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ROSEBURO, OREGON,
THE
A crisis is at hand in the matter of reorganizing the
Sutlicrlin and Hnsi-burg canneries as a cooperative institu
tion, eligible for government financing.
A scant half dozen men whose accounts total scarcely
more than one percent of the total amount involved, are
holding up the entire plan by their refusal to sign the co
operative agreement. Several hundred have signed up, a
great deal of careful work has been done, sacrifices have
been made so that the cooperative plan could be brought to
success. Now six men can, if they choose to maintain their
present attitude, overthrow the entire matter. If the organi
zation is not completed this week the task will be abandoned.
Douglas county will not have an operating cannery of any
kind. Without doubt the plants will be dismantled and we
will have slipped backward as a farming county.
.' The unfairness in the present situation is that the peo
ple, who are holding out can accomplish absolutely NOTH
ING by doing so. If they expect that their claims will be
paid by the rest of the fellows in order to complete the deal
thy tire most certainly wrong. In the first place there is no
money with which to pay and in the second place it would
be absolutely unjust for a few to win out because they refuse
to cooperate. Without a doubt, all who signed for stock
would much rather have cash. They have signed first be
cause there is not the remotest chance of getting cash and
secondly because the proposed plan offers a market, cash
market, this year and years to come, for the produce of their
farms. This latter feature is worth more, by far, than the
amount involved right now.
The Norton canneries have a three year operating his
tory. If they can bo taken over intact by a cooperative or
ganization they can hold the rating of a going concern and as
Boon as the deal is completed and the affairs of the organiza
tion placed on a sound basis the concern is eligible to receive
government financial help. Money can be obtained both as a
capital loan and as operating funds.
If the six men maintain their refusal to cooperate and
the cooperative cannery project is ruined thereby, there is
bnly bankruptcy left as a means of liquidating the affairs of
the canneries. In such event, the tangible assets of the com
pany will go to the secured creditors. A large portion of the
machinery will be taken in satisfaction of the conditional
sales contracts, the mortgage on the buildings will be fore
closed and the buildings remodeled for other uses. There will
be no more canneries in Douglas county.
I What a pity. Pears are being picked right now. The
tannery is offered 100 tons of pears for canning as quickly
as it will accept them. There is a big blackberry crop with a
good market for canned blackberries. Every indication
points also to a good market for canned prunes this year.
What will become of this fruit if the growers are unable to
take care of it for themselves? The produce buyers for the
commercial canneries up north can answer that question bet
ter than anyone and the growers will pay the freight.
Oregon Editors'
Opinions
Yos, Oregon Grows mimliiK their Hhare of the iivspoii
rl lt home pcssimitil ; and slhllltlca ol Kovei nmont.
J iilarmiMs tell n mhii.i imcs. If we rlin conlmie , ,mve ,
l..irucul.iii dm ins iMilmcal cam ,,. , - , , .
paiK.iu. I Ik, I a men .:cai ia wrong l1,11 r worker, here In Oregon,
oar taxes are so oppressive thaliuo shall continue to prosper,
our taxes at I'm) oppressive that I
only those who must ulll stay here
nail nay them, unit tuir pi'uplu art'
alow. Hint ours lit u iiem-pruuri'S
kivo HiiiH1. 'I lny puiur mmiliwarii
lo CuliUnnla uiul norilnvaui to
'aHiiini;!on nmt citi' (hut a kontl
many nun e liihabilanis to tlu
quart iit.lt irstli In i-at li ol tliosf
btutt'8 than in Oii-mm.
Hut just now llu l n!lfii Slates
census bauau bun i:u;ed u tabula
lion ot hiato popuiations for )w
wholo union on tin- liasis tif Hit'
lartt i'iis;is ami i;iinp; pt'ivnit
a;os (i I rotni'aralivt' rowi li for
tiu past (li't-aiic. And tiioso fiuica
Hhow iliat Oitoii, whltl. in r.tJu
luul n population of 7nS :ts!i. has in
VXoi)' i population of LV-Jllt I . Tho
pereuur--e of irrmyth in population!
In ten years lor Oregon is 21. ti
per coat.
Now let iirt compare a lilile.
Only seven stales of tic union
nhowed greater growth of popula
tion between l'JL'i' and 1 !:. than
Oregon s'ioved. These, in older of
Ih lor perceuiages of Increase,
were ';liloinia uiih (i." Klorida
with r.1.1. Michigan with It 2. Ail
rona w II It :in I. New Jersey with
27.6. Texas wUh North Caro
lina with ":!!. Our neighbor stale
of Wn hint; ton. often cited to us
as an example to be emulated in
progress and development, showed
n percentage increase ol but
seveml notches below Oii'kiiii.
There cannot be much tumtHtnent
Is '
My wnmg with .1 slate that iandn j
alt the Plates of the
eifrniii nuiou
union in population growth for the
past decado. And. be it remem
bered, we have h;id no boom. -I'ortland
Oresonian.
Editorials on News
(Continued from page 1)
rr slnndard of living than nativej j5. yon s'e, stabilized piiies.
AmorlcunH, la essential to pios- i peuultting a profit fiom l.V-
perlty. iFH'lENr ojn'rations. ai better iu j
It Is a mistaken theoiy. Fmv the Ion? run than prices that are
perity ia AIDED, not hindered, by j too high this year and too low .
well paid, EFFICIENT woi Iters, 'next year. j
by The Nows-Revlew Co., Ino.
-Editor
TUESDAY, AUG. 12, 1930.
CRISIS
!jtthoHP utamlni'il of livlllR 1h HIGH,
: not low; who are financially able
to buy and pay Im the comforts of
j llfi1 nnil mentally capable of as-
pU A11LKs L. ,u prp8UcIlt of
v
mi nut ii'iuii i'huj ll.VMH UII Itlll,
says: "Milk rout-sump, Inn has
KUiiiPil from 3n lo per ci'iit in
tin past 10 yoars.
He nihls: "Tlion Is hut little
thutuailon tn tht dtMimml. for
is iicvor more than lf or 20
tlays' mipply of milk proilucts on
hand In this country."
C() far you wi
You may n
ill aree with hini.
not aurce whr he
ays: 'Tanner welcome the re
cut reduction n the miee of hut
,,. fm. n s in,.nilS(.(, p0.
nuiiifl mil, II e fJHI IUle IMP pi'lCl'
of butter stabilized nt a reasonable
pile
betl
to the rousnmer it Is much
for (he dairjman than high
prices."
Il.lt. 1-eiore diaureeiiu vvith him
too sharply, consider this: High
prti-es mean lowoted corsinipl ion.
Lowered consumption means over
accumulaiien of supply and over
iccumulation or supply means
falling price and cost adjust
nient to a new stundaul.
C0-rALIKI ,limi result J
lM'm nrsi. lis-
iir; price, wuh their Inevitable!
accompaniment ot INCKKASlNt,! t
production ami DKCKKASINti con
j sumption. Second, over unpply and
; ratline prices, wiih their ineit- i
' able accompuniuient ol depressed
business while the met supply is
; beinif c on.oimed. j
BRINGING UP FATHER
WE ARE 5oiw5
CVER TO PLAY
SOME MINIATURE
c$OLF-DADDY- f-J
IUIU;M
Maybe I m Wrong
By
J. P. MEDBURY
WOMEN are getting married so
often lately that several rail
road companies are now selling
t'omm-U Uiou books lo Niagara
Falls.
Housing Conditions The trouble
with most New York apartments is
that they're a little too tight
around the waist.
Wonders of Nature The bass
horn player who is all wrapped
up in his work.
City Slacken The lazy detec
tlve who only shadowed one of
the Siamese twins.
Null and Void The jockey who
spends hia day otf riding on merry
go-iouuds.
Momentous Moments When
Ku Kluz Klansmau's sheet gels
buggy nt the knees.
Financial Note Save your pen
nles and your relatives will bor
row the dollars.
The Unfair Sex The modern
girl ulways leaves the kitchen out
of her air castle.
Among the llliterattl A success
ful linguist is one who can wire
home for money In any language.
Our Own Vaudeville Sunday
school teacher: There's no parting
In heaven. Modern girl: Then
where do angels get their divorces?
Talks on Health
Dtt. It. S. COPELAND
ON" MY desk Is n letter from Oak
land. Calif., asking for an ar
tide on "t I cupational Neuritis."
There are many of the so-called
occupational diseases. We know
furnace stokers and bakers suiter
trom the etfects of intense heat,
and packers in storage plants suf
fer from the cold. Lead and mer
cury poisoning are found among
painters and other workers. Divers
suiter from bad air. The imme
diate annoyances of most of theaf
disturbances jilsappear when the
person leaves his work at the end
ot the day.
The term "oct upalional ueuritls"
Includes a large number ot dis
tin hances of nerves and muscles
due to long-continued overuse.
They are due to si rain or to re
pent id shocks to nerves or mus
cles because of the demands in cer
tain occupations.
As a rule these are occupations
t rat ton. Hut occasionally persons
rci Hiring intelligence and com eu
dohiK unskilled labor are troubled
wiiii pains tn overworked pails.
The most common of the occupa
tional disorders ate ailments know n
as "w riler's." "telem apher s" ami
"tpislV cramp. Many musicians,
particularly pianist, violinists and
drummers, dev elot neuritis.
Other who suffer are carpenters,
machinists, tailors and masons. Iu
fact anyone w ho hold the same
position for a Ion; period or who
noes throuiih the same motions re
peateilty may have trouble. -Massage
Helps
This condition show itself In
!v. tn and cramp in I be muscles
-durum exercise or while hold ina
the position which has caused the
troubh. Later these pains disap
pear durints rest. A a rule, there
is ineieased tenderness it Inn v the
course of the nerve in the involved
pat.
Nein it is due tn occupat ion tnaj
he avoided by changing the posi
tion ot the body frequently. Thee
change transfer the tmni'ti'ai
pt ensure from on croup of nius
eles to another The symptom
art alnay relieved by brief per
mmIs oi rest. Indeed, when trouble
has tie v eloped rest 1 th tirst
thine to he thought of hs a means
of benefiting the victim.
It there U much pain m.isa:,
hr.'t and elcrrtcl!y are a-11 helptu j
Sometimes it ts necessary to have j
a complete chauue of occupation.
When you leave your work
M2 WS: ifilr t- Jwlhh
i caur 4.MV ITvEi-.iF AMY ioV 1 ri BY GOLLY" t YHIMK I SEE I
: WORO-R? , ghl? : AftyYINAWoUT OM
j ?S, ev o??c d THAT BOAT- 1M IT OE J
i pint,
j p
" who t"rwio Coumt 1
WILLYOO a OE STROKES? r40V t
JOlM OS? rtUrt DOM'T WAMTTO PLAY
S.CT ! AMY MlWlATTORE tJOLF"
? I f MO-AM DOMT WYTH HtM OR. AMVOrJE
I M.MevroRE. A V -rrf U
change to fresh clothes and take
a short walk. Do not eat If you
are tired or do not feel well. Rest
for half an hour, wash the face and
hands thoroughly and take a cup
of soup. This should refresh you
and drive away the result of the
day's work. Later you will enjoy
the evening meal.
Around....
The County
By R. R. WOOD
There are a few farmers in the
.Melrose district who ate special
iiiins Iu strawberries, and those
who have made the culture of this
earliest of all fruits a study in the
lnipqua valley are finding it a
profitable crop. Among those who
are giving considerable attention
to this fruit is W A. Long, who
resides on the Koseburg-Umpqua
highway, probably lf miles west
of the city. He has five acres
planted, some of the acreage being
late anting, but the older portion
of his berry patch has brought in
splein'jd returns on the investment
of labor and time spent upon it.
Mr. Long thoimht so much of the
crop as a profitable one to grow,
that he ha contemplated going into
it on a larger scale. In fact, he is
making this Industry his princi
pal business aside from prune
growing, and finds the two lines
the surest source of the farm In
come. Pre-Historic Relic
While the News-Review writer
was visiting at the Long home.
Mrs. Long brought out a piece of
Indian pottery that bears mute tes
timony to the industry and ingen
uity of the Indians who once lived
along the I'mpqua and hunted in,
the forests and mountains. This
particular piece of pottery was
evidently made many centuries
ago, perhaps long before America
was discovered, and was fashioned
from a huge river-washed boulder
one of the hardest of rocks and
was used, probably, for a mixing
bowl or mortar. In which the
squaws compounded grains and
wild berries, herbs, and other
products This old Indian relic
was round In the creek that flows
throiitth the Long ranch, and is
actually so old that time and the!
elements have literally decayed the,
stone of which it was made, and a
portion of the bottom of the old!
utensil has recently dropped out.!
disintegration having done its
work so thoroughly. ' Mrs. Lone
has carefully preserved the old
"mixim; bowl." including the piece
that dropiH-d out, and has it
wrapped with string to hold It to
gether. The work of making this
old mortar must have been a ted
ious process, but the patience oi
the Indian is seen In its finished
state, and doubtless generations of
squaws used this" utensil, which
was probably discarded when civ
ilization brought in modern iron
pots that were sold by traders to
the natives In early times.
Another interesting bit of Infor
mation that came to light durum
this visit was the existence of au
Indian burial plot that Is on the
Henry Paulson farm, adjoining the
Loin: Ranch. A cluster of wild
cherries grows around this spot,
and while the craves are entirely
obliterated, relics that have been
picked up there indicate that it
was once hallowed ground. In ad
dition to this there are also many
stone arrow heads found in the
locality alone the creek, proclaim
ing the fad that Indian village
once occupied the upper part or
Coles vaTley where this pottery
and old burying spot were dis
covered by early settlers. Along i
the creek on the farm of M rs. I
Long, pioneer resident of that sec-1
non. who died a few year ao.
i;nd mother oi W. A. Long and
Attorney John Loin; of this ciiy.
are al-o found ancient sweat baths
used by Indian in their treatment
of the sick. These baths are made
of stone, big enough to accomodate
a full grown man. and the patient
was placed therein and the "bath" :
heated by hot stones or by build- '
tug a fire in it before th patient
was placed therein, given his ,
sweat, snd when the sick person j
was sutficientjy roasted hefnade a i
dash for tfco creek and rdunged in.
By Geo. McManus
Advice to Girls
By
NANCY LEE
DEAR NANCY LEE:
I am a girl in my teens and
have been going with a boy for
two months. He says, he really
loves me and Is very jealous of
me. I think a lot of him but I don't
think I really love him. 1 met
: not her boy at a dance last week
wuom I thought more of than 1
did anyone in the hall. This boy
said he liked me and asked me if
he could take me home after the
dance. I told htm he could. On
the way home he asked me if he
could have a date wdth me and I
said yes. I kept my date with him
on a Friday night. The next eve
ning I saw the one I had been
going with for two months and he
didn't speak to me, therefore 1
know he was angry with me. My
friends tell me he really loves me
and got jealous because I went out!
with this other fellow. I really
like both of these boys but i do
not want to go with either one
steadily. Could you tell me what
to do? I do not want to break
friendship with either or don't
want to stop speaking to them.
Could you give me some idea of a
friendly letter to write.
BROWN-EYED KATIE.
BROWN-EYED KATIE: The only
thing you can do is to let both
of -the young men know thai you
are one of the rare girls who Is
able to appreciate and enjoy a
pleasant friendship with a young
man without smothering it in a lot
of sentimental foolishness. Tell the
young man just that. When love
comes your way, it will find you a
girl who has not frittered away
her affections, and who is capable
of knowing her own mind.
DEAR NANCY LEE:
I am in love with a young
man. I went with this young
man for about four months, but
not steadily. Wo had a quarrel
over some advice my parents gave
me. Now this young man does
not come to see me. He has
told friends he loves me. but I
must take my parents' advice, al
though I am of age. I want to
explain to this young man, but
how can 1? Please give me some
advtee. Thanking vou tfor vour
advice. ONLY SNOOKS.
ONLY SNOOKS: Why not write
the young man a letter, ex
plaining the reason for your atti
tude. That would no doubt clear
the air and settle matters.
FORMER RESIDENT
VISITS ROSEBURG
Mis Cora V. Lester and daugh
ter. Telete. of Berkeley. Calif.,
and Mrs. Mildred S. Taylor of La
Salle. 111., visited yesterday for n
few hours at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles V. Stanton in this
city on their way home after an
extended tour. Mrs. Lester and
daughter left .June 2 for Vtah. j
where they visited Zion park.
Brice canyon and Cedar Breaks.
They were joined by Mrs. Taylor,
who came from Chicago, and they
then went to Kaibabe forest, the
north rim of the Grand canyon in
Arirona. and then to Yellowstone
park. They toured through Idaho)
anil Washington before coming to
Oregon. Mrs. Lester resided ln
Rosebure for a number of years
while her husband, the late Rev.
.1. N. Lester, was pastor of the
Christian church in this city.
If too sick to make the run. he was
carried to the creek, only a few
steps away, and souseij In the coid
waier. i ins process, enipioyeu o
all Indian trPs. is alleged to have
been . very effective in making
"good Indians" out of bad ones.
Sections of elk horns have been ,
discovered embedded in trees In i
the vicinity, and everything points
to th locality having once been a !
favority with the Indians. The,'
old Long ranch was purchased by !
the eider Mr. and Mrs. Long from
David Kvans. who look the prop-
erty as a donation land claim In
the ea'rlv history of the settlement:
ot the 1'iuihU3 valley. David Ev
ans was the father of Sam D.
Evans, now ntkl for years past, a
resident of Roseburg. I
'Ghe SEA BRIDE'
By BEN AMES WILLIAMS
CHAPTER XXVI.
The boy went away resentfully-1
a little more resentfully because
Brander had heard her refusal.
He looked back from the fore-
rigging, and saw Faith standing
near Prander. For a moment he
was minded to go back and join
them; but the dwindling line of
the ropes' above him lured him on.
He climbed, at last, to the mast
great bosoms of the sails, stopped
to ride a yard like a horse and
exult when it pitched and rolled.
He climbed, as last, to the mast
head uerch where the lookouts
stood in .heir, hoops with their!
eves swcolng the wide circle of
the seas.
Faith and Brander were to
gether. Save for the man at the
wheel, whom neither of them
heeded, they were alone. Brander
was at the after rail when she ap
peared; he nodded to her. She
stood near him. hands on the rail,
looking o:t across the sea astern.
The wind tugged at her, played
with the soft hair about her brow,
whipped her cheeks to fire.
She did not look at Brander,
but Brander looked at her. The
man like'd what he saw; he liked
not so much the beauty of her as
the strength and poise that lay in
her face. "Her broad, low brow,
her straight, fine nose, her sweetly
molded lips, and rounding chin
strength there, and calm, and
power! Beauty, too; more than one
woman's measure of beauty, per
haps; but above all, strength. That
was what Brander saw.
It was no new thing for the man
to study Faith's countenance. It
was firm-fastened in his thoughts
he could conjure it up at will, and
It appeared before him, many
times, without his volition. Faith s
eyes were blue, and they were
large, and Brander could never
forget them. The eye of a man or
woman is a thing almost alive;
ft seems to have a soul of its own.
Stand at one side; unobserved, and
watch the eyes of your friend; you
will feel that you are watching
some living personality apart from
the friend you know. It Is like
spying on a wild thing which is
hiding In the forest. The eye is so
alert, so quick to swing to right or
left at any sound.
Woman's eyes differ as much
as women .themselves. Fulth's eyes
were like" Faith herself; there was
no fear or uncertainty in them;
and there was no coquettishness,
no seduction. They were level and
calm and perfectly assured; and
Brander thought that to look into
them was like taking a strong
man's hand. He thought Faith as
fine a thing as woman can be.
Brander made sure that Faith
did not see him studying her thus;
nevertheless, she must have felt
his scrutiny. She was conscious
of an "unaccountable diffidence;
and when she spoke to him at last,
without looking toward him, her
voice was so low he scarcely heard
at all. She said sdme idle thing
about the beauty of the sea.
The sky was so clear, and the
heavens were so blue, that sky ae
heaven seemed to be cousins ov
sisters, their hands clasped at the
far horizon.
"I always think." Brander said
amiably, "that looking off into the
blue on n day like this is like look
ing deep into blue eyes. There
seems to be a soul off there, some
thing hidden, out ot sight; but you
can feci it looking back at you."
Faith was so surprised that she
looked up at him quickly, sidewise;
and she smiled, her cheeks a little
flushed.
"1 never felt just that," she said.
"But did you ever look at a hill,
so far away it Is just a deep blue
shape against the sky. Blue's a
beautiful color to look at, I think."
He nodded.
"From my hill," he said. "I used
to be able to see an island north
west of the one where I was. Just
a line laid down along the sea
a line of blue."
She said nothing In reply to
this; and he said no more. They
were thus silent for a little before
Faith asked:
"Tell me, how did you live
there? Wasn't it lonely? Or were
there others?"
"I wasn't lonely in the least."
he explained. "The old devil-devil
doctor of the village struck up an
acquaintance with me. He knew
whites: and I was the only one
there at the time. He used to
come and talk to me, and say
charms over my garden. I had a
little compass cn my watch-chain,
and I gave It to him. and the old
heathen was my slave for life. So
1 arranged with him to have my
path tabu you remember I told
you; and he was the only company
I ever had."
"You had a garden?"
"Yes. a eood one. I put up a
bouse just bic enough for me.
and no more and ! trimmed down
some t rees. There was a lilt le
hrook and a shallow basin In the
side of the hill where rich soil
had been collect tnr for a saod
minv centuries, I svinpose. I think
if I bad planted pebbles there, thev
would have grown boulders for
me. It did grow all I wanted."
Sh was thoughtful for a little.
" Wh v d id you ever ship as a
whaler?' he asked. "Yon don't
look like the men that ship in the
fo'c's'le."
"I know It." he nodded. "Maybe
beraiiFe I like th sea. Mv home
was in sight of tt a hich old
farm nn in Main five miles tn
l'nd. I used to sit out on the hill
'here nd watch the nicht come up
from the east and blanket the wa
ter. When there was n surf I
could hear it; and when I could. I
went down and koi acquainted
with the water swimnnn?, or pok
ing aroflnd in an old dory. It was
bound to get me in the end. Mv
father sent me to school. He
wanted me to bo a doctor: but
alter two years of it. I beiit-J gX
and he let ni go.
She nodded.
"I know a little how vou feel.1
I've always loved the smell ot the
I Ba at home, and the sight of It.
Ibit"-she grimaced harshly-"l'm
f" b" ? 8alt ater
1 want to et shore!
"Sure." Brander agreed. ''And
nen you ve neen a noma unu ,
! ou 11 be for the sea again
It's like a drug; you get used to it,
and you can't do without It."
"Do you think so?"
"I know It. Wait and see."
After a little she spoke of the ill
luck that had pursued the Sally.
"Isn't it unusual to go almost
six weeks without -getting a
whale?"
"No, not necessarily" he told
her. "You may kill every other
day for a year, and not see a fish
for three months after. The whales
seem to come and go, in some
waters."
"These?" she asked.
He nodded.
"It's uncertain here. We're
working over now into better
hunting-grounds. The Sally's done
well thus far anyway almost
thousand barrels and not out
year. I've heard of ships that
came home with empty casks."
.She looked at him curiously.
"I think you know more about
the work than most men aboard,
she said. "Yet you've not had the
experience.
"I've picked it up at gams, read
it, guessed it," he said pleasantly
"They know more about the prac
tical end than I. I haven't been
tried out yet. you know."
She smiled.
"Mr. Tlchel says you're a Jo
nah," she told him. "I think he
would be In favor of throwing you
. overboard.
He laughed cheerfully.
"I hope you're not one," she went
on. "I'm anxious that Cap'n Wing
should make a big record on this
cruise. It'srny first with him, you
know."
His eyes were sober but he said
"We'll fill the casks, all right,
wouldn't worry."
She looked toward him and said
"Yes, we will fill them."
There was an immense amount
of quiet certainty and determina
tlon in her voice. Brander looked
at her for an instant then turned
to give some direction to the man
at the wheel. The Sally heeled
awkwardly to the thrust of the
wind and battered at the sea with
her blunt bows; The rigging
creaked and tugged. Willis Cox
under the boat-house, had dropped
his book in his lap and was dozln?
In his chair; the two harpooners
had gone below. Forward, Faith
could see tw or" three men
sprawled on the deck, asleep.
The warm afternoon wind seemed
slumber laden; the Sally Sims her
self was like a ship that walked in
her sleep. A hush hung over them
all. so that Faith and Brander un
consciously lowered their voices.
"Why is it that you and Mr.
Tobey do not like each other?"
Faith asked casually.
If he was surprised at the ques
tion. Brander did not show it.
"I've no dislike for Mr. Tobey."
he said frankly. "He's an able
officer. He knows his business."
"He does not like you," Faith
said. "Why not?"
"It .may be." he admitted, "that
Mr. Tobey is lacking in a sense of
humor. I've a way of laughing at
things. Mr. Trant, on the Thomas
Morgan, used to curse me for
grinning so much of the time.
Perhaps Mr. Tobey "
He did not finish the sentence;
he seemed to consider it unneces
sary to do so, or unwise.
Faith said nothing. They stood
together, eyes off across the water,
balancing unconsciously to the mo
tion of the ship. Their shoulders
were almost brushing. Brander
felt the light contact on his coat;
and he moved away a little, incon
spicuously. She turned at last toward the
companion; but after one step she
stopped and looked hack at him.
I think," she"- said, "that Mr.
Tobey believes you mean to claim
that the find ot umbergrls belongs
to you." i
I know he does. There's no
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harm in puzzling Mr. Tobey.".
There may be harm lor you-
In his believing that," Bhe said.
For a moment Brander s level
eyes met hers, and she saw a flame
in his.
'J'm not particularly concerned "
he said quietly.
She bowed her head to nme her
eyes; and she went netow so
quickly that it was as if she fled
from him.
Faith had assured herself from
the beginning that Brander had no
real intention of claiming the am
bergris as his personal booty. He
was too sensible for that, she felt,
and he was not greedy.
She had been sure, but, like all
women, she wished to be reassured.
She had given Brander the chance
to reassure her, speaking of the
'gris and of Dan'l Tobey's suspi
cions !n the matr. It (would
have been so easy for Brander to
laugh and say:
"You know I have no such idea.
It belongs to the Sally, of course,"
That would have settled the
thing, once and for all, hut Bran
der had not been frank and 'forth
right. ' - ' . ' '
"There's no harm In puzzling
Mr. Tobey," he had said.
And when she had suggested
that there mUht be harm for Bran
der his eyes had hardened with
something like defiance in them.
He remained as much of a puzzle
to Faith as ever.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow)
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OPINION AFFECTS
PEACE JUSTICES
(Awoclatifl fivmi Jasorf Wire)
SALEM, Ore., Aug. 12. That
justices of the peace of the state
of Oregon have jurisdiction over
cases involving" sums under $2U,
growing out of automobile acci
dents, is the decision of Circuit
Judge L. H. McMahan in an opin
ion handed down here in connec
tion with the case of A. F. Mnrriott
and Brazier C. Small vs. Robert
Weir. ;
Weir and Marriott were in an
automobile accident and the latter
filed claim for damages. Judge
Brazier Small of the Salem justice
court accepted jurisdiction iu -the
case and found for the plaintiff.
Weir, through the attorney for the
insurance company, appealed- to
the circuit court, claiming Small
did not have jurisdiction. How
pver. McMahan holds that justices
do have this jurisdiction despite
the fact lhat the attorney foi? the
insurance company backed his
plea with a statement from Port
land judges in small claims court
that they did not take jurisdiction
in such matters.
AUTO DEALER KILLS
PARTNER; SUICIDES
(Associated Prcsa Tinned Wire)
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. it. J.
W. Leuvttt, pioneer founder of a
S,au ..Vancisco automobile ' com
pany, today shot and killed Albert
D. Plughoff, partner and 'friend
for 2S years, and then returned to
his home and ended his own life.
Employes found a note reading:
"Sorry to do this, but his family
is well provided for."
Close friends could give no rea
son for the act, other than loss of
a large amout or money because
of poor automobile sales.
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