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CURRENT EVENTS OF THE WEEK UNPREPARED FOR WAR. Secretary of War Declares United States Could Not Repel Invasion. W ashington.— The fu ll te x t o f th e confidential re p o rt to congress, prepared by the se c re tary of w ar, which declares th a t the U nited S ta te s is u n prepared to repel invasion, has been secured b y the press. I t is the re p o rt w hich th e house refused to receive in secret, a n d which was w ithdraw n by order o f th e P re s i dent when th is refusal was m ade know n. The re p o rt declares th a t th e re g u la r General Resume o f Important Events arm y is d e fic ie n t in num ber a n d d e fe ctiv e in o th er enum erated respects. Presented In Condensed Form I t says th a t the organized m ilitia also is deficien t in num ber, lac k in g in equip for O u r Busy Readers. m ent, too w idely sc a ttere d , a n d o th e r wise below the m ark. T he coast de fenses are d e fic ie n t in esuipm ent and A T ren to n , N. J., bu rg lar, g roping in I am m unition, th e re p o rt goes on. th e d a rk fo r valuables, was cau g h t in The to ta l a uthorized stre n g th o f th e a ste el trap . arm y, including the P h ilip p in e and I n C onsiderable opposition to th e exon dian scouts, th e P o rto Rico regim ent e ratio n of S e n a to r L orim er has d ev el and the hospital corps, is 90,790 officers oped in th e senate. and men. D eductions of non-com bat A P a sa d e n a, Cal., m illionaire w ill con a n ts and men not av ailab le leaves a p p roxim ately 64,000 A m erican c o m b atan t s tru c t the fin est o ffice b uilding on the I officers and men, of whom 47,000 a re o r C oast in P o rtlan d . g a n iz e d into 15 regim ents of cav a lry , 6 T he life b o a t of th e life sa v in g crew [ regim ents of field a rtille ry , 30 regi- a t R ockaw ay Beach, N. Y., tu rn ed tu rtle I m oots of in fa n try , 3 b a tta lio n s o f en a n d tw o of the crew a re m issing. gineers, and 4 com panies of signal A San Jose, Cal., law yer w ill wed the j troops, and 17,000 a re organized in to j d a u g h te r of one of his clients who has 170 com panies of coast a rtille ry . T he to ta l stre n g th of the organized been sentenced to a term a t S an Q uen m ilitia is 119,660 o ffice rs a n d men. De- tin . : ductin g the num ber of men who could Custom s a u th o ritie s have discovered | not respond to a call, leaves a p p ro x i an oil p a in tin g believed to be a fam ous m ately 86,200 co m b atan t o ffice rs and m asterpiece stolen in B erlin some y ears men, of whom 82,000 arc organized in to ago. troops of a rtille ry , c av a lry and in fa n try , A M exican governm ent supply tra in and 4,200 a re organized fo r coast d e and 500 men have been trap p ed in the fense. m ountains by re v o lu tio n ists and cap tu red . PO ST A L B A N K S JA N U A R Y 3. A D ayton, W ash., duck h u n ter c ar P o stm a sters C onfer w ith ried a charge of buckshot in his th ig h W estern fo r a w eek before he would consent to H itchcock A bout System . call a surgeon. W ashington.— P o stm a ster G e n e r a l W ith a g ift o f $10,000,000 Jo h n D. H itchcock says th a t e v ery th in g will be R ockefeller has com pleted his a id to the in readiness for the P ostal Savings U n iv e rsity of Chicago. H e has given B anks to receive deposits on J a n u a ry ab o u t $35,000,000 to th e in stitu tio n . 3, the firs t w orking day of th e new year. The task of d raw ing up re g u la The new life spnn b ridge a t P o rtlan d tions, form s and in stru ctio n s has p ro is throw n open to the public. gressed so fa r us to assure the beg in K a rl H ageiibaeh, th e anim al show ning of operations. m an, is not dead, as reported. One exp erim en tal office will be A ycona appeals to the people of the opened in each s ta te and te rrito ry to U nited S ta te s to p ro test a g a in st D ia z ’ m ake the f i r s t te s t of th e service as thorough us possible under the lim ited alleged ty ran n y . a ppropriation. The offices d esignated The railroad m a c h in ists’ strik e in are all of the second class and in lo 8t. Louis has been settled, th e men calities w here conditions are exception re ce iv in g more pay. ally fav o rab le for the developm ent of The com m ercial and labor o rg a n iz a a postal savings business. S everal of tions are plunuing to driv e “ loan the offices selected are in com m unities inhabited by foreign born A m ericans, s h a rk s ’ ’ out of Chicago. who are re m ittin g a n n u ally considers F our girls were saved from th e tid e bio sums of money to th e ir n a tiv e a t Seaside, Or., by C aptain Geo. H. countries by postal money orders. S m ith o f the life sav in g crew. In the last few days, th e p ostm asters C h ief Ju s tic e W hite of the U. S. su at th e tw elve o ffices in the Rocky prem e co u rt took the oath of office, M ountain and P acific. C oast sta te s have and, a t the conclusion, kissed th e B ible. been in W ashington a t th e request of the po stm aster general fo r a confer A d ju ta n t G eneral l.au ck of C a lifo r cnee. Among the p ostm asters ta k in g nia declares th a t s t a t e ’s e n tire coast p art w ere: Bobo, Coeur d ’Alene, I d a is open to invasions of foreign enem y. ho; H arper, A naconda, M ont.; E m m itt, S e n a to r Ja m es F ra z ie r of Tennessee K lam ath Falls, Ore., and C avanaugh, denies th a t he “ w h itew ash ed ” S en ato r O lym pia, W ash. T hey w ere in stru cte d how to put the L orim er of Illin o is in the recen t inves tig a tio n . new system into operatio n , nnd how P ro secu to r lle n e y would block the the business should be conducted. iVrings of the World at Large Told in Brief. a tte m p t o f F. P. Mays and W illard Jones, g u ilty of laud frau d , to escape prison sentences. Six hundred and eighteen school children w ere m arched from a b u rn in g school b uilding in Boise, th in k in g they w ere a t p ra ctic e drill. Knglish T ories are b itte r over th en d e fea t and th rea te n reckless filib u s te r in g in parliam en t. T he leading hotels of San Francisco will allow women to sm oke in any p a rt of th e building, the sam e as men. A boy a t Salem , Oro., died of lockjaw b u t not the slig h te st ovidence of in fe c tion could be found upon his body. M agnetic brakes, o perated by wire less, have been m ade e n tirely success ful on th e C anadian P acific railw ay. An a v ia to r a t M em phis, Tonn., reached an a ltitu d e of 9,364 fe et, his aero plane being coated w ith ice when he a lig h ted . Queen L iliiiokalnni of Honolulu now asks th e te rrito ria l leg islatu re for a lump sum of $‘200,000 in full settlem ent o f all claim s a g ain st th e U nited S tates. A m an from O kanogan, W ash., is in P e n n sy lv a n ia to g a th e r up 1,000 cats, to he shipped W est to rid the farm s and g ardens of O kanogan county of ra ts and gophers. P riso n e rs in the L im a, Ohio, ja il as saulted th e ir guards and four escaped. T he 15 y e ar old son of the sh e riff b lu ffed the o th er six w ith an em pty rifle and held them a t bay u n til help came. G eneral Hodges, com m anding the De p a rtm en t of th e O reat L akes, says it would undoubtedly be easy for a for eign pow er to invade the P acific Coast, b u t he is c ertain Ja p a n does not w ant w a r w ith any one a t present. A Spokane boy aged 17 died from the effects of raw alcohol given him by • trainman. Roosevelt advised the students of Harvard to go into politices “ for their own good.’’ A Kansas man applied for a divorce because his wife smoked cigarettes, but it was refused. The Supreme court of the United States has decided that a conspiracy under the Sherman anti trust law may be a “ continuing offense.” Floods in Northern Italy are becom ing serious and many villages are iso lated. Representative Tawney, of Minne sota, may succeed Ballinger as secre tary of the interior. Mexican rebels were routed in a stubborn fight in which they lost 70 men, while the government loss was 14, including two officers. Representatives of the Mexican reb els have presented proofs at Washing ton that their wounded and prisoners were butchered by the government troops. An Atlantic Coast liner with 300 passengers and a hold full of cotton took fire and was destroyed. The pas sengers and crew were saved. A mechanic attached to the govern ment forces at Fort Stevens, Ore., has invented a safety appliance to prevent large guna from being fired prema turely. Canadians desire a permanent peace treaty with the United States. With in the last two years, nine disputes be tween Canada and the United States have been disposed of by negotiations and agreements. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE MODEL ROAD UNDER WAY. C ra te r L ak e H ighw ay to Be W onder in Ita W ay. H U G E T I M B E R S A L E MADE. 1 4 6 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 F e e t o f Pine a n d low Fir T r a n s f e r r e d . Yel B enjam in E. H eidel, connected w ith Medford — A tract of timber, over the o ffice of th e P ublic R oads of the 46.000. 000 feet in all, was sold by the U nited S ta te s D epartm ent of A gricul United States government to the Peli ture, was in P o rtla n d re ce n tly to a t can Bay Lumber company of San Fran ten d th e O regon Good R oads con v en This transfer is tion. M r. H eidel was sent to the Med j cisco for $365,340. ford people by th e governm ent to tak e the largest timber sale that has ever charge of th e work of co n stru ctin g been made by the government, with the road to C ra te r L ak e, “ 45 m iles of ! the possible exception of one in West C H A P T E R X X III.— (Continued.) m acadam izing through th e g re atest ern Montana. The timber stands in T he D abney buggy w as w atting for scenic section in the w o rld .” the Crater National forest, 60 miles him when, a fte r w h a t seem ed like a A fte r the suprem e co u rt held the from Medford, and consists principally pilgrim age of endless m iles, he had c rep t dow n to the gate. B ut It w as bonds issued fo r th e C ra te r road were of yellow pine and fir. | M iss D abney, a n d not M am m y Ju lie t's illegal the c ity of M edford proceeded Jackson county’s share of the 25 per « Pete, who w as holding th e reins. to o b tain $30,U00 by p riv a te subscrip cent of sales in the Crater Lake forest, “I could n 't And P ete, a n d J a p h e th tion, $5000 of th is being raised in 80 per cent of which liea in Jackson has gone to tow n,” she explained. P o rtla n d . The w ork of con stru ctin g county, is over $73,000. "Can you g e t In by y o u rse lf? ” Klamath th is fam ous highw ay w as s ta rte d some H e w as holding on by th e c u t wheel, county received $18,250 as its share. tim e ago a n d 30 m en and 12 team s I and the d e ath -lo o k w as creep in g over are now engaged in b uilding th e road Money obtained through sales of gov his face again. ernment timber on this reserve go to on Pum ice H ill, w here a 33 per cent "I c a n ’t let you," he p a n te d ; and she the road arid school fund of the county. th o u g h t he w as th in k in g of the d is g rade is being reduced to 4 per cent. The Pelican Bay Lumber company “ The C ra te r L ak e road, when f in g race for her. ish e d ,” said Mr. H eidel, “ will exceed will begin cutting the timber imme "I am m y own m istre ss." she said, in scenic b e au ty th e Yosem ito roadw ay diately and will float it from Crater coldly. "If I choose to drive you w hen or any road th a t trav e rse s th e A lps in Lake to Klamath Falls, where it will you a re too sick to bold the reins, It Is m y ow n affair." Europe. I t will be a rock su rfaced I erect a sawmill. "I w a sn 't th in k in g of th a t; b u t you d riv ew ay 18 fe e t in w idth, while the Forestry officials at Medford have m ain road will have a w idth of 23 advertised for sale over 290,000,000 m u st first know Ju st w h a t you’re d o feet. A t Pum ice H ill, w here we are feet of yellow pine and fir that was ing. My fa th e r sta n d s to lose all he h a s got to— to the F arley s. T h a t's w orking, th e re are p o rtio n s th a t will | burned over by the forest fires last w hat th e m eeting Is for. Do you u n cost $14,000 a m ile, m ost of it being rock w ork. The c o n tra ct, which was summer. Of this 150,000,000 feet is d e rsta n d ? " She b it h e r lip a n d a fa r-a w a y look let some tim e ago, is based upon the dead timber standing on Elk Creek, unit system and can be continued w ith | 120.000. 000 on South fork of Rogue cam e Into h e r eyes. T h en she tu rn e d the p re sen t c o n tra c to r u n til it is fin river and 2 0,000,000 feet in the Clover on him w ith a little frow n of d e te rm i creek district. Yellow pine in these nation g a th e rin g betw een h e r s tra ig h t ished. ” The w ork of the M edford people "dead” tracts is valued at $2.75 a eyebrow s—a frow n th a t rem inded him of the M ajor In his m ilita n t moods. s ta rts on th e Rogue R iv er and con thousand, and fir at $2 a thousand. In “I m u st tak e y our w ord for It,” she tin u es 45 m iles. A t the end o f the all of these tracts there is considerable said, and the w ords seem ed to c u t the road th e g overnm ent is ta k in g up the timber that is unscathed, especially in a ir like edged th in g * “T ell me the work a n d b u ild in g 17 m iles through the the Rogue river district, where only tru th : Is y our cause e n tirely Ju st? fo rest reserve. T his tak e s the tra v e le r 45 per cent of the timber offered is Y our m otive Is not rev en g e?” to th e edge of th e p ark , w here the gov "It Is m y fa th e r’s cause, a n d none dead. e m in e n t is engaged in m aking surveys of m ine; m ore th a n th aL It Is y our for a 12-mile d riv e to th e lake. P rovi g ra n d fa th e r’s cause—a n d yours.” E x te n d E x p e r i m e n t W o r k . sion is also being m ade fo r 60 to 80 She pushed the buggy hood back Corvallis—Practically every part of w ith m iles o f roadw ay in th e p a rk proper. a quick a rm sw eep a n d gave him part of the state of Oregon will be ben- h e r free hand. "S tep carefu lly ," she efitted by the plan for the extension of cautioned; and a m in u te la te r thoy T R A D E M A R K LA W FA U L TY . experiment work in'all phases of horti were speeding sw iftly down the pike L e g isla tu re W ill T ry to C orrect D efect culture and agriculture which is now In a w hite d u st cloud of th e ir own under consideration by President W. J. m aking. in S ta tu te of 1862. * * * * * FR A N C IS LY N D E ★ Kerr of the Oregon Agricultural col Salem .— Am ong recom m endations to lege and the authorities at Washing come before th e n e x t session of the ton. The plan will be submitted to leg islatu re, w ill be one for am endm ent the regents of the college at a meeting of the tra d e m a rk re g is tra tio n law. This which will be held within two weeks. law has been in force since 1862 w ith In all probability the regents will ap out am endm ent, and the se c re ta ry of s t a t e ’s force is of th e opinion th a t it prove the plan and it will then be ready should be changed for the p ro tec tio n of for presentation to the legislature. those who have trad e m a rk s or trad e M a r s h f ie ld 's S h o w Big S u c c e s s . nam es to re g iste r. T he p re se n t law allow s c o n flicts w ith Marshfield—The poultry show which th e corp o ratio n d e p artm e n t, it is s t a t was held in this city closed after a ed. I t is possible for one concern to It was the re g iste r a tra d e m a rk b e arin g a certain successful attendance. firm nam e, a n d a n o th e r concern may first big poultry exhibit ever held in in co rp o rate un d er th a t sam e business the county and many fine birds of al title . S everal m inor d e fec ts a re said to e x ist in th e p re sen t s ta tu te s cover most every popular breed were shown. ing th is b ranch of th e s e c re ta ry ’s d e RibbonB were awarded by the Cooa p a rtm en t which havo caused conflicts County Poultry and Pet Stock associ and tro u b le for some tim e, and the ation, under the auspices of which EMPLOYES SHARE PROFITS. leg isla tu re will be requested to inaug the show was held, and prizes were also given by the merchants. Steel C orporation D istrib u te s Bonus of u ra te an in v estig a tio n of conditions. $2,700,000. F a r m Value J u m p s $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . B IO D IT C H TO O P E N SOON. N ew Y ork.— T he U n ited S ta te s Steel Tillamook—The Elmore ranch, which C orporation announced its plan fo r d is trib u tin g a bonus to th e officers and B a k er C ounty P re p a re s for S e ttle m e n t belonged to the late Samuel Elmore for a number of years, was sold to em ployes of th e corporation and sub o f V a st A creage. Fred R. Beats, a real estate agent, sid iary corporations in accordance w ith B aker.— One of th e b ig g est C arey act its nnntinl practice. three years ago for $16,600, was Bold The sum to bo d istrib u te d fo r 1910 irrig a tio n p ro jec ts under w ay in the this week to John Hathaway for $56,- N orthw est will soon be throw n open for am ounts to a p p ro x im ate ly $2,700,000. 000. The farm contains 193 acres. The nm ount is d eterm ined b y th e annual se ttle m e n t. T his big tra c t covers about The dairy herd and farming equipment 73,000 acres, all of which is in B ak er earnings. are included in the purchase. The bonus will be p a id 60 per cent county. I ts 150 m iles o f m ain canals in common stock a t $70 a share and 40 will cover th e e n tire tra c f, m aking it PORTLAND M ARKETS. per cent in cash. L a st y e a r th e bonus easily th e la rg e st p ro jec t of its kind was paid 60 per cen t in cash and 40 y e t u n d e rta k en in Oregon. I t involves W heat— Track prices: Bluestem, per cent in p re fe rre d stock a t $124 a th e im m ediate construction of two im share, or common stock a t $90 a share. m ense storage reservoirs, w ith possibly 84c; club, 82e; red Russian, 80c; val Flood w aters of ley, 82c; forty-fold, 83c. T his y e a r th e usual o p p o rtu n ity will a th ird one Inter. Barley—Feed, $22 per ton; brewing, be given to subscribe for shares of the both E agle and Pow der riv e rs will be corporation on a basis of $114 a share held in q u a n titie s th a t w ill g u a ran tee $23. Millstuffs—Bran, $246/25 per ton; for p re fe rre d and $70 n aliare fo r the an am ple supply all th e season. T he P ow der V alley Irrig a tio n com middlings, $29(0.31; shorts, $25.606126; common stock. pnny, which will fu rn ish the w a ter for I rolled barley, $24.606125.50. th is big tra c t o f land, is the firs t com i H ow C udahy S e ttle d E sta te . pnny in Oregon to co n stru ct its flum es ! Hay—Track prices: Timothy, Wil lamette valley, $2061.22 per ton; East Chicago.— M ichael C udahy le ft an e s of concrete, and m any m iles of its on ern Oregon, $236124; alfalfa, $1461)15; ta te valued a t $11,000,000, only $2,000,- nals a n d la te ra l ditch es will be con- j grain hay, $14.506615.50; clover, $13@ stru c te d of th e same m ate ria l. The 000 of w hich is in real e stato . E x cep t com pany expects to expend over $4, 14. for $25,000 bequeathed to various chnr- 000,600 for construction Corn—Whole, $29; cracked, $30 ton. d u rin g the itnblo in stitu tio n s, the e sta te w ill be next tw o years. W hen th is p ro jec t is Oats — No. 1 white, $27.5061)28.50. held in tru st by Joseph M. C udahy. The fin a lly throw n open for settlem ent Poultry—Hens, 15c pound; springs, widow will receive $30,000 annually. th e re will no doubt bo a g re at rush 14 Sic; ducks, white, 166117c; geese, Mrs. W illiam Cudahy, a sister-in law, for the choice lands, some of which is 12c; turkeys, live, 20c; dressed, 22 will receive $6,000 annu ally for five located but a few m iles from B aker. 23c; squabs, $2 per dozen. years, nnd then $5,000 an n u ally . A t Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 45c the close of fiv e y e ars six children of per dozen; Eastern, Aprils, 32c; East the p acker will divide the e sta te , a fte r A nnual F a ir Is W anted. th e widow shall have received $500,000 R oscburg.— Stockholders of flic Rose ern fresh, 38c. Butter—City creamery, solid pack, in cash. b urg P a rk and F a ir A ssociation met re ce n tly to e ffe c t an o rg a n iz atio n , and 37c per pound; butter fat, 356137c; to consider kidding a fa ir in Douglas Eastern, 3161,34c. W ill F ig h t H om e Rule. co u n ty a n n u a lly h e re a fte r. A ccording Pork—Fancy, 106111c per pound. London.— A crisis in U lster as a ro to the stockholders of the association, Veal—Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 12% suit of the re tu rn of th e libernl p a rty the citizens of Douglas county dem and to pow er is indicated in dispatches re th a t all «onneetlons w ith the South (<i 13 ',c per pound. Apples—King, 406175c per box; ceived from Irela n d . T he opponents of ern O regon D istrict F a ir A ssociation home rule for Irela n d ns p a rt o f th e be severed, and th n t a local, fa ir be Wolf river, 75c6i$l; Waxen, 75c(p!$l; liberal program for the com ing p a rlia held annnaM v instead of every th ree Baldwin, 75ch/$1.25; Northern Spy, m ent, have subscribed $50.000 fo r w ar y ears as has been the custom . In hold 75r6!$1.25; Snow, $1.25661.60; Spitx- like m easures. B ids for 20,000 rifles in g a fa ir an n u ally , it is argued th a t enbergs, $1.25(11)2; Winter Banana, have a lre ad y been asked, and bid s for th e farm ers and business men will $ 1 . 75 ( 0 . 3 . 50 . 1,000,000 rounds of am m unition were m an ifest more interest Graen Fruits—Pears, $1.25612 per sought recently. box; grapes, $161)1.35; cranberries, Even th e most peaceful of U lster men $10.50(0 11 per barrel. adm it th a t arm ed resistan ce will follow U n ited R y .'s N e t O peratin g Loss. $5564 Vegetables — Beans, 106D11C per if parliam en t should g ra n t home rule in Salem , Ore., Dec. 17.— For the r e a r Ireland. en d in g J u n e 30, 1910, the U nited Rail pound; cabbage, $1611.25 per hundred; wav- o p e rated at a net loss o f $5.554.09. cauliflower, $2(o2.25 per crate; celery. The o p e ra tin g revenues equaled $53. California, $3613.25 per crate; pump T eam ster K illed by S trik er. 131.05, w hile th e o p e ra tin g e x p e n s e s kins, l(o 1 l*c per pound; sprouts, 7 Chicago.—Jo h n D onnelly, n tea m ster employed b y g a rm e n t m an u factu rers w ere $39,695.14. T axes and in te rest on (o)8c; squash, 1<(£1 ^ c ; tomatoes, $1.25 whose em ployes sre on strik e, was shot th e bonded debt nm ount to an a d d i per box; carrots, $l(o 1.25 per hundred; and killed while a t work. The police tio n a l expense of $30,654.31. The eost parsnips, $1611.25; turnips, $1; beets, are seeking his a ssa ila n t am ong the o f th e U n ited R ailw ays line to J u n e $1.25(0 1.50. Potatoes—Oregon, $1.25 hundred. s trik in g g arm ent w orkers. A fte r he 30, 1010. was $4,762.052.48. O f th is had been shot, Donnelly drove his horses sum th e road eost $4,553,579.69, equip Onions Oregon, jobbing price, $1.40 h a lf a m ile be fo re becom ing uncon m ent cost $59,100.73. and o th er expen 611.50 per hundred. scious. He died la te r a t a hospital. The d itu re s equaled $150,373.06. T he eost CattK Prime steers, $5.75616; good police have no clew to th e id e n tity of of th e line per m ile up to Ju n e 30, 1910, to choice, $5.25(d5.75; fair to good, the slayer, but every e ffo rt is being was $40,711.52 $4.75615.25; common, $4614.50; choice made to discover him am ong the strik to prime cows, $4.76615; good to F iltra tio n P la n t a t E ugene. era. E ugene.— By Ja n u a ry 1 E ugene pee choice, beef cows, $4.25614.75; fair to pie will be q u a ffin g e itv w a te r which good, $3.75(ii4.25; common to fair, $2 Island S i n k s Into S e a . has percolated through filte rs, p rep ara 613.50; good to choice heifers, $4.756$ P ort Lim on, C osta Rica.— At least tie n s fo r whose in sta lla tio n a re being 5; fair to good, $4.50614.75; common seventy fam ilies, variously estim ated ra p id ly pushed forw ard to com pletion to fair, $4(u 4.25; choice to good fat at from 150 to 170 men, women and at the c itv w a terw o rk s p lan t. At the hulls, $4(it 4.25; fair to good, $3.50(i14; children, w ere drow ned through the re a r o f th e pum ping sta tio n and be sinking in to the sea of th e ir ialand side the filte r p lan t excavation is being common, $2.60(a3.50; good choice light calves, $7di7.50; fair to good, $6.5061 home. m ade fo r th e erection of a build in g The island, in th e cen ter of th e Ilo 20x20 feet fn dim ensions for housing 7; good to choice heavy calves, $5.2561 Patigo lagoon in S alvador, disappeared th e c e n trifu g a l pum p, which will draw 6; fair to good, $4.7S((f5.25; common, a fte r a series of e arth q u ak e shocks th e w a ter from th e riv e r w hile th e en $3.75614.75; good to choice stags, and slid into the d epths of the-lagoon, gines o f the b ig p lan t p erform the $4.50615; fair to good. $4614.50. c arry in g w ith it n early all th e inhabi function o f filte rin g . Hogs — Choice. $7.75618; good to B allin g er In q u iry (13.844. W ashington. — T he B allinger Pinchot congressional in v estig a tio n cost the country e x ac tly $13.944, according to a report filed by th e se c re tary of th e sen ate. The expense for stenographers was $5.701. T he costliest w itness was H enry K. Love, who cam e from F a ir banks, A laska. His fees and m ileage cost the e o untry $531. THE QUICKENING H illm an P repare* to Boost. H illm an.—T he tow n o f H illm an, sit uated in the h e art o f the D eschutes val lev. C rook eounty, h ss o rg a n ised a com m ercial club, electin g V II. E llio tt, p re sid en t: W R. D avidson, vice presi d e n t; E. A. C leland, se c re tary and trea su re r. An o rg an izatio n o f th is sort speak- well fo r a tow n ju st s ta rtin g in » new country. choice, $7.50((17.75. Sheep—Yearling wethers, grain fed, $4.75(fi5; old, grain fed. $4.25614.50; choice ewe*, grain fed. 8.756 i 4; good to choice, grain fed. $3.25613.75; feed er*. $2.25(ii 3; choice lambs, grain fed, $5.75616; good to choice, grain fed, $5.756.16; poor lamb*. $4.95615. Hay fext-vheep and lamb* 50c tower than grain fed T h ere w as a sh a rp c risis to th s fore in the old log-house office a t th e f u r nace. C aleb Gordon, h a g g ard and trem ulous, sa t a t one end of the tr e s tle -b o ard w hich served a s a table, w ith N orm an a t his elbow ; a n d flanking him on e ith e r side w ere the tw o F a r leys, D yckm an, T rew h ltt, a ctin g g e n eral counsel for the com pany In the F a rley In tere st, and H a n c h e tt, re p re se n tin g the Gordons. H aving a rra n g e d th e p re lim in a rie s to his e n tire sa tisfac tio n . Colonel D ux- bury had s tru c k tru e a n d hard. T he pipe foundry m ig h t be ta k e n Into th s p a re n t com pany a t a c e rta in nom inal figure payable In a new Issue of C hla- w assee L im ited stock, or th ree several th in g s w ere due to h a p p en sim u lta n e ously: th e fu rn ac e would be s h u t down Indefinitely "for re p a irs,” th u s c u ttln 0 off the Iron supply and m ak in g a r u in ous fo rfsltu re of pipe c o n tra c ts In e v it able: su it would be b ro u g h t to recover d a m a g es for the alleged m ism a n a g e m en t of C hlaw assee C onsolidated d u r ing the absence of th e m a jo rity sto c k holders; a n d th e v alid ity of the pipe- pit p a te n ts would be co n te sted in the courts. T h is w as the u ltim atu m . T he o ne-sided b a ttle had been fought to a finish. H a n ch e tt, hew ing a w ay In the dark, had m ade every double and tu rn th a t keen legal acum en and a sh a rp w it could su g g e st to gain tim e. B ut Mr. F a rley w as inexorable. T h s business m u st be concluded a t the p re sen t s ittin g ; oth erw ise th e p ap ers In the tw o suits, w hich w ere a lre ad y prepared, w ould be filed before noon. H a n c h e tt took his p rin cip al Into the lab o ra to ry for a p riv a te word. “It’s for you to decide. Mr. G ordon," he said. "If you w an t to follow them Into th e court, w s’ll do the b est we can. B ut as a frien d 1 c a n 't ad v ise you to tak e th a t course." "If we w ould only m ake out to find out w h a t T om ’s holding* over ’e m !” groaned Caleb, helplessly. "Y es; b u t we can ’t.” said the law yer. "And w h a tev e r It m ay b * th ey a re e v i dently not a fra id of 1L" "W e'll n ev er see a dollar'* dividend out o' the stock. C ap’n H a n ch e tt. I m ig h t a s well give ’em the foundry free and clear.” T h a t ’» the chance you t a k e ,' of course. B ut on the o th er hand, th ey can force you to the wall In a m onth a n d m ake you lose e v ery th in g you have. I've been over the books w ith N orm an: If you can’t fill y o u r pipe c o n tra o ta th e fo rfe itu re s will ru in you. And you can ’t fill them unless you can h ave Chlaw aaee* Iron, a n d a t th e p re s e n t p rlc a " T he old Iro n -m a ste r led the way back to the room of doom a n d took his place a t th e end of the tre s tle -b o a rd table. "Give m e the p apers," he said, gloom ily; a n d the F a rle y ’s a tto rn e y passed them a c ro s a w ith his fo u n tain -p en . T h ere wa* a p u rrin g of w heels In the a ir and th e sta c c a to c la tte r of a h o rse’s hoofs on the h a rd m etalin g of the pike. V incent F arley roe* q u ietly In his place and tip to ed to the door. He w as in th s a c t of sn a p p in g the catch of the sp rin g -la tc h , when th e door flew In w ard and he fell back w ith a sm o th e r ed exclam ation. T hereupon they all looked up. Caleb, the trem ulous, w ith the pen still su sp en d sd over the s ig n a ture* upon w hich th e Ink wa* still wet. Tom w as sta n d in g In the doorw ay, d eath ly tic k and cllngtng to the Jam b for s u p p o r t In p u ttin g on his h a t he had slipped the bandages, a n the wound wa* bleeding afresh . D yckm an yelped Ilk* a strick e n dog. o v e rtu rn in g hie c h air aa he leaped up and backed aw ay Into a corner. Only Mr. D uxbury F arley and hie a tto rn e y w ere wholly unm oved. T he law yer had taken his fo u n ta in -p e n from C aleb’s sh a k in g fin ger* e n d w as carefully recapping It; and Mr. F a rley w as pocketing the a g re e m e n t by the term s of w hich the firm of G ordon A G ordon had ceased to e x is t Tom lurch ed Into the room end threw him self feebly on tho prom oter, end V incent m ad* a s tf he would come b e tween. But th ere w as no need for ln- tenrentlon. D uxbury F a rley had only to step a e ld * and Tom fell heavily, clu tc h in g the a ir a s he w ent down. Tho d u sty offloe w hich had once been his m o th e r's setting-room w as cleared of all sa v e hie ra th e r w hen Tom r e covered c o n s c io u s n e s s and e at up, w ith C aleb’s a r m to h e lp " T h e ra now. B uddy; you o rtn ’t to tried t* g e t s p and M ens dow n h e r* .' said the fath er, soothingly. B ut Twm’s blood wa* on I r a • Tell m o!” h o rawed: "have thoy got tho foundry aw ay from you?” C aleb n o d d ed gravely "B ut don’t yon sslnd n o n e a b o u t t h a t eon. W h et f r a s w e a tin ’ a b o u t a o w la th o d s you’re (» * Tom stru g g led to his feet, to tte rin g . "I’ll c u t the h e a rt out of these de m ons th a t have robbed you. Give mo the pistol from th a t draw er, a n d drive me down to the sta tio n before th e ir tra in comes. I’ll do it. I ’ll do It now !" B ut w hen old Longfellow , Jigging v e rtica lly betw een the buggy shaft«, picked his w ay out of tho fu rn ac e yard, he w as p e rm itte d to tu rn of his own accord in the hom ew ard d irec tio n ; and an h our la te r the sick m an w as back in bed, w ith In siste n t calls for A rdea. And th is tim e M iss D abney did not com a C H A P T E R XXIV. R id in g up the pike one su n -s h o t a f ternoon In the golden S eptem ber, Tom saw A rdea e n te rin g the open door of the M orw enstow ohurch-copy, drew rein, flung him self ouj of th e saddle a n d follow ed hsr. She saw him and sto p p ed In the vestibule, q u a k in g a l i t tle as she felt she m ust a lw ay s quake u n til th e Im p assab le chasm of weldoclt w ith a n o th e r should bs safely opened b etw een them . " J u s t a m om ent,” he said, ab ru p tly . "T h ere w as a tim e w hen I said I would sp a re V incent F a rle y a n d his kin for y our sake. T h a t w as a y e a r ago. T h in g s have changed since th e n ; I h ave changed. W hen m y fa th e r Is b u r led, I shall do m y b est to fill the m o u rn ers’ c a rria g e s w ith those who h av e killed him ." "H ow Is y our fa th e r to -d a y ? " she asked, not d a rin g to tr u s t speech o th erw ise. "H e Is th e sam e a s he w as y e s te r day and th e day before; the sam e as ha will a lw a y s be from th is on- a broken m an." “You will strik e b a ck ? ” She said it w ith infinite sa d n e ss in h e r voice and an u p c astin g of eyes th a t w ere sw im m ing. “I don’t questio n y o u r r ig h t— b u t I p ity you. T he blow m ay be Just, I don’t know —y et it will fall harde.it on you In th e end, Tom .” H is sm ile w as alm o st boyish In Its fra n k anger. B u t th e re w as a m an ’s sn e e r in his words. “E xcuse m e; I forgot for the m o m en t th a t we a re In a church. B u t I am tak in g consequences, th ese days-’’ S he looked out from the cool, d a rk refuge of th e vestibule w hen he m o u n t ed a n d rode on, and h e r h e a rt w as full. It w as m adness, vind ictiv e m ad n ess a n d fell anger. B u t It w as a gen ero u s w ra th , larg e and m an -llk e. It w as not to be a blow In the d a rk or In the back, a s som e m en s tru c k ; a n d he would not strik e w ith o u t first giving her w arning. A rdea had been c ro s s - q u estio n in g J a p h e th a b o u t th e a ssa u lt a t the W oodlaw n g a te s—to h e r own h u rt. Ja p h e th had evaded a s he could, b u t she had guessed w hat he w as k e e p ing back—th e Identity of the tw o fo o t p a d s blackened to look like negroes. It w as a w eary world, and life h a d lost m uch th a t had m ade It w orth living. Tom w as deep In a n Inventive trance, w ith v engeance for th e p rize to be won, a n d for the m eans to th e end, Iro n w orks and pipe p la n ts a n d fo rg in g s— especially the forging of one p a rtic u la r th u n d erb o lt w hich should s h a tte r the F a rle y fo rtu n e s beyond rep air. W hen th is bolt w as finally h am m ered Into shape he had a n h o u r’s Interview w ith M ajor D abney, a n d took a tra in for N ew York. A tele g ra m from N orm an, begging him to com e back to S outh T re d e g a r a t speed, overtook him. F o r th ree days a g en tlem an w ith shrew d eyes a n d a h a rd -b itte d Jaw, re g iste rin g a t the M arlboro a s "A. D raco tt, New Y ork." h a d been sh u t up w ith Mr. D uxbury F a rley In th e m ost p riv a te of the com pan y 's offices In the Coosa Building, and on the fo u rth day N orm an had m ade sh ift to find out th is g e n tle m a n 's business. W hereupon th e w ire to Tom. H e c au g h t a slow tra in back, a n d w as m et a t a sta tio n ten m iles out of town by his en erg e tic e x -lie u te n a n t. "O f course. I d idn’t dare to don a n y th in g m ore th a n give him a h in t,” was tho conclusion of N o rm a n 's exciting re p o rt ”1 d id n 't know b u t he m ight give us aw ay to Colonel D uxbury. So, w ithout tellin g him m uch of an y th in g , I got him to a g ree to m eet you a t his room s in th e M arlboro to -n ig h t a fte r dinner. T hen I w as sc ared for fea,- my w ire to you would m iss.” "You a re a w hite m an, Fred, and a frien d to tie to,” said T om ; w hich was m ore th an he had ever said to N o r m an by w ay of p ra ise In the d a y s of m a s te r a n d m an. T hen, a s the tra in w as slow ing Into the South T red e g ar sta tio n : "If th is th in g w ins out, you’ll come In for so m eth in g bigger th an yo i had w ith G ordon & G ordon; you can bet on th a t." It w as o rd ain ed th a t G ordon should a n tic ip a te his a p p o in tm e n t by m eeting his m an a t th e d in n e r-ta b le In the M arlboro cafe; and It w as accid en t or design, a s you like to believe, th a t D yckm an should be s ittin g tw o tables aw ay, choking over his food and lis te n ing only by the road of the eye, since he w as u n h a p p ily o u t of e a r range. W hen th e tw o passed out to the e le v a tor, the bookkeeper rose h a stily and m ade for th e n e a re st telephone. This, a t least, w as not accidental. T he conference In S u ite 32 laste d u n til n early m idnight, w ith D yckm an p ainfully shadow ing the c o rrid o r and sw eatin g like a fu rn ac e laborer, though the nig h t w as m ore th a n a u tu m n cool. T he door w as thick, the tran so m was closed, and th e keyhole com m anded n o th in g but a sq u a re of blan k wall o p posite In th e e le c tric -lig h te d sittin g room of the suite. H ence the book k eep er could only g uess w h a t we m ay know. "You h ave let In a flood of lig h t >n Mr. F a rle y 's proposition, Mr. G ordon.” said the re p re se n ta tiv e of A m erican A queduct, w hen the ground bad been th oroughly gone over. "I don’t m ild telling you now th a t he m ade hie first c s rtu re s to us on his a rriv a l from E u rope giving us to u n d e rsta n d th a t he owned or controlled th e p lp e -m a k lig p lan ts ab solutely." "A t th a t tim e he controlled nothing, as I have explained,” said Tom. " ro t even his m a jo rity stock In C hlaw assee C onsolidated. Of course, he resurp.-d control as soon a s h* re ac h ed h o n e , a n d his next m ove w as to h ave *ne quietly san d b ag g ed w hile he froae my fa th e r out. B ut fa th e r did no: tra n s fe r the p a te n t* ' for the sim ple reason th a t he couldn't. T hey a re m> personal proparty, m ade over to me bsfe re the firm of G ordon A Gordon cam * Into *x- lotonca* T o u a re th e m an w e ll h ave to do buelne*« w ith. Mr. Gordon. A re you [ q uite su re of y our legal s ta tu s In th s case?" "I have good advice. H a n ch e tt. 1 Goodloe and T ryson. R ichm ond B uild ing. a re my a tto rn e y * T hey will put you In the way of finding out a n y th in g you'd like to know .” ’’As I have said. I'm here to do busl- n e s a W e don’t need the plan t. Will you sell us y o u r p a te n ts ? ” "Yea; on one condition.” " T h a t you first p u t us out of busl- n e a a You’ll h ave to sm a sh C hlaw assee L im ited p a in sta k in g ly and p e rm an en tly before you can buy m y h oldings.” T he sh re w d -e y ed g en tle m a n who had unified p ra ctic a lly all of the pipe fo u n d ries In the U nited S ta te s sm iled a gentle negative. ’ T h a t would be ra th e r out of our line. If Mr. F a rley ow ned the p a te n t* and w as disposed to fight u s—aa. In deed. he Is not— we m ight try to c o n vince him. B ut we a re not out t of vengeance— a n o th e r m an ’s vengeance, at th a t” "V ery well, th en ; you won’t g e t w h a t you've com e a fte r. T he p a te n ts go w ith the plan t. You c a n 't have one w ith o u t the o th e r.” said Tom. eying his opponent th ro u g h h a lf-closed lids. "B u t we can buy the p lan t to -m o r row, a t a very reasonable figure. F a r ley is a n x io u s enough to com e in out of the w et.” "E xcuse me. Mr. D racott. but you c an ’t buy the p lan t a t any price.” "E h ? W hy can ’t w e?” "B ecause the m a jo rity of the stock will vote to fight you to a s ta n d s till" "B ut, m y d e a r sir! Mr. F a rley c o n tro ls 65 p e r cen t of the sto c k !” "T h a t Is w here you w ere Ued to or* m ore tim e." said Tom. w ith g re a t cool ness. “T h e c ap ita l stock of C .ilaw as- see L im ited Is divided into one th o u sa n d sh a res, a ll d istrib u te d . My f a th e r holds th re e hu n d red and fifty sh a re s ; Mr. F a rley and his son to g e th er own four hundred and fifty; and the re m a in in g tw o hu n d red a re held lu tr u s t for M iss A rdea Dabney, to be come h e r p ro p e rty In fee sim ple when she m arries. P en d in g her m arriage, w hich Is c u rre n tly supposed to be n ear a t hand, the voting pow er of th ese two h u n d re d sh a re s resides In M iss D ab n e y ’s g ra n d fa th e r, and my fa th e r holds his proxy T h is w as th e th u n d erb o lt Tom had been fo rg in g d u rin g those q u iet days sp en t on the m o u n ta in side; and there w as a n o th e r pause while one m ight c ount ten. A fte r w hich the m an from New York spoke his m ind freely. “Y our row with th ese people m u st be p re tty b itte r. Mr. Gordon. .\r e you w illing to see your fa th e r a n d these D abneys go by the bo ard for the sake of b re ak in g the p re sid en t a n d his son?” "I know w h at 1 am doing.” w as th e q u iet reply. "N eith e r my fa th e r nor M iss D abney will lose a n y th in g th a t 's w o rth keeping." “H ave you figured th a t out, too? T he field Is too sm all for you down here, Mr. G ordon— m uch too stnalL You should com e to New York." “You will fight u s? ” he asked. T he s h o rt-c lrc u lte r of c o rp o ra tio n s laughed. ’’W e’ll p u t you out of b usiness. If you in sist on It. A n y th in g to oblige.” ’’You h ave it to do, Mr. D racott. On th e day you have ham m ered C h la w a s see L im ited down to a dead p ro p o si tion, you can have my p pe p a te n t* If you will m eet m e at the office of H a n c h e tt, Goodloe & T ryson to -m o r row m orning a t 10 o’clock, we will put :t in w ritin g ." G o o d -tJg n t '* (T o be continued ! F IR S T D A IL Y N E W S P A P E R . The C o u ru n t Started lu L o n d o n V e n n A g o by a W o m an . 200 A w om an pub lish ed the first d a lly n e w sp a p er in th e w orld. I t w as called th e C o u ra n t a n d m ade Us first a p p e a r an ce in L ondon on M arch 11, 1702. Be fo re th a t tim e th e new s h a d been dis pensed w eekly, or, in a few cases of very p ro g ressiv e e d ito rs, sem i-w eekly. I t w as said th a t it w as issued by “ E. M allet, a g a in s t th e D itch a t F le et B rid g e.” B e h in d / th a t n o n-com m ittal " E ” w as “E liz a b e th .” It w as th e im a g in a tio n of a w om an th a t first con ceived th e id ea th a t m an w ould w a n t to h a v e th e new s every m o rn in g w ith h is b re a k fa st, a n d w ith the c h a ra c te r istic im p u lsiv e n ess of h e r sex she put th e id ea in to o p e ratio n . T he C o u ra n t c o n ta in e d only tw o colum ns, b u t th ey w ere devoted e n tire ly to new s. F o r c e n tu rie s a sin g le copy of a b u lle tin h a s been posted on th e w alls of th e ro y al palace In C hina, sa y s A d v e rtis in g a n d S elling, b u t th a t c a n n o t be called a new sp ap er, a n d th e re w as once a s o rt of d a ily m a rk e t re p o rt in G e rm an y ; b u t it laste d only a few days. T he C o u ra n t’s tw o co lu m n s w ere p rin te d on only one side of th e sheet a n d c o n ta in e d such item s as th e fol low ing: ’’ 'T is believed th a t th e e a rl of P o rt lan d is by th is tim e a t P a iis .” “ H ere Is ta lk as if 900.000 p isto ls w ere tra n s m itte d h ith e r from F ra n c e for b rib in g som e p erso n s to fav o r th e d e sig n s of th a t cro w n .” T h ere w ere no p ic tu re s n o r a d v er tise m e n ts. T h e C o u ra n t lived se v e ra l y e ars, a n d sin ce its a p p ea ran c e th e w orld has n e v er been » ith e u t a d a lly n e w sp a p er. A copy, th e v ery first issue, in fact. Is p re serv e d in th e B rit ish M useum . E liz ab e th M allet had a sty le and a m ind of h e r own. a s Is ap p a re n t from th e follow ing p a ra g ra p h from th a t first issue: "T h e C o u ra n t (a s th e title sh o w s) w ill be pu b lish ed d a ily , belug designed to give all th e m a te ria l ne s a s soon a s ev ery post a rriv e s, and 13 confined to h a lf th e com pass to save th e public a t le a st h a lf th e im p e rtin e n c e s of o r d in a ry n e w sp a p ers.” She also prom ise* th a t th e e d ito r w ill not “ta k e upon h im self to give any com m ents o r c o n je c to is of hi* ow n, b u t w ill re la te only m a tte r of facts, su p p o sin g th e o th e r people to have sense enough to m ake reflections for th em se lv es.” T ibetan Penal Code. T i e T ib e ta n penal code is c u rio u a M urder Is p u n ish e d w ith a fine, vary ing a cc o rd in g to th e im p o rta n ce of th* s la in ; th e ft by a fine of seven to one h u n d re d tim e s th e value of th e a rtic le stolen. H ere, again, th e flue depends on th e social im p o rta n ce of th e p e r* jn froth whom th e th e ft has been com m itted . T he h a rb o re r of a th ie f Is looked upon as a w orse c rim in a l th a n th e th ie f h im self. O rdeals by Are and by bolUng w a te r a re still used as proofs of Innocence o r guilt, e x ac tly aa w as th e custom In E urope In th e m'.fr d ie ages And it the lam as n ev er In flict d e a th th ey a re adept* a t to r tu r * She S till Lectu res. Mr. TU*— Y our w ife used to lec to r* before sh e was m arried . Hex she giv en it up now? Mr. M ills — Well —*r—yes— th a t 1 a in public.