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CRITICISM THAT
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.
was greatly hurt by adverse and unjust criticism heaped
upon him as the nation's chief executive, Myrori T. Herrick,
American ambassador to France, declared today on his ar
rival on the Paris for a month's vacation. , j !
"The presidency he said, 'has become an impossible
position. Not even a strong man physically can stay on the
job to the finish. The strain of the office and the terrible
criticism which are heaped upon a President will break down
the official, and this-undoubtedly happened1 in - the case of
Mr. Harding. . , ' i4 , :;. ';
v " 'I could see very clearly that he was greatly hurt by
these adverse and unjust criticisms. I knew his nature and
I know how silently he, endured
The above dispatch appeared in the' Oregonian of Sun
day. Is the time coming when a public man must have the
hide of a rhinoseros, besides .the endurance of j a marathon
runner or a Missouri mule? j
Besides being piled with burdens of work' beyond trie
physical endurance of the average man, the President of the
United States is subject to the slings and arrows of criticism
and abuse that are calculated to worry to the breaking point
any man with a sensitive nature- - j
And this is not confined to Presidents. j "" J
His "friends knew- how James Withycombe, Governor of
Oregon, endured mental agony that led to physical suffering
and pain, because of the maliciously directed abuse of a politi
cal camorra or junta in Oregon, using cooked up propaganda
for the purpose of gaining public favor for thaf crowd, at the
expense of the man who was then the chief executive of this
state- His intimate friends went so far as to say that this
stream of abuse, was the direct cause of the death of Governor
Withycojnbe; and there can be no doubt that it at least
hastened him to his grave. j ; .
There is another case in Oregon, that of State Treasurer
0. P. Hoff,: He has been a sick man for a long time, and
his case has been "render ed" more Stubborn ty, the heaping
up against him of abuse, most of it calculated for no possible
good, but' haying, the effect, whatever its intent' of merely
lacerating the wound of , a suffering marv What can you
think of that is more needlessly cruel? !'
This is not a plea for less honest criticism or for a smaller
amount of frank discussion of public affairs, and of public
men, directed and given with a view to improving conditions
arid of fering better or more practicable methods, i This is to
be desired, Jt should be courted. Constructive criticism is
salutaryi"-! .J-: ...- .v.-vr .- '. : i :
' But, throughout all bur history, there has been too great
a degree of liberty afforded to the mere assassins of charac
ter, for sinister purposes, or for the purpose of pandering to
a certain appetite for mere idle gossip and j slander; an
appetite that is prone to grow by what it feeds upon. It
started with. Washington, who suffered much It did not
"end with" Mr. Harding, who occupied in our day the succes
sion of the high place that, according to no less a nan than
IJyron THerrick, our Ambassador to France, !'has become
an impossible position." j
Will it, with President Coolidge and his . successors, re
main an impossible position? - This subject is worthy, of the
soliloquy of a Hamlet; It is deserving of the white .light of a
Dickens, calling a nation's attention to the abuse. .. It should
be given the attention of an aroused public opinion in both
Btate and -nation, demanding mercy and justice and ' de
cency and common sense. - j:,
CRIME A DISEASE
' It is quite well established that
crime Is ' a disease and we are
treating it with sympathy, rather
than with a big stick. Recog
nized as a disease, it should be
treated accordingly. No one goes
to the hospital' for any given
period. They go there until they
are cured, no matter how' long
It takes. ' The same is true of
criminals. , A man should be sent
to the penitentiary until it is safe
to release him to society.
When a man serves his term he
has made restitution to society for
his mistakes as surety and cer
tainly as if lie had given back the
life taken or tbe property stolen.
When the disease is out of his
system, when he' has paid the full
i penalty of his mistakes, he is en
titled to his liberty. He Is re
turned to society cleansed of his
. Iniquity , and ready to take his
place with his , fellow men. Ac
cording to the ideals of our In
stitutions the man has paid, the
penalty. lie is no more held for
his past than a man is held for
having bad tbe smallpox or pneu
monia. -The world is fast coming
to the thought that criminals are
human beings, and-: that instead
of being Inherently" criminal they
the creatures of environment and
the victims of circumstance.' We
can trace almost , any confirmed
criminal and back of him there is
a ruined home, worthless parents
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KILLS PUBLIC MEN
The late President Harding
these things "
MAKING SAL40M GROW
On Sunday we were talking to
a man who, before any other man
in Salem, has stood In the front
line of progress tor more than a
generation. We asked him bow
Salem grew, and he said it was
by force. Once in a while a city
just naturally grows, but gener
ally city builders force it until it
gets big enough jto carry itself
along. Because of the innate con
servatism of a capital city Salem
was bard to get started. It has
gone so far now that the law of
commercial gravity, wlll.carry ,;lt
forward. Salem has more things
to make a city than any other city
In America. We mean by that,
more different things. Some cities
are jbullt on wheat, some on Iron;
some on coal. Salem is built on a
dozen different things, any one ot
which is capable of supporting a
city of our size. What is needed
now is more men 'to enlist In the
service of city building. :, . , ,
City building Is not necessarily
unselfish. It is only unselfish in
the sense that it helps every resi
dent,' even' the ones who" will pull
back, It Is selfish In the sense
that - it helps every line of busi
ness in twe city and every foot of
property.
II ERRKKT HOOVER
:' This week we passed the house
In which Herbert Hoover lived as
an orphan boy w!n he rn'sds fcl3
I wU ., vciy Jcva-i
Quaker. '' Mr. Hoover's first borne
is a dignified story and a halt
structure which has defied the ele
ments and looks inviting yet. A
block away stands the Quaker
church, where he still holds mem
bership and which , he helped to
build.
Herbert Ifoover is tbe outstand
ing figure in the present cabinet.
He is a man of wonderful vision
and yet capable of infinite details.
He possesses these two qualities as
no other man in public -life does.
If the republican party . does not
find Calvin Coolidge satisfactory,
remember there is always tbe for
mer Salem boy who ha3 given to
the world such wonderful execu
tive and constructive service.
A PIXE ENEMY
Here is something that deserves
attention. It isn't a wild guess
but a deliberate statement made
by the Forest Patrolman. "Blister
rust cannot spread 'directly from
a diseased' pine to a healthy one.
but must pass through an inter
mediary stage on currant or goose
berry leaves. All kinds of current
or gooseberry r wild or cultivated.
will take the disease. The culti
vated black currant is much more
susceptible than the other. It is
the most dangerous agent in
spreading the white pine blister
rust." . ." -
The pine is so important to this
country that every agency contrib
uting to its delinquency: ought to
be ruthlessly dug out. It is not a
very far call from disease of white
pine to disease of the other pines.
MEASURING DISTANCE
Up to a few years ago every
thing was meafured by miles in
the country. Portland was so
many miles away; Dallas was so
many miles away; Jefferson was
so many miles away, and so forth.
There is creeping into our vocab
ulary the idea of measuring dis
tances by time. It happens that
we have travelled considerably
over Washington and Oregon in
the past six months, and on num
erous occasions were told that
such and such a town was so many
minutes or so many hours away.
The automobile has not only
speeded up our business, but has
changed our vocabulary to con
form to it.
The Portland Oregonian asks If
the Salem postoffice is nailed
down, now that a Kansas editor
has come here to reside. It U to
the credit of 'every j administra
tion that Kansas 'editors coming
to Oregon to reside are so well re
cognized. That one in Salem never
hankered for a postoffice, and
never will.
It has been a long fight but the
steel interests have finally grant
ed an eight-hour day. ; The steel
industry has become Important,
but one. of its corner stones .was
its overuse' of humanity. No man
has any business to work twelve
hours a day at bard manual labor.
The . eight-hour day has been es
tablished as fair, and la making
better conditions. - f
Germany is said to be near an
archy, yet certainly Germany is
stronger than any of us expected,
if it does not already have anar
chy. The world does ' not want
Germany crushed. Only France
wants that. France is so mortally
afraid of Germany that the Ruhr
crime Is an expression of her feel
ings. , '
It is too early to forecast the
reaction on President; Coolidge.
However, this thing Is certain. If
he does not meet the call of this
hour and satisfy the discontent ot
the people, the candidate to be
successful against him must come
from the west. -
The advance notice spread to
newspapers In Railway Age tells
of record breaking business and
record breaking efficiency. Ex
actly. ' Given both theso things,
the exorbitant freight rates 'ought
to come down.
OCEANSIDE
OCEANSIDE. Or.. Auf. IS. A
party from Salem arrived here
last week for a 10-day vacation.
Included in the party are 1 1. H.
Van Winkle.; Miss Rosalind Van
Winkle, Mrs. Patterson and Miss
Vivian Patterson, L. R. M. Pierce,
and Mr, and Mrs. F. E. Churchill.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Bligh spent
a few days here last-week white
on their vacation .
f ' Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy N. Mayers
and Mr. and Mrs. J. D Berwick
spent the week-end in Echo cot
tage j'-T-vi i i -o-i..' ':.-. .
Allen and Leo ICafoury vi3lttd
here last week. ; .
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. St ember;
are spending a, week's outing bore.
Mr. ,and Mrs. W. Wille, Miss
Jessica Wille, Miss Stewart, and
Mrs. Ellen G. Richardson return
ed to Salem last week following
several days visit at the Breakers.
We see no way to determine
who the 10 greatest living Amcr-
tn'i,",,"t-sf5 wltho"t ctrdqet-
PRESIDENT GIVEN REMARKABLE TRAINING. BY
HARDING.
f i'tiotograpb ot telegram sent to i ne-riesident Coolidge by Pres
ident Harding In which he advised him that be was expected to
play full part in tbe coming Republican administration.
TRIBUTE TO DICK
W. T. Rigdon Tells of the
Good Qualities of a Pion
eer Who Has Died
Editor Statesman:
In the death of R. L. (Dick)
Swarts, which occurred - at noon
yesterday at the family home, five
miles east of Salem, this commun
ity has lost one of its oldest and
best known citizens.
For 7 1 years Richard Swarts
has been a frequent visitor in Sa
lem. ! Everybody knows "Dick"
Swarts. For many years he was
in the sawmill business on Little
Pudding river. Many a home In
Salem was erected from the out
put from his mills. ' At one time
the lumber for the- bridges in
Marion county was largely furn
ished from the Swarts mills. ' j
When a lad of 10 years he
crossed the plains with his par-,
ents, walking barefoot nearly all,
tne way from. Iowa to Marlon
county, Oregon. "All his life from'
1852 to 1923 has been spent on
the land his father took as a do
nation claim. , ; !L
Mr. Swarts has been a real as
set to Salem and Marion county
and an indefatigable worker, a de
termined man. Afi
Dick Swarts was a good fr 'end
a congenial companion, an hone(j
industrious and frugal man, heti
ter to every one else than to hlm-
self.; Everybody was his f rien
He had not an enemy in the
whole wide world. He was kind
to his family and to h's neighbors.
congenial to all. Although, like
all humanity, he had' his faults.
he never harmed anyone but him
self- never was known to speak
evil ; of anyone; never harbored
an insult nor thought of revenge
for injuries.
During late years Dick attend
with great interest : the annual
meetings of the Oregon Pioneer ;
association at Portland, also
Founders Day I Chmpoeg was!
not forgotten. ' 1 ' ' ,:
In politics Mr. Swarts was a
Republican bat not being a radical
sort of a man he never aspired to
office. With a daughter and
granddaughter he made the jour
neys to Meacham to meet, hear
and shake bands with our late
lamented President Harding.
The writer saw Dick at Meach
am July 3 as he sat on the plat
form near the -president, where,
he very greatly enjoyed not only
the occasion - but the - various
speeches'; and especially that iof
the president. t .''"
The pageant, In Imitation of
an emigrant train was also very
much enjoyed by Mr. Swarts.
About a week ago J Richard : suf
fered the bursting of a blood Ves
sel on the brain from - which : be
has lain in a stupor until 12 m.
yesterday when . the angel ; of
death took him to a land where
the ills of life will not interrupt
his plans for the future.
A kind man, a good man, a just
man gone to his reward. What
a heritage to his family! May his
ashes rest in peace.
i w. T. RIGDON.
Salem, August 13. 1923.
I ' WOODBURN NEWS :
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'Mrs. II. L. Moore and daughters
Helen and Marsaret, are enjoying
an outing at Newport. r
..August 12, the Christ 'an Sun
day school held a picnic at the
city park. ; v
Wednesday, August 8, Mr. and
Mrs E. J. Stanard and son Kelly,
and Mr. and Mrs. Stanard of
Portland, father ot Mr. Stanard.
returned from a trip to Tacoma,
Seattle, (Vancouver B.T.C.,. ' Mt.
Rainier national park, returning
by Chehalis, Long Beach and Sea
side. ' - i?l ' ' :y,.j
John Norman of Lake Crystal,
Minn., visited his old friends, Mr.
and Mr 8. W. A. Roberts. ; ; !
Mr. and Airs. Louis Beckhan
of Nebraska who nave been visit
ing at the home of their eon-and
wife, "Mr. and Mrs. L.'A. B.jck
man. left for their, home Snnday.
While, here both families made a
trip to California fn the L A:
Beckman car. ,i t if ',;. ;
Mrs L. M. Mcrcom of Dodge
ville. Wis-Js, visiting fr!endrf and
looking after' buiiness. I
:.nTA 't laud
WH
family are spending two or three
weeks at Newport. .
Earl Baker, mother, sister Vir
ginia and Miss. Louise Schermer
of Seattle, have
been visiting at
the home of Mt. and Mrs. II.
Baillie.
E. L. Priestlyj of Redfield, S.
D., was visiting
his old partner
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. John No
Ian. Miss Iris Chenoweth" returned
from attending summer noruxal of
the Universfty of Washington.
She vls:ted Victoria and' Vancou
ver. B. C, Bellingham and Rainier
national park. Miss Chenoweth
will teach the high school of
Clatskanie next year.
D. H. Bumhorf and WV H. Hudr
dleston and families have return
ed from an outing at the Tilla
mook beaches.
- Mrs. Nettie Doud hai retuined
from a trip to Seaside.
jMr. and Mrs. Virgil -Haller and
b..by are spend:ti hU vacation a.
Pacific City. ' '
, Mr. and Mrs A Nendel and
?( and M-.s. F.anU V. liuht leiL
.Snturday f o-1 - .Wrphine Ca4.s
and will return hy the bevhf!., ''
Mrs. J. H.- Mack left Wednes
day for Calgary, Brandon and
Manitoba, Canada.
H. M. Swenson of Los Angeles
has been the guest of Mr.4 snd
Rirs. M. J. Lindahl.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Landon ar
rived home Tuesday night from
Breitenbush hot springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Powell at
tended the Clatsop Bankers' as
sociation at Seaside.
Mjss ., Erma McGonegal f wiil
leave for Los Angeles by, steamer
August 15. She will mike her
home with her j brother, Glenn,
who is in charge of tho costume
department of Jack Plckford in
Hollywood, Cal.j , ' i
Mr. and Mrs. H. Baillie and the
former's mother, Mrs. W. John
ston, left. Sunday for two weeks
at Newport -f
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. I totaling
of Grant City, Ho., have reiurned
home after an I extended . visit
with. sister and husband, Mr. ard
Mrs. S. W. Maupln. h' .
Mrs. Blaine McCord and child
ren have been ' spending a week
at Pacific City. ' '" . ;.. .
Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Elliott of
Manteca, Cal., visited his brother
and Wife, Mr. and-Mrs. V. S.
Elliott. j , ;
TURNER
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TURNER, Ore., Aug. 13.
Mrs. Carrie McQuin of Portland
spent a few days' with her, broth
er, O.' H. P. Cornelius.' ' ': :
- The congregation of the' local
Christian church went to Salem
Sunday' to attend services at the
Court street Christian church. -
Walter: Robinson has accepted a
position In the general merchan
dise store at Mill City.
Bean picking began at C. A.
Bears 28 acre field Monday with
20 pickers, expecting a month's
work. ' , '
Mire Gayette! Davis and Henry
N. Barnett were . married in Sa
lem August 6. On Wednesday
evening following' about SO rf
their friends called at their new
ly furnished home. Before leav
ing they were treated to ice
cream." : ' . i -
E. C. Baker , has ' been elected
mayor of Turner and J. M. Bones
wltt fill a vacancy on the council.
Banker Pierce and wife had
their automobile overturned east
of Turner j escaping with slight
bruises. ;. : "
! A number of the Method4sf
young people attended the district
Ep worth , League conventpn at
Falls City Mrs Gunning accom
panied Miss Doris, Barnett and
Miss Eletnor Moore for the entire
week.. ' :: V ",
Mr 8. Frances Thee, sister of
Mrs. Henry Barnett spent a week
with, friends returning Friday to
rislt with her mother, Mrs. F. W.
Bear near Lebanon.'
.1 FUTURE DATES ! -I
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Ag'isl 1 f r. tl--Annl naimer J tamp
. 1 YMCA. Tftk ri. I '!
AHiist 1 t 29 Aanaal ncinpmrol of
Bo; KrouU st CrdiB. - '
AnjpiKt 14. .Taradar Haviraer ceramoa-
lal t -40 "8."
August 15. . Wadnedar JJtonesoU pie-
'ic. tt' fair gronad.
Aagnst' 17. Friday. Iowa pienie, fair-
(roaad. " J '!.',
Aga 19-19 Nalioaal gaartl i 11
, natch at Clkauu rifla raaga.
Paptenibor , la. )l,W4n'da-VP'UlaiattU
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TUESDAY, MORNING, AUGUST 14, 1923
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Adele Garrison's New Phase of
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
CHAPTER 380.
THE TRUTH MADGE GOT FROM
MISS JONES. ;
I hardly knew my own voice, so
hoarse and raucous, was it, when
I at last pulled myself together
and spoke again to tbe woman at
the hospital telephone.
"Hello! .... Hello!: ;" I, called In
sistently when she did not answer
my first call, wondering if she had
cut me off after telling me the
terible newsof Marion's death.
I was news that I would not
believe, nor retail to the anxious
heart of , Robert Savarin waiting
for me in the car outside the sta
tion until J had it confirmed from
the lips of Marion's nurse, Dr. Pet
tit or Lillian herself. But my
heart chilled with the certainly
that if Marion were really gone,
heir mother would not be far be
hind her. ' '
. What was it the woman had
said? I tried 'to think calmly,
even while; I frantically snapped
the receiver up and down in tbe
endeavort get Jier again upon
the 'phone.
"I Didn v , ,
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.. ".Died 'an hour ago after suf
fering convulsions all night!"
' If this- were true, where was
Dr. Pettit?. He had promised to
send tor me if Lillian needed me.
Could it be possible that the sup
erintendent's Inefficient substitute
had not called the physician? I
put that theory aside, knowing
that Lillian would have , raised
heaven and. earth and the nether
regions) to get help for her Idol
ized child, and would have , com
pelled action If none were forth
coming. But suppose Lillian her
self had the voice of the woman
at tbe other end of the "phone
at last answered my frantic repe
tition otlthe word "Hello. "
; "What Is It? . What do you
I- " "I
I Things J
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HOLDING
HUSBAND
Copyright, 1023, Associated Editors.
The Tale of a Pepper Box
"A dash of pepper" demands
the cook book, and the pepper
box descends the shelf, of spices.
He sneezes a
c 1 o-u'd o f
smoke into' a
-pocket hand
. kerchief and
begins a con
versation: "When I
first made my
debut Into the
circle of sea
sonings, I was
so valuable that people paid their
rents .with me. ' Want ads read
in those times: 'For rent, modern
30-room castle with drawbridge,
a thousand peppercorns per -annum!'
Those days are gone. Now
there's , scarcely, a - kitchen ' but
keeps mo in stock.
"These highly flavored grains
that Inhabit my walls . are the
ground fruit of the pepper vine
which. Is found in Java, Suma
tra, Borneo and the West Indies.
The fruit grows much after the
fashion of .currants, in clusters,
many clusters to a vine. It is not
until the berries have become red
in color with a coating or hull on
the outside that they are picked:
Then they are dried on a. mat and
ground. The .result you see
Black pepper. ' V
"White pepper is harder to pre
pare. . The hulls must be soaked i
I THE SHORT STORY, JR. !
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LITTLE DOE'S HANDS
The physician had hopes for his
- son, . . . ,
To continue the work he'd be-
, rum; ; " . ,
The sacrifice trtado, -'
His son has repaid,
A great thing the young doctor
. has done.
' Phil was Doc Marston's" only
child. Doc was the best beloved
man in all the country and every
one was crary about "Little Doc"
too.r That's what we all called
PhiC Those two werethe great
est old pals you ever eaw.
Almost every evening you could
seethe two of them riding out the
Budbank road. They had two of
the finest riding horses In tbe
country and the father and son
surely made a splendid picture as
they galloped along.
From the time Phil was a tiny
baby it was always agreed that
he would some day be a great
surgeon. I Doc had never had the
chance, but he was determined
want?" I recognized panicjn the
voice, realizing that In an emerg
ency of. this sort confronting the
woman the breaking of the un
expected new of a death she did
not know what to do. With a
mighty effort I controlled my own
voice to measured calmness, spoke
slowly and distinctive:
"Please call Miss Jones to the
telephone." '
"Miss Jones!" The voice held
a helpless, sort of you-have-asked-something-lmpossible-toue.
i"Bat
she is on a case in a private room,
and cannot be called unless the
message Is most urgent."
?It is most urgent." I empha
sized. You have Just told me that
.MIsa Jones' patient is defad "
Why! the very Idea!" The
voice was pettish In Its resentful
astonishment. "I didn't say any
thing of the kind."
My pulses leaped "hopefully, yei
I did not dare let myself be cer
tain. ". V : V .
"Then you have made a terrible
mistake." I said icily, "and have
caused me untold agony of mind.
I shall take this up with the board
of governors Immediately If you
do not call Miss Jones at once."
What Miss Jones Said.
A hapless," hopeless, sort of sil
ence for fully half a minute my
brain alternately registering hope
and despair then a sullen fright
ened: "Hold the wire."
Another minute's wait, then
crisp, frestf and efficient came the
voice of Marlon's nurse,
"This is Miss Jones. What is
it, please?" -;;,:-.. ... v ,-
"Oh. .Miss Jones" I was al
most hysterical in my . doubt by
this time. "This Is Mrs. Graham,
Mrs. Underwood's friend. They
have just told me Marlon Is dead
is U true?' V ;
, Over the wire came the sound
of a quick, shocked Intake of the
breath. Afterward I realized that
it was the only triumph, the wom
an's nerves had over the nurse's
professional calm. Then her voice,
quickly reassuring: " J V
;No." The emphasis was capi
talized. "She Is very much alive,
and passed a splendid night. And
her mother is also feeling much
better."
and Girls Newspaper i
Bleeeet little Paper In the World: , ( , I.
in limewater for two weeks to re
move them.
"Cayenne, or red epper, you
must not confound with black
The Falling Eagle of
A beautiful bluish-white star,
one of the brightest In the heav
ens, Vega, In the small constel
lation Lyra, which means lyre or
harp. Vega is what Is called a
first magnitude star, for stars
are classed according to the bril
liance of their light into bodies
of the first, second, and on to
fifth or sixth magnitude.
Lyra,! in .which .Vega "may be
found, Is a group east of Hercu
les and' a little southeast of the
head of Draco. You may obtain
an Idea of the distance of Vega
from the- earth when you learn
that it takes the light from Vega
something like 40 years to travel
to the earth. If your own sun
were at the distance of , Vega It
would not appear as bright as
even a faint star. ' .
The' North Pole is not station
ary, as you might Imagine, but It
turns around, very slowly in a cir
cle, which takes 25,800 years to
complete. During this period of
turning, every , bright star that
lies near the circumference of
this circle becomes in turn the
pole star. "t '
The star Alpha,, in Draco, had
a turn at' being the pole star 47
that his son should. . "Look at
those hands," . he 'would say,
proudly pointing at Little Doc's
hands, "real surgeon's hands they
are." Doc was always very care
ful of those hands. Why, I can
remember once when Phil broke a
finger playing baseball. I actual
ly believe Doc felt worse Mian he
would If It had been .the boy's
leg. All his hopes were wrapped
up in those small hands.
, One evening Doc and Phil were
riding along, when suddenly a
run-away team came up behind
them. Phil's horse was frighten
ed it was a high-spirited animal.
It reared and threw Phil. Luckily
the boy fell at the side ot the run
away. Only his hands outstretch
ed in front of him to protect him
In the rail were in danger. They
lay dight In the path of the big
wagon whels.
. Doc must have taken the situa
tion In at a glance, Like a flash
he threw himself from the horse
and protected the boy's hands
with his own body. , .
r vPhll came out unhurt, but for
a while we all tbought that Doc
had been killed, v A big- doctor
was called down from .the city
and after that Doc gradually, be
gan to get better. But they said
he would never be able to walk
again. His legs were both, para
lysed. ' . : :
After the accident Phil's future
calling became almost a passion
with Doc, The boy seemed to
grow up over night. It was then
that we all stopped calling him
"Little Doc." - No-one -ver work
' The Star Vega
-' 1 . '
5 "Thank- God ! " It wa 'eal
prayer of thankfulness that my
' Then the remem
brance of .the fright .1 had beem
given made me demana lunner
assurance. - '
"How Is It I was told so shock
ing a thing?" I asked. .
"I do not know. Will you wait
a moment, please?" '
I heard a low murmor of voices,
then Miss Jones' voice again. .
; "A patient did die here this
morning, k young- girl, victim of
an autombbile collision, also suf
fering from concussion and skull
fracture. It was a natural mis
take, but I am so sorry you wera
frightened." . ' '
The nurse, with the discipline of
the hospital upon her, had begun
the sentence, but the woman fin
ished AU and I surmised the., gen
erous Indignation that .was In her
heart against the blundering of
the official temporarily in author
ity over her. 'j I
"Thank you. I tried to convey
my comprehension of her mean
ing In the words. "Will you pleass
tell Mrs. Underwood that Mr.
Savarin has arrived, that we ara
at the Southampton station, and
will be right over?"
Yes, Indeed. Marion asked for
you and for uncle the first thins
upon waking this morning. ;
"We will be with her In less
than 15 minutes." ;
"Good. I'll ell her. Good-by."
She had reassured me. and dis
missed me with an air of leisure
liness masking brisk finality, and
as I gripped my shuttered nerves
and went out to the caM 'realized
that she was. thi best interpreter
of tbet . hospital's -.splendid - .work
and spirit .that n the .lnstUaloB
could, have. I ; :-u-- . ; , ' '
T ...(To be continued.) .
; In f ronf of af Roadway restaur
ant yesterday we" 'saw a small,
ragged urchin watching a girl la
the window baking, better-cakes.
We thought we detected an air cf
wistfulness about the lad and our
heart was touched. "Hungry
kid?" we asked. - ' i - -
"Naw!'f came his scornful re
ply. "Can't a feller look at
swell dame without drawln no
crowd?" Lightning Line.
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and white. It comes . from the
city of Cayenne In Guiana, where
it grows on bushy plants Instead
of vines." ; - 1 '
the August Night Sky
centuries ago. Polaris Is now
the star closest, being a little over
a degree from the pole. During
the next two centuries' Polarlf
will continue to approach tbe
pole until It "becomes : within a
quarter of a degree of it, then its
distance from the pole will begia
to Increase again. About 12.0C3
years hence Vega will be the most
brilliant and beautiful ot all the
pole stars. ; .
If you can look at "Vega through
a telescope you. will obtain a bet
ter idea of her radiant magnifi
cence. And If you look closely
you will Bee on either aide of Vega
a tiny star, each of which la real
ly a double star or two star so
close together that' they appear to
the naked eyes as one.:
And This Time. It Was,, i
The telephone girl , was on her
vacation. - One "day,, she, was out
fishing when some one In . an
other bdafcan6a;-rrHeIlo?"r Just
then" she got a bite. 1
"LInes "busy,"' bo'. anawertd.
v Gitumci OlnuMl- '
Son r Pass the butter."
r Mother: "If what?" - j
Son: fit. you can reach 1L" I
ed harder than Phil did for the
next , eight', years, and I know;
that his crippled father was a
great help to him.
: A year Jago Phil Marston tin-"
Ished his special course and then
he . came back home and begia
working harder than ever, I
don't know Just when he begaa
talking to his father irst about,
an operation. But' I do ,knoi
that Doc would never have con
sented to let anyone else . oper
ate on him.". He knew enough
about his Injury to know that It
was practically , hopeless.
Bat I goes Doc would havt let
the boy cut his head oft if he 'bad
wanted - to. ; It' turned out that
Phi had made a special study of
his father's Injury all during his
course The operation! was a
great success. It was tb talk of
the whole state, and still Is for
that matter. Yesterday Doe walk
ed down town for tbe first time
on Phil's arm. Proud! He was
so proud he nearly burst. "He's
going to Chicago,'' he beamed at
me. "He's been called there to a
big clinic. That one operation
wag air be needed ( to make him
famous.".
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