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and weak shall fare alike.
Triumph in Russia Cheap.

ftBut the answer ~ he said, when L
proposed such a peace, came from the
German commanders in Russia, and l
eannov mistake the meaning of the an
swer.
~ They are enjoying in Russia, the
president declared, ga cheap triumph,
in which no brave or gallant nation can
long take pride. A great people, help
less by their own act, lies for the time
at their mercy. Their fair professions
are forgotten. They nowhere set up jus
tice, but everywhere impose their power
and exploit everything for their W
use and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and the peoples
Of conquered provinces are invited to
be free under their dominion,
care we not justified in believing
that they would do the same things at
the western front, if they were not
there face to face with armies whom
their countless divisions cannot over
come?
"Eyerythhig that America has lived
for and loved and grown great to vim
dicate and bring to a glorious realiza-
tion will have fallen in utter ru1n and
the gates Of mercy once more pitilessly
shut pom mankind.
Teuton Policy Shown by Acts.
"The thing is preposterous and i'm
possible. And yet is not that what the
whole course and action of the German
armies has meant wherever they have
movedY
81 do not wish, even in this moment
of utter disillusionment, to Judge harsh
ly or unrighteously. L judge only what
the German arms have accomplished
with Implying t~horoughness throughout
every fair region they have touched.
"What, then, are We to do? For my
self, L am ready, ready still, ready ever
now, to discuss q fair and just ant
honest peace at any time that it is sin
|, cerely proposed-a peace in which thu
strong and the weak shall fare alike, blu
The answer, when ! proposed such
peace, came from the German command
ers in Russia, and 1 cannot mistake
the meaning of the answer.
, ~ accept the challenged / know tina
/, YOU accept it. All the world shall know
that you accept it.
cit shall appear in the utter sacri
t flee and self-forgetfulness with whicI
= we shall give all that we love and al
q that we have to redeem the world am
make it fit for free men like ourselve
2 TO live in. This now is the meaning o
: all that we do.
Concerted Action Exhorted.
"Let everything that we say, my fe
o low eountrymen, everything that W
+ honceforth plan and accomplish, rim
e true to this response, until the majest
t end might Of our concerted power sha
e fill the thought and utterly defeat tn
force Of those who flout and mispris
$ what we honor and hold dear.
"Germany has once more said tht
d force, and force alone, shall deeid
e whether justice and peace shall reig
q in the affairs Of men, whether right {
America conceives it or dominion {
z she conceives it shall determine IL
destinies Of mankind.
tFThere is, therefore, but one Tesponi
possible from us:
'FForee, force to the utmost, for
i. without stint or limit, the righteous an
| triumphant force which shall make rig
| the law Of the world, and cast evel
1 selfish dominion down in the dustl'
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East Approaches to
Bridge Completed

The forms have been taken from the
east approach of the bridge across the
river and the finishing touches are
now being put on this part of the struc
ture. County Roadmaster VIM. j. Gull
yer regards the bridge as a fine piece
of work and to be now better appteel-
ated since the forms are removed. Inc
big fill of 1900 yards Of gravel on the
east approach is also completed. WITH
an a few days the contractors VIII pre-
pare to erect the steel, which is already,
o n the ground. At the present rate Oh
building, the contractors are ahead OF
schedule and with no unusual bad luck,
the bridge may be ready for a forma
opening about July l.
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Printers Will
Plant War Garden

The Capital Typographical Union
decided Yesterday to do its share in
the food proposition and by an unani-
NOUS vote, agreed to plant a garden
If about two acres near Center and
Statesman streets. Potatoes and cab
bage viii be the crop and the members
agreed to donate their time IS Assign
ed to see it was properly taken care
Of. In order 70 further show their pa
.triotie feeling, they decided that the
American flag should fly from eaeh
corner Of the lot. The proceeds from
the sale Of the crop viii 90 into inc
Unions patriotic fund.
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Engineer StriCkIin to
Work Near The Dalles

Charles 4. Stricklin has been assign
Cd by State Engineer Lewis to work
on White River and Fifteen Mile creek
in the vicinity Of The Dalles. lie will
measure the amount of water used by
the various appropriations from these
streams and their tributaries, and gath
or ir4tmnation as to available water
supply SO that the state water board
may have the proper information for
determining the extent Of conflicting
rights.
A survey Of irrigated lands and r.
ripation bitches is already under way
II. X. Donnelly being in charge OF tina
work.
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SEE WAS NOT TESTED

Washington. April s-The "unsink-
ableS5 American ship Lucia is safe in
Europe without having been teste1 ~
a Teuton torpedo. Whether she VIZ ~
turn without convoy and expose ne ~.
unsinkableness to the U-bOats Is -
decided. but it became known Iouay
that in her journey across she was IN
der convoy.
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BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.

The master painter who undertakes
to handle the finishing contract under
~present-day conditions causes consld-
cradle friction before the contract is
completed. Oftentimes the general
contractor has been delayed and the
outside work has not gone along as
smoothly as 1t might had those col
umns arrived on time or If the dormer
trims had not been changed over. Then
the plumbers have had trouble In get
ting their work installed, with the re-
suit that the floors are tracked up and
paper and excelsior litter the once
clean floor. The decorator appears
with his curtain outfits just when it Is
advantageous to varnish the trim and
floor for the last coat In several rooms,
causing the master painter to wonder
whether, after all, 1T is better to
smoke here than hereafter" Last of
all, the owner comes along, looks
proudly at his new possessions, and as
q last straw, leaves behind the sugges'
ton, "Hurry and finish up the job, so
that l can get in here ina couple of
days." And yet the master painter
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anu more permanent, because AZ Is not
being influenced by undue moisture in
the plaster and walls. The first thing
to be done is t start with the upper
most room and clean all walls, doors,
castings, trim and floors very carefully
and thoroughly, closing and locking
each room as 1t Is cleaned. This pro-
cedure should be followed down to
the basement, and all material swept
up should be carefully taken out Of
the building.
Spirit Stains Hard TO Apply.
The woodwork and standing trim
should first be stained, shellacked and
filed. The former should be a water
or oil stain. Avoid spirit stains, be-
cause they r exceedingly difficult to
apply free from laps and holidays"
and are not permanent to light. The
shellac coat may be either orange or
white, depending upon whether or not
the work is dark or light. Shellac
should be reduced one-half with dena-
tured alcohol; do not use wood alco-
hol If you wish to avoid the possibility
Of blindness resulting from the expos
ure to fumes in a closed room Never
apply shellac as an undercOatI in full
body; 1t is merely q sizing coat for the
wood and will prevent much cloudinesS
from improper sanding when the filler
Is applied. Let the shellac coat dry
at least three hours, more If the rooms
are cold. Prepare the filler, being
sure to use one prepared from q slick
base and not from cOrnstarch or flour,
which will shrink and fade when the
oil has been absorbed by the wood.
Freedom From Dust Big Aid.
After the vnrnish has dried three
days, or longer, Il should be sanded
free from nibs with No. 90 or 5000 sand
paper. The trim should be carefully
busted; better still, sponged with
clear water and dried with a channels.
The floors should receive the same
treatment. If this method is followed,
and the rooms kept closed, an enor-
nous amount Of sanding will be saved
In the end because of great freedom
VI uuSl, inc HulldLlon VI much var
nlshed trim. If the work is to be
rubbed with felt pad, pumice stone and
water, start with the head casing and
continuous trim, using a pad of Span
ish felt 70 by 315 by 5 inches. Have
two pals handy, one with water and
sponge in which to dip the rub
bling felt, the other to contain clean
water for sponging off after rubbing.
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Test Soldiers Brains.

The psychological and brain tests to
which our enlisted men are being sub
jected are something new in military
tactics. In other wars men were not
put into the ranks If they showed
noticeable signs of mental infirmity.
Now they do not stop with asking if
he Is crazy, but they go further and
determine by established tests whether
he Is apt to go crazy If exposed to the
strain and shock of battle. Doctor Cor
fas Instituted this new examination,
and under IL many men have been
turned back from the path to cover
there and detailed TO some phase of
government service "over there" They
are not generally told why the change
is made, but are expected to give sol
dierly obedience TO the order. To tell
them would be to set up a state of
self-susplciOn that would be very
acknowledgements Commercial APP
peal.
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By FRANK R. ADAMS

"From raw materials you found or
the islandT" supplemented Bopp.
Everything in 1t grew right here"
explained.
Its TootlesI" screamed Lucille, turn.
ing pale and putting her bowl down on
the table.
at can't be-" said Bopp, shifting
This has 4 decidedly Hshy smell"
Il know IT," walled Lucille, with tears
courslng down her cheeks. That's
what makes me think it's Tootles. We
have been feeding her lots Of fish late
ly."
I started to explain. Lucille, how
can you accuse me of such a thingf"
"You never liked Tootles. ] know IL
You cared more for your appetite than
for my little darling. Now i see
through all the mystery about what the
feed -as s.a what yon were doing all
the afternoon while i slept. l suppose
you drugged me 70 that / wouldn't hear
the poor little things screams. Oh,
motherl Oh, TootlesI -
Lucille" / began, "I"-
"Don't speak to me. I don't even
want to e you again, you fat muir
derer."
That was too much. I might have
stood for being called a murderer, but
not a Tat one.
VERY WELL" I replied. cit certainly
will not be necessary for you to see me
I will go, and / assure you that / vii
never enter your house again"
I went to the door with as much dig
nifty as / could assume.
"Goodby," ! said as I opened the
door.
There was no particular place to &C
and apparently no chance Of leaving
the island before morning, anyway.
bethought me Of the lattice SUMMED
house and decided that 1t might not be
a bad idea to take what shelter 1t af
forded.
After some difficulty / found the
summer house and sat under its cheer
less shelter listening to the rain driI
or from its roof on to the dead leaves
below while / reviewed my situation
I had to admit that / could not be In
a much worse plight. Lucille wal
proud and would probably not apol
ogize to me any more than / would
retract my spoken vow not to entel
her house again. Clearly my love af
fair was In a bad way and requires
heroic treatment to put IL back int
a healthy normal condition.
Meditating upon that and wondering
what could have happened TO Mrs
Green on the little island just soutf
OF us. I gradually dozed of and slip
ped down to the floor.
My figure Is not such, however. thai
/ rest perfectly on a fat surface. Fol
that reason my slumbers were uneasy
and troubled with dreams in which
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sounds Barring Schemes.

Mystery still attaches to certain ex-
plosive sounds. heard In various parts
OF the world and known to science as
4brontides." On the coast of Belgium.
says Popular Science Monthly. these
sounds seem to come from the sea.
and r called locally @mistpoeffers."
In the Ganges delta OF India similar
sounds are called "Barisal guns
Brontides are well known In some
parts OF Italy. where they bear a great
variety OF names. In Hayti a sound OF
tails character r. known as the SCOUT
fire." while In parts Of Australia It Is
called the desert sound" BrontIdes
mostly teke the form OF mnfied defo-
nations, Of indefinite direction. Prob
ably they are OF subterrnnean origin.
Studies Of cccenfricities In the trans
mission Of sound fhr0uRh the atrnos-
pizGTo t1ad ~ ssc rrncssSsun r,ac Some
az the sounds hitherto reported as
brontides we're really due 70 canpqnae.
INK o. blasting.
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CHAPTER xn--contInusd.

Lucille stiied a scream.
"HeIlo, mother. what? Some one
IS trying the door? It's opening-hellc
-hello-mother'-
Lucille dropped the receiver and sanA
backward into Vida's s-ms. / picked
up the telephone and held IL to my
ear, shouting "Hello, heIloI"
There was no response. The wire
was dead.
When Lucille had been revived with.
out resorting to any of the violent
methods suggested by the resourceful
Captain Perkins l endeavored to ex-
plain away any cause for fright.
yEven IL she really did see a man.
I said, (which seems improbable, be
Is not going to murder her. Probably
be lust stopped 70 inquire the time OF
day"
But mother said he had whiskers."
II know" / continued, shat Il
against him, but maybe Il In hereditary
In his family
Maybe she Just dreamed It." Kent
offered sensibly. Lets call her ar
again. She seemed a little dented on
top when I FIRST saw her. BY this
time maybe the attack is over"
That seemed a fair enough sugges
ton, and I acted on 1t. i asked cen.
trail 10 give me Hunungdon,s island
enc more.
'Tm sorry" central answered, "but
I can't seem to get them. I've beer
ringing on that Line for the last ten
minutes. There's another party trying
TO get them
another partyT questioned
"WhoY'
II couldn't say. 1t isn't any one
know. His voice sounds like he WINS
tall, thin young man from New York
Cant get them," / told the listen
ing group.
"What can we do now? I must 81
TO help mother. / must 20. I mus
60" Lucille began to get hysterical.
wait, dear. Vida said, patting heI
hand. I'VE can't 60 because We
haven't any boat" Turning to the
rest Of us. she asked, "whom could W,
telephone TO and ask TO go over thereT
"The sheriff il the right man.
should think Bopp suggested.
"He'd be plumb tickled. too" adde's
Captain Perkins. "He amt had
chance to arrest nobody since he's beer
swore in."
That's 1t, the sheriff." Lucille sait
feverishly. SECT the sheriff and Lei
me talk 20 him.
1--WE don't want the public to know
about this" I objected.
what do I care about the public Il
my mother Is in danger?' Lucille very
properly demanded.
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went through various fortunes Of the
irquisition, such as having my bones
broken on the rack and other medieval
variations Of the third degree.
My last nightmare was that Of being
blinded by a redhot iron. Who was
It had that done to himf I remember.
1t was Michael Strogoff, the courier OF
the czar. Shades Of Jules yernel Any
way, 1t happened TO me in my dreams.
and the burning sensation was so Wv
Id that / awoke Ia terror.
Tootles was calmly licking my face.
I suppo her tongue had rasped across
my eyes. ( reUlembered having been
told that this method OF awakening a
sleeper was one OF her cntest tricks.
liz / ever have a dog Of my OWN I'm
going to spend q lot OF time teaching
him not to do this trick
I was nbout TO insist that the pup
rest somewhere besides on my head
and ret.ss= to my slumbess once more
when my attention was attracted by
a slight noise outside. Some q was
cautiously approaching the summer
house. Who the dickens could be out
wandering about at that time OF night?
I judged that It was ABOUT midnight.
The person came carer Finally he
felt his way around TO the door.
The latch was lifted, and some one
entered. silenced an impulse on the
part OF Tootles 10 welcome the In
truder. The weight OF the man who
was there not ten feet from me made
the fioor boards ras 4 he Waited
about he was coming toward me
ENr a moment be rRused uncertainIy
ana then Ht a match In its light I
a-.scoxc<cd HAT be was : tsil nattilx
elsa young man whom ! lad never
seen before.
imagine my surprise was ~ini;nites'
ANAL cofoparec - bis. 4 Was expecting
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and advise all ailing women to try
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and / will guarantee they will
derive great benefit from 1t. Mrs.
FRANK FITZGERALD, Is N. 41st Street,
West Philadelphia, Pa.
There are thousands of women every
where in Mrs. Ntzgerald's condition,
suffering from nervousness, backache,
headaches, and other symptoms of a
functional arrangement. It was q
grateful spirit for health restored which
led her to write this letter so that other
wornen may benefit from her experience
and find health as she has done.
For suggestions in regard toyour con-
dition write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. The result Of their
40 years experience Is at your service.
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Use o or f pumice stone and rub only
with the grain of the wood until the
work Is smooth and the surface has
been leveled off free from nibs. Sponge
clean, using d two-inch ehisei Chinese
bristle brush for holding, and wipe
dry with a channels. Avoid all cloths
for wiping, as they invariably leave
lint, which will ruin any yarnish fin
ish. Never let the pumice stone dry
on the work, as IL will dust of and
float around to spoil fresh varnish APP
piled later. When properly dried, II
any says or tears have occurred or
the varnish. they may be removed
with a chunk of pumice stone of fine
tooth, which has been shaped with q
file or sandpaper.
Finish Woodwork First.
All woodwork should be finished, ex.
cept for the last sponging or and pol
fishing before the walls are touched, Ell.
Their for painting. enameling or paper.
ing. This applies especially to the doors,
which should be stained. shellacked, fll.
ed and given one coat of finish immedi.
ately after hanging, to prevent subse-
quent swelling when not protected
from the conditions Of moisture result
Ing from the preparations on the walls.
The same consideration should govern
the treatment Of the floors for the
first coat Of finish In order that they
may not swell and subsequently open
up after the house Is heated.
Much care must be exercised
throughout, In order that the work
may proceed smoothly and not cause
trouble. because some part may be In
fluenced by some other portion through
not having been undertaken In the
proper order. cleanliness and freedom
from dust are absolutely essential to
really good work, and win save much
excessive sandpapering or rubbing II
c~arefully observed. Clean brushes,
carefully Eask away IN the proper
liquids &C night SO that they do not
rest on their M bristles. win a. much
10 make q successful Job, 50 thae with
~ ~s;esz @S<eeIs llnIxhed me
trcatsnssst d ths walls na5 he psxt
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10 90, 90 4 aSKcd TIC
operator to see II she could 10
cate the sheriff.
n guess o down 10 tine rRiirOad
station central volunteered. "It's
most train time, and he most usually
goes down there looking for a suspi-
ciong character : o@get or the north
bound passenger. III ask the agent
~ he's there
She did. and he was. After a slight
delay / found myself addressing q
strange voice. which | requested to
hold the wire. / turned the receiver
over to Lucille. She told the sheriff In
breathless haste that her mother had
heen4fouilyt dealt with On Hunting.
don's Island and offered him umitless
rewards to capture her slayer.
SIS there anything further we can
dsss LaeiIe paced up and down the
room.
@N0thing but wait. dehr,~ vida said.
sim sure nothing serious has hap
pened."
saThen why doesn't mother call up
and tell rs that she Is all rightT
This was unanswerable. No one
thought OF a sensible reason for keep
ing Mrs. Green away from the tele-
phonN
~We had better do something to oc-
cupy our minds until we hear from the
sherif,y Vida said. rising to the posi-
tion Of commanding officer IN tine emer-
gency.
thought Of my CLANS.
Come with me" l exclaimed and
led the way toward the kitchen. II
hove q surprise for YOU"
"You have found Tootlesr' Lucille
was radiant
mo- I replied. somewhat crestfall-
Ell. fcr / had again forgotten Tootles,
''but ] have something for you to
eat
Never have.T been 80 popular as !
was at Tint m~oment-that is. with oil
but Lucille. I haven't said much about
q hunger because there ID little to
be said. II Is practically impossible
TO convey to the mind OF the wen fed
reader what It means TO miss many
meals
L led them to the kitchen.
srWhat is Ity' Bopp asked.
s'If's q secret." I replied mysterious
". Investigating my kettle OF CLANS,
which. strange 20 relate, had not boiled
entirely away. Til serve It to you
aud then you can guess what It is.*
4 found a number OF bowls IN the
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is expected to TURF out clean, well-var-
nished and enameled work; walls free
from finger marks left by other men
than his own, well-polished floors. free
frem heei-inarks aad scratches. The
strange part of it Is that ninety times
out OF a hundred he can stand the
gam from everybody and deliver a real
~ good job in the end.
For safety's sake, however. the mas
ter painter should have 1t stipulated
In his specifications that all inside
work shall be complete and accepted:
all refuse and dirt removed from all
rooms, closets and halls that he viii
not be responsible for results IL plumb
ers, masons, carpenters, decorators or
others come In and cause dust, litter
o. other annoyance, while working on
the fultillment of his contract. IL this
Is agreed to In black and white before
the contract is signed, but little trou-
bic will be experienced later on when
the work Is under way. No master
painter need be afraid that he viii
lose q contract because of such insist
ence. for the owner, In nine cases out
of ten. will respect him all the more
for the evidence Of art shown under
the circumstances especially If he has
explained to him something Of the why
and wherefore. and that he will be
able to get into the new house more
quickly because the contract can be
more easily fulfilled.
Plaster Should Dry Three Weeks.
No inside work should be attempted
until the plaster has dried at least
three weeks, nor should the last coat
Of outside finish be applied until after
this time has elapsed. The printing
and second coats on the siding protect
the lumber from external moisture,
cold and heat conditions, but at the
same: time I am convinced that they
also exert = valvular action and allow
Internal moisture to escape. n This
reasop I much prefer 70 apply the Inst
coat Of finish on new houses after all
tina inside work az siHinr. paperinG.
painting arf vsraizisinr 4 seiiss 5ssssz
the outside last coat Win hold IT. gloss
logger and che Inside folsh 81 brighter
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PAINTER SHOULD
GET FAIR CHANCE
His Work Is Most important in
All Home Building.
CLEAR FIELD MUST BE GIVEN
Cleanliness and Freedom From Dust
Are Absolutely Essential If Real
ly Good Job Is to Be
Done.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers Of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
tst without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1891 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, Ill, and only enclose
three-cent stamp for reply.