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CHAPTER xVII.-(continued.)

HE was bribed," was the ready re.
sponse. Now, Warden" the masked
intruder continued pacifically, at
would be much more pleasant all
around and there would be less per.
sonal danger in it for both of US If
you would release Signor Petrozinni
without question. l may add that no
bribe was offered to you because your
integrity was beyond question"
Thank you," said the warden grim,
ly, "and it shall remain so as long as
l have this" He tapped on the desk
with the revolver.
oh, that isn't loaded" said the
masked man quietly.
One quick glance at the weapon
showed the warden that the cartridges
had been drawn! His teeth closed
with a snap at the treachery of 1t,
and with his left hand he pulled back
one of the levers-that which should
arouse the jailers, turnkeys and
guards. Instead of the insistent clan
gor which he expected, there was ST.
lence.
That wire has been cut" the
stranger volunteered.
With clenched teeth the warden
pulled the police alarm.
And that wire was cut, too," the
stranger explained.
The warden came to his feet with
white face and nails biting into the
palms of his hands. He still held the
revolver as he advanced upon the
masked man threateningly.
Not too close, now" warned the In
truder. with sudden hardening of his
voice. Believe me, it would be best
for you to release this man, because
1T must be done, pleasantly or other
wise. l have no desire to injure you,
still less do intend that you shall in
jure me; and 1t would be needless for
either Of US to make a personal matter
of it. want your prisoner, Signor
Petrozinni-you will release him at
. once! That's ALI"
The warden paused, dazed, incredu-
lous before the audacity of it, while
he studied two calm eyes which
peered at him through the Sits of the
mask
"And if 1 don't release him?" he de-
manded at last, fercely.
Then l shall take him." was the
reply. 1T has been made impossible
for you to give an alarm" the stranger
went on. "The very men on whom
you most depended have been bought,
and even If they we're within sound Of
your voice now they wouldn't respond.
One Of your assistants who has been
here for years unloaded the revolver
in the desk there, and less than an
hour ago cut the prison alarm wire.
I, personally, cut the police alarm out
side the building. So you sect"
A. Jet there was no weapon in
sight, save the unloaded revolver in
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-08-10
OUR GROSBEAKS AND THEIR
GREAT VALUE TO AGRICULTURE
Little Finces Friends
to Be Widely Known n Order That
Their Services May be Fully Appreciated
Destroy Many Insects.
By w. T. M'ATEE. Assistant Biological
Survey. United States Department
OF Agrlculture)

By w. 7. MATEE. Assistant. Biological
Survey, United States Department
OF Agrlculture)
Seven kinds of finches, commonly
known as grosbeaks, summer within
our boundaries. The majority of these
are good friends of the farmer, and de-
serve to be widely known in order
that their services may be appreciated.
The grosbeaks are easily distinguished
from other finches by their stout form,
bright plumage, massive bills, and
melodious voices Two of them live
mainly in Geld mountainous areas, and
having little to do with farms or with
the insects that prey on crops, may
be dismissed without further notice.
The other five live largely in agricul-
tural regions and secure most of their
food about cultivated lands. All of
them feed to some extent upon crops,
but only one does appreciable harm.
On the other hand, all perform invaI-
liable service in destroying certain Of
our worst insect pests.
The rosebreast has an extensive
range, breeding in Kansas and the
mountains of Tennessee north to New
foundland and the Great Slave lake
region. 1t eats some green peas. and
Is charged with injuring orchards.
both by budding and by eating the
fruit. Our investigations lend no sup
port to the latter accusation, and, al
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the warden's hand; at no time had
the strangers voice been raised. His
tone was a perfectly normal one.
Besides yourself there are only five
other men employed here who are
now awake" the masked man con-
tinued. These are four inner guards
and the outer guard. They have all
been bought-the turnkeys at FIVE
thousand dollars each, and the outer
guard at seven thousand. The receipt
of all of this money is conditional
upon the release of Signor Petrozinni,
therefore it is to their interest to aid
me as against you. | am telling you
all this, frankly and fully, to make you
see how futile any resistance would
be-"
But who-who is this Signor Petro-
zinni, that such powerful influences
should be brought to bear in his be-
half?" demanded the bewildered war
den.
He is man who can command a
vast fortune-and Senor Alvarez is at
the point of death. That. l think,
makes it clear. Now, if you'll sit down,
please"
sit DOWN." beloved the warden.
Suddenly he was seized by a vio-
lent, maddening rage. He took one
step forward and raised the empty
revolver to strike. The masked man
moved slightly to one side and his
clenched fist caught the warden on
the point of the chin. The official went
down without a sound and lay still,
inert A moment later the door lead
ing into the corridor of the prison
opened, and Signor Petrozinni, ac-
companied by one Of the guards, en-
tered the warden's Office. The masked
man glanced around at them, and with
motion of his head indicated the
door leading to the street. They
passed through, closing the door be-
hind them.
For little time the intruder stood
staring down at the still body, then
he went to the telephone and called
police headquarters.
There mas been a Jail delivery at
the prison. he said in answer to the
hello" Of the desk-sergeant at the
other end of the wire. Better send
some of your men up to investigate"
who is that?" came the answering
question.
The stranger replaced the receiver
on the hook, stripped off his black
mask, dropped it on the floor beside
the motionless warden, and went out.
1t was Mr.. Grimm!
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bird. Instead Of being regarded as
an enemy by western orchardists, the
blackhead should be esteemed as
friend, since 1t is foe to the worst
pests of horticulture-the scale In
sects-which compose a fourth of its
food. The black olive scale alone con-
stitutes a fifth of the birds subsist
ence, and the frosted scale and apri-
cot scale, or European fruit Lecanium,
also are destroyed. In May consider.
able numbers of cankerworms and cod
ling moths are eaten, and almost a
sixth Of the birds seasonal food con-
sists of flower beetles, which do incal.
culable damage to cultivated flowers
and to ripe fruit. For each quart of
fruit consumed by the black-headed
gosbeak it destroys in actual bulk
more than one and a half quarts
Of black olive scales, one quart Of flow
er beetles, besides a generous guam
tity of coddling moth pupae and can.
kerworms. So effectively does it fight
these pests that the necessity for
its preservation is obvious, while most
of its injury to fruit is prevent
able.
A permanent drinking and bathing
place on the farm and in the garden is
to be numbered among the most po-
tent attractions for birds, and with a
little ingenuity one can be prepared in
almost any locality. Winter feeding
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though the birds eat peas, they invari-
ably consume enough injurious insects
to more than offset the damage.
The rosebreast has long been held
In high esteem because of its habit of
preying upon the Colorado potato
beetle, and the name potato-bug bird
suggests it's important services in
this direction. Larvae, as we'll as
adult beetles, are consumed, and a
great many are fed to nestlings. No
less than a tenth of the total food of
the rosebreast examined consists Of
potato beetles-evidence that the bird
Is one of the most important enemies
Of the pest. It's services in devouring
other exceedingly harmful insects are
scarcely less valuable. 1t vigorously
attacks cucumber beetles and many Of
the scale insects. 1t proved an act
tive enemy of the Rocky Mountain To-
Gust during that insects ruinous in
Vasion, and among the other pests 1t
consumes are the spring and fall can
kerworms, orchard and forest tent
caterpillars, tussock gypsy, and brown
tail moths, plum curculio, army worm.
and chinch bug. In fact, not one Of our
birds has a better record. The rose
breast attacks the worst enemies of
agriculture, making them its favorite
prey, and time after time 1t has rem
dered valuable aid in checking theft
destructive infestations.
The black-headed grosbeak ranges
from Southern Mexico to British Co
lumbia, North Dakota, and Nebraska
1t fills the same place in the west that
the rosebreast does in the east, and
economically is fully as important.
In parts of its range 1t is destructive
to early fruit and attacks also green
peas and beans. However, since by
proper precautions such losses may be
minimized or altogether prevented,
they should not be given too much
weight in estimating the value of the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-08-10
FINDS
GREATEST THING
ON EARTH
Important Discovery Is Yours at Any
Tlme-cures Sores and Skin
Diseases.

Read what this man says. After
using only two cakes of Resinol Soap
and one-half jar of Resinol Ointment
he cured sores and eruptions of long
standing.
Il had very sore face, and after
trying most everything l thought l
would try your Soap and Ointment.
After using two cakes Of Soap and
part Of a jar of Ointment found them
to be the greatest thing on earth. l
advise all those who suffer from any
skin disease to use Resinol Soap and
Resinol Ointment. l am glad to say
that my skin is nice and clear and l
intend to use Resinol Soap as long as
can get 1t.
''T. X. MATHIEU, Philadelphia, Pa"
1t is evident that common sense re-
quires everybody everywhere to have
on hand, ready for immediate use, the
one standard remedy for all skin trou-
bles. 1t is Resinol Ointment, put up
in screw-top opal containers and sell
ing at fifty cents or dollar, according
to size. This ointmcnt should occupy
a prominent place in every bathroom,
on every medicine shelf and in every
travelling bag, that 1t may be ready
for immediate use. Resinol Ointment
does not contain a particle of lead or
mercury or other poison. 1t is ALSO
lutely non-irritant, and cannot injure
the most delicate skin. 1t is highly
recommended by physicians and
nurses. For years Resinol Ointment
has remained the standard remedy,
noted for its effectiveness and COM
plete harmlessness. 1t is sold by
druggists everywhere.
Resinol Chemical Co.. Baltimore, Md.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-08-10
Young Woman Made Court Referee

Young Woman Made Court Referee.
Miss Frieda Thomas started life as
a poor girl and had to work hard to
become a lawyer.
"I'm just the happiest girl in the
world" she said the other day. Jus
tice Gerard has honored me by ap-
pointing me referee in a foreclosure
procedure. shall always be grate-
full to him, for l am the first woman
referee in New York county"
The parchment had just been hand.
ed to her.-New York World.
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Dying by Organs.

1t has been discovered that If a
human being dies after an ordinary
illness and not a violent death he
does not die all over and all at once.
He may have a diseased liver, heart
or lung, and this may be the cause
of his death; but it has been found
that If the diseased organ could have
been replaced by healthy one life
might have been maintained indefi.
nitely. This is no imagination or
speculation. 1t has been confirmed
by the most careful experiments by
the abIest medical scientists in the
country-Leslie's Weekly.
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House Maid Has Trouble With Pie.
ture Of Leaning Tower Of
Pisa.

Among the sngravings that adorned
the walls of 9 Toledo woman's homo
was one big one Of the leaning tower
Of Pisa. One morning, shortly after
the advent Of q new maid, the mis-
tress of the house noticed that the
picture Of the tower hung crooked.
She strsightened It and said nothing
of the matter to the new servant.
who had evidently shifted It while
busting. The next day the picture
was again crooked; the same thing
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Where Art Was at Fault

happened the next day and the next
Finally, one morning, CHANGING to be
In the room where the picture was.
the mistress said to the maid a. she
busted:
Mary, you've hung that picture of
the tower crooked. Just look at III"
That's what say. num-" returned
the domestic, look at It! The only
way can git that blamed tower 70
hang straight Is to hang the picture
crooked. d."-Lppincott's.
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SYNOPSIS.

Count di Rosini, the Italian ambas-
sador is at dinner with diplomats when
messenger summons him to the en-
bassy, where beautiful young woman
asks for a ticket to the embassy ball.
The ticket is made out in the name Of
Miss Isabel Thorne. Chief Campbell of
the secret service, and Mr.. Grimm, his
head detective, are warned that plot is
brewing in Washington, and Grimm goes
to the state ball for information. His at
tentton is called to Miss Isabel Thorne,
who with her companion, disappears. A
shot is heard and Senior Alvarez of the
Mexican legation, is found wounded.
Grimm is assured Miss Thorne did it; he
visits her, demanding knowledge of the
affair and arrests Pietro PetroZinni. Miss
Thorne visits an old bomb maker, and they
discuss a wonderful experiment. Fifty
thousand dollars is stolen from the office
OF Senior Rodriguez the minister from
Venezuela, and while detectives are in
VesttgatinS the robbery Miss Thorne ap-
pears as a guest Of the legation. Grimm
accuses her Of the theft; the money Is
restored, but new mystery occurs in
the disappearance of Monsieur Boissegur
the French ambassador. Elusive Miss
Thorne reappears, bearing a letter which
states that the ambassador has been kid
naped and demanding ransom. The am
bassador returns and again strangely dis
appears. Later he Is rescued from an old
house in the suburbs 1t is discovered
that Pietro PetroZnni shot Senor Alvarez
and that he Is Prince d'Abruzzi.
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ALFALFA LAYS
ON MOST FAT
whatKind of WlI1 Produce
Largest Amount of Weight
In Hogs Is D4fftcu1t
Problem.
tRy ]. R wAaGoNER.l

A Kentucky farmer who keeps about
100 hogs on his farm every year asks:
what kind of forage will produce the
most fat?"
This Is rather a dificult question
and will depend upon the time of year
and quality of forage, but when con-
sidered from a fat producing stand.
point, we would feel safe in making
the assertion that COW peas would
give the best results for producing
fat, but If we were asked what was
the best forage we would say alfalfa.
The whole question depends upon
tie locality, but with any kind Of
hog pasture twill pay to feed some
grain feed to harden the meat and
give 1t q more desirable favor. There
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is nothing that will produce as rapid
gain in hogs as alfalfa and corn.
WeedIna the Aanarauua Red

Don't let the weeds overrun the as
paragus bed. 1t is easy enough for
some folks to neglect their asparagus
beds during the summer. but you need
not.
The family asparagus bed is not a
large affair; hence an hour spent in
1t once in ten days. or two weeks
viii make it presentable, instead of
leaving 1t to become a jungle of pig.
weeds. sorrel and other weeds too
numerous to catalogue.
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The grade buck lambs should be
castrated early in the season. Only
lambs Of pure blood and superior
quality should be saved for breeding
purposes. New blood should be add.
ed to the flock by buying stock rams
of pure blood from reputable breed
ers.
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IlnexnectAd

Suddenly the umpire called time
Jaw, what's the matter!" demand.
ed the catcher.
Somebody in The grand stand ap
plauded me-" he said, wiping tho
binding tears from his eyes, "and
wasn't prepared for that
Play ball!"
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seIectInu Eoo..

Use the small eggs. Give your Gus.
toners the large ones. So shall they
call you square dealer and stick
By you and bring you more and more
customers Besides, it's only fair and
makes you feel better.
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An IntanoibIe Leoacv.

II dun heah, Liza, dat yo' Aunt Je-
rusha dun meek yo' her heir by de
law. What yo' dun get?"
"Des 'zactly what I dun ct up an
wore out. Success Magazine.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Notice to Leave.

NOTICE 70 Leave
At fifteen minutes Of midnight when
Miss Thorne, followed by Signor
Petrozinni, entered the sitting-room Of
her apartments in the hotel and turned
up the light they found Mr.. Grimm al
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-08-10
Corn -noa.

There are no aggravating corn.
stalks In the manure where : silo u
used.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-08-10
Her Method.

Mistress-Have you reference?
Bridget-Foine; OF held the poker
over her till 1 got it.-Harper's Ba
zar.
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Consolation,

Knicker-My wife is always prais-
ing the men she rejected for me.
Bocker-Never mind; she will
praise you to her second husband.
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Sleep eight hours only, and O. ,
moderately hard bed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-18
MACNEAGH is TO
ADDRESS BANKERS

Summerville, S. c., April 1S.-
Franklin MacVeagh, secretary of the
treasury, will be one of the speakers
during the eleventh annual conven-
ton of the South Carolina Bankers
association. opened at Pine Forest Inn
today. The Importance of the topics
on the program and the national rep
utaton of the speakers will make
the three-day session of national in
terest.
In addition to Secretary MacVeagh's s
address. Congressman Edward B.
Vreeland of New York. vice chairman
OF the National Monetary commission
will tell of the work done by that
body toward reforming the currency
system of the nation.
Vice President william Ingle, of
the Merchants National Bank, Bal
timore, also speak on important fl
nancial topics
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-18
ADAMS TEAMS WON IN
BASE BALL SUNDAY
Especial Correspondence.)

Adams, Ore, April 17.-Adams
second baseball team played Athena
second baseball team Sunday and the
score was IA to 10 in favor Of Adams
Adams first baseball team played
Helix first team Sunday at Adams and
the score was 81 to 15 in favor of Ad-
ans.
| Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Rogers and chill
dren went to Weston Sunday to the
| ball game in their auto.
j. r. Lieuallen was a business visitor
in the city of Pendleton Monday.
Clark May went to Weston Sunday
to the ball game.
Misses Lola, Guendoline and Mild
red Rogers came upQfrom Pendleton
Fridaw night to spend Sunday at
morning.
Nd. Bishop of the Pacific Tele-
phone and Telegraph company Of
Walla Walla was looking after the
company business in Adams Friday
and Saturday.
Miss Winifred Giess visited in the
city Of Pendleton Saturday.
Miss This Barnes was a Penrdleton
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. H. Kirby visited in the city of
Pendleton Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Lieuallen went
to Walla Walla Saturday to visit
friends and relatives for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. NJ. Morrison and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A Marquis were
Pendleton visitors Saturday.
A crowd of Adams young people
went to the river Sunday for a days
outing Those that went were Bert
Kirby and Edith Peringer, Wrenie
Green and Minnie Peringer, Flick
Mckenzie and Winifred Giess, Earl
Seminton and Ethel Peringer, Zeb
Lewis and Stella Lieuallen, Otas
Lieuallen, Peter Mcintyre and Lille
McIntire. They enjoyed the trip and
had a fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Muselman of Helix.
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
King Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Boyer and chill
dren were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. A. Baker Sunday for dinner.
Mrs a. Barker returned to her
home in Adams Sunday after visiting
in Helix for the past two weeks.
Mrs. c. Nelson of Cohaids, Wash.
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. G..
Marquis this week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-18
SPOKANE To HOLD
BIG ATHLETIC MEET
BOXERS AND WRESTLERS
ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
Will BE First Championship Tourna-
ment Under the Auspices of the
June 9.

Spokane, Wash.-BoXers and wrest-
lers from all over the inland empire
will be invited in a few days to par
ticipate in the first championship
tournament, to be staged at the Spo-
kane Amateur Athletic club here on
Friday, June 2. Handsome medals
will be awarded in the various con-
tests, the competition being conduct
ed along the lines of the Pacific
Northwest Amateur Athletic associa-
ton. Cisco Bullivant, matchmaker
the plan, will have charge of the
tourney.
THE Inland Empire association is
just what we need to develop boxing
and wrestling athletes for the p. N.
A, and inter-club meets the coming
year" Bullivant said, in discussing
the tournament, land 1 believe the
idea to form a circuit east of the
Cascades to include all registered am
ateur athletes in the varios cities and
towns of the Inland Empire, will be
received with favor.
"The primary purpose is to afford
the needed workouts each year for
the athletes of the district, composed
of eastern Washington and Oregon,
northern and central Idaho. western
Montana and southeastern British
Columbia. 1t may be also We can in
terest some of the good ones in the
province of Alberta. Another object
is to foster and encourage clean ath-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-18
GRAIN CROP OUTLOOK
EXCEPTIONALLY FINE

Spokane, Wash for
record grain crop in eastern Washing
ton and Oregon, north and central
Idaho and western Montana were
never better at this time of the year,
according to reports from growers to
the Spokane chamber of commerce.
1t is estimated that the wheat crop
alone will be a matter of 50,000,0O0
bushels. The bureal of statistics of
the United States department of agri-
culture says in report that the pres
ent condition of winter wheat in
Washington and oregon is 81 per cent
of normal, compared to a 10-year av-
erage of 80 for Washington and 80
for Oregon and an average of S3.3
per cent for the United States. Idaho
shows 80 per cent against an aver
age of SO. The condition at the same
time last spring was "a per cent for
Washington and SO for Oregon, while
the 10 year average condition of the
entire country was S6.9 per cent. AS
there has been plenty of moisture
during the winter months, the farm
ers say there is every reson to be-
lieve that the spring wheat yield also
will be a large one this season.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-18
FRUIT At MILTON
IS NOT DAMAGED
Especial Correspondence.)

Milton, April l7.-Milton will have
a good crop of peaches, cherries,
pears and apples. The late cold snap
has not damaged the fruit in this Sec
ton to any great extent.
Easter services We're held in all the
churches in this city Sunday Floral
decorations of Easter lilies were con-
spicuous. Programs were rendered.
Robert McCumber and Matt Hart
went to Pendleton Monday to receive
their sentence for cattle hustling
Columbia College is preparing for
May festival to be given four days next
month.
The Milton Bulldogs were over
whelmingly defeated by the Weston
bail team last Sunday. The boys are
badly in need of a good coach.
L. l.. Berry is making several days
stay at his ranch in the mountains.
+. +. Cockburn made a trip to Pen
dleton Monday by auto.
Mrs. j. L. Cherry and Mrs. r. d.
Edwards were Garden City visitors this
afternoon.
DR.. Canane has improved the ap-
pearance of his office with a neat coat
OF paint.
II. d. Lamb has returned from a
visit to Pendleton.