The 03EG0N STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon. Sunday Morniaj?. September 27, 1931
"So Faror Sways Us;
From First Statesman. March S3, 1831 ,
' Vte statesman pubushing co r. M
. C HAEIX3 A. SACipi SHELWMjL F. SACKETT,! Publishtti
tl"-. Chaiujes A-SntAGtnEV..-! .'.rj-:": EdiW-Mitoer .7
' SHELDON F. SackctT - - - - ! - - Managing Editor
; -Member of the Associated Press ;v i ' -
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office, tlS S. Commercial Street, ,r ... :-.-, i i : . " i ; '
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Sunday. I Ma s cents: 3 Mu $1.15; Ma. Z.tii 1 jrear St.9.
elsewhere SO cents per M-.. er S5.S0 fori year In ad ranee. -,
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Copy 3 cents. On irainsand,.Ne-a gtapds cents. .
. Spaulcling
fjlHE Portland Journal jumps all"-oyer , Charles Spaul4in?
, because he "publicly attacks his colleagues. He attacks the
dengineers. He makes insinuations, etc.und so wetter, et aL
And the Journal proceeds to
cious, below-the-belt fashion.
i -I All because the Journal
commission as its pet.! Van
-which must not'be taken in vain. Van Duzer must be allowed
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wj continue 10 nui uie cojnmiBsian van uuzer must oe aiiuw
ld to call the commission to meet at his own; whim as to time
and place. With the Journal it is Van Duzer this and Van
IDiizer that till the whole highway program is vanduzered
, to the limit.- v ' - S: -.; -' vlv ' . r . : J rj,
j The Journalf is extremely solicitous about any, coiices
isions to contractors and tries to make,out; that SpauTdirig is
jajtool of-wicked,1 conniving contractors whd want to slip
.something over on the state. But when it comes to any irreg-
Uilarity within the highway
would like to brincr to Hsrht
hush, hush ; you mustnt touch
;is Van Duzer. : -1 ' . I -t:' ' -; T -
, Well, Van Duzer has been a very good member of the
commission ; has given generously of his time and his ability.
jBut we ask the Journal, is this to be a one-man commission?
; Is Van Duzer to have the full say about the highways of
'Oregon? 1 J -
The Journal insists that these "indefensible attacks by
jSpaulding on his unoffending colleagues be stopped, that he
1 become an orderly and sane commissioner such as Oregon has
i always had In other! words,
i Journal and its man run. the
I" j Well, now as we understood at the time Spaulding was
iput on. the commission by Gov. Meier not to be "an. orderly
iand sane commissioner-" to just be a billiken "say no evil,
; speak no evil, hear no evil"; Instead he was put on there to
probe into' the whole works, bring to light whatever of inef
?ficiencyBlothfulness or graft might have developed during
4be years. Perhaps there is none j but why -try. to bottle every
thing up like the Journal is trying to doj Open the door and
"let the truth out ;--.J,' '-'l : ' ' !:.'"?
;:- The Statesman does not agree with Spaulding in some
;f the thing he advocates and has confidence in the general
5 administration of the highway department under Klein, but
the. governor and .we object to his .being vanduzered y thejtk-artwte r.ie.ay esestea
'Portland Journal or anyone else. . . ! j i lad u either o Tb statesnea er
r ': - illn the Week's. News
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SUNDAY again. "O day of rest and gladness' as the hymn
runs: It givesj us a chance to'look back over, a week as
stirring as any in the decade. How fast .things happen, how
crowded with big news are the day's papers. Pause ajnoment
;.and reflect on the. happenings of the past week: 5 1j ;"
"... Great Britain- susnended the gold standard, -and for. a
week markets have vibrated as wildly as a crazy ( ammeter
on an automobile. - ; 1 v ; ' I'i . !L
' Three, transatlantic fliers, given up for . lost, are picked
wtio bv a oassmir shiD after they
agefor 148 hours.; - "I'.s-: : -". Vl' V' $ :-i 'T-" '
. Great industries slash wages, and Ihejold agreement
with Pres. Hoover in 1929 to maintain wages is cast aside in
the .face of economic necessity.!; ? : ' : f.
1 :v War looms in the far east, but the threat fades as pres
;sure from other countries .induces Japan to. cease further ag
.jgression in Manchuria; j - i: r V' ;v:.v ; j 1,- ' --.U,:
. The American Legion meets in Detroit ; endorses resub
. mission of the 18th amendment; withholds pleas for cashJo-
iius. t ; v kv ' ! :- "
And the week was no less busy in local affairs. Here is
1 a list of the "big stories' of the week : I f - i V
'r Public schools openj Willamette university classes re
: :'8ume. ; -l .-": '.A -,A- A ; ".
City council turns down proposal for election on big
bond issue for Santiam water. !
i " Football starts again. " 1 ! ;
Great drive to Rupnort nrohibition carried forward bv
- Allied Forces. . - ' ,
: j Salem stores put on Fall Opening,
f : State fair opens: the 77th exhibition.
-1 . Now how i3 that for a week of stirriaiar events?. Is the
.'day of the newspaper done? WreH hardly. So long as things
happen the facts must be Set down accurately, quickly, clear
ly; and there is no substitute for the modern daily newspaper
as a means of keeping people
Take Your Choice
THE swinging jaws in pool halls and pulhnans, in parlors
and pantries .have made many and wide' assignment of
the causes of the hard times. Here is a list, Which is by
f0 ,man8 complete, 'ahd every one of them is regarded by
: individuals or groups as the sure-fire cause of the flattening
: of business. We often find papers "j!aming it all on one cause
today and then tomorrow have a different scapegoat for the
;ins of the times. Take your pick, or add to the list as you
choose:
' Prohibition -! -
War Reparations ,
Tariff - . .: .
1 Low-price of silver
t. Hoover. ;f,4. -A-yAt- -
'-Armaments ; ! -
Gold standard ' !
Low price of wheat t
The dole . ; -
Wall Street 1 r
.d the cure? are 3ust M
vausca.
manth1' BMr'i" to hlow back h ',09 Ur for" the extra
month he spent in France. It's an ill wind, etc. t i - .
; : ' -"'T-'i a .? : r A :--A-::A ;
; -N.W th ttftn are whether It Is safer to- go deer hunt-
u or t accompany wife to a bridge party. I i
So far the men havent thought
Cugeale.
So Fear ShallAwe: -
a Billfken?
&ttackhimpersonaIly in a vi
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has H. B..-Van tuzer on the
uuxer is : a - SACRED NAME
department
which Spaulding
of dav. why
the Jonrnal goes
the ark of . the covenant which
Charley, shut up and let theJ
highway program of the state. !
had. crime' to floatinfir wrecK-
informed.
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many and as uncertain as the
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of dressing p like Mr. Empress
ear-vroun
ochdol
: 1 Br C C DADER. M. D.I
3farion Couhtj Dept. of Ilealth
f A tew days ago there appeared
ia ona of the Portland papers the
statement that a certain man- id-
Tocated:
wlth
tho ; Idea.
of
shorteaing the
a amber of
rears - of
school: ia oth
er ! words the
averaga chjld
would ; tlolah
s c h o oL : one
y eja r sooner
than is usually
the : ease now.
a t . editorial
the next day
deplored such
a plan but oho
argument, the
most IntDort-
ant of all. against such-a plan
Tas not meauoned, toe eiiect On
the child's Ilealth. : -
. iMany people do not realize br
consider that school .lite Is a
drain on the Titality of . many
children. If thia ritality reaches
below a certain lerel. the child's
health is endangered. Studlea
hsve been! made which aare def
initely showa that at the end bt
the school year children show
mora erldences of . physical ; de
fects than are found at the begin
ning, of the term, .. j i );.,. i
Children are compelled to ' at
tend school daring the period jot
their' lires when great - increases
of! growth take place; both phys
ical - andx mental. Schooling la
necessary because of j this mental
growth but tt Is anything but
idesl for him to be in school while
rapid physical growth occurs, j -,
Half -Time Adtiaed '
Competent! medical ' authority
advises that If any change takes
place, ia so far as I! hours f
school are ! concerned, ? there
should be fewer hours. It t has
been especially adrised that chil
dren in the ! first ; and second
grades of the elementary schools
be tn school- bat half I of the day.
Such a' plan can not be put into
operation under the present-day
educational: system but.. It does
hare its merits.
Another period of
school lifeH
during, which fewer
school are adrisable
novrs of
lb dnrtns
the. adolesoent age. . i
time of
rapid physical growth, as well as
a period of emotional instabil
ity. This period of school life, has
been found to. b one when there
is an Increased incidence of tu
berculosis. More eases of tobereu
losts In children develop at this
period than any other time- dat
ing the school period. This trme
in the child's life has come to be
one of increased school actlrities
rather than a dear ease which is
needed. Our high schools today
should curtail rather! - than In
crease the school work, carried-
lar land extra-curricular. ..-
For the reasons1 given. It is er
Ident, torn , the standpoint -of
health, that year-aro wnd" schools-
would be Tery unwise,
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the
alsrioai eeaatr deMrttnent si bssUh. The
sasarer; will appear la this eolnuta. Haoie
hrdld be s!aoed. bat will set be ased is
the Daoer. - :'; ! i
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Of Old Salem
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Town Talks from The States
j man of- Earlier Days
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September 27 1906 j f.
i The Washington state demo
cratic . convention yesteraay en
dorsed W.; Jf Bryan for presldeht
in i
Coach TV.IT. Reld. who is ht
the head of the Harrard football
this year, is probably; the- high
est salaried football coach in the
country. Reid' last year received
$3,500. He received 81,500 from
other sources, so that! his salary
was 15,000 a year, t i .
A self-confessed ' ihief, Roy
Sanders, 18, occupies a cell in the
Marlon county Jan, awaiting the
action of the circuit court, t On
Tuesday afternoon Sanders stole
a ladies' hunting lease gold
watch, three' rings, some money
and a number of hop tickets at
hopyard near Lincoln.!
j September 27. 1921
police are .searching for a lone
bandit who jearly yesterday en
tered . the' Oregon State bank jof
Jefferson, and. after i locking I.
W.! Howell, A bookkeeper. In the
vault, made good his ,escape with
S 3.3 4 8 in currency and stiver.
A Holstein bull weighing 3,
pounds, front the. William Bishjop
Paget Sound heard at Chlmacum.
Waslu is one of the outstanding
attractions of the state fair, cat
tle show. Thin i the- largest ani
mal of any kind save an ' ele
phant ever exhibited la . Salem.
; Professor A. de Jaczewski, di
rector. Institute of Mycology and
Phyt PatholoiT, of p Petrograd,
Russia, was One of the mos la-
tereated visitors to the Oregon
state fair yesterday. He had-ner-
er before! witnessed a. similar ex
position where products - of or
chard, farm and garden were on
dltia for competitive purposes.
Daily Thought
VYou may 'be as orthodox as
the devil and as wicked." John
Wesley.: -j " , . !
School at Larwood .
; Gets New Shinlea
lARWOOD, Sept. ! 28 JSL
Kruml and Clair ' Wilkes bav
completed v the shingling of the
school house. Although It Is not
being used .this year, it was con
sidered best to keep It In. good
repair.. ; m . l , . : ,
Mrs. Roseoe Galaes - ia - having
as company this week. Miss Fare
l -?ouras ec Lieoanosu
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Dr. O. O. oaaar
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days
mM for BREAKFAST
The 7 7 th sute fair; -
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session has been advertised as the
70th. It is! mors) than that. It s
the 77th Oregon sUta fair, -
-! A magazine 1 artlcia .tella . of
this state fair being a celebration
of the 7flth birthday of the iosti-
tution. IU i "70 th - birthday, felt
away baclc In 192ft; seren. years
ago. .4 r
One will find in the Salem Di
rectory for! 1872 an article that
was lifted from the 1871 Direct
ory. reading: 1
The first agricultural society
on the Pacific coast was organ
ized at Salem AprU-ff, 1SS4, Got
em$r John W. Daris, president,
and Joseph G. Wilson, secretary.
The? first agricultural fair was
held, at. Salem October 11, 1854.
Hon? Li. F.i GroTer dellrered the
address. In this address th es
tablishment of woolen mills, the
Introduction of the Cashmere or
Angora goat and the steam plow
werel recommended.. The .foUow
ing -year the officers were R. C.
deer, president; Joseph Cox, vice
president; Joseph Wilson, sec
retary, and C. A. Reed, treasurer.
4, i iae society net a several zairs.
ana for .some time was an active
a?d i energetic organisation, but,
becoming Involved in. debt. . the
ciety gold Its land io Marion
county, which transferred it to
the State Agricultural society Ion
the pledge that they would hold
annual fairs for la .consecutive
years, and it the society failed, to J
perform their part of th contract
tha land should revert to Marlon
county. The society so far have
fulfilled their part of the con
tract.'' - t -'::
l Joseph ! O. Wilson . became
prominent;! held several Import-;
ant offices and was elected to 1
congress. ! F. Grever edited Tha!
Statesman in the absence of Hon. !
A. Bush, was. elected to congress,
chosen as governor twice, and
went to tha United Statea sonata.
Ralph C. Geer was the .'pioneer
nurseryman, held lnrportamt offi
ces,, and was a leader In many
ways. The address ': of; Graver
brought fruit; two years later tha
xrrst woolen mm (first. on tha
coast) "was organised here, and
was s opened . the following year,
with a grand ball, lighted by hun
dreds of candles, at which Lieut.
Phil, Sheridan was a prominent
figure.
It The article' Quoted from the
1$78 Directory was written by
Retv L H. Judson passenger on
the i Lausanne.-.living In tha
House i that: was the flrt private
residence In what, became Salem.
Libraries are now offering f 50
for copies of the 1871 and 1872
Directory. m .
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j .The deed from Marlon county
to the .Oregon State Agricultural
society . was-made July 7, 1861.
Fairs had been held each year, up
to that time, and ther have been
f held; avefy year since, including
the one ox 1884. The deed . to
Marion county was made on Ap
ril t. 1863, .
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1 The state fair became a true
state fair belonging to the com
monwealth, in 1891. The legisla
ture of that year passed an act
taking over the property. The
deed f Fom the. Oregon State Agri
cultural 'society to the State
Board of Agriculture- was' made
November 6, 1881-. Since then
the property has belonged to the
slate.1 apd the fair has been man-aged-iunder
acts of tha legisla
ture. : ; ' - - ' : '
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Clearly, i the - first Oregon fair
was In 1854. That makes this the
77tS , Oregon - state fair. - By no
construction can it be said to be
only the 70 th stata fair. As Rev.
Judson wrote, the society that
originated : it was "the first agri
cultural society-on the Pacific
coast," and, by the same sign,
the fair of 1854; on the grounds
where-the present fair is being
held, was the first agricultural
fair on the Pacific-coast. It is the
daddy of them all. v
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Th amount of land owned has
been increased several .times. But
the original tract is stffl a part
ot the holdings. The grove' used
for the camp grounds Jg a :-part
of the original tract . .
jWho is I responsible for calling
this the 70 th Oregon state fair
tha writer does "not know. ; By
what set of facts h -or she reas
oned In .reaching the" conclusion
be is unable to get from the In
cidents in connection . with the
fair's history.! ' . .
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. ; lt is not a matter ef vital Im
portance, of course. But it - fa
worthy of; pride that we have th
oldest fair west Of the Rockies,
and that .it hah lived seren years
' longer than 'bs made to appear In
.CREACHEVa THE XMSVELT
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Wbr
daa't yea go oa sad preach the
nwoeirv
t"l aoa't kae saj ffotpet e that kia4.
Mr awspel ha la H tbe breakia - mt
Amon bre .as4 eavscUea, the briaaiaa
forth ef ariseaers. mni it t eaa't yreeea
that t wea't preset -at all.' Heory
Wars iBeecbae. - . . . ,
- (That was- Beecber's report of
th beginning, of hts ministry ia
tko"areat Plymouth ehurch "of
Brooklyn; r;.! 1 :-:i.-. '- - '
.iAtt tha present time them
seems to bo .nothing very heroic
about preaching against slavery.
The worid recognizes It as a curse
today. South as well as north
lists human slay ery among, tha
social sins which deserved to be
stamped out. Tet a century ago
it. was a bold preacher oven ln4ho
north: who dared stand out; for
abolition .of . tha? slavery traffic.
It was one of those forbidden sub
Jecta. - Lovejoy was "mobbed.-Gar-riaon'was
viHlfied, Wendell phll
lipps was scorned. ; Boston, home
08 freedom, was hostile to tha lit
tie group which began the agita
tion against alavory.-. -
- ?And when. Beeeber went to. Ply
mouth chnrch there were those
in his eoBgregation who - wanted
him to "preach the gopeU"
which was merely religion ta the
lha announcemeuts of this year
And thai writer nnderstands this
mistake dates back, several years
'.1v.,;:i.;,.vV:.v Y
; Governor Withy com be, J Ore
gon's chief executive - from 1818
to 1819, made the frequent boast
that Oregon Jmd r the best and
largest stata fair west of Mlnna
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This distinction can still " be
rightfully claimed; for our fair.
And each1 one, for a long time,
has been bigger and better than
the one before. This la true of the
fair of this year. It is the biggest,
best and longest, "r. '
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I,t is spread over more ground.
It has more and better buildings
and improvements. : The - exhibits
are larger and better, .generally.
The whole of the 200-odd acres j
In the present holdings will ere
long be overcowded with a con
tinuance of the, .progress, of the
r ' : u . :':"'
..More rooms will be soon re
quired, and it would be wise for
the management L to be looking
forward to securing r additional
land. If it may be eught or op
tioned, pn terms such as avail
able resources will justify with
a little leeway for an optimistic
vision of what the. future has in
store for 'our section and - our
state. ' ' -: ; - , T -;
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1 Seventy-seven years. Not long.
But quite a' span In measuring
the whole - history- of Oregon.
Three; mora years,, and the - 80th
anniversary may - na ceieoraiea.
with offerings attrscting wider
attent ton. -Then the stnaaa the
80th, the 95th. And what a, great
time may be looked-forward to by
the younger' members of the com
munity (like the writer) .in
1854!,.. ,Vv '-. -
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Be sura that yon do not nsias
1t Nor the present great 77th
annual Oregon state fair. j
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The Safety
alve -!-
Let tens tnm'A
. Statesman Readers
SAFETY VALVE , li
Salem. Ore.. Sept, 28
To the editor: Noting the hue I
ana cry anant tna conducting oz
tha state fair on Sunday. I am
moved to wonder it It would be
better to hare no fair. Since it is
a mooted question as to Just
which day Is the Lord's day, and
leaving nothing ! to chance at
least two days are eliminated. . j
- Rather than go to the fair onj
these days, we mignt . pnt on a
long face and talk about; the de- j
pmiium, or ur u ,uiu uuin
to . make our neighbor as miser
able and unhappy as ourselves.
It may be a blessing to hare
somebody to attend to our busi
ness for us. tali na what Jwe may
may or maj not do on ? certain
days. Where we may go and what
we shall spend our money; for but
it is not compatible- with human
nature. i K
We should probably invito the
morons who can't get along with
out such unholy entertainment, to
pack themselves off to some oth
er city, state or country, as they
have been doing for a number of
years, and spend!! their jj money
where it is appreciated, and let
the- old town sleep. ; ": T
However, owing: to the untiring
efforts of some of our public
spirited citizens, elaborate plans
hare been effected that we. may
refresh ourslves with some of the
beauties and wonders of - nature,
art and science. What . could be
more fitting, even on a "Lord's
day"? '!.' A .
The fair Is worthy. of dur-support
that Is if we may; f do so
without offending any of the
gods, or being .put in jail;-'
On; with the Fair,
TO SCHOOL ROSTER
. BROOKS. Sept. : 26 Brooks
public school opened Monday
with a large enrollment and pros
pects point to about 28 more pu
pils in the next week or so, as
soon "as the onion and -different
crops , are taken ear of. j Several
children are . ill at their: homes
and unable to go to school this
week.: !V , - .-I.A ' -
Mr. and Ural ; Earl Street er
have had as their guests the past
week Rev. and Mrs. Chajvar Ga
briel and children. Marism and
Earl and Mrs. Gabriel's . sister
Miss Velta Hendrecks of Sand-
abstract and not in the concrete;
salvation oC tha individual soul
without . touching the individual
or ' social . conscience. "; " Beecher,
great preacher that he was, put
no gag to his lips, no rein to the
pulsing of his great heart,
r Times . have .changed.! still'
there are' those who urge preach
er to preach only "the gospel."
meaning -of course their kind' of
innocuous, ancient j creed, f There
are those who decry Any more of
preachers to, proclaim a new so
cial order, to challenga old ideas
In politics, in economics, in social
controls. "Preach the gospel,"
they say; let the other stuff alone.
. But there are Beechers today
who do not hesitate to be prophets
of a better day, to condemn social
curses such a the saloon indos
trial autocracy, militarism, war.
They are the flaming torches of
social progress, tha champions of
a more wholesome society with
more of human liberty and: human
happiness : than past centuries
have enjoyed. . The Beechers are
not dead." - They are in fact tha
great adracatea of reform -now as
in. tbe past, off eading many, but
pioneering la, smw flslda-oC-ehria-
tian endeavor.
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ADDITION EraED
Th
e Czarina s
: r ItELiD 'TJIIS. FIRST . i
. Katharine Faring, granddaugh
ter of a Russian ; prince. Is -the
rightful owner of the 'missing
Czarina rubies of sinister fame
and fabulous value. , Trying to
recover them for her, Paul Jed
eroff la" murdered ' at MonksUver.
a vacant country , house,' : and
Frank Severn : Is j kidnaped I and
carried there ' unconscious, j Ills
servaat,Creyke, is mnrdered. 1
. "Jim Wyntef, friend of v Bsvern
and of Katharine, tries to rt'scu
Severn, injured and drugged he
awakens in tha home of myster
ious Dy, MarteU. Recovering he
takes' Katharine and his friends,
Mr. and j Mrs. Bill (Grayson, to
Severn's country- home, ; Beggar's
Court. There a, search reveals a
concealed stairwayand a locked
door in ' the ruins : of an ancient
chapel. The stub of one, of Dr.
Marten's cigarets lies .onsr the
sUirs.;; -' - ,':.-"!' -n . - i.' i 1:1 - ?j " i1"-!'
; Sant, . Severn'f lawyer, sudden
ly appears. :-, A -iV is I :t -;
- NOW GO OX !:i 1; ;
- CHAPTER XXIX ti A.-
" Saat atared, then gave a laugh
"But you aren't serious? Oh'1
know: Martin's . got the wind up
about this place. He exaggerates
the danger, -no doubt : but a
lump of solid stone came down
zonk close by him one memorable
day,, and since then he's lived In
dally expectation of the whole
place collapslngl" i ;L - h
"Whafs behind that locked
doo, SantT demanded " Wynter
abrupUy. 1 j. ; : ji !-;?.
I "Blessed" If I know! Can't; say
I am particularly" Inquisitive, ei
ther. A colony of rats, I expect.
I've never seen the inside of tha
crypt and don't know anyone
who 'has. ' There's been no : key
so far as I know since- I j bad to
do with the place," Sant -said, "I
once tried some old keys I found
in tha house. Ho luck at all."
t "Ton didn't mention this crypt
I to the- police the night I Sere n
J disappeared, said ITynter aud
aeaiy. - - . . ! t i . a -
"Well, no, frankly, j f k never
thought 6f it. Not that there
would have neen much : point 'ia
doiag so. Would there, even - If
had?". - : A i! ;
, "Doesn't it strike, yon as likely
that It .was hero Severn jiwaa
brought after he'd : been Itkld
napedr We know he wasn't driv
en away irom Beggars courx
tin houra later" ,.r f
.Sant bad struck a match for' a
cigaret he , had taken from his
case, but he forgot to light it as
he turned '' a suddenly startled
face towarda the other man
- "I hadn't thought of that. But
oh, that's absurd. Must i be!
That door can't have been opened
for years.' - .. j ,
r A Real Priaoai I f
How do we know that? Sev-
, ment hare been Irinr
hero in the open 'between these
walls, gagged and unable . ta ; cry
out -and neither the police nor
I, only a few yards! away, with
aa much aa a aUanicion of that
doorway. ; It could hardly have
been better hidden If it had been
deliberately . contrived, could it?"
ho asked pointedly. ; . J i
Sant stare at him as if pus-
sled.' ' I . ii v
"How do yon mean, deliberate
ly contrived? Good Lord, Wynter
but of course, you're Joking?
Just the way the Ivy grows iand
why shouldn't it? So far as I
know no one goes through that
doorway once in a blue raoon."
Wynter gave a shrug. I;. - -"Well,
someone's been through
that - doorway and down.: those
steps within the last two or three
days, anyway," he retorted.';"And
I fancy -1 eould put; a - name to
that someone first guess. Ii Sant.
why should MarteU ; be interested
in this underground door?" hi!
Sant ceemed astonished
at the
point-blank challenge..
"MarteU?" he echoed
'But
why on earth should you suppose
it or even that MarteU hiss ever
:been to Beggar's Court?"! -"I'I
j ."Well, I was rather under the
Impression I saw his face at one
of the windows within tbe last
half hour. Martin protested to
the contrary and conjured up a
son of his in Buenos Aires as
evidence. By the way, has Martin
ia son In Buenos Aires?' . " i
f Blessed If I know! But I'm
getting a" bit fogged,! Wynterj Do
you mean you -saw -Mar'tell here
v - ' - A 1 . . i :i
stone, Minnesota. 4 ' )
! 'Among the Brooks boys who
are attending University of Eu
gene this fall are San! Ramp, Fred
McCloughry and Ernest Garbar
Ino. - : .V'L .-ft-,r -!
Mrs. Wllford LaFountalne and
children Wllford Jr. and LeweUa
of Independence were guests this
week of Mrs. LaFountaiao's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Chris Otto in
Brooks. Other guests at the Otto
home were Mr. and. Mrs. Orral
Otto of " Lablsh Center, j Irving
Sears andvMr, and Mrs. Ray Wea
olowskt. Mr, LaFountalne-; has
coma to eastern Oregon on a deer
hunting trip ; .
- John Dnnlavy haa been; ill he
past week at his home aad is now
improving. Mrs: C. D. Naylor haa
also' been on the sick list; bat is
getting better.'" A 'H N -f:-
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Men Return Fromr ;.
I Successful Hunt V
In Ukiah District
' ... y-; t .' !.:!j i"Sa
JETFERSON,- Sept. 26. Earl
Lynes nd Tom Halo returned
from a hunting trip in the Ukiah
itstrlct recently. They; got a deer.
whica weighed lze pounds, dress
ed. ;t..; ij Ai::
' Mrs. O, W. Humphrey returned
from a month's via it at the homo
Of her granddaughter, Mrs.i How
ard Humphrey and famlly at Eu
gene. She will remain at home for
a few days- before' going to Port
land, for a visit with relatives.
1 Mr. and Mrs- J..R.' McKee mo
tored to Wheatland Thursday for
a visit with Mrs. McKee's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. p. Magness.
' Rev. and, Mrs. Li en lug, Sr., ex
pect to leave .for Portland Satur
day where they will spend several
t ays -visiting at tha home oxthelr
son.-Arthur Llealag aad family, t
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Sant, key or no key, it! got to be
at Beggar's f. Cbijrt? IFirst I've
heard of it.
H?'-nMA.
says it: was ' a
CMeanwhile. . I've
this lying: here."
. rOh, Martin
stranger I saw.!
lust come upon
Wynter showed
Bant; tha cigaret
and: with an Egyptian name Just
below the gold Up. "When Mar
teU gave . mo a? similar Igaret
yesterday' he appeared ; to think
he was about tha, one person in
London who smoked this brand."
5 Sant stared I rownlnglyS at It.
Then his - face suddenly cleared
and: ho chuckled -.
"Congratulations on a - sound
pJoca of dctectira work, t Wynter.
Pity there, should! be lust one
flaw la R, he remarked.. "One of
Msrtell'a cigarets, bo doubt, but:
r r nato to throw cold water on
such "deductive 1 brilliance, my
dear : fellow unfortunately not
smoked or dropped here by Mar-
tell!
"And your
Wynter.. .
reasons?? asked
"Well, you see, MarteU shoved
some of those -cigarets: Into my
case yesterday., I'd i happened to
praise a . cigaret: of bis . I was
smokiag at my place whilst you
were upstairs changing. Only hope
he didn't think it was a hint J Sant
laughed. : I y,i- -Efl -vi?
"Then you hare? been here since
yesterday afternoon?" put In Wyn
ter quickly, i A, A
"Good Lord, no! What should
bring me to this depressing spot?
Though I certainly :was at Beg
gar's Court last night; ; you see, I
had to run down to See the police
about poor Creyke. None the less,
your discovery Is decidedly Ulum
inating.'.' And Seat laughed. 'Mar
tin, my dear fellowthat's the
culprit! I've long saspected Mar
tin of a penchant for my cigarets.
and this proves it not that I re
member leaving my cigaret case
lying about. Must have done, I
suppose. It wouldn't bo tha first
time. But goodness ; knows what
Martin should have been doing,
hero, in these ruins! 7 L i-
it was a possible, explanation, of
course. Only In that case Martin
must hare dropped ' it either; last
night or today. And ! that half
smoked cigaret certainly had the
appearance of having been expos
ed to the weather much; longer
than that. It was stained as if with
damp, and there had been 'no rata
for two days. However. Wynter
did not refer to It further, it .
But about this -underground
door.
he said
very decisively,
'Sant, key or no
key, it's got to
be opened. . Opened at one
'Because you
imagine Severn
was brought here? Oh. I'm? sure
you're all wrong.
Wynter," broke
out Sant with sudden Impatience.
Determined ; - 'I
"Oh, that's , quite ! possible, of
course," Wynter 1 said carelessly,
"But If we don't? take -steps to
prove it one way for the other we
shan't -Itnow whether I'm tight or
wrong. Anyway, it's up to us to
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opened at once,' said Wyntcc,
let a bid of daylight Jinto those
vaults." ,
'! Jim Wynter's mind was l made
up on that point and something
in his voice left Ssnt ln.no doubt
of it. - !,; : ; ,,
j "And what do you expect to
flad there?" . ; ..) . "
I "Wynter gave a shrug. i :;
"My. dear man, how on earth
can I tell? We may find nothing.
The point Is that we can't afford
to neglect a chance. Al'x A
i And not only i that, Martin's
manifest eagerness to keep them
away fromhose Tulns wss that
connected in any way with this
locked door?' If so, and It there
was nothing behind that door, why
had Martin betrayed that curious
marked anxiety? a I - t - An .
i "Wynter's - dead right, of
course,"-' put ia Bill Grsyson.
"What's your objection to having
that door opened, Sant?" he asked
blunUy. ' -4 ' 1 i A '
A Sant laughed, ft-, r' Vh
-'i "Only that there's no key that
I know of at Beggar's Court and
since I happen to be responsible
here i In poor Severn's absence. I
don't'- want a fine old door like
that damaged," "he retorted good
humoredly. "Of course you: may
be right though t find It diffi
cult to persuade myself that the
men who kidnaped . Severn were
likely- to have a key. or even to
know - of tbe existence of the
crypto ; ;:..' j
(To Be Continued Tomorrow)
? Yesterday Statesman reporters
asked this question; "Whom do
you think will get the democratis
nomination for 'li president H ia
1932?,Whyf ' if, : .
A Allan Carson, lawyer: "II- be
Ueve it wiU be Roosevelt. I You
think Smith-? He's promised -not
to run but that doesn't mean
anythlngjCrom a democrat or a
republican, either."
Fred Weinman, Brooks farm
er: rr don't anow wno it wju oe.
but 1 1 think there will be a
change. Not a. republican, elth-.
er. Maybe a democrat; toe inde
pendents have never been! sue-1
cessful. It wUl depend " a : good
deal upon the stand on wet and
dry Issue. I think the depression
has killed the republicans." ; ;
Madalene L. CaUlni school prin
cipal: "I think g Franklin D.
Roosevelt, has the best chance of
anyone mentioned so far." i
Mrs. W. H. Dancy. hoasewife:
"Oh, don't ask me. I don't know.
anyway I am a republican."! ,
Mrs. T. Gross, housewifeO'I'll
wait! until the democrats decide
that question, before . I venture
an answer 4 : " . i
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