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1000 W OM EN STORM H O TEL D o in g s o f S ta te L e g is la to rs PRUDENCE WORLD HAPPENINGS Waldorf Astoria Attacked by Mothers Calling tor Bread. Legislature Adjourns; $6,000,000 Delinquent Tax Bill Passes Of CURRENT WEEK D à r s O n ta c e N ew Y ork — A crowd o f approxi mately 1000 persons, mostly women, who had attended a mass meeting in Brief Resume Most Important Madison Square to protest the high cost o f food, stormed the Waldorf- Daily News Items. Astoria hotel Saturday, shouting they were starving and demanding to see Governor Whitman. When informed the governor was not there, but at another hotel, they refused to believe the statement and started a demonstration which necessi tated the calling out o f police reserves. E venti o f Noted People, Government» Several persons were injured in the disorder that followed. Four arrests and Pacific Northwest and Other were made. A speaker at the Madison Square Things Worth Knowing. meeting had asked how many persons would be w illing to go to the hotel. Several in the crowd who took thiB as Gearmany’a undersea warfare ia a signal to march started away and greatly affecting exporta o f grain and soon an excited throng was moving up Madison avenue. flour from thia country. COMPILED FOR BUSY READERS Thousands o f new troops are arriv ing at Saloniki, where a big drive is planned for early spring. These Admirals Command First Line of Defense The Engish authorities at H aifax N. 8., are reported to have confiscated 200 pairs o f pajamas belonging to ex- Ambassador Bemstorff, as contraband o f war. Emil Langendorfer, member o f the Oregon National guard, who had just been mustered out o f service, falls heir to $250,000 by the death o f his grandfather. As the result o f an effort to save two o f his employes whom he believed trapped in a burning barn, Patrick Generty, a mason contractor, died at a hospital in Chicago. A woman suffrage bill is passed by he Indiana legislature. The bill gives the women the right to vote fo r Presi dential electors and practically all state officers except governor and sec retary o f state. A 4-months-old Berkshire boar, sired by Epochal, an English hog, sold for $1000 at the annual sale in connection with the American Berkshire congress in convention at Purdue University, L.a Payette, Ind. The Montana senate, by a vote o f 20 to 19, defeated the bill providing for the closing o f saloons on Sunday. Montana w ill go " d r y ” January 1, 1919, under the in itiative act adopted by the voters last November. Vindication o f all public officials mentioned in the investigation o f charges that there was a leak to W all street on President W ilson’s peace note was voted unanimously Wednes day by the house rules committee. The report, now virtually complete, prob ably w ill be put in final Bhape sewn. Tw o lives were lost at Dawson, Y. T ., Thursday night in a fire which destroyed property in the business sec tion o f the estimated value o f $200,- 000. Those who perished were Charles W. C. Tabor, dean of the Dawson bar and one o f the most prominent men in the Yukon territory, and W illiam Mc Adams, veteran White Pass stage driver on the W hite Horse and Dawson overland route. Woman suffrage advocates in Maine have won a fight o f nearly 40 years for submission o f the suffrage question to popular vote. The senate, acting in concurrence with the house, adopted unanimously a resolution providing for a special election September 10 to act on the adoption o f a constitutional amendment granting suffrage to wo men. Governor Milliken announced he would sign the measure. With News Amendment Salem — Both house and senate agreed to the Forbes amendment to j the delinquent tax bill, which went ! through the house with a heavy vote, \ The bill, as amended by Forbes, w ill become a law in tim e to regulate the publication o f delinquent taxes next year. I t is too late to become effec tiv e thia year. Attorneys in the house agree that the act is the most scientific and the most economical in effect in any state in the Union. Forbes gave the sub je c t careful attention for several weeks while he had the bill in the ju- diciary copimittee, o f which he is chairman. In brief, the meausre provides that 90 days a fter the taxes become delin quent notices shall be mailed to the delinquent property owners by letter or postcard. Then 30 days w ill be allowed for them to respond. Those who make their payments in that tim e w ill be stricken from the delinquent rolls. Property that remains delinquent at the expiration o f this 90-day period w ill be advertised in newspapers se lected by the county commissioners. APPROPRIATIONS ARE MADE BY OREGON LEGISLATURE A net gain o f 1413 recruits has been made in the navy in the last 20 days, compare)) with a total net gain for the whole o f January o f approximately the same number. The Panama canal did ita biggest month's business in January, according to figures available this week, 176 vessels with a tonnage o f 557,839 hav ing passed through the waterway. The previous record was in July, 1915, when 170 ships o f 547,370 tonnage passed through. Road Bonds Bill is Passed Salem — The legislature adjourned sine die at 2:30 o ’clock Tuesday morn- ing. A t 12:30 the join t conference com- m ittee from the house and senate agreed on all disputed points in the $6,000,000 road bonds bill. A few minutes later both houses concurred. The bill is now in the hands o f thé governor. The joint conference committee was composed o f Senators Orton, Shanks and Vinton, and Representatives Kit- ner, Schimpff and Laurgaard. With only four dissenting votes the $6,000,000 road bonds measure, amend ed to provide for its submission to the people at a special election next June 4, passed the senate at 5:20 o ’clock Monday. The house passed the senate’s spe cial election bill. The house amended the bill, however, so that the normal school question and the proposal to build a $200,000 home for delinquent children, both o f which were referred to the people by legislative resolu tions, w ill not be voted upon by the people until the regular election in No vember, 1918. kOMIRAL HENRY T WAYCf lADMIRAL w n B. CAPERTON WEAR ADMIRAL A.W. 6 RANT j Admiral Henry T. Mayo is in com mand of the Atlantic fleet, which must bear the brunt o f battle in case of war. Admiral W illiam B. Caperton is in charge o f the Pacific fleet, which may have work to do, and Rear Admiral A. W. Grant is in command o f the sub marines o f the United States navy. A t Thirty-second street the marchers turned into F ifth avenue, and one man pointing to an automobile shouted that no one had a right to ride in automo biles when others were starving. The machine was stopped ami instantly several persons hoarded the running board ami tried to drag the owner from the car. Three policemen who tried to turn the marchers away from the Waldorf- Astoria were swept aside. Although reinforced soon afterward by a number o f |xirters and other employes o f the hotel, they were unable to quiet the crowd. One woman cried : W e want to see the governor! Our babies are s tarvin g !” The reserves arrived while she was speaking ami formtsl a line in front of the hotel entrance. They vainly ar gued with the crowd and finally were forced to charge. One woman later was found unconscious in the street. hr E T H E L IKULSTCM' (Copyright, by l a « Bobba-MsrrlU P» n / > Com I T ’S T R U L Y A N I L L W I N D THAT BLOW S NOBODY GOOD AND TH IS W IN D B R IN G S LUCK TO THE PARSONAGE. Mr. Starr, widower Methodist minister, Is assigned to the con gregation at Mount Mark, Ia. He has five churiulng daughters, i ’rudence, tlie eldest, keeps house for him. Fairy Is a col lege freshman. Carol und Lurk, twins, are In high school. Con stance Is the “ buby." The ac tivities o f the Starr girls— Pru dence's work. Fairy’s school af fairs, the prunks of the young sters— anil the fumlly perplexi ties make the story ; It Is simply a recital of glorified homely In cidents. This Installment de scribes the cupture of u burglar in the parsonage. T o t a l A m t. A l l o w e d . Name— ................9 4,000.00 A g e n t « f o r a pp r e h e n s i o n o f c r i m in a ls ................ 90,000.00 A g r i c u l t u r a l s o ci et ie s .................................. ................ 44.600.00 O r e g o n Statu F a i r ...................................... ................ 4,600.00 B lu e B o o k ( o f f i c i a l s t a te d i r e c t o r y ) ................ 15.000.00 B oa rd _ o f Co nt ro l, O Orel r e g o n St ~ at ‘ e. ................ «5.000.00 B ou nt y on w i l d animal I s ............................. g ................................ ................ 69,460.00 - pr em e C o u rt b u i l d i n g s .............................................. C ap i Uo to l a nd " Su ................ 4.000.00 Child labor, bo ar d o f inape cto rs ........................................................ ..................... *8.000.00 D a i r y and F o o d C o m m i s s i o n e r s ............................................................ ................ 7,000.00 D es er t L a n d B o a rd ................................................................................. ................ 15.9*0.00 Su pe ri n te n de n t o f P u b l i c I n s t r u c ti o n .............................................. ................ 9,000.00 A g r i c u l t u r a l a ss is ta n t s .......................................................................... ........................... 1 0 .6 6 8 00 School re c or d booka, blanks, u n i f o r m a eri es .................................. ................ 600.00 S t a t e T e a c h e r s ’ A s s o c i a t i o n ................................................................... ................ 333.00 B oa rd o f H i g h e r C u r r i c u l a ( n o t a dd ed in t o t a l ) .............................. ................ 71,269 00 O r e g o n N o r m a l School, M o n m o u t h .................................................... *1,000.00 O r e g o n N o r m a l School, M o n m o u t h .................................................... 420.00 So u th ern O r e g o n N o r m a l School ( n o t a d de d In t o t a l ) ................ 30.353 67 O r e g o n S t a t e School f o r the Bl ind .................................................. 66.160.00 O r e g o n S t a t e Sc ho ol f o r the D e a f ................................................................ ....... St at e A g r i c u l t u r a l C o l l e g e ........................................................................... 703,600.00 S t a t e A g r i c u l t u r a l C o l l e g e .............................................................................. 65,000.00 IS H M i Ex perim en t etatlon s Ext« enslon s e r v i c e 1*1,866.00 C H A PTE R V II— Continued. U n i v e r s i t y o f O r e g o n ......................................................................................... 627,000.00 — 9— 65.000.00 U nive rs ity o f Oregon 1 0 0 , 0 00 .00 U nl ve rs lt jr o f O r e g o n M e il lc a l School Mr. Starr had gone to Burlington E a s t e r n O r e g o n Stat e I l o e p l t a l .................................................................... 236.977.00 716.936.00 that morning to attend special revival O r e g o n S t a t e H o s ipl ta l ( I n s a n e ) 62.380.00 services for three days, and Prudence O r e g o n S t a t e Sol)........ _________________ ill era’ ............................................................................ Home O rph an s and f o u n d l i n g s ................................................................................. 116,000.00 9.877.46 hail fifty whole dollars In the house, O rp ha ns ’ and fo un d li ng s' de fi c i e n c ie s 75.562 60 O r e g o n S l a t e T u b e r c u l o s i s H o s p i t a l .................................... .. 210 . 000 . (70 nn unwonted sum In that parsonage! S t a l e I n s t i t u t i o n f o r F e e b l e - m i n d e d .......................................................... 7.500.00 And the dungeon wus not locked. With F l o r e n c e C r l t t e n t o n R e f u g e H o m e ................................................................. 60.00 M d - o u g h l l n M e m o r i a l A s s o c i a t i o n .............................................................. 6 , 000.00 out a word, she slipped softly out of P a t to n H o m e f o r t h e F r i e n d l e s s .................................................................... 80.000.00 the room, run down the stulrs, making F l e c t i o n expense, g e n e r a l and p r i m a r y ...................................................... E m e r g e n c y B o a rd ............................................................................................. 200.00 23.700.00 never a sound In her bare feet, and E x e c u t i v e d e p a r t m e n t ..................................................................................... 2.600.00 saw, somewhat to her surprise, that E x h i b i t o f O r e g o n products, m a i n te n a n c e ................................................ 64.000. 00 F o r e s t r y , O r e g o n S t a t e B oa rd o f .................................................................... the F u g i t i v e s f r o m Justice ............................................................................... .. 15.000. 00 dungeon door was open. Quickly 600.00 she flung It shut, pushed the tiny key G ran d A r m y Re pu bl ic , D e p a r t m e n t o f O r e g o n ........................................ H ea lt h. S t a t e Ho a rd o f ................................................................................... 25.000. 00 H i s t o r i c a l Soci et y, O r e g o n ............................................................................. 17.600.00 that moved the “ catch," and was rush 7.600.00 ing up the stulrs again with never a H o r t i c u l t u r a l , S t a t e H oa rd o f ....................................................................... 1 , 0 0 0 .0 0 H u m a n e So ci et y . O r e g o n ................................................................................. pause for breath. H y g i e n e So ci et y . O r e g o n Boclal ..................................................................... 20 . 000 . 00 4.000. 00 A strange sight met her eyes In the I n d u s t r i a l W e l f a r e C o m m i s s i o n ..................................................................... 225,117.60 In d u st r i a l A c c i d e n t C om m iss io n, S t a t e ........ ............................................ The twins themselves 33.320.00 twins’ room. A t t o r n e y - G e n e r a l — J u d i ci a l d e p a r t m e n t .................................................... 200,000 00 were In each other’s anus, sobbing bit C ir cu it C o u rt J u d g e s ......................................................................................... 138,800.00 D i s t r i c t A t t o r n e y s and de pu tie s ................................................................. 96,106.60 terly. Fairy was still looking hurried Su pr em e C o u r t o f th e S t a t e o f O r e g o n ...................................................... Su pr em e C ou rt L i b r a r y ................................................................................... 16.000.00 1 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 ly through the dresser drawers. L a b o r C o m m i s s i o n and In sp ec to r o f fa c t o r i e s and w o r k s h o p s . .......... L a n d Board, o f f i c e o f th e s t a te ..................................................................... 18.000.00 "They are gone," wailed Carol, "our L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y , 29th r e g u l a r se ss io n .............................................. 77 . 500.00 hi-uutlful ruby rings that belonged to L i b r a r y , O r e g o n S t a t e ................................................................................... 40.000. 00 L i v e s t o c k S a n i t a r y Board. S t a t e ................................................................... 45.000 00 grandmother." Min es and G e o l o g y , O r e g o n B ure au o f ...................................................... 30.000. 00 N a t i o n a l Guard, O r e g o n ................................................................................. 155.000. 00 “ Nonsense," cried Prue with nervous N a v a l M il it ia , O r e g o n ..................................................................................... 16.000. 00 33,040 00 anger, “ you've left them In the buth- O r e g o n S l a t e I n d u s t r i a l Sc ho ol f o r G i r l s .................................................... O r e g o n S t a t e T r a i n i n g School ..................................................................... 78.435.00 room, or on the' kitchen shelves. O r e g o n S t a t e P e n i t e n t i a r y ............................................................................. 218,956.70 W a y w a r d g l r l a ................................................................................................... 20,000.00 You’re always leuving them somewhere P u b li c S e r v i c e C om m ls el o n o f O r e g o n ....................................................... 80,000.00 over the place. Come on, and we'll 2.400.00 P i l o t C om m is si o ne r s, O r e g o n B oa rd o f ...................................................... P r i n t i n g de pa r tm en t. S t a t e ............................................................................. 9.900.00 search the house Just to convince you.” P r o c l a m a ti o n s , etc., p u b li c at io n o f .............................................................. 600.00 “ No, no,” shrieked the twins. “ Let's R e w a r d s f o r a r r e s t s ......................................................................................... 1.200.00 Roads, c o n st r u c ti on o f ..................................................................................... 4(0,000.00 lock the door and get under the bed.” S e al e r o f w e i g h t s and m ea sur e«. St at e ................................................... 8 . ( 00.00 The rings were really vulunble. St at e D e p a r t m e n t ............................................................................................... 66.200.00 St at e E n g i n e e r ' s o f f i c e ................................................................................... grandmother, their mother's 23,966 00 Their St at e E n g i n e e r ' s o f f i c e , as a m e n d e d .......................................................... 1.000. 00 T a x Co mm las lon, S t a t e ..................................................................................... 16.000.00 mother, whom they hud never seen, T r e a s u r y D e p a r t m e n t ....................................................................................... 36.100.00 had divided her "real Jewelry" between W a t e r Board, S t a t e ........................................................................................... 30.000 00 F l a x In du st r y ..................................................................................................... 10,663.68 her two daughters. And the mother of Mis ce ll an e ou s claims. I nc lu di n g — these parsonage girls, had further di B oa rd o f H i g h e r C u r r i c u la ............................................................. 1333.00 Sou th ern O r e g o n N o r m a l ............................................................... 420.00 620.12 vided her portion to make It reach D e f i c i e n c i e s ....................................................................................................... (7.892.23 through her own fumlly of g irls ! One v o lu m e o f S u p r em e C ou rt re p o r ts ....................................................... 600.00 “ Our rings! Our rings I" the twins A d d i t i o n a l a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r L e g i s l a t u r e ................................................ 8 . 0 0 0 .0 0 w ait tha Had hearted neighbor left would have been empty. The girls wers Ills b)Kl to a n s w e r tha Insistent tele- sent upstairs st once, with the Allas I phone. Falterlngly Prudence explained boy as guard— as guard, without re their predicament and asked him to gard for the fact that hs was probably come and search the house, lie prom more frightened than any one of them The chief officer rapped briskly os ised to be there In five minutes, with the dungeon door. Then be clicked hli hla son to help. “ N ow ," said Prudence more cheer revolver. "There are enough o f us to over fully, "w e'll Juat go out to the kitchen i and w a it It’a quiet there, and away power three of you," he said curtly ; from the rest o f the bouse, and we'U “ And we have men outside the house be perfectly safe." T o the kitchen, too. I f you put your firearms ou th4 j then, they hurried, and found real floor, and hold both bunds over juui j comfort in Its smallness and secure- head, you'll be well treufed. If voui 1 ness. Prudence raked up the dying hands are not up, we fire on sigh t (Jet I embers o f the fire, and Fairy drew tbe your revolvers ready, boys." Then tbe officer opened tha door j blinds to tbelr lowest limits. Tbe twins and Connie trailed them fear- Evidently the burglar was wise enough to appreciate the futility o f fighting fully at every step. Every breath o f wind against the against odds. His hands were above j windows drew startled cries from the his head, and In less than a second be I younger girls, and both Fairy and Pru- wus securely manacled. The chief officer had been eying hint I ilence were white with anxiety when they heard the loud voices o f tbe Al- closely. "Say I" he excluinuol. “ Aren't I Ians outside tbe kitchen door. Pru- you Limber-Limb Grant?” Tbe burglur “ By | deuce began crying nervously the nto- grinned, but did not answer. "It Is I ! ment the two angels o f mercy ttp- J ove!" shouted the officer. | pen red before her, and Fairy told their Call the girls down here,” be ordered, and when they appeared, gazing i t ths tale o f woe. “ Wall, there now," Mr. Allan said burglar with mingled admiration, pity with rough sympathy, “ you Just got and fear, he congratulated the: t with scared, that's all. Everything's sus considerable excitement. “ It’s Llmber-Llmb Grant.” he ex picious when folks get scared. 1 told “ There’s a reward o f five my w ife the other day I bet you girls plained. would get a good fright sometime, left hundred dollars for him. You'll get here alone. Come on, Jim, and we'll the money, as sure as you're born.'' Then he turned agnln to the burglar. go over the house In a JlfTy." lie was standing near the dining “ Say, Grunt, what's a fellow like you room door. He lifted his head sud doing ou such a fifth-rate Job as this? ilenly, and seemed to sniff a little. A Methodist parsonnge Is not Just lu There was undoubtedly a faint odor your line, Is It?” Limber-Limb laughed sheepishly. of tobacco tn the house. "Been any men In here tonight?" he “ W ell," he explained good-naturedly, asked. “ Or this afternoon? Think, "Chicago got too hot for me. I had to get out In a hurry, and I couldn't notv!" “ No one," unsw er«) Prudence. “ 1 get my hands on any money. I had a wus alone all nfternoon, and there hus fine lot of Jewels, but I was so pushed I couldn’t use them. I came here and been no one In this evening." He pussed slowly through the din loafed nrouud town for n while, be ing room Into the hall, closely followed cause folks said Mount Murk was so hy his son and the five girls, already fast asleep It did not even wake up much reassured. As he pussed the dungeon door he puused for a moment, listening Intently, his head bent. “ Oh. Mr. Allan," cried Prudence, “ lot's look In the dungeon first. I want to see if the money Is snfe.” Her hand tvus already on the lock, but ha shoved her nwny quickly. "Is there any nay out of that closet besides this door?" he asked. “ No. We call It the dungeon," laughed Prudence, her self-possession quite recovered. " It Is right under the stairs, und not even u mouse could gttnw Its way out. with this door shut." "W ho shut the door?” he iuquired. still holding Prudence’s hand front llio lock. Then, without waiting for an unswer, he went on, "L e t’s go back In the other room a minute. Come on, all of you." In the living room he hur ried to the telephone, and spoke to the operator In a low voice. “ Call the po lice headquarters, and have them send two or three tnen to the Methodist par sonage. right away. W e've got u bur glar locked In n closet, and they'll have to get bint out. l ’ lensc hurry.” At this, the girls crowded around him agnln in renewed fear. “ Don't be scared,” he suld calmly, “ we're all right. He’s In there safe enough anil can’t get out for s while. Now, tell me about It. How did you "Aren’t You Limber-Limb Grant?" get hint In the closet? Begin at the beginning, and tell me all about It." long enough to read the dally papers. Carol begun the story with keen rel I heard ubout this parsonage bunch, ish. “ I woke up, and thought I heard and knew the old man bad gone off to someone In the room. I supposed It get more religion. This afternoon nt wits I ’rudence. I said, ‘Prudence,’ and the station I saw a detective from Chi nobody answered, nnil everything was cago get off the train, and 1 knew what quiet. But I felt there was someone that meunt. But I needed some cash, In there. I nudged Lark, and she woke und so I wasn't above a little Job of up. He moved then, and we both heard this kind. I never dreamed o f getting hint. He was fumbling at the dresser, done up by a bunch o f preacher's kids. nnil our ruby rings are gone. We I went upstairs to get those family lteurd him step across the room and Jewels I've heard about, and one of Into n closet. He closed tbs door after the little ones gave the alarm. I al him, didn't he Lark?” ready had some o f them, so I cams “ Yes, he did.” agreed Lark. “ His down nt once. 1 stopped In the dun hand was on the knob.” geon to get that money, and first thing "So we sneaked out o f bed, and I knew the door banged shut. That's went Into Prudence’s room and woke all. You’re welcome to the five hun- her and Fairy.” She looked at Connie d r « l dollars, ladles. Someone was and blushed. "Connie was asleep, and bound to get It sooner or Inter, and we didn't waken her beenuse we didn't I ’m partial to the ladles, every time.” want to frighten her. W e woke the girls— and you tell the rest, Prudence." Now what do you suppose the W e didn't believe her, of course. girls will do with thnt five hun W e went back Into their room and dred dollars? How much will there wn« no one there. But the rings they devote to church purposm were gone. While ttiey were looking —foreign missions, for Instance? nt the dresser, t remembered that I forgot to lock the dungeon door, where we keep the money and the silver (T O B E C O N T I N U E D . ) ware, and I ran downstairs and slammed the door and locked It. and H A V E A F F E C T IO N FO R T R E E S went back up. I didn't hear a sound downstairs." Writer Telle How Lumberman Wept Mr. Allan laughed heartily. "W ell, Bitter Tsars W h tn Ordered to Cut your burglar wus In that closet after Down a Fine Hemlock. were walling, mid Connie, uuukened hy the noise, was crying beneath the covers of her bed, B il ls a c t e d upon f a v o r a b l y by th e Joint c o m m i t t e e not Included In b u d g e t: "Maybe we'd better phone for Sir. Nnme— Ai mount E r e c t i n g bu i l d i n g a t C h a m p o e g ....................................................................I 6 .0 0 0 00 Aliso.” Kuggenied Fairy. "The girls are T o r e i m b u r s e II. D. W i l l i a m s ....................................................................... 929.00 T o a d v e r t i s e scenic a t t r a c t i o n s o f P a c i f i c N o r t h w e s t ............................ 46.000 00 so nervous they will be hysterical by F o r r e p a i r i n g T u m a l o p r o j e c t ....................................................................... 1 0 . 0 0 0 .0 0 the time we finish searchilig the F o r O r e g o n A g r i c u l t u r a l C o l l e g e e x p e r im e n t s t a t i o n ............................ 30.000. 00 F o r H oo d R i v e r e x p e r i m e n t st a ti on ......................................................... 6 . 000.00 house." A r m o r y at M a r s h f i e l d ..................................................................................... 20.000 00 “ Well, let's do the upstairs then,” Me dal s f o r O r e g o n N a t i o n a l G u ard .............................................................. 800.00 C la im o f H. N. C o r e y ....................................................................................... 2 . 000.00 said Prudence. "Get your slippers and F o r e n t e r t a i n m e n t o f l t a t t e r y and T r o o p A ............................................. 300.00 klmouos, und we'll go Into daddy’s G rai n In sp ec tio n ....................................................... ......................................... 7.600.00 Agents o f the department o f Justice R u r a l cr e d it s ....................................................................................................... 6 . 000.00 room." Berlin is Firm With Brazil. arrested in N ew York Tuesday two F o r I n t e r s t a t e F a i r at I T I n e v I l l s ................................................................. 600.00 But Inside the door o f daddy's room, c q u i r i n g l im es to n e f o r s t a t e ....................................................................... 20 . 000 . 00 men, g ivin g their names as A lb ert S. Rio Janeiro. Brazil’ s declaration to A R e i m b u r s i n g heirs o f W l l l a l m T u l l o c k ...................................................... 1 0 ( 1 0 with the younger girls clinging to her. Sander anil Charles Wunnenburg, Germany that she >U>es not recognize Sa lar ie s o f M a s t e r F is h W a r d e n , e t c ............................................................ 16.800.00 and Fairy looking odd and disturbed. F o r K l a e k a n t n e h a tc h e r y ................................................................................. 7.500 00 charged with violating the Federal law Prudence stopped abruptly uud stared the submarine blockade ami leaves F o r B o n n e v i l l e h a t c h e r y ................................................................................. 15.000. 00 against carrying on a m ilitary enter F o r h a tc h er y w o r k In di s tr i c t No 2 ........................................................... 16.000. 00 about the room curiously. with Germany the res|»insibi!ity for F o r hatcheries, f i s h w a v a nd I m p r o v e m e n t s on W i l l a m e t t e and prise against a foreign country. They M c K e n i l e r i v e r s .............. ............................................................................... all acts from which Brazilian mer 15.000. 00 "Fairy, didn't father leave his watch are accused o f conspiring to obtain F o r h a t c h e r y on N e h a l e m R i v e r ................................................................. 4.000 00 chantmen may suffer in violation of F o r const n o t i n g st a bl es at C l a c k a m a s St a t io n f o r O. N. G ................. S.800 00 hanging on that null hy the table? military information in England to l » ‘ international law has elicited from P r o v i d i n g f o r sp ec ia l el e c t io n ..................................................................... 15.000. 00 Seenia to me I saw it there this morn sent to this country and then forward T o pay f o r c o w s k i l l e d and In ju re d on O. N. U. r i f l e r a n g e .................. 85 00 Germany a statement that the block ing. I remember thinking I would I ed to Germany. T o t a l o f m is c el la n eo u s sp e c i a l a p p r o p r i a t i o n s .................................... | 2(5,318.(0 ade w ill not be abandoned. tense him for being forgetful." It is announce)! officially that the And the wutch was not there. The Oregon legislature adjourned R E C A P IT U L A T IO N O P L E G IS L A T IV E A P P R O P R IA T IO N S . Monday night at 2:30, after being in German foreign office has declared to Grand t o ta l a l l o w e d and a p p r o p r ia t e d f r o m bu d g e t e s t i m a t e . . . “ I think it was Sunduy he left It." ! »6,072.776 36 session two days over the allotted 40. ! the Brazilian minister in Berlin that it G ra n d t o ta l a l l o w e d f o r sp ec ial m is c el la n eo u s a p p r o p r i a t i o n bill s answered Fairy In a low voice. " I re and a p p r o p r i a t i o n s m ade f o r sa m e. 2(6 .3 16 (0 member seeing It on the nail, and think regrets neutral interests should suffer American Mormons who attended or account o f m ilitary measures. G ra n d t ot a l o f a p p r o p r i a t i o n s ......................»6.319,014.76 ing he would need It—bu! I believe It the funeral o f the three Mormon vie T o tal o f availab le revenue . . . ...................... 6.309.606.82 was Sunday." tima o f the Corner Ranch raid last Oklahoma ia Bone-Dry. S e e m i n g d e f i c i e n c y un der 4 pe r cent l i m i t a t i o n a m e n d m e n t ..............t 9,579.93 Prudence looked under the bed, and I Monday returned to El Paso, Tex., M on ey l oa n ed by L e g i s l a t u r e to f l a x In du st ry to be r ep ai d on sale Oklahoma C ity The Ferguson o f f l a x by S ------ t a t e ---------- B oa rd o * f C ----------- o n t r o l 10.5*3 62 In the closet, hut their father's room ^ with additional details o f the murder. “ bone-dry” bill, passed February 19, wni empty. Should they go farther? They asserted the bodies had been A p p a r e n t b a la nc e l e f t o v e r am ou nt a l l o w e d by 4 pe r ce nt a m e n d m e n t and amended anti-cigarette bill, passed f r o m v a r io u s so urces o f re v e n u e ............................................................. y 974.66 For a moment, the girls stood looking badly mutilated. Physicians in the the same day, Monday became laws A p p r o x i m a t e a m o un t o f unex pe nd ed b a l a n c e « l e f t In the t re a s u r y party declared the men had been se * f r ------------------------ ‘ 1» ................................................. 132.000.00 st one another questloalngly. Then— o m a p p r o p r i a t i ------------ o n s m ad e f o r .......... 1916-191 without the form ality o f being signed they heard a loud thud dowustatrs, as verely torturwl before being put to by Governor Williams. The bills had A p p r o x i m a t e t o t a l o f m o n e y st a te w i l l b e v e on uand f o r e m e r - of someone pounding on a door. There death. g en c te e d u r i n g yeans 1917-1916 . . . » 121.97(46 been in the governor's hands over the was no longer any doubt. Someone American residents in Germany are constitutional period in which he must M erger Plan Passes. was in the house! Connie and th e) Wider S cope Given Commission. art on them or allow them automati twins screamed agola and clung to refused permission to leave. How Salem Speaker Stanfield's resolu Salem- The legislature has increased Prudence frantically. And Fairy said, cally to become laws. ever. there is a great percentage who The "bon e-dry” measure prohibits tion, laying the foundation for a pro \ the powers and duties o f the Public “ I think we'd better lock the door and | wish to stay, even though war should shipment o f liquor by common carrier an extent stay right here until morning, Prue." come between Germany and the U n it into the state, and makes mere (losses gram o f constructive consolidation o f Service commission to state departments by the next legisla greater than at any previous tim e in But Prudence faced them stubborn ed States. sion o f it a misdemeanor. ture. has passed both houses. It pro its history, with the possible exception ly. “ I f you think I'm guiog to let any The French, British and Russian le vides for appointment by the governor o f the act which ex te n d «! ita jurisdic one steal that fifty dollars, you are ! Mooney Sentenced to Die. gations at Athens have published a o f a commission o f seven business men. tion to include public utilities. The mistaken. F ifty doiiurs do*» not come statement explaining the reasons for San Francisco Thomas J. Mooney, They are to study the consolidation measures providing for the installation often enough for th at I can tell you." ] the continuation o f the blockade. The a labor agitator, was sentenced Satur- j problem from the viewpoint o f busi o f warning signs and also fo r the elim “ It's probably atolea already,” ob chief reason is that the requirements day to death by hanging by Jduge ness men, to the etui that consolida ination ami separation o f grade crosa- jected Fairy. o f the entente ultimatum to the Greek Griffin in the Superior court for a bomb tions based on scientific business prin ings are considered the moat construct- "W ell, If It la. we'll find out who did government, especially with reference explosion thst cost 10 lives during a ciples may he recommended. They are 1 ive bit o f legislation ever attempted I t and have them arrested. I'm going to the d eliver)’ o f arms, have not been prcparwltK-.-o day parade here last July. authorized to spend not to exceed in the state along the lines o f "s a fe ty down to telephone to the police. You fulfilled completely. Mooney was convicted o f murder in $2500 in their investigation. i first. ” girls must lock the door after me, and the first degree two weeks ago. Judge stay right here." A severe snowstorm which was gen Griffin set Msy 17 for the execution. Livestock Show Gets #9 5 0 0 . Farm Loans Soon. The little o n »» screamed again, anil eral in Utah Monday, coupled with a An appeal w ill tie taken from Judge Quickly the Flung It thut. Salem The legislature certainly Salem Money from the rural credits Fairy said: "Don't he silly, Prue. If shortage o f hay. caused a damage of G rilfiin's refusal to grant a new trial, has been kind to the Pacific Interna fund w ill be available for lemiing pur you go I'm going with you. o f conree. tbs money, no doubt, and be didn't approximately $50,000 to the sheep Mooney's counsel said. tional Livestock show. poses to the farmers o f the state by W e'll leavt the kiddles hers and they bear you coming and got lo c k «) In." and rattle industry, according to re A fter granting the $4500 in the reg the middle o f March or first o f April. own lock the door. They'll be perfectly ports. In a few mlnutee they beard foot Millionaire's Son Killed. ular appropriations for fairs ami ex The new act. making the provisions of eafe In here." steps around the house and knew the Contracts for navy projectiles which Brunswick. Ga. Edwin Gould. Jr., positions in Multnomah county the the rural credits amendment to the con Bnt the children loudly objected to officers had arrived. Mr. Allan let had been let to Hadflekia. Limited, an son o f the New York capitalist, was house has appropriatevi an additional stitution operative, now ia in effect, this. I f I Vue and Fairy w ent they them Into the house, four of them, end English concern, have been given to a identally killed while hunting near $54)04). making a total o f $9504) for the ami the State I .and board held ita first would g o ! So down tbs stairs they led them oat to the hall. There could the Midvale Steel company, the Wash Jekyl Island Sumiay night. Mr. Gould livestock show. Representative Mann m eeting to forward the operation of troop«!, a timorous trembling crowd. be no doubt whatever that the burglar ington Steel A Ordnance company ami was hunting coons. He struck a coon explained that the livestock industry the amendment as rapidly as possible. Prudence went at orce to the tele was In the dungeon. He had been the Crucible Steel company. The Brit on the head with the butt o f his gun it the biggest business in the North It was agreed that o f the lasue o f any phone. and railed up the resilience of busy with hts knife, and tbe lock was ish government forbid the manufacture and the weapon was discharge)!, fatally west and urged that the legislature one year 10 per cent should be in five- the Allans, their neighbors across the nearly removed. I f the officers had in England o f sheila fo r the United wounding him. His companion hail to ahoukl do something to show its appre year bonds and 10 per cent in 10-year I street After a s.-enil¿.gly never cuffing been two minutes liter, the dungeon States while the war ia in progress. row two miles in a small (aval for help. | ciation. bonds, other periods to be long-term. | G i a n d t o ta l o f a p p r o p r i a t i o n s f r o m b u d g e t ............................................16,073,766.36 M ISCELLANEOUS SPE C IAL A P P R O P R IA T IO N S . That one should feel affection for great trees Is natural. In the Minne sota forests I met a lumberman who told roe hs wept bitter tears when he got orders to cut down a flue hem lock. Every stroke of the ax seemed to him to be felt by the sturdy moo- srch whose life he was taking, writes Julius Chambers In the Brooklyn Kngle. When I have revisited the “ woods" In which as a boy I gathered nuts, I have fancied the trees I used to climb recognlz«! me. They looked the same. They hadn't aged. The shellback hickory trees seemed a trifle more dangerous to climb than o f yore, and the walnuts bad gained noticeably lu girth, so that my lengthened arm had barely kept pace with the expanding bark. I could still encircle tbelr trunks and could hare climbed them If necessary, but tha reward* o f a winter's store o f nuts no longer ap peal to me. The walnuts ind* hickory nuts oue buys do not taste Ilk* those gathered with one's own hmadA Sixty Million* fer Fur*. Milady 1s spending $00.000.000 a year to gratify her fancy for fun. Practi cally all furs sold to the women of this country are of American manufacture. Returns to tbe bureau o f the census show that only $3.000.000 worth o f furs were Imported during the past year. The American fur Industry le now rep resented by 1.241 establishment* em ploying 11.027 wag* earners with an annual production worth morn than $50 000 000. Trans Affnnted by Lightning. No particular species of tra* Is mors susceptible to Ughtnlng stroke thaï any other except In so far as the spe cies determines the height a t the tram
