Mosier bulletin., May 16, 1913, Image 2

NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEES
LEATHER FILLED WITH SALTS
•aw more beaitly fury In a man's
eyes. I ilde-atepped, and he m issed
me again—It was a knife this time.
Then I woke up and let him have It
with my rig h t under th e ear. He
General News of the Industrial and Educational Development
W ashington, D. C. — A m ericans,
staggered, dropping the knife. As he
w ith th e possible exception of the
and Progress of Rural Communities, Public Institutions, Etc.
stooped to pick It up, I jum ped for
b arefoot boy, are w alk in g around on
him and In ten seconds m ore w as
not less than 12,000,000 pounds of g lu ­
sittin g on his chest, pegging out his
cose and Epsom salts, w hich c o n stitu te CONFER ON COMMONWEALTH BEAUTIFY
RURAL CENTERS
arm s on th e turf. He tried a stru g ­
a d u lteran ts in sole leath er.
The
gle or tw o; but he soon saw th a t I
assertion is m ade by the d ep artm en t University of Oregon Arranges to Cross-Roads and School Grounds to
was fa r th e stro n g er m an, and so
of A g ricu ltu re , which has ju s t conclud­
lay panting, with a hopeless despair
Entertain
Many
Guests.
Be
Made
Attractive.
ed in v estig atio n s o f th e le a th e r in­
In his face, th at, In a m an of his age
O regon naval reserves destroyed the dustry, and has issued a bulletin en ­
U n iv ersity o f Oregon, E ugene—S tu ­
O regon A g ricu ltu ral College, C o r-! (Ó'/JutAor m /A
CufkinDoy/e o / 7 J it/I oujh J tÿ /¿ e ÊüiAert/jJJe£{t. was shocking to w itness. H e had
ta r g e t in practice a t F o rt Canby.
title d , “ The Composition of Some Sole d en ts and facu lty a t th e U n iv ersity of v allis — A m ovem ent to assist in the
tried to kill me, but, on my honor, I
C tp y riy /,/ Oy « / <T. O V t W /1 /i
of
O regon
school
A subm arine collided w ith a small L e a th e rs.” The a d u lteran ts add no th ­ Oregon have com pleted arran g em en ts beautification
felt sorry for him.
may
be
to
ow
ning
I
had
never
been
grounds, county buildings, cross-roads
steam er a t N orfolk, V a., sin k in g the ing to th e w earin g value o f th e
“ Well, Mr. H earne,” I said, “and
there. B ut I rem em bered th a t 1 was w hat does th is m ean?"
leath er, says th e
d ep artm en t, and for th e e n te rta in m e n t o f m ore than m eeting places, and all places o f pub­
la tte r .
Abel Kingsley, of M em phis, ju s t in
w here presen t in larg e q u a n titie s may 500 g u ests from all p a rts o f th e sta te lic g a th e rin g by the p lan tin g o f ju d i­
“Too old," he gasped. “T w enty
More th a n 500 H u erta troops were
time.
shorten th e life of th e leath er.
who will a tte n d th e Comm onwealth ciously chosen shrubs and vines has
years ago— different. How did you
le ft dead on th e field a fte r the b attle
“No,” I said, "It's som ething quite suspect? It w as Justice—nothing but
been begun by th e extension division
“ S ix ty -th ree p er cen t o f the le a th ­ conferences F rid ay and Saturday.
a t Guaymas.
unique.”
o f the O regon A gricultural college
e rs exam ined w ere w eighted w ith g lu ­
bare Justice, by H eaven!"
U nlike th e m erry th rong o f high through A. L. Peck, professor of land­
“It's a wild place, sir," be w ent on.
D iscovery o f ancient m anuscripts in cose, w ith Epsom salts, or w ith b o th ,”
"Now, w hat In th e w orld do you
“Very
wild
and
desolate.
You
should
E g y p t gives additional lig h t on doings according to the findings of th e de­ school stu d en ts who descended upon scape gardening.
think I am ?” I asked him . In g reat
(Continued.)
A lready P rof. Peck has given his
o f Bible days.
p a rtm e n t’s e x p erts.
“ The q u an tity E ugene la st week fo r the interschol­
“I saw you by the calm and circle tak e a w alk one n ig h t w hen th e moon surprise.
Is full, as It Is now. T hen you would
T a ft re fe rs to th e P rogressive recall of loading v aried from 1 to 7.3 per astic a th le tic contests, and for social services, w ith much tim e and thought, above th e Black brook th is a fter­
"A detective. You couldn’t deceive
plan as a " h a ir-trig g e r” reform lead­ cent o f Epsom salts, w ith an av erage v isitin g w ith th e u n iv ersity students to a ssistin g in th e solution o f prob­ noon,” he w ent on. "Is th a t to be the understand how th e sto ries of ghost me.”
hounds
and
headless
riders
and
devils
lem
s
of
the
school
grounds
a
t
Lake-
of
3
per
cent.
The
m
axim
um
q
u
a
n
ti­
scene of your p resen t Investigations?”
ing to anarchy.
l got to my feet w ith a curse at
ty o f glucose in th e loaded leath ers w hile m ak in g th e ir arran g em en ts to view , Independence and elsew here, I ”1 have no definite plan a t p resen t,” In th e m ires first sta rte d . Mr. H earne
th e m uddle I had made of It, and he
Collapse o f a bu rn in g church tow er was 10.4 p er cent, and th e av erag e 5.5 e n te r as freshm en in th e autum n, this helping w ith th e planning and p lant­
here
is
going
to
tak
e
my
advice.”
I said w ith a snap.
a t S tra tfo rd , O nt., killed th e fire chief p er cent.
"T onight?” I asked, tu rning to the sat up starin g at me as If he thought
The m axim um am ount of w eek ’s delegations a re composed of ing o f the grounds about the Mon­
H e took a long look a t m e and
I had gone clean crazy of a sudden.
and a policeman.
these loading m a te ria ls found in any adults who are com ing for the purpose m outh N orm al w here a larg e am ount stopped bis questions. I left th e table old fellow.
“I’m no detective,” I said angrily,
"No, Mr. Kingsley, I am too tired
Roosevelt a t a P rogressive dollar le a th e r w as 16 p er cent and th e av e r­ o f dealing in a setious way w ith prob­ of work has been done. H e took the as soon as I could do so decently, ro u t­
"though I w as fool enough to believe
to
th
in
k
of
It
tonight,”
he
said.
"To­
teachers
and
children
o
f
the
Monmouth
age
w
here
both
w
ere
p
resen
t
was
8
lem
s
of
th
e
g
re
a
te
st
im
portance
to
the
d in n er assails both R epublican and
ed out the landlord and engaged e
you w ere one."
per cent. The resu lts obtained indi­ s ta te of Oregon. L eaders in all lines public schools into th e woods and p riv ate room. 1 had had enough of m orrow or the next day, perhaps.”
D em ocratic p a rtie s.
“T hen why did you follow me to­
I w ished them a good evening and
cate th a t not less than 12,000,000 o f sociological, political and business fields to collect suitable n ativ e plants taking m eals w ith a neolithic ex­
night?" he asked, w ith a quick sus­
R e p resen tativ e P epper has in tro ­ pounds o f glucose and Epsom salts are a c tiv ity will be presen t, both as speak­ for the decoration of th e
school pert.
tram
ped
up
the
sta
irs
to
my
sitting-
,
picion.
duced a bill m aking it unlaw ful for sold annually to th e A m erican people ers and audience.
grounds.
It was blowing hard next day, a room, w hich looked over th e m oors
“W hy did you try to kill m e?" X
any em ployer to try to influence his as le a th e r.”
“ I f people would only come to real­ fierce no rth w ester th a t cleaned the a t the back of the Inn. It was cer­
F rid ay m orning is to be devoted to
em ployes in politics.
The “ loading” is done to increase L eg islativ e and A d m in istrativ e Effi­ ize th a t it is not necessary to pay a clouds out of the sky like a sponge tainly a splendid night, with a g reat said. “T he tru th Is, Mr. H earne, you
searchlight of a moon draw ing the and I a re playing a risky game. Is
Plans are m ade for a b ig peace cel­ the m ark etab le w eig h t o f the leath er. ciency, th e aftenoon to Co-operation fancy price in o rd er to have beautiful w ashes a slate.
stran g e to rs—as they call the g ran ite It to be cards on th e table, or a re we
and C redit, th e evening to C ity P la n ­ shrubbery and v in es,” exclaim ed Prof.
eb ratio n n ex t Decem ber, w hich is the
Ju s t a fte r eleven I sta rte d out to
Peck in discussing the w ork.
“ The
caps of the hills—in black silhouette to sep arate and say no m ore about
centennial ann iv ersary o f th e Bigning NAVY SECRETS ARE STOLEN ning and S ta te P lanning.
m
ake
a
fu
rth
er
exam
ination
of
th
e
po­
S aturday m orning, educators of na­ O regon grape is as handsom e a shrub sition. I w asn't such a tool as to upon the lum inous skyline. I lit a It?”
o f th e tre a ty o f G hent.
He sat w atching m e for a tim e w ith
A m an in C ali­
pipe and sa t th ere in th e shadows,
tional rep u ta tio n will discuss the re­ as one could w ish.
m arch up to th e cairn w ith old
P resid en t F a rre ll, o f th e U nited Not Especially Valuable, But Ser­
o rg an izatio n o f th e school system . A t fo rn ia paid $3 apiece fo r w hat we can H earne and a w arder or two, as It thinking, thinking. It was pleasant a puzzled look. Plainly he was In
S tate s Steel corporation, says the
ious Leak Is Indicated.
to be a decent man again, to w ear g reat uncertain ty of mind.
noon, th e Oregon Society o f E ngineers have for the dig g in g any day. Then
m ight be, spying on me from another
association was not organized to con­
"P erh ap s I have nothing to tell,”
W ashington, D. C.— Special agents w ill pour several hundred v isito rs into th ere is the w axberry bush, th e vine hillock, so I w ent down th e high road clean linen and boots w ith real soles;
trol local trad e, b u t to deveolp foreign
m aple, red flow ering c u rran t, moun­
to w ash and shave and brush m yself he said a t last.
of th e d e p artm en t o f Ju stic e , officers th e cam pus from its special tra in .
th
a
t
lay
as
w
hite
and
clear
across
the
business.
“A m an does not a ttem p t to m ur­
dally. I was back In my Eden days
A fte r luncheon served by th e young tain spray and th e sw eet b rie r rose.
o f a nationally-know n d e tec tiv e agency
D ynam ite was found on the track of and th e local police have been called women stu d en ts and alum nae, there F or heavy m assing there is the red- gray m oor as a streak of paint, until before the fall, when six h u n ters w ere der detectives unless he has a crim e
th e M onongahela railroad ju s t before in by th e N avy d e p a rtm e n t to in v e sti­ will be tw o sessions, one by th e editors bark dogwood, and a num ber o f other I had left the place some distance be­ In my stable, and m en and women to conceal."
hind me. No one, so far as I could see, were glad to know Ja c k H enderson
"T h at Is tru e,” he said, nodding hie
an express tra in w as due. The tra in g a te a “ le a k ” thro u g h which, during o f Oregon in th e rooms of th e d e p a rt­ fine n ativ e b u sh es.”
R ecently P rof. Peck gave a talk a t was In sight, and presently I turned of Lowood Hall In th e best of coun­ head; "very Just and true.
carried money to pay a large num ber the la st four m onths, several re la tiv e ­ m ent o f Journalism , and one by the
off
th
e
road
along
a
disused
cart
T here w as nothing to be gained by
ties; yes, I was aw ay from Prince-
o f m iners.
ly u n im p o rtan t plans of b attlesh ip s women g u ests of th e u n iv ersity , at the E a st Portland lib ra ry on “ The
G eneral Landscape T reatm en t of the tra c k th a t seem ed to lead In the di­ town village In th e m idst of happy a long bargaining of secrets with
I t is announced th a t naval a u th o ri­ and also m inor docum ents have d isap ­ which m ore th an a score o f club
rection
I
w
anted.
Its
an
cie
n
t
ru
ts
m em ories when I cam e to my senses him. W hatever his business, he could
women and w orking women w ill de­ Modest C ity Lot. ” W henever his col­
tie s have decided to use th e b a ttle ­ peared.
lege duties will perm it, he is alw ays w ere filled w ith sprouting heather, w ith the sound of a soft tap-tapping speedily discover m ine If he chose.
The first losses w ere discovered the liv er five-m inute addresses.
ships Oregon, Indiana and M assachu­
and the short moor tu rf had covered under the window. T h ere w ere tip­ If I w ere honest w ith him he m ight
A t four o ’clock all m eetings will ad­ glad to give his personal services, free
s e tts as ta rg e ts fo r th e more modern n ig h t o f March 4. Some m inor stru c ­
o f charge, fo r advice and assistance in up th e hoof-marks w ith a velvet sur­ toe skulking footsteps on the gravel re tu rn the confidence.
journ,
and
the
stu
d
en
ts
will
en
te
rta
in
tu
ra
l
plans
o
f
th
e
d
read
n
au
g
h
t
P
enn­
vessels o f th e navy to p ractice on.
face.
of the yard; H eaven knows but my
“I am arran g in g for th e escape of
sylvania, now building, and o th er th e v isito rs w ith p ag eantry and scenes plannning the p lantings fo r school
I had walked a good q u arter of a e ar had been well train ed to such Julius Craig, now doing his tim e In
M idsumm er grounds, property about country build­
A v a lu a b le gold h a n d - b a g d i s a p ­ ships w ere am ong them . Docum ents from P eer G ynt and
mile,
when,
rounding
a
curve
of
the
steps as those.
th e prison yonder," I told him.
p e a r e d a t a f a s h io n a b le b r i d g e p a r t y not especially secret also disappeared. N ig h t’s D ream, given by students in ings, vacant city property, and espe­
I crep t softly to my window and
"Julius C raig!” he echoed, w ith
in P o r tla n d , and as no s e r v a n t s w ere
N avy officials say th ey are n o t so costum e under th e tre e s of the campus. cially the little cross-roads m eeting hill, I found the old road explained In
In th e evening th e v isitin g editors places w here th ere are, perhaps, a the ruins of a sm all farm , one of those peered out. T he m an w as alm ost wild eyes. "T he escape of Julius
in t h e room a t t h e t im e i t se e m s c e r ­ much concerned o v er th e im portance
t a i n t h a t a g u e s t muBt h a v e t a k e n it. of w hat already has been lost as they will be th e guests o f th e stu d en t jo u r­ general store, a church, a G range hall m elancholy m em orials of a tim e when across the yard, m oving In the shadow C raig?"
frozen m eat w as unknown, and It of the plg-stles. As he stopped a t the
»
are to find th e leak and p rev en t fu rth ­ n alists honor society, Sigm a D elta and carriag e sheds.
"Yes. Do you know him ?”
P re sid e n t W ilson, unsolicited, gave e r losses. Each b a ttle sh ip has sev­ C h i,'a t a banquet.
“ W ith fo resig h t and an eye to beau­ paid a man to breed cattle and sheep w lckot-gate th a t opened on to the
He b u rst Into a scream of hysteri­
a check fo r $300 to a fund for an eral sets o f plans, which are some­
and
cultivate
a
w
heat
field
or
two,
A ra te o f one and o ne-third fa re for ty, such com m unity centers may be­
moor, he turned his head to th e moon. cal laughter, sw aying his body to and
em ergency hospital in W ashington.
even
on
D
artm
oor.
T
he
roof
had
It w as H earne again.
tim es widely d istrib u te d among the th e round tr ip is effective on all roads, come very a ttr a c tiv e ,” said Mr. Peck.
fro, and pressing his hands to his
E x-S en ato r
Chauncy M. Depew bureaus and co n tracto rs. The general and all persons in te re sted are in v ited “ T here should be a good place for fallen In, and the woodwork had been
I decided on th a t Instant. I slipped sides as If try in g to crush th e uncan­
gam es a t these points, w here the carried away, but the stone w alls of on my boots and ran down the stairs. ny m errim ent out of him ; and then,
to attend.
acted as guide in show ing a p a rty of plan is never much of a secret.
young men, instead o f s ittin g on the th e house and outbuildings still re­ The landlord was locking up for the before I guessed w hat he w as about,
v isito rs about th e capitol a t W ashing­
store platform s sm oking and chew ing ! m ained undefeated by a hundred night as I came to th e fro n t door.
GREEKS EXPEL MISSIONARY
th e old fellow was upon me, w ith his
ton.
Farm Data Being Printed.
tobacco, may g e t to g eth er in the even­ y ears of storm . A w eather-beaten
“I’m going to ta k e your advice,” I arm s about my neck In mad em-
Oregon
A
g
ricu
ltu
ral
College,
Cor­
T h e C a li f o r n i a s e n a te h a s a bill for
cherry
tre
e
w
as
pushing
o
u
t
Its
and pitch quoits, jum p, run races
said w ith a laugh.
brae >.
•
Relief of Distress Causes Suspicion vallis—“ The Oregon F a rm e r” is the ing
a Btate m o v in g - p i c tu r e censor.
and use sim ple gym nasium p ara p h e r­ spring leafage before the door.
“V ery good, s ir; I will sit up for
"W elcome, com rade," he cried. “I,
title o f a s ta te booklet ju s t sen t to
of
Americans.
L eaving the farm , I began to climb you."
nalia, such a s th e trav elin g rings and
M ontana w a te r users w an t larger
too, have come to find a w ay out of
press by Dean J . A. B exell, director
the horizontal bars. I t would not only the cairn hill, as 1 m ust call It for
Boston—The Board o f Comm ission­ of the O regon S ta tis tic a l
farm s allowed under th e reclam ation
“No, no, give me th e key. H as Mr. Prlncetow n Jail for Julius C raig.”
B ureau,
ers for foreign m issions has received which conducted a prelim inary a g ri­ furnish fun; it would build them up w ant of a b e tte r name, w hich shel­ H earne gone to bed?”
act.
It took a good five m inutes and a
Some­ tered th e farm from the no rth and
a cable disp atch from the U nited cultural survey of th e Btate for the bodily, m entally and m orally.
"Yes, sir, about ten m inutes ago.” pull out of a flask to get him back
G overnm ent rep o rts indicate a rec­ S ta te s consul a t Saloniki say in g the purpose o f com piling accurate d ata on th in g of the im provem ent probably w est.
“H is room Is on th e first lloor. to hard sense. Then he told me his
ord break in g w in te r w heat crop.
I A m erican m issionaries, Rev. P. B. th e resu lts being obtained by ag ricu l­ would be carried home to the farm j It was rough w alking, for the heath ­ Isn’t It?”
story sittin g on a fallen stone under
er
w
as
set
thick
w
ith
granite
bould­
grounds,
as
w
e
ll.”
"No, sir; he chose one on the the old ch erry tree.
I t is expected
Colonel G eorge P. H arvey says J. P. j Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy, have tu rists in the sta te .
ers. At last I reached th e top, s k irt­ ground floor. He p referred It.”
Craig w as d earer to him than any
M organ w as a thoroughly p a trio tic been expelled from th e ir sta tio n in th a t C. C. Chapman, s ta te im m igra­
j K ortcha, Southern A lbania, by G reeks tion agen t, who has charge of th e pub­ CHEAPER WATER FOR VALLEY ed the mound set about w ith stones
The w iser man, thought I. He need­ brother, he said, with a b u rst of open
A m erican.
w here the prehistoric chief lay sleep­ ed no door when he had but to open sincerity.
and now are in Saloniki.
T here w as th a t betw een
lication o f th e 200-page book, will Santiam Company Hopes to Give ing—and very nearly stepped upon
A P ortland woman is suing her d i­
S ecretary B arton, o f th e board, said
his window and step out.
them th a t he could never forget w hile
vorced husband for breach o f prom ise Mr. and Mrs. K ennedy w ere sen t to have it ready for d istrib u tio n by the
the body of th a t old fellow, T hom as
Supply
Within
Year.
W hen I got to th e back of th e Inn life rem ained to him. He had heard
; middle o f June.
to re-m arry her.
K ortcha six y ears ago and have been
Salem -I. D. T urner, one o f the in­ H earne.
H earne w as a good four hundred how the m an had come under prison
Besides th e sta tistic a l d ata, th e re­
Luckily
for
me
he
never
tu
rn
ed
his
yards away, clim bing a low ridge. As discipline, and had come to help him
P ro te sta n t churches o f New York conducting a school for A lbanian g irls po rt will contain 14 leading articles corporators of th e Santiam W ate r com­
plan a world-wide conference in the i there. T hey w ere in th e city when by d ifferen t authors, dealing w ith pany, announced th a t rig h ts o f way head. T he wind on th e face of the he disappeared over Its edge I set off escape If th a t were hum anly possible.
| the G reeks took possession.
in te re s t o f church unity.
phases o f the work in which each was for the pipeline had been obtained hill was blowing In g reat gusts like running a t top speed, for I saw th a t Of me or my London em ployers he
“ Mr. K ennedy,” Mr. B arton added, especially in terested .
T his is based one-third of the distance, and th a t the th e firing of a cannon, and my foot­ In so broken and rugged a place I knew nothing w hatever.
A Chicago U n iv ersity professor says “ has given him self fully to the work
C ounty court would be asked to g ra n t steps had been drow ned In Its thun­ should have to keep close to his heels
on
facts.
________
H e had been shown over the pris­
th e fads o f women are largely respon­ | of reliev in g the g re a t d istre ss prevail-
a franchise along county roads for the der. I crept back behind a heap of or I should lose him altogether. It on, having obtained a pass from an
sible for th e high cost o f living.
tum
bled
rocks
and
dropped
on
my
j ing in th e city and in the neighboring
rem ainder of th e proposed route. He
was well I did so, for when I reached Influential friend, and while th ere
School Uniforms Advocated.
said th a t W. E. Pierce, o f Boise, and hands and knees, w atching him th e c re st of the rise he had vanished. had learned the place w here Craig
A fa rm e rs’ pool of 40,000 bushels of villages. In th e la st le tte rs received
A
lbany—T
h
a
t
all
children
atten
d
in
g
P resently, how ever, I caught sight w as dally employed. Y esterday from
bluestem w heat on th e W ashington ; from him he reported th a t app aren tly public schools should , w ear uniform s C harles Theis, o f Spokane, had agreed through a convenient crevice. He lay
C entral sold fo r considerable more the G reek officials w ere suspicious of while a t school, the uniform s to be to provide $300,000 for use in giving flat .on hts chest, w hile he covered of him again, w alking very fast down th e calm hill he had satisfied him self
the
gang
a
t
w
ork
In
th
e
new
ground
this,
as
a
guard
was
placed
in
fro
n
t
of
Salem
,
S
tayton,
T
urner,
A
um
sville
a hollow a t right angles to the line he th a t the convict w as w orking in th e
than th e prev ailin g m a rk e t price.
his house and th e nam es o f all those furnished by th e sta te , is a proposal and S ublim ity a pure w ater supply. below w ith a sm all telescope.
first took. It led In th e direction of gang.
made in a resolution adopted by the They will be the principal stockholders
who
cam
e
to
the
house
w
ere
k
e
p
t.”
It
m
ight
be
curiosity,
of
course,
for
On account o f sufTregist activ ity ,
the cairn hill.
H e had crept out th is evening to
Linn county council of the G range in a o f th e company.
many
m
en
regard
a
convict
as
some­
W indsor C astle, London Tower, and
It w as hard work, th a t two m iles’ exam ine the stream and hedge which
session
a
t
th
e
Sand
R
idge
G
range
hall.
“ We expect to have our p lant in thing abnorm al, som ething th a t Is as stalk across the moor. Som etim es I
Beef at New High Record.
m any public m useums and o th er places
divided the new enclosure from the
J. H. Scott, p resid en t of th e council,
w ill be closed d u rin g th e sum m er sea­
P o rtlan d — Follow ing th e sh arp ad­ was in stru cted to p resent the resolu­ operation w ith in a y e a r,” said Mr. pleasant to sta re a t as If he w ere the ran, som etim es craw led, som etim es moor. W hen he saw me on his track,
cannibal
king
a
t
a
fair.
And
yet
th
a
t
T
urner.
“
We
own
100
acre
s
on
the
son.
lay flat on my ch est w ith my head his suspicions as to my business w ere
vance in c a ttle prices a t th e stock- tion to th e S ta te G range, a t its n ext
hills th ree and one-half m iles from seem ed a weak explanation. W as he burled In the h eath e r like an ostrich.
A m in ister heads P o rtla n d ’s com­ yards, packers have announced an ad­ m eeting in A lbany.
Salem , w here a reservoir will be built. In w ith th e police? H ad they got Once I tried to cut a corner across confirmed. E ith er he m ust give up
his project or my m outh m ust be
Besides proposing u niform s for all The pow er will be sufficient to force new s th a t an atte m p t a t rescue w as
m itte e of 100, who will scu rtin ize and vance in the w holesale price o f dressed
w hat seem ed a plot of level tu rf and stopped. So he tem pted me Into th e
re p o rt upon candidates a t th e first b eef to 141 cen ts a pound. T his is th e public school children th e resolution w ater over Salem H eights.
We pro­ to be m ade? If so, 1 stood the best struggled back, panting, from
the
ruined farm . The re s t I knew.
election under th e comm ission form of h ig h est price ever qouted to butchers proposes free te x t books and the fu r­ pose to give the people w ater for h alf chance fn th e world of finding m yself
grasp of the bog w ith the black slim e
He spoke In an easy, pleasant voice,
here. It is possible th a t prices will nishing o f warm noonday lunches to of w h at they a re now paying, or, if In th e county Jail w ithin the week.
governm ent.
alm ost to my w aist. B ut I took g reat
_____
advance still fu rth e r before the supply all students.
T here w as nothing to be gained by cred it for my perform ance since the w ith a perfect frankness and good
the city w ishes to have charge of the
of grass c a ttle is sufficient to check the
w ater business, we shall furnish it an Im agining bad luck. I walked back to old man tram ped steadily forward, humor. It never seem ed to occur to
Hot Wave Helps Apples.
him th a t he had done anything un­
PORTLAND MARKETS
rise. The w holesale price o f dressed
th e inn, and s a t down to a study or
adequate su p p ly .”
show ing no sign of having seen me.
reasonable, anything to which a level­
pork has not been changed, b u t ham s
Hood R iv e r—W ith a continuation for
th e d istrict w ith m aps I had brought
He did not climb th e cairn hill as headed m an could object. I stared a t
W h eat — T rack p rices: Club, 90c; are h a lf a cent hig h er, and bacon has a few days o f the w arm sunshine th a t
w ith me. T h ere was only one rail­
Rural Sidewalks Built.
I had half expected, b u t skirted along him In grow ing am azem ent.
bluestem , 980/99c; forty-fold, 92c; advanced a full cent, as it usually is prevailing, th e orchards of the en­
Orenco — T he com m ittee building road w ithin m any miles, and th a t was the base until he cam e to the track
T here seem ed. Indeed, only one so­
red R ussian, 870/ 88c; valley, 90c.
does a t th e opening o f sum m er.
tire d is tric t will be in blossom. For a
the single track th a t ran up from Ply­
O ats—No. 1 w hite, $81(/i!82 p er ton.
week o r more th e unusually cold sidew alks into th e surrounding country m outh to Prlncetow n village. At the which led to th e ruined farm . Down lution before me—th a t he had become
Com — W hole, $28.60; cracked,
w e ath er retard ed th e blooms o f the held a special m eeting and found th a t first signal th a t a convict had escaped this he walked quickly and passed partially insane.
Babe Hurled Into Tree.
$29.50 per ton.
“You m ust understand my position,
they have raised enough funds to build the station would be full of w arders; through th e doorway of the m ain build­
Los A ngeles Mrs. W illard Spruce, low er valley.
MillstufTs — Bran, $240/25 per ton; o f A ltadena, is in a s ta te o f collapse
P redictions as to th e apple crop for more than th re e m iles.
Sidew alks so th a t outlet w as barred. South of ing. I rem ained upon th e slope of the Mr. K ingsley," he concluded. “I am
hill,
w
aiting
for
him
to
reappear.
shorts, $260027 p er to n ; m iddlings, as th e re su lt of an ordeal she suffered th e com ing season vary.
not a lunatic, but I have m ade up
However, w ill be b u ilt to Q uatam a, for th e con­ the moor, fifteen m iles away, ran an­
Five, ten m inutes w ent by, and then
$31 per ton.
when h er ll-m o n th s ’-old d a u g h te r was all e x p e rts seem to be agreed on the venience of the school children; to other branch line ending a t A shbur­ my curiosity got th e b e tte r of my my mind in this m a tte r of Julius
B arley— Feed, $26,500/27 p er to n ; throw n from an autom obile over the point th a t th e S pitzenberg yield will Orenco Acres, and to th e poultry ton. But I w a s determ ined to leave
Craig. Any one who is foolish enough
brew ing, nom inal; rolled, $27,500/' edge o f a precipice, only to be caught be heavy. The indications in many ranches northw est o f tow n; to Bor- the railroad alone. The stations would prudence. I determ ined to go down to come betw een us m ust stand aside
and see w hat he w as about.
or tak e th e consequences. Tow ards
28.50.
by a p ro tru d in g limb, w here the child orchards are th a t th e Yellow Newtown wick Acres, and also to the sm all fru it be the first places to be w atched by
T h e plac e w as s h e l te r e d from th e yourself, for exam ple, I had no 111 will.
H ay — E astern O regon tim othy, was held fa st by h er clothing until crop will be lig h t.
and poultry tra c ts w est of town. the police. Torquay, some th irty m iles
choice, $170/$18; a lfa lfa , $130/14; rescued an hour la te r by h er fath er.
These funds are being raised jointly away, m ight easily be reached by a gale, b u t I could h e a r It y e lping a n d In fact, 1 'ra th e r liked you. B ut you
straw , $6007.
by th e citizens o f Orenco and th e farm ­ good horse a n d trap w ithin th e day. h u m m i n g In t h e r o c k s above, now and m ust adm it th a t, as a detective, your
Spruce noticed th e baby sw inging
Work on Cut-Off Begins.
a gain a g u st c a m e c u r li n g up t h e val­ presence w as excessively Inconven­
V egetables — A rtichokes, 75c per from a limb and h u rried to the home
ers. Five m iles will be b u ilt now.
I could hire one lor a m o nth t h ro u g h
W ork is now being done on the
ley, s e t ti n g t h e h e a t h e r w h isp e r in g ient.
dozen; asparagus, O regon, 75c0/$l o f a rancher and o btained aid.
Now th a t I know th e tru th , I
He
t h e landlord, w ith t h e e xcuse t h a t 1
aro u n d me. I c r e p t f o r w a r d ove r the welcome you as a m ost valuable ally.
per dozen; beans, 1210/15c p er pound; descended on th e end o f a rope and N atro n -K lam ath cut-ofT, w hich will
Oregon's Riches Grow.
w a n ted It for my exploring expedi­
soft t u r f of th e c a r t t r a c k , r e a c h e d I am prepared to tru s t you absolute­
cabbage, 2}0/3c; cauliflower, 35co/$l rescued the child.
provide th e Southern Pacific w ith a
Salem —T h at O regon w ealth contin­ tions a m o n g s t th e s t o n e re m a ins, it
p er dozen; celery, $4 per c r a te ; eg g ­
new m ain line betw een N atron, O r., ues to increase was atte ste d by a s ta te ­ would s u r p r i s e no o n e If it w e re seen th e g a p w h e r e th e do o r had been, h e s ­ ly. Come, w hat are your plans?”
p lan t, 25c p er pound; head lettuce,
and W eed, C al., shorten th e distance m ent issu « l by S ta te Rank E xam iner off t h e r o a d s with a lunche on-basket itated, liste ned, a n d t h e n s tu c k In m y
I told him as we walked back to
Powers Occupy Scutari.
$2.50 per c ra te ; peppers, 35o/'40c per
betw een P ortland and San Francisco W rig h t covering the close of banking pro m in e n tly displayed. So 1 decided, head.
to the Inn. He expressed him self an
London
—
An
in
tern
atio
n
al
naval
I had been a bo x e r in m y time, or adm irer of th eir sim plicity as we p art­
pound; radishes, 100/ 12c per dozen;
and reduce th e run n in g tim e by about business A pril 4. The total deposits
I q u e stione d t h e girl who b r ought
rhubarb . lo / 2 |c p er pound; spinach, force has occupied S cutari and the four hours.
H ow ever, no new con­ in the banks of the s ta te w ere $128,- t h e m eal to m y sitting-room a s to old th a t would ha v e b e e n t h e e n d of me. I ed for th e night. Mad or not, I had
M
ontenegrins
have
already
begun
the
75c per box; tu rn ip s, 85c p er sack;
tra c ts a re being le t on th a t line. The 395,926, an increease of $1,222,629 H e arne . but sh e could give m e litt e As 1 ducked, t h e h e av y stick flicked ^ found an a ss ista n t who would be of
evacuation o f th e tow n.
Official fig­
| off m y c a p a n d c r a s h e d Into th e wall I g reat help to me. So I let It stay a t
parsnips, 85c; carro ts, 85c.
w orst p a rt of the work y et rem ains to
The sta te m e n t gives n l '- r a atlon. H e had a rriv e d a t th e with a n a s ty th ud.
I Jum ped ba ck, I th a t and slep t like s rock till nine
O nions—Oregon, $1.25 p er sack; ures o f the B ulgarian losses in the w ar, be done. It consists of about 80 m iles for the year.
un
a
couple
of
da
y
s
before
1
ap-
the
to
tal
resources
a
t
$162,739,892.
an
published at Sofia recently, give the
Berm uda. $1,500/12.25 per crate.
through a rough country, and will cost increase o f $4,097,924. A g ra tify in g oesred, a n d h a d s p e n t m o st of his j a n d he c a m e s t o r m in g o u t t h ro u g h next m orning.
th e d o o rw a y like a m a d m a n . I n e v e r ( C H R O N I C L E S T O B E C O N T I N U E D . )
P otatoes — B urbanks, 400/ 50c per follow ing e s tim a te : K illed. 330 offi­ more th an $7,000,000 nearly $100,-
fe a tu re of the sta te m e n t is th a t the lute In long w a lk s on the r ors. She
h u n d re d ; new, 31c per p o u n d ; sw eet, cers and 29,711 m en; w ound«!, 950 000 a m ile.
cash on hand and due from o th er banks hought ho had a lr le n d a m o n g s t the
officers and 52,550 m en; m issing, 3193.
4c per pound.
is equal to 34 per cent o f the deposit prison officials, for s h e had twice
P o u ltry — H ens, 16c; broilers, 25oz A conference o f th e A u strian and H un­
Water Permits Total 114.
icon him com ing c u t of t h e g r e a t
liab ility , the requirem ent being 25.
30c; tu rk ey s, live, 19(«/20c; dressed, g arian m in isters will be held to a r ­
Salem D uring the p ast q u a rte r 114
, a : e i down th e s tr e e t. T h a t w as all
choice, 25c; ducks, 17oi25c; geese, range for fu rth e r dem obilization.
p erm its to a p p ro p riate w ater have
Lane County Aids Fairs.
- a n d it left m e m o re anxious a bout
young, 15o/'17c.
been issued by th e s ta te engineer, un­
lira ihqn be fore
It was becom ing
“
Bad”
News
Is
Set
Aside.
Eugene—
F
or
the
purpose
o
f
aiding
E ggs — Oregon ranch, case count,
S t. Paul “ N ever read bad news be­ d er w hich it is proposed to irrig a te fairs and ag ricu ltu ral shows in Lane t r y plain that be fore I tcok a n y de-
181c per dozen; candled, 191o/20c.
49,071 acres and develop 1651 horse­ county, the county court has appropri­ Id t d s t e p t o w a r d s th e escape, I m ust
R u tte r—City cream ery b u tte r cubes, fore b re a k f a s t.” rem arked J . D. H al­
pow er for dom estic and m unicipal use. ated $2500.
O f the to tal appropri­ t a k e s u r e of th is m an s bu sin e ss on
28c per pound; p rin ts, 290/291c per ey, an insurance ag en t, s t an early
hour one m orning, a fte r he had been These p erm its also include 11 for the ated, $1750 is fo r th e Lane county he m c o r s
pound.
The p er­ fair, to be held a t Eugene, and $250
A fte r d i n n e r I w a k e d Into t h e Inn HOW
RUSSIA were pronounced against th e rem ain­
THEY
called from his bed to receip t for a construction o f reservoirs.
P ork— Fancy, 1110/ 12c per pound.
ing thirty-tw o In term s ranging from
found
cablegram . He le ft th e unwelcome m its cover some larg e irrig a tio n proj­ is given to each, the Ju n ctio n City a r to buy a sm oke, a n d
Veal Fancy, 14oz 141c p er pound.
ects, th e m ost im p o rtan t perhaps be­ Pum pkin show, th e C ottage Grove L a r n e with his back to th e fire, talk- Sixty-Seven P e r s o n s Are T rie d Behind seventeen years to two years eight
m
essage
unopened
and
retu
rn
ed
to
H ops 1912 crop, 100/15c pound;
m onths. In all. 279 y ea-s of prison
As 1 e n te re d ,
Closed Doors a n d Given
bed. W hen he read th e cable a fte r ing th a t fil«l by the Oregon Land Cor­ fair, and th e Lane C ounty Poultry ng to th e landlord
1918 co ntracts, 130/14c.
service was dealt out, to say nothing
poration, o f Portland, which covers show, which is to be held in Eugene hey l o t h droppe d Into an u n e a s y
Prison S e n ten c es .
Wool
E astern Oregon, lOozlfic; b re a k fa st he discover«! th a t a fortune
about 20,000 acres on the headw aters late in th e year.
of the twenty-five u n fo rtu n ates who
I’ence. I w a s c e r t a i n they had been
valley. 140/T7c; m ohair, 1913 clip, o f $100,000 had been le ft him by the
of th e D eschutes river, near C rescent.
ilscussing me. but I didn't w a n t to
"T hey do things In a stran g e way were deported. And all th is behind
will o f a rela tiv e in London.
300283c per pound.
let th e m know It, a n d so began to in R ussia," says a le tte r In the Rus­ closed doors."
l,ane to Improve Roads.
C a ttle - Choice steers. $8,500/9;
School Tax Opinion Given.
Butter Record is Broken.
Eugene Rids fo r th e construction talk big a bout t h e scenery. I sta yed sische K orrespondenz from a corre­
good, $7,750/8.25; medium, $7 2
Remem bered by T h eir Deeds.
"Behind closed
Salem A ccording to an opinion by o f nearly e ig h t m iles o f perm anent down for a bout half an hour, a n d then spondent In W arsaw
U tica, N. Y .— I t is announced th a t
7.76; choice cows, $7(97.86; good
Who thinks of Milton aa blind o r
$6.6O0/,7; m edium , $6(i/6.50; choice S pring Farm P ontiac Lass, a cow A ssistan t A ttorney G eneral Delaxng a m acadam road will be called for by allowed t h a t I would get back to some doors sixty-seven m em bers of the
Polish Socialist p arty w ere tried of Beethoven as deaf or of Darwin as
calves. $80/9; good
heavy calves. ow n«! by F. M. Jones, o f C linton, has union high school d is tric t giving a th e County court im m ediately, and it w ritin g I had t o do.
“I'm glad you adm ire the moor, Mr. A fter a session of ten days It be­ an Invalid? W hat they accom plished
broken th e w orld's b u tte r
record. high school course will not be subject is intend«! th a t the work shall be done
$6.50 o 27.60; bulls, $5 850/6.25.
H ogs— L ight, $8,600/8.65; heavy, The previous record was a fractio n to a tax to m ain tain a county high th is sum m er. The work includes five Kingsley," said th e landlord, bolding cam e known th a t ten of the accueed was so g re a t th a t th e ir personal In­
over 288 pounds in 60 days, and the school. The opinion was ren d er« l at sections o f road, and in every case the back the door for me. "N othing quite w ere dism issed, tw enty five of the re­ firm ities a re for the m om ent forgot­
$ 7 . 45627 . 56 .
m aining fifty-seven w ere sentenced ten In th e sense of th e ir a c h ie v e
S h e e p —Y earling w ethers, $6.25oz w orld-beating cow has ex ce«led th is th e ««quest o f th e clerk for school d is­ m acadam iz«l road is to connect w ith Uke It In the states, 1 should th in k .”
Upon my soul, 1 waa ai
to deportation and prison sentenoao m anta.—The C hristian Register.
o th er m acadam roads or streets.
7.60; ewes, $5.25(96.76; lambs, $7088. by 20 pounds, giv in g 308.877 pounds. tr ic t No. 15 in H arney county.
Resume of World’s Important
Events Told in Brief.
Department Says 12,000,000 Pounds
of Adulterants Used Yearly.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST I
l&CKrofiides of
Held
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to
n
mce
3 yÜ
%
/
. F letcher
THE TRAGEDY OF
THOMAS HEARNE
R obinson