«
WOULD PUT END
TO SPECULATION
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
the wind had risen and «ras un plea»
antly cold.
He sat down at the reading table
and looked through a number of peri­
odicals. There he found pictures of
almost all the monarch* and also a
Juneau, Alaska—Thirty-three pas­ General News of the Industrial and Educational Development
very good picture of Count von Wer­
sengers and seven members of the and Progress of Rural Communities, Public Institutions, Etc.
crew of the Pacific Coast Steamship
denstein. Just below this picture waa
company’s iron steamship State of
an article that did not speak very
Secretary Lane Seeks to Aid California
perished at half past 8 WARNING GIVEN SETTLERS RAISE PRICE FOR PRINTING
highly of this genius. The paper waa
o’clock Sunday morning in Gambier
ultra-soclallstlcally Inclined, and the
Bona Fide Settler.
Bay, 90 miles Bouth of Juneau, when
article pointed out the futility of the
Entries in O. & C. Grant New State Printer Plan« to Adopt
the vessel struck an uncharted rock No Land Will
militarism of which the count was the
Be
Recognized.
Portland
Wage
Scale.
advocate.
sank in three minutes, with many
Says Speculation is Bane of West- and
passengers imprisoned in their state­ Portland — United States District Salem—That the flat salary bill pro­
The chevalier took out hia little note­
Cannot Be Discovered Un­
Attorney Keames has made public the viding for the state printing, which
rooms.
book and wrote the name of the au­
The steamship left Seattle Wednes­ text of a letter received from Ernest
thor there. The paper was edited in
til Too Late.
effective at the death of State
day night for Skagway and way Knabel, assistant to the attorney gen­ became
Berlin and be did not anticipate much
Printer Duniway, will not mean a sav­
points. Travel to the north is un­ eral, commending him for calling the ing
trouble
In finding Paul Kalmar through
to the state, as was argued by its
usually
heavy
on
account
of
'the
stam­
attention
of
the
attorney
general
to
the
editorial
office.
v
o
n
h
o
r
i
Portland, Qr.r—“ We ought to make
became evident when State
to the Shushanna gold field. The the fact that frauds are being perpe­ promoters,
The aero-train was half an hour late
it just as easy as [possible for a man pede
Printer
Harris
insisted
that
he
had
no
purser lost all of his records, and it is trated on innocent persons by those intention of receding from his plan to
on account of the high wind, but flnalp
to get a home, and just as hard as pos­ not
possible to give a complete list of who profess that they car. locate set­ pay his men the union scale of Port­ COPYRIGHT.
1913
"BY
VYG-GHAPMAN
IHTMt
UNITED
SIATES
AND
GREAT
BRITAIN
ly arrived.
sible for a speculator to get hold of the missing.
on lands in the Oregon & Cali­ land, which is $1.50 more a week than 4
The traveler took a taxicab and at
ered
himself
quickly.
“How
foolish,
the public land and hold up the man A great hole was torn in the bottom tlers
8YNOPSI8.
fornia land grant, comprising 2,360,- the Salem scale paid by Mr. Duniway.
random told the chauffeur to drive to
I
have
nearly
spilt
my
coffee.
Yes,
who wants to get a home.”
the State of California. Fifty-four 1 000 acres in Oregon.
Metropole Hotel. It was one ot
That is the conservation policy of of
the continent of N orth Werdenstein; I remember the name the
Mr. Duniway said a few days before Am F or erica fifty hah years
“
Every
effort
should
be
made
not
passengers
sailed
from
Seattle
on
the
the
old-fashioned
places left over from
been
Isolated
from
the
rest
the Wilson administration, as enun­
death that his profits had never of the world by the use of Z-rays, a w on­ now.”
of California and were booked only to prosecute those guilty of his
the nineteenth century, but it was ex­
ciated by Franklin K. Lane, secretary State
"He
Is
our
Bismarck,
Moltke
and
derful
Invention
of
H
annibal
Prudent.
been
more
than
$7500
a
year.
The
for Juneau and Skagway and pre-1 frauds, but also to inform fully the proposed increase in wages by State The Invention had saved the country Edison, in one person.”
cellently equipped with all modern im­
of the interior, who is inspecting the sumably
on the ship when she public,” says Mr. Knabel.
from foreign invasion, and the oontlnent
provements.
proposed reclamation enterprises of struck the were
The
young
man
stared
at
the
host
had
been
united
under
one
governm
ent
Printer
Harris,
will
cost
the
state
rock. Twenty-two passen­ "By the act of congress of August about $5000 a year. Mr. Harris’ sal­ w ith P rudent as president. For half a for a second. "Quite a remarkable The Chevalier di Leon did not stay
the Deschutes country.
were taken on board at Prince 20, 1912,” the letter continues, “ it
century peace and prosperity reigned in man.”
long in his rooms, but after a short
“ The trouble is that it is hard to gers
is $4000 a year. The secretary of with
this p a rt of the world. The story opens
Rupert, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Wran­ was expressly declared that none of ary
consultation with the clerk left the
President
P
rudent
critically
111.
His
distinguish the homemaker,” contin­ gell
the state printing board—a position death is hastened by the receipt of a "Indeed, sir, he was selected as hotel
and
other
'points,
and
these
also
the
lands
reverting
to
the
United
and mingled with the crowds on
ued Mr. Lane, speaking to the group were on the boat at the time of the States by virtue of any right of for­ created by the law—receives $2000 a m essage from Count von W erdenstein of commander in chief by the Interna­ the street.
G
erm
any
th
at
he
has
at
last
succeeded
In
of local Democrats who, with a num­ disaster,
year.
Tbe
state,
under
the
law,
must
tional
Federation,
for
the
war
against
making a total of 76 passen­ feiture shall be or become subject to purchase a printing plant which will penetrating
the rays. Dying, he w arns
The beautifully decorated store«
ber of persons interested in the public gers. Forty-three
his daughter A stra th at this m eans a for­ America."
were entry under any of the public land cost about $20,000. It is estimated eign
showed
Christmas splendors and lux­
Invasion.
He
tells
her
*o
h
u
rry
to
land policy, welcomed him at his rescued and taken to passengers
“I am sure it is a very happy selec­ uries. The
Juneau by the laws of the United States or to the in that the annual depreciation in the the
ancient beauty of the
Island of Clrynlth, but dies before he
headquarters at the Oregon hotel.
tell the location of the place. A stra tion.”
Jefferson, leaving 33 who itiation of any right whatever under value of a printing plant is about 10 Is can nom
town
impressed
him. At one end ot
inated
for
the
presidency
by
the
“ We do want to weed out the specu­ steamship
“Well,
sir,
he
is
a
great
man
Indeed,
have perished. Seven of the crew are any of the public land laws.”
the
park
stood
a
magnificent eques­
continental
party.
Napoleon
Ddisen
calls
lator, the man who is hired by the big dead,
cent of the original outlay. The pll
on A stra, Inform s her th at he was a pu but I do wish, and I am sure many trian monument of colossal size. Tha
the total dead forty.
Mr. Knabel says all those who have per
of
her
fath
er’s,
and
promises
to
help
timber companies to locate the land The making
interest on $20,000 at 6 per cent is her. He gives her a ring made of a new ­ others wish so too, that instead of horse was bounding forward; the face,
of the number of pas­ applied to the attorney general for in­ $1200.
and then relinquish, and all' others sengers figures
substance which, he says, militarism, he would devote his ener with upturned mustache and fierce eys
are
given
by
the
Pacific
Coast
formation
regarding
the
lands
have
solve the problem of flying.
who are not bona fide settlers,” said Steamship company. They cannot be been advised that no one can safely These figures total $14,200 a year, ly will discovered
glee to the betterment of the people.” was familiar. All the muses of art
Mr. Lane.
as against Mr. Duniway’s profits of
"To industrial, agricultural and finan­ and science were gathered about th«
verified by the purser, who lost all his make any contract with the railroad $7500
CHAPTER
IV.
“ It is jthe same with reclamation records.
a
year,
and
if
Mr.
Harris
suc­
cial developments; Is that what you base in a fantastic but expressive man­
barely possible that company, now in possession of the ceeds in having the Portland scale put
projects as it is with the administra­ some of the It 54 is passengers
mean?”
booked to lands, and that no department of the into operation the department will
ner—but, in front of them, holding the
Europe.
tion of the homestead laws,” he as­
Seattle changed their minds government has any authority to cost
“Yes,
sir,
and
above
all
else,
to
lift­
most prominent position, was Mars I
The
Zugspltze
Is
the
highest
peak
serted. “ We find that we have the at sail the from
the state, under the new law, In Germany; It belongs to the Alps ing the burdens from the citizens. You The
moment.
make any disposition of the lands.
chevalier shrugged his shoulders:
speculator to contend with. Every The last
which
was
proclaimed
by
its
promo­
vessel
and
cargo,
mail
and
ex­
“ The question of the prosecution of ters as a money-saving proposition, and a panorama can be seen from the know what we have to suffer under “It does seem that monarchism cannot
reclamation project, virtually, comes press, are a total loss. The ship was those
responsible for frauds has been
exist without the sword."
snow-covered summit that this terrible military rule.”
to the government as a bankrupt prop­
a year more than under the Is perpetually
at $400,000. A number of taken up with the other departments $6700
"I am a stranger, my dear host; I The palace guard marched by, 8
worth
while.
At
the
foot
of
this
osition. Reclamation bonds are a valued
Duniway
regime.
Mr,
Duniway,
in
for use on the Shushanna trail interested,” says Mr. Knabel.
from where the coffee and slen­ company of the 221st Infantry regl-
is the town of Partenkirchen, a came
drug on the market. Investors have horses
the law, said this would be giant
were on the vessel. The steamship District Attorney Reames and Louis opposing
der
palms
so I don’t know much ment. Their helmets glittered, they
great
place
for
tourlste,
but
since
the
bit and been bitten, and they want no Jefferson
but Mr. Harris, who virtually Isolation of the American continent about the grow,
of the Alaska Steamship L. Sharp, chief of the field division of true,
happenings
around here. wore grayish cuirasses, and carried
more of them. So when the govern­ company, Bouthbound,
framed the law, and waged an unsuc­ j tho number of visitors has dimin­ However, I am interested
the wire­ the attorney general’s department, are cessful
and pray clumsy looking rifles; they had no
ment takes hold of a project it. finds less call of the sinking heard
fight
on
the
late
state
printer,
steamship
and
busy
collecting
evidence
against
those
that
you
tell
me
more.”
but short pistols In their
ished
somewhat.
that a part of the land, or much of it,
The figures, however, speak One crisp December morning a tall The good host of the Red Star was bayonets,
back to rescue the survivors, who have been engaging in the busi­ denied.
belts. The music boomed In warlike
often 40 to BO per cent, is privately turned
for
themselves.
who had taken to small boats and life ness of locating people on the lands, So far as is known not a member of j young man on skiis slid down from happy to find some one who was glad tones and the uniformed men marched
owned.
rafts. Ten of the passengers had which will be in controversy for at the state printing board favors the i one of the snow-covered side hills of to listen to his talk; this stranger in stiff, unnaturally long steps. The
. “ The speculator participates in the suffered
severely from exposure least two years.
even took his notebook out and dashed chevalier shook his head again, and
Zugspltze. He wore an Alpine cos- some
benefits of the project, and then boosts that it was so necessary
Harris plan of putting into effect the j the
take them to There can be no settlement until the Portland
turned sadly Into a side street.
details into it.
tume
and
carried
on
his
back
the
the price of his land to. $100 or $200 a hospital in Juneau to for
scale in the state printing usual eatchel of the mountain climber. Later interesting
treatment. case involving the title to the lands office. One
At the editorial rooms of the Freue
on
he
found
a
queer
little
an acre. How to eliminate him is our Miss Lilian Ward died after
called attention ( The sack evidently was heavy, yet he newspaper, the Koelnische Zeitung, Gedanken
being has gone through the Circuit Court of to the fact member
he gave his card to an at­
great problem. We don’t want him taken off a life raft. The uninjured
that
the
work
had
been
at San Francisco and the Su­ done satisfactorily by Mr. Duniway’s carried It easily.
and read the news section with much tendant and aeked to see Herr Paul
at all, but we can’t tell who he is until survivors of the crew and passengers Appeals
preme Court of the United States on force under the Salem union scale. The early sportsman stopped for a interest.
Kalmar. "Are you a poet?” the boy
we have him on our hands. We would
from the decision of Judge He said he could not understand why second or two Just about the Tirolean The same morning he inquired for asked inquisitively.
have to look«into,a .man’s very soul to were taken to Seattle on the Jefferson. appeal
Wolverton, of the United States Dis­ Harris wished to put into operation a and Bavarian border. After a short tho best tailor In town and Herr "No, Indeed, not even an author.’*
tell.”
' *
A cyclone practically demolished the trict
court, declaring the lands for­
This seemed to please the boy, who
meditation, he started forward, and Schulz, the host, telephoned for him. hurried
"Why not extend the time of pay­ village
of Douglas, N. D., without kil­ feited to the government by reason of scale which was not asked.
away; he soon came back with
When
the
little
tailor
arrived
he
took
i
with
the
agility
of
a
master
of
the
ment for reclamation benefits to bona ling anyone.
“Third door to the right.”
measurements, showed fashion plates a smile.
fide land-users, and decrease the time The senate has put wheat on the violation of tbe terms of the grant. HARVEST REPORT IS GIVEN Bport elld downward, Jumping down and
goods, but the chevalier left the The next moment Chevalier di Leon
steep slopes, and soon landed In the
for those who do not use the land, but
stood before Herr Paul Kalmar, who
selection to him, stipulating that all Invited
merely pay fpr the water to hold the free list, but refuses to put duty on LAND SUITS ARE BEING FILED Grain and Fruit Conditions Along valley. He took a peculiar field glass he
him to \>e seated. The ultra?
wanted was the latest in every­
from his knapsack and directed it
land for speculation?” asked J. W. eggs and milk.
socialist was a mild, calm giant with
O.-W. R. & N. Are Good.
toward the great peak, moving It un- thing.
Brewer, of Redmond, vice president of The free municipal streetcar line of . A. Hyde and Associates Accused
light brown hair, but his green­
the Central Oregon Development St. Louis will begin charging the reg­
Grain and fruit conditions at points \ ^ *ound a spot that looked to the The tailor touched the cloth the very
of Taking 30,000 Acres.
ish eyes held sparks of courage and
chevalier’s
Alpine
coat
was
made
of
1 eague.
ular fare for rides.
along
the
line
of
the
O.-W.
R.
&
N.
unaided
eye
like
a
red
dot
on
the
Salem—Seven complaints to recover Co. are shown in the weekly crop re- mountain side. It was the deserted and examined it closely with an air dogged determination.
“ A very good idea, ” remarked Sec­
wind storm amounting to almost about
The tall chevalier seemed to im­
acres of school land al­
compiled by the railroad for the castle of the great Prince Luipold, of surprise. "This is something new press
retary Lane, asking Mr. Brewer to a A cyclone
swept Winnipeg, Man., do­ leged to 30,000
have been obtained by fraud, port
him favorably, and he listened
past
week.
once
reigning
prince
of
the
kingdom
to
me,”
he
said
at
last.
“I
never
saw
outline it further. *v
ing
immense
damage.
are being filed in various counties by Near La Grande, Or., harvesting is of Bavaria.
with a quiet air.
a
weave
like
this."
He
looked
ques-
“ I think proof of cultivation should
General Cawford. The land reported in full blast, with fall grain When he had focused the glass, he tioningly at the chevalier, but he “I have come from afar to see you,
be required every year,” said Mr. Kansas and Missouri still swelter, Attorney
at several million dollars.
Herr Kalmar. I read your article
to be busy with the fashion about
Brewer, “ that the period-of payments though local showers have relieved the valued
about.25 bushels to the acre saw a round, ruddy cheeked man rub­ seemed
F. A. Hyde, of the firm of Benson averaging
Count von Werdenstein, and as
plates
and
did
not
answer.
However,
bing
hie
hands
vigorously.
should be extended to 15 yeat-B, with situation in some places.
so
far.
No
spring
wheat,
oats
or
bar­
I have an idea that probably will in­
Hyde, who operated in Oregon and ley has yet been threshed.
at
the
tailor’s
request,
he
removed
his
the first five years free, and that the A delegation of women appeared be­ &
"It
must
be
somewhat
cool
there,”
fluence the count to preach peace In­
other states on the Pacific Coast, is Rain has stopped harvesting about smiled the sportsman.
coat and that little man looked search- stead
water benefits should be withheld af
the votes committee of the house the principal defendant. The com­ Elgin.
of war, I wish you would kindly
ingly
at
the
lining,"hoping
to
find
the
ter the land haH not been cultivated to fore plead
He
drew
a
red
handkerchief
and
If the weather clears, the
for a universal suffrage law. plaints charge that Hyde obtained the
liBten to me and give me-your advice."
maker’s
name.
His
eyes
grew
large
made
some
circular
movements
In
the
for three years.”
damage
will
be
hardly
noticeable.
through confederates who were Showers near Baker and hard winds air with the fluttering linen, always when he saw a small tag bearing the "I also am a máñ who wants peace,
Despite the fact that he had a wife land smull
sums to make the entries.
Chevalier di Leonr’ahd I will be glad
of a Chicago manufacturer.
reported to have damaged the watching through his glaBB. Then, name
HARRY THAW MAKES ESCAPE and young baby, a Portland man was paid
An appropriation was made at the re­ are
to discuss that theme with you; If you
Three
days
later
the
new
clothes
with
a
satisfied
expression,
he
placed
grain.
Spring
grain
is
reported
fine.
ordered to jail for 5 days for auto cent
will give me a few minutes’ time I will
session
of
the
legislature
for
the
were
ready;
the
Chevalier
dl
Leon
the
gla««
and
kerchief
In
their
respec­
The
timothy
crop,
about
all
in
stack,
Murderer Eludes Officer and 60- speeding.
take you to -the Cafe American and
prosecution of the cases.
paid
for
them
in
gold.
It
did
not
mat­
tive
place«
and
started
toward
the
runs
2J
to
3
tons
per
acre.
we can talk and eat at the same time.”
attorney general believes he From the sections about Heppner, town.
Horse Auto Takes Him.
ter
that
the
mint
stamp
was
quite
old;
Danish explorers in the Arctic tell has The
”1 am sure It will please me very
a
good
case
against
the
defendants
Indeed,
some
were
of
the
nineteenth
of
hardships
suffered
when
boats
and
The
narrow,
winding
streets
were
Matteawan.'N. Y.—Harry K. Thaw, supplies areloatand the party lives on and that most of the land will be re­ reports are to the effect that previous
much.”
century,
and
none
of
the
pieces
were
almost
deserted
and
he
used
his
skiis
predictions
as
to
the
wheat
yield
will
the slayer of Stanford White, escaped dog
and hour later they were on
covered for the state. The statute of hold good. The fruit crop is in good •vei. through the town.
later than 1919. The curious little the Half
meat.
from the hospital for [the criminal in­
limitations probably will prevent shape.
balcony of the famous Cafe Amer­
tailor
noticed
this
fact,
also;
he
shook
There
were
several
hotels
around
sane here at 7:45 o’clock Monday President Wilson publicly repri­ criminal
ican in a cosy corner among th«
prosecutions.
head again, but kept quiet. That palms
In the Walla Walla district farmers the square; the Golden Eagle and the his
morning. A dart for liberty through manded Mexican Ambassador Wilson
and vines.
quality
was
still
golden.
Red
Star
were
the
most
promising
an open gate, a dash into the open for an attack on the British foreign
are
pleased
with
their
crops.
Already
Welfare Talks Attra.
The big German ordered an epicu­
The same evening the stranger left rean
looking,
and
he
selected
the
latter.
door of a powerful automobile that office, and apologized to Great Britain. Ashland
40,000
bushels
of
wheat
have
been
or­
lunch with Mosel wine; he list­
— Grand Army hall was
the slow local train for Munich,
stood quivering outside, and a flight
shipped from points between Unfastening the straps of the sklle, by
attentively and ate with a relish.
thronged at the closing sessions of the dered
that old art center. He selected a ened
he
cast
them
over
his
shoulder
and
Walla
Walla
and
Pendleton.
like a rocket for the Connecticut state Democratic senators declare they General
chevalier's words seemed to meet
school, under the
promising hotel and was soon settled The
entered the famous old hotel.
line, 30 miles away, accomplished his will keep congress in session until the auspices of Welfare
with his approval.
the
Oregon
Agricultural
for
the
night.
At
the
sound
of
the
stranger's
foot­
escape.
Bee
Man
to
Play
With
Swarm.
if necessary, to finish the college. The attendance of women
"To prove my good will, to win his
In the hall a big, white-aproned Upon his inquiry for the quickest Influence,
At nightfall he was still at large snow flies, tariff
and currency legisla­ during the demonstrations in domestic Salem—Locked in a cage and play­ steps
I am willing to give him th«
man,
whose
head
was
covered
with
a
route
to
Berlin
the
Aero-Electric
Line
and the ¡hospital authorities felt cer­ proposed
with a swarm of bees will be the Turkish fez, appeared in the dootway was suggested. It made the trip In secret of gold
science and addresses respecting pure ing
tain he was outside the state. Once tion.
of entertainment for the State at the end of the hall; in his right six hours. "It Is quite Ingenious,” These words manufacturing.”
wero said so enthusias­
food and adulterated products espe­ form
beyond its boundaries, Thaw is prac­ Under the “ lazy husband” law a cially
Fair patrons furnished by James hand he held a murderous looking thought tho chevalier. Four tremen­ tically that a beautifully
dressed wom­
was noticeable.
tically free. Only long, perhaps Spokane man has been convicted and Illustrated
Davis,
a
bee
expert.
Mr.
Davis
has
object lessons, the signed an agreement with Frank Mere­ knife and In the left a fork. He dous cigar-shaped aluminum balloons an who sat at the neighboring table
years, of litigation can bring him a woman trustee appointed to receive hidden dangers by in filthy
markets, un­ dith, secretary of the fair board, to greeted the newcomer with great re­ were attached to each other; the looked up from her plate and gazed
back, and then only in one event—that his earnings and use them for the clean bakeries, cheap restaurants
the bright-eyed chevalier.
and
spect; it was surprising to see a guest whole aerial train was at least 500 at "Not
he be adjudged insane in the state to benefit of his family.
“ demonstrations” daily.
so loud, my dear man, not so
dirty dairies were discussed. On the give
yards
long.
The
first
and
the
last
bal-
at
this
time
of
the
year.
The
man
of
which he has fled.
The bees don’t bother me,” Davis the skiis leaned his knapsack and the loons had very high powered dynamos, loud; even
the walls have ears."
other hand harmless germs were re­ is “ quoted
Five confederates manned the car in
as
saying.
“
I
let
them
The
advice
came somewhat late, for
vealed
also,
and
a
powerful
microscope
skiis
against
the
wall
and
said,
“Guten
which Thaw escaped and a big black
PORTLAND MARKETS
crawl
all
over
me,
and
even
go
under
the
woman
already
had noted the
in
the
bacteriological
department
was
morgen,
Herr
Wirth!’’
limousine which trailed it past the
shirt. They never sting. They The big German threw fork and
chevalier’s words, and now sh«
center of much interest in connec­ my
asylum gate. The police have their Wheat—Track prices: Club, 78(d) the
know
I
am
their
friend.
My
move­
watched them from beneath her long,
with the practical application of ments are such the bees are not an­ knife on a table and rubbing his hands
license number and the names under 79c; bluestem, 83c; forty-fold, 79(<i tion
silky eyelashes, but it was in vain; sh«
the instrument to the question under gered.
on
his
apron
to
remove
the
grease,
which they registered at a local hotel, 80c; red Russian, 76c; fife, 77c; val­ discussion.
A man who understands bees took the stranger's sack and carried
could
not hear another word.
ley, 80c.
and are seeking them.
is never in danger of being stung.” It Into the office. There he put a long,
After
the long lunch Herr Kalmar
The hospital authorities believe Oats—No. 1 white, $27 per ton;
Friends of the bee expert, however, official blank of reporting paper be­
and
the
chevalier entered a taxicab.
Vetch Ripens and Shatters.
Thaw has fled to the shore of I-ong new, $24.50.
he is often stung, but he has such fore him, together with pen and ink.
“To the palace of the honorabla
Island Sound and boarded a yacht, Corn—Whole, $34; cracked, $35 ton. Airlie—Vetch in this vicinity rip­ say
fine
control
of
himself
the
audience
chancellor, Count von Werdenstein,"
It took a long time for the stranger
waiting with steam up to rush him to MillstutTs Bran, $24.50 per ton; ened [excessively and is shattering never knows it.
thundered Kalmar in the ear of th«
shorts, $26.50; middlings, $31.
to fill out all the somewhat Imperti­
Europe.
badly.
Many
binders
have
been
busy
taxi driver.
nent
questions,
but
at
last
It
was
done.
Hay Fancy Idaho timothy, $17 (n cutting the crop during the past few
Broom Factory Expands.
Mr. Kalmar seemed to know how to
South Norwalk, Conn.—It was learn­ 18; fancy Eastern Oregon timothy,
On the last line he wrote in large,
and before all could be taken Ashland—The
reach
his excellency, the iron-handed
[Ashland
Broom
fac-
round
characters
the
name:
ed late Monday night that for two $15(<i 16; timothy and alfalfa $13(<(14; days,
of, the ripe heads were heard tory was organized formally and will "Chevalier Sonapo E dl Leon.”
chancellor,
as a gorgeously liveried
hours in the afternoon a large steam timothy and clover, $14(<(16; alfalfa, care
A fair yield is expected
attendant soon conducted them into
yacht was anchored opposite Roton $12.50; clover, $8.50(1(10; oat and bursting.
"What can I do for you, chevalier?"
enlarge
its
scope
of
operations
at
once.
and
the
growers
think
the
price
again
the presence of the man they sought.
Point, about a half mile off shore. vetch, $100(11; valley grain hay, will be good this season. Polk coun­ About 150 acres are planted to broom asked the hotel-keeper, who had used
Chevalier di Leon stopped for a mo*
She steamed east late in the after­ $ 100011 .
the time to remove his apron and put
com
throughout
the
valley,
which
will
ty's
large
area
of
clover
is
showing
up
ment when he beheld the man whoso
noon.
Poultry—Hens, 14o(14Ic; springs, well, but reports from all sections say yield 50 tons of raw product. Six on a clean coat.
face he had seen only in print; ha
18c; turkeys, live, 18(<(20c; dressed,
"First of all, I want some break­
the seed is not filling sufficiently, grades of brooms are manufactured, fast,
stopped
with a trace of caution is hia
Old Tree Changes Fruit.
choice, 24(<(25c; ducks, 12(<(13c; that
then
a
room,
as
I
would
like
to
which may cause some fields to be cut including whisks. Besides supplying spend a few days here.”
manner.
Colfax, Wash.—A remarkable freak geese, young, 111c.
the
home
market,
the
factory
has
been
for
hay.
(TO BE CONTINUED.»
Oregon ranch, case count,
face shone with pleasure
filling orders in territory extending and The he host’s
in fruit was brought to Colfax Monday 22c Eggs
per
dozen;
fresh
ranch,
candled,
led
bis
guest
Into
the
small
from
Southern
Washington
points
to
from the S. S. Miller ranch, 12 miles
Tillamook Fame Spreads.
St. Edmund's Chapel.
29c.
Central California. To meet increased dining-room.
south of here. The fruit appears to 28(n Butter
Antiquaries will hear with pleasure
Portland
Because
of
the
insistent
—
Oregon
creamery
butter
|
The
chevalier’*
eyes
wandered
demands
the
factory
will
install
over
be a cherry, but is not quite the shape
of the decision of local enthuslaete to
from Eastern people for es­ $1000 worth of new machinery.
32c per pound; butter fat, de­ inquiries
around searchlngly; they seemed to
or color of a Bing cherry, which it cubes,
protest the poor remains on the high­
pecial
information
about
the
Tilla­
livered,
32c.
penetrate
Into
every
nook
and
corner.
strongly resembles. Growing on the Pork—Fancy, 116(11ic per pound. mook country, the fame of which as
est point of Hunstanton cliff of 8t.
The
host
returned,
followed
by
a
Ashland Market Opened.
same limb with the fruit, which is Veal Fancy, 14(d)15c per pound. an unexcelled dairy region has gone
Edmund's Chapel. Here, according to
girl,
who
put
a
snow-white
cover
on
dark red In color, are Green Gage Onions Walla Walla, $1.50 sack. «11 over the United States, Mrs. L. M. Ashland—The Ashland public mar­ on* of the tablet, then steaming hot A Tall Young Man on 8klit Slid legand. the fourteen-year-old King Ed­
plums. The tree is 30 years old. The Vegetables- Beans, 3(<(4c pound; P. Reid, of the Southern Pacific lec- ket was launched Saturday under per- roll* were brought In with coffee, but­ Down From One of the Snow-Cov­ mund landed on Christmas day. over
leaves are plum leaves and the tree cabbage, 2(.(2Ic; cauliflower, $2 ture bureau, with headquarters in New feet weather conditions, and a large ter, honey and some eggs.
ered Side HIM*.
one thousand years ago, from Saxony.
has always borne Green Gage plums. crate; corn, 10(<( 15c dozen; cucum­ York City, has just come all the way , attendance of purchasers. The event The
___ chevalier ate heartily; the early and both were connected with some In­ Near the churchyard is a huge mound,
This year it is covered with the freak bers, 20(<(40c box; eggplant, 6(i(8c across the continent to get new pic- j partook of the nature of a gala occas- mo*raTnV*”exemlse had given him a genious device to the rail that was believed to be a barrow. Hunstanton
fruit, and also many regular plums. pound; head lettuce, 35(i(40c dozen; tures and to see for herself the re- ¡on. There was music by the band splendid appetite. When he had fin­ supported on tall iron columns.
St. Edmund's, however, r.s we know It,
sources and wonders of the section, and an address by the mayor, who ished, the host offered him some ci­ "Not a bad Idea,” thought the chev­ is of modern growth, born with the
peas,
5(«:7c
pound.
the button which set the am­
Farmers Harvest at Night.
fifty years ago. One of the
Potatoes New, 75coi $1 25 hundred. She arrived in Portland Wednesday pressed
but he smilingly refused, assur­ alier as he mounted the Aero-Electro railway
ple supply of fruit, vegetables and gars.
most striking links with tha past lie«
Grand Forks, N. D.—By transfer­ Green Fruit—Apples, new, 90c(it and left soon after for Tillamook.
ing
him
that
he
never
used
them.
the
next
morning.
“It
is
in
some
way
provisions in motion. For the present
the ownership of the ground, which
ring the headlights from their automo­ $2.25 box; apricots. 75co($1.25;
are real Saharan, chevalier.” similar to the old electric car system; In
the market will be an open-air institu­ “They
Norwegian Colony Coming.
ia
held by the same family of L«
biles to their binders, farmers of the cantaloupes, $1.25( k :2 crate; peaches,
"Saharan?
Is
that
a
new
brand?”
economize on the rails and the Strange
tion. Market dates have been set for "Not exactly; we have had It for they
which owned it at the Norman
Red River valley are conducting har­ 25«i 90c box; watermelons, $2 per Eugene Twenty Norwegian famil­ Tuesday.
but let me see—the gas? conquest.—London
Chronicle.
vesting operations through the night cwt.; plums, 75c<<($1.25 box; pears, ies will settle on a tract on the Ore­ each week. Thursday and Saturday of ten yean, ever since the successful lr- roadbed,
Yes, it pay*, after all, and It la
and lying idle during the day. This $2(<i2.25 box.
gon Electric a short distance north of
rigatlon
of
the
desert.
I
understand
quicker.”
To
Teat
Air
In Room.
owing to the intense heat, more than Hopa—1912 crop, 15(<tl8c pound, Eugene, according to plans announced
that It Is even batter than the once The chevalier «elected a place where A elmple way to tell
whether your
Many Go to Mountains.
a hundred horses having died from 1913 contracts, 20c.
here. J. F. Adrianson, of Moscow,
Havana.”
he
waa
able
to
aee
both
aidee
of
the
room
Is
properly
ventilated
ia to place
prostration during the past week, ac­ Wool — Eastern Oregon, 116£16c Idaho, and M. G. Hansen, of Cottage Hood River—Parties of people pass famous
The
stranger
looked
at
the
host
train,
and
took
out
hia
field
glass.
It
a
wide
necked
bottle
of
water,
cording to reports that have reached pound; valley, 18«(19c; mohair, 1913 Grove, are at the head of the coloniza­ through the city daily en route to thoughtfully, then with some hesita­ waa cold on the upper deck, but he which yon have put half an onne« into
of
here. One automobile dealer said
tion scheme and have secured 250 Cloud Cap inn. The absence of forest tion he asked:
31c.
not pay much attention to that; he lime water. In the room, letting It re­
that he had supplied more than 20 ' clip,
Grain bags — Selling price, lOJc acres for the use of the newcomers. fires this year has caused the atmos­ "What la the name of the engineer did
too busy watching the country be­ main uncovered over night. If In th«
farmers with headlights within the Portland.
phere to be especially clear, and moun­ who planned that project? I have was
low.
morning th« lime water la milk th«
past few days.
Many Seals Enter River.
tain parties have enjoyed splendid quite forgotten.”
Cattle — Choice steers, $7.75<d8.50;
He
saw
many
Interesting
things
ventilation
the lim« water
medium, $7'n7.50; choice cows, $7(rt Astoria— Large numbers of seals views of the surrounding country. "You are not a German, chevalier, with hit extremely powerful glass, but becomes milk la on bad. your If covering
bot­
Showers kelieve Kansas.
' 7.25; ivwlium, $6a(7.75; medium, are entering the river at present, and The wonderful flora of this district ia otherwise you would know the man almost every town that they passed tle mouth with your hand and th« shak­
Kansas City.—Heavy showers Mon­ calves. $6,750(7.76: bulls. $4(.i6.75. every day hundreds of them can be now at its beat, and guests at the itin whom all the German-speaking nations at
observed military maneuvers, not­ ing the vessel the ventilation la not
day over most of the eastern half of Hogs — Light, $8.75ei9.60; heavy, seen on the sands above Tongue Point. are enjoying the strolls among the regard with hope; hit name la Count he
withstanding the cold and deep snow. sufficiently good. If the lima watar
Kansas added to the relief that came $8o(8.60.
Deputy Warden Ankeny ia shooting dwarf pines at the snowline as much von Werdenstein.”
what a waste!" he thought, then remain« dear the air of that room 1«
with the rains of Sunday, and it is be­ Sheep Wethers $3.25<<(4.26; ewes, seals there, and ia reported to be ; as the trips among the crevasses of The young man startsd, but raeov- "Oh,
retired Into the large saloon, because para.
lieved the drouth is now broken.
the glaciers.
meeting with good success.
I $2.50({iS.50; lambs, $6.25«t6.
ALASKA STEAMER HITS ROCK
Sinks in Three Minute«—40 People
Are Lost.
^ I s o la t e d
DEAN HOARD
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