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OnrraOii fiTATIS'IAN, Sakniv Oregon, Friday Morning Septeger 25. ISSf
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Wo Favot Sways Us; No Fear Shall 'AwtT .
: - From First Statesman, March 28, 1651
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. - i SUBSCRIPTION RATES: i ,
Mail .Subscription Rata. n A d vncr WKhl Or gon : Dailgr a-u
" Smtday, 1 Mo. 6 cent a ; 2 Mo. tX2; M. $1.25 ; 1 year , f 4J0, .
Efcaewner 50 cants per Ma. or SiOS tor 1 .year la edvaace. ;
By City Carrier: 43 cema a inmtb; $S.e a nr ta tJMM Pr
Oovr centa Oo trains and Newa Stands S eenta . v (
Hiahhinis Are ; Dropped a
-fNCE more the New York
J the former produce peddlers of San Francisco are out
of power. For in the reorganization of the Transamerica
board of directors, A. P. Giannini, the creator of the great
folding company, and his brother, have been dropped. The
control now rests with the bankers of New York and Boston,
in the hands of the; venerable banking institutions of the for
mer Blair and company, and Lee, Higginson company. Thus
does the depression squeeze out the parvenu In the banking
world, and might rests with the silk-hatted gentry of Broad
street, New York and State street, Boston. j
Many will comment upon the declaration of retreat from
America has announced. The denouement has been indeed
disastrous to those who invested in the stock of this giant cor
poration at Giand now find it below $5Ja share. The fact that
Canadian banks operate successfully on a continent-wide
scale would indicate that the difficulties of the Trans-America
bank chain were largely due to the speculative basis on
which the units were acquired. ? j v i
! Bulf there' is additional interest in the fate of a person
ality like A. P. Giannini who is thus lrjust from the seats of
the mighty. The machine age and the post-war boom let many
flash into spectacular prominence in the world of industry
and finance. Some of them have been I able to hold their
ground. Others paled with the business twilight of 1929. Big
banking especially is hard on the newlyfrich.- The old names
and the old families and the old houses took askance at invaf
sfcm from Chicago or San Francesco. The new names like Gi
annini are quickly erased -when the testing time comes ; andj
usually they are sunk without a trace, j jj
; No Giannini is dropped, and the blueblood bankers will
perform surgery on tae vast corporation; wnicn ne construct
ed out of the money and the hopes of the masses.
Denying the Truth!
THE Portland Journal thinks We are too pessimistic when
we say that Oregon has served notice to eastern capital
to stay out. It remarks:
- The Journal does hot share the vlw ofthe Salem States-
! man. Oregon needs, Welcomes and will protect eastern capital
; lnxet In railroads, utilities or other enterprises. Oregon Is
willing to give a square deal, bnt In .return' aska that capital I
treat It squarely. iThere Is nothing unusual or unfair In this atti j
' Coming from a paper which has led the wolf -pack in its
attacks on invested capital in this state we may remark that
its definition of a "square deal" is hardly acceptable to peo
ple who want to be sure their investments are not going to
be confiscated. i i - M ! !
Our comment was not made out of sympathy for "cap-
ital'V but in the interest of truth. Either the 19S0 election
was a temporary brainstorm, a cyclical hysteria which will
soon pass, or else Oregon is committed to provincialism,
throttling of enterprise, and a threat to existing investments
which will effectually dry up the flow of capital into this
state. -fi: - -; V ' '
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The affair" will in all probability
TkTO, we are not' getting excited over the clash between
velop into a tyar between the two countries. If Japan had
designs on the conquest of Manchuria she. would have carried
out her purposes long ago. Her experience has been however
that the Japanese do not like jto settle in Manchuria. They
find it too coldj Japan owns the railway, has trading relations
there; but has been content with that. - v
The outbreak might possibly have been averted by the
exercise of more patience by the Japanese commander. But
China has been in such a state of disorder that the Japanese
doubtless thought best to rely on direct action. ; American
I -oops do the same in the trouble zones like Haiti or Nicara
gua where they may be stationed, i f
It is1 recalled that China and Russia had a set-to some
months back regarding the management of the Chinese East
ern railway. The Russians gave the Chinese jbl threat and a
spanking and t;he matters were adjusted without: resort to
war. That will probably be the settlement of the present Sino
Japanese difficulty. - -: i . - ! :
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SALEM, Or:.. Sept. 2S. (Special) The state board of con
trol will name the new cottage at the state home for the feeble
minded next week. - i - ' ? .
It Is probable that the cottage will be named for Rufur C. v
Holman, state treasurer. , '. ; - f '
, No, we won't say what you thought -
: Mre. Ross, former gorernor of Wyoming, has come and said her
human misery. The democrats seem ! to be enjoying the hard times
hugely and offer prayers nightly that -the depression will continue
to mt. Vi -' r . -ii n".;---.
C. A. Stephens is dead at the age of SC. Readers of the old
Youth's Companion will recall hint as a "favorite author". His
steriea were clean ahd thrilling, often of the great outdoors. His
passing will startmemorles of boyhood hours sptfnt reading the stir
ring tales by C. A. Stephens. . .
Postmaster General Brown made It clear to the postmasters that
postmasters' tn offices ot the first and second class are not restricted
fro" i engaging In political activity. In other words, 19 3 2 Is coming,
aa boys, do your stuff. H "
weekend nt!QT.tStIon of thp- E. O. met In Portland last
" Tai tiinv4 wltl,t"t-lUafcT anybody what the letters s.tand
that ae?rft, lnk the lnemlerwerBtenographerS the way they keep
er ofShUWavr?8' ehiad Chairman Van Du
racaVhem
a rendmS ?V?1? ?f.vtie LU hT. roted for
boy?cStm iZSlFl"1? tl ameadmeut. At any rate the
ooys can t be accused ot not rotlng the way they drink.
WhafVtrtVw If" ,re .rIda Ia "th relBt ard Saturday.
.-LIi to be' lown paradeT Think of Hosa on a nlnto cavuse
and Holman on a Belglanjtainont Ride 'em."oVboys!
fer mhafnVi'00 of American Legion
brahmins are in the saddle and
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MiiVrW
a-a-w
a -m.aTT v a i
be localized and will not de
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CocL Liver Oil;
By C. C. DATJKR. M. i D.
3Iarloa Gouatr: Departoat
Nw that tha daia ar ihortar
and cooler, cklMrea kara 4aai oo-
portanlty to exooso tbzbalTeaJ
to airect tnn.z
Uht. Thoaa
Children vho
ara la aehool
aara atUI leas
ehanea to play
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ft,
-t -. - -jfc-t..
oat im th tun;
t h t r 4 play
aoara afa at
tha tlma.of tha
day whek ' the
rays of thsaaa
ir ltii , la-
tease. This de-
priTatlon tnakea
la necessary -to
prorlde 4 ab
ttltuta tor the
actinic rays: (
Dr. CO. oaaar it
sunshlae. h v i
uur. Dest suostuate ror sun
light Is cod Urer oiL It not only
contains large Quantities oil vlta
mm D, which also Is closely ; as
sociated: i with - sunshine, but -. In
addition supplies Tltamln A.' The
latter has not only a great influ-
enca. rn promoting gooa growtn
of all structures of the body but
also helps to protect one against
some. Infections of the skii and
, Rickets may Result
, Vitamin D Is essential for the
prhper building up ot bony Struc
tures. Lack of tt leads, as most
people realize, to -the disease
caUed rickets. Calcium Is the
most Important . constituen't i of
bones, but it can ! not be deposited
in the bones and teeth ! without
Titamin D. The old custom of
giving lime water was useless for
two reasons: one was that! the
calcium was not In a form that
could be utilized, and the other
reason that without a plentiful
supply of vitamin Dr no amount
of calcium was efficacious In pre
venting or curing rickets.? ;.
Many people want substitutes
for cod liver oil, mainly for the
reason that they - believe (hat
their children cannot take It. The
greatest difficulty about cod liver
oil Is the parents'' attitude, j If
fewer of them would talk about
it, and look upon it as an essen
tial part of the diet, like milk,
very few children would refuai to
take it. Children sense the Par
ents' attitude and naturally turn
It down. ., - ;
It ; would be safe to say , that
one teaspoonful ' of the plain j oil
given twice . dally before meals
would fill the needs of the aver
age child from birth to ten years
of age. If more is needed, a phy
sician should prescribe tbe'4os
age. Most children, need cod liver
oil every year froftn birth' toj at
least the age of tweve years.
What health problems nara youf! If
im toTe article raiaea any qneitioa ta
yoor mind, writ that question out aad
end it eTVber te TU Ststesrnaa or tha
Uarloa eoanty department of bealtk. 'Tha
answer will appear in this column. Ksma
honit be yrneit bot -ni not be Died is
Yester
. . . Of Old Salem
Towa Talks from The State-'
man of Earlier Days
September 25.' 10OO f I !
Peter G. Schmidt, - who pas
general charge of the breweries
at Olympia, Seattle and Salem
In the city working onj plans
additions and improvements'
the Salem brewery belonging
ls
for
at
to
the Salem Brewery association
I
The Rambler club will put a
team la the field this year. Here
tofore the boys . have detoted
their attention to baseball, but
they wfll undoubtedly establish
an enviable record In footballl
j SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 24
The city Is steadily rebuilding
after , the earthquake, fire. Pre
liminary housecleaning j will tike
months to complete and will j. go
on aU winter. Pick , and shovel
brigades are busy removing the
debris from around foundations
and a steady, stream of wagons
and dump carts are removing
brick and mortar to the scows ion
the bay. ; 1
September 25. 1021
Educators of Salem land Wil
lamette valley are making great
plans for the reception to be giv
en Monday when John J. Tigert,
United States commissioner, ar
rives In the city for a short visit.
TWIN FALLS, Ida., Sept 244
Prepa rations were complete here
tonight for the opening of the
trial of Mrs. Lyda Meyer South
ard on a .charge of murder In
connection with the death -of her
fourth - husband, Edward F.
Meyer. - 'I
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Salem is to have another large
lumber yard and building con
cern. The West Side Lumber
company, commenced laying f the
foundations yesterday for Its .ser
ies of sheds and building to be
located just :, beyond Pinckney
station In West Salem. ' ' !
NewViews
Yesterday Statesman reporters
asked this timely question: "How
do you like this fall weather V
Mrs.' Frank Vf. Power, house
wife: "Grand!"
Clare ; Tlbbert, electrical deal
rs -'ine out tnis lau opening
knocks the props out of collec
tions." ; : .. . -. ; . . j
: Doris Bacoa, tudio manager;
Jnat f1n: r TMrfMtIv aatlnfan-
tory. '' ,i -A,; .
Otto Ammaan. Oresrea - baQdW
ins;: "Fine It it doesn't rain bet-
tore the fair. That was bad luck
about the drum corps, wasn't
It?" . . !
JT. O. Brown, photographer
'It's simply great, Isn't it!" :
i lyata Grant, stenographer i "I
a
tatak it's nice today, rery alee.
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HERE'S HOW
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Paints Qual
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Tomorrow: "School
BITS for BREAKFAST
-By R. J. HENDRICKS
Had Harriman lived:
a a a
If E. R. Harriman had lived a
few years longer, our flax and lin
en industries would have been de
veloped far faster.
Through the exertions of Mrs.
W. P. Lord and others here in
Oregon, the great raidroad organ
iser had become convinced of the
adaptiblllty of flax growing, pro
cessing and manufacturing to the
natural conditions found here In
soil, sunshine and showers, and in
soft" water for retting, a long
sunshiny summer season for dry
ing, a low altitude for spinning,
etc., and the possibility of plant
operations 312 or 3 6 5. day In the
year. -.j ' - -
mmmmmm f-
He had come to know we can
produce here as fine a quality of
fiber as the world haa ever seen.
Shortly before his last sick
ness and his death, in 1909, at
the age ot 61 years, Mr. Harriman
had committed himself to the de
velopment in the Willamette vaI-
ley of a great Industry founded
upon flax growing and linen man
ufacturing. Mrs.. Lord knew this.
She knew that some of Mr. Har
riman' subordinates In this field
knew it After the death of the
great financier and organizer, she
took up the matter with some ot
these, including William McMur
ray, general passenger agent for
the Harriman lines in this ter
ritory. Mr. McMurray listened at
tentively to the appeals of Mrs.
Lord and others working with
her.
: ia :
IHe set ! about making contacts
with manufacturers of linen
goods. But his great chief was
gone, and bo one elr- was in
charge, of the far flung enter
prises that had been under his
direction who had his vision no
one with hla initiative and his
magic quaUtles ot leadership.
Ta
Through, the untimely death of
Ei H. Harriman, the Willamette
valley lost an opportunity to se
cure an industry that might by
thla time have developed Into one
with a turnover of le,09,90&
annu aUy, ' employing a , million
people, directly , and indirectly,
and increaaiag the population of
this vaney mora than four! fold.
By 1915r Governor Withycombe
bad been, luffldefttly Impressed
with the possibilities to secure a
s 5 9,A0Q appropriation from the
legislature to establish the state
flax industry.' With varying for
tunes, at times through sick
spells that threatened its life, (hat
i - .
Now. as a result, we lee two
Unea mills la Salem the only
ones west rot the Rockies, and
both of them on a paying basis.
and with certainty of steady and
pernaps very rapid growth.
It haa been a Jour fight But
the struggle haa been "well worth
making. - Dark days there ..have
been, but there is light ahead.
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There are still things to be
overcome, especially In the pri
mary stages. Some cultural meth
ods will have to be improved. And
some harvesting methods changed.
And some processing practices,
and grading rules.
And. in order to properly pro
tect the primary stages of our
flax Industry against unjust Rus
sian and other competition, the
tariff charges must' be changed.
Unhackled . flax should carry : a
duty higher thaa a cent and a
half a pound, and hackled flax
more than J cents a pound, the
present rates. -
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The duty i on' flax yarns should
be changed from 2 S to 35 per.; ad
valorem, owing to fineness,-to a
specific duty. So much a pound;
or bo much a spool or some other
measure. Ad valorem, means
nothing ' to Russia. There is no
basis on. which to fix costs.- The
government owns the land on
which the flax is grown. It owns
the labor needed to grow and pro
cess and soin it. The .ad valorem
Daily Thought
: "When love and skill work to
gether expect a masterpiece."
John Ruskla. - . 1
By EDSON
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RAlMBOCu) ;. pRCAMaT
VBJCjN AND 0OUCS"ICSTATIC
$ iAjOEO N THE U 1 . - .
Gt
1
Books are Doomed.'
rate, of duty , provides a loophole
for escaping any duty at all, or
anything adequate 4n order to
give our people the theoretical
.protection our tariff law is de
signed to furnish them. That is,
the difference in costs of produc
tion in the two countries, figured
principally in wages for labor.
- It Is a worse condition than waa
found in administering the Mc
Kinley tariff law when any item
of It concerned costa ot produc
tion In Oriental countries, where
no price lists were ? available to
federal servants in the consular
service in those countries,, and
therefore were lacking in apprals
lng offices. The Bits! man knows,
for he waa engaged in such work,
as U. 3. appraiser at Portland. '
- la -It
is one thing to pass a tariff
law. It is another thing to admin
ister it. Away back over 30 years
ago, there were always. 3000 cases
on appeal in the New York ap
praising office. The importer nat
urally looks for loopholes. You
would, -if yon were an Importer,
or an agent or attorney for one.
(Unless you are far! less selfish
than the average person.)
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These changes in duties on flax
products in the primary stages
would not have to be specially di
rected against Russian ' competi
tion. Flat duties instead of ad va
lorem ones : would do the Job.
They would be general, affecting
Imports from all countries.
! la Si .
In general, ad valorem duties
haya largely been "dropped in late
tariff acts. Especially- In the last
one. the Hawiey-Smoot act But
Oregon has a right to demand the
f u r t h e r extension! mentioned
above. The demand would have
receptive ears, from all members
of the Oregon, delegation la con
gress, and , from delegations of
other states, too. ; j
e Safety
Valvej- -
I Letterg from
Siatesman Readers H
SCHOOL, SUPPLIES
To other mothers who like my
self find that as the circumstances
are such since the work hasn't
been as plentiful as ia other sum
mers, that It is Impossible to buy
the . list of school, supplies that
was sent home with our children.
I called Supt Hug who at last
told ma he and his office was re
sponsible tor the lists; and that
It wasn't compulsory j that we
could get ether material that was
in reach of our pocket: books.
I ara -passing on this informa
tion that it may help others who;
like myself are so vitally inter
ested in the education of their
children and yet when they have
tour to buy supplies for, find it
hand since one list adds up to
I1.C0 another $1.45 and other
two almost five. -
I find I can buy two spelling
blanks for five cents, whereas the
ones required cost ten cents each.
. 1 Thinking that other mothers,
especially - those like .myself . who
have the. care of the family left
them would be glad toknow that
these lists are not compulsory as
my children first thought but
were , unwilling to go to school
without them as they (were told
to get them and not knowing jwho
was responsible for them. . X take
this means of passing It on to you.
I Having always had the tree text
books before we came to Oregon
and I . might add we Were urged
not to come here on" that account:
bnt to stay In Washington as we
nad six in school at thai time. The
first thing that was said to me
was that! we had been given free
text books but since. i, donated
more thin my children will use
this year and neither would have
had to bay ! single book as they
were handed down to them, it
didn't make it - any easier in my
case to pay for the other supplies.
Tom a mother; that feels an
education is all she will be able
to give her children and who with
their help as each one works at
odd Jobs, and who la willing to
maae any, necessary sacrifice to
keep them In school, but who feels
that unless it becomes absolutely
necesary .to go out to work to
help keep theua la school feels she
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READ THI3 FIRST
. The Iambus and sinister Cat
ina rubles belong- rightfully to
Katharine Faring, granddaughter
of a Russian prince. Her friend,
Frank Severn, recovers them for
her In Russia and sends Paul Fed
eroff to England with them. Fed
erotf is murdered at Monksllver,
an empty country, house 0wned by
Severn, bat the killers rail to find
the gems. -s '-r:. r
- Severn Is kidnaped and carried
unconscious to Monksllrer. too.
and there his friend, Jim, Wynter.
finds Creyke, Severn's j servant,
tabbed to death. Wynter enters
the- house; is injured in flgt
and then drugged and taken to
the home of a Dr. Marten, wno
revives him. Wynter) returns to
Monksllver with his friend.' Bant
and the police. Creyke's body, has
been carried away. -wynter; take
Katharine to Beggar's! Court, the
lonely country hoase from Which
Severn was abducted. Ha and his
friend. Bill Grayson, are suspicious
ot Martians servant. - 1
NOW GO ON
Cbapter XXVII
Wmter crossed back, toi
the oth-
ers; Billy Grayson and Katharine
got out of the car and tne terrier
Mike barked excitedly at the pros
pect of a run. As they turned' to
walk across tne grounas wynter
zlanced un again at that upper
window. There waa no jsign p the
face that had reminded him of
Dr. MartelL . I ' 1
"So it wasn't Martell after; all.'
said . Bill Grayson. ' "Queer jou
should have been mistaken."
"Oh. it must have been those
. . x . Vim
said Wvnter nonchalantly!' ii
No doubt he had been quite
mistaken . . . yet it was curious
he should have been so convinced
In that first glance that it was
Martell. '. r:- i ' ! " f
The extensive grounds i of
gars' Court, once marsh-land that
the old monks had reclaimed ana
turned Into fertile soil stretched
away to the estuary, above which
the seabirds wheeled and hovered
with a (lash of white wings so
aulet and peaceful a scene in the
fading afternoon sualigjht that it
was difficult to realize that over
it all hung the Bhadowi of a sin
ister mystery linking its missing
owner with two tragic deaths
Beyond a stretch of ; wooded
ground that hid it from! the house
stood the remains j ot the ; ancient
fifteenth century chapelj The mon
astery itself had been demolished
nearly 200 years back to -make
way for the present house, but the
chapel, even then: already fallen
Into decay, had been left stand
ing, to crumble year by year into
more pitiful ruin.
"Very considerate of Martin to
warn us," remarked Jim Wynter
as they walked toward i It X'Only
for all that I rather; think of ex
ploring -It" ; ! 1
Exploring those ruins good
gracious, why!?' asked Milly.
"Just a fany of mine," he said,
with a little smiling shrug.
Alarm
"But if they're not safe!" crte
Katharine.
"Oh, X think Martin , possibl;
r
should keep.the home and do all
she csn to reduce unnecessary ex
pense of any kind where she sees
it can- be done without -any serious
handicap proven by experience
and since the last of eight Is in
the fourth grade I can speak my
mind on this one thing at least in
hopes It may help others and who
I am sure. feel the same about it.
"Thank You,"!
F
SALEM. Sept 24. i (To! the
Editor) Under date of Septem
ber 20-1 was somewhat surprised
to finally get a comment In your
editorial concerning well water for
Salem, by R. A. West. I have
helped drill wells in and near Sa
lem and It has " always rather
amused me to read different opin
ions and comments from our most
prominent Salem business men
concerning getting a supply . Of
water from Clear lake, the San
tlam, or other; sources. It would
be so easy for them to read the
reports on West Salem, the little
burg across tha Tirer lust how
they get thelrwater and how pure
it Is. I suppose there isn't over
100, people in Salem who know
that West Salem Towns her4 own
water plant, that it Is pumped
from wells, not the river, or from
Salem, and that this well water is
about 90. per cent pure. All that
it would , be necessary, for: Salem
to do would be to sink wells
enough to supply the city with all
the water she wants now or in the
future, and this water would: be
pure, as Mr. j West mentions, and
cool, and the supply Is unlimited.
Ask any well driller who knows
Naturally it looks nice to spend
from .three to eight million doU
lars on a pipeline 40 or SO miles i
long. Our dear people would find
the cost would exceed the estt-i
mates given; as Is usually the
case. . !" '. : r - I ' t
. . Here is an Idea. If; the Salem
dads wish to spend some money,
drill a bunch of say eight or 12
inch wells deep! enough to strike.
a regular vein, pipe the water! to
a reservoir on top of a hill, either ;
south or west ot Salem. This will
give all the - force necessary and
plenty of water that is good
enough "for even Portlanders. The
writer could i add a good many
wells to those mentioned by Mr.
West If necessary i- " i
, I. sincerely trust that Salem
will do something besides "chew
the fat," aa the water now used
makes me hike tor West Salem
when I am thirsty., '
Is. L. SLOPER
A PROTEST
The Immanuel Baptist church
and congregation at the Sunday
morning service. September 20,
1931, .by unanimous vote, put j J
themselves on record as protesx
ing against the holding - of, the
State Fair on Sundays. I " j
They voted also to publish a
copy of this protest - In the daily !
rm nan fit S jam . ttint t1i& renant 1
public might know of their op- jl
t.i . m.i j if .
the Liord's day. j
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH. '
.-. Corner , Hazel and -s Academy
Mary E. Hart Church Clerk. I
Salem, Oregon, ' -
September 22. Mil " "t."i
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fjha police and I came here that night and searched the place with !
4 r I , i-: lanterna," added Wynter. ji;j,-
exaggerated the danger." " .
There was a. certain dryness in
Wynter'a Toice-that drew a pux-
sled glance from BT11 Grayson. '
"But what a shame to have let
it ! just crumble away into ruin,"
cried MlUy, her eyes on the gray
desolation that: the slow dUlnteg
rating, processes of the centuries
had been allowed to make or a
one stately building. "
It was now little more than a
shell of grey outer walla. The
root had long since, fallen in crum
blier arches, and i broken ; pillars
stood out- pathetically; here and
there among the contusion or col
lapsed stonework. Among the huge
fragments of fallen masonry Plot
of weeds and straggling nushes
had forced their way lip through
cracks in the flagged floor. The
enarled knotted stems pf try that
had spread a green mantle over
the; walla seemed scarcely ljess an
cient than the decay they were
conspiring to Ide. r, ?l .-: f
As they drew near tneee roriorn
rains looked greyer and more for
lorn ; still because with curious
abruptness the , waning; afternoon
brightness' had suddenly faded out
as jif a faint ihasei bed -crept up
almost Imperceptibly between the
earth and the sunllghtKatherine
gave a little Ishiver. as J if ..at a
sudden cold breath emanating
from, this place of desolation.;
"It's stupid of me. I know, but
I can't shake; off the feeling of
something oppressive; almost for
bidding, about . the, very atmos
phere of 'this place " - ' ' :
Katharine broke 'off abruptly.
half ashamed of the feeling that
had prompted the, outburst, that
shrinking sense of aversion with
which this lonely house and Its
surroundings, their! 'associations
of stealthy mystery, and fear so
vividly present in her jnlnd,' af
fected her. jj '
It was somewhere in these
grounds that Frank Severn, so
mysteriously torn from his
friends had uttered that desperate
cry; for help out of the fog-enfolded
night . . . what had befall
en him? Katharine dreaded to
think ot what his fate might be at
the hands of hl unknown merci
less captors, ii S
fJust as I feel about this place.
toot" cried MlUy. I -
. -. shadows '
With the sudden fading of the
sunlight, : cold u shadows - were
creeping in the grey interior of
those roofless walls to touch the
Oregon's Premier
farming event
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imagination with an eerie for
bidding sense, j i ; .
"And after what Martin Bald I
do hope you'll thing twice about
venturing inside, Jimmy, : Any
way, it is an uncanny tort of
place.'? she addeL . ju
. "Oh, Martin's; an enthusiastic
pessimist don'tyou worry about
Martin!" Wynter; told her with a
laugh. "But one can imagine
cheerier spots, j And there's no
reason why you;, anil Katharine
should be kept. hanging about
here just beeause Bill and I have
a morbid fancy tor exploring the
place. .Matter of fact, : MMy.
we've i got a rather definite rea
son for it up our sleeves only
why shouldn't you two take the
car for half an hour's spin in the
meantime?":-'- -if' " - t;h
MlUy agreed to the suggestion
eagerly. i r v
"Katharine and I might drive
back to Manorways," she said.
"Since we've decided to take it,
I shall love having another peep
at the house. Will you come on
to us there? And Bill, don't let
Jimmy keep you too- long'.":
And off MiHyj and Katharine
betook themselves to the car with
Mike. " -' ij i i ') ;
"But what's Ithe idea,; Jim?'.
asked Bill Grayson, a little puz
zled.' .1 !': ; , . " i
Wynter gave a short laiigh,
"Oh; it was Martin who made
me suddenly Interested In these
ruins.", : . j p i 'Y
'Martin?" But I he warned - m
against venturing in," cried - Bill.
Ot course. That's Just It. And
I'm wondering why. Not that -he
was anxious about our-health, I'll
swear !". retorted Wynter. iVWhy
was he so anxious to put us of f by;
insisting on this place being1 so
unsafe?" ;
He paused thbughtfully
"Bill, for some reason; thf .
man's desperately; eager we shan't
nose about these; ruins.' What Is
there here that he's' afraid of our
finding out? For there is some
thing. That expressionless face of
his might give nothing a ways hut
his eyes did. I don't trust that
man one inch. And his evident
anxiety we should give these ruins
a wide berth seems to me a damn
good reason for searching em.
Y Mystifying . ?
One out of many mystifying
features of the case was that on
the night . Frank jSevern had van
ished Jim had heard his friend's.
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Fair Oregon presents
a complete picture of the actifltie)
of its livestock; agricultural, in
dustrial and Commercial enterpris
es. Salem cordially invites the en
tire State to' attend the 70th, An
nual Oregon State Fair to be held
in this city September 28 to Octo
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And the' United States National
Bank joint with th city of Salem
in Its invitation to visit this inter
. estinsr; and entertainlngr event.
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