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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-06

that We go Immediately to a dance
hall that served in lieu of town hall.
AS the train back to Baker left in
an hour, l of course agreed. 1t was
raining and the mayor held an UNI
brella over me all the way up the hill
to the town. He really was very nice.
"Copperfield's whole population
crowded into the hall and with only
a few words of explanation I read the
governors message calling upon the
council to cooperate with him in set
Ting the license dispute in Copper
field 1 produced blank forms of res
ignation which they refused to sign,
and then Colonel Lawson Immediately
proclaimed martial law, relieving the
townspeople of their firearms as they
left the hall. / hurried for the train
back to Baker,
Modestly. almost deprecatingly.
Miss Hobbs related her experiences
Publicity Does Not Please.
While not relishing the glare of
newspaper publicity. she looks upon
the mission as part of her routine
work, though she admits. with a
smile, that it was just little bit out
of the ordinary. II suppose" she
laughed. cit will be an awful thing
to talk about when it is all over. but
just now / am anxious to get back
to my work.
1.-TWO big New York newspapers
have written me asking for an ac-
count of my experiences. but what
pleases me far more is that 1 have
really been cartooned; that is an hon.
or / never expected"
Miss Hobbs was unable to outline
Governor Vests future plans in the
Copperfield'si situation, as she has been
out of touch with him for two days.
She does not anticipate being sent
back to Baker. but as she puts it, she
Is going back to her real work"
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Miss HOBBS ANXIOUS
TO GET BACK TO WORK
WOESN'T LIKE PUBLICITY =
TALKS OF EXPERIENCES
AT CoPPERFIELD.
Private Secretary of Governor West
Thinks She Has Enough of the
LimcIight for While--Fcels. How
ever. That Cartoon of Her Confers
Honor She Didn't Expect.

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 6.-Miss
Fern Hobbs. Governor Vests ennis
sary TO recalcitrant Copperfield,
reached Portland yesterday noon on
her way back to Salem from her now
Dationally famous mission. After
resting at the Seward and partaking
0f luncheon she left for the capital
At : o'clock.
Z am going back to my work" she
Said. ~ have stacks and stacks OF
letters to get out of the way. and
have been away from Salem long
enough. I have been in the lime
Eight long enough. and. to be frank,
4 don't care for such publicity
u suppose it did seem strange foI
the governor to send me on such a
snission: yet, when ont thinks it over
\ was a logical choice. 1t had to be
someone from the governors office
NSho was thoroughly familiar with the
status of the case and l filled the bill
Il went to Copperfield bearing a
sstter from Governor West; that was
my sole part in the affair. and all in
all was in Copperfield barely an
hour Colonel Lawson and the mill
Tia did the rest There was no cele-
Grafton when reached town as some
If the papers stated. 1t was all quiet
and orderly.
II was met by the mayor. who said
chat he understood 1 bore message
srom Governor West and suggested
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6-Ascend-
irg in an aeroplane, E. c. Wallen
made several short range photographs
of Lincoln Beachey looping the loop
in the air.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. S.-Next
Sunday was set by Harlem Tommy
Murphy for u resumption of training
for his interrupted bout here with
Champion Willie Richie. The
lightweights were originally sched-
uled to meet February 10, but the
match was postponed until January
% on account of an injury to Ritch-
les nose.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Six
members of San Franciscos unem-
ployed emulated their Portland
brethren by ordering a sumptuous
meal, including oysters and chicken.
Then they invited the proprietor to
send for the police. He did.
Los ANGELES, Jan. 6.-"Pet." the
lady elephant on a moving picture
farm. misses Trainer Melmore In
sudden surge of affection she strain
ed Delmore to her breast with her
trunk and three ribs gave way. A
week in the hospital for the trainer.
VENICE. Cal. Jan. 6-Col Tom
Prior. 22S pounds, lost a SO bet
when a breeze blew into a lagoon a
peanut he had wagered he could roll
| block in ten minutes with a tooth
pick
SAN RAFAEL, Cal, Jan. 6.-John
Briller owes his life to his fox ter
rier Bob" Neighbors investigating
the dogs mournful bowling found
Briller stricken with paralysis. lying
across a bed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. s.-Bay
city police officials received requests
from the Utah authorities to keep
| lookout for Ralph Lopez, the Mexican
sextuple murderer supposed to have
| been sealed up to starve in the Utah
Apex mine near Bingham.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-That
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor, will call an ex-
| ecutiye meeting here shortly to con-
slider the Michigan copper strike sit
uation was reported.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Charges we're
made before the state board Of labor
commissioners here that a certain
class Of theatrical and employment
| agencies send young women to the
red light district.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Congress
man Hawley has protested to gov
ernment officials against further de-
lay in securing title to the locks in
the Willamette river at oregon City.
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ONE DOSE RELIEVES
A C0LD--N0 QUNINE
Feel Fine at Once-Dont Stay
Stuffed-up: Take 1t Now.

NSHcl COIilts Instantly
A dose taken every two hours until
shree doses are taken will end gripps
MISERY and break up a severe cold
either in the head, chest, body oil
simhs.
II promptly opens cloggedup nos.
sriis and air passages in the head
srops nasty discharge or nose running
relieves sick headache, dullness. fe'
verishness, sore throat, sneezing, sore
ness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed up. Quit blow
sng spd snufflingl Ease your throb
ing head. Nothing else in the work
gives such prompt relief as "Pape!
Geld Compound" which costs only 2;
cents at any drug store. 1t acts with
.Iat assistance, tastes nice. causes nj
Inconvenience. Be sure and get thu
genuine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-06
Most Men
Smoke

and most men who
smoke ildcigars smoke
the General Arthur. 1t is
an ideal combination of full
favored Havana toned down
with selected domestic. You
never feel nervous no matter
how many you smoke.
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TELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. ascend
ing in an aeroplane, E. c. Wallen
made several short range photographs
of Lincoln Beachey looping the loop
in the air
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Six
members of San Francisco's unem-
ployed emulated their Portland
brethren by ordering sumptuous
meal. including oysters and chicken
Then they invited the proprietor to
send for the police. He did.
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He negotiated tho last flight of
steps which led TO the topmost floor
with extraordinary stealth, advised
hereto by a. sound, or rather a series
OF sustained sounds, which had there
tofore been inaudible to him. Possi-
bly, they had not till then existed: pos
sibiy the man servant whom he found
snoring In q chair outside a closed
door had not fallen asleep and begun
TO snoIe until the moment when Alan
set foot upon the lower step of that
final ascent.
No sound warned him of the door
that opened at his back as he stood
watching the sleeping guard. A pierc-
Ing shrek was the first intimation he
received that his presence had been
discovered. 1t served as well to move
him instantly into action: a single
glance ovef6houlder showed him the
figure of a maid-seivant in cap and
gown, her mouth still wide and full
OF sound-and Alan fell upon the
guard like thunderbolt The man
had barely time to Jump up and rec
ogniEe the alarm: then fist caught
him on the point OF his Jaw, and he
returned promptly to deep uncon-
sciousness.
Backing Off Alan took q short run,
cleared tho PROSTATE body of the
guard with a leap. and flung himself
full force against the door, his should
er striking point nearest the lock.
With splintering crash 1t broke in
ward. Without dignity or decorum he
sp.awled on all fours into the pres
ence OF Judith Trine.
Poor Mr.. Lawi' she cried, with n
mocking nod, always disappointed!
I'm SO sorry-truly / ami"
"oh, spare me your sarcasm" ne
begged resentfully. "Tt's ridiculous
enough, this whole mad business"
"But / am not sarcas tic" she insist.
cd with such sincerity that he opened
his eyes in wonde-.. Believe me, I
an! sorry for once It is, and not Rose
{ whom you find locked up here Fol-
you see. / am locked up, by way OF
punishment-thanks to my having had
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Barcus, and forthwith dropped to the
water, feet foremost.
Alan took. the water neatly. came
up uniniured and clearheaded, and
without an instant's hesitation struck
away toward the middle of the Hud-
son.
As this happened the police ran to
the stern OF the squaro-rigger, un-
moored dory that was riding there.
and threw themselves into &c. O.
During the Ito Barcus, at lea3U
ercathlesg suspense of that chase. the
ferryboaf drew stolidly farther and
still farther away from the scene.
BeTcus could not tell whather, as 1t
seemed, the Loliceladen dory wes
really overhauling Alan, or whether
the Illusion of perspective deceived
him
AT all events, 1t seemed q frightfully
near thing when the interruption be-
fell which alone could have saved
Alan.
+ Out OF the very sky dropped a hy-
droaeroplane, cutting the water with
long: graceful curve that brought it,
almost at a standstill, directly to the
head OF the swimmer, and at the
same time forced the police boat to
sneer widely on In order to escape
collision.
Immediately the swimmer caught
the pontoon of the hydloaeropiane,
pulled himself up out of the water,
and clambered to the seat beside the
aviator.
|. Before he was fairly seated the
plane was swinging back into its fast
est pace.
with fha aasa 80 Ill, .,.,. q.
left the water, mounted the long grade
of an air lane, described q wide cir
Gle above the bluffs of Weehawken,
and swept away southwards.
B In that quarter it was presently
lost to the sight of MFR. r -rcus, en-
gulfed In light folds of haz. that were
creeping in from seawards to dim and
tarnish the pristine brilliance OF that
day.
1T-Birdman.
About eight O'Clock in tho evening
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tain whether or not Rose Is to par
ticipate in this hegiia, but know I
shall. On the off-chance OF being use
ful. l have bribed the traincrew to
let me impersonate the porter. So
should you be moved to follow and
snccoed In catching up with us. and
observe anybody who looks rather off,
color in the partysdon't shoot: the
said party will be me.
Yours for the quiet life,
"TOM BARCUS.p
The second note yielded commrn-
ication written ion notepaper or the
simplest elegance in woman's hand
"a hurried. scrawl:
They are taking me West by spe-
cial train--I don't know where or
why. A servant has promised to see
that this reaches you. Save me!'
Over this Alan wrinkled an incrod-
ulous nose. The hand was the hand
of Rose, Eut the phraseology was not
in her spirit. He examined It more
closely and thought to detect beneath
its semblance of haste deliberate and
carefully guided pen. He picked I'D
tho envelope 10 compare the handwrit-
ing of the. address with that OF the
enclosureEand shook out Trey of
Hearts.
This last was covered, as to it's
face. with. plainly-written message:
= with the Compliments OF Seneca
Trinc TO Alan Law. We are dur in
Chicago at eleven tomorrow morning
and leave Immediately for the Pacific
coast via Sante Fe route"
Comparisons between this and the
message purporting to be from Rose
distilled the conviction that the same
hand was responsible for 10th.
Alan shrugged. So he was to be
lured away from New York and Rose
by this transparent trick, was he? No
fear.
With plenty OF time on his hands,
he gave the matter serious considers a
ton and concluded to take no chanc-
es: it was just Iossible that Trine had
taken Rose with him on his Western
trip. after all. In such case the only
rSeeSNtn waw ne ovnrtn lrir<- .hos ay1o
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father decamps mysteriously for parts
unknown--" -le- Z
then?" : >.
"Do you?s she asked sharply.
IN general way. BY special train
Taking Rose?''
So I'm told"
The woman choked upon her anger,
but quickly mastered 1t.
He shall pay for this!" she asse-
istYonr father? I wish him nothing
more nor less than your enmity;i'
Alan assured her civilly. "But since
1t seems that he has gone, and Rose
with him, Il you'll forgive me. think
I'll b. going1',
'.Aicne?,'
/; s'Nyhy--yes."
You wouldn't care for con,pan-
ion du voyage2' she suggested. 81
OH really" no p-otested.
She held up an arresting hand.
-Idsten!" sho begged.
From tho street below came tho
uninistakable rattle of poiieeDlan,g
locust cil the sidewalk. a
That damned maid I" Alan sis,fned
thoughtfully 81 & :. ;
The same.'' Judith agreed with
ominous calm. HAS 1t struck yoi,
that you may have some tioubie ret.
tng away without my permission?s
I'm not SO stupid as not 10 have
thought Of thats he countered ra-
proachfuliy.
.you. ~ ssS - X y -. -.
s aAs aily-y you're right. We can't he
friends until Wa oyertakg that sne-
cial train. After that, BIZ your leave.
Ill shift TOR myself :,
s It's not snch aSbad notion,'' he re-
flceteds with you under my aye. Won
cant q much to interfare
N / promls :, aile aiIeRested.
h g I'll take your word, ne agreed
.ain1pl But you're In for a Tot a.
hard Lhhlp, I'm afsaid. The one Ways to
catch up With Jour father IS by aero.
plane and I've got one waiting.
The police entered by the front door
as the two crept out OF the area win,
dow. . !, !,
III--Via An Line.
Not once In the coarse OF the hoxt
sixteen hours but . thousand times
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of the same day a motofcar deposited
9at the Hotel Mcholith a gentleman
whose weather Beaten and ofl-stafnedl
motoring and .duster covered little
Clothing IIsore than shirt and; trousers
and assorted oddly IN the eyes or the
desk- clerk with the rather meticuioug4
llysfnrnedeoht guest known TO him as
MT; arthur Lawrence and to, the man
agslnert the hotel OF mir Allan, Law
EyentuaIly persuaded, *the clerk
yielded up the key to Mr.. Lawrence:s
aeitg OF Ypnis. together with two
acses supef fscribed with the ssine nom
ian.s iEIpat silence was so great that
het could hardly wait to examine these
EefnmunicatioHs, until he was duit Of
ths pnblie eye. & %. &. q Y
Tae first proved to be a. characferjs-
TIC ccmmnnjc6tion:
Dear Ulysses Thanks fof the isiI
delivery. I Got In this 1tlofhinr i,ltt
IN time to motor oyeS 10 Jersey fIl
hopes OF seeing your. iinish as a bach
sior; ifsstcRd, vas favored bys be-
Ing made an Involuntary witness to
yenr spectacular ascent, following
gour aliilasst eesl,alls sseetaes,ar Asslis
: But TO bnsij:.sss. my time is linn.
ited in nAtf q, hour moro am due
20 sNouble In plack-facs for the psir-
poaes Of the an thor 1f this meiodra-
irHttc farce which you, no doubt, call
the history OF your gfalide ,nas sion.
- mean 20 say- Won: several Chimes.
toeikit:: When / aaw ycn snafched ont.
,oI the North river / wac eqlkaged In
trailing 4 T5nia-faced william n, IA s,,,<,s3
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mans figure indistinctly silhouetted
against the light through the door and
beside her u man in a white coat
clinging for dear life 10 the knob of
the holding 1t against the franz
tic efforts of some persons inside to
tear 1t open.
Another hour OF suspense dragged
out--oH such was the effect--while tho
light engine with intolerable s.owness
brldgod those four scant feet.
AT length 1t was feasible to attempt
the thing. Rose the could see her
strained white face quite plainly now}
was half over the rail of the car
ahead. ready to jump.
Ills heart failed him. It was too
hazardous a risk. He dared not let
her take It.
Something very like shot sounded
from the train and something very
like bullet whistled ptst his cheek.
ana proved the signal for several
more.
Someone had opened one OF the side
ut him
Strangely, that knowledge steadied
his nerves. Straining forward /, and
Loiding on to baS SO hot that Ii:
scorcfcd his palm, he offered q hand
10 the girl on the rail.
Her hand fell confidently into Ii.
Sho jumped: His arm wound round
her as she landed ON the platform of
the cow-catcher. He heard her
bre:2 &c his name, than hurrisdiy PASS.
ed her between himself and tho boiler.
TO tae footway Rt the side. The fire.
man was waiting there IS help her.
Alan turned his attention to Barcus. M
TO his disInay. he found that tho en-.
gine was losing ground. The space
was widening rapidly as Barcus re-s
leased the Knob end threw himself
ovel. the rail.
BY q miraculous, flying leap, the
man accomplished that Incredible feat
and gained. the platform
An instant later ten feet separated
tho engine from the special aB tho
engineer applied the t.rakes.
And this he did nons too SION. for
ct tho same time Marrophat and an
other appeared on the rear platform
and opened q hot but, thanks to the
widening distance. !rreffectuai FIRE.
The engine ground slowly TO "a iaft
as the rear lights of the special train
swept from sight round a bend.
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ure es e prophet of woe and disaster >
There was as much intutitive ap-
prehension as humor responsible for
this remark; witness the fact that, on
| land, he riskcd the delay, required to
turn aside and have look at the
fire. -
It proved To be situated In the neart
OF squalid slum-a wretched tene-
ment OF the poorest class, whose roof
mad already fallen in and whose walls
were n1omentarily threatening to go
by the time Barcus arrived on the
scene.
At e considerable distance from him
q small disturbance had broken out
o clamor OF protesting voices lifting
about the rumor OF the mob-as q
number of men, case-hardened rouZhs
one and oil, began to force their way
in V-sfiaped 4wedge through the
throng, making 5oward jss very heart,
the point on the fire-lines nearest the
burning building
What this meant, Mr. Barcus had
not the slightest idea But his at
tentinn. wes first distracted by the
maneuver, then ixed by the face of
man who was following In the hol-
low5of, the Van evil white face that
secmed somehow vaguely familiar.
A cry was aadible-"F "Firebugi
Lynch him! Lynch the firebug!"-
and at this the mob turned as one
man aid streamed away in pursuit of
an invisible quarry, who chose to at
tempt his escape by route directly
opposite to that which would have led
him within view of Mr.. Barcus.
Startled, and or O sudden persuaded
that fhnfa xnisrssf. hara .t,aey, !. N, 49,, e..
his "hunch.! than was sanely to be
credited. Barcus started up and was
on the point of stepping out of his cab,
|lf with O rather aimless purpose,
when he was stayed by sight OF that
evil white, face returning the way it
had come-still Ia the hollow Of the
flying v, which now made faster pro-
gress., thanks to tho disorganizatio OF
the n3b by the chase OF the alleged
|lncendfary 80
And now, Barcus saw, tho man of
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Alan questioned land. IL will readily
be allowed, with all excuse) his sanity
in permitting himself in being influ-
enced TO humor Judith's insistence
ana make her party TO this wild aer-
iai cross-country dash.
Between whiles the plane flew fast
and high, cutting direct line, as the
crow flies, athwart the eastern and
western States.
Chicago they raised as a smudge on
the northern horizon about one o'clock
in the Afternoon. 1t was some hours
later. though stiil daylight, when they
picked UP the special train, flying like
hunted thing across the levels.
There was sca'Nt room for doubt but
that 1t was tn train they sought.
Specials arc not common. Moreover
Alan contriyed- with considerable diff
Guilty to focus binoculars upon the
rear platform Of the car, and caught
fugitive glimpse OF a whitecoated
figure with q black face that was
watching the biplane In the same man
nc. that is, with glasses.
The man in the white coat, Alan as-
sured himself was positively Barcus.
And hardly had he 'cofnGorted him
self with THE assurance when his sar-
donic destiny struck the motor dumb.
In response to. his lCok of dasned in
quiry the aviator merely sheek a
weary head and muttered the words
Engine trouble"
Swiftly the earth rose to receive the
volplaning mechanisin. Under Coasts
admirable handling Ii settled down al
most without a far, on the outskirts
of q city whose name Alan never
vi
For the biplane was barely at q
standsttll before he wes out and, reel
ing with the giddiness that Affects men
after long flights, making hts way ais
best he might toward the iiaafiaRer's
Office connected with O trainyard i'm
modiately adjacent to the spot where
they had come to enrth.
Lavish disbursement OF money won
him his way against official protests
that what he demanded was an impos-
sibility. Within twenty minutes, leav-
Ing Coast to follow on when ana he
best he might, Alan and Judith were
spinning through open country In the
cab of an engine running light, with
only clear track between It and the
special.
[: The several hours that cnsued be-
forc the rear lights of the special
were brought 10 view were none too
many for the task imposed upon Alan
of overcoming the scruples of the en-
gineer and fireman.
Another minute, and less than figty
feet separated the two-the special
train and the light engine, both hurt
ling through the night. al top speed.
IS With n word to the engineei Alan
crept out a.ong the side OF the t.oiler
with only o greasy .handrail and a
narrow foothoId between himself and
what meant death, or something close
ly resembling it, should he be shak-
en- off by the tearing wind and The
swaying CT the locomotive.
1t seemed an hour beeore lie worked
himself up 70 the coweatcher--now
within fonr feet cf the rear platform
OF the special.
On this Inst he could sec wo-
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the white face was not aISne. Thera
was epfapo;le with iiisn- SOMEONE
whose head was bend aed and Sface con-
Eealed, bat who seemed tsbe feInI-
And 20, Hapcua dfknsd;, Why might
It not be Hbse Trf4e, al ffering ley5
pers lion at stie huhtis 8 ~ her tiniiat-
urat EtitelsSs cEe ehtnres?
70 gtsa too ,far RwsS l0 make snre
and afte pt any fntenfG Gfeiice; bur hs
Pointed Fhite Face out To- shis eiaue-
fetir as is.Sss aX reachait a touring car
on ed Sc of the mo and the NO
mar was lsfted in tsinfk resisting ana
apa tsnti2 III q dead feiIi and wlien
the totfing fkr swing roana and pick
Cd sup sihs a tsles t4xleab OF Mr.
Barells ilel il IS ttnostsl atious1y
as. IS IL = rertiiiae eious shadow. s
Tan minutes 1sIsaf. rom fIss Tssr
deck or Il S&rfSl50at III tisdBfreanI.-.a.
boat be- ring back TO New york not
|1nig tie; kotlf 4 car of tygsstt6 F,Ane.
suf the cab cf hEf. BaFttte -tta Inter:
lsentl tlefztsn formed one sjP Il small but
tntefe ested audience witnessing nm In
ei1cht Of 90 90 ss lss
He saw q yoAilg tleli tless, coat
iee9, almost rtiese. !. feas siowa ~,
the odge of one 81 the gsfsoy wiarysa3
,hjs, lheeis anap pped Nt by, 4 revenoiiif.
Iyabbies jump ab6afd b equare4figgeil
vessel Wi7feh lay in0areti there. Sflti,
fEut4 a htanasifer 81 slesnasr . nv
climbing MP the fifgihn III i iicpSiess
attembs 10 escape HIS Sersectitofs.
They sfere too many For HIN. arid
What was worse they wefs haadea bS
|e s9s.ed 6f police aFsnfly 40 Srtnia
~ :beiss on corn eain 6 the destrhcSiou