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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02
CHAPTER m.
A Forester's Secret.

TNHE trail, hardly more than a
wood road, grew wilder and
lonelier as they climbed. Cattle
fed on the hillsides In scattered
bands like elk. Here and there a small
cabin stood on the bank or stream,
hut for the most part tho trail mounted
the high slopes IN perfect solitude.
The girl talked easily and lelsurely,
reading the brands Of the anchers, re,
ycallng tho number Of cattle they own,
~, quito as young farmer would
have done She seemed not 10 be em.
barraased In the slightest degree by
the fact that she was guiding strange
man over lonely road aud gave no
outward sign OF special interest In him
tlll she suddenly turned to ask, "What
kind of sllcker--I mean a ralncoat--
did you bringT
He looked blank. II don't believe |
brought any. I've leather shooting
jacket, however,
She shrugged her shoulders and look,
cd up at the sky, Were In for a
storm. You'd ought % hayo a slclSer,
no fancy 'ralncoat,' but a real old fash.
toned COW puneher's ollslsIn. They
make business OF shedding rain"
She rode on for few minutes In 81,
lence. as n dlsgusted with his folly,
hut sho was really worrying about
him Poor chapN she said to her.
sclf. "Ile can't stand a chill, ought
90 have thought Of his sIlcker myself.
He's helpless rs baby"
They were climbing fast now. wind.
iOg upward along tho beuk OF u
stream, aud the sky had grown sud.
denly gray and the woodland path
was dark aud chlll. Tho mountains
were not less beautiful but they were
decidedly less amhble. aud the youth
ahlycred. casting an apprchenslyo eye
at the thlckening clouda
Bcrca perceived something or his dis
may aud, drawing rein, dlsmounted.
Behind her saddle was tightly rolled
bundle which. being united and shaken
cut proved to be hOrseman's rain.
PROOF ollskln coat. "put tha onr she
commanded.
'sDh, no." he protested u cant take
f0ur coat"
YVES you canl You muAtl Don't you
worry about me. I'm used 10 weather
Put this on over your jacket aud all
i0n'll need t. RATA won't hurt ME
but L viii Just about lnlsh you"
The worst Of this lay In lts truth
and Norcross lost MI his pride OF sex
for the moment A wotting would not
dim thla girls splendid color nor 10
dpeo her vitality one degree. while q
him Il might be death warrant
''You could throw mo over my own
l,ovses" no admitted 10 a kind OF bitter
admiration ana slipped the coat on
phlvering with cold as he dld 30,
"l0u think me a poor excuse Cor a
trailer, don't your he said tuefully N
the thunder began 70 ROLL
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

1
A \ dictiveness, and IL the old
man Meeker had any knowledge Of
his sons devlltries he gave no sign.
II don't know why / stay" Way
land wrote to Berea. '1'm disgusted
with the men up here-they're all tire
some except Landon--but hate to
stink away, and, besides, the country
Is glorious. I'd like to come down
and see you this week. May do so?
Please. send word that may"
She did not reply, and, wondering
whether she had received his letter or
not. he mounted his horse one beauti-
full morning and rode away up the
trail with a sense Of elation, OF eager
JOY. with intent to call upon her at
the ranch as he went by.
Hardly had he vanished among the
pines when Clifford Belden rode In
from his ranch on Hat creek and call
ed at Meeker's for his mail.
Frank Meeker was In the office, and
as he both feared and disllked this big
contemptuous young cattleman he set
to work to make him Jealous.
"You want to watch this one lung
boarder OF ours" he warned, with a
grin. "He's been writing TO Berrie,
and he's just gone down to see her
His highfalutin ways and his fine white
hands have put her on the slant"
I'm not worrying" retorted Belden.
you'd better be. l was down there
the other day, and It 'peared like she
couldn't talk of anything else but Mr..
Norcross, Mr., Norcross, till was sick
Of his name"
An hour later Belden left the mill
and set of up the trail behind Nor
cross, his face fallen into stern lines,
Frank writhed In delight. "There goes
Cllff, hot under the collar, chasing Nor
cross. II he nnds out that BerrIe is
interested In him he'll just about wiring
that dudes neck"
Meanwhile Wayland was riding
through the pass with Tightening heart,
his thought dwelling on the girl at the
end Of his journey.
AS he reached the McFarlane ranch
II seemed deserted OF men, but faint
column Of smoke rising from the root
OF the kitchen gave evidence Of cook,
aud at his knock Berrle came TO the
door with boyIsh word Of frank sur
prise aud pleasure. she was dressed
In blue and white calico gown, with
the collar turned In and the sleeves
rolled up, but she seemed quite unem.
barrassed. and her pleasure IN his com
ing quite repaid him for his long and
tlresome eide
I've been wondering about you," she
said. I'm mighty glad to see YOU
How do you stand iti'
"lou got my letterT
Il did. and was going to write aud
tell you TO come down, but I've had
some special work to DO at the once.
She took tho horses rein from him
aud together they started toward the
stables.
This action OF stabllng the horses, q
perfectly Innocent and natural one for
her led one Of the hands. a coarse
minded sneak. to watch them from q
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02
cHAPrER Y.
The Supervisor Of the Forest.

The Supervisor of the Forest.
Y lash, who was alone in the gov.
lA ernment office, looked up from
" his work. "Come in," he cali
n ed heartily. "Come in and re-
port"
"Thank you. I'd like to do so. And
may I use your desk? ! have letter
to write"
MAKE yourself at home. Take any
desk you like. The men are all out on
duty"
You're very kind" replied Wayland,
gratefully. There was something re-
assuring in this greeting and in the
many signs of skill and scientific read
ing which the place displayed. 1t was
like bit Of Washington in the midst
of a careless, slovenly, lawless noun
tain town, and Norcross took his seat
and wrote his letter with sense Of
proprietorship.
"I'm getting up an enthusiasm for
the service just from hearing Alec
Belden rave against IT," he said few
minutes later, as he looked up from
his letter.
Nash grinned. "How did you like
MeekerT
Hes good man, but he has his pecu-
liarities. Belden is your real enemy. He
is blue with malignity-so are most OF
the cowmen I met up there. ! wish
l could do something for the service
I'm thoroughly up to date analytical
chemist and passable mining engi-
neer, and my doctor says that for
year at least must work in the open
air. Is there anything in this forest
service for a weakling like mey
Nash considered. 81 think we can
employ you, but you'll have to go on
as fire guard or something like that for
the first year. You see, the work Is
getting to be more and more technical
each year. AS a matter Of fact"-here
he lowered his voice little-"McFar-
lane is one of the old guard and will
have to give way. He don't know a
thing about forestry and is too old to
learn. His girl knows more about It
than he does. She helps him out on
Office work too"
Wayland wondered a little at the
freedom Of expression on the part OF
Nash, but said, "If he runs his office
as he runs his ranch he surely is con-
demned to CO."
"Well, you get Berrie to take up your
case and you're all right. She has the
say about who goes on the force IN
this forest"
1t was late in the afternoon before
Wayland started back to. Meeker'S with
intent to repack his belongings apS
leave the ranch for good He had de-
cided not to call at McEarlane's, de-
cislon which came not so much from
fear of Clifford Belden rs from de-
sire to shield Berea from further trou-
BILE, but as he was passing the gate
the girl rose from behind clump OF
willows and called to him: "Oh. MT.
Norcrossl Wait moment!'
He drew rein and, slipping from his
horse, approached her. "What Is IL
Miss Berrie? he asked, with wonder
Ing polIteness.
(Continued NEXT Saturday,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

Lais Bros. are making some SUD
stantial improvements on their org
ranch up on Silver creek. They have
erected new house and are now busiy
engaged in building fences. Joe Lars,
who is looking after the ranch, was IL
the city Monday attending to business
matters.-Silyerton Appeal.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02
CHAPTER ~.
A WARNING.

N EANWHILE his own troubles
Il increased! Franks dislike
had grown to an impish vim
y dIctiYeness, and II the old
Evening star., 1915-11-29
TR AIMING CAMP FOR DETROIT
TIGERS NOT YET SELECTED
Manager Jennings in Town After Month 8
!: Trip Through South-Judge and
Iamison Have Good Records.

guess work. and that he has no in
tention of making an announcement
until some time after the first of the
year.
The official batting averages OF the
International League. just issued. show
a remarkable similarity in the records
of players Judge and Jamison. the two
youngsters obtained by purchase last
, fall by Manager Griffith from the
Buffalo club. Judge has batting aver
age of 800. while Jamison's record is
30s Judge played in 40 games and
Jamison 1873. Judge scored 6S runs
and Jamison 81, this difference being
occasioned by the fact that Jamison led
off in the batting order. Judge had 10
two-baggers and Is triples to his credit.
but no circuit drives, while Jamison
hit for IS doubles and triples. and
also failed to make a home run. Judge
stole 2S bases, while Jamison piIfered
Is. Judge walked So times and famed
55, while Jamison walked 80 times and
famed "a.
On these records there is little to
choose between this pair. Judge had
207 total bases to his credit, while
Jamison fell just one base behind him.
Gilhooley. the outfielder who joined
the Yankees in the fall, but failed
to make a good impression. hit 322. for
total of 1876 bases, but showed him
self the best base runner in the league
with So pliers to his credit.
Evening star., 1915-11-29
SEND ATLANTIC FLEET
SOUTH TO DRILL GROUND
Navy Officials Also Will Argument
Force by Three New Super
dreadnaughts.

NEW YORK. November oo.-oficers
ana sailors of the hattleships of the
Atiantic fleet. which have been anchored
IN the Hudson river for several dsxs
were today recalled from shore leave
and preparations were made for ssfl
ing. Some of the battleships will pro
ceed to the southern drin grounds on
the Virginia canss, while Others Will g6
TO navy yards for overha ulins.
The foot ball championship of the At
iantic fleet will be decided by a game
between the elevens of the wyoming
and the New Hampshire on Wadnes-
day. The Wyoming eleven is champion
of the first division and won the right
to challenge the New Hampshire BOYS
by. defeating the South Carolina's eleven
19 to o in a game played in Brooklyn
yesterday.
Before its return to New York the
ileet will be partly reorganized by the
substitution of three new superdread-
naughts, the Pennsylvania, Oklahona
and Nevada, for three OF the older ves-
sells. The Pepnsylyania is to be nag
ship of the feet, taking the place of
the Wyoming. which will be trans
ferred to the first division with the
New York. Texas. Oklahoma and Ne
vada.-.
The second division will be composed
of the Arkansas, Delaware, North Da-
kota. Utah and Florida. all dread
naughts.,
Evening star., 1915-11-29
NUMBERING OF GRIDIRON MEN
SHOULD BE MADE COMPULSORY
Rule Ought to Be Incorporated in 1916 Code
Forcing College Managements to 1denti-
fy Players for Benefit of Spectators.

the only real reason for desire not to
so favor the spectators is the old fail
ing of humanity in not wanting to
break away from esta ablished custom.
The general public should demand that
it be granted such courtesies as Will
enable it to get the full benefit of that
for which it pays
1t will be interesting to the many
local friends of Johnny Greer to know
that his team, that representing the
Roman Catholic High School of Phila-
delphia. won its big game Thanksgiv-
ing day and took the measure of the st.
Josephs College by to for the first
time in seven years. The accounts of
the game speak very highly of the
Catholic High eleven as a team, and the
coach is generally responsible for the
team: The largest crowd that ever
watched a scholastic contest in Phila-
delphia was present.
Incidentally. the writer takes the
liberty of using an excerpt from a let
ter from Greer in which he tells of the
game:
7 have used the same style of foot
ball ] learned at Georgetown when ]
Catholic University. On the whole Fred
is the one man I give credit for teach
ing me the foot ball l know. and if I
could only have had four years under
better off as far as knowledge of
foot ball is concerned Fred is a fine
fellow, a gentleman and real COACH
and if any young fellow wants to sue
ceed as foot ball coach all he has to
do is to follow the methods Nielsen
teaches"
The Eigilants, the best local indie
pedent foot fall team, made a mighty
good showing in their game at
Youngstown, Ohio. yesterday. against
the Patricians. losing by to 13 The
Patricians have proved themselves one
of the best semi professional foot ball
teams in the country. and that the local
aggre cation was able to make such Il
good showing against them is rather
surprising. 1t simply proves that the
EigiIants have one of the strongest
elevens playing Independent foot ball.
Two former college players were the
stars for the local eleven. Burton Ship
ley, who used to hold down a place on
the Maryland Agricultural College
eleven, and Palmer Derby, a former
Virginia Polytechnic and Georgetown
man, did brilliant work. Both men
We're stars on the offense and defense.
gaining ground consistently, and prov
ing capable tacklers.
Evening star., 1915-11-29
CHARLEY HERZOG LEADS,
Official Averages of the National
League Announced.

According to the official fielding ay-
erages, announced yesterday by the
Natlohai League, of players who par
tlclpated In fifteen or more champion
snip games during the season of 1915.
Charley Herzog of Ridgely, Md, man
ager of the Cincinnati Reds, is the pre-
mier shortstop of the Oldest major
league organization. The venerable
Hans Wagner appears first on the list,
but he figured in 131 games against
lo3 by Herzog. who took part in almost
every game on the National League
schedule during the past season, which
should entitle the Marylander to the
honors over the old Pittsburgh star
Herzog and Wagner were closely fol-
lowed by Rabbit Maranville of the Bos-
ton Braves, and Artie Fletcher of the
Giants.
Leaders in the other departments are
as follows:
First baseman-Fred Mollwitz, Gin
cinnati.
Second baseman-George Cutshaw,
Brooklyn.
Third baseman-EdwarN Groh, Gin
cinnati.
Outfelder-Max Carey, Pittsburgh.
Catcher-Frank Snyder. ST. Louis
Pitchers-Charles Ii. Adams. Pitts
burgh; J. Fl. Robinson. St. Louis; AL
Demaree. Philadelphia, and Fred
ords of 1000. George Twombley. the
former Oriole, with Cincinnati. did not
make a miscue in the twenty-four
games in whics he played for the Red
legs Boston 4nd in club fielding. the
other clubs finishing in the following
order: Cincinnati. Pittsburgh, Philadel-
phia, st. Louis. Brooklyn, New York
and Chicago.
Evening star., 1915-11-29
RETURN OF SOLDIERS.
John ]. McEwan Is Elected Captain
for Next Season.

WEST POINT, y. y. November 20
The victorious Army eleven returned
home at noon yesterday from its tri-
umph over the Navy and was accorded
hearty welcome by the cadet CORPS
The stage which carried the men up
the long hill was pulled by 600 cadets
The Academy Band headed the process
sion and cheers and songs. with the
cadets now famous Good Night Navy
song featuring. Capt WeyaBd, OIL
phant and AcEwan made speeches.
Weyapd praised the Navy men as
worthy opponents.
On the train coming from New York
the team elected Cadet John j. Nc
,IGWan.s the big center rush, is captain
for next season. McEwan has played
three years on the eleven. He is
twenty-five years old and six feet two
inches iii height. He was appointed to
West Point from Minnesota and Will
he graduated with the class Of 1877.
Evening star., 1915-11-29
BY n. C. BYRD.

A rule which should be added to the
| foot ball code next year is one requir
| ing all schools and colleges to number
their players. No matter what the ap-
parent objections of some coaches to
| the plan it should be done, because
there is no real reason for the present
failures to give the public an opppor
tunity to identify the men on the field
! Some coaches have held that the num-
bering of players gives the scouts of
other colleges better chance to es-
tablish the weaknesses of the indi
viduals and to diagnose the system of
offense. That hardly holds good. be-
cause a scout in the stands is usually
very familiar with the appearance of
every man and we'll capa Bile of identi
flying the individuals without the aid
of numbers. The only real effect the
numbering of players universally will
have on the game is that it will give
the spectators a chance to tell which
man has carried a ball. which one made
a tackle. and who intercepted a for
ward pass, and so on, by merely seeing
the numbers and looking in the pro-
gram to learn the names of the players.
After doing that a few times the aver
age spectator would be familiar enough
Win the NUMBERS OF the men TO know
to which man each number belonged
and would identify the player imme-
diately upon seeing it.
Coaches and those familiar with the
players of the teams do not realize the
difficulty those unfamiliar with them
have in following the game. The con-
test between the Army and Navy last
Saturday was splendid example of
this condition 1t is probable that not
100 persons in the stands, with the pos
sible exception of the mdshipmen and
cadets were able to tell who carried the
ball, who made the tackles, or who in
tercepted the forward pass which
placed the Army in a position to get
its second touchdown. Had the play
ers been numbered no difficulties would
have been encountered.
The arrangements of the various col
lege athletic associations owe it to the
people that patroniZe foot ball and pay
cash to watch the games to number the
players and no matter what the coaches
have to say about the matter it ought
to be done. As matter of fact, about
Evening star., 1915-11-29
FOREIGN EQUINES ARRIVE.
Will Be Prepared for Racing in the
East in 1915,

NEW YORK, November 29.-Twenty-
two foreign bred thoroughbreds ar
rived here Saturday on board the At
lantic Transport line steamship Lam
castrian. Fifteen were consigned to
w B. Jennings, who bought them
from J. q. Joel Of London, for A. X.
Macomber. These were later in the
day shipped to Aiken, S. C, where they
will remain until the racing begins in
the east. Sixteen were originally listed
as the Jennings lot. but The Cook, a
French bred colt, by Poussin, dam by
volodyovski, was left in England to be
shipped at another time. The other
horses were consigned to Irving H.
Wheatcroft by the. Sawcliffe stud They
were sent to a Hoboken stable. All the
horses were in good health in spite of
rough trip.
The horses consigned to Mr.. Jen-
nings were: Two-year- -olds-Hespedus,
brown colt. by Sunstar-Our Lassie
Star Hawk. colt, by Sunstar-Sweet
sweet. Finch; yearling. bay colt by
Suufiower- Water Weed; brown colt.
by Sunstar-Our Lassie; bay colt, by
Sunstar- Dreaming; bay filly, by Sun
fiower-La vierge; chestnut flly. by
Sunflower-aFir Lassie; chestnut Ally,
by Sunstar-Sweet Story: brown filly.
nv Sunstar-St. olive; bay filly, by sun
flow er Bright Cherry; bay Ally. by
Sunfiower-Fair Lassie: chestnut filly.
cicero-Prepare; bay flly. by Sunstar-
Marian Hood; bay filly. by Roquelea-
ure-Sweet Maiden: bay flly. by Buck
wheat Money Down. Star Hawk and
the Fair Lassie fiily are particularly
ine lockers.
In the Wheatcroft consignment were
these yearlings-Bay colt, by Marajax-
sister Lumley; chestnut colt, by VIII
liam the Third-Miss Snooks; bay colt,
by Mushroom Donna Christine, and bay
Ally by Velens-Avu: two-year-olds,
bay Ally. by Farman- Augusta Victoria /;
bay hlly, by Bachelors Button st.
Catherine: bay hlly. by Matchmaker
Rose Tidlngs.
Evening star., 1915-11-29
Colleges Should Number Foot Bali Players-ueh Jennings Is
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

Sunrise League Pennsylvania
VS.. Car Inspectors.
District League-Resolutes vs..
Goodfellows.
knights of Columbus League
COlumbias W.. Presidents.
Masonic LeaGue-Osiris' vs.. King
David, Lebanon VS.. National.
Commercial League - Maurice
Joyce Engraving Company VI.
Evening Star.
Bankers' League washington
Loan and Trust VS.. franklin.
National Capital LeaEue-Na-
tionnIs VS.. COlumbians.
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. C.. A.
Leneue-Auditors VS.. Low Level.
Southern Railway Clerks' League
Auditors VS.. Managers, Tie
and Timber W.. BOOkkeepers,
Treasurers VS.. Law.
Marine Corps LeaHue-Isabella
vs.. SubiE.
Capital City League-Bureaus vs..
Eaxterns.
Mount Pleasant League-Parks
vs.. Security.
Agricultural Intcrbureau League
Secretary vs.. Weather.
Departmental DEMONSTRATION
vs. Comm mfSsiOners.
Southeast League Spuds VS..
AnacOstin Regulars.
Phi Mu Sigmn League-Alpha VS..
Eta.
Georgetown Commercial League
&C. and &. Supply vs.. Kavanagh
& kendrlck,
Arcade League-Inglesides vs..
Imperinls.
Evening star., 1915-11-29
BASKET BALLERS GET BUSY.
Gallaudet and Other Teams to Start
Practice in Few Davs


1H9eh, the twins, Kay and Ar
thuf " "enger, keeley Classen Helias
,.. III, ~ '' iesu-
- 'e "u' i'r the Iailaudet
Ioileee basket ball team and there
is going to be a fight on for them
to retain tbeir nosition.
u,., -, oono"e'
eusoh' "iiiihah' Dohrman, TOWN.
send and Newman. last years scrubs,
and Wilson and Schwencker. two new
:. -, ~
anu WIN ne question as 10 which
set OF hve men viii give the best re-
suits.
Coach Lack Haasis ,veI s.t;s6ad r,;th
-, -, - 80
'he 'ha'ei IA anu e'h'es 'hat speed as
well as knowledge OF the technical
points or the game Is what is going to
count III his final selection of the repre-
sentative team. 1t does not mean that
the first selection VIII be the final one,
for at any time during the season that
a scrub player shows that he is varsity
show.
Manager Martin has arranged a rath-
err hard and extensive schedule for the
to Gettysburg and six game trip to
New York. besides the home contests
with their old rivals, Georgetown,
Evening star., 1915-11-29
DECISION IS RESERVED.
Appeal of Kiaviat and Smith to
A. A. U. for Reinstatement.

NEW YORK, November 29.-The spe-
cal committee OF the Amateur Athletic
Union. hearing the appeal of Abel X
kiviat and Harry J. Smith, New York
runners. for reinstatement to their for
mer amateur standing, adjourned, after
a brief session yesterday, until January
g. when both sides will submit briefs
and a decision will be given. Kiviat
of the Irish American Club. and Smith,
of the Bronx Church House Athletic
Club were declared ineligible some
weeks ago, after having been found
guilty by the Metropolitan Association.
of the Amateur Athletic Union, of hav-
ing demanded excessive expenses for
participation in games at Schenectady
y. Y, last September.
The hearing on the appeals began
Saturday. Counsel for the disqualified
athletes insisted they had been ad-
judged professionals unjustly. The
committee to hear the appeal is com
posed of Gustayus T. Kirby. New York.
chairman: George J. Turner. Baltimore
newly elected president of the Amateur
Athletic Union, and Edward E. Babb
Boston.
Evening star., 1915-11-29

league until the present American
League got ideas of expanding. The
war which resulted lasted but two
years and then peace was made. and
the two have been operating under an
agreement ever since
IN 1903 the Tri-State League broke
away from organized base ball, but 1t
did not last long. because it tried to
pay major league salaries with a minor
league circuit
II must be admitted, however, that
the present Federal League which has
oeeh IN existence for the past two
years. has caused more money to be
lost than any of the other wars which
the game has experienced. This be-
cause OF the fact that salaries were
at nigh mark when the Feds broke
III and forced the club owners to go
sun hlgher. which made it impossible
TO make both ends meet
But the Feds hardly stand any better
chance than did their predecessors in
though there may in due time he a
chance to come into the organized fold,