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vnnmns qaaaijiuai,' oaicwt vrtgon, puasaj xuonting, may ia, iv&Z
ir
1
i, 'Wo Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shalt Awe"
'. From. First Statesman, March 28, 1851 ' :
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AT THB FOOT OP THE OAK ; .
"Win Daborah. BebeJtaa's aeree.
died, eke was fteriad Vetow Bethel, a tee
foot of tae eak; so It earns to be aaeMd
the Oak ec Weeping." Geaeels SS:. ;
It was not Deborah, R. N. 8he
was not a graduate nurse, and her
only uniform probably was one
indicating that she was In service.
She- was an old woman when she-
died, for she had journeyed, with,
her young mistress from the house
of Bethuel, accompanied Rebekgh
on her bridal tour to meet Isaac
Sho had seen Rebekah's children
born, and Rebekah's grandchil
dren; so she mast have been, an
old woman when death called for
her. -
Sad at heart was the patriarchal
household of Isaac and Jacob, for
they laid her tenderly away and
named the tree which served as
her monument, "the Oak of Weep
ing." :
It la a long span of years from
the days of this old nurse to the
present. In few homes is there a
nurse who grows old with the fam
ily and serves generation' after
generation of mothers and chil
dren. Still the nurse must enter in
most intimate service within a
home. Though her case lasts but
a few days she suddenly becomes
cloely acquainted with; aunt and
L Definitions, and Observations
THE term capitalism ia loosely used these days. There is brother and beam and grand
frequent "abuse of "capitalistic society- and some de- Jur.
italism is socialism or "communism. The fact is that both so- your modern nurse is a moat ef-
afialismi and communism are definitely capitalistic. Capital- ficient person. She is trained in
ism. sfTiptlv'snMldTiff mMns the accumulation of wealth her Drof 6881 on- SnB na
Ctu . :j ' i: uu rrv v,? e sciences which she
wwwi ia uscu 4.vf uic ucauuu w muio ncaim. auc luamuc, mQBt Use. Her work is a constant
credit, the financial system are the implements of capitalism, strain on mind and body, she
Socialism and communism dG not propose to abolish these most therefore preserve a certain
in detachment from her patients:
:,V,oUt, , ;A;,r;ji j lji u Ka otherwise the drain on her emo-
ott vicaiMt w in nwiiiuua! tnuicwisimii uv iti 11, tional reserves would be too ex
neicwjyine siaie. uovernmem, or socieiy aa a group, uecomes i naustlng. Perhaps that is why
the owner of capital rather than the individual. You would some nurse may seem rather
still have the capitalistic system although the individual cap- ?oldlr efficient, it is a "case- to
w.,,1,1 .,iA ba 8ure. bat in a few days or
S tTUL .7 iU . . . .. v weeks there will be another case,
-s iuc iuuoai 111 auwiat vncuijr 10 iivi utt r ecu vaii,aiioiii ana alter mat Bull Otaers Whom
and communism, but between individualism , ami socialism. he must be prepared to serve.
Th RtrpTtfffh of infliviHnnlism i in snurrirto1 iifriividnal in- Th sympathetic touch however
:i:i.i j : I i. :i j wll always go with the succeesful
ClilU UlUliic-5vJ 1UI SUl-lUIUlUCUiCUU 114 C 11 lICa 1U Unna I .
greed and the predatory instinct which flourishes within the the family like old Deborah or
j? ! i ml j il.i Hi.. v- - '..
maiviuuai. xne strengxn 01 socialism is in recognizing mat negro mammy oz tne
natural wealth should be the enjoyment of tiie group and ?uthlan(i- Her Tery abaction to
that in the creation-of wealth society makes a contribution Jlfl
which under the present system may accrue largely to a and a devotion to a true of service
lew maiviuuais. xne weakness 01 socialism lies in reducing "r wmca money is omy partial
men to. a dead level, deadening individual aggressiveness and palm,ent
putting a premium on laziness. k.S1SuJ T.fhi Afu.r!! 2
: Russian communism is definitely capitalistic It ver- nurse must take the Florence
itably worships the machine, making the individual almost Nightengale oath? she does, and
a robot in the economic order of societv. That which seems to thls ita text:
us most abhorrent in Russian communism is not so much ..a VBtW.w."?C?sl
state proprietorship, but the glorification of materialism, "profeseiM aithtaif i4Ji 9Thetifl
providing a foundation for a social order as false as that laid from wkaterar it deleterioaa and mia-
K tha irraoilv inrU-cMiifjli" am rf nnr nnrn Tv&roali am chleTotu. sad will aot take or knowinrly
"J .Muwuwm v. " " f ladminuter aay barmfal dref. I will do
; In fact what is elemental in social reorganization is a u in.mz p?wr ei"tia and elevate
reappraisal of values. Former generations set the priestly I hold "eVniideaeVau'on'afattll.
class or the soldier class in the top rank of social esteem. Our I cn.?J.til1:JZJnL k"pilf n,4,,n !ml7
generation has exalted the wealthy class which fact has giv- petiee et my eamnf. witb loyalty win
eh' a stimulus to hasty accumulation of wealth in vast lo aladet.y ?byth.e J.t
amounts regardless of methods. Jlore mature civilizations ex-1 Deborah's daVIse i
alted the scholar and the artist and the philosopher, estab- done, she was mourned and
iismng a culture ncn in values otner man money. buried "at the foot of the oak."
. ' The' mechanics of a chancinc order must preserve the Your modern nurse gets no such
self-reliance and energy of the individual which have been !fItitl?1n: er W01lk 19 b6ld
the individual the profits of inordinate reedHow may this
be accomplished? That is the question whose answer is most
perplexing. .
Another observation: suppose" the Russian -xperiment
, does succeed. It does so in large measure by drawing on the
- technique of the remainder of the wo. Id v ' -re indiv" dualism
- has prevailed. Suppose all the world were under communistic
. ftTOaniT.nfnTI Wfml cu"Vr inol sdrniAmanf talra nlaa aa
l.. u xi - xi m t,.i , . -..ml May 15, 1923
iicety wr wuuia mere oe siaiemaie inroustn iacK 01 sumuui i i har hart nA iia n
This same question applies for example in such smaller fields intention of involving myself in
as the public ownership of power plants. Now the few pub- religious and racial brawl that
licly owned plants draw heavily on the experience of private- .vf"! plL1? ht?!" ,B
ly owned plants. How swift would have been the advance in JaropStoiT poiSS manfpui-
uie vecnnics oi eiecincuy naa wie coniroi ueen wnoiiy in tors," declared George A. white,
public hands? candidate for governor, yesterday
:f X There is a certain revolt against capitalism, particularly J a?Ter1,0 a Questionnaire in
against Its tools, the machine and the credit system. The Vith th lmn .'
two are charged with much of the ailment of the present, 4 J .
the machine for having turned men out of labor the malad- w. h. Dancy, manager for the
iustments of the credit avstem for the rniel rleflation nrnreaa Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
t?iey yi ifrd TTn-Has divisiin s"p"a' cozr.nys
of labor which makes individuals dependent on so many oth- tionai long distance line costing
er ecouoouc groups, oeen pusnea oo iar: some say so ana woo, between saiem and Mt.
urge return to a social and economic organization more de- Aneei n been completed.
i- Pnnia -vv: tut . Following a successful prelim-
ir w xo Huuniuj, wixiiAxuis. xM.au vi buuiao nnu in inary test yesterday, the new Cap
the past were beneficiaries of the individualistic system are itai ice & Cold storage comnanv
now not so certain of its perfection. There Is an attitude of I plant on Trade -street is to be
willinmess to re-examine social bases. First of all there is opened formally for business tc
jr!;x x j .1 j l 3 ' m I QAy.
uccu iut Kiciu uciiumuu ux iciiiia aim tiear unuersiaucuag ox
a Li . . .
iactors. isormauy one would expect tne worw to recover and May 15. 1007
rMlima hiioinesa aa imiial tamnonul -fnr anma f ?ma Kv lfa I The Wlllamptt Volt.. Vn.fi.v
Inf A OTTKiriarira " T?nf cn minn nnwulanf. Via-rt Yxoati Kwnlran I Walnut Ranch COmnany. Canltal.
that aharo chantres mav come in our form of nrc-anfratW i! ?L.V.0'0?0' filed "tlcles of
vye can only watch and wait and work and hope.
. Daily Health Talks I
J . By nOYAas S. OOPELAjm D. -vi
INSTABIUTT at tha nervous
' system Is characteristls of the
Immature brain of the tnfaat
and young ehiLL For this reason
alight eausea, that would hart bat
little effect up
on the mere
mature brain
sometimes pro
duce ccmvulsiva
attacks in the
very young. The
acts of a ner
vous, hysterical
mother have
much to do with
the leisures.
Any severe
disturbance of
the nutrition of
emi. Zk9 maU Dr.Copeland
nutrition are Important factors.
The exhaustion following the in
fective diseases of childhood, as
well as the bednninsT of rickets.
may form a background for con
vulsions.
Dlseatlve disturbances. eonsUpa-
Hon, and a high temperature win
often provoke , the trtuble. la
whooping cough, where the severe
paroxysms disturb the otrcnlaUoa of
blood la the brain, convuMons are
very common.
Whoa a child baa convulsions the
mother is naturally very much
alarmed. She sees her child suddenly
become pale; the eyes are fixed and
then turn to their orbits. These
symptoms are followed by a convul
sive movement of. the whole body.
and the child torn tato
seemrng ta he at- tae poem
lata. The . nervous system
of the child ia la such a condition C
excitability that one convulsion snay;
occur attar another, mte m pax
tscalarly true It he ie not kept per
fectly quiet.
to dear the eOresttre
tract, and a net mustard bata or
pack, with a cold application to tho
head oniy, frequanUy relieves tho
condltton. It la wise te eonoolt a
"EMBERS of LOVE
'VBy HAZEL
UVINGSTON
The face becomes blue, epeclaUy
aoout the mouth; the puis is teeble
Answers to Health Qnefies
physlciaa. as some aboarmal stats e
the chad's beeitn may Banns; on re
peatod attacks. - .
Waea a cjuh Has rreanent axtas-i
of convulsions, eptlepey may fsllow.
This Is apt to be the cam la ramilim
where some other member has been
afflicted with this coadltloa.
KnUeosr has been known to oo
velop ta children betwesa the agas
of two and three years, althougti
e cases develop between tea and
twenty years. It is an extremely
serious eitUctkm. sometimes wreck.
Ins; the mentality as woo as the
health of the patient.
jfutrer active conditions or. tne in
testinal tract have proved aa excit
ing' cause la a -large percentage of
eases. Treatment directed to the cor
recUon et this cause offers the beat
hope of a cure. Certain restrictions
ta tae diet should be observed, ajoo
hoU tea and coffee are absolutely
prohibited. also potatoes and oat
meal. The diet should consist of
green vegetables, milk, eggs, fresh
fruits, and no meats, except chicken.
In "grand mal." the extreme type
ef epilepsy, there are severe convul
sions and complete lorn of conscious
ness. Usually a sharp, hoarse cry
precedes the attack. "Petit mal.N a
milder form of epilepsy, may be'
without convulsions, but loss ef con
sciousness, often only momentary. Is
always do tea.
J. H. a What is tho proper
hqlght and weight tor a lf-year-old
boyt
A. The average height for a boy
of this as Is I feet Inches, the
weight ISO pounds.
A. 1LD. Q. How can I reducef
A, Eat very sparingly of starches,
sugars and fata. gradual redac
tion in the amount of food consumed
with the regular exercise wm werw
wonders ta most eases.
Be Thankful That Mosquitoes
Are Not as Big as Elephants
By D. H. Talmadge, Sage of Salem
.Yesterdays
Of Old Salem
Town Talks from Tho States
man of arXtar Days
A stray Item la a newspaper an
nounces that Gilbert N. Haugen,
representative in congress from
the 4th Iowa district, is now serv
ing his 17th consecutive term. Ha
assumed the of flea In 1891. which,
by the way, was the year in which
Col. Dave Henderson of the 3rd
Iowa district succeeded Czar Reed
of Maine as speaker of the House.
I wonder if this isn't a record for
continuous service In the national
House of 'Representatives? Cer
tainly no other member of the
present congress has served so
long continuously. It is probable
that a number of folks now living
in this part of Oregon have known
Mr. Haugen personally. I remem
ber the time I first saw him in
the editorial room of an Iowa
weekly newspaper In 1198. ven
turing on his first campaign. A
few smart alecks, I recall, laugh-
tj at what they, termed the nerve
of. the Northwood Norwegian In
aspiring to a seat in congress. JLnd
it must be confessed that he did
not at the time seem to have many
points in common with Daniel
Webster and other poUtlcal bril
liants. Better for him, perhaps.
that he hadnt. Just a substantial
level-headed hard-working patriot
and honest citizen, Mr. Haugen,
and the folks In the old-home dis
trict Uke him first rate. Seventeen
consecutive terms attest the tact
with some eloquence.
Incorporation here vesterdav
company neaaquarters will be at
Angei,
sauu szi li a k 1111 rv 11 ir 1 1 s 1 n est nnrsa rrmis nv tui ma i nis sc nnrniirw. rs m. ax.ii m . . .
bred three-year-old won the derbv at f!hnrehill Dawns and a wnek ! hA1fh tsu ' 1--.
tollowlBg won the famed Preakness Derby at Plmlico. track, Maryland, served notice on ' the Portland
sun inava am saat saIaUI. a a. 1 a. a 1 - - -
v ass sitwv IVIUICIUK - LD . DIBS ETaSl IUIB. I LsPTinrfll TClsWrvf a
- ' I - mvvmU VUU1 USUI T ln S-riTTW
ply with the ordinance requiring
t Via .UI. -a ... . . . "
Speaker Garner whlns P-- f . .... IS "t "l 5rapa, teie-
1ns the nrMa . ZZ7Z:ZL ' a.TxVl":-.!?!""0-" vom malnUIn-
T - ------ .wy. mta aiauMuouis. Aviuenuy opcaaer i eo. in tne dtv.
Jack want. 1av .v. t . . . - 1 v..
" - uiiv vuei juneiigiu nunseii,
Tha real estate men of Salem
Over at Harlev White's th thr h T.nfi.. v...M I ine conditions of the
t m..A : ... ' i uow ; oramance ree;iilarin- ti..
dealing In realty and requiring
that they be licensed by tho city
cuiycr, xweive nave ohtalped 11
' censes.
M . w A . . . . . . " J " XUMV WUfltUfc VUVU&U
OUl turn ?aiVUP?4ly,-hC0,Unty W,tl1 Dlnk eheek for X.'Whon
our turn cams w told tiria v. m.v. . ..
... . j MP map us up one seea.
0t Uvlnr6lTTear today: Great complaint about the high cost
: New Views
dry .ummer?PalSm wm mmn' r editor through a long
Not SO manr trnAm v -i .... .
AspiranU for office are findins ir JLtr0.rr ! uu this year.
vrwnmtaSnfw ?f f,sld eComr candidates are M"y ade, magaiine editor,
promising to resist vigorously any cuts in pet aDnronriatinn. mr "There was mora cont-nt
Yesterday Statesman renortera
asked: "Do you think! neonls are
nappier nowadays than SO years
I ago when our civilization was less
complex? Why. or why not?!
There was, mar,contentmenLM :
. .. . .. -
ww wa w ass us wm s iii.nrvui sasw in w aassss Faas as .s s a -
.,wyP1 wr unaiur. - r - . taa opinion zor i. reauy do not
know tha answer to tha question,
and too, I did not live, S9 years
.thera with their winter flannels etillTnl " .1 . k &afei!f2
- -ev e .awaMl s ajp
P. 2d peo"de.!We8t 8,rJ "4ui 'woom'right after the to-
V Good morning. hoWs your octsuethirmorringt ' ,
six of on and half dozen of the
other." t
O. D. Goddard. state notlca
clerki "Oh, I would say that peo-
piw nra- just as happy - todar as
i amy were 69 years ago. Times
Rather a snithy wind at inter
vals during tha past week. (I J
chanced to discover "snithy" la
the dictionary. Like It?)
Ton can't discourage ' some
folks, simply can't, They keep
coming. Like radishes.
All alona days with hundreds
of people all about. There are
such days.
I don't claim to be much of n
Judge of such matters, but I never
sea tha Gable young man In a
prcture that I am not attacked by
spell of cogitation as to what
bull luck la and what It ain't
mostly what it Is.
Business appears to bo picking
up somewhat in tha publications
of national circulation. But possi
bly collections, which do not ap
pear, are not picking up.
Spring, where rou been? Just
dawdlln' along, I reckon, puttin'
off your arrival till summer makes
it so hot where you is at you can't
wait no longer.- r
The voters are no to their old
game telling' fibs to tha candi
dates. Turn Teeters says this is the
only kind of lying ha can do wlth-
oui getting n pain in his con
science, and he sort of enjoys it.
I - asasBBBssssasaa .
I reckon the most restful con
versation is that' on a subject In
which, one feels little or no Inter
est and of which he Is almost en
tirely uninformed. Otherwise not
much is to be naid in favor of
such a" conversation.'
V J
D.- H. TALMADGB
I am unfortunate (It Is some
thing of a misfortune. Isn't Is?) In
that historic characters dona by
actors are seldom Is keeping with
my own conception of such char
acters. I've been aatranAif
heap of old and heroic friends
that way. Even George Arlias as
Alexander Hamilton, a 4.tit..i
Piece of work, was not for a mo
ment Alexander Hamilton, bat
George Arliss and no other. Nor
u i mucn taken with oriental
characters dona by occidentals.
eraeldom PP genuine to
me. Some of them are enjoyable.
"-' Yf Pe, warner oisnd as
Charlie Chan.! bnt n
Robinson as the Hatchet Man, for
another example, is only a white
actor putting on a somewhat mls-
oiauie masquerade.
' ' LQy Lea lUasug. yawag
pretty tolephoae operster, gives an
her opportanity. far ' an -operatic
career ta ntarry wealthy Ken Sar
geat. Ken's parents had hoped their
son would marry tho socially proaal-
eat Peggy, Saga and threaten ta
have the marriage aannQed. Hew
aver, the young couple go house
keeping and arc ideally happy. Then
Ken loses his aeaitloa and, one night,
LQy Lea bears him sobbing. Next
day. Ken's father cans and Informs
Lily Lea her marriage baa been
aaaaHsd. Feeliag Ken aa lancer
cares, LQy Lea accepts a railroad
ticket and $581 from Mr. Sargent
and goes ta New York. Sho rents a
furnished ream and through Maxine
Bochon. ena of the boarders, secures
a position playing the plana for n
dancing teacher. Later, aha aad
Maxino re ta live with tho wealthy
Mrs. Paula Manchester, whoso hob
by is befriending young artists.
Word comes that Ken Is engaged ta
Peggy Sage aad Lily Lou Is de
pressed. Shortly after, lily Lou is
stunned witb the realisation she Is
. to become a mother. She la tempted
to write Ken bnt retrains.
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
- "And I hope yon wont fee
there's anvthlmr personal about it,'
Wanda Pillsbury finished, brushing
the frowsy hair up from the nape of
her neck, and looking absent mind'
ed. aa she always did when she
asked something unreasonable of
Lily Lon.
Lily Lou nodded nnderstandingly.
"No, I don't blame you. Miss Pills
bury. You're right you've got to
think of your business"
"Exactly. Pre simply got to have
somebody X can depend on. It's
real hard work, and I've got to have
somebody that can stand it. I'd do
anything for yon, but I cant keep
you when it interferes with bread
and butter. I cant send classes
home, or let them go home and toQ
their families that Wanda Pillsbury
uses phonograph reeords in her
class. It Just wont do.
"So when Walt Dingle happened
along yesterday after you passed
out. and wanted the job back, why
I thought it was a plain act of
Providence. Besides, Walt needs the
dough. So I said okeh, and I knew
you'd understand, and know It
nt anything personal, Lansing. If s
just as X thought right along,
you're too much of an artist for this
Job anyway
LQy Lon suppressed a smile.
She'd heard that before. People
turn ron down If yon are "too
good" just the. way they do when
yon arent good enough. What was
tha use of talking? Wanda bad her
eld accompanist back tho one she
bad fought with on and off for
years. And that was that,
"Well, IH get along," she said.
Ton know where to get me if yon
want me to substitute, or do any
extra work"
Wanda was rummaging in a
huge, amber topped tapestry bag.
She drew out a crumpled twenty
dollar blU. "There," she said, "that's
really till tha and of the week, but
well call it okeh because Walt Is
coming this afternoon. Bnt yon stay
this morning, and just sort out my
bills for ma, will yon, honey child?
Put the please remit ones in a
pile, and just chuck out the new
itemized ones, and if yon can find
my bank statement yon might check
that up for me, will yon?"
LQy Lon promised. She sat down
at tha desk aad went at it sys
tematically. Wanda dipped into a fur coat
and want out, tha tapestry bag over
bar arm. With Wanda gone the
work progressed rapidly. At eleven
o'clock she bad finished. There was
nothing more to do. I
She looked around bar witb a
However. It matter. iwm a.v
thing, are not serious, except pos-
i muse individuals who are
anduly insceptihle. Jo their own
taste la the various, forma
Rather, they add to tha ct r
life, for were all art to appear to
u. peneci we should, constituted
as we are. ba mora hnroA ts..
otherwise. With nothing to quar-
reI,.Ter r t0 flB4 with
well, it is quits impossible to con
jecture tne dullness of such aa
tjxiaieace.
A stranger at lunch yesterday
"id "This 'era hrfebnomic situa
tion Is raisin' 'ob. isn't it?"
H economic Oh back! The stran
ger was ngnc
mess op oar economic affairs
Personally. T fee! deeply grateful
max mosquitoes are not as big as
ajennanit, ana let u go at that.
!, a mower eungs to her child.
loves it, sees beauty In it, what
,m eT?r r be. A father
ii . k m v k 4 ' " T .x I .... W about an
-v vaiuau uiuvu, uu UVW CftUtA j Old fleaX
then one of em lias desirably i
A..tl-..l- mm . I
cmiToniur cuoci on soma, otner t "ww s.
t aa w mm aavassi . i iiu r Sri nn saw' nil
member, of the-family. Give 'em the elrcnsv ff. v. '
-.jii - - I w "-usa tHB.WtJ
js - - - aa. a is a. ass au ss.es sun
said ' this to ma - Tuesday was
I saw an, imitation
Genet al
Grant In a photoplay the- othtr
day. Quito a satisfactory imitation
same beard; ssme squat figure,
same hunch to tha broad should
ers.. And then he spoke, clipping
his words and juggling his aceents
like a N' Yawkuh, and bang went
tha Imitation.
change and so da amusements. I
would aay though that people to
day would not be' satisfied with
what would ba considered luxur
ies 50 years agoVV
Patrolman H. A. Smart, dty
police t, "I don't think they do.
Fifty years ago they lived a sim
pler life. Now they arc going so
fast they don't have time to know
whether they have a good time or
not."
among tha earlier arrivals at the
snow lot Wednesday. I reckon a
good many of us go to a circus
mora because It is "the same old
thing" than for any other reason.
jtW T hi T""'i ' ii i i'i " ".
Yon .doubtless remember what
Thomas Bailey Aldrich said of
woman "Most gentle is she In
all gentle deeds. In all sweet offices-of
fireside life: a touch te
cool tha fevered brow of pain a
voice to aasa tha heavy heart, of
eareM something Ilka- that and
mor of It And,, by jingo! she
can sharpen a pencil with a can
opener, too, and do It In a frac
tion of the time a man requires
totUnd his knife ?
- Tha depression hasn't yet done
its worst. It appears , to ma the
newspapers arc carrying as manv
advertisements aa ever for reme-
G win's fingers continued to raa over the keys, coaxing a queer
ha anting little meledy.
dumb wonder. She wouldnt be here
any more. No mora hammering of
Wanda's out of tuna piano. No more
running errands. No more brushing
Wanda's woolly hair, or making
coffee on the sterne stove on the
wash basin. This, too, was ended.
She thought of herself, a girl not
yet twenty-one, alone In New York,'
out of a job, almost penniless, go
ing to have a baby. Funny that it
snouid te she, my Lon Lansing.
Thinsrs like that dont hannen ta
yon. They happen to people yon
read about in papers and books.
. . . But this was she, all right.
Pretty soon everyone would know.
Her mother. The church ladies in
Woodlake. The men In Rufe Fletch
er's store, coming In for a lemon
coxe or a package of smoking
obacco, and lingering to make some
remark about Jack Lansing's girL
Mrs. Fletcher, tha old gossip, "Well,
have you heard the news. ... "
But why tell them? They would
nt know if she didn't tall thra
Why toQ anyone, since she wasnt
roinsr to tall Kan? Sha wouldn't
tell him, she'd msde up her twlnj
to that, atade It up last night, while
she knelt by her bed tnfnlrfa tm
reasons why it was practically her
S a -a a . 1
amy 10 can mm. But thank good
ness she had too much pride for
that.
Too much pride. . . . LQy Lou's
month tightened. She tourhA hr
slim body witb her hands. She did
n't want pity. She didn't want
Peggy San'a man. Let hr Ka
him, If she wanted him that bad.
waas out she care? She'd mm
age. Ne ona nad know. Khm'A
get along. She wasnt beaten yet.
She told Ken's father that she could
look out for herself, and she could.
She'd succeed ia smta Ar
thing.-Save money. Send Ken's
A- a a
xauer dscx ma money, show him
and Ken.. . . Ken. ...
For jUSt n moment sha farmi a
be brave. She thought of tho way
la. t n a. a
is nugns nava oeen. She aad yen
together. Happy. It would hare
been nice to hav talt irra v.m
have been so proud ... dear, funny
aven. xis a nave taken her In bis
arms, and loved her and they'd bays
planned thinrs for tha K.v rf.
little clothes. And a name for It, if
it ware a girL If it were a boy it
would be Kentfield Carey, of course.
n noon wnisues blew.
She brushed her damp eyelashes
with the back of her hand. Na use
getting sentimental.
There was nothing more to do for
Wanda Pfllsbnry. She'd go to
Dwight G win's studio and pay him
that three dollars for the doctor,
and then she'd make the rounds of
the employment agencies.
. Her feet lagged: It was not easy
to face Gwin again, but it had to
be done.
She tapped briskly on his door.
It was partly open, and in aid a
someone was playing softly.
"Come Inl"
Gwin's fingers continued to run
over the keys, coaxing a queer,
haunting little melody. He didnt
even look up.
"It's just L I stopped to leave
yon the money."
"Thank you. Yon can lesve It
right there on the table."
She took a last look at his big.
dim studio. She had always been
interested in Gwin's studio. II
looked, she thought, the way an old
Italian palace must look. It seemed
rather a shame to be going away,
where she'd never see it again.
"Do yon mind if I look around a
little?" she surprised herself by
asking. Tve always wanted to P
"No, Indeed. Look all yon like.
AH the things came from Italy, yon
know. I brought them over myself,
at different times."
She looked at an immense shrine
carved from wood, covered witb
goldleaf. "That, too? AH those
heavy things?"
"Oh, yes they're shipped slow.
freight, yon know."
"Oh." She stood, a little awkward.
ly. There was no further excuse
for staying, nothing more to ssy.
"uoodDye,' she said, "perhaps some
day 111 come back, and study witb
yon."
He smiled. "Oh. IH see yon soma.
times."
"No, Pm going. IVe left Miss
Pfllsbury, or rather, she left me,
She has her old accompanist back."
Ls stopped playing. "Did yon en
joy your work witb her?" be asked
earnestly.
"Enjoy it!" she burst out la and.
den vehemence. "X loathed it Turn,
turn, tin, tarn, turn, tarn I
HATED it! What do I care for
playing for a dancing school? Ifs
a singer I ami" '
i
rr. a.
. ... t '
vavji st my sjag r
dies calculated to relieve folks
suffering from, the effects of overeating.
Not for a long time have I had
such a thrill aa that given ma
by tha Tarzan picture shown at
the Elsinora theatre early la the
past week. Tha story Isn't be
lievable. It presents a sort1 of
paralox In that while it is nn
believes ble It is at the same time
convincing. It is a bit better than
something belleveabla. I -had
thought myself forever out and
beyond enjoyment from such a
story. But Tarzan as pictured and
acted Is gorgeous. I admit it
frankly. And I -hlnk the thou
sands of Salem folks who saw It
will agree with me. To be sure,
the cynics we nave always to
reckon with. There was a small
boy whom I asked Monday what
he thought of tho picture, and he
said somewhat wearily that he
didn't like It, I ventured to pro-
We are gettlnr alone-. moa r
us. In fair comfort. Fortunately,
heat, or ' MtV . "Phaps." I .aid. -yon do
bast, or worst, we ca do is tol.or Vnw . Wd mnr. .h..
rou see one." "Yon can't tell me
nothin' sbout this pitcher," he
snorted. "I seen It four times and
I'm gola to see It .again If a fel
ler who o wee me a dime 7 ain't,
lyin' to me." So much for the
cynics. By their acts shall ya
Judge them. . -
The Safety
Valve - -
Letters front i
' Statesman Readera
".May It; 1181
To the Editor: - " . .v-
In order that voters may not
become confuted about the moun
tain -water .Issue, It may ba said
that the people have already vot
ed to purchase, tha local plant
The people have already voted
to Issue np to yf,S0M0t.f6r the
purchase or the-water plant and
mountain water: T ' --' " "
As far aa mountain, water Is
concerned, that Is already settled
by rote of the people, -
Now, who Is the best man to
eerre aa mayor when business ex
perience Is to be considered? .
BITS for BREAKFAST
-By IL J. HENDRICKS
'S!
hard times boom:
s
Tha Ladd A Bush Annual, re-'
cently published, had tha follow
ing, copied from The Statesmaa
of Aug. 22, 1S54;
S
"Our town moves on in a steady
march of nroe-raas. nntw-ff hafanri.
ing tha 'hard times.
"Tha new state house Is pro-gresslne-
ranidlr. Tha roar and
cornice work are completed and
ma siding or too building is now
going on; so that the whole will
be Inclosed by the first of next
month. Tho contract for plaster
ing Is let to Wiley Chapman. Esq.
aad that for painting to Mr. Cox.
"The Episcopal church . going
np opposite the Masonic hall, un
der tha direction of Messrs. Far.
gusoa and O 'Donald, Is to bo eom-
pterea in October. a .
"Marlon House. Mr. Ford, the
owner of this bouse. Is enlarging
It by putting on an L of fit feet
and raising the whole building
from two to three stories high.
- A new saloon Is nearly com
pleted on Commercial street op
posite the Nonpareil built aad
owned by Plamondon and McKln
ley. . "The aala rooms of Messrs. Da
vidson St Co of tha Island House,
have been greatly enlarged, and
handsomely fitted np. Boon's Isl
and is flourishing. -
"The old legislative haU to Rec
tor's building Is now In a transi
tion state, between legislation,
theatrical performances, musical
entertainments, and commerce, it
will coon ba occupied by Messrs.
Schlussell Brothers, to which they
will ' remove "from tha ' 'Empire
Store,' ;-,-vrv? , ,,-
1 "The court bouse is nearly com
pleted. The .plastering done by
Chapman:, ls a. good job. . The
Here Is Where I feel that Dour
las McKay, due to his past exper
ience, : Is especially qualified to
serve, i When bis business Is ta
be done, why not select a good
business maar - ; .
ARTHUR H. MOO RUT
clerk's office will be removed to
the new building next week.
' several other Improvements
of Importance are la eontamnla.
tlon."
s
The 'S4 "hard timaa" m
from the lull after the California
gold lush. Which had kranrfii
boom conditions. But as Indica
ted. Salem, even In her first
"hard times" period, moved oa
"la a steady march of progress."
a
Most readers know tha ih
"new state house" was the ter
ritorial capitoL that stood where
the present state bouse is. aad
was burned the nlrbt of rw
'IS. Wiley Chapman, who did the
piasienng; was the -father, of M.
N. Chapman, afterward county
cierx. ana grand rather of Mrs.
H. W. Meyers of Salem. Thara
were several painters named Cox
in Salem then.
U ,
The Masonic hail was where the
Kanna Gamma Ttha frat.rnitW
house in now. Church and Che-
meseta. Jonathan O Donald was
long a prominent contractor of
Salem. B. A. Ferguson had a sash
and door factory near where Lib
erty street crosses North Mill
creek. He left Salem, and was
sheriff of Wasco county.
V .
' The Marlon House stood where
the Guardian building Is now.
Liberty and State, opposite tbe
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Daily' riTiohtl
If each man's secret, angu eased
care - . ,
- Ware written on bis brow. .
How many would oar pity share"
i Who have our envy now!
Aad if the promptings of each
heart , - -
- No artifice concealed. " '
How many trusting friends would
rr, part'""' .vy .
" At what they "revealed f
' ' " . Anon. -