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.
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FR A N C IS LY N D E
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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 .
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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 .
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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.