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PAGE FOUR The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Ore iron, Saturday Morning. January 23. 1932 it- rcuttm taat "No Favor Sicays Vs; No Fear Shall Am" ' " From First Statesman, March 23, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Chibles A. Sfbacue, Sheldon F. Sackett, Publisher$ Charles A. Sprague . - - - Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackett ----- Managing Editor .' Member of the Associated Press The Associated Pr.w U exclusively entitled ta the " f pufllc tie f all nw dispatches credited to tt or not otherwise credited la this paper. , , Pacific Coast Advertising Eepreseirtatives: Arthur W. Btrpes, Inc., Portland Security Bid. Ban Fraaclsce. Sharon BHs. : Los Aretes. W. Pac BU. Eastern Advertising Representatives: Ford-Parwms-Stecher. Inc. Kew Tork. fannon Tower Bldg U w" 4tn4 at. ; Chicago, H. Michigan Ave. Entered at the P$tffiee at Salem, Oregon, a Stcond-Clatt Matter. Published every morning except Monday. Buttneee off ics. US S. Commercial Mreet. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Rail Sutscrlptloa Rates. In Advance. WUh'n Cpn: rly e.,l - Sundar. 1 Ha. U cents; S Ma fl.lJ W ; " Wsewberi 10 cents per M, or M OO tor I year In advance. Br City Carrier: U cents a month; tS.SO year In advance For Copy J cen'a. On train and News Stands cent HEALTH PSORIASIS is a disagreeable disease of the skin. "No oae bnt its victim really appreci ates the misery it causes. There is no pain, -bat the appearance of the skid is greatly embarrassing. Psoriasis i often confused with eczema, bat it is, im portant to dis t i n g a i s h between them. In psoriasis there are circu lar patches of Inflamed skin, ind these may he found oa any Dirt of th i 2 Dr.Copelaari Laying the Russian Wheat Bogey THE sickle may be one of the emblems of the rule of the Workers in Russia, but state control of agriculture there wants the very latest machinery to do its farm work. The grief comes in the fact that the Russian factories cannot "manufacture the machinery properly and the mechanics can not operate it successfully and keep it running. This is the testimony of many observers of the collective farms in the land of the Soviets, among them Hickman Price, jr. of Tex as, son of a big wheat-grower, who made a trip through the Russian wheat country last summer and has reported his observations in the "Country Gentleman". Take the modern combine-harvester whirtfi has replaced sickle and binder in the wheat harvest. The director of one state farm in the Caucasus, where they had seeded 180,000 acres, said he had ordered 100 combines for the harvest. Price figured a bit and realized the job would require 200 machines. But of the 100 ordered, only 50 arrived. "They were so poorly constructed that even the visible parts on the outside of the machines were not closely fitted together, but were overlapping in places, while elsewhere great gaps ex posed the interior mechanism". Thirty of the combines could not be started. Of the 20 taken to the field only three were in operation at the.end of the first day. In the end they got be tween seven , and ten thousand acres cut out of the 180,000. Price says again : "Continually I saw American tractors, of a type which are good for at least fire year's service, fit only for junk after six to eight months' service. The attitude of the workers apparent ly was that the property belonged to the government, that they had no personal Interest in it. that they were getting little or nothing for their work, and after all, why should they bother?" He tells an incident of a state poultry farm which bought an American incubator with 50,000 egg capacity. The salesman guaranteed hatching 48,000 chicks from the 50,000 eggs. When his machine did the trick he asked the director where he was going to feed the chicks. The latter replied he hadn't thought about that, but anyway that was a job for some one else. Whereupon tne cniCKs aiea. juaier the Russian director said the incubator should be "speeded up" in the soviet manner. So he doubled the heat, and of course got 50,000 hard boiled eggs. Price evidently doesn't fear from the future competition of the soviet wheat growers in spite of their threats to put the rest of the wheat growers of the world out of business. He analyzes the Russian failure in operating vast areas as follows: f "I believe tub causes of the failure of the Russian plan for the industrialization and operation of large areas are due to: "First, those who run the state grain trust and the collective- farms are not farmers, nor have they any real knowledge of farming. They are largely interested in advancing themselves in the Soviet, political scale. They are politicians first, and theor ists second. "Second, the directors of these farms are not farmers. They hold political jobs and are politicians. "Third, with the exception of the "shock! troops," which "really do more damage than good, the workers are for tho most part indifferent, largely because there is no promise for future advancement, no hope of more than mere food and money. "Fourth, the government , has taken the best theories of American large-scale operators, but because of their own lack of knowledge of the subject, and because of the lassitude of the peasants and workers, they are unable to carry out the benefits of giant farming. "Fifth, even if, in the future, Russia succeeds in manufac turing Its own agricultural equipment although to date this has been generally acknowledged to be a deplorable failure there is still one great obstacle in the path of successful opera b tion of their wheat factories. This is the fact that there Is no boss. As long as Russia is Communistic, there can be no "straw bosses,", but only "comradely cooperation." Until the govern ment modifies its socialistic doctrines of all men being equal as far as constructive thinking and industrial work are concerned, I do not believe the complicated phases of field operation can be successfully accomplished." Each patch has a red -base, varying in aise. It is covered with a jjry, sil very, adherent scale. The in flamed area is exceedingly dry, containing no pas and causing no Itch Ins or pain. The patches of diseased skin U eczema are larger. They are moist. Itch and have no covering of aflvery whit scales. Most persona who have psoriasis worry for fear they may pass tho Arrant on to other members of the family. There is no such danger. Psoriasis is not centagtoas, and can not bo transmitted from ons person to another. v I desire, too, to assure the worried mother that eczema la not con tagion. Children are -often shunned because of thia condition. They need not be lt vou have psoriasis it la impor tant to make every effort to Improve your general health. Avoid tho exces sive use of alcohol, tobacco, tea and coffee. Protein foods, such as lean meats, milk and eggs, ahould be eaten in moderation. Many, aalves and ointments axe sold for th relief of this condition. Please do not use any remedy unless it has been .prescribed by your phy sician. Before using the salve, the scaly surface of the skin should be removed. This is best done by a warm bath, using a stiff brush and tincture of green soap. After the bath apply the salve to the inflamed area. When the scaly condition of the skin baa disap peared, the salvo should be changed to somethinr more soothing or stim ulating. X-ray treatments, as well as expo sure to sunlight, have been bene ficial in many cases. Of course, the treatment, whatever it la. should be supervised by a physician. Psoriasis is often a stubborn con dition. You must not become dis couraged if the ailment does not quickly respond to treatment. CwrUiu int. KJtaf rntarM Srnilcsk. Ih. I HERE'S HOW By EDSON ST"7 l-sk,f mm&A if M 9r II . I . If ft 3 i i si a r a - m M etna rj mim to ems' MM? Mp ROOM? sooAee aajp to OF CWUS -OUE Tot A ROOT- OSEP QVS? "The Gay Bandit , Border" BM A A Srtoff a) iwe ARM VOTS VTTAAAlAy A Ai THE: (3LOOPStEEAAAO THOSE: UHO OCyJC UKO SYNOPSIS Bob Harkness, a respected ranch er in the Mexican border town of Verdi, is "El Coyote. the masked bandit and bitter enemy of Paco Morales, self-appointed ruler of the border country. "EI CyoteV iden tity is known only to Ana Reed, an entertainer at a notorious resort She is in love with him and acts aa and it's brought him to this." He turned down the steps. "Ill run your car in to Verdi and come out tonight. If things get worse phone." And then again that half-smile came to the man's face. "Funny," he said, then added. "Yon may be interested to know that in the eyes of the law you and I are both crim inals now." He shrugged his heavy hU spy. El Coyote wreaks venge- ihoulder -WtU what the Uw spce oa Morales foe his smjust treat-1 .... . morohi- ment ofthe ranchers. There U al. t i , high price on "El Coyote's" head, bUf repuuUon, ia VerdL- but all search has proved fntue. Bob's foreman and friend, Ted Rad cliffe, is in love with Adela, the He smiled, "It's a very wicked world. Ted. When yon reach my the mean' S-f?JT29J?Z ; Bob ,t- Blouett of tho U. S. Cavalry sunv- mons Boh aad Ted to Us hadjtiar S&AiP' BoTTLE foOOO A sbBoIbCmbI Again the silence of that desert morning tell about the naaenaa. ters to bear one ot V0'01' V I where Bob lay either unconscious or asleep. Beside him sat the girl. Keateoanto reveal Us identity. Bob gross outside, Two shots ring oat. Bob returns and, shortly, after, the Informer ia carried in, mortally her eyes fastened on the pale face among the pillows. He listened for a long time to the slow, faint breath wounded. He dies wiAoot aword. feg theQ Mt xhc room and cti w. w.y -, w- ZTTrr the porch for an hour when the girl from a wound in Ha side. Ted real- JolnS, him 1fe.inr -?r Dr? m.. Lighting a cigarette she Inhaled I ve been afraid to smoke Agsinsc ooom wmiw, 1W l , J. w f a . WWM IaW i T - - ui. mewflsw -lu,lin there." Her face was white end tne question, -suppose & uikt CHAPTER XXXVIII worn, and with a pang of remorse Ted remembered that she had been with Bob through the long night and Sunday: "New Stockings Must b Thirty Inches Long' BITS for BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS Douglas, the "grass man:" (Continuing from yesterday:) Tho Quarterly of the Oregon His torical society for March, 1905, contained much mbre from the journals of David Douglas, in cluding notes oa his trip up the Willamette valley and to the lower reaches of the Aguilar (Umuqua) river. S Douglas hoped to bo accom panied by Capt. Thomas McKay with the cavalcade to the south, but McKay had set out before I Answers to Health O ueriea"! I Leod of the Hudson's Bay com- off Friday, Sept. 15, 1826, from Vancouver, to go first by land to McKays abandoned establish ment on the Multnomah." (This was Jean Baptists Deportes Mc Kay's place, often referred to by early historians: It Is not to be confused with Capt. Tom Mc Kay's farm near where Scap poese Is now. Multnomah was the name by which the Willam ette river was called then. The McKay place on the Willamette was about where Champoeg Park Is now.) r. C. Q What sheuld a g-lrl of 14. S ft. J in tall weight A. She should weigh about lit pounds. This is about the average weight for one of your age and height as determined by examination of a large number of persons. A few pounds above or below the average is a matter of little or.no signify cance. Underweight. Q. How can 1 gain la weight and correct a flat chest? 1 am a woman. a. r or iuu particulars send a self addressed, stamped envelope and repeal your question. A Dally Reader." Q What causes wnue spots oa the lips? A. White snots are usually duo to loss or pigment or coloring matter. Tho cause is not known and there Is no specific cure. Wisconsin Orders Employment Insurance "ITrlSCONSIN has eriacted a compulsory statute for unem W ploymeht compensation. The provisions of the act are simple : it applies to all concerns employing 10 or more per sons. Companies have until June 1. 1933 to work out their own system for reserves for unemployment. On that date if they have not adopted some private method they will have to participate in the state-controlled plan. Under the state plan employers would have to set up and maintain their own funds for unemployment reserves. The rate is 2 cf the payroll. When the reserves amount to "$55.- 00 per employes the rate is cut to 1. When the reserves reach $75 per employe contributions are suspended. The benefits are distributed at the rate of 50 of the average weekly wage, with a maximum of $10 per week. The compensation will not begin until after twojweeks of layoff nor continue longer than 10 weeks rn a year. i This plan is not greatly different from that proposed by Sen. Hebert who was sent to Europe to study employment insurance scheme "there. Hebert suggests creation of re- .serves comnulsorv on employers with employes permitted to contribute in order to increase their insurance coverage. He would have the funds administered and invested by a federal government to avoid their loss, thugh still subject to the call of the private concern. Industry is slow to work out insurance and pension schemes, though ihey are practical, just like accident insur ance. While plans such as Wisconsin has adopted will by no means solve the problem of unemployment, they will cushion the snock of enforced lay-offs just hke tccident compen sation comes as a boon to many a worker. ' Compulsory reserves such as these, unsupported by state taxes are in no sense doles. If properly worked out they would be an effective Stabilizer in indnatrv Tin m uvttvo vvitvv -a s nave to devote more attention to regularity of employment! iu piuvision ior oia age tnan they nave in the past. Em ployes too will need to give not so much attention to imme diate high wages as to steady jobs and some protection against old age. w kT" I T, ti J,lcsluie oecoro the senate committee 15. and Ugbt.wlnes r J"t the thing for expectant mothers. The dentist asserted that the alcohol van vwi f helped thejlevelopment of teeth in the unborn child. Well, would it also cultivate a taste for beer before a rhTM u h r. iv. nost rapacious saloonkeepers in the old days never went so far as this dentist. Methinks the advocates of beer now do protest too nrech. Yesterdays . . . Of Old Salem Town Talks from The States nuts of Earlier Day January 23, 1007 The legislature yesterday voted for Jonathan Bourn. Jr., and Fred W. Mulkey for United States senators for tho long and short term, respectively. Hon. William Jennings Bryrn will be hero tonight. With Mrs. Bryan ho will arrive in Salem on tho 6:50 p. m. train. The local re ception committee is Dr. W. H. Byrd and Messrs. Steusloff, John Bayne and W. H. Holmes. Ho will speak at the Grand Opera House. From that time until Monday, Oct. It, on which date he was on the Umpqua within 35 miles of the sea, Douglas explored the Willamette valley, gathering specimens. On Oct. 7th the par ty was Joined by "J. Baptist McKay and two Iroqaoise." On that date he wrote: "We saw Mount Jefferson of Lewis and Clark about 20 to SO miles dis tant, covered with snow for a considerable part of its height." Ha said: "I bargained with Mc Kay for the skin ot a large fe male grizzly bear which he had killed seven days before, and ob tained it for a small old blanket and a little tobacco. I mean to use It as an under robe to He upon, grass Ted's mouth was a straight line. I morning. "That man inside," he answered "Better get some sieepr ne tola orimlv. "is mr friend. He was mv r. "ill stsy with Bob until fnce father's friend, and when the whole COtnes back. world was nulled from beneath mv nooic ner neao. -wnats tne feet he gave me a hand. He stood ' I couldn't sleep. I couldn't between me and I'm not sure what hear to be alone now. Talk to me." He was the only friend I bad m down beside mm on the r.u- w. .tut ;. - Vnr aemnd Ted's I steps. "Has Bob a chance I mean voice trembled "Well, the time has o honest-to-God chancer come when I can pay back a little "ee tmnKs so. f M friend.hln For one thincr. 1 1 "Who shot Bobr can see him through now, and I can Ted told her all he knew of the see that nobody learns from you or P "'Sht Bob and the Mexican frMY, .none 1u who Kl Covote i -1 niusi nave seen ca.cn oincr ana nrea J " . I . . i n "That sounds " the doctor drawled, aimos rogcincr. "iust the least bit like a threat, Ted." And the Mexican r ...... I ouT"!-.-A 'It isn't meant to be if vou're the I men there is no one to knowr RadclifTe shook his head slowly. Morales may suspect. Again the girl's eyes dropped, and man I think you are. When I de cided to bring you out I had to de cide that no matter what you learned you wouldn't talk. And I told myself that unless I had your J he added: "Don't you think you'd promise of silence I'd hold you here, I better lie down? There may be a by force if I had to, until Bob gets hard night ahead for us both.' better or oies. i u noia you until ne But what wlJj the en(j ber - - f- ..Aate Tkaal u ' onc WJ i :" X aI IA "I wish I knew. If Bob gets better rem s many . - it mcan, war unU1 ethef he or Mo keep his secret. i ,Ci wln The who,e border j, For a long minute the doctor I Krooirht in for those two men .WUT H W.l . . ... . IT-t I ' as the cold dew from the loca into ine rnan s eyes. iucrciare raising a storm that will sweep is very prejudicial to mvl wa no mistamng me message. n.i the countrr. . . . "la . J t t 1 nc r0,c anu .u u.s u.uV . M Jt brif,g y(u fightr x ca s snou.ucr. w a .u7 B)K wlf m f rendwhcthcr he or Bob when you came along, boy. ,jtcj dieJ my u aga,nJt H$ s. s s 1 CnCUaiCSv A lAr mm vaii nsaln t iriiw a tsrinirl Th.t m,'inde it mv friend, toe. I She rose, then suddenly swayed c in k- mni!m, ,-'d Keter Koth forward. Ted caught her and carried tell the world Bob's out on the nt the ouse. Quietly he Uid range until he gets better, or-" her down on his bed. She looked up . , . . .. at him snd whispered, I m so tired OUCHIC A lUIIg UIIV.C1 iiu menu U. S. Senator Fulton ha3 secur ed the adaption ot an amendment to the appropriation permitting the education of Alaska Indian children in the Chemawa Indian school. January 23, 1922 WASHINGTON. Immediate re lief must be given farmers in the present agricultural crisis, dele gates to tho national agricultural conference ' declared yesterday. Cooperative marketing, more ade quate financial facilities and wa terways transportation were ad vocated. Gillette, tne Bearcats nervy little basketball player, will be out of the lineup when Willam ette plays Pacific university at Forest Grove this week end. He Is suffering from pneumonia. Officers elected at th annual meeting of th Oregon Pulp Paper company yesterday are: F. W. Leadbetter, president; Charles K. Spanlding. -rice-president; Wil Ham IE. Walton, treasurer; Roy H. llills, secretary, and Walter I Epauldlng, assistant secretary. An enraged logger who lost Portland, threatened Jay Moliner, convicted manager ot th con- tVfl - "I8"1 ol gl 01 tne aold-nps: "Your money or your I Mm- a O. Geer. mnsic teacher: "' "''s y. wBuey or your me ', poor logger, and "It is an Interesting thing to do oorer, poorer jaoixaer. - - He ouxnt to be aWe to Ket better New Views U yon lavor the governor a trip to Washington in the interest of Columbia river power develop ment? was tho question asked by Statesman reporters Friday. C. J. Kldwcll, telephone com pany: "it is unusual ana pernaps he thinks there is value in doing tho unusual as long as it is done correctly." A note in the journal of Doug las. dated Saturday, Sept. 16, 1828, to Tuesday, the 19th, at Fort Vancouver, reads: "Em plqyed making preparations for my march. As my gun has quite failed me, I am under the neces sity of purchasing another, which only costs 2 pounds (less than $10). The country whither we are bound being unexplored, and totally unknown south ot the Umptqua or Aguilar river, each individual Is obliged to restrict himself to the least possible quantity of Incumbrances, espe cially as land conveyances In creases the difficulty. I packed up six quires of paper (for spec! mens) and a few other small ar ticles, requisite for what I call MY BUSINESS, and provided my self with a small copper kettle. and a few trifles, with a little to bacco for presents, and to pay my way on my return. All the personal property I shall carry, except what Is on my back, con s-ists of a strong linen shirt and a flannel one; but as heavy rains may be expected near the coast, I indulge myself with two blan kets and a tent. Dr. McLoughlin has most generously and consid erately sent forward, to wait for me on the Multnomah (Willam ette), one of Ms finest and most powerful horses. It will Berve for either riding or carrying my bag gage, as may be required. S "20th. Wednesday: Left Fort Vancouver with Mr. Manson (Donald Manson) and a party of 12 men. In a boat containing hunting implements, and arrived on the third day (Friday) at Mc Leod's encampment. . . I spent my time in botanizing, and found two specimens of rosa (roses), a new ribes (currant or gooseber ry), and some other things. We took our course due west, to wards the coast, passing over a pleasant undulating country, with rich soil, and beautiful solitary oaks and pines scattered here and there. "The ground, however, being burned up; not a slngl blade of grass, except on th margins of rivulets. Is to be seen. . . Deer were scarce, ana th custom of burning th aoil Is highly unfa vorable to botanizing. This plan crevaiH everywhere, though the natives vary la their accounts of the reason tor which Tt is done, some saying that it Is tn order to compel th deer to feed in the naburnt soots, where they are easily detected and killed; oth ers. that the object Is to enable them to find wild honey and srrasshoDDers. both of which serve for their winter food. Douglas noted th fact that McLeod 'brought ah Indian guide from th coast, south ot the country inhabited by the Kil leemucks." (The TUlamooka.) r. T! P.onsh. retired: "I think J information br getting It direct Governor Meier can handle his I rather than having to ftcelve it business th way h has done, through letters I'm an admirer of his." Mrs; G. G. Loouey. farmer's wife: '1 really haven't stopped to think whether I approve ot it or' not. It hadn't entered my mind to. decide such." - health. If possible, ho will ob tain a male of the same kind for me as a match. ". "One of our hunters, J. Ken nedy, had a most narrow escape this morning from a male grizzly bear, which he did not perceive until it had come within a few yards of him. Finding It impos sible to outrun the animal, and his rifle missing fire, Kennedy sprang up a small oak which chanced to be near; the bear was so 4o behind that he seized him by one paw on the back and the other under the right : arm, but fortunately the clothing was so old that it gave way, or he must have perished. Blanket, coat and trousers were torn al most to rags. This kind of bear cannot climb trees. Our hunters all turned out to seek for th beast, but could not meet with it, though such a supply of food would have been most acceptable. - "Our last fragments of meat were cooled last night, and gave us a very scanty supper; this morning a small deer enabled us to obtain some breakfast. Thus we live literally from hand to mouth, the hunters all declaring that they never knew the ani mals of all kinds to be so scarce and shy, which is attributable to the great extent of country which has been burned." (The next day they got a small. 500 pound elk.) The location of the attack bv the bear, where Mt. Jefferson was only 20 to 30 miles away, must have been in the upper San- tiam countrr perhaps above the site of Mill City. - Douglas found that his Indian guide knew less than he expected of the languago of the Umpquas. He came very near being mur dered by the treacherous Ump quas. He fell Into a deep gully and lay stunned for five hours. Members of the Calapooia tribe of Indians, who were friendly, helped him out and assisted him onto his horse, and John Ken nedy, the man who had been at tacked by the grizzly, was sent by McLeod to give him assist ance, accompanying JUlm to camp. where," he wrote, "a little tea considerably revived me. I also bled myself In the left foot, and felt mnch better." (Many old timers can remember the days of bleeding as a sovereign remedy.) He wrote that th Umpeuas took fish with th spear, know ing nothing of nets, and that tney took deer with a snare "made from a species of iris tins tenax), which, though no thicker than the little finger, , Is strong enough to secur the larg est buffalo or the elk." He said the Umpqua women were all tattooed, to make them more beautiful, "chiefly ovr the lower jaw in lines from ear to ear. Offer he had for food only camas and other roots, and th seeds of. trees, especially of the myrtle '(probably the chinquapin or na tiv chestnut), secured from the Indians. Accompanied by "John Kennedy an Irishman, and Fan naux, a Frenchman," he left the Umpqua Nov. S. and after get ting across swollen rivers and half starving all the way. they were back at Fort Vancouver in 12 days. That was the trip on which Douglas lost most of his precious specimen In crossing the Santiam river. followed the. words, while a heavy hand seemed lifted from the man's heart. The leaves of the eucalyptus trees rustled and the hot desert wind played in upon them. From the open 1 door came the sound of a gin s muf fled weeping. Price looked up. "She's safe, I It and afraid for Bob and everything. RadclifTe nodded. "I know. will all come out right. I'll call you if there's any need.1 Outside he resumed his lonely vigiL Twice the phone rang, and each time he said that Bob was rid ing the southern range and would not be back for several days. Once supposcr .... Idtiriatr th lftprnofln he thought of Bob told me to get her before he gr , .. wondcrng vhat part she might play in the hidden life of understanding eyes were for the mo- .j .i . ment troubled at the strangeness oil. ..... .,... cu. tl1r. mnm t t t e VI IIMV sfcess viuv wa w asw a.a. erwMw- it ait. ne shook bis qciu. "How little we know anyone one living beyond both happiness and unhappiness. And once he re- even ourselves. For fifteea membcred her eyes as she looked st r-,AA, .Uk him" imHH a rem.l099' .-;.. ,;tf..r .mil- "One in At last he forced himself to think Ar.mr tint tio nrn h1nd me hrinirlof Other things. Hours pasted. .' h,K Into h world I thonirht I Toward dusk the cook brought him knew that quiet man. but I only tray of sandwiches, and suddenly knew one side of him, and probably he recalled that neither the girl nor the least important side. He might he had eaten all that day. have been a great patriot or a great He carried the tray inside and. martyr in other times or lands. He seeing the door open, tiptoed to had the supreme gift of sacrifice where the girl lay sleeping, one arm curled beneath her head. She itemed quite untroubled, sleeping there as if for the moment life had ceased to be that stern antagonist against which she stood ever on guard. At the slight sound of his coming, she opened her eyes, and again those eyes were guarded aad alert. Ia the dusk they ate and smoked. and either the cigarettes or the strong tea allayed the fears of that inter minable day. They began talking is low tones. "He's quieter." Ted told her. "I think his fever's broken. That may be a good sign." She nodded. "Will you go back to Wendora's tonight?" I should, but untH Bob's better I won't. Damn Vfendoza's," she sdded sullenly. He was silent, not knowing what to say. There seemed so very little to say to this impassive girl, always so lar away, always a little apart from e very thia g except that figure in the darkened room. Then, to his surprise, she began talking about herself. "I couldn't go to Mendoza's and have anything hap pen while I was gone." she told him in the voice that seemed at times hke low-toned music "But nothing could happen, could it?" Unable to answer, Ted shook his head. "If it does" She broke off. "He was the gentlest soul I ever knew." It was for you he asked first of alL" She smiled and a faint color came again to her cheeks. You re good to say that But I'd made him prom ise to do it long ago. 'You knew who he was long ago?" "For more than two years. It is to me his leaders eorae for their or. ders, and it is to me they give theit information. There are few things taking place on the border that don't get whispered at Mendoza's. And all those things sooner or later reach Don Bob." But why?" Why do I do it r She looked squarely into his eyes. "I don't want you to be in the dark about me. We must be friends, you and I. I've loved more men than one, but none like Bob. I've seen a good deal of life, and I ve got a few of its knocks, and I'm probably every bit as old as you, so you won't think I'm just aa irresponsible kid. And I do it just because I Ipve him." "Bob is a lucky man." "I don't know. Nobody can get across to him. Bob's life is some where in the past. He's got two things that are real to him his memories and his fight against Mo rales." As if the name brought up some recollection, she frowned, then added, "I can tell you something about yourself and Morales too some thing helpful, maybe, but not now." And soon she went to Bob's rom and closed the door. Price, when he came that evening, seemed more cheerful. Bob's tem perature was nearly normal. He was quieter, and after watching him for a time, the doctor took a sample of Ted's blood. "Lucky," he murmured. "We need to be lucky, don't we? You see, your blood happens to be the same type as Bob's." Within sn hour he had completed a transfusion. "I think." he said, "tomorrow will see an improvement. Give him a teaspoonfal of brandy in the morning before I corae." He looked at Ted. "Youll probably be able to sleep without trouble tonight yourself. I'm going to stsy here un til midnight, so yon csn both get some rest Then ;ou" he nodded toward the trl "better sit up." Ana whethet a was the loss of blood or the toss of sleep, Ted did not open his eyes until the bright sunlight of the next morning was pouring ia on him. Te Be CoathnMjk Daily Thought Hi FILMS TO BE IDE HERE Oregon is to be the home of a new motion picture company which will start production in the near future ot educational and industrial films, some of them produced in collaboration with "scientists at Oregon State college. Th company, known as Oregon State Visual Arts. Inc.. will build stadios at Corvallls where U. S. Burt, now extension specialist ia visual education, Is president of the saw concern. Those sponsoring the plan say the company is a closed cor poration' with no stock for sale and Is made up of Portland men experienced in the business. Mr. Burt says the company plana to establish relations with the state college similar to those maintain ed by private picture producers with Tale and Harvard. He says construction of studios win start at once as a number of subjects have been contracted for already. National distribution Is planned through both sal and rental of th educational, Industrial and teaching films. on ADDED TO H SUBJECTS "Amidst my list ot blessings In finite, Stands this foremost. That my heart has bled'." Edward You ad. VISITORS EXCLUDED SILVERTON. Jan. 22 Mrs. Stella Forgey is seriously ill at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Starr. At present, visitors are not permitted t see - Mrs. For gey. She underwent an operation last summer and has not been well since. Forestry has now been offi cially added to th already var led list of subjects in which training is available to Oxegon boys and girls through the 4-H club department at Oregon Stat college, according to L. J. Allen, assistant state club leader. Th new project Is designed "to interest and instruct boys and girls, both rural and urban, in th Identification, planting, preserving and uses of trees and shrubs, and to help them to ap preciate the value or importance of forests," Mr. Allen says. . In addition, work with farm wood lots, wind breaks, roadside and nubile ground plantings will be included. Cooperating with the 4-H dub department in outlining the new project' have been Lynn Crone miller, state forester; MaJ. John D. Guthrie, region .1 forester: Al bert Wiesendanger, senior forest ranger; Walter L. Dutton, re gional forest inspector; T. H. Rainwater of the state forestry office, and George W. Peavy, dean of the school of forestry at Oregon State college. SENATE VOTES DRY REFERENDUM WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (AP) In its first vote n prohibition at this session, the senate her rejected, ii t IS a resolution under which ft would have eon on record as welcoming state ref erenda on prehibitioa repeal and modification. Senators did not regard th vote as a test on th prohibition issue. Its opponents contended th resolution was meaningless and "an attempt to paaa the back."- Some of those who voted against it are listed by the asso ciation against th prohibition amendment aa being for repeal of resubmission ot th 18th amend ment. Senator Robinson or Arkansas. th democratic leader, led th op position. He described th propos al as a "patient attempt to pass th buck to tho states' and re flected no decisive stand by th senate. Honolulu Crime WaveNot Over; Attack is Made kONOLULU, Jan. 22 (AP) A new. attack npon a woman, goading th police Into an ex treme effort to ran down a dee perat criminal, reddened the crime) picture In Honolulu Thurs day. Th city was stirred anew when Mrs. Tka Okaxakl. SI, Japanese, reported a gunman had overpowered kr scxrt,and at KELSEV SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY WOODBURN, Jan. 22 Funer al arrangements of Jesse W. Kel- sey of Woodburn. 36. who died In th veterans' hospital In Portland at 3:30 a. m. Thursday morning ot heart trouble, have been made. It will be held la chapel of Hall's mortuary early Monday afternoon. Rev. J. Merlin Hin, of th Wood burn Christian church, will offi ciate. Interment will be at the Belle Passi cemetery. Spsalsh American war veterans will act as pallbearers. Survivors are Mrs. Jennie B. Corey-ot Seattle; Mrs. Mary Corey of BowbelL N. D.; Mrs. Ada I. Ho- berg of-Portland; Milo H. Kelsey of Woodbnrn; R. C. Kelsey ot De troit, Mich., and Willis Kelsey of McKenna. Wash. R. C. Kelsey had been living with his brothers here about tour months. Jess W. Kelsey was born in Beaver Falls, Michigan, Dee. IB. 1875. He waa a sailor a great part of his life. During the Spanish American war he served six months as a member of company H. 14th Minnesota volunteers. with bis brother. Roy, Kelsey has lived here for li years. Probably through his mother. who was a great lover of flowers. Jess Kelsey became Interested In conducting experiments with plants and also ralslag plants just to see their beauty during their growth. He has conducted many experiments in pollenization and other methods of cross-breeding. His horn is a place of unusual beauty because of tho many rare and beautiful plants In his col lection. He had over 4,000 lily plants in two beds. Jess Kelsey had been 111 near ly ten months before his death. He was taken to the Portland hos pital Monday. tacked and robbed her on th outskirts of town Thursday night. . lira. Okaxakl identified a pho tograph . f Daniel Lyman, es caped murderer, as her attacker.