NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEES
Resume of World's Important
Events Told in Brief.
W h eat prices a t Chicago a re lowered
by ex cellen t crop prospects.
O riental buyers are inqu irin g for
prices on new flour fo r export.
M exican rebels in larg e force are
m oving on Ju arez, opposite El Paso,
Tex.
P resid en t W ilson read his m essage
on currency reform to congress, and
urged im m ediate action on th e m eas­
ure.
Five physicians o f the U n iv ersity of
P ennsylvania w ere a rrested fo r cru el­
ty to anim als in p ractisin g vivisec­
tion.
R obert J. C ollier, publisher, con­
tem plates an a tte m p t to m ake a flight
across th e A tla n tic in a hydro-aero­
plane.
R ains thro u g h o u t th e Pacific N o rth ­
w est are m ak in g a bum per a lfa lfa
crop, b u t ru in in g th e ch erries and
straw b e rrie s.
A rth u r Pelkey, th e p u g ilist whose
opponent died in th e rin g from a solar
plexus blow recently, w as acq u itted of
all liab ility .
E ngineers, firemen, d riv ers and
helpers o f th e ice facto ries a t C incin­
nati a re on strik e , and th e city is su f­
fe rin g from hot w eath er.
New South W ales, A u stralia, has
bought a fu rn itu re facto ry and will
m ake all the fu rn itu re needed in the
schools of th e com m onwealth.
C ap tain U. B. S cott, v e te ra n ste a m ­
boat builder and o p e ra to r o f th e W il­
lam ette and Colum bia riv ers and P u g et
Sound, died in P ortland, aged 86 years.
An 18-year-old boy in W ashington,
D. C., on tria l fo r highw ay robbery,
drew a revolver when th e judge re­
fused to release him and began firing
a t th e ju d g e and law yers.
P resid e n t W ilson signed th e sundry
civil bill, ow ing to th e u rg e n t need o f
cash fo r m any purposes, b u t m ain­
tained th e
sam e
objections th a t
prom pted T a ft to veto th e m easure.
P resid e n t W ilson is h av in g trouble
filling diplom atic positions abroad.
A tornado unroofed th e capitol a t
T allahassee, Florida.
A tornado in V irg in ia killed one and
did dam age to th e e x te n t o f $100,000.
The th re a te n e d plague o f 17-year
locusts in K ansas seem s to have about
disappeared.
A recen t d e p a rtm e n t ru lin g will p u t
a check on H indu im m igration on the
Pacific Coast.
An auto sta g e run n in g o u t o f Vale,
O re., w as held up and robbed by ban­
d its in an o th er autom obile.
A m ale su ffra g ist w as alm ost in ­
sta n tly killed w hile in te rfe rin g w ith
th e races a t A scot tra c k , England.
K ansas C ity em ployers say th a t
boys will be hired instead o f g irls if
th e m inim um w age law goes into o p er­
ation.
D r. Blue, surgeon general o f th e U.
S. H ealth service, declares leprosy is
steadily on the increase in th e U nited
S tates.
The ta riff bill has been am ended to
give th e P re sid e n t power to m ake re ­
ta lia to ry rates.
Em ployes on elec tric locom otives
have been m ade elig ib le to m em ber­
ship by the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firem en.
T h irte e n w ere killed, two a re f a ta l­
ly injured and 25 o thers m ore o r less
h u rt by a head-on collision o f elec tric
cars in C alifornia.
R eform s in th e custom s service will
m ake 113 less collectors a fte r Ju ly 1,
and th e p erq u isites o f many o th ers w ill
be g re a tly reduced.
PORTLAND MARKETS
W h e a t—T rack prices: Club, 93c;
bluestem , 9 8 c(h $ l; 40-fold, 94c; red
R ussia, 92c; valley, 94c.
O ats— No. 1 w hite, $32 p er to n ;
stain ed and off grade, less.
Corn — W hole, $28.50; cracked,
$29.50 p er ton.
M illstuffs— B ran, $24.50<ri25 to n ;
shorts, $26.50(o27; m iddlings, $31.
B arley— Feed, $26.6(K(/27 per ton;
brew ing, nom inal; rolled, $28.60(</:
29.50.
H ay — E aste rn Oregon tim othy,
choice, $18(//:19 p er to n ; a lfa lfa , $13«ii
14.
O nions— New, red, $1.25 p e r sack.
V egetables— A rtichokes, 75c dozen;
asparag u s, O regon, 60c(//$l; beans.
3fti8c pound; cabbage, ljj(<i2c; cauli­
flower, $2 per c ra te ; com , 40c dozen;
cucum bers, $1 b o x ; eg g p lan t, 25c
pound; head lettu ce, $2.50 crate.
P otato es— New C alifornia, 2 |c lb.
G reen F ru it — Apples, new, $1.50
box; old, nom inal; straw b e rrie s, 76(u
85c c r a te ; cherries, 5oi 8c p ound;
gooseberries, 2 0 /3c pound; apricots,
$1 .250/1.50 box; cantaloupes, $2,600/
3 c ra te ; w aterm elons, 3 |c pound;
blackb erries,
$1.25;
loganberries,
$1.60 c ra te ; plum s, $1.50 box.
* P o u ltry — H ens, 1 2 |c ; sprin g s, 18or
19c; turkeys, live, 18c;
dressed,
choice, 24o/25c; ducks, old,
12c;
young, 14c.
E ggs—Oregon ranch, case count, 22c
dozen; candled, 24o/26c.
R u tte r—C ity cream ery b u tte r cubes,
28c pound; p rin ts, 29c.
Pork Fancy, 100/11c pound.
V eal— Fancy, 140/14 ic pound.
H ops — 1912 crop, 12o/16c pound;
1913 contracts, 14c pound.
Wool— E astern Oregon, 10^0/164c;
valley, 18(r|;19c pound; m ohair, 1913
clip. 31e.
G rain bags 9 o /9 |c Portland.
C a ttle — Choice steers, $7.75/« 8.50;
good, $7,250/7.60; medium, $70i7.25;
choice cows, $6.600/7; good, $6.25///.
6.50;
m edium ,
$6o/6.2S;
choice
calves, $8o/9.60; good heavy calves
$6,500/7.60; bulls. $40/6.
H ogs— L ight, $80/8.60; heavy, $7oz:
7.50.
S heep —W ethers, $40/6; ew es, $3oz
4.50; lam bs, $60(6.60.
TO CHANGE CURRENCY BILL
Retirement of National Bank Notes
to Be Restored By Consent.
W ashington, D. C .—The adm inis­
tra tio n currency bill is to undergo
some im p o rta n t changes before it is
pushed for action in e ith e r house or
senate.
The provision fo r the re tire m e n t of
national bank notes and the refunding
o f 2 p er cent governm ent bonds w ith
a 3 per cent issue is to be p u t back in­
to th e m easure la te r, it is expected,
w ith th e consent o f the a d m in istra ­
tion. T his provision w as in th e bill
before th e final conferences a t the
W hite House, bu t was tak en ou t be­
cause of th e opposition o f S ecretary
B ryan and others.
Much of th e c riticism a g a in st the
m easure am ong
m em bers o f both
houses has been d irected a t th e pro­
posal to cre a te a new kind of paper
currency w ithout w ith d raw in g th e na­
tional bank notes or providing ag ain st
a d ep reciation in value of th e 2 per
c e n t governm ent bonds th a t secure
th ese notes.
T his objection has be­
come so stro n g as to convince adm inis­
tra tio n leaders th e provision m ust be
resto red if th e bill is to pass.
C hairm an G lass and D em ocratic
m em bers o f th e house currency com­
m itte e , a t a conference T hursday,
agreed to u n d ertak e individually to
“ sound o u t” im p artial bankers, busi­
ness men, e x p e rts and stu d en ts of
financial affairs, to ascertain how the
provisions o f th e G lass bill are re g a rd ­
ed by th a t p a rt o f th e public which
w ill be affected m ost directly by mon­
e ta ry changes.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
General News of the Industrial and Educational Development
and Progress of Rural Communities, Public Institutions, Etc.
NEW FISHING BANKS FOUND BEACH SETTLEMENT GROWS
Halibut Feeding Grounds Off New- Hotels, Cottages and Amusements
port Boon to Fishermen.
\
Increase at Garibaldi.
P ortland — H alib u t banks recently
Bay C ity— D evelopm ent along G a ri­
discovered off N ew port, Y aquina Bay, baldi Beach and a t th e life saving s ta ­
O r., are receiving much a tten tio n tion in an ticip atio n o f th e sum m er’s
softly to th e door, which I had left
from P o rtlan d sm all b oat operators. business is being rushed to the utm ost.
ajar. T he m inutes slipped by w ithout
The banks a re new and am ong the New hotels, places of am usem ent, and
a sound, and presently I began to won­
rich est kown. They are sufficient to m any cottages a re now in course of
der why C oran had not returned. His
supply all th e m ark ets o f the N o rth ­ building or have been com pleted re-
room was not far from mine. I m ust
w est w ith fresh fish from early sp rin g | cently.
have heard his foot upon the stalls.
u n til la te fall.
Many persons who bought property
( C o n t in u e d .)
He had disobeyed his orders, th a t was
T here are eig h t gasoline launches a t ut th e beach la st sum m er have erected
“My brother refuses the m ovem ent
N ew port being fitted up fo r fishing, homes d u ring the w in ter in order to his support,” she said In a loud, firm evident. However, It w as not my af­
th re e of these a re already engaged in have them ready fo r occupancy th is voice. “My reply to him Is to rtu re r, fair, and I crep t back to my point of
observation.
th e business w ith g re a t success and I season.
inquisitor. W hat are your view s on
th e opening of a cold sto rag e p lant at
L a st sum m er, which w as really th e th e subject 7”
Twelve! I heard the clock tap out
N ew port n ex t m onth w ill aid m a te r­ first y e a r th a t pleasure-seekers aw ak ­
“T he sam e, my d e a r madam , as your th e new s from the room below. 1 was
ially in th e comm erce o f th a t industry. ened to the p ossibilities o f th is beach, own,” said th e disgraceful little hypo­ nodding In my chair, barely aw ake.
In addition th ere is a sailin g schoon­ found the num ber o f v isito rs and buy­ crite. “How does the cause progress A fter all. It w as a trivial m atter, this
e r from S eattle, a t p resen t held up ers constantly grow ing as th e season In B rendon?"
trum pery blackm ail. H alf an hour
by a lien, and C aptain R. E. Voeth advanced, until the m onth of S eptem ­
"I tr u s t th a t In a few w eeks our local more, th o u g h t I, pulling out my w atch,
has resigned his position as m aster of ber, when the crow ds w ere larg est.
branch will have been placed on such and I will get to bed.
th e yacht Sea O tte r and tak en charge
Accom m odations w ere inadequate a basis as to be a model to the whole
The affair w as becom ing extrem ely
o f the W anderer, w hich he will tak e la s t season, b u t th e m any new hotels society.”
m onotonous. I dared not light a cig­
to N ew port to engage in the h alib u t w hich have been erected and enlarged
"A unt Is ra th e r a crank on antl- are tte , fo r I felt certain th a t Peace
fishing.
all along the beach will be able to care
vlvlsectlon,"
w hispered Miss Emily In would notice the glow from outside,
In q u iries about th e h alib u t banks for th e increased business w hich is e x ­
my
ear.
"Do
be careful. If she tackles and th a t I should h ear of It In the
have been frequently made by P o rt­ pected.
m orning. T en m inutes, a q u arter of
you
about
It.”
land m erchants.
C ap tain T abell, of
T h a t G aribaldi beach will be popu­
an hour—w hat was th a t m oving under
I
laughed,
and
th
e
subject
changed
th e P atsy, reported th a t he had ob­ la r th is sum m er, is shown by the num ­
the trees by the edge of the drive? It
served launches fishing fo r h alib u t ber o f advanced bookings fo r accom­ betw een us.
A fter the ladles left, Coran began a was a m an—two men. I crouched for­
when he arriv ed on th e p resen t voy­ m odations. In its convenience it is
w ard w ith every nerve In me suddenly
age, and his rep o rt is one of m any of the m ost favored reso rt fo r P ortland gloomy autobiography. His fam ily, he aw akened.
said,
had
been
living
In
th
e
no
rth
of
th e sam e kind.
people. The beaches afford am ple a t­
T hey w ere a good th irty yards
T here w ill be a survey m ade o f the tractio n for s u rf bathers, w hile for England a t the tim e of th e London es­
apart, the one following the o th er w ith
BRYAN NOW READY TO DEAL banks by th e g overnm ent and doubt­ those wh'o p re fe r o th er out-door capade. No account of the affair, stealthy strid e s—not th e so rt of w alk
less C aptain Voeth, who found them am usem ents th ere is hunting, deep sea which appeared In only one paper,
w ith which honest men go about hon­
la st sum m er w hile on th e launch Ollie and fresh w ater fishing, m ountain had reached them . He had left for
Russian Diplomat Advised on S.,
Sheffield shortly afterw ards, and It est business.
will receive c re d it for his valuable clim bing and fine roads fo r m otoring.
Treaty Negotiations.
W hen the leader cam e to the path
discovery.
The railroads have announced addi­ w as not until ten y ears la te r th a t the
d eath of his fa th e r had given him a w hich led tow ards the sum m er house
tional tra in service fo r the season.
W ashington, D C .— R esponding to a
couple of thousand pounds, w ith he tu rn ed down It, leaving th e drive to
suggestion made some tim e ago by the GLADSTONE GETS LECTURER
w hich he bought a share In his pres­ his right. He avoided th e gravel,
R ussian governm ent, S ecretary B ryan
STORM HURTS GRAIN FIELDS e n t business, w hich had greatly pros­ keeping to the silen t tu rf which
has inform ed A m bassador B akhm eteff
fringed It. H is companion followed
pered.
th a t he would be glad to e n te r into ne­ Baumgardt to Be Heard Thrice at
C oncerning T hom as Appleton, the him step by step.
Coming Chautauqua.
Heavy Rains Turn Little Walla
g o tiatio n s for a new tre a ty o f trad e
It w as a curious spectacle, these
young man whom he suspected, he
and comm erce betw een A m erica and
Walla River Into Torrent.
O regon C ity —One of th e in terestin g
spoke m ost bitterly. H e was, Indeed, slow-moving shadow s th a t drifted for­
R ussia. No a tte m p t has been made fe a tu re s o f th e com ing C hautauqua to
Pendleton—A terrific hail, rain and In th e middle of his denunciations ward through the night, now alm ost
actu ally to open neg o tiatio n s as yet. be held Ju ly 8 to 20 a t G ladstone Park,
w ind storm th a t sta rte d betw een Pen­ when Peace slipped from his chair obscured beneath th e branches, now
I t is understood th a t th e am bassador, will be the B. R. B au m gardt lectures.
dleton and P ilo t Rock, on McKay and moved softly to the window.
show ing In black silhouette ag ain st a
who has com m unicated S ecretary B ry­ P rofessor B aum gardt is perhaps the
creek, S aturday, sw ept n o rth easte rly
W ith a sw ift je rk he drew the blind patch of moonlight.
a n ’s m essage to his governm ent, is best-know n C hautauqua le c tu re r in the
over the U m atilla Indian reservation aside and stared out. From w here 1
As the first man m elted am ongst
a w a itin g in stru ctio n s from St. P e te rs­ field today.
about tw o m iles above th e agency, in­
th e tre e s about the sum m er house, the
burg.
B aum gardt first a tta in e d renown as creased in velocity, and strik in g the sat I could see an em pty stre tc h of
law n w ith shrubs beyond show ing o th er moved forw ard sw iftly for a
S ecretary of S ta te B ryan said th a t a scien tist, la te r as a g lobe-trotter,
h eadw aters of the L ittle W alla W alla darkly In the sum m er tw ilig h t
score of step s and then halted for a
th e exchanges had not passed beyond and finally as a lectru er. He has ac­
riv er, raised it th re e fe e t inside o f an
"A lovely evening,” he said over his m om ent, crouching behind a clum p of
th e expression of a m utual desire to quired a w onderful know ledge of the
hour, according to rep o rts received shoulder.
laurel. Suddenly he sprang up again
have a new tre a ty , and th a t th e re had e a rth , having trav eled in every in te r­
We both w atched him In surprise as and ran s tra ig h t forw ard, cutting a
been no a tte m p t to o utline the basis of e stin g corner of th e world, and a t the here.
T his m arks the first serious dam age he dropped the blind and walked back corner across the low er edge of the
a new convention.
sam e tim e continued his scientific to crops in U m atilla county from
to his seat, stopping on his way to pat lawn.
I t had been rep o rted from St. P e­ studies o f th e sta rs and planets. This
storm s this year. The farm ers around th e te rrie r th a t lay on a m at by the
T here w as no shouting, but I could
te rsb u rg th a t P re sid e n t W ilson had w onderful know ledge, coupled w ith a
C ayuse sustained heavy losses, th e ir window.
notified th e R ussian governm ent his m ost in te re stin g personality, and an
hear th e fain t tram ping of a scuffle
g rain being beaten down so flat they
“Is th e re anything the m atterT ” and the thud of falling bodies. T hen
a d m in istratio n would be w illing to en ­ ex cellent delivery, has elevated B aum ­
will have to use engines on th e ir com­ asked Coran.
te r into a new tre a ty only on th e con­ g a rd t to a suprem e place on the A m er­
all was still again.
bines in order to save it.
“It we a re to keep our business h ere
ditio n th a t
A m erican citizens be ican lectu re p latfo rm . H e lectures on
P eace had told m e to rem ain In th e
The hail w as in th e form o f icicles, a secret you m ust not talk too loud—
“ freely a d m itted ” to Russia.
house. B ut P eace had n ever expected
Ju ly 18, 19 and 20, th e final three which cut leaves
from trees and th a t Is all.”
two m en; I w as sure of th at. I crep t
evenings of th e C hautauqua and a fit­ mowed down v egetation like knives.
“1 don’t u nderstand you.”
WORKS ON, DESPITE FORTUNE tin g close to th e assem bly.
down th e stairs, out through the
The to rre n tia l
dow npour rendered
"One of your household was listen ­ F rench w indows of the draw ing room,
roads alm ost im passable up McKay ing a t th e window.”
and so across the lawn to th e trees
Flagman and Wife Allow They’ll
creek, near Cayuse, and in the north
School Has Agricultural Club.
“Do you m ean to tell me th a t I am
end o f the county.
Though some of spied upon by my own people?” cried about th e sum m er house.
“Fix Up Nicer Now.”
Mt. View ru ra l school, in B enton th e g ra in may rise, m ost o f it w ill
As I passed through them I saw a
Coran, angrily. “W hat gave you such little group standing In w hispered con­
Spokane — L a te st reports received county, has an ag ric u ltu ral club w ith
have to ripen on the ground.
an Idea?”
from Sprinfield, III., by Mrs. Minnie an advisor chosen from am ong the
versation. T hey turned sharply upon
’T h e dog there.”
Beadle, o f 401 Chelan s tre e t, who re ­ neighboring farm ers, to m eet every
me. One w as a stran g er, but his com­
"A bsurd!"
R; .lrhman Becomes Aviator.
cently w as made one o f the h eirs to a fo rtn ig h t through th e sum m er to plan
panions w ere P eace and, to my v ast
"N
ot
a
t
all,
Mr.
Coran.
From
w
here
$175,000 e s ta te le f t by a siste r in th a t and discuss e x h ib its for the S ta te fa ir
R ickreall— F lying a t the ra te o f 40
surprise, old C oran him self.
city , places h er sh are in th e e s ta te at and the local In d u strial fa ir n e x t fall. m iles an hour, Jo h n A. R iddell, a he lay he could look under th e low er
“Well, Mr. P hillips,” said th e detec­
edge
of
th
e
blind,
which
w
as
not
m ore th an $45,000, or double w hat
Seniors of the A g ricu ltural college, ranchm an, gave Polk county citizens
tive, “and w hat do you w an t?”
w as a t first th o u g h t to be h er share.
under the extension division, have in­ th e ir first chance to w itness from th e ir draw n com pletely down. He raised
“I thought—” I began.
Mr. Beadle is a flagman fo r th e Spo­ spired th e organ izatio n by v isits to dooryards th e flight o f an aeroplane, his e a rs; some one approached; he
"Ob, you’ve been thinking, too, have
kane & Inland E m pire railroad, s ta ­ the school, g iv in g ta lk s on crops, cook­ when he flew in a circle from the R id­ wagged his stall, It was a friend w ith you,” he snapped. “H ere Is a young
tioned a t T re n t avenue and Sherm an ing and sew ing, p ests and soils. A t dell ranch to a point 7J m iles south­ whom he w as well acquainted. If It m an who w as thinking he would like
had been a stran g er be would have to look a t th is extrem ely com m onplace
stre e t.
th h e last m eetin g th e children ex­ w est of this city and return.
“ We like our place h e re ,” suid Mrs. am ined the te n t cate rp illar, bud moth
Mr. Riddell put his new ly-acquired run barking to the window. I t Is Blm- sum m er house; here Is Mr. Coran who
Beadle. " W e have made it our home and o y ster shell scale, discussing biplane to a severe test, p rep arato ry ple enough, surely.”
w as th in k in g he m ight help me by
"Did you see who It was 7” asked our lurking about his garden Instead of
and it would be hard for us to give it tre a tm e n t for them . Bread baked by to ta k in g it to G ran ts Pass, w here he
host, w ith a sudden change of m anner. going to bed; and here a re you w ith
up. Mr. Beadle likes his work and I one o f th e little g irls was judged c riti­ is to m ake a series o f flights.
"No,” said the little man. "B ut I heaven know s w hat Ideas In your
th in k th a t we will stay here and go on cally and found very good.
Ranch folk along the route taken by
as before. We will fix our home up
T here is a re g u la r stu d en t body o r­ the av iato r w ere disturbed w hile a t think th is conversation unwise. Shall head. P erh ap s you and Mr. C oran will
n icer now. ”
ganization, and a num ber o f e n te rta in ­ th e ir evening m eals by the buzzing we join the ladles In th e draw ing do w hat you a re told an o th er tim e."
m ents have provided funds for equip­ a ir c ra ft and h eartly g reeted the pilot room ?”
"I saw tw o m en.” 1 explained hum ­
Fifty-Eight for Federal Rail Line. ping a croquet ground, a ten n is court, on discovering th e cause of the d is­ Peace w as In his m ost en tertain in g bly. “I w as afraid they m ight get the
mood th a t night. Poor Emily, who b e tte r of you. How w as I to know
W ashignoton, D. C.— A roll o f the and a baseball diam ond, and p u ttin g turbance.
was sittin g by the French windows, th a t It w as Mr. Coran who had diso­
up a big sw ing. W hat w as le ft a t the
sen ate com pleted Thursday shows th a t
starin g sadly out Into the gath erin g beyed o rd ers?”
Few Jackson Voters Register.
end of the school y e a r is to be used for
68 sen ato rs are in favor of the bill au ­ fru it trees to p lan t on th e unprotected
"You a re both pleased to be hum or­
A shland—T here are few reg istered shadow s, w as led to the piano, w here
th o rizin g governm ent construction o f side o f the grounds, w hich cun be used voters in Jackson county, as a sm all she recalled her forbidden lover In ous," said our host, and I could see he
th e tru n k line railroads in A laska. for shade and h o rticu ltu ral instruction. num ber has tak en th e trouble to p er­ sentim ental ditties. He engaged Miss was trem bling w ith rage. "B ut the
W h eth er o r not, in view o f th is show ­
form th a t duty since Ju n e 3. Few are Rebecca In an argum ent on the local fact rem ains th a t I caught th is young
'
ing, th e bill can he passed th is session
eligible to sign p etitio n s o r vote a t control of licensed prem ises, w hich man en terin g th e sum m er house for
Hood
River
Ready
for
Chautauqua.
will depend largely upon the ta riff and
any special election, inasm uch as the gave th a t w orthy old lady an oppor­ a purpose we can well Imagine, in­
Ilood R iv e r—In addition to the am-1
currency program .
If tim e can be
new law invalidates the re g istra tio n tunity for genuine oratory. Even our spector A ddington Peace, I charge
a
te
n
r
th
e
a
tric
a
l
perform
ances
th
a
t
will
found to consider th is bill so as not to
of la s t year.
T his is th e situ atio n m elancholy host w as draw n out of his th is person, T hom as Appleton, w ith
in te rfe re w ith th e P re sid e n t's pro­ be presented by local ta le n t on each which confronts th e elec to rate on the m iseries by a reference to th e w ater blackm ail.”
gram , frien d s of A lnska think th e hill n ig h t of th e second annual H orticul­ eve o f an activ e canvass in b eh alf of supply.
"Can you explain your presence,
may be pushed through, but stro n g tu ra l C hautauqua to be held here from a proposed road bond and o th er im ­
W hen ten o’clock came, and the Mr. A ppleton?” asked the detective,
Ju ly 22 to 28, the days w ill be filled
opposition hus developed.
ladles w ere led aw ay under Miss Re­ kindly.
w ith lectures by the b est h orticultural p o rta n t m easures. L ively efforts are becca’s w ing—they keep early hours
He did not look a crim inal, for be
being put fo rth in every precinct
a
u
th
o
rities
o
f
th
e
country
nnd
a
do­
Colonel's Tour Outlined.
In B rendon—1 shook th e Inspector by stood very straig h t and square. re-
m estic course will be given for the throughout th e county to line up the the band In sincere adm iration. It gardlng th e three of us with an
New York Theodore R oosevelt will
voters fo r re g istra tio n in order to
vnlley housew ives and bachelor house­
p revent d efau lt a t forthcom ing elec­ had been a really sm art perform ance, am used smile.
leave New York th e first week o f Oc­
keepers. One n ig h t o f the C hautauqua
and I told him so.
“Of course, I had no rig h t to be
to b er n e x t to m ake a series of address­
tions.
will be devoted to a comic opera. J.
The little man did not respond. In­ here,” he said. “Though why I should
es in the A rgentine Republic on sub­
A. Epping, well known as a teacher in
stead, he drew us together In a corner find a detective w aiting to a rre s t me
je c ts of in tern atio n al social in terest.
Convict Makes Escape.
P ortland, is p rep arin g “ The M ikado.” j
and Issued his orders w ith sharp p re­ for blackm ail, or why Mr. Coran
Incidentally he will v isit B razil and
Salem —W hile w orking v irta lly un­
The valley has some excellent m usical
cision.
C hile and mny m ake a trip into the
ta le n t
d er th e eyes o f tw o guards, J . W.
"Mr. Coran, a t fifteen m inutes to
tropical in te rio r o f the continent.
K eith, a convict, escaped from the eleven you will leave th e house by the
These d etails o f Mr. R oosevelt’s trip
Southern Students Here.
brickyard a t th e p e n ite n tia ry Friday draw ing room w indows and place th e
w ere announced in his behalf, am pli­
Hood R iver F ive husky young a g ri­ afternoon.
fying a previous b rie f sta te m e n t that
envelope you have prepared In the
such a trip w as contem plated. He cultural stu d en ts from the U n iv ersity ■ K eith, who w as convicted o f o b tain ­ locker of the sum m er house. When
goes to A rg en tin e a t th e in v itatio n o f o f Tennessee, a t K noxville, who are ing money under false p reten ses in you re tu rn do not fasten the catch, for
th e Museo Social.
to u rin g the W est to study horticul­ L ake county, not only slipped out o f a 1 may wish to e n ter during the night.
tural and a g ricu ltu ral conditions, a r ­ door unobserved, but cut a screen in W alk u p stairs to your bed and get to
rived here recently to ta k e p a rt in the order to conceal him self in a ditch sleep If you can. Mr. Phillips, you
Flying Rancher Has Fall.
R ickreall, Or. W hile flying a t the stra w b e rry harv est, w hich has now until the guards and convicts returned will go to your room and stay there.
H e w as m issed The window overlooks th e garden. If NOT HARD TO STOP HAZING
ra te of 20 m iles an hour, John A. Rid­ sh ifted from th e low er to the upper to the p en iten tiary .
The young men are paying ju s t before supper and a general alarm you w ant to keep w atch—for 1 do not
dell, av ia to r ami rancher, steered his valley.
suppose you can resist th a t tem ptation ' G o o d R e s u l t s H a v e F o llo w e d D e t e r ­
big 50-horse (lower biplane tow ard an p a rt of th e ir expenses by w orking was sounded.
m in e d P u r p o s e to P u t a n E n d
—see th a t your head Is well out of
open stre tc h of land to avoid sailing in orchards and g rain fields. From j
to C o lle g e F o o lis h n e s s .
sight. W hen Mr. C oran leaves th e
Creamery Output Large.
over th e tim ber, and in rounding the here they propose to go to E astern
curve the m achine dropped suddenly to Oregon to ta k e p a rt in th e g rain h a r - ! Independence — A new record has house, listen a t your door. If you
Hazing, w hich used to be ram p an t
been established by the Independence h ear anyone moving, go and find out
th e ground.
Riddell escaped any in­ vest.
| a t W est P o in t and Annapolis, has
C ream ery in the o u tp u t o f b u tte r who It may be. You u n d erstan d ?”
jury.
"Y es." I answ ered. "B ut w hat are been p re tty well suppressed through
which is 6000 pounds a day, valued a t
New Creamery Operating.
The m achine stru ck a barbed w ire
th e energy w ith which It has been
fence and both planes, the propeller
P ra ire C ity — A fte r m onths and $1680 a day, or close to $50,000 a you going to do?”
"D iscover a suitable place from com bated by the federal au th o rities
and the skidder w ere broken.
m onths of p lanning and preparing. m onth. In addition to th e m anufac­
U nder th e urglngs of the Inquirer and
P ra irie C ity a t la st has entered the tu re of b u tte r, th e company also which 1 can keep an eye on the sum ­ o th er new spapers, which detested and
Mr«. Rockefeller Feeble.
ranks o f th e b u tte r producing centers m akes ice cream . The p ro p rieto r is m er house. Good night to you.”
W hen I reached my room. I took off denounced a brutal practice, congress
C leveland —- John D. R ockefeller is o f Oregon and th e larg e volume of K. C. E ldridge. Eleven men work in
my
coat, placed a chair some six feet enacted legislation whose loyal and
the
factory
w
here
the
b
u
tte
r
is
m
ade,
in Cleveland once more to pass the cream and m ilk th a t form erly flowed
back
from the open window, so th a t energetic enforcem ent has served to
five
in
the
office,
one
re
p
re
sen
tativ
e
is
sum m er a t his F o re st H ill home. He from th is section of th e s ta te to other
stam p th e evil out. An Instance of It
is accom panied by Mrs. R ockefeller, m ark ets now is b eing m arketed here in P ortland and one trav els on the the rising moon should not show my Is reported once In a while, but usual­
More th an 1500 farm ers ship face to any w atchers in the laurels,
h er sister, Miss Lucy Spellm an, and a and much o f th e finished product con­ road.
ly In a m aterially modified and com ­
and so w aited events.
squad o f servants.
Mrs. R ockefeller sum ed by persons o f th is city and cream to this cream ery.
It w as a soft sum m er night, such as paratively unobjectionable form, and
ap|>eared feeble as her husband sup­ near-by neighborhoods. T he nam e se­
jnly tem p erate E ngland knows. T here th e convicted offender Is punished
Oregon Artilleryman Leads.
ported her from th e ir p riv a te car to lected for th e brand o f b u tte r m anu­
w as not a b reath of wind; a perfum e w ithout any dem oralizing Indulgence.
an autom obile.
factu red here is " J o h n Day Valley
Portland— W ith the artillery m en o f
of
flowers crept In from the garden; T his Is a gratifying reform for whose
Marigold B u tte r.”
nine states com peting. C aptain H iram every leaf stood black and still In th e consum m ation P resid en t T aft de­
Denmark Plans Reforms.
U. W elch, o f th e O regon Coast a rtil­ silvery light. 1 heard the clock chim e serves a large m easure of credit.
Copenhagen At an e x trao rd in ary Navy Bean to Be Important Crop. lery corps, atta in e d th e h ighest p er­ th ree-q u arters of an hour In s o m e ! At o th er th an th e tw o colleges con­
session of the R igsdag the prem ier,
Q uinaby The navy bean will be one centage for problem s solved in the
beneath me. The last stroke had | ducted by the governm ent hazing con­
M. Zahle, said th a t a new cab in e t had o f the im p o rtan t crops in this section “ field artillery school of fire” a t F o rt room
barely shivered Into silence when 1 ] tinues to a g re a te r or less extent, and
been form ed in o rd e r to secure such th is year, about 60 acres being p lan t­ Sill, Oklahom a. May 18 to Ju n e 18. saw C oran appear upon the la w n .! w ith a varying m .a s u re of severity,
am endm ents to th e co n stitu tio n as ed. In addition to th e beans th a t will C aptain Welch was also well up in the
w alking tow ards the sum m er house, j and w ithin th e past few days cases
would m ake effective the popular de­ be placed on the m a rk et in a dried list in the contest o f th e num ber of th e outlines of which I could dlstln- j have been reported In which one
mand, shown in th e recen t elections. s ta te considerable acreage will be de­ sal vos fire! )>er m inute, ranking six th gutsh am ongst the heavier shadow s of young man died from th e effects of
He added th a t elections for both voted to green beans, th e o u tp u t of in a class o f 20. H is score was 3.23, th e tre e s by which It was surrounded. hts com rades' 111 tr e a tm e n t while an­
cham bers would be held on an equal w hich has already been contracted to the highest m ark being th a t o f F e r­ I rem em bered my orders, an* crep t o th er youth w as so seriously Injured j
guson, o f New Y ork, w ith 3.86.
P ortland canneries.
universal suffrage basis.
MR CORAN’S ELECTION
should spring upon my back and ron
me over, I cannot Im agine.”
"This la much as I expected,”
snarled bis accuser. “E ffrontery and
Im pudence are ever the assoclatea of
crime. Inspector, you will oblige me
by producing the handcuffs.”
"I should like a word In private, Mr.
C oran.”
They walked off together, leaving
me alone with Mr. Thom as Appleton,
who offered a cigarette.
‘ H as th ere been an epidem ic of
lunacy In the neighborhood?” he In­
quired politely.
“No,” I said, laughing in sp ite of
m yself. “But how, In heaven’s nam e,
do you explain your visit to the sum ­
m er house a t th is hour of th e night?”
"I am afraid I m ust decline to an­
sw er you," he said, and quietly tu rn ed
the subject.
Coran returned, w ith a face of vin­
dictive indecision. U nder his veil of
au sterity th ere had sm ouldered a dan­
gerous tem per, w hich was close upon
bursting Into flame. But, a fte r all, he
bad excuse enough. H eaven alone
knew w hat baulked am bition, w hat
treacherous Insults be had come to
associate with th is young man. The
sam e passions actu a te hum anity,
w hether they view th e world from one
end of th e telescope or the other.
“ I have decided to w aive your a r­
re s t for the present,” he growled.
"It would certain ly create a g reat
scandal In B rendon,” said Appleton,
firmly.
“You count on th at, do you?” cried
the elder man. “You think you have
a hold upon me, th a t I am afraid of
you. Take care, sir, tak e care.”
“You choose to bo m ysterious, Mr.
Coran. I have no hold on you. But
I should think tw ice if I w ere you be­
fore arrestin g an innocent m an.”
"Innocent! W h at w ere you doing
h ere ?”
‘‘T h at Is my business.”
Coran turned away, w ringing his
hands together In bis odd m anner
when greatly excited.
“Go," he snarled over his shoulder.
"Go, before I stra n g le you."
As I dropped off to sleep half an
hour la te r I w as still w ondering why
Peace had refused a bed, rem aining
for the night In the garden. Could
he expect m ore visits to th e sum m er
house? W hy had young Appleton
come sneaking up a t so late an hour
If he w ere not guilty? The problem
th a t had seem ed so sim ple w as chang­
ed Into a m aze of stran g e complica­
tions. I w as too sleepy to trace them
further.
I w as aw akened by a touch on my
shoulder. It w as Coran who stood
by my bedside.
“W e b reakfast in half an hour,” he
said uneasily.
“I will be punctual.”
“Forgive my Im portunity, Mr. Phil­
lips; but prom ise me th a t you will
be careful before Miss Rebecca. She
is so very acute. I never knew a
woman w ith a keener In stin ct for
scandal. And, as a father, I cannot
forget the fu tu re of my poor girls.
If she knew the tru th she would not
leave them a penny; also, h er h eart
Is affected.”
"I am sorry to h ear It.”
“T hank you. It Is very necessary
th a t you should be discreet.”
He stalked out of the room and left
m e w ondering a t him w ith an am used
cynicism .
I sta rte d for London w ith my host
by th e 9:05. To avoid suspicion.
P eace accom panied us to th e statio n ;
but th e re he left us. He had, he said,
w ork to do In the town.
Coran was cheerful w ith the lim ited
cheerfulness th a t n atu re allowed him.
D oubtless he felt th a t he had his en­
emy in his power. He w as very talk ­
ative concerning th e final address
w hich he w as advertised to deliver
th a t evening a t eig h t o’clock. It was
to be th e com pletion, th e coping-
stone to his cam paign, and was cal­
culated to ensure his election next
day.
I expressed re g re t th a t I
should not be privileged to b ear It.
I lunched a t my club, and, shortly
a fte r th ree, retu rn ed to my rooms.
T here, In my e asiest chair, reading
an evening paper, who should I d is­
cover but Inspector Peace.
“H ello,” I said. “I didn’t expect
you back so soon.”
“T his Is a very com fortable chair
of yours, Mr. P hillips,” he sm iled. ”1
w as glad of a re st.”
“And how goes B rendon?”
“So well th a t I am going to tak e
you down th ere by the 4:10 train .”
I tried to draw his discoveries out
of him, but he would tell me nothing.
Som ething w as going to happen w hich
m ight In terest me if I cam e along—
th a t was the beginning and end of his
news. It was sufficient to m ake me
prom ise to Join him, how ever, as he
very well knew.
(C H R O N I C L E 9
TO
BE
C O N T IN U E D .)
th a t his life is endangered. T his In­
d icates an u nsatisfactory situation. It
show s the continued existence of an
evil w hich needs to be eradicated and
dem onstrates th e necessity for some
rem edial action sufficiently drastic
to be offectlvely restrictiv e and ad­
m onitory. Would-be hazers m ust be
frightened Into good behavior.—Phila­
delphia Inquirer.
W hy
th e J e w e le r F a in te d .
Paddy Dolan bought a w atch from
a Jew eler out home, w ith a guaran­
te e to keep It In o rd er for tw elve
m onths according to standard time.
About six m onths a fter the purchase
Paddy took It back because it had
stopped.
“You seem to have had an acci­
d ent w ith It," said the Jeweler.
"A sm all one. sure enough, air.
About two m onths ago I w as feeding
th e pig aud th e w atch fell Into the
trough.”
"B ut you should have brought It
before."
"Sure. I brought It as soon as I could.
Wa only killed th e pig yeeterday.”
"F reak ” Shoes Not Desired.
G erm an m an u factu rers have com­
bined to avoid th e m anufacture o<
"freak ” shoes.
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