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PAGE FOUR ' J- The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, . Oregon, Saturday Morning, Irty 2Z.a22? tgryr- r Ride 'em Farmer! 1 1 - The Murder of the Night Club Lady - K By ANT HO NSY B B b"n: "No Favor. Sways Vs; No Fear Shall Awf From First Statesman. Uarcb 28. 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO, Chakles A. Spracoc, Sheldom. F. Sacxctt. Publi$her$ Charles A. Sphacub - - - Jd.a?fZ Sheldon F Sackett . Manegmg Editor M,mhMP at the The Aa4lala4 Pr... Is "I!?I1L0Jft4,to t)os of all ows dispatch crdltod to It or not wnerww crwuw U) paper Pacific Coast Advertisine Representatives : ' Arthur W. Strpes, Inc-. Portloi.3. Security Bid. Ban S?Mf Ihkkm BUS. t Los An tele W Pac Bid. Eastern Advertising Representatives: -rord-Pareonsecher, Ine. New Tort. MlMdi At. : Enured t'tk Postoff ici at Salem. 0rY? " ?eC" Water. Pu&h'sAecf every tnormni- except Mnday. tiuinen of fre. f 15 S. CtnfinerHal Street. , SUBSCRIPTION RATES: UU Subscrtpllon Rates. In Advaw 'Wn. ft : Jifil Hundav 1 Ma (0 cents: 8 Mo. $1.25; M4.ll.il. 1 rear ! Susawbsrs JO wti Pr Mo., or $501 for t rear Id ad Tinea. By City Carrier'- 5 cents month; $5.00 a year in advance. Par Copy S cents. On trains and News Stands S cents. r The Iron Heel in Germany riatfprin tr sword and clanking JF muskets sound the doom of democratic government. Russia has long been under dictatorship of the proletariat. Italy has been under fascist rule. Now Germany swings to ward fascism and Prussia is put under the iron heel of mil itary authority. Von Papen is but the tool of the militarists and Junkers who moved into authority on the dismissal 01 Bruening by President von Hindenburg. -The future of the Reich of the German republic hangs in the balance. It would not take much of a push to restore the Hohenzollern dynasty. The chief support of the republic has been from the centrist party and units of the socialist groups. The left wing has been communist, the right wing has been controlled by the Hitlerites or "nazis". For months il. Kflfl toward fViP ritrbt. toward fascism. tO- ward dictatorship. The recent which a hundred lives were lost were ciasnes Deieeu uw i Vo noria Pnhj authoritv seemed too weak to suppress the rioting, or else Now Von Papen, present chancellor, has established Prussia, the largest state of the Reich, and Erandenburg. Under the socialists out of offices and places c auinoruy. Alter rpstore civil rule. The action is the uua f - . ..... 1 iiction of the dictator, the despot, such as is justified only in irrave emergency. It seems nowever m our moaern swiw Vihif. nf Arisinc. until fascism is digging in deep not only in state citizens m many lands. In looking over the political have reason to be discouraged, their guard even in this country aganda for one-man rule. No Need to Change mHR difficulties which Gov. X way board are used as an excuse to agitate for some iHnr th a hoard more autonomous. One paper laings forward the idea that ilM to remove a member at will. The present type of organization is all right, in spite of - . 1 .a? 1 I.m the mess that has been made, mere was neea ior ureaiuus Awn fh arUtfvrafiV autonomy of the board and getting it down on mashed potatoes rations instead of feeding on am- chokes and frog legs. Gov. Meier accompusnea tnis tnougn h rv o iAf rtf hlflstinor t rlo it. and thouffh he finally fired Sen. Spaulding who was assigned to the job'of cleaning i bouse. The state should not forget what Gov. Meier has accomplished toward getting a larger cnunK 01 me roaa aoi Ut ftn Tnfld Tn fhis he deserves hieh Draise: because the highway commission was long a sacred ox in pregon public affairs, seemingly responsible to no cne, deriving its income not from direct taxation but from special fees which in inuri rvsnntpnnslv vear after vear. Gov. Meier deflated this hierarchy, finally got road building out of the Portland Arlington club and down on the street. Give him credit for that. . , . At nrnt hi trhwav affairs are somewhat ud in the air: but they are not going into a complete tailspin. It was pain ful to lose Leslie Scott; but Ed Aldrich is still on the board, nl ho to a man nf' croon iudcrment. The erovernor will have ho trouble getting some one to - will be hard to get one who will put in as mucn time as icou has. The state ha3 to go on, though men one after another Hron nnr of officp. Soon a new man will take Scott's seat: the , governor will decide whether keep hands off ; and the road work will go f orward suostan tially along the lines laid out in the Scott program. Civil Service With a Springback QALEM is now getting its first dose of civil service; or J rather the firemen are; because the ones who led the fight for civil service are the ones who are getting the Dringback which snaps them in the face. Olson and Lewis were leaders in the battle for which the men were to have assured tenure, fsow that lay - off s have been necessary Olson had a hard fight to get back a the payroll and now Lewis asks reopening of the Olson case, since he is now on the outside looking in himself. - Civil service is a great thing, until it hurts. Both fire ; men and ctitizens will probably do a lot of cussing of civi service before it has long been in operation. Now it is pro posed to extend the idea to include police. Wouldn't it be i better to test out civil service ' it finally works out? Petition "pEGARDLESS of the outcome of the Browiiell case in aw roruana pudiic sentiment in me state snouia De sum Ciently aroused to throw more restrictions ahocit the launch , fag and "promotion of initiative atid referendum measures. The history of the last 25 years is full of instances of graft and skullduggery in the direct legislative operations, until arlFrown almost mto a business or into a "racket". The state grange has hitherto fought steps to safe guard the legitimate uses of the initiative and referendum; but it ought to take the lead in fighting the corruption which has grown up around the working of this machinery, .hu iJfTl61"11,1011 o Petitions by hirelings . ofteMnr"01'3 ahooid 80 10 e secre- ' HI, nd .met wlter Whulow"! KoitSoSi IwJ WH Sv ajPenled army chaplains from duty and may abolish naveTuUeverlookeT '088lbl ' olr own .LfSmln iJ; tAtloard ot higher education Is a group of excel- v lent Individuals entirely nrmn1.i v i Associated trese violence and outbreaks in was held back by orders from this authority he has swept control, but in the minds of . , . , scene friends of democracy in iacx mey neeu iu uc u against the insidious prop Highway System Meier has had with a high the executive should not be fill Scott's place; though it tomn the board himself or to adoption of the system under on the firemen and see how ' Shovers ' BITS for BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS- A booster of Oregon and bar colorful history: -b Roy Hennlng Is not an Oregon- Ian at all yet; but soma day, perbapa soon. Ha is a Minneso tan, headquarters Minneapolis; lately with winter Garden Farms, Inc., which has its Min neapolis of flea at 712 National building. S But Mr. Hennintta is one of tha most nersistent boosters of Ore gon who travels the- country and na gets orer a good deal of it. He travels for dalrv machine ry and appliance manufacturing concerns. Also, he writes from wherever he happens to be, and his letters-are published in the Milwaukee, Wis., Journal, the big newspaper or that eitr. and in widely circulated magazines de voting to dairying, farming, etc. W H But Mr. Henninr U on of th ed W. C. Conner, editor and man ager Of the North worn t Pnnn Journal and Pacific Homestead, published from the plant ot The statesman. He writes Mr. Conner that he expects to liva in nMii eventually. In a letter received a iew aays ago by Mr. Conner from Mr. Hennlng the following was enclosed: "We are eoinr to lln rnn a m. tie 'Tennessee to Oregon history toaay mat owing to the modest nature ot the Flionen famlW van have probably not read in Oregon nisiory as yet. Daily Health Talk: By ROYAL S. COl'ELAND, M. D. DURING the summer months when the tun Is hot and there is great humidity, per sons axe frequently overcome by the heat. In a large city the ambu lance physicians daily treat many cases of sunstroke. Disturbance in the heat reg ulation machin ery of the body is the cause of sunstroke. , It is most common la elderly people, but may occur in anyone exces sively exposed to un and heat. The afflicted per- rjr. CopeW son becomes " ' pale, has difficulty of vision, feels weak and nauseated and collapses. The skin becomes clammy and wet and the pulse rapid and weak. Breathing is more rapid and the nunils of the eyes become dilated. After recovery from the attack, the victim of heat stroke is sensitive to high temperature and must be careful to guard against exposure. There is a more severe form of sunstroke which may prove fatal. In this form the individual quickly becomes unconscious and the skin, instead of being clammy, is dry and hot. whue the temperature oz the body is unusually high. Muscular twitching and rolling of the head may cause the condition to be mis taken for epilepsy. - L , ,Vi il j Answers to Health Qnertes "Yours Truly.! Q. Do you ad vise an operation for rupturet A This is the only definite cure, but whether to be operated or not depends on the age, personal health and state ot the heart. - .. - Mrs. A. L. T. Qv What do you advise for liver spots! A Send self -addressed envelope for full particulars and repeat your question. SKSs-'t'Tw "We ran across Tom Flippea, a one time county agent over in the Coos bay precincts, over at Eugene, Oregon, one day last winter, and after he had shown ns the big fruit packing plant there he finally consented to sit down tn one of the McCully 'closing up' booths and tell us little of the family history. "Tom's grandfather, James A. Fllppen, was born about 40 miles from Memphis,' Tennessee, March 17th (St. Patrick's day in the mornin'), 1825, which, figuring on the basis of the average hu man being's time on this old earth of ours, was quite some time ago. S "And at the age of 20 years (the age that the average town bred boy of today makes a load and raspy squawk at being asked to bike two blocks to get the fam ily dinner steak), he and Ben Cornelius, aged 22, In 18 45 start ed overland for Oregon with a flock of horses and a bunch of cattle for Jesse Applegate, who led the first wagon train over the trail in 1843. (Applegate would get a kick out of seeing the pres ent settlers along the trail tear ing down 'poison ivy fag smok ing women signs and Junking them.) S "These two boys not only start ed for Oregon with a good bunch of stock, but what really counts la that they got through with very small loss, only to have the wolves kill most of the horses Sunstroke requires the attention of a physician. Until he arrives. Keep tne patient in a cool room, ills clothing should be opened, and he should be encouraged to drink wa ter. If the body temperature is high, he should be placed in water kept cool by means of ice until the temperature of the body falls to 102 degrees Fahrenheit. While he is in the tub, massage the skin vigor ously. This will stimulate the cir culation and cool the overheated blood. Suchan attack may prove to be serious, and prevention u far easier to accomplish than a cure. During : hot weather, as a preventative,: bathe often and rest as much as possible. Elderly persons and chil dren should be "warned against ex posure to extreme heat and the di rect rays of the sun. Strenuous work should be avoided onTiot days. 1 If you have a headache after be ing in the sun, stop your work, lie down in a cool place, loosen your: clothing and apply cold water to your face and bands. Do not re sume work until headache and other ; disturbances have disappeared. Summer time demands care for; those at the extremes of life. Vaca- tions should be started with gradu-; al exposure to the sun. To rush to the tennis courts or anywhere else ' in the open is a mistake. Even the : beach is dangerous if its joys are overused the first day or two. Cold drinks in excess and over-! eating; are unwise in hot weather.; Semperance in all things should be te rule. .T,-A. weight? 0 How can X gala Ar You should eat plenty of good nourishinr food, including milk, eggs, cereals, fresh fruits and vers-, tables. Sleep as many hours as pos sible, practice deep breathing. Suf ficient rest is also essential. Take cod liver oil as a general tonic and builder. ; , CbMttsat. lltt. while they were wintering up on me snore or lako wapato in Yamhill county. No wonder they Called wolves varmints back In those days and hated like sta to nera stock rrora back east only to serve as wolf tnAAtr nnt lit Oregon -in the winter months. "While winteiinsr at Lake ffi- oato. Jim Flionen aelectaA hi An. nation land claim at Cedar Mill, about eight miles from Portland, and Ben Cornelius selected his fature home where the town of Cornelius, which bears his name, is located now, between Forest urove and Hillsboro. "Fllppen got the gold fever In that historical rear of 1841 and Joined the forty-niners in the searcn ior wg gobs of gold that they were told were plentiful In the mountains of Caiirnmu There are some great stories writ ten aoout the year '49 that make very lnterestlnr read in r imi if Jim Fllppen could probably hare gjTon as some very good side lights on that interesting period were he alive today. After work ing a placer mine until 1851, cleaning up what looked to him like a good piece of masuma, he took passage on a ship bound around the 'Horn' for New Or- .nd. mad Wi w7 ta Mississippi to Memphis, where he teamed up la matrimony with Jane A. Patton, also a nativs of Tennessee. "In the spring of 1852 this the Old Oregon Trail (then new) for Oregon. They got all the fam ilies together they could and started out with quite a cavalcade. But en route the dreaded scourge cholera overtook them. All four of their parents died of this dis ease, and about half the other members of the train. This broke op the party, and Fllppen and his bride went back to St, LoUu and organized another group, which ?!ef nl!d, tbronh l Oregon In 1858. Their first child was born on this trip, but died of cholera on the trail. s . 'W foUow this trail last fall, and one could often catch oneself wondering how those Ir trepld pioneers ever got over a those mountains that in places dovetailed together In nh .v as to seemingly make farther progress impossible. But they did it somehow. The long stretches of desert must have been disheart ening, and. to top it all off. the rivers with their quagmire bot toms that sunk many a wagon must have tried their courage al most to the breaking point. But the fact remains that they even tually won out and settled the big west, and the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice that others might reach the land of their dreams, Oregon, are sure ly held In deepest reverence along the old trail today. W S "Two of the Fllppen brothers who who were more interested in adventure than In settling on a farm In Oregon left the party at Fort Bridger, Wyoming, and 'high-tailed' for the California gold fields. In those days people made a definite choice ot the kind of a life they wished to lead. Those who wanted to' go oato Und chose Oregon, and .the more ad venturesome and 'fly-by-night' type chose California, These dif ferent traits showed up strong in the future development of the two states, as it took another Influx of hard working easterners into Cal ifornia a few years later on to put that state oa a par with Oregon in the line of agricultural devel opment and- as area that Influx could not get Oregon's climate to (Continued on page I) Daily Thought "If youhara knowledge, , let others Ught their candles at U!" Margaret Fuller. 8TNOrSIS Lola Car ewe. The Night dab Lady", and her gaest, Christine Q aires, are saysterieaaly murdered la the ferater'e apartaseaL 8eet Bdeaa were the taatraaieata ef death. The poliee suspect Gay Everett, the last aersea te see Chrlstlae alive. Lela had blackmailed Everett. He, however, dalsu that Chrlstlae dis eerered a plot te kin Lela and feared for her ewa Ufa Because ef her aaewleslge. Police Ceamlssieaer Thatcher Celt leasaa that a yeemg Paris bank clerk, aaaed Basil Boa Cher, loved Lola. After rebblag aaak te bay ker a raby. Basil dis appeared. His parents sold medical laboratory special ens. lira. Carewe, Lela's soother, became hysterical at the saeatioa ef Basil. caDiag her daughter a beast and saying Lela never lered him. Edgar Q aires, Christine's brother; left bis Roches ter heme for New York following the receipt ef a telegram the day ef the murders. Christine was te have Inherited Veslth shortly. Sespicioa else potato te Dr. High Baldwin when It is disclosed that he pur chased scorpions He had stated heart failure caused the deaths. Colt, caning te a est! on Baldwin, finds him dead from a scorpion bite I Mrs. Baldwla reveals that she knew .her aasband was Involved with Lola, Detectives report Baldwin met a an whe gave aim a box. la Bald win's desk the Commissioner finds a statement In which the doctor ex plains he accidental! poison ed Gay lord Gifferd Lela's husband. Lola's knowledge of this placed Baldwin ia her power She forced him te supply narcotics which she used te victimize ker friends and later blackmailed them Then she ordered him te ob tain a scorpion te commit a marder. Baldwin leaned that Vincent Row land, the lawyer, was behind Lela's blackmailing and realised hia knowl edge ef their activities marked the doctor for death. Lola warned Bald win that if she should summon him hurriedly te treat a sick person, he should look for n bite oa the arm and Insert his hypodermic needle into the puncture. When the call came. Bald win was staaned te find Lela the victim. In self Jefense he obliterated all trace of the bite as Lela had sag gested. Realizing he would be ex posed. Baldwin secured another seer plea and committed suldde. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX 1 WONDER" he mused aloud, "if Multooler found where Christine received the death sting?" "He ought U be here any minute now By the way, chief, shall I get Vincent Rowland for you?" Thatcher Colt flashed me a baf fling glance of his great dark eyes. I could not understand why Bald win's accusations against Rowland had failed greatly to excite the chief. Very calmly, he emptied the dottle from his pipe into aa old fashioned druggist's mortar that served as an ash-tray on Baldwin's desk. "Fortunately," he replied, "we have had Rowland shadowed. Hia movements from the time he left the pent-house untO this moment are unquestionably a matter of poliee observation. It is possible to conceive that Rowland struck at Lola. But how could he have killed Christine?" And, after a momenfa pause, Colt added: "If Vincent Rowland ia guilty of these murders and it is perfectly possible that he is then he is us ing" some device, or some confed erate that we have not as yet dis covered." Further discussion was cut short by the arrival of Doctor Multooler. The round face of the Assistant Medical Examiner was pale and peaked, and the rims of his bright blue eyes were like scarlet hoops. AH night he had labored ia his gruesome work upon the bodies of Lola and Christine. Now, without rest, he must get to work upon the third victim. With a tart glance at the pros trate figure of his dead eonfrere, Doctor Multooler knelt beside him The Safety Valve - - Letters from Statesman Readers JUDGE CHARGES WASTH To the Editor: Corporation Commissioner Mott and his attorneT. Barney Gold stein, have both been quoted in the press as charging me wua nav- lng caused indictments to be found in this county In the Empire cases, when, as they both allege, Mr. Mott wanted tha indictments In Multnomah county. Whoa tha alleged frauds were exposed, I instructed the grand Jury to make an Investigation as to the facts and I did not Instruct the grand Jury to indict any per son. Barney Goldstein took charge of the grand Jury with Mr. Carson assisting. Mr. Goldstein was se lected by Mr. Mott to represent his office. Mr. Mott was a wit ness before tha grand jury. Neith er Mr. Mott, Mr. Goldstein, or Mr. Carson objected to tha grand jury finding indictments . In- this coun ty. Nona even suggested that In dictments should not be found. On the contrary, Mr. Goldstein and Mr. Mott both appeared tor the purpose ot securing; Indictments in this county, and urged tha grand Jury to Indict all tha de fendants. Neither Maltnoman nor any other county was mentioned, and Mrr Goldstein drew tha in dictments and induced the grand Jury to return them to this court, all with Mr. Mott'a approval and cooperation.'4" Had Mr. Mott or Mr. Goldstein requested that tha grand jury continue the matter so that indictments could be found la Maltnomab or any other coun and made a hasty examination. Bitten by the same bug and right in the neck," was the Medical Examiner's terse comment. "No doubt of the symptoms by this time. I could spot them from here te Welfare Island. And no doubt of my certificate plain case of suicide. But I guess you better shin him down to Bellevue and let me do a complete Job," 4 - v i "Exactly!" concurred Thatcher Colt. "Meanwhile I hare done as much as possible here, Tony, no tify ' Flynn- to send for the body. Meanwhile, I want to ask a few ques tions of that young lady outside." , While the Commissioner was en gaged in earnest conversation with Doctor Baldwin's secretary, I reach ed - Flynn, who remained In the pent-house. Flynn then informed me that for the-first time there were stirrings of life in the apart ment. Mrs. Carewe was awake, and sitting? op to eat her breakfast in bed. The food had been cooked in a nearby restaurant and brought in by one of the detectives. Eunice the maid was still asleep. Chung was busy cleaning up. The butler was wearing- a blue robe this morn ing, even more magnificent than the one he had displayed the night before. Dorothy Lox was still with Mrs. Carewe, but was about to be relieved by a successor arriving from Headquarters. AO of this I dutifully reported to Thatcher Colt. His dark eyes were clouded with thought; they seemed more melancholy than ' ever. But when I told him about Dorothy Lox. I aaw bis eyes flash with new interest. "I must talk with her," be said. n was afraid she would be gone. Let's go right upstairs. We have that luncheon date with Dougherty, but I must aee our girl detective first." Flynn, one eye closed, but the other twinkling with lightning, re ceived us in the living-room, the doors of which were all guarded with patrolmen in uniform. In low tones, Colt told Flynn of Baldwin's letter The old policeman crossed himself "Now," concluded Colt, "I would like to have a talk with Miss Lox." Presently the stout and motherly spinster detective who has figured in so many of our sensational eases came out of the bedroom of old Mrs. Carewe. After her long vigil she looked peaked and drawn. But she greeted Colt crisply and cbeer- i fully I "Very little to report, Mr. Colt, except that old Mrs. Carewe spent a very restless night She talked in her sleep." "Say something: important? "I made a stenographic record of aS that she said. Would you like te have me read it to you? "By ail means." From the pocket of her jacket the girl drew out a memorandum book, about half the size of a sten ographer's ordinary notebook. From this she began to read one of the strangest records' to which 1 have everUstened, repeating over afld overr "That beast! That dirty beast! Ah, yes! I know who it is. Basil! Basil! Basil! Be careful. Basil!" Here Dorothy paused to explain that theme same words were peated, for hours at a time. Then came a loll when the old woman sank into a slumber so profound that she said nothing at all. "But about six o'clock this morning-," Dorothy hastened on, "she began te talk again. She seemed half awake and half asleep. This la what she said: " 1 am going to tell on Mr. Row land. What do I care if he tries to harm ma. No one can harm me. Rowland thinks I dont know. IH teQ Mr. Colt IT1 ten him about Rowland I am not afraid ' " Here Dorothy Lox paused. "Anything; else?" prodded Colt. "That was all," answered Dorothy. "I think," said Colt, "I bad better talk te Mrs. Carewe." But why would he not send di rectly for Vincent Rowland? The haunted look still glimmered in the old woman's eyes. W stood by her bed, and she looked up at us through the wisps of her gray '. XX ty, or made representations to me, no Indictment would have been found. .In other words. If Mr. Mott and Mr. Goldstein have been correctly reported ta their state ments, they have deliberately mis represented the matter to the pub lie, i Aa investigation of the activi ties ot Mr. Goldstein in 'the trial of these eases, and aa examina tion of his expense accounts, con vinces me that he uselessly and without causa mora than doubled tha necessary expense paid by the county. His bills are sv shocking example of a waste of public funds. i In addition to the wanton waste of tha county funds by Mr. Gold stein in tha Empire ease, I find that Mr. Mott has directed that Goldstein be paid out bf the cor poration funds all of his liberal expense account and 19,800 for his personal services. This amount has been paid Goldstein for hand ling cases In on Year amounts to about 8100.00 a day a expenses. i know many lawyers, soma fa my Judgment more competent' than! Goldstein, who would have tried these cases for half the amount paid Gold stein. Tha enaj rnnM m - handled by Mr. Carson with ma state and county of many thousands ot dollars. Mr. Carson's ability is certainly equal ta Goldstein's, and he certainly would not have so needlessly ex pended public funds - L. H, McMAHAN. ir Eugene. lOre., Editor ot Statesman: i recent hoax Or mystery, which turned out aa most every one thought from the' beginning: Merely, a brazesk publicity stunt ta gala sympathy for the shuffl ing bill. U Now who are tha ruckles? Whe will gala by all this? No sane per son, believes tha poor tax-payers wni ba benefited. Why aU this hair, as she chewed pitifully upon a crusty remnant of browned toast. Her breakfast tray was across hex blanketed old shanks. "Good morning". Mr. Colt," she greeted. "Have you found out who did it?" . : The Commissioner shook his head, as ha drew up a chair by the side of her bed. "I'm afraid IT! need your help to do that," ha countered. Tha old woman darted at him a gleam of undisguised suspicion. ; "I? Bow can I help you. I donl feel as if I wffl aver be able ts get out of this bed againbut II have t da that, for the funeral I dont believe 111 ever live throngs that." She began to cry. "Mrs. Carewe," began Colt hastily even after years of police wort he has never been able to endure passively the tears of a woman" shall have to put to you again what I asked you so solemnly last night do you know of any person whe would have a rood reason for wish ing your daughter dead?" The old woman dried her eyes with a lace handkerchief, and then shook her head vigorously. No one, Mr. Colt. Everybody liked Lola." ! She shot a glance at Thatcher Colt as if to gauge the effect of her reply. - "You did not know of anr nerson with whom she had quarreled viot lently?" Again that vigorous shake rf the head and an equally vigorous denial -we went ovrall that last night," she added querulously. "I'm not up to much this jnorning, Mr, uoit." But the Commissioner was not to be put off. Do you remember two little boxes that your daughter had in her possession during the last few" weeks?" "Boxes? What kind of boxes?", "A little larger. I should sari than a pack of cards. Much thicker than that Probably of unpainted wood. Ever see anything like that ? " "No. I dona remember anything lira that What would she keep in them ? " 'Something; alive!" Alive!" squeaked the old wo man. "What do you mean some thing alive - A creature whose sting is in stant death." The Commissioner and the mother stared at each other ia painful silence. "Why would Lola want anythinr like that?" asked the old woman at last "I was hoping; you could ten me that The mother's withered Hps shaped themselves into a thick downward are. "She had a dog and a parrot but what kind 'of creature would she have in the box?" "A scorpion," replied Thatcher Colt quietly. Mrs. Carewe sat up very straight In her bed. "The scorpion was the name of the dance that Lola made famous," she declared, a note of wonder ia her voice. "I know that, too," responded Thatcher Colt "Was it the scorpion that bit her, Mr. Colt?" nr.. The old eyelids quivered, the aged breath came in upasmodie gasps, and then the body slid down, spilling1 a half-fined cup of coffee ia a brown puddle on the tray. Once more the strain of these grisly questions was too much for the mother. "She's really In a bad way, Mr. Colt" murmured Dorothy Lox, aa she hastened to the bedside. "She told me that she has had heart trouble for years. I really think she should have a doctor." "But her doctor is dead," mut tered Thatcher Colt "See that aha is watched over by a department physician for the time being. WEI you come back tonight. Miss Lex?" ."Yes, sir." CTa B CantioatJ) tJsorrirfct I'll, br Corici-Frfa4e. Im. XXatranrtc4 by Kims restart Sradkata. Im. propaganda? Since the great rob bery of July . has been shown up In an it's rotteness, and tha O. 3. C. auumnl and sympathizers have no reason to their spectacu lar crush to the call. They era now clalmisr that a sell out of tha petition was about to ba made. Treason more sad mora. Honest people hold your noses!' They worked the first racket for all there was in it and now when shown up they make an other claim. Why believe any od this props ganda? Turn the light on and make an example of soma of these wreck ers of institutions and despotler of character. There is a master politician be hind this bill and he haa almost run to his cover. Spare na one ba ha rich or poor for ha Is a men ace to common decency. I have had one la O. 8. C and two at the university, but would net wreck either Institution ta esk large tha other. Yours for justice, i A Taxpayer. MRS, A. R. HARRIS. New Views "Do you think Greta Garbe will stay permanently la Sweden, or is her retlmemeat aU news paper talk? That was tha ques tion Statesman reporters asked Friday. . . Ralph - Barns, stadeati T have aa way ot knowing wth- . er. aha la going; to stay, but t ' hope sha lznt It doesat seem 4 actly natural for ana ta ge away and leave the -pay aha" must hare been getting". - ' Alloa Murphy, student "You konw as much about it as I do, I doubt It. though". - .