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it if" : ' m a. it i -. Rose Larkin, 11, Drops to . Death From Cable After Swift Ascent BEND. Ore.. Jan. 4. (AP) Forced to release her grip after she bad been 'Jerked vertically ignore than 160 feet above the gorge of Crooked river by an aerial backet cable. Rose Larkin. 11 years old. dropped to her death last night at Opal Springs country tn Jefferson county. " The girl was playing near her tome at the edge of the river Shortly after dark. As she swung .'on .the cable which descends from m power plant on a cliff 400 feet above and across the river from the . Larkin home, the line sud denly tightened. .Rose was pulled from the ground and in a few seconds was 1SD feet, abave the river. As she was being pulled higher.- the aerial basket moving 'on the line, moved steadily down ward . As the basket neared the girl be was forced to let go or be crushed. She released her hold on the cable and plunged down ward 150 feet. The cable "was operated from the power plant on the top of the cliff. The operator was .unable to see or hear the signals and cries of the girl's parents. It Is believed the child became frightened as the ascent from the , ground started, and "was unable to release her hold on the line. She was pulled 160 feet Into the air in less than four seconds. The cable is used in the con struction of a water project. Sup plies and equipment are lowered into the gorge from 'the power bouse on the cliff. KIWIS C S if' :4 TAKE OVER DUTIES DALLAS, Ore., Jan. 4. (Spe eial) At the regular meeting Wed nesday the new officers of the Kiwanis club began their duties E. J. Page assumed the presi dency. Dr. A. B. Starbuck, the retiring president, made a brief talk in which he reviewed, the ac tivities of the club during the past 18 months while he served a? president. The club gave him a rising vote of thanks for his effort in behalf of the club. Mr. Page made a short address In which he briefly outlined his policies for the com ing year and was assured of the hearty support of the, club. Standing committees have been named for the club ae follows: i- Business standards. N. Y. Guy. -T. O. Stockwell. J.C. Clayton. Kiwanis education, IS. E Whit worth. R. R. Turner. J. R. Cra ven! Membership,1 T. B. Hooker. W. M. Dalton. Dr. A. B. Starbuck ar.d Conrad Stffrin. ' Program. R. R. Irobler. Dr. V. C. Staats. J. It. Allgood. Good will and grievance. C. B. Sundberg. Trarey 'Savery. Public affair?, ; W. W. Harcombe, V. J. Craven. Oscar Holmes. Intr-club rela tion. J.' C. Tracey. H. -A. Woods. Publicity, Earl Richardson. Paul McCracken. - Under privileged "child. Dr. W. L. Pemberlon. C. L. Crider. A. V. Oliver. Club meet ings, Walter Williams, Ernest Mc ;;Callon. E. K. Piaseckl. Agricul ture, W. L. Soe-hren, E. A. Wag-j-ner, R. W. Craven.. 1 ffl S E BATIOII PACTS - WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. fAP) 1-Tbe Pan-American conference ':" n arbitration and conciliation, representing 20 American repub lies, today formally approved j 'drafts of multilateral arbitration ?and conciliation " treaties looking 'X"to the settlement of all future International differences in the Western hemisphere, by peaceful J : 'means. The treaties are expected to be S signed by the, Tarlous delegations - and the conference will adjourn . after sitting continuously since 'December 10. ' Tbe conference today' also ap : proved a report from its special ' - -committee charged with prompt Ing the conciliation of the Boli : vlan-Paraguayan dispute. It f ur : ther adopted resolution express I ;iag appreciation for the manner K in which Its good offices had been accepted by the disputing parties f rand i voiced, the hope the special V; conciliating' commission, created I -nnden the conciliation protocol T igned yesterday - by delegates "rfrom Bolivia and Paraguay, would hibegin Us labors as soon aa pos 1 f.'albla.- . ' .' i All motions were carried unanl. ' t -moasly. and the treaties were ap f 'proved with no debate whatever. ' t 3 riMT JCETHODT ST ETCSC-OTAX ft ; CXtXBOH - Cor.er 8ltt an Cfcvrcfe. .tor, J. K'. Tartar. IU Sfl 8WU. Pfco 74. Mrir.t K. BnkrU4, dirt.r ' rli- 'ale a'eall-F)a S73. Brrie 11 -a, a. w4 7:10 p. Tpiett M7"t ."'Witat'a Mlli Lajra' Mind" er UTh rrotwUat tfio!." Ktbibc, . sie: Jrf. " T. 8. Ktra l tfc orpi I ' will plj "A mi at PMtorli" by Alx- U- ir Brs,A bj Spiy- Ml - " 11 - ... , ..A ? 1 I ML ' U BtrtW M.Dfioo" br Aitaraws, aa Mill tJoMPblite Alhrt will if O Holj Hiabt.' fcjr Am. cmrf acBooi w.o :-?5a.-at. CIm fr all Kpworth leaf: lCaivraity Pirl Cboreh rbaptr w A;it mrt. Tope "T-fnkiB Tkrporh.1, tIidr, ttnt Hollaflay. oaio ; Hi I-' Iniw la- !- M MiM Jortbx Tr ter. Jaalar citarck 11 a w.-ia church ( - IX)NDON (Ap) The ( pros S pect of loud speakers carrying, po lltical speeches over a mil radios l at' the next general election lias i iinade some trienjbrs,:of ;;,para aejit shuddar already, Chapter MV BYRD was surprised that she felt almost no nervousness. "Guess I'm getting shock proof," she said to Chet, "nothing can put a dent in me any more." Calmly she read the article which was plainly seen in the mid dle of the page. It was a short article to the ef fect that each of the eight direct ors of the Hillandale and Sunset Point Realty companies were lia ble - for ' fifty thousand dollars apiece. The names of tbe direct ors were given again and" Larry's name was among them. Byrd'a evening was ruined. She tried to pray bridge, but she couldn't keep her mind on the game. Finally she pushed her chair back from the table. "It's no use." she said. "I can't play. My nerves are all on edge. I'm going back to1 my 'room. -' Chet suggested a movie and then a drive and then a ran out to see Fred and Tiny, but with each suggestion Byrd shook her piead. "You and Pat go and drop me off." ' ' - Chet started" the car in the di rection ; of the Kellys' rooming house,' but stopped to make one last suggestion. "Home, James!" said Byrd. gayly, but there was a false note in her' volce. Byrd knew they hated to leave her at. the Kellys. "It's perfectly outrageous." be gan Pat. as they stopped in front of the house, "that you won't come and live with your own sis ter. Don't you think: it's rotten of her. Chet?" Chet started the old arguments all over again. "Pat's learning to be a good housekeeper," said Byrd, slyly, "if i were there she might ston trv Ing." Pat gave her a frosty look. There was no doubt In Byrd"s mind tftat Pat's offer to give her room and board was not quite as generous as Pat made It out to be. Tbe next night Byrd, stopped at a circulating library and took nome some books. She would spend the evenlne read in r. She aian t want any dinner, but she bought some cheese and crackers In case she got hungry. Mrs. Kelly saw her with her paper parcels as she started up stairs. "You're home early. Mrs. Browning." she said, in her kind voice. "Have you had your din ner already?" "I haven't been feeling very wen ror a few days." explained Byrd. "and I've completely lost my appetite. I bought a few things in case I get hungry." "We're just sitting down to sup pet." Mrs. Kelly said hospitablv. "We'd love to have you Join us." "I know I couldn't eat a mouth ful." said Byrd. "I really think I better go to bed and get a Eood night's sleep. I've been carrying a gooa deal on my mind lately" Byrd stopped abruptly. The vdrds jwst fell from her tongne. ' She heard the scraping of a chair and wished she could get upstairs before Martin heard her. He was at the door of the hall as she reached the landing. Please have a hite of supper with us. Mrs. Brownine." he said. "I want you to see what a rood cook my mother is." Martin had a way of settling things. But It made Byrd a little cross to think he tool: such a maJ-ter-of-fact manner nUh her. She found herself in the dlnir.K room before she could give tht condescending refusal that was on the tip of her tongue. "Well " she said helplesalv. as she felt herself shoved into a chair. There was a -growing fern in th- center of 1he table and the table cloth was snow- white, hardly showing the fine mending all over it. Thete was a hot plate at each place and Mr. Kelly was helping nimseli to a steaming beef pot-pie before he passed It around to the others. He sat at the table with his shoulders humped over his' food and hardly needed to lift his fork to get it into his mouth. He was very near-sighted, Byrd thought, with no sense of criticism in her mind. The Kellys aeemed to feel hon ored that Byrd was dining with them. "We want you lo feel at homo with ns." began Mr. Kelly, peer ing vaguely in her direction through his thick glasses. "It's Just as nice , as having company." confided fRosy. "Ma saya we cau't afford to have com pany very often." Then realizina she had made a mistake. Rosy colored to the roots of her hair. "Bat, ma," she atvid. answering tbe anguished look In her moth er's eyea, "yon know what I mean. She's company la a way, but it doesn't cost anything extra." Tne ice was broken and they all laughed except Rosy. Byrd found she was really tann ery, and took another helping of the meat pie. The potatoes were plain boiled, cooked la their jack ets and everybody, peeled their own. - . "It saves me a little extra work," said Mrs. Kelly, apologet ically. "My mother says it's the only way to get all . the good in the potato," said Byrd. Mr. Kelly asked Byrd about ber family and she told thera about them, lingering lovingly over ber father's career. But by tacit agreement, tbe subject of her own life was avoided. "Gee, It's lucky ware having dessert tonight," said Rosy, as she finished her second piece of gin ger bread with lemon sauce. - "Looks like you had all the lack laughed Martin. J ' "Let me help you with the dishes," offered Byrd, as they rose from Ine. table. ... . i n "I should aay. not." answered Martin.. Vnot with a big kid like Rosy around.!' . "Which : remark i doesn't tickle Rosy anr too much." t1tterd Mr. Kelly. - - - '.After" thanking Mrs. Kelly for the lovely dlnner.v Byrd started upstairs : when - Martin ? again de tained, her witlr a hand, ,pu her arm. --"- , "I suppose you'd turn me down flat If I made a suggestion," he said. -with a twinkle In his eyes. "Of course I will," said Byrd. "Well, that encourages me to make It anyway." he said, In an Ingratiating tone. "It's a beauti ful night, and much too early for you to go to bed. I'd like to take you out for a little ride, perhaps as far as the -'Golden Slipper,' where we can have a few dances and be" he me again at ten 'flock." "I'm sorry, but not tonight," she said- briefly, and ran upstairs "But once inside her door, Byrd felt a little regret that she hadn't accepted Martin's offer. She hung ber hat and coat on a hook behind tbe door, and took off her dress and slipped Into a kimono. She stretched out on the bed, piling the pillows behind her head and took up' her book. . She read the first page and then laid It back on the table listlessly. "Nowhere to. go but but;.- no where to slay but In," she said gloomily. "What a' chump I was not to say I d go and dance." Suddenly ahe jumped out of bed.' These' evenings. wege getting on her nerves. She spent quite a little time 0ver her toilet, -having smeared her face 'and neck with cold cream and powdered and rouged It lightly. She brushed her long, beautiful hair. that look ed like a golden stream of water under the light. She braided It and wound it coronet-fashion around her shapely head. She slipped Into the blue-flowered or gandy, She waited a few minutes at the top of the stairs and as she saw Martin pass through the hall, she called to him softly. "Oh. Mr. Kelly." her voice came gently down the stairs, "what would you say if I told you I had changed my mind?" , "I'd say 'Bully'!" and Martin was up the stairs, taking two steps at a time. In a few minutes they were driving out toward Willoughby. The November wind, high and strong, as It blew across her face from the open window, had a tang of rain and winter and summer in it, blended Insincerely. Martin did his best to be en tertaining. But Byrd . couldn't throw herself Into a new mood. She wanted to do things, and tbe minute she was doing them they lost their zest. Her mind kept go ing over incidents of her married life, incidents that this drive re called, parties and road houses. They took a small white table at the far end of the oval dancini: floor and as Byrd looked around, she thought It was a lovely place in which to dance. The little pink lamps threw ja rosy, mist over the polished floor, making it look like a rosy lake, and In it were reflect ed the trellises that covered the ceiling and walls and the pro fusion of flowers that twined iround them. The warm, bright room was only partly filled, for this was late in the season. The jazz band, on its little plat form, began to wail its syncopated rhythms. "We'll have to order a bite," said Martin, as the waiter came toward them with his card. He ordered cheese and wafers and gingerale. ice and glasses. They danced. The little orchestra wailed and a colored boy broke out into song as he beat an occasional kettle drum. ( "Has she got naughty eyes? Yes. she has naughty eyes. Boom, boom, boom." .It was the first time in her life that Byrd felt the ecstacy of danc ing. She knew she was a beauti ful and expert dancer, and that in creased her enjoyment. Hadn't Mr. Semenoff continued to rave about ber dancing? Sbe gave her self up to tbe beat of the music and floated with it out into space. As they went back to their ta ble, Martin said inelegantly: "Well. I'll be fried! The lady can dance!" "You throw a wicked hoof yourself," Byrd answered archly, for Martin was a grand dancer. The music started again, ac companied by the lilting tenor. "Who, who, who stole my heart away?" They both laughed at the words, but Martin held her a little closer for an instant, while they swayed to the exquisite music. They nibbled at tbe cheese and crackers during the intermission and then Martin, looking careful ly around Che room, qcickly poured a little of the contents of the flask he drew out of his pock et Into their glasses. It was a tiny flask and contained very lit tle. "This is tbe elixir of life!" he said. "Let's toast each other.". MEETING IS HELD BY WOMAN'S CLUB AUMSVILLE. Ore.. Jan. 4. (Special) The Aumsvllle Wo man's club met at the home of Mrs. Charles Ransom Thursday af ternoon: Those present were Mrs. E. T. Pierce of Salem. Mrs. J. E. Towler. Mrs. C. F. Heln, Mrs. C. M.Martin. -Mrs. Millie Martin, Mrs. T. McClellan of West Stay ton, Mrs. George Claxton, and the hon or guest,- Mrs. C. " A. Harwood. Tbe Aumsvllle school opened for work again this week after the holiday vacation. Mr. and Mm. B. A. Folks and family moved their household goods- Wednesday to Roc ka way. where they reesfitly purchased a store. vi - ' Mr. and Mrs. John Sacre spent New Year's day with their sonj Lyle Sacre, and family, at' West Stay ton. ... , .' After a visit here with his grandmother Mrs. Klrkpatrick, Loyd Seeley has returned to Rose Lodge, where he is teaching school, -i. , . The-Aumsvllle community club held its regular, meeting Monday evening at a 7 o'clock dinner with about 126 persons present. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart of Salem enter, talned tbe club with educational motion pictures. M. McCollougb and J. H. Prunk were in Sllverton Monday on business. Jessie Smith Is Bride of Lyle Straw, Longview Two Shades of Blue f i if J iS,t.V4 . L" " ' t V Two shades of bine flannel to to the fashioning of this coat dress with modernistic lines in the simple trimmings ZENA, Ore., Jan. 4 (Special) Miss Jessie Smith received the announcement Monday of the mar riage of ber sister. Miss Zella, to Lyle Straw. The wedding took place at Longview, Wash., Wed nesday, December 27. Miss Zella Smith was born at Zena and spent her childhood here. Private Kenneth Henry of Van couver Barracks, who was here on furlough during the Christmas holidays, returned to Vancouver Wednesday after being the house guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Nlles Holland and daughter Laverne returned early this week from Estacada. where they were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Holland's sister. Mrs. Elva Looney during the holi days. h KI'S PROGRESS Idaho Folk Are Guests; On Way To California LAKE LABISH, Ore.. Jan. 4. (Special) The H. W. Mears fam ilv left this mornlne after a three day visit with relatives here. The Mears are .on their way rrom Idaho Falls to San Francisco where Mr. Mears goes to be assist ant manager of the Supermade company. They are making the journey by automobile. "Here's to us!" said Byrd, and he drank part of the glassful. Then she hastily set it down. She had drunk It without think ing. She had decided weeks ago not to touch a drop of anything to drink, and here she was, drinking right out of Martin's flask. "Oh, it's safe!" laughed Martin. "I can't afford much of the stuff, but what I have is O. K." They danced several times be fore theR- glasses were emptied. "We'll keep the profits for the nd of the evening," he said, look ing at the half-emptied bottle. "I suppose if people only drank moderately," said Byrd, seriously, 'there wouldn't be any drink problem." And later, when Byrd refused a second glass, Martin stowed the bottle back in his pocket. "One thing I can't do, is to drink alone," he said. "We'll save this for the next time." They danced many times and Byrd thought she had never rel ished anything so much In her life. On the way home, Martin looked at her questiontngly again and again. The old mood pos sessed her. Life had passed her by. She might find forgetfulness for a little while, but in tbe end 'he hungry longing for the little white house and one pair of arms carried her into a black abyss. (To be Continued) Your Choice of Three Bedroom Suites . v.. . See them in our windows now IS SLOW OUT STEADY LONDON. Jan. 4. (AP) The two medical bulletins issued by King George's physicians today showed that his progress if slow, was satisfactory. For the first time since December 12, when Sir Hugh Rlgby performed an opera tion for drainage of the infected area of the chest, the surgeon's name did not appear on the ev ening bulletin. This announce ment which was signed by Sir Stanley Newett and Lord Dawson of Penn, was their usual one sen tence pronouncement. It said: "Tbe King had a quiet day and there is not change to report in his majesty's condition." The absence of Sir Hugh Rig by from the consulatation bore out a statement in the official com munication given to the medical journals last night that the wound of the operation no longer re quires surgical attention. Jurymen Selected to Try Northcott f or Death Of Unknown Mexican Boy COURTROOM, Riverside. Calif., Jan.i 4. (AP) Proble matical, progress had been made tonight as Gordon Stewart North cott's trial for the murder of three boys at his Wineville ranch was adjourned until Monday. At the end of a day given over al most entirely to examination and cross, examination of veniremen, ten tentatively accepted jurors were In' the box, including four of those originally-drawn. An indi cation that : tbey might all be swept awari however, by preemp- tory challenges, was given In an order by Judge Freeman Issued after conference with defense and prosecution counsel for a special venire of thirty to be In court Monday ; morning. The defense today used three of Its twenty pre- emptory Challenges and. the pros ecution nope. Definite warning that be in tended to demand the' death pen alty was given the prospective jurors by j Deputy District Attor ney Earl C,.': Red wine. . In his ex amination of the veniremen. Red- wine asked each whether he en tertained prejudice against death as a penalty" for murder. In each case be received a negative an swer, h ;'' Norbert : Savay, Northcott a chief counsel, stressed in his ques tioning j the point that the Jury might be : called upon to decide between the death penalty and life, imprisonment in the event Northcott is found guilty. STOCK I T ACTIVE SPECULATION SPLIT NEW Y50RK. Jan. 4. (AP) Speculative sentiment was sharply sollt today by the new high total of stock eichange loans, and stock nrices fluttered about uncertainly. The market opened with a flood of overnight selling orders, which carried prices off sharply In the first hourj but pools and bargain hunters gave the market strong uoport later, and prices were fairly steady at the close. The outstanding new develop ment of the day was the announce ment of the unification plan for Radio corp. and Victor talking ma chine. This plan, however, bad long beenlexpected rd accounted as a market factor. It provides for a 6-for-l fsplit up of Radio com mon. Motor shares were again heavy, which wis attributed to rather widespread disappointment that the expected pre-automobile show bull movement has failed to make headway.! Young Northcott himself took a hand in the questioning this aft ernoon when he sent a note across the room to Savay. When the at torney asked a venireman, who had identified himself as the operator of a chicken ranch, whether he had upon his ranch any lime or gunnysacks. North cott smiled broadly. When the talesman answered In tbe affirm ative, Northcott turned to nod and smile at the spectators. Quick lime and gunnysacks have entered Into charges against the 22 year old Canadian as having been used in disposal of the bodies of al leged victims. A dramatic Incident witnessed by spectators In the. courtroom to day was the Identification -by a 10 year old Colton. Calif.,' boy ef Northcott aa a would-be kidnaper from whom he bad escaped n the latter part of 1927. The' lad, John J. Thompson, Jr., told Sher iff Sweeters that a man. pointing to young Northcott as that man, had attempted to force him late an automobile at Pickering park near San Bernardino. He escaped and ran to his father. The elder Thompson told Sheriff. Sweeters that he had pursued the man but had been unable to overtake blm. Legion Requests Moving of State Hospital Cases I Amfrlrtn I.ppsnn rw i . v a' t.? j ii d i r- ferent parts of Oregon are ,i Ing requests to government f. flclals urging that 25 worin . . . veterans now tonfined in the o . gon state hospital here be .iU ferred to the new federal i,, pital la Portland. This Information o . the state board of control Fridav by Dr. R. fc. Lee Steiner. supM- Intendent of the tat k,,,;,. , Most of the patients were ald i oe suffering from shell shock n,i other forms of Insanity due t., -i . war. School Work is Resumed After Brief Vacation DALLAS, bfe.. Jan. 4. (Spe cial) The Dallas school re-open ed Tuesday morning with all ih teachers on the job but one. Miss Dorothy Cook, a teacher in the grade school, has been ill for some time but expects to resume her work in a. few days. Owing to vthe "flu" epidemic tt was expected that there would 1p many students absent, but some, thing less than per cent are out at present. FREE ZEROLEINE FREE AT Paul Short's Service Station So. Commercial & Mission Sts. Wanted Your Business Former Standard Oil man, tidw in busi ness for self, wants your Gasoline and Oil Business. Will pay highest price in Service; Honesty and Courtesy. If inter ested drive in Station between hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Free Zerolene ! When you present this ad with your name and address written on it, you will be given one quart of any graWle New Zerwlenr with each 5 gallons of Red Crown Gasoline purchased. NAME .... ADDRESS .... fir m mm kt. 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