PAGE TOUR
Fhe OREGON" STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Saturday Morninsr. Jnne 25, 1932
'M Favor Sways Ite; No Fear Shall Awe"
From First Statesman, March 28, 1351
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
- Charles A. Spbague, Sheldon F. Skczxrt', Publishire
. Charles A. Spragck - - - . - Editor-Manager
Sheldon F. Sackett - - Managing Editor
. . Member of the Associated Press
The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the ass tor publics
Ilea of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In
Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives:
. 'Arthur W. Stypea, tne., Portls&S. Security Bid. -San
Francisco. Sharon Bldf. ; Los Angeles, W. Pae. Bid.
Eastern Advertising Representatives:
rord-Parsons-Stecher. Inc. New York. 171 Madison Ave.:
Chicago. 360 N. Michigan Ave. -
Entered at the Pottoffice at Salem, Oregon, a Seeond-CUue
Matter. Published every morning except -Monday Butinese
office, tlS S. Commercial Street, . . . " '
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Mail Subscript Ion Bates, in Advance. Within Oregon: Daily and
Sunday. 1 Ma 50 cents; S Mo. $1.25; Ma 92.25: 1 year 14.00.
Elsewhere 50 cents per Mo., or $5.00 for 1 year in advance.
By City Carrier: 45 cents a mcnth; $5.09 a year in advance. Per
Copy t cents. On trains and News Stands 5 cents.
University Consolidation
THE Statesman has made no comment on the Marion
county tax league measure for consolidation of the
university and state college at Corvallis and alteration of
the state normal schools. The fight promises to be a bitter
one. To date bitterness and rancor have been the chief ex
hibits in the case. And we are inclined to withhold our com
ments until the fate of the petitions is clear. The bill may
not get on the ballot, although the probabilities are that it
will.
Our early reactions were and are sympathetic with the
communities which would experience loss of property val
ues through interference with institutions which have been
established there for many years. The editor of this paper
formerly resided in Corvallis and retains some business in
terests there. That fact makes us sensitive to the feelings of
the residents of Eugene .and Monmouth when their invest
ments are suddenly put in jeopardy.
After observing the barrage of statements and of alleg
ed "facts" which has been broadcast over the state both in
favor of and, against the revision plan proposed by this in
itiative measure we are sure of one thing; and that is that
the voters of the state need to stand off and study the whole
proposition from the. point of view of the welfare of the state
as a whole over a long term of years. This issue, as we see it
is one of the gravest which has been put up to the voters in
many years. It involves expenditures of public moneys over
decades which will amount to tens of millions of dollars. It
involves the delicate question of higher education for the
youth of the state and the maintenance of great institutions
of learning.
So the question is not one to give snap judgment on;
certainly not one to decide on the basis of personal prejudice.
If there ever was an issue which called for the exercise of
intelligence in the casting of votes this assuredly is one. Our
counsel at the present time' is for the voters to retain an
open mind. It will be necessary to wade through propaganda
from both sides; but it should be examined critically and
weighed and appraised. It would be a good plan for voters
during the summer to visit the cities affected, get out and
go through the buildings at Monmouth, Corvallis, Eugene.
Now we haven't told you how to vote on this highly
controversial question. There are some people who regard
themselves as fully informed on the topic and ready to ad
vise how to. The majority of the people we believe have not
made up their minds and are earnest in their desires to get
facts and then make logical deductions from the acts. The
real question is, how shall the state fashion its higher edu
cational structure Jfor the future; and how may this be done
with the least injury to communities and the greatest econ
omy to the state ; and how may we effectuate the finest and
highest type of education for Oregon? Here indeed is & ques
tion that calls for calm study and reflection which may well
engage the attention of the voters of the state during the
months that intervene before the election.
Cook Chasm
THE subject of this sketch is not ''Cook's Sp"asm" but
"Cook's Chasm." You will find it on the coast highway,
south of Yachats, south of Cape Perpetua, just at the Lincoln-Lane
county line. It is just a gash in the face of the cliff
overlooking the ocean, spanned by a short bridge. Formerly
the road had to creep around the head of the gulch but the
bridge now carries the road at a lower level.
Cook's Chasm is slightly interesting in itself; but our
reason for mentioning it is not to attract attention to it
but to its environs. For there is a most interesting spot to
spend a day on an outing. Below the road the grassy, flower
carpeted bench, warm in the mellow sun, makes a splendid
place for a picnic dinner, always the prime objective of any
day's outing.
Below this bench is the reef of rocks, the base of the
mountain formation looming up as Cape Perpetua, and these
rocks are the playground of Jhe tide3. -There is good fishing
when the tide is coming in. And those not interested La fish
ing will find abundant entertainment in studying the for
mations there. Some are long, narrow troughs carved by the
action of the waves. At other places are caves where the
rushing waters roar. Again there are points over which the
waves dash and send spray high in air. One other spot will
absorb interest for a, considerable period. It is a self -filling
bathtub, oversize. The formation is the same as the devil's
punch bowl at Otter rock, on a miniature scale. The water
- 1 . t 1- A W . 1
msnes in inrougn a tunnel ana zooms up, tnen as tne waves
recede the water is suddenly sucked out. Starfish, sea an
emone and other forms of marine life abound.
" Kitchen middens, piles of clam shells presumably left
by voracious aborigines, may be observed" on the bench. .
One wishes he might build a house of rock right on one
of these points overlooking the ocean, and name it "perpet
ua as tnougn in eternal defiance to the' wind and wave
Which beat UDOn the noint. Even if nno arwrifU hnt a 4W
hours there heis'sure to leave
, to absorb something; of the
wnicn Dear tne tury Jof the storms.
Legislation at Conference Stage
rpHE senate passed the Wacnpr relief hill ok niano
. for providing $2,300,000,000 in loans or expenditures.
, lniS measure IS the SPnatp'a ciiKetifnA. -Fn. r. - u:u
While both contain authorization of large bond issues .for
f .r , . "wvw caiis a pone oarrei scneme,
both also have provisions which empower the Reconstruc-
y ;rrr .r . w
lor seu-uauiaatinir nroiectsi
erworks, docks, viaducts and
w wuiwmwj wuiuuiutee ior ironing out of differences and
tnen the reports tro to the snrt hnnaa ..r;
it u P P.rPhecy i that Pres.
7ki , w PrK oarrw allotment. He is however favor
, aoie to the loan nlan f or selfJiauidaH
CTeat assurance therefnr riaf
for tnlrwill..be:TOttenlinto;:the before the
wugicss 'aajourns. : ;; v .;- :;t.;C.-.
liv?hft ?al!m authrities should le-ready promptly to
EST TPPiication for a loan lor waterworks construction
r Ha!lttfl? In.nd f PPed then
:Zr. ' yauMwai wun tne
refreshed and stimulated, sure
rugged strength of the rocks
m.e iuans to states, ana cities
mieh s hriA
canals. The two bills now go
Hoover will Teto,the measure
lan-JoloHT, t .
legal aetaiia necessary for val
Yesterdays
... Of Old Salem
Town Talks froirf The States
man of Earlier Days
Jane 25, 10O7 '
Oregon Royal Anne . cherries
hare been found suitable for con
version into maraschino. A repre
sentative of a San Francisco firm
has arriver here to oversee prep
aration of (00 barrels of the cher
ries for shipment to his plant In
that city.
Wireless is being taken up as
equipment in all armies. Portable
equipment now designed is cap
able of transmitting messages tor
a distance of 100 miles. First use
of wireless telegraphy for military
purposes on land was In South Af
rica during the Boer wa,
Clarence Darrow of Chicago has
been engaged as attorney tor .the
defense in the notorius Boise mur
der case in which Haywood Is
charged with slaying Steunenberg.
Jane 23, 1923
Fire last night wiped out the
plant and foundry of the W. W.
Rosebraugh furnace' works and
for a few minutes threatened the
oU storage tanks of the Standard
Oil company, at 17th and Oak
streets. Damage was estimated at
Daily Health Talks
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
"tWTOT long after reaching the
V sgoof forty the average per-
ton will need glasses for
reading. Sometimes headaches at
that period, although this is not
recognizea, are
due te eye
strain. It is
strange, too,
that the average-
person
overlooks the
necessity of
changing the
lenses pretty
regularly.
There is a
remark ably
steady change
in the power of
vision. Give ma
certain facta as Dr. Cepeiand
to the eyesight and the strength of
the glasses worn for reading and
I can tell very accurately the age
of the person. The progress of
presbyopia,, aging vision, runs
parallel to the line of the birth
days. By. the way, you'd better go to
see the friend who fits your
glasses and as -an excuse for the
visit consult him about what I
am telling yen. While there, sug
gest that he look over your eyes
and see if your, glasses are all
right.'.
Lots ef times persons, young
and old, think they are bilious,
when really all they need is new
glasses. Bear this in mind. .
. While headache." heavy feeling,
dirtiness , and disinclination to
Answers to
A Reader. - Is tuberculosis
curable in the Intestines or joints?
J. am very much under weight. , r
' - A- It depends apon the par-
idating our bond' issue; and can proceed: with independent
examination of the Baar and Cunningham recommendations.
So far as Salem is concerned there is nothing of the pork
barrel about obtaining such a loan. Salem does n6t cant the
money, except on a basis of full repayment. With'a low in
terest rate and low construction costs now the waterworks
project Appears feasible if the total costs can be held to.$l,
800,000. To proceed on such a program is both practical fi
nancially and constructive from the standpoint of loc&l em
ployment relief. . .:
We must be ready to aot promptly when the way Is
clear.-- .
You CartiVauli With Toothpick!
BITS for BREAKFAST
-By R. J. HENDRICKS-
Historic four corners:
S
(Continuing from . yesterday: )
The deed under the terms of
which W. O. Oriswold acquired
that lot, southwest corner Com
mercial and State, was dated July
IS. 185S. That would indicate
rather quick work. It the build
ing was erected and the upper
story ready for occupancy be
tween that date and Dec. 18. But
there may hare been a prior bond
$25,000. with Insurance amount
ing to $2600.
Oregon appropriation of HT.
S00 for use of the Northwest
Tourist association for 1128 be
came available today when Attor
ney General Van Winkle approved
evidence submitted by the state et
Washington, and by British Col
umbia, showing that they had pro
vided their portions ot the fund.
The return ot American troops
from Germany - is releasing the
men and women who hare been
serving with the American T. If.
C..A. in that area for the past two
years and a half. Among them is
Miss Madge Hoff of SUverton, who
has just reached New Tork.
work are commonly symptoms of
some trouble with the digestion, ft
isnt always so. Eyestrain, due
to lack of glasses or to badlj fit
ting glasses, mar account for the
uncomfortable symptoms.
Here is another suggestion.
Perhaps the frames of your glasses
are bent, so that the lenses are
not placed in front of your eyes
as they should be. This puts the
lenses "out of focus, changing
the relation of the curve of the
glasses to the eyes, so that actu
ally an artificial form of eyestrain
is produced.
It Is a rood thmr to have the
spectacle frames adjusted now
and then. To do so will spare you
a j ox oi unnecessary annoyance
and real discomfort.
I The Need for Gl
1
We ret tired of wearing the
same frames, and it is a good thing
to have several pairs of glasses fl
yon can afford it. Have a pair
of spectacles or two, also a pair
of nose glasses. . Ton will be sur
prised what a relief there is in
changing frames.
..Ton can have such ill feelings
from the-need of glasses or from
wrongly fitted glasses that too
am easily imagine yourself sick;
and, it is just as bad to think you
are sick as to be sick, isnt it?
Nobody can be efficient in work
or be happy if suffering from eye
strain. It is silly te go about just
half your real self when a test of
the eyes, reveal the real person.
By getting the needed glasses yon
will be good as new.
Health Queries)
Scalar ease. I would suggest that
you build youmetf up. for full
particulars, restate year question
and send a stamped self -addressed
envelope. ' - : .
Cmrritm. IMS. K!ac rtatm BjaWuNk Bm.
1
for a deed, or contract. And the
lower part may not have been
then fully completed. Most early
Salem transfers were by contracts
or bonds, awaiting the donation
land patents.
Also, be it remembered that
the Grlswold building at first
had only two stories, and that
the entrance to the second floor
rooms was by a stairway on the
outside, on State street The third
floor was not added until after
the '81-8 flood. This Is known
definitely through a photograph,
taken In December. 1881, during
tho height of the flood. In which
picture the Grlswold building
shows with two stories. At least
one copy of the old picture still
exists.
The principal pioneer theater
of the fifties, and later, was in
the Grlswold building. After the
uira story was added, the pio
neer lodge meetings were held
mere, me Masons tor a genera
tion occupied a considerable por
tion of that floor.
V
Mr. Grlswold had financial re
verses, and the title to the build
ing passed to D. P. Thompson,
Portland surveyor, railroad con
tractor, mayor, banker, etc From
Thompson the title went to J. J.
Murphy, and It Is still In that
family, represented .by Chester
Murphy, former football star, now
Portland lawyer and capitalist. Ia
late years It has been generally
known as the Murphy block.
The title to the site of the Hoi
man block, northwest corner
Commercial and Ferry streets,
passed to Joseph Holman in 18 S 8
and his building, the writer be
lieves, was erected that year. At
any rate, it was finished in time
to accommodate the state offices
and the two houses' of the terri
torial legislature the first Mon
day of December, 1887; and the
legislative sessions of territory
and state were held there, the
lower house on the third floor
and, the upper branch on the sec
ond, until the second Monday In
September, 187; when the pres
ent state house was first occu
pied. The Holman building later
became the property of the Tur
ner estate, and, some years ago,
was acquired by the present own
er, David Samuels.
S
But part of the state's bus
iness was done In the present
Statesman building for 10 or
more years. The governor's office
was here, and the chambers ot
the supremo court and the state
library. In the classified part ot
the Salem Directory for 1871 and
1872. appear these words: "
W
STATE DEPARTMENT: Gov
ernor's office In Groror & Miller's
brick, cor. Commercial and Fer
ry. Secretary of state office, and
agent for school commiaalanAra.
in Hoiman's brick, cor. Commer
cial and Ferry. State library, and
supreme court rooms, in Grorer
4 Miller's brick, S. W. cor. Com
mercial and Ferry."
a "te
But Jn the 1871 Salem Direc
tory, in the classified department,
the state library was given as lo
cated In "Smith's brick." That
was okeh, however, for. Smith's
brick and Crover - 4b Miller's
brick were the same building: the
present -Statesman buUdlng. In
cluding the corner part now the
property of. the W. C. T. U.
; e V. V -A.,
Some readers will recall .the
mention In this column on May
1 of the dedication of tho First
Methodist - church,' on Sunday,
January 23, r 1888 not the pres
ent church but the early one that
stood on tho same site. Tho 'dedi
catory . services proper : were in
The Murder of ihe Night Club La
By ANTHONY A 11 IS O I'
SYNOPSIS
: Lola Carewe, night dab habitue;
receives a death threat. New Tear's
Eve. Previously her dog and parrot
were atysterioaaly killed. District
Attorney Merle K. Dougherty sus
pects Lola of being the "braias" of
tho Jewel thief ring that has baffled
tho poiiee. Although her husband,
Gaylerd Gifferd. died practically
pennileoa, Lola lives in laxmry. Poiiee
ComatisaJouer Thatcher Colt places
a gaard ia Lola's penthouse apart
ment, warning her that she must not
bo alone la a roost at any time. Mrs.
Carewe, Lola's mother; Chang the
butler, Eunice the maid, and Vincent
Rowland, an attorney, are present.
Ia the living room, the Comssis
sloaer finds a bag belonging to
Christine Quires, Lola's guest. It
evidently had beea used that night,
yet Lola informs Colt that Christiae
is at tho Lion's Paw, a roadhouse,
where Lola was to have joined her.
Colt Is surprised te find Mrs. Ca
rewe's roost In strange contrast to
tho surrounding wealth. Lola's own
boudoir is a gaudy contradiction of
tho living room's elegance. Lola re
fuses to reveal the identity of the
young man' whose photograph
adorns her dresser. Araiast orders.
she eaters the guest room alone. A
scream follows. Rushing in, Colt
finds her on tho floor, unconscious.
Dr. Hugh Baldwin, a friend, diag
noses the case as a heart attack.
Lola dies; Colt calls It murder. Un
noticed, he takes something from
the doctor's bag. Police Lieutenant
Fallon reports that-no one but the
doctor entered the house. The eleva
tor 'boy claims that Christiae
retimed home about 12:15 a. bl,
before Lola and the police arrived.
yet no other trace can be found of
Mian Qoirea. Mrs. Carewe Is ques
tioned. She states she would have
known It had Christiae returned.
CHAPTER TWELVE
,T8 Carewe your real name?" he
1 asked suddenly.
She looked up at him in dark
astonishment.
"What makes you think "
"Now Mrs. Carewe will you
tell me?"
"Why not? My real name is Ca
rewe. That was my maiden name."
"And you come from "
"England. I married there. My
husband was a Roumanian living
in exile.
"Lola's father?"
"Yes. He deserted us in Liver
pool when he was allowed to go
back co his country. I have never
heard from him again. I hope to
heaven he fries in fire."
This last pious curse the old
woman uttered with a detached
calm that struck me as quite fiend
ish. "Your husband's name?"
"Michael Jorga." ,
"So your daughter's real name
Is Lola Jorga?"
"No, Rosita Jorga."
"How did you come to change
the name?"
"Lola went on the stage. She
danced. We thought a new name
would help and someone suggest
ed Lola Carewe."
"And where was your daughter
educated?"
"I worked to send her to public
schools and private. How I
workedl I worked like a man!"
With a shrug, Colt turned to de
tails of more immediate interest.
"Now, ten mo about tonight!"
"Tonight?"
"Yes or even earlier. How did
you spend this afternoon?"
"I went to see vaudeville shew
-at the Palace."
"And you got. home "
"Around five o'clock. Then I lay
down and took a nap.
"And from then on?"
"That's not hard to remember.
We all had dinner here together-
the forenoon, and In tho evening
Rev. J. 8. Smith, according to tho
reporter of The Statesman, "de
livered an" able sermon oa the
text, 'Have Faith in God'." Rev.
Smith was at that time (1852)
in charge ot the Rogue river cir
cuit for the Methodist church
which, the writer believes, includ
ed all of southwest Oregon south
ot the Umpqua valley.
Smith had come to Oregon In
1844. He studied law while In
tho ministry and came to Salem
and practiced a short time, when
he went to the Puget Sound coun
try. Ho was speaker ot the lower
branch of the Washington terri
torial legislature in 18 & 6, and was
then appointed United States at
torney tor that territory by Presi
dent Buchanan. He moved back to
Salem In 18 SS, was elected to con
gress In 1888 by 128 votes, over
David Logan; was a candidate for
U. S. senator In 1870, and was
defeated for governor In 1882, by
Z. F. Moody. He lived in Port
land after his service la congress,
and died there Sept. 28, 1884. .
U -e
.Under the heading, "The Wil
lamette Woolen Manufacturing
Company,' tho Salem . Directory
for 1872 had 'this: "L. E, Pratt
was sgent and superintendent
from 1859 to 1883, when J. S.
Smith was made agent. ... Dur
ing Mr. Smith's agency, which ex
tended until 1857 (should be
1887), tho Salem Flouring Mills
were built. March. 1857 (should
be 1887), L. F. Grfirer was elect
ed : managing agent. He rebuilt
the Salem Flouring Mills inside,
with entire new works through
out, nnd raised tho character ot
tho mill to its present command
ing position. Ho also overhauled
tho wollen mills, and enlarged tho.
buildings and - works. V . . The
present officers ef tho company
are: J. F. Miller, president: vice
president D. (Daniel) Waldo;
treasurer, W; 8. Laid; secretary,
Walter Jackson; agent, J. HoyL
Directors: John T. Miller, J. Hoyt
and Walter Jackson. -.- C
- ' -' .
The Salem flouring mills occu
pied tho site ot tho present paper
mllL Later the concern was under
tho management ot Robert C. Kin
Christine and Lola and L Then they
dressed to go on their parties. Mr.
Rowland came for Lola and Mr.
Guy Everett earns , for Christine
and they went out like they always
do and left mo here with tho ser
vants. I listened to the radio for a
while. I soon got tired of that Then
I went into my room and began
reading The New Atlantis that's
my favorite book. Bat first I read
tho evening newspapers. Then I set
tled down to my book and forgot
everything else. And first thing I
knew Lola came home with a horde
of policemen."
"Do yon like Christine?"
"Yes why not but she is a
nuisance. I dont mean to bo unkind
about Christine but I do get tired
of having her around here."
"Ever ten Lola that?"
"Oh, yea. But she seemed to
want to keep her right here. I
think they were planning some
kind of business together."
Colt s glance at my skipping pen
cil seemed positively grateful. He
knew that every nugget of infor
mation ho unearthed was being
carefully stored for future study.
"Do you .consider all your ser
vants above suspicion?" Dougherty
then asked.
"We have only two. Eunice and
Chung are both Incompetents in
my opinion. My daughter insisted
on retaining them. I am sure they
are harmless. There was some gig
gling among the girls when they
found some love poems addressed
to Lola and Christine."
"Written by Chung?"
"Yes it was all passed' over as
a joke."
"By the way Christine's escort
this evening was Guy Everett. You
mean the actor?"
"Yes."
They left here together?"
"Yea."
At what hour?"
"About nine-thirty. They were
goinr to the lion's Paw."
"Were they in good spirits when
they left?"
"Absolutely."
"Do you know where Guy Ever
ett lives?"
"Yes, at the Axton Club."
At a glance from Colt, I went to
the telephone. While he went on,
questioning Mrs. Carewe, I was
calling the Axton Club, which was
just around the corner. The opera
tor there informed me that Mr. Guy
Everett was not in. I left word to
have him telephone Lola Carewe
immediately he returned,
Colt was still interrogating the
mother.
"Can you suggest any reason
why anyone should want to kill
Lola?" he asked.
"I do not believe Lola was mur
dered," the old woman retorted sur
prisingly, with a heavy sigh.
"Why not?"
"Who should wish to kill a beau
tiful girl like my Lola? Doctor
Baldwin says she had heart
trouble."
Colt made no attempt to argue,
but again switched to a different
tack.
"Mrs. Carewe," he asked, alter
ing his voice to a confidential key,
"how old was Lola?"
Colt put the question in the mild
est and most indifferent of tones.
His careless manner contained no
foreshadowing of a coming sudden
trust, his chief weapon ia examina
tion. "About thirty-five." ,
"Why did Lola quarrel with Ba
sil?" This swift. Jabbing' thrust pro
duced an electrifying effect open
the aged woman. Her eyes lighted
up. Her mouth opened wide. Her
hands clapped together. Unsteadily
she rose to her feet. -
"Basil" she croaked. "What do
yon know about Basil?"
In truth, Colt's question had sur
prised me too. I had dismissed
ney, and during his time did a
great business, homo and export,
and had storage capacity for 100,
000 bushels of grain.
e S
The old woolen mill, pioneer in
stitution ot Its kind on the Pacifio
coast, that stood on the site of the
mission mills, in the first buUdlng
erected la Salem, now occupied by
tho Larmer warehouse, opposite
160 Broadway, prospered exceed
ingly, especially under the man
agement of Pratt and Smith, and
made several men wealthy. Mr.
Pratt opened a woolen mill store
near the mill, next south of tho
North Sflem brick store in tho
buUdlng (still standing) that waa
in the early days called "the green
store," because it was painted
green.
U
Evidently for tho purpose of
having a down town woolen mill
store, J. 9. Smith planned a larg
er building; He erected tho build
ing now occupied by The States
man (and tho W. C, T. U.). This
was done some tint in tho sixties.
Tho writer cannot find anyone
who remembers the exact date.
There was a deed to Joseph 8.
Smith from W. H. Willson, tho or
iginal townslto proprietor, bearing
data March II, ItSC, ot tho pre,
oat site. Tho buUdlng may haro
been started either before or after
that date. How does the writer
come to that conclusion?
(Continued tomorrow.) -
. '
" GOIXa TO COLLEGB -GERVAIS,
Juno 24 Six of tho
It graduates of Corrals high
school haro asked that their cre
dits bO Sent tO- achoola nf MTir
education and others haver not as
yex maae up their minds what
school they.. win attend.-V-r .
'" '" " - '
8WEGLK. June 24 A straw-
Derry shortcake -festival will be
held- Sunday, night ia White
head's gxovo at T:SI for Sweglo
community,, f,--L
"Coma, follow me,' and leave
Daily TTiougbt
iao worm to its babblings."
Dsnto,. -.
from' my mind tho picture of that
laughing1 boy on Lola's dressing
table. But Thatcher Colt never for
gets anything that seems signifi
cant. '
"TeU me the truth about Basil,"
the chief insisted sternly.
The troth?" repeated the old
woman quaveringly. "I do not un
derstand "
"What good win it do, Mrs. Ca
rewe, to hide anything? We are
bound to get tho facts sooner or
later - .
"BasU is dead and that's a3 there
la to it."
"How did he die?" asked Cok.
without relaxing a muscle in his
tense face. .
Mrs. Carewe closed her eyes.
"What Is BasU to us?" ahe asked
in her husky, defiant voice.
"Yon are afraid of Basilt"
"Not No! Not" cried Mrs. Ca-.
rewe, wringing her hands.
"Lola lovsd him" countered
Colt, his tone accusing.
"Never!" cried tho mother, beat
ing her breast. Her excitement had
inexplicably increased at the ques
tion. Her Toice now was shrill with
rage. "No she might have said
so, but she never meant it. That
cruel beast! She never could have
loved such a "
Writhing and frothing at the
mouth, Mrs. Carewe fell on the
floor. The hawk-like nose, the wispy
gray hairs loose about her ears,
the wreathing gestures of her with
ered hands gave her the appearance
of a witch. The unnatural energy if
the hysteria made the impression
all the more vivid and terrible.
Colt's intuition was right In
some way the mysterious Basil was
a potent part of Lola's 'past Im
portant at least emotionally to both
mother and daughter.
Flynn and I carried the moaning
old woman into her bedroom, where
Doctor Baldwin and Dorothy Lox
attended her.
This diversion gave us a moment
to learn of another Interesting dis
covery how significant we were
not to realize, however, until Colt's
ease was well advanced. Macken
zie was back Detective Mackenzie
whom Colt had sent to paw through
the sleet and slush wader the pent
house windows in quest of dues.
From the ground he was now back
with us, twenty-three flights in the
sir and his flushed face told us that
he had not returned empty-handed.
"I never aaw the likes of this
before, Mr. Colt," he gurgled, as he
laid what he had found in the
Commissioner's ' hands, t was a
small, un painted wooden box, with
a sliding top which was splintered
the thing had been cast down' with
violent force or else hurled from
some high place.'
His dark eyes luminous with the
excitement of discovery, Thatcher
Colt held-up the box to the light
The interior was stuffed with cot
ton batting.
Colt turned on us an the flash of
a rogue's smile.
"Gentlemen," he stipulated, "for
the present let us agree not to men
tion this little discovery of ours
it 'may prove to be of first-rate im
portance before wa get through."
Saying which, he found a sheet1
f wrapping paper in which he
sheathed the box with a care al
most maternal in its tender solici
tude. As Colt , was thus engaged,
the door of the mother's bedroom
was opened. With an air of finality,
Baldwin emerged with tho decision
that Mrs. Carewe was too iH for
further questioning for at least an
other twenty-four hours. At this,
Colt raised his brows. But ho made
no comment. Instead, as it -would
probably be another ten minutes
before the crowd from Headquar
ters arrived, he asked at once for
Chung, the butler.
(T Be Caatiaaed TwaatTMr)
CaCTricfctl9U.yCviri-Frir!e.Iae.
Distributed hj Kin, Feature Syndicate, lax.
New Views
Yesterdav Statesman reDortera
asked this question: "What is
your guess on the nrohibltion
plank the democrats will adopt?"
Clark Lee. feed store: "I Ann't
think I'd like to be quoted on
that. Yes. I hare an idea abont it.
only I just don't want to be quot
ed on It."
Don Michael, laborer: -course
I couldn't be aura.
"Of
but
much of the talk looks like out
and out repeaL"
Mrs. Lrdia Ihman. tuanwniAlr.
er: "I hone it will bo drier thanr
the republicans'."
Mrs. Nellie Knox, homemakert
"I hope it will be dry but J really
don't wish to guess what It will
be."
O. E. Pearson, dairyman; "They
will not favor repeal bat they
may favor resubmission. That's
my guess. -
lames F.'Smithson, California
storekeeper, tourist: "111 bet they
come out tor repeal, since tho re
publicans didn't do so directly."
' the man's sKop
high-priced stock
it will pay f oiks to
come from miles and
v. miles arotmd today! .
doors open at 9:30
411 state street - calem
7