Mosier bulletin. (Mosier, Or.) 1909-19??, February 10, 1911, Image 2

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
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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.
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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
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In
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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