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Æë I solated NEWS NOTES OF [ Secretary Lane Says Homebuilders OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST of West Are Heroes. CURRENT WE K General News of the Industrial and Educational Development to a id Resume of World’s Important Events Told in Briet New Y ork;C ity has added 600 new policemen to the force, m aking 10,800 in all. w estern settlers Colorado S p rin g s—Closer co-opera tion betw een th e governm ent and the se ttle rs in th e reclam ation of many sections of the arid W est, w as the keynote o f an address in th is city by S ecretary of th e In te rio r F ran k lin K. Lane before the F ifth Annual Con- gress of Governors. Mr. L an e’s speech was tak en as an announcem ent o f the new policy adopt ed by the In te rio r d ep artm en t gained from a to u r o f th e W est d u rin g the last few w eeks, w here he has inspect ed dozens of irrig a tio n projects w ith a view to g ain in g inform ation th a t will enable th e W ilson adm in istratio n to do th e m ost for the farm e r and stock- man. “ In my v isits th is sum m er through land in process of reclam atio n ,” said! S ecretary Lane, “ I found thousands of self sacrificing men and women who are displaying as much heroism, fo r ti tude, endurance and self sacrifice as has ever been shown by soldiers in any p a rt o f th e world on the field of b attle. F a r from railroads and amid j many difficulties, they are building homes, and I was p articu larly touched by th e many noble, suffering women on whose shoulders falls th e m ain burden of th e home. I t is my concep tion th a t the m ain duty of the U nited S ta te s governm ent in its land d e p a rt m ent is to help th e people to m ake homes and if we lighten th e ir burden, the governm ent of th e U nited S ta te s will suffer not a t a ll.” and Progress of Rural Communities, Public Institutions, Etc. \ DATE IS SET FOR NAVAL QUIZ DISTRIBUTORS TAKE SPUDS In A R O M A N C Ë Ô F Î S f W l U E E Oregon Competition for Annapolis Northwest Association Will Handle Fixed for September 19-20. Tubers for Producers. Oregon A g ricu ltu ral College, Cor Hood R iv er — A lthough it was vallis—Oregon youths who asp ire to thought a t first by the m anagem ent of reach positions in th e U nited S tates the N orth Pacific F ru it D istributors A resid en t o f Guinda, Cal., found a navy by way o f appointm ent to the $100 gold n ugget in his freshly-m ade naval academy a t A nnapolis may take th a t th e potato crop in the d istric ts in law n. com petitive exam inations a t Oregon which th e central agency has affilited A gricultural college on Septem ber 19 grow ers’ associations would not be S tefan sso n ’sjpolar ship, the K arluk, and 20 n ext, to d eterm ine elig ib ility handled through the sam e channels of w as badly dam aged by ice off P oint for admission to the entrance exam in the organization as the apple crop, the Barrow . ations to be held in F ebruary and Idaho grow ers, according to W ilm er The In tern atio n al Congress of N eu A pril, 1914. Sieg, sales m anager of the d istrib u rology urges a world-wide stru g g le A nnouncem ent to th is effect was tors w ith headquarters here, .have ag a in st alcohol. m ade by P resid en t W. J . K err, to forced th e handing of the potato crop whom S enator H a rry Lane has re on th e d istrib u to rs. A t Pocatello, The blow ing up o f Gamboa dyke and ferred the m a tte r o f holding a p relim Idaho, a potato sub-central of th e o r opening o f the P anam a canal has been inary exam ination and thereby secur ganization will be form ed, and the postponed to Sept. 12. ing a list eligibles from which the grading and packing rules of the sea The Thaw case becomes more and sen ato r can nam e four applicants for son will be form ed. T hree thousand more involved in red ta k e and takes on appointm ent from Oregon. S enator carloads o f tubers are assured the d is an in tern atio n al aspect. Lane announces th a t this m ethod of trib u to rs from the Idaho d istric ts and choosing th e candidates appeals to him more th an 1000 from M ontana. Chinese N orthern troops are w in us being fa ire r than the plan o f nam ning a g a in st th e Southern rebels, but In addition th e d is trib u to rs w ill ing them on th e basiB of personal rec handle the crops from Oregon and both sides are losing many men. omm endations. W ashington d istric ts. Hood R iver Two larg e ships, one of them laden The co m petitive exam inations to produced thousands o f bushels of po w ith dynam ite, crashed to g eth er while be given a t O. A. C. are to serve as tatoes la st year, and potatoes may be being towed in A sto ria harbor, dam th e first step o f the w eeding-out pro seen ro ttin g in all sections of the val aging both considerably. cess and are to be as sim ilar to the ley a t the p resent tim e on account of W. Cameron Forbes, governor gene academ y entran ce exam inations, both I the surplus stock produced in all parts ral o f the P h ilippines since 1909, has in scope and d etail, as it is possible of the country. Many grow ers have resigned, alleging uncourteous tr e a t for th e faculty com m ittee in charge to planted th is crop on th e ir new land m ent by th e adm in istratio n . m ake them . this year, and all are looking forw ard The four men m aking th e highest to a good harvest. A Jew ish congregation o f San F ra n passing grades in the Septem ber quiz “ The potatoes from these sections cisco has granted th e use o f its syna gogue to a C ongregational church, and CHILDREN’S WORK LAUDED zes a t C orvallis will, in all probabil have been going into T exas and other ity, be recommended by S enator Lane S outhw estern s ta te s ,” says Mr. Sieg, both sects will use the edifice for re ligious worship. School Hygiene Is Discussed at In in order o f th e ir stan d ing as principal, “ and the m anagem ent of the d is trib u first, second and th ird a ltern ates for tors feel th a t the handling o f the ternational Congress. P ortland city officials are prep arin g the academy exam inations. product can be put into the hands of an ordinance req u irin g every loaf of Buffalo, N. Y. — P ractical and ap capable potato men and th e m ark etin g bread sold in the city to be plainly plied hygiene is much fu rth e r ad SEALER’S TESTS WILL BEGIN worked out to the success of the grow labeled w ith the ex act num ber of ers as well as the central agency. I t vanced in th e Philippines th a n in the ounces it contains. will give us a g re a te r income w ith U nited S tates, according to Dr. Allen Full Set of Standard Weights Re p ractically no m ore ex p en se.” A p et baboon belonging to a L ob ceived From Washington. J . U. M cPherson, sta te horticutural A ngeles chiropodist got drunk on pure J . M cLaughlin, surgeon of th e U nited Salem —T h at all w eights and m eas com m issioner o f Idaho, has been em alcohol stolen from his m a s te r’s oper S tates public health service, who was atin g room, and had to be taken in one o f th e speakers a t the F ourth In ures in th e s ta te m ust be made abso ployed as general field superintendent of the potatoes. T his d ep artm en t will charge by the police. tern atio n al Congress on School H y lutely co rrect as soon as possible, was an announcem ent made by F. W. give its tim e exclusively to potatoes, A 4-year-old g irl a t A lbany, O r., giene. Buchtel, deputy sealer of w eights and and outside of the superintendent, in fell into a deep and sw ift w ater ditch “ In th is c o u n try ,” said D r. Mc m easures, who has opened an office in spectors and salesm en, no additional o f the Oregon Pow er company, and a Laughlin, " w e are prone to overlook j the sta te house. Mr. Buchtel has re overhead expenses, it is said, w ill be 7-year-old boy play m ate prom ptly th e enormous influence of school chil ceived from S. W. S tratto n , director incurred. Each affiliated association plunged in and rescued her. dren upon the hygiene o f the home. o f th e bureau of stan dards in W ash will be required to sign w ith the The children of poor, ill-educated p a r ington, D. C., stan d ard w eights which grow er a sep arate contract fo r the P resid en t W ilson pardoned L aw e n ts are o ften the interm ediary I have been adopted by this state. handling o f the potato crop. No grow rence Golden, who was serv in g a life through which th e sim ple gospel of All standard w eights and m easures ers will be allowed to ship th e ir tubers sentence a t L eavenw orth for train hygiene and disease prevention reaches of county sealers o f w eights and w ithout th is contract. E stim ates are robbery. The P resid en t is severely the paren ts. In the Philippines, in being called for on the crop of the criticised by th e police and o th ers who many instances, it is only because of j m easures m ust correspond to the ones in Mr. B u ch tel’s office. Mr. Buchtel year. a rre ste d and convicted Golden. th e children th a t th e p aren ts carry j said th a t more than tw o-thirds of the The potatoes will be handled fo r $15 L ig h tn in g killed four persons durin g o u t the instructions o f the health offi counties had appointed sealers of a car, th e sam e as is charged for han cer. w eights and m easures as provided by dling apples, but no deductions will be a thu n d er storm in A rkansas. “ W ith an epidem ic of contagious | a law passed a t th e la s t session o f the made fo r ad v ertisin g purposes. P re sid e n t Wilson is p rep a rin g a spe disease ex istin g , th ere is a tendency legislature. cial m essage to congress on th e M exi in m ost com m unities to close the Pears Going By Carloads. “ A m ajo rity o f the w eights and can situ atio n . schools. In th e P hilippines, on the m easures th a t are in c o rrect,” said Mr. Hood R iver — Several carloads of contrary, i t is th e policy of the bureau B uchtel, “ work to th e disadvantage of pears have been shipped from this city I t took 18 days fo r a teleg ram to to keep schools open because of th e ir th e consum er. T his is probably not th is season. “ The crop w ill be com reach Colonel R oosevelt in th e h e a rt ex trao rd in ary value in teaching the the resu lt o f w ilful in ten t, but long paratively sm all this y e a r,” says Mr. of th e N avajo desert. precepts of disease prevention. use tends to m ake them so. I t is the Sieg, sales m anager o f the D istrib u "O p en a ir schools and open school j intention of th is d ep artm ent to ex er tors association. “ We will have no A Spokane th ie f locked a woman in a closet and then leisurely searched rooms w ere the general topics of the cise supervisory control over w eights more than 10 carloads, and the D ’An- day, and it was p ractically the unani- j and m easures throughout the sta te and jou crop will be the sm allest we have the house and collected valuables. mous opinion o f the delegates th a t see th a t the people g et w hat they pay ever had since our trees cam e into A S e a ttle m erch an t has collected children in rooms w ith windows wide for. I t will ta k e a little tim e, how bearing. W e will do well if we ship several bad debts by sending dummy open, even durin g the w in te r m onths, j ever, to p u t the law into general as many as two carloads of D ’Anjous. ” packages to his d eb to r by C. O. D. are im m easurably more healthful and e ffe c t.” Hood R iver launched its A ustralian m ake more rapid progress in th e ir stud parcel post. business this week, when 1000 boxes ies than under o th er conditions.” Land Ordered Forfeited. of G ravensteins and K ings w ere A m ericanized Italian im m igrants U nder th e “ innocent p u rch aser” act shipped by rail to Vancouver, B. C., are said to lose th e ir ta s te fbr mac to p ro tect corporations and individuals w here they will be loaded fo r A us aroni and a big easte rn m acaroni fac BAD POTATOES ARE BURNED The shipm ent consisted o f who had purchased large tra c ts o f tim tra lia . tory has gone b ankrupt. bered lands from th e Oregon & Cali- four and one-half and five-tier stuff. Seattle Refuses Worm-Eaten Spuds 1 fornia Railroad company, Federal Two thousand more boxes will follow Owing to th e drouth in Kansas, From California. “ T his is a cash Judge Bean has ordered 20,000 acres on Septem ber 10. stock raisers are a sk in g fo r th e remov- j al of the duty on corn. S eattle, W ash.— F. N. Rhodes, dis | of land in Coos county forfeited by the sa le ,” says Mr. Sieg. “ We have betw een 10 and 15 car tr ic t ho rticu ltu ral inspector, a fte r con C. A. Sm ith Lum ber company to the The good roads rally of th e Pacific dem ning a num ber of carloads o f po U nited S tates. loads of K ings here, ” says Mr. Sieg, H ighw ay association for 1914 will be tato* shipped from C alifornia to this As in all the o th er “ innocent pur “ and this fr u it will begin to move a t held a t Medford, Ore. m arket, has determ ined to invoke the ch a se r” cases th a t have been settled, once. The grow ers a re picking it as The U n iv ersity o f Missouri has aid o f th e crim inal courts in punish the lum ber company had hought the fa s t as it colors. Then will come the We will find the best brought su it under the in h eritan ce tax ing those responsible for a tte m p tin g land in one large block from the ra il Jo n ath an crop. law ag ain st the e sta te o f Joseph l ’u- to force wormy spuds on S eattle con road company and more than $2.50 an m arkets fo r Jo n ath an s if they a tta in acre was paid for it. The g ra n t al the good size th a t the trad e likes. ” sum ers. litiz e r, form er new spaper publisher. Sam G. Cam pbell, chief inspector o f A carload o f potatoes shipped from lowed the railroad company to sell the A woman has been appointed judge Sacram ento to a S eattle commission land only to actual se ttle rs and th a t in the d istrib u to rs, has ju s t returned in N orway. She is 36 y ears old, un firm on A ugust 18 was destroyed. In blocks of 160 acres a t $2.50 an acre. from Medford, w here he has been m arried and has been a practicing spector Rhodes says he found the po of the One of the provisions of the sta tu te , looking over the orchards law yer for m any years. tato es bady infected w ith potato tuber which was passed a y e ar ago. is th a t Rogue R iver valley. “ If a man w ants moths, and th a t he took 106 infected the lands m ust be bought back by the to see a B a rtle tt pear th a t will please orig in al p urchaser from th e railroad his eyes because of its b e a u ty ,” says potatoes from one sack. f PORTLAND MARKETS Mr. Rhodes, backed by J . H. P e r company. O therw ise the governm ent Mr. Cam pbell, “ he w ill only have to will in s titu te su it for the absolute fo r see the B a rtle tts o f th a t d is tr ic t.” W heat track p ric e s : Club, 79(<i!80c kins, com m issioner o f ag ricu ltu re a t feitu re of the pro p erty w ithout com per bushel; bluestem , 83(dj84c; forty- O lym pia, some tim e ago sen t a c ir pensation to the p a rty losing it. The Salem May Get Factory. cular to C alifornia shippers announc fold, 80c; red R ussian, 77c; fife, 78c; ing th a t h e re a fte r all potatoes shipped lum ber company will have to pay $60,- Salem —T iiat the G rand Rapids Fur- vailey, 80c. into th e s ta te and found to be infected 000 to regain possession of the acreage. itu re company, o f M ichigan, may in O ats -No. 1 w hite, $26 p er ton. C orn—Whole. $37; cracked, $28 ton. would be burned. stall a p lan t in th is city is a possibil “ This m o th ,” said Mr. Rhodes, “ is Wildcat Game Dying Out. H ay—Fancy Idaho tim othy, $176i!18; ity. T. T. Stockw ell, ag en t of th e Eugene— O regon’s new blue sky law company, is here m aking an in v esti fancy E astern O regon tim othy, $16((fi th e m ost dangerous pest known. A 16; tim othy and clover, $14(itl6; tim few years ago it destroyed nearly the has p u t w ildcat m ining propositions on gation o f conditions. As th e fo rests othy and alfalfa, $13(<i':14; clover, e n tire crop o f A ustralia, T asm ania, the obsolete list, according to Sydney in M ichigan are d isappearing fa s t the New Zealand, India, China, South $ 8 .5 0 (u l0 ; o a t and vetch, $10(d!ll; B. V incent, inspector in the corpora m anagem ent o f the company realizes cheat, $10(<iUl; valley g rain hay, $10 A frica and Jam aica, and is now a tion d ep artm en t at Salem, who passed 1 th a t it will not be long until it m ust g rave menace to C a lifo rn ia .” @ 11 . through Eugene recently a fte r inspect obtain new fields from which to obtain Onions— W alla W alla, $1.60 sack. Mr. Stockw ell says the ing m ines in Southern Oregon. “ Wild its supply. Japan's Note Delivered. V e g e ta b le s— Beans, 3(ui4c pound; cat schem es,” said Mr. V incent, “ have pitch in th e pine and fir is a disadvan cabbage, 2(i/ 2 )c ; cauliflower, $2 c ra te ; W ashington, D. C. — A m bassador no chance in O regon,. If we d o n 't get tage, b u t it is believed a process may corn, 10(o 16c dozen; cucum bers, 20 Chinda la te W ednesday delivered to them all th is y ear we will n ext year. be provided to m ake them ideal woods. (o'40c box; eggplant, 6(i£8c pound; S ecretary B ryan's la te st note in th e The A m erican public likes to be flim- head lettu ce, 86(<i!40c dozen; peas, 6 Roseburg Women Busy. C alifornia anti-land controversy. Sec flamm ed; it likes to buy ‘d o llar’ stock (ffi7c pound; peppers, 6@8c pound; re ta ry Bryan and A m bassador Chinda a t 1 cent, b u t it can ’t do th is in R oseburg—F or th e first tim e in th e radishes, 10(i£12c dozen; tom atoes, 60 agreed to continue th e ir understanding O regon.” history of R oseburg women will serve <fi!76cbox; g arlic, 10c pound. o f m aking public nothing contained in on the election boards a t the reg u lar P otatoes- Oregon, $l(nll. 16 p er hun th e diplom atic exchanges on th e ques Mexican Cattle Received. city election to be held here on O ctob d red ; sw eet potatoes, $2.75 per crate. tion. It may be said, however, th a t Ashland -B enton Bowers and R. L. er 6. T his w as decided upon when the ‘ G reen F ru it— A pples, $ l(u 2.25 box; th e la te st Jap an ese note is couched in Rurdie, local cap italists, arrived here election com m ittee o f the city council cantaloupes. $1.25(<t!l.75 c ra te ; peach a vein to carry the n egotiations along w ith m ore th an 500 head of cattle m et recently and appointed the judges es, 30w 70c box; w aterm elons, $1.25(<( and preserve the issue w ithout m aking from M agdalena, s ta te o f Sonora, and clerks o f election. In th e F ourth 1.50 c w t.; plum s, 75c(it$l box; pears, any determ ination of th e contentions Mexico. They drove the ca ttle 40 ward the board is composed exclusive $ 1.60@1.75 box. of e ith e r governm ent. m iles for shipm ent by rail from Mag ly of women, w hile in the F irst, Sec P oultry— Hens, 15c; springs, 18c; dalena, crossing the border at Nogales. ond and T hird w ards the boards are turkeys, live, 20c; dressed, choice, No trouble w h atev er was experienced about equally divided among men and Old Soldiers Go Hungry. 25c; ducks, 10(iil6c; geese young, They started from women. The nam es of those appoint London—H undreds of arm y pension across the line. 12Jc. Eggs—Oregon ranch, case count 22 ers in Chelsea hospital, th e old sol Mexico w ith 700 head, disposing of ed w ere not made public. (<i25c dozen; fresh ranch, candled, 28 d ie rs’ home o f London, w ent hungry about 200 a t M ontague, Cal., from Salmon Again Plentiful. W ednesday because of th e strik e o f which point th e c a ttle w ere driven to (>i30c. U nion — Salmon are p lentiful in B u tter — Oregon cream ery b u tte r electrician s o f th e public w orks de Ashland, w here q u ite a num ber have C atherine creek th is season fo r ,the cubes, 32c pound; b u tte r fa t, d eliv p artm en t, declared because o f the em already been sold to feeders. first tim e in m any years. Old se ttlers ploym ent of nonunion pain ters a t the ered, 32c. Farmers Want 70 Cents Bushel. still talk o f the tim es when they adm iralty. A fte r a form al appeal Pork—Fancy, 121c pound. Pendleton Many U m atilla farm ers caught salmon in C atherine creek, from E arl Beauchamp, first m in ister V eal—Fancy, 16(ftl51c pound. H ops—1912 crop, 15fitl8c pound; o f Public W orks, to the strik e leaders, are holding th e ir w heat, w a itin g for a but for many years the fish have been th e electrical engineers consented to raise in price. A little is being sold blocked by dams below the town. This 1913 contracts, 20c. Wool — F.astem Oregon, ll(S 1 6 c h eat th e ovens and supply bread to the a t 68 cents, and 69 cents fo r choice year the w ater has been high, and as Ten thousand men laid lots. W hen 70 cents is reached hun there has been no need for irrig a tio n pound; valley, 18(ftl9c; m ohair, 1913 veterans. dreds o f thousands of bushels will be the fish have been allowed a free run down th e ir tools. clip, 31c. throw n on th e m ark et, but local grow- way of the stream . C attle — P rim e' steers, $8(<i8.35; Militants' Truce Not Complete. ers declare they will not tak e less. choice, $7.60«i7.76; medium, $7.25 Farmer* Unload Wheat. (ir7.60; prim e cows, $6.76(i£7; choice, London—The news of the truce be Salem Orders All Dog* Muzzled. Pendleton - W h e a t, which has hung $6.50f<r6.76; medium, $6.25(>i:6.50; tw een th e m ilita n t su ffrag ettes and S a le m —The city council has passed around 68 cents a bushel since the heifers, $6.76(ii.7.26; lig h t calves, $8 the R ritish governm ent evidently has (i/9; heavy calves, $6.76(<l7.76; bulls, not reached the d istric ts outside of an ordinance providing th a t all dogs present harvest sta rte d , w ent to 70 $4(>i5.50; stag s, $5.75(u6.25. Ixmdon, as a fine country house in the in th e city shall be muzzled from July cents Monday, and several U m atilla H ogs — L ight, $8.60(0,9.30; heavy, suburban town o f Finchley, to the 16 to S eptem ber 1. The ordinance county farm ers who had been holding Unmuzzled out for the la tte r quotation unloaded. $7.60<«/,8.26. north o f Isindon, was burned by suffra goes into effect a t once. Sheep — W ethers, $3.30(0.4; ewes, g e tte sym pathizer*. The place was dogs are d e c la m i to be a m enace to It is estim ated th a t 750,000 bushels w ere sold. public safety. $8.60*i,8.76; lambs, $4.60(fi5. occupied by only a caretak er. ■ Jæ Z-j TT X- VOrf HORVATH and DEAN HOARD COPYRIGHT. 1313 'EY W.<3GHAFT1AN H tW t UIÜTTD STATT § AUD SR UT BRITAIN ♦ SYNOPSIS. F o r fif ty y e a r s t h e c o n t i n e n t o f N o r t h A m erica h a d been isolated from th e re s t o f ttie w o rld by th e u s e o f Z - r a y a , a w o n d e r f u l in v e n tio n o f H a n n i b a l P r u d e n t . T h e in v e n tio n h a d s a v e d t h e c o u n t r y f r o m f o r e i g n in v a s i o n , a n d th o c o n t i n e n t h a d been u n ite d u n d e r o n e g o v e r n m e n t w ith P ru d e n t a s president. F o r h a lf a c e n t u r y p e a c e a n d p r o s p e r i t y re ig n e d in t h i s p a r t o f t h e w orl d. T h e s t o r y o p e n s lth P r e s i d e n t P r u d e n t c ri t i c a l l y ill. H is e a t h is h a s t e n e d b y t h e r e c e i p t o f a m e s s a g e f r o m C o u n t v on W e r d e n s t e i n of G e r m a n y t h a t h e h a s a t l a s t s u c c e e d e d in p e n e t r a t i n g t h e r a y s . D yin g, h e w a r n s nis d a u g h t e r A s t r a t h a t t h i s m e a n s a f o r e ig n in v a si o n . H e te ll s h e r to h u r r y to th e I s l a n d o f O iry n lt h , b u t d je s b e fo re he c a n te ll t h e lo c a tio n o f t h e p la c e. A s t r a Is n o m i n a t e d f o r t h e p r e s i d e n c y by t h e c o n t i n e n t a l p a r t y . N a p o l e o n E d i s o n c alls on A s t r a , in f o r m s h e r t h a t h e w a s a p u ll o f h e r f a t h e r ' s , a n d p r o m i s e s to he lp er. H e g iv e s h e r a r i n g m a d e o f a n e w ly d is co v e re d s u b s t a n c e w h ic h , h e s a y s , will so lv e t h e p r o b l e m o f flying. C h e v a l i e r di L e o n a p p e a r s in E u r o p e . H e n o te s t h a t p r e p a r a t i o n s h a v e b e e n c o m p le te d lor a n in v a s i o n o f A m e r ic a . I C H A P TER IV.— Continued. The count’s face was disturbed for a •econd, when hla own cold blue eyes m et the gray ones; they clashed like two swords, both blades keen, hard and elastic. "C hevalier dl L eon?” The chevalier bowed. “Your business m ust be very Impor tan t, since you ask to see m e In my private residence. “It Is, your excellency, and as I know your tim e Is valuable I shall not delay you long.” "P lease!” The chevalier took a sm all package from his pocket and unw rapped It, then he placed a piece of yellow m etal on the table. “W ill your excellency exam ine th is? ” The count picked up th e m etal with a bored expression and Its w eight sur prised him. "Gold?” “Yes, It is gold.” "And w hat is Its m eaning?” ”1 am willing to build and equip a factory for your excellency, enabling you to produce the m etal for 25 pfen- Blgs the kilogram .” “Then It le not gold.” “Have It exam ined by an expert.” “I will do th a t.” “W hen may I re tu rn for your an sw er ?” "Tom orrow m orning a t n ine sharp.” T he two bowed and turned to go, but the count stopped them . “Who know s the secret of th e com position besides yourself?” "Only one man. H e lives In South A frica." “And this gentlem an?” and the count pointed to K alm ar. “He knows as much about It as your excellency.” The count thought for a mom ent. Suddenly he cam e n earer to the cheva lier and. stopping before him , looked ■teadily Into his wide, gray eyes. They ■tood thus for a few mom ents. W hat the chancellor felt no one knows, b u t he looked as If he w ere the supplicant and the o th er th e al m ighty chancellor upon whom the eyes of four continents rested hopefully. At least th a t w as th e Im pression H err K alm ar received. Slowly he asked: “And w hat is the price of your secret?” “I will tell you tom orrow .” C H A P T E R V. Tho Countess Roslny. Chevalier dl Leon and his com pan ion hardly had left the room when the count gave orders th a t caused two men to em erge from the side door at the Instant the two men approached the .waiting conveyance. T hese two men took se p arate cabs and found It an easy m a tte r to follow th e quarry, *s they had no desire to avoid the detectives. H err K alm ar retu rn ed to th e edito rial rooms and C hevalier dl Leon w ent "What it Your Intention?” to his hotel, w here he bought a num ber of papers and magazines. The secret service reported a t 11:00 p. m. th a t he had retired, and consid ering him safe for th e n ext eight hour* they did likewise. T here they made a m istake. The chevalier read until twelve. Then, cautiously open ing the door, he looked into the hall and listened. No one was In sight and no sound cam e to his ears, to he turned and picked up a sm all box and hurried with It to the Are escape a t the end of the hall. It was a clear, sta rry night, but no c o o n was shining. He m ounted to the square, flat roof, and listening again eept tk e Invitation to the 'Hof-ball* given day a fte r tom orrow ." T he chevalier bowed. The count filled out an invitation card personally and escorted his caller to the door. In th e afternoon th e chevalier sought aeroplane hangars and stores and bought a sm all m onoplane of the "B elt” style. A fter trying th e ma chine, he Inquired for a large, private h an g ar and succeeded In finding one n ear th e count’s residence. The court ball was one of the form al social events of the week. The room In which th e court m arshal and his assistan ts received the gueBts w as In th e ultra-secession style. W hen the chevalier entered It he received the Im pression of entering a gigantic wed ding cake th a t had been hollowed and decorated artfu lly on th e Inside. T he stiff courtesy th a t once pre vailed a t the court of Frederick the G reat still was in existence during cerem onious affairs. Only th e few F rench diplom ats seem ed to have ease of bearing and a ce rta in freedom of movem ent. T he C ount von W erdenateln ap proached the chevalier w ith unusual kindness and Introduced him to m any of th e guests. T he plain, black eve ning dress, w ithout stars, crosses, rib bons o r o th er slgne of distinction, was stran g e u n d er this roof and among th ese gorgeous uniform s. Baron von K oener w as asked by the chancellor to tak e c are of the cheva lier, and the little huzzar did his best to en tertain the Interesting chevalier, whoso sole reason for bolng th ere was th a t h e had som e g reat and valuable Invention fo r m ilitary purposee. A t 10:00 p. m. th e g re a t double doors w ere flung open. The m aster of cerem ony cam e In w ith his big gilt cane and knocked on the floor to an nounce th e arriv al of his m ajesty. The em peror, a tall, typical P rus sian, cam e first, leading th e P rincess of W ales, then cam e the P rince of W ales, escorting the P rincess Isold; the young em peror w as not m arried. The hidden o rch estra played th e old melody, “Die W acht am R hein." W hen his m ajesty finished th e reg u lar circle the chancellor Introduced the cheva lier. T he courtiers fell back a t a mo tion from th e em peror and he and the chevalier spent som e tim e In w hat w as apparently an in tim ate conversa tion. W hen the dance began he was dism issed and the em peror w altzed around the g reat hall once w ith his cousin, the P rincess of W ales. C hevalier Leon stood alone for a sh o rt time, w atching th e dancers with In terest; then th e B aron von Koenei advanced to the center and leaned ag ain st the chim ney about which the enow had m elted. He looked a t the sky for a long tim e until he discov ered the s ta r he was looking for. W as It a sta r? It gleam ed like one, but it winked like an old-fashioned revolving lighthouse. C hevalier di Leon took the object he brought with him, and directing It tow ard th a t w inking Btar he m anipu lated som ething th a t gave a m etallic sound. A hiss followed, like th e hiss of a bullet. A m inute la te r an o th er s ta r ap peared n ear the w inking one. It was large and bright and seem ed to spit fire. Suddenly It disappeared In a sm all w hite cloud, looking like a shrapnel exploding In m idair. The w inking s ta r vanished entirely. Then the chevalier retu rn ed to his room s and w ent to bed. The following m orning a t nine o’clock he stood before the chancellor. T he count bowed to him m ore cor dially than he had the day before. “T he experts rep o rt th a t th e ore you gave me is chem ically pure gold, p u rer th an any they have ever seen.” He thought fqjjia mom ent. "F or some reason I cannot doubt your w ords; I am, so to say, forced to believe In you.” H e looked Inquiringly a t the chevalier, but as he did not answ er th e count continued: "Do you realize the far-reaching Influence of your In vention?" "I do to the m ost m inute d etail.” "W hat Is your intention?” “To give my invention to you—for a consideration!” "And th a t Is?” T he young man weighed every word he said. "A bsolute disarm am ent and peace.” The count showed no surprise. He felt th a t he stood before an extraordi nary man. H e w alked up and down th e room thoughtfully, then suddenly he stopped before th e chevalier. "Sir, who are you?” The chevalier stood up and sm iled pleasantly. "I expected this question, your ex cellency. but if you will perm it I shall not answ er It. A11 I can say Is th at I believe I am a tru e apostle of broth erly love. My Ideal Is to overthrow tyranny and m ake not only th e leaders but th e m asses happy and contented. W hat I am offering you Is a m ighty In stru m en t to forw ard this movem ent. True, It also m eans destruction If In judiciously used. I cam e to you, sir, the chosen leader of the arm ies of ioui continents.” He looked e a rn est ly a t the man standing before him . "Do you not th in k th a t It is your duty to accept my offer—to send home the m illions who are am assed to break peace; w hose final destination Is to b reak Into a happy, peaceful continent w here every m an Is free and w here “ I Am Very Much Honored,” He Said Simply. the h e arts of the people a re not poi soned w ith the passions of selfish cam e and w hispered In his ear th a t greed? It Is my own wish, also, th at the C ountess Rosiny desired to dance those Invisible w alls w hich sep arate w ith him. Di Leon sm iled pleasantly the A m erican continent from th e oth and followed the baron, who led him ers shall disappear, not be destroyed to a young woman of g reat beauty. by ru th less hands, but opened to re H er large, dark eyes rested on the ceive b ro th e rs!” bowing chevalier; h er rosy cheeks The enthusiastic young man stopped dim pled in a sm ile as she stood up to when h e saw a sarcastic sm ile play take his arm . They w altzed aw ay from round the corners of the count’s the baron, who looked a fte r them w ith mouth. adm iration. . “I know enough, ch ev alier!” His The chevalier proved to be a m aster voice w as cool and cutting. "You are of w altzing; disregarding the usual an A m erican.” habit, he did not stop a fte r th e first T he chevalier did not say "yes" or to u r of the room, but continued. The “no,” but scorning the cold expres countess smiled a t him coquettlshly. sion on tho count’s face he alm ost or- “C hevalier, you dance w onderfully." dered him to h ear him out. "Ah, you, countess, a re the dream "Your excellency m ust listen to me of a dancer.” to the end. W ho I am o r w hence I T hey arrived a t th e countess’ chair, come does not m atter. I have offered b u t th e chevalier showed no signs of you a secret th a t will enable you to stopping and carried h er along as eas m ake your country, and through your ily and gracefully ae the m orning country the world, happy If used with breeze carries the fragm ent of thistle diecretion. If not, it may bring con down. ditions th a t will break all your am bi "W e a re creating a sensation, Chev tions. Your trem endous arm ies, men alier dl Leon.” of w ar and fortifications, figuratively H is m ajesty and th e princess left speaking, are all m ade of gold. You the ball a t m idnight and soon after can easily Im agine w hat chaos will the C ountess Rosiny found an oppor reign If I give my gold aw ay—m ake It tunity to talk once m ore to the cheva no m ore valuable than Iron. Don’t lier. you realize th a t It will break you. In "Am I asking too much of you In sp ite of your m ight, and drive your Inviting you to our house ball on Sat arm ies to work Instead of w asting urday next?” tim e In pursuing the scientifically per The chevalier bowed and sm iled at fected exercises and studies of devas the countess, whose long, eilky eye tation? You ought to realize th a t gold lashes shaded h e r beautiful eyes w ith Is only an Image created by m an; th a t such ap parent Innocence. yellow m etal has no real value. W ork “I am very much honored,” he said la th e only thing of value to a nation. simply. “I have one thing m ore to say. You H e m et the chancellor once m ore In have evidently selected for your life’s the buffet th a t adjoined the g reat ball w ork th e Invasion and conquering of room. He took th e chevalier by his the A m erican continent, claim ing th a t arm and led him to a table. T here, In th e U nited S tates had refused to yield the com pany of high nobles and diplo to th e w ishes of the European powers j m ats, they clinked glasses and drank fifty years ago. Do you think th ere are to th e health of His M ajesty, th e Em no m ore men like H annibal P rudent? peror of Germany. Do you th in k th a t a fte r breaking the (TO B E C O N T IN U E D .) Isolator all you would need do would be to land your arm ed puppets and kill Saw Ancient City Under Sea. the people who have nursed a t the T he Greek M inistry of M arine bosom of L iberty? I have spoken, sta te s th a t L ieu ten an t Bakopulos, your excellency!” while carrying out the observation! The chevalier made a courteous bow. entailed by the naval dutlea assigned The count seated him self before his to him, happened to notice on the desk. sea bottom to the east of the Island “C hevalier dl Leon, no man has ever of Lemnos, on the reefs m arked on spoken to me as you have.” His voice the B ritish A dm iralty ch arts under was dull. "I will think over th e far- the nam e of the P haros Bank, a t a reaching perspective you have spread depth of from five to twenty-live before m e; I will have to consider It m eters, tom e ancient ruin* which from every side. F o r th a t reason I w ere perfectly risib le and prove the cannot se t a d ate for my final decision existence of a town about th rae mllea and the decision of hts m ajesty the In circum ference. kaiser. O rders have been issued by the mln- "Above all. you have aw akened my titry to carry out sclentlflo researches adm iration; you a re a strong man. on the spot. chevalier, and I am a friend to strong j men. I welcome you.” He rose and Back Yard Art. offered hts hand to h it visitor. "T he Idea of paying for zuch a Job.” “I w ant to Introduce you to his maj- j "How now?” esty and the chief diplom ats,” contin- | "T he fellow who w hitew ashed this ued the c o u n t **I hope you will ac- * fence for me Is evidently a c u b is t"
