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ROSEDURG, NEWS REVIEW, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1927. FIVE j?w unne U us tin O Q)J927 On fiA Semes Ik . if .. THIS HAS HAPPENED T. it. nriu, weauuy oaiMUtmeDt stuie owner, nreparus a question naire lu bu answeieu uy all uie uu Juuu ol Ills store, limy Yveiiu ans wers the question,; because sue hopes tu get ouo ot the cusu urines otiered lor ihe best replies. tUe uuus ttu, uowever, over lue prj tests ot Clay Curtis, sou of tlie store owner. Clay lias Ulslnuerllud himself and Is now living with tlie Wollu family, worklug at a factory , u) uay aua writing muslo at nlalu, Wily believes that Clay suspects uis tamer 01 some scheme. Billy herself wouders what "Old T. C;." . Is "up to." Billy Is disgusted when ' she hearn two girls iu thd store dis cussing the answers to their Ques tionnaires. Nyda Lomax lies 10 gam the old man's favor, saying her ambition is to become a kinder garten teacher, when everyone knows sho hates children, Winnie Shelton says sho wants to take a business course In order tp become . private secretary to a "big busi ness man like'Mr. Curtis." Billy's : own ambition Is to Be la great con ; cert violinist. Music is the great ' bond between her and Way Curtis. When Clay Curtis learns that - Stanley Powers, assistant credit manager of the store, who has been rushing Billy, is invited to tlie Wells' home for supper the night of the big celebration, he announces he will not be present. Billy is in a sulky humor when she admits Powers that evening. , NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER IX "Why aren't you in 'The Pa geant of. Progress'?" Stanley Powers said to Billy, sitting small and demure beside him. "If you were up mere on the stage now, . we'd be treated to a sight of the , six prettiest girls in the store. couldn't take the time off for rehearsals'. Billy answered in a whisper. "Besides, I'm playing the violin later, .you know.-- Sh-hl They're' going to recite verses' Six girls In flowing white dra peries, had come dancing upon the stage, Winnie Shelton leading, holding between her hands a small placard bearing the ' numerals, "18061900." Pearl Hadley, just a little .taller, and with the light V playing trioks with ' her flaming : mop of red hair, carried a slightly larger placard with the numerals, "1901 19U6.'.' Behind her cume : -. Lottie Shumate, a little taller than Pearle, with her placard testifying to the existence .of the Curtis Store r during tlie years of 1907 to 1912. Sadie Meyers, whose dark, C-riental head was - carried proudly on. a long, slender neck, displayed her . placard, "19131918:" behind her, .: swaying lie a long, .slender, reed, came Susie Howard, of the misses' drosses department, with placard proof that the Curtis. Store bad weathered tho post-war. depression 1919-1924. Bringing up the Tear, and dancing with slow, .undulating gruce, came Nyda Lomax, tallest ant most barbarically beautiful of them all, holding aloft the -largest of the ..placards, bearing the giant ( numerals, 1925. : ! , ., . ' When the six girls had delivered their rhyming praise to the Curtis Store and . to "its founder and owner, T. Q. Curtis, each one hang ing her placard upon hooks, caught In a long cord that hung from a . veiled picture, suspended high oil the back wull of the stage, the audience burst . Into spontaneous - applause as the placards were seen, to form ah inverted pyramid, testi fying to the wonderful growth of the Curtis Store.. . ' "They're gbing to unveil the por- trait," Billy whispered. The six girls divided into two groups, of three, and took their places "on each side of the -nor-, trait, i'hen, with tho Curtis banii , playing softly, .the girls' voices ris ing in a badly trained but rousing chorus of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow!" six pnirs "of hands seized cords dangling from the veiled por trait and slowly tho Velvet curtains parted, revealing a life-size 'por trait in oils of T. Q. Curtis. It was a fairly bad portrait, but tho ap plause that filled the big room like thunder was a sincere tribute to tho man whom all .had cause to respect, and more than a few to love. ' T. Q. Curtis rose from his seat on the front row and advanced to the stafee. "Seeing the years stacked up under me like rhat " and he shot a quizzical glance at tho portrait which formed the- top of tho In verted pyramid "makes me real ize that I'm getting to be an old man. Thirty years of running a , dry Roods store! To most of you young people, that seems like a lifetime, and I don't know but Pastry and bread j foods to make a Glad Eastertide. Hot Cross Buns every day j this week. " j E mothers; Wi BREAD . KM-BY HECK." , what you're right There's nothing much that s new can happen to a man after he's fifty-three, but death or failure In business. That picture there makes me think death is a long way off, for the artist has kindly left out all wy wrinkles; In fact, if 1 don't watch out, I'll be thluking I look as young as that. and do something foolish." Billy caught her breath sharply. Staring at girls pretty girls the dangorous age; hadn't she read enough about it? She'd have to warn Clay "And aB for failure In business, long as a man's got n bunch of fellow-workers like Von, I reckon there Isn't mnch to worry about. I'm not any gObd at speeches, and ;ou people know it. But I ttvtuik you all rrom the hot torn of my heart. But wbere " he peer-d with that wry grin of his at the portrait "did that oil-painting ar tist get the notion tha( I ever wore a red necktie?" He, clumped off the stage, bo-.v-. ing ms nenu a trifle. , "Old boy Just ate it up, aidn't he?'" Stanley Powers asked under cover of the, applause which was helping to create. "They all tan lor the good old applesauce. don't they?" It isn t unnlesauce " Ttillv hln. eu out at mm fiercely. "There may bo a few scofferB who don't appreciate u . really noble man when they work for ono, day in and day out, and draw down a fat salary check for it, but most of us know that we've got it pretty soft nore. J don't DIame him for liking it. He's human, isn't he?" Ouch!" Stanley Pawkk fl,iflr.l his Wad. "Didn't know Vou were so stuck on the old boy. As a father-in-law, I don't suppose he'd be so bad " "If you say another word like thnt to me, I'll go home right now alone," Billy snapped, as she moved as far away from him as the narrowness of 'her seat would per mit. ( She heard hardly a word of the humorous one-act play that Charles Brenner, the advertising manager, had written, a really clever tnko off on the store's class in sales manship. She was relieved when Stanley Powers rose, with self-conscious smiles at those whom ho was disturbing, and pushed his way to an exit, to appear a little later upon the stage with his. cornet. How silly he looked, Billy thought resentfully, nufflnir his cheeks out like that. It was a won der his eyes didn't pop out of his head. Ha kept standing there, bow ing like a fat little colonel, asking iyi mum, anu retreating ;at last with a- comical look of surnHsn when he was not clapped into an encore. ! The program dragged on. stuffed with monologues, a Charleston contest, a singing and dancing act, a speech by Hoskins, the general manager, and another by Miss Simmons, who talked fearful plati tudes about a "bigger and better" Store and co-operation. , BUly. heard Miss ( Simmons' speech from, bnck-staeo' .ntunriine In the wings, nervously smoothing tho crisp orchid taffeta of tho little frock she had thought so delicious ly pretty and which now, suddenly, acemed tawdry and cheap and fool ishly juvenile.' She Wouldn't play an encore, no matter how much they wanted her to. She wouldn't give that conceited, fat little pup of a Stanley Powers a chance to rub It In that she too liked "apple sauce." ; ; But when she was at last upon the stage, her Violin tucked under her round little chin, she forgot her audience, forgot Stanley Pow ers and that fact that her mother would be pathetically pleased if she married him forgot T. Q.'s strange, erratic behaviov. She played "Humorosque," knowing that it would please by lis very familiarity where a niece of her own choice would bewilder tnem. As she played, every nerve In her body responded to the moods of the music now lilting, now sobbing, now sad, now gay, now exultant. As soon as she had finished and made her little ducking curtsey, she ran from the stage Into the wings,: dent to tho Insistent ap plause that was calling her hack Quite unaccountably, she leaned against the wall, her violin dang ling from her hand, and wept. bomeone touched her .on the arm and sho looked up, fumbling tor an excuse for her tears, into the eyes of T. Q. Curtis. He look the hand wilh which sho had dash ed away tears. " ' "They want. you to play again. my dear, but I understand. I was polng to award the prliies, hut they Kept caning ror you. I'll tell them you ain't going to play any more, but don't run away. ou may Ik? interested in the announcement of prize winners." He patted her hand awkwardly, then strode away to take his place upon the stage. - Bllly fumbled for her compact, touched up her reddened eyelids, then tiptoed from her hiding place to Rn empty seat near the stepe. Old T. Q. was making a short, explanatory speech before calling the names of the girls and women who had won prizes in the ques tionnaire contest. Billy found It Impossible to concentrate on what he was Faying. "And because I appreciate the work that everyone of you did on this foolish ouestlnnnalre nf mini,. ! I want to announce, before I tell yon who Won the twenty-five .prizes, that I have Instructed the ! credit manager to deduct an nddi- tlo.ial five per cent from tho Keb I mary first bill of every woman or Iplrl who look the trouble to ans wer the questionnaire. Now, I tRfce pleasure in announcing that I the following, in the judgment of I Miss Simmons, Mr, Uonklna and myself, have merited tho prizes in me order named " Billy leaned forward. ; ; "Mrs. Bluncho Corwiu "Oh, that's nice. She ueedB tl.e money so badly," Billy breathed, as T. Q. paused for the applauso which followed thq announcement ot ine nrBi name.; , i ; "Miss Susie Howard " . ' Thunderous- applause, because Susie Howard was oue of the most popular girls. In the Btore, engaged to be married to tho most popular man , "Miss Billy Wells" ' Billy cowered In her seat, clutch ing the arms of her chair with ice cold hands. 'Miss Nyda Lomax, Miss Wlnnlo Shelton, Mrs. Carrie Worth, Mrs. Alio Paul, Miss Leila Sampson" His stern, clipped voice wont-on and on, but Billy scarcely, heard him. How glad she was for Leila, and for herself herself she hadn't been fired "And now I want to ask the twenty-five .winners just named to moot me for a feV minutes after the program is finished, and Wore dancing begins, I'll only detain Von & very short time, In the class room on this floor." T6 he 'continued.) Old T. 'Q. Curtis has a new and astonishing contest up hi8 sleeve. Read the next chapter. Bat uarbicue 'sandwiches and live forever. Brand's Road Stand. "BLUE BLANK" TO BE EIGHT BENEFITS FROM ONE BOOAIGE DRIBBLE LISTED How to start the Day W rong By BRIGGS everything's BKIGHT and ROSY WHEN YOJ ASH FOfUTHfcT. MORNING SHOWER : (AMKwIutwl 1'n-si l.i'UKU Wire.) MADISON, Wis., April 13, The Necessary Only , to Fill in Two Schedules Assessor Says Nearly '90 Per - Cent Now Filed. , There Is considerable misunder standing among the merchants of 'the county regarding the return to be made on the "Blue Blank." ac cording to County Assessor Calk ins. The recent ruliug that asses sors may make out their own forms has resulted , In different procedure in various counties bo that there is some misunderstand ing locally. Each inssessor Is re quired by. the state, Lax .commission to get cortuin information regard ing business concerns, Mr. Calkins says. In order to obtain the in formation in tho quickest and easiest manner, he states, .lie re quires only that schedules "B" and "D" on the original blank be filled out. The other data asked for in the blank is not being required. In some counties the assessors have innde up new forins and are not usinfe the "Blue Blank" nt all, btlt as these had nlroady. been sent out in Douglas county It was thought best to have the returns filed on these blanks this year. Approximately 90 per cent of tho returns have now been made. It has boon stated, Mr. Calkins says, that Multnomah county Is hot requiring tho merchants to make returns. Instead of obtaining ro turhs from the merchants, Multno- j mnh county is putting a deputy assessor in the business office of each concern and is forcing the merchant to open Ills books for Inspection and the 'information is being taken direct by tho officer. . Jackson to Use Blanks MEDFOItD, Ore., April 13. Bus iness firms and manufacturing con corns In Jackson county will have tq fill in tlie .so-called blue confi dential reports, fts provided in the "snooping law," by bouse bill No. 72, according to County Assessor Coleman. Mr. .Coleman declared the confi dential blanks required when filled but are mailed direct to him, opened by him, placed In a special safe by him, the key being in Ills own possession, and no other per son will ever have access to the blanks. Ho says if the concerns who do hot mako the returns re quired In the blank, ho will have to assess them himself to comply with the law. t) - Wool sacks and twine at Whar ton Bros. . . - . new basketball lrle limit hit; the dribble to one bounce will cure eight major ailments of the game, la the opinion of Dr. Waller E. Meanwoll, a membei of the rules committee which promulgated the new order, mid couch of the Uni versity of isconsln cage team. Dr. Meanwell, originator ot the short bounce pas's, exponent ob the dribble and regarded as one of the outstanding basketball couches in America, suld ho was firmly con vinced that elimination of tlie drib ble would prove a boon t ihe game, which now is reaching inter national Importance.- - He said the new mlo would do these things for the game; Place basketball on a team basis iu contrast to one , mau performances. Save the game to the small clever man now releguted to the showers. Virtually eliminate "stalliUK" bv the team in the lend. r ' Tend to eliminate the accidents resulting from efforts to stop a dribble. LUminnte seventy nor cent of the whistle blowing which nuw is caused by double dribbling. : force coaciies to nerfect renl plays Instoad of ' being, morelv bench warmers. ' j Take a great burde'n off farricinin who have had to decide ' i'hen a dribble was "double" and Illegal. Moderate tho speed of the game and give the lighter clover men a chance to break through tho do- leuse ot.oig men. , CANDIES I Good quality chocolates 39c Hi Gum mix, 20c lb. After dinner mints, 30o lb. Fresh, creamy fudge 25c lb. Nut fudge 30c lb. Caramel rolls, a delicious ploce, special 39o. Hard mix 20c lb. Peanut brittlo in 1 lb. wax-tight sealed cartonB, 25c lb. Chocolate bars, 2 for 5c. ViBit the candy department at Carr's "where you save." , tit ft CURE FOR SIN SERMON TOPIC In last evenings Episcopal Mls slp;i meeting conducted by- Arch-, deacon Black the Cure lor tho dis eases of the soul, sin, was gone In to lu a very satisfactory way. The story of The Prodigal' Son was used to brlnetout the, neces sary steps towards effecting a euro. ine results ot sin were first taken up, they being,' first tho 'lending "into a far cmntry" oHhe.jjfenfaai and Your Spasmodic fits of coughing havg EvtTRYSP.RY 5TAR.IN.C3 AT W U BUT when you light ACIGAR.eTTe AFTER BREAKFAST IT TASTES SoVeTHiMG AWFUL? i -And Finally You coOgh ThS k3 BOSS RIGHT OUT of, Your. loFFice . BetoRe YcJU'CAM MENTION! THtT V ', LITTLE RAISE YOU WANTED. AND THE , SECOMO ' OMtV STARTS Th OLD THREAT ' TO TlCKLlNtfJi - AND SO THE PAY IS UTTERLY ROINEO, Wu Rented 'any ivoe ofhe has Such HIS ABUSE jAN IRRITATING 1 , -v ; v .COUGH.... HE I iCri ''""' ";';"" ., g&L S I 'OUGHT To 5M0Hfc?y f 'il' 1 esuMi3& ' Its the Smooth est Cigarette... o for 1$ Wodlict o( P. J-orilUrUCo,, SIR KNIGHTS, ATTENTION O -" ' n - . - Ydu a'rd ' hoitibV :Vt?nifeatetl ' Sunday . evening 7 o'clock promptly, to attend Easter services at SI- Oeorgo's Upls. copal church. The service will be conducted by Sir Knight Ernest liunuels, vicar of St. George's. All visiting Sir Knights nro most cordially in- Vlted. 1 1 ' . ! " J. 'M.! TItltONK; lii. .0, CLOSED STREAM QUERIES POUR IN ON CLIFFORD PORTLAND, Ore., April 13. In Preparation for the opening of the trout fishing season Friday. Stale Game Warden Harold Clifford to day directed that notices be posted on all closed streams. Many lotters are coming in from folk outside the stale asking where to find the fine fishing they read about. Clifford Is nrmiarlnz a list with names of streams a:,d in formation about hotel and camping accommodations to answer to in quiries. A change In dredging operations In Willamette Slough so that angl ing for salmon will not bo hindered by muddy water will be asked of Ihe port commission as soon as James H. Polhemus, genera! mana ger, returns from the. east, Clifford said today. tlon of us from our Father. Onil..iVto 'nicet in Masonic ''hull 'nnVi men ine wasting or our heritage or the gift ot God through Christ cf eternal life. 4 Tho Archdeacon called attention to the fact that a life of sin,nevor satisfies. , With ull It's glamor and false pleasures, it'B seeking ror satiation there, Is undomeath. a feeling of something lacking. Continuing the story the. Mllj Bloner rend "Ho camo to hliuueir." Sinners, always do, lie said, but often times too late. Tho. groat need in our lives, he went on, Is to be as tho Prodigal Son, convict ed of our sin and that, before it Is too late. . The Archdeacon snld a realiza tion that It I&, not alone wlint sin does to us that is needed, disator- ous as that It, hut the nwt'ulnoss of sin In the sight of, Cod's purity. The tearing pain that Is brought to our Father God In seeing we hi children whom Ho loves with d love that is far greator than it is possible for human parents tp give their children entering into tlie be smirching and finally death deal ing blackness of sin. ' , "I will rise and go to my, father and will say unto him, Father 1 havo sinned against Heaven and .before Thee." There, said' 'tho Missloner, is our need as was tho Prodigal Son's-; confession. Ho brought out that the father was so overjoyed at the return of his son that fVrgiveness was given without any hesitancy as It will be given us. , In summing up. Archdeacon Black said, the cure for tho. dis eases of the soul is found Ih :a re alization of our plight, a conviction of it's awfulneFs, a confession and desire for forgiveness. HHPOHTER. GENUINE ST. VALENTINE BROCCOLI SEED 30 years careful selection for strain. No unsatisfactory crops to date. Price $20 per lb., $l.f0 Per Leave nrfloYR with Rvlvia .T. Brown. I lloseburg. tioii that Is charged wilh sincerity and virile power., Until Clifford is tho lovely, lady wooed by tho hitherto indifferent Don, . while otners In the cast are: Noah Young, Albert Prlsco, .William Cpiirtright, Tom Hates, . Norma Mtuio and Carmen Lb ltpux. Silvi i King ugaln amazes and doliglils his admirer with his endless source of,new stunts and his prox imity to human intelligence.' Lloyd lugraliam is the director and also contributed the continuity nuule from tho original story by Frank M. Clifton.- guiso ,is ,seen through, )iovover,-! and. they are recognized (or dosper- I nlo crooks. , The. Federal aulliorl- I' ties are sumnmuet j- ' .i ' "J ; "Pals First" contains oho of 'the j best' mirpriso 'endings - ot the 'sen-1 sou. So do the Federal author!-1 ties and everybody else.1 -t ' j In Its book niul play, from "Pals : First" achieved' lmmonse popular!- i' ty.- 'Lois Leason prepared tho see-' nario. ' ' ',.,.'--.-', j Lower grlcfe's oil ull floor coVer-' logs at Powell's. : . , , HOUR IN PRISON? ANTLERS THEATRE Promise of a delightfully differ ent cqniedy-di-nnia of hobodom, wilh a tear or A'wo and many chuc kle's mixed togolher, Is made by the maiiagenient of the Autlors theatre in the announcement of the first local showing ot "Pals First," First National's latest re lease, featuring Lloyd Hughes mid the beautiful Dolores (h i I!lo. From first" to last the sympathy of the beholder is with ihe likeable tramps. This Is because the bet ter, sorter, deeper and hiunanllar Ian sldo of the amiable character's is .always foremost. The sympathy ot everybody for the under dog, especially if the ton-' der dog Is a kindly dog, comes to the fore In this production. The tramps masquerade ns the owner of on aristocratic Southern mansion nnd his 'guests. Their dis- r " -ffrtT ZuiAttrt- tin NBA, Knnsns City Bureau Mrs. Myrtle Lancaster, of Tulsu, Okla., wns sentenced to ono iiour In the penitentiary for assault with Intent to kill. But Governor Johnston granted A 10-day slay of execution aiid has been naked lo pardon the woman who Is the mother of five children. Civic and charitable 'organizations protested, ni'guing that the stigma of a peni tentiary sentence should not be en forced whero the crlmu deserves no mote than CO mlnuics In Jail.. rsJnSSnl fc-i ' lP-e Groceries 'in Quantity A iSo'teifer: 'o'l local buyers have rocently been tailing advantago otr reduced prices lu staple groceries by purchasing in quantity.' This offers tho family provider nuother avenue of economy which wo will bo glad lo discuss with him., - ECONOMY GROCERY 344 id. . Jwekio'n. Si ; Phone 63 O. L. Johnson :, 10 BEX BALLOT (Auociatcil 1'ri-u LchkU Wire.) LONDON, April -3. Premier Baldwin nnnouiicuU lit the House of Commons today that the govern-' ment will introduce a bill at the next session or parliament to give women the vote at 21, thus equaliz ing their franchise with that of tho men. , . The prime minister said It would take some time to prepare the bill, which could not be Introduced be fore the next session, in hut umu. The women who will bo frnnchised under Ihe bill probably will be uble to vote in the next general elec tions, which normally will occur about November, 11129,.,. .Mr. Baldwin's statement follow ed a cabinet meeting at which the franchlso subject was thoroughly discussed. It Is reported that Win ston Churchill, Chancellor of tho Exchequer, and Lord Birkenhead, secretary of state for India, wore against what was tanned ihe ''flappor' vote, But' that their col loughes "overruled them. : Th,e "decision Which the cabinet find to. make was momentous, since equal franchise will add five mil lion, women to the voting list, giv ing them a majority ol two million over ine mon. . s . Girls Love to boo a nose that isn't shiny men 'do everybody ' does. Your sklni Vvlll always look like a, peach it you use that hew wonderful French Process Face Powder culled MEL. LO-GLO, which stays on so long, Vory pure prevents large poros- "keeps the skin yohng and beaut fill.. Got MELLO-OLO today. Ni thun Fnllertou. TO HOLD DEMONSTRATIONS Mrs. Jessie D. McConib, Bluto homo demonstration leader, from tho Oregon Agricultural College, arrived in lloseburg today for a series of meetings. She is con ducting classes at Canyonvillo, Kid dle and Myrtlo Creek. Demonstra tions were givon a short time ago In homo work, and another series will follow tho ones being hold this week. Window shades and curtain rods nt Powell's. liberty Theatre USED Galvanized Bcreen wire at Pow ell's Furniture Storo. Chas. S. McElhinny .Th WldoVs Frlthrr Oregon Life Miuonlo Bldg. 101 H. Jaekson "T)tm' MIlt" a strtry or tho lnys I of dashing dons nnd valiant va-' fjiiriroii, wns clitjRt'n by " Frnd Thomson as his lalet Btarrins vo ! hlult for F. B. O. whidi is coming ! to thfi IJbf-rty Theatre text Frl- 1 day whf?n It begin a 2 day run. ! Th.i locals Is BoiithrMii California -at the height of its romaniic his- tory. A romarkabVj nolo of ac- H curacy has bpfii atltifned duo to! the vant rcHearch work which was madf In ord"r to rcrealo )ho or- f lfnal nlmnsphcro and background, j There n u) tho splfiidor and thrill j of those bygone daya whirh featur- ; ed dnrlnx chivalry and fioe-and-l easy knife throwing. 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