"No Favor Sway V$; No Fear Shall AtceT
From First Statesman, March 28, 1851
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Act of God?
AT AN early hour Monday morning a man motoring along
the Columbia river highway in company with two others,
on their return from attending a funeral at Oregon City, was
fatally injured when a rock rolling down the mountain side
struck him on the head. The victim was city traffic officer
fat The Dalles. The case prompts speculation as one of those
"acts of God" which are unpredictable and unexplainable.
Thousands of cars have driven the highway, thousands
have passed this particular point; never before has just such
an accident occurred. Had this car been a few feet or a
f-ar cuwnnHa pnrlipr nr later there would have been no calam
ity. As it was, the car left Oregon City at a certain mo
ment, traveled a given distance at a given rate of speed; and
at a precise instant its line of travel was intersected by the
hurtling rock. Reflection on the incident almost makes one
a fatalist.
It was precisely such a theme which prompted Thorn
ton Wilder to write his novel "The Bridge of San Luis Rey,"
which opened thus :
"On Friday noon. July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge
in all Peru broke and precipitated five travellers into the gulf
below. This bridge was on the highroad between Lima and
Cuzeo and hundreds of persons passed over it every day. . . .
It was a very hot noon, that fatal noon, and coming around the
shoulder of a hill Brother Juniper stopped to wipe his fore
bead. . . . Then his glance fell upon tha bridge and at that mo
ment a twanging noise filled the air. . . . and he saw the bridge
divide and fling five gesticulating anta Into the valley below.
Anyone else would have said to himself with secret joy: "Within
ten minutes myself! ..." But it was another thought that
visited Brother Juniper :'Why did this happen to those five'?"
Relatives and friends of the dead traffic officer may
raise the same question, Why ? Why ?
The problem is one of the oldest which philosophy and
theology have labored over. The ancient book of Job is the
dramatic dialogue of those who argue over the cause of Job's
affliction. So long ago as that, the idea that suffering or
affliction was proof of guilt of sin was completely shattered, j
Even when the Lord appears out of the whirlwind and re
proves Job and confounds his venerable friends no solution
of the enigma is offered. All one may do is to infer the
lesson of faith because of the majesty of God. Nor does
Thornton Wilder make his character Brother Juniper suc
ceed in answering his own question; "Why did this happen
to those five?" The problem continues to baffle the human
mind. In the language of Wilder:
"Some say we shall nerer know and that to the gods we are
like the flies that the boys kill on a summer day, and some say,
on the contrary, that the very sparrows do not lose a feather
that has not been brushed away by the finger of God."
Whkv reminds us of the fatalistic resignation of an old
woman long steeped in Calvinism: "What's as, is as; and
what's going to be, is going to be, even if it never comes to
pass."
End of the Labor Banks
rpHE one-time key of the labor banks which in the past
A decade were dotted over the country has closed its doors.
In their days of affluence the railway brotherhoods, headed
by the late Warren Stone, conceived the idea of labor banks
located in strategic cities over the country. The banking
methods were to be orthodox with slight variations. Divi
dends to stockholders were to be limited to ten per cent and
depositors were to share in profits over the four per cent
' guaranteed. In the flush post-war days the banks flourished.
But aping other big-time banks, the brotherhood group
branched out into investment banking which - became pure
speculation. A real estate venture in Florida proved disas
trous, the railway men over the country dug deep in the way
of assessments to keep the banks going. Travel kept getting
rougher alfthe time so one by one the banks were sold. The
Cleveland bank was reorganized ; and now it has succumbed.
It had on deposit the big fund of the, locomotive engineers.
While this is an example of the old adage that the shoe
maker should stick to his last, the orthodox bankers have
comparatively little to exult about. Their record has not been
much better than that of the brotherhood banks. Like men
in other lines, the bankers who made the wrong investments
have had to take a licking. It would seem however that the
weak institutions should be pretty well weeded out by this
time.
Hiram Johnson Rages
THESE are big days for Hiram Johnson. For the first time
since 1920-1921 he is getting to exercise his vocal cords.
Hiram was one of the original irreconcilables, and still thinks
the same old gag will work. He accuses the president of most
every crime in the book for doing what? Well, for proposing
that in view of the impending collapse of Europe that there
wjets ureauung speu on aeox payments.
.What Hoover, did, he did for the best interests of the
L iiited States and of the world. But his political enemies of
which, Hiram Johnson is chief, use the event as a text for
preaching doom.
; No matter how warm we get under the collar and how
much oratory we indulge in, we cannot expect the Germans
will continue to pay exorbitant reparations for 59 years long
er. What do you do when a man can't and will not pay his
debts? There is nothing much you can do is there? Nations
are no different.
. . can puU eagle feathers n we want to about the
wickedness of the French in not paying us what they owe us :
Jut what will we do if they do not pay? No one suggests !
ing to war to collect what they owe us. In the end we will
take Just-what the French are willing to pay us; and the
more we abuse them the more they win just spit in our faces.
,Tbe d .f Bmee seems not to ham heard of the Joseoh
Platform. Thev turned dnva Hinmh. k. r.-i " v, . " osepn
1, no market in alght for tWT.l m tt.tS taStf
forty year yet puci propaganda for thirty or
. Not all the crowd downtown Monday and Tuesday were shnm.
'a5W P6rCntag? wer mk,n ta annual round, ! cot
am'SFVI ieenu. 10 t,B' Hitler to become Its
dictator. If anyone is needed in this country w. nominate Popeye
Ho aeema to know how to handle situations. Pye.
hTTaJ bankers teatlfled that tha foreign bond, were
;all In tha hands of Investors. True, there's a sick bond-in every home.
YesterdaVS
Of Oil Sales
e
Town Talk from Ttte States
xaaa of Earlier Days
December 2S, 1(KM
Disregarding tha Ueiplent dan
ger from It pomnda of highest
grade nitroglycerine stored in the
Warren Construction company
warehouse in South Salem, a gang
of boys are using tha buUding for
a playhouse. They have nearly de
molished the structure.
Willamette university's basket
ball team last night defeated the
Paeif ie college players at New berg
by a score of II to T.
WASHINGTON. D. C Clerks
in the government service her
are clamoring loudly for an la
crease In their salaries. Tha pres
ent maximum which they earn at
tain is SJOAd a year.
December 23, 1021
DALLAS The coldest weather
experienced here since 1919 hit
this locality yesterday with tha
result the ground is now covered
with from tour Inches to several
feet of snow.
Senator Norblad's bill, provid
ing that school districts may pro
vide for transportation of pupils
from outside tha district, was de
feated yesterday in the senate.
The house late last night passed
the gasoline tax resolution sub
mitting the Atlantic-Pacific expo
sition issue to the voters of Ore
gon. New Views
Yesterday Statesman reporters
asked: "In your opinion what Is
the outstanding" goal towards
which the Salem council should
work?"
James A. Byrrs, clerk I "Seeing
as they have put over this bond
issue, I think they should go
ahead and put up their system."
R. O. Churchill, building con
tractor: "City water, by all
means!"
Daily Thought
"Let tbe howlers howl, and the
growlers growl, and the prowl
ers prowl, and the gee-gaws go
It:
Behind the night there ia plenty
of light, and things are all
right and I know It." Anon.
FH IS HELD
AURORA, Dec. 22 The death
of Charles R. Noblett, aged 71.
occurred - Saturday afternoon at
Oregon City, after an illness of
long standing. Ha Is well known,
having been born and reared on
the farm near Needy of his fath
er, Charles W. Noblett, a pioneer
of '52. He moved to Canby a few
years ago.
Ha is survived by his wife, Jen
nie of Canby; a son Albert of
Portland; two brothers, John, of
Molalla; and Walter, of Fox, a
sister. Mrs. J. B. Fender, Garden
Home, Calif.; and a nephew, Otis
Townsend of Fox, Ore., and a
niece, Mrs. James Ogle of Aurora.
The funeral was held Tuesday
at 2 p. m., at Miller's parlors in
Aurora. Rev. H. L. Grafloua offi
ciated. Burial was at Canby In
tbe Zion cemetery.
CUES HOT
Daily Health Talks
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
OUR forefathers obtained exer
cise in their struggle for
food, and in defending
themselves against human enemies
and wild animajj. Before the ma-
cnine age,
abundant exer
cise was ob
tained in the
performance of
the daily tasks.
Today, if we
so choose, there
ia no need for
physical exer
tion. The auto
mobile will take
us any where.
There is ne
need to walk.
because we can
Pr-
chases erer the telephone. ' lister
can. electric conveyances, under-
grouna ana elevated railways,
carry fee oar daily work. No
longer da we climb stairs, hat are
whose te sJectTtoOevaAera. ,
As mo ef the atfecta at sv nod
era ervflbmUoas, aaaoy . tadrrisaala
ratStUs exercise te. tha performance
.tfcr But we pay far
this. Certain sanaelaaaad organs of
the body become weak and Babey be
cause of disuse. Te evercmae these
n eftscta, artUftcUI exercise in
If
work cantata r kMn
manual
labor, yon are getttaf ah
Dr.Caa
Answers to Health jjoerien J
Mra. W. Ov Uy nose Is always
dogged up and I have phlegm la say
threat, is this catarrh
A i Possibly. Bead molt addressed,
stamped esnreJepo tor tn partknlars
ang repeat your question.
. K. C. Q. What Is good
for
wanes ex tne eyesr
AvPrtsm exsrtlsss should help
"d properly fitted glasses should be
H. C. u. yrhat causes cramps
the legsT . fT
s. 'What causes dhtsi
aess? i.LTT.T he u te poor ctr
tlon. Butt up the general Health
and yourjeireulatlea win Improve, v
,f--5nss may be due to a cb
rulatry iuturtaace, to an aye or
r cooditlon. er te soma tatastlaal
itsturbaaoa.
C. E. B.
1 w bothered with
HERE'S HOW;.
HOUXtlteY
600O' teM3?
tt tl OOMfMt
N SOME f AXIS Of THE SOUTH
f amts Ait fur on court TO
fBOTCCf THEM PROM MCCTS '
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AfflflMQunUt mure
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KXrLOSION WAS ON ITS
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Tomorrow Double Rainbows
BITS for BREAKFAST
By R. J. HENDKICKS
Mlnto pass; Its history:
S
John Mlnto, noted pioneer, its
discoverer, wrote for tha Septem
ber, IS 03, number of the Quarter
ly of the Oregon Historical society
an article giving the story of the
Mlnto pass. The Bits man has long
contended, and still holds, that
the original name ot this pass
should be retained. In support of
this contention, first, he proposes
to print, word for word, this ar
ticle of John Mlnto. tha title of
which was, "Mlnto Pass: Its His
tory, and Indian Tradition," be
ginning: S S
"There was a tradition among
tha Indians ot tha central portion
of tha Willamette valley at tha
time when tha missionaries of the
Methodist Episcopal church at
tempted chrlstlanlxation from
1314 to IS 40, that a trail or thor
oughfare through this natural
pasa had formerly been much used
by their people and that Its use
was abandoned after, and as one
of tha result of, a bloody battle
between tha MolaUas (who claim
ed the western slopes of tha Cas
cades from tha Clackamas river
oath to tha Calapooia moan
tains), and the Caynses, who were
originally of tha aame tribe but
who had become alienated by fam
ily feuds, of which the battle or
massacre of their tradition was
the end.
1i
"The superstitious belief of the
Indians in the transmigration ot
the souls ot dead warriors Into
the bodies ot beasts of prey, like
panthers, bears, and wolves,
would of Itself go far to causa the
Indians te abandon the use ot
such a trail, but the formation of
the gorge by which the river cuts
its way through tha roughest por
tion of the range is such as to give
great numbers of opportunities
for ambuscades a common resort
of Indian warfare. Certain it is
thai for some cause the Indians
of Chemeketa, Chemawa and Wil
lamette spoke with dread of going
the exercise you need. If you are
confined indoors and your work is
chiefly clerical, you must make a
practice of setting up your muscles.
I strongly recommend that you set
aside a regular time of the day for
exercise.
Toe strenuous exercise ts mere
harmful than too little exercise. Be
fore starting any systematic course
of exercises, It is wise to have a
complete physical examination by a
physician. It is best to know if the
organs of the body are tn normal
condition and that exercise wGI not
harm theaa.
Exercise U most beneficial when
taken in the open air. Walking is
tbe simplest of tbe outdoor eatfeisss.
It Is one form that everyone earn af
ford. It can be taken by everybody,
hy the young as wen as tha old.
For the average person in goof
health, a daffy walk -of a mQt or
two la good weather win da a let
ot cood. 'When weather permits,
walk to Work In tbe mormlnav
When yea walk, try to keep tha
body erect, the bead up and the at
dooen In. Tha shoulders should be
back, and the Chert held fairly high.
Tbe feet shoal be kept .parallsi
with tbe toes- potating stralrnt ter
ward. As you watt, tbe arms showTg
swim treaty trees Quo aheulnera.
There are ether forms of exercise
that are beneficial, but X caa tfclnh
ef nothing- 'better than walkJnr.
Swimming, bersebark rkUag. teama
aad golf are excellent sports, but
Often difficult te tadulgs In. oven tt
fret too expensive.
There Is no excuse for not walking.
Tbe ealy equipment aaeeasary let
this sport ts tha willingness te da tU
phlegm la my throat and bad breath,
are theaa symptoms of catarrh?
tj What do you advise
tor dandruff?
Av Pomdhty. Saod self addressed,
stamped envelope for fun particulars
and repeat your aiassttoa.
1 S Brush reur hair daQy far ,
eras minutes ana was a goea tonic.
J. SX. J. O When Z walk fast Z
get such a pain in the chest. What,
causes thlat
Aw Tula may he due te neuritis
er indigestion.
Irene B. QWhat ehoald a girl
of IS, S ft. 4 ia. tan weight
- Ju-Sb should weigh about lit
peuada. This la about the average
weight for one of this age and height
as detersnlasd hy examination ot a
large, number of persons. A few
pounds above or below the average
te a matter at tfttla or as slgnlfl
orrtsw. HSt m
; By EPSON
'it nr 2.
! Si WW i '1
FLOATING ON WATER, AN
EMPTY BOWL WITH A TINY
HOU IN THE BOTTOM SINKS
VERY SLOWLY. PEOPLES OF
EUXOPE 6,000 YEARS AGO.
MEASURED TIME BY THE
SINKING OI$H
up that river. They did. however,
have trails on each aide of this
natural pass that to tha south
being first used by a pioneer set
tler named Wyley. It became
known as the Wyley trail, and
subsequently was adopted as a
general route over which the Wil
lamette Valley and Cascade Moun
tain Military Wagon Road was lo
cated. "The other to the north comes
into the Willamette valley via tha
Table Rock and down the Abiqua.
Both these trails were used ex
clusively by the Indians ot the
east slds of the range as means
of coming into the Willamette val
ley, with tha exception of the Mo
lallas. who were intermarried
with the Warm Springs Indians
and the Klamatha when tha set
tlement of the whites began.
m
"The free trappers and the re
tired Canadians, who had settled
as farmers and trading parties of
the Hudson's Bay company, con
tinued to ase the trail up the
North Santiam ralley until 1844
S, when, In addition to the coun
try reached by it being 'trapped
out,' fan fell in price in the gen
eral market so that it temporarily
ceased to be used by the engagees
of the Hudson's Bay company.
S S
"In the summer of 1854, Dr.
Elijah White, then a sub-agent ot
the United States for the Indians
of Oregon, examined, or claimed
to have examined, the route as a
means of getting immigration into
western Oregon more easily than
by way ot the Columbia river pass.
Either the doctor dld'not examine
closely or was very easily discour
aged; at all events no beneficial
results followed.
V
"At this same time, Stephen H.
L. Meek was leading a party of
the immigration of that year with
the purpose of entering the Wil
lamette valley by that way. Meek
had trapped on the headwaters of
the John Day river a few seasons
previous, and had here met Ca
nadians from the Willamette, who
had come over the trail and
doubtless thought he could easily
find It; and there is little reason
to doubt that he WOULD HAVE
DONE SO had it not been that by
reason of much wandering In
searching the way from the mouth
of the Malheur to the waters of
the Deschutes, the people he led
were in such desperate straits that
he had to flee for his life.
"There was another reason: a
ridge makes out on the east side
of the main range, but parallel
with It, which completely shots
the pasj from being seen in out
line from the east.
"The failure ot Meek to get his
party through raised tha question
in the settlements as to whether!
there was so easy a means of pass
ing the Cascade range at that
point as the Hudson's Bay com
pany trappers and traders repre
sented, and In the spring of 184S
ar publie meeting was held at Sa-'
lem and a committee of aix cltl
xens was selected to go and make
an examination of the trail. Col.
COTneliuj Gilliam was the head ef
the committee ot the American
portion of the party, and Joseph
-Corrals, a Canadian trapper, pre
eminent for general Intelligence'
among his class, went along to
show tha way. Tha Hon.-T.-0.
Shaw, nephew of Gilliam, was of
the party (the youngest). He Is
at present (1SST) county judge
ef Marlon county, and recently
went over part ot the ground they
them passed.
"Prom him it is learned that
the trail did not then pass through
the narrow gorge which has been
spoken of, but took over the tops
ef the most broken and rugged'
portion of the range. The party
proceeded sntu they came to what
they termed the 'scaly rock mountain.-
whieh Col. Gilliam pro
nounced impassable for wagons.
The party returned and reported
accordingly and from that date
until late la 1STS that pass way
waa nnnsed and to a great extent
forgotten. . .
.
"In October, 1871, two banters
In search, ot good game range pen
etrated up the north bank ef the
river through 'the gorge before
mentioned, and found that about
12 miles front the then settlement
on King's nralrie that the. rallev
(widened out and the mountains
seemed lower; narrow belts ot
bottom land lay between the
"The Gay Bandit Border" Till"
II a - - - -
jV I i -.-.- '
Ted RadcEffe Is called to Verdi, a
small Tillage oa the Msxkan border
by Bob Harkness, Ids late father's
friend. RadcTJff a Senior had lost a
fortune la Vexko year before. At
a party girest by Major Blount of
the U. S. Army, Ted meets Paco
Morales, ruling power of Mexico,
and his beautiful niece, 'AdeU. Mo
rales teOs hew El Coyote, the mys
terious bandit, hailed a maa about to
rrreal his hideaway. EI Coyote
steals from the rich, particularly
Morales, and gives So the poor. Ma
jor Blount announces that the U. S.
cavalry wiH Join la the search for
tha bandit, A wounded Mexican,
believed to be one of El Coyote's
band. Is captured. . Ted is stunned
to learn bis father' died penniless.
Bob attributes tha failure of Ted's
father's Mexican irrigation project
to Morales, whose reign would have
ended with its success. Late that
night Bob goea oat. Next morning
Major Blount reports that fhs
wounded Mexican has escaped. Bob
asks Ted to become bis foreman.
CHAPTER XI
Ted nodded. There's one thing
X want to learn. I remember dad
. talked once of a piece of land over
ia Mexico that he either owned or
controlled. It had a name, that land.
Last night I tried to remember it
and all this morning, but I can't. Do
yon know about it?"
Bob shook his head. "I don't be
lieve your father owned a foot of
land ia Mexico. Once he held than
sands of acres in the form of govern
mental concessions, but these were
later taken from him. If he owned
any which I doubt tt would be
hard to find. There's no complete
record kept of land ownership across
the border, and it won't do to ask
too many questions. Still, isn't that
another reason why itH be better
for you to take the job of head rider
for Don Bob? Now for the sordid
details: I'll start you with the mag
nificent salary of one hundred a
month and keep. You caa handle
'a horse and a gun. Ill teach you to
handle men. In six months, if Jito
and Morales spare you, IU have the
best foreman on the border.'
As he spoke, Don Bob buckled
on his spurs. "I'm off to the upper
ranch. And remember, at noon to
morrow we drive over to Morales'
for the big fiesta." He turned down
the steps. "One thing more." Bob's
eyes again had grown earnest. "Do
nothinsf that will make an Pivm oi
Morales yet. I have certain plans
ot my own. And in the meantime,
remember the wise old Mexican m-o.
verb, 'Smiles make even the cactus
Dioom. Adios.
It must hare been late that n',aht
when Bob returned, for Radcliffe
saw no more of him until the fol
lowing morning when, as they sat
oyer a late breakfast. Dr. Price
joined them for coffee and a smoke.
"No eras sin or scandals" th Am.
tor laughed and threw himself into!
a cna- -except that the major still
believes I had something to do with
the escape of that Mexican. Just
now he's all overheated about catch
ing El Coyote."
Ted looked up. "No one seems to
agree about this bandit. Is he really
a Jrillerr
The doctor nodded over bis oof
fee. "Sore. He has to be. You've
got to remember El Coyote is an
absolutely logical mdiriduaL His is
s deadly kind of logic Whoever
endangers his fight against the sys
tem dies."
"But just what is the system that
El Coyote hates so."
"Over acaoas the line," Price an
swered slowly, "the man who owns'
an acre or twenty acres is little bet
ter than a vassal of the btg fellow.
i our Dig teliow dictates. Your little
man wants to ran a few hA
cattle; waats to raise a handful of
roou about his ranch; wants to have
mountains and the river, and ap
peared to continue up to near the
base of' Mount Jefferson, which,
in fact, they do.
S S
"One of these hunters (Henry
States) sent for John Minto, be
ing unable, on account of a
sprained ankle, to go to the latter,
and told him (Minto) of their
findings. This rediscovery, or new
discovery, revived recollections of
statements made by Joseph Ger
vais and others, and Minto took
sufficient Interest In the subject
to go before the board ot county
commissioners of Marlon county
and repeat the statements of the
hunters, volunteering the sugges
tion that It was important, and
that if such a natural pass existed
as was thus Indicated, the county
had an Interest In making the fact
known.
"One of the commissioners, r
Hon. wm. M. Case, had long lived
neighbor, te the famous Hudson's
Bay company's trader, Tom Me
Kay, and had often heard him
speak of that as the 8HORTEST
AND BEST WAT ACROSS THE
CASCADES.'' i .
(Continued tomorrow.) .
Mrs. J. Griggs Goes
South With Relative
ROSED ALE, Dec. 22. Mr.
Ire Griggs recently made a hur
ried trip to Tuba. CallL, ia com
pany with her sister and brother-in-law
from Washington. They
went to arranra for and ttmA
the funeral of the latter' son.
The young man died among stran
gers alter some bow taking an
overdoae ot drug tablets follow
ing a tooth extraction.
The young people met nt the
Cammaek home- Friday evening.
Part of the time waa spent in
practicing Christmas carols and
making arrangements tor .soma
small Christmas trees. '
Chet Palmer to visiting at the
home of -his sister, MrsW. H.
Way... - i-r
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Haldy were
completely surprised Friday night
whea several of their neighbors
walked in to spend the evening
end "Incldently" leave soma gm.
"Do nothing that wQl make an
a home. The .big man, with his
cowboys, forces the little fello
sway from the waterholes, overrides
the best of his range, tramples his
fields. What can the little fellow
do? The law there's no law down
here that can take care ot a poor
man against one of these well-entrenched
lords of the land. Look
what happened night before last.
Morales has finally succeeded in get
ting the United States government
to declare El Coyote an outlaw. It
makes me damned tired. What we
are really doing is helping Morales
keep this land enslaved until he
owns every peon, body and soul"
"How does Morales go about it?"
"In a thousand ways. There are
plenty of ways of bullying a lone
maa and his family when you have
a hundred cowboys at your back.
Ways of making his waterholes un
fit to drink, and ways of stampeding
bis steers or driving them across his
farm crops. They're all been tried.
There have been clashes and some
shooting. And the little fellow al
ways got the worst of it until El
Coyote came. Then one fine day he
appeared from somewhere no one
knows where gathered a band of
followers, and served notice that the
border country was meant for men,
not cattle."
"But caa he cafry it through?"
"No one knows. Bat listen: not
long ago some of Morales's outfit set
fire to the haystack of a farmer
down at the valley. They figured if
they destroyed his cattle feed the
tarmar would nave te move out
Kiat would meaa snore ranges for
Morales. El Coyote promDtlv sent
word that unless Morales paid the
maa five hundred pesos he would
regret it. Morales sat tight and
swore by ad his saints he would see
the Coyote ia hcIL Well, we all
waited, pretty sura something would
blow up. The folio wine- week tn
of Morales's barns were burned, and
a day or two later one of Morales's
paymasters was halted and exactly
five hundred pesos taken. No more,
ao less, just five hundred pesos."
Price smiled. That's the kind of
thing that keeps the heart beating
in the little rancher."
"How much of this does Adela
know?" Radcliffe asked after a little
pause
PUPILS WILL 61
IGHT
MACLEAT, Dec. 22 The pu
pils and members of the com
munity under the supervision of
the teachers, Mrs. Oscar Baker,
are working diligently on a
Christmas program to be put on
at the grange hall Wednesday
night December 2S.
Besides the following program
it is expected that numbers win
be presented by pupils of the Oak
mage scnooi:
Christmas song, school: "Waft.
Ing for Santa", primary grades;
- rneir enrutmas Girt," third and
fourth grades; pantomime. "La
ther's Cradle bnan." fourth, sixth
and seventh grade girls; The
Muarrev uavid Crawford and
Kathryn Shlder; aong. primary
sraaes.
The Christmas . Baa-. Nettu
Shaw and Dorothy Shlder; plana
solo, Viola Tooker; "Darning the
uruimas blocking. Harold Hart
maa and Kenneth Shlder; "A
Christmas Box for Aunt Jane,"
sixth, seventh and eighth grades ;
guitar duet. Mrs. W. Wells and
Mrs. W. Welch; reading. Mra. J.
P. C. Tekenburg; community
lading; play "Putting It over on
Pather" by members of commun
ity. EINIB
US If IE
. CLEAR LAKE, Dec 22 The
Improvement dab held its Chrlst
ma tree Wednesday at the club
roony with exchange of gifts,
QaHting and potluck luncheon oa
the) program. The club will meet
next Tuesday, instead of Wednes
day, to finish a quilt, - '
Those present were Mrs. E. c.
Trbigkeit. Dale Boyd, Jtmmie
Hammock, Mrs. HUlmaa, Mrs.
Eek Dutolt, Flora and Howard
Schlag, Mrs. Stolk, Mrs. Ralph
PflOGIH
If V
"enemy of Morales yet." said Bob.
Price shrugged his heavy shoul
ders. "Well, after all, one doein't
tell a girl that her uncle is a damned
scoundrel. Adela herself has done
much to help the people, and they
adore her. Half the girl babies
around the hacienda are named after
her. Still, it can't be a gay Cfe for
her. That may be why she is differ
ent f-ora any girl I have ever known.
At times she is very Spanish, at
times almost American. Vr Vnnn ii
her since she was a long-legged kid,
riding the wildest of her uncle's
horses and swearing like one of his
vaqueros. You've only seen her on
her good behavior. Watch her when
someone cresses the will of that
little border queen, eh, Bob?"
"Just where does this man Tito fit
Into the picture?"
Price smiled and looked toward
Don Bob. "Border has it he'a
a left-hand son of Morales," Bob
replied. "At any rate, it's certain
he's chief bully for Morales. Titn
is a man of some education, and
tamous throughout the border for
his strength. You'll see him this
afternoon at the fiesta. A great hulk
of a man, big as you, I should say,
perhaps heavier, with a thick, bull
neck and a nleaaant smile mil w
of making himself feared by every
peon as only the Devil is feared."
"He lives st Morales's hacienda?"
Ted asked.
Don Bob nodded. "Surely. Mor
ales entrusts all his affairs to him.
He's a kind of general manager ever
there. It's a perfect combination ia
a War Morales the bra in mnA T.'f.
the courage and brawn."
Ted thought for a while "T
about this Jito I heard Aunt Clara
joking Adela Morales."
"Perhaps."
"Are they "
"No." Bob Interrupted the unfin
ished Question. "Tito baa
been a kind of watchdog for Adela,
nea absolutely devoted. I suppose
he loves her. In the end h m
marry htm. Who ever knows aboul
a woman? It may be one of Mor
ale's wishes, and in a sense it would
be the fitting thing."
j i t .... .
in uaianca II ft would, Kad
cliffe burst out
Both men looked up in mild sur.
prise. "Why not?"
(To Be Contiaue4
Dutoit, Mrs. Roy Smith, Mrs. Fre
Hammock. Mrs. Garner. Mrs. So
phia Garner, Mrs. Ross Hammock
Mrs. Garner, Mra. Sophia Garner
Mrs. Ross Hammock. Mrs. L. Cha
pin, Mrs. Everett Wheelan, Mra.
Amos Smith, Mrs. Dave Schlag,
Mrs. Cecil Boyd, Mrs. O'Neal, Mrs.
Clement Haxel Clement, Miss
Pearl Baker, Mrs. Art Baker. Miss
Neva Smith and Claire Collard.
Thieves entered the Amos
Smith hen house earlier In the
week and carried off about eight
hens.
The Ladies Missionary society
met with Mrs. Amos Smith Thurs
day afternoon. Election of officers
nxt meeting at Mrs.
Stolks. Those present were Mrs.
McFarlan. Mrs. Massey, Mrs.
Stolk, Miss Haxel Clement. Mrs.
David Schlag. Mra. Clement, Bro.
Scneuerman. pastor, and hostess.
Mrs. Amos Smith.
Traffic Stopped as
Oak Tree is Felled
. RICKRTCAT.T. rw ...
. -, acrv, it i 1 TU
a itopped to Kickreall Wed-
ZT1 """m, one to the fact
that one f the large oak trees
la front ot the Al Parker home
was beiag eat down. The t raffle
was stopped for over an hour.
.Mr "d Mr- Edward Eogg of
Kings Valley Ylelted Tuesdsy at
the home ot Mrs. Dempsey.
Harry Dempsey drove his
nitLhU! ,ree from
mekreall to Greenwood Wednes
day alght. where many Rlckreall
ffpl JTed tha Chrlatmaa
&Z SUr of Bethle
hem, at the Greenwood school
house. s ;
Risteigen Says Not
Guilty to Violation
SILVERTOX, Dec. 22 i T P
Risteigen, former president of the
First National bank here, and
more recently a Portland banker,
pleaded not guilty when arraign
ed la Portland la federal district
eonrt Thursday on charge of ac
cepting commissions "on sale of
stock to the bank in which he waa
aa execnuve.
He will be tried Feb, I,;