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.r ?t-.V v, We OREGON StAtESANSALOI, OREGok '"..r ' V: ' C " SATURDAY. MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1924 'V" . , . , leaned Daily Eaeent Monday y TEB itATCUUlM PUBLISHING 00H7AVT .M. ' i' SIS South Couuaereial tit, Bla, Oregon . J. Haoarirke .' Ja U. Bra4y " i ' MEMBEB OF THB AS80CIATSD Kilt ' Th AitseUud PrM to tielniily aatrtM to ta km fr paWtfatloa f all va diapatBM rradtU4 ! it ar ao atairwUa er41t4 la Ula piper aad alaa taa taral.aava pabliaa4 aarata. : R. J'HEXDRICK8 Praaldaat - . CAKLK ABKXV8 - Saeraury -J " -r,. BUSI5E8S OFTICXfl: Tkoiaat r. CUrit C. Kaw Totk, 141145 W4at 8ta Bt. Calcafo, Marqnatta Bulli- . tofc W. . Orotawakl. Utt. , (PoHlaait Ofdec. 801 Wraatar BUf, Phoaa 8631 BRoaJway, 0. V. WtUUni. Mrr ) TELEPHONES: e ' IJOlrtnUUaa Otfie St-lOi Soalaty Sditw Boataaas Offle : Kawa Dapartaaa , . jv Dapartaaast ' Xatarad at Ua Pefflea la Baton, EVESY i MAN PASSES " X' wonderful work is beincr that has hadlittje public attention but deserves a preat deal, and merits the highest commendation ' I ;r : i A work of naturalization and Americanization .On January first of last year the Salem Y. M. C. A. took ; up the task of aiding men and women to prepare thraselves for their naturalization examinations, and for the responsibili ties of American citizenship. Since that time 50 different men and women have .been' -enrolled in the classes, and about 20 of. these have secured their final papers; and only one has so far failed in his examination, before Circuit Judge G. G. Bingham. There will be a class of about 10 with the Y. M. C. A: training : to appear before Judge Bingham, assisted by the federal exam ining officer, on February 6. Three classes are conducted at the Y. SI. C. A, divided like this: -i . i'irst, a class conducted by Clarence Oliver, a Willamette ; University student, being taught to. speak and read and write ' the English language. . ' "Second, a class ia naturalization, being taught by General Secretary C. A. Kelts. These men and women are, learning the fundamental facta concerning our form of government; .the methods. of making and enforcing our laws; the spirit of our ; institutions, r.f -: ."v, v"fl ;:r'r ittnvn-1---Third, a class iix histoiy and eivicsj being taught by-Henry J. MUUe, thef attorney. : Eight studenU appeared in this Class f for instructions on Thursday evening of this week. x The men and women in these classes are for the most part of a substantial class ; earnest and well meaning; anxious to take their places in the life of the country they have chosen to call their owni A number of the 50 own their own homes. , Some of them own farms in the Salem : district.' 'Several; have grown families; others have their children in our schools, for the most part making good records. ;! ,f - r t ,County Clerk U. O. Boye through whose office ihe papers of these people passand who, with their witnesses come under his notice,' says the work, being done under , the direction of General SecretaryiKells is)remarkable ; that .itstands out as exceptional for the entire country ff j-;"'. Mrs; i'ulkersoii, Marion county school superintendent; who in her of ficial capacity come into contacts with-tbese-pros pective1 "Atnericaii citizeris,uhas said yesterday that before the1 Y. M. C. Ai took up ihis important line of work, there -were? many : failures.; The school teachers are generally-willing Xo-help in coaching these'prspectiVe"eiti-; xens; fot: their examinations before; the courts.' County 'school superintendents are furnished with the text books,' bjr the' fed eral authoritie8v.Butifor-some reason1 qt other,1; the men .and woir.en studying t he text book generally: hesitate ;to apply . to the teachers if or'hetprj Some- time lago, 'one nian . approached Prof j cjsbri pTtneijal:f the Salem highrgh)oVn4 asked for his help, forthe court examinatipn which was to be held the following day heedless to'say, he did-not pass. Men rand women, intfeis 'partof Oregon, are not admitted to ditizenahip until the'y cari 'show tharthey are prepared for thev responsibili ties and .duties of sucn a distinction. This was not always the case, of course. ' Examfna'tions up to a few years ago were farci- : c al, in all parts of the United States, or at least in most parts. I Jude Bingham says there is a good woman in Lebanon, with leisur pn her hands,; who takes pect 1 ve citizens , for their examinations, with splendid results, which Jie, has. found. in holding-court at Albany. This woman is doing a good and worthy, and patriotic work. : - The Y. M;C," X classes in naturalization and citizenship have adopted a slogan,,, Every Jilan Passes' is their slogan. They try to live up to it. One manowning a farm."about five miles from Chemawa," has been doming 'to theseclasses for the lest part of a year; He rides-into Salem on hi! bicycle. The round trip jia about 2Q miles; Lately, the has Jbeen helping to coach a neighbor, of his, who also wants! to b'e'a'lOO per cent American, i lj, 'li.'fi ) 5 U US--: 'v -- ;- There is no charge whatever made for all this; work by the Y. II. (-A.; All the classes' i carried on constantly, excepting vest time, when the citizenship students were for the most part too busy to' attend. :-k---.y. K;X?. C'j,'.4 a ?y..,4"V., -; I If every section of the United States were as" well ortranized J in this respect, as 'the.'SaleihMistrict,'' and if in addition we had i jcicui.ic iiutuigraiion iaw, cnoosing our prospective citizens in their own countries, instead of taking them at our DdrtS in bulk, the dangers - from wild wumn a lew years De reaucced A uitrnsn ctitE A British citizen; dontchuknow, baa come to America for the glee ful purpose .. ot ' untaagllnr our tangled affairs. We share, his en thusiasm and know that the man will find a responsive thrill in the hearts of '-every home in. America. Uh proposal for", redeeminr ' the race is so sane, so sensible and so practical that there is not a moth er la the country who will not throw up" her hands,, rwave . her apron, and bless the name of this cptlmlstlc visitor' of ours. V-i I This man says that we can bring cur girls hack to normal now, hy steadily and falrfy r doing our duties as parents. If we lay dowa the rule and rigidly adhere to 1( that one girl shall not drink more than one cocktail a night V ijj; Ah, ha! ye sleuths of drastic measures, avaunt ye dlagnosers of home destruction;, g(? .back and sit down ye prattlers of the ruination cf' our: girls. You have all sat ' :c " figaratlvely"" sucking ; your -v- ant permitted thia Hlng- : -a to come in here and solve r.:r !r,tir.at"probleras forus! A' ' yrt. thy pay th, T.r,zW " c .j bcioo of Luiiior. J. L. BRACT Vlaa-Praaioaat cat xoe Oi(a, aa eaaa mattwr. done at ttie Salem Y, MC. A., the saone high praise of. this an, interest in coaching pros are free. : The classes have been for About' two months in bar agitators in this country would to the zero point, v -: " SOME CITY At first, glance Salem looks like any other capital'-cityC'i If has paved streets, good ''residences, its state buildings Its pretty parks, its well-kept vlawnsf -so far It Is not distinguished) from any: other capital city. r-But Salem cob Unues The program In Oregon Is to have all 1 institutions ; bunched at the statet capital. k Is most places they are scattered over the 'state to the detriment' of the service and bene tl ot the politIclaas C Salem has practically a hundred claims to distinction. In 1U manii facturing, Us crop growing and Its business thrift. The Oregon Statesman exploits 5 2 various In dustries each year, but we now know that wa do not cover the field. ; We j are so favorably, situ ated that if half the crops fail, the other half bring 'prosperity. In all America there la no such lay out as this, or such an opportun COXSTRTJCrriOX PROGRA3(y .. The' state of Oregon is not ear- tailing the construction program it Jvt finds ItPplf unable to take on as many projects as are neeaea We mast lara to so slow In ourltne 114.670,000 mark. Just think road building, ahbouih It is hard 1 for tis to realise how, we ever got j along without paved roads. .1, The road program In Oregon Isl going as fast as the money avail-1 able permit, and In the aggregate J is a mighty big program. How- ever, when we come to figure it out, the gasoline tax is about right I hut the automobile lieensA la ont rageously high, and it is not fair to tax both -machine and oil so heavily. v V The tourist , pay their : part of road work by using the roads. which is a mighty nice thing, and every , tourist is willing to Co U rne present,, poncy conunuea would pave all the main roads lnl Oregon. In the meantime: mar-1 ket road building Is going on fast tk.. xamdHa. r wtiiina-tndn thia. and the result will be that we have m W waw0 a. a ar an Oregon out of the mud. 1 CITY HVILDING In addition to our road program Oregon has done very well in city building. Salem according to the building permits, spent. $1, 287,- 282, which is the largest building program in the history of the city, Only three cities have reported j Salem, Eugene and Portland and tney total izs.izi.u7 6. With a grand total of $492 409,908 in building permits issued I during 1923 in 54 cities of the Pacific, coast states,; an . increase of more than 38 per, cent la build Ing activities is shown for the year just ended over the total figures of these cities for 1 9 22.- Thia is shown in the Pacific Coast section of the National Monthly' Building Survey of S. W; Straus & Co.,' is sued recenUy. . . . The 1924, building program promises to be much ahead of any' thing so far. Certainly Salem starts out with extraordinary ac tivity. . , :r V ,A - THE REAL FINANCIERS No, you are mistaken. The. real I 'I financiers are: not found at thet are gooa iiuMwen, " nsm., "Jipen to her if she accepted Detcc a a a a. - I careful work: tliey cami. op iromiure aam comstocKs oner ot a the ranks-arid learned the art of .... 1 handling money profitably, but the real financier, arejn. th. home, of inevcoun.irj,; mya.wiiu. fames , rearing, .imfljes ot six;, to ten children, clothing them, cred- Klv ffdnratinr ithem and eiVing them an opportunity to hold po-J sitltfns in' llfen worth while. - A c - 1 man: :and - wife 'plinnlrfcT -together . .t il a ''; -au laltheme, W make- fc dollar stretch to . the limit are the ones who are the real financiers of this 1 countryV w ;Tture thl not .a man at the head of an institution nv,B8WU" could change with oUseholds and. get In this 'country one of these households awar with if. slfv s 'h.. A vacant place The county Judges now here are I high class, fine set of gentle- . . v ... I men. men.wno. sxana . things of the county, and men who are Important factors in their com- munitles. They have had a good . . - . 11 meeting in aaiem ana we glad ol it. One Judge, however, la not here, and his absence is the best compliment that could be - T. . . . . .,(,in, nf paid the character and standing of the county Judges. : - Judge Keyes thought it -was a oke to have liquer. In nis auto- ' .. ' mobile and pleaded guilty in a very hilarious spirit, -but. wnen ne so bered up he found himself f acini a 20-day Jail sentence r ; - RECOGNIZINO THE WOMEX There is not an off ice In "Marlon ....1. ntit,, unnni in ure ' . t . gon ma wum centably by woman, and there la not a county In the state that . ..a naTKiA nt aoea not n filling every position. The women are now voting not as a privilege but as a right, and it Is nt more than ' fair that the politicians should see to it that the women get la fair share of the offices. Marion county should lead off in recognizing women. It is the most enlightened county , in . te , state andt should be the most progres sive, . .... . V. BUYING NOBILITY rAmerkan girls are no more sen sible than they used to be. They are; Just as eager to have their fathers invest In rotten nobility as they ever were However, these girls are the daughters of the gen eration when the most fashionable W ,BS . thing was to invest w no account catci payments of over six thou counts. A daughter of one of the sand dollars by Jamieson. As she main branches of .the Standard Oil slipped : the book back . into place . . ., . .. r.th-r'a ttiH - has Just invested her father's mil- lions In tn'Austrlaa count. It Is pretty hard - to '-imagine anything worse than an Austrian count, if v v everytWhS was straight, but cer- tain girls feet they must have this soitot appendagea. vll TAX EXEMPT SECURITIES . We notice by a recent published sUtement that the tax-exempt se-1 two nurses.- cormne ajsutnea a curltles'inthlsVo,uJntryhasWhedVaeoou "P"0? ?d lk?d. what .that amount of , monejr Is Ukina ut or the laxinc nanneis .land pnttlng-where It is not doing anyone any good, except the gov eminent, which gets cheap money and cheap money means leas to the government than, to anyone else Do you wonder. that there, is an Imperative demand for tax Veduc- tlon? . There must be an effort made to get these securities on the tax roll. The rich escape taxa tion in this way. The poor have to make it up. It Is not fair. Quackenbush Company Sells fa BUSineSS 10 Dan ZOSel Purchase of the G. O. Quacken bush Auto, Supply company was lannoiraced yesterday'by Dan Zosel, I nroorietor of the .Federal Tire "hop, upon t hla return rrom Fort land. . Botn places win ne operai ed by the new owner, Qaacken- bushs' at Chemeketa and Com mercial and the tire shop at Com mercial and Ferry. A general service department will be added to the new property and a few other improvements, Mr. Zosel said yesterday. In ad- dition he announced that he will handle the general distribution of Goodyear tires Jor Salem. Tjfe is a handicap race. Those who carry -excess weight finish much more quickly. 4( ' By Paul Forrest J. s ( Adapted From the Patheserial by Hal Roach Copyright, 1923, by Pathe Exchange, Inc. . I ' , CirAPTER 9 "Should She Become a Detective?" CoHnne Grant watched Wone. Her faithful servant, stir the sands rfa a f a - n ms magic v-nincs dox. Slowly ' av ?osiUon on lus suiL -l-r ir- e .u mr --f XX WW?! ainteredUlf ia c pase ot caroiyn johnson when she ?c.ceived a fetter iromu the, girl e2d?lt. T ' " s ,1 Z7: i . . r. 'V. " " -.""" xm controls my estate and has me rocked up in' the Livingston Sani- aeiD me. .: wiv i:nr , Harr.v hm . am. "case do a omethmg ..'Mri'Viit Schhytef took the csss o Cctock. wha sent for Harvey famieson. a stock broker who.had he reputation, of being wealthy and "hady.Ms.The-detective bluntly pa '.he matter iio to lamicion. hut he ieclarCd tKat.thgirUwaainSane and he -was pnly doing hi$ duty. . Jt- was now time for Comstock Iv use v-unnnc in oraer to gel con Jashre tvideflce that ' Jamieson 'was uegaiiy aetaimn bis niece. The letective explained the plan of ac ton to Corinne and rehearsed her Tor her part, for she was to pre- enq .msanny . . . f mji. nuuipa UYIOKSIOD was 001a to bfeak thc Jaw and clevef .0ough to keep from being caught, However, for all his shrewdness, he mspected no plot against him when omstock brought Cormne to the hanitariam. - While rorinn- wa;.! : he anteroom, every nerve in her oody atingle with the excitement of her first case and the necessity for dear, quick thinking, Comstock waJ arfangera'ent with Dr; Livingston. ' ' , l "I have brought' my cousin for reatment-long treatment,- said I the detective:-" Tm sure -vouH im derstani the case 1- , He took out; his wallet and e traded- some bills. "Here's five hundred dollars. Ill duplicate the fee, for every" month that thc pa tient remains." Yes. Dr.'Livincrston understood the case thoroughly he had given J deep - study j to just such cases ''"J " " w.v. ui, m. w tt I about herno, he never issued 1 receipts. l While they talked. Dr. Living 1 ston opened his sale and entered I an account of the financial transac- 1 : , nhm.A re "',1 ,,- rw'fiZ f I the ,afe and when Corinne. simu- I lating fear, was brought in, he dex- I irousiy suppea ine piece 01 paper V-.Mflw.; (ei, . 1 eek . of nightmares. She avoided J abusive treatment & being a quiet, I narmiess lunatic, out sne missea no opportunities to learn the floor plan of the building, the routine of the attendants and the location of Carolyn Johnson's room. Because of her seeming docility, vigilance over her had relaxed somewhat aad this . enabled her to slip into the doctor's private office one nfght Lonnne was unaware that when she swung open the door of the safe an alarm sounded in the doc tors bedroom..: She found many papers, but none with the informa tion she wanted, bhe saw the keys of the institution and took them. Then she saw the receipt book and tor- therefrom the oaae that indi- l snc ucaru. .a uoaru create. ner . .e(m(d tQ ,..- for a . ternble second her heart seemed to stop. Then silence again. She started to shut, the safe-then anotner.anu tuuucr wise one uiu . .ck j. ,Foldin- tht page from the : receipt . book, she slipped it under the cover of thc city cureciory ijmj on iuc aociora a i -. - . AMr M.n.A 9nA I ness outside the radius of the desk j m a wwa v'aai h j jacip she saw Dr. Livingston and IT MARHIAGE PROBLEMS i Adele Garrison's Kew Phaaa f REVELATIONS OF A WIFE f.j.- . i Copyright 1921. by Newspaper Feature Service. lae. CHAPTER 172 -; v i WHY IS LILLIAN SO ANXIOUS . y to LEAyB : ; i L ' - I had no words tosanswer Mrs. Cosgrove'a x impassioned outburst concerning her idolized brother A Fortunately, however, ' she" evi dently neither expected nor de sired an' answer. As-; if overcome by her own emotion fehc abruptly turned toward the ; floor as she finished speaking, ..is abruptly went out of the bungalow, and I saw her dash her hand against her eyes as she crossed the lawn. That he had comprehended with' the eyes of sisterly love the incident of Lillian's; drive with Col. Travers, and ttj effect on Robert Savarln, I, of course, sur mised.) I guessed, also-for Mrs. Cosgrove is usually a rather' si lent poised woman: that r her confidence to me bad been simply T. , ., . If gerous innocent as a child. Dr, Livingston was nearly convinced by her baby siarc, but be could atford to run no chances and told the nurses to make her tell what she! knew. . .-Then began for Corinne her most frightful experience. She was tor tured almost beyond human endur ance,' but they could get no soond from her. ' As soon as the door closed: behind, her tormentors, the girl5 sprang into ac,tioo. i She lis tened to, their iootsteps retreating down the.corxldor. .Then sne pull ed; down the white ' shade, at her window and turned. the lamp" cn her dressing table sO that, it reflected otr the shade. As previously re- cearMO.uiei coded the message, ;ipcwne, I have evidence" n f- llzii was seen bv Comstock. who fcd rented a room in a house over- looaing. the sanitarium garden, , ( i Accordingly -'morninc; f o U h d Comstockiwith Ihe winning cirds and eager to play therai. His stage setting was Livincrston's office.ta rwhich he had ' peremptorily sum- wvocu jamieson. . . . , -.- ...: r .i ou birds jean get ready to kick Vhi f ve gdt positive evidence that a, conspiracy exists against Jamie- vv. uu uti calcic, ac 101a them. . '.. i Let's sec VOur evidence .vmir proof," calmly requested the doc tor. At that moment, in comnllanr with Cpmstock's request that he be permitted to see his "cousin,' Cor inne was ushered into thc office and he, introduced her as his assistant startles, the guilty men watched Corinne withdraw from - hctwrm the pages of the directory the in criminating record. ' ! row," said Comstock, entirely satisfied with his little conn itr gee down to terms. My price for keeping-quiet is fifty thousand dollars." .. -v - - - . . 4 .. .-. Corinne gasped in dismay I "This is criminal i" she cried.! "The girl must be sent home immediatelyi or I'll expose all of you to the authorities!" "Don't get excited," replied Corn stock.. "Remember, you're still a patient here and your condition may call for solitary tohfinement" Never had Corinne 'sdone such quick thinking. She dashed outof the room and, with the keys , she had taken the night before, entered the room of the surprised Miss Johnson. "I'll leave the door 'unlocked you'll find Mrs. yan Schuyler wait ing outside in a car. , Hurry 1" Quickly the girl obeyed, and Cor jnne saw her drive away. Turn ing, saw Comstock, Livingston and Jamieson at the door. She climbed out the window and walked along the ledge. A delivery;; boy on a motorcycle stood in the driveway. She called to him; he started his motor; Corinne dropped to the grass. Jumping painfully, she ran to the motorcycle and 'they sped away. .'v ; f '' The three men quickly followed in a high-powered car. :The chase was down a road that twice crossed a railroad track. The first crossing was made by pursued and pursuer just a few seconds in front of the fast express, but at the second crossing the locomotive crashed into the automobile and- .Then back to realities'caxne Cor inne,- quite convinced that she did not want to become the accomplice of Sam Comstock. She thanked the detective for his offer and let him take her necklace as security until she could pay his fee. ! Corinne was again without hone for. the future.' She' had been of fered marriage by a chauffeur, a society youth, an artist, a rancher and a scientist She hid been of fered positions as a purse, a news psper reporter; a politician's secre tary and a detective jln every case the sands of Wong had forecast tragedy ior disappointment. Her home and its possessions have been sold and something must be done at once. : How . will she find future x happiness? U :.Tobe concluded) "ii I Things', I The Boys 1 The 1 " 7 i Copyright, 1023, Associated Editors. BASKETBALL pearly every group ot boys can turnjout a pretty fair sort of bas ketbill team it they only know the way to go about it. If you want to havea regular team, then read these articles that will tell you what to do and the way to do team a winner. it to make your 1 Before you start any kind ot basketball practice, call your bunch together and read the rules, you what you can They will tell do and what you must not do. Learn them, so that from the start in the authorized you will play USETHIS EQUIPMENT RUBBER SHOES WOOLEN STOCKINGS KHAKI WOOLEN PANTS JERSEY r-r-r AOOOO one. an emotional explosion which she had found it impossible to express. I knew that she would keenly re gret having mentioned the matter to me when she had regained her usual calmness. . , For several minutes after Mrs. Cosgrove left me I sat still, going over' the incident ot the. morning, wondering whether or not Robert Savarln wpjald betray to : Lillian the absurd Jealousy and the disap proval of her work which he had shown to me. Then I firmly put aside all conjectures, -and resum ed my sorting and packing, de termined that no - matter what minute Dicky should decide to start on the homeward journey! would be as prepared for the jour-d ney as it.was humanly possibles to be. rrr t J-v'lr.'Ift iSSMtH. A Difficult, Task. v, ,, : But 1 quailed before the task which I found J awaiting me In Dicky's room.. . All through. . bur stay I had taken care of Dlcky room myself, for I did not wish Mrs. Cosgrove, or indeed, any one else to see the disorder in which he persistently keeps his possess ions. ' . i ' Every morning I "straightened up, in housewifely parlance. , I kept things out (of sight as mnch as I could without arousing Dlfcky's wrath a very possible oc currence it he njiissed any of his belongings frora , the corners where he was accustomed to fling them. I have often marvelled at Dicky's ability to fish out his things from the seemingly hope which they arc less confusion In usually piled. And by dint of careful study I plan by which. I have evolved a reduce each neap to order without misplacing any of the things, Sorting the ta ngs, however, so that they could be transferred to Dicky's suit case land bag without his demanding room in my own luggage receptacles was "some thing else altogether." I smiled at the remembrance of Lillian's old colored housekeeper, Betty, as I mentally, uttered N her .familiar phrase. For my husband had purchased all sorts of articles dur ing his stay, souvenirs, books, magazines, every one . of which I knew must be' carted home: I heaved a hopeless sigh as I real ized ho wmuch Dicky had collect ed. .-. , ', There was butj ope thing to be done, of course, It we did not ex pect the two cars to be so crowd ed with luggage that there would be no comfort In the motor trip home. I must make parcel post packages of everything I could. 1 knew better than; to meddle with Dicky's purchases. But some of his clothing I could manage to send ahead ot us without his know ing it, or I at least hoped so. "When Can We Go? ' I attacked the jfask with fever ish vigor, fearing that Dicky would return and : discover what I was doing. 70 forestall so disastrous an interruptlonrto' my plans I lock ed the doors and pulled down the shades hoping that Dicky would believe me to be taking a nap. . My ruse was needless, however, for neither Dicky nor any one else came near the bungalow during an hour of the most strenuous activ ity I had given myself for a long time. And when had'flnlshed I bathed and dressed, ana came out on my little veranda to find the premises : apparently deserted. There was no one In sight, of the brook, From the bank however, came the sound "of Jun Iot's j?ratUe,.-aad-ilarioa'a laugh and Girls Statesman Biggest Little Paper In the World How to Form a Team I way and will avoid forming wrong basketball habits. ' When you know something about the rules, you-can go on with the formation of your team. Use as good equipment as you can get thick rubber shoea with suction holes in them wool Jer sey khaki pantos wool stock ings. Also, play with a good ball which Is blown up hard. Of course, if you can't get these things, play with whatever you can get. , Pick an easy team for. your first game, for If you start out playing stronger teams, you'll become dis couraged at the very beginning. J - Itandy Riddle Bays What is It every burglar takes first when he enters a home? Impossible) "You should think Trof: ot the future." Youth; "I can't. It'a my girl's birthday, and I have to think of the present." ' ' '.- Heard on Lower Deck" : Pat (on shipboard) : "And phat are yex goln' ter do whin yea get to America?" - - ' Mike: "Take up land." Pat: "Indade, an 'ow much?" . Mike: "Oh, a shovelful at ; tolme.' " - - Anawer to today 'a ridaia: Waea a bnrrlar eaterf a houae, ha alwaya 1M a chance firat.' ter, mingled with Dicky's lary teasing.' A clatter in the kitchen told me that Mrs. Cosgrove was busy with the approaching dinner, and even as I -with a mind at ease about my family settled my selMn a porch chair for a rest be fore the meal, the, door of Lillian's bungalow opened, and she stood framed in it for an uncertain min ute before crossing the lawn to meJ ., ..... 1 .V'1 ' ; "Madge' she said, ln: a low voice as she took the chairl pulled forward for her, "have you named any definite day do yod know- when can -we go home?"" :it took all my self-control to conceal my amazement at her hes itatlnr manner.' aS unlike her us ual poise as was , the Impetuous cryiorhelas uestion " But even before Bhe spoke I had seen the gray4look in her face, the pain in her eyes, and had known that she waa going through some emo tional '.crisis,'' and hid nerved" my self to appear ' as unconscious as possible, of her' feeling. - " ; V I bent to the blouse " I . "was mendfng as if a misplaced 'stitch would ruin it, and sent my casual answer from above- Its folds. ' "I'm packing now. Dicky wants to go almost at once. We're only waiting for Bess Dean to announce her departure. Then we'll start." - (To be continued) I BITS FOR BREAKFAST I i ; ; ; Enjoying the spring? s Yes; so are all true Oregonlans, native and otherwise. ' W.Cc. ,DIbbl-says the tulip bulbs are beginning to swell and peep out and that this Is a sure sign of an early spring. ' V I' . Walt and watch the rowds at the new" tulip farm on Blossom day. They will look like amll lion. ; . . " -4'- k. . '..:. . . Irvin Cobb was pinched In Texas for violating the game laws. That's what a-fellow gets for trying to play poker In Houston on an Ar kansas hunting license. v . 0 ; - A Ford butted a street car oft the track in a California town, A Salem Ford owner says if this thing keeps up they will have to take their street cars In out of the wet. " m V ; Dr. W..I. Da Forest, New York scientist and radio expert, has fin ally perfected an apparatus for talking motion pictures that is go ing to revolutionise the cinema business,, fellow scientists admit, We will hive speakies instead of movies This v is going to put a crimp in many movie stars. There is a great . dearth of . Booths and trvlngs and Shakespeares In Holly wood. ; , . ' J-;''--. . . . lust how seriously leapyear is being taken in Salem no one will ever know, for' no victim who is not a cussed ' cad will ever tell. and the word of a cad is not be lieved in polite society; but In the year 1288 in Scotland there was enacted in the statute books a law which declared "It Is statut and ordaint that during the rein of hlr mahn blissit majesty, for. Ilk yere known as lepe yere. Ilk xnayden laydye of bothe highe and lowe estait ; hae Uberte to bespeke ye man she likes. It Is significant that such a law was- promulgated during the rein of a queen. No king would . hara.plaje4.hia sex so Loads ' of Fun . 1 Edited by John BL Miller. Th Price Paid for Wild Animal t The price of wild animals Is go-, Ing up! : ' Look at that ridiculous .fellow, the. giraffe. He waa bought re- cently for 5000. Previous to the" war a giraffe would not have f brought such a;prfce, but after-: war conditions have so interfered rrith the , industry of providing ' enough wild, animals to meet the -demands of zoos and circuses that their price at Hamburg,' Germany,' center of the world market for ' ' wild animal bargaining, has, con sequently, gone up. ' ; " . '' 'A hippopotamus is bringing , from $ 25 0 0 to $ 50 0 0 these daya.- A pigmy hippopotamus was born not long ago at the New York zoo, the first to be born in captivity. '" A pigmy hippo Is - only a'four:i teenth as large as the regular - kind. "Trotzky,w as the baby was named, perhaps because he soon developed a cross disposition, weighed only five poqnds at birth andis valued at $5000. i'.". Good Hons are 7 " selling for ;v $1250. Before long an expedi'ion - ' is going to start to India to se- ; ' cure lions to bring back for ex- ; hlbitlon; purposes. ' ' Eight were shipped to a -certain province in '' : India a few years ago and allowed to roam at will. Since that time ?,' the number has so increased that 1 the animals are a terror. to. the---, country and the people wilt b l. ' glad to see some; Of them depart:: a to 'American and European zoos. J .-.; - false. Scotch braves who desired to eschew matrimony were obliged to betake themselves and their . kiits to the highest highlands, for . ,-. :i .:T m mT". i .7-? m . . -mr aaaaaa -- th results of refusing a fair lady's . f hand were frequently serious. -In 1924 one finds Mrs. E. W. Barn- hart, presldeat ot -the Spokane Woman's dub, endeavoring to em ' ulate the queen in assisting hr f sex. She demands an eternarleap , year, with no closed season tot the K ' eligible - oacneior. "j.ne reason . . many, girls, who would -hulldrt up wonderful homes go through life., witnoui marrying is mac tney, are 5, , enable to make their love known ,'" , to the right man..'-', she declare. f Cap n Zyjb ll TAKES REAL JPICTTItES J' f PIN HOLE. CAMERA j ( Any ot. you fellows can. makt ; ; yourselves a camera, which will ! J actually take pictures and ' Which i - ; will cost you pomoney to. mak'.i5 PIN HOLE-CAMERA 5 A It can be made from ' odds and . ends which any one has at hand. This pin hole camera will -he ' described In detail tomorrow and I'm just: going to give you a Jew pointers ou .it today. First, the. lens, which Is actually a pin hole, must be a small pin hole and there must be no f uzs around It. The white lines which you see on the top of the camera in thia . drawing are to aid In focusing. The center line is directly in line with the lens. The other two lines running to the corners will give yon some idea of the picture you wilj - get when you alse the shutter.''' ,". , After a' little practice with this camera you will -be able to take : the soft, beautiful pictures .which,-, look like the ones , made by por- fessional photographers." v " ' CAP'N 2TB. Si M.m I - FUTURE DATES 1 -w January . 6-1 1 International wsak of prayer. Jaoaary 10, 11 sad IS, Orasty Jvagtt, and eommiaaioaara at Orana ta saaat la Salaaw - - - Jannarr 14, Monday Aantial saaqnat at taa Uariaa-Pout Coaaty Baalty aase ciatioa. . January 14, Vnaday Dr. IraLaadrfth, LLOu Marioa County Cariatlaa Endea vor Uaioa. Jaanarr 14. Monday 40 a S Ceremon ial. Voitura 153 KeCornaek kail. January IS. Taeaday-Aannal maatlag, Marion-Polk County lUaltr aaaoeiatioa. Janaary IS, Taaaday Hardlnf Uaaaov 11 eampaim opaat la Oregon. - May 18, Friday Primary alaetloa I Owcoa.,;-. . - January IB. Wadnaaday Pomona Oranga naafa in Salem. - January IT S National Tarift Weak, baerrad loyally. i Janaary 19, Saturday Uaatiag of de partment oftieara, odminlatraUoa eoaneil aad pact comaiandara, Vetaraaa at Tor ig Wara. January 2 S. Monday Ex-aerrica nsan ot Marioa-Poik touutiea faritt of 4 A MfOomaek kail, Balom.' , . Faftrnary 12, Tneaday-i-Annnal Ladiaa &Sjrht tKwania elnk. ' - February is, BatnrdaT Sadlentioa of tntna JTha Circuit Eidtr.'-'ia ttstt . - yTOU lASufc-'-nw mv- aw-sy..ayi-Hir s-jw