mom ent. C rushed in k it left newer
was a copy of the New York H erald
containing an elaborate account of the
G overnm ent K eeps in T ouch With
b rillian t reception and m usicals given
Enemy Move A cross B o rd er.
th e previous evening a t her home.
W ashington, D. C .— P resid en t T a ft
W ith an exclam ation of Im patience he
and his cab in e t have turned a sc ru tin
rose from his seat, threw the paper
ONE PO O R FARM IS PLAN.
ROADS LEAGUE ORGANIZED.
izing eye tow ard Mexico.
Officials
from him, and began to pace the floor.
before the p resid en t seriously ques- |
W as th is the end of everything?
B e tte r Highway C o natruction Aim of C o st W ould Be L e ts and Indigent tioned the loyalty o f G eneral Pascual
H ad he reached the end o f his rope?
Much B etter C ared F or.
Corvallia M eeting
Orozco to th e M exican federal govern
He m ust pay the reckoning. If not to
Salem —To estab lish a central home m en t and in tim ated th a t th e present
O regon A g ricu ltu ra l C ollege, Cor
day, to-morrow. As his eyes w an
v a llia —The O regon Roads league has for the aged, located in or n ear Salem , conditions in th e s ta te o f C hihuahua,
dered around the room and he took
ju s t been formed a t a m eetin g o f good and do aw ay w ith all poor farm s and bordering on T exas, m ig h t develop in
m ental inventory of each costly ob
roads en th u sia sts held a t th e Oregon homes for indigent people throughout to a m ovem ent o f secession, estab lish
ject, he experienced a sudden shock
A g ric u ltu ra l college. The purposes of the s ta te is the plan which is announc in g an independent republic in the
as he recalled the things th a t w ere
The governor N orth.
he league are to collect and d is trib u te ed by G overnor W est.
m issing. How could he explain th eir
ILLUSTRATIO
NS
BY
RAY
W
A
LTER
S
The p resid en t and his official fam ily
know ledge of highw ay construction believes th a t under th e system which
coenaCNT, i»09, s r o.w diilincham company
absence? The a r t dealers w ere al
and to be a force in th e good roads he proposes to estab lish th e counties discussed p recau tio n ary m easures, and
ready suspicious. They w ere not to
graph office. A special feature was Then came the answ er.
Tba boy be put off any longer w ith excuses.
m ovem ent th roughout th e s ta te . S ixty of the sta te will be saved a t least one th e W ar d e p a rtm e n t then sen t addi
the garden court, containing over 30,- looked up.
e n th u siasts atten d ed th e o rganization h alf the expense incurred in carin g tional orders to arm y posts throughout
Any m om ent they m ight in sist eith er
000 square feet of open space, and
for the poor and a t th e sam e tim e will th e country to be ready fo r a possible
"He says you should go up. A part on the Im m ediate retu rn of th eir prop
m eeting.
m obilization.
tastefully laid out w ith palm s and m ent 165. T ake the elevator.”
The follow ing officers w ere elected be able to see th e ir poor cared for in
erty or on paym ent in full. He was
Sowers. H ere fountains splashed and
T he d ep a rtm e n t o f ju stice has in
for th e ensuing y e a r:
P resident, much m ore h u m an itarian and com fort
in the position to do neither. T he
able
m
anner.
an
o
rch
estra
played
while
the
patrons
stru
c
te
d
its
ag
e
n
ts
to
exercise
all
pos
Ju d g e V ictor P. Moses, o f C orvallis;
In bis luxurious appointed room s on articles had been sold and th e money
lounged on com fortable ra tta n chairs the fourteenth floor, R obert U nder lost gambling. Curse the luck! E very
Governor W est, in th e p ast week sib le v igilance in enforcing n e u tra lity ,
first vice-president, C. C. Lemmon, of
or gossiped w ith th e ir friends. Up on wood sa t before the fire puffing n er thing had gone ag ain st him of late.
Hood R iv er; second vice-president, B. has sen t le tte rs to th e county judges w hile th e S ta te d ep artm en t has asked
H o w a r d J e f frie s , b a n k e r ’s so n . u n d e r
W. S hort, of K la m a th ; secretary , E. th roughout th e e n tire s ta te , in whcji fo r quick re p o rts from consular agents Ih e e v il Influent-.- o f K o b .-rt U n d e rw o o d , the sixteenth floor w as the cool roof vously a t a strong cigar. All around The dealers would begin crim inal pro
F. A yers, of C orvallis. N ine d irecto rs he has asked personal opinions as to o f any d an g er in the in te rio r to A m er a f e llo w -s tu d e n t a t Y ale, le a d s a life of garden, an exquisite bow er of palm s him was a litte r of objets d 'a rt, such ceedings, disgrace and prison strip es
d is s ip a tio n , m a r r i e s th e d a u g h te r o f a
w ere elec ted : as follow s:
H . M. his scheme, as well as com plete d a ta icans or th e ir in te rests.
X u n io le r w h o d ie d In p ris o n , u n d Is d is and roses artificially painted by a as would have filled the h e a rt of any would follow. T here was no way out
A fte r th e c a b in e t m eeting, th e pres o w n e d by h is f a th e r . H e tr ie s to g e t w o rk fam ous F rench a rtist, w ith its rech
P ark s, B enton; J . R. Ed w ards, L in o f the expense which counties have
connoisseur w ith joy. Oil paintings of it. He had no one to whom he
lI n . A fo r m e r c o lle g e c h u m m a k e s
its
picturesque in heavy gilt fram es, of every period
id en t professed not to be alarm ed by a a n d b u fa
coln; B. P. C ator, B enton, fo r th ree been put to in the care o f th e poor.
s in e s s p ro p o s itio n to H o w a r d w h ic h erche i re sta u ra n t,
could tu rn in this crisis.
r
e
q
u
ir
e
s
1:1,000
c
a
s
h
,
u
n
d
H
o
w
a
r
d
Is
b
ro
k
e
.
I t was ad m itted in
L e tte rs are a rriv in g , b u t not enough th e situ a tio n .
tziganes, and Its superb view of all and school, R em brandts, Cuyps, Ruys-
y e a rs ; C. W. LeVee, B enton; C. D.
o b e r t U n d e rw o o d , w h o h a d b e en r e
And now even A lic ia had deserted
Schell, Jack so n ; S. W. L aythe, H a r have been received th a t he is able ade official circles th a t the sep aratio n of R
p u ls e d b y H o w a r d ’s w ife, A nnie, In h is M anhattan island.
daels, Reynoldses, Corots, H enners,
The A stru rla w as the la st word in som e on easels, some restin g on th e him . T his was the l a s t straw . W hile
n ey : for two y e a rs ; V. R. A llen, quately to give any com prehensive C hihuahua from th e re s t o f Mexico c o lle g e d a y s , a n d h a d o n c e b e en e n g a g e d
A lic ia , H o w a r d 's
s te p m o th e r ,
has
he w as still able to boast of the
M arion; H arry Fhson, C latsop; and idea of th e appro x im ate expense as would c reate a situ atio n different, in to
a p a r tm e n ts a t th e A s tr u r tu . a n d is a p expensive a p artm en t hotel building. floor;
handsom e F rench
bronzes,
Phil S treib , J r ., o f M ultnom ah, for compared to the expense under the m any respects, from those th a t e x is t p a r e n tly In p ro s p e ro u s c irc u m s ta n c e s . A rchitects declared th a t it was as far dainty china on Japanese teakw ood friendship and patronage of the aris
H o w a r d r e c a lls a $Z50 lo a n to U n d e rw o o d ,
tocratic Mrs. Howard Jeffries he
ed d u rin g th e la s t rebellion.
county plan of carin g for th e poor.
one y ear.
t h a t r e m a in s u n p a id , a n d d e c id e s to a s k as m odern lavishness and ex trav a tables, antique furniture, gold em could still hold his head high in the
h im fo r th e $2,U00 h e n e e d s. U n d e rw o o d , gance could go. Its in terio r arran g e
Governor W est will incorporate in
The new league w ill use Town and
broidered
clerical
vestm
ents,
hand-
t a k in g a d v a n t a g e o f Ids In tim a c y w ith m ents w ere in keeping w ith its ex
world. No one would dare question
C ountry, a local p u blication, as its his m essage to the n e x t le g isla tu re
GRAIN CAN NO T BE MOVED.
M rs. J e ffrie s . S r., b e c o m e s u s o r t o f Boelal
painted screens, costly o rien tal rugs, his Integrity, but now she had aban
h ig h w a y m a n . D is c o v e rin g Ids tr u e c h a r - tern al splendor. Its ap artm en ts w ere
official organ in p u shing th e good plan larg ely along th e lines which
rare ceram ics—all w ere 9onfusedly doned him to his fate, people would be
i.-r s h e d e n ie s him tlie h o u se. U n d e r
roads movem ent.
The dues a re $1 a have been outlined te n ta tiv e ly by him. T h o u san d s o f C a rlo ad s o f W heat Are io
w o o d 's a b s e n c e fro m a f u n c tio n c a u s e s of noble dim ensions, richly decorated, jum bled together. On a grand piano gin to talk. T here w a s no use keep
and equipped with every device, new
c o m m e n t a m o n g M rs. J e f f r ie s ' g u e s ts .
year, w hich should be se n t to th e sec
in a corner of the room stood two tall ing up a hopeless fight—suicide waa
Tied Up in C anada.
and old, th a t m odem science and
re ta ry .
cloisonne vases of alm ost inestim able the only way out!
GOOD HOADS BODY FO RM S.
CHAPTER IV.—Continued.
D uluth, M inn.—The congestion of
builders’ ingenuity could suggest. T hat
value. On a desk close by w ere piled
He stopped in front of a m irror,
traffic on th e C anadian railroads,
the re n ts w ere on a scale w ith the
C O R PO R A T IO N LAW WANTED.
‘Tn
a
w
ord,”
laughed
the
Judge,
w
hich
resulted
in
sw
eeping
reduction
O regon L eagus P ro p o se s to F o ste r
gran d eu r of the estab lish m en t goes m iniatures and rare ivories. The startled a t w hat he saw there. It
o f fre ig h t ra te s to p erm it C anadian ‘you m ean th a t any one train ed to w ithout saying. Only long purses w alls w ere covered w ith tapestries, was the face of a man not yet 30, but
Highway Building in S ta te .
O lcott Calls A ttention to Many C om
g ra in to come to the A m erican head of read my m ind can tell ju s t w h a t’s could stan d th e strain , it w as a fa arm or, and trophies of arm s. More apparently much older. The features
panies Now D efunct b u t Listed.
C orvallis — The O regon Good Roads
th e lake for e le v a tin g and sto rag e, is passing in my b rain ?”
vorite h ead q u arters for W esterners like a m useum than a sittin g room, it w ere draw n and haggard, and his d ark
Salem —“ We are accu m u latin g some league was organized here W ednesday. m ore serious th an a t any tim e since
“ Precisely,” replied the doctor with who had “stru ck it rich,” w ealthy was the hom e of a man who made a h air w as plentifully streak ed w ith
first-class evidence o f th e need of C onstitution and by-law s w ere a d o p t its inception, according to new s re a sm ile "the psychologist can tell with bachelors, and successful acto rs and business of a r t or made of a r t a busi gray. H e looked like a man who had
some kind o f supervision o f Oregon ed and th e follow ing officers e le c te d : ceived here from P o rt A rth u r, Ont.
alm ost m athem atical accuracy just opera singers who loved the lim elight ness.
lived two lives In one. To-night his
co rp o ratio n s,” says S e c retary o f S ta te P resident, V ictor P. Moses, county
U nderwood stared moodily a t the face frightened him. His eyes had a
The new s tells of 3,600 cars already how your m ental m echanism is w ork on and off the stage.
O lcott.
He contin u ed :
“ F o r th e judge o f Benton co unty; first vice billed to P o rt W illiam over th e C ana ing. I adm it it sounds uncanny, but
Sunday evening was usually exceed glowing logs in the open chim ney fixed stare like those of a man he
p ast tw o m onths we have been send president, C. C. Lemmon, o f Hood dian N orthern w hich cannot be moved. it can be proved. In fact, it has been ingly quiet a t the A struria. Most of place. H is face w as pale and de had once seen in a m adhouse. , He
R
iv
e
r;
second
vice
p
resident,
B.
W.
ing o u t notices callin g a tte n tio n to
T h ere is no place to store g rain when proved, tim e and tim e again.”
the te n a n ts w ere out of town over the term ined. A fter coming in from the wondered if men looked like th at when
th e delinquency of corporations in Short, o f K lam ath F a lls; secretary , it a rriv e s a t P o rt W illiam .
T h irty
Alicia cam e up and took the doc week-end, and as the re s ta u ra n t and re s ta u ra n t he had changed his tux they w ere about to be executed. W as
P
rofessor
E.
F.
A
yers,
O
regon
A
gri
paying license fees and filing th e a n
m illion bushels a re frozen on the to r's arm.
roof garden w ere only slim ly p atro n edo for th e m ore com fortable house not his own hour close at hand? He
cultural college; highw ay engineer,
nual rep o rts required by law.
ground o r in W estern elevators.
“Oh, Dr. B ernstein,” she protested, ized, th e elevators ran less frequently, coat. N othing called him aw ay th a t w ondered why th e clock was so noisy;
R
obert
G
elattly
,
of
Benton
county;
“ W ithin a week o f th e tim e th a t
In addition, th e re are 1,000 cars of ‘‘I c an ’t allow the Judge to monopolize m aking less c h a tte r and bustle in cor p articu lar Sunday evening, and no it seem ed to him th a t the ticks were
th e first o f th ese notices w en t o u t we d irecto rs for th ree-y ear term , J . R. g ra in on tra c k s betw een W innipeg you in th is way. Come with me. I ridors and stairw ays. Stillness reigned one w as likely to disturb him. F erris, louder than usual. He started sud
began to receive by telephone, by E dw ards, o f Lincoln county, P rofessor and P o rt A rth u r, m aking 4,500 cars on w an t to introduce you to a m ost
denly and looked around fearfully. He
postal card, m em oranda on th e m arg in H. M. P ark s, of O regon A g ricu ltu ra l th e C anadian N o rth ern alone.
charm ing woman who is dying to
thought he had heard a sound outside.
college,
and
B.
P.
C
ator,
o
f
Benton
o f th e form le tte rs we had m ailed, and
The C anadian Pacific has reduced m eet you. She is perfectly crazy on
He shuddered as he glared tow ard th e
county;
d
irecto
rs
for
tw
o-year
term
,
in o th e r ways, notices th a t ‘th is cor
the num ber of em pty cars th a t a re de psychology.”
little draw er on the right-hand side of
B.
D.
Schell,
o
f
A
shland,
S.
W.
poration haB been o u t o f business fo r
liv ered daily to elev ators a t th e C ana
his desk, in which he knew th ere w as
“D on't Introduce me to h er,”
a y e a r ,’ ‘in th e hands o f a re c e iv e r,’ L aythe, of H arney county, and C. W. d ian head o f th e lakes, on th e theory laughed the judge.
a loaded revolver.
“I see enough
I.
eevee,
o
f
CorvalliB;
d
irecto
rs
for
‘b a n k ru p t,’ ‘b u ste d ,’ ‘never organized
th a t it is useless to load cars when crazy people in the law courts."
If Alicia would only re le n t escape
and stockholders a re sc a tte re d so th a t one-year term , V. R. A llen, o f Marion they cannot be hauled to destin atio n s.
Dr. B ernstein sm iled and followed
m ight yet be possible. If he did not
we cannot hold a m eetin g to d isso lv e,’ county, H arry F.bson, o f A storia, and
his hostess. Judge B rew ster turned
h ear from her It m ust be for to-night.
‘d e fu n c t,’ and o th e r m elancholy com Phil S treib , J r ., o f P ortland.
to c h a t with th e banker. From th e d is
One slight little pressure on the trig
S W IF T S ARE ATTA CK ED.
The
purpose
o
f
th
e
o
rg
an
izatio
n
is
m en t in relatio n to corp o ratio n s th a t
ta n t m usic room cam e the sound of
ger and all would be over.
to
fo
ster
good
roads
bu
ild
in
g
in
the
w ere organized on w ind, capitalized
a piano and a beautiful soprano voice.
Suddenly the bell of the telephone
on hope and Btarved to death for w an t s ta te and to supply supervisors and P ro secu tio n C e n te rs All E fforts On T he rooms w ere now crowded and
connecting the ap artm en t w ith the
o thers w ith in form ation th a t m ay aid
One Packing C om pany.
o f suckers.
new com ers w ere arriving each m in
m ain hall dow nstairs rang violently.
“ W ithin th e p a st 30 days we have them in th e highw ay im provem ents
Chicago—The g overnm ent centered ute. S ervants passed in and out serv
In terru p ted thus abruptly
in
the
received probably not less th an 100 under th e ir ju risd ictio n .
its a tta c k on S w ift & Co. in the pack ing iced delicacies and cham pagne.
m
idst
of
his
reflections,
Underwood
notes and le tte rs o f th e kind in d i
e r s ’ tr ia l here.
John M. C haplin,
Suddenly th e b u tler entered th e
Jumped for.ward, startled. His nerves
c a te d .”
ch ief of the p la n t accounting d e p a rt aalon and, quietly approaching Alicia,
Revision W ork "'■»layed.
w ere so unstrung th a t he was ever
m
en
t
o
f
th
a
t
corporation,
w
as
su
b
je
c
t
Salem — I t probably w ill be th e la t
handed h er a letter. In a low tone
apprehensive of danger. W ith a trem
G INSEN G C U L T U R E ST A R T ED
ed
to
a
search
in
g
ex
am
ination
by
D
is
te r p a rt of F eb ru ary before th e com
he said:
ulous hand, he took hold of the re
mission to revise the ta x commission tr ic t A tto rn ey W ilkerson and required
"T his le tte r has Just come, m ’m.
ceiver and placed It to his ear. As he
Plant Said to G row Well N ear Boring of the s ta te holds an o th e r m eeting. to ex p lain to th e ju ry m any d e tails of
T he m essenger said it was very im
listened, his already pallid face turned
and G resh am .
A desire to w a it un til a f te r common th e complex system used by th e pack p o rta n t and I should deliver It at
w hiter and the lines about his mouth
once.”
P roduction o f g in sen g a t B oring, on w ealth day a t E ugene m ay m ake some ers.
tightened. He hesitated a m om ent be
C haplin identified ‘num erous le tte rs
the EBtacada railw ay, and a t G resham , difference in the d ate, us S ta te Tax
A licia turned pale. She instantly
fore j-eplying. Then, w ith an effort,
ch
an
g
in
g
the
by-products
allow
ances,
has been sta rte d in a sm all way, w ith C om m issioner Gallowny has been a r
recognized the handw riting. It was
he said:
which
w
ere
se
n
t
by
o
th
er
em
ployes.
the prospect th a t its cu ltiv a tio n will ran g in g plans so th a t th e su b ject of
from R obert Underwood. W as not her
"Send him up.”
O ne le tte r signed by C haplin and la s t m essage enough? How d are he
be enlarged. C. F. Cross, o f Boring, tax atio n will be thoroughly discussed
Dropping the receiver, lie began to
has a considerable tr a c t in ginseng, th e re a t th a t tim e in as m any o f its d ated N ovem ber 15, 1907, gave in address h er again and a t such a tim e?
w alk nervously up and down the
stru c tio n s to d iscontinue m aking al R etirin g to an inner room, she tore
which, according to th e rep o rts he phases as possible.
room. The crisis had come sooner than
The various m em bers, who w ere a s low ances for hides in figuring th e te s t open the envelope and read as follows:
gives, prom ises to succeed w ell.
Mr.
he expected—exposure w as a t band.
Cross has se t o u t 2,600 p lan ts and has signed the task of handling the d etails cost of beef.
D s a r M rs. J e f f r ie s : T h is is t h e la s t
T his man Bennington was the man
D istric t A tto rn ey W ilkerson pointed tim e I s h a ll e v e r b o re y o u w ith m y l e t
obtained resu lts in several q u a rts o f in connection w ith th e six o r seven
ager of the firm of dealers whose
te
r
s
.
Y
ou
h
a
v
e
fo
r
b
id
d
e
n
m
e
to
s
e
e
y
o
u
o
u
t
th
a
t
from
th
e
o
rganization
o
f
the
ginseng seeds, w hich com m ands )6 and bills, w hich it is probable th e com m is
goods he disposed of. He could not
a g a in .
P r a c tic a lly y o u h a v e s e n te n c e d
N
ational
Pucking
company,
M
arch
8,
$8 a q u a rt.
Mr. Cross sta rte d the sion will pass on before they are sen t
m e to a liv in g d e a th , b u t a s I p r e f e r
m ake restitution. Prosecution was in
cu ltiv atio n of tho p la n t as an e x p e ri to a vote o f th e people, have from 1903, th e te s t co st o f beef, as figured d e a t h s h a ll n o t b e p a r tia l, b u t fu ll a n d
evitable. D isgrace and prison would
m ent and he has succeeded so well tim e to tim e reported th a t progress is by S w ift & Co., steadily rose w hile c o m p le te o b liv io n , I ta k e th is m e a n s of
follow. He could not stand tt; he
g y o u k n o w t h a t u n le s s y ou re v o k e
th a t he will se t ou t 600 m ore p lan ts being m ade, and it is probable th a t by the allow ances for by-products de l y e o ttin
would ra th e r kill him self. T rouble was
u r c ru e l s e n te n c e o f b a n is h m e n t, I
th is sp rin g .
H arry l’u lfer, o f G res the tim e th e n ex t m eetin g closes creased.
s h a ll m a k e a n e n d o f It a il. I s h a ll be
very close a t hand, th a t w as certain.
fo
u
n
d
d
e
a
d
.
M
o
n
d
a
y
m
o
rn
in
g
,
a
n
d
y
ou
these
bills
w
ill
be
well
under
way
ham, also is c u ltiv a tin g gin sen g on a
How could he get out of it? Pacing
C abinet M inister P riso n er.
w ill k n o w w h o Is re s p o n sib le .
lot.
H e has ab o u t 600 plants and tow ard form ulation, if not e n tirely
the floor, he bit his lips till the blood
Y o u rs d e v o te d ly ,
Torreon,
Mex.
—
A
bram
Gonzales,
probably will s e t ou t m ore th is year. com pleted and in readiness for the
R O B ER T UNDERW OOD.
came.
m in iste r o f th e in terior, who wfcnt to
I t is said th a t gin sen g p la n ts when voters.
T here w as a sharp ring at the front
An angry
exclam ation escaped
C am argo to quell th e u p risin g a t th a t
m atu red and well c u ltiv ated w ill yield
door. Underwood opened It. As ho
point, w as m ade p risoner by th e m u ti A licia's Ups, and crushing the note up
seeds w orth several thousands o f dol
W ater C o n tra c t D raw n.
recognized his visitor on the th resh
in h er band, she bit her lips till the
lars in an acre.
I t is known th a t
S alem —S id etrack in g for a tim e a t neers, escorted back to the railroad blood came. It w as ju s t as she feared.
old, he exclaimed:
a
t
S
an
ta
R
osalia
and
se
n
t
to
C
hihua
th e re is g re a t profit in th e c u ltiv atio n least, the Benham F alls p ro ject, the
“W hy, B ennington, this is a su r
hua on a handcar, according to news T he m an was desperate. He w as not
o f th e p lant. The ex p erim en ts of Mr.
p rise !”
to bo got rid of so easily. How dare
C
entral
Oregon
Irrig
a
tio
n
company
received
here.
The
rebels
refused
to
Cross and Mr. P u lfer w ill be w atched
The m anager entered aw kw ardly.
He reported he—how d are he? T he cow ard—to
w ith in te re st. T h eir p la n ts are about re p re se n ta tiv e s and th e D esert land listen to his o v ertu res.
“Yes, I Must See Him at Once.”
He had the constrained a ir of a man
th in k th a t Bhe could be frightened by
3 y e a rs old and it w ill be a t le a st n board com pleted a d ra f t o f a co n tract his fa ilu re to th e central governm ent.
who has come on an unpleasant e r
S ev en ty dead and wounded Salga- such a th reat. W hat did she care if
y ea r befo re they can tell how th e ir on the rem ain d er of th e p ro ject. T h at
this may be only te n ta tiv e , as before, diata.i w ere le f t on the field a t C hilapa he killed him self? It would be good everyw here as if the sobering influ his man servant, had taken his usual rand, but w ants to be as am iable as
crops w ill tu rn out.
Yet suppose he w as In ence of the Sabbath had invaded even Sunday off and would not retu rn until the circum stances will perm it.
however, is evidenced by th e fa c t th a t a fte r an enco u n ter w ith th e forces of riddance.
“You d id n 't expect me, did you?” ha
earn est, suppose he did carry out his th is exclusive dom ain of the unholy m idnight. T he ap artm en t w as still as
n
e
ith
e
r
side
signed
it,
and
then
re
G
eneral
A
m
brosio
F
igueroa.
The
CO LLEG E IS S U E S BULLETIN .
fused to do so la te r. T his is taken as losses o f th e federate w ere not given. th re a t? T here would be a terrib le rich. T he uniform ed atten d an ts, hav the grave. It w as so high above the began.
S hutting the front door, Underwood
scandal, an
investigation, people ing nothing to do, yaw ned lazily in stre e t th a t not a sound reached up
an indication
th a t
even fu rth e r
Valuable T re a tise on O rc h a rd W ork changes may be m ade. The a g re e
would
talk,
her
nam e would be men- the deserted halls. Some even in from the noisy Broadway below. Un led the way back into the sitting room,
Lands May Be Available.
to Be Had on H equest
tioned. No—no—th a t m ust be pre- dulged in su rrep titio u s naps in cor derwood liked the quiet so th at he and m aking an effort to control his
m ent stands, b a rrin g a few m inor
Spokane, W a sh .— A plan by w hich vented a t all costs.
ners, confident th a t they would not could think, and he was thinking hard. nerves, said:
C o rv allis — The H o rtic u ltu ra l de changes, us those previously draw n.
7,000,000 acres o f logged-off lands in
D istracted, n o t know ing w hat course be disturbed. C allers w ere so rare On the fiat desk a t his elbow stood a
"S it down, w on't you?”
p a rtm e n t o f the O regon A g ricu ltu ra l
W ashington, Idaho and M ontana may to pursue, she pared the floor of the th a t w hen some one did e n te r from dainty dem i-tasse of black coffee—un
B ut Mr. Bennington m erely bowed
Je tty W ork to Be P u sh ed .
college has ju s t issued B ulletin No.
tasted.
T
here
were
glasses
and
de
the
stre
e
t,
he
was
looked
upon
with
stiffly. It was evident th at he did not
I l l , on “ Orchard M an ag em en t,” by
Marshfield —The M arshfield cham ber be obtained by th e governm ent and room . Through the closed door she suspicion.
can
te
rs
of
whisky
and
cordial,
but
wish his call to be m istaken tor a so
C. I. Lewis, h o rtic u ltu ra list.
The 'of comm erce has received word from then opened up fo r hom estead e n try is could h ear the m usic and the c h a tte r
It w as shortly a fte r seven o'clock the stim ulants did not tem pt him.
cial visit.
pam plet com prises 96 pages o f th e C ongressm an H aw ley th a t th e rep o rt being w orked o u t by the executive of h er guests. 8he m ust go to see
He wondered if Alicia would ignore
“I h av en 't tim e, th an k you. To bo
m ost in te re stin g info rm atio n o b ta in made by M ajor Morrow favors th e re co m m ittee o f th e In tern atio n al and U nderwood a t once, th a t was certain, the day following Mrs. Jeffries' re
his letter or if she would come to frank, my mission is rath e r a delicate
able on fru itra isin g , and is well w orth sto ratio n o f the je tty a t th e en tran ce E m p ire F ederation o f Com m ercial and h er visit m ust be a se c re t one. ception when a man cam e In by the
The plan, as outlined, pro- T h ere was already enough talk.
m ain en tran ce from Broadw ay, and him. Surely she could not be so h e a rt one, Mr. U nderwood.”
stu d y in g by anyone in te re ste d in th is o f Coos bay, b u t th a t th e en g in eers at clubs.
If h e r enem ies could hear of h er vis approaching one of the hall boys, in less as to throw him over a t such a
(T O B E C O N T IN U E D .)
branch of husbandry. I t is furnished W ashington say th e law prev en ts a re poses th e exchange by th e In te rio r
free to any address on request.
po rt and e stim a te being made a t th is d e p a rtm e n t o f fo re st reserve lands for itin g him alone In his ap artm en ts th a t quired for Mr. R obert Underwood.
The boy gave his in terlocutor an
tim e. U nless these tech n icalities can logged-off lands, on th e basis o f th ree would be the end.
"Y es—I m ust see him a t once. To im pudent stare. T here w as som ething
Albany Men B ore fo r Oil.
be overcom e in some w ay an a p p ro p ri acres o f cut-over lands for one acre of
fo re st reserve.
m orrow is Sunday. H e's sure to be about th e caller’s dress and m anner
Albany-—Final step s w ere tak en a t ation for the im provem ent o f the je tty
hom e In the evening. He m entions which told him instinctively th a t he
would
not
be
av
ailable
a
t
th
is
tim
e.
a m eetin g held in th e rooms o f the
O ro z c o D enies Disloyalty.
Monday m orning. T here will still be w as not dealing w ith a visitor whom
Mr. H aw ley says he has tak en the
A lbany Comm ercial club th is week to m a tte r up w ith th e com m ittee.
El Paso, Tex. — G eneral Pascual tim e. I’ll go and see him to-morrow.” he m ust tr e a t respectfully. No one
form a company to bore for oil in Linn
"A licia! A licia!”
divines a m an's or w om an's social
Orozco denies em p h atically th a t the
county.
I t is purposed to conduct
The door opened and Mr. Jeffries sta tu s quicker or m ore unerringly
s ta te o f C hihuahua is on the v erge of
G ood R oads E n th u siasts Busy.
thorough experim ents to see if oil can
than a servant. The a tte n d a n t saw
Hood R iver— Hood R iver good roads seceding from th e M exican federation put his head in.
be found in th is p a rt o f th e sta te .
a
t once th a t the m an did not belong
doing
here,
my
o
r
th
a
t
he
is
disloyal
to
Madero.
H
is
"W
hat
a
re
you
The Price of Fame.
M artha W ashington, Housekeeper,
The nam e “ W illam ette Oil com pany” en th u siasts are m aking efforts to com denial is contained in a teleg ram re d e a r? ” he asked. “I was looking to th e class which paid social visits
It was In the office of one of the big
In the oldest w ealthy fam ilies of Vir
w as chosen and the com m ittee on o r ply w ith the recen t good roads p ro cla ceived here by th e ch ief of the federal •■ •ry w h ere for you. Judge B rew ster to te n an ts in the A struria. He was
theaters. A lot of actors w ere hang ginia all the women knew all about
m
ation
o
f
G
overnor
W
est,
and
four
gan izatio n was d irected to p rep are and
ra th e r seedy looking, his collar was ing around, a couple of journalists cooking and housekeeping, and had to
te le g ra p h lines in Ju arez. T he te le w ishes to say good night.”
file a rtic le s of incorporation at once. m eetings w ill be held in d ifferen t gram , signed Pascual Orozco, follow s:
“I w as fixing my hair, th a t's all,” not im m aculate, his boots w ere thick and a secretary or two. A young in order to run an establishm ent of
p
a
rts
of
the
valley
w
ith
in
th
e
week.
T his com m ittee consists o f L. A.
“I
w ish
em p h atically
to
deny replied Aliela w ith perfect compos and clum sy, his clothes cheap and Ill- woman dropped In for a hasty g reet m any slaves, and an ignorant m istress
Wood, George Dorr, W. H. M arvin, A m eeting will be held a t P arkdale th e rep o rts published as
to
the ure.
fitting.
ing. and then paused a m om ent to would not have com m anded the re
hall
in
the
U
pper
valley,
to
discuss
E. V. Bloomfield and G. H. Crowell.
“Is Mr. Underwood in?” he de speak to a very well-known actor spect of her cunning negroes, but
the various proposed m ethods of road secession of C hihuahua and my d is
to
th e
Madero
govern
CHAPTER V.
manded.
whom she evidently m et for the first would have been a laughing stock.
legislation. M eetings will follow at loyalty
C em ent Plant In View.
"N ot home," replied the atten d an t time. The press agent's desk was M artha W ashington owned 15.000
Park G range, Pine G rave G range and m e n t.”
D allas A t a m eetin g o f the Com Ilood R iver.
Among the m any huge carav an saries insolently, a fte r a pause. Like most open, and in a corner fas a package acres of land and hundreds of negroes,
m ercial club here a com m unication
A viator S c a re s C ro w d s.
th a t of recent years have sprung up hall boys, he took a savage pleasure of pictures of the celebrated actor. yet she knew all about cooking and
from Missouri and K ansas c a p ita lists
New York — T he first successful In New York to provide luxurious In saying th a t the te n a n ts w ere out.
The latter looked them over, and as housekeeping and m ade the rounds of
M arshield G ets Busy.
was read, in w hich they gave th e ir
flight o f a hydro-aeroplane in th is sec q u a rte rs regardless of coat for those
the young woman exclaimed th a t be h er household every day. Just as did
The
caller
looked
annoyed.
Marshfield
The
cam
paign
to
have
plan for co n stru ctin g a $760,000 one-
tion w as seen h ere W ednesday, when w ho can afford to pay for the best,
should give her one be said, with an the general his plantation.
M artha
"H
e
m
ust
be
in,"
he
said
w
ith
a
the
Coos
Bay
life-sav
in
g
.sta
tio
n
u n it cem ent p la n t in th is city th is
F ran k T. Neffin ascended from th e none could rival the A strurla in size
insinuating sm ile to th e press agent: w as n eith er a sloven nor churl, but
frown.
"I
have
an
appointm
ent
with
changed
from
its
presen
t
location
over
y ear. T h e ir proposition w as th a t the
Hudon riv e r a t T w en ty -th ird e tre e t and magnificence. O ccupying an e n
“Alas, they a re not mine. They be tru e aristo c ra t of the right sort. Girls
citizen s of D allas subscribe not less th ree m iles from th e b ar to a more ami for 16 m in u tes (lew up and down tire block in the very h e a rt of the him ."
long to Mr. D ash !”
should be taught housekeeping by
T his w as not strictly true, but the
than $26,000 in stock.
E x p erts have convenient place, is b eing pushed by th e riv e r a t a h eight o f 600 feet. resid en tial d istrict. It took precedence
“1 can 't give any aw ay." said the ladies who have sprlghtllness, vi
tested th e cem ent deposits in this the cham ber o f comm erce and others. The a v ia to r m ade no public announce over all the o th er ap a rtm e n t hottAs of bluff had the desired effect.
latter. "E ach one costs me 20 cents.” vacity, aloquence and fine m anners, to
“Got an appointm ent! W hy d id n 't
county and reported th a t they are One p etitio n which was gen erally c ir m ent o f his plan, and when he alight- the m etropolis as th e biggest and
"Surely th a t is c h eap !” the young aa to correct the m iserable false no
culated
w
as
signed
by
about
1.600
you
say
so
a
t
once?”
good. I t is proposed to (incorporate
lady suggested.
ed in th e riv e r am id floating cakes of moat splendidly appointed hostelry of
tions besetting the m odern Anglo-
citizens
and
now
an
o
th
er
p
etitio
n
is
R eaching lazily over the telephone
the com pany under th e nam e of the
ire . m any on shore thought he had Us kind in the world. It was. Indeed,
The press agent ignored her and Saxon word about "m enlallsm .”—New
being circulated only am ong th e big
O regon-Portland C em ent company.
a sm all city in itself. It was not nec sw itchboard, and w ithout rising from turned to the actor.
fallen in to th e stream .
York Press.
mill ow ners, vessel ow ners and o th er |
"Cheap? Do you think anybody
essary for its fo rtu n ate te n an ts to his seat, he asked surlily:
larg e in te re sts who a re shippers.
P o rtlan d er to Raise Poultry.
Tinplate Men Com bine.
"W
h
at's
the
nam
e?"
would pay th a t much for you 7"
leave It unless they w ere so m inded
L. L. Howe, o f P o rtlan d , purchased
“Mr. Bennington."
And the young lady laughed aad
P itts b u rg —R ep resenting a c a p ita l E verything for th e ir com fort and
P ro o f of Ram sm branco.
Socialist P a rty Allowed E xpenses.
la st week a 20-acre tr a c t located four
The boy took the tra n sm itte r and w ent w ithout h er picture.
ization o f $100,01)0,000. the Independ pleasure was to be had w ithout taking
She (after elopem ent)—“I receiv ed *
m iles e a st o f C lackam as S tatio n on
Salem — T h a t th e S o cialist p a rty is e n t T in P la te M an ufacturers o f the the trouble to go out of doors. On spoke into It:
le tte r from papa to-day. H e w rites
C lear C reek. The farm is well im en title d to $200 apiece fo r five dele U n ited S ta te s w ere g ran ted a c h a rte r th e ground floor w ere shops of all
"A p arty called to see Mr. U nder
th a t he had ?ust finished m aking his
Cost of Living Increasing.
proved and w as acquired from Edw ard g ates to the national convention, to be in Common P leas court under t? e kinds, which catered only to the wood.”
The price of diam onds baa beet) In will.** He—"Did he rem em ber us?"
M endenhall from $4,000. It is Mr. paid by the sta te , is an opinion given nam e o f th e A ssociation o f S heet a rd A atru rla's patrons. T here w ere also
T here w as a brief pause, aa if the creased ten per c e n t It appears Im She— "Yea, indeed He baa left all his
H ow e’s irte n tio n to o p e ra te a m odem by D eputy A ttorney G eneral Van Tin P la te m an u fa c tu rers.
Headq lar- on the prem ises a bank, a b ro k er's person u p stairs was in doubt w hether possible for the poor man to get in on money to an ayslum for bopelesa
poultry farm .
W inkle.
• Ile a a h aird resser, and a postal telo- to adm it th a t he was home or noL, the ground floor anyw here.
te rs w ill be located here.
Idiots."
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
WATCH M EXICO C LO SE LY .
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MEWMDfffKQ.O'D'AliS HOPE
third D egree
t y CHARLES KLEIN
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