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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, Norember 11. 1931 - - "No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Atce" - Trom First Statesman, March 28, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. " Charles A. Spbacue, Sheldon P. Sacxett, Publuhere Ch AXLES A. SPRAGUE . - - - Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackett Managing Editor Member of the Associated Press "r The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the mm tor publica t of all news dispatch, credited to It or not otherwise created tn l me paper. - - Pacific Coast Advertising Representatires : Arthur W. Strpes. Inf., Portland. Security Bids. Ban Francisco, Snaxoa Bid.: Lea Angeles. W. Pac. Blt- Eastern Advertising Representatives: ' Ford-Parsona-Bteclier. Inc.. New York. Salmon Towe, Bld3.. Etrl art Poatoffice at Salem, Oregon e$ Sec" Hatter. Published every morning except Monday. Busme&t office, SIS S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Mall Subscription Ratea. in Advance. a Wlthtt 0" Sunday. I Ma. 60 cents; Ma 1 1.25 : year ou- Ehera H eoti per , or $.) for 1 year la c. By City Carrier: 4S cent, a month; 15.00 a year !n advance Par Coy t sent a On train and New. Stands 5 cents ; Health Insurance THE Statesman looks on the provision for support of the department of health merely as "Health Insurance . Most people would agree that it is foolish to drop fire or life insurance even when times are hard. In fact in such circumstances people cannot afford to drop such insurance 'protection. It is about the same way with health protec tion. We might do away with the department of health and save a few thousand dollars in taxes but what about the after results? We might easily lose in epidemic of 'disease, in increased death rates, in closing of schools or businesses far more than the cost of keeping up-tne health organization. " Budgets must be cut to the bone this year -but the word "bone" is a very elusive word. Thus it was brought out at the tax hearing before the county court the other day that where some farmers and grangers favored repeal of the high school transportation law, the grange lobbyist did not; so there is always disagreement as to what is an The city for example in its budget had made a tenta tive cut of 50 per cent in the allowance for the health department though no other division gets a cut anyways near as drastic. Now the city's finances are not in good condition; and with a deficit staring the city in the face the councilmen might be justified in making heroic slashes to balance its accounts. Since it is making no such effort this year, it hardly seems fair to the health service to make it the "goat". Ways have been pointed out how savings can be made which would permit restoring the health ap propriation to its present figure. Unless the council is ready to cut its whole budget one-fourth, this item should be restored. People have, we believe, a wrong idea of the work of the department of health. The staff consists of two doctors, a dentist on part time, several nurses, three in spectors and two clerks. Its work embraces: public health education through schools and clinics; examinations of school children, examination of eyes and teeth; constant efforts to prevent disease through milk inspection, water inspection, sanitary inspection; immunization against dis eases like smallpox and typhoid fever and diphtheria; effective measures to prevent spread of disease. ! The results of the work in this county have been Remarkable. Salem has been rated second by national authorities, in its standing as a healthy city among cities df its class in the United States. The mere advertising is i'orth something, but the fact that it is a healthy city is vorth most to those who make their homes here and raise their families here. -" j In the matter of disease prevention the department has obtained splendid results. Here are the figures for diphtheria alone for Marion county: The Safety i Valve - - i Letters from Statesman Reader ARMISTICE DAY HEROES (acrostic) . EDNA GARFIELD A found the sbrin of country's flag- wo kneel; R ejolce that dread barrage, blood gas and steel M enact the world no more, nor sound a knell I mperlallstlc, weird World war hell! S ecure, God, fruition of our nope T bat nations nevermore In war pall grope! I mbue their hearts with visions of thy love: C reate . in them ideals from above; E ndue their minds with friend ship Interwove. O ivinely plant In every nation's soul A purpose to avert war's future toll; Y earn we for worldwide brother hood's high goal. II owbeit, should a future foe as sail, B ach loyal son would spring to quick defense R esist the danger, nor let foe pre vail; O ur pride as patriots scorns a weak pretense! B ndemic fervor fuels ship of elate; S ublima the freedom we disseminate: Yesterdays ... Of Old Salem Town Talks from Tho States man of Earlier Days November 11, 10O6 The people of Salem are greatly dissatisfied with trans portation facilities now being furnished by the railroad. Only one train a day runs each way aud that is a slow one. Freight is given right or way over passengers. No. No. deaths VJ2z 192:; 1924 1925 5 19 17 17 The Oregon City Transporta tion company's boats today will make their initial trip to Corval lis. This is the first time for many months that the water has been high enough for navigation that far up the river. The C. K. Spaulding Logging company is faced with suspension of operations if 50 freight cars cannot be obtained within the next few days. Nearly all its storage space Is filled and the owners were contemplating dou bling the crew to operate .the plant continuously. I November 11, 1021 The state industrial accident commission yesterday received a check for the first fine to be as sessed against an employer for il legally hiring a boy under 18 years of age. cases 33 265 165 The department of health was organized in the figures for subsequent years are : No. cases No. deaths i 1926 87 2 1927 41 I 1928 23 o 1929 ' . 24 1 1930 41 0 So far in 1931 there have been 19 cases and 2 deaths. One of these deaths was of a girl whose parents had refused to allow the girl to be immunized. When she became ill it was days before a doctor was called, then anti-toxin was admin istered but it was to6 late. It was a needy family so the cost fell on the county, amounting to several hundred dollars which the taxpayers had to pay. Immunization as carried on by the department of health costs the county but 19c per per son. So it is from an economy standpoint that proper hearth . protection amounts to real Health Insurance. What lack of thorough health protection means is shown over in Linn county this fall which has been pointed to as a place where money is "saved" by maintaining no health staff which' could cover the county. In country schools of Linn county there has been a diphtheria epidemic. The Tallman achool was closed one week, the Spicer school two days, the Conner school 1 day. The Midway school had three cases and one death. The child who was the seatmate of the one that died had previously been immunized in Salem and so escarjed the disease. Altogether there have been three deaths from diphtheria in Linn county so far this year. Last year six deaths were reported. The population of Linn county is but nan ox that or Marion county. Shall we provide adequate InsDection for strawberry ..plants, cherries, cows, and let the children grow up subject to . an tne diseases that flourish 7 Shall we pay bounties for eoDh ers and wolves and nothing to keep off the armies of in vading disease germs? In view of the record made In lowering death rates of women in child birth, of infants, of persons ill with contag ious diseases, The Statesman has no hesitancy in urging con . iinued support of the health department even in time whpn every tax penny has to be put to the acid test of necessity & A. l la. l i . nnu oi me vaiue h returns to tne public. In 1916 the potato croD of Klamath emmtv -a. m; In 1121 It was worth $21,129. In 1929 the potato crop or the county baa grown to a talus or fl.147.4U. The total agricultural produc tion, not Including live stock, rrnw In vain rm tsnic itt i mi and 1717.439 in llt tn U 711 in i. is VT. , I VT 1 I i!?, , ,gr!cuUnr progress, because the growth of the potato raia- a.V i, m8ur " to me fostering or County Agent Hen ZltiZr. "",A," " county. Tho story or It Is told In a recent u . . ,n stat K- tory of real progress In I Oregon "agriculture and development " i 1 ,1 ' , ' j i smudge Pot Perry of the Medford Mail-Tribune, writes: "It nev ! bills" The11 d,at!sfctorl,3r DlaInc4 why the mails still bring light Armistice day will be observed here at the armory with a pro gram of patriotic songs and ad dresses. Tha Civil war veterans' fife and drum corps will partici pate in a parade preceding the program. Construction of a viaduct over the Southern Pacific tracks near the fairgrounds has been urged upon state highway engineer. Residents of that district have protested the move. New Views Yesterday Statesman reporters asked: "What do you think about the Japanese-Chinese situation?" Jay B. Hewitt, chler clerk, Southern Pacific ticket office-. Looks bad." Dwight Adams, Y. M. O. A. boys' secretary: "It is up to the League of Nations to show wheth er it has any power." HERE'S HOW By EPSON I mm i v. k m i r A Hem RccrU DtrUt m Offx Um Hm Im TU Veic b RtconM Oa SW Wi 2 -wn AN INVENTOR CONNECTS FINE WIRES WITH THE AUTO BATTERy AND IMBEDS THEM IN THE WINDSHIELD TO MELT SLEET AND SNOW wnAi TVC SUN COMBS h&H-t&Xi WlfH ATMOS ijfci, PHEIIC PARTICLES PT TO PROOUCE BLUE until. Tomorrow: Vitamin Elements in Tasteless Pills. "MASQUERADE " By FAITH BALDWIN BITS for BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS John Brown's son in Salem: S (Continuing from yesterday:) Elbert Hubbard wrote a book, published In 1899, that was among his first; it was his third. The title he chose was "Time and Chance, a Romance and a His tory: Being the Story ot the Life of a Man." It was republished in 1901. It was the story or the life of John Brown ot Osawatomie. W S The words or dedication, from Ecclesiastes, 9:11, were: "I re turned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neith er yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill, but TIME and CHANCE happeneth to them all." Albert N. Bryant, (ravelins freight . and passenger agent. Southern Pacific railways "I've been too busy reading about the western Paclfic-O. N." 8. Ellis Pravlne, business man: War with Japan might accom plish tho unification of China where everything else seems to havo failed. Whatever happens thero is one thing sure United State should keep her bands out tt the situation." Fred A. Williams, attorney: "Well, we have the precedent of the Russian Japanese war. TIth the present situation there is fie added unrest and domestic tur moil tn China. It might easily bo that Japan la striving to Increase this domestic tension In China, and Russia may have an ulterior motive, too. They are all so close together over there than anything could easily happen. Our present world financial situation may havo this much good about it it may bo tho only thing to prevent war at this time." ; ,1 T .T Ck .Pww oniPMr daiiters them In person, not even trust ing mem to Uncle Sam's lettar rriar prh.n. u still got tho same heavy light bills Is because Dan Kellaher rinall landed Job on tho state parole, so can't function as Chier House wiro for lighter light bills. Also Carey and Karlnn .nd Gross have f,0!.0.,?0 iree telephones without eost to the taxpayer so the heavy light WUt remain ndistnrte. 7 Peorl Scott, Liberty: "I haven't reri much about it. All I have time to read is tbe correspond ence and tho funny paper". Lorenao Anderson, laborer: "Looks as though things were getting good and hot over there". Wayno Pet tit, newsman: "I hope they bare a war. It would be a good thing Tor this country. It would help business, ir they killed three or four million of the Chinese and Japanese what differ ence would it make?" Daily Thought 1 Now I sea through a glass darkly, then fact to face. Paul. One finds from this book tBat in the John Brown family there were, in the early days of Kansas, nine children: "John, Jr., Jason, Owen, Ruth, Frederick, Sarah, Watson, Salmon and Oliver," and that "the last five on tne list were the children of Dianthe Lusk" (second wife.) S Following the story of the Hub bard book: "In 1854, when the United States government opened up the (Kansas) territory for set tlement, there was an instant rush of immigrants .... From the northern states came the prairie schooners' of New Eng enders and their hardy sons who had settled in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana or Illinois . . . And from across the sister state of Missouri poured another tide of restless wealth seekers from the south. For tho first time in tha history of our country Jamestown and Plymouth came Into serious colli sion .... Slave labor and free cannot exist side by side and each retain its Individuality .... In October, 1854, four sons or John Brown moved to Kansas, and took up claims 10 miles from Osawat omie . . . . On March 30th (1855), an election was to occur at which representatives were to be chosen for tho territorial legislature. There was much feeling on the subject of whether Kansas should be a slave state or not, and at this election the matter would bo prac tically decided . . . Early in the morning of the 30th day ot March, tbe five Brown brothers started afoot tor tho polling placo 10 miles away .... At several cab ins they were joined by other men also going to vote. S "All were walking, tor horses must be saved tor tho plow . . . 'Hello!' suddenly cried Jason Brown, 'why, here's old man Blanton, be should be at the polls, tor ho shewed mo only yesterday his certificate as Judge ot elec tion, aimed br Oovernor Reeder. "A buckboard drawn by an oldj white horse was Just-coming up out of the little valley .... " 'What's this, neighbor Blan ton, are wo ofr in our due wo thought it was 'lection day?' " 'And so 'tis, gentlemen, but you'd better go back.' " "Why? - V4S) " 'Why? What a Question! Is it possible you haven't heard? Ev err ravin tor 25 miles has bean filled lor two days with MUsouri- ans. and they -are rottn.' Go back. for it they know yoo- aro anti slavery men your lives won't be safe lots of them aro fighting drunk!' " 'But you are a jadga ot elec tion did you accept their votes?' M 'Did I? No, that's tho trou ble. When I refused, they out la a man or their own, and I'ro bare ly escaped with my lite. Go back. or there'll bo bloodshed!' " 'We're not the kind that go back!' shouted Owen Brown, 'tor- ward march, boys!' And rorward they went." V V (Followed a description ot tho turbulent scene of tho polling place. Resuming:) "Horsei, wag ons and men stood out plainly. From several of tho wagons flags and banners were flying. One ot tho flagpoles was . ornamented with a long atrlng of waring hemp; another bad a white rlag with a skull and crossbones rude ly daubed upon it, A whiskey keg npsido down was carried on an other pole. "The Browns noticed with little alarm that these men were armed with knives, scythes on poles, pitchforks, and guns of ev evidently organized, for there was a commissary wagon in charge or a sober man, while everybody else seamed to bo rearlng-tearing drunk .... " 'We'll vote the dam Yanks to hell and then tight 'em, or we'll light 'em and vote afterwards 200 of us here two comp'nies there's a comp'ny at every votin' place in Kansas, and if that's not 'nuff we vote at two places! whoop la! No Tree niggers In ourn free whiskey's tho only thing for we!' " (This from a spokes man of tbe imported MIssoutI mob.) (Followed a description of a wild scene; the mob crowding the Browns and their companions away from the polling place, with drunken joers. Jason Brown pro tested that they were legal voters and wer going to vote. " 'Hear him just a If anyone had inter fered!' " answered a big Missouri spokesman. Replied Jason Brown: " You have interfered you are armed aud we are not, yet my brother here, only a boy, can whip you in a fair fight will you fight him, Salmon? " 'I guess I will,' answered Sal mon, an he shed his coat. S S "The big crowd fei! bur-!-; i'r,i sudden move had siirpri ; "1 ti er- There was a brief lull in the yells, and then the crowd ; 1 1 1 . -; i mt .. big man to 'go iu uii' kiii thr Yank.' There was no backing out the big joker must fight or stand convicted of cowardice. He blanched perceptibly, hesitated. pulled at his dirty ye"ow beard. sighed, and slipped his coat. A ring wa made, and it looked a3 if the tall, slender lad of 19 had more than met his match in the big Missourian. . ; - s S YNOPSIS While tho newsboys slotted, "All about tho big gang killing." Fanchon Meredith and a man named Tony planned their get away. Tony gives Fanchon 14000 and Tesorroo passage for her un der tho name ot "Miss 8mith" on an airplane chartered by tho. wealthy Mr. Eameo enrouto to Now York. A follow passenger, whom sho had previously met on tho boat coming from Hawaii, re cognises Fanchon. Sho Is Evelyn Howard. Evelyn Is going to live with tho wealthy Mrs. Allison Carstairs, an aunt whom sho had never seen. Fanchon envies Eve lyn flying to happiness, while sho ia trrinr to escape- becanso sho was Tony's girl Tony, who lied his way through life and whom sho had Innocently accepted on face value. Fanchon conrides in Evelyn about her love tor Tony. The police aro searching for Fan chon. "Tho Mystery Woman. Fanchon asks Evelyn to enlist her aunt's aid in securing a position for her. but Evelyn becomes aloof. The plane crashes. CHAPTER V Afterwards, even at a time when sho was harassed and har ried by questions ami urgencies, sho was forced to confess sho re membered very little ot tbe period between tho return to conscious ness and her rescue. She remem bered coming up out ot bitter seas, smothering, choking. She opened her eyes aware of terror, aware of stinging pain. She was pressed down. A weight lay across her lower body. Hnrtlngly, she dragged herself free. The weight was Evelyn Howard, ly ing prone, lying bloody across Fanch'on's thighs. Fanchon re membered dimly palling, hauling, dragging herseir, and the Inert weight of tho other girl tree. There were trees. Rough ground. No signs ot a house. Tho storm was abating but tbe heavy rain still fell. The plane, a twist ed mass of riung wreckage. Bod ies. Carnage. Horror. Fanchon got to her teet She looked down at herself. In bne hand sho clutched tightly, ironic incident, the pocket book which Evelyn had entrusted her. Fan chon took a tep forward. She was, save for a deep cut on her arm from the shattered window glass, save for wrenchings and bruises and aches, perfectly and miraculously unhurt. Evelyn? The girl's body remained where Fanchon. half unaware of what she did, had dragged it lying at some distance from the plane. Fanchon tried to run to her, stum bled, fell from weakness and ter ror, rose and crawled painfully over on her knees. Evolyn's face was almost unrec ognizable. Fanchon felt for one blood-stained wrist. Her own hand was scarlet. There was, she thought, no pulse. Somehow she got back to the others . . . what was left of them. One searching sick glance told her there was nothing that she could do, and very little that she f Ami Vy ( ..II I 1 ' V 1 1 mi i fir . " E a m,Xh' MUX I In Evelva's bar there were money, letters, calling card-- could even recognize. The gas, she thought dimly, might explode, the piano go up in flames. It was raining, per haps that provided a factor of safety. She didn't know. She only knew that somehow she must get away, must escape. She returned to Evelyn and half lifted, half dragged her body to a safer distance. She knew nothing of course, of that treach erous stealthy leakage in the gas tank which had crashed them, looking for a safe landing. Trees. Hills, rolling. A leaden sky and the pouring rain. She was soaked to the skin. She sat down beside Evelyn. Evelyn, she thought, dully, was dead. There would be for Eve lyn no happy reunion in the East with the aunt she had never seen. N'o luxury, no breakfast in bed, no pretty clothes, no happy times. Weakly, piteously, Fanchon be gan to cry. She felt something, something that was pity, that was resentment at the waste ot human life. Yet her sensation of emotion was dull. She was too stunned to feel anything acutely. She found herself wondering dimly about "The big man made a rush like mad bull. Salmon stepped light ly aside, but as the fellow turned to come back he got a stinging blow in the ear; his hands drop ped, and, before he could guard, Salmon gave bis a swinging left handed blow on the nose which sent him stumbling face to earth. "The crowd rushed forward with roar3 of 'Kill the dam Yanks, kill 'em!' but quicker than thought r full half dozen of the proa (tjo-slavery men) stretched their lengths on the grass with blood starting from thsir noses, eyes and ears ... A little light haired man sprang out f the cov ered commissary wagon with a pistol in each hand; . . . slipped through the mob and in a twink ling stood with the Yankees. " 'Keep back, gentlemen. I'll plug tho first man that touches these mii! Open up there, and let them out!' " 'But we haven't voted.' said Jason. " 'Good God. what of it! These men are drunk. I can only hold 'em ofr ror a minute you must go now, please go now they will kill you all one taste ot blood and they snuff you out. Go!' " . . S S " 'I didn't vote I'm not 21 yet, you know!' said Salmon." (This after the Browns were at home, having ried ror their lives.) (Continued omorro.) (Note: There was a typograph ical mistake in yesterday's article la spelling or Osawatomie. This name, and other matters, will be explained in the closing articles. The Bits man thanks several in terested readers who have phoned information to him.) West Salem News WEST SALEM, Nov. 10 Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hauser and daugh ter Ellen ot Albany were Sunday visitors at the homo ot Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Rowland on Edgewa ter. Mrs. Stella Thomas, who makes her homo with the Row lands, Is spending the week at tho homo of her nephew, William Ward In Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moran and two small daughters are recent ar rivals from Los Angeles, and are making their home in West Salem. Ray Eshelman was ' arrested Saturday night by State Officer Mogan and Officer J. Simpson ot West Salem, tor possession or liquor, and was fined $250. Ho was unable to pay tho tine and is In jail at Dallas. Dinner guests Tuesday at tbe S. Pfietary home on Skinner street were the C. E. Greene family of Sclo and Mrs. Pfiefary's sister. Mrs. A, Englehart of St. LouU. Mr. and Mrs. J. Monoco and j LAKE HOI MADE LINCOLN, Not. 10 The ap- poaranco of tho Gus Lake home at Lincoln has been materially im proved by a three toot grade along tho market road and gradu ated cement steps trom the road to tho walk leading to the house. inner recent improvements are wide cement steps at tho tront porch. George Boyd did the ce ment work. Miss Doris G if fen of Salem who was a Lincoln guest last week at tho homo of D. R. Ruble and Miss Jeanne Smith is recovering, nicely trom injuries received when she erw, period of antiquity. They were was returning homo Friday and the car in which she was riding was struck by another. Miss Git- fea has been a patient at the Sa lem General hospital since Fri day but will bo able to leave soon. Mr. and Mrs. D- R. Ruble ot Lincoln has as their Sunday guests, J. R. Shepard of Salem and Mr. and Mr. W. N. Craw ford and two daaghters. Alice and Wilms or Zena. Mrs. J. D. Walling ot Lin coln attended the third annual grange exhibit hold at tho grange hall at North Howell Friday. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Buckles and Mrs. J. D. Walling enjoyed tho rally day program hold by Brush College Sunday school Son day. November 8. CM IMS E TO BE EXHIBITED OAK GROVE. Nov. 19 Th Ladles' Aid ot Oak Grovo will hold their fourth annual Chrysan themum show in tho grange hall tho afternoon and evening of Thursday. November 12. Anyone interested In flowers la Invited and growers aro asked to brine their flowers ror display. Thero will bo a program In tho evening. Tho rollowing is a list tor which prize are to be given: Grand champion best blossom on display, any rarlety. Incurr ed best blossom, two best blos soms same variety, threo beat t rietles; pom pons, best vafo. Buttons, best vase. Garden vari etles. best vase. Anemone, best vase. Children under 12, best vase. Basket to bo jadged an t artistic arrangement, yellow xr bronze or combined, white er pink, or com bined, rod or rose, containing flowers other than chrysanthe mums. small son Jimmy of Pedee are vis- i ting for a week at the home of Mrs. Monoco's parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Duelgen at their home on Edgewater. Frank Duelgin, who attends the Pedeo high school, Is also a guest ot his par ents ror a few days. Twenty-rive men rrom West Sa lem were employed Monday by the state highway emergency work. and are working on tho highway between Rlckreall and- Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. L, M. Hill enter tained Sunday at their home oa Third street tor Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Rico and son Edward and Mr. and Mrs. John Devlin or Camas, Wash. These people and tho Hills were old-time friends in Idaho. Tho West Salem schools will be closed during tho remainder ot the week on account of tho Polk county teachers Institute mt Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Clark are the parents of an eight- pound son born Saturday at the Jackson maternity homo in Salem. He has been named James Rich ard. Mrs. N. O. Brown, who is spend ing tho winter at tho home ot her son, J. R. Brown, has returned trom a week's visit at tho D. Ho- gan homo in Independence. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Paul son ot King wood avenne aro en tertaining Mrs. Vado Strohm ot Portland at dinner Tuesday night Mrs. Strohm will remain over Armistice day. Mrs. Anna Jensen, who recently underwent a major operation at St. Vincents hospital tn Portland, will arrive in Salem Thursday and will recuperate at the home ot her son. Earl Jensen, on Edgewater. George Nelson announces that a contract sub-station has been established in his drug store on Edgewater and King wood avenue. Tho Ladlor Aid of tho Ford Memorial church will hold a cook ed food aalo Saturday in the Stiff Furniture company building in Sa lem Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hagen or Can by were week-end guests at tho homo ot Mrs. Hagen' i parents. Mr. and Mrs. s. C. Wetherby on Edgewater. Miss Claudino Gerth and Miss Betty Bldford, accompanied by tho Misses Frances and Lots Fellows ot Salem, motored to Portland Monday night to attend tho Zla ballst concert. tho pilot, Mac. they called him. Was he married? Had ho people who would care, who would beat their breasts and weep at this disaster which had overtaken him out ot tho skies ho soared to con quer? Then she thought or tho others . . . tho Eames party a family wiped out . . . gone with out a trace, leaving nothing save the shattered envelope of their broken bodies. She looked at Evelyn. Shudder ed and looked away. Why, she she thought, could it not have been herself? Evelyn had some thing to live for. Evelyn had been flying toward safety, toward pro tection. But she herself had noth ing . . . nothing. Sho had been flying toward uncertainty, certain only that she was trying to escape. Evelyn's aunt would mourn! thought Fanchon. Yet she had never known this girl. Had never seen her; knew nothing of her be yond her own vague little descrip tion . . . dark hair, blue eyes . . and a snap bhot taken on board the' steamer. Taken with Fanchon. Would people havo seen, would people have heard the great bird falling to Its doom? Fanchon tried to remember? They had not sho thought, failed from much alti tude. The crash had come fairly close to the ground. But tho rees It had been tho merest chance hat she. alone of ote-ht should bar surrired. Her arm bled badlr. sh ed about her for a handkerchief. bne bad none. Her little handbag. uer luucaso was somewhere in tho wreckage. On the rrnnnit KjI her lay Evelyn's pocketbook. Sho opened It. took out a handkerchief with Evelyn's name sewn upon it and picking up a little branch, broken off from tho trees, riung 1. At. r M m - oj me wina. sno made a very ama teurish tourniquet to stop tho tlow or blood. Her arm ahwt sho fott numb, now, with the pres sure on it. In Evelyn's bag thero were money . . . letters . . . calling cards . . . there were small cabin et photograohs of rmoh Judged, her dead parents. Idly sho studied them, tho pretty lace of iae woman, tne lean worn race of the man. Evelyn . . . Why were she not dead in Em- lyn's place? Why were she not Mr i. Evelyn's place? Tho Idea cam to her tlnwlr it took time to permeate. She sat huddled by the unconscious body ot tho other girl, rain beating down upon hor. Soma dinting away was tho pitirul wreckage, i am signts ana terrors of death. Fanchon was alone, alon with death, under tho gray skies, un der tho merciless rain, alone in a little hollow of rronnri W small rolling hills, hemmed in by tan trees. Mechanically sho looked at her wrist watch. The crvsal vn hat. tered. tho wateh bad stopped. Sho nma nor. oven its friendly ticking reminder of rieeting time, never to be retrieved for companionship. Money la Evelyn's bag. Fanchon's own handbag was gone. Close to her golden skin, pinned to tho little 1 corset sho wore was a largo amount ot tho money which Tony had given her. Sho had enough, even without the sum In tho lost handbag to go on with, onco sho was rescued. To go on, where . . .? and to ward what? Sho had to think or Tony now. Tony would hear or tho piano crash. Tony might think her dead. Bat Tony would learn tbat "Miss Smith" alono ot eight human souls, had survived" tho disaster. (To bo Continued) LADD & BUSH, BANKERS : Salem, Oregon - 1 - Established 1 668 Commercial and Savings Department .