CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Drangs of the World at Large
Told in Briet
BOILER WRECKS BANK.
Five Injured. Two Probably
at Salem, Oregon,
Fatally,
Salem , O r.— W. G. E a st, cash ier o f
th e Salem Bank & T ru s t company,
w as horribly m angled and probably
fa ta lly in ju re d ; two o th ers w ere se r
iously in ju red , one p erhaps fa ta lly ,
and o th ers suffered slig h t in ju ries, in
a boiler explosion in th e bank building
shortly a fte r noon T uesday.
The in
ju re d :
W . G. E ast, cashier Salem Bank &
T ru st company, in ju ries probably fa
tal.
H a rry A hlers, son o f presid en t of
bank, dangerously and m ay be fata lly
injured.
I. B. Muchmore, pub lish er Salem
B u y ers’ Guide, seriously in ju red and
may lose eyesight.
L. H. R oberts, d irecto r of th e bank,
blown through window, b u t only cu t
about th e face and arm s.
A. L. Brockm an, P ortland, injured
about the eyes, b u t not seriously.
The cause of the explosion is more
or less shrouded in m ystery. [W hat is
considered as the only p lausible e x
planation is the pro b ab ility of w a te r
in the boiler being low and cold w a te r
turn ed in, resu ltin g in th e explosion.
Mr. E a st had gone into th e base
m ent, a ttra c te d by risin g steam , and
it is th o u g h t he may have turned the
cold w a te r into th e boiler.
H is con
ditio n w as such follow ing th e accident
th a t he could give no explanation.
H is in ju rie s seem to preclude little
possibility o f his su rviving.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
A U T O RO AD N EA R LY READY.
—you'd better go; fm never goln' U
see you again.”
W ILL F O U N D ID E A L F A R M .
Coat o f Portland-Hood River Boule Wealthy Portlander to Demonstrate
vard Less Than Estimates.
Burbank Products Free,
Hood R iver— W ith the exception of
work to be done a t points w here the
roadw ay w ill run sh o rt d istances over
the rig h t of w ay o f the O.-W . R. & N.
company, th e Portland-H ood R iver
autom obile boulevard haB been con
stru cted and th e convicts, under th e
supervision o f Adam Shorgen, are a t
work e a st o f Shell Rock ex ten d in g the
road tow ard V iento.
T he construc
tion o f th e road around th e m ountain
o f loose stone w as cheaper than had
been a n ticip ated . M urray K ay, who
conducted th e w ork, declares th a t it
will not consum e the whole of the
$10.000 fund donated for th e purpose
by S. Benson, th e w ealthy P ortland
lum berm an.
The road d is tric t, in w hich are lo
cated th e sta tio n s of W yeth and C as
cade Locks, has com pleted and graded
and surfaced th e highw ay betw een the
tw o points.
The stre tc h of road,
m ore th an six m iles in len g th, form s a
roadw ay now ready for use. W ithin
a sh o rt tim e tra v e l from th is city will
be able to reach Cascade Locks. A t
p resen t sh o rt stre tc h e s betw een here
and Shell Rock are im passable. The
county will exten d th e road from Cas
cade Locks to th e M ultnom ah county
line n e x t y ear.
P ortland— A plan fo r the m ost im
p o rta n t li f t ever given th e O regon
m ovem ent fo r b e tte r fa n n in g is an
General Return* o f Important Events
nounced by M artin W inch, well known
Presented In Condensed Form
Portland c a p ita lis t
for O ur Busy Reeders.
T h a t to serve his purpose, Mr.
W inch baa bought one o f the m ost a t
tra c tiv e and valuable tra c ts in the
B ulgarian forces a re unable to lo
d is tric t im m ediately e a st of M ount
cate th e T u rk ish arm y.
6YNOPSI8.
T abor becam e known th is w eek. H ere
Vice P resid en t Sherm an is seriously
the o b ject lesson farm w ill be estab
ill a t his'hom e in U tica, N. Y.
A t th e b e g in n in g o f gi
t r e a t a u to m o b ile
ia n of th e M e rc u ry .
lished. So big is th e schem e th a t a r S a ta c e n to th n e ’s m m e a c c h h a in n ic
e , d ro p s d e ad . S tr a n g e
A ttorney s of th e country a re plan
y d , v o lu n te e rs , a n d Is a c
y ear w ill be required in equipm ent y c e o p u te th d , . J e I s n s e th F lo
ning radical reform s in court proceed
e r e s t d u r in g th e tw e n ty -
ure.
alone. L u th er B urbank, fam ous plant f o u r h o u r r a c e S ta n to n m e e ts a s tr a n g e r .
M iss C a rlis le , w h o In tr o d u c e s h e rs e lf. T h e
w izard, w ill co-operate directly w ith M e r c u r y w in s ra c e . S ta n to n re c e iv e s
The cru iser B altim o re has been
flo w e rs fro m M iss C a rlis le , w h ic h h e lg-
ordered to be ready to sail w ith in 48
Mr. W inch in m aking th e plan a suc n o r e a S ta n to n m e e ts M is C a rlis le o n a
a in . T h e y a lig h t to ta k e w a lk , a n d
hours to a secret destin atio n .
cess. Services of ex p e rts from the tr
t r a i n le a v e s . S ta n to n a n d M iss C a rlis le
llo w In a u to . A c c id e n t b y w h ic h S ta n
A plot has been discovered to kidnap
d e p artm en t a t W ashington are to be fo
to n Is h u r t Is m y s te rio u s . F lo y d , a t lu n c h
th e czar of R ussia and force him to
secured. W ith Mr. W inch w ill be w ith S ta n to n , te lls o f h is b o y h o o d . S ta n
to n a g a in m e e ts M iss C a rlis le a n d th e y
abd icate the throne, and also to kill
associated the s t a te ’s leaders in the d in e to g e th e r . S ta n to n c o m e s to tr a c k
the crown prince.
s ic k , b u t m a k e s ra c e . T h e y h a v e a c c i
encouragem ent of
dem onstration ed- d e n t. F lo y d h u r t, b u t n o t s e rio u s ly . A t
G erm any w ill re q u ire p lenty o f life
e r F lo y d te lls S ta n to n o f h ts tw in
u catio n ” as a m eans o f co-operating s d is in te n r,
J e s s ic a . S ta n to n b e co m es v e ry 111
boats, skilled oarsm en, and w ireless
a n d lo se s c o n sc io u s n e s s . O n re c o v e ry , a t
w
ith
the
A
gricultural
college
and
to
teleg rap h on all p assenger sh ip s fly
h is h o te l S ta n to n re c e iv e s In v ita tio n a n d
aid in peopling and developing Oregon. v is its J e s s ic a . T h e y go to t h e a t e r t o g e th
ing th e G erm an flag.
B efore allow ing any p a rt of the e r. a n d m e e t M iss C a rlis le . S ta n to n a n d
y d m e e t a g a in a n d ta lk
b u sin e ss.
R oosevelt g ra n te d first in terv iew to
plan to become public, Mr. W inch has T F lo
h e y a g r e e to o p e ra te a u to m o b ile f a c to r y
new spaper men since th e a tte m p t upon
definitely arranged all its details. He n s p a r tn e r s . F lo y d b e co m es s u sp ic io u s of
iss C a rlis le . 8 ta n to n a g a in v is its J e s
his life, and announces his in ten tio n
w ill leave im m ediately for a to u r of M
s ic a , a n d th e y b e co m e f a s t frie n d s . S ta n
to re-en ter th e cam paign.
the E ast, d u rin g w hich he w ill m ake to n b e c o m e s s u s p ic io u s o f M iss C a rlis le .
ed
N EW M IL L A T O T T E R R O C K S .
a larg e o u tlay in th e b est bred live J fo u r s t S b ta e n fo to re n ’s I m c p a r o e r ta n a t r e ra c d e e la t y ir e e d s n F eed
L e tte rs received a t Salem , Or.
lo y d
A P P LES H U R T BY FR O ST.
stock, th e m ost advanced farm equip tr a c e s th e tir e s a n d b rin g s th e m to c am p .
s ta te th a t th ere is a scarcity o f w heat
u r in g ra c e S ta n to n d e lib e ra te ly w re c k s
A gents of the N orthw est D
Large Plant Indicates Some Future m ent.
in the Middle W est, and th e Pacific
h is c a r to s a v e m a c h in e In tra c k . S ta n
F
arm
D
evelopm
ent
com
pany,
the
cor
to
n a n d F lo y d th r o w n o u t a n d lo se c o n
Railroad
Building.
C oast is looked to fo r th e m ain supply. Wenatchee Growers Will [Suffer Loss
n
porate nam e of th e new en terp rise, s a c w io a u k s e n s e , ss a . n d T b w e o lie v w e e s e k F s lo y l d a te d r e a d S . ta n M to iss
This Season.
N
ew
port—
A
new
saw
m
ill
p
lant
is
Fred S. N ew m an, fo u rth son o f a
will search throughout th e nation and C a r lis le a d m its s h e w a s re s p o n s ib le fo r
The abroad fo r the best specim ens of a c c id e n t to S ta n to n a n d fo r h is p re v io u s
W enatchee, W ash.— F or th e first to be located a t O tte r Rocks.
Scotch baron, m arrie d a bindery g irl
Illn e s s. T h e y p a r t. S ta n to n v is its J e s
a t Moose Ja w , C anada, a g a in st the tim e since apple g row ing assumed prom oters o f i t a rc M essrs. Crane, horses, c a ttle and hogs.
s ic a , a n d m u c h o f m y s te r y Is u n ra v e le d .
Case
and
M
arsters,
o
f
R
oseburg,
al
w ishes of bis fa th e r and w as disin com m ercial proportions in the Wen-
“ We propose to prove th a t A -l
though,
it
is
rep
o
rted
o
th
e
r
in
te
re
sts
C H A P T E R XII.— (Continued.)
herited.
u ic .e e valley, grow ers w ill lose from are financing th e plant. T he boilers, m ethod farm in g w ill pay. We are not
T he acute question pierced deep.
o therw ise in terested in com m ercializ
The la s t vessel to leave St. Mich fro st th is season. F or five n ig h ts th e tw o 80-horsepow er each, a trim m er and ing the p la n ,” explained Mr. W inch, O ut of S tan to n ’s suffering leaped the
aels, A laska, for th e season, has a r m ercury stead ily descended, reach in g ed g er and o th er equipm ent are now en who for m any y e a rs ran the fam ous tru th In a cry of vehem ent passion
ro u te to O tte r Rocks, about 12 m iles Ladd and Reed farm s.
rived a t S eattle, and rep o rts th a t she a m axim um o f 25 degrees.
and force.
I t is es up th e coast from N ew port.
The ca
w as unable to ta k e all th e passengers
"I do not know! Jessica, Jessica, I
“ W e w ill estab lish a d airy o f 60
tim
a
te
d
th
a
t
1,600,000
boxes
of
la
te
pacity o f the m ill will be from 25,000 cows upon a scale th a t w ill prove th a t do not know! I w ant both. I love
who w anted to come ou t, so many will
apples
are
still
on
th
e
trees,
and
many
to 30,000 per day.
have to stay all w in te r or come ou t
certified, absolutely pure m ilk can be you, I w ant you for my w ife; left w ith
T h ere is much speculation going
w ith dog team s to m ore southerly o f th ese will be h u rt for shipm ent. I t
is im possible to form an e stim a te of around as to th e o b ject o f p u ttin g in produced, delivered and sold a t a him, I would have m issed you. If I
ports.
th e ap p ro x im ate loss, b u t e x p erts on such a p la n t a t th is p a rtic u la r point. profit. W hile in the E a st I w ill v isit cared for you because you w ere like
the w orld’s d airy show a t Chicago, him . If I see him nbw in you, w hat
V era Cruz is n o t dam aged d u rin g fr u it grow ing say it w ill be heavy.
W hile O tte r Rocks
is c ertain ly a
m a tter? I tell you I w ant you, but I
th e fighting betw een rebels and loyal
Two unusual conditions have com charm ing place for a sum m er re tre a t, prepared to buy.
“ I w ill go into the p oultry business shall w ant him all my life. I w ant the
troops.
bined to cause the loss.
T his y e a r
and th e re is a dem and for lum ber for for all i t is w orth. W e w ill secure one who rode beside me, the one who
crop m atured slowly and h a rv e st is
I t is announced th a t th e S an ta Fe tw o w eeks la te r than usual. F u rth e r b uilding co ttag es, y e t th is dem and is betw een 3000 and 4000 o f the best stood w ith me through rough or
railroad now has over 81,000 stock m ore, th e cold w eath er cam e e a rlie r lim ited, and a m ill o f th is class would bred hens and w ill sell stam ped eggs. smooth, the one who knew me and I
cut m ore lum ber w ith in a few days
holders.
" I have nearly closed a deal for the him—I w ant my com rade, Jes Floyd.”
than usual and w as preceded by rains, th an would supply th e needs for a
The naked stren g th of pain, the
best C lydesdale sire and tw o m ares in
B erlin women renew raid s on b u tch which increased th e hum idity. A pple y e a r to come. I t is also too fa r from A m erica. T hey w ill be placed on the fierce outcry of savage bereavem ent
e r shops w hich refu se to handle im sh ip m en ts continue from th is point at any sh ip p in g point to m ake shipping ob ject lesson farm .
Sheep ana hogs left the atm osphere sw ept to prim i
th e ra te o f 50,000 boxes daily. Two the o u tp u t a p ossibility.
ported m eats.
of the b est breeding w ill be purchased tive clarity, free of all sm all things.
thousand
carloads
rem ain
to be
The only feasib le solution of the and p u t on th e farm .
The object The girl drew herself erect, even her
L eath er has been extensively used shipped.
problem seem s to be th a t it is being lesson farm w ill re p re se n t th e best lips colorless in h er absolute pallor
in the construction o f a new model fly
located th ere w ith a view to railroad stock, the b e st p lants, th e b est equip but h er eyes m eeting him on his own
E X A C T T IM E BY W IR E L E S S .
ing m achine.
building in th e n e a r fu tu re , when it m ent, th e b est buildings, not only of ground of d esperate honesty, and
would be conveniently av ailable for Oregon, b u t o f the nation.
G eneral F elix D iaz, cap tu red leader
raised h er hands to her head.
o f the Mexican rebels a t V era Cruz, Establishment of Precise Longitude c u ttin g railroad m aterial.
S tanton saw her la c e ’ sleeves fall
“ We a re now g e ttin g into touch
o f Tw o Hemispheres Possible.
w ith his aides, a re ordeaed to be shot.
w ith the b est known breeders of back, and a zigzag scar s ta rt into
C R E A M E R Y F IE L D IS O P E N .
P a ris—The e x a c t tim e a t a given
horses, c a ttle, pigs, sheep and chick view on her siender left arm . Like
T he G erm an re ic h sta g is co n sid er
ens in O regon. We are in v itin g them bands of silk ribbon she unwound the
ing giv in g pensions to m others who are m om ent in A m erica and Europe w ill
to have th is p a rt in the f a r m : T h at heavy braids of h air and flung them
too poor to care for th e ir children.
John
Day
Valley
Residents
O
ffer
Bus
be estab lish ed shortly by w ireless te l
they send to us specim ens o f th e ir aside, letting a m ass of short, boyish,
iness for Big Plant.
egraphy. A bout th e m iddle of No
b est anim als of w h atev er kind. We bronze curls tum ble about her fore
Many T u rk s drow ned them selves a f
P ra irie C ity — The people o f the will rep resen t them . The new com er to head.
te r d e fe a t a t M arasch, believ in g th e vem ber it w ill be possible for th e first
John Day valley have long been ship Oregon, th e prospective investor, the
T here was no m istake possible, ever
tim e to estab lish w ith precision the
B ulgarians m assacred all prisoners.
ping o u t to a d istan ce o f m ore than
again. He did not know th a t he spoke,
T urks in sist th e loss o f K irk K iles- longitudes o f A m erica and E urope in 126 m iles th e cream product o f its se ttle r, can then come to th e farm and yet his cry reached th e s tre e t below.
sah is u n im p o rtan t, though they th e ir relatio n to each o th e r by th e ex hundreds o f blooded dairy cows and in panoram a see w h at O regon has for
"Floyd! Floyd!”
fo u g h t desperately th re e days to bold change o f w ireless sig n als betw een ship p in g back from a lik e distance him . I t w ill all be assem bled there.
“I am Floyd.”
‘I
w
ill
have
m
ade
a
profile
map.
It.
the g re a t statio n a t A rlington, V a , p ractically all th e b u tte r fo r its own On it w ill be shown ju s t w here every
"You—”
'
The reported sickness of th e crown and th e E iffel tow er in P a ris and consum ption, th u s p aying tw o freig h ts th in g on the farm is. The model of
"1 am Jessica.”
prince o f R ussia is said to be in o th e r European stations.
on th is prim e ta b le necessity.
The room reeled giddily, his vision
the d airy buildings, fo r instance, will
C om m issioner H. H. Hough a t the
re a lity a k n ife wound inflicted by a
Such a business anom aly cannot ex have glass roofs so th a t the view er blurred. And as his com posure w ent
In te rn a tio n a l Tim e conference here, ist when th e fa c ts become known to can look w ith in and see ju s t how down In chaos, her courage rose up to
N ih ilist.
C onservative rep o rts in sist th a t the dec .»red th a t the o b servatory in those who are seeking locations for every operation is perform ed. The Aid his need.
"You’re goln’ to tak e It hard," com-
T urkish arm y is well drilled, equipped W ashington w as now d istrib u tin g cream eries, and a m ovem ent is on foot sam e m eans o f learn in g our plan for
and capable, and outn u m b ers th e op tim e w ith erro rs o f only one-thous looking to th e esta b lish m e n t of a fac loganberries, and all o th er small passioned h er e a rn e st voice. "I’ve
andth o f a second.
H ith e rto E uro tory. There are already m ore than fru its , th e g rain s and grasses, the been doin’ wrong to you, while I
posing allied arm ies.
pean and A m erican tim e has been es 300 dairy cows in th e valley and the livestock, w ill be afforded.”
thought I w as only h u rtln ’ myself. I’m
A Spokane m an, w ith his w ife and tablished by cable, allow ance being herds are in creasin g from y ear to
The w ork o f the object lesson farm , sorry."
7-year old d au g h ter, have arriv ed m ade fo r loss o f tim e in transm ission, year. W ith th e finest w a te r pow er
The lisp, the soft excitem ent-born
says Mr. W inch, w ill not be restricted
safely in Ix>s A ngeles from Spokane and i t has been fixed only th ree tim es im aginable, an abundance o f the best
to food crops. An e n tire dep artm en t accent so blent w ith m em ories of
on a m otorcycle, tra v e lin g 1814 m iles. — in 1866, 1870 and 1872.
p astu ra g e for d airy cows and a home w ill be given over to floriculture. splendid peril and comrade risk, fell
m a rk e t for b u tte r a t good prices, Specim ens of all n ativ e O regon flow on ready ears.
Police L ieu te n a n t Becker, o f New
th ere is no doubt th a t those interested ers w ill be grow n.
W eight o f C a ra t R educed
"O od!” breathed Stanton, and sank
Roses w ill be
Y ork C ity, was found g u ilty o f m u r
New Y ork— F ifty leading jew ele rs w ill m eet w ith success in the quest given especial atte n tio n , and, by m ak Into a chair, dropping his face upon
d er in th e first degree fo r th e k illin g
for a p ractical cream ery e n terp rise.
ing it a supply sta tio n fo r the en tire his arm as It rested on the little tea-
o f a gam bler who refused to pay o f th e U nited S ta te s voted to adopt
U nited S tates, the farm w ill give table.
th e m e tric c a ra t as th e stan d ard of
trib u te .
New Cannery Projected.
"You've got to bear It; th e re 's only
Portland b e tte r than ever th e name,
w eig h t for diam onds. U nder the new
me. B ut th a t’s the only way I've de
F lorence— S teps a re being taken to “ Rose C ity .”
A fte r th ree d ay s’ o f d e sp erate fight stan d ard a c a ra t w ill w eigh 200 m illi
In th e sam e w ay h o rticu ltu re will ceived you, Stanton." The ru stle of
ing the city of K irk K ilessah w as cap g ram m es; under the old its w eig h t is w ard th e form ation o f a stock com
tu red by the B ulgarians, and th e g a r 205.3 m illigram m es. The reduction is pany to o p erate a fr u it and vegetable be carried on. E x p erts w ill be placed her dress came strangely with his
rison o f 50,000 T u rk s is reported to 24 per cent. The change w ill become cannery here. G eorge M elvin M iller, in charge of th e orchards, in the same nam e In those clear tones. “All th at
I told you of my life Is true, except
have surrendered.
effective Ju ly 1, 1913. The new sta n d o f E ugene, who ow ns in te re ste here, way th a t proficient men w ill be given
Jes. My fath er had to have a son, a n ’
ard w eig h t is known as th e in te rn a has offered to p u t up a w a te r-fro n t charge of o th er departm ents.
“ T his w ill not be for selfish bene he made me one. At first, when I was
tional c a ra t and is in use all o v er the b uilding and give a five-year lease,
PORTLAND MARKETS
little, It w as for fun he called me Jes
world ex cep t in England, Holland, B el re n t free, if the company w ill put in fit,” said Mr. W inch. “ We w ill go
th e necessary m achinery and o perate from farm to farm , learn in g condi when I had my boy-clothes on, an'
gium
and
th
e
U
nited
S
tates.
Congress
W heat — T rack p ric e s: Club, 78c;
th e cannery for th is length o f tim e.
tions there. If w e find a man w ith played th ere w ere two of us. But
bluestem . 824c; forty-fold, 78(<$79c; will be asked to m ake it th e legal c arat.
The soil and clim ate here are well an old orchard we w ill offer to top his I when we found th a t all the country
red R ursian, 78c; valley, 79c.
suited to gro w in g o f b erries and small trees and g r a f t thereon as m any c u t -side, all the factory hands, every one
Big Bank Merger Pends
Hay — T im othy, choice, $17« i 118;
fru its, as well as apples, prunes, etc. tin g s as are necessary to renew th a t except my nurse believed Jes and
New
Y
o
rk
—A
ccording
to
a
much-
No. 1, $16; o a t and vetch, $12; a lfa l
H u ckleberries and ev erg reen black orchard, his p a rt of th e com pact being Jessica tw ins, we let It go on. It
circu lated W all-street rum or, a com b e rrie s abound here in a w ild sta te , an ag reem en t to scientifically tend the mad* it easier for him in train in ’ me
fa, $12; clover, $10; straw , $6«f)7.
b ination of th re e of th e b ig g est banks and, w ith th e larg e am ount o f v e g eta trees th e r e a fte r.”
C orn—Whole, $38; cracked, $39.
to be his partner. For he said I was
MillstufTs—Bran, $22 to n ; shorts, in th e c ity — th e Mechanics & M etals bles w hich can be easily grown here,
man-fit for t h a t So Jes studied an'
N ational, th e F ourth N ational and the th is bids fa ir to be a very profitable
$24; m iddlings, $30.
raced an' w orked with him all day; In
Gardlner-Coos Bay Line Building
the evenin’ Jessica wore frocks and
Burley — Feed, $24(«)24.60 to n ; Bank o f New Y o rk —is under way. e n terp rise.
brew ing, $27(«r28; rolled, $26(0)27.50. The combined capital o f these th ree
G a rd in e r—W ork on the new line of frills. We lived alone In the big
O ats— W hite, $25 to n ; g ray feed, in stitu tio n s is $13,000,000; deposits,
railroad betw een G ardiner and Coos house; It w as so easy. I used to dark
Rye A verages 4 0 Bushele.
$102,273,000, and cash resources, in
en my skin a b it; th a t w as all. You’re
$24.50; gray m illing, $25.60.
Bay is q u ite active. A bout 60 men
K
lam
athl
F
alls—
F
o
rty
bushels
of
$105,131,672.
not listenin’—you w ant tim e to think
Fresh F ru its — A pples, o rdinary, th e neighborhood o f
and
several
team
s
a
re
a
t
w
ork
chang
rye
an
acre
from
20
acres
and
374
it out—"
50c(o)$1.50 per box; peaches, 35(u'60c; The pro p erty occupied by th e M echan
ing
the
course
of
Schofield
creek
near
pears, $1.26(0)1.35; grapes, 90c(o)$l; ics & M etals N ational bank w as re | bushels an acre from 40 acres are re
He n eith er moved nor contradicted.
th
e
site
o
f
the
big
tunnel.
The
ra
il
cranberries, $9.50 per b a rre l; casa- cently purchased, and will be p a rt o f s ported by farm e rs n ear M alin in th is
Tim * for read ju stm en t he did need,
road
company
has
bought
th
e
land
on
ite fo r the new Morgan firm.
county. The usual yield is about 20
for realization of this and htmstelf.
has, 76cfo $1.50 per dosen.
bushels. R eports continue to come in both sides of th e creek from the ap Standing, a slim, upright figure, she
Onions— Oregon, $1.10(0)1.26 sack.
M rs. Cleveland^Will Marry.
o f phenomenal yields o f w heat, many proach to the tunnel, fully a m ile of gave It to him. w aiting while the little
Potatoes — Jo bbing p rices: B ur
creek bottom , for dum ping ground.
banks, 75c per hundred.
Princeton. N. J . — Mrs. G rover fields being rep o rted as y ielding 25 to The tu g L. Roscoe, owned by P o rter Swiss clock on the m antle chattered
through many minutes.
Joseph Vic
V egetables — Beans, 10c pound; C leveland authorizes th e announce 40 bushels to th e acre.
B rothers, arriv ed in th e U m pqua
"W hen my fath e r died," she re
cabbage. I« fl4 c ; cauliflower, 40c(>C m ent of her engagem ent to Thom as t o r i a of Malin, has th e record for in
riv
e
r
s
few
days
ago
tow
ing
a
large
sumed. a t last, "after 1 found out th at
$1 .25 per dozen; celery, 25(o)76c; cu Joseph Preston, professor o f archaeol crease. H e im ported a peck o f im
b
arge
loaded
w
ith
supplies.
I w asn’t goln' to die, too, I saw Jes
cum bers, 60(o'60c; eg g p lan t, $ 1 . 26 ( 0 ) ogy and h istory o f a rts a t W ells col proved v arie ty of barley, sowed it for
was able to earn his livin' while Jes
1.50 per box; head lettu ce, 90c per lege. Mrs. Cleveland is a g ra d u a te of seed, sowed th a t seed again th is y ear
Three Offices Can Be Made One.
sica was liable to starve.. I had It In
dozen; peppers, 6((t8c p ound; sprouts, W ells college and has been a tru ste e and th e yield is about 600 bushels.
Salem —As an o th er step tow ard re my blood to love th at work. 1 suppose;
8c; tom atoes, 76c(o'$l p er b o x ; car- o f th a t in stitu tio n since 1887. H er
ducing expenses o f s ta te governm ent. I told you once th a t the very sm ell of
rota, $1.26 per sack ; tu rn ip s, $1; w edding to P resid en t G rover C leve
Good Profit in Strawberries.
G overnor W est has announced th a t he exhaust gas drove me out of myself
beets, $1.10; parsnips, $1.25.
land durin g his first a d m in istratio n ,
C o ttag e G rove—J . A. P ro p h et is
E rrs - - F resh locals, candled, 40(0) was one o f the notew orthy events in proving beyond possible contradiction will recom mend abolition o f the p res w ith speed-fever. Every racer knows
424c per dozen; E astern , 30di36c.
the h istory of the W hite House.
th e a d a p ta b ility o f th e C o ttage Grove e n t sheep com m ission and the offices It, you know It, th a t feelln’. So I got
B u tte r—O regon cream ery, cubes,
country to b erry cu ltu re. Since early of sheep inspector and sta te v e te rin a place in the M ercury factory; a n ’
Great Bettis is Brewing.
364c pound; p rin ts, 364c.
in the sp rin g he has been shipping arian, and create a new office of sta te th a t way I m et you. I don't know how
Pork— Fancy, 11c pound.
Chicago — C able disp atch es to the stra w b e rrie s to th e P o rtlan d m arket, stock inspector to do the w ork now to m ake you u n d erstan d !"
He Interrupted her ruthlessly, al
Veal— Fancy, 124c pound.
Chicago Daily News from C o n stan ti his sales for a tim e running as high as perform ed by tw o sep arate d e p a rt
The sheep comm ission re m ost roughly, as he m ight once have
P o u ltry — Hens, 14(o;144c; broilers, nople on th e one hand and from Sofia $16 a day. Mr. P ro p h et m ade a ship m ents.
14(0)1440; ducks, young,
lS « fl4 c ; Ion the other, agree th a t th e success of m ent o f four cra te s th is w eek, for ceived an ap p ro p riatio n o f $2500 from spoken to Floyd; not looking up.
geese, 11c; tu rk ey s, live, 18«t)20c; the allies a g a in st T urkey thus fa r w hich he received $4 a c rate, or $16 the la st le g islatu re, and the s ta te v e t
"W hat of all th a t? You are you,
dressed, 26c.
| have been only step s lead in g up to in all. T his w as th e pick for th ree erin arian receives a salary of $2000 now. You've let me think you dead
Hope— 1921 crop, prim e and choice, w h at is expected to be a terrific b a ttle days from one acre. He had a photo yearly and $1500 a y e a r for expense*. for two m onths—you left me In helL”
18(o)204c pound.
"No, n o !” she denied In sw ift de
betw een A drianople and C o n stan ti graph tak en of four o f the berries,
fense. “Not t h a t I never guessed th at
C attle— Choice steers, $6.76(36.85; nople, in w hich th e T u rk s w ill m ake w hich filled a h alf-fo o t rule.
Snow on Hills o f Hood River.
good, $6.25(o6.65; m edium, $ 6 ( 0 . 6 . 7 6 ; th e ir m aste r effort to save th e ir cap
Hood R iver — A cold wave sw ept you could believe m* dead; I thought
choice cows. $6(>i:6 60; good, $5.50(0) ital and the u ltim a te victory.
Alfalfa Seed Ready for Market.
over the Hood R iver valley and the you must know me—Jessica.”
6.76; medium, $6(0)6.26; choice cal
"How should I know? You never
Vale The a lfa lfa seed in th e Mal heavy rain w as tu rn ed into snow in
ves, $7(37.85; good heavy calves,
Man Insures His Funeral.
heur valley is n early all threshed and the foothills surrounding th e valley. cam e n ear me. T he Floyd I knew
$6 25(0,7; bulls, $Sdc6; stag s, $4.76(0)
S e a ttle —C harles B randt, 40 y ears ready fo r th e m a r k e t A lthough th ere I t is reported th a t snow fell in some would have come.” th e bitterness of
6 . 26 .
old, o f E v erett, took o u t a policy a has been little dem and for seed as y et o f the orchards of h ig h er altitu d e. It those desolate nights and days choked
H o g s—L ight, $8.26(o:8.60; heavy, m onth ago insuring his funeral, and it is ex pected th a t th e farm ers will is a ra re occasion to have snow fall speech.
$7(3)7.60.
T here was a pause, filled with some
W ednesday his body w as found float have no tro u b le in disposing o f it a here during O ctober.
The Indians’
Sheep — Yearlings.
$4.25ro)4.76; ing in E llio tt bay, n e a r th e Col man little la te r on.
The seed ia b e tte r prophecy th a t th ere will be a hard stran g e significance beyond his fath
w ethers, $3.60(34.66; ewes, $2.75«$ dock. The body had been in the w a th an w as ex pected ow ing to the lig h t w in te r th is y ear is beginning to be omlng.
8.80; I am be, $8.86(36.70.
te r several weeks.
froat th a t occurred last month.
realised.
URGfl
“I couldn't come,” she deprecated,
her low voice broken. "You’re m akln’
this hard. W hen I was picked up
stunned, a n ’ taken to the hospital, aft
e r we w ent off the bridge, they found
I w asn’t Jes. They talked of me—th e
new spapers printed stories about Stan
ton’s m echanician—they said, they
said you knew I was a woman when
we w ent W est—”
The m ovem ent th a t brought Stanton
to his feet w as galvanic. He under
stood, finally, In one blinding flash of
full com prehension; understood the
doctor, the nurse, his fellow -drivers’
em barrassed reticence, and Miss Car
lisle. U nderstood, too, th a t here had
been a suffering acute as his own. And
In the m an’s hot outrush of protection
Jes and Jessica w ere fused Into one.
‘‘They'll talk to me,” he grim ly as
sured. “I'm not sh u t In a hospital,
now. W hy d id n 't you send them to
me? You knew I’d come to you—"
H is sentence broke, as his eyes
caught and held hers; Floyd’s eyes,
straig h t and tru e In spite of the g irl’s
scarlet sham e burning In e ith er check.
"I knew, yes, you are th a t kind. But
how could I tell you would w ant to
come? How can I tell It now? You’d
see me through safely, anyhow. I’m
rem em berin’ th a t you dism issed Floyd
for one falsehood, an' I've tricked you
for weeks.”
He drew a step n earer h er; the
pulse which had commenced to beat
through him the day they sta rte d for'
Indianapolis and which had ceased two
m onths ago, suddenly woke anew with
a long steady stroke. The old rich
sense of life ran w arm along his veins.
“W hat of you?" he put the question.
"B rute enough I’ve been to Floyd. P er
haps he had too much of m e for you
to w ant m ore?”
She gasped before th e challenge,
th en abruptly flared out, powder to
spark, defiance to m astery, as so often
on track or course.
“You’re m ockin’ me, Ralph Stanton!
An’ I w on’t b ear 1L I’ve told you too
often th a t I cared, tru stin ’ you’d never
know the rest. I ought to have kept
aw ay from you, a n ’ I couldn't do It.
I never m eant you to know I was any
one but Je s Floyd, I m eant to be your
partn er a n ’ m echanician all my life. I
hated bein’ a girl. B ut you came here
an' found Jessica when I w asn’t ex
pectin’ you. When you asked me If
you m ight m arry my sister, th ere at
the Comet factory, you alm ost killed
me. For then I did w ant to be a girl,
your glrL Yes, I’m say In' it, an’ I
"Y ou're going to see me,” corrected
Stanton, slowly definite, “forever.
You’re going to m arry me today.”
She lifted her face to him as he
stood over her, the girl’s piteous
beauty of it, the boy-comrade's direct
candor, the m echanician’s unm urm ur
ing obedience, and he saw her trem
bling whose courage m atched his own.
“Don’t make me unless you w ant
me, truly.” she whispered. “W e’re
playin’ square, now.”
His reply was Inarticulate, th e ex
pression which leaped Into his eye*
was th a t with which he once had
looked a t Floyd across th e cups of
chocolate. Only now it cam s w ith the
fierce movement th a t crushed h e r sup
ple figure In an em brace blending ev
ery passion to be spent on m an or
woman.
“Jess, Jess—comrade Jess, love
J e s s !”
A fter a while, she m ade th e la st
essay.
“You’re sure, R alph?”
“H ush.”
“You’ve lost your racin’ m echani
cian.”
“I’m not going to race; w e're going
to Buffalo to open the Comet autom o
bile factory."
"I've known you every m inute; you
didn’t all know eith er Je s or Jessica."
F or the first tim e since the M ercury
car changed tire s on the Cup race
course, S tanton’s blue-black eye*
laughed into the gray ones.
"P erh ap s not, but I know Jess Stan
ton. Get your hat and furs and com*
sign your contract; we’re team -m ated
for th e long run, my glrL”
T H E END.
An E xpert Name M anufacturer.
A t a dinner In New York W illiam
Ray G ardiner, the advertising expert,
scored neatly off an advertising fad
th a t h as of late been ra th e r overdone.
"A young couple," he began, "had
been blessed w ith the advent of a
little son. and the wife, a t dinner one
evening, said:
“ ‘W hat shall we nam e our darling,
Jim ?’
“Jim w rinkled his brow and re
plied:
“ ‘Well, I subm it Childa, Flrstbornlo,
Thebol, Allours, Sunne, Ourown. Our-
ow nson—’
"B ut a t this point his wife sh u t him
up. He could, of course, have kept on
Indefinitely. You see, he was one of
those advertisem ent w riters who In
vent new nam es for b reakfast foods,
tinned soups and p aten t m edicines."
Borne Tim e to W alt.
One evening an Irishm an chanced
to drop Into a quiet m eeting house of
the Q uakers, and being ra th e r aston
ished as to w hat m anner of place It
was, resolved to rem ain quiet and
listen. He behaved w ith rem ark ab le
decorum until a broad brim , no doubt
moved by tbe spirit, inform ed his
h earer: “I have m arried a wife,” evi
dently being about to use th is as a
text. P at was excited and called out,
"T he divil ye have.”
T his Interruption ra th e r confused
th e young man, but he continued; “I
“You’re Going to Marry
w on't m arry you, I won’t I gave Je s
sica a chance, an' you didn't love her,
you loved Jes. I couldn’t be happy
any more, eith er way. I'm tired of
w lshtn' tbe M ercury had fallen on me
Me Today."
have m arried a daughter of the Lord."
T his was too much for our Em erald
Islander, who exclaim ed: “S it down,
ye spalpeen! It'll be a long tim e be
fore ye see your father-in-law."
M uch A do A b o u t a P en n y
Took Matter of Present* Into Their
Own Hands on Silver Wedding
Anniversary.
"They w rote a t the bottom of the
Invitations, asking the folks not to buy
presents until they got there, for th e
Jeweler from Buckeye Bridge would
Everyone who has got several gtrts
be In the yard with a full line of sil
exactly alike will appreciate the
verw are. and no two pieces a llk a ”
shrew dness of this O zark couple who.
"T h at was clever,” said the stra n
In the m atter of presents, took things
ger. "Picked out th eir own presents,
Into their own hands.
you m ight say.”
“Speakln’ of being thrifty," said HI
"T ee.'' said Hi. "but th a t w asn’t th e
Buck, "reckon Cy W asson and his
wife, th at cam e her* from Iowa, about best p art of 1L We learned afterw ard
they dickered with the Jeweler and got
tak e tb e prize.”
"How’s th a t? ” asked the stran g er him to give them 10 per cent, on ail
who was w aiting In front of the black be sold."—Y outh’s Companion.
sm ith shop while his horse w as being
Cause of Leprosy A scertained.
shod.
The long discussion over th e bacil
"Well, you see Cy and Mlrandy
w anted to celebrate th e ir silver wed lus of leprosy (It b ss been going on
ding. They had never celebrated any ever since H ensen claim ed discovery
anniversary before because, as Mlran l of th e specific germ forty y ears ego)
dy told my wife, th e silver wedding appears to be ended. Work during
was the first on* w here th e presents tbe laet year or two a t the leper eol-
would be w orth m ore than th e onles of Guam and H awaii seem s to
havo proved th a t the lepra baclllos Is
victual*.
"Even th en they w orried a good deal th e real cause of the die*
for fear everybody would bring pickle
forks or b u tte r knives
But a fte r a
Optlmiatle.
while they hit on an Idea th a t worked
It Is b etter to be picked to* young
first r a ta
canned too la t a —J e d g a