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: TUESDAY, - AUGUST 1, ' 1$22. HEXoREGON 'PAIIiY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON. r- " - " mi. i" " i "i. . ,11. More Truth " " 1 1 i ' I. i THE SENSITIVE CENSOR '.. ;' :. v By S. E. Klser T'D HATE to be a censor, if I found, in being one, , . : f"- That J'd have to iearn to search for sin in all things I surveyed; I'dhate 0, watch for Srieaedness in every kind of fun, ;Ajd M hate to have to .shudder if J saw a shoulder-blade! Just imagine, If you can, ; - Any regular he man Starting out to hunt for wickedness that no one else could see! .1 Mrs. Grundy may be glad I T discover all that's bad; But I'll tell the world that censuring: would be no Joy to me. Tf HATE to have to school myself to watch for any chance "'.'To find a double meaning: in each gesture, glance or word; : I hope that I may never, when I watch a lady dance, . .-' .Feel the need of wearing blinders A censor's job, I fear. Wouldn fill my soul with cheer;' I am sure I'd be unhappy looking always for the dirt; I prefer to try to find What is good and clean and kind. And I'm not shocked by a baby that is shown without a shirt. TF A young man and a lady were, for Instance, left alone " On a fifty-acre island, with no other island near. I could sit and watch a picture of ' And never have suspicions, nor But the censor, hapless Has to specify a cut, And he murmurs, "Naughty, naughty!" thinking things he think; So no censor's job for me, For I cannot evei see That there's anything immoral in a winsome widow's wink. Rich Girl, Poor Girl By VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN de WATER CHAPTER 73 Copyright. 1922. by Star Company) THE thin arms drew the girl down down and held her tight. "Come close to me, darling !" the delirious woman begged. Sinking upon her knees, Adelaide Brown submitted to the passionate ca ress. She even dropped a kiss on the . flushed and burning cheek. "You have been gone so long !" the shrill voice complained. "But now I will hold you right here by me. They shall not take yon away again." The tremulous hands stroked the heavy locks of hair, then felt for the girl's fingers. "I always know Addie's fingers from yours," the mother said with an hys terical laugh. "She never wears rings you always do, don't you?" 'Always." the girl replied. v "Lay your head here on the pil low by me," the invalid begged. With only a second's hesitation, Ade laide complied, "Put yev& 4neau 9fe4 " the next oftef. , H This, too, Adelaide did. 'Kneeling at , the bedside, her arms about the shrunken form, her cheek against the sunken countenance on the pillow, she remained immovable. Her long hair bid a. part of her face. Once, when a lock fell across the patient's fore head, the physician pushed the ' hair back into place. Adelaide was con scious of his touch through every fiber of her being. Gradually the ill woman became calmer. But still she held the girl fast. Once Miss Johnson moved a chair to the bedside and motioned to the kneeling girl to rise and sit on it. but, when Adelaide started to get up, the patient cried aloud in pro test. "No! don't get up". stay right here !" Dr. Carter spoke gently. "Mrs. Hol lingshead your daughter will stay close to you. But let her get up from the floor and sit in a chair by you." The suggestion only excited the pa tient. "No!" she exclaimed. "Let her alone! Slje and I want to stay right close together. Tou have kept her from me all this time. If I let her " go, you will carry her off. I know iyout And I don't trust you'" "I will stay- here," Adelaide mo tioned with her lips, looking up at ' the man. As before, she dropped her head upon the pillow and remained motion less. Nor did she move as the long min. Btes dragged themselves away. She could feel the rapid breathing of the sick woman becoming more regular as'the exhausted creature slipped into drowsiness. But a sound, a word, might startle her. and the work of the past hour would have been in vain. Adelaide did not know how long she knelt there. She was aware that the iiurse had sunk into a chair. near the bed. that the husband had moved away perhaps out of the room. Once she had heard a step she was sure was Richard's pause in the open door way. She heard his voice as He began what sounded like a protest then Henry Hollingshead answered him and r th two went down the hall together. and pains Exposed to damoasM en" tell when ache nd pains will tru Tak swehencea. Pclt 8ioap' tn yomrbm. achsa imaMdiatciy. Brine exhfla letlng comfort to tb sorest muscle. it kills -pain! Shave, Bathe and Shampoo with one Soap-! Cuticura Ittfr Aches - .. w rffcr i mi Tfaayi Poetry M esaagas i ii i d i that would keep my vision blurred. them perched upon a stone possess a single fear; nut. Idn't he eij&s BA:rr . r wtthojt . -OSS What she was most keenly conscious of was the occasional proximity of John Carter as he bent- over her and his patient. She knew when his fin gers were laid lightly on the wrist of the sick woman an he felt her pulse, Adelaide was horribly tired. Her arms ached, her legs were cramped, her knees numb. But she dare not move. She felt the sick woman's hot breath against her cheek. She longed to et away from this unhealthy at mosphere, this enforced contact with a diseased, body. Then she reminded herself that the patient's life might depend on her immobility. At last the girl was conscious of a loosenibg of the tension of the form on the bed. The arms slid from about her, the whole figure relaxed. Still Adelaide remained motionless until a gentle hand touched her shoul der and a low voice spoke in her ear. "She is fast asleep," John -Carter said. "Get up slowly, and you wil not awaken her." Very gently, Adelaide drew away from the bed, but, when she tried to rise, her legs were so stiff that, for an instant, she could not stand. Put ting his arms about her, the physician raised her from the floor, and held her until she was able to steady her self on her feet, then released her. "This is the first natural sle"p she has had tonight." he remarked as Adelaide stood looking down 'at the patient. Once more he laid his fingers on the thin wrist, then shook his head. "The excitement and delirium have done her heart no good," he muttered. "Still thank Heaven and you, chila she is Quiet now. You,'" with a com passionate look at Adelaide, "should go right to bed." Sift felt strangely weak as she went toward the door. In the hall, Richard stepped iforward and took her hand in his. ; "liet me help yoa !" be said. "You are actually staggering." (To Be Ccaunned Tomorrow) BRITlfFERS TO CANCEL DEBTS London, Aug. 1. (U. P.) In a note to France, Belgium and; Italy, handed to the ambassadors this afternoon, Greac Britain formally offered to abandon her claim to reparations from Germany and to cancel all allied debts, provided this became part of an in ternational agreement,, including" the United States. The note was ave ren forward ed to the United States as well, but at the eleventh hour it was with drawn. "It cannot be right that one partner in a common enterprise should re cover all she has lent,"- the note said, "while another, Recovering nothing, should be required to pay ail she has " borrowed." Allied debtors of England are also to 1 be presented with, notes. This latest move, of Great Britain. which has called for three columns of newspaper comment here, in which it is hoped that the United States will hot misunderstand, is considered as a reversal of the earlier position of Eng land. It had been semi-officially stated that Great Britain had decided to fund the United States' debt regardless of action made by Ku rope an nations to settle the war obligations with Eng land. Free State Troops Capture Tipperary rublin. Aug. 1. Free State troops, in their drive southward on Cork, have captured Tipperary and Kilkes, it was announced today. Four regulars were Killed III action at Tipperary and three others wounded. The casualties of the irregulars are not known. Several ir regulars war made prisoners. Large quantities of war material fell Into the hands .cf the Fre St term. NORTON & LAIRD Children and JLaJs Haircutting Specialists Bacctttty with M. r. Co. shjou ACTION LOOKING JO REVOKE LICENSES 0RDEREOBYMAY0R One hotel, one second-hand store and one soft drink establishment are the latest under fire for revocation of licenses, following conviction of their owners or operators in the municipal court On charges of illegal handling of liquors. Mayor Baker recommended today that all three cases be heard be fore the city council for a showing of cause why licenses should not be re voked. The Dewey hotel. No. Burnside street, is the first of these. It is con ducted by John Sorenson, who was convicted in the municipal court July 28 of selling and possessing liquor, fined $200 and given a jail sentence of 10 days. - Ben Adler, who has a second-hand store at No. 211 Third street, was con victed of having 11 pints of "moon" in his possession and was fined $125, and Marko Kuliacha, who has a soft drink place at No. 62 North Third street, was fined $75 for maintaining a liquor nuisance. MAYOR TO ASK COUNCIL FO& sECOXD CITT JUDGE Mayor Baker, after conference Mon day With Municipal Judge Ekwall, Chief of Police Jenkins and City At torney Grant, announced that he would present to the city council Wed nesday an ordinance providing for a second municipal judge for Portland. At that time he will lay before the council the reasons which have prompted him to take this action. Mayor Baker believes the city ia the loser financially by not having the second municipal judge, and that he is required in order to handle the con stantly growing volume of court busi ness, especially the handling of viola tions of the traffic lawa FOUB EXAMINATIONS FOR CITY POSITIONS ARE SET Announcement Is made by W. E. Marion, secretary of the municipal civil service board, of the following THEM DAYS IS GONE FOREVER Negotiate This on Your I r M s- t don't acueve TOC - UiiX CAST - ITS JUST A ?ASSIM6 BD BRINGING UP FATHER MY BROTHER CAVE! ME. THl t MONEY TO Jr iNE XOU - HE. XY HE OWE IT - y ' " " ijv 1922 llM-4. FcATunc ScmviCK. Inc. ' ; KRAZY KAT , , ' ,z?9z ar-' " , ' Simple Reasons, Both j . mk W W w wm Wk fe'w2i a'JMlf I YTL TTF 1 Uk I I V f HTJV 1 1 iT 1 - t II I "-&if I I 1 sV -- - I i I I M U-- , i i ! tgi i -. coi r iw.vw.-i ABIE THE AGENT SS--1 " A Bit of Quick Thinking," We'll Say ' fl '' Bm, ,ti i Pom ' examinations' for municipal positions : . August ltv-Utnity! man In the labor service of the water' bureau. August 15 Blacksmith's helper. August -17 Arboriculturist and "as sistant arboriculturist. bureau of Iparks ; plan clerk, building department. Aupui 21 .Deputy inspector oi licenses, inspection service'! deputy in spector of electrical work," Jnnpection service. CITT HALL B KIEFS , Formal notice has been given of com pletion by M. Hansen A. Co. of the im provement of Boise street, from' Mil- 4 wautue to jsaat jam streets, and that the city council will consider accept ance of the work at its session on August 9. City Auditor Funk today issued a call to contractors on public work to submit bids on the following public work: Construction of a sewer in 32d street, from block 20. Willamette Heights addition, to Franklin street ; construction of a sewer in Kingston avenue from the south line of Arling ton . Heights to an existing sewer in Fairview boulevard ; district improve ment of 50th avenue southeast from 7Jd to 7Sd streets southeast and of 73d street southeast from 48th to 45th ave nues southeast. The city council will pass an ordi nance at Wednesday's session author izing the sale by the city of block 8 Albina Homestead to the school board of District No. 1 and the purchase from the school board of the old South Mount Tabor school property. Ten dollars figures as the basis of this exchange, which is really an even swap of par cels of land. Under permission of the city council the general committee in charge of ar rangements for the forthcoming Episco pal convention has bad erected on the northeastern corner of the city hall block a large sign designating this as one of the special points of interest to churchmen who will visit Portland. The sign says: "1861.4890. Site of Bishlp Scott's house. St. Stephens chapel and St. Helens hall." Three glass-covered pictures are shown of views in 1861 and 1873. WILLIAM HARDY" Ashland, Aug. 1. William Hardy, age 81 9-cara, an Englishman by birth, who has lived in the United States past 45 years, died at his home in Ashland Monday morning. He had been a resident of Ashland the last eight years. He is survived by his widow. MAKES PwellT If so yoo -see 1 I II J 1 1 ktlPHSP 1 ill jut S 1 1 SAX-f-wVioc - Come 1 1. trfnA ' 3 to you - ' . i tURPRibE ah -A . ' vyt oiix; II I I Hv i ' I HrTVT 1 JTa Jr . I I: II II If JU PRISONER FAILS TO FIND POT OF ! GOLD; ESCAPES Is there a. pot of gold at the end of Albert Reeves rainbow? Dr. J. W. Morrow and A. C. Ruby, head of the Ruby stock farm, are just a little curi ous to know. Reeves insisted that such a treasure is to be found some where, and on that representation Morrow and Ruby went on his bond Monday, allowing him to get - out of jail where be has been confined for two months awaiting trial on ' a bad check charge, so he could find the money he said he had hidden away and thust clear up the check episode. But Reeves failed to find the money when he and his two benefactors started hunting and the doctor and stock raiser became suspicious, fearing he was planning to "give them - the slip." So the bondsmen took him back to the sheriff's 'Office and were about to have him locked up again when he re newed bis representations, according to the story told today. At length they relented, but put him in the custody of John Lowe, a huge negro of physical prowess, to see that he did not escape. Lowe returned to the courthouse this afternoon with a sad and eng face. Reeves had eluded him. If Reeves is found before the date of his trial some weeks hence. Dr. Morrow and Ruby will not lose the $2500 bond they posted for the safe return at their protege. The charge against Reeves is that he bought an automobile with a check which soon became a matter of con troversy. Before its validity cpud be straightened out Reeves was in Butte, Mont., and was brought back for trial. Lowe appeared at police headquar ters with the request that Reeves be arrested on sight as a bail jumper. Captain Moore advised him, how ever., that Reeves Is legally out on bond and cannot be 'molested without a special bench warrant from the court. " CrXDDlGS! - CAM vou ecvr it? Gee - it A Feu-EC MIM Bad Forest Fire Is Spreading Through Loon Lake District Marshfield. Or Aug. 1. Damage to timber is being: caused by a serious forest fire in the Loon lake district, just i over the Douglas county line. Firefighters from here have been sent to assist. The fire has burned over 800 acres, is in the green timber and is not under control. It is said to be one of the worst fires in this section during the season. Another fire has been reported in the Camas valley section between Coos Bay and Rose burg, but is thought not to be serious. "SO ICEVT FIRES REPORTED I3T" W AHH1NGTON .OR OREGON No new forest fires have broken out in Oregon and Washington during the last j!4 hours, according to reports re ceived at forestry service headquarters. While the old fires are still burning in many places, all are reported to be virtually under control. No definite re port was received today, however, from the Herman creek section. A fire on McDowell Creek, near Le banon, is reported to have burned over 700 acres, and to have done consider able damage. The Southern Pacific railroad dispatched several men to Ma ples station i on the Tillamook . Line Monday, when it was reported a new small fire had broken out near the right of way. U. S. Headquarters, District Engineer, Stayi in Portland J Headquarters of the United States district engineer are to remain in Port land and thej-e is no intention of mov ing them to Seattle. Thla wa the definite news that came from Wash ington today, W. D. B. Dodson. general manager of the Chamber of Commerce, received a reply from Senator McNary to a telegram making protest against the reported change of location and ask- ing for definite information as to the Niblick AMP ME TM BGST BOV-CADDIE THAT TH& Golf coucse eva had substance, of such report. McNary says::-- . . t . "General Beach says th office- win remain In Portland,' Only duties of district engineer wlllbe transferred to Colonel Sehults. Seattle because of re tirement of Colonel Cavanaugh. divi sion engineer in Portland., Th de partment has no intention of moving th office t Seattle." ; Washington. Aug. 1. (WASHING TON BUREAU pF THE JOURNAL) Explanations given by General Beach, chief of engineers, to Senator McNary In relation to protests against the re moval of the engineer's office from Portland and Seattle, are to the effect that the office is not being trans ferred, but that the duties of Colonel Cavanaugh. division engineer, are be ing turned over to Colonel Schults be cause of Cavanaugh' retirement, fix act effect of what is proposed is net clear.' Obenchain Jurors, deadlocked, Get ! Permit to Bathe Los Angeles. Aug. 1. 1T. P. Wag ing th most extended jury battle in the history of Los Angeles courts, seven women and five men. who have had . the case since Friday, renewed their efforts today to break the 7 t 5 deadlock over Madalynn Obenchaln's guilt or- innocence of the murder of J. Belton Kennedy. The jury spent the night ia a' hotel, following Its request to Judge Sbenck for accommodations that ' would gl opportunity to bathe. - ... This request granted, the majority of the Jurors expressed the opinion that a compromise might yet be reached. ; The jury, when it resumed, session today, had been out 84 hours, which is close to the record for this county. Passenger Trains -Collide Head-on; 10 Dead, 25 Hurt Cincinnati. Ohio. Aug. 1. I. N. S.) Ten persons wers killed and 25 Injured more or less seriously at 11 o'clock this morning, when two Cincinnati, TK3M Lebanon & Northern passenger trains cr asked togetherea4-ea, t the Lester roa4 crossing at Pleasant Kldg. One of the engines was drfven backward telescoping the first coach", behind and 7 killing everyon inside. - J ,tA1H available fire" apparatus in the city has been rushed to th .scene,- as . w(U as polio patrols aa4 hospital era-1 bulanee from all th hospitals.. Auto mobiles ar also oa the scene... Doctors from all ever Cincinnati were rushsd to the spot. ' . ; .....r4 There, were five passenger coaches in one train and two in the other, but only one car telescoped when th crash came., This coach crumpled ; op Ilk a match box and the occupants were caught in th wreckage,: which present ed an almost hopeless tangle to rescue' i, workers. It Is thought that the n- gineers and firemen of th two en-1 glnes were ' killed in the : collision, J . fhurh Inf i-mt(.-.r. mt tXIa tlm m-m wJK 1 ing them was not available. - Shopman Beaten ; : And Stoned t on His Way! to Work1 Chased several blocks by three men t at 7 :16 this morning, Georga Lesenko, 41. a machinist employed tn th Albina railroad shops as a strikebreaker, was '. . overpowered and severely .beaten. II was taken to the i emergency hospital toy treatment. Leaenk is married andy has three children. He lives at 'o. CI ? Fremont streets - -- . v He passed an aotomoMl parked at' Mississippi a venae and -Cook -street--' while on his way to work. On of three men in the, automobile got out and accosted him. .asking where he worked. Lesenko turned and ran with- -out replying. The three men chased .him. tripping him ep. He toM th' police one man hit htm In the head ' with a rock, stunning him," while an-' other kicked him In . the .ribs. . ..V The men eacaped before this police arrived. Lesenko did not know any of . them. He was formerly employed ' in the railroad shops, v here b worked -steadily for four veajrs np until eight ' moaths age. During th strike trouble1 he obtained another job, sine he was' out of work and had bis family to sup- port, h said.. - - ' By A. Posea .'trap rt '1. ! . r. 1 By Georsr McManus .. ,M5w;,jLeete at v i Bonnie Dee Shop Seem Sfi Fitteeh Blfc- eis. ALr. Slertea