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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-06

NCrth Yakima, Wash, Sept. 6.-octo.
r,tg5lon r,i.a,o, OF the recall of County Com.
sS,,sslC"ers s.,ss. Lancaster, Stahl1nt and
"ouatI .o,'t This follows investigation Of
{iUun'y i aifairs last spring by The orond
feuay, winch indicted the three for maI. n
call. '''''ioeu tner re-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-06

The Christian" tonight at the Ore
gon,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-06

hus% b. Dougherty. a clerk at the
R,VSSt,oiiiee' and Miss Ethel T. Drew of
,Nso,N9d' !, were married yesterday noon
~ Nshland az the home of the bride
'"e new D. NJ Brewer officiating. They
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-06

~ - V''er' dentist will return from
i,NC'uoaai ~ Dental Congress Sep,cmber
mercc bldg ~ '" Nom,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

Smoke plodded back to the little
camp. Shorty, at the end Of washing
q pan Of gravel exploded at sight Of
him.
I'VE got it, Shorty cried. holdina
out the pan. "Look at Il! A nasty
mess Of gold. Two hundred right
there II its a cent She runs rich
from the top Of the wash gravel"
Smoke cast an incurious glance al
the coarse gold. poured himself q cup
of coffee at the Gre and sat down
Shorty was disgruntled BY his part
ner's lack of delight in the discov.
cry.
"Why don't you kick in an get ex
citedT' be demanded I'VE. got oul
pile right here"
Smoke took swallow Of coffee be-
fore replying. Shorty. why are oul
two claims here like the Panama ca
nal7,"
whats the answer7"
"Well, the eastern entrance OF the
Panama canal Is west of the western
entrance. that's ALL"
"Go on" Shorty said. II amt seen
the joke yet"
I'm short. Shorty, you staked oui
two claims on big horseshoe bend
The upper stake Of % Is ten feet be.
low the lower stake Of a."
"You mean We amt got nothin'.
Smoker"
Worse than that; we've got ten feet
less than nothing"
Shorty departed down the bank on
the run. Five minutes later he return
ed In response to Joys look be
nodded.
I'VE might as well break camp and
start back for Dawson" Smoke said.
beginning to fold the blankets.
II am sorry. Smoke" Joy said. "lt's
all my fault. Dads staked for me
down near Discovery. know. III
give you my claim"
He shook his head.
"Shortyp she pleaded.
Shorty shook his head and began to
laugh. II was a colossal laugh
Chuckles and muffled explosions Yield.
ed to hearty roars.
1T amt Mysteries" he explained II
sure get powerful amused at times, an
this Is one OF them"
His gaze chanced to fall on the gold
pan. he walked over and gravely
kicked 1t. scattering the gold over the
landscape. 1T ain't ourn." be said.
ut belongs to the geezer backed up
800 feet last night An what gets the
is 400 Of them feet was to the good
bis good Come on. Smoke. Let's
start the hike to Dawson. though II
you're hankerin' to kill me won't
lift finger to prevent"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

size Of walnuts, rough surfaced, show
Ing no signs of wash.
30 true had the tale run that Smoke
accepted without question that the
source Of the gold was the lakes bot
tom. Under many feet Of Ice and In.
accessible, there was nothing to be
done, and at midday. from the rim Of
the palisade. he took farewell look
back and down at his find.
"It's all right. Mr.. Lake." he said.
"You Just keep right on staying there.
I'm coming back to drain you-if that
hoodoo doesn't catch me. don't know
low l got here, but I'll know by the
way I 60 out"
In a little valley beside frozen
stream and under bene6cent spruce
trees he built a fire four days later.
Somewhere in that white anarchy he
had left behind him was Surprise
lake-somewhere. he knew not where.
for a hundred hours Of drifting and
struggle through binding, driving
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13
fro BIZ CONTINUED
Wood. We uss In Our Toys.


ut must not be considered that dolls
are the only wooden toys in the manu-
facture Of which American Industry
has been progressing" says the South
ern Lumberman. Among the toys
made In this country from American
woods are toy animals, blocks. boats.
cannon and forts, children's chairs. Gu.
Gus sets, dolls, doll furniture. games
Christmas tree holders, swing jumpers,
children's pianos, pastry sets, babies
play yards, toy shooting galleries, bod
byhorses, popeuns, toy wagons 10Y
autos and wheelbarrows. Eastwood u
the principal material for wooden toys
and for wooden parts Of metal toys
Next to basswood, sugar maple, beech.
birch and white pine arc the principal
woods used for toys. The amount OF
woods used annually In the United
States for toy manufacture 70 nearly
2QOOOOO0 feet"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

II some giant were. to come along
every morning and jam your collar over
your head with force that theatened to
scratch your syes out. and break OF your
ears, You would then know how your
horse feels when collar that 10 too
small for him 10 being forced over bis
asAd.
A brick Ia good for other things than
cbimneys; try Il on the rusty plow. Wet
the metal with kerosere first, and. then
90 at 1t With the brick. 1t will clean 1t
up pretty good, but don't let the plow
rust again.
The farmer who thinks that he hasn't
time to cit down and fool away an hour
or two when he 10 very tired, 10 making
q mistake.
Mature abhors . vacuum" and II you
don't plant crops she will grow weeds or
bushes. Make the sOil grow something
useful.
A sure cure for the egg g-eating habit 10
| to eat the hen. Iu fact, Il 10 about the
only one that d depondable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

8. This would mean an increase ol
l56, ,sl9 pounds of butter fat ut . valu
alton Of s47,045.70; a greater increase
than this could DO maintained II more
dairy testing associations were organic
ed.
10. Are you getting as much out ol
your herd a. your neighb is?
II. Do you know how much it costs
to keep COW for a year?
II. Did IL ever occur to you that q
dairyman employing better methods and
keeping 10 cows was realizing more in
profits than his negligent neighbor who
was keeping 20?
l3. Stop and think Of the expense in
stabling, feed and care given those extra
COWS.
IA. The low test dairy COW that has
grown too old to be profitable; the COW
that gives . profuss flow Of milk for six
months, then suddenly dries up:-These
are the thieves that steal from the herd
day by day, aud cut down the profits,
because they consume just as much high
priced feed as those animals that turn In
twice the amount of daily products, and
require just as much care and attention
as il they were profitable members.
Is. The testing association gives you
a chance to select your best heifer calves
and will increase by 100 p,r cent the
probability Of the heifer being good
producer when she arrives at maturity.
10. The common belief among farm
ers that the man who does the milking
knows the good from the bad cows is alb
surd.
II. No mixer can tell without weigh.
ing the milk regularly whether q COW
gives 900 or 5000 pounds Of milk in
year.
IS. The difference may prove the diff
ference between the profit and loss With
that particular COW.
10. There will DO great variation 10
the richness of the milk yield by q COW
when she is fresh as compared with a
time later 10 the period Of lactatlon.
20. Different cows show differen,
feed r. rtquirements for the same produc'
tion Of milk or fat.
81. Are you keeping daily record Of
your Cows productions?
22. Is there material for dairy test
ing association in your locality?
%. Study the dairy COW.
"a The slogan of the Maine dairy
man should be: Get rid Of the boarder
cow"
25. Education, organization and CO.
operation should be applied to the sd
vancement OF dairy interests.
26. The Dairy Division will furnish
free Of cost, daily record sheets to be
used in the stable.
27. IL you are interested in the i'm
provemsnt of your dairy herd, as all ny
to date dairymen should be, write Dair.
Division, Department Of Agriculture,
Augusta, Maine, for Information.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13
CHAPTER VI.
A Horseshoe For Luck.

A horseshoe fof luck
MOKE was for the moment
| - speechless "You did 1t a-pur
~ poser" Shorty demanded.
II did 1t to give the old umers
q chance" She laughed mockingly
The men grlnned at each other and
finally Joined her. I'D lay you across
my knee an give you a wallopin' Il
women folk wasn't 80 scarce In this
country" Shorty assured her.
"Your father didn't sprain tendon
but waited till we were out Of sigh
and then went on% Smoke asked.
She nodded.
"And you were the decoyr'
Again she nodded. and this TINT
Smokes laughter rang out clear and
true. It was the spontaneous laughtei
Of a frankly beaten man.
"Why don't you get angry with me-
she queried ruefuIly. "or-or wallot
mer"t
"weli. we might as well be stardn
back" Shorty urged. my feet's get
tin cold standin' here"
Smoke shook his head. That would
mean four hours lost We must be
eight miles up this creek now. and
from the look ahead Norway Ia making
long swing south. Wen follow It
then cross over the divide somehow
and tap Squaw creek somewhere
above Discovery" BE looked at Joy
Wont you come along with usf
told your father we'd look after you"
"I"- She hesltated II think shall
II you don't mind" She was looking
straight at him. and her face was nc
longer defiant and mocking. Really
Mr.. Smoke. you make me almost sor
~ for what I have done. But some
body had to save the old timers"
For two hours more they kept to the
frozen creek bed Of Norway. then turn
ed into a narrow and rugged tributary
that flowed from the south. At mid
day they began the ascent Of the d.
vide itself. Behind them. looking down
and back. they could see the long lir,d
Of stampeders breaking up.
As for themselves, the going wal
hard. They wallowed through snow te
their waists and were compelled tt
stop every few yards to breathe
Shorty was the first to call halt
I'VE been hittin' the trail for ovel
twelve hours" he said. Smoke. In
plumb willin' to say I'm good an tied
An 80 are you. An I'm free to shout
that can sure hang on to this hert
pasear like starvin' Indian to bunl
Of bear meat But this poor girl Mt
can't keep her legs no time II shs
don't get somethin' In her stomach
Here's where We build Gre. What
dye say?"
So quickly. 80 deity and methodical
ly did they so about making a ten
porary camp that Joy admitted to her
self that old timers could not do Il
better. Spruce boughs. with spread
blanket on top. gave foundation FOL
rest and cooking operations But they
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

kept away from the heat Of the hre
until noses and cheeks had been rub
bed cruelty.
On the steep slope Of the divide there
was no ice. so snow as 6ne and hard
and crystalline as granulated sugar
was poured into the gold pan BY the
bushel until enough had been melted
for the coffee. Smoke fried bacon and
thawed biscuits. Shorty kept the fuel
supplied and tended the fire. and Joy
set the simple table composed Of two
plates, two cups. two spoons, tin OF
mixed salt and pepper and a tin OF
sugar. When 1t came to eating she
and Smoke shared one set between
them. They ate out Of the same plate
and drank from the same cup.
It was nearly 2 in the afternoon
when they cleared the crest Of the
divide and began dropping down
feeder Of Squaw creek. Earlier in the
winter some moose hunter made trail
up the canyon-that Is. in going mp and
down he had stepped always In bis
previous tracks. As q result. In the
midst of soft snow and yelled under
later snowfalls was a line Of Irregular
hummocks. II ones foot missed
hummock he plunged down through
unpacked snow and usually to fall
Also. the moose hunter had been an
exceptionally long legged individual.
Joy, who was eager now that the two
men should stake and fearing that they
we're slackening their pace on account
Of her evident WEAKNESS. insisted on
taking her turn In the lead. The speed
and manner In which she negotiated
the precarious footing called out
shorty's unqualified approval
Look at herr he cried. "She's the
real goods an the red meat Look at
them moccasins swing along! No high
heels there. She uses the legs God
gave her. She's the right squaw for
any bear hunter
Looking back a. they came to the
bank Of Squaw creek they could see
the stampede. strung out irregularly.
struggling along the descent OF the d.
vide.
They slipped down the bank to the
creek bed. No recent feet bad disturb
I'D the snow that lay upon its ice. and
they knew they were above the Dis
rovery claim and the last stakes OF the
6ea Lion stampeden, =,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

shs laughed "The stampede from Ssa
Lion Is saved"
A faint suspicion crossed Smokes
mind. ~ don't understand" he said
you don't? Then I'll tell you. This
u Norway creek. Squaw creek IL the
next to the south"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13
Desirable Residence
For Sale
in Buckfield Village.

Known as the late Kimball Prince
Homestead. Contains Is acres IN
6llage and pasture, large house and
stable. Fine location. Price and
terms very reasonable. For particu-
lars inquire of Geo H. Hersey' own
er, St. Albans, Vermont. Property
will be shown by Fred A. Taylor
Buckfield, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

Cow test associations render II possi-
bic 10 reduce materially the cost OF
these tests, as all the official testers are
qualified to do this work. In some Of
the older countries, viz Denmark and
Sweden, this work has been extended TO
include the cost Of feeding and raising
calves and young stock, of producing
pork, and of keeping horses; and II has
even been extended to the keeping Of
costs of raising different crops.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"aPEED TIE PLov."

Correspondence on practical Agricultural topic
is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department TO HENRY ID
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Fem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
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WHAT AUS HAS THAT ITALY WANTS

pence at once. She chose the latter Ausrlas condition for surrendering Venice was that the Trentino. which was at the moment occupied by Gar lbaidl, though noloinally an irregular was really attached to tho ltlanian armies, and therefore compelled tc obey instructions from headQuarters
 When the order reacbed him he ut tered his famous phyase of reluctant assent "i will obey' That day ltal ian irredentlsm was born. lt has re- mained a force in Italian politics ev CT since.
 Trieste is Che other great object oi Itiaion desires- It is Austria's com merciai outlet to the sea and one oi the great ports or the world Ten or fifteen years ago nearly two-thirds og Che population Gin 1900, l6O,OO0 wero Italian That proportion is said Co have dwindled now to little more than half. fl not to an actual minor ity The Italians constitute the bank ing trading and prosperous middle class The rest Of the population is mainly Slav
 Untl comparatively recently Trieste remained curiously loyal to Austria It remained steadfastly faithful to Vienna throughout the Italian aud Hungarian revolutions and earned the title of cita Fideiissima. One Of Ans tries most gratuitous and character istic stupidities has been the syste matic annoyance and persecution oi Italinn Trieste oi fate years particu larly under the goyernorship Of Prince Hohenlohe. The result has been deep and growing irritation in Italy and the aleniation of all sympathy among the Italians of Trieste.
 Unul nearly the end of the eigh teenth century the province of Istria formed paart Of the republic of Ven ice Today the majority of the popu lation IS said to be Slay thanks to the systematic Slav colonization by the Austrian authorities and pressure upon the Italian population.
 Dalmatia has only small percent age Of Italians, but, str0tegically, its indented and many-isled coast is of vital importance for the naval com mand of the Adriatic Italy's desire ip fact, for the possession of the Dalmatian coast line and of Durazzo and valona is based not upon "Irre- dentism,' but upon her intention to make and keep the Adriatic on Itol. ian lake. Possession of the opposite coast of that sea would shelter nearly one-haf Of Italy's long and exposed coast line from attack.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-02

Italy's territorial demands on Aus tria. the refusal of which led to the renunciauon of the triple alliance at Rome on May I, are shown below:
 Italia Irredente Cor .Uuredeemed Italy") consists ot the Italian-speak- ing districts of Austro-Hnugary They are CD the Trentino or southern por- ton of ehe Austrian ryrol (2) Is- tria and Trieste, and (Sl Go Q slight extent Dalmatia The Italian popula- ,ion of these regions amounts alto gether to about a million. In the Trentlno and Trieste 1t constitutes the majority.
 Tho TFentino an 1taiianspeaking portion of Austrian territory that runs southward between Lombardy and Venice as far as Largo di Gorda. it is Q region of high Alps, narrow valleys and gorges, one Of the beauty spots Of Europe.
 In manners, customs, dress, Ian guage and sentiment the population is Italian. The towns ard villages not only have Italian names but have typical Italian aspect Save for g few hotelkeepers. officials and mili- tary men. no one opealSa German ln culture Che Trentino is as Italian as Lombardy Trentino, the capital (So, 900 inhabitants. Is proud of i,s sta tue of Dante and It's beautiful Italian renaissance churches.
 On tho other hand, the region is sparsely inhabited It Is by universal admission administered well, if un- sympathetically. From the Austrian, and even more from the German point of view its heights and passes form m ideal strategical frontier. Access from the south is chiefly along the Adige valley. which narrows into deep gorges that Q handful might hold against host. A strong hostile arr my advancing as far as Trent would have the Bavarian frontier only eighty odd miles to the north; Munich and southern Germany would be at its mercy
 After the Prussian defeat of che Austrians at Koniggratz in July, 1866 Vienna made peace with Berlin. and Piedmont was left with the alterna- tive of continuing the war with Aus tria single handed, or of accepting the cessiou of Venice and making
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-02
MR. AND MRS. sRANDENsURe
 ENTERTAIN

Mir. and Mrs. Brandenburg enter tained at what was to be lawn par ty Monday evening, but rain drove the party indoors, where dinner was served, and there was dancing after dinner. Those present were:
 Mr. and Mrs. Brandonburg. Mrs. Guy McNaughton, ar. and Mrs. Aus tin c. Ingram, Mir. and Mrs. W. l.. Martin. Mir and Mrs J M Ousby the Misses Marion Ousby Hazel Brandon. Gertrude Held, and Helen Troy Mir. Charles Wilbur and MT. Bruce, and masters and little misses Jean In- gram, Jimmie McNaughton, Barbara Brandenburg and Martha Lou ousby.
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 Maurice Mclaughlin, the worlds greatest tennis player, is planning for next winter an international indoor tennis tournament to be played in the new St,OoO,OOO municipal audi- torium in Oakland Calf
 Mclaughlin, who lives in Oakland, keeps in practice all the year round During two months when the rains come. he finds difficulty in getting practice, and has been looking for a suitable place to put up winter courts.
 The auditorium, recently opened, and in which 100 conventions will be held this summer is, according to Mclaughlin. an ideal place for win ter tennis. The floor is of maple, and with Q canvas covering would make swift court. The floor in the arena Is S14 by 90 feet giving plenty Of room for laying out Che court
 "An international indoor tourua- menc would be a big success, and I hope to see one In Oakland next win- ter" said Mclaughlin recently, I have been in correspondence with a number Of the best men in the game and O. majority of them agree with mo that such an event would not on- 'ly be 8 novelty but successful ven- ture The court would be faster than an outdoor court, and tennis records would be made that would set stan dard fol a long time to come. Oak lands warm weather would make the conditions practically ideaLD
 Mclaughlin has taken the matter up with the Oakland City officials and has been assured that there will be no objection to the use oi the au- dilorium for such a purpose
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luRY nlssoLvEs AErER
RENoERINe FINDING

The coropers' jur- called by U. g. Commissioner Marshall to inquire in- to the death of George Vaughn, dis banded late yesterday afternoon. The verdict read that Vagghn "died from injuries received from a knife or oth- CT sharp instrument. in the hand of person or persons unknown."
 Dr. Fl. c. Devighne. John Wagner. Albert Hayes, Tom Knudson, Bert Jensen and Carl Weiss testified.
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Amorloan Lcaano
WILL LOCATE
 lNs coUERt p'ALENEs

Harry w. Marsh, young mining engineer who has been spending seg- eral months here. left this morning on the Spokane for San Francisco He expects to locate in the Cour d. Alene, Ldaho, country this summer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-02
KENNEcoTT COMPANY
 FILES ITS ARTICLES

Articles Of incorporation have been filed with the local office of the Ter ritorial Secretary by the Kennecott Copper Company of New York City The company Is interested in various mining propositions in the Territory and is ofdcered as follows: Presi dent. Elliott c. Bacon. and Secretary Carl T. Ulrich These two men, with Leonard A. Reyes, of New York form the Board of Directors of the com. pany.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-02
SPOKANE SAILS.

The steamship Spokane sailed for Seattle at 9 o'clock this morning. Among the passengers from Juneau were Mrs. r. A. Wilison, Miss Logina Wilson, Miss Lorraine Andrews and Miss Evelyn F. Sullivan, who boarded the Spokane at Skagway and Mrs. b. M. Ousby Miss N. ousby F. W. Marsh. Mrs. Alvin Coldgtein. Miss Ina Priest, Miss Merrie iagill, Mrs. F A. Dillon. Miss crystal B. Snow, Edward Ward and c. W. Ball for se- atGle and H Dunlsinneld for Ketchi- kan.
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Federal Leaaue

At BroolSlyn-Broollyn, 2; Newark l At Chicago-Kansas City, 8; Chicago,
  At Bunao--BunaIo, S; Baltimore, l.
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Jess Willard is still passive so far as rink work is concerned. The only time the new heavyweight champion has donned the gloves since his tri- umph over Jack Johnson has been during stage exhibitions. Willard has earned a long rest, and an an- nouncement may be expected shortly as regards his return to the ring. VII. lard is not naturally an idler- and since winning the championship he has expressed a desire to fight often. so as to prove himself worthy cham. pion. Willard will set his wish as soon as his theatrical obligations ex- pire
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-02
Lynch ceto Medal.

Lync1 llLl WeQlI'
 Martin Lynch won the Truesdeil medal with 2l out of %, at the Ju. neau gun clubs shoot last night AS it is his fifth win, the medal becomes his permanent property George F. Garrison Of the Remington U.M.C, company has donated Q medal to the club for competition. A committee of three of the club members will be appointed by Secretary Fred v. eBr- ger, to arrange the handicaps under which this medal will be shot for
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-02
MINING LOCATIONS FILED

l.. Wilson and James Russell yes terday filed notice of location of Lode Claim Omega No. 3 near TaSu Inlet.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-02

The Thane rifle clug, recently or ganized. has asked for admission to membership in tho National Rifle Az sociation. as third class rife club.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-02

Mrs. S. G. Kosrometinof of sitka left on the Jefferson yesterday, for Seattle.
 Miss Lucille Anderson of Skagway is a guest at the home of her sister. Mrs. M. S. Whittier.
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Amerlcan Loauuo

At Phlladelphia-Washington 5; Phil-
 adelphia, g. At Cleveland - St. Louis, 2; Cleye-
 land, l. At Chicago Chicago, 4; Detroit, l. At New york-Boston, {; New York,
 8.
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Northewstern League.

At seatte-Seattle, 8; Victoria, l. At Aberdeen-spokane. g; Aberdeen,
 1. At vancouver-vancouyer 5; Taco
 ma, A.