WORLD’S DOINGS OREGON STATE NEWS
OF CURRtNT WEEK
Summary Government Crop
Report for Oregon and U. S.
Shaping
T hat dave th e ir s e c re t to
u s as th e y w ept,
Y et in r e tu r n found,with a sweet
. surprise.
L ove s k iss u p o n t h e i r
lid6, and,smiling, slept.
ANDlet us,too, be th a n k fu l th a t
_ the t e a r s
Of s o r r o w h a v e n o t all
b een d ra in e d away,
That th ro u g h th em still, f o r all
th e comind years.
W e m ay look o n tn e d e ad face
of To*day.
ILLUSTRATED
?
là .
C o p y r i g h t by t h e B o b b a - M e r r i l l C o m p a n y .
Expressions of Gratitude Tim ely
Made Denote Proper Feeling
of Thankfulness in
the Heart.
K fa r down In your h e a rt you a re
th an k fu l ab o u t an y th in g , will you
show th e k in d n ess to everybody
connected w ith you and to your
own p erso n ality by giving an honest,
sin c ere expreselon of your g ra titu d e ?
T hu m an who d ies w ith all th e thank-
you's In him Is a s d e se rv in g of pity
a s th e one who stifles all th e m usic.
D on't be afra id to say "T h an k you,”
and say It loud.
I
b rought o u t on Sunday w hen you go
to c h u rch ? W hy a re th ey not being
cared for In th e way th a t Is th e only
v aluable tre a tm e n t for th e s e w onder
ful th in g s ?
Give your Ideals s
chance!
Det th em have dally Influ
ence on y our th o u g h ts and acts. Bring
them Into th e lig h t of day and m ake
them Im p o rta n t c o n trib u tio n factors
of your h a p p in e ss and su ccess a s a
hum an being. You m ay not be get
tin g so m uch m oney a s your next-
door n eig h b o r o r your h a t m ay not
have th e label of an exclusive m aker
In Its crow n, but as a hum an being
filling a nich e In th e g re a t schem e,
y o -r Ideals should be th an k e d every
hour. T h an k in g th em Is really sh a k
ing h a n d s w ith ther*.
K you a re a w om an who rid e s In
a s tre e t car, do you th a n k th e e n
lightened g entlem en who rise to give
you a se a t? O r do you m ake them
very scornful of th e w eak er sex by
ta k in g It a s your due? I h ave seen
m any m en co n v erted to th e paper
g a x ert and th e le a te d m ascu lin e row
HAVE In m ind a fam ily th a t allow ed by th e neg lect of wom en to th a n k the
th e m o th er of th e larg e circle to m en. Bay It graciously and as If you
w ear h e rse lf out w ith unceasing work. m ean t It. Good h eavens! T h e cause
Bhe w orked so long and h ard th a t she for a th a n k you of th is kind Is grow-
n e v er had tim e for considering a re st. Ing m ore rem ote. L et us c h erish It.
T h e m em bers of h e r fam ily regarded
m o th e r's work a s a habit. T hey ac
STRA N G ER Is e n title d to a th an k
cepted h e r w orking and n e v er thought
you w hen he has re n d ere d you s
th a t she needed relax atio n o r a change service. Do not be an Insufferable
snob and a ccep t help silen tly because
you h ave not been Introduced o r be
cause b is fo re fa th e rs m ight not have
com e o v e r
In th e M ayflower. Bay
th a u k you sm ilingly and be hum an!
I
I
A
O not fo rg et to th a n k In th e right
way th e child ren . It Is only In
D
th e re sp ec tfu l use of a co u rte sy of
th is kind th a t ch ild ren will ad m ire and
em ulate.
Indeed, th e th a n k you of every day
Is th a t w hich m ak e s th in g s go sm ooth
ly. It Is such a little th in g th a t It
should n e v er be forgotten. T ry say
Ing th a n k you once every day. Look
around.
You will find som ething
w hich should elic it your g ra titu d e
A ND th a n k
you for listen in g
BARBARA LEE.
Humble Thankfulness.
from the m onotonous grind of keeping
s hom e. T hey added to h e r burdens
by bringing o th e rs homo w ith them .
M other sm iled and w orked a little
h arder. T hen one day m o th e r did not
com e down to snake th e Are and pre
p a re th e b reak fast. Bhe had closed
h e r eyes and th ey w ere so tire d th a t
th e n e v er opened them .
I wish you could have heard th e be
lated g ra titu d e a t th e funeral. I w ith
you could h ave »sen th e c o n ste rn a
tion and dcapalr w hen th e c hildren
and fa th e r looked a t each o th e r and
aald: "W hat a re we going to do w ith
out h e r? ” T hey w ere tilled w ith r »
g ret
T he e a ra could not h e ar th s
th an k a th a t th ey poured out. T hey
should h ave show n th e ir g ra titu d e
every day of th e y ear and In tim e,
book over your own life. Are you
sp eaking and a c tin g In tim e?
OU a re living In a g re a t country
and a re Indeed fo rtu n a te In hav
ing freedom , th e rig h t to th in k and to
act. o pportunity, c o u n tless ch an t os to
forgo to th e top If you h ave It In
you. You have lib raries, playgrounds,
schools
You h ave your m ind, your
dear, sy m p a th e tic souls tn re la tiv e s
or frien d s and th e Ideals w hich are
ne ce ssa ry to any hum an being a bap
plneas. Do you fully a p p rec ia te the
good fortune th a t c ast your lot over
h e re? Are you tak in g th e tro u b le to
e x p ress your th a n k s every o n -a In e
w hile? You o ught to do this. It la
good to get It out of your system .
Y
I)o y o u iflv» t h a n k s f o r t h i s o r t h a t ? —No.
God he th a n k ed ,
I am not g ratefu l
I n t h a t c o l d, c a l c u l a t i n g w a y , w i t h b l« s s
Inga ra n k e d
A a o n e . t w o , t h r e e , f o u r —t h a t w o u l d be
h atafull
I o n ly k n o w t h a t e v e r y d a y b rln g a good
above
My po o r d e s e r v i n g ,
1 o n l y f e e l t h a t o n t h e r o a d o f li f e t r u e
love
la le a d in g m i a lo n g e n d n e v e r ew erv
tu t
W h a t e v e r t u r n t h e p a t h m a y t a k e t o lef t
or right,
1 t h i n k It f o l l o w s
T h e tr a c in g of a w iser h a n d , th r o u g h
d a r k o r light.
A c r o s s t h s h i l l s a n d In t h s s h a d y ho i
low s.
W h a t e v e r gift t h s h o u r s b estow , or g reat
o r am all,
1 w ould not m e a s u re
Ae w o r t h a c e r t a i n p r i c e In p r a i s e , b u t
t a k e th e m all
A n d u s e t h e m al l. w i t h s i m p l e , h e a r t
felt pleasure.
PREPARING FOR TH E F E A S T
AVE you h e a lth ? Be th an k fu l In
th e right way. Do not throw to
H
th e w inds of Indiscretion your p r»
clous heritage. Do not Insult your
g o o ' health by eating, d rinking. j
b re ath in g th e w rong th in g s C ut out !
dissipation an 1 lead a aane. balanced,
clean, norm al life. P rise th a t good j
h e alth
S om etim es It leaves In high
dudgeon end nev er re tu rn s. And nil
th e poulticing end n u rsin g m ay not
bring berk to you th a t which should
be a p p reciated every hour of th e day.
T he way to th a n k your good h ealth
Is to be kind to It.
I.' ale a m inute a g x
I use? M H ENTIONED
ave your Ideals suffered from dl»
W here a re your Ideals? Are
RAY"
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY
SHOW KINDNESS
WHILE YOU MAY
W ashington, D. C. — A sum m ary of
| p relim in ary e stim a te s of crop produc
tio n and prices, for th e s ta te o f O re
gon and fo r th e U n ited S ta te s, com
piled by th e bureau of crop e stim a te s,
and tra n s m itte d through th e W eath er
B ureau, U. S. D ep artm en t of A g ricu l
tu re , is as follow s :
cc*oy*/G*r û y G T u rrr a ¿tra r js ____________
W H E A T —S ta te : E stim a te th is year,
17.364.000 bushels; final e stim a te last
then! N ot one of those th re e women
SYNOPSIS.
y ear, 16,604,000; p rice N ovem ber 1 to
b u t would light for H all now, to the
— 12 —
producers, 84c; y ear ago, 96c.
Oh. Flodle could re ad th e ir
____ b o n l s t e l l e , a r t t e t p h o t o g r a p h e r , p r e - death.
U nited S ta te s : E stim a te th is year,
ar*?a f o r t h e (Jay'« w o r k In h i s ■tu dio. faces!
H a d n 't each one of them , even
Live News Items of All Nations and 1.002.000. 000 bushels; final e stim a te no d i# F l a h e r , h i t a a e l a t a n t , r e m i n d s h i m
while dem anding the o th e rs ' loyalty,
o f a p a r t y h e Is t o g i v e in t h e e t u d l o t h a t
la st year, 891,000,000; N ovem ber 1 n i g h t M r D o r e m u e . a t t o r n e y , c a l l s a n d been sleekly plan n in g to b e tra y her
Pacific Northwest Condensed
i n f o r m s H a l l t h a t h ie I ’n c l e J o h n ' s wil l
p rice 93.1c; y e ar ago, 97.2c.
h a s le f t h i m $4,000,00 m o n c o n d i t i o n t h a t own pledged word to gain th e coveted
for Our Busy Readers.
O A TS—S ta te : E stim a te th is y ear h e m a r r y b e f o r e h i s t w e n t y - e i g h t h b i r t h m oney? W hat ch an ce had poor neg
16.456.000 busnels; final e stim a te last d a y , w h i c h b e g i n s a t m i d n i g h t t h a t n i g h t . lected Flodle, who h a d n 't oven been
M r s. H e n s R o y a l t o n c a l l s a t t h e e t u d l o
y e ar 12,740,000; p rice N ovem ber 1 to H a l l a s k s h e r t o m a r r y h i m S h e a g r e e s ask ed ? Bhe dried h e r eyes and looked
lo g i v e h i m a n a n s w e r a t t h e p a r t y t h a t
producers 36c; y e ar ago 40c.
It w as three-fifteen.
night
M is s C i r o l y n L>a!lys c a l l s
H a l l up a t th e clock
I t is rep o rte d th a t V illa ’s m en a re
U nited S ta te s : E stim a te th is y ear p r o p o s e s t o h s r . f ib s a g r e e s to * l v e b l m As she w atched th e dial, h e r face
d e se rtin g a t th e r a te of 100 a day.
is 1,517,000,000 b ushels; final e s ti a n a n s w e r a t t h a p a r l y . R o s a m u n d O a l e changed subtly. D ropping h e r eyes she
a r t model, calls
H a ll trie s to ru s h h s r
The uae of w hipped cream fo r any m ate last year, 1,141,000,000; N ovem I n to a n t m m s d l a t s m a r r i a g e , S h e , to o , began to th in k In real e arn e st. H er
d e t e r s h s r a n s w e r u n t t l t h e e v e n i n g r lo- tim e was short. If she w ere to play
purpose has been ba rre d in G erm any. b e r 1 price, 34.9c; y e a r ago, 42.9.
d i e t r i e s to s h o w H a l l a c a r t a l n w a y o u t
B A R L E Y — S ta te : E stim a te th is o f t h a m i x u p , b u t h e la o b t u a e . J o n a e C inderella a t th e p a rty tonight. It be
A naval aero p lan e has been success
y ear, 4,788,000 bushels; final e stim a te H a s s l n g b u r y , h a i r t o t h s m i l l i o n s In c a s e hooved h e r to find a fairy godm other
H a ll ta ils to m a r r y on tim e, p lo ts w ith
fully launched from th e deck o f a b a t
la st year, 3,660,000; p rice N ovem ber F l o d l e t o b l o c k H a l l s m a r r i a g e t o a n y o f as soon a s possible. W ouldn't th a t
tle sh ip a t sea.
t h e t h r e e w o m e n b e f o r e m i d n i g h t . F l o d l e have to be H all—who else?
1 to producers, 52c; y ear ago, 66c.
s to h a v e th e th r e e m e e t a t t h a
D ra ft of an in itia tiv e p e titio n fo r
U n ited S ta te s: E stim a te th is year, a a t r u r d a l n o g e aa
Bhe dabbed h e r eyes In w ater, then
If b y c h a n c e
Carolyn. Rcaa-
th e repeal of O re g o n 's Sunday closing 236.682.000 bushels; final e stim a te m u n d a n d M r s R o y a l t o n c o m e In a n d w ent to th e door of th e studio.
law has been filed w ith th e se c re tary la st year, 194,963,000; N ovem ber 1 m u c h f e r n l n l n a f e n c i n g e n s u e s tn w h i c h
"O h. Mr. B o n lste lle !" she called.
F l o d l e u s e d h s r o w n fo il a d r o i t l y .
H all
of s ta te .
price, 60.1c; y e ar ago, 61.7c.
c o m e s In a n d t h e l a d l e e r e t i r e f o r c o n -
H e cam e In looking anxious. “Lord,
ference
A l f r e d , t h e J a n i t o r , b r i n g s In a
P O T A T O E S -S ta te ; E stim a te th is n a w s p a p s r w i t h t h s s t o r y o f t h e q u e e r I've been w orrying m yself s ic k !” he
A N a tio n a lis t m em ber of p a rliam e n t
________
confessed "W h at In th e w orld w ere
openly c h arg es I-ord K itc h e n e r and y ear, 6,120,000 bushels; final e stim a te l e g a c y .
they up to, a nyw ay?”
F ield M arshal S ir Jo h n F ren ch w it] la st year, 4,763,000; p rice N ovem ber 1
C H A P T E R IX— Continued.
to producers, 52c bushel ; y e a r ago, 64c.
"Oh, th ey aeem ed to be talk in g about
gross incom petency.
U n ited S ta te s : E stim a te th is y ear,
som e club, or society, o r som ething
T he N atio n al G uard asso ciatio n of 359.000. 000 bushels; final e stim a te " ‘On or before,' “ said C arolyn, fro w n
th a t th ey w era In tere sted In. T hey
th e U nited S ta te s re fu se s to endorse la st year, 405,921,000; N ovem ber 1 ing.
S h s looked o ver R osam und's w anted R osam und Gale to join, I
P re sid e n t W ilson's plans fo r a c o n ti
shoulder.
price, 66.8c; y e a r ago, 62.8c.
th in k .”
n e n ta l a rm y of 400,000.
Flodle looked up w ith a quick fling
"W ell, I'm glad It was no w orse th an
A P P L E S — S ta te :
E stim a te th is
of
h
e
r
bead.
H
er
eyes
snapped.
T hom as K elly, a m illio n a ire con y ear, 1,040,000 b a rre ls, final e stim a te
th a t.” H e looked a t hla w atch. "Lord.
"F o u r m illio n s!”
R osam und put I m ust be off. I've got to bock th is
tra c to r of C hicago, has been e x tra d ite d last year, 1,134,000; p rice O ctober 15
to C anada fo r alleged fra u d in con to producers, 83c bushel ; y e a r ago, down th e paper.
tim epiece and pay an In sta llm en t on
F o r a m om ent th e th re e «gom en th e ring. I don 't c a re m uch for rings
stru c tio n of p a rlia m e n t buildings.
70c.
U n ited S ta te s : E stim a te th is year, looked a t one a n o th e r In silence. A on a w om an'! hand, especially If It's
On account of th e re s tric tio n s on th e
w ave of b itte re s t enm ity seem ed to
use of m eat w hich: h ave gone into 76.700.000 b a rre ls; final e stim a te last sw eep around th e circle. E ach face pretty . Now yours, Flodle, Is p erfect.”
effect in G erm any, E ngland believes y ear, 84,400,000 b a rre ls; p rice O cto was se t and hard, aa each g uarded her She trie d to hide h e r hands, but he
took th em , and held them up and
ber 15 to producers, $2.14 b a rre l; y ear
h e r enem y is in d ire s tr a its fo r food.
se c re t thought. T hen each stirred , looked c ritica lly . Flodle closed her
ago, $1.79.
Mrs. M a rg are t K. A rm our, aged 80,
re
stle
ss
and
nervous.
In
fear
of
betray
M ore d etailed d a ta concerning crop
eyes, th a t the te a rs m ight n o t come
widow of S. B. A rm our, th e packer, production, q u a lity , and prices w ill be log herself.
out.
died in K ansas C ity F rid ay . Since her published in th e "M o n th ly Crop Re
C arolyn spoke, alm ost In s w hisper
"Bay, Flo—I a'pose I’ll m lsi you like
h u sb a n d ’s d e ath Mrs. A rm our has been p o r t" o f th e U. S. D e p artm en t of A g "So th a t's why H all proposed to u s all the devil, a fte r I'm m arried ,” he w ent
a c tiv e in c h a rita b le cam paigns.
to d a y !”
ric u ltu re .
on, dropping h e r hand*. ''I'v e got kind
"Y ss,” said Mrs. R oyalton. “ H s evl of used to you, you know. I t ’ll seem
W h at is believed to be a p iece of
d
sn
tly
w
anted
to
be
su
re
of
g
e
ttin
g
at
tim e fu se w as found am ong th e cargo Big Timber Deal Is Reported
I funny not to have you round to talk
lea st on« of us." H er Ups curlad In a to and laugh a t W hat'a th e m a tte r?
of th e ste a m e r R io L ages, w hich s t a r t
sn
eer.
From Eastern Oregon Section
ed from New Y ork fo r Q ueenstow n,
| You d o n 't really m ind my laughing at
“No w onder he w as In a h u rry ,” said you occasionally, do you, F lo ? ”
and w as forced to p u t in a t H alifax
P rin e v ille — T he developm ent of the R osam und. "F o u r m illio n s!”
w ith her su g a r carg o on fire.
"O h, no. I love It, Mr. B o n lste lle !”
lum ber in d u stry in C en tral O regon is
T h ere w as a n o th e r tenge pause,
"S ay, Flo, rem em b er th a t first tim e
A p etrified tre e , probably IS o r 20
e xpected to cause an im m ense increase w hile Flodle w atched, fascinated, ta k you ev er cam e In h e re? D’you know
fe e t in len g th and e ig h t inches in d i
ing
gasping
b
re
ath
s.
T
hen
th
e
th
ree
a m e ter, and sta n d in g u p rig h t 16 fe e t in th e business and population in spoke alm o st sim ultaneously, on* to I liked you th e m om ent I set eyes on
you.”
below th e su rfa c e of th e c re s t o f a hill, P rin e v ille. R eliable in fo rm a tio n con an o th e r.
Flodle c ast down h e r head. “ Bo did
w as uncovered in P o rtlan d , O r., by la firm s th e rum or th a t th e R oger You-
“You p ro m ised !” It w as a th re a t,
I you,” she said
borers m ak in g a c u t on U p p er D rive, m ans L um ber com pany has p ra ctic a lly question, e n tre aty , all In one.
n e ar M ontgom ery D rive.
" It alw ays m akes me sm ile, ju a t to
C arolyn and Mrs. R oyalton sta re d at
com pleted its tra d e w ith th e U n ited
A V ienna d isp a tc h received in Am S ta te s g overnm ent, by w hich th e lum R osam und R osam und faced th e two j look a t you, som ehow . Y ou're such a
ste rd am a sse rts th a t th e N ieue W einer
defiantly.
In th a t c risis th e th ree queer little tyke. A lw ays happy, a re n 't
Jo u rn a l, of V ienna, has been sup b e r com pany w ill ex ch an g e a larg e wom en w ere sw ept m illions of m iles you, F lo ? ”
Bhe looked up bravely. "Oh, y e s '”
pressed for one w eek fo r c ritic isin g am ount o f sc a tte re d lands and g e t a a p a rt, th en clashed fiercely together.
T he telep h o n e bell ra n g
Hall
th e censorship.
F ifty -fiv e A u stria n solid block of about 40,000 acre s of L ittle Flodle w as fo rg o tten ;
she
snatch ed up th e receiv er savagely,
p rovincial papers have been suppressed v aluable tim b e r in w h at is know n as tu rn e d from on* to th e o th er In alarm
w ith in a m onth for d isc u ssin g food th e Ochoco fo re s t reserv e.
T hen cam e th e forced confession, with j "H ello! . . W ho Is th is ? . . . Oh, yes!
conditions.
T he com pany w ill have in th e neig h a sigh from each of th e th ree . "Yes. j Of co u rse . . . Oh! You will? By jove,
we did prom ise! Yes. we did! Y e s!” th a t's g re at! . . . W hy, yea, I'm de
A m erican ra ilro a d s a re confronted borhood of 300,000,000 fe e t, which
C arolyn again took com m and. “T h is lighted . . . B ut I am . R osam und, why
w
ill
h
ave
to
be
m
illed
w
ith
in
20
years
w ith one of th e m ost serio u s c a r sh o rt
Is
a serious thing, girls. W * m ust —why. I ’m the h a p p ie st m an In the
and
w
ill
n
e
c
e
ssita
te
im
m
ediate
con
ag es of re ce n t years, o w ing to th e
keep
our word, every one of us. R osa world! Y ou’ve no Idea w hat a relief
stru
c
tio
n
of
a
saw
m
ill
and
railro
ad
.
huge g ra in crop o f th is c o untry and
Two
m
ill
site
s
a
re
under
consideration,
m
und.
you c a n 't go back on us, n o w !” It Is . . . S ure! T h a t's ju st w h at I was
Canada, and th e heavy to n n ag e from
"Go back on you? W hy do you pick going to su g g est Yes. we'll do It to
steel and m unition p lan ts, coupled w ith one of which is in P rin e v ille, which
night. F ine! All rig h t, w e'll ta lk It
th e in a b ility o f th e ra ilro a d s to g e t th e business m en of P rin e v ille no me ouL How a bout you and Mrs. over w hen you com e. Good-by, d e a r!”
doubt w ill d onate to th e com pany, and Royalton, I'd like to know ? A re you
new c a rs fa s t enough.
He hung up th e In stru m en t slowly.
th e o th er is about 20 m iles above going to stan d by m e?”
T he e x ec u tiv e c o m m itte e of th e P rin ev ille on th e Ochoco riv e r.
“Yes, you proposed It In th e first “ R osam und's accep ted me. Flodle, I’ll
P re sb y te ria n g en eral assem bly outlined
place, you know, C a ro ly n !" Mrs. R oy be a m illionaire b> tonight. W hat d'you
an em ergency m essage on ''p re p a re d
alto n broke In. "I th in k you had b e tte r think, sh e 's prem ised to m arry m e Im "Y ou’ve No Idea W hat a Relief It
Pension
Allowed
Widow.
Is— S u re !”
n e ss” fo r e x tra o d in a ry conditions e x
sp eak for yourself, before you accuse m ed iately ; we’ll have it over th is eve
Salem
T he claim of Mrs. H azel u s ! ”
pected to follow th e close of th e E uro
ning."
out th e window listlessly. She saw his
pean w ar, w hich is to be se n t to 10,- McCune, whose husband, C laude Mc-
"W ell,” eald C arolyn, h e sita tin g ly ,
He a ro se thoughtfully.
"W ell, I face In profile; and. as she w atched It,
000 pastors, P re sid e n t W ilson and 49,- Cune, w as killed in P o rtlan d A ugust “I don’t Intend to back o u t of It.” Bhe guess t h a t ’s se ttle d , then. R osam und's
it changed. From a light c are le ssn ess
000 o th e r eld ers of th e denom ination.
20, w hile he w as in th e em ploy of th e suddenly tu rn ed suspiciously to Flo it!"
th e look on his countenance grew m ore
dle and forced a laugh
"O h, Miss
Flodle, unable to control -e rs e lf. bad and m ore Intense till he fairly
E x p en d itu res of $1,700,000 by th e S h a v e r T ra n s fe r com pany, has been
F ish e r,’' she said, suavely, “don 't think risen and w as m aking for th e stock- frow ned. Suddenly he tu rn ed to h e r
U nion Pacific sy stem and th e O .-W . R. se ttle d by th e S ta te In d u stria l Acci
we re Insane o r anything, but th is Is a room , w hen he called h e r back. “Say. w ith an exclam ation th a t m ade h e r
& N. fo r tie s and o th e r eq u ip m en t and
dent
In su ra n ce com m ission.
T he little Joke we had planned for the p a rty Flo, w ait a m in u te.” He w ent up to Jump
in th e reco n stru ctio n o f th e m ain line
to n ig h t
A so rt of su rp rise, you h e r kindly. "P e rh a p s a fte r I'm m ar
"F lo d ie !" he beam ed on her, now,
of th e O .-W . R. & N. betw een B la widow is 21 y e a rs old and to provide
ried w* can a rra n g e It som ehow —”
stra n g ely illum inated from his Inner
locks and Coyote, O r., w as announced fo r h e r a t th e r a te of $30 a m onth know —”
“Oh,
yet,
I
d
id
n
't
q
u
ite
u
n
d
e
rstan
d
"O h, no, Mr. B onlstelle.’’ Flodie th o u g h t
in Tacom a by J . P. O 'B rie n , vice p res thro u g h o u t th e period of her e x p e c t
"W hat, Mr
B o n lstelle?” Flodle
ident. F or th e first tim e th e roads ancy of 41 y e ars, th e com m ission set w h at you were saying. I w as so busy." shook h e r head decidedly. "I shall go
“A bout the costum es. over to Deerfield.
You know he's knew well enough w hat was coming
If said Flodle.
have placed o rders for D ouglas fir tie s aside $7231 a t 4 p e r c en t in te re s t.
w anted m e to com e for m o n th s "
Mrs. McCune lives 41 y e ars and does Isn 't It?"
"B y Jove. I've got i t ! ” H e pounded
in th e N orthw est.
"Y es, a bout the costum es," Mrs.
H e tu rn e d to h e r suddenly. "D—n his fist. " It's th e solution of the w hole
not re m a rry she w ill re ce iv e $14,935
B ecause th ey say th ey feel th e life from th e s ta te .
O ne d a u g h te r, aged R oyalton In teru p ted sw eetly, "you te e It. Flo. I don 't w ant you to go to D eer problem . H o o ray !" He walked over
of th e Indian race depends on clean 4, w ill receiv e $6 a m onth u n til she is w e 're all going to w ear—”
field! H e 's a b e ast! I c an 't b ear to to her, and shook his finger. " F lo d la
h a b its o f th e young m en of th is g e n 16 y e ars old, $661.11 bein g se t aside
"O h. don’t give It all a w a y !” R osa th in k of his o rd e rin g you round."
d'you know whom I’m going to m arry ?
e ratio n , 83 boys in Cushm an School a t fo r th is purpose.
m und exclaim ed
"O h, th a t d o e sn 't m atter, now The Y ou!”
Tacom a,
W ash.,
have v o lu n ta rily
Mrs. Royalton took a step tow ard only th in g I'm a fra id of, Mr. B onlstelle
She Jum ped up a s If he had stru c k
signed a pledge to a b sta in from to
th e door. "W ell, C arolyn, I've got to —w ell, n e v er m ind.”
her. and re tre a te d a few step s, alm o st
Ask Swine Breeders’ Aid.
bacco in any form .
T w o w eeks ago
go." she said. “ I’ve been here an aw
In fear.
M anlike, he had uncon
"W h at t ”
O regon sw ine b re ed e rs can help th e ful w hile.”
th e 83 boys and 17 m ore pledged th e m
sciously done the w rong thing a t Just
"O
h,
well,
n
o
th
in
g
:
only—I'm
ao
selves to a b sta in fo re v e r from in to x i problem of good b re ed in g stock for
"W ell, I’ve got to leave m yself;
the rig h t tim e. H e had stru c k her
c a tin g liquors. T he 17 who did not g irls and boys of th e p ig clubs by m ercy. It's aw fully late! I th in k I'll afraid th a t when you get your money
you w on't ev er do a n y th in g more. se c re t sorrow , and the pain was, for
sig n th e tobacco pledge have never
go
w
ith
y
o
u
!”
said
C
arolyn,
m
oving
off
th e m om ent, u n b e ara b le Flodle cow-
sending to th e club lead er a t O. A. C.,
used tobacco.
nervously. "Y ou've got y our c ar here, Y ou're ao lazy you need to be poked
C orvallis, a lis t o f brood sow s and h a v e n 't you?” Mr* R oyalton nodded. all th e tim e Do you think Mrs. Royal | ered. sh rin k in g aw ay from him, star-
L a te st re p o rts say only 22R w ere
ton. o r C arolyn D allys. o r R osam und ; ing, unable to speak a word.
(gilts th a t th ey have fo r sale.
T his "AH rig h t, th e n ; com * o n !”
He follow ed her np w ith all his ego-
saved out of th e ste a m e r A ncona’s pas
“ Bay. I th in k 111 go along, too.” will c a re a snap for your a rt. o r for j ism. "W hy, te e here, F lo !” he eg-
should also h e lp th e b re ed e rs find a
se n g e rs and crew of 428.
your
ta
le
n
t,
or
a
n
y
th
in
g
but
your
m a rk e t fo r th e ir
su rp lu s breed in g R osam und w as now conscious of her
! claim ed. “It s all as sim ple as day-
Lord N orthcliffe p re d ic ts a c risis in stuff. W hen th e se lis ts a re received equality w ith th e se society ladlee. end m oney?”
| light. W hy in th e world d id n 't I th in k
H
e
w
ent
o
v
e
r
to
h
e
r
and
p
a
tte
d
h
e
r
A m erica, a fte r th e E uropean w a r is by th e a g en t he w ill send them to club propoeed to display It—In h e r own
of It before? H ere we a re bully good
over.
*
m em bers
m ak in g inquiries.
L ists way
"I'd ju s t ae lief go uptow n. I on th e back affectionately. "S ay, Flo, pel*—g e t along fin*, don t we?—nev er
I believe you do like me. a fte r all
should
be
d
e
ta
ile
d
enough
to
give
in
have
an
e
rra
n
d
on
N
in
etieth
etreet.
It ie declared th a t A m erica is fa r
D on't you w orry, little girl. I'll pull had a single q u arrel. Y ou're rig h t;
behind o th er n a tio n s in g iv in g aid to ten d in g p u rch asers an idea of th e q u a l anyw ay ”
through all rig h t. You see, w hen Rosa j you're the only one th a t does car*
ity
and
o
th
er
necessary
points.
E
ith
e
r
Mr*.
R
oyalton
resigned
h
e
rse
lf
to
th e B elgians.
, enough for me to m ake me work and
pure bred* or high g ra d es m ay be th e Inevitable. T ru th to tell, she was m und la my wife— ” Again th e tele 1 keep me up to my b e s t 1 believe you
A la rg e m eteor fa lls n e ar El Cen listed for sale. A ddress lis ts to L. J . no little afraid of thle p icturesque phone bell rang
I could actually m ake som ething of me.
tro , C al., causing a shock sim ila r to A llen, P ig C lub L eader, O. A. C ., Cor blonde “Oh. then, very well—I'll be
"H e llo !" he shouted, and then again,
i Flodle, I'm going to m ake you ■ lady
an e arth q u ak e .
vallis, Ore.
delighted to give you a lift In my car, m ore gently. "O h. hello! . . . Oh. ye*, of leisure! Say. Flodle, I'm going to
th e phone w as busy; som eone ju st
I'm s u r e ’"
j kiss you! F or th e Bret tim e, to o !”
The new p re m ier of G reece give* a s
May S en d Display to P o rtlan d .
C arolyn gave h e r a glance, and rang me up . . too bad. Oh. nothing
(TO B E C O N T IN U E D .)
surances to th e a llies th a t her n e u tra l
sm iled acridly
"Oh. yes. da come. Im p o rta n t . . . W hat la It? . . . Yes?
Hood
R
iv
«
r—
A
ccording
to
p
lan
s
a
n
ity w ill be sin cerely benevolent.
. . . W hat, not re a lly ? . . . W hy. I'm
M
iss
Gal*,
we
ll
be
so
glad
te
see
m
ore
L
am p-T rim m er's Signal.
nounced to m em bers of th e C om m er
tickled to death. C arolyn, of co u rt* —
Arc lam p trim m ers freq u en tly find
A g irl stu d e n t of B erkeley college cial club by C. N. R avlin, th e huge of you! T h a t will be c harm ing “
"N o," aald Rosam und, bluntly, 'T but—well, why why, don 't you ••* It difficult to low er the a rc lam p on a
Recovered th e a r t o f liv in g on good apple displayed by th e Hood R iver
th in k 111 walk, a fte r all.” Tk* th ree It's so sudden, you know, a n d —well. I busy s tre e t w ithout dan g er of b av lag
Jie t a t a coat of only 16 c en ts e day.
C om m ercial club in th e P alace of H or w ent out w ith over-polite "good a fte r h a d n 't expected to h e a r from yon so
th e lam p crashed Into by passing
P o rtlan d police have discovered th a t tic u ltu re a t th e Panam a-P acific E x noon*" to Mies Flaher.
soon. You see I had no Idea—w hat la vehicle*
A m an In M taaaap o ltt ha*
a wom an b u rg lar has been o p e ra tin g in position, m ay be placed on perm anent
It? . . . Oh. don 't say thaL p lease! . , , d*vl**d * signal ro n alatln g of a trlp e d
display
in
P
ortland.
T
hrough
a
larg
e
th e fashionable Nob H ill residence d is
I'm p*rfeo, ' ' d elighted—It take* my w ith two w hit* ilg n a l wing* on which
C H A PT ER X.
window in on* tid e of th e apple, which
tric t.
b re ath aw ay, th a t's all . . . W hy. yea red circle* a re painted
T his the
(tend* about 16 fe e t high, ie show n e
Flodle s account booh slam m ed sh u t No. only 1 w as ju st going out. Really lam p trim m er places on the s tre e t
E ig h t A m erican soldier« on th e Mex- | p anoram a view of the Hood R iv er val-
I h ave got to b u rry . . . W ell, all right, u e d e r his lam p, and th en he mar
icen border e re fired on from am bush ley w ith Mount Hood in th e b a ck H e r bead fell on her arm s, face down
th en Ye*, good-by . . . No. good-by I ” low er th e lam p w ithout fe a r of a
T hree fingers of one soldier w ere shot ground. T he C olum bia riv e r in the upon the table. She gave way to a
b urning to rre n t of te a rs. It w rs all up,
He hung up th e receiv er and w hirled collision.
sw ay.
foreground i* show n.
Brief Resume of General News
from All Around the Earth.
et us be thankful for the loy*
al hand
T hat love held out m wel~
come to o u r ow n,
When love and o n ly love could un»
der& tand
The n eed of to u c h e s w e
h a d n e v e r know n.
L E T us be thankful f o r the longing
KM>
nUPDY
Y rG E L E TT DURGE
Age Is not ell d ecay . It Is th e ri,* »
th e sw elling, of the fresh Ilfs
w ithin, th a t w ith ers end buret* the
th e y stow ed sw ay la cam phor to ha h nah.—G eorge M acdonald.
to Flodle “Did you get th at. Flo? C a r
olyn Daily*! S h e ’s accepted me. t o a
W hat th e devil am I going to do.”
R r r r r r r r r r r r rr r g ! A nother call. H all
picked up th e telephone grim ly. “R ena.
I'll bet a thousand d o lla rs!" he w his
pered. "H ello! Yes, yea. yea, who 1*
It, for h e av e n ’s sa k e ? Oh! Oh, hello,
R ena!
W hat's th a t? Confound th is
phone! Speak louder, c a n 't you?”
H e covered the m outhpiece and
scow led a t Flodle a* he Retened.
"R e n a's saying y e a ! '” he announced.
T hen, into th e telephone he cried an
grily, “ I c a n 't g e t a w ord you aayl
P oor little w ho? No, lt'a no uae. Oh,
yea. I get th a t—yea! F ine! No, I'm
h orribly buay. anyw ay. C all up late r.
All right, th en , I u n d e rstan d .
To
n ig h t! ”
B ang w ent th e receiv er on the hook.
"W ell, I've se ttle d h e r for a while, a n y
way! T hen he rose. “ Say. for heav
en's sake, w h a t's happened to all thoa*
th re e wom en all of a sudden? W hy
c o u ld n 't they say yes th is m orning,
w hen I asked them ? Lord, it ta k e s a
wom an to m ake trouble, every tim e. I
g uess I'm in for It, now, anyw ay, and
th e re 's m illions in It. F lo d le!" H e
looked a t bis w atch again. "Gee! —
half p a st th re e already.
Only—le t’s
see— nine— no, eight ho u rs and a half.
Lord, I've got to c h a s e !" He p u t on
his hat.
“ Mr. B o n lste lle !” Flodie ro se and
put h e r hand dow n th e neck of h e r
blouse. "I th in k I ought to give thta
back to you—n o w !” She drew fo rth a
little gold locket, unclasped th e ch ain
and handed It to him.
H e looked a t h e r In su rp rise. “Lord,
t should th in k you w ere going to com
m it suicide or som ething rash, Flo.
D on't be so silly! Im agine your being
s e n tim e n ta l!” He refu sed to a cc ep t
th e token
“B ut your wife m ight object, Mr.
B o n lstelle!”
"F o r h eav en 's sake, 1st h e r object,
th e n !" he exclaim ed "D on’t be a fool!
W hy, I gave you th a t as a friend, th a t’a
all, d id n 't I? No one could possibly
m is in te rp re t th a t. You know th e re *
n e v er been any nonsense betw een us,
Flo; w e’re Just pals, a re n 't w e?”
Flodle tu rn ed aw ay and sa t down
hopelesely. "Y es; Just good pals. No
n o n sen se w hatev er." 8he sm iled w anly.
"F u n n y thing, too, w hen you com e to
th in k of It, Isn 't it? "
"W h y ?” She looked up, sta rtle d .
“Oh, I don 't know —here all day
alone, w orking together, and all th a t
so rt of th in g —It's a w onder w* n e v e r
fell In love o r any th in g . Isn ’t It? P ro
pinquity. you know —supposed to be
d angerous.”
Flodle looked up, frightened, and
clutched h e r h e a rt. H all w as gazing
G re e t B rita in i t consid erin g lew s to
enforce dom estic econom y.
A fte r being a fu g itiv e for 36 year«
a m an aged 80 y e ars in Springfield.
III., has confessed to th e ch arg e of
m urder.
M edford, O re., v o ters d e fe a te d p a v
ing bonds of $1,030.000 by 10«. F o u r
teen hundred and se v e n ty -e ig h t votes
w ere cost.
T he p lig h t of th e S e rb ian arm y i»
•aid to he m ore acc u te since th e G e r
m ans and A u stria n s h ave g ain ed an in
road to C onstan tin o p le.
K lam ath E levator Busy.
K la m sth F a lls —One of th e m ost re
cently e stab lish ed e n te rp ris e s of th is
c ity is th e new F a rm e rs ' W arehouse
com pany e le v ato r, b u ilt th is p ast sum-
m er
I t is connected w ith th e South
ern Pacific by e spur. It has a cap a
c ity of about 60,000 bushels of g ra in ,
end is a fireproof s tru c tu re o f th ree
floors. I t is «quipped w ith a hydraulic
e le v a to r used in conveying th e prod
uct* from one floor to another.
The
purpose of th e p lan t i t to enable ran ch
e rs end fa rm e rs to sto re products th ey
m ay w ish to hold for a b e tte r m ark e t
S U R ELY A MEAN REJOINDER
i
|
1 pulling aw ay on a K entucky m ee r *he m ean huaband. "yoa heard w hat
schaum and reading th e e vening pa
N ear by little wlfey w as jag
Seem * te Prove T ru th of A ssertion per
j gline an em broidery needle.
T h a t “W* K sep for O ur Own the
S h a rp e st T en*.”
'H e r e Is a n o th e r evidence of It.
M ary." rem a rk ed th e old taaa. glaee-
T h e talk topic la th e lobby of a ho ng up from hie paper
"If e men
tel th e o th e r evening tu rn ed la the i eteal*. no u ia .te r w hat It Ie. b s will
m esa things occasionally rem arked by re g re t It."
hubby, when th is Incident wee r e
"D urtng our courtship. J o b s .” re
called by W tnetoa Churchill, the au
flectively rejoined litU* wifey, “you
th o r
vised to ste e l ktssea from me quit* of
S om etim e ago a p arty nam ed Brown ten."
' ««*4 U u
* -------- i ^ r of
■at la th e living n v e of hi
•a id ."—P h ilad elp h ia T elegraph
Inducing Hypnotls State.
A ccording to Mangold, th e hyp n etle
condition le Induced In m en by sug
gestion o r psychical Inhibition, but In
both case* seneatory stim u li may
•l*L Thee* stim uli m ay be o pttr fl*”
iag the gaze oa eom* o b jec t), o r tac
tile istro k in g th e s k la i, o r o th e rw is e
Som etim e* an a b sen ce of w oated
•tlm a lt m ay induce the sta te , as la the
Qt
■gjgyS»«