The Gate city journal., March 13, 1913, Image 3

NEWS NOTES OF f s l ERI AL
CURRENT WEEK L_J STORY 5
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Resume of World’s Important
Events Told in Brief.
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Chronicles
plans are being considered for
the ‘ unmerging” o f the railroad com­
bine
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■<|Bry:in talked freely to reporters,
but refused to divulge any definite
policy.
Addington
Peace
Dr. Friedmann inoculates a woman
and two men consumptives with his
anti-tuberculosis serum.
B y B . F letch er R obin aoa
Porter Bros, have purchased 102,000
acres .if timber land in Linn county,
Oregon, for $4,000,000.
Co-Autl\or with A. Conan Doyls at
"The Hound at the BwkarvfilM," etc.
An officer arrived in Portland, Or.,
to get a man under arrest for alleged
embezzlement in Dublin, Ireland.
ans,
?rms
The degree o f Doctor o f Philosophy
has been conferred at Harvard upon
an 18-year-old son o f a Harvard pro­
fessor.
Greeks took the Turkish fortress o f
Janina, after a terrific bombradment o f
several days, capturing over 30,000
prisoners.
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THE TERROR
IN THE SNOW
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A New Jersey farmer has sent
“Sorry to disturb your dance,” said
$100o as ransom money to obtain the Peace, beaming upon him.
rdea ■ o f his son who is held by M ex­
“ Beg pardon, sir, but you startled
ican rebels.
me— yes, we was ’aving a little danoe
A son o f a San Francisco millionaire In the servants’ ’all; but it’s of no
must pro^e that he was crazy at a cer­ consequence, sir.”
“ A slippery floor, eh, with so much
tain time in order to collect $250,000
French chalk on it?"
from a trust company.
The young man glanced at the pow­
Federal authorities arrested two der on hlB shoes and grinned.
opium smugglers in Portland, and ob­
"So you are all dancing In the
tained information that a large gang servants’ hall, are you?"
is operating in all Pacific Coast ports.
“I believe so, sir, barring Edward,
who is waiting on the party, and Mr.
Two big ferryboats in San Fran­
Henderson.”
cisco bay collided in a dense fog, bad­
"And whero is Mr. Henderson?”
ly damaging both, while two others
"He is the baron’s man, sir.
I
narrowly escaped participating in the
should not presume to Inquire where
smash.
he was. Beg pardon, sir, but are you
Ten thousand Mexican troops loyal staying here tonight?"
to the government o f Huerta have
"This is a friend of mine," I inter­
been ordered to invade the province o f posed. "He will stay the night; but
Sonora, which has officially and almost you need not trouble about that
unanimously declared in favor o f con­ now."
“ A smart fellow like you can keep
tinuing the rebellion.
his mouth shut,” continued the in­
Before the senate investigating
spector, sweetly. "You wouldn't go
committee women suffragists testified
that during the riotous scenes at the
suffragist parade
in
Washington
March 3, the police were indifferent to
their appeals for protection from in­
sults and rowdyism and even encour­
aged the crowds to disorder.
a spell," be said, with a quick glance
at me. "It is now 11:30; be back
in this room at 12:15. I am going to
take a walk around the bouse with
our young friend here in the mean­
while. The baron had a secretary, 1
believe?"
“Yes, a man called Terry.”
“ Bring him up with you when you
come. I shall want a talk with him.
Is all quite plain?"
"Yes," I told him; and so we parted.
When I stepped into the roulette-
room I stood for a moment blinking
at the players like a yokel at a panto­
mime. The scene was to me some­
thing unreal, a clever piece of stage
effect, with its flushed and covetous
faces, Its frocks and its diamonds, its
piles of sparkling gold, and the cry
of the banker as he twirled the wheel.
How could they be doing this with
that bloodstained patch on the cliff
edge, with that unknown horror
slinking through the snow— how could
¡.hey be doing this if they were not
acting a part! An odd figure I must
have looked, If there had been any
one to notice me. But they were too
eager In the game to hear the opening
of the door, or to see who went and
came. I walked over to the fireplace,
lit a cigarette, and watched them, my
nerves growing steadier in the merry
clatter of tongues. They were all
there, the men and women of that
careless house-party, all there— save
one who lay silent wherever they had
laid him.
Half an hour had slipped by, until,
at last, with an effort, I walked to the
table and threw down two sovereigns
on the red.
It won, and I laughed at the mel­
ancholy omen; not, perhaps, without
an odd note In my voice, for the man
over whose shoulder I leaned to gath­
er my winnings glanced up with a
startled expression.
It was young
Terry, the secretary; the very person
I wanted to see.
"Anything the matter, Mr. Phil­
lips?” he asked. "You’re not looking
very well.”
"Don't worry about me,” I told him.
"But I want a word with you in pri­
vate.”
"Certainly—Just one moment."
He had been winning heavily, and
It took him some time to crowd the
bank notes Into his pockets. A sover­
eign slipped from his fingers and roll­
ed under the table as he rose; but he
paid no attention to it.
"I have something to tell you. Can
you come up to my room?” I asked
him.
He never moved, but his face
so pale and drawn that towards the
end it seemed as If it were a pow­
dered mask that stared at me from
the shadows of the curtains.
"My G od!" he cried, and fell back
upon the bed In a passion of hyster­
ical tears.
I tried to help him, but he thrust me
fiercely away, so I thought It best to
let him get over It himself. He was
still lying on the thick quilt, sobbing
and shivering, when the door opened
and Peace stepped into the room. I
explained the situation in a hurried
whisper; but when I turned again
Terry had got to his feet and was
watching us, clinging to the bedpost.
“ This
Is
Inspector
Addington
Peace," 1 told him. "Perhaps you
can give him some Information?"
"Not tonight," he cried, "don't ask
me tonight, gentlemen. You cannot
tell what this means to me; tomor
row, perhaps------ ’’
He dropped down .upon the bed,
covering his face with his hands. He
seemed a helpless sort of creature,
and my heart went out to him in his
calamity.
"A night’s rest Is what you want,”
I said, patting him on the Bhoulder.
"Come, let me give you an arm."
He took It at once, with a grateful
glance, and I led him down the cor­
ridor, with Peace in sympathetic at­
tendance. Fortunately, his room was
In the same wing, so we had not far
to go. When we reached It, he thank­
ed us for our care of him. And so we
left him, returning to my bedroom in
silence, for, Indeed, the scene had
been a painful one.
"Peace,” I said, when the door had
closed behind us, “ what was the thing
I saw In the yew walk?”
He had seated himself In an easy-!
chair, and was polishing the bowl of
a well-stained meerschaum pipe with
a silk pocket handkerchief.
"I think you already have an ex­
planation,” he answered cheerfully.
“ If It amuses you to sneer at my
superstition------ ’’
"You refer to the legend of the de
Launes. I have heard the story be­
fore, Mr. Phillips; nor am I surprised
that you believed it to be the ghost
wolf.”
"I did—but now I want you to dis­
prove I t ”
"On the contrary, all my evidence
supports your theory.”
I stared at him, with a creeping
horror In my blood. I was beginning
to be afraid—seriously afraid. Peace
Cor. Main and Front Sta., Ny*»a
UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING
F or Prom pt and Com petent Services, see
J. H. FARLEY, Ontario, Or.
O. K. CAFE__
JIM N A G A N O , Prop.
G O O D M EALS A T A L L HOURS
Prompt and Courteous Service
MAIN STREET
NYSSA, OREGON
THE NYSSA LIVERY
FEED AND SALE STABLE
W IL M E R & P IL K E N T O N , P rops.
NYSSA, OREGON
. M U L K E Y . Secretary
OREGON-IDAHO LUMBER CO., Ltd.
BUILDING MATERIAL
HE HAD BEEN WINNING HfJMLY.
shouting all over the house If you
were let Into a secret—now, would
you?”
"Oh no, sir;
on my word I
wouldn’t."
And so Peace told him of the pro­
jected arrest, of the murder, and of
his own identity. The color faded
from the young man's cheeks, but he
stood stiff and silent, never taking his
•yes from the little detective's face.
"And what can I do, sir?” he
asked, when the tale was over. "He
was a good master to us, sir; what­
ever there was against him, he was
good to us. You can trust me to help
catch the scoundrel who killed him If
I can."
"I see this room Is warmed by
steam heat Is that the case with all
the bedrooms and passages?”
‘Y es, sir. The only open fires are
In the reception rooms. When the
baron made the alterations last year,
they left the grates for the sake of
appearance; but they are never light­
ed, save on the ground floor.”
"And In what reception rooms are
there fires at the present moment?"
"The dining-room fire has died out
by now," said the young man, tick­
ing off the numbers on his fingers
"But there Is one In the big hall, one
In the library where the party Is
playing, one In the little drawing­
room, and one In the baron's room.”
“ And the kitchen?”
"O f course, sir, one In the kitchen
and one In (he servants’ hall.”
"That Is all. Are you certain?”
"Quite certain, sir.”
"Good; and now for the
bath­
rooms."
'T h e bath-rooms, sir?"
m
"Exactly."
Wool— Early shorn, east o f moun-
“There are two bath-rooms In each
ins, 15(5)20c pound,
wing; some of the gentlemen have
attle — Choice steers, $7.50@ 8; tabs In their own rooms beside«.“
$7 @ 7.30; medium, $6.50(57;
“ Now, I think we know where we
ice cows, $6.50(57; good, $6(56.50; are." said the Inspector, brlekly. “No
edium, $5.50(56;
choice
calves, chance of the roulette party breaking
<59; good heavy calves, $ 6 .5 0 « ■p, Is there V
50; bulls, $5.50(56.
"Oh no, sir; not tor soother two
Hogs — Light, $8 @ 8 .5 0 ; heavy, Soars, at lea st”
1.50(57.
"I want yon to return. Mr. Phillips,
Sheep— Yearling wethers, $ 5 « 6 .5 0 ; and try your Inch at the table* for
^ B w e s. $4(55.25; lambs, $6(57.15.
■r
HENRY FIELDS, Prop.
R O B E R T V A N G ILSE. President.
Dr. Freidmann has been informed
by New York medical authorities that
he must have a physician’s license in
order to administer his tuberculosis
serum in America.
K W h ea t-T ra ck prices: Club, 86@ -
86 Jc per pushel; bluestem, 98(V/ 9 9 c;
forty-fold, 88c; red Russian, 85@
85|c.
Barley— Feed $23.50 per ton; brew­
ing. nominal; rolled, $25.50(5)26.50.
Millstutfs — Bran, $21@21.50 per
ton: shorts, $23(523.50; middlings,
$ 80 .
. Hay — Eastern Oregon timothy,
choice, $15(5)17 per ton; mixed, $ 1 0 «
12.50; oat and vetch, $12; alfalfa,
$11.50; clover, $10; straw, $6®7.
. Oats-—No. 1 white, $27(5)28.
Si Apples— Spitzenberg. extra fancy,
$1.25(5$1.50; choice, 75c<5$1; Yellow
Newtown, extra fancy, $1.25(5)1.50;
choice,
76c(S)$l;
Winesap,
extra
@ney, $1.25(5)1.50; Red Cheek Pip­
pin, extra fancy, $1.25@ 1.50; Arkan­
sas Black, extra fancy, $1.75(5)2;
Baldwin, extra
fancy,
$1(5)1.52;
choice, 75 c(5 $l; Rome Beauty, $1.25
@ 1 .5 0 ; small sizes, all varieties, less;
Ben Davis, etc., common pack, 50@
flOo.
■ Vegetables— Artichokes, $1.50 per
Bozen; cabbage, l c pound; cauliflow­
er. $2 per crate; celery, $2.50(54
ate; peppers, 30c pound; rhubarb,
75 per b ox; sprouts, 10c; toma-
$2 per box ; garlic, 5(H)6c pound;
irffips, 90c(5)$l per sack; parsnips,
@ $ 1 ; carrots, 90c(5$l.
Onions— Oregon, $1 per sack.
Potatoes — Jobbing prices: Bur-
nks, 50c per hundred.
Poultry— Hens 16c; broilers, 22c;
rkeys,
live,
18(5)20c;
dressed,
oice, 25c; ducks, 17c; geese, nom-
ial.
Eggs— Fresh locals, candled, 19c
»r dozen; current receipts, 17(5)18c.
Butter— Oregon creamery cubes, 37c
»und; prints, 39c.
Pork— Fancy, 10(5.10c per pound.
Veal— Fancy, 14@14c per pound.
Hops— 1912 crop, prime and choice,
■6(518c per pound; 1913 contracts,
R easonable R ates by th e D ay, W eek o r M onth.
GOOD AVENUE
■ S n o w and cold have almost stopped
the fighting between Turks and Bul­
garians.
H The first Alaskan territorial legisla­
ture met at Juneau, March 3, with 24
members.
American officers at Douglas, report
the discovery o f a plot to capture
Douglas, New Mexico, and Agua Pri- !
eto, Mexico, by Mexican rebels.
PORTLAND M ARKETS
THE BEST IN TO W N
First-Class Turnouts.
Careful Drivers.
v
Also Saddle Horses.
HIFire swept the town o f
White
Plains, N. Y ., causing $700,000 loss.
c
STEAM HEATED ROOMS FOR RENT
New Yards.
New, Complete Stock. Will be Pleased
to Figure With You.
Yards on First St., South of Malheur County Bank
He hesitated, looking regretfully at
the table, whero Fortune had been so
kind to him.
“ It happens to be rather Important,"
I said.
He followed me without another
word. I did not attempt to explain
until we had passed up the stairs and
through the corridors to my room.
He seated himself on the great bed
with a shiver of cold, drawing the
heavy curtains about his shoulders.
And there I told him the story from
the beginning to the end, hiding noth­
ing, not even my belief in the super­
natural nature of the thing which I
had seen.
leant back in his chair, with his eyes,
vacant In expression, fixed on the
wall. He seemed rather to be argu­
ing with himself than addressing a
listener.
(C H R O N IC I.E S
TO
BE
S. H. THOMPSON, Manager.
C O N T IN U E D .)
R e d u c e d R a te s.
"Cornin' this way ag'ln?” asked the j
Justice of the peace after he had fined
Jlmpson $50. “ I’m afraid I'll have to,” , j
said Jlmpson, ruefully. “ Wa-al.” said
the Justice, stroking his chin whisker
reflectively, "perhaps I’d oughter tell
yt that we sell a return fine ticket for
$76, entitlin’ ye to Immunerty from
arrest on the way back."—Judge.
Livery, Sale & Feed Stable
G ood R igs, H orses, C arefu l D rivers. C h a rges R easonable.
H orses B oarded by D ay, W eek o r M on th .
A Trial Will Satisfy You.
W . W . W ILSON, Proprietor
Cor. S econd and G ood A v e .
ALL MADE
A CONTRIBUTION
E n t ir e F a m ily D e te rm in e d T h a t Petted
S ie t e r
S h o u ld
H ave
W hat
S h e H a d D e sire d .
Clara la a north side miss who Is
very fond of outdoor amusements, and
this means that It takes lots of toilet
preparations to cure sunburn and
keep her generally presentable. Clara
watches the "sales” on her toilet ac­
cessories. ioi mother has taught her
to be economical.
"Oh, dear!” exclaimed the daughter
recently, “ It just keeps my pocket-
book flat buying stuff for my face and
hands I wish some good fairy would
leave a couple of bottles of Blank's
on my dresser.” There was a sale on
the preparation the next day and
Clara got a bottle when she went
downtown
When Johnnie, who Is going to high
school, came horns that svenlng he
In d ep en d en t P h on e
brought a bottle that he had bought
with hard-earned 19 cents.
;
lotion on the dresser, "There, daugh
ter,” she said, as she
the back, “ look what
you have.”
office, and, handing Clara a package,
said: “ Here, Sis, you're a pretty
sister. Here's four bottles o f B1
sunburn chaser. I braved a depart­
ment Btore for you today.”
Directly after
the
present
only daughter, he handed her a pack­
age with the remark: "There, daugh­
ter, I know you can use Blank's to
lotion In quantities.
And, If a
ther can't buy his daughter eight I
ties without a murmur I don't bell
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