WORLD HAPPERINGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
ESPIONAGE
PASSED BY SENATE
U. S. CROP CONDITION
O regon and W ashington W heat is F ar
S h o rt o f May 1 fo r L ast Y ear
P la n tin g C onditions Low.
NO GRAIN FOR LIQUOR
S en ate T akes S te p T ow ard Dry N ation
in C onserving Food P ress Cen
so rsh ip A m endm ent Lost.
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long you've know n I w as his d au g h te r,
and w h at m ade you begin to suspect,
a n d —”
“In p ity ’s n a m e !” th e D ow ager D ra
gon In terru p ted , covering h e r ears.
“O ne questio n a t a tim e. Be still, und
I’ll tell you.”
B ut here, to h e r open relief, th*
ste w a rd e ss knocked a n d e n te red , w ith
th e eff«?ct o f re n d erin g L ydia oblivious
to all else.
“Yes, W ln a n t? You’ve found him ?
W here?”
“O ne of th e ste w a rd s tells me. m iss,
'e ’s Ju st seen Mr. C rav en a b a ft th e
deck'ouse on th e m ain deck, a s te rn .”
“T h an k you so m uch, W ln a n t Good-
by, Mrs. B eg g arstaff 1”
S n a tch in g up w ra p a u d sc a rf, L ydia
w as off In a breath.
T hose she left behind eyed one an
o th e r oddly— th e D ow ager D ragon w ith
a tw in k lin g look o f In q u iry : th e ste w
a rd ess w ith discreetly tig h te n ed Ups
and half-low ered lids th a t, h in tin g a t
m y steries u n u tte rab le , w ere a p lain
provocation to a n y com petent c a te
chist.
And th e face of Mrs. B eg g arstaff
grew b rig h t w ith th e light of b attle.
W ashington, D. C.— The first legis
la tiv e ste p tow ard conservation o f th e
n a tio n ’s food resources and a long ad
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U n ited S ta te s, as com piled by th e bu-
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-,
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.
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vance tow ard an absolutely dry U nited
re au of crop e stim a te s <.»d tra n s m it-
S ta te s w as tak en S atu rd ay n ig h t by
te d th ro u g h th e w e a th e r b u re au ), U . |
th e se n a te in approving, 38 to 32, an i
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S. d e p a rtm e n t o f A g ric u ltu re, is a s ,
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am endm ent to the a d m in istra tio n es
0 / the
j follow s:
pionage b ill forbidding d u rin g th e w ar
th e use o f cereals or g ra in in the m an- I
W in ter w h e at -O re g o n — May 1 fore-
u fa c tu re o f in to x ic a tin g liquor.
cast, 8,500,000 b ushels; production last
By a m ajo rity o f one vote the sen ate
year, final e stim a te , 13,340,000; tw o '
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also th re w out of th e bill the adm inis
y ears ago, 16,200,000; 1910-14 aver-
tr a tio n ’s express censorship section,
age,
13,627,000
bushels.
E m bargo P ro v isio n to S ta n d — P o sta l
E v e n ts o f N oted People, G overnm ents
as w as done in th e house.
T his ac
W ashington— May 1 forecast, 11,-
tio n is expected to throw th e censor-1
D ep artm en t to C ensor All Mail.
and Pacific N o rth w est and O ther
500.000 bushels; production la s t year,
ship fight into conference, w here the
final e stim a te ,
18,285,000 bushels;
T h in g s W orth K now ing.
S ed itio u s o r A narchistic.
influence o f the a d m in istratio n can be
tw o y e ars ago, 35,880,000; 1910-14!
b rought to bear m ore directly . W hat
av erag e, 25,534,000 bushels.
w ill be th e outcom e no se n a to r would j
U n ited S ta te s— May 1 fo rec a st 866,-
W ashington, D. C. — A fte r nearly p re d ic t w ith confidence.
G overnor Bilbo, o f M ississippi, has 000,000 bushels; production la st year,
T he prohibition
am endm ent w as j
issued a p ro clam ation u rg in g the peo final e stim a te , 481,744,000; tw o y e ars th re e w eeks of d e b ate, ra n g in g over
adopted under a ru le lim itin g debate
A w ell-bred young E nglishw om an, nervous and suspicious, finds
ple of th a t Btate to observe one m e a t ago, 673,947,000; 1910-14 av erag e, innum erable problem s of th e w ar, th e
« h e n she bourds th e ste a m e r Alsutfii, bound from Liverpool to New
j se n a te , by a vote o f 77 to 6, Monday sharply, and th e re w ere only b rie f
less and flourless day each w eek du rin g 494.664.000 bushels.
C H A PT E R IV.
speeches on each side.
J u s t previous
York, th a t h e r statero o m m ate Is Mrs. A m elia B eggarstaff. a fa sc in a t
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n ig h t passed th e a d m in istra tio n es-
th e w ar.
ly th e se n a te had voted down, 47 to 25,
ing,
w
ealthy
A
m
erican
w
id
o
v
of
six
ty
years.
T
h
e
girl
In
tro
d
u
ces
h
e
r
R y e—O re g o n - May 1 fo recast, 6 0 8 ,-| pionage bill, pronounced one o f th e
L ydia step p ed over th e high sill of
A d e cre e is pro m u lg ated in th e offi
self us Lucy C a rte re t and ex p lain s th a t she Is going to m ake h e r home
000 bushels; production la s t y ear, final m ost d ra stic and all-inclusive m easures a proposal to forbid sale o f in to x ic an ts
a doorw ay to open a ir upon th e m ain
cial jo u rn al o f P a ris p ro h ib itin g th e
d
u
rin
g
th
e
war.
w ith h e r fu tlier In A m erica. S om ething about th e g irl’s hehuvlor puz
e stim a te , 610,000; tw o y e ars ago, 414,- in A m erican congressional h istory.
deck a b a ft th e s u p e rs tru c tu re a n d
use o f m aize, rye, barley o r buckw heat
E ffective S eptem ber 1, th e am end
zles th e widow, and she is m uch su rp rise d to find th a t L ucy ow ns a
000 bushels.
A sim ila r bill has passed th e house,
gained th e shadow of th e deckhouse
flours fo r any o th e r purpose th an
m
ent
is
calculated
to
confine
sale
and
W ashington— May 1 fo recast, 131,- but v irtu a l re d ra ftin g of m any o f the
m agnificent necklace w hich hud been stolen from u m useum collection
bread-m aking.
w herein th e ru d d er engine c lanked and
000 bushels; production la st year, final m ost im p o rta n t provisions is expected consum ption to w hisky and o th er g ra in
some tim e previously, and inform s tier friend, -Mr. Quoin, a privute
groaned. W hen she cam e to th e open
liquors a lre ad y in stock, and to w ines,
T he U. S. M arine C orps now con e stim a te , 102,000; tw o y e ars ago, [ in th e fo rth co m in g conferences.
d etective. I.ucy, dressin g in th e d a rk In h e r statero o m , h e ars 11 m ys
»puce b etw een th e deckhouse and th e
ta in s 18,951 m en.
I ts
authorized 146,000 bushels.
D u rin g final consideration, th e sen b randies o r o th er d rin k s th a t depend
terio u s c onversation betw een m en Ju st o u tsid e h e r window und icCog-
tn ffrall th e moon slipped from behind
s tre n g th o f 17,400 w as passed May 1.
U n ited S ta te s — May 1 fo rec a st, 60,- a te strip p e d th e m easure e n tire ly of upon o th e r m a te ria ls fo r th e ir m ain
nlzes
one
of
them
.
n cloud, d renehlug th e sh ip w ith gh o st
A bill to a u th o rize a s tre n g th o f 30,000 700,000; production la st year, final es- provisions for new spaper censorship c o n stitu e n ts.
A n o th er o p p o rtu n ity to vote upon it |
ly radlunce, und she stopped sh o rt. In
is pending in congress.
tim a te , 47,383,000; tw o y ears ago. and re stric tio n s on m an u fa ctu re of
w ill be offered when th e sen ate tak e s
no o th er public pu rt of th e vessel could
54,050,000
bushels.
[
g
ra
in
in
to
in
to
x
ic
a
tin
g
liquors,
and
re
of happiness In h e r h e a rt. N ever a
C H A PT E R III—C ontinued.
C a su a lties am ong th e C anadian e x
th e bill w ith the am endm ent from th e
one— o r two— h ave fo und
g re a te r
jec ted an am endm ent designed to curb
doubt
troubled
h
e
r
a
rd
e
n
t
a
n
tic
ip
a
p ed itio n ary forces from th e tim e th e
privacy.
M eadows Oregon — May condition specu latio n in focal products, alth o u g h c o m m itte e of the w hole, b u t opponents
tions.
T
h
a
t
om
inous
uote
w
hich
had
T
w
o
m
in
u
tes
ia
te
r
th
e
stew
ardess,
w ar began up to May 10 had reached a
Two, a t lea st, seem ed to h ave
! 91, com pared w ith th e te n -y e a r a v e r se n tim e n t obviousy w as overw helm of th e pro h ib ito ry provision are not hasten in g to an sw e r a series of im pu been sounded in the b rie f conversation
to ta l o f 89,843 killed, wounded and
age of 95.
ingly in fa v o r of such leg isla tio n late r. confident th a t th ey w ill be able to d e n t rings from 1175, found th a t s ta te outside h e r window w as now fo rg o t th o u g h t o f th a t. In th a t fun-shaped
m issing, according to a re p o rt by th e
o v e rtu rn S a tu rd a y ’s action.
space behind th e deckhouse, close by
W ashington - May 1 condition 91,
As com pleted, th e se n a te b ill’s p rin
W ar R ecords office.
E s tim a te s d u rin g th e d e b ate w ere room b rig h t w ith light and te n a n te d ten — ut w o rst could uot h a v e shuken th e singing m ete r of th e log, C raven
j com pared w ith the te n -y e a r av era g e of cipal sections provide: A u th o rity fo r
her
fa
ith
In
his
loving
kindness.
T
h
a
t
th a t a t le a st $200,060,000 in annual by 11 p ale but an im ated young wom an
W ord has been received th a t L ib e ria 94.
stood w ith Mrs. M errllees In his arm s.
th e P re sid e n t to em bargo e x p o rts
w as som ething a lw ay s to he counted
has severed dip lo m atic re la tio n s w ith
U n ited S ta te s
May 1 condition w hen he finds th a t " t h e public sa fe ty in te rn a l revenue would be lost if the fraB tically stru g g lin g in to a hupliuzard
W holly u n a w a re th a t th ey w ere not
selection of garm en ts, w ith th e evi upon, som ething th a t had never
G erm any. T he break w ill aid th e en- 88.7, com pared w ith th e te n -y e a r aver- and w e lfare so require. ” ( N o t i n the am en d m en t stands.
alone, th ese tw o clung to each oth er,
fulled her. And if his a ttitu d e of late
dent
in
te
n
tio
n
of
m
aking
im
m
ediate
E
lim
in
a
tio
n
o
f
th
e
press
consorship
te n te a llie s by rem oving from G erm an age o f 87.9.
lips sealin g lips In th e e c sta sy of a long
house m easu re).
m ight have seem ed Inconsistent w ith
section ended a long and b itte r fight. a p p earan ce In public.
co n tro l th e w ire le s te le g ra p h and cable
— ■
a n d p a ssio n a te em brace, m oveless auve
A u th o rity fo r th e Postoffice d e p a rt
tru
ly
sy
m
p
ath
etic
affection,
L
ydia
“
W
lnunt,
do
you
th
in
k
you
could
T
he
vote
was
39
to
38.
fa c ilitie s o f L ib e ria.
j
P a stu re — O regon— May 1 condition m ent to censor m ails and exclude m ail
a s th ey yteld«»l to th e m otion o f th e
knew b e tte r: h e r fu th e r had not so
find me a p a sse n g er lis t? ”
ship.
T hrough som e cause as y e t unknow n. 79’ co,rnQPared w ith th e te n ->e a r a v e r' m a tte r deem ed seditious, a n arc h istic
m
uch
op>pos«*d
her
w
ishes
ns
he
hud
“Oh, surely, m iss.”
L ydia stood ro o ted In luci «-¿ulcus
o r trea so n a b le and m ak in g its m ailing
th e en g in e o f a N o rth e rn Pacific tra in
, . * .
,
....
u
n
d
erestim
ated
th
e
sin
cerity
o
f
her
“ I w a n t very m uch to see one.
pen alties.
blew up a t th e sta tio n o f Kennedy,
W ashington - May 1 condition 80 punishable un d er heavy
e m b a rrassm en t. In th a t p itiless w ash
m utiny a g ain st the ru le o f A gnes Hlcks-
Please fe tc h it a t once.”
W ash., and in sta n tly killed F ran k com pared w ith th e te n -y e a r a v era g e o f (N o t in house b ill).
of naked m oonlight she could uot full
W ay C leared in C ongress for E lan if
G ravely W lnnnt shrugged and w ent L orricier,
F or p unishm ent of espionage, de
to recognize th e w om an. She w as Mrs,
A d m in istra tio n Agrees.
Thom pson, o f Tacom a, en g in eer. Two 92.
her
way,
shrew
dly
guessing
close
to
How
could
It
be
otherw
ise,
w
ith
a
U
n
ited
S
ta
te
s
—
May
1
condition
81.9,
fined in m ost d e ta ile d term s, including
firem en w ere badly injured.
com pared w ith th e te n -y e a r av erag e w rongful use o f m ilita ry inform ation.
W ashington, D. C.— T he w ay was th e cause of the p a sse n g e r’s excite gap of five long y e ars In th e ir associa
C anada has a larg e stock o f te n t o f 85.2.
F or th e control of m erch an t vessels cleared in congress S a tu rd ay for Col m ent. "S om e sw eet’a rt, likely,” she tion, five y e a rs of sepurutlon, change
age and o th e r supplies on w hich th e
onel R oosevelt, if a u th o riza tio n is g iv reflected w ith th e in dulgent p ity of a aud gro«’th?
in
A m erican w aters.
S p rin g plow ing - O regon— P e r cent
U n ited S ta te s can d raw , i f necessary,
Ills thought aroused a p p rec ia tio n of
en him by th e a d m in istra tio n , to raise self-supporting m arried w om an not
P
unishm
ent
fo
r
conveyance
o
f
false
fo r th e e q u ip m e n t o f its a rm ies, says done to May 1, 1917, e stim a te d 63 (>er
ildlged to live continuously w ith her the greut changes tim e had w ro u g h t:
Mav ”l'
la st I re P°rta w hich in te rfe re w ith m ilita ry a division o f v olunteers fo r service in
cent,
com
pared
w
ith
89
"
*
'
T hom as H illia rd , s e c re ta ry o f th e
husband.
"F ound out som e’ow ’e’s so g re a t th a t It w asn’t difficult to fancy
'o p e ra tio n s , w ilful a tte m p ts to cause F rance.
C anadian q u a rte rm a s te r’s d e p artm e n t. y e a r and 86, th e te n -y e a r average.
R e v ersin g its previous action and >11 board, w ’ich she w a sn ’t e x p ec tin ’.” C raven fallin g to recognize his d au g h
W ashington— P e r c en t done to May 1, disaffection in th e m ilita ry or naval o v e rrid in g th e conference com m ittee
So In ste ad of sum m oning th e sh ip ’s ter, w hose m em ory w ith him m ust be
T he F ir s t P re sb y te ria n church of 1917, e stim a te d 60 per cent, com pared forces or o b stru c tio n o f re c ru itin g .
F o r th e seizu re of a rm s and m uni on th e a rm y d ra ft bill, th e house voted doctor to puss upon the ad v isab ility of th a t of a hobbledehoy of fifteen, long
S e a ttle , w hich has a m em bership of w ith 74 May 1 la st y e a r and 80, the
tio n s and proh ib itio n o f th e ir e x p o rta 215 to 178, to em pow er th e P re sid e n t allow ing tb e convalescent to go on legged and a « 'k w ard , w ith p e rp etu ally
6500 and is said to be th e la rg e st con- | ten -y e ar average.
to e x te n d a u th o rity for re c ru itin g such leek, W ln a n t serenely c u rrie d out her freckled snub nose, m outh too wide,
tio
n under c e rta in conditions.
g re g a tio n o f th is denom ination in the
U n ited S ta te s — P e r c en t done to
F o r penalizing conspiracies designed a division. T his se n t th e arm y bill In stru ctio n s, re tu rn in g to find Miss and eyes too large fo r h e r th in face,
w orld, is ta k in g ste p s to organize 11 May 1, 1917, e stim a te d 72.4 p e r c e n t,
home gu ard re g im en t o f its men who com pared w ith 70.4 per c en t on May 1 to harm A m erican foreig n re la tio n s or back to coriferenee, b u t th e se n a te a l C n rteret all d ressed save fo r hooks and h e r h a ir In p la its—tw o w rist-thick
ready had adopted a sim ila r a u th o riza und shoebuttons.
cables of It fallin g below h e r w aist,
a re e x e m p t from conscription.
la s t y e ar and 69.3, th e te n -y e a r a v e r fo r d e stru c tio n o f p ro p e rty w ith in the tio n d u rin g orig in al consid eratio n of
"You’ve been In since I w ent to sleep c arro ty rod. and bound w ith brond b u t
U
n
ited
S
ta
te
s.
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A nnouncem ent o f th e e n g ag e m e n t of age.
F o r increased re s tric tio n s upon is the m easure and its conferees a re e x tills aftern o o n . W lnant?” th e girl de terfly bows of stiff blue ribbon.
R e ar A dm iral P e a ry 's d a u g h te r, M arie
m anded us W inunt entered.
S pring p la n tin g —O regon— P e r cen t suance o f p a ssp o rts w ith p e n altie s for pected to a g ree quickly to it now.
Mrs. IIlcks-L orrim or’s Idea, th a t of
A nighito, is m ade.
M iss P eary was
W h eth er th e necessary a u th o rity
“Yes, m iss, tid y tn ’ up a b i t ”
th e ir fo rg ery o r fa lse procurem ent,
th e butterfly bows—the final touch of
born fa r n o rth in th e A rc tic s on one done to May 1, 1917, e stim a te d 51 per
w ill be giv en Colonel R oosevelt by the
“ You d id n ’t notice u brooch a n y Ignom iny! L ydia d a te d h e r h a tre d of
and.
o f h e r f a th e r 's ex p lo ra tio n trip s a t a cent, com pared w ith 76 May 1 last
F or m a te ria l ex ten sio n of th e pow er a d m in istra tio n is p roblem atical. The w here— on top th is ch est of d ra w e rs ? ” the wom an from th e h our w hen she
y e ar and 79, th e te n -y e a r av erag e.
p o in t w here no o th e r w h ite child ev er ^
“A enm eo brooch? Yes, m iss, I did, had been com pelled to subm it to those
to issue se arch w a rra n ts fo r th e in arm y g e n era l staff, whose advice P re s
had been, and w as nam ed A nighito, ] W ash in g to n — P e r cen t done to May
id en t W ilson has follow ed closely in and left it w ’e re I saw it.”
spection o f prem ises.
1,
1917,
e
stim
a
te
d
50
p
e
r
cent,
com
unspeakable decorations.
m eaning “ snow b a b y .”
The clause g iv in g th e P re sid e n t th e conduct o f the w ar, is stro n g ly op
pared w ith 65 May 1 la st y e a r and 78,
“ R eally? B ut It’s not th e re now.
R ut todny—Lydlu sm iled tenderly.
posed
to
such
a
plan,
d
e
clarin
g
volun
An e n e rg e tic cam paign to persuade th e ten -y e ar average.
pow er to e m b a rg o e x p o rts w as re
W hat can h av e becom e of It? Oh, is N o; C raven w ouldn't know Ids g irl—
te
e
r
u
n
its
o
f
th
a
t
c
h
a
ra
c
te
r
have
no
A m erican s in th e U n ited Kingdom to
U n ited S ta te s — P e r c en t done to tain e d in th e b ill v irtu a lly as d ra fte d
th a t th e p a sse n g er lis t? ”
not until she told him —unless, to be
place in th e g re a t w a r arm y.
te n d e r im m e d ia tely to th e
U nited May 1, 1917, e stim a te d 58.7 p e r cent, by a d m in istra tio n officials.
In h e r excitem ent, alm ost sn atch in g sure, she had grown som ew hat to re
S ta te s g o v e rn m e n t th e ir serv ices for ! com pared w ith 66.7 per c en t on May 1
On th e q uestion o f prohibition and
from W lu a n t’s g rasp th e p rin te d list sem ble h e r m other, w ho had been a fa
such w ar d u tie s as th ey a re capable of la s t y e ar and 56.3, th e te n -y e a r aver- foodstuff conservation th e se n a te , by a P it Am azed a t R apid Rise in W heat. of first-cabin passengers, th e girl m ous beau ty —o r so M rs. G rum m le of
L ydia Stood Rooted in Incredulous Em
C hicago A t th e close Monday o f a
„ f
, th e miBalDg brooch.
p e rfo rm in g has been u n d e rta k e n by the «ge.
vote o f 47 to 37, reversed its a ction of
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th e Bloom sbury lodgings had asser-
b arrassm en t.
Myou. „ su rt.
[h(, »tew a ard
e,
A m erican S ociety o f Isindon. T here
I S a tu rd ay in a ccepting S e n a to r Cum day such as th e C hicago Board o f
rd ess
vated —and so C raven him self, u nder
H ay — O regon — Old crop on farm s m in s’ am endm ent providing th a t d u r T rade nev er saw before, tra d e rs w ere
a re thou san d s of A m erican c itiz e n s in
pursued, first exam ining the ch est and p re ssu re of p e rsisten t questioning, hud M errllees beyoud question, gowned pre
May 1, e stim a te d 66,000 tons, com ing th e w a r m a n u fa ctu re o f cereals, a sk in g w h a t m easures would be tak e n ,
G re a t B rita in .
cisely a s she had been th a t first night
then kneeling to paw th e c a rp e t be once adm itted.
pared w ith 86,000 a y e a r ago and 138,- g ra in , su g a r and sy ru p in to in to x ic a t if any, to check th e sen satio n al up
n e ath It, “y o u 're su re you d id n 't by
T he U nderw ood T y p e w rite r company 000 tw o y e a rs ago.
W lnant, risin g from h e r knees, dis out. fo rev e r to be n figure of ra d ia n t
w ard flight of w h e at prices. And in
ing
liquors
should
be
prohibited.
By
any chaw nse knock it off w hile dress- pelled reverie. “ Is th a t all. M iss C ra loveliness In the galleries of L ydia’s
has o rdered all its b ranches to s ta r t a
W ashington Old crop on fa rm s May
th e C um m ins o th e r m a rk e ts — M inneapolis, K ansas ln’?”
m em ory.
m obilization move o f ste n o g rap h e rs for 1 e stim a te d 102,000 to n s; com pared th is vote it stru c k
ven?”
C
ity,
S
t.
Louis
and
lesse
r
bourses—
the
a m e n d m e n t offered as a food conserv
B ut th a t the other, h e r lover, could
“ W h at?” th e girl m u rm ured a b s tra c t
go v ern m en t service. W M le in go v ern w ith 152,000
L
ydia
sm
iled
b
rillian
tly
.
“T
h
a
t's
sam
e
query
w
as
being
put.
T
here
y e a r ago and 143,000 a tio n m eat are, b u t a tta c k e d as really
edly, h e r gaze racing dow n th e dense rig h t,” she affirm ed w ith decision. “Let be T h ad d e u s C raven—Im possible ! A
m en t em ploy th e sa lary w ill probably tw o y ears ago.
was
no
answ
er,
save
in
th
e
resolutions
a p ro h ib it'o n move.
ran g e from $76 to $100 a m onth, and
colum ns of sm all type.
me be Miss C raven from now on. Do passing likeness to his stu rd y b u t
U n ited S ta te s— Old crops on farm s
An am endm ent by S en ato r T hom as of such bodies as th e Illinois Council of
th e ap p lic an t m ust be w illin g to serv e May 1, e stim a te d 12,500,000 tons, com
"T he brooch, m iss— ”
you think you could find my fa th e r for g racefu l figure— deceiving eyes toe
D
efense,
w
hich
urged
congress
to
tak
e
In any p a rt of th e U n ited S ta te s a t th e pared w ith 14,462,000 a y e ar ago and to suspend d u rin g th e w a r exchanges rig id control of th e whole food and
e ag e r to recognize n beloved p n r e n t: it
“Oh. b o th e r t h a t ! I t's surely some- 111c. W lnnnt?”
and
boards
of
tra
d
e
p
e
rm
ittin
g
‘‘fu
sail o f th e governm ent.
I w here about. I'll find It la te r. Oh.
“Oh, surely, m iss.” W inant preserved could be nothing m ore th a n th a t. Im
10,797,000 tw o y ears ago.
tu r e ” tra d in g in foodsutffs, w as re basic com m odity situ a tio n .
T he S ta rs anil S trip e s appeared on
May w h eat w as leg isla te d out of e x W lnant 1” she broke off w ith a cry of n stra ig h t face. “ W ould you wish me possible th n t ho. h e r fu th er, could b e .
jected , 49 to 24, a fte r th re e h o u rs’
the lover of a wom an but little oldei
th e s tr e e ts o f P a ris as th e b a ttle flag
isten ce by th e board o f d irec to rs as a delight. “It Is tru e I I knew I couldn’t to send ’im to you ’e re? ”
P rices The first p rice giv en below storm y debate.
o f an arm ed force T hursday m orning, is the a v era g e on May 1 th is year, and
"Oh, no. I m erely w an t to know th an h e rse lf!
“ p a trio tic d u ty ,” and because its sk y lie m istaken ! H e Is on th e ship I”
H er trem b lin g forefinger Indicated w here to look fo r him . B u t to send
w hen th e flag and 60 men o f th e A m er th e second th e av era g e on May 1 last
ro c k etin g course m ig h t in sp ire a ru n
ican field se rv ice on th e ir w ay to the y e a r:
m idw ay dow n th e colum n head ed "C ” him here to find me— w hy—don 't you
aw ay m ark et.
T hings happen im m ediately
ra ilro a d s ta tio n to e n tra in for th e
As an a rre s te r o f advances th e move th e en try , “C raven, T h ad d e u s—New see?—th a t w ould spoil It n i l !”
O regon W heat, 210.0 and 87 cents
w hich Lydia did not b argain for,
fro n t w ere acclaim ed e n th u sia stica lly per bushel. Corn, 105.0 and 85 cent*. O pening of D ardanelles S tra its Is One failed signally. A t th e opening, prices York.”
“Q uite so, m iss. I w on’t be n m in
o f P rin c ip a l Concession».
- and th e unfolding of a m ystery
by e arly rise rs. T h irty -o n e m em bers O ats, 68 and 39 cents. P o tato es, 232.0
for Ju ly Bnd S e p tem b e r options hesi
"T h e gentlem au a s you’re engyged ute."
is v a stly disconcerting to sev
o f th e c o n tin g e n t a re from Cornell ami 77 cents. Hay, $16.70 and $13.10
T o L ydia, w aiting w ith eyes sh in
Rome, via P a ris The Idea Nazion- ta te d a few centa below th e previous to, m iss?” W lnunt hazard ed Im person
eral persons. T he veil is lifted
U n iv e rsity , and a g ra d u a te o f Cornell, l<er ton. E ggs, 31 and 20 c en ts per ale, th e organ o f th e N a tio n a list p a rty , close. The s tr ip o f blackboard w here a lly ; a n d having uot«»«l th e nam e ing nnd Ups trem ulous w ith antiidpn-
in th e next installm ent.
E dw ard T in k h a f, o f Mont, lair, N. J ., tlozen.
p rin ts a re p o rt from diplom atic q u a r the May w h eat o rd in arily w as quoted stepped behind the gtrl to hook up her tlon. en tered unexpectedly h e r IHiwnger
is in com m and, w ith R. T. Scully, a
D ra g o n ; and entering, fo r th e first and
W ashington - W heat, 225 and 86 te rs th a t T u rk ey has m ade o v e rtu re s was blank, b u t in a sh o rt tim e th e ad frock.
P rin c eto n m an from P itts b u rg , as his cents per bushel. Corn,
"E ngaged to?
Oh, no, W ln a n t I” only tim e In th e ir asso ciatio n betray ed
and 136. to R ussia, th ro u g h a n e u tra l source, jo in in g colum ns began to boom.
(TO B E C O N T IN U E D .)
a ssista n t.
T h is is th e first d e ta ch O ats, 70 and 40.
T he girl laughed. “How a b su rd ! Why. no signs of som e slight em b arrassm en t
P o ta to e s, 213 and for a se p a ra te peace on th e b asis of
m ent of th e A m e rira n field serv ice to 76.
Diaz R ep o rted Killed.
H ay, $19.60 and $17.40 |>er ton. th e com plete opening o f th e S tr a its to
he's uiy f a th e r ! ”
and bew ilderm ent.
b ear arm s and it is d e ta ile d for tr a n s Eggs, 33 and 20 cents p e r tlozen.
R ussian n av ig a tio n both fo r w ar ves
“Mr. C raven, m iss? H ut I thought
El Paso. T e x .— A M exican who a r
“ H eaven help our ho m e!" Mrs. Beg
p o rta tio n o f m unitions to th e front.
U nited S taton
W heat, 245.9 and sels and m erchant ships.
riv ed here Sunday from S outhern Mex- a " 'ow y o u r nim e w as C a rte re t, m iss.” g arstnff cried, th u n d erstru c k . “ W here One U ndeserving H usband Dem on
P re m ie r Lloyd G eorge and his col 102.5 c en ts per bushel.
C om , 150.6
A ccording to th is re p o rt T urkey a l
Oh I” th e girl gasped In tra n sie n t a re you going, child?”
s tra te s the Value of B larney in
ico re p o rte d to th e M exican govern
leagues who have been a tte n d in g a w ar and 72.3 cents.
O ats, 71.0 and 42.6 so declares h e rse lf disposed to give
"O n deck, probably." L ydia Inform ed
Dom estic Life.
m ent se c re t se rv ice officials th a t G en dism ay. T h en she laughed. "T o be
conference o f th e e n te n te a llies in cents. P otatoes, 279.6 and 94.8 centa. friendly consideration to th e A rm enian
eral F e lix Diaz, nephew of th e late sure, th a t Is th e nam e I sailed under. h e r w ith a tw in k le o f m ischief.
F ra n c e h ave re tu rn e d safely t • > Lon Hay, $14.44 and $12.22 per ton. E ggs, questions and su ita b le reco g n itio n to
“ B ut—my blessed incom e— ”
t ’ncle G reen 's w ife 1ms never sa id n
G eneral Porfirio D iaz, ex -p resid en t of B ut my re a l nam e's L ydia C rav en —not
don.
th e principle o f n a tio n a litie s.
30.0 anti 18.1 c en ts per tlozen.
“ D e ar Mrs. B eggarstaff." Lydia in- cross w ord to him. She has p len ty of
Mexico, had been sh o t and killed by L ucy C a rte re t a t all. You see. I d id n 't
G eneral C alim ayor, a fo rm er Z ap ata w a n t—w ell—som ebody In E n g la n d —to terposed Im pulsively. “I m ust tell you. fight In her. nnd he does enough to
The in te rn ed G erm an fre ig h t ste a m
12,000 A re D isappointed.
Meat Problem S erious.
som ething has happened—som ething so muke h e r kill him. but she never a b u ses
com m ander, follow ing a d isp u te as to know I w as sailing.”
e r S erapia w as form ally ta k e n over by
"Y our fa th e r, m iss?” W lnant h a z a rd n o n d e rfu l and delightful th a t I verily him.
C hicago More th an 12,000 men c e r th e suprem e com m and o f th e revolu-
W ashington, D, C.
If th e U nited
W hen he reach es home, a fte r
th e go v ern m en t, according to an a n
ed d isp assio n ately , kneeling a g ain to believe It w eald have got m e out of bed spending h e r Inst dollnr on his frien d s,
nouncem ent by C ap tain John Bulger, S ta te s is effectively to solve th e food tified as su ita b le w ere not a d m itte d to tio n ists in th e s ta te o f O axaca. T his
a tte n d to th e g irl’s shoes.
had I h«*en a t th e point o f d e a th !”
w rites C laude t ’nllnn in tin* F o rt W orth
su p e rv isin g in sp e cto r o f steam ship* problem presented by th e w ar, in the th e fo u r C en tral D ep artm en t O fficers' sta te m e n t w as m ade officially by An
R eserve cor|»s tra in in g cam ps because dres G arcia, in sp ecto r o f M exican con
“ N o ; som eone else. I—I didn't
“ P o h !“ exclaim ed
th«» IViwager S ta r T eleg ra p h , lie sa y s:
fo r th e San F ran cisco d is tric t.
opinion o f S en ato r Borah, it m ust not
o f lack o f accom m odations, it w as a n sulates.
know m y f a th e r w as In E ngland, you D ragon im patiently. S u rp rise faded in
“ A fter w h a t I have done yon
only g re a tly increase th e production of
M em bers o f th e F ren ch m ission to
nounced a t d e p a rtm e n t h eadquarters.
see,” C ra v eu 's d a u g h te r falter«»! In a h e r eyes, a n d w as replaced by some- sh o u ld n ’t h a v e let me com e into the
farm crops, b u t m ust a u g m e n t its m eat
th e
U n ited
S ta te s w ere severely
The com bined cap a city o f th e camp* a t
first
fa
in
t
chill
of
doubt,
"
l
i
e
—tie
thing
stra
n
g
ely
like
disappointm
ent.
G
erm
an
C
oal
ia
Lim
ited.
house. H ere I uin m arried to the !$e*t
supply. One of th e first e sse n tia ls is
shaken up b u t o th erw ise u ninjured
F o rt Sheridan. 111., F o rt Snelling,
Copenhagen, v ia L ondon— G erm an y 's m u st h ave m ude a hurrietl trip on bus! W ith a quick m ovem ent she clos«»d th e wom an in th e w orld, and then I go
th a t the governm ent, fo r th e period of
when th e s|>ecial tra in aboard which
M inn., F o rt R iley, K an., and F o rt
n
ess—h
e
's
a
very
busy
m
nn—and
d
idn't
j
door
and
sat
down
on
h
e
r
bed.
“
N
on
and a ct lik e n «log. You w ork like ji
th e w ar, shall ta k e o ver th e packing
fuel difficulties did not end w ith the
they w ere re tu rn in g E ast from th e ir
B enjam in H arrison. Ind., is 15,000
unusually severe w in te r. On th e con- have tim e to notify me. B ut th a t,'' h e r se n se !” she added w ith unaccountable slave nnd then I go net th is way. It
houses and o p e ra te them in a way th a t
M iddle-W estern to u r w as derailed a t
men, and a to ta l o f 27,397 w ere c e r ti
sp
irits
d
ic
ta
te
d
on
th
e
rebound,
“only
|
Irrita tio n , looking th e excited young j is a pity th a t such a wom an c o u ld n 't
th e stockm an m ay be su re o f a reason
i tra rv , G erm ans a re even now being
A reola, 111.
fied. E x am in atio n s have ceased.
warne«l th a t du rin g th e re st o f th e w ar m akes It m ore stra n g e and w onder wom an up nnd down. “ M.v dear, you're have got a m an w orthy of hep.
able price fo r his product, a t th e sam e
and in the period im m ediately follow fill— th a t w e should m eet th is w a y ! not going to tell me you've found out T he w ay I have acted e v e r h I ikv \ y « f
An in cre ase o f from 8 to 9 per cent tim e g u a ra n te e in g an a d eq u ate m eat
Navy Bill Now I p.
your fa th e r is on bo ard ?"
m arried, nnd the w ay you have work«*«!
ing, it w ill not be possible to supply H e will b e surprise«!.”
for B ritish g overnm ent w a r risk in supply to th e consum ing public.
“I w u rra u t!” W lnant com m ented j “ How In th e nam e o f w onder did you nn«l w orried, it Is h w onder you d o n 't
W ashington, D. C. T he bill to in the individual consum er w ith all the
surance on cargoes i srrie d on neu tral
crease th e e n liste d s tre n g th o f th e coal he desires.
w ith au nm blgulty lost upon Lydia. 1 guess ?"
look o ld er th an your grandmoil»«« .tut
T h irty M illion Are P la n tin g .
ste a m e rs to th e U n ited Kingdom was
navy to 150,00«' men and the M arine
It w ill be n ecessary for him to put who accep ted th e response a s one of J “ I d id n 't gues»—I knew ." th e D ragon in sp ite of it nil you h ave kept y o u r
announced W ednesday.
W’ashington, D. C. - T w o m ouths of
cor|>a to 80,000 w as tak e n up in th e up w ith discom fort, he is told, al sim ple concurrence, w h ereas tb e worn- j reto rted , sententlonsly. “I know ev ery youth, and h e re you a re looking j e s t
cam paigning fo r a m illion g ard en s in
N ew ton
D. B aker, S e c re ta ry of
th e U nitctl S ta te s a re e stim a te d to se n a te and w ill be press«»! fo r passage. though. th e Lokal A r.zeiger com m ents, an a t h e r fe et w as hiding a u Ironic 1 thing. Including my ow n m ind : my m id as young a s y«*u «lid tw e n ty y e a rs ng»*.
W ar, who w as In C leveland recently on
dle nam e Is O m niscience. Rem em ber ! <lon*t w ant you to give me any s u p
have tu rn ed th e a tte n tio n o f m ore th an A sim ila r m easure has passed th e " w it h th e com ing o f w in te r we shall sm ile.
personal business, indicated th a t th e
In point o f fact, th is T a d C raven of 1 th a t, next tim e you try to keep Amelia per. It will be m ore th an I deserve
a t l«>ast not f re e z e ."
30,000.000 people to th e taak o f p ro house.
W ar d e p a rtm e n t is m ak in g p re p a ra
Mrs. B eggarstafT s a cq u a in ta n ce w as a R eggnrstaff in the d ark . Y ou're L ydia if y o u 'll l**t m e g«> to sleep hungry on
ducing food.
“ The people not only
tio n s for a th re e -y e a r w a r a t least.
conspicuous figure aim ing tr a n s a tla n «'raven, and y our fa th e r's T haddeus th e hack porch. I'll declare. M aggie—
.More I ’-Boat* D estroyed.
M o rg an ’s Son in Navy.
a re endeavoring to produce food for
Is th a t you. M aggie? You a re looking
A fte r d e lib e ra tin g 40 m inutes the th em a elv ea ," aaid i ’harlea
P ari* — Both F re n c h and B ritish tic tra v e le rs, one who c rossed fre- j C raven—T ad ('ra v e n «0 roe a n d —“
L athrop
New York Ju n iu s Spencer M organ,
ju ry in th e ra se a g a in st H ow ard I>* Pack, p re sid en t o f the em ergency g a r son o f J . P. M organ, has joined the s ta te m e n ts on su b m a rin e sin k in g d u r quently. and. la rk in g any o th e r title to ; “ Y«m know him ? You know my fa so young th a t I «'ouhln’t Indieve my
ther.
Mrs.
B«»ggarstaff?
You
d
e
a
r
!
”
notoriety,
w
ould
have
m
ade
him
selt
eyes. And, Maggie, w hile I don’t nsk
W eese, charged w ith th e m urder of hi* den com m ission, “ hut th ey a re learn N aval R eserve as an ensign and has ing th e last w eek show a c e rta in im
W ith a grim sm ile, th e D ow ager It. If you w ant to give m e n little sip
w ifs a t S a lt L ake C ity, w as found ing th e value of land an nev er before. “ been assign«»! to th e sta tio n a t N ew provem ent in th e situ a tio n , »ay* M ar r«'mo!T!b«‘red by his lavish tipis. More
g u ilty o f m urd er in th e first degree.
Mr. Pack aaid hundred* o f o rg a n iia - port, R. I.
cel H u tin . a usually w ell-inform ed over. W lnant re a d A m erican a* well as D ragon subm itted to a spontaneous em of tea. It will help m e won<Jerfuhy.
E nglish new spaper*, and knew a vast brace. th en gently fended off th e a g i BW 1 know I don’t d eserv e it any m ore
tiona w ere co-operating w ith th e com
w rite r on th e su b je ct. H e adds:
S everal persons have been killed mi anion.
“ I understand th a t our m eans of deal m ore a bout CraTen th a n th a t man ta te d girl. “T h e re f” sh e grow led w ith th an 1 «leserve such a good w ife."
20-Cent la ta f In S ight.
and a bout 100 in ju red a s th e result of
T hen she * a \s to h im : "Y ou have
C h ic a g o - W ith th e 15-cent loaf a l fighting subm arines is in cre asin g daily, w ould h a te c are d to c re d it— who. an a tte m p t a t acerb ity not wholly sue
a sham b a ttle in M exico C ity, in which
« añ ad a W heat (’n ip C at.
ready
on th e m ark e t, C hicago is facing and w ithout g iv in g d e ta ils I ra n say when a ll's said, w a sn 't lightly to be cesaful. "S av e y o u r kisses for your your fa u lts. 1 guess, but you a re far
14,000 schoolboy* took p a rt. The b a t
temi«<d
a
m
an
o
f
re
tirin
g
disposition,
d a d ! I d a re say you've played the ahead of th e average husband for a lt
O ttaw a, Can. A serio u s sh o rta g e in a possible fu rth e r increase in bread th a t th e num ber o f su b m arin es put out
tle w as th e closing a ct o f th e w eek’s
o f action in the last few day* h a s risen t h u s tb e discovery th a t he had a deuce with my com plexion, and a s for th a t, and now yon sit here and w a r n
fe s tiv itie s in honor of th e inau g u ratio n th e w in te r w h eat crop o f C anada 1* re price*.
d a u g h te r (and why not a w ife living. j my wig." (th is while readjusting t h a t ; y o n rself gt*>d w hile I go h e at up th e
vealed by a re p o rt by th e censúa and
C harles A. Paeach. p resid en t o f th e in a very sa tis fa c to ry m a n n e r.”
o f P re sid e n t C arranza.
a.« w ell?) w as one tremendously tttll- i disarranged adornment) “If yon can't ' supper. We didn't h ave a n y th in g but
s ta ta itic s office.
The a cre ag e e s ti- Illin o is M aster B a k ers' association,
¡«tin g: fo r tra d e in gossip about nota- keep your own hair on for Joy, yon b read a n d tea tonight, but If you th in k
Steel S hips G ain Favor.
W hat is considered in B row nsville, m ated to have been sown la st fall w as said th a t even 20 cants is not too m uch
T ex ., a fu rth e r in dication of th e re v iv 813,400 and th e e stim a te d d e stru ctio n to charge for a loaf.
W ashington, D. C. — T be wooden- hltltl«"» go«»« on a» briskly between j might at least be good enough to let you’d like it. I ’ll broil you a piece of
a l o f M eizcan frien d sh ip for th e U n i through w in te r k illin g w as 187,000
sh ip p ro g ram of th e Shipping Board docks on fashionable Atlantic steam mine roost w here It b e lo n g s!”
bacon."
ted S ta te s w as seen a t th e Cino de acres, o r 23 per cent, leaving 626,400
W ar O rder Sent In d ia n a
continue* to dw indle.
G eneral Goe- ship»« as below stairs In fashionable
“B u t—I dt>n't c a r e !” Lydia retorted j
hom
es
«in
either
side
o
f
the
water.
Mayo b anquet in M atam ora* W ednes acre* to be harvested. T he e stim a te d
with gay defiance. “Yon know my fa- j
H elena, Mont. Order* have come thala, a fte r c onference w ith big steel
G reat A m bitions.
day n ig h t, w hen A m erican flags w ere condition o f th e crop on A pril 30 was from Secretary, of W ar B ak er to re g is m en Tueeday, aaid th a t probably not
B ut C ra v en 's d au g h te r, fo rg etfu l of ther. and I’ve a perfect right to kiss
Moot people would succeed lu s
used p rofusely in th e d ecoration o f th e 69 per c en t, which 1* low er th an in any t e r th e Indian* living on M ontana m ore th an 100 wooden ships w ill be th e serving w om an, sa t w ith eye« so yon fo r th a t if I w ant to. T ell m e how things If they w ere not troubled
banquet-room .
previous y e ar am es 1909 a t th a t date.
1 co n tra cte d for.
T vat ions fo r w ar duty.
la a face ra d ia n t w ith th« glow long you have known him. and how g re a t am bitions. -L o n g fello w .
W ashington, D. C .— A sum m ary of
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VANCE
BILL IS MOST DRASTIC
FOR YOU
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LUCY CARTERET ADMITS THAT SHE IS LYDIA CRAVENS
AND THAT HER FATHER DOESN'T KNOW SHE IS GO
ING TO AMERICA TO LIVE WITH HIM
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AGREE TO ROOSEVELT ARMY
TURKS OFFER RUSSIA PEACE
HOW HE HAS TAMED HIS WIFE