d o n ’t know .”
! Ing t h a t he h a d solved h e r s e c r e t ; for
"S to p t h a t n o n se n se u n les s— W h e r e xhe had hoped a g a in s t h o p e t h a t th e
did you leave t h e m ? ”
only words he could ha v e h e a r d h e r
"I w on't tell—I won't. Ah, please, spe a k would h a v e had too c ryptic a
please!”
significance for his c om prehension.
“Tell m e ! ”
As, slowly and composedly, he r e
placed th e r e c e iv e r on Its hook and
"N ever. A b b ! ”
An abrupt and re so u n d in g h a m m e r r e tu r n e d t h e i n s t r u m e n t to the desk,
ing a t the o u te r door forced him to a s h o r t a n d r otund figure of a man. In
leave off
He dropped he r hand with rum ple d e v e n in g d re ss a n d w e aring a
an o a th and sp rin g in g to his feet drew wilted collar, hopped excitedly Into the
his revolver; then, with a glance at room, c as t a t t h e girl one terrified
th e girl, who was silently weeping, glanc e out of e y es th a t g littere d with
te a r s of pain rolling down h e r cheeks, e x c ite m e n t like b!ack diam onds, set
m o uth se t In a thin pale line of de In a f a re th e h u e of y e ast, and
te rm in a tio n . strode o u t a n d s h u t the c lu tc h ed th e b u r g la r 's a rm .
door a f t e r him.
"Oh, Anlsty, A n i s t y ! ” he cried,
As It closed th e girl leaped to he r piteously. " W h a t is it? W h a t Is it?
feet, m ad d e n ed with to r tu r e , wild eyes Tell m e ! ”
" I t's all right," r e tu r n e d the burglar.
c a s tin g about th e room for a weapon
Pull
of som e sort, of offense or d e fen se ; for "D o n 't you worry, little m an.
she could not have e n d u r e d th e t o r y o urse lf t o g e t h e r.” And laughed.
" B u t w h a t — w h a t— ” s t a m m e r e d the
t u r e a n In sta n t longer. If forced t o It,
to fight, fight sh e would. If only sh e had other.
"O nly t h a t sh e 's given he r se lf a w ay ,”
som eth ing, a stick of wood, to defend
"beautifully and
h e rself with. But t h e r e was nothing, ch u ck led A n isty ;
com pletely. 'T h e b ra ss bowl,’ sa y s she
n o thing a t all.
T h e room was a typical office, well —t h in k in g I n e v e r saw one on Mait
but se ve re ly furnished. T h e rug th a t l a n d ’s d e s k ! — and 'O 'H agan, a n d who
covered th e tile floor was of rich the dlvvle a r e y o u ? ’ sa ys th e m a n on
quality and r a re design. T h e n e u tra l th e o t h e r end of the wire, w h e n I ask
t in te d walls w ere bare, but for a who he is.”
“A nd? A n d ? ” pleaded t h e little
couple of steel e n g r a v in g s In heavy
wooden fram es. T h e r e w ere t h r e e m an, da n cin g with worry.
“ And It m e a n s th a t my lady h e r e r e
heavily up h o lstere d l e a t h e r a rm -c hairs
and one revolv ing desk-chair; a roll t u r n e d the Jewels to M aitland by hid
top desk, a g a in st th e p a r titio n wall, ing them un d e r a brasB a sh r e c e iv e r on
a waste-paper basket, and a flat-topped his d e s k — a ss t h a t 1 was not to know!
You a r e 'cute, m y l a d y ! ” w ith an
desk, or table. And t h a t was all.
Or not quite all, else t h e office e quip Ironic sa lute to th e girl, " b u t you've
m en t had not been com plete . T h e r e m et your m a t c h In Anlsty."
“ And," d e m a n d e d t h e o t h e r as the
was th e telephone!
b u r g la r s n a t c h e d up his h a t a nd coat,
But he would h e a r! Or was th e p a r
" w h a t will you do, A n isty ? "
tition sound-proof?
"D o?" — c o n te m p tu o u s ly .
"W hy,
As If In c o n tra d ic tio n of the su g g e s
w h a t Is t h e r e to do b u t go and ge t
tion, t h e r e c a m e to h e r e a r s very c le a r
t h e m ? W e 'v e risked too m u ch and
ly th e sound of the hall door c rea k in g
m ad e New York too h o t for th e two
on Its hinges, and th e n a m a n 's voice,
of us, my d e a r sir, to g e t o u t of the
shrill with a n g e r and anxiety.
g a m e w ithout th e profits."
“You fool!
Do you w a n t to ruin
" B u t I beg of you— "
us b oth? W h a t do you m e a n — ”
"You n e e d n ’t " —grimly.
“I t won't
T h e door c rash e d to, In te r r u p tin g bring you In a n y m oney.”
the p r o i s s t and d ro w n in g A n lsty's
"B u t M a itla n d — "
reply.
"Is out. O ’H agan
a n s w e r e d th e
“ I was p a ssin g ,” t h e new voice took 'phone. D on’t you u n d e r s t a n d ? ”
up Its plaintive r e m o n s tr a n c e , "and
"B u t he m ay r e t u r n ! ”
the w a t c h m a n called m e in a nd said
" T h a t 's his lookout. I'm s o rry for
t h a t you were te le phoning for m e —’’
him if he does." Anisty produced the
"D am n th e i n te r f e r in g fool!" I n te r revolver from his pocket, a n d tw irle d
r upted Anlsty.
t h e c y lin d e r significantly. "I owe Mr.
“ But w h a t ’s th is Insanity , Anlsty? M aitland so m e th in g ," he said, nodding
W h at's th is a bout a w om an? W h a t — " to t h e white-faced girl by th e table,
T he new -com er's tones asc ende d a high “a n d I s h o u ld n ’t be s o rry to— ”
scale of fright a n d rage.
"And w h a t,” broke In t h e new-comer,
“L o w e r yo u r voice, you a s s ! " th e "w h at am I going to do m e a n w h i l e ? ”
h u r g l s r responded, ste rn ly . "A nd—”
"Devil th e bit I c are !
S ta y h e r e
He took his own advic e; a nd for a and keep t h is Im petuous f e m a le from
little tim e the c o n fere n ce was c o n calling up police h e a d q u a r te r s , for a
d uc te d In gua rded to n e s t h a t did not good guess. S p e a k in g of which, I th in k
p e n e t r a t e t h e div id ing wall sa ve as a we had best s e ttle this t e le p h o n e busi
deep ru m b lin g a lt e r n a t in g with a n Im n e ss once a nd for all.”
T h e b u r g l a r t u r n e d a gain to the
passioned squeak.
But long e r e th is had come to pass desk and be gan to work o v e r th e In
the girl was r isking all a t the tele s t r u m e n t with a small s c r e w d r i v e r
his coat
phone. R e ce iv e r to e a r sh e was Im which he produced from
ploring c e n tr a l to c o n n e c t h e r with pocket, ta lk in g th e while.
N inety eig ht-nine Madison. If only she
" O u r b e st plan, m y d e a r »Banner-
m ight get Maitland, tell him w he re the m an. Is for you to c o m e w ith me, at
Jewels w e re hidden, w a rn him to r e l e a s t as f a r a s t h e n e a r e s t corner.
m ove t h e m —-then she could e sc ape You can w ait there, If y ou're too cow
f u r t h e r Buffering by open confession. ardly to go th e limit, like a m an. I ’ll
" W h a t n u m b e r ? " c a m e c e n t r a l ’s lan get th e loot a u d Join you, and we can
guid query, a f te r a space. "Did you m a k e a swift hike for th e first tr a in
t h a t goes f a r t h e s t out of town. A pity,
say nine-ought nine e ig h t? "
"No, no, c entral. Nlne-o-elght-ntne for we've done p r e tty well, you a n d I,
old boy; you with yo u r social e n tr e e
Madison, please , and h u r r y — h u r r y ! ”
"Ah, I'm ringin' ’em.
T hey a in 't a n d bum p of locality to locate the
a n sw e r e d yet. Gim m e time. T h e r e spoils, me with my c o u r a g e a nd skill
to lift 'em, and an e q u ita b le division.
they are. Go a head."
Oh, d on't w orry a b o u t he r. Banner-
"H ello, h e ll o ! ”
m an!
S h e 's as deep In it a t e ith e r
" P w h a t Is ul ?”
H e r h e a r t s a n k ; O 'H a g a n 's voice of us. only sh e h a p p e n s to be s e n t i
m ental, a n d a n o u ts id e r on th is deal.
m e a n t th a t M aitland was out.
blab.
Besides,
you'r e
" O 'H a g a n — is t h a t you? Tell Mr. S h e won't
ruined anyw ay, a s f a r as New Y ork’s
M aitland— ”
"H e 's ga w n out for th e nolght a n '—” c oncerned. Com e along. T h a t 's fin
ished; she w o n 't send any I m p o r ta n t
"T ell him, plea se — ”
"B ut h e 's out.
Ring up In the m e s s a g e s » o v e r t h a t wire to-night, I
guess.
niarnln'. ”
"M y d e a r young l a d y ! ” R ising a nd
"B u t c a n 't you t a k e th is m es sa g e
th r o w in g the ove rcoa t over his a rm ,
for him ? P l e a s e —"
T h e door was suddenly Je rked open he w aved his hat a t h e r in sa rdonic
and Anlsty leaped into the room, face courtesy. “I c a n 't say it h a s been a
white with passion.
Terrified, th e plea sure to know you. b u t— you have
girl sprnng from the desk, c a r r y in g the m ad e It in te re s tin g . I a dm it. And 1
I n stru m e n t with her, placing th e r e bid you a ve ry good night. T h e c h a r
volving c h a ir be tw ee n he r and he r wom an will let you out w h e n she
c om e s to c le a n up In t h e mornin g.
enem y.
"T h e b r a s s bowl, p lea se — tell him Adieu, my d e a r ! "
T h e little m a n bustled a f te r him,
th a t." sh e c rie d c le arly Into th e r e
bleating and fidgeting; a n d th e lock
ceiver.
And Anlsty w a s upon her. str ik in g clicked.
She was alone— u t te r l y a n d forlorn
the tele p h o n e from h e r g ra sp with
one sw ift blow and seizing h e r s a v a g e ly alo ne— a n d h a d lost— lost all, all
ly by th e wrist. As th e I n s tr u m e n t th a t she had prized and hoped to win,
c la tte r e d and pounded on th e floor she e v e n —even him.
was se n t reelin g and sta g g e r in g h a lf
She ra is ed fluttering, im p o te n t white
way a cross th e room.
hunds to h e r tem ples, tr y in g to collect
As she b r ought up a g a in s t th e flat- herself.
topped desk, c a tc h in g its edge a n d
In the o u t e r room a clock was t ic k
saving h e rse lf a fall, th e b u r g la r ing. Unconsciously she m oved to the
c a u g h t up t h e telephone.
doorway a n d stood looking for a tim e
" W h o Is t h a t ? " he shouted. Im p e r a at th e white, ex p ress io n le ss dial. It
tively, Into th e tr a n s m i t te r .
was som e tim e— a m in u te o r two— be
W h a t e v e r th e reply. It seem ed to fore she d e ciphere d th e hour.
please him. His brows cleared, th e
T e n m in u te s p a st two! Ah, t h e life
w r a t h th a t had m ad e his face alm ost tim e sh e had lived In t h e p a s t 70
unrecognizable subside d;
h e e ven m in u te s! And th e futility of It all!
smiled. And the girl trem bled, kuow-
(TO H E C O N T IN U E D .)
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Springing t o H I» F e e t He D r e w H i s
R evolve r.
PICTURES
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C O P Y R I G H T 1907 —
T H t B O B B A - A U R W I U U CO.
and lay passive, long las h es all hut
to u ch in g h e r c h e e k i —In which now a
faint color was gro w in g —gaze w a n d e r
" M u d ” D a n M a i t l a n d , on re ac h in g ; hla
N e w Y ork b a c h e l o r club, m e t a n a t t r a e -
ing at random out ove r a dre ary wtl
ll v e y o u i ik w o m a n a t t h e d o o r .
.I tnl.t• *r
d e r n e s s of flat r e c t a n g u l a r roofs, livid
D'H flK ii n aHMiired h i m n o o n e h a d b e e n
w i t h i n t h a t d a y . D a n dlHeov«*red a w o r n
in t h e moonlight, bro k e n
by long,
i n ’s A n g e r p r i n t « In d u s t o n h i s d e s k ,
s t r a i g h t c le fts of d a r k n e s s In whose
alo n g w ith u le tte r f r o m his a t to r n e y .
M a i t l a n d d i n e d w i t h B a n n e r m a n . h i s a t d e p th s lights gleam ed faintly.
F a r In
torney.
D a n s e t o u t f o r G re e n fie ld s , to
th e south the sky c a m e down purple
jot
Ida
fam ily
Jew els.
M aitland, on
r e a c h i n g h o m e , s u r p r i s e d l a d y in g r a y ,
aud black to th e horizon, w he re a sil
" r a c k in g th e s a f e c o n t a in i n g ids g em s,
ver s p a rk g littered like a low-hung
she, a p p a re n tly , took him for a
w ell-
k n o w n c r o o k , D a n i e l A n is t.v .
H a l f - h y p s t a r —th e to rc h of Liberty.
n o tise d , M a i t l a n d o p e n e d his sa fe , to o k
t h e r e f r o m t h e Jew els, a n d g a v e t h e m to
"I th in k ," AnlHty’s clear-cut tones,
hu r. f ir s t f o r m i n g a p a r t n e r s h i p i n « r i m e .
incisive as a ra z o r edge, crossed the
I 'h tt r e a l D a n A n l s t y , s o u g h t b y p o l i c e o f
Hie w o r l d , a p p e a r e d
M aitlan d o v e rc a m e
lis tless t r e n d of h e r thoughts, "I think
kirn
H e a n d th e g irl w e n t to N e w Y ork
we will now get down to business, my
In h e r a u t o .
H e h a d th e Jew els.
She
lady!"
w a s to m e e t h i m t h a t d a y .
A "M r.
g n a lth ” In tro d u c e d h im se lf a s a d e te c
S h e lifted h e r lashes, m ee tin g his
t i v e . T o s h i e l d t h e g i r l In g r a y , M a i t l a n d ,
t b o u t to sliow h i m t h e Jew els, s u p p o s e d ly
m a s te r f u l s t a r e with a look of calm in
to st, w a s f e l l e d b y a b l o w f r o m “ H n a l t h ' s "
ipilry. "W ell ’"
Dane.
T h e l a tte r p ro v ed to
be
A nlsty
h i m s e l f a n d b o s e c u r e d tin* g e m s . A n l s t y .
"S o you'r e h e ll e r now? I’osslbly It
w ho w h s M a itla n d 's double, m a s q u e r a d e d
was a m is ta k e to give you t h a t rest,
ns t h e l a t t e r .
T h e c r i m i n a l k e p t M all
l u n d ' u e n g a g e m e n t w i t h t h e g i r l In g r a y .
my lady. Still, when one's a gentle
He g av e h er th e g em s
T h e g i r l in g r a y
m an c r a c k s m a n — !" H e c huckled u n
v i s i t e d M a i t l a n d ' s a p a r t m e n t s d u r i n g I ds
absence and retu rn ed m ens
M aitland,
plea sa ntly, not tro u b lin g to finish his
w i t h o u t c a s h , c a l l e d u p Ills h o m e
and
se n te n c e .
•
hea rd a w o m a n 's
voice
expostulating
A n ls ty , d i s g u is e d a s M a it la n d , trie d to
"W e ll? " he m ocked. Renting him self
w ring fro m h e r th e location of th e gem s.
easily upon an a d ja c e n t table. "W e 'r e
A c ra s h w as h e a rd at th e front
door.
M a itla n d o v e r w h e lm e d th e cro o k , allow
h e r e at last, w h e re w e’ll suffer no In
In g h i m t o e s c a p e t o s h i e l d I lie
young
te r r u p t i o n s to o u r little counoll of war.
w om an
T h e g i r l In g r a \ m a d e h e r e s
rape, Ju m p in g Into a c a b
An In s ta n t
Iteyond th e w nte hm a n, t h e r e 's proh
la ter, by w o rk in g a ruse, A n ls ty w as at
tier s id e
H e t o o k h e r t o A t t o r n e y U u n - ably not a n o th e r soul tn the building:
nnd from th at window t h e r e It Is a
u e r t n a n ' s office.
str a ig h t drop of 24 sto ries to Broad
C H A P T E R XIV.—Contin ued.
way. while I'm be tw ee n you and the
B ehind h e r th e door closed softly; door. So you may be resigned to stay
a n d t h e r e followed a thud a s a holt he re until I get ready to let you go
whs
shot.
An I nsta nt la t e r Anlsty If you s c rea m for help, no one will
c a u g h t he r by th e a rm and. roughly h e a r you.”
now a n d w ithout w asting speech, h u r
"V ery well,” she a sse n te d m ec hanic
rie d h e r Into th e next room. T hen, ally, tu r n in g h e r head aw ay with a
re le a s in g her, he t u r n e d up the lights sh iv e r of disgust. " W h a t Is It you
aud. passing to the windows, threw want ?"
tw o or t h r e e of them wide; for th e
" T h e Jewels," he said, bluntly. "You
a ir In the room w as sta le a nd lifeless might have guessed t h a t . ”
"1 did—”
"A nd now," said the c rim inal In a
lo n e of sa tisfac tion, "now we c an talk
"A nd h a v e saved yourself a nd me
c o n sid era b le trouble by sp e a k in g ten
business, my dear."
H e removed his overcoat and hut. m in u te s ago.”
"Y es.” she agreed, a b strac te d ly .
t h ro w in g th e m over the back of a c o n
' Now," he continued, with a hint of
v e n ie n t
chair,
drew
Ilia lingers
thoughtfully a cro ss his chin, and, a n g e r in his voice, “you a r e going to
ata u d lu g a t a little distance, regarded tell."
S h e shook h e r head slightly.
t h e girl with a shadow of a s a t u r n in e
"Oh. but you are, my lady." And
sm ile softening the h a r d line of his
his tone rasped, quickened with the
lips.
She stood w here he hnd left her. as latent brutality of th e n a tu ra l c r i m
If volition was no longer hers. H e r inal. "A nd 1 know th a t you'll not force
a r m s hung elaek at he r stiles and sh e me to e x tr e m e m easures. It wouldn't
w a s sw aying a tilde , he r face vacant, he p le a s a n t for you. you know; and
e v e s blan k ; very ne ar the breaking I prom ise you I shall stop at nothing
w h a t e v e r to m ake you speak."
down point.
No a n s w e r ; In nhaolute Indifference,
T h e mnn was not without p e r c e p
tio n ; and recognized h e r s t a te one she felt, lay he r stro n g e st weapon. She
In which, he felt assured, he could get m ust keep calm and self-|H>ssessed. re
ve ry little out of her. She must he fusing to he terrified luto a quick and
s t r e n g th e n e d a nd revived before she th o u g h tle ss answ er.
"T hla a fte rn o o n .” he said, harshly,
would or could respond to th e direct
c a te c h ism he hnd In store for her. In "you atole from m e th e Maitland
h is own Interest, therefore, m ore than Jewels. W h ere a r e th ey ? "
"I shall not tell.”
t h r o u g h any yielding to m otives of
l i e heut swiftly forw ard and took
pity and com passion, he piloted h e r to
a c h a ir by a window and brought her , one of he r ha n d s In his. Instinctively
a glass of c le a r cold w a te r from the ' h e clenched It; a n d he wrapped his
i strong hard fingers around the small
filler In the a djoining room.
T h e cold, fresh breeze blowing In white (1st. then de libe ra tely Inserted
h e r faee proved wonderfully Invtgorat a ha rd linger Joint be tw ee n h e r sec-
In*. Hhe let he r head s'n k hack upon \ ond nnd th ird knuckle s, slowly In
t h e c u shions of the easy, c om fortable c r e a sin g th e pressure. And w atched
l e a t h e r c h a i r and d r a n k tn th e clean with nhsolute Indifference th e lines of
a ir In g r e a t deep draughts, with a agony gra ve th e m se lv e s upon her
se n se of r e n e w in g vigor, both bodily sm ooth unw rlnkled forehead, a n d the
a n d spiritual. T h e w a te r helped, too; color leave h e r cheeks, as th e pain
she dabbled th e tip of a ridiculously ' grew too exquisite Then, suddenly dts
sm all h a n d k e r c h ie f In It and bath ed ' continuing th e p re ssu re , but r e ta in
h e r th ro b b in g tem ples.
T h e while, I lug h e r hand, he laughed shortly.
"W ill you speak, my lady, o r will
Anlsty stood over her, w a tting with
d lsc r lm in t lion If with scant patience | you h a \ e m o r e ? ”
"D on't," sh e gasped, “please—
W h at was to come she n e tt h e r knew
" W h e r e a r e the Je wels? Will you?"
n o r g r e s t ly c a r e d ; but, with an In
"N o.”
■tlnctlve d e s i r e to postpone th e Inevit
" H a v e you given th e m to M a itla nd? ”
able m om e nt of trial, she sim ula ted
deadly languor for som e m o m e n ts aft
"N o."
• r be com ing conscio us of he r positio n; j " W h e r e a r e th ey ? "
SYN O P S IS .
CURRENT EVENTS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
OF THE WEEK
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
U M A T IL L A C R O P S R O S E A T E .
Doings of the World at Large
Told in Brief.
General Resume o f Im p ortan t Event!
Presented in Condensed F o rm
fo r O u r Busy Readers.
The sugar tr u s t will be in v estig ated
n ext by a congressional com m ittee.
M exican S ocialist rebels in Low er
C alifornia receive many re c ru its and
will continue th e w ar.
The annual rep o rt o f th e C h ristian
Science m other church shows a g re a t
increase in m em bership.
San Francisco police j'udges have
decided th a t auto speeders shall serve
jail sentences upon th e ir th ird convic
tion.
A. G. R ushlight w as elected m ayor
or P ortland, O r., by about 3,000 m a
jo rity over Simon, the p resen t incum
bent.
John Dillon, N a tio n alist m em ber of
p arliam en t from F a st Mayo, is near
death as the resu lt o f an autom obile
accident.
L ieu ten an t Bogue, a F rench aero
naut, is believed to have been lost at
sea w hile a tte m p tin g to fly from N ice
to the island o f Corsica.
Mrs. Royal Phelps C arroll, a prom
in en t society woman of N ew port, R.
I., has sta rte d for A frica w ith a large
retin u e of serv an ts to h u n t big gam e.
M adero m eets w ith g re a t ovations
a t every tow n through w hich he
passes en route to Mexico C ity, w here
a g re a t reception hs been prepared for
him.
M aderoists captured and executed
38 alleged “ lib e ra l” in su rrecto s who
had refused to recognize th e a u th o rity
of Madero and w ere continuing the
w ar on th e ir own responsibility.
W hile eleven m in isters o f Ross,
C al., w ere ta k in g a com plim entary
ride on a new autom obile fire engine
the m achine skidded into th e curb,
k illing one m in ister and badly in ju rin g
four others.
P o rtla n d ’s Rose F estival opened
w ith a grand naval parade and the a r
rival of th e king Monday.
A b rillia n t rainbow w as seen for
m ore than h alf an hour a t W innipeg,
M anitoba, about m idnight Monday
night, and the Indian resid en ts are in
m ortal terro r, believing it forebodes
some g re a t calam ity.
Farm ers Believe
6 .0 0 0 ,0 0 0 -B u s h e l
Record Will Be Surpassed.
Lebanon and Brownsville
Fine Section.
Folk
Have
Pendleton— W ith
th e w h eat in
thousands o f fields ju s t beginning to
head and w ith the prom ise of addition
al show ers, U m a tilla county farm ers
are freely p redicting th e g re a te st h a r
vest the county ev er had.
From all
sections o f the county and regarding
all kinds of g rain the sam e rep o rts are
being received. All say they never
saw th e prospects b rig h ter.
I t is said th a t the norm al crop o f 5,-
000,000 bushels o f w heat w ill be h a r
vested even though th ere should be
no more rain betw een now and h a r
vest, w hile m any say th a t 1907’s rec
ord yield o f 6,000,000 bushels will
easily be surpassed if the norm al
am ount of rain fall comes d u ring June.
P r e ttie r stands of fall w heat w ere
never seen than a re now to be found
in any direction from Pendleton, w hile
the May rain s have brought the spring
g rain out u n til a good crop is assured.
A p eculiar fe a tu re o f this y e a r’s fall-
sown g rain is th a t it is heading out as
early as th e barley, which usually p re
cedes i t by a week or two.
The h a r
v estin g of the tw o crops w ill th e re
fore probably s ta r t sim ultaneously.
P ortland — T h at B row nsville and
Lebanon w ill build up one o f the best
f r u it d is tric ts o f the s ta te in reg ard to
grow ing and preserv in g sm all fru its
is the b elief o f J . D. Lee, who visited a
m eeting a t th e form er place of people
interested in the industry.
Mr. Lee w ent to B row nsville as the
re p re sen tativ e of the P ortland com m er
cial club and made an address encour
aging the organization o f fru itg ro w
e r s ’ unions in th a t d is tric t.
“ T his is a very fe rtile d is tric t, ”
said Mr. Lee, “ and the fu tu re is
b rig h t in th is industry.
Conditions
a re rig h t fo r the form ation o f a fr u it
union in B row nsville, w hich probably
w ill combine w ith th e sim ilar o rg an
ization already in operation a t L eb
anon.
“ B erries, cherries, pears, and in
fa c t all the fru its common to th is cli
m ate th riv e rem arkably well in th a t
region. From the e a rlie s t tim e in the
s t a te ’s history the people o f th a t d is
tr ic t have had a rep u tatio n for being
pioneers in progressive w ork and ail
th a t is required a t th is tim e is the re
incarnation o f the old s p irit; o rg an iz
ation and a c tiv ity along progressive,
modern lines. W e had a good au d i
ence w ith a delegation from Lebanon
and I th in k our m eetin g aw akened a
B U Y S G Y P S U M LAND
g re a te r in te re st in f r u it cu ltu re and
S t. Louis Com pany Said to C o n tem its p re s e rv a tio n .”
plate Plant In Eastern B aker.
B aker—The A cum a C em ent com
pany of S t. Louis, Mo., has purchased
3,000 acres o f gypsum deposit land
n ear H untington and will erect a p lant
o f 200 ton daily cap acity on the -Bu
chanan sp u r o f the N orthw estern ra il
road. The p lan t w ill cost upw ards
of $100,000 and w ill employ several
hundred men.
The land w as pu r
chased from M ajor John H. A itk in of
Portland, J . P. H annon and H. C.
N orthey of H u n tin g to n and John L.
Rand of this city. The St. Louis peo
ple w ere in terested in the proposition
by F ran k Nelson o f Boise, Idaho, who
negotiated the sale of the property
and brought about th e closing of the
deal.
The gypsum in d u stry is fa s t becom
ing im p o rtan t in B aker county, along
w ith o th ers being developed. The big
lim e and cem ent plant, on the m ain
line o f th e O .-W . R. & N. e a st o f this
city, is being increased in capacity
all the tim e.
The gypsum deposits
seem p ractically in ex h au stib le and of
high quailty.
U M A T IL L A A L F A L F A S H O R T .
E. H. G ary prom ises the steel tr u s t
com m ittee th a t he w ill tell all he M ow ing to Begin T his W eek— L ate r
knows about the big monopoly.
C ro p s to Be Heavy.
Pendleton— G row ers o f a lfa lfa in
D eposits in th e A sto ria postal sav
ings bank averaged $70 each the first U m atilla county a re p rep arin g to h a r
m onth the bank was in operation.
vest the first crop o f th e season.
The
M ayor Simon o f P ortand, has ap song of th e m ow er w ill be heard in
pointed a com m ittee o f 15 to d ra f t a several fields this week but it w ill be
comm ission rule c h a rte r fo r the city. about ten days y e t before th e h arv est
P rices of nearly all food products is in full blast.
w ent up in Chicago on Ju n e 1, instead
A ccording to m ost o f the grow ers in
of being reduced as many had ex th e v icin ity o f Pendleton, the first
pected.
crop w ill be about 25 per cent short
San Francisco custom s officers seized this year. T his is due to th e excep
900 five-tael tin s o f opium , w orth tionally chilly sp rin g w hich retarded
The
$27,000, being sm uggled into this the grow th in m ost sections.
shortage w ill be m ore than m ade up
country on a Jap an ese steam er.
by the increased acreage and by the
second and th ird crops which prom ise
PORTLAND
MARKETS.
to go above norm al.
W heat — T rack prices: B luestem ,
95c; club, 85(<(86c; R ussian, 84c; val
State School Receives Presents.
ley, 86c; 40-fold, 85@86c.
Salem — From the resu lt of efforts
B arley—Choice feed, $28(d)28.50.
m ade by M ultm onah Camp, No. 77,
M illstuffs — B ran, $24.50(ix25 per Woodmen o f th e W orld, and th e A rti
to n ; m iddlings, $31; shorts, $25.50<n sans of Polk county, a new piano and
26; rolled barley, $29.50tjq;30.50.
m oving p ictu re m achine w ill be in
Corn— Whole, $29; cracked, $30 ton. stalled a t the O regon s ta te tra in in g
O ats— No. 1 w hite, $28.50(fl'29.60.
school. W hen G overnor W est w as at
H ay—T im othy, E astern O regon, No. the Woodmen reunion in Portland and
1, $2If« 22; lig h t m ixed, $19@ 20; a t the A rtisan picnic a t R ickreall, he
heavy m ixed, $ 17.50@ 18.50; a lfalfa,
called i t to the atten tio n o f the
$13(a'13.50; clover, $12.50<<£13; g rain ledges.
The Woodmen im m ediately
hay, $13.50(<£14.50.
raised $50 tow ard a piano and prom
F resh F ru its — S traw b erries, O re
ised th a t the balance would be fo rth
gon, $2(a'3.75 p er c ra te ; C alifornia, com ing.
The governor received a
$1.50(u.l.75 per c ra te , gooseberries, telegram from H. S. Hudson, o f P o rt
6((£6c per pound; apples, $l(q»3 per land, suprem e m a ste r o f the A rtisan s
box; cherries, $1.60 per box.
inform ing him th a t th e p ictu re m a
V egetables — A sparagus, 60 (S' 75c
chine had been purchased and aw aits
per dozen; garlic, 10(<il2c per pound;
the o rd er o f the governor.
lettuce, 30(n35c per dozen; hothouse
lettu ce, $1.25(0 1.75 per box; peas,
M e r it System Given Convicts.
6Jc per pound; radishes, 12 Jc per
Salem — All brick, which the con
dozen; rhubarb, 1}(< i 2 c p er pound;
new carro ts, $2 per sack; tu rn ip s, $2; v icts a t th e p en iten tiary brickyard
m ake above 16,000 a day w ill be paid
beets, $2.
Potatoes— Oregon and E astern , $2.25 fo r a t the ra te o f $2.50 a thousand;
per hundred, new C alifornia, 7c per the convicts to have the use of the
money. T his arran g em en t w as made
pound.
Onions— C rystal w ax, $2.50; yel by G overnor W est. The brick w ill be
used a t th e asylum and th e S ta te capi-
low, $2.25; red, $3 per hundred. J
P o u ltry — H ens, 16(o,17c; broilers, tol, and the s ta te w ill pay the b rick
T his
2 2 i« t2 5 c; ducks, young, 25c; geese, yard $5 a thousand for them .
nom inal;
turkeys,
20c;
dressed, sam e m e rit system w ill be established
in the shops in a short tim e, so th a t
choice, 25c.
Eggs— Oregon ranch, candled, 21c men who work m ore than a certain
per dozen; case count, 20c per dozen. num ber o f hours w ill be given pay.
B u tte r—C ity cream ery, e x tra , 1 and
F arm ers W ant O w n P ro je c t.
12-pound p rin ts, in boxes, 24c per
G ran ts P ass—G eorge E. Sanders,
pound; less than box lots, cartons and
ag en t fo r the C hicago-Rogue R iver
O c cupa tions of V a ca tio n ists an Open
"T he little, th in chap In th e largs delivery ex tra.
Irrig a tio n com pany, announces th a t he
P
ork—
Fancy,
lO
ftillc
per
pound.
Book to T h is Man.
b a th in g suit Is a grocer. All grocers
has arran g ed to be ready to s ta r t two
V eal— Fancy, H Xctllc per pound.
Sherlock Holmes, se a te d on the a r e sm all a nd bow legged, a n d they all
o f the larg e pumps, recenty installed,
H am s— 10 to 20 pounds, 16(<i 17c.
boardw alk, languidly Injected a pint w e ar tight t r o u s e r s and a r e p a r tia l to
Hops — 1911 contracts. 25c per on tw o d a y s’ notice, when the farm ers
of cocaine Into his su n b u r n t arm
brown.
F arm
pound; 1910 crop, 22c; 1909 crop, 15 and fru itg ro w ers need w ater.
"My d e a r W atson," said the dete c
"Do you see, my d e a r W atson, the
ers how ever, have filed a p etitio n and
ttve, "let u a beguile an h o u r by pick \ sta te ly m an whose o v e r tu r e s the girl «(.151c; olds, 8«i. 10c.
Wool — E astern Oregon, 8|((£14|c published a notice th a t the d is tric t
lug out th e o c c upa tions of t h e s e va in white Just re p u ls e d ? Well, he It
i
per
pound; valley, 1 4 (al5 c; m ohair, would estab lish an irrig atio n project
c a tio n is ts
In th e ir c h e a p white fian , an actor.
T h e m u sc le s of his facs
under th e s ta te law th a t perm its bond
nels they all th in k they look like m il show It. Actors, you know, by the choice, 86(<i 37Jc.
C attle— Prim e grain-fed steers. $6 ing d is tric ts for such purposes.
lionaires, but ha, h a —w h a t a delu co n tin u a l p r a c tic e of e xpression, de
«(6.36; prim e hay-fed steers, $6 (<t
slon!
velop face m uscles a s m a r k e d as the
S 3 0 0 .0 0 0 Issue is Legal.
6.25; choice steers, $5.75(<i6; fa ir,
" T h e r e goes a w aiter. W a l t e r s a re a rm m uscles of a baseball p itc h e r.”
Marshfield—Ju d g e Jo h a S. Coke has
$5.60(<t5.75; common. $5.25 (<i 5.50;
to be told by th e size of th e i r feet a n d |
I prim e cows, $5.75(ii6.25; good, $5«t given a decision in the P o rt com m is
the soft, c are ful way they set them |
5.25; fair, $4.75(a5; poor, $4.50((£ sion case which is o f g re a t im portance
Lata H ours for Rising in England.
down
T h e r e Is one signal d i s a d v a n ta g e In 4.75; choice h eifers. $5.50 (it 6.75; to Coos Bay. The case w as a friendly
" T h e m an In th e Im itation P a n a m a
hat Is a t a n n e r . His c le a r and ruddy j L on d o n —and. Indeed. In English life, choice bulls. $4.75«i5.25; good. $4.25 su it sta rte d to te s t th e validity o f a
for the p r a c tic e a p p a r e n tly e m b ra ce s «14.75: choice lig h t calves, $7«t7.26; p o rt bond issue of $300,000.
complexion gives him away. T h e tan
T his case has been decided in favor
nlng t r a d e I m parts to th e face a pe 1 th e e n tir e c o u n t r y —a n d this Is th e ap good. $6 75(<i 7; choice heavy calves,
cullarly h e alth y look. W hy shouldn't ( pallingly late ho u rs for r ising Every $5(05.50; choice stags, $5.75(<i6.25; o f the P ort comm ission, and m eans
th a t the proposed bond issue is legal.
It? W h at ts good for dead skins m ust w h e re Is nine o'clock t h e b r e a k f a st good, $5.25«i 5.75.
H o g s — Choice, $6.50(<i6.85: good.
h o u r ; nothin g, so to speak. Is open till
he good for live ones.
Hood Rivsr S tra w b e rrie s M o ve.
"S h e Is a cook, t h e stout, sc a rle t ten o'clock, and th is a b so lu te lose of $6.25(d6.50; choice heavy, $6«;6.50;
Hood R iv er—The first carload of
lady g e ttin g weighed
H e r fire, of j all th e m o rn in g m a k e s a g r e a t dif common. $6«i6; stock. $6.75«i7.50.
the season
was
Sheep—Choice spring lam bs. $6.26 stra w b e rrie s o f
course, gave h e r t h a t u n m is ta k a b le fere nc e If one haa a n y th i n g to do. Oa
color, but It was not th e e a t i n g of food ; the c o n tin e n t one may a lw a y s have « i6 .6 0 ; good. $6«i6.25; choice y e a r shipped fiom th is city Ju n e 3. by the
The b erries
t h a t m ade h e r so fat No; cooks hsv# b r e a k f a s t by seven o'clock, as la our lings. $4.80(<i5; good. $4.50(0 4.75; A pplegrow ers' U nion.
notoriously poor a p p e t i te s It was the ow n c o u n tr y ; but the un iv ers al lata fair, $4«(4.25; choice ewes. $4(04.25; w ere consigned to the Stacy F ru it
The b e r
fair, $3.50wC3.75; company, o f F argo. N. D.
Inhalation of the rich fum es of food b r e a k f a s t here, with lunche on at from good, $3.75(04;
In h e r k itc h e n t h a t filled h e r out. 1 : 30 to tw o a n d d i n n e r at eight o r nine good to choice heavy w ethers. $4(o ries a re rip en in g fa s t now and here
Uooks Inhale t h e i r fat. T h a t ts c h e a p o'clock, m a k e s r o n d l il o n s difficult for 4.50; old heavy w ethers. $3qt4; mixed a f te r carload lots w ill be shipped
e v e r y day.
| lots, $4«t6.
th o se a c c u sto m e d to e a r l ie r bourn.
e r tor th e m is tr e s s Isn't It?
ALL BORE THEIR TRADEMARKS
F R U IT M E N IN D U S T R IO U S .
F R U IT P E S T C R U S A D E .
A g ric u ltu ra la College Experts
S u m m e r C am paign.
Begin
C orvallis — The cam paign fo r the
eradication o f crop p ests in O regon
has commenced and w ill be in full
force by Ju ly 1, says Dean A. B. Cord-
ley. o f th e A g ricu ltu ra l college. Col
lege ex p e rts have m ade several pre
lim inary trip s about the s ta te and
Dean Cordley w ill v is it Eugene to
m ake arran g em en ts to estab lish head
q u a rte rs there. P rofessor H. F. W il
son sp en t th e la tte r p a rt o f the p ast
week a t Independence and Salem in
v e stig a tin g the diseases reported to
have been m aking rav ag es on th e hop
and f r u it crops o f th is vicinity. I t
has been decided to have headquarters
a t Portland, Salem and E ugene.
C old Holds W heat Back.
Condon — O w ing to th e cold and
backw ard w eath er in th is county th is
spring, g ra in crops in th is locality are
about tw o w eeks behind the averag e
season. W hile the g rain is not suffer
ing from w a n t o f m o istu re in m ost
sections o f th e county, a hard ra in a t
th is tim e would be a v a st benefit and
th is in p a rtic u la r applies to th e north
end o f th e county.
F arm ers about
Condon and south o f here claim they
have am ple m oisture and are anxious
to see w arm w eath er. Fall g rain is
doing well and w ill do well if a good
rain is had in Ju n e and the fore p a rt
of Ju ly , w hich has seldom failed in
th is county, b u t sp rin g g ra in w hich
w as sown la te should have rain in the
n ex t ten days in order to insure a good
aveage crop.
Sea Lion Season on Soon.
M arshfield—The season fo r h u n tin g
sea lions on the C urry county coast
w ill begin soon. I t is likely th a t some
o f the local fisherm en who have sea
going boats w ill hunt fo r the sea lions.
In p a st y ears the in d u stry has been
carried on q u ite extensively.
T here
are m any sea lions along d ifferen t
points on C urry county and they are
valuable for the fa t, w hich is used for
oil, and fo r the hides, w hich are
tanned and used in m aking belting.
The sea lions are shot and picked up
by gasoline boats.
A rm o urs Plan O reg on Plant.
B aker — N orth Pow der, 30 m iles
from th is city , has been selected by
the A rm ours as the location for o p er
ations o f some kind, according to a
le tte r received by the bank from F. D.
A rm our him self.
The le tte r s ta te s
th a t th is decision w as reached because
o f the adv an tag es o f plenty o f w ater,
hay and feed. The tr a c t chosen con
sists o f 1,500 acres along the railroad
track . A ccording to A. E. L am bert,
who has been in touch w ith the pack
e r s ’ men since th e ir v isit, it is believ
ed options have been secured.
M ay W ettest in Astoria.
A sto ria— A ccording to the records
in W eath er O bserver G ilm ore’s office
the p a st m onth has been an exception
ally w et one in A storia.
The total
rain fall d u ring May w as 6.88 inches,
an excess o f 3.08 inches over the av e r
age fo r th e corresponding m onth o f
previous years, w hich w as 3.8 inches.
Since 1854, when the first w eath er re
cords w ere k e p t here, th e re w ere four
m onths o f May in w hich the rain fall
exceeded th a t o f the p resen t month.
Ready fo r Irrig a tio n .
L akeview — F if ty m en a re em ployed
on the D avis C reek orchards dam.
w hich is nearly com pleted. The com
pany has 60 acres planted to trees and
about 200 acres in g ra in , w ith an ad
ditional 300 acres in a lfa lfa and tim
othy. T here w ill be plenty o f w a te r
fo r irrig a tio n purposes th is year, the
reserv o ir having already been filled to
the 12-foot level and then released
several tim es.
Salm on Catch Im proved.
A storia— Since the w arm er w eath er
began th ere has been q u ite an im prove
m ent in the runs o f salmon and the
g illn e tte rs d u ring th e p ast tw o or
th ree days have been m aking fa irly
good catches. W hile th e season thus
far, is regarded generally as a poor
one, one o f the canners says th a t th e
pack to d a te is fully equal to th e
am ount p u t up a t th e corresponding
tim e a y e a r ago.
Peach O rch ard s Yield Heavy.
Hood R iver— A though m ost o f the
peach trees o f Hood R iver valley have
b u t little fr u it on them th is season.
C. H. S tran ah an rep o rts th a t the trees
of his orchard are overloaded and th a t
he has found it necessary to thin aw ay
m ore th an one-half o f the fru it. On a
tw ig less than five inches long th ere
a re 10 large, w ell-shaped peaches.