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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-02

episode. the plano player found some
melody that he seemed to caress as it
fell from his fingers. and the small boy
on the bar was singing it with high
and earnest sweetness. so that again
there was silence in the room.
Where the Blue Hills rise.
Meath the sunny skies
A man with a lantern opened the door
and glanced anxiously at Virgins
Madge bending over the one-lunger as
If TO protect him from too curious eyes,
for it seemed that he was strangely
seeking to look anywhere except at the
other men. Then the station agent
found the small boy; he cried OUT
cheerily.
That's the kidd The conductor of
Eighty-two wired back-they figured
he'd left the train at Slavin's. His
daddy's at Kehoe waiting to get word.
Well forward the boy on the accommo-
dation at 4:55. Amt hurt. Is he? And
a birdcage-what the
Cough up" said Slim. "Ain't that
the way they do In church? Sure-dis
up"
The dispatcher's hand went into his
pocket.
Bring him down-some Of you" he
shouted as he left IT'S twenty min
utes to train time. I'll wire his dad
I s'pose he's just crazyi"
Wen bring him." retorted Madge,
'the one-lunger an mel"
Mike Slavin had removed the bottom
Of the cage; he dumped silver, gold,
chips and paper. along with the SOL
dier's cruciflx, into a canvas SACK he
whispered to Madge as he gave her tho
collection Of Virgins place.
You go home" she retorted. who
saved yeh tonight? Who's to thank
that the camps pay Is IN yer belt
stead OF Virgins safe? I knowi"
The piano player had wrapped a
newspaper around the MARQUIS cage:
he followed the girl out into the dawn
and along the dusty trail they call q
street at Slavins. A boxcar on the
siding served the camp as a station.
Within the keys were clicking merrily.
And roaring out OF the west cana the
accommodation. The conductor re-
ceived, with sententious comment. a
small boy asleep, and with a soiled
coin sack tied securely under his jack
et, and a birdcage whose occupant
was chirping sleepily.
'AH right" he shouted back at this
two men and the woman by the siding,
as the long train crawled out OF SIa-
WINS into q notch OF light. where the
day broke through she mountains; I'll
spread. the Gospel as far as Kehoei"
The girl was looking back at tho
squat camp OF shanties; then at the
mountains to the north
I'm Tennessee the hills are blue"
she muttered. It's October, and the
smokes all through the valley. o
God-Tm goin' somewhere-somewhsr
away from S1avin's!"
"Yes." said the one-lunger, ustiessly.
Its killing me. too. I'd get wen IL
had a chance In the out-o'-doors some
where on the range"
'swiT you go7" whispered Virgins
Madge In q sort. OF fierce eagerness-
Tomorrow, or the next day7 got
money-we can OUTFIT and cross the
divide. West-you an T."
The one-lunger trembled In fever
Of happiness
s~You mean Il. Madge?" he whisrered
back. 'tust to 90 of and call 1t home
-somewhere In the blue hills he sung
Off"
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-02
ANNOUNCEMENT.

For the of California
by offering consideration
best magazines andsfor the
writers to the ront the Sunday Call weekly fiction
test which cash of $50 will be paid each for the
story submitted There section of America fertile
1s tor hcon or prolific gifted spirit the
California Therefore
Gay Ca eSs for the best submitted each week by West
RUE DC given the preference but all stories and especially
acn story M be Judged strictly its literary merit Type
sdon IRON the editor but do not hesitate send story hand
Whiting II you cannot afford to have typewriter.
Fifty dollars $500 words and
not more than words approximately words
or ~ cents word The highest leading
for the work of but The
two word
cent With the majority of
cepeo compelled
ne period OF seldom
The
paid tor Immediately publication
tr Sunday following the iudring o
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-02

kid stickin' through a cloud, and with
wings CROWN out of his head. That
picture was sure fine-religion is all
right, Now you
The green baize doors burst open. A
woman was in the square Of starlight,
as red flower against black velvet;
full-bosomed, imperious-her glancs
bullied them, contempt was in the toss
Of her head: but her challenge was ig
nored. The most reckless grader in
camp--sheepherder miner, follower Of
the games-none would bait Virgins
daughter. Billy Be-Dam became pre-
occupied; Slim York ceased his idle
tapping; Deacon Virgins eyes fell and
went uneasily back to his tables.
The piano players pale face flushed;
his too unhealthy bright eyes had been
fixed above the screen at the sweep
of starlight over the hills. The air of
Wyoming, might have been good for
the one-lunger; but not such air as he
breathed nightly at the piano between
Alf Heyman's table and the dance hall
door. But the one-lunger was broke
and not chooser Of fortune. His eyes.
with their nervous glitter, fell from the
outer dark to Wiggin's Madge; his
white fingers slowly felt over the key
board in the Spring Song
'Slavin's here" muttered the Dea-
con, with the camps. pay for the
month"
The girl drew back with an out
pointing of her chin.
What's that TO me?" she cried.
''Who-all cares %
mo harm, Madge, girl" murmured
the Deacon, entreatingly. THE con-
tractors money is good--but if he
wants to play it, with you, it's good
thing for the house ye'y good thing
for the housei"
IF you want Slavin's money, rob
himi Alf's layout is crooked, any,
how. Pap Wiggin," she went on.
menacingly, sis this why was brung
out from Tennessee-to help yo' gam
blers?"
Deacon Wiggin sighed gently as he
turned away.
'Slavin won't play high unless
Madge holds the stake for him-the
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-02

The prize story for this week, 1.-THE
Song OF the Hills" is by Charles Ten
ney Jackson, who will be remembered
as the author OF a previous winning
story. "The Fever at Bully Creek"
Since the publication of MIR. Jacl1son's
first story he has sold a novel. 1.-The
Losers" 10 one of the large Eastern
publishing houses. T VIII appear in
September. Although a resident of
san Francisco for the last three years,
Mr.. Jackson, like most men whose
aim is fiction, has been a rolling stone.
His novel is laid in San Francisco and
one of the Central American repub-
lies. a field thoroughly familiar TO the
author.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-02
RULES.

RULES.
No win be considered that
words in length The length of The be
plain figures.
III
I unkn
writer will have the standing the popular author.
Is to
Western be
at
will be published each week
This fiction contest will be continues indefinitely
submit desires but no
syyll
unless accompanied by
Write side legbly on
last address SUNDAY EDITOR OF THE CALL
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. "
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-02

his soda, and Slavin waxed loquacious
over his whisky, while the hum Of life
filled the rooms. The piano player
swept the instrument now into a roll
licking ragtime; now into a hack
ballad of the theaters; now into some
song that held a masters soul, which
was that the one-lunger loved the
best.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-02

~ IAIATY VICTORY and the Marquis
fell of the east-bound overland at
Slavin's siding, where the con-
- Etruction gang was building the
Rock Creek cutoff.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-11
ELECTRIC ENGINEER FOUND LIT.
TIE WATER IN THE LOOKING
GLASS;.
Party Sent Into Mountains by North
western Gas and Electric Com
pany Returns Home.

Engineer Thayer of the North
western Gas and Electric company
Lee Roberts and a guide returned yes
ferday from trip to the headwa-
tiers of the Walla Walla river and
the Looking Glass, where they in
vestigated the feasibility Of a scheme
to divert the waters of the Looking
Glass into the south fork of the WAL
la Wa1la. The party lief. Walla Wal
la last week, going first to the Rob-
erts ranch and Quitting there for the
trip into the mountains. r. E. Allen,
manager of the Northwestern Gas
and Electric company, decided not to
accompany the party at the last min
ute and went on to Athena to look aft
yesterday.
"Mr. Thayer, our engineer, visited the
headwaters of the Looking Glass to
look into the scheme of diverting the
waters of that stream into the Walla
Walla in order to increase the flow
but ne found that there was not suf-
ficient water in the Looking Glass
to make the scheme feasible" Mr.. AL
den said this morning. cit was a
mistake about the party looking for
mysterious canyon connecting the
Walla Walla and the Little Salmon,
although the scheme of connecting the
two streams might" be found possible
by the expenditure of vast amount
of money"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-11
TAX COMMISSIONER ROCKWELL
TELLS OF THE STATE CON-
MISSIONS PLANS.
Says Present School Law Is Giving
Excellent Satisfaction in the
Small Districts.

"The plans Of the state tax COM
mission for the reformation of the
state revenue laws do not contemplate
any attack upon the present bare
foot school boy law" T. D. Rock
we'll, member of the tax commission,
is quoted as stating. "On the contrary,
we have been careful all along to use
every effort to provide literally for
vhe maintenance of the state public
schools.
I'm the sessions of the state board Of
equalization the proposal was made
that the board reduce the assessment
as returned by the counties and raise
the levy in order to increase the rev.
enue for state purposes. But the
members of the tax commission oppos
ed this plan for the reason that while
we would increase the levy for school
purposes, so any decrease in the as
sessment would involve a proportion
ate decrease in the revenue we could
raise for school purposes.
1.-The school law provides that the
state board of equalization shall make
a levy for school purposes sufficient
to provide a fund of $40 for each child
;of school age returned by the school
census, provided that the levy shall
not exceed five mills. The assessment
has never been large enough for 5
mill levy to provide for a fund equal
to $40 per capita of school population
until this year, and it would not have
been this year if there had been any
decrease in the assessment.
Under the present law the tax
payers of the state support the
schools of the state, the tax is levied
on all property, and the money SO rails
ed is distributed by the state and
county treasurers among school dis
tricts in proportion to the school pop
ulation and school attendance. While
the tax commission is working out
plan whereby all state revenues shall
be. derived from sources other than
direct taxation, leaving the direct tax
alton exclusively to counties and cit
les we do not propose to abandon the
principle of the present school law.
The present law enables the poorer
districts to hold school every year
whether the taxes which are paid
for school purposes in those districts
are sufficient to support them or not.
ut has given very excellent satisfac-
tion, and 1 for one am opposed to
CHANGING the SYStemn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-11
PROSECUTING WITNESSES UNA
BILE TO APPEAR IN COURT
THIS TERM.
Bad Plight Of Neil Harris and Charles
Ormsbee, Confined in JaiI-Two
Babies Born.

On a showing made by Prosecuting
Attorney Wilson that neither of the
two prosecuting witnesses was able
to appear in court to testify against
her seducer, the rape cases against
Neil Harris and Charles Ormsby, set
for trial at this term of court, were
continued yesterday until the jan
uary session. Both men are still
confined in the county Jail, unable to
give bonds of $1,000 each.
Mrs. J. Ogden, mother of Edith o.
den, Harris alleged victim, in an
affidavit filed with the motion for a
continuance of Harris case, stated
that her daughter gave birth to child
on September % at her home in
Prescott. Miss Ogden is still ill and
unable to travel to Walla Walla to
appear against Harris.
In the case of Ormsbee the prosecut-
ing attorney filed a letter from j. o.
Daniels of Flora, Oregon, stating
that mis- daughter, Nellie Daniels, the
prosecuting witness against Orms-
been, had given birth to a child on
September 20. Owing to the fact
that she was still ill and that Flora
is 40 miles from the railroad, Miss
Daniels was unable to attend the
trial of Ormsbee at this term of court
and on this showing his case was con-
tinued until January.
New Suits Commenced.
The Union Savings bank, through
Attorney Oscar Cain yesterday be-
gan action in the superior court
against Matte J. Crane to collect the
sum of 500, due on a promissory note
executed October 4, 1904; $40 inter-
est and $50 attorneys fees, amounting
in all to s157.1o, for which amount
judgment is prayed for.
J. A. Wood began an action against
J. F. Graham and George w Graham
to collect the sum of $3.50, alleged to
be due for four horses sold the
defendants last March and on which
no payments nave been made. Mr..
Wood alleges in his complaint that he
has asked the defendants to pay for
the animals or else return them, but
that they have refused to take either
course Wood is being represented by
Lester S. Wilson.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-11
IT WAS EASY MEAT
Stranger Picks up Half Hog Lost
on the Street

Stranger Picks up Half a Hog Lost
on the Street.
This is easy breakfast meat" re-
marked stranger early yesterday
morning, picking up half hog that
had dropped from the delivery wa
gon of the Walla Walla Meat and
Cold Storage company as it rounded
Fourth and Main streets. The stran-
ger shouldered the pig and disap-
peared with his prize down the alley
back of the Hotel Dacres. The COM
pany is looking for the man.
Several persons standing in the vi
entity saw the porker drop from the
wagon. The man walked up to the
prize and shouldered it with the re-
mark that this is easy breakfast
meat"
THAT hog belongs to the Walla
Walla Meat company" one of the
bystanders protested.
ITO h with the meat company"
responded the man as he made off
down the alley. The driver of the
wagon did not miss the hog until he
was checked up at the office and then
ne began looking for it. The meat
was worth 81.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-11
Sold His Wife.

. COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Oct.
11.-Martha F. Bradford, the young
and pretty wife of J. W. Bradford, a
rancnman living ten miles south Of
Colorado Springs, was granted a d.
vorce in the Ell Paso county court
yesterday afternoon on the grounds
of cruelty. She alleged in her COM
plant that her husband sold her for
bottle of beer at an auction in Foun-
tain, month after their marriage in
August, 1904, and that he actually tried
to deliver her to her purchaser. The
case attracted much interest.
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-11
BIG ODD FELLOWS TO COME
GRAND MASTER M'LAREN AND
SECRETARY HART WILL BE
HERE THURSDAY.
Will be Present at Joint Meeting of
Odd Fellow Lodges Of
WaIIa WaIIa.

F. r. McLaren, grand master Of the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows of the
state of Washington, and Grand Sec
rotary Louis F. Hart, both of Seattle,
will be the guests of honor at a joint
meeting af Washington Enterprise
and Trinity lodges, Thursday night at
the Odd Fellows temple on Alder
street and members of the three
lodges are laying plans to make the
visit of the two distinguished officers
of the grand lodge a notable one.
Grand Master McLaren and Secre-
tary Hart will arrive in Walla Walla
Thursday morning en- route to Boise
City, Idaho, where they will attend
meeting Of the grand lodge of Idaho
next week. Grand Master McLaren
was elected to mis- high position at the
last session of the grand lodge held at
Vancouver. Secretary Hart has held
his position for several years and is
OIIC VI lAC UCSI hIlOWH OOO L ClIO"S HI
the state. Both men are entertaining
speakers and are billed for addresses
at Thursday nights meeting. While
in the city Grand Master McLaren and
Secretary Hart will be the guests of
Washington lodge. The other two
Odd Fellow lodges, Enterprise and
Trinity, have been invited to partici-
pate in joint meeting and accepted.
1t is expected that fully 500 Odd Fell
lows Of Walla Walla and surrounding
towns will be present to meet the two
visitors. The committee in charge of
the program for Thursday nights
meeting has not fully completed the
work but in addition to addresses by
the grand master and grand secre-
tary local Odd Fellows are down for
speeches and there will probably be
a musical program of several numbers
rendered.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-11

Bessie L. Bonney announces that she
is now conducting the Alpine Flats at
No. 271h Morrison street, Portland,
and would be pleased to receive the
patronage of her old acquaintance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-11
NOTICE..

To the general public. I will not
be responsible for any debts or any pa
pers or checks signed by anyone else
but me, from and after this date.
AGNES M'COOL.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-11

head Of draft horses
Immediately by DR.. Wood at Nc
Brides livery stable.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-11
Insurance Investigation

Insurance Investigation Postponed.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE insur-
ance investigation has been adjourned
to next Tuesday out Of respect to the
memory of Nixon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-11
INCA LA MAR.

Trance and ClairvOyant reading
daily at No. 1 Statesman Bldg. Of
flee hours from 9 a. m. to p. m.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-05-11
w antcd

MEN AND WOMEN in this county and adjoining
territories. to represent and advertise old estab
lished house Of solid financial standing. Salary to
men sci, to women sl2 to Sls weekly with expenses
advanced each Monday by check direct from head
quarters Horse and buggy furnished when neces-
s8rY. position permanent Address, Blew Bros &
90, Dept. q, Aorpr bldg Chicago, H.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-05-11
STATE NEWS.

Martin Jasper, an employee Of the
Bunker Hill mill at Wardner, on
Monday of last week was caught in
the betting and thrown around the
wheel, fracturing his skull, break
ing arms and legs and internally
Finjuring him. 1t is thought he
cannot live
The contract has been let and
work commenced on a new $4,000
Catholic scLoo!,to be known as the
school of Our Lady of Lourdes,' -
at Wallace.
The shaft house and the hoist Of
the Singicer company at Salmon
was destroyed by fire last week
Loss $4,000.
An ordinance enabling the may
or TO close the notorious "honky
tonks" If Pocatello has been passed
by the city council of the railroad
town
The first train crossed the bridge
at Minidoka yesterday
A chalk mountain is said to havs
been discovered at the town of Cuff
fey; also bed of gypsum AMI e
clay bed of the brand from which
porcelain is made.
Burglars entered the postotlice
at Kellogg Saturday night and got
away with about $40 No arrests
have been made.
Three young gentlemen from
Moscow, Messrs Barnes, Foreman
and Shirts, all of the age of sixteen,
have been sent to the state REFORM
atory at Moscow to reside until old
enough TO vote
John A Allison, Arthur Naylor
and T f. Mercer, flock masters,
paid fines Of 5000 each last week
for violation of the livestock aani-
tary regulations in Bannock county.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-05-11

action, and, thank ye, f. L is do
ihg nicely; very nicely He return-
ed home Yesterday
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-05-11
Centennial News.

Fifteen thousand persons visited
the grounds of the Lewis and Clark
Exposition last Sunday
Thousands of roses are now in
bloom on the Exposition grounds
Two hundred photographs of
Seattle public schools and various
branches of school work will feat ire
the Sound City's educational dis
play at the Exposition.
Governor John c. Cutler Of Utah
has issued proclamation strongly
Urging the people of his state to
support the Lewis and Clark Fair.
Utah will have handsome build
ing and many exhibits.
Rev, Dwight Hills, D. D., pas
tor of the Plymouth Congregational
church at Brooklyn, aud one of the
best known preachers and lecturers
In the United States, has wired his
acceptance of the invitation extend.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-05-11
o. s. L. TIMETABLE.
Artesian Water.

Never mind; perhaps after all
the dearth of water for irrigation
purposes may prove blessing in
disguise. 1t has long been the
conviction of many people that
there exists in this locality an abun-
dance of artesian water, but up
TO the present time none have had
the courage of their convictions
to the extent of inaugurating feas-
ible plans for the development
Thereof The danger of reoccur-
ence Of dry years similar to this
islikely to give birth to energetic
measures whereby this hardship
70 the farmer and business man as
well, may be obviated. To success
fully do this supply Of water
/ independent of that precipitated in
winter among the hills must be
found, and the prevalent confidence
that abundance of artesian water
exists in this locality points out
! the way of relief.
1t may not be amiss to suggest
the formation of a stock company
with the object of prospecting for
water on some ground within the
corporation. Let the plan be work
cd out in detail and invite popular
subscription for stock; the people if
sgiven chance, will provide the
wherewithal. Then let the city,
should the existence of water be
favorably demonstrated, take over
the flowing we'll and reimburse the
holders CT stock. To demonstrate
the fact will mean many, many
thousands to Mountain Home and
the county. Insurance rates can
be brougl down by means of the
lire protection afforded; abundance
OF farm and garden products and
cost of living very materially re-
,iduced; streets can be sprinkled and
the dust nuisance partially abated,
And its value for domestic purposes
Can scarcely be overestimated. Be-
sides in year OF two the popula
ton of Mountain Home would
double or treble under the impetus
OF an abundant water supply, and
property values increase in like ratio
on safe and sound basis This
and the reservoir system ought to
and no doubt will raise Mountain
Home 70 a rank second TO no other
: town in the state.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-05-11
Congregational Church

Rev. c Z. MASON, Pastor
Services next Sunday at IL am
and s p. m
Sunday school at IL
Junior Endeavor at pm
Young Peoples Endeavor at 7.l5
Prayer meeting Wednesday al
8 o'clock
Last Sunday Mrs Carl Johnson,
as was expected, delighted her au-
dience with a solo at the forenoon
service.
The double quartette of yonng
people in the evening sang an an
them with a skill beyond their
years.
The Ladies Aid this (Thursday)
afternoon at the church yestry to
quilt.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-05-11
The Advertising World

Do you do any sort Of advertising by newspapers,
booklets, circulars any other method? II So YOU
should know about monthly containing informa-
ton plans suggestions and ideas for advertisers. Sth
year; y to % pages Send today for free sample, or
10 cents for four months trial. Address, The ADV
Using World, Columbus Ohio.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-05-11

ed him by the authorities of the
Exposition to preach in the Audit.
orium at the Fair. The date is
August 81
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-05-11

ing address to the Sunday School,
Sunday.
The parsonage building has re-
ceived coat of paint
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs. Epperaon Thursday
The pastor has supply Of
Bibles some of which will be sold
at cost price. others at half price
and others to be given away. Call
and see them