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r 4 TIIE OREGON STATESMAN, BALEM. OREGON -aM-4 W - . ......... , . : " ' ' - , Issued Dally Except Monday by THE RTAIKMMAM PUBLISHINC! COMPANY Pti. ... 21 - Con.Mir-iaI St., Salem. Oregon tfortland Office. 723 Board of Trade Building. Phone -Beacon cation 8 in thi.V.XT Jl upauc creauea io u or rot otherwise credited m XUlm paper and also the local news published herein. R. J. Hanrirlolra John L. Brady -Prank Jaskoskl . TELEPHONES: Bnsinesa Office - ... News Department - - . Circulation-Office - - -8ocUty Editor ...... Job Department - - - Entered at the Poatoffice la Salem, Qregon, a second class matter. V PRESERVE OUR TIMBER RESOURCES We are using up timber in than it grows. In 1000 years; , at that rate." ;; ... . The above paragraph Is? ' ' Tlio nin'n An1l' 4Anii ! serious, but for vigorous and timely work, j . ... Col., William B. Greeley, Chief Forester of the United States, predicted on June first, while on an 'official visit to thlssection, that the lumber business of Oregon will be ten times as great in ten years as it is now, due to the rapidly diminishing timber in the east and middle west. " One-fifth of the 'standing timber in the United States is in Oregon, and a well posted man speaking in Salem two years ago made thev statement that in fourteen years the - timber supplies east of the Rockies would be exhausted And he said further that the abundant! timber supplies up, and down f the Pacific side of both North and South America, from the point where our Far North possessions look across to the . continent of Asia, to the jumping-off place on the lizard's tail of Chile, will surely bring the great manufacturing interests of the New Work to this side of the two continents; and mostly, for obvious reasons, to Oregon, .Washington and California j And the soundness of this prophecy is fortified by the fact that about half the water power of the United States is in these three states, and about a third of the undeveloped water power in the Columbia river basin i IFor the bulk of the manufacturing of the future will be done-with , the aid of "white coal," or hydroelectric power, rofiiMi l rwvtVi rVioan an1 SnoTionatik1o : Tr unll nevw WPr outJ It will never run out. It rise from the rivers and the rain and snow on the hills and water runs and grass grows. The ten times the present lumber business of Oregon in ten years visualizes great things for this state; but the busi ness will not' endure "oif that scale' for a great length of time unless , there shall be team work on the part of the best statesmanship and the most able manufacturing and com mercial, leaders. There must be planting as well as reaping. There must be reforestation carried on with a vigor and persistence equal to the enterprise of the men with the mills taking the ripe timber from the' lands. . 1 Senator McNary of Oregon understands : this, and he is active in committee and other work in furthering the idea of making our forest resources enduring j , f Yes, the necessity, if ten times the present lumber busi ness in Oregon is to be both reached and stabilized. This can be done. ? Good authorities say it is practicable. The highest and best men. among the manufacturers are willing and anxious to cooperate; and to make the cooperation of all the rest obligatory, - i ; ' V :. ' ' ; ' 'P p . ; :f . :VVithJ-f ull hydroelectric aevelopment here on . this side of the Rockies, and with a new forest tree planted for every old tree harvested, the people of the Pacific states, looking out to the west upon two-thirds of the people, of the world, joined to us (rather than divided from us) j by the, greatest of the ocean highways, are going to realize the dream of having the workshops of the' world here in the sunset land, for every factory, even to a steel mill, must use wood, for crating and other necessary things; and taking all the fac- ' tones' of all kinds, about 25 per cent of the cost of raw ma terials is for wood or articles made wholly or in part of wood. f Mow Ynrk SnnHflv riewsnaner takes VHC AW avv v " tf - the pulp wood from ten acres of timber land such as is found in states like Colorado. Notwithstanding ; the j enormous growth in the uses of steel and concrete, j the demand for timber keeps on increasing, and the perpetuity of the supply depends entirely on scientific methods of its harvesting and its planting. , i - ; v; Oregon being, the last state in the line of full lumber development, our state stands the best chance of them all of seeing such a program carried out completely. Jack Dempsey la mighty un popular and yet what, a roar would go up if Pirpo should lick hlmi, - " ' , A The. Baptist are preparing to raise, a ?12,00fli.000 fund. And yet aome people say that religion Is on. the wane, v - : . ' ' ' ' a government bulletin recom mends s Douglas fir sawdust for cattle feed. .. Gradually we are singverythlng nature gave us. An issue that is bound to grow and., progress la the limiting ot nilitary aircraft. The nations rrnnut ihlr warshlvs are geiserally expecting to spend their money for aircraft, Governor McCray of Indiana finds hla affairs so complicated .v.i ha nill far helt. He (U ' , lavs it all te farm depression. In- r -rnuch as the governor' liabili ties are oveKaJl.OOO.QOO, we cpiae that the real trouble is that the u.e for publl- - , j - - ; Manager - i - - Editor Manager Job Dept. J, SS 23-106 683 . 10C ? 683 i this country five times faster the earth will be entirely bald ' i i ; . ' , from, the Los Angeles Times. L:4..: ! .:v.i L will last as long as the mists seas and fall; in the form of mountains; will endure while . 1 he has spread himself out too thin. That is responsible for a number of breakdowns. One of the things that Oregon should capitalize more than It has is climate. A letter from a friend in Kansas states that tb ther mometer Is hovering ; around the 105. mark. " It rarely reaches ninety here, j The moving pictures are ad vancing leisurely. They used to be in a feverish rush to get pic tures made. Now there Is such a large number of competent ar tists that they have more time for better work.' In the better class of pictures the time for making has been extended from six weeks to six months. Mr. Burbank laments that he is getting old and ho one, can take up his work. Because, ne -wui never see this criticism, we re mark that a hundred men will take up his work. Nothing worth while fails any more. When Thomas H.; Denton left the senate in the early part of the last century be told a new mem ber that It was a great pity to start a life service when all the great questions of the country were settled.' This was In 1844. DANGEROUS Italy has handed an ultimatum to Greece, and Greece has replied evasively. It is a dangerous situa tion. Greece is not in a position to offend again. The inordinate ambition of the late King Con stantino is responsible for Tur key's coming back Into Europe. If Greece gets gay again her own integrity will suffer. This is no time for pliying with fire. NO ISSUE Hiram Johnson would give a good deal now for an Issue. ,He wants to run for president and cannot find ah opening. It begins to look as if that astute Yankee In the white house Is not only a statesman but a mighty good po litician as well. A good many good men are beginning to place their money on Coolidge. ' A REAL PHILOSOPHER A letter from an old friend gives this sage Information, "The fel lows -1 have watched for fifty years who have kept a good flock of chickens, a couple of brood sows, a few milk cows, a stand ard mare or two, are owners of all the land, with money loaned to their neighbors. ! "The wheat they raise Is vel vet, regardless of the price, as butter and chickens pay practi cally all of their expenses. - These are the people who have made money at farming. You do not hear them talking of never bar ing had a show." THRIFTY PRESIDENTS Mr. Harding was probably the best busiffes man who has occu pied the white house since the war; in fact he Is about the only one. ' ' : ;. Grant was a great failure In business. Hayes was only mod erately successful. : Garfield was a politician without tangible busi ness assets. . Arthur was a gentle man of New York. Cleveland was a hard-headed lawyer. Harrison was -a politician, yet had a very good eye for business. ' McKfnley was a failure In business. . Roose velt rfever was a business man. Taft has been a politician all of his life. Wilson was a college professor1 who saved his money. , k TTiora ta roninn tn hellevn that Coolidge possesses that thrifty spirit, which has made New Eng land wealthy In the face ot the hardest conditions. ' A PASSING FORUM 1 It has not been very long ago since the world's affairs were set tled at the country stores. Then the beet minds of the neighbor hood met and were matched -In intricate discussion ot problems of church ' and state. Today the country store Is deserted.' A cus tomer whirls in and whirls out taking the least possible time for his purchases. He- does not have time to Join a forum if one was there. The loafers today are men who are not interested In public affairs.! They have taken I the place of the statesman of the soap box age and It has been a sorry change. The few of them there can not even make a numerical showing. -'r, ;? -:- ?. The people's country store forum Is passed and the farmers, reading the daily papers with un usual Interest and marked intelli gence. It might also be remark ed In passing. it Is a difficult thing now to sell gold bricks. 1 A DOG'S TALE There are two dogs connected with Wa Hong's 'Chinese noodle and rooming house, a black shep herd and a white bull ; terrier Jerry. Shep pipes 1 up - several times a day with a delightful stac cato musical spell ot barking and howling when the whistles blow for eight o'clock and eleven, but Jerry maintains a dignified sil ence. Shep is assisted In the open-air vpncert by a young dog who lives in the adjoining apart ment upstairs with some colored people. While Shep and Jerry live In a dark and gloomy back yard and basement. Tuck ' lives upstairs and never gets his feet on earth, but can only run on an elevated platform of the story be low. It is a well known fact that dogs cannot enjoy good health without having a chance to chew up a few blades of grass once -in a while. But these three dogs never see a blade of , grass from one efnd of the year to the. other. Their only amusement Is the twice or thrice a day free halt hour of howling and barking in, their open-air concert., which Is especially enjoyed by the lawyers, doctors and other . professional people in the Bank of Commerce building adjoining across the alley. The colored people and the Chinaman are the only friends the three dogs have. Wa Hong is a special friend of dogs and is not to blame for keeping the two he owns In the little nar row dark basement backyard of his noodle house as that is what the city and state laws in Oregon compell him to do, to keep the dogs on his own premises. The dogs are well fed and well bred animals but state aud city laws require them' to be kept prisoners for life. A lost dog was taken to Wa Hong one dogday and he was asked If he wouldn't buy it. "Him dog huntem cats? Yes. No?" ; t "No, he likes cats." said Jo. Schindler. ' ; "All litee. I take him. How muchee? I likee all same dogs and cats." ; And forever that tramp dog had ' a home, such as It is, and became a prisoner in the noble Capital City. A UUSB1T1 Adele Garrison's New Phase of REVEUTI0NS OF. A WIFE CHAPTER 396 THE WAY MADGE ROSE TO MEET DICKY'S NEED : I do not know how other wives react toward the different moods of their husbands, but the most clutching, the most pervasive of Dicky's many appeals to me is the one I have most rarely known in him, when he needs comfort and turns to me for it. j I have seen tears in Dicky's eyes before. . Highly strung as he is, I have seen him wipe his eyes at a particularly affecting bit of a powerful play or some similar appeal. But those tears were far different from the ones which ,1 now felt against my throat, where Dicky had buried his head. Never before had any trouble of his own been strong enough tb extract the tribute of tears from him, and though I knew that he was bitterly ashamed of his weak ness, yet I also knew from the clinging clasp of his arms; such as a , hurt child might give -to Ita mother, that I -was the one of all the world who could com Tort him., "You Blessed Girl!" J: It would be a strange woman indeed, I fancy, who could not comprehend how I thrilled with sympathy, which held, in 4t some thing fiercely maternal, possessive and protecting. He was my man mine whohad come fro me, a it were, wounded from a battle, sure of refuge and succor in my arms. Mine the blessed task to bind his wounds, mine the privi lege to gird him afresh for the, fray, mine the Joy of sending, him forth to : win, regardless' of what I robbed myself in so doing. , ; I do not think that I ever have loved my husband so passlonate-l ly, 'so sincerely, as I. did in the minutes while, with his face against my throat, he clung to me. I knew that I must utter no word .until he himself should break the silence that held us, and I contented myself with wind; Ing my arms about him, holding him close as I would Junior, and, pressing my lips against his hair, the while my spirit faced a task which I knew I must undertake, but a task from which every fi bre in me revolted quiveringly. "You blessed girl ! " V 'f Dicky's voice was tremulous with feeling as he raised his head and gazed up at me with eyes holding such loving admiration that I had to turn away my own In flushing embarrassment. "If anybody else in the world but you had seen me do that I should have died," he said extra vagantly, and my heart thrilled selfishly enough with the knowl edge that he had not even includ ed his mother in his, statement. 1 "You must think me an awful ass,'!; he went on deprecatingly, "whining like a whipped puppy, but this thing struck me between the eyes, and " ' "Stop talking that way!" I said indignantly. "You never whihed in your life, and you aren't doing it now. And you don't know how wonderful it is to me that you let me share your troubles " , "Share 'em!" he ejaculated. "That's a nice, kind, polite way t6 put it. I simply dump 'em all In - your lap, including myself, and hang on you as Junior might. Yes. I share 'em all right, only you have the lion's share. But; oh. girl,, I don't know what I'm going to do about this!" r j His voice was despondent again, and I saw that the news of the rejection of his drawing for Pf h nington's novel, which he had Just received in Marsden's letter, had, indeed, to use his own words, "struck him between the- eye3," and that something must be done. and that speedily, to reassure him. For Dicky has the failing com mon to many persons possessing the much -Abused aJtisUC-iemperA- Oregon State News .... . . , Chango in Fair Dates McMINNViLLE, Aug. 31. The fair in this county will be held September 17, 18 and 19. The change , in ; datel is made for the benefit of stockmen who want' to exhibit part of their herd. ' The closing day of the fair has been designated as Berriaas' day" in honor of Newberg, and a par ade will be staged. Already eight communities have indicated that they will have booths in cpmpe tition and two of the neighbor hoods are now at work gathering exhibits , . K , The premium list is to be dis tributed in the near futurei j The concessions will be in " charge of Glen Macy. ' . ; ?; ' L"it I .. ,c . Patriotic Essays The , Oregon Society, ' Sons of the American .Revolution, in of fering its annual prizes, for essays written on subjects pertaining to the Revolutionary war wishes to reach as many of the high school children of Oregon as possible. It is anxious to enlist the help of all patriotic citizens. 1 K. K. Endorsement PORTLAND,' Aug. 31.4 Fred L. Gifford- grand; dragon of; the Ku Klux Klan and formerly exalted cyclops of the organization in Or egon, was indorsed for United StateS' senator by a state-wide klan caucus held in Portland yesterday. Whether G if ford would accept was not known. , He was' undecided when the news was sent to him, and the klansmen gave him two weeks in which to announce jjhis desires.' ; , " The gathering was one of the most Important the klan has held since 'the order j was introduced ment, of being unable to dp good work under adverse cri ticism. He has a high and rigid standard of his own, to which all his work must conform. I 'have seen: him tear up many a drawing which to my yes appeared perfect, but which failed' to satisfy him in some minor particular. But if he evolved an idea that some one to whom his work was to be sub mitted did not look with enthu siasm upon : his ability, and his execution of the particular task assigned him, I have known him to sit for hours 'at a time -despondent, unable to do any satis factory .work until some- fortui tous circumstance showed that he had been mistaken in his belief, and that everybody concerned in Ihis work rwas eminently' satisfied. I knew, no one better, how uni formly good his Work during - the years ' had been, and until I this letter I had known ot no adverse comment. " And with the remem- brance of his hours of impotent idleness when; he .had merely Imagined that publishers-were not pleased, I quailed at the thought of wbat-effect' this ; unexpected, and I was sure, wholly unde served blow, might have upon him. It might, indeed, be as he had said, the beginning ot! the end of his career, j. ' "DidnU Marsden Bay that it was not the' quality of the work to whch Pennington objected'" I ventured. . ! ; "Oh, yes!" .' Dicky's tone j was lifeless, hopeless. J "It was the model I had all right. She didn't know enough to pound sand, and she looked as much like Draper as Katie resembles 'you. You re member Draper ' , posed for ; the Day Drem' ' illustrations, j and those were what took Penning ton's eye. But, of course. Draper was and is out of the question." It was, at 'this moment that I took my courage in both hands, flung all caution to the. winds, looked my husband full in the eyes and uttered the " monosyl lable: "Why?" " (To be continued) , I FUTURE DATES September 1. Saturday Muscovite go to Atia ceremonial. . 1 September S, Monday Labor day. . September 3, Monday Automobile races at state fair grounds. September S, Monday Tommy Gibbons to be in Salem. September . 8. Monday Mt. Angel Highway-Holstein celebration. September 4. Tuesday Sacred ! Heart academy to open Slst. year. September 5, Wedneaday Salem day at ' I.inn ' county fair. Albany. -September' . Thursday Realtor' luncheon. Marion hotel.' September ; 6 Thursday Lafayette; Marne day. 1 . September 10, Monday Partial eclipse of the mi. out ponn. September 11, Tuesday Oregon Meth odist conference meets in Portland. ' September 14.: Friday Dempsey-Firpo fight for heavyweight championship of the world. New York. ' ,'. September' 17, Mondsy Constitution Amy. - ' ( ' . September 16. Bnndar YMCA setting up program at Wallaeo farm. September 19, Wedneaday Willamette university opens., ! ; 1 j ! September 20, 21 and 22 Pendleton Roundnp. ' September 24 ' to 29 Ore an atata fair. September 2. Saturday Football, Wil lamette Ta. Oregon, at Salem, October 1, Monday Salem achools open. - ::. ' '.'.( j (M'r. . Rtnrilaf Football, i Willi mett'V. Washington, at Seattle. October 20, Saturdays Football. JV'illa metto . Mt.. An re I college, at Salem. October .27, Saturday Football,;. Willa irett ym. rKnnewt, ,at Salem. a Noember S, ' Saturday Footbsll. Willa mette vs. College of Paget Sound, at Taeoma. . : f - i " ' : KoTember S to 10 PaClfiei Interna. tlonal . Livestock exposition. Portland. -ember lt Saturday Football, Wil lamette tva. Ltn field, at MeMinnville. 1 KoTember l,Friday Football, Willa mette vs. Woitmin. at Salem. KeTrmber 23, i Friday Football, Willa- metie tb. raeitie, probably mi Port- KoTamher 2 . ' Thnnday Football. Wil - UmO ollese of Idaho, at BoW SATURDAY MORNING, into Oregon.. The meeting was called far, the purpose of discuss ing the political situation and with particular reference to a candidate for United States Senator to the republican primaries. .Every cy clops outside of Portland was present, as were also other klan officials. The convention had delegates from all of the 36 coun ties and the action of these dele gates is binding on toe rank and file of klansmen. 1 . Governor Pierce to Fair ALBANY, Aug. 31. The Linn county fair is to be honored next Wednesday by a visit from Gover nor Walter M. Pierce and a num ber of prominent citizens from Portland and way points, accord ing to Information received by E. T. Trofitter, manager of the fair. K. K. Kubll, speaker of the house in the last legislature, O. M. PI" ai mer of the agricultural bureau of the State Chamber of Commerce, and of the International Livestock association; Frank E. Andrews, president of the Portland Cham ber of Commerce, and others will arrive on - the special train Wed nesday morning, Sept. 5. , Xot to Delay Traffic EUGENE, Aug. 31. There will be no unsurfaced grade to hamper travel on this end of the High pass road ' this winter, promises County i Commissioner Emmett Sharp.- . - ; The' county is ' going to put on extra ' trucks; he . says, to insure that every bit of grade completed before the ' rainy season is sur faced with rock so that winter travel will not destroy it and so that it will not be hard to' nego tiate .with vehicles.' Six trucks are being used now, but 10 or more will be working there soon. Sharp promises. . Walter Camp bell, in charge, la out seven miles on the Bear creek-Sulphur springs section now. The grading from Sulphur springs' on will be done io the winter time, so .as not to lielay traffic unnecessarily. I -I I Things I The j TheBoys and GirlsNewspaper Copyright, 1023, Associated Editors. TALES OUR FISHERMAN "Do' you know,' said Our Fisherman, "I always strive to be truthful in the fish etorles I re peat, as well as modest, but if you don't object to what' might appear to be a little braggin on my part, I'll tell you a story that sort of overlooks the virtue of not. bein proud of your own suc cess. "One day there was some city folk down on old Juniper Diggs' ferry when I was ridin across: This old Diggs. fellow reckoned be was about' as good as any one cotrid be In the f ishin' line, and had a jealous feelin for me. On this day someone suggested that Diggs ' and I have a little story tellin' contest and they called on me to begin. . "I scratched my head and then told the ode of the boy I saw sittin on the bank of a fish hatchery with a pole In his hand. 'Here, says I, you boy, you can't fish In the hatchery.' 'I ain't fishin. mister,' says he; 'I'm ju3t teachin' this angle "worm to swim!' 1 "That drew a fair laugh, then Uncle Juniper began. . j .'."'I remember I was fishing out there one day,' said he, 'and I felt a terrific jerk on my line. I pulled it in and there was a fish f THE SHORT STORY, JR. - - w PAID IX PEACHES The ripe fruit was lurious ami But pickers could have n'one to at; , , One boy tried to trick. And thiM became sick. He no Wgr thinks peairhe . .. trWt. "Oh, yes. I guess Til come." lazily swung his bucket as he strolled down the path to the gate "But Til tell you this much: I wouldn't go a step if there "was anything else lo do. Mr. Forrest is such an old tightwad he doesn't deserve to have his peaches picked. I worked my fool head off yes terday and then only earned 63 cents.' It wouldn't be so bad if we could eat one once In awhile. Hut gee!" . Ed laughed . as he fell into step beside his chum.. : "It must be s I. " V n mm-Kft r SEPTEMBER 1, 1923 A Child Killed 3even-year-old Bobbie Niece, son of Mrs. T, A. Niece of : Corvallis, was killed instantly this morning when he was run over and crush ed beneath the wheels of a Dodge auto truck at Fifteenth and Moo roe streets. . ;' -- -" The accident occurred at, 8:30 o'clock, when Bobbie-and three playmates were playing In front of Moore's grocery, formerly owned by T. A. Niece, Bobbie's father. While the boys were play ing along the sidewalk Bobble came out of the grocery, paused at the curb, and suddenly darted across the street In front of the truck, which was moving at slow speed. The fender struck the boy, throwing him under the rear wheel, which passed across his chest and neck. Ife died with out uttering a sound'. Corvallis Gazette-Times. i " The Scare Ones Some three weeks ago there was a big scare in Dallas, caused by a generally circulated rumor that Governor Pierce had announced his Intention ot "cleaning up Dal las." ; This was taken to mean that the governor proposed to search private residences. In Dallas, as throughout the val ley. It Is quite a general practice for the people to make wine from berries and grapes, but generally the amount made Is small. As a result the rumor, caused a hurry ing to cover, . It Is claimed that most of the stuff went down the sewers in the various towns, for Independence was as much affect ed as Dallas, and the scare In Mc Minnville was even worse than here, according to all accounts. Although7 no one will allow themselves to be quoted, it Is now given out that there is no danger of such raids, and that in fact there Is no dlsposltltn to make the prohibition law unpopular by In vading private homes in the hope of finding a nip or two. Dallas Observer. Hop News i All hop yards In this section that have been carefully and fre quently sprayed 'are making a good showing. Those that have not re ceived such attention, are lousy and thin. The McCormick Bros. Biggest little Paper in the World TELLS riSSSS ilZJZ', that weighed eighty pounds. Yeesir, eighty pounds! 'How do y0u know it weighed that j much if it got away?' he was asked. 'By the scales on the fish' was his answer.' . , "Now, the crowd seemed to think that was pretty good, and one city fellow reached down in his pocket and gave a five-dollar gold piece to Diggs as the prize. So Diggs went off smackin' his lips over that glltterln coin, and all the time he was fishin he'd keep lookln at It. One day he was shinin' it up on his coat lapel, when he got a sudden catch and up come a big mouthed black bass floppin' on his line. It seemed almost in the act of get tin' away, so Diggs snatched at it, and if that' coin didn't drop out straight into the mouth ot the bass as the fish got away. And Diggs had lost both the prize and his fish. . " 'Bout a week ; later I was cleaning some fish, and when I slit open -a big bass I'd caught', there lay that five-dollar gold piece. Which all goes to show that the best fisherman some times doesn't tell the best story!" . (These storieo were gathered from an old fisherman in the great' North Woods by .A. 8. Chihls). pretty hard when you're as crazy about peaches as you are. But say, I 'we got some good news for you. Mr. Forrest won't be there today. You can eat all you can hold and there won't be anyone to stop you. He was called to the city for the day "Oh, boy!" Tom licked his lips in anticipation. "I see where I make up for that measly 65 cents. I'm going to eat every other one I pick." The peaches were lovely and Tom set to work as though he were being paid for eating In stead of picking. All morning long he poked the. big Juicy fruit Into his mouth with one hand while be tried to pick with the other. By noon he gradually slowed up on eating and picking both. The hot sun beating down on him made him feel a little queer. He was very glad when the time came for the pickers to stop for their noon hour. , When Ed whistled for Tom to go. back for the afternoon Mrs. Lean came to the door. 'Tom Isn't going to pick this afternoon," she said. "The hot sun this mor ning was too much for him. . I can't Imagine what is the matter with him. It never affected him like that before.' She looked worried. "I can't feet him to eat a thing." Ed.had-.hJaprIvateopInIon of AS LONDON SAY Hill. - ; .: . : ' I r t '.'' ' ? ' AS i 6ir Kider IaggardM famous English author, seen by London . for the first time in years at the wedding of his daughter, Miss Audrey Haggard, to Lieut. Arthur Webb. J and A. B. Crosby yards west of here are In especially fine con dition. Market quotations are 20 to 23 cents.' Dealers will endeav or to hold' down' the price until they get nearly all In their hands, when there will be an advance. Much of the hop crop is contracted at 25 cents. A shortage In this section is looked for. Hop picking will be in-full swing next week. Woodhurn. Independent. - I Ij. Delegates Selected -OREGON CITY, Aug. 31 Clackamas county Is to be repre sented at the 23rd annual conven tion of -Columbia District Luther league, to be held at Astoria on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1 and 2. Among those who are dele gates from the southern part of the county are Emil Galbrich, New Era; Misses Paula and Ruth Fish er, earns; ; Herbert Schmeiser. Carus; William Deets, Can by, and Miss Sedonia Gelbrich. New Era! From Oregon City the delegates will be iss Ruth Kraxberger, Walter Kraxberger, Albert Buol and. the -Misses Elnora and Elsie Kraxberger.' - I IXMtdS Of Fob ) .1 Edited by John M". Miller PUNOltlON PEDP1 AC COLONS ACROBATIC I 4 5JAGE LDCATfD CN THE POINTED RAGE IS WHECE YOU'LL FM HE KMOrSTBATET HIS SKILL WITM , ,, PUNGLWION WOW fcR. HEAVINESS H& TAXETTHE PQEE rCT TWICE TH PERIOD HIS" ErJTCANC&fVlR IS THE CAUSi OF ADMIRATION AND APPLAUSE. Randy Riddle Says r : i "What would be more exciting than to see an elephant hide?" ' Shocked .. : "Watt hpur you doing here?" ."Eating currents. Anode you'd catch me at it." "Wire you insulate this morn ing? "I Leyden bed." "Wouldn't that Jar you?; Can't your relay-ehunts get you up?" "Amperently' not." "Fuse . going to do that ' every day, you take, your hat and go ohm." ' Answer to Today's Riddle: To see an antelope. , . Jangle Diving Beauty . Teacher (exhibiting a picture of a zebra): "What is this?" Pupil: "A horse In his bathinf mi If what had brought about Tom's illness. - 'Til stop In and see hint on myway home," he said. Tom was no better when Ed called that evening, "He's in bed," his mother explained. "Just go on up I think I'll call a doc tor." . "Gee. It sure is a shame you couldn't go to work this after noon." Ed began. "Mr. Forrest got back and he's had a change of heart, for sure. ; What do you think? He raised our wages! And he said we had done such fine work picking while he was gone that he would give us each a bush el of fruit as a bonus. I call that real decent of him, don't you? It's a dirty shame you got, left out when you like peaches better than any of us. I'll tell you what, I'll divide mine with you. You've earned them. Here, I have some of them with me." "Ob.!"' Tom groaned, turning his face to the wall, "don't! Take them away. I never want to see a peach again as long as I live." r n i K 1 t.f"Wfa,