Mob Storms
NEWS NOTES OF Japanese House
of Parliament Will Serve Loganberries
CURRENT WEEK
On S. P. Dining Cars
Resume of World’s Important
Events Told in Brief.
P resid en t W ilson has signed
Portland-V ancouver bridge bill.
the
T w enty persons applied for loans at
P o rtlan d ’s Remedial Loan office the
first day.
Marconi has succeedeed in lig h tin g
an electric lam p a t a distance o f six
m iles by w ireless.
The Federal in v estig ato rs o f the
strik e situ atio n in Colorado are having
some storm y sessions.
The S um pter D redge company, w ork
ing near Baker, O r., reports the find
ing of a n ugget w orth $1600.
Co-eds a t th e U n iv ersity o f C alifo r
nia have ruled o u t the tango, m axixe,
one-step and h esitatio n w altz.
B urg’ars^spent two hours blow ing
up the sa fe of th e N orthern Pacific at
O lym pia, and obtained 18 coppers for
th e ir trouble.
All th e 107 employes of th e Savory
hotel, in S e a ttle are to work on the
profit-sharing plan, divisions to be
m ade m onthly.
The p resid en t o f th e M ercantile
B ank o f Memphis, T enn., is in jail,
charged w ith th e em bezzlem ent of
about $1,000,000.
Silas C hristofferson, a Pacific Coast
aviato r, broke the A m erican long d is
tan ce record by flying from San F ra n
cisco to Lerdo, C al., a distance o f 306
miles.
Colonel G oethals has removed the
head o f com m issary d ep artm en t of the
canal zone for alleged acceptance of
g ra tu itie s from those who furnished
supplies.
M ilton H. Lee, 73 years old, has con
fessed th a t he is th e “ gentlem an ban
d i t ” who has operated in Montana,
W ashington, O regon and C alifornia
fo r th e p a st tw enty years.
The rifle belonging to O utlaw Lo
pez, and which he took w ith him into
th e A pex m ine when driven to bay by
officers, has been found beneath a tre s
tle n ea r th e m ine, w hich fa c t is taken
as evidence th a t the outaw m ade good
his escape.
Mexican rebels have captured Maz-
atlan, which gives them th e ir first sea
port.
P resid en t W ilson gives unqualified
approval fo r the building o f tw o new
battlesh ip s.
Spokane, W ash., celebrated “ A pple
D ay” w ith the th erm o m eter a t zero.
R ep resen tativ e B rem ner died from
cancer in sp ite o f several w eeks’ tr e a t
m ent w ith radium .
In stru c to rs in th e “ ta n g o ” w ere ap
plauded a t B aker, O r., b u t could not
g e t enough pupils to pay.
Gold in paying q u a n titie s has been
found on a side bill w ith in the city
lim its of A berdeen, W ash.
B itin g cold gripe th e Middle W est,
Sioux C ity, Iowa, rep o rtin g zero and
Cheyenne, W yo., 18 below.
A box o f gold nu g g ets w orth about
$40,000 w as found by a K ansas home
stead er buried near his farm .
A bill to pro h ib it the in te rsta te
tran sp o rtatio n of strik e b re a k e rs has
been introduced in the house.
A divorce g ran ted a woman in B utte,
M ont., specially declares she shall
have absolute onw ership of the fam ily
dog.
P resid en t W ilson asserts him self as
positively opposed to exepm tion of
A m erican vessels from Panam a canal
tolls.
PORTLAND MARKETS
Toltio—'T olfio had its day of rio tin g
W ednesday. The Jap an ese p arliam ent
was th e o bject of a tta c k , th e people in
large num bers being influenced by the
refusal o f the d ie t to pass a vote of
w ant o f confidence in the governm ent
in connection w ith the naval g ra f t
charges. This was refused by a poll
o f 206 to 164.
T his resolution was
introduced by the opposition as a pro
te s t ag a in st the a ttitu d e of the cabi
net in connection w ith th e
g ra f t
charges.
The mob th a t attack ed parliam en t
formed a fte r a mass m eeting had de
manded the im peachm ent o f the cabi
net.
The rio te rs grew rapidly in
num bers as they approached the gov
ern m en t buildings, and succeeded in
b reak in g down the g ates before the
police go t the upper hand. Numerous
a rre sts w ere made.
Many w ere in
ju red . F ifte e n persons w ere pushed
into the canal durin g th e fight near
the offices of a governm ent new spaper,
b u t all o f them w ere rescued.
The deb ate in th e house was d ra
m atic. A fierce a tta c k w as made on
the P rem ier, Count Gombei Y am
amoto, who replied w ith g re a t calm
ness, dem anding a suspension o f ju d g
m ent u n til th e inquiry into th e naval
scandal had been concluded.
Saborou Shim ada, leader of th e op
position, charged th e cab in et w ith
having sm othered the affair u n til it
had been forced to o rd er an in v e stig a
tion.
The sp eak er o f the D iet ordered the
explusion of a m em ber of th e opposi
tion who had in te rru p te d the debate,
and a free fight on the floor o f the
house ensued betw een the gu aid s and
the friends of th e deputy.
The victory of the governm ent on
the resolution of w ant of confidence
was g reeted w ith cheers from th e m a
jo rity o f the house and w ith je e rs
from th e crowd outside.
The crowd
cheered the m em bers of the opposition
as they left.
A fte r v ainly w a itin g for th e e x it of
the m in isters, the mob m arched to the
offices o f th e new spaper Chu-O, a gov
ern m en t organ, w here they stoned the
police, who, however, succeeded in re
pulsing them.
The rio tin g continued into the
night. Several persons w ere wounded
by the swords of th e police. Mobs
a ttack ed and dam aged th e tram w ays,
and m ost o f th e lines suspended.
Chicago Dancing Master
Also Expert Burglar
M ilw aukee—An inspector o f modern
dances in one o f C hicago’s select danc
ing schools and a b u rg lar a t oth er
tim es form th e dual perso n ality o f
H erm an Zastrow , according to in form
ation gained by th e M ilw aukee police.
Zastrow is being held here charged
w ith plundering M ilw aukee's moat
fashionable sum m er homes a t Fox
P oint and W hitefish Bay and w ith a t
tem p tin g to w reck a passenger tra in .
He is in a critic a l condition a t a hos
pital from a b u llet wound inflicted
th ree w eeks ago while he was a tte m p t
ing to e n te r a residence. W hile Zas
trow w as teach in g dancing in Chicago
he becam e engaged to n g irl who gave
her nam e as "L u c y H arv e y .”
He
show ered valuable g ifts on her, in
cluding jew elry he has adm itted ta k
ing from M ilwaukee homes.
“ Miss H arv ey ” was brought to Mil
w aukee recently and surrendered to
the police a p a rt o f th e valuables. The
rest, Zastrow said, he pawned in C hi
cago. I t is believed here "M iss H ar
vey” is a m em ber of a well known
Chicago fam ily and th e police adm it
they are pro tectin g h er because she
had no knowledge th a t h er fiance was
a th ief.
HOUSE APP0VES $25,000,000
APPROPRIATION FOR ROADS
Wheat—Track prices: Club, 88(3
W ashington, D. C.—The Shakloford
884c; bluestem, 9741398c; forty-fold,
bill, under which th e governm ent
89c; red Russian, 87c; valley, 89c.
Oats—No. 1 white, milling, $24(326 would d is trib u te $26,000,000 for good
roads am ong the sta te s conditioned
ton.
Corn—Whole, $35; cracked, $36 ton. upon a dollar fo r dollar appropriation
Barley — Feed, $22.60(323 ton; by each sta te , was passed by th e house
by a vote o f 282 to 42. I t now aw aits
brewing, $24; rolled, $25.
Hay —No. 1 Eastern Oregon tim action by th e sen ate. Its passage fol
othy, $16.60; mixed timothy, $14; al lowed several days of debate, during
falfa, $14; clover, $9(310; valley, which m ost of th e hundred and more
speakers advocated th e p roject in the
grain hay, $12(313.60.
MiIIteed — Bran, $21.60 ton; shorts, in te re st o f the farm ers, w hile a m inor
ity attack ed it as a dangerous opening
$23.60; middlings, $29(330.
Vegetables — Cauliflower, $2.26 wedge for heavy inroads on th e tre a s
crate; eggplant, 10(316c pound; pep ury.
pers, 10(<i;124c; garlic, 124 c; sprouts,
Hill O p p o sed Hy South.
8(310c; artichokes, $2 dozen; squash,
l|(324c; celery, $3.76 crate; hothouse
W ashington, D. C. — Opposition
lettuce, 60<375c box; spinach, 76(d80c from Southern senators to legislation
crate; horseradish, 861 : 10 c; cabbage,
2$c pound; turnips, $1 sack; carrots, by congress to govern th e nom ination
of candidates for th e U nited S ta te s
$1; parsnips, $1; beets, $1.
Green Fruit — Apples, 7Sc(3$2 25 senate took form W ednesday when
box; cranberries, $12(312.60 barrel; Senator Shields, o f Tennessee, and
Senator W illiam s, o f M ississippi, de
pears, $1(31.60.
Onions—Oregon, $3.50 sack; buying nounced th e proposed legislation.
The pending bill is designed to pro
price, $3 sack at shipping points.
Potatoes—Oregon, 80c(3$l hundred, vide a tem porary m ethod o f electin g
buying price, 60(390c at shipping senators in sta te s which have not pro-
! vided th e m achinery for carry in g out
points.
Eggs—Oregon fresh ranch, S5(aS6c the 17th am endm ent to th e Federal
| constitution.
doten.
Poultry—Hens, 160164c; springs.
Royal A utoists Offend.
16ii£16|c; turkeys, live, 20(<(.22c;
Berlin — The excessive speed o f the
dressed, choice, 26(326c; ducks, 14(3
18c; geese, 12(u 13c.
autom obiles in which m em bers o f the
Butter—Creamery prints, extras, im perial fam ily are driven about Ber
lin and its suburbs and the g re a t dan
S6c pound; cubes, 32c.
ger to pedestrians caused thereby
Pork—Fancy, 10c pound.
were the subject of com plaint in the
Veal—Fancy, 140144c pound.
Hope—1913 crop, prime and choice, course o f a d ebate on traffic accidents
which was held in the P russian d iet
18019c; 1914 contracts, 16c.
Pelts— Dry, 10c; dry short wool, W ednesday. One of th e deputies said
7e; dry shearings, 10c; green shear it was common gossip a y e a r o r two
ings, 10c; salted lights, 60076c; ago th a t the em peror had threaten ed
salted heavy, 76090c.
to deprive of his autom obile th e next
Wool — Valley, 14(316c; Eastern offender among th e m em bers o f the
Oregon. 10016c; mohair, 1913 clip, im perial fam ily.
26c pound.
Flyer’s Trip Interrupted.
Cattle — Prime steers, $7.25(38;
choice, $ 7 ( 3 7 . 26 ; medium, $6.76(37;
Bakersfield, Cal. —Silas Christoffer-
choice cows, $6 25oi6.85, medium, $6 son. who is flying from San Francisco
0 6.26; heifers, $6 me 6.76; light to San Diego in a biplane, le ft here
reives, $8(39; heavy, $6(37.76; bulls, W ednesday for Los Angeles, bu t was
$4(35.7$; stags, $6(37.
forced by engine trouble to a lig h t 38
Hogs—Light, $7.60 @ 8.60; heavy, m iles south o f here. He reached the
$6 50(37.60;.
highest point o f Tejon pass, 3500 feet,
Sheep — Wethers, $6 0 6; ewes, in safety , but his engine s t a r te l misa-
$$.$004.76; lambs, $$06.7$.
i ing, so he retu rn ed to the foot of Tejon.
Salem —A. B. Simon, head o f the
com m issary d ep artm en t of the South
ern Pacific company, has notified the
Salem Comm ercial club th a t he will
serve loganberries in the dining cars
of th e company the coming season.
He said th a t he had frequently
heard the b erries praised and had
thought for some tim e o f giv in g them
a tria l. The announcem ent, th e club
officials believe, solves th e problem of
ob tain in g an adequate m ark et fo r the
fru it. A much larg er acreage than
ever before has been planted to berries
in this county this year, and there was
fe a r th a t the grow ers would suffer for
lack o f demand.
Mr. Simon said he would give the
dried as well as the fresh berries a
tria l on th e dining cars.
Fred S.
Bynon, secretary of the Comm ercial
club, sen t him a 25-pound box of the
dried berries for tria l.
Better Fire Fighting
Plans A re Being Made
T
C o w b o y s o f th e F ly in g H e a r t r a n c h a r e
Salem —Im provem ent in the m eth I im provem ents m ade.
E ighteen fires | h e a r t b r o k e n o v e r t h e lo s s o f t h e i r m u c h -
p
r
iz e d p h o n o g r a p h b y t h e d e f e a t o f t h e i r
1
occurred
during
th
e
y
ear
w
ithout
any
ods of the fire-fighting system o f the
a f o o t - r a c e w ith t h e c o o k o f
D anger of fire was c t h h e a m C p e io n n t ip in
ed e ra n c h .
A h o u s e p a r t y is
s ta te fo restry d ep artm en t is revealed loss to tim ber.
fu rth e r elim inated through the burn o n a t t h e F l y i n g H e a r t . J . W a l l i n g f o r d
S p e e d , c h e e r le a d e r a t Y a le , a n d C u lv e r
by the rep o rt o f S ta te F o rester E llio tt ing o f about 1200 acres of slashings.
C o v in g t o n . I n t e r - c o l l e g i a t e c h a m p io n r u n
for 1913. T here were 770 fires which
“ P ractically all ow ners o f tim b er in n e r , a r e e x p e c te d . H e le n B la k e . S p e e d ’s
t h e lo s s
burned over 11,306 acres, of which the tw o counties are co n trib u tin g to | s o w f e t h e e t h e p a h r o t , n o b g e r c a o p m h e . s S I n h t e e r s e u s g t e g d e s In
ts to J e a n
6,072 acres was land form erly devas and supporting the asso ciatio n ,” said C h a p i n , s i s t e r o f t h e o w n e r o f t h e r a n c h ,
t h a t s h e I n d u c e C o v in g t o n , h e r lo v e r , to
ta te d by fire.
In 1911 th e acreage F o rester E lliott, “ and w ith the assist w
in b a c k t h e p h o n o g r a p h . H e le n d e c l a r e s
burned over by each fire was 137, ance o f the s ta te and Federal govern t h a t If C o v in g t o n w o n ’t r u n . S p e e d w ill.
while la st y e a r th e fires averaged 30 m ents protection costs are reasonable. T p e h c e t. c o S w p b e o e y d s a a n r d e h h i is l a r v i o a u l e s t . o v L e a r r r t y h e G p la r o s s s ,
acres to a fire. More th an 1000 m iles The in stallatio n o f telephones will be t r a i n e r a t Y a le , a r r i v e . H e le n B l a k e a s k s
S p e e d , w h o h a s p o s e d to h e r a s a n a t h
o f old tra il w as opened last year, 175 the n ex t large im provem ent under le
te , t o r a c e a g a i n s t t h e C e n t ip e d e m a n .
m iles o f new tra il built, seven lookout taken, as the d is tric t is in bad condi T h e c o w b o y s jo in in t h e a p p e a l to W a lly ,
a
n
le n w ill fin d h im o u t.
points equipped w ith cabins, 57 miles tion from lack of such com m unication, h e d c o f n e s a e r i n n t s g . t h H a e t I H n s e is
ts , h o w e v e r , t h a t h e
o f telephone lines b u ilt and 208 m iles in case of a fire it would tak e some s h a l l b e e n t e r e d a s a n u n k n o w n , f ig u r i n g
wardens many hours to reach a point t h a t C o v in g t o n w ill a r r i v e In t i m e t o t a k e
o f line repaired.
h is p la c e .
S p eed b e g in s tr a in in g u n d e r
The tim b e r o f Marion county is from which help could be sum m oned.” G l a s s ’ d ir e c ti o n .
guarded by th e C lackam as-M arion F ire
A t least one supervising w arden was
C H A P T E R VI.—Continued.
P atrol association.
T his association m aintained for each county. Marion
During the ensuing pause Mrs. R eap
employed nine d is tric t patrolm en, one county has three w ardens employed by
speeder patrolm an and a head w arden tim b er land ow ners, three under the ! took occasion to call Speed aside.
last year.
A pproxim ately a d is tric t provisions o f th e Federal law, tw o by "I have som ething to contribute to the
com prising 460,000 acres was patrolled. the S ta te F orest service, w hile 64 are training-quarters If you will help me
T here are 139 com panies o r individ serving voluntarily w ithout pay, mak- bring it out,” said she.
uals in th e o rganization, an increase | ing a to tal of 72. The sta te a t large
The young man bowed. "M ost glad
o f 12 m em bers and 36,210 acres over employes 759 w ardens, the fire-fight ly.”
th a t of 191. Thirty-five m iles of new ing, patrol and im provem ent work for
“W e’ll be back In a little while,"
tra il has been built in th e d is tric t a t a the p ast y ear costing $94,988.83; p ri the chaperon announced to the oth
cost of about $20 a m ile, 874 m iles of v ate ow ners sp en t $71,025.47, sta te ers, and a mom ent later, when she and
old tra il re b u ilt and opened a t a cost $16,548.36 and th e Federal govern- Speed had reached the veranda of the
o f $3.05 a m ile and num erous m inor ; m ent $8685.
house, she paused.
“I—I w ant to speak to you,” she
began, hesitatingly. “It w as ju s t an
Cold Storage Bills Will
Newspaper Literature
excuse.”
Injure Fruit Growers for High School Students W ally looked a t h e r w ith concern,
Oregon A g ricu ltu ral College, Cor
Oregon A gricultural College, Cor for it was plain th a t she was deeply
v a llis -S h o u ld c e rta in o f the cold sto r vallis— " I w ant th e high school to ad troubled.
“W hat is it?”
age bills now before congress become dress itse lf to the lite ra tu re , or possi
“I have been trying to get a word
laws, they would h it the fr u it busi bly b e tte r th e printed m atter, th a t is
ness, especially the apple business, a read in the home— the village paper, alone with you ever since I heard
hard blow, according to P rofessor the city paper, periodicals, farm jo u r about this foot-race.” The young man
Lewis, whose views on horticultural nals— in short, to th e printed m a tte r chilled with apprehension as Mrs.
m a tte r are g iven g re a t w eight. And th a t is now affecting, m olding public Reap turned her dark eyes upon him
the blow would fall w ith especial force opinion. All this, in order th a t the searchlngly. “Why do you w ant to
upon the grow ers o f th e Pacific N o rth student may g et into the cu rren t of run?"
contem porary th o u g h t.”
west.
“To win back the cowboys’ tre a s
" A num ber o f th e bills th a t are
These are the words of George B. ure. My h e a rt Is touched,” he de
before th e house a t th is tim e deal A iton, s ta te inspector o f high schools clared. boldly. Mrs. R eap smiled.
w ith cold sto rag e q u estio n s” , said P ro in M innesota, in a le tte r to Edwin T.
“I believe the latter, but are you
fessor Lewis. "T h e y a re H. R. 9266, Reed, o f the Oregon A gricultural col sure you can w in?”
H. R. 9530, H . R. 3376 and H. R. lege, chairm an o f th e com m ittee on
“Abso-bloomlng-lutely.”
5695.
F ru itg ro w e rs should w rite to the high school course for th e Oregon
“I didn’t know you were a sprin
th e ir re p re se n ta tiv e s fo r copies of Council o f Teachers o f E nglish. The te r.”
these bills.
le tte r w as w ritten in response to a re
Speed shrugged his shoulders.
“ A ccording to th e provisions of the quest for suggestions th a t th e M inne
“Have you had experience?”
first of these bills it w ill be im possi sota high schools m ig h t offer fo r the
“O ceans of It!" '
ble to sto re apples fo r m ore than 90 work o f tile E nglish com m ittee in the
Mrs. R eap mused for a moment.
days, and th is would w ork a g re a t in te re st o f Oregon high schools. I t is "Tell me," said she, finally, “a t what
hardship on th e apple and pear pro one of th e m ost stim u latin g o f the inter-collegiate gam e did you run
ducer, since q u ite a larg e p a rt o f our ; many le tte rs th a t have been received la st? ”
crop is held m ore th an 90 days. The from high school au th o rities through j “I didn’t run last; I ran first.” It
bill should be amended to exclude ap out the country.
was im possible to resen t the boy’s
ples.
“ I do not believe for a m om ent,” smile.
" O f course th e provisions of the bill continues Inspector A iton, “ th a t we
“-Then a t w hat game did you last
can apply to in te rsta te shipm ents only, ought to fo rg et or pass by such im run? I hope I’m not too curious?”
b u t th is is practically th e only m eans perishable things as L incoln’s G etty s | "Oh no, not a t a ll!" Speed stam
o f disposing o f stored apples and pears burg A ddress, G ray ’s E legy, The C ot mered.
a t profitable prices.
If it was the t e r ’s S aturday N ight, one or tw o of
“Or. if it is easier, at w hat college
purpose o f th e author of the bill to ex S hakespeare's plays, Silas M arner,
clude apples and pears it could be very e tc .; but why p u t in four y ears on games did you first ru n ?” Mrs. R eap
was laughing openly now.
easily accom plished by m aking th a t lite ra tu re which the teachers a re not
“Why the clear, ringing, rippling
provision before the m easures come to ! rending, w hich th e com m unity is r.ot
laughter?" asked the young man, to
final v o te .”
reading, which, in the fu tu re, the stu
dents will not read, and which has no cover his confusion.
“Because 1 think it is very funny.”
m essage for the day and th e m or
State Will Open Bids
"Oh, you do!" Speed took refuge be
row.
for Remodeling Capitol “ I f we can teach a boy to go hind an attitu d e of unbending dignity,
but the young widow would have none
Salem — Bids fo r rem odeling the through a farm jo u rn a l,” concludes of it.
Mr.
A
iton,
“
and
to
glean
the
good
sta te house will be opened by the
“I know ail about you,” said she.
board of control in a few days, and and to w rite a tim ely com m unication
the work will be sta rte d soon afte r. to th a t journal, we have done more for “You are a very wonderful person, of
The Suprem e court building v irtually him than if we dragged him through a course; you a re a delightful fellow at
is com pleted and will be occupied by canto o f Sponser’s F aerie Q ieene, a a house-party, and-a most suitable in
March 1. The s ta te p rin tin g d e p a rt com position to w hich he will never dividual generally, but you a re not an
athlete, in spite of those beautiful
m ent has already been moved into th a t r e v e r t.”
clothes in your trunk."
building. S ta te A rch itect K nighton
"W ho told you?”
Bluff Road Fund Raised.
has draw n plans for dividing the room
"C ulver Covington.”
Sandy — A t th e m eeting o f the
now occupied by th e Suprem e court
"I didn’t know you two w ere ac
club Thursday
lib rary into a num ber o f rooms for use Sandy Comm ercial
by leg islativ e com m ittees.
A large n ig h t it was reported th a t $800 had quainted.”
Mrs. R eap flushed. "H e told me all
central room for public hearings will been subscribed tow ard the im prove
m ent of the bluff road from Sandy to about you long ago. You w ear all the
also be provided.
The first floor will give additional P leasant Home, seven m iles. This athletic clothes, you know all the talk,
room for sta te d ep artm en ts because of sum is additional to the am ount being you have tried to m ake the team a
the m oving o f the p rin tin g and h e a t collected from th e people living along dozen times, but you are not even a
ing plants.
The q u a rte rs form erly ; the road and the special tax levied. ; substitute. You are m erely the V ar
used by th e sta te p rin te r will be re a r The club voted to recom mend th a t sity ch eerlead er. Culver calls you
ranged for use by th e secretary of Thom as B. Milan, an experienced con ‘the head-yeller.’ ”
"Columbus has discovered our con
sta te , and th e s ta te trea su ry d e p a rt struction w orker and road builder, be
m ent will have th e space across the appointed by the County court as road- tin e n t!" Baid Speed. "You a re a very
wise chaperon, and you m ust have a
corridor form erly occupied by the m aster.
corking mem ory for nam es, but even
labor com m issioner and the h eating
Storm Brings Fish North.
plant.
a head-yeller is b etter than a glee-club
Seaside— As an additional evidence quarter-back." He nodded tow ard the
War Started on Tree Insects.
of the severity of th e storm th a t has bunk house, whence they had come.
A shland—W ith Ashland as a base of been rnging along the coast recenty, “You h aven't told anybody?"
“N ot yet.”
operations, employes o f th e Federal is the fa c t th a t a live abalone was cast
“ 'Y et,1 ” he quoted. “The futurity
As these
entom ological bureau are planning a up on the beach here.
im plied in th a t word d isturbs me.
w arfare a g a in st fo rest tre e insects. shellfish are not n ativ e to N orthern Suppose you and I keep It for a little
More than a dozen governm ent men w aters, it is supposed th a t his one secret? S ecrets a re very delightful
will be enlisted in the work, and these was torn from its m oorings along some a t house-parties.”
wiU be reinforced by s ta te forestry of th e Mexican or Southern C alifornia
“Don’t you consider your action de
employes and a crew o f men furnished beaches and carried here by the Japan
ceitful?"
current.
by the T im berland O wners association.
"N ot a t all. My m otto is 'W e strive
A ttached to th e shell was a root
O peration will begin im m ediately.
The shell was to please.’ ”
G overnm ent officials e stim ate th a t out and stem o f kelp.
“Think of H elen.”
o f every six Fections o f tim berland a found by J. L. M organ, o f th is city.
“T h at's it; I c a n 't think of any
m illion or m ore fe e t are ruined an
thing else! She's mad about athletic*,
nually by th e rav ag es o f beetles.
Employes WUI Run City.
and I had to do aom ething to stand off
Ashland — H eads o f d epartm ents, this w eight-lifting tenor.”
Fruiimen Talk on Roads.
through d etails o f com m ittees, will
“Is it any w onder a woman d istru sts
Sandy— F ru itg ro w ers from the Do h e re a fte r ad m in ister city business, as every man she m eets?” m uied the
ver, C herryville, Firwood and o th er provided by a special ordinance. Those chaperon. "Jlelen m ight forgive you.
d istric ts surrounding Sandy m et in m ost fam iliar w ith conditions will I couldn't.”
The
M einig's hall recen tly to consider the bear the chief responsibility.
“Oh. It's not th at bad. I know w hat
fru it situ atio n . O. .A. F re y ta g ad council has arriv ed a t a rerngnition of I'm doing.”
dressed the m eeting, th e m ain portion th is fact, and it is confidently ex p ect
“ You will cause these cowboys to
o f his address being on th e good roads ( ed th a t the new system will sim plify lose a lot more money.”
question and th e proposed bond issue methods and expedite city affairs.
in Clackam as county for the construc Economy in ad m in istratio n is also
tion o f roads.
Edw ard Olds, ex looked for. A ta c it understanding has
HAS TWO PERIODS OF REST
plained th e I’aciflc
H ighw ay and been arrived a t w hereby city employes
pointed o u t w here its trib u ta rie s may agree not to charge for overtim e.
D iv is io n of T lm o of Slu m b e r P re ve nt
be located.
The sen tim ent o f the
ed B re a kd o w n of M a n W o rn Out
m eeting seemed to favor the bonds.
L o g g ers A re R osy nt A irlie.
by O verw ork.
A irlie— The Simpson Logging com
Mabel Mill to Resume Work.
pany employes have been a t work run
Two hours In bed In the early e v e
Springfield — The m ill a t Mabel, ning 4,000.000 legs into the boom be nlng ts the la trs t health recipe for the
The logs have busy man whose day begins early In
owned by th e C oast Rang« L um ber low here this week.
company, will resum e o perations in a been causing much trouble in the the morning and lasts till late a t night.
few days. T his m ill is one o f the L uckiam ute riv er lately.
Many men
The "treatm en t," w hich consists
larg est in Lane county, and will give are employed in the logging work in simply of going to bed from 5 till 7
em ploym ent to many men.
T his mill the country adjacent to A irlie this o'clock, waa described by • medical
winter.
has been closed since last fall.
man who prescribed It for a bualneaa
“Not a t all. W hen Culver arriv es—”
“Oh. th a t Is w hat I w ant to talk
over with you,” Mrs. Reap broke in,
nervously.
“Then It Isn't about the foot-race?
You are not angry?" Speed brightened
amazingly.
"I'm not exactly angry; I'm sur
prised and grieved. Of course, I can’t
forgive deceit—I dare say I am more
particular than m ost people.”
“But you w on't tell?” Mrs. R eap in
dicated In some subtle m anner that
she was not above m aking term s,
whereupon her companion declared,
w arm ly: " I’m yours for life! Ask
me for my watch, my right eye, any
thing! I ’ll give It to you!”
"I assure you I sh a ’n ’t ask anything
so im portant as th at, but I shall ask
a favor.”
“N ame It and it is yo u rs!” Speed
w rung the hand she offered.
“And perhaps 1 can do m ore than
keep silent—although I don't see w hat
good It will do. P erhaps I can help
your suit.”
“Gracious lady, all I ask Is th a t you
th ru st out your foot and trip up
Berkeley F resno w henever he sta rts
tow ard her. P u t him out of the play,
and I shall bo th# happiest man In
th e world.”
"Agreed.”
“Now, in w hat way can I serve
you?”
Mrs. R eap becam e em barrassed,
while the sam e shadowy trouble th at
had been observed of late settled upon
her.
"I simply h ate to ask It,” she said,
“but 1 suppose I m ust. T here seem s
to be no o th er way out of It." T urn
ing to him suddenly, she said, in a
low, Intense voice: "I—I’m In trou
ble, Mr. Speed, such dreadful trou
b le !”
“Oh, I’m so so rry !” he answ ered
her, with genuine solicitude. "You
n eedn't have m ade any conditions. 1
would have done anything I could for
you.”
“T h at’s very kind, for I don’t like
our air of conspiracy, but”—Mrs. Reap
was w ringing her slender hands—"I
ju s t can't tell the girls. You—you can
help me.”
Speed allowed h er tim e to grow
calm , when she continued:
“I—I am engaged to be m arried.”
"F elicitatio n s!”
"N ot at all," said the young widow,
w retchedly. "T h at is the aw ful part
of It. I am engaged to two m en !” She
turned her brown eyes full upon him ;
they were strained and tragic.
Speed felt him self impelled to laugh
im m oderately, but Instead he ob
served, in a tone to relieve h er anx
iety:
“N othing unusual In th a t; it has
been done before. Even I have been
prodigal with my affections. W hat can
I do to relieve the congestion?”
“Please don't m ake light of it. It
m eans so much to me. I—I’m In love
with Jack C hapin.”
“W ith J a c k !”
“Yes. W hen I came here I thought
I cared for somebody else. Why, 1
w anted to come here ju st because I
knew th a t—th a t somebody else had
been invited too, and we could be to
gether.”
"And he couldn’t come— ”
“W ait! And then, when I got here,
I m et Jack Chapin. T hat was less than
a week ago, and yet In th a t sh o rt time
I have learned th a t he is the only
man 1 can ever love—the one man In
all the world.”
"And you can ’t accept because you
have a previous engagem ent. I see!
Jove! It's quite dram atic. B ut I don't
“ M r. Speed Goln' to L iv e H e r e ?’' In
quired the Forem an.
see why you a re so excited? If the
o th er chap isn ’t coming—”
"B ut he is! T h at is w hat maaoa it
so dreadful! If those two men should
m eet”—Mrs. R eap buried h er face in
her banda and shuddered—"there
would be a tragedy, they a re both so
frightfully Jealous.” She began to
trem ble, and Speed laid a com forting
hand upon h er shoulder.
”1 think you m ust be exciting your-
self unduly,” said he. “Je a n ’s other
fr itn d i ¿ 'd n ’t come. T here’s nobody
due now but Culver Cov— "
’’T h at's who it le t” Roberta, raised
her pallid face a* the young m an fell
back.
"Culver! G reat Scott! Why, he's
engaged—"
“W h at!”
"N othing! I—I—" Speed paused,
a t an u tte r loss for words.
"You see, he'll discover th e tru th .”
“Does he know you are here?”
“No. I Intended to surprise him. I
was Jealous. I couldn't bear to think
of his being here w ith o th er girls—
men are so deceitful! T h a t's why I
consented to act as chaperon to H elen.
And now to think th a t I should have
m et my fate in Ja c k C hapin!”
“I see. You w ant me to b reak the
news to Culver."
“No! n o !” Mrs. R eap w as aghast.
“If he even suspected the tru th he'd
become a raging lion. Oh, I’ve been
quite distracted ever since Jack le ft!”
"W eil, w hat am I to do? You m ust
have some p a rt laid out for m e?”
"I have. A desperate situation de
m ands a d esperate rem edy. I ’ve lost
all conscience. T h at's why I agreed to
protect you If you’d protect me.”
“Go ahead.”
“Culver is your friend.”
"W e’re closer than a chord in Q."
“Then you m ust w ire him—’’
“I have— "
”—N ot to come.”
“W h a t!” J. W allingford Speed s ta rt
ed as If a w asp had stung him.
“You m ust w ire him a t once not to
come. I don't care w hat excuse you
give, but stop him. Stop h im !”
Speed reached for a pillar; h e felt
th a t th e porch was spinning slowly
beneath his feet.
"Oh, see here, now l I can’t do th a t ! ”
“You prom ised!" cried Mrs. R eap,
fiercely. “I have tried to th in k of
som ething to tell him , but I ’m too
frightened.”
“Yes, but—but I—w ant him h ere—
for this foot-race.” W ally swallowed
bravely.
“Foot-race!” storm ed the widow, in
dignantly. “Would you allow an Insig
nificant thing like a foot-race to w reck
a hum an life? Two hum an lives?
T hree?”
"C an’t you—w ire him ?"
Mrs. R eap stam ped h e r foot. "If he
dream ed I was h ere he would h ire a
special train. No! It m ust come from
you. You a re his b est friend.”
"W hat can I say?” dem anded th e
bew ildered Speed, unhappily.
"I don't care w hat you say, I don’t
care w hat you do—only do som ething,
and do it quickly before he has tim e
to leave Chicago." Then sensing the
hesitation In h er com panion's face:
“Or perhaps you p refer to have H elen
know the deceit you have practiced
upon her? And I fancy these cowboys
would resen t th e joke, don’t you?
W hat do you think would happen. If
they discovered th eir cham pion to be
merely a cheer-leader w ith a trunkful
of new clothes, who ca n 't do a sin
gle out-door sport—not one?”
“W a lt!” Speed mopped his brow
w ith a red-and blue silk handkerchief.
“I’ll do my best.”
"T hen I shall do my p a r t ” And
Mrs. Reap, who could not b ear decep
tion, turned and w ent indoors while J.
W allingford Speed, a prey to sundry
misgivings, stum bled down the steps,
his head in a whirl.
C H A P T E R V II.
ERRELEY FRESNO w as de
voting him self to
Miss
Blake.
S
“W hat do you th in k of
our decorations?" she In
quired.
“They are more or less
athletic,” he declared, “W as
________ it Mr. Speed’s idea?”
“Yea. He w anted training q u arters.”
“It’s a joke, isn ’t it? ”
“I don’t think so. Mr. Fresno, why
do you dislike Mr. Speed?”
Fresno bent a w arm glance upon the
questioner. "D on’t you know ?”
H elen shook h er head w ith bland
innocence.
"T hen you do dislike
him ?”
"No, indeed! I like him—he m akes
me laugh." H elen bridled loyally,
“Did you see those m edals he wor*
yesterday?" the young man queried.
“Of course, and I thought them
beautiful.”
“How w ere they Inscribed? Hs
wouldn’t le t me exam ine them .”
“N aturally. If I had trophies liks
th a t I would guard them too.”
Fresno nodded, musingly. “I gave
m ine aw ay.”
“Oh, are you an athlete?"
"No, but I tim ed a foot-race once.
They gave me a beautiful nearly-
bronze emblem so th a t I could g et in
to the Infield."
“And did you w in?”
"No! no! I didn’t run! Don’t you
understand? I was an official.” Fresno
was vexed a t the girl's lack of percep
tion. “I'm not an athlete. Miss Blake.
I’m Just an ordinary sort of chap.” He
led h er to a seat, while Jean enlisted
th e aid of L arry Glass and completed
th e finishing touches to the decora
tions. “A thletics don’t do a fellow any
good a fte r he leaves college. I'm go
ing Into business th is fall. Have you
ever been to C alifornia?” M laa Blake
adm itted th a t she had never been so
far, and F resno launched him self upon
a glowing description of his native
s ta te ; but before he could shape ths
conversation to a point w here hi*
h earer m ight perchance expreaa a de
sire to see Its wonder*. Still B U I Sto
ver th ru st his head cautiously through
ine door to
hnnk-house, and al
lowed an adm iring eye to rove ove:
th e transform ation.
"Look* like a b a z a a r!” he exclaim ed
“W hat the Idea?”
" T r a i n i n ’ quarters," said Glass.
en “Mr.
o'clock
he goln'
la up to again,
bathes,
Speed
live here?”
In
dresses
and foreman,
dines. He
Is then th fresh
quired the
bringing
e re
m alnder
of hta
lanky
body hours’
Into view.
for
another
four
or Ova
busL
B E duties.
C O N TIN U
ness or (TO
social
H ED
is .) tw o rest
periods combined give him alm ost
nine hours in bed. The ’p atien t’
gets through a g reater am ount of
work and enjoys b etter health."
man whose m anifold Interests had
been compelling him to crowd two
days’ work Into one, to the detrim ent
of hts health.
“My patient now has two distinct
days and two distinct recuperation
periods every tw enty-four hours,"
th e doctor explained. “ He begin*
work with his secretary an hour be
T heir Way.
fore moet business men are think
"W hy should you women w ant to
ing of getting up In the morning. At
five o'clock In the afternoon his first ro te ? You c a n 't fight?"
“C an't we? Ju s t try us and w ateh
day’s work ends and he goee to bed
for two hours' complete rest. At sev- us com e to th e scratch.”