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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG; OREGON. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1930.
Uaunl nally Kxerpt Sunday by tht
Ae-Hlew CiH Inc.
11 rm tier of Tbv ANNnrlatril I'rrm
Thu AHHociHtt d VruuH In exclusive
ly entitled tu the unu far republica
tion of all news dUpaU'hf-s creii.te.1
to It or nut otherwise credited In
this paper and tu nil IochI nf.-wi
published herein. All rlKhta of re-puhlk-ullun
of spcohil diupuU'heu
heroin are alHo n-Httrved,
HAIIItlH RLLHWOKTII ; Kdltor
Kntered ns aocond class mutter
My 17, mn, m tho p-Kt uffn-e at
(oufburK. OreKon. under Act of
March z,
ftiihaerlptlnn Ittttm
Pnily, pir year, hy nuiil $4. Oft
Imily, ai tittle month, by mall .fi)t
Unify, by carrier, pur month .. .to
Who Gets the Worm?
, ne following h an editorial re
printed from the December 11th Is
sue of the COOS BAY TIMES:
TDK old nda&e Buys, "The early
bird gets the worm."
put Is (his alwayH the case? Let
usconslder for a moment the re
gi'jitlon which other sections of the
northwest ure nrviiiK ltoseburirs
effort to locate tho National Old
Soldiers' homo there.
' What about Washington's effort j
(o" locate tho home somewhere
within Its own limits. Is this at
ill fair, when noseburt; was the
pj At town to concelvo the. Idea of
(in old soldiers' homo In the north
west, and was the first town to
inake an effort to secure tho homo
uKer the plan was an actuality?
', 'Considerable amounts of money
and of time liavo been expended
Jby rtoBeburR civic organizations
and Individuals In an effort to
Villi! tho homo there. The clly
has bonded Itself for $i;.r,0un to
'purchase a site for the homo If II
Is built there. During tho hint
session of congress lobbyists rep
resenting Hoseburg spent 45 days
Jhf tho capital In promoting plans
for bringing tho home to thai
community. Much additional oili
er money nnd time has also been
spent by Roseburg In promotional
.work.
J Despite all of this work on Hose-
burg's part, Washington decidcx
JbIio wauls tho Boldlers' home for
herself nnd sets about to get It.
Isomebody else conceived the idei,
but It seemed good, and Washing
Ion now wanlB to reap the hurve il
i another's expense. Sho Is ex
ci ting all of the pressure she can
to bring about tho consummation
of this plan a plan conceived hy
another, wit none the less Uoslr
"able. Bovornl sections , .ot . thj
'northern stuto have been menlloi
"ed as having been favorably
1 chosen for the site, with l.on t
"vlb'w possibly leading the otn-
ers.
! Going back to our first statement
concerning the worm, we contend
that by rights tho early bird should
get tho wonu- und why shouldn't
" it? Hoseburg concilv.d the Idol.
"-She Impressed other wllh the wU
doiii of lier suggeHllon and was ll.e
" wedge by means of which plans for
-'-the homo were finally made. Hose
2 huig spent money In doing tills.
and spent money In trying to g 'I
Z Hie homo for herself. Tliere is 1,1-
ready one borne for old soldiers
2 thore, und people of the town
know how to treat the renlden's
!!i of tho home and how to welcome
" their visitors. It Is csliibllshc I.
Z and methods ot riiiiulng Hie new
'" homo could bo In many cases put
turned after those employed in the
oreBetit homo.
" Hut of prime ImiMirlance In
"""stressing hy Koseliing should
get tho old soldiers' home. Is the
i fn-t Unit every town In the stale
" has endorsed lor elforts and If
I suppurtlng her rl'iiui. Many .'.
H..n. unselfishly gave up theil
I i.un nersonal ambitions and pull.. I
I... 1o,.l,urL- when II Ht'fllli'il tlll.t
for the best advantage "I the slut
I all should suppoii thai locality
'I'berefore, we of Coos lonlil
wholeheartedly hope th.it Ko cI.iih:
il... I.mue Mai 1 1 f i I 1 ami
. ci in
North Hi'lid rhnmlicis of omiuici. .
I and many rill.'-ns are -a, liar. I '
- ,,,s I,, our coiikicmiii'M ii.-l.ii i
that support he Kleii lioi-.'Lii: i'
; claim, and we hope thai H'c 'f
foils lire slicccs.mil.
Oregon Editors'
Opinions
(Corvallis (liiz- ti'' Tune.-1
AI.IIANY rendu, led an urn m
ploymenl mim-v ami mnml
mily tlii beads of tiiiiiili- out ;
employment. Ihe in-.-t tinu d
Tint classify ibein but In n inn .1.
"turuc ns Albany thai m;tn o-i.;tn
lo he found out nt "i U it t :mv
t inm beeane ot .leawimald'- iiii- hi
'ployment. Most or lite mein
'will 111 tllU KITllIIII in tU Itir hllll
ber cHinp-
' (Ashl-ad ThJiKri
Less Iban 'jr,iM0 automobile,, '.
years ao and more than - mii
iion molor vehicles today Tin n
onlv lr.ri.miu miles of Iniptovi I
road ONlsted lu all Ol the lUai
Stales, of whleh but 114 miles had
a binh type or surface; und today
inoro than ttuii.iwn mlies if imnrov
od highway iiii'l anolher 5un,i00
.JUile ol unaele dllt i'(ad
Lena tluui ltHi.rtuu.mn) pet year
was being Bpcuv ui tno uutiuu a
is. a
f) oreconE)state a
quarter of a century ago lu high
way improvement, whereas today
the country is spending more than
l.uOii.uoo.OiiQ annually.
Such are a few of the compari
sons contain in a report on lifh
ways reaching the Oregon Stale
-Motor association, which points
out that the motorist can now trav
el from any county seat In the
United Stales to any other over
an improved road.
(Coos Hay Times)
When Sirs, .lessle Maud Keith
Miller sailed lorlh from Havana
en route to I'lttshurgh, in a plane
that she called "an iiuairworlhy
crate rescued from the junkpile"
she contributed nothing to the
world, and did aviation a detri
mental turn. J
Flying 111 this day anil age Is
more than Just reasonably safe If
the pilot is Killed with a generous
portion of common sense. Willi an
eye focused on possiblo publicity
all too many foolhardy individuals
are willing to risk their necks in
a freak flbht. Mrs. Keith-Miller
good fortune, hut damaged avia
tion, in that she caused people to
once again start talking about the
dangers of air transnortatiou.
It is so easy to forget the day-in
and day-out flights made over es
tablished lines with few if any
accidents to mar I heir schedules.
instead the timid souls sit back
and discuss the gruesomo details
of such unnecessary accidents as
the one that befell Mrs. Keith-Miller.
The day will soon be here
when such freakish stunts will be
taboo, and with such a lime will
come the public, confidence that is
rightly belonging to air transpor
tation. Letters From the People
Communication lo me News-Re-
lew foi publlL-utluii in tills Uuliart-
iiiwul Mhuuiu lie wrlltun on only one
nun ui iiiu pupur, HhuilIU nul ba
ceod aoil wurds lu luiiKlh, and inUHt
uu Hisaeii by tno wrltur, whose mall
lUUrcsH must acconipuiiy tltw con
,1'iauliun. PROTESTS ROAD TITLE
Editor News-Iteview:
A w riter to the News lleview
recently spoke of our h'dcnliower
road as tin. "f::ii-,l, v., 11..., 1,....).,
yard." We taxpayers who built the
mil oiijoui 10 sucit a Designation.
Tile road uuu hnili l,v it, , .,.,.
ft! t.lll'lthou,,,- llttr! nnl t.i. ll. I
dents of Garden Valley, and we
leei mill u snoulil be Known by the
name of Kdctihowcr.
ItOAl) CO.MMITTKH
lilVEliSDALIO liltANdK.
CRITICIZES CRUELTY THAT
FOLLOWS GIFT OF GUNS
Koschlll-L' fli'n lion II I'i'lO
Kditor News-Kevlvw:
IjisI Chrlslmas a neighbor boy
was given a gun. The next niorn
iuir he was mil trvito, i,. n....
bird that was In sight. He finally
succeeded in slioolluv one. crip
pllng It in some way; then he gave
cause, ny supremo ellort the lit-
11.,- unffuri,,,, l.lr.l I ,.. ,1..
Jnsl enough to keep ahead of lis
tormentor. Other boys Jollied In
(lie chase, but finally loll to turn
their attention to making other
cripples. II Is not likely that the
little bird could obtain ellher food
or water, and probably died from
cohl, hunger, thirst and Its wound
in passing along the sidewalk
we found u beautifully colored
bird that hud been dropped from a
lilac bush. On ntiotli,.,- ui,-.w.i ......
a youii'4 bird resembling a carrier
I'ik.-oii, wnii a wound 111 Its neck.
All attempt to save lis life was
futile. Al another (lino we found
a boy with a black and yellow bird
In his hand that hail Just been kill
ed Ifn uiiu ,,. ,.i
himself by burying It in Hie back
jiii ii.
Parents seem to forget I lint they
are injuring their children when
they allow and encourage them lo
commit d Is of cruelly. Ilon'l
make a gunman out of your child.
Tench him to befriend and enjnv
tho little, harmless creatures (loil
has placed about us anil see that
Ihe domestic animals are treated
with kindness.
Develop a child's heller nature
and you have done a great favor
lo him and everybody else.
K. II.
Editorials on News
1 ( 'i nit I n iii-il tioin page I)
you will uiiioiuallcnlly decrease Ihe
.UllUUIl! of clime."
O ' I wait. Mem Is u bald fact
- thai ibis simple Iheoiy diMr
' ; sni i. iy iiirteattes ill colli
pbit). mm.- I'lituplex regiihitioiis
must l.t- inmnl.ii nr Die I'litl'I KC
I'lHN ut soei-t j "
yilK h.iin. laws. U, U are talh
er KenrHll liiok-n. ptuMde ait
example.
Hack in th. ,a s ot hot draw n
Vehicles, tcirul.it i. n nt lialtlc was
.1 relatively simple affair These
vehicles mined oy, and so ueie
no :;ie,t tuena i' to Hie.
W itli hors. s anil lum.'leS there
was n. i need t.n mi, Ii t !inu;s as
'tin, .nub" siteet-, mill tih;lnayH.
with i equireiiicnf t liat 1 1 attic .a
leihig tbcM' str, rr. .ind hii'liwas
11ill;,t Stop.
W 1 1 ' i Miiivim: in ,i t o i 1 1 attic.
J which is a th velnpin. Ml nt ilio.l
etn hie, btipi.'s in an r 1 1 i r C new
menace to i-al'eiy. ()ie ol Ihe
liliu Molls of oiK.inUed Mitiriv Is lo
' 1 1 1 1 1 e I'lihlti salety, so new ie-
lopincuts must be ,i i't out i i.i ii icd
bj in'" t ei; u ! ,i i ions.
So, Jim it, We (.ii; I sole the
ci line r oblein by t he simple e-
.t.Heut of pastiiu no nan e new
l..w.
We have lo keep Up with the
now uucUa of new tiuita.
POLLY AND HER PALS
CCMPR-'-iCLiS. muSTnJT
WITH UnICL
Asl" MORE.
TiMt FOR
TbuR NtAF:
16 OUTTA 5&,
THIS TIME OF-yriAR, SOtJ!
WOW S THE TIME- WHErrJ
VE:RtoN SHOULD BE
COrJCEt-JTRATl n(3
'Osf CHRISTMAS
presecJ it?
Maybe I'm Wrong
Hy
.1. i. m KDiirii y
AWKIL known social worker
nays that what this country
ihmmIh it) HofliT seals in patrol wa
gons. You're Right Thuro is more
than one way to kill n cat, hut i t 's
hard to think of llu-m at four
o'clock In thu morning.
You're Wrong The Kotary club
n!vcr holds its lmulicon.s in re
volving doois.
Momentous Momentc-. When n
Kill rcliiHi's to kiss you, but won't
Kcl off your lap.
Social Accomplishments W i n
Hi n k ii hoauly con (est v ith your
roommate's face.
Ace of Cads Tho man who bor
rows your fountain pen to wtiif
you a hum cheek. '
Efficiency Experts The up ("
date Incendiary who Hlnris all 1:1k
fires with a cigarette lighter.
Take It or Leave It A ehho
praetor Is a fellow who knows all
(be besl joints.
Unpouplar Songs She's only a
roniluctfir's danliier. but she h'lh
the boys u here lo get off.
Our Own Vaudeville Wat kins:
Your say lit own Is hen peeked V
Wilson: Yes; he hud lockjaw anil
didn't find it out for three months.
Copyright. lUIiti, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.
Talks on Health
Hy
CUI'KI.AN'H
int. It s
RIICKNTI.Y I told you aho.n
vitamins A and I. Today 1
am going lo say a few words abo il
vitamin (.
Milk has always been sponsored
ns I be Ideal food for Infants ami
growing children. Vet we fie
quently see children who have te
celved their daily quota of milk
and do not thrive well. Such chil
dren an often anemic and develop
poor leeih. This can he explained
hy the fact that milk is poor m:
vitamin C eonienl. '1 be pom l d
velnplng child is lackiuu a ce-taii
vitamin content In his daily dot
and Ihe milk has been solely de
pei ded upon for this necessat i te
ment.
Vitamin C Is the elcmenl mces
sary for the mutual yiowtb and mi
liition of ihe body, h is loiind n
many foods, but pat i iculai l in
oranges, lemons, limes and toma
toes.
Yhamiu C is contained in milk
but to a slmhl il.'CM'iv The ammrit
of Vltannti i in the milk ariabi.
w Ii h t lie nil ion ol ihe cow atulwi'ii
the lieaimetil the milk received be
lore it Is .-old to the public Sin b
factors as the feediim of Ihe tow.
ihe Moiaue ot the milk, Ihe conlim:
si i a I ntn i; past mi runt ion nnd par
llinlarh tlie t epasleiii al ion ot lie
milk teml to deeiease the amount
l Vltatuln f
Give Other Food
It is lor Ibis reason that I w oul.l
advise ihe ulvtn; of snpplemciitarx
toods. Mich as orange juice oi to
in. (to iutce. ltoth ot these j'liiet.
aie cireniely itch in llieti omi."i!
of vitamin C. For Ibis reason be
are often spoken of as "an l i-coi
butlc" foods, meaning they will pn
veni scurxy.
Since milk Is nm pat ticnla: l
rich in vitamin C content, and loi
that mallei' is not pin ticnlai '.y hii,h
In con ten I of other vitamins, (on
I much faith must not be placed in
: this food 1 do mil mean lo belitile
1 the value of milk, for the Infant
and giowtntt child, bat there an
other important eleiueius that
must be Kiveil to hislite pei hvt
health ami growth.
Il is the adx'ce of all leadim:
babv specialists that foot! sub
s'ances itch in viiainins should be
liitiodmed in Hie diet o: the in
fant during tho nursing petlod
ThU 1" Uue whether breast lod
eg Arjy MORE. IT'S M
C Tim& for - y fPzZ0 3
I V V " I I " is
flay 1
SAMlFL
IT'S
IM
or artificially fed. Your baby is
never too young to have an occa
sional tcasponnful of orange or
(omulo juice added to its feeding.
Oranges, lemoiiH, Unit's and toma
toes should always grace your ta
ble in some tempting form for the
older children.
Copyright, l!i30, by Newspaper
Feature Be r vice. Inc.
Advice to Girls
Hy
NANCY LEK
D'
!:aU NANCY l.KK:
1 am a young boy nearly
ninele n years old. I have been
going with a very decent young
lady for nearly a year. I love her,
and I think thai she caies for me)
and xve get along just line. (j
Itul here Is mv problem.
fore 1 started liiiml- with this irlrl !
I was lerrihlv wild This she does
not know anyl hiug about because
I was in a different city. I Iihv
done many things w hicli I knoT
she would absolulidy disaj)provo of,
and tiial brings up what I wan I
to ask you. Should I let her go
on thinking about me the way she
does, or do I owe it to her to tell
the truth'.' What will b- her at
titude Inward me after I tell her".'
I am not trying to stir up tioithhj.
but I do xvanl to do what is light.
Her family nppioves of me and
thinks that I am a gentleman
which I am dying lo he of late.
JACK IK.
I.U'KII'-.:
It would lie lirtlrr lot'
you lo aemiuint tln nirl iih
facts about your pasl than lo luivo
a mranKof give her n distorted ver
sion of II. Toll hrr Unit In ihe
past you have not always hern all
thai you should have hern, hul
!h;il her inlerest ill and h icndsl.in
for you has made life worthwhile
mil ilia, you are now lei. lint; a
life that Is iin open hook. II she
Is anylhini; of a woman she "ill
rrjoire thai she lias hren such a
splendid Inllie-nre for you. and she
will he additionally lumpy lhat you
were rouraBcous enough to nil
her all.
TV'lATl NANCY l.KK:
I read your rolutnn every
ulizht. and I am helped much, bill
I am ronilm: ,o you now In,
personal advice.
I am a senior In hll.'h school, and
I 11 n't decide whether lo Co on to
college nevt year or no'. I who,
o so ell. I'll! as luv heiillli is It'll
ko.1.1. I ni aliabi I coilldll I lite
.sh if I did stall
A vounu man wilh whom I k'. p
'omiKiIiy. will finish school 'Mr
vear also, lie wants me lo wait.
:in.l not !'" on to coll.'ce. since ihe
'iindillons are such as Ihcy are In
reuanl In my heallh. Wlial il" N"ll
Ihlnl. my decision should lie" I
love this ymme man. and I know
we would be very happy touel'i'-f.
My parents haien'l any loo niiieli
moil' v just new ciilirr. ami 1 ilni'k
nun h ii w "ill. I be for the b. -i. .'II
around. If I tivr up collei;.' life
111. I uiie Ill's yollllK 111. ill lliv . "li
st ill l lianklm: oil In advance. I
'.in, iin.
I I 'ST 1. 1,'. I'lU'M Till: SOl'TII
Jl' SI' I .HI . IKiiM T11K SHI' 111:
C"H-t:e lit'-- ran be as SllelUl'
nu .': as . -l.' ln.llvl.ll:ll '
. 1 1 I int'iiis .11. Hit". If your b. .ilih
is so vei poor I lull on tear i 1 d
let" life would plioe loo unit 11 lor
oll, "U ;f" eiilaill'v .tpllunnc
lit nl.m 1 1 ii neiiilai:.' ,1 "'l -I
ride net "' i:u lo c.l'.'i:!' I would
iidvls. Mill lo Mien. I the I'tll" blllltl
Hltt up i.t'.u h.allb. olpriwise -tu
w ill I... k. li'Me lit for ni.l!l iate .is
you a i e ter i o! lee
(i
S.l"' S.lt'! I'll Otll' I 111 IM'.M.lS
A;li. b" i and wrist hau.ls. U, asoll
wh 1 can sell for less. No inn,
clerks or I'vpcnsiie sliue lo keep
unini! A l.iri;.' slock of guaranteed
wrist aiul po. ke, waichcs in sio.k.
1'lioose ouls now I el Ule oi'ler
iiut sil ci w are. t bu ks and dia
mond tiu'is lipcn cicutni;'. I'lieno
l-'0. Wilbur I,. Spaui;h. I.t'l So.
i'lllo. Adv
Minlaline (.irill lnipl.uner.ls lust
like the real ones are on ab at
What ton Hi os. Any child wuulu
hke one tor Christmas. Adv.
..,., A-rr !
jjcrniiM 1 1 . 1
Paw'll Give Till It Hurts
FEROCiOl. I
TRVin' TO ThiMK OF-
SOMETHirJG SUITABLE fM
FOR PRECIOUS.
"ST
Around....
The County
riy it. n. wood
Among the prosperous farmers
and stockmen of the lower river
'
rutin, ry ,s r: k. iiunock, who camel
lo lliiu county abotll 2S years ago
a n u uouKlll
larm on ihe Ump
ijua near Keliogfe.
'the place xvas
ijiacficallv iinim-
proved, and
niativ of Hie old
tuners expressed
the opinion thai
the newcomei
then a youiij
man only It
wuli! fail t(
,llukt! K"utl "
la' OHL Oil til
place, for whici.
he went into debie
lor more than!
... B.
half the purchase
price. However, they all had all
ot her guess coming, because in
l hose 2(1 years this farmer not only
paid out on the first unit, hut later
purchased other properties adjoin
ing until now he has one of the
most profitable ranches in the en
tire lout-r river.
I'tuiH's are the major crop. His
on-hard consists of 4H acres. Cat
tle, shiM'p, hogs, turkeys and chick
ens, with loxfs as a sort of side
line, am raised in this big ranch,
and no one Ihiug is depended upon
to provide an income for the fam
ily. Crops consist, in addition to
the prunes, of alfalfa, potatoes and
grain.
Aside from the potatoes, of
which several hundred bushels are
jjrown each year, the crops are led
to tile live slock. The cattle and
hogs art' inarki'led at nearest rail
road points, usually Oakland. Some
7i to .so head of hogs are annuall
n;a ikel ml from the Bullock ranch,
while tui keys are also sold on the
holiday markets. Crops are rotat
ed , ho ( ha I t he soil is const ant ly
being built up to a higher degree
of production. At present the trac
tor is busy plowing up an allalta
field that has turned off a lot of
feed in llie last few years, und the
ground will be planted lo corn,
rain und potatoes.
.Mr. Mullock is an ardent advo
cute of the proposition for opening
up tlu- I'ort ot I mpqua to couhi
wise shipping. Tlie lust step to
ward realization of thu plan, as lit1
sees It. is lo urge the government
tu hejin work within the shortest
possible lime on (lie sou tit jetty
project at ihe mouth of tho L mp
qua river. With u deepened chan
nel rest) King from this Improve
ment at the entrance of the har
bor, there will be no difficulty, he
alleges, in ihe way of larger ship-
pim; niaUiu the I'ort of U mpqua
the base of operations.
Mr. Mullock gave an illustration
of savings to shippers with a por-
soiial experience. 1 wo years ago
he built a new Miller prune drier
A fan was required, which was
bought of a San Krancisco firm.
The I. in whs shtpped by water to
Portland, thence by rail to Oak
land, his lira re M railway station
Freight to Port land was around
$ 1 Ti, and Ihe local rate down to
Oak la ml a not her $U. My water
from S;m K run cisco tho di stance
to the Port of 1 tniiqua is around
;!.n nnb ;'- lo get the fan it travel
ed another ;n miles before reach
inc o.ikhind Had boats been mak
in the Port of I'mpqua, not only
would (Tiere have been a savint; ol
more than half the time required
1ml t lausporculoii eh.irtzes would
have been mote than $U0 less on
the sin ule item shipped in
All of the hops, cattle, turkeys
and prunes of I he lower river
country come out by trucks to
railway points. District U. in which
Ihe Mulliu k farm lies, has recent'
ly voted another special 4 mill tax.
which the county court has prom
ised to match, the turn! to be used
In impmwnn the already tine hi:h
way from KelloKg to the railway.
Three different narrow
places!
!iere rock overnani:, win be id -
encd so a lo make Ihe hluhv. a
sate, and additional snivel spread.!
while a survey at the west end
of toe first bridge over the Uiuo-
fev ' 1.
Ktf-yHW :: -' .-
Girl Unafraid
CHAPTER XXV. I
Ardeth mopped her eyes in cold I
water. Combed .her hair. Moving
with slow deliberation, like one
drugged. I
She thought, "I must not act
queer. People will look at me.'
She walked down to the stole,
graterul to the rain which made it
possible to Bhut out the staring
world with an umbrella.
Little Ah-Ling looked at Ardeth
anxiously as she entered the store.
! She knew much this discreet
eyed, soft spoken Chinese girl.
Moving silently about the smok
erie, handling tea cups and cigar
ettes, gossip came to her ears.
Many of the patrons of The Ca
pri qe would have been tstartled
did they guess Just how much Ah
Ling knew of their private affairs.
. j,"'1, ";nr )HTJ.. a little
worried.
So now Ah-Ling knew the rea
son for Ardeth's white face and
listless manner. Ah-Ling was dis
tressed. She was fond of Ardeth
and Bhe disliked Cecile.
She slipped out to a nearby res
taurant and came back with a pot
of tea and some toasted muffins.
As she put ft down on the desk
where Ardeth was balancing the
cash, she said softly, "Eat this.
My rather always said we should
never meet grief on an empty
stomach.
The day wore along like a long
nightmare. This was one of the
big storms of the year. Few came
into the shop and the smokeiie
had no patrons,
At four-thirty Ardeth went to
the hack room and took down her
wraps.
"Take care of the shop, Ah-Linx.
and lock up at six, will you? 1
1 m going home."
Out in the growing dusk. Bend
ing her umbrella against the driv-
in rain. Feeling the cold slash
ing rain on her legs as she bat
tled her way up the hills.
She had reached a neighborhood
of gray wooden houses standing
cold and aloof at the top of their
long, bleak flight of stairs. Some
of them them had unkept lawns,
bare, and sodden now. Fly-specked
ooms-to-Let sig ns were propped
inJ,,e bay il(loW8'1 , , t , ,
llorn urn a tla ruulm rf ahuK i .
V ? " " V .
"e 83 d . Ae. f' Yet ln the nl,,e-
ties this had been a prosperous
even a stylish neighborhood. Up
this street wealth had driven in
landau and victoria. Belles in leg-of-multon
sloevos and gored skirls
had swept up those wooden Hteps
assisted by gallants in Prince Al
bert coats and satin cravats.
In the middle of the block was
a church indescribably dreary In
the twilight.
Ardeth went slowly up the shal
low wooden steps Into the chapel.
Tiptoeing down the shadowy nave
to a pew halfway along its length,
where a great pillar formed a shel
ter. She slipped In here, her heart
shaking her with its violent pump
ing.
The church was apparently emp
ty, but the door leading into the
vestry was ajar, telling of tne
whereabouts ot the minister. The
altar was solely lit by candles, us
though in readiness.
Still. So still in here lhat a sort
of tired peace stole over her. She
pulled oti her hut, rested her hot
laue ugainst the pillar and closed
her eyes.
Shu was startled to painful
wakefulness at the sound ot a car
stopping outside. Footsteps, voices
echoing in the entrance.
Ardeth's face went white and
her eyes were durk with dread,
She slipped to her knees, crouch
ing against Ihe pillar
Six people coming up tho nave.
Cecile and Ken. Cectle's father
and mother. A friends of Cecile's
Vivian Aidrich, who came some
times to the smokerie. A man she
had never seen before.
Ardeth's sick eyes went over Ce
cile beautiful, immaculate, de
spite the stormy day.
The minister came out of the
vestry door. Ardeth was dimly
aware that he was speaking to Mr.
Parker, even as she was dimly
aware of Cecile whispering to her
mother. But her anguished gaze
was on Ken now-, devouring him
her heart In her eyes. Staring
until the candles at the altar be
came a golden blur.
Too far to see Ken's face, but
the tall young figure held a weary
sloop w Inch made Ardeth yearn
toward him.
A dream a terriblo dream
Frenzied rebellion In her heart,
touching her brain to madness. A
pulse had begun to pound In her
throat. Her temples throbbed.
She knew wild terror lest she
rush out there und scream ut thein
to stop.
Xo! Never never do that! That
wns silly! Silly und dramatic. What
good could It do after all? As
though she hud done this imagina
tion showed her Ken's shocked
white face; Mrs. Parker's aston
ished and affronted one; Cecile's
contemptuous curled Up. Wicked
that Cecile should have the Ken
she loved. Oh. wicked. . . .
She crouched In the gloom of
Ihe pews, chewing her lips to keep
Itotn breaking Into sobs. She rub
bed her Hooded eyes. Impatiently
si mining her gaze to that group
In the front of the church.
Her heart leaped, beat in her
throat.
They had changed places. Ken
was beside Cecile, Facing the min
ister in his white surplice.
"Oh. no!" whispered Ardeth,
with stiff lips. At the sound of the
minister's voice her heart went sU k
within her.
qua river west of Kellogg pro
vides inr elimination of a had hill,
reducing Ihe grade to about three
per cent.
Those folks down that way ai :ue
that the amount of tax required to
Improve the road is nothing' com
pared to the savings in wear ou
trucks. They express themselves
in tlie hope of the soon onenlnu of
I the river to coastwise shinning
and the finishing of the road pro-
lects. so as to uive evervlimiv in
the county benefit of lower freight
and Quicker isrvlce.
By
dadyt
Johnson
"Dearly beloved, we are ath-
ored here today "
The sonorous voice woke soft
echoes In the vaulted roof,
Ardeth's nails drove into the
palms of her hands, breaking the
skin.. She felt weak, as though
the blood were leaving ber heart,
drop by drop.
'Ihe echoes multiplied, vying the
spoken word until it reached ihe
crouching girl ln a soft rush as
Voices on the steps. The roar
of a starting motor. Ken . . goin
away with his wife. Oh, dear God.
Turning to re-enter the church
though a multitude of ghosts whis
pered up there in the shadowy
vault.
A pause. Cecile's clear metallic
voice.
Weak fear lest she faint had
swept over Ardeth. She rubbed
at her cold cheeks, crouching dow n
behind the pew. Mustn't do that.
Oh, Ken would never forgive her.
Shadows and lights and the group
at the altar swlnmmlng before her
sick eyes.
They were turning. Sneaking.
Ardeth pressed a hand hard over
her mouth and crouched closer to
the pillar.
They came down the nave at
tended by a convoy of echoes, pass
ing close to the pew where a girl
crouched ln anguish.
a few minutes later the minister
wts startled to see sonuone come
out of the chapel. A girl, who
held her head down and rushed
wildly past him into the rainy
night.
Those bitter moments when she
crouched in the church and saw-
Ken married to Cecile were a
turning point in Ardeth's life. Not
even Ken ever knew of the hours
which followed. Perhaps they wert.
vague to Ardeth herself. She was
living so intently in the mental
that the physical had almost ceas
ed to exist.
Years of misery passed in that
single night. And from then on
she was changed in some subtle
way from the dreamy shy girl she
had been. She looked at life with
eyes stripped of illusion. But eyes
which were unafraid. The gnawing
fear which had lurked behind all
thoughts of Ken that vague fear
ot tlie future was gone forever.
One does not fear when one does
not hope.
bometning of vividness gone
from her beauty. A dimming of
tne golden radiance of youth. New
depths to the hazel eyes. A strange
stillness In her gaze, so that one
had the impression of gazing Into
stiii ana very deep water.
(To Be Continued)
POLITICS DISGUST
FRANK G. BONNER
(Associated Press Leased Wire)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 Krank
t. Bonner, aecretary of the power
commission, and who has been at
times a center of controversy over
isuerai action on waterpower mat
ters, notitieu Secretary Wilbur to
day lie wan ready to accept reas
signment in tne government serv
ice.
tlonner, addressing Secretary
vi imur as chairman ot the power
commission, called attention to the
senate interstate commerce com
nuttee challenging nominees lor
the new commission as reason for
liis action.
In a letter rushed this after
noon to Chairman Couzons. Bonner
declared he did not desire to be
connected with an organization to
be used as a "political football."
MOTHER AND CHILD
PERISH IN BLAZE
(Associated fresa Leased Wire)
FRANKLIN. W. Va.. Dec. 12 A
five-year-old boy clad only In und
erclothing tramped four miles In
sleet and snow to the home ol
neighbors near here today and
said he had 'lost" his mother. The
neighbors carried the child back
to his home and found the mother
and a daughter had been burned
to death In a fire that destroyed
their dwelling.
The victims of the fire were
Mrs. Fred Simpson, 33, and her
j-year-om daughter.
DAMAGE SUITS ECHO
CRASH NEAR DRAIN
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12. Two
suits wero (lied in federal district
court Friday against the Oregon
Singes, Inc., by (;. w. Hrowu und
Ottie Drown, both of yen! tie, ask
ing $100,000 personal Injury dam
ages for an accident which occur
red near Drain, Ore., January 23,
1SI30.
According to the complaint, a
bus operated by Ihe slase com
pany, while linvellug at In miles
an hour, collided head on with a
machine driven by llrnwn, In
which his wife, otlle nrown. was a
passenger. The Drown machine
had stopped hcn hit by thn singe,
it is alleged, and was pushed back
for a dlstunre of 60 feet, the com
plaint charges. Urown asks $r(),noo
personal Injury damages and $20,
oiio for loss of time. Mis. Drown
asks fur $30,000 for personal in
juries. YONCALLA WOMAN
INJURED IN WRECK
Kl'tlKNE. Ore.. Dec. 12 Mrs.
L. L. Campbell of Voncalla Is al
the Kugene hospital sintering from
a broken light shoulder and a
broken right arm as a result of an
automobile crash on Ihe highway
near Yoncalla. Mr. and .Mrs. Camp
bell were coming to Kugcue when
their car skidded off the pnvement.
NOTICE TO PATRONS
Burke's Lunch will be closed
Sunday. Dec. 14th. because of wa
ter pipes being repaired. Adv.
McCormick Keeling corn shelters !
are rill titnel anil ulll In.. n t,rn I
i sit.... .'.-.. l .:'....
feeds corn should have one See'
mem at Wharton Eros. Adv
IHWEK
1AI HEALTHY SHAPE
(AnmrUtcd Itcm L-wwrd Wire)
NBW YORK, Dec. 12 Addition
of $1,418,000,000 to assets of life
Insurance companies in the United
States this year, despite business
depression, was forecast today by
Walton L. Crocker, president of the
John Hancock Mutual Life Insur
ance company, of Boston, before
the association of life insurance
presidents.
The sum, he said, will brins total
investments of the companies to
$18.1)00,000,000 at the end o the
year.
The assets at tne enn or mis
year, he declared, "win ne double
those held seven years ago and
will be equal to more than three
times the assets hold at the end
of 1917."
Heal estate mortgages, represen
ting the leading investment rued-K
ium of life Insurance companies,
comprise 40.3 per cent of their
total assets, he said, aggregating
$B,99!,0O0,OU0. Bonds and stocks,
with a total of $6,531,000,000 or
37.6 per cent, are second in invest
ment importance.
'The whole exhibit," Crocker
summed up, "is an assurance, weie
any needed, that the funds o' the
life insurance companies are staule
to the highest degree."
COUNTY POULTRYMEN,
ENROLL IN COURSE
OREGON STATE COLLKGK,
Corvallis, Dec. 12. Five hundred
Oregon pouitrymen, 2ti of whom
die in uoLum county, ure goiug
lo college by radio tins winter, be
ug ettioileu in the largest and
successful radio home study
ever conducted over
' ' (). clntQ -,.lla,rU ulutlnn i '
Vtucii Pimessor A. G. Limn,
aeud of tiie poultry department,
culls the roll ' over tho micro
phone every Tuesday evening at 8
o clock, he can visualize actual
registered "students" extending
from Cunada to Utah and in 21
counties of Oregon.
The course consists of 20 les
sons, covering principal phases of
poultry management, such us
breeding, culling, brooding, feed
ing, housing and disease control.
Text assignments are given as
well as supplementary reuding in
college bulletins.
Attractive collections of f.owet
seeds in 50-cent packages main
good Christmas remembrances.
See them at Wharton Bros. Adv.
Arundel, piano tuner. Phone 189-L.
WE HANDLE
General Paints
Products
The name itself Is a guarantee
of quality. General Paint Cor
poration stands for the best in
paint products . . . you can buy
here assured of high quality
goods.
T. H. Hill New Paint and
Wallpaper Store
310 N. Jackson Phone 125
GAS
FOR
Cooking and
Heating
It's safe, it's economical and
it's efficient. Let us show
you the advantages of gas
n your home.
Come In for a Demonstration
SOUTHERN OREGON
GAS CORPORATION
2U W. Cass St. Phons 235
A YOUNG MAN
came to me recently nnd snitly
I have a girl and no car and I
am as unhappy as a muzzled
torn cat in a milk house."
OF COURSE
wc fixed him tip with a good
used car and he is now showing
that young lady the time of her
life, and
PERHAPS
I'll he a wedding guest before
long who knows?
75 Rood used cars of different
makes to choose from.
Hansen Chevrolet
Company
I MjvithanXKthat counts' f
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