Mosier bulletin., March 24, 1911, Image 2

SH ELLS S IN K B A TTLE S H IP.
Antiquated Monster Destroyed
More Modern Sisters,
~Mad" Dan M aitland, on rea rh ln x hla
N o w Y o rk bachelor club, m et an a ttr a c ­
t iv e you ng w om an at the door. Jan itor
O ’ H agari aeeured him no one had been
w ith in that day. Dan discovered a w om ­
a n ’s Anger prints In dust on hie desk,
a lo n g w ith a letter from his attorn ey.
M aitland dined w ith B.m nerm nn, his a t­
torney. Dan set out fo r Oreenftelds. to
g et his fa m ily Jewels
D u ring Ids walk
to the cou n try seat, he m et the young
w om an In g ray, whom he had seen le a v ­
in g his bach elors’ club.
H er auto had
broken down. H e Axed It. By a ruse she
’ ’lost’ ’ hint. M aitland, on rea ch in g home,
surprised lady In g ra y , cra ck in g the sa fe
con tain in g Ids gems.
8he, a ppa ren tly,
took him fo r a w ell-k n ow n crook, Daniel
A n lsty . H a lf-h yp n otised , M aitland opened
his safe, took th erefrom the Jewels, and
g a v e them to her, Arst fo rm in g a p a rt­
nership In crim e. T h e real Dan A n lsty.
sou gh t by police o f the world, appeared
on the sam e mission. M aitland overca m e
him. H e m et the g irl outside the house
and th ey sped on to N e w Y ork In her au­
to. H e had the Jewels and she prom ised
to m eet him that day. M aitland received
a “ Mr. S n a lth ," Introdu cing h ln .self us a
d etective.
T o shield the g irl In g ra y ,
M aitlan d , about to sh ow him the Jew­
els. supposedly lost, w as felled by a blow
fro m "S n a lth ’ s " cane. T h e latte,- proved
to be A n ls ty h im self anti he se ured the
eins. A n lsty, w ho w as M a itla n d 's dou-
le, m asqueraded as the latter.
CHAPTER V.— Continued.
At light of him the thief wan con-
selous of an Inward tremor, followed
bj- a thrill of excitement like a wave
of heat sweeping through his being.
Instantaneously his eyes flas^ d ; then
were dulled. Imperturbable, listless,
ball-marked the prey of ennui, he
waited, undecided, upon the stoop,
while the watcher opposite, catching
sight of him, abruptly abandoned hlB
slouch and hastened across the street.
"Excuse me,” he began In a loud
tone, while yet a dozen feet away, "but
ain’t this Mr. Maitland?”
Anlsty lifted his brows and shoul­
ders at one and the same time and
bowed slightly.
"Well, my good man?”
"I'm a detective from headquarters,
Mr. Maitland. We got a 'phone from
Greenfields, Long Island, this morning
— from the local police. Your but­
ler— ”
“Ah! I see; about this man Anlsty?
You don't mean to tell me— what? I
shall discharge Higgins at once. Just
on my way to breakfast. Won't you
Join me? We can talk this matter
over at our leisure. What do you say
to Eugene's? It’s handy, and I dare
say we can find a quiet corner, ny
the way, have you the time concealed
about your person?”
Anlsty was fumbling In his fob-
pocket and Inwardly cursing himself
for having been such an ass as to
overlook Maitland’s timepiece. "Deuc­
ed awkward!” he muttered In genuine
aunoyance. "I’ve mislaid my watch.”
"It’s most one o’clock, Mr. Mait­
land.”
Flattered, the man from headquar­
ters dropped Into step by the burglar's
aide.
CHAPTER VI.
Eugene’s at Two.
Vtlnce we don't want to be over­
heard,” remarked Mr. Anlsty, “ It'B no
use trying the grillroom downstairs, al­
though I admit It Is more Interesting."
“Just as yeh say, sir."
Awed and awkward, the police de­
tective stumbled up the steps behind
his Imperturbable guide; It was a
great honor, In his eyes, to lunch In
company with a “ swell.” Man of
stodgy common sense and limited edu­
cation that he was, the glamour of
the Maitland millions obscured his
otherwise clear vision completely. And
uneasily he speculated as to whether
or not he would be able to manipulate
correctly the usual display of knives
and forks.
An obsequious headwalter greeted
them, bowing. In the lobby. “ Good aft­
ernoon, Mr. Maitland," he murmured.
"Table for two?"
“Good afternoon,” responded the
masquerader, with an assumed ab­
straction,
Inwnrdly
congratulating
himself upon having hit upon a res­
taurant where the real Maitland was
evidently known. There were few cir­
cumstances which he could not turn
to proflt, fewer emergencies to which
he could not rise, he complimented
Handsome Dan Anlsty.
"A table for two,” he drawled Malt-
land wise. "In a corner somewhere,
away from the crowd, you know.”
“This way, If you please, Mr. Mait­
land.”
"By the way," suggested the burg
lar, unfolding his serviette and glan­
cing keenly about the room— which
by good chance was thinly populated,
"by the way, you know, you haven't
told me your name yet.”
“Hickey—Jobu W. Hickey, detective
bureau.”
"Thank you.”
A languid hand
pushed the pink menu card across the
table to Mr. Hickey. "And what do
you see that you'd like?”
"Well . . ." Hickey became con­
scious that both unwieldy feet were
nervously twined about the legs of Ills
chair; blushed; disentangled them;
and In an attempt to rover his con­
fusion. plunged madly Into consider»
tlon of a column of table d'hote
French, not one word of which con­
veyed the slightest particle of Informa­
tion to his Intelligence
"Well,” he repeated, and moistened
his lips. The room seemed suddenly
very hot, notwithstanding the tact that
an obnoxious electric fun was sending
a current of cool air down the back
of his neck.
"I ain't," he declared In ultimate
desporatlon. "hungry, much
Had a
bite a little while back, over to the
Otlsey house bar.”
“ Would a little drink— ?”
"Thanks. I don't mind ”
"Walter, bring Mr. Hickey a bottle
of No. 71. For me— let me see—cafe
an lalt," with a grand air, "and rolls.
. . . Yost must remember this Is my
b’ Mktast, Mr. Hickey
I make It a
rale never to drink anything for six
hoars after rising " Anlsty selected a
etgarette from the Maitland case, lit
tt. aad contemn ated the detective's
countenance with a winning smile.
“ Now, us to this Anlsty affair !ast
night."
Under the stimulus of the cham­
pagne, to say naught of his relief at
having evaded the ordeal of the cut­
lery, Hickey discoursed variously and
at length upon the engrossing subject
of Anlsty, gentleman-cracksman, while
the genial counterpart of Daniel Mait­
land listened with apparent but decep­
tive apathy, and had much ado to keep
from laughing In his guest’s face as
the latter, persplrlngly earnest, un­
folded his plans for laying the burg­
lar by the heels.
From time to time, and at Inter­
vals steadily decreasing, the hand of
the host sought the neck of the bottle,
inclining It carefully above the thln-
stemmed glass that Hickey kept In al­
most constant motion. And the de­
tective’s fatuous loquacity flowed as
the contents of the bottle ebbed.
Yet, as the minutes wore on, the
burglar began to be conscious that It
was but a shallow well of Information
and amusement that he pumped. The
game, fascinating with Its spice of
daring as It had primarily been, began
to pall. At length the musquerader
calculated the hour as ripe for what
he hnd contemplated from the begin­
ning; and Interrupted Hickey with
scant consideration. In the middle of a
most interesting exposition,
"You’ll pardon me, I’m sure, If I
trouble you again for the time.”
The fnt red fingers sought uncer­
tainly for the timepiece; the buttle
was now empty. The hour, as an­
nounced, was ten minutes to two.
‘T v c an engagement." Invented
Anlsly, plausibly, "with a friend at
two. If you'll excuse me— ? Garcon,
('addition!”
“ Then I und'stand, Mister Maitland,
we c’n count on yeh?”
Anisty, eyelids drooping, tipped back
his chulr a trifle and regarded Hickey
with a fair imitation of the whimsical
Maitland smile. “ Hardly, I think.”
“ Why not?”— truculently.
"T o be frank with you. I have three
excellent reasons. The first should be
sufficient: I'm too lazy.”
Disgruntled, Hickey stared
and
shook a disapproving head. “ I was
afraid of that; yeh swells don't never
seem to think nothin' of yer duties to
socl'ty.”
Anlsty airily waved the Indictment
aside. "Moreover. I have lost nothing.
You see. I happened In Just at the
right moment; our criminal friend got
nothing for his pains. The Jewels are
safe. Iteasou No. 2: Having retained
my property, I hidd no grudge against
Anlsty."
"W ell— I dun no— "
"And as for reason No. S: I don't
care to have this affair advertised. If
tho papers get hold of It they'll cook
up a lot of silly detnlls that'll excite
the cupidity of every thief In the coun­
try, and make me more trouble than I
care to— ah—contemplate.”
Hickey's eyes glistened. "O f course.
If yeh want It kept quiet—" he sug­
gested. significantly.
Anlsty » hand sought his pocket.
"How much?"
"W ell. 1 guess I can leave that to
you. Yeh oughttuh know how bad yeh
want the matter hushed."
"A s I calculate It. then, fifty ought to
be enough for the boys; and fifty will
repay you for your trouhle."
The end of Hickey's expensive pan-
e’ ela was tilted Independently toward
the celling "Shouldn't wonder If It
would," he murmured, gratified.
Anisty stuffed something bulky back
Into hla pocket and wadded another
something -green and yellow colored
—Into a little pill, which he presently
flicked carelessly across the table. The
detective's large mottled p c * closed
over It and moved toward hla waist­
coat
“ As I was sayln’," he resumed, “ I'm
sorry yeh don’t see yer way to glvln'
us a hand. Hut p’rhaps yeh're right.
Still, if the citizens 'd only give us a
hand onct In a while— ”
“ Ah, but what gives you your liv­
ing, Hickey?” argued the amateur
sophist. "What but the activities of
the criminal element? If society com­
bined with you for the elimination of
crime, what would become of your
Job?”
He rose and wrung the disconsolate
one warmly by the hand. “ But there,
1 am sorry to have to hurry you away.
. . . Now that you know where
to find me, drop In some evening and
have a cigar and a chat. I'm in town
a good deal, off and on, and always
glad to see a friend."
At another time, and with another
man, Anlsty would not have ventured
to play his catch so roughly; but, as
he had reckoned, the comfortable state
of mind Induced by an unexpected ad­
dition to his income and a quart of
champagne, hnd dulled the official ap­
prehensions of Sergt. Hickey.
Mumbling a vague acceptance of the
too-genlal invitation, the exalted de­
tective rose and ambled cheerfully
duwn the room and out of the door.
Anlsty lit another cigarette and
contemplated the future with satisfac­
tion. As a diplomat he was Inclined to
held himself a success. Indeed, all
things taken under mature considera­
tion, the conclusion was inevitable thnt
he was the very devil of a fellow. With
what consummate skill he had played
his hand! Now the pursuit of the
Maitland burglar would be abandoned;
the news Item suppressed at headquar­
ters. And It was equally certain that
Maitland (when eventually liberated)
would be at pains to keep his pan of
the affair very much in shadow.
The masquerader ventured a mys­
tical smile at the world in general.
One pictured the evening when the
infatuated detective should flud It con
venlent to drop In on the exclusive
Mr. Maitland.
,
"Mr. Anlsly?”
CHAPTER Vi!.
Illumination.
In a breath was self-satisfaction
banished; simultaneously the masque­
rader brought his gaze down from the
celling, hts thoughts to earth, his vlgl-
Prodded Him Out with Her Scissors,
Then Tomahawked Him.
As for that grit of women—meaning
Indian women— which has been cele­
brated In a well known book, there 'a
a story In Fur News which Is good
evidence of their physical courage.
A dealer In skins tells of a squaw
who was walking along on her snow-
shoes one day when her small boy
saw a bear curled up under the snow
In hts winter sleep. She could not kill
him where she was. so she lashed a
pair of scissors to a sapling, prodded
hint out and smashed, his head In with
her tomahawk as he emerged.
"1 gsvvh or ten dollars for the skin.”
writes the dealer, "so It was not a bad
morning's work.
Another Ingenious
piece of hunting that I remember was
accomplished by an Indian who found
two moose In a yard— that Is, the
snow clearing which
the animals
■lake when the frosts are breaking
By
On Board Torpedo Boat Stringham,
Lower Chesapeake Bay, March 22.—
Shattered by a storm o f shell, the old
battleship Texas, now the San Marcos,
rests tonight in the mud o f Tangier
sound. The veteran o f the United
States navy sank under the spectacu­
lar marksmanship o f her newer sis­
ters.
Gaping holes in her port side and
two jagged wounds in her forward
armor, where shells passed completely
through her, showed how she suc­
cumbed. Part o f both her fighting
masts were shot away and her deck
was a mass o f debris.
The broadsides delivered by the
battleship New Hampshire at varying
distances o f six to seven and one-half
miles were considered remarkable by
ordnance officers.
More than one-
third o f the shots were said to have
gone through, although nothing official
was given out.
A half hour after the sun had risen
the first shot was fired. This was fol­
lowed by another, but both were
merely to determine the range.
Then
began a beautiful exhibition o f marks­
manship. A salvo directed near the
stern o f the Texas raised huge col­
umns o f water and deluged the vessel,
leaving her unscathed.
Then, to show the control o f the 12
and 8-inch guns, another hail o f shells
was dropped into the water immedia­
tely in front o f the ship.
The miss
was intentional, but the shells came
so close as to give rise at first to the
belief that the first hit had been made.
The shooting then began in earnest.
The New Hampshire, followed by
the battleship Mississippi 250 yards in
her wake, drew off approximately sev­
en and one-half miles and began firing.
All o f the broadsides were delivered
against the Texas while the attacking
vessel was steaming back and forth
along the line at a ten-knot speed.
A fte r the seventh broadside the
Texas plainly was in distress. Two
naval tugs that lay alongside the mon­
itor Tallahassee, on which were sta­
tioned the naval observers, raced to
her assistance. The shells presumaby
had set the vessel afire, tor the hose
was run over the sides and the engines
were set to work pumping.
She also
had been driven out o f broadside range
by the force o f the New Hampshire’s
shells, and the tugs straightened her
out for her further ordeal.
Twice afterward shells set the hulk
afire.
What was practically the finishing
blow came with the 19th broadside,
when four o f the 12-inch and four
8-inch shells were hurled at her just
as the sun was setting
The shots
poured so thick around her that it was
impossible to determine how many of
the eight struck the vessel.
INDUSTRIAL developm ent a n d
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
Many Sections Feel Benefits o f East­ Well
ern Advertising.
Portand— Fully 60 per cent o f the
colonists entering Oregon since the
present reduced rates went into effect
come to Portland, either to remain
permanently or to cast about fpr suit­
able locations elsewhere in the state.
The remaining 40 per cent seldom
leave the Union depot or the North
Bank station, excepting to go to a
nearby restaurant for meals.
I f they
have made up their minds as to the
particular part o f the state in which
they want to locate they are in a hur­
ry to get there and do not tarry in this
city. The so-called sight-seeing class­
es are composed o f persons who are
undecided where to go.
They view
the attractions o f Portland while in­
vestigating the opportunities o f the
state.
lance to the surface, and himself to hi»
feet, summoning to his aid all that, he
possessed of resource and expedient.
Trapped!— the word blazed Incan­
descent In his brain. So long had he
foreseen and planned against this very
moment.
Yet panic swayed him for but a lit­
tle instant; as swiftly as it had over­
come him It subsided, leaving him
shocked, a shade more pale, but rapid­
ly reasserting control of his faculties.
And with this shade of emotion came
The Dalles— The Dalles Business
complete reassurance.
Men’s association and local realty
dealers are receiving calls and inquir­
His name had been uttered In no
ies from a large number o f colonists
stern or menacing tone; rather Its
who have taken advantage o f the
syllables had been pitched In a low
and guarded key, with an undernote
cheap rates to come West.
of raillery and cordiality. In brief, the
“ The show windows o f the exhibi­
tion building at the depot are viewed
moment that he recognized the voice
as a woman’s, he was again master of
all day long by strangers,” said Secre­
himself, and, aware that the result of
tary Fish. “ It would be conservative
his Instinctive impulse to rise and de­
to say that the exhibit building has
fend himself, which had brought him
been seen by not less than 3,000 col­
onists in the past week.
In The
to a standing position, would be In­
Dalles at present are about 50 home-
terpreted as only the natural action of
seekers, some o f whom have bought
a gentleman addressed by a feminine
homes already. Others are negotiat­
acquaintance, he was confident that
ing for land and others are looking at
he had not betrayed his primal con­
tracts to decide which suits them best.
sternation.
He bowed, smiled, and
Five from Kansas have about closed a
with eyes In whli h astonishment swift­
deal for 320 acres o f fruit land. Iowa
ly gave place to gratification and com­
colonists are negotiating the purchase
plete comprehen ion, appraised bef
o f 80 acres o f partially cleared land
who had addressed him.
for which they w ill pay $15,000.
She seemed to ’-ave fluttered to the
Several have arrived from Germany.
table, beside wh.eh she now stood,
They could not speak English, but had
slightly swaying, her walking costume
an interpreter with them. They have
of gray shot silk falling about her In
made a success o f raising ducks,
soft, tremulous petals. Dainty, chic,
chickens, asparagus and mushrooms,
well-poised, serene, flawlessly pretty
and are loo4ing at different locations.
In her miniature fashion: Anlsty rec­
Another party bought a small tract o f
ognized her In a twinkling. His per­
land to engage in raising high-class
ceptions, trained to observations as in­
exhibition and fancy poultry.
One
stantaneous as those of a snap-shot
day 11 arrived, tired and dusty, but
camera, and well-nigh as accurate,
smiling, who undoubtedly w ill find
had photographed her Individuality in­
suitable land here.
delibly upon the film of his memory,
even In the abbreviated encounter of
Eugene— Approximately 175 colon­
the previous night.
ists have arrived in Eugene.
They
By a similar play of educated reason­
hail from all parts o f the country, but
ing faculties keyed to the highest pitch
there is a distinct majority from the
of Immediate action, he had difficulty
Middle West, particularly Nebraska.
as scant in accounting for her pres­
The greater part o f them were attrac­
ence there. What he did not quite
ted to Oregon and to Eugene by com­
comprehend was why Maitland had
munity advertising, but a large pro­
used her so kindly; for It had been
portion have friends here and came at
plain enough that that gentlejnan had
their solicitation.
surprised her In the act of safe-break­
The largest number to arrive in one
ing before conniving at her escape.
GENERALS DIE IN RIO T.
day has been 60, all o f them arriving
Hut, allowing that Maitland's actions
on one train. Almost all o f this num­
had been based upon motives vague to
Honduras Scene o f Pitched Battle, ber was made up o f families who had
the burglar's understanding, 1W was
sold their homes in the East and were
Fatal to Scores.
quite In the scheme of possibilities
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March 22.— looking for new ones in Oergon. One
that he should have arranged to meet
fam ily numbered ten members, and
his protegee at the restaurant that General Lara and General Palma, both
the average was large.
afternoon. She was come to keep an o f whom commanded divisions o f the
Most o f the demand is for small
appointment to which (now that An­ Honduran troops in the recent upris­
homes— tracts o f approximately ten
lsty came to remember) Maitland had ing in that country, were killed in a
acres— suitable for fruit culture or
alluded in the beginning of their con­ riot at Comayaguela, a suburb of
truck-gardening.
Tegucigalpa,
on
Sunday.
versation.
The riot finally became a pitched
Well and good; once before, within
Baker— It is estimated that fully
the past two hours, he had told him­ battle, and it is estimated that not 500 colonists have visited Baker dur­
self that he was Good-enough Mait­ less than 40 o f the revolters were ing the past week.
The Commercial
killed and some 50 others, including
land. He was be even better now.
club has a representative at Pocatello
several
women,
wounded.
Among
the
"Hut you did surprise m e!” he de­
and a committee meets all trains here
clared. gallantly, before she could won­ dead is a son o f General Dionicio Guit- to assist strangers and welcome them
terrez
der at his slowness to respond. "You
The riot began about the time the to Oregon. Business is active and the
see, I was dreaming.”
merchants are optimistic over the re­
He permitted her to surmise the ob­ respective forces o f Generals Lara and sults o f the publicity campaign car­
Palma,
who
had
been
brought
up
to
ject round which his dreams had been
Arrange­
assist in the defense o f Tegucigalpa ried on during the year.
woven.
ments are now under way to serve
against
the
rebles,
had
occupied
Coma­
"And I had expected you to be eag­
yaguela. They had not yet disarmed, meals to passengers on the morning
erly watching for m e!” she parried,
according to the agreement entered trains.
archly.
into by the government and the revo­
La Grande— To date 75 homeseekers
“ I was . . . mentally. But,” he
lutionary leaders, with the peace com­ from Oklahoma and parties o f four
warned her, seriously, “ not that name.
missioners, and after the first collision and five from other sections have
Maitland Is known here; they call me
were quick to draw their firearms and reached La Grande and are seeking lo­
Maitland—the waiters. It seems I
machetes.
cations here. Many are from South­
made a bad choice. But with your as­
Great crowds o f spectators gathered ern states.
sistance and discretion we can bluff it
at points o f vantage to \vatch the
out. all right.”
game, and many o f them found escape
Medford— Real estate men o f Med­
"I forgot. Forgive me." nut now shut off when the men came to close ford will send an agent to Portland to
she was In the chair opposite him. quarters.
induce incoming colonists to locate
tucking the lower ends of her gloves
Forces under General Matuty, an­ here. Very few o f the 1911 home-
into their wrists.
other veteran o f the Nicaraguan revo­ seekers have appeared in Medford.
"N o matter— nobody heard.”
lution, were hastily dispatched to stop
"I very nearly called you Handsome the battle, and succeeded in separating
New Townsite Probable.
Dan.” She flashed n radiant smile at the combatants.
Salem— What is considered plausi­
him from beneath the rim of her pic­
bly as a move for an Oregon Electric
ture hat.
Rural Preachers Scored.
townsite uii the new extension south
A fire was kindled In Anisty's eyes;
Decatur, III.— “ The most conspicu­ is seen in the purchase o f 120 acres o f
he was conscious of a quickened drum­
ous back-numbers in the country now land at H a ll’s Ferry, about nine miles
ming of his pulses.
are the rural preachers,” declar »1 up the W illam ette river from Salem.
"Dan is Maitland's front name, Dean J. H. Skinner, o f Purdue uni- The purchase was made from H. J.
also," he remarked, absently.
• ersity, before the Inter-Church Con­ Spitzbart by E. M. Croisan, and the
“ I thought as much,” she responded, servation congress here. "W h ile farm­ consideration is said to be $9,000.
quietly speculative.
ers and the rest o f the world have im­ Mr. Croisan has been purchasing land
The burglar hardly heard. It hns proved, preaching has remained in the freely in the interest o f the Oregon
been Indicated that he was quick­ same quality,” continued the speaker. Electric for right-of-way purposes,
witted, because he had to be, In the “ Country preachers should go to col­ and it is rumored that this buy was
very nature of his avocation. Just lege and learn agriculture.” E. White made for the Oregon Electric.
now his brain was working rather Allen, president o f the
Macoupin
more rapidly than usual, even; which County Farmers’ institute, also scored
Franchise is Granted.
was one reason why the light had country clergymen.
Prineville— Prineville city council
leaped Into his eyes.
granted a franchise to the Prineville &
(T O BE C O N T IN U E D .)
Dr. Martyr to Cause,
Eastern Railroad company at a special
New York— Dr. Edward F. Ashley, meeting recently.
The matter was
a bacteriologist, died on Swinburne warmly discussed and was granted on
island in New York harbor Wednesday the proviso that it be used within
a martyr to his fight against the entry three years from date. The Prine­
into this port o f cerebro-spinal menin­ ville & Eastern company is now nego­
gitis through infected Greek immi­ tiating with the Hill interests to sell
grants. Inoculated in handling the the franchise and rights o f way for a
case? he became ill Sunday and was branch line from Metolius to Prine­
treated with serum by Dr. Simon ville.
From present indications it
Flexner, its discoverer.
Dr. Ashley seems that this deal will be closed
was a graduate o f Yale and o f the soon.
College o f Physicians and Surgeons,
New York City. He had been assist­
Make Real City Beautiful.
up and the snow Is too sharp and brit­ ing Dr. A. H. Doty, health officer.
Orenco More than a score o f men
tle for their comfort.
o f this town observed Arbor day Sat­
"H e crept up and got the female
Justice Hughes Honored.
urday, planting between 250 and 300
with his tomahawk. The male was
New York More than a thousand | elm trees on the streets. The town
driven to fury and It was unsafe to ap­
men crowded the rooms o f the Bar is less than three years old, this being
proach him. The stroke of a hoof
association Wednesday evening to hon-1 the home o f the Oregon Nursery com­
would put the Indian out of business
or Justice Charles E. Hughes, o f the ! pany. It is the purpose o f the citiz­
In close order.
United States Supreme court. It was ens to make Orenco one o f the pret­
Having no gun. he Improvised a
the most notable gathering o f the sort tiest towns to be found in the North­
bow and arrow from the trees, stuck a
in the history of the Bar association west. A park has been laid out and
sharp file Into the point of the arrow,
and the first since 1905. when the re­ numerous beds o f flowers, roses and
made a bowstring with the laces of his
tirement o f Ambassador Joseph C. shrubbery will be set out
moccasins and shot the beast through
Choate was marked by a similar dem­
the heart.”
onstration. For an hour men passed
Board Appoints State Architect.
before him and pressed his hand.
Hopes Crushed.
Salem W. C. Knighton has been
"Some of us ought to be appointed
appointed state architect by Governor
Sympathetic Strike Predicted.
to the police force.” remarked the
West and State Treasurer Kay at a
Cincinnati Overtures for the set­ salary o f $4,500 a year.
Mr. Knigh­
woman characterized by firmness of
chin
"And wear uniforms?
How tlement o f the strike o f white firemen ton will prepare plans and specifica­
lo vely!" added a younger sister. "But on the Cincinnati, New Orleans & tions and will supervise all public
like as not the horrid director would Texas Pacific railroad have been re­ buildings in this state during hi* term
assign us to the plain clothes squad.” jected by the officials o f the road, and o f office. It is estimated that his ser­
Suggested a third
In view of this there is renewed talk that the firemen vices w ill make a saving to the state
possibility enthusiasm oozed.— P h il» o f the entire railway system may be in architects' fees o f from $10,000 to
called out on a sympathetic strike.
delpbla Ledger.
$15,000 annually.
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C O A L FIND S T IR S C IT Y .
C O L O N IS T S C O M IN G FAST.
Digger Uncovers Good
Mile West o f Salem.
Vein
Salem — Discovery o f what are de­
clared to be bona fide coal deposits on
a small tract on the Roberts ranch,
about a mile west o f Salem, in Polk
county, have set the town agog.
The
discovery was made by men employed
on the H. P. Chase drilling machine.
They were seeking for water. A t a
depth o f 36 feet the first coal vein was
found. This vein was thin, being but
five or six inches thick, but was welt
defined.
A t a depth o f 44 feet, a deeper vein
was struck, but the coal was broken
up and apparently scattered.
The
quality is declared to be axcellent and
the indications point to a discovery o f
some magnitude.
H. P. Chase said that the coal de­
posits discovered west o f the river
were found after drilling through a
sandstone rock.
He says that while
the present veins discovered are ap­
parently small, the indications are ex­
cellent and that endeavors will be im­
mediately made to determine just the
extent o f the deposits and the value
o f the find.
FIFTEEN ACRES O F GRAPES.
Nyssa Business Man to Experiment
on Large Scale.
Nyssa— Nyssa this year will have
tha distinction o f planting the largest
vineyard in Eastern Oregon, and prob­
ably in Southern Idaho. This vine­
yard will be planted on Bridge island,
one mile south o f Nyssa, and will con­
sist o f 15 acres o f grapes, mostly o f
the Concord variety. S. N. Emison,
one o f the best known residents o f
Nyssa, where he has been a business
man for a number o f years, is behind
the project.
Mr. Emison has conducted rather
exhaustive experiments on grape cul­
ture here for the past three years.
From Concord grapes he had planted
three years before, Mr. Emison last
year got an average o f 56 pounds o f
merchantable grapes from each vine.
When it is realized that 540 grape
vines are planted per acre, it is seen
that at the rate o f production just
mentioned an acre o f three-year old
grapes would produce 30,240 pounds o f
grapes, or a trifle over 15 tons per
acre. A fa ir average price o f grapes
is 4 cents per pound, so that a produc­
tion at the above ratio would bring
$1,209.60 per acre.
T O “ P L A N T ” PH E ASAN TS.
State Buys 100 Pairs Reeves Species
fo r Distribution.
Corvallis— Game Warden Stevjnson,
o f Forest Grove, has just placed an
order with Gene Simpson, the pheas­
ant fancier, o f Corvallis, for 100 pairs
o f the Reeves pheasant, to be deliv­
ered next September.
These birds
will be shipped by the game warden
to all parts o f the state and turned
loose.
The Reeves pheasant is the largest
o f the pheasant family, and is a fine
game bird. As they are hardy and
increase rapidly in the wild state, it
is expected soon to have the forests o f
Oregon well stocked with the birds.
Last year Mr. Simpson supplied the
state with 100 pairs o f the pheasants.
They were distributed over Western
Oregon and some were sent to Baker.
They were set at liberty at the various
points by persons who are cooperating
with the game warden and who have
studied the birds as closely as prac­
ticable under the varying conditions.
Reports show that they have come
through the winter in excellent con­
dition.
Referendum Petitions Circulated.
Salem — The first petitions having
for their purpose to refer to the people
at the next general election all o f the
University o f Oregon appropriations
o f the late legislature, amounting ap­
proximately to $500,000, have made
their first appearance in Salem. The
circulators are working hard
for
names and they believe they w ill get
many in Marion county. The circula­
tors, it is said, are from Cottage
Grove. It is the impression here that
the movement started in
Yamhill
county to refer the university appro­
priations has died out and the inten­
tion will not be prosecuted.
Beaver Valley Road Surveyed.
Rainier An engineering party un­
der Orrin Backus has completed the
preliminary surveys through the Bea­
ver valley for the proposed county
road between Rainier and Clatskanie,
the greater portion o f which is on . a
water grade, with few angles. The
grades on the old road exceed 17 per
cent, while the maximum on the pro­
posed road is only 5 per cent. The
proposed road opens
thousands o f
acres o f fertile fruit and farming land
and forms an important link in the
Portland-to-Astoria road.
People Improve River.
Astoria — The improvement o f the
mouth o f Deep river is to be taken up
at once, and funds to defray the cost
are being raised by private subscrip­
tion. Lists have been in circulation
three days and the success attained is
such as to make it certain that the en­
tire sum w ill be available soon.
Nearly every person residing in the
Deep river district, and the companies
operating steamers, including the up­
river towboats, contribute liberally.
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View Sites fo r Armory.
Salem — Adjutant General Finzer
and Colonel Jackson, o f the Oregon
National guard, were in Salem this
week for the purpose o f view ing pro­
posed sites for the new $50,000 armory
to be built here this summer.
A se­
lection w ill be made within a few
days, so that construction o f the arm­
ory can begin at once.
Naw Insurance Laws Good.
S»les— It is the general opinion that
the laws relating to insurance enacted
at the session o f the legislative assem­
bly just adjourned are in the main
progressive and in the line o f securing
uniformity in legislation covering this
important subject in the various states.