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From First Statesman. March 23. 1851 ;
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Rains in July
"fTfTEDNESDAY morning we were awakened about four
,W o'clock by the patter of rain on the metal roof of the
porch below our bedroom window. The winter rams had fall
en ceaselessly without arousing us; in fact the dramming of
the rain was almost lullaby. But rain in July, that is differ
ent It is very "unusual" if you please, so why should not the
Hieat of rain drops serve as an alarm? !
In this great northwest there is the long rainy season
extending from September to the first of July rand the short
dry season of two months with rarely a passing shower.
This year June failed to do its bit, so the July rains may be
merely the belated showers of June which somehow missed
t fco c&IcucliU
The July rain here does little good, though it does little
harm. Haying now is pretty well finished; grain harvest is
barely starting. Grain, except spring-sown grain, is not help
ed by late rains; in fact quality is often damaged if hot
weather follows a rainy spell. Gardens will rejoice in the
unexpected irrigation, and lawns drink the water like a
sponge. Nothing seems so good for vegetation as a generous
rain. . 1 J .
HBut there are regions where summer rams come as heal
ing balm, as heaven sent blessing. We refer not to the indus
trious husbandman who scans the skies hungrily for black
clouds ; but to the hired man. Were you ever a "hired man"
on a farm say in Kansas or Missouri and woke up at three or
four in. the morning and heard the rain on the roof? Ah, that
is indeed the grand and glorious feeling. For it meansj an
hour longer for snoozing; it means no corn plowing that day,
no hay-making, no shocking of bundled grain. Even if the
fanner grumbles because of interference with his plans, the
bircid hand secretly rejoices at prospect of & day of lightened
labor. i
But his joy may be short-lived. For the farmer has al
ways chores ahead for rainy days. There is the mustard,
heai high, in the cow pasture behind the grove; there are
the weeds that have sprung up on the fringes of the road
and in corners of the barn-lot So the scythe must be brought
out and sharpened at the grindstone which the hired man
muiit turn as the farmer sets blade to wetted stone. Then
peridiance as he swings his scythe in the heavy weeds, air
humid and sweaty, the sun may come out to parboil him in
the heavy vapors.
Or the hired hand may be sent to trim the hedge. Wield-
ing a long knife like a machete he hacks away the new
gro'wth on the thorny hedge, provoking weariness in strange
muijcles of arm and shoulder. And while the hired hand is
left mowing weeds or trimming hedge, his farmer boss
drives into town to foregather with other farmers and talk
- of crops and prices and roads. i
. Such are the rainy days on mid-western farms. Here
alaii, they come s5 rarely in the summer season, we wonder
if farmer or hired man knows just hew to take them.
Short Rations for
NATIONAL committees are turning to the same page of
the old hymn book: "Count your shekels, count them
one, by one, will they last you till your journey's done". And
treasurers of both parties agree they will not, from present
I prospects. The republicans do not have Will Hays to gum-sho-3
around among the moneyed gentry with a gentle touch
M for generous gifts or "loans" of liberty bonds. The demo
I crats do not have Al Smith's moneyed friends, Raskob and
Kenney and the late Jimmy Riordan to act as good angels
; for their cause., In fact Raskob may be presenting his "j. o.
u's" to the new committee with the stamp on them, "please
remit".
It looks like poor pickings this year for the horde of po
v litical sleuths who live off the party war chests every four
i ; years. There will be fewer scouts, fewer special, trains, !re
! duced headquarters expense. But there is little, indication
that the parties or the country will suffer from the reduced
expenditure, irarcy committees nave ueen uuiuuuuaiy ca
! tra vacant: Tjourinjr. money out lavishly. i
' A plain diet of corn meal
I ful change for a presidential
in keeping with the times.
Back to Gold Standard
TUST as the truculent senate
J proposed home loan bill
suance of a billion dollars In
national settlements at Basel
the gold standard which was
Japan and Sweden which are
is at a discount with respect to gold. Montagu Norman, gov
ernor of the historic Bank of England, approved of the res
olution, which set forth that gold is "the best available mone
tary mechanism ' and best suited to make possible a free
flow of the world's trade". i
There is no ; acceptable substitute for gold as a stan
dard. Its choice was not made by writ of parliament but by
the accepted custom of merchants and traders for centuries
and centuries. j -
It is grave folly for the United States with its resources
and its abundant gold supply even to consider starting to
issue printing press money. If we hold our ground, as un
der the firm leadership of Pres. Hoover we shall, this coun
try will remain on a gold standard and the foreign countries
wm return xo it just as fast as
nut
Pranki0.!.!?' wm?" w" Hearst. who finally picked
flSi L ltt in ?t ad 6iast Al Smith ever
pfcSdou
after three ballots. Then Willie Hearst oTdrei iildoodlSflf S
switch from Gtmer to Frankie and made an eaTv deal fX "w? an
Garner for vice president. Thus we have WUUatJ fiSdolJb
now to the grand role of kingmaker In the JeocraUc party? wSh
foTSTtow resldent nd President balden to wS
Dead, "at tho band of party or parties unknown" ma .. U.
verdict 1 the Smith Reynolds (Camel eigar"' SX
was a "party" which was known, It was sVrfld dSE l5t TuSt
fESaS"i ""'-herself getting "".rV TSgfc frl e
?f55 PvPS WM MPrty" to which may be riiatruS
Political Campaigns j
and molasses will be a health-
campaign this year; and quite
j
was attaching a rider to the
which would authorize thei is
currency the bank for inter-
issued a call for a return to
assented to by Great Britain,
now on a currency basis which
their circumstances will per-
BITS for BREAKFAST
-By R. J. HENDRICKS-
Historic markers, etc.: ,
-to
(Contlnntnr from yesterday;!
Tne Bits man desires corrections
ana additions to matters appear
ing- in tnls series, from any one
who can furnish them. This la
important, for they are going In
to nisiory.
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The attorneys for McClana In
the famous North Salem claim-
jumping case were all outstand
ing early Oregon men. Jos. J.
Wilson was elected to congress in
1872; A. C. Qlbbs was Oregon's
war governor. 18S2-6: R. p.
Boise was Ufa lone circuit and
supreme judge; Geo. H. Williams
u. s. attorney general,, etc They
all lived in Salem at the time.
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R. P. Boise of Salem, nan nf
Judge Boise, says the home of
Geo. H. Williams in Salem was
on the west side of Commercial
street, next to the lot cornering
on Division. As certain evidence
that his memory is clear on this
point, book 1. Marlon eonntr ran.
ord of deeds, shows that Wm. H.
ana Chioe A. Willson sold to
Geo. H. Williams on September
14. 1855 lots 1, 2 and S of block
53, consideration SI.. The ack
nowledgment was taken by Jos.
G. Wilson, clerk of the supreme
court of Oregon. Lots 1 and S are
the corners of Commercial and
Front respectively, and lot 2 is
Daily Health Talks
By ROYAL S. COPELAND. M. D.
ECZEMA .Is perhaps the most
common skin disorder, caus
ing more distress than any
other disease of the skin. Hardly
a day passes that X do not receive
a letter request
ing information
and advice about
this disorder.
The mother of
a child suffer
ing from tills
ailment often
becomes frantic
in her efforts te
give the child
relief. The dis
ease is indeed
distressing, and
sometimes per
sists in spite of
every effort on
Dr. tepelaad
the part of the mother. She may
resort te the nse of salves of every
description, and often these do
more harm than good.
Eczema may occur at any age.
It makes up thirty per cent of ail
skin diseases, most often affecting;
children and infants, and is mucin
more severe and persistent when
it occurs in infancy. The cause is
not known. It is believed by some
authorities to be associated with
faulty indigestion, or the use of
foods that act as irritants.
I Dia a Not "CtAim" I
Eczema Is described as an acute
or . chronic inflammation of the
skin, and is characterized by red
ness, scabs and crust formation,
with marked itching and burning.
The eruption is moist. In contrast
to psoriasis, with which ft is fre
quently confused. Psoriasis is a
dry, silvery, gray-like inflamma
tion of the akin, without marked
itching.
Most mothers fear eczema and
believe H to be contagious. On
this account children with rnw
j Answers to
J" P. S. Q, X am constantly
troubled with mucus in my throat,
what would you advise? -
A. -You are probably suffering
from nasal catarrh. This should
be corrected. For full particulars
restate your question and send a
stamped self -addressed envelope.
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i."-'sssr M
iLjJl
Once Too Often!
on Commercial next south of lot
1. In the same deed, there was
Included lot 6. block S. which Is
the lot on High street next south
of the high school.
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It would require the erudition
of a "Philadelphia lawyer." and
take pages of this newspaper, to
explain the ramifications and
sum up the conclusions of the
famous North Salem claim-Jumping
case. L. H. Judson, the orig
inal claimant and the father of
Mrs. J. B. McClane, covered the
whole matter. In a general way
for the 1871 and 1872 directory
of Salem. In full, he said:
"In the month of March, J. B.
McClane, the donee of the North
Salem land claim, removed with
his family to the Atlantic states.
He had completed a residence on
the land claim of more than sev
en years, and, having made and
filed his final proof of continued
residence and cultivation in the
surveyor general's office In ac
cordance with the requirements
of the Oregon donation law, he
sold the North Salem mills to
L. M. Savage, Alanson Beers and
J. I. Parrlsh, and left Oregon,
making a conditional sale of the
remainder of the land he owned.
In September of the same year,
John D. Boon, who was the pur
chaser of several lots from Mo
Clane. alleging that McClane by
are often subjected to unnecessary
embarrassment and unharpinesa,
Please bear in mind that the dis
ease is not "catching," and cannot
be transmitted from one person
to another.
While eczema is seldom seen in
breast-fed babies, H is of common
occurrence in the infant that is
weaned at an early age and baa dif
ficulty in becoming adjusted te the
bottle formula.
Constipation must be corrected
if it exists, and the disease is often
cured as soon as disorders of the
digestive organ are corrected. AH
centers of infection, particularly
enlarged tonsils and adenoids,
should be removed.
- Itastfy GtTaJ H .1th.
If yon have eczema, it is fan-'
portent to make every effort to Im
prove your general health. Avoid
excessive nse of alcohol, tobacco.
tea or coffee. Infections and nerv
ous disturbances are frequently
the fore-runners of eczema. Over
work, insufficient sleep and lack of
relaxation also must be corrected
before eczema can be cured.
Sensitiveness to one particular
food often produces eczema. The
diet should be carefully watched
and all irritating foods avoided.
Regular elimination is imperative,
but the daily use of cathartics Is
not advised. If necessary, an
enema should beN taken.
Many salves and ointments are
sold for the "cure" of eczema, but
I want to warn my readers against
the nse of any remedy vnless it is
prescribed by a physician.
Eczema is often a stubborn con
dition. Do not become discouraged
if the ailment does not quickly re
spond to treatment. Relief may
not be obtained until every item
In the diet Lis been studied, and
it mar take a long time before the
underlying cause of the eczema if
discovered ana removea.
Onartiar. lata
Health Queries
H, S. Q. What is the cause ef
a red noser : - S .
A. Poor circulation, indiges
tion and constipation are usually
at fault for this trouble. For fuU
particulars restate your question
and send a stamped seu-ddz
envelope,
temporary .absence of nearly sev
en months from his claim, gold
hunting in California in the fall
and winter of 1848-50, had there
by interrupted the continuous
ness of his residence upon his
claim, and, therefore. Boon, as
suming that the title was vitiated
and consequently fraudulent,
jumped the claim by filing in the
surveyor general's office his no
tification of occupancy and resi
dence thereon in order to obtain
a title to the same by patent from
the United States government.
This gave rise to a long litigation
very materially embarrassing and
hindering the improvement of
the town laid out on the claim,
which, after much expense and
many vexatious delays, was fin
ally settled by compromise be
tween McClane and the heirs of
Boon, m the spring of 18 C 9. Mr.
Boon harine died abant fnnr nt
five years before. McClane had
received his patent from the U. S.
land office at Washington City,
in 1881. and the suit In tha
courts of Oregon was removed to
me supreme court of the United
States, commenced in lxti. and
nearly eight years afterwards.
was closed by rnmnrrml
above stated, leaving to the Boon
heirs less property, probably than
me amount Boon bad expended
In litigation, and to McClane
equally heavy loss."
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Where Mr. Judson mentioned
the sale of the North Salem mills,
he meant the mission saw and
grist mills, under one roof, built
after the coming of the Lausanne
party in 1840 in the first build
ing erected in what became Sa
lem. It stood on Broadway where
the Larmer warehouse is now.
Mr. Judson, or the printer, got
the initials of Mr. Savage, one of
the purchasers, wrong. He was
Morgan L. Savage, of the 1847
immigration, father of Lute Sav
age, one of the oldest guards at
the Oregon penitentiary.
In this connection, the chain
Of title to the Jannn Imo.
first residence erected on the site
of Salem, still standing at the
present 960 Broadway, is Inter-
rauns. wnen tne Methodist mis
sion erected that Knn.A
uuv, UVIU"
nlng In the fall of 1840, no one
naa any title. The Oregon coun
try was held under Joint occu
pancy by the United States and
Great Britain, it was no man's
land. No country owned it. After
the nrovlslonai
tied in mass meeting at Cbam-
yuej duj , isij, oegan to func
tion, land claims were staked out
by American and PriHa mvu.t.
alike, or others. But Joint occu-
vucr was . not over until June
15, 1846, and territorial sover
eignty did not come until Aug.
14, 1849, and even then several
years elapsed before the donation
land law became operative,
though the territorial admission
,w. ratlfIel tbe acts of the pro
Visional royernmanf U.i.ji..
lta ld lws with all their pe-
vunues. -mere is a land claim
Salem, going back to the
provisional government, that has
31 corners,
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! L. H. Judson succeeded to the
rights of the Methodist mission
In respect to the North Salem
land elalm, including the mission
miLj and the L hm..
e; McClane succeeded to Jud-
7? rigaiM, ana gave bonds for
deeds. But there was no absolute
title until the McClane patent
was recorded, January 28. 1861.
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McClane norttiru i.
on which stood the Lee house, to
ir. . ol urwa. for a school
fund loan; The state foreclosed,
ia 1880. Judge R. p. Boise
bought It to- 188J. From the
Judge Boise estate the property
went t W. U' and B, p. Boise,
heirs, to HIT, and to 1929. to
W. H. Hogan, the present occu
pant. A short chain of title.
!" ' : s
; But baek of the patent was the
mission, from 1840, with lumer
ous occupants. McClane had the
The Murder of the Night Club Lady
D v ANTHONY ABBOT .
V STNOPSIS .
' LeU Carewe, The Night CUb
Lady", la mysteriously murdered ia
her penthouse apartment at three
o'clock New Tear's saoralsg. An
hour later, the body ef Lola's guest,
Christ! as Q sires, is found In Lola
room, duistiae had been killed trst
and her body Medea. Dr. Hugh Bald
win attributes both deaths due te
heart failure. Gay Everett. Chris
tine's New Tear's Eve escort, claims
he bree gat her basse at 12 :1 5 sad then
went riding, alone, ea the Motor Park
way.. Mrs. Carewe, Lela'a mother,
denies seeing Christine return.
Police Com miss! seer Thatcher Colt
discounts District Attorney Dough
erty's theory that Lola was silled by
a jewel thief ring she headed and
that Christine met the same fate for
knowing tee much. Vincent Row
land, Lola's lawyer, discloses that
Everett loved Lola and was jealous
ef Dr. Baldwin. The police are en the
trail of Christine's brother. Edgar,
who left bis Rochester heme for
New Tork after receiving a tele
gram New Tear's Ere Christine
was te have laherited wealth
shortly. Dr. Multeoler, the medical
examiner, contradicts Dr. Baldwin's
statement that heart failure caused
the deatha. A strap picked up la
Lola's room presents mute evidence
ef having caused the bruise en
Christine's neck after death. Ever
ett confesses he lied about riding
on the Motor Parkway. He states
Christine told him she had discov
ered a plot te murder Lela and
feared for her own life because of
her knowledge, adding thst Dr. Bald
win was involved. The picture ef the
young man found in Lola's room is
identiled by the Paris Prefect ef
Police as that ef Basil Boacber, a
young bank clerk, who met a dancer
named Lela ia Paris, robbed a beak
te buy her a ruby, and then dis
appeared. Basil's parents sold medi
cal laboratory specimens. The sci
entist employed by Colt te analyze
the dust garnered from Lola's room
telephones that he knows what killed
Lela and Christine.
CHAPTER TWENTT-EIGHT
THX laboratory of Professor
Luckner, as I recalled while Neil
McMahon was driving us up
town toward Morningside Heights,
was a plain room in the rear of a pri
vate apartment. Some years before,
the old scientist bad retired, but at
Coirs persuasion had equipped him'
self with a private workshop which
he devoted solely to research work
requested by the polios depart
ment. On many occasions be had
been ef substantial assistance te
Thatcher Colt.
At the door of the apartment we
were met by the professor, a mild
-little man with a red beard turn
ing gray, reminding one ef Ber
nard Shaw. This morning the sd
entist's eyes were twinkling be
hind double-lensed nose spectacles
and bis wild, scraggy gray hair was
waving excitedly on the top of his
long, thin head.
"Come right in," the savant in
vited, shaking hands effusively and
laughing nervously. "Once more
you skeptics shall see what poor.
humble science can do!"
He led us to d plain room. In the
center was a kitchen table, over
which' had been laid a covering of
glistening white cardboard. Here
the dust and fragments from the
bsgs of the vacuum cleaners had
been emptied. The dlbris hsd been
spread on the cardboard and the
whole dumped mass leveled te u
fine thin layer, spread like varnish.
Trained on this exhibit was a beam
of light from a portable nickel
plated lamp like the "baby spot"
of the theaters with the additional
feature of a belt of mirrors concen
trated around the light. Under this
light. Professor Luckner had been
examining the mess for hours,
peering at it through an ultra
microscope. first territorial pos toff ice to that
house, to 1849. The second gen
ersl store in Salem was la that
house, kept by J. B. McClane,
commencing in 1849 or I860. Ho
had secured gold dust to the Cal
GERMANY'S ROYAL FASCIST i
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Bereis pictorial proof that the HohensoQern family Is not W a back
Bumber to German politics. Prince August Wilhelrn; souof Ss; farmer
NVonilrt Socialist drill units to a huge demonstratioa laratost the V
"Please show us what you have
found, professor," pleaded Colt, in
his tone a rising note ef eagerness.
Without replying, . Professor
Luckner picked up a pair of dainty
tweezers. Reaching into a wooden
box, which he produced from the
pocket of his white linen; robe, he
nipped something between the steel
fingers of his gleaming little in
strument. With the air of a con
jurer performing a trick be held
up the tweezers exposing )ds treas
ure. . -' -' . . J
1 found this in the dust," he pro
claimed with an air of pride.
We drew nearer and peered at
the two fazzy, microscopic pieces
held in the nippers. What could
they be? Professor Luckner de
posited his precious findings on a
clear piece of the cardboard,"and
placed over it a magnifying glass.
"See for yourselfl" he invited.
Quickly the Commissioner bent
over, turned the screw of the glass,
and squinted. With intense Interest
he studied the almost; invisible
treasure which the scientist had
rescued from a sea of dusty sweep
ings.. "They look like the thin attenu
ated bristles of some insect!" de
clared Thatcher Colt finally.
The professor gave a mighty
sigh.
"Exactly, Herr Commissioner!"
he boomed. "Yon should have been
a scientist yourself!"
"But bristles of what Insect T"
urged Colt.
Again without replying. Professor
Luckner opened a drawer in the
kitchen table upon which he had
performed his mysterious labors.
From the drawer, be drew out a
long tube which physicians call a
specimen jar. It is the kind of glass
house in which an appendix often
finds a permanent home. This jar
was nearly filled with yellow alco?
hoL It was labeled, and: as Colt
received the bottle from the pro
fessor's long, pale hand, he pro
nouneed the legend of the label as
if it were an incantation:
"Cebtrurus Exilieandal"
With a startled air. Colli glanced
from the embalmed thing in the
specimen jar to the flushed -and
proud face ef Professor Luckner.
"What is this?" asked the Com
missioner.
"A scorpion!"
"A scorpion!" repeated Colt m
astonishment. "A scorpion, did you
sayT"
The most deadly known to
man!"
"Lola Carewe and Christine
Quires died from the bites of a
scorpion T
There is no doubt ef It! I have
already talked on the telephone
with your Doctor Multooler.
My ears were ringing with aston
ishment. How could such a, thing
have been done? I ssmembered the
box, stuffed with cotton, found in
the snow. But who could plot and
manage such an unthinkable meth
od ef murder? It seemed mad pre
posterous and madder still. when
I remembered that once Lola Ca-
rewe had danced a waltz of her ownferied the old scientist surprisingly.
invention that was called The
Scorpion"!
Tell me about this," urged That
cher Colt. "I had never understoodJ
that the bite of a scorpion was nee-4
essarily fatal."
The old scientist wagged bis bead
to one side and his eyes gleamed
with the pride of superior knowl
edge. "But this is not the ordinary in
sect," he explained with a bland
air. "It caused me a great deal of
trouble before I could identify it.
Seven Columbia professors have
been here this morning te help me
out. Fortunately one ef them bad
this perfect specimen and then I
knew I was right!"
Over Colt's shoulder I looked at
the dead creature in the bottle. It
was light-colored, . long-tailed, and
was about two inches lonr. with
ifornia mines, bought a $2100
stock of goods to Saa. Francisco,
which accordingly L. H.! Judson.
he "to a very few months sold
for more than $6000, cash to
hand, still leaving a considerable
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two enormous feelers at the bead,
flat at their ends.
' There is an even finer specimen v
in the Bureau ef Entymology, in '
Washington, so I am informed,"
continued - Professor. Luckner. "I
have a photograph"
"But where are these creatures -found?"
interrupted Colt.
.- "Particularly in urango, Mexi
co," Professor Luckner replied,
They cause about forty deaths a
year in that region." "
- "What are the symptoms when
one is bitten, professor?"
"A stinging, burning sensation
like a hot needle being plunged into
ihe flesh. It is a peculiar sensation
and is always recognized, even by
those who did not see the alaerin,
as the 'Spaniards call the scorpion.
Within a -few minutes the bitten
place becomes red, followed by a
severe pain to the part affected. In
a little while in some cases it is
three or four minutes, often a sec
ond or so that part becomes numb.
The tongue becomes thick- and it is
impossible te pronounce words
clearly."
Colt glanced at me. Our thoughts
must have been the same. Again
we were living through those mo
ments of agony when he had found
Lola Carewe ia anguish ea the
floor.
"Ge on," urged Colt In a low
voice.
"For quite a while there is a co
ma. Then spasms or convulsions of
the entire body begin. They are
more marked in the legs and back.
They are accompanied by a strain
ing and grunting sound. There is
more or less paralysis of the respi
ration. Croup-like sounds come
from the throat. These convulsions
come in waves and increase in S4
verity. There is a livid pallor te tin
face. Just before death tho pulse ii
very rapid, the eyes bloodshot ens
often the patient spits up blood."
Colt's sombre eyes lingered on
the specimen of, the dead scorpion
in the bottle.
"It all tallies." he remarked.
There is no doubt, as you say, that
these two woman died 'from the
bite of this insect. But where is the
rest of its body? You found only
these two legs."
"No more, Herr Commissioner,"
replied Luckner inconsolably.
"And why is It that the scor
pions, living or dead, were not
found?" added Colt, peering under
contracted brews at Professor
Luckner.
The old savant grinned.
They die when they bite hu
man beings," be explained.
Then the murderer must have
recovered the dead scorpion "
Professor TiurlmoT laughed aloud.
"AH except those two little legs,"
be boasted, with undignified glee.
"And where did it bite Lola and
Christine when there were . no
wounds on the body?"
"It is not for me to answer that
"Not for you but for me," said
LColt In solemn accents. There was
no mark on her body, except "
"I think I could give you a bint!"
"Look here what I have also done
ell for the honor and the glory of
your tmappredative police depart
ment!" On another table at the farther
end of the room lay the clothes in
which Lola Carewe and Christine
Quires had been clad when we
found them. From out of the bun
dle one pleee lay exposed the
bathrobe about which Thatcher
Colt bad been so curious, Lola's
garment that had been buttoned
the wrong way.
There is what you eaQ a clue,
Herr Commissioner," said Profes
sor Luckner. "I cut away the
sleeves of all the garments and
sheared them open. Here, in thi
one, just below the elbow, I found
something."
cr n PmiiIimi n
XMstr&vtatf by Sua restarts S radical, m.
portion of the same oa hand."
w
While J. D. Boone lived to the
house, from Jan. 11, '56, te
March 8, '59. It was the territor
ial treasury, and probably the
state treasury, under Boon, part
of his term, from March 8. '59,
to Sept. 8. '62.
(Continued tomorrow.)
Yesterday Statesman reporters
asked: "What do you think of
the proposal of a rose-lined high
way between here and Port
land?" T, . - '
Mrs. Jennie 8. B. Jones, honse
wlfet "It will be a fine thing for
the state of Oregon, if the tan
payers are willing.
Mrs. A. Barker, cueet from
California i Tt would be a won
derful adrertlslnr - feature tor
Oregon, aa well as a beautiful
way to caress up" the highways.
:
Frank Saalfeld, fanner of W
condn areat That's a fine idea.
I would even like to C3e fruit
trees, such as apple and cherry,
planted along the highway. It
we all got to bobolng we could
enjoy ourselves as we go along
with such trees along the route".
Mnust wimams, nousewirei
Tt appears a fine plan to me,
and should attract considerable
attention. That is. if the bushes
are given any care at all".
Daily Thought
There are two ways of. being
happy: . we may either diminish
our wants or augment our means
either will do the result is
the same; and it is for each, man
to decide for himself, and do that
which happens to be the easiest.1
7 Benjamin Fran Vila. -
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