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11- "" PAGE FOUR The OREGON STATESS1AN, Salea;' Ore?oiu Satcrday Mornin?. October 17, 1931 "No Favor Sways 17; N Fear SkaU Awe" - From First Statesman, March 23, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Chasass A. SnAGVK, 8WZLDOH P. Sackstt, Publuhf Cauuxs A. Spiaccs - - - ,Fdito?'i!V!lZ Shiloon F. Sackett - - - - - UagitF Editor Member of the Associated Press i ; Tb Associated Press la sscluslvelr entitled te fL5ifT tltKdSiSachJ. crated to tt 7 ewott.4 la wis paper. p.rin. Cout Advsrtisine Representatives: Arthur W. PtrP. he, IM 9OTr . j Ban FrJLnciaco, Sharon Bldf. ; Lo Assetes. W. rao. S , - Eastern Advertising Representatives: j Ford-Paron-Stecher. Inc, New Vork. STtMadlsoa Ave.' t tt Poitoffici at Saltn. Orfnj Seeondtoi Uattor. Published tvery mornxng except Monday. tfu$tns If ice, US S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES! ! K MaU 8utr!pt1 Rauj. In A? hln repn; Suad.v 1 Mo. (0 cents: S Mo. St.ZS S Ma. ; Kr! Mcen'ser li.. or 15.00 for 1 rear la -dnee B, City Carrier: 45 cent; a dTBC- PeF Copy S cent. On train and New Stand ft cent. ! A Banker A PORTLAND-banker is back from a trip east and has been interviewed at lengrth in the Portland press. Usually the comments of peripatetic Portland keepers of the money bags are owlish vacuities, purposely so, aesigiieu us m impression of front without any evidence of frankness or ac " curate foresight. This man, J. Henry Helser,' manager of the securities department 01 me nmcnutu auu .rr chairman of Treasurer Holman's steering committee on state investments, issrather new to the front pages however. so he talks out and says something rather out ot me ordinary. . . . m a 1 . a 1 A. l.MJA4U rrn i Y gv He even brands as iooiisn me recent icgisM-iM" nuv.u vwi celled the penalty on tax delinquency and reduced the interest on past due taxes to 8. That is-ratherboli considering that his boss signed the bill. But Mr; Helser joes farther and says the people ought to pay tneir taxes anyway , in oraer w " maintain the credit of the state. He. is right of course, though he doesn't say how far the banks. will go on lending tne mon ey to do the trick. I - . ; . Helser's advice may be taken as a jvarning however, that tax delinauencies and bond interest defaults .will be serious blows to the credit of the state right now there is little market bonds because of the uncertainties about wnetner taxes win be paid. In our opinion however the most counties and dis tricts will take care ' of their bonds although their warrants may accumulate for a time. With a few exceptions the vari ous governmental units of Oregon are not overburdened with debt and have every determination to discharge their obli gations to the last dollar. In his second interview was now -successfully passed, the fever seeming to have brok en about three in the morning last June. That of course is most welcome news and will be properlysfiled to be re-exam- ; in ed a few months hence. There Lave bee many who predict ed the date of "turning the corner" but Helser is one of the early ones to put it in the past m i note nowever one error wnicn ne maae, possioty a nusquota-, - tion, or just a thoughtless slip when he said: "It was Eng . land who after changing from a gold to a silver basis . . . ." England has not changed to a silver basis. We cite this not to be picayunish about the very interesting and pointed ob servations made by Mr. Helser, but to correct an impression which has become rather general. England did not shift from a gold to a silver basis. England did not shift from a gold at a n A nf Whst1 'Rtio'1 an A AA w to annTil thA art whirh makes the paper pounds exchangeable for gold. The reserves of gold grew low, the demand for the metal by foreign credit ors was so insistent, that England had to refuse to exchange anymore gold for foreign exchange or for redemption of do mestic currency. ; i . I England is still on a single gold standard.1 The pound im mediately depreciated with respect to gold just as during and after the Civil war in this country greenbacks were taken at a discount, the amount 'growing less as the prospects of re sumption of specie payments became mora favorable. Many countries have suspended the operations of free exchange of gold for their currency or for foreign bills, but none with the exception, of Mexico has adopted the silver standard. China is still a silver standard country. ! - Gold has not been tested, and found wanting. It is war which is impractical in modern ' economic organization. The depreciation of currencies in England or in other countries with relation to gold is due to conditions such as bad financ ing, etc rather than to the failure of the gold standard to function. In fact it is functioning just as it always has func tioned, and just as any other stable standard would f unction by going to a premium with respect to currencies in which international confidence is Impaired. . : v ;i All the leading countries standard countries. There is no to establish silver as a single tempt the impossible Roman race of bimetallism. ; Lumber Price Drop Strikes Snag r FOR the first month since February, 1930 the index price for lumber shows an increase. .The increase is very small, only 14 centsper thousand feet, but it marks the first pause in a market which has declined constantly for two years. The September average of 162 rail and water items on the lumber list was $11.22 which means of course the wholesale price. This is 2Z2 less than January of this year, $2.83 less than August, 1930, and $8.05 less per thousand than August 1929. This drastic decline makes It evident why the lumber mills are making no moheyr why many of them have shut down and some have gone into receivership. L This insignificant increase has been at a heavy cost In the way of restriction of miH operations. For months mills have been cutting at around. 30 of .capacity. Even at this alow bell operation inventories have continued heavy because orders fell off correspondingly, and there is4 no immediate prospect of increase in building which would call for more lumber. " - . The West Coast Lumbermen's association urges mills to adopt a firm price policy to stop further -unjustified declines; and to reduce production further until present stocks have been worked down to scale with present consumption. That seems the logical cure ; and while it is costly to communities of toe northwest dependent upon logging and lumbering op al3vJ S we the major activity in this area, we will VJ7 uvbear until the maladjustment is corrected nd ced or de- . m- There is a grain of comfort in thelight September nrice Ksture does soIt- some problems the Aemocrata ,.mvm xtf? t?'' McNary win take canalisation again f at TTashin llVt?!-" n. hasn't forgotten electkE 1. lily to, 25 rears awar. .Modern football Is hard noach to folUar fc.it ,- - Xlanebarut aire ;r.-Kiihw,.TW..ll. " " Who Talks; and its municipalities. In fact for the smaller taxing units i Mr. Helser declared the crisis tense.We hope he is right, We t . ;ti - i - of the world are still gold serious attempt being made standard in them nor to at Water c Br C. C. DAtTER. M. D. Sfario Craatr Departmeas of Uealtk . I . . The naalltr ot - water sapply Is eren more important than its quantity. . Tor that reason erery np-to-cate city employs ' -engi neers cot only t I determine tbe beet source 1 of vater and 1 how It snail be protected from contamination bqt .also to construct pari fyine works If I necessary and to teat the wa ter continoaUy to see wheher it - con tain si harmful sub- Dc o. a shr stances. Good water must be free from mud, which la a eomparatlTely common erii. out aoes . uuie harm. Water that has; a .dlsa greeable taste or especially a dis tinct amell is nndesiraoie. ' ' Some waters with chemical Im puritier reveal themselTes . by their taste or smell. - Water with lime- is hard but Is not disagree able, while water with iron, which produces both taste and smell, Is beneficial, i i Bacteria are. Taboo Water must be free from bac teria. This -is by fan the most important quality ot a water sup ply. Water that is Ideal in ether respects may. contain me germs of typhoid, dysentery, or other diseases w The city r ef f Niagara Falls . has suffered ; greatly from typhoid., f erer because j Buffalo discharges its sewage into Lake Erie and Niagara Falls takes Its water from Niagara rirer which flows from that lake : near, the city of Buffalo. Eren! though the water seems to haTo become perfectly clear and has "no mud. no taste, no odor, and no chemi cal Impurities, the disease germs of Buffalo are still present and do rsst.harm. In Europe the preralence of typhoid germs in the water sup ply of many of the cities is one chief reason why wine and beer are nsed so extensively. In China, where, disease germs are still more abundant in the water, the people . drink . tea. : They have found by long experience that the best way to get rid of bac teria Is to boll the water, a les son which people ought to re member when obliged I to use doubtful supplies of water or when typhoid and dysentery are common. . i Yesterdays . . . Of Old Salem Town Talks from The States maa of Earner Days ' October 17, 100 NEW YORK Mrs. I Jefferson Davis, widow of thO president of the Confederacy, died hero last night, sue was 8v years old. DALLAS The Polk county ap ple show will bo held i here- on November 2 and S under the aus pices of the Polk county horticul tural society. An improved hop baling ma chine, for which patents have re cently been received, ii now be ing produced in quantities by the Salem Iron works. The ; machine. operated by horsepower, has an output greatly in excess of the old makes; j . i . October 17, 1921 The cornerstone of the Salem hospital will bo laid Sunday, Oc tober SO, according to August Huckestein, chairman of the pro gram committee. P" ! t NEW YORK More than nine minion . automobiles and .trucks will bo araUable for emergency use If the railroad strike called for October So goes into effect. It was said here today. j! - i CLEVELAND If the railroad strike scheduled for October l Is not settled by the railroads. the government will take control ot the lines, a union leader de clared here last night. 1 V i New Vi lews V Yesterday Statesman reporters asked this question: "If the own ers do not claim Tusko, what should the state do with html,, Grant Boyer, county clerk I Give hun to Portland to place la the city ' park the city there can afford to feed him: we ? cant, He'll: be another attraction rn bringing people to the townj jf ' ... ' : : ':- 1 : ! Harlan Judd. devutr connts clerk: "Kill him. Give the unem ployed a job digging his grave. Sure, I think the unemployed are more important than Tusko." Teresa Klrsch, elevator opera tor: "Kill him. We do not want to feed him. Personally; I would rather be dead than an elephant." Grace Craven, ' commercial -art ist: "Kill him and can the meat for the poor people. That ought to help both state and county. Seriously, though, I think he ought to be killed. People in that neighborhood are 1 really afraid for the safety of their children?. Daily Thought "You will succeed best when you put the restless, anxious side ot affairs out of mind, end allow the. restful side to live in your thought.' Margaret Stows. CARS FOR FATHEB . I CLEAR LAKE, Oct.! ie Mr. and Mrs: George Garner are at Turner helping case for Mr. Gar ner's father. John Garner. Grand pa. Garner has been ill for sever al weeks and his condition is considered serious. Grandpa Gar i. . j here's how V2ST outtom , SPe T1NX CAMERAS ,J WITH LENSES THAT LOOK LIKE VEST BUTTONS ARE NOW BBNG USED BY INTEL NATIONAL IN DUSTRIAL SPIES. THE I CAMERA IS CONCEALED UN DER THE SPY'S Sunday: Glories or mi f is w t r a i a -x.. x BITS By R. J. HENDRICKS JL eultua man: T..T. Geer told. In his book. Fifty Tears in Oregon, of an incident la which he was badly bested by 'an Indian woman. In 1881. when be was governor, a party ot which he was a member went to Inspect the state fish hatchery on the Clackamas river. f 9 miles east of Oregon City. Af ter telling of the thrilling and delightful trip to the point of destination, ho aald. ! V "vat the hatchery we .found a goodly i representation of the Warm spring Indians . . . their purpose being to secure the dead salmon 1 which the hatchery ' men throw away after their egga have been taken from them. These they dry ter their winter use br smoking them over a slow fire. I "A female salmon always dies after spawning; but postpones this operation until she reaches the highest possible point ot the stream she selects for the pur pose. After entering fresh water, the salmon refuses food. and. as may be imagined, by the time she has traveled against the swift waters of a mountain stream for, a week she is not a very attrac tive object upon which to feast. The last thing a female salmon does is j to die (I),, and the next to the last thing Is to spawn. It is la this condition the hatchery men find them, and by catching them 10 seines and killing them, the eggs are faken from them and hatched artificially.' But the Indians! are not too particular. I All fish look alike to them... . We went aawa me river a nunarea yards to watch the Indians dry ing salmon. . . . There was a young squaw sitting- on the ground near' a large fir tree, en gaged la weaving a basket. v -t ' V w ' "None, of us had ever before seen an Indian basket in the course ot construction, and the process was quite Interesting. . . X said to my- companions, 'Why not open a conversation with the copper colored beauty T Having made the suggestion. I was im portuned to try the experiment. X had . bet or this remarked that whoa a boy in Salem I was a master ot the Chinook jargon and could talk It perfectly. This, then, they said, was my opportunity. There was a young papoose strapped to a board leaning against a tree. . Assuming that ahe was the mother ef the kid, and, following the same line of reasoning, concluding that she had a husband, I began: 4 Kah mika maaf I failed to recall the Chinook word for husband so substituted the Eng lish word,- the question being, Where is jroar husband?' With out showing by her manner the slightest indication of a knowl edge of our presenco or that she had been spoken to, she 'replied: !"Home.V "The 'come back' la English at once subjected me to' the Jibes of my companions and there was a perceptible ' smile on the face ot the woman. Not to be outdone, or undone, I went at it again. ; - 'VMica man mammook j baskets?... r ; - ' ,-; , "My question was an inquiry If her husband could make baskets, couched,! to be sure, in mixed Chinook and English. : Without showing any special interest In 4he matter, she answered: t . "'Nope U-.'V.-r I. -:;V :. "Another round of laughter, tinged with ridicule, came from; my heartless associates: but this only spurred me on, so I said: -v- . llTliu , nlM Man Mnltoa 1 man?' the meaning of which was Intended to, be, 'Your husband is no account 'then?' I I': - : I - . I - - "And hero came a revelation, that an Indian is not altogether devoid of a sense of humor. With , a quickness that was surprising, the woman for the first time showed some Interest in the con versation, and. - turning toward me slightly, though keeping at her workfc said: . : "Do you make baskets?' TheB I knew what was com ing, sad so did . my , villainous companions, 'who mads no effort to restrain their merriment over my discomfiture. Of course, I made the answer that I knew nothing of the art of making baskets, when , she : V retorted quiekly: . " Then you ' are a ' cultus By EPSON Oim Wtrt, on the Clouds." J"AX this the two-legged hy enas -who were standing around, and who I had supposed were my friends, . exhibited every known symptom ef insanity, some ot them falling prone upon1 the ground and shouting like the lun atles they were. St V : "The fact was, the girl had attended the school at the gov ernment agency at Warmspring, and could speak as good English as. anybody, and didn't use any other language except upon spe cial occasions and this was not one of them. , "s "This incident proves that one never, knows what is coming when talking"-to stranger any way, even ir tne otner man, or woman; be white, I recall that when living en my farm in the Waldo hills. I heard one day that the old Elijah Smith place naa oeen purcnased by a man from Ohio. .7. :. I had heard that he was a very talkative man and grew well acquainted with you at uxst stgnt, : , "One afternoon X was in the road between the house and barn when a man came along driving a team, and, stopping, asked me. after calling my name, if I had any relatives In Ohio. I told him I had, that my father was bomJ ily name had been in that state v. w nni HI 11 J W4. luv f n ill for over half a -century. X sis v. " We41, he! said, 'I . lived In Lima, in that state, for 20 years. and there was a man there of your; name, a lawyer, who had one side or the other in every im portant case in the circuit court at every term, i He nearly always won his side of the case, too, was a popular public speaker and al ways la demand during political campaigns. Everybody liked him, and ' i . . Si "Oh. well.' X Interrupted. from the description-.! know ho was one or our family, and close in, at that' ! ! S S - . "It might be, was his quick reply. but he had a brother in the Insane asylum. and I was left stranded, wondering what had become or my i attempt at xaee- Uousness t la this connection, Mr. Goer wrote ox an experience witn xevi Ankeay. wealthy Walla Walla Dancer, u. . , senator, sen-ia-law of TJ. 8. Senator J. W. Ns- smlth of Oregon, sad owner of wheat ranches In the fnland em pire.: Geer was -with Ankeay. vis iting one of his farms in the Pa louse country. Threshing, was go ing oa, and Ankeny found a fire man pitching headed wheat into the furnace that had ' a straw burner.. Ankeny told the fireman ha did not think the owner of the farm wou&sW like to . have his wheat burned that ray. . . "Oh," the fireman replied, as ha wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeve, "the man that owns au this country is an . 01a duffer down to Walla WaUa that Is so rich, they say, that he does n't know what' to do with hW money. Don't make no difference to mm. isesiaes, ne ii never anew anything about"!' - - -s. la. "w The sequel was" that the fire man lost his Job that evening, though Ankenv did not reveal to 'htm his IdenUty. ; S S "All of which,, wrote Mr; Geer, "Illustrates how-necessary It Is, in exchanging confidences, to be sure you are right well ac quainted with the other fellow and even then feel your way -with some caution." t ,. Oral Davis Returns ' For Visit at Home LIBERTY. Oct. 18 Oral Da vis, oldest, son 1 of Mr. and Mrs. Davis of f this 1 district, arrived Wednesday from Washington state Where he has been engaged in electrical - work Ho plans to visit for ' some -time " with, his folks. ' - r1 . ' ' Jim Pruitt has returned to his work in : Medford . after visiting here. .f -- . . .; " : i Charles Krueger and ' Bill Berndt left early Thursday morn ing for Harrisburg. Mr. Krueger has relatives there with 1 whom theywllLgo pheasant heating. - : BREAKFAST mm m CHAPTER XLVI . He showed her Bill's telegram referring to the Scotland Yard man after luncheon that day. "Now there's a chance of . get ting a move on, Jie said with sat isfaction. "But I think it's wonderful how much, you have found out al ready," said Katharine. J - "Well, It's useful, of course; I'll give myself that pat on the back. Only, there's not much ac tual proof, 0 far that's why we fought shy of going to the loca police. The danger is lest ' we alarm those birds before we're in a position to act." " Jim added thoughtfully: Queer, Isn't it? , I've, been living for years on the outer rim of civilisation where a man has to be his own policeman, and noth ing you'd call really exciting everH came by way. .Then scarcely hare X got back to humdrum, old Eng land, and ai manner of exciting things begin to. happen In a rash; all this mystery about poor old Frank not to mention other ex citing things too." Her face looked nuzzled as she echoed his words queationlagly: Other exciting things?" I . "Why, "yes. Running unexpect edly into you again, Katharine. She cave a little laugh - at his explanation, the color suddenly deeping faintly in her face. Thrill ; "Oh.' I - thought you meant something very thrilling!" : - "But that's what I did mean; he told her. v ; "What was very thrilling. Jim my? demanded Hilly, who had come up la time to catch the tall end of Katharine's words. "Oh, Just a great bit of luck that a wind of chance blew my way," explained Jim, leaving Mil- ly as much in the dark a ever.! He ran across Ilsham that after noon.. He had walked over to the postoff ice with some letters. Il sham was standing, supporting himself on his crutches Just Inside the gate of his garden. "Hello, Mr. Wynter," he said as Jim paused in the road. "My man, Webber, told me you were already installed at ManorwaysSorae hus tle that; as we say in the States. Your dog all right again?" 'Oh, yes. thanks. I must bring 1 him round to pay his respects i to you. That yellow brute certainly did seem to imagine no naa pro prietorial rights In the . village street!" laughed Jim. "Queer, isn't it, how dogs are like human beings in these coun try places. Don't take kindly to strangers. I know I've been under suspicion ever since X came here a stranger no one . knew any thing abdutt" Ilsham said with a smiling' shrug. "Just the same on my side of the world, too . , "That's . the. states, you- say? Been over here long?" ' ' j "Oh, not more than-a eoupleef years or so,. Ilsham. said care lessly. It was within the past twelve months -that Bill Grayson whilst in New York had visited , Sing Sing prison. And unless Bill's al most uncanny memory for faces was at fault only Jim did not believe, that It was at fault. .Very doubtful, indeed. If Ilsham could possibly hav been in England, during that length of time he pro fessed. , ! "But not in Mead's End, Ilsham ail that time?" j,; - "No. I've only been hero a few weeks. My Job happens to be painting, so I'm not-tied by the leg to any one spot. I lighted on this place by chance more than any thing, and something about it took my fancy. Had the idea I could paint here,- and here X stay ed," -Ilsham said. "A sleepy, old-, fashioned place that's pretty, well the same today. If I'm any Judge,, as It was in the old smuggling, days of a century back, when, if all the stories are to be believed. It was a. regular thing to run con traband vp the estuary "-and ev ery one In the village, more or loss, from pot boy to parson, was In It." . - - - . 'i Ilsham paused. Thea suddenly: "I'm teld there are some ruins at Beggar's Court, with a warren of vaults underneath said to have been used as a Tilde' for the stuff after- a successful run. Close by the estuary; too what could be more handy? X guess -our people over there didn't Invent bootleg ring. Yon know, Mr. Wynter. one feels almost sorry to think," ke added with a laugh, "that la these unromantie days that under amw arris yofticrrypct -fsasrl wai r ,1 mm RW wtMsti i wrdlviiortovi rctoo A man who-would achieve real sreatness of soul' xnast look be yond the profit: and pleasure of the mo ment -he most have real vision who would render - real public service. a nr-rim r 1 -r nt 11 1 . rv Rub zarina s ground place has aow ao guilty secrets to hide."- 1 Jim looked! hard at Ilsham, pusxled - and suddenly, on - his guard. The abrupt reference to that secret place behind the un- dergrouad door had seemed rath er j dragged la. ! Had it been drag ged la deliberately? What was beneath, the seemiagly careless words or was anything beneath them? Xlsham's face gave him no clue, but Jim could not shake off the sudden feeling that it had not been wlthouUdeslgn that the oth er ! man had forced that allusion out why? -.-j --. " Their .talk ! was interrupted. The sound ot a motor car coming up j behind him made Jim turn, to recognise Sant's burly figure at the; wheeL.Sant slowed down and drew up, , beaming; r t "Hello," Wynter. Don't mean to say . you've dug yourself in at Mahorways already?" he cried in his i breezy voice?' 1 "Last night." , In Ilk an old in! Jim said. "Feel ing like an old inhabitant already. Yoii don't know Mr. Ilsham, do you:?" ,-. - 1 "How do you do, Mr. Ilsham?" Sanjt waved a genial hand to the man oh crutches. "You're mere or f m n.miAmAr r r . I under- - - UndT "Not quite so recent as Mr. Wynter. but I have' only a few weeks' start of him," Ilsham said. Jim wondered, as the two men acknowledged ' his introduction whether that litUe bit of playact ing between these two' other ap parent strangers,' Sant and Mar- tell, was being! repeated now for ais benefit. Of course there might be no link whatever between Ilsham and that sinister circle of Frank Sev ern's enemies; I quits possibly, as Jim realised, his mind had be come colored br suspicion since his discovery of that secret- net work of duplicity and. treachery at Beggar's Court. Yet the fact remained that this pretended crip ple had lately been an inmate -of Sing Sing, if Bill were to be relied on -was masquerading here un der obviously false pretenses. And what furtive errand had taken Il sham that night to the grounds ot Beggar's Court?" "What about that fallen wall In the ruins, Sant?" Jim asked suddenly. "Have you arranged yet about having workmen In ?" Sorry. Afraid I haven't yet Been so busy. ! Too big a lob to get done locally. Special tackle will be . ranted, of course. X must see about it" I I! heard something about a wall I collapsing at Beggar's Court." said Ilsham with sudden ihlerest, "Real I dandy ruins. I'm told, the sort that we'd, give our ears to grow over in my country and can only import as the next best i thing, but! they don't sound too, safe." ' :..;.,,.,-,, i. Sant .frowned. A -d danger ous place," he said.- '. ! '... A place so dangerous, daneer- ous in another way for him that Sant-would do his. best, Jim felt convinced, to keep that under ground door permanently sealed against any lntrduders. - Severn knew too much for their safety," the unknown writer of that letter had said. Had hlat- ea,too, that tne clue to the whole mystery should! bo looked for be hind that blocked door. But in spite of Sant that door was going to be opened made to yield up Its secret, whatever that secret might be! Jim had quite j maae up. his mina as to that. "Well. I 'must bo pushing along," Sant said. "Look hero, Wynter, what about looking in tonight after dinner, you - and Grayson? He's dowa here. too. X suppose? And you. Mr. Ilsham very! glad tt you'll blow along, toe." - j ' "Thanks very much. I shall be delighted,'!, said Tlsham. . And you.' Wynter? Good. about nine shall we say? And per haps X may have a little surprise for you." he! added with a chuckle. And with a bland wave of his hand Sant drove on. - Assistance Accordingly, after dlanor' that night Bill Grayson and Jim drove over-to Beggar's Court. "Well, I brought Haste's inter est up to the boiling point," BUI aireaay explained, "aal after that! wo had a bow-wow with his chief. Net result. Haste's going to get down to It, I'm seeing him again tomorrow and he wants a KwlJ Xt,a KAYY Vt rKKIftliy 1 ef ait cowoi mm V fi At your phone call we take complete chargo ! W.T. Rl GDON MwrT , ' By SIDNEY ICS WARWICK talk with! you, Jim; of course, most of what I told him was only second hand from you. Like us. Haste feels we've got to have that underground , door opened, and that some way's got to be con trived to force Sant's hand.: Jim 'nodded.; "There's something hidden, something dangerous, behind that door not: a doubt' of that. But what well, X haven't even begun to guesa!"r " The night was dark and there was .a faint tinge ot mist blowing In from sea as they turned up the drive v-of Beggar's Court. Mrs. Martin, not her husband, 'answer ed their knock a hard featured woman, whose eyes seemed to hold a veiled hospitality, as she held the door open for them. Sant came hurrying out into the hall. "Well, here you are," he cried. "Not brought Ilsham along with you?" - !,. L "We ' did eaU at his place, to give him a lift. But his man said he wasn't i In." ! Bill explained, as he divested himself of his coat. "Oh, I expect he'll be along soon," said Sant, He led the way to the drawing room. Through the open door Jim had a glimpse of an unexpected familiar face. He strode in, to shake . hands with Dr. Maxell's step-daughter, j1' . r (To be continued) e Safety Valve - - i- i i Letters from Statesman Readers Portland, October 10. To the Editor: Every citizen of, Salem should endorse the set of resolutions adopted by the- Salem chapter, Oregon Building Congress, last Monday night urging Salem clti tens to cooperate la the efforts of the chapter to improve as far as f possible local conditions. , My. reason for saying this is that this resolution is but the logical outeome of the general buy-ln-Oregon movement. If we sponsor a state-wide. buy-ln-Oregon move then we all mnst with equal alac rity get behind and boost the sen timent of this resolution. If in the buy-in-pregon program we frown upon the purchase and use of Cali fornia cement then -how may we object if the Salem O. B. C. urges Salem citizens to buy and use Sa lem bread, Salem pies, ice cream, dairy, products, lumber mills. packing plants, etc? No citizen of. Oregon endorslc-r the Buy-Oregoa-made-goods gan can, criticize, this resolution' of the building congress "endors ing . an educational campaign . to bring to the attention ot the clt- i lzens of the city of Salem the ad-! Tisablllty tof i purchasing onlv those commodities that are manu factured ahd produced . locallyi" - Salem is to be congratulated that she has such an organization in the field to advance the city's 1 interests . in this manner. ; O. G. HTJGHS0N. ' i SOS: Couch BIdg. Community Club's First jMeet Draws Large, Attendance RCTSEDALE. Oct 18 The first meeting of the Community club was held i Wednesday night at the school - house. A good crowd attended. Including several visitors from Salem. The pro gram was j furnished by talent from Salem. Among ether aojn bers were songs by Mrs. Llnfoot and T. S.; MaeKenzle and music by the t Kiltie Scotch bsnd. Doughnuts and cider were served to alL -: - , The officers for- the present term are T. D.: Trick, president: Mrs. C. Tucker, secretary. Tka regular .meeting f the club Is the second Saturday al ght la each month. fXXTltOTS WOOD SCIO, Oct; 18 William Grimes has contracted 2,606 cords of 16- inch wood to Salem fuel dealers. The wood will be cut from the Grimes timber, a few miles east of Sclo. j- ' : American v . Biographies in Miniature! Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) Th t I r ii if: cum ner la ! years old,-. --j. ' -' : - - . j v-; . i -j...'