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Tho OREGON STATESMAN, Salemj Oregon, Sonday Morning Jancaryi
18, 1931
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i I The State Library
CALLING at the state library the other day, Miss Hajr-
J riet Long, the librarian, told us ot now a leuer, naa
just come in from oat in the state asking the library; fo
send out some supplemental reading books for a group of
children, stating the people were too poor to buy books and
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were" pooling their pennies, to pay me postage uu uw.
from the state library. Mis3 Long had other letters from
persons .desirous of literature and from one we recall, a
wAman. Tna.rried. onlv 21. who wanted to start a reading
! course to resume the education which was interrupted with
her withdrawal from school. . ' . , .
There is scarcely- any other institution which gets
"more mileage" out of ita dollar than the public library;
and the state library reaches those people and communities
which need library service! the most. In the last biennium
it loaned 341,395 books, making 65,603 shipments, a gain
in shipments of 16,821 and of loans of 65,540. Yet it did
all this work with less money than for the preceding bi
ennium. ! ; , ..... .
The state library needs more room, better facilities for
handling its work, more books. It also needs a reading room
ofr research where students and citizens may come and go
through library material on . special subjects. While dis
tinctly a mail order library; it is often easier and cheaper
for the state if the one to be served can come to the library
and conduct his research. As it is now he is almost an in
truder so ill-equipped is the library to serve him. j
' Realizing that economy is necessary, the library board
asks only what it deems absolutely necessary to carry on
its work during the biennium, and the request has been in
cluded in the budget submitted to the legislature. This de
partment, we believe, is; one of the few where an increase
is warranted. - 1 .
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Reform Hits Corvallis
CORVALLIS is having a i hard time to tell whether it is
pure or impure. The city is rather sharply divided on
the subject. Most people! who are acquainted with the
town, both residents and occasional visitors, have thought
Jt was a pretty decent city, one where it was safe in which
to ! rear a family.! The recent bootlegger killing , and trial
drew forth evidence of the: town's law violations and some
people are all excited in the belief that the town is really
.a hell-hole of iniquity. M
Corvallis is just about like Albany,; Eugene and Salem
in these respects. The majority of its people are law-abiding
folk. Then there are those who want their likker with
out making it, so the bootlegger group comes in. This isn't
large, it doesn't need to be; but it takes care of the busi
ness, flouts the officers and gets away with it.
This fellow Mills who was killed in Corvallis was a
known bootlegger, had been arrested before Likewise in
most of our towns there are men known to be followers of
that trade. They may get by, or they may be nabbed; it
isn't an easy matter for officers to apprehend a smooth
bootlegger in any law violation. !
Corvallis may profit from the current reform wave;
and town house-cleanings are often a good thing. But with
all their vigilance there is bound to be a certain amount
of bootlegging, i gambling and other vices even in such sanc
timonious communities as we have in the valley.
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. Another Thrilling Chapter
MRS. Howard his written another thrilling chapter in
the famous Bowles case in Portland. The plot thick
ens, and the mystery deepens. The tale reaches the propor
tions of a best seller. It is real enough to have come out of
a book. Ten years I from now perhaps, the names will be
changed and the narrative published in the pulpwood red
backs of the day. m- j :
, There seems to be something phoney about Mrs. How
ard's connection with the Bowles case Her photograph
shows a woman of middle-class respectability, and her
house is' likewise modest. One wonders liow she could have
become intimate with the xnadame of llLuray circus. Her
atory scarcely seemed plausible and if true was of little
consequence to the case, being all hearsay' and inadmissible
as evidence. -' , p t '
Xet there she is, stabbed and bruised, with no sign of
a weapon around. Who was her assailant and what were
his motives? Here in truth is
and Philo Vance. Compared with it the case of Mrs. Bowles
herself is clear as crystal. One trouble with the detective
stories pf real life is that the solution too seldom appears,
' f . - ! - f.
i Pritatn is about done for. ' Coal strikes and cotton mill lock
outs rat borne; heavy unemployment, burdensome taxation, costly
doles; and abroad tbe white dominions practically Independent na
tions, and the dark subjects . restless as In India. The sun: mar
not yet iet on British territory, hut it Illuminates a badly battered
empire. ; . ;..! "
1, There is a rumor that Charles O. Dawes will be called back-to
become chairman ot the republican national committee. That
would be interesting. Charley; would "bell n Maria" those rebel
senators arotfnd In great shape. One thing .sure he wouldn't have
to -resign in six- months either. i t : i
By the way nave you read the rools ot the circus court ot
Marion county? Ask your lawyer lor a copy. I !; !
Tho La Grande Observer doesn't go In much, for humor, but
It had tola head the other day:; "Clara removed from position In
City Streets' . Gutter or lamp-post? s t
"With Marshall Dana and Kennlo Harlan. both in Washington.
D. C, we cant imagine where the dickens all this wind has been
coming from Oh yes we can. It's their oratory coming clear round
the globe, j.; j
The Clackamas, grangers at Frog Pond congratulate Gov. Meier
for staying by his campaign promises and supporting the cranra
power bill. Everyone turn to number S) of the hymnal nd Bin!"
"Standing on the Promises. j;i . ; u" ,na f
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Woodburn
WOODBURJT. "Jan. IT The
second meeting of the year for
the Woodburn chamber ot com
merce will be held at the Saint
Luke's hall Wednesday evening.
January. SI. The meeting; wlil
tart at 6: SO. A speaker tor the
ev"!ng has not yet been chosen.
Elma Doris Havemann. daogh
Afi of Mr. and Mrs. Havemann
of Woodburn is eoe of the. IIS
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No Fear Shall Atce"
'-Editor-Manager
Managing Editor
Salem, Oregon, as Second-CUus
a case to tar Sherlock HolmesJ
students attending the University
of Oregon, who bare their naine
on the echoors honor roll. Miss
Havemann nad aa arerago grade
of 1. This unusual record was
made by Elma Doris In the Ro
mance languages the sulject In
which she Is majoring: The hon
or roll Is compsssd ot stndents
with grades no less than II In
ny subject, - . .
Percy Chapelle of Newport is
visiting at the home of his moth
er, Mrs. Clara Chapelle.
HEALTH
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Today's Talk
By IL S. Copcland, If, P.
Gas poisoning Is ; not uneom-1
mon; We read of it daily m tne
papers. The oity hospitals are
always caring for cases of this
sort. j
A great deal
wars learned
concerning gas
poisoning dar
ing the World
War. With the
added popular
ity of the au
tomobile, more
victims of gas
poisoning . are
coming to our
attention.
Carbon mon
oxide, tho pois-
rti rrrci aa onous mgredi-
wruw ; ent of met
M gas, is the ele
ment! thr.c produces the marked
and s dangerous symptom. - As a
matter of fact, carbon monoxide
is one of the most deadly ot the
gas poisons. 4 t "
Tills particular gas combines
1th. the ' blood, producing a
chemjical reaction of great dam
age to the body. Carbon mon
oxide) produces more deaths than
any ! lot her xoison known. It Is
preseint in illuminating gas. It
is liberated by incomplete com
bustion ot the gasoline in the
automobile. It is found In coal
mines, in natural gas and in fur-
naceiigas. : - .
Since the damaging : effect ot
this ;gas is very rapid, great at
tention must be paid to the pre
vention pf undue eacposuro to It.
Never run your automobile mot
or lqja closed garage. If you are
tuning up your motor, or tinker
ing with the car with the motor
running, make sure the doors
and windows are wlde open. This
is most imperative. I cannot be
too emphatic in regard to this
precaution.
All leaks in gas pipes should
be repaired. Burning of gas Jets
at night is dangerous. Occas
ionally the ras pressure varies.
and moregaa may escape than is
burning. Winds and draughts will
blow! lout a small gas flame, but.
of course, does not turn off the
gas. Many cases of gas poison
ing occur in this way.
Proper ventilation, must bo
maintained at all times. This is
particularly true in homes that
are heated by hot-air furnaces.
The chief signs of Doisonlne
by gas are dizziness, headache.
noises In the ears, throbbing at
the temples. Nausea and vomiting
usually precede a sleepy feeling
wnicn soon comes on.
Tne services of a doctor are
extremely necessary for the care
of oft who has been gassed.
While waiting for the doctor sea
that ijtbe patient receives plenty
or fresh air. He should be kept
warm) and, if necessary, artifi
cial rjenptratlon must be applied.
It this is not needed, and his
breathing is normal, keep him
quiet, ,
Moat people are under! the im
pression that walking will stim
ulate! the heart and lungs. In
this type of gas poisoning it Is
best that there be no strain plac
ed ufton the lieart. The) patient
should be kept In bed. warmth
applied and stimulants given It
necessary. Hot coffee may be
given liberally.
In S ja more serious case of ras
poisoning it is only- by the usej
or the pulmotor that resuscita
tion can be accomplished. These
machines are now found in all
hospitals, police quarters and In
municipal centers. Call up the
ponce) department, the, health de
partment or the gas company.
Answers to Health Queries
A. A. Q. Is olive oil nourish
ing?!! 2 rls olive oil as nourishing
aa ouxierT !
A. Yes.
2-4Not in the quantities com
monly used.
R.3. Q. What is glaucoma?
What can be done to cure it?
A.-f-Giaucoma is a disturbance
ot tn eye. The treatment de
pends upon the underlying cause.
For fall particulars . send a self-
addressed, stamped envelope and
repeat your question.
Editorial
Comment
Front Other Papers
SOCIETY A JVD FOIJTIC8
x.TiT oi me inaugural ball
as the social climax to a program
introduelns naw nni..i .
:,.0 . fvwtivai mum
ministration, , is something ; more
than -a a-racefnl tMtn A
pltalitjy from tho capital city. It
is a function that tsnrfa t
f"W to a dignity and dis
tinction which our ImA
democratic manners have not al-:
ways jjmamiained.
In I the present Instance, the
amazing majority which ltfwf
Julius Meier makes
tion a matter of statewide re-!
joicing, and makes a social cele
bration of tha event nsrt1n1rl
appropriate.
With this auspicious begin
ning, nee us nope that a precedent
has been established and that a
prope amount of somewhat for
mal en tertalninr mar htlrhtu
tho prestige of nolitiral a
ity. i! ' - ,
- (We! would not turn snobs or
courtiers, put it Is right to rev
member that the governor Is not
oniy ne servant or the people.
He is also, by their choice, a
lnant ilfiguro wielding under the
law tho supremo authority of a
vu&u iie. xim is custodian
Of the statsa honnr imt in,it.
as well as guardian of Its mater
ial properties and director of Its
governmental acttrltiAs
Oregon but speaks Its own self
rewpecs wnen it treats Its gover
nor wjm respect, and it Is sound
poliUcal policy to Invest tho of
fice of the chief executive with
SOme IgTace Of Udll Mnmnn.
So wo feel moved to thank the
good citizens of Salem, who ar
range? mis pleasant and gracious
festivity of tho Inaugural' ball.
We should like to see" more such i
opportunities for social contacts
flip's
) j KEEPING UP. THE SPEED P.-"; j
"Uri3 tr qt r r.x'uv'By hazel
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CHAPTER Mil
I'The triple rescue was affected
by J. J. MacKimmons, Decatur's
assistant at the Gales Flat sta
tion. "Beamer's, body was removed
early this morning. . No funeral
arrangements have as yet been
made.: Mrs. Beamer's father, Vir
gil sbalor, millionaire steel mag
nate of Pittsburgh is hurrying to
his daughter's bedside."
Nancy read it through to the
end.
Read it again . . . R. E. De
catur,, a ranger ... critically in
jured. . . . It. E. . . not even
Roger . . . they had not troubled
to find that his name was Roger.
As if from a great distance she
heard the chatter of the family.
Mama's voice ... "Have every
thing finished before Louise and
Mat get back ... a really select
home tea . . match the Mlnton
china. . . "
Papa talking about interest
grandma talking everybody hap
pyeverybody wrapped up in
themselves, and Roger oh, why
didn't they say his. whole name?
It would have helped a little, i
In a small, unnatural voice
she said "Did you see . . . pa
per?"
Out of the fog ot their lamuy
chatter mama's voice detached, it
self, floated to her as If from a
megaphone:
"About Jack Beamer? Killed.
and his wife hart too. I meant
to speak ot it. It just goes to
show that you can't bo too care
ful"
"Jack Beamer? Well!" Papa
was Interested. "Jack Beamer I"
He looked at Nancy's small
pinched faco, and looked hastily.
away again. He was frightfully
in tho state's political life. They
help to break down the barriers
of divided opinion and smooth
out the roughness of personal an
tagonisms. Wo ' need more big parties at
Salem that bring all parties to
gether, and fewer little parties
that' meet cruletlr la' somo hotel
room and ' release- no guest, lists
to society reporters. i-ortiana
Telegram.
LAY SERMON
the rraiiosopnr op value'
Th thltotDkr sf astwre if one
tklot. iks nailesepby ot vlse U suite
annther taint.' Bertran -KuimIIi
What I Sellers,"
This Is- unite a concession from
this modern philosopher whose
background Is tho exact science
of mathematics. Wo are accus
tomed to measures in tho physi
cal world:,: scales, yardsticks,
quart bottles, thermometers. Wo
are confounded when It comes
to fixing standards In the spirit
ual world. Wo know the mean
ing of ten, pounds of flour, or a
quart lot milk: but wo have nei
ther qualitative nor quantitative
measuring rods for the virtues
which! we espouse.
Yet -wo firmly believe these
virtues have value. Truth, hon
esty, courage, self-sacrifice, they
have value though wo may not
weigh 'them la a balance, meas
ure them In a glass, or break
them into chemical elements.
Religion if It be worth while
Is tho cultivation of these finer
values of life. We weave the
tabrlo of our lives by tho choices
which i wo make of friends, of
thoughts, of deeds. Religion Is
tho monitor which admonishes
us when we are making these
choices: Always choose the best.
Is It a companion? Is It a book
to read? Is It leisure to be en
Joyed? Then select tho best, for
your own safety and your own
growth.
Browning summed ft up weu
In these lines: ,
O. if we araw eer alrele presutare,.
Heedless-eC (via.
Oredy - el aeiek retarae sf prafi
Onre. ss4 la tmr fcarfaia."
There is still a wido place la
KEEPING UP; THE SPEED
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embarrassed . . . why, why, she
must have loved the beggar I She
ought to to cover her, face
her mother would see.
"Guess I'd better go i to bed.";
he said weakly. He felt suddens
ly tired and sick. "About all the
excitement I can stand for one
night." i !
Nancy picked up the paper
again, then let it drop despair
ingly. "Well, I'm sure I wouldn't
worry about 'him," mima said
briskly. "From all I hear ho had
it coming to him. His poor
wife "
Nancy looked at them all with
large, stricken eyes. Bnt yon
don't understand," ' she said pa
tiently. "It's my hu andV'
"Your WHATf" j '
'Roger. It says R. E.i Decatur
here, but it's Roger. He's my
husband. He he may die."
"Your husband." -j
'Nancy, you've lost your mindJ
I never heard of such a thing.
What are you talking about
Nancy, you you didn't marry j
that that Gales Flat i person?
Oooji ... just when everything j
was coming for us! Nancy . .
tell mama WHEN?"
Even Grandma tried to talk.
"But dear. I thought"!
Nancy flung her arms wide.
"Oh, I know I know K don't
blame yon. Mama's 1 right, I've
been crazy. But I'm not now I
know . ... oh, dear God, keep
him for me let mo make up
let me make up." .
She had flung an old coat over
her shoulders, grabbed tho purse
mama had left on a chair. "I'm
going oh, please don't try to
keep me please ' let me go
don't yon see it's my last
chance!"
VNancy listen to mama! I
never heard ot such nonsense!
You can't go out like that . .
without, without" '
The heavy front door slamm
ed. - I
Mama put her' head in her
hands and wept. Nancy had gone.
"Nothing matters but fas, Rog
er!" she had told aim once.
"Nothing matters but, love!" She
had felt bravo and reckless say-
tho world for religion which pre
sents to men and women and to
children the distilled essence ot
spiritual values, distilled In tho
long process of time and exper
ience. Looking at the hasty
scrapping ot so-called "old-fashioned"
ideas of morality one may
bo i somewhat amused; for most
of these moral standards which
we possess are the heritage of
centuries of experience, the pro
duct not of somo sinaitle reve
lation ' but of trial and rrpr:
with them the , race thrived;
without them the race languish
ed.; The test for new and for old
Is always the test -of lvalues:
Which possesses tho highest val
ue? . .. r '
Just now the humanist Is cre
ating quite a stir in his -upsetting
of old apple carts. Some in
deed may be quite empty of fruit,
but humanism gives an i incom
plete answer to tho problem
which it raises. In a recent book.
"The tam and the Modern i Mood"
Walter Marshall . Norton-, - tho
author very ably goes to tho
heart of this "philosophy of val
ue" which Bertrand Russell spoke
of. As Mr. Horton says: !
"After ell, tke prsslea ef the hum
ablet is the frefclea-taat we all araat
faee tedeyi hew te adjoae er relit
: lees ceaeepta se as e eqmare witk the
saM4 (esalte ef the astsral sa4 eclat
' sciences, while at the- aaaie tins re
. telainr aa4 if ettible rahaariar ear
anreciatie ef he sua walaee hai mar
easecratisa te the saote ef the 'ere
grmei enrichsieat ef anmaa life'
Weavers, all ot us ; are; i the
conscious choosers of tha nat.
tern and the fabric of the lives
which wo are weaving; selecting!
constantly these values little or
great by which our tastes and
our characters may bo judged. I
.vjr Art"' " I VsXSt
i iiN!r.;TnM
a ta it i ai -s
lng it safe within the comfort of
his arms. ; . '
And now, alono and afraid and
conscious that through her own
fault she had lost it, perhaps
forever, she realized more poign
antly than she had ever realized
anything in all her 20 years,
that it was true.
Money, f family, friends even
threatened disgrace . . . nothing
really mattered but the love she
had lost. ,
The Piedmont car brousht her
into the! heart of Oakland. "Can
you" tell me where I can get a
train for Merced?" she asked in
a drug
store.
"Fort
tm V.
eth and San Pablo, San-
!the clerk told her glibly.
But at ; the station the ticket"
agent shook his head. "No, Miss.
Nothing till ten fifteen."
"But 1 1 can't wait I can't
wait that long!''
"Sorry.' Ho looked at the hat
less, white faced girl curiously.!
She had opened mamas purse
and was feverishly counting the:
money, j . j
In the darkest' corner of the
hospital j waiting room, Nancy sat '
with her hands clasped - limply!
on her knees.,
She waited patiently, her eyes
staring straight before herwith,
tho peculiar unseeing look of the
blind. She had waited so long
that she had lost all sense ot
time. ( . i
First, there had been tho sta
tion waiting room in Oakland,
and then tho chair ear on the
train, and then the station wait
ing room at Merced. For the
night operator at tho hospital
hid .said that Roger wai sleep-
i .a
iu( iuii uu uuw tuuiu new uim
until morning.
The couple sitting on tho prim
davenport at tho other end of
the room watched her absorb-
edty. ; I .
"Poor! girl, she looks ready to
keel over," the man said sym
pathetically. "Maybe if you'd say
something to her, honey .
But the girl drew back shyly
"Oh no, I'd hate to. Jack. I've
seen her : somewhere. Haven't
you?" I J ...
Ho looked again at the uncon
scious little figure with tho tan
gled bronze hair and shapeless
old black; coat. "Can't say that I
have." ) i
Tho . girl continued to stare.
"I .kndw : I've seen her somo-"
where." . j
A nurse stood in tho door
way. "You may como now. Miss
Hollenbeck." Nancy stood uk
deadly pale.
Then turning to tho couslo on
the davenport. "I'm afraid youll
nave to wait a little longer. This
young lady was first What did
rou say the name 'was "
They looked at Nancy with the
veiled animosity , one always
shows for i tho 'one who fs first.
"MacKimmons. the ' man said
curtly. ?Tell him Mae' he'll
know." ;: r '
"MacKimmons." tho nurse ech
oed. Shei beckoned Nancy, who
followed quietly, her great, trag
1 eyes straight ahead.
The nurse stooped at a door
marked "Dr.; Cronwell." She held
It; open for Nancy, -just a row
moments,1 'remember' she said'
pleasantly. Til remember," Nan
cy promised.
The door swung oenina ner.
She was ; In Roger's room. That
was he. ; the big-man with his
head swathed in bandages, lying
on the high white hospital bed.
She was I here, . hero with Roger i
at last. Her knees began to trem
ble,- she thought of, doublinc
back to the door before ho saw
her. All her energies had been
bent on getting here ... she had
not thought further than that
And now she was hero, and the
uselessness of It all came over
her with 1 sudden, terrifying clar
ity. It was as If she nad walked
blindly , Into - the ' sea and been
suddenly bruised and battered by
a ! great 1 incoming - wave that
drenched and choked and chilled
her, and cast her, cold and' gasp-
BITS for BREAKFAST
-By R. J.
IIUt,ory oj pur library! I
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Continuing from yeaUrday:
"May 7th, If 04, it was decided
to adopt a. library constitution
and by-laws, Mar 14th the coa-
mitteo reported a constitution and
by-lawg, which were adopted by
the clnb Tho club was to elect
a president and six trustees from
the clnb members; two for three
years, two tor two years and two
tor one year. President and two
trustees were to bo elected each
year. Mrs. Kelliher was ; unani
mously elected president, and
tho following; board of trustees
was chosen: '
I .
"Three! year term, Mrsj F. A.
Moore and Mrs. P. H. Raymond:
two year term; Mrs. Florence Ir
win and Mrs. Traver; one year
term, Mrs. F. W. Waters and
Mrs. T. T. Goer. These ' ladles.
with the following. -servedi at dif
ferent times on the library board
until It was turned over ! to tho
(city) council: Dr. Staples. Mrs.
A. J. Monroe. Mrs. Russell CaU
lin. Mrs. Gillingham, Mrs. J. P.
Jones. Mrs. A. N. Bush, Mrs.
WHJlam Brown, Mrs. ... A;. N.
Moores,
.Then thework of building up
th. library began In earnest The
clnb; dnes and fees were small,
so, in order to save expenses the
ladles did the Janitor work them
selves sweeping and mopping the
council chamber; washing win
dows, and. on one occasion, clean
ing the .cuspidors. t
"For a while the ladies took
turns at acting as librarian, but
this did net prove satisfactory.
Sorae of the ladles! assisted by
outside friends, paid a certain
sum each month and hired Miss
F. Phillips to act as librarian at
$20 a month.
" !
"But books were needed: ref
erence books for the school chil
dren, for it was the aim ) of the
club from ithe start to make the
library attractive and useful to
the young j people, and good ref
erence books are expensive, so
we gave entertainments of divers
sorts. We had concerts and par
ties; gave a charity ball.-, We
staged The Crisis' at the; Grand
opera house, and before we were
through, ran a lunch room at the
cherry fair anything to make
money for i the library.
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"Some of the; entertainments,
while , good money makers, were
not of a high classical order, and
the club was criticized for not
educating the public to ai higher
standard; so. to please the cri
tics, we secured Mary Kuntz Ba
ker, a dramatic reader of Ration
al fame to read j'Monalenf Beau
ralre.' The entertainment -wan
delightful, but; alls s! of small mo
ment for net results. The Hus-
ing back on the sand.-
Roger was' holding out his
hand. He was smiling; with; his
lips. 'lt i was good of rou to
come, Nancr.-1 I was surprised
when they told me. It 4 wasn't
necessary, i you know. I'm not
badly hurt," ! !
"It was nothing," she murmnr
ed politely. "I'm glad you're hot
very lit" Her tongue "clove to
the roof of 1 her mouth. 1 ;
"Wont you sit down??
"Thank you, Roger." I I
She took the chair by the bed
side, and there "was nothing left
to say. Roger had . closed his
eyes. He lay motionless, a long,
spare figure under the) fresh,
white dimity coverlet ! , j
(To bo continued)!
rnoNi 12
.T
t t ' , - j - j', , LICENSED STMTtAIJVTTM
Stoecial
Examinatioii
will be continued Monday and Tuesday,
Last week it was impossible
because they failed to make n appointment in ad
vance. To avoid confusion in the office, please make
your appointment early. v . I I
Each forenoon, beginning at nine, will be given over
to consideration of all diseases and general conditions.
iree examination! no matter what your trouble.
. Each Afternoon. 1:30 to 6, Women
y . ' '' ' ". t:' ; Disease t j
. CompletePhysical Examination Free
Dr. Gilbert has had many
treatment of Women's Diseases. He believes that
women are" entitled to a more comfortable life than
- j most ox tnem are now having.
" Phone 302 for Appcinimezl
316 OREGON BLDG.
HENDRICKS
kin' Bee' betted us f 1 24.7 S; the
Baker reading, TS cents! Edu
cating the public has i never been
a financial sn5si in! Salem, :
. V
"Someimes the library board
took charge of tho entertain
ments, bat tho club wu the
source to which wo looked for
money, and the club minutes
commonly contained these words:
'Mrs. Kelliher gave an interesting
account of the library work, and
asked for more money.' October
8, 1904. MrsJ Kelliher reported
1000 volumes in the library, and
In December of the same year ad
ditional shelrei for 4000 vol
umes were reported.
" m m S
"In October. 105, the club
tendered the library to tho city,
but the council refused to accept
It and asked tho dab to keep
charge fit. All questions as to
there belag no one to patronize
the library had long; since been
answered, for, from the first
opening, the attendance was
much greater than had been an
ticipated by tho most sanguine of
its friends.
'I V V ' ! '. :
"In January, 1904, tne council
voted 1300 to aid the, library, and
in December of the I same year
this amount was increased to
$500. On January 12. 1907, the
club discussed the advisability of
trying to procure a Carnegie
building, but nothing could be
done untT! a suitable ait could be
secured. In 1 November, 1912. a
concert was given to raise money
for a library site and from that
time dates the rise of real estate
in Salem. .
!
"If any ladies known to be on
the library board walked past a
vacant lot and looked at it. the
price was up $1000 in 24 hours!
Two sites were selected at differ
ent times, and a payment made
to bind the bargain, but in each
cSse the owner refused to sign
the deed when asked to do so a
fortunate thing, for neither site
wag as beautiful as the present
one. I ,
"In May, 1909, the matter of
purchasing the present sltei wa.v'
taken up, and in Jane the library
board secured an option on the
lot for $500. the most that the
executor, Hon. Oh as. L. McNary,
had been offered .for! the lot up
to that time: but, as rm previous
occasions, the lot rapidly Increas
ed In value, and he was Immedi
ately offered an advance of
rrvmlnued on page 5)
Yesterdays
Of Old Oregon
lUtl
Town Talks from The States
man Our Fathers Read
January 18, 100(1
Annual inspection Of company
M. O. N. O.. will take! place Feb
ruary, 2. according to Word ! from
tho. war department.'
j- a ' , oswsssssssa"sssy
George R. Seth. a clothing
merchant of iAGrande, was la
tho city on business yesterday.
,1
Walter Lyon, editor, of the In
dependence Enterprise, was do
ing business I la the city yester
day.;
Tho J Willamette Valley Devel
opment League will meet In Al
bany next week, with Grant Cory
of Woodburn and John McNary
of Salem among the men to ap
pear-on tho program.
. J
CI1UBCII AT FCRBT
Free
to serve' several natron
s
years experience In the
SALEM, OREGON
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