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F IG H T IN G F irst JU A R E Z. Encounter Results in Nothing But Harm less Exhibition. El P aso , F eb. 8.— T h e first b a ttle of J u a re z b e tw ee n fe d era l tro o p s a n d in s u rre c tio n is ts w as e x h ib ited h e re to d ay . " E x h ib ite d ” is th e p ro p e r w ord, fo r no one w as h u rt on e ith e i side, a n d th e “e x h ib itio n ” w as view ed by a th o u sa n d o r m o re E l P a so a n s, w ho lin e d th e b a n k of th e Rio G ra n d e on th e A m e ric an side, ab o u t th re e m ile s w e st of th is city. T h e e x c h a n g e of m issile s occupied a b o u t 15 m in u te s, d u rin g w hieh a b o u t 200 sh o ts w e re fired. A c co rd in g to P a sc u a l O rozco, le a d e r o f th e ln s u rre c to s , h is m en fired o nly 50 of th e s e . H e d e c la re d th a t th e fed- e ra ls g o t a w ay so fa s t th a t th e y w ere o u t of ra n g e be fo re m o re could be fired a t th em . T o n ig h t th e fe d e ra ls a re beh in d th e w a lls of th e c a th e d ra l of G uade loupe, th e b a rra c k s a n d th e b u llrin g of J u a re z , a c ro ss th e riv e r from h ere. O rozco re m a in s In p o ssessio n of th e p o sitio n w hich h e occu p ied a t noon a n d held a g a in s t th e fe d e ra l ad v ance. H e d e c la re d In a n in te rv ie w w ith th e A sso c ia ted P re s s cor re s p o n d e n t th a t h e firm ly In te n d s to a tta c k Ju a re z , b u t t h a t he a w a ite d th e a r riv a l of G e n e ra l B lanco w ith 350 m en. H e sa id t h a t h e looked fo r th e l a tte r a t a n y m om ent. O ro z co ’s p re s e n t fo rce in th e v ic in ity of J u a re z n u m b e rs u n d e r 600 m en — p ro b a b ly 550. Of th e s e , 320 w e re w ith him in th e sk irm is h th is a fte rn o o n . T h e fe d e ra l force, by a c tu a l c o u n t, n u m b e re d 184— 100 foot so ld ie rs a n d 84 m o u n te d in fa n try . T h ey to o k w ith th e m no a rtille ry a n d O rozco h a s none. O rozco q u it th e ra n c h d u rin g th e fo ren o o n a n d by m o ving th ro u g h th e d e ep a rro y o s w hich s c a r th e d e s e rt e v e ry w h e re , re a c h e d a new p o sitio n on th e h ills a lo n g th e riv e r a c ro ss from th e sm e lte r. H e re th e c o r re s p o n d e n ts w ho h a d been o n h is tra il s in c e d a y b re a k d isc o v ere d him . H e c a rrie d a rifle , lik e h is m en. H e a n sw e re d q u e stio n s o nly a fte r d e lib e ra tio n a n d o fte n evasiv ely . H e w a s of no m in d to b e tra y h is plans. H e b o rro w e d som e in k fo r h is fo u n ta in pen a n d also a w ritin g ta b le t. H e e x p re sse d a w ish to v isit E l P a s o to g e t a “sq u a re m ea l.” " l i e d ” D a n M aitlan d, on r ea c h in g Ida N a w York b a ch elo r club, m et an a tt r a c tiv e y o u n g w o m a n a t th e door. J a n ito r O 'H a g a n aeaured him no one had been w ith in th a t day. D a n dlacovered a worn- an 'a Unger prints in duat on hla deak, a lo n g w ith a le tte r from hla a tto rn ey . M a itla n d din ed w ith Ila n n erm a n . hla a t to r n e y . D a n eet o u t for G re e n fie ld s, to g e t hla fa m ily Jew els. Durintf hla w alk to th e co u n try aeat, he m et th e y o u n g w o m a n In g ra y , w hom he had s e e n le a v in g hla bach elors' club. H e r a u to had b ro k en dow n. C H A P T E R II.—C o n tin u e d . * H e r su p e rb c o m p o su re claim ed his a d m ira tio n . A bsolutely Ig n o ran t th o u g h sh e had b een of his proxim ity, t h e voice from o u t of th e sk ie s e v i d e n tly a la rm e d h e r n o t a t all. Still b e n d in g o v e r th e lifte d foot, sh e tu rn ed h e r head slow ly a n d looked u p ; and " O h !” said a sm a ll voice, tin g e d w ith re lie f. And coolly k n o ttin g th e laces a g a in , sh e s a t up. "I d id n ’t h e a r you, you know .” “ N o r I see you,” M aitland su p p le m e n te d , u n b lu sh tn g ly , “ until a m om ent ago. I—e r— can I be of a s s is ta n c e ? ” "C a n ’t you?” “ Id io t!” said M aitland, severely, b o th to a n d of him self. A loud: ”1 th in k l c a n .” "I hope so’’—dou b tfu lly . “ I t ’s very u n fo rtu n a te . I . . . w as ru n n in g r a th e r fa st, I sup p o se, and d id n 't see t h e slope u n til too late. N ow ,” o p e n in g h e r h a n d s In a g e s tu re Ingenuously c h a rm in g w ith its su g g e stio n of help le s s n e s s and d e p en d en ce, “I don 't k n o w w h a t can be th e m a tte r w ith th e m a c h in e .” "I'm com ing dow n,” a nnounced M a itla n d briefly. “ W a lt.” " T h a n k you, I sh a ll.” S h e laughed, a n d M aitland could h a v e b lu sh ed for b is In a n ity ; happily h e h a d a ctio n to cloak his e m b a rra s s m e n t. In a tw in k lin g he w as a t the w a te r ’s edge, p a u sin g th e re to liste n , w ith a d m ira b le docility, to h e r p la in tiv e o b jec tio n : " B u t you'll g e t w et a n d — and ru in y o u r th in g s. I c a n 't a a k th a t of you." H e ch u ck led , by w ay of rep ly , sla p p in g g a lla n tly In to th e sh a llo w s and c o u rag e o u sly w ad in g o u t to th e sid e of th e c ar. W h ere u p o n h e w as a d v ised In to n e s of flu tte re d In d ig n atio n : "Y ou sim ply w o u ld n ’t lis te n to m e! A nd I w a rn ed you! Now y o u ’re so a k in g w e t a n d will c e rta in ly c a tc h your d e a th of cold, a n d —a n d w h at c an I do? T ru ly , I am so rry .” H e re th e y oung m an lo st tra c k of h e r re m a rk . H e w as looking up Into t h e shadow of th e m o to rin g cap, d is c o v e rin g th in g s ; fo r th e shadow w as s e t a t n a u g h t by th e m oon lu s te r th a t, re fle cte d from th e su rfa c e of th e s tre a m . In v e sted w ith a g e n tle and g la m o ro u s ra d ia n c e th e face th a t b e n t a b o v e him . A nd he c a u g h t a t his b re a th sh a rp ly , d ire s t fe a rs confirm ed: S h e w as p re tty In d eed —perilo u sly p re tty . T h e Arm, re so lu te c h in , the se n sitiv e , sw ee t lin e of s c a rle t lips, t h e s tra ig h t little nose, th e b ro w s d el ic a te ly a rch e d , th e larg e, a le rt, taw n y e y e s w ith th e d a n g e ro u s sw e e t sh a d o w s b e n ea th , th e g lin t a s of raw cop p e r w h e re h e r h a ir c a u g h t th e lig h t— M a itla n d a p p re c ia te d th em a ll fa r too w e ll; a n d c lu tc h ed n e rv o u sly th o rail o f th e se a t, try in g to ste a d y him self, to re-collect his ro u te d w its and c o n s id e r se n sib ly th a t It all w as due to th e m agic of th e m oon, bellk o ; the w itc h e ry of th is a p p a ritio n th a t looked d o w n Into hla e y e s so grav ely . "O f c o u rse,” h e m um bled, “It's too b e a u tifu l to e n d u re. O f c o u rse It will a ll fade, v a n ish u tte rly !u th o cold lig h t of d a y .” A bove him , p e rp le x ed b row s g a th e re d om inously. "I beg p a rd o n ? ” " I—e r —y es,” he stu m m e re d a t ra n dom . "Y ou— e r— w hat ?” P o sitiv ely , sh e w as lau g h in g a t him ! H e, M aitland th e e x q u isite , Mad M ait la n d th e Im p ertu rb ab le , w as bein g lau g h e d a t by a m ere child, a girl sc a rc e ly out of h e r tee n s. H e glanced u p w a rd , c au g h t h e r eye n gleam w ith m e rrim e n t, and looked aw ay w ith m u c h vain dignity. ”1 w as sa y in g ,” he m a n u fa ctu re d , “ th a t I did n o t m ind th e w e ttin g In th e lea st. I'm happy to be of se rv ic e .” "Y ou w e re n 't sa y in g a n y th in g of th e s o r t,” sh e c o n tra d ic te d , calm ly. "H o w e v e r—” S he pau sed slgnlflcantly. M aitland e x p erien c e d an In s ta n ta n e o u s se n sa tlo u a s of fu rtiv e guilt, decidedly th e re v e rse of com fo rtab le. H e shuffled u n easily . T h e re w as a b rie f silence, on h e r p a rt e x p e c ta n t, o n his, blank. Ills m e n ta l a ttitu d e re m a in e d h o p e le ss: fo r som e m y sterio u s re a so n his n o n c h alan c e hnd d e se rte d h im In th e h o u r of his a u p e rm e s t n e e d : not In all his e x p erien c e did lie re m e m b e r a n y th in g like th is— a s a w k w ard . T h e riv e r p u rled Indifferently nbout h is c a lv e s: a v a g ra n t b reeze d istu rb e d th e tr e e tops and died of s h e e r la s si tu d e ; T im e plodded on w ith m ea su re d s trid e . T h en , a b ru p tly , full-w inged In sp ira tio n w as bo rn out of th e c h ao s o f bis m ind. L iste n in g In te n tly , he g la n c e d w ith c o v ert suspicion a t th e b rid g e : It proved u n te n a n te d . Inoffen s iv e of m ien : n o r a ro se th e re any so u n d of hoof o r w heel upon th e h ig h w ay. A gain he looked up a t th e g irl: a n d found h e r In th o u g h tfu l mood, frow ning, re g a rd in g him ste a d ily be- n e a lh level brow s. H e assu m ed a d isa rm in g lev ity of d e m e a n o r, sm ilin g w lnnlngly. " T h e re 's o n ly one w ay," he su g g e ste d n o t loo A rch ly —a n d e x te n d e d h is a rm s. " In d e e d ? ” S he c o n sid ere d him w ith p a rd o n a b le dub iety . In s ta n tly hla p u rp o se b e ca m e a s a d a m a n t. "I m u st c a rry you. It’s th e only w a y .” “Oh, Indeed no! I—c o u ld n 't Im pose a iio a you. I'm —very h eav y , you k n o w —” "N ev e r m ind," firm ly In siste n t. "You aaa't sta y h e re all n ight, of c o u rse." AT He Began to W ade Cautioi/aly Shorew ard. " B u t a re you s u re ? " (S h e w as y ield ing! ) "I d o n 't like to— ” H e Bhook his head, c are fu l to re s tra in th e tw itc h in g c o rn e rs of h is lips. “It will ta k e b u t a m o m en t,” h e urged, g ra v ely . “ And I'll be q u ite c a re fu l.” “ W ell— ” S h e p e rce iv e d th a t, If not rig h t, he w as stu b b o rn : a n d w ith a fi nal sm a ll g e stu re of d e p rec atio n , w eakly su rre n d e re d . " I ’m so rry to be such a n u isa n c e ,” sh e m u rm u re d , r i s ing and g a th e rin g s k ir ts ab o u t her. M aitland sto u tly d en ied th e h ideous In sin u a tio n . “I am only too glad — ” S h e b a la n ce d h e rs e lf lig h tly upon th e ste p . H e m oved n e a re r and a s su re d h im self of a Arm foothold on th e pebbly riv e r bod. S he sa n k g ra ce fu lly Into his a rm s, pro v in g a c o n sid era b le b u rd e n — w e ig h tie r, In fact, th a n he h a d a n tic ip a te ^ . H e w as so m e w h a t sta g g e re d ; It seem ed th a t he e m b ra ce d c o u n tle ss y a rd s of ruffles and th in g s b a lla ste d w ith ( a t a sh re w d gu e ss) lead H e sw ayed. T h en , re co v e rin g his equ ilib riu m , he In c au tio u sly g lanced In to h e r eyes. And lo st It a g ain , c om pletely. "1 w as m is ta k e n ,” h e told h im se lf; " d a y lig h t will but en h n n ee — ” S h e held h e rse lf c o n sid e ra te ly still, p e rh a p s w o n d erin g why h e m ad e no m ove. P e rh a p s o th e rw is e ; th e re is re aso n to believe th a t sh e m ay h av e su sp e c te d — bein g a w om an. A t le n g th : "Is th e re a n y th in g I can do," sh e Inquired, m eekly, "to m ako It e a s ie r fo r you?" "I'm a fra id ." h e rep lied , a ttitu d e apolo g etic, " th a t I m u st a sk you to put y our a rm a ro u n d m y ne— m y sh o u l d ers. It would be m o re n a tu ra l.” "O h.” T h o m o n o sy llab le w as heav y w ith m e a n in g — w ith a n y o n e of a dozen m ea n in g s, In tru th . M aitland d e b a te d th e m ost obvious. Did sh e conceive he hnd In sin u a te d th a t It w as his h a b it to fe rry a rm fu ls of a ttra c tiv e fe m in in i ty o v e r rocky fords by th e lig h t of a m id n ig h t m oon? No m a tte r. W hile h e th o u g h t It ou t. sh e w as c o n se n tin g . P re se n tly a sle n d e r a rm w as p a sse d ro u n d his neck. H a v in g a w a ite d only th a t, he hegnn to w ade cau tio u sly sh o re w a rd s. th e d is ta n c e lessen ed p e rce p tib ly , but he c o n te m p la te d th e d e c re a sin g In te r val w ith o u t Joy, for all th a t sh e w as of a n a p p re c ia b le w eight. F o r all b u r d e n s th e r e a re c o m p e n sa tio n s. U nco n scio u sly , In e v itab ly , h e r head sa n k to w a rd hts sh o u ld e r; he w as a w a re of h e r b re a th , fra g ra n t and w arm , upon his ch ee k . . . . H e sto p p ed a b ru p tly , cold c h ills ru n n in g up a n d dow n his b a c k ; h e g ritte d h is te e th ; h e sh u d d e red percep tib ly . " W h a t Is tho m a tte r? " sh e de m an d ed , d eeply c o n ce rn ed , b u t at p ain s n o t to stir. M aitland m ade a s tra n g e n o ise w ith h is to n g u e behind c len ch ed tee th . " U rrrrg h ," h e said d istin c tly . S he lifte d h e r hend, s ta rtle d ; re lie f follow ed. In ten se nnd In sta n ta n eo u s. "I'm so rry ,” h e m u tte re d , hum bly, face aflam e, "b u t you . . . tic k led ." " I 'm —so —s o rry !" sh e gasped, vio le n tly a g ita te d . And laughed a low. a lm o st a sile n t, little laugh, a s w ith d eft A ngers sh e tu c k e d aw ay th e e r ra n t lock of hair. " A s s !” M aitland told him self, fierc e ly, s trid in g forw ard. In a n o th e r m om ent th ey w ere on dry land. T h e girl slipped from his a rm s and faced him , e y es dancing, c h e e k s c rim so n , lips a te n se , q uivering, s c a r let line. H e m et th is w ith a ru efu l sm ile. " B u t—th a n k you—b u t." sh e gasped, explosively, "It w as so fu n n y !" W ounded dig n ity m elted before h e r la u g h te r. F o r a tim e, th e re In th e m oonlight, u n d e r th e acornful re g a rd of th e d isa b le d m o to r c a r's tw in h e a d lig h ts, th e s e tw o rocked and sh rie k ed . w hile th e s ile n t n ig h t flung back d is dain fu l ech o e s of th e ir m ad lau g h te r. P e rh a p s th e in sa n e In c o n g ru ity of th e ir p e rfo rm a n c e first b e ca m e a p p a ren t to th e g irl; she, a t all ev en ts, w as th e first to co n tro l h e rse lf. M ait land subsided, ru m b lin g , w hile she dabbed a t h e r e y es w ith a w isp of lace and linen. "F o rg iv e m e,” she said, fa in tly , a t le n g th ; "I d id n ’t m ean to — " "H ow could you help It? W ho’d ex p e ct a h u lk in g b ru te lik e m y se lf to be tic k lish ? " “You a re a w fully good,” sh e c o u n te re d m ore calm ly. “ Don’t say th a t. I’m a c lu m sy lout. B u t—” H e held h e r gaze Inquiringly. “ B ut m ay I a s k —” "O h, of c o u rse —c e rta in ly ; I a m — w as—bound for G reenpolnt-on-the- S ound— ” “T en m ile s !” h e In te rru p te d . T h e c o rn e rs of h e r re d Ups drooped; h e r brow s p u c k ere d w ith dism ay. In stin c tiv e ly sh e g lan c ed to w a rd th e w ater-bound c ar. “W h a t am I to do?” sh e c rie d . “T en m iles! . . . I could n e v e r w alk It, n e v e r In th e w orld! You see, I w ent to tow n to-day to do a little shopping. As we w ere com ing h om e th e c h a u f fe u r w as a rre s te d for c a re le s s driving. H e had bum ped a d eliv ery w agon over — It w a sn 't re a lly his fau lt. I tele p h o n ed hom e for som ebody to ball him out, a n d my f a th e r said he w ould com e In. T h en I dined, re tu rn e d to th e police sta tio n and w alled. N obody cam e, I c o u ld n 't s ta y th e re all n ig h t. I 'phoned to e v erybody I knew , u n til m y m oney g ave o u t; no o n e w as In tow n. A t last, In d e sp e ra tio n , I s ta r te d hom e a lo n e .” M aitland nodded his c o m p re h en sio n . "Y o u r f a th e r— ?" he h in te d d e lic ately . "Ju d g e W e n tw o rth ,” s h e ex p la in ed , h a stily . "W e ’ve ta k e n th e G ro v e r p lace a t G re en p o ln t for th e se a so n ." "I se e "— th o u g h tfu lly . A nd th is w as th e girl w ho he had believ ed had been In his room s th a t e v en in g , In his a b se n c e! Oh, c le arly , th a t w as Im pos sible. H e r to n e ra n g w ith tru th . S he In te rru p te d his tra in of th o u g h t w ith a c ry of d e sp a ir. " W h a t will th ey th in k ! ” "I d a re sa y ,” h e v e n tu re d hopefully, "I could h ire a tea m a t so m e farm h o u se —" "B u t th e d elay ! I t's so la te a l re a d y !” U n d en iab ly la te ; one o 'clock a t th e e a rlie st. A th o u g h t lo n g e r M aitland h u n g In lack of p u rp o se, th e n w ithout a word of e x p la n a tio n tu rn e d and ag ain beg an to w ade out. " W h a t do you m ean to d o ? ” she c rie d , su rp rise d . “S e e w h a t’s th e tro u b le ,” h e called bock. "I know a bit ab o u t m otors. P e rh a p s — " “T h e n — b u t w hy—” S h e sto p p e d ; a n d M aitland fo rb o re to e n co u ra g e h e r to ro und o u t h a r q u estio n . It w as -no difficult m a tte r to supply th e m issin g w ords. W hy had h e n o t th o u g h t of In v e stig a tin g th e m o to r before In sistin g th a t he m u st c a rry h e r a sh o re ? T h e h u m ilia tin g co n v ic tio n forced Itse lf upon him th a t h e w as n o t figur ing to g re a t a d v a n ta g e in th is a d v en tu re . D istin ctly a h u m ilia tin g s e n s a tion to one w ho o rd in a rily w as by way of h a v in g a fine c o n ce it of h im self. It re q u ire s a c e rta in a m o u n t of ego tism to e n ab le one to play th e ex q u isite to o n e 's p e rso n a l s a tis fa c tio n ; M aitland h a d en jo y e d th e p o ssessio n of th a t c e rta in a m o u n t; th e re to fo re his a p p ro v al of se lf had been p a ssa b ly e n tire . Now— h e could not d e n y — th e b oor h a d shbw n up th ro u g h th e polish of th e beau. In to le ra b le - th o u g h t! “C a d !” ex claim ed M aitlan d , b itte rly . T h is all w as due to h a s ty ju m p in g a t conclu sio n s; if he had n o t ch o se n to be lie v e a young a n d c h a rm in g girl Id en tical w ith a n — a n a d v e n tu re s s, th is th in g had not h a p p en e d and he had still re ta in e d his ow n good will. F o r one lit tle m o m e n t he de sp ise d h im self h e a rti ly—o n e little m o m e n t of c le a r In sig h t in to se lf w as his. A nd fo rth w ith he beg an to m e d ita te apologies, fo rm u la tin g p h ra se s d esig n ed to p ro v e a d e P R E L IM IN A R Y W O R K B EG INS. q u a te w ith o u t so u n d in g e x a g g e ra te d a n d Insincere. National Irrig atio n Congress Estab By th is tim e h e h a d re a c h e d th e lishes Headquarters in Chicago. c ar, a n d — th ro u g h s h e e r b lu n d erin g lu ck —a t once stu m b le d upon th e se a t C hicago.—A rth u r H ooker, s e c re ta ry of tro u b le — a clogged valve In th e c a r of th e 19th N a tio n a l Irrig a tio n C on b u re te r. No se rio u s m a tte r ; w ith th e g re ss, w hich w ill h a v e its n e x t s e s a s s is ta n c e of a re p a ir k it m o re th a n sio n s in ,C h ic a g o , D e ce m b er 5 to 9, com m only co m p lete, h e h a d th e valve h a s e sta b lis h e d e x ec u tiv e offices a t 214 H o te l L a S alle, w h e re th e o r c le a r in a jiffy. g a n iz a tio n w ill m a k e its h e a d q u a rte rs N ew s of th is triu m p h h e sh o u te d to u n til a f te r th e clo se of th e c o n v en th e girl, re c e iv in g In rep ly a n “ Oh, tion. th a n k y o u !” so fe rv e n tly g ra te fu l th a t “T h e p re lim in a ry w o rk fo r th e h e fe lt m o re g u ilty th a n ever. c o m in g c o n g re ss ts w ell u n d e r w ay,” R u m in a tin g u n h ap p ily on th e end of sa id S e c re ta ry H o o k e r, “ a n d w e ex c o n te m p la te d a b a se m e n t, he w aded p e c t to begin o u r c am p aig n fo r fo r ro u n d th e c a r, sa tis fy in g h im s e lf th a t eig n d e le g a te s w ith in 30 d ay s. Dr. th e re w as n o th in g else o u t of g e ar; E. M cQ ueen G ray, of A lbuquerque, and a p p re h e n siv e ly c ra n k e d up. N. M., th e fo reig n se c re ta ry of o u r W h ereu p o n th e m o to r b eg an to hum o rg a n iz a tio n , w ho h a s been in cor- re sjio n d e n ce w ith m an y r e p re s e n ta c o n te n te d ly ; nil w as well. F lu sh e d tiv e s d u rin g th e la s t th re e o r fo u r w ith th is su c c ess, M aitlan d clim bed y e a rs, is hopeful t h a t th e fo reig n a b o a rd and op en ed th e th ro ttle a trifle. d e le g a tio n in C hicago n e x t D ecem b er T h e c a r m oved. And th en , w ith a will be la rg e r th a n e v e r before. sw ish , a g urgle, a n d a w a te ry w hoosh! "T h e b o a rd of g o v e rn o rs of th e It su rg e d fo rw ard , up, out of th e riv er, c o n g re ss, h e ad e d by R. In sin g e r, of g a lla n tly up th e slope. S p o k a n e , W ash ., is a c tiv e ly a t w ork, A t th e top th e a m a te u r c h au ffe u r a n d w ith th e a s s is ta n c e given by th e s h u t dow n th e th ro ttle a n d Jum ped C hicago b o a rd o f c o n tro l a n d o u r th e c o m in g c o n v en tio n out, tu rn in g to face th e girl. S h e was m e m b e rs by th e s te p a lm o st before h e could sh o u ld be of v ita l in te r e s t a n d in o ffer a h an d to help h e r In, a n d a s she fluence.” p au se d to re n d e r him his due m eed of S H IP S T R IK E S ; A L L S A FE. thankB, It b e cam e e v id e n t th a t sh e h a r bored little If a n y r e s e n tm e n t; eyes S team er V ictoria In Blinding Snow sh in in g , face aglow w ith g ra titu d e , H its Rocks. sh e dropped him a d roll b u t g racefu l C ordova, A lask a.— T h e ste e l s te a m c o u rte sy . "Y ou n re too g o o d !” she d e clare d sh ip V ic to ria, of th e A la sk a S te a m sh ip c o m p a n y 's flee t, w e n t on th e w ith sp irit. "H ow can I th a n k y o u ? ” ro c k s o n H in c h iu b ro o k islan d in a "Y ou m ig h t," h e su g g e ste d , looking th ic k snow sto rm T u e s d a y n ig h t. d ew n into h e r face from h is su p e rio r T h e V icto ria, w h ic h w as c a rry in g h e ig h t, “give m e a b it of a lift—Ju st a p a s s e n g e rs and fre ig h t from S e a ttle , co u p le of m iles up th e road. T hou g h ," h u n g on th e ro c k s a s h o rt tim e , th e h e su p p le m e n ted eag e rly , “ If you’d risin g tid e liftin g h e r off. A larg e re a lly p re fe r, I should be only too hole w a s c ru sh e d in h e r bow and h a p p y to d riv e th e c a r hom e for you?” sh e m ad e w a te r ra p id ly , b u t th e for w a rd b u lk h ea d h eld , and C a p ta in “ T w o m iles, did you sa y ? ” H e fan cied so m e th in g odd In h e r D avis a t o nce c ro w d ed on a ll ste a m a n d h e a d e d th e d a m a g e v e sse l fo r to n e ; b esid es, th e q u e stio n w as su p e r N u ch u ck bay, w h e re sh e a rriv e d fluous. H is e y es inform ed w ith puz sa fely . z lem en t, h e re p lie d : "W hy, y e s— th a t As soon a s th e V ic to ria s tru c k th e m uch, m o re o r less. I live— ” ro ck s, w ire le ss c a lls w ere s e n t out. “O f c o u rse,” sh e put in q uickly, "I’ll T h e s e w e re p ick e d u p by th e navy give you th e lift—only too glad. B ut w ire le ss s ta tio n h e re a n d by th e a s for y o u r ta k in g m e h om e a t th is o p e ra to r on th e s te a m s h ip B e rth a , of th e A la sk a C o a st co m p an y ’s flee t. h o u r, I c a n 't h e a r of th a t.” T h e B e rth a w as o nly te n m ile s from “ B ut— ” "B esides, w h at w ould people s a y ? ” th e V ic to ria, a n d h u rrie d a t o nce to th e im p e rile d v e s s e l's a ssista n c e . sh e c o u n te re d , o b stin a te ly . "O h, no,” sh e d e cid ed ; a n d h e fe lt th a t fro m th is d e cisio n th e r e w ould be no a p p e a l; Grain Exporters Complain. "I c o u ld n 't th in k of In te rfe rin g w ith W a s h in g to n .—K e rr, G ifford & Co. y o u r . . . a rra n g e m e n ts .” H e r ey es h e ld his for a sin g le In a n d B alfo u r, G u th rie & Co., o f P o rt s ta n t, in stin c t w ith m ischief, g lea m in g land. h a v e filed a c o m p la in t w ith th e i n te r s ta te c o m m e rc e com m ission w ith b e w ild e rin g lig h t from o u t a face a g a in s t th e O.-W. R. & N., a lle g in g schooled to g ra v ity . M aitland expe th a t t h a t co m p a n y do es n o t e x p en d rie n c e d a se n sa tio n of h a v in g g ra sp e d | su ffic ie n t m oney in fixing up c a rs a f te r and m isse d a su b tle ty of al fo r c a rry in g g ra in . U n d e r its ru le s lu sio n ; his w its, k e en a s th ey w ere, re th e O.-W. R. & N. a g re e s to exp en d coiled, baffled by h e r flnesse. A nd th e o nly $2 p e r c a r in m a k in g th e m m o re he divined th a t sh e w as p laying a v a ila b le fo r c a rg o e s of g ra in , a n d It w ith him , a s a n e x p erien c e d sw o rd s is a lle g e d in th e c o m p la in t t h a t th e re m an m ig h t play w ith an Im p e rtin e n t is fre q u e n tly m uch loss of fre ig h t in novice, th e d e n s e r his con fu sio n grew . tr a n s it. “ B ut I h a v e no a rra n g e m e n ts — ” he sta m m e re d . I T O BE C O N T IN U E D .) Roosevelt Dam Is Ready. DAILY DOINGS OF OREGON STATE LAWMAKERS AT SALEM S alem , F e b . 7.— W ith o u t a d is se n tin g v o te th e re so lu tio n c a rry in g th e p ro p o sed a m e n d m e n t fo r th e re peal of th e sin g le ta x c o u n ty o ption a m e n d m e n t p assed th e s e n a te th is a fte rn o o n . T h e s is te r re so lu tio n also p a sse d a f te r a stru g g le . T h e a m e n d m e n t c a llin g fo r th e re p ea l of th e sin g le ta x plan not only re c e iv e d u n a n im o u s fa v o r in th e se n a te , b u t w as c h am p io n ed by tw o o f th e p ro g re s siv e le a d e rs, Dim- lck a n d M cCulloch. D lm ick a ssa ile d th e sin g le ta x p lan a s a p o litica l fra u d upon th e people a n d denounced a s well, th e m en w ho p e rp e tra te d th e frau d w ith b itte r in v ec tiv e . "I te ll you th is s ta te h o u se is full o f sp ie s. You c an find th e m in e v e ry c o rn e r a n d th e y a re cam p in g on e v e ry tra il.” T h a t w as th e a lle g a tio n h u rle d to n ig h t by S e n a to r A b ra h a m before th e c o m m itte e on re v is io n o f law s, w hen d isc u ssio n w as u p on th e S ell in g bill fo r th e c re a tio n of a public e x am in er. T h e S e llin g bill p ro v id e s fo r th e a p p o in tm e n t of an e x a m in e r fo r tw o y e a rs a n d th e n th e office is to be com e e le ctiv e. T h e ta riff Issu e w as p re c ip ita te d Into th e h o u se th is m o rn in g In th e form o f a m em o rial to P re sid e n t T aft, a s k in g for a sp e c ia l sessio n of c o n g re ss to re v ise th e tariff. T h e m em o rial w as p re s e n te d by D erby of H ood R iv e r a n d P o u ts of M ult nom ah a n d w ill u n d o u b ted ly lead to a s p irite d d e b ate. G iving th e O regon A g ric u ltu ra l C ollege e v e ry c e n t i t re q u e ste d , $570,000. th e w ays a n d m e a n s com m itte e a d jo u rn e d la te to n ig h t w ith o u t a cc o m p lish in g a n y g re a t Inroad on th e a sy lu m a n d g e n e ra l a p p ro p ria tio n bill. S a la ry b ills h av e been gone over, b u t th e h e a v y o n e s a re b e in g re se rv e d to th e la s t. Salem, Feb. 6.—Senator Chase’s bill to protect school children from pupils who appeared at school carrying vermin, or who are in an unsanitary condition, passed the senate today without opposition. Swarming the library, a delegation appeared before the committee on com merce and navigation tonight for the purpose of attacking the eight-hour bill of Dimick. Superintendents of Oregon City-mills, attorneys, employ es and others appeared, outlining con ditions at the mill. Admission was made in one or two instances of long 14 and 18 and 24- hour shifts, but as[a general rule the testimony simmered down to detailed explanation of “the manner in which men are required to [handle machinery and the [sanitary conditions surround ing them in the mills at Oregon City. Extended arguments for and against the employers’ compensation act were made tonight before the house commit tee of judiciary. Due for grilling, single taxers will receive a scoring and denunciation on the floor of the senate when the reso lutions prepared by the committee on assessment and taxation are reported back. This may be tomorrow, or it may be later, Senator Kellaher of the resolutions committee not being cer tain when they may be returned. The resolutions call for a repeal of the single-tax amendment and are aimed, their sponsors say, to place a safe and sane system of taxation in the constitution instead of the county tax amendment now included, which is de clared to be a move fathered by fad dists and theorists. Attempt to lower the license on itinerant drug vendors from $100 a month to a graduated scale of $5, $10 and $15 monthly for different classes of such vendors failed in the senate this morning by a vote of 11 for the bill and 15 against. The bill was in troduced by Senator Barrett, of Wash ington, but was materially changed in committee. Salam, Feb. 3.—All of the official acts of Jay Bowermen as acting gov ernor, which under the law are re quired to be attested by the secretary of state to be valid, such as all com missions, pardons and appointments of all kinds, are void, according to the opinion of both the governor’s office and secretary of state’s office, ex pressed today. For this reason all notarial commis sions and appointments made by Act ing Governor Bowerman are invalidat ed and can be affirmed only by reissu ance of the commissions by Governor West or by a curative act of the legis lature assembly, affirming all the ac tions of the acting governor so attest ed by the secretary of state. Two bills have been introduced in the legislature attempting to authorize an assistant secretary of state to act in the absence of the secretary of state. One such bill was introduced in the senate by Senator Bowerman of Gil liam, Sherman and Wheeler counties and the other in the house by repre sentative Derby of Hood River and Wasco. Representative Steelhammer’s bill to require engineers and signal boys working on donkey engines in logging camps to be 18 years of age or older, met determined opposition when it came up for passage in the senate yes terday afternoon. Senator Lester of Clatsop, who is engaged in logging, said that boys are perfectly competent to do signal work, and that to shut them out would cause hardship for families dependent upon such support. Members of the house indulged in some choice personalities yesterday afternoon before they could decide to adjourn until Monday instead of Satur day, in the the course of which Hunt ington of Douglas grew angry and de clared that Fouts of Multnomah was using “ horseplay” and acting like a “ fool” . Salem, Feb. 2.—House bill No. 98, presented by Buchanan of Douglas, and automatically regulating the sal aries of county officers, tried to ride the waves in the lower house yesterday afternoon, and several times approach ed perilously near the capsizing stage. Finally it appeared that even with smooth and experienced hand of the Douglas county man at the tiller it could not survive, and Buchanan suc ceeded in getting it back to the salar ies emmittee. Friends and'opponents of the bills of the state good roads association, in a forerunner of what is to come, en gaged in a skirmish in the house this morning. Those favorable to the bills desired to have them considered in committee of the whole Saturday morning, but they lost by a few votes. Senator Dimick of Clackamas re ceived a dressing down from Presi dent Selling this morning, when he at tempted to have his eight-hour bill, which was recalled from the house, reconsidered and referred yesterday, changed from the committee on com merce and navigation to the .industries committee. Dimick charged the bill had been taken from the industries committee, of which he is a member, and sent to the commerce and labor committee, of which Nottingham is a member, by re quest of Nottingham, in an irregular Salem, Feb. 4.—Allegations that an way. The senate this afternoon voted to attempted change in the water code is a move to further the plan for placing adjourn until Monday. two more justices on the Supreme Salem, Feb. 1.—Senator Joseph con bench will be fought out when the pro posed changes are put before the legis tributed four new bills to the senate lature, unless they are killed in com late this morning, the only new meas mittee beforehand ures presented. One of these is a dup Open allegations of dishonesty, licate of a bill introduced in the house, charges that Dairy and Food Commis increasing the membership of the Su sioner Bailey had purchased furniture preme court by two. with money of the state and exchanged Another provides that two terms of it for secondhand goods, and a declara the State Supreme court shall be held tion by Governor West that if any dis in Portland each year and increases the honest acts by Bailey are found to pay of the justices to $5,000, the ex have been committeed in Marion coun tra $500 being intended to cover the ty that a grand jury investigation will additional expense entailed. be conducted here, were, developments A third bill adds to the recall pro this afternoon in connection with the visions for payment of the expense for investigation of [Bailey’s office by a public meetings, not to exceed $10 for joint legislative committee. The ses each precinct in the district affected. sion was also[marked by lively tilts be The other bill provides the time for tween Bailey's counsel and committee appeal from a judgment shall not run members. until a motion for new trial has been Anonymous 24-page pamphlets, as decided. sailing the management of the State The house bill providing for the pur insane asylum and the treatment of chase of ferry slips and operation of a patients in that institution, appeared ferry at St. Johns has been favorably today on the desks of the members of recommended to the senate. both houses. A bill allowing the deposit of state The authorship of the pamphlets ev school funds by the state land board in idently rests with Carl Free, now re any recognized state depositary was siding at Los Angeles, from the fact among those passed by the senate. It that in the same mail in which the meets the condition raised by the de- pamphlets were delivered came a : cision in the J. Thorburn Ross case so signed letter from Free, dated Los An the state may derive interest from geles, January 20. The text of the this money. W a s h in g to n .—T h e R o o sev elt dam , p a rt o f th e S a lt R iv e r irrig a tio n p ro j e ct In A rizona, h a s been co m p le te d a n d w ill be o p e n ed on M arch 10. A c c o rd in g to a s ta te m e n t Issued by Governor Would Get Action. th e re c la m a tio n se rv ice , th e last s to n e w a s placed in po sitio n In th e Salem, Feb. 2.—Recommending that p a ra p e t w alls F e b ru a ry 5. T h e ex the office of state dairy and food com e rc is e s In c o n n ec tio n w ith th e o p e n missioner either be abolished or that in g w ill c o n tin u e th r e e days. Ex- the present incumbent, J. W. Bailey, # P re s ld e n t R oosevelt will be p re se n t, be removed. Governor Oswald West How Coca Is Cultivated— Pravantlvs lug In m in es th a t c o n ta in m uch w ater. to g e th e r w ith M rs. R oosevelt, M iss sent a special message to the legisla E th e l a n d h is son. A rchie. T h e dam In d ia n s w ho m a s tic a te th e le a v e s of of Sleep and Fatigue. ture late this afternoon. The message th is p la n t c an w ork 24 h o u rs w ithout Is 284 fe e t high. It is 1080 feet long sets forth the charges that have been on top, co v ered by a 20-foot roadw ay. e a tin g o r sleeping. Coca Is th e S outh A m e ric a n Invlg- made against Bailey by his deputies C oca lea v es a re used by th e n a tiv e s : o ra n t. T h e sh ru b from w hich th e coca and by the press, and calls attention to King's C ritic Is Banned. leaves a re o b tain e d g ro w s u n d e r f a w hen en g ag ed in long and fa tig u in g P a ris .— A th re a te n e d B ritis h boy the fact that the expenditures of the v orable c o n d itio n s to a h e ig h t of ab o u t Jo urneys a n d by so ld iers w hen su b je ct c o tt h a s m ad e it n e c e ssa ry fo r E d office in late years have not been com T hey w a rd H. J a m e s to find a n o th e r mensurate with the benefits and the four m e te rs. It Is c u ltiv a te d In P e ru to h a rd sh ip s and p riv atio n s. m ay be used w ith all k in d s of food and p r in te r and B o liv ia fo r th e L ib e ra to r. T h e governor wants the legislature to acL At th e tim e th e cro p ts g a th e re d a re said to c u re d y sp e p sia , e ith e r p rin tin g firm th a t h a s been doing ta k e n a s an Infusion In th e sh a p e of th e w ork notified h im th a t th e y had C o rp oratio n Com m ission Approved. th e seeds a re sow n in b ed s, w hen th ey g e rm in a te a n d grow , a n d In tw o te a o r by m a s tic a tin g th e leaves. T he been in fo rm e d by a d e p u ta tio n from Salem. Feb. 2— By unanimous vote m o n th s th e grow ing p la n ts re a c h a life of th e p la n t w hen p e rfe c t is 84 th e B ritish C h a m b e r of C om m erce of the four members of the senate rail h e re th a t if th e y c o n tin u e d th e pub h e ig h t of a b o u t a foot. T h e leaves, y e ars. road committee present, the Malarkey lic a tio n o f th e p a p e r th a t libeled grow n In th e p ro p e r su n lig h t and K ing G eorge, th e y w ould c a u se th e idea of a state-wide commission for Let Others Live Also. shade, a re yellow ish, sm a ll a n d thick. regulation of public service corpora W e h a v e se e n th a t th e h ig h e st form e sta b lis h m e n t to lo se o th e r a n d m ore tions has been approved. The meet T h is Is th e kind of le a f th a t la pre im p o rta n t b u sin e ss. ferred fo r chew in g by p e rso n s usin g o f p ro te c tio n fo r som e m ay be th e j ing was held just before 2 o’clock this Suffrage K illed in Montana. th e lea f a s a stim u la n t, fo rtifie r and w o rst form of su p p re ssio n for th e m a afternoon with chairman Kellaher ab- p re v e n tiv e of sleep a n d fa tig u e In th e jo rity . And, If we w ould h a v e the H e len a , M ont.—T h e house killed senL Kellaher is a champion of the p e rfo rm a n ce of a rd u o u s w ork. In a s rig h t to liv e o u rse lv es, w e m u st first th e w om an su ffra g e b ill by re fu sin g local idea, but was alone in his views m uch a s th e y p re v e n t rh e u m a tis m , perfo rm th e g re a t e te rn a l d u ty —to let to re c o n s id e r th e v o te by w hich it on the committee. He was notified of failed o f a tw o -th ird s m ajo rity . from w hich m in e rs suffer w hen work- o th e r s live also —S trin d b e rg . the meeting but failed to appear. USE LEAL AS A STIMULANT letter makes reference to various charges contained in the pamphlet. In company with President J. H. Ackerman, Representatives Chattin, Abbott, Mann and Reynolds, members of the house ways and means commit tee, visited the Monmouth normal school today and went over the build ings and grounds. While the members were noncommittal as to what may be done for the school, they feel that the equipment is not adequate. Sailor Boarding House Doomed. S alem , F e b . .7— T h e doom o f th e s a ilo r b o a rd in g h o u se a s i t is now know n to P o rtla n d w as so u n d e d y e s te rd a y w hen th e s e n a te by u n a n i m ous v o te p a sse d R e p re s e n ta tiv e A b b o tt's b ill p la c in g th e lic e n se fe e for such h o u se s a t $250 a n d di v o rc in g th e sh ip p in g o f sa ilo rs from th e b o a rd in g h o u se b u sin e ss. T he b ill now goes to th e g o v e rn o r. W ith o u t th e re m u n e ra tiv e b u sin e ss of sh ip p in g th e sa ilo rs a t $30 e ac h , th e b o a rd in g h o u se w ill lose its glo ry a s a profit m a k in g in s titu tio n . Jsalous of Governor W est. S alem . F eb. 7. — B e lie v in g Gov e rn o r W e s t w ould re c e iv e c re d it from th e people o f th e s ta te fo r in s p irin g th ro u g h h is sp e c ia l m e s sa g e th e in v e stig a tio n in to th e office o f S ta te D airy a n d F ood C o m m issio n e r J . WT. Bailey, m e m b e rs o f th e B o w e rm an w in g In th e s e n a te a n d h o u se a t ta c k e d th e c o m m itte e s w h ich m ade th e in q u iry d u rin g th e se ss io n th is m o rn in g a n d a tte m p te d to p re v e n t th e le g is la to rs fro m re c e iv in g th e re p o rt