stockbolders. possibly not that. must bars been gross mismanagement with a silver wat< h. I.em " “I eupteise you wouldn’t like to boy. e> mew here, or such a result o>uld hardly Ws understand that would you? If eo. l'|| give" you tbe have betm rearbe«! chan«. A fair exchange la no robbery " tbe affair* of tb« company are la th* "No, I sup pose not; but it wouldn't do band* of assignees who ar* empowered Io wind them up. Tbe stockholders in this t.v exchange a gift." "Perhaps. If my watch were gold and vicinity will «trail tbe result with anx yours silver, you wouldn't have say ob- iety." “That look* rather discouraging, to bo jectl«wie." “1 don't think that would alter the *ur%” thought Waiter. "I suppose father , CHAFTER I. "Thia .bi a nice *aon> you've got. COl N rv. OREGON witl !.-•• a »■-••■! deal But I'll tel! btm he needn't worry about uve I shan't mind la mg poor, even if it comes to that As tetag as he la left to me. I won't cúm plala." The time passe-1 until tbe cars stoppe». S' WUlougbby elation Walter jumped over a feu.e and look bia way ncruss the 5« lie to hla falber e house By tbe *ood it would have been a mil*, but it was awrvely mure than half a mile by tbe lout path He went up tbe pathway to tbe front door and rang the bell Tbe door was opened by Nancy Forbea. the housekeeper, a hose name was appended to the tele gram. Mo it's you. Manor Walter.' she said "I am glad you are borne, bat It's a m J home you're come to." “la father very sick. IbeuY' naked Wai ter. turning pale "My dear «bild, your falber died aj eight o'clock th s morning " CHAPTER II. This sudden anoounevment of bis faib- e«'s death »so a great -k ts Walter. The n»ws stunnsd him, end be slu«»L pals end motionl'sa. looking Into tin housekeeper's fsce "fume In. Master Walter, come la •a-l have a cup of hot tee. It'll make yoe feel better." “Tell mo shout It, Nancy; I—I rent U b.u It's so sudden. « • was he flrot taksn Siehr "I didn't notice nothing till last sight Klchard went to too Just after supper poetoflke and g»t your father a lettere. When they came bo took '»m into tat li brary. and l>egan to read 'em There waa three. I rvmeinlwr It was about an b-«ur before I went Into tbe room to tell h-m tbe carpenter haA called about repairing tbs cerriegs bouse When I came io. there was jour ;>oor father lying on the carpet, senseless He held a letter rifui Mr tn bls hand I s- reaniej fv; hslp Brier, the carpenter, and Richard cauti in and help*«! m* to lift up your P<"»r fatb*r, and w* sent right off tor th* «log- tor." “What did th* doctor say'" “H* said It was a paralytic strubs s very t«ad one and onterod him to be pot to bed directly. Hut It waa of no a« Ils never rwcov*r«"«i. but br*atb*d hie lest this morning at eight o'clock “Naucy, have you got that letter which my father waa reading f ' Yeo. Master Walter. I put It In m. pocket without retsdmg. I think there must have tern bad news In it." Mb* drew from her pockst a tetter, which sbe placed In Walter s tiaode. Ils n ad It hastily, and It con fl rm wl hla e-is- piciona It was from a lawyer Mr. Cow rad had sahoi to make Inquiries rt«pe«M- ing the Greet Metropolitan Mining < ouv- ;«ny. and was aa follows« "William Conrad. Esq "Itear Mir I have, al your request, taken palue to Inform myself of the pre* ent management and condition of Ila Great Metropolitan Mining Company The task has l**n lees di®'-ull than I anticipated, since th* failure of the com petty has just beeu u>a<te public. Ihe marisgemeot has been In the bauds of die- hotMOt and unw rupuloua tnen. and It s doubtful Whether the stockholders will I* able to recover anything. "ANDREW HOLMES" Walter folded up tbe letter, and put It Into bis pvxbet He felt that ibis letter had coat bls father bia life, and In tbe moist of bls grief be bad very bitter thoughts about tbe unscrupulous rnau who had led hie father to rulu Had it be*n merely th* lose of property, be couli have forgl«en him. but he had been de- priVMl of tbe kindest and most Indulgent of fathers ”( should like Io see my father,'' be said. An hour later be came out of the Isatb He oe-'Uied chamber, pate but composed older and m«>ro thoughtful than when lie entered. A great ami sudden sorrow often has thia efle«-t upon the young “Nancy," he said, "have any arrange ments bev-n made alnvut tbe funeral?" “No, Waller, we waited till you cam* " "My father had no near relative«« There la a cousin, Jacob Drummond, who II«« In Rtapletoo. It will be newwry to let him know It will be l>*ot to tele graph.” Jacob Drummond kept a dry go-la store In tbe village of Mtapleton lie had the reputation of being a eery mean man lie carrle«l hie meanness not only Into hla business, but Into bls household, and there waa not s poor me-hauic In Mtn pieton who did not live better than Mr Drummond, wbo waa the rich man of the place. (Ye be «otinood ) t lira- »'ash loss hie. "Whatever b«*-atu* of that plain fam By call«*! the Dewberrys who need to live tn tbe little bouse at tbe end of tbe lane?” queried the tnan who had Just return*«! to the tillage after a live years' ttlxtetM-e. “Oh, they stru«-k oil, stranger," re- piled the old postmaster, “They own a big mansion on the bill, three auto- moHtee and their daughter la engaged I to a real duke." And do they still bave "Strange! 'Dewberry' on tbe gate as they did when they I lived In the little bouse 1» the lane?" "Oh. o«>. They call thetnaelree I >tr toe Barfy uuw. Dewberry a< nitide plain.” t haage«. •They're not as loving as they war* when they were married laat apri ng.” "No; slie ha* dt reloped a terrible temper." “But he used to conaldor her an angel then." "Ye«; and now b« wlahss she *ra* on« for aura. NO I MARK PACKAGES IN FULL. Radroads Put Additional Burdens on Small Shippers. OREGON WOOL C OOD. CHEAP FUEL IN SIGHT Secretary Smythe Praises Compulsory If Choppers Can't Sell to Trust They Dipping Law. Will to Consumers. Portland Secretary Daa J* Hmyths, ef tke Oregon Woolgrowete association, pawed through Portland recently on bis wav te Salem, where be rvpreeeuta tbe third diet- of Oregon al the annual mart mg at the slate sheep commission Mr Hmyths says ihe wool clip inis year is aa large as usual, and that the wool is of etreptlonally fine quality. At this »*»♦! n of the shr-p eommte sioa the eastern Oregon men intend to take some radical action to prevent fur tner eaeroaenments of Washington she. pmrn m the Wi-nsha forest reserve Mr Smyth«, who ia extensively en gagc.l in »■ nepr < sing himself, is em phatie in praise of the r nipuls-iry J.p ring law passed st the last session of ths legislature. Hr save Oregon sheep are now practically free from disease of every kind, and the wool is of a much higher grade than in former years The administrtion at Washington ha* favored the woolgrowcrv in the Ever gre< a State, to the detriment of Oregon stockmen Just what action will be taken Mr. Smythe waa nut prepared to any, tut he thinks the eommimma wil nvnke rerommci datione that the for «try department at the national capital will aot dare to overlook. Pendleton.—After futile rrforts to »ell their wikh I to Pendleton and Walla Walla woodyards, ten woo«i- >. hoppet» <>f Karnela have pooled their output and have placed an agent in this city and will sell direct to the consumer They have J.ooo curds in the p«««>l and will fill this territory -1. with cheap wood, they declare The wootlyurd» have large supplies on hand owing to the fact that the n>tl«l weather of the past winter restricted the sale, and have rrlu«e<l to buy the Camr'a pool, which u now being mar ketctl here .Alrea«ly several car» h.we been ordered from the pool ami it promise* to demoralize the wood market tn the inland empire Keep Sainton Out ot Alfalfa. Pendleton -Thousand* o* salmon fry fr<vm six tn eight inches in length are n«‘W running out into the canal of the Itrigon irrigation project and many of them are being stranded on the bar», where they ate perishing Deputy Game and Fi»h Warden O F Turner will take immediate step* to have proper fish s< recns placed at the ‘lam to prevent this destruction uf th« v-iing ii»h ii r data ol the ¡m < ■11 pr.qect i» in the I’matilla River two mile* east of the town of Uma tilla Thousand* of fine salmon fry ire now to be found hi the river and every effort will be made to prevent them lt. ni running into the irrigation LEASE BIG TRACT canal* Other canal* on the river are ;ir«>nerly protected with screen» and Shsspmsn Gobbled 100.000 Acree aa laduer*. Overflow to Forest Reserve. Wella-Fargo to Build. Pendleton Ona hundred thousand I ugrtir The Wells Fargo Express acres of fine range land has just been Company has begun the erection of a leaned in Baker eountv by Morrow, Gil ■me brick budding on the Southern liam and I matilla county sheepmen as Pacific depot grounds in which to ■ ' 1’11« ’ V I,1 an overflow range from their forest re serve allotments The land is logged architecture of the new building will be in keeping with that of the new off timber lan<l, and lies m a atrip SO passenger depot, n<>w in course <»t miles in length let wrn Aurin and ■ instruction anil to be completed be Pleasant valley, in Baker county, and fog« July I Thr Wells Fargo build belongs to tbe numerous luinl er eom ing will be of brick and »tone an* paniee of that district It waa leased will cost Ba.oo«» to ft.ooo It is prob for five years by Dan P. Hmyths, ot able the downtown office of the com this eity, and A. K. and A. Smythe, of p»ny will be done away with when Arlington, William Smith, of Arlington, ‘he new budding is finished as the and A C. Whittier, of Baker county. !«>< iti<>n is convenient to the business The sum of *4,000 was paid for use of section of the city. the tract for five years. Over 50,000 head of sheep will bo held in the terri Pays Large Inheritance Taa. lory during a portion of the summer Salem The aorond largest inherit It is well watered and contains fine sure tax ever paid into the state treat grass. ________ ury was received recently. It was •be tax on the estate of Amanda Reed, Halt in*Timber Land Buying. of Multnomah eountv, appraised at a Klamath »'ails J W. Alexander, of valuation of » I 3h5 9111 AU. The tax the Weyerhaeuser Lumber company, ia was *7,141 4b. The largest tax paid in this city on I. -‘n.-a for hia r un was on the estate of Henry Weinhar«! pany. He states that he is not here to which amounts I to »15,245 54. The ap buy timber, but that he expects to buy praised value of the Weinhard estate when special inducements are offi-re I saw I ut *1 ;»w> ,'»♦•. 7 I at waa I. ft in a There is but little movement in timber lump sum, while the Reed estate was in this section, and none is expected un divided among a large number of bene til after the presidential election Whil< fleiariee. the price of farming lamia in this see lion has inereaeed in the past six Auto to Carry Tourists. months, timber land has deer« ase«l from Klamath Falla ('.«plain J. M Mein (I 50 a thousand to 75 e-nts and (I tyre, of the McIntyre Transportation However, those holding claim» are not company, baa purchased an 11 pa»aengrr worrying over conditions, as they feel automobile, and will put it on Ihe In-- sure the slump tn limber ia but tern between Dorris nn I this citv. A crew porary. of men is now w rhing on the road be tween Dorris and Kano, getting it in Whipping Up on Tule Contract. shape for automobile service, and it 1« Klamath Falls, It is stated here that oxpeetad that the run can I* made in Chief Engineer Hood haa given impvra •wo hours from end of rail to thia city tire orders that the dredging on the tnnreh for the railroad grade must be PORTLAND MARKETS. rushed or the contract will be forfeited The contract consists of a grade four Apples *s.-le-t. *2 50 per box; fancy, miles along arrow« swamp land, now rnnk with tulea. and the agreement now is *2; choice, *1 50; ordinary, *1 25 that crews must be worked day and Potatoes Flelect, 70« per hiinAyed; nigbt In nrdef to throw up the grade Willamette Valley, 45c par hundred; at the earliest possible date in order to Fast Multnomah, 55c; Clackamas. 55c allow it to settle and dry before the ncr hundred; sweet, Stye per pound. track is laid. Fruits . - Strawberries, California *1 50fn 1 *5 per erate; Oregon. 10(3 Open Reserves Juno I. li'-k* per ponnd. Pendleton Hheepmcn of I'matilla Vegetables Turnips. *1 per sack; county have received notice that sheep carrot*. *1 50(iF ,.75; beets, »125; par may he taken upon th" Wenahn forest snips, *1 '.'5. bean*, wax. 12l^'il31-^r reserve Juno 1. instead of June 15, the per pound; head lettuce. 35c per dozen; date originally set. For some Umr «rttchokca 50c per doeen; »snvram* sheepmm have been asking for the us* 7(-> he per pound; egg plant, S5(ri30e per of the reserves on the Blue mountains uotin-l; parsley, 25« per dozen; peas, 0 ,£ earlier than usual, because of the dry 7r per pound; pepnere. 2"r per poun>l; weather prevailing this spring. Dan P radishes, I5e per dozen; rhnlmrb, 2fij3c Hmythe. secretary of the sheepmen'a P«r pound; spinach M5e per crate. association, has receive«! notice from Wheat— Club, 50c per bushel ; re-' ad mica loa Hupervisor Rchmitx that Russian, I 5fl’4«¡ bluestem, 91e; valley. would bo granted June 1. **«. Bsrlev- Fee.!. »25 per ton; rolled. Will Exhibit at State Fair, •27« 25; brewing, ltd. Oregon City—The board of directora Oat* ? No. 1 white, *27.50 per ton; of the Claekamaa County Fair a serve ia lion has authorized the executive eom gray. *27. Ifay-i-Timothv Willamette Valley, mittee to make a eountv exhibit at the state fair, which will follow the Clack • 17 per ’on; Willlametts Valley, ordi *15 50; •ma* eonntv fair. The beard appropri nary, »15; Eastern Oregon ate<! *f>0 for premum* for juvenile tnliM. *15 clover, *14; alfalfa. »12; exhibit* and reappointed Thomas F alfalfa meal, *20. Ryan. George Laxolls and T J. Gary as Dressed Meats TT-xys fancy, 5’4* per a committee to direct the affairs of the nound; ordinary, 7*W,7’4»; large. Ac; aaaoeitaion. ve«|, evtra, 7’4«; ordinary, 7e; heavy, fid; mutton, fancy, 10e. Bumper Crop Promised. Butter Extras. 24« per pound; faney, Arlington— Heavy rains throughout 2Sr; choice, 20«; store. Iflr. this section of Oregon a few dare ago Tonltcv Mixed chickens 18T1 leper have adder! many thousands of dollar* notind; fanev hens. 14*4<TL5e; roosters, to the wealth of Gilliam and adjoining old 5«: frvers. dr.ren. »4; bri»U«r*. counties. The weather is warm and the dore* B4 SOffTB; dress«' prwiltrv, per farmers happy. Every one predicts a ponnd, 1* high»«; docks Ifl-itlfe; geese. prosperous year for this part cf the •'’The; turkevs, alive, 17<ft!5e; dressed, state. IPOfO«. Hops—1*07, prim« »n<t eholes, flr® Hatchery Superintendent. »Ur ney pound; old. lU(!t2c per pound. Wool—Eastern Oregon, average host, Oregon City -W H. Smith, of Park | plsea has been appointed «nparin’and 11*B1!te ner pound, according ts shrink ent of the state fish hatcheries at Wai age; valley, lOdflSHr. Iowa sad Ontario. Mohair Choice, 15/^15’*« per pound. Chicago, May 20 Bcs.'.les deter mining to tncrea*« freight rate* to per cent the railroad* in the "official cla»- sitication" territory have agreed to add < nsiderably to the burden* of th* • hipper* >f package freight. At the »am« meeting at which the rate tn- vcise» were decided upon, the repre sentatives of mure than 4<Kt railroads agreed that after July I they will not receive for shipment any package» in lest than carload lot* whi.h are not marked plainly with the tiatne of the consignee, the station and alate of conaienee. the •tati, n, city and alata of destination. It is estimated that this action will «ive ihe r-«i'- I •'» in tl-e tc-: it-ij east' of the Mississippi River »nd north of the (H iio River to the seaboard. *t least *2,000 000 annually in lost and ilimige claim* On the other hand, it will cost the shipper* of package freight probably a* much, or even more, to pet form the actual work re- quired in marking the shipment* a* prescribed by the railroads It t* also stated by the shippers that it will make impotsible any secrecy regard ing the identity of the customers of my husine»» house On the contrary, any business hou«e may. alter the new rule» go into el (evt, station men at railroad ware houses .mJ learn in detail all about the shipments of competitors, to whom shipped an«i in what amount*. 1 hat this will have a tremendous ef fect upon this class of business is con fidently asserted It has been the custom of the ship pers to mark their p.u kages with an C. the key initial or »..me hier glyphic, of whivh i* to be found on the bill or lading It v» w is ia the theory that tin* tint « .aid save the time and labor of th* shipper and thr w a certain amount >f »ecrecy ar >un«l the conduct of hi* business WHOLE STATE STORM SWEPT Texas Suffers Untold Damage From Wind and Rain. Austin. Texas, May 2d—A terrific wind and run storm swept Texts from the Panhandle to the Gulf early Sunday The destruction to crops and vegetables, trees and shrubbery was the greatest reported in years. In numerous places houses were un- r fed and small villages and hamlets in many instances were inundated by the terrific rainfall which, in the spa « of four hours, reached seven inches in many sections Austin was in the path of the worst of the storm, and tor h nrs the streets were impassable for either mm or beast electric light ind telephone connections were dis- ibled beyond immediate repair and many houses were unroofed Thr agricultural sections of Central md Southern Texas have bren im- measurably dunigef. according to general reports received here, badly lenior ilired wire service u- isioning »low and unsatisfactory reports from ui iny e ti ms th it are known to have suffered from the storm OKLAHOMA TIED COMPLETELY Muskogee is In Sorry Plight Without Heat or Light. Musk gee Okla, May M Not a railroad in Oklahoma is in operation, vs a result of the heavy rams and cloudbursts that have occurred in vari ous parts of the state during the past three days The last road to suspend operations was the Missouri Kansas 5r Texas, which was forced to quit at n >n Sunday, when the bridge on th* i.ism line at EufaU went down To add to thr disaster, the main supplying natural gas tn the Indian Territory part of thr state was car* ried away with the Clarksville bridge late Sunday, and the supply of gas for Muskogee and and several several othi otiier cities in the southeast part of the state hta been entirely cut off Officials of the gas company say it will be a week before repairs can be made so that the gas supply ran again be carried As natural gas is used for light and heat, business will be suspended 1‘Tevators have been forced to stop running, and hotels and restaurants have practically been put out of busi ness. Vehicle Falla Down Mountain. San Jose, Cal. May 2« Twenty- one students, half the graduating class of the Santa Clara High S I ■-■' were carried 200 feet down a mountain side «hen a carry all toppled from the 'fount Hamilton road at midnight Saturday n'ght The vehicle broke tin when it started in its descent and most of the young people slid in safe ty down the mount on side in the cover of the vehicle News of the ac cident revrbrrf this eitv early Sunday and a physician and nurses were dis- nstched to thr acene in an automo bile. Sentence Four to Death. St Petersburg May *A—The court martial of eleven rtwolutinniata, in- chiding four women, which be(f Hr««, few dirt atro, hie resulted in •^« liivr,)U fencing of four of the tertiär *WM, death and »tv to periods of , servitude On* was acquitted. ■í>‘- '«L, P’O, <• ” *
