Mosier bulletin., May 25, 1917, Image 2

WORLD HAPPENINGS WAR
OF CURRENT WEEK
Important
CENSUS
Information
FACTS
for Guidance
o f Public in Registration on War
Census Day, Tueaday, June 5.
lit 1 STATE
nnns
TO A N O TH ER WOMAN—T H E R E IS EM B AR R AS SM ENT,
BUT LY O IA MAKES TWO R E A L FRIEND S
CLOTHING
again
an invasion by 1. W. W. and prompt
measures arc being taken to prevent
the organization obtaining a foothold
there.
(From O ffic « o f Adjutant G a n trtl, O. N. G .)
LYDIA CRAVEN SURPRISES H ER F A T H E R MAKING LO V E
NEW S ! f
SYNOPSIS.— A well-bred young Englishwoman, nervous and sus­
War Census Day -Tuesday, June 6,
picious, finds when she boards the steamer Alsatla, bound from L iv­
Brief Resume Most Important as named by President Wilson in his VOlUntCer Plan (Mimed Dy Wll
erpool to New York, that her stateroom mate Is Mrs. Amelia Beggar-
official proclamation.
staff, a fascinating, wealthy American widow of about sixty years.
The
referendum
petition
directed
Who Must R egister— Every male res­
Daily News Items.
son as War Policy.
By
The girl Introduces herself as Lucy Carteret and suys she Is going to
against
the
Gill
bill
o
f
the
last
legis­
ident between the ages o f 21 and 30
America to meet her father. Lucy’s behavior puzzles Mrs. Beggar-
: Awtkt J
,
.:
lative session has been filed with Sec­
years, inclusive. This includes aliens j
THI L0SI WOO.’
THE U A U •O W L"
stuff, who Is vastly surprised to find her possessing a magnificent
retary o f State Olcott by the Clack­
as well as Americans. Japanese, Chi-I
Ik.
necklace which was stolen from a museum collection some time pre­
amas Fishermen’s union. The petition
nese,
Italians,
Germans, English,
viously, and passes the news on to her friend, Quoin, a private de­
C»*ynik* by
contains 16,160 names.
Americans and men o f any other na­
I IBM Jw**pk VtlC
tective on bourd. Lucy, dressing In the dark In her stateroom, bears a
tionality who are o f the designated
E. B. MacNaughton, an architect of
mysterious conversation between two men Just outside her window
ages, must register. Aliens will not
Portland, has been named by Governor
and recognizes one of them as Thaddeus Craven, her futher. Amazed,
C
H
A
P
T
E
R
IV.—
Continued.
be dafted for war duty, o f course, but
Withycombe as a member o f the In
she hurries up on deck, searches about and finds him making love to
E verta o f Noted People, Governmenta a complete record of them is desired. Absolute Authority is Declared Neces­
dustrial W elfare Commission to sue
Mrs. Merrllees, wealthy, beuutlful young widow and friend of Mrs. Beg-
But
before
she
could
re-collect
her
Who is Exempt— No male resident
ceed Father E. V. O ’ Hara, o f Port­
and Pacific Northweat and Other
sary and Government Asks All
garstuff, to whom Lucy has Just confessed that she la really Lydia
between the ages o f 21 and 30 years,
land, who has submitted his resigns wits and slip quietly awuy Craven ab­
Craven.
Things Worth Knowing-
to
Help
While
War
Lasts.
inclusive, is exempt from registering.
toin. The appointment becomes effec­ ruptly lifted his head and looked di­
rectly at his daughter; und now she
Those to be exempted from military
tive June 1.
knew him positively. Though his Jaw
service w ill be determined later, but
The
State
Highway
commission
will
dropped, his mouth gaped, und his eyes Truft who, briskly rounding the deck after a pause. “ O f course you’re right I
first all must register.
Men with
The death at the front o f General physical disabilities, no matter how
Washington, D. C. — President W il­ hold a joint session on June 1 at Fossil stared prominently from a countenance house, pulled up short at sight o f that I’ve known Tad Craven a long time
von Vietinghoff in reported in a dis­ serious, must register i f they are of son in a statement Sunday outlining with the Wheeler County court and that In a twinkling darkened portent­ tense young person, Lydlu, with her and pretty well. If be Is a bit older,
patch from Berlin. Genera! von Vie- the designated ages.
award a contract for six miles o f im­ ously above the blank pallor o f his shoulders back, her chin up, und defi- nnd I know he wouldn’t do anything
the administration’s food control pol­
provements between Fossil and the shlrt bosom, in every lineament he was j ance n-gllmmer lu her eyes,
tinghoff form erly waa governor o f
dishonorable or calculated to hurt auy-
Where to R egister — Registration
icy, announced he had asked Herbert Wheeler County line on the John Day
Straaaburg.
Thaddeus Craven of the sempiterually , “ I beg your pardon—’’ He peered body. H e’s not that kind.”
must be made in the home precinct of
C, Hoover to become American food highway. It is expected the improve­ youthful fuce, showed never a line to eagerly to make certuin; for the moon
Impulsively Lydia’s hand went out
The lo»« o f the Zeppelin L-22 is offl- the man registering. Register at your
administrator and that Mr. Hoover ment will cost about $10,000.
declare he wasn't thirty-one but a waa Just then thinly veiled lu cloud. to Peter’s ; but In the long Instant that
«ia lly admitted by the German admi­ regular voting place.
“ It ’s Miss Carteret, Isn’t It?”
they sat hand In band and eye to eye.
Hours for Registration — Booths at would accept the offer.
The past week has seen several mad round decade older.
ralty.
The British reported that it
"Yes. Mr. Tru ft," said the girl qul each smiling a trace consciously, sig­
For a moment whose tension lent It
waa destroyed in the North Sea by regular voting place in each precinct
A
statement given out by Mr. dogs in Lakeview, and it is feared that
nals of distress showed In her waver­
the length o f many, futher and daugh­ etly, relaxing. “ Good evening."
w ill be open on War Census Day from
English forces.
Hoover a fter the White House an­ an epidemic is about to break out. A
He seemed puzzled by her manner, ing glance, and within bis grasp tbs
7 o ’clock a. m. to 9 o ’ clock p. m. Don’ t
dog belonging to F. M. Duke went mad ter remained transfixed nnd staring.
Rumors are in circulation that the
wait until the last moment. Register nouncement was made, gave his plans a short tim e ago and had to be killed. Then Ids emotion communicated Itself started to say something, reconsidered pressure o f her flrtu young fingers les­
principal express companies are about early.
for food administration and called on It is feared that this dog ran at large to the woman lu Ids arms. Startled and sharply, then ventured with engaging sened until reluctantly he released
to file with the Interstate Commerce
Registration o f Absentees— I f you the country to render voluntary assist­ during one night and infected a num­ wondering, she unveiled her eyes, deference, “ It’s good to see you up nnd them.
commission an application for an in­ find you will be unavoidably absent
“ What Is It?" Peter asked gently.
caught u shadowed glimpse o f the third about again."
ber o f dogs throughout the town.
ance in carrying it out.
crease in rates.
"It feels pretty good, thank you.”
“ Only my presumptuousness— Inflict­
figure, disengaged, and drew aw ay. And
from your home precinct on War Cen­
Bids
for
contracts
for
paving
the
Explaining that it is absolutely nec­
Craven suffered this without a sign to slie said, with u smile that gave him ing you with my troubles, demanding
Presiding Judge Martin, o f Common sus Day, you should apply at the ear
your sympathy, as If I’d any right
Pleas court o f Philadelphia, signed a best possible date to the county clerk essary to vest unquestionable (lowers Siskiyou Highway from the summit of Indicate that he had not forgotten her, courage.
"Hope I didn’t startle you, gnlumph- whatever— ”
decree authorizing the removal of o f the county in which you may be at in the government, the President de­ the mountain to the California line are maintaining Ids poise and stare with a
Harry K. Thaw to the Pennsylvania the time, whether in Oregon, Wash­ clared he is confident that exercise o f to be advertised for at Ashland, ac­ fixity that, penetrating Lydia’s confu­ Ing Into your solitude without warning.
“ I'm your father's friend, nt least.
cording to State Highway Engineer
Fact Is, I wus looking for old Tad Cra­ Miss Craven, and— such as I am— If
hospital for the insane.
ington, Idaho, or elsewhere, who will
sion, stirred her curiosity.
fill out your registration card. He will the authority granted w ill be necessary Nunn, who is in the valley to attend
Taking one step toward him. she ven. W e’re needing n fourth. I don’t you enre to think o f me as your friend
To allay apprehension o f Mexicans
the tri-state good roads meeting.
then g iv e you the card, which you only “ in the few cases where some
too, I ’ll be very glad— not to say vain­
paused
aguin. lifted one hand lu a ges­ j suppose you know Craven, though?”
in this country near the border that
Work is to be started immediately and
“ Oh, yes, I've known Mr. Craven a glorious.”
must mail to the registrar o f your small and selfish minority proves un­
ture
nt
once upologettc and appealing,
they might be drafted into the United
finished this summer i f the money
I
long
time."
home precinct, in care o f the sheriff of w illing to put the nation’s interests
nnd said falterlngly, ‘‘Daddy— ’’
She wouldn’t have been a human girt
States army, the government has is­
holds out, according to Mr. Nunn.
“ Keully? He’s a wonder. Isn’t he?” had she lacked coquetry. A suspicion
your home county, in time to reach the above personal advantage.’ ’
With visible effort ( ’ raven pulled
sued a denial o f any such intention.
Truft
exclaimed
with
enthusiasm.
registrar by War Census Day. I f you
He makes it clear that the food ad­
Governor Withycombe has appointed himself together and made an attempt
o f mischief lightened the smile with
According to the beat information live in Portland, or a city o f over 30,- ministration is only for an emergency the men who will serve on the State to speak; but only n husky whisper "Everybody's friend— not an enemy In which she regarded him, head Judg-
obtainable, President Wilson, follow ­ 000 population in another state, mail situation and that since it w ill be com­ Lim e board under the provisions o f rattled In bis tlirout. Then his glance i the world. I don’t believe there's a matlcally Inclined a bit to one side.
better-liked man lu New York— our
ing the signing o f the conscription the card to the registrar in care o f the posed for the most part o f volunteers chapter 397, enacted at the last session veered uncertainly to Mrs. Merrllees.
Mrs. Heggurstuff seems to think well
New York, that Is.”
army bill, w ill offer Colonel Roosevelt mayor.
“ there need be no fear o f the possi­ o f the legislature.
The appointees
o f you— ”
Abruptly this lust, overcoming her
“ Your New York? You see, I've al­
a commission as brigadier general in
But remember, the burden o f having bility o f a permanent bureaucracy are: Benton Bowers, Ashland, recom astonishment, precipitated the situa­
'She’s kind-hearted — and easily
the army.
your car reach the registrar o f your arising out o f it . ”
mended by the Taxpayers’ League tion. The blush that had shadowed ways lived in England, and have lots amused."
|
to
learn
about—
home."
Mr. Hoover proposed that the food B. G. Leedy, Corvallis, recommended her exquisite face ebbed again, leaving
‘How you do continually cry your­
H. J. Herrin, o f W o lf Creek, Mon­ home precinct by War Census Day is
"Sheer snobbery on my purt,” Peter self down I What is one to think?”
administraiton be divided into four by the State Grange; John Simanek It incomparably fair. She threw back
tana, and Philip Chevalier, near Johns, on YO U.
admitted
cheerfully.
"
I
meant
the
Registration o f the Sick — Men o f great branches, whose duties he de­ Crabtree, recommended by the Farm ­ her shoulders nnd took full udvantnge
have contracted to Bell their 1917 wool
‘ When a man has the grace to speak
very smnll part of New York that we
m ilitary age who are too ill to go to fined in detail.
Most o f the work ers’ union.
of her inches.
humbly o f himself, Miss Craven, listen
clips for 62 cents a pound. This is
Infest,
whom
my
friend
Mr.
Martin
‘iteully. Miss Carteret— ” she began;
high as any price ever received for the voting booth to register must send would be carred out by men and wom­
W ith the business streets o f Rose-
likes to cull the ‘idle rich.’ I f lie only with gratitude and amazement: truth
a competent person before War Census en o f the country on a voluntary basis.
wool in this district.
Is rare music In this world I"
burg gaily decorated with carnival col­ and then her voice o f crystal clearness k new !’’
Day to the county clerk to explain the
‘ I f this cannot be done,” Mr. Hoov­
broke
in
a
cool
nnd
tinkling
laugh.
‘Yet you urge your friendship upon
“ But are you?"
Assurance o f the closest co-o|>eration circumstances, and secure instructions e r ’s statement says, “ I shall certainly ors and patriotic emblems, the citizens
“ Ob, do forgive me, Mrs. M errllees!
me.”
by the m ilitary forces o f the United from the Federal regulations which and w illingly surrender the task to entertained several thousand people at
“ I ’m afraid I'm Idle enough; but as
never dreamed— I expected to find
Tt Is all I hnve to offer,” he dropped
States with those o f Cuba w ill be car­ these offiicals w ill receive from the some other method o f emergency. I the festivities attendant on the open­
for riches. I'm poverty's poor relation.”
ing o f the Ninth Annual Strawberry my father alone— ”
for n moment his bantering tone:
ried to Havana by the Cuban commis­ government.
“ But what do you do?"
hold that democracy can yield to dis­
“ F ather:“
With that Iteration of j
Festival Thursday. Although a "s tra w ­
sioners, who have concluded their work
“ Oh, 1 piny u good hand at bridge, “ poor currency, perhaps, but not coun­
Penalties—The penalty for failing cipline, and that we can solve this food
berryless” Strawberry Festival, there superb Insolence, Mrs. Merrllees be­ a fulr racket nt tennis, nnd utu always terfeit ; lightweight, but without alloy."
at Washington and le ft for home.
to appear to register, or for givin g problem for our own people and our al­
was no lack o f enthusiasm on the part came once more completely mistress of
Then suddenly she was grave again.
A"
"h e n somebody
A vigorous movement to increase in­ false, misleading or incorrect answers, lies in this way, and that to have done o f the visitors, and the first day’s pro­ herself; nnd If her tone cried scorn 10D
You are kind,” she averred wistfully,
doesn't show up for dinner.” Tlie least
come surtaxes o f the proposed war is imprisonment. There is no alterna­ so w ill have been a greater service gram was pronounced the best ever U(H>n u presumptuous girl, her look de­
trace o f bitterness flavored this gratu­ and— I need friends."
than our immediate objective, for we
manded explanation o f the iuhd .
revenue bill another 26 per rent on all tive o f a fine.
witnessed in Roseburg.
itous account o f himself, nnd the per­
w ill have demonstrated the rightness
amounts above $40,000 has started in
But Craven hud needed no more time
A number o f farmers are making ap­ to make good Ida recovery. It was his oration was accompanied by an uneasy
the house, under the leadership o f A T L A N T A . G A „ HAS BIG F IR E o f our faith and our ability to defend
Do you believe that Thaddeus
ourselves without being Prussianized.” plication to come under the Workmen’s familiar self who stepped Into this laugh. “ In short, I'tn what your Eng
Representative I .enroot, Republican,
Craven la an honest man? And
llsh friends call n waster. But please
Compensation
act,
since
the
recent
o f Wisconsin, and Representative Sher- Loss Estimated at $2,000,003, Mostly
breach, amiable, unruffled, perhaps n
does It occur to you that he may
ruling o f the Supreme court, which de­ shade too devil-may-care; but to bal­ don't think that I'm bidding for serious
ely, Democrat, o f Kentucky.
in Residential Section.
try to get rid of Lydia in order
clared farm hands were protected un­ ance that there was a not unbecoming consideration.”
to Insure the success of his
It was made known at the Chicago
Atlanta, Ga. — Fire that Btarted
“ I understand," the girl said quietly.
der the Employers’ L iab ility act when ring o f deference In his voice. “ I’m
projects— whatever they may bo7
semi-annual convention o f the National Monday afternoon in an obBcure negro
“ I didn't mean to bore you, either."
engaged in hazardous occupations. A t afraid,” be suld, “ my surprise knocked
Association o f Garment Manufacturers section swept a broad path through the Portland Rose Festival W ill Celebrate the present time, a statement issued
“ You dldu't; but you mude me think
me silly fur a moment. Lydia, I'd no
that employers are strongly in favor residential section o f Atlanta, devas­
by the commission recently says, an Idea you were on board; but you seem — nnd wonder.”
National Flag Day Second Day
(T O HE C O N T IN U E D .I
o f their g irl employes wearing overalls tating scores o f blocks and destroying
“ Why I'm content to be— so use­
average of 11 employers are daily already to know Mrs. Merrllees. Betty,
o
f
Yearly
Spring
Carnival.
and that 10 large factories have al­ many o f the c tiy ’s finest homes and
less?"
bringing their operations under the permit me to present my daughter.”
ready supplied their g irl workers with hundreds o f negro houses.
She nodded, with her shadowy smile. OPOSSUM HAS Q U E E R TRAITS
act, and during the last 20 days 215
Y'our daughter, Tad?” There was
that article o f masculine apparel.
A wry grin nnswered that. “ You
Fire Chief Cody announced late
Portland— Between 35,000 and 50,- additional employers have been listed. inpropitlous raillery In the womun’s
certainly take the curse off of It,” Trafr Slow-Moving, Stupid Animal, One of
The British prime minister has sent Monday night that the fire had been 000 men and women w ill participate in
■one.
Jacob Trott, o f Echo, who was ser­
the Most Widely Known in
uverred. "Candor like yours Is good
the huge patriotic pageant on National
a letter to John Redmond, leader o f brought under control.
Craven replied only by a bow.
America.
for the egotism. The register o f my
First estimates o f
the damage Flag Day, the second day o f the 1917 iously burned Wednesday while start­
the Irish Nationalist party, outlining
“
Do
you
realize
this
Is
my
first
lntt-
ing a gasoline engine, died from the
the government’s project for the set­ placed it at between $2,000,000 and Rose Festival, June 13, 14 and 15, burns at a Pendleton hospital.
natlon that you were asking me to be- self-esteem Is now subnormal.”
The VlrglDla opossums (the only spe­
“ I didn’t mean to be unpleasant, Mr.
tlement o f the home rule question. He $3,000,000. So far as could be learned while 20,000 school children w ill take
ouie a stepmother ?"
cies occurring in the United States)
T
rn
ft."
Damage
from the cloudburst at
asked Mr. Redmond to state his views the only life lost was that o f a woman part in the children’s parade, June 13.
I ’ve much to tell yon, Betty,” Cra-
Oregon’s great floral event w ill this Heppner probably w ill reach $100,000. •en answered with grave simplicity;
"Don't, please. Thus far you’ve done have from five to fourteen young,
on the government's suggestions, that who died from shock.
which nt first are naked, formless little
The
fire
was
confined
to
the
North­
year
have
patriotism
for
its
theme,
Crops,
roads,
bridges
and
fences
are
the government may be able to con­
hen, turning to bis daughter, "I.ydln, me good ; but If you say more, betray
western part o f the city, and the only and the flag will be entwined with the ruined, and wires are down. Some vlrs. Merrllees Inis lust done me the the least real Interest In me. I ’ll get objects, so firmly attached to the teats
sider the matter at once.
business houses burned were several rose. The eight Italian societies rep­ stock was killed.
lonnr to promise to become my wife, chesty und need taking down again. In their mother's pouch thut they can­
The United States lent Russia $100,- warehouses.
not lie shaken loose. Later, when they
resented in Portland, the Italian Red
And I’m forgetting Craven."
ind— the truth Is—”
Though
the
weather
has
been
show­
000,000. The money was lent to be
A high wind carried the (lames Cross,
the
G irls’ National Honor
“ He was here only a few minutes obtain a coating o f hair, they are mini­
"T o come out I” Sirs. Merrllees sup-
ery,
the
m
ajority
o
f
the
farmers
o
f
S|>ent as needed, without stipulation or northeastward with a speed which Guards, the Spanish-American War
ago, and promised to come buck before ature replicas o f the adults, but con­
died Incisively.
understanding o f any sort further than soon outran the efforts o f the fire de­ veterans, the Grand Army of the Re­ the Gaston section have taken advant­
tinue to occupy the pouch until the
He laughed n little awkwardly. "Ex- long.”
age
o
f
every
available
moment
to
get
Russia stands back o f the obligation, partment.
public, the Woman’s R elief Corps, and
“ Then may I wait? You don't mind?” swarming fam ily becomes too large for
their plowing done and get their grain tctlyl I mean to say. It was nil quite
w ill make it good, and w ill spend the
Within an hour after the first alarm other semi-military organizations have
"N o," said the girl. “ Indeed, I’ ve It. The free toes o f opossums are used
mpremcdltuted. It Isn't fifteen mln-
money in this country under the super­ the blaze liegan to assume the propor­ signified their desire to take part in crops in. There is no scarcity o f help
ites since we found we— ah— loved something to tell you. You've praised like hands for grasping, and the young
vision o f a representative o f the Treas­ tions o f a conflagration and fire offi­ the m ilitary pageant Other entries so far, and plana for a larger acreage
>nch other; since when I — have been him to tuy face, and that makes me cling firmly to the fur o f their mother
than usual are going forward.
ury department or a commission to be cials called in several hundred men are pouring in daily.
The Festival
•nther too preoccupied to advise Sirs. want to tell you. I'm not Lucy Car­ while being carried about In her wan­
named by the American government.
The stigma o f “ deserter” w ill be Uerrllees of ull my uffnirs. In another j teret, really, Mr. Traft. My name Is derings. They are rather slow-moving,
from the Fort McPherson officers’ Center this year w ill also be the Court
Chihuahua C ity newspapers tell o f training ramp to aid in the fight. A p ­ o f Patriotism. The heart w ill be a removed from the National Guard rec­ lour, o f course, she would have known, i Lydia Craven. Thaddeus Cruveu Is stupid animals, which seek safety by
their retiring nocturnal habits nnd by
the execution o f Colonels Sixto Vega peals for help also brought fire equip­ replica o f the Statue o f Liberty, tow­ ords o f Carl von der Ahe and Arthur ks It is If the fact o f my prior mar- my father.”
“ Oh, I say I" Peter stared Incredu­ noureslstnuce when overtaken by an
and Francisco Saenx, o f the home ment from a half dozen neighboring ering 50 feet in the air and composed Lofts, the Hood R iver young men who •lage— ”
recently
were
posted
as
deserters
when
cities.
o
f
roses
and
myriad
electric
lights.
guards o f Casas Grandes, who were
Tad I” Mrs. Merrllees Interjected lously. "N ot Tad Craven's daughter I enemy. This last trait gives origin to
The thousands o f homeless were be­
President Wilson has endorsed the they le ft the T w elfth company, Oregon vitb a spirit that commanded bis def- You’re serious?”
convicted as V illa spies.
the fam iliar term, "playing ’possum."
ing cared for by a citizens' committee Rose Festival as a demonstration o f Coast A rtillery, and enlisted in the
“ Quite."
*rence. “ We're neither o f us fools
While hunting nt daybreak I once
navy
without
first
having
obtained
In sections o f New York City where and by the Atlanta Red Cross chapter. patriotism and o f loyalty to the Oregon
Don't overdo things. You're talking ! He nodded. " I see you are. But— encountered an unusually large old
the trading stamp was popular before Mi st o f them were quartered in public rose, and at the W hite House on the their discharges from the T w elfth com­
well—
you
have
surprised
me.
I
don't
(tupldly—quite unlike yourself.
I
male opossum on his way home from
the advent o f war prices, the onion buildings.
evening o f June 13 he w ill press the pany.
len t care to hear more until you've suppose a soul who knows him would a night In the forest. When we met
and potato have been substituted. In
The fire started in a storage house buttons which w ill set the lights o f the
believe Tad Craven anything but a
Crumbling like tinder when the abut- °und your bearings; nnd I want time
he immediately stopped and stood with
the Ridgewood section o f Brooklyn a on Decatur street and swept unob­ statue aglow and mark the formal
convinced bachelor!"
ments gave way, the county bridge at !o find mine. Into the bargain. That's
banging head and tall and half-closed
small potato or onion is given with structed into the lietter residence sec opening o f the Festival.
So—
It
was
true—
Craven
had
never
from La I fair, Isn't It?"
eyes. I walked up and, after wntchlng
each 10 per rent.
Motion picture tions. A large (iart o f the devasta­
June 15 w ill be given over to the island City, three miles
mentioned
his
daughter
to
his
friends
1
"Nothing more so,” he affirmed cheer­
him for several minutes without see­
houses also have adopted the same tion, however, was in neighborhoods annual floral parade ami in the evening Grande, dropped into the Grand Ronde
Staring seaward, Lydia worked her
fully.
scheme, givin g an onion or |iotato with composed largely o f homes ranging in the spirit o f the rose w ill blend with river Monday, and now rests on the
hands together g en tly; and. watching ing the slightest movement, put my
bottom o f the turbulent stream. Some
"Then I’ll leave you to your—fam ily
each adult ticket.
value from $2600 to $6000.
the spirit o f patriotic America.
her closely, the man saw her fnee fugl- foot against his side and gave a slight
estimates place the total land under •eunlou I”
tively convulsed. And wisely he held push. He promptly fell Hut and lay
"M y dear Miss Craven I" she said
water in the Grand Ronde valley fo l­
In reply to a question in the house
limp and apparently dead.
Paris Meat $1 a Pound.
High Food Prices Hit.
silence.
lowing the recent high floods and pres­ with an odd little catch In ber voice
o f commons. Chancellor Bonar Law
The opossum has always been a fa ­
P a ris- With the inauguration o f the
Seattle,
Wash.
—
Robert
Bridges,
"Mrs.
Beggnrstaff
knows,"
the
girl
'I'm not sure yet I ought to call you
ent inundation at 20,000 acres.
said no treaty had ever been contem­
vorite game animal In the Southern
said
presently,
“
nud
Mrs.
Merrllees,
Lydia; but I’m awfully fond o f your
plated with Japan in which that na­ regim e o f two meatless days a week, president o f the Port Commission an­
A box factory and sawmill located on father, nnd—and If I can get over what and I dare say by tomorrow all bis states, und figures largely In the songs
tion wiuld overrun Siberia i f Russia beef went to $1 a pound Tuesday, and nounced Saturday that he is working
and folk-lore o f the Southern negroes.
relaxed her efforts in the war.
vegetables and fish followed the up­ on a plan by which the commission will N eil creek, seven miles south o f Ash- ioesn't seem an unfair suspicion that acquaintances ou the ship will know.
In addition, its remarkable peculiari­
engage in the commission and whole- 1* nd’ f ‘>rm‘T ,y operated by the Ashland tie's kept me too long in the dark So, you see, I'm not violating his con­
ward tendency.
ties have excited so much popular In­
The French passenger steamer Med-
fidence.
Only
you
spoke
o
f
him
so
Manufacturing
company,
but
which
ihout
you.
I
shall
probably
marry
him.’
The rush for meat supplies to carry
tie business in food products, acting
terest that It has become one o f the
jenla has been sunk by a submarine
" I can't wish him greater good for­ warmly that you made me want you
over
until
Friday
swamped
the as a selling agency for the farmers have been in the hands o f the First
most widely known o f American ani­
while voyaging between Oran, Algeria,
to
understand."
A
quaver
touched
her
National
Bank
o
f
Ashland
for
the
;>ast
tune," said Lydia quietly.
| butchers, although they had laid in ex- who store their products in the public
and M arse HU'S.
The survivors were
tone; but she persisted: " I ’m afraid mal*.— National Geographic Magazine.
! tra amounts. There was a good deal warehouses. The object, he declared, year, have been sold to a group o f Lo*
“
You
are
a
dear
I
And
so
beauti­
picked up and tuki to different (s.rts.
tv
u _ ji
_
i
o f crowding and some sharp talk was ia to regulate the price o f food prod­ Angeles capitalists, who expect to ful— I'm Jealous. Do you think. Tad. I've made a great mistake— embar­
The M edjerd. was a veascl o f 1918 he, n,
rich lnly,,ri wl„,
Glazing Windows Without Putty.
buyers wtio paid ucts brought here for local consump­ have 100 men at work in the woods It Is wise to have two blondes In one rassed him horribly, turning up this
tons gross.
Glass |>anes can be held In place
way. But I didn't know he was a pas­
any price the dealers asked, sending tion. The commission w ill not enter and at the mills inside o f 30 days.
family? Don't answer, please. It's a
senger. I supposed, o f course, he was without the use o f putty by the use o f
From April 9 to May 12, Germans to the quotations too high for modest the retail business, but w ill leave that
Thurm Coulsen, a resident o f Blaine, I riddle I must solve to my own satis­ at home— In New York— "
a flexible metal or rubber strip like
purchasers.
field
to
the
grocery
stores.
the number o f 49,979 have been made
i in Tillamook county, was arrested by faction before I listen to you again.
Much o f Peter's charm lay In his In­ a partly open tube laid upon the pane
But— I'm serious— think tt over.”
prisoners in France hy the British and
stinctive recoguiuuu o f those times and held down by a set o f clamps
the sheriff for manufacturing and sell­
Munitions Ship Wrecked.
Streetcar Men Receive Raise.
With a transient tightening of her when It Is wisest to say nothing.
French. In aildition, • 444 heavy and
spaced along the pane, says the Scien­
ing intoxicating liquor.
Coulsen ap­
Boston-
The
Leyland
liner
Colonian,
Tacoma,
Wash.
The
Tacoma
R
ail­
grasp
on
Lydia's
shoulders,
n
pressure
field cannon, 943 machine guns and 396
“ I couldn't help It— They forced me tific American. First apply the pane
peared in the Justice court, pleaded
6440
tons,
was
wrecked
Tuesday
on
way
*
Power
company
and
Pacific
(bat
conveyed
n
hint
o
f
friendliness
trench mortars were captured.
to It— the people I lived with In Lon­ o f glass so as to fit It Into the usual
guilty to a violation o f the liquor laws
the south coast o f England, according Traction company voluntarily have in­
, the woman turned away.
don. I knew It wasn’t right, because I recess, then lay the prepared metal
Seventeen merchantmen were sunk to a cablegram received by the ngent creased wages o f all motormen and and was fined $150 and coats.
“ No I" she Insisted when Craven didn't love him. How can one marry spring strip along one aide and screw
by German submarines during Febru­ o f the line. The message said that conductors in their employ effective
Lieutenant W. M.
For, United promptly ranged himself at her side.
ary. March and April, according to an the steamer, which was carrying a June 1 the increase ranging from 5 to States army recruiting officer, return­ "Let me go for tonight. Tad. I'd pre­ a person one doesn't love? But when on s plate at the corners o f the pane
I wrate to daddy he wouldn't even an­ and. say one at the middle, these be­
official statement issued Tueaday. Dur­ cargo o f munitions, grain, lumber and 10 per cent.
ed to Klamath Falls Thursday from a fer to be alone to think things ou t
swer. and I cci»idn't help it— i bed to ing flat plates with a somewhat In­
ing the same (lenod nine French vru­ cotton from this port, probably would
Thie is the second voluntary increase trip to Lakeview. Or.
He and his Tomorrow, perhaps— ”
run a w a y ! And now. o f course, he’s curved edge where they take hold of
se Is were attacked by underwater be a total loan. The cause o f the acci­ that has been made in aix months to host had the unique experience o f
Her amlle flashed uncertainly toward
craft, but made their escape.
No dent and the fate o f the crew were not trainmen the last increase being made nearly losing their automobile in a big Lydia as she disappeared round the furious with me— turning up here like the spring strip, and are screwed on
the bad penny— ”
the woodwork at the aide o f the pane
armed merchantmen have fallen prey mentioned.
The steamer with her December 1, 1916. About 300 men are snow d rift in the mountains about 50 shoulder o f the deckhouse.
"W hy should he resent that? I don’ t with the curved edge projecting out
to the U-boats.
cargo waa valued at $2,000,000.
affected by the increase.
miles east.
Craven delayed, however, barely long see why he couldn't have told us he and over the pone so as to Inclose the
enough for a word, “ W alt here— 1 had a (laughter—especially one Ilk* strip.
Props in the Coeur d’ Alene and S t
The latter are o f course put
The handsome residence belonging
Men, 40, May Join Army.
Nine Cats to a Pie ia Plan.
Joe R iver valleys were ruined Monday
y o n ! It seems to me. the Innocent by- on at all four sides o f the pane.
to Jack Morrill, o f Medford, one o f the sha n’t be long."
New
York
The
age
limits
o
f
appli­
San Francisco Increased prices and
Lydia said nothing, but watched him stnnder. that Tad hadn't any right to
when flood waters brake through tin-
show places o f the valley, burned to
A double pane with air space be­
S t Joe river dike« and flooded 16, 0 t>n cants for enlistment in the regular decreased portion* have been derided the ground Monday afternoon at a loss go with eyes confused with pain, she
tween can be applied by using a deep
acre* o f land. A ll sawmills along the army has been raised from 17 to 35 upon by local cafeterias to combat the o f $25,000. largely covered by insur­ who bad found herself suddenly rele­
“ Don't I W e mustn't misjudge him. recess and Just laying the pane, then
high n e t o f food.
Pie*, a year ago
gated from the status o f a well-beloved Yon’re his friend: surely yon ought the strip, next a second pane and
tw o rivers have been forced to close i years to 18 to 40 years.
This order was made public at the cut into five pieces, w ill be divided ance.
child to that o f a stumbling block to to make allowances for him. If 1 can. finally a strip that now cornea flush
because o f high water.
1 office o f Major John H. Hughes, in into nine hereafter.
More than 5(M) men. employee o f the the path o f her father’s ambition, who I'm sure he must hare had hit rea­
with the woodwork and cun be fas­
Order« to bring the regular army to charge o f recruiting offices hero,
A. Smith mills at Bay C ity and could no longer doubt that he had son#— good enough reason*. If we only
tened down by the metal plate as be­
its full war strength o f 293.(MX) men!
Nippon Boats in France,
Runker Hill, were at their places after planned to keep her existence secret
are announced by the War department
W. H. T a ft'« Son Enlists.
Paris _ \ number o f Japanese gun- a general strike which lasted just one until his marriage to this Mrs. Merri- knew. Why mast he take the world fore.
Into
hit
confidence?"
Orgmnisation o f
44 new regiments
New Haven, Conn
Charlee P. T a ft lioata have arrived at Marseilles to aid week. The men demanded more pay. lees o f the fabulous fortune should he
Dumfoun ied. Peter stared; then re­
Great Possibility.
w ill begin immediately with further II, son o f former President T a ft and a in the war on German submarines and claiming they were unable to meat a consummated fact.
membered hlroeelf that woman nature
Small Johnnie (watching the passing
efforts to stimulate recruiting and junior in Y als College, waa enlisted convoy French merchantmen.
I f the current expenses on the minimum wage
A footfall sounded behind ber, and was a singular thing. Its mental proe-
of a brass band)— "Say. pop. I f It was
bring in the 116,456 men needed to fill for the artillery branch o f the regular experiment has satisfactory results it o f $2.50 in force when the walkout oc­
she wheeled sharply about to Juts 1 :
defytng
masculine
analyst«. to rain, them tuba players could catch
up the ranks.
j army Tueaday.
| w ill be extended.
curred.
with ber father.
But It was Peter 'You’re right," be asserted meekly.
a barrel of rain water, couldn't they?"
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COMPILED
FOR
YOU
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