The Willamina times., August 13, 1936, Page 2, Image 2

TIMES. WILLAMINA. OREGON
Page 2
Thursday. August 13, 1936
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Honeymoon Mountain
Brief Resume of Happenings
of the Week Collected lor
Our Readers
B y Frances Shelley W ees
Copyright by Prance« Shelley W ees
CHAPTER VIII—Continued
—1 6 -
Pendleton — Viiiniillti county pi­
oneers. through a gift of 1500 left
by the will of the late John Vert, will
publDh a book of reminiscences, writ­
ten by the pioneers themselves.
WNU Servio*
at It. The very touch of the envelope
made her shiver. “I’m sure." she said.
Bryn ripped the end off the envelope,
and drew out the folded pages. He
glanced at Deborah's face. “Shall I
read It, Deborah?"
She nodded mutely. Bryn straight­
ened the pages and began.
to d isc o v e r th is str a n g e r 's Id en tity and
s e t t le w ith him for th e in su lt be o f-
fered me.
H o w e v er , th is is a ll b esid e th e poin t.
T h e r e a lly se r io u s q u estio n b e tw e en us
is th a t o f you r h u sb an d 's w ill and D eb-
o r a h ’s e sta te . W ith my copy o f th e w ill
I h a v e c o n su lte d a law yer, and it is hi»
op in io n th a t un d er c er ta in clr cu m -
s ta n c e s w e m ig h t m a k e a fight for th e
e s t a t e th a t w ou ld u ltim a te ly p rove s u e -
c e s sfu l.
The c ir c u m sta n c e s are, o f
cou rse, a m a r ria g e b e tw e en D eborah
and m y s e lf w h ic h w ou ld ta k e place
w ith y o u r ap p roval. T his, u n less th ere
are a sp e c ts o f th e c a se w ith w h ich 1
am n ot fa m ilia r , se e m s to m e to be.
from y o u r p oin t o f view , an a b s o lu te
n e c e s s ity . I n ave exam in ed th e lis t o f
s e c u r itie s nam ed In th e w ill ns th e
so u rc e o f you r p r e se n t incom e, and, a s
y o u d o u b tle ss k n o w o n ly too w e ll, m ost
o f th em are c o m p le te ly w o r th le ss. How
you h a v e m a n a g ed for th e p a st fe w
y e a rs Is a m y ste ry , and m ay p o ssib ly
e x p la in D eb orah 's ap p earan ce and ob -
v lo u s la c k o f a d v a n ta g e s . In an y case,
no m itig a tio n o f your c ir c u m sta n c e s
m ay a r r iv e e x c e p t th ro u g h me, and a l-
th o u g h I w a s d e e p ly h u rt , . . ("1 th in k
1 b r o k e h is Jaw," B ryn said h a p p ily )
. . . d e e p ly h u rt and m ortified , not to
m e n tio n m y d isa p p o in tm e n t and the
g e n e r a l d isr u p tio n o f my plan s, I am
w illin g , for th e s a k e o f th e fr ie n d sh ip
w h ic h h as e x is te d b e tw e en our fa m ilie s
for « o lo n g , I am w illin g to do w h a t 1
can to m ak e th in g s e a sie r for you.
I h a v e ob ta in ed from m y com m an der
an e x ten d e d le a v e o f ab sen ce, and 1 am
le a v in g San D ie g o tom orrow m orn in g
to d r iv e up th e c o a st to your hom e.
You m ay e x p e c t m e a t th e la t e s t by
W ed n esd a y noon, u n le ss I m eet w ith
u n ex p ec te d d ifficu ltie s a lo n g th e road.
Y ou rs sin c e r e ly .
ST U A R T OGDEN GRAHAM.
!
Salem — Lost longer than len years
| and the basis of countless lnw-sults,
“I wouldn't like her," Deborah
Marlon county's record of mining
said positively, and put her chin up.
.
claims, dating hack to early days, was
Simon raised himself on his arms
found Inst week. Two WPA work­
and called down to them through the
s men found the book In a pile of trash
twilight. “HI." he said, “what about
the other mail?”
= In the courthouse attic.
“There's more. Tubby’s got It," Made­ Mv P ea r Mrs. Earned
N a tu r a lly I c a n n o t Im agin e Just w h at
Heppner— J. L. Gault, receiver for
line explained. “In his pocket He's D eborah
has told you r eg a r d in g the
the
First National Hank of Heppner,
coming across the bridge now. I can (a llu r e o f our p la n s In San F ra n cisco ,
was notified last week by the First
b u t I am a fra id sh e m ay not h a v e sh o w n
hear his delicate footsteps.”
National Bank of Portland thnt It
e In a k in d ly lig h t. F or th e p ast
Tubby came around the end of the m
m on th I h ave been m ost a n x io u s to
has exercised Its option to buy the
house. His face was very red. He was w r ite and e x p la in th e s itu a tio n to you
building, now occupied by the local
not smiling. He was almost frowning. b u t c ir c u m sta n c e s b eyond m y co n tro l
branch of the Portland Institution.
h
a
v
e
m
ade
It
im
p
o
ssib
le
for
m
e
to
Madeline glanced significantly at Sal­
ly, who compressed her lips and stared do I so.
su p p o se It Is u s e le s s fo r m e to e x ­
Medford—One of those unexplain­
at her brother. Tubby stopped beside pect th a t a fte r h e a r in g D eb orah 's sto r y ,
I able freak accidents caused the de­
w
h
a
te
v
e
r
it
w
as,
and
a
fte
r
th
is
lo
n
g
the steps, only a few feet in front of
; struction by fire of the shingle mill
s ile n c e on m y part, you can h a v e an y
Deborah, so that as he took the letters sy
of James E. Locke, located In the
m p a th y for m e and th e p o sitio n In
from his inner coat pocket she could w h ich 1 now find m y se lf, liu t 1 m u st
Pilot Rock district south of Ashland.
'
easily see them. Idly, as he called out n sk you to a c ce p t th e e x p la n a tio n w h ic h
A
logging truck exploded, and flames
I
In regard to m y sile n c e
a name, she glanced at each enve­ 1 in h v a ie v e w m o ade
I spread to the mill, then Jumped to
f th e fa c t th a t I am an e n ­
lope. . . .
I the timber, burning over six acres of
lis te d m an In th e n a v y , c o m p le te ly u n ­
“Simon," he announced. "Nothing der th e a r b itra r y c o n tr o l o f an y w h im
state-owned land.
for you, Bryn. Sally, two for you. o f m y su p e rio r officers and su b je c t to
'
th
e
r
e
s
tr
ic
tio
n
s
o
f
a
n
y
o
n
e
on
board
a
Nothing at all for you, Deboraji. and sh ip o u t o f to u c h w ith land and su ch
Cottage Grove— An old |u iw n g rr
'
Madeline had hers in town. Another c o n v e n ie n c e s a s m alls.
coach on the railway extending be­
for you, Simon. And here.” he said
A nd n ow fo r D eb orah 's sto r y . W hat
tween here and the Bohemia mining
gallantly, “is a letter for yon, Mrs. sh e h a s to ld you, 1 do n ot kn ow , a s I
section thnt hns been used for many
m
en
tio
n
ed
b
efore,
b
u
t
lo
o
k
in
g
a
t
th
e
Larned. It looks very Interesting. m a tte r from her p o in t o f view , and t r y ­
years as a school room at Culp Creek
Written In a bold, dashing, masculine in g to be ju s t and g e n e r o u s, I am forced
will be replaced this year by a mod­
hand, with a very thick enclosure, it to th e c o n c lu sio n th a t w h a te v e r sh e told
ern
two-room school building. A spe­
y o u m u st h a v e been b oth e x a g g e r a te d
carries with it a hint of mystery."
cial tax wns voted In June to provide
and biased. I w a s v e ry m uch d istu rb ed
He had been holding out Simon's o v er th e w h o le b u sin e ss, and sp en t a ll
funds for erection of the building.
last letter, waiting for him to take it, ray sh o re le a v e w h en In San F ra n c isc o
as he spoke; so that Deborah had had t r y in g to find her and e x p la in , b u t o f
Bryn folded the letter. Tubby thrust I Oregon City—Considerable Inter­
se it w a s an Im p o ssib ility to do so. his hands Into I l l s pockets and began est has been manifested here over the
a moment to take in the meaning of co I u r don't
k n ow w h e th e r it h as occu rred
the handwriting on Grandmother's en­ to you, Mrs.
Rose of Sharon tree now In bloom In
L arned, to th in k h ow co m ­ to saunter up and down the room,
velope. It was familiar . . . it was p le te ly Ign oran t o f th e w orld and its whistling beneath ills breath. Simon ! the yard of the hostess house. This
dreadfully familiar. A cold Icy hand w a y s D eb orah is. I w a s prepared, o f put I lls hands behind Ills head and tree, which blooms but rarely In this
rse, fo r a c e r ta in a m o u n t o f u n so ­
clutched at her heart, and she felt her­ cou
p h istic a tio n , k n o w in g to so m e e x te n t stared at the celling. Sally was trein- ! country, was brought as a slip from
self turning faint again, as she had h ow sh e had been b r o u g h t up, but I bling with excitement and clutching Ireland by Pat Coughlin about 50
on that dreadful afternoon on the did n ot r e a liz e th a t a n y g ir l could p o s­ Simon's knee, and Madeline walked years ago. Coughlin gave It to Dr.
sib ly , in th is d ay and a g e , h a v e r e ­ slowly across and dropped down beside
wharf . . . she put out her hand Invol­ m
J. W. Norris. The blooms are laven­
ained so -n tir e ly u n a w a re o f a ll
untarily for the letter and made a tren d s o f m odern tim es. I h ave, o f Deborah.
der and are shaped like little rosea.
queer little strangled sound. Grand­ cou rse, e v er y r esp e ct for th e m an n ers
“Well,” . Tubby said, buttoning his
Newberg— C hoice o f citizens In one
mother was smiling at Tubby’s non­ and c u sto m s o f th e tim e o f m y p a r e n ts coat and squaring his shoulders, “If
g r a n d p a re n ts, a s I am su re you w ill
of
the four proposed sets of plans for
sense, waiting for her letter. She did and
he's
got
to
be
kept
away,
he's
got
to
k n ow , b u t h a v in g liv ed a n orm al life , I
not notice Deborah's face. But Bryn h a v e n a tu r a lly p r o g r essed w ith o th e r s he kept away, and that's all there Is to construction of a $3000 model home
did. He stood up sharply. He saw Deb­ o f m y g e n e r a tio n to an a c c e p ta n c e o f IL After all, there are four men of by the chamber of commerce was
orah's whiteness. He put out his hand th e m an n ers and c u sto m s o f th e p r e se n t us here, and Burch. Five against one. I asked last week by the committee In
D eb orah h a s not. T h is w a s o b v i­
and took the letter from Tubby's. He d ou ay.
charge. Their request was accom­
s to m e on our first m e etin g , from her That ought to he easy.”
glanced at It He looked over at a p p ea ra n ce and from her a b s o lu te in ­
“Yon talk as If we were going to panied by announcement that con­
a b ility to m eet an o rd in a ry situ a tio n
Grandmother.
fight about It,” Sally said tearfully. struction of the dwelling will begin
c a lm n ess. I g r a n t you th a t it m u st
“He could be arrested for this,” he h w a ith
v e been difficult fo r her to com e dow n “With guns. It Isn't half us blundering later this month. The project will
told Grandmother grimly. “Interfering a lo n e to m eet me, and perh ap s if I had or easy as that.”
have FHA financing and will be on
with government mails. Bribery and k n o w n Just how difficu lt. If I had r e a l­
“Not half." Madeline echoed. "This some city-owned lot.
corruption. The crooked game of pol­ ized D eb orah 's s t a t e o f m ind and lack Is going to tie strutegy. And strategy, I
o f u n d e r sta n d in g o f m odern lif e a s it Is
C orvallis — O ffice m anagers and
itics.”
lived , I sh o u ld h ave been ab le to o v e r ­ Tubby, never was your strong point. If
Tubby stared at him, his mouth open. com e h er o b je c tio n s and e x p la in a w a y you will remember.” She smiled up executives will give many thanks to
“Shut up,” Bryn told him, although her d ifficu lties. A s it w as, I could do at him, a warm tender smile that made Mrs. Minnie D. Frick, associate pro­
in g . D eborah w a s in a s t a t e o f him blink and look as If be saw her
fessor of secretarial science at Ore­
he had not spoken. “Not a word out n fr o a th n tic
terror b efo re I had a ch a n c e to
of you. you iniquitous scoundrel. Try­ se e her a t a ll, and by th e tim e I for the first time. "But you're a dar­ gon State college. Mrs. Frick, orig­
ing to defraud me of my rightful prop­ reach ed her, sh e w a s b eyond o rd in ary ling, Tubby, and you're loyal and inator of the Frick method of teach­
erty, Indeed. This is my letter. I’ve r e a so n in g . I am b itte r ly so r r y fo r it a ll, strong, and worth a lot more than one ing shorthand. Is author of a new
rep roach m y se lf th a t I did n't g u e ss of those slippery strategists.”
manual of 10-mlnute spelling studies
been looking for it for weeks, longing and
w h a t to e x p e c t, and so prep are th e s i t ­
for It, not being able to sleep nights. u a tio n a c co r d in g ly . It se e m s to m e th a t
"Well, gee,” Tubby said, bewildered, designed to assist students—and
It's a detailed and careful account of I m ig h t h a v e b een w arn ed . Mrs. L arned, and sat down.
others— In making the transition
the construction of the arch of the o f w h a t I sh o u ld h a v e been ex p ected to
from copying printed matter to typing
“We
might
bar
the
road,"
Tubby
said
bridge over the . . . over the Volga en E co v u en n ter.
from shorthand notes.
a s It w as, I m ig h t h ave been hopefully. “Put a gate across It, you
river in Russia. New departure in en­ a b le to o v erco m e D eb o ra h ’s c h ild ish te r ­ know.”
Eugene— Post session on the Uni­
gineering. I'm sure Grandmother would rors had it n ot been for th e a b s o lu te ly
“Somebody would have to guard It,
enjoy reading It, wouldn’t she? I sup­ u n w a rra n ted In ter fer e n c e o f so m e un ­ of course," Bryn said thoughtfully. I versity of Oregon campus opened last
k n o w n person in th e la w y e r's office.
Monday and will continue till August
pose this is your idea of a Joke. Grand­ D
eb orah w ill p rob ab ly h a v e m en tion ed “And he'd want to know why be ,
mother, I apologize. I apologize for him to you , and m ade so m e s a tis fa c to r y couldn’t pass. If I stayed there my­ 28, Dr. Dan E. Clark, director of
having such a stupid and crass insect i e x p la n a tio n a s to her con d u ct. 1 w as self and had a talk with him, explain- ' summer sessions, has announced.
c e r ta in ly pain ed and a sto n ish e d to d is ­ Ing the situation. It might help; but I
Regular and graduate students and
for a friend.”
co v er th a t sh e had so lit t le good ta ste
“I was . . . I was Just kidding him, as to be w illin g to ta k e up a t once wouldn’t trust him not to pretend to ' others who wish to crowd In intensive
Grandmother,” Tubby muttered. “It w ith a str a n g e r . T h e fa c t o f Mr. H oi- go away and then to sneak back when study between summer session and
w o r th y 's p re se n c e w a s a ll th a t r ec o n ­ we weren't watching Just to see wbut
the opening of the regular fall term
Isn’t your letter after all. It’s his.”
d m e to le a v in g her, a n g r y as I harm he could do."
will be benefited. Summer term saw
“Oh, dear,” Grandmother murmured, cile
w a s. I m ay add th a t th e tim e w ill
a record number of students en­
laughing. “You two keep me In a per­ com e w h en I w ill m ak e it m y b u sin e ss
(TO III. CONTINUED)
fect state of bewilderment. I don’t
rolled, a total of 697 taking work.
suppose I shall ever be able to tell
whether you are talking sense or non­
C ites R ed Squirrels, E n em ies o f G ray
IOWA HULL STILL DEEP
sense.”
A
zforift
— After heavy ground
“Tubby’s fault,” Bryn answered,
K in, C ause o f an E x ten siv e M igration swells routed
Bruce Temple, profes­
thrusting the letter into his pocket.
sional diver engaged with several
“Tubby's an awful ass, Grandmother.
A new answer to the zoological mys­ the fact that the two species have volunteer helpers from Astoria In an
You have no idea.”
“He's all right,” Simon explained. tery back of the extensive mass migra­ been found living amicably together, attempt to explore the wreck of the
“He smells the dinner. We’re going tion of gray squirrels from New Eng­ as making Doctor Jackson’s explana Iowa for the second time, sounding
revealed the hull to bo In deep water.
to have duck and watercress.”
land to points south is offered by Dr. tion appear unlikely.
Point Adams lifeguards measured 45
Ralph C. Jackson, of the United -
feet of water alongside of the hull
Deborah stood tensely before the States fisheries station at Barneveld,
P o r to R ic o ’s A n c ie n t R oad s
and 27 feet on deck, shortly after
window, hands locked together, wait­ N. Y. Doctor Jackson believes that
More than two centuries before the the start of flood tide.
ing for Bryn to come downstairs after the grays have been literally driven arrival
of the Pilgrims, Porto Rico was S Rolling seas kept the after deck of
taking Grandmother up to bed. To­ out by the red squirrels, the latter hav­ the center of Spain's western civiliza­
night of all nights. Grandmother had ing prospered immeasurably as the tion. Its massive old fortresses abound ’ the trolling boat Active, In which the
stayed up half an hour later, and all result of the extensive slaughter of with historic lore, successfully resist­ second trip was made, awash on the
the time Stuart Graham's letter, filled their natural enemies, the hawks, owls ing many a desperate onslaught A way to the wreck. The crew became
with all sorts of unimaginable possibili­ and foxes, “under the guise of con­ network of marvelously constructed seasick.
ties, lay unopened in Bryn’s pocket servation.”
roads traverses Porto Rico In every
Bryn came in quickly and shut the
The latest mass migration of gray direction. Included in the system are
I,UMBER CAMP MOVED
door behind him. Deborah broke away squirrels from New England to New highways built centuries ago, notably i St. H
elens— "F in is” has been writ­
from Madeline’s arm. She took a step York is said to cover an area of 100 the Military highway, on which con- |
toward him. She put her hand out miles. Large numbers of the travelers quering legions once marched. It Is ten to the major operations of the
Benson Timber company, Clatskanie,
mutely.
have been found dead along their lined with waving trees, touches rivers ;
His eyes were upon her face. He course, some 2,000 having been picked and smaller streams, goes through va j because the last trainload of logs
compressed his lips. His hand went to up on the west shore of the Hudson leys covered with sugar cane, tobacc » from the Firwood camp was taken
out last week. Several spur tracks
an inner pocket, and then he said, river. Others have been found on the cotton, bananas and oranges.
In the woods have been taken up
quietly, “Just a minute, Deborah. Are shore of Gilboa aqueduct in the Cat-
and
removal of rails on the main line
you perfectly sure that you’re not mis­
skills.
started. A new camp has been
T r ia l o f S o c r a te s
taken?”
Challenging Doctor Jackson’s state­
opened near Mist, about eight miles
At the trial of Socrates, time wa
“Oh, yes, yes!” she cried, and the
ment
that
the
red
squirrels
are
the
ag­
southwest of Claskanle and logs will
divided
by
means
of
a
water-clock,
a
air In the room was suddenly electric,
gressors in this movement is such an kind of hour-glass, with water instead be hauled by trucks. Logs will be
as if someone had turned a switch.
Bryn drew the letter out. He looked eminent authority as Dr. Raymond of sand, into three equal portions; tie- dumped In the Clatskanie river and
a t It. “I don’t like opening other peo­ L. Ditmars, curator of mammals at first, to the speech of the prosecutor floated down to the company’s boom.
Output will be around 75,000 to
ple’s letters,” he said slowly. “It might the Bronx zoo. Doctor Ditmars, wjille the second to that of the defendan
be only an extraordinary resemblance, professiong no first hand knowledge and the third, If the verdict was , 80,000 feet per day, a marked con­
Deborah. You've had it on your mind, of the recent squirrel migration, points “guilty,” to the speech of the prose trast to the days when 200,000 feet
to the smaller size of the red squir­ cutor, the reply of the defendant, to daily was considered average.
you know.”
She took it from Ills hand and looked rels as compared to the grays, and to gether with the decision of the Judges
I
Foreign Words
and Phrases
Ab ovo usque ad mula. (L.)
From the eggs to the apples;
from the beginning to the end.
Avanti. (It.) Come in.
Bcnute du diable. (F.) That
transient type of beauty doomed
to fade early with losa of the
glow of youth.
Cornine il fuut. (F.) As It
should be; perfect; in good taste.
En plein Jour. (F.) In broad
daylight.
Facon de parlor. (F.) A man­
ner of speaking.
Genus irritabile vutum. (L.)
The irritable race of poets.
Les affaires sunt les uffuires.
(F .) Business is business.
Humorist vs. Psychologist
Answering the suggestion of Dr.
Alfred Adler, psychologist, that
the Dionne quintuplets should be
separated and brought up indivi­
dually, Will Cuppy, humorist, says
in the Cosmopolitan; "I think Dr.
Adler's idea of unscrambling the
quins is one of the worst he has
ever had, unless it's his ideu thut
there is too much sex in Freud.
*'I ask you, what is the use of
being u quin it somebody is going
to tear you apart and make no­
body in particular out of you for
your own good? Why not divide
Dr. Adler into five neat parts
for his own good and see how he
likes it?
"If the quins are not going to
be like other children under their
present program, I consider that
all velvet. The whole idea of be­
ing quins is to be quins. Can't Dr.
Adler get that through his head?
If he must separate some quins,
let him separate his own quinsl
"I suppose my view of the mat­
ter could be called emotional ra­
ther than coldly pedagogical.
Well, there Is a time for emotion,
and this is it."
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