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home" he said lightly And for the
love Of heaven, give Sadie IS. I bor-
rowed 1t from her to pay the taxi.
You, see dad, I'm broke"
"Of course!' With the saying Ed
ward Glider roared Gargantuan laugh
ter. In the burst Of merriment his
pent feelings found their vent. He was
still chuckling when he spoke. sage
from much experience Of ocean travel.
Poker on the ship, I suppose"
mo, not that, though I did have a
little run in at Monte Carlo. But 1t
was the ship that finished me at that.
You see. dad, they hired Captain Kidd
and a bunch Of pirates as stewards,
and what they did to little Richard
was something fierce. And yet, that
wasn't the real trouble either. The
fact is, I just naturally went broke.
Not a hard thing to do on the other
side"
Nor on this" the father interject-
ed dryly.
Dick replied, quite unabashed. Tell
me, dad, how goes it?'
Pretty we'll. pretty we'll, son. I'm
glad to see you home again, my boy"
There was a great tenderness in the
usually rather cold gray eyes.
"And I'm glad to be home, dad, to
be"-there was again that clearing OF
the throat, but he finished bravely--
with you."
The father avoided a threatening
display of emotion by an abrupt
change of subject to the trite.
Have a good time?" he inquired
casually.
"The time Of my young life. I tell
you, dad, it's fact that I did almost
break the bank at Monte Carlo. I'd
have done it sure IL only my money
had held out"
ut seems to me that I've heard
something Of that sort before was
elders caustic comment. But his
smile was still wholly sympathetic.
He took a curious vicarious delight
in the escapades of his son, probably
because he himself had committed no
follies in his callow days. why
didn't you cable me?" he asked, puz-
zled at such restraint on the part or
his son.
Because it gave me a capital ex-
cuse for coming home"
You clear out Of here. boy!" Gill
der commanded brusquely. I'm a
working man. But here, wait a min
ute," he added. He brought forth
from a pocket a neat sheaf of bank
notes, which he held out. There's
carfare for you," he said, with a
chuckle. "And now clear out. I'll
see you at dinner"
You can always get rid OF me on
the same terms" Dick remarked sly
ly. In the doorway he turned with
final speech, which was uttered In
splendid disregard for the packet OF
money he had just received. "Oh,
dad, please don't forget to give Sadie
that IS 1 borrowed from her for the
taxi"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-14
A COMPLETE CONFESSION
Why Bankers Of Country Oppose
Glass Currency Bill.

Why Bankers Of Country Oppose
.4. Glass Currency Bill.
President William c.. Poillon, Of the
Trust company section of the Ameri-
can Bankers association, opens the
annual proceedings Of that body with
the following statement:
TT Is a matter Of the greatest re-
gret that the Aldrich bill, which was
prepared by the national monetary
commission after an exhaustive inyes-
tigation Of the leading monetary sys-
TENS Of the world failed to pass con-
gress at its last regular session. The
Federal reserve act now under con-
sideration by congress is not consid-
cred satisfactory currency measure
by the bankers Of the country at
large"
The country has known that the
currency reform measure before con-
gress is not satisfactory to the bank
ers Of the country. The country may
now know the reason why 1t is not sat
isfactory.
This measure provides an elastic
currency substantially in the manner
Of the Aldrich bill.
It provides q mobilization Of bank
reserves against their use by stock
market gamblers in creating panic
conditions and for their use in pre-
venting panic.
It provides a rediscount system like
the Aldrich bill.
1t divides the country into redis-
count districts like the Aldrich bill.
1t provides a broader market for
business paper like the Aldrich bill.
1t provides for limited farmland
loans like the Aldrich bill.
It extends these privileges to state
banks and trust companies like the
Aldrich bill E..-.
1t provides for foreign branch banks
like the Aldrich bill.
It offers to member banks more lib
eral profits, more liberal rediscount
privileges and more liberal local cash
reserve privileges than did the Aldrich
bill.
But 1t is not satisfactory to the
bankers at large" while the Aldrich
bill was and is.
We now know why. The conclusion
is inescapable, the confession is COM
plete. -.
They do not want currency reform,
they do not want bank reserves re-
moved from Wall street control, they
do not want or want the country to
have any Of these great financial ad-
vantages and safeguards, provided
alike by the Aldrich and by this bill,
so much as they want a central bank,
which the Aldrich bill alone provided;
so much as they want such bank un-
der their own control, as that bill alone
provided; so much as they want vol
untary bank membership in the new
system which the big bankers could
use to maintain their control over the
country's banking credit, as that bill
alone provided. 1t Is now matter OF
the greatest regret" that they did not
rush that bill through when they had
a congress more nearly under their
control.
The tariff trusts made their chal-
lenge to the power Of the people and
the public interest, and 1t has been
met. What are the country and con-
gress to do about this impudent chal-
lenge from the bank and credit trust?
New York World.
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perils Of her lot She did not finch
under privation, but went her way
through 1t, If not serenely, at least
without ever a thought of yielding to
those temptations that beset a girl
who is at once poor and charming.
Among her fellows were some like
herself, others unlike. OF her own
sort in this single particular were the
two girls with whom she shared a
cheap room. Their common decency
in attitude toward the other sex was
the unique bond Of union. In their as
sociation she found no real compan-
ionship. Nevertheless they were whole
some enough. Otherwise they were IL
literate, altogether uncongenial.
In such wise, through five dreary
years, Mary Turner lived. Nine hours
daily she stood behind a counter. She
spent her other waking hours in oblig-
atory menial labors, cooking her own
scant meals over the gas. washing and
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Odd Bits in tho News-"The BRIDE
says an Australian paper, appeared in
q smart white frock Of pale blue linen.
A newspaper headline runs: Mother
of 80 complains" Don't wonder at It
Our own missus finds even one trou-
blesome. .... ..
The latest Irish bull: 1T looks as II
she had saddled herself with veri-
table white elephant"-Dublin paper.
A Missouri lawyer in pleading q
wife's divorce stated that the husband
undertook to poison her without just
cause"
From a South Dakota journal: 1.-THE
bride is a refined young lady Of cul-
ture, as also Is Mr.. Smith"
From the Oxford Register: The zoo
is open again. 1t was closed few days
on account Of the pet pig swallowing a
stick Of dynamite"
I'm the present high cost of living,
thanks are due the Corydon Republi-
can for this helpful recipe: ITO keep
ants away from the refrigerator, tie
wooden string around each leg satur-
ated with rpentine."-Boston Tran
script.
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CHAPTER I.
The Panel of Liaht.

The lids of the girls eyes lifted
SLOWLY. and she stared at the panel OF
light in the wall. Just at the outset
the act of seeing made not the least
impression on her numbed brain. For
a long time she continued to regard the
dim illumination in the wall with the
same passive fixity Of gaze. Apathy
still lay upon her crushed spirit. In
vague way she realized her own in
ertness and rested in 1t gratefully,
subtly fearful lest she again arouse to
the full horror of her plight. In a GU
rious subconscious fashion she was
striving to hold on to this deadnes OF
sensation, thus to win little respite
from the torture that had exhausted
her soul.
OF a sudden her eyes noted the black
lines that lay across the panel OF hgnI
and in that instant her spirit was
quickened once again. The clouds
lifted from her brain. Vision was clear
now. Understanding seized the full
import of this hideous thing on which
she looked. For the panel Of light was
a window set high within wall OF
stone. The rigid lines of black that
crossed 1t were bars-prison bars. IL
was still true, then. She was In a cell
of the Tombs.
Crouching miserably on the narrow
bed, she maintained her fixed watch
ing of the window-that window which
was a symbol of her utter despair
Again agony wrenched within her.
The girl was appalled, by the merci-
lessness of a destiny that had so out
ragged right. She was wholly innocent
of having done any wrong. She had
struggled through years Of privation
to keep herself clean and wholesome
worthy of those gentlefolk from whom
she drew her blood. And earnest ef-
fort had ended at last under an over
whelming accusation, false, yet none
the less fatal to her This accusation
after soul wearying delays had culmi-
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mated today in conviction. The SEN
tence Of the court had been imposed
upon her-that for three years she
should be imprisoned.
There had been nothing in the life
of Mary Turner before the catastrophe
came to distinguish 1t from many an
other. Its most significant details were
of a sordid kind, familiar to poverty
Her father had been an unsuccessful
man as success is esteemed by this
generation of Mammon worshipers. He
was a gentleman, but the trivial fact
is of small avail today. He was Of
good birth, and he was the possessor
of an inherited competence. He had as
well intelligence, but it was not OF
financial sort.
So, little by little. his fortune be-
came shrunken toward nothingness by
reason of injudicious investments. He
married a charming woman, who, af-
ter a brief period Of welded happi-
ness, gave her life to the birth OF the
single child of the union, Mary. AS the
years passed the daughter grew to-
ward maturity in an experience OF
ever increasing penury. The girl was
in the high school when her father fl
nally gave over his rather feeble ef-
fort of living. At his death the father
left her a character well instructed In
the excellent principles that had been
his own. OF worldly goods, not the
value of pin.
Yet, measured according to the
stern standards of adversely Mary
was fortunate. Almost at once she
procured a humble employment in the
Emporium, the great department store
owned by Edward Glider. To be sure
the wage was infinitesmal. while the
toll was body breaking, soul breaking.
Mary nevertheless avoided the worst
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-14

Why He is for Wharf.-The editor Of
this paper. having long passed the age
Of drafting, desires war with Mexico
for several reasons. In the first place,
Mexico needs licking; second, lick
ing would be a good thing for Mexico;
third, licking for Mexico would be a
good thing for us; fourth, we need
more territory, and slice off the north
end Of Mexico, the best part of the
country, could be utilized to advantage
after the greasers had been killed off;
fifth, the Democrats need pension
list-a lot of old soldiers who would
stand up to the rack and vote the
Democratic ticket and vote 'er straight
and ask no questions about qualifica-
tions. There are other reasons why
we ought to have war with Mexico, but
these are the principal ones.-Wash-
ington Post.
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while the lawyer moved back and
forth nervously; then he added: II
believe Lawlor would have suspended
sentence If 1t hadn't been for your
talk with him." .... ...
'T simply did my duty" Glider
said. You are aware that I did not
seek any consultation with Judge
Lawlor. He sent for me and asked
me what thought about the case
whether I thought it would be right
to let the girl go on suspended sem
tence. told him frankly that I be-
lieved that an example should be made
Of her for the sake Of others who
might be tempted to steal. Property
has some rights, Demarest, although
it seems to be getting nowadays so
that anybody is likely to deny it."
Then the fretful, half alarmed note
sounded in his voice again as he con-
tinued: "I can't understand why the
girl wants to see me-" ..l
"Why, she just said that II you
would see her for ten minutes she
would tell you how to stop the thefts
in this store" If
There" Glider cried. II knew 1t!
The girl wants to confess. Well, It's
the first sign Of decent feeling she's
shown. I suppose 1t ought to be en-
couraged. Probably there have been
others mixed up in this"
Perhaps" Demarest admitted.
"At least 1t can do no harm II you
see her. I thought you would be will
ling, so I spoke to the district attor-
ney, and he has given orders to bring
her here for a few minutes on the
way to the Grand Central station.
They're taking her up to Burnsing,
you know. I wish, Glider, you would
have a little talk with her." The law
yer abruptly went out Of the office,
leaving the owner of the store FUN
ling.
Hello, dad!"
Glider sprang to his feet, his face
suddenly grown younger, radiant.
"Dick!" The big voice was soften
ed to exquisite tenderness.
/ AS the eyes Of the two met the boy
rushed forward. and in the next mo-
ment the hands Of father and son
clasped firmly. Presently Glider spoke
with an effort toward harshness In his
voice to mask how much he was shak-
en-. But the tones rang more kindly
than any he had used for many day,
tremulous with affection.
what brought you back?" he de-
manded.
"Why, I just wanted to come back
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SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON
Bales Ginned to September 26 Com
pared With Same Date Last Year.
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ty A family jar Is not good for pre-
serving the peace.-New Orleans Pi-
cayune.
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WITHIN THE LAW
FROM THE PLAY OF BAYARD WELLER
BY MARVIN DANA

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or not" ''
Jim saw the hidden meaning Of this
statement in a second. The Perki'
family and their friends had elected
Martin sheriff of Yavapai county. They
had also elected the district attorney
and practically all Of the other county
officers. Let them take him back to
Congress to stand trial, before jury
composed Of Perkins friends, and
there could be no doubt what the ver-
dict would be.
I've been trailing you for two days"
went on the sheriff I'm pretty near
out of water, too How much water
have you got?"
He glanced around in search Of Jim's
canteen.
"Oh, I amt got much here" returned
Jim. "Only about a canteen full.
But"
That's enough. With what I've got,
we'll be able to get back. Wen have to
be careful, though, for there isn't a
drop of water between here and Con-
gress-and it'll take us two days at
the least to get to Congress. The
horses will have to be satisfied with
cupful twice day"
Jim started and a light leaped into
his eyes. He started to speak, then
thought better of 1t and remained 81
lent.
WELL" said the sheriff, I'VE might
as we'll get going. I'll go back where
my horse is tied. You don't seem to
have a gun, and you'd have pretty
hard time using 1t II you did have one
so I guess I can leave you long enough
to get my horse"
AS he started off, Jim detained him.
$50 you're honest gonna take me
back, are your" he asked. I'm spite OF
the fact that there amt chance of
me gettin' fair deal in Congress"
I'D like to know why you won't get
a fair deal in Congress-"
You do know why!" promptly and
heatedly retorted Jim. IT'S cause you
an all the rest of the county officers
at Congress are bound to do just what
the Perkins outfit tells you to. an
nothin' else. Oh, yes it is, Willie! A
tenderfoot like you'd never have got to
be sheriff on your own hook. No, sir!"
This last shot sent a surge Of anger
through the sheriff.
Il guess I'm not such tenderfoot,"
he said. 81 may not have been born
and bred In Arizona, but I don't see
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-24
Vale 0l35s. Burns Ois3l.
NnTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior Y. :.
Land Office at Vale. Oregon, June
26th. 1913.
Notice l. hereby given that John
Lynch, Of Ontario. Oregon. who on
June 10th. 1910. made Homestead
application. No. 0l36s. for El NEt'
sec. IS. aud IA SEA, Section l.
Township 10 S., Range 40 H.. VIII
lamette Meridian. has filed notice OF
intention to make final three year
proof, to establish claim to the land
above decribed. before Harry u.
Grauel. u. s. Commissoioner. Mt
Ontario. Oregon, on the ith day OF
August. 1919.
Clnimnant names ~ witnesses;
Frank welch. Charley Carter, oi
Ontnrio. Oregon; NJ. H. Ramsey
Frank Davis, of Woiser. Idaho.
Bruce II. kester, Register.
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of this Ordinance AS fully as though set
forth at length therein.
Section IL. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
be and the same are hereby expressly
repealed.
Section l2. Inasmuch as the City OF
Ontario has long suffered by reason of
inadequate drainage and sewerage, be-
cause of which the health and safety
of the people Of said city las been
and is constantly reduced and en-
dangered; and inasmuc has the season Of
summer Is now upon US and the lack Of
inadequate sewerage forms an immedi-
ate menace to the welfare Of the peo-
pie Of saidcity, this ordinance is there
fore necessary to the immediate pres
ervation Of the peace, health and
safety of thepeople of the City Of On
tario; and an emergency exists, and THE
ordinance shall be in full force and eff
feet from and after its passage by the
Council and its approval by the Mayor.
Passed by the Council this 9TH day of
July, A. ID. 1913.
Approved by the Mayor this 9TH day
of July, A. ID 1913.
Attest: HARRY b. GRAuEL, City Re-
corder
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awarded at an amount in excess of
the estimate of the City Engineer
filed with the City Recorder. After
the coz tract to construct the said
improvement shall have been awarded,
the said City Council shall there
upon appoint some competent person
as commissioners, whose duty. after
taxing the necessary oath to faithfully
perform bis duties, shall be to care
fully and equitably spportion the
entire costs of such improvement
not to exceed the amount of the
contract awarded between the differ
ent pieces of property adjacent to
and benefited by said improvement,
and tbereupon said commissioner shall
prepare an assessment roll. giving the
names OF the owners. the descrip-
ion Of the different pieces of property
assessed. aud the amount OF bene-
at assessed to each of said differ
ent pieces Of property, which assess
ment roll as soon after the appoint
ment of such comm issioner as IL shall
be practicable to do so. shall be re-
turned and flied by such comm les siouer
In the office of the City Recorder
and thereupon any interested person
or property owner who shall be dis
satisfied with the apportionment of
the cost OF said improvement shall
have the opportunity and be required
within ten (10) days after the fllne
Of such assessment roll by said com.
missioner to file with the City Recor.
der. In writing, specifically and clear
ly any objection that such person or
property owner may desire to urge
against such apportionment.
Section ,. At the next regular
meeting Of the City Council, or at any
special or adjourned meeting, after the
expiration OF said ten (lo) days, or a,
any time to which the hearing OF the
objections OF said special assessment'
may be adjourned. the City Council
shall act as board OF equalization
and shall give each obiector an op
portunity to be heard rs to thu
objections that have been filed ant
shall hear aud determine all such ob
iectious that have been filed to th'
apportiopmept OF such special as
sessment and shall after such hear
ing, either confirm the assessments
Us indicated by the assessment roll
or " necessary to do so, shall mrs
amend the same before such con
flrmatiou. 40 that the apport ionmen
that shall he made and confirmed b,
the City Council shall be equitabl
and just between the different piece
OF property benefited by said improve
ment and so that each assessmen
charged against any aud all propert
assessed shall not be more than tn
benefits that shall have been couferre'
by said improvement.
section 6. After the confirmation {
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tresection Of Clement street with
Kansas avenue aud running thence
south on said Clement street TO the
line intersection of said street with
the south line OF the Northeast Quar-.
ter OF said Section Nine. said Town.
ship aud Range; said route lying
wholly within the City of Ontario,
Malheur County. Oregon: IN &C.
cordauce with the plans and specifics-
tions that are hereby adopted and
which are on fle with the City
Recorder Of the City of Ontario,
State of Oregon.
Section 2. That an estimate Of the
cost OF said improvement has been
ascertained and determined by the
City Engineer to be the sum of Twenty
Five Thousand dollars. 1926, 900. 0O)
which estimate of the City Engineer
has been filed with the City Recorder
and the whole cost and expense of
said Improvement shall be raised
aud paid for by special assessment
to be levied upon and equitably ap.
portioned between the adjacent pro
pertv benefited thereby, according az
said different pieces Of property
should be benefited.
Section 3. That in order to afford
the different property owners whose
property is to he assessed. an oppor-
tunity to file any protest any such
property owner may desire to flle
against the construction OF said sew.
ers provided for in this ordinance,
the City Recorder shall at once pro
ceed to publish notice in the "Ontarie
Argus" and "Ontario Democrat, y
weekly newspapers published in tn,
City of Ontario once each week 70,
two (2) consecutive weeks. a copy oi
this ordinance indicating that tb,
City Council will, on the 2Stb day OF
July. A. ID. 1918, at regular nd
journed meeting thereof, hear ant
determine any written protest against
the construction OF said improvement
that may be filed before the day
fixed for such hesring.
Section 4. That u after the hear
ing provided for In the foregoing sec
tion shall have been had. aud II shall
have been determined by the Cit,
Council th't the construction of sait
sewers shall be proceeded With. the
City Council shall fix n date not lesI
THAI one week from such time for .
! meeting OF the City Council, at which
proposals OF contractors 10 do thu
work and furnish the materials neces
sary for the construction OF said i'm
provement will be oonsidered aud th'
contract for doing such work and fur
nishing material will be awarded
notice of which meeting shall be pub
lished at least once Ia a newspape
published Ia the City OF Ontario no
less than three t3D days before sucl
meeting. Such contract shall not b'