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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1912)
Alias Jimmy Valentine mau whu dues ■ th lug tut lli« luv« uf artist.'- answered Mrs Web ’ Artist! Then I’ve got a lot of li«-ti . laughed Handler sar. a«tl< sally Well. to me they are Inanttr ” To Hose lame the adventure was ri ■reuiely Interesting Fiually auv-teed- i-g in gaining her um-i«» consent to li« r accompanying him on a »Hit to :!;e grr.it prison. she was now seeing • little section of the darker aid«- of life which appealed strongly to her uing'.nxtli e natut* Iler checks flush «al with the < x .irnieiit of the orca- i<T.< te Coi tlnurd) Helpless. It wns a dark morning. .Hid Mr l>nr kins was groping around tn the t«a»<» turut when somebody suddenly flash cl n dark lantern on him Mechanically he threw up bls hands “I'm tlw gas meter Inspector," ex plained the Intruder U hereupon Mr Dorklns held tits bands up still higher Chicago 1 rib - The Nvv.'lizcd by FREDERICK R T(X)MBS From the Great Play by PAUL ARMSTRONG The long sdntcr rvcningv can b» pkjcaetly iprst at WADt S aiLLIARO AHO POOL HALL "F*“****" "» ' ' —- ’ • Coeferiteocry. Sdt Mak: I Tobacco and Of»»« . j__ - f 4 Mills Planing Scio The ¿J It’s natural for you to w ant th« i o .t ami tio- l « <t volt can get for your money. Hut when you buy a hill of lumber without getting an r«- getting the best bargain estimate from us, how «io y >u I t <>v tt . t • that is possible for you tu g< t' You i i i4v csb't tel! a thing about it. You don’t know whether y r< I- • i- - -r t 1 he -nly safe way is to always let ua make you an ■ t:mat- <«n ivhat you want in-fore buy ing elsewhere. We h:iv- i ■ ' ! '• t* «k of everything in lumber and building material. Eatin «1 i|>tl> « ■ ' « '1 < all an I see us. SCIO PLANING N’il.la ARE YOU GOING SOUTH OR EAST? THEN TRAVEL VIA THE Direct connection Through at Chicago and Los Angel«-» Ne* < »rieans for and El Paso, OGOtN % SHASTA ROUTES or through Nev York. It .«ton V. a I i igton. Phil- San Francisco aih-lphia, and ami Ogden points east. "ROAD or A THOV VIA OVERLAND LIMITED AND WUNDERS” SACRAMENTO Pullman » ANO CQOtN urs, o -eiva'i in cars aud through | dining car. CHINA AND JAPAN MAIL Pu man « I tour • < cping car, «lining car and free reclining chair cars. Sa i Frau iscu to Chicaffo. Tourist car connection eurvute for Kansas < ity via Denver. ATLAS'11- BXHUMI 1 ""'’’K '■•r •n'1 fr,'r reclining chair car. San Fran< »co to Og I«- i , Denver and Omaha. EASTERN EXPRESS Pullman and to t a!.-« i- tig cars, and fro« reclining chair cars San Francisco tu Ch.« u" • I "t- lamia. VIA LOS ANGILtS ANO NEW OR CANS SUNSET LIMITED Train 4« l.uv Frat « to New Orleana, Tueaday and Saturday. Pullmar. «leap ng car, vi.»«-rvation car, equipped with library, barbershop, stv-n ^..spi r, lain-» maid, manicure and valet. Exceaa fare. Ill) O>. Dir. t < nn -lion with New Orleina-New York stea-ncro. SUNSET EXPRESS. DAILY Pm.man «'.«•«■ are. Uurivt cars, free re clining chair eara. San Franc'- • o to Now Orleans. SUNSET ROUTE No. * P " »n 1 1 -«tr-t vl« . ping care, lining car» ami reclining chair cars. VIA LOS ANGELES ANO EL PASO GOLDEN STATE LIMITED—To < hieago via El Pjpo. Pullman drawing room, obaervation cars and dfai >g car«. CALIFORNIAN Pullman a d tourist » •«: ■ / ear. dining ear ami free reclin ing chair car. v all on any S. P. agent for fares, r -servation« ami daactipdve bookhta or write to M. SCOTT. General Passenger Agent Shutting Off Campatiti««. Rlsbop Nathaniel H Thomas >«f Wy oming visited tlie state penitentiary and endeavored to a»« ertali! what an bad tad to the d various prisoners Almost to a mnn they told the bishop that love of drink had put them twhlmi the Imre Thia Interewied him. and he asked each Copyright. Iglò, by prisoner for his solution of the liquor American Press problem, carefully tabulating the an Aac.'c utius ewers for future reference All but one of the prisoners nnnoiiti-e«t tlwiu J’MTKY VALENTINE. WARDEN HANDLER AND ROFE LANE selves sdvwstes of protiildtlon. "Ry a •stool' you t lli’-lU" One man. « lenu. rugged. leather Utile did they know that It might "A stool pigeon, a d«coy. They win necked convict, not yet blesi bed hy I«« Jimmy Valentine. No I3tp. who was to ten« b them that the soul of a th«- roiittdem e «if pris« Ilers ant! tell prison life, denounced this plan when man Is an un<iu«n«bable spark that «itisi they Itnrn to the detectives." the bishop suggested It Io him. Mr» Mo«>r>- bt-re went ««n to state uot even years of opf«r<-v«lun an I "The trouble with prohibit Ion la It detrnulatlou can lastingly dim when that tn Hing Hing nml lit nil prisons don't prohibit." he salii rigorously, «< <-rv coiiUm <! iminv inm» «-¡It in« n and '•What you want to do Is to close up the spirit Wills that they shall not And Just n -w th«r« came a knocking that lit any event reb-i.»«-d t.ien should the distilleries They're th« boys logo at th« wartlen's door that portrnded in- en- <«m ng«d to lu«- h n-««ti.t should I t«v glieli u « itati«-« Tbey «ught imi to "A sensible Mett, certainly." »al«l much for No l_-*:t Th«- wardens secretary went t«> the he pummul ntui bounded luto tieing lllshop Thomas, making a note of It. "Your plan la to stop the tratti«- at Ita d«s«r oj«e««lng fr -tn the -rtl • Into s spie« hy detective« nuvlou« Iti mal.e a record f««r a«* tirimi cottvictlons re source. Ex<-ellent! You s««em like a waiting room where visitors were r«- very Intelligent man May I ask who t-elvct! lie returned to anuoum-e. girili«-»* of ilio trulli uf ihe h-stltnony "H««mo members of the Mate of Hope itti«« mi »« li III«- i« m li mirali. <-<l for you are what you ar» h«»rc fort’ “Ob. me." said the prisoner. “I am so. lety. ami they have the lieutenant ber stand i»» Ih il a luna u.'io I h » «ame a spy «>r d« ««y inuat a-saoclnt» a moonshiner "— Pittsburgh l>is|«atcb. governor and his niece with them " - oiitlnu'iHy «Uh mi-li ami women «‘f “The lleiitenatlt governor?" ejacu qoastlotialiie t-barwefer. lituo rendering lit -r ilaudh-r t-'ay " Anger. li illl|«- il!l tu «olirr «ir Uni-il Iosa bridle thy pa salon Anc«r Is the sin “Yes." Of a>l I he greatest It leeda up to <t«e«1s “What's the Gate of Hope?" asknl rema In in bnnont employtnenl. "Hoah"' ei'lslmed tinnii « r ss ohe Ki iwn only to the darkest hours of night. Doyle It tempts the upright man to throw aside cenarti "Tll -w foiba we gel don't “A gang of women tryln' to release Itie eloek ot reason and go forth to dip want to li-r strntght. won't lire Ills hands In human bl-»od II covers up from prison convlcta ib««y believe are alnilgur . m i Uve alralgilt «lini they The path wheia duty walks with stead- Innocent." said the warden fast f«H-« gel un thè outstrie First, they're all The detective smiled It will not listen to the soft apr-eala mxy. seco ini, ni--et nf them ar« In At Handler's order Mmlth summoned of oialden loveliness or turn aside siine Froiu Its her.« purpose wlien the dimpled the «altera. Is«yle making his exit hands "W ’ bat wouid y<>n mil a man." eon “The lieu tenant govi-ruor." |>ond«-red Of merry are held up before Ila gase Handler "/ trnmirr it fAer«'« asp tiauad the ward«-n "who does some Inik tA«»se cosfracfs for tn/> pl«rs " Sirs Moore and Mrs Wetister of the s<>« lety mhhlle aged women of plims Ing apiN-aranee came In fo||ow<«d by Ituwe lame, the lieutenant governor's me «, nml thst offl lal himself Mlsa lame, a young girl of imuilstakaoi« charm and Is-auiy. held < lose to h«r iiu- le's aide "Mr Handler " spoke Mrs Wrtsiter. “we come bdny with a famous hu manitarian. IJeuteuaut G««v< rnor Fay." she pronounced. Im lining to ward that official "Governor.” said the warden. Is«w • Ing The llctilcmini governor sln-ok Handler's liaml and presented In» nlo •’ The party «•-»t<-«i themselves. fa< Ing the wnnh ii ■'lie have k iiic here today." said Mo M««ore. "1<> again ask that men t«e not forced to make confession» while ln«prts«>u>H| her« that may l>e UM'I against tltern When they leave here W«« umb-rstnnd that through the pressure that cnii l«e brought to la-nr on th« Inmates In the«« instltu Hous they can Is- mad« willing to <<»n f.-ss to crime« they never commit test " ' What do y««U meiui?'' queried Ilan dler “fih. we understaiMl that l«y depriv ing prisoners of their proper allow an«-« <«f fowl ami of small privilege« they are allowed, nnd by bullying «on dik-t on th« part of the men In < barge of them the Initiate« can t«e lad to make false confession« Involving themselves or others This inform« lion Is used agnlnst the men after they are released as well as against men who are at large whom the po- lice desire m liv-rlinluato " "No one Is ««ver for« «-si to cotlfnes anything here, madatn." protested Handler "Hnt I know" - "I’ardon me. Mrs Moore." Inter rut .fed the lieutenant governor, rising. "I do n»«t think that In y<>nr teal you reallve what you are saying" lie ad dressesl the warden "It seem«, how ever, that these well meaning ladle« trrrrswavr have at Idem-« that a certain man here »««es« an. did confess some offense to a—a"— To a st. m H." commented Handler tllng the law forl-kls does it when "Am I responsible for the detectives peer the opportunity offere w-iih«ut a who have men working Inside the |< banc« <>f ¿.-«in? What do you «-all a I prison for them?’' __ 1« will nor faller In Ito st««blx.ru rourse When old ago counsels with greet swelling words it Is the curse of youth end middle ago. Of gray haired men end women h t»*- numbs Tins eeneibtlltloa of all alike ’ lie only hl to live where madmen tlva. gate stalled behind the strongest prison bars F. b«r. M«ensmod. An old lady was going over the Lon don soo. ami after some time she went up to a keeper and tapped him ou lit* shoulder with her umbrella. "Well, mum?” said the beeper, "I wnnt to ask you.” eiplnlneti th« old Indy, "which nf the anltmtls in th« im> you cr-nslder the moat remarka ble" I be k«-e|>er er rati bed his head for aw bile Well, mum." he replied. "art er care ful < onsldvratlon. ns yon might say. I ve <-oine to the con elusion as tlie bis cuit goes tn the laughing hyena!" ''Indeed!'' said tbo old lady In sur prise "And why do you consider the laughing hyena so remarkable?" ' Well, mum.” answered the aonlng- I- a! eijert. "I m - only han n sleep on« • a week, hr only tins a meal owe a month, and be only has a drink on« « a year H<> what lie's got Io laugh about la a bloomin' mystery to n>«!'' A Casa •< Ecensmy. Mrs Johnson, th« wife of the new minister In a New England town, ask e«l a nelghteirlng farmer's boy to bring her n dooau eggs and s roasting <-hl< k an when be brought the vegetables th« next day. Tlie t«oy appeared prompt ly. hut In his basket were only eleven <-ggs ' Ma says ah« will send over liut other egg after a while." he explained. "lint whnt about tli« chicken?” Mrs Johnson asked That does not seem to he tier« either." "Mite will send that, too." was th« answer. "Hut." complained Mrs Johnson. "I want to cuok the chicken for dinner Why didn't you bring It over with you tills time?" "He« a use." replied the boy. "tie ben Isn't killed yet You see. ms's waitin’ till ah« laya the other egg.”— I.lpplu cutt's. ___ _
