“ Tbeu tell us about the war! We're words was only too evident to them
very ignorant We only read the head all.
"B ot she Isn't prepared—not the
llnea." she said. "Father won't talk.
It'd be a breach o f—something or leaat bit— la she. Sir George?" Char
Of General Interest
lie Brown turned to the member o f the
other.”
Washington, l). C.— The British
"D o tell us your opinion. Mr. Brown!” British admiralty aa a man who could
Ethel urged. "W e're all so very ln- easily back up bis statement in an au
tanks,” the, armored motor rare used
thoritative fashion.
| terested.”
______________
in recent assaults on German trenches
“ I suppose I can talk where Sir
Sir George W agstaff vouchsafed an
in Northern France so successfully as
George can't— and I do love to talk.” enigmatic smile. H e was. to be sure,
$500,000 Plant is Sold.
. Browu admitted.
No one knew hls vitally interested In everything the
Marshfield — Although the transac- .
built for the most part in Peoria, III.,
pet failing any better than himself.
newspaper man had said. But be had
tion took place May 31, 19111, the sale
"Silent Charlie— that’s what they no Intention of allowing blmself to he
in the form of caterpillar tractors, de- o f the pulp mill and its site in the
call him!” Guy informed the others de startled Into making any ingenuous
2
j signed many years before the war be center of the Coos Bay Lumber com-
admission.
lightedly.
V
Z3A&J3D c y v 7~ A 2/ ¿¿M A T IT A .
gan, to meet some o f the difficult prob- pany holdings became known only re
"You don't mind. Sir George?" The
" I f you don't mind, sir, I should pre
cently. The property w s b sold to W il
| lems of modern farming.
American turned Inquiringly to Sir fer merely to listen.” ha said quietly.
cr-c^o/.M.
co\xu
~ a ■ ‘<
zj jo - m ’ jhqr cs7rMWTVA/n¿j¿
r e s » « . ;
«y
n < L
■ Q C A V i.A r
I
Except for their armor, their ma- liam W. Gurley, o f Cook county, Illi
" I get you," Brown replied, with a
George Wagstaff.
| chine guns and their crews, thousands nois, and the deed showed a nominal
“ Naturally not!” the older man as quick no<l of understaudiug. "Force
breezily Into the nx>m. The first glance
SYNOPSIS.
like them are in use today in the Uni price, although the property was worth
told that he was au American. His sented good uaturedly. “ As you said, of habit makes me ask questions. I
- J —
ted St tes in plowing, digging ditches more than $500,000.
guess I thought I was interviewing
G eorgy
W a g «ta ff,
daughter o f
Sir nervous alertness, hls assurance, the this is only a private tea party.”
The
area
includes
a
five-acre
tract,
of the British adm iralty, hint« at slightly sloueby but nevertheless ag
“ Then please do!” Georgy Insisted. you.”
And. taking out hls cigarette
Live News Items of All Nations and and other labors less heroic than war. and gives Mr. Gurley a water frontage G a eorge,
liaison
between
her
governess,
Kfhel
M. M. Baker, vice president o f the
W illoughby and H enry Streetman. Ethel gresslve manner In which he held him " I f you don't, Guy w ill!" She dearly case, he asked Ethel's permission to
on
Isthmus
inlet
o
f
626
feet.
Holt
Manufacturing
company, ex
denies Tt. Henry Streetm an vails on Ethel
Pacific Northwest Condensed
loved to rag her devoted admirer.
smoke. Always an enthusiast, be had
The Smith-Powers railroad
runs! and while w atting fo r her talks to B rew s self. differentiated him unmistakably
plained here that it was machines
“ Aw ay!” Brown declaimed In mock thrown every ounce of hla nervoua en
ter, Sir G eorge's butler, who Is a German from the other men In Ethel's sitting
along
the
waterfront,
but
this
is
con
for Our Busy Readers
made by his company at its Peoria
spy, about Ms failu re to get at adm iralty room.
satisfaction at being uble to scatter ergy Into the discussion. W ar was a
plant that had hurdled German trench sidered an asset to the plant, since it papers In Hlr G eorge's possession. He
Guy rose to greet him. He had in bis opinions broadcast. “ Well, I ’ll tell subject that. In those days, was ever
phones to German secret service head
furnishes
railroad
connection
for
the
es, walked through forests and crawled
quarters Streetm an. the Germ an spy. and vited the American to Join the party, you.
While most of you Londoners present in bis mlud
over shell craters in the face of in - ■ mill i f it should be made over into a Koeder talias Brew ster, the butleri are
have heen wondering whether the
"Preparation such as Germany’s Is
The mining town, You Bet, Cal., is
discussing the possibility o f war
When for Guy was almost like one of Sir
manufacturing plant.
tense gun fire.
Irish areufolng to start a civil war. or often the surest guaranty o f peace,"
Ethel appears he tries t. force her to get G e o rg e 's family.
swept by fire.
Since the purchase the machinery in from
” We have sold about 1000 caterpil-|
Sit George knowledge o f the sailing
reluctnnt to
“ Hello. Charlie!" he exclaimed with whether Gunboat Smith did foul Car Streetman remarked,
British railway trainmen hold out lar tractors to the British govern- , the pulp m ill was Bold to a Canadian orders U j the British Meet. Though she
peutier. I've been digging up some in quit tiie topic that most interested him.
believes him a fre n ch Instead o f a G er undoubted enthusiasm.
fo r 10 shillings advance in pay.
ment.” said Mr. Baker.
" W e have paper company, which has a plant at man spy, she refuses until he threatens
Aud straightway he Introduced the side dope. and. believe me, there's go He hoped, too, in the course of the tea
Ocean Falls, B. C., and the steamer her Bhe begs him to announce their se
The allies continue to tighten the had nothing to do with putting armor Northland is now shipping one cargo cret m arrlsge. as G eorgy is suspicious, newcomer to Ethel Willoughby, to ing to lie a merry old bust up. Rus party, to gather information o f some
on
them
or
placing
machine
guns,
but
but he puts her off
At tea G eorgv and whom, as hostess. Guy Infallibly turned sia. I know, la mobilizing; and so Is sort that might prove of value to him.
lines around Combles, one o f the most
o f the machinery for delivery at that her kover, O u)
ner tease 9
important points on the western front. some o f our men at Aldershot, England, | point. N o information can be obtained ( and Hr reef ma ti makee an a w k w a r l a t first.
He bad been quick to perceive that the
Germany.”
recently were notified that the British
tempt to talk politics.
“ But can Russia, with her Internal American was uncommonly well In
“ You remember my mother?” Gu.v
Four men are dead and a score o f government intended to armor some of j relative to the uses Mr. Gurley intends 1
conditions, afford to fight?” Streetman formed upon conditions throughout
naked him then.
others narrowly escaped from a f i r e the
________________
tractors and _____
use _______
them for work putting the dismantled mill and its
Europe.
"You bet I d o!" Mr. Brown said asked him.
which swept the Salvation Army In- other than the usual towing o f big site.
You can imagine, perhaps, the
"Ordinarily such preparation makes
“ I don't know whether the can a f
heartily as he shook hands with that
duBtrial building at Detroit.
guns.
sort of furore that would be
smiling lady. "D idn’t we have a bully ford to or not,” Charlie Brown suld. for peace,” Brown admitted. "But not
“
Germany
had
some
o
f
these
trac-
kicked
up
by
the
entrance
of
a
Right
of
Way
is
Given.
Returns from Thursday’s elections
with Germany! She'a been Itching for
“ But I believe she la going to.”
time iu Chinatown?”
breezy, slangy, talkative, well-
in British Columbia, indicated that torB before the war began, and al-
Klamath Falls—The committee con
“ I take it you ure not particularly a chance to demonstrate her theories;
"B ather!" Mrs. Falconer replied;
women have been given the right to though I do not just understand how it
informed American newspaper
and they both laughed over their reml Informed on Itusala.” Streetman re
occurred, I believe she may have got sisting o f Wilson S. W iley, chairman;
reporter into a typical high-class
vote and that prohibition has
Bert E. W ithrow and K. E Bradbury,
torted. somewhat acidly.
niscence.
others
since
then.
W
e
have
sent
some
English tea party, and of his
adopted.
“ Oh, yes I nm!” the undaunted Yan
To Henry Streetman the American
to France and some to Russia. So far having in charge the obtaining of the
effect
upon
a
situation
exceed
A fishing bark from Alaska to San as I know up until the recent appear necessary right o f way for the pro
bowed pleasantly enough. And toward kee replied. “ I know It's awfully cold
ingly
tense—
when
he
plunges
Francisco, carrying 200 persons am i; ance o f the motor cars the tractors posed Robert E. Strahorn railroad
Sir George he displayed the utmost a f there, and that they drink vodka, and
into a discussion of possible war
fability.
the season’s salmon park, is reported | were used only to tow big guns. I Eastwaid from this city, report that
have revolutions, and send their prls
which
the
party
has
been
trying
disabled 25 miles south of the Golden understand that Germany had about 40 they are meeting with splendid suc
“ Glad to know you, Sir George!" he oners to Siberia, and apart from that
to
avoid.
Read
about
Charlie
Gate, and is d riftin g towards the rocks. o f them in this work before L iege cess. They realize that the citizens o f
suld us he gripped bis iiund. " I want I'm pretty darned sure Biisxla's going
Brown of New York In this in
Klamath county are determined to see
Words habitually dow el
to warn you. though, lu case the others to fight.”
The steamship congress, en route j early in the war, and recent photo
stallment.
teams and scrapers at work in this
huven't, that I'm a newspaper man—1 from Charlie Brown's mouth without
from San Francisco to Seattle, caught graphs show that the British are using
* | vicinity this fall.
It Is so with
a Journalist, I think you say over the slightest effort.
fire 30 miles off the Southern Oregon some o f them now for the same pur
The committee reports that every
liores. But Mr. Brown was far from
here.”
coast Wednesday, but landed her 432 pose.”
Streetman, the German spy, Sir
where
the
people
are
showing
a
keen
“ You do frighten me,” Sir George being a lane. What saved him was
" I t is true,” said Mr. Baker, "th a t
persons at North Bend without mishap
George Wagstaff, British naval offi
these tractors can go ahead over al enthusiasm for the enterprise and a cial, Ethel Willoughby, secret wife of replied with a twinkle In bis eye. "I'v e the faet that lie always said something
to them.
fine
public
spirit
by
readily
donating
rather a terror o f your profession, es well worth listening to.
most anything or through almost any
The Turkish government consents to thing. They can straddle a trench, go right o f way. They refer as a exam Streetman, z,.d others are having tea pecially when they come from the
Guv Falconer did not allow the con
shipment o f relief supplies from the through a swamp, roll over logs, or ple to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Gautier, at the Wagstaff home. The party it States."
versation to Interrupt hls ministry to
dlacueaing
a
play.
United States to famine Bulferers in climb through shell craters like a car residing a few miles east o f thiB city,
Charley Brown grinned at him.
tlie Inner man. He stepped up to Eth
Syria. The action reverses the pre- ,
Ju_
Hut
"D on't worry. Sir George!" Guy In el's table and took n auudwlch off a
It looks uncanny to who donated right o f way across their
C H A P TE R IV— Continued.
vious attitude o f Turkish officials who | see them
„ crawl
.
i along the ground just little ranch o f 60 acres and wished
terposed. "Charlie doesn't mean all he plate
But before he reguled himself
had refused two urgent pleas by the like a huge caterpillar.
says.”
with It he paused long enough to say:
In a thick they had more to give.
“
You
really
ought
to
see
the
piny.
department for the privilege to make forest, if they encountered trees they
"Father’s only spoofing you,” Georgy
“ You know, I think Charlie's right."
Sir George,” the Irrepressible Guy re-
shipments.
“ Go on. Mr. Brown!” Georgy said.
could not brush out o f the way, they
Polk Will Hold Fair.
\ marked.
He was always ready to assured the reporter.
"Spoofing? Spoofing?” Mr. Brown Impatient nt the Interruption.
A wireless dispatch from Rome says could easily be used to uproot them
baek lip Georgy iu any deviltry she
Dallas— The Polk County fair will
relocated In a somewhat bewildered
that at the general council o f the and clear their own paths.”
“ Don’t you think Germuuy can de
might embark upon.
lie
held
in
Dallas
the
latter
part
o
f
this
He had met many words, feat lioth France and Russia?” Street-
central powers at the headquarters of j Mr. Baker said the tractors sent to
"Y es! It deals with our next war,” fashion.
month.
Much
enthusiasm
is
being
diirlug hls short stay In London, that man demanded
the German emperor, sn offenisve cam- I England weigh about 18,000 |tounds
that young lady added.
paign in the Balkans was mapped out. each, develop 120-horsepower and arc manifested and ail sections are vying
“ Mayl>e— maybe!”
Charlie Ilrown
“ As if a playwright knew anything he had never before encountered in
the English language.
Germany w ill send 200,000 men and built o f steel. The caterpillar feature with each other to make the annual of that!” her father scoffed.
said.
"Hut with England on their
There w ill be
But hls quick mind was not long at side— “
Austria 100,000 for this purpose, says he explained, is o f the utmost import affair a b ig success.
“ It s horribly Insulting to us Brit
fault. "Oh, sure! Kidding— that's It!
the report.
ance. Speaking broadly, the tractor many more exhibitors, with more di ons.” Mrs. Falconer remarked.
Sfteeliuan did not wait for him to
crawls on two belts with corrugated versified exhibits.
“ Drives In a lot o f home truths and . . . But. Sir George. I don't hlsme finish.
T o the high cost o f living is now
Special
amusement
features
are
be
you.
W
e
do
butt
In
a
good
deal
Into
surfaces on either side of the body.
"England, with a civil war In Ulster
gives us English a fearful ragging!”
added the high coot o f being barbered.
ing planned. In addition to the pies-
things that don't actually concern lis on her bauds, wouldn't dure— ” ha be
Guy added cheerfully.
On and after an early date it w ill cost
ence o f a carnival company and music
Sir George looked at him somewhat nr the public, hut I happen to belong gs n heatedly.
half a dollar for a haircut in San Fran
by various musical organizations of
to a newspaper where It Isn’t a crime
And then Mr. Brown Interrupted
suspiciously.
cisco. The Barber Shop Proprietors’
the county, many special events for
"W ho wrote It?
Bernard Shaw?” for one of Its stnff to act like a gen hint. He had not the slightest Inten
association, at a meeting held recently
which special prizes have been offered
tleniHnt so don't think I’m making tion o f being browbeaten by anybody.
“ You Talk Strangely, Sir, for an Eng-
decided to raise from 35 cents to the
w ill be staged. During one day o f the be inquired. And there was much re mental notes or that you have to put
And there was a vague antagonism In
proof In his tone. To him, Shaw was
Rahman.”
higher figure the price o f haircutting.
Salem, Ore.— T w elve or more girls, fair an aeroplane flight w ill be at
the
brakes
on.
I
f
you
skid.
It's
Just
Streetman's
manner
toward
him
that
like n red rag to a bull.
a
private
tea
party,
and
that
ends
It."
A number o f young society men of inmates o f the State Industrial school, tempted.
but
the
trouble
ts. she guesses wrong.
roused
him
mightily.
" I don’t know who wrote It,”
Chihuahua C ity have been sentenced escaped from the institution Sunday
"You greatly relieve me." Sir George
"C ivil w ar!" he exclaimed. “ Why. Diplomatically, ever since old George
Georgy said carelessly. “ I never can
Pullets
Mature
Early.
Wagsistr said, elulling. “ But I'll try If England has a scrap with Germany, W Bismarck died, she's never heen
by Acting Governor Trevino to serve night and at a late hour eight or more
cotta ge Grove— W illiam Hands & remember the beasts’ names.”
not to— skid— es you put It."
as street a w e e i«* " r “ v QO
rimy rvoro «»till n l Ictrjft*.
"
It
seemed
to
me
to
present
s
very
that Flster trouble will stop In ten right. And Just now she's guessing
were round guilty o f disturbing the
The girls who escaped, according to Son have some W hite legh orn pullets
"Then that's all right!" the Am eri minutes: and every Irishman that goes she can lick France, Russia and Eng
striking picture o f what may very
night's rest o f the household of the the police, dashed away from the that are adding to the reputation of [
can
declared.
to the front will lick three Germans— land with the rest of the world thrown
A ll of them started i likely happen,’’ Heury Streetman In
father o f Governor Ignacio Enriquez school while seated on the porch at Cottage Grove.
‘‘And, speaking o f tea, won't you maybe four. . . . I've seen the Irish In.”
terposed.
while serenading the tuwn after h dinner time.
Ringing of the bell laying at between four and five months
hnve
some?"
Ethel
asked
him.
“ And perhaps she's right," Henry
mix things up In New York."
Mrs Falconer turned to him In as
dance.
brought the girls to their feet, but in of age. One bird in particular started
"You bet I w ill!" he responded In
tonlshment. She did not think that
Streetman subsided, for the moment, Streetman could not refrain from add
stead of entering the dining hall 12 or laying at the age of four months and
ing.
“ M ary,” the b ig cirrus elephant
anyone In bis senses could have taken hls Yankee vernacular. And he stepped beneath that avalanche of words.
15 o f them dashed from the porch and 20 days ami when six months old had
quickly to the table behind which she
which killed her trainer at Kings|x>rt,
that silly play seriously.
“ And you think Germany Is quite
scattered in all directions before the laid 38 eggs. Trap nests are used, so
Tenn., recently, was hanged at Erwin.
C H A PTE R VI.
"You don’t mean you really believe sat. " I t ’s a greHt habit, tea.” he di prepared to face those odds?” Ethel
The an
eyes o f the amazed employes.
Mrs. that the record is accurate.
A railroad derrick car was used in the
there la going to lie war right over lated. as he took the cup from her Willoughby asked the American.
Hopkins, matron at the school, had cestors o f these pullets for 10 years
"I'm golntf to Introduce It at the
execution. The animal was forced to
One of England'* Sona.
"N ot Intentionally," he replied. "The
made no check o f the girls and just back have been trap-nested, so that n there on the coutluetit?” she exclaimed Knickerbocker bar when I get hack.
the tracks by other elephants, heavy
”
1
do,
rather!
And
I
fancy
Sir
Charlie Brown lighted his clgaretf#
Germans have got everything down so
strong
laying
strain
has
been
devel
how many escaped was a question.
It's
got
cocktails
skinned
a
tulle,"
he
chains were tied around her neck and
George agrees with me—don’t you.
pst In theory that nothing enu stop In silence, while he digested Street-
oped.
she was hoisted in the air. She was
Sir George?” the wily Streetmnn veil said fervently.
them: but God help 'em if their theo nmn's amazing statement.
General
Mills
is
Dead.
"Old
man.
what
are
you
doing
over
valued at $20,000 by her owners.
Lane Flax to Be Spun.
tureil. He was determined that If lie
ries don't work." There was no ntis-
Washington, 1). C.— Major General
here?"
Guy
Inquired.
Eugene — Lane rounty Max w ill lie did not succeed in forcing Sir George’s
tsklng where Brown's sympathies lay.
Maine Republicans elect entire state Albert L. Mills, chief o f the bureau of
"Oh! Just snooping around! The
spun into thread at the Lane County hand he would nt least give him .>
For. though he bad not by words ex
Brown, as you see, is unusu
and national ticket Monday.
m ilitary alfairs, and holder o f the
paper thought they needed a change
Fair, beginning next Wednesday, ac run for Ills money.
pressed his real feelings In the mnt-
ally shrewd and quick of ap
Greece is expected to enter the war army medal o f honor for bravery under cording to an announcement made by
In their Loudon news, and I knew 1
Sir George looked laired.
ter at issue, there was s fervent ring
prehension. Does It occur to
fire, builder of the new West Point
soon on the side of the allies.
"Really, sir, I should prefer not to needed one. so I came over."
the Fair board. An experienced oper
In hls voice that sufficiently betrayed
you that he suspects Streetman
and former president of the army war
"
I
t
must
he
very
Interesting
work,"
discuss
that
matter,”
he
said
once
ator o f the spinning wheel will have
hls sentiments.
The Southern Pacific is furnishing
and takes this method of draw
college, died here Monday after 16
Ethel Willoughby observed
She was
charge o f this feature of the exhibit. more.
60 freigh t cars daily to relieve the car
ing him out?
Meanwhile Henry Streetman re
hours’ illness from pneumonia.
more
than
Interested
In
Guy’s
quaint
Georgy laughed gayly.
Samples o f flax straw and the fiber at
shortage in Oregon.
garded him with extreme disfavor.
Apparently he was in the best o f
"W hen father puts oti hts mantle
Perhaps for the moment, among all
Men who have been on strike at health when he left his desk at the the various stages o f development will
(TO BE C O N T IN U E D .)
of dignity like that. It means serious
those enemies, he momentarily forgot
Chisholm, Minn., for the past three War department last Saturday, and so lie shown, together with (lax from all
business,” she observed
And there
parts
o
f
the
world,
so
that
visitors
at
that
Ills
Interests
required
that
he
months, returned to the mines Wed sudden was his death that many o f his
PROPER DIVISION OF TIME
was u ileal o f truth In her statement,
should by no means np|>eur to hold any
nesday.
Mine officials are prepared to fellow officers refused to believe first the fair may compare the Oregon
product with that o f countries where frivolous as she seemed. Ilut Georgy
opinions that one might not expect in
start full crews at all pro|>ertiea, and reports that he was dead.
Sleep and W o’ k and Pleasure Should
flax growing is an established industry. was no fool. She had not lived with
the most Insulsr of the English.
all former strikers are quoted ss de
All Be Given Their Propor
her father dose upon eighteen years
"
It
scents
a
pity,"
he
sold,
"but
Ger
claring the iron ore strike is over.
Holding o f Cars Probed.
tion! In Order.
for nothing.
She knew unerringly |
Telephone Earnings Big
many Is the only nation In the world
Lincoln, Neb. Asserting thBt the
Withdrawal of alsiut 140,564 acres
Salem — The annual re|x>rt of the how to interpret his every manner.
that Is ready—absolutely ready. She
o f land from the Monterey National acuteness of car shortage haa created
Generally speaking, a man elxty
"But why should there tie war. even
Is the only nation that can risk a war
Forest, California, to be o|iened for an emergency, the Nebraska State Pacific Telephone & Telegraph com tf an Austrian duke did get killed by |
years old has slept twenty years,
with
any
chance
of
victory."
settlement, is announced by the Inter Railway commission has issued an or pany for the year ending June 30, some Serbian or other?” Mrs I’ al- |
played twenty years and worked
Hls companions looked at him In as
ior department. The lands are in San der directing all roads doing business 1916, tiled with the Oregon Public Ser i'Oiler asked.
twenty years. That Is to say. he ha*
“ O f course I ’ ve only
tonlshment.
And
Sir
George
Wagstaff
vice
commission,
shows
that
the
com
Benito, Monterey anil Fresno counties in the state to appear September 26
seen the headlines.” she hastened to
divided each day of hls life ca follows
even was stirred out of the attitude
and are said to he valuable chiefly for and show cause why a new rule for the pany's total revenues in Oregon were add. to disclaim anv such plebeian
Eight hours for sleep, eight hours
of
apathy
that
he
was
wont
to
assume.
$2,162,298.41.
and
that
the
total
e
x
grazing, though scattered tracts have return o f cars to the delivering road
pastime as the reading o f newspapers ]
for pleasure snd recreation and eight
"You
talk
strangely,
sir.
for
an
Eng
penses were $1,674,011.54.
For the
some agricultural value.
hours for work.
“ Behind that assassination there Is
within a reasonable time, either under
Itabman,” lie fold Streetman. But hls
entire system the company's net in much of International liolttlcs and ill
O f course, there are exceptions to
manifest
reproof
seemed
lost
upon
Dealers in Klamath Falls, Or., ship load or empty, has not been observed. come was $2,187,284.43.
Dividends plomacy.” Sir George explained. “ In
this rule, but the man who violate
that
xentlenmn.
88 fine horses to New York for the This step was taken on account of re totaling $1,920,000 were paid.
The fact, It’s rather a long story.”
this division of hls day tor any con
ports that some railroads are not living
"M y nationality does not b!lnd me
French government.
system’s total operating revenues were
siderable length of time In the end
“ Then, father, dou’t tell It!” his snr
up to an agreement entered into last
to
the
facta,"
the
spy
suld
hastily.
$19.477,308.84, and the total operat castle daughter hanlcred
Surface cars in many sections of February for return o f cars.
likely will pay the piper. If he «leaps
Her plea,
" I admire the Germans In lots of too much, he's a dope. If he plays
ing expenses were $13,850,062.61.
New York City, are stopped by the
however, was entirely superfluous Sir
ways."
Charlie
Brown
continued,
lu
strike and the situation has become
too much, he vegetates and disquali
George had not the slightest Intention
Trains Collide in Fog.
what was really only a futile effort to fie* himself for work. I f he works
Bend Payroll SIOO.OOO.
serious.
of committing such sn Indiscretion
Pueblo, Colo. — Three men were
appenr
neutral.
“
A
t
all
the
arts
snd
Bend More than $86,000 was dis But Guy Falcouer was ready enough
too much he breaks down.
The number o f esses o f infantile
killed and three injured Monday when
sciences they're wonders. And It's a
tributed here this week among the em to air his opinions
paralysis reported in the New York
Only a third of one s life seems a
two extra freight trains on the Mis
tucb
they've
got
a
great
military
ma
department o f health Wednesday was souri Pacific railroad collided head-on ployes of the two big sawmills on ac
small proportion to devote to work.
“ Oh. It’s not Just Austria ami Ser
•
bine.”
smaller than on any previous day since near Stuart, Colo. The dead are: Roy count o f the August payrolls. O f this h la !” he (aid confidently “ The trouble
It would seem that a man could not
"The moat marvelous In the world!" accomplish much who devotes two-
amount $57.000 is the share of the is that Germany ts patting Austria on
June 26. The deaths were only nine,
Scott, Ernest Holley, fireman, and
Streetman agreed with him heartily.
Shevlin Hixon company and $28,000 the hack, aud whispering, ’ Don’t give
which is the lowest since July 6.
third* of hla life to sleep and recrea
W illiam Isbester, an engineer, all of
that o f the Brooks-Scanlon company. In. old lady!’ Aud Russia Is saying.
Charlie Brown set his empty teacup tion. and some men do not accom
this
city.
The
trains
collided
in
a
According to reports from Rudolph
As soon as the second Shevlin mill be Serbia, old girl, you're dead right
on the table.
plish much, but that la because they
M. Anderson, member of the Stefavr... m heavy fog that obscured the signals, it gins operation and the factories are
"You re dead right there!" he as do not make the moat o f their work
" « ' l l back y o u ’ And there you are!
was
declared.
T
w
o
ears
loaded
with
exploring party, the latter has discov
operating at their full capacity, the
•ented. “ Why. baek tn New York I ing hours.
“ Georgy you’re not having any T r-w -os
ered new land hearing copper deposits. gasoline blew up and the wreck see was company |>ayroll will be about $71,500
know a waiter at I.ueohow's— bully
The secret of successful accomplish
tea." Ethel observed.
set on fire. Telegraph wires w.
torn
“
Father'e
Only
Spoofing
You.”
It is estimated that the
Geruixu place’— »t m was telling me ment In the day's work— the secret of
Colorado's first snow o f the season down by the hcaped-up cars and wire a month.
"O b ’ I don’t want any
I f 1 did.
total monthly payroll for the town is I'd ask for I t ” Miss W agstaff said
fell at I-eadville Wednesday, according communication stalled several hours.
friend Hls tort wee new to her. And one day how G erm anj bad everything success tn your life's work, lies la In
well over $ 100,000
to reports to the weather bureau. The
"Tea. mother?" Guy Inquired o f his though hls breexluess might not bare doped out. I f war came he'd chase dustry While you are working, work.
snow began Tuesday night and amount
doting psrsut
Their discussion of been considered quite good form In an hack to hls home tow n—go to hi« ar I — Boston Poat.
Peaceful Unions Upheld.
Gram is Not Damaged.
ed to nearly one Inch.
tbs
subject
npperu-Mit
In the minds of Eug isktaan. It was a quality which tuory. and In hie looker, number 2G6.
Denver -The right o f organized or
Albany — That despite the recent all bad driven even the Important mat the Hrlttah find hath refreshing and bed find hls uniform, hls shoes. hi«
A Stumped Detective.
The Belgische Dagblad announces unorganized bodies o f persona peace rains, grain in this county is not badly
gtm properly oiled, some o f that dried
Ezra Haskins, constable of a New
that the German authorities have fully to persuade their fellow workers damaged is the opinion o f farmers. ter of tes completely out o f hls mind entertaining In su American
"None for me. thank»!” Mrs Fsl
" I t I» Interesting." Charlie Brown pet soup, fresh wster In bis canteen
England village, had an exalted opin
seised jtSO.000,000, which hail been to join a union was upheld by the The rains have colored the oats but the
" I ’ve quite outgrown told her
"But yon sound ss If you They've heen putting froeh water In ion of hie ability aa a d e te c t»*. He
placed in the coffers o f the Belgian United States Court o f A p ical* here in general opinion is that no material in ♦»•ar replied
tt- ever since ! -ame back from the were going to Interview me; aud for thoae canteens every day for two I aleo read everything he could find
National bank, in consequence of the n decision handed down in a case from jury has been caused thus lar.
The
year*.past. In fact, everything a aol- on the career of 9herloek Holmes, un
The others looked aghast tt the love of Mike—don't!”
a lower court in Western Arkansas. rain, however, has delayed threshing 9ta»esv
suspension o f the moratorium.
To thor
"W ho le Mike?" Sir George Inquired dler needs would be there waiting for til he hed imagined that he had there
The court, however, denounces lawless operations and much clear weather is ksr astounding eonfoss'on
Then he'd inarch down to the by acquired wonderful deductive abil
anghgefn* Brit «tiers such a remark Innocently. In hie endeavor to grasp him
Henry Ford, the millionaire auto methods o f attempting to bring about
needed to enable the harvesting of the horde’ s close upon lese majeste.
maufseturer, spent a few hours in organization anti sustained judgment
the Intricacies of Mr Brown's conver station and In a couple of hours be and ity.
It is estimat
hundred* of thousands lik* him would
Portland Monday, where he inspected against Arkansas miners who are al grain not yet threshed.
And then firewater announced an setlon.
"Now, gentlemen." said Ezra on one
ed that only about half o f the grain ethor ca.ler
the local plant.
"Oh, he's tn Irishmen we Americans be off to the front. . , . Now. yon've occasion to hls assistant* tn a par
leged to have beaten a mine foreman. has been threshed.
"M r i*bar es B row n '"h e pronounced swear by." the newspaper man replied got to hand tt to a country that’s got j ticular case “ we have traced these
Resolutions requesting that all Kan
In hit beet manner ■ somewhat su
“ Fancy that! How odd!" Mrs Fa! It all planned out like th a t”
class— the footprints o f the bores end
sas City high schools girls be required
Apple C rop Short.
F oresi Lose is Slight.
perfinous statement, perhaps, because ooner exclaimed
"B y George, you have!" »aid Gny the footprints o f the man right op
She dtd not know
to wear uniforms w ill be presented to
Washington, D. C. The department
Salem Foresi lire losses this year
He had listened, like the j here to this stamp
From the stamp
the board o f education at its next o f Agriculture estimates this year's bid fa ir to touch thè mark set in 1912. all e f Rrewsfer a manners ware o f the that Mr Brown was spoofing- now Falconer
beat
"Since you're s newspaper man yon other» with Increasing w -n der as the on there's ouly tn* footprints of (he
meeting.
apple crop at 67,679,000 barrels o f which is a low record. In that year
must know everything. " aatd Georgy j American told hla story
horse
Now gentlemen, the question
Mrs. Mary Hrundage. 75 years old. three bushels each, as compared with thè damagr amourted to but $<60
C H APTE R V.
Wagstaff
She quite fancied the
’ I f Eng and were only prepared, too It whet has become o f the man? ”
widow of the late Superior Judge Ben 7t>. 670,000 barrels last year. The crop The re has heen but one serious Are
stranger: end she wtuted to know along similar line»— "
Ethel WII-
Brundage, a pioneer o f Kern county, is larger than last year in the Pacific this season. say» State Forester El- J
Mr Brown of New Verte.
him better
I longhby said
She did not finish her
Colorado uses more than Î "v.sAD
California, has registered as freshman Coast slates, the department says, but liott, aixl that oecurred in a Wahing
In another moment a slight, ssrtry
"W ell, at leaat I try tn crm rte ce my | remark
There was no need e f that! electrical horsepower e«wry day to ma
in the Kern County High school ami smaller in practically all the Interior ton rounty logging camp and was not
man well along In the thlrtlee. rame editor o f that.” he replied.
for the vain wish that lay behind her tt* Industries
states.
w ill study the Spanish language.
i strictly a f or est lire.
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