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7h& T hird D cgrec A K m t B Â Ï Ï D V E (DIT rôett ™ im )[ lqïïaw [locnil ^CHARLES KLEIN Y y A rthur 3HORNBLOW • Y ILLU5TRATION5 BY RAY WALTEfi$ COrrWICHT, 1909, 8 Y C .W . DILLINOHAM COflMWY SY N O P S IS . H o w a r d Joffrlo s, b a n k e r ’« «on, u n d e r t h e evil in fl u e n c e o f R o b e r t U n d e r w o o d , f e l l o w - s t u d e n t a t Yule, l e a d s a life o f d i s s ip a t io n , m a r r i e s t h e d a u K h t e r o f a « a m b l e r w h o di e d in p ris o n , a n d is d is o w n e d by his f a t h e r . H e Is o u t o f w o r k a n d In de sp e ra te straits. U nderw ood, who h a d o n r e b e en e n g a g e d to H o w a r d ’s s t e p m o t h e r . A lic ia , I * a p p a r e n t l y In p r o s p e r ous c ircum stances. T a k in g a d v a n ta g e of h is I n t i m a c y w i t h A ll cta , h e b e c o m e s a s o r t o f s ocia l h i g h w a y m a n . D i s c o v e r i n g h is t r u e c h a r a c t e r , A li c ia d e n ie s h i m t h e house. H e s e n d s h e r a n o te t h r e a t e n i n g pu tc lda. A r t d e a l e r s f<»r w h o m h e a c t e d a s commissioner, d e m a n d a n accounting. H e c a n n o t m a k e good. H o w a r d c a l l s a t h i s a p a r t m e n t s In a n I n t o x i c a t e d c o n d i t io n to r e q u e s t a lo a n o f $2,000 to e n a b l e h i m to t a k e u p a b u s i n e s s p ro p o s itio n . H o w a r d d r i n k s h i m s e l f Into a m a u d l i n c o n d it io n , a n d g o e s to s le e p on a d iv a n . A c a l l e r Is a n n o u n c e d a n d U n d e r w o o d d ra w s a screen aro u n d the d ru n k en deeper. A ll e le e n t e r s . Him d e m a n d s s p r o m i s e f r o m U n d e r w o o d t h a t h e will n o t t a k e h is life. H e r e f u s e s u n l e s s s h e will r e n e w h e r p a t r o n a g e . T h i s s h e re f u s e s , a n d t a k e s h e r leave. U n d e r w o o d kill s h im s e lf. T h e r e p o r t o f t h e pis to l a w a k e n s H o w a r d , if** fin d s U n d e r w o o d d e a d . H o w a r d < h t u r n e d o v e r t o t h e police. C n p t C lin to n , n o t o r i o u s f o r h ts b r u t a l tr e a tm e n t of prisoners, pu ts H o w ard t h r o u g h t h e t h i r d d e g r e e , a n d fln nlly g e ts a n a l l e g e d c o n f e s s io n fr o m t h e h a r a s s e d man. Annie, Howard's wife, declares her b e li e f In h e r h u s b a n d ' s I n n o c e n c e , a n d c a l l s o n J e f frie s , Hr. H e r e f u s e s to h e lp u n le s s s h e will c o n s e n t to a d iv o rc e . T o sav e H o w a rd she consents, but w hen she fin ds t h a t t h e e l d e r J e f f r i e s d o e s n o t In t e n d to s t a n d by h ls son, e x c e p t f i n a n c ia lly , s h e s c o r n s Ills help. A n n ie a p p e a l s to J u d g e B r e w s t e r , a t t o r n e y f o r J e f frie s , Hr., to t a k e H o w a r d ' s c as e. l i e decl in es . I t Is r e p o r t e d t h a t A n n ie Is g o i n g o n t h e s t a g e . T h e h a n k e r a n d hls w ife cal l on J u d g e B r e w s t e r to And s o m e w a y to p r e v e n t It. A n n i e a g n l n p l e a d s w i t h B r e w - • t e r to d e f u n d H o w a r d . C H A P T E R X V .— Continutd. "You’re not afraid to help him," «he said. “I know th a t—you Just ■aid so.” Judgo n re w stc r raised hls fist and brought It down on th e desk w ith a hang which rnlscd In a cloud tho ac cum ulated dust of weeks. Ills face set and determ ined, he said: ■'You're qiflte right! I'm going to take your c a se !” Annie felt h erself giving way. It w as more Ilian she could stand. For victory to bo hers when only a mo m ent before defeat seem ed certain was too much fur her nerves. All Bhe could gasp was: "Oh. Judge!" The law yer ad justed hls eyeglasses, blew hls nose with suspicious energy, and took up a pen. "Now don't pretend to be surprised —you knew 1 would. And please don't thank me. I hate to bo thanked for doing w hat I w ant to do. If 1 didn't w ant to do It, I w ouldn't—" Through her te a rs she m urm ured: "I’d like to say 'th a n k you.’ " "W ell, please don 't,” he snapped. But she persisted. Tenderly, she said: "May I say you're th e dearest, kind • s t —” Judge B rew ster shook hls head. "No—no—nothing of th e kind." "M ost gracious — noble-hearted — courageous." she w ent on. The Judge stru ck th e table ano th er form idable blow. "M rs. Jeffries!" he exclaimed. She tu rn ed away h e r head to hide h er feelings. "Oh, how I'd like to have a good cry,” she m urm ured. "If Howard only knew !” Judge B rew ster touched an electric button, and hls head clerk entered. “Mr. Jones,” said the law yer quick ly, "get a stenographic re p o rt of the ra s e of th e People against Howard Jeffries, J r.; get th e coroner’s Inquest, th e grand Jury Indictm ent, and get a copy of the Jeffries confession—get everything—rig h t aw ay !" The clerk looked inquiringly, first a t Annie and then a t hls employer. T hen respectfully he asked: "Do wo, s l r r "Wo do," said th e law yer laconic ally. C H A P T E R X V I. "Now , m y dear young woman." said Judge Brew ster, when the astonished head clerk had w ithdraw n, "If we are going to g et your husband free we m ust get to work, ami you m ust help m e.” Ills visitor looked up eagerly. " I’ll do anything In my power," she said quickly. ‘‘W hat can I do?” "W ell—first of all,” said th e law yer with some hesitatio n , "I w ant you to see a certain lady and to be ex ceedingly nice to her." "L ady?” echoed Annie, surprised. "W hat lady?" "M rs. H oward Jeffries, Sr.,” he re plied slowly. "H ow ard's step m o th er I” she ejacu lated. A clerk enterod and handed hls em ployer a card. The law yer nodded and said In an undertone: "Show h er In.” T urning round again, he w ent ou: "Y es—H ow ard's stepm other. She's out th ere now. She w ants to see you. She w ishes to be of service to you. Now, you m ust conciliate her. She may be of g reat use to us.” Annie s face expressed considerable doubt. "P erh ap s so,” she said, "but the door was slnmm ed In my face when 1 culled to see her.” "T h a t's nothing," answ ered the Judge. “She probably knows nothing about It. In any case, please rem em b er th a t she is my clien t—” She bowed her head and m urm ured obediently: “I'll rem em ber.” Tho door of th e office opened and Alicia entered. She stopped sh o rt on seeing who was th ere, and an aw k w ard pause followed. Judge B rew ster Introduced them. "Mrs. Jeffries, may I p resen t Mrs. Howard, Jr.? ” Alicia bowed stifll and som ew hat haughtily. Annie rem ained self-pos sessed and on the defensive. A ddress ing the ban k er's wife, the law yer said: ”1 told Mrs. Howard th a t you wished to speak to h er.” A fter a pause he added: "1 think, perhaps. I'll leave you together. Excuse me." He left th e office and th ere w as a n o th er em barrassing silence. Annie w aited for Mrs. Jeffries to begin. H er attitu d e suggested th a t she expected som ething u n pleasant and w as fully prepared for It. At last Alicia broke the silence: "You may th in k It stran g e th a t 1 have asked for th is Interview ,” she began, "but you know, A nnie—’’ In terru p tin g herself, she ask ed : “ You do n 't mind my calling you Annie, do you?” The young woman smiled. "I don't see why 1 should. It's my nam e and w e're relativ es—by m ar rlage.” T h ere was an Ironical ring In h er voice as she w ent on: "R ela tives! It seem s funny, d o esn 't It. but we don't pick and choose o u r reta tlves. We m ust tak e them as they come.” Alicia made an effort to ap p ear con d ila to ry . “As we a re —w hat we a re —let's try to m ake th e best of It." "M ake th e best of It?" echoed An nle. "God knows I'm willing, but I've had m ighty little encouragem ent, Mrs. Jeffries. W hen I called to see you the o th er day, to beg you to use your Influence with Mr. Jeffries, 'not a t home' was handed to me by the liveried footm an and the door was slam m ed In my face. Ten m inutes la te r you walked out to your carriage and w ere driven away." ' i knew nothing of th is—believe me,” m urm ured Alicia apologetically "It's w hat I got Just the sam e,” said the o th er dryly. Quickly she went on: "But I'm not com plaining, understand —I'm not cotnplainiug. Only 1 did think th a t at such a tim e one woman m ight have held out a helping hand to another." Alicia held up her hand protest- lr.*ly. "How could I?" she exclaim ed. “Now, be reasonable. You a re held responsible for H ow ard’s p resen t po sition." “Yes—by the police," re to rte d An nie grimly, "and by a couple of yellow Journals. I didn’t th in k you'd believe all the gossip and scandal th a t’s been printed about me. I didn’t believe w hat w as said about you." Alicia sta rte d and changed color. "W hat do you m ean?" sin exclaim ed haughtily. "W hat was said about me ?" "W ell, It has been said th a t you m arried old Jeffries for hls money and hls social position.” " ‘Old Je ffrie s!’ " p rotested Alicia Indignantly. "H ave you no resp ect for your husband's fath er?" "N ot a particle," answ ered th e o th er coolly, "and I never will have till he acts like a fath er. I only had one Interview with him and It finished him with me for all tim e. He a in 't a fath er—h e’s a fish.” "A fish !” exclaim ed Alicia, scandal ized at such lese m ajeste. Annie w ent on recklessly: "Yes—a cold-blooded—” "B ut surely,” Interru p ted Alicia, "you resp ect his position—hls—’’ "No, m 'm ; 1 respect a man because he behaves like a man, not because he lives In a m arble palace on R iver side drive.” Alicia looked pained. T his girl was certainly Impossible. “But surely,” she said, "you re a l ized th a t when you m arried H ow ard you—you made a m istake— to say th e least?” “Yes, th a t p art of It ' been made pretty plain. It w as . ..¡stake— hls m istake—my m istake. Hut now I t’B done and It can 't be undone. I don’t see why you ca n 't take It as It Is and —and—” She stopped sh o rt and Alicia com pleted the sentence for her: “—and welcome you Into our fam ily—" "W elcome m e? No, m a'am . I’m not welcome and nothing you o r your set could say would ever m ake me be lieve th a t I was welcome. All I ask Is th a t H ow ard’s fa th e r do hls duty by hls son.” "1 do not thin k —pardon my saying so,” Interru p ted Alicia stiffly, " th a t you are quite In a position to Judge of w hat c o n stitu tes Mr. JefTrles’ duty to hls son.” "P erh ap s not. I only know w hat I would do—w hat my fa th er would have done—w hat any one would do If they had a spark of hum anity In them . But they do say th a t a fte r th ree gen eratio n s of society life red blood tu rn s Into blue." Alicia turned to look out of th e w in dow. H er face still averted she said: "W hat Is th ere to do? H ow ard has acknow ledged hls guilt. W h at sac- flees we may m ake will be throw n aw ay.” Annie eyed her com panion w ith con tem pt. H er voice quivering w ith In dignation, she b u rst out: “W hat Is th ere to dol T ry and save him, of course. M ust we s it and do nothing because things look black? Ah! I w asn ’t brought up th a t way. No, m a’am, I'm going to m ake a fight!" “It's useless," m urm ured Alicia, shaking h e r head. “Judge B rew ster doesn 't think so,” replied th e o th er calmly. Tho b an k er's wife gave a s ta r t of surprise. Quickly she dem anded: “You mean th a t Judge B rew ster has encouraged you to—to—” "H e's done m ore th an encourage me —God bless h im !—he's going to tak e up the case." Alicia w as so th u n d erstru ck th a t for a m om ent she could find no answ er. "W h at!" she exclaim ed, "w ithout consulting Mr. Jeffries?” Bhe p u t h er handkerchief to her face to conceal h er agitation. Could It be possible th a t the Judge w as go ing to act, a fte r all, In defiance of her husband's w ishes? If th a t w ere true, w hat would become of her? C onceal m ent would be no longer possible. Discovery of h er clandestine v isit to U nderwood’s a p artm en t th a t fatal night m ust come H ow ard m ight still bo the m urderer, U nderwood m ight not have com m itted suicide, b u t her v isit to hls room s a t m idnight would become known. Judge B rew ster was n o t th e m an to be d eterred by diffi culties once he took up a case. He would see the Im portance of finding tho m ysterious woman who w ent se cretly to U nderw ood's room s th a t night of th e tragedy. "H e consulted only hls own feel ings,” w ent on Annie. "H e believes In Howard, and he's going to defend him .” Alicia looked a t h e r anxiously as If trying to read w hat m ight be In her mind. Indifferently she w ent on: "T he papers say th ere w as a q u ar rel about you, th a t you and Mr. Un derwood w ere too friendly. T hey Im plied th a t H ow ard w as Jealous. Is th is tru e ? ” "It's all talk ,” cried Annie Indig n an tly —"nothing b u t scandal—lies! T h ere's n o t a word of tru th In I t Howard never had a lealous thought of m e—and as for me— why—I've al ways w orshiped the ground he walked on. D idn't he sacrifice everything for my sake? D idn't he quarrel w ith hls fath e r for m e? D idn't he m arry me? Didn’t he try to educate and m ake a lady of m e? My G od!—do you sup pose I'd give a man like th a t cause for Jealousy? W hat do the new spa pers care? T hey p rin t cruel state m ents th a t c u t into a woman’s heart, w ithout giving It a thought, w ithout know ing or caring w hether It’s true or not, as long as It Interests and am uses th e ir readers. You—you don’t really believe I'm the cause of hit m isfortunes, do you?" Alicia shook her head as she an sw ered kindly: “No, I don’t. Believe me, I don’t You w ere rig h t when you said th a t at such a tim e as this one woman should stand by another. I’m going to stand by you. L et me be your friend, lei me help you.” E xtending her hand she said: “Will you?” A nnie grasped th e proffered hand It w as th e first th a t had been held out to h er In h er p resen t trouble. A lump rose in her th ro at. Much af fected. she said: “I t’s the first kind word th a t—” Bh« stopped and looked closely for a mo m ent a t Alicia. T hen she w ent on: “It’s th e queerest thing, Mrs. Jeff ries, but It keeps coming Into mj mind. H ow ard told me th a t while h« w as a t U nderw ood’s th a t dreadful night he thought he heard your voice It m ust have been a dream , of course yet he thought he w as sure of it Your voice— th a t’s queer, Isn’t itl W hy—w h at's the m a tte r? ” A licia had grown deathly pale an< staggered against a chair. Annie rai to h er aid. thin k in g she w as 111. “I t’s nothing — n o th in g !” stam m ered Alicia, recovering herself. F earin g she had said som ething t< h u rt h e r feelings, Annie said sympa th e tlc a lly : "I haven’t said an y th in g —anythin! out of the w ay—have I? If I have I’n sorry—aw fully sorry. I’m afraid—I— I’ve been very rude and you’ve beet so k in d !” “No, n o !” In terru p ted Alicia quick ly. "Y ou’ve said nothing—done noth lng—you’ve had a g re a t deal to beai —a g re a t d<hl to bear. I understand th a t perfectly.” T aking h er compan ion’s hand In hers, she w ent on: “Tell me, w hat do they say abotit the woman who w ent to see R obert Un derwood the night of the tragedy?" “The police can’t find her—we don’t know who she is." Confidently she w ent on: "B ut Judge B rew ster will find her. We have a dozen detectives searching for her. Capt. C linton ac cused me of being the woman—you know he doesn’t like m e.” T he b an k er’s wife w as far too busy thin k in g of the num ber of detectives em ployed to find th e m issing w itness to pay atten tio n to the concluding sentence. Anxiously she dem anded: "Supposing the woman Is found, w hat can Bhe prove? W hat difference will It m ake?” “All th e difference In the w orld,” r e piled Annie. "She Is a m ost lm p o rtan t w itness.” F irm ly she w ent on: "She m ust be found. If she didn't shoot R obert Underwood, she knows who did.” "B ut how can she know ?” argued Alicia. "H ow ard confessed th a t he did It him self. If he had not con fessed It would be different.” "H e did n o t confess,” replied the o th er calm ly. “Mrs. Jeffries—hs never confessed. If he did, he didn’t know w hat he w as saying.” Alicia w as rapidly losing h er self- possession. ‘‘Did he tell you th a t? ” she gasped. A nnie nodded. "Yes. Dr. B ernstein says th e po lice forced It out of his tired brain. I m ade H ow ard go over every second of his life th a t night from the tim e he left me to the m om ent he w as a r rested. T h ere w asn 't a harsh word betw een them .” She stopped short and looked w ith alarm a t Alicia, who had tu rn ed ashen w hite. “Why, w hat’s the m a tter? You’re pale as d eath —you—” A licia could contain herself no long er. H er nerv es w ere on the point of giving way. She felt th a t If she could not confide h er secret to some one she m u st go mad. Pacing the floor, she cried: "W hat am I to do? W hat am I to do? I believed H ow ard guilty. Why shouldn't 1? I had no reason to doubt hls own confession! E very one be lieved It—his own fa th e r Included. W hy should I doubt it. B ut I see it all now! U nderwood m ust have shot him self as he said ho w ould!” A nnie started . W h at did Mrs. Jef fries m ean? Did she realize th e tre m endous significance of the w ords she w as u tterin g ? “As he said he w ould?” she repeat ed slowly. "Y es,” said Alicia w eakly. Annie bounded forw ard and grasped h er com panion's arm . H er face flushed, altfiost unable to speak from suppressed emotion, she cried: The “stom ach telescope." or g a s tro scope. Invented at th e London hos pital, has proved to be of th e g re a te st value In th e diagnosis of stom ach dis orders. An em inent surgeon recently referred In the highest term s to the advances lately made at th a t hospital In the early detection of disease« of the stom ach by m eans of this Instru m ent, which will In the Im m ediate fu ture probably come to be p art of the equipm ent of every u p -to d ate hos pital The gastroscope now enables the physician or surgeon to actually see for him self th e ex act condition of the whole of the Interior of the stom ach. the slig h test ulceration, grow th or oth er abnorm ality In the lining m em brane being th u s readily obeerved. To be able to do tb ls la of th e very g re a te st Im portance In suspected can C ham p W IN S C A L IF O R N IA C la rk Dem ocratic Choice— Returns Incom plete. San Francisco, May 15.— A pproxi m ately tw o-thirds of C alifornia, 2169 precincts o u t o f 3700, g ive R oosevelt 93,109; T a ft, 51,703; L a Follette, 31,196; C lark, 26,364; W ilson, 11,- 997. R oosevelt’s p lurality on th e face of th e retu rn s is 46,406. H is indicated p 'u ra lity is betw een 60,000 and 65,- 0 0 0 . ________ INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE OREGON G ETS H O NO R. P o rtlan d —O regon was u n in ten tio n ally com plim ented by the governm ent when m ill op erato rs and lum ber ex p o rters received teleg ram s recently from W ashington, D. C, asking for bids on two dredge “ sp u d s,” 70 feet in length and 36 inches in diam eter. T he “ spuds” a re w anted to com plete the equipm ent o f a big dredge a t the P anam a canal. The order w as issued hurriedly, so tim e w as ]not allowed for the usual circulation 'o f specifications, b u t on such tim b ers th ere would be no com p etitio n outside o f th e N orthw est. It is not believed th e governm ent will be sw am ped w ith proposals for the “ sp u d s,” ow ing to th e fa c t th a t tim e of delivery is un certain and ex p o rters say th ere is little profit for them a fte r paying fo r g e ttin g such special logs o u t of the woods. I t is said th a t to c u t the sizes asked for, tw o trees, each w ith a d iam eter o f about six feet, would be necessary, and it is no longer easy to find such g ia n t firs close to tra n sp o rta tio n fa cilities. San Francisco, May 15.— A t the first p residential p reference p rim aiy in which the women of C alifo rn ia ever voted the s ta te w ent overw helm ingly fqr Roosevelt on the R epublican tic k e t and C lark on the D em ocratic ticket. T a ft ran a poor second and La Fol- le tte a good third. W ith not q u ite half th e s ta te heard from a t 1 o ’clock th is m orning, 1719 C alifornia precincts out of 3700 gave Roosevelt 76,451 votes, T a ft 43,741; L a F o llette, 26.672; C lark, 22,957 and W ilson 10,707. The precincts reported, how ever, a re the m ore populous ones, and on the face of th e re tu rn s R oosevelt’s in dicated p u ra lity was in excess of 50,- 000. In the s ta te a t larg e the Demo c ratic vote ran in th e proportion of about one to four and in San Francisco one to five. The San Francisco com plete final re tu rn s a re : B E T T E R G AM E LAW S U R G E D . Roosevelt, 19,843; T a ft, 16,406; La F ollette, 8507; C lark, 6817; W il son, 2963. State W arden’s O ffice Receives Sug KING OFDENMARKDIES SUDDENLY AT HAMBURG H am burg, May 15.-—K ing F rederick V lil of D enm ark arriv ed a t the H am bu rg er H of H otel yesterday and died suddenly d u rin g the n ig h t. C h ristian F rederick w as proclaim ed K ing of D enm ark as F rederick V III on Jan u a ry 30, 1906, a fte r th e death o f C hristian IX , the aged king, who w as dean of the crowned heads of E u rope, fa th e r of K ing G eorge of Greece, of the Queen M other A lexandra, of G reat B ritain , the E m press D ow ager of R ussia and g ra n d fa th e r o f K ing H aakon V II of N orway. Several m onths ago K ing Frederick suffered a serious illness. W hile ta k ing his custom ary w alk he had a sud den seizure and w as com pelled to re tu rn to th e place. (L ater i t w as an nounced th a t he had suffered a chili, b u t the n a tu re of his m alady w as not disclosed. P A R IS B A N D IT S S L A IN . Last of gestions by L etter. P o rtlan d —In th e p a st few m onths the S ta te Game w a rd e n ’s office has re ceived num erous le tte rs offering su g gestions for im provem ent o f th e gam e law s. Mr. F inley said th a t th e com m ission invites suggestions and will act upon them a t its n ex t m eeting. A mong th e le tte rs is one from Luke Conners, of W allow a, O r., who sug g ests th a t black and brown b ear be protected d u ring May, Ju n e, Ju ly and A ugust. Mr. C onners points o u t th a t these anim als a re harm less and th a t th e ir flesh and fu r is w orthless during th e tim e specified. H e also observes th a t b ear hun tin g ¡9 frequently done to conceal o th er h u n tin g d u ring closed seasons. John C. Zoller, of Duncan, U m a tilla county, suggests th a t it m ig h t be ad visable to g ra n t a bounty on crows. T hese birds, he says, are a m enace to o th er birds, p a rtic u la rly young gam e birds. YEAR B U M PE R FOR C R O P S . Pioneers Declare Season G reatest Gilliam County Ever S a w . Condon — Men who have had 30 N otorious Gang Blown Up y e a rs ’ experience in th is country and W ith Dynamite. P a ris—The career o f th e la st of F ran ce’s notorious b andit g ang was d ram atically ended w hen, a f te r e ig h t hours’ b a ttle w ith police and troops, its leader, O ctave G am ier, and his confederate, V allet, w ere blown up by explosives in a sm all v illa a t N ogent- sur-M arne, w here they had tak en re f uge. S h attered by shots of dynam ite, th e ir house fell in ruins when m elinite w as exploded under th e w alls. The police found G a m ie r dead and V allet dying. Five policem en w ere wounded in th e b attle. All the forces for th e protection of society had failed to dislodge them . Several thousand police, gendarm es and zouaves trie d fo r hours to shoot th e bandits or blow up th e building w ith explosives. T hree policemen had fallen from th e desperadoes’ bullets b u t though th e villa w as dam aged by dynam ite th e bandits held th e ir own and showed no signs of surrendering. U nlike B onnet, whose refu g e was dynam ited a t Choisv-le-Roi, G am ier m ade his la s t stand in a house hidden by foliage and surrounded closely by o th er buildings, m aking an assault difficult and dangerous. B onnet and D ubis fought in a g arage, w hich could be approached from all sides. G a rn ie r’s specialty w as disguise. H e w ent so fa r as to m u tila te his eye lids to change his appearance, and he succeeded in evading th e police d ra g n et w hich had been spread over P aris and the suburbs. rem em ber it when bunch g rass was the only v eg etatio n for m iles around, say th is is going to be the banner y ear fo r crops of all kinds in G illiam coun ty. From the Colum bia riv e r to the W heeler county line, and from Mor row county to th e John D ay riv e r th ere is not a poor-looking crop. O wing to favorable conditions la st S eptem ber th ere w as a large acreage o f fall w heat sown and th a t now stands from 10 inches to a foot high. S p rin g g rain sown in March is all up and prom ises to be as good a crop as th e w in ter w heat. N ot only is th is so, b u t i t is going to be a g re a t fr u it year. The trees along th e creeks are loaded w ith blossoms and prom ise a grand crop. W ith an unusual am ount of rain all v egetables will be p len tifu l. A fte r Green Peach Aphis N o w . O regon A g ricu ltu ral College, Cor v allis—The green peach aphis, which w orks on the tip s o f shoots, is doing g re a t dam age in th e Freew ater-M ilton d is tric t and elsew here, and Prof. H. F. W ilson of th e O. A. C. entom ology de p a rtm e n t has sta rte d th e follow ing tre a tm e n t w hich w ill destroy th e pest if applied in tim e. “ B lack L eaf 40” should be diluted w ith 1000 p a rts o f w ater, w ith a bar o f laundry soap added for every barrel of the spray. The soap n o t only m akes the em ulsion m ore effective, b u t causes it to spread m ore thorough ly. ________ W a r on Beetles Resumes. “ Sane” Fourth is S ta rte d . Spokane, W ash. — An ordinance w hich none o f the council would adm it they had asked for, w as introduced in the council by the city atto rn ey , not only p ro h ib itin g pyrotechnic displays and firew orks of all kinds, b u t m aking it a crim e to sto re or sell them in the city except fo r w holesale purposes for out-of-tow n use. L ast y ear a com m it tee of the council recom mended no ac tion for 1911, b u t requested an ordi nance along th a t line fo r passage a f te r the F ourth, so th a t am ple notice would be given before th is year. S um pter—G overnm ent officials of th e Entom ological bureau a re here to cruise the te rrito ry c u t over la s t y ear by th e ir d e p a rtm e n t in the w ar waged upon th e pine b eetles th a t have been d am aging to the fo rests o f E astern O regon. A year ago the governm ent sp en t $15,000 in th e forests n e a r this plaee in the fight upon these little in sects. The m ethod used w as to cut down and burn all the infected trees found in the a era the beetles w ere w orking over, and about 100,000 trees w ere tre a te d in th is m anner. N ew Roads Bill U rg e d . Boy Scouts Save C o m rad e T O F IG H T F O R E S T F IR E S . G overnm ent M akes Inquiry H e re fo r G overnm ent A p propriation o f $ 1 0 ,- Bids on Big T im bers OOO Will Be G re a t H elp. M edford—The Medford Com m ercial club has appointed a com m ittee con sistin g of Ju d g e W. M. Colvig, A. E. R eam es and Ed. A ndrew s to draw up a home rule good roads m easure to be presented to the voters o f th e sta te a t the fall election, w hereby any coun- ty.can bond itself as it m ay decide a t a general election for th e bu ild in g of perm anent highw ays. In th e opinion o f local atto rn ey s th is is the only way in which Jackson county can be cer ta in to be able to bond its e lf for $1,600,000. Hood R iver— Form ing a life lire , reaching from the hank of th e sw im m ing fool to the deep w a te r w here one of th e ir companions w as drow ning a id pulling down w ith him the lad who had gone to his rescue, the mem bers o f the Hood R iver Boy Scouts, w ith a coolness th a t v eteran life-sav ers m ight have been pround of, saved th e lives of th e two boys. The scouts w ere sw im m ing in the slough north of th e O.-W. R. & N. passenger depot, when one of th eir num ber w as seized cer of th e stom ach, w here the only w ith cram ps. H igh-Line Ditch W anted. hope of cure lies In the eradication of Mississippi Levee Breaks. the cancerous grow th a t the very Medford — M edford has decided to e arliest m o m en t T his m eans th a t the New O rleans— A pproxim ately 60,000 hold a big irrig a tio n m eeting in the Increased use of the gastroscope will persons and ten square m iles o f terri-1 n ear fu tu re, when efforts will be made In the fu tu re save many lives that tory w ill be affected by a break in the to secure enough property ow ners to would o th er wtee Inevitably be lost M ississippi R iver levee on th e w est { assure th e construction o f th e high bank 25 m iles north of here. The cre line ditch around th e valley and m ake through th a t disease. vasse is 200 fe e t wide. This, th e Hy- I Southern Oregon one o f the b e st ir r i Proclaim s Hls Feeling*. m elia levee, w as the scene o f the gated regions in the state«» A T he H opkins d itch , north o f Med W ithout the doctor and my b etter w orst break of the flood o f 1903. half I have my doubts 'w h eth er there boat w ith laborers has gone to try to ford. is already indorsed by ranchers The revenue cu tte r and will be constructed. would have been an opportunity to m ake rep airs. w rite this, end this rem inds me to say Windom probably w ill be rushed to Bend Depot T o o Sm all. th at, ag ain st protestations. I'm pre th e scene w ith supplies. pared to say, th ere le no easem ent to Bend— B uilt w ith the expectation T ra in Robbed o f S I4 0 . 0 0 0 . | to the afflicted and no satisfaction th a t it would be larg e enough to care I so Intensely intense as when you are New O rleans — Two m asked men fo r th e business here for several 1 sick and pain seem s unbearable to let held up th e New O rleans-N ew York years, the Bend union passenger depot j your voice proclaim the feeling. Stol- lim ited tra in No. 2. north-bound, on already is proving too sm all to m eet | clam It very noble, to be sure, but th e New O rleans & N ortheastern ra il th e requirem ents o f th e rapidly in I when n atu re dem ands the trib u te of road. eig h t m iles from H attiesb u rg . creasin g volume o f traffic. An addi , • hearty groan or g ru n t from a euf- M iss., and. a fte r dynam iting th e safe tion o f 30 feet is to be erected on the ferer she is ap t to revenge herself If in the express car. escaped on homes north end to be used for baggage and [ It le suppressed.—O cala Star. w ith one bundle containing $140,000. express handling. (TO B E C O N T IN U E D .) Of Much Value to Surgeons “ Stomach Telsscope” H is Bean Found Usaful In Almost Endlsts Va riety of Ways. ROOSEVELT Salem — A nnouncem ent is made by th e s ta te board of fo restry th a t th ere w ill be 65 men appointed in O regon under th e $10,000 app ro p riatio n re ceived from the governm ent through th e W eeks law, these men to w ork in Oregon in p atro llin g the headw aters of the navigable stream s o f the sta te . The s ta te board o f fo restry also m ade announcem ent o f com pletion o f its m anual and handbook fo r fire w ar dens in w hich th e general policy o f th e board for th is y ear is largely an nounced. In the appointm ent of the men un der the W eeks Jaw th e re w ill be about 57 o f the men statio n ed w est o f the Cascade m ountains and the o th er e ig h t w ill be placed e a st o f th e m ountains. I t w as th e in te n t of the law to protect the headw aters o f navigable stream s, and th e m ain navigable stream s are w est o f the Cascades. The men w est of the m ountains w ill be apportioned from one to seven in various counties, according to th e size o f the counties, the q u an tity of the tim b e r involved and the n atu re of the stream s arisin g in th e respective counties. In the m ost com prehensive handbook and m anual ever issued by th e s ta te board o f fo restry , the policy of th a t board fo r 1912 is outlined and in stru c tions are given to th e w ardens w ork ing under the dep artm en t. I t is shown th a t Oregon has more stan d in g tim b e r th an any o th er s ta te in th e U nion— approxim ately 500,000,000,000 fe e t; th a t w hen i t is m anufactured into lum ber it w ill b rin g a t least $6,000,- 000,000 of outside money, 80 per cen t of which w ill be expended fo r labor and supplies; th a t O regon is re ceiving $6,000,000 annually from lum ber and o th er tim b e r products, and th a t the tim b e r and lum ber industry is paying approxim ately one-third o f the tax es of the s ta te “ In 1911, 842 fires w ere reported, o f w hich 613, o r about 73 per cent, w ere caused through carelessn ess,” sta te s th e handbook. “ T h at a m ajo r ity of these fires w ere the re su lt of violations of th e law by cam pers, h unters, railroad com panies, loggers and ranchers, is beyond q u estio n .” N um erous in stru ctio n s to th e fire w ardens in the m anual indicate th a t a s tric te r policy w ill be pursued th is y ear in enforcem ent o f th e law than la s t year, when the board w as largely tak en up w ith the tim e o f organizing and w ith a plan of education. E special atte n tio n is called to the question of burning perm its. D uring the period betw een Ju n e 1 and O cto b er 1 it is unlaw ful fo r any person to burn slashings, chopping, wood o r brush land w ithout obtain in g a p erm it from the sta te fire w arden. The chief o b ject o f th is re stric tio n is to p rev en t th e careless use of fire during th e dry season. “ Persons engaged in clearing land and p u ttin g it under cu ltiv atio n find the use of fire absolutely necessary, and the w arden’s decisions as to th e ad v isab ility o f issu in g a p e rm it should, in every case, be based on a thorough inv estig atio n of the area to be burned o v e r,” says the m anual. “ In general, a p erm it should be issued unless it is clear th a t th e b u rn in g con tem plated is unsafe. To sum m arize, i t is th e w ard en ’s duty to accommo d ate ap p lican ts by issu in g p erm its w here th ere ¡9 no d anger o f th e fire spreading, b u t to decline and give reasons, when the b u rn in g would be u n s a fe .” The m anual shows an ag reem ent has been reached betw een the U nited S tates d ep artm en t of a g ric u ltu re and the s ta te board o f fo restry , so th a t the Federal governm ent has allotted funds fo r th e service of one o r m ore p a tro l men in each heavily-tim bered county in th e sta te . V o ters W ill Have Big T a s k . O regon voters in N ovem ber election th is y ear w ill be called upon to pass on a t le a st 40 m easures, su b m itted under th e in itia tiv e or th e re fe re n dum, in addition to electin g p resid en t, vice president. U nited S ta te s senator, rep resen tiv es in congress and various s ta te and county officers. The num b er w ill surpass those in the general election tw o years ago, when th e to tal w as only 32. O f th e 40 m easures a l ready in sight, six have been re fe rre d to the people by th e 1911 session o f the leg islatu re. Autoists Favor C latsop. Seaside— C latsop Beach is rap id ly becom ing a fa v o rite o b jective point fo r autom obile to u rists. The rain y w e a th e r has not prevented trav el over th e roads, and each Sunday th ere have been a num ber of m o to rists from A s to ria. P ortland to u rists also have fallen into the h a b it o f m aking occas ional trip s here. The ride from P o rt land w ill be m ade daily th is sum m er, and some of th e P ortland m achines w ill be k ep t here u n til fall, fully a dcfZen ow ners h aving m ade arran g e m ents fo r the care o f th e ir m achines. Salem Backs Road Bills. Salem — The six com prom ise road bills w hich w ill go before the people n e x t N ovem ber received the u n an i mous indorsem ent o f th e Salem board o f trad e and steps w ill be taken im m ediately to circu late them th rough o u t Marion county w here it is ex p ect ed thousands of sig n atu res will be a t tached. In addition resolutions w ere adopted u rg in g the Marion C ounty court to purchase auto tru ck s to use in hau lin g rock for road w ork. G reat D ram a fo r Rose Festival. Portland— P rep aratio n s are now be ing made fo r the production on a g i g an tic scale o f “ The B ridge of the G oda,” the sp ectacu lar story o f the early history o f Oregon, w hich created country-w ide com m ent a t th e A sto ria C entennial. Ju n e 8 and 10, th e S a tu r day prior to and the Monday o f Rose F estival w eek, are the d ates th a t have been chosen for the perform ance in M ultnom ah Field, and th e cast it now being gathered together.