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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22

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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22

DR.. Winnard has taken a special
course on eve diseases and is prepared
to fit glasses properly.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

IF you think it's fool trick ask jim
Startling, the cop. He fred six A
calibre bullets into il at less than twenty
feet and beard it laugh at him as il
glided away"
Joe noticed that while Bill addressed
his remarks to Mr. Jones he was watching
the prospective tenants to see if they
heard it This didn't suggest any solution
to the problem, but he couldn't get it out
of his mind
How is the real estate business. JoeT
inquired his father that night at dinner
Il hope you had better luck renting rooms
than / did in getting rid Of those tickets
you saddled on me this morning"
Il haven't done much yet, dad" said
Joe. I'm going to sprinkle a pinch Of
salt on the tail of that ghost before hang
out my sbingle"
You turn that trick. Joe, and I'll buy
those club uniforms that are giving you so
much concern"
Why don't you sell that house if you
can 2" inquired Mrs. Harker.
IF I can? Why, l could sell it to-
morrow, Any real estate man in the
town will tell you that it will double in
value in less than FIVE years. Captain Lar
kin has been trying his best to buy it.
His business is expanding and he needs
more room"
At this statement by his father Joe
pricked up his ears. He recalled Bill
Larkin's palpable efforts to impress the
new tenants with the ghost story and
thought he saw light.
Everybody who doesn't believe is ghostsi
will please stand up" With a unanimity
that would have done credit to Peter Pan
audience when all children who do believe
in fairies are requested to rise the mem
bers of the Bayville Baseball Club jumped
to their feet.
Bully for you, boys, The club will now
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
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A N D GIRLS
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go into executive session. as the president
desires to select an entertainment com
mittee TO provide amusement for a well
known spOok, and I don't mind saying in
!, advance that 1t won't Be a pink tea :"
Bud Spohord, Blinky Andrews and
Chick Samuss were selected by Joe as as
sistants, much to the disappointment Of the
rest Of the club. as they all wanted to enlist
in the cause (JOe having dropped a word
or two about the new uniforms). The
Water street ghost was discussed by the
committee from all points Of view. While
the apparition had not appeared for some
time Joe was convinced that it was about
due.
Wen have to be as foxy as Mr.. Ghost
warned Joe. $50 you boys lie low while
go on a little accommodating expedition 6y
myself"
There was no scarcity Of testimony to
be had from the people along the water
front. One man described it as a white
figure. twenty feet high, with blazing eyes.
shining from the sockets of deaths bead,
and vowed he had smelled birthstone in its
wake Other accounts were equally hor-
rifying, though quite different in detail
Finally Joe hunted up Officer Starring.
He found the policeman phlegmatic sort
of man. who admitted that be had been
badly frightened, but not enough so to run.
What he had seen was figure about eight
feet high, draped in white. 1t had seemed
to glide along the ground, crossing the
street diagonaIly. Sometimes it had float
ed about ten feet above the ground. AS
the policeman approached from the cor.
ner the thing had started to retrace its
steps, coming toward him. When it was
about twenty feet distant from him Star
ling had fred six bullets from his auto
matte pistol point blank at the ghost.
He never batted an eyelash!''' said the
officer, but he kept coming right at me-"
Then happened the one circumstance
upon which all who had seen the ghost
were agreed. The figure had melted into
the air while they were booking at it,
MY hair was pushing my helmet of
my head" said Starting, ''and I backed
up about six feet. was lOokin' right at
the thing when, presto! it wasn't there.
That scared me more than anything else
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
WHY BUTSY WEARSA BELL
THE STORY OF A MALTESE CAT
BY LOUISE GERTRUDE ICRAI(

told him what a bad cat he was he
blinked his eyes and licked his paws as
much as to say, My, but that tasted
goodr' Mother bought a large bell and
fastened it on Butsy's collar. Now when
he tries TO catch a bird, just as he
pounces the bell rings and the bird gets
away. He gets so angry that he Kisses
and tries to pull the bell of. When he
is hungry he goes to the ice box, sits up
on his hind legs and meows until some one
hears him. He comes up stairs in the
morning to mothers door and meows
until she gets up and lets him into the
room.
When the stork first brought my baby
brother Butsy used to stand on his hind
legs and look into the carriage and crib.
One night when mother was putting the
baby to bed, Butsy climbed on a chair
and then put his front paws on the top
of the crib to see what was going on.
When the bell rings he runs to the door
TO see who it is; mother says he is more
like a dog than a cat, as he always
comes in the living room to see the COM
pany and walks around meowing
Another funny thing he does is to lie
on the lawn perfectly still, then when the
ducks all stand round quacking and won
dering what that gray thing can be, up
he jumps and chases them and pulls
feathers out of their tails. Sometimes the
ducks run after him quacking so loudly
that Butsy gets frightened and scampers
up a tree.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

T HIS is a true story about our
Maltese cat, whose name is Butsy.
He is all gray, without one white
spot; even his whiskers are silvery gray.
He has such a short fat tail that every
one asks US if some of his tail has been
cut off. The roof of his mouth is gray
like his fur; that is the way to tel a
thoroughbred Maltese.
We live in the country, where there are
big trees and fields, and our neighbor
across the way has little bird houses
nailed to some of the trees, and every
spring the bluebirds and orioles come and
build nests and keep house in these
lttIe houses in the beautiful trees. One
day Butsy climbed up in the tree while
the mother and father birds were away,
thrust in his paw, and stole-a baby blue
bird out of the nest. Mother tried to
get it away from him. but he ran under
the front porch and ate it. When mother
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
Did You Ever See the Ghost,
RIn'" Asked Joe

Although it was a dark night, nothing
human could have gotten away without
your being able to see where it went
He offered TO go with Joe and show him
the spot where it had disappeared, but
Joe was satisfied with his description
and went over the ground alone. He was
as familiar as most boys are with the
mental processes of Sherlock Holmes
and knew his Poe by heart.
III just do a little deducing stunt
myself" said he to himself.
Finding the new tenants moving their
few belongings into tle house, he went
in and climbed again to the roof For 4
long time he found nothing that threw
any light on the phenomenon. but sud
denly as he stood scrutinizing the Larkin
building his eye fell upon au object.
small in itself, but which suggested
train of thought that promised a solution
Of the mystery.
Ito be continuedJ
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

weuty-foot alleyway. was Captain Lar
ms building. The Larkin property oc-
ug.rd thc corner facing the wharf. where
MS fleet Of boats landed their cargoes of
rysters. to be barrcIled or otherwise pre-
pared for the market. Nothing suggest
ing the supernatural was seen here, so
they descended to the street. On emerg-
ing from the house they met Mr. Jones.
the really truly agent of the building.
who had in tow a determined looking
longshoreman and his wife, who declared
that no ghost could scare them" They
selected the best apartment on the ground
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

game are long box Of cardboard about
the shape of the boxes in which women's
stays are sent home, four or five small
potatoes (new potatoes are best) and sew
.eral wooden spoons. Almost every home
has several wooden spoons as a part of
the kitchen equipment, which may be bor-
rowed for use in the game. The potatoes
also may be borrowed from the pantry,
and the box is usually to be had from
ones mother, aunts or grandmothers. The
potatoes should be as small as you can
possibly get.
The lid Of the box is used for the stand
or board on which the game is played.
Make four or FIVE holes in the lid into
which the ends of the potatoes will fit.
These holes should be perfectly round and
not so large that the potatoes will fit
into them very easily. L = necessary
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
THE CAME OF NEW POTATOES

that there should be a little difficulty in
balancing the potatoes in order to make
the game very amusing Above each hole
a number is written-1OO for the first hole.
% for the second, 80 for the third, 40 for
the fourth and so for the fifth.
To play the game place the board on
the table so that two or three persons
may be at an equal distance from it
Each player takes a wooden spoon, and
at the word Go" each player tries to lift
potato from the table with his wooden
spoon and place it in one Of the holes on
the board so that it will stay in. As the
holes are small and only the end of the
potato can go in it is sometimes difficult
10 get them TO stand up. and if they do
not stand up in the holes they are sure
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

that end Of Water street to be shuHne
after nightfall. The spook had been sl,
up by policemen, chased by smate,
sleuths and stalked by psychical researc
parties from New York. But still. at ir-
regular intervals, his or her ghosishiE
would glide along the surface of the
street or would float from ten to twenty
feet above the ground for a short hall
block. Unfortunately for JOe's father the
zone of its activities was in front of his
property, in which no tenant could be in.
duced to stay, even rent free.
Let's 20 over and take a look at the
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
BY FRANK CRANE

Joe recalled afterward that a serious
look had replaced the smile on his fathers
face as he made this parting statement
The Water street house was part Of q
parcel of real estate bis father had ac-
q1ired as an investment The value of the
ground was increasing every year, and the
property, under ordinary circumstances,
ought to yield a fair return on the invest
ment. But the tenements, while in good
condition, had been unoccupied for more
than six months.
Guess I'll take a walk down to the
shore and look that property over on the
way" thought Joe after breakfast. Pro
ceeding around the corner, he stopped in
front Of a house, and with the aid of a
crooked finger inserted between his teeth
produced whistle that could be heard
about a mile. Before you could say Jack
Robinson the morning air was again rent
with an answering whistle just as start
ling. Bud Spoford followed the latter
sound and the chuns started toward the
shore.
Say, Bud, if you are looking for an
opening I'm seriously considering the ad-
visibility of making you the offer Of a
junior partnership in my business"
We'll, if there isn't any work connected
with it I'm willing, Joe. What's my
profit going to be?'
By this time the boys had nearly
reached the end of Water street and
stood in front of the deserted tenement
house.
Why, Bud, it depends on how many of
these apartments over there We can rent
We are in the real estate business now
and our first job is to fill that house with
tenants"
''WhewI'' cried Bud. Il resign, Joe.
Why, you couldn't hire anybody to live in
that house unless you capture the Water
street ghost"
Bully for you, Bud. You guessed the
answer the first time. That's exactly
what we've got to do. If We can lassoo
that ghost the house will be full inside
of month and dad will pay US a good
fat commission"
Just how real the Water street ghost
was might be a debatable question, but it'll
was certainly sufficiently real to cause
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

door and agreed to move In the following
day en- the highly satisfactory terms Of
a years lease for nothing. As they stood
talking with Mr.. Jones, Joe's ancient
enemy, Bill Lsrkin, happened along. As
Bill approached Bud Spofford scented
trouble. He had a lively recollection Of
how Joe had punished Bills ball team,
the Oyster Pirates, by his timely escape
from Kidnapping trap set by Bill and
Of how Joe shortly afterward had beat
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
house, said Joe, who had brought th,

house" said Joe, who had brought the
key along.
If Bud felt nervous at this offer he did
not show it. Anyhow, ghosts don't walk
in the daytime, 50 the boys entered BY
the front door and searched the house
from cellar to attic. There was nothing
to see but empty rooms, so they climbed
through the scuttle to the roof. The view
from here showed q vacant lot on one
side, and on the other, separated by a
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
AS Officer Startling Described Chos

Bills crack motor launch with a cruiser,
''houSeboat," a. the latter termed IL.
If there was any malice in Bills heart
he didn't show it, but greeted them COZ
daily. In fact, he seemed to be more
interested in the prospective tenants Of
the deserted house than in them.
''Glad-te see somebody's going to move
in" he commented. Its lonesome down
here nights since the ghost started in
business. But guess they won't stay
very long" he added with 4 malicious
grin which didn't escape Joe. Nobody
does"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

to fall out again when the other players
are trying 10 get their potatoes in. The
person who gets the potatoes in those
holes whose numbers mount up to the
largest sum wins the game. Only one
hand must be used in playing. When
this game is used for a party the guests
can be divided into groups and a prize
given to the one who makes the biggest
score Of ak
If you have not at hand the sort of box
desired you may easily make the stand
Of an ordinary box. Cut a straight rec
;angle from a large enough box. bending
down the sides and ends to make the stand
ing part and riveting them together with
bent wire. The stand should not be-nore
han two inches high. Silver tablespoons
may be used If you haven't the wooden
ones.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

Did you ever see the ghost BhY
asked Joe.
NO" answered Bill, "but pops seen j
twice. Pops a pretty tough proposition
on most things, but he was scared stih
when he saw that thing"
Nonsense" said Mr. Jones, who saw
that the Iongshorsman's wife was listen.
ing from the open window. captain
Larkin has got too much sense TO be
frightened Dy any such fool trick"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

= " uEGluE Ou luG LuluAt NoCdlAOA
of a young man while he il
Haunting his first pair of LONG
trousers seems somewhat pre-
mature. This interesting period
Of a boys life usually is a TINT
when his parents are speculating as tC
the particular form of useful endeavol
toward which his talents would best be
directed. But with Joe Harker it was
all settled-at least in the mind of Joe
Harker, Sr. -...
1t happened this way. Joe had just
extorted from his father $3.50 in real
money in exchange for ten tickets for the
amateur minstrel show to be given by the
Bayville Baseball Association. Along
with the tickets Mr.. Harker received a
list of names Of the men he was to sell
them to; all the victims being fellow COM
muuers, usually going to town on the same
train. The '.bold-up," as Harker, Sr.,
termed it, was consummated so quickly
that it was all over before he had finished
his grape fruit at breakfast one Saturday
morning.
lou See Ddus GAGldLLutu JOes me
bleachers blew down during the winter
and have got to be rebuilt Then the new
uniforms will cost a lot of money, and
we've got to hustle"
We'll, I suppose an emergency as
serious as that justifes any form Of
robbery, Joe. But why content yourself
with the picayune proceeds of petty lar
ceny? Why don't you go out and blow a
safe?" queried the broker.
We've considered that" answered
Joe. But we turned 1t down in favor of
the Wall street method. It's safer, you
know"
Good for you. joe" said Mrs. Harker,
laughing at her husband. Now, per
haps, you'll finish your breakfast in time
to catch your train and negotiate the sale
of that block of stock Joe has unloaded on
you"
1T seems I'm holding the bag in this
deal" smiled Mr.. Harker, while prepar-
ing for his morning sprint for the express.
But say, Joe, if you want to earn some.
big money why don't you go into the real
estate business and rent those apartments
in the Water street house,"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
Prefix Puzzle Answer.

The prefix represented by the first word
in last weeks prefix puzzle was oar, and
the other pictures represented &C." deal,
bit, kid and fan. The words formed by
prefxing oar (or) were orgy, ordeal, orbit,
orchid and orphan.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

N NY boy or girl who wants to take a
.Hvery little trouble can make a very
good potato game at no cost what
ever. 1t will be found that there is more
fun to be had with this game than with
many others much more elaborate and ex-
pensive. The materials needed for the
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
How JOE HkRKERs
BAGGED A SPOOK

20 decide on the future vocation
of a young man while he is
Haunting his first pair of long
trousers seems somewhat pre-
mature This intarastino neriod
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-18
IT, P.TEAM TAkESDHRQT
. PLACE |NAMER|CANLEBGUE
PILL BOXERS ON STRIKE SINCE
TY coBs,s SUSPENSION FOR
sLuee,Ne spscTA TOR

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May Il;
Hucy lennlnges has organized d
scratch team to fare the Athletics To.
dny IN place Of his regular team. who
are mutinous, aud Sho.are idetertnined
not to play unless ny Cobb Is reias
stated. IS, &
The Tigers will report at Shibe park
as usual, but II Cobb 1t not reinstated,
The team willlcaye the field In i body
The team which viii take their.
place will be composed Of ofyeteTansi
who have not Worn a ,niiorr for
years, and Of youngsters from the Uni
versity of PennsyIyania. 53
If the umpire orders Cobb from the
Held, the Athletics will play againstS
4 team composed OF men Whom they
have, never seen In action before, and
bcts;are even aS 10 Who Will vim
EollowlnS q g:nHierfnee bet, ZEE ~.
players OF the Detrolt American
League team Jiits Il a(tdsnoon. IL I, X
announced aiSi 3Ae men had decided
10 stand iisp,s,l IL flielr determination
not TO play this afternoon unless ny
Cobb was reinstated.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-18
entertainment
FOR PITTSBURGH.
BUSINESS MEN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL
SHOW VISITORS A SPLENDID
TIME. 7FTF III
FULL PROGRAMME PLANNED
BIG MEETING TO BE HELD IN AS.
S=MstY EooM or THE MA.
SONIC TEMPLE.

Plans were mad for the entertain.
inent OF the representatives Of the
Pittsburgh Chamber CT Commerce who
will visit this city next Wednesday.
May The 22d. on the iSeIrIh annual
trade e%curSionNof tEat body. at u
meeting OF the I'airmont Chamber OF
Commerce ard the Fairmnnt business
Mems association. held last night,
The plans rs outlined by the tND
bodies are as follows: Upon the ar
rival IN ibis city Of Ibis excursion, a
committee formed OF members OF both
organizations. will mCc, the train With
Il humber OF automobiles and will con.
vcy the cXcursiontsts over the priuci.
raj part OF the city aud visits will be
made 10 the principal industries OF
the city.
After the completion Of the tour.
the gynt.cmen will be returned TO their
car for dinner and an invitation will
be extended for them TO attend n
meeting OF the Gu. Dor OF Commerce
and the Business Mems Association -
Continued oJ Page sour.,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-18
BIG DREADNAUGHT GLIDES
. GRACEFULLY I ] INTO WATER
BATTLEsHIP TEXAS is LAUNCHED
WITH APPROPRIATE cEREMoN.
lEs-HELEN TAFT AMONG THE
SPECTATORS.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, May 1S.-
With n loyo tap on the nose with a
champagne bottle in the honds Of Miss
Claudia Lyon, Uncle Sans newest and
greatest Dreadnaugl}t, the battleship
Texas. was launched here today.
Hesltatlag at Hrst, ,he gIaat buii
dog gathered momentum and rdshed
down The creased ways with roar and
gracefully settled into the water. The
shrieks Of siren Whistles from tugs,
tow boats. small steamers and all near.
by chips, and a salute OF guns from
warshlps in the harbor. marked the
appearance OF the newest and greatest
Of the United State defenders.
a. distinguished crowd was present
at the birthday party OF the newest
giant OF the seas. among them, being
altss Helen Taft, Secretary Of the
siiayy9s siyerSthe Misses Myer, Adpiirals
Fletcher and Watt. and scores bf soci-
etytsleaders. GlS
The new battIeshib represents an
outlay Of 10000
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-18

IS DEFIANT
FIGHT TO FINISH OVER THE NEW
COMMITTEEMAN is AuTHoRlz.
iED TO BE WAGEO.

HUNTINGTON. W. Va, May 49,
! The old Republican State committee
had already thrown down the gaunt.
'let TO the Dawson.Hubbard machine
and the battle between the TWO fac
tions is already on. The convention
yesterday at the dictation OF Dawson
and Hubbard passed resolution in.
i3crcasing the membership OF the COM
mlttee TO SO and itself appointed the
additional members. 1t also forbade
the old State committee from taking
any action whatever relating to
party management or changing In any
way to call for the State primary
+ June a. This was TO prevent the old
committee from interfering with the
conventions appointment OF the at.
dltional committeeman.
Early this morning the old State
committee met and passed reSolu-
tion reopening the nominations for
State committeeman at the primary on
June 4. and authorizing the election
Of sixteen more committeeman. This
Is In direct defiance OF the mandates
OF the convention. blIi rs the commit.
tee has charge Of the primary ma
chincry 1t is hard to figure out what
the end will be unless the fight lands
In the courts. The Taft men arc 'Hp-
roarIous and out for blood.
The text OF the resolution follows:
Whereas. there seems TO be de-
sire on the part OF the members OF
the Republican larty. that the State
committee be Increased from total
OF seventeen members to thIrty-three
members;
"And. whereas, the resolutions call
ing for primary election TO be held
on June 4. '1912,. provides for the elet-
tio" Of only seventeen members OF said
commiitce;
Therefore. be IT resolved. that
there be elected at the primary elec'
tIon to be held on June 4, 1912, thirty.
three members. to be AMI constitute
the Republican State executive com!
mittce. Two TO be eiccted by the voters
of each Senatorial district, and three
members of the cOlprcd race from the
State at large: no two of the white
members from the respective Scnatori'
al districts 10 be residents OF the same
county.
"Resolved. further. that the rulcs
for holding the said primary election
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-18
MEET HERE
GRAND COUNCIL, IMPROVED OR.
DER OF RED MEN OF WEST VIZ.
GINA, COME TO FAlRMoNT.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. May 49,
After selecting Fairmont as~thc place
OF meeting nex' Scar and electInG Of.
icers, the roEty.thlrd annual mectins
0i the Grand Council Improved Or,
der of Red Men OF Wcs; Virginia,
closed two days session a, Iiintop.
The following officers were elected:
Grand sachcm. Ed, Soulsby. Crown
I'M; senior sycamore. H. y. Wise,
Hinton; Junior sycamore. j. b. Car.
ter luntingtom; prophet. DR.. II. NJ,
Payne. MorgantOwn; chief OF records.
T. II. Clay, Huntington; chief Of wan.
pun, G. W. shepherd, Spring Hill.
sannap. c, X. Chambers, MarinsburG:
guard OF wiewam, II. Z. Hawkins
Fairmont; guard OF forest, c. C. Davis,
Parkersburs,