NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume of World’s Important
Events Told in Brief.
United States exports
per cent in January.
increase 86
Seven deaths were caused by heavy
snow storm in New York.
The price of bread in Chicago has
risen one cent—to 6 cents a loaf.
Two hundred of the 670 members of
the English parliament are serving at
the front.
Reports have it that Serbia is to be
invaded again by a large army of Aus-
tro-Germans.
A German dynamites a Canadian
railroad bridge and escapes to the
United States.
A London dispatch announces that
the Germans lost 6000 killed on a
Polish front less than a mile long.
General Villa en route to Tampico,
captures San Luis Potosi and is in full
possession of the city and vicinit. .
The steamer Northland loses rudder
in storm off Califorania coast, but was
taken in tow by the steamer Nann
Smith.
W. H. Hornibrook, editor of the A l
bany, Ore., Daily Democrat, has been
appointed by President Wilson as
minister to Siam.
Victoria, B. C., film censors in the
last 12 months barred 50 per cent of
the pictures because there was used
too much Stars and Stripes.
German Army Officer
Dynamites Canadian Bridge
clasping her hands together and bring-
| ing Abe's attention to herself.
"Really!
You surprise me!
Y’ ou
don’t mean to say folks talk about us
j like th at'”
"Slander is a dretful long-legged
critter," amended Miss Abigail, smil
ing and sighing in the same breath.
"Sary Jane.” inquired Mrs. Homan
sweetly, "what's the matter with that
pepper pot? Does it need fillin’ ?”
And so began the reign of peace in
the Old Ladies' home.
DOINGS OF OREGON’S LEGISLATURE
Vanceboro, Me. — Another interna
tional problem incident to the war was
thrust upon the United States by the
action of Werner van Horn, who.
| operating on the Canadian side of the
border, dynamited the railway bridge
over the St. Croix river and then es
caped into this state.
State Capitol, Salem— A valuation
A few hours later, in a room at a of approximately $60,000,000 is made
hotel here, Van Horn quietly submit for the property of the Portland Rail
ted to arrest, but immediately pro way, Light & Power company, accord
claimed himself an officer o f the Ger ing to figures produced before the
man army and set up the contention State Railroad commission in the gen
that he had committed an act o f war, eral investigation hearing into the
rates and service o f the company.
and, having fled to a neutral country,
The valuation figures were brought
could not be legally surrendered to an out through the testimony of W. J.
Hagenah, utility expert, testifying in
enemy of the fatherland.
The Canadian authorities, however, behalf of the company. It was under
at once instituted proceedings to ob- ; his direction that the company made
tain Van Horn’s extradition on a an inventory o f its property to be sub
charge of destruction of railroad prop mitted to the commission in the pres
erty. Pending the outcome of these ent investigation.
What valuation has been placed by
efforts, Van Horn is held at the immi
gration office here in custody of Deputy the commission’ s engineering experts
Sheriff George W. Ross, of Washing has not been developed in the testi
mony, but the line o f questions shot at
ton county.
The bridge which Van Horn sought Hagenah indicated that the commis
sion has figures that will range consid
to destroy was not greatly damaged.
The St. Croix river for some dis erably under those o f the company.
Franklin T. Griffith, president of
tance forms the boundary between
Maine and New Brunswick.
The the company, was present at the hear
bridge is owned jointly by the Maine ing, but the examination for the com
Central and the Canadian Pacific rail pany was conducted by R. A. Leiter.
ways and is on the direct route of the Mr. Hagenah was the only witness.
Canadian Pacific from Western Canada He narrated the manner in which the
to the maritime provinces. Over this appraisal had been made, the commis
road have been shipped large quanti sion inquiring at length into the
ties of war materials for the allies, methods he had used in arriving at the
which were placed on board ships at value of various items.
Among the largest items are $8,-
St. John and Halifax.
694.000 for roadway and tracks; $9,-
076,326 for land; $4,987,000 for equip
ment, $44,357,000 for buildings, fix
tures and grounds, $4,557,000 for rol
ling stock and floating equipment,
Washington, D. C.— Foreign trade $6046 for hydraulic power works, $4,-
from January 2 to January 30 through 767.000 for water powers, and $9,962,-
13 principal
customs ports, which 000 for cost of development.
A Brief Resume of Proceedings of the People’s Representatives
at the State Capital, Bills Introduced, Passed, Rejected, Etc.
Portland Electric Light Co. Prominent Women Plead
tor School tor Girls
Says It’s Worth $60,000,000
Export Trade Makes
Record During January
An indication of possible action by
Italy is to be found in a notification is
sued to Italian reservists in England
to prepare to join the colors.
handle approximately 86 per cent of
A German statistician denies that the nation’s export and import busi
Germany can be “ starved out” in the ness, netted a balance in favor of the
present war and declares the country’s United States of $131,133,888, ex
State Capitol, Salem—A bill provid
granaries are stocked with abundance ceeding all records for any one month.
The total exports for the four weeks, ing for workmen’s compensation sim
o f cereals.
January 2 to January 30, was $238,- ilar to the Michigan law was intro
Reports reaching Holland say that
It
574,096, or an average of $59,643,524 duced in the senate by Bingham.
the new bread regulations in Germany
per week. The imports were $107,- is different in many phases from the
have caused bo much unrest that 12,-
440,208, or an average of $26,860,052 present compensation law, and its au
000 special constables have been ap
thor says it will solve the perplexing
pointed to guard the bakeries in Berlin. a week.
Officials of the department o f Com question of aiding injured workmen in
England notifies U. S. that ship merce said these figures represented this state.
An important feature of the new act
ments o f foodstuffs for Germany and only telegraphic returns from the
Austria will be considered as contra principal customs ports and that when is that employes will make no contri
band and will confiscate ail cargoes complete reports were received from butions. Those sustaining minor in
captured without conpensation to the throughout the service the volume of juries will receive no benefits until the
shippers.
business transacted last month would 16th day after the injuries were sus
tained.
Persons incapacitated from
According to reportB in circulation show a material increase— about 14
work for four wdeks or longer will re
at the Vatican, Great Britain, Ger per cent— over the present figures.
O f the four weeks mentioned, the ceive compensation from the time of
many and Austria have answered
the*accident.
favorably Pope Benedict’s proposal for last, ended January 30, produced a
The law provides for the appoint
favorable
balance
of
$35,901,535.
Ac
an exchange of civil prisoners— wo
ment by the governor o f one industrial
men and children and men above the cording to the department’s records,
this shows the largest excess of ex accident commissioner, who shall re
age of 55.
ports over imports for any similar per ceive $3000 a year. In case of dis
With the opening of the British par iod for more than 10 years. Exports pute as to the amount of compensation
liament the political truce was re for this week totaled $63,668,139 and he and two other persons, selected by
newed.
The government, while as imports $27,766,604.
those interested, shall fix the amount.
suming all responsibility for the war,
Employers may provide compensation
welcomed the opposition’s support and
through casualty companies, mutual
the ministers announced that they
insurance, pay it themselves or come
would reply readily to all criticism and
under a provision for state compensa
endeavor to avoid controversial mat
Washington, 1). C. — Ambassador tion.
ters.
Under the present law the payment
Page, at London, cabled the State de
Jitney-bus bandits, operating for the partment Wednesday that the British of compensation is according to the
first time in Seattle, Wash., kidnaped fleet had been ordered to treat cargoes size o f the families o f the injured per
two passengers from the down-town of grain and flour destined for Ger sons, but the new act makes the earn
districts, took them to a lonely spot on many or Austria as conditional contra ing capacity the basis of compensa
the boulevard near Lake Washington, band, subject to seizure and confisca tion. Senator Bingham said one of
the important, features o f his bill is
beat them, and, after stealing $8.50 in tion.
that it would induce employers to pro
cash and two watches, left them to
Thin step, the ambassador explained,
find their way back to the city after followed the announcement that the vide all safety appliances, that acci
they recovered consciousness.
German government had decreed con dents should be reduced to a minimum.
“ Under practically this same law
A conscience-stricken person sent fiscation of all grain and Hour to con operating in Michigan 90 to 95 per
serve
the
nation’s
food
supply.
Since
$15 to the Seattle office of the Union
cent of the employers have come under
Pacific railroad, and the fund hRS been the publication of the German order its provisions,” said Senator Bingham,
the
ambassador
here,
Count
Von
Bern-
forwarded to the Portland headquar
“ and out of 600,000 employes less than
ters. Bills amounting to $15 were storff, personally has assured the 16 have rejected it since the law went
American
government
that
no
food
pinned to the following note:
“ U. P.
into effect about two and one-half
R. R. Co.— I have been in your debt stuffs im|>orted from the United States years ago.”
or
neutral
countries
would
be
subject
this amount since 1882.” No explan
ation whatever iB given as to how the to seizure and press dispatches have
company was defrauded, and the iden announced the issuance of a modifying
decree making such exemptions by the
tity o f the remitter remains hidden.
German government.
StHte Capitol, Salem— Friends of the
A Portland highwayman said to be
Ambassador Page said the British
sixty years old, secured 40 cents from government had informed him that be Oregon National guard made an effort
a victim.
cause the steamship Wilhelmina, now- in the house to save the $70,000 con
tinuing appropriation provided for that
Carranza troops enter Mexico City bound from New York to Hamburg organization before the Schuebel bill,
and with little resistance take charge with grain and other food, had sailed providing for a general repeal o f all
before the issuance of the German de
of the government.
cree, an exception would be made in continuing appropriations, was passed
and sent over to the senate.
Germans are reported to be using a her case.
Although it was plain from the start
The vessel would las seized, it was
new shel! containing a higher ex
said, but she would be released and her that the National guard fund, as a
plosive than heretofore known.
cargo purchased at invoice price by continuing appropriation, would be
A Babylonian tablet, believed to the British government.
Warning wiped out if the Schuebel bill carried,
have been buried in the earth more was given, however, that other ship members of the guard made no protest
than 4000 years ago and containing the ments hereafter o f like character, j against the measure until just before
earliest law «ale, recently has been when destined for Germany directly or it was placed on its final reading.
unearth d and is now in possession of indirectly, would be seized, as well as Then Representative Allen, o f Marion
Yale University. The laws are writ the vessels carrying them, without I county, who is a member of the guard,
appcnlcd to the house to save the item
ten in the Sumerian language, the lan compensation.
out of the bill. His pleas fell on deaf
guage of Southern Babylonia prior to
ears.
its conquest by the Semites or Ac-
He pointed out that the National
cadians in the time of Hammarabi.
Victoria,
B.
C.—
O
f
the
7500
reels
guard fund had been placed on a con
Owing to imperfect knowledge of the
of
moving
pictures
which
have
been
tinuing basis for the purpose o f taking
language the work of deciphering is
extremely difficult.
The laws that barred from British Columbia in the the guard out of politics and urged
have been translated refer to legisla last 12 months. 50.5 |>er cent have that by passing the measure in its
tion concerning injury to women, the been ’ “ scratched” because the use of present form it would be necessary for
repudiation of children who have been the "Stars and Stripes” was consider the officers of the guard to come be
adopted, elopement, the hire of boats ed excessive. "N o t that we have any fore the legislature every two years
and cattle, and provision for the kil objection to the flag of the United and ask for money to carry on their
States," explained the official censor. work.
ling o f a hired ox by a lion.
Films "slandering the allies in the
During the year ended June 80 last w ar" were rejected to the number of
a total of 10,802 persons, including 5.5, while 18 reels wer turned back on
State Capitol, Salem — Multnomah
265 passengers, lost their lives in acci the score that they were anti-Brit
dents on railroads and in railroad shops ish.
county will continue to have the option
reporting to the Interstate Commerce
of purchasing and operating voting
commission. In addition, 192,662 per
machines if it so elects. The house
sons were injured, of whom 15,121
Berlin A statistician on the Ber committee on revision of laws reported
were passengers.
liner Tageblatt has adduced figures to adversely on the Michelbrook bill, pro
A dispatch from Lima, Peru, says show Germany is in little danger of viding for the repeal of the law au
that Dr. Gazzani, Peruvian ex-minister being starved out in the present war. thorizing any county in the state that
of
foreign affairs,
was seriously As a result of the new German bread chooses to use voting machines.
The 1913 act never has been taken
wounded in a duel with Juan Durand. and flour regulation, the compiler
However, the commit
Durand is a brother of Dr. Augusto points out, less than 4,000,000 tons of advantage of.
Durand, the Peruvian revolutionary rye and wheat will lie required for tee took the attitude that some county
leader, who was compelled to leave breail up to the middle o f August. may at some future time desire to use
Chilean territory last August.
Last year's harvest, he says, amounted them.
to 14,500,000 tons, o f which 1,500.000
“ Mother Jones,” union sympathizer,
tons were deducted for seed.
This
who held a conference v ,th John I).
leaves 13,000.000 tons at the begili
State Capitol, Salem Notwithstand
Rockefeller, Jr., declares he latter’s
ning o f the war.
ing a gallant defense by Dimick, the
eyes have been "opened" to the
Schuebel anti-lobby bill, passed in the
needs of labor.
house by a large majority, was buried
Action by the government on the
Panama The new Northern Pacific under an avalanche o f votes in the sen
deficit caused by decreasing revenue steamship Great Northern and the ate. The Clackamas senator and Kel-
receipts will not be made at present. American line steamer Kroonland, the laher were its only supporters. Two
The administration hesitates over ex largest two passenger boats yet to use years ago the bill was defeated in pre
tending the war tax.
the Panama canal, pass«! through the cisely the same way. The judiciary
Senator Rurton, o f Ohio, suggests in waterway, both making fast time. committees reported the measure un
a apeech before the New York Peace The trip was without special incident. favorably with a minority report advo
society, that if the Panama canal The ship* used the new channel, which cating It. Dimick said it would cur
proves to be a financial disappoint has been dredged through the slide at tail the privileges o f none except those
sent to Salem and paid salaries.
ment, it be operated by all nations.
| Cucaracha.
New Workmen’s Compensa
tion Act Is Filed in Senate
England Declares hood
tor Germany Contraband
House Passes Bill to Re
peal Many Appropriations
loo Much Hag, In Excuse.
Voting Machine Ixuc Stands.
Much Food, Sags Herman.
Anti-Lohhy Hill host.
Big Ships Pass Canal.
State Capitol, Salem — Declaring
that there was real need for the insti
tution and that it was the duty of the
C H A P T E R VI.
state, which it should not attempt to
shirk, to take care of and educate its
Indian Summer.
agreed to call yew, by unanimous
SYNOPSIS.
wayward girls, 12 women, represent
Miss Abigail had not banked in vain
vote— yew set right here at the foot
ing various clubs, appeared before the
C aptain A brah am Hose and A ngelina, of the table. Aunt Nancy always had on the “ foresightedness of the Lord."
joint ways and means committee this \ his w ife, have lost th eir little homa the head an’ me the foot; but I only At the end of eix months, instead of
through A b e ’s unlucky purchase o f Ten a-
week and protested against the pro ! d y Gold m ining stock. T h e ir household kept the foot, partly becuz thar wa'n't there being a shortage in her accounts
posed recommendation to the legisla goods sold, the $100 auction m oney, all no man fer the place, and partly becuz because of Abe's presence, she was
'h e y huve left, w ill place A b e In the Old
ture that the Industrial School for M an's home, or A n g y in the Old L adies 1 was tew sizable ter squeeze in any- able to show the directors such a
home. Both are se lf-s a c rin d n s but Abe whar else.
Girls be abolished.
Seeln’ as Sister Angy is balance sheet as excelled all her pre
“ M y dear this Is the fu st tim e
Representatives of the women’s decides:
sech a leetle mite, though, I guess she vious commendable records.
I'v e had a chance to take the w ust o f it.
clubs spoke frankly, as did members T h e old couple bid good -by to the Btua kin easy make room fer me t’other
"H ow do you explain It?” they asked
house. T e r r o r o f
w hat fo lk s w ill sa y'
of the committee, and it is believed a sends
her.
them a lon g by-paths to the g a te o f side o’ her.”
plan will be agreed upon that will be the O ld L a d le s ’ home. Miss A b ig a il, m a
Abe could only bow hie thanks as he
“W e cast our bread on the waters,”
o f the Old L a d les’ home, hears o f
satisfactory to all concerned. Mrs. S. tron
the ill fortu n e o f the old couple. She tells put his gift down on the table and she answered, "an’ Providence jest
M. Blumauer, representing the Coun the oth er old ladies, and Blossy, w ho has took the prominent place assigned to kept a-eendin’ out the loaves.” Again
a double fee fo r the on ly double bed
cil of Jewish Women, said it would be paid
“ ’Twas grinnin’ that done
cham ber, voices the unanimous verdict him. The others seated, there was a she said.
unjust and unwise at this time to dis th at A b e must be taken In w ith his w ife. solemn moment of waiting with bowed it. Brother Abe he kept the gardener
continue the school. It was not a mer A be aw akens next m orning to find that heads. Aunt Nancy’s trembling voice good-natured, an’ the gardener he jest
he is "O ld I-ad y No. 31." T h e old ladies
cenary question, she urged, but an g iv e him such a w arm w elcom e th at he arose— the voice which had jealously grinned at the garden sass until it was
economical one, and a duty that Bhould la m ade to fe e l at hom e at once.
guarded the right of saying grace at ashamed not ter flourish; an’ Brother
be performed. The fact that only a
table in the Old Ladles’ home for Abe kept tho gals good-natured an1
C
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A
P
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R
IV—
Continued.
comparatively few girls had been
twenty years— not, however, in the cus they wa’n’t so niasy about what they
taken care of was no reason for doing
tomary words of •*'«nksgtving, but in eat; an’ he kept the visitors a-laughin’
But what was this? Blossy, leading
away with the school, she said.
a peremptory “ Brother A b e!”
jest ter see him here, an’ when yew
all the others in a resounding call of
Abraham looked up. Could she pos make folks laugh they want ter turr
"W elcom e!’’ and then Blossy drawing
sibly mean that he was to establish
her two hands from behind her back.
himself as the head of the household
One held a huge blue cup, the other
by.repeating grace? “ Brother A b e!”
State Capitol, Salem — Permanent the saucer to match. She placed the she called upon him again. “ Yew ’ve
registration of voters and compulsory cup in the saucer and held it out to askt a blessin' fer one woman fer
voting are provided for in a bill passed Abraham. He trudged down the few many a year; supposin’ yew ask it
in the house. The measure was intro steps to receive it, unashamed now of fer thirty!”
duced by the joint committee on judi the tears that coursed down his
Amid the amazement of the other
ciary and revision of laws and com cheeks. With a burst of delight he sisters, Abe mumbled, and muttered,
perceived
that
it
was
a
mustache
cup,
bined the essential features of bills
and murmured— no one knew what
previously submitted by Represent such ae the one he had always used words; but all understood the over
ative Kuehn, of Portland, and the at home until it had been set for safe whelming gratitude behind his inco
Marion county delegation.
Under its keeping on the top pantry shelf to herency, and all joined heartily in the
provisions the clerks are required to await the auction, where it had Amen. Then, while Mrs. Homan, the
keep a card index system for the reg brought the price of eleven cents with cook of the week, went bustling out
istered voters. When a person regis half a paper of tacks thrown in.
into the kitchen, Aunt Nancy felt that
And now as the tears cleared away
ters the record becomes permanent and
it devolved upon her to explain her
can be used indefinitely at future el c - he saw, also, what Angy’s eyes had al action. It would never do, she thought,
tions.
If a voter moves from one ready noted, the inscription in warm for her to gain a reputation for self-
precinct to another within the same crimson letters on the shining blue effacement and sweetness of disposi
county or desires to change his or her side of the cup, "To Our Beloved tion at her time of life.
political affiliation it will be necessary Brother.”
“ Son, I want yew to understand one
"Sisters,” he mumbled, for he could
only to advise the county clerk. To
thing naow at the start. Yew treat
do
no
more
than
mumble
aa
he
took
accommodate voters who move from
us right, an’ we’ll treat you right.
one county to another, the county his gift, ” ef yew’d been gittin’ ready
That’s all we ask o’ yew. Miss Ellie,
clerks are authorized to send the cards fer me six months, yew couldn’t have
pass the radishes.”
done no better.”
from one to another upon request.
“ I'll do my best,” Abe hastened to
Naturalized citizens will not be re
assure her. “ Hy-guy, that coffee smells
C H A P T E R V.
quired to show their naturalization pa
some kind o’ good, don’t it? Between
pers at the time they register. They
the smell o’ the stuff an’ the looks
The
Head
of
the
Corner.
will be required only to swear that
o’ my cup, it’ll be so temptin’ that I ’ll
Everybody wore their company man
they are naturalized and give the dates
wish I had the neck of a gi-raffe, an’
in connection therewith.
ners to the breakfast table— the first
could taste it all the way deown.
time in the whole history of the home
Angy, I be afraid we’ll git the gout
when company manners had graced
State Capitol, Salem—Three more the initial meal of the day. Being a-livin’ so high. Look at this here
of the bills introduced by Represent pleasant at supper was easy enough, cream!”
Smiling, joking, his lips insisting "I Never See Such a Clever Lot of
ative Oscar W. Horne, of Portland, Aunt Nancy used to say, for every one
Women.”
and indorsed by the State Federation save the unreasonably cantankerous, upon joking to cover the natural feel
o f Labor failed to get past the house. and being agreeable at dinner was not ing of embarrassment incident to this
One was postponed indefinitely, mean especially difficult; but no one 6hort of first meal among the sisters, but with around an’ dew somethin’ fer yew. I
ing that it was put to sleep beyond a saint could be expected to smile of his voice breaking now and again with tell yew, ef yew kin only keep grit
possible reawakening, another was mornings until sufficient time had emotion, while from time to time he ernough ter grin, yew kin drive away
amended and another was referred. been given to discover whether one had to steal his handkerchief to his a drought.”
In truth, there had been no drought
Mr. Horne made a determined effort had stepped out on the wrong or the old eyes, Abe passed successfully
through the— to him—elaborate break in the garden that summer, but almost
to save one of his measures—the one right side of the bed.
fast. And Angy sat in rapt silence, a double yield of corn and beans; no
compelling contractors on public works
This morning, however, no time was
to enforce the eight-hour law more needed to demonstrate that everybody but with her face shining so that her drought in the gifts sent to the home,
scrupulously. The bill is aimed par in the place had gotten out on the quiet was the stillness of eloquence. but showers of plenty. Some of these
ticularly at “ station work” or contract happy side of his couch. Even the Once Abe startled them all by rising came in the form of fresh fish and
labor through which groups of work deaf-and-dumb gardener had untwisted stealthily from the table and seizing clams left at the back door; some in
ingmen are enabled to work more than his surly temper, and as Abraham the morning’s newspaper, which lay luscious fruits; some in barrels of
clothing. And the barrels of clothing
eight hours a day on the ground that entered the dining-room, looked in at upon the buffet.
” 1 knowed i t ! ” caviled Lazy Daisy solved another problem; for no longer
they are working for themselves.
the east window with a conciliatory
sotto voce to no one in particular. did their contents consist solely of
grin and nod which said plainly ae
"Biled
“ He couldn't wait for the news till articles of feminine attire.
words:
he was through eatin’ ! ” But Abe had shirts” poured out of them; socks and
State Capitol, Salem— Representa
“ ’Tis a welcome sight indeed to see
tive Lewis’ plan to change the limit one of my own kind around this estab folded the paper into a stout weapon, breeches, derby hats, coats and negli
and, creeping toward the window, de gees; until Aunt Nancy with a humor
on legislative sessions from 40 to 60 lishment!”
spatched by a quick, adroit movement ous twist to her thin lips Inquired If
days was defeated in the house.
His
"Why don’t he come in?” questioned
resolution made the pay of the legis Abe, waving back a greeting as well a fly which had alighted upon the there were thirty men in this estab
lators $5 a day instead of $3 and pro as he could with the treasured cup in screen.
lishment and one woman.
vided a recess of 14 days after the for one of his hands and the saucer in
“ I hate the very sight o’ them air
"I never thought I’d come to wearin’
tieth day, to reconsider bills, but with the other; whereupon Sarah Jane, pesky critters,” he explained half a quilted silk basque with toseels on
out pay. A fter the house turned down that ugly duckling, explained that the apologetically. “ Thar, thar’s another it,” Abe remarked one day on being
the resolution Lewis offered another fellow, being a confirmed woman one,” and slaughtered that
urged to try on a handsome smoking
providing that sessions in the house
“ My, but yew Lin get ’em, can’t Jacket. "Dew I look like one of them
begin at 9 o’clock in the morning.
yew?” spoke Miss Abigail admiringly. sissy-boys, er Jest a dude?”
The speaker ruled him out of order.
“ Them tew be the very ones I tried
" It ’s dretful becoming.” insisted
Mr. Lewis himself is at his desk every
ter ketch all day yiste’day; I kin see Angy, "bewtiful! Ain’t it, gals?”
morning at 7 :30 o’clock and brings
as a fly-ketcher yew be a-goin’ ter be
Every old lady nodded her head
his lunch to the house chamber.
wuth a farm ter me. Set deown an' with an air of proud proprietorship,
try some o’ this here strawberry pre as if to say, "Nothing could fall to
serve.”
become our brother." And Angy nod
State Capitol, Salem — Governor
But Abe protested that he could not ded her head, . o. In delighted ap
Withycombe has signed the following
eat another bite unless he should get proval of their appreciation of "our
house bills:
up and run around the house to brother” and "my husband."
Creating district courts, defining
Beautiful, joy-steeped, pleasure-filled
“Joggle deown” what he had already
their jurisdiction and providing system
swallowed. He leaned back in his days these were for the couple, who
of procedure.
chair and surveyed the family: on had been cramped for life’s smallest
Exempting chickens and other do
his right, generous-hearted Blossy, necessities so many meager years.
mestic animals from execution of at
who had been smiling approval and en Angy felt that she had been made mi
tachment.
couragement at him all through the re raculously young by the birth of this
Abolishing justice courts and creat
past; at hie left, and just beyond new Abraham—almost as if at last
ing districts. Further defining juris
Angy, Miss Abigail Indulging in what she had been given the son for whom
diction o f district courts.
remained on the dishes now that she in her youth she had prayed with im
Giving lnborors in logging camps
discovered the others to have finished; passioned appeal. Her old-wife love
lien upon their products.
Aunt Nancy keenly watching him from became rejuvenated Into a curious
Lim iting catch of crabs in waters of
the head of the board; and all the mixture of proud mother-love and
Coos bay.
other sisters “ betwixt an' between.”
young-wife leaning, ae she saw Abe
He caught Mrs. Homan's eye where win every heart and become the cen
she stood in the doorway leading into ter of the community.
State Capitol, Salem— Senator Dim-
the kitchen, and remarked pleasantly:
"Why, the sisters all think the sun
ick's bill repealing a law providing
"Ma'am, yew oughter set up a pan rises an’ sets in him,” Angy would
cake shop In 'York. Yew could make whisper to herself sometimes, awed
that only graduate nurses with licenses
a fortune at i t I hain't had sech a by the glorious wonder of it all.
be allowed to administer anaesthetics
meal o’ vittlee sence I turned fifty
The sisters fairly vied with one an
was passed by the senate. The Clack
year o' age."
other to see how much each could do
amas legislator contended that the
A flattered smile overspread Mrs for the one man among them. Their
present law was class legislation; "a
HomSa's visage, and the other sisters, own preferences and prejudices were
nice little game put over by the nurses
In a
noting it, wondered how long it would magnanimously thrust aside.
two years ago so they would have all
be before she showed her claws in body they besought their guest to
this work.” In the interest of human
Abraham's presence.
smoke as freely in the bouse as out
ity. he said, country physicians were
"Hy-guy, Angy,” Abe went on, "yew of doors. Miss Abigail even traded
forced to violate the law daily. Sen
ators J. C. Smith and Wood, physi
can't believe nothin’ yew hear, kin some of her garden produce for to
cians. opposed the present law.
yer? Why, folks have told me that bacco, while Miss Ellie made the old
"Brother Abe— That's What We've yew ladies— What yew hittln’ my gentleman a tobacco pouch of red flan
| foot fer, mother? Folks have told nel so generous in its proportions that
All Agreed to Call Yew.”
| me," a twinkle of amusement in his on a pinch it could be used aa a cheat
State Capitol, Salem— Another “ Ore
gon Blue Book” will be issued by the hater, cooked all his own meals In the ' eye at the absurdity, "that yew fight protector.
Then Ruby Lee, not to be outdone
secretary of state if the senate concurs smoke house, and insisted upon all his among yerselvee like cats an' dogs,
by anybody, produced, from no one
in the action of the house. An appro orders being left on a slate outside the when, law! I never see sech a clever
ever discovered where, a mother-of-
priation of $2200 was voted for the tool-house door. Abe sniffed disdain lot o’ women gathered tergether in
pearl manicure set for the delight and
purpose, and an issue of 20.000 books fully, contemplating her homely coun all my life An' I believe— mother, I
authorized. The publication is to be tenance, over which this morning's hain't a-saytn’ nothin'! I jest want mystification of the hero; and even
Lazy Daisy went so far as to cut some
similar to the one issued two years mood had cast a not unlovely trans ter let 'em know what I think on 'em.
I believe that thar must be three hun- red and yellow tissue paper Into
ago. and will contain official informa forming glow.
"Why. the scalawag!” He frowned derd hearts in this here place 'stid o' squares under the delusion that some
tion pertaining to the state govern
ment, its offices, boards and depart so at the fare in the window that It thirty. But dew yew know, gals, folks time, somehow, she would find the
ments. together with similar informs Immediately disappeared. "Yew don’t outside even go so fur 's ter say that energy to roll these into spills for the
lighting of Abe s pipe. And each and
tion concerning the various district mean ter tell me he's sot ag'ln >ew yew- throw plates at one another!”
There was a moment's silence; then every sister from time to time contrib
gals? He must be crazy!
Sech a
and county officials of the state.
handsome, clever set o' women I never a little gasp first from one and then uted some gift or suggestion to her
from another of the group. Every one j • brother’s” comfort.
did see!’*
(TO B E C O N T IN U E D .)
looked at Mrs Homan, and from Mrs.
Sarah
Jane
blushed
to
the
mots
of
State Capitol. Salem—The house has
Homan to Sarah Jane. Mrs. Homan
her
thin,
straight
hair
ard
sat
down,
passed its first relief bill. It provides
tightened her grip on the pancake
Dally Thought.
$2»HK1 for Ada E. I.undborg, of Bend, suddenly disarmed of every porcupine
turner; Sarah Jane uneasily moved ' The world would be better ana
whose husband, a laborer, was killed quill that she had hidden under her
her long fingers within reach of a brighter If people were taught the duty
on the Tumalo irrigation canal, in wings; while there was an agreeable
sturdy little red and-white pepper pot. of being happy as well as the happi
Central Oregon.
The Desert Land little stir among the sisters
"Set deown. all hands! Set deown!” Another moment passed, in which the ness of doing their duty. To be hap
board already has set aside $2(100 from
enjoined Miss Abigail, fluttering about air seemed filled with the promise of py ourselves is a most effectual con
the Tumalo fund to pay Mrs. I.und-
with the heaviness of a fat goose an electric storm. Then Blossy spoke tribution to the happiness of other*.—
bo-g. The action of the legislature is
tactician— 1 Sir John Lubbock.
"Brother Abe—that s what we've ail i hurriedly—Blossy. the
a mere formality.
|
‘SHIP O r DREAMSt” E7"C.,
Permanent Registration tor
Voters Approved by House
Labor Loses Three Bills.
60-Day Session Plan Lost.
Governor Signs Six Bills.
Anaesthetic Law Whacked.
“Blue Book” May Be Issued.
House Passes First Relief Bill.
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